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MOTHERS DAY ISNEXTSUNDAY If You Haven't Bougnt Her A Gift Yet, Read This Column New Plastic Bags dozens and dozens of them. They're new, they're beautiful. We know she'll like one. Just $1.98. On the Main Floor just inside the door. ? Nylon Hose 45 gauge, first quality. Dark or light shades $1.29 a pair. Hosiery Dept., Main Floor. Glasswear. A set of the Park Ave. gUAses will be appreciated. Ttley come in three sizes. Six of the gold edge juice glasses are only 39c? six of the 9-oz. drinking glasses are 48c, and a set of six 12-oz ice tea glasses with gold edge are 59c. Also you can get a useful seven-piece dessert set of one large bowl and six small desserts, with gold edge, packed in individ ual cartons, for only 89c. A slip or gowxi is always ap preciated. We liave plenty of the tailored slips in white or tearose at $1.98, $2.95 or $3.95. Also gowns in printed crepe or sheer bemberg mateiials at $2.95 to $5.95. A real special value just in time for Mother's Day is the Dorothy Perkins regular $2.00 Woodspice Powder and Cologne combination in attractive gift box. Now just $1.25 per set for a limited time. A pair of Van Raalte gloves might solve your gift problem, if so they are here in white, brown or black at $1.00, $1.50 or $2.00 per pair. If she likes to read, check our book department. There are hundreds of novels, mystery and detective stories, cloth bound, reprints of $2.00 to $3.00 books at 59c each, and you can pay lc more and get another book? 2 for 60c. Also there are Bibles in cloth or leather bindings from 25c to $10.00. Mother would like an Ever sharp Kimberly Pockette Pen in one of the pastel shades? it wUl fit in her handbag ... it does not leak and with the chrome band it is just $4.95. No federal tax. Another always appreciated gift would be a dress pattern of 80 square Percale. There are so many beautiful patterns now ? and its only 59c a yard in either the Main Floor or Base ment Store piece goods depts. Would you like to buy her a nice dress? If so, let us help you pick one that will please her. Made by the best known dress houses in the country. Ready to wear-Main Floor. From $7.95 to $19.50. Basement Store Dresses from $2.95 to $6.95. BELK'S Dept. Store READY TO HANG 98? A PAIR FOR THE MONEY-WISE Look, feel, drape like fine fab ric*? fast colors? dyed effects ?how through like chintz de signs?smart patterns for every room ? 68" wide, 2I4 yarns long ? matching tie backs? hem med. headed, ready -to- hang ? multi-color designs ... all popular back pounds? replaceable for less than coat of dry-cleaning. BELK'S Dept. Store Murray Is Now StationeJ With Navy At CharVet'.on Fred Joseph Murray, chief hospital corpsman, U. 8. navy, is now serving with the Charl eston group, Atlantic Reserve fleet, at Charleston, S. C., and is engaged in the inactivating of surplus navy ships, according to an announcement received here. Mr. Murray is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank I. Murray, of Franklin; and is the hus band of Mrs Edna R. Murray. ? Continued from Page Onr HEALTH BODY REJECTS TOWN SITE FOR WELL street for 500 feet. Elbert Stiles and Hal Zachary, among those who had complained about the .ence's closing of the road, were present at the meeting. The suggestion that a third policeman be employed was made by Officers C. D. Baird and Tom Phillips. They cited the work 6f looking after the larking meters, the privilege taxes to be collected at this season, and the extra summer traffic as reasons for employ ing an additional man, at least during the summer. It also was brought out that an additional man would have to be employ ed for 28 days to give the two men their annual vacations. In response to a question from Alderman E. J. Whitmire as to the amount of revenue the parking meters are yield ing, it was said that they are now collecting about $l"85 a week, half of which the town receives, the other half going to the meter manufacturers as purchase payments. Mr. Whit mire suggested that, on a year round basis, the town's share probably would just about pay an additional policeman, and he made the point that the_ of ficers should not be required to work 12 hours a day, as they now are. He moved that the matter be taken under advise ment, but action postponed the motion, seconded by alderman Erwin Patton, carried. Action of levying privilege! taxes for the next fiscal year was postponed until the June meeting. M. L. Dowdle appeared before , the board to raise the question I of when Depot street paving is ! I to be completed. Members of the board told him the ar fangeTnent with the Asheville Paving company called for that firm to place the surface on : the street when they resurface Main street under a state con tract. The concern announced sometime ago it they would be DEXTER WASHERS Twin Tub FARMERS f LDLRATIQN Backache For quick comforting help for Backache, Rheumatic Pains. Getting Up Nights, strong cloudy urine, Irritating passages. Leg Pains, circles under eyes, and swollen ankles, due to non-organic and non-systemic Kidney and Bladder troubles, try Cystex. Quick, complete satisfaction or money back guaranteed. Ask your druggist for Cystex today. here for that work this nonth Mr. Dowdle said the recent work on the street, when a i tone base was laid, left it In actle better condition than it was before. Auierman L. W. Phillips explained that addition al stone is to be laid, and that the street is then to be sur faced with one and a half Inches of "hot mix". Vice-mayor W. C. Burrell pre sided in the absence of Mayor T. W. Angel, Jr , who was out of town. At a called meeting held Thursday of last week, the board approved the applications for on-premises beer licenses of Mrs. J E. Perry, Lester Arnold, Mrs. Cora Reid, Clyde Sanders, Despite the (act that the 1 United States harvested an all I time record wheat crop last year, world production of breadg rains (wheat and rye) was below the 1935-39 average : The 1947 wheat crop was three ( Mrs. Clara Morgan, K. F. Mon tague, W D. Gunnln, Parker Norton, Fred Cabe, and Roy L. Jones Arthritis Pain For quick, delightfully comforting help for aches and pain* of Rheumatism. Arthrltu Neuritis. Lumbago. Sciatica, or Neuralgia trj Romind Works through the blood. First dos? usually starts alleviating pain so you can work, enjoy life and sleep more comfortably Oet Romind at druggist today. Quick, com plete satisfaction or money back guaranteed per cent leu thau th? 1035-39 average and the rye crop was 14 per cent less. Many 4-H boy* and girl* art raising rabbits as a club pro ject. We Want To Buy . . . 4/4" Oak, Green, Kough cut 1-1/8" Thick 5 8" Oak. Green, Kough cut 3/4" Thick 4/4" Maple, Green, Kough cut 1-1/8" Thick 4/4" Poplar, Green, Kough cut 1-1/8" Thick Atlanta Oak Flooring Co. See Dave Angel, Franklin, N. C. RAILROAD i STRIKE look who gel? $<\mzm i union leaders representing less than one-tenth of railroad employes reject recommendations of President's Emergency board? refuse to negotiate except on their own terms? threaten to paralyze nation by strike! THE LEADERS of three railroad unions, rep resenting less than one-tenth of all railroad employees, have called a railroad strike that would paralyze the nation. These leaders refuse to accept a 15^2 cents an hour wage increase retroactive to Novem ber 1, 1947. This increase was recommended by an impartial Emergency Board appointed by President Truman. This increase of 15 cents already has been accepted by the19 other railroad unions. But the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, and the Switchmen's Union of North America won't accept what more than 90% of all railroad employes have accepted. They have called a strike to get more! Unions refuse rules discussion Certain rules changes demanded by these union leaders ? which would increase wages i still further ? were recommended by the Board. But the union leaders want more ? they demand that the railroads put into effect ALL the changes they asked for, including? those the Board felt should be denied. On top of this, they insist that certain rules t changes proposed by the railroads be with i drawn ? in spite of the fact that the Board recommended them! These union leaders |^have refused to negotiate except upon these ? arbitrary terms. Greater wage increase not justified Engineers and firemen are among the high est paid of all employes in America, as figures in the box show. This strike threat doesn't justify giving a greater increase than other isilroad workers received. Emergency Boards are a means provided by the Railway Labor Act in the public inter act i?> p.voM s'rikes. The Pr; -.si lout's F- cavd. after hearing evidence for 33 days, made recommendations based on all the facts in the case. The railroads have acccpted these recommendations. Who's to blame? Although they deplored so large an extra cost burden, the railroads accepted the report of the Board because they felt it was in the pub lic interest to uphold the spirit and intent of the Bkailway Labor Act. In contrast, this small group of railroad union leaders are attempting to flout the intent and spirit of the Railway Labor Act, and dictate their own terms. They have dictated a paralyzing railroad strike. ? l You will be the victim! How long will the American public stand for the undemocratic, arbitrary, and abusive use of the right to strike and the disregard of the obligation to provide transportation? How long can the American people permit a few dictatorial union leaders to defy the processes provided for peaceful settlement of disputes? Force seldom produces settlements that are either fair or lasting. Moreover, a point is often reached when personal interests must be held subordinate to the greater public welfare. That is why the railroads have ac cepted the Emergency Board recommenda tions. That is also why the leaders of these three unions should reconsider their decision to call a paralyzing strike. Compare these wages with what you make! Here is a comparison of average annual earnings of engineers and fireman for 19J9 (pre-war) and 1947. Also shown is what 19 17 earnings would have been if the 15V2 cents per hour increase, o fered by the railroads ? and rejected by liie union leaders, had been in effect through out the entire year 1947. Type of Employ* ENGINEERS - 1939 Average 1947 Awagt Annual Earning! Annual Earnings Road Freight $3,968 < Local and Way) Road Passenger 3,632 Road Freight (Through) 3,147 Yard 2,749 FH5MFN Ro^d Freight $2,733 ? Local and Way) Road Passenger 2,732 R:>ad Freight 2,069 Yard 1,962 $6,152 5,391 4.H82 4,378 $4,721 4,544 3,480 3,156 1947 Attract Annul Carai?s3 with Wan lacreasas Kecommended by Presideat'a Board $6,785 6,028 k B.I 67 | 4,740 ec,3io 6,176 8,914 3,646 Railroad wages computed from Interstate Commerce Commission Statement M-300 \ Fe aJ"e publishing this anrl other a.lvertisemenls to tr!!c with you at lu'^t luind about mutteis which are important to everybody. 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