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KENANSV1LLE, NORTH CAROLINA THE DUPLIN TIMES Ik, Take Mq Word For It 1 By FRANK COLBY HANDBOOK OF PRACTICAL ENGLISH I ' , , Q. In our office we hav almost coitie to blows over the word "whereabouts." Is It singular or plural? A. Whereabouts is peculiar word. It is plural in form, but sine It means "the place where a person or thing is," it must be treated as singular,, for obviously a thing cannot be in more than one place at a time. Correct: His whereabouts la known. On the other hand, headquarters tl customarily used as a piuial noun, as: His headquarters are in New York. Q.There has been much discus lion among us concerning the use of "any more" in such sentences as "John Isn't nice to me any more." Please discuss. A. Use of "any more" to mean "still; now; nowadays" is dialectal, and it appears to li u e originated in the North Central States. It is fre quently heard in parts of Indiana. "Any more" is correctly used in negative sentences as: John is not nice to me any more; I do not need any more help. Q. Our English class asks that you give the n.ie for forming the plurals of iuch compound words as "attorney at law, n:other-in-law," etc. A. A safe rule to follow is to pluralize the nnun p:irt of the words. In such compounds as attorney at law, mother-in-law, ripht of way, commander in chief, the noun parts are, "attorney, mother, right, com mander." The p:,-:ises "at law, in law, of way. i.i ci icf," act as ad jectives in th it tl- '7 describe the noun parts. T ere: ve. the correct plurals are: attorneys t law, mothers-in-law, ritfhts of way. rpmmand ers in chief. Form the pes.-, fives thus: attor neys at law's, mothers-in-law's, commanders in chief's, etc. Bell Syndicate -WNU Features. Monday morning until Saturday night, 10 hours a day - Commiss ioner Scott expressed the opinion that the mechanical cotton pick er will mean a new day for cot ton in North Carolina and in the South. "This cotton picker is going to put King Cotton back on the throne in Dixie," declared Scott as he climbed down from a trial run of the machine. "I've picked a lot of cotton here, but my back feels just as good as when I started," said the Commissioner to a farmer who had just commented that the cot ton picker would "save many a poor cotton farmer's back." The cotton picker, purchased by the Liberty Manufacturing Co., of Red Springs for $5,000, will be used for custom picking through out that area, according to G. T. Ashford, general manager of the firm who was in charge of the ex hibition. Ashford said that he and Er- of the company, decided to bring one into North Carolina - - since it began to look as if nobody else was going to do It While farm laborers in Hoke and Robeson counties, and also throughout the State for that matter, are charging from $2.25 to $3.00 per hundred pounds to pick cotton, Ashford and Pate are doing the work for $1.25 per hundred and "don't know - - and don't care much whether we are making any money at this business right now or not" . v . Mrs. W. G. Sutton Funeral services for Mrs. W. G. Sutton, 69, who died Saturday at noon in the' Goldsboro Hospital, were conducted Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the home. In terment was in the Piney Grove Cemetery. The Rev. Mr. Grant and the Rev. John Lambert offi ciated. Surviving are six sons, Gordon, -5 on't leave us over HKHtf SCOTT OPERATES COTTON PICKER In a broad field out from Red Springs last week. Agriculture Commissioner Kerr Scott operated the first cotton picker over to be used in North Carolina. After he had observed the ma chine pick as much cotton in one 1 hour as a good field hand c;n harvest in a week - - from early I V 1 mm mmm i f I jmmhwwiiiftr vft t n Damon, Kenneth, and Wayne Sut ton, all of Seven Springs, and Miliar and Hilbert Sutton, both in the armed forces; one sister, Mrs. Ina Swinson of Mt. Olive; and nine grandchildren. Mrs. Sutton was the wife of the late Dr. W. G.' Sutton. She was a member of the Seven Springs Baptist Church. HEARING REVOLUTION 0AD10K1C HUI1HG AID Warsaw Drug Co. V COMPIT? t.-2-A FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd., 1945 FOR A REAL TASTE THRILL EAT u inns. ICE C RE AW GOOD EVERY DAY 1 r. r"5iS33r33iS For best price aa4 oompkn jt on Monument, oi write Rev. H. J. Whaley BealsvUle, N. C. nit; Branch Trust Warsaw BUY VICTORY BONDS To help fulfill your olili-.ilion for your share in victory -put your crop dollars into Virtory Bonds! That money will help bring our boys home . . . brin our wounded back to health . . . and in lOyears, your Victory '"E Bonds will bring you $1 for every $3 you put in ! Banking & Company Wallace Faiscn Rationing Of Automobiles May Be Lifted Suddenly AND SOONER THAN YOU EXPECT! Here Is especially good news to workers whose Jobs call for ar although theyi are not entitled to a rationing certificate for a new ear. W P B has stated that rationing may be suspended on new cars around November. When New Cars Arrive, The Following Services Will Be Available To Our Customers: ADEQUATE MAINTAIN ANCE Si REPAIR FACILITIES LIBERAL NEW & USED CAR WARANT1ES COURTEOUS AND FRIENDLY DEALINGS REASONABLE TRADE-IN ALLOWANCE CREDIT TERMS WHERE NECESSARY Dependable DODGE & PLYMOUTH CARS wUl reach us soon with many minor lmproements. For years, SMITH'S MOTOR COMPANY has given Duplin County the best in Sales and Service and It Is our aim to continue this service when new cars ire again available. DODGE AND PLYMOUTH SALES AND SERVICE PINK HILL, NORTH CAROLINA It Tobacco Growers, Attention 15 Million Pounds Of Tobacco During The Next Two Weeks, To Be Sold For Top Prices On The Wilson Market We 15 Million Pounds To Go To Reach Our 1945 Season Goal When the 1945 Tobacco Season Opened, and Knowing the Size Crop Being Grown By Tobacco Growers, We Set Our Sales Rec ords to Reach 70 MILLION POUNDS . . . With Completion of Sales Last Week, We Enter the "HOME STRETCH" . . . Are Counting On Our Thousands Of Market Friends, Farmers Year In & Year Out Sell Their Entire Crop In Who 'THE WORLD'S LARGEST BRIGHT LEAF TOBACCO MARKET" To Bring The Balance Of Their Tobacco To This Market Every '.Grower. In Return Is Assured 0fTopJ?.1arkct Prices On On account of low prices being paid early in the season, and the CEILING not reached by buyers, THE CEILING TOP IS BLOWN "SKY HIGH." BUYERS HAVE ORDERS TO FILL -COMPETITION IS KEEN -PRICES NOW BEING PAID ARE THE HIGHEST OF THE SEASON- Very few baskets are even started under the $40 mark and entire rows and offerings of farmers are bringing, $47, $48,$49, $50, $51 and $52 and TOP PRICES OF $65 AND MORE FOR QUALITY LEAF. Load up, drive to Wilsbn, sell in the warehouse of your choice and return home the same day with MORE MONEY than you expected to get. For "Extra Dollars" To Invest In VicloryfBonds, Sell Your Tckcco In Wilscn '
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