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A.a W I c -..Jl. i 1 4d k a planted in North Caro- , is estimated at 423,000 acres, Jx.g to the North Carolina Reporting Service. The nt acreage is .55 per; cent e the 271,000 acres planted year but 34.g percent below l?48-57 (average , of 641,000 v. A turning .tue 1949-58 -year ave abandonment of I per cXi.t WQuldv result in , autf408,C00 "acres lor harvest 1 s yearr: 's', wquW be the ': ;est a- eage p cotton harvest ( in) North Carolina since 1956 en-440,0 JQ acres were harvest- Th crop got off to a good f'3rt and weather conditions to te have been generally; favor tvls for cotton. As is usually t?ia case, ' the condition of the crop varies between areas with in the State and between farms the same area, but on the hole cotton has withstood the jU effects of hot, dry weather touch better than other crops, percent boll .weevil infestation it reported to be unusually low; h crop is in food condition and better than average yields are now In prospect. : EPW CLUB MEETING IIELD LAST THURSDAY ' (Continued From Page One) business, and program when the Finance Committee will be in charge of: the program. V ' f- The meeting was concluded tvith the - serving of delicious re- 1957 CHEVROLET 4-door 1958 FORD Fairlane 2-door 1957 FORD Fairlane 500 4-door 1956 FORD Fairlane 4-door '' 1956 FORD Fairlane 2-door 1956 CHEVROLET Belair 4-door 1955 FORD Fairlane 2-door 19M PLYMOUTH 4-door 1953 SPLYilOUTH 4-door 5 1 4951 SvlERClJRY 2-d6dr . ii!i95l6LDSMOBILE4-d06r;.'!. '' i' 1956 FORD Pickup : 1955 CHEVROLET Pickup n v;;;isLOV-BLAt;ciiARD motor co. DEALER'S ' PHONE 3531 I POR COOCD KEEP YOUR HOME COMFORTABLE WITH A WESTINGHOUSE AIR CONDITIONER See the complete line at our store, including 8,500 BTU unit, only , Choose A-, c-Or o-l 3 ' f irig" hot A1, !: t til freshmentg ' to ' Hit following members: - Mrs Kanoy, Mary Dale S. Lane, Dora T. Riddick, Viola D. Nachman, Nezzie Haste, Marie S. Elliott, Sallie McN. Lane, Roxanna C. Jackson, Anne Elliott, Miss Hulda Wood and Mrs. Alice T. Owens. v BURGESS, WMU MEETS The Burgess WMU met Mon day night with Mrs. Frank Ward. The meeting opened by singing the theme song followed, by The Lord's: Prayer. , (Minutes' 'were read and the. roll j, called with ten members present,' ' 'The community mission chair man's report was beard and ac cepted, , It was. voted to raise des; to 50e' per month i Plans for a picnic in the form of a chicken fry was planned for July 29 at Hertford . Beach at 4 o'clock, for, the members .and their families. : , ' Mrs. Frank Ward presented a very interesting program on "Song of Diligence". - The meeting closed with the Collect. The hostess served a sweet course with bottled drinks. HONORED AT PARTIES Mr. and Mrs. Marion Swindell and Mr., and Mrs.' Keith Haskett entertained recently at a Rook party and shower honoring Miss Thelma White and Charles Skin ner whose marriage will take place the latter part of this month. ,.; ')-:..;;;'' : Mr. and Mrs.',Rawls,Carter of iPowellsville entertained at a din rucks ars NO. 1741 HERTFORD & I Sill 2 COMFORT $199.95 Our Store Is Headquarters for All Types of Westinghouse Electric Fans yours today . . keep i during the remain weather' ahead!,', ".:, We invite' your inspection ner party last .Wednesday, night at .their home. Besides Miss White and Mr. Skinner, Billy White and Miss Da Grey Mcll wean were guests also from Hertford. Fluid Milk Sales ., Increase In State For, the first months of 1959, fluid milk . sales exceeded the same. ' period of . 1958 in North Carolina. ' ' Increases ranged from !a low of 1.9 in May to a high of 8.4 in January, for an average increase for the five month period of. 6 lovef jlf58. From September, 1958, through May, i 1,959, ; sales (exceeded; the previous year for all months. . Prices paid to produpers for the first five months of 1959 averages $6.00 per cwt. for milk containing 3.91 butterfat as compared with the 1958 average for the same period of $6.05 per cwt with a butterfat test of 3.96. On a 4 butterfat basis, the average for (the first five months in 1959 was $6.05 per cwt. as compared to $6.07 in 1958. New Dial System Installed At Buxton The Norfolk & Carolina Tele phone & Telegraph Company thro'ugh its manager, V. W. Chase, reports that a new dial telephone exchange has been es tablished at Buxton, effective July 8th which replaces the toll station lines. The conversion to dial was ac complished in spite of bad wealther,' and .it is apparent that the residents of this Outer Banks area are pleased with their new service and are enjoying making toll free calls to their many friends in and between Avon, Buxton and Hatteras. TRY. A WEEKLY CLASSIFIED . r!y on i CHICGS 6 STRATTOII . to hp 'IVTm in um thnoahaut ' iMO J. nw.rr - ' CoH today for details RIVERSIDE AUTO SERVICE C. R. WARD Phone 6086 SMART NEW Bedroom Suites wr $ m SMARTER-THAN-USUAL MODERN at' a LOWER-THAN-USUAL Sale Price! .- - . .: - ff -. VA- .-. i - ...' - Looking for modern .with interesting 'detafl ''.'7 with1 fine v workmanship, l.i plenty of drawer, space? t That's wht,, you'll find in this great THREE PIECE VOQ Crt ' GROUP at , v . Oy.OU REGULAR $129.50 VALUE 1 SEE THEM TODAY AT - . VLifaH News Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hollowell, Sr., spent Sunday in Portsmouth visiting his sister, Mrs.- Clara Whitley, who has been very 11L Little Miss Susan Humphlett, daughter of W. L. Humphlett, Jr., has returned home from a visit with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Gray in Trenton. Mrs. Jimmie Baker of Norfolk, Va spent 'the' week-end with her parents; Mrr and Mrs. Bill Bagley.' ' Mr. and ' Mrs. Johnnie ' Lane are spending this week with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr.1 and iMrs. ; E. 3-.; Boberson ,at Aragona ' Village) ' Norfolk, Va-. The Robersons have a new baby, a 8v born "July 17. ' ' ' Visitors ..in., the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. DeLaney Sun day were Mrs. Charles Woodard and daughter, Linda from Bay- side, Va.( Bill Melin from Lake land, Fla., Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Kirby of Hertford, Kermit Kktoy of Norfolk, Va., Mrs. E. V. Raby Of Lynchburg, Va. Mrs. Raleigh Minton and son and daughter of Suffolk, Va., and Miss Myra Umphlett of Baltimore, Md., spent Sunday with Miss Audrey Umphlett. . Mrs. J, H. Baker, Mrs. A. R. Winslow, Mrs. Bill Cox and daughters, Susan and Pam visit ed Mr. and Mrs. Vick StalUngs in Portsmouth, Va., recently. ' Mrs; Pearl Chalk spent several days last week with her son and daughter-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. ID. M. Chalk in Moyock. , Miss Lena Ball is visiting rela tives in Tennessee. Miss Sheila Ward pf Behridere is visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Ward. Mrs. W. G. Hollowell visited Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Boyce in Ty ner Sunday. " : , Billy Stallings has returned home from Murfreesboro where 'he, spent a week at a Baptist church camp for youth. Whiteston News Mr. and Mrs. Chester Pitts and daughter, Vera and Alden Pitts, pastor of New Garden Friends Meeting, Guilford Col lege, attended the Up River Friends Meeting Sunday. . Mr. and Mrs. .Thomas Rogerson and children visited Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Lassiter Sunday after noon, ' K Arba and Eunice Winslow Visited Mr: and Mrs. Walter Bar clift and Miss Mattie Saunders at New Hope Sunday, -i lYoursel? "v AT OUR f SODA SHOP REFRESHMENTS OF ALL KINDS Landing Soda Shop Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Ingram and children, Judy and Cliffie were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Cv W. Lane Sunday. - Mrs. Jennie Spruill. P. B. SpruiH jind children, R. B. Jr., Dickie and Joann were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Basnlght Sunday. , ' , Miss Fay Elliott of Great jridke Va has returned to her home after a "week's Ivislf with her I aunt, Mrs. Dallas White. ' ' Mrs.; Louis Frdcto ispent t last week with relatives in Norfolk. AnnB Lane ,andDellei,Rae Copelajtid J. visited Mrs. v Mack Bunch Saturday eveningr ,( f r- ; ; , $ t , Farniland Valufesf I And CoU Both r j Soaring Upward By Southern . Farm News Service The market value of farm land, now at the highest point in history, is expected to go still higher in the next year. lAnd, prices for farm production goods and services will hit new high records this yiar. That's the word from the au thoritative publication "Agribusi ness Outlook" in its current is sue. Farmland value gains are ejepecied in all states with big gest increases .'this ''summer fol lowed by a smaller rise in the falL. i The boom has been fed by several influences, says the: pub lication. The major factor - is the 23 per cent jump In realiz- 1 PAINTING? see us for Benjamin Moore PAINTS Exterior - Interiar 1 ALSO : . - . i Step Ladders Storm Doors Harris Plumbing & Building Supply Co. 1- PHONE 5401 , ( , HERTFORD, N. C. r b-iiWDEiivte 1o save on ftod here! Whczi - - FRESH DRESSED AND DRAWN . ' Grade A FRYERS whole only lWKc - - i , -x t.;J Qy " . 1st GRADE BACON M;;'.;te..?1i-Ec ' IRISH POTATOES O-JBiJT:!" LETTUCE ... . . ., por head lg? CUCUMBERS .. . . ; I, tci c fj;. FRESH TOMATOES ; . t . 2 lbs. H 7c ' 3 Lj, Blue Hen , Kraft's French CatcaVUIs 1 i I ( Asparagus Dressing e.elPich!? I1. 14 J i'r-;:eari37c . Lottie 25c TiliT.feSra' X 1 ' . : 1 Nabisco Ritz ' ' "'n'-' " Crackers Pmicnto Chccce, v;f-i?s i2ib.box21c cWckcn ' Sakrv-rK; .;: , ... -: NCC Lorna Doone j ' . ' ) . CCOXIES nr : ed"net''f.irm i;-ome in 19C3.V.'. carryover ' ef 'ects ' this spring. The continuing trend toward lar ger ' farm operations contributes strong demand for the limited number of farms up t for sale. The total market value of farm real estate land and buildings is now $125.1 billion, a gain of $8.8 billion from a year earlier and a gain of $50 billion since 1950. . The per-acre, value of land only leverages $83.42 nationally; the per-acre value of land and buildings averages $108.11. . ' Oiapanoke News Mr. and Mrs, Melvin Howell of Rich Squate J spent . Sunday with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Final Clearaitcs of SPRING and SUMMER DRESSES I j': . 'k DRESS r U SALE? BUY ONE AT REGULAR PRICE . . . GET ANOTHER OF SAME PRICE For Only Cents SAVE .. .'' ' -ar AlPfri ) XJfk lU; White's Drees Soppo HERTFORD, N. C. I iT J-LTUTj-nj TLnjnIrt ' M. C. Boyce -LX is i .. spent Sunday wiJli I'r. tils. M. C. Boyce, Sr., ari I. z went home with them to i ...J .C.l week. ' Miss Brenda Smi'Jh, Miss F y Ruth Smith, Mrs. Tit. R. f .. ,.n and mother, Mrs. Gregory' at Monday in Norfolk,. Va. -; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Vauchan and children, Brad and Xyra of Portsmouth, spent' SuiCy witii her mother, . Mrs. Ermg Dorsey and, Lynda stayed fto spend some time with.' kft 'giicip.!lta, t Mr. and. Mrs. Forrest Towe oi CharlotteswUfi.,.YfrtJ?ir2t s; urda yaf ternoon with hisT?u A-1 er-in-law Wid i istktl t. Mi? 44 u,' n D r..l.. !! : , J'. Mrsi C. P. 4E ON THESE AH Beachwear Summer Bags , Cotton Dusters ' Summer Skfrts Summer l.ln0ie Summer Blouses ' kPHONS 201 Anr ... d. Tjo-'. Jr., wiXa, Joyce, and ents . H' e at 123 Market Stre , , IJeiC , recently . arrived Korea Is now a member f the 1st. Cavalry Division.. ; vDor' T, a radio relay and car rier X t ator . in Company A. of the division's 13th Signal . Bat- i talion, entered the Army tasL Jily ',and completed baste train' jjfg'Kj Fort. Jackson, S. C. ' r -4 " The p-year-ol( t MM '.attend ed Ni .h Caroliria' StaW College " DEALER NO. 1690 Lj.1958Ford . r,; 2-DOOR, 1956 Dodge' f '. 4-DOOH .' : . i-pov M. 1J1UUUUI ' - 4-DOOR - 1955 Ford e :J-Va-DO,;V::;; ,C55 Plymouth s..,.1 4-DOOR.. , J ;te Plymouth BELVEDERt CLUB SEDAN v 1953 Chrysler 3:-t,:t$f 4-DOOR i . U954Ford " J" STATION WAGON Plymouth - ';'- 4-DOOR . J r 1953' Dodge ; ' J.J " 4-DOOR 1952 Plymouth 7; - 4.DOOR 1951 Chevrolet VT4.DOOR SEDAN , "sEBUS FOR. BETTER Buys m psEp cARst h of our line of Westinghouse $ Freezers and Refrigerators. r Bargain Furniture 1 11:111 I C v T)t S C' X
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