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r.WOiZ SAT. SEE A DOUBLE THRILLER A LI NEW SUSPENSE ■ SHOCKER'! I SUN.-MON.-TUES. STEP THROUGH THE MTME PORTAL” veto the FUTURE before it tapped*! SEL: warn matte Lm Macttw tt tU*1 tlM IMto StMTt«C«! z WATCH FOR 1. “Emil and The Detective" 2. “Roustabout" 3. “Get Yourself A College Girl" 4. “Fate Is The Hunter" bgr Maldrwd Manic \j[y News tenis this week from McDowell, Currituck. Nash. Co lumbus. Alamance, and Haywood bounties WREATHS MADE OF NATIVE MATERIALS “Now I know why a wreath like this .-ost $35.” was the com ment of nany women attending the pine cone wit»Gth workshop* in McDowell County. Miss Rachel Keisler, home economics agent, says harl work is reqxired out the end product is worth the ef fort. In addtion to many different rones, trtey used nuts, sweet gum imlls, ctflon bolls and other dri ed matitials to complete the wreath. The women sprayed tie wreaths with a clear shellac to bring ot! the natural color and preserv* them. MAN All EM ENT PRACTICES ACCEPTED Homo management practices have ban emphasized in Curri tuck Caaity this year Mrs. uiz-abeth Sandeiiin. horn* economics agent. says that out of 110 women reporting 59 learned to repair electric cords; S3 started family record keeping; 9 got their biri hcertificates: 70 studied their insurance policies; and 3h families made wills. AGENT NOT MISSED Arriving late at a Home De monstration Club meeting, I found out 1 had not been miss ed." reports Mrs. Lydia Booth, home economics agent in Nash County. The women were busy tying tobacco to make money for the 4-11 Development Fund. "In fact they fieri three bams of to bacro that day" adds Mi's Booth. However they did rest for a few minutes and watch the de monstration for the month. 'Fur niture Arrangement." COOKING CONTEST Linda Nance, a l-H'cr from Western Prong, won top honors in the semi-final bake off "Bake Toward Your B.A. Contest ” Miss Betty Capps, assistant home economics agent in Colum bus C >un;y, says Linda had to write a theme on "Why I Want To llo To College." and baked a sweet potato cake as her win ning entry. She will comjiete in the regional finals this month. HD READING PROGRAM New emphasis will he put on the Home Demonstration reading program in Alamance County, reports Mrs. Nancy Adams, home economics agent. The librarian is planning to add books to the library tiiat will supplement information given in demonstration at the regularly scheduled Huh meetings and at spe.ial interest workshops. SEWING CLASS STARTED .Sewing lessons are being of feied to -4-H leaders and senior age 4-H girls n Haywood Coun ty. Mrs. Gwilli Brendell. assist ant home economics agent, says the class will involve nine ses sions of two hours each. The seamstresses will learn everything from selecting a pat tern and making a garment to modeling. Fanners To Vote On Four Issues Marketing quotas and assess ment programs involving North Carolina’s Ihw largest cash ci*ops will tx- voted on Dor. 15. , by Tar Heel farmer*. Tin- continuation of four pro- j gram.- will bo decided. These are 11 * tobacco market- j ing quotas; t2» cotton market- i ing quotas; i '1 < peanut assess ment of two cents per hundred pounds; <4, tobaeco assessment not to exceed SI per acre The cotton rote will affect on ly the 19»j.'> crop. Kach of the oth- j or three issues will affect <rops | produced in 1965. 1966 and 1967. Considered the major issue due 1 to the economic importan<e of the crop is the tobacco market ing quotas. A majority of two- i thirds of those toting In tin* five ; flue-cured producing states is re ! quired to continue the present program of controlled acivage and price supports N’o new control proposals will be voted upon. Ihiblic affairs . specialists at North Carolina I -State point out that some farm- j ers seem to lie under the impres sion that the much - discussed poundage control measure or some other new program is at is sue. ‘Tliis is not true.*' cmpha sizes Pr Charles Pugh. •‘Farmers will he voting on the same mar ketinjr quota program they have vot<-d on in previous years.*’ Tobacco growiers will also <lo ride whether to continue the present assessment program. ‘le gislation provides that growers may vote every three years to as sess themselves an amount "not to exceed SI per acre " The amount of assessment, within the limits of the legisla tion, is determined by the board of directors of T-tbacco Assoi i ates which uses the money pri marily to promote foreign sale of flue-cured tobacco. The assess ment level in 1964 was .10 cents per aciv. Marketing quotas is the only issue for cotton farmers. Assess ment* are not involved in this vote A majority of two-thirds of those voting is necessary to ap prove controlled acreage with price support between 65 and 90 per cent of parity. The <-ottoti program for 1961 hasn't yet been announced bv the secretary of agriculture. He determines the pri«-e support lev el. Under present law. support price t-annot he leduced Itelow 65 cent of parity. Hose price in 1961 has been about 73 per cent with a 3* a-cent payment for nor mal yield on domestic allotment Mix 6 bottlis if CNEERWINE with Ht INTtlfpilUPpHiliti Strvts 12 ti15. Famous) PUNCH! maker! I k v^heiTMrF v 1 - rocK i \" Give her sweet drams . . . give her under-wonders . . . give her th prettiest, and most practical, surprises of all win you give lingerie. We’ve slips, pettis. panties, p^mas and gowns . . . beautifully detailed in breezypre fabrics. $1 ttSll All nylon }ngerie in her favorii color — blue, red, white or beige. Nylon Hlf-S)ips $2.9Qo $6 NylosSlips $1,900 $6 Nylon $5 ijamas $11 NylonS $2 ~ 9$o $1 owns $6 Pa ies $2 R< es $2.9t o $10 V STRETCHING YOUR DOLLARS by Philip J. Goldberg Chairman Institute for finjncht Pir-nhp he Are you wasting vnur doll-a « by not taking advantage of the numerous possibilities you haw to save money eveiy day? That's tight: by making the right do , visions in a single day \ .u c:>u increase vour savings considera bly by the end of the year. II tv? By just following those practical, dollar s!retching lips: 1 Buy only what you in-ed dur i ing the Christmas season and wait for those post-holiday sales. 2. You can cut fuel bills by lowering your thermostat when you go to sleep; 01 when you leave the house empty for an ex tended period of time. 3. To get the maximum liencfit out of a supermarket sale, you must buy In quantity. Here is an opportunist for you to profit from your freezer •l Art1 you squanden'i > mono) on premium gasoline-’ That is just \that you ate doing if you pay higher prices for additives and extras when yout oar will operate just as efficient!) on reg ular gas. Check with a depend i ble station attendant; y.«u might Ik* in for a dollar-stretching Mir prise. 5. Timing when you buy can be a great budgetaid. For example, you will find that hi Januart the stores reduce prices to clear out winter clothes in order to set up spring and summer merchandise. Late season buying will always mean dollars sav«*d for you. 6. Remember, credit charges are costly, so always pay cash if you ran. For example, a *1'. in terest charge when paid monthly amounts to 1S'« per year. 7. If you must borrow, shop a round for the best i<atr Interest costs vary. Often you will find that life insurance companies acreage. The two-con? assessment is the . only peanut issue to Ik* voted on. Allotments and price supports aren't involved. Legislation «-r : ables growers to assess then-, j selves to support the promotion al work ol the X. (’. Peanut Growers Association. Owners, tenants, sharocroppiei s and anyone sharing in the pro duction involved are ligihle to vote In most instances votes will lie v*ast at the regularly establish ed Agricultural .Stabilization and Conservation service polling places. lend money on policies at a cheat «er rate th in hanks «>i loan companies Usually, liar-k lates are lower than 1 >an ,ompanies. s Save money hy i;smL, ,t ies»u lor cheeking ac< >ut,t. By meeting the rcquiiemcnt of maintaining a minimum balance, there is no Charge for any eh«*ek you write. Based mi the usual hank fee of 10c per cheek if you issued check, m a year you would save th«* tidy sum of S.».00 !>. If your earning capacity has iss-n inereas«»d. y ou could achieve Substantial savings by accepting "deduct ihh-*." n sonic of your policies }'<>t example, if you have a major medical plan with S2.VI deductible, it means that the company wi aid : . jin pay ing you sp iaftol bei <•:it> ai.ci y »u in curred this amount of expenses. 10. Kven tlKiugh it is a bother, make it a habit to k<<ep a n ord of all expenses which are tax deductible You will lx- rewarded in savings at tax-time. If you have any questions on lift- cn laive n; would like any practical advice on saving money, just write to me at the Institute for Financial Planning. Post Of fire Box *tlTi». <hand Central Sta tion. New York. \\ Y. 10017 fiance Finishes Training Tests rrn armored div.. oer MANY < AHTNO At my CpI Harold T. Hance, whose wife. Shirley, lives at 30 Compton Ave.. West, Keansburg, N. J.. complet ed his annual Army training tests vv :h the Ith Armored Divi sion near Grafenwohr. Germany*. Nov. 3u. The tests arc conducted to de termine tit** combat readiness of each soldier and hi* unit. Corporal Hanee is a gunner in Bnttoiy K. 2d Battalion of the division's 11th Artillery near Furth. He entered the Army in July 1900 and arrived overseas on this tour of duty last January. The 21-yeai old soldier, son of Mr. and .Mrs William J. Hance. 21'i E. Main Si.. Bessemer City. N. C.. attended Central Higit School. Bessemer City. Telephone Talk P. B. HOUCK ; All of us hero at Southern Bell wish for you and yours a very Merry Christmas. This wish comes from the operator that lives in Kings Mountain; the installei that lives in Ml. Holly; the engineer that lives in Belmont; the service representative that lives in Gastonia; the teller that lives in Bes semei City; the steno-clerk that lives in Stanley, and from all of us that do not come in direct con tact with you — out customers. V THE OTHER DAY THB THOUGHT OCCURRED TO US while we woe deco rating the tm and wrapping presents. On Christmas day while we’re boms enjoying the festivities, that are lots Of IOVS WHO WUI nave b go aooui men nanrai ■ ow Hum on doty, P"*^—**" and firemen who'll bn ready I wn need them, doctors, servicemen in aO parts of the world, telephone operators . . . people who would Kka to be home with the family, bat whose doty requires that they be on the job. To tosse folks who give added mean ag to me mom imvicc, me won oar iporiii mwoot var a Merry, Merry Christmas. • • a • DID YOU KNOW THE FIRST TELEPHONE BOOTH WAS A BLANKET DRAPED OVER SOME BARREL HOOPS? That’s right! It all happened in 1877, when yon had to shorn to be beard over the telephone. Thames Watson, assistant to Alexander Graham Bel made a makeshift phone booth in order to anfls the sound at toe yelling. H you've bean an a phone booth lately, you're mv^ov 3 vfaves days. No Msnkste No barrel hoops. And no dbouting. Jam caaefort Convenience. Spaed. Al this lor a dtoml e • a a HELPFUL HOLIDAY HINT: Whan Ha fcsdvtom am over mid tfi nur d tihv doma th0 tiov ad 90m oda Oirimnm oromcv^i va^^pHdoa fdr iparkiD^ them and! next yam. Pm small rltforiritm of al kinds in amply egg canons. They're assy to toons and ntt hasp ponr pretty Hinp tarn bmsbins a
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