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Vth Wilkesboro til •
ding redius of 50 miles,
-ving 1*0,000 people in
•rth^stem Carolina.
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The Journol-Potriot Has Blazed the TroiJ of Progress in the • State of Wilkes" For Over 44 Years
ished Mondays and Thursdays WORTH WILKESBORO. N. C.. Thursday. July 13.1950
Make North Wilkesboro Your Shopping Center
Board Is
1
i®f Activity,
Registering
Back
tions Made To Move
To The County
Offices
Office of the Selective Service
raft), located in the Wilkes
town hall building, has be
e a center of activity during
past several days.
The last men inducted by the
ilkes office of Selective Ser
were in January, 1949.
In August last year the Wilkes
^ffice became a depot for nine
>unties and files and records
om Selective Service offices in
> Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Av
f4ry, Burke, Caldwell and Watauga
| counties were moved to the
office.
draft board offices to
ivated in all counties,
parations have been made to
ove the records and files back
the respective counties as soon
officerf* can be obtained. The
pot office has more than 18,
00 registrants on file.
The draft board for Wilkes is
mposed of L. B. Dula, of Wil
esboro, chairman, Sam Vickery
if North Wilkesboro, and Grover
endry of Hays. Mrs. David Lowe,
Wilkesboro, is clerk to the
ard and has also served as
rk for the depot office.
Attention is called to the fact
t males on reaching age 18
ust register. During the time
e draft has not been operating
th calls for induction many
lo have reached their 18th
hday have neglected to reg
r. During the past several
v the office in Wilkesboro
been registering many who
failed to register. The board
ice is open five days weekly,
onday through Friday.
To date the board has received
» orders for calls, although it
expected that a call will be
de at an early date for 20,
men in the nation. This will
mt a very amll number per
unty, although county quotas
not been get up.
Cemetery Working
Lewis Fork Church
All persons concerned are asked
!.to meet at Lewis Pork Baptist
church Saturday morning, July
15, to work on the cemetery. A
[onation will be appreciated from
ie who cannot be present.
OCAL
N E W S
Mr. and Mrs. Coite H. Jones,
■Df Raleigh, spent the past week
iprlth relatives in this county and
Boone.
Miss Beulah Ferguson, of Fer
ison, is a patient at the Wilkes
ispital, where she underwent
Kajor operation early this week.
Mrs. Margaret Turner, of Nash
prllle, Tenn., spent ten days here
guest of her sister, Mrs. M. W.
(Green, and Mr. Green.
Mr. Coy Marley, well known
(resident of the Ferguson com
unity, expects to leave Saturday
i undergo treatment at Hot
[ngs, Arkansas, for several
.jks.,
Mr. and Mrs. Clate Duncan and
ughter, Gail, and Mr. and Mrs.
inneth Gillean attended a con
ation held by Farm Bureau at
lue Ridge. While there they
ited Montreat and also went to
anderbilt Estate.
Work has been started on the
ionic Temple which will be
at Mount Pleasant. The
few Mount * Pleasant church has
„ been completed. This is one
the most beautiful churches in
ral Wilkes county.
Mrs. O. C. Bumgarner, Sr., of
forth Wilkesboro, route one, and
, Sgt. O. C. Bumgarner, Jr.,
the afarine Corps at Cherry
tint, Miss Sue Wood of Hays,
_ Sirs. Earl Wiles, of Wilkes
•o route one, spent a delightful
ik-end at Beaufort, Atlantic
jh and Cherry Point with
;. Bumgarner's daughter and
in-law, Mr. * and Mrs. Ray
lor, and Mrs. Wiles' husband,
Earl Wiles, of Cherry Point.
Mr. C. C. Faw, who suffered a
: attack two months Ago, is
to be out again, friends will
glad to learn. Mr. Faw has
i spending several hours a
for the past week at his desk
Faw Insurance Agency,
lie is president. Yester
>n, Mr.. Faw attend
_ of the board of trus
tee Appalachian State
at Boone. Mr.
.n of the executive
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Rev. Levin Lake At
St. Paul's Church
Rev. Levin Lake, of Dallas Tex
as, a student of Seabury Western
Seminary in Chicago, is serving at
St. Paul's Episcopal church in Wll
kesboro for the next several weeks
as assistant to Rev. B. M. Lackey,
rector. Services are now being
held each Sunday with Sunday
school at 9:45 a. m. and morning
prayer at 11 a. m. I
Picnic At Lenoir
Young people of St. Paul's will
be guests of St. James church in
Lenoir at a picnic to be held at
St. James Sunday evening, six
o'clock.
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Doughton Site
Is Bought By
Wilkes Comity
13-Acre School Site Deeded
To Wilkes County Board
Of Education
Purchase of the C. T. Doughton
property in Wilkesboro 4s site for
a new high school building has
been completed, it was learned
today at the Wilkes courthouse.
Transfer of the property was
made in a deed dated June 28 by
Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Doughton to
the Wilkes county board of edu
cation for the sum of $29,000. The
deed transfers title of the Dough
ton home and 13 acres of land
to the county and was recorded
in the office of register of deeds
on July 3.
Architects are now working on
plans for a high school building
to be erected on the Doughton
property and the plans should be
ready within the next few days,
C. B. Eller, county superintnedent
of schools, said today. Size of the
building to be erected immediately
will be determined by funds avail
able and building costs.
Recently a state panel recom
mended the Doughton property
as a site for a consolidated high
school in the event that North
WiHresBdfo fend" "WYfRPfsBflrfo high
schools could be consolidated.
However, the present plans are
to use the site for a Wilkesboro
high school plant.
Hospital Births
During the past three weeks
the following births were record
ed at the Wilkes hospital: son,
Jerry Wayne, June 17 to Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest Roy Benge; daugh
ter, Joyce Ann, June 17 to Mr.
and Mrs. Ray Queen; daughter,
Peggy Mae, June 19 to Mr. and
Mrs. Lonnie Card well Handy;
daughter, Frances Carolyn, June
21 to Mr. and Mrs. Luther Hayes
Johnson; daughter, Charlotte Ar
lene, June 22 to Mr. and Mrs.
Claude Allen Chambers; daugh
ter on June 22 to Mr. and Mrs.
GdH E. Billings; daughter, Lois
Ann, June 23 to Mr. and Mrs.
Daniel Parks Tedder; daughter,
Eva Bernice, June 24 to Mr.
and Mrs. Willard Walsh; daugh
ter, Rebecca Ellen, June 25 to
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Phipps.
Daughter, Patricia Lorene, June
25 to Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Sheets;
daughter on June 26 to Mr. and
Mrs. Dewey Robert Broyhill; son,
Johnny Lee, June 27 to Mr. and
Mrs. John Richard Edsel; daugh
ter, Margaret Elizabeth, June 27
to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Joseph
Hardin; daughter, Bonnie Louise,
June 28 to Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
Stamper; son, A. Q., Jr., June
28 to Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Church;
son, Floyd Wayne, June 28 to Mr.
and Mrs. Ivey Floyd Steele; son,
Jayhue, Jr., June 2.7 to Mr. and
Mrs. Jayhue Harris; son, James
Worth, Jr., June 30 to Mr. and
Mrs. James Worth Blackburn;
son, William Lee, June 30 to
Mr. and Mrs. Joe B. Faw; daugh
ter, Linda Jean, June 30 to Mr.
and Mrs. Tommy Dale Neaves;
daughter, Betty Sue, June 30 to
Mr. and Mrs. Milo Whitley; son,
Morris, June 30 to Mr. and Mrs.
Leonard Morris Greene; daughter,
Eloir Mae, July 1 to Mr. and Mrs.
William Hardin Handy.
Daughter, Soulou Rose, July 3
tp Mr. and Mrs. William Dawson
Lewis; son, Gary Wayne, July 4
to Mr. and Mrs. Dale Winston
Perkins; daughter, Elizabeth
Elaine, July 5 to Mr. and Mrs.
Donald George Losey; son, John
Edmund, Jr., July 6 to Mr. and
Mrs. John Edmund Carrigan; dau
ghter, Wanda Gail, July 6 to Mr.
and Mrs. Jesse James Johnson;
daughter, Janice Louise, July 7 to
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Bumgarner;
daughter, Sandra Gail, July 7 to
Mr. and Mrs. Alvln Kilby; daugh
ter on July 11 to Mr. and Mrs.
William Raymond Call; daughter,
Kathleen Rose, J^ly 11 to Mr. and
Mrs. R. C. Huffman; son, Michael
Worth, July 8 to Mr. and, Mrs.
Henry Robert Prevette.
Officers North !
Wilkesboro Lions
Are Installed Here
C. J. Swofford President;
Musical Program Is
Presented Here
O. J. Swofford, prominent mer
chant and civic leader here was
installed as president of the North
Wilkesboro Lions club in meet
ing here Friday evening.
As president Mr. Swofford suc
ceeds W. D. Jester, who has very
successfully led the large civic
club during the past year.
A1 Field, of Hickory, a Lions
International Councilor, installed
the officers. The vice presidents
are Edward S. Flnley, Boyd Stout (
and C. C. Faw, Jr. Shoun Ker-1
baugh is secretary, Presley Myers
and Clyde Pearson are tail twis
ters, Henry Drum is Lion tamer,
Roscoe McNeill is assistant sec
retary and directors are Ralph
Buchan, Tam Shumaker, Bill
Hardister and Dr. J. H. Sowder.
Miss Martha Lue Frazier, voc
alist, and Miss Lois Scroggs, pia
nist rendered a delightful pro
gram of music. Program commit
tee for the evening was composed
of Edward Mclntire, C. C. Faw,
Jr., and C. M. Williams.
Paul West, who holds a position
with the highway commission
here, was received into member
ship and was inducted by Jimmie
Anderson.
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Rear Guard Action
Slows Communists
Tokyo (Thursday) — Outnum
bered and outgunned American,
troops, hammered back south of
the Kum River, braced today for
the next North Korean tank-led
assault. Frontline reports said the
Americans were "well placed" in
ne* defense position of their own
choosing. v;;., ,
A gallant rear guard action
stowed the C^anmWTTSTrfe&sive
until thfe Americans made their
way across the last river barrier
before Taejon in a daylight re
treat, described as "efficiently"
carried out. The Kum is only
13 miles north of Taejon, South
Korea's temporary capital.
Reports from U. S. headquar
ters in Korea said the North Ko
rean advance had left the Reds
vulnerable to a punch in the side
from South Korean forces hold
ing the eastern sector of the main
front.
The South Koreans were well
north of the deepest Communist
penetration to the Kum in the
American sector and the Reds
did not have heavy armor there,
Associated Press Corerspondent
William R. Moore reported from
field headquarters.
Reds Move Eastward
But a. short time later, a spokes
man at field headquarters told
AP Correspondent Tom Lambert
the North Koreans were moving
eastward in "considerable num
bers." Lambert said this might inr
dicate the Reds were trying to
beat the South Kqreans to the
punch.
Dispatches did not pin point the
spot where the Americans fell
back across the Kum but it ap
peared to be somewhere sotfth
of Chochiwon. The Americans
were driven from this city eight
miles north of the river earlier
Wednesday.
Neither did the dispatches lo
cate the new American positions.
Moore reported, however, they
were "where a growing concen
tration of American troops and
weapohs can be used to best ad
vantage."
There was no mention of cas
ualties in the retreat but the Red
radio at Pyongyang said 700 Am
ericans were killed and 200 cap
tured in the south of Chochiwon.
The Red Radio did not give the
time covered in the casualty
count. Although field dispatches
hinted that casualties might be
high there was nothing to con
firm the Communist radio claim.
In Tokyo, both U. S. Army and
Air Force Chiefs of Staff arrived
from Washington for conferences
with MacArthur. General J. Law
ton Collins of the army and Gen
eral Hoyt S. Vandenberg of the
Air force landed at an airport
here.
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Little River Church
Revival Successful
A very successful revival was
held at Little River church in
Alexander county last week. There
were 19 additions to the church,
including 14 by baptism. Rev. H.
I. Johnson, of Moravian Falls, was
assisted by Rev. Earl Okford, of
Morganton. The services wera
largely attended and much inter
est was shown. ■
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Along with national wmr. era and others of the nation's
best show horses will be local horses in the horse show
to be held here Friday and Saturday under auspices of
the V. F. W. Here is show a Blazing Sun, owned by W.
F. Gaddy with J. B. Smith jp. Blazing Sun is a dazzling
two-year-old Stallion which has never been shown in a
show and will be initiated into the ring at the show
here. This fine horse gives promise of becoming one of
the south's foremost show horses.
WHkesboro Agriculture Instructor
Spoke Before Optimist Club Tuesday
Will Be In Horse Show July 14 - 15
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Goes Into Air Corps
j Archie Combs, of North W'l
kesboro route three, Tuesday en
listed in the army air corps (or a
period of four years.
He will take basic training at
the air corps training center at
San Antonio, Texas.
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Dairy, Telephone 1
Meeting Is Held;
Grange Sponsor
Tl^ Pomona Grange and Farm
Bureau of Wilkes county sponsor
ed a Dairy and Telephone meet
ing at the agricultural building
of the Wilkesboro High school
Saturday night, July 8tb, at which
time Harry B. Caldwell, Master;
of the State Grange and Bob
Lytle, specialist of the N. C.
Dairy Industries, both of Greens
boro, spoke to a gathering of
farmers from several sections of
the county.
Mr. Caldwell addressed the
group on rural telephones and
said the first thing to do was to
secure a county-wide survey of
all those wanting telephones, then
request the local telephone com
pany to build the lines and if they
decline a Telephone Cooperative
similar to the R. E. A. could be
organized. Paul Choplin, county
agent, advised that a survey has
just about been completed in the
county.
Mr. Lytle spoke on the possi
bility of establishing a cooperative
milk plant in the county that
would serve Wilkes, Yadkin and
Surry counties. Each farmer or
participant would be required to
Invest a $10.00 stock for each
cow furnishing milk. The plant
can be used to manufacture the
milk into ice cream mix, condensed
for buttermilk, chocolate drinks,
cottage chesee, etc. A survey is
being made to ascertain the in
terest and desire of the dairymen
in establishing such a plant.
July Term Of
Court Cancelled
Wilkes superior court scheduled {
to begin Monday, July 17, has
been cancelled.
A two-weeks tefm for trial of
civil cases was slated to begin on
the 17th with Judge Armstrong,
of Troy, presiding, but has been
called off because there are only
a few cases ready for trial t on
the civil docket.
The next term of Wilkes super
ior court is slated to begin Au
gust 7 and will be for trial of
criminal cases.
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Food Sale Saturday
Wilkes chapter of the Order of
the Eastern Star will sponsor a
food sale at Spainhour's Satur
day morning, beginning at 9:30.
Cakes, pies, tarts and othef foods
will be sold.
Rev. and Mrs. Dean Minton
Assist in Program With
Musical Numbers
"Save The Boy, And You, Save
The World," was the pertient
statement made by Fred W. Davis,
agriculture instructor Of the WiU
kesboro high school, to members
and guests attending the meeting
SFYtie local OfltlmlsO^Tub fct Hotel
Wilkes Tuesday noon.
Mr. Davis commended the club
for its activity and stated that
he was delighted to have an ap
portunity to speak before its
membership.
"We need to know each other
better, and we need to work to
gether, as we are all going along
the same road through life," Mr.
Davis said. "What to do with our
children presents a major problem
today,'' Mr. Davis continued.
"Only ten per cent of high school
graduates continue their educa
tion in college," the speaker said.
"Therefore, I am delighted to
be engaged in a work among boys
which gives them an opportunity
to take vocational training and
live a more complete life."
Continuing, Mr. Davis stated,
that Wilkes county was a well
balanced county — with divisons
Of agriculture, dairying, poultry^
and industry."
Mr. Davis' informal address was
greatly enjoyed by those who
heard him.
The first part of the half-hour
allocated to the program featured
songs with Rev. Dean Minton
as leader, and Mrs. Minton serv
ing as accompanist. This proved
to be an interesting part of the
program, Optimist Julius C. Hub
bard was in charge of the pro
gram for the luncheon.
With President Albert Garwood
in the chair, the luncheon opened
with singing "America," repeating
the club creed in unison, and in
vocation being spoken by Dr. John
T. Wayland.
Several guests attended the
luncheon, as follows: Attorney
Robert M. Gambill with Optimist
Maurice E. Walsh; Terry Way
land with his father, Dr. John
T. Wayland; W. D. May with
Optimist" Forest Tugman; and Dr.
James Kinlaw with Optimist Al
bert Garwood.
Club members were happy to
welcome into membership Bob
Day. Bob was inducted into the
club by Optimist Walsh.
Mrs. T. Y. Watkins
Funeral Wednesday
Last riies were held Wednes
day at Zion church for Mrs. Lucy
Pennington 'Watkins, 52, wife of
Tyra Y. Watkins.
Mrs. Watkins, a former resi
dent of Wilkes, died Saturday at
Laurel, Delaware.
Surviving Mrs. Watkins are her
husband and the following sons
and daughters: Mrs. Margaret
Davis, of Coal wood, Va; Cecil
Kelly, of Petersburg, Va.; Mrs.
Phyllis Wyatt; of Coalwood, W.
Va.'; John and Martha Ann Wat
kins, of Hays.
Rev. Clarence Miller conducted
the funeral service.
Cranberry Revival
To Begin July 23
Dr. John T. W&yland, pastor
of the First Baptist church of
North Wilkesboro, will be guest
minister and do most of the
preaching in the revival beginning
at Cranberry Baptist church,
Roaring River, Route 2, July 23.
The meeting will begin at the ele
ven o'clock service, but Dr. Way
lahd will not be present until the
evening service.
The public is cordially invited
to hear Dr. Wayland. Cranberry,
church, which is a new brick
building completed in . 1948, is lo
cated on highway 421, about 14
miles east of Wilkesboro, about
5 miles south of Roaring River,
and in the Cranberry or Mathis
settlement not far from the Brushy
Mountains. The pastor is the Rev.
L. T. Younger.
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City Council In
Busy Session On
Tuesday Night
North Wilkesboro city council
in adjourned meeting Tuesday
night had a busy session and
transacted a number of matters
of public interest.
Present for the meeting were
Mayor R. T. McNiel, Clerk W. P.
Kelly and Commissioners G. R.
Andrews, C. E. Jenkins and C.
J. Swofford.
The commissioners passed a
resolution adding to the city
street system a new street in
Finley Park addition. The addi
tion will be in the form of a
semi-circle extending out from
Coffey ATentte. The action of the
board is subject to approval of
the street committee.
Grading work was authorized
at Woodlawn elementary school
for colored, in order to provide
playground space.
It was ordered that a small re
frigerator be purchased for the
water plant laboratory. A small
power mower was purchased for
use in Smoot Park.
The clerk was directed to pub
lish a newspaper notice citing
penalties provided by law for
swimming, wading, picnicing,
dumping trash or rubbish in or
near waters of the North Wilkes
boro watershed stream.
The tentative budget for the fis
cal year which began July 1 was
adopted subject to change before
final adoption. The buget sum
mary, which calls for the same
rate of $1.85 property tax, will
be published in this newspaper.
The clerk was ordered as provid
ed by law to advertise real estate
for unpaid taxes, the advertise
ment to begin August 14 and
sale to be on September 11. Those
who have" not paid taxes for the
past year can save costs by pay
ing before time for advertising.
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Many Obtained
License To Wed
June was near a record month
for number of marriages in
Wilkes county and cupid's busi
ness has continued at a rapid pace
into July.
The following couples obtained
marriage license from Wilkes
Register of Deeds Troy C. Poster
since June 26: Glenn S. Burton
and Helen Moncus, both of Elkin;
Lee Durand Johnson and Nora
Gtace Greene, both of North
Wilkesboro; William H. Rhodes,
Jr., North Wilkesboro, and Mar
garet McMeans, Oteen; Gwya
Lawrence and Kathryn Collins,
both of Elkin; Hillard Leffew,
Spray, and Jean Cundiff, Leaks
ville; Roy Adams, North Wilkes
boro, and Marlon L. Stone,' Wil
kesboro; Jerald Turner and
Chlodean Pharr, both of Bina;
Newton Holman and Louise Mil
ler, both of Todd; Tommy Davis,
Pores Knob, and Dorothy Shep
herd, Millers Creek; Rex Davis
and Clara Lee Henly, both of
Greensboro; Clarence Darnell,
Glendale Springs, and Hazel Jones,
Fufches; Btfrl Paw, North Wilkes
boro, and Rita Faye Eller, Pur
lear; Hubert A. Bullis, Jr., and
Mary Madeline Brown, both of
North Wilkesboro; Eugene F.
Felts, Statesvllle, and Dare ^South
er, North Wilkesboro; Odell
Dancy, Wilbar, and Florin® Bum
garner, Wilkesboro; Roger Tester
man and Lydie Anderson, both
of Tuckerdale.
Some of Nation's
Best To Be Showi|
Friday, Saturday
45 Classes Scheduled For
Friday Night, Saturday
P. M. And Night
Many, of the south's finest show
horses, Including national cham
pions, are entered for the horse
show to be staged at the horse
show grounds at North Wilkes
boro Friday and Saturday, July
14 and 15.
Sponsored by the Blue Ridge
Mountain post of Veterans Of For
eign Wars, the show is expect
ed to be one of the outstanding
sports attractions for northwest
ern North Carolina this year. A
total of $3,500 in cash prizes will
be given.
Forty-five classes will make the
horse show a thoroughly complete
event, and every class will have
excellent entries.
W. J. Dillon, of Greensboco, one
of the south's best horse show
men, will be general manager of
the show, assisted by a compet
ent supervisory staff and the best
staff of Judges obtainable.
The show will open with Fri
day night's session, beginning
at eight o'clock, when 18 classes
will show.
Saturday afternoon show will
begin at two p. m. and will have
15 classes.
Eleven classes, including cham
pionship stakes, will make up the
finale Saturday night, beginning
at eight o'clock.
Following is the schedule of
events:
Friday JKW*
Model 5-Galted Horses. Model
Walking Horses, Open Children's'
Horsemanship (18 and under),
3-Gaited Horses over 15.2, Road
ster Mares, Amateur 5-Gaited
Stake, Walking Mares, Knock
Down and Out, Amateur 3-Gaited
Stake, Amateur Walking Stake,
5-Gaited Mares, Open 3-Gaited
Ponies, Roadster Stallions and
Geldings, Ladies' 5-Gaited Horses,
3-Gaited Horses 15.2 and under,
Open p-Gaited Ponies, Walking
Stallions and Geldings, 5-Gaited
Stallions and Geldings.
Saturday Afternoon
Children's Horsemanship (12
and under), Junior Walking
Stake, Junior 5-Gaited Champion
ship Stake, Fine Harness Ponies,
Ladies' • 3-Gaited Horses, Local
Pleasure Horses, Amateur Fine
Harness Horses, Local Walking
Horses, Amateur Roadsters,
Knock Down and Out, Juvenile
3-Gaited Class, Local 5-Gaited
Horses, Open Pony Pleasure Class,
Juvenile 5-Gaited Class, Groom's
Class.
Saturday Night
2-Year-Old Walking Horses,
Horsemanship Champion, Fine
Harness Championship Stake, 3
Gaited Pony Championship Stake,
Roadster Championship Stake,
Jumper Stake, 3-Gaited Champion
ship Stake, Walking Horse Champ
ionship Stake, 5-Gaited Pony
Championship Stake, Jumper
Championship, Open Pleasure
Horses, 5-Gaited Championship
Stake.
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'War Scare' Buying
Termed Unjustified
;
Washington — Government and
business sources said here last
night that there is no justifica
tion for "war scare" buying of
large amounts of sugar, tires and
other products.
An all-out war,, of course,
might well bring on relative
shortages of basic goods. But, in
general, supplies are so abund
ant that hoarders are running the
risk of having readily-available
goods on their hands indefinitely.
Take, for example sugar. The
procedure here is that the Sec
retary of Agriculture looks over
domestic production and demand
and then seta import quotas each
year. The 1950 import quota is
precisely the. same as the 1949
figure—7,500,fc00 tons. This quota
can be revised any time the gftfc
ation requires it and recent re
ports show that our sources of
imports can furnish us with an ad
ditional million tons if we need it.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Summers. •
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Deal and Mrs.
Lorna* Kilby spent a week's vm
catton last week at Carolina
Beach.