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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1955
Page
5
North Carolina farmers face low corn prices and large carryover making storage appealing. Moisture content is high in hurricane counties and much corn is sprouting, so good bins and moisture control are essential. Drying costs often negate benefits unless storage is available and large quantities are stored.
H D Godfrey, North Carolina state administrative officer for Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation, says grass, terraces, contour farming, and other conservation measures help reduce runoff and flood damage. He notes these practices complement dams and dikes and that cost sharing with the federal government supports effective conservation nationwide.
A young gunman entered the Western Union office in Terre Haute and demanded cash. The night clerk, Grace E. Cline, glanced toward a window and claimed a police car had arrived. The gunman fled and did not return.
London reports MacDonald the former commissioner for Southeast Asia has departed by air for New Delhi to become a commissioner in India. He is the son of the late British prime minister Ramsay MacDonald. Previously he served as British high commissioner to Canada. The Montgolfier brothers are credited with inventing the balloon in 1782.
North Carolina reports 1955 flue-cured tobacco production at 1,002,325,000 pounds, an eight million pound rise from a month earlier, with Type 12 at a record 523,050,000 pounds and Burley at 21,630,000 pounds. U.S. total flue-cured output for 1955 is estimated at 1,517,403,000 pounds, about 15 percent above last year.
North Carolina readers learn from Virginia Wilson, State College extension nutritionist, that cheese fits every meal from soups to desserts. Cheese provides calcium and protein comparable to meat, aids bone and nerve health, and contains riboflavin and vitamin A, with higher vitamin A content than milk due to added cream.
Raleigh NC second annual Proved Sire Bred Heifer Sales drew buyers from six states with 170 head sold at an average of 255 dollars. Blalock credits the higher average to farmer confidence in artificial breeding. 70 percent of cows were grades. Top prices included a Holstein at 500 dollars and top consignor Burgin with 12 animals at 397 dollars each.
Rex Edison of Gastonia will chair the 1956 North Carolina March of Dimes. Basil O Connor announced the appointment. Edison previously led the Gaston County chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
Raleigh report notes that by the turn of the century man made fibers like nylon rayon dacron orlon and dynel joined cotton as major textile materials. State College extension specialist Miss McIver says growth in chemical industry and science spurs improvements in natural fibers and cotton fabrics. New cotton finishes include permanent starchless finishes water repellant soil resistant and shrinkage control.
George Morris former Nebraska men's reformatory superintendent asked the State Board of Control for a hearing after his removal sparked a riot. The board fired him and inmate uprisings followed including fire in the carpenter shop and a sit down strike. New superintendent M L Wimberley defended the use of gunfire and tear gas to restore order.
John Meadows explains soil building with old sawdust and poultry manure. Apply one to two inches of sawdust plus heavy manure months before planting, add extra nitrogen first year, then light nitrogen later. For azaleas and hollies use three to four inches of old sawdust deep in soil. pine straw often preferred for mulch.
Gainesville entomologist G. D. Jones warns after two hurricanes mosquitoes surged across coastal counties and inland areas. He notes 15 to 20 species breed in rain, standing, or brackish water. Citizens can reduce swarms by draining water containers, fixing screens, and using repellents and targeted sprays around homes.
A schedule lists events from September 12 to 16 across North Carolina. Activities include artificial breeding technicians short course in Raleigh, junior dairy shows in Rocky Mount New Bern Wilmington Greensboro Ahoskie Statesville and Greenville, multiple hog sales, the Western North Carolina Hereford show and sale in Hendersonville, and a September 1 H Doughton Cubersal sale in Statesville.
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