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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-09-07
Chief Gives
Assurances
To Growers
Police Department
Ready to Serve at
Amy Time Required

Tobacco and cotton growers and
thclr friends who come 10 Henderson
this fall TO sell their crops were in
vited by Chief of Police j. +. Parks
today TO call upon his organization
at any Time Tor any service they
can render. He also issued a warn
ing 10 them about safeguarding their
money and advised that they beware
OF strangers desiring to get some
thing for nothing. The statement
follows:
members of the Henderson DO
lice department are looking forward
TO Monday, September 10, as the
opening day of the Henderson To-
oaccO market, and as an opportunity
agaIn TO greet their farmer. friends
in the city.
we snail appreciate your being
with us for another season and as
sure you that We are anxious TO
serve you in any way possible to
make your Stay among It's beneficial
us we'll as pleasant. Your prolec-
ton is our business, and you will
IND at all times courteous police
officers TO direct and assist you.
Just Il word about the safety of
your money after you are paid by
your warehouses and your banks.
Beware o! any strangers wanting
you to get something for nothing:
ard, above all. if any one tells YOU
he has found pocketbook full of
money and wants you 10 share it
with him. report this Immediately
TO the nearest police officer, be-
caESc hey arc iilm-flammcrS and are
Just before getting most of your
money.
Don't hesitate TO ask any mem
Der OF the Henderson police depart
ment for any information you may
want, as we stand ready and willing
To serve you at all times.
so | say TO you, bring your to-
baccO to the Henderson market,
where you will receive the high dol
lar and where you can buy with
confidence from our merchants and
be treated with courtesy by our po-
lice officers. and return 10 your
homes safely and happy"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-09-07
New Booklet


The departments of Agricultural
Economics ana Rural Sociology of the
Agricultural Z rc:imcnt Station 1t
State COLLEGE have issued bulletin
ON the farm manpowcr situation in
North C?rolira. with high lights on
the farm labor shortage and sug-
gcSicd methods Of dealing with the
problem. Frank II. Jctcr, agrcul-
tural editor. has stated.
Tho publication reveals tina:
major factor in the manpowcr siluu-
non Is the Use of labor on large
and small farms. There may be ain
apparent or technical surplus of Id
Dor on Il small farm. when as a
matter of fact no disable surplus
exists. Large farms with relatively
large amounts of equipment and
machinery may be sadly lacking i'm
hand labor when ii is urgently
needed.
The type of farming. whether it
be cotton. tobacco, dairyIng or truck
ing. has t~cct bearing on the
labor situation as il affects different
sections.
The effectiveness of the labor
force is closely related 10 age and
sex The publication states that
women and children can. during the
emergency, increase greatly the eff
fcCtivc manpowcr engaged in agri-
culture. This is happening in North
Carolina now but there are many
Jobs that they cannot do.
The seasonal distribution of la
Dor. with the peak loads al planting
and harvesting, constitutes a major
part Of the problem. Many regional
factors enter the picture and con-
ditions in the mountain section are
quite different from those in the
coastal plain.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-09-07


Output of textile, automobile. hos
icry. bagging mill and other factory
products has been limited only by
the facilities available for the manu-
faCturc of finished goods. Some
local concerns have long been opcr-
ating around the clock. with three
cight-hOur shifts employed in war
work OF kindred activity.
Both tobacco and cotton will sell
high this autumn. Prices fol. these
crops are fully in keeping with
last year where early yields have
come upon markets. Tobacco is SELL
ing right at ceilings imposed by
government agencies, and cotton is
as high rs or higher than Il year ago.
Principal fly in the ointment for
tobacco growers in this immediate
vicinity is Inc deterioration that re-
suited from the drought III the latter
part of the growing season. when
the weather was exceedingly no;
and there was practically no rain.
Fears of labor shortage in harvest
ing the crop did not maicrlaliZe with
the seriousness that was ii one timc
feared. although available manpowcr
WAS taxed 10 lis limit in saving the
crop. Had there been a larger Yield.
much of il would have been lost in
growing fields because il could not
be harvested in time.
While different grades still bring
different prices, as always. the line
of distinction as 10 quality is not
as sharp as it formerly WAS, by rca-
son OF the crop shortage and the
demand, which is pushing lower
grades up, and al the same time
hosting the average 10 around the
ceiling permitted Tobacco men look
for Il Henderson average this year
about in keeping with that OF 1912
Last year the demand was brisk but
hardly as acute as now. i'll view Of
dwindling reserve stocks and the
Shor, crop.
Vance county is expected TO pro-
ducc about the same size cotton crop
this year as last. y normal yield
is something like 1000 10 5000 bales
Cotton has not been damaged by
the heat TO the extent tobacco has.
since cotton is more oil hot wealth
or crop. Growers are hoping for
sufficient help TO pick their fields.
and this may become real problem.
There Will be three gins in the
county 10 handle the crop, and all
of them will be in the pink of cundi-
ton for the harvesting and selling
season.
Despite shortages in merchandise.
Henderson merchants are prepared
To serve the trade this autumn as
well as those in Other localities, and
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-09-07
Nearly Every One Is
Affected or Involved
in War Activities

Coming Of another autumn marl;c-
ting seasons finds the Henderson
community, like those all over Anne
RIGA, war conscious in Il big WY.
Virtually every one is engaged in
or affected in one way or another
by work which has Il direct OF i'll
direct bearing upon prosecution of
the great world struggle TO Il VIC
to young and old.
Hundreds OF citizens are enlisted
in voluntary activities relating 10 the
conflict. Every organization OF pro-
gram that is being carried on over
the nation is represented in local
endeavor.
The third War Loan drive is under
way with 81 100000 asked of Vance
county in the purchase OF war bonds.
Following that will be the United
War Fund campaign to finance Il
multitude Of services for The armed
forces and for workers generally,
and also for support Of the locyl
Vance County Community Chest.
Farmers have had upon them this
year the biggest task OF their careers
in producing food crops. Even the
city dweller has gone in in a larger
way than ever before for home gar
dcns, better known as the Victory
garden. The weather has been against
the gardeners in this section, but the
effort has been made, nevertheless.
Thousands of workers locally are
steadily on jobs making war mate
rails or supplies.
In the aggregate, Henderson has
more than met its quotas in all war
time financial undertakings, both as
to bonds and as to free gifts 10 vari-
Gus services.
One OF the outstanding local un-
dertakings is the Service Mems Cen
ter, which provides facilities for SER
vice men on leave in the city at
week-cnds or other times. Until now
this has been financed by city and
county government agencies.
The entire community is gcarcd to
the war program, and is ready TO
carry on until the day OF victory
comes.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-09-07

thought 10 the importance of pronc,.
preparation of their tobacco for mar
ket. Carefully graded. nicely hand
ieo' Clear tobacco always brings top
prices.
Live At Home.
TOBACCO Is a wonderful cash crop
Which, at time like this, paws cx-
cellent dividends of the care ana
attention given il. With good prices,
IL rapidly rcpayS debts and IctirrS
mortgages. Many growers will have
me opportunity Of lifting from thci,
shoulders burdens which have wo,
RED them for years.
Inc United States Department of
Agriculture has reported that the
farm mortgage debt is at the lowest
point in 10 years. The Federal Land
Bank has reported demands for loans
nave shown continuous decline and
o.her mortgage lenders have noted a
Siilliaf trend. Economists have adj
Nisea mat 1t is now mighty good
llme 10 settle up all old ucbls and
refrain from making new ones.
Feed Crops.
There will be tendency on the
part ol some To put too much en-
phaSiS ON the cash crops and neglect
the l0od and feed crops, which are
equally important. Since animal pro-
ductioh has outStrippcd feed produce
tioh, especially as regards high pro-
icln feeds, and since corn production
Is estimated at about 468 million
DuSheIS less than last year. Extension
service agranamiSts have sdvised
'hat particular attention be pad To
extra feed crops.
Ihey have recommended Il few
acres of alfalfa, which can be grown
ON any modcratcly-heavy. we'll
GRAINED, and fertile upland soils
throughout the state. Vetch Suyyn
WIN oats, more acreage To clnycrs.
DETER permanent pastures. and the
sowing Of oats, barley and rye IN
september for early grazing are some
oil the practical suggestions which
the agronOmiStS have made for BET
Ter iced crops. The sowing of les
prdeza in every acre of small grain
after the Christmas HOLIDAYS is also
excellent farm practice.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-09-07
ROAST BEEF SERVED
DIPLOMATIC STYLE

London IA P)- Dinner invi;a-
lions to the Argentine embassy are
highly priced in London because Of
the excellent roast beef served there
ms beef is imported under spc-
c!ai diplomatic privileges from the
fich graSslandS of the South Ameri-
can republic.
Even IN wartime foreign cmbas-
sizes are allowed to import food and
drink III reasonable quantities. bu;
the other embassies do not take much
advantage of their privilege, since
generally the food situation in their
own countries or different commune
cations does not admit OF much cx-
port.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-09-07
FARMHANDS LURED
BY BAKED BISCUITS

Montczuma, Kans.-(AP) - Mrs.
Charles l.. Anderson came to Mon
tezuma seeking harvest hands, for
her farm, and some store bread.
She could lind neither, but finally
in desperation tried at a restaurant
for the bread. They had none 10
spare. 80,
Guess I'll have to 90 home and
bake biscuits and have chicken and
gravy she said.
Three harvest hands, eating at the
counter, arose as one man.
"We'll go with you," they VOL
unteercd.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-09-07
Autumn Finds Citv
War Conscious AS
Battle Tide Turns
Speeches.

Butte, Mont. (AP)-City ordi-
nanccs TO the contrary, : hen
That wouldn't cackle over a
freshly laid egg hardly would be
worth her board and room, a
backyard wartime poultry gro
Mer told Beryl Wilson, city clerk.
That bit Of biological informa-
ton was offered when the anna
teur poultry grower was told
The city's anti-nOise ordinance
prohibits the raising of chickens
II they crow or cacklc noisIy,
disturbing neighbOrs. ~ don't
intend TO raise rOOsters but I'll
be doggoncd if I'm going to wrap
rubber bands around the bills of
my hens SD they can't cacklc af-
ter they've laid an egg" rotor
ted the chicken grower.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-09-07
Crops Saved
By Farmers


Children are doing the work OF
grown-ups; women are helping their
husbands with the blowing: untrain-
ed workers are operating tractors and
combines; everyone is fighting the
farm labor shortage on the home
front, Fred S. Sloan. state program
leader for the Extension Service al
State college. reported here today.
For example, the - ycar-Old
daughter of the Crown RatchlordS
in CASTOR county has formed a
combine team with her older brother
and together they have harvested
mary acres of small grain not only
on the home farm but also through
out the COStner section.
After his brother has come in
from day of combining wheat and
oats, Charlie Cloningcr of Route |.
Dallas. also - years old. took his
brothers tractor and used il to cul-
tivatc row crops during the night.
j. Gender Armstrong, also of Gas
ton county, was having his labor
troubles too and so his daughter OBJ
tanned two-wcck's furlOugh from
the WACS and came home TO opcr-
ate the tractor while her father ran
the binder.
Over at Mount Olive, Negro
man and three boys came in from
Rockingham TO help in the potato
harvest. They were new al the job
and the first day they only harvested
10 bags of potatoes. When Farm
Labor Assistant Jim Herring. who
has had lone cSnprippcp IN, burvpS,-
ing truck crops, saw that they were
discouraged, he decided TO give them
some training. On the fourth day
of their work, the same MAJ and
three boys harvested AZ bags OF
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-09-07

potatoes.
Sloan said that farmers arc CO.
operating and swapping work as
never before. Growers with trac-
tors, combines and other labor saw
ing equipment are Keeping their
machinery running all inc time be
cause they are determined that the
crops, which have been produced
after a hard fight, shall not be lost.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-09-07
Henderson Area Looks To Another Prosnerous F.
Abundant oodAnd Feed Crop
Produced By Tobacco Growers

Undauntcd by Il shortage of labor
fertilizer, feeds, farm machinery
transportation and other factors AT
iecting farm production, North Car
DINA tobacco fought through n late
| spring, which delayed the planting
| OF crops, and not only produced Il
reasonably good crop OF tobacco bun
also abundant food and feed crops.
Although vitality Interested i'm the
money crop tobacco. Tar Heel farm
crS have not neglected the production
OF more milk, beef, pork. and puui-
try. Everywhere throughout the to-
bacco growing area, one finds larger
and better gardens, an increased
acreage of feed crops. and large
| acreage devoted to the vital oil-bcar-
ing crops of SoybcanS and peanuts.
Reduced Yields.
In spite OF winter freezes, which
severely damaged plant beds. and
blue mold injury, which further de-
laycd the setting ui plants, most
growers have pulled through with a
satisfactory crop. The acreage is
seven per cent larger than last year.
and the average yield is estimated
932 pounds per acre as cOmDarcd
with l,053 pounds last year. The bul-
ley outlook is for about 1000 pounds
per acre.
Three methods of blue mold con-
troll have been developed and tested
throughout the state. The experts re-
commend control by bcnzul rimipa-
lion, by paradichlurubcnSrnc fum.-
CATION, on by the cuppcr-uXidc-oil
spray. all of which have been found
satisfactory. Extension Circular No.
229 of State College gives full infor-
nation with regard TO the control of
blue mold.
Changes In Crop.
In recent years the markc, has de-
mandcd different type Of Gllc cur
cd tobacco from that formerly grown
FARMERS have changed To- much clos
CT spacing, more fertilizer per acre.
nigh grades of fertilizer Especially
more potaSh}. the ridge method OF
cultivation, the higher topping of
plants. These changes have resulted
IN larger yields PEI acre of Il bright.
granny leaf that fits market demands.
Labor Conditions
With the present labor shortage.
many farms will laCl; sufficient train
cd 'croppcrs" for harvesting their
tobacco and il appears that some OF
the labor which has previously
/ worked around the barns will have
to be taught the art Of cropping.
A survey indicates that the most
serious shortage OF labor will be
found on the larger farms. Small
gro verS can group together and work
from farm to farm, putting in all the
tobacco as they 90.
Rcdrying Plants.
1t will be particularly hard for the
redrylnG plants 10 get the labor that
they need this year. Growers are
urged TO cooperate with these plants
and assist i'll keeping them working
at full capacity. Otherwise growers
may face an unwantcd tobacco
holiday when the rcdrying plants
become filled with more tobacco
| than they can handle.
1t is necessary for farm labor TO
| get special permits, if they work in
the redrying plants Tor more than Is
! days.
Preparation For Market.
The Extension specialist at State
College urged growers 10 give more
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-09-07

Quantities as possible. Scarcitics do
exist. but most shelves i'll this COM
mun!iy are well stocked and shop
pcrS will be able 10 find wearing
apparel and other goods in more or
less abundance.
Conditions generally offer promise
OF satisfactory fall trading season
III this area, and all classes, including
the producer, the professor and the
seller, are anticipating another good
autumn.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-09-07

The WFA has announced a loan
program for Irish potatoes to in
sure growers of returns in accord
ancc with the support prices an
nounccd prior 20 planting, and TO
assure orderly distribution.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-09-07
Crop Prices Remain High
And Industry Is Active
Merchants Are Prepared to Meet Most
Demands of Expected Brisk Trade

WIN crop prices continuing high and with industry hum
ming at top speed the Henderson community another
prosperous fall ~
Local factories have been working capacity years
ana nave furnished many Jobs good pay initiating Davros
10 perhaps their greatest size But the marketing
has become traditional the the free flow of ready
lnltn o-;.L.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-09-07

Little land in North Carolina is
too poor or too badly eroded 10 grow
a good crop of timber, says X. W.
Graebcr, forester of the State College
Extension Service.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-09-07

Light from the sun requires 1897
seconds or slightly more than eight
minutes, 10 reach the earth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-12
Press Comment
CHANGES. IF NEED BE
(Hartford Times

(Hartford Times
Judge Max Spellke Of the Fair
field County Juvenile Court has
added his voice to that Of the
Legislative Council in urging that
the Legislature, soon to convene,
strengthen the laws regarding the
adoption Of children.
Apparently there Is a feeling
welfare agencies and those having
TO do with children, that Connecti-
cuts procedures need revision. That
will be a surprise to most citizens.
particularly to those who have
observed adoptions in individual
cases.
To most such persons 1t has SEEM
ed that such changes In the legal
guardianship Of children are sur
rounded with many safeguards and
almost too numerous technicallties.
Apparently, however. In the eyes Of
those who qualify as experts In the
field Of child welfare the existing
statutes are not sufficient. 81
Obviously this Is humanitarian
and not a political question. II II
Is q fact that our laws need Inn
provement. citizens generally will
want II made. The laws regarding
adoption should be such as 10 make
certain that necessary investiga-
lions win be made before adoption
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-12
Danger: Girls at Work

No longer can a girl build better we'd
ding cake than her neighbor and wait for
boys to beat path to her door. No longer
can she take her time in making up her
mind to make up his mind. The days of
hide-and-seek are gone. The young miss
of today must be even greater than Eliza
Of "Uncle Toms Cabin" because not
only does she have to cross the ice, but
she must break it as she goes, and be her
own bloodhound.
This revolutionary trend has put the
men definitely "on the spot" and it is
only fair that their attention be called
to the fact. More than that, the new fe-
male attitude constitutes a serious men,
ace to the mans life and health, when
you stop to consider that he wouldn't be
running around in zoot suits these days
if he were not positive physical wreck.
Many girls are so determined to "get
their man" that they throw their lasso
at anything in pants until they can hit
their mark-or as happens more often,
until they fall short of it. Meek little
lambs who would never think of dropping
their handkerchief to attract "fan-
male" are now hurting hats, shoes, and
flowerpots with all the dexterity of pro-
feSsional pitcher.
Someone has remarked cruelty that all's
fair in love and War-and this is both,
sort of compound fracture if you please.
So it seems only reasonable to expect
that the young ladies signify their inten-
tionS by wearing arm-bandS or carrying
posters marked: danger: Girls at Work."
or "We've Got What It Takes to Take
What You've Got!"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-12
Petty Chiseling

Relatively few sugar rationing books
issued to persons who have since died or
joined the armed forces have been turned
back, the Cleveland OPA office reports,
estimating that some 10000 such books
are outstanding. The inference is that
many are being used by illegal holders
to chisel sugar and coffee above the es-
tablished rations. So long as such books
stand out, suspicion is natural. Also
there is a law, with heavy penalties. Just
to make everybody feel happier, how
about sending back to the OPA any such
books you might have?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-12
Australia Prepares

In preparation for the next act in
World War II, Australia is amending her
defense act to permit use of conscripts
anywhere in the southwest Pacific area.
Hitherto only -volunteers-of which a
population of five million has provided
45O,O0O-have been eligible for service
outside the commonwealth. Conscripts,
however, have fought all over New Guinea
alongside volunteers. Now that the
Buna- Coma action is over and the Austria
lian-American forces are about ready to
start moving northward toward Japan,
both people and government want the
old restrictions remvoed. Nobody can
say that the Aussies let technicalities
stand in the way of good fight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-12

section of civilian America Men do not
change character when they put on uni
forms, the Owl remarks. But they do
get lonely, tired, worried, perhaps a bit
discouraged; and men in the mass often
do what the same men as individuals
would not.
Statistics on arrests do not necessarily
mean much. The owl gathered such
statistics, but wisely did not place undue
weight on them. It's conclusions in the
main appear to rest more on the tes-
timony Of commanding officers, provost
marshalS, chaplains, civilian leaders,
newspaper editors, federal field men, and
personal observation of owl agents.
These agree that coffee, milk, matted milk
and bottled soft drinks outSell all kinds
of liquor; that beer is much more popu-
lar than distilled spirits; that paynight
for the troops "rarely is the Klondike
brawl and blowout that rumor makes it"
This competent report will not COM
pletely diSsipate the disturbing rumors.
Axis agents will continue to spread them.
Confirmed prohibitionistS will accept and
repeat them. And, because the uniform
makes tits wearer conspicuous, "a half
dozen prankish privates, tipsy with few
drinks and furlough freedom, can start
stories which, pyramided in telling, give
the impression to the honestly gullible
that service carousals are hampering our
training for war;" We can believe such
things. Or we can remember that the
service men are our sons, our husbands,
our brothers, our friends, and have faith
in them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-12
No Klondike BrawIs

The Office of War Information is to be
commended on both the initiative and
the thoroughness with which its observ-
ers have investigated rumors that Amer
lean troops in camp are bunch OF rum
hounds, tosspots, or what will you. Such
stories played into the hands of Axis pro-
pagandlsts. They disturbed mothers and
wives, particularly because tenderloin
districts catering TO insobriety often pro-
vide also facilities for prostitution. Like
wise. these rurnors played into the hands
OF those who seek a return OF national
prohibition, which grew originally out Of
the very same type OF wartime controls
urged now. On the basis OF It's first
hand canvass, the owl offers three COM
forting conclusions: Drinking among
troops is not excessive and constitutes no
serious problem. Light beer sold In post
contributes to sobriety. No
American army In history ever was so
orderly.
The Army, Of course, Is q true cross