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May 28, 1948
SUMMER SUITS
Gaberdines Tropicals
Flannels Bur-Mil
Linens
$32.50 up
3Jark JlKmii,
102 E. 4th St. Telephone 6178
THACKER'S INC.
"A GOOD PLACE TO EAT" 221 S. Tryon St.
Opposite The Johnston Building
Private Dining Rooms for Parties and Banquets
PLANTATION
GRILL
SPECIALIZING
IN
FRIED
CHICKEN
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Wilkinson Boulevard
Remember This Seal
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It's Your Assurance
Of The Best!
ARMSTRONG ANIMAL
CLINIC
121 N. Cecil St.
MERCURY
SANDWICH SHOP
1619 Elizabeth Ave.
THOMPSON'S CLEANERS
"A DISTINCTIVE CLEANING SERVICE"
1514 Centroi Avenue
CHARLOTTE, N. C
Phone 6955
For Better Service
LEE THOMPSON
Wheel Aligning
Brake Service
110 N. Brevard St.
Phone 3-4448
SMITH'S
BOOK and ART STORE
402 W. Trade Phone 2-0070
The South's
Predominating Store
Charlotte Owned — Charlotte Manned
/ N. O.
CHARLOTTE,
Like So—
AS TOLD TO
GEORGE STOCKBRIDGE
GERMANY. As a preliminary
step in the making of schnapps, the
German national drink, Irish
potatoes are spread on a long
shallow trough, and are crushed
by horses treading back and forth
in the trough ... all day . . . No
10-minute rest periods. Thus it is
that schnapps makes a pretty
potent potion, but also serves
nicely as lighter fluid and anti
freeze. Authority: Buddy Drum
mond.
* * *
FRANCE. An innovation of the
French has enabled them to get
where they want to go, despite a
shortage of gasoline. Their auto
mobiles carry a firebox on the
side which is stoked with coke.
Works pretty good, too, except
when a hill is approached. It then
becomes necessary to get out and
chunk up the fire. The motor is
run by hot air, which gives you
an idea how far behind the U. S.
they are: over here, our national
goveinment is run by the same
stuff! Authority: B. Hendrix.
* * *
JAPAN. There is a delightful
bit of practicality in the Japanese
ship-launching ceremony. They
don’t build a platform, beat the
drums, ?platter the champagne,
and then cross their fingers and
hope she floats. Instead, the cele
brities take up their position in a
mall boat a short distance out in
the water, the ship slides down the
ways, and only if she floats does
she rate the champagne bath.
Authority: Neal Forney.
* * *
CHINA. Further evidence of the
irrefutable Oriental logic is found
in the story told by an American
who hapened to obsei"ve a Chinese
burial ceremony. He was struck
by the fact that a bowl of rice was
placed on the casket before the
grave was covered. Somewhat
amused, he asked the Chinese un
dertaker when he thought the de
ceased would get up and eat the
rice. “That’s easy,” the Chinaman
replied. “He will get up and eat
the rice at the same time as men
buried in your country get up and
smell all those flowers.”
Authority: Dr. Roy E. Hoke.
* * *
LONDON. You think you got
troubles. Take a look at a copy of
an actual order, issued by the
Ministry of Fuel, back during the
war:
“The Minister of Fuel and
Power”, it reads, “in pursuance of
Article B2 of the Coal Distribution
Order, 1943, hereby directs every
Local Fuel Overseer to use as from
the 12th day of June, 1944, the
forms, the number of which is
specified in the first column of the
schedule hereto for the purpose of
the article specified in relation to
such form in the second column of
such schedule for the instrument
specified in relation thereto in the
third column of such schedule, a
copy of each of such forms being
annexed thereto.”
Authority: Bill Mills.
OBSERVER
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SWING MUSIC
Vaughn Munroe
Rhapsody in Rhythm
Club 15
SERIOUS MUSIC
N. Y. Philharmonic
Family Hour
Longine Symphoncttc
DRAMA
Adventures of Sam Spade
Lux Radio Theotre
Escape
WBT
FOR THE BEST
1110 ON YOUR DIAL
WBT
BRYAN
WENTZ
CO.
'Clothing For The
Man"
205 South Tryon Street
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
RADIO
SERVICE
Automobile Radios A
Specialty
Radio Television
& Appliance Co.
1300 East Fourth Street
BE READY FOR SUMMER
Have your skin all evenly
tanned when those first
warm days arrive. Then you
can enjoy every precious
outdoor minute, without fear
of painful burns.
Drop by our sales floor for
0 look at the G-E sunlamps
so easy to use
Now Only
$9.95
DUKE
POWER COMPANY
QUEEN'S SODA GRILL
"MEET YOUR FRIEND'S HERE"
1011 Providence Rood
Phone 9585
Kale - Lawing
Office Equipment
229 South Tryon St. Telephone 6185
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
PAUL & CRYMES, INC.
SPORTING GOODS
415 South Tryon St. Phone 2-4517
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Ice Cream Sundaes Sodas
'TAKE HOME A FAMILY PACKAGE"
800 East Moreheod St.