NEW GAS TAX OF ONE CENT IS EFFECTIVE A one-cent per gallon tax on gasoline throughout North Caro lina began on gas storage as of sirturdey night. Sunday North Carolina mot orists started paying an addition al cent per gallon on the gaso line they use. i Highway patrolmen of this area were busy through last week passing out tax forms and giving instructions on inventory and collection of the extra cent. The Legislature boosted the tax from six to seven cents per gallon- to help pay the state's $200 million secondary road program. Revenue Commissioner Eu gene Shaw announced last week that elaborate plans were made to collect the additional tax on gaaoline stocks held by whole HANDMADE PEMAE INFANFS DRESS & SUP SET Truly a symphony in all white. Made of fine mercerized combed Batiste. Dress smartly designed with lovely hand embroid ery and delicate hand scalloped edges with an all hand made slip. Sizes 6 mos. and 1 yi_.. $2.00 BELK'S DEPT. STORE B' Street North Wilkesboro, N. C. TOMLINSON'S ANNUAL JANUARY 4 DAYSONLY Friday and Saturday Monday and Tuesday 4 Days Only. Friday. Jan. 6th Through Tuesday, Jan. 10 NATIONALLY KNOWN FOX CROFT SHEETS Fine 128 Type Muslin Size -72 x 99 _____ $1.66 Size - 81 x 99 $1.66 Size - 63 x 99 $1.49 Size ? 81 x 108 $1.76 Pillow Cases - 42 x 36 _ _ 46c AMERICAN HOME Extra Fine Muslin SHEETS 140 TYPE Size ? 81 x 108 ONLY $2.24 each SPECIAL SALI CHENILLE Bedspreads J Extra Large Size ? Beautiful Colors VALUES TO $9.95 Only $6.66 Each SOUTH DOWN ? BIRDS EYE DIAPERS Sizes 27 * 27 ? ONLY? $1.98 Dozen OUR SPECIAL BRAND Pure White Bleach Only 19c yd. (Basement) LANGTRY ? Heavy, Grade Brown Sheeting 36 Inches Wide , 19c yd. (Basement) EXTRA HEAVY White Outing 86 Inches Wide A 39c Value? 29c yd. Big Assortment BEAUTIFUL SOFA PILLOWS Values to $2.49 - Only $1.44 Each ewitts FINE it TOILET SOAP Only 5c Bar TOMLINSON'S DEPT. STORE 'Always Dependable Merchandise North Wifkesboro, N. C. CANNON TOWELS Special At $1.00 lb. salers, filling stations and con sumers who had more than 100 gallons on hand as of midnight Saturday. Dealers gave inventory of the gasoline they had on hand as of December 31 and will pay the additional one-cent tax by Jan nary 20. Those who fail to make the inventory and pay the tax by Jannary 20 are subject to a penalty of 25 per cent. Members of the State High way patrol will assist the Reve nue department in checking up on the more than 18,000 dealers in seeing that the inventories are made and supplying forms to filling station operators. Shaw explained that normally the gasoline tax Is paid by the oil companies directly to the De partment of Revenue either when they bring it into the state or when they remove it from storage. The oil companies, in turn, collect the tax from the user In the form of higher prices. Beginning Sunday, the oil companies simply paid the De partment of Revenue seven cents per gallon instead of six cents per gallon. Shaw estimated that there will be several million gallons of gasoline in the hands of whole salers and filling station opera tors on which the six cents has been paid and on which the ad ditional one-cent levy will be due. The additional one-cent tax is expected to take in more than $7 million a year. The law re quires that this money be used exclusively for the purpose of repaying the |200 million the state will borrow for the secon dary road program. Singing At New Hope Church January 8th The pastor, Rev. L. M. Luns ford, announces that there will be an old fashioned singing at New Hope church on the "Brush ies" Sunday night, Jan. 8th, beginning at 7 o'clock. All choirs, quartets, duets, trios, and so loists are invited to attend and take part in this service. ? o Hampshire hogs are proving to be highly popular with farm ers in Vance County. omen IN TH? IURCH ?aArieL "A Friendly Center Club," tor men and women sixty years of age and oxer, has been started At Center Church House, Hart lord, Conn. The club meets every Friday afternoon from two to four.