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The ROANOKE News Published by The Roanoke News Company, Inc B F. TIKNKK, Editor-Publisher ONE YEAR (By Mail) POSTPAID .ji.Ol SIX MONTHS -- All Subscriptions Payable In Advance Entered at the Post Oft ce, Weldon, North Carolina as secono class Mail matter ---"T , VewsDaper devoted to the materia; Educate:’tTSaiS A^uDural inter.U of Halifas and North amp*on Counties. _ —-———-—— ITS TIME TO START CHRISTMAS SHOPPING FOR BOYS OVERSEAS “Save strong string and material and start to plan -neap iiili," Postmaster General Hat." C. Walker advises Amen.an. announcing the rules for mama, of Christmas gifts for Am.y am Navy personnel overseas. This year the Christmas mail ing period for both Army am Navy overseas forces is —September If to Octobei lo. -»i ter October 15 no gut parrel ma\ he mailed to a soldier without tie presentation of a written tuques lrom him. The great demands upon slapp ing and the need for giving prw erence to arms, munitions, nie-.n cine and food is the prime r on for the early mailing uuu. Moreover, gift parcels must trav el great distances to reach A run ami Navy personnel who ir. lo cated at remote points, and !ie quently the transfer of large num bers to new stations necessitate.' forwarding of the packages and additional time is required. “The response that our people made lust year during the over seas mailing period demonstrated that they will cooperate in ^ any measure designed for the welfare of our armed forces pers nnel. M: Walker said. “It is not easy t" concentrate on Christmas gut's m the midst o: warm weather hem- at home but our people recognized the need, and because they want the ruen and women who are ab sent from their homes to know that they are not forgotten at Christmas they took pains to as sure prompt delivery of Christ mas gifts. “I know tiiat our people will observe the overseas mailing at more this1 ve u stre>s this fact: •e tiikvi• m w t ■ ill ur is >ccme.;. -o.t.' t;.c'm c marly a ' *’ 1 coi • l a \\ isu care uiu? ami pack a'-ioi'e.'.-r • rectiy. *‘ii ;> not a pleasant tniim ^ v^: a {H'Stai cm.emuratio’. ‘ "L er and see the numbers of < hi -• mas parcels winch will never reach servicemen and services om. e„. i'ust oiuce personnel haw or ything they ■•a!', tc * it f such .mils, ‘c a how im portal, i e happiness of tin '1 no frequently, done. evei delivery tiers ti effect cause \v they art armed forces nothing can t “1 am son'; c»r hal anvone mentioned mat the size of a slim (kj\ the approximate limit packages intended for gilt mail ings overseas. Unhappily many people suoe i" tamer. oecan 'X is t Wt convinced t;-,e rest possible com juu-t a* mindful tuu' these gilt- roast travel far. witn shipping space crowded. If the gilt" aie to -e protected in nans it they must v packed in boxes m;ide of metal, wood, solid liber board. or strong double faced cor nlg iti I )< -I d, rein oret t with strong gummed paper tape or tied with strong twine. !: both tape and strong twine at- used. SO nun ■ he ■ tter. If the o it u wrapper is crushed -- and this is likely to happen — the loss ot con-1 tents may be prevented it fiber board boxes* are wrapped in heavy paper. | unable to deliver which families and to men and women war ■ --c.uis - they "We were many parcels fi iemls sent iverseas last cl Llshe i in tran / ‘l th. Now Open IN OUR NEW BUILDING SECOND AND JACKSON STREETS In Roanoke Rapids We have moved our Tloth Business from the Ever-Ready Cleaners Building into a new modern structure where our stock is on display in a large, comfortable Air-Conditioned salesroom. We are now better equipped to serve you and in vite you to visit us in our new home. WE NOW HAVE A LARGE STOCK OF Wools-Rayon-Acetate Cottons and Silks WE WILL ALSO CARRY Women’s Hosiery Buttons and Laces GLOVER’S CORNER SECOND AND JACKSON STREETS TELEPHONE R-565-1 ROANOKE RAPIDS, NORTH CAROLINA came separated. We woul.i have been able to make delivery it tlu address had been shown on the inside wrapper. We advise that everyone write the address ot the sender and addresses inside the package as well as outside. "Christmas gifts mean much to people overseas. Because strong twine, heavy paper and. boxes and fiherboard will prove of real help in making delivery o gifts possi ble I urge those at home to begin saving these materials now. A time goes on they are going to become even more scarce than, they are now." Among the more important rul es tor Christmas mailings to the :,i med forces overseas are the tol Thc parcel must not exceed five pounds, and must not be moix •nan lb inches in length or do in ■ - r length and g.rth combined. It - ouId be marked "Christmas joreel" so that it may he given si-;al attention to assure its ar : val i*efore December da. Nut more than one parcel may ,■ mailed in any one week to the - a m c menilier of the armed fore's in behalf of the same mail When combination paekag.s air made up ot such items as mis ce 'mreotis toilet articles, hard camiies. soaps, etc., the contents .. i be tightly packed so that the> will not become loosened in transit and damage the contents or the cover. Hard candies, nuts, caramels (including those covered with chocolate), cookies, fruit cake and chocolate bars individ ually wrapped in waxed paper should be enclosed in innner box - of wood, metal or cardboard. Perishable goods, such as fruits m ! vegetables that may spoil, me prohibited. Intoxicants, in ammable materials such as mat ’lios or lighter fluids, poisons and n.ything that may damage other nail also are prohibited. Gifts ■■.closed in glass should be sub stantially packed to avoid break age. Sharp instruments, such as' •azors and knives, must have iieir edges and points protected ;o that they cannot cut through lu coverings anil injure postal rersonnel or damage other pack iges. Relatives a n d friends who know that the personnel in the armed services to whom they plan to send gilts are at far distant points should begin to mail their packages on the opening day — September 15—of the mailing per iod. Last year late mailings, caus ing concentration of great num-1 be i s of packages in the final days of the mailing period, threatened to defeat the program. It is stressed that success can he as sured. with the limited personnel and facilities available, only if the public gives full cooperation through prompt mailings of the overseas gift parcels from the op ening of the mailing period. I Give* Army Way Reckoning Time I! Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 9th—On the hunch that few things are more puzzling to layman than the Army’s way of reckoning time. Colonel Francis J. Magee, Fourth Service Command Signal Officer bares these topdrawer notes on the most timely of all subjects, time itself, G. I. version. In the first place and this is where the trouble begins, the Army must protect itselif from having an older for six in ihe morning mistaken for an order to be acted upon at six in the even ing. Hence the 24 hour clock. In the 24 hour clock system, 12 noon is 12 o’clock, just the way it’s al ways been. But one p. m. becomes 13 o’clock, two p. m. becomes 14 o’clock (or "fourteen hundred hour,” as the Army calls it), and so on. 1 1 ! Are you still here? Next we come to Z-time. The Army also guards against misunderstandings about the time differences that a rise because, for example, it’s Inn chtime in Dixie when it’s taitime in England. So for all the rues sages that go between two dif ferent time zones — say from Bir mingham to Washington.-time is set down in a time reading that is constant anywhere in the world at a given moment. The reading arbitrarily chosen for this purpose is the time of day it happens to tie in Green- ! wich, England, which is right out- I side of London and incidentally is I also zero longitude on your at- I las. The time numbers, say 1400, are followed by the letter Z. To interpret what time that is where you are, you just add or subtract the time difference between youi house and Greenwich. I So-o-o, if you live in Halifax County and you’re reading this page of the almanac at seven thirty p. m., it’s 1930 for all the troops training in your region. But for the ones who are fight ing alj arornd the globe, where ever they may be, it’s 233oZ. Which is a flreat comfort and convenience to the War Depart-j merit and a« such certainly seems worth putting up with, at Uast for the duration. COLD MEATS IDEAL K2 i to., . K I t. <f» t \ v -V The large variety of ready-to eat meats available makes it pos sible to prepare cold meat platters with many delicious combinations. One attractive platter, shown above, is made by overlapping slices of "boiled" ham, salami, liv er sausage and bologna on each half of the platter, with potato salad in the center. Ready-to-eat meats shown at right are (clock wise* bologna, liver sausage, sa lami, meat loaf, pressed ham, c/viico fra nlrfnv: PI'S. \.n Anniversary Achievement Just a year atro this week A lerican newspaper- launched ihi ictory Pulpwood t'ampai'.:1 ?sponse to an appeal l’roni 1 ><■!’ lil M. Nelson, chairman of the far Production Hoard. At that time the puipw ,od pro action picture was drab in lee 1. he nation’s pulpwood supply ha een steadily dwindling since the ill of 1942 while militai y and isential civilian needs for paper ad other pulpwood products had ■en as steadily t ising. Although the emergency i - not st past, we are happy to re; etc tat real progress has been ma e uring the twelve months tie he Roanoke News and oilier ewspapers in pulpwood area, til! ,a\v » u'i i ampai:-ni. Tin- 11tim! i I"' 1,1 PT(,'*UC I - i*i I- Kf > ipt I 1 lis > .•ill- a If o .’i:- isu-nt ly Petto is1 foa ill ’ urn * nun on a pin ■ IP l- ■ ■■ » Pul:' , ..a |.r..i i .. M-.. t.'t i .ail llu* ever. pulpwouil in i vi ntuni' all it il « ipnon'i''! j injf tin' Iwa o ‘ ' 1'' 1 ' ' military i i-nliiivmi'nl s I'm pape ! anil atlii ! ' I’ ’ ' >' v ! OXl-OOllf.1 l-alliol l. W inilHlttt » 'll matt I Wo iu i ... i out o 1 ii" wooa 1 - litoral ■ 1" 1 ; WIT. a tii ai • .-.tort t ’ ;!• j victory uii>n oi onr i .a i• y -an ! vices In; ; > >' i •'* • , ' ' .i puli \ al i a* a \'"ir irator ial of the hij >ruy. A s a • 11)•» ■ il n n l.i tiu irea this cou o v ,i.i i • i in ialibo'-iiii fountics a,i pro.nl o. out a ehievements during: the past year Without the aid of our farmers | we could not have made such pro gress. But, like our boys in Uni term, we’re not celebrating yet but rather digging in for the rest ,,f 1P44 or until the war is won. Mr. Nelson, you can count on this community to cut its share of the needed 16,000,000 cords this year. _ LESS FUEL OIL IN PROSPECT 1 Raleigh ( August 0th--Kerosene _-as well us gasoline -powers the attack. And, with Allied offensives on the move, much greater consump tion of kerosene and fuel oil will mean less aavilable lor civilians .his winter. Theodore S. Johnson, district di rector of the Office of Price Ad ministration, said today this win ter’s supply will undoubtedly hi the lowest since the beginning of the war. Moving in advance of cold wea ther in an effort to avert hard j .hips during the winter, OPA ha I nst rucled till local War Price I and Rationing Board to tighten their control of kerosene and fue oil rationing now and, at the same time, civilians were urged to co. operate fully in an effort to kee) , nsumption down. I...ml hoards were instructed te screen all appliactions very care fully and to reduce allotments te | users of space heaters to a mini I mum. Johnson said. Because o the extra effort n Volv"(1 » Clo»r st. suniers weer urged* applications to thl % diateiy. Users of flS 7Sene "ere advi^.0®' storage tanks to ca, ' l>>- their current 23* to utilise all K>®-. i while transportation^ I overburdened B,1 I J,,hn--on Pointed ou 1 "•ay ovoid being JVfl foci this winter. H Kerosene shortages ,,J result from two ^ ^ factors. Johnson JS’S j creased pr liuction faso ,n; airplane. * I ha» left a much smaii^l ' o crude oil conversion into kerosenT . Secondly, and of , importance, he said, * of military craft using for power has vastly i since ^ lust winter. Man Navy s small vessels M y landing craft such a, J the invasion, are p„J| tors using a fuel coJ3| rosene and distillate. |S1 trucks and tanks are jZ® Diesel motors using On the civilian 'Uoiif J ties of other fuel, suck'd ami wood, have devakJ war progressed, e|lmirJ advisability of C(mversi^ iuel oil use. Hence, Disgj rector Johnson said, the wer to present fuel oil j sene shortages is great*, vation. Ufke/*ei*> FREE $25 WAR ROM) FREE EACH NIGHT. $50 WAR BOND FREE SAT URDAY NIGHT. W. C. KAUS SHOWS ON THE MIDWAY. FREE ATTRAt' TIONS. To Attend the 8th Annual Mid-Sumffltf LION’S CLUB OF FUN AND FROLIC At Roanoke Rapids Entire Week 0* A.VG. 21st - 26th MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
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