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THE NEWS-JOURNAL, RAEFOKD. N. C
THURSDAY JANUARY 31, 1948
The Fourth Service Command
spent $9,586,210,000 tor Army oper
ations,, training, supply and con
struction from September, 1939
through June, 1945.
Of the 1,343,110 men accepted for
military duty from the Fourth Ser
vice Command to July 31 1945,,
1,101,944 were assigned to the Army
and 241,166 to the Navy.
and "choice" lambs is on the up
grade in the state, Extension Service
observers report.
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The fit of a slip depends not only
on its size but also on its cut, say
Extension Service clothing special
ists. coming an increasingly important
part of cooperative movemeat in
many rural areas.
"CHALLENGE TO HOLLYWOOD'
The spinning of yarn and the wet
ving of cloth are the bottlenecks
holding up the production of cloth
ing. A total of 1,343,110 men from the
Fourth Service Command were ac
cepted for military duty from the
first man inducted under the Sel
ective Service Act to July 31, 1945
REA plans to build 15,000 to 20,
000 miles of new light lines in North
Carolina in 1946.
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Sandhills peach growers are mov
ing to protect themselves against
losses to worms this year.
Burley tobacco farmers have ex
pressed desire for a 1946 acreage
cut of at least 20 per cent and a
50 per cent penalty against growers
who violate quotas.
More farm fruits are In prospect
for civilians in 1946 than in 1945
canned fruits will be much mort
In March, 1943 the number of
soldiers in the Fourth Service Com
mand reached its peak 1,434,000..
plentiful.
Sunbaths have been found to be
greatly beneficial to the health and
growth of calves, according to spec
ialists of the State College Exten
sion Service.
At the peak training load in the
Fourth Service Command ten QM
Market Centers were established,
purchasing millions of dollars worth
of perishable foods. Since V-J Day
that number has been cut to five.
Winter is the time to prune, spray
and thin orchards, according to hor
ticulturists of the Agricultural Ex
tension Service.
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The production of Grade-A milk
Farm building construction is be
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What's behind the British film industry's new upswing? The new
' March of Time, "Challenge to Hollywood," shows that British movie
makers have revolutionary plans to capture world audiences with bifrger
and livelier productions like the five-million-dollar "Caesar and Cleo
patra" (upper left), in production costs the most expensive film
ever made. . . . Shown (upper right) with U. S. film magnate Spyros
Skur:s is the man all England is watching, J. Arthur Rank. He, like
omcr British producers, places reliance on such stars as Ann Todd
I'tn'trl already in demand by Hollywood, and comedian C:i'rge Formby
(l. wcr left) well-established British favorites and on such film
r -.!; rs as Noel Coward (lower right), shown on the set of "In Which
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State College
Answers Timely
Farm Questions
Ql'ESTIOX: What are the pros
pects fcr getting new farm machin
ery this year?
ANSWER: Xot too bright. The
jctual production of new farming im
plement during the last three months
of 1945. a peacetime period, was
aiiprox.:v.uteiy 10 per cent less than
in the hist quarter of 1944, a war
period. Extension Service specialists
report.
QfESTIO.V: What are the rates
of pay-era to be made under the
1946 AAA program for seeding Win
ter cover crops?
ANSWER: State AAA men report
the following rates of pay for cov
er crops seeded with inoculated
seed in well-prepared seedbeds.
Crimson clover, 15 cents per pound;
hairy vetch, 12 cents per pound;
Austrian winter peas, 5 cents per
pound, and annual ryegrass, 8 cents
per pound.
QUESTION: Is it really better to
prepare tobacco plantbeds in the
Fall?
ANSWER: Extension Service to
bacco specialists say positively
"yes." Farmers who prepared beds i
last Fall and applied cyanamid and '
uramon to kill weeds, though de-'
layed now by wet weather in plant- I
ing seed, are far ahead of farmers ;
who must prepare beds from scratch.
There were 9,245,000 persons en
gaged in farm work in the United
States at the turn of this year. i
POULTRY WANTED
Our truck will be in Red Springs, N. C. from
10 A. M. to 11 A. M. near depot and at Rae
ford, N. C. from 11 :30 A. M. to 1 P. M. near
depot.
EVERY TUESDAY - SAME TIME
paying the following cash prices:
COLORED HENS 24c lb
LEGHORN HENS 20c lb
ROOSTERS 12c lb
prices advance we will meet them.
Lee Poultry Company
Sanford, N. C.
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APPLE SAUCEwNHc:rl8c
Prices Effective Thur., Fri., Sat.,
January 31 - February 1-2
WRIGHTS
TOMATO
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Colonial's Best
ENRICHED PLAIN FLOUR
Bag
5-lb
Bag
SHOE PEG CORN
Colonial
No. 2 Can
15c
STRINGLESS BEANS S"" c" 15c
LANG'S PICKLES
BLENDED JUICE
STERLING SALT
Dill or Sour
Quart Jar
Dr. Phillip's
No. 2 Can
Plain or Iodized
2 -lb Pkg
27c
17c
6c
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Mother's Cocoa 10c
Jiffy Pie Crust 8pk 14c
Instant Ralston 16-Pk 21c
Cigarettes - $1.25
Colonial Fancy
Small Whole
BEETS cN,v 15c
MOTT'S HEALTHFUL
APPLE JUICE 27c
SENECA BRAND
SAUER KRAUT SiM 14c
CLAPP-S ASSORTED STRAINED
BABY FOOD 7c
HfCH MARK
PANCAKE FLOUR 8c
CAKE FLOUR
SWANSDOWN
SOUTHERN MANOR
2 t4-lb
Pkg
TEA BAGS 'r
WITH CHINA
MOTHER'S OATS :it
SUNSWEET
prune juice i-;:-:
CIBB S BRAND
SPINACH n-
28c
11c
33c
29c
20c
FLORIDA v
TREE-RIPENED
SWEET, JUICY
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Sizes
ALBEMARLE TIPPLM
APPLES 5 Its
FANCY CRLEN
CABBAGE 2 lbs
FANCY
RUTABAGAS 5 lbs
U. S. NO. 1 WHITE
POTATOES 10 Its
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COLLARDS
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SWEET JUICY
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Nabisco Shredded Wheat 2 - 23c
Palmolive Soap SS-" 7c - 2 E 19c
Octagon Toilet Soap 3 14c
Lifebuoy Hearth Soap 3 21c
Cny Tcilet Soap 3 21c
BALLARD'S SSSSK 69o
DAZZLE BLEACH 19c
DROMEDARY 20c
CARNATION , 37
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