Washington Holes
Buffr YEAR
In the year ending last July
30, the Veterans Administration
estimated that it received 23,
669,000 office and 9,173,000 tele
phone calls from war veterans
and (heir dependents. Help was
given by the agency in prepar
ing 7.225,000 applications for vet
erans' benefits.
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COST-Or-UVIKO
The cost-of-living index edged
up another 1.4 per cent in 54
cities in the country between
mid- June and mid- July, accord
ing to the department of com
merce, as food prices increased.
Eggs, dairy products and meat led
the rise and brought the increase
between March and July to 1.9
per cent. A food-price index
showed that the July level was
93.1 per cent greater than the
average of 1935-39 level, 16 per
cent above that of a year ago,
July.
WOMEN WORKERS
At the end of June, 440,739
women were working for the
government in Continental Unit
ed States, representing 23.8 per
cent of the total federal em
ployees with a total wartime em
ployment of 1, 10C, 132 women, or
S(J.6 per cent of the total, in July,
1944.
DIVIDENDS
Cash dividends, publicly re
ported by U. S. corporations, to
taled $444,900,000 in July, pccord*
ing to the department of com
merce. This figure is 13 per cent
more tban the $394,500,000 paid
out in July, 1946.
NEW CONSTRUCTION
New construction work during
August scored more than sea
sonal gain over July, according
to the commerce department's
construction division. Its value
was estimated at $1,212,000,000
?over five per cent higher than
its revised estimate of $1,153,
000,000 for July. The August fig
ure was nearly 15 per cent above
August, 1946.
TERMINAL BONDS
Seventy-two per cent of the
9,160,000 war veterans holding
terminal leave bonds plan to cash
them immediately, according to a
country-wide survey of its read
srs by the Army Times, a week
ly service publication. The
bonds of 6,500,000 veterans will
be converted into cash as rapid
ly as banks and other financial
institutions can accommodate
them, and involve about $1,350,
000,000. More than 20 per cent
of the cash will be used to pay
current debts incurred since the
veteran's return to civil life; 12
per cent will go for home pay
ments; 11 per cent for medical
bill; 11 per cent for insurance;
10 per cent for clothing; 10 per
cent for furniture; 8 per cent for
home repairs; 6 per cent for ed
ucation; 4 per cent for automo
biles; 4 per cent for refrigerators,
and the rest for miscellaneous
needs.
and 106 per cent above the index
for August, 1939.
O THE ARMY
The war department has indi
cated that the army is now 80,
000 men under strength and new
enlistments are running 29 per
cent sho|~t of the number requir
ed for replacement of dischargees.
For the first seven months of
1947, enlistments were on an av
erage of 22,862 per month. The
army estimates that 30,000 new
recruits a month are needed to
keep strength at present levels,
with still larger enlistments ne
cessary to build up to the auth
orized force of 1,070,000.
CONSUMER CREDIT
The volume of consumer credit,
which has been rising to a new
high each month for some time,
increased less than one per cent
during July, according to the
Federal Reserve Board. This
small increase, however, added
$90,000,000 to a total of $11,060,
000,000 outstanding at the end of
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LADIES' DRESSES
All new fall shades and
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LADIES' SUITS
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NEW FALL HATS
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We invite you to visit our new second floor little girls'
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BELK'S DEPARTMENT. STORE
' The Home of Better Values Boone, N. C.
James M. Caldwell
May Run For House
If Doughton Retires
JAMES M. CALDWELL
U Representative R. L. (Farm
er Bob) Doughton decides not to
seek another term in Congress,
James M. Caldwell, Concord
lawyer and for 18 years adjutant
of the North Carolina depart
ment of the American Legion,
may offer for the Democratic
nomination for that office.
Mr. Caldwell, known in every
community in the state and es
pecially well known in his own
Ninth Congressional district as
Jim Caldwell, has not announced
publicly that he will seek the no
mination, but his friends consider
him virtually in the race of Mr.
Doughton declines to run again.
I'm 100 per cent for Mr. Dough
ton as long as he wants to re
main in Congress," Mr. Caldwell
replied when someone suggested
the other day that he might seek
the seat now held by Mr. Dough
ton. "He has represented this
district in a distinguished man
ner for 36 years." But the former
Legion official was careful not
to say that he would not seek the
nomination should Mr. Doughton
decide he had served long enough.
Should Mr. Doughton announce
his decision not to offer again,
friends of the Concord lawyer are
confident that Mr. Caldwell will
quickly get into the race. And he
would be in a favorable position
because of several factors, his
friends maintain.
In the first place, he is one of
the best known men in the state
and through his long association
with the state headquarters of the
American Legion is very popular
with many of the men who are
key political fogures in their re
spective communities. He has
lived in four of the largest coun
ties in the Ninth district ? his
native Cabarrus, Stanly, Rowan,
and Iredell ? during the years the!
department commanders of the;
Legion came from those counties !
Personally, therefore, he would
from the moment of his announce
ment have a wide support.
In the second place, Mr. Cald
well's friends point out, Cabarrus
county has long been considered
one of the "away from the
trough" political counties. "In the
matter of political representatin,"
one Cabarrus resident declared,
"we have long been this section's
'red-headed stepchild.' We've
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had little recognition either in
nominations or appointments. It's
aoout time Cabarrus was coming
in for a share in the pie."
Mr. CaldwMl, who last fall re
signed his post in the depart
ment organization Of the Legion,
was named to that office in 1628
by Governor Cherry when the
latter was department commander
of the Legion. At that time the
Legion membership in North
Carolina was 11,013. When he re
signed ti.e post last year the
members'iip had jumped to more
than 67,000. Much of the success
of the Legion in enlisting new
members was credited to the
persistent efforts of Mr. Caldwell.
CROQUET
On Saturday afternoon a series
of croquet games were played at
A. C. Mast's residence. The teams
participating were as follows: A.
C. Mast and W. H. Mast; Gordon
Sherwood and Davidl Farthing;
Bob Banner and Norman Wilson.
The outcome was disastrous for
the Sherwood, Farthing, and
Mast teams, as A. C. Mast and W.
H. Mast lost three games, won
none; Sherwood and Farthing
lost two, won none. Banner and
Wilson were the victors, winning
five, losing none.
BROTHERS SAVE FAMILY
Oakland, Calif. ? When their
second-story apartment ' caught
fire, Edward and Lawrence Den
nis, 19 and 12, dropped their two
baby sisters, 2 and 3 years old,
to a passerby. Then, they order
ed their older sister, a 15-year
old brother and their mother to
jump. Edward jumped after her,
while Lavyrence bolted down a
stairway. The babies suffered
minor burns, the sister a serious
back injury, but the others were
unhurt.
BUS WHEEL WRECKS STORE
Santa Cruz, Calif. ? A wheel
and tire off a passing bus hit a
grocery store window, shattered
it and practically wrecked the
store. Norman Edbe, 9, in the
store at the time, was unhurt.
Boone Flower Shop
Cut Flowers, Corsages and
Funeral Designs.
GIFT ITEMS
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Dupont Nylons
Just received a bie shioment of these well-known hose
in the latest fall shades.
Mistique, bronze skin, 14-guage, 20 and 15 denier,
pair ; $1.95 and $2.(5
These prices are 40 cents a pair less than the big town
stores are offering them for.
51-guagp, 30 denier, romance biege and mistique $1.05
48-guage sun biege $lil
45-guage romance biege, sunnie brown $1.25
Also have 51-guage irregulars at 75c
48-guage with cotton top, seconds 05c
SWEATERS? We have received our fifth shipment of
these wonderful values, imported all-wool sweaters,
black, white and nine other colors at $3.05
Regular $5.95 values.
SUNDITL SHOES ? We have full stock of these won
derful shoes for every member of the family. Buy
your Sundial shoes from us ? WE SELL THEM FOR
LESS!
FREE? Pair hose, sox or anklets given with each pair.
We are the home of Joyce Shoes of California, Blue
Grass by Reinhart.
JOYCE CLOSE-OUTS? All open toe and heel shoes
reduced to $4.50; all white and red, $4.95; few odd lots
in red, brown and others, reduced to $4.95. We also
carry the Red Goose Shoes, made by Friedman-Shelby
and hope to have a complete line of these well-known
shoes shortly.
COAT SUITS ? Women's and girls' coat suits. Anoth
er shipment of these 100% wool suits. Good assort
ment of styles and colors, $15.95. This is far below
regular price.
THE ECONOMY STORE
JUNE RUSSELL, Owner
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Fin Mast Farm
VALLE CRUCIS, N. C.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 20
10:30 A. M.
On the Premises? Rain or Shine
LOCATION ? At Valle Crucis, a few miles Northwest of Boone,
N. C., in the heart of Watauga County. This good farm is also
known as Sunnybrook Farm. We are selling 24 acres of bot
tom land in addition to some of the best grazing hillside land
in this district. Close to church, high school, stores and post
office.
Hard surface road runs through the farm, and this is the Blow
ing Rock-Boone highway.
Subdivided into small tracts so that you may buy anything from
a few acres to the entire property.
This farm has been in the Mast family for 113 years and is one of the best in Wat
auga County.
1/3 Cash? Balance Easy Terms
Lunch will be served on the premises by the ladies of the church.
Sale Conducted for Claude Me ,t by
HORNEY BROTHERS LAUD AUCTION CO.
WYTHEVELLE, VA. J. A. WATSON, Sales Manager
' WYTHEVILLE OUR HOME ? THE WORLD OUR TERRITORY"
and
Honeycutl Realty and Auction Company
BOONE, N. C.
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