CONGRATULATIONS—ROXBORO HIGH SENIOR CLASS
Warplane Speeds
Far Better Than
400 Miles Hourly
German Plane Reported At
469.2 Miles Per Hour, But
Without Military Load
New Yory—New pursuit planes
ordered for the army air corps
have been described unofficially
as the fastest single-engine mili
tary planes in the world.
Announcement of the type by
the war department coincided
with word from Berlin that a new
German “Messerschmidt” single
engine fighter had achieved
469.2 miles an hsur over a 3-kilo
meter course yesterday.
That the new Curtis fighters
which the army will use will
have top speeds well in excess of
400 miks an hour is an open
secret. They are “service” ma
chines. That is, their speeds are
rated on the basis of a full mili
tary load, and they will maintain
a high cruising speed for distan
ces of perhaps 1,500 miles.
Whether the German pursuit
carried full armament to simulate
wartime conditions was not made
clear in dispatches from Berlin.
In view of the horsepower used
—ll75—the belief existed in
aviation circles here that the
Messerschmidt was stripped down
like a racing plane.
Much significance is attached
by the air corps to four aspects
of pursuit plane performance—
speed, rate of climb, “ceiling” and
maneuverability. The Curtis ship
is described as having an ex
ceptional climb and maneuver
ability.
Equipped with a 1050 horse
power supercharged Allison in
line engine for maximum visibili
ty of a pilot operating machine
guns, it is designed for extreme
high altitude work with oxygen
tanks, heaters and ventilators. Its
machine guns are synchronized
to shoot through an 11-foot
electris-pitcho propeller.
Both the landing gear and tail
wheel are retracable for added
speed, but speed without maneu
verability will cause a pilot to
miss his target completely. “Ceil
ing” is equally important be
cause it gives a pursuit pilot an
opportunity to dive on a target
which cannot reach his altitude
Retail Trade Far
In Front Os 1938
Past Week Not Only Better
But Dun & Bradstreet Sees
Encouraging Signs
New York—On average volume
the past week’s retail trade was
substantially ahead of the like
period last year, and in addition
there were “encouraging signs of
an improvement in business
sentiments,” said the Dun &
Bradstreet weekly review.
“With price decreases restrict
ing the advance,” asserted the
Review, “the rise in retail dollar
volume over a year ago was
estimated at no more than 4 to
7 percent. On a regional basis
gains over last year slightly out
weighed losses.
“Distributors who pointed out
last week that retail stocks might
be ample for current needs, but
not for the demand that would be
called out by favorable weather,
had the satisfaction this week of
finding their prophecies fulfilled.
“Mail and telegraph orders to
wholesalers for fill-in goods be
gan to arrive in heavy volume on
Monday and Tuesday. The release
of a large amount of deferred
buying of seasonal merchandise
largely accounted for the week’s
upturn in volume, but in some
instances wholesalers also noted
a great interest in purchasing for
future needs.
“Wholesale sales, while show
ing considerable diverence in in
dividual lines, were heavier than
a year ago on the average."
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Two corn variety demonstra
tions, using 14 varieties, have
been started on the farms of Mal
colm Williams and Hurley Ray,
Cumberland County growers.
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Marine Corps
To Enlist New
Men In Summer
The Savannah recruiting office
of the U. S. Marine Corps is mak
ing preparations to enlist a con
siderable number of young men
into their service during the com
ing summer months.
According to information re
ceived from Captain A. C. Small,
U. S. M. C., there is a growing
demand for men of specialized
PERSON COUNTY TIMES ROXBORO, N. C.
qualifications in the Marine Corps.
Rado, aviation, and motorized
units require men of trained tech
nical skill, and the Marine Corps
is willing and prepared to train
men for these branches of ser
vice if they possess apitude and
ambition. Men with a high school
education are generally chosen
for this special training. The
Corps also maintains a corres
pondence school at Washington,
which affords enlisted men free
self-study courses in a large
number of vocational and acade
mic subjects.
Young men in this vicinity de
siring information regarding en
listment in the Marines should
write Captain Small at the Sa
vannah, Georgia, recruiting of
fice.
Farmers Get
AAA Data By
“Farm Plan”
E. Y. Floyd, AAA executive of
ficer at State College, says farm
ers are being offered first-hand
information about the applica
tio of the 1939 Triple-A program
to their farm through what is
known as the “farm plan.”
County AAA committeemen
are meeting with each farmer to
help him work out his “farm
plan,” which is an outline of the
way the program works on the
individual farm in 1939, Floyd
points out. Through this personal
contact with the committeeman,
the farmer who desires to par
ticipate this year will be able to
obtain information as to the ap
plication of the program to his
farm.
These “farm plans” conferen
ences include a discussion of
soil-depleting crop allotments for :
the farm, and the working out of, <
a list of soil-building practices
which will enable the farmer to
earn the maximum payment, the
AAA officer said. The list of soil
building practices includes those
most needed on the farm and
which are not routine fanning
practices.
The “farm plan" also contains
information about rates of pay
ments, rate of deductions, and
credit which will be given for
each soil-building practice, Flo
yd explained.
THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1939
Any farm operator who does
not have the opportunity to work
out a “farm plan” with his com
mitteeman within the next few
weeks should contact the county
farm agent’s office or his local
committeeman to obtain this
service, Floyd advised. A copy of
the “farm plan” will be given the
farmer to help him carry out the
program on his farm.
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Although the United States
was the world’s largest exporter
in 1938, it suffered a decline of
7.6 percent in valuation at ex.
ports during the year.