News Happenings At
Appalachian High
Appalachian High School now
hat Iti own sound room. Mr.
Merrill Snyder and Mr. Boyd
Dougherty asqpbh-d and equip
ped this roomror the use of the
high school in making roadio
broadcasts and recordings. Prom
npw eo the Blue Devil Diary
will originate at the high school
building. *' j
Murting
Mrs. Len Hagaman and Mrs.
Gladys B. Payne met with all
Appalachian High School girls
interested in nuping as a career,
on Wednesday, February 21. Mrs.
Hagaman, chairman of the Wa
tauga County Nurses Auxiliary,
told the girls about a scholarship
available in this medical district,
which includes six or seven coun
ties. One Appalachian High
School girl will be recommended
and can apply for this scholar
ship. She will compete with girls
from other schools.
Mrs. Payne, a 1948 Appalachian
.High School graduate, talked
about high school requirements
for admission to nurses' school.
She also told about some activi
ties, courses, opportunities, and
specialized nursing for girls while
training. The thirteen girls who
attended the meeting Will be
taken on '? tour of the hospital
within the next two weeks.
Blue Devils Diary Broadcast
The Blue Devils Diary broad
cast at 9.45 on Friday, March 12
and March 19 will feature speak
ers from the debate squad. The
topic for discussion will be:
"Should the President of the
United States be Chosen by Dir
est Vote of the People?" On
March 12 the "Electoral College"
system of election, which the
United States now uses, will be
explained and on March IB a
debate as to whether or not this
system should be exchanged for
direct election will be staged.
Other forthcoming activities of
the Debate Club include appear
ance of some squad members on
the Lions Club program for
March 16; the appearance of oth
er members on the Rotary Club
program for March 29; and the
regular Triangular Debates with
Jefferson and Lansing on March
26.
Classes Visit AshsvlUs
Members of the World Histos^U
classes and of the Art Club made
a tour of Ashevllle and Biltmore
Estates on Tuesday, March 9.
They went on the Activities Bus,
leaving the high school at six
o'clock in the morning and re
turning at ten that night. Mr.
Lionel Watson was the driver.
Some places visited Included, of
course, the Blltmorto Castle and
Estate, where many Items of his
toric and artistic interest were
seen; the St. Laurence Cathedral;
the A s h e v 11 1 e Citizen-Times;
Radio Station WWNC! and sev
eral other very interesting places.
Accompanying the students on
the trip were Miss Melicent
Huneycutt, Mr. Scruggs, and Mr.
Baird Buchanan, who is doing his
student teaching at the high
school this quarter.
Barter Production
Members of all high school
English classes took time off from
routine class work on Monday,
March 8. to see the Barter Thea
ter production of "Two Gentle
men of Verona," t play By Wil
liam Shakespeare. This brilliant,
but rather artificial play, was
done with great verve and youth
fulness of Interpretation by the
four "stars," Lauen Farr, as
Valentine; Jerry Oddo as Proteus;
Kay Kendall as Julia; and Peggy
Collins as Sylvia. Appalachian
High School students had heard
enough about the play in ad
vance that the production was
meaningful and exciting to them.
New Student Teachers '
Miss Jane Bullock, English,
Miss Akers.
Miss Jean Bullock, English, Mr.
Ross.
Mrs. Scottie McMillan, English,
Mrs. Hardy.
i Mr. Baird Buchanan, Social
Studies, Miss Huneycutt. *
Mr. John Woodruff, Science,
Mr. Robinson. i
Mr. Albert Walsh, Commerce,
Mrs. Tully, Mrs. Hadden.
Mr. Mack Haynes, Physical
Education, Social Studies, Mr.
Gentry and Mr. Everett.
Miss Barbara Brooks, Physical
Education, Miss Guy.
Miss Patricia Hankley, Home
Economics, Mrs. Doi4beity.
FINDS OLD BOTTLE
Block Island, R. I. ? John Phil
lips recently found a bottle which,
in the past IS years, had traveled
from the Mississippi River 1b
Tennassee to this island 10 milts
off the Rhode Island mainland.
The sealed, airtight fcrttie con
tained a note, siting Eugene S.
Noell, of Clayton, Ma, threw the
bottle into the Mississippi on
January IS, 1#3S, and would pay
the finder (3. So Phillips mailed
Hints Given On
Chick Raising
A quality chick should posset*
through inheritance the ability
to live, grow and perform. But
Iheae profitable characteristic*
may be torn down in a very
ihort time by careleM and in
different management, according
to ft. S. Dearstyne.
Dearstyne, head of the depart
ment of poultry acienca at N. C.
State College, ?ay? there arc
many way* in which the poultry
man can retain in his chick* their
inbred characteristics of vitality
and production.
One sure way is to feed them a
balanced diet. A chick at the time
of hatch will weigh about two
ounces. At three pound weigh,
which should be reached irt 10 to
12 weeks, the chick will hare In
cased it* weight 2,400 per cent
Growth is obtained solely from
the feed entering the chick's
wdy. The diet mutt contain the
proper type as well as the right
unount of protein, carbohydrates,
Fata, minerals, and vitamin* if
the desired end if to be reached.
To secure such a diet is not dif
ricult as there are many reput
ible brands of mash on the jnar
tet which should supply all the
lecessary food factors. The great
joesibility of poor results in feed
ng lies in not having adequate
'eeding space at the start and in
failing to increase this as the
>lrd* grow larger. Chicks should
lave one-half inch feeding space
'or the first three weeks and this
ihould be doubled from that time
intil the eleventh week.
Secondly, 'chickens may go
without feed for days and still
ive, but if deprived of water
hey soon die. Healthly chicks
vlll drink if clean water is con
veniently available and ample
Irinking space is supplied. Re
earch Indicates that, dependent
in diet the average water con
lumption of 100 chicks ranges
rom 2.8 to 3.7 agllons per day.
thicks ihould have three half
[allon founts per 100 chicks for
he first -three weeks and two
.hrsf-fullon founts or one foor
'oot trfwigh from then on through
he fctMh week.
The chicken is a relatively
imall animal. It has, however, a
ligh metabolism rate and its re
tirements from fresh air are
ilgh in comparison to other anU
hals. About 3:S per cent of the
air exhaled by the chicken is
carbon dioxide. If carbon dioxide
It inhaled consistently, even in
a relatively amall quantity by
chiclvtM, there U developed a
depreaaion and because of thii a
(lowing up of body activities.
Quality disappear! in the chirk.
This emphasizes the necessity of
(artfully controlled ventilation
There should be a constant inflow
of fresh air without direct drafts
on the birdt if health is to be
maintained. Oood ventilation al
to It one of controlling fact on of
wet litter. It It a fundamental
health measure.
A quality chick, as far an pos
sible, must be a disease-free
chick. The work of the N. C.
Department of Agriculture in
bloodletting for pullorum carries
has reduced the chances of pul
lorum in chicks to a very low
level. However, diseases other
than pullorum may occur in
rhicks. The efforts of the poul
tryman should be pointed large
ly toward the prevention of dis
ease. This it best accomplished
through good sanitation and care
ful management. Many thousands
at quality chickt perish each
year because managerial errors
have reduced vitality to the ex
tent that disease outbreaks have
occurred.
Population, Food
Gains In Line
Although population in the
United States has increased 29
million since 1940, food produc
tion ha* more than kept pace, ac
cording to H. D. Godfrey, state
AS C .administrative officer.
On a per capita basis the pre
sent estimated population of 161
million eats 15 per' cent more 1
food than in the period just prior
to 1940. It is significant, says
Godfrey, that most of the increase
in food production has come since
the Agricultural Conservation
Program started providing the
nfrans and encouragement for
farmers to carry out soil and
water conservation practices.
Godfrey hastens to add, how
ever, that he doesn't mean to give
the ACP all the credit. But the '
conservation practices carried out I
by the farmers cooperating in the
program "have been a major fac
tor."
Production figures show that
except for potatoes there was no
significant increase in the peri
acre yield of any major crop in^
all the 70 years before 1937, says J
Godfrey. Since then the per acre
yield of all major crops has gone
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4 Rolls 25c
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2 Pkgs 35c
TEXIZE
BLEACH
2 Qt. Bottles 29c
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Duke's Mayannaise, pt 33c
Black Bear
Food
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E. Boone, Dial AM 4-8886
This new '54 CMC light- duty
wun't born ju*t to win beauty
eontcitf.
Sure, it* sleek lines, full-width grille
and panoramie windshield are
handsomely un-trucklike.
There's the lame dashing air about
the inside, too. Two-tone color
scheme. Harmonising, supple-as
leather upholstery. Smart instru
ment pan?l, with dials clustered
for instant reading.
But takt mtothtr look I
A burly, brawny brute o I an engine
?a real truck engine -makes you
think of a Miss America who also
can bend horseshoes. 12S horufiowir
says that this beauty can heft a toy
load with ease and dash.
That's mon power thou h*i mohm
Peat MM lit* f*o-ton moJth. That's
?-.>?} f ' v ? jr .
more usablt power tkan in any other
(?cylinder en tine in Hi class!
And its wide, deep box holds at least
8 eubie feef more than the roomy
'53 model. That tail fate it grain*
tight -and sand- tight.
Finally, it offersTruck Hydra-Matic
Drive* that saves yarn, aaves your
cask, saves your time.
(Note fa the luxury- minded: there's m
DE LUXE model at extra cost, with
chrome grille and trim, two-tone Paint,
curved rear corner windows -the
works!)
Come in and drive this great CMC.
It will do all its own Ailing!
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up.
Godfrey give* a great deal of
:redit for increased yields to the
work of agricultural scientists.
Improved varietiei, better fertili
zation. more effective meana of
controlling disease, insect* and
weeds, and better soil manage
ment have gone a long liray in
providing the increases. Educa
tional services have provided
Farmers with a strong background
of Information. The ACP. with
it* elected farmer-committee* in
every county in the state and
with its direct financial assistance
has provided a means 4 getting
quick action by farmers.
Looking at it from thi* itand
point, Godfrey lay* the ACP is a
consumer program as wen as a
(arm program. "The program !
give* asa.irance that an increas- <
ing population can continue, to 1
eat well." i
BIO BONO BALES
The Treaaury Department ha*
opened it* 1954 saving* bond sale*
campaign with the objective o(
marketing $5,400,000,000 worth of
the familiar "E" and "H" type*
this year. The goal *et is about
$1,000,000,000 more than the 19S3
sales, when more bond* were
bought than in any year since
1948. The Treaxury will seek to
"deemphasize" the $25 bond and
stress the $100 denomination.
The growth of North Carolina'*
livestock industry represents one
>f the most important changes in
the history of southern agricul
ture.
I <
The I per cent reduction in
number of sheep on United State?
(arms during 19S3 probably
means lower output of shorn woe*
this year.
Valuable Premiums
ABSOLUTELY FREE!
Ask about our BONUS COUPONS which naybe ex
changed for valuable premium* at GREENE'S SERVICE
STATION or
Perkinsville Grocery
DIAL AM 4-8217 PERKINSVILLE, N. C.
Reins -Sturdivant Mutual
Burial Association
(INCORPORATED)
NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C.
Statement of Financial Affairs for the Year Ending December 31 , 1953
RF.CFIPTS WHITE COLORED
* DIVISION Division
BALANCE DECEMBER 31, 1952 $291,350.55 $ 945.17
Total Assessments Collected 59,654.79 5; 370. 10
No. of New Members at 25c (White 4,916) (Col. ) 1,229.00 189.75
Interest on Stocks and Bonds 1,864.50
Total Receipts $ 62,748.29 $5,559.85
Net Differences of Advance Assessments 2,780.57 224.95
Receipts $ 65,528.86 $5,784.80
TOTAL AMOUNT TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR .... $356,879.4? $6,729.97
DISBURSEMENTS
Salaries . . $ 7,585.20
Collection Commissions 1,196.44
Miscellaneous Expenses 6,132.05 .52
Total Expenses $ 14,913.69 $ .52
Death Benefits Paid (White 396) Col. 55) 42,050.00 5,750.00
Membership Fees Paid Agents 1,229.00 189.75
Total Disbursements . 58,192.69 $5,940.27
BALANCE TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR
$298,686.72
$ 789.70
ASSETS
Cash On Hand $. 2,329.66 $ 152.17
Deposits Bank of North Wilkesboro 1,943.75 637.53
U. S. Savings Bonds 131,423.31
Building and Loan Stocks 1 62,990.00
TOTAL ASSETS $298,686.72 $ 789.70
LIABILITIES .
Advance Assessments $ 14,821.14 $ 605.25
Surplus: ." 283,865.58 184.45
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SURPLUS $298,686772 $"78970
I hereby certify that the information given in the foregoing report is true and correct to the personal
knowledge of the undersigned.
W. K. STURDIVANT, Secretary-Treasurer.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 16th day of February, 1954.
ANNA JEAN GARWOOD, Notary Public.
My commission expires 11-20-54.
It is a ioy when you come to your people year after year with the Rood news that we are growing and
really be able to prove it. Your Secretary spent a good portion of six weeks Ih Raleigh the early part of 1953 in
ordes to help vou have the opportunity to increase your insurance, and with the help of your fine representa
tives and senators, came home in late April with that priviledge assured.
It was our feeling that vou wanted it, and needed h to help you carry the Increased cost of merchandise
and services when a little financial assistance means so much, and you have proven out thinking, bv confidence
and action, as more than 25,000 of you have already doubled your protection with Reins-Sturdivant Mutual Bur
ial Association. ' ,
? -
MORE THAN $6,000 (Six Thousand Dollars) has been paid in DOUBLE CLAIMS.
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Even though we made only 3 assessments last yeaftand raid 33 double claims your surplus increased by more
than $4,000 or vou have as #hown in the above stateme nt $283,865.58, and this invested in U. S. Government
and Building & Loan Bonds has an income to help you carry your financial responsibilities of $6 000, or the int- '
erest income alone will pay 60 death claims at $100 each. There are in North Carolina sotfie 350 Burial Assoc ia- I
tions, each one making its own collections and paying its own bills. YOUR ASSOCIATION HAS 8*4 per cent OF
ALL THE MONEY IN THE STATE AND 4V4 per cent OF ALL THE MEMBERS IN THE STATE. In other
words if we had 23 Associations the size of ours we would have all of the meiAers in the state and if we had
12 Associations &ith equal amount of money in each Association, we j^ould have all the money in the state. i
* I make this comparison only^o remind you that there are no two Associations alike and that your Associa- * |
? tion is and always will be just what you make n.
Yes, 21 years ago we believed in y?u; and the fact that you are with us, with your confidence, your money,
your cooperation, your patience and your endurance, encburages us to dig and make it more helpful each year.
I am most grateful to every one of you, to the Board of Directors who have given of their time and thought
to make of your Association the outstanding one in the state (or In any state) and to the Relns-Sturdivant
Funeral Home (Your Official Funeral Director) who has through the years made it possible for you to have a d
Burial Association, and who has; I sincerely believe, served you honestly, conscientiously and well.