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Free trips will also be given to the out standing boy and girl In other states which are served by the Coast Line. National 4-H Club Camp Is an an nual event which is held each sum mer. The camp was established In 1927 and was held each summer thereafter until it became necessary to cancel the 1942 meeting on ac count of the war. It was resumed In (he summer of 1946. Beginning In 1928, and continu ing each year, the Atlantic Coast Line has olfered these trips as awards to outstanding members se lected by the several State 4-H club leaders. Delegates attending the camp last year from North Carolina were Wil liam Shackelford of Wayne county and Grace Breedlove of Nash county. TIMELY FARM QUESTIONS Answered at State ColleKO County Agents Receive Honors Question: How Is the best way to store cured meat? Answer: Except-for freezing, no satisfactory method has been devised to keep cured meats over long pe riods of time wlthput considerable shrinkage. Wra,pplng the meat in moisture proof paper and placing- It in a muslin sack will provide satis factory protection for 4 to 6 months If the air in the smoke house Is dry. Meat stored without any covering and placed In an ordinary smoke house tends to become hard and dry In a few months. One method that has been recommended for keeping smoked ham Is to place It in melted beef tallow until the covering is complete. By this method hams and shoulders should keep satisfactorily for a year and bacon from 3 to 6 The -National County Agents As sociation, which held Its annual con vention In Chicago recently, cited eight outstanding county farm agents of the North Carolina State Agricultural Extension Service for their “distinguished service." The men honored wore: J. I. Wag oner, Guilford county: E. S. Wil liams, Randolph; J. Graham' Morri son, Lincoln; W. B. Pace, Durham; R. L. Sloan, Burke; R. D, Goodman, Cabarrus; Donald Stuart Matheson, Orange, and R, E. IBlack, Alleghany months. Question; Is providing temporary pastures for hogs a good practice? Answer; If suitable crops are used, excellent grazing can be provided during most of the year. Green feed Is necessary and, when It Is supplied In sufficient amounts, It will Improve sanitary conditions, will act as a tonic, will encourage thrift and health, and is an excellent source of vitamin A. In addition, the amount of grain and protein required will be reduced by the use of a palatable and succulent pasture. In all cases temporary pastures are recommended, especially for nursing sows and pigs. Dry sows and boars can be safely turned on per manent pastures, if necessary, but other hogs should have access to temporary pastures only, in order to help control internal parasites. county. Income from fluid milk in Alle ghany was practically nothing In 1936 when Mr. Black took his pres ent post there. It has grown to be a $300,000-a-3'ear industry. Largely through Mr. Matheson's efforts, the first REA power line built in the United States was con structed in Orange county. Under Mr. Goodman's leadership, Cabarrus now ranks among the first ten counties in the state In agricul tural enterprises, and Is one' of the largest lespedeza growing counties in North Carolina. Mr. Sloan's SO-year contribution 10 agriculture has included many projects such as dairying, poultry, beekoJplng, field crops, horticulture, 4-H club work, und many others. During his 21 years in Extension, Mr. Pace has actively participated in these, and other phases of Durham county's agricultural program: G'uernsey Dairy Calf Club work, helped obtain REA lines, encourag ed hybrid seed corn production, con- a corn-yield improving pro- ducted gram, und helped organize the farm In- milk route which -balances farm come throughout the year. A greater Interest In poultry rais ing in Lincoln county Is one of the results of Mr. Morrison's hard work in promoting a Cooperative Market ing Program for Poultry. His county has won recognition us one of the leading counties in the Piedmont un der his leadership and drive. Mr. Mlllsaps has successfully push ed livestock, pastures, hay crops and BSBSPBSaW N'. C. Corn Champion To Be Recoja^nized A 8160 Savings Bond will be given to. North Carolina's farmer who pro duced the highest yield of corn per acre In 1947 at the joint annual meeting of the North Carolina Crop Im])rovement Association, North Car olina Foundation Seed Producers, In corporated, and the 100 Bushel Corn Club. The Joint two-day meeting will be held In Rocky Mount, January 8-9, says A. D. Stuart, Extension Seed Improvement specialist at State Col lege, and will be sponsored by|| the Rocky Mount chamber of commerce. The second and third highest corn producers in the state during 1947 will also be avirarded « |76 and |60 Savings Bond, respectively. Other awards to be • made at the meeting include those to one 4-H club boy and one FFA boy winning In the speaking contest, tolling how tliey raised 100 bushels or more corn per acre. A seed exposition which Is open soil conservation In Randolph coun ty^ and started the first cooperative calf club with Asheboro business men. He has built the poultry In- uusU'y to one of the largest In the state. Guilford county was the first In North CaroUna to have a board of agriculture, organized In li926 by Mr. Wagoner. He also started the, first dairy herd improvement work in the state, was a leader in organ izing the Guilford Cooperative aDlry Association and the county's Terrac ing Association, the first in the state tc use heavy equipment. 11 -!i only to, members'of the North Car olina Crop Improvement Association will have among the many exhibits complete sets of marketable grades of hybrid born. This Is the first time such exhibits have -been prepared at the exposition, Mr. Stuart said. Since most of the state's hybrid seed grow ers ,are inarketting their corn under these grades, it will offer the public a chance to see and study how the producing various seed crops. grade's lire-dlylded.' A host of interesting speakers will be on hand to discuss problems In t Recommendations for research on the marketing, utilization and pro duction of I feeds for 1948-49 under the Research and Marketing Act have been made by the Peed Advisory Committee. NOTICE -OF- Gonrthoiise Closing Notice is hereby given that all county offices will be closed for the Christmas holi days begnning December 24 up to December 29. Offices will close Tuesday evening, De cember 23, and open again Monday, Decem ber 29. By order of the Board of County Com missioners: CHRISTMAS IS A TIME WHEN OLD LOYAL- TIES ARE NOT ONLY STRENGTHENED BUT REMEMBERED. WE WANT YOU* TO KNOW HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONFIDENCE IN US, AND HOW EARNESTLY WE WISH FOR YOU A VERY JOYOUS CHRISTMAS BANK OF LILLINGTON LILLINGTON, N. C. MEMBER OF FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION CAR MANUFACTURERS AND THE RUBBER MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION SAY—^ WHEEL BALANCE 44 IMPORTANT Ueaan OUT OF BALANCE WHEELS eanto body and obatais 8. 8. t. Shimmy and Yrunp. OaarMt tira waar xaaulting In pra- matuia falluxa. taeraaaad gaa oosaumpilon — da in avaraga apaad. e. Abnormal waaz ol wbaal baa^ Inga, bushlnga and king plna. Wbaal nUallgnmast bacauoa ol axcaaslva vibration. Rough riding and dangar at blgb apaad. HERE'S WHY YOUR WHEELS NEED BALANCING -A wbaal o«d « bAUaoa )ust ONE OUNCE at tha traad . . . davalopo 18 pooada ol vibration on ibo road at 60 STATIC UNBALANCE StaHo wibalanoo la a condlUon that Mlati vdwa Iba wolgbt ol a wbaal aoaamblyV ao dlatrlbuted on Its own opindiB. or obatt that tbo wbaal wiU BOI igaiiln at zoat whan atoppad In ■•T ■ DYNAMIC UNBALANCE Dynamic unbalanoa la a ceaditfim. ladapandent o'! atatto. that oxiata whan tba weight of a ravolvtng wbool la so dtatilbutad that vibration Is piasant xoganilass'ol tbo apaad ol rotation. BfiUlCE-MASTER corrects fkmsm faults nia modarx. balanoo maeWno aMuroa you ol quickaat and moai aaaalttva baling aAalnilila. Ybo axaat aawwint of waight nqutiad In'ounoaa and tbs axact location also vddeb sldo'ol'wbaal to pUoa walgbts, oUmlnatlng all guamwork. Wbaala on all now Cm should bo kapt In balanoa to pravant tha raaultlng damaga lo tba antiio froat and macbanlam. Harrington’s Garage and Ser-vice Station JOHN HARRINGTON, Proprirtor Broadway North Carolina Autliorized Carolhut Motor Club Senrico Station Angus A. Cameron, Chairman. Mrs. Inez Harrington, Clerk to Board. PURDIE EQUIPMENT COMPANY HAS A LARGE STOCK OF PRACTICAL GIFTS GENERAL ELECTRIC HOME FREEZERS The Ideal Item For Every Home GENERAL ELECTRIC VACUUM CLEANERS Both Sweeper and Tank Type The Last Word in Work Savers GENERAL ELECTRIC AUTOMATIC IRONERS Flat Plate and Rotary Type GENERAL ELECTRIC CLOCKS Any Type For Any Need See Our Complete Stock There’s One For Every Room of the House ipment Co
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