THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER
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Every ore
hard should examine his
for signs of mouse injury.
of the base of the trunk
apple trees
v...Hm1 areas
.he trees with the bark peeled from
t taree roots indicate the ravages
f this Pt. Shallow tunnels and
in holes in the ground area bui
TndinK the tree is also a good sign
Ait field mice have been present some
time or other in the orchard.
In late faU or early winter the field
mice migrate from the open fields
d folest areas to nearby orchards
.here food supply is more abundant.
- They are more commonly found in or
chards where clean cultivation is not
practiced or where grass and weeds
ire left to grow near the trees.
Poisoned wheat has been used in
previous yers by a number of West
em North Carolina orchardists with
marked success. The poisoned wheat
is placed in bait stations which can
be made by bending- a 7x10 inch piece
of galvanized tin over and nailed to
a 2x6 inch block of wood. One and
one-half inch tile drains may be used.
Old tin cans having the lid still at
tached which is bent in then outward
in order to drain off the rain and open
it enough for the mouse to enter have
been used by some growers. The bail
stations are placed close to the tree.
Place stations in such a manner that a
tree not having a poison station near
it is surrounded by trees on each
side having one.
Put a teaspoonf ul of the poison
Air Challenge Is
sued As Warplane
Flies At 354 MPH
A ix-tiiile-a-minute warplane
the Army's immediate answer to Eju-ropt-an
rivalry for speed supremacy in
the air.
A 3150-mile flight in 61 minutes
from Dayton, Ohio, to Buffalo, N. Y.,
Oct. 27, by Lieut. Benjamin S. Kelsey
lifted the wraps from a pursuit ship
wheat in each station. This should be
done in the fall or early winter and
repeated in mid-winter and again in
early spring. Stations should be ex
amined occasionally and refilled as
required. Place poisoned bait also in
mouse tunnel or mole runways through
the natural openings or three open
ings made with a stick.
Sweet potato buit may be used by
cutting the potatoes into one-half
inch cubes over which is sifted by
means of a pepper box a mixture con
sisting of one-eighth ounce of pow
dered strychnine and one-half ounce
of baking soda. Freshly cut pieces
of swewt potatoes should be used and
placed in the mice tunnels
How to Prepare Poisoned Wheat
A. Mix one tablespoonfull gloss
starch in one-half cup cold water.
B. Stir A into three-fourths pint
of boiling water.
C. Mix one ounce of strychnine and
one tablespoonful of baking soda
(stir until all lumps disappear.)
D. Stir C into starch paste B.
E. Stir into mixture 1) one-fourth
pint of Karo com syrup and one tab
lespoonful of glycerine. You have
not completed the mixing of the in-
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long-wraring. All types
of collars, nil aiaes,
plain and patterns.
Sanforised Shrank
(Fabric shrinkage less
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ret if one ever shrinks
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about which the Air Corps previously
had little to say.
The plane, the Curtiss P-37, al
ready hag passed the experimental
stage. An initial squadron of 13 soon
will be delivered, officials said.
J Without halting to glout over the
is ! P-37, the Army intends to announce
in a few days another and presum
ably even faster plane. Designated !
the P-40, it is an experimental job,
and most details will not be disclosed
for the present.
Both Germany and Great Britain
have combat planes for which they
have boasted even greater speed than
that attained by the P-37. But the
Air Corps has a ready answer.
Lieutenant Kelsey's flight and ear
lier trials, which were kept secret,
were made with full military equip
ment. Germany claimed some 380
miles an hour for its Messerschmitt,
but reports here are that it was
stripped for racing. Although Brit
ain's Spitfire exceeded 400 miles an
hour, it was aided by a 75-mile tail
wind, American officials contended.
Officials took particular satisfac
tion in the performance of the Amer
ican plane because high-powered
bombers, both here and abroad, have
been threatening to outspeed pur
suit ships, whose primary function
is to intercept bombers.
The Navy's new $1,000,000 experi
mental bomber has completed a 14
hour, non-stop flight from San Diego,
Calf., to the naval air station here.
Carrying a crew of IB, the huge craft
is said to be capable of flying 4,000
miles without refueling.
The Army's new pursuit plane is an
all-metal, low winger monoplane, with
single engine und single seat. It is
similar to the Curtiss P-36 pursuit,
210 of which are being delivered to
the Army. Officials credit the new
climb and
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Headquarters For Christmas
NUTS - CANDIES - ORANGES
frveiiipnts. Annlv this mixtur to 12
quarts of wheat until each grain is ; plane with a high rate of
thoroughly coated. This mixing can , great maneuverability,
be done on a cement floor or on a The Army also has ordered a squad
wagon or truck bed. . ion of fighting planes of another type.
Twelve quarts of wheat will pro-1 the Bell "Airacuda," which has two
tod Ii00 trees. Use good wheat free , motors, propellers in the rear, six
from chaff as it is more attractive ) guns, including two aircraft cannon
to field mice. and a crew of five.
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Through December 17
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This rating means that we meet the requirements
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