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WEATHER FORECAST Little change In temperature. MONROE MARKET Cotton, short, lb. ., .. 21c to 22c Cotton, long, lb. .. .. 32c to 32tte Cotton Seed, bushel 70140 Eggs, dozen 30c to 810 Hens, pound 18c to 22c Corn, bushel $1J0 Wheat, bushel $1.50 Sunset today, 7:19 p. m.j sunrise Tuesday, 7:5V a. m. . . PUBLISHED ON MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS SEVENTIETH YEAR. MONROE, N. C, UNION COUNTY, MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1943 w SF.MT-W KlTflKT.Y S9fln A VBAB Camp Sutton Hospital Opens It Cost WeO Over A Million Dollars And Has Five Operating Rooms OVER MIlT CORRIDORS Camp Sutton's new station hospi tal, built since September . at a oost of well, over $1,000,000, opened for oc cupancy a few days ago. Although the actual time of the opening, ac cording to the camp bulletin, was 1:00 p m. on Tuesday, a seemingly endless cavalcade of moving equip ment began to flow well before that and continued for a day afterward. The Charlotte substation hospital reverted to Its lessors' hands today, army patients having been evacuated last week. The old station hospital on the post Is likewise empty, but will not be demolished. Lieut. Col. Richard L. Kafsa, camp operations and training officer, announced Sat urday uiat wuuki do useu as training center for hospital units to be activated for eventual overseas service. The new medical establishment, oc cupyingand nearly filling a lO-acre plot facing North Carolina Route 74, but screened from Its traffic by shade trees, Is already In operation as a self-contained unit under its com manding officer, Camp Surgean Lieut. Col. Jackson B. Dismukes. More than twice as large, In capacity, as the av erage city hospital, it Is laid out, army fashion, in a network of single- storied wards and clinics. Joined by several arterial corridors. This style of design, it was ex. plained by the hospital's executive officer, Lieut. COL Wed W. T. Over, ton. is followed by the army to les sen the fire hazard and, In critical areas, to reduce culnerability to bombing. Another antl-flie feature embodied In the new structure Is the Inclusion In the layout of several ce ment-block, corridor-containing bat tlements which traverse the whole area. The equipment transferred from both the camp's former hospitals. even with some new additions. Is al' most lost In the extensive new estab Ushment, some idea of the size of which can be deduced from the fact that it has over a mile of main cor ridors. When all requisitions have been filled. Lieutenant Colonel Over' ton said, the hospital will have five operating rooms, each capable of handling any klncfc of surgery. .EDGARXSITLER GETS HIS 11TH PROMOTION (Camp Sutton Public Relations Office) Edgar A. Sltler, of Middletown, Pa, Camp Sutton's Chief of Subsistence Branch, Supply Division, received last week his eleventh promotion since ne entered the Army, advanaclng from first lieutenant to captain. He stocked and equipped the comp's commissary, a large, modern, self-service grocery establishment for soldiers on the post, and has been directing its operation since it opened early this autumn. Captain Sltler has worn, at one time or another, the distinguishing insignia of every grade In the seervlce up to his present one, from the ha rassed look of the strlpeless yardbird to the single sliver bars he discarded last week. This unusual record was endangered in 1942, when he was sent as a master-sergeant to Officer Can didate School and it appeared that he might skip a grade. However, the danger was averted In the eleventh hour, when, on the verge of becoming a second lieutenant, he received his warrant officer's rating, thus keeping Ms progression unbroken. Captain Sltler, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. C. Milton Sltler, of Middletown, Penna., enlisted In the Army, at the age of 16, In 1920. His first outfit was the 12th Infantry, but he has served since in four other branches, the field artillery, the signal corps, the air corps and the quarter master corps, - principally in posts throughout the middle Atlantic states. He has had two long stretches of recruiting service, which he liked. One was in Harrisburg, Pa., where he pre sided at the Marget Street office for several , years. The second, beginning In i93S, took him all around Pennsyl vania, to Philadelphia, York, Pottsvills and Lewistown. He was in Lewistown In 1936, when the Juniata river overflowed, its banks and precipitated the worst flood in the city's history Recruiting Sergeant Sltler plied his efforts to such good effect, directing rescue work, setting up relief stations and advising the sanitation committee, that he subse quently received one of the very few citations given to individuals by .the American -Legion. The - commenda--tlon,. fo "extraordinary service ren dered Cewlstown," cams from the Le gion's national- organlatton : through the -Lewistown: .post. '-.? "' . - - .hinh foe was serving at Daniel Field, T""nUl 1IUU1 UH Alt' WVMIi au ww i gusts, Oa, and emerged a second lieu tenant m May. 1942. He came to Sutton in June as assistant sales of ficer, became a first lieutenant in July and sales officer in August. ,' : Being custodian of the feedbag to a large portion of the camp's personnel Is a Job requiring both progity and diplomacy. Tactfully impartial, well over six feet' in height and the pos sessor of a broad and disarming smile. vBpuua oiuer manages JO nanaie u without, losing friends. or alienating people, no mean -achievement. . He lives at present In Monroe with 'Mrs. cutler, who tilths daughter of George Petton, . of Lewistown. Their son, Edgar, Jr,, aged 18, has been in the Navy since. October, ,1941, and at last hearing was in the Canal Zone. The Captain . also has a brother in the Army, Charles M. 61 tier, who is in the Air Forces.. . j ": .. i " WPB seta $56,000,000,000 a rear as bedrock of civilian goods. , .. L-a fT$i SvtRI SOLDIER LEAVING FOR TtVkMM-M " S C OVERSEAS DUTY RECEIVES ONE m FROM THE RE0 CROSS 1I7 ' jMzim)) ttMiioi- ,1 1 T" -Sr yr ImA attacked thi VVy VW1 t jH ifi RED CROSS H0 Vv Vs-lsT 3?fls 709M THIR6 --gjrEOS3y Y ARE 24 IOC-: iimmwW. jT AT6D IN CITIES , V.LyT 12 C?OiB LAflORAIDRIES. HELP RELEASE REGULAR NURSES 10 FOR WAR WORK 50.000 RED CROSS TRAINED NUS&AIOtS ARE PREPARED TO CONTRIBUTE ANNUALLY FROM ISO TO IOOO HOOR4 OF SERVICE IN HOSPITALS! MILLIONS TO MARCH IN GREATEST WAR FUND American Red Cross volunteers by the millions today launch a house to-house canvass of the cities, ham lets and rural communities of the na tion In behalf of the $125,000,000 Red Cross 1943 War Fund. Early Indications show that almost 3,000,000 men and women will par ticipate actively In the' Red Cross War Fund campaign to help finance the vastly expanded wartime Red Cross program at home and abroad. In 10,000 Red Cross cnapters and branches throughout the United States, volunteers have spent weeks preparing -for the most important fund-raising campaign in the history of the organization. "It is the aim of the Red Coras to give each and every American an opportunity to contribute' to the cause of mercy and humanity needed by the world as never before," declared Red Cross Chairman Norman H. Davis. Volunteers, who will give their time to the exacting task of "door bell punching'' will Identify themselves with Red Cross Volunteer workers' credentials during the campaign. They have been organized into efficient squads by chapters and branches. Each contributor to the Red Cross War Fund will receive the customary Red Cross service flag for display in the windows of their homes and bus iness establishment, but wartime exi gencies have relegated the customary Red Cross metal lapel button into oblivion for the duration. This Year for the first time, in or der to avoid tapping vital defense material, contributors to tne Kea Cross War Fund will receive a paper lapel tag bearing tne Red cross in signia. The campaign will continue throughout March, and early reports from communities in all parts oi ine country indicate, that this year, more than ever, the American public is prepared to welcome Red Cross vol un tears with suable contributions. Money collected by the volunteers will serve to further the American Red Cross work, not only on the home front but on the distant fields of battle where American fighting men are defending freedom, CARRIER EXAMINATION SOON FOR WAXHAW The United States Civil Service Commission has announced an ex uninatinn to nil the position of rural carrier at Waxhaw, North Carolina. The examination will be neia at Monroe, North Carolina. Receipt of applications wui ciose ou March 26, 1943. , t The date of examination win be stated on admission cards mailed to applicants after the close of receipt f amlieatlona. and will be about 15 days after that date. The salary of a rural earner on a sianoara uw w 30 miles served dally except Sunday is $1400 per annum, with an additional $20 per mile per annum for each mile or major fraction thereof in excess of 30 miles. ' : Certain allowances are also made for the maintenance of equip ment The examination will be open onlv to citizens who are actually re- Au-ffWinj rto e err or tne pos. oi- w - - . .J . floe where the vacancy exists, who have been actually residing there for six months next preceding the closing date for receipt of applications, and who meet the other requirements set forth in Form 1977. Both men and women, if qualified, may enter this examination, bu appointing officers have the legal right to specify the sex desired in requesting certification of ellgibles. Form 1977 and application blanks can be obtained from the va cancy office mentioned above or from the United States Clvn Service com mission at Washington, D. O. Applica tions must be on file with the Com mission at Washington, D. C, prior to the close of business on the data specified above. - loe Crest A recent food distribution order al- about 65 percent of the total milk i solids used test year. It gives a full, supply to. the- armed forces and cur-1 tails the civilian supply. . - PYTHON CAGERS RATE PIEDMONT TOURNAMENT Monroe Team Goes To Kannapolls Wednesday. (By Louise Pigg) The Monroe Purple Python basket' ball club will Journey to Kannapolls Wednesday, March 3, to compete in the South Piedmont tournament. Ten teams, made up of strong leading clubs in the Piedmont Conference, will battle for the crown. Some of the teams entered are Statesville, Concord, Albemarle, and Mills Home. Monroe, winner of 8 out of 12 games (lost to Wadesboro twice and to WUV gate Junior college twice) hopes to bring the crown home with them. The Python quint, with only two six- footers in the line-up, depend mostly on tne fast work of the smaller boys. Bob Laney and Jim Howie add great defense play to the club while English, Trull, and McKenzle carry out the of fensive work. A lot of credit for the success of the team goes to the second string who had a real part in every game the Pythons played. These boys are going to Kannapo lls Wednesday to make a good showing for themselves In this year's Piedmont Tournament. They reserve all the cheers and "good lucks" we can hand them. They've pulled one of the finest basketball teams that Monroe has ever claimed, right out of what looked like a bum season, what with no coach and that little problem of gasoline and tire rationing. They have coached themselves, and managed a goodly number of games, and done a dog goned good Job of It. M. H. S. can t recall a former club they can boast of having as fine team work as this one of '43 has. When you see them on the street, remind them that you'll be "rootin' for 'em Wednesday." A NEW DRAFT ORDER AFFECTS SOME FATHERS Fathers Ol Recently Born Children In 1-A By Order. Registrants whose wives have be come pregnant since December 7, 1941. are' no longer entitled to deferment on the grounds of dependency, was announced today by the State Director of Selective - Service. He stated that this revised policy has been made necessary because present regulations provide that no status which was ac quired on or after December 8, 1941. may be considered when deciding questions of dependency. Tne Director further announced that all local boards in the State have been directed to reopen and reconsider for classification the cases of aU regis trants heretofore deferred on the grounds of dependency because their wives have beceome nresnant since December 7, 1941. The fact that a registrant Is a par ent shan not be considered in deter mining the class in which he should be placed unless the child was con ceived prior to December 8, 1941, the Director said.. He further stated that this ruling applies to aU cases, regard less of the date of marriage, and is to be applied both in considering the classification of a registrant and in determining his category, v A CALL TO PRAYER ' GOES OUT TO ALL PEOPLE You arc invited to join in It fellowship of prayer the world around on the v world day of -. 'prayer FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1943 TIMEi '3:00. "PLACE i St PauIV ' Episcopal Church THE WAR IN BRIEF "Nasi high command makes un confirmed claim that German troops have recaptured Krama torsk and Losovaya, important rail Junctions on fringe of Donets ba sin, in first victory reports from Eastern front in three months of Russian (Deceases. Allied units in northern Tunisia hurl back Axis attacks from Cape Serrat to Djebel Mainour, with heavy casualties inflicted on en emy. Over 800 prisoners taken since February 24. German with drawal In Kasserlne area con tinues. Japanese transport and corvette fired by V. a Dauntless dive bombers in attack on enemy ship ping In central Solomons area. Chinese admit Japanese ad vanoes In Yunnan province. Heavy flfnung reported In Hnpeh, Shan tung and Kwanltunj provinces. (w&nftu hirhi . German hirhi command nonnces GermanUght naval forces vie to rions Saturday night in two brisk actions in; English channel Report lacks esnflrmatlon from Allied headquarters. Admiral Chester W. Nlmlti, commander of Pacific fleet, indi cates American naval might in Pacific about ready to undertake drive for positions from which Japanese industrial centers can be brought under direct and devastat ing attacks. Tom-ranking British army offi cers Indicate Britain's armies on three continents are poised and ready to strike full-scale blow at Axis. RAF bombers soar over conti nent to complete 72-hour cycle of continuous Allied night and day bombings and close out February as war's month of most devastat ing and intensified attacks on Nad-occupied Europe. The U. 8. S. Monterey, fifth air craft carrier to be launched by the New Tsrk Shipbuilding corporation in slightly more than six months, slid down the : ways at Camden, N. J Saturday, Christened less than 14 months after keel laying, it Joins the carters Independence, Princeton, BeUean Wood and Cow pens. The yard has averaged one carrier launching every 36.8 days since last August 22. Sponsor of the Monterey, third navy ship to bear that name, was Mrs. P. N. L. Bellinger, Washington, D. C, wife of the deputy chief of staff to the commander in chief of the 17. S. fleet. ' County's Men In Service Pvt. Seab F. Helms, formerly of Rl, Monroe, has qualified as a rifle marksman at the training center at Fort McClellan, Ala. Private Helms was Inducted November 12 and is at tached to Company A, 31th Battalion. He Is stationed at the training center, which gives a thorough course in the care and use of many Infantry weapons which the modern foot- soldier employs when he goes into combat as a first-class fighting man. Fort McClellan is near Annlston, Ala., northeast of Birmingham in the southern top of the Appalachians. It has a complete layout of ranges for firing rifles, machine guns, automatic rifles, and anti-tank weapons at ground and aircraft targets. According to promotion lists issued at Key Field, Miss., recently, Olln Harkey was promoted from the grade of private first class to that of cor poral. Corporal Harkey, whose par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Harley Harkey, live on Ronte 2, Matthews, has been in the Army since August, 1942, when he en listed at Camp Croft, S. C. He is a graduate of Wesley Chapel, where he played basebal and basketball, ana was engaged in farming in civilian life. Corporal Harkey Is assigned to duty in the engineering division of this air base. Sgt Heath Baucom, son of Mr. and Mrs, W. C. Baucom of Union commu nity' has recently been promoted to Staff Sergeant Baucom, who is now stationed In Fort Clayton, Canal Zone. He will come home On a furlough some time in the near future. Staff Sgt. Baucom has two brothers In ser vice, Reece Baucom who is in the air corps some where In England and Ralph Baucom Slo who is in the U. 8. Navy somewhere on the high seas. Private First Class uesnuel J. Little, of Monroe, who Is stationed at Boca Raton Field, Florida, one of the Army Air Forces Technical Schools, has been promoted to the grade of Corporal. Corporal Little was inducted into the Army on July 30, 1042. Pfc XJovd a Godfrey of Camp Blanding. FUu spent last Monday and Tuesday with his sister-in-law, Mrs. S. u Godfrey. He also spent some time with his sister. Miss Lucille God frey of Gastonia, while on his fur lough. -:- i - Pvt. Thurman B. Helms of the Med ical Detachment, Station Hospital, Camp Blanding, Pla.,' returned Friday after spending a ten-day furlough with his mother, Mrs. Lola Helms, in Ben ton Heights. s. v Sergeant Walter Heath of Kendall Field, Fla, is expected this week to spend some time with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Heath. Pvt. Arnold McKsnais, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. McKensle, who recent ly entered the armed service is sta tioned at Kec&ler Field, Miss. - Ctijtaln J. K ut Lee -of Monroe, nd Jattoned.st Fort S1H, Okla, hat "W, woaiwrri to .the rank of major. March Quota Is 164 Young Men 125 White "An739 Colored Men To Leave Monroe Some Time In March THE DATE IS NOT GIVEN The two Union County Selective Service Boards list a large number of white young men and quite a num ber of colored who will leave Monroe some time in March for induction into the military service. Board No. 1 will send 75 white and 23 colored, while Board No. 2 lists 50 white and 16 colored. Following is a list of the names of those who are to report in March, date of this in duction not given: Board No. 1, White Bernard Wilson Moser, Herman Worth Privette, Vann Howard Parker, Earl Ballard Hargette, William Pink Stevens, James Cyrus Winchester, Floyd Luther Helms, James Clamon Broome, Ancle Augustus Starnes, K. C. Long, James Warren Cox, William Edison Helms, Andrew Jackson Dicker son, Nathan Lee Stacks, Cletus Warren Starnes, Phillip Davis Drye, George Robert Fowler, Curtis Lee Wilson, Paul Martin McManus, Frank Thomas Laney, Jr., Wcodrow Wilson Helms, Guy Douglas Privette, Walter Sikes Blgham, Harry Haughton Matheson, Pickett Stack, Beemer Lynwood Helms, Ezell Jonah Starnes, James Henry Bass, Brooks Harding Helms, Charles Oliver Clark, James Newton Lem- monds, Marvin James Phifer, Robert Harley Couick, Arthur Niven Price, Joe Price Winchester, Curtis Williams Harold Helms Harkey, Pressley Hinson David Jackson Melton, Carl Irby Press ley, Neil Jackson Faulk, William Lytle Rape, Jr., Hall Wilson Bigham, Willie R. Hurley, Clarence Waldo Crook, Elgin Ermer Helms, Fred Lathan, Paul Alexander Baucom, Thomas Byrum Hartis, Jack Gerome Honeycutt, Emer son Brown McBride, Otis Henry Helms, Aubrey Fred McWhorter, Loyd Earl Pressley, Dibriel Jeffrie Hood, Robert Henry Winchester, J. C. Thomas, Teddy Reld Hartis, Horace Helms, Jr., James Lee Greene, Robert Lenson Blakeney, Mark Edward Griffin, David Franklin Starnes, Luther " Baker, Jr, Cecil Arwood Earn, Albert Helms, ET vln Yow, Lloyd Thomas Deese, Edison Odell Helms, John Martin Gordon, Nathan Williams Yandle, Bonner. Ed gar Hudson, Jr., Barnle Winson Helms Wiley Ralph Kezlah, James Hlnkle Rorie. Board No. 1, Colored Coy Brace, Lester Simonds, Frank Ray Winchester, Sylvester Gannon,, Marshall Sims, John Stack, Jr., Benny Harris Montgomery, Henry Junior Brace, Charlie Howie, John Ernest Tillman, Airy Anthony, Zeb Anthony, Noph Funderburk, Walter Moseley, Jr., Johnnie Kilgo, Haywood White, William Frank Funderburk, William Belk, Jr., Braswell Frank Simpson, Aaron Cunningham, Claude Clayton Mobley, Roy Howard, William Davis, James Barrett, Leroy Featherson. Board No. 2, White Relle Bickett Austin, J. L. Austin, George Edward Starr, William Claude Jones, Henry Redfern Stewart, James Wilson Morris, James Bennitt Griffin, Nathaniel Ruffin Simpson, Jr. Tom Barron Aldridge, J. E. James, Thomas Howard McCollum, Frank Bundy Alex ander, Jesse Edward Glasgow, Jr., Kenneth Morgan Gordon, Joe Neal Broome, Craven Maxel Helms, Boyce James Rowell, Calvin Mullls, Edd Wil liams, Ray Von Mills, John Tal Aus tin, Jr., Sidle Atlas Starnes, Walter Beaman Leonard, James Robert Brooks, Raymond James Gill, Clar ence Edward Blackburn, Johnnie Lee Nance, James Clinton Chaney, James Curtis Garrison. Vernon Devine Plvler. John Henry Cuthbertson, John Adam Eudy, Jack Hancock, Walter Eugene Baucom, Ney Smith Whitley, Bruce Cuthbertson, Ernest Webb Howie, Jr., Bascom Samuel Collins, William Ham ilton Guleldge, Samuel Beech Duncan, Marvin Robertson Presley, James Marshall Rorle, James Allen English, Bruce Edwards Williams, Earl Na thaniel Martin. Mack Earl Hatlev. Jack Ogburn Stegall, Burris Evans Baker, Horale Neal Helms. William Jack Helms. Board No. 2, Colored Wade Bearett. Willie James Baker. Samuel Rueben Blakeney, William James Martin McGlll, George Blake ney, Fisher Taylor, Frontis Edward Bivens, Thomas Blakeney, Jr., Wallace Warren, Homer Wilson Gillespie Hor ace Jordan, jr., J. c. Meadows, Frank Crowder, Curtis Haywood Covington, Robert Blackburn, Frank Williams, Jr. He is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Lee of Monroe. He married Miss Frieda McRorib of Monroe, and they have one son, Johnny. Mrs. Lee and son are at present on a visit to her mother, Mrs. C. A. McRorie, here, and Major Lee will Join them on furlough in March. Pvt. Robert P. English, son of Mr. and Mrs. John R, English of Monroe; recently inducted into the U. 8. Army at Fort Bragg, has been stationed In Tacoma, Washington. His address is: 383rd Quartermaster Truck Co., APO 309, Fort Lewis, Tacoma, Wash. His brother, Pvt. Murphy English, is at present located at Camp Beale, Cal. Pfc. Brooks Griffin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joel W. Griffin, who has been stationed at Middle River, Md was transferred to MacDlll Field, Tampa, Fla, for a short time, and is now at Lake Charles, La - His brother. Pvt. Joel Wilson Griffin, Jr, is stationed at Camp Blbert, Ala, near Gadsden, 4 Pvt. Harmon C. Howard, has re1 oelved bis discharge from the armyfUnlon county, who entered the army due to the fact that he has passed the 38-year mark and has returned to his home on' R2, Monroe, from Camp Lea, Va. He .was Inducted into the army en November 1, 1242. Lt 'Jeff Fbrdham who is servincT In the United 8tates Naval Reserve, will leave tonight for Norfolk, Va, where he to-stationed, after spending the SUBSCRIPTION RULES Your attention is again called to the date on the little label which beam your name. If it reads "lMch43" it means your subscrip tion expires today. Prompt re newal will insure you not missing a copy. Your local home newspapepr tells you what you want to know about the people yon know best. You are also kept informed as regards local rationing. A number of newspapers are finding it necessary to increase their subscription price. The En quirer hopes to be able to con tinue publishing at the present price. However, in the face of rising costs of materials, and reg ulation over which we have no control, we are forced to discon tinue sending The Enquirer to those in arrears with their sub scriptions. It is hoped that all our subscribers will watch the date their paper Is to expire and either bring or send In renewal. Because of the decreased paper supply, some newspapers have been forced to announce that they cannot take on any new subscrib ers and can only continue to serve those they have who keep, their subscriptions paid up. We are going to make an effort to serve all in Union county who desire The Enquirer. Of course we do not know what future curtail ments may come in the news print supply and what we may be forced to do but so long as it is possible we will serve all who wish the paper. UNION COUNTY GETS NICE TIRE ALLOTMENT March Quota An Increase Over That Of February. A quota of 17,746 new passenger tires and 10,879 tubes has been allotted the 48 counties in the Charlotte district for the month of March, according to tne union county Rationing Board. Union county's allotment for March Is as follows: Passenger tires, grade 1, 116; grade 2, 58; grade 3, 249. Tubes, 162. Truck tires, 85 new, 165 recaps, and 89 tubes. No passenger recaps are allotted because of the fact that recaps for passenger cars can now be had without certificate. The allotment gives an increase of approximately 5,500 tires over the February total for the district. OPA officials said. The increase, it was ex plained, should enable boards to ap prove applications which have piled up in previous months, because of the inability of quotas to meet the aemand. Guilford county received the largest allotment with 1,945 tires, with Meck lenburg second with 1,470. Forsyth county" is third with 1,094. The allotment of bus and truck tires for March follows: new tires, 5.334; recapping, 13,278; new tubes, 6,783. The March quota of truck tires has been drastically cut in comparison with quotas available during the last three months. This action. OPA offi cials said, has been taken by the rubber distributor's office, which in dicated it may be necessary to further cut truck tire quotas in the coming months. A considerable increase was made in the truck recapping services quota. With fewer new truck tires expected to be available, rationing boards are being urged to insist upon more re capping of truck tires. RED CROSS WAR FUND CONTRIBUTIONS Previously reported. $84230: Quick Finish Rturiin Sin- Rill' Mllltjirv Store, $50; Dunlap 8c Mills, Inc., $50; John Ononis, $30; Winford Helms, $5; Bennett Transportation Co., $10; Wil liams Dry Cleaners, $10; Five Points Food Store, $10; Monroe Laundry, $2; Mrs. Frank Simpson, $1; R. P. Small, so; oman anop, ya; j. a. Stearns, $5; Eflrd's Denartment. Rtnrn Sift- .Tamps Marrone, $30; R. B. Tyler Co, $100; N. K. Dickerson, $75; Monroe Tele phone Co, $35; Copple Furniture Co, $7 JO; Henry Adams, $3; Jack Dicker son, $1; Outen Insurance Co, $1; J. W. Hearne. 5- Hurino'i rw, Americana Grill, $250; Royal Clean ers, siu; waters Motor Co, $2; Plylers Grocery, $1.50; Union County Fair As sociation, $5; Anonymous, $2; Mrs. Glenn Allen, $1; Sardis Baptist church, $8.75: Mrs. Mabel Belk Hew (An- .T f Gamble, $10; Royal Cafe, $15; Irwin "ice, sa; ues snoe Store, $10; J. Howard Williams. IS' The att. Hhnn $1; Langdon Jewelry Co, $10; Wilson umj uo, so; Marion Davis Co. $10; Haneyl, $10; Secrest Drug Co, $75; Secrest Feed it Seed Store, $25; pavls Willlams. $25: American Bank A Trust Co, $250; Monroe Wholesale Grocery -, man; Monroe Hardware Co- 1250. Total to date, $2,16440. OPA starts drive to brlntt back coal-burning stoves, . week-end here with his family at the home of Mrs. Fordham's mother, Mrs. W. H. Norwood. Henry Hall Wilson,- son of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Wilson, who recently en tered tne army, is stationed at Fort Slbert, Gadsden, Ala, , The new address of Pvt John Futch, Jr, is Co. C, 611 Parachute Inf. APO 468, Camp MackalL N. a Lawrence Oopenhaver ' formerly of In December has recently been pro moted to sergeant. . Sgt. Oopenhaver is stationed in Ansona won. an ora nance division, - , .V ... -. Pvt. Walter H. Edwards has been I transferred from Fort Bragg to Camo Howie, Texas. Bis address Is: Co. K, 342nd 81 Division, APO5Q, U. S. Army. , . , .. j ,. , . Operations Of Retail Grocers Important Information As To How Point Rationing Affects Grocers MUST EXCHANGE POINTS The local Ration Board furnishes the following in regard to retail gro cers part In the point ration system: Beginning March 1, retailers may sell and consumers may acquire pro cessed foods only by giving up points equal to the point value of the ra tioned Item acquired. Retailers must get statement of purchases during March 1943; the wholesaler must furnish retailers a statement showing points transferred for purchases of rationed Items dur ing March. Retail grocers must register at their Local Rationing Board between April 1 and April 10, on OPA Form R-1302, which can be acquired from Local Rationing Board in late March. (a) Retailers cannot do business after April 10 unless he has registered. (b) Retailers whose gross grocery sales were under $200 for March 1942 only register and do not have to take point inventory or determine allow able inventory. As part of the registration, every retailer (except those referred to in (b) above) must report the point val ue of his Inventory of rationed items at the close of business March 31. A separate inventory is required for each establishment. - As part of the registration, every retailer (except those referred to in (b) above) must also report the fol lowing: (a) The point value of all processed foods transferred by him during March. (b) The total number of points which he has available for acquiring processed foods at the close of bus iness March 31. (c) He must attach to and file with his registration a statement (informa tion furnished by wholesaler) showing each of his purchases of rationed items during March 1943 arid the points he gave up for each purchase. Allowable Inventory: (a) Each retail grocer Is entitled to a maximum allowable Inventory which Is based on his transfers of processed foods during March 1943. This allow able inventory is stated in terms of points. tb) To get retailers' allowable in ventory, the point value of his pro cessed foods sold from his retail es- HiDusnnienc"urnw -soarca a multi plied by a factor fixed by the OPA (factor will be indicated on regis tration form); the result is his al lowable inventory. Point Inventory: The point inventory is determined by totaling the point value of the retailer's phpysical inventory of ra tioned items. To this is added the number of points which he has avail able on March 31 for acquiring pro cessed foods. The sum of these two figures shows the amount of processed fods he has and can acquire at that time. This is his point Inventory. 11. Adjustment: (a) If your maximum allowable In ventory (see above) is greater than your point inventory (see above), you receive a certificate of points from your Local Rationing Board. (b) If the point inventory (stocks on hand in points) is greater than your allowable Inventory, you sur render points for the difference. Records to keep: (a) Every retailer must keep a copy of his registration for each establish ment. (b) He must also keep at his prin cipal business office the statements from his supplier, snowing sales to him In points during March 1943. (c) At time of change of point val ue, he must keep record as follows ? (1) The record must show the point value- of the item before and after change. (2) The record must show the amount by which the point value of his inventory was Increased as de creased. Retailers must post point prices in one or more of the following ways: (a) On the commodity itself. (b) On the shelf or other place where commodity is kept (c) In a list attached to or posted hear the shelf. HOSPITAL NEWS Admissions: Donald Brandon Harris, Monroe; Francis L. Bundy, Monroe; Mrs. Herman Moore, Rl, Monroe; Mrs. Betsy Watson, R2, Monroe; Billy Blakeney, Pageland, 8. C. For treatment: Mrs. Walter Griffin, R5, Monroe; Christine Laney, R4, Monroe; Frances Cuthbertson, Boiling Springs; Mrs. New McOulrt and baby boy, R3, Monroe; Mrs. J. B. Reedy, R5, Monroe; Mrs. ' Lonnls Watklns, R2, Monroe Ged F. Price, R3, Monroe; Florence Kenmgton, R4, Monroe; Mrs. -Fred Wolfe, Monroe; Mrs. T. IV Jones, Rl, Wlngate, Mrs, Ruf us Mair, Page land. & O.; Mrs. J. A. Gossett, R2, Monroe; Kermlt 'Purser, R3, Marsh vllle; Mack A. Thompson, Waxhaw; Mrs. Lloyd Baucom,.': R2, : Monroe; Nancy Laney, Rl.' Wlngate. SPECIAL SERVICES AT ' PRES3YTERIAN CHURCH The services at the First Presbyte rian church will continue each evening this week at seven-thirty. The church auditorium was filled last night to hear a challenging message by , Rev. A. B. McClure of Lincoln toa Mr. McClure will speak at the grammar school chapel service tomorrow morn ing at ten-thirty. The nubile is cr- j dially Invited to attend the special services at the Preabvterlan chunih. i , -. J Jeffers, called down bv Davis, says that he won't, stop talking.
The Monroe Journal (Monroe, N.C.)
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March 1, 1943, edition 1
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