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chases on the basis of three Red 10
point stamps every second Sunday and
i've Blue 1o-point stamps the first Of
every month. To release cold storage
space fer other food, all frozen fruits
ami Vegetables win not be- rationed
through April 20. Lard will remain un-
rationea neaufy-to-eot hams will be one
point lower, "dry-cured" hams are to
De only one point above fresh hams.
and other meat points values will remain
almost unchanged Food expected to be
in good supply over most of the country
during the next three moaths are pota-
toes. cabbage. spinach, lettuce and other
nosr, noodles and ~spaghettt. The War
Food Administration says each civilian
VIII have on the average 1872 pounds of
meat in 1914, or one pound more than
1891
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-04-13
GOODMAN

Mrs. d. x. Gulledge went down to
Jackson to be with Mrs. Woods East
land who is quite ill.
The Rev. and Mrs. F.. W. Ford had
the pleasure this weekend of having
their daughters, Miss Edwina of Mem
phis, and Miss Judith of Jackson, for
a visit. Others who were guests in
the Ford home Sunday afternoon were,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Ford and daughters,
Carolyn Anne and Normastell, of Jack
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Maxwell of
Pickens, and Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Dom
aid and sons. Leroy, Jr., and Bill.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. U. Donald motored to
Jackson Thursday night to take Mrs.
r. p. Ellis, Jr. and little Susan, and Mrs.
Hugh Cowsert to take the train, Mrs.
Ellis to join Sgt. Ellis in Washington,
and Mrs. Cowsert to spend several weeks
at Harvard University.
Miss Santa Tackett came down from
Oxford to spend a few days with Mr..
and Mrs. Will Hollum and Mrs. Sallie
Doty. Mrs. +. p. Garrett of Jackson,
also spent the weekend in the Hollum
home.
Sgt. William Carter came up from
Camp Shelby to visit his mother, Mrs.
Corrie Carter.
Miss nellie Douglas, who teaches at
Louise, spent the weekend with home
folk.
ID. X. Gulledge. Mrs. F.. B. Parker, Jr.
and Mrs, Earl SHELTON spent the week
end in Jackson.
Mrs. Jimmie Donald spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. Jeff Morse and
attended commencement sermon at the
Methodist church at Sails, Sunday.
Mrs. J.. B. Browning received news
Monday that her great nephew, Lieut..
Edgar Young, of Pickens, was missing
in action in Italy.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-04-13

Pharmacist Mate Walter noty. left
Wednesday for Columbia University
where he will be at school for several
months.
The Noman's Reading Club met on
Tuesday in the home of Mrs. Alec Gus
ley with Mrs. NJ. A. ousley as hostess.
After the routine business and the read
ing of the Collect, the meeting was turn
ed over to Mrs. Leroy Donald who pre-
scented Hon. G. J. Everette who has re-
Gently been serving with the Mississippi
Legislature. Mr.. Everette made a very
inspiring talk. During the social hour.
the hostess served delicious salad, sand
witches. Ritz crackers and sailed nuts.
Refreshing iced drinks accompanied the
plate.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-04-13
Rotion Reminder

Meats, Fats-Red stamps AS through Js
are good indefinitely. Waste kitchen
fats exchanged for two points and 4
cents a pound.
frocsd Frnits, Necetabies-Blm STAINS
AS through KS are good indefinitely.
Sugar-Stamps 80 and 81 are good for
five pounds indefinitely. Sugar stamp
40 is good for five pounds ID auniag
sugar through February 3s, next year.
Gasollne-ln IL East Coast states. A-9
coupons are good through May 8. In
other states ALI coupons are good
through June 21..
Tire Inspection Deadlines-A-eoupon
holders, September 30; C-caupon hold
ers, May 81; B-coupon holder, June 80.
leafy greens, carrots, beets, citrus fruits.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-04-13
M4z$ M6HW GNNv NA RHY

MAYHEM A MAN likes his work, he thinks
wv about it. And the more he thinks
about it, the more likely he is to have a
good idea for improving methods. That's
the way Illinois Central people are. During
1913 they submitted 26,103 suggestions.
OF these, 1851 have been adopted, with
cash awards made.
If you travel or ship by Illinois Central,
these figures are significant to you. They
show that to these "home folks rail-
reading is not merely a job. 1t is a career.
And their attitude is reflected in their
service to you.
1t is reflected, too, in their faithful
performance of essential wartime duties.
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". 5. HtGGIE
Representative
MARBLE
WORKS
STRAND THEATRE

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With James Cagney and Margaret
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Wednesday and Thursday
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One of MGM's latest picture in Techni-
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Friday and Saturday, April 21-22
Roy Roger In
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With Gabby Hayes
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With John Litel and Alan Baxter
Serial and Shorts
CARD OF THANKS
Words are inadequate to express our
appreciation for the many expressions of
love shown our lear sister in her last
illness and sympathy for US at her pass
ing.
Truly we could not bear these great
sorrows without the love and sympathy
of our friends and the all sustaining
grace and love Of our Heavenly Father.
May God bless and keep each of you
MRS. F. l.. GOTTEN,
MRS. MONTE THOMPSON.
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he had on the average during the decade,
canned green and wax beans, tomatoes
and other fresh vegetables, frozen vege-
tables, she'll eggs, fluid milRr bread
Fuel Oa-Period 4 and 5 upo are
good through September 3oSl
Shoes-stamp rs in book ona IS good
through Aprst 30 Airplane stamp in
book three in good indefinitely. An
other stamp, good beginning May /.
will be announced soon.
Income Tax-MclsrsAsons of ssti mabe
1914 TAX and first quarterly payments
are due by April Is.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-04-13

From now on all food stamps will be
good Indefinitely, unless advance notice
of expiration is given, the office of
Price Admiaistratto ha sanpounced.
Housewives may budget their food pur-
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-04-13
For railroad workers are L
war workers. Our country's
future depends on moving mil

hons OF men and millions of tons -
OF freight fast! No war work is more
important. And, today, many more COM
petent workers are needed to carry on in
a variety of essential railroad jobs. We arc
counting on u home folks to help meet
this mergencyasthey have SC many others.
Until the war is won, our main concern
IS victory. Afterwards, all our workers have
learned in the war years will be turned to
account in improving Illinois Central serv-
ice. We want to keep on earning your
good will!
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-24
BY F. H. JETER


The dry weather of June and
early July has played havoc with
crop production in many parts of
North Carolina this year. No gen.
eral statement could be made sum-
n-ng up the situation because, in
some few favored spots, there was
ample rain and farmers report the
finest crops they have ever had.
However, in my visits over the
state 1 saw tobacco only few
inches high on which rain had not
fallen since the plants we're in the
fields. In one place would be found
an excellent field of corn and near
by would be another field shown g
the disastrou effects of the dry
weather.
General showers about over the
state in early July came in time
to save most of these fields but
we shall have very spotted pro-
duction on the whole. The rains of
the winter and spring continued
so late into the planting mason
that it was almost impossible to
prepare the seed beds properly and
all summer crops were delayed.
The cotton crop, on an average,
seems to have survived fairly well
since cotton likes hot weather and
does not suffer so much from
drouth.
It is fortunate that the state har-
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fertilizers in relation to the price
Of crops is such that it will pay to
use more fertilizer on these fall
sown crops. This mean that little
extra land will be needed for their
use and that increased acre yields
could be secured at profit to the
grower.
Best Time for Fertilizer
Fall also is The best time now
to lay in a supply Of fertilizer be-
cause it is a slack time for the
manufacturer. Added to this, some
recent tests or field demonstra-
tons conducted by leading farmers
of the state seem to indicate that
good way to fertilze the sue
ceding summer crop is to ferti.
lie the preceding winter cover
crop and pillow it under. Very def
lrite acre increases of corn have
teen secured in this manner anc
there is no reason to believe that
the plan will not work with other
crops.
The state also is growing more
alfalfa. Tests indicate that a top.
dressing of from 1875 to $50 pounds
OF triple-superphosphate has in
creased the yields of quality hay
an acre and that the benefits o.
this application could be seen fol
two or three years.
There is abundant research data
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-24
TRUTH IS TOPIC
OF LESSON-SERMON

TRUTH" was the subject Of the
Lesson-Sermon in all Christian Sci
e1ce Churches and Societies yesi
terday.
The Golden Text was from
Paslms 86: Is. Thou, o Lord, art
a God full of compassion, and gra-
cious, long-suffering, and plenteous
in mercy and truth"
Among the citations which COM
rrised the Lesson-Sermoa were the
following from the Bible: 20 Lord,
thou art my God; I will exalt
Thee. I will praise Thy name; for
Thou hast done wonderful things;
Thy counsels of old are faithfulness
and truth. For Thou hast been a
strength to the poor, a strength to
the needy in his distress, refuge
from the storm, a shadow from
the heat, when the blast Of the
terrible ones is as storm against
the wall' isaiah Is: 10.
The Lesson-Sermon also included
the following passages from the
Christian Science textbook, Sci
e.lce and Health with Key to the
Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy;
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Dominion Mark, Franconia, Aoran-
g.; Queen of Bermuda, Asturias,
and the Dutchesses of Athol, Bed
ford, Richmond and York.
Right here, if there were no fur
Their complications, is enough for
our shipping men to worry about.
But there is another gimmick. Our
Amy completely reco1verted our
liners for transport use, tearing
them up almost to the hull and re.
fitting their interiors. 1t will take
at least a year to put the first
American liner back into the pas.
senger business.
The British, on the contrary, did
a minimum of interior changing.
It is estimated that at least one
of the two Queens can be plying
regularly between New York anc
Southampton within three months
after the Cunard line gets them
back.
intensive Competition
There will also be intensive com
petition from such other name lin.
ers as the French lie de France,
Fasteur and de Grasse; the Dutch
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a year will pass before the first \
he sea.
New Amsterdam; the Norwegian
Bergensfjord the Swedish Grips
holm and Drottingholm and per-
haps the Stockholm, never yet de-
lievered by its italian builders. AL
so the German Berlin, Milwaukee,
st. Louis and Potsdam - under
some other flag, perhaps-may be
iii the race.
And finally there is dread of air
transport. Huge, fast, comfortable,
safe air liners could be flying from
New York to the capitals of the
world very quicklyafter peace re-
turns. Undoubtedly they will.
It is not to be assumed that
transforming teachers, clerks alo
small business men will be pre-
pared to pay air fares at once
but there will be plenty of others
who can and will pay that toll
and they will be the cream-of-t the
crop passengers, who, on ship
would occupy de luxe cabins a:1e
expensive suites-whose patronage
might m n the difference be
tween profit and loss in passenger
liner operation.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-24
BY S. BURTON HEATH
NEA Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, July 23-When
American shipping men look into
the post war future with pride
end hopefulness, it is of the cargo
trade that they are thinking-not
the passenger. So far as the latter
is concerned. the British will be
in position to dominate the seas
as they always have, unless we pull
some smart r a b b t S out of our
maritime hat.
We shall be top dog in both guam
ti,y and quality of cargo craft. In
passenger liners we shall emerge
from this war as far behind the
eight ball as we went in.
A couple of obscure observers
at the American Merchant Marine
Institute recalled offhand, loss of
TIE Presidents Coolidge, Harding,
Harrison and Grant, the Santa
barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Ele-
ma. Santa Lucia, and at least two
Export liners.
What does that leave? Presum.
ably the President Lines nine new
ships built in 1940-1942 but never
Used in civilian trade: the three
Africans - Comet, Meteor and
Planet-never used before the gov
eminent grabbed them; Moore :
Mccormack Argentina, Brazil
and Uruguay; Matson's Lurline,
Maricosa and Monterey.
The America, the Manhattan and
the Washington, best-known Amer
lean transatlantic and cruise ships.
still are afloat, cut they have been
written off for civilian passenger
use.
The old George Washington and
America, 1906 model German.
built liners taken over after World
War I. have been completely mod
ernized and streamlined by the Ar
my as transports but nobody thinks
they could pay their way in com
retition with wat the British, the
French, the Swedes or the Dutch
will have to offer.
The British have lost lot o
good liners. Among them were thu
Empress of Britain and Canada
the Athena, Brittanic, Caledonia
Curinthia, A:ldora Star and Darl
Star, Georgia, Niagara and Tran
sylvania.
Imposing List Of Liners
But they still have a might,
imposing list of liners with bette
known names than the best we ca
cffer: the 5000 ton luxury line,
Queen Elizabeth, the 81, 000ton de
luxe Queen Mary, the scooter
Aquitania, the $4,000 ton nev
Mauritania, the new $4,000 tor
Capetowa Castle. the Empress O
Scotland nee Empress of japan,
end the Empress of Australia, the
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from the North Carolina Expert
nent Station showing that fertii-
zer on winter legume cover crops
lot only increased the acre yield
of these crops but also favorably
affected the yields of the following
crops. Winter pasture can be in
creased by the use of fall-applied
fertilizer and there is never any
sound argument against the use of
g1ound limestone and phosphate to
any fall-planted crop whether it
be grain, winter-legumes, or pas
ture sods.
If then, the supplies of feed and
OF supplemental grains can be in
creased at little cost by this kind
Of farming, we who are SO dis
turbed over the corn growing sit
uation each summer should begin
row to make plans for more winter
farming beginning in early fall.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-24
CORPORATION TAX
ABOLITION ASKED

NEW YORK, July 23-R-Abo.
w.. ~ If federal income taxes on
u'.y norations and reliance on indi-
co .5rsl income levies for the chief
V.u .rce Of government revenue
'.u r nroposed today by Beardsley
wa D'roj sponsor Of the pay-as-you-
Ha-' tax plan, and merchant
sonter. H. Christian Some.
'o nnrnj VINO is treasurer of the
.nar-n7ent store, R. H. Macy &
asp md Some, president Of the
w., Of Amsinck, Some & Co.,
'l' 40 their suggestion in a study
l ,lan for the National Plan
r g.ns association, private organi-
n.+on Of business, labor and gov
l .anr,ent representatives with Will
'an T. Bait of the Wa Produc-
4on Board as chairman.
Nv. principal reasons given f o r
.aolisbjng the corporate income
'sv and levying instead on such
BUSINESSES t' only per cent fran
,bise tax we're;
1T tends to raise the cost of
.oods and services, to keep wages
ower than they otherwise might
~ and to limit the yield on risk
.:,o investment.
lBusiness judgment currently
8 distorted by tax considerations
IS they affect expenditures, pric-
M and capital.
S-The corporate income tax
imposes double taxation on divi-
derd income without regard to
progressive rates.
The Rum Some recommended
+ions on fiscal and monetary pol
cv are aimed, the authors said,
Il employment of 55,0O0,OO0 peo-
ME for 40 hours week, and a
national income of $4,000, 000,.
900.
In the flexibility Of tax and
budget policies proposed, views of
another NPA member, economist
Alvin Hansen of the Federal Re-
serve Board, were evident. Han
sen previously had suggested u.s.
ing government spending and 9TH
er fiscal operations to supplement
private business employment.
Specifically outlined in the tax
discussion was a personal income
tax at Is per cent on all incomes
plus surtaxes ranging from one
per cent on s2.000-S3.00O a year
10 50 per cent on 100000 or more
a year
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letter Advocates
Winter Far11i11g

, vested one of its best crops of
small grain and hay this season.
Otherwise the feed supply for the
year would be seriously curtailed.
Recently, when l was in the mid
west, farmers out there told me
they were harvesting one of their
best crops of wheat and early hay.
Indie atiCns are now that the ma
ton has produced one of the larg-
est crops of wheat in its immedi-
ate history.
This is very different from what
happened in World War No. when
we had to observe Wheatless We'd
nesdays six months after we had
entered the war This time all of
us have had enough wheat with
some to spare for our Allies and
lots of it available as a feed for
livestock
Sometimes, I wonder what those
underfed and starving friends of
ours in the countries overrun by
Hitler's gangstels think Of people
who have good wheat to feed to
chickens, hogs and COWS, but it is
tribute to the farming methods
now being followed that this extra
cupply has been available.
Government officials tell us now
that our total wheat production
for this year will amount to 1,128,-
100000 bushels if one has crops of
oats and barley, and conditions in
the midwest are such at this writ
ing that a production of 1880, O00,-
OCO bushels of corn is indicated.
More Corn Needed
Ordinarily, however. those of us
who farm in this section of the
nation almost invariably have to
contend with dry weather in sum-
mer which upsets our plans and
certainly curtal,s with dry weather
production. Corn is an essential
feed in this state and we never
produce too much. We ever have
been able to feed corn to our hogs
and beef cattle or to crush it for
our chickens and dairy COWS as we
should.
Corn club boys, following new
practices and giving their special
acres constant attention, regularly
produce go or 10 and even 100 BUSH
els an acre while the average for
all the state remains at low 20
bushels an acre.
W. W. Shay, one of the great
Of liuacfnffk nf hi
Used to say that no farmer could
think of going into the hog bust
ness or any other kind of livestock
farming until he was able to make
at least IS bushels of corn an acre.
If it is impossible for us to do
that, due largely to unfavorable
summer weather, then we should
bolster our corn crop by growing
supplementary feed grains in win
ter.
We need never fear Of producing
too much feed with the labor now
available. Feed is needed all over
the United States and staple food,
such as that produced by the cereal
grains, is needed for human con-
sumption not only on farms but
in the great centers of industrial
production. Grain also is needed
for manufa cturing purposes. 1t is
my opinion, therefore, that we folk
in North Carolina should begin to
do more and more winter farming.
It is the exception rather than the
rule for a North Carolina farmer
TO use much fertilizer on his fall
sown grains and winter cover
crops. He has held to the opinion
generally that he used enough fer
tilizer under his summer crops and
that the small grain or winter hay
should only hava that which might
have been left in the. soil. 1t is a
fact, however, that the price OF
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-24

Prayer cannot change the unalter-
able Truth, nor can prayer alone
give us an understanding of Truth;
but prayer, coupled with fervent
habitual desire tc know and do the
will of God, will bring us into all
Truth. Such a desire has little need
Of audible expression. 1t is best
expressed in thought and in life"
page ID.
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.Iumberton New Site
OF Farm Loan Office

WHITEVILLE. July %. - The
office Of the Whiteville Farm Loan
association has been moved to
Lumberton, according to an an
nouncement made by C. T. Suit
ton, president of the association.
Officials of Whiteville and Lum-
berton associations, on coopera-
ton with the Federal Land Bank
Of Columbia, S. c., made the ar
engagements for a joint office at
Lumberton.
]. C, Culbreath, who has been
serving as secretary treasurer of
the Lumberton association, will
also serve in the same capacity
for the Whiteville association.
Similar joint offices are being
used by other associations and
have proved very satisfactory, "
Mr. Sutton said.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-24
AWARDED DFC

WASHINGTON, July 23.-(R-
The War department today an
nounced the award of the Distin-
guished Flying Cross to the fol
lowing North Carolinians, mem
bers of the United States Army
Eighth Air Force: LIST Lieut.
Thomas E. Sexton, RID 2, En-
field; and S-Sgt. Alexander S
Garrison, RID, Z, Charlotte.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-24

The Metropolitan Museum Of Art
in New York has 325,811 square
feet of exhibition floor space.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-24

The new aqueduct at Caracas,
Venezuela, cost approximately
$4,000, 900.
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The Anatuac, Mexico's only
battleship. was bought from Bra
I'll in 1924.
Evening star., 1944-08-12
Mount Vernon Methodisfs
To Hear Texas Pastor

DR.. Albert P. Shirley, pastor of
Travis Park Methodist Church. San
, Antonio, Tex, will preach at all
three services tomorrow at the
Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church. At 8 and II am. he will
speak on TITS Good to Be Christian
and at 8 pm. on "A Word of En-
couragement." 1t. Robert Hoffman
will sing at II am.
A buffet supper will be held at 5:45
pm. in the social hall, to which serv-
Ice people are invited. Special enter
tainment has been arranged.
At pm. DR.. Winfield S. Wilder
psychiatrist of the Navy Depart
ment, will continue the discussion
on the psychological approach to
the war wounded.
All young people are invited to
Variety Club at 8 pm. Tuesday,
when a playlet, Youth Adds a
Dash of Pepper" will be presented.
Evening star., 1944-08-12
Dr.. Routh to Preach
At Petworth Boptist

DR.. E. G. Routh, from the South
ern Baptist Foreign Mission Board
OF Richmond, Va, will be the guest
speaker at both services Sunday at
Petworth Baptist Church. The pas
tor, the Rev James P Rodgers, Is
attending the Southwide Evan
gelism Conference at Ridgecrest,
N. G. DR.. Routh's message at II am.
Will be Love Never. Fails and at
pm, "Open Doors"
Evening star., 1944-08-12

two are still unaccounted for and
the rest, maltreated and under
nourished. have since been returned
to Australia and the United States.
When war conditions permit mission
work will be resumed and Mr.. Acker-
mann intends to return.
Mathis will be held at 8:45 am.
The Rev. Mr.. Roth will preach,
taking for his theme: Pattern for
National Greatness" The junior
leaguers will meet at 7 pm, on the
church lawn. Wade Hubbard and
Marjorie Umhau will report on the
recent Luther League Convention at
Grier School.
Evening star., 1944-08-12
CoIvary Baptist

The Rev. DR.. Clarence w. Rem-
per, pastor OF the First Baptist
Church Of Denver. Colo. will be the
guest preacher tomorrow morning
and evening.
DR.. Clarence w. Crawford, min
lister. has been spending the past
three weeks at the Northern Bap-
tist Assembly, Green Lake, Wis
The next three weeks will be spent
at Sharpsville, Pa, with his parents