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Passage of the weakened rent
control law Is expected to pro
vide for a gradual' though not a
spectacular jump in rents. This
is a continuation of the trend
which has been apparent under
the law which expired February
3$. These increases have resulted
from the "adjustments" permit
ted under the old law and which
are continued under the new rent
control act.
Although most economists here
both in and out of government
profess to see no definite decline
in overall living costs for at least
another six months, the gradual
decline in some food prices and
an expected drop in textiles may
? force down some other commodi
ties. However, the much critici
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DR. L. E. WELLMAN
Optomatrlsi
MOUNTAIN CITY, TENN.
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zed increase of $9 per ton in the
price of steel is expected to bait
any downward trend in tbe price
of thousands of commodities de
pendent on steel as a basis of
manufacture.
This being an election year,
the department of justice was ex
pected to push anti-trust suits on
many fronts and the unexpected
action of Big Steel in direct viola
tion of the spirit of the voluntary
anti-inflation act passed at the
special session of congress gives
them an excellent excuse to
bring the Big Steel companies
under the eye of the FBI by
presidential orders. Sen. Robert
A. Taft, of Ohio, author of the
voluntary anti-inflation law, has
also called heads of the five big
companies before bis GOP steer
ing and policy committee. So
whether the big companies will
back down in the face of both
governmental and GOP leader
ship pressure remains to be seen.
It has been pointed out here
that the action of the steel com
panies in fixing a price increase
in the face of the highest profits,
after taxes, in their history, and
in the face of demands for high
er wages by the steel workers,
leaves the CIO steel workers'
union in excellent position to en
force their demands for the
wage increase.
On the political front, failure
of the Americans for Democratic
action at their Philadelphia con-]
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vention to endon* the reoomi
natlon of President Truman, the
threats ot five southern gov
ernors to bolt the party, and the
inroads of Henry Wallace's third
party movement in the Demo
cratic ranks, have admittedly
brought President Truman's pro
spects to a new low at this .writ
ing, all with a proviso, however,
. . . ADA may finally endorse Mr.
Truman, southern voters may
not back up their professional
political leadership, and with
Russian influence breathing hot
ter and hotter on western Europe
with the fall of Czechoslovakia,
Mr, Wallace's third party may
fade from the picture as Novem
ber rolls around. These condi
tions are all admittedly in the
political picture.
Hearings are now going on be
fore the senate committee on in
terstate commerce on a bill in
troduced by Sen. Homer Cape
hart of Indiana, to establish a de
partment of transportation. The
bill would transfer the interstate
commerce commission and other
regulatory agencies to the pro
posed new department. Some
farm leaders, including the na
tional council of farm coopera
tives, are on record as opposed
to the principles of the bill. The!
national council at its annual]
meeting in January adopted ai
policy declaring for the present
set up of the transportation re
gulation and review by the courts.
At a meeting of the agricul
tural insecticide and fungicide
association held here in conjunc
tion with the department of
agriculture rat control drive,
Charles F. Brannan, assistant
secretary of agriculture, declared
that approximately a half billion
bushels of grain are annually
destroyed by insects, fungus and
rodents. Remedies included the
protection of growing crops from
fungus, fumigation of stored
grain against insects and a na
tion-wide drive to destroy rats.
This huge amount of grain would
be. sufficient to fill the govern
ment's export commitments to
western Europe and the whole
world. The association promised
close cooperation with the de
partment and with the United
States food and agriculture or
ganization.
And here's something new, at
least something new heard here
in Washington. Commercial vege
table growers are protesting
against the agricultural depart
ment's drive to get 20 million
freedom gardens planted this
year, two million more than last.
These commercial growers who
depend upon their truck for a
living, fear lower prices if they
have competition from 20 million
amateur freedom gardeners and
they claim that the amateurs al
so waste seed and fertilizer.
Fertilizer Orders
Should be Placed Now
Raleigh ? North Carolina farm
ers would do well to place their
orders early for spring fertilizer
requirements, in the opinion of
D. C. Coltrane, state commission
er of agriculture. Unless they do,
he thinks they may run into
delivery difficulties when the
planting season gets into full
swing.
Fertilizer tag sales by the De
partment of Agriculture, Col
trane said, indicate a lagging de
mand. A decline has been notice
able since July 1, amounting all
told to approximately 10 per
cent for the first eight months of
the current fiscal year ? July 1,
1947, to February 28, as compar
ed with the same period a year
earlier.
What troubles Coltrane most,
however, was a big drop in Feb
ruary sales. Tags sold by the de
partment in February, this year,
covered only 168,652 tons, a drop
of more than 53 per cent from
sales of 259,505 tons during the
same months last year.
For the past eight months
sales totaled 1,000,922 tons, as
compared with 1,122,907 tons for
the corresponding period in
1M6-47.
"The decrease in February of
this year can probably be attri
buted to bad weather", Coltrane
said. "The decrease for the eight
month period may be due to the
reduced tobacco acreage and to
a lack of interest in an early
movement program. My conclu
sion is that the# fertilizer in
dustry is going to be taxed to
full capacity to supply the de
mand from now until planting
time, 8nd 1 would certainly ad
vise farmers to avoid any further
delay in providing for their fer
tilizer needs."
Blue Ridge Boys
In Benefit Program
? ? .
On next Saturday night Dan
Walker and his Blue Ridge Boys
will appear at the court house.
These boys play over K B C in
North Wilkes bor every day at
3:30. They are a good group who
put on a swell program. Come
out and hear them. Green Valley
School is sponsoring the show.
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE or ADMUfltaTltATlOlf
Having qualified as the administra
tor of the estate of J. Allen Miller,
late of the county of Watauga, this is
to notify all persons having claims
against the estate of the sdid deceased
to present them to me for payment
within twelve months of the date
hereof or this notice will be pleaded
in bar of their recovery. All those in
debted to the estate are asked to make
Immediate payment. This February 12.
1948.
L. M. Miller. Admr.
J Allen Miller. Deed.
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NOTICE
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
NORTH CAROLINA
WATAUGA COUNTY
Doretha Anderson. Plaintiff
VS
Dell Anderson. Defendant
The above named defendant. Dell
Anderson, will take notice that an
action entitled as above has been com
menced in the Superior Court. Wa
tauga County, North Carolina, by the
plaintiff to secure an absolute divorce
from 'Y*. defendant on the ground that
the i t^intiff and defendant have lived
separate and apart for more than two
years next preceding the bringing of
this action; the defendant will further
take notice that he Is required to ap
pear at the office of the Clerk of the
Superior Court of Watauga County in
Boone. North Carolina, within twenty
days after 17th of March, 1948. and
answer or demure to the complaint in
said action or the plaintiff will apply
to the court for the relief demanded
in said complaint.
This 17th day of February. 1948
FRED M GRAGG
Clerk Superior Court
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NOTICE or ADMINISTRATION
Having qualified as the administra
trix of the estate of Miss Nannie H
Smith, late of the county of Watau
ga. State of North Carolina, this 1s
to notify all persons having claims
against the estate of the said deceas
ed. to present them to me for pay
ment within twelve months of the
date hereof, or this notice will be
pleaded In bar of their recovery. All
those indebted to the estate are ask
ed to make immediate payment. This
February 23. 1946 '
MRS LOU H. TAYLOR. Admx
Estate Miss Nannie H. Smith, deed
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NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION 1
Having qualified as the administra-j
tor of the estate of Rufus Hockady. |
late of the county of Watauga. State!
of North Carolina, this is to notify
all persons having claims against the
estate of the said deceased, to pre
sent them to me for payment within
twelve months of the date hereof, or
this notice will be pleaded In bar
of their recovery All those Indebted
to the estate are asked to make im
mediate payment. This February 24.
1946.
WADE E. BROWN. Admr.
Estate of Rufus Hockady. Deed.
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NOTICE
NORTH CAROLINA. ? WATAUGA
COUNTY IN THE SUPERIOR
COURT.
PAUL J FOX AND WIFE. WILMA
HARMON FOX. PETITIONERS
VS.
HALIE TOWNSEND HARMON. (DE
CEASED) HEIRS; JASON TOWN
SEND AND WIFE; CORA TOWN
SEND (SINGLE); JOE TOWNSEND
AND WIFE; GEORGE TOWNSEND
AND WIFE. JOHN TOWNSEND. (DE
CEASED) HEIRS; MARY RICH.
(DECEASED) HEIRS; SARY RICH
(DECEASED) HEIRS; MARY CAL
LOWAY (DECEASED) HEIRS; S E
HODGES (DECEASED); A. M.
TOWNSEND (DECEASED); SETHIS
TOWNSEND (WIDOW); DOLLIE
TOWNSEND EGGERS, AND HUS
BAND. CLYDE EGGERS; FLORA
TOWNSEND HARRIS AND HUS
BAND. ALLEN HARRIS; MAUDIE
TOWNSEND BROYHILL (DECEAS
ED) HEIRS; FRANCIS BROYHILL
AND FORD EGGERS (MINOR). TO
GETHER WITH ANY AND ALL
OTHER HEIRS OF GEORGE AND
S E. TOWNSEND. DECESASED?
DEFENDANTS.
The above named Defendants will
take notice that an action entitled as
above has been commenced in the
Superior Court of Watauga County.
North Carolina, to partition andlor
sell property belonging to the Estate
of George and S. E. Townsend; and
that the said Defendants will further
take notice that they are required
to appear at the office of the Clerk
of the Superior Court of said Coun
ty in the dburthouse in Boone. North
Carolina, within ten days after the
17th day of March, 1948, and an
swer or demur to the complaint in the
said action, or Petitioners will apply
to the Court for the relief demand
ed in said complaint.
This the 16th day of February. 1946.
FRED M. GRAGG.
[ Clerk of Superior Court, Watauga
County, North Carolina.
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