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THE BEAUFORT NEWS BEAUFORT, N. C.
Thursday, January 8, 1942.
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"pHE sun shone bright through the
half-frosted windows of the Per
kins' hotel room. On his chair in
the corner Ralph squirmed uneasily
and avoided looking at Sheila.
Sheila and Ralph were troupers.
On the stage they were billed as
Seabee and Perkins, but In private
life they were Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Perkins.
Sheila watched her husband
thoughtfully for a few moments.
Then she' edged over and planted
herself on his disengaged knee. "I
don't know whether to laugh or
cry," she whispered running her fin
gers through his curly locks. "Fri
day we start Ten solid weeks of
straight booking. How much money
have we, dear?"
Ralph removed Sheila from his
knee and stood up. "Thirty-three
dollars," he announced solemnly aft
er a careful inventory of his pockets.
"And thirty of that goes for the
hotel bill when we check out Fri
day." "I can't ask for an advance until
we've played at least one perform-
"The check," Ralph said casually.
TU pay it now."
nnce. That leaves us three dollars to
live on for three days."
Before Ralph could question her
or ask what she was going to do, she
had popped one of the dollars into
her purse and disappeared into the
hall.
In a half hour she was back laden
with supplies. "There," she said ex
ultantly. "Liver sausage, bread, but
ter and pie. Enough for lunch and
dinner."
Ralph stared and then suddenly
began to laugh hysterically.
His wife was indignant. "What's
the joke?" she demanded tartly.
Ralph finally got his breath and
gave her a hug. "Darling, I couldn't
help it. I was Just laughing at the
irony of the thing. How are we go
ing to eat all this stuff? We haven't
a knife, a furk, a speen, a plate or
a tablecloth. As a matter of fact,
we haven't even a table."
Sheila gave one weak little moan
and threw herself on the bed. Ralph
watched her stupidly for a moment
and then suddenly his face began to
light up slowly like a beacon. "I've
got it," he roared. "Sheila, how
much did you spend for all this?"
His wife looked bewildered through
her tears. "Seventy cents," she fal-,
tered.
"Fine," Ralph beamed. "Coffee
is fifteen cents in the dining room
downstairs. No matter what you or
der they send up a table with all the
trimmings. We'll just ring up room
service, order two cups and for thir
ty cents we can have our feast."
Sheila caught on right away. Care
fully she concealed the food under
the bed and Ralph phoned down for
room service.
In a few minutes the waiter ap
peared and laid the cloth. When he
had finished he presented the menu.
"Just two cups of coffee." Ralph
gave the order carelessly.
The man nodded mechanically
and disappeared into the hall. In a
short while he was back with a fra
grant, steaming pot of coffee. He
poured it into the two cups and re
tired. Ralph and Sheila held their breath
until his footsteps faded away down
the hall, then they locked the door
and dove under the bed after their
supplies.
Finally, when they had disposed of
all the pie and sandwiches they
could hold and after they had care
fully boxed the remainder to keep
until supper time, Ralph phoned
for the waiter.
He knocked softly at the door, en
tered and began to stack up the
plates and remove the table.
"The check," Ralph said casually.
"I'll pay it now."
"The check?" The waiter looked
bewildered.
"Yes, the check," said R?'ph
nervously. "Didn't you bring it?"
"Why, there are no checks today,"
said the waiter. "This is New Year's
day. Everything is on the house.
And do you know," he added in a
sudden burst of confidence, "you're
the only people in the hotel that
didn't order the whole menu." He
shouldered the portable table and
started down the hall. "Happy New
Year," he called. -
Sheila and Ralph ood huddled to-
gcther in the doorway. "Happy New
Year," they murmured faintly.
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Farm People Asked
To Grow 'Victory
Gardens In 1942
RALEIGH, Jan. 7. Gardens
for Victory!
That slogan for farm people is
to be the counterpart of the Ar
my's and Navy's "Remember Pearl
Harbor!"
The State College Extension
Service, through its farm and home
agents, subject matter specialists,
and administrative leaders, is or
sanizinz the "Victory Garden"
campaign. An effort will be made
to help every one of North Caro
lina's 278,276 farm families to
prow a year-round garden in 1942.
Backyard gardeners in small cities
and suburbs of large centers of
population also will be encouraged
to grow "vegetables for vitality
and victory."
Lewis P. Vat3on, Extension
horticulturist of State College, has
been appointed chairman of the
garden campaign committee. He
and his coworkers are planning to
place a garden placard in every
rural home in the State.
On the placard, Watson said,
will be a garden calendar, showing
the best planting dates for various
vegetables, and the amounts of
sed and varieties recommended
Also on the placard will be a Daily
Foods Essential budget, listing the
amounts and kinds of food needed
to keep a person healthy and
strong throughout the year.
"This Second World War is dif
ferent from the First World War
in many ways," said Watson, "but
there's no changing the fact that
food, of the rieht kinds and a-
mounts, is needed for strength.
"However," he added, "we are
going to tyr to avoid some of the
gardening mistakes of the 1917-18
period. We are going to discour
age the planting of gardens in soil
not suited for vegetable growing.
We don't have the seed, fertilizer
and other materials to waste on
gardens planted in backyards and
other places where cinders, brick
bats and rubbish constitute the
'topsoil.' Plant a garden, but be
sure it produces vegetables."
Scrap Metal Sales
Aid Farmers And
The Red Cross
RALEIGH, Jan. 7. Scrap iron
and steel is needed in the defense
program . . . the American Red
Cross needs money for emergency
work . . . farmers want to help in
the war effort in every way pos
sible. Dean I. 0. Schaub, director of
the State College Extension Serv
ice and agricultural representative
on the executive committee of the
State Defense Council, suggests a
way for farmers to serve to
"Scrap the Japs With Scrap."
In Hoke County, he says, a one
day scrap metal collection cam
paign was conducted, and farmers
brought in more than 300,000
pounds of discarded farm machin
ery, tractors, gas engines, automo
biles, fence wire, etc. They sold
the scrap to licensed dealers at
from 40 to 55 cents per 100
pounds.
"Instead of pocketing the mon
ey received for the scrap, most of
the farmers turned around and do
nated the cash to the Red Cross,"
Dean Schaub reported. "In this
way, the farmers provided metal
for guns and munitions, and for
the manufacture of farm machin
ery, while donating to the Red
Cross more money than they other
wise would have been able to give."
Dean Schaub suggested that the
scrap metal collection campaigns
which will be conducted in other
counties this month be patterned
along the same lines as the Hoke
County drive. A theater in Rae
ford offered free movie tickets to
farmers who brought in 500
pounds or more of scrap, and other
prizes were offered by merchants
who advertised in a special edition
of the loca newslpaper.
"Scrap iron and steel is abso
lutely necessary in the present
method of manufacturing new
steel," the farm leader explained.
"There are thousands of tons of
scrap on farms of North Carolina
which should be put to use in the
National war program."
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ALL OVER,
TOWN
BARGAINS
ROYAL BAKING
COMPANY MOVES
INTO NEW HOME
Public Invited To
Attend Formal
Opening
A cordial invitation is ex
tended by Raymond B. Streb,
president of the Royal Bak
ing Co., of Raleigh, to every
one to come to Raleigh on
Wednesday and Thursday,
January 14 and 15, and at
tend the oDenine of the mag
nificent new home of the
baking organization, on Hillsboro
street. The festivities will begin
promptly at 6:30 p. m. Wednes
day, when Mayor Graham Andrews
of Raleigh officially cuts the rib
bon stretched across the entrans to
the new plant.
Completed at a cost said to be
in excess of $250,000, including
equipment, the new home of the
Royal Eaking Company offers one
of the most completely equipped
baking plants in the South. Every
modern machine; every scientific
detail of construction and plan
ning that would make for greater
effiency, has been utilized and in
stalled. The W. E. Long Company,
nationally known firm of bakery
architects and engineers, designed
the building.
"We are naturally proud of our
new home," said Raymond B.
Streb, president of the Royal Bak-
Strebs Always Spend
Vacations On Coast
The late R. Streb and hi fam
ily spent their summer vacations in
Beaufort at the old Davis House
for many summers when it was
operated by Capt. James Rumley.
Following Mr. Streb's death, the
family continued to come to Car
teret to spend several weeks each
summer and they own a beautiful
summer home near the Water
front and Atlantic Beach bridge in
Morehead City . . . Raymond Streb,
president of the company, collects
guns for a hobby and he has one
of the most complete assortment of
old fire arms owned by any indi
vidual in North Carolina.
ing Co., "particularly as the add
ed facilities more than double our
former capacity. But we are even
more proud of the fact that it is
because of the thousands of
friends in this territory, that this
new building was made possiole.
"We cannot help but feel that
all honors for this great step for
ward by Royal Baking Company
must go to the public, for it is the
public's steady loyalty to our pro
ducts for over.6 years, that cre
ated the need for such larger
quarters, and for so much new
equipment. Conversely, it was our
confidence too, in the public, that
influenced our decision to go for
ward with the planning and build
ing of so large a plant."
Guiding the course of the Royal
Baking Company are its execu
tives, Raymond B. Streb, presi
dent; Mrs. Lillian F. Streb, vice
president, and LeRoy Martin, secretary-treasurer.
Founded in 1916 by the late
Bartholomew Streb, who estab
lished a retail bake shop in Ra
leigh, the Royal Baking Company
has enjoyed steady and consistent
growth ever since. First delivery
service was maintained by a corps
of bicycle delivery boys. In 1927,
with the introduction of the whole
sale bakery idea to the public, the
Royal Baking Company entered
this field and began serving its
customers through grocers and
dealers, as well as through the re
tail bake shop on S. Wilmington
street. Today, the company op
erates 29 delivery routes covering
not only the city of Raleigh and
its adjacent trade territory, but
much of the eastern part of North
Carolina as well.
An interesting sidelight into the
operation of this huge business has
been the consistent freindship and
cooperation with its customers that
has always been in evidence. Since
its very founding, the management
has encouraged the public to sug
gest the types of bakery products
it wanted, and the bakery has
steadfastly tried to produce them.
Particularly has this course been
followed rigidly in the Cake De
partment, where public influence
has definitely shaped the type of
pastries, cakes and other products,
that are made and offered for
sale.
In commenting on the growth of
the organization, and its policies,
Mr. Streb said:
"The policy of the Royal Bak
ing Company has always been to
adopt new and progressive ideas;
to utilize the most modern and ef
ficient bakery equipment; and to
employ only the most modern bak
ery methods, together with the
finest of ingredients, so that only
products of outstanding value
would be offered to the public.
"Today, this policy is still rig
idly adhered to, and we can defi
nitely assure the public that it will
be followed just as carefully in the
future."
Mr. Streb, who has been presi
dent of the baking firm since its
"Hope is the poor man's
bread," wrote George Herbert.
Here are seven questions in to
day's Guess Again, each one pro
viding you with reason for hope.
Merely place a mark in the space
provided and check below for
correct answer and your rating.
(1) The word latent means: (a)
unusual; (b) heavy; (c) j j
hidden; (d) a soup spoon. I I
(2) If one was lewd he would be:
(a) naked; (b) new; (c) T j
unchaste; (d) confused. I I
(3) What kind of a contest is the
fellow In the middle of the above
picture engaged in? Is it: (a) bull
fighting; (b) steer wrestling; (c)
broncho busting; I"-1
(U) tap dancing?
(4) If someone gave you a serape
you would: (a) eat it; (b) wear it;
(c) put a leash f-1
on it; (d) ride it.
(5) A paravane is a device used
to: (a) tell the wind velocity; (b)
draw straight lines; (c) keep air
planes in the air; (d) cut the
moorings of water mines.
(6) Alfred Dreyfus was the name
of: (a) a French officer; (b) an
English prime minister; (c) a Nor
wegian pacifist; (d) I I
an American senator. I I
(7) A decalcomania is: (a) a form
of Insanity; (b) a chemical formula;
(c) a process of transferring pic
tures; (d) an instrument P I
used in the study of physics. I I
"GUESS AGAIN" TaUy
ANSWERS He,r.e
1. (c) is easy, take 10 points
2. Aeain c for 10 more
3. (b) for a good IS points
4. A?ain (b) for 15 more
5. Difficult? Take 20 tor (d)
6. 15 for (a)
7. (c) for 15 more big points
YOUR RATING: 90 -100.
you're stuffed: 80-90, TOTAL
have a slice?: 70-80,
have a bun?; 60-70, you're a loafer.
Farmers Advised
To Order Repair
Parts for Machines
RALEIGH, Jan. 7. Fanners
are being advised to order repair
parts for their tractors, plows, and
other machines at the earliest pos
sible momneti "There's an im
portant reason," says D. S. Weav
er, State College agricultural en
gineer, "and its' not the usual
'Shop Early and Avoid the Rush'
sort of appeal."
Here's the way the Extension
Service specialist explained it: The
Office of Production Manage
ment is prepared to give farm ma
chinery manufacturers priority on
metals, BUT not until they receive
orders from their dealers, BACK
ED UP BY BONA-F1DE ORDERS
FROM CONSUMERS.
Therefoie, says Weaver, farm
ers must determine now what parts
they r eed to put their machines in
good order for the 1942 season.
Then, they must place their orders
immediately for these parts.
The usual practice of waiting
until just before a machine is
needed in the spring, and then go
ing to town for a repair part, will
not work this year. There won't
be any repair parts there, unless
the order is placed at once.
"In the 'Food for Freedem' pro
gram farmers must produce more
food with fewer men," Weaver
pointed out. "Greatly increased
use of farm machinery is indicat-
mcorporation in 1927, pointed out
that Jack Nichols has been head
baker for more than eleven years.
D. E. Small is Sales Manager. Lee
Frazier, colored, is the oldest em
ployee in point of service, in the
entire organization, and has been
employed in the cake department
for the past few years.
"We are certain that everyone
in the vicinity of Raleigh is going
to take a great deal of interest and
pride in this new bakery," Mr.
Streb said, "and we would like to
invite everyone to visit the new
plant either Wednesday or Thurs
day evening from 6:30 to 10 p.m.
"We have arranged for compe
tent guides to be on hand to con
duct each visitor through the
plant, and explain the operation of
all the new equipment, and just
how bakery products are made.
We are confident that this tour
will be very interesting and in
structive. "There will be music and souve
nirs, and we hope everyone will
come to visit us, and have a good
time."
There will be a Fpecial Open
House Party for colored people
Friday, January 16, irom 6:30 to
10 p. m., it was announced.
fi hit 4H"a
: answers :
To Timely
Farm Questions
Question: It it absolutely nee
euary to build new poultry houe
if the flock is increased?
Answer: T. T. Brown, Exten
sion poultryman, says farmers
should look around for unused
buildings before going to the ex
pense of constructing new houses.
Then, after the emergency is over
there will have been no large ex
penditure resulting from the con
struction of new buildings. A few
dollars spent in converting an un
used building into a brooder hous?
or laying house will be a good investment.
Question: Does it pay to cut or
shred corn or sorghum being fed
to farm animals?
Answer: Cutting or shredding
corn or sorghum lessens waste and
makes for better bedding. Some
J farmers cut their roughage in or
der to handle and store it in the
barn loft more readily. In such
cases, it should be dried thoroughly
to prevent heating and molding
while in storage.
Question: Where is the annual
meeting and seed exposition of
the N. C. Crop Improreraent Asso
ciation being held this year?
Answer: The place of this an
nual event this year is Greenville,
January 30 and 31. Farmers at
tending the exposition will be giv
en a chance to see some of the
best seed produced in this State.
Those wishing to enter seed should
send in their exhibit by January
29 to R. R. Bennett, farm agent,
Greenville.
Exploration
The work of scientists who have
turned to other countries in search
of new varieties of plants has gone
steadily forward, but under war
conditions the work has been
speeded up.
ed. To meet the demand for new
machines would require the manu
facture of 20 to 25 percent more
tractors, plows, combines, etc.,
than were produced in 1941.
"On the other hand," he de
clared, "there is only enough met
al available for 75 to 80 percent
as many farm machines as were
manufactured last year, even with
priorities on metals. This shortage
must be made up by better use of
all present machines."
WARNING
Buy Town of Beaufort
Auto License Plates
Immediately
This Is To Advise All Automobile Owners Living in The
Corporate Limits of the Town of Beaufort That Unless
1942 License Tags Are Bought and Placed On Cars By
THURSDAY, JANUARY 15
THEY WILL BE SUBJECT TO ARREST
The Laxity of Local Car and Truck Owners Will Not Be
Tolerated This Year And No Further NOTICE Will
Be Given Buy Town Auto Tags Today.
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LICENSE TAGS MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE
CITY HALL OR FROM CHIEF OF POLICE
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Burning Woods To
Kill Boll Weevil
Expensive Practice
The burning of woods to kill
boll weevil is one of th most ex
pensive and least effective meth
ods that a farmer can use. Boll
weevils hibernate in many places
where they cannot be killed by
fire. Large numbers of weevils
pass the winter in Spanish moss
hanging in high trees surrounding
cotton fields. More than 2,000
boll weevils per ton of moss have
often been found. Clumps of grass
and weeds along ditch banks, field
roads, and at the end of rows af
ford ideal hibernating quarters.
Many boll weevils hibernate in
hay stacks and around barns, gins,
outhouses, etc. Weevils also hi
bernate in surface woods trash,
but the records show that more
than three-fourths do so within
the first fifty feet of the edges of
wood bordering cotton fields.
Practically none are found at dis
tances greater than 150 feet from
the edges of the woods. These
facts point to the absurdity of
burning large areas of woods and
destroying valuable timber in the
hc.'irf that a large number of wee
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vils will be killed. In this case the
remedy is worse than the disease.
Burring woods damages the tim
ber and kills the undergrowth and
seedlings. It is also bad for wild
life and may lead to soil erosion.
Woods fires often get out of con
trol and larger areas are burned
thai: intended; and then too, burn
ing the woods does not get rid of
the weevils. There are always
enough left that cannot be killed
by burning to start an infestation
next spring, and if weather con
ditions during June and July are
favorable for weevil development
these will always increase so that CT
it will be necessary to dust with
calcium arsenate anyway. It
wiser to encourage the growth of
young timber and to systematical. i
ly cut and sell this in order to g i
purchase dusting machines and f '
calcium arsenate than to destroy
the timber by burning. The most
important thing a farmer can do
in the fall is to cut his cotton stalks
as early as possible before frot '
so as to reduce .he number of boll
weevils that go into hibernation
and survive the winter. The early
fall destruction of the cotton i
stalks is more effective as a boll f
weevil control measure than the !
dangerous practice of burning '
woods.
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