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Say: "1 u* It advertised In The Prete" Congratulations DUNCAN MOTOR COMPANY ? Nat Phillips BUILDING HOWTOCONTROL i PARASITES AND'! PLANT DISEASES Suggestions On Dusting 1 And Spraying Given J By Mendenhall By S. W. MENDENHALL , (County Agent) PARASITE CONTROL:? | Cryolite as a dust or spray and Rotenone as a dust will control a variety of Insects, such as Mexican bean beetle, bean leaf beetle, spotted cu cumber beetle, flea beetle, strip ed cucumber beetle, pickle worm, tomato fruit worm, Col orado potato beetle, loopers, blister beetle, asparagus beetle, cabbage worms, cabbage cater pillars, and leaf hoopers. Other insects requiring dif ferent control measures are: Red spiders ? dusting sulphur. Do not use sulphur on canta loups or cucumbers. Aphlds and Thrlps ? nicotine dust or spray. Cut worms ? poisoned bran mash. Harlequin cabbage bug and squash bug ? Sabadilla dust. Cabbage maggot ? mercuric chloride. DISEASE CONTROL:? General rules that are very important: Rotate crops, do not plant COMPLIMENTS and BEST WISHES to DUNCAN MOTOR COMPANY ? ? ? E. L. IRWIN Plumbing and Heating Phone 218-J Sylva, N. C. CONGRATULATIONS to " ? . ? DUNCAN MOTOR COMPANY . t We are happy to hare a part in Franklin's newest ami most modern garage ? another addition to help give Franklin the best in Sales and Service Fluorescent Lighting ? Electrical Wiring by MARTIN ELECTRIC COMPANY vegetables in land where dls ase occurred the year before Jae certified seed and plants .hat are disease resistant. Use copper dust or spray on tomatoes and potatoes as a pre ventive for blight. The copper :ompounds recommended are yellow cuproclde, copper a com pound or trl-baslc copper sul phate. Spray or dust as soon as the plant begins to grow and continue each week or ten days and after every hard rain. Spray or dust with sulphur for rust. Treat seed with semesan for damplng-off. Use only yellows or wilt resistant cabbage seed or plants. Treat potato seed with Seme san Bel to prevent scab Do not use heavy applications of lime or manure. Treat small grain seed with ceresan ? to control certain smuts, blights and root rots. FRUITS :^3pray apples and grapes with commercial Bor deaux, plus Vi cup lead arsenate to five gallons water. Time of spraying, May IS, June 1, and July 1. Leave the lead arsenate out of the July grape spray. More detailed Information may be . secured from the county New Rob<t Grill Does Everything But Butcher A robot grill that does every thing but butcher Is recom mended for the "easy-does-lt" barbecue enthusiast. While an eletrically -powered spit is turning, an automatic device switches on an electric pump that sucks the gravy from the dripping pan and squirts It up through a tube to baste the meat The non-energetic en thusiast's only task Is working up an appetite. FIRE LOSSES POINT NEED FOR CLEAN-UP American homes, businesses, industries and natural resources are being destroyed by fire at a record-breaking rate, reports the National Board of Fire Un derwriters in emphasizing the need for widespread participa tion in community fire preven tion activities and clean-up campaigns throughout the na tion. agent's office on any of the above recommendations for par asite and disease control. Young People's Sing To Be Held Here On Sunday The first session of the newly organized Young People's Com munity singing will convene at the courthouse in Franklin Sun day, May 18. The meeting will be under the direction of the Rev. T. A. Slagle. Plans are being made for this group to meet on the third Sunday of each month at the same time and place, but with a different director for each meeting. -Everyone, regardless of age, who is interested In gospel sing ing is Invited to attend, but a special Invitation Is extended to the young people. Those attend ing are asked to bring their books. DEATHS FROM BURNS INCREASED IN 1946 Killed? 100,000 ; in j ured ? 10, 400,000; the cost? $5,600,000,000. That was the toll exacted from America by accidents In 1946. The 1946 toll, reported by the National Safety Council, is 4 per cent above 1945. V I - ? .? ? To Our Neighbor . . . DUNCAN MOTOR COMPANY We offer ... CONGRATULATIONS ? ? 11 ... and BEST WISHES ON THE FORMAL OPENING OF ITS NEW BUILDING Burrell Motor Co. Macon Willys Co. Mooney Motor Co. For its new home, Duncan Motor Company Obtained Our CONGRATULATIONS to / DUNCAN MOTOR COMPANY WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE HAD A PART IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF ITS NEW HOME FRANKLIN HARDWARE CO. Phone 117 On Square TILE From Franklin Hardware Co. ^
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