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<iINDAY, JULY 15, 1945,
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Crawford W. Long
Descendant Sought
By Stamp Collector
BY VIRGINIA WOODALL
1s there a descendant in Ath
ens of Crawford W. Long who
would aid an. ardent: stamp col
jector in Paterson, N. J., in his
hunt for an autograph from a
direct descendant of that great
Geo-gian?
Bruyn A. Glann, a banker in
Patersoge has written such an ap
peal to Mrs. Virginia H. Keller. |
Cashier at Hubert Banking com- |
pany heze. “The New Jersey
stamp collector contends that his |
collection has been pronounced
by one of ‘America’s most out
tanding collectors, as being the |
most edueational and interesting
that has ever come td his atten
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“O‘Mr, Glann has achieved this
Gistinctive collection because he
has “written in tendeg touching
words, a short narrative which
has been printed beautifully at
the top of each stamip page. In
that story, I attempt to tell
that which has altogether too
often been left untold; most of
the covers have veen autograph
eq by some direct descendant of
the person honored on the
stamp.”
The letter continued, “The
cover containing the stamp to
honor Dr. Crawford Long con
tains no autograph, and I do
wisp one most earnestly. I only
know that Dr. Long lived the
jast twenty eight years of his
jife in your city, ,and that in
1910, an obelisk was erected inl
his memory. The thought came;
to me that perhaps you may
know the name and address of
one of his direct descendants. If
not, that you may bhe able to di
rect me to another who does
have that informaticn. Or per
haps there may be in Athens |
some building in . the Doctor's
memory from which I can secure
literature which might give the
information. Does the nawme
Long appear in either the city
or ielephone directory.” Would |
you be willing to assist a fellow
banker in the pursuit of his hob
by?”
Glann says thache is endeav-'
oring to complete the presiden- |
tial and famous American group‘
of his collection and has the
greatest part of them mmpleted.l
Having found Mrs. Kellar’'s name
in the bank directory and‘noting|
that she lived in Athens, he has-l
tened to' write for information
about the Georgian who discev
eretl ether. As the colleclor cited,
Dr. Long liveq in Athens for 28
years and was in business here
during that period as a druggist.
There is a ‘marble strucrure!
with a bronze plague in his mem
ory in front of the pharmacy j
building on the University cam-!
pus. Dr. Long also died hert—,‘
after practicing medicine lin
Athens for a number of years.
Mrs. Kellar says that she has
not as yet bheen able to secure
the information requested in or
der that she might answer the
man’s letter.
The Banner-Herald reporter,
havir,z been stirred with an in
terested curiosity, endeavored to
find a descendant here of Dr.
Long. Itisrecalled that histhree
caughters, Frances Long Taylor,
Emma Long, and Mrs. A. O. Har
per, all of them deceased, left no
children. If was further disclos
ed that there wer, some Longs
who came to this city from Nash
ville who were thought to be|
cousins of the doetor. These,
however, could not be located by!
the reporter. Thus the curiosity
remains. \ |
For the good of the reporter’s
curiosity and as ap aid to Mr.
Glann ip completing his collec
tion, is there a descendant of Dr.
Long in Athens now? 1
Athens. Regional Library is planning to compile a pérmanent and
complete racord of all Clarke county men and women in the Army,
Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. This will probably he the
only single, combined record and will be of great value in yearsjto
come. No doubt there wlll be some memorial to commemorate the
services of our men and women, and the only way to have a com
plete record is to prepare it when information is currently avaliable.
The objective can be attained only with the cooperation of every
interested person. The accompanying form is suggestive of the
If the form is not large enough for pertinent information, con
biogra.phlcal data desired. Please flll it in and bring or malil it to
should be printed or written with great care.
ATHENS REGIONAY, LIBRARY, ATHENS, GEORGIA. The name
tinue on an attached sheet of paper. In case any family lacks this
form for each member to be reported, the same information may be
writtan on any stationery and will be handled just as carefully.
Small photographs, clippings and other material will be very wel-
Everyone interested in having an accurate record preserved 18
urged to call this request to the attention of neighbors and friends.
come. Be sure to use a separate form or sheet of paper for each
person to be reported. ‘
Organizations having lists of members in the services are requested
to send copies of such lists to the Library, as every existing source
will be needed for checking.
To keep the record up to date from now on, all information such
a 8 new inductions and promotions shoeld be reported to the Library.
This must be done either in person or by mall, because there is too
great chance of error when the telephone is used.
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Maj. Gen. Chennault
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BY CLYDE A. FARNSWORTH |
I_ KINMING, China, July 14—(®)|
Maj. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault,,l
| commander of the U. S. 14th Air|’
‘Force in China and.former color
ful leader of the famous “Flying|
lTigers,” said today that he was
leaving China and would retire
|from the Army after returning to|'
{ America. ]
Chennault, 54-year-old genius|
and guiding light behind the|
steady growth of American Air!‘
{Force in China, announced his
]resignation at a press conference
here two days after the appoint-|
| ment of Lt. Gen. George E. Strate-!
!meyer as commander of an aug
| mented U. S. Air Force in China.l
_ It previously had been stated
that Chennault would retain his|.
command of the “Fighting Four
: teenth.” :
Chennault’s 14th Air Force,|
which took the place of the Gen-|
eral’s brainchild—the speetacular |
‘American volunteer group of “Fly
ing Tigers”—has wiped virtually
ievery Japanese plane from China
skies, ;
I “The Japanese now are beaten|
in the air in China,” Chennault
I said in his resignation statement.
An old barnstorming pilot, he[
called in correspondents to tell
them of his decision as Lt. Gen.
Albert C. Wedemeyer, commander |
of all United States forces in the
China theater, said in Chungkingl
that he had accepted Chennault‘s|‘
‘ resignation.
Chennault peinted out that he‘
.retired once before eight years
'ago because of his health and that|
he had spent most of the inter
| vening years in China. He went
to China in 1937 to work for the
Chiang Kai-Shek government, and
in 1942 was recalled to active
duty with the U. S. Army.
Chennault said he hoped to re
turn home as soon as -Strate
meyer's organjzation had been
perfected.
In Calcutta, Stratemeyer, com
mander of the Allied Eastern Air
Command until its recent disband
ing, declared that the “Army Air
Force is losing an outstanding of
ficer as a result of Maj. Gen.
Chennault’s decision to retire)” |
LUMBER NEEDED
Greater production of lumber
is essential to winning the war,
foresters of the Agricultural Ex
tension Service point out. Sawlog
production must be vigorously
| continued throughout the summer
| and fall if *serious shortages and
mill shutdowns are to be averted.
Needs for lumber have inéreased
since V-E Day.
Mulching Garden
Will Help Keep
The Moisture In
' Mulching the veggtable garden
will help conserve the moisture
in the soil, keep plants from dry
ing out and aid in keeping down
weed growth, according to Elmo
Ragsdale, horticulturist of the
Georgia Agricultural Extension
Service.
Mulching is valuable around
tomatoes that are not staked and
around cucumber and squash
plants, Ragsdale pointeq out. It
keeps the fruit off the ground
keeping the fruit cleaner &nd
freer of certain rots that are
carried in the soil.
Straw, dried lawn clipping o
‘drieds leaves may be used as
'mulch, the horticulturist said.
Leaves which will mat down into
a tight blanket when used alone
are not suitable as a mulch.
The mulch material should be
spread between the rows and
around the plants, he pointed out.
It should not be spread more
than two incheg thick or it may
defeat its purpose by absorbing
water from light rains and keep
it from the soil.
Besides conserving moisturse, a
muleh helpg to keep . ‘the soil cool
and promotes the ~growth of
feeder roots, the horticulturist
declared. Mulching helps reducc
the wasteful run-off of water
and decreases soil erosion.
~ “If you water ycur garden, do
a thorough job,” Ragsdale advis
ed. “Apply enough water so that
it will penetrate.thgy soil so a
‘depth of six to eight inches, sup
plying the plants adequately
once. a week. Light sprinklings
)usu.ally do more harm than
good.” :
lAmall Points Out
Several Reforms :
)In New Constitution
(Continued from page one.)
the postwar reconversion period,
just as it was imperative that the
freight rate discrimination be re
moved before we turned toward
postwar industrial reconversion,
and just as it was essential that!
we take stock of our resources, as
the state is doing through its
Agricultural and Industrial Dev
elopment Board. After the war
would be too late to be preparedl
for the era of challenge and of
| opportunity that Georgia and the
rest of the South will face.
Some of the most important of
the reforms in the new state
charter deal with state finances.
l This administration, when it
took office, found state debts to
]taling almost $36,000,000. There
was no appropriation act.
Through prudent budgeting, made
possible through a realistic ap
propriations act and enforcement
of the budget bureau act, the
state debt has been reduced rap
idly, and Georgia will not owe a
dollar by the end of the present
fiscal year. . .
Debt-Free State
That a debt-free state is desir
able at the start of reconversion
is obvious. That a debt-free state
is an invitation to waste, extrav-~
agance and recklessness, unless
the public treasury is protected,
is quite possible. The new Con
stitution makes the budgetary
' provisions, under which Georgia
has been able to pay its way out
of debt, a part of our basic law.
In addition, the allocation sys
tem is eliminated, so that all
funds must go into the state{
treasury and can be withdrawn
only by a valid warrant, drawn}
pursuant to an appropriation by
the legislative branch of govern
ment.
Finally, whatever appropria
tions act is current will continue
in effect in Georgia until another
| is passed by the Assembly, thus
|'assuring the people of the state
| that no fiscal crisis can occur in
our state.
Will Remain Solvent
These three provisions in the
new state Constitution are guar
antees that Georgia’s government
in the future will remain solvent.
No state agency can creaie a
“floating debt” in anticipation of
an appropriation. No contracts
can be let unless the money is
available with which to pay for
the work. No agency can accum
ulate large departmental reserves
and spend them in some subse
quent fiscal year in defiance of
the legislature. No governor can
use the budgetary power to pun
ish state employees who might
| disagree with him. No state debt
can be created except with the
approval of the General Assem
bly and the people.
In the past, in our state, there
have been occasions when some
state agencies have been “rolling
in money,” while eqtally impor
tant agencies were compelled to
curtail vita? services because they
were inadequately financed. The
schools of Georgia, for example,
have received substantial . in
creases in their grants from the
state since January, 1943, princi
pally becausé this administration,
through the excellent legislation
provided by the General Assem
bly, was able to hold the line on
other spending and meet the
crisis in the educational estab
lishment.
Georgia will be able, in the
postwar period, to provide for all
its needed services, including
public works, if its debts are re
tired and its finances are kept in
order. The new Constitution pro
vides the means by which this
can and will be done.
WATER FOR COWS
During July good dairy farm
ers will see that the milking herd
has access to a supply of clean,
wholesome water, dairymen of
the Agriclutural Extension Serv
ice point out. An abundant sup
ply of water is important in get
ting a full flow of milk, in the
wholesomeness of tHe milk and in
the health of the herd, =
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litter of 15 (one died) pups she ushered into the world at Alham-
L bra. Calif. Shels awned by Mrs. Harrv A MeCollom.
Leon Barnett Dies
}At Winterville
Home; Rites Today
Leon Barnett passgd away at
his home in Winterville early yes
terday morning. Young Leon was}
two years and eigut month old. |
Funeral services will held at
the graveside in the Pittman
Cemetery tomorrow afternoon at
4 o'clock, and interment wil be
in the Pittman Cemetery. Rev.
T. L. Christian will officiate. Bur
|ial arangements are by McDor
man-Bridges.
Leon is survived by his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Barnett; one
brother, Dawson Barnett; grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Tol
bert, Union Peint, Ga., and Mr.
and Mrs. W. I, Barnett of Nich-[
olson, Ga.
Leon_was one of the most be-l
oved chkidren in the community
of Winterville and the many
friends of the family wi#ll be
grieved to learn of ais death. He
had not ben weil for sometime,
but the little fellow was of a}
‘bright and happy nature, and
won the love and attention of all
whio knew him.
lNavy Shifts Pacific
| Commands; Prepare
lFor Final Showdown
(Continued trom Page One.)
now a member of the generall
board, to relieve Adm. Harold R.
Stark as commander of naval
forces in Europe. Adm. Stark will
retire for age after his return to
this country. ’
Vice Adm. Aubrey W. Fitch,{
being relieved by Viee Adm.
Mitscher as deputy chief of Naval
Operations for Air, will become
superintendent of the Naval Acad
emy and commandant of the
Severn River Naval Command.
Rear Adm. John R. Beardall,
now Academy superintendent, will
relieve Rear Adm. Howard F.
Kingman as commandant of the
15th Naval District and command
er of the Panama Sea Frontiert
and Southeast Pacific. Rear Adm.
Kingman ‘will report to the Pa-|
cific Fleet commander in chief for |
his assignment. !
Other changes:
Vice Adm. Murray relieves Vice
Adm. John H. Hoover as com
mander in the Marianas, and Vice
Adm. Hoover succeeds Vice Adm.
Towers as deputy commander in
chief of the Pacific Fleet.
Vice Adm. William R. Munroe
will be detached as commander of|
{the South Atlantic.to relieve Vice
Adm. Robert C. Giffen as com
|mander of the Caribbean Sea
frontier and commandant of the
{loth Naval District. 1
1 Vice Adm. Giffen will relieve '
{Vice Adm. Sherwood A. Taffinder!
'|as commander service force in the
| Atlantic, and Vice Adm. Taffinder
| will succeed Vice Adm. David W. '
Bagley, as commandant of the
14th Naval District and Hawaiian
| Sea frontier. |
{Vice Adm. Bagley succeeds Vice
|Adm. Alfred W. Johnson, retired,
tas a member of the U. S.-Mexican
{Defense Commission and a mem
{ber of the permanent joint board
jof defense, United States and
|Canada. Vice Adm. Johnson will
jreturn to inactive duty.
| Rear Adm. W. H. P. Blandy will
|{succeed Rear Adm. Wilden L.
"I Ainsworth as commander of eruis
|ers and destroyers in the Pacific.
|Rear Adm. Ainsworth succeeds
'|Rear Adm. David McD. Lebreton
‘{as commandant of the sth Naval
| District and commander of the
| Norfolk, Va., Naval Operating
'{Base. Rear Adm. Lebreton be
jcomes president of the Naval Ex
amining Board.
| Rear Adm. Francis W. Roek
ywell succeeds Rear Adm. Gilbert
|J. Rowcliff as senior member of
|the West Coast Board of Inspec
,{tion and Survey. Rear Adm. Row
| cliff will report to the Chief of
,|Naval Operations pending trans
fer to inactive duty, having reach
'jed retirement age.
| Rear "Adm. Louis E. Denfeld,
|commander of a battleship divi=
‘|sion, has been ordered to report
' |to Secretary Forrestal for duty.
'| Rear Adm. Russell S. Berkley,
“|commander of a cruiser division
lin the Pacific, has been ordered to
- |report to the chief of Naval Oper
- |ations.
Rear Adm. James L. Holloway,
: [recenfly promoted to flag rank,
| |will relieve Rear Adm. Francis
Yellow Free Stone
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j@nnu_al freckle contest in New
ork picked Frances Scully, 11,
above, as queen of the show. If
you don’t think she won, try
counting the freckles! ‘
C. Denebrink as commander of the
Fleet Operational Training Com
mand in the Pacific. Rear Adm.
Denebrink will report to the Pa
cific Fleet commander in chief
for further assignment.
i
. Jerry, Donna Tate
Celebrate Birthday
Little Jerry and Donna Tate
celebrated their third and sixth
birthday Wednesday, July 11, at
their home on Wilkinson Street.
Thirty-five guests were invited
for the festive occassion. Small
lpink baskets with colored mints
and American Flags were biven
all the guests as favors.
Delicious pink and wuaite ice
' cream and cake were served and
everyone sang “Happy Birthday.”
| 500,000 In Army Will
| Be Ample After The
| War, Senator Says
» (Continued trom page one.)
| al organization actually comes
+into being. =
He vopiced the opinion that the
| Senate will ratify the chartér
| after not more than 10 days ci
| debaté adding:
: “There won't be more than
siXx votes against it in the Sen
ate.” Connally disclosed that
| Senator Hiram Johnson (D-Czl.)
Iwil] be recorded as against ap
proving the charter, and Senator
' Murray (D-Mont.) as for, with
! Senator Shipstead (R-Minn.) not
| recorded.
’ Johnson was among those who
| opfposed American participation
lin the League of Nations after
| the last, war.
! Who Will Dominate
} Europe’s Affairs?
| Confronts Big-Three
'l (Continued from Page One.)
] plement the Yalta agreement, it
lwould strengthen the first-hand
,‘report he is to make immediately
.lto Congress upon his return from
| the Big Three conference.
1 An adequate amount of sleep
| and - rest is so necessary for child
)| growth that families and school
. | administrators should provide for
these essential needs in planning
4 the child’s daily program, special
,lists of the Georgia Agricultural
;- Extension Service point out.
Mrs. Gertryde
White Dies In
Local Hospital
Mrs. Gertrude Ssorrells White,
63, died in a local hospital early
yvesterday afternoen after an ill
ness of several days. She was
born in Madison county and had
lived there all of her life.
Funeral services will be held at
the graveside in the Comer ceme
tery and interment will be there
‘also. Services will be at 5:30 this
‘afternon. Rev. W.' H. Hill, pastor
of the Comer Methodist cg:rch,
,will officiate. Bernstein Funeral
Home is in charge of arrange
{ments.
Mrs. White is survived by one!
daughter, Mrs. Willie Lee Hackett,
Comer, Ga.; one son, Mr. J. H.
White, Comer, Ga.; one grandson,
Mr. Charles H. Hackett, Comer,
Ga.; one granddaughter, Miss Sid
ney Ann White, Comer, Ga.; one
brother, Mr. C. Allen Sorrells,
Comer, Ga., and one sister-in-law,
Mrs. Bertha S. Sorrells, also of
Comer.
Mrs. White was a member of
the Comer Methodist church, and
she had many friends throughout
Madison county who regret to
learn of her passing.
PLEASANT GROVE BAPTIST
CHURCH WILL OSERVE A
DAY OF PRAYER
The Pleasant Grove Baptist
Church at its regular morning
service today, will ebserve a day
of Prayer and tmanksgiving. This
will be the last service to be held
in the old church building, as.
the next day the men will begin
dismantling it and begin building
the frame work for the new
Churcu. All of the departments of
the church wil share in the pro
gram. All the old members who
were there during the construc
tion of the present building will
be given special recognition, as
well as all of those who have come
into the memebrship during the
use of the present building. All
of the memebrs and friends of
Ithe churciy are cordialy invited
and uregd .to come for this
great day.
On Sunday August 19th. the
churech will observe “Loyalty
Day.” At which time we are to
have ‘“dinner on the ground” and
the members and friends of the
church are to make their contri
bution to the Building Fund, with
the aim in view to raise enough
to complete the new Building. All
itae members and friends of this
great church will gather that
week for their regular Awugust
meeting hoping that it will be
held in the New Building.
\ The common tongue of Egypt
is Arabic.
NOT OVER g
YE I 2 ' :
Not over by any means. Italy L m«l@lfi%
and Germany are through ... : %;§§‘ (e
defeated by the greatest men ?‘ o,
in the world. But there is still : ng :
lots for us to do in Europe. We = % g %’i M I
must remold the government ... '(W §sg§¢ 1
remold a people to our level of : i:? :%?‘ mm@; R
peace and decency .. . AND | by ““%g poty
REMEMBER . . . there’s still . R
that treacherous little “yellow ' e L
people” in the Pacific to be " P :
knocked out yet ... THATS : e P- 2
WHY .., . A
We're All Still In There Pitchin’
But we need help, We need the help of every eligible ;
woman in America to serve in the Women’s Army -Corps.
With an Army of Occupation in Europe . . , shifting com
bat troops and supplies to the Pacific . . . caring for our
wounded in hospitals . . . and literally hundreds of un- :
filled jobs makes your services imperative. If you are
20 to 38 years of age, with two years of high school,
you may qualify, Why not have the satisfaction of know- :
ing you did your share, AS A SOLDIER! We, the women,
can help to bring victory sooner. THEN WE'LL ALL
COME MARCHING HOME. “GI JOES AND JANES”
MARCHING HOME TOGETHER. e
For A Personal Interview See WAC Sgt. Ruth Ritter
Any Tuesday, 203 Post Office Building, Athens, Ga.
U.S. ARMY RECRUITING STATION e
203 P. O. Building Ry voy sy
! Athens, Ga. ’ the following gues
£iease send me, without any obligation on my part, the new . tions: ;
fllustrated booklet about the Wacs.. . telling fil):yulfilejf)bslhcy Are you belween '
do, how they live, their training, pay, officer selection, etc. M and 307
A i e e | ESS T G- ]
ADDRESS. e e Havé you had at .
SRR
STATE JBONE NO. i
This Message Published in the Interests of the War
Effort by a Patriotic Local Corporation.
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| Capt. Homer L..Grosskope, eom- '
mander of the USS Nevada, is I
pictured delivering orders to the
crew of the battleship that ‘
weathered %the Jap attack at
Pearl Harbor, a suicide bomb- |
ing off Okinawa, a shelling from
a Jap vattery there, and land
ings on the Narmandy coast.
Pecan Shuckworms
Can Be Controled
By Plowing Under
Shuckworm damage to the pe
can ¢rop can be stopped by
plowing under or picking up in
fested nuts that drop in June|
and July to %ill worms in theml
and prevent infestation of the
full grown nuts, George H. Firor, |
horticulturist of the Georgia Ag
ricultural Extension Service, de-l
clared today. }
“Turning the nuts under three
or four inches deep in the soil
from July 10 to 15 2nd again
three zeeks later will be very
beneficial in insuring a crop fiee
nt this insect which causes con
sderable damage,” he said.
Gathering and destroying all
pecan shucks in the faly will ~on
tral the overwintering generation
of shuckworms, Firor pointed
out. >
The only known way to counirol
the pecan weevil, he said, is by
bumping the trees and catching
the weevils on larg sheets to pre
vent them from laying eggs in
the nuts. “This work should start
the 'latter part of July and should
continue about once a week un
til mid-September or as long as
weevils are abundant,” Firor ad-\
ded. {
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lbxtensmn Service |
Publishes Series {
Canning Maruals
Publication of a series of four
canning manuals to assist Geor-
Jgia 4-H Club members in mak
-1 ing the maximum c¢ontribution
Ito the food preservation program
| was announced today by the
(Georgia Agricultural Extension
Service.
TThe new canning manuals,
first ever prepared especially for
4-H members, were designed for
iirst, second, third and fourth
year club members.
Written by -Mrs. Ruth T.
| Broach, the manuals give specif
lic directions on types of jars to
iuse, labels, sealing jars, squip
| ment and the varioug steps in
| canning different types of fruits
| and vegetables.
' Georgia 4-H club girls canned
| 1,587,015 quarts of foodstuff in
| 1944, Mrs. Broach pointed out,
| predicting that they will set a
§ new record this year.
Four-H members can obtain
‘copies of the canning manuals
from their county home demon
]stration or agricultura] agent or
Ifrom the Extension Service here.
lShlps Bombard Steel |
Plant, Finding |
Resistance Meager :
(M&g&ea fium page one.)
southwest of Amoy port. These
Japanese troops were part of a
froee which landed neag Amoy
June 30.,
Or the Kwangtung province
front .the Japanese advancded 50
miles and captured Yeungkong,
145 miles southwest of Canton,
In Burma, British troops clear
ed the Japanese from three addi
tional villages in the Pegu sec
ter,
America’s ~ colorful 14th Air
IForce commander in @hina, Ma
jor General Claire L. Chennault,
announced his resignation and
said he would retire from the
Army. The resignation, coming
two days after appointment of an
overall U. 8. air commander in
China, was accepted by Lt. Gen.
Albert C. Wedemeyer, chief of
A‘merican forces in the China
theater, flamn
KEEPING ’EM FLYING
The Air Technical Command
Service has devised a new auto+
matic conveyor system that can be
used for cleaning used Army air
plane engine parts of accumulated
dirt, grease and carbon after thou
sands of hours of operation under
air battle conditions and wear.
Weeds rob plants of water,
{ food, space and lgiht.
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