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) AY, JULY 9. 1951 THE WAYK ESflLLE MOUNT AINEEK SECOND SECTION ie Sixteenth Of A Series of Farm-Home Pi l-l:pvcrdam'f1 - Hominy:-- ' v tJTL&jm ' ' i rmT i F" v - niWWiwifF--. community,, :;:;!!; tTfY : ,: .- papi tfe '; V: v? Vi lw'A; 1 . ;:;V ) J A Csim&M&Jitmm iiumi ,mmmu i mi ' I f'sjC! ' jLtlTX. , I I ilcnls of Hominy. ' I ''''""ww'' ' --' l I No. 5 The Commimily llousi- of Mommy, wlirrc the rnmimmity I H V V " a " I r .V1; 'J1 ; is - i j She dual community suns al the entrance of Hominy e;verdain. The signs arc at the forks of Mil highway. The attractive home of Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Silvers, . Newfound highway. No. 3 Mrs. I- rank Cogburn in livr hot house, where she groH. all kinds of (lowers and plants. No. 4 The Beaverdam School, which serves the grammar stu- irsiiied Income Is (ing Important Hole lominy Community sixteenth community in today's deals with the part of Haywood Jlominy Community rve, and thickly settled f up of general small many of the citizens workers. j iywood citizens for the lead off the Newfound highway, months got their first that 275 families, making up a to- visit to Hominy it is partly along the Newfound road, which has served as a detour to Asheville while the main road was being paved. - It is up and down this valley, to gether with the many roads that il population of 1,100 people live happily, progressively and play an important part in Haywood's com munity life. Some idea of the vast area cov ered by Hominy can be had from the fact that there arc 24 miles of roads in the community, but only 5 miles are paved this paving in I he Newfound road. The remaining 19 miles are the spur roads, and il is on these that the majority of the peoole of the area live.. Hom iny was also one of the few com munities that failed to get any paving during the past year. Of course the general repairs to the broken paving on the Newfound road was not counted as new pav ing. The children of the Hominy sec tion attend, two schools the gram- For CLEAN, EFFICIENT; PROGRESSIVE . TOWN ADMINISTRATION VOTE FOR CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR TOWN OF WAYNES VILLE mar students go to the Heaver dam, school, which has 10 teachers, about 350 students, and is served by three buses. The high school students go to Canton high. Her schel Hipps, principal of the school is also chairman of too Hominy Community Development program. He is a progressive,' and success ful farmer in addition to his school work and civic leadership. Mr, Hipps is assisted by W. W. Trantham, vice chairman, Mrs. Kd na Broyles, secretary. Hazel Hol land, treasurer, and Mrs. Lloyd H. Jones, reporter. The group meets monthly in a building in the center of the com munity. Two churches serve the com munity the Rocky Face Baptist, with a membership of 125, and a Sunday School enrollment of 120. Rev. I. W. Scott Is pastor. The congregation of the Plains Methodist church, with Rev. George B. Culbreth pastor, has a membership of 300, and a Sunday School enrollment of 150. This church recently moved into a new building, which was built for the most part by members of the con gregation. The old church which had served for many years has been recently dismantled and moved away. The community goes in for a I varied recreational program, feat uring Softball and basketball. Some outstanding learns' have been en tered in county competition from the community. MIKU'Y There are about 30 acres of bur ley allocated to the farms of Hom iny, which means an income up ward towards $30,000 from this one eron. The average yield for the area is estimated at 1800 pound per area, with a price of 51 cents per pound. Among the leaders in growing burley include Fred Mann, aver aging 58 cents per pound, and an acre yield of 1900 pounds. D. M. Clark averaged 5G cents for the 1700 pounds per acre from his farm, While Guy Worley averaged 55 cents per pound, and had a new yield of 1700 pounds per acre. DAIRYING Almost every farm has a cow, but there is only one commercial dairy in the community Silver's Dairy. They milk an average of 40 cows, and retail the milk mostly in the Canton area. POULTRY The area is showing increased interest in poultry, and already several large flocks are in a high production state, with hatching eggs being the major feature. Ed gar Clark has the largest flock, with 400 New Hampshire Reds, with D. M. Clark only 100 ress. Mark Swaim has a flock of 75 for a starter. f'' i ? HV ,1 When you have a cow to be bred phone os for Proved Sire Service. It's fast, economical, convenient, safe. Haywood Cooperative Breeding Ass'n. Call 938 by 11 a. m. for game day service The main varieties grown include l lie hi ark, York, and Woll River. The berries grown In the area are mostly for home consumption and little for commercial purposes, D. M. Clark has 250 trees, while G. II. Hipps has 200, Lloyd R. Jones also has 200 tries. BKKI CATTLE Beef cattle represents a sizeable income in the community, having an estimated ' value of $14,000. There are 600 head of beef cattle in the Hominy area, with about 1,000 acres devoted to pasture lands. The Hereford is the leading type animal, with several pure-; bred herds. ! Fred Mann has 150 head, audi grazes them on 300 acres of choice pasture land. Coble McCracken has j about 30 head, and devotes 65 j acres of pasture to them. G. II. j Hipps has 40 head, and his pas-: lures consist of 100 acres of finei land, The citizens of Hominy have so arranged their livelihood, that their i income is steady the year 'round, and they put into practice the value of living-ut-home, in that they grow must of their food supplies, and i this, in addition to their cash crops, supplements their steady and high industrial pay. With such a sound of the University ot Calitornia ad vise exercise to get them back ill shape. One exercise they say can be done while reading the evening paper, With legs stretched out on a .'footstool, .stretch, and separate the toes as if you were grabbing with them. The instructors also suggest walking forward with toes pointed inward, "pigeon toed," as far as possible to strengthen foot muscles. The exercises also reduce fatigue, according to the., body-, builders. Thnsn airomlv ' in I hn noullrv I financial foundation, the citizens business are showing a profitable!"1 nommy me oi u'c Income from'lhcir'Vcilture; and other citizens in the community arc interested in starting on a similar basis soon. FRUITS The section does not have any large commercial orchards, yet there are about 2,000 bearing ap ple trees throughout Hominy, with a good average yield, as compared with the remainder of the county. Rive,- own tneir nomes ann tarms, and are enjoying the better things of life. SI : m PROTECTION! Good Looks, Too! It's a wibc lioine-owncr w ho keeps his house in perfect condition with high quality paints. They're a sure guar antcc against rapid deterioration - - a sure promise ql increased attractiveness. Choose from our wide selec tion of paints today! Prescription For Sagging Arches , LOS ANGELES ( API If your feel are giving out on you under strain of constant daily wear, mem bers of the physical education staff Haywood Builders Supply Co. "Where There's A Material Difference" l'hono X2 At The Depot ELECTRICITY HAS CONTRIBUTED GREATLY TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF HAYWOOD'S RURAL COMMUNITIES M17009 ELECTRIC P2KHS1I? CGEP0MTI01 WAYNESVILLE, N. C.
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