Livestock Emphasis Aims to Boost Farm Income
D W Colvard of North Carolina State College urges that livestock is a means to farm income and highlights North Carolina as a leading livestock state. He notes a $315 million industry and a $29 million gain in livestock inventory as pasture and grain production gain importance, urging breeders to preserve key Duroc traits while integrating useful features from other breeds.
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Raleigh
D. W. Colvard
Department of Animal Industry
North Carolina State College
Southeastern Duroc Congress
Colvard
North Carolina
Texas
Congress
Film Awards Handed To John Wayne And Susan Hayward
Foreign Press Association of Hollywood honored John Wayne and Susan Hayward as world’s most popular film stars of 1952 with gold plated Henrietta plaques. Mary Murphy Betta St. John Dick Wesson Barbara Buick Rob ert Wagner Julia Adams Dawn Addams received Stars of Tomorrow awards. Special plaques went to Bette Davis Roy Rogers Jimmy McHugh Susan Whitney Leroy Prinz Olivia de Havilland Richard Burton Jane Darwell Masaichi Nagata confirming efforts to promote international goodwill. Nagata helped promote Rashomon. International favorites included Hans Christian Anderson The Greatest Show on Earth High Noon It s a Big Country.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Susan Hayward
John Wayne
Foreign Press Association of Hollywood
Stars of Tomorrow
Mary Murphy
Betta St. John
Dick Wesson
Barbara Buick
Robert Wagner
Julia Adams
Dawn Addams
Bette Davis
Roy Rogers
Jimmy McHugh
Susan Whitney
Leroy Prinz
Olivia de Havilland
Richard Burton
Jane Darwell
Masaichi Nagata
Nagata
Rashomon
Hans Christian Anderson
Country
4-H Project Brings $49,000 to Warren Root in Nine Years
Bernardston Mass Warren Root 19 reports 4-H projects have grossed 49000 over nine years starting with a pure bred calf and now owning livestock valued at 10000.
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Bernardston
Mass
Warren Root
Multiflora Rose Fences Aid Cattle Control In Randolph County
Dr. C A Graham of Ramseur touts multiflora rose fences to keep cattle within a 12 acre pasture, noting better containment than electric wire, plus grass growth through the fence and erosion prevention. He plans expansion to replace wire fences with rose fencing.
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Ramseur
Randolph County
C. A. Graham
Graham
Here
W. D. English
Vernon Coltrane
North Carolina
Board of Supervisors
The
Soil Conservation Service
Randolph Coun
Advice Given On Hardwoods
Carter wired a thinning and replanting plan for a mixed hardwood stand in North Carolina. He removed cull trees in 1949 and, in 1950 51, underplanted open areas with white pine. Hardwood sprouts were later removed to protect pines. He will leave select oaks tulip poplar and shortleaf pines for future sawlogs while supplying pitch and shortleaf to a local church roof rafters.
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John R. Ford
State College Extension Service
H. D. Carter
Route 1
Fletcher
Carter
Want to Keep Young Work on Your Car
Santa Monica resident Edward C. Morgan, 80, a retired minister, works daily on his 1925 model car. He jokes that keeping nuts and bolts tight makes the old auto feel as young as he is and stays active under the hood.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Edward C. Morgan
Cemetery grave digging fee up at West Liberty
West Liberty cemetery trustees voted to raise the price of digging a grave from twenty dollars to fifty dollars, reflecting higher burial costs for the community.
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West Liberty CO
West Liberty
Farmers Urged To Get Their Seed Supply
Tar Heel farmers are urged to arrange their 1953 seed supply promptly as dealers report limits on seed volume for the year. R P Moore of State College’s Crop Improvement Association warns buyers to use local dealers first and cautions on soybean seed germination due to cold injury and a rough harvest. Yellow certification tags indicate 80 percent germination or better. avoid soybeans for seed unless germination is known. Seed of adapted corn hybrids is limited. use available grades including round grades and select proper planter plates for good stands and high-use corn.
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Raleigh
Tar Heel
R. P. Moore
Crop Improvement Association
State College
Moore
Oldster Comes To Life At Undertakers
An 80 year old man labeled dead by aBrooklyn doctor revived in a mortuary as embalmers prepared him an hour and a half after death. He died later that night at Wyckoff Heights Hospital after medical teams intervened and he received blood transfusions. The case involved William Christian Brossman ill for years.
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New York
Wyckoff Heights
Brooklyn
William Christian Brossman
Brossman
Charles Eberle
Davis Blumenfield
Blumenfield
Charles Morton
Charles Morton, Jr
Blumenfeld
Raimondo Bravetti
Heifer Luck for Salisbury Graham Dairymen
Harold and Em ory Graham of Rowan dairy farming report unusual heifer luck with their cattle. State Extension Service agent W Glenn Tussey notes that their last 25 artificially-sized calves have all been heifers.
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Salisbury
Harold and
Emory Graham
Rowan
W. Glenn Tussey
The
State College Extension Service
Grahams
Small Farm Can Be Profitable
U S Justice of Route 2 Nebo Burke County proves a six acre farm can yield a comfortable living. Agro nomy specialist R H Crouse notes Justice sells hatching eggs from 250 hens and plans a combined broiler house and curing barn for aromatic tobacco. He aims to grow one acre of tobacco this year with expansion to three acres, leveraging light work suitable for his family.
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Raleigh
U. S. Justice
Nebo
Burke County
R. H. Crouse
State College
Agricultural Extension Service
Justice
French Toast as a Breakfast Favorite and Egg Spreads
Virginia Wilson advises eggs as a key protein for breakfast and suggests French Toast as an easy treat. The article provides a simple recipe using 1 to 2 eggs and milk, plus variations for egg spreads ideal for school or work lunches.
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Wilson
Mississippi ROTC units snub rifle challenge at Ole Miss
Miss Gita Merings from Horn Lake challenged ROTC officers at the University of Mississippi to a rifle match. After learning she helped the underground in Berlin during World War II, the ROTC officers declined the invitation.
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Oxford
Miss
Gita Merings
Horn Lake
University of Mississippi
Nerings
Riga
Latvia
Berlin
Lesson Learned From Old Prophet
Clyde D. Peedin, Wayne County farm agent, shifted tobacco education from the schoolhouse to country stores. In two store meetings he gathered 48 farmers, who felt more at ease asking questions than in a classroom, learning lessons from an earlier prophet Mohammed.
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Raleigh
Clyde D. Peedin
Mohammed
Peedin
Wayne County
State College Extension Service
World's Worst Counterfeiter Loose In Okinawa
Army officers acknowledge a persistent counterfeit problem on Okinawa. Lt. Col. Walkup warns occupation personnel and local merchants to spot fake ten dollar military payment certificates. Common errors include misspelled words, backward E in E Pluribus Unum, missing P, and words run together.
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Okinawa
Army
Sna Marshal
Sai
William E. Walkup
U. S
Instrument Choice Tied to Kids Dental Alignment
In Rochester, Dr. Barnett Frank of the Rochester Dental Society advises instrument selection based on dental alignment. He notes protruding upper teeth suit cup mouthpiece instruments, while protruding lower teeth suit clarinets or saxophones, with an orthodontist making final prescriptions.
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Rochester
N. Y
Barnett Frank
Dental Health Education Committee
Rochester Dental Society
Frank
World’s Largest One Tone Grand Piano At Fair
A one tone grand piano measuring 11 feet 8 inches will be shown at the British Industries Fair in New York. The instrument is described by the British Information Service as the world’s largest with low notes having strings twice as long as normal.
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New York
British Information Service
Seed selection guidance from a North Carolina gardener
A TAR HEEL gardener notes customers favor random seed choices and urges using local Extension Service bulletins for disease resistant, locally tested varieties. He cites Wade and Contender beans, Santee mildew resistant cucumber, DeCicco broccoli, Seneca Chief and North Star tomatoes, Wanilo and Wyolaaa peas, and urges consulting the bulletin for a complete list.
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State Extension Service
Extension Service
State
Southland
Homestead
Will Turkeys Be Profitable in 537
North Carolina State College expert W C Mills Jr outlines practical steps to boost turkey profits. Start with early poult orders, clean brooder facilities, and pre season repairs. He notes feed costs drive 57 percent of total costs and recommends growing range crops like rape and alfalfa to cut feed bills.
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Raleigh
W. C. Mills, Jr
N. C. State Lege
Agricultural Extension Service
Mills
North Carolina
Escaped Lions Recaptured in Memphis Circus Incident
Two lions named Goldie and Elizabeth slipped from their cages during the Hamid Morton Circus act at the Auditorium arena in Memphis. A crowd of 5,000 chased the animals through tunnels and out a door to the street. Trainers secured the cages and returned the lions to confinement.
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Memphis
Goldie
Elizabeth
Pat Anthony
Hamid Morton
Anthony
Grasshoppers Devastate Barley Tobacco Crops Last Year
In the mountain area last year many barley tobacco growers suffered severe crop damage from grasshoppers.
Upcoming Agricultural Events in North Carolina and Texas
A schedule lists February events across counties and states. Activities include Ginners Association in Charlotte, Field Servicemen School at State College, Ice Cream Short Course, Dairy Schools in multiple counties, Small Fruit and Vegetable Schools in Currituck, Hampshire Hog Sale in Rocky Mount, and several 4 H and breeding meetings at State College. The calendar also notes a Golden Anniversary of Farm Demonstration Work in Ferrell Texas and a Guernsey Breeders meeting in Winston-Salem.
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Carolina Ginners Association
Charlotte
State College
Rockingham
Nash
Caswell
Pitt Counties
Currituck
Hampshire
Rocky Mount
Siler City
Montgomery
Lenoir
Anson
Pender
Farm Press and Radio Institute
State Colege
Ferrell
Tex
Winston-Salem
Army Urge Lasts 30 Ween In 30-Year Span
Providence Rhode Island remembers a man who enlisted after seeing the Uncle Sam recruiting poster. William G Reid then 18 delivered groceries by horse when he entered the U S Army 30 years ago and has remained in service. He is married with an 8-year-old son and draws 459 a month.
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Providence
R. L
M. Set
William G. Reid
U. S. Army
William
Sam
Williams
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Orkin
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