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TO.WN AND FARM? (Continued From Pag* On?) MEATS, FATS? Red stamps X, Y, and Z good through Octo ber 2. Brown stamp A remains good through October 2. Brown stamp B becomes good Sep tember 19 and remains good through October 2. SHOES ? Stamp No. 18 good for 1 pair through October 31. VICTORY GARDENERS SET RECORD Twenty million Victory Gard ens ? two million more than the foal set last spring ? were grown this year, Claude R. Wickard, Secretary of Agriculture, said in a recent radio address. The Sec retary said the Victory Gardens total about four million acres and will produce eight million tons of food. POINTS FOR HOME-CANNED FOODS The point value of home-can ned foods shall be the same as that of the corresponding com mercial product, except that no home-canned food shall have a point value of more than eight points per quart or four points per pound. This was announced in a recent OPA amendment. SYNTHETIC TIRE PRICES Maximum prices for synthetic rubber tires and tubes have been established by OPA. In the main, they are the same as celling prices for corresponding tires and tubes made from rub ber. MORE GOODS FOR CIVILIANS Civilians will soon get more cooking utensils, lamps, lanterns, bed springs, innerspring mat tresses, non-electric razors, ra zor blades, plated silverware, brushes, nails, tackes, boilers, radiators, furnaces, screen cloth, and other kitchen and house hold articles as a result of a recent WPB directive, which re served a portion of the produc tion of approximately 30 types of products for civilian use. The directive prohibits government agencies from buying goods set aside for civilians. SEARCH FOR WAR MINERALS The most extensive explora tory program ever undertaken in the United States and Alaska for war minerals has been laun ched by the Bureau of Mines. The Bureau is sending its crews out in quest of nearly a score of materials needed to supply the armed forces, according to Harold L. Ickes, Secretary of the Interior. Exploration will be conducted in 30 States, includ ing North Carolina. GUN COVERS PROTECT BIBLES Bibles which are placed on every life raft and life boat on on Army transport vessels are being protected from the effects Ellijay By HAZEL AMMONS Rev. Wade Nicholson will fill his regular preaching services Saturday night and Sunday. Garland Jones left Tuesday for the Army. Miss Hazel Ammons left Wed nesday for Bessmer City, where she is employed. Mr. and Mrs. Buelon Hous ton spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Don Henderson of Brevard. Mrs. Addle Clouse and son, Ralph, left Wednesday for Gas tonia. Mr. and Mrs. Edison Ammons and children of Mountain Grove and Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Ray and daughter of Franklin, vis ited Mr. and Mrs. Alex Am mons, Sunday. Mrs. Carrie Henry, who has been very ill, is not improving fast. Mrs, Lewis Dllllnger of Gas tonla has been visiting her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Min cy. Miss Nannie Ammons has re turned home after spending 2 weeks with her sister, Mrs. Ker mit Rogers. Robert Henry is on the sick list. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Henry and children visited Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Ammons, Sunday. Mrs. Hunter Young and chil dren are visiting Mr. Young's parent*, Mr. and Mrs. Jake liming. Urt. Kat? M. Rwfw vWterf h?r lister, Mrs. Orady Math burn, Sunday of salt water by the same type ' of cover that protects pistols, rifles, and machine guns In landing operations. Curlpusly enough, the covers used Wr pis tols are of exactly the right size for copies of the Bible, and have been adopted by the Chap lains Corps as a standard pro tective covering for them. The covers were developed by the Quartermaster Corps from a pliable, transparent, waterproof film known as vinyl. They are buoyant enough to float the Bibles If they are accidentally dropped overboard or washed out of the rafts In heavy seas. SOLDIERS OVERSEAS MAY BUY GIFTS Soldiers overseas may order Christmas presents for their families and friends at home. A catalog of Christmas sugges tions, prepared by the Army Ex change Service, has been sent to overseas units with instructions on how gifts may be ordered. The catalog lists several hun dred gifts for men, women, and children ? all of them items for which soldiers have shown a marked interest In previous se lections of gifts. CONSUMER COAL PILES SMALLER The amount of coal held in storage by consumers diminish ed 312,000 tons during July, Har old U. Ickes, solid fuels admin istrator, reported recently. "We have less coal in storage now than we had a month ago," the administrator said. "The limita tions on production make It un certain to what extent output can be Increased. Consequently it would be wise to conserve coal by all possible means so that there will be enough of it to carry on all essential activi ties and to keep the public warm." ARMY REBUILDS SHOES Approximately six and a half million pairs of Army shoes will be rebuilt during the present fiscal year at plants under sup ervision of the Quartermaster Corps, Army Service Forces, In Buford, Ga., and Hannibal, Mo. The rebuilding operation in one year will save the government approximately seven million dol lars, and will conserve nearly 20 million square feet of leather. Army shoes usually are resoled twice, then sent to Buford or Hannibal for rebuilding. The rebuilt shoes look and wear like the original article and usually are more comfortable because they have been broken In. National Forast Timber For Sale The National Forest timber described below will be sold at public auction to be held at the office of the Forest Supervisor, Post Office Building, Franklin, North Carolina, beginning at 2 p. m. on September 27, 1943. Award will be made to the one qualified bidder quoting the highest aggregate price for all species of timber required to be removed as sawlogs. All live tim ber marked or designated for cutting and all merchantable dead timber located on an area embracing about 450 acres with in the Clear Creek Unit, Chat tooga River Watershed, Macon County, Nantahala National For est, North Carolina, estimated to be 557 M feet, more or less, of yellow poplar, northern red oak, white ash, bass wood, white oak, white pine, red maple, chestnut oak, black oak, scarlet oak, pitch pine, chestnut and hemlock sawtimber; 80 units, more or less, of hemlock, pulp wood; and 70 tons, more or less, of chestnut oak and hemlock tan bark. No bid of less than $25.00 per M feet for yellow poplar; $14.00 for northern red oak; $10.00 for white ash basswood; $8.00 for white oak, white pine, and red maple; $5.00 for chest nut oak, black oak, scarlet oak, pitch pine, and chestnut; and $2.00 for hemlock sawtimber; $1.25 per unit (160 cubic feet) for hemlock pulpwood; and $1.50 per ton (2000 lbs.) for chestnut oak and hemlock tanbark will be considered. Each participant in the bidding will be required to have In his possession certi fied or cashier's check in amount of $1,000.00 made payable to the Treasurer of the United States. The successful bidder will be re quired to deposit with his bid $1,000.00 to be applied on the purchase price, refunded, or re tained in part as liquidated dam ages, according to conditions of sale. The right to reject any and all bids reserved. Prior to date of auction full information concerning the timber, the con ditions of sale, and submission of bids should be obtained from the Forest Supervisor, Franklin, *forth Carolina. - lie Franklin's HmkUodM Poatoffice The Franklin postoffiee has made the highest rating for second class postoffices in the entire Southern Division, according to a let ter of congratulation from M. H. Ackerman, Inspector; with a rat ing of 92.2 percent, as compared with tHe Division's rating of 91.46. The staff consists of Thomas W. Porter, postmaster, L. H. Cal loway, W. O. Malonee and Phil McCullom. DISCHARGED MEN RETURN UNIFORMS Many honorably discharged enlisted men of the Army are voluntarily returning their Is sued clothing to the Army, thereby saving clothing stocks, according to the War Depart ment. Former soldiers desiring to return their uniforms should address a package to the com manding officer of the Army installation nearest their homes. The box should be marked "At tention: Quartermaster, Cloth ing and Equipage Classification Officer." Those who do not de sire to pay the cost of trans portation may return the cloth ing by turning over any proper ly addressed package, not over 30 pounds, to the nearest Rail way Express Agency office for collect shipment at government expense. My Son Has Gone Away By C. B. HunM I watched him grow, this son of mine, From baby boy to man, His milk-white slain burn raw and red. Then turn to deep, dark tan. I taught him Ijow to play, to work, To mike of life a game. We were so haippy, he and I, Until #he great war name. The caill to arms was clear and kmd; He did not hesitate. His simple words rang in my ears, "I'll fight for home and State." And I am left alone, but proud; My son has gone away, And Ive, dear God, is in Wour care, ? Please taxing him back some day. From where I sit . . ? r J>y Joe Marsh Sam Abernethy always aald: "Curiosity may kill a cat -but I'm no cat" Which Is Sam's way of saying that when hs's curious about something he goes out , and gets the {acts. Seems our government feels the same way. After hearing ru mors about our soldiers drink ing too much-government peo ple went after the facts. They got the evidence on what our boys drink . . . and don't drink. The government found oat our Army's the best behaved In history- More'n halt of >m drink beer? nothing stronger. And the government found that selling U beer In Army camps is one reason why oar Army is so tem perate. From where I sit. there Isn't much cause to worry about our men In the Army. Looks Uk? they can take care o' themselvea -and take care o' the Nazis and the Japs, too. ? 1943, lltWINO INDUSTRY FOUNDATION. Nortk Corolla ConmftlM Ugw H. loidf SMI* Director. 604407 liuurara ?Wj, taMgk, N. C. "That's OUR^9P|| railroad, Tommy!" ? A tiny lad on tip-toe flatten* hi* note against the window-pane, watching a passenger train speed by. "That's ear railroad. Tommy I" grandmother explains. Yea, to grandmothers and Idds. ..to farmers and business men. ..to all the people who live in the Southern Railway's territory ... the Southern is "our railroad." And how right they are.. .for the Southern is their rail road. Their railroad . . . and yours I It brings you the clothes you wear and the food you eat. It hauls the fuel and lurtiber and brick that warm and shelter you. It serves your mines and mills and industries . . . your forests and farms. ..your villages and your bustling, grow ing cities and towns. It rtiarss your pride in the Southland's progress; your dreams of a better, a greater South. And it works with you, in countless ways, to help make those dreams come true. Today, your railroad has gone to war. Day and night, the men and women of the Southern are moving fighting freight and fighting men. . . . keeping the wheels rolling under the heaviest transportation load in history. Tomorrow, when final Victory has been won, the busy trains of your railroad will serve the growing transporta tion needs of the South . , . just as efficiently, dependably, economically as they are now serving the transportation needs of a nation at war. Then, more than ever, you'll be proud to say of th? Southern? "That's our railroad I" PrttUtom SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM ? \ - .
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