•MACHINES HELPING Wf 'r 1* * Growers of citrus fruits say new machinery developed by America r manufacturers is gbing to help cut prices‘for the benefit of the pub lic. ‘ ' ' The manufacturers have ma chines ranging from an automatic Jumper, which spills fruit from boxes into • washing vst, to s sampling machine which selects a cross-section of fgnit so that it ca be graded. Others are a mechani i cal stacker that piles lemon boxe 12 high, and an electronic siainr machine which pegs the size «* oranges by the shadows they cast, S count them siae by siae, and shu. NORTH STATE MOTOR COMPANY PACKARD SALES AND SERVICE Dependable Used Cars Phone 3552 444 Franklin Street FAYETTEVILLE, N. C. 6RANNIS AND SLOAN Incorporated f GINrR A L CONTRACTORS FAYETTEVILLE, N. C. GIANT STEPS ■r« b«lnf •ok an American telephone service today is rapidly expanding. Local and long distance telephone traftc is at its peak. A constantly increasing number of new telephones are being installed — switchboard facilities expanded — new equip ment added. * In spite of this enormous progress, however, sosna people are still waiting for service. This is caused by a combination of trilb existing material shortages and an increasing demand far telephone service. But we hope that the giant strides being taken today will toon overcome every obstacle, and everyooc desiring service will have it soon. Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Company Incorporated EXECUTIVE OFFICES TARBORO, NORTH CAROLINA ‘Lend me a hand* MARCH OF DIMES ties them into bins. In various stages of development •re machines to make fruit picking faster and easier, dippers to speed lemon snipping, a mechanical boom to raise and tourer pickers to am from trees, grading tables to sim plify the Job of sorting fruit, am automatic wrapping and packing processes. The object of tiw fruit grower is to cut costa by a penny or tw< per box of fruit at every possib point and lower the price to con sumers. Bulk handling of fruit has dem onstrated its success as a money saver. It consists of loading fruil directly onto trucks or trailers in stead of putting it first into wood en boxes. The manager of om packing house said bulk handling had saved $30,000 in one year. R. L. DRESSER Flooring Contractor Design Wood Flooring, Wood Block Flooring, Rubber TUe Flooring, Asphalt TUe Flowing, Linoleum Telephone 9544 RALEIGH, N. C. _ r\*« Letter-Press Letter press printing in the graphic arts means the direct amplication of inked type and engravings or other type material to I»P«r. It is the simplest of all graphic methods of reproduction and at the same time the most lasting. It was the method employed by the medieval craftsmen who first ap plied type to paper and it has persisted throughout the centuries over all innova tions, until today, when the best of crafts manship is sought in a Job, there is no al ternative to letter press printing, alonp , with high grade paper and typographic good taste. We suggest that if you have some print ing in view that you want well done, you consult us. Simply telephone 6-1776 or else call at the office, 118 East Sixth St., Charlotte, N. C. H. A. Stalls Printing Co. PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS 40 YEARS EXPERIENCE AT YOUR DISPOSA1 r.Q. Box 1661 CHARLOTTE. N. C I Vote Proves Cottly Rock Hill, 8. C. (Special)—A municipal election recently cost Rock HiU $7.63 pet vote. Only 38 persons voted in an election to name two city council men. The election cost the city a total of $360. Re-elected unanimously were Democratic Candidates W. J. Neely and R. E. Sims. 8. C. PASTURES Have Rough Time Clemson, 8. C. (Special) — South Carolina’s winter "blanket of green" hat had a hard time this year. Clemson college ex tension service agronomy Laader Hugh Woodle reporaau. Temperatures have been so low that winter grasses and clovers could not get started, and farm ers have been so short of rough age feeds that many winter pas tures have been seriously over grazed. Winter pastures must have a chance to grow and recover if they are to supply adequate late winter grazing, he said. Woodle advised farmers to apply nitrogen top-dressing on their grazing fields as soon as possible, restricting grazing where practical Higher Taxes Favored “Pay-as-we-go” taxes to fi nance our rearmament program 1 are favored by more than 90 per I cent of the executives of m«nu- I factoring companies who answered j a questionnaire sent recently to , 1,000 companies. The majority i advised increases in corporation j taxes, personal income taxes. | Industrial research has de . eloped i fr notched drill which cuts through metal 10 times as fast as the ordinary drill. 'na-co tablets** ** «K HONEY BACK GUARANTEE SELWVM cut rate drug store mf Tn pout nmc RAYLASS DEPARTMENT STORE Furnishings for the Entire Family 107 Hay Street PImmm 2872 FAYETTEVILLE, N. C I coHen^i of Telephone 356 STATEMENT OE CONDITION COMMERCIAL National Bank Charlotte, North Caroliaa te * ’ ' ' ’ December 30, 1950 OFFICERS DIRECTORS WM H. BARNHARDT, Textiles JOHN BASS BROWN. Merchant ROBERT L DALTON, Whitln Machine Work* JNO. F. DURHAM, Insurance G. G. CALLAWAY R. L. GIBBON. Physician JAMES J. HARRIS. James J. Harris 4k C*. J. P. HOBSON. Vice-Pres. A Tract Officer W. E. HOLT. JR, Manufacturer RESOURCES United States Bonds and Securities-I-$11,287,755.50 Other Stocks and Bonds_ 3,589,534.18 Accrued Interest on Bonds m and Stocks_ 103,026.73 Total Bonds and Securities - Cosh on Hand and with Banks_ Loans and Discounts_ Customers Acceptance ± ' Liability__ Bank Buildings and Fixtures _ $ 701,212.00 Less Reserve for Depreciation__ 281,589.29 Other Resources_ $14,980,316.41 if* 16,596,062.99 17,014,020.67 > 64,522.22 . P 419,622.91 83,662.97. $49,158,208.17. LIABILITIES Capital Stock (Common) $ 600,000.00 Surplus. 1,500,000.00 Undivided Profits_ 213,082.52 Reserve for Unearned Income 174,416.61* Reserve for Accrued Income Taxes and Expenses — 161,441.55 Dividend_;_ fe 42,000.00 Acceptances Oustanding_ > 64,522.22 Treasury Tax and Loon Deposits_$ 470,557.11 Other Deposits. 45,932,188.16 46,402,745.27 $49,158,208.17 Commercial "Ask These We Sene” National Bank Member Federal Reserve System — Mem bur Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation '

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