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SHY CHRISTMAS SEMj
Ferguson News
FEROtJStJN, Dec. 16. — Our
^otnmanlty was greatly saddened
last week 'by the death of Mr.
Jaa. B. Walirti who passed away
St the advanced age of eighty-two
7*srs. He had suffered with a
Uncerlng illness for some time
bnt bis condition did not prove
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CARLTON’S
so terlotts whtQ shtirUr tMfW* hla {
death. Puneial services were eon-
doeted at the Adirent Christian
church by his friend and neigh
bor, Rev. A. J. BAMter, with a
large assembly present for the
last rites. The floral tribute was
especially beautiful and profuse
and Interment took place in the
Beaver Creek cemetery. Reins-
Sturdlvant were the undertakers
in charge. Mr. Walsh married
Miss Triplett, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Asa Triplett and the follow
ing children were 'born to this
union, Wllllaim, Smith (deceas
ed), Chas., Robert, Glenn, Kelly,
Albert, Nellie (Mrs. Jim Fergu
son ( Clara, (Mrs. Westley Bras
well, Mae (Mrs. Fred Walsh),
Paralee (Mrs. .Albert McCrary).
Ten of his children survive with
about forty grandchUdren.
Mr. Walsh led a very quiet un
assuming life and while he resid
ed in his latter days in his own
home on a beautiful hill top over
looking the Beaver Creek valley,
he spent much time in the homes
of his children all of whom loved
j and revered him as a kind father
, and good citizen. He was also
j highly respected by hi.” neigh-
i bors. His genial and friendly
I presence will be greatly missed by
I all those w'ho knew him. He was
' a consistent member of the A. C.
! church up to his death.
I The local school will close for
I the holidays Tuesday, December
i 19th, and will reopen January
! Trained to supplement more modem means of communication, pigeons and dogs are being used by Ger
man army officers to send messages where the modem means fall. Upper left: An officer, standing by a dove-
icote “somewhere behind Germany’s front line,” observes a flight of the birds. Lower left: A “squadron” j,
of the winged messengers daring their maneuvers. Upper right: Dogs are trained to carry a brace of the
dash to the firing line. Here is shown a trussed pigeon ready for a trip to the front by dog
iblrds in
:ezpress. Lower right: The four-footed pigeon carrier dashes oft to the trenches where he will^eposit the | :
pigeons, which will fly hack with their messages.
1st. All the teachers are planning
on spending the Christmas season
at their respective homes.
Misses Stansbury, Sebastian,
Brock and Mrs. Greer, all teach
ers in the school attended church
at Darby last Sunday. The serv
ices were conducted by the pas
tor, Rev. Raymond Hendrix, of
Boone. The teachers report a very
pleasant trip and met many of
the patrons of the school at Darby
while there.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Carlton,
.Misses Winifred and Elizabeth
Carlton and Johnny Carlton were
entertained at dinner Sunday by
Miss Blanche Ferguson.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Crowell, of
Statesville, have been visiting at
the home of Mrs. Crowell, Mr.
and Mrs. H. A. Carlton for sever
al days.
The community Is planning on
having a Christma-s program at
the Beaver Creek Baptist church
next Sunday night. The name of
the pageant is ‘‘The Story Beau
tiful”. A treat for the Sunday
school children will be given at
the A C. Church Sunday morning
and possibly at the other church
es also.
The picture “Keeper of
Cibristmas Tree
At Boomer 24th
Explains Hoax
Of Blind Help
Bees” at the echool building Uwt
week proved to be very entertain
ing and was also a success finan
cially for the Grange which spon
sored t'. 0 picture. Both the Sub
ordinate and Juvenile Granges
met and elected officers for the
ensuing year. Harry B. Caldwell.
Master of the State Grange was
visitor in the community last
week.
Commenting today on the
cent hoax which had college stu
dents and other groups through
out the state saving match cov
ers for a little blind boy In Rocky
Mount to get a guide dog, the
E.xecutlve Secretary of the Com
mission for the Blind, Dr. Roma
S. Cheek, said it shows both the
fine sentiment of the general
public and the advantage which
may be taken of it.
Dr. Cheek said that while this
seemed to be only a cruel hoax,
there are numerous groups and
individuals' collecting funds for
the blind, or in the name of the
blind, but never putting them to
the use for which they are col
lected. Most of these have head
quarters out of the Slate and be
cause of this situation the Legis
lature passed a law last spring re
quiring every outside organiza
tion or individual soliciting funds
tor the blind to be licensed by the
State Commission for the Blind.
The Dr. Cheek urged that anyone con-,'
There will be a community
Christmas tree at the Baptist
re- church at Boomer Sunday, De
cember 24, at 1:30. Both church
es In the community are expected
to participate. Rev. R. L. Isbel,
of Lenoir, will speak at 1:30. The
pastor. Rev. E. V. Bumgarner, of
Taylorsville, will preach at 2:30.
The public Is cordially Invited to
attend.
4-H Club Members
Heard Over Radio
Bicycles — Tricycles — Wagons — Scooters —
Skates — Electric Trains — Electric Appliances —
— Automobile Accessories — Christmas Tree
Decorations — Davis Tires.
Three members of the Wllkes-
boro 4-H club put on a very cred
itable program Saturday over ra
dio station WAIR in Winston-
Salem.
Those participating were Ray
Stroud, Betty Henderson and
Robert Greer. Their subject was
"Homemade Christmas Decora
tions” and the program was well
received.
Miss Harriet McGoogab, home
demonstration agent who assisted
the club memibers in preparation
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hel]> the blind first write
W. N. C. Uses 7
Thousand Tons
Of 1VA Phosphate
Demonstration farmers in 15
.Vestern North Carolina counties
have used 14,SSI,400 pounds, or
1,193.80 tons of TVA phosphate
since the cooperative TVA-Exten-
in farm program began in the
mountain area in 1935, it is re-
' i>orted by R. W. Shoffner of
I Stale College, who is in charge
1 of the program. The farmers
[used 3,475,100 pounds during
, 1939.
Concentrated phosphatic ferti-
; lizer is used on sod croips as the
(key material to procedures being
I sought for holding water and soil,
.and building fertility, the aims
of the demonstration farm pro
gram. The cooperating farmers
keep farm and home records and
obtain information, as to the
value, effect, and best methods
of use of the phosphate in the
farming systems evolved to con
trol and utilize water. Shoffner
explained.
Watauga county has used the
most TVA phosphate during the
past five years, 2,028,400 pounds.
Farmers of that county used 406,-
300 pounds this year. The figures
for the other 14 counties in the
TVA watershed follow, with the
amount used since the program
started listed first, and the a-
mount used in 1939 lisited sec
ond:
Hajrwood, 1, 558,300 and 490,-
000 pounds; Buncombe, 1,300,-
100 and 210,000; Macon, 1,250,-
200 and 448,600; Madison, 1,-
150,000 and 3'88,000; Avery, 1,-
108.200 and 257,800; Yancey,
1.086.200 and 140,000; Clay.
838,700 and 223,700; Hender
son, 815,600 and 156,000; Mitch
ell, 810,000 and 190,000; Chero
kee, 572,200 and 210,000; Tran
sylvania, 585,400 and 80,000;
Jackson, 549,000 and 148,000;
Swain, 392,400 and 94,700; and
Graham, 342,700 and 40,000.
The phosphate is usually ap
plied with lime. Emphasis is
placed on concentrated phos
phates because they effect savings
in bagging, freight and handling
costs, Shoffner said.
Commission for the Blind in Ra
leigh to find out whether or not
it is a legitimate endeavor.
The Secretary said that her or
ganization was interested^ in
helping blind persons secure
guide dogs and that It would con
tact the little boy in Rocky Mount
and see what plans can be made
for him. She stated that there are
three guide dogs now being
used in Norh Carolina and that
the Commission will be glad to
help any blind person who can
use a dog find a way of securing
one.
In a recent Interview, the
Executive Secretary of the Com
mission for the Blind, Dr. Roma
S. Cheek, said ‘hat the State has
provision tor caring for Mind per
sons who have been begging. She
said that many of these have been
forced to beg because they had no
other support but that since the
State complied with the Social
Security Law, they can be given
blind aid grants to meet their
needs. It was also stated that they
would be given preference over
other applicants'.
The Executive Secretary re
minded us that many of the blind
beggars are farmed out by seeing
people who reap large profits
from the business. She stated that
the majority of beggars on the
streets of North Carolina are
from out of the State. Others of
the beggars are people who have
refused to accept work offered
by the Commission for the Blind,
or who have found begging a real
ly profitable business.
Dr. Cheek said that the blind
people who are trying to work
for their living like other people
feel that the beggars make it
harder for them by suggesting the
association of blindness with beg
ging in the public mind. They es
pecially feel that since the needs
of those who beg can be met by
aid grants they should be kept
from the streets. The general
blind populalion are, therefore,
staunch supporters of the law
which prohibits begging on the
streets.
This week 1,980 Aid to the
Blind checks were mailed from
the State Office to the counties.
The total amount of money in
volved in December paymAits is
$29,631.08 and the average
monthly grant per person for De
cember is $14.91 per blind per
son.
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