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Save Our Children drive urith ?*"* r near schools The Child's Life You Save May Be YOUR OWN! This SAFETY MESSAGE I Brought You By the Following Civic-Minded Firms: Franklin Hatchery & Farm Supply Co. Angel Memorial Service Belk's Dept. Store The Twin's Shop Shook's Service Station Farm Bureau Mutual Auto Insurance Co. Conley Motor Co. Otto Citizens Plan Work Day For Cemetery By MRS. W. M. PARRISH (Community Reporter > The Otto Community Develop ment Organization met in reg ular session March 12. Miss Marilyn Henson, assisted by the newly organized junior \ choir, gave the devotional. The theme carried out was, Our Garden# and our Souls". Mrs. Beatrice Alley was ap pointed chairman of the Red Cross drive. Every interested person is urged to bring picnic lunch March 20 and work on the As bury Cemetery. The organization voted to clean up the garbage dump be FOR PLUMBING And HEATING Call W. G.HALL Phone 397 low the cemetery and it Is re quested of the public that they cease to use this place (or gar bage. The organization is receiving books for a central library from Mrs. Angie Cox, of California. The community assisted in the inoculation of rabies. A vote of thanks was extended to everyone who helped in fight ing the epidemic. Gline Holland, chairman of recreation, called a special meeting to organize a wild life club, March 19, at the school house. Some shrubbery has been planted on school ground and some cleaning off of the grounds was done. We plan to finish this work later. J. G. Wrignt, wildlife pro tector, introduced Rex Byrd, of Hendersonville, the speaker of the evening, who showed color ed slides on wildlife. A discussion was held on cover protection for wildlife. The community contributed to the shower for the Billy Long family whose home and belongings were burned recent ly. The school sent 160 cans of fruits and vegetables, sheets, quilts, and numerous other furnishings. The State Department of Mo tor Vehicles rovoked the driving privileges of 13,756 Tar Heel motorists in 1953 for various traffic law infractions. WHY THIS TREMENDOUS VOTE OF CONFIDENCE? BECAUSE CAMELS' MILDNESS... RICHNESS. . .MORE PURE PLEASURE AGREE WITH MORE PEOPLE THAN ANY OTHER CIGARETTE.' Famous News Reporter The Look of Tomorrow lets you see better today jh i 1 1 Bum This low-lined glamor car is the stunning n?w 1954 Buick Spcciai? now V8-power?d to a record high? and priced just a fow dollars abovo the "low-prico three." BUCK the beautiful buy MILTON BERLE STARS FOR BUICK-St. Th? BUICK BERtE SHOW Tt^wJoy Ev*ningi Never before its introduction by Buick did you see a windshield like this on a standard-production automobile. It comes from the experimental "dream cars" you may have seen pictured from time to time ? but it's on every 1954 Buick today. m As you can see, this broadly arching sweep of glass adds new beauty and a definite look of tomorrow to the glamorous new Buick. Even more, this stunning new windshield treatment gives you 19% more visibility ? because it pulls back the corners, lets you see as a pilot sees. ? .* ?*V But there's a lot more than "dream car" windshields to the new-day 1954 Buicks. For these are really new cars? with new bodies, new interiors, new ride features, new handling ease ? and, above all, new record-high V8 horsepowers. Come in and look them over? sit in, sample and price one of these breath-taking new glamor Buicks. It's the only way to know what beautiful buys they are in every way. ' WHIN BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARE BUILT BUICK WILL BUILD THEM MACON MOTOR COMPANY Phohe 233 Palmer Street, West FRANKLIN, N. c. FEDERATION HOLDS MEET Gray Reelected By Stockholders; Agent Offers Good Tips "To make more money and cut costs, mix your own ferti lizer in 1954," advised T. H. j Fagg, assistant farm agent, at | the annual Farmers Federation | stockholders meeting at the ! Franklin warehouse March 12. Other tips offered by Mr. I Fagg included culling cows to keep only those with high milk ! production, using good seed and ; fertilizer, taking care of farm equipment, and planting a good variety of vegetables in the garden. James McClure Clarke, Fed j eration executive vice-president, ! conducted the reelection of the Franklin warehouse committee, I which received the unanimous support of the stockholders. In addition Jack Cabe, of Frank lin, Route 4, was renominated to serve as county director with Carl Slagle, of Franklin, whose ! term expires in March, 1955. Mr. Cabe's renomination will be voted upon at the annual meet ing of all Federation stockhold ers in Asheville March 27. Mr. Clarke also announced there are 16,000 commercial egg layers in Macon County produc ing eggs for the Farmers Fed eration commercial egg project. He also said that the Federa tion's Asheville poultry dressing plant is dressing broilers at the rate of 2,400 an hour and that more than 90,000 pounds .of chicken were shipped in a re cent week to Miami, Fla Mr. Clarke also introduced Gene Frlzzell. warehouse man ager, and Bob Beard. Federation News editor. Winners of free chicks at the meeting included Mrs. J. X. ' Houston, H. M. Pitts, Mrs. Lest [ er Holland, and Ben Ledford Panhandle Pete and the Fed S eration string band entertained and refreshments were served, Members of the Franklin warehouse committee are Carl .Slagle, Franklin; E. V. Arnmona, Franklin; Ed Byrd. Styles; Jer rv Franklin. Franklin; Robert Bennett, of Route 3, Franklin; Charles W. Henderson, Route 4; Weaver Gibson. Route 3; Jim Young. Franklin: Mrs. Effie Hunt. Route 2; B W. Justice. rtouie 1. mine oarnaru, 3: Jim Raby, Franklin; Jack; I Cabe, Route 4 ; Clayton Ramsey. 'Route 3; Fred Hannah, Route Jl: Edwin J Bradley, Franklin; Weaver Holbrook, Route 3; Har ry Thomas. Franklin: Dr. Frank I Killian. Franklin; R C. Enloe, 'Franklin; Woodrow Teague, ; Franklin; Woodrow Gibson. ! Route 4; Wallace Morgan, Star Route; and Frank Saunders, j Star Route Crawford Is Aboard Carrier Princeton George E Crawford, aviation boatswain's mate second class, son of Mr. and Mrs. David U Crawford, of Franklin, Route 4, is now serving aboard the USS Princeton, the Fleet Home Town News Center has announced. The Princeton, a former at tack aircraft carrier, is being converted into an anti-subma rine warfare support carrier. She served three tours in Ko rean waters as an attack car rier for a total of 475 combat days. Peach, plum and Cherry trees are propagated by shield bud ding. do a DAY'S work Kin an HOUR! INC New MODCt 1 7 Home lite" One Man Chain Saw Why cut wood with a hand saw? Now, with a low cost, 2 2 pound,?.} horsepower Home lite you can clear woodloM, cue pulpwood, cordwood, limber, fence posts, or trim orchards in a matter of hours instead of days. Ask fj. . u .e demonstration. ENLOE FARM TRACTOR AND EQUIPMENT CO. Franklin, N. C. Phone MS
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