Pertinent Rationing
Questions Answered
The following questions and an
swers are baaed on queries on gas
oline rationing that have come to
the Office of nice Administration
since the coupon plan went into ef
fect July 22.
Q?Is it illegal for a service station
attendant to serve gasoline to a car
not displaying a sticker?
A?Yes. Rationing regulations
specifically require that gasoline
may be delivered to a vehicle only
when a proper sticker is conspicu
ously displayed on the car. This
sticker must designate the highest
ranking book issued for that car.
Q?I have been issued two ration
books?an A book and a B book. Is
it necessary to display stickers for
both books?
A?No. Only the sticker for the
highest class of book?in this case
the B? is necessary.
Q?What if I run out of gasoline
on the road?
A?Gasoline dealers are authoriz
ed to serve you gasoline in a con
tamer to meet such an emergency.
You must first present your ration
book, which the dealer will keep
while you take the container of gas
oline to your car. When you drive
back to his station he will remove
the proper coupons and return the
ration book to you.
Q?What if I lost my ration book?
A?You may obtain another book
by applying at your local War Price
and Rationing Board. The board will
require a statement containing a
complete description of the lost book
including the number and type of
unusued coupons, a description of
the car or equipment for which it
was issued and a description of how
you lost the book.
Q?Is it too late to apply for a
supplemental ration?
A?Mo. Local boards will receive
these applications at any time. Ap
plication forms are available at the
board offices.
Q?When my wife drives my car,
can she buy gasoline for it?
A?Yes. Ahyone carrying the ra
tion book issued for the car may use
the book for gasoline purchases for
that car.
Q?Is a borrower restricted in any
way in using the rations issued to
a borrowed car?
? A?He may use the car for any
purpose to the extent of the car's
basic ration, but any supplemental
ration must be used for a purpose for
which such a ration was issued the
car.
Q?Is there a restriction upon the
use of gasoline brought Into the ra
tioned are in the fuel tank of motor
vehicle?
A?No.
Q?Can a person buying an auto
mobile, boat or other equipment re
quiring gasoline, use the gasoline re
maining in the fuel tank at the time
of sale?
A?Yes.
Q?If I lease an automobile or boat
from a rental agency, may I use
gasoline which has been acquired
for that vehicle or boat by the les
sor?
A?Yes, if you are leasing the car
or boat for a week or less. If you
are leasing it for a longer period you
are expected to apply to a local War
Price and Ration Board for a ration
in your own behalf.
Things To Watch
For In The Future
Plastic fasteners of a type simi
of, the priority-struck metal slide
fasteners . Flocks of plastic kitch
en utensils, like potato knife, cheese
grater, com holder and dish-drying
rack . . . (Post-war) Auto windows
raised and lowered by the same kind
of motor that now operates auto
matically the disappearing tops or
roadsters ... A "dunker's glove'
made of moisture-proof paper, to fit
over forefinger and thumb when
you're dipping doughnuts, or what
ever you wish to dunk . . . Apple
syrup, as a possible substitute foi
war-shorted glycerine in keeping to
bacco products moist ... A non-al
coholic cologne (on account of the
war) that is snow-white in color anc
deliciously named "Ice Cream" . .
A new Decca album of hit tunes frorr
"This Is The Army," with a royaltj
of two cents for each of the eigh
record sides going to the Army Re
lief Fund.
more Peaches!
Positively Last Chance to
Buy Fine Elbertas
$1.75 Bushel
SHIPMENT ARRIVES
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20th
BOB LEVIN
Phone 386-J
Williamston, N. C.
West Point Plebes Advance Under Smoke Screen
Plebes at West Point Military Academy in New York are undergoing intensive training for future combat
duty. They sre shnwn in manpnvm crossing a makeshift bridge d.u g * charge on,tho "enemy."
this smoke screen which the men encountered, they will meet every kind of obstacle which may confront
them during actual.combat. During thesa maneuvers each pi be carries a full combat Dack.
On Treasury Palrol
Pretty Mm. Lillian Lassister is one
of a number of efficient female se
cret aervice police whose duty is to
guard the Treasury Department in
Washington. She approves whole
heartedly of the idea that every
woman should take part in the war
effort and thus relcusc men for the
armed forces or war industry work.
This is a phonephoto.
(Central Pre us)
Report Is Made On
College Research
A printed report on the N. C Agri
cultural Experiment Station's ac
tivities and research progress dur
ing 1941 is now ready for free dis
tribution to fanners of Nortli Caro
lina, announces Dr. L. D. Baver of
States College, director of the Ex
periment Station. The report is writ
ten in the form of short articles in
popular style.
"Your Experiment Station is em
barking upon a long-needed pro
gram of getting the results of re
search in the hands of farmers and
other agricultural workers in the
form that is easily understood and
readily usable," Dr. Baver said in
the introduction to the 83-page re
port.
The eight major sections of the re
port discuss research activities and
progress wtth fteW-erops,-horticul
tural crops, livestock and poultry,
soils and fertilizers, and economic
and social problems. A list of publi
cations issued by the Experiment
Station during the past year, a fi
nancial report for the fiscal year
1940-41, and a list of the officers and
staff members of the station, are al
so included.
"Success in agriculture and the
prosperity of farmers depend large
ly on facts for efficiency in the pro
duction of plants and animals, and
the ability of the farmer to utilize
these facts to his best advantage,"
said Dr. Baver. "The task of agri
cultural research is to seek the truth
for the farmer and to establish facts
upon which he can rely."
The State College leader further
stated that "The farmers of North
Carolina have been asked by their
Government to increase production
of Food-for-Freedom. The Agricul
bulletin Issued On
Pork for Home Use
There should be a 225-pound hog
slaughtered on every farm annually
for each two members of the fum
ly, says Ellis V. Vestal, Extension
swine specialist of N. C. State Col1
lege. The average person on the farm
requires about 72 pounds of pork
and 15 pounds of lard each year
To aid farm families in meeting
these 'food requirements, the State
College Extension Service announc
ed the publication of a bulletin en
titled, "Producing Pork for Home
Use." It is War Series Extension I
Bulletin No. 6. A copy of the four
page pamphlet may be obtained free
by writing to the Agricultural Edi
tor, N. C. State College. Raleigh, and
requesting the bulletin by name and
number.
Vestal prepared the text for the
publication. Diagrams of a simple
water trough and a handy feed
trough, both of which can be built
on any farm, are included.
There are sections in the bulletin
on Selection of Feeder Pigs, Man
agement, Feeds, ^Protein Supple
ments, Minerals and Feeding. A list
of other literature which is avail
able on the subject is given.
In the introduction to the bulle
tin, Vestal wrote: "The recent Fed
eral census indicated that 61,226
farms in North Carolina have an av
erage of about two breed sows per
farm The remaining 217,046 farms
must rely on purchased feeder pigs
if they are to produce their home
pork supply. This circular is design
ed to furnish practical information
on the production of pork for home
use."
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County (fuartet Win* (ash
Prize In Recent Contest
?
Competing recently in a big home
talent contest over in Roanoke Rap
ids, the Bear Grass quartet won a
liberal cash prize. Accompanied by
Miss Ruth Evelyn Terry at the pi
ano, the quartet is composed of
Messrs. LeRoy, Kneezer and H I) j
Harrison and Lester Terry
tural Experiment Station must meet
the task of finding out facts as rap
idly as possible that can be used to
meet the demands of the emergen
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CONSERVATION MATERIALS
NOW AVAILABLE EROM AAA
Conservation materials?lime, su
perphosphate and winter legume
crop seed?now are available to
North Carolina farmers from the
AAA, according to G T Scott, chair
man of the State AAA committee,
with headquarters at State College. |
All these materials may be pur-1
chased from the AAA without an
outlay of cash. Scott said. They are
distributed as grant -of-aid mater
ials, and costs are deducted from any
.soil conservation payments due the
farmer at the close of the program
year.
Crimson clover seed, he said, may
be ordered now for fall delivery at
a cost of 12 1-2 cents per pound, dc
livered to the county AAA office or
to seed dealers handling sales for
the AAA. Hairy vetch and Austrian
winter peas will be available at a
later date, he said.
Due to difficulties in obtaining
materials by suppliers, it is unlike
I ly that 20 per cent superphosphate
will be offered this year, Scott said.
| Nineteen per cent superphosphate
will be sold to farmers in 17 coun
ties in western North Carolina at
$1(5.72 per ton, and will be available
to other counties at $14.25 per ton.
This differential, he said, "is due to
freight costs Prices of ground lime
stone range from $1 11(1 to $2 90 per
ton, depending on freight costs, but
this rate does not include delivery
to individual farms. Costs of these
materials in each county may be ob
tained at the county AAA office
"Seeding of winter legumes and
grasses, and application of lime and
phosphate to insure a better.growth
are more important than ever this
year," Scott said. "The indicated
shortage of commercial nitrates for
fertilizers makes it doubly import
ant that farmers produce as much
nitrogen as possible for their own
soil by growing legume crops. In
addition farmers may earn conser
vation payments by use of the ma
terials and growing legume crops."
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Returns from Raleigh
Miss Ola Lea Li I ley, who recently
coippletdd a secretarial course in
Raleigh, has returned home.
Rubber Problem Is
Becoming Difficult
?
Most people have a fair idea that
Uncle Sam has a real chore on his
hands in bringing into existence a
synthetic rubber industry big en
ough to meet war needs, and doing
it before our supplies of natural rub
ber?from stockpiles, reclaim, and
some driblets from South America.
Ceylon and India are all used up
The other day the size of the job was
emphasized by a manufacturer, who
said that fulfillment of the 875.000
ton program means erecting?in the
LETTER
In a nice letter to hi* mother,
Mrs. John C. Cooke, Sergeant
Walter M. Cooke, bombardier
with the Army Air Force some
where in Australia, states that
he is well and getting along fine.
"The food is good and I am be
ing well cared for." the young
volunteer explained.
The letter received here yes
terday was the first direct word
Mrs. Cooke had heard from hrr
son since May 10th.
face of other war shortages?plants I
whose annual output will approxt
mate that of more than a half-bil
lion highly-cultivated Far East plan
tation rubber trees, each of which
must be at least seven years old be
fore it produces. At the average
plantation density of growth, 100
trees to the acre, it would take an
area almost exactly that of the State
if New Jersey ? or 7,812 square
miles?planted solidly, to produce an
amount of tree rubber equal to the
synthetic flow called for in the gov
ernment's program at "maturity."
that is. in 1944.
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The 1942 lamb crop was about two
per cent smaller than the record
1941 production, but the crop, esti
mated at 32.200.000 head, was the
second largest on record
To Those
Who Titt the Soil
The mainstay of North Carolina's growth and
? C1 . .
development liass been the farm. The farmers
of the Stale have been industrious, thrifty ami
progressive. Modern methods of agriculture
and the best in fertilizers have been constantly
used over a long period of years.
For almost a half a century our Coiupauv has
manufactured and distributed in North Caro
lina and throughout the South its complete line
of fertilizers ami chemical products. The most
treasured asset that wo own is the friendship
and confidence of countless thousands of the
leading farmers who have profitably used our
goods for so many v ears.
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H e semi (i message of appreciation for the share
of business thai ire have been privileged tit ea joy
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FERTILIZERS
1942
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Corp.
NORFOLK. VIRGINIA.
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International Tractors
We have a limited ntork of International Tractors. We have no
assurance that Tractors will continue to he built, so take our advice
and buy one now. You'll likely pay more later. We carry parts
and our service department is always in u position to give you ex
cellent service. .
Auto Repairing
Belter lake rare of lliat ear! You may no! get another for a long
time. Why not bring it out for a thorough eheek over and let us
recondition it from bumper to hum per. Our prices are very reas
onable and we ha*c expert mechanics to service and repair any
make of ear.
Chas. H. Jenkins & Co.
WILLI AMSTON, NORTH CAROLINA.