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j.,v> i' my birthday. 1 Beacon don t 1 pet showers, but . of blessings, it . .1 ithan that. I .!;,,ders seem to think I i,i person, I guess I In "'ry ‘ ..nrossion. but act tb,; X;, feel it, al :ll‘ ’ kind people say I sonic h just don’t see ' ,h* thne^f day. Such hat, 'to Hvejt all over 1 Outside again! If I did there would be some changes made. Ott Jones used to tell of an old woman who would tell her good looking daugh ter, “Daughter, if 1 was as purty as you I wouldn’t stay here, or anywhere else.” I think that would be a good life, ready to roll any time. Conventions and property are terrible taskmasters, but here I’m sounding pessimistic when there is a red cardinal working in the yard, and the yellow flowers are blooming in the Godfrey’s grounds across the road. So what the heck? I’m across the hill now, and if my brakes are all right, the rest ought to be easy. Well, this wearysome blackber ry winter is rather nippy. It looks like that hardy little "fruit could bloom without having cold weather to do it in, but I’m like the black berries, I like cold weather. Miss I. R Watson of View street visited us yesterday afternoon. She had been having trouble with rodents in her flower bed. We told her she might try putting screen deep in the soil. I have heard to put lye in the animal’s burrows would get rid of them, but this sounds cruel. We “were out at Mama’s home yesterday afternoon, and Thelma McGrath was telling me that she and Kthel Morris had a battle loy al with a big copperhead. Kthel, who lives a short distance away, called Thelma to come help her. It seems that the reptile was un der a rug that had been spread in the yard, and that rug got. the best beating of its life. Finally the snake got out in the open, and struck viciously at Thelma, causing chill bumps to pop out on her. She won the fray after a long hard fight, and another copperhead bit the dust. Janus hinard of rail-field, Conn., and Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Leonard of Rock Hill visited mama yester day afternoon. We just missed them, they are spending a few days at Wickersham. James, one of my closest boyhood chums, is about my age. That is, he was my chum in summertime, his parents made him spend the winters get ting an education, instead of run ning wild in the woods with me. Now he has the cares of a success ful business man, while I still have wild notions. Mr. Leonard is head of music at Winthrop college. He and his charming wife have long been our friends. VV'e went to see the Wicker sis ters briefly while we were out that way. They were in pretty good spirits. It was announced that the W. M. U. circle will meet with Mrs. Eugene Ryrd this Friday night at 7:30. The junior choir did a special song last Sunday with Vicky Mc Elrath at the piano. Jackie Byrd did a little solo. Luther Vanover tells me that Thomas Morris has traded for a Nash. Thomas usually trades cars when the seasons change. This trading is a mountaineer’s keenest sport. I was on Mt. Mitchell sev eral years ago and got to talking to an old man from the head of Toe river. He said he had lived at the foot of this high mountain all his life, and that this was the first time he had ever been to the top. He bantered me to a knife trade, said he just wanted to trade on the highest point in east ern America, so 1 traded with him, getting the best of him in the transaction. Bela Sigma Phi Group Have Art, Literary Program A most interesting program was given by Mrs. C. E. Brown and Mrs. Gene Hughey for the Gam ma Pi chapter of the Beta Sigma Phi Wednesday evening. Mrs. Brown gave a resume of the his tory of art and sculpture and told something of the lives of some of the famous painters and sculptors. She showed copies of well known works to the group. The topic of Mrs. Hughey’s program was The Printed Word, emphasizing the history of writing and drama. A discussion period followed with Mrs. Hughey directing the group in a study of writers who have contributed to the history of drama. The meeting was held in Ashe ville at the S&W Cafeteria with Mrs. Reginald Heiser, president, presiding. Members present were Mrs. Dempsey Whitaker, Mrs. Bill Brown, Mrs. Chet Sobol, Mrs. C. E. Brown, Mrs. Bob Brown, Mrs. Hughey, Mrs. John Klutz, Mrs. Carl Kerlee, Mrs. E. H. Knight, Mrs. Gray Stephens, Miss Lou Lindsey, and Mrs. Heiser. —The Soil Conservation Service estimates that the practice of ter racing is now applied on 72,723 miles of Tar Heel farmland. The Service also estimates that an ad ditional 149,258 miles of terracing is needed. description Service CITY - WIDE description PICKUP AND DELIVERY y°u may depend on us for prompt, efficient Pre f'Ption Service. Q^en you need a prescription filled, just call on MicaL 019 exPer'enc® and large stock of Pharma mean quickest service for you. 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B ^o Meat Axe Approach While I favor a substantial re duction in the federal budget, there is valid argument against a meat axe approach to the budget to such an extent that our defense and other essential items will suffer. there are many programs al ready actually operating outside budget control. I am told that about $11 billion in the proposed budget fall within this category making the total around $83 bil lion. instead of nearly $72 billion foreign Aid Cuts Sipce. foreign aid began in 1947, tne tinted States has made avail able approximately $65 billion for overseas help. During the same period states and communities have received around $35 billion. My guess at the moment is that foreign aid spending will get the greatest attention of anv proposal Monetary Stability I hero is evidence of public con ri'ni over the vital necessity of monetary stability in our country. AA ithout it, as was indicated by Senator Byrd recently, there is serious danger of choking our eco nomic growth. Rounding out this picture, almost everyone has his pet example of what" inflation has done to the dollar in recent years and what is likely to happen with out some restraint on the part of the President and Congress. Strong Attack Senator Byrd has made a strong attack on the Eisenhower budget. 1 he following is a quotation from a recent address by my Virginia colleague: "It is (the Eisenhower budget the largest peacetime budget in our history. I say with all sin cerity that from a fiscal stand point it is the most irresponsible budget submitted in my day.” In another part of his speech, Sen ator Byrd pointed out that federal, slate and local taxes are taking from the American people one third of the total national income. Meaning A Solomon is not needed to see the dangers inherent in reckless fiscal policies. It does take stu pendous amounts of dollars to op erate our governments at all lev els. I am not one who believes that everybody should join the bandwagon to denounce all expend itures. The difficulty in the prop osition is the careful trimming re quired to separate the essential from the non-essential. As a consequence of reductions in the proposed budget, I do be lieve some tax cuts can be made either this session or early next session. Some feel that an in crease in the per capita exemption from $600.00 to $700.00 will be a good thing. BILLY HAMBY HONORED WITH BIRTHDAY PARTY Saturday afternoon, April 27, Mrs. Doug Hamby, Jr., entertained with a party in honor of her son, Billy, who was celebrating his sev enth birthday anniversary. During the afternoon games were played and favors given. Cake, ice cream and punch were served to the following: De"borah Reed, Vicki Osteen, Jimmy Steph enson, Jerry Wilson, Rickey All red, Barbara Blizard, Mary Jo and Woody Beddingfield, David Briggs, David and Mark Ivey, Joe Tyson, Preston Osteen, Sandra Buckner and the honoree. Those unable to attend but who sent gifts were Carol Watkins, Johnny Carson and Jimmy Stakias. HERE FROM TENNESSEE Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Bell of Mur freesboro, Tenn., visited Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Sanders at Blue Ridge last week. Mr. Bell is Mrs. Sand ers’ brother. Two State Managers To Serve Woodmen Omaha, Neb. (Special) — To give Woodmen of the World members more personalized serv ice, President Howard M. Lund gren of Omaha announces ap pointment of a second state man ager for North Carolina. Nick T. Newberry, F1C, state manager at Charlotte with headquarters at 703 Liberty Life Bldg., will retain west North Carolina, in cluding all ter ritory west of Northampton, Halifax, Nash, Wayne, Wil son, Sampson, Bladen and Col umbus counties. Hiram A. Melvin, assistant state manager since 194., will be state manager for east North Carolina, embracing the above named counties and all east. He will headquarter in the Home Federal Savings Bldg., Kinston. Mr. Newberry, a University of California graduate, became a Woodmen field representative in 1939. He was appointed Cali fornia state manager in 1942, and transferred to North Caro lina as state manager in 194 4. For the past 13 years he lias supervised the fraternal activi ties of the 35,0110 Woodmen in the state. Both state managers are past presidents of the North Carolina Fraternal Congress. The Woodmen, world s finan cially strongest fraternal benefit -ociety with headquarters in Omaha since Us founding in )V90, has more than 43i,OOtl members in 4 4 states and in Mnv.m e in force of more than t;is million. Nick T. Newberry Oddly Enough fat Ct)jAlDMAN 25 M ,, • Cf/gHEN A HOSTESS INVITED k'4% ENRICO CARUSO i^kgV " TO HER PARTY AND THEN INSISTED THAT HE SING, CARUSO BECAME ENRAGED AND PURPOSELY H/T A NOTE THAT SHATTERED HIS HOSTESS’ CHANDELIER/ C^ENNy' LIND THE save DISH NICHTINCALE " believed that BATHING IN MILK IMPROVED HER VOICE! .JG //vroA MACHINE FOR TRANSCRIPTION WOULD HA VE STRUCK OUR ANCESTORS AS fantastic. BUT TODAY *- TAPHONE O/CZAT/iYC machines ARE "ANDARD EQUIPMENT IN MODERN OFFICES ruROUC.HOHT THE WORLD.' GARDEN TIM M . E. Gardnei' N . C . State Coll ege *.. This is about birds and berries. Robins, catbirds, mocking birds and your strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and bunch grapes don’t get along. Have you found a method of protecting your fruit against these feathered friends? If you have, please let me know. We have tried almost everything including strings, tinsel stream ers, imitation snakes, and what have you. John Harris has found a method he has tried with success in his home garden. He uses to bacco cloth to cover his strawber CIVIL SERVICE EXAM The United States Civil Service Commission announces that Po licemen are needed for duty with the Metropolitan Police Depart ment in Washington, D. C. The entrance salary is $4,193 a year. To qualify, applicants must pass a written test and a rigid physical examination. They must be at least 21 years of age but must not have passed their 31st birth day. The Metropolitan Police Depart ment offers good opportunities for advancement, a five-day work week, up to 26 days of annual leave, 30 days of sick leave a year, medical and surgical care, an ex cellent retirement system, and many other benefits. Further information and appli cation forms may be obtained at many post offices, from the Me tropolitan Police Department, Washington, D. C., or from the U. S. Civil Service Commission, Wash ington, D. C. Applications will be accepted by the Civil Service Com mission until further notice. Want a Bargain? — Classifieds! ries, dewberries, raspberries, grapes and figs. First the straw berries then the other crops. The ripening sequence makes it possi ble to use the same cloth cover for all of his crops. He says the cov er should last “two or three years.” This method is a little trouble but is worth the time it takes. A bill has been introduced in the legislature by Mr. Murphy of Pender county, -which, if passed, will permit strawberry and blue berry growers to use fire crack ers to keep the birds away. These would be manufactured to explode at intervals creating both noise and smoke. It might work, but the birds are pretty cagey and soon catch on. If you are not planning a spray program on your bunch grapes this year, as you should, you might try bagging them. This should be done as soon as the individual fruits are about the size of a gar den pea. Use a paper bag large enough to contain the bunch when the fruit is ripe. Slip the bag over the bunch and attach to the steins. This can be done with a pin. Fold the top so as to keep out as much water as possible and pin securely. Then, cut a tiny hole in one of the bottom corners of the bag to drain out water that may get in the top. This hole should be small so as to let the water drain from the bag and prevent insects from entering. The honey bee has been blamed for destroying grapes on the vine when they are ripe. This is not true because the honey bee has only lapping mouth parts which cannot break the skin of a grape or any other fruit. They only be gin work after the skin has been broken by a bird or other means. BLACK MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL INSURANCE and BONDS Representing Leading Stock Companies GREENE BUILDING BLACK MOUNTAIN, N. C. The (JR Station BLACK MOUNTAIN Our Trained Attendants will wash and grease your car, change your oil and make minor repairs. 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