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Crop Improvement Association He said nubbing the ears was ac tually a crude method of separat ing the round from the flat ker nels. Using this method of separ ation, the flat kernels which were used for seed, varied greatly in and often resulted in uneven planting. With the advent of hybrid corn, Godfrey points out, it became ne cessary to provide the farmer with seed that would plant more uni formly with a minimum of waste. "Much progress has been made in recent years and now the North Carolina Crop Improvement Asso ciation has made an even greater improvement with the establish ment of new grading requirements for all certified hybrid corn seed producers in 1956". He adds that the new regulations prescribe definite size require ments which each grade must meet in both the width and thickness of the kernels. To sample from each lot of certified seed corn is screen ed on hand screens in the Crop Im provement Association Office to determine whether or not it meets the grading standards before the blue tag is issued to the producer. He says once farmers have de cided on the size of corn they wish to plant, they must select the prop er planter plate for that particu lar grade. Then they will be able to plant the desired grade using the same planter plate regardless of variety or producer. For example, a large flat grade of U. S. 282 produced in the moun tains can be planted with the same plate as a large flat grade of N. C. 27 in the Coastal Plain. Because of this new advance ment in the grading of hybrid seed corn, more ease will be afforded farmers in planting their crop and should result in higher yields due to better stands, says Godfrey. Termites nest in the ground and travel up to wood to feed. Control consists of blocking this connection between wood and ground, either mechanically or chemically. News For Veterans Three of every five widows of veterans who died of service-con nected causes before January 1, 1957, have failed to apply for the new increarfkd dependent's compen statlon payments, Veterans Admin istration announced. The Servicemen's and Veterans' Survivor Benefits Act, which auth orizes the new payments, became effective January 1, 1957. Widows of veterans who died of service-connected causes before January 1, 1957 may elect to re ceive the new payments' or to con tinue under the old death compen sation, whichever is higher. In most cases, VA said, the new act provides for higher payment to these widows than were granted un der previous laws. Any of these widows who wish to receive the higher benefit must ap ply for the new compensation pay ments, even though they already are on VA rolls. Application cards have been sent to 114,000 of these widows who may be eligible for increased payments, VA said. If a widow is eligible for an in creased monthly payment under the new law, VA said, such pay ments will be made retroactive to January 1, 1957, provided she ap plies by July 1, 1957. With certain exceptions, appli cations received after July Is will be effective as of the day they are received, VA emphasized. The benefit will be paid at the monthly rate of $112 plus 12 percent of the basic monthly pay now being re ceived by a serviceman whose ran and years of service are the same of those of the deceased veteran, VA pointed out. Q ? I have been drawing month ly compensation payments from VA, based on the service-connect *ed death of my husband, a World War I veteran. If I get a job to sup plement my income, will my com pensation payments be stopped? A? No. Heath compensation pay ments, based on the service-con .nected death of a veteran, are not affected by your income. The in -come "ceilings" apply only to death pensions for the nonservice connected death of a veteran. Coble combines rich, pure cream with all the extra-special ingredients that go into the finest ice cream. Then it's blended with generous swirls of rich, chocolate fudge. The result is a smooth, creamy, delicious flavor, which makes Coble Marble Fudge tia finest ke craam you've ever tried! /- r"1~* * ~ ^ n ice cream r j COBLE n Chick PlaceM , Increase 2% In State There were 1 ,985,000 chicks plac ed with broiler growers in North Carolina during the week ended March 16. This is an increase of 40,000 chicks or two percent, above placements during the previous week and 9.4 percent less than placements during the comparable week last year. Broiler chicks hatched duing the week at 1,878,000 is 10,0000 above the previous week Eggs set for broilers during the week increased about 3 percent ? from 2,593,000 to 2,667,000. | Chicks Hatched Decrease la North Carolina Chicks hatched by commercial hatcheries in North Carolina dur ing February totale 9, 030,, 000, the N. C. Crdp Reporting Service an nounced to day. This is about 4.5 percent below the February 1956 output of 9,553,000 chicks and 37 percent above the 1951-55 average. Of the total chicks hatched in Feb ruary, 7,240,000 chicks were for broiler purposes, and the remain ing 1,206,000 chicks were egg-type chicks. Egg Prodaetlmi At Record High Egg production on' North Caro lina farms during 1956 amounted to 1,672 million eggs, a record higb output and 14 percent above the 1955 previous record high of 1,- 1 469 million. The average numbur of layers on farms in North Carolina during 1956 at 8,899,000 was 9 percent a bove the previous record high reached in 1954. The annual aver age rate of lay per 100 layers at 568 was also a new record higb and compares with the previous record of 1,510 established in 1955. LOW COST MUTUAL AUTO INSURANCE SEE DICK RICHARDS Dial VE 1-2812 ? Evans Bldg. MURPHY, N. C. * ??? mm w tw ?? n ATION WIDE NOTICE KAYFS AUTO PARTS Ik Starting A New Service. We Can Ntw Supply Yen With Structural Steel? Which Includes Angle Iron, Eye Beams And Building Columns, Cut To Your Par lieolar Needs. Prices In Line With Atlan tav lilniHr And Chattanooga. DIAL VE 7-2172 or VE 7-2173 Feel better I ? "Warkl)#?ri relax occasionally with a cupful of pleasure . ..premium flavored. JPG Speaial Coffee! Who took this NOT YOU? but chances are you paid for itl For this is the freight excise "tax bite" that comc? out of practically everything you buy, long before you buy it. Here's what happens . . . Every shipper who uses public for-hire transportation, right down the line from original producer to ultimate consumer, must pay a tax on the freight charges. Naturally, each one normally . tries to "pass it on" to the next fellow. This works fine until it gets to yon, the consumer. You can't pass the taxes on. So you foot the bill in higher prices for what you buy. This tax on freight charges and Hs Companion tax on passenger fares were imposed by the government id ) temporary emergency measures dafttag 1 WorldWarn, to raise money for witNiM 1 to discourage the uae of orerin^ihll I public transportation facilities. Tit 1 tbey are still with ua, costing constfMCt f hundreds of miDiona of doDara ^ I and bearing moat beavity on those least ' able to afford them. We urge in the public interest that Fi'ncere consideration be given nowtolhe | repeal afthese unfair and (fiacrfndnatoKy I "temporary" taxes that arbitrarily, penalize the users of our sertice, act asa drag on the flow' of boafnsas mad. ? ultimately inflate the price af almost everything you bny? RAILWAY SYSTEM P - WAtHINiTON^B.a
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