THINGS
TO BUY
Babson Discusses
Household Prices
By ROGER W. BABSON
Babson Park, Mass., Aug. 7. ?
1 still believe that those who have
protected the
carcesses or cas
ings of their
tires will b e
able to get need
ed retreading
material along
* the lines of the
experime nts
' * which were des
cribed in this
column last
March. As for
gas, this is pure
ly a matter of
BABSON
sinkings. There is plenty of gas
but if the tankers and tijnk cars
are not sufficient to haul gas to
certain sections of the country
then these sections must be se
verely rationed. Readers, how
ever, must not let all this discus
sion regarding the rubber . and
gasoline blind them to what will
happen to other commodities.
HENDERSON HELPLESS?
Leon Henderson has got a des
perate job, but he is doing the
best he can. He is like a man
trying to sail a boat against a
head wind and a strong tide. By
rowing harder he can make a
little progress in keeping down
prices; but he cannot change the
fury and direction of the wind
and tide. These are strongly in
the direction of inflation. With a
tremendous amount of new pur
chasing power released every day
and a constant reduction in avail
able goods, an explosion some
day is inevitable.
Mr. Henderson has done his
best to warn us. Readers ask
me why he does not state definite
ly what additional products will
be rationed and when. This he
cannot do because it would im
mediately- send everyone to the
store Jo buy these things which
he might mention. Every reader
who has common sense should be
able to anticipate what most of
these products will be. Generally
speaking, they are products con
taining metals, rubbers, or cer
tain chemicals. I understand
there are also other products on
the list which come under differ
ent classifications.
DIFFERENT WAVS TO
RATION
The government is now debat
ing as to whether a separate ra
tion book shall be given (or these
different products or whether the
"unit system" will be used as in
the case of England and other
f countries. With the "unit sys
tem" we have one ration book
and can use our Judgment as to
whether we want to buy a suit of
clothes or a piece of furniture.
When entering a store the goods
are not marked in money prices
but in coppon prices. It may
take one coupon to buy a cap,
ten coupons to buy a suit of
clothes, or twenty coupons to buy
a piece of furniture. In other
words, we can have our choice of
_ certain necessary standardized
products, but we cannot buy them
aH. .
Iu place of quotas for essential
goods, the government may issue
licenses, thereby cutting down
the amount retailers may get to
sell to their cutsomers. Probably
nothing radical will be done be
CT ) THESE WOMEN! Lf Cfooyd'A
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A CONTtllUTlOM TO VICTOit It
AM0UCAH SOCSTY Qt MA#AZMf CACTOOMKTS
"TWy, DovW? art you fryina to say you want me to be
??-owner on your War Savings Bonds from now on7"
[ore Fall jwhen we will all have [
i better Idea as to the' length of
,h? War. It the Russians are
successful, further rationing may
ie delayed until next Summer;
but If the Germans should get
into the Caucasian oil fields, rad
ical rationing may be expected at
iny time.
WHAT MAY BE RATIONED
NEXT
Of course, many things such
is automobiles, refrigerators, bi
cycles, radios, garden tools, etc.,
need not be rationed because few
more, If any, can be manufactur
ed. Most of those now on hand
will be used by the armed forces,
rhere are, however, many other
products the supply of which has
merely been cut down. Among
these are pots. pans, and all
kinds of kitchen utensils; choco
late. cocoa, cofTee, tea. spices,
ind certain canned goods and
ither food products; office furni
ture, typewriters, paper, pencils,
rubbers, and even fountain pens.
Certainly, those who wish to buy
iny cutlery, or other hardware,?
ir Jewelry, leather luggage, and
similar luxuries had better do so
Immediately. Some say that this
will also apply to .furniture ex
cept nursury equipment, but I
am not so sure of this other than
articles which contain metal and
lubber.
Most household electrical ap
pliances may soon be impossible
to obtain under any conditions,
while rugs, carpets, chinaware.
and sport goods may be on the
rationed list. I might also add
that families requiring more bed
ding. shoes, corsets,' razor blades,
hoseiry, umbrellas, musical in
struments, linoleum, and photo
graphic supplies should get them
at once. They are liable to be
treated the same as bicycles are
now treated.
PRICES WILL NOT BK
LOWER
Finally, let me add that I am
not basing theSfe recommendations
on any official information. Nat
urally. Mr. Henderson's office
pannot make any forecast along
specific lines. I have Included
some which will be rationed. I
do, however, emphasize that we
are In a real war and our inter
nal troubles are Just beginning.
The sooner we realize what is
ahead and prepare for it and
quit squawking, the better off
we all will be.
Buy no*/ or as the ministers
say at a wedding, "forever after
r
hold your peace." Certainly,
prices of tbe above things should
be no lower while tbe War lasts
and probably their price ceflings
will gradually be raised.
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HURT RECNION
On Sunday, August 2nd. the
descendants of the late John
Alexander Burt and Mary Boddle
Perry Burt, of Franklin County,
met in reunion at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jones
Cooke, near Franklinton. N. C.
At 1:00 o'clock a most enjoyable
barbecue dinner was served.
During the afternoon the en
tire crowd Joined in writing a
chain letter to First Lieut. James
A. Mitchiner, who is now station
ed at Fort Benning, Ga. He is
a great grandson of . the late
John Alexander Burt, who fought
four years in the Confederate
Army.
Present were: Mr. and Mrs.
Kemp P., Hill. Mrs. W. G. Allen &
son. Bill. Jr., Mr. and Mrs. W.
H. Fowler, and Mr. and Mrs. W.
A. Sorrell, of Raleigh; Dr. and
Mrs. S. P. Burt, of Louisburg;
Mrs. A. H. Veazy and son, Perry
Burt Veazy, and Miss Lucy Perry
Burt, of Raleigh; Mrs. John D.
Alston. Mr. and Mrs. Alex B. Al
ston, Miss Helen Alston, Mr. and
Mrs. M. M. Person. Misses Emily
Burt. Mary Frances and Margaret
Person, and Maurice Person, Jr.,
of Louisburg; and Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Jones Cooke and daugh
ter. Mary Harrison Cooke, of
Franklinton. Guests present
were: Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Wilder
and daughter, Mildred Wilder,
and Mrs. Viola Jones, of Frank
linton. and Miss Elizabeth Stoker,
X>f Raleigh.
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?On Pay Day, Buy Bonds ?
you, Too,
CAN SINK U.-0OAT $
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fcitd State Wir Sniaqt laadl
U. S. Trtatury Dtpartmo*
LAST CALL!
CLEARANCE of
SUMMER DRESSES - SHOES - HATS
CONTINUES!
All Summer dresses drastically reduced! Silks, Cottons, Spun Ray
ons; Women's, Misses' and Junior sizes at savings of one-third to
one-half. Cjome in this week and replenish your wardrobe!
Must Make Room for Incoming Fall Fashions.
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THE FASHION SHOPPE
LOUISBURG, N. C.
COLLEGE GRADUATES,
GEOLOGISTS, NURSE
EDUCATORS, TECHIC
IANS SOUGHT FOR
FEDERAL WAR WORK
For the third time this year
the United States Civil Service
Commission is holding an exami
nation to recruit college seniors
and graduates for Federal war
work. This examination is for
the benefit of college students
who will complete their courses
in the summer session. Applicants
are particularly desired in the
fields of public administration,
business administration, library
science, economics, statistics, and
mathematics through calculus.
Graduates and senior students
who will finish their college
course by September 30 may ap
(>ly. Applications must be filed
by August 27 with the Commis
sion's Washington. D. C., office.
Nursing education consultants
are needed to cooperate with na
tional agencies on nursing educa
tion problems in administering
funds appropriated for training
nurses in national defense, and
to glvea consultation service to
schools of nursing. Positions are
in the Public Health Service and
pay from $2,600 to $4,600 a year.
Registered nurses who have com
pleted a course in a recognized
wnrewwmnr -nnruRtgrsTsr w
advanced nursing education of at
least a year, and also graduated
from an accredited school of
nursing with a dally average of
100 or more patients, m^y apply
if they have had appropriate ex
perience.
Additional medical technicians
are being sought. Salaries range
from $1,440 a year for junior
laboratory helper, to $2,000 for
senior medical technician. Under
the new requirements, gradua
tion from high school is no lon
ger necessary. Completion of an
approved course for clinical lab
oratory technicians may be sub
stituted for 2 years of the re
quired experience for all posi
tions. A clinical laboratory in
terneshlp of 12 months in a re
cognized hospital may be sub
stituted for 12 months of the re
quired experience.
Geologists are desired for geo
logic mapping and studying of
mineral deposits and ground wa
ters. Positions pay $2,000 a
year. Applicants must show at
least 30 semester hours' work in
geology in a recognized college;
graduates or senior students may
apply. No experience is neces
sary.
Tliere are no age limits for
any of these positions. For Nur
sing Education Consultant, Med
ical Technician, and Geologist,
there will be no written test; ap
plicants will be rated on their
experience and training. Applica
tions must be filed with the! Civil
Service Commission, Washington,
D. C., and except for Junior Pro
fessi.orial Assistant, will be ac
cepted until the needs of the ser
vice have been met.
Full information as to the re- j
quirements, and application
forms, may be obtained from W.
Earl Murphy, Jr., Secretary of
| the Board of U. S. Civil Service I
^Examiners at the post Office in]
this city, or from th& Secretary
of the Board of U. S. Civil Ser- 1
[vice Examiners at first- and sec-;
ond-class post offices.
Embarrassing Place Names
Towns listed in the United
States Postal Guide: Mikado, in
Michigan; Japan, in North Caro
lina; Axis, in Alabama.
Thought FOr Today
Keeping up with* the Jonses
shouldn't be so difficult now that
the Jones won't have a new car.
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BUGSWATTEg*
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BUYu.S.WARBONOHTAMK,
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Patronize TIMES Advertisers
JUNK
needed for War
"What'M it good for?"
"Guns, tanks, and maybe
part of a plane"
In the barnyard* and gulHet
of farms and in the basements
and attics of homes is a lot of
Junk which is doing no good
where it is, hut which is needed
sit ohm to hotp smmeh Use
Jmpe mmd Nazis.
Scrap iron and steel, for example.
Even in paa retime, scrap provided
about 50% at the raw material for ited.
It may be rusty, old "scrap" to you,
but it is ii laaflj refined steel? with
most impurities removed, and can be
quickly melted with new metal in the
form of pig iron to produce highest
quality steel for our war machines.
The production of steel has gone
up, up, UP, until today America is
turning out as much steel as al the rest ,
of the world combined. But unless at
least 6,000,000 additional tons of scrap
steel is uncovered promptly, the fell
rate of production cannot be '
or increased; the necessary fanH. glass
aad shipe cannot be produced.
Ike rubber stfaabon is also critical,
la ^pitc of the recent rubber drive;
Im is a cootmuieg need for large
qMMtitia??facrapr?bbcr. Atao far other
??! e materials and metals like brass,
aoppei. aac, lead and tin.
The Junk which you collect it bought
kjr industry from acrap dealers at estab
l^cd, government -controlled price*.
Will you help?
First ? collect all of your waste ssa
terial and pile it up.
Then? sell it to a Junk dealer, give
it to a charity, take it yourself to the
nearest collection point, or get in touch
with your Local Salvage Committee.
If you live on a farm, consult your
County War Board or your farm imple
ment dealer.
Throw YOUR scrap into the fight!
Thit nM? aga approved by Com^rvation Division
WAR PRODUCTION BOARD
Thk advartiimmonl paid for by Ht? Amfictm htduwtrmt Sal v ay CommHtmrn
<F1)r>n??fiiB tmd with hftxk pravkM by group* of Jaodfog industrial concur?).
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County Salvage Committee Phone 298-1
G. M. BEAM, Chairman MBS. T. C. ALSTON, Secretary
JUNK MAKES
FIGHTING WEAPONS
Oae old disc
will provide
?crap steel
needed for 210
?em i -auto
matic
Ok old pi am w? Up mmht
one hundred 7S-cnm. aim?
pMruac projfctiles.
One useless old
tire provides as
much rubber
as is used in 12
gas masks.
One old ihovd will help
make 4 hand grenades ^
MATERIALS NEEDED
Scrap iron and steal.
Other metals ef all kin*.
OW rubber.
Rags, Manila rope, huitep hash
Waste Cooking Fats ? wh?
a pound or more, strain into a laraetfaonM* I
Mil to your meat deafer.
NEEDED ONLY IN CEKTMN LOCALmO*
Waste paper and tin cam wanted ooiy in ? lafra
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