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Wildlife Commission Sets Tentative 1954-55 Hunting Regulations; District Hearing Set. ? i ? The North .Carolina Wildlife ' Resources Commission met In Norlina on April 30 to set up a JUt of tentative regulations for the 19544955 hunting and trap- ! ping seasons, Clyde P. Patton, j - executive director announced last : week. ./.V < The tentative regulations will! be presented to Interested sports men at a series of nine public hearings in each of the nine com mission districts. At these meet ings sportsmen will be given an opportunity to express their j views and desires as to how the official 1954-1955 hunting and . trapping ruies should be set. Few mftjor changtes over last year's rules were proposed. A uniform deer season for 16 moun tain counties has been tentatively set. In pant years, some of these counties havt? had spilt seasons. For the first time In nearly 25 years trapping of beaver in North Carolina would be legal, with trapping permitted In Hoke, Moore. Montgomery, Richmond, j. ? and Scotland counties. Proposed bag limits are the ' same as for last year, except that j the season limit on wild turkeys Would be reduced from three to two. Following are the proposed dates for the 1954-55 hunting and trapping seasons: BEAR: October 15 . January 1, ? ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID? Sealed proposals will be receiv ?ed by the Board of City Commis sioners in the office of the Mayor at City Hall, Kings Mountain, 1 North Carolina, until 2 p. m., Wednesday, May 19, 1954, for fur nishing alt labor, materials, sup- ] piles and equipment required for | the construction of two swim- [ ming pool* and two bath houses, ? \ at whl<<h time they will be pub licly opened and read. Separate proposals will be received for the following work: General Construction. Electrical. Plumbing. Contractors, In order to bid on J this project, shall tie duly liccn sed according to Law in North Carolina with a limitation suita- j ble lor this work. Attention is : invited to Bidders License nequlr ed by Section 105 54 of the Gen- ( eral Statutes of North Carolina, j Plans and specifications are on j file and open to public inspection at tire office of Fred W. Plonk, ' chairman of the City Parks iind ' Recreation Commission, Kings I Mountain, North Carolina, and at ; the office of Charles M. Graves, j parks and recreation engineer, | 795 Peach tree St., N. E., Room 1 203, Atlanta 5, Ga. Copies may be obtained by prime bidders from the engineer upon deposit of $25.00 per set. The full amount of the Plan Deposit will be re turned to bona fide bidders upon return of all documents in good condition within five days after the bid opening date. Copies of plans and speclfica* tlons can be furnished to sub contractors and material dealers upon payment of $5.00 per set. This amount will not be returned. Each proposal must be accom panled by a Certified Check drawn on a bank or trust com pany authorized to do business in North Carolina made payable to the Kings Mountain School Board, in tire amount of not less than 5% of tho total amount of the base bid In lieu of a 5% Cer tified Check the Contractors may submit a bid bond for 5*7r of his bid. Bid bonds and/or checks wjll be returned promptly to the un successful bidder, upon execution of the contract and performance bond. Should the successful bid ders, fail to execute the contract and furnish bond within 10 days after the notice of acceptance of his proposal, the bid bond and/or check will be forfeited to the Board of Commissioners as liqui dated damages. Bids may not It withdrawn for n period of thirty days after solve duled date for rcccipt of bids. A I 'or forma nee Bond to bo paid for by the contractor will be re quired in an amount equal to 100% of the contract price con ditioned upon the faithful per formance of, the contract and up on the payment at all persons supplying labor and furnishing material# for the construction of the project. Genera! Contractors are notifi ed that "An Act To Regulate The Practice of General Contracting," ratified by The General Assem bly of North Carolina, on March 10, 1925, and as subsequently a mended, will be observed in re ceiving and awarding the General , Contract. Electrical Contractors are noti fied that Provisions o 4 Chapter 87, Public Laws of 1937, and as subsequently amended, will be observed in receiving bids and awarding Electrical Contracts. Plumbing and Heating Con tractors are notified that Public Local Laws of 1931, Chapter 52, and as subsequently amended will be observed in receiving and awarding Plumbing and Heating Contracts. Awards will be made to the lowest Responsible bidders pro vided It Is to the Owner's Inter est to accept such bids. Deducti ble alternates, if contained in the proposal, will be used at the Ow ner's- option in the sequent* set forth In the proposal. The Owner reserves the fright to reject any or all bids and to waive informali ties KINGS -MOUNTAIN BOARD OP COMMISSIONERS May 13 except that the bear Season would be closed during the deer season In counties where hunting deer with dogs Is illegal. DEER: In eastern counties the season would be October 15 . Jan uary 1, with local exceptions; No vember 15-20 in Franklin and Warren counties ,*? November 15 30 in Montgomery and Stanly counties; November 1516 in Al leghany, Surry, and part of Ashe county; November 15-20 in Cas well, Durham, Granville, and Person counties: November 15 December 4 in Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDo well, Mitchell, Transylvania, and Yancey county. WILD BOAR: October 15 ? Jan uary 1, the same as last year. RACCOON AND OPOSSUM (with dogs and guns): The gen eral season would be October 15 February 15, except for a season from October - February 15 in 22 central counties, and a season running from October 15 January 20 In and west of Stokes, Yadkin, Davie, Davidson, Stanly, and An son counties. RABBIT, QUAIL, and WILD TURKEY (Gobblers or toms on ly): November 25 - January 31. SQUIRREL: Eastern counties October 15 - January 1; central counties November 25 ? January 15; western counties October 1 January 1. GROUSE: October 15 - January 31, except in and northwest of Mitchell county where the season would be November 25 January 31. . FOXES, GROUNDHOGS: No changes proposed. TRAPPING (Mink. Muskrat, Opossum, Otter, Raccoon, Beav er t: The general season would be the same as for last year, except for calendar adjustments where opening or closing dates would fall on a Sunday, and in Ashe, Alleghany, and Watauga coun ties, the season would be Novem ber 15 ? February 28. Trapping for beaver would run from Febru ary 15 ? March 15 in Hoke, Moore, Montgomery, Richmond, and Scotland counties only. "Pie District 8 meeting will be ( held on May- 26. at 7:30 p. m. at j the Courthouse. Owens' Residence Damaged By Fire The residence of Mabel Owens, degress, 30S VV, King street, was lamaged by lire May 5. According to the report, the; ilaze originated from an explod ng cook stove in the kitchen. Damage to the house was esti nated to total $100. On Monday, May 3 flremfcn were I. railed to extinguish an oil stovte i >laze at the residence of Charlie lullender on Fulton street. No iamages were reported. Firemen were called Friday, kprll 30 to extinguish a blaze in the chimney at the home of Wili Briggs on Cansler street. No da mages were reported. During March, 1954 hatcheries and dealers serving the central and western North Carolina com mercial broiler areas placed 5, 474,000 baby chicks with broiler producers, the highest on record for the month. Mr. & Mrs. Voter: REMEMBER TO REGISTER SATURDAY AND TO VOTE FOR C. A. (Gut) Huffstetler >- ? > ? ? v ?< - .?{[ [ For Constabl* No. 4 Township Democratic Primary May 29th TOUR VOTE AND SUPPORT WILL RS APPRECIATED 7 I WILDLIFE j Nature Feature . By National * Wildlife Federation In much of North America and some of South Amterlca, fisher men and others who haunt strea pis and marshes frxay frequently see what looks like a slender, awkward, t long - legged crow Bpring from the ground, expel a long white "chalk mark" and fly a relatively short dlstancte only ; to alight clumsily on some tree | or shrub. In more cases than not I this will be a Green Heron, a 17 inch bird with yellow or orange .GREEN HERON ?>1953 Notional Wildlife Federation legs that are too long for a crow but too short to fit the average i concept of a heron. > Green Herons haye been fly- 1 ing about this type of ouuntry i since Pleistocene times and will | probably continue to exist so long ' as suitable habitat may be fo\ihd j for them in which to find their food, build their nests and rear j their young. Their only value pro j bably is to serve as a target for j hunters who do not know that ; they are protected by law. They j are of no food value themselves, j the National Wildlife Federation | points out, and do comparatively j little damage xto forms of life that are of food value to man. These rather dumb - behaving bird? are greenish black on the crown and when excited can raise a ragged crest on their heads. Their necks are brownish, their bellies ashy, and at a distance their bodies may appear to be gray. The young birds have black streaks on their breasts but these disappear with the advent of ma turity. Green Herons are so well known to outdoor folk that they naturally have many common names. SheouW is a common name describing their excitement call. Fly-up-the-creek is a common name descriptive of their com mon reaction to disturbance. Chalkllre is a common name de scriptive of their habit of evacua ting when they take flight. Shite QUESTION: What effect, if any, does the weather have on forage trop diseases? ' ANSWER: Weather conditions, espcclally\tempei atufe and mois ture, largely determine the de structlveness of forage diseases. They are responsible for a disease being of epidemic proportions one season and of minor consequence the next. Unfortunately, weather conditions In North Carolina fa vor the development and spread of certain forage diseases the year round. But there are ways to control them. QUESTION: What are somfe of the advantages of a home vege table garden, other than the ex ercise you get?* ?ANSWER: A vegetable garden will save you money. Returns from a garden plot, on an acre for-acre basis, are higher than for most other crops. A garden will furnish you with higher qual ity vegetables than is possible to obtain any other way. If the gar den 1s close by, as It should be, you Mil eat morte vegetables, re gardless of income. The garden will help provide valuable train ing for ypur children, whether in town or on the farm. It provides a hobby, especially for persons doing non-farm work. And ex cluding the exercise you get, It will provide you with better heal th. Vegetables are among na ture's best foods. They furnish valuable material for building and "regulating the body and poke presumably refers to the same characteristic. Green Herons ntest from Nova Scotia to North Dakota and south to the Gulf Coast, Honduras and Guatemala. They winter from Florida and southeastern Texas to northern Colombia. They have been found in Bermuda, Haiti and Puerto. Rico. j The nest, a clumsily construct jed platform of sticks, is found I in low trefea over the water, usu j ally in colonies and from 3 to 20 feet above the ground. Some | times one nest may be occupied ? by two females. The pale blue 1 eggs measure 1 1-2 by 1 1-7 inch l es and art? Incubated for 17 days. The young are clumsy, homely animals that gain 1-2 ounce a day for the first 6 days and may climb from their nest using beak, feet and wings to help them In the act. f- ? The food of Green Herons Is largely small marsh animals which are caught by a lightning like plunge of the beak. On oc casion the bird may plunge Into the water from a perch to catch prey. The food includes snakes, frogs, mice, insects, worms, and similar small animals. The birds usually feed in early morning or late afternoon. maintaining health and growth, QUESTION: What are "rdbber bees?" ANSWER: Bees that swarm over exposed honey, gorge them selves on it and carry it back to their own hives. Once robbing starts, it Is difficult to control, Reduce the super entrances and close all cracks where bees may get In. QUESTION: Can tea be grown successfully In North Carolina? ANSWER: Thte tea plant can be grown in North Carolina but the state Is certainly dn the edge of its survival range. It will pro bably survive, but not grow very well. In general one might say that where camellias grow, tea can grow also. The prospects of marketing North Carolina grown tea would seem to be slim. At tempting to grow tea in an area where it U not ideally suited, and then trying to market it in com petition with cheaply produced Oriental teas would not be prac tical. QUESTION: Is the nitrogten content of the soil directly related to yields of corn? ANSWER: Yes. Southern soils are generally low in nitrogen. Many researchers have found that nitrogen Is the first limiting factor in corn production. QUESTION: What Is a pre (emergence treatment in regard to treating corn with a chemical weed killer? ANSWER: A p re-emergence treatment Is a spray applied to the soil after the corn is planted and before It emterges. ^his treat-' ment may he considered as "in surance" that weeds will not over grow seedling corn, particularly in bottomland during a wet sea son. At recommended rates, the chemical 2,4-D will not control tes Local & Long Distance Truck Service Agents For B. & S. Motor Lines. Inc. of Nashville. Tenn. LOCKRIDGE TRANSFER CO. Phone 356 Xing* Mtn. tabllshed perennial grasses such as Johnson grass, Bermuda grass and quackgrass. While present in the soil 2,4-D will destroy most germinating seeds, including crab grass. Poultry cannted or used in can ning in the United Slates during March, 1954, totaled 17,156,000 pounds, compared with 18,094,000 pounds during March, 1953. I USE HERALD WANT ADS a dining space under the front window. Exterior finish is siding on frame constructien with asphalt shingles. Floor- area is 864 square feet and the cubage is 16,416 cubic feet, not including the garage. For further information about DESIGN B-293, write the Small House Planning Bureau, St. Cloud, Minn?l DESIGN B-293. This is a compact arrangement of two bedrooms, 'bathroom, large living room and combination kitchen -dinette, grouped a round a small central hall from which all rooms can be reached. Plans call for a full basement, a grade en trance, open breezeway and attached garage. The kitchen' cabinet arrangement provides for YOU 'll WaHT W roi/u Bi/r/r/
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