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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1934
Page
8
Collier's Weekly notes racial terminology, stating a person remains negro or quint roon until 15-16 white blood and explains lineage terms. It mentions that a child of a White and a negro is a mulatto, and a child of a negro and a mulatto is a sambo.
M. B. De Remington notes plans for the first anniversary of the club to be held Nov. 18. The group approved sponsoring Red Cross Highway Station with the Red Cross officials to decide its location after consultations, a joint effort with the Jewish Women's Club to frame the city as backing the station.
Two Russians scaled Avach in Kamchatka, 8,160 feet high, crossed a snow barrier to reach the crater, estimated at 450 to 900 feet deep with a mile in circumference.
An analyst reports the southern apple market slows due to hot weather, heavy truck moves, and rot from calyx injury. Northwest box apples command high prices while Virginia and nearby states face reduced demand. Large fruit moves fast, with expectations prices may improve later as shipments continue and buyers seek Virginia fruit.
Central Press garden expert Dean Halliday notes that fuchsias can grow in a south window if shaded and should be rotated for even light. After blooming they need a rest period. most house plants dislike dry air, so a water pan near plants helps if a fire is burning. Cacti tolerate dry air and need well draining soil with an inch of rough material in the pot bottom.
Experts from the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station and Extension Division advocate fall spraying to control peach leaf curl. Benefits include less spring pressure and better outdoor conditions, with sprays timed before bud growth and after leaf fall and freezing weather. A lime sulfur spray is standard, with oil sprays plus fungicide as needed for scale control.
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