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r* ?i ? t i i ; .? * ?alt of obscene materials is making substantial headway. , Poetmaster General Arthmr E. Summerfield, he ttates, is taking | increasingly effective action against this growing, u.itlon-witie racket t Pojimasler General Summerfield has notified the local postmaster that during the fiscal year which ended June 30. 195S. the Post Office Department conducted more than 14.000 separata investigations of traffic in mail order obscenity, of which approximately 10.000 were based on complaints from parents aroused to the men ate presented by "the vicious arrogance of the smut racketeers." Actual arrests during the year, according to Mr. Ray,, totaled 31S. a significant increase over* the pref ious year, and almost double the number of arrests during 1957, when the Post Office Department was still hampered by inadequate enforcement legislation. Prior to (he summer of 1958, an tiquated laws and liberal court interpretations ? Postmaster General Summerfield prefers to call them "misinterpretations" ? required that even the most blatant profit eer, sending the vilest possible materal through the mails to school age children, could be prosecuted only at the point or origin of the mail, usually New York or Los An geles. AccpHJm IP Ife tar. t?n -*r> ^ '** the m*JbA> in normal American comjnuoffies , ? J : " . > i >. la 19S> the Postmaster General recommended new legislation to the SSlh Congress, which would permit prosecution of such rackety een at the point tyhere the mail was rec?i?*d.'Md where Hie actual attempt to corrupt children* ' moral and social health took place, con gress promptly responded to the Postmaster General's plea, and translated the recommendations in to law. ? ? , Mr. Ray repOH* that this new legislation is now beginning to bear fruit. Th* first case prosecuted un der the new, law was of a man and his wife on the West Coast, who were mailing obscene literature to youngsters in Boise, Idaho. Thanks to the new law, according to Postmaater Ray, these two were convicted in Boise, and sentenced to 10 years behind bars plus a heavy fine. In another recent California case, a .10-year prison sentence, was impoaed on a criminal offender convicted dt sending obscene mater- j ial through the mail, in contrast to so many previous cases in that area when probation had been granted. Postmaster General Summerfield pointed out in a recent speech: "This represents, in our opinion, real progress of the type which can readily be expanded, so long as we have determined public support, ~ Water is a major asset to better living in North Carolina. 3,615 square miles or 6.8% of the total -area of th? state is water. Water for recreation, water for indus try, water for cities and towns is well distributed throughout the state. Impounding water in thousands I of farm ponds and lakes has been encouraged as a soil . , conservation measftrc. Annual rainfall averages better than 40 inches throughout most of the state. A drought I k a local rarUy. Water resources are controlled under ? careful conservation regulations to insure its abundance, for all and for the future. j In keeping with the better living concept that is the rule in the progressive and enlightened areas of North Carolir.a is the system of the legal control of the sale of beer and ale that has been adopted in the best interests of temperance and moderation. ? North Carolina Division UNITED STATES BREWERS FOUNDATION, INC. I ASC NEWS WMTSB COVKR TOT * y'-We ?would like at ' time fe remind farmer* dMt we are ta suing . purchase orders lor wifttm cover cnb.- They i^ay kave thei * rtifcue. oi 'trimaon Clover 10 t? 2. "lbs per aiete^' Hairy v?teh 2u io Z! It*/. per Mr or Annual Ryegrass 20 to At lbs. per acre. There are otter cover crop weds you may WW to use U so you can let us know by aaMag at the ASC Office After September 1. 1SS? you will be abio to get purchase orders for rye and small grains as a cover crop We would tike to tee more of you farmers con<* la and take advan tage of this program. LIME: As we kave stated many times before our liming program is open the year round. If you have some land that has aever been limed or hasn't been limed in several years please come to the ASC office and let us issue you a purchase order for lime. TREES: Trees have gotten to be something more than Just words in Cherokee County. I might add just a word, it is a little early to plant trees for fall planting but thinking about what you can do is not too early. I Planting trees comes about the last of October or in November until the last days of December. We can give you Approvals now for trees and also blanks to order your trees, ilf you have land that you do not want to use for crops or grasses trees are a big Item for farmers to think about using, bear this in mind and if Information is needed please come in at any time to the ASC Of fice and we will be glad to help I you. Treat cotton at five-day intervals for boll weevils. i INFORMATION TIPS QUESTION: What is Rural Devel-j opraent and bow is North Caro lina involved in the program? ANSWER: Rural Development is I a Federal program designed to help rural people help themselves. Par ticipants take a critical look at their resources and then devise ways of putting them to better use. Pilot Rural Development programs are now active in Watauga. Anson, and Bertie Counties. In each of these countief. extra agricultural and home economics agents, and SCS -aides have i>e?n assigned. Governmental agencies have special instructions to cooperate. Most of the leadership and work is carried . out, however, by organizations ofi local people. rompt and positive investigation, and vigorous prosecution." Postmaster Ray states that the Postmaster General and the Post Office Department attributes this progress to the broad support for the campaign being given by the nation's newspapers and radio and television commentators, public spirited civic organizations, mem bers of Congress, and more and more individual citizens. Their efforts, according to the Postmaster General, are not only alerting the public but are arousing judges and law enforcement offic ers to apt firmly against the men ace thi? trAffic in filth presents to the healthy and decent development of the nation's youth. u. i? !?" i * *2?;. ARE PEftRtS FOUND ONLY IN OYSTERS ? ^ PPRObaHRTELV FNEBtLUON A. BOUT HOW MANV METEORS STRIKE THE ErtSTIH'S ATMOSPHERE | EVERY CPY ? Market And Hog Show Set For August 19 The Fifth Annual North Carolina jflarket Hog Show and Sale wUl U aeJd at the N. C. State Fairgrounds. rtllg. 19. The program will be an all-day affair. The show starts at 7:30 a.m.; the sale starts at 7:30 p.m. According to Jack Kelley, in charge of animal husbandry exten sion at N. C. State College, the event is designed to teach better market ing practices. "It wiU also give" producers an opportunity to compare thiir hogs with those of other producers." Kelley added. "Both purebred and graded hogs are accepted.* A special feature of tbe program this year is a certified ' litter class. Two hogs from production ^registry litters will be slaughtered immed iately after the show for certifica tion. Judges of fhe show this year are R. M. Godsey of VPI., and J- K. Butler of Gwaltney Packing Co., Smithfield, Va. QUESTION: How did Norfh Caro lina's spring pig crop compare with previous crops? ANSWER: It "was the largest on record. Pigs siived from spiting far rowing?Dec. 1, 1958 to Jiino 1, 1959 ? amounted to 1.605,000 which was 26 per coot above the previous record crop produced in the spring of 1958. ' QUESTION: If I loqe my tobacco, cotton or wheat marketing card, how do I get another one? ANSWER: Notify your county ASC office. There will be a three day waiting period, while > the of fice makes a thorough investigation, before a duplicate card is issued. , garden time j . Timet are rapidly changing and we rnunt change with them if we 41* to m*e? the I'haHenge of the future. With 8,000 more mouths to feed ea'h jnarnjng for breakfast. 1 -me : are rapitil* approaching a XW.tWO-.OUJ population figure. which roan> of- 11s wilL live to see. It is estjtraked that we->*iH need 30 per '.cent more food in tfce United States : before our youngest children reach si. ?-*??? . ? VS. , The problem or feeding this ex panding population is made more acute because, each day. we are 1 losing more than 2,000 acres of land for food production. This land is either being lost due to soil ero ; sltf, *" musliroominji "suburbs, or P buried beneath the concrete and etecl _.of? -super ? ? Jugbwqys. At the same ;tinie, . .it is vostimaited that 100.0W families . art- -Iwi tug their farms oath .year. | Can we pccompHsh this job of 1 feeding thr .expanding population? Tho.*tatixtics are-mif-tM iavorable.J 1 We now have 2.4 cultivated acres I I per person. In ?? years it is esti i mated that we will have only 1.8 j acres: ami in 40 years, only 1.4 | on which to produw food. Wc must realize, however, that the produc ] lion per acre has shown a sizable increase in -recent years and for | this reason we are eating better today than ever before. Forty-nine experiment station di rectors are unanimous in the opin i ion that we . can seed our growing pepulation '.'it" - ? we continue our j research : improve soil and water j conservation; ad'>pt common sense 1 farmina zones: and keep our free dom and profit incen; vcs. j We can see then that tlx: trend is toward fewer farmers utilizing j less land to feed more people. This! can only mean larger farms, morel efficiently operated and producing; products of the highest quality. Credit is given the American | I Iron and Steel Institute and Mr.j ' John Strohm for much of the data i used in today's column. It wasof considerable interest to me and 1 I hope will give you something to I think about. Man Often Hurts Tree While Trying To Help Man's lack of understanding of fundamental -principles of tree wel fare. or his indifference in applyim what knowledge he has. results in much avoidable injury to trees, says R. S. Douglass, forestery spec ialist for the N-C. Agricultural Ex tension Service. Trees are often damaged by burning trash too close beneath them. Douglass added. Cars dam age many trees: especially in towns. Ciilctnen often injure shade trees with a hatchett or knife. Contract ors very often cause considerable damage to tree? near new construc Ironical as it may seem, he con tinued. many of the injuries that man inflicts on trees are brought about by his misguided efforts to improve them. Careless pruning provides many such examples. Lopping off large limbs unnecessar ily often spoils the shape of a tree and leaves largo wounds that take years to heal. i Bulletins giving instructions con cerning tree care can be obtained from your county agricultural agent's office. LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IX THE SUPERIOR COURT NORTH CAROLINA CHEROKEE COUNTY ?T. C. O'DELL, Administrator of the E-.tate of JAMES HENNRY FURCHTBAR. Alias, J. H. ELLIS, Deceased, Plaintiff, vs ELLIS JAMES FURCHTBAR and wife, MARY FURCHTBAR, and all unknown heirs of the said JAM ES IIE.NRY FURCHTBAR, Alias, J. H. Ellis, Deceased, Defendants. Under and by virtue of an 01 f j or this Court made In the above ' entitled procmdtag. dated August 7th. ia?. the undersigned Admin istrator. of the estate of 'James Henry Furchtbar, alias. J. If. Ellis, deceased, will on Wednesday the 9th day of September, 1953 at 12:00 noon at the Courthouse Door in Murphy, Cherokee County, North Carolina, offer for sale to the hlghesi bidder 1 for cash that certain tract or parrel of land siluate in Cherokee County. North Carolina and beiqg more particularly described as follows: I Adjoining the lands of J. U. Ellis, ! Bill Hembree, W. R. Hughes, and I others, and lying and being in Notla Township, in District No. 3, and de scribed as follows: BEGINNING on a rock at the | road, running to a white oak slump; thence to a big chuetaut;; thence to thence to a big chetunut; ridge to tap of mountain; than? North with road to Original) Una Jo \ road: thence Southwest withiim^aoi ?tf * to the beginning, containing twe^y five acres, more or leas. This the 7'h day of August, 1M. J. C. O DELL - 3-4tc Administrator ? - Subscribe To ^ The % : Cherokee Scout j FARM LOANS Federal Land llank Loans for farmers in Cherokee and Cla.v Counties are ava ilable through the Asheville National Fa rin Loan Association. 1 49 College Street Asheville. INT. C. These are long term loa ns that ean be used to refinanee debts, purchase land, construct or improve buildings or finance any reasonable needs of the farmers. A representative of the Federal Land ?Sank vi il? be in llaycsvillc Friday after noon. August 3!. in the office of County Agent from two to three o* clock and will be in Murphy Saturday morning. August 22. in the office of the Register of Deeds from nine to ten o' clock. For further details see or write Y S. Whitaker, Sec retary Treasurer. I 1!) College Street, Asheville. N. C. SUBSCRIPTION SALE GET THE SCOUT 15 MONTHS FOR THE PRICE OF i- - v ;l 12 MONTHS - MONTHS FREE -3 '\ V * Take Advantage of this MONEY ? SAVING SUB SCRIPTION SALE from JULY 10 through AUG. 14, 1959. You Pay Only $2.50 (in county) for 12 - Month 0 Subscription and Receive The Scout 3 Extra Months at No Cost. > 1 ? ru i - r i : i i ? ^ V. JH' NjiW OR RENEWAL SUBSCRIPTIONS RECEIVED UNDER THIS OFfM. " t ? ' i ; \ i This Offer Good Only !? Cherokee aid Adjoloiog Co?lies. The Cherokee Scout Murphy, North Carolina
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