The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-06
Wait
q
Minute,
Please
By
Noah
Iiollowell


nice rainy day with very little do
i ing outside | set myself to an OK
animation Of Ye Editors waste
paper basket. SO much stuff comes
in every day that the basket fills
up a couple of times. | wondered
if some spare time devoted to
this department. might not reveal
a few facts of value. Here are a
few of the things | discovered.
North Carolina cotton mills con-
ISume about twice as much cotton
as is produced in the state, ac-
cording TO Glenn II. Smith, aSSo-
iciate agricultural economist at the
IN. C.. experiment station.
! A bulletin, Extension Circular
No. 30, entitled "Fruits and Nuts
for Home Use" may be obtained
free of charge from the Agricul-
,tural Editor at State College, Ra-
leigh, if any farmers are inter-
cSted.
Free copies of "Thc Farmers
Cooperative Council of North
Carolina" may be obtained by
writing J. W. Johansen, at State
College.
Secd-bed preparation is one of
! the most important steps in de-
vcloping a flower garden, accord
ing to Glenn O. Randall, of the
State College faculty.
Thirty-two trucks of the Allan
tic Refining company have been
loaned to the State of Pennsyl-
vania to carry water to the Har-
lisburg reservoir. The trucks are
manned by volunteer crews and
their use was donated to the ser
vice Of the state.
Robert l.. Thompson writes that
he is handling publicity for Clyde
| Il. Hoey's gubcrnatorial campaign.
Frank n. Watson, director of
promotion for the Texas Centen-
NAL Exposition, at Dallas, extends
an invitation to visit the eXposI-
'tion during the summer.
Charlie Nicholson, director Of
publicity for the Democratic ma
tiOnal committee, writes that 1t
appears 10 be pretty evident that
the Republican party is about to
turn its back on cX-President
Hoover and take a chance on
somebody less identified with the
policies advocated by the Liberty
League and Republican Chairman
Fletcher. Charlie assures that the
letter is not copyrighted and may
be used without restriction.
The Southern Pine Association,
New Orleans, points out that the
deep south contains la million
acres of forests.
We are also informed that Blue,
the universal color of emotion,
will be the theme of Horace Heidi
rand his Brigadiers on the raG!o
from Minneapolis on Thursday,
March 26.-P. S. The information
was received the next day.
Golfers calls attention to the
fact that w. +. Borah faces big
battle to retain his senate seat
after 20 years in the senate. For
further details see current issue
of the magazine. His opponent,
Democratic Governor Ben Ross, is
using Yogi philosophy on his vet
Gran opponent.
The use of premium gasoline in
North Carolina increased 27 per
cent in 1885 over 1884. Nom
premium gas increased II pct.
Yours for bigger and better
waste baskets.
JIMMY FAM.
March II, 1886.
hawed. well" he said, spot cash
always looks mighty good. He
went and consulted the salesman
ager, came back and said, "We'li
do it." So the man gave the
electric refrigerator dealer a
check for 1929.
And that" he said as he tri-
umphantly explained the matter
to his wife that night, lis a
burned sight better than $2S9.50."
Aren't you wonderful muir
INJURED the wife worshipfully. She
was one of those wise wives.