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PAGE TWO PERSON COUNTY TIMES //'worth Carolina v4bv / HISS ASSOCIATION^) A PAPER FOR ALL THE PEOPLE JTs. MERRITT, EDITOR M. C. CLAYTON, MANAGER THOMAS J. SHAW, JR., City Editor. Published Every Thursday and Sunday. Entered As Second Class Matter At The Postoffice At Roxboro, N. C., Under The Act Os March 3rd., 1879. —SUBSCRIPTIQN RATES— One Year $1.50 Six Months 75 Three Months 50 National Advertising Representative 1 New York i Chicago : Detroit : Atlanta « Phila. Advertising Cut Service At Disposal of Advertisers at all times. Rates furnished upon request. News from our correspondents should reach this office not later than Tuesday to insure publication for Thursday edition and Thursday P. M. for Sunday edition. THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1943 For Grace - Before Meals Members of the newly appointed CoTomin’tv Service Committee of the Person War Price and Ration' . 1 .? Board, accompanied by members of the Board, went today to Raleigh for one of those interminable State conferences recognized as the American way of educating the Boards and Committees that are charged with educat ing the rest of us in the hows and whys and methods of saving this and rationing that. Topic today, among other things, was the a’ready up and soon to be enlarged food rationing program, the one that will have for its code and guide the point sys tem embraced in Ration Book Two, due next month, and of Which more will be heard later, plenty more, ac cording to Mrs. Sanders McWhorter, Community Ser vice chairman. Yesterday we heard a story that may help her, and because it is true and because it may help her and mem bers of her committee) and the War Price Board, we are telling it 'here: In a small, eastern Carolina town numbers of citizens during Christmas entertained British sailors, middle aged men and young lads, glad to escape from crowded conditions in an American port, glad to get away from their ship for a few days and glad to enjoy the comforts of a Christmas at home. One young sailor, about twenty-two years of age, stayed in the home of a friend of ours who lived in the town. Members of the family were solicitous in their care of the young man. They let him sleep as late as he wanted to, they saw that he was entertained and they offered him food, in American abundance, prepared, as nearly as could be managed, in British style. The young British sailor enjoyed his stay, he told his hosts that much, but they were continually embarrassed because he would eat only small quantities of food, maybe one plateful, at a meal. They thought, “Perhaps, he does not like what we have to offer”. At first they were too polite to press the question. Besides, the young man was reticent, as some ot our British cousins are, but one day the truth came out: the boy liked his food, but had for so many months been accustomed to rationing limitations, both in kind and in quantity, that he literally could not indulge in the American custom of “stuffing”, more politely known as a “hearty meal”. To have done so would have made him ill. This does not mean that our friend’s sailor was suf- ] lering from malnutrition. He has always had enough to eat. Toe British Navy sees to that, but we rather wish Mrs. McW horter could borrow him for a few days. He would save her much effort and he might teach us the lesson that the Community Service committee is pre pared to preach the pure shame of overmuch Ameri can complaint against what will, at its worst, be a mild food rationing system. More Than One Demand Now apparently settle! by at least a temporary re turn to prevailing prices is what proved to be an ill timed and an abortive attempt to raise tax ; < fares in Roxboro. Protests, after the “jump”, were loud and long, and they bore fruit, as witness the agreement meeting on Saturday at which a return to former price schedules was agreed upon, although we suspect part of the energy of protest was generated by the new curtail ment of pleasure driving which happened to be an nounced almost at the same time. Taxi drivers, 'many of whom are our friends, have their problems. They imust operate their machines and keep a safe margin of profit and they must meet the increased demands for service being made upon them in a City that has no City busses or any other means to cope with the unchangable laws of distance and with the day to day pronouncements of a Government that is determined to save us from ourselves in the matter . of gasoline, fuel oil and tire rationing. Trouble has been the development of a wasteful atti tude where taxis are concerned. Guests who stay in hotel rooms are not commonly as careful or as thrifty with facilities offered there as they are in their own PERSON COUNTY TIMES ROXBORO, N. C. homes, and the same is true with the engaging of taxi service. Fact that the car which is ihired is not the possession of the rider gftes the rider freedom to de mand services which he would not get, if he were driv ing his own car. But, in Roxboro and elsewhere, the time has come when both the taxi operator and the rider will have to be more considerate. Patrons carl help by not making _ unnecessary calls for taxis and by doubling up when two or more passengers are going in the same direction. Drivers, on the other hand, should not charge more than is required for a reasonable profit. Mere fact that Roxboro’s taxi drivers, numbers of whom appear to be split apart by professional, jealousies, finally got together on the up-and-down of prices for fares, can be taken as a sign that needed cooperation from one angle is being arrived at. In the face of pre sent economic conditions it would be ungracious for them to do anything else, but greatest service they could possibly render here has nothing to 'do with prices charged and could have a great deal to do with income received. We refer, of course, to the need for development of bet ter schedules and a staggered system of taxi stand duty so that patrons will not have to wait hours on end for a service for which they are only too glad to pay if and when they get it. Night Scene In Roxboro Time was when Main street in Roxboro was lined with passenger cars, waiting like patient hbrses, while their owners attended the movies, but that was yester day, before the pleasure riding ban was ordered. Time was, also, when Americans would go to any ex pedient to get around a law, take Prohibition as a hor rible example, but we believe that Roxboro people will take this matter of pleasure riding more seriously. Ef fect on the week-end jam and on Sunday cruising was certainly observable here and the repercussions reach ed out further than just in driving. For instance, the Camp Butner Military police came this week, as they said they would, but found their job reduced, not by fear of them but by the simple, hard fact that pleasure riding, even for soldiers, is out. Ways and means will be found for us to travel. Amer icans are not by nature a stay at home people and we used to say we would rather die than do it. Thebe will be solutions, whether by walking or by riding behind old Dobbin, but in the meantime a lot of unnecessary meetings will go by the board, and for that we are thankful. WITH OTHER EDITORS Buying For Postwar Needs Christian Science Monitor It is several months since the first advance-install ment buying plan extended a tentative toe toward the rapidly swelling inflation stream in the United States. Other proposals have followed —all with the aim of dam ming a good part of the people’s excess spending power, and building a reservoir of paid orders for durable goods cars, refrigerators, washing machines, etc. with which firms could start normal activity after the war. The idea appears to be making headway despite last week’s chilling blast from the Secretary of the Treasury, whose chief objection was that it would work to the disadvantage of men in the armed forces earning small pay, and in favor of those with big salaries at home. Certainly such consideration is commendable, but ac cording to an analysis of the Nugent plan, in this month’s Survey Graphic, special treatment would be granted soldiers, sailors,’ and marines. Payments would be spread over a larger period, and installments made low enough to be undertaken without hardship. More over, it is conceivable that a large portion of the ad vance installment buying would be done by families of servicemen whose members are employed in wa;* pro duction. Mr. Morgenthau also has said that the same purpose can be accomplished with war bonds. Possibly it could, if the public would put all its surplus cash.into bonds, but despite patriotic drives, there still remains in poc kets and saving accounts an inflationary potential, vari ously estimated at sixteen to seventy billion dollars. The Nugent plan would allow the Government (until such time as civilian production is resumed) use of the money collected, for which it would pay approximately the same interest as on war bonds, and installment pur chasers would receive a 10 percent discount from post war prices. In addition, to the anti-inflation feature it is antici pated that advance installment buying would stimulate industry, help preserve existing selling organizations, and aid postwar employment. State College Hints For Farm Homemakers By uth Current N. C. State College We must make the most of what we have and do it well and quickly. Don’t let food stick tr burn. Use the right cleansing agent for each kfind of utensil. Do not subject pots and pahs to sudden changes of tempera ture. , Have small breaks repaired at once. Take care of the clothes you have. Keep shelves and drawers neat, so that ribbons, ties, extra collars, underwear d|o not re quire pressing. , Have a completely equipped shoe cleaning kit for the family. Check personal hygiene to avoid damage by perspiration. Learn how to buy in wartime. 'Learn to understand labels and standards of quality, also changes and substitutes necessitated by the war program. , Know ylcur neighbor better. This is no time to hold grudges. Learn to help each other do the extra jobs: laundering, shopping and other household chores that demand special attention. Carry packages. Shop for the neighbor let her shlep for you. A boy’s wagon may do neigh borhood war service! Be resourceful. Keep your sewing basket handy to mend tears immediately. Cut off worn parts of towels, napkins, cloths, and sheets, sew together neatly and use again. Learn the right way to make miner mechanical repairs to your own equipment, safely and neat ly. . I ★ ★ ! Wit at you. Buy With WAR BONDS ★ ★_ The ordinary machine gun is too cumbersome for our Marines, espe cially for parachute troops. So the Marines have adopted new models of the Reislng sub-machine gun, a .45-caliber weapon. The new gun used by the para troops is a compact model with a pistol grip and a steel-frame stock ' which folds out of the way when not in use. Vou can help buy these tor our Boys in the Solomons and elsewhere with your purchase of ! War Bonds. Join the Payroll Sav ings Plan and let’s “Top that ten percent.” £/. S. Treasury Department One Day! SERVICE Call Us—Phone 3601 SERVICE DRY CLEANERS T-hose in the Navy’s W. A.V. E. S. do a double service. In serving on their own, they also release man for duty. In its own way, you’ve found ~9* l^at ice-cold Coca-Cola does a dou hie service, too. It quenches thirst, yes. But it does more. It brings mm HB| after-sense of complete re .flßf freshment. ||Hp A drink has to be good to be the Jgßf ;HHHi best-liked soft drink on earth. JH y Coca-Cola started out being good and keeps on being good. Choicest ingredients and the finished art It’s natural for popular of 57 years of “know-how” set names to acquire friendly „ , .... _ , 18BWB8IBMMBMMMBEL Coca-Cola apart in quality. I hat s why you hear Coca-Cola called Oi l Tl,, I ' mean the same thing...the makes Coca-Cola. real thing .. .“coming from a 'UMrMlliaStS&BKttßXri single source, and well known to the community’*. The £est is always Ixl order that those In the Service of Uncle Sam / can continue to enjoy Coca-Cola, every effort Is the better buy! ““de hy bottlers to supply them with Coca-Cola ' ! sufficient tor their needs. SOTTIED UNDE* AUTHOtITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY ELY COCA COLA BOTTLING WORlfcS ROXBORO. N. C. MILK Milk consumers in many cities are learning that good milk, pro perly cared for, will not deteri orate in quality when kept in the home for two or three days. PINES Pine trees selected for their high yields of rosin and turpen tine, as choice rubber trees are selected for high latex yields; are now being propagated at the Southern Forest Experiment Sta tion. \ With manpower limited and production needs high, you can’t afford tc take chances! Get the best —of Big Type Leg horns; heavy laying strain with foundation stock from our famous Poultry Farm. We are keeping a large Stock on hand. Make Arrangements for Y our Fertilizer Now All Kinds of Hog and Cattle Feeds. We already have our Spring Seeds. For your needs Visit your own Store the FARMERS MUTUAL EXCHANGE THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1943 EXCEEDED Ashe County far exceeded its 1942 goal for increased milk coa sumption, a summary icf the year’s sales showing a 34.4 per cent increase over 1941, whereas only a 20.7 percent increase was requested. BICYCLES REPAIRED I Any Models Quick Service! Reasonable Prices WESTERN AUTO ASSOCIATE STORE
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