- -,.K.
— North
Thoroday.
SsL?"* Mrs. Lem
Nprth WUkeaboro
®**®*^*y>~The Skyland Poet.
- McNoin, Wilkes
rfH«er, Is confined to
Mrk. Constance R. Qaryey, of
West Jeft«raon. was a visitor In
thle city Tuesday.
I _v to wui.iiit^ t
^aomo with an^tack of flu.
his
Mr. Robert S. Gibbs, Sr., re
turned to bis home at Mars Hill
today after spending a few days
here with his son, Mr. Robert S.
Gibbs, Jr., and faonily.
, bojra at tta Kew »«M* W
rwr-a»i7. Hampton.
T. At the nvfcatieB of Mayer FIO-
/Telia La Onardla, mHIUry drill wae
tried at an experiment at the oo»*
feeUeiial Imitltntloii. The average
!;Sef the beys ls». Hereyonse.
(left) a company presenting amn at
a Hag-lowering ceremony. Bin*-
Inmates charging with their woodea
l^um during field drill*
Mr. J. B. McCoy has an attack
fin. Friends hope for an early
saeovery
■ t
Register of Deeds C. C. Bidden
a hnsinees visitor to Wlnston-
oalem Friday evening.
Mr. T. E. Story, Wilkes’ repre
sentative in the General Assemb-
*T sd Raleigh, spent the week-end
■with his ramlly in Wilkesboro.
Mr. Konrad Pearson, who has
a position in Hickory, visited his
mother, Mrs. A. K. Pearson, in
, Ahia city, the past week-end.
Mr. Jim Hauser is able to be
out again after being confined to
his home here for four weeks by
illness.
Mr. W. M. Eller, well known
resident of Congo postoffice, was
a business visiter to the city STat-
nrday.
Mrs. C. M. Hart, of Chatta
nooga, Tenn., is here visiting her
Bister, Mrs. Bryan Gilreath, and
other relatives.
Miss Blanche Bidden, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Bidden, of
Joynee, has completed a secretar
ial course at Draughon’s Business
College in Winston-Salem.
Mr. Ira W. Day, former citizen
of Wilkesboro now living in
Reading, Pa., is spending a few
days with friends in the Wilkes-
boros.
Miss Elsie Whittington. of
West Jefferson, has been visiting
relatives at Reddies River for a
few days before going to Galax,
Va., to accept a position.
Mrs. Will Biair left Friday for
Alexandria, Va.. to visit for a
few davs with Mrs. Charlie
Smoot. Mrs. Blair and Mrs. Smoot
plan to attend the president’s in
auguration in Washington today.
.Mrs. Leonard Hudler a former
resident of this town now living
in North Wilkesboro was a pleas
ant visitor here among friends
and relations the latter part of
last week.—The Skyland Post.
Dr. Theodore Antonakos. mem
ber of the staff of City Memorial
hospital in Winston-Salem, spent
a few days in this city last week
Vlth his father, Mr. Pete Anton-
akoB. who was recovering from a
recent illness.
Mr. Bill Abner Caudill, of
North Wilkesboro route one, was
able to return to his job at Caro
lina Mirror corporation last week
after being out three weeks on
account of mumps.
Emergency Crop
Loans Available
Confederate Banner
Is Called Swastika
There’s Specie Of
Pine For Every
Area In The State
Applications May Be Made
Now At Office Of Wilkes
Clerk Of Court
Mrs. Aline Yates, appointed to
receive applications in Wilkes
Choosing the kind of trees to — .
he used in making a forest plant-1 ervUor for the Emergency Crop
ing is much like selecting a piece and Feed loan office, had called
for emergency crop loans, said to- nant when a reporter sought to
day that J. E. Joines, field sup- question her about the flag, said,
of farm machinery, .says R- W.
Graeber, Extension forester of
N. C. State College. A lot depends
upon the kind and condition of
the soil, and the purpose for
which it will be used.
to discuss plans lor 1941 loans.
Mr. Joines stated that loansi will
be made available much earlier
and will be accessible to all fanm-
, ers who are in need and who can
! qualify for that type of loan.
Trees vary in growth habits | Regulations have been liberal-
MEDICINE
or
SHAVING
CABINET
99c
^ steel medi
cine chest
'finished in
white enam-
el w i t h _ -
modernistic 16x11 in. mir
ror front: etcheil mirror.
Has one steel sheif. Just
right to keep ever>'thing in
its place.
Carlton’s
HARDWARE
llllllllllll
i WISH
I COULD SAY
I WAS SORRY!
according to soil, climate, mois
ture. and degree of fertility. For
instance, the while pine does best
in the mountains, the longleaf
pine in the sandhills, the short-
leaf pine in the Piedmont, and
the loblolly pine in the Coastal
Plain.
Graeber also pointed out that
every farm needs fence posts. "If
you don’t have a suitable supply
of durable wood.” he says, “per-
|haps an acre or sfr (Jf black ' lo-
Icust will meet this problem and
at the same time, with it-- strong
' spreading root system, be of
Imuch help in checking erosion.
.Even the bees will be happy with
your choice, as the locust flow-
^ ers are a source of good quality
honey."
in a further discussion of the
type of forest planting to make,
I the Extension specialist said:
"Mnch of the idle land in our
State is mighty poor; yet one of
our better pine-s will grow in
every section. Pines will furnish
us with lumber for con.structing
the farm buildings and for re
pairing those we now have, and
with fuel wood for heating our
homes, cooking our meals, and
for curing tobacco in the flue-
cured areas.
"Fuel wood is an important
crop, since w'e as farmers use
each year a stack of wood four
feet wide, four feet high, and T,-
OOrt miles long. Then. too. pines
will produce an income from the
sale of .such products as p.ilp-
wootl. poles. piling, and saw
logs.”
ized in order to loan more money
per acre to each individual farm
er and in order that a great num
ber could be eligible.
Destruction of crops and feed
in the August, 1940 flood in
Wilkes made it Imperative that
farmers secure loans in order to
finance 1941 crops and feed live
stock, Mr. Joiimsi said, and the
date for application.! was moved
up. Mrs. Yates, who lakes Wilkes
applications, may b* found'In the
office of the clerk of superior
court in the counts courthouse
in Wilkesboro.
Dr. Graham Named
‘Man Of The Year’
Newer Principles
Control Of Rats
HERBERT MARSHALL
JAMES STEPHENSON
MMBA INttCOtT . SAll iONDH«AAID
A WILLIAM WYLER
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ALLEN
r«mr Bat EwtnrUlMiwit’’
The U. S. Department of Agri
culture is continuously investi
gating methods of rat control.
Some years ago barium carbonate
was used as the poison element in
preparing halts for rats. Today
that poison, which Is deadly to
all animals, has been largely a-
bandoned in rat control w k and
red squill powder has taken its
place.
This change was due to im
provement in control technique
and to the following facts con
cerning red squill: Red squill
does not ordinarily kill any ani
mals other than rats and mice:
it may make human beings, dogs,
cats, and other animals sick, but
they vomit up the polsone^ bait
and recover quickly; red squill
does not, in the formulas com
monly u.sed, affect poultry; It
acts slowly, allowing late com
ers to the bait to feed without
being scared off by finding dying
or dead rats lying around; after
eating some of the bait the sick
animals seek their burrows, and
in most cases, they die in the
ground, thus preventing the od
ors that usually follow rat con
trol operations, and bait mixed
with red squill can be processed
and kept indefinitely.
The Bureau of Biological Sur
vey, however, not only stresses
For his leadership in further
ing the agricultural research,
teaching and Extension programs
of North Carolina State College.
Dr. Frank Porter Graham, presi
dent of the Greater University of
North Carolina was selected by
The Progressive Farmer maga
zine as the "Man of the Year” in
service to North Carolina agricul
ture.
It wa the fourth such annual
award made by the magazine, and
Dr. Graham ws the second person
connected with N. C. State Col
lege to he honored. Dr. I. O.
Schaub, dean of the school of
agriculture and director of the
Extension Service, was named the
"Man of the Year’’ in 19.18.
In announcing the selection for
1940, Dr. Clarence Poe. editor of
The Progressive Farmer, wrote;
"By being made bead of the Con
solidated University of North
Carolina . . . President Frank P.
Graham had an opportunity eith
er to greatly discourage and di
minish or to greatly encourage
and enlarge our own .North Caro
lina agricultural college. Because
he was big enough of brain and
heart to choose the latter course
—we honor him as 1940 “Man of
the Year’ in service to North Car
olina agriculture.’’
The honor to Dr. Graham is
being widely acclaimed on the
State College campus,
ham secured funds in 1940
At an important works some
where in the North of England a
group of workmen were discuss
ing air raids. Some were gloomy.
Dr. Gra- others did not think that things
... 1940 for were so bad. and, at any rate,
greatly enlarging the agricultural j efficient shelters had been pro
research program of State Col- vlded.
lege and for beginning the virtu- j One workman, proud of his
al equivalent of a "Kenan Fund’’ optimism, said, "Wot’s the use o’
Ashefllle; ,|an. 19.—The stars
and bars of the Confederacy fly.
tng over a i^metery here today in
observance of G«n«rai Robert E.
se’f. birthday, catned an Asihe-
vl’.le woman to telephone the
newspaper office that a German
flag had been hoisted there.
The woman, who became indig.
Kudzu Is Crop
For Poor S^
Formal Opening Reltf 'fitfariM
day Af^moon And Ni|^t
In Thoir New Quarters ,
at thi house navrtl toRualttae, ^-
intivi the '«plnk>B today
the mc«Mlty ..of eonttamally im
proving miiitary and iBAral planes
might pretent prodnetioa of id,-
OOd craft auntraily, the goal set
by the administration. 1
Vinson made the statement aft
er ACwitness at a committee study
of progress on the defense pro
gram said that mass production
in the future appeared doubtful
because of frequent changes in
design t o incororate lessons
leortied from^the fighting abroad.
"That means,’’ Vinson said,
"that it will be impoesible to
achieve 60,000 planes at the very
latest design and type because by
the time they actually went on
the line they would he obsolete.’’
Bvdette Wright, vice presi-
dei4jbl Curtlss-Wrlght’s airplane
'division, and other witnesses said
;that, production of craft for the
wiiny Mid navy because the Brit
ish made fewer revisions in de
sign.
"The British operate on the
theory that half a loaf is better
than none at all?” Chairman Vin
son asked.
‘"That right,’’ Wright replied.
Longer For New Types
A little late, he said that planes
of an already-approved design
could bo produced in from five to
seven months, but that from II
to 14 w 16 months would be re
quired for "a brand new type.”
When committee members ask
ed about the poesibilltiee of in
creased production if the Indus-
a seven-day
There is no profit in plowing ^
poor land, nor in planting a^-^try ^sbiOBld' go on _
hual crops 64 poor land, we^-Wright expreeeed the opln^
Ion that continuous operation
question her about the Hag, said, though such crops are Ifeg^’eis, ion mat conui
"I know a German flag when I according to P. W. Edn^firo-ot would ho unwise
.see one and that is a nazl ban. the Soil Conservation in ™— *
the tvllkes Work Unit near WIl-
ner.
Livestock Outlook
For 1941 Is Bright
A bright outlook for livestock
farmers In 1941 is Indicated by
the increased defense activity,
says Prof. E. H. Hostetler, State
College animal husbandman.
"People eat more meat when they
are working and earning regular
ly,” he pointed out, “and the
production w’lth cotton or tobac-
farmer who combines livestock
CO growing will benefit the
most.’’
'Prof. Hos^tler sayt that the
rfi-emplojnbellt will help the live
stock-cotton farmer in two ways,
namely. Workers can utilize more
cotton, and they can consume
more of the livestock products
that are produced through the
feeding of cottonseed by-pro
ducts.
In this connection, the State
College leader cited a recent esti
mate that one hour’s wage re
ceived by hte average American
will buy 2.1 pounds of beef;
whereas the same amount of la
bor will earn an Englishman on
ly 1.4 pounds of beef, a German
0.9 of a pound, and a Russian
0.3 of a pound—when meat is
available at any price.
"The basic 1941 farm outlook
Indicates that reductions in un
employment, coupled with in
creased earnings of those who
have not been classed as unem
ployed, should raise the demand
by consumers for such farm pro
ducts as meat, dairy and poultry
products, vegetables and some
fruits. Our North Carolina cotton
and tobacco farmers might as
well face these facts and diversi
fy their operations.’’ Hostetler
declared.
In conclusion, the animal hus
bandman suggested that farmers
get in touch with their county
farm agents and discuss with
these representatives of the State
College Extension Service the
best types of livestock to raise
for the particular community in
which they live,.
for getting and keeping the fore
most leaders in agricultural re
search, leaching and Extension.
In citing the value of Dr. Gra
ham’s contribution. Dr. Poe said:
“Towering above all other agen
cies in promoting American rur-
al progress these last twenty •■jy, ^hom it may con-
years have been our agricultural I- .. • T-*
colleges — the so-called ‘land- 1_ ^"
worryln’? If a bomb ’as yer name
and address on it, you’ll ket It.
but if not—well, there you are!”
An Irishman who had been a
silent listener to the discussion
then interruptoji:, /‘Bure, mate,
you’re right, but supposed it’s ad-
kesboro, N, C.
In Wilkes county tu4^ are
many acres of steep, wiqrn out
land that are being ^cultlvat?^,at
a loss. A perennial crop on such,
iand would supply hay an4 gras-
ing, control erosion on these
areas, and furnish protection for
land lying below, Mr. Edwards
points out.
"Annual legumes, such as cowj
peas or soybeans planted on such
land produce very low yields of
hay per acre and furnish prac
tically no erosion control, after
harvest,” he continued. "Under
these conditions they are not on
ly soil wasting, but money wast
ing crops as well.
“Perennial cover is the only
answer to such a situation and
kudzu is one of the best known
plants to handle the Job. When
kudzu becomes established '• on
poor land it will yield 1 to 2 tons
of hay per acre annually. Pea-
vines or soybeans do well to yield
an equal amount of hay pc:* acre
on good land. However, to >€ es
tablished quickly, kudzu must be
planted on a well-prepared seed
bed and must be liberally fertiliz
ed and cultivated.
"Kudzu requires the prepara
tion of a .seedbed but once. Peas
or beans have to be planted eve
ry year. Kudzu will produce
•Time for machine maintenance
would bo inadequate, he said, and
the pace would ‘burn out’’ execu-
wHq#
o^iafoi^DD Ota
'.or not. thg r
could . safely
planes' and get "aiieabte'prodaiae
tloB." Many diangss, bo SfA.
were still being awde.
^ "Then you pro^ly ar4
going to bit mass prodfacHiipi^
Representative Darden, - iMIw-
crat,. Virgin^ asked. -
"That’si v«y ckwbtful: tt.MP'
talnly doeeR*t lo* ’ IIM ’’IliiA
now,‘* the wltneae replied. ’’^'
' HxpleiM '
Committee members asked bow
it happened that planes for.GniA
Britain could be produced
quickly than for the United StsMs
and the witness described the dlb>
uation this way;
"Tlie British wanted mem
armament on their planes. To
adopt that experience to the armF
type took a certain amount eC
tooling, and the army allowed Ad
several months • • •
"The British said they wodt
buy any typo of plane but wanted
some more guns. Then the armf
decided to ask not only what tbo
British had but improvement am
that model.”
‘Then ow army will get Om
most modern plane available?^
Representative, Maas, RepubH-
,can, Minnesota, asked '
"Yee 8l{," Wright replled-
1 WOOD CIRCULATOR
1 SMALL COAL CIRCULATO*
1 MED. COAL aRCULA’TOH
—Close Out at Cost—'
CarltonU Hardware
WATCH FAMILY NOW
WHILE EPIDEMIC COLDS
ARE SPREADING
I
a
.sure crop of hay every year-
peas often fail. Kudzu can be cut
when Ihe weather permits—peas
have to be cut when they are
ready or they are lost. Farmers
who have cut kudzu find It much
easier to make high quality kud
zu hay than to make high-quality
peavine hay.
"But the most important and
desirable feature Is that kudzu,
when cut for hay, still leaves
sufficient cover to control eros
ion and build fertility. Peavine
hay. when taken off the land, not
only takes tha fertility with it,
but also leaves the ground sub
ject to washing.
At a treacherous time like this,
with an epidemic of contagions
colds all around you, what you
do today may save you and your
family a lot of sickness, wmrry
and trouble later.
follow these simple rules of
health? Live normally. Avoid ex
cesses. Bat simple food. Drink
plenty of water. Keep elimina
tion re^lar. Take some exer
cise daily—preferably outdoors.
(Set plenty of rest and sleep.
Then use these two time-tested
treatments when needed.
AT THE FIRST SNIFFLE,
SNEEZE OR NASAL IRRITA
TION . . . put a few drops of
Vicks Va-tro-nol op each nostril.
This helps to prevent many colds
from developing, because Va-tro-
nol is expressly designed to help
Nature’s own defenses against
colds. (If a head cold causes
stuffiness, you’ll find that a few
drops of Va-tro-nol helps clear
the clogging mucus and makes
breathing freer and easier.)
IF A CHEST COLD OR
COUGHING COLD DEVELOP*
(some colds get by all prere^
tions) use Vicks VapoRufc
to relieve miseries. Rub Vap«
Rub on throat, cheat
and cover with a wunuM CMva.
VapoRub acts to bring relief t
ways at once. It stimulates sur
face of chest and hock like «
poultice. At the same tiiee
it releases helpful medicineA
vapors that are breathed
reel into the irritated air |m»-
sages.
Both Va-tro-nol and VapoBub
have been tested through yean
of use in millions of homea.
When you use these two meA-
cines you are not etfperiraenUUA*
you are not taking needkai
chances. Remember: If the eo»-
dhion of the cold fails to resqMuA
quickly to treatment—or if 'hMM*
serious trouble is indicted—
your family physician nghk
away. In the meantime be pre
pared! Get a bottle of Viefes Va-
tro-»)ol and a jar of Vicks V»-
poRub today—have them handr
ready to use.
lA
EUGENE O’NEILL, Americans greatest
playwright, reveals the
w .ciiri liN’-Ph-.o AMnNir:
Duncan Director
Of Salisbury Bank
OF SAILORMEN AND
WATERFRONT WOMEN
SELECTtiD AMONG ’
THE FIRST TEN
BEST PICTl^RES OF
THE YEAR!
Edwin Duncan, of Sparta, ex
ecutive vice president of the
Northwestern Bank, has been re
elected to membership on the
board of directors of the First
National Bank at Salisbury, a po~
eition he has held for the past
two years.
Ann’S
SEE IT
Thursday
Friday
Questions
Answered By
State College
grant colleger’ with their ever-
increasing efficient research,
teaching and Extension staffs. Dr.
Graham decided that State Col
lege must be made, if possible,
the South’s foremost agricultural
and technical institution.’’
of red squill poisoned bait, but
also recommends, as an integral
part of the control work, the rat-
proofing of bnildings.—Qeorga
B. Lay in The Progressive Faria*
w.
Ill control of rats through tho usq
It’s a family affair . . . this
January Sale of RYTEX DECKLE
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ery in double the usual
quantity • . . only fl.OO. For
everyone llkee tho smooth writ
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. , . the deckle edge . . . the a-
maslng low jptiee! 100 IRieets and
100 Bnv'elopea printed wWh your
Name and^Addren for only 11.00.
Special fok January
at ^6«rter-
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Question; Is it possible to pre
serve beef on the fram? ‘ .
^ ' Answer." Yes, says Mrs. Cornel
ia C. Morris, Extension economist
in food conseiVatlon and market
ing. Any part of the beef uHmal
may" be corned and this Mr' the
most popular method ot.preseir-/
ing beef. Cut the meat into'fire
or six pound chunks and nth.
with salt. Pack the meat fu a
clean vessel of hard wood or
stone ware and cover with a. I^rl^
made of one and one-half pounds
of salt, one ounce of saltpeter,
one-querter. pound of sogi|r or
syrnp, end one gallon ojf •‘PUpi
water. Leave, the meet in^
pickle,for about two weeks
tham smoke. alighUy to -imprare
tha. flavor. It dried beef la ’‘^oe^
atareA h*ac aUvir
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