;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-
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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
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MEW FARMER - CAROLINA WAREHOUSES
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A SALE
Tobacco How Bringing The Highest Prices
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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
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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:
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THE DAY YOU
Of The Season
New Farmers
Carolina
Warehouse
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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