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Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-07
BY J. G. WEAVER
FlOriculturist
N. G. State College

The hot weather of late summer
probably is not the time to discuss
the flower garden, but those who
plan to have Il nice display of spring
Towering bulbs, should start now TO
doing something about it. The new
catalogues show in color many of
the nicer Towering dubious plants.
The varieties wanted should be
selected unless one has her list al
ready made out. These bulbs have to
be ordered ana the soil must be plan
ted when the proper season arrives.
You may say, ooh, well. we have
plenty OF time" Yes, you do if you
will get busy, but do moi put it off
any longer than is necessary for il
takes some time to get the bulbs and
il will soon be time to start plant
ing.
There are few points about grow
ing bulb flowers that should be OF
timely interest right now. 1t is i'm
possible to give much definite inror-
nation in Il brief article 50 shall
confine my remarks to varieties, pre-
paration of soil, fertilizing and plant
ing.
AS is apparent, in every spring
bulb garden that the two most inn
portant kinds Of bulbs are tulips and
narcisSi or daffodils. There are other
important spring Towering bulbs, as
you all know, such as hyacinths,
crocuses, Dubious irises, Galanthus OF
Snowdrop, Blue bells and many
others.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-07
By FRED NJ. HAIG
N. &. State College

The history Of agriculture in all
civilized nations has been Il grad
ual change from grain growing with
livestock as secondary factor Ia
system of farming built around
the dairy COWS. The question may
very properly be asked why this
is true.
In the first place, the dairy COW
feed into edible products of all farm
animals. Thus as population in
crcaSes and more intensive farming
Is required, the dairy COW is called
upon TO furnish more OF the perfect
standardization relatively mex
pcnsive feeds, such as grass. silagc,
hay, grain and grain by-moducti
Within less than fifty years the
production ard utilization of milk
have SO increased in this country
that today we are the greatest of
dairy nations. Milk is Our mos,
widely used food, the farmers larg-
est source of cash income. and the
basis OF an industry which for serv.
ice and volume has few equals.
Industry Progresses
Around % million dairy COWS are
MIXED daily on thrcc-quartcrs of
the nations six million farms. In
North Carolina although dairying has
been making steady progress, cspe-
cialy during the past fifteen years.
there are still far too many farms
in this state without even a single
COW. This is especially true on many
of OUR cotton and tobacco farms.
These farmers should continue
producing their main money crops
and in addition add lew dairy
COWS Us a side line 10 cotton and
tobacco farming. On thousands of
these farms sufficient feed for from
five to ten COWS could De grown
without interfering with the Druduc-
ton of the regular cash crops.
An average farm COW will produce
600 gallons of milk annually. con-
tanning 232 pounds of butter fat. This
milk al % cents per gallon is worth
$3.50. The manure from tho COW is
worth $50, making total income
per cow of SlT0. Where market
for milk is not available. either sweet
or sour cream may be sold Ia cream
cries. If sold in this manner. the
butterfat is worth 80 cents per pound
and this would mean q value of
S69.50 for the cream on buttcrfat
basis. To this must be added the
value Of the skimmilk lcf; on the
farm. which is Approximately S25,
for use as calf. chicken and pig
feed.
Including value of 500 Tor ma
nurc this would give 81 total income
of SLIGO from the cox where the
cream was sold instead of milk.
Such an income. even though COM
paratively small. is oi great import
ance in meeting daily operating eX-
penScs on the farm until the casa
crops are marketed.
Good for Soil
As the dairy industry is So close
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-07
Nice Spring Towering Bulbs
Result From Work Done In Fall

because of the war, the thousands
W loiip pubs that we used TO pet
ioi'' holland arc not available. There
ac many Of these bulbs grown in
u'is country but you had better get
aneSe early to get the quality of bulb
"''u varieties that you want.
varieties To Use
:, As inc varieties thcr arc manv
that are very worthy and new ones
are beng introduced each ycor
would suggest that you select some
Oh the following groups:
Early or Dutch TULIPS,
Cottage Tulips,
Breeder Tulips, and
Darwin Tulips.
BY selecting from these v,rio,s
groups which bloom at different
!imes' you will prolong the bloom
ing season md as IL result the bulb
garden VIII be pretty for Il much lon
from the latter Towering types which
ger period. The best flowers will be
are the Breeder and Darwins. In the
DaaWihS some of the better varieties
are City Of Haarlcm, Clara Bait, Mr..
francombe Sanders, Prime vi liaar-
lem, Rev. Ewbank, VIM. Pitt, Ear,i-
gon and many others. The Breeders
include such varlticS as Bacchus, Car
dInal Manning, Louis XIV. Pink
Pearl, Apricot, and others.
DaiiodilS should be planted more
proiuscly. These bulbs arc produced
very successfully in this country and
plenty are aNailablc They nrc dividnf;
INTO the following various groups:
Trumpet, lncOmparabil;s, BARR,
Leedsi, Pocticus, Doubles and others.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-07

oome OF the better varieties belong
n"e TO the groups mentioned are: Rob
e et Sydenham, King Alfred, Van
,Wearern's Giant, Mrs. E. Fl. Kre-
i"se' Sir Watkins, Nobility, Cheerful
llesS, and others too numerous TO
mention.
Prepare Soil Carefully
III growing bulbs, it is essential TO
piepare The soil deeply. The bulbs
themselves are usually planted four
W SIN ihcheS deep SO as to take care
vi the roots that grow out of the
oase Oh me bulb-the soil must be
prepared 10 good depth. Some grow
ers prepared their soil to a depth of
eiehteen inches. This is not essential
as GOOD oulbs can be grown in soil
!nat Is not worked so deep, but the
ioea IS to be sure and work the soil
10 good depth. The soil should he
loose andfriable and to attain this in
some oil the clay sections il NAV be
necessary to add sand or roted orpa-
nc matter and mix thoroughly. If
manure is added to loose the soil
be certain that it is well rottcd az.
mat II has been in the soil long
enough 10 rot before planting bulbs
Fertilizer Needed
AS to fertilizer requirements or
bulbs: animal manures are by far the
best sorts to use, provided, as has
been mec toned that they are well
rotted before the bulbs are planted.
inns Is particularly true with narcissi
as basal rot is very likely TO follow
use oil fresh manure. A good practice
Is TO apply manure at this season
ana let the growing crop receive
benefit from ii then let the bulbs 90
into the soil without further appli-
cation of manure.
Many gardeners make use of che
mlcal or ordinary commercial ferti-
lizers and find them very satisfac-
tory. Such mixtures are applied 10
the beds at planting time and worked
well irto the soil. In different Sec
tions Of the state different mixtures
might be used but it has been found
that mixture containing about four
percent nitrogen, eight percent phos-
phoruS, and ten percent potash,
known as 1910 mixture, applied
AT the rate of three to four pounds
per one hundred square feet gives
very satisfactory results. Thi may be
supplemented in the spring by the
addition of one-hall pound of nitrate
of soda or sulphate of ammonia when
the tops are about two inches above
the surface of the soil. New war ru-
lingS about the use of fertilizer may
affect This recommendation. but il
should be followed as closely as pos
Siblc
The depth of planting is governed
by various factors. the principal one
being the size OF the bulb and the
vigor of the variety. Some of the
varieties producing large bulbs with
strong foliage may have four 10 six
inches of soil above the top of the
bulb, whereas some of the weaker
ones would require less. If the soil
is light and sandy. the bulb may be
planted deeper than in heavier
soil.
Narcissi are planted in the fall
just as soon as the bulbs arrive. Many
gardeners have them all planted by
the middle of September or first OF
October. Tulips can be pl@ntcd later
and it is safe until the middle of
October or first of November.
Those who keep these few points
in mind when they prepare their
soils for bulbs, will have a nicer dis
play of flowers from their Dubious
plants next spring.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-07
Dairying Is Profitable
Agriculture Supplement

~ related to the maintenance of
soil fertility, the dairyman must CON
slider this as an indirect profit. In
other words. the livestock farmer
gives back much of what he take,
from the soil. He anchors its firm
ly. Valuable top soil will not wash
or blow off in dust from hillsides
where grass is green and cattle
Craze.
On many of our farms less than
one-half of the acres contribute 10
the farmers income. This NAV he
due TO lack of labor TO cul,ivatr
more acres or TO the lack of a profit
aole market to absorb the products
"i 'ncSe acres if they were cult
Natcc: Pasture graZCd by dairy cows
ailofo profitable way To utilize
som" OF this idle land without in
cfcaSlng our already large surplus in
certain cash crops Cow tcs,inr
records show that good pasture h,s
value Of S. To So pcr ocrc nnc
month when grazcd bv dairv cn"s
ana Tie butterfat produced sold TO
the crcamerics.
AS pointed out, the growing Of
casn crops IS and should continue
20 DC inc main business of large
numncr OF our farmers. But tho
keeping of a few cows is recon-
mended as a supplement to these
crops rather than substitute for
Inc farmer who keeps five or
zen COWS and pays attention to feed
ing, breeding and management knows
me meaning of balanced farming
and permanent security.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-07
BATHING CAP SAVES
LIFE OF RUTH HARRIS

Cheyenne. Wyo.-(AP)-A bathing
cap saved the life of Ruth Harris, Is,
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
T.. Harris. when she was struck by
lightning recently. doctors said.
She was wearing the cap in rain
storm while riding for the mail near
her ranch home. The lightning struck
her he2d and jumped to the rigging
ring on the saddle, clectrocutiag the
horse.
When the horse fell, Ruth wa,
pinned beneath it but was found
Although injured, 5 h G recovered
Physicians said the rubber cap APP
parcntly was insulation against tn,
lightning bolt.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-07

With u. S. Army Somewhere In
Sou;hera Observation-Disclosures "Bn-
I"oka tho new Army weapon tina,
looks like a piece of dollcd-up rain
spout suitable FOR kids to play SOL
oIcr Wlth-iS often c lied one of the
ArmyS best Notwithstanding wca-
pOnS.
Almost every soldier who has fired
me rocket gun that has dcmon>,ra-
,co extraordinary aImOr-picrcinG abb
MY lthe exact capabilities arc SccrcD
mas felt himself match for nv
German tank.
The BaZooka. just tube for pro-
jec'mg Il TNT-charGc rocket which
eNplodcs on co"t.ct with the target
costs about So 10 manufacture and its
ability to inllict damage is compar-
able to a 37mm. aHti-;ank rife that
costs in the ncighDorhood of Sl.75O.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-07

Estimates are that 1915 .OOO. 900
bushels of corn will be harvested
this year. the second largest corn
crop in ten years.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-07

Medical organizations Of Australia
have voted against any change in
the Status OF the prorcs ion during
the WAY and for che year after.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-07

The u. S. Department of .Agricul-
ture has announced that the serum
used il combating hog cholera is now
being made in record quantities.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-07

ICE CREAM is doing big job in this
war for our fighting men and civilian
workers. 1t is work "a hours a day on
every front doing its part to bring and
maintain health, strength and vigor to
the nations forces.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-07

PINE STATE ICE CREAM is right ir
the fight doing its bit in the great wal
effort to fit and equip our fighters and
civilians alike for the great task ahead il
winning this war and bringing victory al
the earliest possible moment.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-01-07
Board To Pay
Victory Tax
For Employees

The school board at its regu-
lar meeting on New Years day,
voted to pay the Victory Tax for
all teachers and other employees
for the remainder Of the 1912
43 school session. This tax should
amount to approximately four
hundred dollars per month. Al
though Dickinson County has
the second highest annual salary
scale in Southwest Virginia, the
local board felt that with increas
ed living costs and other de-
mands that the Victory Tax Ola
teachers salaries would work a
hardship in many cases. The vote
on the question by the board was
unanimous. According to the SUI
perintendent of schools, all teach
ers next session can be guaran-
teed an increase of at least $40
per month for a nine-month ses-
sion.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-01-07
Renew Your Subscription

Freezing. Jan. 5-Last Friday
night while Mrs. Hardy Hanover
and daughter and young niece
were alone at the Vanover home,
they heard half grown hog be-
longing to the family squealing
with might and main and sounds
indicating that the hog was be-
ing dragged away. They were
afraid to venture out and gave
up the hog as lost to thieves
they thought had come to take
the young porker while they
knew the man of the house was
away at Fairfax working.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-01-07
FOR CLERK OF THE
CIRCUIT COURT


Having worked as deputy for
three former democrat Clerks for
several years, and having had
experience in office work for 10
years, I hereby announce myself
candidate for Clerk Of the Cir
cult Court and County.
If elected, l will spend every
effort to please the people of
the county. I will further say
that / will ask for only one term.
KILBY E. FULLER.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-01-07
MINE STRIKE AT JENKINS
SETTLED IN As MINUTES

On Tuesday night, at the Jen-
xins, Ky, mines, a strike was
called by the night shift and was
settled in As miutes, the miners
winning their point, according to
information given by Elder Ted
Swindall.
According to information, an
order was issued to the day shift
against smoking in the mines.
During the day eight men were
found smoking inside and were
sent out. The night shift refused
to 60 to work when this was
learned, stating that they anyways
had smoked inside and that there
was no gas and no danger in do
ing so. The order was rescinded
in short order and the discharg-
ed men taken back with full pay
for the days work lost.
The elder points to this as an
example of the power of organic
ed labor when it stands together.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-01-07
Thieves Break In To Steal

Next morning they found the
hog some distance from the
house broken down and SO bad
ly beaten that they had to have
it slaughtered.
They are convinced that one
or more persons came to steal
the hog and that after starting
with it they found the going hard
er than expected because of the
stout resistance put up by the
animal and that in the struggle
it was SO badly injured that the
would be-thieves abandoned it.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-01-07
NO MORE PLEASURE TRIPS:

A report, via the radio, would
indicate that all visits and social
activities requiring the use OF
gasoline and rationed tires, will
be curtailed beginning as of to-
day. The scarcity of gasoline in
all eastern states has caused an
order to be issued that all pleas
ure driving will come to an end.
We were under the impression,
however, that such an order was
already in effect and that all
persons with the right attitude
were complying with it.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-01-07
HOME BURNS ON
POUND RIVER ROAD

The dwelling occupied by Ken
drick Smith and owned by Az
brey Phipps on Pound River was
burned to the ground last week.
Only Mrs. Smith and maybe two
or three neighbor women who
were helping at a quilting were
there at the time and the great
er part of the household effects
including 300 cans of food, was
destroyed.
The fire, it is said, caught from
a defective flue and it is said
the house caught fire twice the
day before, but was put out by
the family.
For the present the family is
residing at the old Pres Mullins
farmstead, vacated only a few
days ago by Manse Baker.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-01-07
Warning Issued
Clintwood, Va, Jan. 8-43

CunCWOOQ, Va, Jan. o-f0
Reports have come to this
board that holders of gasoline B
and C books are continuing to
use their coupons after having
changed their jobs or quit the
work for which the ration was
issued. This is to warn such per
sons that such actions are in vi
olation of the rationing regula-
tons. The holder Of such ration
is required to report any change
of occupation or stoppage of
work to the board for proper adj
justment of the ration. Failure
to do so will result in prosecu-
ton.
Several merchants have report
ed that wholesalers are charging
more for certain articles than
the merchants can sell the ar
ticles for under their ceiling price
schedules. The OPA is investi-
eating such actions on the part
Of wholesalers, and also alleged
acts of changing the article mum
Der in order to raise the price.
Merchants are urged to report
any such act to the local board
so that proper investigation may
be made and necessary punish
ment meted out to individuals or
firms who are guilty of viola
ting the price regulations. No
man or set Of men are entitled
to take advantage of the nation
al crisis to profiteer at the ex-
penes of their neighbors.
Some ration headlines to re-
member:
Jan. 15-Last day for application
for No. l ration card Sugar
coffee.
Jan. 15-Truck tire inspection
Jan. 21-Use of No. 3 gas coupon
Jan. 31-Passenger car tire in
spection
Feb. Use of No. % sugar-cof-
fee coupon
Jan. 31-Use of No. 10 sugar
coupon.
War Price and Ration Board.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-01-07
Ticket For
County Election
Takes Shape

At the various precincts thru
out Dickinson County this COM
ing Saturday delegates will be
selected to attend the democratic
convention at Clntwood on Jan.
Is. At this convention candidates
will be nominated for all county
offices for the November cleo
ton.
Up until this week the politi-
cal situation has been very quiet.
However, this week various per-
sons have been mentioned in
Democratic circles as possible
candidates. For Commissioners of
the Revenue, Willard Dotson,
Noah Powers and Everette B.
Stanley have been mentioned.
Stanley, however, has made no
public statement.
JChas. Patton Mullins, unsuc-
cessful candidate for Treasurer
four years ago, seems assured
the nomination for Clerk if he
desires to enter the contest. The
present Clerk, w. E. Counts, ac-
cording to our information is not
candidate. 1t is assumed that
Hansel Fleming will be renom-
mated for Commonwealth Attor
ney. J. C. Smith has already an
nounced. 1t is the consensus of
opinion that John Henry Ander-
son, veteran Democratic cam
paigner and former sheriff, may
be given the nomination for sher
iff. Latest information has it that
A. R. Singleton, present Commits
sioner, will seek nomination for
the office of Treasurer. Other
potential candidates for this Of
flee who are receiving quite
bit of consideration are Avon B.
Sykes and Leonard Sykes, but
neither of these parties, so far as
is known, are making any active
moves for the nomination.
The Republican party has not
yet openly advocated any candi-
date as far as we have been able
to learn, but last week Dallas
Mullins informed us that he was
still in the race for nomination
as sheriff.
LATER-Since the above was
written, Kilby Fuller, present
deputy clerk, has announced him
self as a candidate for the nom
nation for clerk.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-01-07
Honest Tiv'' Mullins Gets
nr. Tho Tr0nk Again

On The Track Again
T. J. Mullins, the horseback
candidate" for sheriff in last
county election, has announced
himself as a candidate for the
nomination for Supervisor from
Willis District. Having been So
licited by a. great host and ma
iority of friends to enter this
race. I am prepared now to make
the sacrifice entailed and serve
my district in this capacity"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-01-07

Pvt. Edmund Beverly, son of
Ed Beverly of Honey Mamp, was
discharged from the U. S. army
recently because Of i'll health and
has returned to his home. He
has been stationed in Trinidad,
B w I for the last year.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-01-07
TALES heard
over in the
Curnberlands

Freeing, Jan. Bile VINO
writes again on the timeWorn
subject of witchcraft should have
a valid excuse for so doing, lest
he be accused of trying to re-
yive the old idea that such be-
liefs prevail only in our hill
country, thus doing our people
injustice.
The object of this writer is
merely to relate two amusing in
cidents in connection with the
fast fading belief of other days,
and to say that such beliefs were
more prevalent in sections sup
posed to be the seat of learning
than in the mountains of Vir-
ginia.
In Old Salem, near the seat OF
early learning and culture, i1lno-
cent people were prosecuted be-
cause they were reputed witches.
In staid old Princess Anne coun-
ty, Va, a comely maid named
Grace Sherwood was accused by
one neighbor of beWitching his
hogs and cotton and another
charged her with riding his
horse and then escaping through
a keyhole in the shape Of black
cat. Like the l:te Aunt Jane Dut
ton, Grace brought action for
SANDER and lost it and was then
convicted of witchcraft and SEN
fenced to the ducking stool.
In more recent years such be-
liefs eliminated in the "hex'
murder cases in Pennsylvania.
Not long after that woman in
New Jersey was accused OF
wicthcraft by three of her neigh
bors, who testified, among other
things. that they had seen the
Door woman Change herself into
a horse and walk on her hind
legs" The charge was dismissed
as fantastic and the three mysti-
fled neighbors warned that they
would be sent to the Workhouse
if they made any more such com
plants.
But. to relate the two harmless
incidents referred to:
Willard Mullins, of Freezing,
who often relates interesting IN
cidents of his childhood in the
mountains of Kentucky, says that
in the Kentucky neighborhood
where he grew up that his grand
father Mullins was & rather we'll
known witch doctor" On one
occasion. he relates, cows in the
rkood failed to "giVe
down. their milk and some OF
them were literally growing
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