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Advertising rates upon application CORRESPONDENCE This paper desires correspondence from all reliable sources lutereetlng to the people of this section. Wo ask that the name of the correspondent be signed for the purpose of attest ing reliability. Watch the dato on the label on your paper. If your subscription has explrcl please send In your renewal at once. THURSDAY. MARCH 11. 1948 PROPERTY VALUES TAKE BIG BOOST ho Is forming. It reminds us of the old saying that ’‘Everything added to what we’ve got makes a little bit more.” That's what Harnott needs— more! There’s a movement to encourage our farmers to grow alfalfa, more potatoe.s, and a number of other crops. There is prospect of feed mills and a dehydrating plant being lo cated in this section. It's an intriguing Idea, this branching out to make use of our natural advantages in this gloriously sublime piece of country. Lot all of the oldsters Join with the youngsters in making our county blossom forth! TIME NOW FOR THE WHEELS TO TURN! The directors of the Lillingtou Tax Supervisor Berios Johnson and ^ Chamber of Commerce have at last his appraisers. Herman Holloway and secured a manager, Tlrfs, it should be recognized by ail, has not been the easy task it might seem. Screening Charlie Thornton, estimate that since the equalizing of taxable values Har nett county now has close to forty million dollars worth of property on its books. That estimate may be lowered a hit after the hearings before the Board of Equalization and Review, but it is reasonably certain that the total values will be considerably boosted for the levy to be fixed for 1948. Right now it should bo borne in mind by the members of the Board of Equalization and Review that it will be well to follow closely the line of equity set by the appraisers. The.se men have labored faithfully to got properly values in the county as nearly as possible ‘‘in line" with the figures at which they should remain on the abstracts. Complaints there will be. but unless it can be shown that there Is a distinct inequality in the booked values, no tampering with the work of the appraisers will be Justified. The most gratifying hint to come out of the ro-appraisal Is that the Commissioners will be able to lower the tax rate this year. The tax rate should be lowered if possible. HARNETf’S NEGRO FARMERS PROGRESSING On the many things to which people of Harnett county can point with pride, none Is more gratifying than the progress to be noted among Negro farmers. Not content merely to Join in the healthy program of ‘‘living at home and boarding at the same place," thi.s county's Negro farmers have branched out with di versification In farm practices that is destined to make them more and more Independent of single income from staple crops, L. K. Boston, the Negro Farm Agent, started out about a couple of years ago with some of his more pro gressive farmers to improve the breed of swine and cattle. His report of success with the placing of hlgh- ■bred pigs shows what can be done when there Is a determination to do it. Inquiries which The News has made throughout the county reveal that Roston Is constantly active in giving advice and assistance to 'all his people. And. to learn the secret of his successful efforts, it is only necessary to learn that he Is meeting with hearty cooperation. Harnett county has some >of tl.e most progressive Negro farmers to he found anywhere. They not only Iceep diligently at work on the pro grams they map out, but they are continually seeking for the "know how” of improved methods, realizing that no one ever becomes so expert at anything that he cannot Improve his lot by seeking and gaining more I nowledge. The advantages to be gained by following such a roi'.rse need not be (Olnted out to intelligent people. It 1» sufficient to note that our Negro f irmers are becoming more and more litelllgent all the time, and that neans success In any language In any country. of applicants who wanted the Job re^- quired much time and patience as well us executive ability on the part of the directors. They reserve the thanks not only of members of the Chamber but of everyone in Lilling- ton. The manager of the Chamber of Commerce undertake.s a man’s size Job. He Is to inaugurate the Initial stop of the town to build Itself Into what it should by all means be—the most progressive conimunlty In Har nett. Lllllngton has the peculiarly fav orable advantage of being surround ed by a highly developed farming area—an area that Is high, wide and handsome, peopled by the very best folks on earth. These people hold a natural preference for this town, be cause it is their countyseat. They like to come here—and It is squarely up to all of us to make them like it more and more. It is time for Llllington’s wheels of business to turn. We must not be satisfied till they are fairly hum ming. In order to bring this to pass, there must be wholehearted coopera tion on the part of everyone. The manager of the Chamber of "Com merce cannot hope to do much with out cooperation. With It, he can do wonders. Dashing out the window any con ceit, If we have any, we must admit that there is plenty of room for im provement in our good town. There Is room for improvement not only In business development but In many other respects. ■It is for the specific purpose of Improving our town that we bave formed a Chamber of ■ Commerce. Operation of such an enterprise is not an inexpensive undertaking. Like all other such undertakings that are worthwhile. It requires money. But the cost is easily overlooked when the wheels are turning! Again, the time has arrived for every person in LilUngton to mani fest the spirit that makes for com munity development. Lot no one deny the manager and the Chamber of Commerce what they have a right to expect. Let’s all get busy qnd stay on the Job. OBSERVATIONS BY A COUNTRY SCRIBE GOOD LOOKING TOWN.—During, BOSTON REPORTS PROGRESS WITH 4-H PIG CHAIN the past week or so,; a number of bright young men have visited Llll- Ington. They came to interview, or be Interviewed by, the board of di rectors of the local Chamber og Com merce, which was seeking services of a competent oxeciitlve secretary. Each of these 'Intelllgont j^oung men have remarked that ‘‘Llllington is a good looking town,”'! This column might mention this anyway, but is prompted to much quicker grab it because of the unanimous agreement among, the applicants ithat' this is a good looking town.' 'It’s .said that ‘‘yoif can’t beat education!" Also, It may be said aaset." ‘good looks Is a great ♦ * NEW ENTERPRISE'.—New enter prise got a big lift recently when The News revealed tliat Billy Byrd and John Sutton are ejecting a large building they will use In the automo bile business. Judging from what these men tell us, the garage and sales rooms will be one of the finest In this section. They toll us they will have important announcement some time in the near future. SUPERIOR SEED & FEED CO. AND NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS SPON SORED BUYING OP PIGS FOR CHAIN GOOD SERMONS.--Some of our readers have remarkeld to us that those were fine sermons the Bank of Fuquay and the iFirst Citizens Bank & Trust Company delivered in their advertisements 'In The Nows recently. One of the finest points emphasized was the , wisdom of avoiding wasteful spjjnding. It Is timely that such preacihment should be given. Something i!s Just around the corner—and it mlg perlty. Certainly not, spend every cent wo hands on, regardless of whether we need what we buy. It not bo pros- i if all of us ! can get our A SUBSTANTIAL F ARM-BUILDING PROGRAM The News heartily commends the undertaking by County Agent Am- rr ons to form a 4-H Club Pig Chain Ir. Harnett county. For a long time we have felt that diversification in our farm program should be extend ed to include the efforts of the young people who will in the near-future 3'ears be at the helm of our most im portant Industry. We consider Mr. Amm'ons’ venture one of the -most substantial farm- Imllding programs that could be In augurated. If he succeeds In securing the Interest of our young farm peo ple In a program that has produced remarkable results elsewhere, he will l:ave accomplished at least the initia tive in making this county far more productive in the form of cash crops than ever before. 'This is a good county for all’the !rops It produces. We may say It is far a>bove the average. But It is also a good county for producing In mueb larger quantity those things that put 97 Chestnut Street, Dumont, New Jersey, ■ Fob. 26. ,19'48. Mr. Henderson Steele, Editor and Publisher, Harnett County Nows, Llllington, N. C., Dear Mr. Steele: I wish to thank you for your card letting mo know that my subscrip tion was about up for'it is true that I would have overlooked it as most times the wrapper has already been torn off when I see the paper as the wife wants to look at it, or someone else. I am inclosing a postal order for $2,0C for another year of news from Harnett. I notice In your paper where you said that you had a big snow and you had not seen the ground for •more than a week. Ha! got a load of this; Wo had more than two feet of snow the day after Christmas and I have not seen the ground yet, but if the weather reports are right I think we can see the ground by Sun day, At one time last month I stuck a yardstick down la the yard and the stick was Just level with the top of the snow. Thanks to tho good rail service out here, I did not miss a day going on the Job. I bad to walk -the mile from my house to the railro,^ station some of the mornings till the town could get the streets plow ed, but the trains were on the Job every morning. Hope you best of luck and that you keep up the good work that you are doing. Yours truly, ■Herman Rambeau. Grover Cleveland will be remem bered as the President who extended the "Monroe Doctrine." DOWN AND UP —One robin doesn't make springtime, neither does one sign indicate!a real trend. IBut Just for your information this column directs your attention to the fact that the first batch of school bonds of Harnott county, sold a month or so ago, carries only 2.11' per cent interest, while the last batch sold a week or so ago carries 2.68 per cent. You can very clearly see that the .67 per cent Increase In in terest means but one thing: that money is a wee bit tighter. When in terest rates go up, you may rest as sured that something; is coming down, either libw or in the near fu ture. « 41 « OPEN FORUM.—The News feels Justified in its belief that everyone should know the paper’s columns are open to correspondents who may wish to air .their views upon mat ters pertaining to the public weal. It there be those who are ignorant of this, however, we hasten to assure them they can have opportunity to say their piece in the columns, pro vided of course they stay within the bounds of propriety, stay v/lth their subject, and, please give us some thing that will be worth reading 'and considering. We may not agree with your views, at all times, but wo will defend your right to say what you think. And—oh yes, it’s free. ANOTHER LITTLE, MATTER.— Please, if you send anything to The Nows to bo printed, sign your name. Otherwise it will not be printed. Not II that wo want to prlalj. your name, but we want to know from ..whom it comes. Of course, aniythlng put in print for those not connected with the paper will carry more weight with readers If a name Is signed. But, take your choice about that. Let us have your name, otherwise the wastebasket will get your communi cation. * * » THOSE REMJNDBRf}.—Cards are being sent out to remind subscribers when their subscriptions expire. If you’ve received one' ofi those cards, don’t lay it asido till! you’ve attended to the little matter, 1'he News re vises Us lists once a week, and that- moans if your time is allowed to ex pire you’ll miss a copy of your favorite newspaper. Please be care ful, 'Thank you! ' ♦ * ♦ ' NOT LONG NOW.-rPretty soon you’ll be seeing announcements in The News from ■candidates who want your vote next May 2')!' 'They have until April 17 to let the Board of Elections know their intentions, but you can bet your bottom dollar they won’t wait that long to let you know. Watch for the announcements! One of the outstanding features of 4-H Club work with Negro 4-H Club .members has been the progress made '’.rith the Pig Chain. The project was begun in July, 1945 under the spon- soishlp of neighborhood leadeis and tt e Superior Seed & Peed Co. in Lil- llngtoi) at a cost of |419.0'0. Twelve' registered Poland China gilts were purchased from Craig Holloway of Fuquay R-2 and J. C. Langdon of Coats ‘R-1, breeders here In Harnett county. These gilts were placed one each with twevle-club members in twelve different com munities. They grew the gilts to breeding ago and bred them to a pure b’ei Poland China boar. Each mem ber who received a gilt, gave two gilts in return. The twelve original owue s are: Weldon Buie, Jonesboro^ R-1; James Covington, Erwin R-l; Lossle, R. McLean, Bunnlevel ft-1; Darnell Swann, Jonesboro R-I; Rob ert 'Artis, Du.’nn 'R-4: 'Roosevelt Mc Lean, Erwin _R-1; Roosevelt Owens, Llllington R-2: Lossie R. McKoy, Erwin R-1; Layton McNeill, Jones boro R-l; Shawfell Ragland, Angler R-2; and Dayton McKinney, Fuquay Springs 'R-2. Other owners are; Bettie Dewar, Fuquay’R-i; 'Vivian McLean, LUllng- ton R-l; Hooker T. Taylor, Lining- ton R-3t Braxton Cameron, Lilling- ton R-2; Carrie Johnson, Erwin R-l; Ma.vlon McKoy, Dunn R-3; Norman 'Brinkley. Cameron R-2; Louise Mc Lean, Fuquay R-2; Connell Allen, Llllington R-2; Fonzo Burton, Fu quay R-l; Elizabeth.Roberts, Fuquay R-2; Edward Lee, Angler R-l': Carl Yarbough, Jonesboro R-l; Robert Amerson, Broadway R-l; Gilchrist Smith, Cameron R-2; Neal McAuley, Jonesboro R-2; Curtis Talton, An gler R-l; Robert Buie, Jonesboro; Freeman Ledbetter',' Jonesboro R-l; James Douglass, Broadway R-l; Tobble Came'ran, Erwin R-l; James H. Williams, Holly Springs R-l; Mar vin Saunders, Fuquay R-2: Jackson Brower, Cameron ■R-2; Harvey Wash ington, Cameron R-2; Bennie Overby, Angler R-l and Royster L. Dewar, Angler ■R-2.- Eight registered Poland China ■boars have been placed with farmers, over the county, some of which have served as breeding stock for the Pig Chain. Only desired off-springs from the Pig Chain gilts have been kept for breeders wliile the undesired have been used to'supplement the family food supply. One of the ori ginal gilts died from the effect of a local contagious disease. The gilts have averaged six pigs per litter. As the Pig Chain is well developed in Harnett, the big, Job to follow is the placing of nou'-related boars to keep the Pig Chain pure. We are en couraging members to grow more grazing crops for their gilts and also try and grow ton litters from the sec ond farrowing of their sows. As a re sult of the Pig Chain, Harnett coun ty has 58 brood sows and gilts added to Its hog population. L. K. Boston, Negro County Agent. NOW ... WHAT DO YOU THINK? By a Mere Thinker It’s Red Cross Timei This is a year in which the people of the United States will elect. a CP&L Agaim Sponsors Better Methods Contest Carolina Power & Light Company again will co-sponsor with the West- Inghouse Educational Foundation the annual 4-H Club ..Better Methods BIR'TH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. H. 'H. Dupree Angler announce 4'he.|'birth of daughter, March 2, at ').^ex Hospital, Mrs. Dupree is the former Miss Lu cille Honeycutt of Win|)w Springs. Cigarettes accounted!jfor nearly 75 per cent of all tobacco used in •194'3- 47 compared with around 40 per cent in 192'6-29. Total tobacco use in 'United States manufacturers increaseill from ^n an nual average of 7&0' mUllon pounds In 1926-2i9' to around ^ L,'300 million pounds in 1943-47. '■ Electric Contest conducted by the North Carolina Agricultural Exten sion Service for 4-H Club boys and girls, occording to an announcement by D, E. Stewart, director of agricul tural development:for CPAL. Harnett county entries In the 1948 contest now are 'being accepted by Harnett county Extension Service leaders In 4-H club work. Judges will be selected by the Extension Service. Last year, ^4 Harnett county 4-H club members—26 boys and 38 girls —enteied the contest, with Tillman Smith and Helen Jewel Pruitt as county winners. Carolina Power & Light Company is sponsoring the ..contest in the 28 counties of North Carolina in which it serves. The contest is being spon sored in several other counties by Virginia Electric & Power Company and Nantaliala Power ft Light Com-; pany. Participants in the competition select .a farm or farm-home chore, and on the basis of undetailed study of the chore work out methods of performing the task quicker and more economibally by the use of electricity. One 'boy and one girl from each county will win an all-expense trip to jRalelgb to the 4-H "Club Electric Congress in October and will receive a silver medal of .honor from the Westtnghouse Educational Founda tion. At the Congress, CPAL will award to the winning boy and girl in its territory a 9104)i scholahshtp each. To,the second-place iboy and President. What is commonly called the Third Party will try to wreht leadership from the two major poli tical groups—the Democrats and the Republicans. Henry Wallace is the Idol of the Third Party,- and if It should so happen that he is elected, would his' cijowd 'become the First Party? And, whether that is so ytir not, which Is the First Party now?',' It’s a bit confusing, isn’t it, whein you try to determine which is the First Party and which is the Second? I suppose they must >be graded ac cording to which, for the. time tbs- Ing, holds the reins of government. You see. I’m a bit confused my self; but I’m not feeling at all lone some. The whole world is‘confused, and that includes the Greatest Na tion on earth—US. ,i The politicians tell us we need , a definite foreign policy. I will agree with them if they willf reciprocate by agreeing with my contention that we also need a definite domestic policy. I've been reading a lot about the “revolt" of the Southern Governors. They are bucking President Truman’s "civil rights" program. So far asijl can see, there is no necessity for the President to get all hot-up about civil rights—whether for the white or the colored people. It is a well- known fact that every well-gover!a- ed State Jealously guards the rights of its citizens, regardless of their color, In.sorae isolated Instances, the rights of Negroes are trampled; but haven’t you observed that this is the case too often in Instances whe;re poor and non-influential white peo ple are involved? Surely the civil rights of all people should be safely guarded. No one in his right mind would argue against that. To me. It simply means that we should at all times be careful In selecting those who are to sit la the seats of the mighty—those who are supposed to see to it that every one’s^ rights are respected. ‘ I was standing on Capitol Square in Columbia, South Carolina, when Governor Cole Blease was delivering an address. Noise and disturbance in the great crowd caused Blease to halt his speech for a moment to shout;. "If there are any roughnecks in this crowd w'ho think they alre. going to disturb this meeting, they are sadly mistaken. Just try to start something and you'll get your heads cracked." There wasn't any moire noise. , 1 wasn’t a Blease supporter and he knew it; but he always held for me the greatest respect, which/'lie demonstrated on more than one cic- casion, I admired him for quieting the disturbers; he bad a perfect right to make hie speech; furtheir- moie I wanted to hear him, as didja number of my friends. I could defend Cole Blease in la number of charges hurled at him*!— unfounded charges, some of them. Blit that Isn’t part of this story, 1 was listening to Drew Pearson on the radio a few nights ago. He is given to making predictions. And this is the most amazing prediction, I've ever heard him make regard ing, political movements In this country: He said lhat>* when the Democrats in convention come to realize they cannot elect Harry Tru man they will name Henry Kaiser as their Presidential nominee! ' ■Now I have come to regard Mr. Kaiser as a very dynamic sort of fellow. And certainly, this country at the present time could do very well with a man in the 'White House who is a "doer" as well as a talker. Seems to me it might not be a bud idea to inject s6me good business Judgment into the top-flight office. But 'iiow can it be determined whether Mr. Kaiser wouldn’t lie equally if not more "clyll rlghtii" minded than the incumbent? We simply can’t stand much more "re volting” if we are to lead the ru'n- down and the benighted nations Into thinking and acting the American way. The political prophets tell us the Democratic party is split. Every lii- telilgent person knows very well that the GOP is badly split. And the Third Party cracked from the start. Seems to me it’s time for all of us to do some thinking along lines that will .bring' order out of chaos in these United States so that we can prove to the balance of the cockeyed world' that we’re the great peoplle we claim we are. What do YOU think? A is for nchieTemeiit In reaching our goal. M is for meanbership, so join with the shoal. E for endeiivor to do our work well. R 'B for the this story to telif. I is for” interest to help those In need. C is for caution in doing each deed. A '8 for advice we’ll give you today. N is for no—which wo seldom say. R is for red—our color on white. i E is for eagerness to serve day and night. D Is for distance; ao place is too far. The Red Cross will reach yt.u wherever you are. C is”" for eampatgn we have once Ja year. R 's for relief we’ve given right hers. O is for oroganize; Join the 'Red Cross today. \ S for your share—the part you cata play. - i S for sincerity—sympathy loo. | Won’t you please help us so we can help you? Helen E. Hofmann, l Executive Secretary, American R^ Cross. ; CASH PRIZES ARE OFFERED IN SPEAKING TEST BANKERS' ASSOCIATION OFFERS FRIZES TO HIGH SCHOOL STl’. DENTS FOR SPEECHES ON SOIli rON.SERVATIOX Vet Allowances To Be Increascfi for one or more dependents will be conservation" in' the title with one Effective April 1, 1948' susistenie allowanve for veterans training in iu- stitutiens 'tinder the GI Bill will t-e increased. 'Veterans who are now drawing 96,6 a month will be raised automatically to 975 and those now drawing 9^^ In cooperation with the Nortli Carolina 'Bankers’ Association, the high schools of the county, and the Soil Conservation Service of Harnett county headed by W. E. Boykin, a Soil Conservation Public Speaking contest will be held In eight of (he high schools of Harnett county, stat ed C. R. Ammons, County Agent. Attractive school, county, district, and state cash prizes will be awarded for the best speech written and de livered by any high school student, grades 9-l|2, either boys or girls, in the county and in the state. These s|>eeches should be written by the contestant; however, they may re ceive help from any source available. In this connection, material Is avail able in the County Agent’s office anil Ill the Soil Conservation Service of fice. '.oth offices located in the .■Agri culture Building in Llllington. ' The rules and regulations may be secured in the various high schools fioni the I Teachers of Agriculture. The subject for this year’s contest is "Soil Conservation and Its Rela tion to the Economy of North Caro lina.” Contestants anay narrow the subject by replacing the words "Soil upped to 910'5 and if satisfactory evidence has already been establislj- ed for two dependents or more to 9120 a month as a maximum. | Heretofore a veteran with .one dtp pendent received as much as a ve(,- eran with more than one dependent;. Consequently it was only necessary to su'bmit evidence, to establish one dependent to receive maximum bene fits. Now it will be necessary to pro|- duce proof of more than one depett|- dent with conditions jcxisting in ot?- der to get full entitlement. The Veterans Administration ad vises that this information be suib'- mitted before July 1, 1948. The highl- er payment "will .be retroactive to April 1, 1948. When evidence is rcl- cefved after July 1, 1948 the estabj- lishment of a higher subsistence wiD only -be paid from the date the In/ formation is received. | The increases do not affect in an:y way veterans involved in on-the-jolv training. ! Erwin Boy Wins Rifle Match Honors (Special to The News) Waynesboro, Va., Klarcb 10'.—^Tw) North Carolina boys, cadets, R. Jej- ronie Parker and James G. McMillan dmtfict and State contests. of the following practices most im portant to his or her community;, Contour planting. Strip cropping. Crop rotations. Meadow waterways In draws. Soil sampling. Cover crops. Use of lime. Good use of correct fer tilizer, Pasture management, Pasture rotation, Fasture mowing. Fire con trol ; Temporary pastures. Hay storage for best quality, Fish pond establish ment and management, Windbreaks. Terracing, Wildlife borders. Land use selection. Reforestation, Forest management. Harvest cuttings: Controlling grazing on forest -lands. Roadside erosion control. Di version ditches. Drainage, Stream ■bank protection and improvement. Iirigatlon, Mulching. Pasture fertili zing and liming. The maximum length of ihe speech is 12 minutes, and each contestant shall attend a supervised farm tour on farms where good soil conserva tion practices are carried out, which in most cases will be In his own local community. Contestants will be introduced by Uit.m'bers only, and no reference will be made to the name of the speaker or the County represented in either speech or introduction when it comes have opportunity to compete for oii[e of six 92(H) scholarships to be award ed In Chicago. BIRTH AND XffibkTH won high honors when Fishburni) Military School’s rifle team won tbt» State championship in the annual In dividual Shoulder to Shoulder Rifli) Competition held at Fishburne’:) Saturday afternoon, February 2'8-. \ With a score of 1'3'74 points, Flshj- burne placed first, and scoring 1324 points, Augusta Military Academy placed second. ! Cadet Parker, son of Dr. and MrsL Paul G. Parker, Erwin. N. C., with a score of 285 points, received a gold medal for 'high individual score anti also a silver award as a member ot Fishburne’s first five top marksmen! This is the second time Cadet Park! er has received highest individual score medal in marksmanship thill season. I MRS. B. F, O'BRIANT The dates for the various schools in Harnett County to hold their eli mination contest has been set not later than March 26; the County elimination contest not later than ApHl 2; with the group elimination contest not later than April 9, and the State finals to be held April 16. jWe expect Jor the winners in each school who prepares and delivers a speech in tils Soil Conservation Pub lic Speaking Contest to receive at least 910.00- in cash as a school win ner. The first and second County prizes will, bo 926.00 for first place and 916.00 for second place. The State prize as set up by the North Carolina Bankers’ Association is 9400.00 first prize, 9100.000 second prize, and I50.00- third prise. Mrs. Rena Mae Langston OIBrlant! 29, of Angier and Clinton, died lr( the Harnett County Hospital Monda}| night after giving -birth to a son. Thi child was born dead.-Funeral services for Mrs? O’Briant and the in'fani: will be conducted from St. Paul Fret! Will Baptist Church near 'Newtoil Grove Thursday afternoon at 2:0(> o’clock. Burial will -be In ‘Hlllcresi; Cemetery near the church. Surviving are her -husband, B. F. O’Briant ol! Angler; one daughter, Roxle Ann O’Briant; her mother. Mrp. :Bonnie Ann Langston qf Clinton, Route 1; three brothers, ^Sgt. Whitley W. Liingston. with the Army in Ger many, Chailes N. Langston of Dur- h8,m and Lindy O. Langston of the home; and one nephew. The body will lie in state at the church for one hour prior to the services. In 1946 the average farm wage for farm hands In the United States was 962-1 per year. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. 'Lasater, Jr!, of Erwin 'R-l, announce the bhth and death of a son, Feb. 24, «lt Good Hope Hospital, Erwin. Mrti. girl in CP&L territory will go on- Lasater Is the former Miss Lncy graved gold watches. Territorial win ners will be eligible to compete for an all-expense trip to the National 4-H Club Congreeii In Chicago in December, and the State winner -will Johnson of. -Llllington R-l. In 1946 the oil and gas industry used approximately one-tblrd ot the shipments of steel pipe and tulMs. HAVE YOU THE BOLD LOOK? . L.. it i
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