FAMILY OF 3 NEEDS OVER *
$1,950.00 TO BREAK EVEN
Waahington, Dec. 10, — If
you’re the wage-earner in the
average city family of three peo
ple, and you don’t make at least
$1.05 an hour, 40 hours a week,
the government figure's you will
have a rough time breaking even
on living costs this year.
The Labor Department an
nounced that you could just a
bout make the grade last year—
living “very modestly"—on a net
income of $1,950 annually, after
taxes—or about $1.0.5 1-2 an
hour. But the Bureau of Labor
statistics estimates living costs
are up 2 per cent now compared
with 1944.
Basing it* report on a cross
section survey of approximately
1,700 consumers in 102 cities,
the bureau found that, in 1944,
nearly a fourth of all city fam
ilies of two or more persons had
net incomes of less than $1,950.
And, said the bureau, these went
into debt or drew on saving* to
keep abreast of expenses.
On the average, the $1,950
was just enough to cover living
expenses, small gifts and con
tributions but left nothing tor
savings such as war bonds and
life insurance premiums. How
ever, the bureau said, families in
this bracket did buy an average
of $168 in war bonds, going into
debt or drawing on savings to
do so.
Half of the familie* and single
persons in the nation’s cities had
net incomes of less than $2.'00
in 1944—when family incomes
reached their highest level in his
tory. About one-faith were un
der $1,500.
Last year’s $1,950 family —
which, in 1941, could have got
ten along on $1,475—spent an
average of barely 22 cents a
meal per person and $30 a month
for housing, fuel, light and re
frigeration. Income, personal
property and poll taxes account
ed for $119, the bureau said.
The report estimated that in
half of the families with net in
comes of $3,000 to $4,090 a
year, at least two person- were
wage-earners.
It was noted tnat retail ioou
prices in cities rose 29 per cent
between 1941 and 1944.
The bureau figured that sin
gle persons, living independent
ly covered expenses if their in
comes after taxes averaged $ 1 ,
150, but had no net savings.
About two-fifths - of all single
men and women were below that
figure last year, it said, and ran
into debt.
' Only 12 1-2 per cent of the na
tion's wage-earners—single or
married—had incomes of $5,000
a year or more after payment ot
taxes. The survey fixed the av
erage net income in this bracket
at $7,634, of which $4,324 went
for food, clothing, housing, med
ical care and other current con
sumption expenses and $2,S50
j represented war bonds, insurance
premiums, or other savings.
Christmas Dance
At Shelby Dec. 27
As a benefit project for its
annual scholarship award, the
Shelby Junior Chamber of Com
merce i, sponsoring a Christmas
Dance on Thursday night, De
cember 27, at the Armory Audi
torium in Shelby.
Highlighting the Cleveland Yul
e*ide special events, the dance
will feature music by Dean Hud
son and his nationally-known or
chestra. The event will get un
derway at 9:30 and both specta
tor, as well as dancers will be
admitted.
Dean Hudson will present his
eiMi'e 17 Ipiece band, including
lovely Frances Caldwell, known
as the Florida songbird.
I The Jaycee scholarship award
i was established last year when
| a fund of $200.00 was set up to
be presented to the most deserv
ing Shelby High School graduate.
Awarded only after thorough in
vestigation and based on gr d s,
interest and general activities,
the scholarship is preseted strict
ly to students who need the fund
iii order to seek further educa
tion.
Biggest Holiday Rush
on Long Distance Ja
Long Distance will be
busier than ever this
Christmas. So please
do not make any but
necessary calls on
December 24 and 25.
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TAKE A VICTORY
BOND — IT’S FREE
BY BRUCE BARTON
I have heard people sigh at
word of the Victory Loan Cam
paign, and say, "1 suppose I have
to buy another bond. But I don t
see how 1 can atford it.”
This is just like saying, *T
suppose 1 really ought to start
saving money, but it's an awTul
ly expensive thing to do!”
The fact is, ot course, that
you don't buy bonds. As W. B.
Bachman, a Detroit writer, force
fully pointed out the other day,
the speakers on the radio and
the poster artists and the adver
ting waiters havie been using
the wrong word for four long
years. They have been asking
the public to do something that
i, impossible. You can’t spend
money on bonds. Yo® iinyply tak®
them. They cost >ou nounng. iViy
K bonds are nothing but certifi
cates showing that the Baifton
familv ha* made a deposit in the
I’ S.' Treasury instead of in a
hank or a cookie jar. When we
take an E bond, we transfer a
bank deposit to the safest de
pository in the world—the C. b
Treasury. v\ e pui ... ;
notes and we Re an interest-heal
ing note as our deposit slip.
TP take a bond -note tbfat
word '‘take"—is still a patriotic
act. That alone i, inducement
enough for any American. Just
as your money in the batik pays
for' loans and investments an.1
all the bank's fnanifo d activities
so vour money :n the l. S. 1 cea -
urv helps to care for the wound
ed to end war contracts, . to
maintain annies of occupation
to bring home returning fighters.
prevent inflation. Your bonds
brought about the mighty atomic
blasts that put a period to this
...lr Your bonds today ai e «e
tinning flesh to the bone, of
those who survived wounds i
prison camp torture—of ! Wam
wnght. of Boyington, of
know'n thousands of --iiont
who played their own gallant
part-s in the total defeat of
R<1*remember leading the typi
il experience of George Lot ,
hose two arms were shredded
v a mortar on the L^rnme front.
roni his battalion aid
ott was transported -1500 miles
i easy stages, by ambulance,
•ain and plane. He passed thru
tree field dressing stations and
ve hospital, in France and ~ng
iiid before being returned to
ie United States for final treat
lent and recopery.
aid for the care of all
eorge Lott, of this war.
And yet you can count on ge
back $4 for every $3 you
in!
So get bonds today—get them
uiarly—and -bold onto them,
it is about as close as you are
dy to come in this life to
ing your cake and eating it
WEDDING DATE C-'ANGED
LEATHERMAN-LEOMiARDTE
The wedding of Miss Edna
Ruth Leatherman nod Glenn R.
Leonhardt has been changed from
Saturday, December 22. to Sun
day, December 23, at six. o’clock
in the Bethphage Lutheran
church. The change wa3 made
because of a conflict in dates.
The public is invited to attend
the ceremony, which will be per
formed by Rev. L. S. Miller.
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SOCIETY NEWS j
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MRS. S. M. BUTLER HOSTESS TO
FRIDAY AFTERNOON BOOK CLUB
Mrs. S. M. Butler was hostess,
to the Friday Afternoon Book
Club on Decemeber 12th. at 3:
30 o’clock. The living room was
beautifully decorated in snap
dragons and miistle oe "X Christ
mas wreath and Christmas stock
ings hung from the mantel;
embers glowed in the fireplace,
and a Christmas tree, flanked
with red burning tapers, adorned
the dining room table. Mrs. J. B.
Dellinger, president, presided
over the business session duri ig
which books were selected for the_
coming year. Mrs. J. W. Payne
in a most pleasing manner pre
sented the life of Admiral Ernest
J. King, the last of the five star
admirals and generals whom the
club had studied this year, the re
tirement of Admiral King fitting
ly co-inciding with the conclusion
of the year*], programs. Mrs. H.
H. Allen gave the life of P. W.
Carter, whose pseudonym is
Benet, the author of “Old Mrs. 1
Camelot”. Mrs. R. J. Morrison j
read two legends of the orefill ,
of “The Night Before Christmas”. '
Mrs. Victor Stroup presented j
each member with a most attrac- ,
tive Christmas booklet of Friday 1
Afternoon Book Club recipes j
with a unique Christmas tree ,
cover, showing Chjristmaa tree
decked with namaes of club mem
bers. Each member drew a pre- ,
sent from under the Christmas
tree in the dining room, and a
most delightful social hour foll
owed. The hostess, assisted by
her'daughter, Mrs. Ben R. Rudi
sill, served delicious seasonal re
freshment, in two courses to the
entire club membership; Mrs. H.
1. Alin, J. Ben Dellinger, J. D.
ilobbs, R. J- Morrison, Victor
Stroup, V/. F. Starnes, D. A. Ru
disill, J. W. Payne, C. A. Rudi
sill, Mrs. 11. R. Mauney, Sr., and
R. C. Sharpe. .
CARLTON WOMAN'S CLUB ENTER
TAINED AT A BUFFET SUPPER
Saturday Evening December
15th at 6:30, the Carlton Wom
an', Club enjoyed a delicious
three course Turkey Dinner serv
ed buffet style. The occasion
was the annual Christmas Party,
of the Club. The tables were cen
tered with poninsettias, large sil-1
ver tipped pine bun’s and sprays
of long leaf pine.
After dinner the ladies assem
bled in the sun parlor where gifts
were ^exchanged among club mem
bers. This was most enjoyable
as names had been drawn at a ,
previous meeting. The club pre- j
sented to Mrs. Stroup and Mrs. j
Leonard handsome gifts. Mrs.
(Stroup presented each of her
Club members with a lovely crys
tal vase.
Mrs. C. E. McCurry received a
gift for having the largest amount
of money in her Christmas sav- ^
ings account.
The motto for this club is
“Not for ourselves, butu others
accordinglv before adjournment
a cash contribution of $29.00 was
made for an unfortunate friend,
this amount to be added to a do- |
nation from the Men’s Club.
Plans were made to visit the
County Home in January. This
seemed to be a more fitting time
to visit there since so many or
ganizations go at this season. !
This trip to t'• County Home i#
an annual affair with the Club.
Each inmate i, remembered with
a nice bag of fruit and a small
gift. Club members have made
many friends among the inmates
both white and colored, who al
ways anticipate the coming of
the Carlton folks.
With the singing of Christmas
hymns and Carols the party drew
to a close. As the concluding
song the ever popular ‘,Wh;te
Christma, was thoroughly enjoy,
ed since the ground was covered
with a blanket of new fallen
STI°'VMRS. HAROLD McGINNIS
Rec. Secretary.
Mt. Zion W. M. U.
Held Meeting
The Mount Zic n W. M. U. held
its regular monthly meeting at
the home of Misse,. Sally and Alfa
Huffman. The Devotional Isaiah
48:1-10 was read by Miss Lethia
Ream and prayer was offered by
Miss Vassie Lee Hicks. Those
taking parts on the program
were:
Mrs. Hiugh Helms, Mrs. Aileen
Fisher, Mies Vassie Lee Hicks,
Miss Betty Jane Dedmon, Mrs.
A. C. Dedmon, Mrs. M. I/. Beam,
Miss Sally Huffman, and Mrs.
Tommy McNeely.
A song, “O Holy Child of Beth
ehem" was sung by the members
prayer was said by Rev. J. W
Costner. Then a, the Secretary
called the roll, the members ex
changed gifts. The 'corations
were in keeping with the Holi
day.
Deliciou, refreshment* were
served by the hostesses.
Soil Conservation
NEWS
Soma interesting information
and data on soil loss measure
ments was reported recently from
the Southern Piedmont Conuer
vation Experiment Station, locat
ed at YVatkinville, Georgia. The
report showed that soil loss, bas
ed on five years of record from
cotton grown continuously, on
land with seven percent slope
(average slope for Gaston Coun
ty) in the three summer months
—June, July and August—was
64 percent of the year’s tota*
soil loss and that during the six
spr'ng and summer moo'ha—
Mardh through August—was 8-T
percent of the year’s total. The
report showed erosion from con
tinuous cotton was higher in July
than any other month. The losses
during the six month* fall and
winter period, from September
through February—represent on
ly 13 percent of the year’s ero
sion, the period that most far
mers think erosion ia most severe,
against 87 percent loss of the
period March through August.
Therefore, spring and summer
erosion was nearly seven timet
as great as fall and winter er
sioti. which indicates that mm f
emphasis should be given to soil
protection in the summer with
mechanical supporting practices,
such as terracing, contour row
systems and building up the h.u*
mus content to meet tnie conat
tton.
BUY BONDS
Cpl. J. C. Hord
Home For Christmas
Cpl. James C. Hord arrived ^
home last Saturday night to
spend the Christmas Holidays
with his mother, Mrs. J. O. Hord.
Cpl. Hord has been stationed at
Camp Bowie, Texas in the hospi
tal where he has been receiving
treatment. He will report back
to Camp Bowie, Texas the 28th.
of December.
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