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THURSDAY,. MAY,.25, .1939 THE FRANKUN PRESS AND THE HIGHLANDS MACONIAN PAGE NINE rMitlLUJ l!liiVL FII1ISS Much Improvement Shown According' To Report Of Supervisor By means of the assistance that is made available by the' agricul tural conservation program arid handled through the county agent's office, farmers, of Macon county have made marked improvements in their farming methods and have greatly increased the amount of soil building practices and ' other improvements on their farms. The following is a sununary taken from the supervisor's report. Crimson clover seeded in 1930, 237 acres; 1937, 091 acres, and 1938, 1347 acres. Other clovers seeded, 19J7. 94 acres ; 1938, 491 acres. Lespedeza seeded, in 1930, , 1450 acres; 1937, 1538 .'acres, and 1938, 3297 acres. Cowpcas and soybeans seeded in 1930, 1317 acres; 1937, 2531 acres and 1938, 2878 acres. New pastures seeded and old pas tures reseeded in 1938, 2109 acres. In 1938 farmers of the county purchased approximately 1,000 tons of lime. Since March 15 of this year at which time lime was made available through the soil conserva tion program, farmers have already ordered through the county agent's office over 2,000 tons of lime and have bought from other sources ap proximately 1,000 tons. The practices encouraged by the soil conservation program are seed ;n( i-irartirpu preen manure prac- tices, forestry practices and the ap plication of lime and phospnaie. me farmers . who took part in the soil conservation program and carried out some or. all of these practices have greatly improved their farms which is the main object of the program. Also for carrying our these, practices farmers have re ceived a, cash consideration. Farm ers of Macon county received in - - mm m a nnn in A 19J0, $1,3UU; in w .piT.uw, a..v Jn.1938, after all checks have been delivered, farmers will have receiv ed approximately $17,000. Farmers of the county are also showing a marked improvement in their, livestock as is evidenced by the increase of pure bred cattle both dairy and beef type. Eleven pure bred beef bulls and 10 heif ers, and six pure bred Guernsey bulls were .secured 'by farmers of this county during 1938. Committeemen who help admin ister the different agricultural pro grams in the county and the farm ers who participate in' these pro grams should be congratulated on their progress and encouraged to continue this exceptionally good work. Otto By MISS HAZEL BRADLEY Clifton Dillard has returned to his home at Raleigh after a short visit at the home of his sister, Mrs. C. A. Moffitt, where his small daughter is spending a part of the summer. Misses Maybur Hensonj Mildred Moffitt and Pauline. Cabe, who are attending ,s,ummer school at Cullo whee, visited their respective homes over the past week-end. ,,( Memorial Day will be observed on Tuesday, May 30, at the Asbury church. Friends and relatives have re ceived w6rd here' of the death of Mrs. Myrindia Cabe Vinson, wife of Dave Vinson, near Washington, Ga., where she has lived since leav ing Macon county several years ago. She died of a heart attack at the age,; of, 60 years on May 20. Surviving her are her husband,, two daughters and seven sons, of Washington,.;, Ga.; two brothers, Steven Cabe, of . Toccoa, Ga., and TotW L. Cabe, of Otto. Several rel atives attended the funeral and in terment at the Baptist church and cemetery there bn May 21. Little Miss Ruth' Bfyson, of Franklin, had a pleasant visit with Miss Margaret Corbin' last week. ';' Mrs: Allie Garland Vinson, who has been with her husband; Carl Vinson in St. Augustine, Fla,, is visjiting her father, Fate Garland, near here. '" Tit-" anr. Mrs Prince Curtis an- wiunce the birth of a son at their fome on baturoay, May Zog Another King if. Wf) w : i & &m iHrOV King Zog, deposed king of Albania,, is shown with Queen Geraldine, right, In an Istanbul, Turkey, hotel. King Zog received permission from the Turkish government to dwell In Istanbul so long as he refrains from political activity. At the left is Princess Maxhide. Ellijay By MISS HAZEL AMMONS The Ellijay church has organized a prayer meeting for every Wed nesday night. i ' ... . I Rev. Ernest Jamison, of bylva, Pastor of the Ellijay church, fill ed his regular appointment Sunday, and a crowd attended. Several people from this com munity attended the .singing con vention at Walnut Creek Sunday. Mrs. Sarah Price who has Deen ill, is improved. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Rogers and family were visiting . Mrs. Robert Rogers Sunday, who is a. patient in Angel hospital. Mrs. Alex Amnions, and Mrs. Vance Jennings, were visiting their sister and mother, Mrs. Nannie Allen, who is ill at her home at West's Mill. Herman and Eldon Rogers, of Buck Creek, were week-end visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Rogers. Mrs. Carl Peek has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Joe Henry. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cantrell and Church Services St Agnes EpisconaH Church Th Rev. Frank Bloxham, Rector 8 p. m. Evening prayer and sermon. Franklin Methodist Church The Rev. Ivon L. Roberts, Pastor (Each Sunday) 10 a. m. Sunday school. 11 a. m. Worship services. 7:30 p. m. Vesper service. Baptist Church Reb. C. F. Rogers, Pastor 9 :45 a. m. Sunday school. 11 a. m. Preaching service. 7 p. m. B. T. U. 8:00 p. nt. Preaching service. Wednesday, 8 p. m. Prayer service Presbyterian Church Rev. J. A. Flanagan, Pastor Franklin -(Each Sunday) 10 a. m. Sunday school. No preaching .service Sunday, Pastor conducting services in Bry- soh City. ' ' Morrison (Each Sunday) 2 :30 p. m. Sunday school. St. John's Catholic Parish Schedule of Masses: Fmanklin: 2nd and 4th Sunday, 8 a. nv Murphty: Every 1st Sunday, 7 a. m. Hiwasee Dam: 1st Saturday, 8:30 a. m. Cherokee: Every 3rd Sunday, 8 a. m. Waynesville: Every Sunday, 11 a. m. Macon Circuit Rev. J. C. Swaim, Pastor 1st Sunday Union 11 o'clock a. m. ; Hickory Knoll, 2 o'clock p. m. ; Asbury, 3 o'clock p. m. 2nd Sunday Mt. Zion, 11 o'clock; Maiden's Chapel, 3 o'clock p. m. 3rd Sunday Asbury, 11 -o'clock . 3rd Sunday Asbury, 11 o'clock; Mulberry, 2 p. m. ; Dryman's Chap el, 3 p. m. ; Union, 7:30 p. m. 4th Sunday Patton's 11 o'clock a. m.; Maiden's Chapel, 3 o'clock p. m.; Mt Zion, 2 o'clock p. m. Without a Country -.v.- ' . . ..v.- . ' '.V, , . family were visiting Mrs; Gantrcll's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bowman Matlock, of West's Mill. Mrs. Sadie Summer has returned to her home bn upper Ellijay after a visit with friends and relatives in Canton. . Floyd Summer and family, of Sylva, visited their cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Summer, Sunday. BEAUTY judge for yourself! ENDURING ECONOMY- proved by 1 3 year record ! VALUE jam-packed with it! 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