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DIXON NEWS (By Charles E. Stewart) Mrs. W. H. Dunlap of Ogden, S. C., Mrs. Margret Clemmer of Charlotte, and Mr. and Mrs. Warren Parrish of Mt. Holly were visitors of Mr. and Ms. Conrad Hughes last Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. .1 Price and family of Shelby spent the week-end with relatives in this community. Mrs. C. C. Gore spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. K. O. Gore 'Miss Mary Hughes spent several days last week with Mr and Mrs. Bill Hughes of Hock Hill, S. C. Mr. and Mrs. George Stewart and children, spent Thursday night with relatives near Kings Mountain. Mrs. Koss Huberts and daughter, Nelline, and Miss Claudine Hope of Mt. Holly were visitors in the com munity Saturday. 'Mrs. J. F. Owens. Messrs .1. A. and Hay Stewart spent Sunday with Mr. J and Mrs. Marion Stewart. Miss Bonnie Wright spent Sunday with Miss Florilla Greene. Messrs Delbert Jackson, George and Buddie Sellers were viisitors 1.1 the community Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hambright Mr. and Mrs. George Henry Sellers /■were visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Will Sellers Sunday afternoon. There will be preaching service at the Dixon School house next Sunday j afternoon. Everybody is cordially invited to attend. and children visited Mr. and Mrs. Abe Martin of Kings Mountain Sun day. FARM QUESTIONS Q.—How should soil be prepared for growing plants in window boxes.' A.—To obtain a good soil which is the first essential in producing good plants, make a compost pile of al-, ternate layers of manure and good, garden soil. After the soil has been thoroughly mixed in should be siftea to get rid of trash, stones, and other coarse material. These window hos ts. or flats should measure about 11 Efird’s To Give Public Schools N. C. Facts Book Every School In the State to Receive Copy With Their Compliments. Announcement comes today from Charlotte, N. C., headquarters of the Efird stores, that this organization has arranged to present to every school in. North Carolia a copy of the book, “Facts To Know North' Carolina.” This book which has just been is sued is the most comprehensive por trayal of the history and develop ment of North Carolina that has been written in recent years. Com piled by John Mullen, of Lincolnton, and published by the Mullen Fea ture Syndicate of that city, the book deals with every phase of North Carolina life and is a book that is particularly adapted to a student’s study of the Old North State. The book is published in handy question and answer form and will serve as an accurate text and refer ence book in any study of the facts of the State. Tlte generosity of the Efird stores in placing this book in tlie hands of the public school children of the State is to be commended and is of particular interest at this time in view of tlte State's plan to make our people more conscious of the many advantages that North Carolina of fers. Tlte Efird organization, one of North Carolina’s largest, is strictly t. Carolina’s concern. lleginning with a small store in Charlotte 36 years ago the Efird brothers, natives of Anson county, have progressed to ownership of 55 stores throughout | three states. Following a rigid pol-1 icy of honesty and fair dealing their | growth has been phenomenal, hntil today yoo will find in every section of North Carolina an Efird store. The metliod of distribution of the books has not yet been fully decided upon by the donors . . . but each school principal will be du y notified when “Facts To Know North Caro lina” is ready for presentation.— (adv). ! by ltt inches outside and be from two to three inches deep.. Plants started in these boxes should be transplanted to other boxes or to the hotbeds or coldfrafe as soon as they begin to crowd. Crowded plants become spindly and worthless. Q.—How much grain should be fed a Jersey cow for maximum milk production ? A.—The general rule recommended by the U. S Experiment Station at Beltsville, Maryland, is to feed six tenths of a pound of grain for each pound of milk produced above ten Howver, different cows have differ ent capacities for milk production and each cow must be studied as an Individual before a definite grain feeding can be determined. By in creasing or decreasing the grain al lowance and weighing the milk the proper amount can be dettermined for tile most economical production. Extend Filing Time For Sales Receipts An extension of time has been granted farmers for filing cotton sale receipts to qualify for govern ment price adjustment payments, JO. Y. Floyd, of State College, announc ed this week: Stile receipts on cotton from the 1937 crop sold on or before October 15 may be filed with the county a gent any time up to October 30. Aeceipts for cotton sold after Octa ber 15 must be filed within 15 days after the sale of the grower wishes to qualify for the price adjustment payments. Previously it had been announced] that receipts on all cotton sold prior j to September 15 should be filed not. later than Sept. 30, and on sales af ter September 15 within 15 days of the <te»*L0f sale. Thli^one month extension of time will enable growers who were not able to file their receipts within the time limit previously set to get their receipts on file as one of the quali fications for payment,, Floyd point ed out. The sale receipts must be filed in the order that the sales were made. The price adjustment payment plan provides for payment on cotton grown in 1937 and sold before July 1. 1938. up to 65 percent or a grow er's 1937 base production, provided that the grower complies with the 1938 agricultural conservation pro gram. The payment per pound onn ach bale will be the amount by which the average price of 7-8 inch midd ling cotton on the ten spot markets falls short of 12 cents a pound on the date the grower ses that bale. The payment, however, cannot ex ceed three cents a pounds. Brief News Items Though the acreage to cotton was increased in Pastouquank County this year, growers will harvest less than one-half the poundage harvest ed in 1836. Tjwenty Beaufort County farmers sold 42.810 pounds of fat hogs for $4,811.08 at the last cooperative sale held in Washington. Ralph Sunimey of Dallas, Gaston County, has applied 25 tons of lime stone to eight acres of permanent pasture and three acres of alfalfa, and the Fairview Dairy farm of Un ion Road will use 25 tons on ten acr es of pasture and six acres of lespe deza. Thirty-five Hereford breeders from six counties attended a meet ing on the R. G. Shipley farm near Vilas in Watauga County, last week. Orange County farmers ordered 2 additional cars of limestone last week and the county agent reports a decided increase in the use of lime the seeding of winter cover crops, and the planting of permanent pas tures. The Rotary Club of Durham do nated $42.50 in prize money to club members who exhibited their ani mals at the 4.H dairy calf club show held at the Oak Grove school. A barbecue supper was served. A PLACE FOR SURPLUS MONEY We pay 5 percent Interest for Money on Time Certificate; Six Months Notice prior to with' drawal. 4 Percent Interest 30 days notice prior to withdrawal. Certificates are issued in any a mounts from $100.00 up. Interest starts from date, is paid or compounded Quarterly. Banks, Manufacturers, Merchants, Farmers and Pro fessional men have found our Certificates a safe, convenient and profitable place to keep their sur plus money. M. & J. Finance Corporation SHELBY, N. C. Assets Over $800,000.00 OAK GROVE NEWS (By Mrs, Wiliam Wright) ❖ t •:* •:* * •:* ❖ •> <■ *;* »;• v ❖ •:* *> h Mr. Ernest Ford of Rhodliiss was I he week-end guest of his son, Mr. Everette Ford and family. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ware and family were Sunday evening visitors of the former's brother, Mr. William Ware of Mooresville. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Walterson and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Claudie Bell and sons spent Sunday afternoon in Charlotte. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bell and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wray and daugh ter were Sunday evening visitors of Mr. and Mrs. James Bell of Earl. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Bell and dau ghter. Carolyn, were Sunday guests of the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bun Patterson of Patterson Grove. Air. and Mrs. Jeshe Ledford and daughter, Mildred, of Patterson Grove spent the week-end with the former’s brother, Mr. K. B. Ledford and family. Miss Melba Watterson spent the past week with heraunt, the writer. Mr. and Mrs. G. Blalock and child ren of Bethlehem were the Sunday guests of their daughter, Mrs. Buette White, and Mr. White. Mrs. Will Watterson and daughter Eloise, were the Wednesday night supper guests of Miss Belle Wright< of Kings Mountain. Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Lovelace had as their Sunday dinner guests Mr. and Mrs. Erb McCraw and dau ghter, Estelle. N. C. Birth Rate Higher Than Death Rate Raleigh, Oct. 25.—North Carolina’s birth rate continued to hold a lead over the previous year the first eight months of 1937, while the death rate showed a decline under the 1936 figures, it is revealed in reports compiled by the Bureau of Vital Statistics, State Board of Heal th. There was a rise in infant mor tality deaths, however, while ma ternal deaths showed a decline. Dur ing the first eight months of thiis present year there were 3,519 deaths among infants under one year old, as compared with 3,380 the corres ponding period in 1936. It also ap pears that there were 616 deaths from diarrhea and enteritis among children under two, as compared with 447 from January through Au gust last year. Here, the percentage of increase was considerable. Through August, in 1937, there were 52.978 little North Carolinians born, as compared with 51,831 the same period last year, a gain of 1, 147, while deaths recorded this year numbered 22,954. which, compared with 24,207 the first eight months of 1936, reflected a decline of 1,253. Ma ternal deaths during the period so far reported this year numbered 301 while last year’s total in North Car olina through August was 335. The largest number of births in a single month this year, so far, was 7.197 in June, this figure having al so exceeded all months in the corres ponding period of 1936. Fewest bir ths occurred in January, when thei total was only 6,108, while April, last year with 6,075 held the low record for that period. The largest number of deaths this year in a single mon th was 3,277 in March, while the few est, 2,578 occurred in August. Deaths from cancer through Au gust, this year, totaled 1,222, as com pared with 1173 the corresponding period of 1936. Appendicities took a toll of 235, as compared with 213 the same period last year, while tu berculosis was down a bit, with a to tal of only 1,209, as compared with 1,301 last year. Burns, through Au gust, claimed 183 victims, as com pared with 158 last year, while poli omytlitis claimed a dozen. Last year, through August, the total was just ten. WAIT! <W***2, 4 Big Days NOV. 3-6 LISTEN TO RADIO KINGS MOUNTAIN DRUG COMPANY «SAVE With SAFETY)) at your j^exolg. DRUG STORE J* <♦ *5* <• *> «S» 4» 4» 4* 4* ♦> «5» •> 4» *I4 «5* *5» *§♦ <* *> *5* <5* KINGS MOUNTAIN MFG. COMPANY NEWS Lois Beattie r -I* *1* *t» *J» *J»*I**I**I*»^ *$• -J- *;« <5* *$. *$• at- d* *1* *t» 'i' *J» »*• V <J A certain boy in this community was fortunate in having a possum walk home with him from town Mon day night. Messrs Arthur Walker and Wood row Bridges have returned home aft er having been in Baltimore and Washington for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bridges and children spent Sunday with Mr. aim Mrs. Bob Short of the Phentx. Mrs. Druscilla Wilson had as her guests Sunday Mrs. Joe Huss and family of Charlotte. Mrs. Bud Oates had as her guests Thursday Mr. and Mrs. Griffin Rol lins and children of Belwood, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Miller had as their guests Sunday, the latter’s bro j ther, Mr. John Gull of Ninety-Nine I Island. Mr. Ed Hartsoe spent Saturday in Gastonia. Friendship Club met in the Club room Friday at the home of Mrs. B. R. Tate. An interesting program was rendered by Misses Martha Wilson and Bertha Pruett. Let Us Do Your Printing \\ PROTECT your BABY Mother, most hospitals now protect their babies against germs and skin-infection by rubbing Mennen Antiseptic Oil all over the baby’s body every day This keeps the baby's skin healthier and safer against germs So, mother, do as hospitals do, as doctors recommend Give your baby a safety-rub with Mennen Antiseptic Oil daily. 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Giving protection against drafts, smoke, windshield clouding, and assuring each passenger Individually con trolled ventilation. •ON MASTER DE LUXE MODELS ONLY MODERN-MODE STYLING PERFECTED HYDRAULIC BRAKES GENUINE ; KNEE-ACTION* ALL-SILENT ALL-STEEL BODIES VALVE-IN-HEAD ENGINE FISHER ND DRAFT VENTILATION r "You’ll be ahead with a CHEVROLET!" You'll be ahead in style—beauty— smartness — with this bigger-looking, better-looking low-priced carl "You'll be ahead with a Chevrolet!'1'’ That’s the enthusiastic verdict of more and more people as they see, drive and compare the new 1938 cars. And we believe it will be your verdict, too, when you consider all the exclusive extra values this beautiful new Chevrolet brings to yoiit You’ll be ahead in style—comfort—safety. And you’ll also be ahead in all-rouiul economy, for Chevrolet’s famous Valve-in-IIcad Engine uses less gas and oil, and operates with a mini mum of upkeep. See your nearest Chevrolet dealer today for a thorough demonstration of Chevrolet superiority. CHEVROLET MOTOR DIVISION, General Motor, Sain Corpo. ration, DETROIT, MICHIGAN. General Motors Installment Plan —monthly payments to $uii your purse. A General Motors Value. 'CHEVROLET# the car that is complete — - - --—rr % e? THE SYMBOL 0* CLEVELAND MOTOR COMPANY Phone 49__ '_ Kings Mountain, N. C.
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