THE FRANKLIN TIMES
Issued Every Friday
SIS Court Street Telephone 2H8-I
A. F. JOHNSON, Editor and Manager
A. JohaMon, Aaalataat Editor and Manager
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THE WAR ?
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The average reader, following the official war coin
muniques from the belligerent powers, goes around in
something of a daze. They simply don't make sense.
The Germans, for instance, will claim the destruction
of 50 British war planes with losses of but 15 of their
own ships, while the British, on the same day, will
reverse the figures. And the dispatches of the war cor
respondents are not 9. great deal more helpful for the
most part. These correspondents are able and honest
reporters, but they are subjected to an iron censorship
and ipust necessarily couch their comment in vague
terms. And the warring governments make sure that
the correspondents see only what they want them to see.
Thus the confused reader must look largely to other
sources of information if he seeks an approximation of
the truth. And such other sources eSist in this country.
The 'War and Navy departments have channels of in
formation which have proven extremely accurate. They
maintain naval and military attaches in countries with
which we have diplomatic relations, whose job it is to
coldly the facts, unaffected by sentiment. And
according to late accounts, these observers are convinc
ed that the British reports of give-and-take in the great
war now going on in the air are far more accurate than
the German.
That comes as good news to most of the American
people, who believe that the defeat of England would
gravely endanger us. Apparently it is true that British
pilots and planes are better than the German. Further
more, it is believed in some official circles that the Brit
ish claim that Empire plane production has at last caught
up with German, is pretty close to the fact. And some
also believe that British production is now ahead of
Timely Farm
Questions
Answered at State College,
QUE8TAON: What is the clo*-!
' lag date for carrying . out . soil
building practices under this
year1* farm program?
ANSWER: North Carolina far-i
mere have until October 31 toj
carry out soil-building practice*
under the 1940 AAA farm pro.
gram. This means that growers
participating in the program must'
complete their soil-building prac
tices by the end of October if they
: expect to receive credit on this|
year's program.
QUESTION: How should ap
ples be graded?
ANSWER: The first step comes
at harvest time. It has been es-i
timated that one-sixth of the ap
' plea discarded as culls were dis
posed of because of rough hand, j
' ling at picking time, or rough
treatment on their way to and in
the grading and packing shed. A
thorough knowledge of U. 8.
Standard trade* is also necessary
in classifying apples. Then, too,
the fruit must be free from spray ,
residue, dirt, or any defects that :
. will seriously detract from , tihe j
appearance or keeping quality of .
the fruit.
QUESTION : What prepara
tions should be made before pul
lets are placed in I be laying
bonne?
ANSWER: Before the pullets
are moved to the laying bouse,
the structure should be cleaned
and disinfected thoroughly. If
the house la not cleaned carefully
' before the disinfectant is applied,
maximum disinfection cannot be
secured. One pound of lye plac
ed In five gallons of water makes
a very satisfactory disinfectant).
The bouse should have a good
wood or preferably a waterproof
ed concrete floor. Dirt floors are
a potential menace since they
cannot be cleaned thoroughly.
Farm Income in North Carolina
1 u i WW> first six months of 1940
is 20 per cent greater tihan for
the same period last year, re.
ports Russell P. Handy, Junior
statistician of the State Depart
ment of Agriculture.
Wilson County farmers are
busily engaged in cutting their
tobacco stalks and turning their
tobacco land so as to destroy the
grass and stalks, says Assistant
Farm Agent J. A. Marsh.
? Women are a lot more patient
with their children than with
thpjr husbands; wit'h men Us
vice versa.
Whjr should anybody want toH
' be pMBldedt ?t' the United StMt.ll
? or of anything else, for that H
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losses, while German production of first-line fighting,!
aircraft" is less than losses.
The English have one very definite advantage iu this
air war. Only a handful of British planes are sent over
the continent, while hundreds of German planes are
sent over England ? the JJazis are on the offensive, and
Britain's raids on Germany are largely of a retaliatory
character. That means that when a German pilot bails
out of a destroyed sJiip and lands safely heroes to a
prison camp ? while a British pilot who saves himself
with his parachute lives to fight tor the Crown another
day. German planes crashing on the "tight little is
land." are of salvage value to the British, as are their
own planes. ' ,
This doesn't mean that Germany has lost the balance
of air poweiv so far as the .statistics are concerned. Best
estimates place the German first-line force at 12,000
ships, as against 6,000 for England. And Germany pro
bably has more trained pilots. But it does mean that
Britain is catching up. And it is reported that some
recently captured German pilots had only half the train
ing^hat is given English pilots before they are sent into
cooibat. Whether that is the result of a shortage of
pilot? in Germany, or ji policy of holding her best men
in reserve for a future attack of unprecedented severity,
is a matter of question. American military experts give
Britain a far better chance of surviving now than they
gave her two or three months back. Some cataclysm
of the near future may prove them 100 per cent wrong,
but they feel that Hitler has little chance of making his
time-table click this time ? that is, of subduing England
before October comes with its fogs and storms. All
through fall and winter and early spring the British Isles
are blanketed in a dripping mist. It is significant that
an Italian newspaper which often speaks for Mussolini
recently said that the war may last two more years.
That is a, very different tune than the Axis leaders were
singing after the collapse of France.
Britain, of course, is still in grave danger. If fog
prevents flying, it also provides a screen for an invasion
over water. Hitler is known to have constructed arm
adas of shallow draft boats, equipped to carry tanks and
field pieces as well as troops. That is one reason why
Great Britain needed the 50 over-age destroyers we re
cently traded her for leases on naval a?^ air bases in
British possessions in this hemisphere. AVith the de
stroyers she has lost, the number in drydock for repairs,
and those which must be kept elsewhere, she probably
had only 50 or 60 of these ships of her own for Island
defense. And destroyers are far more effective in the
narrow Channel than are larger, slower and less easily
maneuvered ships. At any rate, the experts are be
coming more hopeful over Britain's chances daily. And
they are also becoming convinced that air attacks can
not produce nearly the damage and the furor the pro
ponents of ruthless air warfare anticipated.
START FROM THE FIRST AND SELL YOUR TOBACCO
AT THE FRIENDLY
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HENDERSON
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TOBACCO
Since
1868
Since
1868
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A R K E T
THE MARKET HAS BEEN GROWING AND SERVING THE
FARMERS FOR PAST 71 YEARS ? THERE MUST BE
A REASON ? AND THERE IS ?
Extra Dollars - Extra Courtesy
Extra Satisfaction
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LARGE
Warehouses
2 SETS
* Buyers
2REDRYING
Plants
HALF DAY SELLING SYSTEM WHICH GUARANTEES FOUR
i FULL SALES EACH DAY ? AND NO BLOCKS !
HENDERSON
TOBACCO
MARKET
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"OLDEST AND BEST"
Old Records
Mr. S. B. Nash, one o f Bunii'p
progressive merchants, brought
(our Treasurer orders on the old
Farmers Alliance, dated 1118 and
1899" to the TIMES office Mon
day. 1 These orders were made to
'and signed by citiiens of the
Bunn community and were drawn
on the Trasurer of the Bunnville
Alliance. The Interesting feature
of these orders is that they were
fonnd in t>he bottom of a bag of
feed shipped to Mr. Nash from
the Southern Milling Co., of Au
gusta, Oa. A letter from them to
Mr. Nash in answer to questions
about the orders discloses the
fact that they knew nothing about
them and are interested in the
circumstances. The coincidence
is that these orders issued at
Bunn in 1888 and 1890 should re
turn to the same locality in 1940.
The following is one of t-he
orders: j.**
$.75 Sept. 29, 1888.
The Treasurer of Bunnville Al
liance will pay to S. J. Alford,
or order, the sum of 75-100 Dol
lars from Alliance fund for clean
ing. ?
President.
Approved:
Bunnville Al. Sec'y. J. R.Wright.
President, A. J. White.
The other four orders were in
the same form, but payable to A.
J. White for $1.91 signed by A.
J. White, Secretary, and approv-|
ed by J. R. Wright'; another to J.
R. Alford for $2.32 signed by J.
R. Wright, Secretary and A. J.
White, President, and dated Feb.
4, 1890; and another payable to
W. A. Pippin and W. A. Alford
for 50 cents signed by A. J.
White, J. R. Wright, Secretary
and dated July 7tJ>, 1888.
CARD OK CHAXKS
We wish to express our deep
est- thanks and appreciations to!
those who rendered their services.!
in every way, and also during ourj
bereavement. You will always be:
remembered.
The family of
MRS. LAURA DAVIS.
RENEW YOUR SUBSCRIPTION!
Leaf Producers
Average $18.89!
North Carolina Bordrr Belt Prlef*
Reported $3.40 Ahott l/??l
8eaaon
Producers' tobacco on the North
Carolina border belt sold (or
$18.89 per 100 pounds in August,
$3.40 above the average (or the
belt last season, the State Depart
ment o( Agriculture reported this
week in the first official sales
summary of the season.
"A total ot 27,341,542 pounds
of producers' leaf were sold on
the 37 warehouse floors in the
belt* for a total of $5,165,699,"
J. J. Morgan, Department statis
tician said. "Prices p^r pound
last month represent an increase
ot 12 per cent compared with Au
gust sales in 19S9 and' 17- per
cent below corresponding sales ill
1938." The averagrf price paid
for all flue-cured (obaeco last sea
son was $15.65 per 100 pounds.
Total producers' sales during
August last year aggregated 78,
271,589 pounds on the border
belt. However, markets were op
ened August 3 compared with
August 20 this year.
A complete report on the first
mont>h's sales on the bright belt,
which opened September 3, will
not be available until October 10.
The border belt August Bales
report by markets, poundage and
price per 108 pounds compared
with the same period last season
follow:
Chadbourn ? 1,557,546 pounds
for an average of $17.84 compar
ed with $15.56 in 1939.
Clarkton ? 1,666,870 pounds
(or an average of' $17.34 com
pared with $15.95 in 1939.
Fair Bluff ? 1,649,153 pounds
(or an average o( $18.96 compar
ed with $17.61 in 1939.
Lumberton ? 6,434,365 pounds
for an average of $18.52 compar
ed with $17.50 in 1939.
Tabor City ? 1.496,222 pounds
for an average of $19.07 compar
ed with $16.61 in 1939.
Oldwalt sez: "The ten best
years ot a woman's life are be
tween 29 and 30."
CHEATHAM-MILLER
Announcement cards bave been
received In Loulsburg of tbe mar
riage of Elizabeth Beekman Mil
ler, daughter of Colonel and Mrs.
A. C. Miller, of Hawaii, to Lieu
tenant Benjamin Ballard Cheat
ham, U. S. N., at Fort Kameham
eba, Hawaii.
Lieut. Ballard Cbeath&m, of
Franklinton, N. C., graduated
from U. S. N. Academy, Annapo
lis in 1933. He Is now Lieutenant
junior grade, and is stationed
aboard tbe U. S. S. Concord,
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Out-of-state drivers were res
ponsible for approximately 10
per cent of all fatal accidents in
tfhis state during tbe first tix
months of 1940. ;
! LOUISBURG
House Of
Flowers
FUN ERA L AND
WEDDING FLOWERS
CUT FLOWERS
I'OTTED PLANTS
GIFT NOVELTIES
All Work Guaranteed
CALL 337-1 FOR
DELIVERY
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Mrs. H. R. Chesson,
Manager
LOl'ISBURG, N. C.
WELCOME!
TOBACCO
FARMERS
PENDER
Qua/ctij
Make our store your headquarters while in town. We have a wide selection of
foods from which to choose and you will always save money by taking advan
tage of our low prices. Here are a few of our SPECIAL LOW PRICES for the
opening of the Tobacco Market. Come to see us! A cordial welcome awaits
you.
New Pack Standard
TOMATOES N0?,n2 5C
Colonial Evaporated
MILK 4 ? 25?
Libby's Corned
BEEF 2-: 37c
Colonial Tomato
JUICE 3 ^ 22?
sturdy 4-5tnng Elk
BROOMS 25?
In Bulk Fig
BARS Z. 15?
Haviajpi on Double Fresh
COFFEES
D. P. BLEND, lb. 17c
Yellow Front, lb. 15c
Golden Blend, lb. 13c
NEW
TREAT
RED
MILL
VA.
MAID
HIGH
MARK
FINE
ALASKA
SALAD DRESSING
VINEGAR T
PEANOT BOTTER
FLOOR
Best Pure Bulk
LARD L 20
32 oz.
Jar
Plain or 24 lb. CAc
Self Rising Bag Vr.
- 48 1b.
Bag
PINK SALMON 2?,
Cans
Fine Dried Navy
BEANS 5C
19?
27c
19?
*2M
25?
15*
32 oz.
Jar
1.15 -
Gallon
Jug
98 lb.
Bag
Box of 144 Safe Home
MATCHES 3 for 10?
Domestic
SARDINES ??? 5?
Save Here On Your
CANNING SUPPLIES
"Ir'&VrW
H Gal. JARS, dozrn .. $1.05
JAB CAPS, down 70c
JAR RI'BBRRS, 2 down . 7c
THICK Dry Salt FAT BACK, lb 1c
SLICED BOLOGNA, 2 lbs 25c
COLONIAL APPLE SAUCE, 2 No. 2 cans 13c
GRAPE JAM, Old Va, 2 lb. Jar 23c
All Regularly Priced ^Cc
10c Tobacco and Snuff for ***
Will be open for business in our New Location, next
toBoddie't Drug Store on Tuetday, Sept 17th, 1940. |
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