Credit Tightening Expected In U. S. There'* been talk of need for dis couraging consumer purchases of some non-defense goods, to (1) keep demand from out-running produc tion and further hiking prices; and (2) to hold down demand for non defense goods so that more product ive capacity would be available for defense-goods manufacture. Fitting into this picture is action of two big gest mail order houses to tighten up on consumer credit. They're reduc ing the three-year time payment now permitted on durable goods items by requiring larger "down" and month- j ly payments. So far as a quick check up showed, big department stores had not yet taken similar steps, main ly because they seldom have time payment plans running over twenty four months, anyway. At the same time the American Bankers Associa tion circulated a suggested schedule of terms for time sales financing on household appliances, equipment and furniture, auto accessories and trans portation. It recommends minimum down payments of 15 to 33 per cent, and terms of 12 to 24 months. More , drastic tightening of such items ? and more widely applied?would re sult if OPM decided that sales of j such items need to be held down fur ther, to conserve steel and other met als for defense. Commodity Prices Continue Upward Thus far commodity prices are fol lowing much the same upward course they took in World War I. de spite much effort at price control. | On the basis of the Department of j Labor's wholesale price index, cov ering just about everything, com modities as a group have climbed 12 per cent during the first 20 months of this war, against a rise of 16 per cent for the similar period of 1914 16. Raw material costs are up 18 per cent, against a rise of only 11 per cent at this stage of the "other" war. Prices of farm commodities, textiles, hide-leather products, foods and house furnishing goods have shown sharper gains. On the other hand, prices of manufactured articles have moved up 9.6 per cent, against 14 per cent in 1916. And in metals and chemicals the picture is vastly bet- \ ter. Due largely to government reg ulation. metals and metal products have risen only five per cent in 20 months, whereas in World War I they ballooned by 34. The U. S chemical industry was in the "in fant" stage in 1914. and we were much dependent on imports. Thus chemical and drug prices skyrocket ed 125 per cent then, have been held to a mere 11 per cent rise thus far in the present hostilities. ?? Moderate deity eu?M it * mighty good habit for moat people ao coleieeee. Avoid u?w iotMfwit. Y?-wt ? ipltoiiJ bob? ?e fanI too, m to wBAHBY Knot Midi Style Breed for ?aluet Tout' For tfau floe htee J bet e deliciour, uautuei, old time flavor, it's a loose-tex wrtd, tender crusted loaf chat was just made for toasting! Ex cellent for sandwiches, too. Order it from your grocer! Your family will like il \ till HOME MADE STYU R n V A I R 4 K INC n Protecting the fjpltnl Capitol police are checking articles carried by visitors for the first tima since the World War, when a tame bomb exploded in the Senate recep tion room. Policeman Donald Murphy i* shown relieving sightseers of bundles, cameras, and umbrella*4ft4he Rotunda entrance. Bjo6 Stanfi/nn xjou,'' <1 Set/a j/ritd X/Uxfictib Duke i'nivenity Library Exhibits ? A Civil War Manuscript News 1 paper. Odd. interesting, and "rare" cop j ies of old newspapers have been placed on exhibit by the Duke Uni ' versify Library. These "fruits of the press" date from December 2(>. 1792 The North Carolina Journal of that date is a four-page paper printed j fix. 2 there were no headlines] across tin- page. There was more than a small-type head ted to the one column in he article appeared. The makeup was entirely different, fori j stories were continued from the bottom of tin- first column to the top [ DOW YOUR DOLLAR HOW DO Wl MIAN DOUSil YOU* dollar? Well, look at all other prices and other valum in the Fluid Drive field and then put down tliin fart You buy Dodge Fluid Drive for $25 and you get the great eat motoring aenaatiolT-oflhe decade, and by far the great sat value of the year. For Dodge givea you murh more than TWICE AS MUCH aa your Fluid Drive Dollar will buy anywhere elae. Yea, you can double your dollar with Dodge Fluid Drive, and you ahould by all means talk with your Dodge dealer about doing just that Co Fluid Driving with him today. 1/WW DODGE FLUID DRIVE alto thru Dodge-Famout Fratutrt SAFETY-RIM WHEELS FULL-FLOATING RIDE FLOATING POWER MOUNTINGS FINGER-TIP STEERING SAFETY-STEEL BODY MASTER HYDRAULIC BRAKES DODGE FLUID DRIVE FLUID DRIVE EXTRA MAJOft ftOWt S C. B. t-l? P.M., K.B.I.T. FASTEST SEU1NG LOWESTPRICED CAR WITH FLUID DRIVE I MOM PUN MR GALLON OP OAS DIXIE MOTORS, Inc.?Washington Street C. E. AYERS, Plymouth, N. C. tMOOTMST CAM AHOAr Ordered to London U. 8. Army Air Corps PlioU At present on duty at Fort Doug las, Utah, Brig. (ion. Ralph Koyce has been ordered to Ix>ndon for duty as assistant military attache for vair. Prior to leaving, he will serve temporarily at Wright Field, Ohio, and in the office of the chief of staff in Washington. of the second. Another conspicuous difference between eighteenth and twentieth century newspapers is the lack of pictures in the earlier cen tury. The oddest newspaper placed on exhibit is the Weekly News. It was manuscript; and no printed edition has been reported to prove that there was ever a "press" copy. J. M L. Harrington, of Harrington, N. C., was editor. During the Civil War the size was decreased until it resembled a page taken from an ordinary writ ing tablet. The subscription rates quoted for the Weekly New.) reflected the rise in prices and the depreciation of the Confederacy's currency in value. The 1802 rate was $2 per year, whereas the 1864 subscription was $4. Across the top of each front page the editor wrote, "The world is gov erned too much." A second Civil War newspaper, the Confederate Banner, was print ed on the plain side of wall paper. Two copies of the edition bearing the date, October 25, 1862, were includ ed in the exhibit; but each was print ed on differently patterned pieces of paper. A nine year old Raleigh youth ed ited the Microcosm. This was a reg ular newspaper of average size and make-up. A bound volume was dis played with the other early papers. Interesting articles featured in cluded President Monroe's message to Congress. It appeared in the Fay etteville Gazette, November 22, 1820. He referred to the Napoleonic Wars and said that the European "convulsions" would be felt ih the United States. In the 1792 paper, a writer discussed education in an ar ticle written to encourage donations to the University of North Carolina The burning of the state capitol in 1831 did not make the front page of the Raleigh Star. The article which wild of the finTwas almost lost on the third page, for there were no large headlines. Other towns repre sented in the Duke exhibit includ ed, Salisbury, Edcnton, Fayetteville, Charlotte and Goldsboro. The average reader of today would I be "lost" trying to read one of those "more-than-a-century-old" newspa pers, for there were no "comics", and there was no sport page. Direct lend-lease aid to Australia and increased purchases of Austral ian wool are expected shortly as a result of recent conferences held in Washington NOTICE North Carolina. Martin Counts In The Superior Court County of Martin against < P. How ell and others. The defendant. C P Howell and wife. Lela Ann Howell, above named I will take notice that an action en I titled as above has been commenced I in the Superior Court of Martin I County. North Carolina, to foreclose the taxes on land in Martin County } in which said defendants have an in terest; and the said defendants will | further take notice that they are re quired to appear before L. B Wynne. Clerk of the Superior Court of Mar tin County at his office in Williams I ton. North Carolina, within thirty (30) days after the completion of this ' service of publication by notice and I to answer or demur to the complaint of the plaintiff in this action, or the | plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in said com I plaint. This the 27th day of May. 1941 L B WYNNE. Clerk Superior Court m30-4t of Martin County. NOTICE OF SALE Notice is hereby given that under and by virtue of an order of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Mar tin County entered in that certain special proceedings pending in said Court entitled 'Martin Little vs. Callie Little," the undersigned Com missioners will on Monday, the 30th day of June. 1941. at twelve (12) o'clock nominal the Courthouse door o# Martin County, in WilUamston. North Carolina, offer for sale, at public auction. to the highest bidder, for cash, the following describe real ? state, to-wit "That certain house and lot in the town of WilUamston, Martin Coun ty. North Carolina. U-ginmng .it Ca? sar Purvis' corner on a lane, thence along said lane SO feet to a stake, thence South 105 feet to a stake thence West 45 1-2 feet to Caesar Purvis' line: thence along Caesar Purvis' line to the beginning. And being the sanu premises owned and occupied by Nora Rice at the time of l\* i death, and being tin property devised to Martin Little and Callie Little in the La i Will and Testament < >f Nora Rn ? d- ?? .. . d. which is of record in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Martin County and herein refeired to." Tins the 28th day of Mav. I!>4! HUGH i; HBrton Kl.BKRT S PKKI.. m30 4t Commissioners notici: North Carolina. Martin Count \ I The Superior Court Countv of Martin against Mrs. ( |* Howell and others. The defendants. Mrs C 1' How ell and husband. C 1* Howell.'above named/ will take notice that an ac tion entitled as above ha> b? en com ' menced HI the Sup? ri"i C ml *?f Martin County. North C oolina to foreclose the taxes on laud in Mar tin County in which aid defendant have an interest, and the >aid defen dants w ill further take notice that they are required to appear before 1. B Wynne. Clerk of the Superior Court of Martin Count\ at I us office in WilUamston. North Carolina, with in thirty (30) days after the comple tion of this service of publication by notice and to answer or demur to the complaint of the plaintiff in this action, or the plaintiff will apply to tin Court for the relief demanded in said complaint. This the 27th day of May, 1941. 1. B WYNNE. Clerk Superior Court m30 4t of Martin County North Carolina Martin County. II ?vmg tln> day qualified as ad niiiudratoi >f tin ? 'ate of Nicey A. Wyi f? th:> is to notify all persona hiviii1', t lain agiur t said ? state to pii s? nt tin m to tin undersigned ad ministrator ? i hi attorneys, within tu( .? months,from the date of this lU*tice. or till notice will he pleaded in h_ar ? f their recovery All persons itnh htvfl A Wynne. Pi ? I Jb Manning. Atty: m9-tit HelhrFefRYhment DKINK HOT WATER HISTORY... BEFORE AMD AFTER ... ^uric/uny MRS. 1890: Her pen-heating, top-of-stove method seem laughable, don't they? But they were little less^erficient than some of the relk heaters still cluttering up some kitchens, some basements! MRS. 1941: Demands?and gets?hot water service in the tempo of the times?since the switch to switches in nearly a million modern homes! To day's electric water heaters take the "maybe" out of hot water faucets. With no bother, no attention from you, they provide a more-than-adequate supply of hot water for*every need, every hour, every day. And thelt economy, as well as efficiency, is attested by the fact that more people than ever before switched over this past year! # JUST LIKE ELECTRIC LIGHT! TREAT YOURSELF TO THE LOW-COST LUXURY OF ELECTRIC ANjaER HEATING OME II Ml SEE TIE JJu&UZt IIIWIII OF IEWEST MIIEU' YOUR ELECTRICAL DEALER...OR VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY