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VelsWGet
Share Of Jeeps
Prices Range From $598 To
$782; All Sales To Be
Made On "As Is" Basis
Southern veterans of World
War II. who have been certified
by the Smaller War Plants Corporation.
will get their prorata
shaie of surplus jeeps currently
being released, according to an
announcement made today by U.
Leo Wilson. Regional Director.
Office of Surplus Property, Consumer
Goods Division. R. F. C.
To obtain a jeep, the veteran
residing itt the states of Alabama,
Florida. ueorgia.
North Carolina, South Carolina or
Tennessee, will send his request
to the Regional Office, 103 Pryor
Street. N. E? Atlanta, Georgia,
with Iris certificate given by the
Smaller War Plants Corporation.
These requests must be mailed not
later than midnight. December 17,
1943.
When all icquests have been received
in the Regional Office, a
list of requests will be forwarded
tn the Central Office in Washington,
where an allotment will
be made to veterans on a nationwide
basis, so that veterans in
each state will be given a proportionate
number of vehicles.
Prices on the jeeps will run as
follows: for 1943, 1944 and 1945
W. B. & S. Bl
SCHEI
Leave Arrive
Southport Wilmington
7:ii0 A. M. 8:30 A. M.
0:00 A. M. 10:30 A. M.
1 :S0 P. 31. 2:30 P. 31.
1:00 P. 31. 5:30 P. M.
G :im P. 31. 7:30 P. M.
Daily?Exc
SUNDAY":
7:30 A. M. 8:50 A. M.
1<?: |r> A. M. 12:1") P. M.
1:00 P. M. 5:30 P. M.
G :00 P. 31. 7:30 P. 31.
"0h
II S A I?
r t' ^ "
^ -w w' A ?
Bi . .-^ i~i _ - > - "?>.. &.-i.a
models, $782.00; 1042 models, '*7
$695.00 and 1941 models, $598.00. \
These prices are based on vehicles
in good mechanical condition, and
deductions will be made to compensate
for replacement of mis-1 I
sing parts, and estimated cost of !
labor required to make repairs. ' ^
Sales will be in accordance with (
Reconstruction Finance Corpora-' j
tion sales conditions.
All sales will be made on an 1
"as is" basis, f. o. b. point of ,to
has
location. Every effort will be ^
made to supply the vehicles from ! the
Uie point nearest the purchaser, j t0
Wilson stated. 44
Smaller War Plants Corporation the
Ceitifications, sent by veterans sail
who are not successful in obtain-1 1
ing jeeps will be returned, he said, I un'
and successful purchasers will be!of
asked to remit by certified check, i fori
cashier's check or postal money the
order. , ojo
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Early attempts of Europeans |
to settle on the Solomon Islands!
were balked by the cannibalism | inS
of the natives. ! the
I con
One of the oldest official build-'.
ings in Washington, D. C., is i,n '
the home of the U. S. Marine .nec
Corps commandant, built in 1803.1 ^ou
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A century ago, more than 60,- Nev
000,000 bison roamed the North su'
American plains: by 1895 their cou
number had been reduced to 800.
for
of
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Leave Arrive
Wilmington Southport '"y
7:00 A. M. 8:30 A. M. fori
9:30 A. M. 11:00 A. M. rca.
1 :35 P. M. 3:00 P. M con
4:00 P. M. 5:30 P. M. hos
?:20 P. M. 7:45 P. M. bur
i o .nn i> nr 11 ,.>n r> iu at'c
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1 :35 P. M. 3:00 P. M. eJSl
6.20 1'. M. 7:45 I'. M. a
10:00 P. M. 11:20 P. M. bce;
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^F you are in the Army( now or a
ten 20 days, begin your career iri t
th at least a 30 day holiday ijrh
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t
eterans Contact
Office Increases
fours Of Service
ilume Of Work Requires
Additional Time Spent In
Office, Says Matthews
'he increased volume of woik
be accomplished in this county
i necessitated authorization for
Wilmington contact office of i
U. S. Veterans Administration j
increase its work basis from |
to 48 hours. Robert S. Mat-1
ws, Jr., Contact Representative, I
1 today.
"his office will now remain open
il 5 o'clock Saturday, instead
closing at 12:30 o'clock as
rncrly, in order to comply with
following order from renal
headquarters office in
rettville.
Effective for the week beginn-:
December 3, 1945, in view of
volume of woik to be ac-1
lplished all contact activities1
field stations as may be found:
essary will be operated on 48r
administrative basis."
i total of 405 vetrans from j
v Hanover, Columbus, Brun- j
ck. Pender, and adjoining |
nties called at the office during j
first month of the operation j information
on and initiation j J
109 claims for various federal *
cfits.
eterans coming in are in sted
mostly in jobs, a loan for
lome, farm, or business, edtion
and trailing, and matter F
taining to the reinstatement j
conversion of their government j
irance to one of the three perlent
plans.
ctrans are also seeking full in- so
nation on such spbjects as
ljustment allowance, pension, P*
ipensation, medical treatment, to
pital and domicilliary care,1 g
ial and funeral expenses, vocwal
rehabilitation, and related
efits.
lain objective of Wilmington's
tact offlce is to promote the
mpt and efficient processing
adjudication of claims by adv-.
g and counseling with claim-'
s, beneficiaries, and their re-1
sentativos througout South- j
tern North Carolina.
I prehistoric trade route has I
Bi traced by geographers, run- I
K across Europe from Den- I
Ik to northern Italy. I
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[ITEVILLE, N. C.
|pa
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. traffic f i r'
?in tunnels can <a 'VM va
:0 8t electric ^tn\ th
hotdelectrlc relavs' *s%\u tn
ars and cuide the
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fcfef
: dishwasher in ten minutes a
1s? and drv S7 dishes and i m
'itces of silver and pots and
he economists retort it
i 2-fO hours from kitchen duty
u
r the family, sonic to sell, and j
jnty of shade. J. Y. Lassiter. I
(tension horticulturist at State j
illcge, suggests that at least |
e trees be set.
Many people lose pecan trees
ter they are set out and thci
ses do not grow as tast as they, Tl
ould. "What's the matter with I
y pecan trees? is the question |
at Lassiter has to answer time \
ter time. If information is'
eded in growing these trees, | ^
st write the Horticultural De- j
I
:ement i*
? iM
cc that we have opened
>nnection with our other
liver Bridge.
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THE NEWS REPORTER, WE
Facts File . *
PI ^CHWAYSANC
W 8E.CONTROLLE
OF ELECTRIC LAM Pi EVERT (
BULB MUST BE FREE FROM mjm\Jm\
THE SLIGHTEST TRACE OF IHE ELECTRIC
MOISTL)RE"A DROPOF CAN WASH Rlr
WATER OlSmi BUTED IN ^SSES *5 f
roc.ooo lamps is qc^c
ENOUGH TO CAUSE EARLY yTVYj,. MA 'C
8ULB BLACKENING IN ALL-, IN A >?AK.
'ecan Trees Do 15
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Double Service,^
I
urnish Nuts And Shade; af
Suggestions Made For
Setting Out Trees
sh
There is simply nothing quite j '
i fine as having some beautiful j af
ican trees around the farm home I ne
i furnish an ahundanee of nuts ju
ANNCUN<
We are pleased to announ
a first class repair shop in cc
business at the Brunswick I
We arc making a s[
Electric and Acetyk
pleased with our repai
service.
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SERVICE S
F. D. HIiNSON
CITY CUT-RA
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[, Proprietor
dUidm,!
Hear that horn! Hear that
excitement in the air, that
laughter! It's Christmas,
neighbor, the most hopeful
Christmas in yearsl
Imbued with this buoyant
spirit of hope we express
our wish for a genuine
Merry Christmas to all
our friends and patrons.
JE STORE
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rtment, State College, Raleigh,!
r some notes recently prepared U
Lassiter and John H. Harris. m
m
Here are a few suggestions for
tting the trees. Prepare a good
ice to set the tree, put top
il around the roots, and pack
e soil well. Then mulch the
se with straw and don't forget
water it during exceptionally
y weather during the first two ars.
Get four foot, budded trees,
le Stuart is the first choice for ^
e Coastal Plain and the Piedont,
with the Indiana and Green o(
iver in the Mountains. Other ,
di
irities for the Coastal Plain are
e Brake, Success, and Schley.
diana anil Green River also do
ell in the Piedmont. it
Ust about 2 pounds of 6-8-6 ^
rtilizer per tree when setting, j
id some stable manure, if , it is J
ailable. Then increase the,
e amount of fertilizer per tree _
ich year by 2 pounds. It's sur ising
how much fertilizer a
rge tree can use to advantage, i
ut the fertilizer in holes about
' 1
le to two feet deep away from
le tree at the ends of the limbs. !
J
Before World War II, 390,437;
mericans had established per-1
anent homes outside the Unit- '
1 States.
Green stems of young onions j
ill flavor soup and stews. j
AMUZU
THEATR E
SOUTHPORT, N. C.
-
nursday and n-iaay, uec. i
"THE CORN IS GREEN"
4ETTE DAVIS - JOHN DALL
LSO?Paramount News
iturday, Dec. 22?
"A GUY, A GAL
AND A PAL"
LYNN MERRICK
and ROSS HUNTER
LSO?CARTOON
londa.v - Tuesday, Dee. 24-23?1
"BILLY ROSE'S
DIAMOND HORSESHOE"
BETTY GRABLE and
DICK HAYMES
LSO?CARTOON j
Wednesday, December 20?
"GRISSLY'S MILLIONS"
PAUL KELLY And
VIRGINIA GUY
LSO?"Latest March of Time"
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"WILSON"
In Technicolor
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The area of the continental
nited States is 3,026,789 square
iles, of which 53,013 square
iles are water.
Early long: distance roads in
uropc were laid out and used
r traders gathering amber.
Scientists say the activity rerired
in "counting sheep" deters
ither than encourages sleep.
[ILK TRUCK GOES
The third wreck in eight days
icured Sunday morning on the
mgerous curve below Shallotte.
A milk truck loaded with milk
liled to take the unbanked curve
i Route 17, turned over and lost
s cargo, in addition to being
idly damaged. The driver is
lid t(j have been injured about
le head.
The day before a New Jersey
We Are A
To Ser
COME TO SI
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SUPPL
Why wait until the i
cover that leaking roof?
COVER>
FORD C
L0CK-TIT1
The Shingles that K
r Business H*
J5 and 261 h
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PANY K
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u J > ? ~ 'Lr.isekLi.^.. ...
)AY, DECEMBER l9. u,.M
car was wrecked at
. spot and just one week prtvwSf
to this a Maine car hit the
I with serious injury resulting ^Hr
the occupants. In all six pe
have been hospitalized h
days from wrecks on this
As a guide to retaining viJ^E
rnins use the minimum amount c^Bl
water that will cook the
without sticking.
The first national election Jl
turns to be broadcast by rndi^H
were those announcing the eietH
jtion of President Harding in
" it may take as many aj~jH
bottles of dried blood senim fl
| keep a fighting man alive wfeH
' he has been gravely wounded.^H
I Caster cups under funutJB^
| legs keeps them from cutting r.tH
carpets.
lways Glad v
vp Yon \ "
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EE US OFTEN
LOWAY
,Y, N. C.
cold winds start to blow to
IOW WITH
TCLONE
E SHINGLES
1EEP the COLD OUT
/ARMTH IN.
[RS IN YEARS TO COME
uaranteed for 10 full years
H-kmanship defects. Three
Morris blend. Blue-Black,
PINNER,
unswick Counh
5th St., Wilmington, N. C.,
IBUTOR
5 Are Free
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i3 we used
uistmas to
?w Year."
And The V
SAVE FUEL and REPA1
These shingles are g
against material and \v<
colors to choose from?
and Green.
JAMES E
Agent For iin
M. C. McIVER, 211 N. (
DISTR
?Estimate!
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jiristmai
Uteelii
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' Now we can say it a
?
* to say it: "A Merry CI
You and a Happy N<
will not be Open Fo
d Wednesday, Dee. 2
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