Raby Training As Cook
At Fort Bragg School
Pic. Charles R. Raby, son of
Mark E. Raby, of Franklin,
Route 4, Is currently undergo
ing an eight-weeks Cook train
ing course at the Third Army
area food service school at Fort
Bragg, it has been learned
here.
Upon completion of the
course, he will return to his
home station at Lackland Air
Force base, Tex.
LOYAL ORDER
OF MOOSE
I
MEETS
Every Thursday Night
At 8 o'clock
?
OLD LEGION HALL
EVERT MEMBER IS URGED
TO ATTEND
This Week
With Macon
County Agents
By T. H. FAGG
On a recent visit to the (arm
of Mr. John C. Dills of the
Cullasaja community, several
interesting things were noted.
Mr. Dills is a former unit
demonstration farmer and has
long been one of the leading
farmers In the county. In for
mer years Mr. Dills was a very
active truck farmer, raising
beans, cabbage and other vege
tables for the market. However,
he has never been a man who
put all his eggs in one basket.
He believes in diversification.
He raises grade beef cattle and
has a number of yearling cat
tle for sale each year. In addi
tion he is a breeder of pure
bred O. I. C. hogs from which
he receives a very nice income
each year.
In the past few yeans, Mr.
Dills' health has been rather
bad and he has reached .the
age of 77 years, however, he
has not quit larming, although,
he has had to curtail his ac
activities considerably.
Mr. Dills stated that last year
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It pays a good rate of interest ? and you can save as
little as 25 cents a week!
NEW SERIES OF STOCK OPENS JULY 1
Ask Us For Details
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MACON COUNTY BUILDING
& LOAN ASSOCIATION
Bank of Franklin Bldg.
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Ask for Refreshing Jl l. with your
"Shopper's Snack"
NEW SOUARE
STYLE POULTRY
HOUSEPOPULAR
Cooler In Summer, Easier
To Heat In Winter;
Cheaper To Build
The new style square poultry
house, 40 by 40 feet In size, Is
proving to be highly popular
with North Carolina farmers,
says W. O. Andrews, extension
poultry specialist at State col
lege. He adds that it Is being
used with equal success for
both broilers and layers.
According to Mr. Andrews, the
square house is more comfort
able for chicks in both summer
and winter. It is cooler In sum
mer, easier to heat In winter,
and results in better growth
and better development of egg
shells. Since it requires less wall
space, It can be constructed at
less cost.
If a larger floor area is de
sired, the length of the build
ing may be increased while the
width Is kept constant. An ideal
arrangement, says Mr. Andrews,
would be two sections 200 feet
in length and a 20 foot center
feed room connecting the two
An egg-holding room construct
ed under the feed room facili
tates the handling of eggs on
the farm.
The .material from which
these houses are constructed b,
adaptable. Cinder blocks anr.
he raised the cheapest and besi
crop of corn he ever raised In
all his years of farming. He
kept an accurate record of this
corn crop. He used six acres of
land that had been In meadow
for a number of years. The land
was turned, hanowed, and an
excellent seed bed prepared. He
drilled In 300 pounds of 6-8-6
fertilizer with a wheat drill and
put 200 pounds In the row per
acre when planting. He only
cultivated the corn twice, and
on the last cultivation top
dressed the corn with 100
pounds of ammonium nitrate
per acre. Last fall he gathered
91.6 bushels of corn per acre,
or a total of 550 bushels. This
corn at present market price is
valued at $1,100. Mr. Dills states
that his total expenditure in
cash for fertilizer, seed, and
labor in cultivation and har
vesting was $182.00, leaving a
profit of $918. His cost of pro
duction per bushel was 34 cents.
Mr. Dills states that he did get
his land preparation and culti
vation done at about half price
by his son who owns a tractor,
but even so he figures that his
cost of production was consider
ably less than 30 cents per
bushel.
Mr. Dills cited one other ex
ample in his farming operation
that is bringing him in a nice
profit. This spring his two sows
farrowed, bringing him 22 pigs.
He recently sold 19 of them for
$237.50 at six weeks old, keep
ing three for his own use. The
total value of the ptes coming
to $275.00. He says that he is
satisfied that the total cost of
raising ? these pigs did not
amount to more than $75.00,
leaving him a proilt of $200.
A number of years ago Mr.
Dills, In order to realize more
for his truck crop3, started a
route into South Carolina to
some of the larger grocery
stores, cafes, and hotels furn
ishing them with iresh vege
tables of high quality. He call
ed on them twice each week
during the summer months. He
says after he got his route
established he never had any
trouble selling all his products
and most of the time could
have sold more. The business
men he dealt with appreciated
the high quality of his products
and paid premiums to get them.
Due to his age and health Mr.
Dills has had to dispense with
this phase of his farming. How
ever, his son Hrisco . Dilis, who
owns the farm adjoining his
father has taken it over, and
Is carrying on successfully in
his fathers footsteps. Brisco
says that last year on >/j acre of
pole beans he sold 250 bushels
at an average price of $3.50 per
bushel, or $875.00, and that
about 50 or 60 bushels were
left on the vines unpicked.
Mr. Dills and his son are to
be congratulated on their very
successful farming operation.
Mr. Dills says that it does take
a little work though to accom
plish these things.
For
HOUSE WIRING
Call
JAMES P. WURST
Licensed Electrician
Phone 66
Franklin, N. C
wood Are the two molt popular
materials used. The block h^hse
of ers better Insulation and An
muny c*ses the difference In
cost of the two materials A
negligible.
Mr. Andrews says wide doors
at each end of the poultry
no use will allow trucks, trac
tors, and spreaders to be driven
through. Four windows on each
of the four sides will provide
LKUAL AUVtUllblNti
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Having qualified as adminis
trator or Sadie Moore, deceased,
late of Macon County, N. C?
this la to notiiy all persons hav
ing claims against the estate of
said deceased to exhibit them to
the undersigned on or beiort
the 28 day of May, 1952 or this
notice wyi be plead in bar 01
their recovery. All persons in
debted to said estate will please
make Immediate settlement,.
This 28 day of May, 1951.
T. H. MOORE,
Administrator
M31 ? 6tc ? Jly5
gota lighting lriiide ?0 Cfintrol
veiUllatlon, a ridge ventilator
should be plAced in the roof
and openings should be provid
ed near the floor level on two
sides. Dirt floors with deep
built-up litters are being used
successfully iy many cases. The
house may be solid sheeted or
six-Inch spaces may be lelt be
tween the boards. In either case
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE
Having qualified as executor
of H. O. Cabe, deceased, late
of Macon County, N. C? this
is to notify all persons having
claims agkinst the estate 01
said deceased to exhibit them
to the undersigned on or uc i
fore the 9 day of June, Iub2
or this notice will be plead u.
bar of their recovery. All per
sons indebted to said e^iate
will please make Immediate
settlement.
This 8 day of June, 1951.
HAROLD CABE,
Executor.
J14 ? 6tp ? Jlyl9
THt'RSDA?, jrvt 59, l95t
The Franklin Pre?? and Th? Highland* Macotouui
aluminum roofing should be
used.
Farm land values have risen
14 per cent in the past year.
More than 100 summer camp
for boys and girls are in Nortl
Carolina's mountains and aloni
its coast.
MEALS - - SUPERBLY PREPARED
Eat here orce and we're sure you'll eat here again
and again. Why? Because we take special pains with
our food . . . prepare It to mert your own mo.st dis
criminating taste.. Come in today!
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CITY SERVICE STATION
Telephone 268
East Main Street
REID'S ESSO STATION
Palmer Street
Phone 32
POINDEXTER'S
ESSO SERVICE STATION
Phone 102
ROPER'S ESSO SERVICENTER
On Rryson Gty Road
Telephone No. 6
RALPH WOMACK'S SERVICE
STATION
On Atlanta Highway
Phone II
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STATION
On the Swan
Phone 91