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jbP? m ore; eplies They Are Worth More an auto owner] want* moat in a new ear \ tell you: Lower price* n-j**?. *yntnin? H b&bv But the prospect tor *ub*tanti ally lower price* without the ?aerifies Of MOW equipment isn't Terr good right bow. undoubted ly there will be numeroua price revisions between now and the year -and, but they aren't likely to be of sizable proportions, es pecially among the mot* popular priced makes. 1 1 nflrr -- ? . - -- * 4 The postwar car boasts many1 engineer inj and styling advances that were conspicuously absent in IMO modal*. So making a true comparison of cm prices today with thoae of the pre-war era is difficult In dollars and cants today's lowest prices models cost about twice what they did a dacada ago. But moat of today's new car buyers , wouldn't be stitJsfted with a new IMO model. Tan years have brought many improve ments. The advances have mad* tor greater comfort, safety and econ omy. So to say flatly mat a Chev rolet, Ford or Plymouth car costs twice a* much today as it did a decade ago is not strictly accur ate. Probably you don't get many more gadget* than you did 10 years ago. But you do get a much better engine, better brakes, a greatly improved steering mech anism and better tire*. Generally the engine compreS ROttK ALL OUR ^ CARS ARE IN TlPJOP SHAPE 1 AND BPADV TO TAKC-OFf 1 ? ? <9 1S47 Chevrolet Fleetline. fully ?quipped 1M7 Plymouth coach, fully ?quipped 1*42 Chevrolet Fleetline. 2 door 1937 Ford 2-door ISM Ford 2-door IMS Chevrolet panel ISM Chorrotot pickup IM1 Chevrolet Pickup 1M1 Whit* Tractor 1S3S Chevrolet truck ALL ABOVE PRICED TO SELL Colvard Chevrolet Co. C C E IN PLEASE DRIVE OUT PtEASED ?ion ratio U higher. Thafs Im portant because it improves rid' Ing and driving and provide* greater fuel *00001117. Many en gine* have wtii adjusting valve*. That, too, help, power output Steering gear ratio* have MM increased Bodies are *turdier. In both instance* thii mean* great er safety. Mor* riding and driv ing comfort result from fee fev ered center of gravity common to most current models. You get a much better ignition system in todays automobile. Some ignition systems are des cribed as completer waterproof. If you've ever had ? rainstorm short out your spark plugs you know what a ? good ignition sys tem means. The auto makers maintain that today's car is a much greater dollar value on all counts than was the 1940 model. They pro bably wouldn't have much trou ble proving that if they set out to do so. It isn't any secret that the auto manufacturers are constantly try ing to find production economies; while they are doing this, how ever, they are spending millions of dollars each year in engineer ing research. And engineering research looks chiefly to tfie improvement of their product. There may be some things the various auto makers feel thev cannot put into today's models becaute of costs. But they are not withholding anything of major consequence any longer than is necessary to thoroughly test it out. It has been suggested in some quarters from time to time that the industry has been withhold ing a greatly improved carbure tor that alone would increase fuel mileage. To this the indus try's engineers reply that the carburetor alone doesn't deter mine fuel economy. * If they had such a carburetor, they add, the manufacturers wouldn't be spending millions of dollars developing higher com pression engines or re-designing engine combustion chambers. JOBLESSNESS According to government eco nomists, by 1960, the nation will have to provide jobs for about 70,000,000 workers, instead of the 80,000,000 at the present time, but the increase in labor force ap parently has brought about no corresponding rise in job open ings in recent months. Over the nation, 7.1 per cent of all work ers covered by jobless insurance were out of work in mid-Febru ary, compared with the national average of 23 per cent unemploy ed in 1933, the worst year of the depression. Full * employment committees have been organized in fourteen states to funnel new business into hard-hit communi ties. STUDENTS Student enrollment in colleges and universities before the war totaled less than 1,500,000. Tbis figure has risen to 2,900,000 for the current academic year and, according to Dr. Earl J. Mc Grath, United States Commission er of Education, will reach 3,000, 000 in less than a decade. Thursday* Friday* Saturday SPECIAL - Just Arrived! R?g. 2.98 RUSTIC RAINCOATS KHUUlti ? k S-rf, (Mba Hurry . . . Hurry . . . Hmn Won't tart Long) Hard-to-B?Krr*. but it's Truo . . . Mow Fbwtono OS on You a Raincoat far tbo Mart Prioo of a IV? Ing Bill Thoy'ro Finoot QuaKf . . . So Lightweight . . . So Smart LooUngl Fold *Em Op . . . Tuck "Em in Your PoekM . . . Carry On* in Tour Car ad Saw Er.ry Tun. ft Rainol GET HEBE EABLY1 " . I ti ? ' ' >?? ] C. & E. Home and Aulo Supply Co. 1Mb Strwet, Boom, N. C. RHODODENDRON HEADS. ? Euotna HalMo. Ml. ?M alaciad a. aditor of Lb* Apptltcfcin Mat* TMcfatn CaOtgt Annual for 1U1. Ha to iron Moocaarllla. Itulm with Mm a* bmlnaaa managar wfll bf H|f TooNny Sim MoxWy. INCOME TJUt Cash income tax payments, tal lied on March 16, the day after the 1949 income tax return dead line, totaled $635,379,897, accord ing to a Treasury report. The single-day tally amounted to more than 5 per cent at total col lections of this kind throughout the preceding eight and one-half month* of this fiscal year, which began on July 1. CRIMES The FBI reports that 1,703,290 serious offenses during 1049, or an average of a crime every eigh teen seconds of the year. In an "average day," 293 persons were killed or assaulted. On that same "average day," there were 162 robberies and in excess of 1,100 burglaries; also more than 440 automobiles stolen, in addition to 2,800 other thefts. Soybeans Will Not Be Under* 1950 Controls North Carolina farmer* who ire concerned about what to plant on the land formerly plant ed to cotton and other crop# that ire more cloeely oontroUeo thia rear might do well to try nay MMnt. There will be no acreaje con trol ? lor soybean* this year, ac cording to Herbert W. Johnson, In charge of soybean variety studies for the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station. And. he pointed out, if farmer* 4o not overplant in 1000, produc tion controls can again be avoid ed in 1961. The 284,000 acres planted to crate te North Car olina last JPMT will probably be increawd tfaia year, Johnson sa Si. Most of the soybean acreage is normally planted during the first three weeks te May, but * sub stantial acreage will probably be planted during the latter part of attar an early crop of potatoes or small grate. Research work & the Exdci (meiit Station shows that the aver age. yield of soybeans to this state is leas than hatf of ?bat it should be. To obtain a good re turn from soybeans the grower should strive for the maximum production par acre. Research emphasises me importance at the faUowteg: (1) Have your soil tested, and lime and fertilize ac cording to recommendations, (5) variety, n4 (4) , Control weals. DEMOCRAT** AOS PAY BOONE DRUG CO. Three Registered O. K. Moom, W. O. K. - ?:30 A. M. to ?30 P. U. Sundays: 1:00 P. It to ? P. M. If Needed after Store I Call 114-M or 101 tim nmiM.L sm.J'Y C?(LVA1RD i**ur ME< SPEEOVMr CHtCKEROOAftP CHUCKIW ? from Your Purina Dealer WHAT HAPPENED/ LET US TO MILK SALES ? C SHOW YOU WE CANT HELP IT, BOSS, ALLTHE MOTHERS ON OUR ROUTE ARE ON SOW ? PIG CHOW PI?-BUILQIR, MI1K-MAKIR? TtMClPUHNAIOWtPMCHOV Feed for big litters and lot* of milk this year with Purina Sax & Pig Chow. Sow A Pig Chow helped pro duce 1/3 bigger litters, weighing 1/3 heavier at weaning than national average. Try Sow & Pig Chow Now. Wilson's Feed Store BOOlfE. M. C. AGAIN AMERICA 'S TOP TRUCK VALUES I ADVANCE -DESIGN TRUCKS with 2 More Powerful Truck Engines America's fastest selling trucks offer stopped- up power ahd performance wlk hw groat volvo-in-heod engines. On the MMs or on the straightaway, they deliver the goods surely, swiftly, at low cost. Every new Chevrolet F*L track gives you high pulling power to eat up hills and rough roads? and on the straightaway, high acceleration to cut down total trip time. Come in and see those great performance MOM HORSIFOWm . . . 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