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g\ #1' Boys... Girls. ..look your best! Hiw ?aste% I '4" MB Select for your youngster top favorite Red Goose Shoes. Choose from the many up-to-date patterns in a long line of handsome, long wearing, footwwrr ffm [nmmsj E. W. DOWNUM CO. DEPARTMENT "STORE?1, ' * BEAUFORT, N. C. Substation at Havetock Photo ?7 Dm Wade The Carteret-Crewe electric Nenberahjp Corp. ha* ill ilWi ( loni. Pictured at the largest eae (UN EVA) at Havrlack an W. C. Carlton, HEA auaafer, aal Phil Tlliaaal, chief taeaaa. Other ash stations la enter of si*e are at Wt??l (MM EVA), Otway (Ml KVA), Salter Path (7i KVA), Atlaatic (17 H EVA) aad MayarUle (17 W EVA). Whea the IEA first atarted there was only eae sah statiea at Weapon with M EVA rapacity, . ' ' "" Is Your Wiring Approved? Whit does the word "approved" really mean, aa applied to a wiring installation? The definition, In the simplest terms, is this: Acceptable to the authority enforcing the Na tional Electrical Code. This authority, of course, is the official inspector. In Carteret County he is Robert L. Garner, Morehead City. And the National Electric Code is the standard of the National Board of Fire Under writers for electric wiring and ap paratus. The Rural Electrification Ad ministration recommends basically that all wiring installations con form to the rules and regulations of the National Electrical Code. REA also recommends that all equipment and materials used in electrical installations be labelled of listed by Underwriters' Labora tories. This is a nonprofit testing organization sponsored by the Na tional Board of Fire Underwriters. Its approval is signified by the initials "UL" appearing on labels attached to electric appliances and materials, to assure that they com ply with minimum safety standards. It is important that the purchaser get full value for every dollar spent for electrical equipment and supplies. Meter Service Control equipment also is recommended by REA. This equipment permits the disconnect ing at wie point of all wiring in ?11 ,|ann buildings. Another great advantage is that by its automatic disconnection it protects the trans former from overloading or ihort circuiting. It is not enough, however, mere ly to meet (he minimum UL stand ards tor materials and service. Co ops are urged to specify that ma terials of more substantial quality be used, designed to give longer service. This is particularly Im portant when installing equipment that receives hard use ? and In a time of national emergency, when a breakdown could mean real dis aster. A majority of cooperatives and public power districts have adopted the specifications recommended by KEA. Some have added regulations of their own. with the purpose of getting better installations. Those which have not done this generally operate under local or state laws which provide very similar re quirements. plus inspection. j Remember that evidence of a la bel, or listing by UL, does not al ways guarantee such approval. Sometimes the original connections or arrangements of devices have been altered. The label means nothing if equipment which was approved as a unit is not installed that way. All inspectors should acquaint themselves with the basic requirements, so that they can recognize improper and unsafe ap plications of electricity. Unquestionably, damaged insula tions and materials, improper wir ing methods and wrongly applied wiring devices present a real haz ard to life and property. A poor installation job will nullify all the advantages of high quality ma terial. The ABC's of wiring might well be expressed in the phrase ? Al ways Be Careful. Certainly they RE A Began Telephone Loan Proaram in 7949 The Rural Elaetrifieatiaa M miaistratioo was established May 11, ins. The rural telephone Imb pro (ran administered by REA was au thorised by Congress la IMS to meet the need of rural people lor adequate telephoae service. Under the telephone amendment, REA la empowered to make loaaa to busi ness firms for the improvement and expansion of rural telephone aervlee. Aa in the electrification program, the loana bear two per cent Interest and muat be repaid over a maximum period of SB years. According to U. S. census fig ures, oaly 38.2 per cen? uT all of U. S. farms had telephones in 1950. The percentage of farma with telephones in that year ranged from 6.5 per cent in Mlaslsaippi to >3.9 per cent In Connecticut. RE/W itself operates no rural eleetric or telephone facilities. REA serves principally as a banker. Its main functions sre to lend money and to give technical ad vice and counsel where needed In the construction and operation of the borrowers' facilities. REA bor rowers repay loans from their op erating revenues. The Rural Electrification Act re quires that all loans be self-liqui dating, and that the loans be re paid within the time agreed. REA telephone proposes to maintain the fine repayment record achieved by its electrification borrowers. In fact the law requires that no loans shall be approved unless the REA administrator certifies that in his belief it is reasonably well secured. One requirement is that borrowers put up sufficient equity to assure that owners and subscribers will have an interest in competent man agement of the telephone system. Another major feature of the telephone program is its objective of area coverage. In the law au thorizing telephone loans. Congress directed that the program be con ducted to "assure the availability of adequate telephone service to the widest practicable number of rural users of such service." REA urges rural people who do not have dependable telephone ser vice but want it to apply to the nearest telephone company. If an established company is willing to provide modern area-wide service should include the following rules: A? Insist on high grade electri cal materials and equipment, bear ing evidence ot VL approval. B? Make rare the woifcnlaaahip is of the highest quality* '?> -?>. C? Arrange tor competent and thorough inspection of completed installations. THERE'S A NEWS/GN G T. SPIVEY Turner Street Beaufort, N. C. PMHv Fotwwrr/Kowas N BACtC?Q6/THEWMU& N LAM?$rCOMM?ACMl 4 1 KES?AACH fAAM. THIRAISTON PURINA COMPANY Proudly Welcomes IWf Ntw Purina Doalor.to the Growing Checkerboard Family Jo* t* tb? Cbidurteirf Trttkmirk Ittods for pcodoctt Mid top fccd log tiwhl ' to Owdwrfceerd Sign OA thi* mv don io jomt coouMolty mmwIi tl*o for fuslitj tod ??*? myk*. ? ??' -Tit -*??>! iVwl lod km tho wphu lint of Mm Prodaaa. Y?ot Nad friendly 1Mb ntdy 10 mt?? jm. Bm j*oU lad them readjr to do more than just sell yon Purina Chows. At their disposal it the feeding and management information W? Warned at onr famous Purina Unearth farm and Laboratories. They are ready to help you with your poultry ftfid Ifrcftock ftcdln| f nkioi|tntnt pfohlsmi.. .large or small, Purina b proud to welcome this new ?tore in your town to the growing family of more thaa 6,000 Purina Deal er* aerving the Carmen and rancher* of America from cout to com. Dooald Danfarth PROUD 10 BMNg\ 'these FAMOUS CHECKWOARD^ PRODUCTS AMD SfltVKKSy TO OUR COMMUNTTYy OUIVIRV tttVKf-** ???!?? muttwm i??l? >??<?? nuiM Mvict? mt ?? k*ip CHICK THIS! OTHKR SIRVKIS . IAIY CHICKS CUSTOM CtlNOING AND MIXING suvia raUlTRT AND |AMY EQUIPMENT nmcni iihh ?|M|1 smuts - ? UU - - 4<y*t ON IN A(OUAINT(D 'ND O'JR NFW UORl O. T. SPIVIY I T"*r Bwwhrt ^ PIm l-TNl J M fair ratea, MA teals UM die beat iirterest af lbs MMMttty ?ill bs served by helping the eatn pany to prarlda II. II there is a? nearby telephone company or the l*eal usapaay la hot able or willing to WwMi a*r vlee oa an area-wide bask under reaaaabh conditions, a new tele phone organization in the area May The demand ot rural people (or telephones la 1M6 cormpswds to their demand If yaan earlier for el . trie service. Operator! of saull existing telephone systems tealised the need (er a low-cost credit pro gram. Expansion or improvement of their systems was limited because this type of financial asslatance was not available from private sources. The establishment of the ntfal telephone loan program gave farm ers and ether rural people fresh hope for foil rural telephone (av erage and satisfactory service. Since the telephone lean pro gram waa authorised, rural peop!.> have been eager to obtain Its bene fits. funds for the first telephone loan were allocated to the flonli Telephone Company of Horala. Ala., Feb. 24. 1950. The Fred ericksburg and Wilderness Tele phone Company of Chancellor, Va., placed the first REA-financed fa cilities in service in September 1950, and made the first repay ment due the government under the rural telephone loan program two years later. As of Jan. 1, 1954, 110 commer cial companies and 130 coopera tives had loans approved, totaling over $151 million. More than $43 million had actually been advanced to 161 borrowers. When these bor rowers' facilities are completed, over 343,000 rural families will be getting telephone service from them. A total of 1,145 applications for loans had been received up to thit time, and they eontinue to come in at a steady rate. Up to Jan. 1, 1954, 64 firms had new REA-financed telephone facili ties in actual service, and REA bor rowers reported completion of mare than 16,000 miles of pole line. During the calendar year 1953, 43 borrowers cut over their new dial facilities. Farmers Accept New Weed Drug Negro farmers in Forsyth Coun ty are readily accepting the use of methyl bromide, a relatively new treatment for control of weeds, nematodes and some plant diseas es in their tobacco plant beds. W. N. Knight, Negro county agent for the Agricultural Exten sion Service, has set up result demonstration in nine areas of the county this winter and says all have been well attended so far. Methyl bromide is a liquid under pressure in a can and sella for about 75 cents. When released the Uyuid vaporizes and penetrates loose soil, destroying weed seeds, weeds, some species of nematodes and later acts as a deterrent to some plant diseases. The entire treat ment can be completed in a max imum of 48 hours. This latter advantage is most im portant to the farmer, says Koifht, and has helped bring about rapid farmer-acceptance of the material. Other materials, although they con tain fertilizers, require consider able time to take effect And they have no effect on nematodes and diseaaes, killing only weeds. The materials needed for apply ing methyl bromide, according to Knight, coat less than ISO and e* cluding the fumigant, may be used several times. Using either methyl bromide or one of the older materials, says Knight, helps the farmer produce healthy tobacco plants. And a set of healthy planta is the first step in producing A good crop of to bacco. ' REA Lines Swing In Four Counties Although the electrical co-op in this area goes by the name Car teret-Craven, its power lloef are located in (our counties. They awing from pole to pole throughout rural Carteret, at Cher ry Point in Craven, reach over into Onalew at Stella and into Mays ville in Jonea County. Consumer* number 1.S80 from Newport to Swanaboro, along high way 34. the Nine-Foet Road, and at Stella and Maysville; 780 at Havelock; 880 at Merrimen, Har low*, North Hartowe and Bachelor; 830 along Beaufort RFD, Straits and Otway; too from Newport to Cherry Point; M at Salter Path and 84 at Cedar Island. Research cpnductrd in Oregon showed that night lighting in creaaed the farmer's profit on a 400- hen (loch by SSI a year above the coat of wiring and electricity. farm yard liihta tod building lights make evefitfrg thorn easier ?nd safer? give tke farmer more (Of productive work In the
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