'rjnvs.nr.cor,.: KAf::ALL, N. C, AUG. 1, 1 ,1 fJorj Available Good Ic The Agriculture , Department'! '1962 yearbook,; 'After a Hundred Years,1 includes written and pic- torial reference to several agrt cultural research and conservation projects in Western North Caro lina. The volume also contains a sev en-page feature article on a day in the life of Theodore S. Seely, Pisgah National Forest ranger since 1952. The yearbook was released re cently and is designed to highlight agricultural and forestry accom plishments in the United States during the past century. Seven photograph accompany the article on Seely. They depict conservation projects, recreation facilities and crews at work in Pisgah Forest. There is a view of Looking Glass Falls. The article notes that 1,700,000 persons visited the recreation areas in 1961 and mentions that the first forestry school in the United States has its inception in Pisgah Forest Near the front of the 688-page volume is a chapter on experiment Decoration : There will be a Decoration at the Allen Cemetery on Long Branch Sunday, - August 26, be ginning at 2:00 p. m. All public speakers, singers and the public are invited to attend. stations, including a panoramic view of the Mountain Research Station at Waynesville. There are other brief mentions of North Carolina agricultural work scattered throughout the yearbook. Copies of the volume may be obtained at a cost of $3 each by writing the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D. C. Commenting on the recognition the book gives Western North Carolina, Congressman Roy A. Taylor said he was "pleased that people throughout the United States will have an opportunity to read about the progressive ag ricultural and forestry projects we have under way." mm i. A CASE STUDY OF A I fWrtwl By THE N. C IIC G2,)J0; I CAROLINA MOTOkibl ..E INFORMATION SERVICE in? K (Case Htory 6220) North Carolina male, age 46, has fifteen North Carolina Mo tor Vehicle Department regula tion violations in the last; few years, including six revocations of license. His record includes 7 drunk driving violations; 8 . reck less driving; 3 driving after li cense revoked, and 1 no opera tors license. Three of the charges occurred this year, one while, a- waitinff trial. Insured is consid ered a bad risk as his record in dicates, but an insurance com pany is required to carry the in dividual and pay claims which other drivers and policyholders must helo' pay for under North Carolina insurance statutes. Watch out this may be the next driver you approach. Zccd Greet f:r ra$uT 0 rn e Qa3 Zemo, a doctor's formula, liquid or ointment, soothes, helpe heal minor, bams, cut bruises. Family . antiseptic, eaaea itch of surface sashes, eczema, teen-age pimplea,' athlete's foot Stops scratching, so aids faster healing. For stubborn cases, get Extra StrqMfth Zemo. Singing Convention - The regular 4th Sunday night singing convention will be held at the Grapevine Baptist Church on Sunday night, August 26 at 7:30 o'clock. All singers and listeners are invited to attend. CUTCO'JNALL OLD DISEASED APPLE TREES An apple tree is a beautiful sight in the Bpring, and ; makes good shade during the hot day of summer, but in the fall it can turn into a thief and cattle kil ler in your pasture. There is no telling how much old achrub, dis ease ridden apple trees ' cost cat tlemen of Madison 1 County each f alL , The cattle will actually go hun gry, standing under an ' apple tree waiting for apples to drop; they will lose weight on apples. Then, every fall, several animals will be found dead under, or near. an apple tree, with an apple in throat The best insurance against this loss is to cut down, those old trees, or posion them this win ter. Very few of these trees pro- duce eatable , apples and those that do should be fenced out ef the pastures, .,- G 0 o n ' c ... RENEW YOUR Subscription To TO The NEWS-RECORD Ihe Secretary of Agriculture has set Thursday, August 30 as the date for conducting the wheat referendum. The referendum will be based on the 1968 wheat program of a national wheat acre age allotment of 65 million acres, In his announcement based on the former wheat program of 1958, the secretary stated that if wheat quotas are approved by producers mat -the National average support rate on the 1963 wheat crop will oe 11.82 per bushel which repre sents 75 of parity.' On the other hand if quotas are disapproved in the August 80 referendum, the National average support rate to farmers who cooperate by plant ing within their quota will be 8L21 per bushel with no Bupport to the non-cooperators. Under present legislation, the Secretary has no alternative out call for a referen dum not later than August ' 81, which is the last day of the second postponement forv this years referendum. In commenting of the . wheat referendum, Emory Robinson, chairman of the Madison County ASC Committee, said that eligi bility to vote in the wheat referen dum is based on whether or not as much as 15 acres of wheat will be planted for harvest in 1963. Based on this requirement he said there are no known eligible voters for the wheat referendum in Madison1 County. In conclusion1 he stated that wheat prolucera within the county who contend they are eligible, voters (plan to plant 15 acres for harvest in 1963) may cast their ballot at the ASCS of fice in Marshall on Thursday, August 80, between the hours of 8 :0O a. in., and 6 :00 p. in. ETE A COMP NEWSPAPE &tf fcriS fcb& ga fertSer tKan fKe pages 9? yw4wmsv newspaper to find com f3 'fj'afi fef local tnd rational events r for entertaining comics and special tt&Xtt. CseS xmHH we caay complete focal news coverage as well as terse comment on ta i! rfbhs iind feature articles by America's foremost artists and writers. R 1 NEWS OF LOCAL HAPPENINGS PxCa Uftnitges Parties Visitors Cfoc Meetings Clubs School rrrg CsSs tsd transfer of property New ;?iv:un jpjz tin . , tt rrndclrd fccdacsses Deaths Editorial hstfg. fcr tit dels imprbvernents a tli . tzd rdsrh raore makes up our local HIs;l(Wi OUR FEATURE DEPARTMENTS As a part Of Our cohtinuous efforts to give you the best possible paper, we are including informative and entertaining features by leading American artists, authors ?md newspapermen each week. Readthem and enjoy them as a part of your borne paper. They zst nationally known arid the best in their line. a a. a i . j.-' e1- f ' . D9 Wlz HISS A'- SIWGLIZ EiiSUE ' r- t ... , v J pleast Cad , , for tHJH fsm kzj ceiar mf sntecrtpfion, Hew : ' . Reaevti ' " , for a period SEND S'ALIPLE COPIES Sacause I fed that t&e foltowln; persons will be interested in SBbscribitiff to their home paper, 1 herewith submit their name and address, and ask that jrou send them sample copies for a couple weeks. (Z!cned). Name. Name- Address.. Address FROZEN BABY LIVES Washington A tine five- week old baby boy, found in a frozen condition on a doorstep, was pronounced dead at General Hospital, but later gave out a few feeble gasps and was reviv ed. The infant had a temperature of 73 degrees and no detectible heart beat when examined at the hospital. Artificial respiration was continued after the nro- nouncement of death and when the feeble gasps were noted, the baby was rushed to the operating room where oxygen and adrenalin were administered. The baby is expected to survive. SELF DISCIPLINE The range of a man's achieve ments are determined by the drive he puts behind his ambitions. Singing Convention The Madison County Singing Convention will be held Sunday at Davis Chapel Baptist Church at 2:00 o'clock. i The public to attend. is cordi invited Decoration There will be a decoration at the Bishop Cemetery Sunday, August 26. The putjlic, singers, and ministers are invited. 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Concon Haricot Automatically involves United States T"- The agriculture of . the United States and the European Common Market,, is so intertwined that night-time labor law in the Neth- ianda affects our miaUty jiidieat market, and a fruit-grading jjtand- dard in, France would worry a Washington orcharlist "y In a current article in Farm Quarterly magazine a detailed ex planation is given of the Common Market, which so drastically is affecting American industry and agriculture ions with i countries' 'btatside the Common Market, n also,' sche duled reductions may! be postpon ed, t least . emporaifily, it they produce , hardships for certain EEC nations. r ; ,, On January 14, 1962, the six member nations agreed to unite in a mutual agricultural policy and tT, S. farmers are wondering how they will be affected. , - - Certainly, In the EEC there is every indication that agriculture will Continue to be controlled and It got underway in 1957 witht..M.-i aa tvi UMWVU 1Mb W1Q CUA UIICCIII Economic Community generally called the Common Market) ..com posed of France, West Germany, Italy, . Luxemburg, Belgium, and The Netherlands. ' The heart of the EEC is , an agreement among the member na tions on tariffs ? and trade. The success of the Common Market de pends on larger markets, which encourage mass '"production "and distribution and competitive low er prices, . i; . -f The Common Market Js a cust oms union, to be formed over period f 13 to 15" years.- The group will have no internal bar riers, these tariffs are to, be re duced in stages onto they are fin ally eUminated. ' " - - ' The external traiff of the EEC, the one that will apply to the U nited States exports, usually ' will be the average of the previous tar iff a of the, member countries by, 20 percent Low tariffs win be raised to the average minus 20 percent, and high tariffs cut, ov-! er a period 'of a dozen years. However, the external tariffs subject to international negoiat- tem uniform through the Commu nity, j Agriculture is the largest in dustry in the Community, which means farmers have considerable political power. The ability of the negotiators to ; ovei come, individ ual and geographical demands in agriculture indicate! . the nations re probably ..ready! to go with a more c6mplet s political and social union. & ' k The British, facinj - the realities1 of a bxwmin; trade ares' across the .channel, which : night exclude them from their u tensive Euro pean markets, will probably be-! come a member of the EEC In 1963. .As it, happens, though, Euro pean agriculture doles not fulfill the agricultural neefs for the na tions it serves. Over one-fourth of its agricultural ; ii n porta come from the U. and Europe is our most - important d alar market. One-sixth of our t ota farmland produces food for ejport. Curren tly, the six nations of the E2C and the United Kingdom are buy- ' Ing about J1.6 billion worth tV' U. S. food and fiber1. , V J :::'r.:pc;nJD;::;-;:::j ami. m mi f t s v ' " - i t . . J j aV i - f"' ?? 1 f

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