Potatoes Boost North Carolina Certified Seed Crop
North Carolina forecasts another strong crop of certified Irish potato seed. McLaughlin of State College reports few diseased plants and widespread dusting for disease and insect prevention. Sequoia leads, with Kathadin Essex and zinc minor, across 10 counties totaling 990.6 planted acres. Avery leads with 74 growers on 207.8 acres. Other counties show small plantings across Ashe Alleghany Haywood Henderson Jack Mitchall Transylvania Watauga and Yancey.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
ForcLaughlin
Stae College
McLaughlin
North Carolina Crop Inrovement Association
Essex
Avery
Ashe
Alleghany
Haywood
Henderson
Jackone
Mitchall
Transylvania
Watauga
Yancey
Greensboro Man Joins East Carolina Faculty
Greensboro man W. W. Howells joins the East Carolina Teachers College faculty increasing the business education department to seven. Three other new hires for 1948 1949 will replace on leave or non affiliates. Owens will teach advanced accounting and selling. he formerly headed Elon’s business administration and spent three years at King's Raleigh. Mrs Howells will teach typing and was last at State College Raleigh. she previously led Flon’s commerce department and is La Grange College Georgia graduate with a State masters.
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Greenville
W. W.howells
East Carolina Teachers College
Department of Business Education
John D. Messick
Owens
East Carolina
Elon
King's Business College
Raleigh
University of North Carolina
Howells
State College
Commerce
Flon
la Grange College
Georgia
State
Audrey V. Dempsey
Professor Lear of N C State Dies at 69 at Home
Funeral arrangements were made for John Emery Lear 69 a member of the North Carolina State College engineering faculty since 1938 He died at his summer home in Penland He taught 20 years at the University of North Carolina before joining NCSU He was a Petersburg native survived by his widow and son C M Lear of Irwin Pa
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Penland
John Emery Lear
N. C. State
Col- Lad
State College
University of North Carolina
Petersburg
C. M. Lear
Irwin
Eastern Belt Markets To Open Season Tomorrow
Five new markets join the Eastern North Carolina belt for the 1948 tobacco sales opening tomorrow. Dunn is a new market. others include Carthage Aberdeen Fuquay Varina and Sanford. Existing eastern markets are Ahoskie Clinton Farmville Goldsboro Greenville Kinston Robersonville Rocky Mount Smithfield Tarboro Wallace Washington Wendell Williamston and Wilson. The belt's overall poundage is expected to fall short of last year due to a 28 percent acreage drop.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Dunn
Middle Belt
Carthage
Aberdeen
Fuquay-Varina
Sanford
Ahoskie
Clinton
Farmville
Goldboro
Greenville
Kinston
Robersonville
Rocky Mount
Smithfield
Tarboro
Wallace
Washington
Wendell
Williamston
Wilson
L. G. Cheek
Durham
Clifton Blue
W. H. Paramore
U. S
N. C. Departments of Agriculture
Commodity Credit Corporation
Ozark skeptical on new cars from Bert Rush to carmakers
Washington columnist Ha Boyle relates a three week Ozarks visit. Bert Rush, once a hand washing machine salesman, warns carmakers that rural roads and muddy dirt paths will challenge sleek new automobiles. The Ozarks fear such cars won’t perform on rough Ozark roads or haul farm loads. Rush shows how electrification changed demand and underscores rural skepticism about progress.
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Washington
Ozarks
Carmakers of
America
Bert Rush
Cherryville
Kan
Ozark
Carmakers of America
Tomato Slices Fried in Bacon Fat with Cream Sauce
Thick tomato slices fried in bacon fat served with a hot cream sauce made in the pan. Accompanied by hot baking powder biscuits and a lettuce salad.
4 H Judging Contest Rescheduled for Aug 27 at Biltmore Farms
The 4 H judging contest sponsored by the North Carolina Jersey Cattle Club moves to Friday August 27 at Biltmore Farms Buncombe County. County teams of four will judge two Jersey cow classes and one Jersey heifer class with written and oral reasons required. County entries due by 10 am August 27. judging starts 10 15 am. State College Extension Service specialists assist.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Jersey Cattle Club
Biltmore Farms
Buncombe County
Curtis Hobson
North Carolina
Columbus
Ohio
Hobson
Biltmore
State College Extension Service
Regulations For Hog Pens To Be Talked Thursday
Greensboro officials announce a public hearing at 8 p m in the courthouse on rural hog pen regulations. County health officer Dr R M Buie and health board member E D Idol urge rural residents to attend to discuss proposed sanitary controls following a McConnell Road complaint labeling a Kemp Causey hog farm a nuisance.
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Greensboro
Board of Health
R. M. Buie
E. D. Idol
McConnell Road
Kemp Causey
Buie
Carolina Polio Hospital Set for Two Week Finish
In Greensboro authorities expect the Central Carolina Convalescent hospital to be completed within two weeks. The 134 bed polio treatment center received special heating equipment flown in by two flying boxcars from Lacrosse Wisconsin. Crews from Greenville South Carolina operated the planes aiding the cooperative project with U S Air Force support.
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Greensboro
Central Carolina
U. S. Air Force
Cooperative Community
Lacrosse
Wis
Greenville
S. C
New Truck Sales Manager Named for Aiderton
A. J. Bill Dodge named sales manager of the truck division at Aiderton Horace G Ilderton Inc. The Texas native is married with five children and has broad motor sales experience in North Carolina and with a passenger car firm. Siderton officials praised the appointment.
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Horace G. Ilderton
Thomasville Revival At West End Memorial Church
In Thomasville on Lexington Avenue the Rev John R Church a Methodist approved evangelist will lead revival services at West End Memorial Church starting tomorrow at 7 30 p m Services run nightly through Sunday at 7 30 p m with an 11 a m Sunday service Rev John Oakley pastor notes Bishop Paul B Kern recommends Dr Church who is not a professional evangelist
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Thomasville
John R. Church
Methodist Church
West End Memorial
Lexington Avenue
John Oakley
Oakley
Paul B. Kern
Dr. Church
Vandals Tamper With New Hanover Airport Lights
Police investigated tampering of navigation lights at New Hanover airport in Wilmington. Manager H F E Boyd Jr reported the runway and wind tee lights were disabled twice, first by grease on contact mechanisms ahead of a national airlines flight, then a second time by wiring tampering.
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Wilmington
New Hanover
H. F E. Boyd, Jr
National Airlines
Boyd
Emerywood Golf Tourney Opens With Snow Favored
Sir Ansel Snow, defending Emerywood title holder and low qualifier at 69, faces Joe Temple in the opening round as the Emerywood Country Club tourney begins. Fellow contenders include Frank Garrett, Frosty Snow, Gabby Bryant, and a slate of first and second flight matchups.
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Ansel Snow
Dixie
Emerywood Country Club
Snow
Frank Garrett
Garrett
Boyd Jaeger
Joe Temple
Tommy Langley
Jim Groome
Henry Baker
Arthur Oliver
Paul Hardin
John Diffendale
Sidney Gall
Howard Marsh
Frosty Snow
Jack Hol
Gabby Bryant
George Macnen
Cheese Biscuits for Tea with Fruit Salad
A simple cheese biscuit variation combines one third cup grated sharp cheddar with two cups flour. Cut cheese and fat into the flour with a pastry blender or two knives then bake. Serve hot alongside a fruit salad plate for afternoon tea.
Notable Bridge Hand Demonstrates Bad Breaks and Card Play
Charles Lochridge of New York City, secretary of the Vanderbilt Cup committee, and bridge legend John Rau discuss a hand that shows old and new bidding ideas. Rau recalls Sims and explains why South should draw three rounds of clubs to strip trumps before exploiting a bad trump break.
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Charles Lochridge
New York City
John Rau
P. Hal Sims
Rau
Sims
South
Ray
East
Notice of Absolute Divorce Action in High Point
Pauline Coe and Clyde L. Coe are named in a divorce suit filed August 10 1948 in High Point Municipal Court Guilford NC. The defendant must appear by September 12 1948 or within twenty days and answer the complaint or relief may be granted. Clerk M W Nash issues the summons.
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North Carolina
Guilford County
City of
High Point
Pauline
Coe
Clyde L. Coe
M. W. Nash
N. C
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