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Junior Tobacco Show,
Sale Held Wednesday
aesday, December 7, at MounUin
Burtey Warehouse Na. 1.
Seres dub member* exhibited
Qwi pounds of tobacco that aold
lor an avenge of $68.34 per hund
red pounds. 3 ; . V ?
'?i Harry Garland, a 4-H Club mem
ber from Mitchell County, was
first place winner; Joe Sherwood.
flWtf ; Cove Creek High School,
ggtjlikm second place; Sonny Wilton
and Teddy Hast alao from Cove
creek High won third and fourth
j&lpees; Jimmy Reese and James P.
Oliver, Jr.. from Mabel won fifth
i and seventh places; Robert Ward
from Cove Creek woo sixth place.
In the 4- H > how winner* were aa
Flyings? 1st, Teddy Mat; 2nd,
James P. Oliver, 3rd, Sonny WU
Lm/? lit. Hairy Garland; 2nd,
Sonny Wtleon; Jrd, Teddy Mast.
Lugs? 1st, June* P. Oliver; 2nd,
Sonny WUaon; Jrd, Harry Garland
Judge* were Glenn Maxwell,
Tobacco Speclaltat, N. C. State
College; Rowie Leaier. Ware
houaemaa; and Carroll Rudder, U.
S. Goverameul Grader.
Priae money for the show waa
contributed by Watauga United
Fund and Joe Coleman and As
sociate*.
Fertilizer Practice
Outlined 75 Years Ago
A 79-year-old fertilization prac
tice which came to light recently
i? (till a food one.
The recommendation waa made
in a letter from Charles W. Da
bney Jr., director of the N. C. Ex
periment Station, to a Surry coun
ty farmer. Date of the letter waa
March 31, 1888.
Dr. Roy L. Lovvorn of N. C.
State College, preaent director of
the Experiment Station, found the
letter. It waa addresaed to J. C.
Cooper. Esq., Dobaon, N. C. E. C.
El ting. Deputy Administrator for
Experiment Stations throughout
the nation, called the letter "a
fine example of the plain English
the pioneer station directors used
in telling farmers about fertili
zer." The letter follows in part:
"So far from market your
chance to get the effect of lime is
from aahes. Good hardwood aahea
are aver one half lime, which is
when fresh the same as that con
tained in rock-lime. Then you
have in ashes a lot of potash,
phosphate and other good things
besides . . .
"You could safely apply 20
bushels of lime to the acre; but I
do not know that it would pay you.
Use ten bushels. In a race of the
kind you propoae you must pay
eapecial attention to these points.
"1st. Break up deep. So as to be
prepared to stand a drought.
"2nd. Use just aa much wood's
mould, or well-rotted vegetable
matter of any kind as you can get
and mix with your strong manure.
tia_j m.l.
OIU. mue yuur manure h mm
plex as you can. Do not put it all
right under the plant, but broad
cast ? part, put ?ome more under
the plant a* you uy and then put
the reat around the corn before
the second plowing ? that is after
you throw the dirt away from the
corn and just before throwing it
back again.
"Mix the good things you can
get in the manure. On that sort of
land, if you will put in enough
rotten vegetable matter, (which
should be fine, not course) you
can pile in the chemicals without
much fear . .
Donations of surplus foods by
USDA rose 31 per ccnt for July
September over the same period
last year. The gain came mostly
In bigger shipments of rice and
flour for foreign relief, and. do
nations of dry beans and lard to
domestic welfare outlets that
weren't getting them last year.
News Items
Timbered Ridge
Most people in the Timbered
Ridge community have been busy
getting their tobacco ready (or the
market.
Mrs. Bertha McGuire vlilted over
the week end with Mr. and Mn.
Howard Love.
Mr. and Mrs Vance Ward visited
Mr*. Janie Diihman and Buster.
The Timbered Ridge Yoatfc Club
met (or their regular meeting last
Wednesday night at the home of
Mr. and Mr*. Beecher Matheson.
The next meeting will be at the
home o( Mr. and Mrs. Tommy
Frady.
Miss Mary Tester was a visitor
in Elizabethton, Tenn, last 8unday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Looney have
moved to Beech Creek.
Miss Dorris Tester, who has been
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Tester, has returned to De
troit, Mich.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Baird of Piney
Flats, Tenn., visited Mrs. Bertha
McGuire last Sunday.
There were quite a (ew of the
Timbered Ridge people attending
the PTA meeting at Bethel school
last week. I
? Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Tester had
as visitors last Saturday night Mr.
and Mrs. Ned Trivett and A. E.
Trivett.
The Timbered Ridge community
Club met Friday night for their
monthly meeting. Moit of the
member! were present. The club,
though i mall, Is proud of the
things they have accomplished, and
the awards they have won.
Roy Isley, assistant county agent,
was present at the meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tester, Clyde
Tester and Miss Jean Smitherman
attended the mec'lng of Elkin of
the Northwest Development Asso
ciation laat week.
The Rev. John Greene filled his
regular apolntment at Timbered
Ridge Baptist Church Saturday and
Sunday.
VIET NAM AID WASTED
Secretary of State Herter says
some waste has been found in for
eign aid financing of a big high
way program in Viet Nam, but no
graft was involved.
In hi* report to Senator Mans
field (D., Mont.) Herter said that
an Inspector General's investiga
tion showed poor planning caused
delays in building a radio network
for Viet Nam.
Dairy Cfruarco.
dip for chips
V' ' ,t' Jt"V 'j' ?
Serve right from IU attractive container. Wonderful too
aa ? aalad dreuing, topping (or baked potatoea, on
vegetable*, la caaacrolei.
ORDER TODAY FROM YOUR MILKMAN or
F1CK UP FROM GROCER'S DAIRY CASE.
Shop 'til 9:00 At Night
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16
AND
Every Night Next Week*
For your shopping convenience, these stores will remain open until 9 o'clock
Friday night, and euch night next week through Friday, December 23.
APPALACHIAN
Varsity Men's Wear
East King Street ? Boone, N. C.
Belk's
Boone's Largest Department Store
CAROLINA
Business Machines Co.
Crest Store
Corner King & Depot Streets
Hunt's Dept. Store
You Don't Have To Hunt at Hunt's
Farmers Hardware
West King Street ? Boone, N. C.
Flowers' Photo Shop
Boone'* Photographic Center
o
Newton's Dept. Store
West King Street ? Boone, N. C.
Walkers Jewelry Store
W. King St. Opposite the Post Office
Western Auto Store
Biggest Toyland in Boone