News and Views Of the Farmers By L. E. TUCKWILLER County Agent LAMB POOL Do you have lambs ready for .market? We want to remind you that the Watauga Lamb Pool is ready ta sell your lambs at any time. If you want to make a shipment early in June contact us soon and we will make plans. Large lambs, especially the bucks sh'ould be sold as soon as they are ready. The first 1947 cooperative lamb pool from North Carolina was shipped from Tarboro, May 20. Choice lambs brought 25 cents and good lambs 23 Vi cents. GUERNSEY SALE The sixth annual Boone regis tered Guernsey sale will be he'd at W. M. Winkler's farm in Boone. This sale will feature a total of 29 head.27 cows and heifers and 2 bulls. Watauga county breeders who have cattle in the sale are Walter Hampton, Wiley Perry, W. W. Wilson, and S. M. Ayers. Some of these cattle have not been highly fitted and probably will not go very high. It should be a good place for farmers to buy cattle. FEEDER CALF SALE Plans are underway to hold a feeder calf sale at West Jeffer son in September. The beef cat tle committee from this county met with similar committees from Ashe and Alleghany coun ties on Wednesday, May 21 to work out some plans. The West Jefferson stock y?rd has donated the use of the scales and livestock market. The only costs to the farmers will be labor, advertis ing and other incidental costs of sale. The following rules were dis cussed and agreed upon by the committees: 1. Both steer and heifer calves will be eligible for sale. 2. Only dehorned steer calves will be eligible for prizes, but horned and bull calves can be sold. 3. All calves vaccin-^ed for blackleg. 4. Choice, good, and medium grades will be sold. 5. Weight limits ? 300 to 650 pounds. Steers penned as follows with each grade penned separately: Weights 300 to 360 pounds, pennefl together; weights 361 to 450 pounds, penned together; weights 451 to 550 pounds, pen ned together; weights 551 to 650 pounds, penned together. 6. Hej|ers penned separately. 7. Pens will be marked as to| grade but no grade mark put on| calf. .8. Prizes on choice and good steers with no horns. Size of prize depends 01? money avail able and to be awarded on the 5-3 basis. 9. Get of Sire. 5 steer, no horns, not confined to one owner all sired by one registered bull. Prizes $25.00, $20.00, $15.00, $10.00, $5.00. 10. Calves will be brought in day of sale, early in the morning. 11. Date of sale September 23, tentative date. A 4-H sheep shearing school wfis held at the farm of Ben Farthing with assistance from Mr. Ed Warner and Mr. L. I. Case. Four of the 4-H boys that attended this school entered the state sheep shearing contest at Transou. Bobby Wilson, Bethel 4-H club, was high man for the Watauga county group, placing fifth. Other boys entering the contest were Baker Edmisten, Ben Norris and Eddie Paul Nor ris. TOMATO BLIGHT CONTROL DEMONSTRATION Mr. Howard R. Garriss, exten sion plant pathologist, will be with us Friday, June 6th, to as sist with some tomato blight con trol demonstrations. For the last few years the to mato crop has been severely damaged by late blight. This disease has been so severe that many have given up the product ion of this important crop. But it is not necessary to stop pro ducing tomatoes as blight can be controlled by careful dusting or spraying. Come to the demonstra tion to learn more about this control program. The demonstrations will be held as follows: ? Friday, June 6, 10:00 a. m. ? Ivan Farthjng, Bethel; Friday, June 6, 1:00 p. m. ? Place will be announced next week; Friday, June 6. 3:00 p. m. ? Wade Claw son, Meat Camp. TRAPPED 5 DAYS, WILL LIVE Oakland, Calif. ? Rescued after being trapped beneath his wreck ed automobile for five days, surgeons believe that Ernest K. Steele will live, although it may become necessary to amputate a portion of his right hand. The man was trapped beneath his overturned car only 150 feet from a busy highway and was found by telephone linemen who noticed something bright down the deep embankment and in vestigated. WHO'S NEXT New York ? When Or. Henry Cerully, dentist, called out, "Who's next?" two lobbers walk ed in and extracted $150 and some dental gold from the doctor. Lees-McRae Finals Program Announced The commencement program of L-ets-McRae college officially will begin on Friday, May 30, with the May Day exercises given by the women's department of physical education. Using thr "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" theme, these exercises, to be held on the college lawn at 4:30 p. m. on Friday, will begin with the crowning of Jo Anne White of New Smyrna Beach, Florida, as the May Queen. On Saturday, May 31, there will be an informal meeting of the Lees-McRae alumni in the college library at 4:00 p. m. The senior banquet will be held in the college dining hall that even in; at six o'clock. Class night exercises, presentation of medals and awards, the salutatory and valedictory addresses will be given in the college auditorium on Saturday night at eight o'clock. On Sunday morning, June 1, at eleven o'clock, Dr. Ferguson Wood, pastor of the First Pres byterian church of Johnson City, Tenn., will preach the baccal aureate sermon in the Banner Elk Presbyterian church. Sunday afternoon from four to five o'clock, the music department of the college will present a student artist concert in the college audi torium. under the direction of Miss Edna Sutphin, director of music. Sunday night at eight o'clock, the traditional senior vespers services will be held in the Banner Elk Presbyterian church. Monday morning, June 2, at ten o'clock, the final commence ment exercises will be held in the college auditorium. Dr. Cherry L. Emerson, Dean of Engineer ing, Georgia School of Tech nology, Atlanta, Georgia, will deliver the commencement add ress to the graduates. Diploma5 will be presented to seven medical secretarial interns and fifty-five college seniors. The eraduates will be presented bv Dr. Roswell C. Lonp. president of the college, and Dr. W C Tate, president of the board of trustees, will deliver the diplo mas. BRIEF INTERLUDE Haverhill, Mass. ? A four generation family lasted only] briefly here when Mrs. Emma T. Raymond, 82, died five hours after her granddaughter, Mrs. Albert Ricard, gave birth to a son. C. P. Taft urges churches put more stress on human character. FIREPROOF" MATTRESSES DESIGNED FOR HOTELS 1 Chicago? A Chicago textile mill has turned out a new type of mattress cover which it claims is fireproof. Harold Shaw, vice-president of Burcott Mills, said the new mat tress covers would eliminate a major fire hazard in hotels. "The problem was preaQpted to, us by several hotels," he said. ''As a result of many tests we have finally found the fireproof fabric most suitable for mattress covers." Shaw said the covcrs are made of a vinyl-coated fiber glass tick ing which he described as "wholly flame-resiStant." $12,000 IN PANTS New York City ? Found un conscious in an alley with a frac tured jaw, Giacono Longo, a 63 year-old junk dealer, was taken to a hospital. Attendants found that the patient wore three pairs of pants and three shirts and sewed into the lining of the in side trousers, was more than $12,000. The money was in 10, 20, 50 and 100-dollar bills. Truman will visit Monticello, Jefferson's home, on July 4. EASY AREST Denver, Col. ? While waiting for the traffic light to change Patrolmen Richard Brown and Thomas Davy saw a man hold up another. They waited until the stickup man had the money in his hand, then leaped out of their automobile and arrested him. HILLSIDE DAIRY Grade A Milk Pasteurized1 Grade 1 A Milk Whipping Cream Telephone 44 BOONE, N. C. R. A. Rufty, Mgr. Are you planning to pick up and picnic this week end? Then I know you're hoping, as I am, for warm, sunny weather. But if it should turn out be chilly or rainy, don't let that inter fere with your plans. Go ahead and have your picnic anyhow . . . at home. Tnat way your family won't feel let down, and you won't have to rustle up a regular meal at the last minute. THIRST AID It's no picnic being thirsty on a picnic, so be sure to take plenty of refreshing soft drinks on your out ing! You'll find a big variety of "whistle wetters" at your A&P . . . QUICK AND SUCK If yo'u go in for campfire cookery, vou'll get yards of enioyment from ' ENCORE /'rfpnrrrf SPAGHETTI. It's mighty good cooked at home on the range, too, so get a few cans at the A&P. Made with a tasty sauce of tomatoes, spipes and cheese, all you have to do fe heat j it. And if you want an extra heart}* dish for 8 hearty eaterf-. combine 2 cans of this swell spa ghetti with 2 cans of red beans; , mix well in a skillet; add 2 taps, of chili powder, and heat thor oughly. Add green pepper and onion rings if you like 'em. Grand indoors or out! ? each as enjoyable as the other, and allthriftilyj>riced. Make A&P your thirst aid head quarters ! SWANK FOR SALADS For the best-dressed cole slaw or vegetable salad that ever went a-picnicking, try this tangv dress ing made with WHITE HOUSF. MILK, the creamy-rich evaporated milk sold at the A&P. Just blend 'z tsp. prepared mustard, '4 tsp. salt, 2 tsps. sugar, a dash of cay enne and 1 cup undiluted WHITE HOUSE EVAPORATED MILK. Add 1 tbsp. vinegar gradually, stirring till thick. Enough for 8 servings of snlad. KINO-SIZE SANDWICHIS Where there's a thrill, there's a way ... to enjoy MARVEL HAMBURGER ROLLS in their special role of partners for sin ling hamburgers. But even if your picnic equipment doesn't include a grill, these deli cious, freshly baked rolls from the A&P can have their innings on our outings. They're perfect for ig he-man sandwiches of all kinds because they hold so much filling. DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION The Democratic voters of Boone, N. C., are request ed to assemble in the county courthouse on FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1947, at 8 o'clock p. m., for the purpose of nominating a Democratic municipal ticket consisting of a Mayor and three Commissioners to be voted on Tuesday, June 17, 1947. Signed: T. B. MOORE, Chairman. I I MY FREE HEARING CLINIC HAS HELPED HUNDREDS TO HEAR AGAIN. MAY I HELP YOU? Com to aspodol dtwoittftotloo of r/ /7 th* x v ^y/