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VOL. LXIV? no. 1L BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1951. FIVE CENTS PRE COPY
Lions Club Sponsored
White Cane jSale Begins
The Lion* Club of Boone will
this week join the other 381 Lions
Club* of North Carolina in the
Fifth Annual White Cane Drive.
The North Carolina State Associ
ation for the Blind, a non-profit,
lay organization, was created in
1934" through the efforts of Lions
and other interested individuals.
The association renders services
to the blind in all areas of the
State where there are no other
resources to aid the blind.
Once each year every citizen of
North Carolina is given the op
portunity to join this association
help the blind and express thanks
to God for his own good fortune
of seeing. The White Cane Drive
and Membership Enrollment
Campaign of the North Carolina
State Association is a State-wide
project of the North Carolina
Lions. During the week of Sep
tember 24-29, 12,500 Lions all
over the State will be joining in
the sale of tiny White Canes and
Association Memberships.
Mr. Ira S. Ayers, president of
the local Lions Club, stated that
one third of all funds raised here
will be spent for the blind in this
community, the other two thirds
will be sent to the association for
its State-wide work with the
blind. Last year the association
aided 3,285 persons in securing
such items as medical, dental and
hospital care, furnished 809 white
cane walking sticks, bought ra
dios for shut-in blind, paid all
transportation charges on 510
talking book machines, gave
clothes, food, fuel and stock for
small stores, sponsored, jointly
with the North Carolina State
Heaton News
Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Wilson
and Mrs. Lee Davis of Cleveland,
Ohio, are visiting with relatives
here.
Francis Davis has returned to
Heaton to continue school.
Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Wilson
and Mrs. K. O. McQuire were
weekend visitors in Greenville
and Asheville.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Street and
son Gary have returned home af
ter a two-weeks vacation in
Cleveland. While there they vis
ited many points of interests in
cluding Niagara Falls, Canada,
and New York.
Cpl. Glenwood L. Johnson of
Camp Cooke, Calif., and Chief
Warrant Officer Stewart Johnson
of Los Angeles, Calif., have ar
rived for a short leave at home
due to the death of their father,
'"-"est L. Johnson.
Ir. and Mrs. Leo Wooten are
ting their parents after being
employed in Detroit.
School for the Blind and the
North Carolina State Commission
for the Blind, the first Institute
for Pre-School Blind Babies and
Their Mothers, bought 811 pairs
of glasses and many other serv
ices too varied to itemize.
The association tries to meet
the unmet needs of the blind in
the State. The association believes
in helping the blind to help them
selves. The Lions will give you
an opportunity to join the North
Carolina State Association this
week. You may buy a share of
happiness for the blind and gain
a share of happiness for your
self.
Soil Conservation
Notes
By H. J. WILLIAMS
Willard Greene of Meat Camp
says that proper fertilization is
the big reason for the high yield
of corn on his farm. "I have
been able to producc the same
amount of corn on half the acre
age since I began using more fert
ilizer," he said. By growing more
corn to the acre Mr. Greene is
able to keep more of his land in
sod crops and prevent excessive
soil losses due to erosion.
A complete soil and water con
servation plan was made be
tween Edd Pressnell and the Wa
tauga Soil Conservation District
last week. Mr. Pressnell plans to
make several changes on his farm
to better use his land resources.
Some of these changes include
strip cropping, pasture seeding
and treatment, reforestation of
steep rocky land, and the clear
ing of woodland for pasture.
Ernest Hillard of Vilas says,
"More and more people are be
coming conscious of soil conser
vation and what it means to
them." By farmers being aware
of the need for better land use,
faster progress in soil conserva
tion can be expacted in the next
f?JK man Uuut bqs occurred in
(he past, he stated.
A visit to the farm of Adam
Townsend of Clark's Creek shows
the results of progress made
while taking on-the-farm train
ing. His well established meadow
waterway and contour strip ro
tation show what can be done by
a progressive farmer under good
supervision.
Vance Cooke of Bambop is con
structing a fish pond on his farm.
The pond is being built and stock
ed according to recommendations
of Soil Conservation Service.
European steel producers act
to increase ore supply.
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COMPLETE DISPERSAL
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? PLAN NOW TO ATTEND THIS SALE ?
MACHINERY SALE AT 1M> A.M.
In addition to the herd, this sale will inrlnde nnnwroui
Items nf farm and dairy equipment, la excellent condi
tion. Inclodlnr International McC?rmlek Deerlnc Com
bine. Alii* Chalmers Model C Tractor wHJi planter and
cultivator, Papoc ensllace cntterculti packer, Farmall
Cab with attachments, farm wacon, John Deere bar
loader, side dellrery rake and No. S mower, manure
spreader, soheoiler. John Deere. Van Brant Drill. t
nnlt Conde mllkln? machine, hot water beater, Kelrtaa
tor. (-can milk cooler, milk cans, rate, etc.
For Catalog or Other Information Writ*
FLOYD BROWN, Sale* Manager
P. O. Box 111, MoeksrUle. K C.
Tha Sale WW Be Held at the Farm
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_ BLUE DEVILS CO-CAPTAiNS
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Appalachian's Blue Devils re
cently elected Jerry Troutman
and Harbin Moretz as their co
captains for the 1951 football
season.
Jerry is now playing his fourth
season with the squad. He has
been an outstanding tackle, both
on offense and defense. Jerry, a
senior at Appalachian, was also
elected co-captain of the App
basketball team last season. He
is a member of the varsity "A"
Club and the National Honor
Society. He also plays in the
band.
Harbin is a junior at Appala
chian. This is his third season on
the squad. Harbin has proved
himself a fine pass snagger and
an exceptional defensive end. He
also played varsity basketball
last season and is a member of
the varsity "A" Club.
Drying Units Aid
Harvesting Of Hay
Some 75 or more artificial hay
drying units have been bought
and put into use by North Car
olina farmers during the past
year, according to Edwin S.
Coates, extension agricultural
engineering specialist at State
College.
Use of this new equipment
plus a favorable harvesting sea
son are enabling farmers to har
vest their 1951 hay crop with a
considerably smaller loss than
they experienced in 1950, says
Coates.
Practically all of the new own
ers, according to the specialist,
are well pleased with their new
equipment and say it has result
ed in considerable improvement
in hay quality.
Farmers in the State lost an
estimated 3# per cent of their
hay crop last year, largely be
cause of unfavorable weather.
This year, says Coates, the loss
probably will be about 20 per
cent.
The State College specialist
points out that rapid increases in
North Carolina's livestock num
bers make forage crops of great*
er importance. He says farmers
in 90 per cent of the State's
counties have need for some
type of crop-drying system.
Bookmobile Schedule
Wednesday. September 19
Aho, home of Mrs. Marion Cof
fey, 9:30 a. m.
Blowing Rock school, 10:00 a.
M.
Middle Fork, home of Perry
Ashley, 2:00 p. m.
Thursday. September 20
Watauga Consolidated School,
9:15 a. m.
Lovill, Anderson's store, 10:00
a. m.
County Boarding Home, 10:30
a. m.
Hodges Gap, home of Mrs.
Frank Brown, 11:00 a. m.
Record 33,000,000 enrollment
forecast for nation's schools.
SKYVU DRIVE-IN THEATREl
One-Half Mile from City Limits on Old Blowing Rock Boad
FAMILY NIGHTS
WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY ? SEPTEMBER 12 and 13
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Wednesday and Thursday# ? Family Nights
$1.00 Per Car, Regardless of Number of
Occupants Children Free at All Times
Livestock Sales
For Fall Listed
"Where can I buy some good
cattle? Or sheep? Or hogs?
If this problem is worrying
you, you'll be interested in this
information about livestock sales
to be held in North Carolina this
fall. It was compiled by Jack
Kelley, in charge of extension
animal husbandry work at State
College.
Feeder calf sales will be held
at Rocky Mount on Sept. 20, S.
A. Lanier's farm near Maple Hill
on Sept. 21, Sanford on Sept. 28,
Boone on Oct. 1, West Jefferson
on Oct. 2, Hillsboro on Oct. 5,
Laurel Hill on Oct. 9, and Pem
broke on Oct. 10. A feeder calf
and heifer sale will be held at
Golds bo ro on Sept. 13.
Western North Carolina Here
ford Breeders Association will
hold a purebread sale at Hender
son ville on Sept. 21. Other cattle
events include a grade yearling
steer and heifer sale at West
Jefferson on Oct. 16, Hereford
breeders' sale at Durham on Oct.
18, Rockingham County heifer
sale at Reidsville on Oct 20, Wa
tauga Hereford breeders' sale at
Boone on Oct. 26, N. C. Purebred
Hereford breeders' sale at Kin
ston on Nov. 7, Dr. Little's pure
bred Hereford sale at Satesville
on Nov. 8, N. C. Purebred Here
ford breeders' sale at Winston
Salem on Dec. 1, and Council
Hamilton Hereford sale at States
ville on Dec. 14.
A sale of purebred ewes will
be conducted at Raleigh on Oct.
17. '
For hog producers, events in
clude a Spotted Poland China
sale at Rocky Mount on Sept 27,
Duroc sale at Wilson- on Oct. 4,
Pitt County purebred hog sale at
Greenville on Oct. 9, Duroc sale
at Dunn on Oct. 11, Berkshire
sale at Raleigh on Oct. 24, Lenoir
County hog sale at Kin* ton on
Oct 29, Tam worth sale at Lexing
ton on October 26, and Spotted
Poland China sale at Hillaboro
on Nov.l.
Artificial lighting of poultry
houses for increasing egg pro
duction during winter ha* been
a common farm practice for many
years. The hens get something
from light that stimulates re
production and egg laying.
FUEL OIL
KEROSENE
R. D. HODGES, JR.
Wholesale Dealer
Boone, N. C.
Day Phone 1
Night Phone 285-J
APPALACHIAN THEATRE - Boone, N. C.
Thursday Night, Sept. 13
9 o'clock ? ONE NIGHT PERFORMANCE ? 9 o'clock
THE ENTIRE CAST OF THE
Smokey Mountain
Hayride
HEARD COAST TO COAST LIBERTY NETWORK
18 RECORDING AND RADIO STARS
ADMISSION: 30c and 60c
Abo: On the Screen
ABBOTT and COSTELLO in
"Here Comes The Co-Eds"
Picture Only Afternoon at 2 and 4 o'clock
Best way
to get a
move on
Ask any CMC owner about hauling
' performance.
For when it comes to packing home
a pay load ? he's got a lot of solid
cxperiencc.
He knows what the right kind of
horsepower can do for trucking
profits. Whether he powers his load
with a gasoline pickup model ? or
requires one of the sensational new
GM-Diesel "Million-Milers" ? he's
right in the driver's seat for perform
ance unexcelled by any other carrier
in its class.
But he's not just "riding an engine.**
He'll tell you the way his GMG
shoulders the load, year after year,
is proof of perfect teamwork of axle,
chassis and frame? truck-engineered
to outlast anything on the roads today.
Want to profit by the same long-time
benefits of CMC's truck-building
experience? Let us recommend the
right combination of hauling per
formance to fit your particular needs.
Watauga^Sales and Service ^ ft
"400 : KING STREET Phone 124-J BOONE, N. C
???HnHH You'll d* btttar on a u tod truck with your.GMC dNter ??nHMHl