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Page 7 THE WAYNESVILLK MOUNTAINEER A yieett Off The War i-"""""""- ii. ii vi ureas fLhey are faced with -ridrf biS obviously &t a breakthrough .na ', .ome time i i I Convoy on the Pacific sible while we build up overwhelm ing superiority necessary to ulti mate victory. The President sent a directive to all Government agency heads ordering them to "determine those employees who may be prompty released" for work in the agencies most directly in volved in the war. Congress completed action on a $500,000,000 appropriation for aid, to China, and the President signed j it The State Department an-1 nounced arrangements to co-ordinate and simplify economic war fare methods of the U. S. and Britain. The Agriculture Depart ment said Lend-Lease agricul tural commodities delivered to the t" r i i v r i. i a 1 I oriLisn vjovemineiiv luiaieu mure than 8,300,000,000 pounds up to January 1, 1942 enough to fill 69,000 freight cars and make up a train 575 miles long. kt value of telephone tardea) increaiei as mra telephona Lkieribtri art added. During 'die pait two years alona, a nafc m of almost 290,000 Ul Uonai was mada in Uia area r itrved by Southern Ball. I Lake possible this unpreca-, dtnted incroait in telephona hat required an expenditure off 'marly ona hundred million Jollan and a net increase of 'nor than 6,000 naw am Lloves. making a total of 28,- 000 men and woman now am 'slaved by Southern Ball. To- 1 ' . Jav. at nevar bafora in history. Jtht telephona is indispensabla !to buiineti and industry, a uource of avar praiant com- fort, convenience and security to the homa, and vital to our national welfare in war and 'peace. The telephona has become a part of our modern way of life indispensabla invaluable. if! A- t RATIONING Price Administrator Henderson announced nation-wide rationing of recapped and retreaded tires will begin February 19. The ra tioning will be carried out through the same machinery now employed to ration new tires and tubes. Mr. Henderson said it is probable there will be no crude rubber available for retreading" except for the small number of vehicles already eligible to obtain new tires and tubes. He said sugar rationing will be put in effect as soon as War Ration Book No. 1 is printed and distribut ed. The books contain 28 stamps and each stamp will entitle the holder to a specific amount prob ably three-quarters of a pound per Derson--each week. When they are issued an appropriate number of stamps will be removed for any hoarded sugar in the family as shown by a certified statement. False reports of sugar supplies will carry penalties up to $10,000 fine or 10 years imprisonment. 5 0 U T HER LI B ELL T EL EP H 0 11 E fin d telegraph com P AM INCORPORATED CIVILIAN DEFENSE OCD Director Landis said the OCD will be completely reorgan ized to "srear it for action." He said "each person must have a clear and definite function; every run-son must be Qualified to perform that function. ... We need to or ganize our forces and, then hold practice tests to see whether they can function.!' Commencement At Crabtree School Is Set For March 27th Hampton Qualifies As Marksman At C. Croft Private John Hampton, of Com pany B of the 40th Training Ba talion, Camp Croft, has qualified with the Springfield rifle as marks man with the score of 175, it was announced at Camp Croft head quarters yesterday. Private Hampton is the son 01 Mrs. bteua Hampton, of Waynesville. He also Qualified as a marksman with ' the Browning Automatic with a score of 85. J This remarkable photo released by the Navy Department, shows soldiers, sailors and civilian passengers relaxing on the deck of one of the ships that recently crossed the Pacific In convoy. The wearing of life belts at all times was compulsory. The convoy's ports of embarka tion and debarkation were not disclosed. It reached its destination safely. TANNER TRANSFERRED Private Aude Tanner has been transferred from Ft Eustis, Va., to Fort Bliss. Texas. He complet ed his training at Fort Eustis and is now with the quartermaster corps at the Texas camp. Betty Rogers has been named valedictorian of the Crabtree sen ior sclass, and will participate in the graduation exercises of the school on March 27. The 1942 valedictorian is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Rogers, of Crabtree. Sara Bryson will be salutatorian. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Bryson. The mascots for the graduating class are David Hugh Tate, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harmon Tate, and Elaine Walker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Walker. "Brothers of Belinda,' a tnree- act comedy, will be given by the senior class on March 13. The following are members of the cast Edith Tate, Georgia McCracken, Jessie Bryson, Betty Messer, Ruth Sutton, Jule Ross, Max Ferguson, Dorothy McElroy, Jack Crawford, Joe Davis, and Weldon Sutton. Ratclilf Cove News Prayer services were held Sat urday night at Ratcliffe Cove Baptist church. Miss Ruth Miler, who is ill, is some better. Rev. L. C. Stevens preached Sunday at Elizabeth Chapel. nouced the army air force will be expanded to 1,000,000 officers and men this year and 2,000,000 in 1943. The President ordered all personnel of the reserves to active service at dates to be set by War Secretary Stimson. The President also ordered Federal departments and agencies to follow uniform practices in applying the Selective Service Act to Federal employees. Secretary Stimson announced all army men will be immunizea against yellow fever to make them available for service in areas where it is known to exist. formerly owned by prominent U. S. citizens, have been presented to the navy, coast guard and Man- times Commission. . .-;.. ARMY President Roosevelt asked Con gress for 23 billion dollars in sup plemental appropriation for the errhy. ThejWar Department an-, SHIPPING American shipyards, now launch ing ships at the rate of one-a-day, will double production within 60 days and triple it with six or seven months, the Maritime Commission announced. President Roosevelt asked Congress for almost four billion dollars in cash and con tract authorizations to expand the merchant fleet. The President established a war shipping admin istration, headed by Maritime Com mission Chairman Land, to con trol operation, purchase, charges, requisition and use of all U. S. merchant ships to assure their most effective use in the war. The commission awarded a con tract for 36 Liberty freighters. TweMyrthreV "American 7' yachts, . . NAVY The President signed the navy supply bill carrying 24 billion dol lars in cash appropriations and four billion dollars in contract au thorizations, a bill authorizing expenditure of $750,000,000 for facilities to build 1,800 minor com batant, auxiliary and patrol ves sels, and legislation authorizing expenditure of $450,000,000 for naval shore facilities. The House passed and sent to the Senate a bill to allow commissioning of warrant officers as officers of the Regular Army. consist approximately 53 per cent of total U. S. industrial output in 1942, compared with 21 per cent last year. In durable goods about 80 per cent of total production will cro for war purposes. The WPB announced war funds already authorized or now pending in Congress total approximately 116 billion dollars. The local said the Axis produced approxi mately 45 billion dollars worth 01 war goods in 1941, and to win de cisive victory, the U, S. must out produce the Axis 2V4 to 1. PRODUCTION AND CONVER SION The WPB ordered all radio man ufacturers to convert their facil ities to war production within four months. The industry did J200,. 000.000 of civilian business last vear. but already has had its civilian output cut 40 per cent War Production Chairman Nelson said "conversion is the only straight, fast road to victory. This will be our principal goal for the next six months." The Depart ment; of Commerce ' estimated pro duction for military purposes will PRIORITIES AND TIONS ALLOCA- Mrs. Way Ratcliffe, who been ill, is some better. has Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Underwood, Misaen Marararet and Sara Under wood and Hill Matney were the guests of Miss Maggie Underwood at Black Mountain bunaay. Slogan for shoppers: tote our own." "Well FROZEN MONEY After noting the theft of $100 in money from a Kansas City grocer, we can understand now just what "cold cash" means. The grocer had secreted it on a cake of ice in his refrigerator. St Louis Globe. The ice must have formed a scum over those field glasses through which Hitler was saying his men could see Moscow. A drastic reduction in the man ufacture of tin cans was ordered by thdJWPB in order to have an proximately 40 per cent 01 the 40,000 tons of tin used by the canning industry lagt year. Small sized cans and non-essential cans, including those for beer, tobacco, dried beans and dog food, are elim inated entirely after this month. The ban on sales of new trucks and trailers was extended to Feb ruary 28. Prime war contractors and public health and safety offi cials may obtain immediate de livery of new automobiles by ap plying directly to the Office of Price Administration in Washing ton, Price Administrator Hender son announced. All non-essential Use of Vitamin A was banned to as sure sufficient supplies for the air eorps. " Pet Paste urized Milk Contains mm Than the Law Requires Pasteurizeed Milk IS SAFE UNCLE SAM AND THE N. C. BOARD OF HEALTH HAVE SET 3 54 BUT- TERFAT AS THE MINIMUM Pet Pasteurized M Uncle Sam believes that milk which contains 3tf percent butterfat is good enough for his army, navy, marines and even patients in his hospitals. The North Carolina Board of Health feels the same percentage of butterfat makes a good quality mjlk. . ti A. A, . , , Characteristic of PET PRODUCTS, they are even better than the standard set by law, as EVERY BOTTLE OF PET PASTEURIZED MILK CONTAINS 4 BUTTERFAT. L- ; -: - :;'r - v v .TTV 41. : ' Pet Pasteurized milk is standardized at 4 butterfat, and has the same amount of butterfat 365 days in the year, BECAUSE EVERY BOTTLE IS LABORATORY CONTROLLED. Laboratory Controlled Every bottle of Pet Pasteurized Milk is Laboratory controlled for Purity, Quality and Freshness. Our milk is produced, pasteurized and bot tled under supervision of the United States Public Health Service and the State Health Department.- . When we say Pet Pasteurized Milk is Safe Milk, we know what we are saying, because harmful bacteria that might be present can not live in milk that has been heated to 143 degrees and kept there for 30 minutes. KNOW THE MILK YOU DRINK. Migh Cash For TAW Prices mm We are in the Maiket for both Chest nut Oak and Hemlock Tan Bark. If you have any to sell, come to our Office at once and secure contract. Turn Your Tan Bark Into CASH Junaluska Tannery HAZELWOOD, N. C. K Invisible Cream- The visible cream of raw milk of the same butterfat content is slightly longer than on pasteurized milk. The but terfat is still in the milk, al though not visible to the nak ed eye. The food content of the milk is still there, PLUS the satisfaction of knowing that Pasteurized Milk Is Safe Milk. SAVE 2 Pay Your TAX The law on tax collections requires that the following penalties be charged on 1941 and. all future taxes: 1 per cent after the 1st day of February and before the 1st day of March. 2 Added After March 1st and before the 1st of April After the 2nd day of April 1-2 of 1 per cent each month, in addition to the 2 per cent, until the date of tax sale. Pay your taxes NOW and avoid penalty and costs. '' J. E. FERGUSON Tax Collector and Supervisor For Haywood County Phone 10 Waynesville
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