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Washington Notes Am SAFETY "Deeply concerned" over the JMcent aeries of tragic aviation accidents. President Truman hos appointed a special five-man board to examine and promote the safety of air transport opera tions. The board is headed by James M. Landis, chairman of the Civil Aeronautics board. INVENTORIES Since the middle of 1946, busi ness inventories have increased About $10,000,000,000, according to the Commerce Department, which states that the increase reflects higher costs as well as greater physical volume. SULFANILAMIDE The War Assets administration has put on sale 2,000,000 pack Ages of sulfanilamide crystals to chemical and drug manufactur ers, hospitals or exporters. The crystals, which originally cost $100,000 are packed in sterile, sealed paper envelopes and are in "excellent condition." The only catch in the offer, however, is that each competitive bidder must agree to buy not less than 60,000 packages. NOT TOO HARSH An independent board investi gated charges that army war time punishments were too harsh, reported to the War De partment that its two-year study showed the War Department was fair in its treatment of military offenders. About 84000 men were sentenced to confinement by general courts-martial during the war and, as of April 30, 1947, about 14,000 offenders were still held in prisons and disciplinary barracks. RELIEF CASES Public assistance problems are "becoming critical throughout the nation," according to the Public Health Welfare Association. To tal gene 1 relief loads for the country ui February was report ed to be 344,000. However, this load was far below the 1.687,000 of February, 1940. NEW PLANE The army air forces has an nounced the award of a contract for the design of an airplane that would be capable ol flying faster than 2,200 miles an hour and reaching a height of 35 to nearly 60 miles. The proposed craft would be the third of a series of supersonic planes, or those ca pable of traveling faster than the 723 miles an hour of sound. The contract was awarded to Douglas Aircraft Corporation, Santa Monica, Calif. JAPANESE TRADE Business men who may desire to visit Japan may now do so, according to the Office of Inter national Trade, Department of Commerce. Entry into Japan will begin on Aug. 15, and visits up to 21 days will be allowed Longer periods will have to have the approval of the army author ities in Tokyo. FINLAND Finland made another semi annual payment on its debt to the United States during this month, reducing its balance due this country to about (8,000,000. PEACE In a speech made during his trip to Canada, President Tru man declared that the United States desires peace with 'every' nation. "Unless there can be the single objective of peace in the world for the benefit of all peo ples in the world, those Ameri cans who died in both world wars will have died in vain," he de clared. WHEAT Farmers will be asked to re duce their wheat acreage next year because foreign demand for American wheat is expected to decline, according to Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson. A record domestic wheat crpp of 1,409,800,000 bushels has been predicted for this year. No sur plus is expected, however, in view of heavy export demands and a small carry-over from last year. State College Hints For Homemakers Aspargus in season brings its own cooking problem of giving delicate tips and firm stalks their due share of heat, and no more. This springtime favorite deserves a better fate than to lose flavor, color, and vitamin C by overcooking. Horat economists of the U. S. Department of Agriculture give the following directions for cook ing asparagus to conserve its goodness. To prepare asparagus, trim off any tough ends. Remove scales along the stalk that hold grit. Wash stalks thoroughly. To cook whole stalks: Tie stalks together loosely. Stand them upright in a saucepan or kettle in enough boiling, salted water to come about a third of the way up the stalks. Cover and cook *10 to 25 minutes, or until asparagus is just tender. If the pan is not deep enough, another pan may be inverted over it for a tall cover, so that tips may cook in steam. To cook cut-up pieces: Cut as paragus into 2-inch lengths. Drop the lower-stalk pieces into a small quantity of boiling, salted water. Cover and cook 5 to *10 minutes. Then add tips and con tinue cooking until the pieces are tender. Very fresh young aspar agus may be ready in 10 minutes alter cooking begins; less tender stalks may need 20 to 25 minutes. Many people like asparagus best served in the simplest ways: freshly cooked and seasoned with melted table fat or stips of crisp bacon, or chilled to make a salad wi'h lettuce and dressing. For variety, serve asparagus on toast or in patty shells with crearn sauce, ' cheese sauce or hollan daise; in asparagus omelet or cream of asparagus soup; as paragus scalloped with spaghetti or potato and hard-cooked egg. "Hie water in whjch asparagus cooked holds flavor, vitamins and minerals and deserves use as part of the liquid in creamed soup or sauce. The tough ends trimmed off are good additions to the soup pot. Hi School Boys May Take Air Training Courses High school graduates may now apply and be selected for training in certain specialized Army Air Force training courses of their choice before they enlist in the Army, according to an an nouncement made today by Sgt Francis M. Darcy, of the Lenoir sub-station of the Army recruit ing service. Any young high school gradu ate may apply by writing direct to the Commanding General, ATRC, Barksdale Field, Louis iana, giving his full name, address, age, race, a summary of any previous military training he may have had. a transcript of high school credits, and three letters of recommendation. He should also list three training courses he would like to take. These should be listed in order of preference; first choice, second choice, and third choice. The courses open for direct en listment are: fabric and dope mechanic, airplane woodworker, aircraft welder, airplane and engine mechanic, control tower operator, parachute rigger and repairman, bombsight mechanic, small arms weapons repairman, airplane armored combines cours es, remote control turret repair man and mechanic, radio general course, radar fundament all s course, telephone and telegraph cable splicer, telephone and tele graph equipment repairman, telephone mechanic! repairman, photographer, carpenter, drafts man and draftsman topographic, powerman, electrician, plumber, surveyor, refrigeration mechanic, water supply technician, con struction mechanic, d i e s e 1 mechanic, operating engineman, machinist, sheet metal worker, combination welder and black smith, tabulating machine opera tor, clerk typist, cryptographer techinician, army air forces mili tary police, fire-fighter, ammuni tion supply technician, and i^edic al corps man. Upon receiving a letter of ap plication, the air training com mand will review the application, and notify the applicant of his selection or rejection. If the ap plicant is selected, he will re ceive a letter authorizing his entrance into the course of his choosing, provided he meets en listment requirements. This entire procedure takes place before the man is enlisted in the Army. After receiving his letter of authorization, he may then enlist in the Regular Army through a recruiting station or sub-station in the usual maner. The letter accompanies has re cords when they are made out, so that he will automatically be assigned to the proper school. Fori further information con tact U. S. Army Recruiting Sgt., who will be at the local Post Of fice every Monday from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m., and at Post Office Building, Lenoir, each week Mon day through Saturday, from 8 a. rn. to 5 p. m. Motorists bound for Europe may drive their car directly aboard the motorship Batory of the Gdynia American Line, park them in its twenty-car seagoing garage and drive ashore on reach ing the other side of the Atlantic ATHLETES FOOT ITCH NOT HARD TO KILL. IN ONE HOUR. If not pleased, your 35 cents back at any arug store. TE-OL, a strong fungicide, contains 90% alcohol. It penetrates. Reaches more germs to tclll the itch. Today at Boone Drug Co. BACK two ? or three ? or five ? or seven years ago YOUNG Johnny Jones was a soldier ? Ellen was a WAC or a WAVE ? they traveled the earth ? where weother was hot ? or days were cold ? they needed the things you and I need and use here at home every day ? the pots and pans ? the shirts and shoes ? the trappings and tools of every trade. TODAY ? Johnny and his buddies ? and Ellen and her friends are home again ? working and playing and living. MOST of the many things they used ? and the reserve supply that was ready tor them to use ? is now GOVERNMENT SURPLUS PROPERTY that is offered to YOU. Thousands of people and hundreds of communities have already bought some of this surplus at a fraction of its original cost ? and they are putting it to good use. SOME government surplus property is reserved tor sale to Veterans of World Wor II ? MOST of it is first offered to State and Locnl Gov ernments, Small Business and charitable and non profitable institutions and schools ? MUCH of it is tor sale to anyone who can buy cm mercial lots. WAR ASSETS ADMINISTRATION has opened Customer Service Centers to moke it easy for you to find the surplus, property YOU can use or resell ? there is one ot these centers within easy driving distance wherever you live. Customer Service Centers are not retail stores ? but through them you and your local officials will find many things you need and can ute ? at a substantial savings ? each Customer Service Center can show you every W. A. A. offering currently being made throughout the country ? quote yeu prices and quantities ? it will pay you to visit your nearest Customer Service Center. In North Caro lina, W. A. A. Customer Service Centers are located at: CHARLOTTE, N. C. 317 South Tryon St. GREENSBORO, N. C. Bldg. T-2, ORD. E. Bessemer and S. 9th St. -1 ? -2' WILMINGTON, N. C. 206 N. Second St. OFFICt OF OINKRA1 DISPOSAL WAR ASSETS ADMINISTRATION CHARLOTTE REGIONAL OFFICE? AMMUNITION DEPOT? CHARLOTTE, N. C. o jM \fr More than 100,000 men are en gaged in coal mining in Wesl Virginia. They constitute one fourth of the total number of soft coal miners in the nation. Dents in a food can. unless so deep as to cause leakage, do not indicate that the food has been harmed, according to scientists of the American Can Company. k MAKKKTIMi p 'T/Suv/'etic Money certainly ieemi to melt these days (and not from the heat either!) That's why I'm more grateful than ever for the value* T find at the AAP . . . and the quality of every thing is always dependable. Marketing there regularly is my pet economy. Try it! And try the money-saving sug gestions below, tool THRIFTY THOOOHTS To get almost twice ax much juice as usual from a lemon, steep it in liot water a few minutes before you squeeze it. To satisfy big appetites at small cost, choose ANN P AGE FOODS rt your A&P. You'll find every thing from ready-to-eat main dishes to easy-to-fix desserts in t'lis quality-famous family of pro ducts. And when you see the mod r-t prices on all the ANN PAGE -oods, you'll understand why they 're callec "The Thrifty 33." To freshen stale rolls, sprinkle them with water, wrap in brown paper and warm in a hot oven. LOTS FOR LITTLE My favorite day is WOMAN'S DAY ? that grand magazine you can get at A&P Stores and no where else. It's filled with new recipes, delightful menu sugges tions, fashions and movie news, as well as fascinating fiction. I'd call it a bargain at five times the nir'-?I it costs. What's more, WOMAN'S DAY saves me plenty with its budget-stretching ideas. Get a copy at your A&r. You'll love it! CfREAL SWIITS The nutty flavor of SUNNY FIELD WHEAT PUFFS fiom the A&P is delicious in cookies made like this: Beat 2 egg whites with ^4 tsp. salt till foamy. Add \ cup sugar . , gradually, beat- mw?1',1 ing till whites ^ stand in peaks. Beat in % cup peanut butter. Fold in 2 cups SUNNYFIELD WHEAT PL' FT =? and 2 tsps. grated orange riml. Drop by teaspoonaful on cookie sheet. Bake in moderate oven 37.V F., about 12 minutes. Makes ?? dozen cookies. Will ike 4^ of July belaborVay-fbr you ?... Lots of things could, go wrong to spoil that wonderful weekend trip you've planned. Big things . . . like tire or engine trouble. Little things . . . like windshield wiper failure during a summer storm. Troublesome things ... like a burned-out headlight. Upsetting things . . . like the wrong road without a good road map. Why not let your nearby Esso Dealer keep the fun in your Fourth with a thor ough car-check? He knows what your car needs for hot weather performance. He'll inspect . . . lubricate . . . and put it in top notch running shape for that big 3-day weekend or vacation trip you're starting. JUST A WORD OF ADVICf-don't wait too long. You can avoid the last-minute rush by taking the car to your Esso Dealer's now... today. While you're there, get a free, accurate Esso Road Map of the roads you plan to travel. AND ONI OTHIR SUGGESTION . . . have your Esso Dealer put in fresh, long-lasting Esso Motor Oil ? it's unexcelled. Then fill 'er up with powerful EssoExtra Gasoline and you'll be off to a lively start ... a great holiday weekend ? and remember when you're at the wheel that CAREFUL DRIVING PAYS! Your ?ssoDealer has ffie New ATLAS Tr& * L!- wnluA ? the Husky new ATLAS, with Copr 1947. K??o Inc. V M v?t1w. . See today's big tire value? the husky new ATLAS, with the road-proved Grip-Safe treadl Have worn tires re placed before that trip with this long-mileage beauty ?a great road performer that will add enjoyment and extra safety to your summer driving. ONLY ESSO DEALERS sell the ATLAS Tire, backed by a liberal make-good warranty that is good at 38,000 Deal ers on the road throughout the United States and Canadal In our honest opinion, there's no better tire value than ATLASI Esso DEALER IKeSujnof mppy Motoring STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY East Main Street ? Boone, N. C. Smith's' Esso Station Full line of Esso Petroleum Products. Complete ESSO Ser^ce OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK Blowing Rock Road Boone, N. C, W. C. LENTZ Esso Gasoline, Oils and Lubricants Famous ESSO Service OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK Blowing Rock, N. C. MADDUX ESSO SERVICE Washing ? Lubrication ? Quality Service VULCANIZING ? TIRE RECAPPING Main Street at Blowing Rock Road Boone, N. C.
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