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PAGE TWO COMPETITIVE GAS BUYING PERMITTED lekes Rules in Favor of Gov ernmental Agencies and Big Users iiaiij til»p»tvlt Burma, In the Sir Walter Hotel, By .» t\ llnskervllle. Raleigh. Doc. ■>.- The State of North Carolina, cities, counties and commer cial users of gasoline in large quan tities, may now buy in the open mar ket on a competitive basis, under the terms of a new ruling just issued by Secretary of the Interior Harold L. lekes, who is also national petroleum administrator, Director A. S. Brower of the Division of Purchase and Con tract announced today Heretofore, under the petroleum code, the discount to commercial u»- ers, as well as to states and other governmental subdivisions,w as limit ed to four cents under the posted tank wagon price to those who used 10,- 000 gallons a month or more, with jk> additional discount tor larger users. The State of North Carolina, for in stance, uses about 800,000 gallons of gasoline amo nth, but it was not able tou get more than the lour cents a gallon discount. Because of this situation, Director Brower protested to the Petroleum Administrative Board and maintained that the pet roleum code really' a mounted to price fixing, and that state* at leas., should not be bound by it, but should be left free to con tract with any person, firm or cor poration it might desire to and that these firms and corporations should not be limited by the <>nr cents per gallon discount in the code. Brower also asked that thod i-count he given at filling stations a- well as on tonk wagon prices. But this was virtually the only tiling h< « ked that was not granted in this late: i order issued by Secretary lekes. Under this new order, rlie State of North Carolina can now call for com petitive bids and all gasoline and oil companies may now offer any dis counts and prices as they may see fit to propose, and thus provide what is referred to as a “free wholesale market" for gasoline, so that, eon*- traers may be made with large users setting top price or flat price terms at whatever fref4ners, jobbers, dis tributors or wholesalers shall pro pose and post. It is expected that this new ruling will save this State several hundred thotisand dollars on its gasoline bill in the course of a year. Guild Claims NR A Has Been Terrified Bv the Publishers Washington. Dec. 5. (AP)—Charg ing that NRA ha. been terrified by the. publishers, spokesmen for the American Newspnp.-r Guild withdrew in a body today from an NRA hear ing on proposed editorial wages and hours. The Guild representatives also cri ticized the Natton.il Labor Relations Beard for reopening the case of Dean 8. Jennings, whom the board had pre viously ordered reinstated as re-write man on the San Francisco Ckll-Bul letin. The bonl explained it had or dei*ed the reopening at the request of Blackwell ’mith acting general coun sel for NR A. Haywood Broun, president of the Guild, made the “terrified by pub lishers’’ statement when the hearing opened "today on wage and hour sche dules proposed for the newspaper code. Broun said that behind Smith “we see the figure of Donald RSchberg." PHOTOPLAYS * m Stevenson TODAY AND THURSDAY if ON II AT Will tlltn Wstllty Uivro Hop* Crow* Added J»|S« Ho yd on Comedy Technicolor Musical “SHOW KIDS” Screen Novel I y “Monkey Shines” COMIND—FRIDAY /‘KING KELLY OF U. S. A.” * With Guy Robertson Sponsored by Central School Admission ... 10-25c—Plus Tax Moon Theatre « TODAY and TOMORROW WALLACE FORD—in I “MONEY MEANS NOTHING” : AUo Pirate Treasure and Coined* Admission UL and 10b . ■ What's WhaE-at a Glar\& JMa>TWfISHINGTON~d WORLD lv|W By CHARLES P. STEWART Central Press Staff Writer Washington, Dec. 4. —Prof. Dalton J. Pilcher, University of Maryland economist, advances the theory that hugeness (as meritorious "per sc," simply because it is huge) of indus trial, commercial and financial op erations is a rapidly evaporating fad in the States. “Cold-blooded efficiency, mass pro duction and volume distribution pos sess certain advantages,” agrees the professor, "over craftsmanship and service, but they are advantages which are brought only at a price. “For some customers it is not too high a price to pay'. For some it is. DR. PILCHER’S VIEWS Dr. Pilcher continues: "Whenever and wherever a chain of, say, 300 retail stores, in a given community, may shut up shop, it is a safe prediction that a field will be opened for 400 independently'-owned stores to take their place. “The chain establishments briefly, rate 25 per eent higher than tW** in dependents in the item of efficiency’, considered absolutely' without quali fication. "But 100 per • cent efficiency in cludes, among other things, not a cent's worth of credit; no deliveries, no telephone; the utmost celerity In salesmanship; self-service by custom ers, if economy is to be really whole souled. “Some customers are willing to dis pense with these conveniences, but not. all. "That the exceptions are numerous may be judged from the fact that at least one important grocery chain is undertaking to install a system of charge accounts. "But as soon as a system of charge accounts is installed higher prices are inevitable, and it begins to be come fpossfible >for independents to compete. There are definite advan tages in an independent’s favor, on such a basis, too. An independent merchant keeps a shap eye on his stock. A chain management’s watch fulness must, be at second band. Its breakage and stealage losses are heavy." By LESLIE EICHEL Central Press Staff Writer Cleveland, Dec. 4. —"Why don’t y'ou write something funny again?’’ quer ies F. Me. “You’re too serious.’’ Well,, we’ve just been with some people who have laughed all night long. In fact, they have roared. We should, therefore, have imbibed some of that jolity. But we have not. We have been staying at a hotel during a conven tion of 30.000 men. It has been one of those conventions during which bottles are thrown out of windows and the furniture lias to he nailed down. AT NIGHT There is no law prohibiting night noises in the United States. In fact, the more noise one makes, the fun 11 Duce Tells Them W siSKirjy ■ °f MuMolini m ms -avorite role of orator taken uunng an address to a vastthroni nea,- Romo in which he told Italy be preparing it for war. (Central Press) ee-idesson, th. c.y daily dispatch, Wednesday, Decembers, 1934 nier he is supposed to be. We have been thinking of trying to go to sleep by 2 a. m., at least but the liquor these gentlemen imbibe doesn’t seem to get in its most ef fective work till after that. It is a strange thing concerning conventions —men who go to them do not seem to hold their liquor wet* Three drinks causes the average, conventioneer to whoopee worse than a wild injun. WIVES AT HOME The majority of conventioneers leave their wives at home. Then they try to be naughty. But they make such a mess of it. Ten to one their wives are better looking. At least, my wive and I, after ob serving the assortment, decided so. SONGS Three seidels of beer set some con I MOST VACATE BUILDING SOON I a Store Leased to Daniel Hardware Company I I Roth-Stewart Co. Closing Out Entire I ECONOMY STORE lOIIF Starts Tomorrow, Thursday, I | \II I P And. Will Continue Until 1 I Vnjk m December 24th j I 1800 Pairs of Men's Shoes, $1.49 up I I 2100 Pairs of Ladies Shoes, 97c up | I 1600 Pairs Children's Shoes, 97c up | I All Standard Brands, Ball-Bands, Endicott-Johnson’s, Douglas, etc. I I 127 Men's Suits, All New Styles <DIO RQ j 1 AU Wool Materials VIU.UO I | 97 Boys’ Suits, Nicely Made, $5.82 and $7.76 | si HanesHellion Boys Pants, Well Lined Overall Rockford Seam- Ball - Band Rub- Suits —Best Jackets, Good her Boots, Close for Men Made, New Styles Quality, less Work Sox, Out Price, I 89C 89C $1.29 12 for 25c | $2.69 I Children’s Sweaters, Ladies’ Wool Sweaters, IVien s and Boys Sweaters and I Zipper Jackets, I dj> sl*9® Dind $!HE**79 and sJ|b , 79 11 Ladies’ Ribbed I Outing Gowns, Ladies’ Full Ladies’ and I Men’s and Boys’ Vests, I SI.OO Quality, Fashioned Hose. Misses’ Bloomers | Work Shirts I 39c j 59c 39c 23c j 48c I I Positively Closing Out Without Reserves. I I VISIT THIS SALE AND SAVE I I ECONOMY STORE I I A Department of Roth-Stewart Company I ventioneers vpust &u> to singing. But they could think of no tunes except some Christmas jingles. They roared over that. One knew they cut the lawn in summer and fired the furnace in winter. Yet they began banging at doors at 2 a. m. when at home they would be tiptoeing in. At last they were let ting looe! Soon> again they would be at home denouncing the criminal element and demanding tricter law enforcement. Find Serum For Cancer In England (Continued from Rage One.) his discovery to the court of gover nors of the London hospital. The scientist, emphasizing strong ly that the serum “is only in the ex perimental stage, and has not reach ed the point where it can be tried on human beings, nevertheless the ex periment has reached the stage where the serum will kill cancer cells wilh -1 out damaging normal cells. Negro Convict Is Killed by Guard In South Carolina Laurens, S. C., Dec. 5. —(AP) —Lubie Smith, Negro convict, who knocked down ’jArchie Thompson, chajngang guard and escaped Monday, was shot and killed by the guard early today following his recapture and return to the camp. Matt Godfrey, boss of the convict camp at Graycourt, testified to a coroner’s jury that he and other guards had taken Smith to a vacant house near the camp to “chastise" him for escaping, and Thompson walk ed in and shot the Negro twice Tit the back. After hearing Godfrey’s testimony, the jury returned a verdict recom mending that Thompson be held on a. charge of murder. The chaingang guard, who is 22 years old, was brought to the county jail here and locked up shortly after thes hooting by his uncle, Sam Thompson, a deputy sheriff. Britain Ready To Pa The Saar (Continued from Page One.) League rather tnan to be annexed to France or Germany, that the League would become the titular sovereign How Calotabs Help Nature To Throw Off a Bad Cold Millions have found in Calotabs a most valuable aid in the treatment of colds. They take one or two tab lets the first night and repeat the third or fifth night if needed. How do Calotabs help Nature throw off a cold? First, Calotabs are one of the most thorough and de pendable of all intestinal eliminants, thus cleansing the intestinal tract of the germ-laclea mucus and toxines. of the Saar. But the announcement of the Bn tish envoy was not the only sens! tion of the day. Pierre Laval. FraneV' foreign minister, told the council thni France absolutely will not panieip ?u ,. in any international force thut W j|J be sent into the Saar. Marshal Joseph Filsudski, Poid, soldier-statesman, born f>7 years aen Second, Calotabs are diuretic to the kidneys, promoting the elimination of cold poisons from the blood. Thun Calotabs serve the double purpose or a purgative and diuretic, both of which are needed in the treatment of colds. Calotabs are quite economical only twenty-five cents for the family package, ten cents for the trial package. (Adv.)