The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-12-07

Clarence Robertson, peace officer.
The polls will open at eight o'clock
and close at six.
controls which however irksome, are
vitality necessary to the economic well
fare of the entire nation.
Special War Bond For Old Folk
Washington, d. c. Dec. 1.-The Treas
ury has a bond especially for the older
people, but many if them don't know
about it, the agricultural section of the
war Finance Division points out. This
is the current income series G-Bond
paying 2k percent interest per annum
every six months and maturing in IL
years.
Any person who needs regular income
from interest on their money should con
slider the G-Series. For a current in
come Government Bond maturing in IL
years, 2a percent is high rate of in
terest, the Treasury points out. Current
income is not the only G-Bond feature
that appeals to the older investor. Like
the popular E-Bonds the G Series has
fixed redemption values. They can be
cashed anytime after 6 months from is
sue. Counting interest aleardy received,
this cash redemption value is always
moro than cost. In the event of owners
death the estate can redeem G-Bonds
| ton for interest already received. This
makes G-Bonds ideal for an estate.
Although civilian consumption of
| rationed meats is expected to be high
err than normal in December, no chang
es in present point values we're made
for the period begun December 3.
At the same time, District OPA Di-
rector Holcomb said point values in eff
feet on all other rationed foods remain
the same during the four-week period
Major Holcomb explained that the
present point values on rationed meats
could be maintained in face of expect
ed civilian consumption because of cor
responding small increase in supply of
rationed meats However, he cautioned
the increase in supply is so small that
no general relief from current meat
shortages, especially in top grade of
beef, is forseen at this time. Beef lamb
| and mutton will actually be scarcer dur
ing the month but the decreases are ex-
pected to be more than offset by in
creases in supply of pork and veal
Bananas are expected to sell at re-
tail for about one cent per pound less
as result of action taken by the OPA,
effective Dec. 4.
District OPA Director Holcomb said
the action reduced the prevailing port
of-entry ceiling price of bananas pro-
duced in Panama, Costa Rica, Guate-
mala and Honduras by so cents per
hundred pounds, or to the original port
of-entry ceiling price of $3.50. At the
same time the maximum auction mark
up for bananas was reduced six cents
per hundred pounds, or from 81 to 81
cents. Retail prices, governed on a
MAKEUP basis, are expected to be af-
fected at the rate of about one cent per
pound.
The action removes an increase grant
ed banana producers in the specified
area because of crop conditions, which
have now improved, and balances the
port-of-entry ceiling price with that
allowed bananas produced in most every
other section, Major Holcomb said and
therefore simplifies OPA's efforts to
enforce retail ceilings on the tropical
fruit
December tire quotas, announced by
the District OPA Office in Mississippi, I
are expected to give little relief from
PRESENT shortages. Small increases in
'verall quotas of passenger car and |
heavy duty truck and bus tires are ex-
oeeted to be offset by applications from |
motorists of the district during the |
month and by the "blacklog" of appli- |
;ations which has accumulated in recent
months.
Major Holcomb urged motor vehicle
operators to check their tires often and |
o apply for new ones only when re-
'apping or repairing is not possible.
December quotas of tires for the Mis-
sissippi District are 20,31s passenger
tires and 4,425 small truck tires. Major
Holcomb pointed out that in July Mis-
sissippi received quota of 1858 pas
senger tires and 1880 small truck tires.
The OPA has discontinued rationing
used passenger tires still in the hands
of tire dealers as residue of the nearly
seven million purchased from motorists
by the Defense Supplies Corporation
two years. ago. !
District 0PA Director Holcomb said
these tires were removed from ration