March 12. 1Q45
CHURCHES SUPPOUT"
VICTORY GARDENS
Because of the pre
sent shortage of food
supplies. Rev. D. A.
Petty has purchased
thirty bushels of
Irish potatoes to be
distributed in the
Bailey and Mt. Pleas
ant communities.
Persons desiring seed
potatoes v/ill be given
from one-fourth to one
bushel, k prize is of
fered to the person
having the best ycild
in proportion to the
amoimt of potatoes
planted.
After harvesting, po
tatoes will be sold to
a retailer, the pro
ceeds going to the
church for world ser
vice work.
Rev. Petty reports
that this plan v/orked
very profitably last
year and hopes for
more success this year.
IvdD Denton To Be
Beihys C'srtoonist
’’You should read this
funny book. Rootin
Tootln Comics by Ivan
Denton."
"Ivan Denton?"
"Yes, and its as good
as any of those you
buy l"
"What kind of comics
does it contain?"
"Oh, it contains- three^
The Merry Adventures
ofBuck Shot, The As-
iral, and Jun.-rle Boy."
"Sounds good."
"Woll it is. He did
all this drawing by
himself too."
Bobble Morgan.,
BAILFY 8UQLE
School Bil I S fes5
Passage by the State
legislature of a nine-
months school terra for
North Carolina schools
assures in the future
more equal educational
opportxmities for
North Carolina stu
dents .
Compulsory attendance
in some form is also
to be stipulated.
A third bill directly
affecting school peo
ple, a graduated sal
ary Increase, has like
wise passed. These
bills will aid in
placing North Carolina
on an equal education
al statu-'’ with more
progresslvo states.
Ration Book's Issued
Twenty-four hundred
war ration books nura-
ber two were issued at
Bailoy February 22 j
through 2G. In charge
of the registration
v/ere Mrs. A. 3. Parmer
and Mr. Carl H.V/alksr.
They were assisted by
faculty nombors and
high school pupils,
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