Thomasville Zoning Board Meets Tonight
Thomasville zoning unit convenes to elect a new chair and hear appeals. J D Ross seeks a Winston St duplex zone change after a permit led to a nonconforming one family rule. Siarne requests yard area relief. First Baptist Church seeks annex with 25 foot street setback.
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Hause
J. H. Holton
Bill Johnson
J. D. Ross
Winston St
Ross
Sehmeen
Siarne
First Baptist Church
TAR HEEL GARDENER By OFN A BARRIS
This Raleigh lawn care column advises drought era grass choices across regions. It favors Merion and Kentucky bluegrass in higher elevations, Zoysia 52 for summer use with Italian rye in winter, and Bermuda variety options for sunny Piedmont lawns. It notes shade limits for many species and warns ryegrass competes with summer grasses and can injure them.
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Raleigh
Merion
Kentucky
Bermuda
Piedmont
Coastal Plain
First Junior Tobacco Show to Be Held Friday
Raleigh NC sets the first in a series of 15 Junior Tobacco Shows and Sales for the fall season. R R Sennett of the State Farm Extension Service notes shows will rotate across counties and warehouses with prizes funded by Tobacco Associates. In 1953 13 sales moved 265 420 pounds with an average price of 247 dollars per hundred for junior tobacco, higher than the regular market.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Wallace
R. R. Sennett Tobacco
Fae Vey Agricultural Extension Service
Greenville
Wilson
Rocky
Winston-Salem
Burlington
Extension Service names new art editor in Raleigh
Floyd G. Harness, former assistant director at Ferree Studios Raleigh, is named Extension Service art editor in the State College Division of Agricultural Information. He replaces Norman Youngsteadt who joined the State College Television Center. Harness is a Bakersfield California native and studied at Pratt Institute and Ferree School of Art.
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Raleigh
Floyd G. Harness
Ferree Studios
State College Division of Agricultural Information
Harness
Norman
Family Receives 19 Pairs of Shoes In Store Promotion
The Louis Breault family in Los Angeles collects 19 pairs of shoes donated by shoe merchants as a promotional event. Mrs Yvette Breault, 41, notes they came to shop together, fearing some may be left behind. The couple, newly arrived from Montreal three years ago, now have 10 and 7 boys aged from 7 years to 8 months.
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Los Angeles
Louis Breault
JSF
Yvette Breault
Home Freezer Advice Complicates Locker Plant Choices
A Raleigh note warns a home freezer cannot replace a locker plant for processing and curing meats. It advises checking with a local plant for heavy loads and using the freezer only per the manufacturer's instructions. If no locker services exist, do not attempt to convert a home freezer. consider grocery store frozen foods as a third option.
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Raleigh
Specaker
Orr
Mitchell to Stay in Party Service in North Carolina
National Democratic Chairman Stephen A. Mitchell said in Charlotte that he will remain in party service. The discussion followed speculation he might resign as governor candidate and he conferred with local and state figures including Jack Blythe and J. C. Ledberry regarding the 10th District race and party leadership.
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Charlotte
N. C
National Democratic
Stephen A. Mitchell
Mitchell
Washington
Jack Blythe
Charlotte City
J.C. Ledberry
Charles R. Jonas
Meek- AG Democratic
Ss and
Ye Sin
Additional Drought Aid Available in North Carolina Counties
Raleigh announces new ACP drought relief in 51 counties approved for vegetative cover to protect pastures and hay crops from erosion this winter. Federal cost share applies. approvals depend on county conservation needs and 1954 emergency program precedents.
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Raleigh
Fred R. Keith
State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
N. C. Usda
Kieth
Banker Narrati To Bond 4-H Fund Raising
Raleigh NC banker G C Hunter, executive vice president of Peoples Bank, will chair North Carolina banks for a National 4 H Foundation fundraising drive. The move aims to expand bank involvement in 4 H Club work and link state and local contributions to a national program. Hunter is a former NC Bankers Association president and Agricultural Commission member of the American Bankers Association.
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Raleigh
G. C. Hunter
The
Peoples Bank of
North Carolina
Gub Foundation
Jesse W. Tapp
Civic Foundation
Hunter
North Carolina Bankers Association
Agricultural Commission
American Bankers’ Association
Es Banking
International Farm
Learn About Fall Winter Woolen Materials
Raleigh article advises readers to study fall and winter textiles focusing on 100 percent wool fabrics. It distinguishes woolen and worsted weaves, notes worsted fibers are long and smooth with little give, and emphasizes choosing fabrics that resist cleaning, retain color, and feel soft with strong weave for coats or suits.
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Raleigh
Julia McIver
Dixie Poultry Exposition Sets Ninth Annual Meeting
Final plans mark the Ninth Annual Dixie Poultry Exposition to be held at City Auditorium from Tuesday to Thursday. The event gathers poultry groups from four states and national associations with sessions on broiler finance and turkey topics. Attendees include leaders from industry and academia, with a board meeting and officers banquet scheduled.
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Asheville
City Auditorium
Itry Department
N. C. State College Extension Service
Financ
Broiler Business
Dixie Poultry Exposition
Battery Park
Nickels for Know-How Endorsed by NC Bankers
Raleigh bankers unanimously endorsed Nickels for Know-How a research and education program backed by a State Agriculture Department grant. The vote supports continued funding for 38 projects as farm people decide on October 15 whether to renew the expanded program. Leaders named include Jesse Helms and executives from Wachovia, Bank of Montgom ery, and other North Carolina lenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Agri
Wachovia Bank and Trust Co
Winston-Salem
Jesse Helms
Coming Events List for Sept 13 20 Dairy Shows and Sales
A fragmented schedule lists DHIA training at State College and many 4-H pullet shows and sales across Durham Salisbury Plymouth Wilmington Burgaw Kenansville Troy Rutherfordton and towns like New Bern Carthage and Rocky Mount. Included are field days for corn and soybean, fat stock shows and feeder calf sales, plus district junior dairy shows and a Holstein fall sale.
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State College
Ceainearale Dixie Poultry
Asheville
Durham
Salisbury
Plymouth Ee
Lenoir
Penea
New Bern
N. C
Gsidee
Gale
Yorkshire Rocky Mount
Ndae
Wilmington
Irene, Distriet
Spesar Balay
Carthage
Methodist Holstein
Burgaw
Rutherfordton
Kenansville
Troy
Cheapest seed price not the true standard
Raleigh report quotes John C. Rice of the North Carolina Crop Improvement Association warning against buying the cheapest seed. He notes certified small grain seed must have under 1 percent inert matter and warns that lower price seeds may reduce germination and harvest yield. The article adds that the US sweet potato crop is down 9 percent from 1953 and summer crop prospects show further declines.
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Raleigh
John C. Rice
N. C. Crop Improvement Association
Rice
Nematode Killing Time In Carolina
North Carolina farmers face nematodes hurting tobacco yields. R R Bennett of the extension service urges two actions: expose tobacco roots to sun and dry winds, and implement crop rotations. Deep plowing helps lift roots. follow with soil light dragging and stalk removal. Rotations with oats corn cotton and peanuts on sandy soil are advised. county agents can advise on local nematode problems.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
R. R
State One Extension Service
Bennett
Chemical Weed Control Helps Get Drier Corn
The article notes weed control in corn reduces cultivation needs and aids harvest. Westmoreland cites multiple treatments cutting weed impact, producing drier corn than fields with medium to severe weed infestation. In Weekaville Pasquotank County, weed-free fields yielded about 28 to 30 cents per bushel higher moisture efficiency.
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Olina
Westmoreland
Weekaville
Pasqnotank
Buyers Association Plans Fall Meeting at Sedgefield Inn
The Carolinas Virginia Purchasing Agents Association schedules its fall gathering at Sedgefield Inn September 17 and 18. Dr Heinz Lueicke editor of the Journal of Commerce will open with The Outlook for Business. Local attendees from Durham Hartsville and Charlotte are listed among the participants.
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Heinz Luedicke
Journal of Commerce
Carolinas-Virginia Purchasing Agents Association
Sedgefield Inn
Lueicke
Jack T. Holt
Durham
Ishall
Hartsville
S. C
James M. Berry
R. Michel
Charlotte
Prayer for TSSDAY Reveals free expression in faith
A religious notice from Alfred Grant Walton of Brook, New York, minister of Platbueh- Temphine Congregational Church, asking for full and free expression in the name of Christ.
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Christ
Alfred Grant Walton
Brook N. Y
Platbueh- Temphine Congregational Church
Perils Of Sea Nothing Compared To Traffic
Wilmington California. A small boat owner learned traffic dangers when a cruiser slid off a trailer in Hawaito. The hull and rudder were damaged and W. W. Yeomans was treated at a hospital for shock.
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Wilmington
Calif
Los Ang
W. F. Yeomans
Hawaiito
Yeomans
Thai undertaker plans mobile crematorium tour
A Thai undertaker seeks a truck fitted with a furnace to tour the country offering on-site cremations. The move comes amid a growing demand for mobile funeral services while Japanese authorities face a related request.
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Hailand
Seven Missing Persons Sought After Plane Crash
Rescue boats comb Guanabara Bay for seven missing passengers after a plane crash. The airline said Brazilians were among those aboard the aircraft, which plunged into the bay following the departure incident.
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Rio DE Janemo
Brazil
Guanabara Bay
Sane En Feaden
We Bane
Pete Geepeegg
Deaths and Funerals in Salisbury Coroner Rules Natural Causes
County Coroner Dr. W W Harvey ruled the death natural after examination of the deceased who died Tuesday afternoon at the home. Burial is planned at Floral Garden Park Cemetery. The body will be taken to the residence this afternoon at 4 30. Funeral services for a sister of Tayoe Ken dred yester ae husband mn three children will be held tomorrow at 4 p m in St Pauls Lutheran Church Salisbury.
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Po Cae
Salisbury
Tayoe Kendred Yesterae Ee
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Death of Annee Geer Noted by Abner Silverman
Abner Silverman reports the death in Washington DC of Annee Geer, a former High Point resident. Geer passed away the previous night after a period of declining health. She leaves a husband, two sons in Washington and Baltimore, and a funeral is planned for tomorrow in New York City.
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Abner Silverman
Washington, D. C
Annee Geer
High Point
Sean
Terrell
Mr Silverman
Stanley Ar Co
Ratton
Washington
Baltimore
New York City
Queens
Health Years and Weeks in Focus for Two
A brief health column examines how years and weekly intervals impact medical tracking. The piece highlights practical steps for patients and clinicians to align treatment schedules with calendar cycles.
Thomasville Reports Two Automobile Collisions
Police disclosed two weekend crashes in Thomasville with damages exceeding 1300 dollars. A rear collision on Randolph Street caused 450 and 400 dollar damages to two vehicles. no injuries were reported. A second incident involved a burning car with one woman trapped, later not identified, and no confirmed injury. Trials set for Sept. 27.
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Thomasville
Reed Supply
Randolph St
Ree
Matthew Leak
Negro
Howard
Randolph Sr
Wanek Segers
James F. Perry
Julian Ave
Oeteon
Wiliam Thomas Duncan
Route 1
Wadesboro
Peeck Sone 6 Sa Ariving
Duncan
Cee Sda Sa
Robak Foone Sa Hk Oee
Thomasville Motor Co
Family Fight Sends Pair To Court
Thomasville report details an argument between a Negro man and his wife with a dishpan broom door and a baseball bat cited as weapons. Bloomfield was hospitalized after a forehead wound requiring seven stitches the wife says she struck him with a backbell bat. The man denies hitting her with the broom though he broke the handle while swinging at her. They are slated for court on September 27 to air arguments.
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Thomasville
Bloomfield
Finchr
Nie
Door
James
Far Court
Ancient fossil preservation puzzles researchers decades old
Scientists struggle to explain how a prehistoric specimen dating back around 20 000 years or more has remained intact to the present, despite the passage of time and environmental change. The finding challenges existing theories about fossil preservation and raises questions about ancient ecosystems and geological conditions.
Waves travel speeds by length in the ocean
A physics note states waves about one foot long move around 1 percent of a mile per hour while longer waves about a thousand feet travel roughly 44 miles per hour.
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A. Barris
Floyd Harness
Keith
County Agricultural Technical Committee
Narrati
NC Bankers
State Coke
Bank and It Co
Wareaw
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An. Peopis
James Us Bank
Roxboro
T. H. Bank and Trust Mount
John H Hardin
Wilmington Savings and Trust Co
C Lacy Tate
Waccamaw Bank and Trust Co
Whiteville
John C Cree
United States
Carolina
Buyers’ Assn
Sedgefield
Lillie Clinard
Numa F. Reid Lodge
John M. Butler
L. 7. Friedman
Griffith
Office Equipment CO
N. Main St
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