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NEWS rs. Eula Mercer and Mrs. W. ns Shower Mercer J. Findeisen were hostesses to a miscellanous shower Friday night , held at the Woman’s Clubhouse for Mrs. Brian Mercer. Mrs. Mercer received many nice and useful gifts. Several games were played and refreshments were served consisting of punch, sand wiches, potato chips, mints, and nuts. The Thunderbird 4-H Club met Wednesday in the 'Longbranch Community Building. Claudia Arm strong presided. Pledges were giv en by Earl and Judy Banks. The devotions were given by Deborah Jenkins. The roll was called with six membjers present, two adult leaders, and one visitor. Rodney Scott, treasurer, gave the report PERSONALS and minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. The new business was about the June meet ing. Rodney Scott and two mem bers told about "Gvil Defense Projects.” The program was given by Scott on how to vaccinate poul try. Project reports were given by Deborah Jenkins on foods and home management. Garden projects were given by Earl and Gaude Banks. Judy Banks reported on foods. The group sang a song and the meeting was adjourned. ** * Visiting Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Jenkins during the weekend were there daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Mills of Florence,.S.C. and their son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Bradford Jenkins of Croatan. -■ • * * * Mr. Mike Phillips and Mrs. Ruth Dail left Friday for Wilson where they will join Dr. J. P. Tyndall, * * *. Mrs. Rosa Tyndall, and Mrs. Irene Gray for a week in New York City. While there, they will attend the Wbrld’s Fair. *** Treilton Baptist Church began Bible School Monday morning and will continue for two weeks. All children are invited to attend. Mr. and Mrs. Mack Abernathy and daughter, Beverly, visited Mrs. Abernathy’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Jim Mallard, recently. Mr. and Mrs. Mallard took them to their home at Greensboro and spent a few days there with them. Visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Thomas Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Thomas Jr. and son, Keith, of Pollocksville and Mr. and Mrs. George Norris of New Bern. * * * Visitors of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Findeisen, Friday, were Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Meadows and family of Chesapeake, Virginia. Newlyweds, Mr. and Mrs. Brian Mercer are making their home in Southern Railways Lower Freight Rate Victory Boon to Meat Farms Increased livestock production in the South is one of the results that Dr. H. Brooks James sees of the recent U. S. District Court de cision to let Southern Railway keep its 60 per cent rate reduction on grain shipments from the midwest. Dr. James, who is dean of the School of Agriculture and Life Sciences at N. C. State, said the decision "removes some of the un certainty of future livestock expan sion in the South.” He also said the decision was a step toward removing the disad vantageous freight rates with which the “South has been struggling for 100 years." The decision rendered May 20 in Cincinnati, ■ Ohio, has apparently ended years of legal efforts by Southern Railway to reduce rates on grain shipments into the South by 60 per cent on multiple car lots and 40 per cent on single car ship ments. The reduction has been fought vigorously by water freight organ izations and the Tennessee Valley Authofity. In May 1963, the Inter state Commerce Commission agreed to the reduction, but in July, 1966 it reconsidered and issued a cor rectional order upping the reduced rate by 16 per cent. Southern then filed suit against the ICC, and the District Court on May 20 of this year ruled in favor of Southern, stating that the rail way was entitled to the full reduc tion. Dean James'said the reduction comes at a time when "an expan sion of the livestock industry in the South is considered desirable iU order to balance our economy and- satisfy an increasing demand for red meats.” j"In addition,” he added, ‘it will permit us to operate our process i ing plants, which are currently running at 70 per cent of normal capacity, more efficiently.” What the reduction does, in es sence, is to tie the grain-deficit South more closely to the grain surplus Corn Belt. In 1962, for ex ample, N. C. poultry and livestock producers had to buy about 34 mil lion bushels of Midwestern corn. Under the old rates the freight on this com was about $10.1 mil lion. Under the new rates, it would have been about $3.7 million, a sav ings of $6.4 million. The reduced rates apply to ship ments moving from St. Louis, Mo., Evansville, Jnd., Louisville, Ky., Memphis, Tenn., and Cincinnati, Ohio, to points on Southern in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Tennessee. Included in the reduction would be corn, wheat, rye, oats, barley, soy beans and grain sorghum. Economists at N. C. State esti mate the new rate would cut the cost of shipping corn from Cincinn ati to Raleigh by rail from 28 to 11 cent per bushel. The rate from Cin cinnati to Charlotte would be slashed from 34.7 to 10.3 cents, and from Cincinnati to Goldsboro from 28 to 11.8 cents. If only 14 cents (per bushel) of this savings were passed on to the poultry and livestock producers, it could mean: — a 1 cent per dozen drop in the cost of producing eggs; — a 1 cent per bird drop in the cost of producing broilers; — a 4-cent per hundredweight drop in the cost of producing milk; — an SO cent per hundredweight drop in the cost of producing beef; and — a 60 cent per hundredweight FARM and HOME Requirements Of Petroleum Products Hodges Oil Co, Phon. JA JBM' / P. O. u. S. 70 EAST OF KINSTON. N. C. ■ UzkLi'X&m&d. z drop in the cost of producing pork. 'While the reduction is expected to help the State’s $300 million poultry and livestock industry, it is expected to offer a new challenge for the State’s $100 million grain production business. Tar Heel grain producers will find themselves in more direct competition with their skilled Mid western counterparts. The price advantages that they have enjoyed in the past will be smaller. i EDWARDS Funeral Home Ambulance Service DIAL JA 7-1123 KINSTON, N. C. Kinston. * * * Mr. and Mrs. Donald Clark and son of Jacksonville and Mrs. Clark’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ro bert Avery were at Morehead Sun day. * * Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Jarman visited Mr. and Mrs. Guy Coombs at Turkey Sunday. * * • Mr. and Mrs. George Harriett at tended the graduation of their son, Billy, at Louisburg, during the weekend. * * * Mr. and Mrs. John Hughes will DEATHS Vernal Owens Funeral services were held Monr day for Vernal Owens, 76, Jones County native, who died in New Bern Saturday. Mrs. Bertha Alice Duffy Barker Funeral services were held Mon day for Mrs. Bertha Alice Duffy Barker, 77, widow of W. W. Barker of Trenton, who died Saturday in a Kinston hospital. leave Wednesday for Europe. * * * Mrs. Roslyn Pollock recently re turned from Greenville where she was a patient at a hospital there. “SCHOOL’S OUT” Children at play are not always aware of danger. Last year, 5100 youthful pedestrians were killed on our streets and highways. Carol Lane, women’s travel director of Shell Oil Company, reminds you to maintain a watchful eye for these carefree children. Help make this a safe and happy summer for everyone. Hogs and Cattle Bought Daily Premium Price Paid for Meat Type Hogs “Honeycutt Meat Products” Let us slaughter and chill your cattle and hogs for you, saving you the drudgery of slaughtering on the farm. We slaughter every day except Saturday — just bring us the live animal any day — get the dressed meat the following day or we will deliver it to the locker plant for you. Charge: Hogs 2c per pound; Cattle $2.50 per head plus the 5th quarter* NEW BERN PROVISION Co. Phone: 638-1127 New Bern, N. C. Serve Regular Dinners Short Orders — Sandwiches TO with your date B-CUE Chicken As You Like It!!
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