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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1948
Page
12
The Home Sphere highlights local households upgrading utilities and exteriors. A. L. Garner and Claude Garner install water systems and bathrooms, while Claude Garner addresses a sloped yard to prevent erosion. J. J. Burt adds a new front porch on his Enfield-area home.
Miss Florence Cox of the State College Extension Service identifies September plentiful foods for U S Department of Agriculture data. Potatoes top the list followed by grapes celery tomatoes and apples with canned citrus juices and peanut butter also abundant. California oranges and lemons help maintain retail supply while pecans honey fish eggs and new item pecans boost the offerings. Arboreal Note mentions Mr Forest Tree living on Orchard Street Madison Wisconsin.
Ruth Current offers home demonstration advice urging safe use of outlets and proper wiring, plus kitchen organization reminders and child involvement guidance. Emphasis on electrical safety, systematic meal planning, and fostering self reliance in children for efficient family work.
Memphis orchestra leader Colie Stoltz dropped the joke routine in Saber Dance, ending with a knife slashing a drummer's tie. Stoltz later followed with a risky tie slash using three attempts. In Florence Alabama Dr George Washington Bouldin, 67, a 47 year veteran teacher, enrolls in summer refresher courses at State Teachers College.
The Negro farm and home tour drew five attendees including Robersonville residents Mrs. Miley Mooring and Joe Chance and Palmyra preacher Rev. E L Fields. Visitors viewed demonstrations in tobacco peanut corn and soybean crops permanent pastures purebred dairy cattle a herd of Duroc hogs and seed sweet potatoes. Participants noted need for further improvements and offered recommendations.
Maintenance of soil fertility, crop rotation, labor distribution, income distribution, use of untillable land, by-products, risk spread, building and machinery efficiency, capital, and personal preference. September farm tasks include cleaning and storing machinery, preparing granaries for corn and beans, rat-proofing the corn crib, checking for fire hazards, keeping records, and arranging fertilizer supply.
Tobacco shipments from the United States may exceed last year by up to 100 million pounds due to European recovery program funds. Through June 1947 1948 export totals stood near 400 million pounds, about two thirds of 1946 47 levels, with forecasts for 1948 49 dependent on available funds and favorable exchange. Analysts say Western Europe could increasingly rely on U S leaf as import demand grows. Canada lifted beef export controls on August 16.
Ness County tale shows drought year woes in Kansas wheat fields. Ted Grondycke of Medicine Lodge left 400 acres unplanted, later sprouting volunteer wheat yielding nothing. Poleyn brothers near Russell plowed early, losing about 30 000 dollars as neighbors reaped 20 to 24 bushels per acre.
Dr. R P Moore warns buyers that seed labeled Certified must carry a proper certification tag. He notes some dealers misuse the term claiming tags will be furnished only on request and urges purchasers to demand visible evidence of certification. Prospective buyers should verify seed eligibility and avoid mistaken purchases.
Early purchases of certified seed should be booked with suspicion as certification requirements must be met according to Dr Moore. The caution targets buyers, noting assurance processes and potential supplier issues in seed adoption.
On the Dare Peninsula south of Albemarle Sound merchants trade in sugar and fruit jars for preserving figs as the early crop wanes and the last crop will be ready in September. Stumpy Point fig authority Uncle Bob Wise, 80, has picked bushels of figs and faces high demand from natives and outlanders who visit yearly.
Historical notes describe Albemarle fruit and game bounty with fig preserves handed down by housewives. A guest from Harding College visits Stumpy Point, Arkansas, and letters from Arkansas request the recipe. Spring brings shad trout mullet and berries. summer to fall yields figs deer bears wild fowl in season.
STILLWATER Oklahoma Clay Potts, director of the Oklahoma A and M College food unit, is called the barbecue king after feeding more than 250 000 people nationwide. He aims to feed hungry men and has served meals to over 50 000 in the last year. The note also mentions early teeth for Margaret Elizabeth Catella in Shelburne Vermont.
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