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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
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v^heiTMrF v
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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
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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
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