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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1942
Page
3
County agent G Blackwell urges early pest checks and careful use of poisons to protect Georgia cotton costs—weevil infestation dictates targeted spraying. Guidance covers calcium arsenate dust and slurry mixes, timing, wind drift avoidance, and post bloom counts to prevent leaf and boll damage.
Agent E G Blackwell advises Taylor County farmers to cut trips by hauling larger loads and cooperating with neighbors. He warns new trucks and showroom deliveries are limited, urges careful tire maintenance, proper inflation, and keeping roadside hazards clear to reduce the risk of tire failures.
Local notice lists C. W. Smith and L. S. Hill Street in Thomaston Georgia offering tuning and service options. No dates or further details provided.
A crop report by Thomaston Production Credit Association covering Upson, Lamar, Pike, Monroe, and Taylor counties shows farmers optimistic about crops and fall sales. The survey tallies 5,197 acres cotton, 2,005 acres peanuts, 463 acres pepper, and 4,448 acres beach harvest. Members back cash crops and support the Food for Freedom program.
County Agent E G Blackwell says calcium arsenate dust stops boll weevils but raises cotton lice. Adding two percent nicotine sulfate lets cotton farmers control both pests. Best results come in warm, calm afternoons. ask Agent Blackwell for instructions.
A practical mowing system can curb pasture weeds and boost carrying capacity from 50 to 100 percent. For best results, mow before seeds mature, usually in May July and September, or two cuts in early June and August. Target weeds include Dallis Bermuda carpet crab Lespedeza and White Clover.
OPA officials warn a large portion of the 15 million dollar fruit and berry crop in the southeast could be lost unless housewives use the extra sugar for canning and preserving. Reports from Georgia Tennessee and the Carolinas show little market demand for ripening fruit. Applications for the additional sugar should be filed at local rationing boards for canning and preserving. uptake has been light.
Howard Warren, second class petty officer in the U S Navy, found his mother Mildred Warren in Columbus after 12 years apart. A Ledger-Enquirer story helped bridge the gap as Warren, on leave, sought his mother with only letters kept alive by chance correspondence. The emotional reunion followed authorities' help and a story propelling the overdue contact.
Assuring a winter supply of sweets amid potential sugar rationing, authorities aim to prevent waste of the southeast's fruit and berry crop. The Taylor County sugar ration board operates from Col C. C. Stone's office in Buteh, noting commercial canneries can utilize only a small percent of regional harvest.
Deputy sheriff E Rodey of Fulton County died Monday in a private hospital after two weeks of serious illness. He was 62 and had served in law enforcement for many years.
In Atlanta on June 24 about 60 aliens await a 10 a.m. Wednesday naturalization hearing at Federal District Court. War declarations against Bulgaria Romania and Hungary shifted 13 applicants to enemy alien status, delaying final papers pending further inquiry. most applicants are British.
Washington reports that Secretary Morgenthau announced a $10,000,000 cache of securities and cash owned by H. M. Blackmar, who fled during the Teapot Dome Scandal, was uncovered in a wartime examination of foreign bank accounts.
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