North Carolina Newspapers

ïtenîtersott Haîly Ufapatrff THIRTY-THIRD YEAR ^,ί'Λ « .'.VY;:! ν HENDERSON, Ν. C., SATURDAY AFTERNOON, MAY ί, 1946 FIVE < ; CUP Y 0ver Million F a r m Organization Now Ëre Idle Bids Labor Unions In Country Help Oust Anderson Thousands Jobless As i τ "t.>ries Close Fi r m CchI Shortage ( Sl\ Tie λ 'ci 'ΓfI i'ri ss ι > 1 ; ■ \ nr!.'"-s jojir.'il lh" r :11V nt it· : ■ .'I · ia (Ir .Mirt nil: r ·'.»< ««*-.; . . ivrre (\|'"rl<*(l (i) ld!! "ν ' ·. ϊι·:!ΐ:!η· 1 ; ( · i:iI -Invts rct'ii· <· ! o:> riMli'ns. -o:nc it.-(I r sirirt eoal 1 '-rvntîeii oriels Itorausp n!" tin- ι rit e ■! · <> I s,!· . ti >n. ffo 3rd rate c tir,· it" of the nttm bn i ; î I · · 1 ei a" e of I;r»r disputes, avl :.»(···* 1 ' force I I 1 ciu'l work because of strikes was available, but • ■ 1 ' ο ι ' I VI I ' 1 . t lh. " mil - >:.»·,· 1· ' : . 1 ,'ΙΙΙΊ · . . :·, ι : : In- - : 1 a:■· a ■ t i ·11 : r the : any shutdt>\ 11 in ■ dustry because of ! ι Ι:ιι k · I C '· I φ! I ir.. \ t!v · : HiO.OOO AFL United Mine W< rkers, « bo left their ('···. t ". 1 I · '■ .·, · ..11 Of t Ir , u!ry. F.>.!■·'■ I . ■ c a Ό:'- :i: V.\ Ί ! 'Ir·: i ■ I ; I ' : 1 · in ' :) till l.i"...'.nt oil i in ι .'ti till' uaàio'.lt ( >! 11 <■ :' r Mir. ' along the la in' I r :t ■ ' .1 ν ere 0:1 the giro ny ,L 1. IC. Strike by mill ο 1 ν · r !; ο ν t!.: eate'ied. wit'· thrn 11 ρ e r a t i η g brotherhoods representing c<mdue • II .Mid rn · lira on a'l : i-·; ! ; i .Π" re ■ "Π1 ! 1- ' .· ii. it:.il.! Earlier, the railroad trainmen and en ci n ders fi"'t wacc conference • :h the car: irr . \vh: h wore calico tt "v ' : 'r :' a tr i'.c : : May 1." t" M.H" ) :ar; Ί rr .·· The three opera! irr* onintis sa ir' ■ t rike "a ι Ί I h wo'aM < · ·. ■ 111·" i 1 ln:..'| of SI .:'a m a M: ' i. -n tr a daily hike of StJS granted last Monday I \ :m arbitrati 11 1 n iid v.'rrit no' m' 1 led. People WOuldn't Mind R îitioning W. shin ;t η. M: ν 4. 1 ΛΓ) l'hc trr Bowlt ci! rr.; the 1 ·<>s -ibiI '·.■ 1 f "s nie t Higher" famine rc lief measures, said t' day he knows \merica will accept restoration o! : .... I rationing if it be; ο rr- neer - sa rv Άΐ the η riant.' tac e oirrrie ' i.iili/.er said "1 d 11'; ,-ee any i : η - ■ li.tr nece ' y 1 r t1 . t We a re ., ,· h (" -uni ry ra· 1 1··»: ·· ·' r \ 1 rv kind ■ 1' food. Γ t ii we m il 1 la, e to go i>ntΊ: to a rr i. aid o' food tali >11 i η ίί. I > : : ; ■ ν tin- Antr . ai i 1 [île \\ ould accent that." NATIONAL GUARD AIR FORCE ASKED W. shingt 11. May I. ( ΛΓ) Γι eat ion of a. 11 air !ia'rr : .' ■ naI u ard and reserve of iitri men was proposed today bv tar a ■ y air fo: rr - tr augment the nation's rcg II la r aei ia I defense... Li. Gen, George E. Stratemeyer told the NTati>i"d Guard Ass >ciatii η that ΛΛΚ plan., rail l'or a.r rational gaard groups etiaipprtl with -Util plant1 ., and S4 air re >τ\ r groups. Stratemeyer is cammanding gen eral of the newly organized AAF Air ii.a.("nm.vand with headquarters at Mitchell Field. \ V. He said that the national guard-reserve plans ν fir subject to War Department and r 1 grrs..i nal approval. France, Britain ί ο Move ί roops From Î.evantine \cv Vork. May }._(.\V) — The l i'itc.l \ a t ί ο η s Security ( lumcil had assurances Γ r ιι ιιι Franco and Britain today tli it the bu:k cf (heir forces in lie· levantine stairs woultl In· wita liiaivn by .lune '!(!. S( carat'- announcements tli.it "ritiJi and French foncs had . ' .- ii!· band:: " " : i ; art! v.util·! •■In ill1 quit tli I.ebuMin ν, I've I lid before tile ι nun: il as it fared up to ι new crisis nevt v.cck over t!i presence of Kus • fin ίϊΐ'οη·- in Ir Mi I) e . ο '.! d 1 March 2 treaty limit. Itu -ia t ow iias ; ro.tnse ! to >1 >i c Ih r forces out cf Si mi by Ma> (ί. j The lîritivh and French dec larations handed in last niçht to Chairman Hafez Λ fi fi I'aslia were expected to circumvent any mention here of the Levantine squabble w hich was aired at the I ondon sessions of the council 'ast February. \ irmnia Plans r—i Pow er Rationing RIC'IFM >NI>. May 4.- «ΛΡ- Th ·· Si ; te t ' ■ ι Γ) κ ■ :;i t inn C' ·ι1 : : 11 is.-!. η t 'lay . ;·':Κ·Ί up* · the 27 Imwor lir.i s (io i 11 u bin :ni·.-.·· in Virginia t(i appear alnre the SCC at 2 j>. m. M< rulay in sh.nv cau.-e why rationing <>:' · e'.cctrici'.y should η t be instit :ted. The commission acted in the face ·>; the coal shortage thre.it In the j mver s ipply after c< r.fet'rmg fori se\ oral honrs with representative. ·' the Virginia Eleclr! and Power Co. during which the company pres · t, .lack G. Holt/claw, laid be fme the commission ' the w h ο 1 e ! story" of the c< mpany's power re-] .πιπί'.- loi the next few weeks." FRANCE TO VOTE ON CONSTITUTION Paris, May -1. (ΛΓ' —The French people .. ill vote Sunday on aecept . : e Ί' ι r rejection of a new French constitution which w uld centralize the p. \v( r ' f uo\ or: ·:::< nt in a oae 11· lc ' il 'turo of (ί(·'ί) members. Pciihsihou Is Captured By Chilli 3 se j <Γ!v The Associate! Γrr··· ) Ch : nose ;π·. ι y hcad<| ;:i rters in Mukden said today Government forces have routed (in,000 C· ιι.ίηι ! : ! tl'< e; il ι ' W '-(!■ y ' : Γ 11' Ptnhsihou, ιτι in C< nmunist strong? hci'l .··> ithea t I' :\'111 ; : < i ■ ■ ! · 11 -,! i I National 1 : ι ίis inl I i.'ted ".(MM) to 7.(100 casualties. General Τ ι 1. -!·· η··. (iovcinma t mmander at M; kdon. said the a ; : le ::egan ye ' crd;:.\ ; · : t ci ι cciipa tion ni' the city was completed yes terday. Ii»· said the Xati: nai force.· h d thrust nanawa: 1 from Liao yang. Meanwhile, Goner d Ch>m En-lai. No. 2 Chine· e Coni uni.-t, reported ι Nanking thnt tin· Russians had withdrawn their di'ili n at — and rail n ;.d représenta! \"es f r ο m Man irii. reee J nix in:.: the f 111 '· ' · t y of attempting to operate the Chang cl'.'n ι ■ ; ι : 11 uad : intlv ·.· itii China while the ci· il war was ravjiig. Λ (' mmtinis : ρ ο I; e .- n an at American headquarters in Peiping reported that five American rews correspondents, including Tom Mas ti■"> η of The Λ·- ■ < i ltod Press, were .· ι l,erii. led to l.e c- . .· aled f r ο m Cbanurht'n torn' rr· w. C * i ΐ f » ■ t 1 od: ν held ! ι1 fi r .· t j ire ci nf( :·· lid· in Nankin:·., where lie will res! η··, pea ci · nier; nce <· :i!i ( >en - e: I Λ rshall. AiVierican envoy, .i d Geiierali- amo Chia'·: Κ i-- · ι · ■ .. lie said the R u · - i :n ν illiil: a .( " r setied relation.-'" belwccn the So wet.- and Chinese.'' Leading Issues Are Forced Down New York. May 4.— (AP)—Selling never was urgent in today's stock market although there was enough of it to put leading motors, rubbers, steels and "blue chips down frac tions to more than two points. Trans fers wecr around 500.DUO shares for tile short stretch. Casaulties most of the day in eluded Chrysler. General Motors, U. S. Rubber, Goodrich, Goodyear, U. S. Steel and Bethlehem. Agreement Not Reached ByMinisters Statements Heard On Italo-Y ugoslav Frontier Problem i'.' ι r, I - ' \ i ) —Ί ii ίιιι î;:i is ι η.m il lr ι·/! si il η: η' i ll I !>■· ·. ι · jmi- ! I ι i ι \.I'.(sl.V :<< I t :<· J ; I 4 »»| 011 ' JI 'if I hp its -,i ;■ η» ill is! :· i' -, ί,ι .·. three hou ' session todav, which intli cutra tiii-y ws- : us lar fium >:> lii'.iv.i of til- prtih.rm a . lhp.\ H.'ie " ι t Hi· ptem in Ι,οη Ion, Λ r.i li'.bci ι·Γ til · Air. hi dolo ?ati<'U :<:tl the |"-iti> n ol 1U» four ministers on the bonder problem was unchanged. Τ It: Amr. ican said thcr · was no sign of cgreement, with Rus sian Fi reign Mini. Ht Y. M. Molotov lined 11 ; > again l hi American, I'.nt ish and French coll .rates. A Briti'h re said Molotov described the border line prop by the other pov. ers a~ puni;hm< η ni Yugoslav, a war-time ally. Γ. S. Secretary of State mes Byrne·; de nied thi.-. say.ng that 1he Yugoslavs, under Ihe \meric:in, British an i French proposals, would obtain Fiunie. lo.Oi!" square miles of new territory and 375.0011 persons. Molotov. agreeing thai Trieste was technically Italian, was reported to have demanded that the city be turned over to Yugoslavia because it was an integral part of the sur rounding countrywide which, he said, was technically Yugoslav. Dr. Cooke NewE.C.T.C. President Greenville. May 1. (ΛΡ) —1 ho beard of trustee- of Ka-t Carolina Teacheis college .1! a meeting here Friday afternoon voted unanimously to ek\ t Dr. Dennis II. Coo.e a., president 1' acceed Dr. Leon R. Meadows. Dr. Cooke. \vh > is 4-. is a native f Maiden, a graduate of Duke uni versity and for the last six years h . ί cen Head of the Depart nient of I-'< ( ι c..li<· \ ' 1111 j ι : i ; ι i' in at George I'eabody college. Nashville, Tei:n. App< intment of Dr. Cooke was reeommended by a e nmittee ■ ' the I·.. C. T. I . board o! trustee, which V. as I'll'!)'" e: ; . »1 II ί uh Ho: ;· ι: ι ο1' \\ illianiston, Mr-. Charles M. John • on ι f Hale,!1.!]. Ilenrv Belk of Golds bori ι and 1·'. I ' I larding ol Grecm i ! le. i 11'. C ι ιο'.ο ι hedule·. i to re eive a .-alary oi .sii.iiun a year plus a house. Ho v..· ited (ί "eoiiville ι Ιι iut t wi > weeks ago to inspect the E. C. T. C. ) lant and ! - nice; with the beard o' trustees. Ho is scheduled to as sume new duties en August 1. Ii was gene! .illy assumed that Dr. Howard .1. McGinni.-. who has seen acting presalc ι for nearly two years, would return to his old post as reg istrar of the eellege. Dr. McGinnis to]; over after Meadows retired, sub séquent l> to In· indicted and sen tenced 'o j ι r i - ' · 11 on charges of em bezzlcnio t and false pretense. Dr. Co.ike ! well known in edu cational circle as an author and tea lier in education administration. He has conn led survey.- of .-eh· ol systems ιοί· a num'oer of Southern cities and - '.he author or c i-author ol 24 hook- ι ? ι ed ileal ion. Agriculture Secretary To Blame For Shortages, National Farm Union Says w.i hington, May 4.—(AP) The t imult nv ι ci ntinuod pri'e cm ml.-· Γ >r . · ι· : I w.i \ΐ'Ί li ! ' ■1 .'it Ui. Si :i— ! in . I 1' armors In li 1 ι. < ; : 11. < I < η organized labor in join in a drive for tli ■ mi tor of !■ ο r -tiry ol \ ·. cul'irc tint· η An ι, ; ι η. Pre 'don' Tn ηπι;' ι : · ι ■. !. : s t i ·■ <k - I;i■ tκ■!ι tint th · a i:·! in t .! n ι ill !. η I-· fi· m'y for c η n i d :» i<v ι·ι nt ■! ■ i n mo.it an I li.. i «·.. ap p ι χ nt l.v li.nl η·> damp *η·η.; ο' l'o ·;. '' "no !;ir..·.· ιunion claimed that An i ι' η i'.ad ·. η -hi a';od a "In - • ■ icil < 1 · 1 ! ·.I : n" ;\ am.-t η :· it price controls, arid said further he w.'i- "p.inoipally irspon ibl. " to th · country's current food sho, ta Mr Truman raid Anderson . aw eye to c\v with him on th - nor - 11 ν !'. ι ;>ι ι ·■ r ntr il. hut on Capitol 11 i il. ! ill" 1 · ι v." 111 ; ί<<"! : < Η'«Ί ;ι ! - ·< 1 111 Κ(τ I < ί. : ι V h.: I M'.'in 1 ! n · r · ι 111' linpivs '· Il II I .ι ι ■ι :·νΙ IiIiVim ; il' .it c 11 - ■ ι. , ii Hi.· ':'·■·!. ι : i:< rki't . it 11:11 mil (I· · in ! cκ ;ιr in 9Ί <! · . .. i!('| ire ' ■ 111 ;. t i . t · - of t 11 · 1 ; 11 ' : 11 or Ii· η μήΙ th y are i-cokm;; io have Philip Murray of the CIO and Will am C1 it o:i of th ·.· \ Ι-Ί , j 'in witn •la: ι · \. ι ; 11 n. I!i · I arm ts union I t■,i· <·πt. in ι; . η Mi'. Truman in . ; pliii'L· \n I ' η villi ":ί meone ι··.·>ii· ' ί.i; ailu'tii- v.th the policies" of th ii min t ; :.! r Ίι. 'Ill - in ι i in ,:!i'<aly ha.-; mru':' pub 1 ii ■ :· i-.'it.r i 'a : ' ' ί ι .Mit t'i >i.·. Tru man in which ίτ· hi;.m.·:! Anderson a bc\n ; 'principally ic pun-i'ole for t Ii;· la I il : ΓΙ ι Ί' t! :· ' I llitl' ί till'-· to produce enough and procure enough ii '· ι,, fulfill it.· responsibilities ;.b: oacl." rAPS FOR NINE SEAMEN SHOT BY BERSERK SHiPttiATE MASS FUNERAL SERVICES FOR NINE SAILORS killed ubo. : 1 . η LST in ' Van1.,' Γ < k shii'i: arc attended by officc ι-.·; and men of the Αη.<·: η :i : : pliii ·. g: ,;i<, : · · . Flag-ilvai cd coffins are lined up at right, in the Shanghai cemetery. The sailor ν ho w; ι π to have done the .shooting is Seaman William V. Smith, ly, Aciieviile, Nurlh Carolina. (h,u-r. < o) Guards, Police Preparing Big Push Against Alcatraz 'Cons' New York Cotton Xew York. May ; t ΛΡ)—-Cotton futures opened l11 cents a bale higher to '2il cents lower. Cotton fulure.- closed 50-63 cent; η bale lower Truman Is I r^ed To Seize Mines Shut By Strike Wa.-hiivit n. May 4. — t ΛΡ) Senator L'ie;:: (I)) of 111. s said today the soft <·. a I ,'rike eo d:l "eas ily r.oeo : e an ir.- rroeti.ti> açain the siovern * Ή" and ca11( d ο : I res ident Tr.iman to seize the ci!.· mine I» e. - Ji ini L. lue »·. ..· ··.·.. rea:- ι He told t!■ <■ Senate the IM-day-old walkout it i*ie miners i.- a "politi cal .-trike. re\ o!utι·'nar.\ in ciar.ieter and . Mav .... July October . Dev. mber . March May 1.1917) C >pen 27.(in 27.(in .)(> U2 UV I I , ' 1 ι I Middling spot: 28.1-J I ..) . Ali I3 Reported Quiet on 'Rock;' 'Μ ε ri nes W ithdrav/ Sail Frtncivo·!. May t.-(AP)— Police ("hk ! Charte-· Ι)ι;!1«·;ι said th V th" .Me; ' ! .■ ι. I'll, un wai den told 11 it : 1 tod;,y th;ι ]>:ί on -.mard ' are .inci ting ready for the big push" against i;roup i,l l r.H'l ·.: >1 : i: who 11.. killed two j.uard.- and wounded Π more. Chief Dull, a said \ V. : ι :, ι .lamv Johnston told him there had been "a little firm::' ».·· i.v tin.·· morning from the ceil block in which 20 or more mutinions convicts are bar ricaded, including the se<vn ,,113 leaders who headed the revolt. At 1 ! 1:1 ή a. m. (PST), th- San Fr; nr'sco Police Boat Ι' Λ. White, cruising around llie island prison radioed headquarters that all wa (iiiiet at the penitentiary, that there \va.». no sound of firing and no un it: liai ground activity. .Marines \\ ilhdrawn. I' S, Marin,·.-, who h, .1 ru.-hed the aide ,t the pn>"ii guards when the outbreak flared were withdrawn from tile i.-land. Meanwhile pris m iiuaid.·. strength ( ned their battle lines with rem ίιlicou ont .·:.·! ' · rebel convicts ··'·· : <·:ι blocks if they refuse a "surrender or die" ultimatum. Τί',.-ch·. ; ' ι - inn Is Wit- ι· · ' ■ '. n ; lire <·[ a.-c ibled · ii- or 1 < » - ί i ; ' : t î i < ' · ι » ι : . ■ : ί in:: 11 v.itiny, ι ow in its tin: in.v Decisii η . .< i. μ η·: bo!, teiv: ! 1 : ι < ■ c j ' ' m ; ίι' 1 hp laιi;l f®clt·: u! p. ; ·:. . - the I)· . u tensely aw; ted tit.· ile.-perados' cision. The ι : ΊI concrete struct un a' land was quiet a il considered their eh·· The corne re: · e: ; ; portée} tn hu·. am:· .· hi were lie. : tied block lum.-i i police reported at ·> : a. m. EDT) that a the islands < in·· of the i"■ .ii > · -lay tele pin nod \Vi>: ι.···. ·' \ : :. : : t "n to barsain for sin rendt .·. ' ·. \ ι 11 '·.. : " ' 1 you threw · it y . ammuni lH>11. tl:" V.'.i ·.■·:■ :.··| ι· ,i-(i back. Silt-nee follow. . . h i·.·, many V 111,1 ; · :· . , v. '"'!· !11 • ■! \\ milled : I, I i- ' ' : ' IIU" i thai : I :· an led ill • I. : · . ·r'.-.uns. '·.·,. ι·ί·~ and ■ι : . then .- Ill i.silieil hit a la I ' 'a1.' calm. \. 11 a ' l:ea I'll from had bel· : ι h they - /—« 1 OR NOR IIS ; A!U)i.i\ ( ι mi ■ .i:i' ι ιi»i* \·. iili occas i,· a : ' ι ..in t)>. a ; ternoon .1 : I 1 : : ' 11 ' .· . portion Sunday becoming partly cloudy .m·! M.i' r.nr wet pi ι ti.m sun d.i'. attei noon. «rS* Yc util Survives Electric Chair; State Debates Its Next Move St. Mart , ι: ■·. I .a . .ΛΙ ; .MM —A 17-year-old negro who survived bl-i 11 u . t r; I ! »! It . 1 in ! : : ο I'll· cilair and having the switch thrown, said today that "il tickled u little but didn't hurt much." •The 1 ."id j .ιi:mrl you:1 . \V . F/.m cis. today was in m ,·· '! in the Iberia Parish jail at New Iberia while Mate louai a ' ··. >. v. 111 - dried '. la·' !i( r a : " ' . : ί : ■ t could c er hi· ma· ι· .·.' I., a to elect roc11 ! i' liiu The nogii wa.- ' ni > the chair yesterday and the current was I anted ' η. Ho . ι ; ; r : ι -e< ! ,,ιι.Ί I lier ;i: .tmndort i ' '■>' > .·ίΙίη>· .li cier the liood, "lak i! ofi: taki n ο ; ; ! l'ranci Ί ":ί·ι· l.i>rd was wit nu·," when lu· ···,,. 1: :.;■!) from lii chair, and l;it< r in a death ell in terview ,iid he .. . "!·. » klMU .1' in;; to heav en ,·. hen the .--.witch vva. 111 :'IIW!!." i(ΐο-'ι : :ιοί- .11 ie I ).i\ i Ri-, a :-i\-da\ r··!·.·.· !·. J-'beriii l.< · na. I .e.-we' ι : ■ l'i ittei . ' ! hi vo the e'Xi : ι .»;·· ieil out in \t Ί hni .-day SPEED CAMERA .READY TO FILM ATOMIC BOMB TEST CAUED THE FASTAX, and capable of taking thousands of pictures in a single second, a r.ew camera developed by the Bell Telephone Laboratories and built by the Western Electric Co. will film the atomic bomb test in July. Sixty of the cameras will be used. At right, John H. Waddcll focuses the camera. Pictured left, a jnortar shell syeeduig at l.OUU ieet a second is caught by the camera leaving the gun » muzzle, (international) Cool Nights Hurt Growth Of State Crops Haleigh, Al y Ί. ■ The Federal St;:to Crop Hep· rtina Service of the Ν. C. Agrieult re Department s:ivs t h ;i t : 11 ! h · π; h rainfall u North Car olina was ample during the last two weeks of April, a series < ! unsea sonably ο < -1 nights proved detri mental to tin· growth of "quite a leu-" of the truck crops now grow ing. Frosl ι .arlng on the night ol April L'l caused some damage to beans in t : ι. ■ Albemarle Sound area and delayed the harvesting date for potatoes · a lew fields from one la two weeks. In general, the cool wea'her h s been ideal for the good growth and development of all mid spring anc! late spring crops. Houns i'l North Carolina have η., tie little growth since mid-April due to the very cool weather. The crop is now in « eed i f sunny days il ill,live ·»τ; ue yields arc to be ieali/ed. l.iv.ht nwvement from Ta bi r City i. expected to star! May 10-1.1, and about the last week in May in the Pender-Duplin area. Γι·; ns are expected to become av ail able in \olume about -Tune 1. ί'ΛΒΒΛίΐΚ AM) BF.KTS. There i- η w a light movement ol' bri t.: from the New Hanover Co1 ;pt ν , r.-a. The cr ip i ; in fair ec.nditi i· with average yields an ticipa!ed. Light u 11 i 11 · ; of North Carolina', eabb . ',e r·· ι>ρ bas started. How e er harvest will no! beet me general un til a! out May 10. The crop is in go id conr'i'i η and good yields are ir ι rospo' t Insects have caused s'-nii ■'jma'ie to qir lity in Carteret Coun ty. (AXTAI.Orrs WD ( IΤΙΛΙΓ,Ι KS. Cantaloup plants in North Caro Γι η are up generally, but stands are oil Γπιηι ι. ■ ·.· .· ii' in i· weather. Cant ... , isu.iliy sta r moving ni··· .· t ·! Imt \veck .n .1 uly. North Carolina gr iwers increased the acreagi n! <· :■ imbers fi r hue spring harvest. C"."Ί weather, how ever, resulted :n poor germination o. seed and si. iris in most areas are under arrca'-'o·· whieh failed to ob tain a s Π ι a. · t ry stand and have repl;i teil. Final production will no; come up to that anticipated earlier due to the decreased yield prospects which u ill probably result iron: po( r stands. LKTTl'i'F. Cl ttiiiîi ο! North Can Ima's let1.1 e crop b <- become general. The crop ι. s ira le excellent proven s π nu the la. t two weeks and a 1 rgi vohane ol excellent quality let; ice > now -ivai'able. Although ·: : fields now show excellent yield pros pects, final yields wil depend upon the percentage of the crop tii.it i eut. Γ I· AS AMI PKITF.R. Mnveiii 'nt of North Cam' ι ; . en ]'e ι crop ha- -1.1:1· I. 'ill· : ι : ί - rpade :.'ooi 1 progr. l . and I i "h' I ν 1 .el I. r 1 ' -.ι n ave;1 Ό ι'"'1'! are in pn sped. Carrent nice.-; have 1ΊΜ n (I ι.- ι pp lint i 11 1 y low. 1 ι an I.inting of N'urth C'■ roli'la' U "Mi popcr crop is practicaly corn pleted. Some grower-; fear tiiit the cool weather may have caused some damage to the crop. POT \T<M S. In North Car ilitvi. pro;: ;ictii · green pepper crop i pra t rally r ,n week of May 13. gener; 1 harvest i; ·> 11 areas i< not expected ee1 underway until t'~e week o! M y 20 ι wil be a light harvest started the ÊASY come-easy go A PAIR OF NEW HAMPSHIRE CHICKS 12-days-old illustrate the progress in fast feathering experiments conducted at Univi ·· ily 1 : n, Minne apolis, Minn. It is hoped that the experiments wi ! ι i.l eh!:ens of pesky pinfeathers which make picking ditlicult. The chiil.cn at left has h id ils feathering speeded, sprouting wings and t ι :oathers in 10 day v, !ii!o the chick shown at right has feathered normally. (IntcrnalUmcU) tiinie ve;y !a\ iirablc. Although somt yi img plants were lit buck by frost in Beaufort. Currituck. and Tynvll «.·«·::ntit : . the da!"a;.;e was .-lh'ht and tae ma.i nart of the M'i'ragf was ' . ! affected. In in oral, tho cr.ii h is- made excellent progrès in all areas dur ι g April ,ila heav\ set of tubers is ap pealing on the vines. Although there STKUYBKKUlfcS. Strawberry yield prospects have been lowered d ai:; the past month by cool v.a ;ther. a I ick of sunny days, and an infestation by red spider mites. Miivcm;.i t i. now in its most active stage but offerings on auc tion markets are light compared with it her ve.irs Berries wil be ι available l'or ι bout two move wek&