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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1936
Page
11
An article discusses planting by the moon and soil chemistry. It notes aluminum sulfate and other chemicals to acidify soil, with application rates around four to six ounces per square yard, and twelve ounces per square yard for sandy soils.
North Carolina Superintendent Clyde A. Erwin urged adding vocational and practical courses in high schools. He cited brick masonry carpentry automobile mechanics and other trades as needed to help graduates gain employment and reduce job shortages. He urged more state funds to match federal aid potentially boosting vocational education significantly.
Surface soils in limestone regions require five pounds per square yard of soil-building chemicals or commercial tannic acid to lower pH. Apply per the article with a gentle watering, test with blue litmus, and repeat as needed. A suggested mix uses cottonseed meal, superphosphate, and sulphate of potash. Practical notes on forms of potash and timing for fourth quarter planting are included.
Deep River pastor Rev. Joseph Peele received a Thanksgiving pounding amid a short program. Many relatives and friends visited or spent holidays with local families including Guilford College guests, State and Missouri students, and several High Point and Greensboro links.
Greenville dispatch reports Captain Wilberforce Bird-Thompson, a veteran who served with the future King Edward on the Hood, predicted wedding bells would sound soon for the English monarch and his American friend. He described Edward as a determined man who was a good sailor but wouldn’t be dictated to by church or press. The piece notes Civil War camels were used to carry U S mail.
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