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TrcnlZlUc!i State Fa Tuesday North Carolina's 1948 State Fair, 'presenting hundreds .of entertaining and instructive features, will swing into action Tuesday, October 19, with President Truman scheduled to open the annual exposition with an address on agriculture. An invitation to visit the fair was extended to the Preside by fair Manager J. S. Dorton and Commis sioner of Agriculture D. S. Coltrane, and was accepted promptly by Mr. Truman. He will be the first Presi dent to attend the N. C State Fair since President Theodore Koosevelt addressed a throng on the exposition grounds in 1905. Franklin D. Roose velt spoke at the fair when he was Governor of New York. Next week's five-day State Fair is expected to draw nearly a half -million visitors if the weather is good. Man ager Dorton- has arranged the, most attractive program ever offered at the Fair, with a record-breaking number of top-notch exhibits aug menting a sparkling entertainment schedule that promises "something different every day." Premiums for competitive exhibits total $25,000, highest prize money ever offered by the fair. Over a half hundred large commercial exhibits will be displayed. Farmers will com pete for special prizes, including $1,000 offered to the first North Car olina farmer who grows 200 bushels of shelled com on an acre of land. In event none of the contestants reaches the 200-bushel goal, $100 -will be awarded to the entrant producing the greatest amount of corn on an acre. 'Free gate 'passes have been dis tributed to 400,000 school children in counties which normally send groups of pupils to the fair. School superintendents in other counties may get passes for their pupils by writing to' Dorton. - Wake County school children will be admitted to the fair Tuesday upon presentation of their school passesi A similar arrangement will be in effect Friday for all other school children. A new carnival the James E. Strates Shows will have 50 modern rides and clean shows on the midway. A glittering musical revue -George A. Hamid'a "Fantasies of 1948" will be presented nightly at the grand stand. A dozen thrilling circus and . hippodrome acts will intersperse each afternoon and night program at the grandstand, and a spectacular dis play of fireworks will climax each evening's entertainment. Harness races are scheduled for Tuesday, Thursday and Friday under sanction of the U. S. Trotting Asso ciation. Jack Koch man will present his World Champion Hell Drivers Wednesday afternoon only in a two hour, thrill-packed program of rac ing, crashing and smashing automo biles. Some of the nation's leading speed way drivers will compete Saturday in auto races presented by the Sam Nunis Speedways under sanction of the American Automobile : Associa tion. ' ' A new feature each afternoon and night at the grandstand will be a State Fair Folk Festival , presented by Bascom Lamar Lunsford and of fering a large variety of folk dances and music. Beer Revenue Aids Towns And Counties Beer taxes collected by the State during September totaled $589,187.85, sending the aggregate amount collect ed from beer in the first nine months of 1948 to the record-breaking figure of $4,263,939.78 ,the State Department of Revenue has reported. The figures do not include sales taxes paid on beer or local and Fed eral license taxes. Half of the money will be distri buted on a per capita basis to counties and municipalities that license the sale of beer. Local governments, that do not permit the legal sale of beer do not share in the distribution. Meantime, the Department, of Revenue announced that approximate ly $3,000,000 would be distributed to counties and municipalities in Novem ber as their share of State-controlled hopr revenue for the year endinjr Sep tember 30. During that period, the State collected approximately $6,000,- 000' in beer taxes. The 1947 General Assembly, which doubled the State tax on beer, provid ed that half of the net collections should be distributed among local government units that license beer sales. The revenue department said this year's distribution, which will be the first for a full year, would be made in the last half of November. County Agent Advises On Pasture Seeding I. C. Yagel, County Agent, today reminded farmers: It is time now to get that perma nent pasture seeded. Fertility is the key to successful pastures. A soil test" is necessary to determine the proper amount of lime and fertilizer to apply. However, one to 1 tons of agricultural lime is necessary for clover unless the land has been limed recently. Six hundred to 800 pounds of 2-12-12 or 0-14-7 fertilizers are helpful in getting pastures establish ed. Annual applications of about 600 pounds of 0-12-12 fertilizers are rec ommended." In establishing a pasture, the agent advises mixture containing at least one perennial grass and one or more adapted permanent pasture legumes must be properly sown on a well pre pared seedbed. The seedbed should be stirred by plowing or double disc ing (or its equivalent) and should be firm before the seed is sown. Lime and fertilizer materials, where ne cessary to assure a good stand and growth, should be worked into the surface soil before seeding? The seed should be covered lightly with a brush or weeder. The approved pasture mixtures and seeding rates per acre for Perquimans County are as fol- ARE YOU INTERESTED?? Are you, as a resident of the Town of Hertford, interested in helping local civic clubs to obtain additional mail facilities for this community? If so, you are invited to write a brief letter stating why you desire, and . think, that delivery of parcel post should be established at the Herford Post Office. Letters should be brief, stating conditions as' they affect you personally. The letters should be addressed to S. M. Whed bee, Hertford Postmaster, and all letters must be signed by the writer. Mail your letters to Post Office, Box 128, Hertford, N. C. Iowa: ' , , . . , , Mixture No. 1: Ladino clover, 3 lbs.; fescue, 8 to 10 lbs. (Ky. or Alta). 1 ' '' x Mixture No. 2: Fescue, 6 lbs.: (Ky. or Alta); white clover, 3 lbs.; Kobe lespedeza,' 12 lbs.; Dallis grass, 8 lbs. Mixture No. 8:'.. White clover, 8 lbs.; Koke lespedeza, 15 lbs.;' Dallis grass, 10 lbs.. .-. . ' -.:;.',. The clovers and fescue grass should be. seeded between now and October 15. All clover seed should be inocu lated before sowing. Where lespedeza and Dallis grass are used in the mix tures they should be seeded the fol lowing spring in February or March. Spelling Contest Plans Announced The North - Carolina ; agricultural speaking contest for white high school students, in which more than 4,900 contestants in 82 counties com peted for $6,000 in prizes last spring, will be held again in 1949, it has been announced by J. Frank Doggett, Extension' soil conservationist at State College. As in past years, the contest will be sponsored by the North Carolina Bankers Association in cooperation with all agricultural agencies. The general subject will be "Proper land Use and Treatment-Jts Effects Upon the Economy of North Caro lina." Contestants may emphasize any one or any combination of several land .use practices to show how pro duction and income may be increased to bring about better living condir tions for the entire population of the State. ' - Maximum time allotted for each speech is 12 minutes. Each contest ant must attend a supervised farm tour where good alnd use and treat ment are being practiced v The final contest will be held in Raleigh next March 25. School con tests are suggested for March 4, county contests for March 11, sub group contests for ' March 15, and group contests for March 18. The counties of the State are divided into 10 groups for the contest More Wildfowl This Year, It Is Reported Although several weeks until official opening of the migratory waterfowl hunting season, reports from persons residing in the vicinity of Currituck, Albemarle, Roanoke and Pamlico Sounds indicate that wildfowl will be more abundant this year than last season, according to Julian Oneto, member of the operating Btaff of the Carolinian Hotel at Nags Head. Already scattered flocks of Canada geese have been arriving in the Cur rituck area, according to reports, and with the1 first chill weather of autumn, more are expected. Oneto based his opinion on the game situation, not only from reports by coastal guides and residents, but also from the na tional news that the migratory water fowl breeding grounds in Canada and the Far North have produced a bum per crop of ducks and geese during .the past summer. DANCE TO THE MUSIC OF ROY ROBERTS AND HIS ORCHESTRA FROM ECTC COLLEGE, GREENVILLE EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT From 8:30 to 12 Health and Beauty By Dr. Sophia Branson 4.. . a AMERICAN LEGION CLUB HOUSE EDENTON NAVAL AIR STATION ' - '. ' , . .: Come And Enjoy An Evening .. . . li .- ,r'. , ': Of Enterfc'nrot 1 . 6T fragile bones that they fracturi very easily. Most of them- have a' tend ency to deafness and the whites of their eyes are of a bluish cast - It is difficult for fractures to heal if the sufferers lave too little' lime in their systems. Milk is our greats est source of lime and children espe cially should be given an abundant supply of it daily. This helps them to form good sound teeth and bones. W. S. C S. MEETS ' The;Woman's Society of. Christian Service held its regular ' meeting at the hone of Mrs. Elmer Banks. The meeting was opened by the. president, MASSES NEXT SUNDAY IN COLUMBIA AND. EDENTON The Most Holy Sacrifice of the Mass will be offered Sunday', October 17, at 8 A, M. in the Davenport Fun eral Home, Columbia, and at 11 A. M. in St. Ann's Catholic Church, Eden ton, each including sermon on "Christ Our Friend," Holy Communion, con cluding in 45 minutes, followed by Sunday School, with confessions in Columbia 7:45 to 7:55 and in Edenton 10:30 to 10:55 A. M., stated Father F. Ji McCourt, pastor, who invites everybody to all services. Week- mornings: Mass, Communion and Rosary in Edenton. BREAKING BONES People wonder why it is so easy for old people to break their bones. A young person can receive hard falls and blows, often with no ill effects, but an old person may have a slight fall and fracture the hip or some other bone. The reason is that age causes such a reduction of animal matter in the skeleton that the bones lose their elasticity. They grow chalky and brittle, so that light falls will often cause serious fractures in an old person. Much has been learned about bones from X-rays. The causes of several J,i ! J. ' . ' . uuiressuig diseases nave Deen found out in this way. Quoting from Dr. Evans: "Some two years before the disease was recognized, a man de veloped a pain in his back which was called pyletis (pus in the kidneys). a year later he complained of a pain in his side which was called nleurisv. Three months later he stubbed his toe on a rough place In the pavement and developed a pain in his cheat X-rav pictures of the chest showed some broken ribs. A disease called multiple myeloma was suspected. Science has discov ered tests for diagnosing this malady. They were, applied, and the man was found to be a sufferer from this dread condition, which is due to cancer of the bone marrow." It is progressive and spreads from one bone to another. It so weakens the bone that it breaks wherever the disease locates itself.: In the case mentioned a bone fractured about once a month. A friend of mine, a surgeon, Jiad a similar ') experience. For ' several months he was supposed to be suffer- big from rheumatic pains in different bones and joints. Then his bones commenced fracturing. Towards the end he was bd-ridden on an air mat tress and was handled with exceeding , care, but in spite of every precaution, 'his bones continued to break. ( Some people are Iprn with such Special While They Last! RADIO BATTERIES $6.95 ELLIOTT' LA YDEN Court House Square Hertford, N. C. Urs. Steve ' Perry. "The Beautiful Garden 'of Prayer" was sung especi ally for Mrs. B. S. Banks, Sr., she taking. part in the singing. , Prayer by Mrs. W. .E. Dail. Scripture les son, Rev.. 7th chapter, was read by Mrs. Howard Hunter. ' Mrs Dail gave the devotional on the subject, "When Jesus . Saw the Multitude." The lessen on Alaska " was presented by Mrs. Howard. Hunter, Mrs. C. W. Griffin, Mrs. Bertie Hobbs and. Mrs. Elmer Banks. v After the business, "Sweet Hour of ' Prayer" was sung. The meeting ; was dismissed with prayer and Doxology, F0!t REAL BITERTDIT V Wintertipie is listen ing time . . . so why not select . that new radio today and be set for the season? You can't beat one of our new radios. We have both battery and electric models. Table and Consoles. v Also extra batteries and. antennae. HERTFORD HARDWARE & SUPPLY CO. PHONE 3461 - ' r HERTFORD, N. C. "TRADE HERE AND BANK THE DIFFERENCE" JUi-V tU - AUIT TAlftS ivJ 7 TCME-17EBB MOTOR CO. THE PLACE' WELL. I'LL TELL THEM A THING OB TWOI r I'M OVER-WORKED' WITRB OOlNa TO have to stop Putting SO MUCH PEP WTO T CARS VOU. REPAIR' 1 yOOM-ZOOM-XOoAf' ALWrtCS THERE'S SOMEBCO? TO 6BB HOW FASriT W'H!M! 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