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History Class THE MARQUIS Of the heroes whose names and deeds loomed large in the Revolts *' on a v I.-v. favette > i one of the most interest ing. There was a fellow who lack ed a lot of being the “stuffed shirt” history books have pictured him. Lafayete was a member of one of the greatest and noblest fami lies in Fiance. He was a tail, blond, blue-eyed youngster—well bred, courteous, mannerly and not at all like the pampered sons of most of the wealthy noblemen of his day He fir«t heard of the American Revolution from a brother of the King of England— and the report, naturally, was not favorable to the colonists. La fayette immediati ly decided to get in it—but on the side of the English. The Marquis wasn’t old enough to vote when he reached America. He was barely 20—and he had run away from him because when his family had discovered his intentions of going to Amer ica, they had secured from the King of France ; n order to lock the young man away in the Bas tile until he came to his senses. He left Fi ance in disguise. His first experiences in the new land were hardly happy. Before leaving F-ance, Lafayette had received from Silas Deane. one of the colonists' two agents, the promise of a major general's commission. In the meantime, ■‘he- ‘.h rt■ !..l Ci-r.givys- bad learned of Deane's hr.bit of prom ising every Frenchma a high com tnission. and had pnt down the of ficial foot. No more commissions for foreigners — the Colonial troops wanted to he led by Ameri cans. So Lafayette w-s given the bturh-off when he finally arriv ed in Philadelphia and sought mi audience with Congress. The young Frenchman was heavy of heart. He couldn't go home and say America had no place .or him. He had come to help—and been thoroughly snubbed. So he sat [down and wrote a masterful letter to Congress, offering his services without pay and as a simple vol unteer. The letter did the trick. Con gress. offering his services without pay and as a simple volunteer. The letter did the trick. Con gress apologised, welcomed the lad and on Julv 31, 1777, made him a major-general in the United States army. Where did Congress get the idea of snubbing the Frenchman? Well, they got it from George Washington, who had specifically requested that Mo more French men be made officers. But it was Washington who accepted the ‘‘Good hue. Mr Cot rocks. I'm leaning, I Just got my first certificate f*“ the homily Sweepstakes in Pepsi's ' Treasure lop' Contests!" • [.ook for hidden design under the cork in every Pepsi-Cola bottle top. • Enter Pepsi’s great $203,725 "TreasureTop" Sweepstakes and Contests. • Every entry gets a Treasure Certificate for the lug family Sweepstakrs Prize of $25,000.00 Cash. • Collect and swap Pepsi t'Treasure lops "... It's f uni GET ENTRY BLANKH AT YOUR STORE Pepul-Cota Company, Long Island City, N. Y, Franchised Bottler: Pepsi Cola Bottling: Company of Greenville Joy begins with the letter "J"— Drink plenty of OUR MILK each day— Your cheeks of roses sinning bright Will prove to you that we are right. TAYLOR'S DAIRY Ifoa i?an IV(tip &ut_ (Gtean^^., Gut L/ou @an't Goat. C^ut Att/J PHONE Hamilton Ext. 142 or Williamston 4322 Experiment Unit Releases Bulletin “Factory Moot? Farm in Worth Carolina'’ is the ti If of a now bul letin just releas'd by the North Carolina Agrb'u’Vwnl Fxponmeut. Station, and free <cpits r-'o avail able to rngiderjAS of the state who request them'. Dr. Francis E. MeVay. assistant agricultural economist for the Sta tion, wrote the bulletin, basing it on a recent survey of farms and industries in Gaston and David son Counties. It was Ns aim to Vi;.<!v thv ••’«{•?<• .'hip that now exists between agriculture and ru ral industries an I the effect on rural people. "Whether industrialization is the answer to southern economic problems, is still an open ques tion.” says Dr. MeVay in his intro duction. "But long strides were made toward increased indus trialization during the recent war . . . It is because the South is still rural in character, but changing rapidly as industrialization pro ceeds. that a study of the effect of industry upon agriculture is important at this time." One of the first findings of the survey was that even in 19-13 when the fiom labor force was low. many farm families in the survey counties were underemployed. Dr. MeVay observes that, "other things remaining equal, employ ment could not he given to this unused labor simply by increas ing the cropland acreage alone." In other words, if the farm family was to be fully employed it has to depend at least partly on nearby rural industries. Many of the off-farm employ ment opportunities offered low wages and has few seasonal vari ations in labor needs that match ed fluctuations in the farm labor supply. Nevertheless, these op portunities helped considerably in raising the income of farm fami lies. In his summary. Dr. MeVay reaches the conclusion that more rural industries would certain im prove the plight of farm families. "The part-time farmer, who at present ekes out a living from farm and factory, might leave farming entirely if he could find full-time off-farm work at higher wages,” the economist concludes. '‘Higher non-farm incomes would undoubtedly raise the incomes of full-time farmers who remained on the farm. This would, in tunf, enable them to finance more me-' chanization and thus step up their ] efficiency and income.” St at a ('.ollasa 4min ors Timoly Farm Questions Dr. E. R. Collins, in charge of! Agronomy for the State College Extension Service, says that he has no proof or disproof of the theory that moon phases have ef fect on corn planting, but he does have the results of the Experiment Station of corn in which they laid no attention to the moon abases but have averaged 78 bush ids per acre with good fertilizer iinrl cultural practices. The Agronomy department now las the planting dates of approxi- j rsately .100 members of the 100 i lushel corn club and these will :oon be tabulated in relationship o planting dates and moon phas es. A superficial examination of these results, Dr. Collins said, would indicate that good corn nelds can be obtained on most naming dates, f or example, in ‘ Davidson County, members apply- j ng for membership in the 100 >ushe! corn elufc planted their orn on the following dates; April 1, 10, 12. 19, 22, 25, 27, 29, May 1, 2, 5. 15, 23. June ? 5, and 10. All j !0-year-old Lafayette with open , rms and grew to love him like a on. Retail Price *1.90 Pints *3.05 Fifths Proof IM STRAIGHT WHISKEYS IN THIS PRODUCT All 4 YEARS OR MORS OLD IS* STRAIGHT RHISKIY, 41% NEUTRAL SPIRITS, DISTILLS# PROM ORAM. mmmm i mis un. m Smakey Says: TrtAT FEUOW IS A REAL SPORTSMAN. HES CAREFUL Yv „ WITH FIRE/ T-rsiT' l Wnod« ratch on fire ets) this time of month PU) bate j Cattle and calf slaughter in 1947 | was the greatest on record and ( much larger than in 194ti. The J unusually large slaughter is sharp ly reducing the number of cattle on farms. Slaughter in 1948 will be less than last year’s record, ac cording to the U. S. D. A. of 'hose planting? produced good i yields. I ! [Recreation Runs In1o Big Money 1 ■' *— Expenditures in the recreation industry in 1946 amounted to an estimated. $16,645,090,000 or nine and a half percent of our total national income. Tiie nearly seventeen billion dollars represents an increase of 109 percent over 19,19 recreation expenditures. The- total is great c1 than the combined value of all goods produced by the iron and steel, automotive and textile mill industries in the I’luUyT s-.~ during 1939. Expenditures for 1940 include: Food and beverages. $3,362,000, 000; sport clothing, sport shoes and accessories. $1,071,000,000; personal care. $231,000,000; hotel and other lodging—rentals. $449. 000,000; transportation. $5,141, 000,000; admissions to spectator amusements, $1,684,000,000; pari mutuel net receipts. $160,006,000; non-vending coin machines, re- j ceipts, $130,000,000; specified com- I mereial participant amusements, I $299,000,000; "other" informal re- 1 creation expenditures, $3.526.000,-1 000; camp fees $35,000,000; cluhs. $302,000,000; ‘other" commercial amusements. $135,000,000; foreign travel, $320,000,000. -o Farmers Should File Tax Returns| The beginning of a new year means that income tax reporting time is here, says ,C. Brice Match ford, in charge of Farm Manage-1 merit for the State College Exten sion Service, tin.I farmers along' “Wi'li ntos' people n il) r ,, to consider filing 'heir returns. Mapy Tar Heel farm families] will not have to pay any income I tax, Mr. Ratchlord said, but the greater majority of them will have j to file a return. If you are in doubt as to I whether you have to file a return, i then here is the deciding factor. If the gross income from your farm | was more than $500 during the I year, you should file a return. I Since all farm expenses may be | deducted along with the personal j exemptions of $500 for self. $500' for wife, and $500 for each de pendent relative, this will fnean that a large number 0f farmers will not have to pay any tax. How lever, there is a severe penalty foj not filing a return. Farmers should study the in 1 istructions issued with the >ncomf For Immediate Delivery Bottle Gas Ranges Hefrifieralors and Hot Water Heaters. \\V Install tin* Stove anil Furnish the F.as. TARBORO GAS CO. I .nrali'il next to Heath Radiator Shop. Willianislon. IN. iMMMWWWWtMMIMUWUWWMMMMWMWWNWMMVMMMMMM __------ --^ — ^ Sale Now Here It Is Our Usual Sale Of The Year We Must Reduce Our Stock—That Is The Reason For Such Sacrifices i \\ liile* we* »U’(‘ unable* to iiinition cae*h Mean on sale, wo e*nn le*ll von that e*ve*ry ile*ni in this store* is on sale*, all i,(mIii<>(‘(I, souk* be*letw e*e>st. So he* sure* to visit our sleere* during this sale*! PERMS OP SALE I!ASH - NeOhing; will la* e*liar«»e*el At Sale* Priors. BLANKETS COMFORTS II ere $ t.49 IT’ere $ i 0.05 Now $3.00 Now $11.50 Boys' B-oz. OVERALLS $2.00 BLANKETS Here $7,011 Now $5.73 loo% ill Uool Men’s OVERALLS Cannon BLANK! „|#|.*/#s ft oz. $0.95 wo o' c. c. SHEKTINC 20<* BLANKETS Here $2.05 Now #1.05 II omen's Olaloon ROOTS $3.00 Mini's II inter UNDERWEAR $1.69 One l.ot of LADIES PANTS 29c One l.ol of Mini's Leather .1 V< IKF/I’S 1-2 Priee* One Lot of Children's CANTS I9c I rank of women’s <!4 fiirl’s Dresses— lltn one. We nive Yon One RFI) SPREADS $2.70 Boys’ Short Corduroy PANTS 69c Each Cadies PAJAMAS I raek of Women Vrmv Flight Jaek’l iV Children's H e/ e $5.50 Now $2.00 outing :irr n ote 29c HORSE COLLARS All REDUCED Imperial 5-1 (», ,‘t-R PLOW ROPE 58c II) Sweaters. Bnv I — Get One FREE. TOIL TWINE (let It Nine 70e* II). U as S Ui.*t5 * Now $12.95 ( hihlren's lied Top JMMVrS $2.10 Men's Heavy Itlk SI AIN COATS $6.98 ()ne Lot Men’s X Boys’ S/SHIRTS 98c Men’s and Boys’ SWEATERS All at Cost or Below l.onf! Hlatle BUSH AX $2.98 n Mr. Fanner, Don't miss this-T»h. CLOTH 18x22 4 yd widths $7.25 22x21 1 yd widths $8.4!> One (»F SiifMT D<4nxe, Electric Stove, the fin est Stove C E Makes. List pric<-$887.50 Sale Price — $291.50 We have a large sloek eook stoves and ranges and have KI DH I D Prices considerably on All Stoves. Buy Now! I5ed Springs - $9.25 (lotion Mattress $10.95 Bed Boom Shoes 98e Small Electric Washing Marlline lust II hut a Small Family ISetuls! $84.50 KELLY AXES $2.79 TIN HEATERS No. 18— *2.45 No. 20 — #3.00 No. 22 — #3.20 No. 21-#3.60 No. 26 — #4.00 0* h. Automatic IRON $11.50 Klci'lric LA IVIPS II ere $.‘1.25 Now $1.91! SALT 6 lioxi'K or Knee MOOTS $8.98 RRKAI) Loaf I2e Borden's MILK 13 fl. or., ran I2e can Luzianne COFFEE 48c lh. Pol & Carnalimi Borden s VIII.K - 13 07.ran i Condensed JVIII.K 10 lli». FAJHO OOe 23 II,» FAVIO 18e can 29c can #2.23 MAXWELL HOUSE 49c lh. I. A K I) 88e lh. SIDE MEAT 14c lh. Men's Overall JUMPERS $2,69 AUTO TIRES 600\ 16, I si l.inr $14.00 SUGAR 5 ll»s. — I Hr 10 lbs. — 93e 100 lh-. — #0.23 CHEESE (Aged) 50e lh. Men's I.ineil JUMPERS w‘» 4 3 9 lit 1*1 It V 1.1. TUBS 59e Mi n's SHIRTS SPECIAL On All Sliirls CIGARETTES Carton si.ro I si Grade Radio BATTERIES $6.75 5-Tube Eire. RADIOS $28.50 3-1,, lie R C A III I opnlar BATT’RY RADIO Brands POWDER I 87e $89.50 Complete V*********** Sale Begins January 10 Ends January 24 Slade, Rhodes & Co. ATTENTION, MR. FARMER: (Jet the items on this sale for the eomiim season and save mone
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