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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1947
Page
5
A humorous portrait of true duck hunters who rise before dawn to chase teal and mallard. The piece follows their hard weather rituals, devotion, and the rituals around breakfast, blinds, and cold commutes, ending with a tale of Jerry the salesman who quits work for a last flight.
In Raleigh on December 13, Bert E. Olive of Lexington, a former superior court judge, was sworn in as a member of the state board of elections and elected chairman, succeeding Col. W. T. Joyner who resigned after five years of service.
Estimates indicate England’s population fell from around four million to about two million during the great plague of the 4th century, marking a drastic demographic collapse attributed to widespread disease.
Hawks argued four tons per acre per year is unreasonable and that alfalfa costs are low compared with tobacco. He noted other crops and greater capital could lead to net proceeds similar to tobacco, plus vast livestock possibilities. The era recalls World War I tea imports.
College Station Raleigh report cites S N Hawks Jr urging Burden County and Surry County farmers to cut tobacco acreage and boost net income by growing corn on less land and using better practices. He adds tobacco land can yield 75 plus bushels of corn per acre, with corn selling at 2.50 per bushel and hay from alfalfa also viable.
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