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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-09
JAPANESE BEETLES WORK
DAMAGE TO ORCHARDS

Approximately so per cent of the
Delaware peach and apple crop has
been damaged by japanese beetles.
William G. Stokes, state agent in
charge of beetle control reported on
Tuesday.
The pests are heaviest around Do
yer, and fairly heavy near FELTON,, he
said, especially throughout the fruit
belt.
"The peak of infestation should
not last longer than another week. "
he said, "but in that week, they may
cause considerably more damage to
the peach crop.
There are evidences of heavy in
festation of beetles along the entire
bay shore, and they have plagued
weekend visitors and regular sum-
mer residents at Rehoboth and other
seashore resorts.
Thousands of the beetles, apparent
ly flying over the edge of the ocean,
or blown away from the shore, fell
into the water and were drowned.
They were washed up on the beach,
and some floated in the water near
the shore.
"The beetles have a tendency to
drift south each year, travelling about
seven to ten miles," said Mr.. Stokes.
"This year they Travelled 10 miles,"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-09

of the sale. Finally the records at
the Clerks office revealed the sale
of the property. The price was not
disclosed.
Mr.. Tunney has visited Easton in
the past, drawn here on one occa-
sion by the concert of John Charles
Thomas at the Avalon Theatre. He
and a party of friends motored from
Philadelphia, it was stated, to hear
the famous baritone sing.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-09
Local and Rural News

Miss Julia Robertson and Miss Mae
Ellis left Monday for motor trip
which will cover period of ten days
or two weeks. Their itinerary in
cludes a visit to Montreal, Canada,
and tour of the New England states
on their return.
Miss Belle Wilson, who has been
visiting in Pocomoke is now at the
home of her cousin, Edward Costen,
in Snow Hill. She will also visit her
niece, Mrs. Marvin Thomas in Sal
isbury and her nephew, Albert Dry
den, in Elsmere, Del, before return
ing to her home in Westminster, Md.
At the regular meeting of the Wo-
mans Democratic Club of Worcester
County held at the Roosevelt Hotel
Monday night plans were made for a
tea on August 18th, for the United
Maryland Democratic Women's Clubs
which convenes at the resort August
18th and 18th.
Mr.. S. H. Talley, assistant manager
of the j. C. Penney store, has re-
turned from Williamsport, Pa, where
he spent some time attending school
of interior store decoration and win
dow trimming. instruction included
all phases of window and store dis
play.
Mrs. Gordy Littleton had the mis-
fortune to fall at her home on Fourth
street Monday of this week which re-
suited in shock and a bad cut on the
head. She is now at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. L. c. Young where
she is getting along as well as can
be expected.
Miss Pearl Bratten has returned
home from Baltimore, where she has
been attending Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity. This completes her sixth sum-
mer at Hopkins in addition to two
summers at the University of Virginia
one at the University of Maryland,
and one at the University of Pennsyl-
vania.
Miss Phyllis Ann Miller has COM
pleted a business course at Stayer's
Business College in Baltimore and is
now spending a few days with her
mother, Mrs. David Miller, of Wal
nut street. Upon her return to Bal
timore Miss Miller will resume her
duties as private secretary to Mr..
Phil Lehman of the Shelby Sales
book Company.
The young people of Pocomoke who
plan to join the Red Cross SWIM
ming classes are requested to get in
touch with Mrs. r. Lee Hall or Mrs.
George S. Bunting at once as the
classes will open at Public Landing
Monday, August 18th. The bus will
leave the Municipal Building, this city
promptly at $3.50 each morning. The
classes are being sponsored by the
Pocomoke and Snow Hill chapters
Kenneth Vincent has been appointed
swimming instructor.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-09
WESTERN GRAIN
ELEVATORS ARE
OVERLOOKING

The grain elevators of the Middle
West are filling with the greatest
load of grain they have held since
the early 1905.
Beginning far to the south, in Tex
as and Oklahoma, the harvest has
clattered slowly northward as the ad-
vancing summer has dried the wheat
to the perfect, golden ripeness re-
quired for the modern harvester
thresher known on the farm as COM
bine. Most of the fields in the Ma
tons greatest winter wheat areas, in
central and western Kansas, already
have been cut. Their production is
rolling into the terminal markets in
thousands of railroad cars. Threshing
rigs meanwhile are progressing
through the small binder-cut fields
farther east, adding many rivulets to
the great stream of grain from the
West.
For the westernmost wheat lands,
the crop is remarkable. The seed
was planted last fall in dust, with the
hope that later rains would cause it
to sprout But in many fields it
lay dormant all winter, while winds
playing over the loose soil seemed to
be taking it right out of the ground.
From Desert to Oasis
Then came early spring rains, and
a surprising appearance of green
growth. Since then the weather has
been favorable, and the yields now be-
ing measured are in many cases
above average, while the quality of
the grain apparently has suffered
little.
The only apparent result is great
variation in the ripening dates of the
fields in flat, open country where I'M
iformity is the rule. The extent of
the recovery is indicated by mid-July
estimates that the crop in six Middle
Western States is worth $3.50, 900 900.
This surprising recovery does not
mean that the southwestern wheat
crop is of unusual size. Sharp re-
auctions in acreage, largely in COM
pliance with AAA allotments, will
make the total output below the aver
age of recent years.
Near-record stocks in elevators, in
spite of the smaller production, also
are traceable to activities of the Fed
eral Government. Wheat stored as Sc
curity on government loans filled
much of the elevator space throughout
the producing areas before the 1910
crop influx started. At Kansas City,
for instance, about half of the more
than 60,00O,OO0 bushels of storage ca
pacity was in use.
New Crop Taxes Elevators
AS a result, when the new crop be-
gan to pour in, the smaller elevators
in the wheat areas were quickly filled.
In several cases, grain was piled on
the ground to await storage or ship
ment. Movement to the primary
market at Kansas City quickly reach
ed the largest volume on record, a
total of 3,O76 carloads arriving July
4 and 5.
Much of the big elevators approach
ed capacity loads; but an increase in
outgoing shipments to millers in the
North and East eased the situation
before an overflow resulted. Mean
while, shipments abroad remain at I'M
usually low levels.
Although prices have shown no i'm
provement the financial outlook for
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-06

RALEIGH, May San aggressive
educational campaign to promote
better strawberry marketing is be-
ing conducted by the State College
Extension service in Duplin, Column
bus, Wayne, Fender, and Sampson
counties, Fl. w. Taylor, Extension
marketing specialist, announced
here today. Taylor and L. P. Wat
son. Extension horticulturist, are
assisting county farm agents in the
work.
A series of meetings at which
growers were shown colored mo-
ton pictures and slides illustrating
improved methods of preparing,
grading, and packing Strawberries
was conducted in the five counties,
with an average attendance Of SO
persons at each meeting. At Tabor
City a group of so turned out for
the meeting, Taylor said.
The Extension specialists are now
going back into the same counties,
where strawberry production in the
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-06
Parrish Says 1t Is Becoming
One Of Best Producers Of
Chickens In n. C.

RALEIGH, May S. - c. E. Par
IRISH, Extension poultry specialist OF
N. C. State college, says that Curri-
tuck county is rapidly becoming n
Of the most important poultry-rais'
ing sections in the state. Returning
from a trip to that county, where
he assisted L. A. Powell, farm agent,
in advising 10 poultry growers who
had special problems, Parrish pre-
dicted a bright future for the chick
en- and egg industry in the states
extreme northeastern county.
1.-The poultry raisers of Currituck
have an excellent marketing advan.
tage," Parrish said. "They can sell
direct to large users such as hotels
in Norfolk, Va; to the nearby Dare
county tourist trade; and to local
store keepers from whom they buy
their feed. Principally because of
the Dare county tourist trade, fresh
egg prices in that county are high
during the summer season."
The specialist said that he OBJ
served a new five-story laying house
on the farm of r.. r. Garrett and
Sons of Moyock; a two-story laying
house and a flock of 1,400 laying
hens on the farm Of Carmel Walker
of Maple; and several excellent DEM
onstration flocks on which records
are being kept in cooperation with
the State college poultry extension
office.
The demonstration flocks include
those of E. A. Cox of Moyock,
Adrian Matthias of Barco. and ]. H.
Overton and Frank Raymond Of
Coinjock.
Parrish also said that e. V. Bal
lance of Maple is one Of a number
Of farmers who are changing; from
a truck crop system to n that
gives more attention to poultry.
livestock and crop rotations.
Farm Agent Powell also took the
specialist to visit the farm flocks
of Tullie Jones of Aydlett and Bry-
an Grandy of Poplar Branch, and to
the small hatchery operated by F.
w. Foutz of Moyock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-06
CATTLE JUDGING
C0NTESTPLANNED
Will Be Held At Annual All
Short Course At State
College In July

RALEIGH, May S - A State All
dairy cattle Judging contest will be
held at the annual All Short Course
at N. C.. State college July 22-27, L.
r. Harrill, North Carolina All club
leader, announced today. The win
ming county team will receive a trip
to the National Dairy Show at Har-
risburg, Pa, in October on funds
donated by the North Carolina Dairy
Products association.
Harrill said he was notified by
W. L. Clevenger Of State college,
secretary of the Dairy Products as.
ISOLATION, that the board Of directors
approved the donation at their re-
cent meeting at Winston-salem. The
club leader Immediately began max
ing plans for the State contest.
County dairy cattle judging teams
will be selected by farm agents and
assistant agents, and will be brought
to the short course to compete for
the State championship and the
educational trip, which will include
competition in the National All
Dairy Cattle Judging contest.
The North Carolina Dairy Pro-
ducts association is an organization
of the leading dairy manufacturers
and distributors of the state. V.
J. Ashbaugh Of Durham, is presi-
dent of the association; T. c. Reed
of Greensboro, Roland Register of
Durham, and George Coble of Lex
ington, are vice-presidents; and ].
D. Kilgore Of Raleigh, is treasurer
"This kind Offer" Harrill said,
will mean that North Carolina will
be represented at the National Dairy
Show by three All teams. We will
have our customary Dairy Demon
stration team of boys, and for the
first time this year we will send a
Dairy Foods Demonstration team
of girls. Last year our boys dem
~onstration team of boys, and for
the first time this year we will send
a Dairy Foods Demonstration team
of girls. Last year u boys dem
~onstration team from Mecklenburg
county won the highest honors pos
sible, their sectional championship
in the National Dairy Show at san
Francisco, Calf"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-06
BRITISH INCREASE
DUTIES ON WEED
Nation Imposes Third Boost
On U. S. Imports With
in The Past Year

WASHINGTON, May 5. Up -
The American tobacco farmer, al
ready hard hit by war restrictions
exports, learned today that Great
Britain has imposed the third in
on tobacco imports duties
within a year in an effort to help
raise more war funds.
The duty on American tobacco
now stands at 1882 a pound at the
official rate of exchange.
In announcing the recent increase,
estimated at about 80 per cent, the
Agriculture department said that the
full duty was equivalent to a tax of
IS cents on a package of 20 full
sized cigarettes Is compared with
the American federal tax Of 6 cents.
Officials said the higher duty was
expected to reduce British consump-
ton and tighten future import re-
quirements. Previously the British,
holding a relatively large supply OF
American tobacco, a d imposed
quota restrictions on imports. The
higher taxes are expected to make
this supply last longer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-06
8M@1kNew of Interest to North Carolina Farmers 49,
How To Save Half A Million
It's All Done With Thumbnail

es is endless, Davidson says.
Usually they can be saved.
The salvage technic is valuable
because of the number Of old paint
ings which turn up every year to
be acclaimed as masterpieces.
Thousands are offered to Davidson
for appraisal, out of which the per-
centage of old masters is about one
half Of one percent.
1t is almost impossible to market
a spurious masterpiece" he says.
because x-rays tell too much.
The x.ray is, next to accurate
knowledge on the part Of the esti-
mator, probably the greatest aid
to the art evaluator. Brushwork
and the condition Of the paint and
of the backing are laid bare at
once. Sometimes things like coats
of arms show through and aid the
work.
And sometimes the x-ray turns
up a thrill, as in the cast of the
Alba Madonna. There the chrack-
ed panel which makes the line
which cuts perpendicularly down
through the work a laid bare.
But also Raphael's cartoon shows,
just as he sketched the picture
when he started.
Davidson thinks the funniest
thing he's run into was the case Of
Benjamin Franklin's eyeglasses.
When the painting in question ar.
rived at his office he was amazed,
because Franklin is invariably
painted with his glasses, and he
lacked them in this case.
One day Davidson happened to
catch the picture in ar odd light
and had an inspiration. He got
permission to experiment, cleaned
off an eye, and underneath the top
layer found the 6 | a S S S intact.
Somebody had simply painted
them ont
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-06
INCREASE IN FARM
INCOMES EXPECTED
Should Be Higher Despite Re
strictive Effects Of
European War

WASHINGTON, May 5.-R-
The agriculture department pre-
dicted today that despite restric-
tive effects of the war on agricul-
tural exports, the income of Amer
lean farmers would be higher dur
ing the first half of this year than
in the corresponding period last
year.
Domestic demands had been
more than offsetting losses abroad
the department said, adding that
prospects pointed to further i'm
provements in the home market
this summer and fall.
Better prices prevail than a year
ago, with wheat making the best
gain.
Other products drawing better
prices include cotton, feed grains,
and vegetables. On the other hand,
hog prices r lower because they
are burdened by supplies dispor-
tionately larger than the increase
in consumer demand.
AS farmers, employing $500, 600
hired hands at wages higher than
a year ago, moved ahead with
their planting, the department is
sued this general summary of agri-
cultural prospects:
A smaller world wheat crop in
dictated.
Feed grain supplies in the
United States expected to be small
er this year than last, even though
the surplus of old corn on October
l may be 100, 600, 600 bushels larg-
err than the 573, DOC, 900 bushels on
that date last year.
A smaller cotton surplus expect
ed next August l as a result of
large exports this season. Howev-
er, exports prospects for the COM
ing season are darker.
Larger crop of peanuts, soybeans
and flaxseed expected this year.
They would add to already large
supplies of edible fats and oils.
Corn belt cattle feeders expect
better market for beef animals
during the next few months than a
year ago.
Marketing of hogs expected to
reach seasonal peaks this month
and next, then decline until the
new spring crop begins to go to
slaughter in September and DC.
tober.
Fed lambs to continue to bring
higher prices than a year ago,
principally on account of higher
wool prices.
The department said that no i'm
mediate increase in United States
exports of bacon and ham to Great
Britain was expected, as a result
of German occupation of Denmark.
It explained that Great Britain had
large stocks of bacon, that recent
purchases from Denmark had been
sharply curtailed and that any
large increases in purchases likely
would be from Canada rather than
the United States.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-06
SOIL TEST SETUP
WILL SAVE MONEY
Sixth TOusand Tests On 1000
Samples Made For Farm
ers In State
BY LOUIS H. WILSON
Editor, N. C. State Dept. Ayr.

AuAsOA, ~. ". SCdtc Dcpt. aSI.
RALEIGH, May S. Up - Thou
sands of dollars will be saved this
year by North Carolina farmers
who have taken advantage of the
state department of agriculture's
free soils testing service in an ef-
fort to effect economy in the pur-
chase of fertilizers and Increase
crop yields.
That is the opinion of DR.. I. E..
Miles, director of the department S
soils testing division, who today
reported that from February l to
date $4,000 tests on 1000 soil sam
pies have been made for farmers,
who have also been given free fer
tilizer recommendations based on
the type to h grown on the indi-
vidual field.
mo informed agricultural leader
would term rapid soil testing a So
luton for all soil ailments" DR..
Miles explained. However, in the
hands of trained workers, soil test
ing is a valuable tool and when
properly used can result in substan-
tial economy in the purchase and
use of fertilizers"
When soils r submitted to the
department chemists, they undergo
analysis to determine chemical in.
gradients. On the basis of chemi.
Gals found in the soil and after
considering the crop to be grown
on the particular land, the agrono'
mist recommends to the farmer
the fertilizer containing the neces'
sary plant food to assure Creates
economy and crop production.
THE farmer is questioned in de-
tail as to the cropping and fertiliz
er history of each soil sent to the
testing laboratory for analysis
DR.. Miles explained. Information
obtained is not only valuable te
the agronomist making fertilizer
recommendations, but furnishes
valuable background maerial that
can be used in connection with
future soils tests and fertilizer rec
concentrations.
DR.. Miles said that soil tests
were used to:
l. Determine whether or not {
specific crop will grow on the par
ticular soil analysed.
2. Determine whether or not {
specific soil can be economically
treated and adapted to growth O.
a specific crop.
3. Determine the degree of acid
ity or "sourness" Of the soil.
4. Determine the plant food def
ciencies of soils and provide fer
tilizer and lime recommendation:
that will give the soil the necessary
food" to permit the profitable
growth of a specific crop.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-06
IMPORTANCE OF Farm
Records Demonstrated

wADEsBORO, May 5. - D. F.
Shepherd, of Peachland, Route 2,
told Clarence Farley, assistant
farm agent in Arson county, that
forever after he will keep farm rec
ords. The Shepherd farm home re-
Gently burned, and in rebuilding
the dwelling, he found it necessary
to borrow some money.
The farmer went to the county
agents office, obtained a copy OF
his 1899 record book, and was able
t, obtain the loan without difficulty
when he presented an itemized &C
count of his farm income and ex-
renses for the past year.
This is one of the many times
that farm record books, kept in
cooperation with the Extension
Service, have been beneficial to
farmers" Agent Farley declared.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-06
BY HILL

NEW YORK, May 5.-The IRON
clad union regulations which the
atrical workers have had for years
recently have produced a curious
Incidental step-child, the speak
easy theater.
The "speakeasy" theater con-
sists of private, unadvertised per-
formances before S m a | selected
audiences in secret spots, behind
locked doors. And they're on the
level-not to escapeth the censor.
The story is this:
The union rules, setting certain
minimum standards of wages and
working arrangements for produc-
ers, and binding union members to
accept no inferior standards, were
adopted after generations of strife
and confusion in the theater to
stabilize producer-employe re-
lationships. Both sides have been
a lot happier under them.
A third party not envisioned in
the set-up, however, has appeared
recently - the momentarily unem-
ployed and aspiring actors a n d
playwrights who want to display
their talents in private, non-com-
mercial sample" performances to
audiences of producers and others.
Usually they can get hold of a
vacant theater, gratis, but to put
on much of a show, they need
stagehands, property men, and
electricians. The union rules make
no provision for paying these men
any less than the union scale,
which runs as high as $500 a week
for one man. Further, Equity, the
actors union to which m o of
these a%spirants belong, makes no
provision for their working" at
less than the union scale and
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-06
Drive To Better Berry
Marketing Is Under Way

state is centered, to give demon
STATIONS in the packing sheds OF
centrally-located growers. Farm
agents are arranging the meetings
to coincide with picking periods at
the various farms.
Taylor said that the buyers on the
auction markets in the state are
encouraging the marketing work,
and are paying premium prices for
crates of berries properly graded
and packed. In carefully conducted
demonstrations last season, where
the buyers did not know that tests
were being made, premiums Of from
30 to 60 cents per crate were paid
for properly packed strawberries
sold from the same farm as "jumb-
led.packed'' berries.
Letters urging growers to attend
one of the grading and packing
demonstrations this year have been
sent out over the signature OF buy
ers on the Rose Hill n wallace
markets. Taylor stated.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-06
FARM CONVENTION
PLANS ARE BEGUN
Southern Agricultural Work
ers Will Meet In Atlanta,
Feb. 5, 6 And Z

RALEIGH, May S. - DR.. I. y.
Schaub, newly elected president OF
the Association of Southern Agricrl-
tural Workers, announced today that
the 1941 convention Of the assoc1a-
ton will be held in Atlanta, Ca, on
next February S, 6 and Z. DR..
Schaub, who is dean of agriculture
at State college, vas elected pres1'
dent at the associations 1910 con-
vention at Birmingham, Ala.
In announcing the dates and plans
for the convention next year, DR.
Schaub said: "The general theme
selected for the meeting is An APP
praisal Of Progress in Southern Az
riculture.' Instead of emphasizing
the problems, we want to take an
optimistic view at our next meeting
and report the progress that has
been made in the various fields OF
southern agriculture"
DR.. Schaub said that, as is Gus
tomary, the agricultural workers
WILL SpC1lO lllOSI VI I11C LII &C 0dSS ~
group conferences. However, two
general sessions have been schedul.
ed. The first at $3.50 p. m. on Feb
ruary 5 will be a dinner session, and
the program will consist Of the
presidential address, the awarding of
medallions for outstanding service.
and some sort of entertainment to
follow.
The other general session will be
held at $500 p. m. on February 6,
and it will be a business session for
committee reports and the election
of officers.
F. E. Miller, director of test farms
in North Carolina, is secretary and
treasurer of the association.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-06
FreemanW
1000 Chickens Or Farm

branch a few days ago in eastern
Columbus looking for a couple of
good radio poles when they found a
large, peculiar track in some soft
dirt near a stream. 1t was larger
than any dog track they had ever
seen; and much larger than any
wildcat track they had seen. If
lions frequented this section they
would have said, doubtless, that here
is a young lions track, and gone on.
Or wouldn't they have gone on?
To the contrary, they would have
turned back, we believe, in great
haste. Because the track had ap-
parently just been made. Anyway,
they went on looking among the
young trees, each keeping his eyes
peeled for poles to put radio wires
on, and for something ore that
might be up one Of those trees.