Helicopter Exhibit to Open at North Carolina State Fair
The 82nd Airborne Division will present a major military exhibit at the 1952 State Fair in Raleigh October 14 18 with an air rescue demonstration and displays of infantry artillery engineers pathfinders and light aircraft including a helicopter and L 19 airplane. Dr J S Dorton fair manager noted a separate WAC uniform display and five officers with 25 enlisted men from Fort Bragg will assist.
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Dorton
82Nd Airborne Division
Fort Bragg
WAC
North Carolina Rural Women Sing in Home Demonstration Program
Rural North Carolina women join home demonstration club choruses boosting music across Nash Pender Craven Hyde Lenoir Wilson Pitt Wilkes Richmond Durham counties. State Home Demonstration Choir performed at Farm and Home Week, radio broadcast on WPTF, and Choral Awards prizes awarded.
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Tar Heel
Margaret Umberger Holton
Durham County
North Carolina
Ruth Current
State College
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Nash, Pender
Craven
Hyde County
Lenoir County
Wilson County
Little Symphony
WPTF
Raleigh
Pitt
Wilkes
Richmond
Durham
Dick Mason
Eugene J. Umstead
George Lindsay
Molasses Added To Legume Silage For Preservation
Dairymen should add molasses to legume crops to ensure proper fermentation in silos. J A Arey of North Carolina State College explains molasses provides sugar for preservation, with 75–80 pounds per ton for legumes, 60–70 for half legumes and half grasses.
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J. A. Arey
N. C. State College
Arey
Turpentine Beetle and Dairying Bulletins From State College
Extension Service releases two bulletins on North Carolina topics. The Turpentine Beetle in North Carolina by George D. Jones and John E. Ford explains life cycles, tree injuries, and control. Dairying guidance covers practices for dairy operations and farm management.
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Raleigh
N. C. State College Extension Service
North Carolina
George D. Jones
John E. Ford
District Jr Dairy Cattle Shows and Feeder Calf Sales Listed
September events include multiple District Jr dairy cattle shows in Greensboro Ahoskie Hendersonville and Asheville with accompanying feeder calf sales in Elizabeth City Goldsboro Burgaw Rocky Mount Bethel and other locations. Also noted are the National Vegetable and Beeton State finals and a WNC Hereford breeders sale.
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Greensboro
Ahoskie
Hampshire
Kinssrt Wnc Hereford Breedersville
Henderson
N. C. Protean « Sveinen Association
Greens
Beeton
Elizabeth City
Goldsboro
Asheville
Burgaw
Rocky
Bethel
New Publications On Beetle Control And Dairy Production
Extension Folder No. 91 from N. C. State College outlines beetle control methods with safety notes. Extension Folder No. 82 reprint “Links in the Chain to Better Dairying” presents eight photographs and captions on economical Grade A milk production by R. L. Wynn.
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Publications Department
N. C. State College
Raleigh
R. L. Wynn
Extension Dairy Specialist
Poultrymen Cut Costs By Use of Wheat
Caswell County poultrymen adopting a wheat only feed program face high mortality in flocks as winter egg production rises. Farm experts warn that mash and grain mix are essential for balanced rations and flock health, urging caution in wheat only feeding strategies.
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Raleigh
Caswell County
Louse
Carraway
Oak View 4 H Club Elects New Heads for 1952 53
The Oak View 4 H Club elected officers for 1952 1953 at a Wednesday meeting at Oak View School. Officers: President Michael Denny Vice President Bradley Seward Secretary Treasurer Marilyn Guyer Songleader Gene Abbott Reporter Juanita Burrows Sponsor Mrs Blanche H Owen. Guests John Carroll and Carolyn Smith announced enrollment forms and upcoming events Greensboro Junior Dairy Show September 16 17 Greensboro Junior Tobacco Show and Sale October 7 High Point Fair September 15 20 Greensboro Fair September 30 October 4 N C State Fair October 14 18.
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Oak View
Michael Denny
Bradley Seward
Marilyn Guyer
Gene Abbott
Juanita Burrows
Blanche H. Owen
Oak View School
John Carroll
Carolyn Smith
Greensboro
High Point
Negro Clubs To Compete At State Fair 1952
Raleigh reports eleven Negro exhibits at the State Fair October 14-18. Three home demonstration clubs and six 4-H clubs will showcase work from Nash Mecklenburg Johnston Duplin Durham Edgecombe Franklin Sampson and other counties. Premiums total 1300 for 4-H entries with 250 each for home demonstration clubs.
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Raleigh
R. E. Jones
Extension Service
Nash County
Mecklenburg County
Johnston County
Jones
Duplin
Durham
Edgecombe
Franklin
Sampson
A. &T. College
Greensboro
State College Extension Service
J. W. Jeffries
D. F. Lowe
Western District
Wilhelmina Laws
Southeastern
E Ramseur
Cooper
Idell Jones
Corncobs Help Make Surfural and Industrial Goods
Report notes corncobs are used to produce surfural a solvent aiding refining of vegetable and petroleum oils and supporting production of synthetic rubber nylon resins and medicinals. It cites Columbus Cattleman and claims 90 percent of gut flowers are imported to North Carolina with about half of farm work done by hand and annual milk production in America enough to fill a river 3000 miles long 40 feet wide and three feet deep.
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North Carolina
America
Little Kitchens On Way Out
State College Extension Housing Specialist Pauline Gordon notes a shift from small efficiency kitchens to larger rooms with eating centers. Modern homes feature versatile spaces that double as study areas and business centers, with laundry moving to utility rooms and storage emphasized.
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Raleigh
State College Extension
Pauline Gordon
State Fair Folk Festival to Feature Daily Performances
Bascom Lamar Lunsford announces daily folk music at the State Fair October 14 18 on Raleighs fairgrounds with prizes up to 100 cash and trophies for choirs gospel quartets string bands and dance teams for fiddlers and more. Prospective performers may write to the State Fair Folk Festival director Box 1388 Raleigh to enter or obtain advance passes.
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Raleigh
Bascom Lamar Lunsford
South Turkey Creek
Buncombe County
Lunsford
Asheville
Chapel Hill
Kenansville
J. S. Dorton
Prospects For Flue Cured Tobacco Production Improve During August
North Carolina's flue cured crop is estimated at 922.79 million pounds for 1952, up 69.75 million from August 1. If realized, yield would be 1,237 pounds per acre, with regional type breakdowns and past-year comparisons. Harvesting may extend into September as August rains affected growth and ripening.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Federal
Old
Middle Belt
Old and Middle Belt
Burley Belt
Madison County
Japan Eyes TVA Style Hydroelectric Project Across Islands
Japan plans a TVA like mega hydro project costing about 748 million dollars. The Electric Power Resources Development Corp will build 11 power units with a chain of dams from Hokkaido to Kyushu over about ten years, with the government holding 99.5 percent of the stock in a large corporation.
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TVA
Tokyo
Japan
Hokkaido
Kyushu
Electric Power Resources Development Corp
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