Town and Farnv
In Wartime j
ClrtltanS-At War ?
The Government needs and
asks its citizens in this 170th
week of the war to:
1. Help relieve the nursing
crisis. All women, trained or
untrained, can participate in I
one of the eight war nursing |
programs.
2. Address all overseas mail
clearly, correctly and complete
ly to avoid, delays and disap
pointments.
3. But only what you really
need this Easter. Dollars un
necessarily spent contribute to
Inflation.
Last Date Par Use
Meats, Fats? Red Stamps Q5,
R5, S5, March 31. Red Stamp.s
T5, U5, V5, W5. and X5 April
28. Red Stamps Y5, Z5, and A2.
B2, C2, D2, June 2. Red Stamps
E2, F2, G2, H2, J2, June 30. |
New stamps will be validated
April 1.
Pi jcessed Foods ? Blue Stamp.s [
X5, Y5, Z5, and A2 and B2,
March 31. Blue Stahps C2, D2, i
E2, F2, and G2, April 28. Blue
Stamps H2, J2, K2, L2. and M2.
June 2. Blue Stamps N2. P2, Q2. i
R2, S2, June 30.
New stamps will be validated
April 1.
Sugar Stamps ? 35, June 2.
No new stamp will be vali
dated until May 1.
Fuel Oil ? East, Period 5 cou
pons became good March 1,
1945. Mid-West. Periods 4 and
5 coupons became good Febru
ary 5, 1945. Far West, Period 5
coupons became good March 5,
1945. South, Periods 4 and 5
coupons became good January
29, 1945.
State College Answers
Timely Farm Questions
Q. What equipment is needled
for handling bees?
A. Beginners in beekeeping
should have a veil, long wrist
ed gloves, a good smoker, and
a hive tool. Proper use of smoke
is an important factor in bee
management. "Beginners should
not attempt even the slightest
disturbance of their bees with
out the use of a well-lighted
smoker," says Prof. Ross O.
Stevens, Professor of Zoology at
State College. "Smoke subdues
the bees and keeps them under
control. If bees get into a right
ing mood, they are apt to stay
in this mood for several days
or even weeks. Therefore, it >s
desirable to keep down the
fighting spirit with the proper
use of smoke."
Q. What is a good disinfec
for treating barns?
A. Dr. C. D. Grinnells, agri
cultural experiment station vet
erinarian at State college, rec
ommends 1 pound of lye to 20
gallons of water. A good spray
pump is needed and the solu
tion should be hot. He recom
mends the moistening of the
litter and woodwork, and then
the removal of litter. Walls and
ceiling should be thoroughly
brushed. Remove all litter and
about 4 inches of topsoil. Clean
soil should then be substituted
for that which has been re
moved.
Caldwell County potato grow
ers are standardizing on the
Sequoia variety and are plan
ning community cooperation in
grading, sacking, and selling
the crop, says H. R. Niswonger
of State College.
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State College Hint*
For Farm Homemaker*
BY RUTH CURRENT
Molasses for table use and
home cooking is ample, and it
should be used wherever pos
sible to stretch sugar. The
darker molasses has a stronger
flavor and also contains more
iron than the lighter colored,
more refined molasses.
To prevent curdling, when
making soft custards and other
dishes calling for hot milk to
be added to the egg, mix sugar
with the egg and not with the
milk. Add hot liquids and mix
tures to the beaten egg a lit
tle at a time. Bring just to the
boiling point.
Vitamin C on the Wane: In
planning family meals for late I
winter and early spring, the j
housewife will be wise to pro
vide more of the foods that are
rich in vitamin C? tomatoes,
oranges, grapefruit, fresh green i
cabbage, kale, and other fresh |
greens ? to offeset losses of this j
vitamin which many vegetables ;
and fruits suffer during winter j
storage. Tests at many state j
agricultural experiment stations i
have shown a gradual loss of ,
vitamin C in potatoes, apples,
onions, cabbage, parsnips, and
even in some canned fruits and
vegetables over the months in '
storage. Family meals may run j
low in the C vitamin and this j
may show up in a' rundown
feeling and "spring weariness." j
According to OPA, sugar can- [
ning allowances for 1945 are \
to be based on actual canning I
needs ? a maximum of 20
pounds per person may be is
sued but no more than 160
pounds per family.
The sugar allowance enables
home canners to put up about
as much fruit as last year, if
they use all canning sugar as
intended and stay within rec
ommended wartime propor
tions of fruit to sugar ? that is,
use one pound of sugar to each
four quarts of fruit. These pro
portions make a medium-thin
syrup.
Save An Extra Pig
From Every Litter
The shortage of meat and the
fact that North Carolina has
about 300,000 fewer hogs on
farms than at this time last
year calls for better care of
the sow before farrowing and
better care of the sow and thf
pigs after farrowing so as to
save an extra pig per litter.
Extension livestock specialists
at State College suggest that
every swine grower and 4-H
club boy who is specializing in
producing pigs should have a
copy of Extension Circular No.
238, entitled "Raising Hogs in
North Carolina." This publica
tion contains many practical
suggestions on feeding, sanita
tion, and pare that will enable
the average grower to save that
extra pig.
Saving extra pig per litter
from the spring crop alone can
easily amount to many millions
of pounds of additional pork
for North Carolina.
Careful feeding of the sow
will give 3 pound pigs at -birth
rather than 2 pound pigs, with
a much better chance of surviv
ing.
Washing the sow with soap,
water, and a good brush before
farrowing time will keep down
parasites and help to save many
pigs.
Proper feeding of the sow
after farrowing will help to keep
the pigs 4 from developing
scours.
Nursing sows and pigs need
a clean, temporary grazing crop
to prevent losses from para
sites.
Castrate the boar pigs at 3
to 4 weeks of age. Vaccinate all
pigs at 6 to 7 weeks of age, if
there is any danger of cholera.
Use old cylinder oil to control
lice and mange.
Thrifty, disease-free pigs re
spond more readily ? to careful
feeding.
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SPECIAL
COFFEE
ARMY RELIES
ON COUNTY'S
FAT SALVAGE
Half Ounce Saved Daily
By Each Family Would
Supply Medical Needs
Of 1,323 Wounded
Macon county's 3,529 families
can fill an entire day's medical
needs of 1,323 battlefront cas
ualties if each home will save
one tablespoon of waste kitchen
fat, it was estimated today by
the nation's largest single col
lector of this vital war material.
"There are few direct ways
a wife, mother or daughter can
help safeguard the life of a
loved one at, the fighting front,
and salvaging used fats is one
of them," said T. A. Connors,
head of A&P national meat de
partment. "The value of the
9,128,000 pounds salvaged by our
customers throughout the na
tion last year is evident In the
fact that a single pound pf fat
will process about 260 quarts
of life-giving blood plasma."
The increased tempo of the
war has intensified the need for
drugs, ointments and acids to
ease pain and lessen mortality
among our soldiers as -well' as
for synthetic rubber, protective
coatings and other vital war
materials in which waste fats
figure, Connors pointed out.
Further, he said, the OPA has
continued its -offer of red ra
tion points for each pound of
grease turned in at stores.
"The importance of used fats
in the manufacture of the im
plements of war and of thou
sands of products for the home
front is widely recognized," he
said. "But little is known of
the miracles being worked by
military medicine with the aid
of converted fats. Macon coun
ty women, in making their con
tribution to this salvage drive,
may take added satisfaction
from the knowledge that even
a tablespoon, or half ounce, of
used fat will help make enough
smallpox vaccine for 75 injec
tions."
Other vital medication for
which household fats are re
quired includes tannic acid used
in treatment of burns, some in
sulins for shock victims, tinc
tures of opium and gentian to
ease pain, sulfa-diazine oint
ments for treating abrasions
and fungus growths, and nitro
glycerine tablets as a heart [
stimulant.
EXECUTRIX NOTICE
Having qualified as executrix
of J. O. Harrison, deceased, late
of Macon County, N. C., this is
to notify all persons having
claims against the estate of said
deceased to exhibit them to the
undersigned on or before the
12th day of March, 1946, or
this notice will be plead in bar
of their recovery. All persons
Indebted to said estate will
please make immediate settle
ment.
This 12th day of March, 1945.
AMY HARRISON,
Executrix
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NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
OF SUMMONS
In The Superior Court
North Carolina
Macon County
Homer Woods
vs.
Cleo Woods
The defendant, Cleo Woods,
will take notice that an action
entitled as above has been com
rpenced in the Superior Court
of Macon County for the pur
pose of securing an absolute di
vorce for the plaintiff, Homer
Woods.
Said defendant will further
take notice that she is required
to appear at the office of the
Clerk of Superior Court of Ma
con County, North Carolina, at
the Courthouse in Franklin,
North Carolina, on the 8th day
of April, 1945, and answer or
demur to the complaint in said
action, or the plaintiff will ap
ply to the Court for the relief
demanded in the complaint.
This 6th day of March. 1945.
EDITH CUNNINGHAM,
Asst. Clerk Superior Court
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NOTICE OF SUMMONS
NORTH CAROLINA
MACON COUNTY,
In the Superior Court
Macon County
vs.
Byron E. Hamlin and wife,
Hamlin, and Unknown
Heirs at Law of Byron E.
Hamlin
The Defendants, Byron E.
Hamlin and wife, Hamlin.
and Unknown Heirs at Law of
Byron E. Hamlin will take no
tice that an action entitled as
above, has been commenced in
the Superior Court of Macon
County, North Carolina, for the
purpose of foreclosing a tax lien
on property in Macon County,
North Carolina, and in which
the defendants have an inter*
est, and are proper parties
thereto.
It ? is further ordered by the
court that the defendants,
Byron E. Hamlin and wife
Hamlin, and Unknown Heirs at
Law of Byron E. Hamlin, are
required to appear at the of
fice of the Clerk of tne Super
ior Court of Macon County,
North Carolina, at his office in
Franklin, on the 15th diy of
March, 1945, and answer or de
mur to the complaint of the
plaintiff, or the relief demand
ed in said complaint will be
granted.
This the 12th day of Febru
ary, 1945.
EDITH CUNNINGHAM,
Asst. Clerk Superior Court
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ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Having qualified as adminis
trators of Evie Howell, deceased,
late of Macon County, N. C.,
this is to notify all persons
having claims against the estate
of said deceased to exhibit
theni to the undersigned on or
before the 17th day of Febru
ary, 1946, or this notice will
be plead In bar of their recov
ery. All persons Indebted to
said estate will please make
immediate settlement.
This 17th day of February,
1945.
WILLIAM S. HOWELL
JAMES DeHART,
Administrators
P. O. Box 98
Bryson City, N. C.
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ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Having qualified as adminis
trator of Charlie Truitt, de
ceased, late of Macon County,
N. C., this is to notify all per
sons having claims against the
estate of said deceased to ex
hibit them to the undersigned
on or before the 20th day of
February, 1946, or this notice
will be plead in bar of their
recovery. A11 persons indebted
to said estate will please make
immediate settlement.
This 20th day of February,
1945.
J. B. ELMORE,
Administrator
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Shipping containers, including
those for fruits and vegetables,
are in short supply \jecause of
a lack of lumber and pulp
needed for making them.
Spring Calve* Make
Better Beef Cattle
Beef calves dropped in the
spring have shown 36 per cent
better gains between May 1 and
November 1 than similar calves
dropped in the fall, according to
records of the Agricultural Ex
periment station at State Col
lege.
Acting on this information,
the herd bull at the old Black
land Experiment. Station at
Wenona was allowed to run
ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE
Having qualified as admin
istratrix of Mrs. Callie Donie
Ledford, deceased, late of Ma
con County, N. C., this is to
notify all persons having claims
against the estate of said de
ceased to exhibit them to the
undersigned on or before the
23 day of February, 1946, or
this notice will be plead in bar
of their recovery. All persons
indebted to said estate will
please make immediate settle
ment.
This 23rd day of February,
1945.
Mrs. Mack Dills ,
Mrs. Joe Hopkins
Administratrix
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June, and July. The calves
were dropped during the follow
ing February, March, and April
and weaned In November, being
kept separate from the main
herd during the winter months.
If growers will follow this
breeding practice, they can save
large sums of money, according
to Leland Case, in charge of
Extension animal husbandry at
State College. "It is had prac
tice to ha/ve calves dropped at
all times of the year," he says.
"Late summer and fall calving
is bad for both the cows and
their offsprings.
"Usually cows that have to
nurse calves during the winter
are kept in poor condition, and
the calves make poor growth.
Death losses of both cows and
calves is increased. Calves that
do not get good growth early
in life seldom develop Into high
grade animals and put on gains
as they should. Spring seems to
be the most favorable calving
season for beef cattle.
"Allowing the bull to run with
the herd throughout the year
is one of the most serious faults
of our beef cattle Industry."
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SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO SCHOOL CHILDREN
IT TAKES AN EXPERT CHECK-UP NOW...
TO HELP YOU save that car!
If you let it slip this year . . .you may be very sorry! You probably never owned a
car as old as yours is now. This means you've got a job to do . . . NOW I
Get that old winter oil out and fresh oil in. Give that winter-beaten chassis
a thorough lubrication with fresh, protective greases. Let a man who knows how
look over those tires and switch them around for longer life.
Have your spark plugs cleaned or replaced for greater
gas economy, greater engine life. Look after that battery,
radiator, lights and finish! Spring's going and summer's
near. Now's the time to get the care that will help you
SAW THAT CAR I MAKE A DATE WITH YOUR
ESSO DEALER TODAY!
car* savM wear
Out imikwIm.