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PAGE SIX n jjj.'• ■ ■y; - jgm I ■ > Mmj%. '. LOFTON TART President Commercial Bank Was Founded In 1919 A 16,000-pound door with seven inches of metal guards deposits at the Commercial Bank in Dunn only an in dication of the steps in safe guarding money adopted by this organization. The Commercial Bank is man aged by a fine staff of officers who strive to be both careful and creative in their approach to bank ing. Commercial Bank President Lof ton A. Tart was a prominent lum ber dealer who retired from active participation in that business shortly before going into banking. He has held his present position approximately ten years, succeed ing E. P. Davis. Vice-President Eugene W. Smi‘h bad been production Credit Asso ciation manager for twelve years When, on the urging of Mr. Tart, he went into his present position. In 1945. Experience in making loans to farmers paid off for him - - and for local farmers, too. STEVE IS VETERAN Cashier J. N. Stephenson chose banking early as his career and has stayed right with it. He served under Mr. Davis, the founder of the Commercial Bank, and has been continuously in banking since 1937. The Commercial Bank celebrated its 30th anniversary in 1950 - - :t looks forward to the 60th, the 90'h. and the 120th with equal spirit. There is every reason to believe We Congratulate HARNETT COUNTY It is with a great feeling of pride that we thank the people of Harnett 11111 M7W? m County for the fine support that they Its tl W have given our company. We shall always put forth every effort to ren ®wW der excellent and efficient service. D17 It is our company's desire that Har * nett continue to move forward with rapidity and we pledge to do our part toward its future growth. READY MIXED CONCRETE ANY MIX OR QUANTITY DIAL 2323 "Let Us Do The Hard Work" Ready Mixed Concrete Os Dunn, Inc. N. FAYETTEVILLE AVE. DUNN, N. C. EUGENE SMITH Vice-President 88th Annual State Fair Will Be Held Oct . 18-22nd By ED BFRKF. State Fair Public Relations Director The 88th North Carolina State Fair to be held at Raleigh, Octo ber 18 through 22, offers Central North Carolinians ‘‘a golden op portunity to reap the rich harvest of knowledge in every element of society." according to one of t#? state's foremost spokesmen. L. Y (Stag) Ballenitne, North Carolina’s amiable commissioner of agriculture, also predicts that the State Fair Department of Agri culture L will break all existing re cords this year. The State Fair will feature cotton, helping both the farmer and the general public to realw the real importance of this basic commodity to the economic growth of North Carolina. The state has lost more than 200,000 acres of federally allotted cotton in the past few years, a Jack of understanding, claims the commissioner. The State Fair is expected to give a tremendous it will reach them - - and con tinue to play a prominent part in the prosperity of Dunn while get ting there. M ’ ■Hr M J. A. STEPHENSON Cashier boost to the popularity of cotton, both from the farmer’s stand point and the buying housewife. ’’When we take into considera tion all of the aspects of cotton in North Carolina, says Commission er Ballentine. “it is the state’s most important crop. True, the tobacco farmer realizes more Tar Heel leaf crops, but taking the population as a whole, cotton is far more important. Think of the ginners. cottonseed crushers, cot tonseed oil companies, warehouse men. textile manufacturers, and other elements of the cotton pic ture.” State Fair publicists have adopt ed the slogan ‘‘Cotton —From Field to Fabric," almost every quarter of the vast 228-acre fairgrounds. Commercial and industrial, as well as agricultural and educational ex hibits will be centered around cot ton. But just so there will not be too much of this one commodity. Other elements of agriculture, in dustry and education will come in for their" share of attention too.” Several promotional ideas are now beginning to take shape. There will be tie-in cotton sales ITU! UAiLf B£COBO, DUNN, N. U L. A. GAVIN Assistant Cashier in department stores throughout the state, calling attention to the State Fair's effort to boost cot ton. Bales of cotton will decorate the fairgrounds, and even the Capitol lawn in downtown Raleigh. Several of the state’s leading tex tile manufacturers are expected to put on elaborate displays. A North 1 Carolina Maid of Cotton contest ; is being planned. There will be daily cotton dress revues and cot ton style shows. A total of 40 outstanding Tar Heels, representing every phase of agriculture, education, commerce and industry, have been working for weeks unler the leadership of [ Dr E. T. York, Jr., head of N. C. He has offered to pay and addi . tional 25 per cent above listed I premiums to county, district and State College’s Department of Agronomy, who is charged with the responsibility of coordinating , all of the various elements of the fair’s cotton program. ■ Last year the N. C. State Fair had to cope with the disastrous : effects of Hurricane Hazel, which cut a path across the heardland of (Continued On Page Seven) HARNETT COUNTY On Your lOOtli Anniversary ★ NUTRENA FEEDS ★ SWIFT FERTILIZER Farm Equipment PHONE 2200 Creel Farm Supply Co. Feed - Seed - Hardware - Fertilizer 320 CUMBERLAND DUNN , N. C. m H' &r gpnßCjk CONGRATULATIONS ® HARNETT COUNTY ON YOUR 100th ANNIVERSARY ! We Are Grateful For The Past Business Os Our Many B Friends and Customers and look forward to serving them in the future. Finest in Sausage - Frankfurters & Bolonga . i / / oms SI lr ** “T*- f Tfr- --*~rr 7 rffni.id- HARNETT COUNTY CENTENNIAL EDITIO
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