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MET POTATOES HIGHER IN PRICE Carolina Growers Get More Money For Crop Of Scarce Yams Bv GUY A. CARDWELL, General Agricultural Agent, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company. 0i a recent government report I found this statement: “Sweet potato prices advance since April. Prices of moil.varie ties of sweet potatoes on the Chi cago and New York markets ad vanced during May, June, and early July. As the close of the season approached, New York wholesale prices for the week end ed July 4 ranged between S2.26 and $2 68 per bushel. Comparable prices for the same period last year were lower by about 40 cent. per ' bushel. Although the sweet potato crop was much larger than that of 1940. general improve ment in consumer buying powei caused prices to average sligntly higher this season than last. bwee. potato price prospects also are relatively favorable despite the ex oected 8 per cent increase in Pro duction for 1942, the price effects cf which will be greatly modified bv improved demand conditions. With anything like favorable in come conditions it seems natuial to expect an advance in prices on a commodify as scarce as is the sweet potato in the summer sea son. One of the first cars ot yams | shipped from the crop of 1942 was recently bought by a prominent Carolina buyer and shipped from Orangeburg county, South Carolina, over the Atlantic Coast Line July 23, destined to a northern market. This is the beginning or the Caro linas 1942 sweet potato season. With favorable price prospects there will probably be an unusually heavy movement of green sweet potatoes from the Carolinas this season, but the bulk of the crop will, as usual, go into storage for later distribution to the market throughout the fall, winter and spring seasons. It is up to the growers of this popular crop to keep the buyers regularly supplied with sweet pota toes as they (the buyers) must in turn keep their customers in sup plies throughout the year. This plan must be followed if we are to hold the trade of our regular customers and not lose their busi ness to other states shipping sweet potatoes and competing with this section for the northern sweet po tato trade. The indicated production of sweet potatoes this year in Vir ginia is 4,000,000 bushels, North Carolina 7,848,000 bushels, and South Carolina 5,890,000 bushels. The production in the three states mentioned is substantially higher than the crop of 1941, but with im- I proved buying conditions the gov ernment predicts price prospects should be favorable in spite of the expected 8 per cent increase in production of sweet potatoes gen erally in producing states. State Seeks To Curb Farm Use Of Nitrogen COLLEGE STATION. RALEIGH, Aug. 23—As an aid in meeting vital war needs, the government is ask ing farmers to seed their wheat and other small grains this fall without the use of nitrogen, Dr. Ralph W. Cummings, head of the N. C. State college agronomy de partment, said today. With the large amount of nitro gen going into munitions, and with a lack of ships to bring in from South America all the nitrate of soda needed, farmers will have to get along with less commercial nitrogen. -V Mexico City and Rio de Janerio are the same distance from New York City, 4,810 miles. FOR SALE! Two 1940 CHEVROLET DELUXE DELIVERY TRUCKS O'CROWLEY'S 8th and Princess St. If you expect your wife to take in washing if you’re accident ally killed-at least leave her a washing machine THIS CURIOUS WORLD f PCNCUINS FIGHT WITH swo&as THEIR BEAKS ARE USED AS \ SWORDS, ! AND THEIR RIPPERS AS CLUBS. COPR. 1 M2 BY NEA SERVICE, INC. 1 NORMAL | AUTOMOBILE TRAVEL j IN THE UNITED STATES ' FOE. THIS YEAR WOULD j HAVE BEEN EQUAL TO A ’ CARAVAN OF | pO#7>'-SEV£A/ M/LL/ON jKUTOA\OB/I.JES /WAKIN& A TRIP FROM SA/Y TKAKC/SCO TO TOKYO, AND BACK/ fcL IS THIS ANIMAL, O AND DOES IT EXIST TODAY f I T. M. REG. U. S. PAT. OFT. * ( Use Of Tobacco Money Is New Farm Problem ■ ■ m w__ COLLEGE STATION. RALEIGH, Aug. 23.—Forty-cent tobacco and no new automobiles are creating considerable speculation as to what North Carolina farmers will do with their income from the hign selling 1942 leaf crop, county farm agents of the Extension Ser-1 vice report to N. C. State college headquarters. Ordinarilly millions of dollars from the sale of tobacco finds its way into pockets of automobile dealers each fall and winter. This year, with no new cars available, j the money will go partly to offset the high cost of living and to buy available commodities. However, there is still another side to the picture. For instance, W. D. Reynolds, farm agent in Roberson county, reported talking with large numbers of farmers concerning their intentions. “The answer in every case has been gratifying,” he reported to State college. “Practically every farmer, particularly the tenant farmer, explained that he had plan ned to pay up his debts, buy more and better workstock, purchase farm equipment, and make sub stantial invesiments in war bonds.” Not only are new automobiles off the market, but likewise the manu facture of electrical refrigerators, washing machines, and other pieces of labor-saving devices has been curtailed of stopped com pletely. Much of the tobacco in come went into the purchase of these items. The situation in Roberson county appears to be true in other coun ties, as farmers plans to pay off their indebtness and to help the Government in its war effort by buying heavily of bonds, county agents report. -——V Low-Priced Feed Wheat Offered To State Farms COLLEGE STATION, RALEIGH, Aug. 23.—Wheat for feeding to livestock and poultry is being of fered to North Carolina farmers at prices in line with the cost of corn, it was announced today by G. T. Scott, chairman of the State AAA committee, with headquar ters at State college. North Carolina’s feed wheat rate is 99 cents per bushel for Au gust delivery, if purchased in car load lots. The minimum car con tains from 1,333 to 1,600 bushels, and delivery will be made at any rail point within the county. Prices will advance one-half cent per bushel for September delivery, and another one-half cent for Octo ber delivery. Scott said the wheat is being offered for sale by the Commodi ty Credit corporation as a boost to expansion of meat, dairy, and poultry production in the food-for freedom program. Congress re cently approved sale of 125,000,000 bushels of government-owned wheat for feeding purposes at 85 per cent of the parity price of corn Chicago. \T MORE BIRDS EXPECTED C. F. Parrish, Extension poul tryman of N. C. State college, es timates there will be between 8,000 000 and 10,000,000 laying birds in North Carolina this fall and winter. -V BARLEY SUBSTITUTE Barley is now being recom mended as a substitute for corn on upland Piedmont soils where erosion is a problem and where there is a shortage of farm la bor. MONEY TO LOAN ON ANYTHING OF VALUK No Loan Too Large—None Too Smnl' Cape Fear Loan Office LUGGAGE HEADQUARTERS 12 8. Front Bt. Dial 21858 EARLIER COTTON EXPEOED IN NC Agronomist Says Carolina Lint Crop Can Be Picked Sooner COLLEGE STATION. RALEIGH. Aug. 23.—With the exception of a few areas. North Carolina’s 1942 cotton crop is ten days earlier than normal, P. H. Kime. agro nomist of the Agriculture Experi ment station at N. C. State college, reported today. Ordinarily, he said farmers get a sizeable amount of their tobac co graded before cotton picking time, but this year cotton started opening almost by the time the tobacco was housed. Recent wet weather should serve as a warning to growers to have their cotton as dry as possi ble before carrying it to the gin, Kime stated. Damp cotton not only may be gin-damaged but will also be reduced in grade. Picking should be done during dry weather, the State college man advised, and if the seed cot ton is damp, it should be spread out in the sunlight to dry. _ tr Egg Marketing Set-Up Planned By Extension Service For Carolina COLLEGE STATION. RALEIGH. Aug. 23—Definite plans are being worked out for an egg marketing program for the new season be ginning in December, H. W. Tay lor, extension marketing specialist of N. C. State college, announced today. At a meeting in Roanoke, Vir ginia, earlier in the week, agricul tural representatives from five states discussed most suitable methods for handling the greatest output of eggs in the history of the country. States represented were: North Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, Virginia, and Kentucky. Taylor explained that the busi ness of handling large quantities cf eggs is not new in North Caro lina. This year, in order to facili tate marketing, a purchase pro gram was conducted by farm co operatives in this state at their local warehouses. _ir Cover Crops Important To Farmers This Year COLLEGE STATION, RALEIGH, Aug. 23—With the largest supplies oi seed on record available for use, the planting of winter cover crops this year will be more im portant than ever to North Caro lina farmers, it was said today by G. T. Scott, chairman of the State USDA War board, with headquar ters at State college. “The need for increased produc tion at a time when the supply of nitrogen fertilizer is below normal makes it all the more important that farmers store in their soil as much nitrogen as possible from the air. This is especially true for those men who have depend ed on commercial fertilizers for such crops as cotton, corn, and small grain,” Scott said. “If it becomes necessary to ration nitro gen fertilizers, producers of essen tial war crops will have the first claim.” LEND-LEASE HELPFUL Lease-lend shipments and a greater consumption of cigarettes are responsible for the improve ment in this year’s tobacco situa tion, says J. E. Mann, N. C. State college economist. EASTERN CAROLINA WHEAT SUCCESSFUL Golden Grain Is Grown Better Than Others In State Tests Wheat, known throughout the ages as the “King of Grains,” has successfully defended this title in a twelve-round bout staged in east ern North Carolina during the cur rent season. In other words, twelve small grain variety demonstrations were completed this summer, in as many eastern Carolina counties, and wheat showed some distinct advantages over both oats and bar ley in nearly all of them. In these demonstrations three va rieties each of our best wheat, oats, and barley were planted side by side, in long, narrow plots that could be harvested conveniently with combines. Most of the dem onstrations were fertilized with 400 pounds of 3-8-5 per acre at planting and top-dressed with 100 pounds of nitrate of soda in March. The grain was planted mainly in early November. The average yields per mere in bushels of the twelve demonstra tions were: Wheat: Redhart Five, 32.9 bush els; Carala, 31.8, and Purple Straw, 30.8. Oats: Fulgrain Three, 52.0 bush els: Lelina, 59.2, and Victorgrain, 57.2. Barley: Davidson, 30.6 bushels; Randolph, 27.8, and Iredell, 32.5. These are all good yields, but a bushel is an indefinite quantity since a bushel of wheat weighs 60 pounds, a bushel of oats 32 pounds, and a bushel of barley 48 pounds. The only way to get at the true amount of grain produced is to express the yields in pounds. Here is where the wheat begins to assert its value because, in weight of grain per acre, it out yielded both oats and barley. The average yields per acre in pounds were: Wheat: Redhart Five, 1,974 pounds; Carala, 1,908, and Purple Straw, 1,848. Oats: Fulgrain Three, 1.664 pounds; Lelina, 1,894, and Victor grain, 1,830. Barley: Davidson, 1.469 pounds; Randolph, 1,334, and Iredell, 1,560. The highest yielding variety of wheat made 80 pounds per acre more than the highest variety of oats, and 414 pounds more than the highest barley variety. \T_ POULTRYMEN AID IN WINNING WAR Egg Production Increase Expected Of State Flock Owners COLLEGE STATION. RALEIGH, Aug. 23.—Playing their part in the war effort, North Carolina poultrymen are expected to keep between eight and ten million layers producing this fall and win ter, C. F. Parrish, Extension poul tryman of N. C. State college, said today. This represents an increase of approximately 20 percent above last year, which reflected more than a 10 percent increase over "the number of layers on farms in 1940. Although goals for 1943 have not yet been announced, Parrish pre dicted an increase of from 10 to 15 percent in egg production would be called for to meet ever increasing demands. While responding to a patriotic cause, farmers will not lose money by increasing their flocks, Parrish said. At the present time, the feed-egg ratio is more in favor of the farmer than it was recently. This will mean more profit for the poultryman. Unlike the egg market, the hen market is more unfavorable, the State college specialist said. Up to the present time, the price has discouraged the sale of hens from farms. As a result, farmers have not cared to .sacrifice their birds on a distressed market. This is one of the factors in the 20 percent in crease in layer numbers. .--V First Negro Marines To Arrive In Onslow NEW RIVER, Aug. 23. — The first negroes ever to enlist in the Marine corps will arrive here this week to begin their training. This first contingent will be a small group to be trained as cooks, in preparation for; the later arriv al of larger groups of negroes from time to time from all parts of the country, until the full, au thorized number of 1,200 has been reached by the late fall. Their camp here at Montford Point, only camp to be establish ed for negro Marines in the coun try, will be separate and apart from the white camp. There are 120 new frame huts, each with a capacity of 10 men. A chapel has also been erected there for the negroes, as well as a large recrea tion building which will include a theatre, library, dance floor and soda fountain. The negroes will be trained in all types of Marine technique and tactics. _v SUDAN RECOMENDED Johnson grass and Sudan grass are two of the best pasture plants for late July and early August grazing, says Dr. A. O. Shaw, head of the N. C. State college Animal Industry Department obituaries MRS. ETTA GOULD LEE EAST ORANGE, N. J., Aug. 23 —Utt— Mrs Etta Gould Lee, mother of the ace Associated Press Far East war Correspondent, Clark G. Lee, died last night at her home after an illness of seven weeks. Mrs. Lee, who was born in Mus kegon, Mich., came to New Jersey 30 years ago after a career as a scool teacher and newspaper writer in her native state and in California. She was the widow of Clayton D. Lee, one of the founders and a former president of the United Press Association. WALTER E. WHILDEN Funeral services for Walter E. Whilden, 62, who died at his home, 713 Grace street, early Saturday morning, following a long illness, will be conducted from the Yopp Funeral home this morning at 11 o’clock. The Rev. Edwin F. Kee ver will serve as the minister. Interment will follow in Oakdale cemetery. Active pallbearers will be: G. J. Chapman, H. T. Way, J. T. Ben ton, A. J Lee, Jr., E. F Edwards and D. J. Padrick. He is survived by his widow; one daughter, Mrs. Lillian W. Tickle; three sons; Gerhard J., Ferdinand H. and Norman B. Whilden, all of Wilmington; three sisters, Mrs. Edgeworth Beddoes of Raleigh, Mrs. A. F. Dukes of Waycross, Ga., and Mrsr. George W. Jacques of Cottageville, S. C.; and one brother. C. M. Whilden of Raleigh. A son, Walter E. Whilden, Jr., died in March of this year. Mr. Whilden was employed as a telegraph operator by the Atlantic Coast Line railroad for more than 30 years. He was born in Jacks boro, S. C., on December 29, 1879, the son of William H. and Sarah Ansley Whilden, and was trans ferred by the railroad to Wilming ton in 1898 from Florence. MRS. AMELIA SHIELDS NEW BERN, Aug. 23.—Mrs. Amelia Eliza Kittrell Shields, of Jacksonville, Fla., widow of the Rev. Van Winder Shields, former rector of Christ Episcopal church here, died recently at her home in Florida. The funeral was held from St. John's Epscopal church of Jacksonville, of which her husband was long rector and then rector emeritus. Interment was in Ever green cemetery at Jacksonville. Born at Lexington, N. C., Sept. 13, 1857, Mrs. Shields was married to the Epsicopal minister in 1878 at Winona, Miss. In 1881 they moved to New Bern, where they resided lor eight years during Mr. Shields’ rectorate here. From this city they went to Jacksonville. Many Carolinians, however,, kept in touch with them through the years. Surviving are two sons: Judge Baylard B. Shields and Robert B. Shields; and daughter, Mrs. Ame lia Shields Fletcher, all of Jack sonville. The late Mrs. Robert W. Lassiter, of Oxford, was a sister of the deceased. r MISS SENA HENDERSON MAYSVILLE Aug. 23.—The fun eral for Miss Sena Henderson, 46, who died at the home of a sister, Mrs. W. D. Collins, of Route 1, Maysville, was held from the Col lins residence by the Rev. H. L. Harris, Methodist pastor of Mays ville, followed by burial in the I Maysville cemetery. Miss Hender i son had been a patient in Duke hospital for some time. Only the |one sister survives. MRS. NAOMI RAYNOR Funeral services for Mrs. Naomi Raynor, 33, of 517 North Fourth street, who died in a local hospi tal at 9:15 o’clock Saturday night will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock from Calvay Baptist church, witti the Rev. Earle I Bradley conducting the cermonies. Interment will follow in the family cemetery at Long Creek. She is survived by her husband J. W. Raynor; one son, J. R. Ray nor; two daughters, Misses Kendle and Katherine Raynor; four sis ters, Mrs. Elbert Ford, of Greens boro. Miss Francis Peay, of Rocky Point, Mrs. Jake Moore and Miss Pauline Peay of Madison; five brothers, J. W. Peay, of Tabor City: G. W. Peay, of Pine Camp, N. Y., J. T. Peay of Camp Stew art, Ga., Hubert Peay, of Dunn, and Harold Peay, of Rocky point, and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Peay, of Rocky Point. REYNOLDS FLAYED ON INDIAN STAND Episcopal Bishop Of N. Y. Criticizes Action Of N. C. Senator NEW YORK, Aug. 23—UP)—'The Rt. Rev. William T. Manning, Episcopal Bishop of New York, today criticized U. S. Senator Rob ert R. Reynolds (D-N.C.) for as serting that the United States should ask Great Britain to give immediate independence to India. “What shall be said of a man in our Senate who seeks to inject ill will and bitterness between us and our Allies in this time of crisis?” The Bishop said during a sermon in the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. “Anything in the nature of anti British propaganda or anti-Russian propaganda or propaganda against any of our Allies is a dangerous and peculiarly despicable form of sabotage,” Bishop Manning said. “It is directly helpful to the enemy, and is traitorous both to our own country and to those who are shar ing this great battle with us. “And I may add that those words apply fully to the amazing and most reprehensible utterance this past week in our Senate by one of our Senators whose offense was heightened and increased by the . '— fact that through an ^ seniority he holds *•„ ®Ccideat 0f chairman of the Seriatin'1* of on Foreign Relations.'* Lorr!r-»ee Senator Reynolds ,1 ate speech that he b i ^ Seij. gestion on the third r r';s su». Atlantic Charter that *v n: 01 th* nations “respect the “r^v.?a*t«ty people to choose the e-i'"’ 01 «ii ernment under which tv, 05 g0v live.’’ ’ ‘ Wey win Clinton Legion Drive Termed %cces^ CLINTON, Aug. 23—The pre-membership drive coni^' of Division Two, American l"* Department of North c "'0' which was held here, was the' ^ successful from an aUe'r!ii standpoint of all five divisio-'if* ings held throughout the V'** cording to word ‘receive'* from Department Cot'-/* I Henry Ingram of Ashebcro''^ j In a letter to Command,. ! Manly Jones of Ler L f> > 1 Fost No. 22, the state con--’* commended the fine coon displayed by local Legions* securing the largest conferee. ® tendance of the five held at ferent points in the state" t"' conference here brought -0~ seme 200 Legion men from V" posts of Division Two which * braces districts 3, 6, 7 Vice-Commander W. H V' Shaw of Fayetteville presided r the conference here. Better Be Sure About Your Home Loan! Is it designed for your individual needs? Will it be satisfnetorv throughout the years in which you must pay? Is it a pj.iv. Reduction Loan where interest and principal reduce monthly"*'^, the payments adaptable to your budget? CAROLINA loans the talk of the town. Get the facts! TWO THE / MILLION DOLLAR Carolina Building Si Loan Assn “Member Federal Home Loan Dank” C. M. Butler W. A. Fonvielle W. D. Jones, Pres. Sec.-Treas. Asst. See.-Treai Roger Moore, Vlce-Pres. J. 0. Carr, Atty. _Milmtitgtmt HHornutg §tar
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