THE CAROLINA TIMES. DURHAM. N. C.
SATTTIDAY, jrr.Y 2/5th, 1942
ALL VEGETABLES ARE NEEDED
FOR COMPLETE VICTORY GARDEN
A war-time Virtorr Oardfli is
half fwnplpft' when it con-
tain* onlT Spring-ptanteil ri'jt*'-
t*bles, Mv- H. R. Xi^wo^^re^, ex
tension horf irultnrist ot X.
State roHi-ST* Fall viHrefablea an*
jast a."- impiirtflnf, if not more
•a, he declared.
“Kow is the time to hepin
preparinir the soil for the- Fall
pirden," Mr. \iswotijr«*r.
“Broadcast a lihoral application
of well rotted xtable mnnurt* of
ponltrT nianiire Ten fxiunds of
stable mantire or thrv* to five
pounds of ponltrr manure is
equal in value to about one
pound of H .1-7-n p-ade of com*
merrial fcrtilirer. or froni ofie to
two pounds of a 4-8-4 or 3-8-6
niitfnre. Tf manure i« not r.vail-
ahle brdadcast one pond of rither
of the three aforementioned gra-
tlos of «HH!HPTPlfl!—fgrt?tl/t>f p»r
50 square feet of garden area.”
The horticulturist also re-
eommends stronjrlv that the Fall
parden space be plowetl or spad
ed thoronphl, and worked until
the «oiI is in a pulverized condi
tion as deep ns if wns plowed or
spaded.
Some sufrpested vepetable crops
for the Fall pardon, and the best
time to plant them, as as follows I
Beets for roots and ercons. plant'
about Aus 1 in the Pieldmont and
,HipTHi|ain8.jind about Aug 20 in
Eastern Carolina ; carrots, JuW
20. to Aug. 3 in the Piedmont and
mountains, and Aup. 1 to I.t in
the eastern section; mustard or
Icndcrpreen. ])lanf in Septemlur
,'inil October over the entire
StatP.
Leaf lettuce, plant in AuKu^t
in the mounfains and east, arid
m Scptemlter in the Piedmont;
1 nil-. 'September and October over
the entire State; snap beans,
plant only in the east and Pied-
ihoiit nbont Aup. 1; Winter Sj)in.
ac-h. jtlant from Aninist to Nov-
c»i)hi'r in Enstern C'arolinn, and
ffrom Aiijru^^t through Replrnib-
cr in the Piedmont and moun
tains; riiilishes, Auptist and
»»Jmt iu the eaatern
nioiit nnil Aupust in the moun-
l.iins; onion sets, plant in Octo
ber in the east and Piedmor^t for
nhrvcstinp proen oniona in the
Spriiip of lfl4.T; collards, set out
plants over the entire Ktnte in
Spp(cml)cr.
IfiswMgTT —Hif foHow»
inp anionnts of seed needed to
plant 100 fi'ct of row: Beefs,
dnc-hnlf ounce; carrots, one
ounce; nnisfnrd or tenderpreen.
one ounce; leaf lettuce, one half
kale, one half ounce anftp beans,
one pint' Winter spinach, one
ounce; rndishcs. one ounce; and
onion sets, one quarter.
The time rcinired for matnrity
of the various Fall vepetabea is:
Boets, fiO to 75 days; carrots, 70
to 8P daysV mustard and tender-
•erjreen, .'!0 to 40 days; kale, 5~>
to 7.') days; snap beans, 45 to 7')
days; Winter spinach 40 to .*50
days; leaf lettuce .*>0 to 60 days;
OUR DEMOCRACY-
An Ounce of Prevention.
7H£ HCALJH OF THE PEOPLE iS REALLf THE
FOUNDATiON UPON WHKH AU TM£f/t mPP/NESS
MD ALL THEIR POI^ERSj^ A STATE DEPEND,'
— Bkjamiw Oisaacu.
J.p.
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McGuire Construction Company An
Of True Democracy
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NEGROES HOLD IMPORTANT JOBS
IN LOCAL BUILDING FIRM IN DURHAM
One of the larjfest employern
of Nepro labor in Durham is the
J. P. McGuire Oonstniction Co.,
with offices located on Trinity
Ave. The name of the firm is
tfie same as that of its head and
and owner, and is V)ue, that
siffnifies }?eneral constructors
and bnilders.
Persons not acquainted with
the buildinp and construction
profession have no idea of the
niHiipower that it is lU'cessary to
maintain iu order to be prepared
at all times to tackle larjre, snialj
and difficult construction jobs.
A visitor to the head(|darters of
the J. P. McGuire Construction
Company will* find it a beeliive
of busv workers from the office
Pictured above are several colored employees of the J. P. McGuire Construction Company
operating the concrete mixer of the firm located on the,yard of the local office. These men are
valuable in the operation of a construction compai^ and must know their jobs. One of the
men Nehenmiah Walston, has been with the McGuire family for more than 21 years.
FEMININE PLAY STYLE
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Because thousands or D0cn3RS>^{^TisTS and nurses
ARE ANSWERING THE CAU. OFOUR-ARMED PQRCES,
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Br LIFE INSURANCE EXPERTS. VITAU.V INTEKESTEO
IN PUBUC HEALTH.SHOW THAT WE AS A NATION
HAVE CONSlSTENTLy IMPROVED OUR HEALTH . . * «
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Miss Mary L. Mills, Negro Pu
blic Health Nurse - Midwife who
is a gradiiate of the Lincoln Hos-
pital School of Nursing, Durham,
holding a certificate in Public
Health Nursing from the Medical
College of Virginia Nursing
School, Richmond, Va, and certi
ficate in MuTwifery from the
Lohenstine School ef Midwifery j
under the dfrection of Maternity
Center Association, New York
N. Y and at present a member of
the Northampton County Health
Department Staff, Jackson,. N. C
is eipecfeS ^o arrive in Roxhoro,
on July 23 to assume her duties
with tHe Person Unit of the tri-
cpunty health department. The
district is made up of Orange,
PersoD-Chatham counties.
June 4, Miss Mills was one of
the three speakers appearing on a
Public Health Symposium direct
ed by Dr. Milton J. Rosneau,
Director of The School of PubUc
Health att(!h MfisS Ruth W. Hay
Professor of Public Health Nurs
ing University of North Carolina,.
Chapel Hill, which was a part of
the program under the auspices
of the Old North State Medical,
onion sets, six to seven months; Dental, Pharmaceutical Society,
and collards, 70 to 90 days from Inc. held at the North Carolina
the time the plants are set in the College, foi*^ Negroes, Darham.
field. [Miss Mills' discussed the Negro
-ru ^ u .1, 1 hPublic Healtfi Nrtrse in NortK
The seed from which the col- before and after 1935.
lard plants will grow may be
planted this month in hills 15
inches apant, five' to six seeds to
the hiH, or the seed may be
sown thinkly in the row,” the
extension specialist advised. Thin
the collard plants when they are
large enough to use for greerd, an
leave single plants 15 inches a-
part in the row.”
Best results with carrots are
obtained in a fertile, sandy loan
type of soil. Radish seed may be
sown with the carrots. Placing
the seeds between strips of damp
cloth for a short time before
planting will hasten germination.
Mr, Niawonger recommends that
that the crust of soil over the
seed be kept broken up with a
;rake> “Both carrots and beets
need plenty of moisture, ” he
TEXT FOR TODAY
Railroad Greatly
Aided Our War In
Transportation
Class I railroads put 48,76!)
new fri*egbt cars in servic* in the
first six months of 1!M2, the As
sociation of American Railroads
announced recently.
Of the total number installed in
the first six months this year,
there were 31,887 box, 14,49fl
coal, 1370 flai, 265 refrigerator,^
and 829 miseellaenous fright cars.
New frieght cars on order on
July 1, 1942, totaled ;9,530 com
pared with 92,966 on the same
day last 7?arr Class I lalliuada
had on order on July 1 this year,
16,023 box, 18,488 coal, 2,426 flat
1,639^. refrigerators, 280 stock, and
774, i^iscellaneous freight cars.
Bariroads in the first six mon
ths of 1942 installed 365 locomo
tives of which 148 were steam
and 217 were electric and Diesel.
In the same period last .year they
put 261 ngiWvlQcomatives in service
of ^Wn 62 \^e steam and 199
were electric a»« Diesel.
New locomotives on order on
Julf 1, 1942, totaled 917 whieh
included 350 steam and 567 elec
tric and Diesel. On July 1, last
year, they had 559 new locomotiv
es on order including 265'"Steam
and 294 new elertric and Diesel
to the soiallest machine on the
yard and with every member
of the firm an expert in his line.
Outfitandinj; among the color
ed employees of the company is
Nehemi.Th Walston who ha.s been
in the hervice of the family of
builders for 21 years. Mr. Wal
ston operates and repairs any
machine in the organization and
that is saying a great deal when
one considers the large number
-4xL maeihinPH
necessary in a construction com-
pnny the size of the .1. P. Mc-
Qufre organixation. Walston
spoke very highly of his boss
and was plentious in his praise
of the manner in whieh he.treats
his colored employees.
There are two other colored
employees, Ernest Hyman and
Johnson Milligan in the organi
zation that are also considered
important men. Hyman has been
with the McQuire family for 16
yearn. His job consists of operat
ing the concrete mixer on the
yard while Milligan operates
both the crane and mixer.
In addition to these three m«rt
important colored employees of
the firm there are many others,
w'ho while not quite as valuable,
play their part in making up
the organifatien. The nnmber.
cf course varies from tirje to
time with the amount of con
struction T\crk going on
People who “worry about air
raids might take time out to be
careful when driving aatomohiles.
Parents who misunderstand
their children uspally have (child
ren who understand their par
ents. '
FOR
ICTORY
BUT
UNITED STATES
BONDS * STAMPS
Are yoa entitled to wear \
"target” lapel button? Toi
are If yon are taveatlnf a
least ten .^^^rcent of yonr In
come In War Bonds every pa'
day. It’s your badfe o( pa
triotism.
“And it came to pass that
night, that the Angel of the
Lord went out, and smota, in
■ the camp of the Assyrians an
hundred four score and five
thousand: and when they arose
early in the morning, behold,
wore all dead corpses.” — II.
Kings, xix., 35.
Good Advice: Pay your dobis;
then you will be better prepared
for the future, whatever it pre
sents.
UNITED
TATES!
SAVING
ONDS
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REPORT OF CONDITION of
' MECHANICS & FARMERS BANK
of Durham Raleigh At The Close of Business on June 30,
1942. ,
ASSETS •
491 404.^
Loans and Discounts " c!tq’qii q»;
TTnited States Government-Obligations, Direct and Guaranteed
Obligations of States and Political Subdh-isions 97
Other Bonds, Notes, and Debentures .. —
Corporate Stocks
Cash, Balances with other Banks, Including Reserve Balances
and Cash items in Process of CoUection 1
Bank Premises Owned .I|s20,9fl0.w
Furniture and Fixtures ji-. —.—6,865.50
Real Estate Owned Other Than Bank Premises
Other Assets 2,iJ95.y
TOTAL ASSETS —^ $1,623,103.0.3
t , M I t •;' - • - —— III —
LIABILITIES
Demand Deposits of Individuals, Partnerships, and Corporations.. 461,065.69
Time Deposits of Individuals, Partnerships, and Corporations .... 586,806.35
Deposits GoverntnPnt (incl\iding postal savings) 54,^.21
Deposits of States and Political Subdivisions 226,555.41
Deposits of Banks 2,059.37
Other Deposits (certified and officers’ checks, etc.) 14,P12.32 .
TOTAL DEPOSITS $1,34.5,810.35 . ,
Other Liabilities — ..........— —
I ■ " '
TOTAL LIABILITIES (not including subordinated ' ;
obligations shown below) - $1,352,014.72
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital —-— - ’ ?()6,000.00
Surplus —4^,037.50
T’ndivided Profits 1 ——^ 1,452.81
Reserves (and retireraept account for preferred capital)—..... . 21,598.00
TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS ..-I-..,..-.--.:.. 271,088.31
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS $1,623,103.08
I ■
This Bank’s Capital Consists of; First Preferred Stock With Total
Par Value of $92,000.—, Total Retirable Value $92,000.— ;
and Common Stock With Par Value of $114,000.(X)*
MEMORANDA
Pledged Assets (and securities loaned) (book value):
.Xa.) U. "S. Government obligations, direct and guaranteed, pledged
to secure deposits and other liabilities 266,146.01
(b) Other asse.sts pledged to secure deposits and other liabilities
(including notes and bills rediscounted and securities sold
under repurchase agreement) L 18,068.19
(p) TOTAL L .1_:. $284,214.20
Secured dud Preferred Liabilities:
(a) Deposits Secured By Pledged Assets Pjirsuant to Requirements
of Law : : — 280,975.62
TOTAL ... $ 280,975.62
(a) On Date of Report the Required Legal Reserve Against
Deposits of this bank was — - !. a. 135,476.65
(b) Assets reported above whieh were eligible as legal reserve
* amounted to 423,650.71
I, J. H. Wheeler, Cashier, of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true, and that iH fully and eorrectly represents the
true state of the several matters herein contained and set forth, to the best of my
knowledge and belief. DIRECTORS
R. L. McDougald
Clyde Donnell *
C. C. Spaulding
State of North Carolina, County of Durham, >s
Swjorn to and subscribed before me this 11th
day of July 1942, and I hereby certify that I
am not an officer or director of this bank. .
{ ELNA B. PEMBERTON, Notary PuWic
My commission expires July 10, 1943.
BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS
stated.