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uv- Watauga Farmers '?Avail '0 J O ^ .ve's Of Conservation fioans ? During the pa* T?r man. North Carolina fanner* have availed themaelvea of the Soil and Water Conaervatton loan in order '"L^ m con"rv*l"n pr~ ticee, develop water auppliei. pur chaae irrigation equipment, carry out drainage needa and other eon aervalion praetioei on their farm Theae lotna help farmer* and rancher* jniake good use of land ?diverted the production of aArplus eropa, protect their land resource* against advene weath er conditiona, and improve their economic circumatancea aayi Mr ienniaga B. Robbinton, County FHA Supervisor A report recently made by See retary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benton ahowa that about 19 per cent of the funda were uaed for Irrigation, including the purchaae .Of pump. and piping, the drilling of wells Mid the construction and repair of irrigation ditches and laterals Irrigation systems wtre developed or improved for about 2*2.000 acres. The remainder of the funds were used for such soil conserva tion measures as terracing and pasture improvement, developing water systems for household use and tarn livestock, and for drain age. "We export that dt\ring the com ing months farmers will use a larg er portion of the funds they bor row to finance soil conservation measures," Robinson said "We have held a number of meetings in cooperation with other agricultur al agencies to make certain that all fanners know that funds are avail able for soil conservation. llOW! TINIEST WATCHES" EVER at such a TINY PRICE' PETITES" inesoreameooi % flimorous, dainty styles like these - first tin mr train # A Air I rii% Ma tab* NM Tm J _ _ L ll - L ORDINARY SIZE V ? mt ? L.. .L. 1 a .1 I c*?ry cigin not rnc neon inai n?v?r ortaii, ? m ?h? GUARANTEED DuroPow?r Maimpring jf % mmmmmaammamtarsM I nam tououn iloin miuicint nam iamona iioin coiuin l Oificottly Tfuly itunnlny Mos A litfl# cKoffn#r Dointy w^fcK '*? vmy mmMMh gnpamfen S* ?rac?fiil, ?? Modl?r ?33? hnta.a497' ?*r- *42*? knh'49" IAYAWAY HER ElOIN "MTITI" FOR CHRISTMAS NOW Walker's Jewelry Store PWvste Ipndpfi provided most of the fond* from which the loam were made. The firmer* Horn* Administration made and serviced the loans and Insured tha repay ment of tha funds advanced Tha loan* arc also made from funds appropriated by Contra*. Farmers pay percent in in terest or in interest and insurance charges for the loans. The loans art scheduled l(a repayment with in the shortest period of time con sistent with the ability of the bor rower to repay. The maximum re payment period on loans to indi viduals is 20 years. To be eligible for ? soil and water conservation loan, a farmer must have reasonable prospects of conducting successful farming op erations. He must also be unable to obtain the necessary credit on reasonable terms from private and cooperative sources. Further details about soil and water conservation . loans may be obtained from the Farmers Home Administration office located in the courthouse Dean's List At Lees-McRae Given Nine freshmen and eight sopho mores were named to the Dean's list at Lees-McRae College. The list la mad* up of those students who have a "B" or above average in every course for the first quar ter of the 1S06-M session. The average student load is 18 hours of regular coarse work. The mem bers of the class of 1087 (fresh men) named on the list are as fol lows: June See horn, Norma Jean Rob inson, Jackie Ray Robinette. Bar bara Paisley, Preston Lineberger, Nancy Hargett, Joan Qrogan, Lee Bruton, Lenora Black. The. members of the class of 1006 (sophomores) are as follows: Barbara Sharp*, Donald McCar ten Betty Keesee, Helen Jones, Martha Ann Hanay, Mary Ann Gray, Patricia Ann Dillon, Martha Woodslde. Lees-McRae College is a depart ment of the Edgar Tufts Memor ial Aaaociatlon. The other two de partments are Grandfather Home for Children and Grace Hospital. Braiil will buy *41,000,000 worth of wheat and other surplus com modities from the United Slates, ? Lionel Ward Is J 03ffV ? iSr< J?* WjSm. F9*yt 1 I feteran Adviser J Mr. Lionel Ward. County Bldg , ? Box 448, Boone has boon designat ed by V. S Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell as a volunteer . Reemployment Rights Adviser to , assist ex-servicemen In securing , their rights under the Universal . Military Training and Service Act, it was announced today. I As a Reemployment Rights Ad viser, Mr. Ward will cooperate I with the program of the Depart inent's Bureau of Veterans' Reem ployment Bights to aaaist ex-ser vicemen who wiati to return to ' their, preserve* employers. He ' j wll) also advise employer, labor, l veteran, and other interested groups of the reemployment laws and where necessary, will refer problems requiring technical as sistance to the Bureau's field of fice, located at 051 Peachtree Seventh Building N. E., Atlanta, 23, Georgia. The field representa tive (or the States of Alabama. Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Puerto Rico is Mr. Harvey Driacoll. The Bureau has announced that the proclamation setting termina tion dates for seversl veterans' benefits on January 31. 1995 did not effect reemployment rights. Those leaving jobs to enter mili tary service ss inductees, enlis tees, or reservists will continue to have rights If they meet the con ditions of eligibility. NEW POSTAL DEVICE Through the medium of new red, white and blue steel racka to be placed in the lobbies of some 750 big office buildings through out the country, the Post Office Department will allow the public to sort its own mail. The racks, holding three mail bags ready to be tied up when filed, will have three funnel slots: "Local," "Out of-Town" and "Airmail" designa tions. The new device is expected to both speed delivery and save more than *600,000 a year in Post Office sorting cost. HAS SIX CRASHES Riverside, Calif. ? John Henry, civilian employe of March Air Force Base, recently set a record for traffic accidents in one day. It is believed. He was involved in separate colliaions with six autos and was booked on charges of hit run driving, drunk driving, giv ing without an operator's license and failure to yield the right' pf way. He was uninjured. WE WELCOME ALL FARMERS AND CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS TO BOONE, Your Best Selling & Trading Center JOINES DOES IT AGAIN! CHRISTMAS SPECIAL YES ? HERE'S ANOTHER Bonus Living Room Group 7-PIECE SPECIAL UNTIL CHRISTMAS (or buy separately) May ff'e Suggest Alto: Maytag Washers Crosley Refrigerators TV Sets ? Radios Ranges ? Water Heaters' Lamps - Pictures Occasional Chairs Coffee Tables End Tables Complete Bedroom and Living Room Suites Many Other Gift Items! JustLook What YouGet! 2*Purpose Sofa Bed ClubChair Platform RoAer Ottoman ? Coffee Table 2 End Tables "i ALL FOR ONLY $139.50 Easy Terms KafiHfe 1 ? I - ? I JOINES FURNITURE CO. E. King Street Boone ?N. C . DU1 AMherst 4-8231 Civil |\ii*Patrol Is ? Lauded By J Washington. ? Invaluable assist ince to civil and military aviation ?ran cited fJila week by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Nathan P. Twining in an annlveraary mess age to the Civil Air Patrol, civilian auxiliary of the Air Force. In a letter to Maj. Gen. Lucas V. Beau, national cowiQUBdw of the CAP, General Twining said: ". . . it is appropriate to take advantage of this opportunity to commend the CAP membership for It* outstanding work In be half of alrpower and national se curity "The members of the Civil Air Patrol, through their diligent per formance of duty, continue to live up' to the proud precedent eatab liahed by those first volunteers who during World War II gave freely of taeir their Uvet in country. "The Civil Air Patrol invaluable aaaiatance military aviation FORMAL AND INFORMAL WEDDING PORTRAITS 125 fast Main St., Boone, N. C. Phone AM < 84?5 CAP cadet program and the teach er*' workahop* the meaaage of air power ia reaching the youth of the nation. Fifty-one thouaaod CAP cadeta are being acquainted with career opportunities in ' civil avi ation and the Air Force. Their Civil Air Patrol training will equip them to aKame their full responai bilitlaa la thia air agr "We of the Air Force are proud of our civilian auxiliary. We ex tend our beat wishea and pledge our aupport fot continued growth and tucceaa." The occaaion for General Twin ing'i commendation to the civilian volunteer* of the CAP waa the 14th anniveraary of the organiza tion, which la today, December 1. HVNTEKS SAVED BY ssomrum Ogden, Utah ? Nine hunter*? eight men and a woman ? were strtiidfd it ah isolated i infci it^ tion by ? heavy tnowatorm. They spent two nighu of nib^ero cold in the ranier station. which wa> stocked with food and firewood, until a inowplow, churning up a mountain ufle through powdery, drifting ?now, reached them _ r-1 ? ...? I" , TRY BlSftUREX f*' Acid IiuMfertlofl. 1 MM on CMMlae BISMABEX ?nd I ?Aue other mmmIM Anti-Acid Tot ton, itcomnwrtnl to be "fart u m4" BISMABEX i? ?old Id WaUnfa County at BOONE DRUG CO. T?? BKXALL Kom ^ I West Jefferson Typewriter Exchange Authorized Dealers in Smith-C?%M Typewriter* ? Clary Business Machine! New and Uied Machines Ail Make* ' Vfl New Portables u Low as 91.23 per week EASY TERMS Adding Machines, Cash Register*. Calculators ? Sold, Ranted, Repaired, Exchanged ? Supplies Call Ui for Repairs ? All Work Guaranteed "K. C. Lyle, Box l?, Jefferson. N. C. ? rhone MSI Day or Night ' WE EXTEND A CORDIAL Welcome TO ALL Farmers and Tobacco Men TO BOONE AND TO THE Horn Cafe JACK C. WESTHEIMER, Proprietor 1 ...? ?, ? t!, -it ?" 1 t' ? r ? "?.??? '? . ? '?* 1 1 1 1 ? *' nMlC* fcU-l'l .. U.| ; . . ii-j! IIIIIMI...I I PURINA 1M CUSTOM GRINDlfl - MIXING SERVl|?p ^^fpprwed9^ I i PURINA ja \ CUSTOM H P MIXING M SERVICE ? ? ????? fli ?II l* ? t ? V^WRMERS in this community wlvo are Inter- * * X* sated in turning their groin into batter ra tions for their livestock and poultry will ba plaoaad to leaim that we have become a Purina Appro? d Custom Grinding and Mixing Station. This brings you several advantages; !. We now carry Purina "s famous concantrates built especially for balancing home -grain. ?|V ? ' ? '} 2. Too hoT* full un of Purina'" farm ? proved Custom Mixing formula*. ? 3. Our ration* ar* tooted by Purina Iiaboratari** to aaoura mixing accuracy and uniformity. Com* in. Look om our *qulpm*nt and Approrod Formulas. Better yot, bring in a load of grain and ?m what a fin* Job of grinding and mixing wo do. Watauga Feed 72 Telephone AMhent 4-8221 Boone, North Carolina
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