MARRIAGE PERMIT
RULING IS GIVEN
RALEIGH, July 21.—(U.R)—It is
not necessary for a couple to ob
tain a marriage license in North
Carolina in order to be united in
Wedlock attorney general Harry
Mcmullan today wrote a member
of the Woman’s Army Corp in
South Carolina.
The failure to procure such a
license, he said, will not invalidate
the marriage, but the minister or
the officer performing such a cere
mony is liable to a penalty.
McMullan wrote the opinion in
answer to a query from Lt. Ruth
McClain, of Fort Moultrie, S. C.
who, in her letter, referred to a
marriage ceremony she said had
been performed by a minister in
Wilmington, N. C., in 1927. The
ceremony, she said had been cele
bffcted without a license.
The State Supreme Court, Mc
Mullan said, has upheld the legality
of such a ceremony under North
Carolina statute. However, he point
ed out, that another statute of the
North Carolina af£ode, made it a
misdemeanor for a minister or an
officer to perform such a cere
mony without the license.
McMullan also ruled that there
is no law in this state which pro
hibits “tipping” in any form or
fashion.
lips, ne saia, aie icuugxiucu aa
a method of remuneration by our
laws dealing with unemployment
taxes, and these taxes are based
on this form of remuneration.
Other opinions were:
1. The sale of wines containing
more than 14 per cent of alcohol
is prohibited in counties which have
not adopted the provisions of the
alcoholic beverage control act A
person residing in a dry county
may, however, purchase such wine
at an ABC store and transport
it or have it shipped to him in a
dry county so long as the w'ne is
not purchased for the purpose of
sale.
2. No license to sell beer and
wine can be issued to a person who
has been convicted of a felony cr
some other crime involving mcral
turpitude.
3. For the purpose of taxation,
personal property, the title to
which is in dispute, shall be re
garded as the property of the per
son who possesses it unless the
list taker or supervisor is convinced
that some other person is the true
owner of the property.
4. An action for the annulment oi
a marriage celebrated in this state
may be frought when the plain
tiff in the action is not a resident
of this state and when the action
is begun within six months after
the marriage was solemnized.
5. There .s no statute which pro
hibits a minor 17 years of age from
serving as a volunteer fireman for
a municipal corporation.
6. In the operation of fire trucks
a city is performing a governmen
tal function and therefore is not
liable in tort for personal injuries
sustained as a result of the negli
gent operation of the trucks.
7. A majority of the members of
the governing board of a munici
pality constitutes a quorum, and a
majority of the members of the
board present at a meeting which
»there is a quorum may adopt the
municipal budget or do other acts
that the board is required and per
mitted to do.
8. A justice of the peace who
desires to resign should tender his
resignation to the clerk of the supe
rior court. All vacancies occurring
in the office of justice of the peace
before qualification of the justice
are to be filled by the governor,
and all other vacancies are to be
filled by the clerk of the superior
court.
9. —A deputy clerk of the super
ior court is not authorized to make
an appointment of an administra
tor.
10. —The North Carolina statutes
designate the superior court
elerk as ex officio clerk of the
county recorder’s court. In the
latter capacity, the clerk receives
such compensation as the board
r.
‘Civilian Jeep’ Toils On Farm
Just as rugged as its battlefront brother is this “civilian jeep”,
shown furnishing power to help store the harvest. Planned for four
principal uses—tractor, light truck, mobile power unit, and passenger
conveyance—jeeps are being turned out for the open market on the
assembly line of- the Willys-verland Company plant in Toledo, O.
(International)
Cherry Asserts Barriers
To Advancement Lowered
North Carolinas’s Chief
Executive Makes Radio
Address At Mobile
MOBILE, Ala., July 21.—flJ.R)—
The barriers against progress in
the have been lowered, Gov. R.
Gregg Cherry, of North Carolina,
said here today in a radio address.
Cherry, meeting here with south
ern governors at the Freight Rate
Committee, declared that the lift
ing of the freight rate discrimina
tion east of the Rocky Mountains
would be reflected “in a vast chal
lenging pattern of industry.”
“It would be difficult,” he said,
"to exaggerate the importance to
the south and to the nation, of
the decision of the interstate com
merce commission, eliminating ore
sent freight rate discriminations
east of the Rocky Mountains.”
He pointed out that these rates
“have constituted a domestic tariff
wall and the wall has existed for
generations.”
“This aCtion (of the ICC1 paves
the way for the greater industrial
development of our nation,” he
said. "Manufacturing establish
ments that have long suffered a
disadvantage in competion be
cause of an indefensible discrimi
nation have. . .had the door opened
and the path cleared of obstructions
so that they can now improve the
economic weatlth of the South and
West.
“And of course this growth and
development works to the eventual
benefit of all sections of our na
tion and of the nation as a whole.”
He said that contrary to what
of county commissioners shall de
termine. The law does not require
the board to allow any compensa
tion for the performance of this
duty, but merely authorizes it to
make an allowance if it sees fit.
some have attempted to read “in
to this newly acquired parity, it
dies not signal the mass removal
of industry from the North and the
East to the South and the West,
but indicates the development and
the growth of industries already
existant in the South and the West.
“In a land where raw materials
are close at hand, competent lab
or is abundant and local capital is
available, the removal of the
freight rate shackles will release
a great and powerful industrial en
ergy in the section that has for
so long been in an unfair position
and suffered unequal opportunity
in the establishment and develop
ment and development of indus
try.”
Cherry said that with a free
transportation and a fair rate
structure, southern industry need*
no longer to be retarded.
“Agitation for the change that
was recently ordered,” he said,
"has stemmed from long years of
demand throughout the south and
the west for a parity. This parity
with the east was necessary to sti
mulate the development of indus
tries. Now it is here. Now the long
effort has culminated in a lifting
of the barriers to the development
of the south—in the realsm of agri
culture as well as industry.”
Cherry said that “we have seen
the culmination of a long felt and
established principle that freight
rate discrimination is a barrier
to development and diversification
of economy. The per capita wealth
in the 'south should show an in
crease, and that increase will re
flect in the per capita wealth of the
nation.
‘ Now in the south, we can im
prive what we have and develop
new fields from the vast and chal
lenging pattern of industry that is
foretold in the laboratory phases
of World War II.”
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Chain System To Stay
Roger W. Babson Says
„ By ROGER W. BABSON
GLOUCESTER, Mass., July 21.
—Once more I am here for my
annual vacation in the city in which
I was born. It is a splendid locality
with a sturdy people. It is on a
stern and rock-bound coast project
ing out into the ocean. It is one
of the nearest points to England,—
in fact an Atlantic cable lands
here.
The greatest change which the
returning boys notice is in the
character of the leading business
street. When a boy, this street was
lined on both sides with business
firms of local people who were
active in the community and ex
amples to the youth of the city of
integrity and industry. With two
or three exceptions, these firms
have gone out of business and
Main Street is now lined on both
sides by chain stores, the mana
gers of which are “here today and
gone tomorrow”. I believe that the
chain system has come to stay
and has even greater possibilities
of development; but the chains
must learn to take a greater in
terest in community development.
Another change that returning
boys notice is in connection with
the nationality of the people. There
always were a considerable num
ber of Portuguese and Italians in
Gloucester; but they lived in a
small district and were not a factor
in the community. During the past
thirty years, however, this so-call
ed “foreign” element has been hav
ing six or eight children, while
the native population has been hav
ing only one or two, or perhaps
none.
Moreover, these Italians and
others are very hard workers and
thrifty, while the descendants of
the native populat'on prefer to take
life easy and buy whatever they
wish. As a result, the Italians are
taking over the best localities in
the city and are constantly be
coming a more important factor.
I fear it is largely another illus
tration of the old saying: “Only
three generations from shirt sleeves
to shirt sleeves”.
Wh'le there is a shortage of
houses, I notice many vacant stores
and vacant offices as. I go through
the city streets. These have been
vacated by men who have gone
into the Service and will probably
again be in demand after World
War II is over. Readers having
vacant stores or offices to rent
should not sacrifice them at this
time.
The Law of Action and Reaction
is always in force. Property wh'ch
is now in tremendous demand
like small houses—will some day
again be a drag on the market.
Small stores and offices which are
now vacant will some day again
be in brisk demand. Therefore, if
you are a tenant renting such, try
to make as long a lease as you
can; but if you are a property
owner, make as short a lease as
you can on empty stores and of
fices.
Different forms of real estate will
have a fferent postwar rent exper
iences. Some farm land will go
up in price, and other such land
will go down. There should be a
good demand for suburban real es
tate; while city property—expecial
ly in districts enjoying wartime
booms—will decline. I, however,
see little possibility, of reduct on in
rents. Except in the wartime boom
disWicts, tenants may pay higher
rents after the “rent ceilings’’ have
been removed. Of all parties, the
landlords of rented properties have
been treated most roughly by the
OPA. Both from lack of funds and
an inability to secure carpenters,
pibmbers and material, mainte
nance has been neglected. To get
the funds to make these needed
improvement, landlords must
charge h'gher rents.
This brings me to the final
change which ? have noticed this
Summer, namely, the way old hou
ses are bing made into small
apartments. When a boy. one of
the finest colonial houses in Glou
cester was owned by my uncle,
Captain Charles Babson. 1 assumed
that this would always remain such.
But, No! It has recently been made
into six apartments, each consist
ing of three rooms and a bath.
Probably this is the best practi
cal use for such large old houses;
but I hate to see it come about.
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In canning fruit do not use
molasses or brown sugar as a sub
stitute for white. The flavor over
powers the fruit, gives it a dark,
unattractive color, and may caus"
spoilage.
COUNTY DOUBLES I
NUMBER OF FARMS
The number of farms in New
Hanover county has more than
doubled in the past five years, ac
cording to the preliminary count
of returns of the 1945 Census of
Agriculture released yesterday by
Newton Robinson, supervisor for
the 1945 farm census in the Second
North Carolina Census District.
There were 720 farms reported in
this county in the current survey,
as compared with 324 in 1940, and
435 in 1935.
The total land in farms in New
Hanover County, according to the
preliminary count had also in
creased, with 26.525 acres reported
as compared with 21,572 acres in
1940, and 21,267 acres in 1935.
The average size of farms has
decreased considerably n .•
Eive years, however ardPil»
age farm today is 36 g » *:
compared with 66.6 acJ i
and 48.9 acres in 1935 W •'*,
In announcing the lQi
total of farms and . Cens\
New Hanover county
Robinson pointed out" that ^ :
ures are preliminary and s
to correction. Final tab-;
New Hanover coui m I
returns will be made by the R 1
of the Census and announced < 1
Washington when completed
Robinson said. <
ORDERED TRANSFEKPin
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Fifth Naval district since nL 1
ber 1942 has been ordered to '
Orleans as district Coast nl?
officer of the Eigh Naval f
trict. He will be detached"*'!
duty at Norfolk Juiy 3:, ;.;VS'
cessor has not been named!" *
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It's funny how time can
fool you ...
Looking backward,
ten years doesn’t seem
so long.
But looking ahead
ten years seems like an eternity. And that’s the
reason why many people never save money -..
Looking backward, they wish—oh, how they
wish/—they’d started saving ten years ago. Look
ing ahead, ten years of saving seems like such
a long, tiresome program that they never get
started.
Look at this!
Suppose you had been able to start just ten
years ago to put only $3.75 each week in United
States Government “Series E” Bonds.
Today —right now! -your bonds would be
worth $2,163.45. A tidy sum!
Well—why not start a savings program like
that? Why not make the next ten years work
for you—the ten years that seem so long now,
but that will seem so short, come 1955?
There’s a War Bond Timetable on this page.
It shows how regular savings of certain weekly
sums accumulate - principal and interest.
Set your goal. Then keep on buying and hold
ing War Bonds until you reach your objective.
Some day you’ll say, “It was the smartest I
thing I ever did!”
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This is what happens when you pay $75 for a $100 Series E Bond j
After 2 years it's worth . $76.50
After 4 years it's worth. $80.00
After 6 years it's worth. $84.00
After 8 years it's worth. $92.00 ,
In 10 years it's worth.$100.00
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And —if you save regularly each week this is what will happen:
WAR BOND TIMETABLE
Weekly
Savings
III $ 3.75
6.25
7.50
9.38
I 12.50
15.00
18.75
SAVINGS AND INTEREST ACCUMULATED
In 1 Year
$795.00
325.00
390.00
487.76
650.00
780.00
975.00
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In 5 Years
$1,004.20
1,674.16
2,009.02
2,513:42
3,348.95
4,018.67
5,024.24
In 10 Yecrs
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$2,163.45
3,607.54
4,329.02
5,416.97
7,21720
8,660.42 A
10,828.74
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War Bonds-to have and to hold!
SUNDAY STAR-NEWS
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