RAINS APPARENTLY
NOT HURTING LEAF
College Dean Predicts Favorable
Weather From Now On
Will Right Things
Flaleigh, June 12.—Excessive
rains in recent weeks have done
little damage to North Carolina’s
tobacco crop, Dean I. O. Schaub
of N. C. State college said last
night.
“A lot of the tobacco in this
area is yellow because of excess
ive moisture,” he said, “but it is
so young that I don’t think the
farmers will have any difficulty
with it. Favorable weather from
now until curing time will cause
it to blacken up.”
Schaub said he had received
reports of “quite a number of
hail storms” that ripped tobacco
into shreds in small,' sdattened j
areas.
Generally Good
L. T. Weeks, assistant tobacco
specialist in the state AAA of
fice, said the tobacco crop in
general was in good condition,
but that rains had done some
damage to weed grown in sandy
soils. He suggested that farmers
in wet sections keep their tobac
co on a “good ridge” and split
deep middles between rows to
draw the excessive moisture a
way from plants.
A total of 1.71 inches of rain
has fallen in Raleigh to date this
month, compared with a normal
of 1.54 inches, During May, 4.-
06 inches fell, as against a nor
mal of 3.81.
According to data recorded at
the city pump station here by the
water department, Durham has
had 1.23 inches of rain to date
this month. The expectancy for
the entire month is 3.88 inches.
Moisture Abounds
Over The Nation
Spring Has Been Warm And
Wet, With Unusual Warmth
In May, Says Bureau
Washington, June 12.—(Spec
ial) —Summer starts with abun
dant moisture in the soil over
almost all of the United States.
Dryness prevails only in a few
areas along the southern border,
in the extreme northeast, and
locally in the far northwest, ac
cording to J. B. Kincer of the
weather bureau. Areas dry dur
ing part of the spring—in east
ern Montana and western
North Dakota, in the Ohio val
ley and in the Atlantic states—
were relieved by rains the last
half of May.
Warm And Wet
Spring this year was warm
and wet, in marked contrast to
last year, when rainfall was de
ficient nearly everywhere, es
pecially in the great plains,
which had only about half nor
mal precipitation over a wide
area. April, May and June rain
fall this year was generally from
two to three times that of last
year’s spring months in the great
plains, where drought had per
sisted for several years. May
rainfall was about normal in
most of the country, especially
on the Atlantic seaboard, in the
central valleys, and in the great
plains.
Spring was especially wet in
the upper Mississippi valley and
in the southern great plains.
Rainfall was far above normal
in most places west of the Rocky
mountains.
Florida Exception
One important exception to
the general wet condition this
spring was the severe drought
in Florida, which damaged cit
rus fruit and truck crops. Rains
the latter part of May, however,
broke this drought.
Despite a few abnormally cold
spells, with frost damtage over
wide areas, spring was general
ly warmer than normal. Tempera
tures for the three months aver
aged; above nodmal throughout
practically the entire country.
May was unusual for its uni
form, moderate warmth. Aver
age temperatures for this month,
recorded at first-order wtather
bureau stations were within one
degree of normal. May tempera
tures ranged from about one de
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75 - TON BOMBER
MAY BE BUILT
‘ BY ARMY
Meanwhile, Navy Discloses Plans
To Construct 50 - Ton
Flying Boat
Washington, June 12 The;
navy’s disclosure of preparations
to build a long range patrol fly
ing boat of possibly 50 tons hint
ed today at a friendly compeition
with the army in efforts to get
better airplanes.
On the drafting boards of
army air corps designers, mili
tary circles have heard—without
official confirmation —are plans
for a bomber of some 75 tons.
This more than twice the size of
the army’s experimental “super
flying fortress.”
Either of these ships would be
larger than any military plane
in the air. Great Britain has a
40-ton flying boat and Soviet
Russia is reported to be testing
bombers of huge size, with six
engines.
To Cost At Least $2,400,000
Regardless of whether the
army undertakes its projected
craft, the navy is going ahead
with its flying boat and expects
to let the contract by September.
Minus engines' and propellers, it
will cost a minimum of $2,400,000.
With defensive missions that
are theoretically distinct but act
ually overlap, the high commands
of both the army and the navy
are eonvinoed of the necessity
of building up long range aerial
striking forces, as well as fight
ing planes to supplement troops
and warships in conventional
military tactics.
Congress furthered these plans
by providing appropriations of
more than $67,000,000 for new
warplanes in the next 12 months.
With the $33,150,646 provided
by the war department appropri
ation bill now awaiting President
Roosevelt’s signature, the army
hopes to buy 394 new and replace
ment planes in the next 12
months, aside from 80 for the na
tional guard and organized re
serves.
In addition confidential work
will proceed on experiments and
research, including possible de
velopment of new mammoth
bomber.
The army already has 14 of the
16-ton flying fortress bombers
such as flew last February to
Buenos Aires and return. It has
26 on order.
Continued rains, cool weather
and some hail throughout eastern
North Carolina have hindered the
growth of cotton, and tobacco
fields are “grassy.”
Wilkes County farmers are ad
ding the convenience of running
water in the home by gravity sys
tems and the use of hydraulic
rams.
gree above to one degree below
normal in all but a few cases.
“Rarely,” says Mr. Kincer, “does
any month show average tempera
tures so uniformly normal as
did May, 1938.”
PERSON COUNTY TIMES ROXBORO, N. C-
MEASURING LAND
BIG JOB IN 1938
Approximately 2,000 Supervisors
Will Be Used To Check Com
pliance On N. C. Farms
Approximately 2,000 local
supervisors will be required to
cjheck complaints on 240,000
North Carolina farms under the
1933 AAA program, according to
H. A. Patten, AAA compliance of
ficer at State College.
Because of the complexity of
the new program, the job of
measuring farms this year will
be about twice as great as in
any past year.
North Carolina cotton gins
start opening about August 15,
so all cotton farms will have to
be measured before that date*.
Therefore, as fast as local super
visors are trained, they are dis
patched immediately into the
cotton counties.
Farm acreage will determine
the number of local checkers
placed in a particular county
but enough men will be provid
ed to do a thorough and accurate
job.
To check up the accuracy of
the local supervisors, district su
pervisors will “spot check” the
work. This is accomplished by
picking out any one farm which
has been checked in a commun
ity and .remeasuring it If the
original measurement fails to
agree with that of the district
supervisor’s the entire commun
ity has to be rechecked.
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TRIP WINNERS
IN N.C. NAMED
Selected On Basis Os Outstand
ing Records And Will Get
Trip To Washington
Selected on a basis of their
outstanding records, four North
Carolina 4-H Club members will
be awarded a trip to the Nation
al club encampment in Washing
ton, D. C., June 16-22, L. R. Har
rill, club leader at State College,
has announced.
Winners from among the
State’s 45,000 club boys and
girls were: Oland Peele, Wayne
County; Elizabeth Rpndle, Cle
veland County;; Louise Bunn,
Edgecombe County; and Roger
Pollock, Jones County.
Eighteen-year-old Miss Randle
made her most outstanding re
cord in clothing. However, she
completed two canning projects,
one room improvement project,
two wildlife projects, and a libr
ary project in 1937. Not only has
excelled in her leadjership
activities and her project work,
but she has also shown talent in
dramatics, public speaking and
drawing.
Miss Bunn, also 18, has held
the highest offices in her local
club and in the county council
and federation in her seven
years of club work. She has
completed projects in foods,
clothing, room improvement,
home beautification, gardening,
and for two years served as a
local 4-H Club leader.
Young Peele, 17, did his most
successful work with swine. Be
ginning in 1931, he has raised
prize pigs which have captured
many awards at county and
State fairs. His total profits from
club work have amounted to
$1,341.25. Oland is the second
member of the Peele family to
win a trip to the national en
campment in the nation’s capi
tal', an older brother having
gone several years ago.
Seventeen-year-old Pollock has
carried on various projects since
joining a 4-H Club in 1931. His
chief work has been with pigs,
com, and cotton. During that
time, he has made a $1,174.78
profit from his enterprises.
FARMERmNIC
TO BE HELD 4TH.
To Take Place At Lee Jeffer’s
School; Is Annual Affair
Field Events Os All Kinds
The Annual Farmer’s Picnic
will be held at Lee Jeffers School
Monday, July 4th. For the past
two years this has been an out
standing recreational activity for
negro farmers, farm women, boys
and girls of the county. Every
year it has grown bigger and
better. There are more than 8,-
500 negroes in Person County,
and we are expecting at least
half of this number at the pic
nic this year. Begin now to make
plans to treat your family with
this outing, on the date mention
ed above.
There will be field events for
the teen age girls and boys, com
petitive contests for men and wo
men of middle age, instructional
and inspirational addresses for
all.
Two additions to the picnic
this year will be a fish fry and
a 4-H club table. If you like
fish fried crispy brown, with a
slice of lemon, placed between
two or more slices of bread, find
your way to the fish stand, as
soon as you reach the picnic
ground. The 4-H clubs are plan
ning to operate a table for the
benefit of this organization. Don’t
fail to patronize these boys and
girls. Details are being worked
out by the County Recreational
Committee, and will be announ
ced later.
Chas. J. Ford
Negro County Agent
LEAVES AND CLAY
Bowl Os Rice Parties Being Held
In 2,000 American Cities
To Help
N:w York, June 15 Poplar:
buds, thistles, scraps of refuge;
and leaves mixed with clay are!
now being eaten by great num
bers of homeless Chinese civil-!
ians in an sffort to stave off
death by starvation, according to]
cables received from China by
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.,
national chairman of the United
Council for Civilian Relief in
China.
Dispatched by Dr. J. Earl Ba
ker and Mrs. E. F. Henry, who
are directing relief activities a
mong Chinese non-combatant re
fuges in Shanghai, the cables re
port that even in regions under
Japanese control, destitute Chin
ese are eating bark, grass and
herbs, a deadly diet not resorted
to since the great famine of 1921.
With receipt of the cables, Col.
Roosevelt renewed his appeal to
Americans to attend the Bowl of
Rice Parties being held in 2,000
American cities on June 17th. by
the United Council for Civilian
Relief in China. A large part of
the funds raised by the Bowl of
Rice Parties will be allocated im
mediately to the American Ad
visory Committee which for years
has been directing relief activi
ties throughout China, Col. Roose
velt added.
He declared that since the es
tablishment of Japanese author
ity in Shanghai, only the scantiest
attempts have been made by the
invaders to feed the more than
246,000 Chinese civilians whose
homes in Shanghai were destroy
ed by Japanese bombardments.
“The crisis is made more acute
by the first outbreak of cholera
in Shanghai in years,” Col. Roose
velt stated. “Cables report that
a cholera epidemic is raging in
one refugee camp near Shang
hai where 43,000 Chinese civil
ians, mostly women and children,
are quartered, he said.
Fete In Asheville
Draws Thousands
Ten Sponsors Os Annual Rho
dodendron Festival Arrive
—Parade Wednesday
Asheville, June 12 Thous
ands of visitors arrived in Ashe
ville today and others are ex
pected here tomorrow for the el
eventh annual rhododendron fes
tival which opened today with
tours of the Craggies, Mount Pis
gah and the Great Smoky moun
tains national park.
A check was kept of the visi
tors to the Craggy gardens and
448 cars carrying 2,240 persons
were counted by CCC enrollees
and motorcycle policemen.
The 10 southern state spon
sors arrived today and were met
at the southern railway station
by members of the brigade of
guards and escorted to their ho
tels by motorcycle police details.
A survey of hotels, boarding
houses, storage garages and ras-
Hillsboro Defeats
Roxboro Squad
Hillsboro defeated the Roxboro
town team in Hillsboro Saturday
7 to 4 in a game halted at the
end of th3 sis-h inning by rain.
The Hillsboro boys rallied for,
five runs in the fifth to clinch the
game after the visitors had held
a 4 - 2 lead. The winners collect
ed 11 hits including three doub
les, one triple and two home
runs. Cl,ayton, Knight, Dixon,
and Barton collected a brace of
blows to lead the winners at bat
while Wentzel, Suitt, Ferbee and
L.wis collected hits for the los
ers.
Box Score:
Roxboro Ab R Hj
Rickman, 2b 3 0 0
Gibson, If 2 0 0
taurants tonight indicated a re
cord crowd for the festival this
week. Hotel and boarding house
managers reported unusually
heavy guest lists and case and
restaurant owners had to engage
extra help today to serve the
crowds.
Forest Country club and a box
ing match at McCormick field
will |!eatvce tomorrow’s pro
gram.
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Look for this symbol in members’ oven advertising
This symbol means a lot
to lovers of good beer!
IT IDENTIFIES the brewers who have
pledged their support “to the duly constituted
authorities for the elimination of anti-social
conditions in the sale of beer.”
It identifies the brewers who, through The *
Brewers’ Code of Practice, have pledged
themselves to the promotion of practical
moderation and sobriety.
These brewers ask, with all thoughtful
citizens, for adequate enforcement of existing
laws ... to close outlets operating illegally
...to prevent the sale of beer to minors.
or after legal hours ... or to persons who
have drunk to excess.
These brewers ask the public to support
and encourage the great body of retailers
who sell beer as law-abiding citizens and
who operate legal, respectable premises. #
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21 East 406 b Street, NowJYork, N. Y. „
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Correspondence is invited from groups and in
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brewing industry and its social responsibilities
THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1938
Wentzel, cf 3 11
Gentry, 3b 3 0 0
Slaughter, lb 2 10
James, ss 2 10
Suitt, c 2 11
Ferbee, rs 2 0 1
Lewis,p 2 0 1
Totals 21 4 4
Hillsboro Ab R H
J. Clayton, ss 3 12
Riley, 2b 2 0 0
Fierce, If 2 2 1
Knight, lb 3 12
L. Harder, c 3 11
Warren, cf 2 0 0
Dixon, rs 2 12
J. Harder, 3b 10 0
W. Barton, p 2 12
Totals 20 7 11
Roxboro 000 40—4
Hillsboro 000 25—7
Errors: J. Clayton, Riley, Dix
on, J. Harder.
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Hog cholera is causing consid
erable trouble in Bertie County
causing the county agent to vac
cinate 300 head of hogs last week.
DR. R. J. PEARCE
EYES EXAMINED
MONDAYS ONLY
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