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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1953
Page
7
A State College extension nutritionist suggests buffet meals ease entertaining for many guests. Plan carefully with timing, guest list, decorations, tasks, and a simple flexible menu. Use ahead prep and easy to eat dishes. focus on attractive, nourishing options.
North Carolina farm management specialists urge using science to raise yields and cut labor hours. Examples show improved practices increase per acre output and efficiency, with reduced need for hired labor, as in better hog and cotton production, soil testing, and pasture management.
The annual Negro Dairy Production Short Course will be held February 3 to 6 at A and T College in Greensboro. R L Wynn announces program focusing on current dairy farming problems with sessions by dairy specialists from N C State and A and T College and guest dairymen. Attendees should mail applications to Box 68, A and T College, Greensboro. beds linen and dorm lodging provided. registrants to arrive Feb 3 for 5 45 p.m. supper.
North Carolina honey production fell 18 percent in 1952 to 5,292,000 pounds from 6,426,000 in 1951, despite similar colony numbers. Average per colony dropped to 28 pounds from 34 in 1951. Nationwide honey output reached 272,771,000 pounds, with wax at 4,825,000 pounds. Nickels For Know-How funds support a new agronomy peanut specialist at State College.
About 35 000 short leaf and 450 000 loblolly pine seedlings remain free for 4-H Club members across NC counties. As of now 643 000 trees have been ordered by 465 members, with western counties excluded where TVA handles seedling requests. Alleghany leads with 144 500 trees for 43 applications. Surry is second with 64 500 trees for 49 applications. Stokes tops in number of youths ordering at 40 000 trees from 60 applications.
President and Mrs. Eisenhower formally affiliated with the National Presbyterian Church in Washington. They had worshipped in Presbyterian churches since his return and attended Sunday service where they were announced as communicant members.
Edward McKenna, inmate at Nebraska State Penitentiary for burglary, files a new trial motion and an array of appeals and writs. He seeks a habeas corpus petition, a petition for appeal, a writ, a motion to override a strike, poverty affidavits, and subpoenas for witnesses. Also notes winter freezes kill many southern pine beetles.
State College specialists advise tobacco growers not to cure tobacco at temperatures higher than 175 degrees. The guidance notes cork damage does not cause an off flavor in cooked sweet potatoes and mentions fattening cattle for home use as a practical way to market surplus seeds.
John H. Harris explains soil preparation for azaleas and camellias to prevent failure. He advises testing soil pH, using organic amendments, and digging wide, deep holes to avoid burying the root ball. Keep top of soil ball level with ground and avoid overfertilizing.
The 1953 Dairymen's Conference at North Carolina State College on February 11 and 12 will close with Dr Kenneth L Turk of Cornell speaking on soils crops and livestock. His talk will cover forage crop importance and dairy production efficiency and will be followed by a luncheon feature.
New York. Actor Alan Curtis age 43 died Sunday at St. Clare's Hospital a week after kidney surgery. Three hours after the operation his heart stopped for four minutes and a surgeon revived him by massaging the heart. Curtis born Harry Ueberroth in Chicago appeared in Winterset 1936 Mannequin 1938 Gung Ho The Daltons Ride Again High Sierra and The Duke of West Point. He married and divorced three times Pris cilla Lawson Llona Massey and Betty Dodero.
Regina Canada. The royal commission on Saskatchewan agriculture holds public meetings to gather farmer input. Attendees are divided into discussion groups to identify key rural problems for investigation.
In Scranton Pennsylvania Joseph Srebo reports two beer cans hung outside his window function as a makeshift TV antenna. He connected them to twin lead-ins from his set and says the reception works almost as well as a regular antenna.
North Carolina flue cured tobacco faces nematode threat costing growers about 25 million dollars last year. H. R. Garriss leads Extension Service guidance stressing soil infestation, need for crop rotation, and practical control measures in Extension Circular No. 374 available via county agents or NC State Publications.
A Dairy Herd Improvement Association tester training course will be held at North Carolina State College from March 2 through March H. Economists estimate about 200000 agricultural workers will leave farming for industrial jobs in 1953. Farmers invest more money per acre in machinery than ever. North central farmers could lift corn output by 250 million bushels by tripling fertilization. Labor needs for livestock persist year round, with peak worker demand in winter.
In eastern North Carolina, hogs dominate livestock earnings across the majority of counties, shaping farm incomes and regional agricultural emphasis.
Perry H. Jameson reports progress in Pepsi State under the Point Four Agricultural Program. The project started April 8, 1952, covers 120.625 acres and 53,354 people aims to improve farming, health, and education. Farmers demonstrate cotton sugar cane maize rice and wheat. 2238 compost pits 1275 acres cleared. 102 new wells dug 24 repaired. Eleven schools serve 2374 students. Girls’ education is increasing though still limited. local schools built by communities. A hospital and a veterinary clinic have been established.
North Carolina poultry expert T. B. Morris says the state imports 20 million dollars worth of eggs yearly. Expanding local grading stations and good management could yield strong profits. a flock of 400 to 500 pullets is economical, with two hours daily work and returns of about two dollars per bird after feed costs.
Last year nearly 10 million bales of cotton were classified under the free government service provided by the Smith Doxey Act. The figure accounted for about 65 percent of the annual cotton crop.
A list of North Carolina farm events from Feb 1 to Feb 18 across counties and cities. Also included are long range plans and educational meetings. Egg production in 1952 reached 56.4 million eggs, up 3 percent from 1951 and 12 percent above the 1950–52 average. To sustain 70 pounds of annual pork per person, hog numbers must rise from 99 million in 1950 to 121 million by 1975.
A recently issued patent covers an incubator for hatching fish eggs designed to anchor in a stream and simulate natural conditions. The device emphasizes soil conservation as the basis for lasting agricultural improvement.
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