;d'y 01 Yar Kennelli C. Royall Special Ta The Times . ' Appointment of Lieutenant Col- one! Jame H. Batte, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Batte of Concord, - North Carolina, as military aide to Secretary f.of War Kenneth C. Royall was announced today by the War Department. - , Colonel Batte Was graduated ,-. front Davidson College in 1939. He was appointed a second lieutenant in the Regular Army in 1940. Dur , . tag the war, he served first in the 7 Springs Church Seeking Funds LETTER: Dear Member or Friend of pur Church: , , It has been decided by about all our Members that we very urgently need an additional educational building "On The Hill." We need 3 or 4 additional Sun day School rooms. We need a laree assembly room where our young people can meet Scout meetings, or any other meeting for the up building of our community in ways . that are good for us. ' We have done a wonderful work here. Sunday School and Church attendance in this village is three . times what it was 18 months ago and we cannot let this great work v. lag or stop. We must keep growing. .., The fields are white for the har vest We started work on the church i building some two years ago, with - only $500 in the treasury. We have : since expended about $7,000. The community is proud of this build' rag. It is not yet completed but a few hundred dollars will do that Job. - A large part of the above money was contributed by Christian friends who do not belong to this : Church. A large part we raise in this drive will be given by them. LOOKING QTi AfTFAD GEORGE S. BENSON frtiiMI-Mitdliit Cilliit 1 - Sarrf. Arktiia You Takes Yer Choice ' I am an American worker. If I decide I'd rather work and live in Schenectady, I can go there. Or Raelne, or Spokane. If I want to, I can settle down and make the San ., Fernando Valley home. If I've been a machinist, but decide that the r- dio industry Is the place for me, there are ways I can train myself to get into radio. If I want to drive Diesel locomotive instead 'of a - bus, I can go into railroading. Nobody tells me I can't' I can tiy as many jobs as I like. If I r don't like the Job, I can walk out the door. When I find a Job that suits me, I can work right up to be , manager of the department or even .. president of the company, if I have the ability and the enterprise. If I want to start my own business ' and become an employer, I can do that, too. Nobody Says "No" ' In America nobody tells me I can't do all these things. But if I : lived la a totalitarian country, I ' Would be told. A uniformed official would have the duty of telling me . in what part of the country I could : work. A representative of the State ; would inform me that I must train for a certain Job. I would have no : choice m the kind of Job. Being told to stay put, I would have little chance for advancement My wages would be regulated en tirely by the state, and there would be no redress of grievance. Leav ing a Job would be impossible. There would be no firing for unsatis factory work. Instead, I could be thrown into a concentration camp or a slave labor battalion. There I would be taught completely how j to become servant to the master. Ota State. - Is not this contrasting picture ac curate? Yes, you agree. How- ever, what you are probably think ing is that America .can never' be come such a totalitarian state. - Friend, We would have to ignore the history of the world to assume that such dangers do not confront Amer ica. When a nation is prosperous is Just the moment that you may watch for decline to set in. We must be no less watchful because times are good. We cannot ignore danger No American worker would want e swap places with the average , European worker. Yet so many of us unhesitatingly accept Ideas and methods that come right from the very eountriea that we have outper formed a hundred ways to break fast. Nat avarvthlna la Kaf amh because it originates in Russia at . Europe, but it is tune to look around and see that what we have puts to talitarian countries out of the run- Yet, In a recent survey from a erots-seouon of 6,000 persons, M per -eent of the college students and 41 per cent of the general population tsaid they would get as much er snore In America under government tnanagement and ownership of in dustries. ; In other words, a lot of folks apparently believe that state socialism or totalitarianism would be more efficient and more desira 1 'e Van freedom of opportunity and ' - n of the individual Tow Asiatic-Pacific Theater and then commanded a 4.2 mortar battalion in the European Theater. He holds the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit and the Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster. He is a graduate of the Command and General Staff School, the Chemi cal School and the Industrial Col lege of the Armed Forces. In Washington his home Is at 2517 K Street, N. W. A number of you tithe, you are our best contributors. It has been suggested by several of our farmers that they contri bute tied tobacco as well as money. Personally, I think the idea is good. So, you who wish to give tobacco -start right now. Bring it to our store. We will store it and take it to market the first week in Octo ber, tell the warehousemen and buyers for what purpose it is being sold. I am sure we will apt a fancv price for it I hope you will cause I me to make more than one load. Mail your check to Mr. Dallas Price, Seven Springs, N. C, who is our treasurer. We are mailing this letter to all our membership and a number of our friends. We hope as the Lord has blessed you, you will render to our effort in the building of His Kingdom in this community I speak for all Christians of this community and our Church, in wishing you happiness and God's blessings. heven Springs Methodist Church, H. C. Dale, Chm. Building Committee. Seven Springs Supply Co. Southern Farm Market Summary Spot cotton prices edged further downward this week in spite of slight gains on Thursday and Fri day of last week to close at 32.05 cents forMiddling 15-16-inch. This is $36.50 a bale below the 27- year high price of 39.35 cents a pound reached in mid-July. Stocker types of steers, heifers, and calves which graded U. S. Good sold from $16.50 to $20.50 a hundred pounds. Most medium grades brought $14 to $17.50. Com mon from $11 to $14, with inferior lightweights bringing $8 to $11. In slaughter cattle, good and choice grades were scarce and pri ces were steady to strong. Hog prices were up sharply with gains of 75 cents to $1.25. Firmness continued in the south ern fryer market, and prices edged higher at most southern points. Farm prices for broilers and fryers were 34 to 35 cents. I Hens were dull at 23 to 25 cents. Early September shipments of fresh fruits and vegetables from southern areas were light The tight situation in eggs con tinued both at leading state and national markets. In Raleigh prices paid producers were unchanged, while at Ashe ville reported advances of one to twe cents per dozen were noted. Weekly Market Tobacco News Report Tobacco prices were fairly firm during the second sales week on Eastern Carolina markets. Offer ings, which were light until the last two days increased and most mar kets reported blocked sales at the close. Daily averages ranged frffra 42.00 to 44.00. Most of the leaf grades closed the week at 29.00 to 51.00; cutters, at 49.00 to 57.00: lugs, at 31.00 to 58.00; and primings at 22.50 to 41.00. Uncle Sam Says Millions ef my yenng nieces and nephews are returning te sefaoot te leant frem their teacher, scboe4 mates and beaks a way of life. Be sides grammar, history, arithmetic, home economics and a variety ef ether courses, they win coma race to face with aportaraanshlp, honesty, self -reliance and the habit ef thrift. Facts crammed Into the heads ef WUHe and Jane will come to handy, but thrift is something which will be vital te their well-beis every day ef their Uvea. ' Of coarse the habit of thrift may be ac faired m many ways, but a sore way Is the partici patioa of my yoanf nieces and aeph t "" h ' t1" Vn' I f tatea Tress f f . ". !' s f liool gw!r- I - ". S. T-'"ft ys.v -ri ,"T7' """"to V " j 1 1" ' ""'it ? Greyhound Racing A Growing Sport Numerous Kennels Through oat Country Provide Stock for Track Use Greyhound racing, which in England and Ireland lures more patrons than horse' racing or any other sporting activity, is fast coming to the front in this coun try as a major sports attraction, according to the Gaines Dog Re search Center, New York City. At the present time there are 18 dog tracks in operation in the United States, and over 500 racing kennels whose dogs appear at these tracks. Owned by approxi mately 2,500 fanciers, around 6,000 Greyhounds are in training at all times, with an equal number of breeding animals and youngsters at home in the kennels " Breeding fine racing Greyhound! ofttimes has proven a profitable occupation. Well-bred pups bring high prices $500 to $1,500, and exceptionally promising young stock has brought as much as $3,500. Most of today's racing Greyhounds are raised in the West by farmers who breed a litter or two a year as a hobby or sideline to their regular farming activities. Recent years have seen the estab lishment of numerous elaborate kennels built for the express pur pose of raising racing-Greyhounds. While breeding activities are cen tered in the Middle West and West Massachusetts has in the past 10 years come to the fore as a breed ing state and now produces around 1,000 racing dogs every year. Most Greyhound track stars can trace their ancestry back to the Greyhound race at Taunton (Mass.) Dog Track. same forebears, as they are almost all of the same general bloodlines. The names of famous Greyhounds of the nast aDDear in the oedierees over and over again, making rac ing Greyhounds practically all one large loosely-knit family. One of the best-known racing dogs of the past century, whose name appears in many Greyhound family trees, was Master McGrath, an Irish dog His picture was stamped on Irish coins, and a memorial statue of him was erected in Ireland. A name which shows in 'the pedi grees of nearly 65 per cent of modern coursing dogs is that of Mutton Cutlet, another Irish dog. and a proline sire of racing cham pions. The outstanding American sire of today is Never Roll, who stands at the top of the current list of sires of track winners. Greyhound track racing started in this country about 1906. The invention of the electric rabbit by Owen Patrick Smith gave the sport its first genuine impetus. Smith promoted racing meets throughout the West and at Emeryville, California, in 1919 the first really successful meeting was held. By 1926 dog racing had achieved national prominence and its sponsors were reaping hand some financial rewards. After Smith's death in 1927. Greyhound racing fell into the controlling hands of an unsavory group who all but ruined the sport Although the dishonest element has long since been banished, dog racing still suffers the effects of this un fortunate period. Conducted under state sanction and supervised by state appointed regulatory bodies. Greyhound racing is actually one of the cleanest and fairest of all American sports, the Center states. Rough Harvesting Costing Farmers In Duplin County Rough harvesting practices re sulting In heavy trash content of seed cotton cost Duplin County farmers thousands' of dollars last year, Fred P. Johnson, Vice-Prest dent of the Carolines' Ginners As sociation, said today. It is the aim of the Association to help cotton farmers to gear their operations to meet the problem through im proved picking and ginning meth ods. He estimates that farmers can cut : their loss In half by paying more attention to picking methods. It is recommended that farmers delay picking until after dew dis appears; if cotton is picked damn or wet, however, sun-dry on sheets before storing; avoid undue ex posure in the field; pick as often and clean as practicable to reduce losses from weathering and to sim plify ginning problems. Members of the Ginners Assoc iation in Duplin are: Carr & Will iams, Wallace; Ellis Gin Co., Fai son; J. T. Hudson's Gin, Turkey; and Calypso Gin Co., Calypso. a Announce Birth Mr. and Mrs. George Brock, Jr of Kenansvllle, RFD, announce the birth of a son, Maurice Dean, on Saturday, - Sept 6 at Memorial General Hospital, Klnston. Mrs. I -ofk Is the former Miss Doro-y Hews The AUW will meet Saturday af ternoon with Mrs. Herman Outlaw. All members are urged to attend. Re; L.. C. Prater is attending the General Assembly of Unlver- sallst In Canton, N. Y.i; . Mrs. Eric Berger is spending the week In Durham. ----j. v-.- Mr. and Mrs. Granger Pate and children of Farmville, Va., Mr. and Mrs. Gurney Pate of Court land, Va., were visitors with their mother, Mrs. W. D. Pate Saturday. James Parker of Greenville spent the week end with the home folks. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Doby, Jr. of Wake 'Forest spent the week end with Mrs. Doby's mother, Mrs. Le- ona Outlaw. Mrs.' Bessie Merritt of Florida has , been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ernest Dupree and family. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Batts of Camp Davis visited Mrs. Nora Malpass over the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Outlaw have returned from Carolina Beach wherethey spent the summer. PJ.C. Opens The formal opening of Presby terians Junior College was obser ved in a morning convocation yes terday. Dr. M. O. Sommers of Ral eigh spoke to the student body .on "The Way Of Life." Mayor C. M. Castevens of Maxton welcomed the students to the community ( and Rev. - Forrest Young welcomed them to the churches. The regis trars office reports 262 students already matriculated for classes with others still in line at the of fice.' Rev. Morrison's Uncle Dies; Was Newspaper Man Ronald B. Wilson, 63, former Ra leigh and Asheville newspaperman and for many years a State emplaye died at Rex Hospital Thursday af ternoon following a serious illness of a few days and failing health of eight months. Mr. Wilson suf fered a fall last January and frac tured his hip. Hp had never fully recovered from this injury. A na tive of Greenville, he was the son Lof Louis H. Wilson ;md Ann to Smith Wilson. Until injured in tht fall, he was manager of the Ral Good Sheep Dog Valuable Help To the Fr.rmer Many Countries Have Devel oped Their Own Special Shepherd Breeds In the handling of large flocks of sheep on the farm, a good herd dog ofttimes accomplishes the work of two or three men, states the Gaines Dog Research Center, New York City. " An old saying goes that "There is no good flock without a good shepherd, and there is no good shepherd without a good dog. In Scotland, where the work qf the sheep dog has reached near per fection, no shepherd would con sider selling, as he would feel himself helpless without his trained ally. The sight of a small black and white Border Collie driving a flock of sheep along a road or through a village in a calm, business-like manner is so common in that country as to at tract no attention whatsoever. - While it is believed that the dog's first association with man was as his hunting companion and helper, certainly nis second trust was as guardian of mankind's flocks and herds. Though there was little communication between primitive peoples, the dog's abil ity as herder and guardian was early discovered and utilized by many cunerent races and tribes. Many countries have developed shepherd breeds, and while these vary widely in size and appear ance, their work is identical. Bel- Sium produced the Belgian Sheep og and the Bouviers de Flandre. The Briard comes from France. Hungary developed the Pulik and the Komondorok. The Welsh Corgi, Old English Sheepdog, Border Collie, Shetland Sheepdog and Collie all originated in the British Isles. The German Shep herd and the Giant Schnauzer are, of course, products of Germany. The Australian Sheepdog, or Kel pie, has proven his value in the rugged sheep-raising country "down under." The Samoyede, though generally considered a Border Collie rounding' up sheep. pV'siio?, has also hern r 1 " eigh KuiS UuD. Lujl... it.. University of North Carolina aiul at- State College, he had served as city editor of The Ashevllle Ci tizen and as a member of the edit orial department of The News and Observer. He left the -newspaper field many years ago. For 14 years he served as assistant to the secre tary of the State Board of Health, Graveside services will . be held Saturday at 3 p. m. at Macpelah Cemetery in Lincoln County, near Charlotte. The Rev. Joseph Morri son of Kenansvllle - will be in charge, Mr. Wilson was a member of the Church of the Good Shep herd in Raleigh. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Anna Morrison Wilson, a brother, H. H. Wilson, Sr.,' of Wilmington and four nieces anil one nephew. v'-rv"'.--'-'-,.'". Pink Hillians Visit Raleigh Rev. J J. Garner and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Heny, all of Pink Hill, motored to Raleigh Sunday to attend the Quartette Anniver sary at the Memorial Auditorium.. The trip was enjoyed by all. Faison Garden Club Met Last Week The Faison Garden Club held its September meeting Thursday afternoon of last week in the home of Mrs. W. R. Clifton with Mrs. A. P. Cates assistant hostess. Mrs, Waldo Clifton presided. Mrs. H. S. Precythe was speaker for the af ternoon. Her subject was, "plant ing bulbs". An arrangement of mar igolds won the afternoon prize. Following the business the guests were served lime iced punch. Miss Susan Clifton assisted in serving sandwiches, cakes and potato chips. Native Of Duplin May Run For Lt. Governor Washington - Authoritative, re ports reaching Washington Friday by direct pipeline from North Car olina said that Ed D. Broadhurst, prominent Greensboro attorney, being urged to run for lieutenant governor and probably would an nounce his candidacy within a few days. , '; Broadhurst widely known 'thru out the state as a witness and civic oooo6oooooooooobooo6oooooooooooooco D Bring Your Tobacco To The ..'!'. w.-i:'j..':ii;v 1 .''ti '.V ' . ' '"V ?;. . , ' j. ,j v;. v ',r'' " " MEW FARMER - CAROLINA WAREHOUSES TABOR CITY, - HIGHWAY llo. 701 A SALE Tobacco How Bringing The Highest Prices 4 t li rat wea as &a t ..,,,..! l J as a political LUi a and might well be expected to cfture the organized labor vote through out the state should he. decide to run. : . .- -,;....,..:!:. - ,In addition, he probably could count on a neavy teacher and school vote. 30 years ago or so he was "superintendent of schools of Greensboro and never lost his in terest in educational affairs. - . "., Should Broadhurst announce; he would bring to three the number of announced candidates in the race for lieutenant governor. Thus far, Pat Taylor of Wadesboro and Dan "Tompkins -of Sylva,. both vet eran legislators, have thrown their hats into the ring and Brandon Hodge of Ashevllle is expected to follow suit shortly. Broadhurst is a native of Duplin with wide family connections in both Duplin and Wayne counties. Farm Bureau . Officials Meet 1 1 1 i ; i -; Duplin. 'Farm Bureau Officials met here Tuesday night and out lined plans for the coming mem bership drive. Lewis W. Outlaw presided. - VICTORY MED Ali AVAILABLE NOW -Army veterans of World War II of Wayne, Lenoir and Duplin, who have been authorized by the War Department to wear the Vic tory Medal may obtain the medal IOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCOC NOTICE Any Member of Ihe 1941 Grcduoting Class 01 B; F. Grcdy High School Interested In Attending Closs Party To Be Held In The Hear Future, - Please Communicate Af 0r.ee Viih miss ai:gelyii smith; Care of Veterans lbspital,l Fayelieville, zW Carolina: ohftoodohooddobbb do5o666 110 BLOCKS THE DAY YOU Of The Season New Farmers Carolina Warehouse ii ii h u; i m V., . . . . .kjk W i. J L . , , - Otli Fellows i ia t, ... j. The medal may be oLUinel i . on presentation, , of their diii.I.arg certificate or similar papers bear ing the required authorization. .t All Army veterans art urfsd to examine their discharge certificate, and, if eligible, to call at the Re cruiting Station to pick up the medal Itself. .:-'-': Leave For Write Forest College ; Isabella Goodson left for Wake Forest College Monday where she will be a student this year. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Goodson of ML Olive, RFD. - CHICK PRODUCTION - -SHOWS NICB GAIN Production by commercial hat cheries In North Carolina during July amount to 1300,000 chicks, an Increase of 46 per cent above the number prlduced in July of last year. The figures were released by . the Federal-State Crop Reporting Service. 1 , , i . Turkey production from 1929 to 1044 nearly doubled, but the num ber of farms raising turkey in 10 44 was about one-third that of 1829. USDA estimates that egg produ-. cers will receive higher price la the second half of 1947 than in the same period of 1946. - ' COME

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