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PAGE EIGHT
F. F. A. Activities
At Recent Fair
At the Watauga Agt.. - .Iturai fair
held rete.ttly. meiti " h tie
Boone arc* Co* e Creek chapters at
Future Farmers of America displayed
a variety oi produc ts grown or.
farm practice projects supervised by
the local instructors o: vocational
agriculture. In addition each chapter
prepared at* educational exhibif
and participated in a 0v stock judging
contest.
The educational exhibit prepared
by the Boone chapter, .chick was
awarded first place, had as its central
theme the importance of caring
for toe farm timber supply. A
r.ti del forest with products from it.
such as lunite -. fence posts, poles,
firewood, shingles, tool handles, tanning
extract, etc.. was set up adjacent
to a badly neglected woodland
Above, a large poster stated.
Tree- are a farm crop?care for
them." Tne exhibit prepared by tilt
I'oVi dl'.'-.N chapter was a model tobacco
curing barn constructed from
plans i (-commended by the Kentucky
agricultural experiment station.
In the livestock judging contes"
the Cove Creek team composed of
Jay Edmisteii. F.ion Yates, Ralph
Stokes. John Presnell. Cap Ward
and Adrian Yates placed first. Jordan
Cook of the Boone team, scored
highest in the evc-nt. Other members
of the Booru? livestock judging
team * or. James Barnes J. P. Fa;
xrier. Bernard Xorris. Milton .Morel.and
Blaine Stanbury. Classes of
livestock judged were market beef
calves, dairy covys anu horses.
Members of the Boone chapter
won five first places in the individual
crop and poultry exhibits wink j
three first places were won by mem-:
hers of the Cove Creek chapter. In I
this group first prizes wore awarded j
to the following:
Barred Rock pullets?Bian Aidridge.
Cove Creek: New Hampshire
Rod ranieis. Bobby West. Boone.
Green Mm. poiatoc-r-. Ray Mvsody.
Cove Creek.-: Sequoia potatoes, Glenn
Cottrell. Boon*.: Kathf.uin potatoes.
James Barncv Boone: onions. Jay
Miller, Boone: corn. Council! Henson.
Cove Creek: cabbage. Molvin
JN orris, Boone.
DISTRICT PARTY RALLY
SCHEDULED AT SALISBURY
Washington. Sept. 23.?Representative
Robert L. Dough ton ol' the
ninth North Carolina district, stated
here today that the Democratic rally
for the ninth district would be
held at Salisbury October 3. J. M.
Broughton, Democratic nominee for
governor, will be the principal
speaker. Former Senator Cameron
TV* : 1 /-* . .... T>
lVlUiiiSUU ill in vjruv cri liui v^ijut- n.
Hoey- arc also expected to attend.
Housing surveys conducted in
rural North Carolina show conclusively
the need for extensive rebuilding
and remodeling, says D. S.
Weaver, extension agricultural engineer
of State College.
SPECIAL NOTICES
? ROLI.F.R MILL?My roller mill
on Cove Creek is now in operation
and ready to serve the public.
J. D. Stokes. Sherwood. N.
C.
FOR RENT -- Three furnished
rooms for light housekeeping. Call
phone 129,-R. 9-19-3c
FOR RENT?Apartment or entire
house. Modern conveniences.
Outside city limits on Wilkesboro
road. Mrs. J. G. Cooke. 9-12-tfc
EVERGREEN S-Shrubs at prices
you can pay. Let us landscape
your home tnis fall. All work
guaranteed satisfactory. W. A.
Watson, Deep Gap, N. C. 9-5-tfc
RAWLEIGH ROUTE established
just becoming available in North
Ashe, West Caldwell counties. Exceptional
opportunity for right
man. Write Rawleigh's, Dept.
NCI-23-105 G, Richmond. Va, or
See R. G. Greer, Boone. N. C.
9-5-ap
1940 STATION WAGON?Radio,
low mileage, like new. S270 discount.
C. V. Henkel. Jr. Statesville
or Blowing Rock, N. C.
9-l-5c
OLD GOLD WANTED?Crowns,
bridges, rings, watch cases and all
kinds of old gold bought at best
prices. Walker's Jewelry Store,
across from postoffice. 3-2I-tfc.
DR. C. a. BAUGHMAN, eye. ear.
nose and throat specialist of Elizabethion.
Tenn., will be at the
Ragamas Clinic in Boone the first
Monday in each month for the
practice of his Drofession. 4-7-lf
WANTED ? Refined girls for
beauty culture training. A complete
course for only $50.00. State
accredited. Maes scnooi 01
Beauty Culture, Mrs. Jake Church,
proprietor. North Wilkesboro, N.
C. 5-30-tfc
0 WE BTJUiD HOMES?As one who
builds homes of today I pledge
myself to deal honestly with those
who seek homes, be they rich or
poor, experienced traders or ba
bies in arms. W. C. Greene, Boone,
N: C. 6-20-40
USED FURNITURE
Singer Sewing Machine, practically
new, cost $90.00. now $35.00
White Enamel Oil Range, 5 burners
with built-in oven $40.00
Large size Meadows Electric Washing
Machine, brand new ....$55.00
HIGH LAND FURNITURE CO.
Depot Street Boone, N. C.
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Filling World's Largest Di
La Grange. 111.?These workers
Diesel locomotive for the Atlantic C
the largest order for Diesel-electric 1
engines will roil down the track bef
watauga calves"" ~7c
TAKE HONORS
(Continued from page one)
Feeder Calves ,
Watauga feeder calves also claim
ed most of the prizes at the show.
In this class, which consisted of'
calves dropped between Januarv 1.
1040. and May 31. 4040. James Dug- n
ger won second prize: Gene Reese. J'
third; Clint Ward, fifth: Tom Law- |'
rence. tenth and eleventh: Carl ^
Kohnle. twelfth, and R. T. Palmer. %
nineteenth. *4
In tne feeder get-of-sin class. J1
three Watauga feeder calves wor. i1
the first prize. I "
Out of a total of nine first, prizes f'
in the baby beef and feeder calf 1
classes. Watauga calves von seven.
av.'iig the other two to Hay word :
. :ici Maciison counties, respectively.! :
Th_- total amount of prize money |?.
won by the Watauga baby beef and jv
feeder calves was $251.00. i:
Sold at Auction
An auction sale of baby beef and 1
feeder calves was held at the fail 1
grounds at Henderson villi* Thursday
afternoon. September 10. and eleven j
the Watauga fa? steers were sold.;1
James Hugger < grand champion i
tecr weighed 820 pounds and was
I sold for the price of 35 cents per 1
! pound or a total of $287.00. The ^
names of the owners, the weights. J
price per pound of the steers and the j1
total amount brought follows: it
John Edmislen. 900, 19 cents, j $171.00:
Council! Henson, 1.060. 16!;
cents, $169.00: Frank Mast. 945. 16'*
cents. $15120: Russell Hodges, 815. IT
cents. $138.55: Russell Hodges.
630. 16 cents. $100.80: Maston \
Hodges. 790. 16 cents. $126.40: Mas- i
ton Hodges, 540. 12 cents. $64.80: c
Gene Reese 875. 15 cents. $131.25; \
Lawrence Wilson, 635. 14 cents. I'
$83.90: Loy Isaacs, 680. 14 cents,
$95.20. 1
The total weight of the eleven 1
baby beeves which were sold was 1
O llnil , . . I. J 1 |K., ?.Mnl 1
ii.w.ixi faiuuu.i. w i lilt' lilt: luvai jiuuuui i
of money for which thc-y were sold i
was Sl.524.10, making an average 1
price per pound of approximately
17' cents lor the entire group. This 1
auction sole was hr far the best sale
of fat and feeder calves that has
ever been held in Western Nortn
Carolina.
BRITISH LAUNCH NEW
ATTACK ON DAKAR
Vichy, France, Sept. 25.?French
warships outnumbered nearly three
to one were reported early today to
be defending the west African port
of Dakar "to the end" after crushing
six attempts to land an expeditionary
force of British and "free
French" troops.
With portions of the port city of
40,000 population in debris after
more than 30 hours shelling by British
warships, the Petain government
announced that "the battle continues'
'against France's ally of onlythree
months ago.
A second British ultimatum for
surrender, expiring at 6 a. in. Tues- (
day, was defiantly rejected by Gen. i
Pierre Boisson of Dakar and France's 5
armed forces hav^; launched strong f
"reprisal actions," a communique >
last night stated. 1
j NOTICE TO GAU
P. 1 I i
We wish to inform you that
galax and other greens again
are entitled to the galax in t
reasons:
We live in this county and p
ergreens the year-round anc
the year.
Other buyers may come and
leave, paying no taxes.
We serve the country people
department we buy your ro<
hides and many other items
keep profits here to pay coi
with you and are one of you
ket and we hope you will h
your leaves.
If hard times hit the galax h
buying all we can from you.
Boone several years back an
believe we should have a cha
Come in to see us and let us
I our place your headquarters
We are not as large dealer as
ness this much more.
We are buying at one place <
dealers in this and other coi
APPALACHIAN !
C. C. WILCOX
We want several tons of lof
instrui
.TACGA DEMOCRAT?EVERT
esel Locomotive Order
are welding ihe chassis of a
oast Line railroad which placed
ocomolives in history. Eighteen
ore the job is finished.
iRAND JURY~1N I
USUAL REPORT!
(Continued from page one)
lant be put in A-l condition.
County Home
We in a body also inspected the I
aunty home and found it to be very
eat and clean, but sadly in need of
?pairs. We recommend that the
orch be torn down and replace?
ith Ihwr smaller norehes. The
taster in the halls and rooms is
ailing down and the entire piac ?
ecds pairt ng. There is also a
eed for some new bed springs. Th :
miatcs .-rem to be well contented
nri well kept. Wo recommend that
lis work b- done at once.
Courthouse
T: e courthouse and county of'
"s were visited in a body. The
ffiers seemed to be well kept and
err in good order. The records in
he different offices were kept up-dale
a >d the information supposd
to 1 e kept in each of them was
tidily available. All justices of the
ao Have made their reports acording
to requirements. It was
rund that Mr. G. F. Critcher, guar
lian for Rupert Dale. Roy Dean.
Ced Hodges. heirs of Mrs. Clyde H.
lodges, had not made a report
nee 1P35. and his bond is $7,000.
igned by W. R. and .1. S. Winkler,
t is also found that Mrs. Louise
Udridge. guardian for Joe Ann ana
'ntricia A:dridge, had never made
report, and her bondsman is Mrs.
?dna Hodges and a deed of trust?
>2,000.
The county school bus garage was
-isited and it was found to be kept
n good order by a capable methanic.
He stated he was well supilied
with tools and equipment for
he maintenance of the buses.
The grand jury was composed of:
Howard Cotlrell. foreman. V. D,
iVard. C. R. Wilson, K. W. Brown.
Willie utawson. w. c. south, t'. w.
VIoretz. G. H. Thomas. Henry Nor is,
Collis Greene, Clyde Wallace. M.
Townsend and D. G. Edrr.isten.
REAL. OIL WELL BUILT
FOR "FLOWING GOLD"
Expensive sets in Hollywood usuilly
conjure up something like a DeWille
version of a Babylonian bath oom,
but dull drab and ordinary as
he oil well which was constructed
or "Flowing Gold" looks, it represents
an investment of $80,000 to
ffarner Bros.
Erected at the 300-acre studio
anch in Calabasas, the well is enh-ely
practical, except for oil, compete
with steam press boilers, lifts
ind drills, pipe, etc. It even inludes
the small "taper-screw," the
afety patent device front which
toward Hughes has derived much
if bis fortune.
It would have been possible to
ease a well in one of the nearby oil
:elds for the picture, which stars
lohn Garfield. Pat O'Brien and
Trances Farmer, at the slightest
raction of this cost, but the script
rails for the well to be fire-blasted
ind the risk of the conflagration
:nre>ariirrf wnulH haw inn
?reat. The film is scheduled to be
ihown at the Appalachian Theatre
iexV Monday.
iX COLLECTORS
we are going to be buying
this season. We believe we
his section for the following
ay taxes here. We buy ev1
not just a few months in
get the cream and then
in many ways. In our durg
)ts, herbs, bark, metal, furs,
that you have to sell. We
inty taxes. We live here
i. Our market is your marelp
us hold it by selling us
usiness we still will be here
We started buying galax in
id built up the business and
ince to buy your leaves now.
talk it over with you. Make
when in town,
some, so we need your busi
inly, tyhile some others have
inties.
EVERGREEN CO.
BOONE, N. C.
I moss. Get our prices and
clions
' THURSDAY? BOONE. N. C
BURLEY BROWEKS M
TO VOTE ON QUOTAS H
(Continued from page one)
say J hat prices to hurley growers
for the 1940 crop can be maiot aired
at a higher level if quotas "are in
effect for a three-year period.";
Sloan added.
Three questions will appear on ;
the ballot in the November 23 ref- ,
erendum: (1) Do you favor market- ]
ing quotas for three years? (2* Are
you opposed to marketing quotas on
your 1941, 1942 and 1943 crops, but
in favor of marketing quotas on
your 1941 crop? and (3) Are you
opposed to marketing quotas'*
In explaining the plans for the
referendum, the district agent said
that any farmer who snares in the
proceeds of the 1940 hurley tobacco
crop will be eligible to vote. Tin*
other burley-producing states will
vote on the same date on the same
proposition on the basis of production
North Carolina is sixth among
the 15 states in which burley is b< ing
grown this year.
Madison county leads in burley
production in North Carolina. Oth- n
er counties in which the crop is H
grown are: Buncombe, Haywood, B
Yancey. Ashe. Watauga. Mitchell. M
Graham. Alleghany, Avery. Burke, ' H
| Caldwell Chatham, Cherokee, Clay, 9
I Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth. I
Henderson, Jackson. Lincoln. Mc- I
I Dowell, Mason, Polk, Rutherford. i I
I Swain and Transylvania. ProdUC-||
! tion ranges from about 3.000 acres 11
in Madison to one-half acre in Chat- H
ham.
The "walking stick" is the largest I
| insect in the world. Some tropical j
i species grow to a length of 13 inches, i
The University of North Carolina j m
was founded in the year 1794.
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Ladies' Fall Coats, mo
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it Panties?
Boys' and Girl's knee-length Sport
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