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and the international policy OF the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs? The
right-wing candidate offered to
stand down in my favor if l would
repudiate my opinions. I refused.
Yet l was elected with ajority of
81 votes.
ed: Such narrow margin is
not unusual in France, where the
votes are often spread over the
candidates of as many as five
parties-in this case of 49,
Hitler Knew Weakness.
On March 7, 1896, Hitler occupied
the Rhineland. 1t was clear that he
was about to build the Siegfried
Line there to cover his rear while
he destroyed our allies in Eastern
Europe. We had not built up forces
capable of attacking him. and Hitler
knew we would hesitate to set in
motion a lengthy and dramatic gen.
eral mobilization of our cumbersome
defensive army.
The following October, the King
Of the Belgians broke his alliance
with France, declaring that Belgium
would be attacked by vast army
of tanks and that our help would
come too late. That same month,
Marshal Badoglio told Gen. Gamelin
that Mussolini was going over to
Hitler's camp because he considered
France finished"
In November. 1898, I became
Minister Of Finance. With war
impending, France faced economic
shipwreck.
The first condition for financial
recovery was to set France to work
again. Between 1928 (the start of
the armaments race and 1887, in
dustrial man-hours worked in Ger
many doubled, from 5000 ,000, 900 to
16 900 100000, whereas in France,
the figure fell from 5000 900 900 TO
6, 900 ,000, 600.
France was committing suicide
without suspecting it.
Seven months after I took over,
overtime rose from 3 TO IS per cent,
building jumped 96 per cent over
the preceding year. exports in
creased in volume by Is per cent,
and in value exceeded our expendi-
ture on armaments. Imitation came
to an end. gold flowed back into
the country, and, at time of COM
plete peace, I was able to devote
Al ,000, ,000, 600 francs to rearmament
which was more than had been
spent in all the six previous years.
Armed Too Late.
Alas! 1t came too late. Economic
and financial recovery should have
been started in 1923, when the
armament race began, when I was
urging the devaluation of the franc.
Prague, Memel, Albania followed.
We we're on the threshold of war
and still desperately weak. Sud-
denly. on August %, 1899, came the
thunderclap of the Hitler-Stalin
agreement. Twenty-seven months
earlier, I had told the opponents
of a Franco-RuSsian alliance that
this is not an imaginary danger.
The way to war was now wide
open. A week later it broke out.
After the collapse of our diplomacy,
we were about to witness the col
lapse of our army.
American Newspaper Alliance Reproduc-
in whole or in part forbidden
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the blockade around and over the
Japanese home islands. The COM
mentator said this thought was
insane"
"Wait and See" Policy.
In fact, he added, the japanese
command is determined not to act
no matter how great the enemy
provocation. This he termed a
wait and see" policy.
In another broadcast, Tokyo quot
ed Gen. Yasuji Okamura, supreme
commander of Japanese forces in
occupied China, as saying any with
drawal of his forces from China
would take two years.
"Of course the general said
should the American air force at
tempt to disturb our rear communi-
cations. the withdrawal period would
be inevitably prolonged"
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THE EVENING STAR Washington, D. c. - As


tions were felt as far as 27 miles
away.
Halifax itself was plunged into
darkness by the great 3 am. blast
which cut of all the power in the
city. Building lights were restored
about is minutes later. but street
lights remained of. The explosion
was accompanied by brilliant fash
and the roaring dctonation shook
buildings in communities or more
miles away.
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1912 Autos Now Rution-Free,
With Few, if Any, in Stock

Rationing restrictions have been
removed from new 1912 automobiles.
effective yesterday, but SO far no
one seems to know where there are
any new 1942. automobiles.
Fred L. Haller, secretary of the
Washington Automotive Trade AS
sociation, said fatty he knew no
dealer in the District had a new
car to sell.
In removing restrictions. the Of
fee of Price Administration an
nounced the number of new cars in
dealers hands was estimated at
slightly fewer than 5000. or less
than / per cent of the original
stock pile or $4,000.
According to Mr.. Haller, where
those 5000 or fewer cars are is the
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Chinese Publication
Wants Hirohito Hanged
Rs the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, July 10. - The
English-language National Herald,
mouthpiece of the Chinese Foreign
Office, today announced its support
of proposals by the Peoples Polit-
ical Council that Emperor Hirohito
be proclaimed war criminal and
hanged by China and her Allies.
"Hirohito should be held respon-
sible for Japan's policy of aggres-
sion, as well as for innumerable
atrocities perpetrated by Japanese
militariSts on different battle
fronts" the publication said.
After Japan's defeat, unless
Hirohito cheats justice by commit
ting suicide, he must be brought to
book, together with other Japanese
war lords. If he is unable to dis
prove the charges brought against
him-and we do not think he can
let him be hanged with the rest of
the gang"
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$64 question he would Ike to put
ito the OPA. He said there are
about 10000 automobile dealers and
some dealers may have had car
used as an Office car but still car
ried on the OPAs inventory as a
new car.
Mr.. Haller said he had heard OF
Is or 20 new cars in Wheeling, W.
Va, but that probably all had been
sold.
Dealers, harassed by disappointed
would-be purchasers, say they ex-
pect samples of new models by
about October l, but that the cars
produced this year will 60 first to
those on the OPA's eligible list and
they doubt there will be any new
cars for the public generally until
next year.
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Chinese Troops Rid
Indo-China Frontier
OF Jap&and Puppets
nr thr Associated press.

CHUNGKING, July 19.-In new
outbreak of fighting along the Indo-
China frontier Japanese and puppet
Indo-Chinese troops who launched
attacks against three points inside
China have been driven back across
the border, the Chinese high COM
mand reported today.
About 1900 japanese, aided by
puppet forces, launched the at
tacks July IA from Ira Limb, some
Is miles northeast of Caobang. On
July 16 enemy troops were driven
out of China, the high command
said.
To the east, other Chinese forces
continued a multi-pronged drive on
the former United States 14th air.
base city of Kweilin One column,
driving along a roundabout highway
leading from Liuchow to Kweilin,
by-paSsed the enemy-held town of
HSiujenhsien. AZ miles east of Liu-
chow, and headed for the highway
junction of Lsipo.
Communists in Action.
A Chinese column, pressing down
toward Kweilin from the northwest,
captured a point IA miles from the
former American base and pushed
on toward the city.
Meanwhile, to the far north
east, Chinese Communist forces
have driven the Japanese from
two towns and are advancing on
another, according to a Commun-
iSt Yenan radio broadcast heard
by the FEC.
(The broadcast said the 9Th
Route Army had captured Chan
hua, some IS miles northeast of
Tsinan in the northern province
of Shantung, clearing out Japa-
nese and puppets from the en-
tire county" and the town of
Shanhsien, about 65 miles north
east of Tlmgshan.
(The broadcast added that
Communist troops we're now
pressing toward Hweimin, about
20 miles southwest of Chanhua)
Annoy Japs Make Gain.
The high command admitted that
part of the Japanese garrison from
Annoy which was heading overland
toward Swatow had captured the
highway junction of Yunsiao against
Chinese resistance. Yunsiao is on
the coastal highway 65 miles north
east of Swatow
In the meantime, Chinese forces
mopped up enemy remnants east,
south and west of Changpu, on the
YunSiao
The high command belatedly an
nounced that Chinese regulars,
aided by local militia, on July re-
captured Pukiang, $50 miles south
west of Shanghai and 55 miles south
of Hangchow, the main enemy base
In Chekiang Province. From Pu-
kiang, the Chinese are in a posi-
ton to menace the stretch of rail-
road operated by the Japanese
south Of Hangchow.
Kanhsien Fight Renewed.
Chinese troops were fighting iso-
lated Japanese trying to fight their
way northward from the liberated
aifbase city of Kanhsien.
The Japanese, however, scored
gains in the drive toward Wanan on
the Kan River As miles north of
Kanhsien. Fighting still is in prog
reSs, the high command said.
japanese troops which were men,
acing Kanhsien from points 5 and
9la miles to the southeast were
counterattacked by Chinese forces
on July 16, the high command said
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Continued From First Page. }

France and Russia was the bogey
of the German general staff. WHY
did we decline this when 1t was
offered to usp
Defense Questioned.
Why had we built up an army
of defense instead of an army OF
attack, and why was this army of
defense lacking even in those de-
fensive weapons which the attackers
had in quantity?
And why up to the very eve of
war were we not able to cope with
that economic crisis which was
sapping the strength of France,
splitting her up into factions and
hampering her rearmament?
Where does the responsibility lie?
When disaster overlook us In
Belgium in May. 1910, why was ii
that l, as head of the government
called in Marshal Petain and Gen
Weygand?
And when the Battle of France
had been lost, why did l want to
go on fighting? Why was I over
thrown, and why did France sur
render on June 16, 1910?
Are we crazy enough to believe
this time also, that the war through
which We have just passed will be
the last? We must examine these
questions, recalling the epitaph
Rudyard Kipling suggested for the
graveyard of the British soldiers
who fell in the Battle of the Somme
I'VE lie here because our fathers
lied" France must stand her trial
and I stand forward as a witness
I nave to give an account of my
stewardship, and I am prepared 10
do so.
What sort of witness am I?
Accused After World War.
AS member OF the Chamber OF
Deputies since 1919, with the excep-
ton of the four years between 1924
and 1928, as one who has several
times held ministerial Office. and
who was Premier at the time of the
catastrophe, l have seen and heard
much.
When. after the last war I main
tained that Germany must pay rep
arations in kind, I was accused Of
alternating the symapthies of the
population Of our liberated areas.
When, as Minister Of Finance In
1880, ! argued that world crisis was
upon us, I was referred to President
Hoover who had declared, pros
perity Is just around the corner, u
and a newspaper of the extreme left
accused me of trying to influence the
stock exchange for my personal
benefit.
My declaration that the friendship
Of America was valuable item in
our national assets was attributed
TO my interest in Mexican chain
store"
Branded War Monger.'
When I pointed out the threat OF
European domination contained in
"Mein Kampf" and called upon my
country to arm, I was branded as
war monger."
My advocacy Of an alliance with
Russia led to assertions that 1 was
in the pay of the Soviet Government
and of The Jews.
A newspaper of the extreme right
one day accused me, on the front
page. of being in British pay, and
on the second page. Of being sub
sidized by German interests.
In the elections of 1896, I was
opposed by Is candidates, represent
ing every shade of political opinion
Could one blame the ordinary elec-
tor, full of respect for established
authority, for doubling a candidate
who opposed alike the financial pol
icy of the Bank of France, the
military policy of the General staff
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Weather Report

District of Columbia-Cloudy and
humid with showers this afternoon
and early tonight; highest temper
ature this afternoon near 80 de-
grees and low tonight near 10. Con-
siderable cloudineSs tomorrow with
afternoon showers likely.
Virginia and Maryland-Mostly
cloudy with showers and scattered
thunderstorms in east portion and
a few scattered thundershowers in
west portion early tonight. Consid-
cradle cloudiness with moderate
temperature tomorrow: scattered
afternoon and evening showers and
thunderstorms.
River Report.
Potomac River clear; Shenandoah
muddy at Harpers Ferry; Potomac very
muddy at Great Falls.
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Blasts
Continued From First Page.)

to have been confined to the north
ern part of the city.
AS the blasts rose in intensity, re-
ports poured in from communities
miles away which had felt the
shocks. The initial blasts had
shaken buildings 5 to 10 miles away,
but the later and heavier detona-
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Hahn as vice MIR. Ham.
chairman of the industrial area
Vesper Smith will be executive as
sistant. Division chairmen will in
clude D. r. Myers, for fuels and
chemicals concerns. and James r.
Skinker, for the construction indus
try. Mr.. Hahn will appoint others
later.
Clarence Sheffield, Business Divi-
sion chairman, will confer with all
his unit chairmen next week to re-
view the War Funds organization
for solicitation in business Offices.
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ice president
and commercial
manager of the
Potomac Electric
Power Co. and is
a member of the
w a S h ! n g t o n
Board of Trade.
He has been ac-
tive in COM
m u nifty cam
paigns for about
eight years. He
lives at 2427 Otis
street NE.
Henry Gichner
viii assist Mr..
HaL~ ,,;an
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public support which he said was
growing unsatisfactory to America s
war leaders.
He heaped scorn on Admiral
Chester w. Nimitz's statement that
one of the reasons for the surface
attacks was to extend and tighten
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Dwight {. Hahn 10 Head
War Fund Industry Unit

Dwight E. Hahn will head the in
dustrial unit of the Business Divi-
sion for the 1945 Community War
Fund drive, 1t was announced today.
Mr.. Hahn is assistant to the
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ADVERTISEMENT.
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Relieved in 5 minutes or

When excess stomach acid causes painful, suHosks
Ing gas. sour stomach heartburn doctors usually
prescribe the fastest acting medicines known for
vmptomatc relief-medietnes like those IN Ball ans
Tablets No laxative. Bell-sns brings comfort in
ftny or double Jour money back On retarn d bottls
o as. Csc 1t su druKgists
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FOUND.

FOR LOST and wanted dogs phone 81,
5ls3. MONTGOMERY COUNTY ANIMAL
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Record for Last .4 Hour,

Record for Last n Hours.
tFrom noon yesterday to noon todsy.)
Highest, 7s, at 3 p.m.: year ago, S3
Lowest, SO, at noon yesterday; year
20, 65.
Record Temperature This Year.
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Highest, go, on July /.
Lowest, IL, on January Is.
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Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey.)
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Humidity Report.
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Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital (current month TO date).
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Automobile lights must be turned on
one-hal hour after sunset.
Precipitation.
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WALLET, lady's, black. containing person.
al papers. Reward. Phone EN-. 7194.
WALLET, mans, brown, containing classi-
fed and draft cards with other personal
papers, also sum of money, between Park
road and Taylor ST., Friday evening Call
RA o05l Reward
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WALLET-Dark brown. Sunday. vic. 14th
and Fairmont: belonging to Prenchman.
Phone Adams 0e90, Ext. Fl: leave message,
,19s
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pany as to when he will come

pany as to when he will come
home?
A. Tentative sailing date for
that outfit was the first week in
December. -
@. The man I am engaged to
enlisted in the Marine Corps four
years ago for a fouryear term.
He is on Guam now but wrote re.
Gently that he had hopes Of being
home by Christmas, is that pos
sible ana will he be discharged?
A. He won't be sent home I'M
til the end Of his enlistment, and
not then unless he has so or more
points. However, with a high
point score he might be sent home
before Christmas in anticipation OF
discharge.
@. More than a month ago I be-
gan to receive returned mail
had sent to a friend in China. He
was transferred from one unit to
another. In one letter he would say
he'd be home for Christmas, in the
next, not to expect him for 4 few
months. Last week I received two
letters, one saying he had left for
Shanghai November 8, and from
there for home. The other said
that high point men would be
shipped out and with 40 points he
would be left behind. Can you
| give me any information on his
chances Of coming home?
A. He doesn't have enough
points for discharge and nobody
could say when he will be return
ed.
H Questions will be answered only
in this space-not by mail.)
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|EXCHANCITES GET
VOCATIONAL STORY

Exchange Club members heard
an interesting vocational talk by
Charles Burke at their regular
meeting yesterday. Exchangite
Burke, who has been handling the
Clubs bulletin for the last few
months, reviewed his career after
leaving the service and his con-
nections with the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad where he is con-
nected with the Accounting Depart
ment for Maintenance and Sup
plies.
A letter was read from the USO
advising Of the programs arranged
for Christmas and inviting the
members participation and aid
therein.
Richard Dunlea, club member
who has been i'll for some weeks,
was reported as still in the hos
pital.
A committee was appointed by
President Pigford to advise on the
possibility of entertaining the
State Exchange Clubs here at a
board meeting in March.
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YOUR G. |. RIGHTS
BY DOUGLAS LARSEN

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 - Here
are some questions regarding the
return of GIs from overseas.
@. Last word / heard is that my
husband was with the 53rd Gen
eral Hospital. What information
can you give me about the present
location of that unit and when 1t
will return?
A. That outfit is in Tideworth,
England now. It is Under orders
to return, but no date has been
set.
@. Will you kindly give me IN
formation about my son in the
4050th Quartermaster Truck Com
TI ACCTFIEn nTSPT .AY
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NEW CHAIRMAN

NEW BERN, Dec. 7-George W.
Ipock, Of Ernul, has been reelected
chairman Of the board Of Craven
county commissioner for his 18th
consecutive term. He has served
in this capacity since 1881.
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BANKS PONY. 700 LBS. 5 YEARS OLD
Ride or work. Rex Kern, Castle Hayne
N c.
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S1LVERTONE CONSOLE 4 BAND RAJ
dio, $1,000. Automatic record play
er, cabinet and classical records. $50
Discount for both. 433 Carolina avenue,
Corner Front St. Extension
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FOR SALE-LARGE, GENTLE SADDLE
and work pony. 2 saddles. Also incu-
| bator. Dial 2-3720.
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RADIO BATTERIES. HEAVY DUTY
1,o00-hour pre-war style. $5.95. Mai
orders add seventy cents G70). Brax-
toms, Whiteville, N. c..
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STOVE MAT. WASH POT 25-GALLON.
mail box, automatic wood burner No.
IS, trash burner, hand saw, barrel
faucet, well pulley, Aladdin lamp.
Reasonable. 1862 Adams ST., Riverside
apartments.
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PRICED FOR QUICK SALE. MUST
| leave town 4-room cottage furnished,
| Kure Beach, N. c. Phone 1891. Caro-
lima Beach. Also wheel tandrum
home built hauling trailer.
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SPENCER INDIVIDUALLY DESIGNED
supports. Measurements accurate. Mrs.
L. B. Mauney, 109 Walnut. Dial 2-3265.
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LEAD THE CHRISTMAS PARADE WITH
toys from H. Berger and Son Furni-
ture Co. Hundreds of Christmas spe-
Gals at this modern store. Children's
rockers, $1.95; doll cradles, $195; hob
by horses, $2.95. 707 No. Fourth St.
Dial 5128.
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80-Houses For Sale

1916 IDLEWILD-6 ROOMS AND BATH
Large lot, Pennsylvania avenue, Win
ter Park. Hughes & Higgins, Realtors
Wallace Building. Third and Princess
Dial 1881
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| 7o-For Sale

Lands SHOE F1NIsHER WITH DUST
collect. Must be sold Immediately.
Cheap. See Mr.. Clark at H. L. Green S
shoe department,
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$l3.95

Send $685. deposit with order We
will ship it COD $1,000 plus express
charges. Or, send full $13.95 with
order and We'll prepay the express.
Shipment guaranteed before Christ
mas. as long as the supply lasts.
or money will be refunded. hurry!
CHICAGO SIGN SALES CORP.
Charlotte, North Carolina
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ADMINISTRATIVE NOTICE
Having qualified as Administrative OF
the Estate of Blake D. Applewhite, de-
ceased, late of New Hanover County,
North Carolina, this is to notify all per-
sons having claims against the estate
of said deceased to exhibit them to the
undersigned at IA Market street, Will
mington, N. c., on or before the It'll
day of December, 1916, or this notice
will be plead in bar of their recovery.
All persons indebted to said estate
will please make immediate payment.
This the 7th day of December, 1945.
MARJORIE M APPLEWH1TE,
Administrative of the Estate of
Blake D. App1ewhite.
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CLASSIFIED DISPLAY
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GIRLS BICYCLE FOR SALE. $50. GOOD
condition. Call 4737 after $50 p. m.

FOR SALE-STEEL DRUMS AND BAR
rels. National Biscuit Co., 8o7 North
Fourth.
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WATER COAL HEATER AND CLRCU-
lator. 32-Gal tank combined. Jesse
James Barbecue and Oyster Roast,
Whiskey Creek Bridge.
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90.-Help Wanted Female.

BEAUTY OPERATORS WANTED. VIII
mington Beauty Shop, l Post ottlce
Avenue. Dial 7438.
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.,,rrNT OF GENERAL CORD
.,ors ALL SIZES. PASSEN'
,rp AND TRUCK. B & N.
~pr CO., THIRD AND CAMP
BELL ST. DIAL 1868.
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TWO HEAVY TRUCK MECHAN-
les. PERMANENT. POSITION
EXCELLENT. SALARY. WIRE
OR CALL, CHILDRESS TRANS
PORTATION CO., PHONE 800,
SANFORD, N. c 4
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Centipedes a foot long are
found in the West Indies.
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Successful Chesterfield
Hunting Plan Is Resumed

his bag" to the farmer II re-
quested to do so. Usually the
farmer jots down on paper the
car license number, name and
address, or hunting license num-
Der of the hunter who receives
the permit, so that he has some
means Of Identification In case
any difficulty should arise.
The regulation that hunters
car must remain parked in the
farmers yard while the permit
is In possession of the hunter
has proven to be the keystone
upon which the success of the
plan depends. With this rule
strictly enforced, both gang
hunting" and roadside parking
are eliminated. The hunter
knows that he will be held re-
sponsible for his conduct while
his car Is "in hook" to the
farmer; and the farmer knows
that he has a means OF control
over hunters on his property.