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I. «B Pont in Service ^ Client, t ■|tJ0.410.^ P4UUI V* If For ; -iV'ifcr- :9I> to; ^ \, *^*^*'. ■' ' ^ A. Q(mtiirv, President of I f- ‘ l*tor BtoCtors Company in Haa- '\«MlMaitto, «qnw4 all others in ■ toe year’s eoivorate income tax j^retonw. ■ ;1d»' Ttoder a aenr taw the Treasury _ made publie the names of those p. who reeeired more than 175,000, Inatead of |tS,000 as in past yean. This change cut the list from 69,000 to an ever 400. The list was not, however, a "400** ot the Nation’s wealthiest people, because it excluded In come from divridends or other sources not called “compensa tion.'’ Thus names like Henry Pord and John D. Rockefeller, Jr., do not appear at all. Watsoa Second on List t Thomas J. Watson, head of In- rnatlonal Business Machines >rporatlon, ranked second with f453,440, and not until sixth place did actress Claudette Col- tiert’s $301,944 appear as the ^^t that Hollywood could do. ‘ *^An unexplained technicality, however, excluded from the list all the wealthy executives and artists of Loew’s Incorporated and its subsidiary, Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer pictures. Louis B. Mayer. M-G-M head who led all others on the 1937 salary list with $1.- , 161,763, was not shown for 1938, nor were celebrities like Clark Gable, Myma Loy, Betty Davis, Paul Muni, and Greta Garbo. Some of these names may appear later on a supplemental list. The film paychecks listed, how ever, included; Warner Baxter, $279,907; Producer Darryl F. Zanuck, $265,000; Bin.!? Crosby, $260,000; Jack Benny, $250,- 000 (from Paramount Pictures a- Kor p Held Cb FUMnl MTKia a] .llMi4; ChdV ti»;- John fl96.«ll»| .... * - toOlfcto $9^ ^ ^ Hofitoh^d toW-iles-Bfr IRw*- t mfi law toporunt changee in'1m ^ jctwwensaUon appearml The big- , ' Igert was a reduction from 1590,- MtolW—B- Stond^ aatory and honus'ooo ^ $100,000 lor Wintaon Ran-1 dolph Hearst from hi. vart pub- ltehii« and other enterplrees. Mr. ’ Countway’s Ko. 1 salary of 1938, ♦9®^'®®®- _ •-- however, was more than double | ** cen' the $304,301 he collected dn 1937.1 Mona! Comptmy. $96,660. Mr. Watson’s $463,440 In 1933 j i»y oon’ compared with $419,398 of 1937. '«ral ^s CorporaHou, »122.000 G. Utmtlea—J. I. Mange. Utility tg [clearing Corporation (Associated whose compensation dropped , Gas & Electric System), $82,818. from $394,976 to $378,968, and! ~—~~T ~ No. 4 was George Washington) Traffic LlSTntS FrCCZe i btoMital fiond IrUn^ tJwmtod hy *to«ddfcaglitor»Cii®''- h ^ il'th*; toi^" hora No. 3 salary man was E. Grace, Bethlehem Steel magnate. Hill, whose American Tobacco ^ . . Company remuneration declined [ *22 L/OWntOWn IvinStOn from $380,976 to $331,348. The motor industry ! Kinston, Jan. 29.—^There was supplied jjttig damage from the recent cold its usual crop of headliners, with ^pgn j,j tj,.jg section, but the traf- aer; 'iMate^d^Stfrc g; gdntair. ]Tii]t9tto9nt ww -to to* omtwy^u toj JdjS fi; Jj iW V9^ hora.,M!toii ehd^i^; dvltoMi. ; itoi* ^locntoh .^V^iM$ep ■%i Urn. -Jiaryj^^tj^' Hi*. ~'fdto^vt^ jidnsd ivil iff to to* Ll V *itd nVeid a falthfttl member her death. . .ABiiVato fttaatton iiii(t WniMa ' - I - —. W. S. Knudsen of General Mo tors advancing from $247,219 to $303,400, the fifth highest sal ary reported; Edsel Ford dropir- ing from $146,066 to $113,291, and Walter P. Chrysler from fic squad of the Kinston police was put to a lot of trowble. The traffic lights in the down town district refused to operate for hours. The control mechanism was frozen. Sleet and snow had $189,136 to $162,083. Alfred P. dogged it. In other parts of town Sloan, Jr., received $164,450 and ^ jj,g ughts functioned properly. Electricians had trouble getting in a down town switch box. No accident resulted. Motorists slow ed their vehicles out of habit at stop corners, and policemen stood guard. It was the first time the department bad experienced trou ble of the sort. Charles F. Kettering received $192,023, both from General Mo tors. Banking — Winthrop Aldrich, Chase National Bank, New York, $177,600. Radio—W. S. Faley, Columbia, Broadcasting Company, $171,849. Electrical — Owen D. Young and Gerard Swope, both General Electric, each $245,447. Telephone—Walter S. Gifford, American Telephone & Telegraph $209,350. Other Big Salaries Telegraph—R. B. White, West ern Union, $86,840. Oil—H. F. Sinclair, Consolidat ed Oil Company, $200,550. Merchandising—C. W. Deyo, F. W. Woolworth Company, $174,- 340, Aviation—J. H, Kindelberger, Inc., lone; any income from radio and other sources apparently did not 1 North American Aviation, exceed $76,000 from any one em- $96,299, irtoyer); Shirley Temple, $114,- Insurance—H. M, Leisure, Oc- 848; Leslie Howard, $141,249; cidental Life Insurance Company, Tx)retta Young, $181,615; Fred [ $177,668. West Virginia Town Left Without Water Beckley, W. Va„ Jan. 29.— This southern West Virginia com munity of 15,000 persons was left “hone dry’’ today as the water .supply gave out. • The only liquids available for drinking, cooking or washing were soft drinks and beer. Water in abandoned mines had supplied the town but a prolonged drought and cold weather has cut off the normal artesian drip into the mines. Water company officials said, somewhat dubiously, that lines [might he laid to a new source of iMacMurray, $183,333; Henry Chemicals—Lammot du Pont, supply. ISCi 4-TM.OM ■A i ■ \ )| 1/ ■Tf"* SEE FASHION-ON-THE-GO IN OUR MYSTERY f'» Slldv Fastvnors Don’t mifvs the exciting new fabric discoveries by ABC. Don’t miss the fun of making them up in timely costumes with easy-to-use patterns, and TALON slide fasteners. Create your own frocks with the soft rich pastel tones and new prints we’re showing in — , • TOUPER, a new washable spun rayon and cotton fabric vritb the faaioa* TooCal Broadhurst & Lee finish that make it creasing. 36"-37” wide, Price yd. ilc’s Department Store ''North WMkesboro Shopping Center” Speciid Off colors in full fashioned Hose. Nearly all of them regular fl values, to close out at— 35 A Pair 3 PAIRS $1.00 Big January Clearance Sale Continued Into February With Final Cleaurance of Odds And Ends of Desirable Winter Merchandise Ready-to-Wear Bargains One lot Women’s Silk Blouses, $1.98 and $2.98 values. «1.00 Sale price, each ^ A Two Fur Jackets, regu- «1.00 lar $9.95. Sale price .— Three Fur Jackets, reg- «c.oo ular $14.95. Sale Eight $14.50 and $18.50 Women’s , Dresses, to close out, QS.OO each Eight $12.50 Dresses, «d.oo Sale price - - Sixteen $9.95 Dresses, «5.00 Sale price Two Women’s Coats, $24.50 value, $9’®Q 11 Two $29.60 Coats, 1.00 Each -- Three $9.95 Coats C4.00 Each - - Three $16.50 Coats, «7.00 Each - - WI Outstanding Values In Men’s •ROBES AND JACKETS Exactly 18 Men’s All Wool Pacific Flannel Robes (Style Rite), regular price $7.50 and $6.50. To close out at— One-Half Price We have three (3) Men’s Wool and Capeskin Jackets, sizes 40 and 42. Regular price $7.95. To close out $388 Boys’ Clothing Closeouts Little boys’ Suits, short pants, with jersey top, $1.98 values. Sale price Q1.00 each ....’. - ^ JL Boys’ $1.00 Polo Shirts, close-out price, each - 50 B^ger Towel Values! Heavy Turkish Bath Towels, by Cannon. Assortment solid colors and stripes, Cl size 20 X 40, each Ml* Greater Shoe Bargains! We have 50 pairs of Women’s Oxfords, in brown, black, white and white and brown two-tone, in the Modern Miss line. $4.00 values. To close out - - O Women’s Alligator Pumps, in bro.wn and black. Sweetheart line, $5.00 values. ^0.91 Women’s Alligator Pumps in black and brown. White Oxfords in crepe and leather 61.94 soles, $3.00 values. Closeout — w A One lot of Natural Bridge Pumps and Ties, white k’d. One lot of brown suede and calf trim leather, $5.00 values. ei.94 Close out — wJIL - Piece Goods Closeouts! 500 Yards Silks About 500 yards Silks, novelty crepes and satins, all 79c, 89c, 98c and one piece up to $1.48 a yard original price. Special, a yard— gjc Pretty Cretonnes Special lot Cretonnes, values up to 25c a yard, sun fast and pre-shrunk, short lengths, a yard— MANY BARGAINS IN SiSEMm STORE Women’s and Girls’ Dresses, novelty crepes,all $1.98 regular price. Special at each .....— Women’s heavy farm type Oxfords, ori^^prf#“| $2.95. Close out price. Short length Printed Percales, values up to yard. Sale price, a yard —- Foolt lift Garbage Clans, kitchen size, red and black checked with white ground, ea. 50 LOG -The ■SJ
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