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Demonstration
Club Meeting* For Week
Are Announced
Meeting of home demonstra
tion clubs In thla county (or the
coming week have been an
nounced by Mrs. Florence S
sherrlll, county home demonstra
tion agent. They are as follows:
Today (Thursday) : Sand town
club with Mrs. Robert Welch at j
1:30 p. m.
Friday: Cullasaja club In the
basement of the Bethel Metho
dist Church from 10 a. m. to 2
p. m., with a craft workshop in
the a. m.
Monday: Highlands club at
9:45 a. m., craft workshop,
Methodist church basement;
Scaly club at 2 p. m. in the
church basement.
Tuesday: Carson club at the
community house at 1:30 p. m.
Wednesday: Iotla club at the
home of Mrs. George Gibson at
1:30 p. m.; Patton club at the
community house at 7:30 p. m.
Thursday: Holly Springs club
at 1:30 p. m. with Mrs. S. M.
Winkleblack as hostess.
Smith Gets
Promotion
At Bragg
Wade C. Smith, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Grover W. Smith, of
Dlllard, Ga., Route 1, recently
was promoted to sergeant first
class while serving with the
505th Airborne Infantry Regi
ment at Fort Bragg, according
to the Army Home Town News
?Center.
? He entered the army in Feb
ruary, 1951, and was last sta
tioned at Fort Jackson, S. C.
His wife, Frances, lives in
Olivia, N. C.
ATTENDING W. C. C.
Marvin D. (Duke i Conley, who
was discharged from the U. S.
Marine Corps last June with
the rating of corporal, is now a
student at Western Carolina
College, Cullowhee. He is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. John Con- !
ley, of Otto.
This Week
With Macon
County Agents
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By MRS. MABEL R. SWAN
(Assistant Agent)
Of what value was the coun
ty fair to you? Did you feel re
warded for the part you played
in making it a success? Did you
leave planning for bigger and
better entries next year? We
hope so, because by participat
ing in the fair with exhibits, or
showing interest by your pres
ence we know you are striving
for a perfection in farm and
home projects. Competition in
spires everyone to do a better
?job in whatever is undertaken.
By the comparison of exhibits
we can see some of our own
strengths and weaknesses in
our undertakings.
We all enjoy praise. The \
prizes won at the fair were a
form of praise. Anything we do
which is worthwhile requires
IN MACON COUNTY EVERYONE KNOWS
IT'S
THE TWINS' SHOP
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"Better Clothing for Ladies"
MAIN STREET
j It 's a Great Time
! to Strike a Bargain
(Yoogefsfripk BoMm fo -May* BoickJ
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Hade-in Allowance
?because your present -ear is at its peak value
right now. And because-with Buick so solidly
set as America's No. 3 Best Seller? our bigger
sales volume permits us to make you an even
better trade-in allowance.
Bonanza Buy
Buick prices start right next to those of the
smaller cars. But those Buick dollars buy you
a whale of a lot more automobile? more room,
more power thrill, more styling freshness, more
ride stability, more solidity of structure - the
Best Buick Yet.
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Bonanza Resale
A Buick always resells high. But the '56 Buick
will bring you even more money when you
trade it because it carries today's new Variable
Pitch Dynaflow.* It's the most advanced
transmission yet developed? and the only one
that breaks with the past to bring you the
switch-pitch performance and gas savings of
the modern plane's variable pitch propellers.
With Buick booming up in the
No. 3 sales spot, we're set to
rate your car at its peak trade-in
worth right now.
With only two smaller cars out
selling Buick? you can be sure we
know how to make you happy on
price.
So it adds up, doesn't it, that you
can really strike a bonanza and a
bargain by coming in now? Espe
cially when , you see how much
more smart dollars can buy here . . .
?The fun of Buick's brilliant
Variable Pitch Dynaflow* with
its thrilling switch-pitch action.
?The might of Buick's big V8
engine ? 322 cubic inches with
record horsepower and compres
sion ratios.
?And the luxury of Buick's ride?
a ride that knows no equal for
buoyant levelness, torque tube
steadiness and sweet handling.
Why don't you come in today?
*New Advanced Variable Pitch Dynaflow
is the only Dynaflow Buick builds today.
It is standard on Roadmaster , Super arul
Century ? optional at modest extra cost on
the Special.
p.s
.We have some especially good
buys right now on the high-powered
Century and the extra-spacious
Super. Better see 'em real soonl
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Letters
Praise For Town Officials
Editor, The Press:
Just a few words to express my sincere thanks and deep
appreciation to the Mayor and Board of Aldermen for the
fine work they have done in giving Franklin one-way streets,
which seems, in my opinion, to be the solution to the ever
increasing traffic problem. As one can readily see, the new
system completely relieves the congestion and bottle-necking
at intersections on Main Street near courthouse and gives
pedestrians a much better chance of crossing streets. I know
that many people are very happy about this.
Franklin.
(REV.) C. T. TAYLOR
hard work and in a small mea
sure the prizes won were rec
ognition by our neighbors for
work well done. Not all good
work was rewarded by a prize
at the fair, but the feeling of
satisfaction for a job well done
is a reward to be cherished.
Let's .all plan now to enter
something in the fair next year
for the exhibits show the ac
complishments of all 12 months
of the year. By planning early
we can have more aind varied
entries for next year. We can
do that "something special" we
could have done this year "if
we had had the time".
The Macon County Fair is an
expression of all of us in Ma
oon County, so let's all enjoy
making it something to look
forward to again.
Garden .
Time . . .
By ROBERT SCHMIDT
With the coming of fall
weather, we must prepare to
harvest and care for our sweet
potato crop. The sweet potato,
a tropical plant, will continue
to grow until frost kills the
vines. However, they may be
dug as soon as the roots have
reached a desirable size. It is
safer to dig them before frost,
for if the stems are exposed,
they may be damaged by the
cold, and the roots will not
keep well in storage.
Sweet potatoes should be dug
carefully to prevent bruising or
cutting them unnecessarily. A
bad bruise will cause a hard
spot when the potato is cured,
or it may allow disease to en
ter the root. It is best to grade
in the field. Carefully pack the
marketable potatoes in bushel
tub baskets or slatted crates in
which they will be stored. The
culls should be used at once or
disposed of. It is not advisable
to store culls with the good po
tatoes.
If you grow only a few po
tatoes for your own use, a
warm basement or vacant room
may provide suitable storage.
For the first 10 to 15 days, a
curing temperature of about 85
degrees F. should be maintain
ed. After that time a tempera
ture of "55 to 60 degrees is best.
For the gardener who also
wishes to sell a few bushel of
potatoes, we recommend that
he build a small storage house
such as one designed by the
Departments of Horticulture
and Agricultural Engineering,
which will hold 64 bushel bask
ets of potatoes: It Is heated by
electricity and controlled by a
thermostat so that there is lit
tle attention needed In its oper
ation. Plans may be obtained
from the Agricultural Extension
Talley Aboard Ship
Assembled For Review
At Long Beach, Calif.
j Raymond W. Talley. metal
smith third class, son of Mr.
! and Mrs. Walter M. Talley, of
Highlands, was aboard the USS
Bremerton recently when 72 ships
of the U. S. First Fleet and 160
navy aircraft assembled at Long
Beach. Calif., for the largest fleet
review since World War II.
The Fleet Home Town News
Center, which made the announce
' ment, said the exercise was review
ed by Charles S. Thomas, secre
tary of the navy.
Pipe-Shaped Pine
Knot Found By Man
A pine knot in the shape of
a pipe was recently found by
Frank Burnette, of Franklin,
Route 3, while cutting wood.
Mr. Burnette says he has been
offered $5 for the oddity.
Service, N. C. State College, Ral
eigh, N. C.
Once the potatoes are placed
in storage, they should not be
handled or disturbed until you
are ready to remove them for
use or for market. Any han
dling of the potatoes in storage
often will cause many of them
to rot. If stored in baskets or
crates, any desired number of
baskets may be removed at any
time without disturbing the
others. It will be necessary to
regrade all potatoes taken from
I .storage for market.
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