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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1953
Page
7
North Carolina dairy researchers warn that heifers aged one to two years suffer most in the hot, dry late-summer period. Adequate pasture plus 2 to 4 pounds daily of 12 to 16 percent protein concentrate keeps gains steady. water and salt management are crucial as the animals prepare to join the milking herd.
Cotton growers facing boll weevil infestations can salvage yields by insecticide applications every three to five days, says the weekly Cotton News Letter based on State College Extension Service counts. Early treatments show value. no change in materials is needed as all recommended products are similarly effective.
Four elephants were pressed into service when a circus truck overturned on a soft shoulder near the Nova Scotia highway. The elephants pulled the vehicle back onto the road after a tow truck failed to move it. The animals were not hurt.
Fresno police awarded 15 year old John Shephard a prize for what may be a record with 45 stop signs passed in 22 minutes. The celebration came with a string of traffic violation charges tied to the early morning family car ride.
A three year watershed study near Waynesville by M. J. Gilbert for the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station and Tennessee Valley Authority shows most rainfall on good pasture sod infiltrates the soil. In deep penetration, storms of two inches or more push water toward bedrock, with deep percolation peaking in late fall and winter.
Raleighhousewives are urged to view milk as a bargain due to its high nutrient value. George Hyatt Jr of the State College Extension Service notes milk offers protein calcium and other nutrients at a low cost while He rr ell DeGraff of Cornell argues milk’s calcium and protein deliver strong value compared with meats and eggs.
In Windsor Ontario a radio announcer mangled a sign off for Health and Welfare Minister Paul Martin calling him the Minister of Wealth and Hellfare. The error occurred while closing a speech about welfare and health programs.
Burglars planned an audacious theft at a San Francisco warehouse stealing 400 cases of tuna valued at $6,000. Police report the motive linked to a large picnic supply haul as investigators search for suspects and inventory the loss.
Bobby Parker of Macclesfield Edgecomb County reports from Cork Ireland on rain delaying haying at Tom Whelan farm and describes Irish farm and town life as simpler than in North Carolina. He and Mary Conlin also note their first Horse race win and Irish dances that begin at nine and last late with a squeeze box musician.
In Boonford, Yancey County, the Grover Robinson farm showcases long running father son cooperation and family effort. D. D. Robinson credits their mechannization and early adoption of silage, alfalfa and new hybrids with rapid growth from 23 to 350 acres and a milk output surge. They built a modern milk plant in 1951 and employ 17 workers now, illustrating the potential of steep mountain land.
Milwaukee District Judge Harvey L. Neelen eased a Racine man’s ban to let him attend Braves games. Archie Betz, 54, was convicted of vagrancy and ordered out of town, but the judge granted permission to attend games with strict conditions to leave Milwaukee after each event.
The American Municipal Association warned Idaho cities will lose revenue when legal slot machines end next year. Idaho Falls alone collected over $300 000 from slot machine licenses last year. The association estimates towns must replace up to 15 dollars per resident in new revenue sources.
The Red propaganda magazine China Reconstructs touts large vermin kills on the Communist mainland. It cites a 16 year old girl catching 5506 rats and organizing 6000 more, a Chinese unit in Korea with 85484 rats, workers eradicating 2950000000000 mosquitoes and removing 6220 tons of larvae.
Vermont plans a 15000 beautification project at the Chester A. Arthur birthplace in Fairfield marking the site with a memorial stone. The birthplace cottage stood here, with Arthur born on October 3 in a small Sepa era home fifty years earlier.
A Raleigh study of 25 tobacco farmers using irrigation in 1951 and 1952 shows an estimated $210 increase in acre value, with a net gain of $161.48 per irrigated acre after costs. R. R. Bennett S. N. Hawks Jr H. H. Nau and H. M. Ellis led the effort, noting transplanting and kneehigh to topping as key irrigation times and that tobacco can be watered any time if moisture is adequate.
A record 91,562 Jehovah's Witnesses packed Yankee Stadium to close their New World Society Assembly with a warning that the end of the world is near. Another 25,240 stood outside and 49,027 heard the ceremony via loudspeakers at a trailer camp in New Market New Jersey. Nathan H. Knorr president of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society spoke of an imminent Armageddon and a final clash between good and evil.
In Raleigh a reader laments drought lowering corn beans and tomatoes while noting 20 cent per pound tomatoes. The writer recalls judging 23 4-H gardens in Mecklenburg County and finds ponds nearby but unused for irrigation. Guidance from State College agency and fall planting tips follow.
Raleigh reports two insect threats to North Carolina tobacco as entomologist George Jones warns of a rising second brood of tobacco hornworms and persistent flea beetle attacks. Farmers may need two insecticide applications to reach beetles on the undersides of leaves and prevent major crop damage.
Alfonso Lopez, twice president of Colombia, married Saturday to Olga Davila De Kopp, widow of a Colombian industrialist. The 51 year old bride was given away by Colombian ambassador Don Jose Maria Villarreal in London. Lopez, who served 1934-38 and 1942-45, is 67.
North Carolina farmers can grow early sweet potatoes as shown by Plum Mills of Beaufort County. Mills planted May 9 on a five acre field with 25 000 plants per acre, using 1600 pounds per acre of a 3 9 9 mix, plus row and side-dress applications. Digging is expected by August 1 with a projected yield of at least 150 bushels per acre.
August schedule lists Ni 4H Club camp at Reedy Creek State Park from August 3 to 22. North Carolina Seedsmen's Association meets August 4 to 6 in Greensboro. August 5 features the State Hereford Breeders Association meeting at Wakefield Farm in Wake Forest. August 6 hosts Seedsmen's Short Course in Greensboro.
Police wondered if Ernest Trousdale 20 plans a return match as a boxer after he was fined 10 dollars and costs for resisting arrest. Kev Warren said Trousdale struck him and ripped his shirt when he was arrested for loitering at a gymnasium and began working out with boxing gloves.
Eighty year old George M. Dwyer of Fresno plans to apply for a new driver's license soon and expects no trouble. In his 52 years of driving he reports not a single mishap or accident.
Readers learn that BC Tabletlets and Powders combine several popular pain relievers for fast relief. The copy claims quick act and broad use for headaches neuralgia minor aches and functional pains with emphasis on value in larger sizes and affordability.
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