THURSDAY. JULY 29th. 1943
PAGE TWO
THE NEWS - JOURNAL.RAKFORD, N. C "T
State Guardmen
Proving Themselves
At Fort Bragg
By Pvt. Calvin Leonard, N. C, State j
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Fort Brag, N. C. July 21. It's a
strange and physically harder lite
that more than 2,000 North Carolina
State Guardsmen are experiencing at
this largest of Army posts during their
10-day encampment, but they are tak
ing it in great stride.
There have been few moments dur
ing their waking hours since the
guardsmen reached Fort Bragg that
they have had idle. In tact, about the
only free time the men have had has
been after evening mess, and even
then for some there have been spe
cial details which are the added touch
es (if Army life.
Any illusions which the general
public may have about the training
which the guardsmen are undergoing
need only to be subjected to the real
ity of a typical training day. The
encampment definitely is not an out
ing in the popular sense of either
wartime or peace days. There is a
deiinite purpose to be achieved in the
training program, and that is to de
velop the some 40 units into organiza
tions capable of dealing with emer
gency situations which it is hoped
will never materialize but which it is
STATEMENT
THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK
NEW YORK. N. Y.
Condition December 31. 1942, as Shown by Statement Filed.
Airour.t of Ledger Assets December 31st of previous year $1,508,343,859.81
Total $1,508,343,859.81
Fremium Income $127,436,189.44: Miscellaneous.
$94:650:682.87; Total 222.086.872.31
Oisbusements To Policyholders, $108,830,083.76;
Miscellaneous $60,312,099.13; Total 169.142.182.89
Business written during year Number of Policies
60.321; Amount - 166.330.510.00
Business in force at end of year Number of Policies
1,257.496; Amount 3.644;202;486.00
ASSETS
Value of Real Estate (less amount of encumbrances) $ 48.618.200.00
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate 221,475,329.40
Ioans made to Policyholders on this Company's
Policies assigned as collateral 105.635,391.77
Net Value of Bonds and Stocks 1.172.424.015.01
Cash 11.802,980.35
Interest and Rents dud and accrued 13.098,959.63
Frerniums uncollected and deferred 12.918.687.01
At! other Assets, as detailed in statement $ 4,038,397.30
Total - $1,590,011,960.47
Less Assets not admitted 2,482.465.41
Total admitted Assets $1,587,529,495.06
LIABILITIES
Net Reserve, excluding Disability Provision $1,225,119:893.00
Present value of amounts not yet due on Supplementary
Contracts, etc 129.987.767.39
IMlicy Claims 7.879.069.75
Dividends left with Company at interest 8.791.480.23
Premiums paid in advance 4.819.368.70
Unearned Interest and Rent paid in advance 35.777.58
Commissions due to Agents .. 17.957.42
Estimated Amount payable for Federal, State and
other Taxes 3,143,300.00
Dividends due Policyholders 206,687.95
Amount set apart for future dividends 12,912,125.74
All other Liabilities, as detailed in statement 159,077,717.48
Total amount of all Liabilities, except Cap;tal
Unassigned funds (surplus)
$1,551,991:145.24
35,538,349.82
Total Liabilities $1,587,529,495.06
BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DIKING 1942
ORDINARY
No. Amount
Policies on the lives of citizens of said State in
force December 31st of previous year 19.963 $ 50,314,548.00
Policies on the lives of citizens of said State
issued during the year 1,075 3,126.085.00
Total
Deduct ceased to be in force during the year 1,019
Losses and Claims unpaid December 31st of
previous year
Losses and Claims incurred during year
21.038 $ 53,440,633.00
. 1,019 2,599.938.00
20.019 50,840,695.00
3 3.82000
270 , 609,522.00
Total 273 613,342.00
Losses and Claims settled during the year, in full $ 608.231.00
by rejection 271 608,231.00
losses and Claims unpaid December 31st 2 5,111.00
Premium Income Ordinary 1.621,288.15
Total 1.621,288.15
President, Lewis W. Douglas Secretary, Willard T. Johns
Treasurer, Stuart F. Silloway Actuary, Joseph B. Maclean
Home Office 34 Nassau Street, New York, N. Y.
Attorney for Service: Insurance Commissioner. Raleigh, N. C.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, Insurance Department.
Raleigh, May 7, 1943.
I, William P. Hodges, Insurance Commissioner, do hereby certify that
the above is a true and correct abstract of the statement of the Mutual Life
Insurance Company of N. Y., New York. N. Y., filed with this Department;
stvowing the condition of said Company on the 31st day of December, 1942.
Witness my hand and official seal the day and date above written.
William P. Hodges, Insurance Commissioner.
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Organized as the militia of North
Carolina while the Notional Guard is
in Federal service, the State Guard
has the responsibility of keeping or
der and protecting life and property
in the State. That is a purpose which
might come as a tough reality on the
homo front, either because of intern
al disorder or because of enemy action
either through invasion, bombings or
parachute landings. The guardsmen
would have a real assignment if any
thing like this happened, and those
responsible for their training realize
that lack of proper training for such
possibilities would be suicidal.
So a program has been mapped out
to keep the guardsmen on the move
all the time that they are here, and in
10 short days will be packed a lot of
training and physical hardening. The
camp is a laboratory of practical ap
plication of the theories and rules
from which are moulded civilian-soldiers,
and what is learned by the
guardsmen during the intensive train
ing period is to be practiced in their
weekly and semi-weekly drills at
their home stations in the ensuing
months, or so long as the war emer
gency exists.
Whatver may be the public's ap
praisal of the State Guard, Army of
ficers emphasize the importance which
they attach to it. This was effective
ly expressed by Col. William S.
Pritchard. Commanding Officer, Dis
trict No. 2, Fourth Service Command,
when he addressed the assembled
guardsmen on the parade ground
Monday. Colonel Pritchard. under
whose guidance the training program
is being carried out, told the guards
men that the United States Army has
a lot of respect for the State Guard
and is counting heavily on it for the
protection of the home front.
That is what the Army command
thinks about the State Guard. The
enlisted men have their notions, too,
about the guard, and some of them
have been frank enough to admit that
they have changed their ideas since
coming in contact with the officers
and men of the guard encamped here.-
"Why, hell," blustered a regular
Army sergeant who had been detail
ed here from another camp for duties
in connection with the State Guard
camp, "they told us down there that
we were coming up here to work with
a bunch of 4-F's and a lot of old men
and softies. They didn't know what
they were talking about, 'cause you're
a bunch of real guys who can really
take a lot of punishment."
Of course, what the sergeant said
should not be taken to mean that ev
ery man is a physical "toughie," but
it is a conservative statement that the
guardsmen are standing up surpris
ingly well under the strain of a stren
uous training period which has alrea
dy been in full swing several days.
There have been few "casualties" to
date, and the first few days were de
finitely the hardest and most difficult
from a physical and psychological
standpoint, standpoint.
This is the first encampment for all
members of the guard, although the
Army has conducted special schools
for commissioned officers. Funds for
the encampment were appropriated
by the 1943 legislature, and the chair
man of the lower house's military af
fairs committee was Rep. Shelley B.
Caveness of Greensboro, who is also
a private in the headquarters and ser
vice company of the first regiment.
And thereby hangs a tale which is an
interesting sidelight on the camp.
Members of the headquarters and
service company reached Fort Bragg
on Friday, two days before opening
of the camp, and those were two hec
tic and strenuous days, from all ac
counts. There were long hours on
special details, many of the most men
ial type, including sweating stretches
in steaming kitchens on what is popu
larly known as "K. P." Private Cave-ne.-s
was one of the workingest guards
men slaving over the big Army
stoves and dishing out the mess, and
this spirit will probably be remember
ed by a lot of the men when they go
to the polls next time that Caveness
is running for something.
The guard units are aoout recrcited
to full strength, and. contrary to an
apparent public notion, the guards
men are not a bunch of old men. as
the Army sergeant found out. In fact,
some of the units are composed of
youngsters who have a lot of energy
and enthusiasm which are the mak
ings of soldiers, of either civilian or
regular Army variety. Of course, a
lot of the other guardsmen have more
years on them, as the saying goes, but
it's a fact that for the most part they
present a picture of physical fitness
that is surprising. This was the re
action of one who made a round of the
companies soon after the camp open
ed. Then today's engagement in prac
tical field problems of scouting and
patrolling revealed how the officers
and men were able to "take it." One
officer, after crawling on his belly and
scampering from cover to cover while
scouting planes roared overhead and
officer-observers watched, jokingly
remarked, "My wife would divorce
me if she could see me doing this
she'd swear I was crazy."
The guardsmen are not "crazy" and
what they are doing and learning
down here is rebuttal of any such no
tion. On the other hand, they are
smarth enough to realize that they
must be prepared if they are to deal
with any situation which they may be
called upon to meet.
In this connection it is proper to
note that the encampment is all the
'Vacation" that most of the guards
men will have this year. That is ta
ken to indicate how serious they are
about the job they have undertaken
as protectors of the hmoe front while
"the boys" are away. For, if they had
been out for a "big time" this year
would have chosen some other place.
Yet. with it all' the camp is not an
unbroken grind in the strict sense.
For, there are a few idle moments
even in the Army, and let it be em
phasized here and now that it's the
Army life in rather concentrated form
that the State Guardsmen are experi
encing. Men in barracks, whether on
a permanent or temporary assign
ment, find time for the lighter side of
life, in the comparatively few hours
that come between evening mess and
taps. And so it is with the guardsmen.
It's these few hours of reaction and
rest after the hours spent on sunbak
ed drill fields and in the forests of this
Army post that give the fellows the
life to carry on the next morning
when reveille sounds. The training
will become more advanced and stren
uous as the camp progresses, but the
hardening process apparently is tak
ing care of the physical fitness prob
lem that is a natural consequence of
the quick transition from civilian, to
Army life.
The physical is only a part of that
something which makes a soldier and
a military organization. Of equal im
portance is that intangible something
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swimming. Deviled by the American Red Cross Water Safety Service
for the self -protection of America's fighting men, the functional swim
ming course ia being used extensively by the armed forces. Now It ii
available to millions ef civilian! including those of pre-induction age.
Thii mammoth training program, already under way, is tarried on by
an army of 15.000 Red Cross Water Safety instructors. Functional
wimming skills are baaed apon the demonstrated needs of global
warfare which call for much overseas transportation. Troops are
aometimei obliged to swim great distance or remain afloat for long
periods with full equipment
"Shirt tail" life saving ia an Important part of the course. It
teaches the swimmer to keep afloat by ingenious use of clothing and
, equipment Top, left: Because its content Is buoyant the regulation
itO-lb. pack weighs nothing in the water and will keep the wearer
afloat for soma time. Top, right: Before jumping into the water
'these men pulled their shirts out at the waist and scooped them fall
,ef air in the descent which made them beuyant Above: The thro
'Den in this photo have removed their trousers, tied the ends, inflated
.them through the waist opening by twinging them overhead and
blowing in additional air. Crooking an arm through the V of the
inverted trousers they are able ta remain afloat with ease.
called esprite de corps, and that is
where the State Guard is OK again.
They are demonstrating a commenda
ble pride in their respective units
which is the quality that adds up to
the spirit of the entire regiment or
brigade.
Something of the spirit of these
guardsmen is demonstrated by the
cases of at least three men in separate
units. Each of these men have been
ordered to report the day after the
encampment breaks for induction in
to the Army right here at this post.
These men could have asked for hon
orable discharges in order to have a
few days to themselves before going
into the Army. Rather, they chose to
come here with their units and spend
10 strenuous days which are a fore
taste of what is to come to them as
members of Uncle Sam's Army.
Such fellows as this will make good
soldiers, and the men they leave be
hind in the guard without indulging
in too much boasting have that same
spirit which is necessary for service
on the home front as well.
Police of Buenos Aires, Argentina,
are searching for thieves who stole
$100,000 in jewelry and $10,000 in
cash from a flat near the heart of the
city.
Australia is trying to stabilize in
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STATEMENT
MUTUAL BENEFIT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NEWARK. NEW JERSEY
Condition December 31, 1942, as Shown by Statement Filed
Amount of Ledger Assets December 31st of
previous year $ 771,274,23W)8
Total . 771,274.:l JJ
Premium Income, $66,494,347.04; Miscellaneous;
$52,291,790.33; Total 118,786,137.37
Disbursements To Policyholders, $50,010,463.71:
Miscellaneous, $31,209,327.13; Total 81 ;2 19 ;790.84
Business written during year Number of
Policies 23.614; Amount 110,108,593.00
Business in force at end of year Number of
Policies 559,497; Amount 2,135,966;573.00
ASSETS
Value of Real Estate (less amount of encumbrances) 55,114.587.58
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate 112,674,201.91
Loans made to Policyholders on this Company's
Policies assigned as collateral 64,463.636.69
Net Value of Bonds and Stocks 5fi0,891,828.23
Cash 15.672.046.02
Interest and Rents due and accrued 7,941,141.23
Premium uncollected and deferred 8,361,751.86
All other Assets, as detailed in statement 10,559,034.81
Total
Less Assets not admitted
$ 835,678,228.33
1,126,160.93
Total admitted Assets $
LIABIIJTIIS
Net Reserve, excluding Disability Provision $
Present value of amounts not yet due on Supplementary
Contracts, etc
Policy Claims
Dividends left with Company at interest
Premium paid in advance
Unearned Interest and Rent paid in advance
Commissions due to Agents
Estimated Amount payable for Federal, State and
other Taxes
Dividends due Policyholders
Amount set apart for future dividends
All other Liabilities, as detailed in statement
834,552.067.40
639,645,481.00
111,295,866.00
3.623,206.57
21.813,419.47
T. 502,030.27
11,200.83
66,596.38
2,015.000.00
2.670.623.89
12.343,745.00
4.276,429.05
799.263,598.46
35,288,468.94
Total Liabilities $ 334,552,067.40
BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF NOKTU CAROLINA Dl KING 1942
ORDINARY
N. Amount
Policies on tho lives of citizens of snid State in
force December 31st of previous year 11.529 $ 34.977 275 00
Policies on the lives' of citizens of said State '
issued during the year 193 913,082.00
Total arrrunt of a!! Liabilities, except Capital
Unassigned funds (surplus) $35,288,168.94
Total 11.722 $ 35 890,357.00
Deduct ceased to be in force during the year 470 1,430,940.00
Policies in force December 31st 11.252
Losses and Claims unpaid December 31st of
previous year 9
Losses and Claims incurred during year 195
$ 34,459,417.00
26,273.00
553,690.00
Total 204 $
Losses and Claims settled during the year, in full $
By rejection 200
Losses and Claims unpaid December 31st 4
Premium Income Ordinary
579,963.00
573,853.00
573.853.00
6,110.00
931,633.58
To1 V, - $ 931,633.58
Secretary, Harry H. Allen President, John R. Hardin
Actuary, John S. Thompson Treasurer, Milo W. Wilder Jr.
Home Office 300 Broadway, Newark, New Jersey. '
Attorney for Service: Insurance Commissioner, Raleigh, N. C. fJ
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Insurance Department
t urn- d r Raleigh, May 6, 1943.
I, William P. Hodges, Insurance Commissioner, do hereby certify that th
above is a true and correct abstract of the statement of the Mutual Benefit
Life Insurance Company, of Newark, New Jersey, filed with the Department;
showing the condition of said Company on the 31st day of December 1942.
Witness my hand and official seal the day and date above written.
William P. Hodges, Insurance Commissioner.