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liai I 4 u. 3| ii { ■u n A'- Qt- i*h ^i: I ;j '?f fsr- 1V!( P:v Sf'. 0,'i' i>( i: r‘? 1 • pi If; v "ff‘ I ,r. ir- THURSDAY. AUGUST 28. 1947 HARNETT COUNTY NEWS'--Published at Lllllagton. N. C. Washington News Letter Eh’wiu News Service Washington, D. G. The late summer dog dayS' have come to Washington, along with of ficial and political Quito on tlie North Carolina front. Washington has “chocked back” to within the houndarles of Tar Heelia the 1948 campaign for the Democratic senatorial nomination. The new press secretary in Sena tor Umstead’s office, Ed Rankin, of Spencer and Raleigh, pulled out for Durham to join the Senator at the I'mstead office there and to travel with him and advertise him on the perpetual speaking tour Umstead is conducting until Congress rocon- Nefed a LAXATIVE? CAvriPNi w** eNkv »ifucT(» venos in January, Before Ed had departed, the Sen ator’s administrative assistant, P. O. (Kidd) Brower, had.shoved off for Boone, his legal residence, to estab lish a branch office for the duration ' of the recess. That made it a woman’s world in the Umstead office in Washington with these girls on the Job—Mrs. John Spears, of Lillington; Miss Bet ty Clay well, of Morganton; Miss Sal- lie Hillard, of Thomasville, and Miss Bessie Harvey, of Greensboro. The staff at Durham includes Miss Virginia Sloan, Chapel Hill; Miss Margaret McCracken, of Durham, and Miss Elizabeth Duke, Raleigh, Mr. Ran km’s last press-agenting Job at the Umstead office in Wash ington, prior to his departure for the Bull City was the White House tour of Uncle Dave Haywood, the aged darky who is head butler at the Exe cutive Mansion in Raleigh. Uncle Dave has worked at the mansion for 55 years—under 13 governors, and his greatest pride is in his shiny silverware. At the White House, 73-year-old Uncle Dave found the silverware not a hit shinier that his in Raleigh. With him on the tour were his wife and daughter, and afterward, he went on to Atlantic City, N. J,,,for a stay at the beach. His tour was ar ranged by the Umstead office. Uncle Dave had a brief sit in the President’s chair in the President’s ■private dining room. Ho met and talked with Alonzo the head White House butler, and said he’d Invito Alonzo down to Raleigh one of thes'e days. It -was a great event in Uncle Dave’s life. He was wearing his new butler’s uniform, blue with gold trimmings. On his sleeves, all the way to the elbow, are fourteen stripes, one sort of by Itself at the base'of the sleeve. The other thirteen represent the Governors ho has serv ed under. i'csorts, one summer and the other winter, may get special airline serv ice during their periods of operation. The Civil Aeronautics Board said Re sort Airlines, Inc., has requested permission to establish season serv- 'ce to Asheville in the summer and Pinehiirsi-Southern Pines in the cool months. No hearing date has been set on the applications. Resort Airlines proposes service f.om New York tg Southern Pines and Plnehurst between October 15 and May 15. Its proposed service to Ashefllle would operate between .lune 1 and September 15, with routes originating in New York, Chi cago and Miami. NOTICE OF LAND SALE FOR TAXES DUE THE TOWN OF ANGIER Undci aulliority vested in me by low, and pursuant to an order of the Board of Town Commissioners of the Town of Angler made and entered at a meeting of said Board, I will on Monday, September 8, 1947, between the hours of 10 o’clock A. M. and 4 o’clock P. M., at the courthouse door in Lillington, Harnett County, North Carolina, sell to the highest bidder for cash the real estate named below and apply so much of the proceeds as may be necessary to pay the taxes due the 'Town of Angler for the year 1946, together with such penalties, interest, expense and cost, as may bo duo or may bo allowed under the law. This Sth day of August, 1947, FRANCES L. YOUNG, Tax Collector, Town of Angler, North Carolina, White Name Amount Adams, Halford G. $ 11 Cobb, A, A, Est. 11 Gardner, N. H. Est. 1 Gardner. T. H. 2, Owen. Willie W. 11 .McLeod, N. H. Parker. L. C, Smith, Mrs. Q. J. Spivey, J. B. Stephenson. D. G. Est. 1 117 5 18 10 Stephens. Mrs. Mabel H. 22 Stephenson. Otis E. 8 Wester, .Mrs. Viola 3 Wlillams. L. D. Est. Woodley, George D. 21 Young, Floyd L. Colored Clark. Harvey 2 Cofiold. Exodus 4 Fuller, Robert 2 iicLean, George & Lena 5 Perry. Zebu Ion Pratt 6 Ragland, Mack 13 Talton, Oscar 6 .34 41 68 17 22 •68 83 -95 27 15 64 40 43 ■84 90 2.59 80 76 10 GO 88 37 88 A girl from Siler City and a girl from Weldon represented North Car olina last week at the Girls’ Nation of the American Legion Auxiliary in Washington. They were Betty Lee Raynor, of Weldon, and Marshale Moody of Slier City, 17 and 1C re spectively. Ill a mock Senate session on Capi tol Hill, they were the “Senators from North" Carolina.” Both girls commented that their southern accent was getting some at tention. Marshalo Moody allowed that “Quite a few of the girls seem to notice that I have an accent—when it is really they who have the ac cent.” Miss Moody said that the most impressive sight she had seen in Washington was the Library of Con gress, And while she took part In the Girls’ Senate, she expressed the hope that soiiietiino there would be a “Girls' World,’’ Just as now there is a “Girls’ Nation.” She w’ants girls to have the same opportunity that Boy Scouts now have for a w'orld assembly. North Carolina’s two best known New Engine Assemblies Block Assemblies Transmission Assemblies Steering Gear Assemblies Springs and Parts For Chevrolet, Ford, Dodge & Plymouth, Cars & Trucks 1935 through 1947 Clark Chevrolet Co. Apex, N. C. Phone 2321 Despite heavy migration of Tar Heels to other states, and a substan tial losh to the armed services. North Carolina’s population showed a .slight increase between 1940 and 1946, according to the Census Bu reau. The bureau estimated the July 1, 1946, population of the state at .■1,572.631 persons, some 6,500 more tlian in 1940, an increase of two ono- liundredths of one per cent. But. said the Bureau, the increase was due entirely to a surplus of births over deaths, because the state lost a net of 367,711 persons by mi gration during the six-year period— and 63,978 persons in the armed services, or who died in uniform during the war, were not counted, Nortli Carolina production of snap beans for procestslng is estimated to be considerably under the production for 1'946, but about average for tho past ten years, according to the Agri culture Department. North Carolina production of snap beans for processing will be about 1,700 tons this year, it was esti mated, This is against a yield of 2,400 tons last year, and the very same as the average production for the years 1936 to 1946. The department estimated that yield per acre of string beans will be somewhat less this year. In 1946, there was a yield of 1.5 tons per acre. This .vear, tho experts say, there will be a yield of only 1.4 tons per acre. signed from 1926 to 1930. In that year he accepted a call to Roxboro where he remained for four years, then going to Pinehurst where he re mained for six years until he entered the Navy. McKelway enlisted as an appren tice seaman in World War I, and In World War II, he was the first chap lain appointed for service in the Navy’s pre-flight training program. Later he served the carrier ESSEX and participated in thirteen naval engagements, winning eight battle stars. He also wears the Presidential Unit Citation. The minister is one of three, noted brothers, the others being' Benjamin Mosby McKelway, native of Fayette ville, Editor of The Washington Evening Star; St. Clair McKelway, Hollywood scenarist, former Manag ing Editor of New Yorker Magazine. One of the best known Tar Heels iu Washington is the U. S. Commis sioner for the District of, Columbia, Needham C. Turnage, lawyer, past master of the D. C. Masonic Order and native of Clayton, Johnston County. Last week in Washington, Commissioner Turnage tried his 32,000f,h case. The News Is well equipped to do all kinds of Job Printing. Give ns your orders new. A former Nortli Carolina Presby terian minister is the new chief of chaplains of the Veterans Adminis tration. The Rev. A. J, McKelway, a Navy veteran of two wars, named to succeed the Rev. Crawford W.- •Brown as head of the VA chaplains service, held three North Carolina l>iilplts over a -16-year period from 192G to 1942. McKelway’s first Tar Heel pulpit was at Laurel Hill, between Laurin- burg and Hamlet, where he was as- YES, SIR I Molecular attraction does fasten a spe cial ingredient of Conoco N** Motor Oil so closely to metal surfaces of your engine that cylinder walls are Oil-Plated i YES, SIR I This extra lubricant does resist gravity . . . does stay up on cylinder walls . . . can’t all drain down, even overnight! That’s why a change to N'* Oil means extra proteaioo from "dry" starts . . , EXTRA protection from carbon and sludge caused by w'ear . . . EXTRA smooth, cool* silent miles! YES, SIRl We’ll be glad to make a date to OtE-Plate your engine . . . today! For GIRLS WOOL SWEATERS Girls’ 100^° Wool Sweaters—$2.98— $3.95. Slipover—Cardigan. COTTON DRESSES Washable prints, plaids, stripes and solids—$1.69, $1.98, $2.98. Sizes 3-6, 7-14. GIRLS’ RAINCOATS A necessity for school—Goodyear plastic—$3.19. GIRLS’ COTTON UNDERWEAR Reasonably Priced GIRLS’ RAYON UNDERWEAR GIRLS’ SCHOOL SHOES Oxfords, Moccasins and Loafers— Sturdy Shoes to carry them back to school. For BOYS SOCKS—25c-39c. Nice assortment of fall colors. Save Time Save Effort—Save Money. Outfit your child from head to toe in one conveniently located, well stocked store. These are just a few of the many items we have that are Back-to-School Necessities—Shop at POPE'S for a Complete Outfit—Complete Satisfaction. GIRLS’ BELTS—10c-59c. PIECE GOODS—59c-69c. School Bags $1.29—$2.29 Crayons 5c—29c Pen & Pencil Sets $3.39 Fountain Pens __ $1.00—$2.75 Mechanical Pencils 20c—$1.50 Water Colors 15c- Notebook Binders 25f -48c -29c Paper—^notebook, typing, second sheets^ graph, plain notebook 5c each Construction Paper 5c- -10c Metal Lunch Boxes . 39c Scissors 10c Rulers Sc- -15c Pencil Leat^s 5c- -10c 0,„ .1— BOYS’ PANTS Boys’ Tweed Pants $3.45 Boys’ Corduroy Pants . $3.95 Boys’ Cotton Pants $1.88 BOYS’ JACKETS Plaid, Zipper $3.88 OVERALLS Blue Denim Overalls .... $2.49 Overalls Denim Pants . $1.98 SHIRTS Dress Shirts $1.69 Work Shirts $1.39 ♦ Chambray Sport Shirts $1.33 Boys’ Wash Suits $1.69 Boys’ Hats $1.19-$1.69 Socks SchooLShoes—Oxfords and high tops $2.98-$5.98 Belts Suspenders ... 29c-$1.00 s to $S Stores NASHVILLE FUQUAY SPRINGS ANGIER LILLINGTON FREMONT ERWIN
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