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SECTION TWO—I County Agent Urges Clean Up Week On Farms In County Lists Suggestions Which Will Help Remove Hazards “Clean Up Week on every farm and, around every premise should be every j week in the year”, says C. W. Over-, man, county agent. “We are conscious! of the necessity for cleaning up to j prevent fire and accident hazards but, we become negligent and careless, j Why not make next week, or one week during the month of May ‘Clean Up Week’ around your premises?” Mr. Overman makes the following suggestions: In The Home 1. Clean closets, attic, and basement of wastepaper and other discarded odds and ends that might be fire haz-, ards. 2. Burn oily dustcloths and remove accumulations of grease from cook ing stove. I 3. Make sure that loose-flying cur tains and other flammable materials cannot blow over stoves or similar heating surfaces. 4. Check electric cords and plugs on table and floor lamps, clocks, irons, radios, and other appliances, and see that necessary repairs are made. 5. All dark areas should be provid ed with adequate light, 6. Examine roofs, chimneys (partic ularly in attics), stovepipes, flues, sills of buildings, doors, windows, screens, stairways, steps, and ladders, for defects and see thai necessary re pairs are made. In The Barn 1. Inspect your electric system for overfusing, defective ground connec tions, broken insulators, dust around lights, leaks in roof over wiring, and other such hazards. 2. Examine lightning rod installa tions and correct any defects. Be sure they are effectively grounded. 3. Keep pitchforks, rakes, shovels, and other sharp tools in racks pro vided for them. 4. See that fire-fighting equipment' —such as hand extinguishers, hose, shovels, water containers, and ladders] —is in tiptop shape, eonventicntly lo cated, and ready for use. In the Farmyard and Fields 1. Clear the yard and fields of bro ken glass, loose strands of barbed] wire, nail-studded boards, and other 1 litter that might cause accidents. j 2. Remove dry brush, dead trees or limbs, weeds, and grass along road-j sides, at load intersections, and near buildings. 3. Inspect bridges, gates, culverts,' and fences, and make repairs where necessary. 4. Make sure all flammable liquids are stored well away from major farm buildings. , Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whisky t*4..i5 *2 60 “ pint 86 Proof i ■■ ■• early times distillery company Louisville 1, Kentucky \ f —■•■ Page Six 5. Inspect and correct conditions around springs, cisterns, or wells, to keep the water supply safe and sani tary. Remember! By cleaning and keep ing your surroundings in order you are reducing the fire hazard. The purimary causes of farm fires are: Lightning—Replace rods or wires that are damaged or worn. Be sure ground connections are secure. Sparks on roof—lnstall spark ar resters on chimneys. Faulty flues and chimneys—Correct defects or do not use the chimney. Clean all chimneys and flues regular ,!y. I Defective heating system—Overhaul 'and clean, repair, or replace. Electrical defects —Replace worn or | frayed wiring. Replace or repair de fective electric appliances. Spontaneous ignition—Do not store 'wet hay in bams. Make frequent ex aminations of cured hay after stor age. ' Fires cost a tremendous amount in I property loss and injury to persons | everywhere. Most of these fires can be prevented. Accidents cost a tre mendous loss of time, injury to per ; sons and many lives, among both peo | pie and livestock on farms and in homes everywhere. Check your prem ises now and remove these hazards, j observe safety precautions around ma-J chinery and do everything possible to j prevent accidents this year. It will probably save you expensive doctors’ bills, painful injuries, and loss of time, and it might save loss of lives. Overman urges everyone to check up and clean up now. Care Necessary For Strawberry Plants “Now is fresh strawberry shortcake time,” says County Agent C. W. Ov erman, “and if you are foresighted in taking care of your plants, you are now enjoying the rewards. “Are you having trouble with birds eating the few berries you have? Cloth placed over the plants from daybreak until mid-morning is claimed to be a good method of guarding ber ries from the birds. This is because birds do most of their feeding during the early morning. “Scarecrows, noisy bright streamers of tinfoil, firecrackers, and blank gun shells have all been used with vari 'ous degrees of success. However, John Harris claims the best method he has j seen was by the birds themselves. Two mocking birds with a nest near the strawberries will keep all other birds away and will even try to keep you away. The few berries the two | mocking birds eat are hot missed. The i problem is how to encourage mock j mg birds to build their nests near the j trawberrv planting.” No Sale ■ ( “I’m afraid that new book they’re'] trying to launch isn't going to have : j any sale.” “Why not?” “It hasn’t been forbidden to circu- ; j late.” i: THE CHOWAN HERALD. EDENTON, N. C„ THURSDAY. MAY 6, 1954. The United States mails pro* vide one of the great puzzles of our present day civilization. Today postal distances separat* ing peoples and nations—thanks to the airplane are getting smaller. But at the same time villages and small cities only a few miles apart are becoming more widely separ ated in point of time because the rail connections once joining them are largely disappearing. Overseas mail from London to New York is delivered overnight. A letter from Paris requires only 24 hours and one from Rome but 36. Even a letter from Karachi, India, takes only 60 hours. But America’s rural areas and smaller cities seem to be getting farther and farther apart—if one judges by the time it takes to de liver a letter. For instance .. . The mails from Forreston, Illinois, to Dixon, Illinois, only a matter of perhaps 20 miles by auto, may take as long as four to five days in time on the roundabout rail route it must be sent This it just one of the rea sons the Independent Advisory Committee to the Trucking Indus try is urging the U. S. Postoffice Department to use the nation’s giant trucking industry to haul the mails on all routes up to 300 miles. Not only does ACT assert this action would move the mails “fast er and more efficiently” but would bring a saving of “more than $100,000,000 annually.” Remembering that the U. S. Postoffice Department in 1953 showed a $440,000,000 deficit, any plan to speed up the mails—and save millions of dollars might well be word- '--king into. Especially For Pet Owners... Cats which recover from mild cases of influenza may develop feline em pyema about three weeks later. The secondary infection may prove fatal if not treated, but veterinarians are now reporting good success in treat ing such cases with minor surgery i and antibiotics. Dogs which have recovered from infectious hepatitis may still have breeding troubles for several months. Many pups bom dead after such at tacks will show lesions of the disease. Cats can suffer from diabetes just like human beings. And insulin, the treatment used to help human diabet ics is also beneficial to diabetic cats. j Vets Question Box Q —l want to go to school under the Korean GI Bill. Since I was discharg ed before August 20, 1952, I under stand I’ll have to begin before Au- DEPENDABILITY - QOA.IOM4iI.-M. ; AWKWARD, uglyT ungainly. ,tfia “ship of the desert" is e true friend of Man. .Though ( *hg slightest breeze on the | deMrt is Dee e blest from the mouth of e furnace, the faith-. ( ful carnal .can be depended. on. ’ Each ceremony* uTconducted ; [with gracious simplicity, whan [we are asked to officiate. 1 j Constant application . and years of coreful study have' won us our repute tionjforde | ’parvdability.f __ 11*31 Iwillifordl IC?I ■ PHONE 25KDENTONN.c| I THE HOME OETHE MBEM&RIE ■ J MUTUAL BURIAL ASSOCIATION I Banking For Business j ; Our interests as a bank are closely allied ! with those of the business community as a whole. Realizing that our progress depends to a large extent on the activity of local busi ness, we welcome opportunities for mutually profitable cooperation. Every banking facili ty is available here, with the constructive per sonal service of our officers. I BUY UNITED STATES BONDS J THE BANK OF EDENTON EDENTON. NORTH CAROLINA Safety for Savings Since 1894 ill MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM !j MEMBB* «RDERAI. DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 1 gust 20 of this year. Would it be pos sible for me to file my application . now, and begin class this coming fall ? A—No. Under the present law. you . actually must begin your studies be fore the August 20 cut-off date. The ; filing of an application alone is not ! enough. Q —l’d like to train in a foreign col lege under the Korean GI Bill. Will VA pay my way abroad and back? WdoM gw 9 * fenngfira Dollar? O Yju can if you use Natural Chilean Nitrate of Soda j for your top-dressing and side-dressing needs. It costs a little : ,j more because it’s worth more. But the difference in cost , usually can be measured in pennies per acre, while the differ- , ence in value often amounts to dollars per acre. x Chilean “Bulldog” Soda gives you generous extra value. >. The nitrogen is 100 per cent nitrate. It's 100 per cent available i (quick-acting); 100 per cent dependable. The minor elements j make crops stronger, healthier. 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