SALE OF EXTRA ? SAVINGS BONDS BEING SOUGHT Advantage* Explained As Year-End Drive Is Pushed WASHINGTON- More than a million volunteers are helping the Treasury sell extra U S. Syvmir.1 bonds til the year-end ' campaign which opened Armis tuce day and runs through | Pearl Harbor day No 1 iuse-tu-hou.se canvas is being maue, but every avenue of publicity is urging Americans to "Save for Security " and "buy extra bonds now.' the slogans ot the campaign Chief aim of the campaign Is I to increase every citizen's bond; holdings in order to distribute a^ widely as possible the interest payments on the public debt "A-. these bonds mature, both the principal and interest paid i tc the owners will become pur chasing power." Vemon L. Clark national director, savings bonds division, said "Smart Americans are adding to their , v.ar bond holdings In order to share in this." j Another objective of the in- j c reused bond sales promotion is to check inflationary spending ? as much as possible while con sumer income still exceeds avail able goods and services. "When prices of goods are high is the time to put away all you can in savings," the na tonal sales director declared. "Everyone knows that inflated prices will not endure, once supply catches up with consum er demand. Then the saved dol lar will be worth more, and if it is invested in E bonds, the holder will earn a substantial premium fir ris thrift." Town CIcck Will Run Again When 2 Cables Arrive What's happened to the town clock? For long years it was silent. Several months ago it func tioned fur a brief period, its striking heard all over town Then it was silent again. The answer to the question of why it is not running was giv en, by W. E (Gene i Baldwin, chairman of the board of coun ty commissioners. While the clock was persuad ed to run for a short time, it did so under great difficulties. Mr Baldwin said, expiuiuiyg that its two steel cables had seen their best days iong ago. New cables have be; a ordeied A Suggestion to Buyers of Country Hams Ask if die Ham* have been protect ed from Skipper* br CHAMBERS' ANTI-SKIPPER COMPOUND N. J. BODDIE 1 iw Ham lorarancf Mia Durham, N. C. IS YOUR LIVER CRYING FOR HELP because of constipation or faulty di gestion? If you feel bilious, sour, bloated with gas, headachy, blue, j grouchy, you may be putting too big a burden on your liver. Retained un digested food becomes putrefactive. : causes toxins, which overload the liver, keeping It from working prop erly. Then is the time to relieve your j tired liver by letting Calotabs help ; nature sweep the putrefactive and partially digested matter from your stomach and intestines. Nothing acts Just like good old Calotabs. Use as di rected. 10c and 25c at your druggists. Take CALOTABS When in Aaheville Stop at Hotel Langren Ashfville'* Largest ? Enjoy the "talk of the town" food at the Rhododendron Grill NOAH GIBSON BECOMES JANITOR AT COthTHOlfte The county comml?gion?r?| have employed Noah Olteon a? janitor at the courthouae, *hd he started on his duties iMV Friday many weeks. Mr Baldwin salt) | It is Jiop?(l -they can be obtain- , ed sometime soon, and as soon as they arrive, they will be in stalled and the clock will be started again. QUITE trie An IrUhnym with th? British expeditionary force wax tilling till friend of hi* narrow ewape at Dunkerquf "The bullet .Went In -me chlst, and came out me back ' paid Pat. "But," answered his friend, "it would go through your heart, and kill you." "Me heart was in me mou U at the time." came the quick reply. WE HAVE A GOOD SELECTION OF Used Cars and Pick-Up Trucks For Sale ' ' ' 1 * ' ? - Mooney Motor Co. Plume 2I">6 Located Near Traffic Light ^Thlrty-onj counts (n ^Orth Ct/ollna have lega than two hos- plUl bed* per 1,000 population. Ycu'li <j!ve a gift that will long Le remembered and used with pleasure when you give any one of our famous nam: radios. Our table models fit anywhere! Whether you want a phonograph, a record player, or a combina tion ? we have it! Give a musical gift for Christmas ? and you give a gift long treasured. | Franks Radio and Electric Co. | ?: Basement McCoy Bldg. l> * | Have you got "(Mb to (V\JUV) OlC ? How many candles on your cake this year? Who cares, as long as there's one extra, one promise for the future . . . one to grow on! And how many Savings Bonds have you bought this year? Probably not so many that it isn't a darn good idea to buy one extra Bond , . . one to grow on . . . one extra promise for your future security. Sure, you've been buying Bonds automatically on the Payroll Plan, or getting them regularly at your bank or post office. And that's good . . . But is if good enough? _ It isn't, unless you've got all the money you and your family will ever need. There's no such thing as V enougn Bonds IF you dont have the cash-in-hand to meet emergencies, to educate your children, to give you real financial security. So buy every extra Bond you can! For each one brings closer the day when you can buy the home you've dreamed of, or take the trips you've planned, or even quit work for good. And don't forget that these U. S. Savings Bonds carry an extra honus for your future ... a generous cash bonus that brings you back $100 in 10 years for every $75 you save today ! Keep on buying your regular Bonds! Keep on the Payroll Savings Plan! But thin month buy one extra Bond . . . you'll be one step closer to the future you really want! _ ? Buy YOUR exniA BONO MOW / Thu Advertisement Sponsored By BANK OF FRANKLIN NANTAHALA CREAMERY . BURRELL MOTOR CO. '' WESTERN CAROLINA TELEPHONE CO.

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