RATIONING OF NEW
CARS LIBERALIZED
BY OPA ORDER
Some 240,000
Automobiles
Are Effected
Washington, (FVb. 25.—Automo
bile rationing' was liberalized to
day to make the natron’s stock of
240,000 new oars available for
purchase by a wide list of people.
The office of price administra
tion said that gasoline and other
driving restrictions are now so
tight that it is possible to open
the sale of automobiles to more
people who need them.
New 1941 cans (only about 1,
000 left)—may be bought iby any
one in a gainful occupation or do
ing war or public welfare work
upon filing statement of need
with, the automobile dealer. Ra
tion certificate no longer neces
sary.
1942 convertibles and models
TRIBUNE WANT ADS
Ads for this column are
one cent per word. No ad
for less than 25 cents. All
ads cash in advance un
less party has a regular
charge account. No cash
ads accepted over ’phone.
FOR SALE—Thoroughbred Po- ]
land /China pig's, “both sexes. See I
Charlie Jones, route two, Mount
Olive. 3-*5p
FOR RENT—4-room house, mile
east of Mount Olive, reasonable.
See Edgar Nunn, iMount Olivetp
REWARD—Given for information
whereabouts of 'my dog, “Dixie”
black and white female setter.
Gone since Sunday, February
14. Alva Andrews, M'ount Olive
Motor company. tfc
WANTED TO BUY — Highest
cash price for chickens, eggs,
and corn. Sse 'Leroy Bordeaux,
next to city 'hall. ftfc
FOR SALE — 22 Vi acres pine
straw, located on highway 55, 8
miles east of 'Mount Olive, buy
er to do raking. See Benny. Wil
liams, route one, Mount Olive.
3-9p
FOR SALE — 1935 Ford coach.
good tires, clean condition. See
Aubrey Best, cfo Standard Oil
Co., Mount Olive. 3-Jpl
with list price over $1,500 — Ra
tion certificates may be obtained
from ration boards by anyone in
gainful occupation' or doing war
or public welfare work who'' does
not 'have a serviceable car. In
this classification the eligibility
list has 'been broadened andi made
applicable to cars listed at over
$1,500 instead of $2,500 as before.
1942 with list price of $1,500 or
less—'Ration certificates may be
obtained by any one eligible for
“C” gasoline rations, if be does
not have a serviceable car. This
classification formerly was limit
ed to essential war workers and
doctors.
In defining “serviceable” cars,
the OPA advised ration boards
that, barring unusual circum
stances, 1939 or cider cars are not
“serviceable.” Also, any car, re
gardless of age which ’has been
driven 40,000 miles is not service
able.
i
OPA also announced today the
truck tire quotas for March.
Trucks were allotted fewer new
tires, but more recapped tires
than in (February. The new allot
ments are 299,000 new tires, 460,
000 recaps, and 292,100 tubes.
CARELESSNESS
IS BLAMED FOR
FOREST FIRES
Careless Smokers
Cause 50 of 173
January Blazes
—
Raleigh, Feb. 26.—Carelessness
was the chief cause of forest fire^
in North Carolina during January
as shown by figures released to
day by W. K. Beichler, chief of
forest fire control. Careless smok
ers caused 50 of the 173 forest
fires reported.
Second was incendiarism, stated
^Beichler. Every effort is made to
class as “incendiary” only those
fires set with the intention of
burning over land or damaging
property not owned by the fire
setter. However, the very nature
o'f forest fines often renders de
termination of the cause difficult,
so it is probable that some of
these “incendiary” fire involved no
malice aforethought.
(Beichler stressed the importance
of great care on the part of every
one to guard against all fires,
more so than ever at this time as
forests are an important part of
the- nation’s- resources and now
needed unore than ever because of
the war.
The 173 fires reported during
January burned over 5,875 acres
SOME FUN!
CIRCULATED UNDER NAZI NOSES by underground groups, this
cartoon has been spread throughout occupied Belgium. Translated,
the caption reads: “Running away is only the beginning—you can t
escape my scalping you.” This is typical of countless devices employed
by patriots of Belgium and the other occupied countries of the United
Nations to harass Axis authorities and troops.
of forests* an average of .34 acres
per fire. Total damage was shown
as $8,615. These figures were no
greater than usual, but it these
critical times greater vigilance
ihculd be exercised by the aver
age citizen, he said.
MAYOR’S COURT
'Speeding and failing to stop at
•traffic light—Henry Morris, judg
ment suspended cn payment of
costs and $10 fine.
Drunk and disorderly—Fletoher
Boon, Winston 'Evans, Edward
Wir.kinson, Henry Melton, John
son Miller, Richard Home gay, 30
days each, judgments suspended
on payment of costs.
Driving drunk—Rudolph Struod
bound to county court under $100
bond. Disorderly conduct—Fletch
er Baker, Hward Brown, Wesley
Roberts, Willie Kelly, Jr., judg
ments suspended on payment of
costs.
•Carrying concealed weapon, to
wit, shot gun,—Milford Roberts,
bcur.d to county court under $100
bond.
Assault— Milford Roberts, on
Charlie Royal with a shotgun,
bound to county court under $100
bond.
prostitution — Preston Vann,
Chailotte Moors, Wilfcrd Turner,
Christine Pennell, bound to county
court under bonds of $100 each.
RUBBER
Soveral hundred toms of guayule
rubbsr,' the first natural rubber
to bo produced in the United
States since Pearl Harbor, is now
being extracted for war needs by
the iForsst Service;
Buy U. S. Victory Bonds
Court Costs Will
Increase $1 Under
Law Amendment
Criminal court costs in all of
1 the courts of North Carolina, in
ducing those of magistrates, will
be increased by $1 on March 15
when an amendment to the act
creating the law enforcement of-j
fleers’ benefit and retirement fund
becomes effective, local officials
were reminded yesterday in a let
ter from iState Auditor George
Ros iPou.
Where the state now collects a
$1 court cost item for this fund;
the amendment enacted recently
by th'e general assembly author
izes the levy to foe $2 on and aft
er March 15, it was pointed oiit.
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State Council Hans
Rural Church Survey
Raleigh, (February 26.—A sur
vey of problems confront rural
churches was authorized Thurs
day by the North Carolina Coun
cil of Churches, and 'Dr. C. Horace
Hamilton, rural sociologist of
State College, was appointed to
conduct the study.
Council members heard agricul
ture Commissioner W. Kerr Scott
declare “the greatest reed in this
state today is a revived, forward
locking churcih program.”
Scott said that whole about 85
per cent of the leaders in North
'Carolina received their moral and
religious . training in rural
churches, they have moved away
and “contribute to the city church
during their heavy income days.”
“Many of them at their death
leave mtial sums to the o'y
church, forgetting the mother
church of their youth to which
they omce gave their pennies,” he
declared.
E. J. Arnold of Durh-vn, execu
tive secretory of the council, pre
sided at the meeting.
FC0WICTORY
BUY
UNITED
STATES
WAR
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AND
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FIRST IM THE SERVICE
The favorite cigarette with men
in the Navy, Army, Marines, and
Coast Guard is Camel. (Based on
actual sales records in Canteens
and Post Exchanges.)
★ IN THE NAVY ★
they say:
•scums BUTT'for gossip
JIMMY LEGS for master-at-arms
•chips*
for carpenter’s mate
J*CAMEL*for the Navy man’s
favorite cigarette
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