THIS WEEK DT
WASHINGTON
It begins to appear unlikely
that this congress will see an
early adjournment date, al
though the time has again been
moved up to about November 1.
However if the members get
away by Christmas, many of
them will consider themselves
lucky. In the meantime, the sen
ate has passed the tax bill, con
siderably under the house-passed
measure in total taxes and in in
come brackets for collection.
Some declare the senate bill
again is a "rich man's" tax bill
with the big majority of the tax
es coming from lower income
brackets. And the sponsors say
that most of the money is in the
smaller income brackets, al
though that is only because there
ore so many more millions of
Americans iq those brackets.
Mention has been made in
these columns before of the
sugar subsidy act &nd that it ap
plies to only a few, possibly
three, real big cane sugar grow
ers in Florida and Louisiana. As
a matter of fact, however, the
subsidy applies t o beet sugar
farmers also, in 30 states, al
though these too, are relatively
few as compared to all farmers.
Ordinarily farmers buck over
the traces at the mention of the
word "subsidies" or "controls,"
either of prices or marketing
quotas. And yet the cane and beet
sugar farmers were a unit in de
manding rigid governmental con
trols, and the bill sailed through
congress with little or no opposi
tion and without creating a rip
ple.
The sugar controls act which
received united support included
strict marketing quotas set by
the agriculture department, sub
sidy payments to farmers, spec
ial excise taxes on sugar proces
sing and importing, import quo
tas, indirect price control and
minimum labor standards on
sugar cane or beet farms.
For instance in the cane sugar
states, farmers in Florida receiv
ed $932,000 in sugar act subsidies
or two per cent of their income
and Louisiana cane growers re
ceived $6,160,000 or 14.7 per cent
of income. In the largest beet
sugar producing states, Colorado
farmers Received $8,048,000 in
subsidies or six per cent of their
total farm income; California
farmers, $7,355,000 or two per
cent; Montana, $2,411,000 or 2.6
per cent; Idaho, $1,927,000 or 4.8
per cent; Michigan, $1,946,000 or
two per cent of income.
Only dissent on the sugar act
came from industrial users and
molasses importers.
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Continuation of the ouster
hearings on Senator McCarthy
of Wisconsin on the bill of par
ticulars drawn up by Senator
Benton of Connecticut continued.
One of the most sensational
pieces of news which obtained
but few headlines was the an
nouncement by the Canadian
government that the Canadians
would build, on their, own, the
St. Lawrence river seaway,
which since the early 1930s has
been before congress. President
Truman has given his approval
to the Canadians' move after
state department consultation, if
congress still refuse^ to take ac
tion. Chief opponents of the pro
SUNDAY
OCTOBER 21
TIME TRIALS ? 1:00 P. M.
RACE STARTS ? 2:15 P. M.
. . ADMISSION:
Infield - tlN
Grandstand - $3.00
(All Una included)
Children under 12 FREE with
Paid^EtcoTii
NO. WILKESBORO
SPEEDWAY
Soufh'i Fastest Mite Track
Sc-Sgt. Jo* N. Clawson, ton of
Mr. and Mr*. Clyd* Clawson of
Blowing Rock, nctlnd a promo
tion this month. H* is now tarr
ing with tha Army Air Fore*
Tast Support Squadrqn in tha
Pacific Araa.
posal to provide a deep-sea
waterway from the Atlantic to
the Great Lakes are, of course,
the railroads and the Atlantic_
seaboard port facilities, many of
which are owned by the rail
roads.
Huge utilities also have oppos
ed this cheap freight avenue and
also a new source of hydro-elec
tric energy. Governor Dewey of
New York has previously offer
ed to build the hydro-electric
plant, but has never received the
green light, since because of the
international aspect, it seems to
be a federal instead of a state
job.
Although a conference commit
tee had not met, a compromise
was expected to be worked out
this week on the two postal rate
increase measures passed, by each
house.
The senate agricultural com
mittee held hearings on steel
shortages for agricultural mach
inery. Industry representatives,
on the short end of steel alloca
tions, of course criticized those
allocations as endangering th^
nation's food supply. Also short
ages will be apparent in phosph
ates and super-phosphate fertili
zer, due largely to the sulphur
shortages. Hearings were held on
this shortage by national produc
tion authority.
U .S. "VOICE"
The ^oice '6i America is boost
ing its power 200 times at the
point of origin and fourteen
times on receivers, m order that
it can make itself heard behind
the Iron Curtain as easily as
Radio Moscow, according to
George Q. Herrick, chief en
gineer for the "Voice."
A mash containing a high per
centage of oat hulls does not ser
iously affect egg production of
laying hens provided it is fed in
pellet form. But when the mash
is not pelleted, the same feed
will cause a serious drop in egg
production.
Parkway Travel
Al Hew Record
Asheville ? An all-time record
for Blue Ridge Parkway use
was aet in the 1951 travel year
when 2,454,934 people in 772,685
cars rode this highway skimming
the highest mountains in Eastern
America.
Supt. Sam P. Weems said this
was the first time that Parkway
visitors exceeded 2,000,000 in a
year and noted the contrast with
the 291,273 visitors recorded in
the first travel report in 1939.
The new record represents an
increase of 34.4% over the 1,825,
401 visitors in 1950. September,
last month of the travel year,
brought 318,035, compared with
229,270 in September of last year.
Heaviest visitation caine in
July, with 440,071, followed by
August, with 432,844. Other top
months were June, September,
and October, in that order. Ex
cept for December, travel in
creased each month over the cor
responding period a year ago,
with significant increases in May
and October.
The 1951 travel record includ
ed visitors from each of the 48
states, the District of Columbia,
Hawaii, Cuba, Canal Zone, Hol
land, Netherlands West Indies,
Germany, Sweden, France, Aus
trlia, Switzerland, Mexico, Eng
land, Nassau, and Canada.
One new link of the Parkway
? the first reaching into the
Great Smolft' Mountains ? was
completed and opened this year.
It is a four-mile section off U. S.
19 at Soco Gap leading to Mile
High Overlook, which provides
spectacular views into the Smok
ies and the Balsam Range.
The new section is part of a
project extending two miles fur
ther to Black Camp at the boun
dary of the Great Smoky Moun
tains National Park, where it
will join a Park road now under
construction from Heintooga
Ridge. When the Heintooga road
is opened next spring, visitors
will be able to travel the 12-mile
route from Soco Gap to the ridge,
which affords magnificent views
which heretofore have been all
but inaccessible.
CUP? PLAYS TRICKS
Tokyo ? Although both Mr. and
Mrs. James S. Cjonklin have beep
overseas for the past eleven
months. Conklin as a first lieu
tenant leading a platoon with
the last Cavalry Division in
Korea, and his wife, Elizabeth,
tas a first lieutenant, in Korea
with the 1st Mobile Army Sur
gical Hospital, they have- rarely
seen each other and conversa
tions have been few. They recent
ly spent five days together in
Tokyo.
Soldiers only make risings and
riots; they are generals and
colonels who make rebellions. ?
Horace Walpole.
AT AUCTION
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, al 2 p.m.
All Groceries, Equipment and Fixtures
of the
BOONE SUPER MARKET
East Main Street, Boone, N. C.
CONSISTING OF A FULL LINE OF STAPLE AND
FANCY GROCERIES, FLOUR, ETC.
Walk-in Refrigerator, Meat Case, Meat Grinder, Steak
Maker, Slicing Machinc, Meat Block, Check-out Stand,
Electric Cash Register, Frozen Food Display Boxes,
Self-Service Shelving, almost now . . . Many Other
?
Items ?Too Numerous To Mention.
AJ1 equipment is in A-l condition. You can buy any
part or all of the equipment. Groceries sold in lots to
suit purchaser.
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Buy Quality Foods at Your Own Price
See this Equipment and meet us at the Sale!
100 Pounds Sugar and Cash Prizes
Music and a Good Time
HONEYCUTT REAL ESTATE AND '
AUCTION CO.
Selling Agents
Polling Place* for
Farmers Are Same
Raleigh ? Polling places for the
farmer referendum to be held
November 3 will be the same as
those used in the election of Pro
ductniQ and Marketing Admini
stration committeemen, E. Y.
Floyd, chairman of the Referen
dum Committee of the Agricul
tural' Foundation, Inc., announc
ed this week.
The hours for voting will be
6:30 a. m. to 6:30 p. m, as fixed
by lAv and the Gencrul Statutes
?f North Carolina for all elections
and referendums.
Farmers will vote on whether
they are to contribute five cents
per ton on feeds and fertilizers
to finance expanded agricultural
research, education, and exten
sion work in North Carolina. The
proprosal must be approved by
a two-thirds majority ?of those
voting to become effective.
Floyd emphasized that the
plan known as "Nickels for
Know-How," is not a Federal
program but is only State-wide
in scope. It was originated by
North Carolina farm leaders,
will be voted on only by North
Carolina farmers, and if approv
ed will apply only to North Car
olina.
It is estimated that the plan
would cost the average farmer
only about twenty-five cents per
year. Only the largest farmers
would contribute more than one
dollar per year. All money would
be turned over to the Agricul
tural Foundation, Inc., at State
College to promote research and
the dissemination of research
findings.
Many Attend
Rotary Meeting
President L. E. Tuckwiller pre
sided over the weekly meeting
of the Boone Rotary Club at the
Skyline Restaurant on Thursday,
October 11, 1951.
A number of visiting Rotar
ians and guests were in attend
ance. Among them were Emory
Park, LaGrange, Georgia; Char
lie L. Sykes, Miami, Florida, and
William Surrey, of the federal
park service, now of Boone.
It could well have been called
Gragg night at Rotary for Watt
Gragg, presented his son, Cap
tain Horton Gragg, U. S. Air
Force, recently home from Korea,
as his guest and also introduced
his father, Shelley E. Gragg as
the speaker for the night. Mr.
S. E. Gragg presented an inter
esting address on his conception
of the ideals of Rotary and some
recollections on the eve of his
ninetieth birthday.
The joint meeting of the Boone
and Mountain City clubs has
been postponed until Thursday,
November 1, 1951.
DEFICIT
The Government wound up the
first quarter of the current fiscal
year $2,614,986,764 in the red ?
the biggest single quarter deficit
in history except in all-out war
years. Defenses pending alone
accounted for $9,232,000,000, com
pared with only $3,594,000,000 for
the same period of 1950. Total
spending for the first quarter
totaled $14,988,766,353 compared
with $9,048,608,072 in the first
quarter of 1950.
Special To High School and Athletics
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We Now Have the Famous
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Basketball and Physical Eld Shoes
BY CONVERSE
LACE-TO-TOE BAL especially
designed for Basketball and oth
er Indoor Court Game*. Heavy
whit* and black army duck up
per* with loose lining of army
duck; peg top upper; telescopic
eyelela; full length SPONGE IN
SOLE plus CUSHION HEEL and
ARCH SUPPORT; non-marking.
non-(lip molded outaole.
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THEATRE ,
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FAMILY NIGHTS
WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY? OCTOBER 17-18
ROYAL WEDDING
with
Fred Astaire * ? Jane Powell
FRIDAY and SATURDAY ? OCTOBER 19-20
RATON PASS
with
Dennis Morgan ? Patricia Neal
SUNDAY? OCTOBER 21
THE MINIVER STORY
with
Walter Pidgeon ? Greer Gar ton
MONDAY and TUESDAY? OCTOBER 22-23
THE REDHEAD AND COWBOY
with
Glenn Ford ? Rhonda Fleming
Wednesday and Thursdays ? Family Nights
$1.00 Per Car, Regardless of Number of
Occupants ? Children Free at All Times
Brief Farm Notes
The 1961 non -certified barley
crop throughout North Carolina
showed more loose smut than
usual. One field was observed
that showed 36 per cent loose
smut heads ? called black heads
by some farmers. Farmers wish
ing to produce high yields of
barley showing no more than a
trace of smut should use certi
fied Colonial 2 sted, suggest
small grain specialists at State
College.
Production of pulpwood is in
creasing in North Carolina each
year.
Switzerland harvested a bump
er crop of apple* and pears last
year, but ahaipty smaller crops
are in prospect this year.
The average loan level on
1951-crop burley tobacco will be
49.8 cents a pound. The average
in 1990 wai 45.7 cents.
?sso.
FUEL OIL
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Wholesale Dealer
Boone, N. C.
Day Phone 1
Night Phone 285-J
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TUESDAY
THE SMOKEY MOUNTAIN
HAY RIDE
NEW AND DIFFERENT
Heard Coast-to-Coast over Liberty
Admission 25c and 50c
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT
AT THE MOVIES...
Thursday
PEOPLE AGAINST
O'HARA
Spencer Tracy
Also: Color Cartoon
Friday
JIM THORPE, ALL
AMERICAN
Burt Lancaster
Also: .Color Cartoon
Saturday ? 11 til 6
OUTLAW GOLD
John Mac Browa
Also: 2 Cartoons and
Comedy
Saturday Night ? 7 and ?
APPOINTMENT WITH
DANGER
Alan Ladd
Plus: 2 CARTOONS
Monday
HALF ANGEL
in Technicolor
Loretta Young
Joseph Cotton
Also: Naws and Cartoon
Tuesday
Feature with Stage Show
BANNERLINE
with
Keefe Brasselle
Sally Forest
Lionell Barrymore
Wednesday
THE SCARF
with
John Ireland
Mercedes McCambridge
Action ? Violence
Excitement!
1fy?()/)C with u qood mouie
At Your Beautiful, Delightful APPALACHIAN Theatre
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