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MERCHANTS CAN BREATHE EASIER •Work Of Marking Mer chandise To Conform With Price Ceilings Completed Employes of business houses in Wilmington breathed a sigh of relief Monday as the heaviest work of marking prices on mer chandise to conform with the new ly imposed price ceiling regula tions was finished. After about two weeks of steady overtime work, the price tags of practically every item in some establishments was checked and marked with a new price, no higher than it was on March 1. In some instances, various arti cles of merchandise had not in creased in price, it was learned, but this was- a rare occurrence. A salesman for a large mercan tile firm revealed that the price on a particular brand of men’s underwear had increased more than one dollar a dozen, whole sale. since March 1, and that any merchant buying the item after its price rise would naturally have to absorb the loss. He cited another instance in which several merchants in the outlying sections of the area re fused to buy any 'merchandise that hadw increased in price since; last February. "They must have known something like this was going to happen , he said "I tried to get mem au 10 uuy merchandise when it still was reasonably priced along last vear's levels. Some1 of them did. and will now make a nice profit. Others refused to buy.. thinking that the price would not increase much, and now they are forced to take a loss on many items. The credit restrictions, recent ly imposed, are also making life miserable for many establish ments here whose main line of business is credit terms. They are forced to rtgularte all fu ture accounts to conform with the new regulations, and in the case of present accounts, they must notify each customer of the mnimum accouut he will have to pay on his present ac count. Morton Named City Building Inspector The appointment of Gilbert C. Morton as city building inspector was announced Monday by J. G Wallace, city manager. Morton was formerly a county W. P. A. superintendent. Mr. Morton replaces P. E. Not t.er who resigned several months ago. In addition to issuing permits for new construction and for reno vation of existing structures here, the inspector will play an impor tant part in the city’s campaign to raze or repair dilapidated build ings. Mr. Morton, whose home is at 319 Walnut street, attended State College at Pialeigh and has had considerable practical experience in construction wqrk here. He be gan his duties Monday. City Engineer .J. A. Loughlin has been carrying out the duties of building inspector since Mr. Notter’s resignation. -V 58 Deaths Occur At Rail Crossings In State In 1941 RALEIGH. N. C.. May 18.— UP— Grade crossing accidents last year in North Carolina accounted for 58 deaths, the state highway safety division reported today. None of the fatal accidents, how ever, occurred on N. C. or U. S. highways. BEAT-HEAT After bathing is a good time to apply Mexican Heat Powder to relieve heat rash, and help prevent it. Absorbs perspi ration, often the cause of irritation Always demand Mexican Heat Powder. Wilmington, N. C. Overflowing Info PRINCESS PLACE PINEYWOODS MONEY TO LOAN ON ANYTHING OF VALUE No Loan Too Large—None Too Small Cape Fear Loan Office LUGGAGE HEADQUARTERS 12 S. Front St. Dial 21851 LARGE SIZE GENUINE MAPLE-FRAMEI) MIRRORS, Spl_$2.95 H. RERGER & SON FURNITURE CO. 707 N. 4th St. Dial 5128 MOVING? EFFICIENT It The Word For Our MOVING SERVICE 1> PRICES REASONAI’.LIi 1 arrar Transfer & Storage Warehouse DIAL 5317 Flames Consume Business Block In Hackettstown An entire block in the shopping center of Hackettstowm, N. J., was wiped out as leaping flames raged through buildings and stores. In the center of the photograph is depicted all that remains of a department store. Damage is estimated at approximately $250,000. Several firemen were overcome before they brought flames under control in three hours.—(Central Press.) Cruiser Prinz Eugen Knocked Out By RAF Direct Hits Scored By Tor pedo Planes; Believed Out For 3 Months BY DREW MIDDLETON LONDON. May 18.— W —The powerful 10.000-ton German cruis er Prinz Eugen was regarded to night as knocked out of the vital battle of the Atlantic perhaps for three months by the gaping wounds of two or more aerial torpedoes driven home before dusk last night by an RAF fighter-bomber squad ron which caught her slipping along the Norwegian coast. Reporting that the aerial striking force reached Norwegian waters while it still was light, the Air Min. istry Newrs Service said "the at tack w as pressed home in the teeth of strenuous opposition from a large force of enemy fighters and heavy anti - aircraft fire from ships.” One attacking pilot said he saw a ‘great pillar of dirty black smoke" rise from the superstruc ture of the cruiser after he sent his torpedo home. There were two large explosions 15 seconds apart, the News Serv ice reported. It said another pilot saw a sheet of flame leap up irom the cruiser after he attacked. He added that he saw other torpedoes "running well toward the ship.” Besides torpedoing the Prinz Eu gene. the British planes peppered four escorting German destroyers with cannon and machinegun fire, an Admiralty account said. The attack was placed off Lister Fjord. 60 miles south of Stavanger and little more than 300 miles air line from northeastern Scotland. Even at the time of the attack which put her on the Nazi navy's temporarily useless list alongside the heavily damaged battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau. the Prinz Eugen was limping back to a home port from Trondlheim for repair of previous damage, the Ad miralty said. “The Admiralty gave an indica tion of the intensity of the attack in its announcement that Beaufort torpedo-carrying bombers, Hudson bombers Blenheim bombers and Beau fighiers took part. While the Beauforts roared in close to loose their torpedoes, fighter planes battled a swarm of Nazi planes and the other bombers strafed the decks of the Prinz Eu gen’s four escorting destroyers with cannon and machinegun fire, a communique said. It reported five German ME-109 fighter planes shot down and said the attack cost nine British planes. The Berlin broadcast said be tween 30 and 50 British planes at tacked, and 29, or purportedly more than half of the British formation, were shot down — seven fighters and 22 bombers. The temporary loss of the Prinz Eugen and the intensified RAF “death watch’’ on Trondheim Fjord was believed by informed sources to reduce the possibility of an out right attack on the Arctic supply lane to Russia by the Germans’ Trondheim squadron. This consists now of but three heavy warships, the powerful bat tleship Tirpitz, sister-ship of the sunken Bismarck; the pocket bat tleship Admiral Scheer, and the 10, 000-ton heavy cruiser Admiral Hip per, sister;ship to the Pri#z Eugen. The Prinz Eugen. which made the daring dash through the mist of the English channel last Febru ary with the Scharnhorst and Gnei senau, was reported by the Admir alty on May 3 to have suffered damage requiring 'very consider able repair’’ as a resuit of a tor pedo attack by the British sub marine Trident. Elsewhere alcng Uye erial bat tlefronl of Western Europe, the RAF followed up night attacks with a two-hour pre-dawn pounding O|#|A||RR|TAT|0NS OF dIVI 11 EXTERNAL CAUSE acne pimples, bumps (blackheads), and ugly broken-out skin. Millions relieve miseries with simple home treatment. Goes to work at once. Direct action aids healing by killing germs it touches. Use Black and White Ointment only as di rected. 10c, 25c, 50c sizes. 25 years success. Money-back guarantee. K"' Vital In cleansing is good soap. Enjoy famous Black and White Skin Soap dally. of targets from Dunkerque to Bou logne, and struck repeatedly across the channel during the day. The Air Ministry announced that hurricane bombers scored direct hits on a “barge-like enemy ship of about 800 tons” and sank one motor launch and damaged anoth er in the attacks near Dunkerque. SUBSCRIBERSNOT AFFECTED HERE WPB Order On Telephone Service Not Expected To Be Felt By Majority Here The majority of local telephone users will not be affected by the recent W. P. B. restriction on tele phone service. Lovell Smith, local manager said Monday. But in certain restricted areas, individual-Mne users may be asked to change to party lines to make service available for persons in essential war-need categories set up by the WPB, he added. “Non-subscribers not among the essential categories might not be able to obtain telephones m the future, since the WPB has decreed | that only persons or organizations engaged in direct war work or are i charged with the responsibility of public health, welfare, or security can be certain of obtaining new telephone service under its revised order. Likewise subscribers who move from one place to another and ar not in essential categories 'might not be able to obtain a tele ; phone or might be asked to accept party-line service.” The essential categories set up by WPB are: The Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Civilian Defense services; official Federal, State, county and municipal government services; official agencies of For eign governments; recognized or ganizations serving the health, | safety or welfare of the public, i utilities, common carriers, pipe lines, press associatipns, newspa pers, radio broadcasting, hospitals, clinics, sanitoria, including ambu lance services, physicians, sur geons, dentists, nurses, drug man ufacturers and distributors, burial services, Red Cross, recognized I philanthropic agencies, USO, churches and clergy, food process ing, storage and distribution; busi ness concerns furnishing materials or facilities under direct or sub contracts to the Federal govern ment and suppliers, producers and processors operating under gov ernment colntracts, .building man agement offices located in new housing developments; and tem porary residence extension tele phones essential in case of serious illness. The order also permits the installation of public pay tele phones to meet the demand for service in certain areas. In general, the new WPB de cree goes much further than the March 3 order in limiting tele phones central office and outside plant enlargement, as well as the amount of facilities available to the civilian public, with the an ticipation of much greater con servation of desperately needed materials. The new limitations are expected to result in conserving for war purposes annually 53,000 tons of lead, 35,000 tons of steel and iron, 43,000 tons of copper 6,500 tohs of zinc, 1,890 tons of crude rubber and large amounts of other materials. "As in the case of the original order we will comply with the re strictions to the letter. We antici pate the full cooperation of the public in this plan which will di vert such large quantities ol the material to war use,” Manager Smith said. 2 -V More than 100 war plants have adopted Management-Labor pro duction drives, including a study of plant efficiency, establishment of suggestion boxes, bulletin boards and production score boards, building of morale and recognition of achievement as parts of their programs 4 NAVY RECRUITING OFFICE IS BUSY Maintaining Record Of Two Enlistments Per Day Since Pearl Harbor The U. S. Navy Recruiting of fice here is still maintaining its record of nearly two enlistments a day since the attack on Pearl Har bor. Since December 8. a total of 292 men have enlisted through the of fice. Enlistment* have been for every branch of the service, re cruiting officers said. Prior to the lowering of the edu cational standard for naval air cadets, there were few enlistments for air training. However, since the minimum education require ment is now a high school diploma, many young men have applied for aviation cadet training. Their applications will take much longer than those of men de siring service in other branches, it was pointed out. Due to the strict standards of physical ability as well as charac ter, education and training, appli cants for naval air training are thoroughly investigated before ac ceptance. A few of the early applicants are now serving in the war zone, it was learned. As their period of training requires thr/e months or more, only a few have completed their basic courses. -V Kelly Negro Fatally Injured In Accident CURRIE. May 18.—Wade Silus, colored, of the Kelly section, was killed Saturday afternoon when he fell off a lumber truck on which he was riding. The accident occurred between the home of L. J. Rooks and A. K. Rooks on the highway. Silus body was crushed by the heavy truck running over him. He was.a married man with a large family. ———V The estimated population of the entire Western hemisphere is 264. 500,000. DON'T TAKE CHANCES WITH InTimes of Excitement, Refrain fromTelephoning So that Vital Calls can have Right-of-Way During public emergencies such as air raid warn ings, practice blackouts, fires, storms, and ship sinkings, telephone lines must be kept clear for calls vital to the community's protection. Please don't be excited by rumors and rush to your telephone, for what may seem merely a ru mor to you may develop into an emergency for the telephone company if everyone begins tele phoning to ask about it. Rumors may easily be started purposely to hamper communication facil ities at a time when they are most needed. In some places, a flood of calls during times of excitement has seriously hampered the work of police, fire and civilian defense authorities, endan gering life and property. So we ask that you please refrain from tele phoning during times of excitement and stress. At such times use the telephone only in case of serious personal emergency. Your cooperation is essential for the effective handling of emergencies by the organizations assigned to those tasks. SouTHERn Bell Telephone nno Telegraph Company - INCORPORATED QUESTIONNAIRES MAILED BY BOARD Occupational Registration To Be Made By Local Employment Office Occupational questionnaires for men of the 35 to 45 year draft re gistration were mailed Monday by Draft Board number 2, it was learned. The men will be grouped and classified by the local Employment Office and as soon as the men of the Third Registration are com pletely classified, questionnaires will be sent to the men of the First and Second Registrations. The city Draft Board No. 1 does not expect to send occupa tional questionnaires to Third re gistration men for sometime. The U. S. Employment Serv ice has begun classifying ap proximately 650 occupational ques tionnaires from Columbus county and about 200 from Pender county, Manager Maurice Moore said Mon day. The employment service expects to classify cards sent it by se lective Service boards in Bruns wick, Columbus, New Hanover and Pender counties. “It is our job to classify the men by occupations. The cards must be filled out by the regis trant, returned to his draft board, which in turn sends a portion to us, Mr. Moore said. “After the classification/we will inform men in misfitted positions of jobs where they can serve to better value.” “The occupational questionnaire is segregated in three general groups. First, those persons of cri tical occupational skills in which the known national demand is greater than the supply; second, is comprised of those of essentia1 oc cupations, many of which may be come a critical nature as the de mands of war industry increase; and third, those of non-essential trades, but which may develop in to essential or critical jobs.” “The results of classification will make available information for the employment office regarding the various types skills of all per sons in this area who are regis tered with draft boards. This same procedure is being carried on throughout the nation. By having this information, we can better serve employers and workers by matching men and jobs.” “The employment service has in formation regarding job openings in critical and essential trades throughout the nation. We shall pass this information along to those men desiring to better serve their country.” “After we have classified the men, we shall inform the Selec tive Service boards regarding in dustry’s need for certain types of work. They should be better able to decide where a man is need ed.” , Men should not apply for a social security number card merely tor the purpose of showing an account number on their occupational ques tionnaires, stated Mrs. Lurline D. Lewis, Acting Manager of the Social Security Board here. FALSE TEETH That Loosen Need Not Embarrass Many wearers of false teeth have suf fered real embarrassment because their plate dropped, slipped or wabbled at just the wrong time. Do not live in fear of this happening to vou. Just sprinkle a little FASTBETH, the alka. line (non-acid) powder, on your plates Holds false teeth more firmly, so they feel more comfortable. Does not sour t’liecks “plate odnr“ fdenture breath) Get FASTBETH nnv ilrng store Social security account numbers should be obtained only when a per son is going to work or has a job in employment which is covered by the Social Security Ac'.. Farm ers who are required by the Se lective Service Board to fill in an occupational questionnaire do not need a social security account num ber card, according to Mrs. Lewis. The Social Security Board has been receiving numerous applica tions for social security cards re cently from those who have re gistered for the draft and who have received an occupational question naire for the social security nuih ber, but this is intended omy for those who have social Security account number cards. If an indi vidual filling in the questionnaire does not have a social security account number, he should simply write “none” in the space provid ed for his social security numbei. Those who have had social se curity account number cards and have lost them may secure a du plicate card free of charge at 130 Customhouse, Wilmington, N. C. or at their nearest Social Security Board field office. -V Specifications For Barges Are Requested By C. Of C. Plans and specification of the wooden barges expected to be used in transporting gasoline on the in land waterway were requested from the U. S. Maritime Commis sion Monday by the local Chamber of Commerce. It was explained that one or more firms in the Wilmington area will be interested in the specif) cations. The chamber of commerce pointed out in a letter io the Com mission that the “Congressional Record for May 11, reviewing a speech by Congressman Ance]', of Oregon, quotes him as stating that under the twenty million dollar amendment recently added to the independent offices supply bill for the construction of barges, lie has been advised by your office ihat the Commission is building some of these barges as a matter ol ex periment, to see just what can be done, how soon they can be con structed, and how economical and efficient will be the service such craft will be able to render. “Further in his speech he out lines some of the general plans of construction. Assuming that it is the plan of your Commission to distribute the contracts for con struction of the barges as widely as possible, to expedite delivery, we are writing to advise tnat one or more firms in the Wilmington area will be interested in ,p, the plans and specifications'^’ available.” s ' ■ e> -V--4 RAYMOND STYKNs Dll s WASHINGTON. May is.',,, Raymond B. Stevens, chairman’7, tthe United States Tariff sion. died today at ImUanapy;s commission announced tie , . , • tiU'i hpp»» ill for several months. Toys and novelties conned enough rubber last vear m -equin 8000 2 1-2-ton trucks for the Arr)u. or 40,000 half-tonners. ^ A WISE PLAN QF HOME FINANCING is one that suits YOU. If your requirements include economy enn veuience and friendly service, the CAROLINA has the loan' plan for you. Ample funds to lend on acceptable security. See ns t»>ila\' BUY A WAR BOND TODAY - GET YOURS AT THE CAROLINA TWO THE / MILLION DOLLAR Carolina Buildino and Loan Ass'n “Me/nher Federal Home Loan Bank” C. M. BUTLER. Prea. W. A. FONVIELLE. W. D. JONES, Sec.-Treas. Asst. Sec.-Tre*s ROGER MOORE. V-Pres. J. 0. CARR, Atfy. Avoid The Worsl Fire, of itself, is sufficiently terrorizing. But to expose yourself to fire-loss as well— that is accepting additional and unnecessary calamity! We cannot prevent fire. But we CAN and will guard you against fire-loss. Let us show you how moderate our rates are. C. B. PAMLE & CO. C. B. Parmele F. H. Elmore 242 Princess Street U. L. Spence, Jr. H. Elizabeth King Phone 3186 TUESDAY 6 x 9 BORDERLESS FELT BASE RUGS Reg. «k $1.74 Give your floors new bright loveliness with these inexpensive felt base rugs. So wide a selection of harmonious patterns you can choose for every roan. Strong, long-wearing felt base back, with high-luster, easy-to-clean finish. Smart tile or hook designs in sparkling clear colors. 9 x 12 BORDERED Fell Base Rugs.$3.98 CORN BROOM f Keg. 39c 128c s All corn broom sewn 4 times. I Strong, long wearing. CUSTARD CUPS Keg. tor 25c 3c ■ Genuine giass .bake ware in > r popular 4 oz. sizes. STEP STOOL Ki-K- !'Xf | Built M1< [Stool \'iH s,,r;' [dozens o : ;>4 in( l,« - Steel Vji':: < 1 !• TRIPLE COATED ENAMELWARE Reg. 79c Your Choice • JKJ™ *^AN • 3 SAUCEPAN SET • covered saucepan* percolator • COVERED KETTLE Cheer up your kitchen with this bright, gleaming enameiware! . . . Gleaming and glistening triple coated with heavy porcelain enamel, yet priced so low. Seven generous pieces to choose from. MPTnHTFTTI Bl I M ITT II I ■! ■ l"l l l ■ m i m \mtn ■mi .. nil rUTT 30? NORTfl FRONT STREET fiKfi
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