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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1944
Page
3
Washington reports 20 million uncovered workers and self employed may lose war earned credits when war ends. McNutt urges universal coverage. current law requires 50 percent covered work since 1937 to qualify for old age benefits.
Guilford County real estate transfers recorded include Howard L. Bunnell and wife to Sam R. Nelson and wife for a North Hamilton Street lot, George W. Black and wife to J. Olan Bescher and wife for a Highway 10 lot, and Ernest Smith and wife to Evelyn G. Samuel and Dorothy M. Samuel for Burns subdivision lot 12. Wash and drain salad greens before refrigerating to keep them crisp. limp salad is disliked.
The United States has furnished Britain with about 2 billion dollars worth of food and materials in 3.25 years of lend lease. Food shipments alone averaged about 50 million monthly and total lend lease to the UK included munition, industrial materials, and agricultural supplies. Expect gradual civilian cutbacks after Germany's defeat as shipping and world conditions allow.
Sequoia trees rarely topple and only the fourth in 34 years caused a crash in Whitaker's forest near Reiley California. Agricultural forester Woodbridge Metcalf said a tree taller than a 16 story building shattered the ground with rifle like cracks and a roar. He warned the falls may occur about every seven years, making 1750 years until the last crash if trends continue. Cocoa and chocolate are manufactured from cacao beans sourced from Latin America and West Africa.
Chicago reports from National Retail Farm Association spokesmen forecast strong postwar demand for refrigerators radios and vacuum cleaners. Frigidaire GM expert H M Kelley cites pent up demand from 1941 1942 production drops and predicts a large postwar market plus growth in home freezers and vacuum cleaners. Hoover vacuum maker Thomas F Kelly estimates 2 4 to 4 million immediate postwar sales with 14 million wired homes lacking vacuums today.
Americ an silk industry may rise as an electric eye unwinds cocoons raised in the United States. Lora Hilyard explains machine handling yields more even silk quality and deliveries already reach hosiery trials. Mulberry leaf crops in Alabama California Texas support cocoons with rapid crop potential every 30 days.
Members of the Commonwealth Agricultural Society led by J. J. Wagoner toured nearby farms in Guilford County with guests including farm agent J. Wagoner. Farms visited include River Farm and Old Bouldin Farm owned by R. R. Ragan, Ralph Sny der and J. D. Greene, plus Everet Marsh and others. The visit ended at the president Mr. Kester’s farm with a barbecue. N. L. Garner spoke on society aims and work. Wagoner praised farm improvements and Hereford cattle development. Committees were named: Program chaired by John R. Peacock. Entertainment by D. A. Rawley. Project chaired by R. R. Ragan.
Riverside gardener known for giant cabbages and tomatoes spots a bass leaping in the adjacent pond. He arms with a fly rod and nets a black bass after a few casts, while Andrew S. Wing, secretary of the National Victory Garden Institute, observes the scene.
Readable excerpt shows consumer buying power driven by billions of dollars invested in war bonds as postwar appliances become available and ready for purchase, signaling a shift from wartime to civilian demand.
Fire Chief FE. K. Ingram denied the Junior Chamber of Commerce a permit to build a one room frame structure on North Main Street to store waste paper. He cited fire hazard due to inflammable materials on site behind Baker's Esso station. President L. H. Baker said the group hoped to erect several temporary depots for paper drives and is seeking a storage solution.
A notice states a gathering will meet at the Junior Hall on North Main Street at o'clock and proceed from there to the Ossie Bates farm for the church event.
Health quiz warns of headaches and irritation from poor digestion and promotes Carter's Liver Pills to boost digestive juices. Advises taking as directed, with claims of relief in about 30 minutes and availability at drugstores for 10 and 25 cents.
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