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4-H And FFA Members Finn Contest Plans for the annual West ern North Carolina Horticultu ral Crop* Contest for * 4 - H Club and Future Farmers of America members have beai announced by James R. Ed wards of Waynesville, Chair man of the Horticultural Oops Commission of the Asheville Agricultural Developm en t Council. The contest, now in its 9th year, is sponsored by the Commission jointly with the N.C. Agricultural lie tension Service and Vocation al Agriculture teachers in the area. Its primary purpose is to encourage interest among aural youth of the area in grow 1970 Census To Begin April 1 Questionnaires for the 1970 Census of Population and Hous ing will be distributed by the Post Office beginning March 28 to all households in this area, District Manager Dan W. Eller announced today. I * H \ ■ * ■ ■ i K ■ I accident or arson; any wildfire is illegal. Mi ml | ISHgMfMi -5 wflniAsKl HIIIHFM . Kl HR ing horticultural crops and to recognize those doing an out standing Job with their project in 1970. Cash awards totalling $225. will be presented when winners are selected next fall. There is no limit to the number of entries from each county, and all types of vegetable crops,or namentals and fruit crops can be entered in the competition. Judging will be based on pro - ject records submitted and will include costs and returns, pro - duction and marketing practi - ces and a narrative report. First place winner in the area contest last year was Don- Distribution of this form before the start of the house-to house canvass gives the family a chance to assemble informa tion about each member and about the house in advance of the census taker's visit. The District Manager urges all re sidents to fill out the forms aid have them ready for the census takers when they start their rounds on April 1. Most of the questions are answered by filling in the pro per tiny circle with a common lead pencil, making a tiny black dot which can be "read" by Census Bureau machines.. Residents should read the in - struct ion sheet which will aome with the questionnaire before filling it out. The census taker will check the questionnaire to see that all questions have been an - swered and will give assistance if necessary. At every fifth household, the census 'taker will seek answers to additions! questions covering population and housing characteristics be ing asked of a 20 percent sam ple of the Nation's population. All information received by the Census takers is kept confidential under Federal lav. Yancey Record Does Job Work NEED WATER CAID WELL’S Well Drilling Co. | Call-Collect jl Asheville, N.C. 254-3581 |fl Hot Springs, N.C. 622-3484 J| Work Guaranteed aid Ross Smart of Haywood Ox He had a six-tenths acre field of trellis tomatoes from which he harvested 33.4 tons & had gross sales of over $6,000. Tar Heels Prefer Poles There are far more trees than telephone poles along the streets and highways of North Carolina, but Tar Heel mo torists prefer telephone poles when it comes to hitting some fixed object with their cars. During 1969, the statehdri vers crashed into an average of 15.1 telephone poles every day as compared to only 10.7 trees. That's a total for the year of 5,524 poles and 3,927 trees. Sign posts were the next most popular target for erring driver* A total of 2,316 posts were shattered for an average of slightly more than 6. 3 per day. Fences were fourth in popu - larity with a daily average of 4.6 and a total for the year of 1,708. The figures were drawn from the 1969 Fixed Object Analysis compiled by the Driver Educa - tion and Accident Records Di vision of the Department of Motor Vehicles. Other prime targets for Nsith Carolina drivers were traf fi c Islands, 1,175; bridges, 1,047; guard rails on shoulders, 558 ; guard rails in medians, 2 71; and underpasses, 108. There were 12,891 miscel laneous fixed objects struck in addition to the listed items. The total of 29,525 objects struck during the year averages out at better than 83 per day. Women Past 21 WITH BLADDER IRRITATION Suffer Many Troubles After 21, common Kidney or Bladder Irritations affect twice as many women ■s men and may make you tense and nervous from too frequent, burning or itching urination both day and night. Secondarily you may s | eep and suffer from Headaches, Backache and nmnV^TPv PrtSSe , 1 ! >■ such Ci tation, CYSTEX usually brings fast, relaxing comfort by curbing irritating germs in strong, acid urine and by anal gesic pain relief. Get CYSTEX at drug gists. See how fast it canphelp you. THE YANCEY RECORD APRIL 2, 1970 .. uJ|ok f* •Xs*' 5 *' ' y V . .<■ - ... ..Afe.-; *, M - ip (9 ■K’U, ■' Pil v ♦ « sik m SERVICE IS A WAY OF THINKING. Girl Scoots each year give hundreds of hours of service to children of migrant workers, in Colorado, New Mexico, Michigan, Florida, Delaware and other states where migrant laborers work. Among other duties, the “giris-in-green” act as English tutors, teach crafts and put together libraries to help youngsters with their reading. MHBiIW GET TAX HELP...IT PAYS! Income Tax time needn't be worry time when you use our professional know-how for quick, accurate, confidential tax serv ice. It pays to get tax guidance. A. A. KAMPF Graduate of H & R Block Tax Training Institute No Appointment Necessary 682-2365 COME ON BY.. .GREENMOUNTAIN ST. Burnsville, N.C. Who pays the mortgage when you’re flat , on your hack? We do! Your man from Nationwide knows how to keep family and home together. Try him and see! mm l||g| CECIL a ANGLIN flatioiiwide Nationwide Insurance. The man from Nationwide is on your side. LIFE ■ HEALTH ■ HOME • CAR• BUSINESS • Nationwide Mutiul lnsurero 0* N.tkxiwidt MoNul Fin Imuranc. Co. Wi11....id. u r—\iii.l*lfc PAGE 9
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