FSA Supervisor
Attends Two-Day
Electric School
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The use and care of home elec
trical appliances and efficient wir
ing were among the subjects dis
cussed at a meeting of FSA home
management supervisors from 25
counties who met with representa
tives of Duke Power Co. at Hickory
July 12 and 13, says Miss Mildred
Sedberry, home supervisor for Wat
auga and Avery counties, who was
among the group.
The meeting was arranged by
Miss Margaret F. Fuller, area FSA
home supervisor, in co-operation
with Miss Charlotte Mobley, home
service advisor for the Duke com
pany, to enable county FSA home
supervisors to give rural families
better instruction. Discussions were
led by Charlie Stone, Pool Tysinger,
Joe Howard and Miss Mobley to
help home supervisors to aid FSA
borrowers using electrical applian
ces for the first time to adjust and
repair them and adequately wire
the home.
"Many practical things of every
day usefulness that can be~ passed
along to FSA borrowers were learn
ed at the meeting, which consumed
a day and a half," said Miss Sed
berry. "The importance of using the
right size fuse and why fuses 'blow
out' were points especially stressed
by the company officials."
The forenoon of the first day was
devoted to a film on care and repair
of equipment, an actual workshop
session on repairing cords and plugs
and cleaning, and a demonstration
on the care of motors and other
items not fully covered in the film.
In the afternoon the film, "Ameri
can Farms in Wartime", gave a gen
eral survey? of poultry raising,
dairying, feed production* and house
hold services. A general discussion
on house wiring followed.
The session the second day was
devoted to a film on nutrition, a
discussion of laundry equipment, op
erational care of major appliances,
modernization of old lamps and a
summary of the program.
METHODIST FUND IS
OVER -SUBSCRIBED
BY TWO MILLIONS
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Chicago ? The Methodist Church's
"Crusade for Christ" seeking $25,
000,000 for war relief and recon
struction in the United States had
been over-subscribed by nearly $2,
500,000, it was announced Friday.
Bishop J. Ralph Magee, head qf
the church in Chicago and chairman
of the campaign, said more than
$18,000,000 in cash already had been
received from members of the 41,
000 Methodist churches in the Uni
ted States.
Wo?s of the Moment
BY UNCLE BOB
of the Kraft Dairy Farm Service
"r | *he mower the merrier." said
the dairyman as he started
clipping his pastures. Mow the
weeds, udderwise your milk pail may
prove to be udderly empty. (After
reading that over the idea is offered
that maybe what Uncle Bob needs
is a good long rest.)
The sound of the mower in
your pastures about this time of
year is music to your cows, sure
enough. Ragweed, ftoldenrod,
thistles, burdock, dog fennel,
bltterweed and other pests are
now ripe for another clipping.
Clipping pastures at the right time
not only keeps weeds from seed
ing and therefore spreading, but
actually increases the food value to
the cows. Tests showed about a
50 per cent increase in the amount
of forage when a pasture was clipped.
Grass gets a healthier growth
when weeds are kept down. If you
let weeds gb you may have to get
a posse out to find your cows about
this time next year.
How to get more milk and lower
coat of production by lengthen
ing the gracing season It the
main subject for discussion in
the July-August Kraftaman,
published for Kraft patrons.
You surely won't want to misa
the articles on fall and spring
grazing pasture*. If you are not
getting the Kraftaman regular
ly, write Uncle Bob at 5? Pesh
tlgo, Chicago 9*. III., and I'll
mall you a copy.
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More "hay days" on the farm this
eummer will mean more "hey-day"
for your cows next winter. Weather
conditions have bean somewhat un
settled and grain proapects are uncer
tain to I hope you will be sure that
your hay supply will be sufficient to
take your cows through the winter.
The extension cervices are
generally agreed that a caw
needs from one and one- half to
two tons of high quality hay per
year, when you hav?frufficl?nt
grain, silage and concentrate to
round out the anlmal'a diet.
It's pretty hard righj now to fore
cast exactly what quantity of grain
will be available next fall and winter.
So, if you can get an additional ton
of hay per cow put away, you may
save yourself some worry and some
extra cost, too, next winter.
Most of the hay I saw in recent
weeks looked pretty good and indi
cations seem to point to a fairly
sizeable crop, at least where I've
been traveling. I hope you can take
advantage of good yields and get a
big supply on hand.
from a squirrel: it buries nuts, for
winter food supply, and you can
"bury" some silage for your cows'
winter food supply.
This is a good time to check your
silo, make sure it is sound. And it's
a good time also to make space for
an additional supply of silage.
If you are not building another
?llo, there are quite a few type*
of temporary silos which will
hold the extra cow fe*d you
may BMd next winter.
Trench, box-type, native lumber,
slat fence, baled straw and other such
temporary structures give very sat
isfactory results. Remember, If, you
use one of these, be sure that it is
built so as to prevent air ?from
getting into the silage and to keep
the right amount of moisture in.
For help on this point and for in
struction* on how to build this addi
tional storage space I suggest you
write for Circular 346, 'Temporary
Silos," and Circular 369, "Natiw
Lumber Silos," Extension Servvflf
University of Missouri, Columbia.
Mo., and for Extension Circular
122, tylissisaippi State College, State
College, Miss.*
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Biographical Sketch
Of Dr. Herbert Spaugh
Dr, Herbert Spaugh, whose news
paper-column. "The Everyday Coun
selor," has appeared in North Caro
lina newspapers for a number of
years, has been on the editorial staff
of the Charlotte News for 11 years
He has been pastor of The Little
Church On the Lane (Moravian
Episcopal) in Charlotte for 20 years,
and has been actively identified in
works for the spiritual, cultural and
civic betterment of the city.
His column appears in The Demo
crat today. 3
He is a World War veteran, hav
ing been chaplain of Hornet's Nest
Post No. 9, American Legion in
Charlotte for 19 years. He is past
president of the Charlotte-Mecklen
burg Ministerial Association, past
president of the Mecklenburg chap
ter of the American Red Cross, past
state chaplain of the American Le
gion, a member of the board of di- ?
rectors of the Mint Museum of Art,
a member of the board of directors
of the Charlotte Civitan Club, dis
trict chaplain of the Carolina Dis
trict of Civitan Clubs, international
chaplain of Civitan Clubs, a mem
ber of the board of school commis
sioners of Charlotte.
For five years, from 1933 to 1938,
he conducted weekly broadcasts
over Radio Station WBT.
When he joined the editorial staff
of the Charlotte News in 1933 he
wrote a weekly religious feature
called "Musings of a Minister,"
which likewise appeared in the
Twin-City Sentinel in Winston-Sa
lem.
Some years later this column was
altered somewhat in style and
length, and became a six-day fea
ture, which has since appeared un
der the title "The Everyday Coun
selor" in a number of North Caro
lina, South Carolina, Virginia and
Georgia newspapers.
'The Everyday Counselor" column
is non-sectarian in character and
deals with everyday questions of
life rather than abstract problems of
theology. Dr. Spaugh endeavors to
give personal reply to problem mat
ters of personal and confidential na
ture when a self-addressed stamped
envelope is enclosed.
Dr. Spaugh holds the earned scho
lastic degree of A.B., B.D. and M.A.
In 1944 Davidson College conferred
upon him- the degree of Doctor of
Divinity. He married Miss Ida
Efird of Winston-Salem. They have
two sons and one daughter. They i
Live at 522 Moravian -Lane, Char
lotte. I
LIKES HILL COUNTRY
A newcomer to Blowing Rock,
Mr. S. A. Spencer, of Naples, Fla.,
believes the mountains of Western
North Carolina to be superlative in
vacationland attractions. In writ
ing to his host of friends this is tha
way he describes Watauga county:
"In Watauga county on the moun
tains so high,
Where the weak grow strong and
the old never die;
Each morning you feel better and
often wonder why
You didn't move up sooner to this
paradise in the sky.
"In Watauga county where every
thing beautiful grows,
Mid laurel, rhododendron, or the
blushing radiant rose;
It's really a floral profusion from
the mountain peak down,
And it makes a beautiful setting for
for our little mountain town.
"In Watauga county where summer
breezes blow.
Where the moon is like a spotlight
on the silver lake below;
You feel like you're near heaven,
then you realize with a shock
You're in a beautiful earthly village
and they call it Blowing Rock."
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Farm Bureau News
Br CLYDE It GREENE
This is the beginning of a new
feature in the old reliable Watauga
Democrat which is the oldest busi
ness establishment in Boone. The
first issue of The Democrat came
out in 1888 ? 57 years ago. Our
newly organized Farm Bureau is, I
suppose, is the baby organization of
Watauga county. However, we have
already started to grow. We now
have 65 members reported from 13
of the 15 townships of the county.
Beaver Dam, Meat Camp and Stony
Fork are tied for first place in mem
bership ? nine each. They are close
ly followed by Watauga with seven
members.
The purposes of the Farm Bureau
which has more than 900,000 farm
family memberships in our nation
and above 35,000 farm family mem
berships in North Carolina, may be
briefly stated as follows:
1. To provide the farmers of the
nation with the representation in
Washington that they have needed
since the beginning of our govern
ment. Our nation rests on three
pillows ? labor, industry and the I
farmers. Industry has been protect
ed by the tariff and other agencies
of government. Labor has been
able in recent years to do right well
in matters of national recognition
and legislation. The farmers must
organize and send able and consci
entious representatives to take care
of their interests before the nation
al lawmakers and agencies of our
government which has become so
complicated that it taxes an expert
to know what bureau or agency to
approach on any given subject.
2. To provide information to the
farmers as to the above problems as
well as matters of production, dis
tribution, prices, etc. To do this
each member of the bureau will re
ceive the Nation's Agriculture and
the Farm Bureau News. Our know
ledge governs our ability to better
our position.
3. To give the farmers an agen
cy through which to work for better
conditions in their local communi
ties,, counties and states.
We have set our goal for 1945 at
250 members in Watauga county.
Help Watauga County Farm Bureau
to grow.
Captured Japanese airdromes are
of little value to the U. S. forces
because they are too small.
Most Wounded Are
Home From Europe
Washington ? Virtually every
wounded or sick American soldier
in Europe who can be moved will
have been brought home by the end
of this week, the War Department
said Sunday. #
Thus the army will better its goal
cf returning all transportable cases
within 90 days after V-E day, said
Brig. Gen. R. W. Bliss, assistant
surgeon general.
The major portion of the task of
evacuating some 102,000 disabled
soldiers was completed in 60 days.
General Blis? said. In May, more
than 43,000 sick and wounded men
were returned from the European
theatres; in June slightly less than
32,000, and the July total is estimat
ed at 27,000.
With 14,000 disabled soldiers ar
riving at west coast hospitals, the
May total of 57,000 evacuations wm
an all-time high.
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