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Friday, May 15, 1959 THE NEW BERN MIRROR, NEW BERN, N. C. Page Seven Farmers Urged to Remember Cotton Farmers throughout “North Caro lina's cotton belt are taking a sec ond look at cotton, once king of Southern agriculture. And they are finding it a valuable source of al most forgotten farm income. Farm leaders in many counties have started contests to stimulate interest among farmers, realizing that the total farm income amounts to many millions of dollars. ELECTRIC MOTOR REBUILDERS 24-Hour Service ACE ELECTRICAL CO. 318 S. Front St. Dial ME 7-73S0 COASTAL CAB ME 7-6131 For Expert Plumbing at Reasonql Prices, CoH James L. Cciytdn MB 7-f389 N. C. License 1297 Every drop gives you more for your moneyl SHELL KEROSENE Ives Oil Co. DISTRIBUTOR ME 7-2197 In Wayne county, for example, Agricultural Agent G. Mark Go forth, Jr., reports a cotton contest under way offering substantial prizes. “We have tried to make the prizes large enough to really en courage farmers to do better than ever with their cotton. If we could make an extra half bale per acre our gross income - would go up $874,528,” declares Goforth. Wayne county has 12,327 acres of cotton this year in 2,221 allot ments. Goal of the contests throughout the cotton belt and the state-wide campaign to revive farmer inter est in cotton is simply this: to have every allotted acre planted and then have the farmers do an ex ceptionally good job growing it. impropeHy Used Fertilixers Can Hurt Cotton Plant Roots Now is the time to help prevent those cotton bolls and squares from shedding this summer. The bolls and squares shed be cause of a poor root system, says Dr. Emerson Collins, in charge of agronomy extension a N. C. Stat§: college. One of the main reasons^ for a poor root system is the im| proper placement of fertilizer wheii" the cotton is planted. When fertilizer is placed direct ly under the seed. Dr. Collins says the seed, the young seedlings and the tap root of the plant can be damaged. Once the tap root is dam aged or destroyed, the cotton plant must depend on the small fibrous or side roots. The side roots are often damag ed, too, by farmers cultivating too deeply. “So you see,” Dr. Collins added, ,“it’s not surprising that cotton plants shed some of their bolls and squares when the soil gets a little dry. The plants simply do not have enough roots to keep going.” The way to correct the situation, he said, is to place the fertilizer in two bands, two and a half inches to each side and one inch below the seed. If a farmer does not have the equipment for this, he can stir the fertilizer thoroughly with the soil in the row before bedding. News For Veterans More than 280,000 veterans whose claims for compensation or pension had been previously de nied by the Veterans Administra tion will now have their claims re viewed, according to Sumner G. Whittier, Administrator of Veter ans Affairs. ■These veterans are those whose claims were disallowed by VA aft er World War II and prior to 1955 for the reason that their claimed disabilities were not shown at the time of their last examination. “ The VA for the past several years has been conducting a review for errors in compensation and pen sion claims allowed after World War n, and veteran organizations had requested a similar review of disallowed cases. Consequently, a pilot study was ordered in March, 1958, by Mr. Whittier to determine whether broadened review of disallowed claims was in order. The pilot stu dy was carried on in seven regional offices in widely-separated sections of the nation. By far the largest source of the comparatively few errors discover ed was the category “disability not shown at time of last examination.” A full review is being ordered of the more than 280,000 disallowed claims in this category. “Although I was most gratified to learn from the pilot study that the overwhelming majority of cases had been properly adjusted,” Mr. Whittier said, “I feel that a broad ened review is in order as a matter of policy and complete fairness to the veterans involved.” Projecting the finds of the pilot study to the disallowed claims in volved in the broadened review indicates as many as 2,000 veteran- claimants might be found eligible for monetary awards, he explained. Check-Up on Your Medicine Chest! Throw-out old drugs, novor use anoHior porten's medicine, and Ift us help you make a list of "needs" for emergencies, and to protect your family's healthr And remember, your pre scription Is carefully and quickly filled. Joe Anderson Drug Store ME 7-4201 8 A.M.-9 P.M. on Weekdays ... 2 P M.-9 P.M. Sundays Compansionship of volun^ers from the community is helping give Veterans Administration medi cal care for disabled veterans another dimension beyond hospital walls, VA said. Dr. Roy A. Wolford, VA deputy chief medical director in Washing ton, D. C., said companionship services by volunteers for, patients discharged frun- the hospital are enabling many chronically disabled veterans to live at home instead of on VA hospital wards. Combining some of the aspects of social work and of recreation ther apy, these followup services are a means of meeting basic needs for love, attention, and security. Dr. Wolford explained. Neglect of these needs can cause emotional difficulties or aggravate physical illness in disabled and ag ed persons, he said. 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