with 1U
with little accom
I debit* oft the
"?ct. Willi ?omp
indication that both houses may
i their action in
measure oa a 81-do*
ban is banning price
St lull- back*. The indication* were
in the first d ays of do bate in the
house that the Administration
might get through a faWy
workable defense production
t, with the ban on roll
applying only to farm
commodities.
In the meantime, if the Presi
dent cares to make any further
comparisons of congressional ac
tion, such as he did with the 80th
congress, here is the box score as
of July 1. By that date, the 80th
congress had enacted 148 public
bills into law. The 81st congress
enacted 184 bills during its first
six months, and the present con
gress has enacted only 98 through
June 18, plus five which were
awaiting the President's signa
ture at that time.
In cold-shouldering some of
Truman's proposals, the 82nd
congress has been about the
same as it predecessors.
Some defender! of the congress
point to the Intense investigative
activity and asserts that the ex
haustive inquiries into the Presi
dent's troops-for-Europe policy
and his ouster of MacArthur, to
cite two examples, plus the
crime probe and the present in
quiry into narcotics, have been
as worthwhile in their way as
action on bills would have been.
They also declare that the Ad
ministration has been slow in
sending up Its proposals. How
ever, the first tax message was
sent to the congress Feb. 1, and
the message asking extension of
the whole economic controls pro
gram embodied in the defense
production act was sent to con
gress April 24, while the mes
sage on the $8.6 billion foreign
aid program w?s sent up on
May 24. All these programs, with
exception of the tax bill had ex
piration dates of June 30.
? ? ?
The debate on extension of the
defense production act started
in earnest July 5 with a state
ment by Congressman Brent
Spence, of Kentucky, chairman
of the house banking committee,
with the warning that the na-%
tion faces a "disaster" If econo
mic controls are allowed to lapse.
Spence, fearing a letdown In de
fense mobilization as a result of
the peace talks in Korea said:
"It takes a Pearl Harbor to
arouse a people; it takes very
little to lull it to sleep."
While over in the senate, no
less a farm champion than Sena
tor Qeorge Aiken of Vermont
said that an armed truce in Kor
ea "would pretty well wipe out
whatever little need there may
be now for those (price and
wage) controls."
? ? *
While the House was consider
ing the production act, thfc sen
ate took up debate on the $320,
000, 000 appropriation bill for the
Interior Department and restored
much of the cut made in that
measure by the house. Of this,
the senate restored $3,500,000
stricken by the house, for con
struction funds for the Bonne
ville Power Administration. On
the public power question, the
senate restored to a degree an
amendment agreed to by the
Receiving This Week!
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LADIES' DRESSES
CHILDREN'S CLOTHING
MEN'S SHOES
AND MANY MORE OOOD
BUYS
JONES AND DAY
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TVxmawh of repair parti an
instantly available to oar ex
pert*. Often aarea day* of wait
itif y|i^| WltdlH B6ed Ml
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Civil Service Leave
May Be Cut by Bill
Washington ? CMirman Olln
Johnston, of the Poet Office and
Civil Service committee of the
8enate. ha* succeeded in fatting
a bill through his committee
which may save the taxpayer*
160 million dollars next year.
Tht- bill ?iU leate at eftil sar
vtee employ M wha have f*,t been
in the kmiM a certain number
of years, thus eliminating the
one-year employe's 26 days of
paid leava.
So popular was the bill, first
Introduced by South Dakota'*
Francis Case, that it passed the
Senate committee unanimously.
Johnston said last week ht was
sura the bill woul4 clear the San
ate and that he had not found a
single Senator opposed to it.
Majority Leader McParland has
given Johnston the green light
to get the bill to a vote on tha
Senate floor, thus boosting
chances that the bill will pass at
this session.
"This bill might save 189 mil
lion dollars tna first year, ac
cording Cd our estimate*," John
ston told reporters in Washing
ton. The bill would allow leave
on the following scale: 1. 13 days
leave to those with leas than two
years combined military and
civil service. 2. 20 days to those
between 2 and 13 years combined
service. 3. 26 days to those with
more than 19 years service.
Sick leave is cut from 16 to 13
days under terms of the bill, but
postal employes are included in
the 16-day maximum which re
presents a three-day increase.
There are certain exemptions
in the bill, but the net effect
will be to aave Uncle Sam some
hundreds of millions of dollars
over the next few years. The
fact that no one is actively op
posing the bill indicates consider
able sentiment in the upper legis
lative body for economy on non
essential expenditure*.
Evidence! of 3,500-year-o'd
Mississippi civilization found.
House which would have prohi
bited the reclamation bureau
from starting construction of
duplicating power distribution
lines where private utilities have
agreements to transmit govern
ment-generated power. The sen
ate version would permit the
bureau to build these lines for
which coii^ructlon funds al
ready have been appropriated,
jjf for tyjilch oontracts have been
entered into, or where private
utilities are "unable or unwilling"
to carry out such "wheeling"
agreements.
? ? ?
Over objection! of Senator
Wherry and others, who cham
pioned the measure, the Senate
deferred further consideration of
the now famous freight transpor
tation measure called the "bas
ing points" bill until August 2.
The bill approved by the Senate
Judiciary committee without
hearings is virtually the same as
the measure vetoed by President
Truman last year. Senator Rus
sell Long, of Louisiana, in op
posing the bill, said it would In
jure business and do a great
amount of harm to our competi
tive economy.
New* Of Men's
1 Softball Play
The Men's Softball League
which began the segtofl with ten
teams, but subsequently lout two
of tbem? the BgpttW B mU He
utty tfium?,e1?g?<d to full,
strength last wnH iukstHuthig
on the schetule In place of the
Baptist B team *H the "Tigers,"
? new team from the Negro c*i
munity led by Ralph Hagler. The
second team, filling the place of
faculty In the league schedule,
waa the Veteran's Training Class
at the High School. Both new
team* showed strength and prom
iaed to add heightened competi
tion to the league contest a.
Still holding the league lead
is the Methodist team.
Interest is still high among the
players and spectators. Umpires
furnished by the College Recre
ation claaa have increased the im
partiality of the game decisions.
Also running at full speed with
enthusiastic attendance and play
are the 8-8 and 9-11 boy's teams, 1
meeting regularly on upper field
at 2:30 and 4:00 respectively,
Mondays and Fridays.
Added to the playground last
week was one restored set of
swings and guards for the cro
quet court to keep the balls out
of the street and up on the bank.
The lights for the playground
area are on each night, and par
ents are welcome to uae the play
ground with their children and
everyone ia welcome to use the
croquet courts at their pleasure.
Regular hours of supervision
are being maintained at the play
ground Mondays through Friday,
9-12 and 2-9. Joseph T. Shack
ford, recreation committee chair
man, estimated that more than
fifty children uae the pre-school
play ground area dally. Anyone
desiring to participate in the vol
unteer supervisory program of
the playground ia requested to
contact Mrs. James Taylor, play
ground director.
Cancer Clinic
Is Held Tuesday
On Tuesday, July 17th the
Wilkes-Alleghany County Can
cer Center held iti weekly clinic.
Eleven examinations were
completed, and ten patients were
referred to their personal physi
cians for medical attention. Four
patients had tissue taken for
examination for possible cancer.
The clinics are held every
Tuesday morning in the Wilkes
County courthouse. Registration
is from 9:00 to 10:00 a. m.
Frequently there are more ap
plicants for examination than
can be accommodated. There
fore, in order thut those who
live at a distance may be sure of
an examination and thus not
make a trip in vain, priorities
will be sent, on request to all
who live twenty miles or more
from Wilkesboro. Address your
request to Cancer Center Clerk,
Wilkesboro, N. C. and indicate
two dates on which you could
come for examination.
Ibis Studebaker truck is
a marvel of a gas saver!
Note how trim and sleek H b!
h? design it the secret of its thrift!
Deflate your hauling costs? substantially!
Oat ? clean-lined, sturdy Studebakar truck.
The whole structure of a Studobaker is rug*
gad with solid "muscle"? no burdonsoma ey
coss "fat"? no costly squandering of fas oW no.
What's mora, Studobakor's wyr resisting
truck craftsmanship greatly roducos expendi
tures for repairs.
Taka a tip from America's hundreds of
thousands of Studobaker truck owners. Eton
t
omiie for keeps with a new Studobaker truck.
J.--., mi ' ? t
BUCK MADDUX MOTOR COMPANY
UM WEST MAIN STKKET ^
Softball Schedule
TM schedule lor Men's Softball
League is as follows, with first
mimed team playing on Uppar !
Field and last an Lower FWi J I
Monday July 80? Presbyterians
y?. Rotary. 1
Tuesday. July 31? Junior Or
der n MathodiSt
Wednesday, Augurt 1- Baptist
vs. Presbyterians; Lutherans vs.
Rotary
Thursday, August 1? Junior Or
der vs. Oak Oreve; Lions vs.
Methodist
Friday. August 3? Baptist vs.
Rotary.
Saturday, August 4 ? Lions vs.
Methodist.
CLIMBS TREE AT N
La mesa, Tex. ? To celebrate his
retirement from the business of
pruning and shaping trees and
shrubs and rose bushes (or the
past 27 years, J. G. Minor, 89,
nimbly scaled a .nearby tree.
|?i*D ooet>
FarhingtO*. Me.? M- 1. ICn?pp
tied bis t*o fifte hunting d6*i to
a tree for the night They ?le>l
soundly. To Knapv'i disgust, the
next morning hc> found a small
racoon perched In the tree right
lbo*? the dog?.
FOR SALE
Here it a real home for sale
at a bargain price. 3 miles east
of Bpone. 5 room house, lights
and water. 23 ft acres land, -4
milk cows, farm tools, 1 horse
and harness, 45 hens and a
fine piece of corn just laid by.
Potatoes, garden, 7 hay stacks
and 4 more to put up. Good
barn. All kind* of fruits and
pears. About 30 bushels of
corn. You can't imagine what
a buy this is until you see it.
Priced for quick sale on easy
terms. First come, first serv
ed. HONEYCUTT REAL ES
TATE AND AUCTION CO.,
Boone, N. C., Box 425. lp
RADIATOR
SERVICE
General Automobile
Repairing, Welding, Expertly
Done by Competent Workmen
Dale K. F. Motor Co.
2M Howard Street
SALE OF
Dress Prints
All prints reduced to .... 39c yard
40" Sheeting, per yard ...... 25c
IN OUR GROCERY DEPARTMENT
Crisco, Spry, 3 lbs 99c
Visit Us Often for the Best Bargains
Smithey's Store
THE GREAT BARGAIN GIVERS
AlfimllSN
"Everybody Likos Boon* N. C
Show* oaeh day it 2. 4, 7 and >1
o'clock
Saturday Morning 11 o'clock ? 4
full shows HI ? o'clock ? Complain
program changa Saturday night
THURSDAY
.(RAWfORD YOUNG tOVUOY
Goodbye, My Fancy
STORY TIP:
Relates the story of a famous
Congresswoman who returns to
her Alma-Mater for an honorary
degree and while there learns a
few lessons in love.
FRIDAY
Jeanne CRAIN
* TKHMKOLOH
STOHY TIP:
A story of Co-Eds on their own ?
for the first time. How they
leam about life, liberty, and the
pursuit of fraternity men.
SATURDAY ? 11: O'CLOCK
Thunder In God's
Country
with REX ALLEN*
Also: 1 Cartoons ? Comedy
SAME PROGRAM PASTIME
SATURDAY WIGHT
SATURDAY MIGHT? T AMD ?
? Roturn Showint ?
. Angel And
Badman
with
JOHN WAYNE
GAIL RUSSELL
MONDAY
STORY TIP:
A romantic comedy of what hap
pen! whan an Amhaaaador's
daughter marriea a boy from the
other end of town. Thelma Rit
ier as a short order cook takes
charge of the topsy lurry mar
riage.
TUESDAY
_TH? STMtOF "KING SOLOMON'S MINES' (
STEWART 8MMO. IS
TERRIFIC IN A BIG NEW
^ M-6-M hit i
SOI 1)11 Its
IIIKII
STIMIT WITH INK KNOT
GRANGER ? PIOSEON ? NIVEN- NEWTON
a in. 1. 1 ?
STOHY TIP:
A fun-loving aargaant ? haling
woman, craiy thraaaoraa, who'll
fight anyona. anytiroa. anywbara.
but moatly againat tha Army.
Advanturaa of thraa infantryman
in Hit Majaaty*! Sarrica In In
dia.
WEDNESDAY "
WA5 A COMMUNIS!
FOR THE r n I
FBI
STORY TIP:
n tnia axparianeaa mi a
Fadaral Agant who want am waa
of tha mod adyanturoua mtoitwa
avar aaatgnad in tha hktor y of
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FRUITS AM) VEGETABLES
FrMk At Can It Am
? Value-Priced at AGrP ? "
S*edl?n or Rtd Maim*
GRAPES
?* 27c
Juicy Nice Sit*
Lemons ..2 "? 25c
fresh Tender
Pol* Beans "? 15c
- Customer# '
Corner
During the put year, we
received more than 4,000
complimentary comments
about the men and women
who aerve you daily in eur
?tare ? almost three time*
aa many favorable com
ments about oar employees
aa there weVe the year be
fore.
That, of course, makes all
of ua at A*P very happy
indeed, for it indicates that
we're riving you the kind
ef service you want.
If you have any ideas as
to how we can make your
shopping even more satisfy
ing, our loyal employees
would like to haw them.
Please write:
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DEPT.
AAP food Steres M
UeUdHtMAM, A
Kew Y?rk IT, It. T. *
Armour"*
Canned Meat
Treet
ST 51c
Chopped Ham
"ST 57c
Vienna Sausage
22c
Comad Beef
\ ^ 45c
Dried Baaf
"ST 35c
Pottad Meat
\T16c
Chili Con Came
?S? 37c
Corned Beef Hath
N&?m40c
r
^eEfcage ">? 5e
Golden tttf
llHIMI 13c
Ctltf ./
Carrots ______ Bunch 13c
... .. . ? Dfecrta
PEACHES
" 8c
KhP
Grape Juice ------ & 21c
Grapefruit TT 21c
Com Flakes 18c
Evap. Milk White Boom . 2 ?2. 27c
Calary Soup CampbeD'e - ? **Ct in*" 13c
Iona Put, can 13c
Pott Sugar Crisps . . Pkg. 15c
Pacta* Ut?l Standard Pack
Tomatoes s.' 18c
Salad Dressing a-m. ? & 33c
Mayonnaise *?? p? ? 39c
Sparkle o*)*2S 5SUt 3 ?*. . 20c
A&P Tuna Fish "?T 33c
Paper Towels aim Ma 2 n.* 29c
Margarine Go Irian Maid pfer 23c
Pineapple ? ^'rurtSd* Can* 27c
Sunnyflald Self Rising
Flour - ? - it 77c
' AMK, '
A&P COFFEE
8 OXIock Red Circlt Bokar
$ 77c ? 79c ft 81c
J Lb. Bag $3.25 1 Lb. Bag *2.31 3 Lb. Bag ?2J7
Apple Sauce ? - - - - 13c
juice "wwr s.' 8c
Cake saa - " 33c
^ Beans s? j 2c
Rich and Flavorful
Nectar Tea
HI 51c
Amtricam
Cheese
All price a in thia ad guaranteed
thru Sat., Julu 28th.
A. & P. FOOD
STORES
THE GREAT ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC TEA CO
Spra Kill
Pint 49c
Quart 79c
Sunbrite
Clear tat
8c
Ivory v
Soap
Pkg. 16c
Ivory
mum soap
2 ? 13c
Ivory Snow
ft 32c
?nMeoanaBB
Camay
2 tt 19c
LiVi
Soap
21c
Palmolive
Sotp
14c
Cashmcra Bouquet
2 2? 19c
WiWorf
fiaaua
3 ?o? 25c
Swift
Prtm
51c
s?m
Hamburger
53c
Can
? Swtft
Pork Sausage
* 48c
Staler*
Red I .a be!
SwNtOM Syrup
No l?
Ota
??> ?* 20c
Home Stjrl* Of SandwKA
Marvel Bread
'? 20c
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