North Carolina Leads in Tobacco Product Manufacture
The E S C Quarterly from the North Carolina Employment Security Commission highlights the state's strong role in tobacco. It notes NC accounts for 52.8 percent of federal tobacco stamp sales and 67.6 percent of the nation s bright leaf tobacco. The issue details more than 400 firms over 50 years, with Davie and Rockingham counties leading factory counts, and Winston-Salem Durham Reidsville and Liggett & Myers named among key manufacturers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Employment Security Commission of
North Carolina
N.C
Davie
Rockingham
Vance
Kittrell
Surry
Granville
Stokes
Yadkin
Durham
Reynolds, Brown & Samson and
Taylor Brothers
Winston-Salem
American
Reidsville
Liggett & Ivere
Greensboro
M. R. Dunnagan
Employment Security Commission
General Assembly
W. D. Holoman
ESC
Trench Silo Dug With Bull Dozer
Sanford dairyman Harvey Faulk has dug and begun filling the first trench silo in Lee County using a bull dozer and pan. The 10 by 6 by 50 foot trench will hold about 52 tons of corn silage for his 45 Guernsey herd, marking his first winter silage experience.
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Sanford
Harvey Faulk
Lound
Lee County
K. S. Harmon
State College Extension Service
Faulk
State appoints Corinne Grimsley family relations chief
Corinne Justice Grimsley named specialist in charge of family relations for the State College Extension Service to head the Family Life Program. She will oversee more than 67 000 home demonstration club members and succeeds Virginia Sloan Swain. Grimsley, reared in Greensboro, holds degrees from Converse College and Columbia University, with further work at Duke. Her career includes church work, vocational counseling, and authorship in family relations.
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Corinne Justice Grimsley
State College Extension Service
Ruth Current
Grimsley
North Carolina
Virginia Sloan Swain
Raleigh
Morehhan
Greensboro
Converse College
Columbia University
Duke University
Prne Po
Theresbyterian Church
Progressive Farmer
James Henry Dowdy
William Tull Grimsley, Jr
Bowman Gray School of Medicine
Winston-Salem
Robert Justice Grimsley
Pacific
First Presbyterian Church of Greensboro
American Association of University Women
North Carolna Homeics Association
Range fed pullets grow on range 15 percent less fed
A comparison of records shows that range fed birds have been fed more 15 percent less than those grown in confinement. The text also mentions a 4 2 Club and names Martin Mae May 2 Murphy 7, but the fragmentary details are unclear.
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Martin
Mae
Murphy
Lawns and grasses for practical regional planting
The article weighs pros and cons of crabgrass, centipede, bluegrass, ryegrass, and clover for lawns. It discusses seeding times in October and September, turf choices for sun and shade, and notes tall fescue as a durable option with mowing height and reseeding tips. It emphasizes Bermuda for sun, and suggests Kentucky 31 and Alta as alternatives with coarse texture.
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Kentucky
Piedmont
Bermuda
Two Scholarships Given Pair of Tar Heel Boys
R. J. Fuquay of Fuquay Varina and Miles W. Cooper of Elizabeth City have been named North Carolina 4-H scholars funded by Esso Standard Oil. The awards recognize need merit and ability and support fall term enrollment at State College. Fuquay has led 4-H roles in county council and state council while Cooper has seven years in 4-H livestock judging citizenship honors and Green Pastures speech contest win.
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Fesso
State College
Miles R. Cooper
Elizabeth City
John Wade
Snow Camp
School of Agriculture
North Carolina State College
Esso Standard Oil Company
Cooper
Central High School
Miles W. Cooper
Jamestown And Oak View Girls Get Ribbons
Jamestown and Oak View girls earned blue ribbons at a 4H event for selling top pullets from a group of 16 members who received 100 chicks last spring. Anita Eagle of Oak View and Elaine Getmore of Jamestown won leash awards of 9.00 for high sales, with plans to buy more chicks next year.
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Anita Eagle
Oak View
Elaine Getmore
Jamestown
Grange Meeting Praises Oak View Work and Plans
The Oak View Grange met to honor its Home and Community Service contest efforts with a commemorative letter. They reported successful sales of fire extinguishers, Christmas cards, and bags, and announced booths at High Point and Greensboro fairs. A Goss Memorial Award of Honor was received for the membership drive. A building committee meeting is set at 3 o'clock Thursday at Mrs. Roy Hedgecock’s home. The Pomona Grange will meet September 2 at the Guilford Dairy Club, and the State Convention spans October 22 to 24 in Hickory.
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Oak View Grange
Grange
High Point
Greensboro
Goss
Roy Hedgecock
Pomona Grange
Guilford Dairy Club
Inela
Hickory
Oma
Marketing eggs quality and handling for farmers
The article argues farmers must oversee marketing and maintain egg quality from laying house to market. It emphasizes clean storage, proper cooling, timely sale, and grading eggs by size, shape, and shell for consumer acceptance while noting risks of cottonseed meal for hogs.
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Ian
Pauly
Stone, T
North Carolina
Dearstyne
Dearstone
Ty Car Ten
Farm Doings Highlights for 1951 Agriculture
Secretary Brannan urges farmers to harvest pol-1951 hay and assure sufficient feed. The article notes cross Gulf of Asia air routes launching a Costa Rica commercial broiler venture. USDA bans immediate imports of peanuts peanut oil butter and non-fat dried milk solids for domestic use. One high producing cow yields dairy profits covering feed costs, women own 11 percent of US land with 37 percent of women operating and 48 percent renting land. 3 million frozen storage facilities boost home poultry storage services.
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Charles F. Brannan
Gulf of Asiee
Costa Rica
U. S. Department
Unitedates
Peanut Acre Requires Fifty Hours Hand Labor
A historical note states that producing an acre of peanuts currently requires about 50 hours of hand labor using existing methods. This reflects labor intensity and agrarian practices of the period.
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