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_____ On-Job-Training Given 95 County War Veterans _ + 18 Firms Here Certified For Apprentice Work For Ex-Servicemen Ninety-five New Hanover vet erans are receiving apprentice training in 18 certified establish ments under the “on-the iob-tram ing” program provided by the GI Bill of Rights, a survey here dis closed yesterday. Under the program, the veteran is employed by an accredited firm as an apprentice with his weekly salary supplemented with sub sistence ranging from $65 for a single men to $95 for an ex-service man with dependents. The figures were obt'.ined from ,., Leonard Barrett, Wilming+on rep i resentative of the North Carolina Veterans’ commission, from infor mation compiled by E. C. Hem : mingway, chief of vocational re habilitation for the Veterans’ ad ministration’s regional office in Fayetteville. Wilmington firms with the num ber of veterans each employs under the plan, and the period of training required, include: B. and E. Elec tric Motor Repair , two motor mechanics, three years; Becker Coal and Builder Supply, two yard foremen and glaziers; Cumber Moore company, 10 plumbers, four years. Causey’s Auto Service, two ser vice mechanics and two auto mechanics, four years; City Optical company, two master optical lens grinders three years; R. F. Hall ana oun, uuc - years. Mac’s Auto Parts company, six _ specialists (parts), three years; MacMillan and Cameron, six auto mechanics and body repairmen, four years; Jackson and Bell com pany, two printers, and two press man, four years; Raney Chervolet company,..five auto mechanics, one and one-half years; Sneeden-York company, refrigerator repair ser vicemen, two years. Tide Water Power company, six gas servicemen, eight gas plant operators, 10 linemen, four senior clerks, two meter testers and two electricians, three years for all ex cept the electricians which requires four years. Wilmington Star - News four pressmen and four compositors, four years; Port City Hosiery Mills, Inc., one hosiery machine fixer, three years; Hanover Iron Works, four sheet metal workers, four years and two carpenters, three years. Howard Radio company, one radio serviceman, two years; Wil mington Credit bureau, one credit manager, two years and A. C. Ewing, company, one security an alyst, one year. Barrett explained that the firms have been recongnized to partici pate in the program. He pointed out that ■ any veteran working in New Hanover for any employer other than those approved is not eligible for VA subsistence pay ments. £■ “VERBAL INFECTION” LONDON, Feb. 16.—lift-The Eton College Chronicle complained today that England “is being invaded by an army of illbred and offensive words” and put the finger on of ficial Whitehall as the source of “this verbal infection.” “With all due respect to our American cousins, whose language is vivid and amusing and has a superficial resemblance to our own, it is they who are partly responsible for this deplorable state of affairs,” the Journal said. “This verbal infection, spreading •from Whitehall, has also contami nated our newspapers, whose pages are filled with roving particles and the remains of shattered infini tives.” Dial 2-3311 For Newspaper Service WENBERG’S BROS. FOUNDED IN *29 Wenberg Brothers service sta tion, Third and Grace streets, was established in 1929 and since that time the station has supplied thou sands of satisfied customers with U. S. tires and tubes, batteries and accessories. Conoco N-Tone gas and Conoco Nth Motor oil round out the full stock carried by the Wenberg brothers. The station was established at Second and Grace streets, and moved to its present location in 1938. Today a display room is be ing built for addition to the station. Vulcanizing and recapping of tires, washing and lubrication of cars aro included in customer ser vice rendered by John W. and Earl S. Wenberg, owners and operators of the station. According to John Wenberg, “Everything has a bright future. When tires and other auto parts and accessories are available busi ness will be fine for a number of years.” Fox’s Royal Bakery Holds Many Firsts In Baking Circles Fox’s Royal Bakery, 1306-1308 Market street, recently completed a handsome new baking plant on S. 13th street and today is pre pared to continue the superior service to Southeastern North Car olina that has placed them in the top brackets of bakeries. Manufacturers of Sally Ann Sun fed bread and Sally Ann cakes, pies and pasteries. Fox’s was founded by J. B. Fox, Sr., in 1914 at 22 N. Front street. The present building was occupied in 1939. To day J. B. Fox, Sr., and his two sons J. H. and J. B., Jr., operate the bakery on a partnership basis. Famous firsts of Fox’s include the honor of being the first bakery in the state to: Sell a wrapped loaf of bread in 1914; use mechanized equip ment for deliveries—in 1916; man ufacture whole wheat loaf of bread, then known as laxo - bran bread—in 1916. At the present time 72 persons are employed by Fox's, which uses a fleet of 15 trucks for the service of Wilmington, New Han over, Brunswick, Duplin, Pender, Columbus, Onslow and Robeson eounties. Fox’s post-war plans include the addition of 50 new bread, cake and pastry items to the present line, with special emphasis on home style baking for added flavor and nourishment. 1 Seven Ex-Employes Of Freeman’s Were In Armed Services Seven ex-employes of Freeman Shoe company, 24 N. Front street, served in the armed forces during World War 11, but today the com pany again is on a pre-war basis of service. Founded in 1881 and owned to day by John W. Freeman, Orie O. Whitlock and L. C. Robertson, Jr., Freeman’s offers Stacy - Adams, Nettleton, Walk - Over, Biootmaker Guild, Freeman, Dr. Locke, Health Spot, Taylor-Made and tonic Arch shoes to its men customers. Special lines for women include Rice - O’Neill Johansen, Rhythm Step, Tweedie, Vitality, Glamour Debs, DeLisa Debs, Mode Art, Sel by Arch preserver and Drew Arch Rest. Eight employes of Freeman’s are Ben W. Sams Joe B. Martin, J. Vernon Teague, J. C. McDaniel, A. L. Williams, Mrs. Leona B. Palic, Miss Marjorie D. Logan and Miss Gloria A. Palmer. Sears-Roebuck Is Being Remodeled Sears Roebuck and company, 307 N. Front street, today is un dergoing a remodeling designed to increase display space for mer chandise, according to the manag er, A. Stewart “Within a few months, we hope to be on a complete pre-war basis,” Stewart says. “By that time the re modeling will be completed and in dications are that currently scarce mechandise will be available, most of the employes who entered the service have returned.” Merchandise carried by Sears in cludes hardware, plumbing, paint, sporting goods, luggage, houseware, auto accessories, tires, funiture, radios, electric refrigerators, wash ers, vacuum cleaners, stoves-all of nationally advertised lines. In addition, a complete work clothing department will be installed in the near future, Stewart says. Sears’ special customer service includes a "special pick-up’’ ser —-1 vice whereby merchandise is ship ped to the local store from other Sears Roebuck order centers, and the customer obtains it there, sav ing shipping charges. A “telethrift” service also has been recently installed and a cus tomer may now order catalog mer chandise by simply placing the order by telephone. The store then makes delivery within regular de livery limits. Investigation of Rent Hikes Asked In Hickory HICKORY, Feb. 16— (IP) —Thc Hickory chamber of commerce has asked Federal investigation of lo cal rent increases with the viaw of rolling back rentals to those prevailing on January 1, 1945. The chamber’s action, contained in a letter addressed yesterday to Frank McGinnis of Raleigh, OPA rent control director, was attribut ed to requests from a number of civic clubs, citing “numerous com. plaints” of rent increases. ROOM AND BOARD By GENE AHERN I W "tO "THE EARL FOR. 510 AND^J THEN^-I WMONLyIo.^I' I >T TURNS OUT TO SE A g TOr^-.^%£ fa WHY I COULD MAKE A •.$ MYTREAT/ SUfaU x' •, FORTUNE WITH IT IN THE SQ^'i 2°Dir-f|CpML X *• MOVIES AND SHOWING ,‘ • N \iBOPi / ; \ IT ON TOUR/' • I'VE GOT ,* BARREL' / \ TO MAKE THAT OAF --^ \ SELL IT BACK. ; 7 *\ TOME/ ./ - KREY quickly relieves the ASK FOR misery and shock of coughs —due to common colds. 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