the Department of Agriculture annooaeed today, as it also forecast an improvement in the export situation. High prices received for the 1941 floe-cured tobacco crop together with increased domestic consumption are expected to encourage floe-cured grower* to plant their fall allotments at 843,300 acres, ti*e Tar Hsel farmers in recent years, the rental indicated, have produced greater yields as they have used mere productive land, heavier applications sf fertiliser and more intensive cultivation. .'VgfiB Use of^ tobacco this year will be about five per cent above that of 1939-40 and 29 per cent above ihat of 1*40-41. Domestic consumption of cigarettes is up aad continues to increase! If the same percentage increases continue, total domestic consumption may total 225 billion cigarettes for the year ending June 30, totnpared with 190 billion last year, the Department predicted. Growers of flue-cured, burley, fire-cured and dark air-cured are expected to plant aereagea about equal to their 1942 allotments. Intends'7. plantings of Maryland tobacco are the same as that harvested "It now appears." the report said, "that the 1942 supplies of flue-cured, hurley and Maryland tobacco will be MBpi* even with expected increase* in the consortptif!? of cigarettes and chewing tobacco and some improvement in exports. Prospective supplies of fire-cured tobacco are' more than adequate as a result of the virtual cessation of Ire-cured exports and in spite of a probable increase in the domestic oomsuntption of snuff. "The supply of dark air-cured, while large, is not considered excessive, inasmuch ss consumption of chewing tobacco is likely to remain at or increase somewhat over the present level. Consumption of chewing tobacco and of cigar tobacco also is on the increase." Prices for the 1941-42 tobacco season, according to the Department of Agriculture, have been "generally favorable," as rapid, selling shortened the sales season for all types. Preliminary estimates of prices received by farmers are 27.8 cents for flue-cuied, 29.3 cents for burley, 88 cents *for Maryland 1940 crop, about 12.1 cents for dark'aircured and roughly 14 cents for firecured. Stock* of flue-cured tobacco on July 1 are expected to be about 1,503 million pounds, it is estimated, which compares with 1,593 million pounds » year earlier. This season further represents a record in that all flue-cured markets were closed by the end of the calendar year 1941, the Department reports. Rapid seUin* and hi*b prices characterized all these mar in celebration of its twenty-thisd birthday and is honor at its sons, for the organizational meeting of the Idkl "Sons of the Legion." V The ^program opened with the tinging of "America," J, R. Shearin at the piano. > This was followed by the regular order of ritual. John Hill Pfcyior, chairman of the organizatiMi committee, presided over the Charter meeting of the "Som of the Legion," presenting forty-two young men 'for membership and leading them in their initiation pledges. Charter members are: Charles F. Baucom, Jr., A. McDonald Baucom, Albert M. Roebuck, Harold Rouse, Bobby Smith, Robert F. Paylor, Joe Bynum, Marvin Horton, Jr., Milton~WilMameon, Jackie Willis, F. J. Causey, Jr., Car! Creech, Neal Howa -d, Jr., Emerson Roebuck, Zeb Whitehurst, Jr., Robert Rollins, Jr., N. Isaac Bailey, David D.-Bailey, Joseph Bailey, Thurman Owens, William M. Moore, Cecil Owens, John Hill Paylor, Jr., Robert Lee Owens, Alvah Causey, W. H. Farmer, Jr., Jhnmie Gardner, Jasper Gay, E. Guy Skinner, Jr„ James Robert Moore, Bennett H. Bailey, Robert D. Rouse, Jr., Bruce Darden, Bobby Darden, Paul E. Jones, Jr., James Thomas Bailey, Freeman Owens, Kincheon Owens, 3 sons of Floyd Best, Walter B. Jones. Plans were made for a public meeting to be held at an anriy ttate, atj which time the members will elect and install their officers. A prominent out of town speaker wBl give the address and the citizens of Farravffle and surrounding community are invited to be present. During the birthday celebration, Char lee F. Baucom, in behalf of the Auxiliary, presented the cake to Dr. | W. M. Willis, Post Commander. This was iced in white and bore twentythree miniature red Candles. Individ-! ual cakes with a single candle on wdh were passed to the other guests, numbering seventy-three. The American Legion Auxiliary served a delicious fried chicken dinder, followed by an ice course. REPLACES JACK.TAYLOR .v. Carl Greene has taken over the duties of Manager at the FarmviUe Country Club, replacing Jack TSayior, who resigned last week to accept a position on a Defense Project in Norfolk. fjp;; L thq probteM^of a^uirinirted pro| has bLa^delay; on thTtontrary, «e program has been poshed." Replying' to earlier testimony by William L. Batt, chief of the War Production Bbard'a materials division that Jones oVenruled Jn 1940 recommendations of the Defense Commission for »a 100,000-tj^|j|>i? duction program, the commerce secretary declared that this program had in fact been met When the commission's recommendation* were turned over to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation ; in the fall of 1M0, Jones mid, there were many unsolved problems to be met, hut by Kay 19, 1941, contracts were ottered into for plants with a total capacity ef 60,066. tans an B. 0. Tnrsige. Joseph Jojrner Corporal Joaoph D. Joyntt, is stationed at the Navy Yard Receiving Station, Marine Detachment, in Philadelphia, Pa. He i» the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Joyner. Lyauui Baas Pvt. Lyman M. Bass' new addnss is Company ■ - The Board ordered production of cover caps of tinplate or terneplate, used as closure* for catsup, jelly, etc., stopped immediately, and of crown cays for bcftled beer and soft drinks Stopped April 80. Production of fluorescent lighting fixtures was also ordered ended immediately; of vacuum cleaners, April 80; and toys and gamea mads of metal, plastic ■n«t oth^tf fifigrntial nislei iiln. June 80. The Board curUSled use of crude rubber "and latex in 50 articles, including fire and mill hose, 'storage batteries, etc. • Priority Order CempU«e. The WPJJ reported Investigation ot 14,000 firms fur compliance with priority order* have been undertaken since last June. Reports have been completed on 3,500 firms, the Board said, and at theee, 1,600 showed no violations while approrimately the same number reported minor viola-i tions through misunderstandings. The reports resulted fa 86 suspension orders, affecting 46 firms and one individual. Thirteen Federal ag*ides and more than 3,600 Investigators are cooperating with the Boards hi the [ iito froae manufacturers' wholesale and retail prices of plumbing fixtures and sf 44 common household electrical appliances, all At March 80 levels. Ceilings werp also set an wholesale prices of bond, ledger, book and plain and fancy cover paper and bristols. and on producers' quotations for Pennsylvania anthracite coal. The Agriculture Department said the retail Cost of food is now 16 percent above the 1036-3* average, but is still' below the 1929 level. '. V vQvilian Defense. Civilian Defense Director Laadis said Axis air raids on American war industries this Spring are "entirely possible," He said, "It's worth a tS pear that more than 60 per cent of the allotted goal of 820,000 acres of peanuts for crushing wiB be met The increase in aoybeana will not be shortage in the production of peanuts for oil, he said. "With such a serious situation confronting the nation," Dean Schaub said, "I feel that .we should make every effort to plant peanuts on all land suited to the production of the crop, it is realized that prices offered for peahuta for crfc'jjafr purposes are not as attractive as the prices of some other crops, but with the nation needing th* «if I feel that farmers should strain a point as much as possible." ^ The St&4' College leader said that in areas where peanuts have not been grown before, an effort should be made to get approximately 200 acres of nuts planted, ox fat multiples of 200 acres. That would justify the government placing a picker in tha neighborhood on a custom basis. He defined such a "neighborhood" as "something like a five-mile radius from any given point." NATIONAL 4-H . W^, . CLUB SUNDAY Special services will be heW on Sunday, April 12th at the Christian Church, in otomaint of National 4-H piub Sunday, with the hm& 4-H Club taking part. ■ ^ Rev. C. B. Maehburn, pastor, will talk on "Youth." The Scripture will be read by A. C. Turnage, Jr. Tb* choir Will to compoaed of 4-H members, with special musical numbers by Miss Doney Jones, Miss Dorothy Jones and Miss Lola Jonea. Miss Minnie Mae Moore will be pianist. Bill Rasberry, Jay Flanagan, J. B. Gowan and Ja*k Turnagw will serve as ushers. ' - _ X Mrs. Arch Flanagan is leader of this group. The pnblfe is oerdiaSy invited to Dr. Carl M. Townsend, Pastor of Hayes-Barton Baptist Church, Raleigh, Will B« Guest Cash income from farm mari in the United States totaled 000,000 in February as cos with $632,000,000 in the same ft year a*©..'/