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Insects this year are getting I
under way later than usual east J
of tiie Rocky Mountains where I
spring has been slow in coming. J
West of the Kockies they are I
off to an eeriy start
Winter in no way changed the!
grasshopper situation shown by last |
faff* egg survey, says Dr. Lee A. I
Strong, Chief of the Bureau of En- j
tomology and Plant Quarantine, U. I
S. Department of Agriculture. Once)
deposited in the ground, grasshop
per eggs have ample protection I
against almost any weather. Hatch-!
ing time is the critical period. If I
the weather is cold and rainy at that j
tune it spreads a fungous disease to
which young grasshopper are very!
susssptible.
The grasshopper hatch "for 19401
has just started in the southern part I
of the badly infested area?in New I
Mexico, southeastern Colorado, I
northwestern Texas, and western Ok-1
lshns As the season advances, the I
hatch will continue north to Montana j
and the Dakotas.
One of the most threatening of the I
hopper species?the migratory long
winged grasshopper?has almost fin-1
ishsd hewing in the Southwest The
Padmd-State control campaign last
year greatly reduced the numbers of
this species, but enough eggs may
be expected to hatch this year to
create a serious crop hazard. The
control forces?better organized and
equipped than ever before, accord
ing to Dr. Strong?are ready to
scatter poison bait over the first
feeding grounds before the young
grasshopper grow strong enough to
fly to new fields.
Another strong flying grasshop
per?the lesser migratory?is cer
tain to hatch in threatening numbers
all the way from Oklahoma, Texas,
and New Mexico northward to North
Dakota and Montana. North Cen
tral Montana, Dr. Strong says, will
be hard hit by these hoppers unless
the weataher is cold and wet at
batching time.
Intermingled with the flying
grasshopper are many non-migrat
ing forms in the Red River Valley
in North Dakota, South Dakota, and
Minnesota, as well as in some parts
of western Kansas. Federal and
State forces will direct intensive
control operations against these hop
pers
Eggs of the Mormon cricket, as
usual, began hatching in waste lands
as snow left the ground. A Feder
al-State control campaign will be
waged against crickets in wild feed
ing grounds that" are near enough
cultivated fields to make a migration
to them probable.
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Heavy snow this winter protectea
cinch bugs, which went into hiber
nation last fall in unusually large
numbers. These bugs are moving
into the small grain fields that .pro
vide them with food for the first part
of the season. Their full capacity
for destruction will depend on the
weather until they cease feeding on
small grains and migrate to corn
fields.
Cutworms have done . some dam
age to alfalfa and small grains in
Oklahoma, Arizona, Texas, Netf
Mexico, and Utah. Elsewhere they
are still largely in a coma-tose
state, and not likely to appear in
great numbers until gardens, re
tarded by cold weather nearly every
where, have advanced for enough to
furnish the food they like best.
The South's unusually cold winter
was hard on the cotton boil weevil,
except where weevil winter quarters
were protected by snow. In many
parts of the Cotton Belt, especially
wheer zero weather came, with little
or no snow, the weevil population
may be very light, at least in May
and June. But, if early summer
weather is favorable, the weevils that
survived can build up to great num-1
bers very fast
Winter's cold in the East and
Middle Atlantic . States had but
slight effect on No. 1 apple insect
pest?the codling moth. Tucked
away in loose bark and in dead leav
es and other debris, this pest is safe
unless temperature fall 15 to 20 de
grees below zero. Apparently, Dr.
Strong says, more apple worms than
usual have overwintered in the main
apple-producing areas.
On the other hand, the unusually
cold winter in some Droit region, es
pecially in the Sooth, has. affected
fruit orchids adversely. And the
plum curcuHo may be less destructive
than usual because ^f the late spring.
With s slow start, the plum curculio
may be able to prqdace only one
breed instead of two ordinarily pos
sible in the South.
A new threat to pear trees in the
Northweet?the pear peyila has be
gun its season's activities earliei
than usual. This will call for re
newed effort* fay the Department
which last year launched an intens
ive campaign to keep the pear psylb
out of the important petr-growinj
near Wenatchee and Yakima, Waah
ington, and Hood Hiver, Oregan
Long a serious fruit pest in tin
East, the pear peyUa made its fbs
wn? li th? W?t b* jmi
So far it aaaua to to confined to i
ver snail area in Washington an
Idaho, just east of Spofcan, whar
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HANDSOME HOME OP THE BENJAMIN MAY CHAPTEB, D. A. R.
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WALSTONBURG
, NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Brace Eagles and
family of near Fountain and Rev.
W. L Bennett, of Edward, were din
ner guests of Dr. and Mrs. W. A.
Marlow Sunday.
Mrs. Jason Shirley and Mrs. Es
telle Bailey spent Thursday in New
I Hope.
Mtb. J. C. Gardner, Mrs. A. J.
Craft, Mrs. Paul Craft and Miss Lil
lian Oorbett we're Wilson visitors
; Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Parson of Wil
son spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
G. W. Baliey.
Miss Alice Talley spent the ^week
end with relatives and friends in Si
ler City.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Gardner, Mrs.
Tryphenia McKeel and Miss Virginia
McKeel visited Miss Hazel McKeel at
A. C. College, Wilson Sunday after
noon.
Little Miss Ola Grace Gardner if
spending some time with her aunt
Miss Emma Gardner, near Sara
gota. - -
Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Hicks and fam
ily were Portsmouth, Va., visiton
Sunday. ?
Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Rouse anc
family were the dinner guests o:
Mr. and Mrs. ^ Levi Walston o:
near Farmville Sunday.
Mrs. Meta Shackleford and Littli
Miss Meta Sutton visited Mrs. W
I'. Ellis in Wilson Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Craft attendei
an executive meeting of the Rura
Letter Carriers Association and La
dies Auxiliary in Farmville Tuesda;
afternon.
Workers Council Meets
The Workers Council of the Chris
tian Sunday School met in the hom
of Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Fields Thurs
day evening.
Mrs. Ray West, Jr., presided ove
the business meeting. Mrs. W. ]
Shackeleford conducted the devotion
al services.
Daring the business meeting plans
were completed to sell barbecue for
the benefit of the Sunday School on
Saturday, May 26th.
After this* the hostess assisted
served a sweet coarse.
Bride-Elect Honored
Mrs. W. E. Lang and Mrs. M. D.
Yelverton of Fountain entertained
Tuesday afternoon at a shower at
the home of the former honoring
Miss Dorothy Smith, bride elect of
May.
The home was beautifully decorat
ed with early summer flowers of ros
es, larkspur and sweet peas predom
inating.
A program was rendered by Mrs. 1
Carlos Walaton, giving several piano
selections and Miss Ruby Bunch sing
ing "Oh, Promise Me," and "The
Sweetest Story Ever Told." Miss ,
Carol Yelverton of Fountain gave a ,
l reading.
As Mrs. Walston splayed softly
? "Narcissus" little Ann Murphy,
niece of the bride elect entered with
i a wagon loaded with gifts and pre
, sented them to the honoree.
At this time Miss Koma Lee Ow
. ens of Fountain, bride elect of May
- was remembered with a gift.
3 The hostesses assisted by Mrs.'
W. Earl Lang, Misses Carol and
1 Doris Yelverton served a congealed
f fruit salad with cookies and open
f faced sandwiches and tea.
Mrs. C. S. Eagles of Saratoga,
b Mrs. Ralph Bland of Macclesfield,
. Mrs. Leslie Yelverton Miss Koma
Lee Owens, Mrs. F. L. Eagles, Mrs.
i Bruce Eagles of Fountain; and Mrs.
1 Georgia Howard of Fprmville were
,- among the out of town guests who
j attended the shower at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Lang Tuesday
afternoon.
e Much of the world's trouble is due
i- to non compos . mentis individuals,
running at large.
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[. The defense of the United States
i- should not depend upon any other na
tion.
NEW STORE OF'J. H. HARRIS
Located at Co fixer of Main and Wilson Streets
DONATION MADE TO COLORED
SCHOOL LIBRARY
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A few days ago the Farmville Col
ored school was the happy recipient
of a nice collection of books, a to
tal of fifty one volumes, donated by
Mrs. T. C., Turnage. Mrs. Turnage
is a very highly learned and cultured
lady and has long been a staunch
friend of the. local colored school,
along with most of the other leading
white citizens of the community.
She knows what children should read
and was careful to select that which
was good. F?r this manifestation of
good will, we wish to openly thank
Mrs. Turnage from the very depth
of our heart "
Throughout the Southland, mem
bers of the white race are constant
ly making valuable contributions to
the general uplift of the Negro race.
Such things are so frequent that for
the most part they pass unnoticed.
But the Negro people must learn to
be more appreciative and give prop
er recognition for such kindnesses.
The mental faculities must be trained
to think straight and see who and
where are the Negroes' real friends.
When this is done and the spirit of
love and gratitude is deep rooted in
the soul, more and greater blessings
will come to us,
H. B. SUGfj, Superintendent.
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The Ford Motor Company was founded
by a working-man for working-men. Its
present officers began as employees of the
Company. It was the first company to pay
a minimum wage, beginning in 1914, at
' ' the then astounding figure of ?5 a day.
That was double die prevailing wage of
the time. The Ford minimum is now fS
a day for all employees engaged in pro
duction work. And from that, the wages
risetaJflOJO aday, with the average wage
*7-25. exclusive of salaried employees.
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The Ford Motor Com- I
pony wu the first large
company to establish the
8-hour day?also in 1914.
And the 40-hour week
by the
Ford Motor Company in
1926, years before any '
such laws existed.
The !7ord Motor Com
pany employs men with
out regard to race, creed
or color. It is common
knowledge that working conditions in
.die Ford shops are the best that science 1
and mutant care rfw*w. A
square deal, a just wage and stabilised
employment for a large proportion of
our employees?and as fully stabi
lized for aU as condidons will permit?
enable our "f to retain their p??w??l
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f Motor Company has one of the finest
bodies of employees in die world. Hie
'{ larger proportion are mature men of long
mms: ?
Henry Ford mid Edsel.
Ford keep daily per
sonal touch with all
phases of Ford menu
facture. In a conference
with his staff, Henry
Ford often says: "Go
ahead?Fll sit here and
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represent the public"
service with the Company*?-sober, decent
family men. Hundreds of them have
been with the Company for more than
25 years ?thousands for more than 15
years. Their health record, home owner
ship and citizenship records are good.
All this is reflected in Ford products,
whether cars, trucks or tractors. The
work is honestly done. Materials are the
best that can he made or procured. Less
profit to the Company end more value
to IDC CiBWlllW M luavfVMi -
throughout the motoring
wotid as "Ford's way of I
fining business."
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Cord .Motor Company V
was the 'first to make a
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motor car within the
meant of; the average
family?quitting the
manufacture of what was 1
then the largest selling .
model in the world to
do so. Its chosen field in
all the 30 yeanainGe that v
time has been me imtp
family ?for which it has consistently
provided cor facilities which formerly
ody the weahby could toy.
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It is the ]K>&cy of the Ford Motor Com-k
. pony to shore the benefits of -advanced
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tnrtnoqs ami management wna worsen
and public alike. Increased wige? and
employment over a period ox nuuty yttrt
have resulted in
A 500 per cent increase
mthebwU-iuveiue.ofthefordcarinda
75 per cent redaction in Us price.
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MAYNARD G. TflORNE
Advertising and Publicity man
and Salesman with the Farm
ville Furniture Company.
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Farm Sews
Corn Sealed Six Yeaps at Freezing
Seed corn dried thoroughly, sealed
hermetically, and stored at freezing
temperature or colder has kept its
power to germinate after 6 years.
This has led scientists to renewed
interest in methods of seed storage
that may eventually prove of value
to farmers and the seed trade.
Experiments reported by J. D.
Sayre of the Federal Bureau of Plant -
Industry and of the Ohio Agricultur
al Experiment Station grew out of
the need of the breeders of hybrid
corn for some practical method of in
suring against the loss of valuable j
strains of breeding material. Some
of these strains represent years of
patient work that might be wiped
out in a season by a flood, wind- '
storm, drought or insect attack.
'Aty> in the technical studies of in
heritance that form the scientific
basis of the corn breeding program,
the breeders sometimes wapt to
compare in the field plants from the :
original breeding material with, for
example, the offspring after 5 or 10 |
generations 'of controlled inbreeding 1
or crossbreeding.
To find out what condition of stor
age would best preserve life in seed
corn. Doctor Sayre sealed into glass
te^t tubes hundreds of small samples
of a uniform lot of seed corn. The
samples represented varying degrees
of moisture content
In a quarter of the test tubes the
seed was sealed in air, in another
quarter the seed was sealed in an
(oxygen atmosphere, in another the
I seed was sealed in nitrogen, and the
fourth group was sealed in carbon
dioxide. One group of samples were
stored at room temperature, one- at.
freezing, and a third at 25 degrees
below zero Centigrade.
After 6 yean many of the seeds
will not germinate?are dead. Oth
ers sprout neary as well as the origi
nal sample. Oxygen and nitrogen
atmospheres were injurious. If car^
bon dioxide has any advantage over
dead air storage, six yean is too
short a time to show it.
The beet germinations weto from
seed dried thoroughly before storage,'
sealed in air or carbon dioxide, and
kept cold through the years. Doc
tor --Sayre has enough samples re
maining to "allow for teats ovary
three yean for the next 15 yean.
Not all seed will behave as this
corn seed has, the Federal seed
; specialists aay. It has usually been
assumed that stow respiratioij^wfch
essential to preserve life in seed.
Doctor Sayre's results ? with seed
stored very cold in air or in a asr
bon dioxide atmosphere seem to
chsUsnsa this assumption, and his
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results will lead to further research
along this line, to find out whether
R the life of other seeds is prolonged
by conditions that decrease. ?
!f other seeds can be prelerved by
dry cold storage, the Federal scien
tists say it may Uad to ?hangw of
importance in the seed business mak
ing practical long time storage of
seeds after abundant harvests from
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plants that are not ordinarily reliable
seeders. Sealing- of seed in air tight
tins would not be difficult or expen
sive, and cold storage is now avail
able" at moderate cost -
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