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inar meat which can't be found
on the markets. The shortage is
said to be due to the fact that the
farmers bad gotten the idea that
animals would be confiscated soon,
and that they were not putting any
on the market now in order that
they might have an excess of stock
to meet tne expected requisition.
CLOTHES TO MEET TOE NEED
For lack o gasoline and scarcity
of taxis there is being developed
a bicycle boom in Paris. It is
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Church Christmas Tree
The young people's class of Rich
land Baptist church is sponsoring a
Dlav on Fridav venins December
the 13th, at the Haselwood school
building.
Th nnvpHli will ha used ta de
fray the expenses of a Christmas
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tree at toe jueniana caurcn. a
small admission fee will be charged
Named to Senate
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Democrstie Congressman-elec'
Francis R. Smith, of Philadelphia
was held in $1,000 bail when he an
swered charges of criminal libel
He is accused of having had printed
and distributed allegedly libeloui
literature against his Republicai
opponent, Fred C. Gartner, preeen:
congressman, whom he defeated
first 11 months of the year it bad
selected for appraisal 202,039 new
home mor.e-aires aeereiratinar $930,-
158,830, compared wi.h 154,333
mortgages worth (735,967,455 dur
ing the corresponding period last
year.
PAN-AMERICAN DEFENSE
Pan-American defense moves
have encouraged western automo
bile clubs to renew agitation for
the proposed Alaska-Argentina
highway, according to reporta from
the Pacific coast An endorsement
of it was voted at their recent
conference held at Reno.
said that the women are designing
their street clothes according to
tins new mode or travel. A trous
er skirt and a bicvele new enables
the Parisienne women in a city
directed by Germans to do her
shopping more quickly than on
foot.
"EVEN AT RISK OF WAR"
Prof. William Yandell Elliott, of
Harvard, called for aid to Britain
"even at the risk of war" at a
facultv svmDOsium in conjunction
with a Havard alumni association
meeting this week.
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U. S WARSHIPS EVERY U
v DAYS
New fighting ships are jojning
the U. S. fleet at the rate of one
every 12 days, so the National De
fense Advisory commission reports
The 40-month buildinar period for
completing cruisers has been cut
aa much as one-eisrhth and construe
tion time haa been cut from 30 to
24 months. Destroyers are being
launched three months ahead 01
schedules.
For Office Supplies and Printing See The Koimtaiaeer
TTazriwood Presbyterian
Group To Give Pageant
Sunday Evening At 7WJ
A candle light pageant "O, Lit
tle Town of Bethhem," will be pre
sented in the Haselwood PreJbyU
rian church on Sunday evening,
December 15, at 7.30 o'clock.
The two readers are Dorij Ann
Green and Evelyn Hendricas. alary
is represented by Georgia Stewart.
Ben Winchester, Bill Shields and
John E. Shields. Jr.. are the shep
herds. Helen Jewel Robicson,
Barbara Milner and Lila Mae Davis
recite peoms, while others repre
sent angels and worshippers at
the manger.
At 11 a. m. the pastor will preacb
on "Follow Thou Me."
Governor Harold Stassen of Minne
sota named Josph H. Ball. 84, politi
cal reporter for a St Paul news
n a th United States Senate, t
He succeeds the late Senator Er-
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nest Lunaecn, r armer-ju-mmn n.
t.:n.J 1. - i Pall la a
Republican. j
BOOSTING TOURIST BUSINESS
Manitou Sorines, Colo., a great
tourist center in the West wants
to show its summer visitors how
well it remembers them. So the
ciiy is providing Christmas greet
ing cards for townsfolk to send
to people who visited them last
summer. The card will also call
attention to Pikes Peak scenic area.
NAZI PROPAGANDA FLOODING
COUNTRY
ADDITIONAL DEFENSE NOTES
Secretary of the Treasury Mor-
genthau received Congressional
committee approval last week for
the issuance of $500,000,000 in ad
ditional defense notes. The treas
ury's next step in federal financing.
"MODEL" STATE LAWS OFFER-
. ED
A committee of tine Federal-
State Law Enforcement conference
has drafted "model" state laws cov
ering sabotage prevention, control
of explosives. State home guards
mobilization and protection of
public properties. The justice de
partment is sending the proposals
to officials in each of the 43 states
in which legislatures convene in
January.
MORE NEW HOMES
The Federal Housing Adminis
tration reports that during the
The Dies Committee has recent
ly issued a revolt, revealing that
various agencies, individuals, and .
organizations are carrying on very
' extensive anti-American activities
throughout the United State.!
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! principal Naai center. One rea-
'people of German origin in New
(York City than in any other part
of the country, and that many Ger-1
man-American societies have their
national headquarters there.
SOVIETS PLEDGE TO CHINA
STILL GOOD
The Soviet union's warning to
J a nan that Moscow has not
changed it pro-Chinese policy has
measureably strengthened Ameri
can an! British positions in the
Far East and has correspondingly
weakened that of Japan, is re
ported from State Department
quarters during the week.
NYA Lowers Age
For Boys To Sign
Up For Training
John Lange, state administra
tor of the National Youth Adminis
(ration, lias notified the local of
fice that youths of 16 may be re
ferred to NYA.
Thi means that the minimum
aire of 17 veara will be lowered to
16, thus giving an opportunity to
a much larger number of boys to
have the excellent training that
is offered through he NYA.
It was learned that around 45
additional boys will be put on pro
jects in Haywood county through
the lowering of the age for this
type of work and training.
St. John's Pupils
Will Present
Christmas Plays
Th pupils of St. John's school
will give their annual Christmas
program, Friday evening, Decem
ber 20, at 8:00 o'clock in the school
tall
The high school department will
Christmas nlay "Sol
itaire." The comedy centers around
"Scarecrow" played by Can Mat
thews spirit. Other character! in
this play are Pa, Spaldoa Under
wood; Ma, Martha Cabe; Vaughn
(son), Toots' Hannah; and Mertle
(daughter), Lorraine M artel.
Th Tovmaker-a Uo. a one
act play, is a choice morsel pre
sented bv the trade students. If
you love children and song, don't
miss it. The cast is as follows:
Frana. Carl Matthews: Minna.
Gladys Kenney; Christiana, Kath
leen Allison; A woman, iaii
White; Burgomaster, Richard Un
derwood; Messenger, Bobby Har
din; Hilda, Bette Hannah; roor
Children: Dorothv Martel. Anna
Mormino, Carolyn Cooper, Mary
Cooper, Jean Kotha, Kobert, Mitcn
e.11: Soldiers: Walter Taliaferro,
Talmadge Morris; Dancing Hons
Lane Prevost, Laura Woody; bnep
herdess: Joan Ratcliffe.
Tickets may be obtained from
any of the school children.
Lake Junaluska PTA j
Will Hold December
Meeting Tonight
The Lake Junaluska Parens
TainW Aaaruiat(nn will hold thai
December meeting tonight at 7:30
with Mrs. C. . Medford, preswent,
presiding.
: The program committee has)
planned a combination Christmaa
and social meeting, with the num
bers all pertaining to the holiday
season.
All friend and patrons of the
school are cordially invited to attend.
11 PKISONERS FLEE CAMP
Eleven prisoners, some serving
long terms for robbery and one a
convicted murderer, escaped, from
state penal camp near Taylorsville,
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them are reported to have crossed
the Rtte in a prison truck, which
they abandoned near Apex.
Centml Elementary
PTA Hold December Meet
On Monday Night
The December meeting of the
Parent Teacher Association of the
Central Eelementary school was
held on Monday evening, with a
special Christmas program given.
Mrs. S. P. Gay, president, presided.
During the business session a
committee was appointed to sell
Tuberculosis Ohristmas Heals.
Seventy-five per cent of tho Pro
ceeds will be kept for local work
among the undernourished chil
dren of the school.
The resiarnation of Mrs. Wilfred
Jackson, as treasurer was accept
ed with regret, as she has been
a valuable member of the organisa
tion. She plans to leave town the
first of the year to join her husband
who is located at an army post.
Miss Frances Robeson was ap
pointed library chairman.
YOU'RE TELLING ME!
Bv WILLIAM R1TT-
Central Press Writer
JAKE HIM HAPPY WITH
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ties
... shirts
t '..) robes -gloves
jackets
belt sets
pajamas studs .
accessories braces
and many other gifts
Be Sure
It's An
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C. J, REECE, Manager
GRANDPAPPY JENKINS
says he feels he's the lonesome
est man in the United States.
He didn't have to register to
vote, register for the selective
service, or register a an alien.
.IT!-
Those whose ftvorite tootbM
team is Army must he hoping
that at least two dandy half
backs and a good lot of linemen
were drafted. j j
No football contest la as bitter
a struggle aa the scramble try
ing to and the right car after the
game.''
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British warships have cruised
a total of 500,000 miles in the
Mediterranean looking for Hala
A SLIGHT earthquake la re
ported felt in southern Califor
iUa. Now. don t tell ua the foot
ball Trojans were upeet again!
Ms m wonder Hitler or Mus
solini doesn't get tired ol thos
Brenner Pass meetings--always
the same old taces. ,
Grandpappy Jf"
his way Fire Prevention week
certainly made lot i
Now 1 the time, says the man
at the next desk, for the new re
cruits to get some target prac
tice, in many aecUona of the
country the hunting season on.
It's easy to spot the resident
ot the town which didn't do sp
well in the 1940 census. He's al
Zays talking about the 'greater
Zadok Dumpfeepf oplije ttjt
bi learning to fly Jane tee
bert thing to do la to keep It op
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and then there'a the contribo
IZi pronunciation of StaJto-
navy, according lo the admiral
ty. Ha! Ha! The joke's on mem
We hear n Duce"a boats stayed
In port all that time!
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Those propagandists in Rom
and Berlin must be slipping, it's
almost two weeks now since
they last offered us Canada and
Bermuda. j
The man at the next deak save
pretty girl must feel old-fashioned
having her picture taken
la sv bathing suit unless eae to
nueen of something.
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Woven wood, we read, will
soon be on the market. Now
mother will be able to knit us a
new dining room table.
Preston Resigns As
Baptist Choir Leader
Kvamler Preston, for five years
director of the choir of the irst
Rantist church, has tendered his
resignation to the board o dea
cons..- Mr. r reston anu jamuy
plan to leave shortly for Florida
where they will spend the winter,
m contract bridre
on to In fun awing, the man at
the next desk to sure. Three cou
ples on his street, be says, have
Jnexiy separated.
Tb0 key to the Pearly Gates
meed not necessarily be golden.
Some folk tod it la their motor
tan. Ifs tailed the accelerator.
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Aa old-fashioned war Is eoe la
which the term "rainy eeaaW
referred te ssotetare asd not the
kanber ef bombs dropped.
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The life of some butterflies,
says a scientific article, lasts but
U noureHowever, onemut a
mlt they lead a pretty Mg Bft.
at that.
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Reindeer meat makes aa ex
cellent dish, according .
cookery column. Sounds hke
plot against Santa Claua.
Newtll"
factored from f'H
peet the breaking ot treatiee ta
Ss future te be aeeompaated
by seoad effect. .
Merchants of This Community
Will Make It Great Fun To .
Play Santa
There's no need to go out of town to do your
Christmas shopping, for the merchants of this com
munity, always presenting the best, are outdoing
themselves Uiis year in offering the biggest array
of fine Christmas gifts in their history.
And although this bank cannot offer Christmas
values itself, it can and does join with the stores of
the community in cordially inviting everyone to
shop here it will really be worthwhile.
Jlt& tyliendLf Bonk
Established 1902
Member Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation
($5,000 Maximum Insur
ance for Each Depositor.)
The
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