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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1942
Page
5
Garden notes discuss late planting of gladioli bulbs soaked before planting deep to six inches and watered thoroughly through dry spells. Gypsophil as Bristol Fairy praised for long blooming and versatility in arrangements, with grafted stock options and care tips for harvesting and deadheading.
In garden notes flowering Oldhami ana and Paci fica varieties with pink blooms deepen in shade as nights cool. Torch-lily knipholias, Emphosias with Tower of Gold and A. J. Van Laaren waxy whites, plus Doronicum propagation and care guidance. Also notes on Kansas City naval cadets and wartime tax relief indices.
Davidson Electric Membership Corporation serving rural areas was described as aligned with REA war goals by Lexington superintendent French Smith at a conference of REA superintendents in St Louis. REA Administrator Harry Slattery asserted every mile of REA line must serve the war effort.
Citizens are urged to contribute to wartime efforts with the message you are on the war front you are doing your part. The phrasing underscores collective duty and individual responsibility during the conflict.
Cotton mills of Rockingham with about 272000 spindles vote to raise workers pay by three to five cents per hour in a move reported from July 30.
Farmers in Mexico urge government action to build railroads aiding crop transport to markets. Authorities are urged to plan rail links to connect rural farming towns with major trade centers, aiming to boost agricultural distribution and economic growth.
Survivors of a small American merchantman said explosions from two submarines struck the ship about 150 miles off the east coast. Eighteen were killed, including the captain and a passenger from another vessel. Navy reports put Allied and neutral ship losses at 402 in the Western Atlantic since December 7. Fourteen survivors were rescued by a fishing boat after a navy patrol plane guided them to the rescue site.
SEEK TEST FARM SITE RALEIGH July 30 The State Board of Agriculture postpones choosing a new site for the mountain test farm pending full details on offered locations. The farm relocation became necessary after the War Department bought 105 acres of the Swannanoa project to construct a 5 million dollar hospital.
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