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Page 12 THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER THURSDAY, MARCH 2(! A Week Of The War President Roosevelt proclaimed April 6 as Army Day and asked the Nation to observe it by re soving firmly "to spare no effort which may contribute to the speedy creation of the arms and sup plies' indispensible to our citizens' army." He said, "We are engaged in our greatest war, a war that will leave none of our lives wholly untouched. We shall win this war as we have won every war we have fought." War Secretary Stimson an nounced the army will train 100, 000 men and women for civilian jobs as overhaul and repair me chanics, inspectors at government arsenals, etc. Men must be out side the age requirement for Se lective Service. Applications may be made at any Civil Service Com mission local office. The House passed and sent to the Senate a bil to create a volunteer army aux iliary corps of women between 21 and 45. registrants. The President set April 27 as the SS registration day for all men 44 to 64 inclusive. Director Hershey said as the war progress es, draft deferments will depend more on whether a man's civil op eration is essential to the war ef fort than on his dependants. Greater Than the Loss of Singapore SELECTIVE SERVICE Selective Service Director Her shey, tightening 11-A deferements, directed SS local boards to put aside considerations of "mere con venience and comfort" in determ ining the defement of persons nec essary in the "national health, boards began distribution of four page occupational questionnaires to obtain for the U. S. Employment Service and other agencies full in formation on the vocational back ground of men who registered February 16. Later the question naires will be sent the earlier SS RATIONING The Office of Price Administra tion announced individual or fam ily consumers will register for su gar rationing May 4, 5, 6 and 7 at public elementary schools. Com mercial users will register April 28 and 29 at high schools. All sugar sales in the country will be halted at midnight April 27 for approximately 10 days. One mem ber of a family can register the entire household. Each person will receive a war ration book of 28 stamps. Oil Coordinator Ickes said a card rationing system for gasoline will repace within six weeks the where near our goals." Commerce present 20 per cent limitation on Secretary Jones reported the De SJ-"?flK:-:-;x-i..:::-:-x..-.v.v.-.- .. , The fall of Singapore means little to this old Malayan mother as she sits on a piece of debris In the city's streets after a heavy Japanese bombing attack and cries to Heaven her grief at the loss of her child. The naked body of the youngster lies on the ground, torn by a bomb fragment in one of the last raids before Singapore fell. deliveries in 17 Eastern States, Washington, Oregon and the Dis trict of Columbia. The War Pro duction Board said new typewrit ers produced during the remainder of 1942 will go to the army, navy and other government agencies, y PRODUCTION AND CONVERSION War Production Chairman Nel son, in a radio broadcast, said airplane production has increased more than 50 per cent since Pearl Harbor. "But this is no reason for false complacency. We are no- PET PRODUCTS Served Here CALL FOR Pasteurized Milk Chocolate Milk -Butter Milk We Also Serve Pet's Butter and Cottage Cheese Pet Ice Cream Pasteurized Milk Is Safe CHARLIES CAFE fense Plant Corporation had made commitments as of March 7 for construction of more than 700 plants. He said the government is spending $600,000,000 for construc tion of synthetic rubber plants. SHIPPING Navy Secretary Knox said of more than 1,000 ships which have cleared New York for southern ports and have observed navy or ders to traval in specially desig nated south lanes, only five have been sunk. He said the coast guard force proctecting harbor installa tions is being increased from 35,000 to 60,000, and a large num ber of patrol vessels, are being added for the entire Atlantic coast line. The Maritime Commission said its liberty ship production program, now on schedule, calls for putting 1,488 new freighters in war service by the end of 1943. Allen's Creek News Clarence Taylor) Fines Creek News Mrs. D. N. Rathbone. Looking back over the past sev eral years it is gratifying to note many improvements in various phases of our community life. We have a better school building, a new addition has been made to our church, bur mam thorough- the Fines Creek school. fare has been straightened and ' hard surfaced and electric service "Aunt" Louisa Rogers is in a is available to all. True enough critical condition at the home of each of these improvements have her daughter, Mrs. Bobbie Carver, meant much to all of us, but of ," Aunt" Louisa is 93 years old and Plans are underway to organize a B. Y. P. U. at the Fines Creek Baptist church. The seniors will present their play Friday night, March 27th, at Charlie's Cafe Has Good Susiness "Business has been excellent," was the comment of Jimmy Wil liams, co-partner of Charlie's Cafe, which opened last Thursday. "People are certainly compli mentary about our place, and that 'open view' kitchen has been the source of much favorable comment, and lots of people marvel at how spic and span everything is," he continued. "Our experienced staff have been able to render quick service even when practically ever seat was taken," the manager stated. The new cafe is owned and man aged by Jimmy Williams and Charlie Woodard. greater importance, in our opin ion, is the betterment of the alco holic situation which for many years had been a great menace to our community. Some ten or twelve years ago our community was overrun, tramp led and crippled economically, so the wife of the late Jesse Rogers, a Civil War veteran, AIR The President asked Congress for more than $8 billion to expand the army air forces by purchase of 148,000 planes in 1942. The Civil Aeronautics Administration said its standardization center in Houston, Texas, soon will graduate a class of pilots every ten days for the army ferrying command. The office of education and the CAA announced plans for a nationwide aviation ed ucation program in elementary and high schools. LABOR President Roosevelt said by fall labor shortages probably will be gin to develop, although at the present time there is sufficient man. power for V war industry. The President stated nowhere in the country is anyone prohibited by law from working more than 40 hours a week. WPB Chairman Nelson addressing CIO leaders in Washington : asked labor to suspend for the duration the privi lege of getting double time pay for work on Sundays and holidays. PRIORITIES AND ALLOCA TIONS The WPB ordered manufactur ers of domestic laundry equipment to halt production by May 15, and manufacturers of certain vending machines, of juke boxes and other amusement machines by May 1. The board directed distributors of men's and boys' clothing to omit trouser cuffs after March 30. Prior ity assistance was granted ma terials needed for repair and main tenance of exisiting plumbing and heating installations on farms, in residences and office and apart ment buildings. The board limited We Thank You The Modern Eating Place With the "Open View" Kitchen Orders Taken For Homemade Cakes : and Pies We deeply appreciate the many compliments we have received along with your patronageabout our tasty food, prompt service and modern build ing. We are serving more people every day, and our determination to please will make it' easy for you to get what you want here, for breakfast, dinner, supper, or even just a sandwich. We open at six every morning, and close at 11 each night 17 hours of continuous and ex cellent service, serving only the best of delicious foods, JIMMY WILLIAMS and CHARLIE WOODARD Owners-Operators CHARLIES CAFE Food Prepared and Served As You Like It On Main Street ' Opposite First National Bank Waynesvillej Fines Creek hails greetings to our new babies who recently ar rived. They seem to be receiving much recognition through some leading magazines. Jerry Brown, Lt 'ij . m ir j r cially and morally by the influence " "n olu 8" lur To" e iv,v.i d It Fred Brown, now tops the scales WuWI8 w'et"u- at 16 pounds, of course he's cap- merous, customers were plentiful tain. Then there is adorable Davta and drunkenness was in profusion. Louise Pri ot ,te a month oW Homes were wrecked, many lives daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will were ruined and the worth of moral Price) has already won over and character lost is beyond compre- become the pet of her small visi hension. 'tors. Little lady Beverely Arlene Today the clouds of this deadly Kirkpatrick, month old daughter of evil have almost rolled away. We Mr. and Mrs. Jim Kirkpatrick, with live in a purer atmosphere. Now her cooing will no doubt be the one may look up and enjoy the queen of the family tree, beautiful scenery without fear of . : .-. bumping into a drunk or stumbling1 Fred Safford who holds a posi over a bat-wing bottle. 'tion at Newport News, Va., spent We may never , know just how the week-end with his parents, Mr. much our church had to do with and Mrs. Fred Safford. the bettering of this situation, but we do know that a church is the Mr. and Mrs. M, M. Kirkpatrick salt of a community and we feel spent Friday last week in Ashe- that ours has not lost its savour. ville on business. Memorial Services Held In Honor of Dallas Rhea Clark Brief but impressive services were held at the regular Sunday morning service at the First Meth odist church in memory of Dallas Rhea Clark, machinists' mate, first class U. S. Navy, Haywood's nrst casualty in World War II. The pastor of the church, the Rev. J. Clay Madison, was in charge of the service. He told of the message received one week ago from the Navy Department by the mother, Mrs. Nellie Morgan Clark, stating that her son was "missing while in performance of active duty." A one minute period of silent tribute was paid by the congrega tion, after which taps sounded in a distant part of the building, giv ing the effect of coming from outside. Young Clark is the son of the late Dee Clark and grandson of two veterans of the War Between the States, Stephen Redmond and Dallas Clark, both of Haywood county. He had been in the navy for twelve years and was said to have been on the U. S. S. Houston. April Schedule County Home CI The schedule for th ' county home demons"' ' for the month of 6 announced by Miss Mary y Smith, county agent Aliens creek o1,,k -;."" the school house at 2 nn Wednesday, ist: tZcl with Mrs. Crew o'clock on Thursday o7 Creek club with i.." J" erwood on Friday ZrP dam club will meet ' ' Navy ships carry nearly 100 edu cational courses, in book and pamphlet form, for instruction in naval subjects. TiVonrtle 1 .... . . . ."..via vuve riuh . ,1. K. Boone at 2:00 o'clock nesdav. 8th, Pin ., v.bUl1UM at 1(1 .OA on ThursHav Qtv ou LU lur meeting; Iron Duff ciub J Harley Caldwell Friday 10th; Mirnimr L"' with Mr-, nr , . K ilf o'clock, Monday, 13th. i ucbuci viud wun .Mrs en ous at 2:00 o'clock on wedJ lotn; Maggie club with V ?" Ketner at 0-(In 'i " L - J Iznn'U r.n iT' , , ' v,BOUee club it school house at 2:00 - -.""j , 1.1,11, naicim r. with Mrs. Mark Callous o'clock on Monday, 20th- f"J Rogers on Tuesday, 21st.' The followinsr cluh on designated dates with hosteJ w uc ctiiuuiuit:t;u at a ata j Cecil club on WednesH,. 3 West Canton on Thursday's! " ",mla tuD r nuay, 24th. Clyde club on Tuesday, 284 Salvation Army Worke! 10 leach Citizens Bibl Class Sunday Morninf The Salvation Army wotkeu the Mountain Division will k charge of the Citizens Bible G at the regular Sunday moo session at the First Baptist dm Lt. Thelma-'Colton will addrea group. The members of the clui asked to bring their wivei the Woman's Bible Class of church are also invited as iptJ guests. Our Sunday school attendance last Sunday was 237 which was an Mrs. Effie Green Francis and Mrs. Dorothy Gohaean Clark. increase of 11 over the Sunday 1bth in- the Fines Creek before. school, spent the week-end in New port News with their husbands. Twenty-four members of our Sunday school attended the third monthly convention of the 13 Sun day schools in the Waynesville dis trict which was held at Barbers ville Baptist church at 2:30 p. m. Our pastor gave the devotional Jack Price, son of Haden Price, is much improved with pneumonia. CORRECTION We regret the error last week, in urllih if woo of of a1 fV.f Later in the program two musical riarir anonf fV, ,,i,j i.:- selections, one reading and one mother, Mrs. Caudas Clark. It '""'IUU were Pen oy younger was Glenn Clark instead. We members of our school. Ray Mashburn and family have moved to Fontana where he has been employed for some time. gladly make this correction. Congratulations To CHARLIES CAFE "BETTER BUSINESS MERITS BETTER SIGNS" floe ZatHdey Signs Phone 242-J Main Street Mrs. Net Allen spent the latter part of last week in Asheville with her sister, Mrs. Al Suttels, Mrs. Eva Stevens, of Canton. was the week-end guest of Mrs. Blanch Franklin. Mr. and Mrs C. 1.. Allen and daughters. Grace and Nell, at tended a htrf.nrlnv HinnAi loaf Gun- I" ' . ,.. ot uuu- day on Pole Creek in Buncombe county, ine dinner was given in honor of Mr. Hutchinson. Among those taking part in the program at Barbervile church last Sunday afternoon were: Win nie and Betty Farmer, Nellie and Mildred Muse, Mary Francis Fer guson, Sammy Wiggins, and Paul Sorrells. Mrs. Fred Farmer and daughter, Winnie, Mrs. Blanch Franklin and son, Dave, and Mrs. Jule Allen spent last Wednesday visiting friends. metallic plates for state and local auto licenses to 10 per cent of the weight issued during the year end ing: July 1. Another Job 'h-: JOHN NORR1S That Satisfied-- THE WAR FRONT Gen. Douglas MacAWhur, ac companied by a staff of officers, broke through the Japanese block ade and proceeded from Bataan Peninsula to Melbourne. Australia. to assume supreme command of the forces in that region, including the Phillippines. Lt Gen. Jona than M. Wainwright succeeded Gen. MacArthur in command of American troops on Bataan. Gen eralissimo Chiang Kai-Shek placed Lt. Gen. Joseph W. Stillwell, U. S. Army, in command of the Fifth and Sixth Chinese Armies, oper ating with British forces in Burma. South Carolina's population jumped from 1,738,765 in 1930 to 1,905,815 in 1940. 1 WE RENOVATED AND RE-BUILT THE BUILDING NOW OCCUPIED BY CHARLIE'S CAFE A" lOHNNORRIS General Contractor Waynesrille, N. C.
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