FIVE MILLION I
TONS COAL USED
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By LYNN NISBET
RALEIGH, Dec. 10—Just how
much the state of North Carolina
pays for coal and freight on coal
shipments used in its various de
partments and Institutions, or
how much the domestic and in
dustrial consumers In the state
pay, cannot be ascertained but It
runs up to several million dollars
a year.
Officials of the utilities commis
sion said this week they did not
have the figures all worked up and
if they did have them they would
hesitate to make them public right
now least such action give away
part oi the ammunition being as
sembled in connection with the
court action instituted a few days
ago against some eighty railroad
lines for reduced freight rates on
coal.
Aggregate coal shipments into
this state amount to more than
five million tons a year, of which
some two hundred thousand tons
are used by the state itself. Ap
proximately half of the total
bought by the state goes to heat
the more than 4,000 public school
buildings in the 100 counties.
Freight rates on this coal vary
from $2.50 to $3.50 a ton, depend
ing upon distance hauled and ar
tificial freight zones set up by the
railroads. The utilities commis
sion is satisfied that the average
late on per mile basis is higher
in North Carolina than ' in any
adjoining state, and that is the
basis for suit now underway.
Friendly negotiations with the
ln’erstate commerce commission
failed to obtain any relief on coal
lates. Efforts to obtain relief out
of court have been made by state
agencies in North and South Car
olina and by a group of coal con
sumers in the two states actign co
operatively. When it was found
necessary to take the issue to
court, North Carolina decided to
file a separate independent ac
tion believing that a better case
could be made out for this state
in that way.
The utilities commission has
employed former Governor J. C
B Ehringhaus of Raleigh and F.
C. Hillyer. recognized freight rate
expert of Jacksonville, Florida, to
handle the pending case before
the interstate commerce commis
sion.
Freight rate schedules are com
plicated things, especially where
shipments go over several separate
lines, and it is recognised as im
possible to remove all inequities I
At the same time, state officials;
and their attorneys cannot un
derstand why coal shipments into
North Carolina should take a
higher freight rate than shipments
into other states when the haul
ing distance and cost of handling
is the same—or lea*
Figures compiled by ICC statis
ticians show that during the cal
endar year 1M4 there were 5,164,
637 tons of coal shipped into North
Carolina. Reduction of only ten
cents a ton in freight charges
would mean a saving of half a
million dollars to consumers.
sonci to caxDiToas
Having sealifted as sdmtnistrstor oi
the estate of Selma E. Foils, notlco is
herebp gtvee to ou ptrsons holdlns
elstas ■■ait sold Mist* to pr**ent
th*m prcmeKb peoven to lb* undersign
*d on sr Mor* No*sssb*r 11. 1944 or
this none* rfW k* pltsdcd In bor of
sny recovery tbereoo All persons In
debted to th* told Mist* will mske Im
medttto poymtat to tb* undersigned.
First published November 11. 1»45.
1- T FAUJ. Administrator of
Seims E. Mis’ Estst*.
St Mon Nov. IS c
ADMINiSTWA TWIX'S NOTICE
Hsving outlined u Administratrix of
tb* estate of Lawton Blanton. deceased.
Isle of Cleveland County. Nortb Caro
line. this la to notify oil persons haring
claims against the eetaU of the deceas
ed to eahlblt them lo the undersigned
at LatUasore. N. C. on or before th*
5th day of November. 1944. or this no
net will be pleaded in bar of their re
covery All persons Indebted to th* es
tate of the deceased will plea** make
immediate payment.
This th* 5th day of Novembar. 1*45.
COWRIE M. BLANTON.
Admx. ’ of Nstote of Lawtoa Blanton
La Una or*. N C
JOSEPH M. WRIGHT, Attorney
«t Not. 5 r
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Nolle* It hereby given that I btrt
dey qualified a> Administrator. De Bo
tha ••lata of Mri Helen Morgan. late
of Cleveland County. North Carolina
and all pfriona having claim* against
the estate will preeent them to me
properly proven for payment on or be
fore November 34. 1944 or thle not lee
will be pleaded In bar of their recovery.
All peraone Indebted to the aald eatate
will make Immediate payment to the
Undersigned.
| Tbt» the MUi day of November. 1945.
C. GERALD MORGAN.
Administrator of the estate of Mra.
Helen Morgan, deceased
St Mon. Dec. 3 c
ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE
Notice la hereby given that I have this
day qualified aa Admlnlatartor. De Bo
nn Non Cum Teatamento Annexo. of the
estate of Fred Morgan, late of Cleve
land County. North Carolina and all
persona having claims against the es
tate will present them to me properly
proven for payment on or before No
vember 34, 1946, or this notice wUl be
pleaded In bar of their recovery. All
persons Indebted to the said estate will
make Immediate payment to the under
signed.
This the 34th day of November. l»4d.
C. GERALD MORGAN,
Administrator. De Bonis Non Cum In
ternet o Annexo of the Estate of Fred
Morgan, deceased.
tt Mon. Dec c
SERVICE BT PUBLICATION
North Carolina,
Cleveland County.
IN THE SUPERIOR SOURT
Halley S. Ramsey
vs.
Kelly Ramsey
The defendant Kelly Ramsey will take
not ce that an action entitled aa above
has been commenced In the Superior
Court of Cleveland County. North Car
olina. to obtain an absolute divorce on
the ground* of two yeers separation;
that the defendant will further take no
tice that ha I* required to appear at
the office of the Clerk of the Superior
Court of said county In the court house
et Shelby. N. C. within 30 days after
the 34th day of December. 1945. and
answer or demur to the complaint In
said action, or tba plaintiff will apply
to tha court for tho relief demanded In
the complaint.
This November 3d, 1941.
E A. HOUSER.
Clerk Superior Court.
DAVID p. DELLINGER. Attorney
Cherryville, N. C.
4t Mon. Nov. M *
MARSHALL IN THOUGHTFUL l'OSE—Gen Ueorge C. Marshall,' form
er chief of staff, holds his chin thoughtfully as he listens to a ques
tion asked him by a member of the Joint House-Senate committee in
vestigating the Pearl Harbor disaster in Washington, D. C. (AP Wire
photo.)
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Alternate plana are provided for
this house which the architect,
Wllmot C. Douglas (416 Comer
Building. Birmingham 3, Ala.', es
timates would cost about $4,500 In
his part of the country. The al
ternate plan a4da a dining room
to the house and a basement can
be provided with an ^nside stair
from the kitchen.
The exterior design calls for
concrete masonry with stucco.
There are continuous cabinets In
the kitchen, more than average
closet space and storage space
over the garage. The lot should
be at least 66 feet wide and nearly
Funeral Held For
Mary Sue Mullinax
GAFFNEY, S. C — Mary Sue
Mullinax. 23-month-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mullinax
of Mount Ararat community, died
late Saturday after a day's Ill
ness. Funeral services were con
ducted at Mount Ararat Baptist
revel although a slight slope up
ward from the street would add to
;he appearance.
:hurch Sunday by Rev. W. J.
Sprinkle. Burial was in the church
cemetery. Surviving ara her par
:nts, three sisters, four brothers,
tnd her maternal grandparents.
American eiyfheers, using hot
coals to keep concrete from freez
ing, built a heavy bridge across the
Moselle river in 16 days.
If this is Baby's first Christmas, make it a memorable one.
Gratify the parents and thrill the youngster both. Here
are some suggestions.
from HUGH’S
this Christmas
Exquisite
and tiny
baby
ring.
Sterling
silver
baby
cup.
S-piace
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set
EXTENDED PAYMENTS
MARY HAWORTH
French girl pursues discharged
veteran with love letters, even af
ter his wife, at his request, notifies
her to stop It.
Dear Mary Haworth: My husband
was released by the Army last
August after serving in the Euro
pean theater. He says he doesn’t
like the people over there, but the
problem is this: Since his return
a French girl has been writing to
him. He told me to write and tell
her not to bother him any more.
This I have done, but evidently
she thinks I don’t speak for him,
because she is still writing to him
by way of his soldier friends. My
husband says he did not give her
our home address; yet how would
she know it otherwise? Also, one
soldier in forwarding a letter from
her said she furnished our address
to him.
WIFE GNAWED BY DISTRUST
My husband says he never made
love to her, yet she is always re
peating in her letters, “You prom
ised to love me always and come
back to me.” I love my husband
very much and would forgive him
anything, but this situation is hard
for me to grasp. We have four
sons, very sweet boys, and they
think Heaven opened to them when
their dad came home. So did I—
until this matter of the French girl
came out.
I want to believe in him, yet
how can I, when her behavior indi
cates that he hasn't been true to
me, and that he is telling false
hoods now? Is there any way I can
make her stop writing to him?
Don’t you agree that something
should be done?—K. V.
PASSING FANCY
TURNED NEMESIS
Dear K. V.: In my opinion, your
husband gave sincere, satisfying
evidence that he stands loyally with
you against the French girl’s post
war machinations, when he em
powered you to answer her love
letters to him, instructing her not
to write any more.
I suppose he was at one time in
volved in a passing intrigue with
her; but his behavior since home
coming proves that she isn’t now—
and indeed never was — a serious
rival to you in his affections. It is
more to his credit than not—and
again proof of his protective bona
fide devotion to you—that he re
fuses to rehash a single detail of
his flirtation (or whatever it was)
with her.
Psychologists say that a married
man who has been indiscreet, yet
assidiously seeks to spare his wife
confessional knowledge of his trif
ling, is still fundamentally loyal
to her and still thinks of happiness
in terms of living permanently with
her In an unruffled relationship
His love has died, they say, and with
it his sense of her being his “better
half,” when he can bluntly admit
that he has betrayed her trust in
i him.
BEST FORGIVE AND OVERLOOK
So you may contrue your hus
band’s exasperating denials and
evasions as reassuring evidence of
the inconsequential nature of his
time-killing association with the
French girl. And since you love
him enough to forgive him of
anything (within reason, of course),
I think you should forgive that bit
of ancient history and all remind
ers of it, without probing into the
whys and wherefores.
You can afford to feel sorry for
the girl as a pathetic creature,
making a spectacle of herself with
the armed forces — and now put
ting herself on record, by her brash
persistence, as a more than slightly
unbalanced casualty of war. Yet, if
you wish to take steps to shut off
her corrsepondence, you might ap
peal to the Red Cross service to
soldiers’ families, and have that or
ganization, through its foreign
branch, work with appropriate!
French authorities to squelch her!
nefarious meddling in your domain.
— M. H.
Mary Haworth counsels through
her column, not by mail or person
al interview. Write her in care of
The Shelby Daily Star.
Drinkwater Gets
Another Job
MANTEO, Dec. 10—(A*)—Alpheus
W. Drinkwater, after 129 days of
“idleness” since retiring from the
U. S. Coast Guard last July 31 at
the culmination of 45 years con
tinuous service, has himself a new
Job—as county tax supervisor.
Drinkwater was the most, and
probably the only, surprised per
son on Roanoke island when the
board of county commissioners of
fered Aim the job.
Having tired of the “riches of
leisure,” Drinkwater said, “I’m not
aiming actually to retire and en
joy myself until I’m 90 and that’s
20 years off.”
"Of course,” he added, “if some
hotheaded taxpayer comes after
me with a rope aiming to lynch
TONIGHT
TOMORROW ALRIGHT
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IF TODAY IS
YOUR BIRTHDAY
By STELLA
MONDAY, DECEMBER 10 —
Bom today, you are Intuitive and
should learn to pay keen attention
to inner warnings and admonitions.
Cultivate these promptings and
never go against them, if you are
to make correct decisions at all
times. You have an alert and an
alytical mind. You are much too
critical and must be careful you
do not spend time tearing down
and finding fault. If, however, you
can suggest something constructive
when you criticize, then your re
marks may be justified and this
criticism put to some definite use.
You are more the executive than
the routine worker. You find it
easier to plan work for others and
to organize methods for them to
follow. If held down to some rou
tine, regular Job, you can become
unhappy and restless. You do
your best work when allowed to go
your own way. You are fond ol
people and will be popular in anj
group. You are a good host ot
hostess and your conversation it
likely to be witty and amusing
You are not as strong physlcallj
as you might wish. You should
take good care of your health at
all times. If you were to spend
some of your time in the outdoors
you would find that living next U.
nature for continued periods would
give you reserve health and ener
gy.
me, I’ve resigned already."
Drinkwater succeeds the late X
S. Wise.
Mohammedans call their faitl
“Islam” which means obedience t<
the will of Allah (God).
True Story Of War
In Pacific To Be
Told In Jap Papers
TOKYO,—(IP)—All Japanese lan
guage newspapers and many maga
zines have begun publication of a
series of 30 factual articles on the
Pacific war, prepared by informa
ation and education officers of
General Mac Arthur's staff.
Headquarters said there had
been numerous inquiries from Jap
anese for an American history of
the war.
The aeries will be broadcast.
TVA
The average capacity of Amer
ican oil refineries is about 5,000,
000 barrels a day.
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Winter Winds Cut Like a Knife
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Me...I’m s
the Army!
THERE ARE PLENTY
OF REASONS...
AND HERE THEY ARE!"
1 “First, I keep my present grade. That
means a lot. # x
3 “By reenlisting for 3 years I can pick
my own branch of service in the Air,
Ground or Service Forces, and if I desire
I can select any of the overseas theaters.
*
3 “I get $50 a year reenlistment bonus
for each year I’ve been in the Army. I get
my mustering-out pay, too. My dependents
receive family allowances for the full term
of my enlistment. And I’ll be eligible for
GI Bill of Rights benefits when I get out
of the Army.
4 “My food, clothes, quarters, medical
and dental care are all supplied to me. And
I can learn any of 200 skills or trades in the
Army schools.
3 “All of ut who are reenlisting are going
to have from 30 to 90 days* furlough at
home with full pay and our travel paid
both ways. And we’ll have 30 days* fur*
lough every year with pay.
PAY PER MONTH—ENLISTEC MEN
la MWn to fmi, Lodjint, CWhei and Medical Can
Starting
lata fay
far
Maitor Sergeant ktomth
or Fint Sergeant #138.00
Technical Sergeant 114.00
Staff Sergeant . . 96.00
Sergeant .... 78.00
Corporal .... 66.00
Private Firat Class 94.00
Private .... 30.00
MONTHLY
ICTiaiMENT
INCOME AfTtfc
SO rear*' SO ream'
Service Service
#89.70 #155.23
74.10 128.25
62.40 108.00
30.70 87.75
42.90 74.25
95.10 60.73
32.50 56.25
(a) —Phil 20% Increase for Service Oversea!.
(b) —Plui 50% if Member of Flying Crews, Para
chutist, etc. (c) — Plus 5% Increase in Pay for
Each 3 Years of Service.
6 “Any time after 20 years I can retire at
half pay increasing year by year to three*
quarters retirement pay after 30 years of
service. And the time I’ve already served
in active military or naval service counts
toward my retirement time. Added up—
reenlistment looks good to me!**
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Alt FOMCS • 8R0UND FORMS • SERVICE FORCES
JANUARY 31,1946 AN IMPORTANT DATE TOR MIN IN THl ARMY
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REENLIST NOW AT YOUR NEAREST U. S. ARMY RECRUITER STATION
P. 0. BUILDING — CHARLOTTE, N. C.
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