PAGE TWO
The Week In
Washington
A Resume of Governmental Hap|
penings in the National Capital
Washington. Aug. 4?Under a new
program announced by I-eon Henderson.
head of the office of price
administration, a purchaser can sue'
a retailer for at least S50 if the retailer
charges a price higher than
that established by retail price ceilings.
Under Mr. Henderson's order,
which is expected to aid greatly in
the enforcement of maximum prices,
a civilian can sue for treble the
overcharge by a retailer, or for $50.
whichever is .greater, and the retailer
will also be required to pay court
costs, lawyer's fees. etc.
On many lines of goods the regulation
is expected automatically to
take care of enforcement, but there
are still many difficulties which
stand in the way of permanent price
stabilization.
The demand for freezing of farm
prices and for the freezing of wages
has increased greatly during the
last month. The rapidly increasing
costs of certain meats, plus the t
auv4 iagc ui llicaib ill SUIIlt: CltlUS, IS j
blamed on the lack of control over
farm prices. Figures indicate that
the cost of living continues to rise
because of the food products which
are not under price control. Ac- <
cording to figures released by Mr. 1
Henderson, the price of uncontrolled 1
lamb rose '0 per cent between May i
15 and June 15. the greatest in- '
crease there ever has been in such
a short period, the price of uncon- t
trolled roasting chickens rose 9 per c
cent.
On the controlled foods, such as '
beef, bananas and canned fruits and (
vegetables, the price has declined :
in most cases, but the increase in
prices on uncontrolled items has off- (
set all reductions and caused an in- I
crease in the total cost of living. i
Although thousands of types of ;
products are under strict control, 1
the cost of living, in the eyes of t
most people, is measured primarily i
by the cost of food. With food (
prices rising there is an increasing l
demand that all food prices be put 1
under control of the OPA. But it
is not likely that congress will agree '
to this?at least until after the election?because
of the strong farm
bloc in congress which insists on
watching out for the interests of the
farmers no matter how contrary
men. pi uucoui l' may ue 10 uie interests
of the nation as a whole.
This attitude of congress was
clearly demonstrated when both
houses, despite presidential opposition,
passed a measure to establish
a separate government agency to
encourage the manufacture of synthetic
rubber from farm products.
Because of the controversy over
whether synthetic rubber should be
made from farm products, from oil,
or from both, congress decided to
take this matter into its own hands
and see that the group with the
largest number of votes got the
break, no matter which method was
adjudged best by experts on the
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I How's your hardware and ll
1 tool supply? You'll find U
] that we have just about jj
] everything in the hardware {]
] line priced, reasonably. {|
Why not make it a special 3
j point to buy your hard- jj
j ware needs, now? J
With government regula- J
tions making some items I
extremely hard to get we T
are endeavoring to take tf
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I care of our patrons the very rr
best we can. Please be !}
just as patient with us as ?>
you possibly can, if you call B.
for something we do not jj
I have. Just remember there 3
is a war going on. But our {]
stock is well balanced and fj
we can fill most of your {j
requirements. Call and see
Farmers Hardware j
& Supply Co.
BOONE. N. C. 9
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Polish Refugee
X
*' & M&eMSH
Here a group of Polish refugi
uncompleted Nazi machine gun fa
firltish and Russians drove them c
ft has now turned into a useful bu
Tate To Head Tufts
Memorial Associatior
Banner Elk. Aug. I.?Dr. Willian
J. Tate, prominent physician o
Banner Elk. has been elected to thi
presidency of the Edgar Tufts Me
norial Association, the position lef
acant by the death of Edgar H
rufts on June 15 of this year. Hi
vill take up his new duties immc
iiately.
The association consists of Lees
ticRae College. Grace Hospital
jrandfather Home for Children
ind various allied enterprises.
Dr. Tate has been chief e.f staff o
Jrace Hospital since 1010. Unti
he death of the Rev. Edgar TufU
ts founder, in 1023. Dr. Tate was hi
issociate and since that time he ha
x-cn a co-worker with Edgar Tuft;
he son. No one person is more fa
Tiiiiar with the work of the asso
nation, with the problems of th
nountain people, and the close re
ntionsnip of the two.
Dr. Tate was born in Wauhatchii
Tenn.. in 1885, and was reared i
Knoxvillc. He was graduated b
Ihe University of Tennessee Schoc
of Medicine, and took his medic;
internship at the Knoxvillc Gcncrr
Hospital, and has had postgraduat
work at various medical centers i
the United States. In 1933 he w;
elected a fellow of the America
College of Surgeons, one of th
highest honors that can come to on
of the medical profession.
During the 32 years of his stay i
Banner Elk. Dr. Tate has bee
war production board.
The insistence of congress on d<
ing favors for the farmers, no ma
ter what the consequences to tl
nation may be, is considered here i
be the chief dangerpoint in our e
forts to stem inflation and may ah
interfere with our war productio
as threatened by the synthetic rut
ber move.
The next most important threat I
our emergency program is the ui
willingness of the government 1
take a firm hand with labor. T)
decision of the war labor board i
increase wages in the "Little Stee
industries by an amount equal
the increased cost of living?a di
cision which has set a formula f<
the demands of all industry?is bi
lieved by experts to be a mot
which practically forces inflatio
Under that formula, each time thei
was an increase in living costs thei
would be more demands for pa
rises, manufacturers would have i
increase their prices to meet the ir
creased labor costs and a viciot
circle would be put into operatio
in which wages and prices woul
iace upward together.
All of the "Little Steel" compar
ies have accepted the war labc
board's ruling because they hat
been forced under the threat of la
ing their businesses if they didn
comply. In a statement made fo
lowing acceptance, the Inland Ste
Company said:
"In the name of patriotism, Ii
land is compelled to do a thir
which it believes to be wrong, b<
cause the alternative would inte
fere with war production.
"The steel workers threatened
strike if the company did not cor
ply. The war labor board threatei
ed to invoke the full power of tl
President to compel the companj
plants would be taken from it. Tl
company had no alternative. It hi
to comply."
Hoping to let these siluatio:
drift along until November befo
the public's demand for action b
comes too great, many congressmi
and senators have left Washingti
to go to talk to the homefolks
see how the prospects are for vote
The entire house of representativ
and one-third of the senate is to 1
replaced or re-elected at the cor
ing election and the members a
extremely jittery about the votei
reaction to what they have been d
ing during the past year. They .
want to get on the home grouni
and learn what the people real
think, but some of tllem also fe;
they may irritate voters by beii
at home when so many importai
questions are now being decided
Washington.
WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EVE
Children in Iran
cc children In Tehran, Iran, nsc an
ictory for a schoolroom. Before the
>ut, the Nazis started this project hut
tiding by Red Cross supervision.
jclosely identified with the civic a
| religious life of the community, i
1 has been an elder in the Presbyti
j ian church tor many years. He
!. president of the Banner Elk Bar
f one of the soundest financial ins
? tutions in the mountains. He i
. been active in Red Cross and oti
t humanitarian causes, and is the c
amining physician for the selecti
j service board of Avery county. 1
_ efforts, during all these years, ha
been directed toward civic, educ
. tional and cultural improvemei
throughout the mountain area, a
he always worked closely with t
late Edgar H. Tufts along the
f lines.
il
FIRE
s Some 3.500 persons are burn
s to death in fires on American fan
;. and in rural communities each ye
- and the total loss runs to appro
i- ntately $200,000,000.
p
It takes two flat cars to carry t
65-foot barrel for a 16-inch batt
" ship rifle,
n
y :
'
io
le "What's it goot
to
1" Guns, tanks, c
part of a plane'
Dr
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n.
re
re
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:o
i- In the barnyards
of farms and in tht
A I _ 11.' T L
" I u/iu umcs ui norm
Junk which is doi
>r where it is, but whi
e
3- at once to help
j' Japs and Nazis.
el
Scrap iron and steel, foi
1_ Even in peacetime, i
about 50% of the raw mi
r- It may be rusty, old "
but it is actually refin
to . .
n_ most impurities removi
ti- quickly melted with nel,e
form of pig iron to p
le quality steel for our wa
id The production of >,
ns up, up, UP, until tod
re turning out as much ste
e" of the world combined.
j" least 6,000,000 addition
to steel is uncovered proi
!S.
oe - Tfe tnei
| WAR I
rs' this odvarlifmant /
o- (rapratantmg and wh
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5 LOCAL
* HARRY
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in Phone IS
IRY THURSDAY?BOONE, N. C.
Army Will Purchase
Idle Power Plants
Owned by Farmer:
Farmers of Watauga county \vh
have small power generating plant
not being used may have an oppor
tunitv to sell them to the Unite<
States army to meet the rapidl;
growing need for such units, accord
ing to W. W. Mast, chairman of thi
county USD A war board.
The power plants. Chairman Mas
said, are wanted by the U. S. arm;
signal corps for operating commu
nicotians equipment, especially a
remote bases where current is no
available from established plants.
The specific types of power plant
i (both engine and generator) neede
include gasoline, diesel, kerosene o
fuel oil driven motors, operating 11
to 220-volt generators, alternatin
j current only. Equipment of thi
j type can be used in capacities frori
| f>00 watts to 25 kilowatts and largei
i mi netouiauons in connecuoi
i with inspection and approval to
purchase of such power plants wil
be handled by signal corps repre
sentatives in direct contact with th
; owner. Ownership of an idle plan
does not necessarily mean the arm;
? . will purchase it. Appropriate in
ncj jspection will be made by the signa
j^e I corps to determine if the plant i
,r_ 1 suitable for army use. The count;
" j. i war board will serve to report loca
1IC i lion of thesse plants to the army s
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lc MIIHHHn
kHitf
^Hjnei
and gullies rate of production c
I basements or increased; the net
is is a lot of and cannot be
ng no good _ The rubber
. In spite of the rec
chisne l .
there is a continui
smash .e quantities of scrap ru
waste materials and
example. cnpper, zinc, lead an
^ "ap provided Junk which y,
aterial for steel. byindu3try from sen
scrap" to you, lished- government-,
ed steel?with Wil! you help?
-'d, and can be First?collect all ,
v metal in the terial and pile it up.
reduce highest Then?sell it to a
r machines. Jt to a charity, take
steel has gone nearest collection po
'ay America is ^h your Local Salel
as all the rest If you live on a 1
But unless at County War Board <
?1 tons of scrap ment dealer.
-ptly. the full nmmVoURsc,
^R?v"LVON ?o
SALVAGE commi
M. HAMILTON, Jr., Chi
??-?._____^^^^Boone,
those which are desired may be inspected
for possible purchase." <
The chairman urged all farmers <i
who have power generating units <
S for sale to report to the war board ;
the type, capacity, model, age and 0
present condition.
" WAR BOND SALES IN
1 JULY REACH 900.900,000
V Washington, Aug. 2.?Sales of
- war bonds in July reached $900,s
900,000, the second highest month,
the treasury announced today. Sales
s i in January, the month following the
y j attack on Pearl Harbor, totaled $1,
! 060,546,000. June sales amounted to
it | $634,000,000.
't Secretary Morgenthau announced
the August quota had been set at
s $815,000,000.
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IMPORTANT
Effective
JULY 20, 1942
ledule information, See You
N CITY COACH CON
Trs
eded foi
S&.
:annot be attained
ressary tank3, guns JUNK
S3BL aitoL fighting
rent rubber drive, . jj
ng need for large V\ U
bber. Also for other /^SjSLa^gW^
metals like brass, gitfi
id tin.
au collect is bought On,
3n rlpolprp of onfnU One
pOT
xm trolled prices.
of your waste mai
Junk dealer, give jj
: it yourself to the g
int, or get in touch
rage Committee. (1/ J ^ ,
farm, consult your 6?^ make
>r your farm impleMATERh
ap into the fight! Scrap Iron an
Other metals
'IOn Old rubber.
A R D Rags, Manila
Tk/cTS tssssss
sell to your meat de
ITTEE w"i0ED0N"'
Waste paper and ta
lULLLin areas, as armouno
Uriliall (at this time): Raze
N. C.
AUGUST 6. 1942
The 1942 commercial early crop
if Irish potatoes is estimated to be
18.758.000 bushels, a 15 per cent in:rease
over the 1931-40 ten-year
iverage of 43.293 bushels.
Do Thigs Fast!
Stepped-up war production calls
for alert minds, active bodies.
See for yourself how full of life
New River Dairy milk makes
i you feel! And just wait till you
taste its rich, creamy flavor!
New River Dairy
UR FAMILY
member of
f ANT BURIAL
ATION
. . BOONE. N. C.
ling, after which the following
lerly Yearly Benefit
.10 .40 S 50.00
.20 .80 100.00
.40 1.60 100.00
.60 2.40 100.00
nges
ir Agent
IP ANY
T
War
TTN.
; MAKES
G WEAPONS
i
One old disc /?
will provide Jy
scrap steel /r
needed for 210 Jy
semi-auto- fjf
<J matic light /V
carbines. (y
: old plow will help make
hundred 75-mro. amiordna
projectiles.
>ne useless old * * ' J?
ire provides as @ ? ? ?
?uch rubber * * * *
sis used in 12 0 JJ M 1J
)ld shovel will help ^ ^y>
4 hand grenades.
ULS NEEDED
d steel,
off all kinds.
rope, burlap bags.
ig Fats ? When you get 1
train into a large tin can and
nler. ^
N CERTAIN LOCALITIES:
i cans?wanted only in certain
ed locally. NOT NEEDED
r blades?glass.