Way to Control Aphids Found in Potatoes
Washington Harry V. Latham a Beaufort County potato farmer controlled aphids in his fields after an infestation by dusting with about 20 pounds of 5 percent DDT per acre. By the second day after application nearly all aphids were dead and leaf hoppers and flea beetles were also eliminated, county agent W McGahey reported.
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Harry V. Latham
Beaufort County
W . McGahey
State College Extension Service
Latham
Producers Of Poultry Pay For Mistakes
College Station Raleigh reports that continuous brooding of different aged chicks in the same building leads to costly losses. Poultry specialist T. T. Brown notes that mixing ages long term causes growth delays and unhealthy appearance, with dust bacteria posing further disease risks.
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College Station
Raleigh
T. T. Brown
State College Extension Service
Many Events On Program Of 4-H Clubbers
State 4 H Club Week will be held August 18 23 on the State college campus announced by L R Harrill State 4 H Club leader. Highlights include a health pageant a candlelighting ceremony and judging of the style revue with club members from across North Carolina attending demonstrations contests and tours.
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College Station
Raleigh
State College
L. R. Harrill
State College Extension Service
North Carolina
Three Counties in State Lead in Growing Tobacco
Pitt County North Carolina tops the nation in tobacco acres for 1944 with 37 630 acres, led also in 1939 with 43 365 acres Johnston County NC is second with 32 079 acres in 1944 and 41 584 in 1939 Seven of the ten leading counties are in North Carolina Robeson Lancaster Wake Horry Wilson Nash Pittsylvania Columbus follow with 1944 acreages totaling 281 681 acres about 17 percent of the U S total 1 630 221 acres
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Washington
Pitt County
North Carolina
United States
J. C. Capt
Bureau of the Census
Department of Commerce
Johnston County
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Virginia
Robeson County
Lancaster County
Wake County
Horry County
Wilson County
Nash County
Pittsylvania County
Columbus County
Flower's Five Year Growth Shown In Timelapse Film
John N. Ott Jr a one man film maker shows flowers growing and blooming with time lapse photography. His movie Flowers In Action reveals weed killers and fertilizers effects and uses elaborate moving pots heat water and lights to speed weeks into minutes. He plans to combine time lapse with microscopy to study moisture flow in plants.
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Winnetka, KL
John N. Ott, Jr
Ott
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Cherokee Nation opens information booth near Great Smoky Mountains
The Cherokee Nation and North Carolina Division of Advertising and News establish an official info bureau at the park edge to guide visitors on routes, lodging, and sights. The ad division cites 1.25 million annual visitors and aims to encourage tourism through the state. nation provides facilities, division finances staff.
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Information Bureau
North Carolina
Nurse Finds Old Tear Gas Bomb at Pa Home
A nurse searching a dark room at J. Stanley Reeve’s residence in Haverford, Pennsylvania, discovered a tear gas bomb after pressing a lighted button. The report notes the incident alongside a remark that sweet potatoes outrun white potatoes as a carbohydrate source.
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Haverford
J. Stanley Reeve
Odd Hobby Emerges From Accident In Hammond
Mrs. E. H. Guess of Hammond turned a shattered salt and pepper shaker into a $1,500 collection. The group includes wood from the battleship Oklahoma and items from monkey pod wood and B-28 bomber parts. Designs feature people and animals with favorites Maggie and Jiggs and Snow White figures. The oldest piece is an 1861 wedding gift salt dip. She values the social ties from a club of 800 hobbyists nationwide, despite needing five days to dust the collection.
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E. H. Guess
Oklahoma
Pearl Harbor
Maggie
Jiggs
Guess
Snow White
Ryegrass Seed Supply Available for Farmers
USDA offers 18 million pounds of common ryegrass for sale to help early planting for the 1947-48 season. G Tom Scott notes dealers can start distributions now and boost next crop plantings. Seed arrives from the 1946 harvest in carload lots with 60 000 pounds minimum and 100 pound bags at 8 10 per bag top grade seed.
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College Station
Raleigh
USDA
G. Tom Scott
Production and Marketing Administration
Scott
Pacific Northwest
Artists and Doodlers Embrace Whiffenpoof Song Variants
A 36 year old drinking song inspired amateur artists nationwide after RCA Victor released The Whiffen Song by Robert Merrill. Yale’s Whiffenpoof society traces its origins to 1909 with a mock birdlike emblem and a quirky tale of a cheese attracting a griffin like creature.
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AP News
RCA Victor
Metropolitan Opera Aritone
Robert Merrill
Yale
Merrill
Yale Glee Club
Kipling
Whiffenpoof Society
Cme
Negro Farmer Loses Chicks to Rodents
Edd Buffaloe of Gumberry Northampton County reports 160 five day old chicks vanished from a new brooder house when rats bored into the floor studs. About 105 dead chicks were found under the house with others nearly dead, prompting a warning to inspect chicken houses yearly for rats.
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College Station
Raleigh
Edd Buffaloe
Northampton County
E. W. Goodrum
State College Extension Service
Buffaloe
Ancient ruins unearthed in Jerusalem monastery complex
Archaeologists uncover walls pillars mosaics and building remains dating about 1300 years old in Jerusalem. The site lies in zone B a secured area within the capital, and experts say the find likely belongs to a Byzantine era monastery.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Road Builders Honor Third Anniversary in May Issue
The May issue of The Carolina Road Builders Association highlights a special section for the association’s third anniversary. It features Warren J. Mann as secretary treasurer, J. T. Callaway as new president, and C. M. Upham as engineer director, with other leaders including C. R. McMillan A. H. Graham and J. S. Williamson. Editor Mann writes the history of the organization and its origins.
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Raleigh
Carolina Road Builders Association, Inc
Warren J. Mann
Treasury
C.R.B.A. A.R.B.A
J. T. Callaway
C. M. Upham
C. R. McMillan
South Carolina
A. H. Graham
N. C. State Highway and Public Works Commission
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