Mauney Says Umstead Agrees
On County Unpaved Rd. Setup
RALEIGH,?Rep. Richard Maun-'
ey of Cherokee Mid here today
that he had conferred with Gover
nor William B. Umstead relative
to more paved roade for Cherokee
and other preetern North Carolina
countie* and that he found the
Governor in aympathy with efforts
being made in this respect
The conference. Rep. Mauney
said, was held at 10 a. m. on April
11 in the Rxe&Uve Msnston and
that he talked with Governor Um
stead for 80 minutes.
"The Governor feels that the eli
mination of the motor vehicle reg
istration from the present alloca
tion formula will help the western
counties considerably in the (natter
of getting more and better roads,"
the Cherokee legislator said.
Rep. Mauney said he gave the
Governor a report he had compiled
from information furnished by the
statistical and planning division of
the State Highway and Public
Works Commission and which
shows that Western North Carolina
loads the entire State in unpaved
roads.
The Governor, Mauney said, ex
pressed his appreciation for the in
formation given him and said it
would be helpful
RANGES
The Rev. C. A Sroth filled his
regular appointment at Ranger
Methodist Church Sunday.
Mrs. G. B. Fox spent Thursday
night with Mrs. Iowe Nichols end
Mrs. Hampton Monteith.
Mrs. Ida Bryson has returned to
her home at Washington, D. C., I
eftsr spending several days here'
with Mr. and Mrs. I. R. Elliott
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Kilpatrick
spent the week end with Mr. and
Mrs. S. V. Evans Jr. and family at
Oak Ridge Tenn.
Mrs. Art Latshaw and family vis
ited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. B.
Fox.
Mrs. Callie Woo ten spent several
days recently in Blue Ridge, Ge.,
visiting relatives.
Mrs. S. V. Evans of Oak Ridge,
Tenn, spent several days last week
wtih her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.
M. Sneed.
Mr and Mrs. Johnny Keenum and
family of Copperhill, Tenn, visited
Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Kiipatrck Sun
day.
FERTILIZER TOPS
On North Carolina farms, under
resent economic conditions, ferti
zer is still at the top of the farm
r's bargain list, according to War
en County farm agent Frank
earns.
Reams is urging his fellow farm
rs to go easy on everying but fer
lizer. He says htat in 1940 every
ollar invested in fertilizer
rought a $2 dividend in extra
rop. Six months ago the same
lvestment brought an average
eturn of $3.65, with dividends on
ertain specialty crops like toma
Backyard Gardeners
Ought Operate Simply
North Carolina'* thousand* of
backyard gardener*, to justify the
us of the labor, seed and fertiliser,
should oparate on sound and simp
le principles. Some of the practic
es emphasized by G. H. Farley,
Cherokee County farm agent, In
clude:
Do not grow crops* that require
too much room. If the space avail
able Is small?which it often is.
Sweet corn gives a low yield of
food per unit of land, and there
fore Is not one of the more valu
able home garden crops- Spraw
ling plants, such as cucumbers, mel
ons, and the vining varieties at
squash and pumpkins, should not
be considered for the home garden
where space Is a problem, accord
ing to Farley.
On the ohter hand, he said, it
may be possible to grow these
sprawlers by training them and ty
GAKDEN TIME
BY
KOBEKT SCHMIDT
With the coming of spring weath
er and the swelling of dogwood
buds It Is time to talk about sweet
corn again. There are a few gard
eners who still plant early vari
ties of field corn for roasting ears
because the ears are large and
there are not many earworms.
However, once they have given real
sweet corn a fair trial, they will not
be satisfied with field corn. There
is no comparison in edible quality.
There are a number of very good
hyblrd sweet corn varieties to
choose from. In order of earliness
the following are recommended:
North Star, Seneca Chief, Hoosier
Gold, Golden Cross Bantam, Ioana,
Huron, Aristogold. These are all
yellow corns. Early and late va
rieties may be planted at the same
time In order to get a succession of
harvest, or any one may be plant
ed at two week intervals. Corn is
mostly wind pollinated and there
fore it Is best to plant in blocks of
two or three rows rather than in a
single row. Sweet corn may be
planted a little closer than field
because Is usually makes a small
er stalk growth.
Sweet corn is of best quality if ]
:oes running as high as $15.
Even with a slump In market
prices far greater than experienced
n recent months, Reams says, fer
illzer, properly used, will remain
;he most efficient guardian of the
farmers' economic welfare. By
increasing output per acre through
greater fertilizer use, a farmer can
only improve his soil but main
tain and even bolster his net in
ing them to poles, brush or ? fence
to save garden space. Climbing
beans and limas, where adapted,
give large Welds per unit area of
land. Staked tomatoes yield more
jper unit of land if planted relat
ively close.
Generally Mr. Sarley . warned,
the home gardener should avoid
planting crops that are unusually
difficult to grow. And don't try
to grow crops that are not suited to
the season or region
As a dependable guide to
your home garden add to your
family food supply, follow the lead
of your neighbors who are success
full gardeners, Mr. Farley sug
gests. But give attention to the
new disease-resistant varieties and
try to learn about some of the less
common vegetables that may prove
valuable in your particular garden.
used as soon as" harvested. If it
cannot be used immediately, it
should be kept on ice or in the
refrigerator, otherwise it will lose
a large part of its sujar content in
a few hours and will taste like
field corn. <
The entomologists have develop
ed a fairly good control fgr the
earworm?a spray of DDT emul
sion thpt is applied to the silks. In
structions on earworm control may
be obtained by writing the N. C.
Agricultural Extension Service, N.
C. State College, Ralelgn
Raw Garbage May Cause
V. E. Disease In Hogs
Some farmer* of the county have
been alarmed about the recent out
break of V. E. disease In the atate
S. H. Farley, County Agent said to
day. Vesicular Exanthema Disease
is a virus disease that almost, with
out exception, has been traced to
hogg fed on raw garbage.
This disease produces blisters
that may appear on the snout, nose,
lips and cm the feet of hogs, Far
ley said. The disease is sim
ilar to Foot and Mouth disease but
it does not affect cattle, whereas
oot and mouth disease affects both
hogs and cattle.
V. E. can be prevented by cook
ing garbage at a temperature of
212 degrees F. for thirty minutes,
Mr Farley said. Farmer* need not
be alarmed if they do not feed raw
garbage or purchase hogs of un
TOFTON
Sue and Bill Solesbee, who are
working in Detroit, spent the week
end with their mother
Sgt. Frank Dunbar has recently
returned home after spending a
year of service ih Korea. He has
reenlisted for service in Japan
, Mrs. Buster Godfrey and Johnny
returned home with her sisters to
Boone, for a few days.
Steve Nelson i* recovering from
a serious operation.
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Nelson and
daughter spent Sunday night with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs J. E. Nel
known origin.
Table scraps containing no raw
meat are considered safe.
POPULARITY STANDINGS OF THE 4 LEADING CIGARETTES
I by latest publish h?
CAIKL
'54%!
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MAS. HAMPTON HAS CIACLA
Mr* J. H. Himptai *n hostess
to Circle 2 of thtf WSCS of the Met
hodist church Tuesday night April
21.
The program, "Blessed Are the
Pure Iq Heart" was given by Mr*.
W. D Townsno
During the tociel hour refresh
ments were served tq the IS mem
bers present.
EXECUTIVE
The Executive Committee at the
West Liberty Association will bold
it? month I,
ning May 4 at
church 7:45 p. m Each church at
the Association is requested to send
representatives to this
Rev Fred Stile* is
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