TWO MANY ARE LACKING NEW RATION BOOKS War Price Board Receives Many Complaints From The Public Reports that many persons were unable to begin using War Ration Book No. 3 Monday—be cause they had not yet received it by mail—were received by the New Hanover War Price and Ra tioning board. Rationing officials revealed no tification from district OPA head quarters that mailing of all ration books had been completed and should have been in the hand* of all applicants not later than Sep tember 13. About 15,000 books had been returned to the mailing cen ter due to inadequate address. No instructions as to the issu ance of War Ration Book No. 3 to persons who have not yet re ceived them from the mailing center have been received by the New Hanover rationing office. The only event in which tne lo cal board can offer help is that it may issue meat points for this week only for babies, ill, and aged persons. Points are to be refunded to the board when books are re ceived. Stamps in War Ration Book No. 3 started becoming valid this week. It is not known how many of the new books have been mailed into the 54 counties of the Raleigh dis trict but a total of 1,769,484 ration books No. 2 were issued n the same area. -V Farmers Needing Help On Crops Can Contact County Agent’s Office Farmers who are going to need labor for the harvesting of their bean crops must contact County Agent R. W. Galphin by Saturday of this week, it wa s disclosed Tuesday afternoon. Before any farmer may obtain labor from the Castle Hayne labor camp, he must pay the transpor tation costs of three dollars for each man. In addition, if farmers owe any money for labor secured from this source in the past, the debt must be cleared up before more help can be released. The transportation charges may be refunded through Mr. Galphin’s office in the customshouse, or through Treasurer John Nuckton. Plans to reopen the transient la bor camp at Castle Hayne on Oc tober 10 were laid at a meeting Monday night of the camp com mittee and farmers in the area. TELLS HIS UUSIUMtKS about mm | And How It Helped Relieve His Constipation! Here’s a really enthusiastic let ter you’ll want to read: “I’d suffered for years with constipation. Took everything from salts to castor oil, and felt run down, always taking so many physics. Then, two weeks ago, I found out about ALL-BRAN. Since I’ve been eating ALL-BRAN, I have needed no physics, and am starting to feel like a new man. I’m telling my customers on my milk route about your wonderful product.” Mr. Leon Swartz, 1738 N. Wilton St., Phila., Pa. What’s the secret of such re ports of ALL-BRAN’s results? Simply that ALL-BRAN is one of Nature’s most effective sources of certain “cellulosic” elements—lack of which in sufficient quantities 13 a common cause of constipation! They help the friendly colonic flora fluff up and prepare the colonic contents for easy, natural elimina-. tion. ALL-BRAN is not a cathar tic! It doesn’t “sweep you out"! It is a gentle-acting, “regulating” food! If this is your trouble eat ALL-BRAN regularly, drink plenty of water. See if you don’t cheer its welcome relief! Insist on genuine ALL-BRAN, made only by Kellogg’s in Battle Creek. City Briefs FISH FRY Wilmington Voiture 245, For ty and Eight, will hold a fish fry at the home of J. R. Hollis Friday night. All members and their wives are invited to at tend. SPECTACLES Postmaster W. R. Dosher found a pair of spectacles in the lobby of the postoffice im mediately after the Army Re lief show Tuesday afternoon. The owner may claim them by calling by the postmaster’s of I fice. TIRE STOLEN Lt. R. T. McEvoy, of Camp Davis reported to police officers Monday that someone had stolen the spare wheel and tire from his automobile while the car was parked In down town Saturday. AUTO ABANDONED Joe McEntee, 308 Queen street, told police officers Monday that an abandoned car was found in the driveway to his garage Monday morning, and that no one had called for the vehicle. A woman’s clothes were discovered in the car with an identification card be longing to a Charlotte woman, who was contacted and denied owning the car or the clothes, the police officers said. MEETING The Junior Chamber of Com merce will hold a dinner meet ing at 7:30 p. m. Wednesday at the Little Inn on the Caro lina Beach road. Important business is expected to be dis cussed. tr MANY JAPS DIE IN NEW GUINEA (Continued From Page One) them on the ground, were wrecked in a series of raids which virtual ly knocked the Japanese airforce rut of New Guinea skies. The Aussies above Lae who lorded the rain-swollen Busu river rave captured New Yanga, in ad iition to destroying the two ene my strongholds, headquarters said today. The Markham valley force drove the Japanese from positions near Whittakers. Mitchell medium bombers con tinued to supply air support for the envelopment of Lae, strafing Japanese positions and installa tions along the south bank of the Markham river. The Jananese raiders in twe Lae battle zone consisted of r, forma tion of 12 which bombed Allied in atclliULi> .:S itCdr i ic . \T Obituaries MRS. ALMA A. WALDORF Funeral services for Mrs. Alma A. Waldorf will be conducted at 1 P. M. Wednesday at the resi dence with the Rev. W. C. Frances officiating. The body will lie in state at the Yopp Funeral Home until 10 A. M. Wednesday at which time it will be removed to the res idence. Interment will be in Oakdale cemetery. Active pallbearers will be R. W. Mason, O. L. Rhodes, E. G. Hall, H. O. Thomas, Earl Orrell, and Robert Morton. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. W. C. Mebane, C. S. Lewis, W. F. King, R. W. Galphin, J. B. Baker, C. L. Williamson, O. W. Williamson, Mark Hines, and W. L. Wood, Sr. Mrs. Waldorf, 80-year-old Winter Park resident, died at 4:15 A. M. Tuesday at her home following a long illness. She is survived by a son, Clifford M. Waldorf; a grand daughter, Mrs. Viola Bancroft; a grandson, Russell M. Waldorf; and a great grandson, Thomas L. Bancroft, all of Wilmington. W lLivi COLUMBUS BOND DRIVE TO OPEN Parade By Camp Davis Sol diers And Big Rally To Feature Event WHITEVILLE, Sept. 14.—Colum bus county will launch its Third War Loan drive, aimed at a quota of $1,194,000. with a parade and a monster War Loan rally here at 2 p.m. Thursday, County Chair man Lee Braxton announced to day. Taking part in the parade will be a large contingent of Camp Davis soldiers together with nu merous pieces of anti-aircraft ar tillery equipment including a 90 mm. gun battery, a 40 mm. gun battery, a searchlight battery and a band. Members of the Whiteville American Legion post, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, county high school bands, the Whiteville Red Cross motor corps and other groups will be in the line of march. The parade will end at the rail road plaza where the anti-aircraft artillery equipment will be put on display. Several addresses will be made there at 3 p m. and a War bond auction will be staged. At 8 p. m. Thursday at the rail road plaza, the rally will get un derway with a band concert and a demonstration by the search light battery. War bond booths will be set up around the plaza, where citizens may purchase bonds, and the Wac camaw Bank and Trust company will remain open until 9 p.m. in order to speed bond sales, Mr. Braxton said. All Whiteville stores have been requested to close from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday. TICKETS SELLING FAST FOR SHOW (Continued From Page One) steps of the post office where May or Bruce B. Cameron bought- the first ticket to the show from Brig. Gen. James R. Townsend, com manding general of the anti-air craft artillery center at Camp Da vis. 1IN Vjr I oiaxi- t WW Observation Post Members To Be Honored Lt. Col. Oscar C. Tigner, re gional commander, Wilmington Air Region, will present the First Fighter Command Silver Citation for meritorious service during time of war, to members of Observa tion Post 65, WAR at the Myrtle Grove Presbyterian chapel tonight at 9 o’clock Colonel Tigner will be accompanied by Lieutenant Francis Webster, Regional G O S officer. The citation, in the form of a plaque, will be given to Chief Ob server Frank Piner, C. E. New ton, Norwood Bender and Pa u 1 Rust. In a letter to Chief Observer Piner, Gen. Glen O. Barcus, com manding general of the First Fight er Command wrote: With this citation goes the sincere appreci ation of this command for the out standing service performed by your observation post not only for the duty for which the citation is awarded, but for your untiring de votion to daily duty Please accept for yourself and the other observers of your post our special thanks for your part in promptly reporting a lost and over-due plane which enabled speedy dispatch of rescue work ers to the scene of the forced landing. The loyalty and efficien cy of all the observers serving on your observation post has been a credit to the Aircraft Warning Service and the First Fi g h t e r Command. I extend my personal commendation for a fine job.” Ruptured Men Get $3.50 Truss Free Pay No Money — Now Or Ever For This Truss Kansas City, Mo, — A Doctor’s Invention for reducible rupture is proving so successful, an offer is now being made to give everyone who tries it a $3.50 Truss Free. This invention has no leg straps, no elastic belts, or leather bands. It holds rupture up and in. Is com fortable and easy to wear. After using it many report entire satis faction. Any reader of this paper may try the Doctor’s Invention for 30 days and receive the separate $3.50 Truss Free. If you are not entirely satisfied with the inven tion—return it, but be sure to keep the $3.50 Truss for your trouble. If you are ruptured just write the Physician's AnDliar.ce Co.. 4681. Koch Bldg., 2906 Main St., Kansas Citv. Mo., for their trial offer. | NAIL YOUR SOLUTIONS BY MIDNIGHT^ THURSMY, SEFT. 16ih j^ad MAGAZINS’ Li READ Magazine will nay five hundred cash pri ~s s j fi) and in its new/delightful Puzzle Contest. Senes No. 1 , vou 0 full official rules of the contest, are printed ’l^o® enter the contest at once and start on ynur way . . rds 000.00. 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