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Stales Of Cars 1 1 High la N. C. Raleigh.?The half-billion dol lar mark in annual sales is rapid ly being approached by the new tasHr dealers of North Carolina, According to an analysis of this industry released today by Mrs. Bessie B. Ballentine, executive secretary of the North Carolina Automobile Dealers association. In North Carolina there are 1,075 enfranchised automobile! dealers?that is, dealers who have contracts with the manufac turers to sell new cars. Last year these dealers had gross sales ap- i proximately $447,621,830, which' included, of course, not only sales with this automat:: FLOOR FURNA CHAN ICOMOMICAI low COST | ION 6 lift Uj*J h IINDIkVIITIIl' *A?ORATO*JM, INC. DUAl WAU 0* FtOOt ! ie Guilt | >1 or Automatic Control Complete Installation Including Outside Tanks Call or See Us For Estimates WILKESBORO, N. C. Fire Generations In Miller Family This photo includes five generations of the Miller family. Abel S. Miller, 78, of North Wilkesboro route cne, is head of the family. Next is his daughter, Mrs. Sarah Spencer; her daughter, Mrs. Alberta Sigmon. The great-granddaughter of Mr. Miller is Mrs. James Gille'and and her son, Jimmie, is the fifth generation. Mr. Miller has 93 descendants, 11 children, 39 grand children, 41 great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren. ?*4$ of new cars but sales of used car accessories, repairs, and other services rendered by the automo bile dealers to the public. The important part that the new car dealers play in the eco nomic life rt the state is indicat ed by the fact that they ogether had an annual pay roll of $58, 050,000. This sum was paid to 19,350 men and women employ es. A total of 741,725 North Car olina men, women, and children, that is, employes and their de pendents, are direc'ly dependent upon the new car automobile in dustry for their livelihood and support, and this does not include owners or their families. These dealers have a combin-, ed capital investment of anprox- j iinately $97,650,067. Preliminary repcr.s from mem- j bers of the association, Mrs. Bal lentine said, "indicate that the total gross business done by the industry in 1949 will top the! half-billion dollar mark, a figure exceeded by only two of three industries in the state, such as tobacco, furniture, and textile manufacture. "No other large industry in the state," Mrs. Ballentine comment ed, "has a more intimate contact and relationship with the masses of the people than does the auto obile dealer group. The dealer not only furnishes the public with its new automobiles, but al so services those new automo biles and keeps in running order the principal transportation fa cilities of the entire state. Most dealers are thoroughly conscious of the important niche they oc cupy in their respective com munity, including the responsi bilities that go along with -being an employer, a large taxpayer, and the supplier of a vital and essential service. Practically all are active in civic clubs, fratern al orders, and church work." o Agricultural engineers have developed a new method for dry ing seed crops without the use of heat. It involves the use of chem icals which remove the moisture from the air circulating through the seed. Pushbutton Cooking IS HERE! Com* In And S** It Today?the new revolu tionary rang* with pushbutton controls and "talking colors." They bring you Eos*, Speed, Accuracy and Conv*ni*n** [ plus Striking New Kitchen Beauty. j Just select the cooking speed you want ] ?then press the button. That's all you j have to do. Colored light shows you j what units are on, and the exact cook- J Ing speeds. J See It On Oar Soles Floor ^ DUKE POWER COMPART O- - ait fiu Mouse Control In Orchards Essential Bq CARL. E. VanDEMAN (Assistant County Agent) Now is the time to start plan ning the mouse control program for your orchard. Mice are a serious orchard pest and need to be kept under control by use of good poisionous baits just as scab and worms should be con trolled by timely spraying. One of the first steps in a good mouse control program is, to put out covers, such as pieces of slabs, old roofing, water-proof paper, etc., as baiting places. If this is done right away the mice will find them and make their runways (and sometimes their nests) under them. During the latter half of November each of" these baiting places should be in spected and pieces of bait placed in the runways under them. Cut up apples, sweetpotatoes, or carrots are good materials for bait and one quart of these should be treated with one tea spoonful of zinc phosphide just before the bait is put out. A supply of zinc phosphide can be obtained from Mr. L. C. White head at State College, Raleigh, N. C., for 35c per one ounce con tainer. ? We try to keep a few cans of it on hand at the Coun ty Agent's office. Robert Eadie of Cornell Uni versity has used cracked corn treated with zinc phosphide very effectively. He distributes the bait by means of a hand-operated garden seeder. He mixes his bai' I at the rate of 25 pounds of cracked corn, 1-2 pound zinc phosphide, and one cup of vege table oil. If you are interested in trying some of this new bait mixture, please let me know and I may be able to help you ge< started. Support The Scouts Throat of colds. Rub VapoRub ? on throat... chest. Melt ' some in mouth, tool ATTENTION CHICKEN RAISERS! ' as explain the time savin) Work Saving and Money Savin Features of Brooding With? PYROFAX GAS DICK'S GAS & APPLIANCE CO. Fast Main Street NORTH W1LKESBORO, N. C. Creative Arts For Home Will Be Demonstrated Here On Wednesday, November 2, two p. m. at the North Wilkes boro town hall, Miss Mary Em Lee, Home Management special ist from State College, will be here and conduct a demonstra tion on "Creative Arts for the Home." This demonstration will include helpful suggestions on planning, selecting and making of curtains and slip covers as well as many home' made crafts that can be made to make homes more beautiful. Miss Lee is one of the newer specialists and perhaps many have not had the opportunity of seeing her give a demonstration. "I would like to encourage you to begin now to make your plans to attend this demonstra tion, as I am sure she will give ' you many ideas and suggestions, on making your home more beau tiful, that will be most helpful j to you.?So, plan to come and invite your friends and neigh bors," the home agent "Bald in the announcement. QUALITY FEEDS .easonable prices. Complete Hue A Poultry, Dairy, Horse and Hat Feeds. Selected and Bit Brands. Also that Southern cuit Flour. Selected Feed Store 922-24 'A' STREET Support the Scouts Mr Motorist Wt boon o lot of MYSVBRY this wheel oligniog business o lot of technical folk about Mck tfcfc>fl? "comb*," "co**," "too-io" ood forms to oacploln why yoor steers kord * wears out fir* as foci oc yoo coo koy mow omos. Wo doo't believe m gkosts * mystery storms ood (Rot's wky we've VtSUALINER In ??r Sliirhn Senice Tfct VtSUALINER h *t first mo'sag oyoy ooAm ll^b o^|^? XmwImji ^ ww I?^Rw ood sofor by horn seeing booms of light. Chocks wheel olignmon? gokfc-es-e-floek and projects o "picture" on o screen so thot you cen see f* voursetf whether yoor c* needs attention. It's no secret thot faulty wheel alignment con cones "won dering," "road weave" ood otfc* kord steering symptoms. So, drive m today ood let the VISUALINER show you whether vour automobile is right for the rood. GADDY MOTOR COMPANY v Phone 112 No. Wilkesboro FOF STYLE FOR.S/ZE VALUE^ it FOAM-RUBBER SEATS I it "COMFORT-ZONE" JUDEI * SMARTEST STYUNG ON THE ROAD! * LUXURIOUS "CUSTOM" INTERIOR I * MG WRAP-AROUND RUMPERSI if "SUPER-SAFETY" BRAKES I POWERFUL MERCURY 8-CYLINDER, V-TYPE ENGINE I THRIFTIEST PERFORMANCE! r RUGGED SAFETY FRAME I DEEP FRONT WHEEL COIL SPRINGING I i WIDE CHOICE OF STYLES AND COLORS ' 1949 MBKCUSY SPOUT SBDAN Whit. tkU-woB Hrn and roar wh.#l ihl.ld> art optional at antra oa?t. TURN INDICATOR STANDARD EQUIPMENT I GAS-SAVING TOUCH-O-MATIC OVERDRIVE OPTIONAL I tptht are ao many thousands more people W dming Mercury today? Became at today's new car prices, the big, new Mercury la a fatter ftiaattamiirf It's not only the unartnt-loolring ear on the road today, it'a actnally one of die thriftiest,, too?with ? resale value that ia now higher than ever! So before you boy any car today, aee and drive die handsome new Mercury. Yonll find it pays to make year next ear 4m big, new Mercury, too! Mafoytm wt eon mtnt YADKIH VALLEY MOTOR rn
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