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PAGE FOUR SPORTS SLANT] Baseball Should Start Spring is about here and as we have said before we think that the young fellows should play ball this year. As far as I know there is no special shortage of balls, gloves and bats in this line and these see(ms to be no good reason why the boys should not get out and play ball for all they are wortl( as long as they have the time. War is serious business but so is a breakdown of mor ale and in America there be no such animal. Southern Tournament The Southern Conference Basketball Tournament starts today and it looks like Duke id slated to win. However, the team that is slated to win hardly ever does and so the next in line should be George Wash ington. Taking everything into consideration it should be a good tournament and we predict that the crowd will get there one way or the other. There are enough people in the city of Raleigh to fill the auditorium if they just turn out to see the games. Several people, we understand, from Roxboro have business in Raleigh and they plan to attend that busi ness this week. FAMED PEANUT ! VENDOR PASSES i IN WASHINGTON | Steve Had Place Near White House For Nearly Forty Years. i WASHINGTON, March 4. [ Steve Vasilakos, the little Greek peanut vendor whose stand op-: posite the White House was a famous Washington landmark, 1 died penniless Sunday after a long illness. He had sold peanuts and more recently War Bonds —fromj a little glassed-in cart on a cor-J ner near the White House since' the days of President Theodore Roosevelt. Steve, as he was known to all and sundry, was 61. He became ill 10 days ago and, on advice of his doctor, entered Gallinger : Hospital. Pneumonia complicated by an acute cardiac condition' was the cause of death. Friends said that Steve, who' made thousands of dollars with' his little business, was broke ' They said he had no relatives in' this country, but is survived byi a divorced wife, and possibly three sons, who always have' lived in Greece. They under stand one son has been fighting with British forces and that one of the others is in the Greek! army. J Sold Bonds Seve is credited with selling $50,000 worth of War Bonds at his little stand, but he had con siderable trouble installing the “side line.” He announced his intention to sell bonds, but he couldn’t' pro-j ceed because he wasn’t an au thorized agent. The National Greek Brotherhood of Ahepa j came to his rescue, got him de signated properly, and installed a pretty secretary to help with, “the trade”. House Speaker Sam Rayburn; of Texas was his firs bond cus tomer and like those who fol lowed him received Steve’s sales - resistaAce-break-dowmer —a free bag of peanuts. In the long period that Steve plied his trade customers great and small Stopped to buy his gobers. Among them was the late President Calvin Coolidge, who would stop for peanuts t— and a cha£—while strolling. Then there was King George of Steve’s native Greece who last fall dropped by for a chat— and goobers. I Financier Bernard Baruch and Russian Foreign Minister V. M.j Molotov are among others who sampled Steve’s wares. Steve always was in trouble (With Washington police, who Sports of the Times Up- to- the-Minute Sport News Solicited j wanted him moved to a less i prominent location, but he al- I ways was saved by Presidential I intervention. | The War accomplished what | the police were unable to do move him across the street. From 1905 until Pearl Harbor, Steve operated his stand at vari ous spots along the curb in front iof No. 1600 Pennsylvania Ave j nue. | | State College j Hints For Farm i Homemakers i i I By Ruth Current N. C. State College The thrifty housewife should' know food grades. This war per-, iod is no time to buy a “pig in a poke.” When shopping for the family’s food, it is very impor tant that you know as much as possible about your groceries be-| fore you part with either your] money or your ration stamps. | One way to know what you are buying, is to get' foeds with! U. S. Government grades, when-j ever possible. Government grades are accurate. By purchasing such graded foods you can get what' you want at the price you want to pay. Take canned fruits and, vegetables, for example. If you get the grade-labeled can, the label tells you whether the food is of A. B. or C quality. The growers consider size, ripeness, 1 freedom from blemishes, tender-i ness and uniformity in making' cp the grades. j Grade C canned goods are of good quality but they are not as! carefully selected as the first] two grades. However, they may 1 have the advantage in food val-i ue because the fruit oi; vegetables may have been more mature when harvested. You don’t need higlh-dost. Grade A peadhes, if you are going to out them for a salad or cobbler. 1 Buying the grade that suits your use is a simple way of cut ting down on the food budget. It is the thrifty buyer, who buys the lower grades, wh'ich are,less expensive, when the fruits and vegetables are to be cut up or; combined with other foods. Butter has just been put un der grading. It previously had been graded, but the grades were in numbers instead of letters. Today all butter comes in five grades—the- top grade is AA,i next A, then B, then C, and the lowest grade for butter is "U. S. Cooking.” J I Fourteen Pitt County growers are protecting their hog crop by having 332 head vaccinated a gainsC cholera, reports S.JQ. Win-! duster, assistant county agent Rural Women Will I Pledge More “Food For Freedom” Mrs. Estelle T. Smith, assistant heme demonstration agent at N. C. State College, has announced that all rural women in North Carolina will be given the oppor tunity of signing a pledge in the “Food For Freedom” campaign, Which will be held during March Presidents of the home demon stration clubs, county federation presidents, district chairmen, members of the executive boards, and home demonstration agents are all taking a part in the drive. Home demonstration club wo men, with the assistance neighborhood leaders, will visit every family in their districts and explan the food situation. Mrs. Smith said that “Live-at- Home” .is not just a popular slo-j gan but is an idea which should | receive the serious consideration] of every family throughout tbej State. Plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables during season and enough home-canned products for the remainder of the year, will relieve the strain on ration ( ed foods, and guarantee an ade quate supply of commercially canned products for the armed \ forces and the Allies, j Rural women are asked to make plans for about cne ton of ‘ food for each member of their families for the year. As a re sult, the V. ctory Garden will be a No. 1 project on every farm. Meetings for canning, brining and drying foods will be held. Thousands of heme demonstra tion club women * throughout i North Carolina have produced and conserved enough food for the entire family in the past, and these leaders will attempt to make the “Live-at-Home” pro gram a reality on every farm in 1943. Growers Offered 'i New Publication On Peanuts l j ! j A new publication entitled “Producing Peanuts For Oil” has * just been issued by the Extsn { sion Service of N. C. State Col-j lege. Growers may obtain a free copy by addressing a postcard to the Agricultural Editor of the College at Raleigh. I The bulletin discusses “Proper Soil Selection”, “Choosing a Va riety’” “Seed Treatment”, ‘Ter-' tilization”, and many other sac-j ( tors involved in successfully' | growing the crop. Farmers who* I are planting peanuts for the first ' time, as a part of their war es- 1 i fort, should by all means get a copy of this publication and ! study the many practical sugges j tions found in it. Other grow -1 ers, who have been producing ' the crop for many years, will find it interesting and instruc tive. The national farm program is calling for a large increase in the peanut acreage, since oil-bearing 1 nuts are so sorely needed to re place the imports which have been cut off by the war. Thous ands of “new’ growers are put ting in peanuts and “old” grow ers are expanding their acreage to help in the war effort. “What are in the lime require ments of the crop?”; “Should Peanuts be Inoculated?”; “What ; Cultural Methods Have Proved • Best?”: these and many other! questions are fully answered in the new publication. ,] Dr. E. R. Collins, in charge of Agronomy Extension at State . College, compiled the information* in cooperation with other agron { apiists of the Extension Service : and the N. C. Experiment ’Sta ’ tion. He points out that it is im ■( perative that the crop be produc j the most efficient use of land* fertilizer and' labor, at all PERSON COUNTY TIMES ROXBORO. N. C. State College I Answers Timely ■ Farm Questions i i >j QUESTION: How does the ■i food value of poultry and fish l| compare with that of meat? 1 ANSWER: Meat supplies the • six main food values in good 1 amounts , protein, iron, phos > phorous and three of the B Vita mins, niacin, thiamine, and ri boflavin. Poultry and fish sup i ply good protein, phosphorous , and the B Vitamins. For iron, green leafy vegetables and en ; riched cereals and bread may be used. The latter also supply the B vitamins. 'l QUESTION: Can crimson ■ ( clover be cut for hay? | ANSWER: Yes, says Extension [ | Agronomist E. C. Blair. The hay j is good, if cut early, but danger- ■ ] ous to livestock if cut later than I full bloom. It makes more ton j nage than vetch or Austrian •j winter peas, and is also high in . nitrogen. •'j QUESTION: Some ctf my can i ned food froze recently. Is it , safe to eat? ANSWER: The answer is “yes”, if spoilage organisms ■ haven’t gotten into the cans. I Sometimes the seams spread so | little that leaks cannot be seen, • and yet bacteria can get in, says : Mrs. Cornelia C. Morris, Exten *l sion Economist in Food Conser • vation. It is best to use canned food, which has frozen, as rapid . ■ ly as possible after freezing. QUESTION: How much silage . 1 should be fed to a dairy cow dur ing the winter months? ANSWER: Cows will consume l about 1 3 pounds of silage per day • for each 100 pounds of live , weight, says J. A. Arey, Dairy » Extension Specialist. Putting it another way, a thousand-pound i cow will eat about thirty pounds J of silage during the day. Many good feeders mix the grain ra tion in the manger with the silage. | QUESTION: Can alfalfa hayi j be fed to laying flecks? ANSWER: Where alfalfa hay is available and can be secured at reasonable prices, the feed-, ing of such a supplement has much to commend it, says R. S. j Dearstyne, head of the Poultry Department. It is rich in Vita i mins A and G, as well as sup- I plying other necessary nutri ents. The hay should be well cured. It is usually placed in racks attached to the walls of the laying house. MACHINERY j Next to farm labor, the out ' look for farm machinery pre sents the most serious obstacle to production in 1943. The only | way out is to take the best pos sible care of machines and keep them running. , Reds in India look to great fu- * ture when British rule is end°d. War industry strikes in 1942 lost two days per 10,000. I times keeping in mind th£ main tenance of soil fertility for other crops. Executor’s Notice Having qualified as Executor jof the estate of Mrs. Lucy B. Long, deceased, late of Person County, North Carolina, this is : to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said ! deceased to exhibit them to the i undersigned on or before the 4th day of March, 1043, or this notice j ; will be pleaded in bar of their • recovery. All persons indebted to ; * said estate will please make im mediate payment T. Aubrey Long, Executor of the estate of Mrs. Lucy B. Long. This th« 4th day of March, I*3. Mar. 4-11-10-25- Apr. 1-0 SEQUOIA Jack Miller, 4-H club member of Nathan’s Creek in Ashe Coun ty, grew one-half an acre of Se quoia potatoes, produced 140 bushels, and declared a profit of $73.20 on the small plot. -- - / PINE SEEDLINGS Ben Nicholson of Johns Creek in Jackson County set about 10,- 000 pine seedlings five years ago on a steep hill above his culti vated acreage. Six inches of pine needles prevent damage to his crops from washing. COTTON Burl Talbert, 4-H club member in Catawba County, has invested the SSO in profits which he made from one acre of cotton in a dairy calf, reports Assistant County Agent Jesse F. Giles. MUTTON Charlie Wells, young farmer of Buncombe County, is helping solve the mutton problem. Sev enteen ewes have brought 30 lambs and he still has nine ewes to lamb. There are 88 head of beef cattle on the Wells farm. AT HOSPITAL Miss Ella Mangum is a patient at Community hospital. Norway gets Nazi school text books; struggle is forecast. Why Not Renew NOW? • > If you want your TIMES to continue to come to you, it would be a good. idea to RENEW IT NOW , \ I . ‘ ' S' Look on your label and you will see the expira tion date. Your check will be ap preciated. TIMES Lieut. Roxanna Gentry Weds Lieut. William Arthur Pahl Lieut. Roxanna Gentry, of Roxboro and Fort Benning, Ga„ a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Larkin Gentry, of Roxboro, and a member of the Nursing Corps of the United States Army, was united in marriage in an after noon home ceremony with Lieut. William Arthur Pahl, of St. Louis, Mo., and Hoffman, a son of Mrs. Elizabeth Pahl and the late Mr. Paha, of St Louis, on Saturday afternoon, February 27, at four o’clock by the Rev. J. F. Funderburke, Baptist minis ter. The improvised altar in green and white was formed of fern with white gladioli and white i candelabras, and traditional i wedding music was furnished by, Mrs. J. F. Fundenburflce, vocal I Miss Goddard Tells How To Make Salad Paulette Goddard, star of “The' Crystal Ball,” exciting romantiej adventure which opens at the Palace Theatre today, has a fav-j orite luncheon dish, which she eats at least twice a week. It’s Spanish Salad, almost Mexican but not quite. Here’s her special recipe: 6 car rots, 6 green oniors, 1 cup ripe' olives, 1-2 cup walnuts. Scrape and grate the carrots; cut the green onions into dioe; mix them THURSDAY, MARCH 4, M 43 solist, with Mrs. James Coble, of Durham, pianist. The bride and bridegroom, who wore the uniforms of their respective branches of service, entered the living tooth togeth er. Only witnesses were mem bers of the two families and in timate friends. The bride, who was educated in Person and Roxboro .schools, received nursing training at Bap tist hospital, Winston-Salem, and was at one time on thd nursing staff of Community hospital, Rox boro. The bridegroom, a mem ber of the paratroops, was until recently stationed at Fort Ben ning. After a brief wedding rip they returned to their res pective stations at Fort Benning and Hoffman. together with mayonnaise and serve on sliced tomatoes, sprink ling the walnut meats over the tops. GRADUATES Edwin J. Hamlin, of Roxboro, a son of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Ham lin, yesterday graduated from officers’ Training School at Mi ami Beacr, Fla., and has been assigned as Director of Safety Education, Winston-Salem. PRACTICE BLACKOUT A practice blackout in Rox boro, Person County and else where in the Wilmington district is expected March 18.
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