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TIM WAYNES VILLE MOUNTAINEER Pace 13 fWeek Of The War .it and Prime . M?n? KVii in. ioint state-! rhun.ii"! . , , .it., f their wasn- , conference- ..,v?red au WW...-----ion ca7r; ..., . we have b.!eP fnlXe of the pQwer and IfuS" f ur enemie8 ; plan obviou.8 ef!tact .PK., closed, it can K?rt the coming operations Lid that tne . ffiU d-ven "... fhe attack on Russia. . tne th fierhtine L, together wun bo of munitions of war and . ... ituraa t tit :" 'bi n of the United Na Re statement said. "While ,intf wanare r - vis continue iu ' carp) ships ... prouuc of new t-nagegrein- .iinemontn oy iii"" -S that as a result of steps ni at this conference the re- navies will further re ' the toll of merchant shipping." V "president reported American r,Vin Mav produced 4,000 air ;t, more than 1 500 tanks ,"000 artillery and anti-tank (exclusive o huu-buv.i.1. , ro'ore than 50,000 machine -j .so win submachine guns. L are well on our way towards living the nue job will bring us to our goals, Dteiifont said. This is no e, however, for the American tie to get over-confident, he ( because there are plenty of 'm production problems ahead, icularly those caused by raw terials shortages. lar Production Chairman Nel- called on Americans to observe .penitence Day this year by king for their freedoms, be e "we at home dare not have uly fourth holiday in war pro- :ion." Mr. N' lson said tne u. war production program will I fnr 4220 billion worth of war Id, of which $140 billion must bought at the average rate oi billion a month during this year next, compared with the cur t rate of $3.8 billion a month. FRI arrpsted picrht sneciallv fned Nazi saboteurs landed by man submarines at Long la id. N. Y., and fonte Vedra, icn, na. A numner oi "con t men'1 for the saboteurs were ) arrested. vides all passenger car owners are entitled to A books based on 2,880 miles of driving a year and con taining six pages of eight coupons each each coupon worth four gal lons. Application for SUDDlement. al rations may be filed when motor ists register for A books only on July 9, 10 and 11. In order to qual ify for supplemental B or C books, A motorists must prove occupa tional driving is in excess of 1,800 miles a year and that he has formed a car-sharing club. S-l and S-2 books for trucks, taxis, ambulalnces and government ve hicles will contain 96 and 384 cou pons, respectively, each coupon good for five gallons. Filling stations may give prefer ence to defense workers, trucks ,and ambulances, after nostini? no tices to that effect, if their sup plies are insufficient to meet all demands, OPA ruled. The office suspended deliveries to 64 filling stations in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, bringing to 78 the total suspensions for alWed violations of rationing regulations. The OCD asked 3,000 defense councils in the East to establish machinery for bringing owners together in car-sharing clubs. Tire and tube quotas for July were in creased over June to take care of greater wear during the hot sum mer months. Army Patrol Plane Spots Atlantic Survivors 2 jr. 5 V -ig-raTsni'Y .;, rywv.jaj.AM D. . im Air Cwp TUt As dawn breaks over the Atlantic an army bomber patrolling the coastal waUri pot a torpedoed ship and its survivors. Part of the plane's wing can be en at the right In a lifeboat (center) the lurrtvori pull away from their linking vessel. After summoning surface craft to rescue the aurivora, the bomber went on a hunt for the iub that sank the ship. ARMY AND SELECTIVE SER VICE The House passed and sent to the Senate the 42 billion army sup ply bill for the fiscal year be ginning July 1 the largest single appropriation in the U. S. history. Services of Supply Commander Sommervell said the army will reach 4,500,000 men by the mid dle of 1943. The army food bill in 1943 will be $1,300 million, he said.' Beginning July 1, the CAA will train 13,000 pilots for the army air forces enlisted reserve as glider pilots, airline co-pilots, service pilots and pilot instructors. Men between 18 and 37 are eligi ble. The War Department said the air ferrying and the air transport operations of the army will be co ordinated into a new air transport command, effective July I. of the army engineer corps re ported the Allied Work Council and the U. S. Army Engineers in Aus tralia have built 100 military air dromes, built or improved thous ands of miles of strategic roads, and are working on 12,000 separate projects in Austrialia. U. S. air men damaged a Japanese cruiser and sank a transport in Kiska harbor in the Aleutians. The sink ing of 17 more allied merchant vessels by enemy submarines was announced. RtTinvivr. the OPA announced that plans permanent gasoline rationing th East, effective JiHy--22, prt THE WAR FRONT A Eupropean theater of opera tions for U. S. forces was estab lished with Maj. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, formerly assistant chief of staff in charge of the op perations division, as commanding general. Headquarters will be in fcidon-. Brig.' Gen. Hugh Casey Local Masonic Lodge To Hold Regular Meet Friday The VVaynesviHe Masonic lodge will hold the regular communion on Friday evening at 8 o'clock in the Masonic Temple. The Entered Apprentice degree will be con ferred. All visiting Masons are cordially invited to attend. ! Divorce Was Granted In Buncombe County Mrs. Susw; Ferguson Noland was granted a divorce from Ben No land, in the civil term of court in Buncombe county lust week. yielded only 219,000 tons as July 27. of TRANSPORTATION AND RUB BER SALVAGE The Office of Defenso Transpor tation established a U. S. truck conservation corps to mobilize the country's 5,000,000 trucks for more efficient war service. The office and conversion of the trucking industry to a war time basis is effecting a big saving of rubber and equipment, despite a sharp in crease in the volume of business Railroads in 1941 set an all-time record of ton-miles of freight car ried and increased circulation of freight cars by 33 per cent over 1929. Passenger service of both railroads and buses is about 50 per cent greater this year than last, Mr. Eastman said. He requested discontinuace for the duration of all county and state fairs in order to conserve transportation facil ities.' '. President Roosevelt extended until midnight July 10 the scrap rubber collection campaign because! It takes just about all the time the response was disappointing and there is to be a big success AGRICULTURE Agriculture Secretary Wickurd said the U. S. will have to rely more and more on the contribution small farmers can make toward meeting wartime goals for food production. He said the agricul ture department is doing every thing it can to help such farmers purchase , new equipment and stock for expanding crops. The department estimated the 1942 Crop at a record total of 105 mil lion head, compared with 85 mil lion head in 1941. Total milk pro duction as of June 1 was more than 3 per cent greater than last year. The department reported almost 12 million persons were employ ed on farms June 1 more than a million above the May 1 total and 99 per cent of the 1910-14 average. Farm wage rates on June 1 were 183 per cent of the 1910-14 average. Fines Creek News By Mrs. D. N. Rathbone. Among the best known, and most interesting people on Fines Creek today, includt Uncle Dock Rog ers, who is now 92 years old, and i lives in the Shelton Laurel section of Fines Creek. Mr. Rogers married Miss Mat tie Bennett, who was a relative of John and Wash Bennett, promi nent among the early settlers of the community. To this union were bora Grover C. Rogers, of Clyde, and Mrs. Bobbie Rhea. The second wife of Mr. Rogers was Mrs. Laura Haynes Jones. She died about two years ago, and Mr. Rogers makes his home with his othtr son, and family, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Rogers, at the old home place. In his active years, Mr. Rogers took a leading role in the church life of his community. His gener osity and sympathetic manner won him many friends, among both young and od. For sometime he has suffered from a seige of rheumatism, but inspite of his affliction, enjoys fair health. Last winter he had pneu monia, which he often describes as a "weary time" of his life." The old K ntlemun is kept cheerful by his three attractive granddaughters,'. Misses Edith, Lucile and Lois Rogers. An hour spent with Mr, Rogers is always worthwhile. ister Mary Celine Of St John's School To Tutor Students Sister Mary Celine, of St. John's school will tutor students in the intermediate and grammar grade in English, history and Latin, it was announced by the school au thorities this week. Classes will be held only in the day, and will start according to the requests of the students. Stu dents are asked to make appoint ments for interviews to decide on the time of the classes. Dellwood News Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ferguson, of Canton, spent Sunday with Mr. Ferguson's mother, Mrs. Fannie Ferguson, of Dellwood. Mrs. John Moody left Saturday to spend a few days with her(fam ily in Sylva. There will be a revival at the Baptist church beginning July 12. Rev. J. C. Pipes, of Asheville, will do the preaching. AH members and friends are asked to meet Fri day, July 3, and clean up the church and mow the yard. The passing of Mrs. Lura No land, the people of this Fines Creek have lost a cherished friend and loyal church worker. Although in ill health for the past several years, her work in the church and good deeds will be remembered down through' the years. Lieutenant General Sum Buzz Beasley, of the urmy, is visiting his father, Shuf ford Beasley, on Fines Cret k. grounds Wednesday and picked un til late afternoon, returning to Fines Creek that night. Those making up the party included, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond McCracken, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Green and son, Dave, and Fred L. Safford. The party were guests over-night of B. Lombard, a friend of the Mc-Crackens. The retrAilar meeting of the Christian Service of the Metho dist church, met last Tuesday with Mrs. Carl Green, with a large num ber attending. The meeting was in charge of Mrs. Fred L. Sufford, president of the group. The devotional was led by Mrs. Waldo Green, and Mrs. Curtiss Rogers brought the Bible message of the day. Rev, Melton Harbin led a dis cussion on the various organiza tions in the Methodist church. Mrs. F. C. Green was welcomed as a new member. The hostess served delicious refreshments during the social hour. A group from here went to Wal hulla, S. C., last week to pick huck leberries. They picked berries all day Tuesday, and by supper, had 100 quarts ready for canning. The Rev. Melton Harbin will preach Sunday morning at the cen tral Fines Creek Methodist church. Sunday evening at the Laurel Hill Methodist church, and at 8 p. m. at which time he will begin his re vival there, the meeting will con tinue through the week and every one is cordially invited to come and join in with these messages. Military problem: It it takes 90 days to make a civilian an officer, how long will it take to make an The party returned to the berry I officer a civilian again? hanks Alii Ate oVetv WAYNES VILLE lUUflJ PET and every day use DAIRY PRODUCTS --And Remember siemizedMilWM PETMIOT We Buy Milk From V Haywood Grade "A" milk Producers Association Pa Safe SAVE ON OUR 21 Lbs. Good Value 1 Lb. Hercules 100 Pure FLOUR 800 COFFEE - - - - 200 21 Lbs. Western Bred 1 Lb. Santo FLOUR - - - - $1.05 COFFEE - - - 206 4-Lb. Carton 1 Lb. Old Mansion . PURE LARD - - - 63? COFFEE - - - - 33C 5c Boxes Of "'r.,r;i ' . .18 Oz. Box SALT - - - 3 for 106 POST T0AST1ES - 15 Duke ABSOLUTELY PURE HOME MADE S A Y 0 N N A D S E Home-Made Mayonnaise without the bother of making it .,, un cooked , . . absolutely pure and wholesome. Duke's contains only fresh egg yolks, pure salad oil and tangy seasoning. Duke's contains no mustard, no corn starch, no gelatin ... deliciously different. 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