Replenishment Of Longleaf Pine May Boost North Carolina Turpentine
North Carolina eyes a revival of naval stores as longleaf pine forests recover. State leaders Beichler and Whitfield study Louisiana, South Carolina, and Georgia examples to attract a turpentine operator to NC. About 959,900 acres of longleaf exist in Bladen through Pender counties with 54,000 suitable for turpentine. Brunswick County offers best production potential while Wilmington area has many trees fit for industry. No naval store operation currently, as past operators faded with the industry.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
North
J. W. Whitfield
Morehead City
Roger Hutt
Abo
Stat
Huff
Bladen
Brunswick
Coumbus
New Hanover
Onslow
Pender
Wilmington
Clardige
New Hanover County
Dan J. Herren
New
Bright Child Found Usually Sturdy
CHICAGO U P The extremely bright child is usually superior in size strength and health to peers and not a physical misfit says Paul Witty Northwestern University professor of education Writing for the National Parent Teacher he cites a study of 1300 very bright individuals showing they are often physically superior He argues schools fail to recognize conserve unusual ability and talent.
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Chicago
U.P
Paul Witty
Northwestern University
Witty
Sleepwalker Falls Down Chimney After Roof Walkabout
Sleepwalker Paul Lawless wandered onto the roof of his Boston apartment, tumbled 12 feet down a chimney. A neighbor heard his cries two hours later and firemen broke through bricks with sledgehammers to rescue him.
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Boston
U. P
Paul Lawless
De Nature Boy Frequent Jail In Fort Wayne
In Fort Wayne Indiana a man arrested for drinking denatured alcohol has earned the nickname De Nature Boy. Sheriff Harold Bies notes this derelict is the jail’s most frequent boarder after he drinks canned heat bag rum or vanilla extract.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
U.P
Harold Bies
Allen County
Zeis
UNH Horticulturist Unveils Novel Strawberry Plant
Durham New Hampshire Dr J Phelps Latimer of the University of New Hampshire horticultural department after eight years and thousands of crosses reveals a new strawberry plant that bears berries in clusters and yields ten to one. The plant is described as safe and efficient by the World Book Encyclopedia noting it has surprising attributes.
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Durham
N. H
U.P
J. Phelps Latimer
University of New Hampshire Horticultural Department
Whitfield predicts turpentine stills in the state
Hanover County reports Whitfield, buoyed by sentiment from Florida and Georgia, believes that by year’s end at least one or two turpentine stills will likely be operating in the state.
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Hanover County
Whitfield
Florida
Georgia
Lake Camp near Bailey Opens Huge Artificial Lake Progresses
Rocky Mount official Charles, with Bill Joyner, closed the valve ending a long effort to create a large artificial lake at the county scout camp near Bailey. Wilson Jaycees renovate the mess hall while other buildings receive screen and paint work. The camp, unused since before the war, will host about 30 boys weekly in season.
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Bill) Joyner
Camp Charles
Bailey
Rocky Mount
East Carolina
Coun
Counsil
Cam Charles
Charles Bail
Bill Joyner
Rock Mount
Wilson Jaycees
Freeman Self
North Carolina farms shift to hybrid corn seeds
North Carolina farmers increasingly plant hybrid corn, rising from 1 percent in 1938 to about 35 percent this year. Ray B. Converse notes total hybrid acreage reached 560,000 of 2,833,000 cultivated acres, an 85 percent jump from last year, yet the state still trails the national 75 percent hybrid share.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Ray B. Converse
Converse
Ohio
Iowa
Not His Lucky Day in Kenosha
Abraham Luskin faced a string of misfortunes in Kenosha Wisconsin starting with an overtime parking ticket worth one dollar. A second vehicle bumped his car damaging a hub cap and later another car struck the side of his vehicle causing about two hundred dollars in damage.
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Kenosha
Wis
U.F
Abraham Luskin
Luskin
More Vocational Education Needed For Young People
North Carolina's State Education Commission heard that vocational education must reflect the state's industrial shift. The Caldwell committee reported manufacturing employment surpasses agriculture, urging schools to tailor programs. Data from 7, students across 835 high schools show 41 percent seeking professional work, 8.5 percent trades, with substantial rural gaps in vocational offerings and guidance.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Education Commission
Commission
Harry B. Caldwell
State Grange
Ferest
General Assembly
Ladies faced weight worries in Civil War era mirror
At Winthrop House a blue tinted mirror once owned by Mary Todd Lincoln is described as slimming with built compartments for bobby pins. The article notes this novel device was among the era’s fashion and vanity innovations in a historic setting.
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Winthrop
Mass
U. P
Dean Winthrop
Abraham Lincoln
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