PERFORMING AX FESTIVAL ? Porter 1 Smiling R/'d 1 It ii p t r. ol \iu:p . , ] . in atx>vt* piiotomaph 1 is one of the featured singers appearing at me Mounts n n r..-t and Fl..: Fi - .vai :n vhtvU: -his ??-rk This is Raper's third season with the festival. Al-o appearing Jr m .. , 1.: , instru ment artists and singers: and Jimmy Coop; . clot clap.r Why Does Chas? Cars There is a reason for everything under the sun ? even for a dog cha." .ng a car. Silly or not as it may seem, the how -come of your pooch ciash-.n; cut and giving chase to the whirring and sometimes fatal, wheels of an a.itomobile or motorcycle, is ground ed on an instinct old as time Itself. Way bjck yend: : . ihc- ancestors of ,.r present day dogs crouched be de some trail leading to a com c.unity waterhole ? there to wait and watch for his dinner on the hoof And when it ?*::! c:r.:c by. usually at a high gallop, why Granddad Fide hotfooted it r.ftrr the fleeing animal u;itil he caught up with his quick 'unch counter. Habit, they say, is a great master. ?Ar.d that goes for dogs as well as IT.! I.. | 1 1" t R >m r [) ?> Th? ?i.i - | .h::r 1: ti! ? ...i cm: :.r ... n> b bad day's f.shin? : wrr t:an; all . : ; were six teom c:.t ?;? >:r ' 'Eoscm Da--?" an in.f. -tee lishcman a^ktu. Whjt are they?" "Oil, they're the small bass tha* ...ilc ;n Llie booom o! you: >h:r. w'ner. the rame warden passes by" Interesting Pish Physolog.v The swimbladder of a fish is one of its most interesting organs, and perhaps performs a greater variety of function than <>ny other. It serves as an organ of respiration in some I fishes which draw upon the supply of j oxygen content without bcint asphv | xiaud. Furthermore, if there is ar. ! excess of carbon dioxide, tile swim- 1 bladder causes the fish automaticallj j to rise to higher levels of lower car- I n dicxide content ? thus ser\ mg a- 1 a sort of safety valve. In some species of fishes the jwlm-blad^er ap r;a:s to serv a r.n addition 1 hrar nj, aid. Ey rapid contraction of a muscle n close contact with the air blad * ? ?. > a* . ri senator, some ? are capable of producing r. ? r a !:or.: .his fa .. arisen the nar.it o! drum fishes as applied to ce . > in member? .? n .1 Eo: : sexes of the crcker. or hardhead a.e cap a;-le , - ;...-.nr :h ..*? . urc In the < and ltd drums, the spot o? Lafayette, and the fqucttagui - or sea trouts. tin drumming mi: c !c anc' air bladder are absent in both the male and female. "Basskey" D.. Samm i Eccy. iMant pro i >u of - r-{. "..??>? .it the University of Mm no ta, ha.- produced a ne\* game fisl" k cit.s ; e:\ :i a mus kellunge and ;h< her:. pik Now if someone \v( ;ld a-: < .i small mouth bass w: h .4 wild tuik > we'd ;ve something! Snakt s Fisheatrrs More evidence that snakes a>) u*. into the supply 1 . f n came io Upht recently when :ne Texa.^ Game De partment was forward-; d ".he stomach of a three-foot water snake. In the stomach was a twelve inch channel cat which weigh .1 approximately a Wide assortment of many makes and models of dependable cars. ... Biggest values ever offered by Chevrolet dealers, because Chev rolet dealers lead in new car sales. BUY WHERE MILLIONS ARE BUYING liickey Chevrolet Co. Murphy, N. C. pound 1 Ex >4' Mub> 'tnt ? Ltea. Wild houar cat* ran attain in- . mt-nsr sixr One killed recently in J Pennsylvania weighed 26 pounds and had a full grown imbbit in it* mouth: 1 -o Simple Test for Egg Freshness Explained By St*te Poultryman An egg ? * ?. d parksfr of fun ford wht . it i laid b/ the hen I. is the only product that Nature piv? . us that s **aled without the touch of human hands. "However.** poins out T T Bi"?n Extrnsion poultryman ol N c Slntc i College.'* eggs that b: in;- a pre- I mnim on the market an those that the consumer ues;ie> n - .h?r arc frt laige. cltan. :::! :m .:i >'/e and c; lor. and ;n. n *heli. Most ; on . w.ll Lu> ... rv.. r. pleas ing- preduct, but their con ? tied purchases dep :;ci u:??*n thr ?Ctusl interior mialitv of the **?gs." The 8tite Colli ft man . sgests a simple home method of detvrmininr 'I cffi are fresh "PLiee in ? pan of mater." .be ottys. "and the good ones will rest flat on the bot tom of tin* vessel: those that have last some of their qimiity will -land j (n end: and very poor ones wti! use somewhat Those that i se . ; | or poorly kept." lire wn explained ti.at an ? does ! not have an alt cell when it laid by the hen As it cools the water evaporate.' from it and the snvll moianes t the larg? end o! the egg separate and form an a:: cell, lr hot weather, moisture is drawn from the egg. jus: ?*? water is d.aan I < tint oil and from all vegetat ion The depth of the air cell is a measure of quality in eggs It is beyond the ability of mr.n ! ? improve the quality of a:i i Drown declared, * but i: is withm his to maintain that quality ' i,y.h to the eonsume: Oni >1 the most important step:, is rapid i mol ing of eggs Eggs, when la.lrd rapidly to about 68 degrees to keep fresh." We are Offering this Week a few Special Prices on Following: t V2 Ga'.'on Fruit Jars 95c | Quart Fruit Jars 75c !; Jai Rings (3 dozen) 10c !; Corn Meal per bushel $1.00 !; Seven Day Flour 85c 'r any produce you have to \ offer, will pay best priecs. Call in for Feeds, we deliver. Comr in town ;? and look our new arranged store over. We are better prepared to [ serve you. DICKEY FEED CO. : ? Head tiie Cherokee Srout ? Our Add will appear weekly in it. Do Your Part... TO AID National Defense YOU can sacrifice a little reading time at nightr tc save electricity. . . . Y('U can remember to turn off lights no in use or are unecessary. . . . YOU can do your cooking economically so as tc save that extra power. . . . YOU can do many more things than you t.hinh if you'll just try. . . and they will all help to . . . Save Electriciey Our country needs all available electric power to manufacture defense materials and its your country the same as anybody's. DO YOUR PART CITY OF MURPHY ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT