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THURSDAY AUGUST 30, 1958 Blue Ridge Parkway Engineer Retires Raleigh—The man Who is re-f sponsible, more than any other man, (or the location of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina R. Getty Browning—retired on July 27 from active service with tde State Highway Commission. After 35 years of continuous ser vice, he winds up a distinguished career In highway engineering. Since he has handled the engineer ing and right of way acquisition for the 200-mile section of the parkway in North Carolina for the last 22 years, it is expected that he will be employed by the Highway Commission as a consultant on completion of the parkway, and other highway locations. Back in the early thirties, the Blue Ridge Parkway was first en visioned as a connecting 500-mile motor road between two great national parks—the Shenandoah in Virginia and the Great Smoky Mountains between Tennessee and North Carolina down to Roan . Mountain where it would have switched west and gone down the Tennessee side of the mountains to Gatlingburg. f However, Browning, who was familiar with the grandeur of the Tar Heel upcountry from making highway locations for the State, knew that the superior location was along the mountain tops in Be lovely to look At with a Thrilling New Heir-style... Our experts can work exciting magic with your hair! We'll wash It, cut it, set it . . style it in a flattering new coiffure that’s both fashion-right and beauty-right for you! PHOENIX BEAUTY SALON " " 11 - ■■■ ■ ■■ - -- - ---- , |- —— ifOMf -r> I Improvement WHAT DOES YOUR HOME I NEED BEFORE WINTER? | A New Roof? Gutters? I Repainting? Insulating? Storm Doors? Storm Windows? Use This Balmy Weather To Improve Your Home We Have The Materials Needed For The Job Roberts & Johnson Lumber Co. PHONE 14 N. C. flE— i imißwiMHiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiMßßMmMaßmßßmu r North Carolina. Backed by the Tar Heel Congress ional delegation, State and highway officials, Browning spearheaded the fight to induce Secretary of In terior Harold Ickes to adopt a route through the mountains of western ,North Carolina. The State’s case was* so well-documented with supporting maps and its presenta tion was so plausible and persua sive that Ickes overruled a special three-irtan committee who had re commended the sky highway through Tennessee. In 1934, Ickes ayproved the final location of the parkway from Blowing Rock south via the Black Mountains, Craggies, the Pisgah and Balsam ranges—all in North Carolina—into the Smokies. His historic decision opened up a whole new era in western North Carolina. The State’s locating parties im mediately set to work, making for the parkway during several winters though the moun tains were sheathed in snow and ice. Browning personally walked over the entire location of the park way in the State. He directed his department in making the surveys, running all the preliminary lines, in, establishing levels and in pre paring topographic maps. His consuming interest in the furtherance of the parkway 'THE YANCEY RfDCORD PROTEIN LEVEL FOB DAIRY COWS' RATIONS Good dairymen know that the proper amount of protein In the grain ration is vital to the per formance of their milking cows. The question is: What is the pro per level of protein to feed? Research and practical experi ences have shcjyn that a good 16% grain ration will do the Job effi ciently, regardless of the kind of roughage available, if the amount fed is adjusted to roughage quality The soundness of this program was illustrated in a feeding test conducted at the Ralston Purina research farm in Missouri. Thirty six mature Holstein cows averag ing about 1200 pounds live weight were divided into three equal groups on the basis of previous production and other factors. Lot I received good alfalfa hay and corn silage, with a 16% grain mix ture at the rate of 1 pound for each 3.7 pounds of milk. Lot II received poor quality timothy hay free choice, along with corn silage and a 24% grain at the same rate as Lot I. Lot 111 received the same poor quality hay and corn silage, but were fed more pounds of the same 16% grain mixture that was fed to Lot I. Lot in cows received 1 pound of supplement for every 2% poufids of milk. Cows in Lot I, fed good hay and a normal feeding of 16% supple ment, increased their production an average of- 1.2- pounds per day over their previous lactation. Cows in Lot 11, fed poor roughage and a normal amount of 24% supple ment, fell off an average of 6.35 pounds per day. Cows in Lot 111, fed poor roughage with an in creased amount of 16% supple ment, gained an average of .6 of a pound of milk per day over pre vious lactations. Lot 111 returned an average of 19 cents more per cow per day over feed costs than Lot H. , ------ This test indicated that the 16% grain ration, fed at a slightly higher level with poor roughage, made best use of poor roughage, prompted an article several years ago in the SATURDAY EVENING POST entitled, “Pathfinder of the Moinshine Mountains." Browning Who Is -72, has tramped over as much North Carolina wilderness as any man living. The veteran chief locating engineer follows the pioneer tra dition of his hardy forefathers who were great hunters and gunsmiths of the American frontier. A 6,110-foot mountain near Beech Gap in rugged Pisgah mountains of western North Carolina has been named for Browning in recognition of his outstanding work on the parkway. • | W|d I * ■ 1 ■ ■ ■■■■! * IMPORTANCE OF POLIO - VACCINE EMPHASIZED The importance of widespread Immunization against poliomye litis has been emphasized by offi cials of the Medical Society of the State of North Carolina, which is ' now engaged in an all out effort to encourage the vaccinations. Each county medical society in the state has been asked to launch a program of free public clinics to administer the Salk Vaccine to children and young people from three months through 19 years of age and to expectant mothers. I U North Carolina’s heaviest polio period has been experienced in August in a number of past years, and the physicians of the state are seeking to protect as many children as possible against polio, prior to any possible wide spread outbreak of the disease in the state. Failure of the people -to avail , themselves of the polio vaccina , tions has resulted in “North Car olina lagging in its polio immuni zation program,” said Dr. S. F. Ravenel, Greensboro, chairman , of the state society’s emergency , poliomyelitis vaccine committee: i “The polio vaccine is safe, ef fective and is now available in sizable quantities but is useless unless injected. The physicians of North Carolina urge every parent in the state to make certain that their child is vaccinated immed iately. “Polio vaccinations now may prevent paralysis and other dan gers in September,” he said. . Wall Munir Production* > RUPTURE-EASER T.M. Bh U.S. Pot. Off. (A PUxr Brier Trout D0ubt*...53.93 Pot. Sid* M 95 fitting 3606551 *T Required ; »« bl .*tr.t a^n Up « , A n t order* aiMiirt •r«und lowest part of tb<Uu . stal* rl*ht, lrft “ d.: V**6*V j THE YANCEY PHARMACY ' - BURNSVILLE, N. C. and fed at normal levels supple mented good hay economically and efficiently. ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE NORTH CAROLINA YANCEY COUNTY Having qualified as Administra tor of the of Mrs. Loue Robinson, deceased, late of Yancey. County, this is to notify all per sons having claims against the Decedent to exhibit the same to the undersigned Administrator at his home at Rt 1, Green Mountain, N. C, on or before the 21st day of August, 1957, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. . All persons owing the Estate will please make immediate pay ment. This 21st day of August 1956. Carver Robinson, Administrator of the Estate of Mrs. Loue Robin son, Deceased. Aug. 28, 30, Sept. 6, 18, 20, 27 Attention Hemorrhoid (Pile) Sufferers A Wonderful New Discovery Just Put On The Market An ointment that has been used for the past two years by a prominent Mt. Holly, N. 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