AGRICULTURE IN ACTION
The North Carolina Farm Bu
reau wants extensive research
initiated "to d. termini* the true
facts” about the smok^ijf health
controversy, a < ongressional sub
committee was told late last
month (January 30».
Administrative Assistant Cha
rles Russell prtsented the Bu
reau’s prepared statement before
the House Tobacco Subcommittee
during a three day hearing whirl
was called in the wake of th<
Surgeon (Jetr-ral's report o r
smoking. N. C. Farm Bureau
President B. C. Mangem also ad
dressed the lawmakers, addin;
wmds of support for research
Lrg.slatio.i to this effect is al
ready in the congressional hop
per.
Delegates to the 1-K>3 annua
convention of the state orguni/a
tion, Russell said, adopted thi
resolution: "We are concerned a
bout the use of many groups o:
inconclusive ii formation whirl
attempt.- to lint; the use of lobar
§ products to < erta <i health pro
ms. and we reqm-st extensive
ear eh to determine the tru«
facts."
'fTie Farm Bureau spokesman
who appeared before the suheom
mittee along with other represen
tatives of the leaf industry, said
that the Surgeon General’s state
ment “Is a report, and should hr
treated as such."
Tobacco products have borne
She brunt of similar Ind.ctmenls
on previous occasion*. but scien
Ufie probes have (ailed to bring
thi> east* to a close.
Surgeon Cent ral Luther Terry,
loo. admitted that tobacco has
not been branded a villain. He
told the subcommittee. "We need
to (inti out whether smoking is a
tailor or should he exonerated.”
Kusseil pledged the cooperation
of Tar Mi'ol farmers :n seeking
conclusive answers. "Farmers are
willing to <lo their part in help
mg solve the problems." he said
‘itut not enot*-;)* is known on tin
on portion between smoking ant
walth problems to giro the ans
wers to the cause of the prob
lems. If anti when tht- answers
ire found. I ft el confident that
you ean count cn farmers to do
their part."
If the case against smok.ng
survives, hes aid. steps ean then
s* taken "to eliminate the
causes."
THE TOBACCO REPORT
“.Money isn’t everything, but
it’s way ahead of whatever’s in
second place.” You’ve probably
teen this gag adage around here
lon’t agree with it. But it does
•Ite the faet that money is at
least one of the foundation pit -
lars of our society and a lot of
others.
This make* the tobac.-o farmer
a pre.ty important guy. His net
wr,rth seems a little more tangi
ble, too, in the wake of the re
cent Surgeon General's report on
smok.ng ami health. It is oh\iou*
that any monetary reverberations
from that report would ereate a
shock wave in most every jkx k
etbook toted about this United
States.
Why so? Well, that toban-o
farmer produces the nation’s
fifth • largest cash crop Here in
North Carolina, tobaeeo account*
for about on<--ha)f of the farm
dollar. It's grown in 21 states.
It is handled in 578 proc<-ssing
plants. Untold millions of busi
nesses and industries serve this
tremendous tobacco complex.
Uncle Sam has a stake in the in
dustry. too. drawing $23«VOOO in
to the Treasury every hour in
taxes from cigarettes alone.
In short, this is too big a rug
to bo hastily ierked out from un
der our economy. The rug won’t
get budged, though, if we keep
the situation in perspective. The
fact is that this latt-st indict
ment of tobacco- Ls but a carbon
copy of previous ones.
Let's not race off In every di
rection whenever somebody hol
lers ' wolf:'’ We haven't seen him
yet.
STRICTLY FROM STRK K
LAND: A guy is usually down
on what he's not up on.
Again this year, taxpayer* may
take Federal income tax refund*
in U. S. Savings Bonds. It's a
good way to make your refund
grow.
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Want to make your clads bloom
10 tlays earlier than usual? Mit
chell Jenkins of the Vegetable
Crops Research Station at Castle
Hayne. was tel line me the other
day how to do this. He says "lads
will bloom earlier if sorted in a
warm place just before planting.
In his experiment he used two
varieties Snow Princess and
aVleria. The norms were stor«*d at
71). HO and 90 degrees for periods
of 15 to .XI days just prior to
planting. AH the plants from
heat-treated norms emerged soon
er than those from un-Heated
norms. They also bloomed earlier.
The best treatment was storage
at 80 degrees for 15 days. Plants
from this treatment b'oomed 10
days earlier than f'om tin ch»*ck
plots. Yields of flowers and No.
1 norms were also higher from
this treatment.
He goes on to say that by
treating corms for 15 days at HO
degrees before planting you can
expect to get earlier flowers,
which often bring higher prices.
Also, if planting is delayer! by
unfavorable weather you can
make up part of this delay by
heat treating the norms before
planting.
In a new bulletin on gladioli
11 notice pathologists are recom
mending treating corms as an
aid in controlling brown rot or
yellows. This disease is one of
the most destructive diseases of
gladioli in North Carolina.
They also suggest that you use
sto-k as fris* as possible front
this disease and that you follow
at least a three-year rotation in
planting. They recommend a pre
storage treatment as we.I as a
pre-planting treatment. Immcdi
mediately after digging the
corms, dip them in a solution of
Dow icide B 11 \ to 2 pounds per
100 gallons of watert for 20 min
utes. The corms are then stored
for the winter months. In the
spring, immediately before plant
ing. dip them again — this time
Life-Time
Health Piogiam
Is Available
Guaranteed lifetime health in
surance program* provided by in
suranee companies for person* in
or near n ; retirement are stead:
ly Increasing in itumher. the
Health Insurants* Institute re
p >rtcd today.
.. 'Die Institute said that its third
«*dit<on of a booklet which de
tails the various types of insur
ani’c programs, and includes pre
mium and benefit ranges, lists 95
companies and associations which
■ssue 191 guaranteed - for-life poli
cies.
Ity co.-nparisrtfi. the Institute
said, the 1 rst edition of the book
let pu dished in July 19*51 showed
i5*5 different companies and asso
ciations providing 12*5 guarante
ed-for-life plans: an*l the second
edition issue*i six months had si
com pan es and associations pro
viding f»7 guaranteed policies.
The 1111 said that because onm
parties are continuing to enter
this particular field each month,
the latest edition of its booklet
cannot Nvo ns dered all-inclusive
in the guaranteed-for-life health
insurant* category. The now «■*!!
lien reports oi pr >gr.-ss made in
ties field -is of July 1. 1963.
The booklet contains programs
developed for all types of medical
expenses hosp tal. surgical, phy
sicians' v sits, major medical ajid
hospital expense*, and p dioies
that pay a fixed benefit while the
insured is hospitalized.
Many of the program* listed in
tlie booklet make ava.table poli
. i»-s to anxone t'»"5 years of age and
older regardless of ph\si<al con
dition and without medical exam
ination. Some cf the policies ac
cept new applicants up to age SO
and over, aiid some group-type
plans enroll people 100 or older,
the Institute said.
Some >f the policies for persons
under 6T» are characterized by a
“paid up at 6a" clause.
AH the policies listed are gua
ranteed fi*r life which means that
the insured person paying his
premium retains his coverage re
gardless of hov h s health ma>
i changt'. Iht* I. >Ii*111.• adcd that
protection for portions enrolled
in these plaits cannot he changed
hv the insurance company for
I any individual policyholder on
|y for an cniir** class <»f policy
1 holders, or desidents of a state.
The |>oiicies and plans show a
| range in prcm.um coms for a
i man age to that casts almost $VJ
; a year for hospital-surgical bene
i fits to over S'jno a year for more
comprehensive coverage, the In
stitute said.
Under catastrophic expense
plans, premiums, for a man 6.1
range from SS"* to $.TJ7.,66. These
plans have a deductible feature
that is. the insured may pay ar
init.al amount ns low as Soli be
| f.ire benefits begin. Benefits ear
■•each a maximum of S7..V10. $1<V
istu and higher, acer.-ding to the
Institute.
Under group-type policies, a
. iterson 65 or over, without modi
eal examinat o i and fur a premu
um of STS to $los a year, can re
eelve ro >m-ar.d-board benefits
for as long as 31 to 60 days oi
longer, as well as additional l>enc
fits for such ext ra e\(»onses a*
, for drugs, laboratory ttvs. surgi
cal charges, and costs of nursing
i home cwv.
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Rescue Squad
Sponsors Dar.ce
At Grover
I><>n lad'setter. Crest high
school senior hart charge1 of the
Sunday morning Worship Service
at the First Baptist church.
Miss Cynthia Wright, ASTC
Roeiic. N. C. Is College Student ol
the week at First church. and on
Wednesday night there was a
Sunday School officers and teach
ers meetings.
Mrs. M. I. itlziei Hardin is a
patient in the Kings Mountain
hospital.
The Grower Rescue Squad had
their square dance, ha.o. -i^or
and hot dog sale on Saturday
night at the Rescue Squad Build
ing. Ph.l Koaii;, ana u.» .—:..t
played for thp dance.
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Hill of
CampoiM-llo spent Sunday after
noon with Mrs. Bertha George.
Miss Virginia Rollins, student
at Lees .McRae cellege has made
the Dean's list lor the first se
mester for hjgb grade standards
'he is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Hollins.
Mrs. Lor* Dobbins from Ware
Shoals. S. C\. i’r. C. K. Jordan
from Greenvflfe spent Thuixiaj
..id Friday \rtth Mrs Georgi
Mullinax and IJr. and Mrs. Gene
Putnam. On Sdnrtav \f» and Mrs
using (Vresan-100 or ElcideTi i2
pints per 100 gallons of water»
for 10 minutes. Either material
can be used with safety on slight
!>' rooted or sprouting corms. but
ccrms should he planted immcdi
ately after treatment.
James Dobbins, Mr? Fred Clap
man a;ul Debbie from Greenville
and Mr*. Bertha George wok
\ .* tors for tin- day.
The Grover I.ions club net
Monday night at Poor's Oift
teria. Supt, B. N Barnes of the
K-tgs Mou-ita.n Cit> Schools u
guest speaker.
Mis George Mulhnax cut* cd
Cherokee C int\ hospital. Gaff
ney. on Tuesday far an operation.j
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Turner,'
Vick a* ami Jolmrv s|K*nt Sunday
afternoon with Mr. and Mm. \V.
S. Micks. Jr. oti’ famlv iji Char
lotte.
Mr. aiul Mr . Vernon Halt her.
Rolibie and Moloney fr *m Chai •
lotte were Sunday dinner guests
' and Mi. Al Herndon and
family.
Mi J. F. U'rapi Westmoreland
was taken to Cherokee Count)
hospital. < laffney.
M . anti .'I Al llerrd .1 end
family visited Mrs. J. I. Hermlev
in Kannapolis. She will spend
some time with her dau/htei M ss
Mare Herndon.
Officials and ioard members
for the filth annual Gastonia La
dies Bowlin. Tournament, with
teams competition was held at
Shelby Fail L r.es Saturday aiu.
Sunday. Mrs. Antic Randle, of
Grover was on> of the boatd
members
Mrs. Hud Bell from Gast m.a
spent Sunday with Mrs .1 F
Westmoreland.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express < nr heart
felt appreciation to our many
friends anrl netjhbors. the tin-s
ing staff and dortois a* King*
Mountain hospital and all others
for their many kindnesses ar <1
expressions of sympathy at the
I os*' of ou: beloved mot he;.
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