Mr*. P. D. Hemdon, Editor
Mrs. James Dickey Hostess
To Methodist Circle
Circle No. 8 of Central Metho
dist Church met Monday with
Mrs. James Dickey. Thirteen
members and one visitor were
present for the December meet
ing.
Mrs. Dickey presented the de
votional based on scripture taken
from the 23rd Psalm after which
the group paused for a moment
of silent prayer.
The program was centered a
round the birth of the Christ
Child with the manger scene.
Lighted candles and familiar
Christmas carols were used
throughout the evening. The
"Gift of the Wlsemen" was also
emphasized In the program con
ducted by Mrs. Dickey.
Gifts of food were taken up at
the meeting for a needy family
and delightful refreshments were
served the members present.
Methodist Circle No. 7
Met With Mrs. McKinney
Circle No. 7 of Central Metho
dist Church met Monday night
with Mrs. J. Ci McKinney.
Mrs. Clarence Jolly read the
Christmas story from Luke. Mrs.
George Tolleson told a Christmas
story, and Mrs. David Saunders
read a Christmas story.
Mrs. Saunders presided during
the business. Gigts were collected
for a needy family.
During the social half hour,
gifts were exchanged between
members. Sandwiches and fruit
cake, garnished with whipped
cream were served the 12 mem
bers present.
NO HOLIDAY FROM TB
Tuberculosis knows no sea
sons. It can strike at Christ
mas time ? or anytime. But
Christmas is your time to
join in the flght against TB.
The Christmas
Seals that deco
rate your gift
packages and
greeting cards
support the work
of your tubercu
losis association
In its year-round
fight against TB.
Buy and Use Christmas Seals
PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Foster spent j
last weekend with Mr. Foster's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Foster.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Keeter and
Mrs, L. L. Benson visited Mr.
Benson at Black Mountain Sun
day. Mr. Benson is improving
each week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Moorehead
were Sunday visitors in Blacks
burg and Union, S. C.
' Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Wright,
spent the weekend in Cullowhee
going especially to attend the
Christmas cantata, 'Wight From
the Realm of. Glory' , presented
by the Baptist choir under the
direction of Dr. H. P. Smith.
Monday guests of Mrs. Wright
Falls were her sister, Mrs. McCar
ter and Mrs. Nipper of Lowell.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dilling
and daughter, Annie Mobely were
Charlotte visitors Tuesday.
Mrs. Shlpp Falls has returned j
home from Plttsboro and is. re- 1
cuperatlng from pneumonia.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Davis were|
guests of relatives in Georgia
over the weekend.
Miss Pearl Adair and J. K. Mil
ler returned from Georgia with
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Davis .for a
few days visit here. ?
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Cornwell
and mother, Mrs Winnie Ware
left Wednesday morning for Tar
pon Springs, Fla. where they
will spend the winter months.
Jack Rhea has returned to his
naval base In Virginia after
spending a ten day furlough with
his mother, Mrs. Grady Rhea. He
spent several days of his leave
with a sister, Mrs, Marty Folding
and family in Phonexville, Pa.
Mrs. B. T. Wright, Jr.
May Queen At W. C. T. C.
Mrs. B. T. Wright, Jr., -the for
mer Martha Blankenship-* of
Cullowhee and Asheville, a senior
at W, C. T. C. will reign as queen
of the May Day festivities, with
Mtas Elo'se Jarrett of Shelby as
maid-of-honor.
Mrs. Wright has been a mem
ber of the May Court in each of
her three previous years, being
maid-of-honor Iftst year. She has
also been in the Home coming
court
Hunting, Fishing
Keep Sportsmen
Busy In State
If Uncle Sam is a mind to put
his thumbs up, salt water fish
ermen are soon going to be able
to get exactly 600 feet closer to
those fabulous schools of chan
nel bass off the Dare Banks ?
and never get wet. R. D Owen,
of Nags Head has applied for
permission to build5 a pier of
that length near Jtodanthe. If the
request is approved, it will be the
only ocean fishing pier between
Nags Head and Atlantic Beach.
Plans submitted call for the
pier to be 12 feet wide and 600
feet long .. . extending out into
the ocean 470 feet beyond the
mean high water line. The Dis
trict U. S. Engineers Office in
Wilmington says anyone objec
ting to the idea should submit
their opposition, In writing, to
their office.
The pier would toe on lands to
be Included within the new Cape
Hatteras National Park . - . which
Is why Government permission
Is so necessary before the project
is begun. If the Application is
approved, the new facility will
enable anglers to extend their
range, into one of the most pro
lific channel bass areas in the
world.
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A Pamlico County resident,
who prefers to remain anony
mpus, .but who insists he knows
what he's talking about, says
that if hunters in his area
weren't so duck, goose, and deer
happy, they could have a lot of
fun and considerable success go
ing after wild turkeys in Pamli
co. The native says there are
plenty of the big gobblers around
Oriental. All you have to know
is where. And he knows. But,
like we said, he prefers to remain
anonymous,
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A roe shad has been caught in
North Carolina salt water, by
trolling, for the first time in his
tory. Ras Wescott, who operates
the Off-Island Hunting Club
near Oregon Inlet, got the shad
? a five poundei ? on a day re
cently when the weather was tco
good for waterfowl hunting. It
was caught on bucktail lure. On
{he same trip, Wescott and his
companion George Mann got 47
striped bass, weighing from two
to three pounds apiece. The roe
shad was the 48th one to be ta
ken . ; . and the only one ever
caught by that along
Dare Coast.
Those pint-sized deer that in
habit Hatteras woods can thank
the fish for at least one thing
QUESTION: This year I mixed
frozen and fat stem tobacco with
undamaged burley, and my tobac
co was without support price at
the market. How can I market
this damaged tobaccov without
hurting the price of good toba:
co?
ANSWER: Keep the frozen and
fat stem tobacco separate from
good, dry tobacco, and dry out
the damaged and fat stem tobac
co before tying it into hands, ac
cording to R. R. Bennett, tobacco
specialist for the State College
Extension Service.
North Carolina burley growers
lost two to three million dollars
this year by mixing such damag
ed tobacco, which is usually with
out support price, with good to
bacco, and by tying frozen and
fat stem tobacco into hands be
fore it was dried out.
Farmers can hasten the drying
out of auch damaged tobacco and
avoid further losses next year
by using the following practices,
Bennett says:
1. At the end of a day's strip
ping and sorting, the frozen and
fat stem leaves can be strung on
a stick ? tow leaves to a hand
as primed tobacco is strung.
These sticks of leaves should be
hung in a dry place.
2. An alternate plan would be
to tie a string loosely around a
handful of these frozen and fat
stem leaves about 1-3 the way
this year. In spite of the large
number of the toy deer this sea
son, not many were killed. The
hunters preferred to go after ex
ceptionally large numbers of
drum and striped bass during
the one-moth open season on the
little deer. The season closed
November 30th, so now the small
shavers can quit worrying about
the guns of the hunters or their
beagle hounds. '
?
The man who thought up the
old saw, "silly as a goose," un- j
derestimated the mental quali
fications of the goose. An esti
mated eight to ten thousand of
them ? Canada geese, that is?
have moved into the haven of
Lockhart Gaddy's pond at An
sonville, in Anson County ....
where there's no shooting allow
ed. In addition, Gaddy says a
bout a thousand ducks have
joined the geese at his refuge.
Since the waterfowl moved into
the unique area this year, visi
tors from 34 states and six for
eign countries have registered
on Gaddy's book.
down from the butt end of the
stems. These bundles of leaves
can' then be hung astride a stick
and hung up to dry. The bundle
of leaves should not be larger
than about 8 to 10 Inches in diame
ter. If this tobacco can be hung
in a tight room where heat can
be supplied with a stove or simi
lar heating unit, drying pan be
greatly increased.
3. These uncured leaves can be
piled loosely on a short length
of a wide board for convenience
in placing the stem end of the
leaves toward the sun In a sunny
place on warm days. The board
provides a convenient way to
move the tobacco into a dry place
at night and on cloudy days.
4. The frozen and fat stem to
baccos then may be spread out
in a dry place on wire suspended
well above the ground or floor.
The frozen and fat stem tobaccos
should not be tied into hands un
til the stems are thoroughly dried.
Loan Requirements
Listed By VA
Veterans Administration an
nounced that minimum property
requirements are now In effect
on all new construction to be
purchased with the aid of VA
guaranteed or insured loans.
Public Law 550 (Korean GI.
Bill) directed that such proper
ties must meet or exceed mini
mum requirements for planning,
construction and general accept
ability if constructed after Sep
tember 14, 1952.
This provision, VA reported,
does not apply to homes which
are completed at least a year be
fore they are purchased with GI
loans.
VA minimum construction re
quirements, to assure veterans
sounder construction, have been
mandatory since 1950. However,
under the law VA's minimum
requirements lor land planning
and general acceptability were
not mandatory until the enact
ment of the Korean G I Bill, VA
said.
Coupled with minimum con
struction requirements, VA's
code for land planning and gen
eral acceptability will be known
as VA Minimum Property Re
quirements.
VA's requirements for general
acceptability are planned -to
encourge the design of dwelling
units which will provide living
facilities ordinarily considered
desirable in the locality.
Such items as room size, stor
age space, lighting, ventilation,
bathrooms, utility and heater
rooms, safety and privacy are
considered under general accep
tability.
Land planning requirements
are designed to encourage the
development of new neighbor
hoods, so located and plahncd as
to provide reasonable standards
of comfort, attractive .surround
ings for the occupants, and a
continuing desirability for resi
dential purposes.
Q. I've just been discharged
from service, arid J plan to apply
for Korean term insurance some
time within 120 days of my dis
charge. Is an application suffi
cient, or must I also pay a mon
thly premium?
A. An application alone
would not be sufficient. You al
so must pay the required first
premium before the 120-day
deadline.
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