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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1948
Page
3
Canning supplies such as jelly jars wax lids and Mason jar caps listed with a special price and various kitchen items. Eagles Record Corner promotes Hillbilly records and upcoming releases. A ladies home permanent kit is advertised at 15.00 with a 2.00 price mention and a 9 inch durable dressing and curl comb offered at 5 cents.
Tables in home furnishings departments overflow with cotton fabrics for draperies and slip covers as homemakers buy yards of material. Yet many customers admit they purchase for self decoration rather than home decor, imagining themselves in smart dresses and sports ensembles.
The text highlights striped drapery material for evening gowns with swirling skirts. Designers also feature novelty tufted fabric for bolero jackets and note economy in using wider drapery widths for garments, adaptable to multiple costumes.
A department store rollout introduces a new cotton and asbestos dishtowel claimed to dry and polish faster. The towel blends 20 percent asbestos with 80 percent cotton, producing a cross-dye effect as cotton takes color while asbestos stays white.
Two Negro farmers in Alamance and Rockingham Counties show gains from better farming. Roy Bell of Reidsville uses phosphate on half his wheat, improving stand and height, suggesting higher yield. Charles Wood seeds pastures with Ladino clover and orchard grass, half the pasture. results show marked improvement over unseeded areas.
Plans are nearly done for a big small grain contest to be held this fall under Dr E R Collins of the State College Extension Service. Farmers will compete for cash prizes rather than ribbons and bids include oats and wheat varieties NC 5430 and NC 5406. Winners at township level may advance to state awards, with state champions to be crowned during Farm and Home Week next year.
The North Carolina Division of Forestry and Parks reports a record high seedling shipment exceeding six million to landowners across the state. Notable efforts include LN Pulp Company free distributions to farmers and schools, Vocational Agriculture School seedlings, and Civitan Club Gastonia’s purchase for Gaston County farmers. Increased seedling production stems from 1947 General Assembly support. note mentions of hospital bed concentration in the larger counties.
Highway signs and signals are designed to promote safe traffic flow and prevent accidents. The Highway Safety Division and National Safety Contest promote standard sign shapes and pedestrian rules with focus on obeying signals, proper lane use, and crosswalks.
North Carolina faces a shortfall as 61 of its counties lack at least one licensed board home for children, despite policy aiming for universal access to basic child care resources.
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