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THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1935
rubber horseshoes.
A Newsy Trip
Around The World
ByEHzabetb Saunders
In Boston, Mass., W. C. Henry,
stamp collector, has glued 18,000
postage stamps on his car in lieu of
paini.
LESPEDEZA AGAIN
PROVES ITS WORTH
Raleigh, Oct. 8 Lespedeza has
(scored one of its greatest successes
! as a soil builder on the farm of Chas.
A. McCall in McD'owsll County.
. .. . i' rv D tTi f,c T.onft FT
alike Blair stated that tne increaseu as, oeauiuu, -
yield' of 34.6 bushels per acre may Smith, Bogue; Mrs. Hilda Brown,
be attributed directly to the lespede-, Marshallburg; Mrs. Ess,e ; Abohk,
i rseauiorc nr.u. , iurs. iiauoic
Z McCall's farm is in a valley at the ! Sea Level; Miss Mattie Day, Cedar
W of the Blue Ridge mountains. ! Island; Mrs. Jim Stalhngs, Mernmon;
reriJS fhat until . few years 1 Mrs. Pauline Wade, Straits. Mrs.
" .fx. ;,w,H tnn cold for 1 Elizabeth Uzzell of Louisburg work-
ZVZ: out of the New Bern office wasi
He has used lespedeza regularly indict supervisor of this wort
a three-y'ear rotation of corn. soy-j Every Rehef or
beans wheat, and lespedeza. uwersu - , -
in even higher altitudes also have got- pervisor's assistants and a large ma
. b lior tv availed themselves of the op-
Miscellaneous, 1015; Peaches, 5340;
Grape 583; Pears, 4585; Apples,
2760; Blackberry, 1088; Huckleberry
1197; Figs, 1830; Plums, 47; Jams
and Jelly, 644; Miscellaneous 696;
Syrup 23; Dry Beans, 49; Dry Peas,
82; Miscellaneous, 3.
In Tauton, Mass., the proprietor of Mass.
a restaurant, out of change during a
rush in huniness. erave one of his A. H.
dumber employees a ten-dollar bill days straight on his tarm near Bow-1 A one-year crop oi
and requested him to get "some sil- ling Green, Ohio. One day, he un-j plowed ui der last fall,
ver. The man aid ne came Dae covered a nest oi Dumoieoees unu oiggesx inawac m .iu
Bockbader had two hard ,
lespedeza,
gave the
yield this
with the ten dollars' worth of knives, they stung him thoroly. The next day, 'year that has ever .been witnessed by
folks, and spoons from a near-by five-! while putting salve on a mule, the-.E. C. Blair, extension agronomist at
andten-cent store. 'animal showed its appreciation by State College.
kicking him. In lg34( McCau lespedeza
Wild roses and tame honeysuckle j on his wheat field and allowed it to
Kr.Hi ilr.r,ivi fin a nlnnt cultivated hv ' tt'in T 3im-mna TnVnma Park, frrow throUEh the SUUmmer. Both
Mrs. Andy Wildes of Cape Girardeau, 'Md., recently exhibited fruits of an weeds and lespedeza were
Mo. Mrs. Wildes crafted a red rose hddIb tree which this year produced under in the tail.
onto a wild honeysuckle and the plant 13 varieties of apples and one of
is the result. pears.
ten good results, Blair stated..
rrpret Home Making
e r i ned ionows: airing Deu, oow,
Program IS bUCCeSSIUl ; Beets, 1794; Squash, 112; Corn,
jority availed themselves of the op
portunity to take a part in the pro
gram, Mr. Gossard states. The total j
number of jars of each product can-i
. 11 nL 1 o 4 n 1
A marked increase in the produc
tion of horses and mules on the farms
of McDowell County has been noted
by the farm agent. A number of
farmers are keeping one or two brood
mares from which colts are being
raised.
Eastern Carolina farm agents re-
1406; Peas, 2267; Cucumbers, 2354;'port that tobacco growers are sign-
Eleven ERA home makers employ-'Soup mixtures, 1456; Tomatoes, 11,- ing the new contracts 'very readily,
ed in Carteret county during the cur-1 075; Tomato juice 369; Beans, 886; Most agents estimate an 85 per cent
rent year and working under the su-jokra 74; Cabbage, 328; Relish, 743; sign-up to date.
pervision of Mrs. Jean Morrison can-1
iwirim ii i
An advertisement in a Paso Robles, . In Bridgeport, Conn., Mrs. Bet"
Calif, newspaper began: "Lost: A Ann Seely, celebrated her 100th
lead pencil, by Marjorie Wheats, birthday recently, and said she still
blonde, 5 foot 5, 120 pounds, blue! smokes a pipe, and has smoked
eyes, good dancer. Finder please call since a young girl. Mrs. Seely thinks
" smoking is good for girls of today.
When Baby Joyce Thompson of
r Maryport, England, fell into a 6 foot
Mrs. Carolyn Morrill, 77, of xiock- (,eep pooi her dog jump6d in and
port, Mass, has given over her home iheld her up until ahe was rescued.
to the care ot nomeiess cats. Dozens
of cats have taken advantage of her
hospitality.
George W. Sheran, 99, of Atlanta
the oldest at the reunion of Confed
erate Veterans at Amarillo, Texas,
demonstrated that he could still dance
a jig to the tune of "Dixie."
'"Monkeys" vary tremendously in
eize. Of the 600 species of primates
lemurs, monkeys and apes the
.smallest is the marmoset, which
weighs only nine ounces when fully
grown, and the largest is the male
gorilla, which weighs about 400
pounds or 700 pounds more. ,
In Sydney, " Australia, Dorothy
Knight told Justice Pike that her
husband forced her to massage her
self with a flatiron so that she would
remain slim. She was given a divorce.
A true fish, the mudskipper, of
tropical counties, not only spends
most of its time on land but must
come up for air frequently while in
the water.
This year he planted corn on the
field, with the rows running from
the lespedeza area into a section
where only weeds had grown. No fer
tilizer or manure was applied, but
the corn was cultivated welL
On the two areas there was so
much difference in the corn that J.
Gordon Blake, county agent, meas
ured the yields. On the area where
nn lnanorlprn had crown, the' yield
wa3 24.8 bushels to the acre. Where i Repair
lespedeza had been plowed under, I
the yield was 59.4 bushels.
Since both areas were cultivated!
ned over 46,000 quarts of fruits ana
vegetables which is a decided increase
over the same period in 1934. In last;
plowed ! week's edition of the Beaufort News
a tvDoerapical error read that only
one heme maker was employed. j
Working with Mrs. Morrison on
this program were the following per-1
sons: Mrs. Ruth Nelson, Atlantic;
Mrs. Neva Dale, and Mrs. Phil Thorn
DRINK
B. A. BELL
Your Jeweler for 25 Years
and
' In West Rutland, Mass, Alfred
Johnson lost his wedding ring two
years ago on his farm. Recently his
son lifted up a farm horse's hoof and
found the ring around a calk.
In Somerville, N. J., when Albert
Alienee returned home he found the
house had been ransacked. Then he
discovered the burglar asleep on the
livin-room floor with a bag of loot
and a pistol beside him. Alienee did
not awaken him but quietly left the
house and called the police. The
burglar was still asleep when the po
lice arrived. The police awakened
him.
Thirteen autos seized by the Bos
ton police went on the auction block
and added a grand total of $20.50 to
the city coffers. Two of them went in
a bargain package for $1.
Just a quarter of a century ago
John North stating his first day on
the police force in Los Angeles
'irrested one William Tobin for intox
ication. North retired last week. His
last official act was to lock up Tobin,
now 69. The charge? Intoxication.
Doctors said James J. Miller, of
Jacksonville, Fla., was dead when
brought into a hospital after being
hit by an automobile in Bucyrus, O.,
But he revived and an hour later a
nurse found his bed empty, and no
signs of the "dead man."
For 21 years Walter D. Pell,. 70,
has hauled the mail in a wheelbarrow
between the post office and the Fall
River trolly cars at New Bedford,
A bird's nest with a $5 bill woven
in it was found by Enoch Peterson
of Alden, Minn.
Believe it or not ! Jay Flener, of
Blue Springs, Mo., gave his wife a di
vorce paid her aliomny entertain
ed her until she chose a new mate
bought hte marriage license paid
the minister and gave the couple
$500 and his blessings.
Thomas Arrevalos, of La Harp and
Evergreen Streets, San Antonio,
Texas, rents a tree to spectators who
wish to see the Texas League base
ball games from outside the ball park.
I He has 15 seats in the tree at 10
cents each; and the entire season
yields him about $250.
New York City's mounted police
men are now riding horses who wear
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Holders Can Exchange These Bonds for
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Interest ceases on Your Fourth Liberties
October 15, 1935
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