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Brief . Review Of State, National And World News During The Past Week AtfTHffcACITE COAL PRICES WILL RISE Washington — Anthracite coal miners won a wage increase but home users of the hard coal must pay a $1 per ton more for the fuel. A wage agreement was approv ed by. Economic Stabilization Di rector William H. Davis. The wage pact, approved pre viously by the War Labor Board gives 68,000 United Mine Work ers an increase of $1.3714 daily and provides slightly lesser hikes for 4,000 others. The anthracite price schedule, effective June 18, immediately provides for an increase of $1 a ton for domestic sizes and from j 25 to 50 cents a ton for industrial sizes. ALLIED GOVERNMENT SET UP IN GERMANY Wiesbaden — (Delayed) —Pro vincial Governments have been established in every province in the American-occupied zone of Germany except Wuerttemberg, Gen. Jacob L. Devers’ 12th Army Group headquarters announced. Also functioning are 496 sum mary, intermediate and general military courts. Col. W. H. Peters Jr., Knox ville, Tenn., said the appointment of civil officials to responsible posts was proceeding rapidly. They include many important figures of pre-Hitler judicial and civil life. One of them is Adam Steger weld, former Prime Minister of Bavaria and chief of the Catholic! trade unions. He has been ap-' pointed reigierung president of the district of Mainfranken. In American terms a reigierung is an area larger than a county but smaller than a state. N. C. IS CERTAIN OF TWO BOND GOALS State War Finance Chairman Clarence T. Leinbach announced | that the reaching of two of North Carolina’s quotas in the Seventh: War Loan is assured, but pointed | out that the “real test” of a suc cessful campaign lies in the E j bond drive, which continues to j lag substantially behind national figures. Leinbach suggested that as one means of speeding up1 sales, vet erans of the first World War in vest proceeds from their Adjust ed Service Bonds, now matured and redeemable, in E bonds. As of June 15, a total of $30, 800,000 worth of E bonds had been sold in the State—approximately 57 per cent of the *53,500,000 goal —Leinbach said. He pointed out that as of the same date the na tional E bond effort had reached 63 per cent of a $4,000,000,000 ob jective. r RECORD PEACH CROP IN SOUTHERN STATES Raleigh — Peach prospects de fined approximately 6 per cent iuring the month of May. Fail ure of early peaches to size up as expected and hail damage in the upper Sandhill region accounted for the decline. Cool weather iuring May held back somewhat the development of later varieties and sizing of fruit is now expect ed to be about average. The State Department of Agri culture reports that a severe hail storm which occurred in the hea vy producing Candor-Norman area of the Sandhills on June 2 seriously damaged the grade on around 400 cars of peaches. It is anticipated that practically all af this hail-pecked fruit will move ;o market but at a considerably lower price than would have been received if no damage had oc curred. Harvest dates by varie :ies are ten days to two weeks earlier than average. Peak har dest of Elbertas is expected in nid-July. The peach outlook in ;he Polk-Rutherford commercial irea is good but is disappointing n Surry county. The early April ireeze nearly wiped out the crop n the central and upper Piedmont counties except in very favorable ocations. BELGIANS MAY STRIKE AGAINST PRESENT KING Brussels — Belgian organized workers threatened to paralyze :he country with a general strike, md the combined Left Wing po etical parties and the labor unions ;alled an their supporters to put :hemselves “in a state of self iefense” against attempts to re jnthrone the King by force. “Death to Leopold! 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Krug, chairman of the War Production Board. “Increased production of pulp wood in the United States is ab solutely essential to the success ful prosecution of the war in the Pacific,” Mr. Krug declared in a statement that reiterated the point that “essential requirements for forest products have not been lessened by the end of the war in Europe.” “Pulpwood and wood pulp pro duction remain on the Production Urgency List of vital war ma terials,” he declared While pulp wood production is normally a seasonal operation in many areas, he urged continued opera tions throughout the summer and fall, “if serious shortages and mill shut-downs are to be avert ed.” Mr. Krug’s statement recog nized that extremely bad weather in some areas, coupled with ice and snow break-ups in he North, “made it difficult if not impossi be to move large amounts of wood cut last winter.” “This critical situation is forc ing many pulp mills to operate at less than capacity,” Mr. Krug sta ted. I Labor and transportation were : listed as two of the primary problems in the industry. “Shortages of trucks, tires, freight cars, wood operation equipment and men,” according to the WPB chairman, “are all contributing to the seriousness of the production program.” Referring to the urgent demand for peeled top quality pulpwood needed to meet the official quo ta of 16,000,000 cords of pulp wood for 1945, Mr. Krug said: “As current reports indicate pro duction is substantially behind this goal, every effort to over come existing difficulties must be made and production stepped up. SUMMER SCHOOL OPENED AT A. S. T. C. LAST WEEK Boone-. -The first term of the ; Forty-tll/rd Session of summer school for Appalachian State | Teachers College opened on June j 12th with the largest registration for the summer since the start of the war. At the close of the day on Friday, the registration num bered five hundred forty-five, representing most of the southern states. This puts the enrollment back in terms of pre-war days. From the academic point of view, two hundred seventeen of these have bachelor’s degrees and nine teen have master’s degrees. Sev enty-eight of the bachelors are enrolled in the Graduate Depart ment of the summer school, pur suing courses toward master’s de grees to be conferred by the Uni versity of North Carolina. North Carolina furnishes* two hundred ninety of the students, South Carolina leads the outer state registration with one hun dred twenty-seven, Florida fol lows with eighty and Georgia with thirty. Other outer-state registrations come from Kentuc ky, Virginia, Tennessee, Mississ ippi, New Jersey, Michigan, Tex as and Ohio. In county registra tions, Watauga leads with 35, fol lowed by Ashe and Rutherford with 17 each, Wilkes with 16, had been with the division, part of the Department of Conserva tion and Development, for seven years. MOUNTAIN APPLES ARE HARD HIT BY FREEZE Raleigh — The commercial ap ple crop in mountain counties was hard hit by the April freeze, with the condition of the crop for the area as a whole now reported at about 10 per cent. Prospects in the Brushy Mountain section of Wilkes and Alexander coun ties are considerably better than for other commercial counties. In this area, many growers in favorable locations report a good set of fruit. Production of apples in the Brushy Mountain section, however, is expected to be less than half of last year’s volume. In other sections, the crop ranges from complete failure to a light set of fruit. June conditions as reported by the State Department of Agricul ture make it appear that the United States apple crop in 1945 may reach a record low t_tal— somewhat smaller than the short 1943 crop. In the-'East and Mid West, the effect of April freezes became more evident, and addi tional May freezes and poor May pollination weather further re duced prospects for the crop. PRICE CEILINGS ON MEAT ARE AVAILABLE Complete lists of the legal ceiling prices on all grades and cuts of meat, printed in a con venient size that will fold to fit the purse, have been received in a limited quantity at the War Price and Rationing Board, the 1 chairman said today. Housewives and shoppers may obtain these lists by calling in person at the local War Price and Raioning Board or by sending a postcard, he explained. “We are placing in the hands of consumers a simple and power ful weapon to help smash black market in meat,” he said. Prices shown on the Consumer Meat Price List are the highest that may be charged regardless of the size of the store, he pointed out. Cleveland 12, Mecklenburg 11, Avery, Burke, Guilford and Ire dell with 10 each. Farm Census Has Been Completed H. M. Bailey, local supervisor,; district Number six, with head-, quarters at Salisbury, advises that the enumeration of farms for the 1945 Census of Agriculture in Alleghany has been completed. In order that there might be as complete coverage as possible and in the event anyone eligible to be listed as a farmer has been overlooked, Mr. Bailey requests that the person or persons contact j him at Salisbury, N. C., giving their name and address. To qualify as a farmer for cen sus purposes, a farm consists of three or more acres or if less than three acres, having a value j of products raised of $250 or more. Any persons operating such; farms, greenhouses, mushroom: cellars, hatcheries, or who keep; cows or other livestock, chickens I or other poultry, or bees, or who j grow flowers, vegetables, or fruit | for sale should be enumerated in the 1945 Census of Agriculture. It is also requested that any per ; sons not heretofore enumerated, who might think they can quali I fy as operating a farm for cen sus purposes, communicate with Mr. Bailey. Twin Oaks News CARL IRWIN Staff Correspondent Mrs. Jennie Bare returned here Sunday, after spending a few days with relatives at Scottville. Wade Irwin, Junior Gentry and Seaman Billie Hardin are spending two days camping on New River. Little Alice Billings, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Estel Billings, Stratford, returned from the In fantile Paralysis Hospital at Charlotte, where she had been confined for almost a year. She is reported to be getting along nicely. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Irwin had as visitors, Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Wade Goodman, Morganton; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Cheek and daugh ters, Marian and Linda; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Irwin and son, Wade; Mrs. Gene Irwin and son, Carl Wilson, and Miss Madge Wyatt, Sparta. Mrs. Ollie Edwards, White head, is spending a few days with her daughter, Mrs. Carl Hamp ton, Stratford. Miss Johnsie Cox, Stratford, spent the week end with rela tives, here. Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Farmer were: Mrs. Rose Sanders and daughter, June; Mr. and Mrs. Hobart Delp and daugh ters, Genevaann and Linda, N. Wilkesboro; Mr. and Mrs. Char lie Shores and children, Jannell and McArthur, Sparta; and Miss Marlen Kirby, Kings Creek. .Billy and Miss Bettie Ruth Farmer are spending this week with their sister, Mrs. Hobart Do you suffer from MONTHLY | NERVOUS TENSION « with its weak, tired fadings ? If functional periodic disturbances make you feel nervous, tired, restless— at such times—try this great medicine —Lydia E. Plnkham’s Vegetable Com pound to relieve such symptoms. Taken regularly—It helps build up resistance against such distress. Also a grand stomachic tonic. Follow label directions. „jjdut,&(P£/Hkka/nt& compound West Jefferson Will Be Formally Opened Sunday, June 24 Special Air Show For The Spectators. A NUMBER OF VISITING AIRMEN WILL ATTEND. Public Is Cordially Invited LOCATED JUST OUTSIDE OF WEST JEFFERSON ON BOONE HIGHWAY. Airport Maple Shade News Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Neaves, of ! Elkin, spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Cox. Mrs. Reba Paisley Yeoman, of! Delp, North Wilkesboro. Mrs. Gene Irwin and son, Carl j Wilson; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Irwin and son, Wade; and Miss Madge! Wyatt visited “Uncle” Man Wil liams and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey i Irwin, Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Shore, of Winston-Salem, spent Sunday with relatives here. Jackie and Georgia Wagner.' Stratford, spent Monday night i with Mr. and Mrs. Lester Irwin, here. i Mr. and Mrs. Roy Evans and children, Scottville, spent Sun day with his brother, Robert Ev ans and Mrs. Evans here Elkton, Md., is spending some time with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Paisley. Mrs. Clyde Louthern and Mrs. Joe Phipps are visiting their sis ter, Mrs. G. W. Kirk. Miss Maxine Parsons, of Mar tinsville, spent a few days last week with her brothers, L. Z. and R. G. Parsons. Miss Helen Pose, of Baltimore* Md., spent last week with her mother, here. Misses Grace Kirk and Winnie Hash and Mrs. V. M. Cox, of Ga lax, visited relatives here last week end. Miss Hash left Mon day for Dublin, where she is em ployed. Misses Helen Rose and Aileen Parsons are visiting relatives in Winston-Salem this week. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Morton spent last week with Mr. and Mrs. Dew sy Cox and Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Poe. D. & P. Pipe Works First Pipe Factory of the South Pioneer Briar Block Producer HOLD BACK INFLATION! It is not coming, it is HERE! Panic, with the bottom dropping out of the market, factories closing, labor idle, farm prices down, follows inflation. FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY— Buy Bonds! Hang On To Them! Don’t spend your dollar unfit it buys a dollar’s worth. —David P. Lavietes H a n ns *9 M O D. & P. Pipe Works I I Block Factory Boone, N. C. Pipe Sparta, Factory! N. C. ft Absolutely Free! 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