HOMECOMING QUEEN AND SPONSORS OF SENIOR MOUNTAINEERS ? Susan Moss, center fore ground above, was crowned "Homecoming Queen" prior to the Kings Mountain high school game with Lincolnton at the stadium Friday night Members of her court, sponsors lor senior members ol the team, were left to right, Butchle Houser, for Don McCarter; Lois Ann Spake, for Rannle Ar nette; Barbara HilL for Franklin Plott: Nora Jane Deese, for Gene Patterson; Pat Davis, for Ronnie La^ton; Patty Patton, for Milton Hope; Cynthia Plott, for Ollie Harris; Mary Alice McDaniel, for Don Falls; Lee Jackson, for James Abemathy; Jackie Arnette, for Billy Bumgardner; Cordie Hardin, for Jimmy Caveny; Pat Freeman, for Richard George; and Etha Hawkins, for Lewis Cole. (Photo by Carlisle Studio.) QUESTION: Why . should I have my soil tested? ANSWER: To determine just how much arid what types of plant food your fields need. You probably have more invested in soil than any other thing you use on your farm. It makes sense to protect it You will have to use It a long time. Soil management requires much knowledge of your particular soils, their lime and fertilizer needs. Using soil tests and other information as a basis for liming and fertilization will greatly reduce the. amount of guesswork involved in farming. Also it will prevent your wasting money on unneeded lime and fer tilizers. QUESTION: How many soil samples should I have tested from my farm? _ . ANSWER: One composite sam ple may be taken from an area of five to 10 acres, but only if the soil appears similar throughout the' area. Study your fields and divide them according to slope, degree of erosion, color of top soli, texture (sand, silt, clay con tent), past management practices such as cropping system or lim ing. Areas that differ in any or all of these characteristics should be sampled separately where practical even though the areas may be small. QUESTION: Would you identi fy the rust-like spots appearing this year on my Golden Delicious apples? ANSWER: They are probably caused from attacks of cedar ap ple rust, for it causes :ust-like le sions on both the fruit and foli age. Control may be obtained by removing all red cedar trees with in a radius of a mile of your fruit trees. If this is not practical, the disease may be controlled by add ing three-quarters pound of fer bam per 100 gallons water, spray once in the pink stage of develop ment, and again in the petal fall. Forty states have legislation pending which would legalize all holidays in (Mondays, accord ing to the 1953 Yeartjook of the American Peoples Encyclopedia. Supporters of the - legislation point out that this would permit longer and more uniform travel time during holiday seasons. New Tar Heel Film Released A new North Carolina film, "The Tar Heel State", has just been released by the State De partment of Conservation and Development for group and tele vision showings. Director Ben E. Douglas of the Department announced that five prints of the new film are now available and information about procuring them for showings may be obtained from the State Ad vertising Division, which produc ed the movie in cooperation with the Communication Center of the University of North Carolina. Three years in the making, "The Tar Heel State" shows North Carolina in its four dis tinct seasons from Cape Hat teras to the Great Smoky Moun tains. In the popular 35mm size, in full color with sound, the film is 29-1/4 minutes long. It has 311 separate scenes. The 1.058 feet of film in the finished movie were selected from 15,000 feet produc ed during the three years, and part of which is used in the com panion movie "Variety Vacation land" ' Unlike "Variety Vacationland", which is a travelogue, "The Tar Heel State" places emphasis up on the industry, agriculture, edu Dr. Glenn Now In Suxgeiy Group Dr. Dorothy Norman Glenn, Gastonia obstetrician, was induct- I ed recently into the American College of Surgeons. Thirty doctors from North Car olina were among more than 1,000 who were inducted in formal cap and gown ceremonies in Chicago. , Fellowship is awarded to doctors who fulfill specific requiremen's for acceptable medical education and advanced training as a spe cialist in one of the branches of surgery and who give evidence of good moral character and ethical practice. Dr. Glenn was unable to attend the ceremony in' Chicago. She was excused because of the death of her father, J. S. Norman of Kings Mountain, former eye/ear, nose and throat specialist of Gas tonia. Dr. Dorothy Glenn and her hus band, Dr. Charles Glenn, are the only known husband wife team of surgeons In North Carolina. They are both practicing in Gastonia. Dr. Dorothy Glenn opened her practice in Gastonia in 1940. She studied two years of medicine at the University of North Carina, later getting her M. D. from the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. She interned at the New York Infirmary for Women and Chil dren. Then she studied cancer control for a year on a Strang fellowship. Two years ago she completed a year's residency in obstetrics at the Margaret Hague Maternitv Hospital in Jersey City, N. J., to qualify for the American College of Surgeons. cation and public; services of mo dern North Carolina as well as its vacation attractions. It was designed as a comprehensive doc umentary film on the State, its people and its resources. The film and musical score arc completely cleared for television, and special black and white prints are available for telecast ing. John Ehle of the University Communication Center staff wrote and directed "The Tar Heel State''. Photography was by Se bastian Sommer of the State Ad vertising Division staff, Hugh Morton, and William E. Gulley of the Communication Center. Ross E. Scroggs of the Communication Center was producer. This is the sixth film to be add ed to the listing of North Caro lina movies now available. The list, with brief information about all the films and instructions for obtaining them, may also be ob tained free upon request to the State Advertising Division, MEMO TO ADVERTISERS September 1950 and carried the | fight to the Communists in 'every sector from Pusan north to the i Yalu river. Since the cease-fire, | the division has been constantly training to maintain peak com bat efficiency. Private Hunsucker, son of Mr. , and Mrs. Guy Hunsucker, Route | 1, Claremont, N. C., is a member of the division's 13th Engineer j Combat Battalion. A school tea cher in civilian life, he entered the Army last January and com pleted basic training at Camp Rucker, Ala. Azaleas and camellias should not be transplanted any deeper | than they were originally. They have shallow root systems. Foote Mineral Declares Dividend On Stock, Reports Earnings Power ; ?p? ? ? PHILADELPHIA. ? Foote \lin oral Company has dc-clarcd a 2'a percent stock dividend to holders of record on October 30, 1953, payable November 20, 1953. In the third quarter report to shareholders, the chairman sta ed that the company was ap proaching t.he close of an import tant phase of its expansion com ? mitmenu Over the last year, its investment in plant arid equip ment has more than doubled. Al though the costs of starting up. one plant and enlarging atiothet in the current year have, natural ly lowered earnings, the compa ny feels that ft is now approach ing a period when some of the benefits of the. expansion will Ajc realized. Earnings for the first nine months, after estimated taxes, were $178,222 or 04c per share on the presently outstanding com mon shares as compared to $229,485 or 86c per share for the corresponding period In 1952. The 1953 figures were reduced considerably by the expected high costs involved at the Kings Mountain, North Carolina and Sunbright, Virginia plants. , Sales lor the first nine months ! were $5,767,258 ? practically the integrated operation with all es sential raw materials furnished from Company - owned mines and plants. After trying periods of low pro duction, the Kings Mountain plant for the la,st several months has produced sufficient lithium ore concentrates to support the expanding requirements of the chemical plants at Sunbrlght and at Extern, Pennsylvania. In creasing demands for lithium products have confirmed the stu dies on which the plants were based, and the price structure has . also improved. same as in the similar period of 1 052 with sales of $3,786,487. The third quarter marked the beginning of the tune-.up period for the Company's largest pro duction uni.t ? the lithium che mical plant at Survbright The plant is producing increasing quantities of lithium chemicals, proving that its process is basi cally sound. It is a completely Newest PINNACLE Feed , " i ' ?' ? ' All -Mash Laying Breeder Ration Manufactured By Ware & Sons Kings Mountain. N. C. PLONK MOTOR COMPANY BATUKSBOOIVOAVX. ^ ' ^ > ' PRONE 138 If You'rt Interacted in ? n Used Truck ? fie Sure to See Your Ford Dealer the SIX th^yre swinging to ! SO IT . ? . VALUE CHICK IT .V. TUT DAI VI BY I HIGHER COMPRESSION Power -contoured combustion chom ber$, with spark between intake and exhaust valvei help give higher compression, better combustion. LOWEST FRICTION Ford's nearly equal bore and stroke ratio reduces piston travel to make Ford's Mileage Maker Six the lowest-friction Six in America I MORE GO PER GALLON Ford'* Automafic Power Pilot squeezes the last ounce of power out of every drop of gas . . . regular or premium . . . for extra savings. CHOICE OF 3 DRIVES Only Ford in the low-price field lets you choose from a completely auto matic drive (Fordomatic), Overdrive or conventional drive. Am ? rica '* " Worth More " .Si* i* one of 41 "Worth More " featuren which make Ford irorth more when you buy it, worth more when you nell it. 4 More and more folks are making the Ford Six their new car choice. They know this high-compression honey really "delivers." But if you need more con vincing, remember that it's America's most modern Six. It's the lowest-friction Six in America (which means it runs smoother and holds engine wear to a minimum.) And, with Overdrive, it topped all other cars in this year's Mobilgas Economy Run. Of course, Ford's Six is just one of Ford's 41 "Worth Mores." No other low-priced car offers both a Six and V-S, a hulltight Crestmark body and a carpet smooth fine car ride! Get the whole "Worth More" story at your Ford Dealer's and you, too, will be joining the swing to Ford.