Vance County Weekly
Extension News
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home demonstration Agent
Nothing adds more to the festive
Pl; j r it of Christmas than a wide as
sortment of home-made candies, says
Ruth Current, State Home Demon
stration Agent.
There should b e several pounds of
pulled mints, chocolate and carmel
fudge, nut and fruit bonbons, and
cherry carmels.
By following the simple rule of
candy making and having faith in
vour own art rather than believing
that luck plays a large part, a variety
of candies can be made at home, Miss
Current pointed out. Not only will the
h om e made product be beautiful to
look at but satisfying as well.
When a recipe calls for cooking to
the “soft ball” stage of the “hard
bail” stage, it means just that, she
vent on. This test is made by drop
ping a small amount of the boiling
syrup in a half cup of cold water.
Then by feeling, one can judge
whether the candy has reached the
••soft ball” or “hard ball” or the stif
fer stages called for in the recipe.
yiiss Current declared that one of j
the most common mistakes made is
that of beating candies as they are
removed from the fire. This makes a
•rrainy. sugary, inferior candy.
Fudge should be cooked to the
••soft ball' stage, removed from the
fire, and allowed to cool until luke
warm. Then it should be beat until
the whole mixture has crystallized.
With an ample supply of candies
on hand, there will be something to
satisfy the sweet tooth of the hungry
crowd of young people when they
come in from a theatre party or to
those guests who drop in.
May You Enjoy This
Holiday Season
If this season is one of joy to you
and if the New Year brings pros
perity to you then will our wish be
fulfilled.
We feel that the New Year will do
us a good turn by giving us your
continued patronage.
H. & R. Clothing Co.
Mrs. Stella Hamm, Prop.
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Dairymen To Find Winter
Profitable.
Dairymen will probably find the
winter of 1937-38 one of their most
since IMO. A. C. Kimrey, of
North n ’ Said the
North Carolina dairy situation.
f - e explained that the production
, feed, grains and hay in 1937 has
been large in relation to livestock
numbers and that feed prices during
the current feeding season will aver
age decidedly less than a year earlier.
Kimrey also pointed out that milk
production per cow is likely to aver
age th e highest since the winter of
1931-32. An increase of three to five
percent from October through next
May over the like preceding period is
expected. Most of this will occur after
the first of the year.
In numbers, milk cows this winter
will probably average about the same
as last winter. There may even be a
slight increase, Kimrey stated.
Feed prices already are lower in re
lation to dairy products, and in the
next few months, feeders will be at a
much greater advantage than they
they were last winter.
The number of milk cows, which is
now six per cent less than the peak
four years ago, appears to have pass
ed the low point, the State College
extension dairyman said. However,
the number is still somewhat below
average in proportion to population.
If the price of cattle continues high,
as now seems probable, a point may
be reached soon when large numbers
of farmers will begin to hold back
breeding stock to increase their herds.
This would reduce the marketings of
cows and heifers, Kimrey said, and
Mob Scene from a Pre-Christmas Play
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New York is shown at the height of its annual Christmas shopping spree, with buyers jamming the aisles
of department stores and sales girls wishing more ardently than any youngster that Santa would hurry up
and get here. Millions jammed the department stores of Gotham. The picture above shows a small corner
of a great store. (Central Press)
support or probably increase prices.
Question: What kind of eggs are
best for hatching purposes?
Answer: Eggs for hatching should
be clean, fresh, well-formed, of good
shell texture with color conforming
to requirements of the breed, and
should weigh 24 ounces to the dozen.
All round, short, or thin shelled eggs
together with those having ridges a
lound them should be discarded when
selecting eggs for hatching. All eggs
should be collected two or three times
a day to prevent chilling and those
selected for hatching should be stored
in a cool place where the temperature
does not fall below forty or rise above
seventy degrees.
Question: How much tobacco seed
should be used in seeding the plant
bed?
Answer: One ounce of §eed will be
sufficient for 300 square yards of bed,
but a more convenient measure is to
use one tablespoonful of recleaned
seed to each 100 square yards. The
seed should be mixed with cottonseed
meal, dry sand, ashes, or fertilizer be
fore sowing, and a more uniform
stand will b e secured if half +he seed
is sown in one direction and the re
maining seed sown across the bed at
Tight angles to the first seeding. The
bed is then packed by running a light
roller over it, tamping it with th e feet
with a board attached to the end
of a short pole. For stiff, heavy soils
the bed should not be tamped, but
the seed should he whipped in lightly
with a brush broom.
Question: Han beef be preserved on
the farm in the same manner as pork?
Answer: Yes. Any part of the beef
carcas can be corned, but as a usual
thing the rounds or hindquarters are
dried. Cut the meat into five or six
pound chunks and rub with salt. Then
pack in a clean vessel or hard wood
or stoneware and ’ cover with the
pickle containing one and one-half
pounds of salt, one ounce of salt peter,
one-quarter-pound of sugar or syrup,
and one gallon of pure water. Let the
meat remain in the pickle for about
two weeks and then smoke lightly to
improve the flavor, hang in a cool
place and use as needed.
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HENDERSON, (N. DAILY DISPATCH FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1937
FARM TENANTS IN
17 COUNTIES AIDED
Government To Assist Them
In Becoming Owners of
Their Property
Raleigh, Dec. 24 —'Seventeen North
Carolina counties have been desig
nated in which loans will be made be
fore next June 30 to help farm ten
ants become owners, as authorized by
the Bankhead-Jones farm tenant act.
The information was given out here
today by Vance E. Swift, State Direc
tor of the Farm Security Administra
tion, U. S. Administration, U. S. Dept,
of Agriculture, who said he had just
received the official announcement
from Regional Director George S. Mit
chell.
The state farm tenant committee
recommended the counties selected.
The counties designated for this state
are: Caswell, Chatham, Cleveland,
Edgecombe, Franklin, Guilford, Hen
derson, Hertford, Iredell, Madison,
Onslow, Orange, Richmond, Robeson,
Union, Washington and Wilkes.
Tenant purchase loans are being
made during the first year to only a
limited number of counties in each
state, Mr. Swift said, in order that the
$10,000,000 appropriated for the first
year may be fairly apportioned among
the several states and in order that
the administrative costs may be held
to the minimum set by Congress. The
distribution of ’ funds by states has
been made in accordance with farm
population and the percentage of ten
ancy.
Not more than 10 nor fewer than
five tenant purchase loans will be
made this year in any one county se
lected. Applications for these loans
will be filed with County Supervisors.
County Committees, consisting of
three reputable farmers, will examine
applications, appraise farm applicants
purpose to purchase and recommend
applicants who have the character,
ability and experience deemed neces
sary for successful farm ownership.
The money will be lent to aid tenant
families to purchase and approve fam
ily-sized farms and to become more
secure in their farming operations by
the use of better farming practices.
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NOTICE OF COMMISSIONER’S
SALE.
Under and by virtue of an order of
the Superior Court of Vance County,
N. C., made in the special proceed
ing, entitled Bessie R. Finch and hus
band, S. W. Finch, E. C. Reavis and
wife, Rose R. Reavis, Gladys R.
Mabry and husband, C. J. Mabry, A.
W. Reavis and wife, Nannie F. Reavis.
P. F. Reavis and wife, Mae S. Reavis :
Ruth R. Shaw and husband, J. T.
Shaw, M. W. Reavis, (single), J. A.
Reavis and wife, Curlie G. Reavis,
heirs of W. Harvey Reavis, deceased,
ex parte, the same being No. 4042 up
on the special proceeding docket of
said court, the undersigned commis
sioner will, on Monday, the 10th day
of January, 1938, at 12 o’clock, at the
courthouse door in Henderson, N. C.,
offer for sale to the highest bidder
for cash, the following described
property:
Bounded on the North by the lands
of the heirs of John Smith, (now
Henderson and Warren ton old road),
on the East by the lands of Stephen
Mabry’s heirs, (now E. G- Finch’s
heirs), on the South by the lands of
M. Buchanan, (now Norman N.
Harris), on the West by the lands of
D. H. Reavis’ heirs, it being that tract
of 147 1-4 acros, (less 60 acres, and
less 1-4 acre), of land bought by R.
P. Reavis, W. H. Reavis and Charity
Kearney from James A. Crews and
wife, Martha A. Crews by deed dated
December the 13th, 1877, which deed
is duly registered in Warren County,
N. C., in Book 42, Page 337, to which
deed reference is hereby made. Also
deed Book 8, Fage 274, in Vance Coun
ty Register of Deed’s office.
There is excepted from the above
described tract of land, a 60 acre tract
of land sold to C. B. Reavis, March
16th, 1914. See deed recorded in Reg
ister of Deed’s office, Vance County,
N. C„ Book 65, Page 153. There is also
1-4 of an acre excepted and reserved
as a burial ground and is now used
as such, with suitable ingress and
egress. Excluding the above excep
tions, this tract of land contains 87
acres, more or less.
This the 9th day of December, 1937.
E. C. REAVIS,
Commissioner.
R. B. Carter, Attorney.
Borrowers will have the advantage of
County Farm Security Supervisors in
building their houses and in making
plans to do better farming, Mr. Swift
said. 4
Land purchase loans may be equal
to the full value of the farms and bor
rowers have up to 40 years in which
to repay. The interest rate is 3 per
cent per annum.
Mr. Swift stated that the tenant land
purchase program is being administ
ered in connection with the rehabili
tation and farm debt adjustment pro
gram of the Farm Security Adminis
tration. He further stated that al
though land purchase loans are limit
ed, regular rehabilitation loans for
such items as seed, fertilizer, livestock
and farm tools are available in every
county to eligible farmers and farm
tenants unable to secure suitable cred
it elsewhere. Rehabilitation loans do
not include money for purchase of
land, he said.
In addition to assistance rendered
borrowers by County and Home Sup
ervisors, County Agents, Extension
Specialists and the College of Agri
culture are co-operating in providing
technical farming advice, Mr. Swift
said.
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For Your Kindness
And Consideration
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The kindness you have shown us will linger as a bright
spot in our past and will remain with us in the future
as a happy memory.
With the merry notes of Christmas Cheer ringing may
we show our appreciation by wishing for you and yours
a joyous and happy season of mirth.
Henderson Furniture Co.
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