STATE COLLEGE
ANSWERS TIMELY
FARM QUESTIONS
QUESTION?What is usually
the source of black honey?
ANSWER?According to W. A J
Stephens, Extension Beekeeper at
State College, over-ripe fruit, poke- \
berries or some other dark fruit
may be the source.
It any of these fruits are near j
your apiary, you can observe the!
bees feeding upon it. By making i
some observations as to the diiec-j
tion i<n which the bees are flying,'
it might be possible to follow the
bees to the source of the blackj
honey and decide it for yourself.,
There is nothing one can do to!
prevent the bees gathering fruit j
juice- unless to destroy the plants
and fruit where the bees are getling'
the juices. However, there is lit-'
tie surplus coming in now and thatj
which is coming in of any value,
to the bees should be left with
them for their own use.
The State College Extension.
Service has a bulletin entitled,
Practical Beekeeping which offers
many suggestions and practices in
beekeeping. A copy of this bul
letin may be mailed to you upon
request to Agricultural Editor,
State College Station, Raleigh. Be
sure to ask for Extension Circular
No. 274, entitled Practical Bee
keeping.
QUESTION ? How should a
newly freshened cow be fed?
ANSWER?The feed for the first
efw days after freshening should be
very limited in amount. The first
day the grain feed shpuld be re
stricted to bran mash, for the fol
lowing four days feed a mixture of
wheat bran and ground oats, equal
parts. A reasonable amount of
Preparation Is Nearing
Completion For Farmers
Achievement Day Exhibit
The annual celebration of
Achievement Day is set for Satur
day, September 27, and farm men
and women of Jackson county and
the boys and girls of the 4-H clubs
are at work preparing for making
exhibits. Various phases of the
work on farms and in homes and
the projects oi the 4-H clubs will
be represented.
County Agent M. L. Snipes and
Assistant County Agent George
Conrad and Home Demonstration
Agent Helen Sossamon, in charge
of making arrangements for the
day, are urging every person liv
ing on a farm to make plans to
enter exhibits. Exhibits should be
taken to the Community House in
Sylva on Friday so that they may
be set up and ready for display on
Saturday. All exhibits must be
called fbr by their owners before
4 o'clock on Saturday afternoon.
Tiie prizes which will be given
for the exhibits selected as best in
the various groups are expected
to be announced next week by the
county agents and Miss Sossamon.
The public will be invited to
come to the Community House in
Sylva and observe the exhibits.
Tnere will be sandwiches and
drinks for sale by 4-H Club mem
bers for the benefit of the 4-H Club
camp.
legume hay and a small amount ?f
silage may be fed at all times dur
ing the freshening period. On or
about the fifth day after freshen
ing the cow may be started on the
regular milking ration and gradu
ally brought to full feed over a
period of around three weeks from
the freshening date. The length
of this period should be regulated
according to the physical condi
tion of the cow.
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Phone 209 Cullowhee Road
it GEORGE i BENSON
^ Prtsal(Ht~ Harding College
? Searcy, Jria a sat
LOOKING
AH?AD
<\It Has Happened There
Most of us thought it would never
happen. But it has. According to
the Associated Press, the House of
Commi ns on August 8 approved a
bill gr.ing the British government
authority to tell its people where
they it.ust work and what they must
do. This means that the govern
ment may order men and women
to do whatever job it pleases: coal
mining, farming, fishing, anything.
Moreover, it means the government
may choose the place where any
man or woman must work.
This .s a drastic step. Why is
individual freedom thus destroyed
by a country with such a long rec
ord of high devotion to the individ- 1
ual citizen and to freedom? The
answer is simple. Two years ago
a social stic government embarked
upon a campaign for government
managernert of leading industries in
England. Things were in such a
bad way, because of weakness from
war, that the people permitted this.
. Crisis Upon Crisis
The socialistic government relied
upon nationwide sympathy and co
operation. However, this lasted
only a few weeks. Then as ab
senteeism set in and productivity
lagged, the whole system bogged
down. The crisis came last winter,
when a terrible coal famine came
to that country with plenty of coal
under ? ground. Under socialism
eriiia thrives on crisis, and there
were more to come. In these crises,
it is easy for men to accept dis
aster, if they think it will prevent
more disaster.
This ia what has happened. In
an apparent final resort to keep gov
ernment management of industry
from becoming a complete failure,
the British are taking thia more
drastic step. Yes, in peace-time
one of the greatest liberty-loving
countries in the history of the world
has given its government author
ity to draft labor; and to tell each
man and woman where to work and
what to do.
Let'a Have Freedom
Despite their great love of liberty,
the British people have now found
that loss of individual freedom fol
lows adoption of a government man
aged economy, just as night follows
day. It leads to this every time.
It is sad to see this great country,
like others that have accepted the
blandishments of socialism, willing
ly give up ttfe freedoms for which
her people have shed blood through
the centuries.
A considerable number of our
people are evidently inspired by for
eign ideologies, and some are ask
ing for government control of Amer
ican industry. This step England
is now taking is a real warning to
all Ameri^n workers that with
government management of indus
try there must surely come gov
ernment dictation to workers. The
workers, in the face of constant
crisis, are told where to work and
what to do.
Seeing that these things point in
every direction toward a totalitari
an government, our people should
make up their * minds now that
we do not want government man
aged economy. What is happening
in liberty loving England is proof
that such dictation cannot be
avoided once government manage
ment is adopted. Let us determine
now that such a blight shall not fall
upon the freedom loving land of
America.
DIGEST REFLECTS
LABOR SURPLUS
IN THIS AREA
By S. P. Davis, Area Supervisor
SUMMARY?Employment is up
slightly in the area with only an
insignificant increase anticipated
during the next four months. Still
an estimated 4,500 persons are
UNEMPLOYED in our four coun
ties of Swain, Macon, Jackson, and
Graham, as compared with 5,000
in February. In the month of June
more veterans of World War II
filed claims for readjustment al
lowances through the Bryson City
office than in any other office in
the state.
LABOR SUPPLY?The 4,500 un
employed available workers are
composed of some 3,500 white
males; 585 white females; 264 col
ored males; and 151 colored fe
males. About 46 percent of the
total number fall into skilled or
semiskilled classifications; 20 per
cent unskilled; around 4 percent
professional and managerial; and
I the remainder in clerical and sales,
service occupations, and agricul
ture.
LABOR DEMAND?Very few
openings are on file in our office
at present although we expect to
from 150 to 200 men on a new con
struction project in 30 days. New
manufacturing plants will absorb
around 30 men and about 60 wom
en in the next six months. A con
' siderable amount of private con
f struction is under way but not near
(enough to consume workers avail
SCOUTS RETURN FROM JAMBOREE
MTURNINO TO THi U. S. from the International Boy Scout Jamboree In
Franca, Scouts fatty Strader (left), ct Fort Worth, Tax, and his pal,
Claude Goldsmith, of Port Arthur, Tax, compare their souvenirs as
they debark at New Ybrit Strader want In for items which he could load
toto that huge sack. Goldsmith preferred Scotch kilts. (International;
able in this field.
LABOR SURPLUS of around
4,000 continues to exist, as stated
in our last Digest, "Ours is a defi
nite labor surplus area with ab
solutely no prospect in the foresee
able future for placing at least
4,000 persons who are now able
and available for work." This is
a most significant fact for all em
ployers and all businesses in this
area because the actual situation
which now exists is temporarily
sugar-coated with the payment' of
sizeable sums through the medium
i of Readjustment Allowances. Ii
I June more veterans filed claim*
for Readjustment Allowance
through the Bryson ,City office
than in any other office in the State
?2,864 in Bryson City; 1,363 in
Charlotte; 2,435 in Asheville. More
than 600 veterans have completely
exhausted all credits for such
claims.
There were an estimated 251,
307 flue-curing barns in the State
in 1946 valued at approximately
75 million dollars.
Old Jackson Resident
Now In Pennsylvania
Along with a check for a renew
al of his subscription to The Her
ald, David M. Pressley, 3 East
Prospect Ave., Washington, Pa.,
wrote last week to The Herald that
although he has been away from
Jackson county for many years,
he still looks forward to reading
news about his home county and
his friends in The Herald each
week. Mr. Pressley stated that he
was born 85 years ago on August
19, a fact which causes him to
regret that he was born too early
to enjoy the educational advan-i
McDarris Attends State
FHA Conference, Raleigh
Jackson county FHA supervisor
J. C. McDarris is attending a live
day conference of Farmers Home
Administration in Raleigh this
week. The state-wide conference
will continue through this week,
and farmers desiring t& consult
Mr. McDarris in the Sylva FHA
office are advised that he will not
be in the office this week.
tages that now exist at Cullowhee,
his home township.
Let us fiU your Coal Bin now while we have the
coal and before cold, bad weather sets in . . . coal
for your stoker, heater or grate.
SHOP WORK OF ALL KINDS
Window and door frames, cabinet work,
kitchen cabinets built to order. Fire brick,
flue lining, drain tile, bell tile and all
kinds of building materials, paints, etc.
We have a new supply of modern com
mode seats.
s<
yoi
ind building needs . . . .
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Phone 38 Sylva, N. C.
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Thrift-Master Engine?the type of engine found only
in Chevrolet and higher-priced cars.
Be sure your car is ready for winter! During September and October
Chevrolet dealers are making a special point of fall service to
demonstrate the excellence of our service facilities and quality work
manship. So bring your car in soon and let us get it ready for the
bad weather days ahead.
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PHONE 79 SYLVA, N. C.