MOUNT OLIVE TRIBUNE
Issued Each Tuesday and Friday
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112 S. E. Centre St.
Mount Olive. N. C.
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Entered as second class mail
matter April 21, 1904, at the Post
Office at Mount Olive- N. C.
DECEPTIVE
Don’t be deceived by all this
hullabaloo the politicians are
raising over the soldier vote is
sue.
Those kicking up the most dust
would have you believe other
folks would deny the soldiers the
right to vote.
We have very little patience
•with that “prittle prattle.” We
doubt if there are a baker’s coz
en thoughtful American citizens
on the home front who would be
willing to deny the soldier his
jight to vote, or any other right
he has.
Our soldiers, with regard to
voting, are just about like other
folks—iome will want to vote.
?ome don’t care a hoot about it
ami probably won’t vote if they
have the chance; and it’s most
not at all unlikely that many hun
dreds, yea thuosands, of them
won’t have the chance to vote,
regardless of all the provisions
made for it. And probably not one
in a hundred, among the rank and
file, will know whom or what to
vote for.
But, a- we said at the outset,
don't be derived by the outcry
about soldiers’ rights. What these
bellowing politicians are chiefly
concerned about is, not the sol
die; ’s rights, but his vote. That’s
what they want, above ah el-e.
KEEP ON
WITH
WAR BONDS
If you con’t think bo, tike note
of the concern of these same pol
iticians for the rights of the
wounded soldier discharged from
the army and returned home. 9ee
how skimpily they provide for his
restoration to health and his re
habilitation economically.
Don’t let the politicians fool
you.
MUCH-A-DO
ABOUT NOTHING
We won’t argue the right or
■wrong of a national service law,
as recommended by the President
in his “State of the Union” mes
sage to Congress.
To be sure, there are reason
able arguments for such a law,
and also the same against it—as
usual about most questions.
The thing we ’most dislike about
it is, that it would undoubtedly be
another stop in the direction of
total regimentation of America;
and, to our way of thinking, we
have already had too much of
that alienism.
iBut, as yet, we are not fearful
that we will be so regimented, be
cause we really don’t think the
President was very much in earn
est in that recommendation, for
two or three reasons; first, labor
is against such a proposal, has
been all along, and the President
knows that, and it is generally
well know that the President
doesn’t antagonize labor much be
cause he thinks too much of the
labor vote.
In the second place, he coupled
recommendation for the national
service act with other recommen
dations, principally “Realistic tax
p.tion”, which he knows has no
chance with the present Con
gress. And he doesn’t want the
national service act without the
others; and since he can’t reason
ably expect the others, he doesn’t
expect the enactment of the na
tional service act.
As a matter of fact, if we need
such a law now, we should have
had it at the beginning of our
participation in the war; and it
seems quite clear that the only
reason for its recommendation
now is the mounting public indig
nation over strikes.
Reports said Congress was
“stunned” by that recommenda
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ENEMY i i<ONGEi <OW
THAN AT WAR’S START
By
MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE V. STRONG
Assistant Chief of naff C-2, U. S. Army
The German Army has nearly three
times as many combat.divisions In the
field today as there were when the attack
on Poland began four years ago.
The number of workers Employed In
war industries in Nazi-dominated terri
tories has risen from 28,000,000 at the
start of the war to a present total of
85,000,000 and the weapons which they
are making are, in some cases, better
than any which the United Nations have.
One of their new weapons, a rocket gun,
weighs less than 1,800 pounds and it has
a fire power equal to six heavy field
howitzers, weighing nine tons apiece.
even wiui me loss oi iianan aiu, Ger
many’s position has been only slightly weakened. The Ger
man food ration is higher m caloric content than at the
outbreak of the war. and there is nothing in the German
economic pieture to justify confidence in the immediate
downfall of the Nasi structure.
Once the United Nations’ forces have reached the lines
on which the Germans are determined to stand, the days of
inexpensive victories will end. Further advances will be
contested yard by yard and foot by foot, and by well-trained
veteran troops.
Japanese manpower resources In and out of Japan are
very great. The morale of both the armed forces and civi
lian population Is excellent and geographic factors give her
tremendous added strength. The Solomons are only an
outpost, more than 8,(MM) miles from the heart of the empire.
We have yet to reach any main Japanese line of resistance
or any point which they are apparently determined to hold
at all costs.
The Japanese are in a strong position today and their
power in many respects is steaduy increasing. The longer
we leave them in virtual control of East Asia, the more
difficult the eventual struggle will be.
The main advantage wf have is our ability to produce
the weapons of war. If, through our unwillingness to face
the facts, we give up this advantage, we may find our op
portunity for victory has escaped us permanently. To insure
the accomplishment of our war mission—the defeat of
Germany and Japan—demands .the whole-hearted single
minded effort not only of every man, woman and child in the
country, but also every bit of productive power, inventive
genius and executive ability we possess.
tion. We are of the opinion that
the solons may rest on that score.
There 'will hardly he any execu
tive prodding for its enactment.
TBI LOT iOTI
HICKoir 610TI
I guess by now, everybody
knows we are getting weather re
ports. We been without these re
ports for a year or so, but we
still had weather. She seems to
me like maybe we had better
weather when we had no reports.
And in the second place, anybody
interested in the weather could
go out on their back porch, put a
wet finger in the air and tell just
as much about it as if he read an
official report. If it rains, or does
not rain, the store open up, and
the trains run. A fanner sows,
and plows, and reaps, on his own
signs. He gets along good.
The weather bureau, all joking
aside, is about the best bureau
we haVfe in the government. What
I’m getting at in this essay, is the
100 other bureaus, all of which
have for their main aim, the mak
ing of rules covering things which I
we cannot do. This latter bunch
is an irksome lot. Nobody likes
them.
Congress, if it wants to ~3o
something about these fogy
bureaus just talk, and baa any in
terest in the elections next fall,
can start a housecleaning then in
old awivel-chair-town on the Po
tomac.
Tours with the low down,
JO SERRA
A Beloved Womaa
Penes Away
Mrs. Bertie E«ms«tt Veto,
•wife of B. K. Weeks, passed to
her reward at her home about 0
miles of Newton Grove, ¥on Sun*
day sjn., (December 19th, at 4 o’
clock. Making her stay on earth
60 years, H months.
She leaves to mourn her pass
ing, two children, Mayen B.
Weeks and Mrs. Lorensa Whit
field, both of Newton Grove, and
five step-children, L. F. Weeks of
Kenansville, James and Gordon
Weeks of Newton Grove, Clayton
Car*
Accuracy
Dependability
Ycslts of sxpcrioaco- kl»
bnilt for no *
for scearsey and
bilily in the flUinf of
scription*. Wt’M prend of
yoar confidence. Brine yotor
prescription* hors, *fc»w
only the finest of drags srs
GLBWMARTW
Drug Sior«
Weeks of Burlington and L. A.
Weeks, of Camp McCain, Miss.
In early childhood she accepted
the Lord as her Savior and united
with iSharon P. H. church, of
which she was a very active and
faitful member until her marriage
to iB. K. Weeks, then moving her
membership to iGoshen P. H.
church with her husband. There
she remained a true and loyal
meaner until death.
■Even though the last few years
of he* life she was unable to at
tend church, yet she remained
true and bore her suffering, which
was great, with much patience.
Her life was an inspiration to her
raaay friends who visited her.
Many were the times during her
suffering she would shout and
praise the Lord, saying she was
ready to go or ready to stay.
Her sweet, humble life showed
her love to her faithful husband,
children and friends, and to know
her was to .love her.
Although we miss you, Aunt
Bertie, we realise our loaf is
Heaven’s gain. And may we all
live so as to imeet her in that
better world. Her funeral was
conducted at the home, Monday
afternoon at 2:30 o’clock by her
pastor, Rev. J. G. Crocker, of
Pine Level, assisted by Rev. J.
W. Lineberger, pastor of the M.
E. church.
A large crowd attended and the
floral offering was large and
beautiful And showed to some
extent the love of her many
friends.
May the dear Lord whom she
served, comfort and bless her
faithful, loving husband mid chil
dren.
'Written by a niece,
Mrs. Granger Sutton,
Route 1, (Faison, N. €. lte
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¥ THE FARM *
* QUESTION BOX *
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Question: Why da I have, to buy
new hybrid .corn each year?
Answer: Hybrid seed do not
breed true like a purebred vari
ety of corn and in the second
generation undesirable qualities
that .were cowered up in the hy
brid may show up taith decreases
in yield, says Or. R. P. Moore of
the State college experiment sta
tion. He points out that the N. C.
Crop Improvement Association is
carefully guarding basic seed
'Stocks of hybrid corns and that
these hybrids are undergoing
thorough testa by the experiment
station. He urges growers to buy
hybrid seed corn only on per
formance records in North Caro
lina, which are given in Circular
No. 134.
Question: Can I produce cab
bage seed in North Carolina
Answer: Research horticul
Report of CowHtien of the I
BANK OF MOUNT OLIVB
of Mount Olive, in the state of North Carolina, at the CMee of
businees on December SI, 1943
ASSETS
Loans and discounts —.........——-——808,010.98
United States Government obligations, direct and
guaranteed ......— 7«<$*>.00
Obligations of states and political subdivisions - 9jyjv.no
Cash, balances with other banks, including rjwarye
balances, and cash items in process of collection
Bank premises oianed $4,788.15, furniture and ......
fixtures 93,422.22 ..............
Ohter Assets.....__«,*w.b7
TOTAL ASSETS ..$**®*.°W*1
LIABILITIES
Demand deposits of individuals, partnerships and
corporations ______91,398,444.81
Time deposits of individuals, partnerships
and cortporationa----——— 391,uis.no
Deposits of United States Government (including
postal savings _______—...... 75,655-58
Deposits of states and political subdivisions
Other deposits (certified and officers’ checks, etc.) -- 4,46o-*»
TOTAL DEPOSITS- $2,080,001.25
Other liabilities — n,840.u*
TOTAL LIABILITIES (not including subordinated
obligations shown below) ---?_J$2,085,841.89
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS '
Capital*_L-....---—----$25,000.00
Surplus i60,09800
Undivided profits ---—-———— • 45,191.42
TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS-——
___ 130,191-42
mm 9 * mj. —>;
TOTAL INABILITIES A1ND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS----$2^06,03141
This banks capital consists of common stock with a total png enlul
of $26,000.00.
MEMORANDA
Pledged assets (and securities loaned) (book value):
(a) U. S. Government obligations, direct and guaranteed. , __
' pledged to secure deposits and other liabilities-$$84,906.00
(b) Other assets pledged to secure deposits and other
liabilities (including notea and bills rediscounted and
___Jlff“ l_.__ _____
securities sold under repurchase agreement)
TOTAL -$399,908001
Secured and preferred liabilities:
(a) Deposits secured and pledged assets pursuant to
requirements of law —«...-„—.»—...
(d) Deposits preferred under provisions of law, but
! net secured bp pledge of assets — 26,000.00
280,489.34
TOTAl*
———
-r—0886,489.34
On date of report tbs required legal reserve against
deposits of this bank eras __„______
Assets reported above which were eligible as legal
reserve amounted to -——--._T—-.61,148^09.14
■ I, E. C. Casey, Cashier of tbo above-named bank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true, and that it fully -and eeneetly rep
resents the true State of the several matters herein coatained and set
forth, to the beat of my kqotaledge and beHaf. ' >v V' , .
Correct—Atteat: ■ ■ ‘ * ' ■ •’ W - ' :
E. C. CASEY, Cashier. V.
C. C. HENDERSON, W. P. ■MARTIN1, D. H. OUTLAW", Directors
State of North Carolina, County of Wayne. ’
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 12th day of January, 1944'sad
I hereby certify that I am not ar< officer or director of this hank. ;
My eoasnisslm eapire* Oejober 14, 1944. D. iF. ODOM, Notary Public
Buraia of Pablio RaUtkm* O. S. War Dnutant
NEW BADGES FOR AMERICAN DOUGHBOY—U. & Amy W
Infantrymen who achieve a stipulated standard of proficiency will
now receive a new award, the Expert Infantryman Badge, The design
depicted ifrthe accompanying illustration (lower) is a miniature silver
musket mounted on an infantry blue field with silver border. For
i^eo^di-ymen whose conduct in combat is exemplary, or whose combat
notion occurs in a major operation, the Combat Infantryman Badge
srill be awarded. It is similar to the former except that it is super
on an elipticnl wreath (upper). When 65 percent of the
pyywrfm of an infantry unit win either of the awards the unit guidon,
oojor or standard will carry’ a streamer proclaiming the award. The
badge will be worn above the left breast pocket in the same position
as the wings of an airman.
turists of the Stste college exper
iment station are testing several
methods for producing cabbage
seed here and the results of these
experiments -will not be available
until the summer of 1944, says J.
Y. Lassiter, State college exten
sion specialist in horticulture.
“We think cabbage seed can be
produced in North Carolina suc
cessfully by growing a fall crop
oi cabbage, harvesting the heads
for market, and selecting and
saving the stalks that are true to
variety over the winter so as to
produce seed from them in the
spring,” Lassiter reports. The
stalks should be fertilised and
cultivated just as if 'you were
growing a spring crop of cabbage.
Question: Whelt is the best
time to seed lespedeza?
Answer: Korean or Kobe should
he sown between February 1 and
March lb in the Coastal Plain,
between February 15 and March
15 In the Piedmont, and between
March 15 and April 15 in the
Mountains. Seedlings before
these dates must run the risk of
feeing killed by spring freezes,
while later seedlings may be de
stroyed by dry weather, say State
college extension agronomists
Volunteer Stands often suffer1
from freezing but there ere gen
erally enough zeed left on the
land to produce another stand.
show 60 per cent or better egg
iproduction at this time, .it Should
be carefully culled. (Some com
,ner:ial egg producers cull al
most every day,” says C. iP. Par
rish, State college extension
poultryman.
Buy certified sweet potato seed
stock and improve the yields and
quality of the crop, suggests J.
Y. Lassiter, Extension horticul
turist at State college. |
Twenty-one cars, containing 1,
143 dairy heifers and costing
$57,891.00, were distributed to
Negro farmers in North Carolina
during 1943, reports J. W. Jef
fries, assistant Negro state agent
for the State college" extension
service.
If farmers will use a wet bulb
thermometer along with a dry
bulb thermometer in curing to
bacco, they will not need to guess
at the amount of moisture need
ed, reports research men of the
State college experiment station.
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