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' 1 ' 1 . Set Of Resolutions Is Offered Farmers " WUMO County A |M Bill Lewi* ku come up with some New Year * ruolution* for Tar Heel fanners to consider: ^>7 1 Proouce tx-uer quality tobac co. "Thu mean* planting aev&al varietien, especially tome witn pointed leaves, spacing plant* ao that mora sunlight can reach the leave*; topping down to let the lea vea develop body; pruning ripe tobacco; and sorting into grades," says Lewis. 2. Sail corn and small grain for BO per i-ent more. "You'll make more money by wrapping them in pigakin, cow bide or egg shells," say* Lewis. "The corn and small grain will bring 91.00 a bushel by marketing It through livestock. And it will employ labor at off seasons." 3. Wean 1( piga per sow in 1981. "Flush tows with extra feed and get them gaining for two week* before breeding; feed them ? balanced (but control weight during gestation); and practice 'B-2-4-6-8-10,' says Lewis. "That means B' prepared at far rowing time: By cleaning and die infecting the farrowing quarters, by keeping rail guards or farrow ing crate in place, by using heat lamp* in winter, by being on hand at farrowing lima. "It meant Mart creep feeding wkM pig* are two week* old; castrate at four weeks; vaccinate lor cholera at six weeks; wean at eight weeks and deworin at 10 weeks." 4. Improve ten acres of wood land la 1981 "Improvement In the stand of Umber la Ute greatest need," says Lewis. "A stand of timber is 500 living seedlings; 280 tree* at ton inches in diameter; 12S tree* at IS Inches in diameter; and 08 trees at 20 inches." Lewis advise* dividing wood land into ten-acre tract*, *o the unit* will be large enough to man age profitably. 8. Spend ten minute* a day of real planning. "Remember what Dean Colvard laid: 'The farmer of tomorrow will lean on the pencil instead of the hoe,'" says Lewis. A farmer cannot plan without records, says Lewis. "Income and cost records ire vital for tax pur poses," he says. "And the greatest 'tax' is the low yield, the sow with the small number of slow-gaining pig*. "Ten minutes of planning, keyed to accurate record*, will decide whether you farm as a bullae** or a habit." Visualizes Swarm Of 100 Million Cars In 10 Years By BILL CROWELL Paul Jonei isn't a preacher but be preached a sermon recently. He wondered what things will be like out on the nation's highways in another ten years. Will there be room to park your car, much leaf to drive It? How fait and how far will your drive? And what about the traffic toll? Mr. Jonea had aome pretty good anawera aince he ia the recently retired chief of public information for the National Safety Council. He viaualized a swarm of 100 million can, trucks, buses and whatnot thronging the highwaya in 1970 ? half again aa many aa are out there now. They will be driven a trillion mile* a year by 120 million driven. Placed eud to end, they would form a aolid line of traffic 385,400 miles long? 19 tlmea the diatance around the world and equivalent to ? traffic jam along US 66, for example of 190 cara abreaat every foot of the way from Chicago to Los Angeles. Mr. Jones' sermon continued: "And what is the price in human life and cold cash that we may have to pay for all thia? "Well unless we do better in the next 10 years than we are doing now, there will be a traffic toll in 1970 of 95,000 deaths and two million injuries. And the cost will be about nine billion dollars! "It ii obvious, therefore, that the traffic situation is one of the great unsolved problems of our times. And we either fo a long way in solving it in the next ten years or we had better take to the hills in self-defense.'* Mr. Jones pointed out that pay ola, rigging and the fix that seem to prevail in many areas of mod ern life have invaded the safety field, impeding efforts to reduce the traffic toll. "More and more," he comment ed, " it seems to be the sophisti cated procedure to clip a five dol lar bill to your driver's license when you are stopped by a traffic officer. "More and more it seems to be a point of pride for the head of the family to brag to his children that he outsmarted a traffic officer who stopped him for speeding. And then he wonders why youngsters grow up with no respect for the WW. "More and more M Mem* to be ? mark at MWil iMriag to have oh (or the road. "It it ? mating and distressing that *o many people try to earnest ly to beat law* that were made lor their protection." Mr. J on ?? suggested that a logi cal place to start restoring the country'* sagging moral and social standards is behind the wheel ot an automobile. "1 firmly believe," he said, "that in trying te prevent traffic acci dents we aie building a far more efficient society, a better way of life and a greater nation. We are, in fact, taking a step forward to ward world peace. "In overcoming the things that cause traffic accidents we are over coming the things that cause war ? things such si greed, selfish nets, contempt for the law, dia regard for the righta of others, failure to ahare. ? "Nowhere la the need for prac tical religion greater than behind the wheel in modern traffic. No where it man more literally his brother'r-fceeper "It comes with poor grace, it seems t? be, for a nation that proudly proclaims ita concern for the welfare of other people to tolerate an accident toll that is a major threat to the welfare of Its own people." End of sermon. FARM INCOME (Continued from page one) set 180,000 tree seedlings in the spring of 1960. Edgar Greene won the "300 Board Footer" award for produc ing 300 board feet of timber per acre per year on his forest land. Only two farmers in western North Carolina have won this award. Semazine, the new chemical for weed control in corn, was used on 290 acres in Watauga county in 1800. Watauga county agents super vised one hundred nineteen result demonstrations on farms in Wa tauga county and secured and sum marized the records on these dem onstrations in 1860. Two hundred nineteen adult farm meetings were held with 6, 118 attending. 4-H Club Work Thirty-five 4-H Clubs were active in 1860. Twenty-nine of these were in the elementary schools and six were in high schools. Three hundred sixty-four boys completed 517 different 4-H Club projects concerning agriculture or rural programs. The first strawberry show and sale for' WaUQga cdunty was held In 1860 with eighteen club mem beri participating Thirty three Watauga county club member* attended 4-8 Camp at Camp Schaub in 1M0 John Lett, Jr., ? 4-H Club mem ber from Watauga county, waa tapped into the Mate 4-H Club Honor Society in 1M0. Norman Michael, son of Mr. and Mr*. J. Ferd Michael, Route 1, Boone, won the showmanship prize at the Tri-County Lamb Show in 1900. A Junior Dairy Show was held (or the first time in Watauga county in 1000. Other 4-H Club activities include an active 4-H County Council, County Achievement meeting, and sending representatives to the fol lowing district or state - wide events: Leadership Conference, Resource Youth Conference, 4-H Dress Revue, District Demonstra tion Day, 4-H Talent Contest, State 4-H Club Week, and SUte 4-H Electric Copgress. Adult County-Wide Programs Or Activities County Extension Advisory Council was organized in 1960. Watauga County Day was held with more than 2,000 people at tending. ? Farm-City Week chicken barbe cue was held at Cove Creek school with 400 attending. This event was sponsored by Chamber of Commerce and Rural Development program in cooperation with Wa tauga County organizations. Eleven Rural Community im provement groups were active in I960. Timbered Ridge Community Club won first prize for new com munities in the Northwest North Carolina Development Association in competition with newly organ ized communities in the eleven county area. Bethel community won third prize in the "Farming Community" division in competition with other farming communities in Northwest North Carolina Development As sociation. Cove Creek community won a prize for Rural Non-farm Com munities in the Northwest North Carolina Development Association. Watauga County Agents were hosts to four groups of students from foreign countries here to study agriculture and the Rural Development Program. Finishes TV Course Mr. Marvin S. Hartley, P. O. Box 473, Blowing Rock has com pleted a course in Radio and Tele vision Servicing and has been awarded a diploma by the Nation al Radio Institute of Washington, D. C. IN OUR NEW LOCATION! In The 01(1 Boone Super Market Building 601 East King Street COMPLETE AUTO PARTS SERVICE Check With Us For Quality Parts For Every Need on Your Job Sheet Open Saturdays GLENN'S AUTO PARTS 601 E. KING STREET ? BOONE, N. C. ? TELEPHONE 264-2292 Development Body (Continued from pag? one) program work (or agiculture prob ably "will (ocus attention on pro cessing and marketing aa our pres ent most-needed development.' Edwin Duncan, industry chair map, said, "Eveiy merit and as set our section possesses must be stressed snd made attractive if we are to draw new industry. Oth er sections slso sre out for more industry. Competition is stiffen ing, and more inducements sre being offered." Ted Wills, cochairman with Mr. Duncan, said full details con cerning shell buildings will be pre sented at the planning session of the industry division. The term is applied to the masonry shell ot a building erected ahead of time to assure sn industrial prospect that a site and main section of the building are ready. "Other sections of the country are making effective use of this plan," Wills told the directors. "It is one wsy of 'greasing the skids' to make the prospect's de cision favorable." Cecil Lee Porter, youth chair man, laid hit division's work will be to develop activities (or all j youth group* and to encourage | a greater participation by adulta. , For the travel division, Bob El- I lett, chairman, and Herman Wil cox of Boone, vice chairman, will | work with the full committee in developing a year's program. Neil Bolton announced a goal of 190 participating communities | in that division's improvement - work. He said January 31 is the deadline for enrollment of new communities. Prior to the board meeting, a tour was made of the construction sites of the Wilkes boro Dam and Reservoir, the two-year, ffl.O-mil lion project aimed at controlling flood conditions of the Yadkin River. Besides Dr. Plemmons, Dr. Dec ker, and Mr. Wilcox, those attend ing the meeting from Watauga county included: Bob Allen, public relations de partment at Appalachian; ^ Stanley Harris and W. C. Rich arcraon, directors of the associ ation. Joe Maples, member of county travel and recreation committee. Congressional leaders are work ing quietly on a plan to restore President Eisenhower to his five itar general rank after he leaves the White House. A special act of Congress would be inquired to restore the rank becsSie Eisenhower resigned his permanent five-star commission in 1992 when he was first nominated by the Republicans. PENTAGON'S NEW BOLE A more creative and direct role in disarmament negotiations with the Soviet Union appear* to be a prospect for the Pentagon The Pentagon is now expected to become actively engaged in dis armament planning. It will make direct use of its military experts and civilian specialists in the Of fice of International Affairs. BIG COST SALE On All Cloth In Our Store during January and February. All kinds piece goods, cottons, wools, dacrons, orlons, at WHOLESALE PRICE. We thank you for your patronage in 1960 and wish you a Happy New Year ? Tom Jones Remnant Shop The low-price compact that looks and drives like twice the price! Valiants . ? * low price is your second-best reason to buy. YOURE LOOKING AT THE ' FIRST! Now, this is our idea of the way a com pact should look. Trim as a button? with a flair that has nothing hand-me-down about it. 1961 Valiant prices begin $100 lower than before. And this new low price brings you Torsion-Aire suspension, welded Unibody, a pepper-pot of an inclined engine. For looks and liveliness, for long life and low cost, the top compact this year is Valiant. Come see the man who sells them! Valiant! ? A Chrysler-engineered product, at your Plymouth-Valiant dealer's t HIGHLANDER MOTOR COMPANY U. S. HIGHWAY 421 Dealer License No. 1628 Belk's January Clearance Sale l\ * Continues o Special Buys In Shoes For The Family Money Saving Values In Clothing for Boys and Girls BELK'S Boone's Largest Department Store Many Bargains In Firwt Floor and Basement Piccc Goods
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