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Brief Review Of State, National And World News During The Past Week N. C. HOSPITAL NEEDS NOW BEING STUDIED Raleigh — Chairman of the State Hospital Board of Control, JJ)r. H. O. Lineberger, said that an Plxtensive study of the needs of The institutions under its direc tion is being made. The findings will be presented to the North Carolina general as sembly at its next session. Lineberger said one of the ma jor problems facing the board at this time is hospitalization in Ra leigh and Morganton—whether to enlarge present facilities or build another hospital in some other city. This and other matters will be discussed at a meeting of the board and the adviory committee to be held in Raleigh during Feb ruary; Plans for permanent building work at Morganton now calls for expenditure of approximately $300,000, Lineberger pointed out, but due to adverse building con ditions, the prospect of early con struction is, not favorable. The champion 4-H dairy food preparation team for 1945 in North Carolina was composed of Jean Hackney and Glenna Dun can of Chatham county. The labor situation in fertilizer plants is critical. Order fertili zers early and take deliveries when offered. HANCOCK IS NAMED MAN OF THE YEAR Raleigh—Frank H. Hancock, of Oxford, who retired November ; 15 as head of the Farm Security I administration, has been selected by the Progressive Farmer as 1945 “man of the year in service to North Carolina agriculture.” Dr. Clarence Poe, editor of the south-wide farm publication, said the award was granted Hancock in recognition of his “superb work as head of the FSA to help worthy tenants become homeowners.” The former Tar Heel congress man was cited “for introducing greater efficiency into the admin istration of FSA, and helping small farmers help themselves.” He was especially praised for his hanging of more than $4,500,000 in farm loans to returning veter ans. VETERANS ARE TO GET MOST OF NEW HOMES Washington—Veterans are ex pected to get the lion’s share of homes built under the govern ment’s new housing program. Federal officials working out details of the program said that this was just what President Tru man had in mind when he order ed that veterans be given a pref erence in the sale or rental of new homes costing $10,000 or less. Is More Than A Day! It is the spirit of men and women who throw off the impediments of yesterday and determine to make a better start for today. As we enter the year 1946 we raise a toast to our many good friends, with the hope that each succeeding day may bring you nearer to coveted goals. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU! Modern Dry Cleaners Wayne Waddell L. E. Ivey SPARTA, N. C. We’ve seen a great many changes in our day ... changes in style?,, changes in customs, and (changes in transportation. But onp thing has remained' unchanged during all these years—our determination to lead the way at all times in • value-giving. We ejrtmr 1M4 fully pledged to stand by our time-honored custom. Happy New Year, friends! Jay Hardin’s Store SPARTA, N. C. CHAMPION BERKSHIRE HOG—Frank Trainor, 21, of Pontiac, III shown with his Berkshire Barrow that won the junior grand cham ship at the Chicago Market Fat Stock show, held during the National 4-H congress. 79th Congress Adjourns First Session; Has Made History Washington—The 79th Con gress closed its first session on Friday with the summation of Speaker Rayburn that “we have a right to be proud of ourselves.” The session wrote history, in war and peace. But on many im portant matters which President Truman urged, it did not write laws. Back in April oh a warm day, Congressmen had given thunder ous applause to Mr. Truman when he first stood before his former colleaugues as President and pro posed to carry forward the poli cies of Franklin D. Roosevelt “with you help.” In the months that followed, Congress ratified the United Na tions Charter and provided for this nation to play its part in the international organization. It en acted the Bretton Woods mone tary pacts, and extended the re ciprocal trade agreements. It continued the draft until May 15 and price controls until June. It cut income taxes. It empowered the President to reorganize Fed eral agencies. It made new pro visions for veterans. It was a busy Congress, and an inquiring one. It opened inves tigations of the Pearl Harbor at tack, of atomic energy and many other matters. The Pearl Harbor inquiry, conducted by a joint com mittee of the Senate and House with all the stops out, continues into the second session—into the year of congressional elections. But between the cherry buds of April and the snows now crusting the Capitol, Mr. Truman recom mended much other action which Congress has not taken. Many farmers favor the Ogden ind Yolstate varieties of soybeans lor both hay and beans. a Gen. Geo. Patton Dies In Germany Heidelberg—Gen. George S. Patton Jr., “The Old Man” to the million troops he led to victory and lasting glory, died peacefully in his sleep at 5:50 p. m. (11:50 a. in., e s.t.) Friday in the 130th Ar y Hospital here, amid the Rhineland battlefields where he blazed his name in military his tory. Patton’s grief-stricken wife who flew here from the United States after he suffered a broken neck in an automobile smash Dec. 9, decided that her soldier hus band should be buried “over here” with those of his men who gave their lives in the cause he fought o brilliantly. Patton died of a pulmonary em bolism—a blood clot which his heart pumped into his lungs, causing gangrene. The condition deprived that part of the lungs of blood and the affected lung tis sue died. The embolish caused his stout heart to fail. The tough old soldier who went unscathed through bloody cam paigns in North Africa, Sicily. France and Germany had fought gallantly for 12 days for his life. He astonished his physician -in the ,'vay, though he was 60 years old Nov. 11, that he ought the paraly sis which his broken neck caused. Mrs. Patton was planning to take him home soon. It was Patton’s age which beat him. Complications such as his are common in older people af :trr spinal injuries. When he was younger he suffered pulmonary embolisms twice after a broken I leg but he recovered easily. ct f:r, r’ ' » HAPPY NEW YEAR. A good beginning' for the New Year, - -we believe, is • good wish—and a good reso lution. Our good wish is* for you— more health, more happiness and prosperity1! * And our resolution—resol ved to give you still better service in 1946 Sparta Garage SPARTA, N. C. Many Changes To Come In Farming Now that the war is over, many changes in farm production in North Carolina will be necessary if heavy losses, similar to those suffered after the last war ,are to be avoided, says the sixty-seventh annual report of the Agricultural Experiment Station, recently re leased by Director L. D. Baver. The report cites the 30 per cent increase in peanut acreage as compared with pre-war years as a good example of what has taken dace in many phases of crop pro duction. The acreage devoted to ♦ruck crops has been increased by about one-half. The increase in hens and pul ’rts has been considerably more than 50 per cent, and indications now point to a large surplus of eggs and poultry meat during the coming year. “Tobacco growers should be on the alert for ways of increasing the quality of the crop and of re ducing production costs,” the re ort Suwests. “This holds true not only for tobacco but also for all crops and livestock products. “At the present time additions’ attention must be given to pro ducing that quality of cotton most TRIBUTE TO SERVICE WOMEN Official Army Photo WINS LEGION OF MEK*IT. Victory Bonds help supply necessities for women in service like Staff Sgt. Ella C. Wright, Kalama, Washington, commended for tireless work in European theater. U. S. Treasury Department needed by the domestic market.” The report calls attention to the need for more dairy cows in North Carolina but suggests that a large portion of the increase in the number of animals be used for family milk cows to improve the general diet of the farm popula ion. In ten years Hugh Vaughn of Orange county raised his yield of tobacco from 500 pounds pet acre up to 4,702 pounds on a two* acre field. Nineteen Union County farm* ers in the State Five-Acre Col ton Contest averaged more than 2 bales per acre on all the con test acres. For a sure-to-satisfy gift, choose Victory Bonds. SPECIAL DOUBLE-DUTY NOSE DROPS Works Where Most Colds Start/ Vfuui iirau tuiu £>tiJtt.Ub, put cl little Va-tro-nol in each nostril. It’s a spe cialized medication that— ^Quickly Relieves sneezy.snimy, ———--stuffy distress of head colds. Makes breathing easier. / Helps Prevent many colds from -developing if used V at the first warning sniffle or sneeze. oo seep va-iro-noi nanay— and use it the instant it is need ed. Follow directions in tha package. VICKS VA-TRO-NOL / ANOTHER DAY ANOTHER YEAR! For the day, all the joy and gladness that the New Year holiday can possibly bring. For the year, all the blessings that can be treasured up for you in 365 golden days. Come in and see us so we can wish you a HAPPY NEW YEAR with a friendly shake of the hand. Higgins Barber Shop SPARTA, N. C. HAPPY NEW YEAR! Say It With A New 1946 Model Chevrolet Now as 1945 bows off the stage u4 the Now Yaw, 1945, makes an entrance there comas with k the mhn of NEW CHEVROLET'S for everybody . . . pat year order in now. 4* .. •* • We ap^r^tt^ ym^r patronage daring the past yam and look forward to aarolnfyon in 1944. Castevens Motor Co II SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA
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