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- ■ ' • • ; . ‘ '■■\-’ '- ■ ' "W';;;1 ■ul-"' 'V'j'''-'' ^ '-- - T-i‘rJVi*^ t • ' '• *‘’r • rvyVj^v -r^rj* I^’r 4«""V ^- ^ns (w! ' 'ib m %:. M- mr £!?'''- ■’ Av\-, aV ^’6 " Kir sr. THURSDAY,/SEPTEMBER 5, 1946 HARNETT COUNTY NEWS-^^uMUht^ »t Llljivtoii. N. c. PAOB THRBB Capital News Letter By TOHMPSON GREENWOOD BLAST—A. H, Graham of HUls- horo (somotlmcs known as "Sandy") will speak to (he N. C. Association of County Cominisslonors at Wilming ton—or WrlgUtsvillo Beach—and he is scheduled to deliver lumsclt of a blast' at Agricnlture Commissioner W. Kerr Scott, who remarked a few weeks ago in Asheville that the Slate Highway Commission, of which Gra ham is head, is not pushing its rural roads improvement 'program. Rumor has it that the '.speech was cleared with memhers of the com- to the air sometime in November. It is expected to be sharp on news of the typo handled by the Parker papers, * * * AT THE TOP—Guilford County Senator Penny of the Penny Bros, auctioneers knows his North Caro lina real estate. He says that land prices are at the top right now, will generally get no higher, may drop before July 1 next year ... So if you plan to .sell, do It now! Inci dentally, a real estate firm has of fered $230,000 for a 230 acre farm in central North Carolina . . . Not a Dairyman Scolt . . , Some fun! * 4c * mis.sion at la.-^t week's meeting and' price, but the ov/ner turned it that now he is ready to let it go—a ‘ down . . , haymaker, approp. lately enough, for * ♦ ♦ NOTES—Governor Cherry's No. 1 is not nearly as popular with the BE SURE—When you buy your Qovornor as the comparatively small new radio set, he sure it has a fre-' oheviolet (that will be $500, Gen. (money modulation (act inletllgoiit Motors) which the State provides and call it "EM") hand. The trend ' him. But the Chidillac, which has alr- is ill liii.s dlroetlon. and you want to' conditioning and can do virtually he ready for It. Incidentally, the! everything except cook, was bought Parker lirothors of Ahoskle have' secui'id a permit for an EM station iliore, and it i.s now expected to take W. H. LEE Electric Shoe Shop LILLINGTON, N. C. How women and girls get wanted relief /rom funciiona! periodic pain Cardul, maiw women say. lias brought n- liti (rom the cramp-ltke agony and nervous Ktrivln of funotlonai pcrlodio (ll.itress. Taken Uko a tonio, It should stimulate appeuto, aid digestion.* thus help buUd resist- , once for the "tlmo” to come. Started 3 days before “your time". It should help rcitove ^In due to purely , luDcUonai pcriodle causes. Try ttl CARDUl during former Governor J. M. Broughton's administration, and it's giving trouble. In fact, it broke down with His Excellency on board the other night, so another will be bought. They wanted a Cadillac, hut will settle for a super-dupor Packard Clipper as long as from here to the front door—. Red Cochran, Deacon back who was supposed to be among the hottest in the Southern Conference, has in jured a bothersome leg muscle again, I and is not expected to get in the first j four games—Carolina has several j men in the line who Weigh over 235 pounds . . . j —Many tobacco men feel that prlce,s may bo dragging alarmingly low by the time the Old Belt markets open. On the other hand, tobacco is expect ed to be better in the Piedmont area. Meantime, hurley growers are skitt ish, remembering how prices slipped last season—. ‘ a • a WORRIED—Mrs. Harry B. Cald well, Master of the State Grange, Is having her troubles these days. The State convention is scheduled to bo held at Clinton in October, with the important Sixth Degree being given in the school gym. Well, the gym burned a few days ago, and the near est place suitable Is six miles away. Now, because of the tobacco market ing holiday, the tobacco markets will be operating when the Orange meets at Clinton—and It now looks as If there will a shortage of rooms. But Mrs. Caldwell will find a way , , . She always does. Eyebrows were lifted when she was given this posi tion—but the membership^ has in creased by more than 2,000 since she took office in January. . . However, there is a report going around that, tho Grange is working to get Harry back aa Master. Stories have it that he Is tiring of his work as secretary of the National, Plant Food ‘ Council' (fertilizer companies) —despite the annual salary.of $12.- 000 and expenses—and would' wel come a good North Carolina offer . . . * * * WRALFM—Raleigh's now frequen cy modulation station, WRAL-FM (it was originally planned to call it WCOY, but coyly changed to cash in on WRAb popularity) went on the air recently. On the dedicatory pro gram was greetings from Gabriel Healer, your friend and my friend, Tommy Dorsey, Gregg Cherry, your Governor, and others. - This now station will feature musi cal programs, and will be served by the British Broadcasting System, it says hero . '. . Publicity anent the beginning is being handled by Mar jorie Ragan, editor of the Nows of Raleigh program, and wife of Sam Ragan, ah’e State editor of the News and Observer. Mrs. Ragan, native of Laurlnburg section, was formerly Miss Marjorie Usher, and has worked on the Laurlnburg ‘Exchange, Hamlet' News-Messenger, Walace Enterprise, and the Jacksonville News. Some girl! * • « ROADS—Since winter Is tot far away, there is little chance that much more can be done on country roads. However, a total of $10,000,000 for "rural road stabilization" was set aside last week by the State Highway Commission—^and $200,000 of this amount will be spent on a new road between Avon and Hatteras on the Outer Banks. ♦ • • NOTES—A haircut costs you 75 cents In Raleigh now. You can get one In N. 'Wllkeaboro tor 55 cents. In case you’re interested . . . Raleigh hears that a fight has begun on the powerful farm coopera tive, Farmers Federation, which cov ers 15 mountain counties of the Asheville area like this dew. Although young now, the movement Is gaining some strength fast, and you will likely hear more about it ... As this editor goes to press, it means that Capital Broadcasting Company A. J.' Fletcher et als has been grant ed permission for another FM sta tion—probably In Greensboro or Charlotte . . . Undersecretary of "War Kenneth Royall is looking more like a gubernatorial candidate every day . . . The best steaks In Raleigh may 'oe had at a place on Salisbury Street known as Fogg’s Restaurant. ♦ ♦ ♦ SUNSHINE—Robert Lee Humber, who was swamped in his attempt to go to Congre.ss from the first district, is still carrying on his fight for a world government—a union of na tions. This Pitt County native has now added Louisiana to his list of States (14 in all) approving his plan. It Is recalled that when the Hum ber resolution was before the N. C. Legislature, two of the leading op posing senators asked to be re corded against tho bill on the ground that "these matters are of farreach- Ing importance and we don’t yet know enough to pass them.” .\nothei senator-^'Jumped to his feet to stop the opposition landslide "Gentlemen, I appreciate your attl- tudr, but the pi'ogres.s of the world cannot wait upon your intellectual development.” That senator was the man who later hecume your Ll-Gov., L. Y. Bnllentiiie. Incidentally, the man who led the fight fir Humber’s resolution in Louis ana was our old friend, Jimmy Davis, govcniov, and composer of "Your .\re My Sunshine" and "It . Makes no Difforonce Now." « « • » RECORDS—Principals are accused every year by someone or another of mls-approprlatlng cash. These accu sations are In the direct proportion to the suspicious attitude of the com munity. Nash County Is erasing this feeling on the part of the auspicious ones by requiring rigid records of- petty cash handled by the principals.. Special checkbooks and record books are provided. It's a rigid foolproof system, and the county auditor checks the records minutely, at the end of tho year, GOOD IDEA! Our Subscribers— New and Renewed Land Posters for sale at Tlie News. Llllingtoii and Routes: O. R- Strickland, Janie Wade, Mrs. Cora Collins,, Amos McNeill,Jasper Arm strong, Ida Matthews, B. B. Blanch ard, Mrs. H. J. Hunt, H. D. Carson, Mrs. W. B. Hunter, Mrs. Marvin Edwards, C. G. Sawyer, Biinnlevel and Route:. E. L. Jones, Mrs. Loiinio. O'Briant, D. T. Webb, Shelton Webb, J. S. Byrd, Henrietta McLean. Broadway and Route: G, C. Bur ge.sB. C. M. Holder, Mrs. Mack Hold er. Angler and Routes: S. Q. Adams, David H. Coats. Coats R-1: W. W. James. •Fuquay Springs: W. B. Reams. Buie’s Creek: T. T. Lanier. Others: Roythell Q. Adams, New York. N. Y.: Ethel H. McCoy, Wash ington, D. C.; C. R. Partin. Daytona Beach, Pie.; Betty Day, Graham, N, C.; Wm. D. Carson, Concord, N. C.: J. H. Knight. Tampa Fla. iK- - ' Mecklenburg County farmers have saved about $$3,000 by using the steel silo forms furnished by the Citizens Bank of Charlotte. Mr. Smith is shown here in tlie modem optical shop with his .staff. I^eft to right arc H. R. Tolar, Mr. .Siiiitli, .1. H. Cartier and Joimnie Hall. It Is Here! The first Anniversary of our Optical Shop, Lens Grinding and Fitting Sewice in Dunn, has rolled ^round. To say that we are grateful for the co-operation of Dunn’s two Eye Physicians; and for, the patronage and good will of people all through this section, is tO'express our Thanks mildly, indeed! We have added new machinery aiid enlarged our force of tech nicians for the purpose of doing the best Optical Work that Science has yet made possible, and to do it as quickly as our high standards will permit! Dunn’s two Eye Physicians are as competent as any, anywhere. This we know from long experience in this work, and people needing Eye Examinations and Glasses, can do no better than come to Dunn! We say THANKS A MILLION! and invite all needing Eye Com fort Service to remember that we are here to serve efficiently and well! H. M. SMITH, Optician LENS GRINDING LABORATORY DUNN, N. C. PHONE 176 ItieBrae lliatMoIck a StalaetHe Up... dlirFlAfj^ HburB^ne! 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