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.
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Ladies' Dresses
We are receiving daily ladies' dresses
in one and two-piece styles in cot
r\tons, embroideries, sheers and spun
, rayons.
$3.95 io $19.95
You will find a dress for every oc
casion in our spacious Ready-to
Wear Department. We feature a
complete line of underwear, blouses,
hats, children's and infants' wear
on our second floor Ready-to-Wear
Department.
SHOP WITH US FOR
BETTER VALUES
PIECE GOODS
We have assembled for you, our customers, the most
outstanding values in "all kinds of piece goods it has
been our privilege to offer for a long time. *These in
clude eyelets, white and colors; rayons \n prints and
solids; cottons in checks, printed and plain patterns,
chambrays and ginghams.
" Buttons, zippers, laces and trimmings along with piece
goods, all on one floor. You will be delighted with
the quality and reasonable prices that prevail iA our
store.
8 1x99 ^LEACHED SHEETS $2.59
FULL SIZE PILLOW CASES ? 68c
(First Floor)
SHOES FOR THE ENTIRE
FAMILY AT BELK'S
Our trained shoe men are equipped to give you the
maximum in shoe fitting service. We fit shoes with
the use of X-Ray equipment. No guesswork here. You
can actually see for yourself just how the bones in
your foot fit in the shoe you are wearing. No extra
charge for this service. Our shoe men will gladly de
monstrate this machine on your own fdbt.
LADIES NATURAL BRIDGE PUMPS. OXFORDS
AND DRESS TIES
$7.95
Women's Velvet Step Kid Ties $8.95
Complete line of sandals and play shoes for women
and children ? the quality is high and the price is right.
Fitting of Children's Shoes a Specialty
Wc are Boone's exclusive representative for Peters
Weatherbird Shoes. We carry Nun-Bush, Weyenberg,
Natural Bridge, Peters, and Masterbilt Shoes for men.
AA to EEEE widths.
Nun-Bush $15.00
Weyenbarg $10.95. $11.95 and $12.50
Natural Bridge $8.95 to $10.50
Maiterbilt $6.95
We carry a top line of men's Shoes at $4.95 ?nd $5.95
Boys' Oxfords $3.95 to $5.45
Men's 16-inch Leather Boots $8.95 to $9.95
SHOP WITH US FOR ALL TYPES OF WORK SHOES
FOR MEN AND BOYS
?
MEN'S WEARING APPAREL
We are receiving daily new stocks of Men's
Wearing Apparel
Men's light weight pants in wools, wool and rayon combination
and rayon, all sizes $5.95 up
Men's single and double-breasted suits $32.50 to $39.50
(No charge for alterations)
COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF SOCKS, BELTS,
HANDKERCHIEFS AND OTHER ACCESSORIES
BOTANY AND WEMBLEY TIES 97c
MEN'S WHITE SHIRTS, all sizes S2.95. $3.95 and $4.95
MEN'S COLORED SHIRTS $1.98 to $2.95
MEN'S SPORT SHIRTS $2.50 to $3.95
MEN'S STRAW AND PANAMA HATS $1.98 to $4.95
OUR BASEMENT STORE IS A LITTLE
STORE WITHIN ITSELF
Visit our Basement Ready-to-Wear Department for low price cotton
Dresses (or women and children.
36-inch fine quality Unbleached
Sheeting, yard 29c
Women's Flat-heel Oxfords S2.9S
Men's Work Shoes, new stock,
pair ?... $2.95 to $5.95
One table Men's Work Shoes,
specially priced at, pair .... $2.48
Boys' Work Shoes, 2V4 to 6,
pair $2.95
Man's Jack Rabbit Overalls. 8-ox.
blua d*nim. *anforii*d. low and
high backs, pair $2.65
Boys' Overalls, pair . $1.59
Work Shirts for men and boys, all
sizes in chambrays, coverts and
twills.
SPECIAL ? Ironing Boards, with
cover; sturdily built, com
plete $3.48
Woodbury Toilet Soap, cake 10c
We invite you to come in and
inspect our new stock of Alumi
num Ware, including pots, pans,
kettles, percolators and smaller
items. ?
We carry four-quart Presto cook
ers $12.95. and seven- quart
aluminum canners $16.85
We are showing an assortment
of Wagner cast-iron Frying Pans
and covered pots.
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Meet your friends at Belk's. Prompt and courteous service at all times by a competent and well trained sales force.
BELK - WHITE COMPANY
The Home of Better Values Boone, N. C.