Scientists Ar e Seeking Ways For
Industry To Use Excess Grain
Department of Agriculture scien
tist* are dreaming up fantastic
ways to turn corn into forms no
corn-on-the-cob eater would rec
ognixe.
These new discoveries promise
eventually to make a significant
dent in America's increasing grain
surpluses. A by-product: more
profits for farmers.
Studies indicate that possible
new uses for corn in metallurgy,
Insecticides, paper, textiles, tan
ning and other industries might
take more than 400 million bush
els of corn every year. That's
about a ninth of the current an
nual corn crop.
The big problem, of course, is
time- It's a long way from a suc
cessful laboratory experiment to
a commercially-useful product.
Most of these new uses depend
on developing specialized types of I
corn,, rich in important starches. 1
One type ? called high-aniylosc
corn ? yields a starch scientists
think can be formed into a man
made clothing fiber similar to
high-strength rayon.
?
A textile fiber with properties
like cashmere already is being
produced from com protein.
This same high-amylose starch
could be used as a water-resistant
finish for clothing or tar making
disposable containers for insecti
cides.
A second type of corn starch
holds promise as a superior tan
ning agent for leather. The United
States now imports a quarter of
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yearly.
Still another corn starch seems
to have value in making dripless
paints. It also appears to be an
excellent potential thickening
agent in making cosmetics and
oil well drilling muds.
In their laboratories, these gov
ernment scientists have found
they can convert one type of corn
starch into a strong, tough plastic.
Department of Agriculture offi
cials see a large potential market
for cereal starches in the expand
ing paper industry, which now
imports eight million tons of pulp
and finished paper a year. These
men think some of these corn
starches with superior strength
and adhesion properties could be
strength and increase the amount
combined with paper pulp to add
of paper a given supply of pulp
would make.
Other scientists are working on
ways to use grain products for
moisture-proof coatings for con
crete highways and as rubberlike
materials in asphalt roads.
These research men are trying
to increase the effectiveness of
pesticides by combining them
with amino acids, dextrose or
other substances made from
grain.
They're developing ways to use
molds, yeasts, bacteria and other
micro-organisms working on agri
cultural raw materials to produce
antibiotics vitamins, solvents and
organic acids.
They're experimenting with
rice wax* in the making of pol
ishes and rust preventatives.
They're working at using grain
products to producc economical
insulating boatd and pressed
hardboard for building construc
tion.
The new types of corn the De
partment of Agriculture is devel
oping for many of these products
would sell for premium prices,
Ihus bring the, corn farmer larger
income. Since the corn would end
up in industry instead of on the
food markets, it would help cut
the growing surpluses.
Walla Walla, Wash., is named
tor the Indian term, "Many
waters."
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AUCTION SALE
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
410 Edne; Building 11th and Market Streets
CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE
MOUNTAIN RESORT IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
At the time and place stated the Tennessee Valley Authority
will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for
cash, or on the terms stated in the prospectus, the Hiwassee
Dam Resort site located in the mountains of western North Car
olina, near Hiwassee Dam, and just upstream from Apalachia
Lake. The 935-acre tract ranges in elevation from 1,500 feet to
1,780 feet above sea level.
A SWEEPING VIEW of Hiwassee Lake and the surrounding
mountains, combined with a delightful summer climate, deep
water recreation, and room for expanding existing facilities
make the site ideal for development into a major tourist at
traction.
LOCATED NEAR MAJOR North-South and East-West travel
routes, the site lies 110 miles from Asheville, 98 miles from
Knoxville, 90 miles from Chattanooga, and 77 miles from Chero-*
kee, N.C., the Southern gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains
National Park. (
BUILT BY TV A to house its construction people, the resort
site contains 12 permanent frame Mouses. 13 semi-permanent
frame houses, and S frame buildings suitable for recreational
facilities. The black-top roads, water plant, and the under
ground water and sewage systems go with the land.
AMPLE LAND for additional vacation housing and recrea
tion facilities of all kinds.
To obtain a copy of the prospectus and make arrangement*
for personal inspection, call or write Jack D. Hollis. Supervisor,
of Land Sales, Tennessee Valley Authority, 506 Lupton Building/
I Chattanooga, Tennessee.
LMtlMwfaM
Serving At
Cup Lejeue
Marine Cpi. Jerry M. Wilson
?on <rf Mr. mod Mrs. Wade E
Wilson a i Brasstown Route 1, is
serving with the 3rd BstUiion,
8th Regiment, an infantry unit of
the 2nd Marine Division at Camp
Lejeune, N. C.
On Dec- 17, the Marines de
montsrated the methods of as
saulting a fortified position for
the Honorable Richard Jackson.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy's
Personnel and Reserve Forces.
'
Area Communities
Eligible To Try
For $100 Award
Organized rural communities
in Cherokee county are eligible to
compete for a special forestry
award of $100 being offered this
year in the Western North Car
olina Rural Community Devel
opment Program, according to an
announcement by the AsheviUe
Agricultural Development Coun
cil.
The award will be presented to
the organized rural community
in the area planting the most pine
tree seedlings in the current
planting season.
The sponsor is the Champion
Paper and Fibre Co. of Canton.
Morris L. McGough, Executive
Vice-President of the Agricultural
Development Council, which is
the area sponsor of the Commun
ity Development Program, states
that this is the first time a spec
ial prize has been offered for ac
tivity in a particular enterprise.
Previously, all area awards have
been for overall community and
family progress
However, according 10 MC
Gough, "The need for planting
more pine trees in western North
Carolina, especially on eroded
hilsides and on steep land not well
suited to farming, is so great and
so urgent that the committee of
community leaders which oper
ates the Community Development
Program set up this special prize
to encourage the rural community
clubs to push tree planting.
"Most communities in this area
have thousands of acres of land
which farm agencies say should
be put into pine trees. This will
be a profitable crop for land
owners and will also be a big im
provement for the communities."
Landowners interested in order
ing pine seedlings should see the
'County Agricultural Agent or the
County Ranger immediately. The
fall planting season was hamper
ed by weather conditions and there
may be a rush of orders by early
spring.
10,676^00 Visits
Made To TVA
Dam Installations
TVA Mid recently that an es
timated 10,876, #00 vuiu were
made to TVA dams and steam
plants during IKS, bringing
the all-time total to ?n estimated
99,874,000
On the basis of visitor figures
for the past several years, it now
appears that the 100th million vis
it will occur early in February.
TVA said.
The 1958 figure 1* some 800,000
under that for the previous year.
This is the first decrease in the
annual number ef visitors since
19S1 when powerhouses were
closed to visiting for some months
becauses of the Korean War.
More than half of the decrease
came in February and March. The
visitor count in February 1957 was
extremely high because thous
ands went to the dams to see the
high waters during the flood sea
son that year.
Significant decreases also oc
curred in July and August, be
cause of a general reduction of
tourist trends over the Nation.
During May, June, October and
November the visitor counts were
up over a year ago.
The Kentucky Dam, with an es
timated 1,344,800 visits led the
list in 1958. Fontana Dam was
second with 1,279.000. Pickwick
Landing Dam was third with 1,198,
000. Others in the first ten were:
Chick a ma ug a 1,166,000; Norrik
1,061.300; Fort Loudoun 687,200
Douglas 503.100; Cherokee 477,
500; Gunetrsville 451,000; and Wil
son 359,300.
The seven steam plants open to
visiting had an increase ill visi
tors during 1958 over the previous
year. However, steam plants ac
counted for only 2.6 per cent of all
visits.
Farm Questions
Age of a rattlesnake cannot be
determined definitely by the num
ber of its rattles. Often, in molt
ing, no rattle is left and, in the
case of an old snake, a bunch
of rattles may break off and only
one or two be left.
COOL WATER
Even during lummer, water
only two degrees above freeiing
is found among the lava wastes
of Idaho's Craters of the Moon
National Monument.
INVENTOR CATLING
Richard J. Catling, chiefly
known as inventor of the rapid
fire gun. al*o invented the first
wheat - cutting machine in the
United States in 1830.
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Billy and Bobby Christy of
Asheville are guests for a visit
with their grandparents. Mr. and
Mrs. John Christy.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Delaney
and son, Charlie have returned
from Bristol, Va., where they at
tended the wedding of his brother
Saturday afternoon in the Winsor
Presbyterian Church, Bristol.
Pfc. Dwain Winfrey left Sunday
for Fort Dix, N. J., where he
will leave soon for overseas duty
in Germany. He was accompan
ied to Asheville by Mrs- Winfrey
(Jean).
CHURCH DIRECTORY
First Baptist
Church
REV. J. ALTON MORJUS,
Pastor
Sunday School 9:15 A.M.
Morning Worship 11:00 A.M.
Training Union 6:30 P.M.
Evening Services 7:30 P.M.
St. Williams
Catholic Chapel
REV. JOSEPH DEAN
Sunday Morning Mass 8 A.M
Holy Days and First Fridays
Mass 8 P.M. Evenings
First Methodist
Church
REV. R. T. HOUT8, Pastor
Sunday School 9:49 A.M.
Morning Service 11 A.M. %
Youth Fellowship 6:30 P.M.
Evening Service 7:30 P.M.
Free Methodist
Church
REV. WILLIAM HASELDEX,
? Pastor
Sunday School 10 A.M.
Morning Service 11:00 A.M.
Evening Service 7:30 P.M.
Young People's Service 2nd
and 4 th Sun day i ( :45 P.M.
First Presbyterian
Church
REV. ROBERT POTTER,
Pastor
Sunday School 9:45 A.M.
Morning Worihip 11:00 A.M.
Evening Worship 7:30 P.M.
Chorch of God
REV. W. P. REMBERT. Pastor
Sunday School 10:00 A-M.
Morning Worship 11:00 AM.
Evening Service 7:00 P.M.
Compliments of
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Total Of 634 New Post Offices Were
Dedicated For Public Use During 58
A total of 634 new post office*
were dedicated to the nation's
service in 1858, Postmaster Gen
eral Arthur E. Summerfield re
ported recently.
These completed and dedicated
new poet offices are the largest
number for any single year in the
history of the Poetal Service.
Altogether, more than 2700 new
post offices have been built since
1953 by private capital, using pri
vate construction money rather
than expenditure of Federal con
struction funds, Mr. Summerfield
pointed out.
In addition to the importance'
of the new buildings themselves,
the Postal Service hag found in
recent years that local dedication
ceremonies have served the high
ly useful purpose of helping to
acquaint citizens with the variety
of postal services placed at their
disposal and with the excellent
work of postal employees, Mr.
Summerfield observed.
In response to community re
quests that the launching of a
new post office should be marked
aa a major event for the local
area, the Post Office Department
has in the last several years en
couraged postmasters to mark
the opening of their new offices
with brief and appropriate dedi
cation ceremonies, in coopera
tion with local community groups.
The growth of these colorful
events has been a news devel
opment in itself for the Postal
Service. Mr. Summerfield added.
"These dedication ceremonies,"
Mr. Summerfield continued,
"graphically demonstrate the im
portance of new post offices to a
community. Not only do they pro
vide patriotic ceremonies, but
serve to acquaint many people
with knowledge of their postal
service which they, as mail users,
can put to good use."
Postmasters in all sizes of
communities in every section of
the Continental United States, as
well as in the territories? Puerto
Rico and Hawaii? and in Alaska,
have joined with community
groups in putting on the ceremon
ies, Mr- Summerfield explained.
Typical dedication ceremonies,
Mr. Summerfield noted, begin
with band music, usually furnish
ed by the local high school; in
vocation and benediction by cler
gymen representing different
faiths; a brief welcoming address
by the mayor, and an address by
a top postal official relating the
history, scope, progress and pol
icy of the Post Office Depart
ment.
The ceremony is usually high
lighted by the appearance of the
local communities' elected repre
sentatives, who make a brief
speech and present a new Amer
' lean flaf to the postmaster which
had previously flown over the
Post Office Department or the
Capitol in Washington
Following benediction, the new
poet office has an open house with
mail users shown the intricacies
of it* operation by trained poatal
employees. Light refreshments
served by employees' wives add
to the friendliness of the occas
ion. Attendance often runs up to
more than 2.000.
Some major dedications have
been such big local events that
community groups have arranged
parades depicting the evolution of
postal transportation and includ
ing bands, pony express riders,
stage coaches, antique vehicles,
as well as new mailsters and
trucks.
"The success of these postmas
ter-initiated dedication ceremon
ies proves that the American pub
lic wants a patriotic civic func
tion to launch new post offices
and appreciates the improved ser
vices they provide," Mr. Summer
i field observed.
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By SALLY DAVIDSON
Beautiful little girl on way to
Sunday school, dressed In white
tam, white gloves and bright red
sack coat, with bow in back
Good looking young man, wait
ing while his pretty wife arranges
hair by reflection in store window.
Just before roosting time, poor
ole hen running and dodging traf
fic on our street.
Farming Tips
NEIGHBOR CITIES
El Paso, Tex., largest Ameri
can city on the Mexican border,
is across the Rio Grande River
from Juarez, largest Mexican
city on the American border.
PRAKIT LANGUAGES
The term Prakit language is
applied to the Aryan vernaculai
dialects of India, especially the
medieval vernaculars, as distin
guished from the Sanskrit.
January is a summer month in
Chile, but it is also a month in
which this southermost part of
South America is exposed to some
of the world's stormiest weather.
Living Room For?f^
Living,
Not Worrying
Today'* living mwM an Mr
living, not tor being worrtef
?bout
And good heating ia
in helping then achieve that Vf#*
derful combination of bcgOtV
utility -
The home improver, i*il?|g
the Gas Appliance ManufMW
er* Association, will
more than adequate warmth ftap
a modern beating lyateat- V*
wins assurance there wont Hi
dust or grime to dull furatlprt,
rugs and draperies.
There won't be areas toe hc{ *T
too cold for practical groupta ? ? i
furniture items, and unaWi^r
obstacles will be eliminated.
The heating plant will do It*
work automatically, silently aid
dependably. Every member
the family, including the
on the floor, will have "silent ser
vants'?in the form of automatic!
controls? at work for him uudlf
all conditions, assuring health
ful, comfortable surrouodiag*. ~~~
Worry-free winter living, thy
gas trade group pointa out, djk
pends on effective beat distrih^
iion as well as adequate ba*le
capacity. fi.
Thus the modern gas furnace tt~ \
3oiler will have as teammate* a
duct or piping system atcttffcfe
even distribution of heat.
Registers, baseboard radiatOB*
or other heat distribution faeOt- ' '
ties will be located exactly Whttfc*
eeded to offset icy blaatta. ~ \
A large picture window can be
blanketed in warmth. The kilt
. j oiner areas connecting wtth 1
c 1 v;ag room wil receive cara
-the opening of g
.elegraph an icy mi*- <
:.e serene living com.
- although time may produce
y e changes in other part* tt \
ving room, the owner need <
,-r worry about hi* beating
r rm in th't respect. UncA^
trusive itself, with scarcely atjr
% v'sible to go out of f?*fe>
\ it will always be' re-dy to
accommodate whatever turnin
gs and activities the year
' -ng ,
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The bright new Bel Air i-Door Sport Sedan vilA Ote I
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Hert't the latest addition you'U find
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Bouse January 22 through 24. It's
m mm 4-door apart tedan in the Bel
Air series? and it sports a loteer
price tag than any other Chevy
hardtop. Bring the family and look
It over. And get the full story on
alt the other striking models not
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Just wait till you see what's waiting
for you? a glittering constellation of
sleek-lined exciting new Chevrolet*
in a wide choice of colors, models,
engines and drives. The spotlight
will be on the new Bel Air 4-door
hardtop? and you'll want to check
its ultra-reasonable price against
any other hardtop. When you do?
and when you see how much more
Chevrolet gives you in styling, in
extra-roomy Bodies by Fisher, in
the super-softness of Fall. Coil
springing, in Easy-Ratio i towing ?
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