Wildlife Notes The Sportsman's Co) una By The North CaroHno Wildlife Resources Commission Hill I ? ..HI ! ?????Cl | .?? I. i .11! Ill I ..I ? ..III.. ' ATTENTION FISHERMEN I 1949 Fishing Liconsos On Sale? Executive Director Clyde P. Patton, of the North Carolina Wildlife 8e sources Commission has announced that the 1946. fishing licenses are now on sale- License* may toe pur chased from sporting goods dealers, other business firms, and local game PRESCRIPTION SERVICE We Fill anj Doctors* Pre ?crlptiwu promptly end accurately at reasonable prices with the confidence of your physician. Kings Mountain Drag Company THE REXALL STORE We Call For cud Deliver Phones 41 ? 81 and fish ^atec.qrs throughout ?he state. ,/?-./ 40 Patton also announced that ex tra'rts of the 1949 fishing regulations to license dealers over the state. Per have been printed and distributed sons who are unable to get copies of the extracts locally may write to the North Carolina Wildlife Resour^ ces Commission, Box 2919, Raleigh, for free copies. Fishing License Requirement* ? quoted from the official abstract: 'All persons over 16 years of age who fish by pole and line or rod and reel outside of their county of resi- j deuce must have in their possession a valid State fishing license or daily permit. A license is required before fishing in one's county of residence if artificial bah is used. "AlJ non-residents, over 12 years of age must obtain a state-wide annu al fishing license, a 5-day license, or a daily permit before fishing in the waters of this State. Members of the armed ?er\uces who are resident* of North Caronia and ntf on. furlough are not requir ed to possess a fishing license. Vet erans who served overseas and are stationed at a Veterans' Hospital or facility and undergoing treatment there are not required to possess a -fishing license. This provision is In force for the duration of World War II and 6 months thereater. ? . A landowner and members of his family under 21 years of age may ffsh In their own property without WORTH INVESTIGATING 11 you bar* never carried lire insurance on *our home. ifs worth investigating. For a small sum. you can insure your property o gainst loss by lire. With tbis type of protection, you will have more mental socurity. Call us today lor complete details. The Arthur Hay Agency ALL KINDS OP INSURANCE Phone 182 the requirement# of k' cenae. Six months' habitation In any county is necessary to constitute le gal residence. Wildlife Commission Approves Increase In Duck Stamp ? The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Com mission has gone on record as fav oring action by the 81st Congress to increase the price of the federal duck stamp, according to Clyde P. Pstton, Executive Director of the Commission. The Commission favors Increasing the duck Stamp fee to $2.40 and ear marking $1.00 of that amount for the I enforcement of federal migratory waterfowl regulations. The Commls sion also favors the abolition of the present law. which prohibits public shooting on any part of waterfowl refuges which have been or wiH be in the future purchased with funds derived from the - saie of duck stamps. : ? WN? 8. P. C. A. Legislation Approved By Wildlife Commission ? At a meet-, ing in Raleigh recently, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Com mission went on record as favoring legislation. sponsored by the. Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals which would make it unlawful to exhibit captive wild birds and ani mals near commercial business es tablishments. The S. P. C. A. frowns on the prac tice of displaying \frlld birds and an imate for advertising purposes in tKe belief that such wild species are - ten not well-care for. ? wn- ;? Pamlico Timber Tract May Be Purchased By State? Clyde P. Pat ton, Executive Director of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Com mission, has been given the "go ahead" sign by the Wildlife Com mission to negotiate for the pur | chase of a 7,000 acre tract of land in Hyde County which is now own i ed by the Pamlico Timber Corpora : tion. If the tract can be purchased for ; a reasonable price, the Commission will use it as a public shooting Statement of Condition Home Building & Loan t ???;? ???; '.r ? ??; ?? ?"': "* .-of -Rings Mountain, N. C., as of December 31, 194$? (Copy of sworn statement Hubmitted to the Commissioner of Insurance as Require* ' ? ty inv.y '???. * '.???-??,; *. Assets THE ASSOCIATION OWNSr Cash on Hand and in Banks ..."., .-' State of North Carolina and U. S. Government Bonds Stock in Federal Home Loan Bank Mortgage Loans Money loaned 1o shareholders for the purpose oi enabling them to own their homes. Each loan secured, "by, fimmort v.?Ke on local irriproved real estate. Share Loans '... ? . . . . ... . .. . . ... . ... . <:.*? Advances made to our shareholders against their share* No loan e,xur? actually paid }n. Advances tor Insurance. Taxes, Etc. ............... Office Furniture and Fixtures ... . . ; Office Building ...... .... ?.< .Real Estate Owned ... .\ .....j,. -..'.$ Reft! Estate Sold Under Contract ... .'V, . . * 01 her Assets i ..... ? .? ? . . . . . - . -i $ 31,200.19 $ 99,800.00 $655,046.38 $ 6,639.00 $ 690.35 $ 15,000.00 $ ? .f: $ $ 1,843.43 $750,484.67 None. None None TOTAL j I..-...:. $810^19.3$^ Liabilities '? - THE ASSOCIATION OWES; To Shareholders Funds entrusted to our care in the form of payments on shares Installment Shares . $ 92,297.00 Full-Paid Shares .... $398,500.00 Prepaid Shares . ..... . . . , . . . ..... . . $ 5,254.00 Running Shares t $254,433.67 Other Shares $ Notes Payable, Federal Home Loan Bank .... Notes Payable, Other , . . Money borrowed fox use in making Joans to members, or re tiriuR matured whare.x Xaoh note approved by at least two thwds of entire Board of Directors as required by law. Accounts Payable ............ v,-. . . . Loans in Process . . . * .... ... , . .... ? . . . $ \ Undivided Profits $ 11,636.21 Earning held i ri truet for distribution to share holders at maturity of their aha* es>. > - Federal Insurance Reserve (If Insured) ..... 4 ... i . . . . ... . . $ Reserve for Contingencies $ 48,000.00 To be'weefl tor the payment aS any iosses, jJ sustained. This reserve increases the safety and strength of -the Association. Ot her. Liabilities $ 98.47 '? O'l TOTAL .... ... ? ? ... . . .. . v. ? ? ? ....... . . . $810,219.35 State of North Carolina, County of Cleveland ss: A. H. Patterson, Secretary-Treasurer of the above named Association personally appeared before me this day, and being duly sworn, says that the foregoing statement is true to the best of his knowledge and belief. A. H. PATTERSON, Secretary-Treasurer Sworn to and nibscribed before me. tnls 11th day of January, 1949. My Corp. $>?. *-&? 49 Mildred L. Moss, Notary Pyblic. > ? Potters^ News ofidi Comments By Mrs. Thurmon Seism Regular preaching service will be held Sunday night at t, Rev. G. C. league in oh arge^lllSisill Rev. and Mrs. G. C. Teague, For rest and Ruth Were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mr*. Blake Jones and family, -w* Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Queen and daughter. Sandrav-were Sunday din ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Weight and family. Last week's visitors of Rev. and Mrs. G. C. Teague were Mrs, Earl Seism, Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Seism ! Nell and Charles, Mr. and Mrs. Get tys Seism, Martha Sue, Miles and Eugene. * Mrs. Hazel Putnam and children were Tuesday guests of Mrs. Earl Seism and children. Mrs. Henry Huffsttler and Mrs. Kelly Dixon and daughter, Marylon, were Friday guests of Mrs. Thurman Seism. v Mr. and Mro. Gettys Seism and children visited Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Phifer Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Logan and children visited Mr. and Mrs. Thur man Seism, Nell and Charles, Sun day. Rev. and Mrs. G. C. Teague, For rest and Ruth visited Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Seism ,Nell and Charles Friday night. * , , Mr. and Mrs: Gettys Seism and children visited Mr. John Foster and daughter, Miss Ruth Foster Sunday. Mr. Lawrence Putnam has return ground. "The Commission has no present plans to develop the tract," Patton said, "but considers purchasing the land only'4n the public interest so that it may be used as an area op en to the public for hunting deer which are now plentiful there." The Pamlico tract is only lightly forest ed, and furnishes an excellent deer habitat. ? WN? Croppie Limit Removed from Mic Id* Lake ? Tarheel anglers who fish in Mickie Lake in Durham county won't have to worry qbotrrilte ciacl linrtt on crappies this year, accord ing to Clyde P. Patton, Executive Di rector of the "North Carolina Wild life Commission. A survey of the lake conducted by the Fisheries Division of the Wild life Commission disclosed rhat there is an over- abundance of crapies in the Lake, causing it to be out of balance biologically. In the light of these findings, the Wildlife Convmis sion has resolved to remove the creel Mmit on crapies taken on hook and line from Mickie Lake from Feb ruary 1 throughout the remainder, of 1949, in ordeT to reduce the exces sive crappie population. Creel limits R>n other game fish species in the afce wffl reA'ain' as indicated in the 1949 fishing regulations. ed home from the hospital ami is able to be out riding In his new Pon tiac. , .1. Mr. and Mr*. Tom Bridges, Robert, Troy and Coy were Sunday night vis itora of Rev. and Mrs. G. C. Teague Forrest and Ruth. V . ' M iss Bstsy Pridmore of Charlotte, was weeH end guest of Misses Fran ces and Margaret Pridmore. GOD THE GIVER Lest you forget God ga-ve all that you may possess. He hSlped you climb the ladder that you now call your success. He gave each of you your beginning. I He your stay until the end. The Lord says now ia the time, The devil says wait awhile my I friend. Dfsyfton Transferred To Lake Junaluska Harriot is H. Dayton, state high way patrolman here since he Joined I the patrol about two years ago, an I nounced last week that he Is being transferred to Lake Junaluska. Patrolman Dayton said that he re quested the transfer, which will place Ms area closer to his home, and that he expected to make the move after he finishes up some court work in this section. The trans fer was effective last Saturday. W. R. Wooten, who has been sta tioned at Lake Junaluska, will come to Kings Mountain it was an nounced by patrol officials Uncle Sam Say It* wMwrt, That'* the ptl ?( aoenrfcy, ?f (wMowt hi 7 oar financial fatars, off thai peace of hM that only cornea whan na>y'? atx a |>rokltM, bul a klraiaf. You cam lta*? thai gift binaai your Gamaaml ia offeriag I ha fiaaW M?in(i *l*n lint erer can* within four reach. Iff you are on ? M^rail, )?iii tb? Payroll Savings Plan that put* In your band a U. S. Saving* Bond at regidar in terna U. Iff not on a payroll, you can gc" a minp bond each month through Uw Bond-a-Monlh Plan at your bank. When' making up prrecnta far the family, girt a thought to their futnrea! nmiiii ^ VJ. frMMry A LITTLE STORE ? With McCarter's Cash Grocery Hili Phone 223 NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS The annual meeting of stockholders of the Home Building & Loon Association Will he held at the CITY HALL COURTROOM ^ ^ Thursday afteinocn. January 27. I 349. ot 5:30 p. m. j jj j-14-21 t > AUTO 6 HOME SUPPLY