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not apply to 1941 pnfts.
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"A factual ?m?nf* shows 5J92
tank ears available to haul oil to the
East Coast, according: to Secretary
Ickea, oil coordinator. Telegrams sent
to opMera of 147AW caw reveals
a surplus of 5,192 ears available.
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PRICE FIXING I
White against price fling of agri
cuttaral products as a permanent
policy, tlie United States Chamber of
Commence says thai any legislation
during the emergency should assure
egricultural economic equality with
labor and industry. ?
1? MONTHS AHEAD
The Army recently received its
first military height-finder, a. big
optical instrument used to determine
the altitude of airplane targets. De
scribed as the most difficult military
optical instrument, the height-finder
was delivered ten months ahead of
schedule.
RAILROADS
Railway derka, ?king increased
wag?, told a fnet-findkig commission
that August railroad operating reve
nues at $492,000,000 wore the largest
for any August since 1920.
? v/ PBOPESITY
The President is authorised to
. requisition military and navel equip
ment, supplies, munitions, and simi
lar articles under provisions at the
Property Seizure Bill, on which con
gressional action has be? completed.
The authorisation lasts until June
30th, 1943, or until toe President de
clares the emergency ended, which
ever comes first.
TANKS
The War Department and the Ford
Company are conducting negotiations,
looking to the construction of 30-ton
tanks at the Ford Company's River
Rouge plant Ultimately, mobile
fortresses as heavy as sixty tons are
expected to be produced.
. DISCUSSION
The proposal to arm American
merchant ships is certain to result in
considerable discussion in Congress,
with the prospect that non-interven
tionists in the Senate will conduct
prolonged debate.
REFINERIES
The building of fifty new refiner
ies, at a cost of $160,000,000, is bring
considered in order to treble the out
put of 100-octane aviation gasoline.
Secretary I ekes says that the present
production is 40,000 barrels a day
aad that the demands of this eeustry,
the United States and Great Britain,
will eventually amount to 120,000
barrels a day.
DROUGHT
The Weather Bureau reports that
most of the East and Southeast, ?
September came to a dose, was suf
fering from one of the worst Fall
droughts since 193a Pasture lsnds
were turning brown, water was lour'
in reservoirs, and many grain fields
were too hard for plowing.
BLACKLIST
Several hundred additional nam?
have be? added to ton "blacklist" of
latin American coocsnis and indi
viduals believed to be acting in the
teen P^u|
gVtatortal investigating vs""rWtt*??
that the United States might have
tn imt ?Im?? with no more than?,*
total of 90,000,000 automobiles dar
n* the emergency. Tbia ia the ap
proximate nnmher of care near It the
eritmfcrv
hy;j?ii*eij galVwho bw?_ y|
(Moot as to the uovernmenas !
that
t.Mar
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COMMAS F. t OTBOEN. of th, IT.SI N.vtR,^
Service, b shown here placing the new Navy "Badge of Honor"
en thefcpei of an applicant for enlistment in the Navy; (Badge
shown above at right.) AH ambitious young men who apply
fbriervire^UndeSam'sW^hHx^^fcvy, whether accepted Z\
To learn of themany opportunities the Navy and the Naval
Reserve offer, local men of17 yean and over canget the official
illustnted free booklet, "Life in theNavy/* from this am
paper's Navy Editor.
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! defense AmU
BOND QUIZ
Q. Has the Government set a
qaota to be raised through the sales
of Defense Savings Bonds?
A. No;, there is no quota and no
time limit.. The Defends Saving Pro
gram is -to be a continuing effort,
azid both Defense Bonds and Stamps
should be purchased steadily and reg
ularly.
Q. Why were the Nation's retail
asked to sell . Defense Savings
Stamps?
A. American retailers were not
asked?they volunteered through
their national organizations to under
take the sale of Defense Savings
Stamps on a vast scale.
NOTE.?To buy Defense Bonds and
Stamps, go to the nearest post office,
bank, or savings and loan association;
or write to the Treasurer of the Unit
ed States, Washington, D. C. Also
Stamps now are on sale at most re
tail store.
not been permitted to visit any but
isolated parts of the Russian battle
fronts. Full-scale aid to Russia is
being delayed by lack of "full knowl
edge" of the Russian position.
AIR BATTLESHIP
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The Navy's air battleship now be
ing completed at the Baltimore plant
of the Glenn L. Martin Aircraft Com
pany, is expected to reeehre its first
test next month.. The bomber, 170
feet long and with a 200-foot wing
spread, is of cdi-metal construction
and carries six gun turrets. It will
have, a crew of eleven and if used as
a transport could carry 160 armed
men, fully equipped.
UKRAINE
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The Ukraine, a large part of which
has already bear occupied by Nazi
forces, accounts for about three
fourths of Russia's -sugar and one
fourth of wheat production. ? i
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STATE COLLEGE
ANSWERS TIMELY
FARM QUESTIONS
QUESTION: What are recom
mended sates of fertiliser application
for small grains? \ "...: j
ANSWER: W. H. RanMn, Ex
periment Station agronomist, points
out that fertilisers are just as much
a part of small grain production as
for cotton and 'tobacco, although ap
plications are not as heavy. Com
plete fertilizers such as 4-10-6 an the
average soil following row crops and
2-10-6 or 2-12-6 for soils where a
good lagume sod has been returned
are recommended: Fertilization will
depend somewhat upon local condi
tions, but 200 to 400^ pounds "of the
above mixtures give desired results.
QUESTION: What economies can
the poultryman make in the face of
rising feed prices?
ANSWER; Roy S. Dearstyne, head
of the State College Poultry Depart
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Myrtle Satfoo. Owner. Phones:
Day W-l; Nfght 475-L tfe
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WANTED: WE ARE IN THE
mt JUrktt Prices Pali for Sum.
Modttn*s Market * Produce Co.
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ESSO PRODUCTS AND REAL
SERVICE in WeaHag, Waxing,
far year battery at THE STAND
ARD SERVICE STATION, Main
Street, Linwood Joyner, Operator.
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ern Ante droeriate ? Store, Farpt
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FOR SALE R E A S O N A R LE s?
American Sun Flame Fuel Oil
Heater, lira. Albert Jones, 515 N.
Main Street. ltp
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REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
THE BANK OF FARMYffiLE
FARMVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON SEPTEMBER 24, 1941
; ASSETS \ '
' L Loans and discounts (including $ None.... overdrafts) $ 262,903.77.
2. United States Government obligations, direct- and guaranteed 70,650.00
3. Obligations of States and political subdivisions i 268,120.13
5. Corporate stocks (including 8 stock of Federal
Reserve Bank) .?_ 16,300.00
6. Cash Balances with other banks, inclndfag reserve balances,
and cadi items in process of collection ? 1,216,872.54
7. Bank premises owned 821,854.36, furmtnre and' fix
tures 83^62.86 24,517.21
1L Other Assets -i 8^96;82
12. TOTAL ASSETS ^
liabilities
13. Demand deposits of individuals, partnerships,
Id. ^'Tn^'T ; MM*7U8
l HS^^ZTlenuam.t (iach^ 18?'S88'89
pSS salgs) 625.00
14. Deposits of States aiid potttfcaladbdhiaionia,
17. Depeaita of Banks? . i; lS?t7?S8
18. Other deposits (certified and ?wf-mV 16,437.29
10. TOTAL"DEPOSITS ' V, Vj;. :
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24. Wild LIABILITIES (not Including oHtghftaw I11I5
^ shown below) ? 01,683^.41
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THE ANSWERS
1. Arixona.
2. THity-two.
3. Second Dempsey-Tunney fight,
at Chicago $2,660,000..
4. '"Are as a watch in the night."
' 6. They are the Hawiian Islands.
6. Mt Everest, in India.
,7. Jupiter.
8. Solid carbon dioxide.
9. 248,000 miles.
10. Mercury.
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Profits based upon service ??
justified ahd -those based upon mo
nopoly or manipulation are unjusti
fied.
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CAUSE
.
. The 21 per cent increase in whole
sale prices which has occurred in the
pest two yean is attributable chief- 1
ly to increases in farm products and 1
to higher hourly wage rates.
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Many of the destroyers of the U.
S. Navy are named ih honor of en
listed men i&o -are remembered for
oUtstaifcBng acta of bravery. A record
of the service rendered by the indi
vidual for whom a ship is named is
emblasoried on a plaque mounted on
the ship and a duplicate of each
plaque hangs on the wall of Luce
Eall in the United ^ fixates Naval "
Academy.
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EXECUTRIX NOTICE
. Having qualified as executrix of
the estate of Dr. Dennis F. Keel, de
ceased, late ot Pitt County, North
Carolina, this is to notify all persons
having claims against the estate of
said deceased to exhibit them to the
undersigned at Farpaville, N. C., on
or before the 29th day of .August,
1942, or this notice wil be pleaded in
bar of their recovery. AIT persons *
indebted to said estate will please
make immediate payment
This the 27th day of August, 1941.
SalKe K. Horton, Executrix.
John B. Lewis, Atty. A-29-6t
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