Agriculturally Speaking
Chairman Tells Reasons
For Annual Farm Census
By L. B. HABDAGE
Extension Chairman
The Warren County Extension
Service uses information from
the Farm Census to plan and
implement their yearly programs
as well as the long-time
program. We hope that all farmers
will give the census takers
information as nearly correct
as possible inorderfor the census
to be accurate. Over the
years, we have relied on this
information for many things
and have found it to be the
best information we can find on
what is taking place farm-wise
in the county.
WHY THE FARM CENSUS?
To give the economy of North
Carolina and its various counties
an advantage in developing
agriculture and industry.
To provide in greater geographic
detail essential farm facts
not available annually from
other sources.
To protect the farmer's in
vestment by providing him
sound Information on which to
base decisions.
To eliminate ^accurate and
misleading reports that would
be circulated if factual data
were not provii d.
To provide reh. ble information
to agri-businesses, transportation
and other interested
concerns.
To help in attracting and locating
new Industry such as
packing houses, equipment
dealers, livestock markets,
etc.
To aid in maintaining vital
historical records on land use,
crops and livestock showing
trends and distribution patterns.
To establish basis for future
farm programs such as allotments
now in effect 'or tobacco,
cotton and peanuts
To give guidance in planning
local agricultural, conservation
and recreation programs.
To provide knowledge to the
SINGER SEWING MACHINES
SALES AND SERVICE
SEWING _ VACUUM
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ALLEN L. KING
149 RIDGECREST DRIVE - AFTER 6 P. M.
WAKRENTON. N. C.
MAKE OUR STORE YOUR GIFT
HEADQUARTERS- WE HAVE A NICE
SELECTION OF GIFTS FOR EACH
MEMBER OF THE FAMILY.
NICE SELECTION OF BALSAM CHRISTMAS TREES
W.JL Mile* Hardware Co.
«AJHoy If
Warrcnlon, North Carolina
consumer about conditions In
the market place.
Congratulations in Order
Congratulations to the Wise
Ruritan Club tor a real successful
year. This is a small club
that is really a working club
and is a credit to their community.
In Memoriam
In loving memory of John
Ernest Moody, Jr.,'s birthday,
December 18, who was killed
in Vietnam July 13, 1970.
Dear to the hearts of his loved
ones
Are the memories of our soldier
boy.
His courage, his strength and
his bravery
Through our sadness, brings
one touch of joy.
His life was so youthful and
carefree
He was friendly and kind to us
all,
But the day came when he had
to leave us
The voice of his country had
called.
The parting was sad the day he
left
For his duties across the sea.
We didn't know then it would
be the last time
Your face onthlsearth we would
see.
The war is so heartless and
cruel,
In Vietnam, the bullets fly fast.
And somewhere out there in the
battle
The enemy found you at last.
We can't understand why these
things must be,
Or why we can't live in peace;
But one. day we hope to see
him again
After this life of sorrow shall
cease.
•HIS MOTHER AND DAD
In memory of my father,
Sandy Powell, born Dec. 18,
1892; departed this life Oct.
14, 1966.
Dear Dad you're not forgotten
Though you had to go away.
Fond memories of you linger
With me each and every day.
In my mind I often see you
Helping those who were in need
Visiting the sick and shut-In,
Always doing some good deed.
Life was not always smooth
sailing
As you labored here below
But, somehow, your strength
seemed greater
Tbougg sometimes your steps *
"were slow.
The Christian leadership you
Ferocious Ways Of
Piranhas Mystifying
WASHINGTON - Piranhas
may perform Instant surgery
on fishermen who rashly reach
Into South American rivers.
But the fish also may Ignore
a tasty herd of cattle swimming
the river or Indian women
washing clothes as children
splash nearby.
Paul Zahl, senior natural
scientist of the National Geographic,
spent months in jungle
backwaters to run down the truth
about these fish and their reputation
for ferocious ways and
nonstop appetites.
In the November magazine he
writes they are like other fish
In at least one way: "Younever
know when they'll feel like biting.
"
But when they do, they can
be pretty he art-stopping.
Writes one veteran fish expert
about the piranha: . .
teeth so sharp and jaws so
strong that It can chop out a
piece of flesh from a man or
an alligator as neatly as a razor
or clipoffa finger or toe, bone
and all, with the dispatch of a
meat cleaver."
Beyond that, the triangular
teeth, which grin oversized In
the smallish piranhas, tightly
Interlock when the powerful
Jaws snap shut.
These formidable weapons
logically gave the piranha its
name. In the dialects of the
Amazon's Tupl Indians, plra
means fish, and ranha tooth.
Virtually all the piranhas,
about 20 species, belong to the
genus Serrasalmus of the family
Characidae, which also
includes many good-tempered
aquarium fish. The piranhas
menace the fresh water rivers
and stagnant pools of 4 million
miles of South America's tropics.
Most fearsome of allpiran
gave me
Serves to strengthen me each
day.
Knowing God's sustaining power
Will guide me In the upward
way.
Dad, you're missed by those
who love you
But we know that God knows
best,
Since your work on earth was
finishedop,
God has given you eternal rest.
Daughter,
(MRS.) LAURA P. GRISSOM
has is Serrasalmus nattereri,
about « foot of shimmering
black flab with an wroprlately
blood re«l belly. The other
varieties have more pallid
underaldea.
Dr. Zahl witnessed the
characteristic murderous mass
attack at a school of nattererl.
A guide with a rope lowered
a dead monkey into a river pool
which Immediately began shuddering
withabelow-the-surface
mangling. A few minutes later a
small dripping skeleton was
hauled back into the canoe.
Despite the potential peril,
Indian fishermen wade the
waters apparently with little
fear, though many bear ugly
scars on their legs.
They fish for piranhas for
food — Dr. Zahl likened their
taste to bass—using steel wire,
nets slung between hand poles,
or by forcing fish within spear
range by squeezing root and vine
Juice into the water, ft retards
oxygen absorption by the fish.
Lurid tales of piranhas in
waters at other times safe
from attack add up to a single
certainty: The fish are highly
unpredictable. But riverbank
theories abound, Including possible
effect on the piranhas'
behavior by water temperature,
the time of the year, availability
of food, and the river
level.
Though bitten a couple of
times, a Protestant missionary
told Dr. Zahl he still
bathes in a nearby piranhaInfested
river. "So does the
Catholic padre on the opposite
bank," he added. "He once
swam the river to visit me.
There's a man of faith!"
Must Prepare For
Trips With Children
RALEIGH - Traveling with
young children Isn't so hectic
If you make preparations for
entertaining them on the way.
Therefore. Mrs. Faye Haywood,
extension family relations
specialist, North Carolina
State University, suggests
you let the children help you
pack a "play case."
This, she says, can be a doll
suitcase, carry-all zipper bag
or a cardboard box. Or, If you
wish, you might place all Items
In the pockets of a closet shoe
holder and attach It to the back
of the front seat.
For the "play case," select
several small toys the children
enjoy; such as a truck, car,
doll and blanket or stuffed
animals. Then add some favorite
books, and creative-mar
terlals, such as a pack of scrap
paper, a pair of blunt end scissors,
and a box of crayons to
help while away the miles.
A batch of colored pipe cleaners
might keep children busy
for a while and puppets of all
Cards
Of Thanks
Copy for cards of thanks
must be In this office by
Tuesday night, earlier If
possible, accompanied by
$1.00 to cover cost of Insertion.
I would like to thank ray family
and friends for the many
acts of kindnesses, the flowers,
cards and gifts that I received
while a patient at Maria
Parham Hospital.
A special thanks to the Rev.
and Mrs. Ted W. Fuson of Warren
Plains Baptist Church and
the Rev. and Mrs. Delbert Burnett
of Henderson. Their kindnesses
will never be forgotten.
May God bless each one of
you.
MRS. RUBY S. HARRIS
Rt. 1, Box 82
Warrenton, N. C.
I wish to thank my relatives,
neighbors and friends tor their
wonderful acts of kindness,
gifts, food, flowers and beautiful
cards, during my stay
at Wake Memorial Hospital in
Raleigh and since my return
home. A special thanks go to
our pastor and his wife, the Rev.
G. T. Naumann and Mrs. NBurn
ann, our fellow Lutheran pastors
of the Raleigh Church, the
Rev. Voltz, the Rev. Stemkie
and the Dev. Mr. Cobb*. May
God Mrs* each and every one
of you.
MRS. A. P. CEDITH)
HOLTZMAN, Sr.
I would like to take this
opportunity to thank all my
friends for their cards, and
visits while I was a patient
in Maria Parham Hospital and
m re VINCENT ALLEN
kinds in goodmiad-occqplera,
too.
Try a magnet on a atrlag and
paper flak with paper clip
mouth* to catch.
B your trip will cover eereral
days, you may wish to wrap
aurprlee packages for the children
to open at a particular
time each day or whan they
reach certain circled places on
the map.
Alao, bruah up on your songs
and add story telling to your 11 at
Of actlvlttea. Guessing games
and searching games are other
ways to relieve monotony.
Look tor certain ltemaor col
Visitors Art Urged To Pick Flovors
We often *m the sign "Don't
pick the flowers." Not ao lath*
Ledbetter Community, Richmond
County.
ors by the roadside. To, 11 your
children have learned the alphabet,
have them look tor a sign
with a word beginning with the
letter a, then b and so on to a.
As you plan your holidays or
vacation travel, plan ou-theroad
activities tor the children,
Mrs. Haywood concludes. R
could mean a more "restful"
trip tor you.
to fast, everyone Own ha*
been invited to pick the »Mrtli
In the large circular bed oa the
grounds of the Ledbetter |Mkodlst
Church, la ontor to talf
the bed blooming coattnaovily.
Members of the Ledbetter
community landscaped the
church grounds as pert of their
beaut ideation project awl
have used this latlqna plan to
involve every family lathe project,
Mrs. Martha Adams, home
economics extension scant, explains.^
Pre - Inventory SALE
NOW GOING ON AT
E. C. Seaman's Mobile Homes
ANDREWS AVENUE U. S. HIGHWAY #1, S.
HENDERSON NORLINA
PRICES ARE SLASHED TO THE BONE
ON 70 AND 71
2 AND 3 BEDROOM HOMES
Extra Special Close-Out
Henderson Location:
A Virginia Total Electric 3 Bedroom Home
> With o Washer. 60 x 12, l'/j-Botbl,
FORMERLY PRICED AT $6950.00
Clearing Out on a First-Come, First-Served Basis
I At Only $6,000.00!
Norlina Location:
A 2 BEDROOM VIRGINIA HOME
60x12, With oWntH...
FORMERLY PRICED AT $6265.00
Clearing the Lot on a First-Come, First-Served Basis,
At & Low $5,200.00!
i _ _ ■ • * ' s r 'In'
E. C. Seaman's Mobile Homes
Andrews Avenue
HENDERSON. N. C. Next to InAistries
William J. Hicks, Manager NORLINA, N. C.
Mozelie J. Moore Hugh B. Winn, Manager
SEASON'S GREETINGS
ED PERRY WILL BE AT PROPERTY EACH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
FROM 10 A. M. TILL 5 P. M. any other time by appointment. SO COME ON
OUT AND LOOK AROUND AND FEAST ON SOME SHERWOOD FOREST
GROWN RIPE PERSIMMONS, while choosing a lot of your choice.
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V GREENWOOD CHURCH, DONATION FOR LAWN BEAUTIFICATION \
ROBIN HOOD SPECIAL CONTINUES
FOR THOSE OUT OF TOWN PLEASE CLIP COUPON
MAIL* ED* PERRY
ROUTE 2, BOX 14
LOUISBURG, N. C. 27549
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