Reduce Farm Debts
Six Million Dollars
The farmers of North Carolina
who have loans through the Feder
al Land Bank of Columbia have put
a good share of their money into debt
retirement, according to Julian H.
Scarborough, president, who reports
that for the year ending March 31
more than six million dollars had
been paid on these loans by farmers
in this state.
"In addition," Mr. Scarborough
said, "a substantial slim has been
handed to the bank in future pay
m?ntsi to be heB tor meeting loan
imtallmente aometime in the future
when the fanner may need some
money to take care of his regular in
stallments. Future payments draw
interest for the farmer at the same
rate he pays on his loan."
Mr. Scarborough stated that a
good share of the farmer's money is
also going into farm repairs, de
fense bonds, and to meet costs of
stepped-up war food production. He
added that so far as Federal land
bank officials could determine very
little of the increased income from
farm products is going into land
speculation, which was the case dur
ing World War I.
The land bank president also said
MONDAY /5.S24
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY /3.S97
THURSDAY /3.506
fRID^C, /6Z?/
URDAY 23.251
SUNDAY 17.7//
The above chart shows our passenger load for an
average week. You can readily see how It Is Im
possible to carry comfortably all the people who
want to ride on Saturdays. It shows too that travel
ing during the week is still comfortable.
Start now doing your traveling, where possible, in
the middle of the week. Your trip will be faster and
more enjoyable, and you will be giving a seat on
week-ends to people with a job to do?our war
workers and service men. For your enjoyment and
their convenience, change your travel habits for the
duration.
HAVE YOUR CLOTHES
Cleaned & Pressed
AND STORE THEM AWAY IN
Moth - Proof Bags
II will l)f difficult to replace fine quality woolen
clothes. If they are worth saving, have them clean
ed, pressed and stored away in a moth proof hug.
Cash and Carry
GARMENTS CLEANED m f
AND PRESSED /I f*
FOR ONLY y***
Don't Forget To
Bring A Hanger
Alpha Cleaners
G. & H. BUILDERS SUPPLY CO.
Building Material!
WILLIAMSTON, N. C.
May 15, 1942.
MR. TOBACCO FARMER:
If you are going to need tobacco flues or flue repairs for the coming sea
son, it will be to your advantage to place your order now. Steel sheets, from
which flues are made, have been placed on the Government priority list, and
the future purchases, if allowed at all, will be at an extremely high price. The
price has already advanced since we purchased our sheets.
This is not an effort to pressure, or scare anyone into purchasing flues; it
is merely a statement of facts, and an attempt to save our customers money, if
possible.
G. & H. BUILDERS SUPPLY CO.
After Nazis Bombed Evacuee Center at Bath
f\ ( (ibli />'
This photo cabled from London to New York shows air raid precautions and volunteer workers .^arching
among the ruins of bombed buildings for casualties in the famous resort city of llath, Kngl-and. The city
was savagely bombed by German war idan.es in reprisal'for the Koyal Air Force offensive against N;'ui
objectives. Hath is a refugee and evacuee center and it is feared that the loss of life is heavy.
Maid Of Cotton In Hollywood
Hollywood's movie stars welcome King Cotton's ace fashion emis
aary when Camille Anderson of Memphis, 1912 Maid ot ( oilon, meets
Ann Ayars and Lloyd Nolan ir (he film capital Appearing as featured
model in all-cotton fashion shows throughout the nation, the pretty
blue-eyed lass is showing the latest styles in cottons for spring and
summer The National Cotton Council and Cotton-Textile Institute
the Memphis Cotton Carnival Association, and the Cotton Kxchanges
jt Memphis, New York and New Orleans are sponsors of the Maid if
Cotton Lour.
Interesting Bits Of
Business In the U.S.
Nation's department store sales
margins over same weeks of 1941 are
still dwindling. For May 9th week
it was only 6 per cent . . Movie in
dustry is on a hurry-up production
schedule, not knowing when war cur
tailment sword will fall for one rea
son or another. Has its biggest in
ventory in history ? $60,000,000
worth of finished productions and
$15,000,000 worth a-shooting . . .
Glenn L Martin company plane pro
duction this year will be four times
that of 1941 . . . Johnson & Johnson,
the surgical dressing makers, have
developed a cotton cloth that is
neither spun nor woven, just press
ed. It's not to be put on the general
market now, though it's ready, be
cause various divisions of the arm
ed services are using it . . . Good
idea: Be psychologically prepared to
make allowances in your 1942 budg
et for enforced savings as well as
taxes . . . Percentage of all steel be
ing produced that is required direct
ly for war needs is 98.6?symbolical
ly, that's blood temperature of red
blooded Americans, except maybe
when they're boiling to grind the
Axis.
that although land has increased
somewhat in price there are no signs
of the fever which brought on such
a vast amount of speculation during
the last war.
A Few High Spots
On Canada At War
Stivngth (it tiny Roy at Canadian
Air Foriv i now more than 115,000,
apart from civilian personnel. It does
not include any training personnel
from Australia, New Zealand, or the
K.A F. In announcing this the Air
Minister noted that in November,
1941, the figure was 90,000. Recruits
are coming in at the late of 4,000 a
month. Of recent aircrew recruits,
73 per cent are 24 years or younger.
For the current fiscal year, Air es
timates total $025 millions, less $40
millions or so from Australia and
New Zealand for their share of the
Air Training Plan.
For home war establishments $247
millions are needed, with an addi
tional $42 millions or more for build
ing defensive airdromes in Canada.
The British Commonwealth Air
Training Plan was intended to reach
full operation April 27, 1942?but the
program was accelerated and reach
ed its peak December 15, 1941, pro
ducing 25 per cent more than origi
nally estimated. The cost of the
panded plan is $824 millions, of
which -Canada is to pay $542 mil
lions.
The R.C.A.F. is now operating 22
squadrons abroad, with one in the
Far East and more than one in the
Middle East. Many members of the
R.C AF. arc attached ot R.A.F.
squadrons.
There have been 166 awards to
Canadians for gallantry in the air
war, and 2,035 casualties.
Thousands of Canadian soldiers
and airmen arrived recently in Great
Britain in a great convoy. The con
tingent included new formations for
the Canadian armored corps and one
of the largest R.C.A F. groups of the
war.
No paratroops are training in
Canada, but the carrying of troops
by both gliders and transport planes
is under consideration.
The entire Canadian army in Brit
ain is being given commando-type
training to prepare it for future of
fensive operations.
Since July, 1939, the Department
of Munitions and Supply has award
ed contracts and made commitments
totaling over $4,000 millions. The
construction of military buildings
and airports in 1942 will set a new
record.
Most war plants are now fully
tooled and staffed and are near peak
production. Every four days a 10,
000-ton merchant ship is being
launched. This period will be reduc
ed later to three days. Besides a
large number of corvettes and mine
sweepers. 14,000 small boats have
been built.
Approximately 400 airplanes are
being completed each month. More
than 250,000 military vehicles have
been produced and shipped to the
R ules of the
Road . . .
BICYCLES AS VEHICLES
Article l, Motor Vehicle l.aws p|
'North Carolina: (fF) . . for the pur
poses of this Act, bicycles shall be
deemed vehicles, and every rider of
a bicycle upon a highway shall be
subject to the provisions of this Act
applicable to the driver of a vehicle
except those which by their nature
can have no application."
This means that bicycle riders
must obey stop signs and stop lights,
give hand signals when preparing to
stop or turn, ride on the right, et cet
era. In other words, bicycle riders
are required *?? nt" y ?I1 tim general
traffic rules and regulations that
drivers of motor vehicles have to
'heV except those which eoiiht nut
apply to bicycles, such as the 6U
mMo maximum speed law.
various fighting fronts.
Russia is receiving all the tanks
and equipment promised by Canada.
Production of a number of types of
naval guns and mountings is pro
gressing Rifles, machine guns, 25
pounders, anti aircraft and anti-tank
guns are being made in increasing
numbers. Many other weapons such
as bomb throwers, rocket guns,
bombs and anti tank mines are in
large production.
Ammunition and explosives re
quirements of the Canadian armed
forces are made in Canada and great
surpluses ai'e sent to Empire coun
tries, to Russia and China. More
than one billion rounds of small
arms ammunition are being turned
out. annually.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Having qualified as Administrator
of the estate of J. T. Daniel, deceas
ed. late of Martin County, North Car
olina. this is to notify all persons
having claims against the estate of
said deceased to exhibit them to un
dersigned on or before April 29, 1943
or this notice will be pleaded in be
of their recovery. All persons indebt
ed to said estate will please make
immediate payment.
This the 29th day of April, 1942.
HARRY E. DANIEL,
Administrator of Estate
ral-6t of J. T. Daniel.
HANDLE WITH CARE
Some guests (the Uus for instance) ought to be laWled
"Handle with Care." To Jo them really proud, fill their
glasses with Carstairs White Seal w hi.skcy It's ike /'or
fectly Halanced liUnd. . . made expressly for "The Man Who
Cares." Carstairs has !>een a name of character sinco 17H8.
THE MAN WHO CARES SAYS: CARSTAIRS
BLENDED WHISKEY Hrt.S I'wof Gram N rut ml SpirtU
Cantain Bros Distilling Co luo Baltimore Mtl
NORTH CAROLINA FACTS!
ALL THE CIGARETTE PAPER MADE IN THE ]
AMERICAS IS PRODUCED NEAR BREVARD,N C. :
VVII HIM 125 YARDS OF ABANDONED CAPE HATTERAS LIGHT
HOUSE, N.C, LIE 15 OR MORE SHIP SKELETONS. HATTER AS
WATERS ARE CALLED 'THE GRAVEYARD OF THE ATLANTIC"
BEER INDUSTRY PAID
?2,111,000 IN TAXES
TO THE STATE !
"frV, ?PP?"F
This Committee wai formed in 1W to help preaarve the great
benefit* to North Carolina from the kale of legal beer ( hir "(letii
up or Clone-up" program in dedicated to weeding out those very
few beer retailer* who imagine they may ditreguid the law fhe
great majority of North Carolina'* beer rctailci* arc responsible,
valuable citizen*. whose place* arc a credit to then communities.
You can help your state and this program. Buy your beer, tl you
drink it, only in wholesome, law-abiding places.
BREWERS AND NORTH CAROLINA
BEER DISTRIBUTORS COMMITTEE
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