ISSUES WARNING AGAINST ILLEGAL CORN DEALINGS Raleigh, February 16?A warn ing against the use of illegal mea sures in the purchase and sale of corn has been issued by C. D. Baucom, superintendent of th? Weights and Measures Division of the State Department of Agricul ture. Under North Carolina law, Bau com said, corn may be legally bought and sold only on the basis of the bushel measure when shel led. He also said the law stipulates that a bushel of shelled corn shall weigh 56 pounds. Some corn buyer> have been re ported as making offer- for un snucked corn on the basis that 81 RAYMOND GLENN EXPERT WATCH REPAI RING kt H?me Sylva, N. C. SaveUpTo 53 Per Ct. i Western Auto Associate Store rounds is equivalent to a bushel of Celled grain. Sales on such a basis usually mean a loss to the farmer, Baucom said, as almost any k.nd of corn will shell out more that a bu shel of grain from 81 pounds in ;he shuck. "It is unlawful," he continued, ! "to buy corn by the stand, basket, barrel, tub or hamper. Any person who buys corn by a measure which Lshells out more than the quantity I represented by said measure is [ guilty of a misdemeanor, punish i v.ble by fine or imprisonment or iboth. j "Unfortunately the victims of il j '.rgal com deals usually are tenant larmers. who can least afford a j 11 ?ss cf their product. But 4he mat ter goes even further, f -r when a tenant sells corn on a sh >rt-mea .-ure basis, it may mean tr.e land lord a'so will take a lo-s on the portion of tne crop to wiiich he is ent.tlefi. The fair and leyal basi* lor tran-actions involving shelled . orn i- by tne bushel weighing f)6 pound-. Wnen un.-hucked or on the cob, corn should be sold by '?\eignt wit.iou! reference to how much the swelled grain will mea uie." Stocks oi feed grains in all posi t on> on January 1. 1948 were rel atively small, the Bureau of Agri cultural Economics reports. Corn stocks of 1,567 million bushels were 2Si per cent le>s than on January 1, 19*7 and 2\ per cent less than t.:e average cf the preceding 4 years. DO YOU PLAN TO BUILD? For as little as 10 Per Cent Down I can furnish a lot and build you a home under the F.H.A. Plan. Will Be Glad to Arrange Details for Loan William B Dillard General Contractor Concrete Work Gravel For Sale GOING GROCERY BUSINESS AN ESTABLISHED GROCERY BUSINESS doing 840,000 an nual business. V ui> lor only $300 plus wholesale cost * . ? # Get your car or truck in shape now for state inspection . . . soon an inspection lane will be opened in Jackson county. You don't want to be delayed by having your vehicle laid up waiting for the necessary repairs . . . our motor experts don't guess about your car's health. Like your doctor, we diagnose the trouble and then cure with top notch repairs. Kirk - Davis C hevrolet Co., Inc. Phone J9 CHEVROLET Sylva, N. C. WB CAN KEEP YOUR CAR RUNNING AND LOOKING LIKE NEW