Under-Consumption Is Cited As Serious Problem To Farms Underconsumption of foods by lower-income groups, both farm and non-farm, is "perhaps the most ser ious of farm problems," according to the annual report made by the Consumers' Counsel Division of the Department of Agriculture. "If all families could enjoy freely chosen diets of a kind that could be rated 'good' nutritionally, consum ers would need 15 to 20 per cent more dairy products, 35 per cent more eggs, and 70 to 100 per cent more of citrus fruits and certain vegetables." according to Mr. Don ald Montgomery. Consumers' Coun sel. Although the lowest third of American consumers "spent 50 per cent of their income for food . . even with that outlay they contrib uted only 18 per cent to the Nation's total of food purchases," the report states. Changes in retail prices. July. 1939 to July, 1940: Gains: Canned pink salmon. 24 per cent; apples, 22 per cent; wheat flour. 18 per rent; dried navy beans. 14 per cent; canned red salmon. 13 per cent; dried fruits. 12 per cent; prunes 11.5 per cent; butter, 11 per cent; dairy products 7.6 per cent; fresh fruits and vegetables, 5.3 per cent; cereal and bakery products. 3.6 per cent; Losses: Lard and cured pork prod ucts, 8 to 14 per cent; potatoes and cabbage, 10 per cent. A great proportion of the prices paid by these consumers for farm products goes into the processing and distributing of these farm prod ucts, these services "amounting on an avearge to one and a half times as much as is paid for the products at the farm." The costs of fresh fruit and vegetables at the retail store "are increased about 50 per cent be fore they pass into the possession of consumers . . . Wheat for which the farmer has received 60 cents a bush el may sell to consumers as high as $20 a bushel after passing through a simple processing, but elaborate merchandising operation." Although the farmer, as a seller, has an interest in cutting merchan dising costs and thereby cutting food prices, he is also a large-scale buyer of food. "Sixteen per cent of the to tal outlay of the average farm is estimated to have been spent for purchased food in 1934-36," accord ing to the report. This is greater than the amount spent for clothing, which was 9 per cent of his income during those years, and 8 per cent for feed, seed and fertilizer pur- J chases. Epidemic Of Cold Symptom** 666 Liquid or 666 Tablets with 666 Salve or 666 Nose Drops generally relieves cold symptoms the first day. ?Adv. President Proposes Huge U. S. Budget Washington, D. C. ? Though the Persident's budgetary recommenda tions to Congress totaled $17,485,000, 000, practically doubling budgetary jfevels of recent years, agriculture [fcas been earmarked for a cut amounting to $187,456,390 as com pared with last year. The proposed budget for 1941-42 is the largest in peace-time history and would run the public debt up to $58 billions. It had been previously announc ed that the President would recom mend $212 millions for parity pay ments, but this amount was actual ly scaled down to $49,866,160. Since the farmers have to date been more seriously affected by the war abroad than any other group in the coun try, their tjpreign markets having virtually disappeared, the reduction in parity funds is likely to meet stiff opposition m farm quarters To soften such criticism. President Roosevelt suggested that if neces sary he be authorized to allocate an additional sum of not more than $162 million for parity payments. Even if these funds were later made avail able, the total would amount to no more than Congress appropriated last year before cotton, wheat, to bacco. lard and fruits were affected by the war The President's budgetary propos als for agriculture come to a total of $1,013,905,493. Of this amount $498,921,220 are for soil conserva tion payments, $47,866,160 for parity payments and $47,923,960 are for the sugar program Although the Stamp Plan has been the most popular of all farm pro grams, the President's budget rec ommends that $35,703,322 be slash ed from the surplus removal pro gram. This will reduce the surplus distribution activities to $200,000,000 despite the fact that agriculture of ficials have been asking for a $400. 000,000 appropriation Along with the proposed reduc tion in funds for agriculture, went the recommendation for sharp cur tailment of funds for work relief and public works. The President ask ed for a maximum of $995,000,000 for work relief for the full fiscal year, which is a reduction of $400, 000.000 below last year. The cut in public works amounts to $67,000, 000. Mr. L. L. Harrell, of Palmyra, at tended to business here yesterday. During the fiscal year 1940 retail prices of food advanced "on the av erage about 4 per cent, and the en tire cost of living about 2 per cent." Sharp advances in "many food prices occurred upon the outbreak of war in September, 1939," but soon collapsed again. The most spectacular price rigging occurred in the case of sugar and cost the consumers "about $42 mil lion more" than they otherwise would have paid, and the farmers did not share In this speculative ven ture. FOR RENT!! STORK BUILDING ON WASHINGTON STREET OFFICE & STORAGE ROOMS ON MAIN ST. See JOHN E. POPE General Inturanee and Rental Agent Office; Wawhington Street I'lioix- 17-W AVOID TAX PENALTY JANMRY IS THE Last Month THAT COUNTY TAXES MAY BE PAID AT PAR. Beginning F eb. 3rd A PENALTY WILL BE ADDED TO ALL TAX ACCOUNTS DUE THE COUNTY. Pay Your Taxes Now and Save the Penalty C. B. Roebuck Sheriff. Giant Plane Designed for Hemisphere Defense Comparison with the men (circled) near its tail gives an idea of the staggering size of the Douglas B-19, which has been under construction for four years at Santa Monica, Calif., and is known as the "Hemisphere Defender." The plane, with a wing-spread of 212 feet and powered by four 2,000-horsepower motors, has a range of 7,600 miles and can carry a bomb load of 18 tons or 125 fully armed troops. Beauties Both In the arms of Marion Francis is Sunnyknoll Lochinvar, a smoked Persian cat, who came from California to compete in the 39th annual championship cat show of the Atlantic Cat Club in New York. Sunny knoll Lochinvar cuflfcr by plane for the event. Flies 620 M.P.H. resting an Airacobra interceptor 6lane at Buffalo, N. Y., for the I. 8. Army Air Corpi, Andrew C. McDonough flew at a speed of 820 miles per hour while diving 21,000 feet. McDonough, an airlines pilot, is a Naval Reserve flier. The previ ous speed record, set two years ago, was 576 m.p.h. To Relieve Misery of COLDS ?Tablets Salve?Nose Drops (lough Drops Try "RUB-MY-T1SM" ? A Wonderful I.iniment 'Species 0! Pine Itt (North Carolina Choosing the kind d, and the purpose for which it vvitl he used. Trees vary in growth habits ac cording to soil, climate, moisture, and degree of fertility. For instance, the white pine does hest in the mountains, the longleaf pine in tin* . andhills, tire short teat pine in the I'll dmont, and the loblolly pine in the Coastal Plain. fiiaehei; also pointed out that ev TT\ Tarni needs fence posts "If you don't have a suitable supply of dur able wood, he ay*, "perhaps an acre or so of black lorn, t will meet this problem and at the sunn tune, with its strong spreading root sys tem, be of much help in cheeking erosion. Even the bees will he hap py with your choice as the "locust flowers are a source of good qual ity horny." In a further discussion of the type I)K. V. II. MKWHORN OP TOM-K-TRIST Please Note Dale Change* Hobcrsonville office. Scott's Jew elry Store, Tuesday* February 11th. Wil)iam?t?n office. IVili-'s Ji-wpI ry Store, every Wed., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Plymouth office, Womblc Drug Store, Every Friday, 10 a m. to 4 p.m Eyes Examined?Glasses Pitted Tarboro Every Saturday. Poultry Truck EVERY TUESDAY AT JAMESVILLK 9 tn 10:00 a. in. AT IIARIHSOVS >111.1 10:30 In 12 m. AT HEAK EHASS I In 3 p. in. EVERY FRIDAY AT OAk CITY 9 to 1 T u. m. AT HAMILTON 11:30 u. m. to 12 m. AT C;OI.I) I'OINT 1 to 2 p. in. EVERY SATURDAY AT WII.I.IAMSTON 9 to I I a. in. AT EVKKKTTS II :30 a. in. to 12:30 p. in. AT BOBERSONVILLE - I t?? 3 i?. m. (Colored Unix, l.c^liorn Urn*, SlugH, Rooilcr* WE PAY TOP MARKET PRICES PITT POULTRY CO. GREENVILLE, N. C. Lists I i'xrtalth s That in? iila/flni I n ( oliifnimrs Such vegetables as callage, can liflpWor. lettuce. tomato, pepper and | eggplant started in shalolw boxes in tin- house may be transferred to | coldframes in order to develop I stocky plants and to harden them! before setting in the garden, says H.J K N iswonger. extension horticulture! ist. Coldframes are also used as aj seed .bed in growing plants of the above vegetables for late season | planting. The coldframes should be i located in a sunny place, facing the 1 South. of forest planting to make, the ex tension specialist said: "Much of the idle land in our State is mighty poor; yet one of our better pines, will grow m every section. Pines will furnish us with lumber fori constructing the farm buildings and' for repairing those, we now huve.1 and with fuel wood for heating our i honies, cooking our meals, and for curing tobacco in the flue-cured areas. "Fuel Wood is an important crop, since we as farmers use each year a stack of wood four feet wide, five feet high, and 7,000 miles long. Then too. pines will produce an income from the sale of such products as pulpwood. poles, pilings and saw logs " FXI.CI'TOR'S NOTK K Having this day qualified as ex ecutor of the estate of the late Mrs. Motlie Harris, deceased, of William ?ton, Martin County, this is to notify all persons holding claims against the said estate to present them for payment on or before December 111. 11141. or th?s nofirn W'M' 'hi--fTtnndoyt" bar of their recovery. All pel sons indebted to said estate will please make immediate settlement Tin > the 23rd dav of Dec.. 1040 CiKOlUJK HARRIS; F.vecutor of the estate of i7 (it Mrs Mollie Harris. notict: [North Carolina. Martin County. In | The Superior?Court. Robert l-ouis Stevenson vs. Spicey Mae Stevenson. The defendant above named will 1 take notice that an action entitled | ?iabove has been commenced in , the Superior Court of Martin Coun- i ty tor absolute divorce on the grounds of two years separation, and notice that she is required to appear before L. B. Wynne. Clerk of the Superior Court of Martin County. tion of thii service of lummoai by publication and answer or demur to the complaint in said action, or the plaintiff will apply to tha court for the relief demanded in said com plaint. Tins the 31st day of Dec.. 1M Farmers Fob. Formula .'{-JW Regal Ricks :MU> Golden Pride .'{-1(1-6 drop Miijz .'>-8-8 Mnrt and Tankagr . . . 8-8-8 (lotion Special . . . kJO-4 Dark florae 1-8-4 Trurk (irawer .1-7-5 FARMERS FERTILIZERS I*""lure lirftcr Crops ? Suit Your Land For Salt' IIy Farmers Supply Co. r MANUFACTURED BY FARMERS COTTON OIL CO. ARTHUR JOHNSON, Field Representative