BOWER'S
...We'd like to shake the hand of every
one of you. We'd like to wist you all
a personal Merry Christinas. But, please
take the thought for the act and accept
our sincere good wishes for Health,
Happiness and Prosperity now and alw aj sl
A \XN
come, all ije faithful
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^Joyful and triumphant, the message of
Christmas echoes once more throughout the world,
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lifting every heart with its glorious v \
promise. May the infinite blessings of the Day surround
you and your family and abide
with you throughout the years to come.
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Zickgraf Hardwood Co.
Nantahala Lumber Co.
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Franklin Machine Shop
Agents Explain New Farm
And Home Program At Meets
By JOHN i. W It INN
(Associate Agent)
Macon County (arm and home
agents have visited 20 com
munity meetings to discuss the
expanded farm and home develop- 1
ment phase of extension work in
22 communities of Macon County
since November 12.
Total attendance at the meet- J
ings came to more than 600
people.
To secure approximately 100 :
lamilies for this work, each com-j
munity has been asked to nom
inate four families to be worked
with as a unit * farm and home > .
and an additional four as alter
nates in case some communities
do not 'desire this assistance.
Some may have more than four '
families on the program. These
families are to be selected so as j
to give a cross-section of < 1 ' size,
<2> enterprises, daily, beef, etc.,
< 3 > incomes and, '4' levels of
living. Pinal selection will be made
by a county committee in c'arly
January. Thirteen communities
have submitted ?7 familk ? for
t! '?> wc;!:
?> .iivu t' - ci t' ad of ay
pro. . li. ' .tor a;;.-! pun ,. U !s .
hopen to .'.elp far-, ij:nilie>
>'<? ma !o by o fanv'y. n..t, i.-,
Etiv;'\ an educational pre . ;u.
hovc.cr. bur it vt'fll iy tv.v.-iei
to. the extent of n...... v.- a coin
v- *nrm r.:unageinent plan if
the family desires. More eUkient
production of crop.-, and livestock
alons villi better food, better
housirg. etc., will be the. goals
sought.
A ii example of more efficient
production of corn is taken as
a crop example. North Carolina's i
average yield of corn last year 1
<1953> was 26 bushels per acre.1
By use of an adapted hybrid, I
proper fertilization and cultural :
practices, on good soil and with
rainfall, one should be able to !
produce 74 bushels per acre. The |
26 bushels per acre cost $1.71 i
per bushel, or $45 per acre against ;
85 cents per bushel where the
yield was increased to 74 bushels
per acre. Efficiently produced in
creased yields may be the differ
ence between profit and loss.
This Week
With Macon
County Agents
By JOHN J. WRINN
'Associate Agent)
Maccn County had 1,031 farms
with 6,983 acres of idle land, ac
cording to the 1950 census.
Trees planted the past four
years with those requested to
date amounted to the following:
1951 ? 500,000 seedlings. 1952 ?
168,000: 1953 ? 30,000: 1954 ?
58.500: and 1955 ilo date1 210,000.
Total, 966,500 tree seedlings.
Spacing the trees at 6 x 7,
.>hi('h? is the recommended dis
tance for forest products, woulu
:vc approximately 1,90.0 acr.,'s
pkiuted t<l tre/.s Since .Itai, but
leaving s.000 ? r.SOflO aCies idib.
these .000 ? -plus M'.e acres p T
i. it helping anyor.e to- live bette.'.
but are allowing tons ot so ocl
soil to slip away down w'.e river,'
and out of production and wa-'
iiig a tremendous amount of en
ergy in the form of' sunshine,
which is necessary for plant
giowth.
Pine seedlings may be had lor
the asking as they are supplied
by T. V. A. to assist in erosion
control to prevent silt from fill
ing their reservoirs.
White pine are recommended
for elevations above 2,000 feet
and shortleaf under 2,000 feet.
Some help may be secured
through the A. S. C. office for
planting pines to the extent of
$5 per acre if funds are not
used by the individual farmer
for other soil conserving practices.
Some individuals may be in
terested in growing red cedar for
Christmas trees. Recommended
spacing for small ornamentals is
4 feet by 4 feet requiring 2,700
trees per acre. Red cedars may
be secured from the N. C. De
partment of Conservation and De
velopment. Division of Forestry.
Raleigh, N. C. delivered for $3.50
per l.OO'O. An acre of Christmas
trees would cost about $10 to
plant. On extremely poor soil it
might be advisable to fertilize
with 500 pounds per acre per
year of 5-10-5 or 6-8-6 making
the total cost about $60 ? $75
per acre as it would probably be
four years before the harvest. An
acre should produce at least 2.000
marketable trees and bring $J,000
or more at our present economic
level.
Caution: Do not plant red cedar
within one mile of apple orchards
as both are host to cedar apple
rust.
News About
PEOPLE
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Kinslanr!
have moved into an apartment
at the home of Mrs. Charies
Ramsey on Iotla Street.
Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Starrette
spent a recent wek-end in Brevard,
visiting Mr. Starrette's sister. Mrs.
D. F. Moore, and Mr. Moore.
Miss June Teague. who teaches
in Charlotte, and Miss Ann Tea
gue. a student at Duke University.
Durham, arrived Friday to spend
the Christmas holidays with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Ned
Teague.
Macon County students attend
ing Western Carolina College. Cul
lowhee. arrived home last Wed
nesday for the Christmas
holidays. They are Misses Barbara
Gribble.' Barbara Holland, Audrey
Hays, Nancy McCollum. Sue Will
iams, Julia Moody, Caroline Craw
ford. Patti Lou Phillips. Konda
Teague. Luann Gibson. Jane
Crawford. Shirley Cloer. Betty
Jean Henson. Jeana Sue Cunn
ingham. Marilyn Henson. Annette
Dalrympk*. Emma Lou Ramsey,
Norma Jean Welch, Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Kinsland. Pat Pattillo. Tom
my Raby. Grady Corbin. Bryant
Cunningham. Bill Huggins. D. L.
Muggins, Ray Henry. Lonnie Craw
ford. Larry Cabe. Jerry Sutton,
Howard Patton, James Kinsland.
Cecil Kinsland. Victor Teague. R.
L. Cunningham, Roger Seay.
Carol Childers, Howell Smith.
John Cloer. and Roy M. Biddle,
Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Hunnicutt
and son. Tom, of Asheville. visited
relatives and friends here last
Sunday. They were the luncheorv
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
Higdon.
Mrs. R. E. Pattillo has re
turned to Franklin after a two
months' visit with her son. J. H.
Pattillo. and family, in Falls
Church, Va. Mrs. Pattillo went
to New York City with her son
and daughter-in-law and their
two sons, Harry and David, to
see them off to C?lo, Norway.
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THURSDAY. DEC. 23, 1M4
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where Mr. Pattillo will be station- |
ed with the American Embassy. 1
Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Higgins
are visiting their daughter, Mrs. I
Prank M. Higdon, Jr., in Haines
City, Fla.
Mr. and Mrs. Wood Kiser, and i
family have returned to Cartooge
chaye, after living in Hamilton.
Wash., for some time.
Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Calloway
and two children visited Mr. and
Mrs. R. P. Bradley in Weaver
ville recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy M. Biddle.
Jr.. left last Thursday for
Nashville. Tenn., to attend the
wedding of Mr. Biddle's cousin,
Robert B. Whittle.
Pfe. J. D. Parrish, of Fort Mc
Clellan. Ala., is spending a 17-day
leave here with his mother at
their home on Franklin, Route 3. i
Sam C. Crawford, aviation elec- 1
trician chief, and Mrs. Crawford,
and daughter, Sandra, are visit
and daughter, Sandra, recently
visited his parents, the Rev. and
Mrs. Lee Crawford, of Franklin
; Route 4. Chief Crawford is sta
tioned at Glynco Naval Air Sta
jtion. Brunswick. Ga.
I Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Porter. a:v
' visitir.i- th:tr daugnter, Mrs.
'^Browning 0)\:-mit>. nr.:!
Golusinit! C'.nton. C.
! Titus H. p.arkh Iws txT'irr.i i
to his Mrtut in ?)?_ .: jic, Mic;. .
;ifter spin mt iank . .
his pnrenir. Mi. ;,id Mrs. E. It.
' P.. 1 1 : , of ,'.:..n. n.'ut-. ' .
i K.'.bbi; iiimth. ' > prob:- Jly tl.
j .nost pupfllar shooting spc. t :i:
North Carolina just as it ;,i
nearly every ' ,rc stale.
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Higdonville
Chairmen For
Contest Picked
By MRS. HARRY MO>FS
? Community Reporter >
Committee chairman lor til*
new contest year have been ap.
pointed by the Higdonville Rural
Community Development Organi
zation.
They are as follows:
Fred Corbin, Religious Activi
ties: Mrs. A. D. Carter, Scrap
book: Sidney Clay, Recreation:
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Clay and
Mrs. Louin Young. 4-H leaders:
Mrs. Ted Higdon. Ways and
Means: George Moses. Agricul
ture: Mrs. Fred Corbin, Beautifi
cation; Mrs. Sammy Bryson, Ed
ucation: Mrs. Wilfred_ Corbin.
Health and Sanitation; Mrs. Frtd
Health and Sanitation: Mrs. Fred
Corbin. Home Improvement: and
Mi's. W. W. Berry. Program
a ?r ?.
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