Garden | Time By ROBERT SCHMIDT Are.you getting tired *f running the cultivator and wielding Ike hoc in your garden in a lacing battle with weeds and grass* Why not use a mulch"' . _ It is surprising how few garden ers make use of mulches at an aid in the conservation of soil mois ture and the control of weeds. A mulch may be any material such as hay, straw, strawy manure, leaves, leafmold, pact, sawdust, pinestraw or heavy paper which can he put down on the ground around plants for the purpose of conserving moisture during the hot, dry summer weather. At the same time it wil keep down most of the weeds. Cardboard boxes, flattened out, have bean used with excellent results. Ground corn cobs are also being used. Many vegetables, flowers, small fruits and shrubs are good subjects for mulching. Dahlias, tomatoes, peppers, eggplants and cucumbers may be mulched with straw, leaves, cardboard or heavy paper. Azaleas, camellias, and blueberries which desire an acid soil may be mulched NOTICE TO ?TONERS COVE CREEK SCHOOL WATAUGA^COUNTV SCHOOLS BOONE. NORTH CAROLINA Sealed proposals f E by the County Bo?rd of Education^ Watauga Cou?y' ^?'dcnt s Of the County Superint^dem u ^ ^a^im^X'there. after publicly ?Pe.n?1h!^d ferial' the furnishing of labor, material, and equipment enteri"*^ Con S!2S? ??Mir Laws of 1933, Chapter ?7 will be observed in recelvinS^n awarding plumbing and heati g C?El"CtHc?l Contractors are -tig" , &JT SS" - M5&5 I March 23. will * ??rV??tS ceiving and awarding C?SSproposal shall be accom panied bv a cash deposit or a cer tified check drawn on some tank or trust comnanv authored to do business in North Carolina of ^n amount equal to not less nn per cent of the proposal or in lieu thereof a bidder mav offer a bia bond, of, ss.i gd rvnG?s . ^SLted ^??ter sr.e^Ve?? satisfactory surety as required by 18 A* Performance Bond will be 're quired for one hundred per cent aw'sasSiSs ment made iiwm i"^pl acceptance of the w?rk _ ? No bid m?v he withdrawn alter the scheduled closing ggg^J,1 receipt of bids for a period 01 w . darhe Owner reserve* the right to reJSt an* or all bids and to wa.ve ; inf? waIGleAn?en. Superintendent Witau"* County Botrd of Education poone. North Carolina Hutehins and Adams ^ Architects It Engineers 1515 D?vie Avenue Statesville, North Carolina- ^ FORMAL AND INFORMAL WEDDING PORTRAITS aUttetii 125 ta.i Main St. Boone, N. C. fnone ftrt with sawdust, leafmold or peat Bad raspberries, dewberries and grape* nay be mulched with straw or atrawy manure. Meat mulehef should be put down after the toll hat been well moistened by rain or irrigation. If fertilizer is necessary it also should be applied before the mulch is laid down. However, soluble ferti lisers will work their way down through parous mulches. > If mulched plants show a yellow tag af the leaves it usually means a nitrogen deficienqy due to the de composition of the mulch in com- i tact with the soli. This can be cor- 1 rected by Ipplying some soluble fertiliser high in nitrogen You will find thst in small gar dens a mulch wil help solve many of your cultural problems. Farm Questions Are Answered QUESTION: Who is eligible to vote In July 20 wheat referendum? ANSWER: Tar Heel wheat farm ers who have more than IS acres of wheat for harvest as grain in 1997 are eligible to vote in the July 20 referendum. QUESTION: What are the ad vantages of staking and pruning tomatoes? I ANSWER: Some advantages in clude: less rotting of the fruit, es pecially during wet weather; the first fruits ripen three to five days earlier; ripe fruits are easier to find and more convenient to pick, larger fruit size; and it's easier to do a thorough Job at dusting or spraying to control insects and dis eases. QUESTION: What are some symptoms of fowl typhoid? ANSWER: Some of the specific characteristics which are danger signs to the poultryman are: usu ally a large number Of the birds become sick at about the same time; the birds are droopy and de pressed; the face becomes pale; and the affected birds are hot to the touch, often having a tempera ture of six degrees above normal. . 1 ? ' ? ? Washington Notes FARM PRICES On June l?t, the prices of farm product*, jump eight per cent la the tut five month*, recovered to the level* of ? year ago. A three per cant increase between mid April aad mid- May ? the largest for a tingle month in aone time ? wa* reported recently by the Agri culture Department. However, the Wd-May level (till wa* 22 per cent below the high point reached in February, 1951. AUTO PRODUCTION Harlo* H. Curtice, General Mo tors president, whose prediction* in former years have usually been borne out, has recently lowered his sights on 1866 auto production. In January, he predicted the industry would turn out 8.900,000 cars this year, compared with the' almost 7,800,000 produced last year. Now he ha* pared his prediction by eleven per cent to 5,790,000 can. If thi* proves correct, production this year will be 32 per cent lower than last year. VA HOME LOANS According to Veterans Admini stration figures, approximately I, 000,000 World War II veterans are in the home-buying age group but have not yet used their GI loan privileges for home mortgages. Unless Congress extends the pre sent VA home loan program, which is scheduled to end next year, thousands of veterans will lose their rights to GI assistance. U. S. PLANTS The results of a 17-month survey, conducted by at least 32 Federal agencies under Budget Bureau di rection, reveals tiiat there are lt, 771 business-type activities owned by the Government, with capital assets totaling $11,861,990,569 The Government operates most of these facilities, but some are run by pri vate contractors. The goods and services produced by these plants for the Government include not only . armaments and ships, but such things as ladies' underwear, shoe repair, farming, mining and logging. UNTREATED T. B. CASES Dr. Edward X. Mikol, tubercu losis expert, estimates that at least 80,000 persons in this country are JJ1 with tuberculosis but are not ia hospitals for treatment. He cited a U. S. Public Health Service re port showing that 49 per cent of T. B. patients are not hospitalized, 87 per cent of which are in advanc ed stages of the disease and half of which are 48 or older. DROUGHT Albert W. Cook, chief meteor ologist. stationed at Denver, Col orado, has predicted that the cur rent drought cycle gripping the Great Plains area will not end un til about 19tJ0. Cook predicted the future will bring gradually increas ing amounts of precipitation. He said the drought cycle reached its low ebb in 1954. ACCIDENTS Industry is greatly concerned about the cost of injuries at work, which, in 1954, amounted to 230, 000.000 man-days lost. Of this amount, only 40,000,000 was attri buted to the injured. The other 190,000,000 man-days were lost by workers who stopped to help the injured or discuss the accident; lost efficiency due to seeing a serious accident; and inability to work because of damaged equip ment or structures. LABOR' AND POLITICS The labor movement in thii country is expected to raise at least $3,000,000 for political pur poses this year, with more than $900,000 coming from the Interna tional Ladies Garment Workers Union. The fund is expected to be raised by voluntary contributions from memberi of the various la bor unions. SUGAR QUOTA UP Acting to curb what it called "speculative forces" in the raw sugar market, the Agriculture De partment has made available an additional 100,000 tons of sugar for use in this country this yeir. The action was taken by increasing the 19M quotas for domestic consump tion to 8,490,000 short tons, raw value. Priced ?To Sell ? Compare Our Prices ? Anywhere WE WILL TRADE FOR CARS, LIVESTOCK AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS CARS 1955 PLYMOUTH 4 door Two tone green. Belvedere, radio, heat er. white side walls 1955 FORD 4 door Green, radio, heater, 12,000 miles, Cu? tomline, V8, Fordamatic, and extra clean ? 1955 CHEVROLET 4 door Green, radio, heater, 14,000 miles 1954 FORD 2 door Green, Customline, V8, 12,000 miles, radio, heater 1953 PLYMOUTH 4 door Beige and brawn, radio, heater 1953 DESOTO 4 door Black, radio, heater, extra clean. Fire dome V8. automatic transmission 1953 CHEVROLET 4 door Blue and ivory, radio, heater, Bel Air 1953 DODGE Coupe Radio, heater, green and ivory 1953 CHEVROLET Coupe Badh>. heater, white aide waHi ' 1953 FORD 4 door BUta, radio. Heater, white side walls 1952 BUICK 4 door Blue and Mack, radio, heater, one pwn er, A title, locally owned 1952 CHEVROLET 4 door Stylellne Deluxe, 2 tone green, radio, heater, extra clean 1952 FORD 2 door Green, radio, heater, white side walls 1951 PLYMOUTH 2 doer Concord green, heater, clean 1951 CHEVROLET 4 door Black, radio, heater 1949 CHEVROLET 4 door Radio, heater 1949 FORD 4 door Blue. he>t?r. radie 1940 CHEVROLET 2 door Black, priced to sell TRUCKS 1955 FORD Pickup Vz ton Black, 11.0M miles, dean 1954 CHEVROLET pickup % ton, black, heater. 2SM0 mile* 1954 DODGE Truck 2 ton Black, 2 speed axle, and S speed trans mission 1954 CHEVROLET pickup % ton, black, Heater, dean 1949 FORD pickup Rod Eo. 1949 FORD pickup Vt ton Black. ?*tr> fkm 1940 CHEVROLET pickup ton >50.00 S Lot* ou 421 ' 1 Horse Pony 1 Cow 6 year* ? Guernsey II A Z1 I |A . # Brown & Graham Motor Co. FnAchlacd Dealer No. 633 Your DODGE and PLYMOUTH Dealer E. KINC ^ ^ boons, north carouna Much Interest Turkish Weed The interest in aromatic tobacco shown by A. L. Freedlander of the Haaelwod community. Haywood County, was moetly academic lau year. But not anymore. R. H. Crouae, State College ex tension agronomy specialist, says tjiat Freedlander wanted to find out whether or not he could grow a good quality tobacco on his soil. And if ao. whether or not farmers in his section would like to pro duce aromatic tobacco. Preedlaoder's trial crop of around one-half acre laat year was so successful, however, that his farm mahager, Wayne Garrett, is planning to grow 2h to five seres this year. He's planning to follow the latest production practices recommended by the Extension Service. Grouse says that several other farmers have become interested in producing sromatic tobacco after witnessing the well-conducted demonstration on fr?*41ander'< \ farm. He uyi some of them vow , , It proved to them that this to bacco i? a good email crop if plant ed oo the right soils and is ferti lised. harvested and cured accord ing to Its specific requirements. Rising world papulation and im proved levels of foreign economic activity, accompanied by rising in comes abroad agri better dlete, indicate a favorable outlook for export of U. S. farm products, ac cording to USDA. SNOW LODGE NO. 393 Friday Night, 7 >30 Visitors Welcome. Hoyle Davit, Sec> .Paul Brown, W. M. kqti*. Summer Dance Classes June 12 Through August Beginners and Advanced Ballet ? Ballroom - Tap >KV : I ' . ? .V ? ; * .. ??>' s ,i*t, , ?' i 1.: Registration 10 A. M. ? First Classes 2 P.M. t'-;. ' V ' ' ? '|. ?:! Tuesday, June 12 at Legion Hut or Call N?i)cy F. Cook Aty 4-3868 NOW OPEN! & thJ5 HUMtSTEfM ?NO MUSEUM MAIN ENTRANCE SIGN 100-plus- YEAR-OLD HOUSE SETTLER'S HOMESTEAD and MUSEUM DEEP GAP, N. G 9 MILES EAST OF BOONE ON 421 Homestead consists of eight original log buildings. Museum (nevr building) contains all articles and implements used by < urlv settlers more thanlOO years utfo. Sunday, June 17, Is Father's Day Your favorite guy is our favorite too, and we're going all out to please him . . . and you . . . with a terrific selection of sure-snecess gifts at nrices to fit every budget! Come in and see then all . . . you're sure to find Just what you want . . . just what Dad's hoping for! Get His Gift At His Store Wings Shirts Sport and Drew Long and Short Sleeve* $1.98 to $4.95 LEE HATS . Panamas-Straws $4.95 Felt $7.50 Other Hats $ 1.98 to $4,95 . * l ? Ties ? Socks Underwear Belts ? Pajamas Luggage Work Clothes Work Shoes Jackets Light Weight Summer Suits 919.95 to $34.95 Year 'Round Suits 124.95 to $49.95 Bob Smart and Star Brand Dress Shoes $5.95 to $9.95 Freeman and Rand ? Dress Shoes $7.95 to $1495 Dress Trousers $4.95 to $14.95 Mw'i KEDS ArcK Type Play - Sport Oxford* $4.95 - $5.95 Everything Dad Wean, Hum'* Ha* - ? 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