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'■^Ito, gnunmar school educalion
or aboTe are Toons men
wdor'Sl yearo of ace are ro-
«tfred to hare their parents con
sent. "
Any young man -who desires
•drontnre, pronsotion and a
ehance to complete or adraoce
education should either
inlte or apply in person to the
racruitlns stations in Ralelsh or
Charlotte, N. C. ICen accepted are
sent to the Marine Barracks at
Varris Island, S. C.,’ tor a brief
leriod of training, from there
they are sent to some service
■Aool, ship, foreign eti^ion or
marine barracks for duty.
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Ho^ Roll For
- Union Elementary
Scbod 3i^ Month
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Orada: Shirley Laahforfl,
Mae WMUna> Velma 2ane
8«;^ Oimle: XJarl * ;Ba3pit
feTi i. r. OryMi Jr., J. B.
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l^iK>y^Cteorfe TJtth«r.,TfSiiC*^
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'£orne;'Ralph Oabprse, Lena rrar:
tt. ., J'-yf
]ik>urth Grade: Jimmy Vannoy,
Max Tnnier, Pat Minton, Carelya.
di^l, Betty Jeane' Kendall, Vir-;
gi^a Staley, Helen BUU^t.
Fifth Grade: ESla MaC Oebo^ne^
Mary Nell Parsonsv Allen Nich
ols, _ Christine Osborne, O m a
Woois.'"
Sixth Grade: J. T. Dancy, Mar
cella Brooksfailre, Ellen Combs,
Josephine Kendall. ■
Seventh Grade; J. L. Parsons,
Jr., Ransom Staley, Mack Wat
kins.
As a result of consumer de
mand, experiments are underway
in several sections of the United
States to breed a type hog with
more lean meat in the baocn.
Dr. E.S. Cooper
—CHIROPRACTOR—
Office Next Door To
Reins-Sturdivanc, Inc.
—Telephone 205-R—
Office Closed ENery
Thursday Afternoon
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of 21^ Fmib trm>
tors Now Bob# Used
In North Cai^iM
A steady transfer to tractonr
from horaee and nrulee aa a sonroe
v>f fanny power has been taking
place In the nation for some thne,
and North Carolina is now eigh
teenth In the list of tractor-farm
ing states, announces Prof. D. S.
Weaver, Extension Agricultural
engineer. There are 21,452 trac
tors in use on North Carolina
farms
Professor Weaver :>atd that the
versatility of the tractor and its
increasingly lowered price are
two chief reasons for mechanized
farming. “The need for belt pow
er on more and more farms as
their owners turn to teed grind
ing, silo Glling, etc., calls for a
power unit which can combine
usetulpess In the field with abil
ity to operate machines,’’ he ex
plained.
Rowan leads the counties of
North Carolina In tractor owner
ship, with 1,086, Guilford Is close
behind with 1,012, followed by
Union with 887, Davidson, 788,
Forsyth 758, Randolph 754, Ire
dell 699, Mecklenburg 670, Stan-
'y 594, Cabarrus 566. Lincoln
448, Alamance 446, Gaston 412,
Rockingham 376, Catawba 367,
Wake 345, Chatham 338, Bertie
331, Pitt 332. Johnson 328,
Montgomery 317, and Davie 300,
among the leaders.
As may be expected, the ex
treme western mountain counties
and the extreme eastern coastal
counties show the smallest trac
tor po-pulation.
“Another factor which adds to
the increased use of tractors, es
pecially in those areas where
mall farms predominate, Is the
development of a satisfactory
small tractor designed to sup
plant two or three horses,” Pro
fessor Weaver said. “The rubber
tire feature has also added to the
popularity of tractors. These
small rubber tire tractors can
travel at high speed over farm
roads or on paved highways.’’
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Gifaalto Falla,'N. C.
National Guardsmen of Battery D, 212th coast artillery unit, only National Guard anti-aircraft nnit la
New York state, load a three-inch, snper-powered gun, one of 325 ordered by the government. The new weap
ons, which would defend New York city in case of air attack, have a three-inch ’ore, Are a 28poimd projeo-,
tile containing 253 one-balf-inch lead pellets, and can fire 30 sheila a minute. Guns were tested at Fort TU-
den, Bockaway beach, New York city. It waa the first time since 1917 that a N. Y. National Guard regiment
held winter maneuvers.
Forest Fire Did $50,000 Damage
Near Blowii^ Rock Last Week
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Publishing: Co,
Phone 70
North Wilkesboro, N. C-
Aftermath
Yon u.sed to come six times a day,
.And stay till after one;
Now you have to go away.
As soon as you have come.
At nine o’clock you fly
To carry home the bread and
cheese
Your wife sent you to buy.
j That you crossed counties two
To the ancient cotta.ge where I
dwell
She little knew—
Or did she know it well?
Shall I swear estatically
I To he with you again
Is worth dark plan and plot, i
All shame, all pain?
Shall I not say rather.
After blossom, petals waste.
How comfortable to be chaste!
Since intrigue after idyll
Has a l>ittcr taste.
—A Rustic Contributor.
ADMINISTRATOR’.S NOTICE
Having qualified as Administra
tor of the Estate of Jacob Bceln-
hour, late of Wilkes County, State
of North Carolina, this is to notify
ill persons having c «ims agrainst
undersigned duly verified on or be
fore the 1st day of December, 1940,
said Estate to present them to the
I or this notice will be plead in bar
I of their right to recover.
I All persons indebted to the said
estate will please make immediate
settlement.
This the 1st day of December,
A. D. 1939.
JOHN C. HICKERSON,
Administrator of the Estate of
Jacob Icenhour, Deceased.
By A. H. CASEY, Attorney.
l-8-6t(M)
Blowing Rock, Dec. 8.—A for
est fire which was fanned by a
stiff wind burned five summer
homes to the ground today and
damaged seven others.
After several hours of effort.
Blowing Rock and Boone firemen,
aided by a group of CCC boys and
volunteers, brought the blaze un
der control near the base of the
"Blowing rock.”
The “Blowing rock” is a stone
ledge for which this mountain re
sort town was named.
The fire burned over 3,000
acres of fine timber. The damage
was put at $50,000.
Many other cottages and sever
al resort hotels were in the path
of the fire, but were saved when
it was checked. The Bark, a large
roadhouse, caught on tire but
was saved.
The Green Park hotel, one of
the larger hotels here, was in the
path of the fire, t)ui was also
saved. None of the hotels or cot
tages are occupied at this season
of the year.
The homes that were burned
were owned by Miss Annie Bowie,
of Jefferson; H. L. McCall, of
Bennettsville, S. C.; C. T. Hall,
of Charlotte; C. G. Beck, of At
lanta, Ga., and William Merchant,
of St. Petersburg, Fla.
Late today the Blowing Rock,
Boone and Lenoir fire depart
ments kept a vigil over the
smouldering forest to see that the
blaze did not get out of control
again.
No one seemed to know how
the fire started. It broke out a-
bout 11 o’clock last night in the
northwest section of Blowing
Rock.
.Many of the lujmes which were
not burned were saved by citizens
who used garden hose, rakes and
shovels to clear five hazards.
Most of the cottages were cov
ered by insurance.
serve to his home In any rpart of
the United States. A tee of $5 is
charged and applicants must file
their requests for shooting privi
leges with the Southern Regional
Office of the National Forest
Service, at Atlanta, Georgia.
The preserve has 'been divided
into several distinct areas so that
each group of three-day hunters
has “fresh” territory to hunt
over. Several lady nimrods are In
cluded in the list of bunters each
season In the Plsgah preserve. H.
B. Bosworth, supervisor of the
Pisgah National Forest, with
headquarters In Asheville, Is In
general charge of the hunt.
Want Enlistments
For Navy Service
CARD OF THANKS
We use this means to express
ai preciatlon for the kindness and
sympathy shown by our friends
in the bereavement at the death
of our son and grandson, Ronald
Earl Shell.
REV. AND MRS. ROY POT'TER.
MRS. MARION P. SHELL,
Owing to the large quotas of
men sent in for enlistment dur
ing the past several months, the
waiting list for enlistment In the
Navy Is practically exhausted. Ap
plicants applying for enlistment
at the present time iwlll have on
ly a short wait before being call
ed.
Due to the present Navy expan
sion program, wonderful oppor
tunities for advancement, In the
service, await the young man who
can successfully pass the required
examination.
Applicants for enlistment must
be 18 and not over 31 years of
age, with the exception of ex-ser
vice men, who must not be over
35 years of age. Must be single,
with the exception of ex-Navy
men, and weigh in accordance to
age and height and pass a satis
factory mental and physical ex
amination.
Applicants who are interested
in a Naval career are requested to
apply at the Navy Recruiting
Station. Post Office Building,
Salisbury, N. C.
State CfrileKe Answens
Ttmdy Farm Question
Question: How much light
should be provided for a poultry-
laying house?
Answer: 'Two forty-watt ibulbs
for each 100 square feet of floor
apace give the most satisfactory
light. To give an ewen distribution
of light the bulbs should be
placed in the center of the house,
ten feet apart and six feet from
the floor. Elacb bulb should have
a sixteen Inch reflector about
four Inches deep so that the light
will be concentrated on the floor
of the house. When artificial
lights are used they should be
regulated so that the birds will
bave from twelve to fourteen
hours a day In which to eat.
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Biggest Hunt In
History Of Pisgah
Game Reserve
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Phone 70 North Wilkesboro, N. C.
Asheville.—The annual hunt In
the noted Pisgah National Game
Preserve near Asheville, is under
way. Sixth In the annual series,
the hunt is proving one of the
most popular ever staged in the
97,000-acre game refuge.
With hunters coming from
many states to take part in each
of the three-day periods of the
hunt, Pisgah National Forest of
ficials state that the hunt this
year will attract widespread par
ticipation by nimrods from many
different states. The pciT-ularity of
the hunt is attested in the fact
that, although only a tew days
notice of the event was given in
advance, applicants for shooting
privileges have totalled nearly
3,000 although the limit that can
be accooninodatod has 'been set at
2,000.
’The hunters enter the preserve
in groups of about 250 each, the
hunt having begun on November
27 and continuing for a 'period of
four weeks. Part of each group of
hunters takes part in the main
hi.mt, and smaller divisions take
part in the “wilderness” hunts In
areas where the hunter packs In
his equipment and food for use
during his sojourn In the forest,
living under canvas, while seek
ing his quarry.
Among applicants are many
who are unable to take part in
t'ae hunt during 'periods allotted
to them, and hence vacancies oc
cur from time to time, which are
available to other applicants.
Each hunter Is allotted one deer
or one bear which he may take
_ with him from the forest. pr»>
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Nuts, and Candies for our holiday trade.
Ask as about oar specials for school and church Christmas
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