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Washington, D. C.—What is President Truman going to do about the General Motors strike? That is one of the most im portant questions of the day here, but so far the answers which are offered are pretty much guess work. The general opinion seems to be that he will not enter into the picture, for the time being, on that particular strike or on any individual strike, but he will try to work out a new and more tan gible government policy regard ing the whole problem of strike settlement. The President undoubtedly hoped that the basis for a stronger labor policy would come out of the labor-management meetings which have been taking place here. But the inability of this conference to reach any conclu sions agreeable to both labor and management has merely re-em phasized the. need for government to formulate a solution of its own. In the opinion of most labor experts here, the President will be forced to propose a solution— perhaps in the form of suggest ed legislation to congress aimed at preventing a recurrence of ma jor strikes. If the President does not act, congress itself is apt to take the initiative because of the increasing public demand for some constructive action. • * • A new black-market type rack et, now being investigated by the Office of Price Administration, seems to point the need for con tinued government supervision over prices. This particular racket concerns new automobiles. The OPA has found that a group of racketeers have obtained a quantity of early-dated purchase contracts for new automobiles and are selling them from $100 to as high as $500. In many cases the dealer who has issued the “Me... I’m staying in the Army! ★ THERE ARE PLENTY OF REASONS ... AND HERE THEY ARE!” 1 “First, I keep my present grade. That means a lot. 2 “By reenlisting for 3 years I can pick my own branch of service in the Air, Ground or Service Forces, and can go to any overseas theater I wish. « 3 “I get my mustering-out pay, even though I'm reenlisting. Also, I get $50 a year reenlistment bonus for each year I’ve been in the Army. My dependents receive family allowances for the full term of my enlistment. And I’ll be eligible for GI Bill of Rights bene fits when I get out of the Army. J “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. 5 “All of us who are reenlisting are going to have from 30 to 90 days’ furlough at home with full pay and utir travel paid both ways. And we’ll have 30 days’ fur lough every year with pay. + + + + - 6 “Any time after 20 years I can retire at half pay increas ing 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 retire ment time. Added up—reenlist ment seems pretty sound to me!" JANUARY 31,1946 AN IMPORTANT DATS FOR MEN IN THE ARMY MEN now in Army who reenlist before February I will be reen listed in present grade. Men hon orably discharged can reenlist within 20 days after discharge In grade held at time of dis charge, provided they reenlist before February 1, 1946. You may enlist AT ANY TIME for 1V4# 2 or 3 year periods. (One-year enlistments for men now in the Army with at least 6 months of service.) PAY PER MONTH ENLISTED MEN la Addition to Food, ledjiiij, CMkes aad Modioal Con '* (a)—Plus 20% Increase for ServiceOvanea*. (b)—Plus 50% ii Member of Hying Crew*, Parachutist, ate. (c) —Plus 5% Increase in Pay for Each 3 Yean of Service. Starting tana ray tar Matter Sergeant Mont* or Firtt Sergeant £138.00 Technical Sergeant 114.00 Staff Sergeant . . 96.00 Sergeant .... 78.00 Corporal .... 66.00 Private Firtt Clast . 34.00 Private .... 30.00 MONTHLY RETIREMENT INCOME AFTER: 20 Teort* 30 Teort' Service Service £89.70 74.10 62.40 50.70 42.90 35.10 32.50 £153.23 128.25 108.00 87.73 * 74.25 60.73 56.23 SEE THE VOS THROUGH U. S. ARMY BE A , “GUARDIAN OF VICTORY” AIR, AROUND, SERVICE FORCES RBNUST MOW AT YOUR NEAREST U. S. ARMY RtCRUITINO STATION POST OFFICE BLDG. LENOIR, N. C. Rules For Rural Mail Delivery In Winter Months Are Cited x qu uuo ui i ui ai n ail 1 uuo i>* | Alleghany county were reminded this week by the Alleghany Ru- j ral Carriers Association of a! number of postal laws pertaining I to the delivery of their mail dur ing the winter months. It was pointed out that the Post 1 Office Department grants no al-! lowances to rural carriers to cover the increased maintenance costs due to extra travel to serve pa trons along roads which are ren dered impassable by snow. If excessive detours are necessary in order to effect delivery of mail to such patrons, they should re I locate their mail boxes tempori-: I ly, receive their mail through | other patrons’ boxes to make I some arrangement for receiving their mail until the roads can be traveled, it was explained. I Patrons were urged to keep clear approaches to their mail ■ • boxes by promptly removing ob structions, including snow, which, render it difficult or impossible J for the carrier to deliver mail to ’he boxes without alighting from lis vehicle. They were inform ?d that unless the approaches are ■leared within a reasonable time ifter heavy snowfalls, the deliv ery by carrier may be withheld temporarily until the approaches have been cleared. However, it was pointed out, the carriers of this county will employ every available, means to render as nearly complete serv ice as is possible with the heavy mails and bad roads expected from now until Christmas time. In addition to the matter of roads,( it was explained that in order to facilitate the collection and dispatch of mail matter on rural routes, all first and third class mail matter deposited in rural letter boxes for collection by the carrier should have stamps affixed at the proper rate of postage. It was further pointed out that contract is getting a split of this “bonus.” OPA officials see opportunity for a growing racket of this kind in all types of scarce products un less adequate steps are taken to ! police sales during the recon j version period. The OPA has issued price ceil , ings on new automobiles, which j are just slightly higher than 1942 } prices, but it is pointed out that j these prices will mean nothing, so far as the buying public is con cerned, unless this new plan for circumventing the law can be stopped. * • * Following a message from the President asking for government medical insurance, as well as a giant government-sponsored hos pital building program, congress immediately began to work on the Wagner-Murray-Dingell bill, which provides for the expendi ture of billions of dollars for these purposes. The measure is being fought avidly by the medi cal profession as “socialized med icine,” but it has the support of labor union leaders as well as certain consumer groups. The new measure is, in reali ty, a big extension of the present social security act. It aims at providing adequate insurance for paying all of our major medical and hospital bills—the money to be contributed by the people through deductions from pay I rolls. How much the plan would ; cost is still a highly debatable is sue, but the present plan would call for a probable addition of at [least 4 per cent to the amount J now deducted for social security. Dine and Dance At The Carolina Moon - Johnny Myers, Prop. CANDIES — CIGARETTES — ICE CREAM — COLD DRINKS Modern Cabins SHELL GAS — KELLY-SPRINGFIELD TIRES AND TUBES LAUREL SPRINGS, N. C. Just North of Scenic Highway Crossing on N. C. 18 Twin Oaks News CARL IRWIN Staff Correspondent Mrs. W. C. Griffin, who has spent several months with her; sister, Mrs. Fred Osborne, at Stratford, has returned to her home in Twin Falls, Idaho. Her son, William Griffin, who has re cently been discharged from the navy, will join her there. Miss Rausa Rector, Whitehead, is spending a few days with “Un cle” Man Williams, Stratford. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Evanjs, who have lived on C. C. Cast evens’ farm near here for some time, have moved to the Joe Caudill residence. Miss Pauline Sexton, teacher at Nathan’s Creek high school, spent the week end with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Garnett Sex ton, here. Kemp and Joe Thomas Irwih spent Friday afternoon with Cai 1 Wilson Irwin. Clint Landreth and Cam Anj derson, of Gary, W. Va., spent th|e week end with hoinefolks ii 1 Sparta. Ford McCann, Pawnee Jordan , Jr. Sheppard, James Gambill and Kyle Mabe, who recently receiv ed discharges from the army and navy, stopped with friends her'; during the week end. Dr. and Mrs. Wayne Richard - son, Boone, spent Sunday with Mr. and’Mrs. Robert Lee Crous ; at New River Farms. Danard Atwood spent Sunday night with Boyden Atwood, here. Glenn Sheppard, of Mt. Airy], and Mrs. Dorothy Higgins, Strati ford, spent a while with friend^ here Sunday afternoon. Lt. and Mrs. Leo H. Irwin and daughter,. Sandra, whi have beeih living in Indianapobs, Ind.; sinei he received his discharge front the navy, Nov. 21, .e.lived herct Tuesday to spend sonic time witHi relatives. Mr. and Mrs. J. T Landrdth and children spen': Sunday withj Christmas cards must especially be stamped or that they will not be removed from the boxes. Carriers will have plenty of was explained. stamps available at all times, it Stratford News MRS. THELMA MABE Correspondent Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Andrews have moved to the Carey Ed wards place here. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ellison and J. R. Richardson were vis’ting j Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Holloway, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson Sanders and family, of North Wilkesboro, and Mr. and Mrs. John Everette | Joines and family, of Hooker, j were visitors of Mrs. Carrie San ders, Sunday. Mr and Mrs. Herman Williams, j Fred Williams and Edd Williams ! visited Mrs. Williams at Morgan ton, Monday. , Mr. and Mrs. Mack Mabe were visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Mabe, Sunday. Mrs. Philo Caudill, Miss Doro thy Joines and Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Sexton visited Mr. and Mrs.' Edgar Mabe, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. David Osborne and family are moving to Cherry Lane, where they have purchas ed land there. Tar Heels Flew To, Japan Sunday Washington—Two C-54-E air transports took-off Sunday at 10 | a. m. from Washington National1 Airport with the staff assigned to prosecute Japanese war criminals with destination Tokyb. Three Tar Heels will be aboard: U. S. District Attorney Carlisle Hig gins, Sparta, assistant chief pros ecutor; Worth McKinney, Ashe ville, assistant U. S. district at torney, assistant prosecutor, and Miss Evelyn Cordell, Black Moun : tain, assistant to John Dorsey, executive assistant to Chief Pros ecutor Joseph B. Keenan. Twenty-five prosecutors com prise the legal staff and their ob jective will be conviction of an estimated 100 Japanese leaders who plotted war against tire U. S. from July, 1937, the date Jap aggression against China got un der way on a big scale, and Pearl Harbor. Estimates of the time necessary for the job range from six months to a year. her parents Mr. a.id'Mrs. S'. A IrWin, at Furches. North Carolina farmers are headed for record egg production in 1945. Total eggs produced amounted to more than a billion through October. I The USDA has anounced that almost 4 million tons of food will be made available to liberated countries by the U. S. during the fourth quarter of 1945. RIGHT THIS WAY LADIES To The BEST B ARGAINS In TOWN In Our ADVERTISING COLUMNS Free! Cash Prizes Free! AUCTION — OF THE — C. C. Catron Farm Monday, Dec. 10 11:00 A. M. ON PREMISES RAIN OR SHINE Located West of Burton’s Chapel in Grayson County on Hickory Ridge Road, 5 miles east of Troutdale and 1 miles south of Sugar Grove, Virginia. 108 acres of good land that lies well and watered by spring and creek. 5-room house, dairy house, chicken house, good barn and other outbuildings. This property is located in good neighborhood, near School and Church and on a good all-weather gravel road. This is a nice small farm and will sell for the high dollar and probably much less than it’s worth—be sure to see it. EASY TERMS — MUSIC — CLEAR TITLE After land sale, the following personal property will sell: 3 cows, 2 calves, mowing machine, 50 bushels com, 300 ties of fodder, 2 stacks-of hay and other articles too numerous to mention. DON’T FORGET THE DATE — MONDAY, DEC. 10th. 11:00 A. M. Sale Conducted for Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Catron . — By — Wytlie Real Estate & Auction Co. Phone 35 Wytheville, Va. The People Who Sell At Auction—Call or Write Us. Boone’s TOBACCO Burley MARKET AVERAGED $46.13 The Opening Day On 255,524 Pounds Join The Hundreds Of Satisfied FARMERS Sell Your Tobacco In Booijie For Tlie Highest Dollars I EXPERIENCED WAR] SHOUSEMEN SERVE YOU . . . COMPLETE AND COMPETENT SET OF BUYERS . . . EACH FARMER INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION. NO DELAY. Special Welcome Roscoe Coleman, your warehouseman and friend and other officials of the Boone Market extend a spe cial welcome to the farmers of Ashe and Alleghany counties to sell their tobacco in Boone, a fine market where you will receive quick, courteous service every MOUNTAIN BURLEY TOBACCO V Warehouses, Nos. 1 & 2 Boone, North Carolina
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