Winter Legumes Set New Record In Slate New records were established in North Carolina in the seeding of le gumes and grasses, and in the use of green manure crops, by partici pants in the 1840 Agricultural Con servation Program G. T. Scott, Johnston County farmer and chair man of the State AAA Committee, expressed special gratification over the 144,000 acres of winter legumes planted. In a preliminary report on the 1940 AAA program. E. Y. Floyd, State executive officer of N. C Stale College, said that a total of 1,065,000 acres was seeded to legumes and grasses in North Carolina during the 1940 program year This compares with 893.101 acres seeded in 1939. Tile seeded acreage in 1938 was 869, 550. in 1937 it was 553.403. and in 1936 it w as 484.688 acres. Floyd said that the 144,000 acres of winter legumes being grow n this winter compares with 93.802 acres in 1939 "The 1940 results," Floyd declar ed, "are significant gains. Through many years of soil-depleting cash crops and losses from erosion much of our soil in North Carolina has lost its organic matter and has been stripped of its fertility. Scores of far Qualification* For Cotton Prof ram Payment* In '41 In order to qualify for payment under the Cotton Supplementary Program there must be growing or have been grown on the farm in 1941 at least three of the following crops: Two-tenths acre of Irish pota toes, sweet potatoes, peas or beans, and cane; one-tenth acre of root crops (other than sweet or Irish po tatoes); one-tenth acre of cereals (other than corn); or three-tenths acre of peanuts. The payment also may be earned by growing at least one-tenth acre of the approved var ieties of three or more of the follow ing fruits: strawberries, raspberries, dewberries, figs, bunch grapes and Muscadine grapes. These crops must be grown for home use. mers were unable to get satisfactory stands of needed legumes. "On literally thousands of farms the use of lime and phosphate has made legumes possible. Together. these4 two. materials are making pos sible more economical and efficient production, more and better food and feed crops, and improved farm in come. The steady advance by North Carolina farmers in recent years in dicates that even greater conserva tion results will be obtained in 1941." WE WISH THE PEOPLES Drug Store ; SUCCESS IN ESTABLISHING A NEW STORE HERE . . . PEOPLES' Will Sell Exclusively (iradc-A Milk From the Edgewood Dairy P iiut The People* Draft Store (hi It* Openinfi Day ft ef the tarel that it would not abide ^ Henceforth by the 20 per cent limi tation. The others, he alleged, replied: 'All right, but do not disturb our lit tle game. Let us continue with our plans ..." That response "delighted" Hitler, Arnold said. Germany's aluminum production boomed, giving tin- out put needed for plane construction Conetoe i-U (lab Member I* Making Extra Money Powell Satterthwaite, president of j Conetoe 4-H club is making extra money by spraying his neighbors' home orchards, reports P. H. Jame son, assistant farm agent of Edge- j combo County. Catholic Honored William Thomas Walsh, educator and author, has been awarded the Laetare Medal of the University of Notre Dame for 1941, highest Cath olic honor for a layman in the U. S. A professor of English at TVtanhat tanville College of the Sacred Heart, New York City, Walsh har published authoritative books on Spanish historical subjects. This Week r.1 Pefense The office of Production Manage ment announced thai up to March 8 Congress had authori/cd expendi tures of $ 16,300,000,000 for the Army and tin- Navy., and the two forces lad awarded contracts for $11,HHP. too.(100 of this amount in addition |o pay and suInsistence for soldiers ind sailors. OPM also annoiniced that up to March 1, the If S. and British Gov rnments spent about $2,137,000,000 ?nlarging or building defense plants. ! \notliej $303,000,000 worth of plants ivas financed privately, the agency ' ?stiinated. Defense Investigations Senator Truman (T) MoT) an jounced his special Senate commit ee was ready to begin its investiga ion of the defense program for tin nfnrmation of the Senate, and thel louse voted authority to the Mill ' ary and Naval Affairs Committees i o conduct similar investigations. ' joth House committees were given jower to subpoena witnesses and in- j e tigate the labor situation. Aid to Democracies President Roosevelt announced le had released $500,000,000 in equip ment from present Army and Navy docks for transfer abroad, had allo cated $1,580,000,000 f?>r purchase of jew defense equipment including shipyards and 212 cargo ships. The President did not itemize the ?quipment released, but said the ransfers were similar to the release jf field artillery to Greece announc ed earlier in the week. The President also stated he is developing plans to lid Jugoslavia. Ships Seized The Coast Guard took into custody 28 Italian, 2 German, and 35 Danish merchant ships in American waters to preevnt sabotage. Italian and Ger man crews were arrested and charg ed with sabotage. Some were indict ed by Federal juries and the U. S re quested the naval attache to the Ital ian Embassy be withdrawn because r?f charges in connection with the sabotage Army Air Expansion The Ware Department announced ten additional flying schools are being planned. New Army Units The Army announced plans to form 300 new units composed of 148,000 draftees who will complete 13 weeks' initial instruction at ro placement centers hv June Thp new units will include 9 mobile and semi-mobile anti-aircraft regiments, 22 coast artillery groups, 10 light and medium tank battalions, 41 medical, to prevent sabotage. Italian and Ger 17 field artillery organizations, 9 signal corps groups, and 7 cavalry and 5 chemical warfare units. Selective Service The Selective Service System formed a medical advisory council to improve the system's medical ex amination techniques and plan health programs for men rejected as physi ally disqualified. KfSfi Pnttiuclion IH Per (U'HI The increase of 16 per cent in the j number of eggs produced by North Carolina in January and February compared with the same period last year was reported recently by T. L. Stuart, junior statistician of the State Department of Agriculture. North Carolina's total egg produe . tion for the past two months, based j on U. S. Agricultural Marketing j Service reports, totaled 98.000.000. compared wIUT~ 83,000.000?for the corresponding period in 1940 February egg production, totaling 57,000,000. was up 12 per cent com pared with the same month last year and 29 per cent above the January production of 41,000,000. Stuart reported the per-bird-pro duction "of eggs during the past month was 8.6 per hen. "North Carolina jvas the only South Atlantic State showing an in crease in the number of layers on hand during February as compared with the number on hand during the same month in 1940." Stuart added. "Layers reported last month total ed 6,626,000, or three per cent above the 6,448,000 reported for February of 1940 An estimated 20.678.0(H) chickens were raised on North Carolina farms last year, or ten per cent less than in 1939. The State ranks second in j chicken production among the South I Atlantic States, with Virginia rank I ing first." ? Selective Service also extended to 10 days the time limitation on filing ol appeals from local board decisions and announced the start of a cam jpaign to point out the opportunities I of appeal. Navy Progress The Navy announced it completed in the last month construction of six warships four destroyers and two submarine's giviruj tin- Navy 329 combatant ships as of April I 15 battleships, 6 aircraft carriers, 37 cruisers, 164 destroyers and 107 sub marines Labor Disputes An.OPM survey showed more de fense strikes' had been caused by un -h-*h?disputes?than?by?demands?fnr* higher wages. The President stated mediation would he given a full and fair trial before he would sponsor new labor legislation. The U. S. Con ciliation Service announced -settle ment of 16 defense strikes or labor disputes. Labor Secretary Perkins certified the Allis-Chalmers' and Snoqualmie (Wash.) strikes to the Defense Mediation Board. The hoard announced four agreements tempor arily reopening plants previously certified. NOTICE Of SALE North Carolina. Martin County. In The Superior Court Roberta Purvis Latham vs. Eliza beth Purvis and others. Under and by virtue of an order of sale and judgment signed in the above entitled proceeding by W. C. Harris, judge holding, the March, 1941, Term of Superior Court in Martin County, the undersigned commissioners will, on Monday, the 5th day of May. 1941. at twelve o'clock noon, in front of the court house door in the town of Williams ton. offer for sale for cash to the highest bidder the following describ ed tract or parcel of land, to wit: Adjoining the lands of J. L. Wynne, Frank Everett. Alollie E. Moore, and other*, and being the same tract of land that Alex Thompson purchased from J. A Whitley, containing 17 acres, more or less, and being the same tract of land that said Alex Thompson owned at the time-of his death. This the 1st dav of April. 1941. ELBERT S FEEL. HUGH G IIORTON. B A CRITCHER aH-4t Commisioners. NOTICE OF SALE North Carolina. Martin County. In The Superior Court. George F. Cordon and others vs. Ros annah Cordon and others. Under and by virtue of an order and judgment signed in*the above entitled proceeding by L. B. Wynne. Clerk of tin Superior Court of Mar tin County, on Monday, the 31st da> of March. 1941. the undersigned eom day of May. 1941. at twelve o'clock noon, in front of the courthouse door in the town of Williamston, offer for sale for cash to the highest bidder the following described tract or par cel of land, to wit: A certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in Jamesville Town ship. Martin County, described as follows, to wit: Beginning oi>e perch East of the West line of the right of w ay of the one time Jamesville and Washington Railroad, and in the line of land conveyed to Francis Light b> John Baker, thence along the said railroad, one perch, east of and parallel to the right of way of said railroad about 67 1-2 perches to the run of gum swamp to its confluence with Kenneth Lanier's swamp, thence along the run of Kenneth Lanier's wamp to the line of John Baker's land, thence South 83* East about 37 310 perches to the place of begin ning and containing 13 acres, more or less, same being a tract of land conveyed by J. U Long and wife to Co*orge K. Cordon. Sr., and George F Cordon. Ji . on Sept. 16. 1916, and recorded in the public registry of Martin County m Book L I at page 201 This the 31st duv ot Mdiwh. 1941 CI IAS H MANNING, di 4l Commissioner. (longrutulatioiiH ? ?n i 11 ?V Heat ing Supply Co. W. E. DUNN Wi: IATKND OIIK IIKAIM V Cong ra tu tions To The Peoples DrugStore W liieli Will Open Tomorrow I \cir ood Modem Itriift Store Tor It illiamston tool Martin (-aunty. RoanokeChe violet Co W il l i WISTOV V Congratulations i n