ADMIRAL BYRD TELLS PLANjFOR DASH TO ANTARCTIC
U. S. Claims
In Antartic
To Be Fortified
Boston—To cinch the claim of
the United States Government,
by survey and colonization, to an
area of 1,000,000 square miles of
sea and territory lying west of
the 0-180th meridian—a new ap
plication of the Monroe Doctrine
—Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd
will command a Government
directed expedition to the South
Pole, leaving Boston around the
first of October.
Reasons for this third dash—
and it is a dash because of count
erclaims and similarly planned
expeditions of foreign govern
ments— were explained to the
press recently at Admiral Byrd’s
present office in his home at 7
Brimmer Street in his first form
al interview since being commis
sioned by the President last
week.
The expedition was determined
upon by State, Navy, Treasury
and Inferior Departments, the
Admiral said, because of the
economic resources in copper
and silver, vast coal deposits, oil,
and particularly because of the
strategic value, military and com
mercial, in a world whose “sur
face has been shrunk” by air
transport
675,000 Square Miles
In laying claim to the Wed
dell Sea and land west of the
180th meridian, the United Sta
tes would add a claim to some
675,000 square miles of polar ter
ritory over the 350,000 square
miles mapped in the Byrd and
Ellsworth expeditions.
Admiral Byrd emphasized that
this is not a third “Byrd Expedi
tion” but one conceived by the
Government. The United States
Government is acting, according
to word in Washington, because
a second German expedition is
reported ready to plan to explore
and make claims in the same
area this winter.
These reports said an airplane
CMNAPSWOT GUILDS
CAMERA ON THE FARM
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Better farm records can be kept with the camera. One clear picture ij
worth many words —and record pictures such as this are easy to take.
CAMERAS as farm implements—
that seems a novel idea. And
'yet, on any progressive farm, a cam
[era can render unique, highly prac
tical service.
| lam not referring to snapshots for
Of course, everybody
[knows there are innumerable snap
shot opportunities on a farm —beau-
tiful sunset shots across the tilled
fields, pleasant pasture scenes with
stock grating or drinking from a
[cool stream, story-tellers snaps
/fcuch as a hen mothering her brood —
Vll sorts of chances, at any season.
[But there's another aspect to farm
jphotography—the extremely valua
ble, practical aspect of keeping farm
[■records.
Clear, detailed records play an
jtaportant part In farm operations
today, and usually pictures can
Mlfi these records even more clear
and serviceable. If your lower sixty
[acres makes a good crop this year,
I* picture will prove it. If hail dam
iages the roof of your new barn, a
[picture can show the exact nature
[and extent of the damage. Records
of livestock growth, new building
1 construction, crops and crop dis
eases, planting and harvesting oper
ations, new equipment—all these,
■and more, can well be kept in pic
ture form.
' Such records are especially ssefui
; because a good clear ptetare la more
Invents Snow Cruiser for Antarctic Trip
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Dr. Thomas C. Poulter of the research foundation of Armour Institute
of Technology Is pictured with a model of the Antarctto snow cruiser,
carrying a five-passenger airplane, which he will build for the United
States Antarctic expedition setting out this fall. The completed snow
cruiser will be 55 feet long, 10 feet high apd 15 feet wide, the ctf*
rled on top, can be demounted (j) 1? mjputes- Beit AtobßlcijArlfi- Pjfßf
who will bead the expedJltlop, plana hip lateet dash to the PoH IS mar
time in October. ***-'*«*»* .-.I
carrier probably would be used
by the German Government—a
plan which Admiral Byrd admit
ted was feasible. German claims
at the pole already overlap the
350,000 square mile sector claim
ed for the United States by Ad
miral Byrd in his expeditions of
1928-30 and 1933-35.
“The United States is after all
of Antarctica that is in the wes
tern hemisphere,” he said. “It is
my opinion that the part of An
tarctica which lies in the western
hemisphere should be included in
the Monroe Doctrine, for any na
tion getting a foothold in that
area will be within striking dis
tance of South America.”
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PRUNER
There is now available a tree
pruner, operating on hydraulic
pressure, that cuts limbs as thick
as two inches with no effort, and
by means of extension poles the
operator can remove a limb 20
feet from the ground.
informative and convincing than a
written description. Pictures are
easier and quicker, too. For exam:'!-,
see how long it takes you to writs
a description of your prize bull that
is a3 good as one clear picture—
which you could snap in short order!
You don’t have to be a skilled
photographer to take good farm rec
ord pictures, and any well-made,
moderately-priced camera will do
the job. A focusing model is most
convenient, as with it both “close
ups” and general views can be taken'
easily. An anastlgmat lens is-pref
erable, but It need not be. an ex
tremely fast one. The camera should
take pictures of convenient size for
viewing.
Excellent bookie s on farm pho
tography are now available through
4-H club sources. The best of these
booklets not only give easily-under
stood instruction on photography,
but al3o provide detailed advice on
how to keep picture records of cer
tain types—such as livestock and
crop growth. They are extremely
useful for the beginner at farm pho
tography.
Start now to keep picture records
of your farm operations, supple
menting your written records.
They’re inexpensive, easy to main:
tain, and have real value—both cur
rent and future.
John ran Guilder
Assistance Lists
Jump 8,199 During
Last Fiscal Year
By Laurance Aydlett
New cases added to the public
assistance rolls during the last
fiscal year accounted for 8,199 of
the total number of 34,113 receiv
ing government aid at the end of
June, Nathan H. Yelton, director
of the division of public assis
tance of the State Board of Char
ities and Public Welfare, an
nounced this week.
Only 17 Os the nsw recipients
were foreign born, two of them
listing Asia as their birthplace, ac
! cording to figures compiled by J.
S. Kirk, department statistician.
Year-end summaries showed
8,199 total new casts to be com.
1 posed of 5,821 white, 2329 Negro
end 49 Indians, with men account
ing for 3,693 and women 4,506 of
the number.
Os the total new additions, 903
were living alone, the majority of
whom receive from $8 to $11;
while 4,360, the majority of whose
grants ranged from $5 to $lO,
were living with relatives. At
the time of investigation of their
cases, 6,876 of the new recipients
were receiving no other aid.
Listed as having no income oth
er than their public assistance
grant were 5,821 persons, while of
the 2,378 receiving a small in-
Dolly Madison
theatre
ADVANCE PROGRAM
From Thursday, July 27 thru
Saturday, July 29
Motion Pictures Are Tom
Best Entertainment
Thursday - Friday, July 27-28
The Hardy Family (Lewis
Stone . Mickey Rooney - Ce
cilia Parker - Fay Holden -
Sara Haden) with Frank Cra
ven -Ann Rutherford . Elea
nor Lynn in
“You’re Only Young Once”
Your favorite family brought
-back to you in a story that
will bring every family clos
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N« Morning Sham;
Afterno<»s daily 3:15-3:45;
Admission 16-25e.
Evening Daily 7^:lf;
Adm. 10-25e (Tax Included.)
Saturday, July 29
Tom Tyler in
“Cheyenne Rides Again”
(First Run)
Final Episode of the serial
“The Lone Ranger Rides A
gain” (“Frontier Justice”) with
Bob Livingston . Chief Thun
der-Cloud - Silver Chief.
Color Classic: “Barnyard Brat”
Afternoon 2:30-4:00; AamhdM
10-25e. Evening 7-8:30.9:45.
(Box office opens 6:45). Ad
mission 10-25e. Tax Included.
PERSON COUNTY TIMES ROXBORO, N. C.
| come, 515 were doing so by
means of their owij earnings, 505
| from the sale of farm produce,
, and 1,007 from contributions from
| friends or relatives.
Four hundred and ninety-four
the new cases were bedridden,
2,142 required considerable care,
and 5,563 were able to care for
themselves. Os the 8,199 total,
3,011 were under the care ,f a
physician at the time of investi
gation.
The 18 new cases listed as being
100 years or more in age were
composed of four white men, se
ven white women, one Negro
man and six Negro women.
Ages of the vast majority of the
new cases ranged between 65
and 85 years, while as the sex the
8,199 were divided: white - 2,571
men, 3,250 women; Negro - 1,100
m;n, 1,229 women; Indian - 22
men, 27 women.
More men were listed among
s he 2,6l3'married recipients, while
I women predominated in the 4,-
1718 widowed and the 572 single
persons. Sixty-eight were divor
ced and 228 were separated from
their former mates. i ..m***""
Urban residence was allotted
to 1,936 people, with 1,629 in
towns of less and 2,500 popula
tion, while 4,634 lived on farms.
STATETOSEEK
CATTLE BUYERS
Raleigh Seeking to increase
the export of North Carolina
feeder cattle and to build a home
market, the State Department of
Agriculture in cooperation with
county agents will circularize
prospective out-of-state buyers
of steers and heifers immediately,
Paul L. Fletcher, livestock mar
keting specialist of the Depart
ment, announced today.
The initial list of cattle to be
offered for sale represents 12,-
COO animals owned by 800 produc
ers in Haywood, Buncombe, Madi
son, Avery, Mitchell, Watauga,
Ashe and Alleghany counties.
Names and addresses of the ow
ners, together with the type and
quantity of animals offered, will
be listed.
Fletcher estimated that the
prospective -buyer list will in
clude “at least three-fourths of
the feeder steers suitable for ex
port that will be offered for sale
to state and out-of-state farmers
this fall.”
One, two and three-year old
seeder steers will represent the
largest number of animals listed,
although some heifers will be
Palace Theatre
ADVANCE PROGRAM
From Thursday, July 27 thru
Saturday, July 29
Motion Pictures Are You
Best Entertainment
Thursday - Friday, July 27-28
Sonja Henie - Tyrone Power
with Rudy Vallee - Edna Mae
Oliver - Mary Healy - Lyle
Talbot - Alan Dinehart in
“Second Fiddle”
The greatest combination of
talent ever gathered for one
show! Six new hit songs by Ir
vin Berlin!
Pathe Parade No. 3
Metro Cartoon: “Wanted—No
Master”
Special Morning Bhow
Friday 10:30;
Afternoons daily 3:15-3*5;
Admission 10-25 c;
Evenings Daily 7:30-9:15;
Adm. 10 -30 c (Tax Included)
Saturday, July 29
George O’Brien with Chill
Wills - Marjorie Reynolds in
"Timber Stampede”
Episode No. 14 of the serial
“Flaming Frontiers” (“Dyna
mite”) with John Mack Brown
• Eleanor Hansen
Merrie Melody in Color:
“Thugs with Dirty Mugs”
Afternoon 2:30-4:00; Admission
10-25 c. Evening 7-B*o-9:45
(Bex office opens 6:45). Ad
mission 10.30 c. Tax Included.
offered.
“It is the hope of the Depart
ment and agents that the pro
spective-buyers list will make at
possible for Eastern North Caro
lina formers to purchase their cat
tle directly from their fellow Tar
Heels in Western North Carolina,
instead of having to go to Texas
and other states,” Fletcher added.
An additional aid in prompt
ing the purchase of North Caro
lina cattle will be the issuance of
periodic price reports through
the state-federal market news
service of the Department’s
markets division.
FARM °
QUESTIONS
ANSWERED
Question: How can I tell if my
dairy cow is getting sufficient
feed for maximum production?.
Answer: Feed the animal all
the roughage, including hay and
silage, she will consume and then
gradually increase the grain ra
tion. Check the milk gheets
carefully each day and, if
milk production increases with
the increase in grain, continue to
increase the grain until the milk
production ceases to be profitable.
The grain ration is fed in propor
tion to the milk production and
if no increase is made with the
increase in grain fed then the ori
ginal feeding was sufficient and
should be continued on that bas
is.
Question: When should fall
gardens be planted?
Answer: This depends upon the
hardiness of the different vege
tables and upon the time requir
ed for maturity. Tender vege
tables should be planted in, time
to produce a crop before killing
frosts occur. Many of the cool
season crops will grow and ma
ture before the hard frosts occur.
A planting table is given in Ex
tension Circular 122, “The Farm
and Home Garden Manuel” and
copies may be secured free upon
application to the Agricultural
Editor, State College.
Question: Does moist mash
have any effect upon egg pro
duction?
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Answer: Yes, moist mash will
hasten egg production in the fall
when fed to late-hatched pullets
r.nd will also keep up production
in laying hens from June until
October. The best time to feed
this mash is at 2:00 p. m. each
day. Three pounds of the regular
mash moistened with hot water
or milk, preferably milk, for each
100 birds will give excellent re
sults. This mash increases animal
protein consumption and pro
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the birds at a time when produc
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PAYMENTS
i
Only ten states in the Nation
received more in 1938 in govern
ment payments than North Caro
lina, reports the State Depart
ment of Agriculture.
COTTON
North Carolina ranked 11th
last year in the production of
cotton among the 16 major cot
ton producing states, reports the
State Department of Agriculture.
In 1926, when the state produced
its largest cotton crop, it ranked
seventh among the major cotton
producing states.