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A \f^ \ / I- f li Aflliies Oi^aiiiza' !%€ Youn£ Democrats of North Carolina have revived the office of college organizer, anf have an nounced a program to organize a Y. D. club in every college in North Carolina. President Terry Sanford of Fayetteville, in making this statement, also announc ed the appointment of Martin Cromartie a Duke University senior, as the new college organiz er. has worked w'ith the extension di vision of the University of North Carolina in promoting the nigh school oratorical contests in world terest back to their respective communities all over the state, and probably carry this Interest throughout their lives. We con- now with, a professional team in Ottawa, Canada, ^ayed guard. | n ii •' After specializing in animal in- . aVClCASCS oullctlil Extension Service peace. Presently Cromartie is sider it one of the best opportun serving as president of the 13th ities we have of reaching this prL student legislature which meets in ^ mary objective of the YDC.” Raleigh this week, and is a mem- 4-H bei^ of Duke university’s student St&tC legislature. Cromartie will have * * 1 Conseryiition Award an extensive committee to work with, and President Sanford has promised the full co-operation of the YDC state administration in placing emphasis on this college program. In explaining the reason for the Cromartie, a World War II vet- , revival of the college office and eran and native of Tarboro, has program, Mr. Sanford said that 9teventeen_year-old Franklin Hoffman of Gaston County hds been selected as the state top winner in the National 4-H Club Soil Conservation Contest. By virtue of his outstanding work in his selected project, . had considerable experience with “it fits right in with our primary Young Democratic college clubs, objective of creating more inter and two years ago served as a ^st in politics and government. If young Hoffman will receive a $50.00 Savings Bond, presented by The Firestone Tire and Rub- member of the committee, on or- ccr Company.. dustry and receiving a B. 3. in agriculture in 1947, Wagoner re turned to State College to do graduate work in field crops for more than a year. His wife is the former Dorothy Mann, a native of Mebane * and former .assistant home demon, stration agent in Rockingham County. They have one son, Dav id, who is two years old. 0 — Ha3rwood Farmer Leads Corn Contest we help bring college students,^ leadershin of his gani7,.ation of new clubs. He ako into ties they will carry this, in- County Agent, and 4-H Club Icad- er, Franklin and his father cover ed their 47-acre farm and the 16 V I % 7i ASK YOyR GREYHQUND AGERY AB0J7 /HRILLIRS EXPERSE-PAID TGHRS ^imZl arywhers T' the u. $. A. " > UNION BUS STATION Raeford Hotel Phone 239-1 An official yield of 141.3 bushels per acre has put a Haywood Coun ty farmer out-in front in the race f.r the 1949 corn-growing cham pionship, Dr. E. R. Collins, agri- nomist for the State College Ex tension Service, said today. Un less a higher yield is reported within the next few weeks, Dwight Williams of Waynesville will be come North Carolina’s new corn champion. The Haywood County farmer , ,. , „ , grew his high-yielding corn on excess water was'disposed of by , • . . ^ j -i,. . , , i nch bottomland. He fertilized with two tons of stable manure and rented acres in order to lay out a soil conservation program. They I took samples of all soil and pro- ceeded to carry out their plan. Terraces and waterways were built, pastures were seeded and diversion ditches and meadow strips. Fast run-off water was checked by contour plowing. roner Gets 4-H Post Fred H. Wagoner, ■ assistant farm agent in Edgecombe County 200 pounds of 7-7-7 per acre at planting time. On May 6, he seeded Dixie 17 hybrid in 42- inch rows, spacing it 12 inches in the drill. He side-dressed twice with 100 pounds of ANL per acre each time. Runner-up in the state-wide A new bulletin, “Common PouIt try Diseases in. North Qarolina,” was released this v^eek by the State College Extension Sjervice. Copies of the 20-page publication whicb lists the causes, symptoms, and treatment of the 15 most troublesome ailments of chickens and turkeys, are available on re quest to county farm agents or to the Agricultural Editor, State College Station, Raleigh. The pub lication is' designated Extension Circular No. 344. The bulletin was prepared by Dr. B. F. Cox, poultry patholog ist, who says pbultryment often suffer losses because of poor management and then attribute the losses to disease. He hopes the circular will enable farmers to recognize a diseased condition when they see one. Among the diseases described are blackhead, blue comb, bron chitis, coccidiosis, fowl pox, ty phoid, pullorum, and leukosis. In each case Dr. Cox tells how the disease spreads, how to distingu ish it from other disorders, and what treatment to use. 0 Fat Stock Shows Most Successful has 1-een appointed assistant State contest' to date is a Wayne Coun- 4-H Club leader, according to an ty 4-H Club boy, Dale Gainey, announcement ■ toy. D. S. Weaver, whose'^measured acre yielded 139.3 assistant director of the State bushels. He used hybrid N. C. 27, College Extension Service. He will fertilizing with 2105 pounds of take over his new duties on De- 6-8-6 at planting and side-dress- cember 1 and, will work out the State 4-H office in Raleigh. He is the son of J. I. Wagoner, Guilford County farm agent, and Mrs. Wagoner. He attended State College, where he was a member of the wrestling and football teams. He played tackle of the varsity grid team while his brother, John, ing with 942 pounds of soda. Dr. Collins says this field was obviously over-fertilized. But he adds that even with excessive fer tilizer the cost per bushel, includ ing labor, was 6nly 82' cents. “This again emphasizes that high yields are generally the .most profitable yields,” he said. North Carolina has just com pleted its most successful fat stock show season on record, says Jack Kelley, swine specialist for the State College Extension Ser vice. More than twice as many hogs were shown and sold in North Carolina this year as last. A total of 1392 hogs, weighing over 300,000 pounds,* were,enter ed in 11 county and district shows this past summer and* autumn. Only 670 hogs were entered in eight shows last year. Locations of the 1949 shows were Kinston, Goldsboro, Smithfield, Durham, Bunn, Rocky Mount, Fairmont,. Williamston, Elizabeth City, Wen dell and Statesville. The States ville, Wendell and Goldsboro shows were new this year. The Kinston show was the big gest of the group, attracting 316 entries. The highest price paid was at the Rocky Moimt show where the-grand champion brought $1.25 a pound. The Statesville show brought the highest average pij^ce of 22 cents a pound. Kelley complimented ,4-H Club members for their fine showings. He said 4-H’ers won the grand championship at eight of the ele ven shows. GIVES LIQUID OR TABLETS RELIEF bWlieSi COW ^ MISERIES STRIKE ;>rij JOSH 60T RESULTS Josh was bringing his last Iq^id of tobacco into town, the other day and was all smiles when ask* ed about the prices he had been getting. “They’re good enough!” he grinned. “And y’know why? I’ll tell ya— because I put everything I had into making this my best crop, and I got results!” Like Josh, the beer industry of our state knows it takes ener* getic planning and hard work to get results. That is why the job it is doing with the Malt Beverage Division of the North Carolina ABC Board is impor* tant to citizens who want to see North Carolina a better place in which to live. NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION UNITED STATES BREWERS FOUNDATION, INC. Insurance Bldg., Raleigh, N. C. m i ■ '■/ M Ik mwm W/i/fe sidawotl tires available at extra cost. Ford is 50 ways new for ’50 .. . packed with improvements that make it the fine car of its field. For Ford • brings you an even smoother “Mid Ship” Ride on new foam rubber front seat cushion with new non-sag springs ... a new silent ride in Ford’s 13 ways safer. sound-conditioned “Lifeguard” Body. Power such as you’ve never felt. It’s 100 h.p. and it’s a V-8—the engine type used in costliest cars—for hun- dr^ less than most “Sixes”. 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