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PAGE TWO Greensboro Boy Was Hero Os Great Submarine Disaster Closing Os Door Saved 321 Lives. Os 59, 33 Are Res cued And 26 Perish. PORTSMOUTH, N. H., May 25. —The heart-rending task of clos ing a watertight compartment door, a door that closed the ave nue of life to 26 shipmates, a door that meant his best friend would drown, a door that shut out swift death for 32 others—that was the apalling duty of Electri cian’s Mate Lloyd B. Maness, of Greensboro, N. C., as the subma rine Squalus sank to the ocean’s bottom Tuesday. True to navy discipline, he did it, and he added grimly today, “I'd do the same thing again if circumstances required.” During the day, survivor after survivor had named the boyish looking Maness, still in his ear ly twenties, as the hero of the disaster, the hero who with sup erhuman effort had slammed the door against the inrushing water. But Maness grieved for his pal, Sherman Shirley, of Little Rock, Ark., who was somewhere on the other side of that fateful bar rier. Os the 59 in the Squalus, 33 were rescued and 26 perished. The sub is going to be raised from the bottom of the icy ocean. Helton News Helton wes recently represent er at the New York World’s Fair by Dale Eller, a son of Rev. and Mrs. E. A. Eller. Rev. and Mrs. Lee Waddell and Mrs. Mary Hurley attended the baptizing at Landmark and then the singing convention at Jeffer son Sunday. Miss Mattie Campbell spent part of last week visiting her Un cle and Aunt, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Segraves of West Jefferson. Mr. John Easterman has re cently purchased a part of the D. F. Porter farm. Mrs. O. B. Bohannon of Win ston-Salem and Miss Nona Wad dell of Greensboro are spending this week with their father Mr. Robert Waddell and brothers, Carl and Bradford. Mrs. Guy Spencer and Miss Nancy Lee Jones spent Tuesday in West Jefferson. Mrs. E. A. Eller is indisposed at this writing. Mrs. Wayne McClure under went an operation for appendici tis in the Wilkes Hospital last ■week. She is doing nicely since being operated on. Mr. Grant Eller was a business visitor in North Wilkesboro last Friday. Miss Alta Pasley spent one night the past week with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Keaton of Long Branca. Mr. Oscar Richardson and daughter, Mabel, of Rugby, Va., visited Mr. and Mrs. John Barker Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Gualtney and two children, Dawn and Freddie, of Rugby, Va., spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Cooper. Mr. Gaither Eesterman is re covering from a severe case of chicken pox. Mr. Tom Testerman and Mr. Wayne McClure spent Sunday with Mrs. McClure in the Wilkes Hospital. Add Value To Your Home With Paint Paint adds value to O J 1 your home because it preserves it as well as increasing its beauty ROGERS MACHINE . . We recommend Rogers Paints for MADE HOUSE PAINT beautiful lasting fin- ishes. JJ) n UU ALWAYS GAL. 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Just like any other meals, a good variety of food is advisable. Perhaps the family would like hamburger cakes broiled over an open fire. Or they may prefer ba con. Then, they are “kabobs”, these tempting morsels of meat the size of one good picnic bite, which are slipped on a stick, then another bit of meat, and so on. Any kind of meat may be used — beef, veal, pork, lamb, and oth ers. Other families may prefer wei« ners, the old picnic stand-by, roasted over an open fire. A piece of cheese wrapped in a piece of bacon can be cooked the same way. With a frying pan along, scrambled eggs—or even scram bled eggs and bacon —may be cooked. Then there are other hot dish es that go well at a picnic which can be cooked at home. Some of these are scalloped potatoes, baked beans, chicken stew, meat loaf, and brunswick stew. These foods can be kept hot for some time by wrapping them in seve ral thicknesses of paper. Miss Brooks also advises the inclusion of green vegetables to give crispness to the picnic lunch. Tender lettuce, radishes, and young onions are growing in ma ny North Carolina gardens at this season of the year. By com bining a number of these, a veg etable salad could provided. The old wheelbarrow has a compact competitor in a new, deep-bodied, two-wheeled carrier now on the market with a full 2 1-2-bushel capacity, rubber tires, and roller bearings. Mrs. Genetia Blevins, Mrs. Reece Jones and Tensie Kay Jones spent Friday night with Mrs. Hurdle Hash and her mo ther Mrs. Ina Senter of Grassy Creek. Mrs. Florence Hall was a Sun day dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Cooper. Mr. Herman Barker of Rugby, Va., visited relatives here Sun day. Mr. Blaine Testerman, Mr. Wil ford Porter, Miss Doris Porter and Miss Alta Pasley attended the Brotherhood meeting at Stur gills, N. C. Sunday. Mr. Lee Deboard was a Sunday visitor in the home of D. F. Por ter. Farmers Plan Attack On Grasshoppers CGALINGA, Calif. ... A poisonous air spray from the air will meet the attack of many millions of grasshoppers threatening large areas of California farmlands. Pleasant Valley Farm officials prepare for the battle to save many thousands of acres. This Month On the Farm JUNE#j^ "It’s time to imitate the bee; The man that slings a wicked hoe Is what the weeds don't like to see/' -Sez Bolivar P., sez he. June is one of the busiest months on a farm. Here are help ful suggestions from State Col lege extension specialists and re search workers which farmers may find both profitable and ad visable: Agronomy Extension Agronomist Enos Blair suggests that since June is harvest time for small grain in North Carolina, the grain should be harvested when it is dry, and if shocked in the field, the shocks should be built so as to with stand wind and so capped as to “shed” rain. The second important job is the ; cultivation of growing crops. Cul tivate corn, cotton, and tobacco steadily during June at least ev- j ery week or ten days. The third job is to get soybeans and cow- , peas planted on the stubble land left after the small grain is har- , vested. Fourth, corn and cotton should receive a top-dressing of nitrate of soda this month. The rule for cotton is at the first chopping and for corn when the plants are two to three feet high. Poultry Roy Dearstyne, head of the State College poultry Depart ment, says hot weather only adds to the problems of the poultry grower. In the case of young birds, some of the things to re member are: vaccinate against pox, eliminate overcrowding, se parate the cockerels from pullets, plan the die.t of growing birds, build summer range shelters, provide plenty of fresh clean wa ter, and check the birds for intes tinal parasites. Then, for older birds, Dearstyne suggests the culling out of unprofitable lay ers, providing ample ventilation in the laying house, checking for lice and mite infestation, remov ing males from flock, collecting eggs several times a day, storing them in a cool, dry, well-venti lated place, and marketing them frequently. Livestock Earl H. Hostetler, professor of animal husbandry, says June is one month when beef cattle, sheep, and swine need but scant attention. The beef cattle and sheep should be on pasture, and except for salt and water, they should not need any additional feed. If permanent pastures are being used, it will be necessary to drench the sheep periodically to control stomach worms. If pigs are to be marketed in Septem ber, they will need to be put on a full feeding of grain, a protein supplement, and mineral in ad dition to pasture. A good pasture with plenty of shade and running water is ideal for dry sows. Seed Storage Here’s a warning from A. D. THE SKYLAND POST, WEST JEFFERSON, N. C. Stuart, seed specialist. He says: “Cotton seed from some of the finest fields in North Carolina were lost to future production last fall because of improper storage. The same thing can hap pen to small grain this summer if the grower fails to handle his grain carefully from field to granary.” Vegetables Robert Schmidt, vegetable hor ticulturist of the Experiment Sta tion, says the first week in June is a good time to set sweet pota to plants. Here are a few things to remember: Set the plants 10 to 12 inches apart in rows 3 to 3 1-2 feet apart. A fairly high ridge seems to be desirable for the Porto Rico variety. If it is necessary to buy plants, insist on certified plants or plants from certified seed. Fertilizer should be applied in the ridge a few days before planting. The recom mended fertilizer should analyze 3 to 4 per cent nitrogen, 8 per cent phosphoric acid, and 8 per cent potash. It should be applied at the rate of 800 pounds to the acre. , Fruits H. R. Niswonger, extension horticulturist, says the first part of June is the best time to apply codling moth bands to apple trees and for catching the worms as they crawl down the trunk of the tree. Prepared poisoned bands may be fastened to the trunk or three layers of six-inch bands of burlap emay be used. Examine these burlap bands every and de stroy the worms which collect under them. Plant Diseases From Dr. R. F. Poole, plant pathologist of the Agricultural Experiment Station, come these suggestions about plant diseases: Let Us ... Do Your... n JOB PRINTING E Letterheads Envelopes Statements Handbills Ruled Forms Booklets The Skyland Post “Keep Posted With The Post” West Jefferson :: North Carolina Lightning Sets Off 500 Sticks Os Dynamite MT. AIRY, May 30.—A bolt of lightning sent off 50 sticks of dynamite, blew a man 20 feet in the air, covered an automobile with debris and performed a deed for the state highway department on the Lowgap highway con struction job three miles from Lowgap last Tuesday and did no damage. The belt struck a tree on the construction job and set off 25 holes of dynamite with 20 sticks in each, which were electrically fused v/hen a sudden thunder stoi’m came up Tuesday after noon, a highway official said to day. “Well, the lightning did the job just as well or better than we could have done it,” he said, “the only exception being it took us 30 minutes to uncover the au tomobile with three unharmed < men in it”. ' A man standing near the scene was blown into the air but un harmed. The unique experience is the first one of its kind on rec ord, the construction foreman said. TUCKERDALE NEWS The farmers in this section are busy with their crops. Mrs. Fred Cox, of Avondale, Pa., is visiting her son, Mr. Paul Tucker, who is right sick. Miss Francis Tucker returned home Saturday from a visit in Virginia. Mrs. Eula Davis and family, of Abingdon, Va., visited at Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Tucker’s Sunday. Several people from this com munity are attending the Chau tauqua at the Foster Memorial. The folks from this place who attended the County Singing Convention at th€ court house Sunday enjoyed it very much. The Tuckerdale choir sang at Bethel church Sunday night. A right good crowd attended. There will be a baptizing at Tuckerdale, the first Sunday in June. A large number is expect ed to be baptized. The public is invited to attend. Do not harvest and sack Irish po tatoes when the soil is wet, since they will heat in the containers and often rot badly. Also avoid harvesting during the mid-day on sultry days as scald and decay may result. In sections where leaf spot diseases have caused heavy losses of cantaloupes and watermelons, resulting in prema ture ripening and poor quality, it is advisable to spray thoroughly with a 2-2-50 Bordeaux mixture. Since early peaches, such as the Red Birds, are susceptible to the fungus that causes brown rot, they should be sprayed from two to three times at ten-day inter vals immediately prior to har vest. EXPERT HIGH QUALITY WORK Remodeling EPAIRING . . Half Soles Heels LOWEST PRICES Quality Shoe Shop ERVIN ELLER, Owner “15 Years of Experience” Across from Post Office West Jefferson, N. C. American farmers received an estimated $463,000,000 for their products in April, a decrease of 5 per cent under the $488,000,000 received during the same month a year ago. Don’t Miss These Smithey Values These are only a few reasons you can save money for the whole family at the family store. Men’s All Wool Suits $9.95 WERE $14.75 Good Summer Colors. Well Tailored. MEN’S CONE FABRIC SANFORIZED WORK SUITS, SHIRTS AND PANTS $2.00 Men’s Dress Shirts - SI.OO MEN’S COOL WEIGHT SUMMER PANTS 89c to $1.98 Men’s Straw Hats - SI.OO Water Proof, Smart Shapes. Men’s Shop Caps - 25c 46” In High Grade OIL Large Size DISH TOW CLOTH at 22c yd. Fancy ELS sc. Get Several. Patterns. Grocery Specials HEAVY FAT BACK Lb. 8c PINK SALMON Can 10c 3 Lbs. PURE LARD 39c 3 Lb. 9 Oz. JAR APPLE BUTTER 29c 10 Lb. BAG of SUGAR -iL—_•l 47c MICHIGAN PEA BEANS Lb. 4c SMITHEY’S “THE FAMILY STORE” WEST JEFFERSON, NORTH CAROLINA FARM BARGAIN For Quick Sale 104 Acre farm, with 8-room residence, in St. Clair dis trict of Smyth County, Virginia. Six miles from Mar ion, Va., on hard surface road. Half mile from Federal- State Route 58 and only mile and one-half from Lee highway. Two and one-half miles south of Chilhowie, Va., within mile and one-half of high school with bus service available. This farm is well watered, has 60 acres, rock free, level, suitable for general farming. Balance of land is good blue grass grazing. Has barn and other out buildings. Plenty of fruit for family use. About 4 1-2 acres of good timber. For sale for $5500.00 —one third cash and balance 1, 2 and 3 years. Communicate with— Walter J. Vernon MARION, VIRGINIA THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1939 Wheat loans on the 1939 crop will be offered producers who keep within their wheat acreage allotment under the 1939 AAA i program, the U. S. Department of Agriculture has announced.
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