RCA LOANS are
tailor made
for
FARMERS!
Everything that provides a "perfect fit" for the farmer
is included in a P.C.A. loan. Operating loans for such
things a crops, dairying, livestock and fruit; Interme
| diate Term Loans for capital investment items; and Bud
geted Loans to fit your particular operational needs, are
available with a minimum of red tape. And, besides,
ye« pay simple interest, which means that P.C.A. loans
"save you rr.cney while they make you money."
See us for your financial arrangements.
FARM
NEWS
Κ. Charles D. Kuprr
CORN
S10Ü in cash is being offer«!
.ο toe producer in Columbia
County who grows the mos!
corn on one measured acre ol
land this year. This contes
is being sponsored by Acmi
Fertilizer Company of Acim
'lhe oiny lestriction in tUi
contest is that Acme Fcrtiliz
»1 must be used under the oiu
jcre ol corn that is iu th
.-»litest.
An additional S200 casJ.
prize goes to the highest pro
ducer in the counties compris
ing SEJiCland. meaning Blad
n, Brunswick, Columbu:.
Juplin. New Manöver aiu
Pender Counties.
Th·· only restriction in th»
contest is that üll mixed fi r'.·
ili/ers used <;n this one am
j ntered in the contest must hi
manufactured by Acme Fe»·»·
lizer Company. The contest
.oesn't suy how much or what
analysis fertilizer to be us-s
and only the mixed fertilize·
I nust come fron: this one li...
USS SPIEGEL GROVE —
Jerry R. Walker, fireman.
JSN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Walker of I lamer Street. Fail
Bluff, N. C., is serving aboard
the dock landing ship USh
'niegel Grove, one of thret
ships participating in a goo«.
will visit to Africa.
lue otiuigiit mitogen or aidt
Irvss materia! is not restrict*,
ο brund.
Tr«· atro will bo measured
vith a st»tl tape and will cou
iii» •'.X.jCO square fuil ami
iiiist have four straight sides.
\ny farmer in Colutnbus Co
inty wishing to I'nltr tin* con·
e.t can sii by con tact it:
-he county agent's office o.
•to Acme IcrtiliZ'·
dealers.
.. .. -J are planning to grow
•ΊΜ vial, you .uifc .1 w .1
ι ν t<. m··* how much i'!.
« u can in; ki on one acio .
TOBACCO
DEMONSTRATIONS
Fivi tob: c. ο demonstrati« η
λ· b-e;i set up to l»e c- ri
et ti 1*1 Columbus Cous»l\
this year for the benefit ot to
bacco growers in ticlping tht :i
ο produce hotter quality to
bacco and t<> hi Ip continue tht
research piogram <.n tobacc
Xrnonstrati«-us as s<' up
Columbus County this ye υ
will be as follows: H* tati η
demonstration. Junior Fish··.,
Union Valley community: Fer
tilizer Hate demoi.str-tl· η
Leonard and Ronnie Walk.-r
ι . ... oop spiii.f,:. community
•Yitilizor Placement t!> mon
tritinn. Ilcirnc-e C. F·\vl<_·· :if
Sandy Plains community;
Black Shank demonstration.
.Joe Hayes, Cherry Grove com
munity; We. .1 C< litre·! (Ν ;η«.·ι
.- t ritt ion. Haleigh L a η i e r,
Jlurktoii, Rout«. 2.
These dena list ration ■ are
conduclt-d t» help increase t'i„
value < f tobacco in Columbus
County and to demonstrate to
neighboring farmers how to
use these new practices to
their advantage.
Dtiicr <1<.monstrations: Sev
•r.d all-practice demonstra
tions are being set up over the
•ounty to show farmers tht»
benefit ot ail the known prac
tices being combined in one
demonstration. Si.me of these
that are btin« set up at the
present time are. All-Practice
Corn demonstration with M.
T. Howen of Mishop Springs:
All-Practice Peanut dem n
stration with Wilbcrt Batten,
White Marsh-Red Hill com -
nuin.ty: All-Practice Swvt.t
Potato demonstration. Ralph
Jolly, New Lite community.
In addition to these, ther·?
will be several others set up
• luring the year, particular y
on strawberries, soybeans ami
other crops.
So Iar, we have !l1acres
of sunflower» signed up <o
grow this year. Saturday.
March 23 is the test cay tnat
farmers can si^n up lor stin
ilower production, since we
will have to order the seed on
that date.
KtiG EXHIBIT
The poultry and ejjg indust
ry in North Carolina nmomus
to a !)1 million dollar a year
business. Of this amount, l"a>
| mors producing eggs receive
[ 71 *·-ι million dollars Tor the
eggs at the farm. The differ
ence between the 71 ami 5)1
million dollar figure is th<
difference between farm and
retail prices, wliich comes ui
something over 20 million dol
lars in North Carolina.
Λ poultry and egg exhibit
has been set up at the front
door of the Agricultural Build
ing in Whiteville and farmers
as well as consumers of e
and poultry are invited to snip
by and look at tin· exhibit and
pick up one or mere of th'·
a.id; thai . ν . ι ihl» r .· 1
•>u on "N'r.e wa; .. « i :'rep..r- j
£?t.O·
I C|W ·Α· .pie — «'u.t rriv
•i.iii .it eyas is ο complete
■a ι bitci. I ..th qu.ility tirjt'
j the s-'an · ul Ly which the ,
r< »tt in in 11 other fluids is
H'usurcü. hügj. contain all (
he· e.vvirilu:! \iln.iiii: ;
aim-rai.s iieeued in tie t.
τ growth ami repair in·
Vitamin C.
Instead ■ ι «-no, )..
κκν f«.i bitakiut t
hty'n ..· t tor yt.·
A leCeiil I.I.I .1 ·
•e S«.o . r· o' Λ· Um·'·.· ·
ji.i th.it ·., · ii .k υ
at! w . ;< ι- · ·< J'j.; ι >
■ ' t CCo, hut ι . .»· (1 .. ι V
. t r'i .!·<·.<.(.·: i:. t'. L" '·
-l.lt·: ti.' t.y t·. ,.1</'ιι.· .il
ly tobae-u '.Iii >e r aiM not
ι ··.<.·»« aj.,\ ii| » u w· '■ μ-·
.ίΐυΛ'π [>· ctip. s tl ;.t e:.n ; Γ
it the (finlity ot t· h CC i.i
i- .ιΜιοΐιη i ir.<li*. he -pin ifi
d live eti n'ts.
I. I)· n's misuse fertili/. r.
•2C:1om spt iiii"
Ί. Kxe> > ·.· · irrlsittion.
4. Don't h.ir"»>t immatim
tobacco.
5. Don't · isuvi· ch'. Pi!'· Is t.
control suck'its».
His ΐΐ!κ·ι ·η·ηί sinn ι;'ν
meant that it is up !<> the iu
oaeco gfov. · ι: now to pi'·»· ·.. ·
<iii lily t· !> icco that i acc
! able to the trade. i; ι evj
' ι c! th^t ! .·■ ur.cles i f ft .1.<··,·»»
I tiiis year will b·· grea j
c^'inuifl. In tuet. ii>e iirst
rs plintr c< ·η · tlircuxhi
the strav. Tins i: nU ti'. t .· j
-t v.« . U:a* ^ Ί'»χ ' .χι
ι <d b. »us · . ti must hi .*«
in ii $ iviil t i 21 t.. vy <j- thrrf ·
pif.jn.i .1 of t'ic cificial slant»- '
.r< - <i !.u -ci rca i>* ·
j».. im j i. · i. c. ι . .
niwil? jt: r.o i.d l:t ud.it· t
Sixu η öl u-l 1j addttluif
it i.j ·. th ui. . »!·<: ij< ' .
, «" «>. I
, ι
As «<1 itic pftitflii thee« (·»
..II· . . I „· ·:«. ,<lt Ii »'lis
j.ι n> t ;:·ι 1 tilia s wx.n !"S
ιϊ.ι i.f:i :» ..ii ι·.' ι ι ill r„
i; . v. .1 · Ι!·»' ι t ■ t< <: · it -
.<) ",'.ιΓ III <_ ΚΐΠΐ!,"*
Hit> >·! - i'.ii.'ui'«' .
• . Λ . < V.Hits'. ·
!.l! uV'. i. t . .' '-'» ί
· · S -J.l y f.·; : V I' IΓ. \ ..
ntxl .v.·.· ι' Numbtr on*
Staying ti. u!.l L.·. |1 JJOU
1 ii 1 όΐπ y d'ji t. .
. pr. ·. · ■-! ν it · Sjslox · l the
ι ι t.! 1 ι·. :-.κι ib · . inul . .ι
j.i r > t-1 <■ ii!r»»l r d pi'
j'r ι ' >i! I)«· dnli· ' s su-jr
•
m:>te iui is sprayod on the
i>! · uts and picking time.
Λ! - <. tmy i.!d L~i suray
• «» u,n..i with L-Ol* jo
:r ν .y w i;. If lruit ha
»"· set. After fruit -»as set,
DDT should not be iisid in
any form. After the first fruit
sets on the berry b'i.^hes, you
(Continued On Paite 4)
tolümbi's Production Credit
ο Association
"On The Court House Square'
WHITEVILLE, N. C.
«SS?
SEE THE
PRINCESS
BLUE RIBBON
MATTRESS
STARTING
AT ONLY
£39.95
MATCHING BOX
SPRINGS
At Same Low
Prices
HEADQUARTERS FOR HOME SAVINGS
PRINCE BROS. FURNITURE
FIFTH ST. TABOR CITY
MR. FARMER... GET THE JUMP ON SPRING
AT ELLIS MEARES HARDWARE
What You Get Out Of Your Crops D epends On What You Put Into Them
Your profit from your farming investment will depend to a large extent on the supplies you get
now. Don't be satisfied with less than the best. You can get all your farming needs from us.
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FERTILIZERS
We have the fertilizer, in your favorite brand, that you will need for every purpose, and
we want to supply you. Just let us know what you want and we'll do our best to see that
you get it. But don't wait. Come in today and let us know.
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SEE US FOR YOUR FUM1GANTS
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Galvanized Roofing — Wire Fence — Building Supplies — Fence
Post (All Sizes & Lengths) — High Quality Inside & Outside
Minnesota Paints fir A Complete Line Of Paint Supplies
J Ellis Meares Hardware
Now Local·«! In Building Formerly Occupied By Walton And Sholar
WHITEVILLE, N. C.
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At
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HE SSE ['LEASED TO
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THAT
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Is Mow Associated With The
I SWYNN Oil COMPANY
or "DNGWOCD, N. C.
I And WI!! Manage Our Business
«
CoSurobys County
YCU CAN REACH HIM AT
• Phons 6171 (co^ccfr) Tabor City
or 287-3314 Lc^gwood, N. C.
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CITY, N. C.
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