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News and Views Oi the Farmers By L. E. TUCKWILLER County Axent State Fair W?ttuf? county farmers had a small number of entries at the State Fair but when the ribbons were distributed they claimed some of the most desirable colors. We were represented by Hol stein cattle from Appalachian State Teachers College, Hereford cattle from Tripple E Farm, Vilas, Hampshire theep from Shipley Farm, Vilas, N orris Brothers, Reese and Chalmer Phillips, Reeae. Corn from Lynn Norris, Reeae, Ernest Hillard, Boone, Ralph J. Norris, Boone and Milton W. Moretz, Boone. The A. S. T. C. showed the C*MaWlDHESS Zr^ the country 4mok~? " k.g? . <Uy-?o? 5? .ver.se of on^to ^ thn^ were ?o sss^~z-?f?*? IN BOONE ITS (o, Bed Goo~ 8>?>?* " ChiliW1 ^ Work Shoe*, ert. and Weyenburg D"? Shoes for Men. , . *.r?v. You can All Aoe fitting. p^pt *nd courteous .er the loot reets In the . at jj times. vk. by experienced salespeople Belk's dept. store BOONE, N. C. Junior champion female Hal stein and stood in the following places in the Holstein classes listed below: Bull calf, 3rd place; aged cows, 3rd and 5th places; senior year ling heifer, 1st; junior yearling heifer, 4th; senior heifer calf, 1st, 2nd and 6th; heifer calf, 3rd, and 4th; calf herd, 2nd; Get of Sire, 2nd; Produce of Dam, 2nd. ? Ben Rosenbalm was looking after the college herd at the State Fair. Early Earp, of Tripple E farm, showed the only Hereford from this county at the fpir. This heifer was fourth in a strong class of senior heifer calves. Most of the Hampshire sheep prizes came to the Watauga sheep. N orris Brothers showed both the champion ram and champion ewe in additipn to tak ing the blue ribbon in many classes. The placing or the Watauga county sheep in the different classes were as follows; Rams one year old and under two, 1st, Norris Brothers; Rams under one year, 1st, Ben Norris; 2nd and 5th, Norris Brothers; 3rd and 4th, Shipley Farm; Ewes two years and , older, 1st, Shipley Farm; 2nd and , 3rd, Norris Brothers; Ewes 1 year and under two, 1st and 6th, Norris Brothers; 2nd and 5th, Chalmer Phillips; 3rd and 4th, Shipley Farm; Ewes under 1 year, 1st, 2nd and 3rd, Norris Brothers; 6th, Shipley Farm; Three ram lambs, 1st, Norris Brothers; 2nd, Shipley Farm; Three ewe lambe, 1st, Norris Brothers; 2nd, Shipley Farm; Breeders Flock, 1st, Nor ris Brothers; Get of Sire, Shipley Farm. In the class for the ten best ears of U. S. 13 hybrid corn, Lynn Norris took 1st place, Ralph J. Norris, 2nd, and Ernest Hillard, 3rd. We were unable to learn where Milton W. Moretz's corn placed in the open pollena ted class. Three entries were made in the 100 bushel corn special, but these were not placed when we left the fair. Corn Contort Seven Watauga county farmers have entered one or more of the corn growing contests for this section and a preliminary check on yields adjusted to moisture content has been completed. The figures are not final and are subject to change when the top acres are harvested by either the state or county committee. The preliminary yields are as Gets MORE HEAT out of every drop of oil! I ho liiuiitliful I Icfp/iMchiic Duo-therm FUEL OIL HEATER Your living room is the showplace of your HOME: Why mar its appear ance with an awkward-looking home heater? Find out about the beautiful FURNITURE-STYLED fuel oil heaters by DUO-THERM , now displayed by Watauga Hardware, Inc. These striking "Period" Model Duo-Therms are styled by EXPERT FURNITURE DESIGNERS. Each one is a graceful piece of furniture. See Duo-Therm's HEPPELWHITE Model in rich wai nut-brown finish. Inspect the Duo-Ttierm CHIPPENDALE In handsome BLONDE furniture finish. BOTH are designed to HARMONIZE with your tasteful home furnishings. And as these two remarkable heaters radiate BEAUTY,' they give CLEAN, PLENTIFUL Heat at the most amazing sav ings: Duo-Therm with exclusive POWER-AIR BLOWER and MIRACLE BURNER cute fuel oil costs as much as TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT? saves as much as ONE GALLON of oil in every four. And get this: You tend the fire simply by turning a DIAL, with Duo-Therms FINGER-TIP CONTROL. Stop at Watauga Hardware, Inc. and ask about the low-cost, work-free home heating with a Duo-Therm. And see the gorgeous HEPPELWHITE and CHIPPENDALE DUO THERM HEATERS in the fine-furniture styl ing. They're at WATAUGA HARDWARE, Inc. MAIN STfcEET BOONE, N. C. follows: Lynn Norris, Reese, 1M.14 bu. per acre; Ernest HiUard, Boone, 125.28 bu. per acre; Ralph J. Norris, Boone, 121.90 bu. per acre; D. C. Coffey, Boone, 109.80 bu. per acre; Milton W. Moretz, Boone, 108.40 bu. per acre; Chal mer Phillips, Reese, 108.00 bu. per acre; Van Farthing. Sugar (Grove, 100.48 bu. per acre. 100 Bushel Corn Club One hundred bushel corn club certificates are available to any farmer of Watauga county who Tausrars sale or ual estate 1 Under and by virture of the power of sale contained in a certain deed of trust executed by Hunter G. Johnson and wife. Thelma A. Johnson, dated the 2rd day of June, 1M7. and re recorded in Book 53 at Page 2* in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Watauga County.. North Carolina, securing a note payable to The North western Bank, default having been made in the payment of the indebted ness thereby secured and said deed of trust being by the terms thereof subject to foreclosure, and demand of foreclosure having been made by The Northwestern Bank, the undersigned trustee will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the Court House in Boone. North Carolina, at 12:00 o'clock noon oa th* J3rd day of Nevember. 1948. the pro perty conveyed in said deed of trust the same lying and being in the County of Watauga and State of North Carolina, in Blowing Rock Township, and more particularly described as follows : FIRST TRACT: BEGINNING at a white oak stump on the south side of the turnpike road. W. M. Morris' cor ner. running South 54 degrees East with the turnpike road. 106 feet to a stake on the south side of said road; thence South degrees West 210 feet to a stake # near the W. M. Morris iline; thence North 54 degrees West iUS feet to a stake; thence North 37?fc ?ast 210 feet to the point of BEGIN NING. and being Lot No. 58 of Fair view land as surveyed and platted by J. M. Houck. Surveyor, in August, 1887. SECOND TRACT: BEGINNING at a white oax stump on the south side of the turnpike road and running along the line of Mrs. Minnie Tunis Mercer *10 feet; tnence South 54 degree East to a stake in the S. M. Clark's line; thence with said line to the point of BEGINNING, containing one third acre, more or less. THIRD TRACT: BEGINNING on an iron pipe. L. P. Henkei or Henkel Craig Livestock Company's corner; and runs with his or their line South 58 degrees East 210 feet to an iron pipe; thence South b0 degrees West i81 feet to the margin of the Rutledge road; thence North 30 degrees West with said road 145 feet to a stone; ihence North 37 degrees 30" East 83 feet to the BEGINNING, containing one third acre, more or leas. FOURTH TRACT: BEGINNING at the Southeast corner of the old Epis copal Church lot in the town of Blowing Rock and runs thence South 10 degrees West to the road; thence Northerly along said road to meet the boundary line of the church property extended to the road, thence Easterly along said extended line to the South west corner of the said church lot; thence along the said boundary line of said church lot to the point of BEGINNING, containing one fourth acre, more or less. FIFTH TRACT: BEGINNING at an inm pipe set on the boundary line between lots numbers 58 and 50 on the may of the Fairview lands as survey ed and platted by J. M. Houck. Sur veyor. in August. 1887, as referred to in the description of the first tract herein, said pipe being 100 ieet from the North corner common to both of said lots on the South side of the Blowing Rock turnpike; thence in a Southerly direction with said Une to the Southeast corner of lot No. 59; thence South 54 degrees East 105 feet to the Southeast corner of lot No. 50; thence North 37l,fc degrees East 100 feet to an iron pipe set on the East boundary line of said lot No 59; thence Morth 54 degrees West to the point of BEGINNING, containing one fourth icre. more or less, and being a part af Lot No 59 of the Fairvfew lands, ind being the same tract of land con veyed by Henkel-Craig Livestock Company to Chas. W. Clark, by deed lated September 23. 1922. which deed is recorded in the Office of the Regis ter of Deeds for Watauga County, in Book 30 at Page 122. AND FURTHER, pursuant to the power and authority contained in said deed of trust and because of default In the payment said note and demand of foreclosure, the undersigned trustee will offer for sale at public auction for cash to the highest bidder, upon the premises of the above described property at 2:00 o'clock p. m. on the Z3rd day of Nevember. 1948. all per sonal property located in and upon laid premises Including but not limi ted to the following: Seven (7) bedroom suites complete One (1) completely furnished living room suite One (1) dining room suite complete with sldetables One (I) electric stove One (1) G. E. Refrigerator One (1) Westlnghouse Refrigerator Miscelleanous tables and other kitchen items Sale will be made subject to all outstanding and unpaid taxes and municipal assessments. This 23rd day of October. 1948. WADE E BROWN. Trustee | POLICY LOST? ...SO WHAT Mo ?nd to wo try or tcmay wbaa foa'n iatarad through thfc ageac j ? yomt protcctioa |e? right oal Wa kaap a coaipleta aad accnraM racord of tha la. ??rtaca of all ear poticy boldart locata chair | they'aa i WATAUGA Insurance Agency R. r. Coa. Box IX Boom. IV. C. ? MMUT ?! UUMIfTT CIlftIT produced 100 bushels of corn per acre in 1MB, and had the yield verified by a county agent. The certificate* are very nice and are signed by the Dean, School of Agriculture, Director of Agricul ture Extension, and the county agent If you think that you made a 100 bushels per acre, please see one at the agents to that the fi?ld may be checked. Cut corn may be checked under certain strict ruled for this arttticate. ffiarllioTOigl Home Jewelry Store Exclusive Dealers for REED & BARTON SILVER Every pattern in open stock; Pointed Antique, Marlborough, Fragrance, Guildhall, Georgian Rose, French Renaissance, Francis First. 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