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FSA Families In Area Save Big Sum The families on the Farm Secu rity Administration program in 40 counties represented in this area have not hesitated to maintain theit high food production and conserva tion recordis. In 1944 they not only maintained, but exceeded, their pre vious records, stated Miss Margaret F. Fuller, area home supervisor. This is the time of year when the FSA supervisors in charge1 of the home management work in the va rious counties review, with the fami lies on the FSA program the prog ress, or lack of it, made during the year. In 1944 the 5,813 families in 40 counties in this area averaged can ning 478 quarts of fruits, vegetables and meats per family, or a total of 2,782,000 quarts. In order to have a more adequate diet, these families did not stop with canning this amount: they stored 185,000 bush els of such foods as potatoes, onions, apples, cabbage, pumpkins and tur nips. This stored and canned foods at market value would mean a sav ing of approximately $1,205,548, oi an average of $208 per family bank ed on pantry shelves, in cellars, bank houses or holed in the ground. Of course all of the FSA families have adequate milk and butter as they averaged 2.1 cows per family. Thus, with their chickens and eggs, pork and beef (800 killed beeves) to say nothing of their cornmeal, wheat, molasses, as well as winter gardens, the FSA homemakers have no difficulty in preparing three nu tritious meals a day which include the basic 7 food groups. These FSA families and the home man agement supervisors in charge of the educational program in these counties are to be commended on their excellent contributions made to the war effort. This high pro duction and conservation figure rep resents the wholehearted effort be ing made by families to make their farms provide most of their living requirements through concentrated work and careful planning. By producing their own food, these FSA families are releasing food which they would otherwise (Ah* Hm StawUc Itak I) E. Plnkham's Vegetable Com I la lamom to relieve not only monthly pain but alto accompanying nervous, tired, hlghstrung feelings? when due to functional periodic dis turbances. Taken regularly?It helps build up resistance against such dis tress. Pinkham's Compound helpi na tureI Follow label directions. Try itl JfrUAC.ObJtkwm* purchase, thus helping to swell the quantity available for the defense effort. In addition to improving more adequate diets, they are aug menting cash incomes by good man agement and planning and setting aside increased funds for medical care, farm opera tings, payment of debts and becoming more secure fi nacially. FSA supervisors have made their mark in guiding and advising the families along the road to security. Good business demands that our farm families plan ahead and that each year they take inventory of what they have and what they owe.! They then plan their farm and home operations for the coming year, tak ing into consideration what they have on hand, the needs for the fam ily and the farm, the estimated cash income and what will be required to meet these, needs. By keeping records of money spent and check ing their saving and spending plan it is possible to make better use of their income. The supervisors plan with the family the guidance need ed in order to carry out the plan. They have taught the FSA families how to produce food as well as the methods of conserving and prepar ing, approved by the agricultural ex tension service. During 1944 the 20 home econo mists who have charge of the home management program of the FSA gave 974 demonstrations to families or groups of families on the FSA program. These lessons taught, in addition to food production and con servation, included what to eat and ways of preparing and serving, making American cheese from sur plus milk, bread making, and use of whole grain cereals, health prob lems and construction of first aid units, care and construction of cloth ing, and sanitation and storage. Since there is a great need for medical and hospital care in the rural areas of North Carolina, FSA, through the Blue Cross Hospital In surance Association of Chapel Hill and Durham, have made it possible for FSA families to get hospital in surance at a rate within their abili ty to pay. At present 2,604 families in this area are receiving protection of this policy. In addition to this, a large number of families are carrying surgical care insurance which has been arraanged by the FSA. FSA families are. becoming more health conscious and are taking ad vantage of the services rendered by the county health departments and the various clinics held in the coun ty. Mildred L. Sedberry, homo man agement supervisor for Watauga and Avery counties, and the 307 homemakers with whom she is working, are to be congratulated on the contribution they have made during the year in canning 178,837 quarts of fruits and vegetables and meats, storing and drying 19,761 bushels of fruits and vegetables and the general progress they have made along the road to security. Unit for Unit THEY COST YOU LESS ? 1/ U//// Pltn A 1/ nnuc fTonr V/TAMIN PRODUCTS F BOONE DRUG COMPANY 1 BOONE, N. C. * WATAUGA INSURANCE AGENCY All Kinds of Insurance We Are Glad to Serve You E. A. GAULTNEY GORDON H. WINKLES Northwestern Bank Bail ding BOONE. N. C. V Vwhanizing and Recapping We maintain a modem and complete Vulcanizing and Recap ping Department, and are rendering the best of service. COMPLETE K8SO LUBRICATION SERVICE MADDUX ESSO SERVICE Phooe 1103 M. R. Maddux. Prop. LUMBER WANTED MAPLE, BUM, BlTOH, POPLAR, % ASH, BASSWOOD, RED OAK i ALSO SOUTHERN YELLOW PINE Cash On Delivery MORGAN MANUFACTURING CO. INCORrOBATBD BLACK MOUNTAIN, N. C. 'Phone 2241 ASHEVILLE (Woodfin),'N. C. 'Phone 4M0 In Liberation Army Cpl. Robert Holder, ton of Mr. and Mr?. F. F. Holder, of Blow ing Rock, who U now in the Philippine*, has been in service since October, 1942. He received his training at Camp Robinson, Ark., and Brigham City, Utah. Aiter a year* spent in the South Pacific he proceeded to the Phil ippines in December, 1944. Writ ing his parents he says: "This is a wonderful place compared with other places we hive been. Even the children are singing 'God Bless America.' Aiter hearing this I could realise why we are fighting this war, if we can make people as happy as the Filipino children. The people are good to us?bring us cooked chickens, wash our clothes, and many oth er kindnesses." In one of his let ters he said he had the privilege of meeting the man he worked for. General Douglas MacArthur. Seventh War Loan Goal Placed at 14 Billions Washington ? Secretary Morgen thau announced Saturday a $14, 000,000,000 goal for the Seventh War Loan, divided evenly between indi viduals and corporations. The $7,000,000,000 quota for indi viduals is the highest ever assigned them. The series E quota of $4,000, 000,000 is also more than Mr. and Mrs. America have been asked to dig up for that class of securities here tofore. The total quota is the same as that of the Sixth War Loan. In order to sell the unprecedented amount of bonds to non-corporate investors the treasury set the long est sales period yet. The formal drive with its custo mary great promotional campaign will extend from May 14 to June 30 ?seven weeks as compared with four weeks in the Sixth War Loan from November 20 to December 16. In addition to this seven week drive, an "intensification of activi ties" in the sale of series E bonds will begin April 9, when millions of persons in payroll savings plans throughout the country will be ask ed to enlarge their participation as a part of the Seventh War Loan. Over a period of nearly three months?April 9 through July 7?all series E, F and G savings bonds and series C savings notes processed through the Federal Reserve Banks will be credited to the drive. Morgenthau said at a news con ference he feels that lifting the quota on individual sales and E bonds and extending the time over a three-month period "ought to have a good effect in curbing in flation." Good Care of Bees Will Triple Honey Get ready for the transfer of bees from old-fashioned box and log gums to modern hives at the begin ning of the first important early spring honey flow, says Prof. Row O. Stevens of the zoology depart ment "at State College. He explains that one good colony is worth more than a half dozen mediocre colonies. One may get a start in bees either by buying com plete colonies or by obtaining bees and placing them in modern hives. Swarms may be obtained in one of three ways, according to Stevens. Packages of bees may be bought from reliable raisers. Second, swarms may be obtained during the swarming season from other nearby beekeepers. Third, bees may be transferred from old-fashioned gums to modern hives. Stevens cites several advantages of the modern hive: with removable frames, it is possible to make sure that enough honey is left for the bees; to find old queens and replace them with vigorous queens; to regu late the brood chamber so as to pro duce more worker bees and fewer drones; to control swarming more effectively; and to take off surplus honey without the messy job of cut ting it out. With better management of bees, North Carolina should easily pro dure three times as much honey as at presnt, according to Stevens. Practical suggestions on improved beekeeping may be found in Exten sion Circular No. 274. A free copy of this publication may be obtained at the office of the county agent or by writing the Agricultural Editor, State College, Raleigh. A promising new use for penicil lin -is the treatment of mastitis, one of the most injurious diseases of dairy cows. Boone Flower Shop Cut Flowers, Potted Plants. Funeral Designs Main Street Phone 1M-W OPA Price and Rationing News Fun Auctions All farm auctions of government surplus property by the RFC, under auspices of the War Food adminis tration, will he subject to price ceilings, according to the local OPA office. Surplus government property sold at RFC auctions covers a wide va riety of items, Mr. Olsen reports, including such essentials as wire, nails, hand tools, screws and mis cellaneous farm supplies. ? ? ? Sho* DhUii Ramindvd All sljoe dealers in Watauga and neighboring counties were caution ed this week by OPA to keep neces sary records of the recent "odd lot" sale of ration free shoes. Records should include the number of such shoes bought and the number sold during the stamp-free period, Feb. 19-March 10. This information should be attached to the dealer's regular inventory records, Mr. Ol sen said. * * * Gasoline Concurrent with its announce ment that A-15 gas coupons are valid from March 22 through June 21, the Watauga War "Price and Rationing board again reminds mo torists of the extreme need of con serving all gasoline possible. , "With our war leaders stepping up offensive action on every front, said Board Chairman G. H. Winkler, "gasoline takes on more omportance than ever as a war weapon. One single raid on Japan, Berlin or oth er targets can consume a million gallons of gasoline?and we here at home have to see that the gasoline is there to be used." Warning against buying or selling gasoline without coupons, Mr. Winkler announced: "The gasoline black marketer is not only cheating his neighbors of their fair share of scarce gasoline; but in effect he is draining it from the tanks of our pilots over enemy targets." ? ? ? Sugar Sugar may be sweet to the user, but it turns sour for the grocer who accepts loose ration stamps, Mr. R. A. Olsen, of the local ration board, said yesterday. "A surprising number of counter feit sugar stamps are turning up at our region verification center in Atlanta," Mr. Olsen said, "and it's being pinned right back on the gro cer. "Any dealer who accepts counter feit sugar stamps," explained Mr Olsen, "will have the total value of the counterfeits deducted from his future allotments of sugar. And if it turns out he accepted the coun terfeits wilfully then appropriate ac tion will be taken." FARMERS IN STATE GE HALF BILLION FOR CROPS IN 1M4 Raleigh, March 20 ? Receiving $504,044,000 for their crops during 1944, North Carolina farmers rank ed third in the nation in total whop receipts, J. J. Morgan, statistician with the state department of agri culture announced today. - A total of $334,260,000, or two thirds. of this amount was realized from tobacco, while cotton account ed for $80,590,000, and peanuts and soybeans, $27,018,000. PROTECT YOUR FAMILY by becoming a member of REINS-STURDIVANT BURIAL ASSOCIATION TELEPHONE 24 . . . BOONE, N. C. A 25-cent fee is charged upon joining, after which the follow ing dues are in effect: Quarterly Yearly Bana fit One to Ten Years ...... .10 .40 $ 50.00 Two to Twenty-nine Years 20 .80 100.00 Thirty to Fifty Years 40 l.*0 100.00 Fifty to Sixty-five Years .60 2.40 100 00 WANTED Dogwood and Hickory Blocks We are always in the market for any quantity Highest price and spot cash on delivery. For specifications and price call at mill or write. ? Matheson and Pangle P. O. BOX 505. BOONE, N. C. WAKTED Ghestnnl Wood and Tanbark OPA CEILING PRICES PAID WILKES EXTRACT WORKS North Wilkeiboro, N. C. Have Your Tires RECAPPED No new tires are in prospect, with the chances against an improvement in the tire situation even after the col lapse of Germany. Therefore, it is good business to have your tires recapped promptly at our modern^ plant, and thus keep your ve hicles rolling during the period of the emergency. We also do vulcanizing and other tire repairing. We specialize in Washing and Greasing and render an all- * around automobile service to < the motorists of this area. GENUINE CHEVROLET PARTS COLVARD TIRE & CHEVROLET COMPANY Boone, North Carolina
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