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Farm Bureau Fed. Explained What is the Farm Bureau Fed eration? How does it serve mat These are some of the questions asked by farmers when asked to join the Gaston County Farm Bureau. In the best interest of the farmers we shall try to answer some of these important questions. The Farm Bureau is a general farm organisation seeking to serve the best interests of all farmers. Through their organiza tion Farm Bureau members- have a voice in local, State and Nation al affairs. In addition, members make good use of their own speci al programs involving farm sup plies, plant, food, insurance, ac counting services and other direct economic aids. The basic unit of the Farm | Bureau is the farm families of which this year more than 1,600, 000 were united in County Farm Bureau Organization throughout the United States. The Bureau’s real strength is generated in these family units. The County Farm Bureau or ganization holds regular month ly meetings to discuss current problems and carry on local pro jecta adopted by its members. The Gaston County Farm Bureau holds meetings every first Monday night la each month Every other meeting is a dutch supper affair at which members may bring their wives and families. Other meetings are held by the board of directors who are elected from each townahop in the county. Most of the Farm Bureau’s work is done through county com mittees who are appointed by the president and approved by the memlbership. The committees of the greatest concern right now are the Commodity Advisory Com mittees. These committees recent ly met in Gaston County to draw up and approve resolutions to be presented and voted- at the An nual State Farm Bureau meeting held in Asheville just before Thanksgiving. Commodity Committees were appointed in the following fields in Gaston County: Cotton, Dairy ing, Field and Forage Crops, Live stock, Poultry, Forestry and Pub lic Relations. These committees were made up of members who are directly concerned with com modities in which they made re solutions on. For example, the :ort.ton committee was made up of Fred Ferguson, Alton Carpenter, r. S. Thompson and G. W. Pa trick, all of whom are well known Installment Loan Department CHERRYVILLE NATIONAL BANK AARON MOSS, Mgr. cotton farmers. The resolutions consist of de sires and wants of the entire membership of the county organi zation. After approval, these re solutions are taken to the State meeting by the voting delegates who present them to similar State committees. Upon the approval of the State Committee, the reso lutions are presented to National Committees and if approved they become the prime objectives of the Farm Bureau when the lobby ists go before Congress when the farm policy is made. Lobbyists are also sent before the State lawmakers to present tke member ship’s desires and needs in farm policy. If you have followed me this far you can see how important it is that all farmers consider being members of some farm organiza tion because “in unity there is strength." It is not hard to see that kawnfakers will meet the needs of 4 million people with a more open mind than they would that of 1,600,000. In addition to their work with the policy makers of the country, th<' Gaston County Farm Bureau carries on many activities locally which you will be reading more It has been said many many times that farmers need 'm organ iz* in order to get their equal With thJa all farmers agree. Hlave you done anything about joining a farm organization? It may well pay you to look into the matter. Gaston County has about 360 members in their Farm Bureau at the ipresent time out of about 2400 farmers. We could do bet ter! State College Dean Wins N. C. Man Of Year Award D. W. Colvard, dean of the School of Agriculture at N. C. State College^ was selected by tl.e Progressive Farmer Magazine for its 1954 North Carolina “Man of the Year” Award. Associate Edi tor W. C. LaRue announced the selection today. Colvard, a native of Ashe County, was cited for “using a l his grassroots experience, excel lent training, administrative know-how and likable personalitv . . . to increase the College’s al ready invaluable services to farm people.” Colvard was named to his pres ent post in 1952, at the age of 40. making him one of the count-y's youngest deans of agriculture. He wishing our friends a very Merry Christmas ^ and Happy New Year. CHERRYVILLE MEN'S SHOP MARVIN HARTMAN on / r reeting our friends at Christmas time has become more than a habit with us. It is a manifestation of a deeply felt appreciation of the understanding and good will that we have been privileged to enjoy over these many years. And it is for this reason that we are so anxious now. to extend to everyone our sincerest wishes for a most enjoyable Christmas and a very happy New Year. Cherryville Concrete Products Co. Manufacturers Of CONCRETE and CINDER BLOCKS “WE MAKE ’EM AND LAY ’EM” WM . TAFT SMITH East Main Street PHONE 6751 CHERRYVILLE, N. C. was advanced from head of the college’s department of animal industry wihen J. H. Hilton re signed to become president of Iowa State College. According to the Progrescve Farmer, under CoLvard’s leader ship the school’s tobacco research program has been made the most effective in the woHd. Colv>rd hn. also stressed the further develop ment of the state’s livestock re sources and is leading a program to accomplish three major things in to years: 1. Double the state's livestock numbers without cutting down crop acreage. 2. Make idle and poorly u-^ed land pay better. About 75 pc-r cent of the state’s land is devot-.l to enterprises that produce only 25 per cent of the farm income. 3. Double the profits from woodlands through better man agement. Colvard, christened Dean Wal lace, is one of seven children. | Born on a small mountain farm, I he made an outstanding record as a Future Farmer and as a live stock judge. He worked his way j to a B. S. Degree at Berea Col-1 lege, earned an M. S. in animal ' husbandry at Missour iand Ph.D. j in livestock economics at Purdue. I Before coming to State College in 1947 as bead of the dairy hus bandry section, he waa in charge of tlje Mountain Experiment Sta tion at Srwannanoa. He later as-1 sisted in reorganizing the station into two branches - a Wlaynesville and Laurel Springs. LUpon graduation from Berea in 1935, Colvard interrupted his education to join the staff at Bre vard Junior College, where he taught agricultural courses, or ganized and managed the college I farm, and established a system of ( student self-help similar to the | famous Berea plan. j As head of the animal industry department, a position he accept ed in January, 1948, Col.ard con tributed greatly to research and educational activities which help- \ ed advance North Carolina from 30th place in 1948 to 23rd in 1953 in terms of cash income from livestock. Among his important publica-1 tions have been a study entitled, “The Future of the Livestock In dustry in the Southeastern States,” and several experiment station bulletins and scientific ar Agriculture Needs Reliable Figures Any business of considerable size needs reliable records of its operations. And agriculture, the greatest business of all, needs re liable figures on productions more than any other business, according to David S. Weaver, extension service director. , In calling upon North Carolina’s : 300,000 independent producers to: cooperate in the 1955 State Farm Census, Weaver said “it is obvious that as a group they shall know | what the facts are in the way of i the acreages and yields of vari-; pus crops, and the number of vari ous classes and types of livestock fend its production.” Only the medium of the State Farm Menus has the machinery for obtaining such information, Weaver added. * “How well it serves the people depends to a great extent on its accuracy, its reliability, and its interpretation," he said, “In car rying out the procedures suggest ed in our united agricultural pro gram, there are many opportun ities for the use of data applying to the county, the district, , and the state level.” WMTir concluded: “North Caro lina la recognised nationally and sectionaliy for ita agricultural progress. If we are to continue to capitalize upon the reputation we have gained, we must use every known device to see that further progress is based on the sound foundation of facts. “We feel that the increasing complexity of agrieulturla prob lems will require a better inform ed rural population. Our oppor tunity lies in informing ourselves so as to continue our great pro gram of helping rural people to help themselves.” They All Have Shortcoming* - - • Nearly all of us humans have to put up with some shortcoming. But we are not alone in this. Just consider that—A. tree has a trunk, but no ribs. An umbrella has ribs but no trunk. - A match has a head, but not a face. A rooster has a comb, but not hair. A rab bit has hair, but no comb. A river has a mouth, but no tongue. A wagon has a tongue, but no mouth. Expected production from the -fate’s burley crop remains at 20,520,000 pounds, the same as in 1953. WISHING YOU ALL ¥ ; A MERRY [CHRISTMAS 4 The Friendship And Patronage You Have Accorded Us Are 5 Worthy In Deed Of Our Most Hearty And Sincere Thanks. if May Your Christmas Be A Happy One m i WE WILL BE CLOSED SATURDAY 1 AND MONDAY FOR CHRISTMAS. i m I VOGUE BEAUTY SALON Mrs. Virginia Towery ELITE BEAUTY SALON Mrs. Elsie Saine Miss Joan Alexander CHERRYVILLE BEAUTY SHOP Mrs. Ada Devenny PRINCESS BEAUTY SHOP Mrs. Velma Day Miss Alpha Huffman Mrs. Margie Hager
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