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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1941
Page
9
L. R. Harrill announced the premium list for a seed judging contest at the North Carolina Crop Improvement Association seed exposition in Greensboro on January 31 and February 1. Only one 4-H team per county may enter, with three members and one alternate.
Reading pa. Times profiles Byron Nelson, 1939 National Open champion and 1940 P G A titleist. From his Reading roots to Inverness Toledo success, emphasizes his competitive fire, concentration, and the mentorship of Stanley Giles that fueled his rise to golf supremacy.
College basketball travels into a heavy slate as top teams clash in a sectional contest week. East leaders include Villanova NYU Temple Tempe Duquesne, while Iowa leads the Big Ten and Richmond tops the Southern Conference. Long Island fall highlighted by Temple’s upset of Michigan State ends LIU’s nine-game run.
Admiral William D Leahy, newly appointed U S ambassador to France, arrived in Vichy after a heavy snowstorm and is expected to present credentials to Chief of State Petain tomorrow or Wednesday. He and his wife rested at a villa used as the embassy residence, belonging to American Frank J Gould.
Midshipman W. E. Sims of Hopesville Georgia, elected captain of the Navy football team, is ruled ineligible after the academy cites a Georgia Tech certificate error. Sims did not play football at Tech during his two years there and is deemed ineligible under the three year rule for 1941.
Dartmouth with Gus Broberg aims to defend in a wide open race as Seton Hall Washington and Jefferson and Baltimore show strong form in smaller schools. Southern and Southeastern titles hinge on late season tournaments, with North Carolina a Southern threat after a close loss to Fordham. Other regions highlight Iowa Illinois Purdue Missouri Iowa State Creighton Texas Rice and a slate of clashes across conferences.
Dr. C. D. Grinnells of North Carolina State College predicts American farmers may be tasked with restocking Europe’s herds as large portions of dairy cattle and hogs have been slaughtered by German authorities. He warns of livestock plagues and urges conservation as part of national defense and global aid.
L I Case of North Carolina State College cites Wilson County farmers F W Boswell and L W Taylor as profits from sheep. Boswell expanded to 23 ewes with a purebred Hampshire ram after buying from W A Davis of Clayton, while Taylor runs 22 ewes with a purebred Shropshire ram and saw a 100 percent lamb crop last year.
North Carolina shipping point information and Saturday sales on principal wholesale markets. Cabbage and broccoli prices vary by city, with New York and Philadelphia markets firm, Baltimore and Washington showing steady to dull activity. Sweet potatoes and Porto Ricans trading mainly in North Carolina and local hubs, with several regional price ranges noted.
J R Piland of North Carolina State College warns farmers to apply lessons from 1940. He cites plant deficiencies such as potash magnesium nitrogen and phosphate and issues from soil acidity. Adding agricultural limestone can counter soil acidity to support crops like corn tobacco cotton cabbage cucumbers potatoes and beans.
North Carolina nurserymen plan their third annual short course at North Carolina State College January 8 and 9 with registration Jan 7 evening and Jan 8 morning. A $2 fee covers sessions and a banquet. Topics include nursery livability disputes and plant replacement rules by the North Carolina Nurserymen Association. Col J W Harrelson and Dr I O Schaub will greet attendees.
Presque Isle Maine demand moderate market steady Philpot crates U S No 1 size A various varieties fair condition 67 to 71 cents per 100 pounds. New York market dull 85 to 110 cents per 100 pounds U S No 1 Long Island Green Mountains 90 cents to 1.10 Maine green mountains 1.10 to 1.15 Idaho Russets 1.90 to 2.00. Plabu crates 0 8 No 1 Bliss Triumphs mostly 1.25. Chicago market steady 291 cars on track 109 arrived 416 cars total freight. Idaho Russets U S No 1 few 1.45 to 1.50 per cwt 1 car U S No s 1.10. Colorado U S No 1 washed Red McClures late Friday 1.40 to 1.50. Nebraska U S No 1 Bliss Triumphs 1 car 1.65 late Friday few sales 1.50 to 1.60. Red River Valley 85 percent No 1 Cobblers 97.5 to 1.00 per 100 pounds late Friday 1 car 1.05 85 percent No 1 Early Ohio unwashed 1.00 85 to 90 percent No 1 Triumphs few sales 95 cents to 1.05. Wisconsin no sales reported. Fil a street sales per barrel crate U S No 1 washed Bliss Triumphs 1.75 to 2.00 decay 1.25. Collards New York market dull Norfolk Virginia barrels 85 cents to 1.00 baskets 35 to 40 cents.
Roy S. Dearstyne of North Carolina State College says poultry and egg prices will rise in 1941 due to smaller poultry stocks and higher consumer buying power from the defense program. He notes cold storage stocks were up 25 percent on December 1 from a year earlier, but chick production this year remains lower. Economists expect first half 1941 chicken meat to be 4–5 percent lower than 1940, while incomes rise and demand strengthens. Projections include higher egg prices and more chick production in 1941.
Davidson County farmer C. T. Evans reports soil conservation practices with the Soil Conservation Service have shifted his farm from decline to growth. Extension expert W. D. Lee notes yields and soil loss on a neighboring field illustrate the contrast between terraces and erosion control versus neglect.
Public auction to be held at the Greensboro courthouse on January 22 1941 at 12 00 noon for real estate in High Point Township Guilford County North Carolina. Mortgagee J A Bundy and George Craven as executors sell lands described as starting at a stone on Lexington Road L Ram Lambeth Hayworth line. price set by law with prior sale redress. C A York attorney.
R. H. Ruffner of North Carolina State College says the dairy cow is unmatched among farm animals for converting home grown grass and grain into human food, highlighting its efficiency in livestock production.
Sealed proposals are invited by the Housing Authority of High Point for sale of Temporary Loan Notes totaling 1.5 million dollars dated February 3 1941 payable October 31 1941. Proceeds fund a low rent housing project with US Housing Authority loan backing and pledge full faith and credit. Bids specify interest rate and payable bank, awarded to lowest interest cost with premium considered. Bid deadline January 20 1941. Joseph D. Cox secretary.
Formal bid proposal dated to Housing Authority of High Point for temporary loan notes totaling 1.5 million dollars. Notes bear stated interest and premiums, payable at maturity, with delivery and payment options at Federal Reserve Banks in New York or Richmond. Attorney opinion on organization and note validity required. payment within seven days of transcript delivery.
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