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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1952
Page
5
An Alamance County woman renowned for community service acts as a leader for the Whit is 4-H Club. She encourages girls to engage in clubs, camps, and local events, reflecting long standing involvement in county projects and the annual Durham 4-H Festival.
The article outlines rise of synthetic fibers like rayon nylon and Dynel, their care and heat responses, and their uses in suits dresses and outdoor wear. It notes rayon varieties viscose acetate and cupra ammonium determine care with acetate melting under heat. Nylon is strong washable quick drying and ideal for travel. Outdoor Orion fabrics resist sun fumes dew and biological attack. Dacron and Dynel offer wrinkle resistance heat setting moth proofness and stain resistance with label care guidance.
The North Carolina Bankers Association will sponsor a Mid Winter Livestock Symposium in Raleigh on January 22. Wiley W. Meares, president and CFO of Planters National Bank, announced the event to present the latest technical livestock production information. A dinner program features R Flake Shaw of the North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation and S Weaver of North Carolina State College Extension Service discussing extended livestock farming and Grassland farming.
Thornie Holden family in Fletcher's Grove has a water system installed after a well was cleaned and walled. The Holden pump and pipe work were done mostly by Holden, with the house hookup pending. Nearby families plan similar improvements as part of county extension service outreach. Dessie Stewart plans a new house on their 380 acre farm after remodeling proved costlier.
"Farmer's 1951 Income Tax" is issued as Extension Circular No. 366 in North Carolina. Copies are available via local county agents or the Department of Publications. The circular explains who must file, due dates, forms, and filing methods with illustrations on completing forms.
A Sampson County woman Mrs Hat tle of Route 1 Autre netted 1728.10 over five months from 1269 chickens. She sold four cases monthly at 80 cents per dozen and four cases of cull eggs at 40 cents per dozen, with feed costs totaling 1000. Her gains added to her tobacco and cotton income, aided by grazing an acre to cut feeds and boost future chick purchases.
P J son, Jackson County farm agent, reveals he had long questioned rat control results until uncovering piles of rat skeletons under an old crib floor, showing poisons had killed numerous pests.
A Dairy men's Conference on dairy management feeding and disease control will be held January 29 30 at North Carolina State College. Dr D Colvard leads the Animal Industry department with co-sponsors including the Division of College Extension Ayrshire Holstein and Ohve associations and the North Carolina Milk Producers Federation.
State College Extension notes a half acre tobacco crop on R W Murdoch’s Tredell farm in Iredell County. Farmer Bostian says this is one of the best crops and requires little extra cost as the company supplies seed and equipment.
The American Optical Co. created a molded plastic bull’s head intended as a standout prop for a Hereford show bull owned by F. McIntosh & Son of West Vine. The eye catching device aims to set a new standard in artificial anatomy for livestock exhibitions.
A feature explains the Labor of a honey bee in producing one pound of honey. It details that a bee visits about two million flowers, making roughly 25 000 flower trips, and the hive works three weeks to fill a pound. The piece contrasts bee effort with daily human tasks.
North Carolina experiments show rising broccoli production in home gardens and on contract farms. Dr Cochran notes broccoli as rich in vitamins A and C and calcium, and recommends two prime varieties Green Sprouting and Early June sown crops.
The North Carolina Crop Improvement Association certified 1,076,992 bushels of seed in 1951, up more than 50 percent from 1950. Wheat, oats, cotton, Irish potatoes, and other crops led the gains, with totals for tobacco and legumes also rising. Growers can obtain lists from local agents or the association at State College.
A GOLLSBORO report notes Wayne County farmers are being persuaded by a remark from Go forth that the NC 27 yellow corn hybrid is of interest to the farming community. The piece frames the hybrid as a practical choice for local corn production.
The report notes local farmers Cox and Ris from Mount Airy discuss planting red cedars on about three acres along Route 4. Assistant county farm agent Grady R Fuller and ex D C Blue weigh prospects of a sound investment with a plan to set cedar plots and possibly expand annually.
The defendant Eugene V Mull is summoned in Guilford County Superior Court to answer a claim seeking 622.98 and a lien on land owned by Percy J Neal and Grace F Neal. He must appear at the Greensboro courthouse within twenty days after January 4 1952.
Raleigh reports a bee specialist declares honey is both a sweet and a natural food. He notes honey blends with fruit flavors and is a versatile staple, linking ancient reverence to modern diet.
An old advertisement promotes false teeth powder with claims of firmer hold for eating and speaking. The notice, issued January 1 1952, cites a Guilford County Superior Court order appointing a commissioner to sell specific parcels of the Sallie J. Smith Estate in High Point at public auction on February 2 1952 with a 10 percent cash deposit.
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