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Dismissal Notices To Be Sent Ration Board Employees Raleigh, Aug. 27? Thirty-day <Jia ? -1 notices will be cent this week to 174 paid employees of 64 local rationing boards in Eastern North Carolina, district OPA headquarters here announced today. This will be the first major scale-down of the organization since OPA began func tioning early Jn 1042. T. S. Johnson, district director, said sufficient personnel would be retained at all board offices to car ry on the remaining rationing pro gram and to "stiffen community price control." Reductions are also being made in district headquarters staff, he said, although some officials and workers will be transferred to price depart ments. The first steam ferry in the world Was opened in 1811 between New York and Hoboken. MALARIA CHECKED IN 7 DAYS WITH see LIQUID for MALARIAL SYMPTOMS only as directed I House Group Will Consider New Tax Bill Washington, Aug. 27? The house ways and means committee definite ly will consider a tax bill this (all. Chairman Robert L. Doughton said tonight alter Representative Marold Knutson, Minn., predicted congress would cut individual taxes next year by 20 percent. Doughton had no comment on Kunston's statement except to say that "we can't eliminate the excess profits taxes" ? as proposed by Kuntson ? "without cutting individu al taxes." He added that his com mittee will consider tax changes, but he would not elaborate. Secretary of the Treasury Vinson declined comment. He said pre viously that tax reductions are out of the question unless national in home is kept at an extremely high level. Vinson is expected to give the committee his ideas soon after congress reconvenes next month. 2.131.000 MEN WILL BE DROPPED BY NAVY IM YEAR Washington, Aug. 27 ? Navy plans for a cutback of 2,839,000 men with in a year were announced today, while President Truman urged con tinuation of the draft to meet uncer tainties of the future and to release more veterans. U* fcrihft THtY CO St YOU USS V^aXclC^c n if/i /)//( /< \/ VITAMIN f \ ^ W 'w 9 *??? onu , f.Tor?i PRODUCTS f BOONE DRUG COMPANY 1 BOONE, N. C. * Vulcanizing and Recapping We maintain a modern and complete Vulcanizing and Recap ping Department, and are rendering the best of service. COMPLETE ESSO LUBRICATION SERVICE MADDUX ESSO SERVICE Phooa 9103 M. R. Maddux. Prop. WANTED Chestnut Wood and Tanbark OPA CEILING PRICES PAID WILKES EXTRACT WORKS North Willcesboro, N. C. PROTECT YOUR FAMILY by becoming a member of RE1NS-STUREHVANT BURIAL ASSOCIATION TELEPHONE 24 . . . BOONE, N. C. A 25 cent fee is charged upon joining, alter which the follow ing dues are in effect: Quarterly Y?arly Benefit One to Ten Years .10 .40 $ 50.00 Two to Twenty-nine Years 20 .80 100.00 Thirty to Fifty Years .40 1.60 100.00 Fifty to Sixty-five Years 60 2.40 100.00 Wanted To Buy Dogwood Timber Attention, Farmers and Loggers! We need dogwood sticks and poles inches and up top diameter for shuttles to weave cloth to make CI VILIAN CLOTHES FOR OUR BOYS RETURNING HOME from the war fronts for UNIFORMS and EQUIPMENT FOR BOYS WHO MUST REMAIN ON OCCUPATIONAL DUTY in various parts of the world and for export to liberated Europe. Highlit cash prices paid for any quantity delivered our mills at DOLLAR SERVICE STATION, WEST JEFFERSON, N. C. ,and at BROADWAY AND EAST MAIN STREET, JOHNSON CITY, TENN., or we send our trucks to haul and pay cash alongside roads. For specifications and price call at mills or write MEDGENTRA LIMITED ASHEVILLE, N. C. Women'* Clothes To Be Plentiful November Washington, Aug. 27? Clothes for women and children will be "piled high in stores by November. So | will things like sheets and towels. Men's clothes will be less plenti ful. That was the foreon" 1 ius try le?^' i - ?a towels. ...o will be less plenti That was the forecast today by in dustry leaden and government offi cials. It was the brightest authoritative picture yet on the clothing outlook. The garfnent prospect has ohangV radically since the Jao The main w? dais. It v Brightest autl ,..?iuve picture yet on the clothing outlook. 1 The gartnent prospect has ohangfll radically since the Jap surrender. 1 The main factor in the change i was the unexpected speed with which the army wiped out most of j its plans for buying clothing ma terials. One official even said the nation can look forward to a "Christinas shoppers' paradise" in women's and children's clothing. Most items of men's clothing wil be produced in good quantity. Shirts and shorts will be produced at a rate of 90 to 95 percent of their i 1939 volume, manufacturers predict. But industry people expect that heavy sales to millions of discharged veterans will keep retail stocks at low levels until after the first of the year. Wide selections of now-scarce sheets, towels and similar house hold textile items should be avail able for Christmas gifts, it was stated. This raised the possibility that 1 year-end "white sales" might be re vived this winter. Some manufacturers already talk , of a price dipl when competition swirls. A few buyers already have j cancelled their take-anything |you've-got orders. Foreseen ad actual competition plus cutbacks in military require ments for top-quality goods are go- 1 ing to raise standards right away ? not only in quality of cloth but in workmanship. Women already know that nylon hose can be had by Thanksgiving or Christmas. Two-way stretch girdles and cor |sets will reach stores within six to eight weeks after manufacturing gins. YoVll probabl" - November , wretch girdles and cor pus will reach stores within six to eight weeks after manufacturing be gins. Yo\i'll probably see them in November. One hitch may develop? the mak ers have trouble getting enouggh cotton thread to match the rubber thread they already have. Women's and girls' dresses, night gowns, pajamas, blouses, slips, wool kirts and slack suits should be plen tiful by October and virtually glut tling the market by Christmas, ex j perts say. The supply of maternity dresses, in greated demand because of the high wartime birth rate, is expected to be ample within two months. As early as September, scarce low priced cotton dresses will begin to reappear, many will be in the $3.50 to $12.75 price range. Wool overcoats and topcoats fori men will be turned out rapidly. So j will work clothes. Slowest to reappear in quantities will be men's suits, because worsted suitings is only beginning to come back. From that point on, it takes four to six months to make a suit. Add to the swift inflow of gar ments made of wool, rayon and cot ton an unprecedented output of clothing from nylon fabric ? slips, blouses, undergarments, nightgowns, perhaps even dresses. The nylon industry also expects toj invade the field of diapers and cirtains. Lm i ''?air, Pasteurised and Raw Milk 1 NEW RIVER DAIRY Phone 130-J Boone. N. C. [ Co Uc ""SSSf Co. Tokvo Not Likelv To Be Occupied for Some Time Okinawa, Aug. 28 ? American re connaisanee units will enter Tokyo as soon as practicable but pbserv ers believed today that troops will not occupy the capital of Japan for weeks or even months. This city was ravaged by Ameri can air raids, one of the Japanese envoys who went to Manila was quoted as saying it was "blown to hell" and that the U. S. army will have to look elsewhere for neces sary headquarters and barracks fa cilities. It also is believed here that it will take as long AS five montm to complete the occupation of the Jap mainland and that 500,000 American troops will be landed by that time. One of the chief present worries of officers in charge of occuping forces is protecting Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur when he makes his first appearance in Japan. One source pointed out that it would take only one man to take a shot at MacAr thur and then "we'd be in an awful way." Occupying troops have been told in effect that each ought to be an "ambassador" for his count rjy, showing "by his dress and conduct that this is a great army." No rules governing fraterni2ing have been laid down as yet. Some, signs indicate hitches in plans for co-ordinating occupation zones with the Russians. It first was believed here that Americans would occupy the Japanese half of Sakhalin island, but it was over taken quickly by the Red army. It is possible that American and Soviet troops eventually will be re shifted to new lines as they were in Europe after Germany surren dered. More Red Stamps Valid September 1 Washington ? These stamps will become good Saturday, Sept.. 1, for meats and fats: LI, Ml, PI and Ql. They are being validated for the usual period of four months ? Sept. 1 through Dec. 27. Each stamp is worth ten points, making a total of 50. Invalid after Aug. 31 will be stamps Q2, R2, S2, T2 and U2. What the OPA didn't tell ? and won't until next week ? is how much meat red stamps will buy in September. All indications, how ever, point to substantial reduc tions in point values. Antelope Island, in Great Salt Lake, Utah, has a fresh water well. l/ - THE * Clyde R. Greene FARM t Located in Meat Camp Township 434 Miles of Boone, N. C., on State Main tained Road With R. F. D.'Service AUCTION Thur., Sept. 6 1:30 P. M. A part of the Jont Brown, Rufus Holtzclaw and Lum Greene Farms. 240 ACRES subdivided into 12 tracts con taining 5 to 50 acres. 175 ACRES highly productive crop and grazing land, balance in young timber and woodland. Improvements consist of one 10-room residence, with gravity water supply; large barn, good garage, granary, other buildings. All buildings have electricity; 2 tenant houses, 2 small barns, 3 good orchards, including a maple sugar orchard of about 50 trees. Well watered by about 20 springs and branches, and a large branch. FREE PRIZES CASH TERMS: 1-3 Cash, Balance 1 and 2 Years Z. A. ROBERTSON & COMPANY Selling Agents, Johnson City, Tenn. WALTER -& GURLEY AUCTION CO. Auctioneers, Kins ton ^ N. C. CLYDE R. GREENE, Owner V No discharge Button for THIS Veteran But look at its service record! Thousands of Greyhound buses serving in the battle of transportation have done a tremendous job since Pearl Harbor ? and they've piled up a lot of points . . . Serving out-of-the-way military camps . . , Taking part in vital military movements . . Taking men directly to their homes on precious furloughs Serving many military hospitals where no other transportation is avail able . . Getting workers to and from war factories. These Super -Coaches have earned their points . . . but there's no discharge in sight. The months ahead will continue to make great demands on transportation. You can help us meet this crisis by planning your travel wisely. Arrange your trips in advance ... net your tickets early . . avoid week-end crowds. In the days to come we'll have finer coaches, better service, to give you more luxurious highway travel than ever before. UNION BUS TERMINAL TELEPHONE 50 BOONE, N. C. Greyhound is proud of the many men and wo men in its service who are weariiw this World War II Service Em blem. greyhound
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