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America'* demand for oil hit* all-tir
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AMERICA'S Use of oil io*? to lis {
all-time hiRh in 1917 as a result
of increases as hiRh as 511 peicent !<
aitn e 1941. the lust prewar year. In i;
the number of oH-conaumiTig units. '
the Oil Industry Iniormetion Committee
said today, in a statement
commenting on the factors that
have contributed to a critical fuel ,
siuiation.-in this ajea as abnormally
cold weather swept the nation.
The committee warned local re*i-1
dents that even with an early break
in the winter, it will be important
for consumers to continue to save
oil in view of the record demand
and the depletion of stocks in stor- (
ape caused by the weather already .
experienced, In the Mid-West the: j
first half of the winter ranged from [
, 7 percent to 22 percent colder than
last year, while -in the East It was t
, from IS percent to 29 percent colder. |
I The Increase of 511 percent was i
in the installation of Diesel cncfhes,
the committee explained. In the
- home oil burner field, the CommitI
tee said, the postwar yearly instal;
lation rate of burners has more than
trebled that of any prewar decade,
, amounting to more than half a
million a year as compared with
less than 150.000 in the.decade 19311940.
The result has been an increase
of 69 percent since 1541. in
demand for the type of oil used in
home heating.
Where (he overall demand for oil
was only 23 percent above the pre,
war peak at the height of the war. j
it has been 34 percent above that j
peak in the past year, the Committee
explained. , / I
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Southern Gets First
Of 3,QQQ New Box Cars
Delivery to the Southern Railway
System of the first of 3,000 ali-steei,
50-ton box cars ordered a year ago"
from the Pulman-Standard Car Manufacturing
Company is expected to
' start early next month, it was an- |
nounced today by Ernest E. Norris, j
the Southern's president. The 3.00C
cars will cost the Southern approxi.
mately $11 mUlion.
The new,' standardized "P-S-l"
cars are being manufactured in !
Pullman-Standard's Bessemer, Ala., !
shops, and Mr. Norris said tthat delivery
was anticipated at the rate of
about 27 daily. Although similar in
appearance to existing box cars, the
new equipment is of welded instead
of riveted construction; and through
standardization the cars are prccu- j
eed on an assembly-line basis.
The Southern also expects to star;
receiving in Juiy, at the rate of 2G
a day, 1,000 fifty-ton hopper cars/
ordered from the American Car and j
Foundry Company at St. Lours, Mo.
These cars, Mr. Norris said, will cost!
the Southern aploximately $3,2(0,- }'
000.
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Approximately 75 percent of the
cost of these 4,000 cars is to be financed
through Sem'norn's recently '
issued 2 1-8: per cent" equipment ;1
trust certificates, Series "XN," which j
are to be paid oft in 20 semi-annual
installment*' between September 15,1
1948, and March 15. 1958. The Cuaranty
Trust-Company of New Yqxk v
is trustee under the equipment trust
agreement.
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North Carolina's honey bees did a I
a goa joi> i.n 1v47 t>y producing rtioie |
honey than in any other recent year. t
An estimated crop of6,228,000 pound j
of honey was taken from hives during
the year. I
HOLIDAY
25 LBS. WHITE GOOSE
FLOUR?plain 01
3 PACKAGES
PAA's EGG DY1
100 POUNDS
VIG0R0
HEAVY SYRUP
PEACHES
LARGE PACKAGE
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Diesel* and oil burner installations. 1
riled mr increasing the demand for
all types of petroleum products. in-,
rinding gasoline. kerosene and the
heavy oil used in industry and on
ships, include an increase of more
than two million motor vehicles in
1947 as compared with 1941; a 51
percent increase in the number pf
trgctois on farms: and a Jo hip .of
174 percent in the number of liquefied
petroleum gas users.
Since last May the industry,
through its information services,
has sought to keep the public aware
of the sitnrtlon that was developing.
and compi .,ies in the industry have
Informed the public that they should
install oil burning equipment only
when an assured oil supply was
available.
Some of the methods undertaken
by members of the industry
to rneyt the critical situation
include: adoption of a seven-day J
week loading und unloading of tank
cars: increasing the amount of fuel
oil produced per barrel as compared
with other products: and sustained
operation of processing plants by
shortening scheduled shutdowns for
repair and cleaning.
Despite postwar shortages of steel
and other materials, the committee
said, the industry is striving to .
complete a four billion dollar expansion
program by the end ot 1948.
In the meantime, it is embarked
oh a program of promoting efficient
use of petroleum productsCentral
Baseballers
Drilling For Opener
Baseball drills continued this |
week in the Centra) high school j
camp under the direction of Coaches !
John Rudisill and DOn Parker with
some 30-odd candidates fighting it
out for positions on the squad.
First game on the 1948 Western
conference slate is scheduled for
the home-field of the Rutherfordton
-Spindale nine in Rutherfordton April
2. First home game on the card
is with Cherryville on April 16.
No practice games have been announced
by the local team officials, j
Practice sessions far this sea- i
son have been mostly hitting, with!
infield drills to begin soon. "Hie six '
man mound staff has been working j
hard getting ready for the opening
game.
The squad roster will probably
find Bill Caldwell, Don Ellison, Carl i
Moss, Bud Medlin, Jerry Cloninger,
all right-handers, and Bill Howard
in the pitching department; Bob
Huffstetler and Curtis Wright, catchers;
Horace Kiser, Boyce Huffstetler,
Jim Cobb, Richard White, Jack
Ruth, and Albert Tate in the infield;
and Jim Lybrand, Dwyght Alexander,
Leroy Wright, Gene Roberts,
Raymond Butts, and Steve Jones in
the outfield.
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Diseases and insects have caused
only a mininum of damage to the
ISMS North Carolina strawberry crop
to date.
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Practicaly ail of the State,s smal :
bet crop is grown in the Wrightsboro I
Wilmington area.
The ofennivefunction of the Navy,
in case of V?r, is to carry that war
to the enemy so that it will not be
fought on' United States soil.
SPECIALS |
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Luxury Bus Is
On Road Tests
CHICAGO. ? Revolutionary nev
design and mechanical feature
that Will bring greater comfort am
luxury to bus transportation wer
disclose^ today as an experiments
model of the Greyhound Highwa;
Traveler .compartment coach begat
road tests.
The new bus seats 50 passengers
as compared with 37 passengers ii
Greyhound buses delivered in 1941
The greater capacity is achieve*
through an entirely new arrange
merit of seats in three sectional con
partments. The floor space of . th<
bus is increased one-third.
The improved design also . pro
vides for wider, roomier seats, dee]
er and more restful cushions, am
more space between seats to allov
for greater relaxation. Two shor
stairways, with illuminated risers
facilitate the movement of passen
gers between passenger compart
partments.
A pillow type of radio speakei
which can be heard only by the ac
cupant of the seat, is built int
each seat headrest. Bv means of ai
individually operated swithch, th
passenger may listen to either on
of twp radio programs. In addition
there is a public address systen
for announcements by- the drivei
Each passenger also has an irtdivi
dually controlle dreading light.
Double panes of glare-resistan
heat- absorbing safety glass ar
used in the wondows, which are 5
percent larger, and ail seats are at
ranged to give passengers greate
visibility. The driver's compartmen
is practically a glass dome am
since scenery is a major attractio
of highway travel, a majority of th
passengers are seated above the tr
ffic level so as to have an unofc
structed view.
The Sedan Eounge Jower com
partment provides space for 12 pas
senggrs with seating accommoda
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Seven Coses Hedrd
In Recoider Sessional
Seven casts were heard in regu- '
lar session of City Recorders court
v held at City Hall last Monday with <
s ! Judge O. C. O'Farrell presiding. ;
3 ! The plaintiff paid costs and with- 1
e ' dre* the warrant against Lewis O., f
1 C. Pruitt, charged with bc-ating a
y board bill.
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J. Andrew Lovelace, for public
drunkenness and possession of tax
'' paid whiskey, was sentenced sixty
r days, suspended on payment of
$ tions comparable to the most-lux".uiious
limousine. Adjoining this1
^ lounge, a drinking fountain, a refrig
erated cabinet, washroom and toi ;'
let are located. Luggage is carried
P in lockers m vthe side walls of the
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shoes and be prepared to join
the best.
A few of our styles are illustn
good quality shoes and at in<
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We also h(T) many other sty]
uals. dress shoes and oxfords
ors and sizes up to 10. includi:
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We can fit the children, big <
their Easter shof s too. We he
and oxfords for them in blacl
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Bil] Beatty, charged with drunk
md disorderly, paid $5 and rosts fl;,
tnd J.E.Davis, for assault on a fe- v?
nale, paid costs.
T. If. Barrett and Claude Morrison
>ach paid $5 and costs for public
liunkt.iness and . Oscar Bollinger '
taid costs on a similar charge. 1
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BLUE-BLACK and GREEN C(
SHINGLES
POWER LAWN MOWERS?-1
Motors 21 and 22 inch cutti
HAND LAWN MOWERS
DRAG HARROWS
TURN PLOWS
CULTIVATORS
STEEL and WOOD BEAM PI.
POULTRY NETTING
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MORTAR WHEEL BARROWS
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Flies Eat Vegetables.
More than 300 species of March ; *
r are known to exist. Tbey feed on
>gttab)e substances.
Steel in Automobiles
The automobile industry leads all
hers in use of steel. '
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