^Washington News | WASHINGTON. D. C. — DUarmament fever iq Washington ti at its highest pitch since just beathe Korean War. Although hitches may develop and thefe ar» many opposed to any kind of disarmament agreement with the Beds, chances are better for some slowdown in nuclnar leefc aad paihapa mm Hrm ml disarmament than they have been in years. Die Eiaenhover Administration is willing to do soffiethiM hi an e(f»rt to control the production agd tests of nuclear weapons. Whether the Russians will agree to an open skies inspection plan and a halt to atl naciMr t«ts. it a question but the Communists ai» certainly cominf cloaer to sivh an agreement than they ever h»ve before. The Administration does not propose to |et its guard down completely but is willing to sawtiausly try an enforced first step toward reducing the coat and growth of thf huge armament program Military men differ in their appraisal of the situation, some being hotly opposed to any disarmament agreement, which they think will weaken the western world and bqpeflt the Communist world. One factor being considered by sofne is the beneficial effect such an agreement would have on the U. S. budget If several billion dollars could be saved, then taxes might be rpduaad and the budget m»re easily bainnaed. Some of the national debt might even be paid off. These protpects are the hrigfc ' OIIM. lEjt , A h i n „• If the opposition ik right, and j disarmament agreement paves tb4 way (or a weakening of U. S. de trqsc and * strengthening of Com qtuniit force*, then the dark pro# pert5 might become dark indeed It should be namUnd that dia alter WorW War I an< World War II left the United State* in a disadvantageous post tion. Y«t the President ices not propose to disarm to the exfcnl of the program in Itti and IMS 4# It is a cautious, firft-step approach the country is explorinj There Is no secret about the failure of long range guided mi» Mid which the Air f«Ne i* striv inf to perfect before the Russians At a recent tact i« F gida. th« Atlas gaused a few thowand feel aad the* eaptoded. A* yet a sue cesiful test firing ha* not takei place, a* far as can be learned. The Army, which reportedly hai a workable intermediate range mi*slle, feel* that it has done i better job with its rocket program than the Air Faroe. However, the Army has enjoyed the services ol some of the leading German acientiata who designed the V-2 for Nazi Germany in World War II. That rocket missile bombed England for almoat a year until the war in Europe endedThe Atlas i* • much greater project than aay ever undertaken in the rocket field. The German y-t tmeM asreial hundred fpUfit, tbc intermedial* raoge missile la designed to fly 1800 mile, and U». U*M %0» *1*. With each increase in ranee, problaiM In tile construct 10a and Urine ffteUk vwttiply treensodousiy So Mm Air r«ff currently ku the tnngfcret aaaigwneat at all the aervtfes. Moreover. the state of WMM aehaeved t* the Air Farce seems to be aroaUr than that of the Communist! according to ifUi—w«ia reports However, the Air Farce is not yet ia poMCMioo of a satisfactory intermediate range nuaaUe, which again bring* the Army into a: favorabk' light- In the aest few montha, or perhaps the next tlx; to nine aaoaths, prucreea of the twp armed services, will again ha reviewed and what happen* in the IMMtiaae might have a decisive influence «n the outcome of the rocket program, thia country— and the role of the variou sarvicea in M. Should General Alfred Grunther m Army man. replace Secretory of Defense Charlaa Wilaoa. thia may also affect the tug of war now in progress The general consensus at opinion is that business is getting set tar a mild pickup The let-down, which the country has experienced in some lines, is expected to ehd this ye»r. Next year, is fwecast a* a better twainaM year than 1W7 by many economists now aaalyxing the economic pieture. No boom is expected ia 1998 but greater profits, aad slightly higher prices, are new to be anticipated. V. S. raises lflSO building figure by $2,000,000,000. Arriving Today — Truckload of ANTIQUES And Assortment of Good Used Furniture Summer Promotion Special REGULAR $48.50 INNERSPRING MATTRESS r * | ** «( ■ REGULAR $49.50 " !' BED SPRING . . Both For The Price of One ®49^ New and Used Furniture — Appliances — Lawn Furniture Lawn Mowers COME IN AND BROWSE AROUND - NO OBLIGATION BURGESS ANTIQUE SHOP VAUGHN ROTEN, Manager W. King Street Boone, N. C ' Watauga County Tax Office Boone, North Carolina A list of 1956 unpaid taxes is now being prepared of July. Penalties on unpaid taxes continue to incrMM at tlie rate of H per cent each month plus cost of advertising. | | ORVILLE H. FOSTER* mMM 'M m n f j WataugdjCounty Tax Collector '-eague Phy - By JACK GROCE The Little Little League (age 9-10). Little League (age 11-11), U< Pony League teens are going (*e«t funs Each croup Ilea been averaging 25 or more preseat at each of their meetings. The groups haw been divided into team* and garnet are huinrt played each day Boys doing aa outstanding Job (or their team last week are: Richard Agle. David Wright, Ronnie Hunt, Wayne Clawsen (Little Little Leegue); Rhonale dark, Andy Mailing*, Robert Matheooo. John Harrison (Little League);1 and King Triplett. Bill Greer and David Dougherty (Pony League). The hard-hitting I. R. C. team has taken over sole peeaession of first place 1r the Adult Softball League. They were led last week with wins over the Boone Boys and Mt. Lions by the steady pitching of Mel Norris and tile hard hitting of the Cook boys, Carl Greene and Fred Oragg. gears beard Wen Lest I. R. C. S 0 Boone Boys 4 1 Oak Grove S 1 Methodist 2 1 Presbyterians % 1 Mt. Lions S 3 Vilas I 2 Sportsman Club 0 4 Rutherwood -. 0 4 Baptist —0 4 Schedule Thursday, June IT: 1:30-3:00—Little Little League 3:00-4:30—Negro boys (age H5) 5:45-7:30—Adult Softball—I. R. C. va. Sportsman Club, I. R. C. field; Oak Grove vg. Boone Boys, Dormitory field Friday 1:30-300—Little League 1:40-5:30—County Pony League gum?, Bethel it Boowp 8:45-7:30—Adult Softball—Bvtiierwood vs. Boone Boys. L R. C field; Vilas vs. Methodist, dormitory field No teen-can teen. Monday: 1:30-3:00—Little League 1:00-5:00—Pony League practice 5:45-7:30—Adult Softball — Mt. Liew vs. Presbyterians, LLC field. 8:00-10:30—Teen-Canteen » Tuesday: . . . SHOWS START AT 7:30 with Wide Screen and CinemeScop* F riday-Saturday JLMM *» REPRISAL Guy Madison Felicia Farr Sunday JUNE 3* BATTLE STATIONS John Lund William Bendix Monday.Tuetday JULY 1 -1 You Can't Run Away From It Jack Lew won June Allyvon Wednesday-Thuroday JULV • • 4 BANDIDO | H»Imm Nltehu Urmia Thd* m 1:30-3:00—Little Little League 1:00-4 30-Negro Bon (*«e US) •:40-Y:3&r-AdnH SeftbrtJ-VIU. vs. Methodist, L R. C (Mfc Rutherwood n. Bportsaan Club, 4or«iitaey field % ' Wednesday: w» , 1:30-3 00-Little League 3:00-3 30—County Pony' League —M*bel it BfMt 3:44-7:00—Make-up games In adult ttfthaH. Windy Cap News Mr. and Mra. Baby Presnell and Mr. and Mrs. Beryl Harmon visited Mr. and Mrs. N. V. Presnell in Alleghany County last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs Robert Ward visited friends in Avary County last Sunday. Mr. Prank Ward has returned from Port Bragg where he has been training with the National Guard. Mrs. Aliee Tester of Rominger is spending the week in this community. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Presnell, Wanda and Kathy were guests of Rev. and Mrs. Herbert McCoy at Sutherland last Sunday. Miss Ruby Harmon pI Lenoir spent the week end here. Mr. and Mrs. James Tester spent Sunday in Johnson County, Tennessee visiting Mr. and Mrs. Duke Ward. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Harmon of Pontiac. Mich, apart last week with home folks here. Miss Ida May Presnell has returned home after spending several days visiting friends at Sparta. A The Seasons jS Jus» Peachy d| 0»e of North C»roUW» Uw It* seasons—the fetch mmt is he** again. and tin prediction* •re lor an e*tra rood crop tiui According to George Atahier. Agricultural Extension Service coosuibcj marketing specially at State College, the peach season begins now, reaches 1U peak la JuJy, and ends about tht latter part of August Fovonte North Carolina vari*-, lies are Elberui. which make* u*) at least half of the crop; followed in order by Dixiegem, Dixlrcd, Golden Jubilee, and Georgia Bell*. "Many other variety**," explaina Abahier, "are lncreaaing in popularity and reaearcheri are breeding peaches that will extend the marketing aeaaon earlier and later than Elbert*-" Peaches in the Tar Heel State fall into two claasiflcationa -+ white-fleshed and y*llow-fl*ahed. Both clasaea have varieties that are clingatones and froeatonea. Freestone varieties of both classes are the moat popular for desserts, home canning, and general use. "Cling*" we used for pickling and for commercial canning. Abshier has this word of advice to prospective buyers of peaches: if you buy a basket of peaches during the peak of the saaaoa when they are plentiful—and moat economical—it will pay you to take time to sort them over. Use the one* that art good and rip* firat, both for eating fresh and in summer desserts. Peaches are beat when ripened on the tree, but because of difficulties Involved in handling soft fruit, they must be picked while still firm. If you're lucky enough to have friend* who own peach Record-Breaking Crowds Hear Missionary Conmack Citizens of Boone who know detlare that the largest crowds ever to attend revivml meetings in the Wateug* County Court House in Boone were present for the AMERICAN BIBLE READING CLUB revival meetings this past week-end. Evangelist missionary J. 0. Con* mack, the secretary of this organization, has spent maay years in Africs, as a missionary, a world traveler, illustrated on the large beaded screen beautiful, colored pictures showing how a modern i mission was actually carved out of the African Jungles. His audience was held spellbound as they saw on the screen Africa's peoples, the practice of witchcraft, the dark continent's big game, fish. wild flowers and one of the seven natural wonders of the worlA^Vtetoria Falls in Smith Africa. In fpet, Missionary Cownack traveled if) the path of the famous David Livingston it is believed that lor the first time the tribal trial of the "Saasa Wood" was caught by the camera and showed by the missionary. | The vjtcfc doctor is called and prepares a good fire in which be heats a cutlass knife red hot. H* puts «todlcine upon his own leg and applies tha burning knife with no *vU effects. Another on* is qalleri at which time the hot cutlass is again applied yet the man was not burned. Next the accused is called up. The witch dector rubs some medicine on his leg as he did in both the other cases. The young African steeled himself against the burning but the skin burnt, nevertheless. Therefore, he was guilty! Mo explanation of sctenee *r religion can fully explain the mysterious workings of witohcraft but that surely the power does not come from above. Hie native* have a terror of this trial which does keep stesllng snd other crimes to a minimum. n. Evsngaliat Con mack also showed pictures of his extensile travels in the Middle East, the Holy Land and Europe from which he has just returned. It was a thrill to see the places shown on the screen where Jesus lived upon tfcls earth—where it is said that He pafd the supreme sacrifice giving His life apon Calvarr Md tie '* *1* • .I.j -A v-^ ,' *<**' t y-4* •*•••••••- - Addim ....... —*4*— — f 11 inifc *ore to (M (hem—and itandiag piMn, too. a S Douglas*. foreatiy ipecialUt tor the N. C. AgrtoalUual Externum Service, declare* that piae bark beetles are working "lull bUit" now. They are attracted, often ia Isrge number*, by freshly art or damaged pines. Invading then tree*, they toon produce a new generation. When the new generation emerge* frem their "home" tree they are looking (or fresh pine wood to chew on. Often this i* a nearby pine. Large nurabors of these little beetle* bore Into surrounding pines and *oon kill tham. This may be repeated several time* before cold weather itops them. Uiually they winter over in the last tree attacked and are ready to go again when the weather turn* warm in the ipring. Douglass caution* woodland owner* not to pile green lumber or ilaba near pine tree*. This practice, he say*, often result* in the standing trees becoming infested. The homeowner, with ornamental pinet in hi* yard, the problem is also serious. The recommendation for preventing insect attacks on pines is Known as BHC) In Nn. #SMl<»l «il (dop't un kerotane)—p the contai^ir plainjy labeled and out of reach of child ren and animals Follow manufacturers directions on oontainer. Grange Meeting P Set For Tonight The Cove Creek Grange will meet Thursday night, June 27. at 1:4* in the high ichool agriculture building. The rural development plan of procedure (or Watauga County hai been lummarised, and the problems and opportunities will be discussed by a county agent. "The Grange can aftd will have a part in building a better Watauga County." aaid Jerry Adami in making the announcement. "All members are urged to attend '' COFFEE USE UP The consumption of coffee in the United States ia rising at a rate to indicate a 40 per cent increase ia coffee imports by IMS, according to a recent survey. On the basic of this survey, the C. S. coffee-drinkers would consume 28,000,000 bags of coffee in 1965. The current annual consumption is 20,000,000 bags.