News Happenings at
Appalachian High
On Tuesday, May 11, Randy
Maddux, secretary of the Stud
ent Council, presented official
Student Council pirn to the re
tiring senior members. Students
receiving pins were Jack Mc
Kinney, president, Faye Critcher,
Bette Ann Edmisten, (Catherine
Payne, Jimmy Brendell, Mack
Hodges, and Gene Reed.
The Appalachian High School
Student Council is a member of
the National Association of Stud
ent Councils, and member schools
are allowed to purchase the of
ficial pin of the organization. The
pins, a gift from the Council to
its seven seniors, were presented
this year for the .first time in
several years. The council plans
to continue the policy of present
ing pins each year to its senior
members.
Student Council Picnic
On Wednesday, May 12, the
Student Council held its annual
picnic at the Cone Estate in
Blo.wing Rock to honor the five
new members elected to work on
the council next year. In addi
tion to eleven members who were
re-elected for council member
ship next year, the five new
members are Betty Ruth Hodges,
Cliff Keplar, S. G. Tugman, Har
old Hayes, and Shirley Carroll.
Approximately t w e n t y-five
students, including council mem
ben and their guest*, and Mrs.
Gragg, the council sponsor, at
tended the picnic on Wednesday
.afternoon.
Faculty Summer Plans
After a little student research
it was found that the faculty of
Appalachian High School will be
doing a variety of different things
this summer. These range all the
way from Miss Huneycutt's dir
ecting recreation at Blowing
Rock to Mr. Lott's being on his
honeymoon.'
Among the ones who'll be
teaching and going to school
themselves are Mr. Rebinson of
the Biology Department, Miss
Akers and Mrs. Hardy of the
English Department, math teach
er Mr. Snyder, Mrs. Hadden and
Mrs. Tully of the commercial de
partment, Miss Matthews and
Mrs. Gentry of the girls physical
education staff, Mr. Gentry,
chemistry professor, and Dr.
Shaffer.
' 'Mrs. Dougherty "will be doing
as little as she can possibly get
by with," while Mrs. Gragg loaf
es and Mr. Rogers "starves to
death." Mr. Templeton, will be
looking for work,' preferably
teaching logarithms. Miss Hen
derson and Mrs. Hamby will be
"right here." Mary Lee Ward and
Come See! Come Share
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29-oz. Cans ? Sliced or Halves
IONA PEACHES, 2 No. V/2 can 49c
Packers Label ? Freen and White
LIMA BEANS, 2 No. 303 cans 25c
Nabisco Tasty
RITZ CRACKERS, 1-lb pkg. 33c
PRUNE?M$"2 45c
Jane Parker
PINEAPPLE PIE, Each pie 39c
Jane Parker Cornmel
PECAN ROLLS, pkg . . 29c
United States Is
Nation On Wheels
The United States hat become,
to a limited extent, a nation on
wheels, and it isn't motor can
alone that have brought this sit
uation' about.
More than 2,000,000 families are
living in trailers, now calle4 mo
bile homes, which may be had (or
$6,000 or less.
' Streamlined modem dwellings
of this type have radiant heating,
pictur# windows, indirect light
ing, built-in television, automa
tic garbage disposal, and an au
tomatic washing machine.
These homes are great space
savers. Dinettes convert into dou
ble beds, a lounge chair unfolds
to form a dining table seating
eight, and a corner cabinet be
comes a table merely by extend
ing the front and inserting leaves
stored in a special compartment.
A desk expands into a 52-inch
dining table with leaves stored in
a top drawer. Bottoms of large
chairs are provided with storage
compartments. Beds convert into
attractive sofas.
One model mobile home boasts
five closets and 27 drawers. . giv
ing rooms run about 8x18 feet.
The average length of the homes
is 30 feet, with some 40 to 45 feet.
Kitchens include automatic
dishwashers, automatic garbage
disposal units, and automatic
washing machines. Blower fans
distribute heat in winter and cool
air in summer.
Fiber glass insulation, double
insulation floors, and leak-proof
construction are standard fea
tures. Even a fireplace may be
had at a price.
Aluminum sheathes most mo
bile homes, not only because of
its combined lightness and
strength, but also because of ita
insulation quality.
CORPORATION PROFITS
Profits of 616 leading Ameri
can corporations for the first
quarter for 1954 ran about even
with a year ago, their aggregate
net income being $1,384,221,000
compared with $1,878,826,000 in
the first three months of 1952 ?
actually a gain of a little less than
three-tenths of one per cent. The
elimination of the excess profits
tax last December 31 played a
major part in sustaining earnings
and enabled some companies to
show substantial gains.
Frankie Greene will be, as usual,
doing the typing of a half-dozen
executives. Mr. Ross will again be
acting in "Horn in the West." Dr.
Everett and Coach Groce will be
earning their bread and keep in
physical education activities here
in Boone, and Mr. Petrey will be
assisting Dr. Wey in his classes
and Mr. Turner will be in service.
Garden
Time
By ROBERT SCHMIDT
Hot dry summer weather will
soon be with us again and I wish
to emphasize the fact that plenty
of water is essential to good
quality in vegetables, especially
the fast-growing leafy crops, if
they lack sufficient water for
just a few days they will become
stunted, fibrous and tough. Dur
ing hot weather vegetables re
quire about one inch of water
each week, whether it is suppli
ed artifically or by rain. Of
course they will survive without
thatmuch water but they will be
of much lower quality because of
the stunted growth.
"It is a lot of trouble to stake
tomatoes but it pays. You can
control disease better and you
will have less sun scald. Prune
the plants to two main stems and
ties them to the stakes with soft
twine or "twistems." A mulch
will help present blossom-end rot
and will usually increase yields
of early fruit.
If you like summer greens you
should try New Zealand spinach.
There is still time to plant it and
make a good summer crop. It is
not related to common spinach
and most peopl^ who have tried
it like it The seeds are large,
hard fruits. They should be soak
ed in water for a day before
planting. Drop two seeds per hill
with hills a foot apart. The plant
is large and spreading. The part
harvested is the tender growing
tip? about three inches of the
stem with the young leaves.
Don't neglect insect and disease
control for a single day. The bugs
don't go fishing even on Sundays.
Nobody likes to eat wormy cab
bage or greens that are full of
aphids.
GOVERNMENT BUTTER
The Agriculture Department
with the approval of the White
House, has offered to sell up to
one-third of a billion pounds of
governmen t-owned butter to
friendly foreign nations at bar
gain prices. The Department em
phasized that the program does
not constitute a "dumping" op- i
eration that would depress prices
received by other friendly butter- 1
exporting nations, and that spec- '
ial safe-guards will be set up to .
see that the butter does not wind >
up behind the Iron Curtain. |
HOC IN WELL LOSES WEIGHT
James^ort, Mo. ? J. W. Alten
denfer found a hog which had
been missing from his farm for
38 days down at the bottom of a
dry, abandoned well. Although
weak, the hog was in good condi
tion. Its weight was down from
250 pounds to 150 pounds.
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You tovo oxtra trips, loo. That's because of the extra
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New pickup bodies are deeper . . new stake and plat
form bddies are wider and longer. Also, they're set
lower to the ground for easier loading.
You sovo on operating toils. High-compression
power saves you money! Thi "ThriflmaMcr 235" engine.
the "Loadroaster 235," and the "Jobmaster 261" (op
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horsepower plus increased operating economy.
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Weevils Peril
To Weed Plants
/? - ?* ^
Vegetable weevils have caused
severe damage to newly set to
bacco in many areas of North
Carolina in the past few days, ac
cording to H. Eldon Scott, ento
mologist fog the N. C. State Col
lege Extension Service.
Scott said in some fields more
than half of the plants have been
damaged. Other reports indicate
heavy infestations ? frc./i eight to
12 weevils per plant.
The weevils are about one
third inch long, dull grayish
ish-brown in color, with a pale
grayish V-shaped marking on
the posterior one-third of the
wing covers. The larvae are slug
like and greenish in color.
The entomologist warned farm
?n to watch their tobacco closely N
tor a few days after transplant
ing. Usually the activity of these tii
destructive pests is not as great in
in hot weather.
Infestations may be kept in
check or brought under control c'
by following this program:
1. Treat plants with DDT be- f
fore they leave the plant bed.
2. If small numbers of weevils
are present, DDT mfcy be used on
newly set plants.
3. If the infestation is heavy,
parathion or aldrin sprays os
dusts should be used. Parathion
or aldrin kill the weevils some
what faster than DDT. There
fore either is recommended where
severe infestations are already
present.
Tight new curbs on atomic da
ta are scheduled.
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SHOES
FOR EVERY MEMBER
OF THE FAMILY
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Boone, N. C.
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Buy Special Cabbage Fertilizer, with Borax
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WAREHOUSE BACK OF BUS STATION
C M. and R. H. CRITCHER
O BALE
Tin afraid that new book
Ley're trying to launch isn't go
ig to have any sal*."
"Why not?"
"It hasn't been forbidden to
rculate."
DONT PROMISE A
THING BROTHER
"If you refine me, I thall amt
love another!"
"That'i all very well, but does
the promiie bold food if I accept
youT"
REAL ESTATE
ORAOY FARTHING ? WATT OMAOO
5? SOUTH BOONE ? 3 room, bath, very modern structure of
knotty pine, "Urge lot, 300x1000 feet, large fiah pood. A nice
place to live. $6500. ?
#? DECK HILL ROAD? 4 rooms, bath, full basement, large lot,
beautiful view. *7000.
11? OAK STREET? Brick veneer 6 room with bath and garage,
furnace heat. A very nice lot, a nice home for those who
want the best. $12,000. '
IS? GRAND BOULEVARD? 6 rooms, bath; basement, garage.
beautiful lot. $7900.
1? COUNCIL PARK? New 5 rooms, bath, basement, floor furn
ace, hot water, lot 76 x 12S. Very conveniently located. $8000.
22 ? HARDIN PARK ? 8 rooms, bath, full basement, garage, cedar
shingle siding, large lot well located, $8000.
35? CAROLINA AVE. 3 bedrooms, bath, large living room, dining
and kitchenette, lot 50 x 200 for quick sale $8500. Full furn
ished $7000.
25 ? STATE itoAD ? 4 rooms, bath, basement, insulated .about
1 acre lot $8000.
23 ? HARDIN PARK ? 5 rooms, bath, 3 rooms in basement Lot
75x100. $5500.
38 ? PINE STREET? 7 rooms, bath, basement, electric hot water,
furnace, large lot $8500.
38 ? SILVERSTONE ? 25 acres cleared land, 4-10 tobacco base,
good 6-room house $5000.
3 ? HOWARDS CREEK ? 4 rooms, bath, lot 134x325 fronting U.
S. Highway 221. $8800.
42 ? OLD HIGHWAY 80 ? Roy Young farm, 122 acres very fertile
farm, good roads, 9 room house, bath, large dairy barn and
all out buildings $14,000.
48 ? LAUREL FORK ? 5 rooms, bath, 3 a<*ei with about 350 foot
road frontage $4000.
89 ? MABEL ? 8 room brick house, 8 acres very fertile land. This
is a very fine old home offered at a real bargain $7250.
87 ? GREEN VALLEY ? 15 acres beautiful rolling land, small block
dwelling, newly drilled deep well, for quick sale $2500.
70? MT VERNON ? 80 acres as follows: 10 a. fertile bottom land,
40 a. timber, some good saw timber, balance in grass, good
road, good lake site ? $12,000.
IF INTERESTED in vacant loU or acreage see us.
Home Realty Co.
106 W. King Street Phone AMhersi 4-3M1
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