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SEVENTY-SECOND YEAR MONROE, N. C, UNION COUNTY, MONDAY, JUNE 19, 1944 8-MONTHS, 75c 6-MONTHS, fl.25 SEMI-WEEKLY, $2.00 A YEAR - V Caught In i rap U. S. Ninth Infantry Seals Fate Of Germans On 1 - ;";:Penitt$da Tip -; -: ESCAPE ROUTE BLOCKED American troops, headed by the Ninth division, Muted seven-mile -Vile path acros sthe neck of the Cher- Murg peninsula -Sunday, putting' i stranglehold ony 28,000 to 30,000 CMC- mans in and around the prised port -of Cherbourg, and then washed the Xtest TTth division to pleoei In a bloody massacre when the enemy frantically tried to break out. - The Allied midnight commtiniqpe, confirming earlier - dispatches direct tram the field, said" the peninsula was cut on rrom we rest oi wormanay when the Americans reached the vest coast near Barflevllle-ur-Mer. j v That wa: sthe exact point where the cut-off had been planned by officer who worked out the problem on sand' tables long before : the Invasion of Prance began June 8. The battle on which the success of the bold American stroke hinged be gan seven hours after the first troops had reached the sea. It raged for two hours, with the Ninth division laying down the heaviest concentra tion of mortar fire since D-D and olknaxing It with an artillery "eeren ade" a thundering chorus of ' every available gun hurling shells into the point of greatest danger. The German 77th division, attack Ing in waves, virtually committed suicide In this inferno. Its remnants finally' fled north under relentless as aault from Allied fighter planes and dive-bombers that Uttered the roads to Brisquebec with new Nasi dead. American Thunderbolts alone were credited by the Ninth Air force with Kolng or wounded at least 800 of the fleeing foe, Following up the Nail retreat, the Americans steadily widened their salient and rushed up reinforcements and guns in anticipation of new counterattacks from either north or south. Reports from 21st Army group head quarters haid .however, that any real rescue attempt by the Germans were unlikely and that the. vital port of Cherbourg would not remain long in enemy bands. v , The Allied communique ' contained word or no new developments else where on the front but confirmed that In the center of the beachhead area . a steady adrance had brmght the Al lies within six miles of St. Lo, a key road Junction. On the eastern flank, the British and Canadians still were tighter engaging German armor. Despite . tow clouds over Europe, 1,300 flying Fortresses and Liberators tne bigegst single force yet hurled gainst a tactical target In daylight pounded Germany, while lighter - pianes ranged the Normandy battle front in a variety of attacks. A terrific punch by the veteran U. 8. Ninth Infantry division rolling u i-a muee m two days lor the in vasion's - fastest gam drove clear btos sthe peninsula and secured the aeacoasc. between - Cape ; Cartert, 18 must southwest of Cherbourg, and St. ' rrOurvOle. . : It blocked off some 40 square miles oi tne upper peninsula, and thousands of Germans faced with a possible Sevastopol defense of Prance's third mrgest port. - nie nrst TJ. , 8. spear imn reacnea uif coast at 11 p. m. oeturoay nignt . . ueut Gen. Omar N. Bradley's shock troops xorged this line 24 miles across the cape the deepest invasion penetration to chop off , Cherbourg , wuua ueu. cur xwrnara 1j Montgom , erjrs British and Canadians held four Nasi armored divisions deadlocked on ' tne eastern Hank in Normandy. - ine wintn division veterans of nana iizrica broke out west and south w -lauea seuvelr le Vlcomte, cuncnea a hold -on -. Barntvllle 10 miles west .then drove on two and sno-nau mixes to occupy Cape Car v teres m sight of the channel Island, and fanned south to take St Lo-d' ". Ourville. - .. . The danger point of their cross peninsula belt is a sector only four , miles wide at St. Sauveur le Vlcomte, and the American's likeliest Immediate i move la to widen It against the peril . of counterattaeki by smash down the : van and road line to La Hsye du Pulta, a funnel for German reinforce ments farther down on the peninsula. SIXES KAT.3 CIIATJ.IAN of c e d. ccrrinTEE ... Wm Pens Unleo Cranty Ceswnlttee Per Woanemle DevelopmeuC" ; OUn B. Bikes, cashier of the .Amerl- v , can Bank 4k Trust -Company' has been appointed chairman of the Union County Committee for Economic De velopment, it was announced yesterday by Robert M. Banes of Wlnston- ( Salem. Mr. Bikes will begin his new duties today. k The Union County C. K D. Is the most recent of nearly 2,000 similar committees that have been organized f ' -. In the past 18 months throughout the United States to stimulate and assist - - private business employers to begin planning now for greatly Increased peacetime employment and produc tion after the war. s The national committee for Too-, doiiuc Development, Mr. Banes ex-j plained. Is non-governmental, non-po-l. 'ral and iwn-fwrUKan. i!r. f l.es s 1 thot the O. E. D. work In Uni'm criT-y iwing Into acuon l-MmeUJ-! t-'V. Various commit fees 1 le 3 f --'u.-d. emrpowd of t" c .v-ie ) -s, to crry o t c " e i t-i f - !: ? t e C. E. IX r'o-j 5 i i r ! '?t ' r r i- - HOTTEST WEATHER OF : , SEASON HITS COUNTY Lseal Residents Swelter As Tetapera- tare Climbs Te 101 Degrees. Union" county ewelwred under the hottest weather of the season yester day when the temperature soared to 101 degrees. Friday and Saturday, the mercury reached W degrees, and worst of all is. that the weather man had made no promise oi reuei. in fact, the weather forecaster says that It is likely to remain, hot today and tomorrow...:' Local residents who suffered through the heat yesterday, however,, were not by themselves, for the temperature also went to 101 in cnanotte, 103 in Columbia; 8. C, end 102 lln Albany and Balnbridge, Oa. i In' some cities the beat wave was aggravated by lack of Ice, caused by transportation facilities. Although the high heat record of 101 degrees was not reached until yesterday afternoon, the extreme heat was felt during most of the day. ..-'-v- , At 8 o'clock in the morning the tern perature was 82 degrees and from that time on, it continued, to rise until it had reached. 81 at 10 o'clock. Prom then on, It continued to ijrise, until It reached 101 degrees. Would-be-sleepers were mostly walk' era, as ttie night wore on and not until late In the evening, was there any relief from the extreme heat, when the mercury started a slow re treat. Bradley Lists U.S. Casualties Invasion Army Dead Set At 3,283 And 12,600 Wounded AFTER ELEVEN DAYS American Army casualties totaled 3,383 dead and 1200 wounded up to midnight Friday In' trie grst U days of the Invasion of Prance, and the beachhead has become "absolutely se cure," the Germans having "lost their last chance to drive us back into tne sea,'' Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley an nounced Saturday. Obviously in good spirits, the, tail, tweatherrfceaten Mlssourlan who com' mands American forces in Prance, ap peared for the -first" time before a group of . beachhead . correspondents and gave them a report which con firmed .his . pre-lnvalon confidence .thatthe- campaign, would be carried out without the blood-path predicted oy tne enemy. Bradley said casualties on the cen tral beachhead, where the First Dlvi sion and elements of the 29th had landed, were higher than was antlcl pated, tout that on the other hand, casualties on the peninsula beachhead were lower, (The American casualties In action to date were expected to exceed those of the British or Canadians, not yet announced, a dispatch, from London saiy, because the American First and 2tth encountered heaviest fighting when they ran Into a German division holding maneuvers on the difficult beach. In 24 hours of fighting they advanced only 100 ' yards in some places, while on the other hand, both British and Canadians made original landings 'comparatively easily, en countering their heavier fighting later. (American Naval casualties In the Invasion already have been announced as -very light," and It was announced that no American merchant seamen were lost In the operation.) ' While the beachhead was secure. however, a bitter fight was In pros pect for Cherbourg, Bradley said. Dis cussing the situation on the Cherbourg peninsula, where the 82nd Airborne division Friday captured St. Sauveur- le-Vioomte and threatened the ene my final escape corridor, he said the Germans might battre for the port as long as possible, even after isola tion or the peninsula. ; He added that Cherbourg has strong all-around defenses prepared, wltH big guns aiming seaward and strong anti aircraft batteries. Enemy strength on the peninsula, he said, may run well Into five figures, and should the escape route be closed, trie Germans might attempt exacuation by small boats In darkness to channel Islands and then to Brittany. . . The American commander estimated the number of German divisions In Prance to It In the middle sixties. with lt divisions or elements thrown against the entire Normandy bridge- ma areas. ' - ir Bradley said ..the enemy might be unable to move all his divisions In France against the beachhead, because I defenses must be manned in otter parts of the country and garrisons must maintain control of a turbulent civilian population. " American troops ' : since - landing, Brs 'jey said, have caiitpred. or evacu ated from the beaches (00 prisoners. R. B. Davis of Lynchburg, Va, and his daughter, Miss Francest Davis who 1 a WAVE and stationed at the Navy Yard In Charleston, S. O, have come for a visit here with Mrs. Davis who has been here several weeks, and also Miss ChaCtle Stack and other rela tives. Mrs. Meade Owens and daugh ter, Mary Owens of Charlotte, are here and Lee tack of Boston, Mass, came today for a visit with his sisters, Mrs. S. A. Alexander, Mrs. Lilllam Galloway and Miss Chattie Stack. Fnsigm Everett Jones who hss been s allotted at Branson Field Naval Air 1 ae In Pensacola, Fla, came Friday lor a fifteen-day leave here with his r-?nta, V.r. and Mrs. Zeb Jones. V : fa t!s leave is up he will ro to Ju. k.wnvii'a, I ., where he wlil do operational f , . g. ? ". 1 T r m Ftrs and -. T f ' - -1. - t ! i . . V. 4 . i. Conet Bodbs Har Hitler's Secre,t Weapon Is Described y Victim Of Raid MANY HIT LONDON AREA Adolf Hitler's stubby-winged comet bombs scattered destruction aoross southern England yesterday, as the trumpeting Berlin radio applied the new tag of "Hell Hounds" to the weird weapons and conjured up fantastic pictures of " horror and. devastatir in their wake. . (But this weapon no longer was a secret to British ground gunners and fighter pilots who rapidly were get ting their sights trained on the ghost ly rockets.' A number were believed to have been destroyed in flight ; - rap fighters patrolling ' over the channel and on the watch for the pilotless planes were believed to have bagged at least one during the morn ing, and during the night the path of the bombs which Boomed Inland was marked by solid bursts of antiaircraft firs. Easily visible in the bright June sunshine, a number of the fire-spitting, Jet-propelled rockets streaked across the straits during the day, caus ing damage , and casualties, but their scatter-gun effect scarcely could match the lurid accounts of destruction which tumbled In an unending torrent from the German radio. One commentator for Transocean. the Nazi propaganda agency, gave this account, which he said came from re turning air combat crews: "They saw a horrible picture. At many places the night was lit by ex tensive fires and amid this scene of fire biasing to the sky the tremendous explosions gave witness to the deva stating effect of the new German weapon." One of the pilotless craft olunsed into a cnapei in southern England, wnere a Bunaay service was in prog ress. A passing convoy of United States Army ambulances joined in the rescue work. in another place, where a racket oomo struck a group of hospital build mgs, a perspiring policeman found that "those Tanks are wonderful" atfer volunteer squads of American troops pitched in and worked fever isniy to clear the debris.' Onlv one small building of the group was left sianomg, ana 10 persons were killed, Including some members of the hos pital stall, l German military circles now ' are saying that eveen tanrets an the nrt. Mol 'ehannel win be within reach of one puouess planes, and hinted that Portsmouth and Plymouth were next on tne list lor attack. PLAYGROUND NOTES Walter Blekett High School The playground at the Walter Bfck. ett nign school is In full swing. A great number of boys and girls are enjoying lt each afternoon. BasebalL dodge ban, and volley ball seem to be quite popular. Leslie Everett and naroia mims are expert ball players. The playground is for the boys and girls to enjoy, so come on and have a gooo. tune, as it grows many eon tests, games, and races win be in progress each afternoon. : Benton Babhts The Benton Heights nlav cantor has been proving very popular 'with quite tew cmraren. interest no doubt will increase when the new swings are In stated and the arrangements are made for shower baths. Joan Mills, Betty Helms, and Jovce Curies have been rendering valuable aslstsnce in directing , the nlav of small children. . A reading center was set up toaay to be used by the chil dren during the early afternoon hours wnen the sun Is so hot In addition to the comics, we have use of the following ntagaames: Nature Magartne. Children's Activities, Junior Red Cross News, Open Road For Boys, Scouting, Newsweek, and Houses Beautiful. Be ginning next week we hope to get flOllMrfciAfft . of tanta fmm tha tuvik. mobile so taht those who would like to take obrary books home with .them may do so. - During a recent song session Sammy Matthews led the singing. Bruce Medlin Is the best little boxer we have. Joan Mills and Betty Helms excefi in horse shoe pitching on the girls' teams while Tommy Curlee and Jack ' Starnes have been , doing right weu. for the boys. v.,- We are very anxious for the older boys and girls to begin coming to the play center to participate in organised games. , AB the boys and girls from the Monroe Mffl and the Manetta Min sections are urged to make use of the ptoy center each afternoon. j.' - v Winchester A venae The Winchester Avenue division of the Monroe. Defense BeereaUea Oom- -fmtttee Is proud toannounc the meaSfl ure of success which attended its first week's activities. Already more than Six hundred have taken advantage of the free playground on the Winchester Avenue school campus. However, In view of the large negro population : of Monroe. we feel that not enough are taking advantoge of the opportunity afforded. . r' c The Committee is anxious to have every one- get the benefits of these facilities. Games are provided for adults as well as children. Relays, baseball, speed ban, rope Jumping, volley ball, and many otber games are provided far the enjoyment of all who come to our center. An attendant is present on the grounds to maintain order and to di rect the activities. Parents are ureed to bring or send their children. This is a health project as well as a place of recreation. , Mrs. it. E. ParoeU of Myrtle Beach. h come to d some time here her ! .r-la-lw lira. P. L I '.rtj'i it i t I e of her tnoilier, il....'s. Cv)ia L 've. LATEST INVASION NEWS ROBtZ-JTbe - Anted Govern - saeqast after delaying a week, have Pfcwrasl she eabsaeV farmed by Prosier lvaaee Beswml the r oet ef Prince Umberto, and it has ' new betaa te function as Italy's Mew government. V. S. FLEET HEADQUARTERS American seidiers anal Marines, fighting tbefcr way ihreagh hot eanfieMs . halfway across Saipan IstaaSf In the Harlannaa after re petUngvJepeaese assamlts by tanks and by landing eraft, drove down toward the Island's principal har bor and naval base at Magiciennc Bay today. - : MOSCOW . Soviet field dis patches declared today that the Bed Army had smashed- forward to the threshem of VUporl, key city ' In seothent Finland, after breaking the Mannerhelm Line and eaptarlng Kelvbto Portress at the teoath ef VHparl Bay. ' Farther Inland en the Karelian Isthmus the Rasstans were report ed to have dreven two and a half miles past the Mannerhelm Line In the Mnrila .sector. SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE American heavy bomber formations , streamed toward the Pas De Cauls area of France to day In apparent continuation of the campaign against installations from which Hitler launches his rocket bombs against England. RAF heavy bombers also headed toward France Jast before dark last evening, but there was no im mediate announcement of their targets. SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE America troops laid siege today to thej defenses of Cherboorf, iheird greatest port and arsenal ef France,. after reinforc ing and broadening the assault corridor which, had' Isolated the pftptiOft. Between 5,004 and 20,000 Nasi defenders were cut off in the Cherbourg area. Escape appeared Impossible.. They had two choices to fight to the death or sur render. Men In Service Ensign Wade Secrest. left Thursday for .Boston, Masa--aaer spenaing a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Secrest, upon completion of his advanced training at Miami, Fia. Lieut. John Vann who has been with the Air Force in the South Pacific for the past 28 months, has come for a three weeks leave with his mother, Mrs. John Vann and family. His brother,' Alec Vann who Is with the Mercnant Marines ana stauonea in Maine, is also spending a furlough here with his mother and other rela tives. PTC William Hinson of Richmond School of Medicine in Richmond, Va, has come for a two weeks furlough here With his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Hinson. Pvt.- Ben Williams of Cherry Point, came Saturday night for a week-end visit with. Mrs. Williams and his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Williams. Lieut Carl Secrest Who is stationed at Chatham 'Field, Savannah, Oa., spent . the week-end here with his mother, Mrs. R. P. Secrest and his brother, John Secrest and Mm. Be crest. Cpl. Sam Hudson, Jr., who has been stationed at Port Sill, Okla., has come to spend a fifteen day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bam H. Hudson. Mm, Wade Pridgen of Ral eigh also came several days ago for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hudson. -. Her son. Wade Pridgen, Jr., came Saturday, PFC George E. Whitley, son of W. L. Whitley of R2, Monroe, spent a three-day pass with relatives last week. " PFO Whitley IS now stationed at Port Bennlng, Ga, He has bbeen In the service two years and has been stationed at Port Bragg, Camp Parson, and Camp Hale, Colo- and Camp Rob- era, Calif. George has two brothers in the service. They are CpL Carl Whitley and Pvt. Noah Whitley, who are now In England. -.r-;.. !PFC William Hinson had as his week-end guest PFO Bruce Warlick of Gastonla. PFO Hinson and PFO War lick left this morning for White Lake where they will attend a Weeks house party given , by Mrs. C O. Cherry. - Mrs. P. O. Whltaker received a let ter -this 'meming' -from her' nephew. Everett O. Irby, who was recently promoted 4o sergeant. ' He wrote that Richard Howie, - Lmdon Milton and Robert English, of Monroe, are sta tioned with him "somewhere in New Guinea and that they tell everybody the merits of the home town. Sgt Irby's mother ' now resides in Char lotte. ."v-: . ,-, .-.. . .! : , Pvt.Lacey W. Eury, who la station ed "somewhere la England." writes relatives that be recently met his nephew, Sgt. Paul Blanchard, in Eng land and that they had a -Jolly good time together." It had been a year since they had last seen each other, and fibey talked- much of the days back home and of events that had transpired since they landed over seas. . Carrol Medlin. who for several years operated the Hinson Economy Auto f :re at 101 E&st Franklin street ts bvn ii FiTjiBfl R'nee AprlL Eis : "e 1 L."e c??.i. -t are tnr.king t..' .r 1.. . a t'T k.iot, i...a. Am: it County speto oteehurch WIH .Mark End Of Leng Pastorate Of Rev. C. C. Special services will be held at the King Street Baptist church t Wax haw, Sunday, June 25. The pastor will preach in the morning and Dr. Luther Little, Pastor Emeritus, of the rPlrst Baptist Church of Charlotte, will preach in the afternoon. Mrs. Henry Gamble, choir director, is arranging special musio for both services. The ladles or the church will prepare lunch which will be served st about t wive-thirty o'clock. This is the last service for the pas- tir, C. C. Burrls, who has resigned nla work there to take effect July 1. He would have completed twenty-five years of service with this fine church at the close of this associations! year. He will oontlnue his service at the Hopewell Baptist (Church on the first and third Sundays In each month. Everyone Is cordially Invited to at tend ' the special services at King Street.! ' CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH ITEMS Three new members were received Sunday morning: Duo Slagle, Har riet Jane Reeder; and Margaret Grace -Ph. ,.T,lt k fh. t.lrinn ,r V; ,ZZTZZl'1SBe x stamp for protection to the u V, Jr. r, I V 7 baptized immediately before being re- ceived. thsuZef's .Thofoft their summers work in the choir loft Sunday morning. They sang a. an WeSlT' XLr: lotte. The offertory was sung by Brtty Sturgls. using 'The Prayer Per- feet. Rev. T. J. Hugglns was in the pulpit and offered the prayer. W. Z. Faulkner assisted the pastor in the bapUcmal service. D. B. Gettys taught the men's Bible class Sunday. Next Sunday Prof. W. R. Kirkman will be the guest teacher. Next Sunday Mr. Armbrust will teach the men's class at the Presbyterian church. Rev. Joe Caldwell occupied the pulpit at the Presbyterian church Sunday morning. One June 11th, Mr. Caldwell preached at the Wlngate Baptist church . At the last ministers' union meeting it was decided to hold union Sunday -night services the last two Sunday nights in July, and all Sunday night In August The churches and preach ers will be rotated. John Ashcraft and Jack Lemmond were presented to the congregation Sunday morning. John belongs to the Navy and Jack b In the Army. As they approached the altar they shook hands the navy and army greeted ewen-etnen,'--i' - - -! We have a few copies of Stanley Jones' new book The Christ Of The American Road. Tou can get a copy at the church for one dollar. Stanley Jones has the solution for the world's ills and well worth reading. The Spiritual Life Group will meet on Tuesday, 9:30 a. m. Miss Virginia Helms win direct the meeting. On next Sunday morning we will have a dedication service of the tower bells and organ chimes. A printed program wfll be prepared. our city-wide Vacation Church School continues through Friday. Daily at a a. m. cnuaren can enter at any time during the week to get the ben efit of ..the work. A commencement program win be given Friday night -iwo new names were added to tne Cradle Roll Sunday: Sandra Lee Se crest; and Granville Worth Broom, born June 10. Parents Mr. and Mrs. Worth Broom. Welcome to the little ones. We have fifty-eight now en rolled m tne cradle Ron. A few people who ordered a copy of tne centennial boook have not vet se cured their books. Please get them at tne cnurcn omce, We again announced the Fifth War Loan Drive. Buy bonds and back the boys beyond the seas. - - We are engaged In the continuous prayer asked by President Roosevelt Come to the prayer hour on Wednes day night at 8 p. m. Myrtle Jo Privett led the young people's Fellowship service Sunday night The church pastor spoke on. 'Finding God Without A Raft" -Chaplain O. W. Lowe was the guest preacher Sunday night and gave an exegetloal sermon from the Prophet Mloah. Mrs. Lows was presented to the congregation and received good wishes for a happy Ufa. Sgt Edward Morgan directed the singing and sang the offertory, . "My Father Watches Over Me.": - W-v 8tricklandiat 402 South Church street Lt Roland C. Williams. Jr. who has been stationed in Port Myers, Fta., came Friday morning to spend as leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Williams on Houston street PFO Jack Lemmond who Is stationed at Peublo, Colo, Is spending fur lough here with his Daren ta, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Lemmond. He win return to his station. Thursday. ' - i . Emmett Rudge Coble. Jr. of the 0. 8. Navy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Em mett Coble. Sr., is spending a leave with his parents at their home on Bickett street . Bey Killed Watching Chea Unload Boston, Mass The Intense interest of Donald Whitney, 12, In watching the Rlngling Brothers-Barn um Jt Bai ley circus unload east him his life. The youngster, who was seen riding on the "dickey pole" that ran between circus motor truck and the lion's cage. Shortly afterward his body was found In a muddy hole on a freight siding.' Police said he had apparently fallen from the pole -and the heavy wheels of the lion's cage had rolled over his chest . Miss Helen Hinson of Columbia, 8. C came this morning to visit her uncle, Pemberton Hinson and other relatives. , . . ' ' Chtlrtren's Bureau seers more funds to :it illegal Cihid l&bar. Will Stage Union County Bond Day Over Station VBT, Thursday AUTO USE TAX STAMPS PLACED ON SALE HERE Most Be Displayed On Vehicles By July L Motorists Warned. Auto use tax stamps in the denomi nation of $5.00 were placed on sale at the local postofflce and offices of Col lectors of Internal Revenue on Satur day, June 10. The stamps will evi dence payment of the tax for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1944, and must be purchased on or before that date The stamps will be serlay numbered, will be gummed on the race, and will have provision on the back for entry nf fiaa maWa tnnilal aawlal vievmtue A of the make, model, serial number and state license number of the vehicle. Mr. Nunan, commissioner of Internal Revenue, said that, to guard against loss or . theft, it has been suggested that, when affixing the stamps, . the vehicle owner should dampen the windshield rsther than the adhesive side of the stamp. This method has been recommended to keep the stamp intact upon the windshield. As an additional precaution, lt has also been suggested that each motor vehicle owner should make a record of the )., -,m .r. h. I ' -kk - , event the stamp should become lost, . mt ,im. n.v.t.v, v.n calllThlsTcartoffloe ot fV, m . v t,J,i t KTi T mm sten,P afita " to his vehicle on Ti., i tiui n,. mTi v3ouT postofflc , fM will sell the stamps over the counter for cash only and no mall order busi ness with respect thereto will be con ducted by the post offices. It is the desire of the Bureau of Internal Revenue that the use tax stamp shall be placed on the wind shield in a location that win not be in conflict with State requirements. Mr. Nunan stresses the fact that the use tax law has not 'been repealed and cautions motor vehicle owners that failure to purchase and display the new use tax stamps on vehicles using the public highways after July 1, 1044, win subject the violators to severe penalties imposed by law. Industry Gets Go-Ahead Plan WPB, Relaxes Controls To Aid Postwar Manufactur ing program OTHERS MAY FOLLOW Chairman Donald M. Nelson Satur day relaxed . War ' Production board controls on aluminum in a move tow ard the orderly reconversion of Indus try, and made it possible for war plants to order even while the war continues the machines and tools which win be needed for peacetime production. i ; Nelson also gave Indus trv a so- ahead on toe build of one model of any planned postwar product whether an automobile, a refrigerator, or a railway pumnan car. The WPB chief said that "nranlmu Utile in the way of Increased civilian output could result in the immediate ruture, out described his action as the first in a series of moves to protect the whole economy by lifting certain pontrols "no longer essential to protect war production." "We all know that when militarv operations are far enniurh uhnr big reductions win be made In the over-au war i production program." Nelson's statement said. KITCHENS OF COUNTY BECOTIN MINES men Of Comity Can "Mine" Tin Per 13 Torpedoes This Tear. ' Women of Union county can "mine" tin sufficient for 130 torpedoes this year. . .v-v ,-..' (..- :. , These figures were eomniled bv J. A. Stewart vice-president of the Ameri can Can Company, on the basis of canned foods consumed by civilians in the county during 1943. On the basis of last years consumption, civilians win open approximately 3M192 cans of food this year, he said.. According to a table recently Issued by Washing ton, 28,000. cans provide tin sufficient for one torpedo,-. ....iM.-i,-. Meanwhile, the armed forces con sumed approximately tthree . billion cans of food during 1943 and needs for the current year are expected to rue to tnree enra a a quarter billion cans, Mr. Stewart said. He pointed out that with a greatly increased number of .the armed forces In over seas duty, more canned foods win be needed because the can has proved the most practical container for the shipment of foods abroad. j SL5 Spilled; All Peas 'Atlanta, Ga. While en route to a bank to deposit $3,522.27 in currency, Thomas H. Erb, 68-year-old clerk, suf fered a heart attack and collapsed at the entrance to the bank. The paper bag containing the money burst and its contents were scattered in all dl recctions. However, after Erb was rushed to a hospital, police gathered up the money and employes of the firm said It was all accounted for. . $5s Fee 58 Cents . Chicago. Opening a bundle shirts which Albert Eittner Jssd of fer 50 cents at an auction e - months before, l;-s. l r t f 0 in bi.i in a e r r 1 i t..e pocket of one of t of . V,t I li Gtizens Urged To Go To The Banks On That Day And BayBond PROGRESS BEING . MADE Thursday, June 22, will be Union County Bank Day on Radio Station WBT, Charlotte, It was officially an nounced here today, by Claud. Ku- banks, chairman of the Union County War finance Committee. On that I day rnt, ot tne county r urged tL. tv.. h.r.v ., igj, jjchases of War Bonds In. the I - . . ... roth war Bond Drive wnicn m now in progress throughout the Mation.' Starting at tM a. m. and continu ing throughout the day, Station WBT wlil constantly remind local resident of their patriotic duty and responii blllty in the present campaign. In which the county is being asked te raise a total of 8817,000.00. The sates on this day wUl feature "E" bonds, although buyers will be at liberty to purchase any series they may desire. Bond sales last week got off to a good start and local officials are high ly pleased with the results, thus far obtained, but are mindful of the fact that much territory yet remains to be covered before the quota is reached. An urgent appeal was Issued today, to aU residents of the county to prepare, now, to purchase as many bonds as they possibly can, as the need is great and demands are Increasing dally, as our invasion forces continue their fight against the enemy on Jt- tleneWs, throughout the world. - Much interest is being shown on the part of all the workers and buyers alike, and added impetus is expected with WBT Bond Day, with a consider able Increase in sales anticipated. - Every effort Is being made by the officials to reach the county's qouta by the close of the drive, which will continue through July 8. One of the major events of the campaign, wlu be the movie at the Center theatre. in which Betty arable In "Pin Up Girl" win be shown. Admission to the show win be by purchase of a War tBond only, from any of the Issuing agencies, established throughout the city. Wheeler Smith, manager of the theatre states that no tickets for the premier showing of the picture, win be sold and that admission, can be ob- tained only by buying a war bond. The show win be presented on the evening of June 28, with one showing, starting at 8:30. ' . which Is being waged so effectively by patriotic citizens and business firms of the city and ' county, The Enquirer is today carrying a page advertisement sponsored by Davis-WilUams - Com pany, featuring Union County Bank Day, over WBT, Thursday of this week. Consequently, if the people of Union county have the intention of stand ing behind their fighting men. It is necessary for evereyone to make the maximum effort In subscribing to the Fifth War Loan campaign, : ' ;: -' ? news mat the large sum has been successfully and quickly raised. win be encouraging to the men who confront he enemy. It win give them assurance that .regardless of what they heed, the people back home. In- . tend to supply them with every pos sible advantage as they f ace the foe. TAX OFFICIALS TO GET v LATEST INSTRUCTIONS Meeting Per This District Held tat Oiariette. District meetings for town and county tax collectors and attorneys wiU be held throughout the. State June 19th through July. 17th ' under the auspldes of the Institute of Gov ernment of the University of North Carolina...' :i , . . . c.j The meeting for district 12, which, embraces Union, Mecklenburg, Cabar rus, Gaston. Lincoln. Rowan. " and Stanly wfll be held in Charlotte at 2 p. m. on Friday, July 7th. There meetings, he said, should be of interest to town and county tax collectors, attorneys, accountants, may- -ors, managers, chairmen of boards of eounty commissioners, and other mem- " bers of town and county governing boards. .--;.'-!;. -v -;; The district meetings are to be eori ducted by Peyton & Abbott Assistant Director of the Institute of Govern-, ment who has Just completed two guidebooks: "The Foreclosure of City and County Property Tax and Special Assessment in North Carolina," al ready distributed, and "Guidebook for Tax Collectors m Cities and Counties of North Carolina," which is In pro- w ijruiung. ;. ; .. Their purpose is to dlacuM nttta of Interest to county and city tax collectors, attorneys and finance of ficers in the field of local taxation and possible Imporvements in the tax IW.,. -J ..- ', ... .i. EGGS ARE STORED ' FOR NEXT WINTER A total of 253,000 doeen eggs have been stored by the State Department of Agriculture, Raleirh, for consimm tion next winter by children in hoi Jx Carolina schools participe.Ung in the school lunch program, it has been an nounced. The Markets division of the Te partment distrlcuted this pa- v r thousands of cases of e and r commodities, rmrfe af- at i the PDA rW " s v i. f i lt was rea.. .4 -. i i . ' t ma. kef sr s -i i r . tlmie be. .id t e schools, err , . surj e so t i t sure-4 of a i. It is t e r : f. t o r
The Monroe Journal (Monroe, N.C.)
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June 19, 1944, edition 1
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