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PAGE FOUR • i Around The Mt. Mitchell Forest Service District By George Vitas, U. S. Forest Ranger Last Wednesday we had the pleasure of showing the Mt. Mitchell District to 130 women, six children and three bus drivers. The ladies represented 18 Mc- Dowell County Home De monstration Clubs. Most of the ladies were wives and mothers who took the day off from their normal dut ies to see some of the scenic beauty of the District and get a first hand look at many of the National For est activities such as water shed protection, timber growing, logging, timber! marking, fish and game pro duction, fire protection, camping for children, for est recreation, the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Mt. Mitchell State Park. They met Gus Hultman, Parkway Ranger, Robert Wilson, Mt. Mitchell State Park Superintendent and Blight Reitor, State Game Protector. The trip was made possible through thej organizational efforts o f Miss Elsie Garett, County Home Demonstration Ag ent, and was financed by three of Marion’s leading industries—the Cross Cot ton Mill Co., Clinchfield Manufacturing Co., and the Marion Manufacturing Co. The rule in conducting show-me-trips is not to take more than 30 people be cause of the difficulty of keeping more than that number of folks together. However, we are pleased I plus a peck of ]<laho potatoes j^jh when you buy America’s 1 11 U/torL R Mer •" *he P* rt * lo * # either 1 H jR of theta Thor Wringer Washers value! Washes more clothes— I R f 1 !Cl 1 Also ask to soo Model 492 See ■f ( 1 Jjp ■ 4^e ,core * °T Thor features that 1 I ,a 'j e w ° r h—get cleaner— I J f 1 I Special BUSHEL AND A »ECK I; ■ ■ I ■ S Trade-in Allowance on y ,ur old 9 I m 3 washer .. . regardless ot age or JXgr f f uts» condition. Easy terms! V ' * MURKY! Offer Limited! *«g. U. S. tat OH. AUTO & HOME CENTER I B.F. Goodrich ■ FIRST IN RUBBER v ito say that the 130 ladies ; cooperated wonderfully and iwe were able to pretty much adhere to a tight : schedule, and "had a really delightful day. Now that the ladies have had a close ' up look at the District, we hope that they will come back often with their fami lies. The South \oe Organiza tion Camp, which Js x in the heart of the Mt. Mitchell Wildlife Management Area opened on June 4th and is t now occupied by 75 child jren from rural areas in the District. The camp, althou gh built and owned by the U. S. Forest Service, has been leased by the govern ment to the Optimist Club of Asheville for 30 years. It is a non-profit camp, run on proceeds from the Opti mist Club’s annual football game at Asheville and from contributions from individuals and organiza jtions interested in provid ing underprivileged child ren an opportunity to spend a week in the clean healthy atmosphere of the Forest for a week. Dr. J. B. Anderson, of Asheville, has given unstintingly of his time to make the camp a success. We are proud to have such worthwhile use being jpade of a National Forest camp. Incidentally, when the ladies visited this camp they got quite a thrill out of walking across , the swinginy bridge that ! GARDEN TIME By Robert Schmilt While we are between crops, in a sense, we should be thinking of ways to im prove our garden soils. , Much needed organic mat | ter may be added through . the use of stable manures or summer and fall green ! crops to be turned under.] These materials will make ! heavy soils easier to work and will give sandy soils a better water-holding capa ' city and along with that, there is the added fertility. But what I wish to talk about is soil acidity and the use of lime. Many garden ers do not understand the proper use of lime because they do not know the needs of the individual crops. Al so, they do not know how acid their soil is. It is fool ish to add lime to soil if you do not know" that it needs lime or that the crops to be grown require more lime. Lime reduces soil acidity. Most vegetable crops will thrive in slightly acid (pH 6to 6. 7) soils but there are a number of them that will not thrive at all in very acid (pH 4. 5 to 5. 0) soils. These are asparagus, spin ach, onions, celery, lettuce beets, muskmelons, cauli flower, broccoli, parsnips,' okra, and salsify. Crops such as beans, cucumbers, watermelons, corn, sw r eet potatoes, Irish potatoes and tomatoes are quite tolerant of very acid soils—in fact, it is desirable for water melons. It is also desirable to grow Irish potatoes on quite acid soils to prevent the development of potato scab, a serious disease which is made worse by liming the soil. The soil testing labora spans the South Toe River at the camp. In these days of heavy equipment and great earth moving machines, hills and ridges are quickly chewed up and shoved around like they didn’t mean much. But William T. Wright, of Pleasant Gardens, our For est Improvements Foreman can remember back «when things were different. Mr. Wright has had 30 years of service with the U. S'. Forest Service in road, tel ephone line, building, brid ge, etc. construction and maintenance. He can re member back many years ago when he was overseer over, 5 miles of county road near Highlands, N. C. All road work was done by hand at that time. One day, while reading a farm ma gazine, Mr. Wright saw a mule-drawn grader adver tised by a Milwaukee firm. It sold for $106.00. Mr. Wright wrote and asked if he couldn’t buy the mach ine on terms. The firm not only shipped the machine to him but automatically made him the North Caro lina sales representative. When compared with the great deisel-powered road machines of to day, the grader was a midget with a tiny 4-foot blade. But in spite of its size, the grader and a team of mules could do the work of 50 men. Mr. Wright says that when the newly-painted grader ar rived from Milwaukee, it caused more excitement in Highlands 1 nan when the first automobile chugged into town. After using the machine for two years, he sold it to the county at its original purchase price. Mr Wright said, that about five years ago, while visit ing Highlands he spotted the old grader—still i n good shape—parked in a local blacksmith shop. YHB TJSWCET RECORD tory of the N. C. Depart ment of Agriculture, Ral eigh, will test your soil free of charge and tell you how much lime to use. That leaves no excuse for not knowing the correct acidity, of your soil. Take samples by slicing the soil with a spade or trowel to a depth of four to six inches which 1 | will give you soil from the 1 top as well as lower down. Thoroughly mix and send about one pint to the labor atory. If your garden is large take samples from more than one location. It is possible that your county agent has equipment for making simple soil tests. SUMMER IMMUNIZATION CLINIC SCHEDULE FOR YANCEY COUNTY - MONDAY, JUNE 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th Young’s Chapel, Boonford 9:00 A. M. Newdale Post Office 9:45 A. M. Young’s Store, Newdale 10:00 A. M. Robinson’s Store, Micaville 10:30 A. M. Gibson’s. Store, Windom 11:00 A. M. Bolens Creek Church 1:00 P. M. Low Gap Church 1:45 P. M,. Pensacola, Wilson’s Store ......1.. 2:15 P. M. TUESDAY, JUNE sth and 12th Bee Log School (sth 9 A. M. —12th 10 A. M.) TUESDAY, JUNE 12th, 19th, 26th, JULY 3rd (Mrs. Ballard) Elk Shoal Church 9:00 A. M. Higgins, Markle Building 9:30 A. M. Byrd’s Chapel 11:00 A. M. Big Creek 12:00 M. TUESDAY, JUNE sth, 12th, 19th, 26th (Mrs. Lee) Bowditch Church 9:00 A. M. Robinson’s Store, Celo 9:30 A. M. Robinson’s Store, Hamrick 10:00 A. M. Busick Church 11:00 A. M. Riverside Store 1:00 P. M, Cane River, Wilson’s Store >. 1:30 P. M. Proffitt’s Store, Bald Creek 2:00 P. M. Pate’s Store, Swiss •. 3:00 P. M. THURSDAY, JUNE 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th Allen’s Home, Phipps Creek 9:00 A. M. Presbyterian Church, Banks Creek 9:30 A. M. England’s Store, Paint Gap 10:00 A. M. Ledford's Store, Prices Creek 10:45 A. M. Presbyterian Church, Jacks Creek 1:00 P. M. Day Book Store 1 1:45 P. M. North Bend Free Will Baptist Church 2:15 P. M. FRIDAY, JUNE Bth, 15th, 22nd, 29th Double Island Church 9:00 A. M. Pleasant Gap Church 9:45 A. M. Brush Creek Methodist Church 10:15 A. M. Howell’s Store, Green Mountain 11:00 A. M. Toledo Post Office* 12:00 M. I moved' . " 1 1 I TO A NEW LOCATION ROYAL TIRE SERVICE J • - *. J ? * 9 ' West Burnsville-Next-to-Auto & Home Center I \ \ I We Use Nothing But The Best Grade of Cold Rubber 1 | 0. S. Royal Tires - Recapping j t * \ ■ Modern Equipment _ { 1i : . s “Experienced Workmen to do Work That Requires Experience” 1 L “" \ \ \ I SAM BURLESON, Mgr. 1 W A. } C. B. Cooper Receives Doctorate In Philosophy Charles Burleigh Cooper, son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. ■G. D. Ferguson, Bald Creek, received his degree of doc tor of philosophy in phy sics from the University of 'Maryland at the commence ] ment exercises on June 9. He received the bachelor of science degree from Franklin and Marshall Col lege and the master of science degree at Comeli lUniversity. Buy U. S. Savings Bonds * Notice To Taxpayers All taxpayers of Yancey County will please take notice that all taxes due Yancey County for the Year 1950 will be advertised and the tax liens sold beginning the first Monday in August, 1951 as required by law. If you want to avoid the cost of sale of your 1950 tax lien on your real proper ty then please pay said taxes on or before July 1, 1951 since said tax liens will have to be advertised - for sale during the month of July. Please see me immediately and pay your 1950 taxes. L. M. ROBINSON TAX COLLECTOR FOR YANCEY COUNTY ». STAR BRAND FREEMOID I JEEpSEAMLESS BACK ... because V there are No Seams <?*ks, se*udHe T %jpp r COWHIDE LEATHER j Freemolds are made by the Star Brand shoemakers who KNOW their work shoes. No paper or fibre-board sub- I'* stitutes for leather are ever used in the counters, insoles, mid-soles or slip 18%, soles (hidden parts) of Star Brand work shoes. \ Star Brand Shoe / in FARM 1 For Every Job! I JOURNAL/ ei V. . y .. PROFFITT’S STORE BALD CREEK, N. C. THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1951
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