ANTI-POLIO I
STEPS TAKEN
IN HIGHLANDS
3 Pcint Program Adopted
To Keep Area Fre;
From Disease
A three-point program has
been adopted by Highlands "u>
protect its citizens and summer
visitors", it has been announc
ed. There has been no polio in
Highlands and vicinity this year,
and authorities explained they
are seeking to prevent any cases.
The three points in the pro
gram:
1. All children under 16 years
of age arriving in Highlands
from polio epidemic areas will
be quarantined lor two weiKs,
and hotels are requested not to
provide accommodations lor such
such persons.
2. Garbage Is being picked up
dally, and residents and business
establishments are being requir
ed to place their garbage In
closed containers.
3. The town dump and garb
age trucks are being sprayed
with DDT.
The program was adopted ! .st
Thursday night at a joint meet
ing of the town board, directors
of the chamber of commerce,
medical authorities; and a spe
cial committee of business men. ;
Members of the latter group are
Charles Anderson, O. F Sum
mer, and William (Bill) Way.
Electric Pumps ,
In Rural School Well*
Favored By Krickt
An unusual feature for a
grand jury report was the rec
ommendation made recently by
the Transylvania county grand
Jury that electric water pumps
be installed in the wells of all
that county's rural schools, with
a view to providing more sani
tary water systems.
The report has a special In
terest tor Macon county, since t
the grand Jury foreman was Ver
non H. Frlcks, a former reaiuuui i
of this county.
The grand Jury visited every
school in Transylvania, the re
port explained. Out of those
visits, came the recommendation
for electric water pumps in the
wells of rural schools. The re
port also suggested that school
buses should be equipped with
heaters and that booths be
erected to house chlluieu wag
ing for buses.
Specialized Farming
Being Done By Half ?
Ot Vats With Ljant
Nearly half of the veterans
who obtain GI farm loans are
engaging In specialized farm
ing operations, according to a
survey of guaranteed loan
transactions made by the Vet
erans administration.
A study of farm loans shows <
20 per cent of these veteran -
farmers are engaged primarily
In producing grain, cotton,
fruits or vegetables; 19 per
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New 4-H Club Awards
Stress Farm Forestry i
, FARM
OWNERS
30%
OTHER SMALL
OWNERS
27%
LARGE
OWNERS |
18%
PUBLIC
25%
The importance of I
farm foreetr y in ^
America it stressed by i
the fact that farmere '
own the greateet
tingle thare of com
mercial woodlands. A
i-H club forestry proj
ect, tymbolized by the
young man planting
a teedling , of fere
award* to tpur inter- J
(ft in farm foreetry. I
The stake of farm boys and girls
In the woodlands of this state, and
of America as a whole, is empha
sized by new national and state
awards for a 4-H club project in
forestry, which include medals for
?tate winners, and scholarships and
trips for regional winners.
Four-H club members in this
community, interested in forestry,
are eligible to compete for these
awards which include:
A gold medal for the state
winner.
One of four regional $200 cash
scholarships.
One of four trips to the next
4-H club congress in Chi
cago.
, The four areas in which regional
awards are being made are the
West, South, Central states and
Northeast.
The sponsor for these awards is
the American Forest Products In
dustries, a national association of
lumber, pulp and paper, plywood
and othar forest industries.
"< ><>d forest practices on the na
tion's farms are of major impor- I
tance," declares Col. William B.
Greeley, chairman of the Ameri- |
can Forest Products Industries.
"Farmers own a greater share of
the nation's woodlands than any
other group. With our uses for
wood increasing almost daily, we
must see to it that our harvests of
trees are sufficient to meet the
Deeds of our growing population.
This means markets for wood, and
this means greater and permanent
opportunities for farmers who
manage their woodlands for con
tinuing forest crops."
National surveys show that
farmers own 30 per cent of the
nation's 460 million acres of com
mercial forest land. Other owners
of small tracts own 27 per cent.
Medium and large owners have
about 18 per cent of the total, and
the public owns about 25 per cent.
Information about the 4-H club
forestry project may be obtained
from your county extension agent.
cent, dairy products; 7 per
cent, livestock; and 2 per cent,
poultry. The remaining 52 per j
cent are operating general
farms with diversified products j
More than 40,000 veterans of |
World War II have received |
VA-guaranteed farm loans, ac
cording to the Veterans admin
istration.
In the five-year period from j
1942-46 the number of fires in- |
creased 29 per cent, while the j
population increased less than
five per cent.
At the outbreak of the Revo
lutionary war, the United States
had no navy department or
ships and only- a few armed
merchantmen
NOT RESPONSIBLE
I wish to take the opportunity
to inform the public that I will
not be responsible for any of
my wife's actions or debts, as
we have been separated since
June 19, 1948. I also wish to
thank those people who have
helped me.
JACK GIBSON
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WE HAVE THREE SIZES OF SCREENED
ROCK AND SAND
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Kelly Construction Co.
Rabun Gap, Ga.
For . . . IMMEDIATE
DELIVERY
? Dris-Cold REFRIGERATORS
? Florence Deluze ELECTRIC RANGE 3
? Mr ni'or WASHING MACHINES
We also have the
DELUXE ELECTRIC ikONERS
AND PORTABLE TYFv. IRONERS
* Waffle Irons
* Food Mixers
* E'ectric Fans
* Electric Motors
* Vacuum Cleanrs
? Water Heiters
? Well Pumps
? Electric Churns
? Complete Lin 2 zf
Light Fixtures
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ELECTRIC CO.
East Main Street on Town Hill
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