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Vegetables Are Now Plentiful Good news for consumers is con*-lined in the latest vegetable situation report, says the State Agriculture Department. The total quantity of truck crops commercially produced for fresh market shipment this year will exceed the record-large tonnage last year, the agency stated, and is 34 per cent above the 1934 44 average for the first three quarters of 1946. In addition, it is estimated from ■tertative forecasts of the 1946-41 canned vegetable peak aggregate that :t, too, will be very close tc the record 234,663,000 cases can ned in 1942-43. A peak of commercially froz en vegetables is expected this yeai three to five per cent larger than last year.. Increases are probable, the agency disclosed) for all items except carrots and perhaps aspara gus. Lack of a sufficient number of adequately equipped retail out lets will be a significant factor limiting expansion of this indus try in the next year or so. Beginning with the large ship ments of 1946-crop potatoes in mid - spring, prices received by growers have been close to sup port levels. To keep prices from dropping below support levels, the U. S. Department of Agricul ture made extensive purchases during the period of the peak movement of the early crop, es pecially in June and early July. Purchases were heaviest in North Carolina, California, Virginia, Ari zona and Alabama and were di verted mainly to the manufacture of alcohol. If the intermediate and late crops turn out as large as was indicated July 1, prospects for prices will probably remain close to support levels for the rest of the season. Consumers may expect to con tinue supplying their tables with vegetables at reasonable prices and in substantial variety, the agency concluded. State Importing Slaughter Cattle Despite the fact that the pro duction of beef cattle in this State is increasing, 9,751 head were imported from other areas for slaughter from January thru June, Dr. William Moore, head of the Veterinary Division of the State Agriculture Department, re ports. .He said that 1,361 dairy cattle were brought into this State, and 200 beef cattle, bringing total im portations for the first six months of Ihis year to 10,555, compared with 1,216 for 1944, and 1,333 for 1943. Dr. Moore explained that the total number of slaughter cattle imported this year likely would run 25 per cent higher than those for which his office has importa tion certificates. Due to the low salary schedule followed by the State in the em ployment of veterinarians, Dr. Moore finds it difficult to keep an eye on the imported slaughter cattle and many of them are not going for slaughter, but are spreading disease among local livestock, herds, he said. At the present time, the Veter inary Division has six veterina rians, including Dr. Moore, and on September 1 this number will be reduced to five. Pointing out that around nine veterinarians are needed full time to combat nvestocK disease, Dr. Moore declared that the livestock industry in North Carolina has been placed in a hazardous posit ion. FOR POSTWAR BABIES .... ninn—.. i ir 11 ii i-ru- mi ill nil 11 111 rill Modern mothers who want to know baby facts and figures don’t have to thumb through books any more, thanks to a new cotton product, known as an infant development mat. Waterproof and washable, this new mat made from heavy duty cotton is imprinted with infant facts compiled by a well-known physician and edited by a renowned pediatri cian. The mat is already on the consumer market. true when your spirits are stymied. And you just can’t be fresh and cheerful when heat and thirst are getting you down. That’s the time to treat yourself to a “fresh up” with 7-Up. Quick as a caddy’s wink, 7-Up quenches tftirst. And, as you sip its clean, keen goodness, notice how your spirits, too, catch the fresh and lively cheerfulness of 7-Up itself! 1 ou like it ... it likes you! You can enjoy a “fresh up” with 7-Up at any place that’s displaying the famous 7-Up signs. coPYmci.T ic*c by it.c SOfOi-UP COMPANY THE SEVEN-UP BOTTLING CO., LITTLETON, N. C. WHILE YOU WAITS NC FOR VOUR HEW FORD LEARN WHAT A DIFFERENCE ^ovouR | mi °*»e”F0R Your Ford Dealer , FRUIT JUICES I GRAPEFRUIT — PLYMOUTH [ Ho. 2 can 15c 46-oz. can 35c I BLENDED — PLYMOUTH i No. 2 can 19c 46-oz. can 46c ORANGE APTE No. 2 can 19c 46-oz. can 53c - I SUNNYFIELD § BUTTER 1-lb. brick .. 77° | SUNNYBROOK J GRADE A—LGE. FRESH h EGGS “ 55c NATIONAL FAVORITE — 1/2-lb. Pkg. NECTAR TEA STANDARD QUALITY — 2 No. 2 cans PEAS LORD MOTT FRENCH STYLE — No. 2 can i STRING BEANS 17' Pkg. JANE PARKER PLAIN DOUGHNUTS 15" LARGE AND FIRM TOMATOES, 2»«- 29» CARROTS, 2bcbs* 17' SWEET POTATOES, 2lbs-19' " LEMONS, 2lbs- 19' YELLOW SQUASH, 2 '*>»• 25' STRING BEANS, 2|bs- 25' GREEN CABBAGE, 3 10' • IN OUR MARKET • MEATS-MEATS BETTER MEATS ~ Steaks — Chops — Roasts Choice Cuts | «, Plenty of Them I
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