THURSDAY, SEP?. 18, 1841
THE FRANKLIN PRESS AND THE HIGHLANDS MaCONIAN
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Clothes For Farm Chores
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called to' Arinv -camps. For these active jobs, home economics-workers
of the U S Department of Agriculture have designed a group ot
tu.Hl.on.!. ntuoni clullKs savs M, Willie Hunter, extension cloth
ing speti.ili.1 of X C State Collet On the left in the above picture
is a coverelte for lighter farm cliores
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built in It's easy to make, simple to
snails at the ankles. Made of gcotl cotto,n searsucKer, me iu
cool and easy ,0 launder. lor heavier farm work, the field suit on the
1 1 M-,,1,. ,.( iiifviiensn'R cotton Stilting, this OUt-
nuiu lias peen .ui-mbiuu,
fit has slide fasteners that close the
that snap -on -ami off. The hat .
Farm And Home Programs
Feature Diversified Crops
Better Crops, Livestock
And Improved Homes
Have Resulted
Macon county does not depend
on any one crop for a livelihood,
but instead the farmers follow a.
diversified svstem -of agriculture in
the growing of corn, small, grain,
trucking crops and livestock,, ac
cording to an article in the spe
cia'l supplement of the Ashevdle
Citizen-Times on the W. N. G.
Fair to be held in Hendersonville
September 23-27.
The following varied activities
listed in this feature story outline
some of the work and its results
carried on under Sam W. Men
"denhall, county agent, and Mrs.
Florence S. Shernll, home demon
stration agent, and their assistants.
The farm people of Macon coun
ty are taking advantage of the
opportunities afforded them by the
North Carolina Kxfension Service,
the Agricultural Conservation pro
gram and the Tennessee Valley
authority. This, is proved by the
fact that in driving through the
county you will see better crops,
more and better pastures, better
and more attractive homes and a
better type of livestock.
Statistics- show that participating
farmers 111 the Agricultural Conser
vation program have increased
from 6(M1 in "19.16 to 1.6(H) in -1941.
The use of lime and . phosphate
through the program has increased
from none in 1936 to approximate
ly -7,(XK) toins of lime and 700 tons
of 20 per cent phosphate in 1941.
This is in addition to $15,3o4.00 in
cash payments;-;
The seeding of soil improvement
crops . have increased from 3,300
acres 111 1936 to approximately 10,
000 acres in 1941. In 1936 there
were no semi-commercial poultry
flocks; now there are 15 of these
flocks averaging better than 150
birds per flock, This; year from 40
to 50 lamp brooders have been
built and used primarily for home
consumption' fowls. Placed on
Free Premium Coupons In Every 62
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CATTLE pSALE
Wednesday, September 21
MARK DOWDLE BARN ON
GEORGIA ROAD "
Buyers From Many Sections
BRING YOUR CATTLE
SALE STARTS PROMPTLY AT 11 O'CLOCK
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rlmres: mav do more as 'boys 'are
sucn as mniung, ici.uu.g
has stooninc and reaching room
put on, has low .safe pockets, and
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legs at the ankle, and half sleeves
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farms in the county each year have
been from five Uo: seven beef bulls
and an equal number of dairy bulls
A livestock show is held annu
ally This year there were 45 ani
mals exhibited including beef cat
tle, dairy cattle and workstock. It
is planned that approximately 15
head of beef cattle will be shown
at the Western North Carolina
Agricultural and Industrial fair at
Hendersonville.
Year around gardens are being
grown on 1,500 farms.
Nine "4-H clubs arc being con
ducted with an enrollment of 343.
There are 14 home demonstration
clubs, with an enrollment of 400
members.
The : Demonstration Farm pro
gram in Macon county has been
instrumental in promoting good
farming practices.
" In 1935 this program was estab
lished in the county with 12 farms
cooperating. The program ha?
grown from 11' unit demonstration
farms to a total of 112 units and
40 area demonstration farms.
This program has been largely
responsible, for developing leader
ship -among the farmers in the
county. The program is committee
operated and the farmers and
committeemen have given unself
ishly their time and efforts in
promoting and carrying out these
better farm and home practices in
their communities and county.
Through their efforts a better
spirit of cooperation among farm
ers, farm women and extension
workers is very much in evidence.
Homo Agent' Work
The work of the home demon
stration agent is tied in very close
ly with the county agent in his
work. The officers of the home
demonstration clubs made visits
with farm committeemen to en
courage home improvements along
with farm improvements. Since
January 1941 a number of water
systems have been installed;: 25
kitchens have been re-arranged and
improved, and five new homes have
been built iin the Holly Springs
community alone.
The women of the various com
munities are taking great pride in
the fact that their local club sec
retaries are preparing a report on
all home improvements to be pre
sented at the annual Achievement
day program to be held in Oc
tober. These achievements listed
will include the number of farms
improving the lawns, . number of
homes purcliasing pressure cookers,
number of quarts of vegetables can
ned and labor saving devices that
have been purchased.
The women are becoming more
and more proud of the fact that
they as leaders have a definite
part in the progress of their com
munities. This is true whether it
be undertaking, as is the case with
the Otto club, the purchase of a
wheel chair for a neighbor who
is a cripple; the sponsoring of a
school lunch room as Walnut Creek
club is doing, or the' compiling -of
a cook book of favorite receipes as
was done by the Cartoogechaye
club. .
State Health Board
Act$ For Venereal
Disease Control
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The State Board of Health, meet
ing in Raleigh, unanimously pass
ed a resolution endorsing Dr. Carl
V. Reynold's effort to suppress the
spread of venereal diseases tnrougn
the suppression pf prostitution.
The resolution, which declared
Dr. Reynolds' efforts 'to represent
the 'fixed policy of the Board on
this subject, was recorded in the
minutes as follows:
"Resolved, at the meeting of the
State Board of Health in Raleigh,
September 12, 1941, that the Board
endorse the policy of its Secretary,
Dr. Carl V. Reynolds, in his efforts
to suppress venereal disease and
nrostitution not anlv around the
military areas in North Carolina
but also among the' civilian popu
lation. 'Aenereal disease control in
North Carolina is a public program
and it is the fixed policy of the
Board to give all of it's efforts to
the improvement of this situation.
We feel that progress is being
made, and we assure Dr. Reynolds
of our full cooperation in the con
tinuance of this program."
The Board, during its' meeting,
also passed on several routine mat
ters. 1
SOUTHERN FARMERS SPEED DEFENSE PASTURES
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Answering the call of national
defense .for an unlimited increase
in dairy products, southern dairy
men, livestock producers, and agri
cultural leaders are joining forces
to increase quantity and quality of
production, cut feed costs, and ex
tend the grazing season during
which the cheapest and best feeds
are available.
"In the South, economical pro
duction depends on securing a lib
eral supply of high quality home
grown feed at a minimum cost
throughout as many days of the
year as possible," declared R. H.
Lush, pasture specialist, The Na
tional Fertilizer Association, at a
Harvest Time Nears
For Sweet Potatoes
Shortening days and cooler
.nights herald the arrival of fall
and harvest time for sweet po
tatoes, staple in the diet of North
Carolina" farm people.
Potatoes keep best when they
are allowed, to mature before har
vesting and before frost kills the
vines according to Lewis P. Wat
son, extension horticulturist of N.
G State college. If the vines are
killed by frost, they should" be re'
moved immediately and the po
tatoes dug as soon as possible.
The horticulturist advises-the use
of a vine cutter attached to the
beam of the plow whdn vines are
not removed before harvest. This
attachment should be constructed
so as to prevent the-blade which
cuts the vine from going deep
enough to injure the potato.
One of the most important rules
at harvest time is: Do not bruise
the potatoes. They should not be
thrown from one row to another.
Three rows caji easily be placed
together without throwing the po
tatoes. Bruised yams rot easily in
storage, and dark spots caused by
rough handling lower the market
value of the crop.
For curing and storing, a reg
ular storage crate has many ad
vantages over the bushel tub. Be
sides conserving room, the crate
allows a better circulation of air.
Potatoes should be stored and
cured in a thoroughly-cleaned and
dry house immediately after har
vesting. Proper temperature and
moisture conditions are essential
factors in keeping the crop.
Carnival Members
Arrested Friday
Three members of the F. R. Heth
Shows were arrested between 10
and 11 o'clock Friday (light, Sep
tember 12 by Sheriff A. B. Slagle
and John TDills, deputy sheriff, on
the carnival lot. Two of the men,
J. B. Redman and H. A. Williams,
were charged with keeping asd us
ing gambling tables or devices at
which games of chance were play
ed and C H. Lee was charged
with the theft of a sum of money
from Wood row Shope.
All three men failed to appear
at the hearing which had been set
for Monday morning, September
15, and, the bonds of $100 each,
which had been set on their release
from jail, were forfeited.
The riding devices and booths
which did not operate in violation
of the law continued to run through
Saturday flight, September 11 The
carnival left Sunday morning. ,
Newspaper Campaign
To Save Gas And
Urge Long Car Life
A two-fold effort to lengthen
the lives of modern automobiles
and to aid the current gasoline
conservation campaign began Sep
tember 10 when Esso Marketers
broke advertising in a large list
of newspapers, according to J. A.
Miller, advertising manager. The
advertisements will emphasize 1 to
motorists that "care .saves wear"
and will urge them to' keep their
automobiles in condition. This
marks the first comprehensive ad
vertising effort designed to impress
upon motorists that recently an
nounced car production cuts make
it important for them to prepare
their cars for extended service. It
is also a significant effort to con-,
yince the motoring public for the
urgent need for conserving gaso
line. The current ( Esso Marketers'
advertising campaign is using news
papers to promote the distribution
through their dealers of a free, 38
page booklet on "How to Length
en the Life of Your Car and Save
Gasoline". The newspaper campaign
will continue for an indefinite per
iod. .'..'..
recent meeting of North Carolina
farmers. In view of the early
summer drought in most of the
South and the trend of higher feed
prices, every effort should be made
to seed more permanent pastures
and increase the productivity of
those already in use."
. Results from improved pastures
show what can be done profitably
to meet the increased demand. In
Georgia, cows on permanent pas
ture treated with limestone and
phosphate produce a 100 per cent
calf crop two years in succession,
though only 50 per cent of the cows
on native unfertilized pasture pro?
duce calves.
John Corbin (
Joins The Marines
John Wilford Corbin, son of Mrs.
Eva Corbin of Cullasaja, has been
accepted for service in the U. S.
Marine Corps at the N. C. District
headquarters Recruiting Station
Raleigh, according to an announce
ment received here during the past
week..-
Corbin was transferred to the
Marine Barracks, Parris Island, . S.
C, for a brief period of training.
Upon completion of his preliminary
training at Parris ilsland he will be
assigned to some service school,
ship, foreign station or marine bar
racks for duty.
John's brother, Sammie, has been
in the Marine Corps for a number
of. years, serving in China and in
the tropics.
Entrance examinations for en
listment in the Marine Corps are
now being held at the U. S. Ma
rine Corps Recruiting Station in
Asheville post office building. This
office will send full information
and application blanks on request,
according to Frank R. McGaskill,
Sergeant U. S. M. C, in charge of
publicity.
M. Blumenthal's Store
Closed September 22, 23
M. Blumenthal announces that
his store will be closed on Mon
day and Tuesday of next week,
September 22 and 23, this being
the New Year of the Jewish cal
endar.
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Wayne Cunningham
On Highway Patrol
Wayne Cunningham, son of Mr.
and Mrs.' Robert Cunningham of
Macon county, was one of 30 hew
highway patrolman formally sworn
in by Justice A. A. F, ; Seawell of
the Supreme Court recently. Fol
lowing the administering qf the
oath the View men- received a word
of counsel from Governor Brough-
ton who told them that they had
been selected on one basis "That
is on the basis of merit."
Mr. Cunningham will be a mem
ber of troop A, with headquarters
at Greenville; He will receive one
month of training in the field be
fore being stationed at a town in
the district.
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Corbin Reunion
Has Been Recalled
The annual Corbin reunion will
riot be held this year according to
an announcement by Dewey Corbin,
president. In cooperation with the
health authorities, who have ask
ed that all public gatherings be
canceled in. an effort to check the
spread of infantile paralysis, Mr.
Corbin said that the reunion would
not be held this year. , -
The next reunion will be held,
on the 4th Sunday in September,
1942;- ..: ''' '".'
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