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Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-08-27

outside. Jud sat down at the table,
swallowing the lump in his throat.
His mother filed his plate with
pancakes. He didn't even know they
were there. Through the screen
door he could hear his sheep being
loaded into the battered old truck.
A rifle was better anyway. When
his father footed the horn he got
up solemn faced and kissed his
mother.
All the way to town he kept his
eyes away from the back OF the
truck. Just as they came to the
slaughter house he could stand 1t
no longer. "Pa," he burst out,
'They won't hurt long, will they?"
mo, son." his fathers eyes
shone kindly, They'll never know
what happened"
"An right" He stared out Of the
window while his father sold them.
When the man took them away he
swallowed hard, then shook his
head. His father handed him the
money and they drove of.
want me to come in too, SOM"
Pa smiled as they came to the
store. Jud shook his head and hur-
ried up the rickety steps. Halt a
minute later he came back out
wearing a proud smile.
"Say, Jud, that's some iron" His
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-08-27

other plant nutrients. Unless you
balance these Withdrawals with
good management deposits that
replace nutrients, rebuild organic
matter and repair damaged soil
structure, your soil bank account
will be overdrawn.
Among steps recommended tor
keeping your soil bank solvent are:
Use deep-rooted legumes regularly
in the rotation. Apply lime on the
basis Of soil tests. Use commercial
fertilizer containing phosphate and
potash as needed. Return manure
corn stalks, straw and other crop
aftermath to the soil. Use contour
cultivation and other conservation
methods where necessary.
Just as you will get a notice II
your checking account is overdrawn'
lower per acre yield and higher per
bushel costs will notify you If your
soil bank account is being over
drawn.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-08-27

TT WAS just after the conversion
i of Saul. At the time of our story,
nobody had ever heard Of Paul,
only of Saul as he was then called;
and nobody heard anything good.
He was a bitter, ruthless man. He
had no use for Christians. Exter-
mination was his only answer to
the Christian challenge. The name
of Saul brought terror.
On this day of our story Saul had
been only three days a Christian.
He had had nothing to eat all that
time, and he was said to be blind.
You may be sure that Christians
stayed away from him. His Jeru-
salem cronies had no doubt given
him up as crazy; but no Christian
would 60 near him either. At this
point our Ananias had vision:
The Lord told him to 60 to Saul and
lay his hands on him in help and
blessing. Naturally Ananias held
back. This was dangerous man,
said he. But again the Lord in the
vision said, CO." and Ananias
went.
Suppose Ananias had said Mo-?
That might have changed the whole
course of Christian history. How?
He could have thought Of many an
excuse. Aren't there other men
who can baptize Saul as we'll as I
can? This whole vision may be
only mistake :" And so forth.
But not when it became clear to
him that this was Gods will,
Ananias went, though he still did
not like it.
How Is it with you? When
you know what you ought to do,
what is the first thing you think
of? How to do 1t, or how to get
out of doing 1t?
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-08-27

father put the box of shells on the
seat between them. why, it's even
better'n mine"
1T sure is a beaut, Pa" He
held it upright between his legs all
the way home.
All afternoon they could hear the
crack of the new rifle echoing down
the range. Then toward evening
there was long period Of silence.
When they called him for supper
he pushed open the screen door
and shuf1ed inside. His sigh was
heavy. Pa looked up with an un-
Outstanding smile.
Regret your bargain, SOM"
mo-" he shook his head, "but I
miss my lame 'ns."
II know. son. Growing up is
tough"
Eyes, Pa" He ran his fingers
along the dull barrel He tried hard
not to think about Pete. Blackie
and Joe.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-08-27
IHEFICTlONcoRMER
THE RIFLE
By DANIEL F. LINDSAY

walls of the old log cabin weren't
built for eavesdropping. After a
while he heard the sounds Of their
going to bed and the house was
silent. He lay there staring miser-
ably at the ceiling, his mind filed
with the deep aching and despair
that goes with wanting the unat-
tainable. Finally his tired little
brain could stand no more and he
fell into a restless sleep.
The early morning sunlight:
streaming across his face woke
him. He started to jump up, then
remembered the rifle and sank
back. The sounds Of hungry ami
mails edged around his conscious
Ness. He could hear Pete, Blackie
and Joe, his lame sheep, bleating
for him. At least, he shrugged his
shoulders, I've got them.
SON." his mother came In from
the kitchen, GAS soon as you're
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-08-27
Do You Know q Saul?

MOT FAR from where you are
~ sitting at this moment there
may be someone like Saul He is
a Christian, but new and $50 far
poor one, maybe. Someone nobody
believes in, someone you scarcely
know. It may be a child out Of
some low-grade home; it may be
an ex-drunkard (not so long over
it, or an ex-convict even; perhaps
someone who has actually done you
a wrong.
But this person may be just where
Saul was. needing a friend. God
may already have touched his
heart, all he needs now is the hui
man touch of a Christian friend.
Maybe you. can't love him, can't
even like him; but if he is a human
soul God loves him. If you can
help him, then you are his An
anias. You know what you ought to
do. Will you do it?
Copyright by the International Council
OF Religious Education on behalf of 90
Protestant denominations. Released by
WNU Fsdtures.)
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-08-27

dressed your Pa wants to talk to
you"
IAN right" He hurried into his
pants and shirt. At least he would
know for sure. His father smiled
as he entered.
Good morning Jud."
Morning Pa" His eyes searched
his fathers face for sign.
Your nom and I talked about
the rifle last night, son." Jud just
stood there. "And we don't think
we can spare the money right
now"
"Okay, Pa" his face fell. $3.50
is lot Of money"
But" his father continued, I'VE
did think of a way you could get
the rifle if you wanted it bad
enough"
"Oh, 1 do, Pa" His face was
one broad smile. II want it more
than anything in the world"
Enough to sell your Sheep"
TUD pushed open the screen door
- and walked outside without an
swering. His mother and father
exchanged glances and went on
with their breakfast.
Once away from the house Jud
hurried to the little pen. The sheep
hobbled over to his side. He slipped
one arm around Pete's neck and his
mind went back to the day he had
crawled down into the ravine in
search of him. He stood there q
long time while a chain Of mem.
cries passed over him. Finally he
wiped a tear on his shirt sleeve
and went back inside the house.
II want the rifle, Pa" He held
his sturdy little body stiff.
.'All right son. It's up to you"
His father got to his feet and went
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-08-27

SISSY STUFF-One way to fem.
inize your jeans is to cut them of,
pedal-pusher length, and edge them
with eyelet ruffling. Ditto around
the neckline Of your tuck-in sweat
er. No, Elner-the farmers daugh-
ter never looked like this!
CLIPPED ACCENTS-You'n at.
tract attention (and imitation, too)
if you roll up your jeans and hold
them in place with clip clothes pins.
AS formal touch, paint your
clothes pins with red polish and,
while it's still moist, sprinkle some
sequins on them.
WASP WASTED - That's how
you'll look if you bind your ombre
silk scarf, cu1nmerbund fashion
around your waistline at the next
jeans jamboree. A matching scarf
tied around your head please, with
long ends hanging gypsy style at
one side. Now, all you need is a
golden harrington, maybe, Ray Mil.
land.
GOLD PLATED-For a really new
look, gild your jeans with a gold kid
belt; wrap fake gold chains around
your neck and dive for the oyster
In gold kid ballets or sandals. A coat
Of gilt paint will transform last
years black ballets. in case you've
squandered your allowance on malt
eds and bubble gum.
Try out any Of these tricks at the
next buns rush and the only thing
blue about your jeans will be the
color--see?
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-08-27
Taking Orders From God

LOW CAN we tell when it is
L l. really God who commands us?
Most Christians today are suspi'
cious Of visions, and we'll we may
be. Too many crazy things have been
done by people who saw visions
for us to trust such experiences
very far.
One way In which Gods Or
ders come to us is in the Word
of God, particularly in the
words of Christ. For example,
take one of the hardest things
Jesus ever said: love YOUR
ENEMIES AND PRAY FOR
THOSE WHO PERSECUTE
YOU" That sounds tough. 1t
is tough. But it is a command.
Yet don't most of us leave that
command in the closed Bible
and act as if the words had
never been said?
That brings up another question.
Is it likely that Ananias became
fond of Saul all at once? Hardly.
Ananias could not have liked the
man; there was then nothing about
him to like. We know from Paul's
own words that people generally
were not attracted by his looks. Yet
Ananias, who could not have liked
Saul, much less been fond of him,
went and called him Brother" and
gave him his start in the Christian
life
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-08-27
Insects Cause Food Loss

Insect pests reduced cottonseed
production last year by an amount
which would have provided 4,500,-
600 people for a year with as much
fat as now is included in European
diets. Each 100 pounds of GOTTEN
seed meal will replace $50 to 300
pounds Of grain when the oil meal
is used for livestock feed. Some
authorities estimate that control Of
insects that attack corn would add
100 million bushels to annual
yields.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-08-27

ONLY $50" The clerk smiled
" down at Jud as he handed
him the rifle.
.Uh." Jud hesitated for mo-
ment as his trembling fingers ran
along the dull barrel. II haven't
got that much
Sorry son." He took it back.
Jud's wistful eyes followed him as
he sat it in the rack and hurried
down the counter. Thirty dollars!
He had a sick feeling as he
stumbled out of the store. Why,
he'd never even had his hands on
that much money. AS he walked
down the street he swung the bag
Of salt from hand to hand. II a
rifle cost that much, think how
much that house must have cost.
Enough to buy all the rifles in the
world.
Reaching the edge Of town he
started up the twisted mountain
road. Unconsciously his bare cal
loused feet avoided the blistering
hot rocks. Any other day he would
have walked close to the jagged
cut formed by the road. Today he
didn't care about the cool shade.
His mind was still back at the
little store. Maybe his Pa would
get it anyway. The thought made
him half run. AS he rounded the
curve he could see his mother
waiting for him in the doorway.
"You sure made quick trip
Jud. What you so excited about?"
II got to talk to Pa" He handed
her the bag of salt and went inside
for a drink of water. She followed
him with amused eyes.
What about SOM" He hung the
cup back on its hook and shook his
lead. Man talk, NOM"
"Oh. I see," she ducked her
head. We'll. he's out in the upper
pasture" He rushed outside again.
PA" he shouted as he reached
the edge of the tree ringed field,
Its down at the store"
Whats down at the store, SOM"
His eyes were affectionate as he
watched Jud gallop toward him.
THE end of the world done up in
pink ribbons?"
mo, Pa" His young face was
serious as he slid to stop. My
rifle. The one l want"
Obj" Pa looked away uncom-
fortably. You sure it's the one
you want" How he had dreaded
this day. All winter long they had
talked of guns. particularly the
one Jud would get some day. Each
time they went to the store Jud
would rush eagerly over to the
shiny gun case. but they never
suited him. Gradually it had
reached the maybe. someday"
stage. Pa had been glad.
"Sure Pa. I went down for a bag
of salt and there it was" His
eyes were shining. "You ought to
see it,
How much did they say it was.
SOM" Mentally he braced him
self.
Well" his face fell trife, lit
was $780,"
II see," Pa took his hand.
well have to talk about it later.
Right now I want you to help me
mend some fences"
Slowly the afternoon passed for
Jud. Every minute seemed a year
He watched his fathers set face
out Of the corner of his eye. By the
time they started back down the
path toward the house his heart
was heavy. Whenever Pa acted
like this it meant they didn't have
the money. Silently he ate his sup
per and went to bed.
It was several hours before he
fell asleep. He listened closely to
the rise and fall of his father S
voice, straining to make out the
muffled words. 1t was useless. The
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-08-27
Tests Disclose Silage
Increases Hay Tonnage

Tests of haymaking methods show
that considerably more tonnage OF
feed will be obtained from mead
ow crop when it is put in a silo
than can be procured by any other
method Of storing.
Analysis Of field cured and NOV
cured hay and Of grass silage
show larger percentage Of protein
in grass than in similar forage cured
either In the field or in the NOW.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-08-27
Hampshire Sow Sets
New Production Mark

Ringold Lady Dora, 753,O56, with
the litter with which she established
a new production record for the
Hampshire breed. This sow is the
first to have made six Star" rec
ord in the Hampshire registry. She
is five years old and has raised Is
pigs in eight filters. In her six star
filters she has raised 81 pigs, an
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-08-27

the other two. One Of the others
was a rascallv priest and one was
a famous liar: but this Ananias,
another of the "unheralded" charac-
tiers from the Bible, is famed for
going when God said, 60" We
know nothing much else about
him, but this is enough.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-08-27
Form BvIIdozer Blade

This bulldozer blade can be at
tached or removed from tractor
In three minutes. The blade was
salvaged from an old road scraper
and the pushers are old 1.1R
inch galvanized irrigation pipe.
The U-clips which attach the
pushers to the tractor are LIZA
or liz inch flat iron which was
bent into shape and welded to the
pusher pipes. Braces for the
frame are liza inch pipe.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-08-27
Death Rate

There has been a great ST.
the causes 0! death from 6i;:::
Of youth toward diseases a.:
years. In 1870, q per Ger, IL:
lea was over = wears Of a:s. :
group used more than h!
Americas medical a;:ea..::I !
services. By 1850 these ore::;
make Up almost 80 per cen: {;
population, and they will ~
much more service. In iM, f:
person in % was 6 years c.:a
older; in 1880 the pEopor.loa y;
one in 10.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-08-27
Soil Bank Account
Determines Returns
Check Up on SoIveney
To Assure Prosperity

Check up on your soil fertility
"bank account" It's more important
to YOU than the number Of dollars
you have in your commercial &C.
count.
Your present and future prosper
ity depends on your soils crop pro-
ducing ability. Crop producing abil-
ity, in turn, depends on the size OF
your soil fertility bank account
how you match deposits and with
draWals.
Every crop you sell carries with
it nitrogen, phosphate, potash and
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-08-27

new look OreSS-
ing up that's been
going on. Even
though the new
name for a jeans
party is a "burns
rush." you usually
turn up lookin 6
pretty elegant
even in jeans. Here
are some of the
ways you dress
them up to the
occasion.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-08-27

average of 1913. These pigs weighed
a total of 419 pounds, SO days after
narrowing. She is owned by William
c. Goodheart Jr., Eaton, Ohio. She
was fed corn, oats, alfalfa and pei
letized milk by-products prior to
narrowing. Her pigs were raised on
a ration Of seven parts corn and
three parts oats with 8 per cent
milk by-products added.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-08-27
Popular FrOck

THE ever-popular two piece frock
L shown here is fresh, youthful
version. The slanted closing on the
blouse is accented with bright
novelty button and the peplum
flares out neatly above a slim
skirt.
Pattern No. 1898 comes In sizes IL. "a
16, Is and 20. Size IA, yards of 39-inch.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-08-27

can lQlIlk up W SSs
out of doing what
they know in their
hearts they ought to
do.
But not this man
Ananias. He was a
shining exception.
There are three An
aniases in the New
Testament, and this
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-08-27
JIVIN' YOUR JEANS

There's an epidemic Of blue jeans
parties sweeping through tendon.
Maybe it's just reaction to all this
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-08-27
At the Word Of Command
Lesson for August 20, 194S

no PEOPLE always do what
L. they know is right? You would
think so; but they don't. 1t IS
strange how many excuses people
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-08-27

QUESTION: My chimney has
leaked for years. Numerous re-
pairmen could not find the leak. I
also had a waterproof coating ap-
piled. The leak is over the fire
place. Can you advise me?
ANSWER: There may be breaks
in the mortar joints, especially at
the joint over the fireplace. Or
the bricks. themselves may be old
and porous. Defective Hastings at
the roof line might be another
cause. Try to get a good chimney
mason to visit the house on a
rainy day and find out just where
the trouble lies. He may advise
putting on a chimney cap, for rain
may come down the chimney.
Perhaps a tuck-pointing job may
be needed, and also a coating of
cement base paint containing a
waterproofer.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-08-27
first AID to the
a. AILING HOUSE
by Roger c. Whitman

QUESTION: I have bronze
screens that have been discolored
because someone rubbed yellow
soap all over them. This has made
them green. have tried to clean
them by washing them and also
used kerosene, but this has not
helped. I would appreciate any
suggestions.
ANSWER: I believe wiping the
screens with cloth dampened with
ammonia would take off the green
discoloration. Be careful of am
monia fumes. If this fails, try a
good metal polish. An alternative
would be to wash with ordinary
vinegar, in which has been dis
solved as much salt as will be
taken up; then rinse well with
clear water. The solution can be
made into a paste by the addition
of flour.
Evening star., 1948-04-08
New AFL Regional Group
Backs Truman e-eIection

Reelection of President Truman
is favored by the Maryland State
and District of Columbia Labor
League for Political Education,
newly formed American Federation
of Labor group, its secretary, Frank
J. Coleman, announced today.
Mr.. Coleman said the Presidents
veto of the Taft Hartley Labor Act
is appreciated by labor. He de-
clared this Endorsement Is the first
by any such AFL group.
The league made its decision at
meeting Tuesday night, Mr.. Cole
man said. Harry Cohen Of Balti-
more, president of the Maryland
District Federation of Labor, also
heads the new league. Set up on a
voluntary basis, the league does not
violate the Taft-Hartley Act, in
asmuch as no union funds are in
volved, Mr.. Coleman explained.
The league was set up by the AFL
several months ago as part Of a
Nationwide campaign to defeat
Senators and Representatives who
voted for the Taft Hartley Act.
Evening star., 1948-04-08
Final FM Licensees
Chosen for New York
BY the Associated Press

The SFederagg COMMUNICATIONS
Commission today announced q new
and final distribution of F'M radio
station grants in the New York
metropolitan area.
The commission said 1t is award
ing five construction permits to as
many applicants in the New York
City and Northern New Jersey area,
and denying IL other competitive
applications.
Labelling its action "a final deci-
sion,' after a series of reconsidera-
tions, the commission granted per-
mits to these applicants:
American Broadcasting Co., New
York; Unity Broadcasting Corp,
New York; WMCA, Inc, New York;
North Jersey Broadcasting Co., Pat
terson, N. j., and North Jersey
Radio, Inc, Newark, N. ].
Among the applications finally
denied was that of News Syndicate
Co., publisher of the New York
Daily News.
The commission once tentatively
assigned one of the five available
FM channels to the News.
Later, it withdrew this grant and
gave the proposed news channel to
the radio corporation of the Board
of Missions and Trades Extension
If the Methodist church.
In today's decision, the Metho-
dist church grant was Cancelled in
favor of a grant to North Jersey
Radio, Inc.
Evening star., 1948-04-08

0eofse Nhas. erSDurg.
Besides his widow, Mrs. Hattie
Ninas, he is survived by a SON
George A. Ninas, jr., 100 Allan
road, Yorktown Village, Bethesda
The elder Mr.. Ninas retired from
Government service in January
1943, after having worked at the
GAO since 1919. The son said his
father had, suffered a paralytic
stroke last summer.
A native of Concordia, Mo, Mr.
Ninas served in the Spanish Amer
lean War and World War I. In
1905, he went to Panama as chief
clerk to the Governor Of the Canal
Zone.
He came to Washington in 1914
where he worked as chief clerk to
the late Gen. William c. Gorgas
then surgeon general of the Army
Later he was commissioned cap
tain in the Quartermaster Corps and
assigned to the general staff.
Mr.. Ninas received his law degree
in 1917 at National University and
joined the GAO two years later.
Funeral services will be held at
II am. tomorrow at Gartner's
funeral home, Gaithersburg. Burial
will be in Arlington National
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1948-04-08
Miner Dies After Killing ]
And Trying 10 Burn Home
" ~ kssoeietsd Pres.

FAIRMoNT, w. va, April ga
45-year -old coal miner, who rigged
an apparatus to burn down his home
before killing his wife and her at
torney, died today in Fairmont
Hospital.
Ernie Lee Yost died of a bullet
wound, which Coroner D. E. Kidd
said he fired into his head after
fatally shooting Mrs. Nellie Marie
Yost and Attorney Tucker Moroose.
The shooting occurred yesterday
in the lawyers Office during a con-
ference on a divorce suit filed by
Mrs. Yost.
Police Chief John Austin said that
before leaving for the conference
Yost arranged to burn his home.
A chance visit to the house by
Yost's daughter disclosed two alarm
clocks arranged to cause a short
circuit and ignite oil-soaked refuse
In the basement.
Evening star., 1948-04-08
ABC Combs Cafe Records
On Hidden Partner CHARGE

The Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board today is examining the books
and records Of the Trinon Restau-
rant, 722 Seventeenth street NV,
In an effort to ascertain if there is
q concealed partner in the business.
Adeline j. and Marcella Gironaine,
administrators of an estate that
owns the restaurant, were cited be-
fore the board, after an ABC Board
inspector made report that John
Cheppas was the actual owner Of
the establishment. At hearing
yesterday Mr. Cheppas denied he
was the owner and said he is only
managing the place until the estate
Is settled
Another charge against the ad--
ministrators Is that they bought
liquor from a retailer in violation of
the ABC regulations. Mr.. Cheppas
admitted this charge, saying that he
was short of liquor when q party
was being held at the restaurant and
he sent out for two bottles to ac-
commodate the guests.
The case was continued until 2
pm. April IA to allow the defendants
time for more testimony.