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Richmond Times-Dispatch from Richmond, Virginia • 7

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Richmond, Virginia
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7
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Richmond Tim patch Friday August 11 1944 Virginians This Year Drink Less ABC Says New System of Identification Given by Dentures Attack Aimed At Household Realty Case 1 Suit Filed Bv State Virginia Bar Objects To Drawing of Deeds ABC Board figures for the 1913-44 fiscal year released yesterday showed that Virginians not only drank 424 per cent fewer gallons of spirits but spent only 193 per cent less in liquor stores The percentage of wine consumed increased by sellers of used household equip-222 per cent (ment are trying to make a The difference between the racket of ceiling was prom-percentage decreae in gallonage Price Racket ised Robert Exchange Club Erects Servicemen's Stations MARTINSVILLE Aug i Colonel El Jordan manager of the United States Veterans' Facility at Roanoke was guest' speaker before the Exchange Club of Martinsvil tonight at their biweekly supper meeting at Hotel Henry Colonel Jordan MULLEN'S GROCERY NORTH SIXTH STREET Torxn minus FRYERS nrxn re HENS Hrnwl to arlr ikilf waif pit a- ardrr la adtaarr Dial M3H price but also' is liable for a treble damage suit In one recent case cited by the panel a boarding-house operator approached a householder and offered to buy his used refrigerator for $110 The owner told her that he had paid only $59 for the machine but that he had installed new parts and had renovated it 1 completely He made the sale for $110 not realizing that there was a ceiling price for the box he told investigators When price panel members heard of the sale the subsequent investigation showed that ceiling price on the machine w-as $1650 and the seller wgs forced to return 593 50 to the boarding-house operator He would not have sold the refrigerator for the original 559 he declared to investigators but since in this case both buyer and seller asserted thev had no knowledge of the ceiling price criminal investigation was not made Any piece of household equipment of recognized make and year of manufacture has a ceiling price which can easily be learned Mr Jeffress pointed out urging use of the board's price tables yesterday by Jef-fress chairman of the Richmond War Price and Rationing Board price panel if continued abuses are reported in the Bona fide sellers of such sought-after household accessories as refrigerators washing machines and electric sweepers were urged by Mr Jeffress to ascertain the ceiling price on all new or used equipment before making private deals with buyers Also prospective purchasers were warned to make a similar investigation of ceiling prices at the rationing board office Broad Street at Adams for their own protection before sealing a' bargain Both buyer and seller are equally culpable if an above-ceiling sale is made knowingly by both parties Mr Jeffress pointed out and the seller not only must make restitution of the difference between the actual and ceiling FOR STORE LOCATIONS DIAL 5-4361 PETER PAN PEANUT BUTTER 30c MeCORMICK MAYONNAISE NOODLE SOUP T0C spoke on problems confronting e-serviccrrcn returning hm He as introduced by Rex Stuart president of the club It was announced that four members of the club hae erected a sen icemen w-a-urg station at Starling and Church Streets where hitchhking xcterans may catch rides to and from their posts of duty bol Pal-Tea to Ma tafar fatoar WMminI i(wov(buin4 UTTERLY DIFFERENT from any other lard Swift's BLAND Lard doesn't smoke even at 420 Foods deep-fried with it are delicate digestible' FLAKIER PI ECRUSTI Scientific tests prove that Swift's BLAND Lard makes piecrust flakier than costliest shortenings And no ration points As finally perfected different system is AN EXCLUSIVE PROCESS patented by Swift keeps this lard fresh at room temperature! No refrigerator space is needed for this new-type lard the dentures a completely used Part of Denture Itself Under the Smolcysnki system the identification information is typed on onion skin paper which is treated with plastic material so that it becomes part of the denture itself Colonel Rush camp dental surgeon praised the development as an contribution to army dentistry It could be the means of saving life by avoiding delay in the necessary typing of the patient's blood before transfusion could be given" It is believed that the identification system also may prove of value in the postwar period providing police with a ready means of identification of persons drowned injured or killed Gravity alone moves oil through some pipe lines CAMP LEE Aug 10 A permanent identification system for dentures which may help save the lives of soldiers wounded in battle has been developed here by Captain Stephen Smolcynski of Philadelphia commanding officer of the camp's central dental laboratory The Smolcynski system will hereafter be used in all camps in the country Even Gives Blood Type Dental plates made by the aripy will hereafter cany the name case number serial number and blood type of its owner Should a soldier be wounded in battle and his dog-tags are lost or blasted away his dental plate will enable quick identification and expedite quick blood transfusion Captain Smolcysnki began experimenting on a permanent identification system over a year ago These early experiments attempted to stamp identification data on eee A suit filed yesterday in Law and Kquity Court by the Common- wealth against Jones St Robins Inc asks a court decision on the right of the real estate operators to draw up deeds and deeds of trust and seek a court order re- straining the company from en- gaging in such practices The complaint was filed at thej Jnsfance of the Council of the Virginia State Bar acting through the Third District commitee Vaughan Cary Robert 1 Butcher Charles Crowder An- drew Kllis Richard Richardson and Nelson Sutton are listed ai suing on behalf of themselves and all other licensed attorneys of the barf the Third District and of the bar of the Commonwealth The bill of complaint asks that the court render a declaratory de-1 rree ami make an adjudication of rights involved and declares that the respondents are engaged in-the practice of law in violation off existing statutes The court i asked to fmhid the respondents preparing deeds or deeds of trust and alleges that such practices constitute an unauthorized practice of law Tract ice of Uw The complaint further requests that the respondents be enjoined permanently from the practice of law and from preparing deeds or deeds of trust Section 3422 of the rode providing that any person practicing law without authorization or license shall he guity of a misdemeanor is quoted in the complaint Specific rases in which the real estate company prepared deeds of bargain and sale and deeds of trust on June 19 and July 1 19-14 as shown by the records of the Chancery Court office are rited in the complaint as illustrative of the practice The romplaint points out that on Oct 21 193k the Supreme Court of Appeals for Virginia adopted rules for the integration of the Virginia State Bar and defined the practice of law in part as follows: is deemed to he practicing Jaw whenever he furnishes another with advice or services under circumstances which imply his pns-j session nr use of legal knowledge or skill" Two Unidentified Boys Sought for Theft Two unidentified Negro boys who were seen to take a metal rash box and its rnntents from a Clay Street car at Twenty-ninth and Streets Wednesday are being sought by police According to the report the boys boarded the streetcar along with some passengers grabbed the operator's change box and fled Mrs Virginia Hass the operator reported that the box contained $68 in currency a watch and her wedding ring Also under investigation is the reported theft of $160 in cigarettes stolen fro ma truck owned by the I d-Petersburg Freight Lines while the vehicle was parked near the offices in the 1500 block High Street Arnold of the 2300 block West Broad St complained to police that his service station in the 800 block West Grace St waif broken Into by thieves who made off with assorted gasoline coupons for 1400 gallons Lynchburg Companies Plan Demonstration LYNCHBURG Aug 10-Vir-ginia Guard companies oT Lynchburg Bedford and Farmville comprising the Seventh Battalion and Virginia Reserve Militia units of several neighboring counties will bold a one-day demonstration in Appomattox County late in September or early in October Lieutenant-Colonel Charles MacLeod Seventh Battalion commander has announced Special formations close-order drills instructions and a demonstration in pitching tents will be on the program which will close with a regimental parade JV fUtk SHADE It A SHADE BUY AN EXTRA WAR BOND TODAY and in money spent was caused by the fact that the Federal government increased it tax and the average price of spirits was increased ABC profits for this year will amount to about $7000000 as compared with more than $10-500000 a year ago Women Act On Free Port For Refugees PETKRSBURG Aug Sin Mae Alperin Saunders president of the Petersburg Section of the National Council of Jewish Worn-announced today that the local section has presented formally iu iint ioeevelt and Secretary of State Hull a plea for the extension of the port" plan1 for the temporary shelter of European refugees The national council has ex- pressed to the governmental offi-' rials its appreciation for the estab lishmrnt of the emergency refugee shelter at Fort Ontario near Os-! wrgn One thousand ref-' ugees of various nationalities are now en route from a camp near Naples tn reside at Fort Ontario until such a time as they can he resettled or returned to their homelands The Petersburg Section has aided many persons in becoming American citizens Honored by IJons Lloyd Gouldcr immediate past president of Petersburg Lions Club has been appointed a deputy district governor of Lions it was learnrd today He recently completed a successful term as president of the local Lions dub The Lions club is planning another collection of waste paper here about September 5 The last collection brought in 85000 pounds of waste paper OF YOUQ PAY OF AMEQICA CHct jit When war broke out in Europe in September 1939 there were less than 200000 men in the United States Army and less than 100000 in the Navy Wrerenr set the faMei" SUPER SUDS Large Pkg 23c OCTAGON POWDER 4 pkB- 19c OCTAGON TOILET SOAP PALMOLIVE SOAP 3 Cakes 20c OCTAGON SOAP "aoLasei: 159658 5e cake Hotel SPECIAL COFFEE tSSII CHinhw QnOLILS MOTEL SPECIAL OCTAGON CLEANSER n5c CL0R0XET ran pkma canine II Cfeadi csd llsrjibrH PhtafoctcwH ee.

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