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PUBLISHED ON MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS
SEVENTIETH YEAR
MONROE, N. C, UNION COUNTY, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1943
3-MONTHS, 75c; 6-MONTHS, $1.25 SEMI-WEEKLY, $2.00 A YEAR
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Chief Warns Of
Fire Hazards
Urges Cooperation Of Local
Residents In Fire
Pretention
CITY LOSSES SMALL
aii 'local citizens are urged by Fire
Chief Emsley AnnfleW to take Pr1 pastor of the First Baptist church, as-
th(naUl STVmoteeredlslsted by Rev. J. H. Armbrust. Burial
vention week, which is Deing ooserveu , ' ,. n,
throughout the nation following a , J"J SZ' hJ2
procuration Issued by President body wlU remain i at . the funeral home
Roosevelt, calling on the entire na
tion to observe the week of October
3-9 as Fire Prevention Week.
"The Fire Department Is always
ready to come with immediate help
should a fire break out any place in
Monroe, and because even our best
efforts cannot totally save or in any
-way replace a house that Is con
sumed by flames before we are notified
we urge all citizens to cooperate with
us in the elimination of common
"home Are hazards during Fire Pre
vention Week.
"We further recommend that every
family delegate at least one member
to learn how to turn in an alarm ac
tmrately and without delay, should a
fire break out, despite all precautions.
Many alarms come In too late to be
effective or are transmitted In such a
garbled manner that the department
Is not informed of the exact location
of the Are.
"The Fire Department knows the
common causes of. fire. It stands
ready during Fire Prevention Week
and at all times to provide any In
terested citizens, with the best means
of preventing lire at the source.
"The great majority of farm fires,
factory fires, and residential fires in
the United States are a result of or
dinary carelessness and familiar haz
ards ,and the purpose of Fire Preven
tion Week to to teach all citizens the
necessity for eliminating fin hasards.
Fire defense is a form of conservation.
It Is a positive contribution to the
war effort. It to earnestly hoped that
farmers, laborers, managers, house
wives, and even children win take
part in this year's observance of Fire
Prevention Week and continue In the
Bght against fire throughout the year.
"Monroe's fixe, losses have been ex
tremely low during the past year," the
Chief stated, "but we must not grow
negligent in our efforts, to combat in
every way possible, a conflagration
that might prove both disastrous and
serious in the loss of life and proper
ty." !
NEWS AND EVENTS OF
WEEK FROM WING ATE
11 College Students CnesU At Party;
y Church Circles Meet.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Overby of Angler
N. C, recently visited thier daughter,
Mrs. John B. Oaddy, Jr., and Mr.
Gaddy.
The Wingate Baptist church enter
tained the College students at a love
ly party in the church on Tuesday
night, October 5th. Members of the
church, college students and faculty
members attended.
' Miss Hatitie Mae Bass greeted the
guests at the door and pinned on each
one an autumn leaf with their names
on them. There were four colors used
and these determined the room to go
into first.
Miss Benson E. Blvens, assisted by
Miss Dlna Domingues, Mr. and Mrs.
Bruce P. Blvens, Joel Herron, Mr. and
Mrs. W. O. Link, Jr., had charge of
the-four rooms where the games were
played. The games played were, Mu
sical Contest, "Take. It Or Leave IV
Horseshoe, and various contests.
There were also several games played
In the basement, after the groups got;
together, directed by Mr. Link, Ice
cream, cake and peanuts were served
by Mesdames Jack Perry, Olin Austin,
Brady Broome, Benson E. Blvens, W.
C. Link, Jr.
A lovely time was enjoyed by all
Miss Mildred Griffin, Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde Thornburg of Dallas, visited
Mrs. J. B. Griffin last week-end. Miss
. Oriffln is' teaching m Dallas.
Miss Carolyn Caldwell and Mrs.
Francis Hoover's mother, Mrs. Cald
well of Rock Hill, S. C, visited them
last week-end.
Chaplain Norman Blythe visited
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Blvens. Chaplain
Blythe to in the Navy sum! was on his
way to Seattle, Washington to the
Naval Base there. Chaplain Blythe
gradauted from Louisville Seminary
and was in school with Mr. and Mrs.
W. C. Link, Jr.
Two new deacons were - recently
. elected in the Baptist church, Messrs.
J. L. Austin and Earl Williams. They
are taking the places of Lee W.
Chancy and Clint Hargette.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Griffin of Marsh
vllle recently visited Mr. Griffin's
: mother, Mrs. J. B. Griffin. . "
Mrs. Raymond Molntyre to visiting
. her sister Mrs. 3. J. Perry. Mrs.
Perry to ill and we an hope for her
ft very speedy recovery. w ,
Miss Joan Stokes of Ooker College,
, Hartesvffie, a C, recently visited her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Stokes.
- Mr. and Mrs. James Robert Braswell
j- visited Mrs. Braswell 'parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Little in Stanneld. . -
Sgt and Mrs. Anderson aiwt kh
have gone to Michigan to visit their
parents. They are living in the home
w air. ana Mrs. R. D. smith. 8gt
- Anderson to stationed at Camp Sut-
ton. ... t .
- Uaggie H. Burgess visited Mr.
, and Mrs. Bruce P. Blvens tost week-
ena. ansa Burgess teaches in the
, "source wgn school.
George W. Tesh and family visited
v. menae ana relatives la Winston
SJaiens. last week-end.
Charles Chaney visited Miss Joy
: Howard at Cokcr College, Hartsvtlle,
i fL C last week-end.
Seaman trc and Mrs. Irvtn Braswell
t , of Chicago, DX. visited here last week.
( n They came to attend the funeral of
" MUs Sallle Gnrnn.
- The Wingate Junior College students
MRS. BRAXTON CRAIG
DIES OF HEART ATTACK
Prominent Monroe Woman
Suddenly Wednesday Evening
Mrs. (Helen Wilson Craig, aged 73,
widow of the late Rev. Braxton Craig
and prominent Monroe woman, died
suddenly at her home on South Hayne
street, Wednesday evening of a heart
attack. Funeral services will be held
Friday afternoon at 4:30 and will be
conducted from the Harris-Wells Fun-
Ural Home bv Rev. P. B. Unchurch.
until the hour of the services.
Surviving are four daughters: Mrs.
O. B. Phillips of Chapel H1U; Mrs.
M. L. McRackan of Southport; Mrs.
W. L. Garrison and Mrs. J. N. Clark
of Monroe; two sons, Thomas J. Craig
of Roanoke, Va., and B. B. Craig of
Monroe; one sister, Mrs. H. N. Brown
of Durham, and one brother, T. J.
Wilson, Jr., of Chapel Hill, and ten
grandchildren.
Mrs. Craig was a daughter of the
late Dr. T. J. Wilson and Margaret
Ross Wilson of Chapel Hill. For a
number of years she had made her
home in Monroe and her pleasing
personality and kind disposition won
for her a host of. friends who will
deeply regret her sudden passing.
Mrs. Craig's husband ,the late Rev.
Braxton Craig, was for several years
pastor of the First Baptist church of
Monroe, and served various other pas
torates throughout the state. She
was active In all the work of her
church and took a leading part In the
activities of the Woman's Missionary
Society.
Apples Placed
Under Ceiling
Level Set At National Retail
Average of 10-11 Cents
Per Pound .
STANDARD PRICES SET
The Office Of Price Administration
yesterday set maximum prices for
apples for home consumption, with
levels at a national retail average of
between 10 and 11 cents a pound for
the season.
The retail Oc lover level, the lowest
of the season, win average about
cents,: .the . agency said, -or approxi
mately one cent a pound unaer ine
going price.
The seasonal average maximums are
higher by about two cents, however,
than the rollback goal announced
earlier by OPA General Manager
Chester Bowles.
OPA described the ceilings as the
first step In a program to control the
prices of fresh fruits and vegetables
to keep down the cost of living. The
prices are based on a directive from
the Office of Economic Stabilization.
They will vary by the month, it was
explained, as in the case of eggs, to
reflect storage and other charges.
F. O. B. shipping points maximum
prices were established for seven prin
cipal apple producing states Idaho,
New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Vir
ginia, Washington and West Virginia.
The new maximums are effective
October 7 for the country shipper,
selling F. O. B. his country shipping
point, and are effective October 23 for
all other persons covered by the reg
ulation.
Using these F. O. B. prices as a
basis, delivered carlot or truck-lot and
delivered less-than-carlot or less-than-
truckload prices are set by zones. On
the basis of delivered prices, regional
and district offices of the OPA will
soon announce flat eents-per-pound
retail prices for their regions or dis
tricts.
The regulations provide a standard
price by location, regardless of type,
grade or size.
As typical of the F. O. B. shipping
point maximum price for containers
ordinarily used in the west, OPA cited
a price of 12.53 per 44-pound con
tainer increases to $3.70 for 44 pounds
with the boost designed to take care
of storage and other charges.
Release Not Final
Waukegan, El. Just three weeks
after being released from a hospital,
cured of infantile paralysis, John
CantwelL 6. to back in the hospital
having broken one of his legs while
playing in a school playground. .. .
are being very patriotic. ' The entire
student body turned out to pick cot
ton, one entire day, to help the farm
ers get out their cotton.' .
Mrs. Clarence Bteen and Children,
Patty and Kathleen are visiting Mrs.
Steen's parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. K.
Helms. .- : . v '
The Business Woman's circle met
on Monday night with Mrs. William
Edwards, Mrs. Floyd Braswen taugnt
the fourth chapter in Home Missions,
"In A New World. The business ses
sion was presided over by Miss May
Gaddy. Mesdames, Robert Smith and
Baron Smith were visitors. After tne
meeting a lovely social hour was en
Joyed by all, honoring Mrs. Jack Perry.
Those . attending were: Mesdames
Floyd Braswell, Bums Hlnson, Baron,
Smith. John B. Gaddy, Jr, Frank M.
Helms, Benson - K. Blvens, Ralph
8mlth, Jack Perry, 8. O. Hargete.
Brady Broome, J. X. Orr, Misses Mary
and . Ellen Gaddy and Mrs. William
Edwards. . . - ; .
The Bessie Beach circle met with
Mrs. C. C. Burrls, Tuesday, October S.
Tbe Jennie Tucker circle met on Tues
day afternoon with Mrs. C.'M. BIt
ens. Mrs. W. C. Link taught the
study course. The Margaret Oriffln
circle met with Mrs. E. M. Hargette
and Mrs. John A. Blvens taught the
study course. For the personal service
this month, the circles voted to give
a donation to W. J. C. for the new
refrigerator that has recently been
Installed.
Draft Boards
Finish Report
Inventory Of Registrants Has
, Been Forwarded To
Washington
WILL TAKE FATHERS
The Union County Selective Service
Boards reported today that the inven
tory of all draft registrants in the
county has been completed and the
reports forwarded to Washington for
study by Selective Service officials
there.
Simultaneously, as the drafting of
fathers got underway, throughout the
conutry. It was stated by local board
officials that the drafting of fathers
in the county Is going ahead as sched
uled, with approximately seventy-five
per cent of the October call expected
to be made up of fathers who have
not reached the age deferment limit.
It was further pointed out by the
officials that the only available men
with the exception of fathers, are
those who register as they reach their
eighteenth birthday or married men
who have been deferred for various
reasons, whose deferments have ex
pired. The inventory, a report showing the
number of men In each classification
and other data,, was requested by
Washington, In an effort to learn the
actual status of the. nation's millions
of draft registrants. It was the first
time such a Job has been undertaken
by the Selective Service System and
Is expected to reveal much valuable
information, relative to the available
manpower In the country.
MASS UNEMPLOYMENT
MAY END AFTER WAR
Says Nations Win Never Go Back To
The Old Days.
The nations of the world never will
go back to mass unemployment, Eric
A. Johnston, president of the Chamber
of Commerce of the United States,
said recently in a broadcast press con
ference. And this, he continued, confronts
industry at once with tremendous re
sponsibility and great opportunity.
Questioned by John M. High tower.
member of the Washington staff of
the Associated Press, he agreed that
'of course" it Is true that "if industry
doesnt do the Job, government will
have to."
Johnston answered questions sub
mitted from New Orleans and develop
ing details of his answers under ques
tioning from Hightower. Phillips H.
Peck of the International News Ser
vice, and Merrlman Smith of the
United Press.
Continuing with his response to
Hightower's queries on industry's em
ployment task. Johnston asserted :
'We can mold and form and shape
and direct the destinies of our coun
try to come. It is a tremendous re
sponsibility, but also it Is a great op
portunity a great opportunity to raise
the standard of living and to make
is possible for us really td enjoy the
fruits of our Industry more than ever
before in America."
The exchange arose out of Johns
ton's reply to questions submitted by
Philip Murray, president of the Con
gress of Industrial Organizations, and
William Green, president of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor.
Murray wanted to know whether the
Chamber of Commerce head is pre
pared to support government activity
to provide Jobs "under conditions of
full productive efficiency, production,
and American standards of work and
living," if pricate enterprise could not
do the Job alone after the war. Green
asked whether private Industry would
provide Jobs for all, "and if so, how?"
Yes, Johnston answered. "If private
industry cant supply employment at
reasonable wages, of course govern
ment will. There Is no doubt about
that"
He said he felt sure, from previous
contacts, of the cooperation of the
labor leaders in efforts to stimulate
private enterprise through removal of
unnecessary restrictions, incentive tax
ation, and a "friendly attitude."
At another point in the broadcast,
replying to a question submitted by
Joseph B. David, president of the
New Orleans Sugar Bowl association,
Johnston said that the most helpful
attitude government could take would
be "to stimulate free enterprise, to
stimulate business, to stimulate the in
dlvdiual, to stimulate the farmer, to
hie greatest productive capacity."
GRAY LADIES PLACE
BIBLES IN HOSPITAL
Gideons Donate Forty Copies For Boys
At Camp Sutton.
The Library Committee of the Gray
Ladles, official visitors at the Camp
hSutton' hospital, -are happy to have
forty copies of the Holy Bible to puce
in the wards of tbe hospital.
The request for these Bibles was
made to the Monroe Defense Recrea
tion Committee to see if these Bibles
could be aecured. A request was sent
to The Gideons, the Christian Com
mercial Men's Association of America,
whose objective It Is to place Bibles
In all hotel and hospital rooms In
America. This fine organisation gra
ciously consented to supply tbe Bibles
and they were received Wednesday.
The Gray Ladies will place them in
the wards at once. ' Mrs. A. T. smith
Is chairman of the Library Oonvmitteo
of the Gray Ladies. -
"'.'-'' Plow 1, .
R. W. Oraeber, Extension forester at
8tate College, says that reports from
farm agents show that many fann
ers who never before tut pulpwood
are eddlng their share to the state's
supply. : . r ..
' Bowles puts business men In OPA,
subordinates attorneys. '
THE LATE WAR NEWS
IN BRIEF
Allied Headquarters In The
Southwest Paeiflc. Allied troops
hacked their . way through the
Jangles of central New Guinea yes
terday toward the Japanese coastal
base at Madang amid indications
that new blows had been planned
against an enemy who gives in
creasing signs of dodging a fight,
whether en land or sea.
Allied Headquarters, Algiers.
The Allied Fifth and Eighth ar
mies have crossed two rivers on
which the fiercely resisting Ger
mans are making a stand to im
pede the British-American drive
up the Italian peninsula the Vol
turno, flowing into the Tyrrhenian
sea 20 miles from Naples, and the
Biferno, which runs into the Adri
atic. Cairo British and Italian de
fenders of the Island of Coo in the
Dodecanese held out against the
German invaders today, an Allied
communique, said, despite the
Nazi claim of occupying all mili
tary installations and to have
forced the British into the hills.
Dispatches from Ankara said not
only that the entire Dodecanese
group and neighboring Aegean is
lands had become Vast aerial
battlefield but that Turkish resi
dents on the coast opposite the
Dodecanese declared the British
had occupied the entire group ex
cept for Coo and the largest is
land, Rhodes.
Allied Headquarters, Algiers
Aiming hundreds of heavy bombs
so accurately that "hardly one of
them fell outside the target area,"
Flying Fortresses yesterday wreck
ed the rail yards at Bologna, hub
in northern Italy for traffic to the
Brenner Pass, Rome and other
cities. The big bombers struck in
four waves, and headquarters in
announcing the attack today said
it was "one f the most accurate
and successful" ever dealt by
Northwest African air power. Bo
logna is about 180 miles south of
Brenner Pass em the main line, a
cratch the Germans depend upon
heavily for reinforcing and supply
ing their armies In Italy.
Moscow The Soviet summer of
fensive, which for almost three
months rolled the Germans steadi
ly back across Russia, appears to
have come to a definite halt at the
Dnieper river to fix oommanlca
tions and bases for a gigantic win
ter push. The shortest Soviet com
munique since the beginning of
the offensive July M, took only 36
words to announce "There were
no' serious bangs at the front"
and to add that 16. German tanks
were wrecked and 59 German
planes brought down in the day's
fighting.
Union County's
Men In Service
Pvt. C. L. Ragin, son of John Ragln
of R4, Monroe, has the following ad
dress: Co. D, 522nd Q. M., Trk. Regt,
Fort Dix, N. J.
Pvt. Wm. H. Ragin, son of Jonn
Ragin, of R4 Monroe, was the follow
ing address: 32969137, Co. A, 42nd S!g.
Corps Bn., Oamp Atterbury, Indian
apolis, Ind.
I
Sgt. Harry Crow who has been
spending a short furlough here with
Mrs. Crow, was called back to camp
Tuesday. Sgt. and Mrs. Crow left for
Camp Barkley, Texas, Tuesday night.
Petty Officer 1-c Carl Melton of
Monroe, spent a few days last week
with Mrs. Melton in Marshville.
Pfc James S. Brooks of Marshville,
member of Medical Detachment, 693rd
Field Artillery Battalion, has been
promoted to the grade of Technician
Fourth Grade (Corporal) It was an
nounced by Lieut. Colonel Burtis L.
Fayram, battalion commander. Cpl.
Brooks is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Joel
C. Brooks of Route 1 Marshville.
Master Sgt. Robert Glenn Phlfer
and Mrs. Phlfer of Louisville, Ky.,
are spending this week with Sgt. Phl
fers' mother, Mrs. J. B. Hugglns, and
Mr. Hugglns and other relatives In
this section whwile Sgt. Phlfer is on
furlough.
Pvt. Edwin W. L! taker has been
transferred from Fort Custer, Mich,
to the following address: 551st Military
Police Escort Guard Co., Prisoners of
War Camp, Camp Brady Texas. He
has been in service 14 weeks and has
been through 13 states.
Pfc Samuel Tandle, who has been
attending radio school at Fort Mon
mouth, Red Bank, N. J, has returned
to Buffalo, N. T, where he Is station
ed with Btry. A, 372nd AAA (SLBn.)
Lt. Joe D. Hough, XT. & Army, sta
tioned at Duke University, Durham,
spent the week-end with his parents
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Hough.
Pvt. Herman Oulledge has been
transferred from Fort Custer, Mich.,
and Is stationed as folllows: 555th
M. P. Escort Guard Co, Prisoners of
War Camp, Welngarten, Mo.
Pfc. Max Harris b spending a seven
days furlough i with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. B. Frank Harris. He was
inducted in February and this Is his
first trip home. He is in tbe army
specialised training unit at Carlton
college, NorthfleM, Minn. Mr. and
Mrs. Harris also had as week-end
guests, another son, Don Harris, and
Gene Kendrtck, students at N. CJ
a. . . - - i
On account of high record made tn
a contact In which he soared 101
points out of a possible 300, In anti
aircraft marksmanship at Patterson,
N. J, K. H. Lee, Jr, son of Mr. and
Allies Storm
German Bases
The Nazis Hotly Resist Drive
Launched By Allied
Forces
HEAVY FIGHTING AHEAD
The Allied Fifth and Eight armies
have crossed two rivers on which the
fiercely resisting Germans are mak
ing a stand to Impede the British
American drive up the Italian penin
sulathe Volturno, flowing Into the
Tyrrhenian sea 20 miles from Naples,
and the Biferno, which runs into the
Adriatic.
The Fifth army, bringing up re
serves to smash at increased enemy
opposition along the route to Rome,
crossed the Volturno at one point
after occupying A versa and Maddaloni,
north and northeast of Naples, and
reaching Laggo dl Patria, a marshy
lake 12 miles northwest of the port,
headquarters announced today.
The exact spot where the Volturno
was crossed was not disclosed. The
nearest point on the river to the latest
reported Allied advance is seven miles
north of Maddaloni. This Is in the
mountains, and from there the river
winds some 15 miles before reaching
the coastal plain, where it widens and
forms a good natural barter.
In the British Eighth army's area
along the Adriatic coast, Termoli,
which had been in Allied hands since
it was stormed by a landing party
Sunday night. Is itself on the northern
side of the Biferno's mouth, but father i
iniana ine uennnns naa cawuumicu
themselves along the river.
The British have forced crossings
at several places in that region, and
heavy fighting is in progress with
both sides employing tanks and artil
lery. (The Cairo radio declared that all
German defensive positions along the
Vulturno had been rendered useless
and that "The bulk of the German
force is retreating well beyond the
river and only a screen for rearguard
cover has been left behind.)
A versa, captured in the steady Al
lied thrust northward from the Medi
terranean, is an important rail Junc
tion eight miles north of Naples. Ma
dalonl is 14 miles northeast of Naples.
The two towns are each about 10 miles
from Capua, where rail and highway
bridges cross the Volturno. Capua
originally was the southern terminus
of the famous Appian Way to Rome.
The occupation of al lterrltory up
the coast northwest of Naples to
Lago di Patria, which is, about eight
miles from (he mouth of the volturno
straightened out the Allied line in this
section to one running almost due west
from A versa. Among the smaller
towns to fall before the Allied advance
were Pozzuolo, Quailiano, Villaricca,
Arzano and Marano.
An Allied communique said "The
Fifth Army has continued to make
progress against stiffening opposition,
with an increase In demolitions,
craters and mines on the route along
which they are advancing.
"The bringing forward of reserves
and repair of bridges is proceeding
rapidly.
"The Eighth Army Is in contact
with enemy forces west of Termoli
and on the general line of the River
Biferno, heavy fighting is reported."
German resistance was reported also
to have stiffened in the mountainous
central sector of the twisting 100
mile front across Italy. For the time
being the Nazis are relying principally
on units armed with mortars, machine
guns and some artillery In orchards
and behind rock walls and along water
courses.
Some Nazi tanks also are partici
pating in the delaying actions, but
there was no Indication that the four
to five divisions of German troops esti
mated to be available for the defense
of Rome had yet Joined fully in the
battle.
(Today's German communique said
Fighting against the enemy force
landed at Termoli is still going on.
German fast bombers effectively at
tacked enemy tank vehicle concentra
tions and sank thre large landing
craft totalling more than 5,000 gross
tons."
The Germans were leaving a black
trail of destruction behind them in
their detreat along the Adriatic. An
order to Nazi engineers, captured by
the Allies, told them to carry out "a
full scorched earth program" in their
withdrawal. In one village they were
reported to have burned 30 tons of
grain, on which the townspeople had
hoped to live through the winter.
Mrs. H H. Lee of Union church lo
cality in Sandy Ridge, has been pro
moted to Pfc. He was recently name
on a furlough. Harry's slater Is in
government work In Washington, nis
father works at the Shell plant, and
his younger brother runs the farm at
home and his mother is getting 77
turkeys ready for the boys in service,
and Is looking after other poultry and
affairs at home. .
Moke Williams. Jr, who is with the
Army Air Corps, stationed at the Uni
versity of Kentucky, will leave Friday
for his post after spending a furlough
with his parents, Mr. end Mrs. Moke
Williams at their home on WMesDoro
road.
Post Headquarters at Camp Stewart,
Oa today announced the promotion
of Howard Be well of RS, Monroe, to
the grade of Private First Class. He
was advanced to his new rank on the
recommendation of his battery com
mander. Post authorities pointed out
that his promotion was based on his
attention to duty and his soldierly
Vialiaes. -,. - . i- . t - 'v' .
4Bgt. Eugene Punderburk Is spend
mg a ten days furlough with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Punder
burk. . Be has been transferred from
Oamp Dlx to Camp Gordon, Fla.
Pvt. J. T. Simpson of the XT. S
Amy Air Corps, has returned to duty
WAVES RECRUITER TO
BE IN CITY OCT. 14-15
Local Girls Will Be Given Opportunity
To Join WAVES.
Representing the Women's Reserve
of the Navy the WAVES in a spe
cial recruiting program. Yeoman Laura
Mary Close, UBNR, and Yeoman Mary
Anna Blackwell, USNR, of the Raleigh
Office of Naval Officer Procurement
will visit Monroe October 15 and 16
to give special Interviews to young
women Interested in service In the
Navy, it has been announced by Rear
Admiral William H. Allen, USN, Di
rector of Naval Officer Procurement
in the Sixth and Seventh Naval Dis
tricts. The recruiting group will be avail
able for interviews during their stay
in Monroe in the Post Office building.
The Women's Reserve has a need
for women with all types of training
and many backgrounds of experienme.
Women can serve In the Women's Re
serve In many scores of types of work
in the Navy. Each woman who en
lists releases a man from a similar
Job for duty at sea or overseas.
Requirements of .education and phy
sical qualifications are not beyond the
reach of any average young woman.
Two years of high school or business
school training and good average
health will qualify any woman for
service In the Women's Reserve.
Should a recruit not have any special
ized type of training or business ex
perience, the Navy may find her fitted
for some special Job and will give her
specialized training in a Navy training
school. All recruits are given special
training of some sort in the Navy's
fine schools.
Technical training or training In
business or professional work by the
Navy wm of value to women reserv
ists after the war when they return to
civilian life. During the war the
women reservists will be performing
an outstanding patriotic service to
their country, Increasing the total
manpower of the nation's expanding
Navy and performing vital functions
of the Navy's activities which now
take the time and attention of men
badly needed in the fighting fleets.
Visit of the Women's Reserve rep
resentatives to Monroe wil give many
young women of Monroe and vicinity
an opportunity to learn more about
service in the Women's Reserve. There
will be no obligation Involved in an in
terview with a WAVE representative,
Navy officials said.
Big Corn Crop
Is A Certainty
Three I Billion Bushels Is Ex
pected As Crop Is
Harvested
LARGEST IN 23 YEARS
A corn crop of about three billion
bushels, second largest In 23 years, was
a virtual certainty today as the yellow
grain raced to a victory over early
autumn frosts.
The result of corn's battle with time
was good news on the food front, be
cause it is the most important grain
for feeding to livestock and poultry. A
small crop automatically would have
meant less supplies of meat, eggs, milk,
butter and other foods next year.
Planted late last spring, the crucial
point about the crop was its ability
to mature before killing frosts reduced
the yield. Another two weeks with
out frost undoubtedly would produce
considerable Improvement In the qual
ity of grain harvested, experts said,
but they added the bulk of the bumber
crop now was out of danger.
Corn was severely damaged along
the mid-Atlantic and in the south
west during the hot days of summer,
but this loss has been made up by a
record crop in Iowa, the heaviest pro
ducing state.
Harvesting is starting In the state
and reports to grain firms from north
central sections said there were many
fields which would yield In excess of
100 bushels to an acre. The' magni
tude of such a yield is emphasized
when contrasted with expectations of
about 31 bushels an acre for the na
tional average.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank our many friends
throughout the county for their kind
ness and support which is highly ap
preciated, since our home was de
stroyed by fire. We were awakened
by the cracking of the fire Just in
time to save a small amount of
things. May God's richest blessings
abide on each and every one who has
helped in any way. Mr. and Mrs.
Clifford Griffin and Family.
To get the most fond miim fmU
them, tomatoes should be eaten raw
irom tne vine, recommends Miss
Mary B. Thomas, extension nutritionist
at State College.
after spending four months in a sta
tion hospital with an injured knee. His
BewddrM8 ta: J- T. Simpson
415th T. G- B T C Na 4 l w
Miami Beach. Fla.
Mr. and Mrs. r rsiMw ni.
former Wingate residents, who are now
Uving in KannapoUs. have recently re
ceived a letter from their son, Sgt
Neal W. Griffin, who has landMt s-f.
Oy overseas, somewhere in North Af
rica, tie says he had wonderful
trip over, and Is well. He tu iant4
while here at Ft Jackson, a. CI .w.
leraon Barracks, Mo Scott Field, m,
and In the Stevens and Congress Ho
tels tn Chicago, JXL, with the Army
jut rams xecnnicai Training com.
as an instructor in electric
uuiaiiuiKa.-una. am Tuuuueerea ioriorage. says Dr. J. a lialverson, of
service January 1, 1942. ' Another son
is also tn servioe. Private Parks W.
Oriffln, who was recently Inducted
into service Is located at Camp Oruber,
Okie In Co. S33nd Infantry.
Wake Shelled"
By U. S. Force
A Strong Pacific Task Unit
Bombards Jap Held
Island
EARLY DAWN ATTACK
Japanese Installations and the garri
son at Wake Island were heavily
bombed and shelled yesterday bv
strong task force of the Pacific flee;.
said a communiaue Issued todav bv
Aomiral Chester W. Nimltz.
The force was commandel by Rear
Admiral Alfred E. Montgomery and
included an aircraft carrier. The
bombardment by naval units began at
dawn, said the announcement. No
other details were given.
The text of the communique:
"A strong Pacific fleet task force,
commanded by Rear Admiral Alfred
E. Montgomery, U. S. N., heavily at
tacked enemy held positions on Wake
Island with carrier aircraft and ship
bombardment comemnclng at dawn 5
October, 1943, west longitude time,
Further details are not now available."
This new offensive stroke followed
by a day the disclosure from head
quarters of Admiral Nlmitz that a
strategic Pacific conference had been
held at Pearl Harbor fleet headquar
ters recently. It was attended by Ad
miral Ernest J. King, commander-in-chief
of the U. S. fleet; Admiral Wil
liam F. Halsey, commander of the
South Pacific force, and Admiral Nim
ltz. Wake Island is approximately 2,000
miles west of the Hawaiian isalnds.
This assault on Wake, Immortalized
in the first weeks of the war by the
heroic 16-day stand by a marine gar
rison of 378 officers and men, was the
second navy task force attack on the
island base since it fell to an over
whelming enemy force on December
23, 1941.
The first attack was made February
24, 1942, by a carrier force commanded
by Admiral Halsey.
Admiral Montgomery's raid was the
third punch delivered against the
enemy's Pacific perimeter outposts in
six weeks. Marcus Island was bombed
and strafed by carrier planes August
30. A similar task force bombed and
strafed the Gilbert Islands and Nauru
island, west of the Gilberts, on Sep
tember 17 and 18. Supporting raids
were made by land-based army and
navy heavy bombers.
The statement in the communique
that the enemy forces on Wake were
subjected to "ship bombardment," In
dicates that the third in the present
series of Pacific raids probably was
heavier and inflicted greater damage
than the previous destructive attacks
;on Marcus and the Gilberts.
The communique did not specify
the type of warships used. It is proba
ble , however, that one or more crui
sers was employed to shatter the en
emy's barracks and defense positions
with heavy shells.
Two cruisers were included in Ad
miral Halsey's force which shelled
Wake in February, 1942. Shelling of
Marcus island and the Gilberts was
not attempted in those raids. In
those attacks, however, pilots of carrier-borne
bombers found the enemy
was unable to offer any effective de
fense after the initial bombing at
tacks. Critical Beef
Famine Likely
Livestock Dealer Declares
Shortage Is Liable To "Be
More Acute"
ARMY NEEDS INCREASE
A livestock industry leader said yes
terday that a "critical" beef shortage
is in the making, threatening to be
"more acute" than lt was last spring.
He said that the number of feeder
cattle shipped into the corn belt
states from the western ranges in
the last three months was 21 per cent
fewer than for the same period a year
ago.
Unless there is a "very decided" in
crease in feeder cattle during the next
three months, the outlook for finished
beef early next year will be "slim"
said George A. Schmidt, chairman of
tne ooard of directors of the American
Meat Institute. ,
In an address prepared for delivery
at the annual business meeting of
the Institute, comprising the indus
try's major packers, Schmidt asserted
that unless "quick and remedial meas
ures are taken there is grave danger
that millions of Americans will . be
clamoring for beet by SDrlnc or he-
fore." He said the solution must be
found "outside the realms ot the
livestock and meat Industry."
-ine raaustry. ne said, was a wars of
some of the "minor contributing fac
tors which cause this critical condi
tion," But, he added, governmental
agencies - must -remove the uncer
tainty which encompasses isiusix nn
satisfactory cattle feeding returns to
those who have a large stake in an
Important segment of livestock pro
duction. Livestock raisers are also
disturbed because of a , threatened
imposition of price ceilings on cattle."
He said demand for. meat was "n
great that our fighting Allies could
use our entire production if we could
furnish It to them," while five billion
more pounds of meat could be sold to
civilians, If available.
Livestock
The heat sources of carotene or vita
min A for livestock feeding are yellow
corn. rarj4dlv-snytng farair- -n a.a
the Snimal industry department at
State College.
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