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and serial numbers in the lecal
rationing boards.
4. Book No. 4 will be distribut-
ed to all persons except armed
forces personnel eating in organic
e messes or who are members
of an officers mess; persons con-
fined to institutions; and persons
residing so days or less in the
United States. ~
The new war ration book is ex-
pected to last at least two years.
It is the same size as Books 8
and 2. 1t contains eight pages with
a total of 1874 stamps, each about
half the size of the familiar red
and blue stamps used in Book
No. 2 and the brown stamps in
Book No. 3. Colors of the stamps
in Book No. 4 are blue, red and
green. .- .,.-
In addition, there are SO unit
stamps printed in black. Seventy
two of them are marked Spare
and can be used in case addition
al ration stamps are needed for
any future program.
Twelve of the black stamps are
printed Sugar" and IL are print
ed Coffee but OPA explained
that the plates for these pages
were printed before coffee was
taken off the list of rationed foods.
1t does not mean, OPA said, that
coffee is likely to be rationed
again.
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JURY duplicates
NEGRO in DEATH
Aged Landlord Held For
Shooting Recalcitrant
Roomer

Frazier Doc" Castle. 65-year-old
Negro. was ordered held for action
of the Grand jury, when a coron-
er's jury determined Monday that
Fred Douglas, a roomer in Castles
home, 316 South Seventh street,
met his death early Saturday morn
ing from bullet wound inflicted
by pistol in the hands Of the
defendant.
SGT. w. K. Rhodes told the jury
that when he reached the house,
he found Douglas lying on the
stairs. drawing his last breath, with
bullet hole in the left side Of
his forehead.
He reported that Castle had tele-
poned both the police and the
doctor to advise that he had 'just
killed a man"
Castle told police that Douglas,
delinquent in his rent, had been
ordered to move from his home.
Douglas demurred, insisting that
he 'had thirty days to get out. ,
When a heated argument develop
ed, Castle declared that Douglas
put his hand to his pocket as If to
reach for weapon. 1t was then
that Castle fired.
DR.. A. H. Elliott, Edna Mae
Douglas, the victims wife Dorsey
Mcleod, Lillian Castle. all entered
testimony.
Comprising the jury were B. T.
Hopkins, J. H. Curtis. A. j. Bur
riss, C. F. Duke, J. H. Taylor and
w. C. Evans.
Castle is being held without bond
on charges of murder.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-10-12
0PA HOME FRONT
DRIVE TO OPEN
District Director To Lead
Meeting Here On
Thursday

Wilmington Home Front Pledge
campaign will open officially on
Thursday when Theodore S. John
son, Raleigh OPA district direc-
tor, and other members of his
staff will attend a special meeting
of business and civic club officials.
The meeting will be held at 3
o'clock in the superior courtroom
with the main address of the ses.
sion to be delivered by johnson.
Arranged by officials OF the
New Hanover War Price and Ra.
tioning board. the meeting is de.
signed to open the Home Front
Pledge campaign in Wilmington
and offer official information On
all OPA programs.
Attending the session in add.
ton to johnson will be Walter A.
k.avanaugh, district price execu-
i've; W. Hance Hotter, district ra.
tlonlng officer; and oliver Craw.
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cent of all gasoline available
there.
The total certification of 1863, 1000
barrels daily includes supplies
available for all uses besides high
way transportation.
"A reduction in civilian gasoline
consumption to point comparable
with restrictions in effect through
out the rest of the country is the
only possible answer" said Ralph
K. Davies, deputy administrator.
Nov as the United Nations be-
gin to take the offensive on new
world battlefronts it is necessary
to deliver ever-increasing quanti-
ties of fuel for planes, tanks and
other war vehicles the OPA re-
ported, Ito meet these increased
needs, civilians in the far West
as well as the rest of the country
are having to reduce their driving
still further
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IDENTIFICATION
NEEDED BY ALL
FOR abe BOOKS
Local Board Trying To
Eliminate Duplication
OF Registrations

Proper Identification was appar'
emily the chief problem worrying
New Hanover Alcoholic Central
board officials and employees Mon
day as citizens here began regis
tration for the new state liquor
rationing coupon books designed
eventually to replace the books
now in use.
In order to secure the new ra-
tioning book, Chairman w. D. Mac
MILAN of the county board SAID
Monday night, a man must pre-
sent his War Ration Book No. 8.
plus some other positive means OF
Identification, preferably his selec-
tive service registration caro-.
A woman registrant, Mr.. Mac
MILAN said. must present War Ra-
ton Book No. 3. and, in addition,
War Ration Book No. /, now used
for sugar rationing, as a positive
identification.
War Ration Book No. 3 will be
punched by the ABC registrar to
prevent persons from securing
more than one liquor ratlonlng
book. Every effort, Mr.. Macmillan
said, is being made to prevent
any abuses of the rationing sys-
tenn.
He emphasized that the new llq-
uor rationing books, now being
issued, do not become effective
until December l and that present
rationing books will be used until
hen.
The ABC registration is being
conducted between 10 a. m. and
5 p. m. daily at the registration
office of the board at Second and
Grace streets.
The registration will close on
November 80 and no new ration
books will be issued from Deem
Der l to January 4, 1914.
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OPA SlaShes Gasoline
Allotment To Far West

WASHINGTON, Oct. ill.,
The Office Of Price Administration
today cut the value of A, B and
C gasoline coupons in the far west
from four to three gallons, effec-
tive at 1901 am, Tuesday, Oc-
tober II.
The curtailment order is effec-
tive in the states of Washington,
Oregon, California, Nevada. Idaho,
Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colora-
DO and Arizona.
The OPA action followed irnme-
diately after Harold L. Ickes. pc
troleum administrator for W a r,
rhad announced establishment of
the first gasline quotas for the
area. Ickes and the OPA said the
order was necessary because of
tremendously increased military
demands.
THE inevitability of curtailment
Of civilian gasoline consumption in
the far Western states has been
obvious to us for several months
as we have learned more n d
more about the future military re-
quirements," Ickes said. "It is
now Enthusiastically clear that to
allow civilian consumption to con-
tinue at the present rate would
force gasoline inventories down to
a point where it would be increas-
irglv difficult and then impossible
to operate"
r. rs directed that no more than
10000 barrels of gasoline a day
can be made available for civilian
consumption in the newly restrict
ed area.
In explanation, Ickes said that
in 1912 military requirements rep
resented % per cent. of the total
far Western gasoline consumption.
Asof today, the military demands
have increased to 43 per cent,
and estimates for next year place
military consumption at 50 per
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PLANS COMPLETED
FOR REGISTRATION
1859 Teachers Will Sign
Up Citizens For Ra-
ton Books

Three hundred and sixty-nine
school teachers will act as regis
trars during the sign-up at % coun'
ty schools for War Ration Book
No. 4, starting Monday, October
Is.
Arrangements have been made,
under the supervision Of Director
J. w. Grise, for the registration
of 10000 persons during the four
Gay period, which ends Friday,
October %
The sign-up will be conducted
each afternoon between the hours
Of 1:30 pm. and 6 pm.
Supervisors of the ration book
registration are Mrs. Fender Dur.
ham, chairman, Mrs. Sara Viii.
liams, Mrs. Martha Bennett, Rel.
mon Robinson, and Miss Virginia
Ward.
Registration sites, manager in
charge, and number of registrars
to be stationed there are as fol.
lows: white schools: New Hanover
High, r. T. Hamilton, 40: Maj.
fit Village, T. T. Hamilton, 25;
Hemenway, Miss Sue Boon 10;
Tileston, Mrs. Ruth o. Jones, 80;
Chestnut Street, Miss Annie Herr.
ing, 81; Cornelius Harnett, Mrs.
Thelrna Daughtry, 8; Lake For
est, Mrs. Manly Williams, 20;
William Hooper. Miss Airline Kim
bell, Is; Sunset Park, Mrs. Lu'
ellie Shuffler, 20; Washington Cat
lett, E. R. Blakeslee. 8; WriRhts-
boro, Miss Nellie Fentrees, IL;
Forest Hills, Miss Katherine Won
Claim, 10; Bradley Creek, Wal
lace West, 10; Winter Park, c.
G Berry. II; Carolina Beach, Mrs.
c. G. Vanlandingham, II.
And at Negro schools: Willis
ton Industrial, F. ]. Rogers, IS;
Peabody, c. H. Mcdonald, %;
Williston Primary, B. T. Wash.
ington, 26; Acorn Branch. William
Blount, 8; Castle Hayne, Lucille
Lotion, 2; Wrightsboro, Lula Cobb,
2; Middle Sound, Mary Mcfarland,
1; East Wilmington Essie Miller
5; Kirkland, Eliza Johnson, 2;
Wrightsboro, Annie Weber, /; Ma.
sonboro. Ada McKoy, 2; Oak Hill
Isabel Barnhill, 1; Maffitt Village.
Vivian F. Boone, 3.
A statement from OPA district
headquarters gave this genera.
picture of the registration proceed.
ing:
!. Applicants will first show al
the registration sites copies Of
book No. already issued to them
or to members of their families
and will receive an application
form with space enough to list
eight members of a family. Ii
there are more than eight mem.
bers. it will be necessary to use
two forms.
2. A volunteer worker in regis
tration headquarters will accept
the application and will check the
various copies Of Book No. 3 pre-
sented as evidence and will then
fill out corresponding names on
the new books.
3. The application and the new
books, containing the names of
various members o. the family
will be passed to an accountability
clerk who will record the serial
numbers of the new books and
the names Of the persons to whom
they are issued and hand the books
to the applicant. This assures a
permanent record Of the names
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-10-12
Army Engineers Let
More War Contracts

The Wilmington District Engi-
neer office announced Monday the
award Of two contracts for war
time construction, as follows:
P. S. West Construction com
pany, Statesville. to construct
buildings and utilities in Rich
mond county, under $4,000.
T. A. Loving and Company,
Goldsboro. to build tie up dolphins
in Carteret county, under $50, 1000.
Keep a close check on youl
spark plugs as there is only one
manufacturer Of plugs still max.
ing them.
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REPORTS

Naval Aviation Cadet Bayard B.
Sellars, of Wilmington, has report
ed to the U. S. Navy Pre-Flight
school at Athens, Ca. for three
months of training. Sellars, son
of W. r. Sellars of 80 Orange
street, completed Naval Flight Pre-
paratory school at Columbia, S. c.,
and was transferred to Athens from
the CAA War Training Service
school, Auburn, Ala.
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turned over with the general and
three companions inside, it was
disclosed today.
The accident occurred near Reli-
zane on October 6 when the car
was speeding 70 to 30 miles an
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hour over bad roads in the ,.,.
Giraud's naval aide, 1t, vi.a,
was at the wheel when an ohs..,
in the road forced him to thro,n
the brakes. None of the occnn.. Un
was injured. ''Na
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TAKING COURSE

Pvt. j. w. Walton, Jr., son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Walton of Will
mington, has been assigned to the
University of Georgia, Athens. Ca.
where he taking the Army specialize
ed training course in engineering.
He was formerly stationed at KEGS
Ter Field, Miss, and Clemson col
lege, S. C. He is a graduate of
New Hanover High school, and
prior to entering the service in
June he attended Wake Forest col
lege.
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COMPLETES COURSE

Sgt. Leroy c. Butler, OF Will
mington has successfully complet-
ed the flexible aerial gunnery
course at the Army Air Forces
Flexible Gunnery school, Laredo
Army Air Field, Laredo, Texas.
Upon graduation, he was promoted
to his present grade and received
the aerial gunners wings.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-10-12
GIRAUD MISSES DEATH

ALG1ERS, Oct. II. - B - Gen.
Henri Giraud, French command
er-in-chief, narrowly escaped in
jury or death last week while on
tour Of French units IN Eastern Al
geria. His speeding automobile
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ley, director Of radio and press
relations, all of Raleigh.
Previous to the meeting John
son will address a civic club meet
ing at the Friendly cafteria at
D. m,
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COMPLETES TRAINING

Cpl. Ulysses C. Formyduval, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Formy-
duval of Whiteville, has completed
training and has been graduated
from the school of the Army Air
Forces Training Command at Cha
mute Field, ILL.,, where he received
instruction in the advanced power
plant.
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RETURNS TO U. S.

PFC. Buriss Clifton Clemmons
has just returned to the United
States from years service in the
North African area where he was
military policeman and is now
patient at Foster General hos
pital. Jackson, Miss. A son of Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Clemmons of Sup
ply, he entered the service in Sep
TENDER, 1912, and received his
basic training at Fort Knox, Ky.
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Clyde T. Wat.

Clyde T. Wat
son of Wrights-
vile Sound, has
been transferred
from the training
station at Balm
bridge, Md, to
school in Norfolk,
Va, after spend
ing seven days
leave at home.
He entered the
Navy last June
%.
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The universals, like the brake
drums of your auto, should be
kept free of accumulations of dirt
and mud.
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J
SoaL:


Mrs. Kimball and Mrs. Worthing-
ton, dressed soberly and wearing
their best black gloves, walked
along the stony country road back
toward Sophia Hardy's farm, to pay
their visit of coincidence.
How do you reckon she'll be
bearing up?" Mrs. Kimball asked
Mrs. Worthington. Both ladies wore
their most solemn, fLnereal express
sions.
"A mighty severe blow" Mrs.
Worthington said Mighty severe.
To lose your only son, the mainstay
of your declining years. And such
g dreadful death, toto go down
with a ship. Mercy"
1.-The first of our boys from Hand
County to go, too Mrs. Kimball
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proper commiserative mood.
Come in!"
The voice was brisk and cordial
They looked up in surprise. Sophia
herself had come to the door. AS
they followed her into the parlor
they exchanged glances, with eye
in mourning. The parlor shades
were not even drawn.
''Its nice of you to come Sophia
said. DO sit down."
1--WE came" Mrs. Kimban said
almost reprovingly, ito tell you that
our hearts are bleeding for you in
your great loss"
1--WE know how lonely you must be
out here" Mrs. Worthington said.
with nothing to take your mind off
off +" She shifted and
reached in her purse for a hand
kerchief.
son, keep busy" Sophia said
"I've just finished applying for the
Government insurance on Tom S
life.''
The visiting ladies could not re-
sist a shocked glance at one an
other.
Il want to get it right away" So
phia said. so I can put it into War
Bonds. My boy hasn't finished fight
ing yet, not by long shot"
The ladies were so occupied with
feeling Mortified, so Initiated by this
callous behaviour in bereaved
mother-that neither of them no
ticed Sophia's hands. Under the
folds of her clean print dress,
against the seat of her chair, they
we're tightly clenched.
(Story from an actual report in
the files of the Treasury Depart
ment.)
Garry on for mothers like Sophia.
Buy War Bonds till it hurts.
u. S. Treasury Department
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-01-21
BIG BRANCH

Melvin Swindall visited at the
home of S. J. McFall Sunday.
Miss Nina Phipps was the Sat-
urday night guest of Miss Geor-
gia McFall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Obey Fleming Wis
tied Mrs. Tollie Davis Sunday.
Lester Kendrick, employed at
Alexandria, was home over the
weekend.
Mrs. Earl Short visited Mrs.
Silas j. Mccall Sunday evening.
Mrs. Herbert Phelps, daughter
ln-law Of Mrs. Hardy Vanover,
is now staying at the Vanover
home.
Hardy Vanover visited Henry
Short Sunday evening.
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HOSPITAL NEWS

Mrs. Maggie Stanley of OAR
win is making a rapid recovery
following an operation on Janu-
cry IA.
C. C. Killen of Pound was
patient in the hospital Jan. Is.
Mrs. Tom Mullins, OF Clint
wood, Rt. l, was permitted to re
turn to her home Sunday.
Miss Iris Lee Fleming, dau9h-
ter of Fred Fleming of Rt. |, had
her tonsils removed Saturday
and returned home Sunday.
Mrs. George Waddell of Clint
wood is a patient in the hospital
at this time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodrow Dye
of Mcclure are the parents Of
fine baby girl, weighing pound
IL ounces, born Jan. Is.
Helen Howell, of Clintwood,
was permitted to return home
on last Sunday:
Mrs. Roma Adkins Of Steinman
returned home Sunday.
Miss Lorna Kendriclz Of Freel-
ing was admitted to the hcspit
Monday in a serious co1d tio7.
Emet Wheatley Of Isom is in
the hospital at this time suffering
from broken jaw and other in
juries.
Toby Wallace of Dwale died
suddenly from :. heart attack on
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hofflin Fleming
OF CllntWOOd have received line
baby girl, weighing o pounds.
Miss Edna Smith of Fremont
is a patient in the hospital at
this time.
Mrs. Troy ElHins Of Clintwood
is a patient in the hospital at this
time.
Mrs. Hiram Large, of Coeburn,
Rt. 2, is making rapid recovery.
Cecil Mullins, son of Leonard
Mullins of Norland, is a medical
patient in the hospit |.
Miss Irene Barnett of Big
Stone Gap spent the weekend
at her home.
Miss Joyce Ratliff is spending
the weekend with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ratliff Of
Coeburn, Rt. 2.
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SAID, mOurnfully.
Il wouldn't blame
Sophia Hardy for
feeling right bit
ter. -
They stood on
the simple stone
do orst ep, with
d Wn ca st eyes,
ge tin G tn G M
selves into the
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-01-21

- Ten per cent of your income
~ in War Bonds will help to
M build the planes and tanks
M that will insure defeat of Hit.
kM Ter and his Axis partners.
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1t takes an Isbell and Hutson :.
a Sammy Baugh and Dick Todd to
form forward pass combina ton. 1t
takes both :. War Bonds and Taxes
to provide the necessary finances to
win this War-a war for freedom and
humanity. Are you doing your part?
u. S. Treasury Department
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-01-21

It's common sens to be
$ thrifty. II you save you are
W. thrifty. War Bonds help you
WI to save and help to save
Yh America. Buy your ten per
- cent every pay day.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-01-21

H Adolph, Benito and TFiroh;to
~ the three blind mice. Make
M them run with ten percent of
M< your income in War Bonds
- every pay day.
, 1943-06-24

to protect the war workers from
initiation and the farmers and
small business men from a price
squeeze.
The anti-rollback mob in Con-
gress is led by such people as
Senators Smith (polltaxer, S. CO.,
Taft r., o., Wheeler ID, Mont.),
Bushfield r., S. d. and in the
House by Representatives Patrnan
(polltaxer, Tex.), Wollcott (R-,
Mich-), Smith ~(polltaxer, va.),
and others whose character is
doubfully anti-fascisE
OF these, Senator Bushfield has
been active in promoting a bill
Is. 1143) in the Senate Agriculture
Committee that fatty forbids use
of any money for subsidies to cut
back the cost of food, while "Cot-
toned" Smith has been believing
against subsidies in the same COM
mittee, and the others have been
sounding off at regular intervals
in both Senate and House - all
agreed on one thing-subsidies are
terrible when they are used to
give the war workers and con-
sumers a break on the food
budget.
SLIGHT SHOCK .
They got a slight shock, how
ever, when Donald Montgomery,
UAW- CLIO consumer counsel, re-
, 1943-06-24

taken in defiance of the OPA, and
with a feeling of awe, we now sit
back to enjoy the battle of the
giants. Who will win?
The thing that we want to point
out to the membership of the CIO
in Dayton is that there is a real
strike going on, and that this time
the strike of bushes, fighting the
government, the OPA, our nation
at war, and you, the citizens of
Dayton, is unmentioned by radio
or press. The packing houses Of
Dayton and other cities do not
like the prices set by the Office
of Price Administration. Neither
do we, but we are not striking in
, 1943-06-24

the cost of congressional snacks
down to reasonable levels.
Montgomery, who was followed
on the stand by Jack Fucker for
the United Shoe Workers, Hoyt
Haddock for the CLIO maritime
unions, and Don Henderson for
the Cannery and Agricultural
Workers, was emphatic in point
ing out that CLIO does not want
a rollback at the expense of farm
r or of professors, and that the
only way the rollback can be ac-
complished is through use of sub
sidy payments.
1T is perfectly clear that the
rollback is not going to be taken
out of farmers or professors Or
distributors" he said. Therefore,
if Congress prohibits the use of
subsidies for rolling prices back,
it is prohibiting the rollback.
That prohibition would defeat the
Presidents sterilization program"
USE SUBSIDIES ELSEWHERE
Montgomery also pointed out
that the subsidy method is in use
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