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 ! 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