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PAGE SIX THE FRANKLIN PRESS AND THE HIGHLANDS MACON IAN THURSDAY, FEB. 24, MM 4-H Club Boys And Girls Urged To Prepare For Show By S. W. MENDENHALL, County Agent In view of the increased interest in dairying and the constant and growing demand for better cattle as well as more dairy products, there is ,no reason why the 4-H club. 'boys' and girls should not pre pare to share the returns from such, demands. Good dairy cattle always bring a good price and their products can be profitably sold at all times. ..;' Last year 12 head of dairv cat tie were in the show, here at Frank lin and six head were shown at Ashevillc. A total of $30 and a pure bred calf was given in prizes here .at Franklin and a total of $4i w;ts won by Macon county boys at the Asheville show. Macon county can be ..developed into a livestock county providing the farmers and the boys and girls become interested in the production of better livestock. Of. all 'the soil improvement work that is being done, as yet nothing has been found that will equal the application of good stable manure. The main object for conducting work with 4-H boys and girls in dairy cattle and holding a dairy cattle show is to demonstrate that a dairy calf properly cared for from the beginning makes a better dairy animal at maturity., It also creates by competition an interest for better dairy cattle. The 4-H club member also obtains valuable information regarding the feeding, fitting and the true sportsn .uisnip that is displayed in the showing. All boys and girls between the age of 10 and 12 years are eligible to enter a Guernsey heifer calf or cow in the show. Calves must ue at least six months old at the time of the show which will be in -i lie early fall. The animals will be classed in three classes. Six months to one year, one year to two years, and two years and over. There will be three cash prizes of $5, $3, and $2 for each class. A pure bred Guernsey heifer calf will be given as a grand champion prize. Boys and girls, who plan to place an entry in this show should give their name and the number of ani mals they expect to exhibit, to the county agent as soon as possible so that work can be started on the conditioning of these .animals. WHEN COLDS BRING Relieves THROAT PAIN RAWNESS I Enters Body through Stomach and Intestines to Ease Pain The speed with which Bayer tab let act in relieving the distressing symptoms of colds and accompa ny ing sore throat is utterly amazing . . . and the treatment is simple and pleasant. This is all you do. Crush and dissolve three genuine Bayer Aspirin tablets in one-third glass of water. Then gargle with this mixture twice, holding your bead well back. This medicinal gargle will act almost like a local anesthetic on the sore, irritated membrane of your throat. Pain eases promptly; rawness is relieved. You will say it is remarkable. And the few cents it costs effects a big saving over expensive "throat Sargles" and strong medicines, .na when you buy, see that you get genuine BAYER ASPIRIN. I.I ronia V TABLETS 2 FULL DOZEN 25c Virtually 1 cent a tablet 1 Y 'StfX Federal Housing Program Will Aid Home Builders The Federal Housing Adminis tration program under the amended law, signed by President Roosevelt on Thursday, February 3, 1938, is designed to assist families of mod erate means to obtain adequate and decent housing on the most favor able terms in the history of the country. It deals solely with projects and mortgages that are considered eco nomically sound. It is designed to be largely self-sustaining through the operation of a federal mortgage insurance system which has 'been carefully established and success fully operated since 1934. The housing administration is authorized to insure a total of $4 U(X),000,000 outstanding at any one time and with the approval of the President this amount may be in creased to $3,000,000,000. Small Homes Financing The total maximum annual carry ing charge for an tHA insured mortgage on which a commitment is issued hereafter will be five and one-lialf per cent. ThisT will Include five per cent interest and one-half of one per cent mortgage insurance premium. In the case of newly constructed homes .securing mortgages not ex-t ceeding $5,400 and meeting certain other conditions the premium rate will be one-fourth of one per cent, making the total annual carrying charge to the borrower five and one-fourth per cent. The annual service charge of one half of one per cent which the lending institutions have been per mitted to charge under FHA regu lations will be discontinued on all mortgages for which a commit ment to insure is issued hereafter. The insurance premium in the future will be based upon the out standing balance instead . of the original face value of the mortgage as provided in the old law. Elimination of the annual service charge and the reduced cost of the mortgage insurance will- represent a maximum saving of approximately one per -cent per-armum to home builders and ' buyers on newly con structed houses carrying mortgages of $5,400 or less. On all other in surable mortgages the saving will be approximately three-fourths of one per cent per annum. On newly constructed houses ap praised at $6,000 or less, the min imum permissible down payment or equity requirement will be re duced from 20 per cent to 10 per cent. Thus, on a $6,000 newly con structed house, the minimum down payment woujd be $600 and . the maximum insurable mortgage would To Stabilize Crop Prices New Farm Program Designed The new farm bill, recently en acted into law, will . unloose a double-barrelled attack on soil losses and crop i surpluses, accord-f ing to E. Y. Floyd, AAA execu tive officer at State college. The agricultural conservation program, which has already been mapped out and placed before farm ers, will be continued along with payments to growers who carry out soil Building practices. Included in the .new act are pro visions designed to control sur pluses of tobacco, cotton, wheat, rice, And corn. Through the con trol of bumper crops, it is expected that farm income will be improved, Floyd said. In addition,' the new act intends to protect the consumer as well as the farmer. By storing away sur plus wheat and then releasing it when necessary, a fairly constant level will be maintained. Also crop insurance will be provided wheat growers. Under the agricultural conserva tion program, North Carolina's flue cured tobacco allotment for 1938 will be 570,000 to 580,000 acres, while the cotton allotment is 902, 525 acres. One of the provisions of the new farm legislation calls for the establishment of marketing quotas on the five basic crops if supplies reach top-heavy levels. After the secretary of agriculture announces that quotas will be clamped on a particular crop, growers of that commodity will be given a chance to express their approval or dis approval in a referendum. If more be $5400, representing 90 per cent oi the appraised value. ' On newly constructed houses ap praised at $10,000 or less, the in surable limit will be 90 per cent of the appraised value up to $6,(XA plus 80 per cent of the appraised value above $6,000. For example, oi. a 'newly' constructed $10,000 house the minimum down payment woulu be $1,400 and the insurable mort gage limit would be $8,600. On a other homes housing from one to four families, the insurable mort gage limit will remain at 80. per cent of the1 appraisal, value, but nq. in excess of $16,000 under any cir cumstances. ' Modernization and Repair Program Notices have been sent to 7,000 lending institutions throughout tin: United States authorizing them tc begin making modernization and repair loans under Title I of the amended Act. . Persons, partnerships and corpor ations are eligible to borrow mone under the, modernization and repaii credit plan. The borrower mus have an assured income, demon strate his ability to repay the loan and own the property to be im proved or have a lease on it run ning at least six months longer than the term of the loan. Amounts up to $10,000 may be borrowed to repair or- improve ex isting structures and amounts up to $2,500 may be 'borrowed for ' the erection of new structures. ' Repayment of the loans may be spread over a period not to exceed five years for modernization and repair work and not to exceed 10 years for the erection of new struc tures for residential use. Banks and other lending institu tions will be insured against losses up to 10 per cent of the total loans they make .under the new Title 1 program. If the loan is made for the pur pose of building a new home, secur ity will be required in the form of a mortgage or deed of trust cover ing the property improved. In ad dition, there will be certain general construction 1 requirements which will assist in protecting the invest ment of the home owner. The provision for these new homes costing not in excess of $2, 500 under Title . I should not be confused with the plan of home ownership sponsored under Title II of the-Act. The facilities afforded under Title I are intended prim--arily for those citizens who live on farms, or in rural areas or in the marginal zone surrounding the larg er cities where the standards estab lished by the mutual mortgage in surance are not applicable. than onerthird of the farmers vote against the quota it will not be effective. A referendum among producers of flue-cured tobacco has already been called. Should . the growers vote favorably, North Carolina's quota would be close to 500,000,000 pounds, or about. 70 per cent of the total. Any farmer who grew tobacco in 1937 will be eligible to vote. Because of the bumper cotton crop last year which resulted in a huge carry-over, the secretary has announced thatquotas will be plac ed on this crop. As in the case of tobacco, farmers will be given a chance to express their wishes. Burley tobacco quotas will not be effective at the present time, but if a large 1938 crop should re sult before the opening of markets next fall, quotas will be proclaimed. Floyd explained that acreage al lotments are separate from market ing quotas under the new act. Most of the acreage allotments have al ready been set up under the agri cultural conservation program, These were determined after a de tailed study had been made of, -the supply on hand and the amount of the crop which farmers might pro duce in 1938 to bring reasonable prices. For instance, after taking ,a look at the large crop of flue-cured to bacco in 1937 which resulted in an unusually heavy carry-over, it ' was decided that growers could not plant more than 570,000 to 580,000 acres in North Carolina this year if they wished to keep market prices up. Thus the allotment was Set between those figures. The marketing quota becomes ef fective if the- secretary sees that the allotment will be exceeded, Floyd explained. North Carolina's quota for flue cured leaf will be divided up among tobacco-producing counties, then apportioned to communities, and fanally down to ' individual farms. Marketing in excess of the quota' established becomes subject to pen alty. Supplies withheld under the quotas may be released under cer tain conditions to meet any need that might develop. Floyd said the act will be ad ministered locally as were the other programs in the past. CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our sincere thanks and appreciation for the many acts of kindness and sym pathy shown by our friends and neighbors during the sickness and death of our dear husband and father. We wish to thank our friends and relatives for the beau tiful floral offerings. MRS. OSCAR L DOBSON AND CHILDREN. PAW VJ NO DESK IS COMPLETE WITHOUT A MARKWELL STAPLER We can furnish a stapler for your every require ment. "A liberal trade-in allowance on your old machine. We carry a full line of staples at all times. THE FRANKLIN PRESS ? ..' Franklin, N. C. WE CARRY A FULL LINE OF . Farm Machinery Plows, Harrows, Corn Planters Genuine Repairs Garden Tools for Your Every Need A WIDE RANGE. OF OTHER EQUIPMENT SEE US BEFORE YOU BUY WE WILL SAVE YOU MONEY Macon County Supply Co. Hardware, Mill Supplies, Farm Implements LYMAN HIGDON AND HARVE BRYANT, Mgrt. Minerals Received From Porto Rico Mrs. Henry Slagle, who is spend ing the winter withther son, Dr. Dick Slagle, in Porto Rico, has had sent to Franklin, through the Porto Rico Bureau of Mines, an interest ing collection of minerals found in the island. No precious metals are included in the collection, but it contains several specimens, similar to the minerals found in this sec Catholic Services in Franklin Father Howard V. Lane, of Waynesville, will conduct services for members of the Catholic faith in Franklin as follows : Morning Mass on the second and fourth Sundays of each month in the Ariierican Legion hall on Main street, at 8 a. m. Instructions for the children on the first and third. Mondays at 4:15 p. m. . All are welcome to attend these services, Dont be satisfied with ordinary baby powders, that are not anti septic. Without paying a cent more you can get Mennen Anti septic Powder which not only does everything that other baby powders do, but also sets up an antiseptic conditidn that fights off germs and skin infections. It stops chafing and rawness, too. Buy it at your druggist's today. , if -
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