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The Bangor Daily News from Bangor, Maine • 9

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Bangor, Maine
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i 5 i i IT I FvVICTORY BUY arc i iTTfo FOPJICTORY 9 rv piimni WR sinas B0VDS WAR SAYLVGS BONDS nSliSlPS 3 Unique State of Maine Display Ties1 to iGoVernment Potato Drive -BANGOR MAINE WEDNESDAY MORNING NOVEMBER Community Chest Directors Get Campaign Report It coui never be said that those responsible lor planning Ihe State of Maine's potato marketing pro gram not point of fale con-actou's Maine's -potato industry in its campaign conducted by the Maine Dev elopment Commission and financed bv potato! growers over the-past eight years has cer tainly taken a back seat over any other unit of the fresh fruit and vegetable hen it comes to the matter of selling'uelps for the trade or on display material even in Jhe packaged food field i 4 MAY MC AN MASHED WITH GRAVY 70 YOU BUT STARCH MADE FROM SPUDS 15 USED 70 SIZECIOTH FOR- mm POTATO STARCH SIZING IS ESSENTIAL IN WFAV- INS FINE G0M6ED COTTON YARNS ADDS STRENGTH AND REDUCES FRICTION POTATOES INfe THAN IN 1943 Bucksport BUCKSPORT Nov 23-lVerona grange met In regular session Saturday evening with 40 present There were three visitors from Floral grange North Bucksport and three from 'Blue Hill During the hour the lady officers and members of the community welfare committee presented a program including readings tableaux and quotations 1 The Orland service flag will be dedicated at a service to be held in the grange hall In Orland at 1 Sunday afternoon Owing to the! holiday the Society of Christian Service will not meet this week Year after year Maine has consistently created effective display material and this season appears mith its famous 'little freckle-faced doing a selling job for the War Uood Administration and proudly announcing the white potato as "Victory Pood For You and Uncle This 'floor display pled had a real selling idea in 1S37 when the first of the series of Maine a little Potato Beys made its appearance and what a ten4strike it has every year since The current display is he fifth using this famous little trade fgure and Is already meeting with enthusiastic response from the wholesale and retail trade who know what thlsf personable little salesmv has done in the: way of selling potatoes bver thefe many ever since -t This who has the trade been authorities with prize the year seems to of women stores and the clerk State of "Young creative Smith merchandising counsel to in 1937 and 4 i i City Hall News i -5 The following marriage- Intentions were filed yesterday with the Bangor city clerk I imes 0 Cromwell Bangor welder and Geneva Nance Columbia SC James Francis McDonald Ban-g an chauffeur and Theresa Brooks So Brewer Lite LocalLines Ntorombega Rebekah lodge will' tonight at 7:30 at Odd Fcilows hall following which there wilbe a rehearsal for the officers No supper pvill be served- jfoe Bangor office of the-United States Employment Service of the Wgr Manpower Commission 110 Barjow street will be open Thejiksgiving day from 8 a to 5s serve the public More Voters Election TJie following new registrations weri taken yesterday at the office he Bangor registration board a Qity hali: iVhlliam Ford 40 Larkin street Rt Ward 1 Yflora Chipman 174 Union sfret Ward 3 Pr 1 a Harmon 278 West Broadway ft Ward3 Pr 2 jnn Elizabeth Munce 71 Grant stjfet Ward 6 Jonesport JONESPORT Nov A rum-sale sponsored by members oU fpe Zlons League will be held Friday evening in the vestry of the Latlfr Day Saints church Sanford Kelley Lincoln Simmonsr atfd Frankly Alley left Monday to resume their positions in the Merchant Marine Service Donald Smith BM who has pas-ed a furlough at home has returned t6 his duties in the Coast IIACLE! i SAYS: CARSTAIRS 3 A Earnings of $540 a Share Reported for 10 Months of 1943 24 1943 FARMERS WIU PLANT MORE the Navy It Is understood the tract will be used for a practice ground by the Navy Carlow Island has many beaches suitable for landing craft and there Is a sporty element Involved in the tides which sweep through that section of the coastal islands In some spots they attain a speed of eight knots equal to about 10 land miles and have a general rise and fall In excess of 10 feet Other sections of the Islands are rocky coasts full In the sweep of the predominating southwesterly winds which sometimes drive heavy surf well up over the ledges and rocky beaches Practically every oondition likely to be found on beaches and shore lines throughout the world is duplicated on the shores of Car-low and Moose Islands 1 Ofte of the most unusual of the thorough and rigid tests which are given to ammunition in Army ordnance plants Is the test Representative lots of ammunition are submerged in water for 24 hours From there they are wiped and placed in a constant-temperature box to establish uniformity of temperature As the final Of the they are test-fired for accuracy and surety of performance GREAT MOMENTS III FA Cflanest Htur presents THANKSGIVING SONGS Jmm Tannyia Smm Nan Near lakarl Wtada iarflto 1 Smt fb(tla fuductor TONIOHT WABI-10 PM IPOMMU IV CtppraHtm Ammic 810 i olm SECOND SECTION- years So here we show you lit tie ace potato salesman (illustration) lithographed in nine colors and varnished surface standing 42 inches high 32 Inches wide and 14 Inches deep Its focal center is a large Uncle Sam hat full of good looking State of Maine spuds reproduced from actual color photographs The display carries the War Pood insignia fights for on the brim of the hat and the whole selling message ties up closely to the promotional activities of the War Food Administration little freckle-faced fellow won his nickname with as "Young has recognized by national display who have honored him awards as the best of in two All-American competitions winsome smile get right under the skins who see him In retail Invariably results being told by the consumer me have a bag of those Maine was bora in the department of Brooke French Dorrance Inc and advertising the State of Maine back has been going strong RANDOLPH A WEATHERBEE the AJrtT 17 into the Navy three into the Marines and one into the Coast Guard George Gorham of Houlton was appointed acting corporal of a group of 25 from the Houlton board inducted Into the Army to report for active duty' Dec 14 Others in this group were Thomas Fortier Houlton Ray Peters Sherman Edward cruller Jr Mars Hill Manford I Pafchell Jr Smyrna Mills Avon Pulclfer Gardiner Donald Dyer Houl ton Alan Blther Linneus Alphonse Peters Washburn Stanley Rockwell Smyrna Mills Lawrence A I Hoyt Montlpello Philip Boulier Mars Hill James Daigle Houlton 1 Allen McFadden -Houlton Merlin A Branscombe Oakfield Lloyd Hall Houlton Paul A McNally Houlton Joseph Rldeoat Houlton William Ivey Houlton Donat Bard Houlton Russell Tower Cary Clyde Malone Houlton Kenneth Estabrook Amity Robert Hannigan Houlton and William A Peterson Mars Hill James Staples of Skowhegan was appointed acting corporal of a group of 12 from the Somerset county board Inducted into the Army to report for active duty Dec 14 Others in the group were Arnold Annis Harmony Ernest A Richards Skowhegan Lawrence Williams Canaan Ernest Roy Skowhegan William Peters i Skowhegan Rainy Trembley Gross revenues of the Bangor Aroostook railroad for the month of October 1943 were 84 per cent over the gross revenues for the same month in 1942 figures In the financial position of the company shows Heavy potato movements out of Aroostook because of the all time record crop the need for early marketing or shipping to other storage after all storage facilities in the potato empire were utilized were given as reasons for the abrupt increase in the use of rail- The board of directors of the Bangor-Brewer Community Chest at a meeting yesterday afternoon received from Arthur Eaton the formal report and final figures for last successful campaign of which he was chairman Present were Charles Bragg chest president Miss Ruth Thorn dike Clough Albert Schiro Dr Albert Fellows Louis Felix Ran-lett the Rev John Feaster and Sewall Brown Chairman report was as follows: "As campaign chairman of the 1943 Bangor-Brewer Community and War Chest campaign 1 wish to submit the following report: Total amount raised $9989564 Goal 9887000 Gross overage Allocated to Penobscot county towns per agree- ment with individual 5 subscriber! Net overage: Overage for Bangor Brewer Community Chest 25291 Overage for War Chest 14413 figures have been furnished to me by Mr Collier executive secretary of the chest and he has available for your inspection if you wish the total subscribed in the various divisions and many other interesting figures for those who are mathematically inclined addition to attaining our quota we have the added satisfaction of reporting to you a wider coverage The total number of subscribers fof this year is 8348 as compared to 7529 in 1942 6414 In 1941 8067 In 1940 6100 In 1939 4995 In 193 This gradual Increase In the number of subscribers speaks well for the! future of the' chest Eearly Bird breakfast noon luncheons and Victory dinner paid their own way this year The'spon-soring clubs were not required to make i any deficit There was in fact a slight overage khich with the approval of the sponsoring clubs was turned over to the chest fund chairman of the various divisions wejre invited to attend a meeting to discuss campaign 7 experiences oil Nov 17 Twelve attended As a result of this meeting It is recommended that the president appoint four different committees as outlined In a separate report The work of these committees to be to recommend possible rearrangement of some of the division and also to make a study of the geographical plan of the individual subscribers division report would not be com plete if It did not include I a recording of my personal' appreciation of fiae cooperation given to me by the officers and board of directors of tjie Community Chest Mr Collier Miss Whitney and Miss Cooperstein everyone on the ad-vistory cominittee the chairmen and vice chairmen of the various divisions and all the workers It was only by their fine cooperation that we were able to attain our goal I also take advantage of this opportunity to thank the committee which insisted that I be general chairman of the campaign Experience has proved that it is indeed a privilege to serve in this 102564 NavyCoitdemns 255 Acres of Lana At Eastport The United States Navy has started proceedings to condemn 255 acres of land In the city of East-port The tract Includes all of Car-low Island and a good part of Moose Island The petition was filed yesterday in the United States District court herd iy Assistant United States Attorney Donald Finnegan Judge John A Peters granted immediate possession of the land to road facilities With more tharfj mon stock This compared with net 17000 carloads of potatoes having already been shipped over the line a figure almost half of the entire shipments of potatoes in 1942 and utilization of the line to move more than 3500 Boy Scouts imported laborers and other potato workers both In and out of the potato country during the harvest period the Bangor Aroostook has been called upon to make one of the greatest efforts In Its history to The figures show that after fixed charges the income for October 1943 was $285409 as compared with the net income for October 1942 of VE LOVE PLAYINd Pit Naturally we like the peak position that popular acclaim has given Carstaira White Seal Whiskey But sitting up around the top novvrdays means that we have to play close to the vest You see now producing war material and tht Perfectly Balanced Blend is being made onl fromXrreplaceable prewar -reserves So when you get your less-frequent bottle or drink of Carstalrs White whiskey remember what a prize it is compared witmore plentiful whis-' kies-and find it easier fcnake your share last longer! Weatherliee at Candid for of Probate i i Randolph A tYeathcrbe Bangor attorney-at-lw now serving his second term as county attorney for Penobscot bounty last night announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Judge of probate at ihe primaries Mr Weatherbee was graduated from -Bates college and Cornell University Law school and was admitted to the Bar 193Tf jHe has practiced in both Lincoln and Bangor' Be was a member of the State Legislature I for three terms and was chairman of the House Judi-cla recommit tee Hels married and has qne son Ptter McKenzie Weatherbee The Weatherbees midec in Hampden Induct 58 From Aroostook And' Somerset Couiiiies -H li Fifty-eight men from the Boulton and began selective (service boards were inducted into the armed services yesterday -ht the Brewer induction station Thirty-seven were inducted -into Give Your lazy Liver This Follow Noted Okto Doctor's Advico To Relievo UONSTIPATIONl If liver blS flow every day into your constipation' with its headache and that feeling often result So tir up' your liver bile flow' and eon how much better yon should freliJurt try Dr Edwards Olrve Tablets ewd successfully for years by Dr hi Edwards for bis patients with constipation and sluggish liver blip Ob vs Tablets being purely mgO abU ars wonderful go stimulate bile flow and also assure genfls yet thorough bowel riovements Test their goodnes TONIGHT! Follow label directions ISe 80s 0 Ml drugstores 5 1- 1 5 Any: changes should be Telephone I 5 I Business THE MAN WHO CARES riNT Cda 133 154 FIFTH Cade SOS 5343 BLENDED WHJNKET 868 Caratalrs Bro Dittilling Proof 60 Grain Neutral Spirit Co Incl Baltimore Md RADIO PROGRAMS FOR WED NOV 24 876318 Operating expenses in 1943 included an accrual of approximately $22100 for possible wage increases to operating and non-operating employes Net income for the ten months through October this year was reduced by approximately $123167 by such charges in August September and October to cover possible wage Increases For the first ten months of this year A had a net Income of $924428 equal after preferred dividend requirements to $540 per share on the 141792 shares of com History Repeats For Sharpshooter DETROIT (AP) Pvt Leo Griffs of Detroit was recently Issued Springfield rifle No 153580 and told his buddies he the feel of So Griffs and rifle No 153580 just naturally sot along and no one was surprised when he -qualified as sharpshooter at Camp Claiborne La What did surprise everybody Including Griffs was this: When he dug up an old clothlng-and-equipment record Issued him in the Army a decade ago at Fort Bradyj Mich it developed used the same rifle as a rookie furthermore qualified as sharpshooter with old No 153580 back at Fort Brady Working In an experimental station and on the beaches of England picked Army ordnance soldiers are teaming up with combat troops to perfect the rftost effective techniques for landing assault equipment pn enemy shores and for Its recovery and repair if crippled to a Notd for tholr Hnor flavor md GOOD KEEPING QUALITIES Skowhegan Mahlon Knowlton Pittsfield Diamond Eherrard Fairfield Harry Nason Skowhegan Joseph A King Rock-wood and Burton Jones Pittsfield NAVAL INDUCTIONS Those Inducted into the Navy were Byron Cowan Danforth Lewis New Boston Blaine Lambert Houlton Robert Lyons Houlton Glen Mc-Gary Houlton Benjamin Roberts Jr Houlton Richard' Beraalche Houlton Harold Guy Houlton Murray Shaw Mars Hill Forrest Adams Presque Isle Robert Nason Houlton Robert Huff New Portland Onesime A Laney Madison Louis LePage Madison Scott Higgins Fitt5 held Sherwood A Noble Madison and Harold Blther Houlton Frank A Vaiidine of Houlton Roger Mitchell of Smyrna Mills and Raymond Culllns of Houlton were Inducted Into the Marines and Charles Tozler' of Skowhegan was Inducted Into the Coast Guard before the new Telephone Directory closes i your present listings made at once through your Business Office Customers who have rear- i ranged their business may wish addi- i tionaljlistings or special display adver- I i tising the classified pages A good deal because under OPJL ceilings praaant price ax the lowest of the season A good deed Because Uncle Sam wants few hundred pounds of potatoes stored In every home where they will hyep safely in a oooL dark place (35 to SO Help save bumper crop of this vital food Insist on Genu-ins State of Maine Potatoes NIW (NOLAND TILKPHONK AND TILKGRAPH COMPANY.

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