of Ike Agricultur
al Adjustment Act of 1038 except
for 1939, when they were disap
proved by growers
la previous reftrendunu Mi.
?K
Farthing further explained grow
er* could approve quotas for om
year or for three yean, or (hey
could disapprove quota*. Legisla
tion enacted earlier thi* year pro
vided for the change hi the ballot,
limiting the vote to the ft-ycar per
The lefulatlon alao proved
that:
(1) The urti|! of any kind of
tobacco harveated in exceaa of the
farm aereago allotment (hall not
be taken into account in eatabliah
; ?. ?
i ? i i
is our linetrcit wi?li
thai tki? CbrUtmat Irinji a
(reat abundance of warm and
lading pleaiurri to everyone.
Carolina Pharmacy
Friends Meet"
Here's Hoping that all the joys
of this Holiday season will be
yours in fullest measure ... and that
the New Year will be richly rewarding in
warm friendships, good health and happinc
. i?-.
iHunt's Department Store.
AND EMPLOYEES
I ? ?? I ? I II ? ? ?? '?
ing future Stat* and farm acreage
allotment!
. (1) The following year'* farm
acreagt allotment for an y kind of
tobceco ahall be reduced if the
producer filet or aid* or aequieac
M in the filing of any falae report
with respect to the acreage of tuch
tobacco grown on hia farm.
(I) The penalty on the market
ing of any kind of tobacco harveat
ed in M?u of Individual farm
marketing quotaa la increaaed to
78 percent of -the average market
price for aucb tobacco for the pre
ceding marketing year.
Notice* of individual farm acre
age allotment* will be mailed to
farm operator* in advance of the
vote ao that Chey may know how
the quota* wll affect their farming
operation* for 1096.
Polling Places
For Weed Vote
The Watauga County ASC com
mittee hat named the polling placet
and community referendum com-,
mitteei for the various communi
tie? for the Burley referendum to
be held Thursday, December 29.
The referendum committee are at
follows, named in the respective
order of chairman, vice-chairman,
regular member and alternate.
Bald Mountain and Meat Camp,
Meat Camp Filling Station ? Mil
lard Stephena, J. W. Clawson, Billy
Byers, W. F. Norria.
Beaver Dam, Donly Hagaman'i
Store ? Howard Cable, Lynn Nor
ria, Joe Wllaon, Clyde Corftett.
Blue Ridge, Blowing Rock, Elk,
Stony Fork and New River, Cook
k Elrod's Store? Hugh Hampton,
W. H.x Stanberry, J. Fv Michael,
Milton W. Moretz.
Bruihy Fork, Vilai Service Sta
tion; Grady Bradley, C. A. Clay,
Hiriam Brooks, Howard Dancy.
Cove Creek, D. E. Church's
Store ? J. M. Burkett, ? Otto Tho
mas, Clint Efgers, G. C. Norris,
Jake Mast's Filling Station? Tom
Lawrence, Jack Henson, June Prof
fitt, G. B. Miller.
Laurel Creek, V. D. Ward's
Store ? Alfred Rominger, Robert
Hagaman, Ned Glenn, Clyde J.
Love.
North Fork, Ellison's Store ? C.
R. Wilson, A. N. Thomas, W. C.
South, Loyd Miller.
Shawneehaw, L. L. Story's Store
? W. C. Smith, Hal Cook, Ed Yates,
Victor Farthing.
Watauga. Valle Crucia Co. ?
Ralph Church, Henry Taylor,
?laude Garland. Robert Greene.
Polls will open at 8 a. m. and
dot at ? p. m.
Participation in Junior Dairy
Showi by Tar Heel youngsters in
1953 assures the future growth
and development of dairying in
North Carolina, says Extension
Dairy Specialist J. D. George.
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College Party |
(continued from pa ge one)
party here, ?w f?ithful employee*
honored and awarded service pins
for aa high as 42 years. Edward
Cullers, oldest worker in years of
service, was honored, along with
other workers, some of whom have
been with the school for fhw. ten,
fifteen, twenty-flVe and more years.
All the employee* and their
families were invited to the party.
More than 200 attended.
Dr. Plemmom, in expressing his
appreciation for the faithful serv
ice the employee* are rendering the
college, brought out the fact that
there are about 12S employees of
the institution that are not en
gaged in teaching. There are ap
proximately 129 persons employed
who are on the teaching staff.
Without the cooperation of one
with the other, neither could do
his work successfully. "You belong
to each other," he emphasized.
Included In the group attending
the party were maintenance work
ers, carpenters, laundry worker*,
dairy workers, secretarial worker*,
cafeteria help, plamber* and oth
er*. all Dr. Plemmons noted, neces
sary to operating the college.
In praising the employees for
their services. Dr. Plemmons
brought out the fact they were
always ready and available for any
tasks around the college. He com
plimented them for their interest
in the beauty of their work, as well
as the perfection which they sought
in doing it. Their willingness to
accept new ideas in carrying on
their work has aided in the pro
gress of the college, he said.
Prior to the party, Mr. Cullers
visited Dr. B. B. Dougherty,
founder of the. college and for 96
years president, at his home and
presented him with a pin for the
many years of service Dr. Dough
erty has rendered the college. The
retired president was prevented
from attending the party because
of the snow and extreme cold.
Others awarded pins included
Dr. J. D. Rankin, retired dean, for
39 years of service; Mrs. Daisy
Hardy 30 years; Bernard Dough
erty, vice president and comptrol- -
ler, 29 years and the following for
20 years: P. W. Palmer, plant
engineer; Lorn Harrison, engineer,
Morris Casey, plutnber.
A fifteen year pin was given
John Welborn, cafeteria head; ten
j year pins to George Taylor, col
! lege farmer; Mrs. Mettle B. Norris, j
' maintenance; five years pins to
Mrs. Arkie Bryan and 3enny Yates,
cafeteria helpers; and Mrs. Mary
Shook, nurse.
All the children attending went
home from the party with a bag of
candy and the heads of each fam
ily carried a bag of oranges with
them.
DEMOCRAT ADS PAT
C~[Yl*j lie Ckrietma* Spirit
flow in jrenr heart a?d
Good Fortune smile bright
ly upon you through ail
lltt Jay* of the New Year.
CHURCH'S
"Where Your Dollars Have
More Cent*"
\wuf J!k/vUdhm
f ran y?>r CNECRERIOARD FEED
FARM SUPPLY STAFF
WATAUGA FEED & MILLING CO.
. *
DAVID r. SOtTON MAKES
DEAN'S LMT
Weit Point, N. Y. ? Cadet Darid
F. Horton, (on of Mr. and Mm.
Samuel P. Horton, Sufar Grove,
N. C., recently wis named to the
Deaa'i list at the U. S. Military
Academy at West Point for the
month of October Iv
, The U*t includes cadet ? who are
academically in the upper 20 per ;
cent of their claaa. ,
Cadet Horton U in his fourth i
year at the academy. He received
a congressional appointment to the
academy from former represent*
tive R. L. Doughtoo, #th District,
North Carolina.
Cadet H or ton mi graduated in
1M0 (rem Core Creek High School
?nd attended Wake Forest College.
John C. Vint* of the U. 8. Navy #
Is home an a 14 day leave. He is *
stationed at Norfolk, Va. and will
return the 28th. His addreits 1*:
John C. Vines F. A.
M Division
USS Rush more LSO 14
% Fleet Poet Office
New York. N. Y. I #???? *.
(^^ne of tke ?peci?l j oy* we find at
Ckriitmai time (along witli trimming
tke tree and exchanging gi fta) it
(?fleeting on all tke wonderful
friend* we kaye...and wiiking
eack and ereryone of yon a
moit deligktful holiday ttaton.
MHBMW III
Edmisten Furniture Company
mood t k J
Let us harken in our hearts to the
voices of the carollers as they
sing out their message of peace
and good will. May your Yule
tide season be a joyous one,
bright with the smiles of your
loved ones, warm with friend
ship and rich in happiness, deep
ly felt and widely shared.
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