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Wait Boards May Release Farmers 0 ’ Other Work Farmers who are draft exempt because of their farming opera tions can now secure a permit to do public work without' en dangering their draft status pro< vided they follow a simple form in securing their release, it was announced by the draft board this week. . . An announcement from the draft hoard said: . “Pursuant to regulations of State Director of Selective Serv ice dated August 14, 1943, per mits will be granted upon writ ten request of 2-C or 3-C regis trants to engage in work other than farming for a liimted period, provided such other employment does not interfere wjth his regu lar farm work. Form to be used in applying for a release is as follows: “To Local Draft Board: “I hereby apply for release from farm work to do other work from this date until September 20, 1943. I hereby agree to notify the local board in writing upon my return to farm work.” Tobacco Grading Demonstration Is Scheduled A tobacco grading and sort demonstration will be given 'ay, August 23, at 10 a. m. ie farm of E. B. Speight Savage’s Church. The demonstration will he in charge of W. L. Bradsher, to bacco specialist, of the United State department of agriculture. All tobacco farmers in Gates county are invited to attend the demonstration, John Artz, coun ty farm agent, announced. Mrs. Sallie Bettie Smith Rites Held Funeral services for Mrs. Sal lie Bettie 'Smith, 76, who died Friday night in Elizabeth City, were held Sunday afternoon from the Gatesville Methodist church toy the Rev. J. M. Joliff. She is survived toy two sons, J. K. Smith of Suffolk ,Va., and B. G. Smith of Golerain; one daughter, Mrs. S. W. Pierce of Gatesville; seven step-children, Warren Smith of Center Hill, Harry Smith, Elizabeth City, M. W. Smith, Sunbury, J. A. Smith, Raleigh, iMrs. .Maggie Humph lett, Hertford, iMrs. Laura Stall ’s, Hertford, (Mrs. Ella Green, sville; one brother, H. K. Zlr i>r of ‘Portsmouth; 14 grand .idhen, one great grandchild. She was a member of th'e Savage Methodist church. Bur ial was made in the Taylor cem •tery near Middle S wamp. Active pallbearers were grandsons, Roy and Leslie Fierce, Wilson and T. M. Stal lings, Martifo Green, Clayton Smith. ; At the services the choir sang “Where We Never Grow Old1,” “In the Stoeet Bye and Bye,” and ‘Meet Me There.” Sicilian Invaders Nearing Battlefront Apparently 'relaxed and concerned only in the outcome of their card game are these U. S. soldiers as they floated toward Sicily to take part in the greatest land, sea and air invasion in miiltary history. Plans Shape for War Fund Drive in Gates A meeting of the advisory committee of the Gates county war fund drive iwas held in the Dank of Gatesville Tuesday afternoon at which plans were made conducting the $125,000, 000-war fund drive in Gates county. Robin Hood, cashier of the bank, is the chairman of. the drive. The following through Monday afternoon had been named to the advisory commit tee: L. C. Hand, clerk of court; Miss Ona Patterson, home de monstration agent; and John Artz, county farm agent. A fourth member was to be named to the committee. - The advisory committee is to name chairmen for the different townships in the county. Co chairmen are to be named in townships which are too large for one person to cover. Mrs. Amy R. Perry of Gates ville will serve as treasurer during the drive. Principally a USO drive, the campaign has as its goal $125, 000,000 of which $61,277,000 will be contributed to the USO. *The remainder will be distri buted to the difference organi zations participating in the drive, such as the Red Cross, etc. During the collection of the money in Gates county citizens are asked to remember that this (Continued on Page 2) Roduco Man Made First Lieutenant Ernest E. Askew, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Askew of Roduco, has been promoted from second lieutenant to first lieutenant, at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., basic training center of the Army Air Forces Technical Training Com mand. He is 30 years old and before his induction into the Army on | May 23, 1942, was employed at, Henderson high school in Hen derson as science teacher and coach. He attended Elon college and University of North Caro lina in 1932-36 and 1940. G. H. Williams Wins Melon Prize For bringing in the largest watermelon to the Gates Coun ty Index office this year, G. H. Williams of Gatesville will be awarded a three-year subscrip tion to the Index. Mr. Williams’ watermelon outweighed a melon contribut ed to H. L. Eure by two pounds. Mr. Eure’s melon tipped the j scales at 50 pounds and Mr. Williams’ at 52 pounds. Mr. Eure wins a two-year sub scription to the Index. Gates County Schools Entering Third Week Seeking Six Teachers Officers Capture Negro Wanted Since September Gates county deputies Satur day captured Lonnie Johnson, Negro, who has 'been wanted by the sheriff’s department since September 7, 1942, for assault ing' two Negroes at Roduco. Deputies J. D. Baines and C. V. Cross of Gates arrested the Negro at Como following a tip ■by a Hertford county officer that Johnson was in the vicinity. At present, Johnsorr is in jail in Winton awaiting trial in re corder’s court next week. Johnson engaged in a shoot ing scrap at Roduco on Sep tember 7, 1942, wounded two other Negroes, broke windows in a Negro amusement place and escaped. He has been sought since. RevivaiServices At Eure Church Revival services will start 'Monday night, August 23, at 8:30 in the Eure Baptist church. The Rev. T.- Sloane Guy, Sr., will conduct the services and. tire Rev. T. Sloane Guy, Jr., will lead the singing. This week revival services are in progress at the Gatesville Baptist church starting at 8:30 p. m. each night. *« Winds Split Huge Oak Tree Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hollowell of the Corapeake section had in their yard a huge oak tree which was in three sections. Recently, high 'winds ripped one section of the tree from the remaining parts and on the fol lowing night the second section was uprooted. 63 Gates County Boy» and Girls Blister, Sing and Eat ^t Nag’s Head By Ona Patterson Sixty-three Gates County girls and boys member® of Older Youth and 4-H. Club enjoyed a picnic at Nags Head on Thurs day, August 12. The Older Youth Club sponsored the trip, allow ing each club member to -invite a friend. It was an excited but happy crowd . that boarded- Mr. Johnson’s bus around 8:30 o’ clock Thursday morning. Only one stop 'was made going down after the children all got on and this one was a 20 minute stop in Elizabeth City. Arriving at the First Colony Inn around 12 o’clock the group had time for a swim before lunch. And speaking of lunch you can’t begin to imagine how much good food these girls and •boys carried. One resident Inn offered $1.50 to a club rr ber if be would just ask him lunch. It isn’t any wonder wht you know iwhait this lunch c sisted o<f; Gates County hi fried chicken, deviled^ eggs, a*, sorted sandwiches, all kinds of pickle, homemade, cake and be lieve it or not bottled drinks, consisting mostly of Coco Colas were served along with this bountiful lunch. Mr. and Mrs. Midgett, mana gers of the' First Colony Inn, were invited guests. They were introduced to the group at noon hour. Following the introductions and announcements about lunch by the home agent, Elmo Lang, Gatesville, returned thanks. As 'ting the home agent in un ing and serving the lunch Mrs. Robin Hood, Mrs. >eth Crouse, Mrs. Hofler, Nell Louise Carter, El - Spivey, Kathleen Greene and a number of other Older Youth members. Mr. Johnson, iMr. Deiwar and iMr. Britt, all of Northampton County, helped with the drinks. After lunch another swim was enioyed. Just before leaving Mr. Johnson took the group around the beach, stopping at Manteo, the Wright monument and other places of interest. Around 6:30 the bus left for Elizabeth City ariving there in time to have supper. There was (Cor ‘inued on Page 2) Employment of Miss Francis Elliott of Oxford to teach the fifth and sixth grades in the Eure school leaves the Gates counity school system with six vacancies to fill as the schools enter their third week of opera tion today, W. Henry Overman, school superintendent, announ ced. This is Miss1 Elliott’s first year of teaching following her grad uation from Eastern Carolina Teacher’s College in Greenville. Tioo in Eure Two of the six vacancies in the Gates county schools are in the Eure school where teachers to instruct the first and second grade combination and the | seventh and eight grade com bination are needed. One vacancy exists in the Gatesville school where a sixth seventh grade teacher is needed. A high school tasucher is needed in the Gates school. Either a mathematics, science or history teacher would fit into the Gates system. Resignation Not Accepted. A home economics teacher is needed in the Hobbsviile school where iMiss Florence Ward has resigned. Her resignation has not yet been accepted and she is remaining until her position can be filled. R. P. Johnson, principal ;at Hobbsviile, has informed Mr. Overman that he expects to be called into the army and is re ! maining in the school through this week. (Mr. Overman said that he was making every effort to fill the vacancies. Securing teachers, however, he pointed out, is a difficult job since the}' are not easily located. Bond Sales Miss Quota Because Gates county farmers have not yet sold their money crop from which the proceeds will Ibe used to pay bills, taxes, buy needed equipment and pur chase War Bonds, sales of Gov ernment securities in Gates fell $71,239.55 below the goal es tablished for the county during i July, Robin Hood, chairman, reported Monday. A goal of $15,528 was esta blished for Gates county during July as compared to a dale of $7,288.45 during the month. An August quota of $15,528 has been ^set, the same as in July. AHOSKIE PLANS FOR BIG NIGHT Ahoskiet.—The Tobacco Board of Trade of Ahoskie is making preparations to' entertain 5,000 people here Saturday night when a free show will be presented on “no man’s land” starting at 8 p. m. Streets will be blocked off and extra patrolmen will probably foe on duty to handle the large number of automobiles. '*
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