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IT’S UP TO YOU! We were reading The Tribune the other night when we ran across the following article in a Washington news col umn, and decided that we would print it again just in case you didn’t see it: “No matter how much national ballyhoo there* is about scrap collection, its success or failure is going to depend upon the real work which is done on- it in each town and each home. “This isn’t a case of finding some little knicknack to throw into the' collection as might be done for a church bazaar. This is a case of digging out every knicknack and every ounce of all the scrap you can possibly lay your bands on— and doing something to get it in to the hands of 8 junkman even if no effort at all is made by vol • unteer workers to collect.” Elkin has already formed a committee tc plan and direct the salvage program here, but this committee, without the coopera tion of every citizen, won’t be worth two cents. The commit tee can’t go around and hunt up WOMEN! Modern facts + 61 years’use speak fpr CARDUI V-— the scrap — you’ve got to do that. Yet from here it seems that a lot of good people appear to think that the government is call ing for scrap iron and other materials just to have something to do to pass the time. With the German war ma chine going like blazes on one side of us, and the Japs scheming and planning to choke us on the oth er side, it’s no time to sit back and hope someone will come along and do what’s necessary to ease matters. And if the govern ment is to get the scrap mater ials it desperately needs to build guns and tanks and ships, this complacency one bumps into here at every turn has got to be chang ed into some action on our part. Elkin really went to town in July on the purchase of war bonds. That was a record to be proud of, but you must still re member that all the money that • • QoJ S^vicc . dm on* night IN SERSOH and o')'1 is our concern With so many of our men in the Armed Forces and with grave short ages of vital war materials it’s a prob lem to keep every department of our service at its best. You can help insure better service when you really need it by calling on our service men only when it is abso lutely necessary. Why not learn how to replace fuses yourself? Be sure to keep a few spares on hand! I i Take doubly good care of all your appliances. Always grasp the plug when disconnecting an appliance and keep the kinks out of your cords. c*-HITKF™™m*i I Surry Leaf Crop Is Better Than In ’41 - « «&-— Ordinary Crop Takes Turn For the Better According to reports this week the tobacco crop of Surry county has changed in the course of a few weeks from one which ap peared to be ordinary, to one that has already excelled the good crop of 1941. With prices what they #»e on the border, and other early markets, Surry tobacco growers can already feel the pleasant jingle of tobacco money in their pockets from this year’s golden weed. In scattered sections of the county, there were complaints several weeks ago about too much wet weather, but even these sec tions now report from fair to good crops. Practically any farmer talked to will express the opinion that his crop is better than his last year’s yield. This is the gen eral consensus of opinion after so much apprehension was expressed early in the growing season due to the prolonged wet weather. In recent weeks farmers in cer tain sections of Southern Surry have expressed the belief that they have their fields topped a little too low, which may cause the tobacco to be too heavy, with a consequent loss of quality, but then it is pointed out by exper ienced county growers that these fields stand an excellent chance of making some fine quality wrappers, the highest priced to bacco sold on local markets. The recent dry spell was the cause for this low topping. Farmers in every section of the county are well on their way to ward the finish of the tobacco harvest season. For the past three weeks it has been an every day job, with nights and Sundays thrown in. Some fanners still have as much as half of their crop to harvest, while many oth ers have already started pulling) top leaves. Seldom is there a complaint about the color of the weed cured. The poundage ap pears to be good, too. Surry county farmers should I---* was spent for war bonds will be returned later with good interest. But if our government can’t get the scrap iron and steel and oth er materials it needs, it could be that not only would our citizens lose all the money that has been put into bonds, but also their lib erty as well. So—instead of looking at the salvage drive as something for someone else to contribute to, why not get busy and take a part your self? When folks say “let George do it,” they often overlook the fact that George is just as slack as they axe. And that ought to be a lesson to somebody. * * * STRANGE, BUT TRUE Mrs. Sallie Smith, of State Road, who has a son, Garvey Smith, serving overseas in the armed forces, made a special visit to this office last week to tell of a strange occurrence. Mrs. Smith said she had wor ried quite a bit . about her boy since he had sailed for foreign soil, and that a few days ago while she was sitting on the porch thinking of him, a number of dirtdaubers, flying in formation like so many airplanes, suddenly appeared and set to work build ing a mud house — or whatever it is you call those mud nests dirtdaubers build — on the ceiling of the porch. The insects, Mrs. Smith said, worked quickly, then as suddenly as they appeared they flew away. And there on the ceiling, perfect ly formed, was a mud “V.” Strange, isn’t it. * * * THIS AND THAT Tomorrow is Friday, August 14. Two years ago tomorrow the Yad kin river made its entry into the basements of stores along Main street, washed Away the laundry and numerous other buildings on South Bridge street, flooded homes or\ Front street and did untold damage up and down the Yadkin valley. Interested citizens of North Wilkesboro and Elkin are seeking government action on a flood control dam at Wilkesboro. The government has made surveys — is still making surveys—and time passes. Let’s hope a flood control dam will become a reality before another destructive flood rolls down the Yadkin. TOBACCO CARDS ARE AVAILABLE Allotment and Marketing Cards May B® Obtained At , County Agent’s Office SLIGHT CHANGE MADE Tobacco allotment and market ing cards for 1942 are now avail able at the office of the Surry county farm agent at Dobson, A. P. Cobb, county agent, has an nounced. The number of cards expected to be isued from the Surry office will total about the same num ber as were issued last year, or 3,200. It was pointed out that a slight change has been made in the rules, whereby a farmer may ar range to hold over any tobacco from excess acreage this year and then deduct that amount from the acreage allotment for 1943. Pull particulars of this plan may be obtained from Mr. Cobb’s of fice. The tobacco poundage cards do not limit the amount of pounds to be sold, providing the farmer has not exceeded his acreage al lotment for the year. A farmer can market all the poundage he can produce on his allotted acre age. realize a great deal more money from this year’s crop than they did last year’s. There are about 12,000 acres planted to this crop in the county this year, compar ed to 11,050 acres last year. Figures taken from the Surry AAA records show that county farmers will use about 10,000 tons of lime as a conservation material this year. This is one of the high est tonnages ever used by Surry farmers as a conservation mater ial. In addititon to this, county farmers have bought privately 2, 000 tons of lime for this year which will give a total of 12,000 tons for the year. Farmers are being urged to grow their own nitrogen this year because it is feared that the war situation will prevent shipments of nitrogen materials into farm areas. Nitro gen producing Austrian winter peas, crimson clover and vetch are among the legumes holding first place in this respect. It is also stated by AAA officials that it is doubtful whether farm deliv eries of a lime as a conservation material will be possible another year. This is a major reason why farmers need to take full advant age of this year’s hauling. A lot of 10,000 pounds of rye grass -has recently arrived in the county to be used by farmers as a conservation material. This seed is to be used as winter and early spring pasture, and also as a cov er crop. In connection with the war ef fort, county farmers show a big per cent of increase in soybean acreage for this year. It is hoped that the beans may be harvested and sold for oil to aid the war effort. The hay crop, centering around the all-purpose lespedeza variety, stands to be as good as it has been in any recent year. The recent rainy weather has been ideal on the growth of grasses and fall le gumes. Wifey: The girls tell me that I ride so well I actually appear to be part of the horse. Hubby (casually): Uh-huh! Which part? SPECIAL NOTICE Are you in need of a better water supply? We have been drilling wells for farms and homes for thirty years. Drilled wells cost you less because they are perma nent, requiring no further atten tion after completion. Let us solve your water problem perma nently. See O. H. Gentry (Bill, the Driller) in the Benham com munity, Phone 24F3 or write R. E. FAW Hickory, N. C. Phone 700-J FLOWERS For All Occasions THOMASSON FLORIST 225 W. Main — Phone 323 Elkin, N. C. Sign the owner’s pledge at your Chevrolet dealer's. : join the : : u.s. truck : CONSERVATION CORPS See your Chevrolet dealer, who is acting as official service station forTruck Con servation, and get the offi cial emblem for your trucks Y our truck — all trucks — are essential to America’s war pro gram. . . . Let your Chevrolet dealer help you to “Keep ’em fit to keep ’em rolling.” • • . See him for a thorough service check up today —and see him for skilled service at regular inter vals. . • . Remember-— Chevrolet dealers are America’s “Truck Conservation Specialists.” Originator and Outstanding Leader "Truck Conservation Plan" CHEVROLET F-W CHEVROLET COMPANY Phone 255 Elkin, N. C. t 99 you dorit know how fur your tires will go... 99 you’ll be amazed at the extra mileage your Esso Dealer will soon be able to help you get. The odds are not just figures we have pulled out of a hat. They are the result of tests made with a new method to increase tire mileage among customers at a number of Esso Dealer stations. 16 out of every 17 car owners were astonished at the mileage made possible. Because the preservation of tires is so vital to the coun try in the present emergency, we are making every effort to introduce this new service at Esso Dealer sta tions with the utmost speed. It requires hoth\ equip ment and training and we are’supplying both as rapidly as possible. As soon as these are available your own Esso Dealer will be able to help you get the greatest possible mileage from your own tires short of retreading. Fur ther announcement will be made in newspapers shortly. STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY CCITG SCIVeS WCOr Copr. 18*2. Kuo Kml ’M1 I X J
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