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Newspaper
Cambridge Tribune
Location
Cambridge, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1943
Page
1
The author recalls raising 25 day-old chicks with a tin brooder and a 100-watt bulb, despite dire pamphlets and minimal equipment. After a nerve-wracking start, all 25 chicks thrived by three weeks, proving clever adaptation beats elaborate setups.
The Maryland Traffic Safety Commission will publish weekly sections of the new motor vehicle code to educate the public. This week presents the current section detailing core rules and compliance expectations for drivers.
S Charles Walls challenges Cambridge County officials over tax rate reporting. He asks President Charles B. Brohawn to confirm if the eight month rate of 1.20 equals 1.80 for twelve months and whether this constitutes a 35 cent rise, urging plain arithmetic answers and calling for accountability.
William N. Ensor of the Farm Security Administration says camps open in the county only after farmers sign contracts and request workers. Bahamian workers may be imported under a 75 percent active-work rule, with pay not less than 30 cents per hour and a full 10 hour day for a six day week.
Secretary Morgenthau announced a new state level War Finance Leaders in New Jersey to unify campaigns and boost 1943 bond sales. He urged the average family to invest a quarter of income in war bonds by year end, targeting workers earning $1000 to $5000 with 25 cents per dollar saved.
WPA Maryland extension specialist Wade H. Hice warns poultrymen to secure fuel and feed assurances before buying broiler chicks as war conditions shrink supplies. The War Food Administration halts new commercial broiler expansion for 1943, and coal dealers foresee limited coal for 1943-44, delaying many new broiler houses. The local War Board has stopped issuing building permits amid planned idle capacity.
Boy Scouts from Talbot Queen Annes and Caroline counties plan a June 9 and 10 Tri County District Camporee at Easton High School Park. District leaders and officials spearhead events with outdoor camping demos, cooking, free movies, and a campfire program.
County Agent reports striped and spotted cucumber beetles attack cucumber and melon plants as they emerge, with larvae underground and adults feeding low on plants. Control is difficult. suggestion is a dust mixture of calcium arsenate and gypsum or talc.
County Agent warns farmers of damage by common yellow and black striped potato bugs and their larvae to potato and tomato fields. He recommends a 20-20-60 dust calcium arsenate copper sulphate lime mix applied at 12 to 15 pounds per acre and notes it can be bought ready mixed for dust or spray use.
The War Manpower Commission asks Maryland communities to recruit 30 000 workers from students housewives white collar workers and professionals to fill canning jobs this season. A coordinated drive with the Farm Extension Service and Office of Civilian Defense aims to mobilize local labor and ensure processing plants meet wartime needs. The program plans house to house canvassing and parish and civic group participation to stock canneries with both former employees and new workers.
Two hundred fire-fighting companies from the Maryland State Firemen's Association will hold their annual convention at the Emerson Hotel in Baltimore on June 23. Due to gasoline and tire shortages, the event will be limited to a one day affair instead of three.
Charles Fuller, acting county agent since May 1941, resigns from the Maryland Extension Service to become director of the Agricultural Department at Phillips Packing Company. He began his new duties June 1 and brings long experience in farming, extension work, and county welfare to the cannery role amid wartime agricultural activity.
Maryland researchers say price differentials set by the Office of Price Administration reward producers who focus on Grade A eggs. With ceilings at 48c per dozen for large Fresh eggs and 38c for large graded eggs through May 31, profits rise for well managed flocks. A Maryland Egg Quality Program outlines five factors to maximize returns and a circular with grading charts is available from College Park extension service.
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