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Before Things Got Tough High Japanese officials are being shown modern German weapons at the German-Russian battlefront according to the Axis caption on this picture from neutral Portugal. , Ration Book 3 Will Be Valid on September 12 The brown ration stamps in War Ration Book 3 will come in to use September 12 for the pur chase of meats, fats, oils, butter and cheese, the county ration board has been notified. The brown stamps will replace the red ones in War Ration Book 2 as the latter are used up, They will have the same point value. The validity dates for the last red stamps in Ration Book 2— Stamps X, Y, and Z have also been fixed by OPA. These will ire on October 2 and will be ? valid as follows: Stamps X, J rst 22; Stamp Y, August 29; .mp Z, September 5. Brown Stamps A, and B, in War Ration Book 3 will become valid September 2. The next four brown stamps, all expiring Octo ber 30, will become valid on the following dates: Stamp C, Sep tember 26; Stamp D, October 3; Stamp E, October 10 and Stamp F, October 17. Between September 12, when the first series of brown stamps become valid, and October 2, when the final sets of red stamps 4 expire, both red and brown stamps will be usable. After Oc tober 2 only the brown stamps will be used. Not until November will it be necessary to bring into use stamps replacing the blue stamps used for canned, frozen and dried foods. OPA announced that blue stamps U, V,. and W would be come valid September 1, and would be good until October 20. Son of Gates Native Prisoner Of Japanese Prof. Leon F. Williams, native '‘rates county, and Mrs. Wil ;, now of 1816 Park Drive, ' jigh, have received from their ^n, Lt. Leon F. Williams, Jr., of the Army Air Corps, a card infprmating them that he is well .and uninjured in a Japanese prison camp in the Philippines. It was the first word from Lt. 'Wiliams since his family was notified on December 30, 1942, that he was a prisoner of the Japs. Prof. Williams is the brother of tee late Dr. George D. Wil liams and Eugene R. Williams, now living in Gatesville. Captain Cowper In South Pacific With Air Corps Captain William R. Cowper, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam R. Cowper, Sr., of Gates ville, js stationed in the South Pacific war zone with the U.S. army air corps. In a letter to his parents, re ceived Friday in Gatesville, Captain Cowper told them that he was not allowed to tell where l)e was stationed. He did, how ever, divulge that he had been to the Fiji islands. Mrs. Cowper said she did not think he has yet been assigned to a special squadron. Before leaving for a west coast port of embarkation, Cap tain Cowper spent a few hours in Gatesville with his parents and friends. General Sees Sunbury Pilot Bring Down Japanese Bomber War Loan Campaign Quota Set at $140,000 Writes county mas been asked to raise $140,000 of the state’s quota of $145,000,00^ during the third war loan drive which will be held in the United States from Septein uci 9 mrougn ^eptemoer 30. C. T. Leinbach, state chair man of the War Finance Com mittee, announced this week that the total requested of the state more than doubles the 62 million dollar quota for the sec ond war loan drive which was held in April. This goal is real challenge to the people of North Carolina, he said. Robin Hood, chairman of the Gates county drive, could not be reached for a statement concerning the drive and quota in Gates county because he was on his vacation, but he has already pointed out that Gates county faced a difficult cam paign to raise $140,000. In most counties over the state the quotas assigned have been proportionately increased based on local conditions, the amount of sales in the second war loan drive and the harvest ing of crops in the agricultural sections. Leinbach stated in his chal lenge to all workers in this drive, “that to reach our quota it will call for the exertion of every effort to reach all sources of income, from the large busi ness and industrial buyers to the smallest wage earner, with a door to door contact. The Treasury Department has as a part of its goal in this drive, a desire to have 50 million cus tomers buy bonds from Septem ber 9 through 30. On the hasis of the Treasury Department’s expectations, North Carolina will be expected to have ap (Continued on Page 4) 2 of 6 Teacher Vacancies Filled In Gates Schools Two new teachers—Mrs. Mills Greene and Mrs. Emmett Par ker, both of Gates—have been added to the faculty at the Eure school, Superintendent of Schools W. Henry Overman an nounced this week. This leaves four vacancies in the Gates county schools as they enter their fourth week of in struction today. Mrs. Greene will teach the combination seventh and eighth grade while Mrs. Parker will teach and the first and second grades. Vacancies still exist in the Gates school where a high school teacher is needed; the Hobbsville school where a home economics teacher and a prin cipal are needed; and the Gates ville school where a sixth grade teacher is needed. REID’S GROVE PARENTS AND TEACHERS MEET The Reid’s Grove parents and teachers met Wednesday, August 18, for reorganization. The new officers are as follows: President, J. N. Baker; secretary, Mrs. V. D. Wood; and treasurer, J. J. Matthews. Plans were made for a Labor Day entertainment. Virginia and N. C. Governors Promise Support in Agitation For Better Peanut Prices Governors of North Carolina and Virginia have given their assurance to the Hertford! coun ty farm 'bureau, which is push ing plans for an adjustment of the peanuts price to be paid for this year’s crop, that they will assist in any way possible. J. 'Mayon Parker, secretary of the Hertford county farm bureau, wired the governors asking them to use their efforts for the benefit of the peanut farmer while in Washington this week seeking better ceiling prices for tobacco. Governor J. M. Broughton of North Carolina wired Mr. Par ker the following: “Your wire received. I am glad to assure you and farmers of that area that I will very gladly cooperate with them in their just and merited effort to get better ceil ing regulations as to peanuts and tobacco.” Governor Colgate W. Darden, Jr., of Virginia replied to the request: “I beg to acknowledge receipt of your wire. I regret very much being unable to at-r tend the meeting held in (Mur freesboro. I am dsedly interest ed in the problem which was under consideration there. “I shall be very glad to assit in any way that I>can to secure a reconsideration of the ceiling prices Which have been im posed.” Delegation of farm bureau members of the peanut produc ing areas of North Carolina and Virginia plan to present their problem to the authorities in Washington at an early date. Farm Bureau To Discuss Peanuts Here Tonight A special meeting of the Gates county farm ibureau will be held Wednesday night, August 25, at 8 p. m. in the agricultural building in Qatesville, it was announced. | Peanut ceiling prices will be discussed and other matters pertaining to peanut marketing for the year 1943. All members of the farm bur eau and other interested people are invited to attend. First Lieut. James A. Harrell, 3rd, of Sunbury, United States Army Air Forces pilot, unknow irjgly put on a performance for Lieut. Gen. Millard F.. Harmon, commanding United States Army Forces in the South Pacific area, when he brought down a Jap anese bomber in night combat over Guadalcanal recently, the War Department has been in | formed. | While flying at 22,000 feet in his P-38 Lightning, Lieutenant I Harrell, saw a Japanese bomber several thousand feet below him. He took advantage of his first glimpse and, while going straight down, fired a burst without ob serving the results. A few minutes later another bomber appeared. With the searchlights illuminating it, Lieutenant Harrell followed it, closed up slowly ahd approach ed from directly behind. Then the searchlights went off the tar get. He fired a burst which miss ed and immediately fired again. This time large pieces flew off the bomber and heavy smoke ap peared from the right engine. Momentarily blinded by the muz zle blast, Lieutenant Harrell pulled up and the Japanese bomber disappeared. Witnessing the action, General Harmon said that he heard an explosion from the enemy bomb er, observed a small fire of short duration, followed by streamers of fire falling from the bomber. He verified its destruction. Six Service Men Visit This Area Six service men from Gates ville and nearby vicinity spent the weekend in their homes. They were: Lt. (j.g.) Thomas Leslie Car ter of the U. S. Navy, with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. T. L. Car ter. Conrad Plyler of U. S. Navy, at the home of Mrs. E. L. Rid dick. Edward Jones, U. S. Coast Guard, with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Riddick Jones. Fred Blanchard, U. S. Coast Guard, with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Blanchard. Harold Hughes of U. S. Navy, with his aunt, Mrs. P. L. Hofler, and Mr. Hofler. Henry Albert Howell of U. S. Army, a few days with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Lyman How
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