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THURSDAY, JUXE 4, Page 6 THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER On The Tar Heel Front IN WASHINGTON By Robert A. Erwin and Frances McKusick Chances for relaxation of gaso line rationing for counties in West ern North Carolina went glimmer ing when Secretary of Interior Haroldf L. Ickes, the Federal Pe troleum Coordinator informed Representative Robert L. (Farmer Bob) Doughton that nothing could be done at this time. Mr. Dough ton had sought to exclude north western counties from the curtail ed area. The Secretary covered the . sit uation very well in a letter to Mr. Doughton, and the Congressman made it public, declaring "it looks as if very little can be done right now." To show how much gasoline reaches North Carolina over the Plantation Pipeline running from Baton Rouge, La., to Greensboro, Secretary Ickes cited figures for the week ended May 14, during which 56 per cent of the capacity ended its travel through the line at Greensboro. The line has a capacity of about 40,000 barrels of oil daily to Greensboro. Gas oline delivered there is transferred to tank cars and trucks for further delivery in North Carolina, Vir ginia and other eastern states. Its capacity is being increased and its extension to Tidewater Virginia is being considered. "In addition North Carolina receives oil by tank car from points further west," he said. "During the week of May 16 there were 518 tank cars loaded for shipment to North Carolina, an average of about 16,000 barrels daily." Ickes pointed out that if restric-: tions are lifted in one area, the extent to which gasoline consump tion might be increased would have to be offset by a further deficit of equal size in other sections of the East Coast area. As for the element of serving the tourist trade in the North Car olina mountain country this sum mer, the Secretary pointed out that counties serving tourists would re ceive additional gasoline, based on the increased consumption of last summer over gasoline used during the winter just passed. "There are several other factors which may affect recreational tour ing this summer, other than the gasoline supply in the area visited," Ickes concluded. "Foremost among these probably is the tire situation. The gasoline supply in other sections of the East Coast from which tourists normally may come or through which they may pass also may have a bearing on the problem." Last week, the male member of this writing firm toured the coun ties of southwestern North Car olina. The people of that section feel that they are victims of dis crimination, because Tennessee is not rationed, and this gives the Tennessee area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park a dis tinct advantage over the North Carolina section. Proprietors of hotels and tourist homes on the North Carolina side said they an ticipated a poor tourist season but that the tourists who did come would undoubtedly confine their stay to one or two places, doing less driving on the highways and more walking on the byways. Numerous reports have been re ceived that North Carolina filling stations are violating rationing regulations and selling motorists any amount of gasoline they de sire, but this writer, on his tour of the state, saw no such violation. If ever there were two groups of people who are feeling the "pinch of priorities" during the war, it's the farmers and little business men. However, we believe there is no state whose representatives have worked harder for these two groups than the North Carolina congressional delegation. Not only have its members voted straight down the line for relief of these two groups, but Tar Heel representatives on Capitol Hill each week work diligently to see that To the Voters and Citizens of Haywood County I would like to write each and every one that voted for me a personal letter and thanK them for the loyal support that they gave me in my race for the State Senate; but this would be impossible, therefore, I am using the press in thanking you very much for the fine and loyal way in which you supported me, I shall always be grateful to each and every one of you that did so much for me. I think that my friends and the citizenship of the county should know that I did not spend a dollar in buying votes. This being true, I am real proud and happy of the large vote that I received in the primary without pay or compensation from me. Grover C. Davis. Paid Political Adv. Guns Lined Up for Inspection at Fort Bragg I , r ! J 1 "' f , til rr - Cf 'Sm These lW-mni guns shown at Fort Bragf?, N. C. represent aome of the heaviest hitting power of uie Arn-.s. They arrnot in firing position, but are drawn up for inspection by Secretary oi War ienry L. bwuiuii. Col. Walter W. Hess Jr., is in charge of the Provisional Field Artillery Brigade. These s-uns have a rji.gc of more than fifteen miles. farmers and little businessmen are given as much consideration by War Production Board experts as is humanly possible under the present stringent '"all out war effort." Another problem of both farmers and small business people which has already been taken care of, through the hard work of North Carolina congressmen, is that of the "back haul" trucking order. In April, the Office of Defense Transportation issued an edict that any truck carrying a load more than 15 miles from its starting point must be 100 per Cent full going out, and a 75 per cent load capacity on the way back. Farmers and small manufactur ers and business men who wanted- to deliver a truckload of goods obviously would have to stay at home because of the provisions of this order, unless some arrange ment they could either haul back a load, or could afford to buy a return truckload of mer chandise , for themselves. -Any trucker would be exempt from this order if he was delivering a gov ernment order, of course, but this naturally did not include the ma jority of truckers. The order meant many small businessmen and farmers in North Carolina would be faced with clos ing up shop. Early in the week Representative John H. Folger, Harold D, Cooley, William O. Bur gin, John H. Kerr, and Carl Dur ham contacted the Office of De fense Transportation, explaining how the order would work hard ships. A few days later the ODT extended the effective date of this order from June 1 to July 1. Mean while, th? ODT has promised to amend the order to make it less severe, ' . Allen's Creek News Gene Breece is home after spend ing a week with his sister at Wash ington, D. C. Ruth Owens from Robbinsville, is spending a few weeks here with friends and relatives. , Bert Finney has returned to Durham, after spending a few d?ys with his family. Still another problem of the "little 'fellow", was taken care of through the efforts of Represen tative Cooley who. -"Was especially concerned with the "freezing" of all lumber. The idea behind this was to assure the government of enough materials, to carry on its building construction program. However, the situation became so "tight" that it was impossible for a civilian to buy any lumber to repair barns, sheds, houses, etc., or to erect warehouses. Mr. Cool ey himself ran into the results of Dick Massie, son of Mrs. Mary Massie, is in the hospital at Sedro Wooley, Wash. Newton Davis has gone to New port News, Va., where he has a defense job. from a Rube Moody is home defense job in Durham. We are sorry to hear Lloyd Buch anan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Buchanan, has broken his arm. Mr. and Mrs. Elis Burrell and family spent Thursday with Mrs, M. C. Buchanan. Ralph Moody from this commu nity, who is stationed at Kansas, was recently promoted to sergeant. Manic y Pressley and family from Asheville, spent Wednesday with his mother, Mrs. Lura Press-ley. Sunny Rhinehart from Canton, is a visitor of Mr. and Mrs. Gaither McCluie. Frank Norman and family from SwannanoH, is a visitor of Mr. and Mrs. Will Norman. the '.'order, where three boards pur chased fur one of his tenant f arm e is were ordered off the truck be cause of "priorities." Within 24 hours after Mr. Cooley had contacted the WPB about L121 as the order was caled, the man date was "mollified" so that all lum ber not meeting government speci fications may be released for civ ilian use. This amendment allows plenty of lumber for construction of tobacco warehouses, farm build ings and repairs. Whij we saij -H (Pi " Wlien (our Appliances Need Attention Your Electric Company's primary concern is that of supplying you with dependable electric service. Because of the war, we must conserve rubber, gas, oil and automotive equipment. We can serve you best by using available equipment for the maintenance of your electric service. Your Electrical Dealer's primary concern now is keeping your electrical appliances going, and it is for this he is using his automotive equipment.- So, if you use Electrical Dealers' ap pliance service, we will be in a better position to keep electric service on your lines to operate your time and labor saving electrical appliances. For several years Electrical Dealers in the Carolinas have been taking care of most of your needs in the way of supply ing you with electrical equipment. With the "freezina" of several of the items they sell, many of them have gc 'o the service business, maintaining top-notch servi" .-" " ments. '''..' : FOR VICTORY BUY U. S. WAR BONDS AND STAMPS Ratcliff Cove News Miss Dot Johnson spent a few days with Margaret Underwood in Ratcliffe Cove. Mrs. Ed Moore, of Virginia, vis ited friends and relatives here last week. Rationing Board Gives Applications To 25 This Week Twenty -five persons received their grants from the tire ration ing board serving the Waynesville area during the past week. They included the following: D. P. Brown, of Waynesville, route 2, hauler of poultry and 'arm products, 2 truck tires and 2 truck tubes; Boyd Wholesale Co., of Waynesville, wholesale grocery listributor, 1 truck tire and 1 truck tube; Grace Lumber Mills, ,ake Junaluska, lumber and log vaulers, 5 truck tires, 5 truck tubes, and 2 truck recaps; Cecil T. Cogburn, of Clyde, route 1, hauler of logs, 1 truck tire, and 1 truck tube. Glenn C. Palmer, of Clyde, route i, wholesale milk hauler, 1 truck ne and 1 truck tube; Town of Waynesville, water supply main tenance, 1 truck tire, I truck tube r rv?A Campbell W JJT Alma K. Hazelwood Presbyteri e U3 -meeting The Woman's Aui;a . Hazelwood Presbvt, . 0 of held its annual k;-iV the Fellowship hall 0f on last WeHnct;,l.. Ine Km Preceding the party , ,w gram was given. Battle conducted jV ' Mrs. Rufus Gaddis and M UU1I1111C11UW i ing what the binhdayV j been used for each vear Hurt past 20 years. The Rev I herinVP!'" to train negro workers f 1 among their own race. Negro spirituals wete sar, the group, after which bin! cake and punch were i0 , the committee on -fLi Special guests were Mr. n r,o ti..i . lr- oar icinocj, ui nanan, Ky Mrs Young, of Hazelwood, and the of the church. sician, 1 ..passenger tiro and 1 r. -lie, route 2. hauler of logs, wood, '7 '... lnn,her and farm nroducts. 1 truck ! L17 r.. . ' v t- and 2 truck tubes; J. W'. Vn-) , 3 dtiwood, Waynesville, route 2, Stnn, '.' ,.F; plumber and maintenance recap. Mark Hannah, Mt. Sterling, T-uck ?tand' of perishable f hauler of farm products. 1 truck .""""1 tube: Flovd Da- ""c J""u' ,l " ""l De lan no vis, Waynesville, route 1, fuel and j supplies to logging operation, 2 ! truck recaps; R. L. Davis, Cove i Creek, log and acid wood hauler, 3 truck recaps; Underwood Lum ber and Supply Company, Waynes ville, AAA lime hauler, govern ment contract, and hauler of lum ber and pulp wood; N. R. Fergu son, Waynesville, hauler of live stock and farm products, 2 truck Mrs. Dora Ratcliff, who is ill, is some better. Mrs. Harry Dver, of Richmond, .recaps; James Han, vvaynesviue Va., was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. 'oute 2, licensed, taxi driver 2 W. W. Jones and other friends here truck recaps; W. F. Strange, Way- this week. j nesville, plumber, 2 passenger re-, "'.; ';. caps; Martin Electric Company, . ' ! Wn vnpsivillp. elprt.riral sprvirp. 1 . Paul Cagle; of Fort Jackson, S. , truck tire and j truck tube. C, spent the week-end with his; , ... . , . family here. J. M. Palmer, Waynesville, haul er oi iiveswcK ana iaim piuuutta, 1 truck recap; George H. Huff, Waynesville, licensed taxi, 2 pas senger recaps; D. R. Henry, Way nesville, licensed taxi. 2 passenger One thing is positively certain recaps; Scott Reeves, Waynesville, and that is that tomorrow won't licensed taxi, 2 passenger recaps; be like yesterday. W. L. Kirkpatrick, practicing phy- For You To Feel Well 24 hours everv dav. 7 wek, never stoppinK.'the kidntyii waste matter frum the blind If more oeoDle wtrf au.or. nfk,... kidneys must cotiBtantly Wmow J plus fluid, excess acids and othtrtJ wni.ir bum. i-Hiinoi siay Q (he y without injury to (.faith, thm v,. be better understanding of rli i whole system is upset wi.tn kido to lunctioD Drom'rlv. Burning, scanty or toofrp..u.nr...J tion sometimes warns' tunt Kmeiii is wrong. You nay. suSer as(c:s kl pains, getting up at nignu, iwr-l!:nj Why not try Uoan'l Fills? Y01 , bs using m medicine recommeDdN ! country over. Noun's stimulate litis tion of the kidneys and help thea nusn out poisonous. ute ran blood. They contain nothin fom' tet Uonn s today. Use with conod, At ma drug stores. s . "n- K ( . MfBSfirBBWN... 3 out of every 5 bembs dropped on Axis targets are made possible by Esso research Basic ingredient of the high explo sive TNT is toluol. In the last war, toluol came from coal tar. For this war, the United Nations need many times as much as the coal tar industry Cia produce. Fortunately, in 1935 Esso research workers, in cooperation with the U. S. Army, found a way to rnake toluol syn thetically from petroleum. Con struction of a large commercial plant far the Army Ordnance De partment was completed in Octo ber, 1941. This plant more than doubled America's TNT output. Thisj process was also shared with ether reners, so that 3 out of 5 bombs will be filled with war TNT derived from ESSO-devel-oped toluol. STANDARD OIL COMPANY '! Of NEW JERSEY I A ik.- V Cost. 1943. IM. la,. r Ail:"" 1 - ?f t' i;
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