hikomya Farm Must Assert Selves era fcjk Outfcaaa.—Senator W Kerr Scott last net mIM mi North Carolina farmer* to "taha thr effeoaivt" in the battle against falling farm htcoaae by tahing over more proeaaaing ha* already been done In Nfirth Carolina, but eciphaaiaed that farmers must redouble treir effort* to expand exlating proceaa iag and marketing faculties and eater aew field*. Tbe Senator Mid It 1* HWntlU tar farmers to unit* not only to help Increase farm Income, but to defaat effort! to dettroy tbe federal government's farm program. Scott aald the enemies of the farm program are makidg effort* to promote fight* among farm group* and "breed di**en*lon." "Whether ho ralae* sugar beet* III South Dakota or tobacco In North Carolina, a farmer I* a fanner." Scott sajd "The enemles'of the farm program, however, wlU continue to try to *et farmer against farmer in their effort* to destroy tbe already weak farm program we have." be aaid. Turning to tobacco, Scott said be foraeea "a head-on attack on the tobacco price support program" by enemlM of both tobacco and the overall farm program during the coming aeaaion of Congrea*. "1 think any and all stempt* to destroy the tobacco program will be declaiveiy defeated, becaoae It I* the one price rapport program that ha* proven it can operate without mat to the government."' Scott aaid he stroagly dlaagree* with Secretory of Agriculture Benton'* propoeala for putting tobacco under the flexible price rapport program. "For many year*. It ha* been well known in all segment* of the Industry that the prices farmer* receive for tobacco has very little effect on the price the conramer pay*, or the consumption of the product." he aaid. "Furthermore, If flue-cured tobacco growers in the United State* made an effort to compete in world market* pricewlae, then they would have to aeil their tobacco somewhere between 10 and 40 cent* per pound The plain facta art that [ «• mhM grow Mum thai . cheaply in the United States and 1 expect to nafce a living doing it," he aaid. \ I J "The hope of the H>wi grtm era, la the final analyaia, la pridtac la< high quality tafajaeo (hat la la food demand at good prices throughout the free world," he •yc "hi spite of the fact Hut wo an mht finishing a short tofcocae crop aU Indication point U subetential lncreaaoa in consumption both it the United States and abroad next year," ha aaid. Dougherty (Continued from page one) sincere sorrow la bis paaalng: Now, therefore, "Be it raaolrad by the Houas of Representatives, the Senate concurring: "Section 1. That la the death of Dr. Stanford Barnard Dougherty, not only the General Aseembly of thla SUte, but the SUU of North Carolina aa a whole has experienced a groat laaa and a profound grief at the termination of the life of this dlstingulahed North CiroliiliB. "Section 2. That the' General Asaembly of North Carolina hero by oxpraaaes its highest appreciation of Dr. Dougherty aa a citliaa aad public aervant and exproaaea ita sympathy ta bla loved onaa and to hia family at hla paaalng. "Sectioa 1. That a copy of this reaolution, duly certified, ahall ha furolahad the family of Dr. Dougharty. "Section i ThU Resolution dull be effective upon ratification. "HB1373. IB the General A* •embly Read Three Timet aru) Ratified ThU the Mb Day of June 1067. "J. K. Doughton. Speaker of the House of Representatives. "L. B. Bernhardt, President oi the Senate." This resolution was introduced in the House of Representatives by Mr. Doughton, fc. C. Eggers, the representative from Watauga county and B. C. Brock, the representative from Davie county, who is a member of tha board of trustees of the collega. WW SPENDING TO CAIN Americans are expected to spend more than SO per cent more for food ten years from now, according lo Arao H. Johnson, New York economist Johnson added that the increase would raise the nation's total annual food bill to | $113,000,000,000 by 1988 as comI pared with the current 873,000,1000,000 a year for groceries. CORN PLANTING The Government's 1808 control program for corn will call for fur tber reductions in grower planting allotments. This year s record' breaking production of livestock feed grains promises to increaas surplus suppliee and will require another cut in corn allotments. College pil| (Continued from pM> one) Salem; tad W. K. WiakW, ir, WW W Wiahler Molar Company of Boom Absent ha«*u*» of HI■MfUlla Harty & Caldwell, public ralatloM director of the North Carolina Slate Crane* of Omnrtifi. The board of truftees and Iheii wive* war* guests of the eollege for luncheon a) the eafetarla, with members of the eollege administration. ,. ' Following the luncheon the fiM meeting*fthaboardwa*held Mr. Conrad wa* reeleeted chairman. ' and Mr. Brewer Mi choaen a» | vice chairman. Amoqg the Han* of butine** ' which were transacted by the board | were the following: They approved I the reft oration of French and Spaniah to the call*— curriculum for a full major of degree credit; they approved a common program for all freshmen; they approved the admiai It ration, faculty and non-teaching personnel as to salary and position; they set a tentative date for their spring meeting as April 29, 19M; and they pawed two resolutions: One authorising the administration of the college to negotiate loan* for construction of dormitories, and the other recommending the uaa of unexpended balance* in the permanent - Improvement fund for enlargement and Improvement of the D. D. Dougherty Memorial Library. Named a* member* of the executive committee ot the board were Messrs Bra me. Corn. Prank, Hagaman, and Winkler. At their first meeting they will choose their own chairman. The chairman named as trustees of the endowment fund Messrs. Bra me, Barnard Dougherty, and Lackey. By law, the chairman of the board of trustees and the president of the college are also on this board. A special committee to make a thorough study of the college's foundations snd endowments, looking toward their enlargement, is composed of Mr. Brewer, Mrs. BroyhlU, ahd Mr. Lackey, with Mr. Lackey to serve as chairman. NATO A meeting of the head* of Gov-i ernmeat of the fifteen nation* in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to consider free-world detente problems 1* being considered by President Eisenhower and British Prime Minister McMillan. They agreed to weigh plans for such a meeting, possibly in J*, cember, and it was indicated that both would attend it Red curbs upset plans for religious conferences. TYPEWRITERS ADDING MACHINES CASH REGISTERS RENTALS — REPAIRS SALES Smith Printing Co. Bom*, N. C. Garden il rr10 Time By M E. GARDNER Your dahlia* »U1 need wn» at lent ion as soon aa froal kills the plant*. In Eaatern Carolina the) may be toft In the ground until •print, provided your toll u wall drained If the roots are toft In the ground? the sulks should be cut off at ground tovel and covered with about tlx inches of pine needle* or aoaaa sftnltar material Probably the safeat plan it to dig the root clump* and (tore them in a root cellar, er baaenat where the temperature doee not go below freezing or much above 80 degree* Be sure that you ean maintain theae temperature range« before yen decide to dig aad ttora. When preparing for atorage. cut tha stalks back and carefully loaaan the toil around .the clump* Then aink your fork deep enough under the clump* to Utey ean be lifted without damage Shake the sotl from the root* aad protect the Ul toe storage compartment me rooU may b« placed la nilUble containers which have beea lined with paper. Peat moaa, vermiculite or aawduat may be used. Peat la probably the beat material as it givaa food protection and can' be purchased in amall or large quantitiea from your local aeedaman or nuraeryman. Regardless of what material you choose, place a layer on the bottom of the container. Place the roota in poaition and cover. If you saved poinaettia plants from last Christmas you probably remembered to bring them Inside before the weather became too unfavorable. This ia to remind you that this ia a short day plant and will not bloom if exposed to more than approximately twelve hours of light during November and December. For thia reason they should be located in the house where the twelve hours of light can be reasonably maintained and where the temperature can be held about 70 degrees. It is wre to Ouctuaw tome so tot's be praeliMl au< try U. maintain optimum wnrMkMu ss best we can Dt FONT AND G. M. The Federal Government, artin( under a Supreme Court ruling, ha« submitted a plan lor the release by F. I. du Put de Nein ours 4 Co. of its 83,000,800 stores of General Motors Corporation The plan calls tor turning the shart* over to trustees, who would thea be empowered to (Mxibute the stock to du Pont stockholders Ifce fact that heavy timber* burn quite utowly —and aMwtimaa Dot I at all—1« oudtbe mat taapurV | ant advantage* of heavy timber ! eoiwtnicljoa. »ay» L. H iiobba. extension forestry marketing 'specialist at North Carolina State College. This most important tea tare ia said to have saved many Uvea and millions of dollar*' worth of property. It is gaaarally recognized that hoary timber* e*puied to flame* will mainUi* their strength after steel designed for iiaular strength eollapee. DEMOCRAT AM PAY WINTER WBEAT *, J Reports leaching the AjrWul tore Department tad Weather Bureau state that in many pert* of the mid Went and Southwest prospects (or fall-sown winter wbeat, rjr* and o«U—wtiK-h will I he barvwtH spriaf—are the 1 beat in yon TWa ta particularly ' tree af Texas and parti •! Okla , boroa -r-. CONCRETE BLOCKS h STEAM CUBED - LABORATORY TKSTKO BOON! FLANT, TELEPHONE AMbent 4-M1I MAYMEAD BLOCK CO. BOONE, N. C U < SHOKNS, TENN.