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Page 2 ti-nik/tbK .Marft’AiN NEWS—Thursday, Oct. 24, 1946. Visit To Grocery Pays Dividend To Rail Executive As things turned out it was a happy circumstance for the South ern Railway system that Mrs. T. H. Seay told her husband to stop by the grocery on the way home to buy some bacon and butter. Mr. Seay is comptroller of the rail way system, and since this is a very responsible position indeed, and one that requires a prodigious memory, Mrs. Seay was perfectly justified in assuming he would not forget his errand. All of which goes to show that even Mrs. Seay can be wrong. At times. In justice to Mr. Seay, he went dutifully to the grocery store and was doing very well with his shopping. Os course, he hadn’t around to bacon or butter, but he had browsed about. He had bought a couple of dozen toma toes that Mrs. Seay would not "know what to do with at the mo ment And a beautiful fresh pine apple had struck his fancy. Mr. Seay was following the time-hon .ored tradition of all husbands, who go hog-wild once they get in a grocery. He was really having a whale of a time when his at tention was diverted. At first Mr. Seay couldn’t figure it out. Here was a man, obviously a clerk, walking around the store and chatting briskly to himself. Say You Saw It In The News BEAUTY Joegley s shoppe Cherry Street, Black Mountain NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS FEATURING: * Cold Waves, $15.00 and Up * Machine and Machineless Waves SB.OO and Up * Parker-Herbex Scalp Treatments * Contoure Facials HOURS: 9:00 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M. EVERY DAY EXCEPT TUESDAY AFTERNOON For Appointments, Call 3401 ... ► ». jHMMMMBnaMBBBMiII I —HW ITTII— lillffllMl/lITMiaBBMMMM .U tou want more value per dollar more safety per Wi<l» more miles per tire, then the tire to buy is a (long lasting, sure - footed Goodyear. §“I 10 jSTfcey're scarce but we may have your T I h | '*izß check with us for advice and JL U j **Mrrice. Plus tax 6.00x16 — He would approach a shelf of canned goods and rapidly sum up the items in a clear, well modulat ed voice—“ Six cans of No. 10 Luscious Squeeze Orange Juice,’’ he’d say, or maybe “Two dozen cans Pearly Gates Pears —No. 6,” and on and on. It just didn’t make sense to Mr. Seay. "Either that man is crazy,” the Southern’s comptroller thought, “or I am —and it is not me.” He considered the situation carefully —“and if he is taking inventory he has a memory like a ring-tailed elephant with a build-in adding machine. This I must see.” Not wanting to be obvious, the comptroller drifted casually tow ard the loquacious clerk and ex hibited great interest in a soap display. But actually he was watching the clerk’s every move. Being curious had paid dividends for Mr. Seay, and in a moment he was gratified to see this rule still held true. The clerk was talking into a throat “mike,” which Mr. Seay noted was connected by a thin cord to an electronic inventory record ing machine in the back of the store —well out of the way of pa trons. The usual inventory con fusion was missing. There was no assistant trailing along with a notebook and pencil. There was no shouting back and forth, with the inventory clerk saying “Six cans of Mammoth Mussels” and the assistant saying “Huh?—oh yeah Mammoth Mussels, six cans,” and the clerk saying “check” and the assistant saying “check” . But Mr. Seay was no longer in the grocery store —not mentally, that is. He was far away—in a Unemployment Is Decreasing UCC Reports o RALEIGH, Oct. 23—A definite decrease in unemployment in North Carolina in recent weeks, of both veterans and non veterans, is reflected in the drop in checks issued for servicemen’s read justment allowances and regular unemployment benefits, Henry E. Kendall, chairman of the State Unemployment Compensation com mission, announces. Veterans’ claims for unemploy ment allowances resulted in the issuance of 24,193 checks for the week ending June 22. By the week ending August 10 this number had increased to 25,190, the peak, while for the week ending October 5, the number of checks issued to unemployed veterans had de creased to 17,647, representing a drop of about 30 per cent from the peak. Unemployed workers in the regular UCC program filed claims resulting in the issuance of 11,- 120 checks for the week ending June 22, dropping to 5,264 by the week ending August 10. By the week ending October 5, only 4,- 062 checks were issued, a drop to slightly more than one-third of the number issued during the peak week ending June 22. Incidentally, seasonal tobacco workers were largely responsible for that peak, which leveled off when the leaf tobacco season started. In case of self-employed vet erans who are not available for referral to jobs, 24,954 claims were filed in May and the number in July was 26,956, the peak. In September 17,804 claims were taken, a drop of 34 per cent from July. Self-employed veterans, since more than 90 per cent of them are farmers, should show a further decided drop in October, Chairman Kendall states, since many of the farm crops will reach the market this month and the income of these farmers will exceed the SIOO a month, up to which figure the U. S. Government supplements the self-employed veteran’s in come. ticket office. His trip to the gro cery had paid off. The rest of the story is pretty simple, and follows the usual pat tern of the Southern Railway when it hits upon a good idea. In a very short time electronic remote-controlled recording mach ines were being used for inven torying ticket supplies—long be fore any other railroad in the United States tumbled to the pos sibility. The machine is a compact af fair, boxed like a portable type writer and not much larger or heavier. The traveling auditors take it to Southern Railway ticket offices, plug in on the electric current, and count swiftly through the stock of passenger tickets. The machine “cans” the report, and the “canned” report is mailed to headquarters and the auditor moves in to another office. Form erly, it was necessary for him to take his written notes back and do the processing himself before, he could go to another office. Moreover, by eliminating assis tants the chance of human error is reduced, and the auditor not only does the work of two men but does it faster and more accurately. Consideration is also being given to using this new ticket-inventory ing method to streamline other Southern Railway accounting operations—such a s inventorying the 65,000 or more items of ma terials and supplies at storehouses and other places along the rail way’s 8,000-mile system. So Mr. Seay and the Southern Railway are very glad Mrs. Seay told her husband to stop by the grocery, and Mr. Seay hopes he will again be in good standing with his wife before very long. It seems he forgot the bacon and butter. Say You Saw It In The News Ladies’ DRESSES COATS and SUITS Rice’s Quality Store NOON WAS A LONG TIME COMING I' ■ f American Red Cross Photo) THIS JUNIOR RED CROSS boy is devouring a lunch packed at home according to the best nutrition standards. Red Cross Nutrition Aides checked lunches in his school, advising against waste, so that under nourished children overseas may have their share. National Guard Reorganization Is Under Way The following notes which deal with miscellaneous matters of in terest in connection with the new national guard for North Caro lina are published for the informa tion of community leaders and others who may be interested. Officer Personnel Officers, except as shown below will be selected from those who served as officers for at least 6 months since 7 December 1941 and demonstrated their fitness while in the service. They will be examined by a board of officers for physical, moral and profes sional fitness. Professional quali fications will be judged mainly by performance in World War 11. Second Lieutenants may be ap pointed without prior commission ed service from a list of those who served in the first three enlisted grades or as warrant oficers for at least 6 months since 7 Decem ber 1941. Second Lieutenants may also be procured from recent graduates of the ROTC or officers candidate schools. Specialists such as ministers of the gospel, doctors, etc., may be appointed chaplains, medical of ficers, etc., without previous mili tary training. The maximum age limits for officers of the ground forces are: 2nd Lt., 30 years; Ist Lt., 35 years; Capt., 42 years; Major, 47 years; Lt. Col., 52 years; Colonel, 55 years. Enlisted Personnel Men between the ages of 18-35 may now be enlisted without re gard to prior service. However, those between the ages of 18-29 will he required to agree to an immediate administrative di s - charge provided a local board cer tifies that they would be processed for induction were it not for en listment in the national guard. For men over 35, certain prior active service is required. Organizing A Unit After the state has selected and appointed the officers for a unit, the officers have to go be fore a board for Federal recogni tion. The officers secure the en listment of the EM. They must all COAL! COAL! COAL! We can now give 2 days’ service on all coal orders. Let us put in your supply of winter coal NOW. For your convenience you may call Stepp Bros. Service Station, Phone 5131, Black Mountain. vSjjlbr HARTLEY COAL CO. Box 211 Swannanoa, N. C. be physically examined. In the absence of a medical officer of the regular service, or national guard, such physical examination may be made by a -practicing phy sician. In the latter case, the phy sician should first be recommend ed to me, and I, in turn, submit the recommendation to the nation al guard bureau, which gives its approval and furnishes such phy sician with the standard to be followed in making the examina tion, and such other information as may be in order. Prior to World War 11. physicians of the state, as a patriotic service, examined men for enlistment at the cost of SI.OO per man, and it is hoped that such arrangements may be made for the future. At first the units do not have to be very large, as a period of time has been set up by the war department for this organization. Initially the unit may be made up largely of non-commissioned of ficers who can prepare to receive new men. Such non-commissioned officers must be men of previous experience as such. Units, the maximum strength of which will be less than 100 men may be ini tially federally recognized at a minimum strength of 30 enlisted men. Those requiring a maximum strength of over 100 men at a minimum of 40 enlisted men. It will be possible for officers and men who can meet the qualifi cations to be members of the na tional guard at the same time that they are members of the state guard. This will facilitate the transition from the state guard to the national guard which will oc cur in some cases. Armories Since we will have about 112 units to organize in the state, against 64 units which we had prior to World War 11, we will find many communities without a standard armory. Armory facili ties will be necessary and, at least for the present, I feel that a suit able place, even a hall on the second floor of a building, would be acceptable. It would be neces sary, however, that a strong room be built-in for the protection of arms and ammunition and a sup ply room would necessarily have sufficiently strong walls and doors with strong locks and all accessi ble windows or openings thereto barred with iron bars. We now have a bill in Congress which we hope will be acted upon Mrs. Baucom Is Elected By Baptist Women i Mrs. H. W. Baucom of Black Mountain, was elected chairman of the stewardship, and Mrs. Charles Jolley of Swannanoa, as sociate superintendent of the Asheville Division of the North Carolina Baptist Woman’s Mis sionary Union at the meeting held in Hendersonville. The First Church of Asheville was selected as the meeting place for 1947. Other officers elected were: Mrs. J. R. Morgan of Wayncs ville, president; Mrs. F. R. Elmore of Mars Hill, secretary and treas urer; Mrs. J. R. Owen of Asheville, young people’s leader; Mrs. Julian Glazener of Brevard, mission study chairman; Mrs. J. O. Cren shaw of Asheville, community missions; and Mrs. J. 0. Smith of Hendersonville, Margaret fund and training school. shortly after reconvening of Con gress, which will provide funds to assist in construction of arm ories. To what extent this assist ance may be provided is not known, though it is felt that the federal government, under that bill, will provide probably 2-3 or 3-4 of the cost of the construction and the remainder will be the re sponsibility for the State and lo cal communities. We cannot tell just now what the State itself may do, but it is my purpose to take this matter up wijth the Gen eral Assembly, which convenes in January, in an effort to have some armory fund created. This is all problematical. Progress Os Reorganization You will note that we have ap pointed Colonel John Hall Mann ing. former commander of the 120th infantry, as a major gener al to command the 30th division, of which our infantry is a part, and have appointed Colonel Paul | R Younts to be division chief of staff. Just as soon as practicable, and I hope it will be soon, it is our purpose to take up with all communities the matter of the type of organization to be organ ized and to begin the reorganiza tion of the national guard. As to officer personnel, we, naturally, desire that such personnel be men of good standing in their commun ity, having the respect and con fidence of the business people and men whose conduct and attitude are substantial. National Guard Both A State And National Force It is important that all concern ed realize that the national guard performs a necessary service to the state as well as to the na tional government. Every state must have a protective force trained and equipped to enable it to function effectively at existing strength in the protection of life and property and the preservation of peace, order and public safety within its borders. This function is in addition to providing that part of the national defense that has proven of such great import ance in the wars of the past. With this in mind each community should do its part in providing facilities and encouragement for the reorganization and mainten ance of the North Carolina Na tional guard. J. Van B. Metts The Adjutant General. LIST I YOUR I REAL I ES TA TE I with me I ECKLES—REALTOR I Box 794 Black Mountain, N. C. ■ Phone 2 ffice 3621 I e Res. 4072 ■ YOUNG MEN IN VOLUNTEER WORK Every American R o( j chapter near a military, nava] r ° Ss veterans hospital will have M mittee on community sen 'j,'° m ' these hospitals, according t.V 0 Witt Smith, Red Cross v? ce cha man in charge of domestic vices. H ' r ' “In veterans hospitals,” he “we need the help 0 f ’more T more young people. The vetera' patients of World War R * largely young men who w companionship with their own group. There are increasing bers of men among our Red Cro ' ( volunteers, but we need more, w need men to share patient hobbies men to entertain patients, men t( conduct outings, men to se-v 0 instructors in skills, which the' alone have.” BEG YOUR PARDON In our October 10 edition then was a typographical error in the story on Sidney Lanier w hicl changed the entire meaning. Thi word should have been “sting" j„, stead of “string.” The correetioi follows: Sidney Lanier— “Glooms of the live-oaks, beauti ful-braided and woven With intricate shades of the vine that myriad-cloven Clamber the forks of the multi form boughs.” “Marshes of Glynn.” Lanier’s idea of the poet’s mis sion was expressed in “The Bee.’ “He beareth starry stuff aboui his wings, To pollen thee and sting thee fer tile.” BUSY CLEANING UP The students of Black Mountaii High school are busy with a clean up campaign. With paint furnish cd by the P. T. A., they are re decorating the rest rooms. Prize; have been offered for the bes work. IN ATLANTA FOR WEEK EM Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Free, am Mr. and Mrs. Paul Turner o: Black Mountain, spent the week end in Atlanta. They also visitee j other relatives in Northern Geor I tfia. —Robert Hawkins Jr., spen last week end in Marion agues i of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R I Logan. Mr. Hawkins is employe: in the office of George Wrenn j city clerk. Tes^ We Can Service Your Car and Get It ready For Fall and Winter Driving Come In Today BE SURE WITH PURE Battery and j Ignition Service MOORE BEOS. PURE OIL STATION Black Mountain Phone 2401
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