Farmers To Boost Fall Oat Average Present indications are that slight ly more than 250,000 acres of oats will be seeded in North Carolina this fall, an increase of 5 per cent over the 1941 acreage, says Dr. Gor don K. Middleton, agronomist of the Agricultural Experiment Station at N. C. State College. Best possible returns from this quarter million acres will be obtain ed only by those growers who ma terially increase their per acre yields, the agronomist explained. That an improvement can be made, he went on, is suggested by the fact that while the average yield in North Carolina was 22.6 bushels for the three years, 1938-40, the aver age in experiment station tests was from three to three and a halt times as great. The Lee variety has been popu lar in the Piedmont counties for 18 to 20 years, largely because of its resistance to cold, while Fulgrain hsa been more widely grown in the Coastal Plain and to some extent in th Piedmont. Lee and Gulgrain are still good varieties for these two areas. Dr. Middleton said, but chief interest now lies in a group of new varie ties carrying resistance to both smut and rust, and with the cold resist ance of Lee. Among the most promising are selections originating from a cross of Lee and Victoria. North Carolina has distributed two varieties from this cross, one known as Letoria and the other as Lelina. Winter hardiness tests showed Le toria to be a hardier variety thaft Lee, and Lelina about equal to Lee. Battered by RAF Bombs Billows of smoke drifting: skyward from this Italian merchantman, somewhere in the Mediterranean, poured out of her after Royal Air Force fliers, from their base in Malta, dropped their cargo on her decks. The ship, loaded with supplies for Axis forces, sank soon after this picture was made. (Central Pi cas) China Conquers War Epidemics Chungking, China.?Epidemics of disease are an inevitable conse quence of the floods of refugees poured into Yunnan, China, from Burma, Maurice Votaw, formerly on the Episcopal Church mission staff, and now public relations advisor of the Central China Government, says. "Refugees fleeing along the Bur ma Road carried with them cholera and typhoid The National Health Administration and the National Chniese Red Cross were called on for aid. In a few weeks more than 150,000 people had been inoculated against cholera and typhoid and hun dreds were receiving the injections daily." According to hospital records, Mr. Votaw said that Kunming wards for contagious diseases treated 5,250 cases of cholera in less than a month, with a high death rate, because the patients were devitalized refugees. Bphonic plague was reported at Both carry good resistance to rust and smut, but are not absolutely im mune to all strains of either. Dr. Middleton suggested that Le I toria, Lelina and a third new va riety, Stanton, be tried extensively this fall in the place of Lee in the Piedmont, and Victorgrain, Lelina, and Stanton in the Coastal Plain. ^ inter Legumes To Aid Farm Problems Farmers who would like to take a personal crack at Hitler and the Japs can get in a double blow on their own farms this fall by planting winter le gumes early, according to H. F. Mc Knight, work unit leader of the Coastal Plain soil conservation dis trict A good growth of winter legumes will add the equivalent of (500 to 800 pounds of nifrate of soda per acre when turned under next spring, Mc Knight said. And there's enough ni trogen in that much nitrate of soda to make a 500-pound bomb, he ex plained. In other words, farmers can save enough commercial nitrogen with every acre of winter legumes, if they get a good growth, to make a 500 pound bomb to drop on the Axis some places along the Burma Road, Mr. Votaw said. This he regards as i extremely serious, as the supply of] plague serum is small and there is little sulfathiazole on hand ? the I drug which has been used with great' success in treating the plague. Mr. Votaw believes the flood of I tropical diseases is subsiding, as the result of the vigoro'us anti-epidemic measures taken by the government, | the missionaries and -the civic or ganizations. Ensign Commissions Offered By the Navy Atlanta.Ga.?The U. S Navy to day offered commissions as ensigns I in the naval reserve to qualified and physically fit civilian fliers who will be developed principally for use as instructors at primary naval avia tion bases. Lieut.-Comdr S. M Nordhouse. senior member of the Naval Avia tion Cadet Selection Board here, said accepted applicants will be trained to meet existing civilian pilot train ing requirements in either cross country, instructor, link trainer or flight officer courses ? depending upon which the airman chooses. All aviators commissioned under the program in this area, the officer reported, will have been recom mended by the Naval Aviation Cadet Selection Board in Atlanta. Eligibility mandates for applicants partners. But in order to get a good growth, legumes must be planted early, and early planting means pre paring now to plant when the season is right. Early planted legumes will also help to control erosion, will make sufficient growth for early spring grazing, and will increase yields of other crops needed in the war effort, and that's another blow against the [Axis, McKnight said. Enough acreage should be set aside as a winter legume seed patch to as ^ure plenty of seed for planting next year, too, when legume seed are like ly to be scarcer than they are this fall. McKnight added. ! were set up as follows: | Be *an American citizen with at | least a high school education and meet standard physical requirements fur naval aviators. Be of officer ma terial and present three letters of rec ommendation from reputable citi zens of one's community. Show a flight log book and birth certificate. Lieut.-Comdr. Nordhouse said those seeking ensign's commissions must not be less than 19 years of age and not more than 29. In some in stances men who have had "addi tional professional experience" will be made junior grade lieutenants provided the candidate is not beyond his 33rd birthday. The selection board senior mem ber explained that while a major ity of aviators accepted will be giv en duty as primary instructors, a few may be selected for further Civilian Pilot Training Courses and on com pletion of the work, given an appro priate assignment in the naval serv ice. Persons eligible to become naval aviation cadets cannot be consider ed as acceptable for Navy use in the Civilian Pilot Training program. Lieut.-Comdr. Nordhouse concluded. Complete information on the plan will be furnished by the Naval Avia tion Cadet Selection Board. 796 West Peachtree Street. N. W . Atlanta, or the nearest Civilian Pilot Training activitv j + Active Movement of orchard grass seed from farms continued active dur ing the lust two weeks of August, and by the middle of the month 69 per cent of the commercial 1942 crop had been sold. RETONGA FINE FOR WIFE, TOO, STATES STROUPE He Fell So Nervous ami Run Down He C.oiiltlirt Seem To (i e t Anything Done, l)e elures Stanley Farmer. He tnngii drought I'rompl Re lief. ? Hundreds of farmers and their wives are praising Retonga for the happy relief it brought them from the distress due to insufficient flow j of digestive juices in the stomach. ' the baneful effects of constipation, and Vitamin H I deficiency. For in stance. Mr. F. W. Stroupe, who owns his splendid hundred acre farm on Route 1, Stanley, N. C , gratefully de clares: "For about five years I suffered about all the tortures that go with acid indigestion and gas bloating that sometimes seemed like it would cut off my breath. 1 don't suppose any man in Gaston County ever took more strong alxatives for constipa tion than I did, and at times my muscles ached and throbbed until every move hurt me. My nerves were on edge, and 1 felt so miser MR. r. W. STROITPE able, rundown, and sluggish 1 just couldn't scorn to got anything done. "I didn't dream that any medicine Itnade would give me the relief that Ketonga did. I can now go about my I farm work without unnatural fa tigue. Ketonga proved as splendid for Mrs Stroupe as it did for me, i and I am only too glad to tell my neighbors and friends about it." I Accept no substitute. Ketonga may I be obtained at Clark's Pharmacy, Inc. adv. Wheat The 1943 national acreage allot ment for wheat under the AAA pro gram is 55,000,000 acres, according to a recent announcement from the U. S. Department of Agriculture. Prices Retail prices of 58 farm food prod ducts rose less than 1 per cent from mid-June to mid-July, while pay ments to farmers for equivalent products rose more than 2 per cent. Has the Resting Place of Your Loved One Been Marked? If not, call or write S. B. DENNY Wilson, North (larolinn I well direct and lave you the middle man'i pro/it EVERY MONUMENT, SMALL OR LARGE, HAS MY PERSONAL ATTENTION. Peanut Digging POINTS FOR SALE! Will Fit All Gang Plows Martin Supply Co. WILLIAMSTON, N. C. (V*i c ?^tk K IGHT For Every Occasion Men who wear Curlee Clothes have the satisfaction of knowing that they are always well dressed and looking their best. Men who wear Curlee Clothes know that every Curlee Suit is correct and authentic in styling. They know that Curlee materials have been carefully, -chosen for smartness and wearing quality. They know that Curlee workman ship insures comfortable fit and lasting good looks from every Curlee Suit If you want the satisfaction that goes with being well groomed, choose Curlee Suits for your Fall wardrobe* You'll find our stock is complete in its range of mod els and sizes and that every Curlee Suit is moderately priced. Pittman's CLEANERS * I'RESSERS The "BIG SALES** Of Next Week Another High Sale on Our Floors SEPTEMBER 10, 1942. PER LIE ROGERS pounds 86 94 82 88 180 128 658 price ? 65c ___ __ 62c ___ 62c 52c ___ ? 50c ___ ? 50c ___ amount $ 55.90 __ 58.28 __ 50.84 __ 45.76 __ 90.00 64.00 9364.78 Average $55.43 Attention, Tohaeco Farmers! Next Meek the toluieco marketing season will reach its peak to date on tin* \\ illianiston Market, as the NFW CAROLINA and PLANTERS WAREHOUSES are list ing three sales wliieli promise to break all reeords. We advise yon to bring your tobacco in as early as possible. 2nd Sale Mon. AT THE NEW CAROLINA FOLLOWING FIRST SALE At the FARMERS Warehouse A. C. HOUSE pountln price amount .HOI !?,- __ #145.92 170 __ 47?- __ 79.90 102 __ 45c __ 72.'>0 90 __ 40c __ 36.00 136 __ 48c 65.28 862 $400.00 Average $46.41 MrbANIEI, and JOHN <;ay /ioiiikIh privv amimnt I 76 Km $ 80.06 200 46c 02.00 196 Km ?M?. lf? 1 66 Km- 76.36 161 __ 45c __ 73.80 002 $413.28 Average $45.70 Iter! Lee KoIkthoii lioiimls i>ricc amount 174 __ 4(m- __ # 80.04 154 __ 46c __ 70.81 182 __ Km- 83.72 104 __ 45c __ 46.H0 148 __ 46c __ (>8.08 88 __ 44c __ 38.72 181 46c 84.64 110 __ 46c __ 50.60 126 __ 45c 56.70 238 __ 46c 109.48 1508 #(>89.62 Average $4.5.7',i H. M. PEEL l>ounrici> amount 10 47c $ 18.80 144 __ 47c __ 67.68 94 __ 47c __ 14.18 280 __ 46c __ 128.80 120 . _ 46c __ 55.20 l?X? __ 42c 79.80 270 46c __ 124.20 252 .. 45c __ 113.40 1390 $632.06 Average $45.47 First Sale Tuesday At The New Carolina AND IF YOU CAN'T BRING A LOAD ON TUESDAY, THERE WILL BE A ? First Sale Wednesday At The Planters FOR GOOD SALES, HIGHER PRICES AND COURTEOUS SERVICE, SELL YOUR TOBACCO AT THE Carolina & Planters Warehouses Johnny Gurkin, John A. Manning, Sylvester Lilley and Carlyle Langley, Proprietors WILLIAMSTON, N. C