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AMERICANS ARE LEARNING THE TRUl
VALUE Oft "BUY US SAVINGS BONOS!
THEY REPRESENT VALUE AND SECURITY/
AMD REMEMBER- BONDS *".E
BETTER THAN EVER.''
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Although Christopher covjmds made four
TRIPS TO THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE, HE NEVER
ACTUALLY LANDED ON, OR SIGHTED ANY OP THE
TERRITORY WE NOW K'iOWAS THE UNITED STATES!
AMONG THE ISLANDS HE ACTUALLY VISITED WERE
SAN SALVADOR, CUBA. JAMAICA, ST. LUCIA
AND MANY OTHERS.
Wave you DISCOVERED US SAVINGS SONCf?
THEY ARE YOUR BEST INVESTMENT FNCOLL TODA\ IN
THE PAYROLL SAVINGS PLAN WhtfE' >OU WORK
Cl^AlNE b T He OMO STATE IN THE UNION THAT
IS TOUCHED BY ONLY ONE OTHER STATE.
TENNESSEE AND MISSOURI ARE BOUNDED BY
THE MOST STATES - EIGHT/
ilfcispberries and dewberries
have just about finished (bearing
for this season in Eastern anil
Central North Carolina and now
la the time to prune them:
To understand why we prune
them at this time we should
know something about the grow
th and fruiting habits of these
eropn. Raspberries and dewber
ries -beat most of their crop on
new shools that come out of ca
nes of last season's wood. Each
season after hearing a crop the
last season canes will die and
their place will foe taken by new
canes which come up from the]
roots of the plant. The old can
es therefore should he removed
as soon as the crop is harvested. |
This practice will give more)
room for the new canes to devel
op as well as *;et rid of diseas
ed plant materials.
In Eastern North Carolina a
slightly different procedure is
used for dewberries. As soon as
the crop is harvested all crmes,
tboth old and young, are remov
ed at the ground. Then the land
is cultivated and a top dressing
of nifrate of soda is given the
plants. In a few days the new
shoots will appear and will
make sufficient growth .during
the rest of the season to produce
a good crop the next year. This
new growth is allowed to run a?
long the ground and is not tied
up to stakes until next Spring.
This practice gives a fait con
trol of anthracnose disease of
dewberries. The plant growth
that is'cut off at the ground
should be destroyed by burning
in order to get rid of all disease.
In the mountain areas the sea
son is not always long enough
to permit the removal of the new
canes. In (hat case ?>nly the old
canes are removed.
Q.? Some of my Irish potato
plants not only have potatoes
growing underground, up on the
Strang too. How do you explain
this?
A. ? What you see forming on
the stems of the Irish potato
(ilants are the true seed bails of
the plant and are not uncommon
at all. These seed halls Invaria
bly form in years when the wea
thesr is cool and moist during the
iblooming Season. This occurs
more o/ten ia Western North
Carolina than in the Coastal
Plain
Q.? What is 2. 4. 5 T?
A.? The chemical 2. 4, 5 T (2
4, S-Trlchloropheoxyacetic) ?s
similar to 2, 1-D weed killer in
common use in Worth Carolina
at present, except -that it is more
effective than 2, 4-D on some
plants ami less effective on oth
ers. It appears to be particularly
more effective on some woody
species such as blackberries,
poison ivy, sweet gum, some
oaks, rose and rlbes. The chem
ical is more expensive than 2,4-D.
In some cases increased concen
trations of 2, 4-D will do the job
nearly as well and riiore econo
mically than 2, 4, 5-T. The chem
ical is available as amines and
esters. Esters are generally more
effective.
Q. ? What are the plant dis
ases which most often attack
alfalfa grown |n North Carolina?
A. ? Downy mildew, leaf spot,
leaf blotch, black stem, anthra
nose, and rust. But there recently
has developed another serious
threat to alfalfa In this state ?
the alfalfa stem nematode,
which has spread into North
Carolina from Virginia.
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Death Benefits
Show Increase
North Carolina families reeelv
ed $8,414,000 in life insurance dea
th benefit payments under 8,012
policies during the first three
months of this year, compared
with *8,248,000 under 6,492 poli
cies in the corresponding period
of last year, the Institute of Life
Insurance reports.
"This first quarter total com
pares with $4,197,000 under 5,388
policies in the corresponding pe
riod ten years ago," the Institute
commented. "The 100 percent rise
In amount paid is a reflection of
the greater life insurance in for
ce, however, and not an increase
In mortality, as the death rate
among policyholders Is today con
siderably below that of a decade
ago. For the nation as a whole,
the ten-year rise in death benefit
payments has been 68 percent,
while the death rate among poli
cyholders is about one-seventh
less than 10 years ago."
Record Apple Crop
Predicted For N. C.
North Carolina apple growers
report prospects of an all-time
record apple crop this year.
T. ,T. Hatton, horticulture spe
: cia'lst for the State College Kx
tension Service, says North Car.
olinu apple growers who have
thinned, their heavily cropped
trpcs are going to reap the bene
fits this year.
The specialist says fire blight
has ibeen serious on susceptible
apple varieties and scab has
oeen difficult to control in ma<.
ny areas. But the over all pros
pects still Indicate the largest
| North Carolina apple crop in
I history. .*
Current estimates of this year's
crop run as high * as 2,195,000
busnels, compared with the 873,
000 bushels produced last year,
said Hatton. .
While apple growers look for
ward to a record crop, Tar Heel
peach growers expect to harvest
11 percent fewer peaches than
last year. Although the peach
crop is somewhat smaller than
last year the quality is good.
July 4-10 is North Carolina Peach
Week, reminded Hatton.
Now is the time to start con
trolling those peach tree borers,
added Hatton. Trees need three
applications of either DDT at the
rate of four pounds actual DDT
per 100 gallons of spray, para
thion (15 percent), two to three
pounds, or EPN 300 (25 per cent)
two to three pounds, says Hat
ton. Spray any of these in the
tree trunks and bruised or dam
aged areas on the limbs July 1-5,
August 1-10, and Sept. 1-10.
Too Many Crops
Become Problem
Diversification of farm opera
tions is all right, says J. W.
Brown, Martin County Negro far
mer, but don't carry a good thing
too far.
Brown, who lives at Jamesvllle,
route 1, is thoroughly convinced
that tobacco, peanuts, corn and
four commercial vegetable crops
is just a bit too much for one
man to handle, says R. McK. Ed
wards, Martin County Negro
farm agent for the Agricultural
Extension Servicte.
Colored News
A plate supper will be served
at the home of Miss Juanita Gor
don on Carpenter street Saturday
night with the meal to be served
?beginning at 6:30, according to
announcement made Wednes
day.
KINGS MOUNTAIN
Hospital Log
VISITING HOUHS
Dmir. 10 to U ? m.
3 to 4 p. m. and 7 to 8 p. m.
PATIENT LIST AT HOOK
WEDNESDAY: \
Mattle Carroll.
Marshall Core.
Lila Boheler.
Lizzie Howell.
Dmcilla Phillips.
William Ross.
George Runyon.
Margaret A. White.
Bill Bolt, route 2, admitted Sat
urday.
Mrs. Elolsc Hulfstetler, Second
street, admitted Saturday.
Reuben Stroup, 1212 W. Maun
ey ave., admitted Saturday.
Wayne Anderson, route 3, ad
mitted Sunday.
Herman Blvens, 602 Church
street, Cherryvllle, admitted Sun
day.
Ophelia Johnson, 128 Laural
street, Rock Hill, S. C., admitted
Sunday.
David Lockridge, route 3, ad
mitted Sunday.
Frances Lockridge, route 3, ad
mitted Sunday.
Mary Johnson, 128 Laural
street. Rock Hill, S. C., admitted
Sunday.
Carolyn felmore, , route 2,
Cherryvllle, admitted Monday.
Laura Moss, Grover road, ad
mitted Monday.
Lillie Mae Stowfe, route 1, Box
5, admitted Monday.
Cleo Ware, Box 264, admitted
Monday.
Essie Tomlin, Second street,
admitted Monday.
Carroll Thomas, Box 665, ad
mitted Tuesday.
R. I. Huffstetler, route 2, ad
mitted Tuesday^
Mrs. John Mitchem, city, ad
mitted Tuesday.
Mary Murphy, 315 Cherry
street, Cherryvllle, admitted Tues
day.
Dora Fay Emery, 807 Church
street, admitted Wednesday.
Brytie P. "'are, 107 City street,
admitted We^n^gday.
Mrs. Charles Manning, Box "14,
Cherokee Falls, S. C., admitted
Wednesday..
Mrs. Bessie West, Fulton street,
admitted Wednesday.
Betty Houser, routte 1, Grover,
admitted Wednesday.
MORE ABOUT
City Board
Continued From Pago Onj
main on First street. He suggest
ed that street could be ^"wet
down".
The board also approved the
following salary schedules for the
1954-55 fiscal year:
Joe Hendrick, city clerk, $335
per month; Clarence E. Carpen
ter, tax supervisor and clerk of
recorder's court, $335 per month;
Joe H. McDaniel, assistant city
clerk, $150 semi-monthly; Hugh
A. Logan, Jr., chief of police,
$335 per month; Hunter Allen,
electrical department superinten
dent, $335 per month ;.George W.
Moss, water plant superintendent,
$146.66 semi monthly; E. C. Nic
holson, superintendent of public
works, $350 per month; Charlie
Fulton, ? receiving clerk, $87.50
semi-monthly; Miss Grace Car
penter, billing clerk, $50 .per
week; Floyd TTiornburg, lineman,
$143.75 semi - monthly; Frank
Blanton, lineman, $136.25 semi
monthly; and Dutch Wilson, line
man, $132.50 semi-monthly.
The city wMl also pay two per
cent of monthly police depart
ment payroll to the Officer's Re
tirement fund.
Prices received by growers for
1953-ellp wool averaged 54.7 cents
per pound, slightly higher than
the year bleiore.
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MORE ABOUT
Rape Case
Continued From Pxtge One
that alter tuuwtering %call to the
Wingo residence Sunday night, he
found Mitchem collapsed in the
yard of the Wingo residence. San
ders further stated that Wingo
admitted to the assault of Mit
chem with a garden rake in self
defense after Mitchem advanced
on him with an open knife.
Officer Laymon Cornwell testi
fied an open knife was found un
der the body of Mitchem. Mitchtm
admitted to opening the knife and
attempting to attack Wingo.
Mitchem was also .convicted of
charges issued against him June
26 for resisting arrest and public
drunkenness and drew a 30 day
road sentencte on each count. The
three sentences received by Mit
chem are to run concurrently.
Broadus Cash, of route 2, ap
pealed to Superior court after re
ceiving a 90-day road sentence
on a charge of escaping custody.
Cash, sentenced to serve a ten
day jail sentence December 6,
1963, while working as a trusty,
disappeared from City Hall after
serving only part of his sentence.
Chief Logan stated. Cash's pre
vious sentence of ten days was or
dered by the Judge-to be put Into
effect immediately.
A nol-pros was taken In the
case against Jake Slpes charged
with damage to' personal proper
ty after Sipes agreed to ray pros
ecuting witness Glenda Jolly $12
to cover a bill incurred in order
to remove paint splattered on
her car by the defendant. At the,
time the damages occurred, Sipes
was operating a spraying ma
chine near the car.
Willie Harris, Ntegro, charged
with Illegal possession of non
tax paid liquor, received a 90-day
road sentence, suspended on con
dition that ttye defendant be of
good behavior for a period of six
months, pay a fine of $5 and costs
of court. Harris was tried June
28, but passing of sentence was
delayed by Judge White until
Monday.
Mrs. Muriel Whitesides, charg
ed with disposing of mortgaged
property by Alexander's Jewelry,
was settled out of court after the
defendant agrteed to pay $10 mon
thly to the prosecuting witness.
Mrs. Whitesides was tried June
28, but prayer for Judgment was
continued until July 6, in order
that she might have time to eith
er bring the mortgaged prbpterty
to court or make arrangements
to pay the prosecuting witness.
Three cases were continued,
those of Ezell Woods, Jr., charg
ed with reckless driving, and driv
ing drunk; Robert Robbs, charg
ed with speeding at 65 miles an
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Three Building 'j
Permits Issued
J. W. Webster, building inspec
tor, approved two building per
mits June 28 lor Zeb Grlgg. One
permit Issued was for the erec
tion of a four room thoiise loca
ted on property on Stowe street,
at an. estimated cost of &900.
The other permit was for the e
rection of a five room house lo
cated on First street at an esti
mated cost of $3,500.
Mr. v/ebster also issued a per
mit to Grace Methodist church
June 28 to build a one-story res
idence to be used aa a parson
age on Katherlne street. The
permit for the estimated cost of
the building was approved ~'igi
$12,000.
?Permit for Fleete R. McCurdy
was approved Friday to erect a
one-story house on property lo
cated on Woodside drive, at an
estimated cost of $8,000.
hour, and Fred Roberts charged
with transporting non-tax paid
liquor. '
There are five canker- resistant
blueberry varieties: Croatan, An
gola, Wolcott, Murphy and Ivan
hoe.
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Andy Devine
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Bobby Van
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Robert Mitchum
Jean Simmons
"SHE COULDN'T
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Wed. - Thursday
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Hickory, Gastonia
In Area 4 Finals
Hickot-y and Gastonia are sche
duled to begLn a bestof-seven se
ries for the American Legion
Junior baseball Area 4 champion
ship on Friday at Gastonia.
Hickory beat out Cherryville,
the defending sectional champs,
in two games this week (6-5 and
12-7) and Gastonia eliminated
Shelby In two gam?s (3-1 and 8-1).
The area champ is to be deter
mined by midnight July 17
?Winner of the current series
will face the Area 3 'champ for
Western honors and a shot at the
state championship.
? : ' |
The North Carolina 1954 pear
crop is forecast at 130,000 bush
els, 4,000 bushels less than the
1953 crop.
Margrace Fire
Damage Slight
?? ? ; -
Nelsler Mill's Margraco finlste '
tag plant was damaged by fire
Saturday afternoon around 3
o'clock when struck by lightning'
during an electric storm. Fireman
Ted Gamble reported. Total dam
ages were not estimated, hut were
thought to be slight, P. M. Nelsler,
.Sr., Company treasurer, said.
An unoccupied - house on Wal
ker street owned by Mrs. Arthur
Bennett, of Cleveland avenue.
wa? partially destroyed by fire
Friday night around 11:45, fire
men also reported. Thte origin of
the fire is unknown. ,-M .
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