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ft y Hms column Is 'devoted to news of men serving their ! 'Wintry. 'Such news is solicited from parents and 1 llrfcunithi «f these men. "Revenge Pearl Harbor.” But Wagoner, Seaman 2-C, is 9nadngga leave with his parents, ,-BBfc nut Mrs. date Wagoner. Sesumn Wagoner is stationed near San Diego, Calif. '•SBt *• Paige Bare, Santa Ma Wfc, •Calif, as spending a 26-day •urSaugh with his parents, Mr. Mis. J. L. Bare, at Twin Oaks. He has been in the army far mare than two years and is now a crew chief of airplane me channre '■Cljiite Goodman, Seaman 2-C, arrived &ere Monday from San Diego, Calif., to spend a leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Goodman. He has been in Mat navy for the.past year. Thomas Zack Osborne, vwith-the-IPirst Marine Division on ’ Okinawa, writes that he is get ’Sng along all right. Pvt. Os I borne is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Osborne, of Sparta. Sgt. John Ulus Irwin, of Berg strom Field, Austin, Texas, recent ly spent a short furlough with his Barents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Ir win. Sgt. Richardson Awarded Medal S-Sgt Earl Richardson has been awarded the second Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal “for ex ceptional coolness and bravery in the face of determined enemy opposition.” He is with the Eighth Air Force, stationed in England and has completed 26 combat mis sions in a B-24 Liberator Bomber over Germany. He writes that most of the 8th Auction Sale Saturday, May 26 - 11:00 o’clock AT MY HOME FIVE MILES SOUTH OF SPARTA One and one-half acres of land in Cherry Lane. i 4®00 feet lumber. -2 colts, each two years old. I bow, six years old. 1 mare, eight years old. I fight tWo-horse wagon. 4So«ne farming tools. Household furniture. 1, Hurshel Anderson Conservation Of Soil Is Praised Wade E. Eller And District Lauded By Regional Di rector Buie Wade E. Eller, chairman of the New River Soil Conservation District, has recently received a letter from Dr. T. S. Buie, re gional conservator, praising the district and the work done here. The letter, in part, is published here: “As I read the report of the su pervisors of the New River Soil Conservation District for 1944, I was reminded of my visit to your' district last fall, and the excellent dinner served the party. Al though this was my first visit to that section of North Carolina, 1 assure you it will not be my last. “The reception you gave me may have reacted against you, for as a result of the treatment I re ceived and the excellent work I saw, I arranged for Dr. Lowder milk and his party to visit you also. Others, likewise, have been encouraged to pay you a visit i and I am sure that all came away well pleased with what they saw. “You are doing a splendid job, one in which it is a pleasure for the soil conservation service to assist and I assure you that we want to do everything we can to facilitate your work and expedite the carrying out of your ideas. “I noted with interest your ref erence to the rjeed for a national association of soil conservation district supervisors. Certain oth ers have been talking along this line, and I believe that within a relatively short time such an or ganization may come into being, j “Again, may I express apprecia- I tion for a good job well done, I with the expectation of still greater accomplishments in the future.” BIRTH ANNOUNCED Cpl. and Mrs. Peter Dexter Johnson announce the birth of a son, Peter Dexter Johnson, Jr., at the Hugh Chatham Memorial hospital, Elkin, on May 4. Mrs. Johnson is the’ former Miss' Jes sie Lois Jones:. will go to the Pacific; but some vould be furloughed' through the States. BIG SELECTION of And Rayons Children’s Dresses In ‘prints, batiste and dotted swiss. Bines, and green, in sizes 1 to 3. 89c - 97c - $1.20 Children’s Pinafores Beautifully made in blue or red. the thing for summer wear. Sizes >7-12. $3.48 Young Ladies’ Rayon Dresses For dress-up wear in sizes 7-12 $3.95 Ladies’ Skirts - Sizes 9"13 $3.88 FOOD VALUES From Our Grocery Dept. Qu $4.25 $1.15 een of West Flour 1 ;*r 100 lb. bag Queen of West Flour 25 lb. bag PORK AND BEANS, 1 lb. can MUSTARD, 2 lb. jar_ KARO SYRUP, 5 lb. jar___39c WHEATIES, extra big pack —-15e MATCHES, 3 large boxes-10c ' CARNATION OR PET MILK, tall cans-9c APPLE BUTTER, 38 o*. jar-24c DEL-MONTE DICED CARROTS, 16 ox. can _ 12Vic CONCORD GRAPE JUICE PUNCH, pint 18c Makes Four Glasses Smithey’s Store “The Place For Bargains” N. CAROLINA TO CLEAN CEMETERY AT LANDMARK CHURCH It was announced this week that anyone interested in clean ing file cemetery at Landmark church, should be there on the fourth Saturday at 9:00 a. m., for the purpose of cleaning the ceme tery before the hour for the serv ice. Those persons who are in terested are asked to bring scythes and pitch forks and other tools needed in the work. Burning woodlands away mad foxes is a because the animals fire. to dri’ poor poli< are driv« Come In And See Our SPECIALS WHITE BREAKFAST SET WITH BENCHES_ MAPLE BREAKFAST SET WITH FOUR CHAIRS_ A FEW ODD CHAIRS Were $10.50, NOW_ 2 LARGE LIVING ROOM CHAIRS Were $39.50, NOW_ 1 LARGE LIVING ROOM CHAIR Was $42.50, NOW_ IRONING BOARDS Were $1.25, NOW_ LAWN SETS, 3 PIECE Were $19.00, NOW_ WALL WHAT-NOT SHELVES Were $1.50, NOW___ *32.50 *35.00 * 8.50 *35.00 *37.50 98c *17.00 * 1.25 BUY NOW — AND SAVE ON THESE SPECIALS! Also: Regular Values You Can Always Find Quality Furniture At Reasonable Prices At EDWARDS. Bed Room Suite, 4 piece_$169.50 Bed Room Suite, 3 piece_$ 89.50 Bed Room Suite, 3 piece_$ 59.50 Odd Beds (Wood) _$ 21.00 Odd Dressers_^_$ 21.00 Iron Beds and' Springs_$22.50 to $24.50 39 in. or 49 in. Odd Chests of Drawers_$ 17.50 Mattresses_$10.50 to $29.50 Breakfast Sets, with 4 chairs_$ 34.95 Living Room Suites_$109.50 Odd Chairs___$7.50 to $42.50 Small Tables, assorted sizes_$2.65 to $11.95 Coffee Tables_$7.65 to $13.95 Edwards Furniture Company SPARTA, N. CAROLINA HIGHLIGHTS OF 1944 from the General Electric annual report EMPLOYEI EARNINGS UP. The average G-E employee earned $2,772 in 1944. Employees also shared $234,000 in Suggestion Awards. Top award was $2,000 for an idea that speeded production of G-E gun control for the B-29. r G-E employee suggestions aid the war effort. 4739 WM VI1UM HMD. By the year’* and 4736 returned service men and women were working at plants of General Electric and affiliated companies. 2986 were former G-B employees. On December 31, 1944, a total of 50,228 employees of General Electric and affiliates had entered the armed services. / Mb VtOObV-MIY AND HQtD WA* HNH JIT PROPULSION. General Electric developed the world’s most powerful engine for the world’s fastest plane—the G-E jet propulsion engine for the Lockheed P-80 "Shooting Star.” It is over twice as powerful as previous models produced for the Army Air Forces. PRODUCTION INCRIASED. For the fourth suc cessive year. General Electric turned out record quantities of war goods despite an average of 2 per cent fewer employees. G. E„ produced over 8,000,000 horsepower of ship propulsion turbines for the Navy in 1944. 234,732 STOCKHOLDERS. Ownership of the company was divided among more stockhold ers than ever before. Dividends were $1.40 per share—same as 1943 and 1942, less than 1941 and 1940. Net income was less than 1940, while sales billed were 3 \-i times greater. NIW DIVELOPMINTS. G-E research and engineering played a part in such recent de velopments as radar, silicones, jet propulsion, rocket weapons, remote gun control for the B-29 "Superfortress,” the A-26 "Invader,” and the P-61 "Black Widow.” VOLUME OF BUSINESS Orders received Met sales billed NET INCOME AND DIVIDENDS Net income for the year Per share Dividends declared and paid Per share TAXES Total taxes STOCKHOLDERS Number on December 31 EMPLOYEES Average number on payroll Total earnings of employees Average annual earnings 1944 $1,608,600,000 $1,353,006,000 1943 $1,360,600,000 $1,288,400,000 60,800,000 1.76 40,300,000 1.40 9 9 9 9 44.900.000 40.300.000 1.40 $ 176,000,000 234,732 167,212 9 464,000,000 9 2.773 9 163,000,000 *229,127 171,133 9 472,000,000 '9 2.756 Bur ttwG-K radio protnw: Tkt G-B All-girl Moods* thrush Fridwfc* p.m. EWT, CBB-Tht SandsT 1# P.ra. BWT, NBC-T*. WrrU Party, Moods* throosb Friday 4:00 p. o CHANGE +18% ' + 5% +13% +13% + 8% + 2% - 2% - 2% + 1% Today sows. General Electric Company, Schenectady, NewYork GENERAL § ELECTRIC
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