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MONDAY, FEB. 7th, 1944
Conserve the Land
Land is our basic resource, and in Wilkes
county, where so many of our population
derive their livelihood directly from the
soil, the subject is of utmost importance.
Soil conservation, then, is a subject
about which all of us should be interested,
and every farmer and land owner should
know how to conserve and improve his soil.
With this idea we give editorial prefer
ence today to an article written by J. B.
Snipes, Wilkes county agent, which fol
lows:
“Farmers in Wilkes county are more
aware than ever of the need of conserving
their land by means of terraces, but they
have less time and less labor to use on the
job than ever before.
“We suggest, however, that it is still
possible to do what should have been done
at first, that is, to prepare outlets and es
tablish vegetation in them before building
the terraces.
“The major depressions, such as the
draws and gullies in the fields are the pri
mary run-off pattern, and so are the logi
cal points to protect and make^use of as'
outlets. By doing sc^tho farmer is accept
ing the natural ^tlan and laying a good
• yfomldtltion~wft]f a minimum outlay of mon
ey and labor.
“Proper preparation and seeding of
these depressions will give a good meadow
strip. To prepare the gullies, plow, cut
with a bush and bog, or, if the soil is light,
with a disc. As far as it practical, high
places should be cut down and low ones
filled. Some drag pan work may be neces
sary for this. Prepare and seed all the
larger gullies and draws. The ones that
will not be used as outlets later, will be
catching up and yielding some return at
the same time. In addition to these advan
tages, with the gullies and draws vegetat
ed, we have a good water disposal plan
that will go a long way toward checking
soil loss until we can complete the job.
“Meadow strips should be seeded any
time from the first of February to the mid
dle of March. A good mixture for seeding
the meadow strip is: 2 bushels of oats, 40
pounds of lespedeza, or 10 pounds of seri-
cea, 5 pounds of redtop, and 6 pounds of
orchard grass, per acre.
“The sericea may be omitted if an addi
tional 5 pounds of redto: and five pounds
of orchard grass are used. The mixture
should be fertilized with approximately 2,-
000 pounds of limestone and 400 pounds of
2-12-6 fertilizer per acre. In addition, if
practical, a heavy application of manure
should be used on the area.
“The county agent’s office will be glad
to assist any farmer who wishes to estab
lish any of these practices on his farm”.
The Ladies Proposed
How comes the accepted tradition that
it is the woman who proposes in Leap
Year?
It seems to have originated in Scotland
during the thirteenth century, when there
was a preponderance both of unmarried
women ana of timid men. A law was pass
ed which decreed that when a matri
monially-inclined lady approached an eli
gible gent during Leap Year, he had to say
;Yes or fork over a fine.
Apparently that solved the spinster
problem ^r the Scots, for soon similar laws
?were enacted in Prance and in Italy. Thus
'^the tradition was bom.
i The women o# America, however, wait-
. ;ed neither for government decree nor for
'tmdfticmal Leap Year to propose wedding
‘jOifinseives to industry when our country
Ip^riled. History will record their
^diimbie achievement in war |>rDduc-
aa waH 4» in tiM Uorma
^ some of them may remain at wor
posWar, due tactile sacriflces paid in bat
tle by their breadwinnerai'Iodiistiy^^whfcb
has helped them make tiic most M-^eir
talenite In its' necessity, will help
Again in theirs. •
' But the great majority of war-working
women will prefer, surveys show, to re-
tiira to their dom^c duties and dmngA
They 'vrill resume their usual utilities wad
their feminine frills with -tiie^ firitefw
thanks of us all, and the inner canMim%
ness of a job—^voluntarily entertd
nobly done.
Sure Not it Soft
Until a few days ago, the
meant nothing to most AmeHcani. Miiybi
you knew it was in Italy; the chances art |ltA
you never even heard of it. j look Siem
we won’t soon forget. Its red wrth tne iite ^ ^ etadying
blood of American boys. ti^eii sftefc tlsA kdotaed a tix-
adopted a six
- ySlilj-oia Pr^ch bifcy. They
One news stcry from the Rapido front
t^i], „g “The boys fought until they did iti talk after It dp, . . . ..
1. 11 4.-1./, Annthet'reads 'VOfflan trying to ^llect her hua-
not have a bullet to shoot . Anotner reaas
One unit' was cut off and simply stay
ed, fighting to the last man
wvuMku ujrius %o ci/uect uor auB*’
hand's life UMnruce said she -was
having SO mneh trodhle coliectihg
that sometimes eke almost vished
These are words we
when your Government tells us it needs
more pulpwood and still more pulpwood.
Uncle Sam isn’t asking us cross any
Rapido Rivers; he merely asks us to help
lick the pulpwood shortage.
And, for this, pulpwood cutters can get
deferment credits and peak prices.
“It’s sure not a soft war,” our troops
said after the Rapido action. .
Are we looking for a “soft job” at home
instead of doing our patriotic duty?
should remember ‘•"■■rt'wd -u«i
Borrowed Comment
UNWANTED
(Reidsville Review)
Lawrence D. Bell, who manufactures
the Airacobra fighting planes, wanted to
send field m^n to Russia to check up on his
craft’s performance. Washington officials
informed hitn coldly that the Soviets didn’t
want any American civilians cluttering up
their war effort.
Bell wrote directly to Premier Stalin,
Soon he received a telephone call from the
Russian embassy in Washington. The pre
mier, said the embassy, thought ^ll’s idea
was magnificent. When could the techni
cians start for Russia?
A five-man delegation did go—and was
wined, dined and toasted at one of Stalin’s
state banquets, which appeared to give
them the status of visiting dignitaries.
Probably there is a moral to this, if of
ficial Washington can find it.
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food for TltoDOHT.
The mother decided that If she
were to retain her social standing
that she most pnt on a real party.
After making the list of gneats
and estimating the costa she
found that it irottKi be about |20.
She didn’t have the ready cash.
Then she thought of that war
bond she bought last. year. She
could cash that and put on the
party in good style.
That night she lay down to
sleep, and dreamed of her son in
a foxhole on New Guinea. Her son
was being attacked by a band of
Japs charging with bayonets. He
begin lining them up through the
sights of his automatic rifle,
ready to kill the Japs and save his
own life,
The sergeant reached through
the jungle undergrowth took his
rifle and said;
“Sorry, son, but the lady who
paid for your rifle -wants her
money back". '
6 LIFE’S BETTER WAY €
WALTER E. ISENHOUR
Hicidleiiite, N. C.
IF I COULD PAINT AS ARTISTS DO
If I could paint as artists do
Who have a mighty skill,
I’d like to paint a master-piece
And give the world a thrill.
I’d paint th 3 picture of a girl
Like noble men admire—
A natural woman like God makes
Without the world’s attire.
She wouldn’t have a cigarette
Stuck in between her lips;
She wouldn’t drink her beer nor dopes,
Nor take her liquor tips.
She wouldn’t be a movie star
Nor idler on the street;
She would indeed demand respect
From all whom she should meet.
Her hair, you knov', would be full length—
No ugly, boyish bob;
She wduldn’t be a powder-puff.
Her lips no paint would daub.
She wouldn’t be the flapper sort
With virtue thrown awayr
She wouldn’t be a butterfly—
A simple flirt and gay.
I’d picture her in neat apparel
With honor on her brow;
Her face would be an index-to
Her character'somehow;
And she would show the ■*’orld around
That womanhood is grand.
When lived upon the highest plain
That God for her has planned.
She’d be a lifter to the world
And leader in the right;
She’d stand for all that's pure and good.
And all that's wrong she'd fight.
Until the world around would say:
“Thank God fbr womankind, ^ '
WJtkQ points US to the rtya!
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By
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JMk Forest# Amdtetoh. Boa ot
PTr-sni Ktt. James M. Aadwbioii; -
; of this City, h« pateed Mt meu-
1*i -aad I*yirtesl test* for the
VS progmm rad* was
m St Atfrate iMt wff»fc4 sc-
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sttident
kprfiif. He is raw,; it home
Oq jnsettve dsty sad win ^Mgrat i
foy^triuslaa M oas of th* 11^
colleges ettfier ra Jlirdi.Ut'or
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KsU his 1st He
at tted
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of the
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to be ibis snderstand
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JUST GOES TO SHOW—
“How many cigars do you
smoke a day?"
“About ten".
“What do they cost you”?
"Twenty cents apiece".
“My, that’s two dollars a day.
How long have you been smok
ing”?
,t“ThJrtjs
“Two dollars a day for thirty
years is a lot of money”.
'■yes, it is”.
"Do you seC that office building
on the comer”?
“Yes”
“If you had never smoked In
your life you might own that fine
building”.
“Do you smoke’’.?
“No, never did”.
‘‘Do you own that building”?
“No”.
"Well, I do”.
NATI\^ OB NOT—
'Traveler (in Kentucky, to na
tive negro)—Are you a native of
this place?
Negro (puzzled)—^Am I what?
Traveler—J say, ere you a na
tive here?
While the negro was still hesi
tating over his answer, his wife
came to the door.
Wifey(ex(flalmlng)—Ain’t you
got no sense Sambo? The gen’T-
man means ,toas you livin’ here
when yon,was born, or was you
born befo’ you began livin’ heah.
Now, enswer the gen’Tman.
'hi
;1t
m
probably be
statioiied for the first eight
months at either Dnka or at the
University of North OsroUna. Fol
lowing this be will a;ttrad other
Navy ooUtera tot an' additional
ten monUu and then get from five
to eight months Intensive flight
training before getting his Navy
Wings of Gold rad belhg assigned
10 active duty either as an Ensign
or 2nd Lientenant in the Marine
Corps.
Recmiter Huffman, who visits
North Wilkesboro each week on
Wedneedays, stated that any 17
or 18 year old youth who had
graduated from high school or
who would graduate this year in
the upper two thirds of* his class,
and who can pass the high physi
cal and mental standards prescrib
ed for the Navy’s pilots is Invited
talk over the V-6 program
which runs from 24 to 26 months
In length and at a cost of ap-
proWmately $40,000 per ihan.
V
A cashier’s check for $62.50,
In the “March of Dimes’’ Infantile
paralysis campaign, has been re
ceived from Presrtdent Calvin
Crowe of the Hollis 4-H Club ot
Rutherford County, reports L. R.
Harrlll, State Club leader for the
State College Extension Service.
■V
What fats contain saves'soldiers
pain!
Beware Coughs
from common coMs
That Hang On
C^jsomulsion relieves promptly be-
.. ... yjg
cause it goes right to the seat
trouble to help loosen and expel
lie
germ laden phlegm, and" aid. nature
to sootJie and heal raw, tend#. In
flamed bronchial mucous mem
branes. Tell your druggist to sell you
a bottle of Creomulslqn with the un
derstanding you mustlike the way It
IcHy allays the cough or you are
have your money back.
Vv UCbVV jrvUA KfCkWW
CREOMULSiqiN
for Coughs, ChesfCoMs, Bronchitis
ANHBl
^ he’i
A ^ foo
INCBB meaiu Soda.;.natural soda, tiie kind
e’s always used. He’s got to grow more
' food and feed. He can do it if he gets
enough soda to dress his grain, fruit and for
age; enough to side dress his com, vegetables,
potatoes, cotton and other vital crops.
Properly oppUed, 1 ton of soda top or side
dressing wHlproduce 250 bu. of oerts, 100
bu. of wheat or 125 bu. of com; 12/100
lbs. of vegetables, 9.600 lbs. of forage, or
1,250 lbs. ol cotton and 2,250 lbs. of cotton
seed.
Last year 1,000,000 tons of Chilean Nitrate of Soda
were used on U. S. farms. This year every pound
that can be brought from Chile will be needed
— and every pound possible will be brought in
time for your '44 crops.
CHILEAN NITRATE of SODA
NOT SUSPICteOUS—
“You say that the defendant
stole your money from your
stocking”? '
“Yes, your honor”.
“Why didn’t you rMist”?
“How should I know that he
was after iny money?”
FULLY WORDED—
His relatives telephoned to the
nearest florist. The ribbon must
be extra wide, with "Rest In
Peace” on both sides, and If there
was room, “We Shall Meet In
Heaven”.
The florist was away and h!s
new assistant handled the Job.
There was a sensation when the
flowers turned up at the funeral.
'The ribbon was extra wide, in
deed, and on It was the inscrip
tion;
“Rest In Peace On Both Sides.
And I? There Is Room, We Shall
Meet In Heaven”.
Steve A. Church
Taken By Death
Steve Anderson Church was
bom December 4, 1909, rad de
parted thtejife January 22, 1944,
being 84 yssrs, one month and 18
days old.
He' professed a hops in Christ
njttd nnitsd. .with Ysllow HUl
VbsfA Seirteinber, 1987, rad JV*
^ s. flslthfnl rnsnOisf .WiitU
,.jU5Howsslov«dradr«U(*4-
sd sV yidio knew him.
Men ate (fying -afs
I F YOU’RB inclined to'jwy, *T «ra’t
afford any mors Bodi^'' j^t taka
anothar look at tha easualty Uats.
At laut Bldo'extra in Bondi—over
and abova yonr ragnllr. buyteg—is
needed as your part in pnt^g over
tha Fourth War Loan. At least $100,
$200, $300, or $500 if yen can poaaibly
scrape it up.
Look at thoaa grim Uats in today’s
paper. Buy your Bonds wfaill tha
namae are still frMi in ^ur mind.
His is SB stfidbd C. & Treasary adtelUssaif* prsfarsd
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