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Nearly 10,D0ftj000 motorists on the
Atlantic Seaboard had their first taste
of gasoline rationing last week, and
many were the complications which
followed. For one thing, there was
an astonishingly large demand for
“X” cards which are intended for
persons using cars for purposes es
sential to the public welfare and
which entitle the holder to make un
limited purchases of gasoline. So
luge was this demand that there was
talk of investigations and possible
prosecutions, l^n, even before the
registration period had ended, some
motorists returned their “X” cards
and asked for cards authorizing them
^ make only limited gasoline pur
chases. " .
; Mr. Motorist, if you’ve made an
fionest mistake and gotten an “X”
card when yoii should have had a
“B” card, go see your local rationing
board and make ^e proper exchange
right now. Or if you’ve gotten a “B”
!card when you should have gotten a
“A” card, the same applies. The
pressure of public opinion isn’t going
;to let you keep ' a card you’re not
.entitled to have.
In caKS where there is evidence
jof falset^ood, the rationing board may
icall in a motorist for a. review of his
;case. Or in a flagrant case, the board
;may refer it to the legal staff of the
‘Office of Price Administration for in-
vestigatira smd x>ossible criminal ac-
. ^n. Hie penalty, remember, for
retaining'd card throu^ falsifica-
tk>n can )]ie a fine of $10,000, im-
prisonineirt up to 10 years, or both.
BIAT EATffm BUS, TRAIN SPACE
Unable to ' ^et tires and restricted
as to the gasoUne they can buy, more
and n)ore mo^rists are leaving th^
cars at borne and riding bu^s and
trains. ‘"^^But we must save our trans
portation systems for essential uses,
just as we must save our materials.
machinery and manpower. Without
transportation the whole war effort
would fail. Railroads these days are
highways along which men and mu
nitions stream toward the factories.
'That’s why it may yet be necessary
to ration train and bus space, to hold
civilian travel to a minimum. That’s
why the taxi-cab industry has been
placed on trial, as far as its con
tinued operation is concerned. That’s
why Eastern motorists are scraping
along on very little gas. With a sec
tional shortage of gasoline and fuel
oil, a National shortage of rubber
and an overall lack of transportation,
the time has come for all Americans
to give “Motoring as Usual” up for
the duration.
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^ COPPER QUITS HOME ALSO
' Copper follows steel but of the
home and into the arsenal. The War
Production Board had added more-
than a hundred consumer products to
those which may no longer be made
out of copper and its alloys, ' in
cluding brass and bronze. One of
the casualties will be the common
household pin, a third of which were
made of brass last year. Other ar
ticles on the way eut are Christmas
tree bulbs and cords, dog collars,
fountain pens and musical instru
ments.
To give an idea of what that means
to our fighting forces, the copper that
went into building materials for
American homes last year will pro
vide all the brass and copper fittings
for twenty-three 10,000 ton cruisers,
and the copper that was used in cos
tume jewelry, gifts and novelties will
do the same for forty 1,500 ton de
stroyers. \
CIVILIAN SUPPLY
The WPBg>rohibited use of copper,
bronze or brass after May 31 in man.-
ufacture of about 100 household and
common civilian items. Use of iron
and steel in more than 400 such items
was prohibited after truly 3rd. Tbe
orders include such products as
waste baskets, fountain pens, flash
lights, electric razors, cash registers
FOR CLERK OF COURT
Vote for ROLAND COVINGTON
YOUB FRIEND.
State CoHege
Ansvrers Timdy
Farm Questions
Question—How can cotton aphids
be controlled?
Answer — Entomologists at N. C.
State College say that the addition of
1 per cent nicotine to the calcium
arsenate dust, each time the cotton
is dusted for boll weevil control, will
keep the aphids as well as the weevils
under control. This method has been
tested and found satisfactory by the
U. S. Department of Agriculture. The
Nicotine also can be added to the
calcium arsenate in every other dust,
ing, but in this case it should be a
2 per cent mixture. One quart of
liquid 40 per cent nicotine sulphate
thoroughly, mixed with 100 pounds
of calcium arsenate will make a 1
per cent nicotine test.
Question —; When should small
grains be combined?
Answer—E. C. Blair, Extension ag
ronomist at State College says grain
that is to be combined should be left
in the field until it is thoroughly
ripe, one to two weeks after the
proper stage for cutting with a bind
er. By this time the heads will have
dropped, the straw becomes rather
dark in color, and perhaps a small
part of the crop will have fallen
down. There is danger of loss from
incomplete threshing and spoilage of
grain in combining too early.
Questipn — What crops should be
planted on the poultry range?
Answer—Any kind of a green feed
that is tender, palatable, and relished
by chickens will do, says C. F. Par
rish, Extension poultry specialist at
State College. Alfalfa is probably
the best crop for this purjpose, but
clover, lespedeza, soybeans and a
combination of the cereal grains are
also adaptable. Italian rye grass and
other grasses may be used effective
ly.
WEEVILS
Government entomologists, study
ing survival of boll weevils in winter
hibernation at the Pee Dee Experi
ment Station in South Carolina, esti
mate that weevil infestation this year
will be about the same as in 1941.
IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE IN Tint
NEWS-JOURNAL.
and baking pans. Designs of glass
containers were restricted to existing
mold ^uipment. The Board said
this standardization would increase
production of such containers by 30
per cent and help mpet a possible
tin can shortage. Grinding Of cocoa
beans during the rest of May and
June was restricted to 70 per cent
of the amounts ground in the corre
sponding period last year.
reer Committ^
To Observe Tlilird
Anniversary
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Raleigh, May 20.—The North Car
olina committee of the Brewing In
dustry Foundation will m^t in
Greendjoiro Thursday, May 28, to
observe the third anniversary of the
“clean up or close up” campaign in
this state.
The executive committee wUl mwt
at 10:30 a. m. and the general com
mittee at 12:30 o’clock for luncheon
and a business session at the O. Hen
ry Hotel. Distributors and brewer
representatives from aU sections of
the state are expected to attend.
The program includes a report by
state director Edgar H. Bain of Golds
boro and addresses by Bernard Lich-
tenberg and James R. Nicholson of
the Brewing Industry Foundation,
sppnsoring organization of the self
regulation program in North Caro
lina and 14 other states.
Chairman jS. P. Price of Greens
boro will preside at both sessions,
and among the items of business will
be the selection of three distributor
members of the executive committee.
The “clean up or cl()se up” pro
gram was begun three years ago, and
its success has been widely acclaimed
throughout the state. More than 200
undesirable retail outlets have been
eliminated as a result of the com
mittee’s cooperation with law-en
forcement authorities.
ilians, be they citizens or aliens, ex
cept in respect to lighting. *1110 rules
and regulations of the Department
of Justice for the conduct and control
of aliens of enemy nationality remain
in full force and effect.
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NEWS-JOURNAL
■ The U. S. Departmept of
ture reports that approximat
pounds of soybean meal results worn
the processing of each bushel of sbyw
beans.
Scientists have found a way to in'- '
crease honey production by feeding
bees soybean flour. %:
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Atlantic Coastal
Zone Declared
Military Area
New York, May 17.—Lieutenant
General Hugh A. Drum, commanding
general. Eastern Defense Command
and First Army, in accordance with
War Department instructions, today
issued a proclamation declaring the
area included in the eastern defense
command, which extends from Maine
to Florida, inclusive, as a military
area, designated as the Eastern Mili
tary area.
The proclamation declares that the
protection of American conunerce and
that of the United Nations from dan
ger of or destruction, by enemy at
tack involves the effective control of
artificial lighting along the Atlantic
and Gulf Coasts and for a reasonable
distance inland. For the purpose of
such control, the proclamation adopts
the existing restrictions and orders
of the commanding generals of the
four corps areas of the Eastern Mili
tary Area.
General Drum wishes to emphasize
that the only restrictions of any kind
promulgated in the current procla
mation are in respect to the control
of lighting. No evacuation of any
kind is ordered by this proclamation.
It contains no restrictions upon civ-
TAere's URore Room on Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Greyhound is making every effort to stretch its seats to
hold all the travelers who want to take trips on week
ends—^but you can help us ease the congestion. First of
all, don’t do unnecessary traveling just now—and, when
you do travel, go on a mid-week day if possible. That’s
the way to make each bus seat work full time. You’ll saye
seat-spaed for men in uniform (there’s a reduced rate for
them now!) and for war workers on week-ends—often
the only time they can travel. Get information and tickets
well in advance, too—and avoid delay at departure time.
And by all means buy War Stamps and Bonds with the
money you save on Greyhound trips!
UNION BUS STATION
Hotel Eaeford - Phone 2391
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. When that spedal-delivery bomb drops
on Berlin, it will probably be marked
"Made in U. S. A.”
No other country can compare with
America’s war production, now that we’re
really rolling. No other has die men, the
machines — or the electric fewer,
' It takes a tremendous lot of power to
turn the wheels that turn out tanks, planes
and ships for all the United Nations —
but Aiiierica is fowet-fuU. \
You can thank the men and manage
ment of America’s electric companies for
diat. They looked and planned ahead.
[They were r^lly ready when war came —
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with more electric ^wer th^ ^sermany,
Japan and Italy combined. They were able
to meet sudden military and industrial
demands all over the map.
Vtnwimyi,
Here is a business huiU the American
way —by local enterprise and individual
investment — dedicated to defending the
American way until the last hit of air-mail
has been delivered to the last dictatorl
CAROLINA
POWER & LIGHT
COMPANY
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Invest in America! Buy Defense Bonds
and Stamps.