Newspapers / The Kings Mountain herald. / Aug. 10, 1951, edition 1 / Page 7
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m Fanner Gets Less Of Food Dollar ' To what extent is the farmer responsible for high food costs? A partial answer is given in a recent report by the U. S. De partment of Agriculture's Bureau of Agricultural Economics, which says the farmer's share of each consumer dollar spent for food products decline from 51 cents in April to 49 cents in M&y and June. This is pointed out by market ing specialists at State College, who say prices received by far mers for food products declined between mid-April and mid-June, while marketing charges advan ced. The other 51 cents of each dol , lar spent for food in May went to pay marketing agencies for their services. The farmer's share was largest for meat pro ducts and smallest for grain pro ducts, including bread, flour, and several other highly proces sed commotities. The share of the consumer dol lar received by farmers averaged 48 cents in 1950. The figure has fluctuated from a post war low of 46 cents in June, 1950, to a high of 51 cents in February and March of this year. In May of this year, the far mer received 67 cents of each dollar spent for meat, 66 cents of each dollar spent for poultry and eggs, and 54 cents of each dollar spent for dairy products. For fruits and vegetables, however, the farmer's chare was only 33 cents, and for grain products it was only 27 cents. The share received by the mar keting system was 33 cents for meat, 34 cents for poultry and eggs, 46 cents for dairy products, 67 cents for fruits and vegeta bles, and 73 cents for grain pro ducts. Pullets seldom mature evenly and for this reason the ones that start laying first should be hou sed together and the immature ones left on range, say poultry specialists at State College. i GARDEN TIME I ROBERT SCHMIDT 1 At this time of year you will begin to take notice whether or not you have a good crop of grapes on your muscadine vines. If not, why not? Althoflgh not always the case, the usual ans wer to that question is poor pol lination. Most muscadine varieties re quire pollination by a male vine in order to set fruit. Many of the wild muscadine vines are males and in the past have served as pollinators for the vines planted in the home gardens. However, many wooded and brushland areas have been put into cultiva tion and in doing so the male muscadines have been destroyed, and now the garden varieties are not producing good crops. I saw a good illustration of this last week. A large James grape which formerly produced good crops has only a scattering of grapes on it. That has been the story for several years. However, three young vines propagated from this one and planted in an other garden along with some perfect flowered pollinators have a heavy crop of grapes on them this year. This goes to show how important pollination is for your scuppernbngs and muscadines. ' During the past few years sev eral perfect flowered varieties of muscadines have been offered for sale. They were developed at N. C. Lower Coastal Plain Sta tion by Charles Dearing. These varieties will produce crops with out the presence of male vines and also will take the place of male vines in pollinating other varieties. Since the male vines produce no grapes, it is a distinct advantage td use one of these perfect flowered varieties for pol lination. Why use the old varie ties at all? Because they are of better quality? The best of the perfect flowered varieties are Burgaw and Tarheel. On three- fourths of his cleared land, the average Tar Heel far mer earns less that $30 per acre each year. I D?LLinG?ft'S nd JEWELRY Prices! AU. WORK GUARANTEFD Prompt Service HARRIS FUNERAL HOME ? Ambulance Service ? Phone 118 Kings Mountain, N. C. 5^2, fun1 oat your ntiu|i from Um Orient I A tfcU *'?"*?' little letter panic. If the Bomber of than S UM?rl in U?m.7 fl?Vne ?L* '"J.*"1. *"btr?rt ?*n? ?? ? more .. *?? ?nt name, subtract from U. Now take this thl. puule ^h#B?U^l^n, ?*.rhln "** W,?I? ORIKNT ?* ">? t?P o' 3 yo^bTrVo .2?!^' ?* ">? nPPorleft comer, check each one * co^^".1otPr^n "?m Utt to *"? B"OW Wednesday Application Deadline For Free '51 Cotton Service News ind SOCIAL SECURITY By Lcola ML ?7?rlT. FleW H?p. Gastoala Social Security Oflic* (A nui? ? luU?? of tho Social Secur ity Administration U la Kings Moun tain on Mch flrit and tklrd W*dn?i dar> at 10 a. m. at air Hatl.) People who work for themsel ves are now covered under the social security law and have been building Insurance protec tion for themselves and their families since January 1, 1951. The recent amendments to the Social Security Act cover most self-employed people with the exception of some occupations Buch as farmers, doctors, law yers, funeral directors, and a few other professional groups. For most people who work for themselves their first social se curity tax report will be due, a long with income tax returns, March 15, 1952, and will cover the calendar year 1951*. Any earnings from self-employment of $400 or more are covered by the provisions of this new law. The tax rate for this year is 2 1/4 percent of net earnings up. to $3600. Those who have an an nual self-employment income of less than $400 will not have to pay soci->! security taxes and will not. be covered by the law. the new coverage is not a volun tary proposition, but mandatory. This new social security law will cover about 4,700,000 self employed persons who now will have an opportunity to build to wards retirement benefits for themselves and their families and monthly benefits to their de pendent survivors in the event of death. For details about their new rights under social security, self employed people should get in touch with the Gastonia social security office. ATTENDS SCHOOL MONTREAT ? Dolores Da vidson one of 300 Presbyterian youth leaders meeting here until August 2 for the annual Young People's Leadership School of tlje Presbyterian Chunrfi, U. S. Only selected leaders and their advisors at tend the school. They repre sent aproxlmately 100,000 young people from every sec tion of the south. t Little time remains for cotton improvement groups to anply for free government classing and market news services on 1951 crop cotton, County Agent How ard Clapp of the State College Extension Service warned grow ers this week. Application lor. the services, provided under the Smith-Doxey Act, must be filed on or before August 15, he said. The Smith-Doxey services, the county agent explained, make it possible for a cotton farmer to kr.ow the official grade and sta ple length of each bale of his cotton and, armed with current market information, obtain the best market prices for it. ' Grower-mejnbers of a cotton improvement group which has applied ? and been approved ? for the services may have their ginner sample each bale as it is ginned, and submit these samples for classing. The U, S. Depart meht of Agriculture's classing of fice will prepare a "green card," numbered to correspond with the sample's assigned number and noting the ollicial grade and sta ple length of that sample. These cards are returned to the grow er, to serve as his record -of each bale's quality when marketing or placing it unuc; loam Grower groups may obtain ap plications from the office of the county agent or that of the coun ty Production and Marketing ad ministration. i_v About 95 percent of the home demonstration club women of Clay County already have start ed fall gardens, according to Mrs. Velma Beam Moore, home agent. Most of the members have planned their gardens according to the needs set forth in a food conservation plan prepared by specialists of the State College Extension Service. Gas is OR In Balloons. But Not In Toar Stomach Some people feel like a swol len balloon after every meal. They bloat full of gas and rift up aciduous liquids for hours alter eating. CERTA-VIN is helping such gas "victims" all over Kings Moun tain. This new medicine helps you digest food faster and better. Taken before meals It works with your food. Gas pains go! Inches of bloat vanish! Contains herbs and Vitamin B-l with Iron to en rich the blood and make nerves soon feel different nil over. So stronger. Weak, miserable people don'tgo on suffering. Get CER TA-VIN ? Kings Monntoln Drag Company. Lake Montonia Club Lists Rules Rules and regulations govern ing the use of Lake Montonia club facilities were mailed re cently to stockholders and asso ciate members over the signa tures of D. C. McSwain, presi dent, and B. S. Neill, Jr., secre tary. The rules follow: 1. Anyone swimming in any other part of the Lake, than in the official swimming pool, the dimensions of which is designat ed by rails and barrels, shall not venture further than thirty feet from shore. 2. Swimming across the Lake is not permitted. 3. Swimming after sundown in any other section of the Lake than the designated swimming pool is prohibited and those who use the swimming pool must come out at 10:30 p. m. 4. The gates to the Lake prop erty will be locked promptly at 11:00 p. m. 5. Blocking of roads with ve hicles, loftering will not be per mitted. 6. Any Stockholder Associ ate Member who desires use of the picnic ground is required to contact the caretaker at . least three days in advance and ascer tain if there is any conflict. The person applying shall remain with or see that another Stock holder or Associate Member re* mains with those of the picnic until they leave the grounds. 7. Any Stockholder or Associ ate Member who invites a guest to use Lalft property must ac company or have some member of his family accompany said guest. 8. The speed limit for vehicles on the roads of Lake property shall be 15 miles per hour, and no one shall be permitted to ride on fenders, bumpers, or running boards. 8. The speed limit for boats on the Lake shall be 7 miles per hour. No boat shall be operated in a careless or reckless manner. 10. To combined Member and guests limit ol 15 fish, Crappies and Bass. Size ? Crappie 8", Bass 12". No limit on Brim ? any size. 11. No dogs of any breed are to be allowed in the swimming pool at any time. 12. Use of alcoholic beverages, profanity or obscene language on Lake property will not be tolerat ed. 13. No one whose current dues are in arrears will be permitted access to any of the privileges of Lake property. 14. The penalty for violations of any or all of said rules and regulations shall be suspended tot a certain period, to be deter mined by the caretaker or ex pulsion to be determined by the Board of Directors. 15. The caretaker is instructed and has full authority to enforce all of the above rules and regula tions: also, any other violation which in his opinion is detrimen tal to the safety and well-being of those using the Lake property. Rambling Sketches Of Oak Grove News By Mrs. William Wright Mr. and 'Mrs. Frank Dixon had as their Sunday dinner, guests Rev. C. C. Crow o f Shelby. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Bell and daughters were guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Stokes Wright and sons Tuesday. Mr. Jack Ware returned home Saturday from Washington aft er spending several days with his undle Mr. John B. Ware and Mrs. Ware. Mr. and Mrs. Pressly Runtple and family of Wilmington and Mrs. Bessie McGill of St. Luke were Thursday night supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Stokes Wright. Several from this community attended the 58th wedding anni versary of Mr. and Mrs. David Wright at their home in the Pat terson Grove section Sunday. Mrs. Stokes Wright and sons and Mrs. Wright's mother, Mrs. Laura Wolfe, spent a while Fri day rporning in the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Wolfe of the Beu lah community. ? . Mrs. Ruth Vess and children of Pembroke spent the past week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tommie Champion. Mrs. Bettie Bell honored Mrs. Newell Thornburg with a house hold shower Ptlday night. A large crowd was present, and the honoree received "many nice gilts. Mr. Steve Granger and sister. Miss Paula Granger of Bethcsda, Md., were Friday guests in tlve home of Mr. and Mrs. Stokes Wright and sons. Misses Shirley Ledhettcr and Ada Mauney spent Sunday with Mi?s Peggy Wright. Mrs. Eugene Bell who has been ill for some time is slowly Im proving. Try Herald Classifieds They Briny Results Star pitcher of N. Y. Yankees, says: AMERICA'S MOST POPULAR CIGARETTE -BY BILLIONS! We Borrow and Lend We BORROW from individuals and firms, as represen ted in either full-paid stock, or on optional savings plan. Interest is paid semi-annually. Current Dividend Rate is Three Percent. , We LEND to individuals and firms, on first-mortgage loans in order that they can build new homes, buy new homes, purchase homes already built, build or buy business buildings, or repair existing homes and buildings. We INVITE your patronage in either category. If you i have excess money which should be returning you some income, put it to work with us. If you need money for the above purposes, come in and confer with vis at your first opportunity. Kings Mtn. B. & L. Assn. W. K. Mauney. Pres. J. C. Lackey. Sec.-Treas. Jh% StytoMrw Dt Untt i-Ooor S?don (Continuation of ftoadord MvlpMMf ond I Mutt rated it d*p?nd**t 00 avoiiobi'.ity of imotori in its field! Longest of all low-priced cart- 197 % inches from bumper to bumper! 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