New 8 of Servicemen
. CPL. STANLEY R. CLAWSON,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Willard
Clawson, of Boone, RFD 1, who
entitled in the army October ll,
19S2. He took basic training at
Fort Jackson, S. C., and ii now
serving in the armed forces in
Germany. His address is:
Cpl. Stanley R. Clawson
US 53135248
Hq Buttery 16th AFA BN
APO 34, Care Postmaster
New York, N. Y.
ASSIGNED NEW DUTC
Fort Eustis, Va? ? Pvt. Ernest
D. Lyons, son of Mr. and Mrs. M.
C. Lyons, of Boone, N. C. was re
cently assigned to the 504th
Military Police Company here at
Fort Eustis, Virginia. Pvt. Lyons
duties will be those of a Secur
ity Guard while he is in this
company.
Pvt. Lyons attended Appala
chian State Teachers College be
fore his entrance in the service.
TAKING PART m
EXERCISE BLASH BUSN
Fort Bragg, N. C. ? Army Sgt.
Aex C. Payne, 31, whose wife.
Hazel, and father, Millard Payne,
live in Deep Gap, N. C., is taking
part in Exercise -Flash Burn,
large scale training maneuver
now under way in the Fort
Bragg-Camp Mackall area of
South Carolina.
More than 60,000 ground and
airborne troops are combining
conventional training with the
Army's newest weapons in de
fensive and offensive operations
as friendly forces fight to halt
and destroy an "aggressor" army
invading the U. S.
Sergeant Payne, assigned to
the 540th Field Artillery Batta
lion, entered the Army in 1948.
He holds the Combat Infantry
man Badge.
RESTS IN JAPAN
Hakata, Japan ? Army Pfc.
Ted M. Barnett, 22, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Izard Barnett, Boone,
recently spent a seven-day rest
and recuperation leave in Haka
ta, Japan.
Barnett, who arrived overseas
in April 1953, is normally stat
ioned in Korea as a cryptograph
er with the Korean Military Ad
visory Group.
A former student at Appala
chian State Teachers College, he
entered the Army in October
1952 and arrived overseas the fol
lowing April.
ABOAR DESTROYER
Norfolk, Va. ? Three Atlantic
Fleet destroyers are scheduled to
return here from the Mediterran
ean. Abroad the USS Owen ,is
Henry C. Beshears, pipefitter
fireman, USN, of Route 3, Boone.
The ships have been training
this winter as part of a Navy
hunter-killer attack unit attach
ed to the Sixth Fleet.
Hunter-killer groups are com
posed of destroyers and a light
aircraft carrier. Their mission is
to hunt and destroy enemby sub
marines.
Farm Notes
The index of prices received by
United States farmers declined
two points, or eight-tenths of one
per cent, during the month end
ed March 19, 1954.
Total United States acreage
planted to feed grains in 1954
will be above 1953 and the 1948
52 average if farmers carry out
their March 1 intentions.
As of January 8, 1954, the Com
modity Credit Corporation na3
outstanding loans on 5,739,512
bales of 1953-crop cotton.
The all farm products index of
prices received by North Carolina
farmers at local market* decreas
ed two points (less than 1 per
cent) during the month ended
March 15, 1954.
The U. S. and Bonn Govern
ments aid Berlin industry.
Indications point to a total
United States corn planting of
tl.03T.000 acres, 0.4 per Ant lea
than the 1953 acreage. *
Prices received by North Caro
lina farmers increased less than
1 per cent during the month end
ed February 15.
With the smallest United States
fats and oils Output sinc* 1941 in
prospect, soybean prices have
risen to support level.
Tan and one-half quarts uf rich
milk are need to provide the four
pints of rich cream necessary to
fhijtt Oh* ptniM O^bUttW.
Good Clothing ,
Care Is Advised
"Good clothing care can be as
easy ai saving "your ABC's," ac
cording to Mary Em Lee, State
College extension specialist in
clothing.
Good clothing care merely im
plies the kind of simple care that
everyone can easily put iqto prac
tice at home.
Air your clothes frequently and
properly. Moths and other pests
hate fresh air ? so air makes a
good preventative. Airing also
relaxes fabrics and banishes ordi
nary wrihkles and creases. Cleafi
clothes also give longer service
since moths rarely attack clean
garments.
Quick and direct attention is
needed for clothes that get wet,
and that's a good point to bear
In mind this time of the year.
Miss Lee cautions against draping
a damp coat or dress over a radi
ator or hanging it in front of a
fire. The fabric will buckle and
actually get out of hape if you
do. Instead, keep it in a cool
dry place and away from other
clothes. When dry, brush the fab
ric with the nap, not against it.
It wlil be to your advantage to
have a knowledge of spot and
stain removal. Know the stain or
spot and follow directions for its
removal. Fresh stains are much
more easily removed than old
ones. Avoid application of heat
on any spot ? the heat may set it.
The way you put on and take
off your clothes can prolong their
life. Don'f struggle and push
yourself into suits and coats. You
will strain the seams and stretch
the fabrics. After each wearing,
a suit or coat needs a brisk brush
ing. If dust and dirt is allowed
to remain, the fabrics will be
damaged and the finish will be
come dull.
WORLD WAR I VETS
DIVIDEND
The Veterans Administration
has announced it would pay a
regular dividend of $21,000,000
next year on 375,000 Government
life insurance policies held by
World .War I veterans. The pay
ment will go to those with perm
anent plan policies. About 24,000
World War I veterans, who have
terpj insurance, will not share in
Ihe payment.
TRADE AT HOME
Household Hints
For Homemakers
PRACTICE RELAXING ? '
Twisting your handkerchief, a
lock of hair or othar personal
articles indicates self-conscious
ness, nervousness. This self-con
scious habit can be overcome
without too much trouble if one
will exercise a little will power.
Practice constantly letting the
hands lie relaxed and really be
relaxed. One must develop a feel
ing of muicular'control and poise.
It makes othar people around you
have the "hebe jebies" to see
someone twisting, pulling, or
fidgeting with some article of
clothing, fussing with hair, face,
or clothing accessories. These are
indications of emotional insecur
ity.
Make the habit of letting the
hands lie relaxed in your lap, on
the arm of a chair or desk, or
wherever you sit down.
ORANGES ? BUYING DO'S
FOR BEST VALUES ? Choose
fine Luit, heavy for its size, skin
should be smooth, waxy, and
thin. There are different kinds of
oranges ? juice oranges, Valencies
and Navels. The Navel orange is
perfect for sectioning, slicing, and
eating out of the hand (perhaps a
bit higher in price). They are
seedless. Valencies are excellent
for juice and sectioning. Juice
oranges often come in bags. Some
times color has been sprayed on
their bright skin. The coloring
does not change the flavor or
eating quality. The coloring is a
harmless vegetable coloring that
makes the fruit colorful and
bright. In an eight pound bag. of
large oranges (10 to 14 oranges)
vou could expect to get about
eight, eight-oi. glasses of juice.
In a five pound bag of oranges
(six to nine large oranges) you
get about five glasses. Be a good
cohsumer buyer.
Ham* Safer* Hints for Young
Mi Ag? Group? The normal, av
erage child of pre-school age, is
an active, vigorous bundle of un
tiring curiosity, wanting to touch
and handle everything within
reach, and trying to put every
thing smell enough into his
mouth. During this period of de
velopment, matches, cigarettes,
marbles, pins, money and similar
object] should be out of his
reach. Store detergents, pfeisons,
'cleaning fluids should also be
out of his reach.
Never leave ? young child
alone in the house; teach him as
soon as he can to understand the
dangers of playing with fire. %
GRANITE CITY MEMORIALS, INC.
OF MT. AJRY, N. C.
MONUMENTS,
MARKERS, and
MASOULEUMS
See our display lot 1 J miles west of Boone,
Bristol Highway On Pink Hodges Property
NOTICE: THIS IS THE LAST WEEK I CAN ACCEPT
ORDERS FOR MEMORIAL DAY ERECTION
COMPETITION CAN NOT MEET OUR PRICES!
GEO. C. ARNEY, DEALER
SEE ME AT MY HOME ADJACENT TO DISPLAY LOT
DIAL AMherst 4-8417
Democratic
County
Convention
The Democrats of Watauga County are asked to
meet in convention at the courthouse in Boone Saturday, '
May 15, at 2 o'clock for the purpose of perfecting a
county organization, naming delegates to the State con
vention in Raleigh on May 20, and transacting such other
business as may be pertinertt.
Chairmen of the various townships are notified that
precinct meetings are to be held Saturday, May S, at
2 o'clock for the purpose of setting up the precinct or
ganizations and electing delegates to the County Con
vention. ?
A full attendance is urged at these meetings.
W. R. Winkler, Chmn.
DEM. EX. COMMITTEE, WATAUGA COUNTY
The Oldest Age Olw) Nnli 1
Protection Tow?' Their protection
should be unobtrusive, thought* <
ful, loving consideration, tf liv- 1
ing by themselves, they must 1
learn .to ease up, slow up, and
plan their environment ? furnish
ings, household equipment, g*r- 1
dening supplies ? to be free of '
hazard!. Falls, and burns are ttjo 1
major types of accidents for the 1
older person, so: (1) Form the
habit of holding onto the rail '
when going up and down stairs.
(2) Turn on the light before mov
ing around, if a room is dark; a
small night light at head of stairs
and in the hall would greatly help
in avoiding falls. (3) "Never smoke
in bed or when lying down.
About Your Home
Walls, windows and floors are I
the background for your decor
ating. They are as important as
furniture, perhaps more import
ant. Walls and windows create
the type atmosphere you want.
Their height stateliness and for
mality, or quaintness and Infor
mality set the theme of a room.
Smaller houses and smaller
rooms demand that we make our
walls work for us by holding the
added conveniences of built-in
furniture, shallow closets, drop
leaf desks and the like.
Scienic wallpapers, or those in
scenic effect are among the most
beautiful and formal of wail de
corations. They were used first to
replace mural decoration an!
have gradually become a definite
:yp?
Floral wallpapers in fellcate
?n arc lively In bedrooms. The
t, airy prints are particularly
lovely for t young girl's room.
Painted walls of
putty, cream, rose and blue are
used as backgrounds, figured
rugs and draperies give pattern
to this room.
Paneling Is popular in an In
formal room 4nd even for modem
in varying tones
kitchens. Jacobean paneling of :
oak or mahogany is beautiful tot
the mofe formal home*. In such
rooms draperies may be a rich
damask in y^ow or red or a
hand-blocked Jacotean figure.
Oriental rugs and Needlepoint
coverings for furniture will com
plete a picture of elegance.
' , Mexicon-U. S. Trade Fair will
open in Octob<#
Real Estate
ALL. KINDS OF FARMS? rLarge. 6mall,
and Grass Farms
CITY PROPERTY
HOUSES AND LOTS
BUSINESS PROPERTY
SEVERAL TO SELECT FROM
See Us Before You Buy or Sell
25. YEARS EXPERIENCE
S. C. EGGERS & Co.
FREES HEAP FROM FURNACE
Flint, Mich.-*4CiK Wil
son, Sl-Jr??r-ol 1 housewife, put
her head in h?r ?oal burning fur
nace to try tv retrieve a baffle
plate (<av deflector) Which had
fallen frorii the hack of the fur
nace interi?n A ?*cond plate fell
on her head, piftning h*r *o?n.
About 40 minute* latet, she man
aged to free herself. She Ml
taken to ? hospital t?r tfMftmetit
for lace and arm burns and a
bruise on her head.
TRADE AT HOMfc
ANN PAGE CREAMY RICH
SALAD DRESSING
Pt. Jar 27c Qt. Jar 45c
A&p FANCY
PINEAPPLE JUICE, ttoz. can . 29c
SULTANA-wAN AAP EXCLUSIVE
.SHORT GRAIN RICE, 3-lb. pkg. . 41c
WHITE HOUSE NON-FAT
DRY MILK SOLIDS, 1-lb. pkg. . . Jlc
ANN PAGE CREAMY SMOOTH
PEANUT BUTTER, 24-oz. jar .. 55c
JANE PARKER DELICIOUS
JELLY TOPPED BUNS, pkg. ... 25c
WITH PORK? SULTANA
BL ACKE YE PEAS, 2 15 3-4-oz. cans 23c
MILD AND MELLOW
8 O'CLOCK COFFEE, 1-lb. bag $1,13
THE A&P MAGAZINE
DAY, per copy 7c
Look lor this
poster at
your dealer's.
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k Picnics, parties, family get-togethers ? they're
ill part of the holiday fun. When you add the matchless
B flavor and sparkling goodness of frosty-cold bottles of
Coke ? man, it's perfect. Stock up with a couple of
cartons or a case at your favorite food store.
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