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THEGLEANER GRAHAM, N. C., JUNE 27,1946 ISSUED EVERT THURSDAY I. P. KERNODLE, JR., Manager $1 AO A YEAR IN ADVANCE Ee ?rvd at tha Pistofttce at Oiatiam, N. C? as Mccnd-daas matter. I LOOKING I AHEAD Fit GEORGE S. BENSON k Prtilittt?Hiriiif CtUtft Eat Cake Today's acute housing shortage was in plain view ten years ago. Experts in the business of building and equipping homes were writing articles and making speeches back in the 1930's forcasting what they called the building boom of the 1940's. They supported their pre dictions with sound reasoning and leaders in many equipment lines arranged to meet the demand. A quick look at census figures, years before Pearl Harbor, would have convinced almost anybody that an unusually big share (say 20%) of the U. S. population would reach an age to be married be tween 1940 and 1946. Patently this would call for more places to live and, true to form under free en terprise, business men began get ting ready quietly to serve this market, but war interfered. m XT _ S 4_ ? rum nut E.UCUICU. Wars always frustrate plans, and few were revised more in World War II than those of the building trades. Priorities on materials, general shortage of labor and the compelling urge for victory changed most things but the predicted need for more housing came right on schedule. It Is even bigger than experts estimated ten years ago be cause war retarded building and accelerated marrying. Plans made before the war for meeting this expected peak demand are still workable plans. If indus try were free today as it was then, people who want homes would be getting them a great deal faster. I believe Herbert U. Nelson of the National Association of Real Estate Boards has prcted that Washington bureaucracy Is chiefly to blame for today's housing shortage. Facts to Remember It's an old story that America has housing a plenty, and it was always true until right lately. France, England and other European coun tries that have endured regulation of home building since World War I have been short of housing mean while. Bureaucracy got a Arm grip on American building during World War II? and now hates to let-go, shortage or no shortage. The O.P.A. is the sorest bunion on the toe of our progress. Here is an illustration: Manufacturers of fir doors got caught behind increased manufacturing costs and asked O.P.A. for permission to raise prices 75c per door. It was refused. Re sult: No doors by mass production. Carpenters can build doors where they hang them, of course, at much loss of time and at several times normal cost. Industry k Ready. A similar man-made muddle built a bottleneck in window sash. There's almost no enif to the roster of crippling rules in this one Indus try. Miles Colean, a thoroughly re spected Washington economist, says that industries producing building materials are fully reconverted, full capacity restored. Still the most productive nation of history is hand cuffed and can't house itself. Why? A price-fixing agency, while pro claiming its loyalty to the people, has refused many small strategic upward revisions, thus halting pro duction. Consumers do without things or pay amazing prices for makeshifts. It savors of the Marie Antoinette school of thought. On be ing informed that by reason of her extravagance her subjects had no bread, she said "Let them eat cake." Machine Method* Aid U. S. Rice Production American rice-milling centers in the productive states process the grain in the machine-age manner that makes possible American com petition with oriental rice grown by low-wage labor. These centers are surrounded by vast, level fields well supplied with fresh water and diked for inundating the growing plant Harrowing, seeding, wet-harvest ing, steaming to drive vitamins from hulls into kernels, drying, husking, pearling, polishing and packaging are all done by machine. Besides its many and well-known table uses, the grain is used in mak ing starch, cosmetics and beer; and rice bran is a base for livestock feeds. First grown about 1889 in the dolonial governor's garden at Charleston, S. C., rice bad become an Important export grain In the Carolines and Georgia by Revolu tionary times. Gradually its cultiva tion waned on the Atlantic coast and waxed on the Gulf coast, until in 1888 Louisiana took over the produc tion leadership which it still holds. Cuba is normally the United States' No. 1 export rice customer. Tests Stow Nicotinic Acid Relieves Headache Two New York physicians report that nicotinic acid is highly effective for the relief of headaches of a per sistent nature, such as migraine or severe idiopathic headaches which stem from an unknown cause. Of 100 consecutive patients with se vere headaches who received injec tions of nicotinic acid, 79 were com pletely relieved. The patients had 100 milligrams of nicotinic acid in a salt solution injected into their veins. This was the standard dosage. In the aver age case from 30 to 43 seconds elapsed before the patient was aware of any effects, the doctors write. . Then there was a feeling of warmth or heat with an accompany ing flush. "Within three or four minutes the patient, though not com fortable, became accustomed to the heat, which gradually subsided in about IS minutes and usually disappeared in 20 minhtes to a half hour." Nicotinic acid is a nutritional fac tor of the vitamin B complex, used , in the treatment of acute pellagra ?a vitamin deficiency disease. It is known to produce a dilatation of the blood vessels with an increase of blood flow to the brain. Nico tinic acid has also been known to relieve malarial headache and sinus headache. Illinois Law Regulates Height of Hedge Fences Different viewpoints exist with re spect to the value of hedge fences. Some people like them for their shade, beauty, posts and wind pro tection. Others dislike them be cause they impair the productive' capacity of adjoining land, are hard to trim and harbor weeds and in sects. Because some people do not like the injury caused their land by overhanging hedge trees the Illinois legislature passed a law back in 1874 providing as follows: " . the owner ... of a hedge division fence shall, during the year after such hedge has attained the age of seven years, cut back or trim such hedge fence to a height not to exceed four feet, and shall at least once in ev ery two years thereafter, cut back or trim such hedge fence to the height of five feet: Provided, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to any hedge fence pro tecting either an orchard or build ings or wind break, not to exceed 30 rods." The law further provides that if an owner fails to cut his hedge, an adjoining owner who is Injured may cut it and recover the cost from the owner of the hedge. Summer Seeding Many gardeners who fail to grow fall crops of short-season vegetables report that the seeds they sow in hot-dry weather of mid-summer fail to come up. But seeds can be made to grow by one of several easy methods, which involve so little extra trouble that no gardener should sccept defeat in this Impor tant task. Fall crops are too valu able to do without. Seeds may fail in hot, dry weather because of lack of moisture, or even too much rain. A few hours of sunshine in a tem perature above 80 degrees will form a crust on the average garden soil which seedlings will And it impos sible to penetrate; and this will be worse in damp soil than in dry. Since the seedlings must be kept moist in order to germinate, it is necessary to prevent this crust forming. This can be done by cov ering the seed with soil which will not harden, or by shading the row. Romanian Cradle Regarded by Romanians as the cradle of their race in early Chris tian times, Transylvania was a Hungarian possession for nine cen turies prior to World War I. In June, 1920, when the Treaty of Tri anon stripped defeated Hungary to Its Magyar core, the region became the western third af enlarged Ro mania. In shape, the Indiana-size plateau land la a big piece of pie with Romania's central city of Brasov as its eastern point, and the ridges of the Carpathian mountains and Transylvania Alps as its sides, east and south. CluJ, capital and chief city, lies near the center of the wedge. The Romanian census of 1930 showed that nearly three fifths of Transylvania's 8,530,000 people were Romanian, about one fourth were Hungarian, and one tenth were German, with many na tionalities composing the small re mainder. That census varied only slightly from the Hungarian census of 1910. Porcelain Wear Heed the simple rules which hos pitals follow to obtain long wear for porcelain wear. As with so many rules on conservation of materials, easy does It, so long as It is done promptly. Because porcelain has a smooth, hard, nan-porous surface, It does not easily absorb dirt, and so simply washing In hot suds is all that is necessary. A rinse in clear water restores the handsome gleam. But particularly important is prompt soaking if anything has stuck or dried on the surface, for harsh abrasives or scraping injures the surface, and is the principal cause of cracks and chipping Breaks in enamehrmre are not only unsightly but encourage scorching and maka the utensils lass sani tary. ? ? ?? mi Br Outlook for Canning Jars and Supplies Bright This Year ?Photo Courlooj Boll Bros Co Styles change usually for no good reason except that we wom en get tired of things, often for no good reason. Our grandmoth ers were different. When they liked some thing, they used it until it wore out and they had some things which didn't wear out. That is why so many of you can boast of owning Mason Fruit Jars which your great-grandmother took with her in the covered wagon when Granddad accepted the advice, "Go West, young man." You, of course, treasure those old jars even though they have no special cash value, and you have found theire streamlined descendants depend able, but you may have decided that you would like to see how a dif ferent style jar and cap becomes the food you plan to put up this sea son. Supplies Plentiful Supplies of jars and caps should be plentiful for the first time in four years. Nobody is offering revolu tionary designs but Gladys Kim brough, Home Service Director for Ball Brothers Company, which made Mason Jars for your grand mother, has been telling us about a two-piece metal Vacu-Seal cap with dome-shaped white enamel-lined lid. It seems that the domed lids "tell you" when they are sealed. (They click when vacuum pulls them down.) However, before deciding to adopt this style cap, you should check your jars because all brands of two-piece metal caps seal on the top of the jar and won't work unless the finish of that top is perfect. The flexibility of the metal lid and the pliancy of the seallig compound permit two-piece metal caps to be self-venting. This is why the bands are tightened before the jars are put into a canner for processing and should not be tightened again. The bands are taken off the jars the next day after the canning is done and left off. Bands are not bought every time new lids are need ed as lids are sold in packages of one dozen. The same is true of complete caps (lid and band). The Glass Top Seal (glass lid, metal band, and rubber ring "war baby") is still with us but not in huge quantities. When using Glass Top Seals, care must be taken to leave the metal bands loose during processing, otherwise too much pres sure may build up in the jars and cause breakage or even explosion. Nothing seems so much in vogue at the moment as the time-tested one-piece zinc cap with white liner. This trend may be a style revival but we think it more likely due to the fact that zinc caps could not be made during the war and that "the water wasn't missed until the well ran dry." Wide-Month Jars Back Wide-mouth Mason jars are back on the market. Here the choice of caps is between one-piece zinc and two-piece metal Vacu-Seal. The usual quantity of all-glass lightning type jars?the ones with glass lid held in place with wires? will be available. These jars, always high-fashion in the Eastern states, come in both standard and wide mouth. All jars with standard opening are being made in half-pint, pint, quart, and half-gallon sizes. Wide-mouth jars are in the same sizes except there are no half-pints?never were. When buying new jars, Miss Kim brough advises that, when possible, one select the style preferred but buy pints for corn, peas, lima beans and meats, quarts for other vegeta bles and fruits, half-pints for mar malades. jams, etc. and for baby foods. Half-gallons are nice for pickles; large families may need them for fruits too, but it is far better to use smaller jars when pre serving vegetables and meats, be cause they are easier to process enough to prevent spoilage. Tell Tour Dealer Although all jars of standard style and size are being made, it may not be possible to find each style and size in every market. This is because dealers have learned what sells best in their trade territories. Transportation charges are so high on less than carload shipments of glass that even if manufacturers were organized to sell direct to the consumer, the cost of a few dozen jars would necessarily be dear, but any enterprising woman can usual ly persuade her dealer to arrange with, a wholesale house to include what she wants when he places an order for a car of jars. Naturally this cannot be last minute business, so if you want an "exclusive style," the retailer should be told about it weeks, in fact months, in advance. It pays to buy home canning sup plies when the dealer first puts them out, as it is a time-wasting nuisance to have to stop in the midst of canning to go to the store for jars, caps, orubbers. The rubber story is about the same as it was last year. The best ones are red and all are synthetic, but don't let that worry you because synthetic rings seal as well as those in which natural rubber is used. All in all, the jar and cap outlook is bright. All styles are good. If you buy a nationally known brand and use it according to the manu facturer's instructions, you can put up your quota of fruits, vegetables, and meats, with the assurance of sealing satisfaction. ' Uncle Sam Says None of as win ever celebrate D-Day ia the spirit of a car holiday. Ob the contrary, June 6 u forever enahrined as a day of aacrilee. Two years ago, on the beaches of Nor mandy, all oar hopes for a peaceful. I happy future were in the balance of bloody invasion. The best observ ance yon ean make of the first peace time anniversary of D-Day is to make sare yea are bnyinc as many savings bonds as ever. Tea backed the at tack?now back year own future. U. S. Treasury Department Soma Rayons Easy Materials to Sew Novices in the art of sewing some times meet early discouragement because they choose the wrong fab rics with which to do their learning. Although rayons have developed a reputation, at least to some extent, of being difficult materials to sew. this isn't necessarily true. True, the sheer ones that slip and slide and the loosely woven ones that fray cause trouble for the in experienced, but some rayons?par ticularly spun rayons are as easy to sew as cottons would be. The construction of the cloth, rather than the kind of fiber from which it was made, determines the ease with which it can be sewed. Beginners should look for firm weaves, little stretch and medium weight fabrics when buying rayons A heavy, bulky fabric is probably as difficult to handle as are the sheer ones. If the material has a rough texture or a small all-over pattern, a beginner's irregular machine stitching is less likely to show. How ever, large designs that require matching should be avoided, for this kind of cloth involves extremely accurate cutting and careful match ing at the seam lines. 'Red Danube' An ancient invasion route, the Danube has seen innumerable tides of fighting men ? including Huns, Romans, Crusaders and American and Soviet forces of World War II. So much blood has been shed that it has been suggested the "Blue Danube," actually silver in its clear upper stretches and later silt brown, should be called the "Red Danube." Like that of the Rhine, the Danube's scenery ranges from ruined castles of robber knights to busy factory towns and from the narrow, rock-filled gorge known as the Iron Gate to a broad delta where sluggish streams wander through flat, wooded swamps, over which countless wildfowl fly. Peisaa Cutworms Cutworms chop down early plants in the garden, while slugs may con tinue to do damage over a long pe riod of time, especially when the weather stays damp or rainy. A poison bait may be used to con trol both of these pests, and later in the season, may also be used for grasshoppers. For a poison bran mash, mix six pounds of bran or commeaL four ounces of Paris green, one pint of molasses and two quartt of water. Mix first the bran and Paris green. Stir the molasses into the water, then combine it with the bran and poison mixture to make a moist crumbly mash that will spread easily when broadcast by hand. Scatter this about the gar den late in the afternoon, or even better after sundown in the evening. Easy to Grow Cabbage, and its cousins, cauli flower and broccoli, are easy to grow. Cabbage crops like cool weather, plenty of water and plant food. Feed them by applying on average garden soils, three pounds of complete fertilizer per 100 square feet of garden area. Firm soil well around the roots of the plants when transplanting. A cup of starter solu tion around each plant after it is set will help. Make the starter solution by thoroughly mixing one cup of 4-12-4 fertilizer in one bucket of wa ter. Roterone will keep off most in sects and r.'i'cctivily controls cab bage worms. Tuberculosis today is unques ionably a greater public health Jid economic problem to the jountry than all acute communi cable diseases com' ined. Save Woman power To save womanpower and towels, leave dishes in a boiling water rinse after washing, so that they will dry quickly on removal from the water without wiping. CONFLICTING MARRIAGE 1 LAWS IN MANY STATES If you seek a divorce you will run | into many conflicting laws In the varl- i ous States. Read about sortie amazing | legal klnka that faoa couplea who want i to "tell It to the Judge." one of many , Interesting features in the July 7th , iasue of I THE AMERICAN WEEKLY t VnilinTa Favorite Magaxtae With The Baltimore Sunday American Order From Your Local .Newsdealer ?CBSCRIBB FOR THE OLEANER ] nunus Notice to hereby Siren thel the un dersigned hu administered on the es tate of Mia Martha Ann Morrow, late at Alamance Comity, and all persons ' bavins claims acalnat the said estate ' will present the same to said ad minis- ( trator, duly verified, on or before the ISth day of May, It4T, or this notice will be pleaded In bar of their re- 1 covery. All persons indebted to said estate will please settle tbe same promptly. This, the 20th day of May, 1946. W. H. STOCKARD, Administrator. J. S. Cook, Atty. NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified us Administrator of the estate of D. H. Sutton, deceased, late of Alamance County, North Caro lina, this is to notify all persons hay In? claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the under signed at Burlinfeton, North Car, una, on or before the 15th day of June, 1947 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment This, the 10th day of June, 1946. A. Q. SUTTON, Administrator of the Estate of D. H. Sutton, deceased. Louis C. Allen. Atty. w/vnrr A^V/JLA\ MJ SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION NORTH CAROLINA ALAMANCE COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COUNTY COURT Prances Margaret Keith, Plaintiff, - VM. James C. Keith, Defendant, The defendant, James C. Keith, wrill take notice that an a-lion entitled as above has been commenced in the General County Court of Alamance County, North Carolina, for an abso lute divorce on the grounds of two pears separation; and the said defen dant will further take notce that he Is required to appear at the Office of the Clerk of the General County Court in the Courthouse in Graham, North Carolina, on the 12th day of July, 1946. and answer or demur to the complaint !>f said plaintiff in said action, or the plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded inr the com plain L This, the 11th day of June, 1946. F. L. WILLIAMSON, Clerk of General County court , of Alamance County. Ltouis c. Allen. Atty. Notice of Sale. i By virtue of a Judgment made and j entered In an action In the Superior ?ourt o< Alamance County, North' Carolina, entitled Alamance County, i >laintllf. ?? Edgar Isley, Arthur latey ! md wife, Mrs. Arthur Isley; All this Your New Home Machine-Made Woodwork Offers Builder Very Wide Selection By W. WADSWORTH WOOD Woodwork u the crowning touch that transforms an un finished residence into a home ready for pleasant living. The trim, doors. mantels, shelves and paneling pro vide a background for furnishings and decoration, and should be planned with careful thought as to their beauty and utility. Good woodwork mellows with age and where properly cared (or, it becomes in creasingly attractive with the pass ing years. f? ine macnine-maae wooawor* or today offers the small home owner a wide selection of items previously availably only at great expense. Pine, walnut and other paneling is now available in plywood veneers that give the beauty of the most luxurious wood walls at a minimum cost. Cabinets, shelves and stor age units can be had ready to install into the standard-sized rooms of the "modular" home, in graceful shapes and with rounded edges that almost do away with dust-catching. In response to a nation-wide ques tionnaire, thousands of housewives have voiced their foremost domes tic "pet hate" as lack of adequate storage space and insufficient clos ets. In order to meet this insistence for the maximum use of space in the smaller home, it has become necessary to give greater attention to built-in features, rather than free standing bookcases, chests of draw ers, cabinets and such customary items. These built-ins utilize odd room corners that otherwise might be cen ters of untidiness. They are eco nomical, because they not only save furniture cost, but if they are in stalled as part of the structural woodwork at the time of house con struction they can be had at an ex pense low in relation to the efficiency and comfort they provide. Built-ins can be used in every part of the house. In the kitchen they provide space for dishes, food stor age, linen, pots and pans and elec trical equipment. Storage compart ments for towels and extra toilet supplies in the bathroom are a ma jor' requirement. In the bedroom handsome shelves can be located around the head of the bed, to pro vide for books, telephone or radio. A niijhe in the wall can hold built-in chests of drawers, shelves for books, toys, and objects of art. A lover of books is proud to dis play his best volumes and glad to have them readily accessible; built in bookcases in the living room make this possible in an impressive manner. A built-in couch or window seat, with drawers or bupboards, can add a charming decorative ef fect at one end of the room. Another consideration in the best use of woodwork is the placement of doors. The traffic flow within the home should receive careful atten tion before decisions are reached. Inconvenient location of doors makes living difficult in many an older house. Some rooms are ac cessible only in a round-about fash ion; other rooms receive far more than their proper share of traffic going to remotely located parts of the house. The fireplace mantel has always been a local point in interior deco rating and is one of the most artis tic woodwork items. It ranges from a simple shell, supported on brack ets over a masonry fireplace, to a very elaborate example ol handcralt completely surrounding the fire place opening. The simpler mantels are now increasingly popular, with vertical bookshelves Banking the fireplace to heighten the decorative effect. In older homes the primary oppor tunity to display good woodwork was the stairway, where contrasting woods and elaborate banisters gave a massive appearance. To day's simple stair design ol carelul workmanship and balanced propor tions Is usually more effective in the smaller home. The modern lunctional style trend is eliminating much ol the purely decorative woodwork ol the past, and substituting carelul p'arming , that depends upon utility and the. simple beauty ol attractive woods lor its effects. 1*1 ey M\irphy and husband, John Do* Murphy, defendants, the undersigned Commissioner will, cfc Wednesday, July 24th, l?4f, at 11 o'clock, a. m.. at the Courthouse door in Graham. North Carolina, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for caqb, the property described a* follows: A certain tract or parcel of land, lying and being in Graham Town ship, Alamane County. North Carolina, adjoining Washington Street, an'd others, and being Lot No. 3, of the di vision of the Monroe Harden lands, as shown by Commissioner's Report as the tract allotted to Rosie Taylor, which report is filed in the Office ofi the Register of Deeds for Alamance County, in Book of Deeds No# 97, at page 384. The purchaser will be required to deposit ten per cent of his bid when the same is knocked dowy* to him, and the balance upon' confirmation. Thisy the 20th day of June, 1946. LUU13 r. A Commissioner. Notice of Sale! By virtue of a judgment made and entered in ait action in the Superior Court of Alamance County, Nortn Carolina, en.itled Aiam&r.ce County. Plaintiff vs. Ed Garner and wife, Viola Garner, et at. Defendants, the un dersigned Commissioner whi, on Wednesday. July 3rd. 1946, at 11 o'clock, a. m., ?tt the Court House do-^r m Graham, North Carolina, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the property described as follows: A tract or parcel of land in Haw River Township, Alamance County, North Carolina, and being the same real property described in that Mort gage Deed from Ed Garner and wife. Viola Garner, to Mary, Haith and hus band, Claude Haith, which Mortgage Deed w*as filed for record1 July 16th, 1934, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Alamance Coun ty, in Book of Mortgages No. 121, at page 194. The purcnaser vill be i "quired to deposit ten per cent of his old w>nen the same is knocked down to him. and the balance upon confirmation. This the 28th day of May, 1946 LOUIS C. ALLEN, Commissioner. NOTICE SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION NORTH CAROLINA. ALAMANCE COUNTT. IN THE GENERAL COUNTY COUR I Mary Lois Knapp, Plaintiff, - vs. - Lowell D. Knapp, Defendant. The defendant , Lowell D. Knapp will take notice that an action entitled as above has been commenced in the General County Court of Alamance County, North Carolina, for the pur pose of securing: a divorce absolute on I he grounds of two years separation; | and that the said defendant will take notice that he is required to appear at the office of the Clerk vt the General County Court of Alamance County, at the Courthouse in Graham, North Carolina, not later than twenty (20) days after the 3rd day of July, 1946, and answer or demur to the c-omplaVnt of the plaintiff in said cause or the plaintiff will apply to the Cokirt for the relief demanded in said complaint. This, the 4th day of June. A.D., 194 6. v. L. WILLIAMSON Clerk of the General County Court C. C. Cates, Jr, Atty. NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrators of the^estate of Charlie E. Allen, deceased late of Alamance County, North Caro lina, this is to notify all personie halv ing claims against the estate of said deceased to ex-hibit them to the under signed at Route 3, Mebatfe, North Carolina, on or before the 22nd day of June. 1947, or this notice will be p'ead ed in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment This, the 12th day of June, 1946. O. G. ALLEN, CHARLIE H. ALLEN. Administrators of estate of Charlie E. Allen, deceased Louis C. Allen, Atty. NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of W. Lee Terrell, deceased, late of Alamance County. North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the said estate to exhibit them to the undersign ed at Burlington, North Carolina, on or t>efore the 25th day of May.1947, or thii notice will be pleaded in 1 ar of their recovery* All persons indebted to said estate will please make Immediate payment, Thla the 20th day of May. 1946. J. A. LOWE. Administrator of W. Lee Terrell, deceased. Louie C. Allen. Atty.