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"VOL. XXXIV, No. 75 Published Mondays and Thursdays. NORTH WILK^BORO. N. C> THURSDAY,
ScORD REm SALES LIKELY
IN UNITED STATES THIS YEAR
$1.50 In the State — $2.00 Out of State
Cotton Christmas
Gifts Suggested
For This Year
I Cotton t.9 grown on about two-
D 1 e g-To-K twtft nnn on*October sales aggregating $5-| thirds of the farms in North
reaK .01 550,000,000 were $168,000,000 Carolina. Textile manufacturing
SlJ^ing bwn As K^lt Ot , th^n September. I is one of the leading industries
Defense Program Boom , goods gener-1 in this state. -
Washington. Dec. 8. — Boom-i al y fell oft more than those of i Miss Willie N. Huntre, Exten-
ed by the defense program’s ex-i non-durable goods. All groups gion clothing specialist of N. C.
panslon ot purchasing power, re-; except food stores showed de-[ state College, says the people
tall sales are expected by the) dines. | who grow cotton, the people who
Commerce department to reach j The department commen'ed j manufacture cotton goods and all
a record total of $54,255,000,-j ^jj^t ^the spectacular 52 per cent. the other folks who Indirectly
000 this year. [ decline tor jewelry stores was a j benefit from the prosperity of
Department experts, predic*-1 reaction from ‘beat the tax’ buy- cotton producers and processors,
5ng this sales volume, said today' ing before Oc’ober 1 deadline,” j owe it to themselves to use cot-
It would be $10,000,000,000 , when a new 10 percent levy be-! ton products,
greater than last year and near-j came effective. | she suggests: "Let’s make it
ly $6,000,000,000 larger than! Estimating this year’s total j a cotton Christmas this year;
the previous best year of 1929. j sales, the department exper'sjgive presen's made from cotton,
To some ex'ent, increased pri-1 ngured that the retailers would | and use this basic agricultural
ces aecount for the gain over last j average of around | and industrial product in our
year, but prices are still lower ||4Q2 for every man, woman and j decorations and otherwi.se.’’
than in 1929. | child. Of that amount, food stores'
Rising prices and higher taxes j are expec’ed to get about $82,
however, apparently are already | automobile dealers about $63
affecting the volume of sales.
Miss Huntre said that shortag
es in many other commodities
used in gift items are already
of American cotton,’’ she stated,
"and the purchase of 'cotton
Christmas gifts will serve a three
fold , purpose.
“In the first place, cotton gifts
w 11 bring happiness to the reCl
pient; second. It will aid the mil
lions of people who are either dl-
rec ly or indirectly dependent
upon the production, manufac
ture and sale of cottbn product?
for their livelihoods, land, in the
third place, will cjontribute to
National Defense >y relieving
the demand for more limited
commodities urgently needed in
the re-armament program.”
The Ex'ension economist sug
gested cotton blankets, clothing
of all kinds, linens, and others
of the thousands of producU
made entirely or partly of cot
'on as desirable Christmas gift?
for this year.
land department stores about $57. j apparent because of the NaHonal
' Defense. “There is a vast surplus
Consumer purchases continued j The rest would be divided among
at a high dollar volume level in j restaurants, filling stations, hard-
Oc'ober. but were less than ex- ware stores, furniture stores,
pectahle compared with Septem- drug stores, clothing stores and
Double Deck
B ink Clerk: “Have you anything
to identify yourself by?”
Fair One: “Er-yes, if you must
know I have a mole on my left
arm.”
U-Boat Photo
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After sinking a British freighter,
a U-boat surfaced and photographed
a few of the snrvlTors. Here a lone
survivor stands on a raft, looking
hopelessly about him.
Eversharp Line
Is Now Featured
Attention Is called to the ad
vertisement of the famous Evrr-
sharp Skyline pen and repeater
pencil, which may be found else
where in this newspaper.
The Eversharp line, which is
now fea'ured at Carter-Hub bard
Publishing company, is guaran
teed forever and the skyline pen
and repeater pencil make an e.x-
cellent combination Christmas
gift.
See the window display at Car-
er-Hubhard Publishing company
now, which Includes large pic
tures of Bob Hawk and David
Ross.
Eversharp Skyline pens aud
Repeater pencils are advertised
every Sunday night on the “Take
It Or Leave It” feature over the
OBS’ network.
A bride is a young woman who
goes ahead and invites guests to
the duck dinner before her hus
band gets back from the shooting
trip.
Wilkesboro To
Get ^Tennessee
Ramblers 13th
'Ebe original Tennessee Ram-
blera and Oklahoma Sweetheatni
biers and Oklahoma Sweethearts
will present a five-star show at
Saturday night, December 13,
eight o’clock.
Singing, solos, duets, trios, yo-
deling, trick fiddling, mixed
playing, and novelties including
those In Gene Autry pictures b;r
the Ramblers, will feature the
show and everybody Is Invited.
Admission will be 20 and 30 cents
CAKI> OF THANKS
We use this means to express
our sincere thank* for the kind
ness and sympathy during the
bereavement caused by the death,
of our son and brother, Theo
dore Church.
MR. AND MRS. WM. L. CHURCH
and family.
Lauritz Melchoir, the tenor, has
a hobby of collecting antlers.
her. the department reported its
seasonally adjusted index drop
ped four point.s to 132 per cent,
of the 1932-35 average, although
other establishments.
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Workers Needed
ROPERLY
REPLACED
When you want broken gloss
replaced come to the place that
specializes in this work. If you'
ore really pressed for time we
can put it in while you wait..
or at the most in a couple of
hours. There are no squeaks..
no rattles.. and you’ll probably
save money here.
MOTOR-BODY
’PHONE 499
Between The Wilkesboros—
Opposite Livestock Market
I.OCAL CiPKNINGS: 10 tenant
farmers, 2 maids, white, $3 to $4
per week.
.NORTH CAROLINA OPE.N
INTtS: 30 electricians. $1 per b''.
30 elec'ricians helpers, $.59 per
lir.; .50 apprentice radio operat
ors, $36 per mo. basic; 10 con
struct ion en.atneers, *2300 per
vr.; 13 nurse.:, instiintionai.
■51! 10 per year; 12 maintenance
men. $1500 per yr.: 10 accoant-,
ants, scneral. $2000 $2300 rer | ’
vr.: 4 junior .ncconnling clerks, j
.$1260 I'er yr.: 1 accoini'ingi
clerk. $1620 per yr.; 25 yarn
winders. $16 '> $1S per "k.: 2$
spinners, frame. $16 to SlS j'er
wk.; 2$ yarn polishing macbine
operators. $16 to .$18 per "k
65 cone winders. $16 to $LS per
wk.; 1 linotype operator. $10 to
$45 per wk.: 30 pressfra, ma
chine. paid by the piece; 1 parts-
dept. manager. $50-$45 pt‘r wk.;
1 in erior decorator. $45 per .vk.
and commission; 1 instructor-
ship carpentry. $200 per mo,;
15 toppers, one cent per bar per
dozen; 1 salesperson, shoes. $20
to $2 5 per week.
r. S. OPE.NINOS: 6 aircraft
inspectors. $.85-$l.ll per hr.;
15 jr. inspectors, $1800 per year.
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Christmas Sale of Used Cars
Santa Says: “Better Hurry”
Good Used Cars Make Ideal Gifts
$395
FLOWERS IN
THE SPIRIT OF
CHRISTMAS
Send your greetings in a fragrant,
fresh cut bouquet of our choice
fl wers or anything in potted
llants. You’ll find our assortments
artistic . . . our prices low.
CHRISTMAS CEMETERY
WREATHS
CITY ,,,
FLORISTS ^
’Phoue 200
Christmas Cards
and Greeting
Cards For All
Occasions. i
'39 Chevrolet Town
Sedan
’37 Ford Coach
Only
’40 Chevrolet
Business Coupe....
’39 Chevrolet
Sport Sedan—
'37 Chevrolet
Town Sedan —
’38 Ford Touring
Sedan
’36 Ford Coach
Only
'39 Pontiac Sport
Sedan
Used Trucks
1940 F.ord Heavy Duty
truck—2 speed axle—8.25
Tires—Special $095
’39 Chevrolet Heavy Duty
oZ'r..... $445
’40 Dodge
Pickup ..
’37 Ford
Pickup.
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$535
$335
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