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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-14
COLUMBUS MILK
PRODUCTION UP

COLLEGE STATION, Raleigh,
Feb 13-Some people il Column
bus County must begin drinking
more milk about June l because
by that time there will be an
extra 1000 gallons of milk pro-
duced daily in the area, reports
Assistant Farm Agent ]. P. Quln-
erly to the State College Exten-
sion Service here.
Last summer, when drought
conditions became serious IN the
dairy section around Starkvllle'
Mississippi, a movement was be-
gun to bring in bred COWS and
heifers to the Whiteville and Chad
bourn sections. There was strong
demand for family milk cows,
and in a few months 666 animals
had been delivered to the farm
ers of Columbus County, accord
ing to Quinerly.
Some of the animals that were
brought In at cost OF about S1o
are selling at $125 to $3.50 each,
now that they are producing milk.
"All of the additional milk is need
ed for home consumption in Co.
lumbus County and we could cas-
lily use more, if we had the cows"
Quinerly says.
He also reports that growers
are interested in keeping up the
quality of their dairy stock and
that at the present time there
are g. purebred bulls in the area.
This development in family milk
COWS may easily lead to a COM
mercial dairy movement in Co.
lumbus County because on every
hand farmers are making an hon
est effort to produce more high
quality hays and more supplement
tai grazing crops, which is a COM
basis for any dairy or
livestock development" the agent
points out.
"
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-14

&c large, freestone, and is con-
s.dered by some people to be the
sweetest of all varieties. The tree
itself is quite hardy and vigorous
Another well-known white va
fiety is the Hiley Belle, a free
stone. The fruit when well grown
IS especially attractive. The trees
also are ornamental and when the
blossoms are out makes a snowy
1ree. For these reasons, DR.. Veer-
hoff says, the grower may want
to include this variety or the bud
sport, Early Hiley, which ripens
a week earlier in his garden.
Midseason Peaches
Vedette. a peach originating in
Canada, is particularly highly
favored. 1t has been termed the
'peachy" peach, and therefore is
favored for ice cream.
Halehaven which ripens soon
after Vedette, has become lncreas'
lngly popular in this state. II
r;pens about ten days before Ell
berta.
This peach and the recent in
PRODUCTION from New Jersey, Sum-
mercrest, are large, yellow, free
stone, superior in flavor to the Ell
berta.. and the Summercrest may
someday replace it. The tree OF
this variety is vigorous and well
adapted to the poorer soils.
The outstanding white peach for
midseason is still the Georgia
Belle, DR.. Veerhoff says. When
il is fully ripe, the creamy white
flesh is suffused with red and has
a fine, sweet flavor. These trees
are very hardy and relatively i'm
r-une to bacteria leaf spot.
Late Varieties
Peaches ripening later than the
liberia are often destroyed by
the worms of the Oriental Moth,
and as there is not a practical
method of control. the hortlcul-
tt rist does not include any on his
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-14
N. E. FERTILIZER
IS GOOD QUALITY
By THOMPSON GREENWOOD
Editor N. C. Department of
Agriculture

RALEIGH, Feb. 13.-(R-Farm-
ers of North Carolina received
$776,899 in extra plant food last
year, a study of the annual ferti-
lizer report just completed by the
State Department of Agriculture
reveals.
The survey shows that manufac-
turers of fertilizer granted farm
ers an average of 81 cents per ton
value in excess of the plant food
guarantee.
D. S. Coltrane, assistant to the
Commissioner of Agriculture, said
that the extra value allowed farm
ers by fertilizer manufacturers
during recent years has run from
80 cents to as high as 60 cents per
ton.
Invariably the plant food al
lowed each year is in excess of the
guaranteed anlyses," Coltraine
said.
The fertilizer summary showed
that the IA inspectors made 6,188
inspections last year, securing S.
513 official samples from a total of
504, $3.50 bags of fertilizer.
During the year, two lots of fer
tilizer were seized for violations of
the law. Penalties for the year ag-
gregating $12, 76717 were assessed
on 576 lots. However, only SO lots
were deficient of the guarantee as
much as five per cent.
In cases of deficiency, the State
Department of Agriculture endeav-
ored to locate the actual users of
the deficient fertilizer, and the
manufacture was directed to
make settlement with the users.
When such a request was made,
the department required a receipt
signed by the user showing that
settlement had been effected.
Over SIS per cent of the users
of below-guarantee fertilizer were
located last year, and penalties
were subsequently paid by the
manufa cturers.
When the actual consumer could
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-14
FIRE LOSS HIGH
NEAR WHITEVILLE

COLLEGE STATION, Raleigh,
Feb. 13-Forest fires are Destroy
ing timber growth, soil fertility,
and fences and are depicting sup
plies of game in the Whiteville
area, reports Extension Farm
Forester H. E. Blanchard to the
State College Extension Service.
In one case a farm building was
burned. Recently four different
fires burned over 9O6 acres of
timber and two fires did so much
damage that Blanchard has rec
ommeJied the sale of all mer-
charitable timber as early as pos
sible.
One of the fires was so hot that
all young growth, less than three
inches in diameter, was complete
ly burned by the fire, according
to the forester. The merchantable
timber had streaks of pitch rum
ming down the outside of the bark
and some trees had been burned
off at the ground line.
1.-The usual burning season is
now on in full swing with the u.s.
ual results and large losses are
being suffered by many timber
owners because of someone's neg
igence," Blanchard says. with
the burning is coming the usual
number of salvage sales of tim
Der due to loss from fire"
Other reports of timber losses
from fire in various parts of North
Carolina are reaching the State
College Extension Service and
growers are urged to guard their
timber areas and keep the fire
out wherever possible.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-14
PEACH VARIETIES
FOR HOME GARDENS

During this month and the first
part of next, a number of home
gardeners will be setting out
peach orchards. These suggestions
from Dr.. Otto Veerhoff, associate
in horticulture with the Agricul-
4ural Experiment Station at State
College, should be welcome assist
ance to them in selecting the trees
to use.
In the first place, he says, home
gardeners should realize that the
fruit they select will be different
from that chosen by commercial
producers.
The commercial orchard chooses
Its varieties primarily on the basis
If ability to stand shipping. The
home gardener, on the other hand,
must select his according to the
flavor, texture, eating and can
ming qualities of the fruit, and the
disease resistance of the tree.
DR.. Veerhoff points out that as
the yellow-fleshed fruits fill more
Of these needs than do the white
meated varieties, his list mainly
features these kinds.
He emphasizes that home gar
deners may not expect to get
fruit from the trees they set out
this year until the fourth summer
IF their growth, and should there
fore take this into consideration
in deciding to plant.
Varieties
His list is arranged IN the or
der in which the varieties will
bear fruit during the season.
Therefore, by including one of each
tlee recommended, the grower
should have a continuous supply
OF fruit from mid-June until the
last of August.
First in order of bearing is the
Marigold, a yellow peach And
second to it is the Oriole, which
ripens about week later. Both
have a fine flavor and melting
flesh, and while the fruit is not
large. II the trees are tllllilleu
early, their size should be salts
factory. The trees themselves are
quite vigorous.
Oriole is one of the best for
preserving in a freezer locker as
tie fruit will remain clear, vel
lew and flavorful throughout the
process.
Golden Jubilee is probably the
best known early peach. 1t is of
the Elberta type, yellow-fleshed
and freestone. Its flesh is sweet
ard mild and does not discolor
rapidly. For this reason, it is
often used for canning and is rec
tmmended for freezing.
A white variety ripening about
the same time is the Cumberland.
TIE fruit of this tree is medium
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-14
Work Is Started On
Freezer Locker And
Cold Storage Plant

CLINTON, Feb. 13-Work has
begun here on the freezer locker
and cold storage plant, to be
erected by R. A. McCullen. Con-
tracts have been let for all ma
terials, and additions to an old
building, which is to be renovated.
are being made.
County Agent E. ]. Morgan, OF
the State College Extension Ser
vice, reports that farmers are ac-
lively supporting the program and
plan to save much more food than
in the past with less waste and
spoilage.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-14

not be found, penalties were paid
to the department, and the funds
were then deposited to the credit
OF the general agricultural fund
with the State Treasurer.
by rigid enforcement of the
fertilizer law, the department pro-
tects the farmers of North Carroll
ma. This rigid enforcement enables
users of fertilizer to purchase
quality products correctly and
plainly labeled. At the same time,
manufacturers are protected
against dishonest and careless
competition. The primary object
OF the departments inspection SER
trade free from fradulently-han-
vice is to keep the channels of
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-14
The Tar
- Heel
Gardener
BY John H. Harris
N. C. State College

Do you have your vegetable
seed on hand? Planting time for
some of the hardy ones is al
ready here. If you are growing
them in a coldframe or a frame
garden, any of the hardy vege-
tables can be planted immediate
ly If they are to be planted on
the outside, such vegetables as
cabbage, kale, lettuce, mustard,
onions, smooth seeded garden
peas, parsley and spinach should
be planted during February in
most sections of the state. AS a
general rule, they should be plant
ed 6 to 8 weeks before the aver
age date of the last killing frost
in the spring.
Other hardy vegetables such as
beets. carrots, cauliflower, celery,
chard, wrinkled garden peas, Irish
potatoes, radishes and turnips
should be planted from three to
four weeks before the average
date of the last killing frost.
Some of these plants should
have been started earlier in cold
frames so as to be ready for set
ting out when the time arrives.
If you have not already started
these you may wish to purchase
few plants to set out now.
The important warm season
crops that the gardener may want
to start early are tomatoes, pep
pers and eggplant. Peppers and
eggplant will not stand as cool
weather as tomatoes and there
fore should be started about two
weeks later.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-14
Seyenteen-Hundred
Pounds OF Poison
Rat Bait Is Used

WADESBORO, Feb. 13-Seven-
teen hundred pounds of poison
bait has been used in the rat con-
troll campaign conducted among
farmers in cooperation with L. c.
Whitehead, rodent control special
list at State College.
Assistant County Agent Marsh
reports that the poison bait was
a mixture of fish, corn meal, oat
meal. and red squill. 1t was pack
ed in three-pound containers and
distributed to farmers through vo-
cational agricultural teachers in
the schools.
Wadesboro plans a rat control
campaign in the near future.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-14

recommended list, for home use.
However, for those people who
would like to include a few of
these varieties in their gardens,
DR.. Veerhoff has added two of
these trees to his list as possible
choices.
White Hale, an extremely large,
white, freestone with a strong
peach aroma, is one. The other is
the Roberta, very late, yellow
freestone with much the same
favor as the liberia. Its fruit Is
often irregular in shape but IS
very good for canning.
These peaches have a rlcher
flavor and are more firm in tex
ture than the earlier varieties, out
their susceptibility to the Orlen-
..al Moth worm makes them poor
1lsks in the garden, DR.. Vernon
oJy,1~a
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-14
Audience Is Asked
10 Pray For Pm.

LONDON, Feb. 10 -,g p,
Archbishop et, of Westminster as! Inc
a Catholic audience today f. asked nh1'
for Pope Plus XII s.v;. W pray
his present position is tba his , sIa'
difficult of any living man lar :, i"0S'
The Pope tried hard to prevent
the war and denounced N.Y. r.eNeh'
gressions, the archbishop ss -
"but if the Pope speaks hie w nrIa,
are often misconstrued. II h. :.
silent, his silence is taken as conn.,
plicity."
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-14
SILO APPLICATIONS

SHELBY, Feb. 13-Applications
for silos, to be erected in 1914,
are being made since many grow
ers with silos report that silage
is not only a nutritious feed but
also relatively cheap in compari-
son with other feeds, County Agent
J, S. Wilkins of the State College
Extension Service.
He points to Kent Harris, Route
5. as a real silo enthusiast and
saws that the cattle of Harris are
in good condition and show the
results of good feeding.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-14
UNEASY S1oks aIen
*ss Wo L ms

Beware Of Che misleading signs Of bowel worms
warnings may be: fidgeting, "picky" appetite,
crankiness. Get Jayne's Vermifuge at once!
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Scientifically tested. Used by millions. Acts
gently. When no worms are there, does no
harm. Demand JAYNE'S Vermifuge.
FREE: Amazing metal polishing cloth.
rubbing. Good will gift: yours for the ask
ing. This month only. Clip this I'D and send
It with name and address to Dept. IA,
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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-14

The War Food Administration
will continue through February u
its program of making hay avail
able to dairymen in designated
drought counties in North Caro-
lima and other states to the north,
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-14
EGG PER DAY

VAUDEVILLE, Feb. 13-Mrs.
J. S. Shelton of Route l has a
flock of 119 New Hampshire Red
hens that laid 119 eggs on Janu-
airy %. Her report to County
Agent J. E. Zimmerman of the
State College Extension Service
shows that her flock had an aver
age production of 90 per cent dur
ing January, which is by far the
best record reported in this Sec
ton. Farmers who average 70 per
cent production at this period of
the year consider their flocks on
a real good basis.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-14

A record crop Of early cabbage,
So per cent LARGER than the crop
of last season, is now on its way
to market Cabbage is the buy of
/ A,. - e.-..l. ---->%>L1--
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-17
Black List
Published in Paris
SO, including Laval,
Petain. Are Accused

PARIS. Dec. 10 tINS) Mar
shall Philippe Petain and Pierre
Laval officially said to have
fled 10 Germany, appear almost
at the bottom of the French
black list of 68 former Vichy
ministers and officials accused OF
treason whose cases are being
examined by the French high
court of justice.
The list, published in Paris
newspapers today. includes Ca
mile Chautemps and Pierre
Etienne Flandin. former prime
minister, two war ministers, three
ministers OF, the interior three
ministers of information and two
ministers of war. There are also
six generals. including Weygand.
and two admirals.
Besides Petain and Laval 10
Other Tfchy ministers are said 10
have fled to Germany"
The black list" also includes
six former ministers killed or
executed by patriots" before the
liberation of France, among them
Adm. Darlan.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-17
Bonbers Pound
Ndzi Rail Yards

LONDON, Dec. 16 GNS)-A
strong force OF Raj heavy bomb
ers attacked the industrial and
rail center of Siegen, 45 miles
east of Cologne. tonight after up
wards OF 100 u. S. four-engined
craft pounded the Kornwestheim
yards In continuance OF an assault
against enemy communications.
The air ministry announced
that the huge LaneAstefs OF the
bomber command swept against
the Siegen target with fighter
escort.
Almost simultaneously with the
air ministry announcement, Allied
circles in Rome revealed that
American aircraft of the Mediter-
ranean Allied air forces based in
Italy hit synthetic oil plants at
Brux. Czecho-Slovakia. Forts and
Liberators dropped their bomb
loads through heavy clouds.
Another Italy based force of
Liberators bombed Innsbruck.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-17
Jdps' Burma
Army Beaten
Chinese Troops Mop
Up After Battle

BHAMo. Dec Is UPl-The
last organized Jap resistance in
north-central Burma collapsed
today as Chinese troops mopped
up enemy straggIers in the cap
tured Irrawaddy River strong
hold of Bhamo. ending a 2S-day
battle that reopened all but a
40 10 50-mile- stretch of the
Burma Road lifeline 20 China.
Bhamo fell 10 Amerlcan-trained
veterans of the Chinese 3Sth Di-
vision yesterday afternoon, after
a wild banzai charge by the
trapped Jap garrison broke UNI
der a hail OF gunfire, leaving the
river beaches Uttered with enemy
dead.
The fall Of Bhamo eliminated
the last important Jap position
north of Mandalay and augured
an early resumption of Allied
military traffic over the entire
Burma Road from India to
Chungking.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-17
i. 5. Conyiets Builder
Of Santa Ana Air Base

LOS ANGELES. Dec. 10 (INS)
Col, Joseph J. Canella, the man
who built the Santa Ana army
air base from bean field to one
of the greatest military airfieldS
in the West. was found guilty
by federal court jury today
Of conspiracy to defraud the
government.
The verdict was reached on
testimony regarding the handling
of supplies and the awarding OF
civilian jobs at the base, of which
Cot Ganrfia was qtafternaster
at the time cbarges were brought
against himlaA
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-17
ELIAS in Greece
Linked 10 Ndzis

NEW YORK. Dec. Is GNSt-
A blunt charge that the Greek
Communists now fostering the
ELIAS uprising elaborated with
the Nazis during the occupation
of Greece was made today by
Nicholas G.. Lely, Greek informa-
tion minister in this country.
bely based the charge -on-in-
formation just received from Pre-
mier Papandreou and the Greek
government
According to authoritative
sources" he told newSmen at his
office at was now revealed that
suspicious Of an existing col
labOratiOn between the Greek
Communist party and the Ger
man authorities of occupation is
now confirmed, as many Ger
man, Italian and Bulgar prison.
ers have already been taken by
government troops"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-17
Canadians Cross
Canal in Italy

ROME. Dec. 16 INS)-Cana-
dian troops with the British
Eighth Army in Italy extended
their bridgehead across the Ma
piglio Canal today in new thrust
against FaenZa after repuiSing
several German counterattackS.
Southwest of Faenza. where
the Germans are blocking the
British drive to Bologna, Polish
and English columns were re-
ported by Allied Mediterranean
headquarters 10 have made inn
portant gains in a day of I'M
usually heavy fighting.
British on the right wing OF the
u. s. Fifth Army regained Tos-
signano and then absorbed a series
OF Nazi counterthruStS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-17
JAPS UP To OLD TRICKS

NEW YORK, Dee@16=ti ms
With American Army forces con.
solidating their beachhead posi-.
tons on newly invaded Mindoro
Island in the Philippines, the Japs
following their usual propaganda
theme, boosted that the Yanks
who landed without having shot
fired against them were being
severely mauled.
A Demei- dispatch declared that
Japahese land forces" had
wrought heavy damages on
American units.
japanese eagerness 10 jump co
their microphones and typewriters
with expansive announcements
could be easily understood, for the
Tokyo radio has been sounding of
for weeks that MAeAfthar.s forces
in the Philippines would be pinned
down and crushed in Leyte.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-17
PUSH KMANGsI JAPs

GHUNGHING, Dee TO -UPl--
Chinese troops have reached the
area Of JapaneSe-held Hochin in
northern KwangSi province, about
100 miles west of the former
American air base at Liuchow, a
communicate said today
A u S. l4th Air Force com
munique reported the destruction
of II Japanese planes by Amer
lean airmen in the week ended
Dec. II. with 80 others probably
DESTROYED or damaged, without
the loss of a single American
plane.
The 14th Air Force fiiers also
sank z, 400 tons of enemy ship
ping and a japanese destroyer
attacked in Hongkong Harbor by
Mustang fighter-bombers Dec. 8.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-17
Gen Eisenhower S
Driver, Orderly Wed

PARIS. Dec. Is (UP) - Gen.
Eisenhower's driver. Cpl Pearl
Hargrave, WAC from Pillager.
Mimi, was married today to his
orderly MS Michael McKeoch of
New York.
Eisenhower, 1t. Gen. Walter
Bedell Smith. chief Of staff, and
other officers attended the we'd
ding at the royal chapel Of the
French palace. Eisenhower later
gave a reception for the newly
weds.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-17
Ydnk in England Gets
Five Years for Theft

Dec Is HNS4-An
American court-martial AT Wilt
shire today sentence Pvt.
Richard B. Noel, n, to five years
detention and a dishonorable dis
charge from the army, in which
he had served in France and Ger
many and was awarded the Purple
Heart,
Noel was convicted of stealing
a national fire service car and
asSaultlng a civilian truck driver.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-17
Full Page Map
Of Cologne Fight

How long Germany can
resist depends greatly upon
the outcome of history's
bitterest land warfare be-
ing fought on the plain be-
fore Cologne, as will be
shown in a FULL PAGE
COLOR WAR MAP, THE
Battle Of Cologne" in the
daily Detroit Times. Mon.
day.
1t is suggested you dial
CHI $500, Monday, to ar
range for daily carrier de-
livery Of the Times to your
home.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-17
Mindoro Airport
Taken by Ydnks

Continued from Page 0ne)
sunk four transports, heavily
damaged and set ablaze eight
transports, two battleshipS.
three cruisers. two cruisers or
deStroyerS and inflicted damage
on six vessels OF unidentified
category
American control of Mindoro
Will drive wedge across the
archipelago and enable us TO
dominate air and sea routes which
reach TO the China coast" Mac
Arthur said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-17
SIX SHIPS BLASTED

Six destroyers or destroyer es-
corts were blasted in the attack.
all being listed as damaged--
The attacks Dec. ID by the
carrier planes destroyed IL Jap
planes and damaged as more,
boosting the total destroyed in II
hours 10 235 and the total dam
aged to 1873.
Relatively few enemy planes
were seen the third day.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-17
Canadj1n Envoy Quits

OTTAWA, Dec. 16 CUPJ--
Resignation OF Leighton Mccarthy
as Canadian ambassador 10 the
United States and appointment of
Lester B. Pearson as his successor
was announced today by Prime
Minister King
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-17
Yanks Blast
II Jap Ships
373 Planes Toll Of
3-Day Air Attack

PEARL HARBoR, Dee. rs tUPl
u. $. carrier planes, attacking
day and night without Interrupt
ton for the first time in the
Pacific war. destroyed or dam
aged II Japanese ships and 373
planes at Luzon Island in
their three-day assault in support
of the Mindoro invasion, Adm.
Nimitz announced today.
The Luzon offensive. primarily
designed TO seal off the Manila
Bay baStion and safeguard Gen.
Macarthur landings on Mindoro
Island 10 the south. was develop
ing into one of the great naval air
victories of the western Pacific.