Information Given On
Aid To GI Children
State Scholarships tor children
of Veterara of World War I ft II
and Korean conflict
Ref. Art. 19, Chapter lit, Sect
ion 145 through 153, Gen. Statu
te* of North Carolina, IMS, as
amended* through 1953 by the
General Assembly.
Each scholarship is for four
academic college years including
free tuition, room and a reason
able amount for board, matricu
lation and other fees required by
the state owned educational in
stitution at which such student
has enrolled. The* scholarships
are made available by the State
of North Carolina to certain eligi
ble children of war veterans.
There are four classes of scho
larships offered each year.
I A. Unlimited number. For
children of World War I or II or
Korean Conflict aervicemen kill
ed in eervice during wartime or
who died aa a direct reault of
wartime aervice connected
wounda or disabilities even
though death may have occurred
after diacharge or aepa ration from
aervice.
B. Limited to ten each year.
Children of World War I or II or
Korean Conflict veterana having
? aervice connected diaability
rating of 30% or more u rated
by the U. S. Veterana Admini
atration. If deceaaed they muit
have had thia rating at time of
death. Arreated TB wartime rat
ing for which the atatutory award
ia being paid ia considered to
* A-? AtfTO MRVtCe
at 1/bur service
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FOE THE MONTHS AHEAD
Proper Care . . .
Means longer wear, safer driving,
and greater economy !
Keep It New...
By bringing it in for regular service
? inside and out!
Keep It Clean . . .
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Far benefit Crippled Children Project of Boone Rotary Club
qualify.
C. Limited to fifteen each year.
Children of World War I or II or
Korean Conflict veteran* rated
by the U. S. Veteran* Administra
tion a* 100% dlMbled and draw
ing compensation or penilon. If
veteran U deceased, he inu*t have
had the rating at thne of death.
Rating la for service connection
or non service connection.
D. Limited five each year
Children* of World War I veteran
who ha* died or dies in a Vet
eran* Administration Hospital or
after hi* discharge from said
hospital as incurable following an
illne** or disablement for at least
five year* preceding hi* death,
and leave* no real estate above
the homestead exemption and no
more than one thousand dollars
in personal property. Child must
have been born in North Caro
lina, 1* or wa* a resident of North
Carolina at time of veteran'*
death, and i* less than twenty
year* of age at time of applica
tion for icholarship.
Child of a serviceman or vet
eran of World War I or II or
Korean Conflict who wa* a legal
resident of North Carolina at
time of entrance in service, or
the child must have been born
in N. C, and has lived in thi*
State ever since birth. Child must
be a high *chool graduate. Mar
riage of applicant before or af
ter applying does not disqualify
for scholarship. Adopted or step
children do not qualify. Any
variation of child in class D
Scholarship, takes precedence
Application should be filed in
duplicate accompanied by a certi
fied copy of child's birth certifi
cate bearing the parents' names,
with the Director, North Caro
lina Commission, Poet Office Box
2187, Raleigh, North Carolina be
fore June.
If a child has previously appli
ed for scholarship but failed to
obtain one due to the limited
number given, he or she should
file again even though it has been
more than a year since gradua
tion and possibly he or she has
entered college. For further In
formation and to obtain the ap
plication forms, contact your
County Service Officer, Lionel
Ward, Box 448 Boone, or Jack C.
Winchester, District Officer,
North Carolina Veterans Com
mission, Post Office Box 758,
Morganton, N. C.
FHA PAYS OfT
The Federal Housing Admini
stration, which, in the past 20
years has insured the mortgages
of millions of home-buyers, has
paid off_the last of its debt to the
U. S. Treasury, when FHA Com
missioner Guy T. O. Hollyday
handed over a check $16,500,000
to Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey. This completed re
payment of $65,500,000 advanced
by the Treasury to FHA as oper
ating capital and to establish in
surance funds. The FHA has also
paid the Treasury $20,400,000 on
its debt at an interest rate of
two and a fourth per cent.
FIGHTS BRUSH FIRE; DIES
Frederick, Md. ? Charles A.
Lawson, 47, called firemen when
a brush fire he started got out of
control and threatened four
homes in its path. He frantically
fought to help firemen bring the
fire under control, then complain
ed of feeling exhausted and sat
down to rest Firemen later fount
him unconscious and after failing
to revive him, rushed him to a
hospital, where he was pronounc
ed dead of a heart attack.
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CHARLOTTE, N. C. ? Television station WBTV will begin color tel
evision test transmissions "before the first of May," and M. J. Minor
(left), chief engineer for the station, is shown here inspecting one
of WBTV's new color monitors. Looking on is Ralph Painter, trans
mitter supervisor at Spencer Mountain, N. C. The color tests will
in no way affect reception on present and future black and white
receivers.
Farm Questions Are Answered
QUESTION: What is centipede
grass?
ANSWER: It's a low creep lawn
grass that does well on almost
any kind of soil. Its scientific
name is Eremochloa ophiuroides.
It will grow well in the sun and
does reasonably well in the shade.
Its main claim is that it remains
close to the ground and requires
little mowing. The worst object
ion to it is that it browns over at
the first frost of winter and re
mains so ^untii spring growth
starts. Seed of centipede grass
are now becoming available. If
you can get them seed them in
April. However, the usual prac
tice is to start centipede grass
from roots planted in April and
May.
QUESTION: How can I keep
crabgrass and cockleburs out of
my corn?
ANSWER: With 2, 4-D you can
control crabgrass, cockleburs,
morning gloi-y pigweed, lambs
quarter and ragweed. Use pre
emergence spray, spraying sur
face of soil five to seven days
after planting or just before corn
emerges. Use IV* pounds of 2,4-D
per acre on sandy soils, 1%
pounds on clay soils and two
pounds on muck soils. Do not
cultivate or disturb the soil until
the corn is 14 inches tall or until
weeds appear. Plant corn at least
one inch deep. Avoid pre-emerg
ence applications on extremely
sandy soils. Injury t? stand may
occur if heavy rains follow the
application before the corn comes
up. Poor weed control is likely
under dry conditions.
Federal narcotic agents smash
ed a San Francisco narcotics ring
which was preparing to unload
millions of dollars of "dope" into
domestic trade.
Garden
Time
Getting good garden effect* in
shade cast by a hedge, fence or
trees p not too difficult if you
use plants that require or prefer
shady conditions.
While the lack of sunshine is
often responsible for poor growth
in such places, most of the trouble
is caused by the roots of the larg
er plants taking available mois
ture and nutrient materials from
the soil. This can be overcpme by
fertilizing the ground si^fficiently
to feed both large and small
plants. Large trees should be root
pruned.
Try working the ground around
large trees where you want a gar
den with cow manure, bone meal
and chemical fertilizer.
There are many plants suited
to the described situation, provid
ed they receive enough moisture.
One of the best and certainly a
beautiful plant is the tuberous
begonia. Gloxinias and. Primros
es like some shade. Chrysanthe
mums of all kinds do well in
partial shade.
Any of the violets and violas
thrive in dense shade as long as
they get enough moisture. Most
of the Dutch bulbs are suitable
for places that become shady
later on.
If you work in lots of leaf mold
or woods soil around trees, wood
land plants will do well. This
group includes hepaticas, ane
mones, Indian-pinks, wildginger
and azaleas.
WANTED
Dogwood, Poplar,
Ash, Maple and
Beech
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