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Soil Conservation News _ A .. ? I = OUR SOIL ? OUR STRENGTH 5 j Raccoon Creek Excavation Work Is Now Under Way Br BOY R. BECK Soil ConaervaUon Specialist Excavation work was started this week on Raccoon Creek through the John Morrow farm and the Mountain Experiment Station. The contractor is having some difficulty digging the gravel out of the bot tom of the new channel. Since depth is essential to good drain age, this stream is being lowered about two feet as well as being straightened. The Soil Conservation photogra pher visited Haywood County this month to take documentary and educational pictures. Although cloudy weather held up the picture taking for one day, a good set of pictures and colored slides have been obtained. Many of these pic tures are scenes of land where farmers plan to carry out conserve tion work In the next two years. After the work is complete, anoth er set of pictures will be made. Although bad weather has held up most Held work. H M. Mease of the Jones Cove community near Clyde has installed more than 300 feet of six-inch field drain tile in a field preparatory to seeding al falfa. Seepage water had been a problem on the side of this hill. Joe E. Davis, Haywood County Soil Conservation District Super- j visor and A. L. Bramlett of White Oak community and Troy McCrack en of Upper Crabtree community have planted multlflora rose for living fences. Planting stock was furnished by the N. C. Wildlife Resources Commission with whom the district supervisors have a "memorandum of understanding." Planting white pine seedlings on badly eroded steep land has be come an acceptable conservation practice to most landowners in Haywood County. William Rosen burg of Balsam is setting white pine on about two acres of severely eroded land. Now that it has stopped snowing, conservation. farmers throughout the county are spreading lime on land, preparatory to seeding sod crops for erosion control. We saw Grover Ferguson of Fines Credk, W. V.-Davis of Crabtree, and Joe Haynes of Iron Duff, to mention just a few, moving lime this week. ????? J The State Highway Department is getting the shoulders and banks on the new Fines Creek road ready for seeding this spring. The work is being done under the supervis ion of H. A. Coggins, landscape supervisor from Sylva. "From the busiest corner in the modern city to the windblown country fields, human livelihood is a product of the land."?Morris E. Fonda in "The Lord's Land." Pvt. Hargrove Has Duty At Ft. Benning 'Pvt. Troy E. Hargrove, son of Mr. and Mrs^ Rufus Hargrove of Canton, Route 3, has assumed a new assignment in the business department of Headquarters Com pany at Fort Benning, Georgia. Pvt. Hargrove entered the Army in June, 1055 and completed basic training and a course in mechan ical schooling at Fort Jackson, S. C. He also attended Armored and Business School at Fort Knox, Ky. where he was graduated in Feb ruary. HENRY BURRESS IS TRAINING IN AF Henry S. Burress has arrived at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas where he will take basic training. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Rob ert Burress of Lake Junaluska. Use Mountaineer Want Ads BOYS' CHAMPIONS in the CDP basketball tournament at Bethel last week were these Fines Creek players: (first row) Bruce Kirkpatrick, S. T. Swanger, and Jerome Rathbone: (second row) McClain Justice, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Bobby Rog ers, and Wayne Trantham. (County Agent's Photo). NCEA Says Unionization Of Teachers Unprofessional The recent resolution passed by a group of Canton teachers has caused comment from over the state, including an article "Under the Dome" of The Raleigh News and Observer, which carried the following: Out of the Raleigh headquarters of the North Caro lina Education Association has come word that unionization of teachers "would be an unprofes sional thing to do." This view is not shared by the head of the State Federation of Labor who says his organization is interested in unionizing as many teachers as possible. "We are definitely interested in organizing the teachers," W. Mil lard Barbee of Durham said. "The need for organization there is as bad, if not worse, than in any other profession." Those comments came follow ing reports that teachers around the State were being approached by -union leaders about organizing. It was said that the unionization move has centered in the western area, chiefly in the Canton sec tion. In Canton, the local unit of the NCEA adopted a resolution call ing for a 25 per cent salary in crease. They first threatened a strike if the salary boost was not forthcoming. That later was changed to read the teachers would be willing to consider, along with other Tar Heel teachers, staying out of classrooms next fall If they didn't get a raise. REACTION ?? The Canton pro posal drew quick retort from edu cational , leaders. They frowned at the merest mention of the word, "strike," and said the NCEA would come out with a legislative program calling for a pay increase without the threat of a walkout. As to the unionization report, Mrs. Ethel P. Edwards, executive secretary of the NCEA. said: "We consider teachers profes sional people. We feel our prob lem should be taken care of by professional organizations. For teachers to join a union would be an unprofessional thing to do." I Barbee, the union official, said there's a teachers' union active in Durham now. "I think it was j organized in 1050," he said. ' Known as the American Federa- ' 1 tion of Teachers, the union Is am affiliate of the American Fader- | ation of Labor. Barbee said. He said the union was a member of the Durham Central Labor Union and the North Carolina Federation of Labor. Barbee said a teachers' union also is active in Forsyth. ACTIVE ? Barbee conceded that the unions are not as-active as union leaders would desire. He said union officials are male- [ ing constant efforts to strengthen ' the local unions and gain new members. "Where the teachers are organ- 1 iaed," Barbee said. "Tbey fare better than the unorganized teach ers do." Unionization of teachers Vgen erally has had a rough time of it in this State. In some North ern states, especially in New York, unionization of teachers has proceeded rather rapidly, but resistance in North Carolina has seemed to be firm. Most educational leaders believe that the rank-and-file teacher is opposed to unionization, although some of the "more vocal" will stand up for the union. ANSWER?The answer to the teacher salary problem does not lie in unionization, say many ed ucators. They look to the local supplement. In turning to the local supple ment, they aren't discounting a State-level raise. But they realize that a State raise for all teachers, even a small ene, would be a costly prop osition. The United Forces For Educa tion has announced a legislative program calling for a minimum salary schedule of $2,600 to $4,100 for teachers holding A-certifi cates. The pay scale now is $2, 430 to $3,420. Hard-headed educators know that if the proposed salary sched ule wore adopted, it would mean a tremendous outlay. A majority of the teachers, they note, are in the upper salary bracket where the increase is largest. ' That's why they look hopefully to the local supplement They would prefer a small raise at the State level, boosted by the local supplement as the surest way to get more grocery money for the State's teachers. Jackrabbit Capital JORDAN, Mont. (AP) ? This small Montana town once called "the most lonesome town In the United States," has so many rab bits that it claims to bo the jack rabbit town of the world. One shipper seat 17,060 rabbits to mar ket. bat eld timers claim as asaay iarkrabhits are on hand now as ever were. 1 W " " 1 m"'T i = Enjoy Spring In A New Chevrolet... ; ?????? I Take Advantage Of Our Big i ~~? TRADE - IN ALLOWANCE You~ . FOR THE REMAINDER OF MARCH *" "'rdially invi",i to""" Chevrolet's "See The U.S.A. ? We Need '53 - '54 Chevrolets and Fords Yout chevn,lrt- c??ie?t You Always Get | get your entry blank in our I BETTER TRADES AT WATKINS r~ SPRING USED CAR BARGAINS '53 Chevrolet Bel Aire 2-door Sedan, A|AWP '54 Chevrolet half ton pick up, one local 6wner - *k IM i j one owner, clean as a pin jh I I M j '53 Chevrolet Bel Aire Sport Coupe ?lOilC 50 Ford ha>f ton pick up' new motor & A AC one local owner X | J and transmission, extra clean J *53 Nash, 2-door, clean; makes a bed, '? Q m m '49 Pontiac "6", l-door, one owner, A flap ideal for traveling extra c,emn' mu8t 866 be,ieve - - '54 (Hdamobile 98, Famous Socket ^OQflC 31 Chevrolets, 2-door ? four Apaf A / a p Engine, fully equipped, one owner cars to select from \JWS jQllj Many others to Choose From ? Good, economical cars (or cheap transportation. (Cars for fishermen from $75 to $195) WATKINS MOTOR COMPANY FRANCHISES OLDSMOBILE ? CHEVROLET DEALER ? LICENSE NO. 1412 DIAL Gt 6-3595 WAYNESVILLI 1 1 J1"" 1 11 ?? ? . ? JH 1 1 ? 1 ?? -H"" % FHA Supervisor Explains Farm - Home Loan Program By THEODORE T. TL'RNLEY FHA Siptrrtoor Spring U just around the corner ind It's the aim of the Farmers Home Administration in Haywood bounty to help families farm bet ter so they can live better and provide educational adv. .itages for their children. We have two tools with which to do our job. . They are credit ind supervision?or guidance in |ood farm practices to accompany loans. In the Farmers Home Adminis tration program of supervised credit, qualified family-type farm ers receive both credit and guid ince in making and carry ing out sound farm and home plans. Since the agency does not compete with banks and other local credit institutions, loans are1 limited to persons unable to get suitable credit elsewhere. Loans are made (or production purposes?to buy livestock, equip ment. fertilizer, lime, seed, insecti-1 cides or other supplies; for farm ownership ? to buy family-type farms or to enlarge or develop in adequate farms: to construct, re model or repair houses or other farm buildings. We encourage planning and adopting good farm and home prac tices. In planning special atten tion Is given to improving crop | yields, increasing milk and meat production and conserving the soil. The major agricultural goals in clude proper land use. balance of livestock with feed crops and full use of the family labor supply. Families cooperating with the Farmers Hdmc Administration are encouraged to take advantage of services offered by other agricul tural agencies. The Farmers Home Adminlatra tlon office for Haywood County is located on the third floor of the courthouse just above the county agent's office. This office wel comes opportunities to explain the program to individuals or groups. The county supervisor or mem bers of the County FHA Commit tee are always happy to arrange visits to borrower's farms. Printed leaflets describing the different loans and services in detail are available on request. I.ettei?, tele phone inquiries or calls at the I county office are cordially invited. ? Unexplained Crashes HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. (AP> ? Can vou imagine several heavy concrete-mixing trucks charging into each other, then backing off and ramming again?. It happened at a concrete supply company garage. Night prowlers drove the trucks out of the building, banged them into each other several times, then parked them back inside, police said. Damage: $200; ex planation; none. SHARE IN THESE ANNIVERSARY VALUES! ? \ CARNATION SOUTHERN DAISY MILK FLOUR 2T"' OTc 75 Ike $195 4 Small Cans - Mm M JL-J LUja T-BONE or SIRLOIN STEAK 69' 1 QTT/""! If p Lay's Santo VT BACON COFFEE 5 ibs 49c 21c,b 78clb Pure Pork Sweet Large Heads SAUSAGE POTATOES LETTUCE 39c ib 3lbs25c 2for29c Large Size > LEMONS 35c doz Extra Fancy Red JJelicious APPLES 15c lb ONION SETS ?c lb LARGE ? GOLDEN RIPE THE BEST IN* TOWN! A ONLY i* 10c it ^ FRESH, LARGE, COUNTRY eggs.... 49c doz. Lean Boneless Dan River STEW BEEF 49c lb WIENERS 33c lb Wl N HflM ? ?H~^t?-J[entry blanks DISPLAY IN OUR STORE Drawing On Friday & Saturday 3cans37c ALSO FREE ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY 12 FOOD BASKETS JUST COME IN AND REGISTER ELMER HENDRIX, OWNER, WISHES TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS IIIS SIT .'CERE APPRECIATION TO HIS MANY FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS FOR THEIR LOYAL PATRONAGE ? AND HOPES TO CONTINUE TO SERVE THEM FOR MANY YEARS TO COME! ? OPEN 7 DAYS A wAEK ? AftD UNTIL 9:00 AT NIGHT SMOKY MT. SELF SERVICE GRO. BE WISE ? BUY WISE ? ECONOMIZE Balaam Road Dial GL 6-65*5
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