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Slate College Has Timely Answers —»— s column is devoted to for Know-How” pro What is the “Nickels How” proposal? It is a plan to expand al research and teach a contribution of five ton on feed and fertiliz Question: Who originated iti1 Answer: North Carolina's farm leaders. The 1951 General As sembly passed an y"'act tbsy. gives iarrii peopV the 'oppor tunity to contribute directly for expanded research if they ap prove it in a referendum jun Nut - ember 3. The North Carolina FRIGIDAIRE tfad* forO«* A-tfee* * \shopP'n1l REFRIGERATORS Come In now! Learn about ail the new Frigidaire Appliances Grange. Farm Bureau, and Agri cultural Foundation are charged with conducting the referendum. Question: What is the Agricul tural Foundation? Answer: It is a corporation made up of farmers and farm leaders to receive contributions for supporting research and edu cation. Question' Why a special contri bution? Why don’t we pay for more research out of tax money0 Answer: North Carolina has such a diverse agriculture—such a varied climate, so many differ ent crops, inserts, diseases, and weed problems—that even the generous appro; nWWBBpiSKKff by the last two legislatures fall far short of needs. Question: Is it a nickel per ton or a nickel per bag? Answer: It's a nickel per ton. That figures out to only about a fourth of a penny per 100-pound bag. Interesting Bits 01 Business In U. S. Non-farm employment hit a new record of 40,900,000 in mid September, according to the La ! bor Deparmgnt . - The nation’s! railroads placed orders for 459 f new locomotives in September, all but 15 of them diesels . . Sep tember sales of large retailers dropped nine per cent below last J year, with the most severe de- ! dines occurring in lumber and building materials Production of chemicals in the first six months of this year was substan tially higher than 1950, with many showing gains of 50 per cent or more, National Production Au thority r< ports. A multiple belt conveyor sys tem in use at a Newport News, Vn., pier is equipped to load coal into four ships at a time. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION M^OUlkU/lofjCW V" Check the level every 1,000 miles l■'* Replace fluid every 15,000 miles with TiXACO TEXAMATIC FLUID for smooth, safe operation Texaco Texamatic 1'luid is approved by car man ufacturers. Our men have taken special courses to insure care end cleanliness. They follow manufacturers’ recommendations to the letter. fi/Uu€ Ut 70VAYf Harrison Oil Co. Important Date For Farm People r ■> Saturday. Nnvrmhi'r 3, is an important day for Norlli Carolina farm people' On that date tht> will vot.- on the “Nickels for Know-How” proposal to assess themselvi s live rents oer ton on feed and fertilizer, the proceeds to he turned over to the Agricultuial Foundation, Inc., at State College to promote agricultural research and education. Polls will be open from 11:30 a m to 6.30 p. m . and lvgul.u PM A polling places will be used. All persons who use feed oi fc tili/er, including women as well as .( H. FFA, and NFA members with crop or livestock prejeet.-. lire eligible to vote. Two thirds approval is required to make the plan effective. Easoline Quality Bows To Defense In at least one field the defen e trogram is already taking its oil of civilian goods — even hough it's a toll that most pen ile don't notice. E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., making one of ts periodic surveys of the anti knock quality of the gasoline sold nototists, reports that both pre nium and regular grades have been slipping steadily for the past several months. Tetraethyl lead, the compound that imparts the antiknock qunl it> to pasoline, is vitally needed for high-octane aviation gas, with the result that ordinary motor gasoline is getting less and less. Du Pont says that the average octane rating lot premium gasu line in -411 United States and ('a nadian cities at the end ol Sep tcmber was )!!).ti, compart'd with (19.7 three months earlier and 9(1.2 in April Regular grades took a corresponding drop, the survey j adits. lira I*#* Drivrr (.onlinuos I util licit) Is 1‘roritlrd I.a Kolletle, Term. -With her arm nrarh severed and nankin;: by (>nn tendon, Miss Francis Bo Icur. 23-yoar-uld woman wrestler, of Sioux City, Iowa, drove for an hour before reaching a Hospital and medical attention. Miss Bo leur lost the arm above the elbow in an accident in which her car and a truck sideswiped She con tinued driving until she reached a restaurant, from which she was taken to a hospital, where Un arm was amputated. Things To Watch for In the Future Newest item tor the Christmas season is a 3(>-inch-long Christmas card train being marketed by Hallmark. Consisting ■[ a loco motive and four ears, it is design ed for the mantel or under the ■ tier and may he us d to display 'all ♦he Christmas cards the fair, ily receives during the holidays . . . The busy housewife will like a new idea in shirt buttons. They clip on instead of being sewed, tint have thread already wound *b■ cv;:.;, the eyes to V. -k like they I are sewn F< - tin motorist, they have finally emm* no with .< dash loai'i gadget which., e.t the pus!’. of ’a button, tells how much oil is in tin crankcase and whether it's clean or dirty . Tor the south paw sportsman, an enterprising I $1.85 I pint I I I I I I lb* Straight Whhkeyi la Itoi prat f ] act ere 2 jreou or mart a It I | 30% Straight Whiskoy, 70% Grata . * ■•ulral Spirits. 20% Straight Wbi*- j ] lay 2 yeori old, 5 % Straight Whiskoy | I 4 yoors old, S % Straight Whiskey | . 4 years old. U proof. \ Austir^NicKoIs» ’ fcCoXtfK lac. | § •arts** <aa - war r .-am * gunsmith has finally marketed a left-handed lifle, with bolt and safety to the left . . . From Swi den comes a gadget, using a special set of sled-like runners, that! makes it easy to take baby's car- ! l'iage up or down stairs. -—«-— Street Sprinkler Hums Despite l.iuul of Water -%► — Springfield, Mass.—The fire de partment answered an alarm and found one of the street, shrink let's on fire, although the vehicle was laden with hundreds of gal Ions of water. The fire was caus ed by a short ireuit. Arrow Rags Dark For 13-Year-Old Archer Portsmouth, N. H.—Michael (Budgie) I.arkin, t3, shot an ar row into the air and bagged one wild duck. Budgie said his hit came on a duck “about 80 feet out on the (PiscatacjuaJ river and sit tin'.” To Relieve Misery of. 8^666 COMFORT COSTS j SO LITTLE WITH A COLEMAN. OLD HEATING EQU1PME 4tnp that InaWtctoat "fual-hog" hooting oppflonca of • prof* >• yeef M —vfwg nportanl to you and to tho wholi community right now. Taka advantage af fhit affav. 50 00 FOR YOUR OLD HEATING APPLIANCE TJJr Regardless of make or condition, we will accept your present heating appliance and credit yog with thi* generous trade in allowance. ON THE PURCHASE OF A NEW OIL FLOOR FURNACE 8uy from our prawnt llOtVi ond bo Jura of getting top quality ond parformanca Our term* mok# it aoty »o o«ra th# f matt aqu.pmant. antoy complat* comfort ot oHuienl outomooc -m'Bi iMoiort EASY TERMS LOW PAYMENTS Coma m tvdoy ond lai u« show you >ha odvnntogat ond oionomiot you aon onjcy wiih o Colamon floor fumuco. • ii i\ nwl lonvaniani lu drop ••>*</ uur dierp right o«roy. • Oil It'i* coupon ond w.ll ha happy to »nnd 0u» »»p>o» aanlolive lo your noma >o oppro>va your pratent aqmpmard and mu^a o baa h*ol tur«ay oi your homo. Dixie Motor Co. Washington Street WilUumston, N. C. PRICE CONSCIOUS? Set* Our Complete Line Of Duo - Therm Heaters TIIE DUO THERM SliKKATON FUEL OIL HOME HEATER I'urehuse your heater now before colil weather set* ill. We have a fine seleelion of Duo-Therm Ifeater» in a number of stiles ami sizes. USE YOUR CREDIT — ASK ABOUT OUR EASY PAYMENT PLAN eilig - Meyers Furniture Co. Double Surprise for a lot of folks look at these local Delivered Prices/ Ouick special 2-Door, 6-Possenger Coupe MODEL 46S (illustrated) ouick Special 4.Door, 6-Possengor Sedan MODft 4ID $2116.51 $2253.13 *■* -* p'n# cha'fl!,,'An *•« - 'o (C'w,;;o~;.d‘5 - N° °ther Car Provides all this: OYNAFLOW DRIVE SOv». , f'REBAU ENGINE h,uh ‘ °n d"'“r or,J car •«'>' tan* of » =n,vo/r. in keod-gets mof. PUSH BAR FOHtFRONT comF, U2ZTd .. W S'"Ur'' >'W. and V,HI7(.GLOW INSTRUMENTS a , i torque-tube Drive >,.ndl.2T; nlaht 4-WHEcL COIL SPRINGING I "°'0,''S rff'v"’9 control °dAL VENTILATION a tu! "am nd. saves s«rv,onfl C0I(, ot front comportment " °'r ,od s’Pa'at,ly to right ot ;.ff self-energizing BRAKES (, J , tank. S '’P^ou/.c-multiply p,da; pre DREAMIINE STYLING I , sweepspear, op ,„ast mod.7, ' Cof Anders, e,.om;n9 »adr ffsher ^ "Ci"^ng - *•»««« .» sew EVERY time we publish the price ot a Buick, it seems to surprise a lot of people, because they come in and tell us so. They just can’t believe that so little money buys such a lot of car—but it’s a 3&&V fis'-iScTpMces published here v ill prove. And that brings us to the second sur prise — which is how much power and performance -- how much comfort and room-what a longTist of standout engi neering features you get for the orice Take power. Tou’lI find that no other car at the price of the Buick Special n'c tured here delivers the horsepower you get from its high-compression, vaive-in* head Fireball Kngine. Take comfort. The best thing to do is try tyre In HE!IRY J. TAYlOP, ARC Network, every Monday evening. the depth ol its seats -111 sr width—and the headroom you gel in this lluiek Special, and judge for yourself. lake the ride. ! !a , Buick has big soft coil springs on every wheel, plus the tuAni-iiriimc ».-> of a tm que-tube keel and the way this combination smothers the bumps is something that’s hard to match in cars costing a thousand dollars more. lake the way it steers. Buick engineers have given this light-handling beauty a special “front-end geometry” that almost does the steering for you—even brings the front wheels back to a straight line when you come out of a turn. And you can add to all this Dynaflow Drive1—that puts magic smoothness into every mile you drive —and prac i ienily repays its extra cost by the way it protects the whole driving mechanism, and by the dollars it adds to trade-in value. So if you have been hoping, some day, to own a Buick — what’s holding you back? If you can afford any new car better come in and see us now. Equipment, accessories, trim and mode1 a tire subject to change udiw., %Standard on H (M DMA a IKH, optional at extra cost oh otner Serim* Chas. H..Jenkins & Co, 01 Williomston, Inc. Highway 17 IMione 2147 Williuniston, N. C.
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