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THIS PHOTOGRAPH by Romeo Romanes of a southern Appalachian farmer taking a break from his work cutting hay is one of many to be displayed through Sept. 26 in Western Carolina University's Mountain Heritage Center. The collection by Romanes, of Alto, Ga., depicts life in the mountains of northern Georgia and southwestern North Carolina from 1920 until 1975. Mountain Fhotos On Exhibit At WCU CULLOWHEE - An exhibi tion of some 30 black and white photographs by the late Romeo Romanes, a German bom Englishman who spent 59 years photographing rural life in the mountains of southern Appalachia, will open July 6 at the Mountain Heritage Center at Western Carolina Universi ty The exhibit includes photographs of small-town scenes, country stores, train trestles, local architecture, farm operations and life in general as it existed in the mountains of northern Georgia and southwestern North Carolina from 1920 until 1975. Accompanying the exhibit will be personal effects" "of Romanes, memorabilia depicted in the photographer's work and photo-mural enlargements of some photographic equipment used by Romanes. Romanes was born in Berlin, Germany, in 1896, the son of a German mother and Scottish father. At the out break of World War I, he and his father fled to Edinburgh. Scotland, where he joined the Scottish Fusiliers. In 1919, he traveled to the United States and settled in Alto, Ga., where he lived until his death on Aug 14, 1978. In the late 20's, Romanes took up photography as a hob by. Soon his work appeared in numerous newspapers and magazines and later placed well in several national photography contests. Despite these successes, most of his photographs have never been on display. The Romanes collection to open at the Mountain Heritage Center is on loan from William Shore, safety director of WCU's physical plant depart ment. The exhibit is supported in part by the Alcoa Founda tion and WCU Fine Arts Fund. It will remain on display through WCU's 1961 Mountain Heritage Day set for Sept. 26. Register Boats Locally Boat owners receiving renewal notices can save themselves some time as well as the price of a stamp. They may now renew their boat number at a local approved agent, as well as by mail, ac cording to officials of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commis sion. To renew a registration locally, the renewal notice must be presented to an ap proved agent. The agent will renew the certificate, issue a validation decal, and collect the registration fee. However, transfers of boat ownership, registration of commercial fishing vessels at no charge, and registration of boats own ed by public agencies must be processed by the Commission's Motorboat Registration Section in Raleigh. it's All in the Big coverage fir small ? ? ? budgets. If you Itlinh you Cant afford file insurance, call Nation wide We have a lila insur ance plan thai won I coat you a lot of monay Call today Hunt Appoints Agriculture Board Members RALEIGH - Three new member* and one reappointed to the North Carolina Board of Agriculture have been named by Governor James B. Hunt, Jr. and confirmed by the state Senate here Wednesday The new appointments ia lcude Wiley Shore of Yadkin ville, John L. Parker, Jr. of Colerain and state Senator Vernon E. White 0# Winter ville. James L. Sutherland of Laurinburg was reappointed. Terms are lor six years Commenting of the appoint ment*. state Agriculture Com mtssioner Jim Graham, who serves as ex officio chairman of the board said: "I am most impressed with the governor s WSDA Proposes Grading And Price Supports On Untied Burley The U.S. Department of Agriculture has proposed that growers of burley tobacco be eligible for government grading and price supports on unlimited marketings of un tied, baled tobacco. "This represents a major preliminary victory for Farm Bureau," according to John Sledge, president of the North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation. "If USDA follows through with the proposal, it will be a major accomplish ment for Farm Bureau after five years of effort," Sledge said. Limited amounts of haled burley have been eligible for government grading and price supports since the 1978-79 Burley Growers (i Comments W anted RALEIGH - The U.S. Department of Agriculture is proposing to make price sup ports available on unlimited marketings of untied, baled tobacco from the 1981 burley crop. Growers and others have until July 24 to submit written comments coAcerning this change, said Dr. Charles R. Pugh, extension tobacco economist at North Carolina State University here. Limited amounts of baled burley have been eligible for government grading and price supports since the 1978-79 season. Under the proposed change, all quantities for un tied burley packed in bales would be eligible for price sup ports and for official grading by USDA tobacco inspectors. On last year's burley markets. Pugh said, there was io differential in prices paid to intied. baled tobacco and obacco sold tied in hands. The action proposed by USDA is intended to help ?educe marketing costs for jurley growers. Pugh said burley producers n Western North Carolina are ittempting to rebuild their traduction after two short Tops In 1979, when blue mold Fungus disease caused widespread losses in burley fields, only 7,800 acres were harvested. Last year, blue mold generally was held in check but losses occurred because of severe drought, and 8,800 acres were harvested. The planted crop this year is indicated at 9,800 acres, up 11 percent from last year's harvested acreage. ^flLCUHMTOnST 9 JEVPQ* SELLS REAL ESTATE ! CALL NOW 683-3112 Phonat: (704) Bus. 863-3112 ta. 822-7323 Man Aaonm: I Uiccargw. w.c. ?r?? | REAL ESTATE VS DOW JONES IMlaa , ,1 , , n, , ?? Wnjfi W? Cu*"PpT? wH IWWWJ Wf?' Iht put 20 fin batwaan stock ?urtMt praMs and real nlata in tmm. Ml m quite * dramatic d* taranca In dotan In tha dacada Irani January 1960 to January 1*70. tha Dow Jonaa In duatrial amraga Hmpad from 6M to ?00 ? an InuaaM <K If parent In ton ynara. Ourin? tha urn ton-yaor pa nod tha madfen homa prtca t? craaaad (rani $18,307 to *27.022 an ?PWi'ailllnn at 48 parcant at TRIPLE THE DOW Entorlm 1*1. tha Dow Jonaa avaraga now haoara around tha 1.000 Ind lor a 21-yoar appreciation ot 31% ?- " ? ? ? -* u u win* iwhw pncv* conrinuw to in craaao taator than tha coat ot Mm to MfcOOO up 375% tinea 1M0 Today, daopito tha restraints ot ttfM. manay. cott <K Winf No nutter haw you iki tlw caka. an trwMt?K in real nUk mr tha pad 20yoar* haa provon to tar outstrip any *toch market incroaaa. And tha trand l? wtdanmf ki favor at raal aatata \ ?????? * you km any quaiBana about ?aMm your homo. land, term or buainata propartm. ta*l fraa to cal ua at any tkna. or drap by our aMea at TIMteRllNe REALTY CO.. 214 Part *ay SLOG.. 170 Woodfti St. A+rnrm. H.C Ml OR at Baa lift. Not Sprinft, N.C. Cad: AahavtHe 704-2M-1?0 Hat Sprinft 704-622 7339 Mara Ml 704 689-4845 WHEN LOOKING FOR A TRACTOR , COME SEE US season. The latest proposal would mean all quantities of untied burley packed in bales would be eligible for price sup ports and for official grading by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service, beginning with the 1961-82 season. Pro ducers will not be required to file an application to market baled burley, as was required in the past. Hie proposed price support and grading changes were published in the June 24 Federal Register. "We have only one more hurdle," Sledge said, "and that is to get as many favorable comments to USDA as soon as possible, and not later than July 24. Growers are urged to direct their comments in duplicate to: Director, Tobacco Divi sion, AMS-USDA, Room 502 Annex Building, Washington, D.C. 20250 and to Director, Price Support and Loan Divi sion, ASCS-USDA, P.O. Bo* 2415, Washington, D.C. 20013. Heart disease or stroke can cheat you : out of the best years of your life Department of Agriculture and the people of the Mate. I look forward to working with them.'* Shore, age 42, is a dairyman and operates a beef cattle feedlot. He has also been a tobacco farmer. Active in agricultural, civic and political organizations, he is internal vice president of the Booneville Jaycees. He was named North Carolina Outstanding Young Farmer in 1874. Shore is married and has three children. Parker, age 64, operates a 300 acre diversified farm pro ducing peanuts, tobacco, corn and beans. Active in Democratic politics, attended N.C. State University and he served as mayor of Colerain from 1967 through 1968. Dur ing World War II held the ranks of master sergeant and sergeant major. White has served in the state Senate since 1969 representing in IMS. A veteran of World War II, the 7S year old farmer holds B.S. and B.A. degrees from Wake Forest University. His occupation* are fanner, school superintend dent and teacher. White is ac tive on numerous boards and commissions and is a member of Ruritan Club and Kiwanis International. Sutherland, a farmer and seedsman, is a consultant with Pioneer Hi-Bred Interna tional. Inc. He is active in numerous professional and civic organizations holding such offices as director of the N.C. Agribusiness Council and director of First Southern Sav ings and Loan Association. He is also a member of the Chamber of Commerce. Shore, Parker and White replace Patterson L. Britton, Jr. of Ahoskie, who represented peanut interests; Henry T. Smith of Fountain, tobacco and Fred R. Snow, Sr of Dobson, general farming. Park Visits Up For June Na tional Park had 1,079 ,200 visit* in June and there have been 3,007,800 viaita ao far thia year . according to Merrill D. Beal superintendent He aaid this r epresenn a two percent decrease for June and a two percent increase (or the year thus far compared to last year's data. Rainy weather is a contributing factor to the decrease for the month of June, Beal said. Camping in developed cam pgrounds declined four per cent with 137,100 campers for the year-to-date. Backcountry camping decreased two per cent with 39,500 for the year to date; Visit increases and decreases by entrances were as follows for June ? Gatlin burg, +13,325; Townsend, 12,989; Cherokee, +4,613; outlying, 31,618. Engineering Grants Awarded At WCU The Society of Manufactur ing Engineers has announced the awarding of $4,000 in grants to Western Carolina University's department of in dustrial education and technology to be used for scholarships. The grant is part of a total of $210,000 dispersed to univer sities and technical institutes under the SME Manufacturing Engineering Education Foun dation. The society establish i'ed the foundation in 1979 and has committed $1 million to support the first five years of funding. The purpose of the grants is to spur new developments in manufacturing technology and productivity and to fur ther manufacturing engineer ing as an educational discipline. The Society of Manufactur ing Engineers is head quartered in Dearborn and is a professional engineering society with 58,000 members in 60 countries. The society sponsors a wide range of conti nuing education programs for the benefit of manufacturing engineers and technologists. 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