Soil Conservation
Pleases Farmers
By H. J. WILLIAMS
J unci F. Michael of lower
Meat Camp says "By following
?oil aampie recommendations my
half aer* tobacco crop brought
WOO more than in previous years,
while my Investment for fertilizer
was leas than it had formerly
bean." The extra money resulted
from the addition of extra pot
ash. an element needed on his
farm to produce tobacco of top
quality.
Last week Richard Presnell of
Bearer Dams had a district farm
plan made on his farm. The plan
Was made with the foal of put
ting each parcel of land on the
farm to its beat use. Some of the
practices planned for the farm
include atrip cropping, contour
cultivation, seeding of pasture,
pasture treatment, reforestation,
and woodland management.
S C Eggers, Jr. recently pur
chased a farm that he plans to
use wholly for the production of
timber. Each year several acre*
of open land will be planted to
white pine or poplar until the j
entire farm is producing timber. ,
The old stand of timber will be |
improved by removing the un
desirable trees and permitting the (
ones of better species to grow to ,
maturity.
Orover PresneU of Beaver Dam ,
was recently assisted by Soil ,
Conservation Service in marking (
contour strips on his farm. By |
plowing his strip land in strips |
he will eliminate much of the ?
danger of erosion until It is re- (
seeded to permanent pasture. '
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Saturday and Sunday ? February 21 and 22
Secret Of .Convict lake
with ?
? GLENN FORD
"Curious Savage"
Is Being Presented ;
By Drama Classes
The play production tint of
Appalachian State Teachers Col
lege will present the three-act ,
comedy. "The Curious Savage,"
by John Patrick, on Thursday,
February 19 and Friday, Feb
ruary 20 at S o'clock in the col
lege auditorium.
The play is a delightful comedy
concerning a woman who wants
to enjoy life and make it happy
For others, but is frustrated in this
lesire by her three selfish step
children, who, though adult, are
anything but mature. As a result,
the three ? Titus, Lily Belle, and
Samuel, succeed in having their
n other. Mrs. Savage, committed
o the Cloisters, a rest home,
rherc. Mrs. Savage meets others
vho are happy in what they are
loing and who teach her more
ibout life and people than she
lad known before. They make
ler positive about wanting to go
ihead with her original plans to
atabllsh a Memorial Fund in
lonor of her late husband. Her
?eason for establishing the fund:
'There are plenty of charities for
foolish people in dfspero'e need,
ind none for people with a des
ecrate need to be foolish." With
?nany laughs, a touch of mystery,
ind stimulating dialogue, the play
reaches its conclusion in a fas
cinating manner.
The cast of charactcrs includes
the following personnel from
English 430 class in play produc
tion: The guests at the Cloisters
?Florence played by Carolyn
Sreene of Valle Cruris; Hannibal,
Oiles Salvo of Charleston, S. C.;
Fairy May, Nancy Dickerson of
Winston-Salem; Jeffrey, Charles
Dolinger of Lansing; Mrs. Paddy,
Honorii Jenkins of Greensboro.
The family ? Titus played by Coy I
Temple, of Lexington; Lily Belle,
Peggy Brummitt of Bakersville;
Samuel, Donald Norris of States
vllle; Ethel, Mrs. Savage, Eliza- i
beth Elliott of Shelby. The staff I
?Miss Wilhelmina, Jeanne Gra- i
na of Valdese; Dr. Emmett, Jack i
Page of Belmont.
The director of the play is Miss <
Auflrey Eichelberger, teacher of i
the class in play production. As
listant director is Harold Bennett ]
of Wilkesboro; scriptholder, Sara
Margaret Legette of Lumberton.
Technical staff includes Carl
Henry of Conover and Franklin ,
Sigmon of Claremont, staging and
lighting; Sara Nell Mathls of ?
Jonesville and Pat Bevill of
Brown Summitt, properties and
wardrobe; Neva Norris of Boone,
make-up; and ushers and pro
grams in charge of Helen Hemp
hill of Union Mills.
The play will be given, admis
sion-free, on Thursday and Sat
urday night at eight o'clock. There
will be an open dress rehearsal
Friday night for any who might
desire to come. Latecomers will
be seated during the Intermis
sions.
Mrs. Maggie Grimes |
Dies Wednesday
Mrs. Maggie Grime*, colored |
resident of Boone, died Wednes
day, Feb. 11 at her home on Juna
luska Street following a long ill- 1
ness.
Funeral services were held
February 13 at the MInnlte Bapt
ist Church, with the Rev. Rock
Hatten and the Rev. Ronda Hor
ton officiating at the rites. Burial
was in the city cemetery. .
She is survived by the following
sons and daughters: Frank
Claude, and Jesse Grime*, of
Johnson City, Tenn.; Fred and
Neal Grimes of Boone; Joseph
Grimes of McKeasport, Pa.; Mrs
Mollle McQueen of Boone; Mrs. |
Carrie Hardin of Detroit, Mich.:
and a sister. Mrs. Nanftie Foe of |
West Jefferson.
200 miles of the Appalachian
Trail, longest hiking trail in
America, Wind along the Bhra.
Ridge Parkway, Ptagah and Nan
tahala National Forests and the |
Great Smoky Mountains National
Park in North Carolina.
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The
Labor Shortages Are
Plaguing Many Farmers
Large crop* of (arm boyi, who
itay on the fkrm,< might be the
>est answer to the latxMMhortage
? u r r e h 1 1 yl pfaguing Tar Heel
farmeri, but in the absence of
hese, ' science often alternatives.
M. S. Williams, farm manage
nent specialist for the State
College Extension Service, points
>ut a number of problems and
low science offers the farmer
neans of solving them.
He cites a recent study showing
hat many Tar Heel farmers are
aking from eight to 10 months
ind from 18 to 20 bushels of corn
:o put a 200-pound hog on the
n a r k e t. Labor required runs
ibout 10 hours per hog and re
urns about $1 an hour over costs.
By using good pasture and bal
ince rations, a 200-pound hog can
>e put on the market with 12
>ushel* of corn in six months,
with only five hours of labor per
log and a return of $2.75 per
lour.
Williams also points out that it
lakes very little, if any, extra
abor to increase the per acre
fields of a crop, especially if
rou're using mechanical power
or harvesting. And the greater
;he output for each man-hour of
abor, the more you can afford to
jay that laborer, thereby keeping
lim on the farm instead of losing
lim to the mill in the city.
Soil testing, resulting in ade
juate fertilization, is a key step
in more efficient production,
these and many other ways of
jetting the most from your land
ire as close to the farmer as his
:ounty agent.
Salvadora Adams
Taken By Death
Mrs. Salvadora Adams, colored,
died February 14 at the age of 38
in Grace Hospital at Banner Elk,
where she had been a patient for
the past several days.
Funeral services were schedul
ed to be held at 2 p. m. Wednes
day, February 18, at the Mission
ary Baptist Church, with the
Rev. Mr. Bailey in charge.
Survivors include her husband,
John Adams, her parents, John
and Stella Shearer; and two sist
era, Mrs. Daisy Kendall, Trafford,
Ala., and Mrs. Leola Russell,
Tasewell, Va.
JOBS HIT PEAK
Employment in the United
States reached its highest level in
the history of the country, for a
January, last month. Figures
show 60,524,000 employed per
sons. The number of unemployed
during the month was set at 1,
892,000.
State Tax Forms
Due To Be Filed
North Carolina State Income
Tax Returns are due tp be filed
on or before March 15.
A single person with an income
of $1,000 or more, or a married
man with an income of $2,000 or
more is required to file a State
Income Taxe Return. A married
woman, with a separate income
of $1,000 or more from that of her
husband, is required to file a re
turn.
Taxpayers who have previous
ly filed should use forms received
which bear their names and ad
dresses.
It is necessary under the law
that remittances accompany the
returns. Penalties automatically
apply after March 15 to the re
turns on which taxe is due but
not paid. For illness, absence or
inability to get necessary records
together, extensions may be se
cured through the Department of
Revenue at Raleigh.
Failure to receive a form does
not relieve a person of liability to
file.
A local representative of the
N. C. Department of Revenue can
be contacted at Watauga County
Court House, Boone, on Wednes
day, Feb. 18, and Thursday, Feb.
25, who will be available to give
assistance in filing returns.
Experiments show that pea
nuts remove large quantities of
potash from the soil and in so
doing may severely lower the
soil's productivity.
Rain Plays Havoc
*
In Home Wardrobe <
i
"And the reins came, "?at least I
they have certainly come to moat 1
sections of North Carolina. Being
well dressing in the worst of '
weather is a real challenge to any ]
woman. ,
Rain plays havoc with your
clothing, especially your tchoes,
When it frizzles all day and mud j
puddles are omnipresent, it's pret
ty hard to "be a lady" and keep
the proverbial mud o tt your heels.
Black suede opera pumps con- \
tinue to set "high style", but not
so in rainy weather. These shoes -
take to the damp weather just
about as agreeably aa oil takes to
water. But you can keep your
suede shoes looking respisctable
even in the worst weather.
To remove mud and ctay from
suede shoes, let the mud
thoroughly dry first before trying
to remove it. When it is dry, ex
plains State College Clothing
Specialist, Julia Mclver, the mud
comes off easily. Then with a dry
suede brush, buff the spot brisk
ly until the stain is removed. Af
ter a thorough brushing you may
want to clean the shoes well with
a commercial suede cleaner, let
the shoes dry, and buff again.
This process should leave your
shoes with a "good as new" look.
For mud stains on washable
fabrics, first let the mud dry be
fore attempting to remove. Brush
thoroughly and if the stain re
mains, sponge lightly with al
cohol. Then launder with plenty
of suds and warm water.
Mud stains on non-washable
materials should not present a
headache, either. Again, simply
allow the mud to dry thoroughly,
and then brush well. If the stain
still clings to the fabric, sponge
lightly with carbon tetrachloride.
^ for
y? EVERY CROP
The Famous All-Lime and Tobacco filler with balanced
nitrogen that supplies plant food to the growing crop
throughout the season. We are filling P. M. A. Orders
and have a fress supply of 0-14-14, 2-12-12, 0-9-27, and
20' ; Super Phosphate and all brands of mixed fertilzer
C. M. CRITCHER and
R. H. CRITCHER
WAREHOUSE BACK OF BUS STATION
NCEA To Meet
The Watauga unit of the North ,
Carolina Education Association ]
will meet Thursday night at 7 JO,
it Appalachian High School au
litorium. .
Committee meetings will be
leld at 7 o'clock.
Judgf Johnson J. Hayes, of die
Middle District Federal Court,
rill be the speaker.
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TODD. W. C.
More than a million acre* of
higher -pasture producing plants
such as Ladmo clover, alfalM.
orchard grass and tall fescue
have been planted in North Ca^>
lina In the past five yean. 4
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Dogwood Wanted
THE YEAR 'ROUND
LENGTHS: 20 - 40 - 60 Inches.
DIAMETER: 5 inches and up. Logs with red heart, hol
low, or dote in center must have IVz inches or
more of sound white wood.
GRADE: 20 inch lengths? must be free from defects.
40 inch lengths ? may have 1 defect (center of
bolt). 60 inch lengths ? may have 2 defects (18
hiches between defects).
PAYMENT: Cash on delivery.
Buyers: Dewey Hodges, Boone, N. C.
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