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/ -2 Billion Ration Tokens Out Feb. 27 For several months workers of a Cincinnati, Ohio, manufacturin company have kept the plant operating 24 hours a day 7 days week turning out the new red and blue ration tokens which go into use on February 27. George J. Nealans (left), OPA token distribu tion manager, and President M. P. Pfeil of the company look over a bag of the new disks. &5 0Q Tag Day, Dances, Show To Boost Polio Fund News Briefs Items of interest—state, na tional and international— compiled in brief form for our readers. Allied Headquarters, Algiers. —Reinforced by tanks and artil v. Allied seaborne forces have shed four miles inland and on shelling the Appian Way jn swift expansion of their new offensive at Rome’s doorstep, with still no signs of the fully expected German counterattack, it was announced. The next 24 hours, a military commentator, said could be de cisive to the outcome of the out flanking movement land Gen. Henry Maitland warned that the Germans probably were pre paring counterattacks which might touch off another bloody Salerna. Raleigh. — Hathaway Cross, Gates county native and com missioner of .paroles, Monday was sworn into the United States army as a buck private and has returned to Raleigh for a 21 day furlough. Washington. — The United States refused Monday to re cognize the new Bolivian revol utionary government and re called its ambassador in a a double - barreled diplomatic counter-offensive against anti Allied elements which “have been plotting disturbances a gainst the Americans govern ment ...” ashington.—House and Sen fconferences reached accord compromise veterans’ must ering-out pay legislation calling for $300 for overseas personnel and from $100 to, $200 for those who serve in the United States. Washington.—General George C. Marshall, Army Chief of Staff, said that “the overwhelm ing success of the Fourth War Loan will serve as- positive evi dence to our enemy that their defeat is at hand.” Collections in the Gates coun ty drive for $146 for the Infan tile Paralysis fund Monday stood at $30.50 with one week left in the allotted time to raise the amount, according to a re port from Miss Clarine' Gatling; chairman of the committee. Tag day January 29—a day to be observed nationally as “tag day”—will bring the drive in Gates county to a close. Chil dren in every community will be active in selling tags for 10 cents. Everyone is urged to buy these tags. “Give now and help our children for the future.” Miss Gatling made the fol lowing announcements' concern ing the drive in the county: Sunbury School Dance The Sunbury school with B. L. White as leader is conducting [ a dance in the school building ! on Friday night, beginning at 8:30 p. m. Admission 50c. This dance is being sponsored for the benefit of the Infantile Paralysis Campaign. Square Dance at Carter's The Carter’s Home Demons (Continued on page 6) 2-C,3-CRegistrants J^isedTo Give Their AAA Farmtatus Changes in Peanut Marketing Program Studied at Meeting * o At a conference trailed by the North Carolina Farm bur eau, peanut producers and Farm Bureau officials in the peanut producing counties of North Carolina met in Tar boro Tuesday to study proposals for changes in the peanut ...uiacmig piugiam ior which would yield farmers high er. prices and better profits for the crop to be planted this year. All counties of the Roanoke Chowan area, with the exception ot Gates county, were represent ed at the conference. Those at tending were: Hertford county, ! B. Spiers, Gomo; and Mayon Pai'ker, Ahoskie; Northampton county, B. D. Stephenson, Will Stephenson, of Pendleton, C. C. Barrett, Buck Turner, and E. L. Norton, of Jackson; and J. B. Fearing, of Windsor, Bertie 1 county. Foremost among the changes I sought by the farmers for the lpxft rjf i r> a -- (Continued on page 10) Gates Methodist Church to Honor Men in Service Services will be conducted Sunday night at 8 o’clock in the Gates Methodist chux-ch in honor of the men and wom,en from the church who have joined the armed forces. The Rev. W. L. Clegg of Eliza beth City will conduct the serv ice. A service flag will be dedi cated in memory of those^ who school students. Gates-County to Name Five-Man County Board in 1944 Elections Although Gates county will elect a five-man board of coun ty commissioners, the judge and solicitor of recorder’s court for the first time this year, most of the election talk in the county is centered around the senator ial and the gubernatorial races in North Carolina, an • Index survey revealed this week. Senatorial race between for-, mer governors Cameron Morri j son and Clyde R. Hoey and the ! gubernatorial race between ! Gregg Cherry and Dr. Ralph I McDonald overshadow all talk ! of the county political lineups I this year. Authority for Gates county to elect a five-man board of county commissioners and for the people to name the judge and solicitor of recorder's court in stead of the commissioners ap pointing the two court officers was granted by the last state legislature. County commissioners this year will be named from each school district—Eure, Gatesville. Gates, Sunbury and Hobbsville. Representatives from Eure. Gates and Gatesville will be elected for a term of two years (Continued on page 4) John Artz, Gates county farm agent, released the following announcement Monday concern ing a series of meetings in nine communities at which farmers are to give information concern ing their available manpower on their farms during the coming season: “Every farm operator who has a man on his farm with a 2-C or 3-C classification is advised to meet his community AAA Committeemen at a designated time and place and give in all information concerning all crops, livestock, poultry, and all manpower on the farm for 1944. “This information should show the intended acreage of each crop, the number of sows, shoats, fattening hogs, hens, fryers, baby chicks, milk cows, heifers, calves, beef cattle, sheep and turkeys. The names of all men and boys 13 years of age and over who expect to work on the farm in 1944 should be stated along with the order number of each 2-C of 3-C registrant. “Just as soon as the above information is completed lor each farm on which one or more registrants live it will be turned in to the Selective Service wfinani -,—■ ■ . “The operator certifies that the information and statements given are correct'to the best of nis knowledge and belief. “All those in the county operating farms in 1944 are also urged to meet their Community Committeemen and give in their 1944 intentions. However, the manpower information is not necessary unless there is a re gistrant on the farm. In some cases the operator himself is a registrant.” Places and dates of meetings are: Gatesville, Friday and Satur day. January 28 and 29, Agricul tural Building: Hall, Saturday, January 29, and Saturday, February 5. C. E. Sawyer’s store; Hasletts, Thursday and Fri day, January 27 and *28, C. B. Lee’s store; ( Continued on page 6 > Your Bonds Are Buying a Fighter Plane By ROBIN HOOD Chairman, War Finance Committee Gates county ' for the first time in one of its war drives has a special object to work for in the purchase of Series E bonds. We are trying to sell $75,000.00 RULES TO NAME PLANE 1. Anyone may enter this contest—white or colored. 2. A letter must be writ ten addressed to Robin Ho.od, War Bond Committee, Gates ville, N. C., in which a name for the plane is suggested. 3. The best name selected by a committee will receive $10. in Series E. bonds so that we can buy a fighter plane. The minute that the selling agencies in our county have sold this"a mount, this will give uS the privilege to naming it. We are trying to sell this amount dur- ; ing the months of January and j February- All bonds bought for | this plane will be counted in the j county 4th War Loan Drive | quota of $132,000.00. The white school children of j our county are in a war bond | contest 'to stimulate the sale! of these bonds. Each child in i these five schools has pledged! to ask five people to buy a war! (Continued on page 6) War Bond Sales Box Score ! The results of the war bond contest in the five white schools ir. j the county show that Gatesville school is far in the lead. The re- I suits are as follows: Scho°* Students Amt. Receipts Percent Pupif ! Eure ..118 $ 18.75 , S .151 Gates .,.133 562.50 4.23 | Gatesville .217 7,475.00 Hobbsville .i..225 .00 Sunbury .....301 206.25 9^4 $8,261.50 $ i.3I ! This contest just started this week and some of the schools have I not had the chance xto get their contest started. This week should j show a larger change in the totals. Help them, help Gates county | boys and help yourselves by buying a war bond now. RULES FOR CONTEST 1. Only bonds bought in this county will be counted. 2. The student must turn into his or her teacher a re ceipt. for the bond as an evi dence that the bond has been purchased. 3. Only Series E bond pur chases are to be counted. 4. The school with the high est amount of money repre sented in the receipts on a percentage per pupil basis will receive $50. 5. The class room in each of the five schools with the highest average per pupil will win $10. 6. Anyone may buy the bonds but a receipt must be turned over to the student so that it may be given to his or her teacher. 7. All Series E bonds sold between January 1 and Feb ruary Zi^count.
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