Cullowhee GI Farm Trainees
Make Fi eld Trip To 3 Farms
By T. A. Jackson, Arst. Teacher
The CullviWr.ee \e'(i;,:". farmer
traine s under the supervision of
Cullowi.ee hi^.i school m. d . t'.eld
trip to three farms in Canada
town>hip L.st week t b>erve
some oi the better practices that
members or the group h.d com
pleted. The past history of each
farm, this year's farm plan, and
the next four years' program was
reviewed and discussed.
The group assembled at the
Clyde V. Harris farm and there
discussed the various fields and
the treatment of each field. Clyde
has owned his land for the past
eleven years. When he moved
onto the farm, all the fields were
largely red clay scalds and very
unproductive. Since that time
manure, high grade fertilizer, and
cover crops have been used and
now mo^t of the land is very pro
ductive A very striking example
of soil conservation was noticed in
one hollow which had been seeded
to a meadow mixture. This grass
sod slowed down the flow of run
off water and at the same time
supplied the farm with plenty of
good hay.
In addition to improving cfop
land, Mr. Harris plans to clear off
the pasture land and apply lime
and phosphate. This will bei
necessary before the present num-|
ber ai' livestock is increased veryl
much. Live>tock now on the farmj
consists of three dairy cows, ten'
beef cattle, four hogs, two hor*es,!
and thirty chickens. I
Leaving the Harris farm the
group visited Charles H. Wike's
place where a twelve acre corn
field was observed. Prior to his
coming on the training program
this field was covered with stumps.i
Dynamite costing S125 was bought1
I and this was used to remove all
the stumps on the twelve acres.
After the stumps were hauled off,
the field was turned and was fer- ?
tilized with 55,5000 pounds of
4-10-6 fertilizer. On one portion1
of the field manure, lime, and side|
dressing were used and the results
were very noticeable. The corn1
on this portion of the field is larg
er and has a better color.
In another field Mr. Wike has
his hay crop. This field has also
been limed, phosphated, and had
the stumps removed. This field
had previously been in corn and
was seeded to a mixture of tim
othy, red clover, and red top. This!
year six stacks of hay were cut.
Other things observed on this
farm were a fine potato crop, and
seventy-five young apple trees
i which appear to be doing very,
well. Improvements planned con-'
sist of a new dwelling and a new!
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Inside and outside Locks; Door Butts- and other
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By VERNA STANTON ,
Assistant State Agent
Fof the sake of your refrigerator
ar.d foods stored in it, watch the
frost line carefully in summer and
del'ro&t before the accumulation is
a quarter of an inch thick, house
h id management specialists of the
U. S. Department of Agriculture!
remind owners of electric or other
automatic refrigerators.
Thick fro>t slows down the cool-'
ing of foods and may send the tem-j
erature of the food-storage com
partment up even though the ref
rigerating system is working hard
er than it does normally.
Before defrosting, remove the
freezer trays to hasten the pro- j
cess. And be sure the drip tray
is empty and in place to catch the
water as the frost melts. If the
manufacturer recommends it, de
frosting can be speeded up by
keeping the trays filled with hot
water while the control is set at
"defrost" or "off." This hot
water defrosting is helpful to some
refrigerators, though not to all.
Check the direction booklet that
comes with the refrigerator or
check with the manufacturer be
fore using hot water.
Never use anything sharp oT
chip frost from the evaporator or
to loosen ice-cube trays, because
this may injure the coils that hold
the freezing fluid.
Warm water is best to dampen
garments for ironing as it pene
trates the fabric quicker. Use a
bottle cap or something that will
spray the water evenly. Fold the
articles carefully, with hems and
double thicknesses turned inside.
Cover with a heavy towel or cof
ton sheet blanket to prevent dry
ing out. Dampened clothes should
stand a half hour before ironing so
the moisture penetrates evenly. If
the air is cool and-dry, dampened
clothes can be left overnight. If
it's hot and humid, iron within an
hour or two or mildew may de
velop.
Pre-Session Conference
To Be Held At WCTC
By J. J. Booker
The thirteenth Pre-Session Con
ference will be held at Western
Carolina Teachers College on Sep
tember 3, 4, 5, and 7. This confei
ence is an annual affair. The par
ticipants are mostly student olii
cers dI tiie dilterent classes. The
puipo.-e is to determine whether
any changes should be made in
I the schedules, and it need be, to
I change them.
I The theme for this years pro
I gram is "Helping Lay the Founda
! tion tor the Expansion Program '.
Til is is in accordance with the
; prospective building of a science
I building, library, administration
i building, and others that have had
I! money appropriated lor by the
| state education board.
i Climaxing the session, an all
day trip will be offered to those
who might care to go on a tour
through the mountains.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank our many
I friends?for their- sympathy and
I kindness shown us during the sick
ness and death of our loved one;
and for the beautiful floral offer
ings.
We especially wish to thank the
staff of doctors and nurses at the
j C. J. Harris Community hospital
j for their faithful work and kind
4 ness during his sickness.
Mrs. Margie Robinson,
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Robinson and
family
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Cullowhec Methodists
To Hold Bible School
T.\e annual vacation B?ole school
of Cullowhee Methodist church
will begin on Monday morning.
August 18. at 9 o'clock. .Classes
will be held each morning, Mon
day through Saturday, and a".I
children of the community are in
vited to attend.
Teachers l\.r the -chool are Mrs.
Lloyd Engman. beginners: M:.v
Helen Bird and Mi.-s Pat Car;*.-..
prim... ir-.-; Mrs. Clinton Pods
juniors: and Mr>. R. T. Houts. in
termediates.
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barn to accommodate the twen'.y
head of cattle, twenty hogs, and
two horses kept on the farm.
The m xt place visited by the
ijroup was the Warren W. WoodS
farm. Here the group saw a tine
field of corn that h. d been heavily
fertilized with manure and com
I mercial fertilizer. In another field
a good stand of ladino clover was
seen. Mr. Wood plans to do lots
of work on his pasture next year,
such as cleaning off and liming,
phosphating, and resevding.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Henry, who were married July
19 at Scott's Creek Baptist church. Mrs. Henry was be
fore her marriage Miss Bee Jane Harris, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Harris of Sylva. Mr. Henry is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Henry of Hazelwood.
Notice
According to a ruling by the
State Board of Education, no chil
dren shall be allowed to reside in
one school district and attend
school in another school district,
unless such attendance is author
ized by the State Board of Educa
tion. The State Board of Educa
tion states that no attendance
credit be allowed for children who
reside in one district and attend
school in another district unless
they are transferred by the State
Board of Education. Where there
is agreement ' between the gov
erning boards of the administra
tive units with reference to the
transfer of pupils, the matter shall
be handled subject to approval by
the Controller of the State Board
of Education.
Parents will please bear this
ruling in mind when making plans
for their children attending school
| for the coming year.
FARMERS' INCOME
UP 20 PER GENT
Raleigh, August 4.?Cash in
come of North Carolina farmers
in 1946 was about 20 per cent
higher than in *945, it was report-]
ed today by the Federal-State
Crop Reporting Service of thej
Stare Department of Agriculture. I
Total cash receipts in 1946 to-j
taled $764,404,000. The total in.
1945 was $638,414,000.
Practically all of the increase1
came, the report stated, fromi
marketing of crops, which brought
farmers $633,394,000 as against
$508,159,000 in 1945. Returns'
from sales of livestock and live
stock products were slightly low-j
er during 1946, totaling $119,799,-1
000, compared with $120,910,000
in the previous year. Govern-!
ment payments to farmers in 1946
were higher, totaling $11,211,000
as compared with $9,345,000 in
1945.
Conservation payments made up
$8,096,000 of the total Govern
ment payments during 1946. Dairy
production payments accounted
for 63,106,000, with payments for
sheep and lamb and beef produc-i
tion making up the remaining!
69,000. In 1945, conservation pay
ments totaled $5,897,000; dairy
production payments^ $3,434,000;
beef and sheepr and lamb produc
tion, $10,000, and truck crop pro
duction, $4,000.
Cash returns from sales of to-(
bacco accounted for about 57 per
cent of the total cash receipts from
farming during 1946, and about
56 per cent of the total during
1945. "
Compared with other States,
North Carolina ranks third in total
cash receipts from farm market
ings of crops, 28th in cash receipts
from marketings of livestock and
livestock products, and s 13th in
total cash income from crops, live
stock and livestock products com
bined.
The production of "Lost Hori
zon" will be the highlight of the
"Theatre In The Sky" season of
plays in ~ Sylva. Geoffrey has
spared no expense to make the
production the most beautiful ever
seen here.
Funeral Rites For
Joseph T. Bumgarner
Funeral services for Joseph T.
Bumgarner, 68, were conducted
Sunday," August 2, at his home at
Locust Creek at 2 p. m. A native
of Sylva, he had lived in Jackson
county since his birth on May 10,
1879. He died after an illness of
three months.
Ministers in charge of the ser
vices were Rev. Ernest Fitzgerald
and Rev. Forest Blankenship.
Pallbearers were Rufe Hall,
Burton Ammons, Jack Hasket, Roy
Shular, DeWitt Beasley, Hayes
Conner, J. R. Sharpton, Henry
Hoyle, Charlie Evans, and Clyde
Painter.
Flower girls were Emma Bum
garner, Jenny Bumgarner, Mrs.
H. H. Ashe, Margaret Conner, Mrs.
Chris Davis, Edith Earley, Ann
Henson, Edith Beasley, and Mrs.
Roy Shular.
Mr. Bumgarner is survived by
the widow, Mrs. Hattie Worley
Bumgarner; two daughters, Sally
and Evelyn, of Sylva; four sons,
Jack, Robert, and BUlie, of Sylva,
and Alvin of Hamilton, Wash.; and
one sister, Mrs. Rufe Mills of Cul
lowhee.
Interment was in the Locust
Creek graveyard. Moody Funeral
Home was in charge of arrange
ments.
The Prologue and Epilogue of
the play is laid in a dining room in
London. Characters in this se
I quence will be played by Electra
' Ballou, Mildred Love, W. Law
I rence Benson and Bill Mtfrrow.
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