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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1948
Page
4
The Roanoke Rapids Public Library in the Ry Building opens 1 00 to 6 00 PM Monday through Friday. New adult titles include The Sound of The Chariots by Helen Lopping Miller and A Light in the Window by Mary Roberts Rine.
A community chest and city library list several titles and authors from a Roanoke program. A wage report notes farm labor wages rising since before World War II with no clear decline. average monthly hired labor without board stood at 81 dollars at year start.
Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson announced that there will be no change in the 1948 national marketing quota for flue-cured tobacco, preserving current levels.
Researchers stress that soil porosity is essential as air replaces water in roots. Compacted crusts block aeration, causing plant suffocation. cultivation and mulches help restore airflow, while deep tillage near roots can harm plants.
The Fill A Ship With Friendship Drive has surpassed 360000 pounds in Maryland and 860000 pounds nationwide as 66 North Carolina counties contribute. Clothing shoes and bedding form the bulk of donations with cloth hosiery and leather from mills added. Center officials praise the high quality and readiness of material for overseas shipment as sorting and packing continue.
The report notes careful packing in strong boxes and bags raises value of contributed materials sent to the Center. Items like clothing are baled to save space, wrapped with moth flakes and waterproof paper, and shipped to overseas destinations. North Carolina drives for relief begin in April as milk production rises 4 percent in January to 106 million pounds.
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