F.ALF OF FARMS
N. C. HAVE
NO ELECTRICITY
This State Ranks 19th;
$6,393,438 Available
For REA Leans
According to survey results
recently announced by the Rur
al Electrification administra
tion, 129,831 farms in North
Carolina, or 45 per cent of all
the farms in the state, do not
have electric service.
The study, which analyzes the
nation's rural electrilication
progress up to June 30, 1947,
shows that 2 lA million farms?
or 39 per cent of all farms in
the U S.? were not electrified
at that time.
The survey ranks North Caro
? lina 19th on its state-by-state
listing of unelectrified farm
totals. Compared with other
states, therefore, North Carolina
is faced with the challenging
job of catching up with the
rest of the nation's progress in
rural electrification.
The report carries with it
the assurance that a minimum
of $6,393,438 in new REA loans
will be available to rural elec
tric groups in North Carolina
June 30, 1948. Congress has
made available $225,1)00,000 in
loan funds tor national use
during this fiscal year, of wnicn
half is allotted to the fcuious
states in direct proportion to
their needs. The other half is
available on a flexible basis,
with no signle state to get more
than 10 per cent of it.
The rural electrilication pro
gram, which has been instru
mental in raising the nation's
average of electrified farms
from one out of 10 in 1935 to
six out of 10 today, is expected
to move forward at a record
rate during coming months.
More rural power lines are be
ing built today than ever be
fore. REA borrowers alone con
structed approximately 72,000
miles of distribution lines and j
connected nearly 300,000 rural j
consumers to their systems be
tween July 1, 1946 and June
30, 1947.
State College Hints
To Farm Homemakers
By VERNA STANTON
Assistant State Agent
To make raisins extra plump
and juicy for use in fruit cup
or salad, rinse them in hot
water.
In cakes and breads raisins ,
spread their sweetness and fla
vor farther and have less ten
dency to sink if they are chop
ped. For chopping, use scissors 1
dipped in hot water. Dust the
chopped raisins with part of
the sifted dry ingredients. This
helps keep them bouyed up dur
ing the baking.
Once a package of raisins is
opened, transfer the contents to
a tightly covered jar or tin.
This keeps them from drying
out and becoming hard on the
shelf. And in warm humid sum
mer weather it keeps them
froce. absorbing ' moisture and
molding.
Seedless raisins are preferred
for fruit cups, sala?ds and many
sauces, and are also widely
used in baking.
When placing curtain ties,
pull the window shade down to
the desired height and use it
for a marker to get the tie- !
backs even.
Snaps go on easily if you sew ^
,all the snaps on , one side in
r' their places. Then rub chalk
on the "naps and press against
the side where the other half
must be sewed. The chalk will
mark the place exactly.
Yarn raveled from a knitted
or crocheted garment can be
made perfectly smooth by wind- i
t ing it around a board, then jl
OUR DEMOCRACY ;
INCENTIVES TO PROGRESS
From the earliest oavsofour democracy, we aa\?Rican3
HAVE ALWAYS REWAROED THE INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS ORIT
AND VISION - AND WORKS
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America's progrscs
THE ADVANCEMENT Or
OUR FRONTIERS TO THE
PACIFIC , THE GROWTH
OF COMMERCE , THE
DEVELOPMENT OF NEW
INVENTIONS- HAS COME
FROM THE COURAGE OF
THOSE WHO TOOK A
CHAMCE WITH THEIR.
TIME OR MONEY IN
HOPE OF BETTERING
THEMSELVES AND
THEIR. FAMILIES.
We AMERICANS HAVE ENCOURAGED AND REWARDED, TOO,
HAO.D WORK AND THKJF1 PRUDENT SPENDING, THE
VOLUNTARY EFFORT THE INDIVIDUAL TO ACHIEVE FAMILY
SECURITY THROUGH LIFE INSURANCE AND SAVINGS ?
AND THIS HAS IMPARTED STRENGTH ANO STAB/1JTY
TO THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUR DEMOCRACY.
State College Answers
l ime!y Farm Questions
Q. How is the best way to
store cured meat?
A. Except for freezing, no
satisfactory method has been
devised to keep cured meats
over long periods of time with
out considerable shrinkage.
Wrapping the meat in moisture
proof paper and placing it in a
muslin sack will provide satis
factory protection for four to
five months if the air in the
smoke house is dry. Meat stor
ed without any covering and
placed in an ordinary smoKe
house tends to become nai a ana
dry in a few months. One
method that has been recom
mended for keeping smoked
ham is to place it in melted
beef tallow until the covering
is complete. By this method
hams and shoulders should keep
satisfactorily for a year ana
bacon from three to six .lionuis
Q. Is providing temporary
pastures for hogs a good prac
tice?
A. If suitable crops are used,
excellent grazing can be pro
vided during most of the year.
Green feed is necessary and,
when it is supplied in suificient
amounts, it will impro.'e sani
tary conditions, will act as a
tonic, will encourage thrift and
health, and is an excellent
source of Vitamin A. In addi
tion, the amount of grain and
protein required will be reduced
by the use of a palatable and
succulent pasture.
In all cases temporary pas
tures are recommended, espe
cially for nursing sows and
pigs. Dry sows and boars car.
be safely turned on permanent
pastures, if necessary, but other
hogs should have access to tem
porary pastures only, in order
to help control internal para
sites.
dampening it well with water.
Let it dry on the board, and it
will be as straight as new knit
ting yarn.
To help the family detect
quickly the torn or ragged
handkerchiefs they don't want
to use in public, fold and iron
the shabby ones in a triangle
Instead of the usual square.
GOOD FOOD COURTEOUS SERVICE
H. & B. RESTAURANT
SPECIALS THIS WEEK
A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS
NEW YEAR
Western Auto Associate Store
Rats Cause
Big Losses
To Farmers
Rats would probably take
great pride in boasting that
each year they destroy more
than 200,000 larmers can pro
duce, if the rodents could talk,
says James T. Conner, in charge
of entomology for the State
college extension service.
Most likely they would also
like to mention their "city
slickers", since their population
in cities is approximately equal
to one-half the human popula
tion in such areas.
Where the human population
is troubled with the housing
shortage, rats could boast that
they have no housing shortage
and easily say that,, "you pro
vide us with plenty of food and
shelter."
A careful search on every
farm and in or around city
dwellings will show the presence
of rats, Mr. Conner said. It
isn't a disgrace to have them,
but it is a disgrace to keep
them.
If you have not already taken
an active part to rid your prem
ises of rats and mice, then Mr
Conner suggests that, you get in
touch with your\ county agent
or health official and join with
thousands of other Tar Heel
families in their war against
the destructive pests.
Grain is too precious now
for it to be fed to rats, Mr.
Conner said.
CAKD OF THANKS
We want to express our
thanks to our many friends
and neighbors for their kind
ness at the time of the death
jf Mother.
MRS MINNIE PARRISH
At the beginning of
this New Year, I wish
to express my appre
ciation for the busi
ness you, my custo
mers, have given me
in 1947, and to wish
you all a
HAPPY NEW YEAR
?
Dowdle Grocery
G. W. Dowdle, Owner
Last Rites Conducted
Fcr Mrs. M*ry G. Cab?
?Continued from Pace One
Anderson, 8. C.; three brothers,
Frank Oolden, of Anderson, 8.
C , B. 8. Oolden, of Ooble, Ore.,
and Orover Oolden, of Waynes
ville; and 20 grandchildren, and
five great-grandchildren.
Potts funeral home was In
charge of the arrangements.
Here's Check List
On Electric - Safety
Of Your Home, Farm
Electricity has become a great
servant to the farmer, but it
must be handled with care and
respect, say specialists of N. C.
State college extension service
The National Satety Council
offers the following hazard
check for farm and farm home
electrical safety. Unless you
answer "Yes" to all these ques
tions corrective measures
I "hould be taken immediately
{ot remove the potential danger.
is your washing machine
safely grounded? Do you avoid
replacing burned out fuses with
coins, wires, or other metals?
Are pull-chains over or near
wash bowls and damp floors
provided with insulating links?
Do you keep appliances and
cords In goiod repair at all
times? Are you using an ap
proved electric fence controller?
Are electric motors kept clean
and free from dust and trash?
Are all electrical outlets out
of the bath tub? Are you using
the proper type of cord for all
appliances? Are all electrical
circuits equipped with proper
size fuses? Has your wiring
job been installed or approved
by a competent electrician?
Mrs. Rigdon, Mcther
Of Mrs. Rimmer, Is
Claimed By Death
Mrs. John Rigdon, died at the
home of a daughter, :.Irs. Nancj
Conger, at Tifton, Ga? Decem
ber 19. Mrs. Rimmer was call
to Tifton early last month by
her mother's illness.
Mrs. Rigdon, who was 86, had
spent a number of summers in
Franklin with Dr. and Mrs.
Rimmer and had many friends
here.
Survivors include three daugh
ters, six sons, and a number of
grandchildren and great-grand
children.
MACON THEATRE
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WEEK DAYS? Matinee 3:15; night 7:15-8:15.
Friday, January 2, 1948
Jane Frazell In "CALENDAR GIRL"
Saturday, January 3 ? r Double Feature Program
Hopalong Oassidy In
"DvAentuTS " ? wPtness.
I .
Owl Show at 10:30 ? Out at 12:00 O'Clock
i
Kane Richmond In
"DON'T GAMBLE WITH STRANGERS"
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, January 4, 5, C
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At. AN HALE ? ASH IU;? KB": iSDV- Directs by RAOUl WALSH
tat .MU UJSunwi ? frmtSxi Hi r?it LNM-Mllll
1 Wednesday, Thursday, January 7, 8
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Seeing
teering
topping
Check these items on your vehicle. Get each of
them in good condition NOW for the
State Mechanical Inspection ,
1. Horn
2. Mirror
3. Windshield Wiper
4. Windshield
5. Rear-tide Glass
6. Steering Alignment
7. Steering Assembly
8. Rear Wheel Alignment
9. Exhaust System
10. Tires
11. Turn Signals
12. Tail <Lights
13. Stop Lights
14. Parking Lights
15. Passing Lights
16. Auxiliary Lights
17. Headlights
18. Clearance Lights
19. Reflex Reflector
20. Switches and wiring
21. Braking Effort
22. Brake Equalization
23. Brake Pedal
24. Hand Brake
For the purpose of checking these items, we have
NEW BRAKE TESTING MACHINE? LIGHT TEiSTER ?
BEAR WHEEL ALIGNING MACHINE
and most of the necessary PARTS to prepare any car for
This Inspection
ALL WORK GUARANTEED
Burrell Motor Co.
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