21 4-H CLUBS
IN MACON HAVE
338 MEMBERS
By G. B. DIXON
(Assistant Oounty Agent)
The 10 boys' and XI girls' 4-H
clubs in Macon county this
year have a total membership
of 338, about one-third of these
youngsters being new members.
They are engaged in 418
farm projects.
The most popular projects
are pigs, corn, Irish potatoes,
gardens, poultry, dairy calves,
and baby beeves. Othe pro
jects in which members may
participate include beef cows,
brood sows, sheep, tobacco,
sweet potatoes, and forestry
In 4-H club work, our mem
bers should find pride of own
ership and if properly conduct
ed, a reasonable profit. To
further encourage the boys and
girls, they should be given the
profits, or share in the pro
fits, of their work (after all
expenses have been deducted).
Boys and girls are keeping re
cords of expenses and receipts
to determine profits.
Funds to the amount of $700
are being raised throughout
the county by 4-H clubs for the
establishments of a 4-H sum
mer camp adjoining the Low- J
er Mountain Experiment Sta- j
tion at Waynesville. Four of |
the clubs have already raised
their part of the money and
other schools are well under
way.
Monthly meeting of 4-H clubs
in the county for May are be
ing planned for the week May
13 to 17.
Lespedeza and soybeans are
the principal summer legumes
in North Carolina.
BOBBY JOE and "Frlm
^ady". ? Bobby Joe, 13, is the
sjn of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cor
bin of Higdonville and his
Guernsey calf is "Cherub's
/rim Lady," Kegristratton No.
<<98067, sired by Quail Roost's
frim Carol," while "F.minent's
Svlouette Lady'' is the heifer's
Jam. Harold T. Sloan and Les
ter Henderson made it possioie
ior the boy to have the call,
inder the business man-farm
<>oy program worked out by
the County Agent's office
OEAN CARPENTER ENTERS
BUSINESS WITH FATHER
Dean Carpenter, who has been
making his home at Hickory,
has entered the insurance busi
ness with his father, E. J. Car
penter, special agent for the
Jefferson Standard Life Insur
ance company, and he and Mrs.
Carpenter have returned to
Signs Painted
W. L. Hall
Franklin
(My shop is at my home,
near airport)
COMPLETE RADIO SERVICE
ALL MAKES AND MODELS
Batteries
Tubes
Replacement Parts
Womack's Radio Shop
(Stewart's Electrical Appliance Store)
KIBBY WOMACK
PANORAMA COURTS
Dining Room
NOW OPEN
Country Ham ? Fried Chicken Dinners
Sandwiches, all Kinds
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ALElX and LESTER ARNOLD, Mgrs.
7 a. m. 12 p. m.
BACK TO NORMAL
Another member of our firm is back from
service in the Armed Forces, and we now have
our normal staff ? made up of men experienced
in selecting fresh vegetables, fruits, etc. We
have been in this business since 1932, and that
14 years' experience is at your service.
We also are expanding our routes, and now
are serving Swain and Jackson Counties, as
well as Macon, and Rabun and Habersham in
Georgia.
In our buying, we always emphasize quality,
not mere cheapness.
A FEW OF THE TOP BRANDS
WE CARRY REGULARLY ARE:
* Tom-A-Toe Tomatoes
* Mack Brand Florida Oranges
* Sunkist California Lemons and Oranges
? Red Perdh Fillets
? Fresh-Drest Chickens
When you shop at your neighborhood grocer's,
ask for these brands.
RABUN PRODUCE CO.
Wholesale Distributors
State College Answers
Timely Farm Questions
Q. What is the deadline for
making suggestions for the 1941
Trlple-A agricultural conserva
tion program in this state?
A. State Director Tom Scott
of the AAA says that all such
recommendations must be in
the Raleigh office by May 1 in
I order to receive consideration.
He adds that conservation pay
ments to N. C. farmers under
the program have totaled $34,
288,000 between 1936 and 1944.
Q. What recommendations
are made for fertilizing, prun
ing and cultivating water
melons? * '
A. The crop should be ferti
lized with 800 pounds of 6-8-6
i fertilizer per acre; cultivation
should continue from the time
the plants come up until vines
i cover the ground; pruning,
sometimes called thinning,
should be done when the larg
est melons are about four
inches long.
1 Q. What is the best practice
i to follow in growing red cedar
i trees?
I A. (Attention J. B. Hansen,
Spring Grove, Va.) Red cedar,
to be used for Christmas trees
and posts, should be planted six
feet apart in seven- foot rows.
| Crops such as soybeans may
thus be cultivated between the
rows for the first two years of
the trees' growth. This spacing
j also allows sunlight to reach the
! bottoms of the trees, keeping
lower limbs green.
State College Hints
To Farm Homemakers
By Ruth Current
N. C. State College
To get the best use from fat
j in cooking, as well as to save
| it for use again, heed the "no
i smoking rule. When fat reaches
| the smoking point, it starts to
break down chemically and
three unfortunate things hap
pens; (1) the flavor of the fat
I and of the food cooked in it is
j damaged, (2 > food fried in
I smoking fat may have an un
happy effect on the digestive
tract, (3) fat that has reached
the smoking point will turn
rancid more quickly than fat
which has not smoked if saved
for use again.
To prevent fat from smoking,
keep heat low when melting fat
I for sauce or pan-frying. Cook
meat at moderate temperature
which is best for the protein as
well as the fat. Remember, fats
vary in the amount of heat they
can stand. Butter, oleomargar
ine, drippings and olive oil all
tend to smoke quickly.
Hosiery hints; Ravel some |
yarn from an old stocking to
get the best possible mending
thread for snags and runs in
hose. The stockihg yard is of
lighter weight than ordinary
mending thread, and will be
less conspicuous. Thread from
old nylon stockings (if anybody I
has them old enough to be re
tired) maltes the best and
strongest mend, but a heavy, j
not-so sheer rayon stocking
gives an excellent thread for
mending.
"If each American family
would save just half a slice of
bread a day, the savings would
amount to half million loaves
of bread daily," says Dr. Hazel
Stiebeling, chief of the bureau
of human nutrition and home
economics, U. S. Department of
Agriculture.
Removing the stems of straw
berries before washing causes
some loss of vitamin C.
Franklin to make their home.
At present, they are living with
Mr. Carpenter's parents.
When in Asheville
Stop at
1
Hotel Langren
Asheville' s Largest
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Enjoy the
"talk of the town" food
at the
Rhododendron
Grill
1 4-H Club At lotla
Raise* It* Quota
For Summer Camp
The lotla 4-H club has suc
ceeded in raising its "dollar
and dime" per member taward
the final goal of $700 which the
Macon County clubs are rais
ing for a summer camp.
A total of $60.80 was turned
over to the 4-H county coun
cil treasurer, as proceeds from
the box supper held at the
lotla school. Teachers who co
operated in preparing the boxes
included Miss Nora Moody, Mrs.
Claude Roper, and Miss Eliza
beth Meadows.
Carl Sorrels acted as auc
tioneer.
Elizabeth Ann Smith, 4-H
county council treasurer, also
announced that the Higdo'n
ville ciub nas vumeu ?n $14
vhich members raised ai o.
_ake walk at their school, flans
.qr the cake walk were map
?jy the plub boys and girls Un
4er the direction Of Carl Mua
js and Mrs, Eva Keener, tou
chers. Parents and other in
terested people of the commun
ity supported these plans oy
| lurnlshing cakes.
Six W. N. C. Men
Enlist In Army At
Franklin Station
Six men enlisted In the re
gular army through the re
cruiting station here during the
week. He also pointed out
latter part of April, Sgt. F. C.
Mathieu, who is in charge of j
the station, announced last i
that June 30 is the last date
on which former army men may
reenlist at the ratings they
held when discharged. After
that date, former soldiers must
reenlist within 20 days of dis
charge to keep their ratings.
The new enlistees are William i
S. Cheek, 18, son of Will Cheek
<Jf Franklin, Route 2, William
A. Brown, 17 of Pillsboro, Jack !
R. Stewart, 18, of Andrews
? JOIN ?
Bryant Mutual
Burial Association
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Oldest and Strongest
in the County
Hilliard Payne. 18 of Brasatowu.
Thurman L. Burnette, 19. of
Canton, and Charles C. Kim
sey. 26. of Wesser. I
Agronomists encourage farm
ers to get a free soil test before
applying more than one ton of
lime to farm land.
PRAY FOR AND PLAN NOW TO ATTEND
Youth For Christ Rally
F riendship T abernacle ? F ranklin
Saturday, May 18 ? 8 p. m.
INTERDENOMINATIONAL
MEN'S CHORUS PERSONAL TESTIMONY
GIRLS' SEXTET SPECIAL SPEAKER
GOOD MUSIC
PROGRAM CONDl'C'TED BY
TOCCOA FALLS BIBLE COLLEGE
SPONSORED BY
Tabernacle Sunday School in Cooperation with
Ministers of Macon County
NOTICE
To men interested in pulling
Rhododendron and Laurel
BURL*
We are again buying the top grade of burl
at a slightly reduced price.
SEE US FOR SPECIFICATIONS
BEFORE PULLING ANY STUMPS
Highlands Briar, Inc.
Franklin, N. C.
PIANO SALE
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THIS IS TO ANNOUNCE
TO THE PEOPLE OF MACON COUNTY
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That we will bring a large selection of pianos
to Franklin from our store in Hendersonville.
There will be a wide variety of styles and prices
for you to choose from.
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HERE ARE THE ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS:
Where?
At Stewart's Electrical Appliance Store.
When?
Monday, May 13, through Saturday, May 18.
? ; '. V.'.
(One week only.)
Price?
$125 up.
Terms?
Ye?, the?e pianos may be bought either for Cash or Terms.
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GOSSETT FURNITURE CO.
Hendersonville, N. C.