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i( rgE PERQUIMANS W3tLf, EERTFOEO, & C, TODAY, 1 , SBSTBSOSSSt 1, 1W
By Hugo S. Sims, .Washington Correspondent',
"Liberty Fleet Day." Ciim bWP
To Wta War, Ahead pf Sule.
-Liberty Fleet Day" September
mui. itiaM the largest mass-
launching of vessels .since the First
World War. Twelve new
v :n ;a nfn fha water, six
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into the Atlantic, five into the Pad-
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The maaa-launchingr results from
speed-up operations invoked to off
set submarine losses suffered by
i. x-i4.in ami makes Boflflible tne
completion of 134 merchant ships this
year, according w
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The number of ships expected to
be completed this year compares wwn
an official estimate oi ivo vec
May. Admiral Land believes that
the British and the United States
can get along on existing fleets, plus
new ships being delivered at the rate
of three a week if conditions do not
get much worse.
In 1942, the National defense and
Lease-Lend program will be in full
swing and a much higher level of
production is expected during the
first quarter of 1942, when it is ex
pected that 90 vessels of 1,000,000
dead-weight tons will be delivered.
During the second quarter of 1942,
according to the Admiral, 146 vessels
of 2,400,000 tons will be completed;
during the third quarter, 154 vessels
t 1 ftdfi 000 tons, and during the last
quarter of next year, 184 vessels of
nearly 2,000,000 tons are expected to
be completed.
The rate of construction will con
tinue to increase during the first
quarter of 1943 when 220 ships ag
gregating 2,270,000 deadweight tons,
will be placed in operation.
The magnitude of the accomplish
ments of the American ship-building
plants is seen by comparison with
figures for other years. During the
first quarter of 1942, the industry
will nroduce more shins than in any
nrevious year since the World War,
with the exception of 1941, and
more than the industry constructed
in the whole of 1917 when the nation
was at war.
In the two years beginning July
1st. 1941. and endintr June 30, 1943,
Admiral Land expects the production
of 1,153 new ships of about 12,400,
000 deadweight tons. This figure
does not include 105 vessels in the
Maritime Commission's long range
program delivered up to Septembe:
3rd. 1941. It does not include addi
tional mall vessels and tmts ior
which the Commission is now cow
tractinz.
WarnhhM Join Fleet. Navy Yards
HumminK. Ahead of Schedule.
The two-ocean navy is underway,
far ahead of scheduled construction,
and the Navy Department reports
that during 1941, 213 vessels of all
classes have been completed or placed
in active service. During the -wime
time, keels for 43 ships were laid.
The 213 vessels placed in active
service include two battleships, nine
submarines, twelve destroyers, 42
patrol craft, twenty auxiliary vessels
and 128 district craft. Launchings
include one battleship, one cruiser,
one new submarine, eight destroyers
and 231 smaller vessels. Keels have
been laid for two battleships, 13
cruisers, 18 submarines, two aircraft
earners, 57 destroyers and 344 small
er vessels.
In addition several hundred small
er auxiliary and district craft have
been and are being built. Nearly a
hundred merchant vessels have teen
taken over by the Navy and refitted
into transport, escort, aircraft car
riers, hospital and supply ships.
Some details of the construction
program can be discovered along the
thirty-mile stretch of the Delaware
River from Philadelphia to Wilming
ton, where warships now under con
struction exceed the combined naval
tonnaee of France and Italy. The
Cramp Shipyard, idle since 1927, was
formally opened this month. Two
cruisers are underway and others
will be constructed there.
At the Philadelphia navyyard, in
the same area, the battleships Wis
consin and New Jersey, are being
rushed to completion and two build
iner docks are beine completed for the
construction of super-dreadnaughts
up to 60,000 tons. Downstream a
little, at Camden, the 35.000-ton
battleship, South Dakota, launched
in June, is being rushed to comple
tion, seven cruisers are under con
struction and an expansion program
is underway to provide additional
shipways.
Emphasizing the importance of the
Delaware River area is the fact that
another yard is building four net
tenders and construction in the area
includes f our 153 mine sweepers, 46
tank lighters, 132 tankers and cargo
ships, two ocean-going dredges and
a number of freighters
Big Crops For 1942. Plan For More
Food. Some Crop Reduced,
, The farmers of the United States
are beine called noon to make farm
production in 1942 the largest ever
attained in this country- While it is
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th needs of nations standnut be
taun fhta MMMitrw and. Hitler renre-
' - -sent the motive power behind the in
erease of agrjCTtfuiral outputs. -n
.'. Thm tarn ', unnCTTB htj lh United
States Has worked exceedingly wcu.
Control of crop production has been
a godsend to the economic stability of
American agriculture. wun pnee
aiimwirtiner commodity loans, parity
payments and Government purchases
of surpluses, someiaing line a uoor
has been kent under agricultural
prices during years of plenty.
Considering the world situation, re
sponsible officials are looking ahead.
Thev realize that there will be an in
crease in the export demand. Great
Britain is expected to require one
twelfth of our total production and
when peace arrives in Europe, there
will be an unprecedented demand for
foodstuffs.
Everyone who knows anything a
bout farming remembers the mis
takes of the first World War and
the long series of hardships which
followed for the farmer. Expansion
of production for the present emer
gency will not require tne use oi new
lands and increased production Is ex
pected to result without any large
increase of the total crop acreage
next vear.
Secretary Wickard says that next
vear agricultural output should be
about fifteen per cent larger than in
1924-29 average and two per cent
larger than for 1940. Increased pro
duction of hogs, eggs, evaporated and
dried skim milk, cheese and chickens
will be emphasized.
The greatest effort will be made
in dairying and to encourage produc
tion of dairy products, as well as
hogs and chickens, the Department
announces that the Government will
support prices for these commodities
until December 31, 1942, at not less
than eighty-five percent of parrty.
While total production will increase
about two pet cent, much larger in
creases are expected in milk, eggs,
hogs, beef cattle, chickens, soy and
dried beans. Some crops, notably
cotton and wheat, will likelv show
decreased acreages and adequate re
serves oi feed grains make possiDie
increased production of livestock
without materially increasing the
crop acreages.
The problems of the American
farmers are not irenerally appre
dated in metropolitan areas. These
citv exDerts are easily impressed by
increased prices for farm products
and since some farm products are
now selling above the parity price,
the city experts figure that the farm
problem has been solved. They lose
sight of the fact that parity prices
have been merely attained solely be-
raFWTe-isi;
Fooilrc!! SeasGif
blew out the candles and cut the cake,' and Mrs. Leverette Winslow few
whtr'h was served wun ice- cream. , aays last wee. , ( ,
Aftr two weeka of carefully super
vised workouts and extensive exper
tmantiTior at several nositions on his
ball club, Coach Peahead ; Walker of
Wake Forest appears, from the side
lines, to have decided upon a start
ing lineup for the first game of the
season with Camp Davis in 'Wil
mington, next Saturday night.
Of course, it's entirely possiDie
tViot Mia drills next week may pro
duce unexpected events," or that some
of the second stringers may forge to
the fFont, but notwithstanding these
possibilities, it would be a good Det
to say that Peahead's No. 1 eleven is
just about set. "
As the situation stands now, un
officially, of course, four sophomores I
Jim Copley, end; Buck Jones, tac
kle; Bill Beddow, center; and Johnny
Perry, wingback are slated to get
the starting nod, along with 4hree
juniors Pat Preston, tackle; J. V.
Pruitt, tailback; and Ray Manieri,
blocking back and four seniors, Carl
Givler, Frank Kapriva, guards; Pat
Geer. end: and Jolting John foian-
ski, spinner .back. The upper class
men are letter earners.
There's a possibility that Herb
Cline. basketball star who seems to
have come into his own as a foot
baller, will replace Copley on end.
Copley has been handicapped this
past week with a charley horee and
he may be withheld from action
against the soldiers.
At this writiner the inlurv iinx
hasn't hurt the Deacons to any great
extent, although Uyde Whitener,
soph wingback, Rod Cochran, under
study to Pruitt, and Copley have
watched part of the workouts from
the sidelines with minor muscle ail
ments.
Running on the Deacs' second out-
fit this week have been Burnie Capps
and Warren Brown, ends; Tony
Rubino and George Owen, tackles;
Andy Karmazin, and Bob Heffel
finger or Frank Kakih, guards; Bill
Starford center; Cochran, tailback;
Joe Duncavage and Charlie Cole,
halfbacks; and Pete Horchak, the
blocking back.
Very little is known hereabouts
concerning the strength of Camp
Davis' eleven; however, it's been re
ported that the soldiers will present
a club comDosed larsrelv of ex-col
lege stars, outstanding among whom
W1UVM , , T,' !:',";'.
The' guests were given suckers - as
favors. r
Those present ,and lending, gifts
were: Mary Lou Butt, honoree, Pearl
and Claire Hunter, Mildred Onley,
Janice Perry, Dorothy, Doris, Shirley,
Joyce and Norma Butt, Marjone JLee
Halw ' Virginia Mae Long, and
Billy aid Fred Jones, Milton Onley,
Seth. Long; Jr., Elwood Lee Long,
Jack; and Marion Simpson, Garland
Tfrirfc Hobann Turner. Jr- Thomas.
Calvin, Harvey and Ronald Butt,
and James Long, Mm. Seth Long,
Mrs. Pauline Perry. Mrs. Freeman
Long, Mrs. Joe Turner, Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Hobbs.
WHITESTON NEWS
ArrlhiA RJddick. Harold Las Biter
and Winfred Winslow, of Norfolk,
Va., spent the week-end at their re
spective homes.
Mr. and Mrs. George T. Winslow
and daughter. Ruby, Mr. and Mrs.
Stanlev Cumminsrs. of JNonoiK, va.,
visited Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Winslow
on Sunday.
Miss Clemma Winslow visited Mr,
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Winslow and
daughter. Norma, and little, Judjith
JWinsIOW, oi pagieys owamp, .vjimw
with relatives here Sunday after-
-t Miss Madge Lane, of Belvidere,
spent the week-end with , Miss Iris
Flnvii Winslow. of Norfolk. Va.. is
spending his vacation with his par-
Mr. and Mrs. B. L. White and
family, of Sunbury, Mr. and Mrs.
Ralnh White, of Belvidere, visited,
Mrs. Marv J. White Sunday after
noon.
Miss Pearle White, a member of
the Ahoskie school faculty, spent the
waaIc-aimI with her mother. Mrs.
Marv J. White.
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis StaUings, Mr
fend sirs. Eugene Winslow' and ISisi 4l
Mavis Winslow spent Sunday ini,-
Norfolk, Va., witft mr. anu
Worth Winslow; . . r , -m.
oth fr WilHe 'Winslow and
family, of- Belvidere, were guest" ,C
Mr. and Mrs. i. JU winsiow ouuu-jr.i
.. j um TTimoBt Winslow and
: jui. wun -.
family, c.: Chuckatuck, Va.r ' .' visited ,
with relatives here last aaturuaj.
Mm CnKK Anv decent
would give his wife all the money
she "wanted to spend. ,
Mr. Gabb Don ibe silly, my dear,
tfhere isnt that, much money.
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cause of crop control and fail to is a backfield of the Southern Cali
raaliM fVinf n orrinilt.ll raV nroSDeritV tnrhd Eu Rnwl tsn-m tiof mot
realize that agricultural1 prosperity
will not be widespread until the
American farmer can expect parity
prices for the full production of his
agricultural plant.
Food Lockers Seen
As Aid To Defense
fortua Rose Bowl
Duke ill 1939.
HOSTESS AT BIRTHDAY
PARTY FOR DAUGHTER
Farmers living in areas served by
frozen food locker plants can make
increased use of these plants to their
own advantage and to the advantage
of the defense program, says David
S. Weaver, head of the Department
of Agricultural Engineering at N. L.
State Collesre.
The use of frozen lockers, he
pointed out, reduces the amount of
canninar necessary and saves tin, zinc,
and other metals vital to the defense
nrotrram. Onlv waxed paper and
cartons are used for frozen foods
Resources are saved when foods
are placed in the lorkers through
eliminating spoilage as well as waste
of feed which results when meat
animals and poultry are carried over
until needed or until 'butchering
weather."
Because most of the meat, fruits,
and vegetables processed in locker
plants are grown locally, transpor
tation facilities, central storage, re
frigerator cars, and handling facili
ties, and manpower can be released
. for emergency uses.
1 he t-, .. i i i;i,-i
to raise more of their own food-i
stuffs, Weaver believes, because
foods procesesd in locker plants make
possible greater variety in the diet
and are more palatable and nutritious
than foods preserved in the home by
other methods. The improved diet
which results should mean better
health and, consequently, greater ef-
ficiency and increased productivity
of farm people.
A recent survey showed that more
than 75 percent of all locker plants
are located in towns of less than
5,000 population and only 6 per cent
in town of 25.000 or more. Approx
imately 71 percent of all locker
patrons were actual farmers.
Practically all odors used in per
fumes can be produced synthetically,
the Department of Commerce says.
Mrs. Lucius Butt delisrhtfullv en
tertained a number of friends at her
home near New Hope on Friday
evening, honoring the tenth birthday
of her daughter, Mary Lou. The
house was decorated with vari-color-ad
latA an mm fir flowers. After sin fir
ing "Happy Birthday," several games
and contests were enjoyed with
Thomas Butt and Virginia Mae Long
winning prizes. Home-made candy
was served durinsr the games. The
truests were invited into the dining
room where they gathered around a
table centered with a huge birtnaay
cake, beautifully decorated, and top
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