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w mw Gets Added Attention By R. J. WILLIAMS bwlnM. On out at every five Americans 13 yean or older either hunted or fbhad la* )«r 11mm M million American iportann (pent nearly throa billion dollar* and drove their automobile* mora than 10 bilUoa mile*. The average expenae «u 1114 43 par paraoo. Almoat 3 billion dollar* of tha to tal want for fiahinr Hunter* »pent nearly a billion. If we are to have enough game SATURDAY NIGHT, APRIL U, AT HICKORY SPEEDWAY 0« U. S. Highway *70 Between Hickory and Newton 200 Laps National Championship LATE MODEL CONVERTIBLE STOCK CAR RACE 200 Laps NASCAR-Sanctioned - The Nation'* Top Driver* Tine Trial* 7 p. m. — Racing Start* 1:30 p. m. Admission 93, including taxes and grandstand plenty of FREE Parking — Children FREE with Adults MOVING LOCAL AND LONG DISTANCE • Fully Equipped To Serve You NCE-8957 MAX A. FOX AT FOX COAL YABD AM 4-3557 WIGHT AM 4-nu PROTECT YOUR FAMILY BY BECOMING A MEMBER OF Reins-Sturdivant Mutual Burial Association, Inc. TELEPHONE DIAL AMhent 4-8800 A 2S-Cent Fee If Charged Upon Joining, After Which The Following thies Are In Effect: DOUBLE BENEFIT Quarterly Yearly Benefit One to Ten Yean $ .20 | .M $100.00 Ten to Thirty Year* 40 1.00 200.00 Thirty to Fifty Yean 80 3.20 200.00 Fifty to Sixty-Five Yean 1.20 4.80 200.00 ami Oak to meet Um demands at the sportaiMn moat o< it will have la ba.pradmcai am the locxl farm. Farmers to Um Watauga MI Com servatioa District can 4* much to iacraaae (am« and flak on I hair farms, both tor their own enjoy ment and that at their aportamen iriamda. There an several ways that farmers can Improve their imk supply. Some ot thia fame increaae con he brought about by thought ful management, auch aa leaving den tree* tor squirrels, racoons and other game, and by leaving game food producing trees. Came can abo be Increased by planting food and cover patches and by building nesting boxes for aquir rel and wood duck. Eliminating grating of woodlands providaa more food and cover for game by I enabling young seedlings to grow and replace mature trees that are | marketed for lumber. i Fishing can be Unproved through jelimination ot soil erosion that ■ silts the streams, and by the addi tion of fish ponds on many farms The farm pond, when located on a suitable site, properly construct ed, properly stocked, and properly managed can add a great deal of recreation and food for the farm , family. * * Rites Held For J. Edgar Shell • Funeral services were held at the Banner Elk Presbyterian Church on Wedneaday, April 10, at 3:30 p. m„ for James Edgar Shell, Sr., a native and former resident of Watauga County. Known to his family and friends as "Sip," Mr. Shell had lived in Watauga County (the Bethel com munity) during the early part of hie life. He was the son of the late Caliata Thompson Shell and James C. Shell. » For some years he was instruc tor In woodworking at Lees-McRae College at Banner Elk. Following this, he waa cabinet maker for Mrs. R. J. Reynolds at her estate in Devotion. He lived, in Rockford, Illinois, for severs! years working there in industry. About six years ago, he came back to North Caro lina and establiahed residence in Winston-Salem, where he was em ployed as a cabinet maker. He is survived by his widow, the former Rosalia Ciprian; a sota, James Edgar, Jr., of the United States Marines; and two 'sisters, Mrs. Dudley Farthing Greene of the Bethel community, and Mr*. R. P. Guy of Banner Elk. Hogs have no sweat glands and must wallow to keep cool. Europeans Visit Boone To Study Farm Planning L E Tuck wilier, County Agent, bad a visit Tuesday trom 13 Euro pun agricultural economists who are especially interested in our Rural Development Program. This group will be studying farm mana gement problems in this country for three months, under the In ternational Cooperation Agency, which Is part of our country's Point Four Program. The group is headed by Or. E. H. Hartmans, Extension Economist at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Hartmans is from the Nether lands, but. Is now an American citizen. Conducting the group through the North Carolina phase of their tour is Charles Ppgh, Farm Management Specialist at the State College in Raleigh. The visitors, from six European countries, met with Mr. Tuckwiller last night for a session of ques tions and answers. This morning, at a brief meeting at the court house, they lesrned more about our Rural Development Program. Herman Anderson, Assistant Coun ty Agent, explained how our farm and civic leaders and professional people in this locality vera con tacted to cooperate* on this pro ject to better family income is the county. The email-farm problem* faced by Watauga county people la one similar to that la Europe The viaitori today were especially in terested in our sources of farm in come, with possibilities of increas ing that income with off-the-farm employment They were quite im pressed with our efforts to bring more light industry to the county. This morning's program includ ed a visit to Howard Edmisten's farm, near Vilaa. The purpose of the visit was to see how Mr. Edmis ten had improved the management of his farm over a five year period. The visitors were very invested in the livestock feeding program on the Edmisten farm. Mr. Edmis ten is utilizing silage for beef and sheep, which enables him to feed more livestock from a very small acreage crop land. The group's next visit is Ashe ville and the Parker Branch Wat ershed Project in Buncombe coun tr. /, Wool Payment Forms Must Be Filed Soon Applications for payments un- i der the 1996 wool price incentive program mult be filed with the County ASC Committee* by April 30, Guy R. Caaiell, livestock mar keting specialist with the N. C. Agricultural Extension Service, reminds Tar Heel producers. These applications should apply to any wool sold between April 1, 1096. and March 31, 1997. Wool sold after March 31 will be eligible for 1997 program payments to be made next year, says Cassell. The applications must be accom panied by documents showing the exact net proceeds from wool sales. Marketing charges for freight or other services should be deducted. All phases of the transaction must have been completed by the March 31 deadline. Payments on these applications will be made some time this sum mer after the average price per pound received by U. S. producers 1( known, according to Caasell. The basis for payment will be the,same as last year, with pro ducers receiving a percentage of their own price—the higher the price received, the higher the pay ment. Percentage paid will reflect the difference between the average price received by lill producers and the 62-cents-per-pound incentive level. This system was provided for in FOREIGN AID The United States foreign-aid program last year cost every man, and child in this country $23.07. There is strong sentiment in Con gress for cutting this aid program this year, with some arguing that the program hasn't attained its goals. Others say the present ap proach is outdated, and that the aid should be in the form of loans and technical assistance. U. S — Morocco sign $20,000,000 aid agreement. the National Wool Act of 1954, passed by Congress to stimulate wool production toward a 300-mil 1 ion-pound national goal. Payments last year amounted to $44.90 (or every $100 earned from wool sales by producers. Important Meeting On New Watauga Plant Am important mass meeting in connection with securing a new manufacturing plant for Watauga County will be held in the conaty courthouse in Boone Wednesday evening, April IT, at S:M o'clock. Every citizen interested in the (rowth and progress of Watauga County is urged to attend this nee ting. BOY ULUU STEALING VBI Omaha, Neb—Otto Claaer, Junk dealer, admitted to police Out be ■nd Donald Maraifl, IT, west on • wir*aelling foray. Glaaaer wat the bojr up-a polo to eut aome "dead" wire away. On the pole, Donald reached for the wrong wire—it waa a high-teuton 8,000 volt power line. The boy'a bddy tumbled to the ground. Panto •tricked, GLuer loaded the body into hla small truck, drove to tto loutlu County Home for the Aged, which h« though «isih» pital, tad dumped the body and a severed hand in the driveway and drove away. About 83 per cent'of the North Carolina's private commercial for est lands are owned by farmers. TYPOGRAPHICAL IttM Seattle, Vyk.—An advertiser in • Seattle newspaper recently was rather irate when he read his ad. It offered for tale "30 terrible acres. Will be foreclosed if «ot aold promptly. This is a steal for a person with imafination." There was one mistake, the acres were "tillable."
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