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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1954
Page
7
A gardener shares rooting tips for azaleas camellias and boxwood. He describes timing methods container preparation sand and shade placement cuttings length leaf removal moisture and protection through winter with glass burlap or pine straw covers.
Raleigh story explains how to brighten meals with crisp greens and fresh garden produce. Nutritionist Virginia Wilson advises pairing raw fruits and vegetables with simple cuts, avoiding overhandling, and selecting dressings that reflect personal taste for eye appeal and flavor.
North Carolina farmers are diversifying into boxwood and hemlock production. Researcher J. B. Gartner notes small-scale plantings rise in Caldwell and Avery Counties, with Elk Park and Martins Creek farms among early adopters. Planting, care, and fertilization guidelines for nursery-scale operations are outlined, including timing and soil steps to avoid winter damage.
June 7 to 10 Farm and Home Week at State College. June 7 to 12 In-Service Training School for Negro Extension Workers at A&T College. June 7 to 12 Artificial Insemination Short Course at State College. June 8 to 9 Fat Stock Show and Sale in Greensboro.
Officials report flash floods across Slovenia and Croatia have killed at least 20 people and caused damage estimated at 50 million dollars. Rescue and relief efforts were underway as authorities assessed the affected areas.
Gov William B Umstead and True D Morse greet as principal figures at the 46th annual Farm and Home Week at North Carolina State College running through Thursday. Also pictured W A Connell of Warrenton president of the NC Farmers Convention and Mrs Charles Graham of Linwood president of the NC Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs. The two organizations co sponsor the event each year.
Archdale cow at Uwharrie Farms owned by MacLean B. Leath ranks fifth in milk production in a Guernsey class. The junior four-year-old produced 16 352 pounds of milk 728 pounds butterfat in 305 days nine times daily milking value about 1902. Dam Horse Shoe Conrads Affinity has 19 609 pounds milk 803 butterfat as a four-year-old. Affection sired by Foremost Hermes who has many progeny in the American Guernsey Cattle Club. Test supervised by North Carolina State College.
Raleigh report by H. D. Godfrey of the state ASC warns that the shift from mules to tractors boosts raw crop acreage and reduces manure recycling. Since World War I, over 65 million acres have moved from feed for horses and mules to human food and fiber, while US tractors exceed 4 million, up from about 158 thousand.
Demonstrations on fly control for Tar Heel dairymen will be conducted on dairy farms across the state. Entomology chief George D. Jones outlines use of new insecticides and application methods on live cattle and dairy facilities. Schedules include dates and counties from June 11 to July 1 with local agent contact for precise locations.
Atomic Energy Commission officials deployed about 1,000 men to tackle a stubborn forest fire near Los Alamos New Mexico. Winds eased early, allowing containment and a forecast that the blaze would be smoldering by noon if conditions hold.
A North Philadelphia elementary school suffered significant damage from a fire last night. Officials call it arson with turpentine spilled in three locations. two classrooms were badly damaged and the custodian's quarters nearly destroyed.
Guilford County Commissioners in Greensboro approve a $2,548 second contract to cover a bid calculation error by Coletrane-Graham for the High Point health center project. The move follows a mistaken division by 27 instead of 9, raising the alternate paving bid from $2,275 to the adjusted amount.
Fire at the Wall residence in Emerywood disrupted the upstairs area and spread from the maid’s basement room through the kitchen floor to the attic. The Salter woman was later found alive, while authorities investigated conflicting accounts of her whereabouts near the time of the blaze. Mr Wall, injured and hospitalized, had just returned from treatment for a heart condition.
Gonzales Spears 33 of 110 Hobbs Street charged with hit and run after his car struck a taxi last Friday. Bond set at 200 dollars. Trial scheduled Wednesday in Municipal Court. Taxi damage estimated at 45 dollars.
In Columbia South Carolina Edmund G Grant running for township commissioner mailed matches bearing advertising for Ken neth A Green a New York Democrat for county judge Grant kept distributing the packets until the firm sent Green’s matches Grant shrugged that at least he’s a Democrat
Thomasville Fire Chief Lindsay Loftin left for Charlotte to attend the three day Southeastern Fire Chief's Conference. Fire chiefs from North and South Carolina Florida Alabama Mississippi Tennessee Virginia Kentucky West Virginia and Georgia will attend.
A 3-year-old boy, Randy Lee Conley, suffered head and body lacerations after darting into a car’s path on E Main Street near his home in Thomasville. Althee Sparks, 23, was charged with no valid license and reckless driving, posting a $100 bond pending Recorder's Court on June.
Funeral services are set for George Jones 72 of 307 Howell St at Lexington Ave Baptist Church with burial in Oakwood Cemetery after an unexpected death en route to High Point Memorial Hospital. Also listed are Mary Frances Webster 74 of High Point with services at Ennis Street Wesleyan Methodist and burial Floral Garden Park, and Edgar Lewis Doby 74 of Thomasville with services at Bethel Methodist Church and burial in Holly Hills Cemetery.
Funeral services were held at Memorial Methodist Church for Mrs Mary Virginia Con ley Johnson widow of the Rev T B Johnson. The Rev Harold led the service with pallbearers Isenmaet Hoyle J C Lloyd Wade Floyd Jack Sink Ike Whitten and Sim Pollock. Interment followed in Oakwood Cemetery Statesville. She had been in poor health but death came unexpectedly.
In Naples Francis Cardinal Spellman sails for New York while Ernest Hemingway leaves Genoa for his Havana home as both prominent Americans begin a Western Hemisphere journey.
No rain is in sight for High Point lawns and gardens as a weather forecaster at Friendship Airport predicts sunny and warmer weather today and tomorrow. It will be fair and mild tonight and sunny again on Tuesday with highs near 86 today and 89 tomorrow.
In a two car collision on Hasty Road at a rural intersection near Thomasville, Bobby Gene Wade 20 of High Point drove a 161 car into Chris 77 of High Point. Wade suffered forehead lacerations while George E. Schultheiss 34 had neck injuries and Lewis W. Waddell 42 suffered body lacerations.
Thomasville plans an annual Firemen's Memorial Service at First Methodist Church on Taylor Street. Fire Chief Lindsay announced the event, honoring six firemen and their families. The service will be next Sunday at 11 o'clock led by Rev. Glemm H. Lanier.
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church holds a final family night picnic at City Lake Wednesday evening. Recreation and games begin at 5 30 with the meal at 6 30 drinks provided.
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