OPA Price and
Rationing News
Surplus Invaolories Cul
Another step to put America's
food rationing program on a current
basis was taken this week by OPA,
with the recall of surplus inventor
ies of restaurants, hotels and other
institutional users of rationed foods,
it has been announced by Director
Richard Olsen, of the local War
Price and Rationing board.
Similar in its effect to the cancel
lation of consumer's unused stamps
last December, the new move seeks
as nearly as possible to put on the
same basis the people who eat at
home and those who eat out
During the past year, Mr. Olsen
said, some institutional users did the
same as some families and individu
als. Finding they dd not need to
spend all their points, because many
more foods were ration-free last fall
and winter, they accumulated ex
cess reserves, either in actual foods
or in points on deposit at theii
banks.
The latest action provides that in
stitutional users with surplus re
serves must use a part of them be
fore they are eligible to receive full
issuance of points for each new al
lotment period, Mr. Olsen explain
ed. Local War Price and Rationing
bo.ird, studying the user's inventory
reports, will figure the amount of
adjustments needed and will make
them by deducting from current or
future allotments the number of
points or pounds to be recalled.
Pianos Ticketed By Makar
As new pianos again return to the
stores, they will carry ceiling prices
on tickets affixed by the manufac
turers themselves, Mr. Olsen said
yesterday. Prices will be at the
March. 1942, levels.
No Casing on Gasoline
Those who hoped for easing of
gasoline restrictions in time for va
cation are doomed to definite disap
pointment, Director Olsen said this
week.
With military demands stepping
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R. W HORRIS, Manager.
Tour patronage will be appreciated.
In India
CpL James C. Andrews. ton of
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Andrews, and
husband of Louis* Foster An
drews. of Blowing Rock, is now
with the army air forces in India.
He nltrtd service February. 1943.
Ha was trained at St. Petersburg,
Fla., Camp Crow der. Mo. Fresno,
Calif., and went o?ernes in July,
1944.
up as allied forces hammer home
repeated blows at the enemy, there
can be no lessening of gasoline regu
lations, he emphasized. Supplemen
tal gas rations are being issued with
the utmost care, he added, and ev
ery applicant for additional gasoline
must present his mileage rationing
record at the time his application
is made.
Gasoline coupons now valid, he
explained, are A-14, B5, B7, C5, C6,
C7, E2, E3. Rl, R2 and R3.
OPA Okays Cereal Increase
Housewives can look for a slight
rise in the cost of the family's morn
ing cereal, as a result of recent OPA
action authorizing a new method of
figuring costs for processors and re
packers. The action was necessi
tated by rising production excesses,
OPA said.
Tire Patches Come Down
New dollar-and-cent ceiling
prices have been established on tire
boots, patches and reliners made
from scrap materials, and should re
sult in savings at retail of 10 to
33 1-3 percent, OPa office here an
nounced this week.
The regulations, effective March
27, set retail ceilings of $2.50 each
on all uncemented tire reliners for
passenger cars, and $2.75 for ce
mented reliners. Maximum charges
for inserting reliners are 50c with
out cementing, $1 for cementing a
cemented reliner, and $1.25 for ce
menting an uncemented tire reliner.
Reliners for truck tires will range
from $3 to $12.90, depending on size
and ply, with charges for inserting
ranging from 50c to $2.60. New re
tail ceilings for boots and patches
ranges from 7 cents to $3.75, depend
ing on size and ply, with service
charges for cementing them set at
A CALL TO AMERICA'S HEART
Keep Your Red Cross At His Side!
The need is greater, give more than before!
Special
For the next few weeks we are offering a
special built 60-pound mattress, with heavy
striped ticking, built by the state institution
for the blind . . .
for only $10.00
We also have . . .
Base Rockers as low as $19.50
Bed Room Suites...: $79.50
Marble Top Tables $27.50
Walnut Gold Leaf Frames.$3.00
Coffee Tables, exceptional values; both
wood and glass tops at a very low price.
See them today.
HOME LOVERS . . . We have practically
everything you need for refurnishing your
home for spring, with new or used furni
ture. ?
We Believe We Can Save You Money if
You See Us Before You Buy!
BURGESS ANTIQUE SHOP
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15c for smaller sizes and 35c foi
larger sizes.
Th? Facts About Sugar
Our working inventory is abnor
mally low right now . .. sugar stocks
have fallen from 2,613,000 tons on
Jan 1. 1940, and 1,761,000 tons on
Jan. 1, 1944, to 1,250,000 tons on
Jan. 1, 1945. Here is why:
1. Civilians used 700,000 tons
more sugar than we could afford in
1944. Industrial use took part of
the overdraft; the black market ac
counted for some. Home canning
took a lot, too. Because of the large
fruit crop, the demand for canning
sugar was very low. In addition,
some people applied far more sugar
than tney actually ne?-ded for can
ning.
2. 1944 beet sugar production was |
500,000 tons below normal.
3. Due to the shortage of grain,
it was necessary to use 900,000 tons
of sugar for production of industrial
alcohol for synthetic rubber and
munitions.
We must get along with less
sugar in 1945. In 1944 we used 6,
100,000 tons or 88 pounds per per
son. In 1945 we must live within
the quota of 5,400,000 tons?78
pounds per capita. This includes ci
vilian industrial users.
Government requirements will be
larger in 1945. During 1944 the
armed forces and lend-lease took 1,
300,000 tons. In 1945 their require
ments will total 1,600,000 tons.
Why can't sugar production be in
creased in 1945? Three quarters of
our 1945 sugar supply must come
chiefly from Hawaii, Puerto Rico
and Cuba, and their production has
already been sharply increased.
Cuba's production of 2,000,000 tons
above prewar, and further increases
in planting could not affect the
suggar supply until 1946 or 1947.
SIX-INCH SERMON
REV. ROBERT H. HARPER.
THE LAW OF LIFE
Lesson for March 18: Matthew
22:34-40; 23:11-12; 25:31 -46;
Memory Verses,' Matthew 22:
37-39
The last lesson showed how ut
terly the rich young man had failed
to keep the law of love?today we
consider that law as the law of life.
After the silencing of-the Saducees,
the Pharisees tried to entangle Jesus
and when a lawyer among them
asked Jesus what is the great com
mandment in the law, He answered:
'Thou shalt love."
Later Jesus spoke of true great
ness?found in great service. Self
ishness leads to ruin, forgetfulness
of self to exaltation. Truly, some
men "forget themselves into immor
tality."
Note the difference between the
Supreme court of the Universe in
its last session and an earthly court
?in the former the infallible judge
presides, no attorneys plead, no
witnesses testify, no iury brings in
a verdict. But the great difference
is in the charge made. The earthly
court condemns a man for the
wrong he has done, the Supreme
court for the good he has left un
done.
And here is a vast difference. It
is not enough just to abstain from
wrong?men must do the good. This
is doubtless realized by everybody
in a general way?think seriously of
all its implications and of the utter
ruin that comes at last to those who
fail to'do good.
Also remember the blessed privi
lege offered those who do good. It
is reward enough in' itself for' every
good deed that in ministering to the
lowliest, a man is serving Jesus
Himself.
Canning girls in the 4-H Clubs
will attempt to beat last year's rec
ord for the nation of 17 million
quarts.
Butter for hospitals is being made
available irom the supplies which
manufacturers are required to set
aside each month for war programs.
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Equalization Board Meeting
The Board of County Commissioners will meet as a
Board of Equalization at the courthouse in Boone on
Monday, March 19, 1945.
W. M. WINKLER, Chairman.
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The pipe industry acknowledges the fine per
formance of our U. S. patented fire proofing. Our
ipes do NOT burn out.
Bring your burls in . . . We ARE buying and
WILL continue to buy.
Imported briar is coming in, in greater quan
tities.
D. & P. Pipe Works will produce its famous
"Trapwell" Pipe from North Carolina briar only,
and this will insure a continuous use of our burls.
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WHAT WILL NORTH CAROLINA DO
ABOUT THIS PULPWOOD SHORTAGE?
Latest reports show North Carolina has fallen behind in its
response to the government's appeal for more pulpwood.
The situation is so acute that some North Carolina pulp mills
might shut down. There are implications in this that should
give serious concern to every North Carolina farmer and
business man. Is North Carolina going to lose its standing in
this important industry?
Manpower is a Problem demands will absorb every available cord
* as fast ax military requirements release it.
The only problem is to get men to cut it.
But this problem has been solved in other TUa Affc I rirun r f ImJacfrv
sections by getting farmers to cut pulp- IIIC ** LOf^CJl IflOUSlI Jr
wood in slack seasons and by recruiting Here is an industry that- ran mean a great
men released by other war industries. It source of revenue for North Carolina
can be solved here. A large area of North farmers; new factories for the towns;
Carolina is in forest-much at it suitable thousands at jobs for returning
for pulpwood. men; increased ptuspeiUy for alL
m mi. ?.? m . Here is an industry that is already Sfatffc
An Industry with a Future
Pulpwood is playing a vital part in the war. great expansion. Does North Carolina
But many of the new war-time develop- intend to hold its place in rtw? great
ments in pulpwood products have equally industry ?
brilliant peace-time potentialities. There Will North Carolina do its share now to
is every indication that expanding civilian meet this war emergency ?
NEEDED IN NORTH CAROLIN A
450,000 CORDS BY JUNE 30
Sponsored by Nawspopar Pulpwood Committee ?