North Carolina Trails In Southern Forestry Efforts
North Carolina lags behind southern states in forest conservation as W L Jeasley reports low state rankings in fire control. A new Southern Forestry Educational Association urges $75,000 for public education this year, with campaigns across newspapers posters and radio. Sixty four counties participate, aiming for full state coverage with trained wardens and public cooperation to prevent fires.
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Lynn Nisbet
Raleigh
W. L. Jeasley
Forestry Division
Department of Conservation and Development
Jackson
Miss
North Carolina
General Assembly
Fliers Graves Found On Shikoku By Allied Recon Unit
Tokyo reports Allied airmen graves found by the Third Battalion 34th Infantry in the rugged Shikoku region. Soldiers used 20 Japanese cavalry horses and wooden fishing boats to reach outlying islands. Major Frances C. Howland led recon efforts to document war history and monitor Japanese activity, with patrols covering up to fifty miles daily.
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Tokyo
INS
Shikoku
34Th Infantry Regiment
Japan
America
Frances C. Howland
Georgia Couple Forced To Shell Out For Eggs
Savannah report notes Gil bert Rossignol and wife own about 10 000 dollars worth of eggs stored at home. They spent 42 years building one of the largest birds egg and nest collections in the nation. The trove includes specimens from all states and parts of Canada with catalog values from ten cents to fifteen hundred dollars.
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Savannah
Gilbert Rossignol
Canada
Greece
Our Baby Album Celebrates Three March Birthdays
Merlin H. Watson Jr. turns three on Friday March 29, son of Mr. and Mrs. Merlin H. Watson of 1403 East Lexington Avenue. Jerry Esmond Cecil marks his first birthday on March 26, son of Pat and Mrs. Warren Cecil of Trinity Route 2, as his father serves abroad. Nancy Ann Harrison will celebrate her first birthday tomorrow April 1, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harrison.
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Merlin H. Watson, Jr
Merlin H. Watson
East
Lexington Avenue
Jerry Esmond Cecil
Pat
Warren Cecil
Trinity
China
Nancy Ann Harrison
Sandra Sue Carroll
Roy Carroll
Jamestown
Airplanes Proving Value To Farmers In Air Transport
Washington reports the Air Transport Association of America says air service is transforming farm life. Airline express moves parts quickly, enables vine ripened fruit and vegetable shipments from California to the Midwest and East in hours. Since fall 1944, perishable cargo tests grew to practical experience with housewives paying premium prices, with OPA allowing air transport costs to be included in market prices and labeling to ensure clear origin.
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Washington
INS
Air Transport of Association of America
Airlines
Air Express
California
OPA
Fed
Century-Old Vancouver Barracks Face Closure
Historic Fort Vancouver grounds once housed Generals Grant and Marshall and two story log headquarters. The barracks, tied to 1849 Hudson Bay post days and Northwest Indian conflicts, face an army excess order and possible closure despite storied past.
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Vancouver
Wash
Grant
Sheridan
Marshall
Massachusetts
New York
Hudson Bay
Fort Vancouver
Columbia River
Ulysses S. Grant
Cape Horn
George C. Marshall
Vancouver Barracks
Northwest
Portland
Department On the War
Army
Maiden Herald editor fears loss of title amid weight loss
Frank Campbell, editor and publisher of the Maiden Herald in Maiden, North Carolina, boasts of being the world’s biggest newspaper editor while his weight plunges to 325 pounds. He attributes the drop to ongoing work and a heavy publishing schedule.
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Maiden
N. C
Frank Campbell
Maiden Herald
The
Herald
Airborne produce sales comply with premium classification
The text notes that any produce that is airborne may be sold at premiums allowed under this classification, indicating regulatory allowances for pricing based on this category. The statement references compliance for goods moving through air transport with premium pricing rules.
Seed Supply for 1946 to Be Plentiful
Ithaca New York The vegetable seed supply for 1946 appears adequate says Cornell University Reports show 1945 production fell about 23 percent from 1944 but ample carryover largely fills gaps. Prof Paul Work notes seedmen report forehanded buyers will obtain seed though peppers remain scarce tomatoes and eggplant short canning peas and rare varieties like Thomas Laxton and Alderman. Early orders advised for special strains as growers already placed orders.
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Ithaca
N. Y
INS
State College of Agrice
Cornell University
Paul Work
Vegetable Crops Department
Cornell
Thomas Laxton
Alderman
Work
British Hoping For Million Tourists In Forty Seven
Britain aims to attract nearly one million visitors in the summer of 1947 and plans a global publicity drive. Officials seek about four million dollars in annual tourism revenue and demand equal treatment of the trade with Britain’s basic industries. Squadron Leader J G Bridges notes thousands of ex servicemen from 23 nations have joined the travel association seeking to visit with spouses and families.
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London
INS
Britain
Air Force
J. G. Bridges
Thirty One-Act Plays Set for Caro lina Dramatic Festival
In Chapel Hill the 23rd Carolina Dramatic Association festival will stage 30 one act plays from senior and junior colleges and high schools at Playmakers Theatre April 4 to 6. Dr. W R Taylor will speak on high school stage equipment, while Clifton Briton and Samuel Selden open the sessions with a welcome. The report also notes a historical aside on the origin of D Orsay pumps.
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Clifton Briton
Goldsboro
C.D.A
Samuel Selden
The
Carolina Playmakers
Authority On Art At WC April 10th
Robert Lebel, renowned art authority, will speak at Woman's College on April 10 at 8 PM in Aycock auditorium. His talk, How Art In Europe Emerges From the War, covers Europe’s art treasures, museums, and cathedrals postwar. Lebel, educated in England and France, has long advised museums and lectured across Europe.
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Greensboro
Robert Lebel
Woman's College
Aycock
Europe
Lebel
England
France
Louvres
Sorbonne
United States
Pearl Harbor
OWI
Greeks Embrace America and Election Posters Amid Turbulent Greece
Hal Boyle notes a strong yearning for America in Greece where emigrants' remittances stabilized pre war finances and UNRRA aid fostered gratitude. He contrasts Greek virtues with political playful chaos as bill posters flood Athens, debates spark daily chatter, and new parties emerge with each time two Greeks unite.
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Hal Boyle
Athens
America
Greece
Balkan
United States
UNRRA
Socrates
Acropolis
Julius Caesar
Coliseum
Atlantic
Oklahoma Proves Gold Mine With Record Broadway Gross
New York reports Oklahoma the musical has grossed 9 371 500 dollars as it nears four years on Broadway. The show at St James Theatre seats 1509, rarely empty, with touring and road grosses adding 4 368 118 dollars over 134 weeks. The piece credits Rodgers Hammerstein Riggs Mamioulian de Mille Ayres White Helburn Langner with guild leadership.
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New York
Theater Guild
Olsen and Johnson
Statue of Liberty
Chinatown
Grant
St. James Theater
Broadway
National Road Company
Chicago
Philadelphia
Hartford
the St. James On
West 44Th Street
Richard Rodgers
Oscar Hammerstein
Lynn Riggs
Green Grow the Lacs
Rouben Mamioulian
Wort Agnes de Mille
Lemuel Ayres
Miles White
Theresa Helburn
Lawrence Langner
Guild
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Georgia
Burtner
East Green Street
Our
D'Orsay
Alfred Guillaume Gabriel
T D'Orsay
Authority On Art
West
Declarer
Dummy
South
Oklahoma
Lucien Lelong
Mary Dunhill
Perkinsons
North Main Street
Teeter
Casey
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