North Carolina farmers report 75 pounds per acre gain in 1939 cotton yield
J. C. Ferguson of State College notes 1939 yield per acre about 75 pounds higher than 1938 and 10 pounds above the ten year average. The season was strong with early opening and good weather though grade quality declined due to boll weevil damage and hurried ginning. Discriminating mills demand longer staple lint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Raleigh
North Carolina
J. C. Ferguson
State College
Ferguson
Carolina
Piedmont
Conservation Plan Success in Henderson County
Hendersonville reports a three year soil management program reducing soil loss on 50 unit demonstrations from 1936 to 1939 by about 1000 tons. Assistant County Agent D W Bennett credits cover crops and reduced row crops and gentler cultivation for the improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hendersonville
Henderson County
D. W. Benett
Bennett
Starts Improving Farm Pasturage
A. D. Currie of Whiteville route 3 in Columbus County has begun improving pasturage for brood mares and work animals. Assistant County Agent Charles D. Raper notes all four mares are in foal and Currie is applying lime and basic slag to pastures to strengthen bones in the young animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whiteville
A. D. Currie
Columbus County
Charles D. Raper
Currie
Notice of Sale in High Point Guilford County NC
In High Point Municipal Court the City of High Point and Cc R Ward and Mary Ward announce a public sale of property at 808 South Main Street High Point NC on January 15 1940 at 11 00 A M. The land containing 17600 square feet is subject to street assessments and taxes not included in the judgment. The listing shows R Ward for year 1935. Commissioner H L Baumgardner will conduct the auction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cc. BR. Ward
Mary Ward
City of
High Point
North Carolina
South Main Street
North Carolina poultry herds show 33 percent rise in 15 years
North Carolina's poultry population grew 33 percent and egg production 90 percent from 1925 to 1939, rising from 6 million hens and pullets and 350 million eggs to 8 million layers and 680 million eggs. Extension poultryman C F Parrish credits proven methods and eight improvement points. He urges high egg breeding stock, balanced rations, warm ample housing, seasonal confinement, ample water, temp curtains, clean houses, and occasional extras like warm mash and sprouted oats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Ral
Eigh
North Carolina
C. F. Parrish
Extension
State College
Parrish
State College Poultryman
Rural agents to hold meet at State College
College Station Raleigh Jan 1 All county home and farm agents will gather at State College January 9 to 12 for a conference type meeting with few speeches and much work. Dean I O Schaub says every extension specialist and supervisor will join to study the present farm situation in North Carolina and plan extension activities for the coming year. Discussion will focus on long term plans to build rural agricultural prosperity in North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Raleigh
State College
Dean I. O. Sehaub
State College Extension Service
Dean Schaub
North Carolina
Youth becomes cotton champion of Rutherford 4-H clubbers
Rutherfordton January 1 Remus Edwards of the Mt. Vernon 4-H club is named Rutherford County cotton champion after a one acre Rucker cotton plot yielded 960 pounds of lint. The project cost 56 to produce and sold for 96, earning a net profit of 60. It is his first club work project and he is noted as a conscientious member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutherfordton
Remus Edwards
Mt. Vernon
Rutherford County
J. J. Hamlin
Remove Scratches From Polished Furniture Advice
Ugly white scratches on polished furniture can usually be removed by saturating the scratch with a good machine oil and then polishing with furniture polish.
Poultrymen Urged To Hatch Early For High Egg Prices
North Carolina poultrymen should plan now to hatch pullets for next season's high egg prices. H. C. Gauger of State College says hatch heavy breeds Feb 1 to Mar 1 and light breeds Mar 1 to Apr 1. He urges selecting late-molting, healthy breeders and proper male-to-female ratios to boost hatchability with balanced feed and fresh greens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Raleigh
North Carolina
H. C. Gauger
State College Poultry Department
New
Gauger
Usu
Weekly Feed Market News in North Carolina and national summary
Feed markets eased slightly amid slow trading as winter demand lags. Wheat feeds and high protein concentrates stayed light while resellers offered more at discounts. Cotton and nut markets showed steady or higher prices for certain NC peanuts, sweet potatoes, and holly. Cattle and hog markets in Chicago and NC posted mixed moves with steers up, hogs down, and lambs firm to higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
U. S
North Carolina
Departments of Agriculture
Weekly Market News Service
Central West
Virginia
New York
South Carolina
Chicago
Kinston
Rocky Mount
Fayetteville
Commuting Pastor Accepts Charleston Louisville Post
Rev. John A. Hamrick to serve as pastor vacated by Rev. Vance Havyner. He will commute by commercial air travel between Charleston and Louisville and deliver weekly sermons before moving here after receiving a degree from the Southern Baptist Memorial Seminary in Louisville in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harleston
Dan
John A. Hamrick
Charleston
Louisville
Hamrick
Vance Havyner
Southern Baptist Memorial Seminary
Storage ideas for children's toys in UTS place
When giving children toys provide a dedicated storage space. Toy chests built in shelves or cabinets help keep playthings neatly arranged and encourage orderliness among young ones.
Charleston Pioneer Cheves Dies at 91
Langdon Cheves, 91, longtime Charleston figure and once a major Southeast landowner, died yesterday. The funeral was held today at the home of his brother Henry C. Cheves. He left ten nephews and nieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Can. T
Langdon Cheves
Henry C. Cheves
Cheves
Southeast
Cleaning tips for removing fish oil stains from fabric
Instructions describe using carbon tetrachloride on blotters to absorb oily stains, then replacing blotters and washing the fabric. The method emphasizes careful blotting, thorough rinsing, and using bland solvents to finish the cleaning.
Farm engineer Joe B Richardson joins State College Extension
Joe B Richardson native of Mississippi joins the State College Extension Service to support the agricultural engineering program led by Prof. David Weaver. He earned a BS from Mississippi State College and MS from Iowa State College in Amelia, taught at Clemson College, and previously worked with the Mississippi Extension Service. He fills the vacancy left by Russell G Broaddus who moved to private business in Raleigh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe. B. Richardson
Raleigh
Joe B. Richardson
Mississippi
State College Extension Service
David 8. Weaver
Mississippi State College
Iowa State College
Amelia
Clemson College
Mississippi Extension Service
Richardson
Union
Miss
Russell G. Broaddus
Carteret Farmers Maintain Same Cabbage Acreage
Morehead City farmers in Carteret County keep cabbage acreage near last year's level. County Agent J. Y. Lassiter notes three weeks of plantings and similar plans for beans and potatoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morehead City
Carteret County
J. Y. Lassiter
Lassiter
One Man Arrested As Night Rider In Anderson Case
Lanier Pruitt 27 identifies Willis W. Harney 25 tavern employee as a masked assailant in the Wednesday flogging. Harney jailed on 5000 bond for assault and battery while masked. Sheriff J H Jeanes says more arrests likely this day in the night rider investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
8. C
Lanier Pruitt
J. H. Jeanes
State Constabulary
Willis W. Harney
Pruitt
Jeanes
Harney Us
Trick With Cheese Grating Tip Recalls Ricer Method
A kitchen tip suggests passing soft cheese through a potato ricer to make it easier to grate for cheese tins or biscuits. The note emphasizes texture control and smoother mixing in baking or cooking tasks.
Gravely Delay Signals Rocky Mount Rumor on Gubernatorial Announce
Raleigh dispatch reports Lee Gravely delaying his gubernatorial announcement awaiting Bill Fenner's decision. Fenner undecided while Gravely hints next week. Editorial notes on Democratic sheriff election in Mitchell county and UNC ties in party support. Germany’s trade with China shown as nearly vanished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Lee Gravely
Bill Fenner
Rocky Mount
Gravely
Fenner
Bill
Dilemma at Jackson Day Dinner Over Introductions
Governor Clyde R Hoey and Judge Henry L Stevens Jr appear on the Jackson Day dinner program creating a protocol dilemma. The question asks who should introduce whom as both Stevens and McNutt are past National Commanders of the Legion and McNutt is a former Indiana governor and presidential candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde R. Hoey
Henry L. Stevens, Jr
American Legion
John D. Larkins, Jr
Stevens
Paul McNutt
McNutt
Legion
Indiana
High Point Auction of Montheu and Everett Lots
On January 22, 1940 at 11 00 A M the commissioner will sell at the east door of the Guilford County Building High Point to the highest bidder subject to court confirmation the property in High Point Township Guilford County N C described as Montheu and Everett fronting 50 feet on Denny Street and Lots Nos 34 and 35 of the Idol subdivision with a prior tract sold off. Taxes for 1935 are included in I Schwartz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. Schwartz
Ida Schwartz
Owen Reese
Florence Welch Harris
American Trust Co
First Nat
Bank of Hickory
Union Nat. Bank of Charlotte
Branch Banking & Trust Co
Credit Assoc
Federal Reserve District
John D. Biggs
Com. Nat
Nat
Credit Corp
Nat. Credit Assoc. No
C. R. Melver, Jr
Gdn.adlitem
Nat. Credit Assoc. No. 5
Fifth Federal Reserve District
Avery Swain
Globe Ind. Bank
City of
High Point
North Carolina
City of High Point
First Nat. Bank of Hickory
Union Nat
Bank of Charlotte
Nat Credit Assoc
Com Nat. Bank
Nat. Credit Corp
Nat. Credit Assoc
R. Melver, Jr
Guilford
Everett
Barbee
Register of Deeds Office
Guilford County
N. C
Denny St
A. J. Idol
A. Johnson C. E
Office of the Register of Deeds
H. L. Baumgardner
Flowers Can Be Preserved
WARRENTON January 1 Mrs Elizabeth Turner a Negro home demonstration woman in the Inez community grew about 20 flower varieties this past season and built a mud lined log hut to overwinter them The log hut has two south facing windows and a twelve inch soil top to insulate warmth C S Wynn Negro farm agent says the garden weatherproofing creates an ideal condition for saving flowers Belgium is considering an extensive shipbuilding program
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warrenton
Warren County
Elizabeth Turner
Inez
C. S. Wynn
State College Extension Service
High Point Municipal case against B A White and wife
High Point a municipal corporation sues B A White and Wilma White in Guilford County North Carolina. The action concerns lot 32 on the Clark and Lambeth lands on N Hamilton Street as recorded by June Johnson and filed with the Guilford County Register of Deeds. Taxes for 1935 are not included in the judgment.
Public Auction of Guilford County Real Estate
The commissioner will, on January 22, 1940 at 11:00 A M at the east door of the Guilford County Building High Point, sell for cash the property at 1305 F Washington Street High Point Township Guilford County N C lot No 8 in Block B Moon Plat recorded in Plat Book 2 page 84, subject to court confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Washington Street
Office of Register of Deeds
Guilford County
N. C
C. V. Lassiter
H. L. Baumgardner
Property transfers involving J M Farlow and associates in Guilford County
Court records show parcels in Guilford County being transferred by J M Parlow and Lucinda P Farlow with multiple trustees for Hood System Industrial Bank and Southern Oil Company. Descriptions include Highland Avenue lots, Block B lot No 5, and boundaries involving Matilda Jackson Walden and Z M Silman. The filing notes the highest bid cash under a deed of trust and references plat book 4 page 16 and book 513 page 289. Dated 1935 with year notation 2-18-261-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucinda P. Pariow
M. H. Folger
Hood System Industrial Bank
Owen Reese
G. F. Wilson
D. W. Cook
J. A. Myatt
Southern Oil Company
Guilford
Office of the Register of Deeds
Guilford County
N. C
Highland
Highland Ave
Matilda Jackson Walden
Z. M. Silman
Silman
Varner
J. M. Farlow
H. L. Baumgardner
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American Museum of Natural History
Rutherford
Are
By Robt. Ripley
Foster
Troy
Pasadena
Calii
M.S. Shook Ranch
Haskell
Texas
Vance Vieth
Henry Averill
Oscar Adkins
SBS
Mitchell County
Watson
Willis Smith
Duke
University of North Carolina
Smith
Chapel Hill
Orange County
Tar Heels
Billy’’ Carmichael
Germany
China
Wynn
Belgium
B. A. White
Wilma White
High Point Township
N. Hamilton Street
Clark and Lambeth
June Johnson
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