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Enrollment In College Decline Dr. Raymond Walters' annual "oport of enrollment in colleges; )nd universities throughout the nation was made public recently, j rhe report covers 471 institutions' ..t-v.-i shows a Gi’i-Miie m errofisnem this year in most of the colleges’ md universities of from five to! ten percent except in teachers’, University of Cincinnati, “is the decrease, ranging from 15 to 35 percent, in C. I. students who re ceive Veterans Administration grants for tuition fees and living expenses." Another cause, he said, was the smaller number of 1949 high school graduates and that come from a low birth rate in 1930. Dr. ‘.Valters gave the following list of universities under private control having the alrgest enroll ment: colleges. | New York University, 21.750 "Chief cause of the decline in | students (11,000 veterans); Col jollegiate attendance, said Dr. \ umbia University, no considerable (Valters, who is president of the1 change from its 1948 attendance of THIS WHISKEY IS 40 MONTHS OLD Century Club I BPl ^HlSkM STRAIGHT IOUMON WHISHT ‘35 *2 10 PINT 86 PROOF NATIONAL DISTILLERS PROD. CORP., NEW YORK, N. Y. fi CLEAN FUN « K |>la< mmi kr| /i, Ml kiml am 1»« r« ill If nil vd uoranti WINDOW DRESSING Dressing for the day can be comfortable even on the coldest Winter mornings.' thanks to the efficiency of today’s dependable heating systems. In the bedroom pictured above, a modern conveelor-radiatoi is installed beneath the window area where it not only supplies heal but also adds a distinctive decorative note to the room. The convectoi shown is a free-standing unit. Convectors also can be recessed in tht walls, if desired, without impairing their heating efficiency. 21.000. somewhat fewer veterans; Syracuse University, 18.750 (5,500 veterans; University of Southern California, 12,500 (10,000 veter ans); University of Pittsburgh, i 11,141 (5,400 veterans). | Among state universities re [ porting full-time enrollments, the [ ten largest were: University of California total students, 43,350 j (16,438 veteran students); Univer sity of Minnesota, 25,000 students i (10,668 veterans); University of Illinois, 23,179 (10,438 veterans); Ohio State University, 22,500 stu dents (9,000 veterans); University of Michigan, 21.400 (9,400 veter ans); University of Wisconsin, 17. 690 (7,900 veterans); University ol Texas, 15,600 (6.701 veterans); Michigan State College, 15,000 (7,136 veterans); Indiana Univer- : sity, 13.489 (5,309 veterans); Pur- j due University, 13,239 (5,844 vet erans). _ “Better Living for a Better j World” will be the theme for Na- j tional 4-H Achievement Week, j November 5-13. Tomatoes Cross \im\" $1,400.0(1 Three acres of tomatoes brough a gross return of SI.434 for W. T Beaver of Route 1 Ellenboro, re ports F. F,. Patton, Rutherforr County farm aei nt for the Stat College Extension Service. Beaver produced a yield i f 71' bushels which tie marketed in tin mountain counties. The pric< ranged from $1.50 to $4 per bush el, with the average foi the seasoi being $1! per bushel. He used certified, treated sen of the Rutgers vaiiety and Irons planted in Anri!, setting the plant three feet ape t in four-foot row; Six hundred pounds of 4-10-6 for tili/er and 100 pound- o; nitrat of soda were applied per am Harvesting began the last wee in June and continued throug July . nd Aug t. Find ’’Lost City’* In \fgluuiislai Discovery of an ancient "Lot Citv” in Afghanistan was ioporto recently by the American Mus eurn of Natural History in No\ York City. The city 1 i< in th desert and r 230. miles south e the third largest city of Afghanis tan. Herat; and it i ties' ght t lei BIG AUCTION SALE! Of The 1). LASH WILLIAMS FARM and Personal Property jjj (Known as I lit' 11 rut sc & Taylor Tracts) Thursday, Nov. 17,10:00 A. M. Located between Leggett, N. C., ami Tarboro, N. C'.., on Hwy. 1 I II’" 2**aer e* JfflBFlii'rm lifUpiWtviderf into small farm aMMfe... G»>;> acres cleared land . . . Approximately 16.T acres tobaeeo allolinent . . . Approximate!) 12.‘i acres peanut allotment ... 10 residence*. I I tobac co barns, pack barns, ordering pits, stables, chicken houses, smoke house . . . One building on highway that cotdd be used for service station, drive in or other bitsiiiess building ... All buildings reeentl) repaired and painted and put in first class condition . . . Canals dug. ditches opened. NOW SUB-DIVIDED INTO ACREAGE TRACTS AND GOOD RESIDENT IAL LOTS ON HIGHWAY TERMS: .‘{0% cash day of sale; balance in 1-2-3 years. Selling Agents Rochelle Realty Company. Inc. Kinston, N. C. Roanoke Rapids, N. C. Elizabeth City, N. C. For "information, contact selling agents: Roan .ke Ranids. N, t\; George Fountain or Levy Cooper, Tarboro; I). Cash Williams, Wilson; or A. T. Baldree, our representative in Tarboro. M Personal properly to be sold includes mules and horses, tractors, plows, peanut planters, and other farm tools, implements and machines too num erous to mention. Come and look over ibis farm and the personal property before the sale. It must be seen to be appreciated. Free Ftirrherne Dinner If ill be Server!—FHEE Turkeys Will Be Divert Array M H 1 House Problem M I FORMER secretary to Gar Wood, ! millionaire speedboat racer, Mrs. Violet Bellous is shown about to turn over to a Miami, Kla., judge a furnishings inventory ol a house that had been in her name. Wood , claimed he had Mrs. Bellous hold I the residence in her position us I secretary A receiver was appoint I j Ly ti.o Couit. <Internal.oaa.) j the discovery has brought to light 1 the oner-great city of Pcshawar un, which has been known in le gend* but not by any written his • torieal records. At the time of tlir Crusades the city was thought ■ to have had n population of 50, 000 to 100,000 inhabitants, i 1 The city was happened on acci dentally last August by a group of i explorers looking for drinking water. Walter A. Fairsrrvis of the , department of anthropology of the Sure, you always keep your car under control But you never know what the other follow is going to do. When ■unavoidable accidents” hap pen it's good to know that i you are fully protected. Why not stop In and check I your insurance needy, now! i I \\ Manning his. I V SAVE US, VINOIW - SAVE US!. HAVE COURAGE. SINCLAIR 25% DDT CMKZMMMC WILL SAVE-VM. I'll MIX IT WITH WATER*... AND WEN WATCH^ ‘“"TTv/ia /<Vv "TT™ If WHAT'LL }\MP£(N? n LOOK, THIS ONE SPRAYING WILL BE EFFECTIVE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS . . . ANl SINCLAIR 25% DDT CONCENTRATE HAS MANY OTHER USES, TOO. BETTER GET SOME. IT’LL SAVE YO/^MONEY you Bui I'LL PHONE MV SINCLAIR \A6ENT NOW farmlii 1m mining «pp«or »n Mth MMSiMr. Wf DELIVER DIRECT TO FARMS - RHONE O* WRITE US FOR ll I Museum of Natural History, who was a part of the expedition, said that the buildings, mosques, fort ress, aqueducts, and fountains were in a good state of preserva tion. hut the walls surrounding it had been eaten away here and there by blown sand. The wall? were ten to fifteen feet in thick ness with rooms inside them The ci* V...krf, Try ,six miles in area. Speaker (desirous of raising money)- “All who will give $1( stand up.” (Aside to musician)—‘‘Play the ‘Star Spangled Banner’.” Nation Expands Atomic Plantsi —*— President Truman and the Atomic Energy Commission on October lR answered the threat of Russia's atomic discoveries by or dering a $30,000,000 expansion of atom bomb f..r»hti«-s at Oak Ridge and Hanford, Wash. It was said ! that the outlay would be the first installment in a new atomic j plant-construction program which eventually will cost “in excess of $300,000,000." The program was innounced by Chairman McMa« ion, of the Congressional Atomic Jnergy Committee, after a closed net ting with commission officials, ft called it a “major expansion >ffort. Details were kept secret, the Oak Ridge plant produces Jraniutn 2:?:"). and the Hanford nlant makes plutonium. They'are .he t\vi)> explosive ingredients of itomii bombs. Bovine tuberculosis has now be •ntyw* s<) c.o<ut<* that vptrrinary schools sometimes have difficulty n locating tuberculous cattle for ;tudy by students. 1 Ul I IUUI \ <U f t I 11 ■ ^ Ul i FLOOR COVERING DEPARTMENT Bring the Kiddies! Your 4 . . . Choice WALT DISNEY COMIC BOOK TtcCU "PUNCH-IT" V J balloon BRING THE KIDDIES IN! Wij SET HIM UP IN BUSINESS _ with a 'Firestone Service Station Detain A ItualriCKS of bln own . , . in his playroom! Cars can be serviced on the gas island. Gasoline pumps actually hold water. Elevator hauls cars to second floor for storage. Auto laundry really holds water. And there's a lift for lubricating cars. Complete with car and truck. Group Your Toy Purchases on Our Layaway Plan . No. 6'A All-Electric * ERECTOR SET io’5: Builds windmill, pump, pile driver, etc. Has electric engine. Folding DOLL CARRIAGE Little mothers will j|dO love itl Lightweight A . . . easy to push. Folds * up for storage Has rubber tires. ★ ★★★***★ ***★*★★*★★ ^ Completely Furnished * DOLL HOUSE A home of her own! Made of heavy pressed M board—circular design m gives access to all rooms. 32 -Qf ptec-!-, of plastic furniture. ★★★★★★★★♦A LIONEL 5-UNIT FREIGHT TRAIN with Smoke artd Whittle Action! Locomotive pulls smoke — tender sounds whistle trainman actually unloads barrels from the hot car! Set includes locomotive, tender, gondola, box car, caboose, 11 sections of track, remote control track set, lockon and transformer. 3975; EASY TERMS * * SPARKING JET PLANE Just like a real Jet fighter . . . harmless sparks shoot out the rear. Black plastic — yellow nose. Strong spring motor. 349 19-PIECE TOOL CHIST All the tools he needs! Saw, plane, chisel, hammer, _ _ _ 198 COCA COtA TRUCK 1” pliers, etc. Big metal client. Looks like a real “Coke” truck! Bright yellow plastic with signs on side. Comes with six miniature "Coke” cases. - - - •MM * * * * HOT DOG STAND 1M An amusing poll toy with a langhing bear on a bicycle. Stand contains wooden hot dogs and imitation Pepsi Cola bottlea. MM Firestone Home & Auto Supply Co. Johnny Cherry, Mgr. I, V. Clayton, Prop.
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