North Carolina Newspapers

B pvrsPAY. MAY 24, l Wanting Of Ci I Njov/Over C I, nV Farmers Will Not Get V n And Cotton Planted lS After Tobacco Is; . y -4 As a re^B'.' ,,i firiiiu-nt spring rains, crops is a week or, most sections of ^B according to the B .. Service of the II i\: hi <'nt of Agriculture. B Coastal Plain arer, ,v . !- will not get corn ? planted until after ^B reversal of the W i mg schedule'.', sail |b I'aikei. head of the setI. i that wheat prcw? expected to exceed I i-lL' von ~ record crop. Parker that although the peacln B*'. . -hoit throughout the , ^B...nr. lower Piedmont at , , some commercial or'ijff. # the Sandhills, a crop *-. equal 10 the 10-year aver- i 'f[ , licated in the State1 jjj j i whole p., , : : iete report is as fol-: meat ? Farmers anticipate' ... i record wheat crop bushels in 1$44. This ?, m i l 30 per cent more' [ L .i r's crop and 42 than the 10-year r^B A. rding to reports,', >c . s contemplating harvesting ^Hr' 22 per cent morj' H acreage. May prosI : rt to a yield of 15 bu j! ^B . re. only one-helf bu-'. ^B yr acre less than the reV is of 1941 and 1942.1' Sj --ve rainfall at harvest', s: ve ir severely damaged - i in Piedmont counties. ??/*?* A oaaoAnnl " 1UIUUH OCIUUIIflt j was seen in April when i hen* laid 13'$ j( .as which was two mil 9 than were produced in!" of 1P43. The number of j |! I EFFICIENT ' !| SERVICE j lou T II POR T; cleaners !; iB^OUn|PORT\N^^ I FOR J I LONG BEA , Wo are exclusive sales a ' u.'i-s "t Long Be id 1 number of Oc eH Electric power, water I .GAUSE & H Phone Rea 1 1 3441 Southpori v ' | ^HE American fai X shortage of farm 4 ment. He'll use his ing< f has last longer ? for the | if possible. Sometme: - run into real expense, times you'll find us read needed funds. Mal:e t | your ' borrowing hoadc 7/cttb, 7^8^ 944 rops In N, C. )ne Week Lat< egj laigd per hen was lower ths last April, but there were mo layers on farms. There we 9,085,000 layers in April, 194 compared with 8,620,000 for A Til, 1943. The average output p hen was 14,94 eggs in April th year as against 15.57 last Apr Peaches?The 1944 peach cr< is now expected to be about a erage. The bloom this year wi exceedingly heavy, but Api freezes thinned the crop to son extent.- Production is now foreca at 2,052,000 bushels compart with -252,000 bushels harvest! last year, when April freezi blasted the crop to the lowe; production figure felt since 190 The 10-year (1933-42) average 2,0.74,000 bushels. Prospects show little variatic from one commercial area to ai other but there is considerab! difference among the orchard The crop is a failure in center: and lower Piedmont, except in few favorable locations. Peach production in prospe* May 1 in 10 Southern peac states was more than two ar one-half times as great as th 1943 crop, 71 per cent as muc as the large crop of 1942 and S per cent of the average. Milk production?The cows < this State are producing moi milk thar last year and are s bove the average. On May 1, th average uauy proaucuon per CO' in herds of the various fan reporters was 12.2 pounds conpared with 12 pounds on May : 1943, and 11.5 pounds for th 10-year average. Favorable wes ther and abundance of pasturag were factors contributing to th high rate of production. WAS AT HOME Palmer Bellamy, S 2-c, receni ly spent four days with his pai ents near Supply. He is a son c Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Bellamy an is a graduate of the Shallott High School, class of 1943. Th latest reports from him is tha he is now on a ship stationed i Italian waters. RETURNS HOME After serving in the army fc Four years and seeing much a< tive service, Curtis Varnum c the Boone's Neck community wa recently discharged on accour if disability and has returne lorne. He was wounded in the le while serving against the Jap: several months ago. Outside c i limp, he has about recovered. i ALE ,CH LOTS gents for Carolina Lands, h. can Front lots for quick and paved highway. : TROTT ? estate Phone t, N. G. 2591 \ j? _1 rmer knows there is a machinery and equipjnuity to make what he duration s repairs fkjP**%P A At such ly to lend Ap" / Jr J his bank juarters." EBUilli***! c/*&/ HSffll | They Were in the St John B. Oho, 26, of Cincinnati, 1 (, Ohio, a Motor Machinist 2nd CI., i was wounded during the invasion i ,s of Sicily. Doctors found 115 1 pieces of shrapnel when they op- i in crated. A brother is a prisoner in . , Germany. Both are baying War 1 , Bonds. ] iy >Two-Thirds St? S Could Relieve F id h Dorton Says Summer Vaca>4 tions of Teachers Furnish ]1( Great Opportunity To^t >f Help Labor Situation m e al RALEIGH. May 24. ? If only n, ie two-thirds of the 25,000 teachers mi lv'in North Carolina who are soon jet n to be taking summer vacations j tc will take essential jobs for the' tl j j period, the number will be suffi- tt g ! cient to fill all of the 16,047 jobs cc ; for which employers in the State fc have given order, Dr. J. S. Dorton, tr e State director of the War Man- w power Commission, advises. These teachers will constitute a | pool of nearly two million man- j I , days and can do much to relieve I .. j the serious manuower shortage ,f now existing in the State, Dr. Dorton points out. Naturally, all are not equipped and trained to e [ take the specific jobs listed, but tc they can add materially to the c( n i war effort by taking jobs and can j also add much to their incomes in i te j this higher living cost period. i ]a I Dr. Clyde A. Erwin, State sup-j pi ir | erintendent of public instruction, r ,_ j has sent a letter to city and coun-, tv ty superintendents asking them1 tc s to pass on to their teachers the; ^' urgency of the manpower prob- j r( lem and to advise them that thej patriotic thing to do is to get into; gl ^ summer jobs which will contribute j nj 3' to the war effort or to civilian j tc . needs. All who are not planning j CI j to take summer courses to im-, b{ .prove their teaching ability, and Dr. Erwin states that such study | is desirable, should get into use- ,K j ful activities. Iec ! ar | Naturally, all teachers who enter the labor market temporarily i will have no trouble in getting released from jobs in time to re-1 a sume- their school work in the: fall. They should have an under- j 4standing with their employers when they begin work. til Last summer many thousands of j ce teachers joined the ranks of war | ^ worker or workers in essential or i locally needed activities and contributed immeasurably to the war effort and the civilian economy, ar postponing vacations "for the ^ duration." At the same time they ^ were adding materially to their ug annual incomes. th Most teachers are ready to|m. Ith i Pr ra Ju ifC i f pa sa IS I so of an fC I Rl I. WHITEVILLE I/? CHADBOURN FAIRMONT W TABOR CITY I j wt I Wi CLARKTON Ith SOUTHPORT I ?df ROSEHILL I KENANSVILLE l.dis HOLLY RIDGE I ^ I [sal I |av II foi ' cs THE STATE PORT PILOT Attack?Are You IValter Feirtag, 20, of New York, fas also wounded during the invasion of Sicily. He was in seven hospitals in Africa before being returned to the hospital at St. 41bans. A brother, his mother and himself buy War Bonds regularly. 4 Do you? ite Teachers i ielp Shortage < ike jobs now. Others may want * 1 take short training courses to I rip them to be more efficient in leir temporary jobs. Training in lany types of war jobs is availjle at many points in the State, any courses being offered at p ;ght. Dr. Dorton advises teach s willing to take summer jobs 1 check at their local offices of te U. S. Employment Service of, le War Manpower Commission or >ntact an area manpower director T ir suitable jobs or for short ^ aining courses for more skilled p; ork. m IVI Jrges Greater i* Use Of Nitrate * .Ul RALEIGH. ? In an attempt pi i create greater production of >rn in North Carolina this year, p le State Feed Advisor Commit- c e is now urging farmers to use , rger quantities of nitrate of soda f, referably 250 pounds to the acre, epresentatives jf various agricul- ^ iral agencies in the State agreed _ i push a campaign to this end. E. M. Hansen, of Raleigh, aginomist, recently presented exsriments conducted by him last immer which showed that with trate of soda selling for $40 per in, the cost per bushel of ineased yield was 21 cents ? ised on 250 pounds to the acre. Hansen said the number of >unds of nitrate of soda requirI?on the average?to produce i extra bushel of corn was 10.6 mnds. He explained that an ire of land which normally oduced 23.4 bushels of corn, an iplicatiao of 250 pounds of nit,te of soda increased the yield to bushels. Rupert C. Barnes, representa/e of the State War Board, rently informed the committee at this State's proportion of 1,0,000 bushels of Canadian oats Southern states was Monday t at 147,500 bushels, more than ly other state in the group. 'On e advice of the committee, 40 M r cent of this allotment will be I ed in the form of stairhgt oats, I e remainder to _be used in the I anufacturer of feed. Despite the labor shortage and her difficulties, indications are at farmers will increase their oduction of various crops, Coltne said, in showing that from ily last year through May 8, rtilizer tags for 1,308,854 tons fertilizer were issued, as com-1 .red with 1,231,061 tons for the me period a year ago. ON CARRIER Carl H. Holden, A. M. M. 2-c, n of Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Holden Supply, has been stationed on i aircraft carrier for the past ar. He has been in the service r two years and had previously lished A. M. M. school in Memis, Tenn. He is a graduate of e Shallotte High school of the iss of 1939 and has two brothers the service. ECENT MARRIAGE A marriage of much interest to lallotte and Lockwoods Folly ople took place at Conway, S. , last week. The groom, Mr. ase Woodard, of Supply, is unrstood to be 72 years and Mrs. oodard, the former Mrs. Lizzie rby of Shallotte, now Wof Wilington, is 65. elease Twills For Civilian Clothing NEW YORK. ? Milady has pied military styles in more lys than one, and now she is taring printed cottons made of e same twill which she has so mired in the passing Army and ivy parade. Released by the med services for civilian use, is material has been difficult to itinguish from pique, either len shown in the piece goods dertment or in the ready-to-wear Ion. In piece goods the material is ailable in gay plaids on white - neat suits and two-piece dreqg; colorful sports stripes for play | \ SOUTHPORT, N. C. Backing Them (J A strafing German pilot wounded Lt. (Jg) Hinton E. Kinney, 31, of Carrollton, Ga., during the Sicilian invasion, one bullet going through his right knee. He has just bought a S1.000 War Bond. Are you buying yeur share of War Bonds? jits and swim suits with c ithout matching skirts; giganti oral "applique" effects for dirni rpe dresses and skirts; and !W striking borders for herr ad panels of full-skirted styles. baptists Elect Neef Presiden ormer Governor Of Texa Elected Denominations Chief For Third Time ATLANTA, May 22.?(A. P.)he Southern Baptist conventio as unanimously re-elected a resident for a third year Dr. Pa t. Neff, president of Baylor un ?rsity and former governor c exas. Dr. Louie D. Newton, pastor c tlanta's Druid Hills Bapti! lurch who had been mentioned a r. Neff's possible successor, wa lanimously elected first vic< U??i. icsiucia, Dr. W. H. Williams,, pastor t ritchard Memorial Baptist churc harlotte, N. C., was unanimous ' named second vice presiden r.Hight C. Moore, of Ftidgecres C? senior secretary for Iv Dth year, and J. Henry Burnet Can Grandmothers join I j the Elves, Leprechauns, tf Gnomes,and Little Men's m Chowder and Marching I Society, Mr. O'Malley?' I 4 / No,Barnaby. ..But r they're enlisting in 1/ the Grandmothers War Bond League. Fitld PwM.cotk.nt ^ "f ' |HL J. W. RCIARJ Below is a copy < DEAR SENATOR RUARK I did not get a chance the company of a group of believe in the basic principl remarks made to me by o? something to say, and whe to gauge my activities aftei With kind personal reg BHHB1 / p With War Bonds? Voight W. Baker 30, of Detroit, 1 Mich., is a Seabee. The ship he li was on was torpedoed- His wife. t brother and dad all work in the c same defense plant In Detroit and tl buy War Bonds regularly. Baker c owns $1,600 worth. Are you buy- 1< ing your share of War Bonds? s t >r Hendersonvilld, N. C.. assistant ic secretary for his 26th year. co 11 wi a PEANUTS ec is In the southeastern section of q North Carolina, Virginia Bunch j'gj peanuts have yielded higher than 110 White Spanish, when the crop was; cr properly fertilized, Experiment I co ! Station tests reveal. , ht t Long Trial May Be Trans- J? j ferred To Another County (Continued From Page One) I his brother, David H. Stevenson, *f ] both said to be residents of . ' Greensboro, were placed on trial i; r m _ I for the armed robbery of the _ Kennedy Road House at Navassa., s Both entered pleas of guilty and after witnesses had been heard with the object of fixing the deg- * ' ree of punishment, both of the )f,men were given not less than 15 ' nor more than 20 years at hard labor in state prison, j Alice Sexton, said to be the! IS | wife of one of the men and char|-1 18 ed with aiding in the robbery, al-1 '"[son entered a plea of guilty. Judge j Harris sentenced her to not less1 >f than 18 months and not more h.than 8 years in prison. J j-1 Following the guilty pleas and tt sentencing of the above defendants, William Massey and Harry / Fritz, both residents of Wilming- es ^ ton, were placed on trial charged with aiding in the above robbery. V1 Both entered pleas of not guilty "] and a legal battle resulted with j A former District Solicitor David iar " Sinclair representing them, as-1 wj sisted by E. J. Prevatte, of South- j port. The case was bitterly con- at tested at every turn and consutn- | ed the attention of the court from late Monday evening until nearly | Aj six o'clock yesterday. The jury, after being out about half an - hour, returned a verdict of guilty in both cases. Judge Harris gave *? them not less than 3 or more cc than 5 years each. lal The above verdict means that the five participants in the road H( house robbery must serve prison sentences totaling thirty seven and a half years. The credit for f1 " their arrest goes to the State . Highway Patrol, which spent weeks rounding up evidence and locating the Stevenson brothers J and the Sexton woman in a northern city to which they had fled. , 3 CANDIDA, The next Legislati such as rehabilitatioi pairing and extensic served the District f the house of Represe to the people of Bru turn for the many hi ty in past elections, voters as Represents C WHAT A FELLOW SE af one of many similar letters r< to say goodbye to you when we left F men of which you were one. The reas< e of keeping quiet when we have nothl her Senators, was respected. I noticed n you did it amounted to something, r the pattern you laid down. .'ards, I am, You I -? * i m Lr 'ire Controlman 3rd Class Milam C. Wenzel. IS, of MassUoo. Ihio, * member of a destroyer's rew was wounded at Bizerte in be Tunisian campaign. Ue reeived shrapnel wounds In both :gs. The War Bonds you buy asure him the best hospital care. Another case surrounded 1 nsiderable interest, and whi< as disposed of Monday, cente I around Abner Inman, Ormoi aison and John H. Browniu lallotte youths who are allegi have formed a gang of pet iminals, frequently in I tl lurts. Both Caison and Brownii ive been under probatiou f irious crimes. In this case i ree were charged with breakii itering and larceny. Inman wi ntenced to serve 18 ' month lison was given 12 months ai addition will have to serve : onths of a previous probatic T, Y. RA1 For Lieutei FARMER ind DAIRYMAN He is a graduate of Wake Fo t College, 1921; he served eigl ars as a member of the Wal >unt:y Board of Commissioner id for four successive terms 1 is a member of the State Sei e. Since 1911 he has been eniljer of the State Board < jriculture. Born and trained on a fan i work on and owner-manager ignized spokesman of the farm ture since 1937. Ij. Y. ("Stag") Ballentine ha 3 has also been the friend of t s been a consistent supporter red public service in this coui 'e record has been one that ar (This advertisement w rhz rr ? m% w # TE FOR REPRI ire will be confronted wi q of returning members c ?n of State Highways, < our times in the Senate i ntatives. I feel that my ex inswick county as their R anors conferred on me by I again offer my service tive in May 27th Primary Respectfully, J. W. RUARK. lNATOR thoug sceived after adjournmen BENSON, N. C. MAY 20, 1043. Laleigh. I now wish to say to >n I admired you was the fac njg- to say. Because of this y with great pleasure that you I respected your experience rs moat sincerely, (Signed) J. B. BENTON. - PAGE 3 1 sentence. Browning was given a I 1 1 12 months sentence, suspended on I jrl payment of costs and he was L-.-J placed on probation for three 1' jl J years. , , J Following the Long murder I < j trial Elder Pea, Wilmington negro, J; i 1 will be placed on trial and it is M i understood that Solicitor Moore jH will ask for a manslaughter ver- I i| diet. The negro allegedly drove j 1 his car into an army convoy one j ' 3 night, several months ago. Three j ' 1 negro women, passengers with him in his car, were killed, sever- |1 al army men in the convoy were |H1 seriously injured, one of them dy- j^B ing after failing to rally to treat- , 51 | ment for a broken back and oth- >H (er injuries. It is understood that |H| , the present charges against Pea j I cover only the matter of the death j^H of his three companions and that 1 f j action in the case of the dead soldier may come up laTSr if the 1 I solicitor is not satisfied with the ^H verdict in the present cases. ' ] GEORGE T. ROURK j I DIES ON TUESDAY | I _ I (Continued trura page 1) , jnj | eral nieces and nephews. , I ^ j Active pallbearers will include jfll 11 members of the Masonic order. JH r" Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. I , J. W. Hayes, Prince O'Brien, I g.: Floyd Kirby, Dr. E. D. Bishop, H E(iiR. D. White, Captain J. D. Church, 1 ty Henry C. Stone, R. R. Stone, Dr. j|M J. A. Stone and W. H. Stone. ! Mr. Rourk was long identified ' I or j with the progressive movements 1 ill of his community where he sue- I I ig j ceeded his father in business. He \ I is was secretary-treasurer and trus- |HI is, J tee of the Shallotte Methodist I id church for more than forty years. jl L8 < He was also a long time memm ber of the Masonic order. jl LLENTINE 1 iant-Governor J .:;.J I s* 1 1 p.- ajjH jfl J :)HF Ml n, his mature life has been devotii BH nent of farms. He has been the rt MI , group in the North Carolina Legit' . I s consistently been a friend of laboS {11 he farmer and the business men. h? I of education. From the time he ei& * I lty until this good day, his legislaf ly man should be proud to possess.? 1 sponsored by friends.) [RK I ESENTATIVE I I 4li Aiioofinnc ni mnmpnf K kHH if the Armed Forces, re- |i] jducation, etc. I have - I ind the County twice in - j perience will be of value ; j epresentative and in re- j the voters of the Coun- 1 s and experience to the I ..] I' HT J I t of last session. - '?|j I * m ? H you I really enjoyed being in ' ? H :t that you and I seemed to J > our opinion as evidenced by -Ha never moved until you had jw 1^1 in the Legislature and tried ' 9 ; 1 K y