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Dale Author of Carnegie "How to Win Friends and - Influence People" READ A GOOD BOOK Have you read a good book late ly? Are you letting day after day go by, without getting some useful knowledge from a book? There is no better way to forget the harvest of death in Europe than by losing yourself in a help ful, stimulaing, mind-quickening book. Thoreau, philosopher and na ture student, was arrested and throw ninto jail for refusing to pay poll tax. The government was supporting human slavery; it was backing a war with Mexico. Should a person support such a government? The more he thought about this, the more aroused he became, and finally he wrote an essay on Civil Disobe dience. Years passed; the essay was forgotten. But it had fallen into the hands of a lawyer in Durban, South Africa. He read and re read it. His reaction to what he found in that book shook the British empire, for that man was Mahatma Gandhi. He took the idea back to India with him, aift the principle of passive resistance was established. One book had completely changed Gandhi’s life. A young man in England found himself out of a job. He did not waste time by sitting around mooning while he was looking for work. Browsing around a second hand store, he found a book by Lyell called “The Principles of Geology.” The young man knew nothing about geology, but he had an inquisitive mind, and de cided to study the subject, be cause he knew nothing about it. He came across a theory which was new to the world—evolution. He was fascinated by it; he read on and on, and when he finally put the book away it was dawn. He slept a few hours, then pounc ed on the book again. He want ed to know more about this re markable theory and he began the study of nature and animal forms. That man was Herbert Spencer and the book he wrote— “First Principles” — rocked the world. That one book on geolo gy completely changed his life. Yes, just one book. One day a mover in a covered wagon drew up before a ram shackle grocery store in Illinois. The roads were muddy, the wag on was heavy, and the man need ed money; so he offered to sell a barrel of household plunder for anything he could get for it. The half-owner of the grocery store said he’d pay half-a-dollar and the irian took it, larruped his horses, and moved ontoward the west. The man who bought the bar rel was Abraham Lincoln. When he dumped the barrel out to find what he’d bought, he found a set of Blackstone’s Commentaries — law books. He was fascinated by them. He lay on his back in the shade of an elm tree, and pored over the books. They so stirred him that he decided to become a lawyer. Then he entered politics. His whole life was changed by the books he found in that barrel. Why don’t you read a good book this week? It may open up an entirely new life to you. Chatham To Feature “E” In Advertising The Chatham Manufacturing Company, of this city, has sche duled an advertising campaign using a list of consumer maga zines and trade papers to an nounce that it has received the new Army-Navy “E” for achieve ment in production of orders for the army and navy. It will be pointed out in the advertisements that Chatham is the first blanket manufacturer to receive the honor. The fall consumer copy of the company will also feature wartime care of blankets and explain how the Chatham label helps the housewife to keep her “Consumers Victory Pledge.” The Chatham advertising ac count is handled by H. M. Hack ett, Inc., New York City. GOOD ADVICE Kit: “Gee, but that date last night was fresh.” Kat: “Why didn’t you slap his face?” Kit: “I did, and take my advice, never slap a guy when he’s chew ing tobacco.” SPECIAL THIS WEEK-END ONLY! Beautiful BRIDAL SETS FOR ONLY $22.45 This bridal set represents one of the biggest values we have yet offered. Beautiful solitaire engagement ring in solid gold mounting, and an equally lovely solid gold wedding band mounted with three diamonds. You’ll agree this is a sensational value at our low price of $22.45 for the set. Come in and see this value today! Leonard’s « Jewelers Since 1893 Next to Postoffice — Elkin, N. C. MEAT RATION PLAN POSSIBLE Or May Ask Public to Ob serve Meatless Days to Ease Shortage GOING TO ARMED FORCE Chicago, Aug. 17. — Meat may be rationed to ensure a fair dis tribution of a short supply in the United States, a government offi cial reported today. And the American people, he added, may be asked to observe meatless days before any ration ing system would be put into op eration. Roy P. Hendrickson, adminis trator of the agricultural market ing administration, asserted ac tion along those lines should be taken because a 3,000,000,00 pound shortage of meat for civil ian consumption would develop in the months ahead. He told members of the Nation al Association of Retail Meat Dealers that the statistical out look for the year which began July 1, 1942, was this: The bumper livestock crop is expected to yield 21.7 billion pounds of meat compared with an average of 17.8 billion for the 1937-41 period. But we shall ship about 3.2 billion pounds to Russia and England to sustain troops now fighting and who will be in combat “when the second front opens.” Our armed forces and our allies will require approximately 35 per cent of our federally inspected meat production. The quantity of federally insepcted meat left for civilian consumers in this country will be about 11 billion pounds. That would be sufficient under normal conditions. But, with the national income at a high level, civilians will want to buy 14 bil lion pounds. The result: A short age of three billion pounds. CLARK GABLE ENTERS ARMY Popular Movie Star Earns Title of “Regular Guy” From Buddies OFFICER CANDIDATE Miami Beach, Fla. — Officer Candidate Clark Gable rolled out of bed here at 5:15 a. m. today, slipped into his size 11 army brogues and began a three-month grind which, if successfully com pleted, will bring him a second lieutenancy in the U. S. Army air forces. The former $3,500-a-week movie star said he didn’t want to go into the army the easy way—and he didn’t. For during the next three months—during which he will re ceive $66 per month—he had his cameraman pal, Andrew J. Mc Intyre, will find that qualifying as an officer in Uncle Sam’s army is a 24-hour-day job. But- if his first day at the train- ' ing center is any indication of the good-natured star’s ability to ad just himself to army routine, he won’t have any trouble. Only a few hours after he ar rived here yesterday he already had earned the title of “a regular guy.” Gable took his “processing” se riously, but that famous grin popped forth profusely. He grinnel at the sergeant who issued him a pair of oversize pants and told him “they’ll shrink a little—and so will you.” He g inned at the sergeant who and photographers watched him shave off his moustache—a reg ulation at the school. Upper-class Candidate V. E. Clark, former all-American end at Alabama, showed Gable the army way to make up his bed. The former picture stty- listened attentively a s Clark outlined briefly a few rules of the school. “Everyone here is known as Mister ann all upper-classmen are addressed at ‘sir’,” Clark ex plained. “Of course there are a lot of other regulations but those are the ones you will need to know right off the bat.” “I understand, thank you sir,” Gable replied. “He’ll get along okay, he’s a right guy,” Clark was later heard telling a group of fellow candi dates. NO GQ Radio Announcer (former doughboy): “We want, to stage a big liars contest. What are your qualifications?” Applicant: “I used to be a ma rine.” Radio Announcer: “Soirry. bud dy , this is for amateurs only and you are a professional.” REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR! News of Boonville Corporal Stewart Shore of Fort Bragg, spent the week-end her with his mother, Mrs. T. W. Shore. Word has been received here of the promotion of Gray Shore to the rank of Technical sergeant in the United States Army. Sergeant Shore is now stationed somewhere in the vicinity of New York City. He is the son of Mr. A. V. Shore. Miss Edith Stinson left Tuesday for Tampa, Florida, to take up her duties as a Red Cross nurse in the U. S. Army. She volun teered her services several months ago, but was called Monday. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Stinson. For the past sev eral months she has been doing nursing duties at a Florida hospi tal. She received her training at Baptist Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Shobert Baity re cently received a letter from their son, James, at an army air base at Blythe, California, saying he had been promoted to the rank of private, first class. Other Boon ville boys who have recently been promoted are Troy Vestal who is stationed at a Florida camp, and Fred Casstevens of Fort Sill, Ok lahoma. Both have the rating of private first class. Bill Dobbins left Boonville Mon day morning on his bike for Win ston-Salem where he plans to spend several days visiting his grandmother, Mrs. W. G. Hobson. Immediately after his arrival in Winston-Salem he telephoned his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. N. Dob bins, say that he made the trip down in three hours, which is pretty good time for bicycle rid ing. Among the new teachers on the Boonville school faculty this year will be three local residents. They are Grover Brown, who will han dle a big portion of the coaching duties, Miss Phebe Day, and Mrs. Carmen Richardson. All are ex perienced teachers and the com munity feels fortunate in having these additions. Also becoming a member of the Boonville faculty again this year will be Mrs. Louise Abrams Coram, who formerly was a member of the local facul ty. Mr. and Mrs. Arlie Steelman and children have returned home from their vacation which was spent at Winston-Salem, Clem mons and Elkin visiting relatives and friends. Mrs. Steelman’s brother, Carl Combs, of Elkin, is the guest this week of Mr. and Mrs. Steelman. Mrs. H. W. Reece and her granddaughter, Jean Wilson of Boone are spending a few days at her home here. Little Miss Barbara Coram is convalescing from a tonsil opera tion which she underwent last week at Chatham Hospital. She is at her grandmother’s, Mrs. J. M. Speas. Mrs. C. A. Martin had as her guests Sunday and Monday, her son, Carl, and Mr. Thornburg of Norfolk, Virginia. According to, announcements received here last week, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Hood are the parents of a baby daughter, bom last week. Mrs. Hood now resides at Climax, North Carolina. She and Mr. Hood are former residents of Boonville. Mr. Hood is now a major in the United States Army and is stationed somewhere in Texas. Before entering the army he was commanding officer of various CCC camps. Miss Swannie Stinson returned to Richmond, Va., Sunday after spending her vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Stin son. Fifty Nazi police agents were killed in Poland last June, includ ing the Gestapo chief at Lublin. Keep It Flying Keep On Buying War Savings Bonds and Stamps Too many of us have long taken our flag too much for granted! These are times in which its true significance and all the freedom, spirit, faith and hope for mankind it symbolizes must stand clear in our minds as reaffirma tion of all that we are fighting for: and for the worthwhileness of our fighting to the last fibre of our being. Keep it flying! Brave red, gallant blue, unsullied white! Keep it fly ing—the flag of America’s frontiersmen; the flag of 165 years of pioneers in the name of liberty; the flag of America—for freedom—forever! Keep it flying! There’s only one way! And that is by keeping on buying the War Savings Bonds and Stamps which can supply the funds which can supply our fighting men with every piece of equipment and every item of apparel they need—fast—in order to win this war! 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