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State College Hints To Farm Homemakeri Bv VERNA STANTON (Assistant State Agent) Almost every rural housewife Sw?2t Potato Plants Postpaid Nancy Hall ? Porto Rican 200 $1 500 - $1 75 1.00- $3 Pete Taylor Gleasun, Tenn. is cotton bag -conscious, but chances are that every few have realized the full potentialities of the material. For many years bags have entered the house as dish cloths, curtains, and slip covers, but now they are being looked upon as dresses in the making. An unlimited number of items for yourself, your hc.ne, anu your Children can be made from this sack material The white bags can be left plain, or (lyed any color and severn I nrint "Chicken in the Basket' Good Coffee DIXIE GRILL PORCH AND LAWN FURNITURE Get fixed NOW ? while this fine outdoor Furniture is available ? to enjoy your porch and yard this summer. We have a wide variety of Chairs and Gliders SEE THEM TODAY SOSSAMON FURNITURE CO. "Everything fo,r your Home" TUXEDO FEEDS We have a ccmple'e line of this Farmers' Feed. TRY IT TODAY ? If you want the best, remember "Pride of the Rockies" Flour 25 lb. Self-rising $2.10 50 Self-rising $4.00 This price won't last long, so buy TODAY! ? Red Clever Seed, lb 56c Timothy Seed, lb 11c Potato Seed ? Garden Seeds 1 will pay^you top price feir Hams and Scrghum Syrup ? Dryman Feed & Gro. Phona 170 Main Street bags In the same pattern will make a dress. Boys' sport and dress shirts can also be made tram this material. h Besides wearing apparel, nu merous other useiul una attrac tive items can be made irom bags ? an kinds uf aprons iroin the necessary cover. 11 type to dainty tea-aprons of priiu irim med with deep ruiii_-s of wnue or pastel-dyed material; lunch eon cloths, napkins, ana taoie mats provide unlimited, possi bilities Let the daughters try their hands at making some of their own clothes using the bag ma terial. They are especially good ior attractive school dresses. Never let a good opportunity go untried," is a gooa rule u iollow, and certainly discarding cotton bags would be like throw ing away good bolts of mate rial. Washed thoroughly, dyed, and made into any of hundreds of possible items, cotton feed bags befcome indispensable around the home. When shopping for dress making fabrics, don't overlook the remnant tables. Those short lengths of expensive fabrics make collars and cuffs for a dress of less expensive black fabfic Under-suit blouses are made from short lengths of fabric and some remnants con tain sufficient material to line jackets or children's coats. When powder puffs become really old and frayed, they can still be useful after being wash ed. Use an old puff, instead of a cloth, to polish silver. For fitting a dress or measuring a hem, attach one on your wrist with a rubber band and use as a pin cushion. Gneiss By MRS. F. E. .'WASHBURN Mr. and Mrs. Bill Berry and small daughter, Linda, and Miss Martha Berry, of Cowee, visited lelatives here Sunday. JanK Berry and son, Junior, tye on the sick list. A new arrival at Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Hedden's home March 30 was named Lillie Jane. Mrs. John Fulton is very ill. Mrs. Amy Ledford is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ella Mae Maney, in Franklin. 4&22_L<r \\ LARGER DOLLARS /ori/ourHQH&y If you are like molt intelligent people you try to get the most value for your money. That's why this fact should be especially interest ing to you: Since organiza tion in 1907, Jefferson Stand ard has consistently paid 5% interest on funds held in trust for policyholders and bene ficiaries. That meant Jeffer son Standard policy dollars are LARGER. Without coat to you, your Jefferson Stand ard representative will be glad to show you what this can mean to you and your family in terms of extra pro tection at no extra cost. Call or write today. , . E. J. CARPENTER Agents DEAN CARPENTER JEFFERSON STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANTi hREt.NSBOIO. MOITH ' ? I H I ' ? NEGRO FARMERS MAKE PROGRESS. REPORT_SHOWS Results Of Extension Program In 43 N. C. Counties Given Home production and con servation of the family food supply, livestock production, and crop production, high-Ugmea the activities of Negro county extension workers in 43 North Carolina counties in 1946, ac cording to a recent annual re port submitted to Director I. O. Schaub of the State college ex tension service by R. E. Jones, state Negro agent, Greensboro. With the assistance of county farm agents, 129 farmers pur chased purebred bulls, and 679 secured purebred or high grade cows and heifers to build dairy herds in 387 communities in 37 counties. To produce cheaper pork and maintain a better hog quality, 151 families purchased purebred boars and 300 obtained purebred or high grade females. In poultry, 2,638 families se cured strain of chicks for home 1 production of eggs and poultry, and in one county alone, more than 15,000 baby chicks were purchased by Negro farm tam ilies. A total of 15,835 farm women were active members of home demonstration clubs in 43 coun ties. They canned fruits, vege tables, and meats for their fam ilies in the amount of 1,830,328 quarts of fruit, 2,063,311 cans of vegetables, and 315,017 quarts of meat and fish. "Although the job of our ex tension agents is a full-time one," the state agent said, "the 89 men and women found time to co-operate with Negro farm families on program of public I interest." . . IV ? GOOD HEALTH TOUL from ' REXALL yvsA The careful compound ing of your doctor's pre scriptior> exactly as written is a sacred trust of your Rexall Pharma cist. Fresh, potent in gredients alone are used to assure maximum benefit to you. Bring us your next prescription. ?39 DRUG STORE Angel's Drug Store MARkhUM. ? ?? '? Wfaz/ciiz Easter is a big day at my house, just as it probably is at yours. A few days beforehand, I start shopping at my A&P, so the familylcan enjoy all Easter's special good things to eat. Becau J A&P's prices are modest, my food money goes farther. And A&P's big variety means I can pick and choose from the best of everything available. FIRST-RATI FIRST COURSi The last word in first courses . . . fruit cocktail topped with this sherbet: Boil % cup of sugar and 1H cuds of hot water 10 minutes. Sprinkle 1 tbsp. of gelatin on top of V? cup of cold water. Add to sugar syrup, stir till dissolved ; add 3 tbsps. of lemon juice, % cup of orange juice, 1 pt. of A&P GRAPE JUICE and >4 tap. of salt. Freeze. For the rich flavor of fresh grapes, be sure to love this dessert made with tender, oven-fresh JANE PARKER DONUTS from t^e A&P. Split donuts and place vaiiilla or butter scotch pudding between the layers. Top with more pudding, and ? as a special Easter touch ? garnish with 3 or 4 colored Jordan almonds or candy Easter eggs. DONUT DELIGHT Dollars to donuts, your family will JUICE! cum to oooo corm Ever noticed how quickly apples turn brown when they're cut? It'a a sign the air ia robbing them of freshness. That happens to coffee, too, when the bean is broken by grinding, so take a tip from me and buy your coffee in the whole bean and have it Custom Ground to fit your coffeepot! That's how A A I' COFFEE is sold, and believe me, it's grand! Get mild, mellow EIGHT O'CLOCK: rich, full bodied RED CIRCLE, or vigorous, winey BOKAR at the A&P. (ASTIR I ATI NO To please every Easter feaster, do your holiday marketing at the A&I'. Ill eat my new Easter bon | net if you don't agree that it's a swell spot to shop ! For everything: in . A&P'b big stock has been carefully selected and at tractively priced. A Happy Easter and the best dishes of the season ^ to you ! At last ... you can fix your LEAKING WALLS or ULLLftllwith new. . scientific tog. U. S. Pot. Off. ??for* Aquellizing cellar wall a are damp and unsightly . After Aquellisinf walla are clean, white and room it dry. The Scientific Mineral Surface Coating that was used to control water seepage and dampness in the Maginot Line when other materials failed! Use Aquella inside or outside . . . above or below ground on porous masonry surfaces, such as BRICK, CONCRETE, LIGHT WEIGHT MASONRY UNITS, STUCCO or CEMENT PLASTER *095 p*> b?? Mixed with w.ater, accord ing to directions, one bag makes 1 gat. First coat covers 60 to 120 aq. ft. per gal.; second coat, 200 to 250 sq. ft. per gal. Get Aquella No. / tor interior? ' ? ? . Aquellm No, 2 tot Exterior* < jJBWSjl AaamAj FRANKLIN HARDWARE CO. Phone 117 On Square CONSTRUCTION, INDUSTRIAL and LOGGING! EQUIPMENT International Crawler Tractors, Industrial Wheel Tractors and Power Units DISSTON CHAIN SAW We are now in position to make prompt shipment on Disston Chain Saws and each of our Operations maintains a well-equipped repair shop to give you complete overhaul jobs as well as minor repairs. ! ? * * * FOR PROMPT AND EFFICIENT SERVICE, CALL? North Carolina Equipment Company Kaleign 3101 Hillsboro St. Phone 8836 Wilmington 5 Mile* Wert ? Rt?. 74 and 76 * Phone 2-2173 Charlotte 2 Miles South ? Rt. 21 Phone 4-4661 Asheville Sweeten Croek Road Phone 789
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