Rural Communities Shifting Names and Boundaries in Wake County
A Wake County study by Mayo shows 27 of 83 white rural communities have disappeared since 1921 while total white communities rise to 110. Maps reveal drastic boundary shifts as residents move, schools and churches relocate, and new names like Neuse emerge from former Mount Crossroads areas.
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Wake County
Selz Co. Mayo
North Carolina
Tt Ae Cause Aoelar
M Ayo
Banarasa
Dr. Mayo
Erly Jones
Tawba
Ram Kat
Raleigh
Mountaiy Crossroads
Neuse
Livestock Sale Set by Laurel Hill Cattle Market
North and South Carolina livestock men gather for an Angus cattle auction at Laurel Hill Livestock Tuesday afternoon. More than hundred head from estate farms will cross the block, including ten bull calves and forty steer calves. A second sale is planned October 10 at Pates Supply Livestock Mart in Penn North Carolina with dinner served at Laurel Hill.
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Lcans Hill
North Carolina
South Carolina
Laurel Hill
Pates
Penn North Carolina
Sericea Improves Soil and Grazing for Trenton Farmer
Jones county farmer Albert Scott of Trenton seeded 1.5 acres of sericea in spring 1950. Swiggett says the crop helps erosion control and provides hay and grazing. Scott harvested good hay in fall 1950 and May 1951, then used 23 100-pound shoots for grazing during dry weather. A second hay cut followed in late August after two months of grazing.
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Trenton
Jones County
Henry G. Swiggett
State College Extension Service
Albert Scott
Route 2
State Girl to Travel Through Europe in Fall
Sue Nichols of Route 5 Wake County has been selected as one of 10 youths to go abroad this fall through the International Farm Youth Exchange. L A Heer 4H leader says she will visit South Africa for several months to study agricultural and social conditions and promote better understanding between Americans and South Africans. Nichols has a decade of 4H work, previously won a 1948 health improvement contest trip to the National 4-H Club Congress, and is active in the Collegiate and State 4H Honor clubs.
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Sue Nichols
A. L. Nichols
Route 5
United Meaves
International Farm
L. A. Heer
State College
Wake County
Harrill Said
South Africa
aSee Ae Oe
Ie Cmaasador
Miss Nichols
Eee
Evan
Trave
North Carolina
Onttario
Canada
Maude P. McInnes
Wake Home
Fat-tailed Persian sheep stores fat in its tail
The fat-tailed sheep of Persia stores fat in its tail and grows heavy enough that shepherds sometimes hitch tiny carts behind the animals to support the weight.
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Persia
Song Book Ready For Distribution In North Carolina
The North Carolina Home Demonstration Song Book received approval from the State Committee of the Carolina Federation. A two day rural church session in Trinity Methodist Church Durham included leaders Mrs. Eugene L. Umstead and Mrs. George L. Lindsay with district agents Anamerie Avant and Esther G. Willis. Members of the State Music Committee and several county agents participated from Durham Wake Granville Franklin and Vance counties and other locals.
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North Carolina
Caroli Federation
Carolina
Durham
Wake
Granville
Franklin
Vance Counties
Trinity Methodist Church
Eugene L. Umstead
George L. Lindsay
Durham County Home Demonstration Chorus
Anamerie Avant
Esther G. Willis
State College Extension Service
State
George Smith
Sne
Broadust
Route 1
Hope Mills
H. McIntyre
Red Oak
Oliver Richardson
New Bern
J. C. Dod
Apples To Show At Fair In North Carolina
North Carolina apple exhibit at the State Fair draws crowds and praise for quality. Horticulture head M E Gardner urges high standards, careful selection, proper stems, color and freedom from blemishes. Judges focus on color uniformity and pest injuries, with tips on 10 plate classes muscadine grapes and nut entries.
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N. C. State Fair
M. E. Gardner
State College
Gardner
Stayman
Rome
Personal Touch Guides Bedroom Accessories Say Specialist
Pauline E Gordon of the State College Extension Service urges careful selection of bedroom accessories. She says items should be practical or decorative yet harmonize with furnishings, avoid crowding, and reflect the owner’s personality. Lamps, book ends, vases, and plants enhance usefulness and style without excess.
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Pauline E. Gordon
The
State College Extension Service
Miss Gordon
Hyme
Prince Priole
Gordon
Sicily
Nicesgirl
North Carolina Pulpwood Boom Drives Regional Output
North Carolina's pulpwood production in 1950 rose 27 percent from 1949, totaling 1,024,000 cords. Pine led with 790,434 cords, hardwood 142,456 cords, chestnut 91,110 cords, with Onslow and other counties posting top outputs. Chestnut pulpwood rose 16 percent despite blight, and Clay County produced over 24,000 cords.
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North Carolina
Raleigh
Ee Ee
Texas
On & Ford
AP State Coleg
Carolina
Ford
Southeastern Forest Experiment Station
Clay County
Exhibits Readied For Fair Cover Negro Farm Women Work
North Carolina fair program prepares diverse displays by Forsyth Beaufort and New Hanover clubs. Forsyth and Beaufort show budgeting food and clothing solutions while 4-H groups from Bladen Hertford Orange counties present health thrift and leadership themes. The Lane family showcase demonstrates one acre farm diversification and income growth.
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North Carolina
N.S
Eooeres
Forsyth
Beaufort
Fate Ag
Beaufort County Club
New Hanover Group
Bladen
Hertford County
Orange County
Egro
Bartell Lane
Prizes Set For North Carolina State Fair Open
About 39 prizes totaling over 200 dollars will be awarded to growers of wheat oats barley and rye at the North Carolina State Fair October 16 to 20. Eligible grain growers may enter exhibits by requesting application forms from Dr J S Dorton manager N C State Fair Raleigh NC. F J Bell notes quality this year is excellent due to favorable weather and urges farmers to enter for a State championship.
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N. C
North Carolina
Arlington
Closing Dates Set For Fair Exhibits In 1951 State Fair
Enter by October 13 for most exhibits with Poultry October 10 and Women's October 14. Flowers October 16. Space issues eased as a new wing of State highway shops and other buildings are repurposed on the enlarged fairgrounds. The swine tent will be well ventilated with new heavy wire pens for hogs.
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N. C
Robert W. Shoffner
State College Extension Service
J. S. Dorton
Fairgrounds
Crows Favor Ladino Clover Over Corn Says Agent
W W Johnson Transylvania County farm agent notes crows in Lake Toxaway area prefer Ladino clover pasture to corn. M O McCall reports crows frequent his pasture and have a field day. Johnson ties behavior to Green Pastures campaign affecting livestock and poultry feeding choices.
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W. W. Johnson
Transylvania County
State College Extension Service
Transylvania
M. O. McCall
Route 1
Lake Toxaway
Johnson
Chrysler Power Braking Demonstration
Chrysler showcases power braking technology that uses engine assist to reduce pedal effort by up to two thirds. Demonstrations highlight smoother stopping and reduced driver fatigue across multiple models and test tracks.
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Chrysler
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