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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1960
Page
3
John S Phillips notes a long snowbound weekend trip to Charleston and back. He recites neighborly quips from John Ward George Farmer Montadale Boley and Leroy Ellison about wooly worms snow and candlelit work. A cab ride up a hill proves challenging and humor lightens the mood.
A new three color four cent water stamp will be issued at the seventh Nation Watershed Congress in Washington DC Monday morning to spotlight national dependence on water resources. The stamp adds to the Post Office conservation stamp series which previously featured wildlife and soil themes.
West Virginia University expert Carl Hardin urges early garden planning as winter ends. He recommends deciding quantities, ordering seed promptly, and involving the whole family. Use organic matter to improve soil with manure and compost, plus soil testing and proper liming for a 6.5 pH.
The park in Northwestern Virginia spans 193473 acres, marking a substantial protected area. The figure highlights its scale and preservation status within the Appalachian region.
West Virginia Extension poultryman Byron W. Moore urges proper disposal to prevent disease and botulism risks. He supports disposal pits for 1000-bird flocks and notes incinerators as better, with a disinfectant foot trough at coop entrances to curb disease spread.
The Harrells of Lookout form a busy farming clan led by Elmer Harrell who after selling their cooperative store now works a 50 acre farm on Route 82. The family operates cattle hens potatoes tomatoes and haying with a fish pond water supply and regular church attendance highlighting a hard working church loving life. The 8 children are Leroy Lloyd Hilbert Herbert Helen and others with relatives in California and North Carolina.
Sam Tuck willer describes his 1959 international farm youth exchange in Argentina. He travels 1000 miles from Sarimento to Buenos Aires by bus and train amid rough roads and debt ridden transit. He visits the Williams Foundation and Rotary Club, notes Argentine leather goods, meals for 80 pesos, and Buenos Aires as a Chicago sized port city with crowded streets and night life.
French Myles secretary treasurer of the Wool Marketing Association will audit wool pool accounts in Mercer County on Wednesday February 2. He will attend a county sheepmen meeting at the Mercer County Courthouse at 7 30 p.m. Myles has worked with state leaders to reorganize and improve West Virginia lamb marketing and will be able to assist Mercer sheepmen.
A chance to become the exclusive factory distributor for Filter Queen with protected territory and wholesale pricing. Benefits include direct factory setup, full cooperation, confidential replies, and potential first year profits from $12,000 and up with small investment. Address: Albert E. Kramer, Health-Mer, Inc., 203 N Wabash Ave, Chicago 1, Il.
Extension horticulturists at West Virginia University advise starting tuberous begonias indoors in February and March. Begin in damp peat moss or vermiculite, then transplant to final containers. Keep in pots until frost danger passes if planting outdoors, use clay or peat pots, and provide bright light without direct sun until outdoor transfer.
West Virginia University extension specialists join John J Flanagan and local agents to present a program on head lettuce production pruning dwarf fruit trees disease and insect control for vegetables plus ornamental plants and lawn beautification. The March 8 show is hosted by Mrs Jackie Oblinger Program.
The Pathfinders 4 H Club of Stanaford will sponsor a skating party from 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday February 24 at the Stanaford Skating rink. Cranberry 4 H Club has been invited to attend, according to Doris Schoolcraft.
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