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Sapphire Country Most Picturesque Of Mountain Region The Sapphire Country of western.: North Carolina, beautified by num erous waterfalls and a rich profus-. ion of forests and wildflowers, is one of the most picturesque moun tain regions in the world. Although its name from the gem ' sometimes found throughout the region, no sapphire is half so blue as the peaks behind which the sun sets in such majestic beauty. Around the horizon one line of blue, wav ing mountains succeeds another, antil the farthest can scarcely be distinguished from the blue of the sky. Castellated heights that pierce the clouds are sternally wrapped in deepest purple and tyue. No scen ery in the Appalachians can match the surpassing grace found in Tran sylvania's undulating mountains, the rugged beauty of Macon and Jackson county ranges, and the sparkling cascades that plane down mauntainsides, or suspend their colorful rainbows abruptly from some height. At Bridal Veil, a little stream drops across the highway; at Dry Falls, visitors walk behind the roaring river. An unspoiled wildnese, the moun tains of the Sapphire Country are heavily clothed with virgin timber and mountain flora, presenting at once unusual scenic beauty, and act ing as nature's purifier of air and water. Massive, Whiteside, the larg est mountain of solid rock in East-j -era America, bold Devil's Court- j house, the Ghimney Top, Rock! Mountain, and numerous crystal -clear lakes and streams are out-! standing scenic points in this area.' .Brevara, entrance to tne »ap- ^ phire Country, is a resort town not-1 ed for its surrounding region of; ' beautiful waterfalls. This is the 'South's greatest center for sum mer camps, filled each year by boys; and girls from all sections of the United States. Here also is a sum mer music camp and an annual mu sic festival. At Sapphire, High Hampton, Highlands, Cashiers, and Franklin tourist facilities and ac comodations are well established. Rowing, swimming, trout fishing, tennis, golfing, motoring, hiking, and horseback riding are all popu lar sports in this summmer play ground. For eight years, High Hampton ■was the private estate and summer hone of the famous Hamptons of South Carolina. Here gathered xnany men famous in the history of ■ the South, Christopher and Wade Hampton, John G. Calhoun, the Prestons, Haskells and others.. It is; now a lodge with cottages attached.! The entire section of North Caro lina "has long been a mecca for - scientists. A privately-owned mu seum of natural history and labor-1 atory research are maintained at' Highlands. The region is particular ly interesting to botanists, since this is the southern terminus of the •great Canadian forest system, apd there is a wide variety of plant life. The rare flower, shortia, grows only 3aere. j Two great National Forests ex tend into the Sapphire Country, the Pisgah and Nantahala. Permits to responsible citizens are issued by the U. S. Forest Service for camp sites and cabins. The Service has es tablished several desirable home sites in the Sapphire Country, which may be leased at low cost. Summer homes, built to Forest Standards, may be constructed tfn these home sites. THroughout l>oth forests, the for est service maintains public use areas, which include camping and picnicing grounds, lakes, trails, overlooks and other facilities. Dom inating the eastern entrance is rug ged Mt. Pisgah, accessible almost to the top by a modern road. A five mile stretch of the Blue Ridge Park way climbs high above the sapphire valley itself and is now open to motorists. Control Of Root-Knot Discussed In Bulletin A ^new bulletin on root-knot, a summer * vegetable disease which is caused by microscopic eelworms or nematodes, has just been published hy the State College Extension Ser vice. The publication was prepared by Dr. D. E. Ellis, associate professor of plant pathology for the Agricul tural Experiment Station, who says root-knot causes a loss of at least $1,000,000 in North Carolina gar dens every year. Damage from the disease, Ellis says, includes the a bandonment of many garden sites and the loss of thousands of bushels of fresh vegetables each year. "Much of this loss is needless be cause highly effective and practical methods for combating nematodes have developed," the pathologist de clares. The effects of root-knot are la miliar to most gardeners. The most striking symptoms is the conspic uous swellings or galls on the roots. These galls soon rot, new root grow th is retarded or prevented, and the plant cannot obtain sufficient water and mineral salts for normal growth. Severely affected plants are stunt ed, frequently wilt on hot summer days, and eventually may be killed. Plants less seriously affected may survive but have a sickly appearance and yield poorly. Control measures, says Ellis, in clude early planting of vegetable crops, rotation of crops on two or more garden sites, and treating the soil with chemicals which are known to be effective in controlling the root-knot nematode. Complete in formation on soil-treatment mater ials is given in a table on the back page of the circular. The publication is entitled "Con trol Root-Knot in the Vegetable Garden" and is designated as Ex tension Circula No. 337. A copy may be obtained free from the local county agent or by writing the Agri cultural Editor, State College Sta tion, Raleigh. Close to 50 per cent of the farms in North Carolina are opei-ated by tenants. The lowest farm-tenant rate in the nation is Maine, with 7.6 per cent, while the highest is Mississippi, with 70.1 per cent. JDear Louisa: I am a girl of sixteen and I have -very nice parents and I love them "very much. But my mother has been xather strict with me and has taught me to not run after the boys. Now this is my problem. All of the girls in my crowd call Tap the ,boys over the 'phone, ask them for dates and even take them to ride. One, boy I know who want ed to take me to a dance was asked by one of these girls before he could ask me. This leaves me in a spot. What must I do? Keep on acting nice or start running after the boys? G. L.—IOWA. Answer: Times have certainy changed. The way that girls go after their dates now-a-days would have been a scan dal twenty years ago. Thg'y went after them then in a way, but not so that the public could see. As to whether the boys like it or not depends on the individual. Some boys run all the faster when some one gets in behind them and others feel extremely flattered and can be captured by any persevering female who calls up enough and flatters them enough. I think the flattery is really the crucial move. All boys like to hear how wonderful they are and no mat ter how asburd the compliments are they swallow them all and wait for more. I think G. L., that it might be well for you to work out a compro mise plan. Don't sit back and wait for your dates but don't be obvious ly aggressive. Give the boys plenty of opportunity to ask for dates and give them an earful of praises when you do have one. There is no per centage in cheapening yourself by calling them over the 'phone unless you have something definite to tell or ask them. Life is really a race, with all the rules reversed and the female sex in full pursuit. LOUISA. Dear Louisa: I have two small children. My husband goes to work very early in the morning and doesn't come home until night. He loves to play with the children and although the i book says they should be in bed, I let them stay up for about two hours after he gets in. In order that they may suffer no bad effects from these late hours, I make them take a long rest in the middle of the day. This also gives j me a chance to get a short nap. It has worked out just fine. When my husband comes home I am not over tired and he has a chance to get ac quainted with his children. YOUNG MOTHER—PENN. Answer: I think you are a very sensible young mother. You know the rules but you also know when to break them. Address your letters to: "Louisa, P. O. Box 532 Orangeburg, S. C. 1-DWARF MARIGOLD 2-NASTURTIUM Gay Flower Beds Enhance Ranch House Appearance Landscape planting about a house should be a decoration, carefully planned to enhance the beauty of the building, completing an attrac tive picture a3 it is viewed from the street. When tall trees dwarf the house, and over-large shrubs .and ever greens hide it, and prevent the oc cupants from seeing out of the win dows, the planting has not achieved its purpose. Examples of such failures are frequently given by modern one story homes planted with the shrubs ahd evergreens. Only low growing plants should be planted in front of low homes; and the brightly colored annuals of dwarf habit are widely accepted as the most suitable plants for this purpose. Their color gives a welcome touch, and they leave the view from windows unobstructed. Seed may be started early in seed-boxes in doors, and grown to a size suitable for transplanting by the time the soil can be prepared. There are many varieties which will grow quickly from seed sown directly in the border where the plants are to grow, and they will bloom until freezing weather comes in the fall. Besides providing a decoration for the house, many an nuals are suitable for cutting, to be used in the house. Dwarf double French marigolds, for planting as shown in the illus tration, come in tones of orange, yellow and maroon, with several two-tone blends of these colors. Fragrant, dwarf nasturtiums, in various tones of red, orange and yellow, harmonize with the mari golds, and will make a striking frame of bright color to enhance the beauty of a ranch house of grey, blue, or brown. Old Newspapers for sale at The Progress office at 5c bundle WSPA — Every Day! "YOUR ESSO REPORTER" Four Times Daily — Monday thru Saturday 7;55 AM 6:00 PM 12:15 PM* 11:00 PM (''Saturday—12:30 PM) CBS \\TCL O A WSPA-FM 950 KC VVOrA 98.9 MC FIPST NATIONAL PANk: MARION. ^ N.C. W. R. CHAMBERS, President W. L. MORRIS. Viee-Pre«ideni W. F. GRANT, Cashier PRINTING * t is one of our big lines. Prompt service, careful attention and expert work keeps our printing department growing Mcdowell publishing company Phone 64 The Big Oil Interests vs The People of North Carolina NORTH CAROLINA will not be deceived by the Big Oil Interest^ and their im ported propaganda expert. If Big Oil is so concerned about the people of our State and our pocketbooks, why did they raise the price of gasoline within the last four months? The. truth is obvious. They are fighting the Road Bonds because the only increase in taxes to pay for the Bonds will be the lc per gallon increased gaso line tax. Evidently, if there is any increasing to be done, Big Oil wants it all. Big Oil attempts to scare-confuse-and defeat by saying how much money the State will have without the Road Bonds. But they don't tell you that the war-accumulated surplus is about used up. They don't tell you that WITH OUT THE ROAD BONDS, THE HIGHWAY COMMISSION WILL NOT HAVE AS MUCH MONEY TO BUILD ROADS IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS AS IT WILL HAVE SPENT IN THE PAST THREE. The Road Bonds are absolutely needed if North Carolina is to carry out its PROGRAM OF PROGRESS. We stand now on the threshold. Every time North Carolina has acted courageously to invest in its own people and future the result has been magnificent. SO SHALL IT BE again on June 4th when the decision of "The Big Oil Interests vs. The People of North Carolina" is rendered at the polls. ROAD FACTS What Is The Better Roads ProgramT The plan calls for the paving of 12,000 miles of secondary roads and placing 35,000 miles of roads in all-weather conditions. Who Will Benefit From This Program? Directly or Indirectly, every man, woman, and child will benefit For example, only one-third of the miles traveled by school ixises are now paved. Pro duce to market problems will be eased tor thous ands. Nor will the citv tolks who benefited most from the Road Program of the I920's be helping onlv their rural fellow citizens. It the financial pressure to' secondary 'oad improvements is re lieved. the Highwav Commission will nave more money to spend tor orimary -oads Good roads are good for everyone Who Will Pay For The Program? Highwav users. The Rood bonds will not increase land taxes, income taxes, soles taxes, etc. Repay ments on the bonds will be made from highway funds, not the General Fund. We repeat to' em phasis. The onlv increase in taxation will be the ic oer qallon increased qasoline tax Can The Program Re Completed In Four Years? The bonds will be issued only as they 'are needed and only as the money con be used wisely and eco nomically. It is not anticipated that the program can be completed in four years but the authoriza tion for a full program is necessary for sound plan ning. Why Not Authorize The Bonds Gradually? Although, as just stated, the money need not be borrowed all at one time, sound planning neces sitates its being authorized all at one time. If tha Highwav Commission knows the money is available, road plans can be projected on a broad scale. Proper planning will enable builders to operate on long stretches at a time. This will speed up con struction and save money. The expensive cost of moving heavy epuipment from one smoll iob to an other can be minimized. Long haul oi material from its point of oriqin con be reduced. Who Will Sag Where. When, and How The Honey Is To Be Spent? The law specifies how much is to be spent in each county. There can be no question therefore of equitable distribution. The Council of State will approve the sale of the bonds as the money is needed. The State Highway Commission will make the con tracts. FOR \ j \ / A BETTER NORTH CAROLINA / SCHOOLS ROADS 1 BETTER SCHOOLS ANO ROADS COMMITTEE
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