Portsmouth, on the Outer
Bank^ of North Carolina, has
more buildings than people.
Once a thriving town of 1,000,
and North Carolina's first port of
entry, Portsmouth's population is
now 18. Fishing and hunting are
Its industries.
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Alumni Of State
College Hear Dr.
CoMIr Elkin
Dr. W. E. Colwell, head of the
Agronomy Department at N. C.
State College, was the principal
speaker at the regular meeting of
the Northwestern Alnmni Club in
Elkin, Monday night, March 13.
Dr. Coldwell outlined the "Green
Pastures" campaign for North
Carolina as planned by the com
mittee appointed by Governor
Scott. The campaign will be the
coordinated eforts of professional
and commercial agencies and
farm organizations, which are di
rectly concerned with the pro
duction of forage and utilizations
of livestock products..
The goal of the "Green Pas
ture" campaign, as stated by Dr.
Colwell, is two million Ladlno
acres. He emphasized that North
Carolina needs more pastures, as
the state has the equivalent of
1,200,000 animal units. Accord
ing to Dr. Colwell, if pastures
were properly used, two million
acres would be a minimum for
these animal units. Furthermore
improved pastures are a third
cheaper than corn in comparative
feed value. Dr. Colwell remind
ed the group that North Carolina
needs additional livestock to pro
duce the livestock products It
consumes.
Dr. Colwell reminded the
group that a crop is needed to re
AT UNVEILING OF FDR PAPERS
IN 'JYOI PARK, NEW YORK, UJS. Archivist Wayne Grover and Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, widow of the late President, examine a box con
taining some of FDR's personal papers on the eve of the opening of the
private papers to researchers. For the past 2% years, Federal archivists
have been classifying the papers, numbering five million. (International)
place acreage turned out of cul-|
tivated crops and to put idle land
into production. Ladlno pastures
hare additional advantages for
North Carolina, he said, because
they protect the soil from ero
sion and improve the productive
level of the soil.
Dr. Colwell told the group
that pastures would pay because
there are adapted forage plants in
this state, and people know suc
cessful methods of seeding, ferti
lizing and managing improved
pastures. He pointed out that
North Carolina has a' climate that
Favors a long-growing season for
Ladino clover with grass mix
tui as. North Carolina has a third
more frost-free dayB than a lead
ing dairy state -and two-fifths
more rainfall than the same
state.
The members and their wives
af the- Northwestern Club, which
Includes the N. C. State alumni
of Wilkes, Yadkin, Surry, Alleg
hany and Ashe counties were
further treated with a movie of
the State-Long Island basketball
gam« and a "Dutch" dinner at
the Elkin YMCA.
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Resolutions of Respect
In memory of Brother Elisha M.
Hutchinson, who died Jan. 3,
1950.
Once again hath death sum
moned a Brother Odd Fellow,
and the golden gateway to the
Eternal City has opened to wel
come him to his home. He has
completed his work in minister
ing to the wants of the afflicted,
in shedding light into darkened
souls, and in bringing joy into
the places of misery, and as his
reward has received the plaudit
"Well Done" from the Supreme
Master; and
Whereas, The all-wise and
merciful Master of the Universe
has called from labor to refresh
ment our beloved and respected
brother, and he having been a
true and faithful member of our
beloved Order, therefore be it.
Resolved, That Union Lodge
No. 331, I. O. O. F. of N. Wilkes
boro, in testimony of its loss,
drape its Charter in mourning for
thirty days, that we tender to the
family of our deceased Brother
our sincere condolence in their
deep affliction, and t&at a copy
of these resolutions be sent to
the family.
JOHN R. JONES
D. A. SEBASTIAN
U. M. MYERS.
Committee
Resolutions of Respect
III Memory of Brother Burr
Clark Pendry, who died, Jan? 9,
1950.
Once again hath death sum
moned . a Brother Odd Fellow,
and the golden gateway to the
Eternal City has opened to wel
come him to his home. He has
completed his work in minister
ing to the wants of the afflicted,
in shedding light into darkened
souls, and1 in bringing joy into
the places of misery, and as his
reward has received the plaudit
"Well Done" from the Supreme
Master; and
Whereas, The all-wise and
merciful Master of the Universe
has called from labor to refresh
ment our beloved and respected
brother, and he having been a
true and faithful member of our
beloved Order, therefore be it
Resolved, That Union Lodge
No. 331, I. O. O. P. of N. Wilkes
boro, in testimony of its loss
drape its Charter in mourning for
thirty days, that we tender to
the family of our deceased Bro
ther our sincere condolence in
their deep affliction, and that a
copy of these resolutions be sent
to the family.
JOHN B. JONES
D. X. SEBASTIAN
U. M. MYERS.
Committee M
Carter's Opening
Here Big Success
Formal opening of Carter's
Jewelry store here during the
latter part of the week was very
successfully carried out.
The three-day formal opening
event of Carter's which opened
in December for business in the
building between Allen Theatre
and Payne Clothing company, was
largely attended and was climax
ed Saturday night by giving away
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valuable prises.
The $150 diamond ring went
to Mrs. Balmer Hayes, of Millers
Creek, and the $71.50 watch to
Mrs. Warren Broyhill.
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The Cherokees of North Caro
lina do not know what the name
of their tribe mean*. They call
themselves "Anl-Ynnwlwa" or
"real pepole."
North Carolina now baa 25 or
ganlzed conservation district**
which include 28,022,400 acres
of land. Three new districts were
set np during 1M0.
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