THE "TIMES" PRIZE-WINNING COLUMN
f ^rom
ALMAR FARM
In Transylvania
BY CAL CARPENTER
J" The newsletter column, to
Jhiende and kin of ALMAR
warm that I wrote a while
mack, seems like such a good
pdca I want to do it again.
■Only this time, I’d like to
sssrite about more than the
9h» subject that usually
•makes up a column.
j First, this year’s gardens:
wverall, they’re doing pretty
jood, but there was a dry1 spell
{bout the first of May that
made it hard to get some things
iarted.
*•
* The okra, for Instance: We
planted half a row early and
{got a fair to middlin’ stand.
JWe decided later we’d need
•more and I really sowed a
Song row over in garden No.
by the barn. It was dry
■when I planted and didn’t
■rain for over a week. Now,
month later, we’ve still on
a few plants poking their
meads out of the ground.
» Marge says she’s always
Beard that okra is very slow
{oming up, but I don’t think
this is going to make it at all.
The dry spell when it was
Slanted no doubt hurt, but 1
link the main error was mine
it that I covered the seed too
rep. Next time I plant okra
think I’ll just brush the soil
aver it with a whisk broom!
Ilaybe that’ll be shallow
{nought
■And then there was an aw
lful flap trying to get a stand
{of cucumbers. We planted
{first during the early May
•fry spell — In nice hills with
^plenty of compost. But only
•one seed here and there
•wme up. So we planted again.
■We waited a week and still
-•nothing came up.
• We had stopped off up at
flbe “Company Store” in Rosman
for more seed one Saturday
when “Hap” Collins happened
in. I got to talking gar^nl
With him — he’s a real gardner
as well as a machinst, welder,
mechanic and general crafts
jfran. He said the trouble with
E cucumbers Was that it was
dry; said' to try watering
r the seeds were put out
gnd again every day unless we
had a good rain.
So Marge and I went home
{.and hosed down the cucum
ber hills. And, just to make
•certain, we planted seeds
; again. We watered every eve
ling for several days, then
the weather cooperated and
we had a good rain.
And Wow! you ought to see
the cucumber plants that have
come up now. All those seeds
that had been lying dormant
sprouted along with the new
ones. Now we’ll have to thin
the hills to keep the plants
from crowding each other out.
This year, as I should have
mentioned before now. Marge
and I have help with the
gardens. We’re sharing them
with Helen and Carter Har
din. The Hardins are clear
ing a garden spot on top of
their mountain down on
Cathey’s Creek, but it won’t
be ready until next, year; so
we invited them to share the
ALMAR Farm gardens.
And, Boy, I’m sure going to
miss Carter and Helen Hardin
next year. They’re both real
good workers. They’re meticul
ous and thorough, a couple of
:he few people I’ve heard of
vho will get down in the dirt
ind pull the tiny little weeds
out of mustard greens! Thanks
:o them, the ALMAR Farm
gardens are better cared for
this year than ever before.
Next subject is that of
building roofs. I wrote about
the new roof we (mostly
Spud Warren and Lester Gil
lespie) put on the barn last
Fall. And I also wrote about
the henhouse and hoghonse
roofs needing repair. But I
didn’t mention the house — I
didn’t think it needed atten
tion.
Well, it did. We began get
ting a few little drips this
Spring so I decided something
had to be done quicklv — a
higher priority, vou might say,
than the outbuildings.
We did this job beginning
on Saturday, June 5th. Of
course Spud Warren came ov
er and helped — he’s that
kind of neighbor — but this
time we didn’t impose on
him so much. He advised
and got Carter and me start
ed, then we finished the job.
Carter worked two days and
I worked three or so — not
always together because
things kept coming up that
took me away from the job
as things usually do.
But to sum things up, we
23 Students From Transylvania
Make The Dean's List At WCU
Academic honors at West
ern Carolina University have
been conferred upon 23 stud
ents from Transylvania Coun
ty, according to an announce
ment by Dr. W. Newton Tur
ner, vice .president for aca
demic affairs.
Dr. Turner said that they
are among 1151 university
students on the dean’s list for
the spring Quarter of the cur
rent academic year.
Students on the dean’s list
must earn a quality point ra
tio of 3.0 on a scale of 4.0 on
a regular quarter’s work of not
less than twelve quarter hours,
and must maintain a cumula
tive quality point ratio of not
less than 2.0.
Students from Transylvania
County are:
BREVARD: Guy L. Bryson,
Rt. 1; Edwin E. Frizzell, Rt.
3; Dawson H. Hogsed, Rt. 2;
Malcolm B. Johnson, 104 Lake
View Dr.; Margaret G. John
son, 107 Gillespie Cir; Deborah
E. Landrcth, Rt. 1; Charles A.
Lofti.% 125 S. Johnson St.;
Jackie A. Norman, 108 Minor
St.; Lawrence E. Retzer, 103
Forest Ridge Rd.; Jill Sheri
dan, 12 Green Acres; Jesse M.
Smith, 518 Probart St.; John
P. Stroup, 613 Country Club
Rd.; Gayle L. Waldrop, Rt. 2;
Sherry F. Waldrop; Peggy L.
Williams, 42 Turnpike Rd.
PISGAH FOREST: Barry K
Dodson; Marguerite E. Flynn;
now have a dry roof over our
heads in the house. We’ve eave
flashing and lots of plastic
sealing. As a matter of fact.
Carter and I probably went ov
erboard on the sealer; but, in
this kind of work, too much is
no doubt better than not
enough. Our new, green roof
has so many sealer strips and
nail - head sealer strips that
it’s nearly as much black as
green, but it’s waterproof, and
that’s the idea.
Plans are now going for
ward on the long - put • off
work on the outbuilding
roofs. My new friend Rufus
“Shugg” McCall from down
on the Rosman Highway, who
now has some cattle hi the
ALMAR Farm pastures and
is generously helping me out
at the farm in his spare, time,
is in charge of these projects.
Judging from the things he’s
already done, I have no
doubt, the chickens and the
hogs will soon have dry roofs
over their heads too.
Thus a recap of recent do
ings at ALMAR Farm. As usu
al, things are hectic but, on the
whole, pretty happy and con
tented.
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EXECUTRIX’S NOTICE
State of North Carolina
Transylvania County
In The General Court
Of Justice
Having qualified as Execu
trix of the estate of Andrew A.
Budnick of Transylvania Coun
ty, North Carlina, this is to
notify all persons having claims
against the estate of said An
drew A. Budnick to present
them to the undersigned with
in 6 months from date of "'a
publication of this notice
same will be pleaded in t r of
their recovery. All persons in
debted to said estate please
make immediate payment.
This the 18th day of June,
1971.
LELA B. BUDNICK
Box 426
Brevard, N. C.
Ramsey, Hill, Smart
& Ramsey
By: Cecil J. Hill, attorney
6/24/4tc
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Brevard Junior High School J
Wins Vance Visitation Award
Brevard Junior High School
has been presented a certifi
cate of appreciation for lead
ing the entire state in the
total number of students to
visit Vance Birthplace State
Historic Site near Asheville
during the past school term.
Situated in Reems Creek
Valley twelve miles northeast
of Asheville, the restored
birthplace of North Caro
lina’s Civil War governor,
Zebulon Baird Vance, is one
of fifteen State Historic
Sites administered by the
Slate Department of Archives
and History. It was opened to
the public in 1961 and this
year observed its tenth anni
versary.
Four large .groups from
Brevard »mv«r High, whose
principal is John R. Huggins,
turned the site to set the
attendance record. Winecoff
Flementary School of Bahar
rns County ranked second in
visitation at t.he Vance site,
and Mars Hill Elementary
School of Madison County
was third.
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093-6048
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ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE
In the General Coart Of Justice
Superior Court Division
State of North Carolina
Transylvania County
Having qualified as Admin
istrator of the estate of Betty
S. Williams of Transylvania
County, North Carolina, this
is to notify all persons having
claims against the estate of
said Betty S. Williams to pre
sent them to the undersigned
within fi months from date of
the publication of this notice
or same will be pleaded in bar
of their recovery. All persons
indebted to said estate please
make immediate payment.
This the 1st day of July,
1971.
ARNOLD WILLIAMS
c'o Ramsey, Hill Smart
& Ramsey
Post Office Box 426
Brevard, N. C.
Cecil ,J. Hill, Attorney.
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