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ft -> Vi-- ■■•'•; aplsij ti- W b Wuhlngton.—Eastern oaotorleU ««re rid of the pleasare-driTlDg 9an Mondr 7, start of the new psa- Mae ration period, but their tronbles are' onljr beKtaatog. At 12:01 a. m., when the ban was rescinded, basic “A" gaMllne rations were halved to l^uj aoh> •ecQpatlonal driving to >0 'miids a month, In terms of gasoline eonsumptiOB this meant each "*A'* card holder will be ’ limited to a gallon and a half a week over a fonr-month period, instead of three gallons a week over a two- month period. The “A” card holders hsive one wny out but It is not tod flexible. If they have been driving to work they will be eligible for supple mentary rations but find they must prove they have formed oar- sharing clubs or _ convince ,'their local rationing boards ’ they Are ■nrble to do so. Failing-in-this, they’ll face a gasoline famine. The reduced galloaage may be need at the motorist’s disc|'etion for family or personal necessity such as shopping, trips to the doc tor or dentists or even plaisn.-e driving—at his own risk. OPA has instructs . ration boards to “get tough’’ 4n ride- shrring requirements. Reasons of “inconvenience’’ no longer will be accepted. Applicants for- supple mental rations will be reqiuiiled to carry three or more per^ds. in eddlton to the driver; to work regularly or explain to their ra tion boards why they can’t. \ ^ . mMn Hems (b Interest Tea per cent of yom- la War Bonds wffl help to bnlld the planes and tanks that will insure defeat of Hit ler and his Axis partners. Faced with a labor shortage, growers are carefully checking and repairing all farm mjichines. for a full job in the busy season. WHKY H 1C K O Rt Y •RINGS YOU THE BEST RADIO ENTERTAIN.WENT Mr.' 'and' Mrs. CUnt Johnson And' children of. Whltnel, spent Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Laws. Friends of Miss Fannie Walsh dre glad that she is bn the road to recovery, after being on the sick list. ’ MiSb Jessie Marley of Chaan- pion spent the week-end with her parents,. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Mai- ley. I . , Mrs. J. N. West, who holds a position at Lenoir, spent the week end with her family. Mr. Walter West is confined to his home by illness. PfC. Lester M. Marley is now serving with the IL S. Army in the Middle East. In a recent let ter he said tell everybody “hello ’ bock home, and he was getting along fine. Misses Jessie Marley, Jane Mar- ley, Estelle West and Ina Sue Laws visited friends and relatives at Adkins Shop Sunday. Mr. Richard Laws received a very painful head injury while cutting timber Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Laws were in North Wilkesboro shop ping Saturday. Miss Iva Sue Laws spent the week-end with Miss Edith Trip- lette. V — Navy Unit to|b h Winston On March'25 to 27th f, IN VPWp'K among the COLOKED FOLKS Church — Society — Personals (jJh&nwsiA^ nwdiiL CL QalL WAIT FOR AT LEAST SEVEN SIGNALS ^ Waiting loi seven signals be fore replacing ihe receiver allows time lor the telephone \\ / * answered—and it com-' to be pietes many calls on the iirst attempt that would otherwise have to be made over Try | / M the next time you tele ^ phone- you will save time Qr toi yourseH and our cen nal office. That's tmportani v . ^ today. 11 Some members of the Ladles’ Home Mission Circle met with Mrs. Mat Mitchell Thursday after noon. and a very interesting prayer service was held. Mrs. Mitchell has been ill since June. The Knittiug circle will meet Friday afternoon at the First Baptist church. Please come. The War Mothers Prayer meet ing was held with Mrs. Inez Bar ber Friday evening at 8 o’ch :k, led by Mrs. Omie Calloway. The Young Men’s Social club tiad very interesting program at Ricketts chapel Sunday afternoon. Rev W. Turner delivered the ser mon. The service was weii at tended. Pvt. Rlwood Gilreatii. who has iieen home on leave, returned to; camp Saturday afternoon. Pvt. James Ace Thomas. Jr., visited in Winston-&:lem and North Wilkesboro over the week end. Returning to Fort Bragg Sunday night. Pvt. Thomas, wh-a was stationed at Camp Wheeler. Oa.. until recently, is now at Fort Bragg. .Mrs I.ouise Grier reports her lirother arrived in North Africa recently. On Sunday -itternoon Mrs. Bes sie Turner entertained twelve hoys and girls at a dinner party honoring her son, Bel!, wlio left to enter the army Monday, OHUKf'H NEWS Sunday school at First Baptist church 9: SO Sunday morning. I’lease come. The moniing end evening ser vice was rendered hy Rev, J. T. Dalton of W’inston Salem. Rev. J. J. Alexander, pa.stov of I/’lierty Hill Baptist church. Clare- nioiit and Ml. Olive church. N ">v- fon. willi the officals of both v';”i-'-hes will worship witli the Moihing Star Baptist clioich in [fickory at S p. m.. ,Sund y. the EStii. 'I'h'e church is having otcn's day Rev.. C. R. Harper is p-isior. Soinion 'b.v Rev. J. J .\lc::aiider of North Wilkesboro. JAPS WILL SWIM «A:CK to TOKYO Central Electric‘& Telephone Co.: Two weeks after the battle of 'he Bi-sniartk Sea. in which 15,000 Japanese soldiers perished, thi •iapanese Government has an- ^itouiicoil -that 411 k.oldiers woulu he taught to swim. Adniph, Bealto and BroUto —the three Mind mle««4I»ke them mn with ten percent to your Income in Wzr Bond* every pay day. From where I sit... Joe Marsh Big families? I think of Dad and Ma Hoskins and their thir teen children! rhirteen’s a lot of youngsters to control. But’Dhd found a way to keep ’em out of mischief by ‘'self-regulation-” “You kids can check up on yourselves,” he says. “When somebody gets out of order, you mII a meeting and dish out the punishment.” . ^ : You know, the idea'uorked. itnd I mention it because-it reminds me of what the beer in dustry is doing. # They’ve united with the beer distributors in a self-regulation program—to help the authori ties “clean up or close up” oSending taverns that bring discredit to a decent industry. From where I sit, that’s a fine thing for the brewers to do—to see that heir is sold in clean, decent, friendly places. A Navy Procurement unit will visit Winston-Salem March 26, 2« and 27 to interview men betwMn 19 and 50 who have a college od- pcation or special te-hnical ejj^ rience to determine their eligibU- ity as officer candidates, Mebane Turner, chairman of the Winston- Salem Procoremen'. Committee, announced yesterday. The unit will consist of Lieuten- ni't Commander It. Sterzik, Lieutenant (jg) J- W- Medical Officer, and Ensign T. G. Hills, Jr. They will he at the Na vy Recruiting Station in the post- office building. The same procurement unit will visit Asheville March 22 and 23 and Charlotte March 29^ and 30. The following special programs were listed for which applicants are urgently needed: Pre-flight academic physical instructors, an ti-submarine warfare and attack unit instructors, warrant gunners, oil temtinal supervisors, Commis-j s.pry stores officers, Chaplains, of-, fice.rs to Itave charge of scrap ^ metal program.?, pioiuction expe-, filters and analyzers, supervisors, ol college training program, andj general duty. -V. ' V-mail letters go through be-; cause V-mail letters are never' Inst. ' Washington, March 18. — The OPA -today modified the shoe ra tion order to 'imvide additional rations tar “safety shoes’’ and to permit sale of more types of san dals and play -Ahoes ration-free. Thhee modifications were au thorized: ’' ' 1. An additional ration for “safety” 8hoe8^ used for health protection in special work, may be acquired from his local board by any person who has spent his ra tion stamp 17, even though a member of his family has an un- sjient stamp. 2. sandals which can be sold ration-free are re-defined to in clude all sandals with an open back and a heel height of 1 1-8 inches or less, regardless of the materials used in the upper. Pre viously sandals could be sold ra tion-free only if their uppers were made entirely of fabric, imitation leather, sheepskins, cape or a combination of these materials. S. Certain shoes with soles made principally of rope, wood, or other non-strategic materials may be sold ration-free, regard- Ic.ss of the material used in the upper, even if- rubber or leather IS used in the sole for features such as tabs or heel inserts which caver no more than one-fourth ofi the bottom of .the sole. I Inspired by thV life of Gladney, a woniaft who tea' plke- ed more than,1,000 bablea In hap py homes, “Blossoms In the Dust,” coming to the Liberty Theatre Tuesday only, co-stars Greer Oar- eon and Writer Pidgeon. Beeidee departing trom the us ual Hollywood formula for drama, the film, photographed in Techni color, shies away from' the ordin ary brilliant tonee formerly used and for the first time usee color as a means of furthering the plot rather than catching the eye. On ly delicate, pastel tonee are need, but they serve to accentuate the brilliant titlan coloring of Mlsa Garson. Miss Garson and Pidgeon have an opportunity as Edna and Sam Gladney to depict one of the screen’s tenderest romances, and their work in establishing a home for unwanted youngsters brings the problems and struggles of the pioneer workers in the field of child welfare to the screen for the first time. Today Mrs. Glad ney Is superintendent of the Texas Children’s Home and Aid Society at Fort Worth. Featured In the supporting cast ere Marsha Hunt, Felix Bressart, Fay Holden, Samuel S. Hinds, Kathleqn Howard. George Lessey, William Henry and more than 800 children, ranging from a seven- -§M- ilie story tnu!« the life of $' itsMtUdJ and ribnnt girl froa the time of her meeting with an Impetnons Texan to. their mar riage. Mellowed hy a life which sees her through the loes of both hhr husband and child, ahe devotes; OCTAGON— UUNDRY SOAP-5 cakes 21^= OCTAGON— POWDER-Lge. Size, OCTAGON— -A TOILET SOAP-3 cakes for l2‘=^ BELK’S Department Store “North Wilkesboro’s Shopping Center” BUY MORE WAR BONDS 4 500 PAIRS OF PLAYSHOES — AND — SANDALS! FOR MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN Now Unrationed! BY GOVERNMENT ORDER .98 to 1^.95 CHILDREN’S WHITE AND BROWN SANDALS, IN BASEMENT, PAIR__- $1,29 •Just think, 2,500 pairs of Shoes for men, women and children, in white, red, green and brown, also natural, which you can buy at Belk’s low prices without using your SHOE RATION STAMP! Come In Now For Best Selections! Don’t Wait Until Your Size, and the Style You Admire Is Sold! Be Sure to Visit Our Store For Your UNRATIONED FOOTWEAR Belk’s department store “North Wilkesboro’s Shopping Center” Buy War Bonds and Stamps Every Pay Day
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