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THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY. JiTr.TrcrD, NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY, SEPTEUDER 30, 1&53.' ' TT.'O ovcrhmeht zzlzd Soil ; lie state wumnary of particjpa .;jn in ASC's AgriHJtural Conser Uom Program iftows'that 5j840,-; jVas gpeat $y the GoveEBoaant, I. st year, to encourage needed con-ii-vation over the.gtate. v ,. ,;. ', ) , IT. ..Godfrey, adaiirdstrativi of-, , ficer for the state XSC committee, lays that &is ; figure .'represisits lilf 's amall fraction of the vilue vlf'!i'fc'mserTatlon 'purchased J through Federal funds. This donj j panes -attth, federal cost-sharing in I 195? amounting to $5,400,000. , ' Dna out of foar Tar Heel farms ook part hi this program last year. Godfrey tsayg that although 25: per' . 'cent f ike fawns in North Carolina i took past m the program last year, t fjirme participating in the program j .represented .yearly 40 .per cent of I tUe state's cropland. , .-, . ! ! This Federal assistance, Godfrey nays, was made for carrying out' I the primacy objective "of lie Agri " Adturar Conservation Program inJnder the program,' the ; Govern-, roent shares the- cost at carrying , out needed soil and -water conser-' j 'lation practices. ;thafe are necessary to achieva ,. food -system of , soil and Wter.maoagemBnt..., The 1954 : .CP aa "used id advance conser vation farming. in the state by as sisting farmers in carrying out ap proved practices that would not , have been carried out without this assistance. ' . . ',. Godfaey jseys that agriculture in , our state is far from reaching any sort of conservation goal. ' He urg ed farmers to do everything they can to conserve soil and water on their farm and to improve the pro-, Atctive capacity of , their farm.- - $hia, lie said, could be done as far as poss'ibly with the farmers own .funds; however, he says the ACP was designed to look, out for the public's interest in our limited ag ricultural resources, and for this reason, all farmers should make , use of . the program to carry out ' additional conservation. U.S. I'ry issues feJFtrfaira'ciais ''' The Naw iflfeunX?W int&tjl f musicians it U announced f by the flary Becnuting Statioa Raleigh.; -Particularly to fill anticipated vacancies in the 118 piece Navy baad in Washington, D. C, the Na val Academy's 7 piece .organiza . ion t Annapolis, and the CO other tanda now serving ashore and afloat all over the globe, are piano, clarinet and saxophone, fllute, tuba-' lateing bass, trumpet aad french horn instrumentalists. ' ' ' Inter8td persons between the ages f 17 and 31 with musical ap titudes and experience who wish to develop .their musical ability to a high profesgioaal degree at bo cost to themselves are urged to contact the nearest Navy Recruiter. Applicants will be given an all C0L IjATi-nS ) tV Yvr rick f I Modch . . . Mill Circulators and Aarfhmto ... All with the tamui, Patmtod firabrick Hum and Uningl r 1 CcrtMHry NwM0M46( emulator, ' firebrick , omtnictlMs Turn Cool into Co lea. Hoot Alt .Day and All flht en On -flUlnflf - .. -t'i-nifi-)nnii i f 1 ' ' T""' ' ' - " ' -; ; vv-y''v : -. m. ..VV.': -:'. . Epcouracc Conservation wua iifWttWfi'? Panicipart (loiiiht .Mmedav win.-avmilar p ii imii isiewiv eiocicu -1 -Hnnnpr. 17. light. ! lege ParKi Ma, aiter .wjum expense paid trip to the musical examining center in Washington, D. C They will -be -given a private audition to determine their abilitj on the instrument tonal quality, musical , jlechniqu'et rhythm ad sight reading f music. This" audi, tion lasts about an hour, and the applicants are.toldjmmediately afterward- if . their .ability warrants approval for , enrollment in the Navy's School of Music. Standards for entrance to the School vary, de pending on the Navy's needs. How ever ,any good. high school instru mentalist graduating today should be capable of passing the entrance examination, the- Recruiting Sta tion said. If Accented, anolicante mav enlirtl i in the Navy, receive the usual re t .. . .... . . ' cruit training -and ,get immediate orders to ' report '- to the Naval School -of Musk in Washington for a 26-week basic . course. 1 Should they fail in the -audition they have the choice - of . returning home at govenunent"xpenes or enlisting as Krultfor,.tfenJral sernihe aa leave,town in a hurrjf. a vic4a tie-Navy, J&mi:.L- " 1 Shte Bag: Helps On Baby's Travels Mothers traveling with babies will find an ordinary .chintz shoe bag a handy gadget to carry along on an automobile trip. The cotton shoe bag wUl prove an extremely convenient tarryall for the essentials needed for baby(s travel.' Each shoe pocket' can hold bottles, cotton, oil, and other neces sities The shoe hag can be placed on a hanger on the coat strap. ' - Get the pattern of your life from God, then go about your work and be yourself. Phillipa Brooks. 1111 111 ' -- a-a. GET READY for Winter SEE US FOR QUAKER OIL HEATERS PERFECTION OIL HEATERS PERFECTION PORTABLE HEATERS , EMERSON ELECTRIC HEATERS MARKEL ELECTRIC HEATERS WARM MORNING COAL' HEATERS WOOD 'HEATERS ... ALL SIZES STOVE BOARDS. STOVE POLISH STOVE PIPE , , DAMPERS AND COLLARS M:"nryl:jy Errcrs,Tc3 , ; By ROBERT V. BROWN ' ' Bdker & Pnhlisher Magailae . Aviators during World War It had ' "gremlins" rJthat caused aB sorts of trouble mechanically, wi sometimes did some good to high-! flying planes. Operators --of -machines of al) kinds, ' particularly r automobiles, have noticed that certain types ct "bugs" develop in the mechanisms. Sometimes plumbers complain $1 getting ; a . left-handed - monkey wrench ihy; accident. , Some ball players -act as if -they don't know the difference between- left-hand' ed and right-handed bat, . : . Newspapermen and printers Are no exception to. the rule.. ', - : For centuries, they have oeeft bothered : by those pesky" little things called ftype lice" that move or . drop out letters, in a word and generally change the meaning at what the man intended, to say. Vou will know what we nean ,if you have ever read a story that said ,.: "Mrs.. Brown was the featur ed sinner ,, at the- church dinner." Of course, it should have been "singer" but those type lice did.it again. In the trade we call them "typos" fer short. , v ''.!;-.( v For example, - when the little dev. il made .one word .' out of iwo and said ."Mrs. Robinson will direct the choir. , Mrs. Brown . will beat the piano." . " -.. . Another time a West Coast head line declared: "Strange Tail of Missing Pair. Solved." And an ad, for., which someone had paid jrood money, said: ""Mod ern Hotel, Reasonable Rats." .. Sometimes newspapermen them' selves give lice-, considerable help in their nefarious business by writ- ing things that -can be. read two wy.'-"SucH ?S the .man who wrote fliui ItAniHina? "rtivivpland man mm high in gg laying fontest." Or the. . 'one who; wrofe: ,. "Christmais sale of Methodist women to "be held Toesday."' ' ' The man who wrote "St. Paul women ?.re best sewers" meant well and was reasonably accurate but And '-there was --a mob scetae downtown in a Middle Western city when'' the ; local t populace -Tead "Girls ure wearing nothing but "Cot ton stockings for the duration." : Classified advertising is a great field for this type of boner kf- newspapers. .For some reasea, someone always has a "room for rent to unmarried girl with hot and cold running water." . - One of the Tarities was: "For sale, man's large -desk, secretary with drawers." .'This one provided an air of mys tery; "Girl who persuaded boy to take brindle bull is known. An swers to name of Buster and is black with white chest."' . This had an air of futility, hut left no doubt as to what he meant) ,. ELBOWS MOKE POWER IN TOSJ Utli-Fard' W Big b heavy 4a ty track with mss veUele weight l IW"!. gh erfartaaaVe it Mahaei with a pecial hetry aty 1C8 k, It agine; Malppcd wtta IwtHMUWil carbaretor. It is tat A Hie mm, powerful mften te aii wUEM matt aeelhae 4 pwr ttoertnf are vaUable as this model. A Imo airacaop aidi mmm ; prfamaaM. Official awdel ictoHliicaoa rte it Septemher 2S. r "For sale Baker's ) business;,' good trade, large even; ;present xmavf has been ht .it for seven years; qo reasons for aviqg." , ' . One f the all-time classics ap peared in an-obituary column,, f all places, and -said of the deceased," "Noted for his witty remarks, lie once offered this marriage advice: First find the girl with whom you can , liv in. perfect vharmony iand good . will. .Second, let her do? as she pleases.' Mis widow and viae So you see, between those little anseen' huge that ,plage -compos ing machines (those intricate gad gets -that convert a reporter's 'copy into ,&lugs of metal -containing the words) and 5e adeptness", W aome newspaper men to' say two thinga when they meant to ftay only one, ' -.. ":- -v- ' r - : . t-'-i o-;;.;': '-v-. ,,.v--: ..:;, -:--,::V.,,v.., ,,.;..N:r-.:-:.-, .-Vv'-i;.:v5; 7. We. would like to show you some f the r5 1 -.,.'. . , , , tbinsa that make e new 1956 Ford ' A f - v " ' ' - ' , . ' ' ' the fact it jmb of America's lowest- f j me&' " v " .',.;, jJrujad caa.Let's start with these long; J - -Sn. " low lines. Looks like it hates to stand 1 , j-"5 - A 1 Ik tmtd6rrti' ' J , .i ; y; s : '; .. . : -:y Let's' takej:. ";p? r-f-?-l s.-1kV?'''il- . Here's what von rida'a. "Hiia -I A aiaraik iiaa jive wosa including a K-bar member up ' tront It can take HI And Fora'a 3aflrJoJnont fijaspanaion ilOfl ptft. '" ' n 'aT. Note Cx4epeenter 4tx'ra V this saw Lruard ataert ; r hed. The ,,rrnk-ovr thr4 ' "s rbwe f t tia "t t haip aud a ai . 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