k Eii Ail s v ji i e . m 6 ft t n c a noun a.1 11 2 CUfUN H.V3 -TO -TI3 AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS c . , OF DUPLIN COUNTY ; , As a member of the Committee on Agriculture, in ama?mi!m i the recent Session of the North Carolina General aJ . - . l i i . i rr a Fungicides and Insecticides; 1 Assembly;. exerted my wholehearted efforts to se. Department of Agriculture cure tnt best possible legislation for continued pro- .fiSTS defiant Vflress inT Agriculture in the i pun County is a rw;al agricultural County. I am re i. 'buastfria thd two 1 Countv Dcmers to Dublish in this . . ' T ; .i r . WeeK S ISSUe, tne TOIIOWing snorr synopsis OT legis- Nation enacted into law during the 19 Session , Which brings tO yOU in d Condensed form that Which was accomplished for the advancement of Agricul- ture; . 1 Agricultural Appropriation m . Leglalatioa Enacted By 1048 uenerai Assemoiy Legislative appropriations com-; Dared with trith estimated expenditures for fiscal year, 1944-45: Department of Agriculture' 1944-45 (Estimated) $680,483 1945- 46 (Appropriated) $817,387 1946- 47 (AnoroDriated) $814,882 Increased annroDriationa will be used for the development of mar- keting facilities of all kinds, with TTi i,i. n u .oimm processing, canning, quiCK xreeHng and other methods of pieeai 'rattan; make regulationa to carry out peo ta tmvide dairv laboratory. Vltar. viakn of law. Sale, distribution. mm laboratory, and to Improve, present laboratories; to employ trained specialists for broadened, programs; to carry out a xar- reaching program for the general Improvement of the poultry indus try, and protect farmers against diseased chicks and hatching eggs, to control pullorum; and to assist with tobacco research project. Agricultural Experiment Station 1944-45 (Estimated) $175,083 1945- 46 (Appropriated) $299,786 1946- 47 (Appropriated) $311,197 Although the increases will be primarily used for the strengthen-i ing of the work all along the line, two pro)ecis win recive spvcuu w enricnea uy ine ttuuuiuu vi cci study: food processing and nutri- tain nutritional lngrediients. Reg tion ($22,405 for the biennhnn); ulations and standards to be set tobacco investigations and broad , up by Board of Agriculture. research program t$Db,fUi tor tne, biennium). Extension Service 1944-45 (Estimated) $280. 364 1945-46 (Appropriated) $389,966 1946-47 (Appropriated) $4Zf,3a Increased funds will go for edu cational services now being provi ded by the War Food Administra tion. Since no appropriations for th continuance of these projects nv w r A nave oeen aneciu uyt anectea oy, Congress thev must be handled by the Extension Service. Through the help of the Legislature, many, of the employees originally em- ployed by WFA will be continued under the Extension Service. Their work is regarded as especially val- uable to low income groups and will be carried on as far as appro- Driations will permit The Exten- sion Service will also cooperate with the Department of Agricul- ture and the Experiment Station We All . CTe"H"C . State. Knowing that Du- I . . . . -'.!.,r C E. QUINN. Wrl-K Hi huIc1 tnHaswi nmlMt. The funds reff erred to above do not Include thousands of dollars which will go to Agriculture thru appropriations to vocational am- ..U.. n h rvllair rf A irrimil. I ture at N. C. State College and to the Agricultural - and College at, Greensboro. and Technical Statements on Agricultural Loftalatloa Bang's Disease: Agriculture Department may . .m fe,ttu aoTUi.t uon against jtanra uisease am end we of Bang's vaccine other than for Department's program restricted. Cattle sold lor other than immediate siaugnierat puo- sales must be tested. Country Roads: As soon as materials and labor are available, a program of gener-1 al improvement for secondary. farm-to-market roads will begin. A total of $10,000,000 from the highway fund has been earmarked for this purpose. Enriched Flour, etc. Flour, bread, degerminated meal and degerminated grits must Fair Improvements The State Board or Agriculture may borrow as much as $100,000 for the purpose of general Im provement to State Fair buildings and grounds and may issue reve nue bonds for the loan Board au thorized to use gate receipts or other revenues from the Fair to meet payments on bonds. fertilizer The minimum number of plant food units for fertilizer was raised from 16 to 18, with the exceotion that there may be one grade of tobacco nlant bed fertilizer, and one grade of regular tobacco ferti- nzer 'S-tf-o) containing it units provided the 3-8-5 carries a red label warning the purchaser that H Is no; recommended by the Ex - oeriment Station, and is tow urade forti'izer containinp large quantities of inert material Are Now Ranges Sizes, Equipped With 30 Eiraw:3 - I'f ! ft G. The Board of Apiculture and the Experiment Station may ad- i 'opt the number of grades of fer-( tiiizer whicn may oe soia wiio a ggE?3tiS M or redistribuoonof the products, ut nn Hiirhwavs Nn crass or Dlant ' that will 8pread and injure crops in nearby SgS&'S is made to. Johnson grass, Ber- enM' Ice Cream: The words "cream', or 'ice cream" may not be used in, con- nection with any trade nameor Drana or any irozeu uesscri w made from djury products and in compliance wun jooara ui ture regulations. . Olonmarcarine . Colored oleo may be sold to prt ! vate homes, but may not be sold to or by hotels, cafes, or any pub- lip pntinir nlaces. Poultry: ' Agricultural Department shall set up a program for pullorum control and may retaliate hatche- wuaun "J.VTJ on for sale ana amsnng oc hatching eggs, chicles, ana tuncey poults into this State. Misleading advertising regarding hatching eggs and chicks prohibited. Provi sion made for inspection of hatch eries and chick dealers. Fee sys tem established for testiiur birds and inspecting hatcheries and chick dealers. Bill carries $40,000 annual appropriation. Rural Telephones: Local groups may organize and set up telephone cooperative sim ilar to rural electrification groups to provide telephone service in in stances where it cannot be' furn ished by established companies. Such cooperatives will work with the State Rural Electrification Authority in Raleigh. Seeds: Any person dealing in seed cov- ered by the law must keep for one year complete records of agricul- tural seed handled. Seed treated ; . t- : . . . . a 1 wun poisonous materials must uei plainly marke "poison treated". and eed covered with a stop I sale" order may not be moved without proper permission of by court action. The bill makes un lawful misleading advertisements regarding seed, and renders dis claimers and non-warranty clauses in contracts, etc., inadmissable in defense against violations. Seeds, Feeds and Insecticides were ex empted from the 3 percent sales tax levied under the provisions of the General Sales Tax Law. I Surplus Funds: The Board of Agriculture is au-'. ; tnonzea, upon approval or the Governor and the Council of State, to invest surplus agriculture funds in interest-bearing securities Accepting: Orders For L Radios, SleLiigeraiors And i) WE HAVE IN STOCK COMPLETE LINE OF to 350 Gallon Tanks, Also : CCD ' r.::::' f. of the State and Federal Govern- Weight A Measures: Cord of wood established as 128 cubic feet, but nuhtwood may be sold in unit of 160 cubic reel unui June 1, 1946. Board of Agriculture eiven authority to estaDiisn alter public notice standards of weights and measures on any commodity and In anv - instance where no standard has been set by State or Federal Governments, with the ex ception of establishbent of a stan dard log rule. No article offered for sale must be so packaged or labeled as to deceive tne purcnas er. -- I.- 'a' All tobacco . weighed In ware houses must be weighed by. public wpiffhiruMter and must be accom panied toy ' public i welghmaster'sl certificate and must remain in custody or warenouse operator un- tu sold. v-.. ,j .; . .. . 7" Next-of-Kin Invited To Charlotte , In cooperation with the Army the American Red 'Cross complet ed nlana for a nation-wide tour belne conducted by a group of re- patriated' prisoners of war, says Mrs. N. 1 retarv ( B. Boney, executive sec retary of the Duplin County Chap- j ler, yunencan nea uroa. The Mecklenburg County Chap- ter will be hosts to these repatri- ated "men on April 3. a meeting will be conducted in the Central Hirh School Auditorium. 1141 Elizabeth Ave., Charlotte, N. C at 8:00 p. m. on that date. Three members of the party will speak of their experiences in Prisoner of War Camoa. Lt Joseph a Kava naugh will speak of the functions of the Provost Marshalls Office and the next of kin will have an opportunity to participate in a question and answer period with 3 Hardware and Implements ALUS-CHALMERS n-m-rx r r TRACTORS wrmw uniniwn paints BOOF1NO, NAILS. STOVES, HEATERS. PLOW GEARS, HARNESS, FARM MACHINERY PARTS AND REPAIRS Come to See Us ' Stcdnan Carr HARDWARE COMPANY Wallace, " r m L '9 All Electrical nc.(n)rsjn:.Q0 : Corrpbta Lino of Commercial and Domestic Ventilating Fans and Pedeital Fans no ; T' the total party.' m Vi... - The majority oi mow twx.n hld Drisoners in all of the fmw ramm ana lwo ummi w mtnd rrom Japanese jnww SU?" Oman 'Oh ' Coach 'Com' fnv has acnreed to run a Special EV.a trnm Klncton. N. C. leaving at 9:20 'A. M. the morning of the third. ' Anyone In Duplin County wishing to go might contact Mrs. Boney at the Red -Cross Office in KenansvUle for further Informa tion, i v',-:.;' ;.,. i r....Z i ' ".' r-'' V Fred Bizzell Fred BIzzeU, 35, of Outlaw s Bridge Community : died at hta home Thursday morning of last week after a lingering illness. ? Funeral services were -held at the home Friday afternoon, con ducted by Rev. G, H. Ulrich. In terment was in Holy Innocence Cemetery near Seven Springs. ' He is survived by his mother, Mrs Ma lor Sutton. . two Sisters. Mrs. Ruel Jarman of Seven Springs, and May of La Grange. : 1 1 ' I - :.-;.:' an am nit f" " V':- .' Li mm ' FOR DtPARTf.'ZNT STOS PREFER ONE VflTH EXTZIJiCE ' WAKSAW X! mn conc:::::3 PLANTATION FuOUEtl COKER'S 100 STRAIN NUMBER 5 ROWDEN'S NUMBER 42-C , FIELD AND GARDEN SEEDS V EARLY AND FIELD VARIETIES SEED CORN USE ROYSTER'S FIELD TESTED FERTILIZER TIME TO "VIGORO" YOUR TOBACCO PLANTS MAKES THEM HEALTHY AND STRONG C. E. QUINN Kenaiisville, North Carolina GENERAL FARM SUPPLIES Appliances fjSLQSii'L. ;:: j ( T t. L - r LADE". o : ' ' A1 XI 1 v."":v.7, n. c

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