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BOONS, WATAUGA COUNTY, NOSTB CAROLINA THURSDAY, JUNE M, IKS
Tim! ber Demonstration
Held On Greene rFarm
By JOE MINOR
Dement Staff Writer
A scheduled sawmill conference
demonstration on the Dudley
Greene Tree Farm, near Bethel
School, turned into a diacuaaioo
on how to get more logs to the
mill from Watauga County wood
land*. > ':]
The demonstration, at which
the sawmill operators were out
numbered by farmers, was arrang
ed by County Agent L./ E. Tuck
wUler, N. C. SUte College, and
the Extension Service at Raleigh
Included on the program were
talks on: Sawmill Power Require
ments and Management Efficiency,
by A. C. Barefoo^FJr , of the School
of Forestry at N. C. SUte College;
Lost Time, by Gene Perkins, in
dustrial forester with the N. C.
State Forestry Service, Raleigh;
R. A. Campbell, specialist with the
Southeastern Forest' Experiment
Station, Asheville; E. A. Clevenger,
Chattanooga, Tennessee, who is a
?saw mill manufacturer; and Fred
Whitfield, Extension Forestry spec
ialist.
Mr. Barefoot told the group that,
according to the last official farm
census in IMS. Watauga County
had 70,000 acres of woodland from
which farmers derived 172,000 for
timber sold that year. This was
slightly more than a dollar per
acre. He aaid that with proper
forestry management, the land
owners could easily expect ten dol
lars an acre per year from the
same land or $t20,000.
Mr. Whitfield elaborated on how
much income the farmer could get
from his woodlands and pointed
out several management practices
which would help get the most
marketable timber for their in
vestments and time. -
Preventing forest fires is ef ut
most importance, Mr. Whitfield
said. He praised Watauga County
for having very few forest fires,
but stressed that ? every effort
should be made to keep fires out
.of the woods. It takes years to
grow timber; it takes only a short
time to burn it down.
Farmers should prevent grazing
on timberland. Cattle get very
little nourishment from shrubs,
and they tramp down and kill
young timber as they seek shade
and brush sgainst the limbs to
fight flies, Mr. Whitfield stated.
He. pointed out that one-third of
Wataiiga's 70,000 acres is grazed,
and causes about the same damage
as fire tfould. Also, he explained,
the cattle tramp and bruise the
roots of the larger trees, causing
decay which eventually gets Into
Now Open
for the
Summer Season
Sky-Vu
DRIVE-IN THEATRE
TWO SHOWS EACH NIGHT
Beginning at Dark
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
JUNE 17 and IS
Three Hours .
To Kill
DANA ANDREWS
DONNA REED
SUNDAY? JUNE It
Dangerous Mission
-VICTOR MATURE
PIPER LAURIE
MONDAY and TUESDAY
JUNE 20 and 21
. Miss Sadie
Thompson
RITA HAYWORTH
ALDORAY
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WEDNESDAY and THURS.
JUNE 22 and 23 '
Hells Half Acre
WENDELL COREY
EVELYN KEYES
the tree trunks, ranting if recom
mended to rwwdjr this problem
Catting ip the forest will alio
raise the value o f timber trees, ac
cording to Mr. Whit/told. Crooked,
dead or injure^ trees should be
removed "Wolf trees"? trees
that have no lumber value, ?uch a*
beech? fhoutd alio be cut. They
"hog" the ground so that timber
trees cannot grow.
Progressive thinning should be
done until about 35 mature trees
are left on tact acre of Und.
Farmers should always be on the
lookout for insect damage which
may be -caused by the southern
pine beetle, saw fly larve, and
turpentine beetle. All damaged
trees should be removed immedi
ately upon discovery.
Mr. Whitfield recommended that
a harvesting system be installed by
farmers seeking to increase their
income from trees. He suggested
that the wooded acreage be- di
vided in working plots. Each plot
should be .fulled and thinned as
recommended before going on to
the next plot. 1%s might take sev
eral years, depending upon how
much woodland a farmer has and
how much time he has to spend on
the project
After each plot has been gone
through, the same operation should
be repeated until only the mature
trees are left for growing and
harvesting.
Mr. Perkins said that ? recent
study made in the TV A watershed
revealed that only three-fourths of
sawmilling time could be counted
as productive time ? i.e., in an
eight-hour work-day sawmill work
ers are able to work only six hours
because of operating problems.
He suggested that this could be
remedied sawmill operators
could expect maximum production
if they would have their saws filed
before operating time, keep an ex
tra blade on hand, have edger so
that the mill would not need to
close down for edging of logs with
circular saws, and keep the entire
mill in good repair.
A demonstration was given,
showing how to get the most good
grade timber from a log. It was
pointed out that the heart of a log
coaUiaa fee lowest grate -lumber.
In the demonstration a log was
"squared" and planks sawed from
Bamboo Retains
Baseball Lead
Mabel defeated Wort Jefferson
and Miller* Creek over the week
end to push Bamboo for the league
leadership. Bamboo defeated Blow
in* Bock on Sondajr to remain un
defeated. Wert Jefferson broke in
to the win column for the first
time by defeating lansiin on Sun
day. Many close games are being
played each week and is resulting
in an excellent league. Large
crowds are attending and much in
terest is being shown from week
to week.
Last weeks results:
Sat.. June 11? Bamboo-Millers
Creek (Bain); Mabel IT, West
Jefferson U; Lansing 12, Blowing
Bock 7.
Sunday, June 12 ? Bamboo 3,
Blowing Bock 2; Mabel 14, Millers
Creek IS; West Jefferson 16, Lan
sing 7.
Standings:
Won Lost
Bamboo 8 0
Mabel .'... 4 2
Millers Creek 3 3
Lansing 3 3
Blowing Bock - 2 4
West Jefferson ...J 1 ?
This weeks schedule:
Saturday, June 18 ? Bamboo at
Millers Creek (2:00 p. m.) make
up game; Bamboo at Lansing 8:00
p. m.; Blowing Bock at Mabel; Mil
lers Creek st West Jefferson 8:00
p. m.
Sundsy, June I# ? Millers Creek
st Blowing Bock; Lansing at
Mabel; West Jefferson st Bamboo.
Reports Sought
From Farmers
A performance report is due and
requested on all farms which re
ceived sssistance under the 1938
Agricultural Conservation Pro
gram, and on which no report has
been msde. Such farmers a re- ex
pected to mail the blue copy of
Form ACP-248 or bring it to the
ASC office not later than June 30,
1063.
Steel output in May 2-year
high record.
two sides. Narrow planks were
then sawed from the other sides.
This left only the heart to be sold
for low-grade lumber.
Mr. Clevenger showed the proper
way to sharpen Airs and explained
sawmill equipment and its opera
tion.
Farmers Hardware
& Supply Co., Inc.
Boone, N. C.
When Carol Harrell, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Harrell of
BakersviUe. graduated from high
achool recently, and registered to
attend Appalachian State Teach
era College next year, ahe estab
liahed a family record that la Ml
4om
Carol i a the seventh child of Mr.
and Mra. Harrell to attend Appala
chian. Her father and mother are
dairy farmers at Bakersville, main
taining a herd of thirty Holatein
and Gueraaey cattle, eighteen of
which are milking cows. They also
raise hurley tobacco, silage, hay,
and do truck fanning.
Mr. and Mra. HaiTell were both
reared in Mitchell county. They
have always lived within a mile of
each other, and at preaent live at
Mr. Harrell's old home place which
has been in the family for more
than a hundred years. They are
both of Irish descent, and say that
they have had a hard struggle to
educate all their children. But
with the enrollment of Carol, their
youngest child, in Appalachian,
they have made a record of which
any father and mother could well
be proud.
First of the Harrell children to 1
attend Appalachian was Helen,
graduated in IMS. ud now a t
teacher In the Ledgq- School In 1
Mitchell county. Next was A. D, c
also graduated In IBM. who is j
(arming and teaching at the Tipton <
HU1 High School in Mitchell coun- j
ty. Mildred, next graduate, is dir- ?
ector o I religious education at one
of the Urge Baltimore Presbyter- I
ian churches. Edna is teaching at |
the Jefferson High School in Ashe ,
county, Juanlta will be a senior at (
Appalachian State Teachers Col- ,
lege next year, majoring in Home
Economics. And Carol will be en
rolling as a freshman. I
Carol has made a record which
carries on the fine family tradi
tion. Mildre^ and Juanita were
both valedictorians of their high
school classes. Carol was the salu
tatorian of her class. She was edi
tor of her high school annual,
member of the Beta Club, varsity
basketball player, and won a Betty
Crocker cooking contest, although
?he was not taking Home Econo
mics in high school. She plans to
major in physical education at Ap
palachian.
Mr. and Mrs. Harrell, though
hey did not go to college them
lelvea, My that they arc strong bo
lever* In adaption. They chose
Appalachian for their children.
*ith the children's full consent,
lecauae it waa a North Carolina
nstltutlon, and boeause they felt
t waa one of tke beat teacher* col
es..
The official* at Appalachian aay
hat they are proud that the col
ege ha* had a part In the training
if thia fine family of young peo
4e for the teaching profession.
Masonic Meeting
A stated communication of Snow
Ixxige No. 383, AT * AM, will be
leld Friday, June 17, at 7:30 p.
n. Work in the third degree. All
nember* aaked to attend. Vi*itora
veicome. J. D. Shoemake, Matter.
Hollywood head* Into musical
11m cycle.
TRY BISMAREX
for Acid Indigestion. In* 1st on
genuine BISMAREX and refuse
other to-called Anti-Acid Pow
der*. recommended to to "Ju*t
aa good."
BISMAREX la (Old In Watauga
County at
BOONE DRUG CO.
The IKXALL Store
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Singing Set At
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The But Virginia Singing Con
vention will be held all day Sun
day June 19th at the Hungry Moth
er Park In Virginia, it la announc
ed by Rev. Walter W Jofamon,
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