Net farm income in 1948 is
likely to be below the 1947 lev
el. If so, the drop will be the
first in 10 years.
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Total agricultural exports for
the year are expected to reach
3.4 billion dollars as compared
with 3.9 billions in 1947.
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• MISS MIGNON
BABY JEWELRY
• BRACELETS
• COMBINATION
LIGHTER - CASE
• DELTAII PEARLS
• BIRTHSTONES
We have anything you
need in the jewelry line
and at the lowest prices
you will find in West
Jefferson.
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Proll'd Your Family
by becoming a member of
lu*i us-Slim I i van l Burial
Association
TFU.IMIOVE SS IV. Jl.ITERSOV, N. C.
A 2a cent fee is charged upon joining, after which the
following dues are in eflect:
Quarterly Yearly Benefit
One to Ten Years _ _ -10 .40 S aO.OO
Ten to Twenty-Vine Years .20 .80 100.00
Thirty to Fifty Years_ .40 1.60 100.00
Fiftv to Sixty-live Years -- .60 2.10 100.00
Now Making Farm And Home
n
Week Flans For Next Y e a r
Phi ns for mi outstanding North
Carolina Farm anil Homo Weak
t-i ram for 11)4') worn made hv
State College officials and agri
cultural loaders ol tho State in
a recent meeting at the College.
Date for the event was set as
the second w'Jsk in August,
which is about two weeks ear
lier than usual. Beginning on
Monday, August II, and contin
uing through Thursday evening,
August 11. the program will in
clude general sessions and sub
ject matter discussions each
morning; tours, demonstrations,
and visits to exhibits each af
ternoon; and addresses and rec
reational features each evening.
Several internationally known
speakers will be invited to give
addresses or lead discussions.
Principal speakers at the last
Farm and Home Week, held in
1947, were General Dwight Ei
senhower and Columnist Doro
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Wo offer you the same
(lt poiiilal: lo service as viol
gave you in 1UIS. Drop in
our shop. Jim Dairy s old
stand.
West Jefferson
1’mrliiT Shop
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f T'CKETS ||
Wel1 in advance
Ri9hi Now
. if Possible
GO EARLY
I if plans permit
I Before December 18 —*
J Best time to start trips.
December 18-20 — More
f choice of seats this
• weekend than next.
It December 21, 22, 23 —
|| Better qo now than on
, the Holiday weekend.
December 2-1, 25. 26 —
Leave earlier it you cnn.
| December 27-30—Betlcr
jj th. 'e days — more ccn*
I veniencc, more room.
* December 31—Janua,y 2
i Leave later it you can.
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After January 3 — Best
time tor your return trip.
] v ca«v to get real enjoyment from your
Christmas trip this year—go Greyhound, and
^ > as early as you can! Take a look at the
suggestions we've made, so you can plan for
the best Holiday travel you've ever had—in
comfort, on convenient schedules, and at fares
that are still so low they're old-fashioned!
Asheville. X. C. S2.95
Charlotte, X. C. 2.55
VV.-Salem. X. C. 2.20
Raleigh, X. C. 4.10
Columbia. S. C. 4.35
Atlanta, Ga. 0.50
Richmond, Va. fi.55
Norfolk. Va. 7.55
Washington. 1). C'. 7.25
Bristol, Tcnn. 2.15
Roanoke, Va. 5 4(1
111iielit-ld, W. Va. 3.05
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UNION hi S TER.AilNAE
PHONE 90 WEST JEFFERSON, N. C.
AT the station ^
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thv Thonip-.nu.
On Thin 'Mlity evening the
principal features will I>i■ ;m ed
ucational program mi farm and
h Hu1 mechanization during
which several thousand dollars
worth of prizes will be awarded
i Ail effort will be made to have
this program handled by person
nel of a well-known national ra
dio cpiiz show and possibly have
it broadcast on a coast-to-coast
, hookup.
! Farm and Home Week was not
held in 1948 because of the po
lio epidemic. The event normal
ly attracts more than 5,000 far
1 mers and homemakers from all
parts of the State.
The planning meeting held re
cently was presided over by Roy
Lohr, of Lexington, president of
the State Farmers Convention.
John W. Goodman, assistant di
rector of the State College Ex
tension Service and secretary of
Farm and Home Week, led the
discussion of program plans.
Among other persons attending
were representatives of the Col
lege, the State Department of
Agriculture, the State Federa
tion of Home Demonstration
Clubs, and other agencies.
Farm I Yodiiclion
(jOsls Arc* i j)
Tlif nation's fanners will haw
snout a rotiat! break inn 1 ti bil
lion (i.'M irs t t jini: 1 m•(* their lb tH
rrojis by the enti of the vtar, at'
' "i'tiins to Charli's F Clark, farm
", i' a; a a rien* special ist for lit"
Hate Coll,-re Extension St >
\ Mr. Clark <tn..tos the ■
! ■ a !! "Ill a rt’f a it rept il't 1'
the l'. S. Department of A.yri
, : 1111 re.
Kathleen billion is three tinr's
the amount, fanners -pent each
yetir before the war, Mr. Clark
explains It is ttnaliT than the
arm farm inenmo o! the nation
in a."i\ year before 11U2.
Cost rates have been rtsiiu
more rapidly than oriees of farm
products, says ini' specialise
From 194IJ to 1947, cost rates ail
vanced 22 per rent while far
moi's’ prices rose only 20 p r
cent. During the first eight
months of 1948, cost rates ad
vanced 14 per cent as compared
with an advance of only 17 nr:
cent on prices of farm products.
Further, the rise in production
costs has been general, accord
mg to the farm management
specialist. Taxes have increased.
Farm wage rates are 5 to 10 pc.
cent higher than a year ago, and
prices of farm machinery, fort!
lizer. insecticides and building i
materials have reached new
highs. Land rent has increased,
and land values are now 2 per
cent higher than the previous
record set in 1920.
"Lespite high cost rates and
Farmini* News
Ti liacco leaf exports, nto 11 v
flic • cured, totaled til million
potincs during September, as
con ■ lared with 17 nidi a>n | - -mi, I ■
durui: tile same me:ah la t \ c:r
The uggested goal for 1949
milk production on farms is 120
billion pounds, an increase of
about 1 per rent over 1948 esti
mated produet ion. Aehivvement
of the goal will require a further
produetion increase over the rec
ord of more than 5.000 pounds
per row, expected to be readied
in 194,8 despite the short supply
of corn which was available
from the 1947 crop. Liberal feed
supplies for the first part of
194.9 are already assured by the
large 1948 crop.
Use of radioactive isotope tra
cers as a new research tool is
enabeling plant scientists to
learn new facts about the pro
cesses by which plants grow.
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The Middles
By Bob Karp
ALLEN'S
TELEVISION
SHOP
Much Family Fun
In Group Games
"Make it ;i real family Christmas
this vi' r by having Santa pack a
few hubby suppl.cs (II ■Mii.es into
km puck lii'it tile whole family ran
iiijnv together.” This suggestion
cones from Is H fcnnih-r, a rorre
' it'oii specialist at the University of
| 111 hois.
■ There are many hobbies that can
help build companionship between
I a rents and children M dhers and
daughters like jewelry construction
and tapestry weaving. Dad and
Junior go in for model making—air
planes, boats, trains and other
items of special interest to the male
population.
Kveryone enjoys operating a
printing press. Small presses turn
out newspapers that have a real
professional look. Shellcraft and
■voodburning are hobbies that pro
duce genuinely useful articles. For
family fun, rubber-tipped darts, in
door plastic horseshoes and marble
games are excellent.
“Christmas is a time of "togeth
erness," says Regnier. "Let’s cap
italize on the situation by starting
a game or hobby that will encour
age the same type of companion
ship the year around."
Santa Pictured
By Thomas NasC
Thomas Nnst, the famous car
toonist who created our conception
of Uncle Sam, the Republican ele
phant and the Democratic donkey,
is also credited with giving Amer
ica its first modern pictoriali/.ation
of Santa flans.
Nast first sketched his notion of
Santa Claus in 1873. This Santa was
a rollickin'.', chubby old man smok
a pii <• and dressed in what
a night shut with ♦’ur
collar .. ,d ufl's Since that day he
has grown taller and rounder, lias
developed a full while heard and
mustache and lias acquired the tra
ciiliooal red suit bordeied m ermine.
declining ja ices for some pro
due ts,*1 sas Mr. Clark there will
be real opportunity again next
year for tanner.-; who manage
t’neir enterprises skillfully. Far
mers should shift crops and live
stock to take advantage of favor
able' relate .. diips between, costs
and prices Abundant feed sup
plies should encourage* livestock
production. particularly hogs.
Greater efifciency in crop pro
duction will be necessary to
maintain incomes.”
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in lime for
Christmas
Saimlic
\'i‘ry beautiful styles
very specially priced.
IS cm Bags
ami
New
("oats
Dresses
Loma Lords Dresses
and others that you will
want.
Fashion
Shop
West Jefferson, N. C.
For yuiek Results, Use The Post’s
CLASSIFIED ADS
UATIS
Minimum of 35c per issue of
not more than 25 words. For
each additional word over 25
2c per word.
All “keyed” classified ads
are minimum of SOc.
Cards of Thanks, SOc.
Memorials and Obituaries,
$1.50 minimum.
Terms: Cash.
Everybody
Reads The If
Classifieds
TO BUY — TO SELU
TO RENT — TO FIND
FOR SALE — Good business
lot, 25 x 100, near West Jeffer
son city limits between Jeffer
sons, on U. S. Highway 221. No
parking meters to pay, no city
regulations or city taxes, This
location would be an excellent
place for a pool room or service
station. For quick sale, only
$000.00 cash. See Paul Swanson,
West Jefferson. 12-10-ltp
WANTED — To buy 15 or 20
White Leghorn pullets that will
lay soon. Write Walter Johnson,
Trade, Tenn. 12-10 2tp
FOR SALE -16-acro farm with
six-room house, located one mile
from Lansing. See Tom (loss,
Corner Service Station, Lancing.
12 9 2tp
ADMINISTRATOR S NOTICE
TO CRMIMTORS
Having qualified as adminis
trators of liie estates of C. L.
Mash and Alice Mash, late of
Ashe county, North Carolina,
tliis is to mitif.S all p- r ons hav
ing claims against said estates
to exhibit them to the under
signed at Glendale S|. rings.
N irt 11 Carolina, on or lu-iore the
2nd day of December, 1049, or
this notice will be jih ad in bar
of their recovery.
All persons indebted to said
estates will please immediately
pay their indebtedness to the un
dersigned, or either of them.
This November 30, 1949.
II. C. MASH.
MRS. FORNEY MILLER.
Administrators of C. L.
Mash and Alice Mash.
12 2 Cite
NOTICE OF S \LE
IN THE SUFFER )R COURT
BEFORE THE CLERK
N< )RTH CAROLINA
ASHE COUNTY
JOHN LITTLE
VS
MACK LITTLE AND WIFE.—
LITTLE. GEORGE FIELDS
LITTLE AND ANY AND ALL
OTHER PERSONS INTERESTED
IN THIS PROCEEDING.
Under and by virtue of a
judgement of the Superior Court
of Ashe County in the above en
titled proceeding, the same being!
a tax foreclosure proceeding, I.
Ira T. Johnston, Commissioner,
'-'•ill sell to the highest bidder
fur rash at the Courthouse door
in Jefferson, North Carolina, on
the 27th day of Deeemher, 11147
,,1 one o'elecS:. I1 M, the follow
ing ih's rihed traet of land, to
■.■.'it:
Contain us; a acres of Ian !
e ' re or h ... know n as the Mr .
Little land and 1> mg and hein ‘
m JeftVrsen Tow nshi|), .Ash
County. N■ it 11 Carolina, and ic
ing' the identical tract of land
listed for taxes in the name ofj
Mack Little for the years Dili,
1047 and 1048, and the same be-1
ing the interest of the said Marl;
Little in the traet of land known |
as the George Little tract in sai l
Townshop, County and State,
This November 20, 1948.
Ira T. Johnston, Commis-J
sinner. 12-2-4tc
C ARD or TIIANKS
We wish to thank each and
everyone for the kindness shown
us during the illness and death
of our dear lather and mother,
who passed away only 18 days
apart. Also thanks for the beau
tiful flowers.
The Mash children.
Most of the potatoes firown in
Britain and in mam other part.'
of the world, including a number
of varieties cultivated in Europe
are Scottish in origin.
FOR SALE — 19-13 Indian mo
torcycle, good tires and running
condition. Priced for quick sale.
See Jack Baldwin, Lansing.
12 - 9 - 21 p
Want to do your inlaid lino
leum work, asphalt tile, rubber
tile, masonite wall tile, etc. 13
years experience. Estimate free.
R. C. Goodwin, Ideal Furniture
Co., Phone 194, N, Wilkesboro.
12-9-4tp
FOR SALE 57 acre farm near
Laurel Bloomery, Tenn., 20 acres
for crops, four-room house, plen
ty of outbuildings. George M.
Phipps, Route 2. Mt. City. Tenn.
12 0 2!p
CANARIES (Guaranteed singVjh
ers) — Love birds, cages, pi t”
supplies. Give a live pet for X
mas. Wilkes Farm Center, be
tween the Wilkosboms, Wilkes
boro. 12-9-3tc
See Greer Electric Appliance
Company for bargains in refri
gerators, pianos, percolators,
Christmas lights and pap< r
Greer Electric Appliance C
West Jefferson. 12 - Hi - It c
LOST — September 12, a
lemon-spotted hound, about 15
months old, had collar and tag
on. $25.00 reward. Bill Hall,
Laurel Springs. 12-9-2tp
FOR SALE — Food bags, beau
tiful colored cotton print dress
goods, about one and one third
yards to each bag. They make
pretty dresses, house coats, paja
mas. cpidt tops and many other
uses. Three for $1.00, $33.00 for
loo. Delivered parcel post. Send
Postal Money Order for numbar^
wanted or we will ship C. O X>.
Champion Poultry Farm, Champ
ion, N. C., South’s Largest Breed
ing Poultry Farm. 10-14-tke
You’ns fix and come—I swear
you ort to see it — looks like
Santa has made a mistake and
brought all his stuff here b
Western Auto Store. 12-9-2U1
WANTED, — BOYS, AND
GIRLS FOR BEAUTY CULTURE
TRAINING — G. I. Approved.
High school education not neces
sary. North Wilkesboro Beauty
School, N. Wilkesboro, N C.
10-23 t*c
Bargains ’I'r,a„c
r tors, Saw .Mill*,
Hood Working and Road Build
ing asai'liinerv, Well Drilling Ma
ihines. Gasoline Engines, etc.—
IL I*. JOHNSON, W.vlheville, Va.
FIREPROOF SAFES—We have
m stock a limited number of siio s
r singing from 324.50 up. Let us
mote you on your requirements /
Deal Typewrite! Excn,.n„c, l.ni:
Eleventh Avc., Hickory, N C.
10-17-tk
It can be fun, it can he gay.
'electing gifts Irom the wide ar
rav. The variety is lar ;e as you
will agree, if you don't believe
it. come and see. The Village
Gift Shop. Jefferson. 12-2-3tv
LOST FOX HOUND Z-1LH
bone pup, nine months old, little
grey streak on back. Tip tail.
Wearing collar with name, Onus
Hall, Wagoner, when she left at
Wagoner. If found, please notify
Dilus Hall, Wagoner. 12-lti ltp
ASTHMA
Don t let coughing, wheezing recurring a'
tacks of Bronchial Asthma ruin sleep ami
energy without trying MENDACO, which
works thru the blood to reach bronchia)
lubes and lungs. Usually helps nature quickly
remove thick, sticky mucus. Thus alleviates
.oughlng and aids freer breathing and better
sleep. Get MENDACO from druggist. Satis
!action or money back guaranteed.
For quick results, use the Sky
land Post’s classified columns.
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