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Madison County Agricultural
Workers have returned from an
Area meeting where they were arm
ed with details on the administra
tion of the "Acreage Reserve" phase
of the Soil Bank Act.
Ralph W. Ramsey, County ASC
office manager, said that the ASC
office will begin signing agreements
with farmers who wish to partici
pate in the program immediately fol
lowing county meetings which will
be held within the near future.
According to information given
by State officials at the Asheville
meeting, Madison County growers of
tobacco and wheat who reduce their
acreage below their farms' establish
ed allotments may earn payments for
doing so.
The provisions of the Acreage Re
serve Program which will affect lo
cal growers follow :
The farmer must:
1. Put land in the Reserve that is
representative of the land used for
the crop.
2. Harvest less than the farm al
lotment of the particular crop.
3. Not permit the land to be graz
ed, oat for hay, or cropped for the
entire 1!X calendar year.
Any farmer who complies with
these provisions, may become eligi
ble for payments if:
1. He has underplanited his allot
ment for tobacco, or wheat, and he
certifies that he underplanted in an
ticipation of complying with the
1956 Acreage Reserve Program, or
because of adverse weather condi
tions. 2. An acreage of the allotment crop
will not be harvested because of de
struction by natural causes.
3. He plows up the crop prior to
June 30, or the final disposition
date-, whichever is later.
The law establishes maximum and
Experience Wasted
On This Farmer
There's an old saying about "ex
perience being the best teacher."
But at least one Eastern North
Carolina farmer with a penchant
for matches doesn't learn very
easily.
R. S. Douglass, State College ex
tension forestry specialist, says
that this fanner recently set fire
to a small field to burn off the
grass before he started this year's
farming.
The farmer got his field burned
off, all right. But before the blaze
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minimaim acreages that may be
placed in the Reserve. To deter
mine both his maximum and mini
mum, the farmer must use the larg
er of the figures resulting from the
.ollowing formulas:
Tcbacco Not more than one
half of the allotment, or five acre;
not less than 10 per cent of the al
lotment, or 0.50 acre.
Wheat Not more than one-half
of the allotment, "or 50 acres; nol
less than 10 per cent of the allot
ment, or five acres.
In the case of wheat, or tobacco,
if the farmer's allotment is less than
specified maximum or minimum
acreage, his tuta allotment shall be
considered as the maximum or min
imum. Payments to individual farmers
will be determined by multiplying
the "norma!" yield on acreage re
moved times rates established by the
Secretary of Agriculture.
Payments (per acre) will lie niadt
as follows:
Tobacco Your normal yield
times IS cents a pound.
Wheat Your normal yield times
$1.33 a bushel (also a minimum).
Normal yields will be established
bv Countv ASC personnel.
Ramsey warned farmers not to
take any action toward complying
with provisions of the Soil Bank un
til they have signed an agreement
with the local ASC office.
He pointed out that the A:reage
Reserve phase of the Soil Bank is
the only part that will affect local
farmers until next fall or later.
Thj other part is the "Conserva
tion Reserve" which will permit
armor.- to put land into certain con--ervation
i ro) s. but not harvest
hem, and thereby receive payments
'.o heip establish the crops and rent
al for the land in the Reserve.
vas finally stopped it bad burned
lore than 2,000 acres of pines.
Douglass says that all of the pines
e:en't killed, but a large portion
jf their growth for this year is
lost. A conservative estimate put
the damage at several thousand
dollars.
And the strange thing is that
this same offender had' already
been convicted of a similar offense
and was fined $75.
Douglass adds -that this type of
offense is repeated many times
each year in Eastern North Caro
lina. Forest fire damage in the
Southern states is over 2 million
dollars annually.
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MARSHALL, N. C.
Yorkshire Gilts
Are Placed With
4-H Club Pig Chain
Eipht registered Yorkshire gilts
and one registered Yorkshire boar
were placed on the 4-H Pig Chain
Mrs year. Pigs were placed with:
Haroid Payne, Marshall R-8; Grady
Rice, Marshall R-2; Dean Ricker,
French Broad. Tennessee; Ted Bai
ley, Mars Hill R-l; Houston Thom
as, Marshall R-3; Woody Amnions,
Mars Hill: Butch Bailey, Mars: Hill
H-2; Wayne Ballard, Mars Hill K-Z;
H-'A Rppe HotiSnrinon H.l."'
o. v, V ..vJtVnlidences of accomplishment along the
dl!ow certain management prae-
tices. Green grazing must be sup
plied and a. mineral and protein sup
plement must be provided. The
purpose of the chain is to provide
boys withgood foundation stock and
to encourage them to follow sound
management practices.
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"THE VOICE OF
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PRAISES HOLCOMBE
Route One
Mars Hill, N. C.
June 14, 1956
Mr. James I. Story
Editor, The News-Record
Marshall, N. C.
Dear Mr. Story
iOur Representatives come and go
but we must not lose sight of their
accomplishments while working for
us in Raleigh. The meritorious serv
ice rendered by Rep. Fred Holcombe
during the last session of the leg
islature was commendable, and re
flected the ulmost credit upon him
self and Madison County. It is to
be regretted that he did not choose
to run again as his absence in the
legislature will cause the "wet '
forces to be more in the ascendancy.
Constantly aligned with the "dry"
forces in that body, he voted ' dry"
on every issue involving sobriety
whereas fifteen per cent (15r) of
the members of the lowerr house sim
ply walked out on their so-called
Christian consciences (and those
they supposedly represented), find
ing it convenient to "take a walk.'
Thus it is easy to see that Rop
Holcombe Voted his convictions, dis
regarding political considerations,
and availed himself at every oppor
tunity to uphold principles conson
ant with the best interests of our
children and youth. Too often leg
islators weigh their votes mor with
the next election in mind than the
next generation! It is uplifting to
note that Rep. Holcombe is not in
that category and that "his record
on the strong drink issue is a fine
example of moral rectitude.
Along with other outstanding road
boosters such as L. Dale Thrash and
Sen W. Kerr Scott, Mr. Holcombe has
constantly worked for better roads
in this county and elsewhere. He
obviously believes that good roads will
bring about both economic and ed
ucational advance. His record of
road building and improvement is
reminiscent of what The Asheville
Citizen quoted the late Congressman
George "M. Pritchard as saying sev
eral years ago; "Education and good
roads transcend in importance all
Wtian and wlfiah interMts."
Ev-
highways of new and better roads
can be seen in various sections of
our county. Yet we so often for
get to appreciaite these natural ad
vantages! We are somewhat like a
pig under an acorn tree: we never
look up to see from whence the
acorns come!
Mr. Holcomjbe's life-long service
has endeared himself to -the people
of Madison County as Postmaster at
Mars Hill, as a prompt and courte
ous operator of his funeral home at
Mars Hill, snd more recently as our
representative in Raleigh. Mr. Hol
combe's desire not 'to continue in of
fice is regrettable but consolation
can be gained by the fact' that his
son, "Haul Holcombe, was recently
nominated for representative in
Yanesy County.
Respectfully yours,
A FRIEND
MEADOW FORK
There was a large crowd attend
ing th decoration Snnday.
Those visiting Mrs.. Harriet Price
during the past week were Mr. Sam
Keener, Mrs. Toney Webb, Mrs. Sal
Ijr x Beasley, Mrs,. Roise Williams,
Miss Roby Sexton, Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur - HJckanj of S. C, and Mr.
and Mrs. Mttrara Hie.
Miss Yvonne Price visited Mrs.
Roise Williams Saturday 'evening.
Mr. Douglas Meadows visited Miss
Yvonne Price Wednesday.
Mr. andMrs. Willie Williams and
Mr. George Inman attended the dec
oration Snnday.
jMr.aad ' Mrs. Arthur Hickam
spent : Saturday night with Mr. and
Mrs. Bnbert Price.
Mr.' Van Meadows of Spring Creek
was visiting a friend . en Meadow
Fork Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs, 'vLm Sexton, who has been
ill for fpvr r five, months,, dcesnt
seem to improve moch.' We wish
for-aer a speedy recovery.
ifrUnd Mrs. WflUe WilUams and
Mr, George. Irnnan made a business
trip to Newport, Tenn, Monday, v
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" t C wrch. We wish to
--' trios, c'loirs, and
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, The Moth Season is already here. Don't wait too loag
about having your Fail ?and Winter (Clothes, properly
" "cleaned. Our modern cleaning methods will not only ,
remove common dirt and spots, but will "
n KILL ALL MOTH LARVAE
DO AS MILLIONS DO EVERY SPRING. HAVE ALL
YOUR WOOLENS THOROUGHLY
DRY CLEANED & SEALED IN MOTH
PROOF CEDARIZED BAGS
A LS) send your SLIP COVERS & DRAPES for a
SPARKLING GOOD CLEANING
EDWARDS CLEANERS
MARSHALL, N. C.
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Devotional Guid
Upper Um
O THI lf ROOM. NASNVSU. TENNCSSfi
God " .. . . hath made of one blood
nil mations of men for to dwell on
the If ace of the earth. , . " (Acts
17:26.) Read Acts ir:22-Sl.
One bright Sunday morning in
the year 1901, I left my hotel in
Angers, France, and went to a place
of prayer.
Before the entrance stood a middle-aged
man to greet worshipers as
they arrived. His face was beam
ing with a light seen only on the
faces of Christians. "Could you
find me a seat?" I inquired. "I'm a
stranger here."
I will never forget the hearty
grasp of his hand, as he said, "There
are no strangers here. Come in."
As I took my seat among the wor
shipers, T realized what the com
munion of saints mean to me. I
joined in the hymns and heard the
sermon in French.
I felt that if a majority of people
in each country shared sincerely
such an experience in Christ, wars
an international disputes would be
a thing of the past.
( PRAYQR
Heavenly Father, help ime to oork
and pray tto hasten the time when
the Gospel hail inspire all men to
abandon fheir racial and motional
prejudices and become tone happy
Christian family. ' For the sake of
Him who loves Sis and gave Himself
for us. Amen.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Truth brotherhood can be accom
plished only by receiving as a little
child the Kingdom of Heaven.
A. C Browning (Saskatchewan)
Many a man failed because he ex
pected rounds of applause when he
began to climb the ladder of success.
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Termites Damage
Tar Heel Homes
Tar Heel home owners are taking
a beating from an enemy they prob
ably won't ever see. "
Roy M. Carter, forestry professor
at N. C. State College, says that this
'enemy" termites and fungus rot
is damaging North Carolina
homes to the extent of neary five
million dollars a day.
Carter, who has just completed a
comprehensive study of the problem,
has some bad news for the approx
imately 12,000 persons who became
home-owners last year 11,000 of
them will fall victims to termites
and fungus within three to five
years, he estimates.
And like their hosts the little crit
ters prefer new houses, too. Carter
says this is because of the high
sapwood content of today's timber,
lack of natural resins and tars, and
improper or inadequate building
practices.
Damage from termite and rot has
become so acute that one-Iifth of the
national output of lumber goes for
the replacement of damaged lum
ber in existing buildings.
Although North Carolina is espe
cially prone to termites and fungus
rot, it isn't alone. Throughout the
nation, around one-half billion dol
lars v worth of property is destroyed
annually by termites and fungus rot.
This is almost two-thirds the loss
by fire. But the termite problem
goes unrecognized because the ter
mites work "undercover."
HURT DEER CHASES MAN
Forsyth, Mo. Ernest Beeler,
Kissee Mills, Mo.,, out deer-hunting,
shot an 8-point, 200-pound buck 8
times. Thinking the deer dead, Beel
er ran up to slit the animal s
throat, but the wounded buck stag
gered to his feet, and chased the
hunter op a post oak sapling. When
the buck lost interest, Beeler - fired
a fourth bullet into the animal,
which started to run again. A fifth
bullet finished it.
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