Umisc 110 [01 Kftfti-. .11^11 iarotf oan Aartiripate In Ch«, yTT^ j ■' ! WnttrliTj i>rojrr*ni " ' ! Keeps Fanner On Payroll Winter is slowdown time on m(»st crops farms, and this often means income slows down, too. Hut .the money needn't Stop completely. T^iere are cold .season proj ects, such as wintering beef cal ves, that can keep the crops farmer on the payroll. North Carolina State Univer- .sity extension specialists cite the caff enterprise as one of the most widely adapted winter pro jects available. Contrary to the popular oitinion that bigness is InttrliTj itrojrr^ni A typical wintering program involves buying beef calves in .Septemlber or October, keeping theim about 200 days and selling tliem as Stockers in April. Calves are usually fed silage, and some grain and protein sup plement. Many (Tops farmers stretch their feed supplies by letting the cattle glean harvest ed fields in late fall and early winter. Tlie NCSU specialists point J out that there Is a ready mar- |ket for Stockers in the spring. Many Tar Heel stockers are ship- ' ped to other states to be finish ed. Others go to local feeders who -finish the animals to slaughter weight by feeding lim ited grain while the cattle are "By Cracky ... I RAN A HERALD WANT AD AND SOLD MY OLD ROCKIN' CHAIR FOR CASH!" To Place Your Classified Ad And Sell Your Unneeded Items CALL THE HERALD 739-5441 sriTi (jfr , ID^and for stoekers to go on gfa.sr each spring is exjjeclcd to continue strong. Wintering calves has .several advantages for some North Car olina farmers. It can make prof- Italble U.SC of winter lahot, for one thing. It can utilize o-visting feed, such as ffold gleanings, that would otherwise be wa.st“d. And the initial investment for facilities for wintering calves Is low compared to other livestock (xperations. I The aim of a sound wintering 1 program is to put one to one and a quarter pounds of weight ' per day on the calves. Care lias I to be taken in selecting caivc.s ^ with growth potential and ex-: j tra precautions have lo hi' tnk- ! ! en in deciding how much to pay j for the animals. A bad buy can '■ ruin chances for makin// a p-rof- : it. The n/uimbor at oi#ves pur chased should be ba.sed on the supply of feed available. One factor that makes the sfcxicer program easy to plan from year to year is that the feed is pro duced liefore the calve.s are bouglit. Year in and year out over a long period dt wintering calves, a farmer who buys wi.sely and manages his animals well can e.xpect a net return of about S20 per Stocker sold. He should be set up to take less than that In some years. In others, the net may be larger. It's not a “'get rich " kind of wintertime farming but it can keep many farmers on the pay roll between crop seasons. County e.vtension agents oan procide farmers witli det.iiled information on wintering calves. Juniors Launch Magazine Sale jVnnual sale of magazines and family bcxiks by the high school junior class is now underway. The drive begins today and will be conducted througli Ootobei 11th. , Juniors will use pnxx'eds from the sale to defray expenses of the . annual junior-senior prom. j President of the ju.nior class is Donald Ledford, vice-presidents ■ are Myron George ((ml Mike Toms, Laura Plonk is s(vretury and Keith Parker i.s treasurer. Chairmen and co-chairmen ot the project in the various home rooms are: Pam .-trrowoexi and Mike Bennett. Mr. Bate.s; Iri'l in j Easley and David Collins, Mrs. Goforth; Jan Frjer an:l Drbbic George, Mr. Ham'oright; Lynn ' Blanton and Arlene Ben d. Mr. ■ Froneberger; Thcma.ii Hir.ti.n ,ir:l ^ Beverly Huglie.s, Mrs. Hoyle; Jim my Jolly and Jody Lublancski. i Mrs. Lackey: Queenie Mackey J. COMPLETES TRAINING—Mich ael B. Blctck, son of Mrs. Vir ginia Black of Rt. 1, Grover, N. C., has returned to The CitadeL Charleston, S. C., after complet ing his four-week Air Force R*s serve Officers Training Corps field training enccanpment dt Eglin AFB, Flo. During the en campment, cadets become fa miliar with life and activities on Air Force bases and hove the opportunity to examine ca reer fields in VrKich they might wish to serve as officers. Other highlights include survival treining. aircraft and aircrew indoctrination, small arms training and visits to other Air Force bases. Cadet Blade, a member of the class of *73, is studying for his B.S. degree in business administration. A good way to insure a nurrl- tious lunch for school-age chil dren is to have them participate in the TjTe A School unoti pro gram. A well-balanced meal planned around the four food groups is served each lay. 'icK Uean, Campaign Slogan “Picat it clean,” could be the I campaign slogan for North Caro- 1 lina cotton growers this season. There is every Incentive for I farmei^s to harvest and sell every I pound possible. I Last year, an estimated 25.- ;000 bales were left in fields. I Much of it was I(jst as a result of improper harvesting prooe- I diires, accjorditig to Glenn Toom- 'ey, extension cotton specialist at 'North Carolina State Univer- islty. “We simply oan’t atford anoth- i er loss like that in 1970," Toom- ey said. “There Is t<x) muKdi at stake to waste so much of, our total prtxluction.” The marketing outlook is the brtghest in years. There is a na- tionwdde campaign going on within the industry to get farm ers to pr(xiuoe a hitg crop and to harvest as much of t as pos sible. .Supplies of high quality cotton are down. This year’s prodiKtion is being counted on to help pro tect cotton’s position in the fiber market. Toomey explained that about 16 per cent of the 1971 produc tion in North Carolina was lelft in the field. “We can’t expech to reduice this loss to zero," he pointed out, “but we would like to see it reduced by about 10 per cent. We should be able to han est 91 per cent of the (Top." This can be done, the special ist believes, if farmers and ma chine h.arvester operators will pay more attention to proper picker adjustment and operation. A cotton production guide con taining harvesting tips is avail able at county extension offices. Equipment owner manuals are another source of he'pful infor mation. NCSl" extension specialists. and Theresa McDowell, Mrs. '"■fv!- Dennis Trout and Diane Swofford. Mr. Silver; Avis Owens and Connie Pearson. Mrs. Ray- .mer; Roxanne Rhea and Deana Saunders, Mrs. Reid; and Nancy Wicsenor and Charles Welch, Mrs. Vance. Members of a Skit committee to arrange a skit during the pro motion are Queenie Mackey, Pam Arroivood, Lynn Blanton, Irelou Easley, Bobby Ware, Thomas Hinton, Susan Bumgardner. Don ald Ledford, MyTon George. Keith Parker, Freida SexTon and Mike Toms. Frankie Stop's is chair man of the contact committee ; and members of the poster com mint-e are Lou Bryant, Thomas I Hinton, Irelou Easley, Pam Ar- I rowood, .Sharon Plonk and Laura ' Plonk. Aitei Accident An 18-year-old Bessemer City man, DennLs MioNeU, was charg ed with driving while Intoxicated Friday night aJfter hlg 1970 Chev- reflet struck a utlllfy pole near Kings Mountain high slehool. ’The accident occurred at 10:15 p.m. Officer Tommy King reported ttiat McNeill’s car wont out of control after croseing a crtxik near Bennett Brick and 'Tile. ’The car ■turned around and slid 89 foot before .striking the pole. King estimated damages at $1,500 to McNeil’s car and $35 to ■the utility pole. ’Two passengers in the car, 16- year-old Olanda Alexander and 20-year-old Matthew Smith, both of Bessemer City, were injured and taken to Kings Mountain hos- pitaL Both McNeil and Alexander were meratiera of the Bessemer CUy high schoefl basketball tpam last year. F(»ir other accidents were re ported last week, but none re sulted In serious Injuries. uAt 7:50 a.m., Thursday, officer L. D. Beattie was called to a wreck at the Intersection of West King and Watterson streets. Beattie’s report stated that a 1968 Ford, operated by WlUliun Kenneth Smith of 611 Meadow- brook Road, Kings Mountain, pulled into the path of a 1969 In cooperation with county agents and local equipment dealers, are conducting picker clinics through out the cotton growing areas of the state to assist farmers and custom operators. “We h(^ that all of the effort being put Into improving our har vesting efficSency wilt result In a mudt smaller loss than the 25.0K1 bales we lost last year,” Toemey said. iiiiui'natlonal truck ^Iven Raymond Hajoflj^ Jif .Sallsi Smith told oftiror Boatlie that he had the green light and Cal- der said he wa.s follcrwing another liuck and was pushing the light. No charges were made. Dimage to Smittr’s car wa.s estimatis:! at $1,200 and damage to the truck was listed at $25, Officer Beattie invosllgati'd an other accidemt at 7:5.) a.m, Fri day on North Watt(‘rson Stret't, 75 IchT north of its intersrs’lion with Wejit Ridge. A six-year-old Kings Mountain boy, Calvin Eugene G<X)de of 41.3 EllLs Street, was struck by a ’65 Ohevrolet driva-n by Iteva Grigg Boggs of Sh(flby (ts lie wall;ed a- long the sidewalk with several Oiiiev fiiiluien. Beaittic’s report .statiKl that young Go.xie ran into tin; front fender of tlie car as il pas.se(| him. No charges were filed. A minor mishap on Catherine Street Sunday at 3:50 p.m. re sulted in $60 damage to a 1971 Mercury driven by Phillip Ed ward Brafford Jr., of 212 Cather ine Street . afford and Steve 'Thomai .Mk^ ffrlfvldlOi 1971 Ford, Wf(' Wh backing fnmi the drive of tile Catherine Street home wlien the mishap occurred. No charges were made by in. vc.'figating officer M. .M. Hunter^ Police w(>re called to the scenflj of tw'o accidents Monday after^' nixxn. At 1:10 p.m., Mrs. Evelyn Weav er Wilson ot 809 Monroe Avenue bit a 1969 Ford owned by the 11, S. Government as alie attempted to pull her 1971 Ftord Into a parking sixaoe on Pitrdmont Ave- ! nue. Damages were listed Ha $500 to Mis. Wilson’s ear and $100 to the parked car. No charges were tiled by lnv«i ligating otHleor Tommy King. A i,.e,n at Gates Snell Service on East King wia.s damaged $i,l(X) at 1:30 p.m. Monday when a Iractor-traili'r truck driven by Harl(>y Q. Brown of Dover, Dela ware hit it while attempting tu turn from King Streeit onto Cleve- land Avenue. Brown told invoitlgating aCtlar 3i!) Hiyes tfiat he was waJwhIng anotheih car and failed to sie Iho sign. w iYOIJRlJSHARE MlERIGa! ^ I SiMSNGcS 1972 Chevrolet. Building a better way to see the DSA. ww^ To Save! I/O */4%' y4% Savings Certificates, $10,000 minimum, two year maturity. Saving Certificates of $5,000 minimum with 12 months maturity and increase in multiples of $1,000. Bonus Savings Certificates of $1,000 minimum with six months maturity and increases in multiple of $100. Passbook Savings, 90 Day Withdrawals — Save any amount any time. Savings Certificates, $100denominations. ' i Passbook Savings — Save any amount any time. All Earnings are paid 4 times each year as of the last day of March, June, Septem ber, and December. If your present certificates merit a change to earn the higher rotes, we will be hap py to change them. Savings deposited on or boiore the 10th of eoch moilth earn dividend lor the whole month. Sovings insured by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation to $20,000,00. Home Savings & Loan Association Established 1923 East Mountain Street Ph. 739-2531 . V,’ H ‘ , f J!’; f. 'I 4i “ Ca^Mct Coupe HbtslrPted at ML Kushmore in Souih Datola We want your new Chevrolet to be the best car you ever owned. The best. No qualifications. No reservations. We want it to be the most beautiful, most trouble-free, most comfortable car you ever owned. So we’ve given the 1972 Caprice (above) power steering, power front disc brakes, refined power ventilation and an improvecl front bumper to provide added front-end protection. Plus a flOO-cubic-inch V8 engine and Turbo Hvdra-matic automatic transmission. All standard, as you expect with a luxury car. And Caprice is but one of the new Chevrolets. There are 45 in all: pictured below (left to right) are the 1972 Monte Carlo, Chevelle, Nova, Camaro and V’cga. Altogether, a lot of diversity. So there’s bound to be a Chevrolet just right for you, your family, your budget and your kind of driving. Whatever your choice, we want your new Chevrolet to be the best car you ever owned. No less. 4li€hevrolet

Page Text

This is the computer-generated OCR text representation of this newspaper page. It may be empty, if no text could be automatically recognized. This data is also available in Plain Text and XML formats.

Return to page view