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..11 ■ ■ 1 yuw;«n;jr 'gar Locusts Soon To Appear' BT DR. DAVID U WRAY Within a few weeks, or from May 15 to June 10th, the morn ing air of North Carolina will be pierced by the shrill sound of millions of locusts announc ing their freedom from under ground imprisonment Their re lease can be predicted with as much certainty as can the next eclipse of the moon. It was in May and June 1949 that the newly hatched grubs of their parents wormed their way into the soil in heavily wooded areas to live for the next 17 years feeding upon the roots of trees and shrubs in that area, never to move from the wooded area where they were placed by their parents. These inmates of the soil have long since been given a number, as well as a race, being dubbed Brood VI of the 17-year periodical Cicada or Lo cust. There is no other insect in North America that causes the curiosity or wonder as does the / 17-year Cicada, which makes its sensational appearance in late May and early June every 13 to 17 years, depending upon the brood to which it belongs. On the designated morning in late May, as if by preconceived signal, the young crawl forth from their dime-sized tunnels in the ground, and thence, to nearby trees where they begin to hastily transform into adults. Time is precious to them and within hours, the freshly hatch ed adults fill the morning air with their piercing sounds ring ing like a thousand buzz-saws running. This continues each day for about 3 weeks during which time the adults mate, and then after their eggs are laid in nearby young tender twigs of trees and shrubs for the next generation, they die. Life is short for the adults, their show is over, they move from the The periodical Cicada is nam ed “Jdagicicada” because of its “magic-like” appearance, which caused much astonishipept ^q people in olden times. Early colonists familiar with the Bib lical locust plague of Egypt be lieved they had come to Amer ica. Indians thought Cicadas were evil spirits coming to do harm. There is a false belief that the “W” on the fore wing, foretells the coming of war! Brood VI has been known to exist since 1779 and is recogniz ed since then as a separate brood. Reports, with specimens if possible, of the occurrence of the 17-year locust from any part of the State will be appreciated for pur insect survey records. These should be sent to the Di vision of Entomology, N. C. De partment of Agriculture, Ra leigh, N. C. 190,777 Needy Persons Receive Food Supplies Atlanta, Ga. — The U. S. De partment of Agriculture reports that 190,777 needy persons in North Carolina received USDA don'ated food commodities dur ing February. This was 12,052 persons more than the number of recipients during January, hut 5,536 less than February, 1965. The commodity distribution program in North Carolina is administered by the North Carolina Department of Agri culture in cooperation with USDA’s Consumer and Market ing Service. The foods were dis tributed to needy families in 68 counties. Two counties — Hartford and Henderson—inaugurated the di . rect distribution program dur ing February. ; Included among the coun ties is Watauga, The USDA foods distributed to the North Carolina families ^hiring February Included corn |neal, flour, rice, grits, dry fnilk, canned beef in natural juices or chopped meet, peanut putter, lard or shortening, split peas, margarine, raisins, rolled pfceat, dried beans and blitter. Diving Costs Vp The government reports that February had the steepest rise Jn living costs since the Korean War. Topping the lift was the ing food prices with meat, rioHy post, showing the Sjiv iY« , v.'l'.V!..', QUANTITY «4€HTS „ TKete Mm Guaranteed Saturday, HARRIS SUPER MARKETS, me. STORE HOURS: Mon., Turn., WefJ., Thun. & Sat. 8 to 6:30 Friday 8:00 to 8;00 KRAFTS QT. JAR % MAYONNAISE 4 LIMIT I WITH I5.0P ORDER DIXIE CRYSTALS OR DOMINO SUGAR 5 POUND BAG WISHBONB THOUSAND I ISLAND DRESSINC fach BtL 29c "• ^ '' U. S. CHOU HEAVY WESTERN BEEP BONELESS CHUCK , r ,r V* W1' »« AFRESH LEAN CRQUNp r 49® adkiMMilSWM/Uaahul . BONE WHITE Coffee C Each week a piece of Sheffield Pinner will J?e featured for just 9<f. For each $5 in grocery pur l^mner wi|| jeaiurf p ror |us 9<f. For each $5 in grocery pur chases, you are entitled to one piece at this low price. There's nit uiifk n tlfl nur no nmiT . . • wirn a $iu pur chase you can get two pieces .., *nd to OP. 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C.—The tide fo foreign affairs is now rnn ning in favor of foe United States and this directly affects foe political fortune* at Presi dent London Johnson. In Africa A n d Indonesia, Communists have suffered major setbacks The war in Vietnam is less criti cal, militarily, than six months ago. ' . *• : £. The pressure on the Adminis tration in the foreign policy field, which reached a Vietnam cl|max during the television de bate in the Senate Foreign Re lations Committee, seems to be ’ easing as a result. There may be reversals in the future, but the President seems to have more foan survived foe latest rounds. There are major problems ahead, involving prance, Red Cbipa and other countries, and foe President has not ipdiegtpd what hope he holds, if any, for improving relations wifo such countries. He is faced with foe temptation to change the tradi tipnal U. S. posture pn foe questien of Red China’s admis sion to the United Nations. The change proposed is that instead of fighting against Red ! China’s admission, the United States should fight for reten tion of Nationalist China in the world body. This would ac complish the same end, advo cates say, because Red China will not enter the body as long as the Taiwan regime remains. But it would make the U. S. position more appealing to other nations, it is said. The President is also faced with proposals that he meet with President Charles De Gaulle of France in the fore seeable future—not to resolve all differences but to begin a dialogue. He is being urged by some to encourage a European integration without the United States, which would be an equal partner with this country — a proposal which might bp ac ceptable to the French Presi dent, ip some form or another. It seems little concrete can be done on either question be fore the congressional elections, though some gesture in these directions might be made by Washington. In the meantime. Administration strategists feel the tide in foreign affairs has turned in a favorable direction in the last few months and that the President’s foreign policy record will not be as vulnerable as it might have been in this year’s election campaigns. The decision of top G. 0. P. leaders in Congress to oppose the President on any proposal for a major tax increase, unless a major cutback in domestic spending is first ordered, means the G. O. P. will seek to make political hay of any new Democratic tax increase this November. At the time of the Republican announcement, the President had not fully decided on a tax increase and the fact that such a move would mean giving the Republicans a politi cal opportunity had to be con sidered. * It is unlikely the President will bow to demands for more domestic cuts, which he feels he has already made to a con siderable degree, and thus the stage is set for higher taxes as a political issue this fall, if an increase is enacted by Congress. Attend Debating Tourney In Miami Michael Lipe, Ken Landford and Debate Coach Charles A. Parker of Appalachian State Teachers College participated in the annual Foresnic Tourna ment and Student Congress of the Southern Speech Associa tion, hejd in Miami Fla., April 3* A highlight of the convention ivas the naming of the “South ern Speech Teacher of the Year”. The speech association of aneh state submitted the name of the most outstanding young teacher in its member ship as * candidate for die Dr. Carroll B. Ellis of David Lipacomb Collage presented the sward at the third general tension af the April 8. i > ft* Margie Corps ts testing, n Vietnam, a machine gun tight Hsaugh to be fired from MQf f Mttioq, and cu ha fitted wtifc 1 I bayonet tag haad-to-hgnt , ighting. The machine gun la member of the Stosprgi putt » .A'-V'indb')
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