Activities On The
Home Front Are
Briefly Reviewed
Total war has a gigantic ami
traappeasable appetite for goods,
services, and manpower. Scarce
ly had we entered the tight for
freedom when this vast hunger
began to change our lives. With
in one month after Pearl Harbor
we had begun to take control over
our stock of some goods and raw
materials, and to limit civillrn
use of others. By degrees, short
ages developed in a hundred di
rections, many of which we had
not anticipated. Control took a
variety of forms, only one of
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which we called rationing,
though ac'ually every type of con
trol that divides awailable supply
In order to make It go as far as
possible Is a kind of rationing.
Effective Rationing Demands
Cooperation »
There are two sorts of ration
ing. One works only through re
strictive orders, with penalties
for those who violate them. The
other succeeds because we volun
tarily limit our consumption of
critical goods and our use of cri
tical services. Both are neces
sary. But the voluntary method
stems from our tradition of f^
cooperation, and is as Impor’ant
to our victory drive at home as is
morale to e.n army In the field. It
also Is the hard way, it calif for
extraordinary seif discipline.
The rationing of fuel oil In
the Eas' and Middle West will be
a test of our ability to take dis
comforts. and a test of our de
sire to Vork together pietrlotical-
ly, too. The plan sets allowances
on the basis of average tempera
tures in lour climate zones. It is
a fair plan, a democratic plan,
bu' its success depends finally on
the individual, on his attention to
practical heating details and his
real desire to make “short ra
tions" go as far as possible, for
'he g‘Wd of all.
RatlonexI Commodities .4re
Diverse
Nationwide control—the ration
ing principle—has been extended
to such unlike products as cryo-
ll'e—used in manufacturing alu
minum— corundum. Licensing
control now covers distributors of
woodpulp, newsprint and other
paper produdts and dealers sell
ing used machine tools or second
hand machinery or parts. Own
ers of used construction equip
ment must register their ma
chinery. in order to release new
equipment for war work. And
owners and users of cold storage
j space have been warned of the
heavy demand tor refrigerated
space.
bYeight Burden Falls On
Trucking Industry
There’s more movement of
fresh foodstuffs these days than
ever before. To maintain this
movement—so vitial to the war
Dr. E.S. Cooper
—CHIROPRACTOR—
Office Next Door To
Reins-Sturdivant, Inc.
-Telephone 205-R—
Office Closed Every
Thursday Afternoon
Poultrymen
and Feeders!
CORN FOR SALE!
NO. TWO YELLOW KILN DRIED
$2.10 Per 100 Lbs.
F. O. B. Car North Wilkesboro
We Are Saving Others
$4.00 to $8.00 Per Ton
cm thair Feeds. Let us do the same for you
Scratch Feeds, Laying Mashes
And Other Feeds at Low Prices!
CHAMPION
PoultiyFarm
CHAMPION, N. C.
effort—requires the eloseet in
terlocking of a'orage facilities
with transportation.
Transportation facilities of all
kinds—freight and passenger—
are strained to the utmost, and
its apparent 'that the trucking in
dustry must carry a larger share
of the freight burden. There still
is far too much week-end travel
by car, bus, railroads.^ The coun
try’s 90,000 school buses are com
ing under supervision in regard
to their use and distribution.
Wood Becomes Critical
War Material
What is known as “concentra
tion of Industry" to assure that
every plant we can spare is busy
on war work ha.? spread to the
furniture industry. This industry
probably will follow the same
plan recently put into effect in
the manufacture of bicycles—^a
few plants, known as “nucleus
plants,” will continue to operate,
concentra'ing all civilian furni
ture manufacture in a limited
number of factories. The War
Production Board, to save time
and mtaterials. has limited the
number of types and sizes of
saws, axes, hatches, adzes, light
hammers, and for all kinds it
electric lamps which may be man
ufactured.
In a country that has been pro
ducing around 25 billion board
feet of lumber annually, wood
has become a critical material.
Great quantities of lumber have
been used to build cantonments.
Ship construction has drawn
heavily on supply. Special kinds
of wood are needed for aircraft,
timbers for vessels, gunstocks and
the like.
Manpower To Be .4i>plied
Wiiere Xeevled Most
I’art of the reason for the
shortage of wood lies in another
shortage—the shortage of man
power to cut and process lu .iher.
and manpower shortages are
everywhere, everywhere grow
more critical.
We not only are desperately
short of “front line’’ war work
ers—those with special skills—
but by the end of 1943 we shall
need about 18 million workers of
all kinds, partly to replace the
millions of men who will be call
ed into service, although chiefly
for war produc’lon expansion.
This means that more women will
be employed—by the millions. It
means that at least five million
persons who are not now work
ing at anything will have to go
to work. It means that our man
power, in time, must—lu one way
or another—-be “rationed," that
is, aptplied where it i.s needed
most. To s.-)me extent that al
ready is being done
Scrap Campaign Gets .\ew
Impetus
Unless the scrap and sialvege
campaign goes into high gear this
Autumn, the country’s blast fur
naces will be forced to cut down
production. Housewives are gel
ting a list of more than 100 house
hold items needed for the nati
onal scrap pile. Worn or used
silk hosiery is so valuable in mak
ing bags for smokeless powder
that ceiling prices have been rais
ed so as to stimulate carload loi
sales. Price increa-es also have
been allowed for New England
cordwood end canned fruit and
berries, while maximum prices
were fixed over raw furs and
skins, cenien*. and knitted under
wear last week.
Civilian Economy Must Sirip
To 'Tim Bone
Increased labor costs and the
uncontrolled prices of farm pro
ducts are exerting steady pres
sure against price ceilings. From
i January, 1941, through May,
1942, unit labor costs in Ameri
can industry went up 1.1 percent
a month. Prices received -by the
farmers, #n the other hand, went
lip 85 percent between August,
1939, and August, 1942, wi>lle
prices paid by farmers rose only
22 percent in the seme period, in
our attack on our enemy — 'aigh
living costs—we cannot, as Navy
Ordnance Chief Blandy said of U.
S. forces in the Pacific, hold the
balance of striking pov )i “by
merely holding. We’ve got to
keep pushing. ...” Farm pro
duction In 1942 is expected to be
15 percent higher than in any
previous peak yexi.r, but it will
have increasing handicaps from
Irbor shortage. Inadequate sup
plies of farm machinery and
equipment, ferHlizers, insecti
cides and other materials. ... By
January 1, 1943, all war produc
tion will be geared to the most
gigantic job of scheduling ever
attempted. But the President has
warned us that we must strip our
civilian economy to the bone, if
we are to do our full share to
ward winning the war for free
dom.
Sunmift
Sunday school is progressing
nicely at Yellow Hill but due to
the rain, Sunday school was not
held Sunday. We hope to see
large crowds present and visitors
are welcome any Sunday,
■ Mr. and Mrs. Prank Tomlinson
and children, Lowell and Janis,
and Mr. Junior Cornett, of I^e-
nolr, visited Mrs. Tomlinson’s
and Mr. Cornett’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Lee Cornett, Saturday
and Sunday.
. Mr. and Mrs. Boyce M4keal, of
Kidnnapolis. are spending a few
days with Mr. MIkeal’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Mlkeal. Mr.
Boyce Mikeal is soon to leave for*
the army.
Mrs. Berlie Beshears has re
turned home from Savannah, Ga„
where she has been spending
some time with her husband, Mr.
Z^b Beshears. He accompanied i
her home for a few hours visit.
■Messrs. Burl and W. S. Wat
son. Jr., of Beng, were welcome
vlsi’ors in the home of Mr. C. C.
Mikeal Sunday.
Misses Winnie Spears, Fern
Mikeal and Mae Mikeal, who hold
positions in North Wilkesboro,
spent the week-end at their homes
here.
Mrs. Coyt Dyer and children,
Edword and Linda Anne, spent'
Thursday night with Mrs. Dyer’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. S.
Phillips. Mrs. Dyer’s brother,
Mr. Jean Phillips, left«for the ar
my Friday.
A revival meeting is now in
progress at Bridgeport Baptist
church, located on the Boone
Trail at the Wade Harris, bridge.
The services are being conducted
by the pastor. Rev. Noah Besh
ears. Everyone Is asked to at
tend and cooperate in this meet
ing.
Messrs. Edd and Johnston Wei-
borne. and families, who have
been in Maryland for the past
few months, have returned to
their homes in this community.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Dele
Campbell, last Sunday morning,
a ‘baby girl. Both mother and
baby are getting along nicely.
The little girl was namel Della
Ray.
Mr. Raleigh Church spent Sat
urday night with Mr. Emory Hay
worth.
Mr. and Mrs. Coy Church visit-
S.
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ed Mr. Church’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Lee J. Church Sunday after
noon.
Mr. Ralph Keys spent Sunday
afternoon with -Mr. Johnston
Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Blankenship,
formerly of this coifimunity, have
moved to Lenoir, where .Mr.
Blankenship holds a position.
Mr. .4ldren Green h-ad the mis
fortune of dislocating his knee
recently. Thfe Is the second time
Many drivers who used to go
along at speeds up to 80 miles an
hour are now driving et 40 and
liking it and are amazed to dis
cover how little extra time Is re
quired for trips, while they save
rubber and gasoline.
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Tbere are no btid times for
good ideas.
NOTICE
North Carolina, Wilkes County.
In the Superior Court
Betore (he Clerk
U. S. Vestal, Administruior of Lel-
lar Harris Smithey, deceased,
Ethel Harris St. John and hus
band, Grady St. John,
vs.
Monroe Smithey, widower; Pearl
Harris Osborne and husband,
Hughie Osborne: Pemie Carrie
Harris; Hallie Mae Harris Par-
due and husband, Carl Pardue;
William Guy Harris, Annie Paul
ine Harris, Ruby Lee Harris and
Betty Lou Harris.
Under and by virtue of authority
conferred upon the undersigned
commissioner by an order of Hia
Honor, C. C. Hayes, Clerk o{ Su
perior Court, Wilkes County, North
Carolina, ordering the sale of cer
tain lands and appointing U. S
Vestal as commissioner in the
above entitled action to sell the
lands hereinafter described for the
purpose of paying the debts of the
estate of Lellar Harris Smithey,
deceased, and for a division among
the tenants in common, heirs of
Lellar Harris Smithey, deceased,
on the terms of one-thivd cash and
the balance to be secured by a
Deed of Trust upon the said real
estate.
Now, therefore, I, the under
signed commissioner, wt,l on me
17th day of October, 1942, at 2 p.
m., on the premises in Wilkes
County, Norta Carolina, offer for
sale to the last and highest bidder
upon the terms of one-third cash,
and the balance w be secured by a
Deed of Trust u;w>n the said leal
estate, the following described
property, to-wit:
Beginning at a mulbeiTy on the
south side of the creek, runs down
said creek to mulberry, Lillie
Armstrong comer; thence east
with Lillie Armstrong’s line to a
large white oak; then east with
Benge line to a walnut comer;
then south with Seng’s line to a
rock; then east with Benge line to
a dogwood comer; then southwest
with Vick Pinnix line down a hol
low to a maple on the north side
of creek; thence down the creek to
the bank near the mill dam; then
w;est with Blackburn line to a hol
ly; thence south to the ford of the
creek; then down said creek to next
ford; then south crossing creek 20
rods; then west 6 rods; then north
20 rods to the beginning.
T^is the 14 day of September,
1942.
U. S. VESTAL,
l0-5-4t (A) Commissioner
Washington.—^Whlle the uncer
tainties of the war preclude any
authoritative forecast of the ultt*
mate strength to which the army
and’navy will grow, Elective Ser
vice Director Lewis B. Hershey
indicated that more than 10,000,-
000 Amerlcaas would be under
arjms by the end of 1943.
Hershey and hla aides gave
these guides to future operations
of the draft in an interview clar
ifying and reoapltnlating the va
rious orders and announcements
issued plece-meaLln reoent weeks:
The supply of elngde men, in
cluding those with dependents,
will be exhausted this fall and
calls for childless married men
will begin generally in December
or January as the strength of the
army alone tops 4,600,000 by the
end of this year.
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Adams Child Dies
Funeral sertloer was, keid Sat
urdoy at ML Plagak church for
Mrs. Alma Absher, age 36, wife of
Johnnie Levi AMer, of Walnut
tirore township. Mrs. AMker
died Thufsday. SnrviilnK are her
hueband and one child.
ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICB
North Carolina, Wilkes County*
quadified as neninlstra-
tor of 'me estate of Viona Key, ^
ceas^, late of Wilkes cohblty, Hiia
is to noti^ all penMtti haTing
claims against the said estate to
presmit ^m duly verified to t^
undersigned on or before me 29th
day of September, 1943, whose ad
dress is Mertie, N. C., or this no
tice will be pleaded in bar of their
recovery. All persons indebted to
the Bstid hstate will please ‘make
immediate settlement.
This 28th day of September,
1942.
J. B. KEY,
Administrator of the Estate of
11-2-42 Viona Key, deceased
Ralph Davis, Attorney.
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T. H. WILLIAMS, M«r.
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Wrecked Cara and Trades
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Funeral service was held Sat
urday at Hinshaw Street Baptist
church for Jesse Lee Adams, In
fant son of Jesse ond Mehel
Sparks Adams, of this city. The
child was found dead Thursday.
Surviving are the father and
mother, one brother, Carl David
Adams, and one sister, Irene
Adams.
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SEEING IS BELIEVING
Two small children were in ad
jacent 'beds at the hospital.
First—I’m a girl. What ere
you?
Second—^I’m a boy.
First—But you look like a girl.
Second—I’m a boy. I’ll show
you when le nurse leaves.
Finally, when they were alone,
he shyly lifted the covens:
Second—See? Blue booties.
which Mr. Greene has had this
misfortune.
“Jack Frost’’ visited the moun
tain sections Monday night, and
spread his white blanket over
everything. This was the first
frost seen in this section of the
mountains this fall.
CREST
5c - 10c - 25c
STORES
MAIL HIS GIFT BEFORE NOV. 1ST
Fire Prevention Week, October 4th-10th
Protect Your Car
Or Truck
FROM-
FIRE!
Your Car or Truck Is Vital to Our Victory Over
Our Enemies. Our Nation Must Depend On Cars
and Trucks
now in use to carry us through the duration. Here are a few suggestions that
will help you keep your Car or Truck SAFE FROM FIRE;
Keep motor in good mechanical
condition.
Koen the motor clean.
Have ignition and lighting wiring
and connections checked by your ga
rage man.
Keep the fire extinguisher in your
car or truck recharged and ready for
use.
Be sure that fuel lines and connec
tions are tight and that there is no
leak in the gasoline tank.
If you smoke while driving, put out
cigarette and cigar stubs in the ash
receiver, and not on the floor of the
car or cab.
May We Help You Conserve Your Car or Truck?
DRIVE IN TODAY FOR A FREE INSPECTION!
Gaddy Motor Co.
OFFICIAL U. S. CONSERVATION STATION
4 Blocks West on Boone Trail ^ North WUkesboro, N. C.
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