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i Congratulations GRADUATES -OF 1942 vitas, ffftiflce their homes luith our simpfymiortized plan dke kInsured PEOPLES BUILDING & LOAN — ASSOCIATION — Established 1906—Assets Orer Two Million Delian 112 Princess Street Wm. M. DHL Sec.-Treas. oJhrifty People (Join dke [Peoples FOR RE-ELECTION As Your DISTRICT SOLICITOR I Feel That Not Only Should Your District Solicitor Be Fair, Capable and i EXPERIENCED But He Should Also Be COURTEOUS Because He Is A’ Public Servant Afiy maft 01? woman at any time can talk with me, be they white or negro, rich or poor, saint or sinner, and they will be treated politely. , , I shall appreciate your vote and support on May 80th. David Sinclair Your District Solicitor RAPID PACKAGE DELIVERY Between Wilmington and Jacksonville North Carolina Only Packaged of 150 lbs or loss accepted for Transportation FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Wilmington Jacksonville Dial S311 Dial 3226 MONTHLY BENEFITS IN 1941 REVEALED 4,790 Persons Received Pay ments In State During The Year Awards of monthly benefits' un der the Federal old-age and sur vivors insurance system were made to 4,790 persons in North Carolina during 1941, according to Mrs. Lur line D. Lewis, acting manager oi the Wilmington office of the Social Security board. These awards rep resent benefits totaling $63,966 a month, she said. In addition, awards of lump-sum- death pay ments totaling $188,324 were made to 2,027 individuals in the state Iasi year. Included in the monthly benefil awards, she said, were 1,386 for workers past age 65, representing total payments of $25,948 a month; 372 for aged wives of workers eligible for benefits, $3,557 a month; 2,210 for children of retired workers or of deceased workers. $21,551 a month; 110 for aged wid ows of deceased workers, $1,918 a month; 676 for widows with young children, $10,566 a month; and 3t for parents of deceased workers, $426 a month. Mrs. Lewis said that throughout the country awards of monthly benefits to workers past 65 had not increased this year as might normally be expected, partially as a result of better employment op portunities for older workers in war production. Thousands oi workers who are eligible for old age and survivors insurance pay ments have not claimed their re tirement benefits because they pre fer regular jobs with good pay in stead of the modest income pro vided under the old-age and sur vivors insurance system. “Many of these older workers,” she said, “will receive larger bene fits when they do apply, because they are now earning higher wages than they did in the past. On the other hand, there are some work ers 65 years old and over, who are receiving lower wages now thar they did formerly. These should go to the office of the Social Secur ity board and find out whether oi not it would be to their advantage For Slate Senate Jack Q. LeGrand AN EXPERIENCED LEGISLATOR YOUR SUPPORT WILL RE APPRECIATED Re-elect W. H. (Bill) WENDT METER ADJUSTER Qualified by many years ol Experience. Thanks for Your Support Dutch Puppet? Anto Mussert, Nazi leader in the Netherlands, may head puppet state there, which Germans are reported planning to set up and call Nieder mark. to file an application for benefits at this time.” Mrs. Lewis explained that bene fits are based on average monthly wages, but the law permits a worker who has reached the age of 65 to file his claim and thus “freeze” the amount of his retire ment benefits even though he does not intend to retire immediately, and does not expect to claim bene fits until he gives up his job. Total payments made to people in North Carolina during 1941 un der the old-age and survivors in surance system amounted to $1, 304,000 including $550,000 to retired workers, $69,000 to aged wives, $329,000 to children, $20,000 to aged widows, $143,000 to widows with young children, $5,000 to parents of deceased workers, and lump sum death payments totaling $188, 000. XT Greek Guerilla Bands Operate Against Nazis NEW YORK, May 23.—(P)—The Greek office of information said to day it had received cables telling of guerilla band operations in Greece against the Germans, in cluding a force of several thousand men commanded by Major Douras and including considerable num bers of British officers and soldiers who until recently were hiding in peasant homes. His campaign, the office said, consists of operations by small bands which harass German com munication lines with almost daily attacks on railroads, telegraph lines and motor roads. The office also reported that thousands of refugees from bombed areas in Germany were arriving in Athens. -V EARTHQUAKE EL CENTRO, Calif., May 23—IP —A mild earthquake lasting ten seconds was felt throughout the Imperial valley at 8:51 a.m. (11:51 a.m. Eastern War time) today. There was no damage. J** - . - « « , ETE STRAIN FREQUENTLY T , , effects one’s ceneral health. Are T i ■ yon sore of yonr eyes — Come T In for a carefnl examination. T ' SEE US TO SEE BETTEB X ’ Eyes Examined, Glasses Fitted * DR. W. A. KAMER J Bnllack Building i GLENN J. McClelland —FOR— COUNTY SOLICITOR War Industry Effort Is Near Faster Tempo By FRANK MacMILLEN. NEW YORK, May 23. — (Wide World).—The time is rapidly ap proaching when there will be a change in the tempo of the indus trial effort for war, with factory wheels turning ever more rapidly but with construction of new facili ties dropping into the background. The change may not be immed iately apparent to the average citi zen, experts said today, because the expenditures for war—already at the rate of $120,000,000 a day will undoubtedly continue to climb. But more and more the money will be going directly into ships, planes, arms and food for our armies and our Allies. Less, in comparison, will go to building the plants to produce war goods, and this has wide implica tions for such industries as con struction and machine-tool making, where a slackening of the tremen dous recent pace may show up within the next few months. Of course, the experts say, this trend will be uneven, for there still are categories in which more basic facilities must be provided. Shipbuilding was mentioned as one of these. Ways will continue to be laid down, it was said, as fast as materials to supply them come into sight. Also many plants started months ago must be finished, others per haps enlarged or retooled to take care of improved models. This will make any change grad ual, it was admitted, but a new em phasis, on construction and' away from production, is one of the im portant industrial developments to look for in coming months, most experts here are convinced. It does not mean that the peak of the war effort on the industry front has been reached, they con tended, but rather the contrary, that the huge plant which has been built up for the struggle is just coming into its own. “With most of the factories built, we’re really ready to go to town,” was the way one industrialist put it. His theory was that while tne ability of the country to produce the raw materials to supply our war factories had not yet been reached, the ceiling was at least somewhere in the foreseeable fu ture. When the upper limit is approach ed, he suggested, the attempt to build large amounts of further pro ductive capacity reaches a point of diminishing returns. It is better, he contended, to de vote the materials, the man-power and the managerial know-how to driving the existing huge capacity to the limit; quicker when time is vital, when one bomb today, drop ped in the right place, may be worth four bombs on a 1944 produc tion schedule. From another source a sidelight on the problem this week. i i FOR RECORDER W. Jack Canady Able, Honest and Dependable Your Vole and Support Will Be Appreciated We Gel You There! Wherein unite moving, we get you there at least cost. You’ll find our packing service speedy and careful: and our storage rates include in surance protection that’s complete. DIAL 5317 FARRAR TRANSFER & STORAGE WAREHOUSE Walter S. Tower, president, told the American Iron and Steel In stitute that an accelerated con struction program could lift the capacity of the. industry by a fur ther 10 per cent by the end of 1943, “if metallics are available.” The industry in the past two years—since the beginning of the defense program — had expanded just about a similar amount. While Tower did not develop the point, the implication appeared plaid. Another 16 months of con struction would bring only a fur ther 10 per cent rise in production, and then only if the raw metals were obtainable. That at least begins to look like the law of diminishing retufns. -V ANSWERS TO WAR QUIZ (Questions on Page 17) 1. Insignia denotes the sailor is a pharmacist’s mate. 2. Trincomalee is most impor tant naval port on British island of Ceylon. 3. Several French embassy em ployes resigned after Pierre La val’s return to power. 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 21858 LARGE SIZE GENUINE MAPLE-FRAMED MIRRORS, Spl-$2.95 H. RERGER & SON FURNITURE CO. 707 N. 4th St. Dial 5128 THIS WEEK Reauliful Homesites New Forest Hills at greatly reduced prices. New Home, Wrightsville Ave. New Forest Hills for sale on terms less than rent. Phone 3432 W. A. McGIRT, Manager Forest Hills Development Co. W. A. Davis, Sales Dept. 215 Princess St. I Will Speak I To The Voters Monday, 7:25 P. M. Over Radio Station I WMFD 1 I I I I _ _ __ _.. The EASE OF FINANCING Amazed This Home Buyer! £HOW US THE property, tell us your budget limits O . , . that’s all you do. As specialists it’s our job to fit your loan-both down payment and monthly amounts-to your budget Start with a reasonable first payment, easy to complete with monthly re-; payments-just like rent. Prove to yourself that you can buy a home. Visit our office. Get full details.; The CAROLINA'S loan volume for Ihe purchase of homes is mounting daily. Those who lake Ihe lime fo investigate find our plan to be one of the most attractive known. Get the fads be fore you borrow—it pays! Invest as much as you can each pay day in War Bonds. We must win the war in order to preserve American Liberty. YOUR DOLLARS WILL HELP TWO THE/ MILLION DOLLAR C. M. Butler W. A. Fonvielle W. D. Jones President Sec.-Treas. Asst. Sec.-Trea§. Roger Moore, V-Pres. J. 0. Carr, Atty. NOTICE WOODMEN OF THE WORLD MEMBERS You are invited to attend our regular meeting, Monday night, May 25th at 8:00 p. m. One hour of entertainment and getting acquainted. To be held in our Hall in the Oddfellow Building, Corner 3rd and Princess streets. Visiting Woodmen are welcome and urged to attend. W. E. DAVIS, Financial Secretary. We Have Many Appropriate GIFTS FOR THE GRADUATE Come In And Let Us Help You Make Selections SHOEMAKER'S INC. Everything For The Office 206-208 Princess Street Phone 5611 I Presented at Office of | | THE STAR-NEWS « Entitles You To One * COOKBOOKLET ! ' /• 1 Name ..£. | Address .. | (This Coupon and 15c If Cookbooklet Is to be mailed) |
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