Franklin F. F. A. Chapter Winning Top Award Was No Accident
Pvt. Jarrett Ledford
At Virginia Fort
Pvt. Jarrett P. Ledford, son of
Mr. and Mrs. C. Z. Ledford, of
Franklin, Route 1, recently was
assigned to the 79th Engineer |
Group at Fort Belvoir, Va., ac
cording to the Army Home Town
News Center.
A draftsman in the headquar
ters and service company of the
group's 575th Engineer Battalion,
Pvt. Ledford entered the Army in
December, 1956, artd took his bas
ic training at Fort Dix, N. J.
He is a 1955 graduate of Frank
lin High School and prior to en
tering service worked for Macon
Construction Company.
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Minister Returns
To Native Hills
Though he's 86 and in poor 1
health, when A. P. Foster, Macon
County native, felt the urge the
other day to see the mountains |
again, he drove here alone from
his home at Macon, Ga.
He is visiting his daughter, Mrs.
Bill Watlcins, of East Franklin.
Mr. Foster, a retired Methodist
minister, left Macon County ir.
1917, but has returned from time
; to time.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Foster, he was reared on "the
first farm this side of the Georgia
state line", he explained.
Commenting that this might,
be his last trip to his native hills,
he quickly added, with a chuckle,
that he is "going to fight death
off as long as I can. He is my
enemy ? and I've never shown
my heels to an enemy yet."
Sfc. Scruggs Home
On 30-Day Leave
Sfc. Emory L. Scruggs, of Ft.
Lawton, Wash., is home on a 30
day leave. He arived last week.
He is battalion supply sergeant
with the 28th Guided Missile Bat
talio'n at Fort Lawton. where he
has Ween stationed for nearly
all of his five years in the Army.
Sergeant Scruggs recently re-en
listed for six years.
With him are his wife, the
former Miss Mary Sue Johnson,
and their son, Harvey.
United States population in
1975 is expected to be 210 to 220
million.
Special Notice to
PROPERTY OWNERS
If 1956 County Taxes are not paid
by July 31 property will be adver
tised and sold as provided by law.
J. HARRY THOMAS,
Tax Collector
? H ( All-PUKPOSI fU!l
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North Carolina's Future Farmers Of America Chapter
. . . Franklin's Own 70-Member Group
Long Hours,
Hard Work,
Did The Job
Accomplishments
Of Chapter During
Year Are Reviewed
j North Carolina's best Future
j Farmers of America chapter ? Ma
j con County's own 70-member
j chapter ? didn't receive its high
j honor recently by accident.
Long hours and hard work went
| into it as the F.F.A. boys tackled
l projects ranging from taking over
j the county farm on US 23-441 on
j a lease agreement, to building
| flower boxes for merchants parti
| cipating in a town beautificatioi:
[program.
And what more proof is needed
? of their ability to remain on top
than to point out that this year's :
state honor is just a repeat -per- J
formance of 1955. In addition, the j
chapter this year copped the
state cooperative activities award,
one as coveted as the best chapter
honor.
Least's r arm
The Franklin chapter this past j
year took, a 10-year rent-free lease
on the county farm, bringing to
120 acres the total of land it is t
farming. The" county farm was .
badly run down and needed
plenty of attention, particularly 1
fertilizer.
1 In the spring the chapter spent'
$400 on fencing, building a four
foot woven wire fence around 60
acres of bottom land. Later in the
year, 30 acres of hill pasture were
. fenced.
Through the local Agricultural
: S tablization and Conservation pro
i gram, the chapter received all
'fertilizer, seed, and lime.it was
f eligible for and this helped cut
the cost of improvements.
It used 15.000 pounds of 2-12-12.
1,000 pounds of ammonium ni
trate, 30 tons of lime, 40 tons of
ciiicken manure, 600 pounds of
lespedeza seed, 60 pounds of
orchard grass and fescue, and
eight pounds of ladino clover.
120 In Grass
The chapter goal is 120 acres
in grass, with summer and winter
grazing, plus hay.
Pvt. Pickens Ending
Training In Texas
Pvt. Robert E. Pickens, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Pickens, of
Franklin, Route 4, is scheduled'
to complete eight weeks of basic
combat training with the 4th
Armored Division at Fort Hood,
Tex., the middle of this month,
according to the Army Home
Town News Center.
A 1952 graduate of Franklin
High School, his wife, Mrs. Ada
Pickens, also lives on Route 4.
Be Safe
Instead of
Sorry
Insure
Your
Home, Car ,
or Life
With
ATION WIDB
ED WILLIAMS
Local Agent
Phone 5 or 311
In the spring the chapter main
tained a flock of 70 sheep. Lambs
were sold the last of May.
The county farm is considered
ideal for sheep. It ts near Franklin
High School, the chapter's base
of operations, and there is enough
land to practice rotation grazing.
All good ewe lambs are sold to
chapter members with the idea
of increasing the sheep population
in the county.
Lambs Are Saved
The Future Farmers construct- j
ed two large electric lamb brood
ers, which were used to save sev
eral lambs during real cold wea
ther. Chapter members learned
how to shear sheep by practicing
on their own. Two members shear
for local farmers a: a charge of
50 cents. Forty cents goes to th /
boys and 10 cents to the chapter.
As an experiment, the chapter
bred a Dorset ram to some of the
Hamp ewes. It was pleased with
the results. The lambs were fed
separately in a creep to push them
for the early market. The wool
from the eWes pay for the feed
they eat. so the lambs are con
sidered clfar profit ar,d the money
is used to finance seed and fenc
ing and other improvements.
Feed Out Hogs
During 1956. the chapter feet
out one group of eight hogs. Ar
rangements were made with tl
high school lunchroom for gar
bage to feed them. The chapter
purchased corn and a protein
supplement to balance their diet.
The chapter cleared $96.80 on thr
hogs.
During the winter and spHny,
I hogs were not fed out becaust
I the chapter had several ewes nnji
lambs at the school and "hogs
and sheep don't go together."'
A purebred Yorkshire boar is
kept by the chapter for breeding,
both by the chapter and by farm
ers. No breeding fee is charged
when the boar Is taken to individ
ual farms.
Win Show Honors
F.F.A. and 4 -H members walkei
away with most of the honors at
the annual W. N. C. Fat Stock
Show and Sale at Enka last
November. They received 16 blue
ribbons and two reds. Eight calves
graded prime and 10 choice.
Franklin chapter won first in the
county group of the best five
animals and also for the best
three. Johnny Killian, an F.P.A.
boy. had the reserve champion
of the show and he also won first
place in showmanship and fitting.
Macon County calves sold for
and average of 31 ','2 cents per
pound. This was made possible
by the generous support given the
boys by the businessmen of the
county.
Owns Two Bulls
The chapter still owns a Mill
Iron Hereford bull and a Polled
Hereford bull. It also keeps two
Hereford bulls sponsored by yie
Sears chain. These bulls' services
are in demand at all times.
In state competition last year,
the Franklin chapter placed sec
ond in the bull breeding contest
1 and received a Hereford heifer as
a prize. She is being kept by the
chapter to start a beef herd .
Enter Booths
Each agricultural class at F.H.S.
put a booth in the county fail
last fall and each received a blue
ribbon. They collected a total of
$60 in prize money.
For six months of the school
| year, the F.F.A. boys did the jani
| torial work in the school gym
i nasium. For this work, the chap
ter received $100 a month. Three
beys did the work during their
.study period.
Mailbox pofts and picnic tables
| also are being built by the chap
j ter to help with community de
velopment work. This work is done
PLUMBING
And
HEATING
For A-l Work at
Reasonable Rates
CALL
W. G. HALL
Phone 397
FINriftN BULLETS
FOUL' IN MOTORS
#M0* V**00*
Contain5
no
NO INCREASE IN PRICE
? American Oil Company
at cost. It also makes picnic tables
for "sale at $12.50 each and has
made more than 50. The chapter
clears $5 per table.
The F.F.A. is cooperating with
? local civic groups in erecting five
entrance signs to Franklin.
Demonstrations conducted by
the chapter during the year in
eluded pasture seeding, slaughter
I
ing and meat cutting, sheep shear
ing. dehorning, castrating, lawn
seeding, parasite control, and
chemical weed control.
Make flower Boxes
Twenty-five flower boxes were
constructed for merchants parti
cipating in the community beautt
fication program The chapter
cleared $2 on each.
At no charge, the chapter pre
pared a barbecue supper for the
Soil Conservation Service. More
than 150 attended.
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Every Afternoon
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I
Dodge flashes past the finish five lengths ahead
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? Your Dodge truck dealer has proof that
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