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MONROE MARKET v ailghUy cooler tonight; mild to morrow. Sunset today 7:01 p. m.; sunrise Tuesday, 7:21 a. m. Cotton, short, lb 21c to 22o Cotton, long, lb S2o Cotton Seed, bushel 79 Me Eggs, dozen 420 "Tyers, pound 28 We : at, bushel $1.60 PUBLISHED ON MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS SEVENTIETH YEAR MONROE, N. C, UNION COUNTY, MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1943 3-MONTHS, 75c; 6-MONTHS, $1.25 SEMI-WEEKLY, $2.00 A YEAR mm s Tire Q uota Is Cut Hew Passenger Tire Supply Hat Been Reduced By One-Fifth STOCKS AT NEW LOW The October quota for new passen ger tires available for rationing has been reduced by one-fifth, officials of the local war price and rationing board, announced today. This reduction reflects the low level I of tire stocks throughout the country It was said. This lower quota is in line with a recent OPA action to cut down the ration demand for new tires by raising mileage requirements. Beginning Oc tober 1, only those car owners who need to drive 601 miles, or more, a month, were eligible for new tires. Eligibility for new tires was restrict ed on advice of the Office of the Rub ber Director that the country faces a shortage of new tires until the 'lew synthetic tires can be produced In adequate quantity to replace the dwin dling supply of pre-war tires, the It was pointed out. The new quota for Union county is 175 grade 1 tires, as compared with 307 for last month. 131 grade 3 as compared with 123 for September; 122 passenger tubes as compared with 162 last month. 88 truck tires for October against 91 for September; 52 truck tubes as compared with 72 for Septem ber. October quotas for other types of tires and for tubes remain virtually unchanged, expect for farm tractor and Implement tires which will be reduced in number because of seasonal decline In demand, he said. CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH ITEMS (Contributed by the Pastor) The oustandlng feature of Sunday's work was the installation of the offi cers and teachers of the Church School for the coming year. This cere mony was in connection with the Holy Communion service at eleven o'clock. They communed with the ministers as a part of the ministry the church. The following min isters collaborated in the administra tion of the communion: The Revs. T. R. Kendall, T. J. Hugglns, T. A. Plyler, Br, Joe Caldwell, H. C. Penin ,i gerrT. -A. PlyterwJKr and J. tt Arm brust. Immediately after this cere mony the members of the choir" re ceived communion as another part of the ministry of the church. A new name has been added to the Cradle Roll: Edwin Nlven m, Infant son of Lt. and Mrs. Edwin Nlven, Jr. Welcome to the Uttle fellow. The senior choir sang Sunday as an offertory, "Bread of Heaven," as ar ranged by Samt-Saen. The Circles of the Woman's Society were announced to meet this week as published in the papers. The congregation stood Sunday In honor of Paul Reginald Plow, Jr., who has entered the Navy. He is No. 145 on the Roll of Honor. The sacrificial offering for overseas relief amounted to $71.90. Those who did not bring their offering for the needy peoples of the East and eu rope can hand it to the pastor this week. Thetsheck will not be sent un til all sifts are in hand. Miss Gladys La than has been ap pointed Scribe for the church for the coming year. Her Job is to clip all newspaper Items about the work of the church, paste them In a scrap book and the entire publication will be displayed at the close of next con ference year. Last week a request was Issued for forty Bibles to be placed In the wards of the camp hospital. Mrs. A. M. Se creat has tfhla in charge. A letter was sent to the Gideons, the Christian Commercial Men's - Association of America, whose objective Is to place Bible In every hotel room In Ameri ca. This great organisation Is pro viding the forty Bibles for our hospi tal. The books are expected to arrive this week. .,. WANTED: " A radio for one of the hospital wards. Also two tables for a day room in camp. Any one having uch Articles to donate please call the church office. . The Spiritual Life Group will meet on Wednesday at 9:30 ft. m. If any parents desire their children christened please call Miss Ruth Green who has such arrangements In charge.'V"' . ... U. C. C. Phillips to the con gregation Sunday morning and was presented to the people. He has his wings. Welcome home to Lt. and Mrs. Phillips. . Promotions: Hayne Johnson to En sign; MoCaII Johnson to Petty Offi cer; Junius Stearns, Jr to Major; C. O. Phillips to Lieutenant. Please, re port ftU promotions to the pastor. A nursery Is In operation In the Be ginners Dept. for mothers to leave their babies during the Sunday morn ing church services. Competent at tendants will be in charge. This makes possible church attendance of parents. Important coming events: Tuesday, October 13, Charlotte District check up meeting. This will be at 1:30 p. m. in this church,. Friday, October IS at :30 p. m, mflhifer Hall a cov ered dish supper recognising the Wes leyan Guild and as third Anniver sary of - the organization of : the Woman's Society. Mrs. W. M. Mc Laurine, District Corresponding Sec retary, will be the guest speaker. Sun day morning. October 17th, will occur the annual survey service and me- mortal to those who have died during ' the conference year. ' , V- The Board of Stewards was an ' bounced to meet on Monday at T.K ' p. m. to their regularly monthly bus lnesS meeting. . ' ' Billy Putch of Charlotte, spent the -week-end here wltti aunt, Mist Mary Putch and e-Osf-r relatives. County Poultrymen Called To . Meet Here On Thursday Poultry producer, egg haulers, vocational teachers, business men, and all parties interested m sav ing the egg and poultry industry in this county are called; to meet at the courthouse In Monroe, next Thursday morning at 10 o'clock by County Agent T. J. W Broom, for the purpose of devising a plan whereby tha producer will be en abled to get ft fair iharo ( the celling prioca sot on. eggs by the OPA. '' A specialist will be here from the Bureau of Markets, State De partment of Afrieoltare, to advisa with us as to wfeat can be done. With all Interested tat retting a better deal for the producers coop erating, it Is bettered that ft sat isfactory system can be devised. Father Draft In Operation Senate Seeks Solution As Selective Service Moves To Draft Dads WHEELER'S BILL DOOMED The official beginning of the pre war fathers draft came Friday and with it still another Senate proposal to slow the call for family heads by banning occupational deferments for nonfathers under 30. This, the latest of a series of sub stitutes for the admittedly-doomed Wheeler bill to head off the fathers draft, was offered by 'Senators Rever comb, Republican of West Virginia and Robertson, Republican of Wyom ing. The two first term senators present ed their plan as a revision of legisla tion proposed by Senator Taft, Repub lican of Ohio. Senator Wheeler. Democrat of Mon tana, still fought fob is mil, which would forbid drafting of pre-war fath ers until January. 1 pending a more lasting embargo against calling fam ily heads. A vote was put over until next week, He told a virtually-deserted Senate chamber today that he would "leave K to history to determine whether I am right," iarging Uurt th SBTrtaterpartlcu laxly his absent Democratic colleagues, "apparently prefer to take fathers" rather than fill military quotas with out them, the MOrttanan complained to well-filled gallery and the four Republican senators on toe floor: "Take a look the Democratic side and see how many there are who are interested to getting the facts!" Marking a last appeal. Wheeler said consideration of bis measure was de layed ft few weeks ago for military committee hearings on the argument that Democratic leaders wanted to "get) the facts." Administration leaders continued conferences meanwhile with Senator Bailey, Democrat of North Carolina, looking toward an agreement on a measure to steer draft-age non-fathers from the Federal pay rol Into the armed forces. Senator-Taft urged support for his proposal, which would require the se lective service director's approval of all occupational deferments for non fathers under 30 after January 1, Except for the Revercomb-Roblnson plan to forbid such deferments flatly, the two proposals are the same, call ing for drafting on a national rather than state basis, an Investigation into the possibility of lowering army phy sical standards to utilize some 3,000, 000 "4-F" men, and a drafting proce dure under which fathers over 30 would be the last to go. A resolution by Senator Brooks, Re publican of Illinois, calling for the appointment of ft special committee to Investigate to determine the need for father soldiers was sent off to the military committee. Wheeler said to his speech that If Selective Service and Man-Power com mission want to, they can "get the men they need without taking fath ers - oy awing "noaraed labor, draft dodgers, and slackers from Industry and Government." An opponent of Administration aid- to-England policy prior to the war, wneeier said ne would "let history determine whether I was right then. and whether I am right now." At nret," he said, "they wanted us to give the tools, but. I warned they later on would want our boys. now tney oont want only our boys. but our fathers. Maybe they'll want our mothers next." GEORGE W. SUTTON George W. ' Sutton, , 78, active for many years to church, civil and poli tical lige, died At Ills home at Wax haw Saturday night t 11:40 o'clock after short illness. - Funeral services re held at Waxhaw Methodist church Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, wttn Kev. j. a. Fitzgerald officiating, assisted by Rev. E. V,; Wiley. Burial j to Marvin Methodist cemetery. Masons were to charge of the services at the grave. Mr. - Sutton was superintendent of the Marvin Sunday school for over 30 years and teacher in the public schools for more than 40 years. He l survived by his wife, Mrs. Annie Huneycutt Smith: a daughter, Mrs.. H. E. Thompson of "Kingston, Tenn.; three sons. Heath Sutton of Oharlotet, Eugene Sutton of Waxhaw and 'Pvt. Leroy Sutton of the Army, and grandchild, .i - ". Band Parents Ctub i- The Band Parents Club will meet Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock to the Walter Bickett auditorium. All band mothers are urged to be present at the first meeting of the new year. Mrs. Tom Young, president; Mrs, T. W. Ooodwin, secretary. Greater Farm Goals Are Set WFA Gd!Fo7 1944 Use 01 Every Acre Of Land And Facility INCREASE?"!! NEEDED Withh military and foreign relief de mands for , food steadily increasing, the War Food Administration has set 1944 farm production goals which call for use of every crop .acre and every farming facility in the country. Given average growing conditions, the 'proposed plantings would provide the nation with ft harvest considerably greater than the record output of food expected this year. The goals will be laid before Con gress on Wednesday, and before state agricultural war boards at meetings to be held this month. The first state meetings will open Monday at Denver, Colorado., Manhattan, Kas., Baton Rouge, La., Jackson, Miss., Columbus, O., and Madison, Wis. In addition to Increased over-all volume, the program proposes slgnl flcant changes in the nation's agricul tural pattern. Some of the direct food consumption crops such as dry beans and peas, soybeans, peanut? wheat, vegetables and potatoes would get first claim on the use of cropland Feed crops, particularly lower-yield ing types, would give way to food crops and higher yielding feed crops. Be cause feed supplies are expected to be 1 18 per cent smaller per animal unit, I the goals call for a reduction in some types of livestock production, par ticularly hogs, chickens and and turkeys. The goals suggest the following per centage increases over this year's sx pected production or acreage: Milk 3, Eggs 1, beef cattle and calves market ed for slaughter 19, hay 3, corn 3, wheat 26, soybeans 22, peanuts 31, sugar beets 42, potatoes 2, sweet pota toes 8, fresh vegetables 10, vegetables for processing 6, dry beans and peas 18, Percentage decreases suggested were: Farm chickens 3, commercial broilers 20, turkeys 4, hogs 17, sheep and lambs on farms 4, barley 3, sorphums , oats 9, rye 3, and flax-seed 1.. No change was suggested for cotton and rice. A 10 per cent increase was rec ommended for tobacco to meet a sharp increase. The proposed reduction in some feed crops and livestock types would not show up to civilian .meat supplies until The goals would utilize 380,000,000 acres of cropland, by far the largest ever used. Considerable land now idle, fallow or used for pasture would have to be cultivated. Likewise, record amounts of fertilizer would be needed. The 17 per cent reduction in hog numbers, proposed because of the short eed outlook. Is perhaps the most significant suggested change in the farming pattern. The goal for milk Is 132,000,000,000 pounds or about 5, 000,000,000 pounds more than is ex pected this year. The national goals for the various commodities have been apportioned among the states on the basis of their productive possibilities. The state goals will be divided among farmers However, with the exception of cer tain types of tobacco, farmers will be free to abide by or Ignore their goals. Only in the case of the specified types of tobacco will marketing quotas and penalties be invoked. The TVA will announce later price supports that is, minimum prices upon which farmers may count for the various commodities. Somewhat higher prices are expected for some crops, particularly soybeans, peanuts, sugar beets, some vegetables, corn, and wheat. Dealers Must Deposit Tabs Gas Coupons Received Al Old Values Must Be Reported OCTOBER 61S DEADLINE Gasoline dealers must have "B" and "C" coupons received from mo torists before midnight September 30 at a unit value of three gallons in to their suppliers or exchange them for inventory at the War Price and Ra tioning Board by midnight, October 8, it said today, by rationing official. Coupons will be honored at only two gallons after this date. bfkbp3Ts (r-tmm2m M 2 Ob Dw Dealers must summarize an "B" and "O" coupons which were received at a three-gallon 'value on Form R-541, listing no other coupons on this form, and "B" and "C" coupons at the new two-gallon value should be summarized separately. -;i t , Three-gallon "B" and C" coupons received by distributors must be de posited in their bank accounts by mid nlghtnight October 11. Coupons de posited after this date will be honored at only two gallons. .. ELDER I. M. BROOM. Elder T. M. Broom. 90. died at his home In Goose Creek township, Wed nesday, September 38 at S:45 a, m. o'clock after a long Illness. Pnueral services were held at the home and the burial was In the Broom cemetery. He Is survived by his wife and nine children. Of all his grandsons in service only one arrived In time for the funeral. Bet. Henry W. Adcock. of Orlando, Fia. Pallbearers were irandeona and tha flowergirls were granddaughters. Mrs. Fred Wolfe fen Nd in tu home on South Church street and hrakt her arm r tha mm bu its resting very comfortably. THE LATE WAR NEWS IN BRIEF Invasion V. 8. Fifth army reaches Benevento, 32 miles north of Naples on river line where re treating Nails are expected to make effort to block road to Rome; British Eighth army drives along Adriatic coast as enemy, retreats from Melfl salient in cen tral sector. Corsica. Fwnch announce Mo roccan Goums and sharp-shooters seize Teghlme hill, "key to Bastla," pressing Germans remaining on Corsica Into harrow strip four to five miles wMe and 30 miles long. Russian Moscow announces six mile advaneft closing in on White Russian rail junctions to Gamel and Mogilev; Berlin radio says Nads have abandoned Staro Tamanskaya,. virtually the last German stronghold on Kerch strait. European Aerial RAF smashes at Munich, birthplace of Nazism, less than 48 hours after African based U. S. Liberators struck city; RAF drops 800 tons of bombs In 25-minute attack; V. S. medium bombers strike at Geynan bases in occupied Holland and France in daylight raids.' Union County's Men In Service Promotion of Pfc Philip O. Whltaker formerly of Monjoe to grade of ser geant, has been announced by head quarters of Tinker Field, Okla. He is assigned to ft repair squadron of the Air Service' Command for the maintenance and repair of aircraft and the training, of air depot groups. Sergeant Whltaker Is the son of Mrs. Margaret B. Whltaker, 302 South Stewart street, Monroe. Prior to en tering the army he was employed by The Monroe Enquirer. Pfc. Norman B. Horton, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Horton, of 4236 Com monwealth Ave., of Charlotte, has jecn transferred to Truax Field, Madison, Wisconsin. He was formerly sta tioned at Scott Field, 111., and is tak ing training tor a radio technician. Pfc Horton attended Indian Trail high school, and was employed at Dobbs Jewelry store In Charlotte, prior to his induction Into the army in April. Orady 8tarnes, -son of Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Starnes of Monroe, has re cently been promoted from corporal to the grade of sergeant acocrding to an announcement by the authorities at the Army Air Forces Proving Ground Command at Elgin Field, Florida. Sergeant Starnes has been In the Army since August 1941. Paul R. Flowe, Jr., who enlisted In the navy last week is now stationed at Bainbridge, Maryland. 'I JOSEPH A. BACCOM Pvt. Joseph A. Baucom, formerly of Monroe, son of Mr. and Mrs. Adam C. Baucom, is stationed at Bruns General Hospital at Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he is acting as chaplain's clerk under an assistant there He reports he likes the work very much and the country he finds interesting but not to be compared to North Carolina in a letter home he said he will be glad when "this Job" is over and he can come back to his family and friends. Pvt. Baucom entered service June 24, going first to Fort Bragg before eh was transferred to New Mexico. Officer Candidate James ' H. Cope- land received his commission as sec ond lieutenant in anti-aircraft artil lery at Camp Davis, N. C, Thursday. Present for the graduating exercises were his wife, and his father, H. A. Copeland of Monoroe. They came to Monroe Thursday and Lt. and Mrs. Copeland. left Saturday to visit the letter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. V. L. Sox in Columbia, 8. C. They will be guests of Lt. Cope land's sister, Mrs. Louis Violl, in Baltimore, Md, before going to Camp Edwards, Mass.. where he has been assigned to a searchlight battalion. Seaman E. Blair Blvens of the U. B. Navy writes that his skipper has been Awarded the navy cross, and that his crew has been recommended for an honor award. 8gt Crowson L. Pressley, who Is stationed at Buffalo, N. Y, has been on s ten-day . furlough - visiting, his wife at the home et her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Jordan of R3, Monroe. Mr. And Mrs. Jordan's son, Maurice P. Jordan. 82 -e in the Navy, who re ceived his boot training At Oreat Lakes, uL, . has been transferred to Little Creek. Vs. Charles W. Jordan left for the Army September Srd, and has been stationed at Camp Van Dorn, Miss. His wife Is at home on RS, Monroe.. . .. Pvt. NeU a Cox, Inducted Into the - Urges Renewal Of Gas Ration Motorists Should File For Replacement Books By October 15th EXPLANATION IS MADE Motorists today were urged by offi cials of the Union county War Price and Rationing Board, to make applica tion at once for renewal of their basic "A" gasoline rations. The renewal application fomr, OPA R570, may be obtained from official OPA Tire Inspecting Centers. All persons who now hold a basic gasoline ration for a registered vehicle now in use will apply for renewal of the ration In the following manner: 1. Properly fill out the application form. This application will be in two parts. Part "A" will be the applica tion form Part "B" will be the lew tire tire inspection record. The ap plicant must fill in all of the spaces enclosed within the heavy borders on both part "A" and part "B." It Is par ticularly important that he fill in his name and address In the lower left hand corner of part "B." 2. The current tire Inspection record, showing that at least one tire Inspec tion has been made, must accompany the renewal application. 3. The back cover of the present basic ration book, withe the appli cant s name and address appearing in the spaces provided must be in - ' eluded with the application. t I , , r i, i, ii uie uacK cover ui uie applicant, s A" book has been lost or destroyed. the applicant will be required to establish that he is the registered owner of the vehicle, or is entitled to use it; that the vehicle is currently registered and in operation; that the applicant has not previously applied for or received a renewal of his basic "A" ration and that an application I for a renewal Is not pending at any other board, and that he has complied with the tire Inspection requirements. In such cases the applicant must also present the motor vehicle regi stration certificate for the automobile. The serial number of the renewal book issuel will be noted on the registration certificate, officials stated. In order to make certain al motor ists receive their replacement books by the time the present "A" coupons expire, local Board officials urged that motorists file .renewal applications by October 15. MRS. KATE S. BENNETT ILL Jack Bennett of Charlotte and Mrs. Jack Bennet and son of Monroe spent the week-end in Wadesboro where they visited Mrs. Kate S. Bennett. Mrs. Bennett and son John returned home this morning to finish up some affairs and make arrangements to re turn to wadesboro the last of the week where they will be .temporarily, with Mrs. Kate S. Bennett, who is very critically 111. Mrs. Bennett made her home in Monroe several years ago as has many friends here who regret to hear of her illness. U. S. Army September 2nd at Fort Bragg, has been stationed as follows: Co. F, 253rd Infantry, 63rd Division, APO 410, Camp Van Dorn, Miss. His brother, Cpl. Jas. Warren Cox, has been In service five months and is stationed with the Ground crew of the Army Air Corps at San Antonia, Texas. Pfc. Robert Caston Hunter who is with the Marines and stationed in Norfolk, Va., has come for a ten days furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Hunter. Lawrence Presson today received a letter from his son, Seabee Lawrence Presson, Jr., stating that he had re cently been promoted to Petty Officer and was returning to the States to take his V-12 training. He has been In the service for 14 months, and for the past several months has been sta tioned in the South Pacific area. Be fore enlisting, he was connected with the Le Tourneau Co., of Georgia. K. B. Laney, Jr., seaman 2-c, U. S. Navy, Bainbridge, Md., has arrived to spend a week with Mrs. Laney, hav ing completed his "boot" training. Cyrus F. Bean, Jr., 1-c, U. S. Navy, stationed at Jacksonville, Fla., has been transferred to the fololwing ad dress: U. S. Naval Air Station, -V. F., OTU, Melbourne, Fla. He has been assigned to a fighter squadron. To My Home School Mrs. Dora Simpson of R2, Monroe, has received the following letter from her son, Pfc John C. Simpson, who is stationed in India: Dear Friends and Playmates: I Just dont know how to begin to write this letter for I havent much time to practice writtlng, for you know about the army special. When you are outside of the good old U. 8. A. I guess you know the land that is called India, the land of sunshine and rain. Why I am writ tlng you Is to' thank you All very much for the paper that you sent me. I enjoyed reading lt very much, and still enjoy getting a letter from each and every one. I would like to write each one seperately but you see, as I said, I haven't much time to write, but .the ones who write me And send me their address I will be glad to answer their letters for X carf send any number of letters out, regardless at how many I get. So all I can write now Is all to be good And write all of your boy friends in the Army And they will be more than glad to receive the letters. I know I would, so we all will have to believe in the Lord And say our prayers every day and night to that this war will end and we boys win be back boms.' So rood by and good luck to you aU. Those who would like to write me may get my Address from my mother as the government does not allow Addresses or men over seas published In newspapers. County Tax Collections For Sept. $36,708.89 J. Hamp Price, County Tax Col lector, stated today that during the month of September a total of $36,708.89 was collected by his office. Of this amount, Mr. Price said $35,376.30 was appUed on 1943 or current taxes and $1,332.59 on de linquent real and personal taxes. As compared with the same month last year, this year's col lection of taxes exceeds those of September a year ago by approx imately $10,000. Dependent Pay Hearings End Will Vote Tomorrow On The Proposed Increase To Dependents ARMY, NAVY, FAVOR The House military committee con to,Tr2? u pTOpos!l wn were not disclosed, but American to increase government allowances to units 0f the Fifth army were last re Seflve dependf"ts- wm vote at miles to the nTnnT65 reViS'nS in th. The road from Avellino to A, thHH , Bevento runs through the twisting aP nnd P' COnBldr ' mntain valley of the Sabato river Hnin f U,h sentiment wa ev - m Corsica, Moroccan Goumlers and denced for cutting off payments to ! ChQnchf tv,v,. w.-i r ... . . . ... . . uniaiuuui wues although the Army ! "as protested strenuously that it does pot want to become a "court of do- I i mfGiri' rv annn, " representative anon, Democrat of Missouri, asserted that immoral women are "marrying soldiers they hardly know" to get the dependency allowance, and declared "Congress should give some attention to the fact." He sad there were 50 or 60 such cases in his home district "harlots free to run around while drawing money from a boy they hardly know." Brig. Gen. H. N. Gilbert, adminis trator of Army dependency benefits, told the committee the Army would "prefer not to pass on a woman's mis conduct" because the time spent in investigating complaints would bog down the administrative machinery necessary for making the payments. "Most men have an inherent faith in their wives," he commented. "But people back home know of a woman's misconduct," put in Repres entative Sparkmen, Democrat of Ala bama. "So what," replied the general. "It is not the function of military ser vices or government agencies to de termine that. Many men are alleging their wives are wayward when, as a matter of fact, they are not." The House committee's hearings were on a Senate-approved bill which would set monthly payments to a ser viceman's dependents at $50 for a wife, $18 for the first child, and $11 for each additional child. The pres ent figures are $50, $12 and $10. The Army and Navy generally ap proved the Senate bill. From others, however, the committee heard pro posals that payments be placed on a basis of need, varying in individual cases. TJhe C. I. O. suggested $55 a month for a wife, $35 for the first child and $30 for each additional child. At the final hearing, Admiral J. O. Richardson, executive vice president of the Navy Relief society, urged Con gress to retain dependency on a flat payment basis. He said a flat allow once Is the "only practical method." Delegate Dimond of Alaska, a non voting member of the committee, as sailed the allowances In the Senate bill as "simply frivolous." He said they would result In "a starvation diet" and "slum conditions of living" in Alaska and many parts of the United States. FORD AGENCIES USING SERVICE APPOINTMENTS An appointment schedule for servic ing of automobiles, similar to the one used by the family dentist, is being used by Ford parts and service agen cies in meeting wartime problems, as Is a plan for granting of priorities for emergency repairs. The program was outlined by the Ford Motor Company early this year and necessary materials. Including pri orities coupon books, were available for use by the agencies February 1. In its dealers' operating manual for 1943, the company suggested to all agencies that: When your shop is taxed to capa city it is advisable to adopt a system of scheduling work that wil ldo these two things: (1) give emergency repair work priority over Jobs that may be deferred so the customer will not suf fer undue Inconvenience by having hois car tied up, and (2) protect you against loss of good will that might occur li customers were told 'Sorry, cant help you; we're three weeks be hind now." A dally appointment schedule form was provided by the company with the suggestion that a certain number of man-hours be reserved each day by the agency for emergency work. List' ings on the schedule would Include time of appointment, name and phone number of customer, estimated work hours necessary for 'the Job And the."" Mrs. T. pt Dillon, delegate. nature of the work to be done. Many dealers and parts And service operators have praised success of the program since its origin last February company officials announced.' CARD OF THANKS ; V ' We wish to thank All our many friends And neighboros for the kind ness shown during the illness end death of our beloved father. Elder T. M. Broom The Family, i ' v J Mrs. Ernest Heath left the last of the week for Kannspolis where she will spend some time with her daugh ter, Mrs. Adrian Holbrsok And family. Allies Driving Germans Back Fifth Army Now At Nazi River Line After Big Push VALLEY IS DOMINATED Allied Fifth army troops have struck up to the German driver line north east of Naples by entering Beneventon, while the British Eighth army plung ing up the famous road of conquorers has lopped off a wide area on the Adriatic side of Italy, it was an nounced yesterday. The Germans have pulled back from the entire Melfl salient in the central sector, official reports disclosed. Benevento, 32 miles northeast of Naples, Is high in the mountains on the main lateral road and railroad running from the big port, and domi nates the valley of the Calore river which flows into the Volturno river. It Is along the Volturno and Calore rivers that the Nazis have been ex pected to make a stand against the Allied advance along the Applan Way to Rome. Details of the thrust into this vital , the "key to Bastia," after beating off , vlolent counter-attacks and now hold uui.wiLl o OV.liiV.VJ ICKClllllir 11111. the whole ridge dominating Bastia and . .. Biguglia lake, a French communique announced. French shock troops and American Rangers closed In on the Bastia area in nearby sectors, routing several Ger man detachments and pushing to the northern point of Cap Corse. All Corsia thus has been cleared of Nazis except for a strip along the east coast from the area of Cevione to Luri on Cap Corse. This strip, virtually cut in two. Is some 30 miles long and four or five miles wide at the most, and the Germans are attempting to escape by sea. Fifth army armored unite also made contact with deploying Nazi elements along the west coast Just north of Naples. Meanwhile AMG (Allied Mili tary Government) officials strove to get the wrecked city of Naples back to some semblance of normal life, and engineers rushed repairs to the heavily damaged port. The .Filth Army cap tured Frigento, 45 miles Inland from Naples in clearing the central salient. The front line now runs from Naples to. Benevento to Frigento, and almost due north to the mouth of the Fortore river on the Adriatic coast. A great area was chopped off by the collapse of the enemy's Melfl salient. Towns occupied here by the right wing of the Fifth Army and by the Eighth Army along the Adriatic include Vallata, Montelleone, Biccart, Orsara, Savignano, Torremaggiore, Lu cera, Apricena, Bisaccia, Grottami narda, and Lesina. e While the main battlefield of the Immediate future appears to be the plans between Naples and Rome, it is the Adriatic coastal area that has been the historic route of armies in vading Italy. Most such armies have come from the north, but the Elgh:h Army is reversing this direction on the conquerors' highway. The Adriatic coastal road leads to the Emllian Way, running into the heart of the Po valley. There are no high mountains there such as would face the Fifth Army north of Rose, but the Germans surely would not leave this door into the strategic Po valley open, and undoubtedly are plan ning a stand somewhere between the Fortore river and Miminl, where the Po valley opens like a fan. Much of yesterday's fighting occur red In heavy rains that hindered prog ress in some places. Bad weather grounded a large part of the Allied air fleets, but American fighter bomb ers hit enemy transportation In the Isernia-Campobasso area and a bridge at Cancello. One Allied officer said the with drawing Germans were employing a system of backward hops with the longest possible delay between each leap. Enemy units hold their posi tions as long as they can and retreat only to escape annihilation. Innu merable small pockets of determined men were left behind to delay the Allied armies. DISTRICT D. A. R. MEETING The fourth district meeting of the D. A. R. of North Carolina, was held in Concord at the Memorial Building Friday, October 1st. The district Is. composed of Monroe, Concord, Wades boro, Albemarle, High Point, Rocking-, ham and southern Pines chapters Mrs. S. H. Lee acted as director And, presided in place of Mrs. Frank Lan der, who Is district director, and Miss Mary Futcb Futch Acted as secretory. Among the prominent Daughters who attended were Mrs. Preston &. Wilkes, state Regent and a number of State officers, And Mrs. J. 8. Sil verstein who Is' Vice President Gen eral. Those who attended the meeting from Monroe were: Mrs. Sam Lee, oiaie Megeni; Mrs. Hasei Da vis. Vice- regent, Miss Mary Futch. secretary K. B. Laney Honored On Birthday ; K. B. Laney was honored on Satur. day evening, October and when his daughter. Miss Lee Laney entered his children at an elaborate dinner in honor of the eighty-fourth anniver sary Of his birth.- His son, K. B. Laney, Jr. And Mrs. Laney of Nor folk, Va., And Mr. and Mrs. Roy B. Laney were present for the dinner. K. B. Laney, Jr, is In the Navy with headquarters hi Norfolk. Don Harris who Is a sturtcrt t tv University of North Caro!;'-.a et C " ' Hill, spent the Wek-- t 5 - - his parents, Mr. and ! . . . 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The Monroe Journal (Monroe, N.C.)
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