1:1- f --' M .1. a . . ,. y, C . ..1 i . 1 C . 3 JSietsd t3 ;t::if,r lt23 te:eih- zi " ; t... 2 r::;:t::r3 . seccrea . get: t: Irr tires years rev '.3 a crz-al savir to the 3cf the state in utilities and i t claries amounting to $7,- , The savirs to the people of the ttate during the past four-year-pexied in both utilities and freight charges, at a conservative estimate :r ii c! cf v 1 i c! tie Es- .t-' JLiafe.' 3 . . . 3X . ... r:;r Crirty f;;!3 that tL;i3 may be famers in this sec tion in darker cf lesirg their pro perty frcm foreclosure, cr other wise in distress on esccunt of debt who could be helped by the Farm Debt Adjustment Service which is now a part cf the Eural Eehabili- tation rrcrain ot tne Jteseiue cerate $14,000,000. The reduc es for. the first two years ,were smaller than for tne, past two i , v - i - 1 1 f Two especially notable cases oi the year were those of the rate re daction of the Southern Bell Tel: ephone -and- Telegraph company and , that of the Emergency . rreight charges. , ; the commission which began the previous year, and probably the lergest court hearings in the his- t OTQTO OT1 nOTPp-tYlPTlt. was reached whereby the commis sion secured reductions through out the exchanges cf the Eell sys- 1 ten amounting to $350,000 year ly. In this decision a limit of 18 . mcnths was put on the differen tial payment on hamlets , and re lieved all subscribers who had al Tpadv naid for a term of 18 mon ths from any further payment. In the Emergency Freignt unar- , ges case the commission refused to continue , these charges which the . rail ' carriers had been applying .since April 18,; 1935, to July 1, .; that ' the.,. Interstate; .'Commerce .Commission had granted mis pnv : ilege to' the carriers on. interstate traffic in . North ; Carolina, The . earners, took; tne refusal, of tnis es i to the , Interstate Commerce ; Commission which, after a .hear ' ing, sustained ,'the State Commis- , sion in its, action. . .. y , , . r Throughout the year there was of one a week, a number of which were lenghty and involved , , - . In addition to, these formal act ions jthere were . more than 300 complaints filed with r the . com mission involving . every phase of relation. Adjustments and dis position in most cases have- been i 'made. " " " With the exceptions 6f the Sou thern Eell Telephone and Tele firrph company, all reductions we re scored by ccsfsrences with the , utilities involved. : , ; " Asscciate Ccnraissioners Fred X. Ceely cf Ae!:evill3 and Trank U. Hsnft cf CLaptl Eill, have I" i called into nmcrcuj -inort-r I :irir3 tr.l I :3 r;iered ; "3 Eerfiee to 11.3 f cf . , . . "lzx cf r.:; r i ;-:l:r.e3 ' to 12 iz " :: z ment Administration. . "7hile thousands of distressed debtors in the nation and hun dreds in this state have been help ed to clear up their debt, entanglements-land and, chattel - to the i iLJi'j c : : t cf LIU - It ed. All cse t.-i to is to iilrcn a pest J car J, cr crrly Jl r"- to his rear::t C:-ty rral T.ela bilitatien Cperriscr who will talk over the II:at3' prcllems and advise him whether it is possible to assist him. ' ' 1 - r' - T.Tr. llarshburn's office is locat ed in the County Annex Building, j&.enansviue. Refrigerator v ' SERVICE DEPAETME1TT any repair, to any Model Eadio or Refrigerator. Batteries re charged. : i '-Syj- ;; f . NOMINAL PRICES X HARVEY1 IT" Ar.:tl.er year with its urecitaia v.'clter cf fortune or misfert'ar.3 ha3 l::n ushered in for IT.' Caro lina farmers. ; -' ' , . -, The ITew Year is a good time to be-in an-i niore scientific r- rrgftirri t.i .:rss. sav srecia:isTS ' , . ivi i . i m ii ins I ii ' liiiiiB O.LLC11 null i AtMwiOTn"4 vnnriAAfl n ro. i .'V ?..., Aattwlr C.x J.IillbAVta A I TWT iu vuc itivt wiat nviuoikdij - SIm; u jiva3 in tne jjase ex mittees', composed of public spirit- crCp3 jn tetter aminals ' and ed citizens working without pay, 3 ja tj,e caS8 cf livestock and other than actual expenses; have1 BotrJ' , - -been organized in every county toi . ' .." ' with this Farm Debt Adrast- 'Practically every, subject per- ment Service. These committees tainirg to the farm and to the i meet with the debtor and creditor,! 7 : try to have the debt reduced in aa-l r cordance witn tne cettors acuity ; to pay, or to get the debtor morel ; time in which to pay off tne debt,( or to find a new creaitor. To work with the Rural Reha bilitation Supervisors "and '. with the county committees, and espec ially to handle the knottier prob lems, on or more Farm Debt rac ialists have been assigned in each , B-eT '"S t- n ... JL..- 1 EHUItAYILLJ, - t- larTs, Tharsy; I li-rslay, Frilay cr.l : 'A.-'"FCll;'' SALE! ' Nice York Sice 1206 1X3. EAClf WELL mCHE - 4 AITD 5 YEAT j CI Vf ,- , - ( vV-, - i, V i ' -f ' y 'iV':; "' - S 1 v'A'v, i - v . '. ir;-i " - f , x - -. -1 V v 1 lift.' r . - ! TOONS WOULD MVO T8B COMKY CRITICISM AND IOOCESTION COWCglUIIWO ITS SERVICfc ...... '"fc :.p WESTERN ; i -.11 'TTvTlOTJ PL DufUuir M - ntt ' mmmetmm cmtcm. wwimm ' J WALffVr. ffiMlit-MMIi 1 , ...R. FARMER 1 ' I- 1 1 '4 -A TIME FOR PLAr4T E2D'FERTILIZERU5E EAUG'.i'S FO CZ5TCRC? RESULTS ;.'. . ITS AGID ! l;.uc:i atc:;s cc:. t - ' ' " t ,tf' rt' 1 M f I 9