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other receiving uiul Met from U. S. Department of Agriculture's Sod Conservation Service have planted 182,264 acre*, er about 1*2 million forest trees. SCS State Ceaservationist Richard M. Dailey snnouared today. These trees, if property spaced, | would completely cover Watauga County, or be enough to plant 10 rows encircling the Earth at the Equator. In addition to tree planting, North Carolina farmers and others receiving axistance from Sot! Conservation Service have planted 132 miles of field windbreaks and 2?19 miles of hedgerow planting of trees and shrubs for wildlife cover and living fence. They have carried out woodland improvement and site tree tm em on Tit, Ml acres and woodland protection on 962, 107 acres. Woodland improvement and site treatment practices in clude thinning, proper harvest cutting, natural reseeding, prun ing and woodland weeding, or eli mination of cull trees. Woodland protection includes fencing to ex clude livestock, grazing control and firebreak construction. Landowners are showing an in creasing awareness of the econo mic benefits to be realized from woodland conservation. During 1900, alone, farm woodland owners receiving assistance from Soil Conservation Service through the soil conservation districts planted 24,670 acres, or about 29 million trees; 17 miles of field windbreaks and 397 miles of hedgerows. They established 242,071 acres of wood land improvement practices, 2,909 acres of site preparation, and placed 27,789 acres of woodland under protection. The North Carolina Division of Forestry and the North Carolina Extension Service, cooperated with soil conservation districts in pro viding services to farm woodland owners. Most of the trees for planting came from State nurser ies. The State also provided spec ialized forestry assistance in fire prevention, disease and insect con trol, marketing, and management, through the State Diviaion of For estry and the Extension Service. Soil conservation district co MYSTERIOUS VISITOR.? W?de E. Brown holds stuffed duck, found in bis yard Thanksgiving day. The "Cold Eye" duck and a com panion were discovered dead by Mr. Brown, cause of their deaths un known. The fowls had reddish brown hesds, golden eyes, and blue grey and dark feathers. Except for the golden eye designation, exact species were unknown, as they did not fit descriptions of ducks usually found In this vicinity. Mr. Brown is keeping the duck at his office on King Street. ? Staff photo. operator* received other assist ance in woodland improvement practice* and reforestation from for eit products Industrie* operat ing in the State. TVee seedlings, marking services and woodland management advice have been furnished free to farm woodland owners by pulp and paper, lumber, and veneer and furniture com paniea. "Such local, atate, federal and industrial cooperation, through the years, has resulted in great ad vances In woodland conservation on privately owned lands," Dailey said. Nationally, fanner* and ranch era cooperating with 2,863 soil conservation districts, and others receiving aaaistance from Soil Conservation Service, have plant ed 7,780,000 acres of trees, 38,940 miles of field windbreaks and 23, 862 miles of hedgerow plantings. They have established 17,440,000 acres of woodland Improvement and 00,380,000 acre* of woodland protection. The Southeastern States ? Ala bama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Car olina South Carolina and Tennes see ? led all regions in tree plant ing with 788,764 acres in 1900 and a cumulative total of 8,803,000 acres. Immigrants face strict curbs in Mexico. Khrushchev orders increases in production. McCracken Is Frat Inductee Jarry McCracken, son of Mr. and Mr*. F. W. McCracken of Boone waft recently inducted into RHO Chapter of Theta Tau, a national profeaaional engineering frater nity, the only one of Ua type at North Carolina State Collage. Jerry, a sophomore in civil en gineering, la a graduate of Ap palachian High School In Boone. Alfred Moore Rites In Miss. Alfred J. Moore, 70, of Blowing Rock died at Blowing Rock Hospi tal December 22. Moat of hi* life had been *pent in Vick*burg, Mi**, where hi* family has long been prominent in Mi**i**ippi history. He came to Blowing Rock in 1953 to make his home with his sister, Mrs. Thomas L. Clear. Funeral services were held at Vicksbarg December 24, burial was in the Cedar Hill cemetery there. He is survived by his sister, Mrs. Clear; two brothers, Henry S. Moore, Clarksdale, Miss, and William G. Moore, Baltimore, Md. Also surviving is a foster brother, Harry S. Pierce, Sr. and a foster sister, Mrs. Sara P. McKie, New Orleans, La. Thompson Gets MSU Position Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 1 ? James T. Thompson of 3767 Philwood will become chairman of the ac counting department of Memphis State University's School of Busi ness Tuesday. Dr. C. C. Humphreys, MSU pres ident and Dr. E. I. Crawford, di rector of the School of Business, said the new chairman will suc ceed J. W. Spiceland. Mr. Spiceland, president of May wood near Olive Branch, Miss., asked to be relieved of admini strative duties because of his busi ness interests. He will continue his teaching duties at MSU. Mr. Thompson has been on the Memphis State faculty since 1959. He received his master of business administration degree from Ind iana University and formerly taught at Appalachian State Teach ers College in Boone, N. C. Now for the first time... Traditional Mercury values inthe popular price range mi MMCUKY MOHTHCY 2-OOOt HAKJTOf TRADITIONAL MERCURY COMFORT Only Mercury haa Cushion-Link Ride (standard on Monterey and Meteor 800)? a unique auapenaion system that abaorba jolta and jara that come through to you in other cara. It "givea" backward and forward aa well aa up and down. And Mercury haa a longer wheel ha* (120 inchea) and greater weight (up to 241 pound* heavier) than other car* in Ita price range. Reault: you enjoy a amooth, solid, steady big-car ride you'd expect to pay much more for. There'* plenty of stretch-out room in Mercury, too? even more rear aeat hip, ahoulder and head room than in laat year's spacious Mercury. Wider doors and more trunk apace, too. TRADITIONAL MERCURY VALUE There's extra value in Mercury's engine choice? all the way from the Super Economy "6" (Mercury's (lret "6") to the powerful Marauder V-8's. And even the top-performing V-8'a deliver up to 16% better gaa mileage. There's extra value in Mercury's seven aalf-aervidng featurea. From self-lubricating chasaia to aelf ?d justing brakes, they ssve you money every mile you drive. Everywhere you loqjt, the 1961 Mercury offers you traditional Mercury values. Now, for the price moat people pay far a new car, you can own a Mercury. Take your pick of Mercury's three graat aeriea and drive it today! umnts-ancuw swtsxm. ^1 . ip. , 1961 Mercarys AU D TO MMKLU RKIimi 4 tHOWY WIITHHTFlM-t.w?l ?f a IMS M??n? A AmmHiI linl pilni Kiawry Mr. 2 ttpMrtetattetow-pri ?lrfi Priaatf nfht ia tlM (mm* mi th? Irm-prte. M. % WINKLER MOTOR COMPANY, INC. Depot and Howard Street* Dwto liiwi m*. UN Boone, N. C. Charles Cannon Hospital Is Opened For Inspection Banner Elk? The new Charles A. Cannon Jr. Memorial hospital waa open for public impaction Sunday afternoon, Jan. 8, it waa announced here today by Robert G. Hayes, chairman of the build ing and finance committee of the Edgar Tufta Memorial association. The 100- bed hospital has lust been completed. Patients will be trans/erred from the Grace Hart ley Memorial hospital at Banner Elk into the new institution later this month. Sunday's "open house" is planned to give the people o I the surrounding area an oppor tunity to visit and inspect the new facility before operations begin of ficially. Like the present Grace Hartley hospital, the Charles A. Cannon Memorial Hospital will be operat ed by the Edgar Tufts Memorial association. The Grace Hartley hospital will be remodeled into a dormitory to provide living quar ters for Lees-McRae college stu dents. The new hospital is named in memory of the late Charles A Cannon Jr., who died in World War II. Young Cannon was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A Cannon o< Concord and Kanna polia. Tlie institution will provide ex panded medical aervice* for a wide are* of mountain country in North Carolina and TenneMee. The build ing includes a complete dental clinic and surgical facilities, plua large outpatient clinic. Dr. Plemmons' Brother Dies . Dr. Donald A. Plemmons, of Aihevilic, brother of Dr. W. H. Plemmona, President of Appalach ian College, died Sunday morning. Dr. Plemmona, a pharmacist, had been with the Salley Drug Store In Aaheville for many years. Funeral services were conduct ed Tuesday at 2 o'clock at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Aahe ville, and burial was in Lewis Memorial Prak. CARD OF THANKS Miss Elizabeth Lord wishes to express her appreciation to her Boone frienda for the many kind nesses and thoughtful interests during her present illness. The United States supplied 17 per cent of the world's agricultur al export volume in 1900, making this nation the world's largest ex porter at farm products. EcooomuU expect 1881 to be a "middle j reer." World ? oil output capacity gained in 1960. Paul Says: Tommy: Come quick, Mr. Policeman! They've been fighting for ball an hour. Policeman: Why didnt you tlel me before? Tommy: 'Cause my dad was getin' the be*t of it u? til a minute ago. Paul Watauga Insurance Agency J. Paul Winkler ? Ralph Gwaltney ? Mary Brown Mary Sue Hartley Box 267 ? BOONE, N. C. ? 223 WEST KING STREET omAjjuxnx^ CtfMMf What's Your Price? A Suite that sells regularly for $179.95 will be placed in our window for a starting price of $150.00 Its Sale Price Will Be Reduced $5 EACH DAY UNTIL IT IS SOLD When it reaches your price? come on in and we'll trade A WORD OF CAUTION! Don't outsmart yourself . . . some one may beat you to this bargain! 2 pc. Modern Living Room Suite Nylon Cover ? Pure Foam Rubber Cushions We Have A Wide Selection Of Dinette Suites All Reduced 15% Foam Rubber Pillows - - 98c each } All Bedroom Suites Reduced 3 Pc. Bedroonrv Suite - - - $69.95 Nationally Advertised at ? We Have 4 Left in Stock Made To Sell for *39.95 Book Case $19.95 Lamps & Tables Reduced 10 to 20% Greene Furniture Company EDMISTEN BLDG. ? BOONE, N. C.
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