Skinnersville
Mr. and Mrs. Theron Johnson,
of Smithfield, were here Sunday
as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Tom
White.
Mr and Mrs. Walter White at
tended the Pleasant Grove picnic
at Albemarle Beach last Wednes
day.
L. R. Gladson was in Norfolk
Saturday.
L. R. Gladson received a phone
message from a hospital in Wash
ington Monday about the death of
his wife’s father, J. A. Elks, who
died Monday morning at 2 o’clock
from a short illness at the age of
78 years.
Services were held at Oak Grove
4 Baptist Church last Sunday morn
' ing by the pastor, Rev. V. W. Evans
of Creswell.
Rev. V. W. Evans, of Creswell,
was the dinner guest of Mrs. Sadie
Stillman and family Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter White call
ed to see Mrs. Richard Lucas, jr.,
and family at Plymouth on Thurs
day.
Mrs. Theron Johnson, of Smith
field, and Mr. and Mrs. Tom White
were visitors of relatives in Hert
ford Monday afternoon.
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Milk Production
Production of milk during March
for the Uited States amounted to
over 11 million pounds—5 per cent
above March 1955 and 13 per cent
above the 1945-54 average for the
month.
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FALLOUT CLOUD could look much like this
Artist's conception fo v mg an attack on a tar
get city, such as the 70 target areas which will
be assumed hit during Operation Alert, 1956
(July 20-?f>). Radioactive dust in the bomb’s
mushroom cu 4.1:1 he blown 200 miles or more
downwind fr< n the blast area, covering the
cr material which
for days could bring injury or possibly death to
anyone not under cover. In rural areas, a base
ment, root cellar or "cyclone shelter” would be
the best shield from radiation. Such a shelter
should have food and water for at least seven
days, and a battery-operated standard radio to
receive emergency instructions from civil defense
broadcasts. (FCDA Photo)
.....
It seems out of place to talk
about irrigation when we are hav
ing plenty of rain, but it hasn’t
been so the past three weeks. This
period has been a good example
of why irrigation is not just de
sirable but is a necessity for a veg
etable garden. The drought has al
so been accompanied by intense
heat.
During this time sweet corn,
snapbeans, butterbeans, beets, pep
pers, cucumbers and tomatoes have
been maturing and have suffered
from lack of moisture. Many vege
tables such as these attain high
qaulity only when they make rapid
growth and this is made possible
by plenty of moisture as well as
fertility. Two or three weeks of dry
weather, especially when it’s hot,
can check the growth of some vege
tables so that they will never re
cover and the result will be tough,
stringy and fibrous product.
It has been my experience that
you cannot depend on natural rain
fall if you expect to grow high
quality vegetables. You should
have an inch of rainfall each week)
during the main growing season.
When the rain fails, the same
amount of water should be applied
from other sources—a pond, well,
stream, or city water supply.
If the garden area is flat, sur
face or furrow irrigation may be
used. If not, one of the overhead
sprinkler systems may be used.
The most popular and effective
type is one having a standpipe
with a rotating nozzle at the top.
Expensive, you say? Perhaps, if
you think in terms of one year, but
you will use the equipment over a
number of years, and think of all
the vegetables and berries that you
will save by its use.
A friend who has been selling
irrigation systems for commercial
operations in this state said that
in one year he sold more equip
ment for irrigating pastures than
for any other purpose. If it is not
too expensive for pastures, it cer
tainly is not too expensive for the
vegetable garden which should
furnish your table and local mar
ket with the best products to be
had.
Big Gain 1955 - 56
I In Tree Planting
! In North Carolina
Atlanta, Ga. — The tree planting
program of the pulp and paper in
dustry and pulpwood suppliers in
North Carolina during 1955-56 ex
ceeded their previous record by
over three million trees, according
to the Souther Pulpwood Conser
vation Association.
The 11-state survey conducted
by the SPCA revealed that the
industry and suppliers distributed
and planted 17,883,915 trees last
year as compared to 14,311,000
trees the previous year.
H. J. Malsberger, forest and gen
eral maanger of the Southern Pulp
wood Conservation Association,
said, "These figures indicate that
the pulp and paper industry is
planting more trees than it is cut
ting in North Carolina.” He ex
plained, "Assuming a fairly accu
I rate figure of 10 trees per cord, the
I pulpwood production in North Car
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olina last year was 1,574.000 cords,
resulting in over 15 million trees
being cut as compared to over 17
million being planted.”
The SPCA survey revaled that
farmers and private landowners in
North Carolina received over four
and one-half million trees from the
pulp and paper industry and pulp
wood suppliers. The remainder of
the trees were planted on industry
lands.
Pulp and paper companies parti
cipating in the reforestation pro
gram in North Carolina were North
Carolina Pulp Co., Plymouth; The
Champion Paper and Fibre Co.,
Canton; West Virginia Pulp and
Paper Co., Charleston, S. C.; Bowa
tcrs Southern Paper Corp., Cal
houn, Tenn.; Continental Can Co.,
Inc., Hopewell, Va.; Camp Man
ufacturing Co., Franklin, Va.; Itie
gel Paper Corp., Bolton; Interna
tional Paper Co., Georgetown, S. C.;
The Mead Corp., Sylva, N. C.; and
Halifax Paper Co., Inc.; Roanoke
Rapids.
Pulpwood suppliers participating
in the industry tree planting pro
gram were Cape Fear Wood Co.,
Elizabethtown; Ralph Phillips, of
Spruce Pines; W. T. McLean; and
North Carolina Pulp Co. suppliers.
Careful Handling
Meet Competition
Vegetables must be better grad
ed and more carefully handled, if
Tar Heel vegetable growers are to
compete on today’s market, accord
ing to George E. Abshier, State
College consumer marketing spec
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• There is a good potential for com
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[ vegetables. But we can’t stop at
: the end of the row.”
Record Yields in
Small Grains Set
Raleigh. — Reports from grow
ers to the North Carolina Crop Re
porting Service, as of July 1, in
dicate that record per acre yields
of small grains were made this
year. The 1956 acreage, yield, and
production of small grains follows:
Wheat: Reports from Tar Heel
growers indicate that a new record
wheat yield per acre of 24 bushels
was harvested from 354,000 acres
for a total production of 8,496,000
bushels. The previous record yield
of 23 bushels was set in 1952. The
new record yield of 24 bushels is
slightly more than double the 1930
1940 average yield and is slightly
more than three times the average
1905-1909 yield. This year’s pro
duction is 24 per cent above the
6,858,000 bushels produced last
year and is the largest production
since 1952.
Oats: The 1956 oats crop is fore
cast at a new record production
of 17,686,000 bushels. This is 16.5
per cent above the 1955 crop and
compares with the previous record
crop of 16,380,000 buhels in 1954.
The estimated 1956 average yield
per acre at 37.0 bushels is also a
new record and compares with the
Raleigh. — Mechanical faults
caused 70 of North Carolina’s
fatal automobile crack ups last
year, the Motor Vehicles De
partment has determined from a
study of accident facts. Broken
down, the agency listed defects
which contributed to the death
crashes as : brakes 22, head
lights 2, rear lights 2, other lights
or reflectors 1, steering 3, and
tires 27. Thirteen were listed as
“other defects.” In all there
were 1031 fatal accidents.
previous record yield of 36 bushels
in 1954.
Barley: The 1956 North Carolina
barley crop is forecast at 2,065,000
bushels. This is 25 per cent above
the 1955 crop and sets a new rec
ord production of barley. The esti
mated yield per acre of 35 bushels
sets a new record and compares
with the previous record yield of
34.5 bushels in 1953.
Rye: The 1956 rye crop also set
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lid fell and struck a spark, as a
truck driver was filing his tank
truck from an 18,000-gallon supply
tank, flames burst from the gaso
line flowing into the truck. The
driver jumped to a valve and cut
off the flow. Then he climbed into
the cab of the burning truck drove
it a safe distance, jumped out and
summoned firemen, who snuffed
out the blaze. The driver was un
hurt, although a little overheated.
a new record yield per acre. Pro
duction from this year’s crop is
estimated at 448,000 bushels. This
is 38 per cent above the 1955 crop
of 324,000 bushels.
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