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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-31
Carolina Farm Comment

growers are fast learning to COOP
crate in the growing of one varie-
ty to the community and the
county. This means that a select
ed group of growers, in a position
to do so, are aided to get the best
of improved planting seed from a
recognized breeder. These seed
are kept pure and are increased
for distribution over the county in
the following season.
Longer, stronger fibers are thus
being secured generally. Resist
ance to disease, earliness, vigor,
high oil content of the seed and
all of those other good qualities
needed to permit the crop to com
pete with other synthetic fibers
are being developed.
George Wilds, scientist, dream.
er, and alert business man, now
president of the Coker Pedigreed
Seed Company at Huntsville, is one
OF those who is doing as much as
any one man can do to build UP
this new kind Of cotton growing.
suspect that the major portion
OF all the good seed being used in
North Carolina today originated
from George Wilds breeding plots.
The government also is stepping
in to help the growers know the
grade and staple of their cotton
before it is sold, and growers
should continue to make further
improvements.
Naturally it is not possible for
us to handle as much cotton acre.
age per farm at the present time
due to the lack of available labor.
But mechanization is coming into
cotton growing as with everything
else in farming and the thing that
l want to urge now is that those
who know how to grow good cot
ton make their plans to continue
to do so in the future.
think cotton will help along our
livestock industry, and our beef
cattle production, just as much as
will some of the other crops being
recommended. There is place in
North Carolina for alfalfa, and
more should be grown. Alfalfa
makes legume hay of highest
quality. Likewise cotton produces
an oil meat that cannot be sur
passed as a cattle feed.
The thing to do, at this moment,
is to push this present cotton crop
along and to SO handle it that fl
Der of the highest quality may be
secured. There is a shortage of all
kinds of cotton goods ana every
bale Of cotton is needed in the war
effort.
Good cotton makes the highest
quality of textiles and this Sec
ton of the southeast cannot COM
pete in mass production with 9TH
er parts of the south. Growers
here must concentrate on quality.
high quality, which means improv-
ed fiber and heavy yields per acre.
When the cotton is harvested. it
should be allowed to dry out thor
oughly before taking it to the gin.
Then, if the bale is not sold it
should be kept under cover, pro-
tected from the weather, until the
grower is ready to place it on the
market.
Other sections of the world are
learning rapidly that cotton is an
excellent crop. We have been
little Indifferent about it. The time
to change our attitude is right now
before it is too late.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-31
BY F. H. JETER

Those VINO prOpheSy the END o.
cotton growing, in the farming ad
justments which must inevitably
follow this present conflict, seen
to forget that cotton is food as
well as a fiber.
The shortage of all kinds of edi
BILE fats has brought this fact into
striking relief and the various
kinds of shortcomings and other
fats secured from cottonseed oil
have done much to relieve a rath'
er critical situation. 1t is a further
fact that dairymen and livestock
growers, generally, have found ne
better protein feed than cotton
seed meal for their animals.
1t is true, however, that these
new synthetic fibers must cause
every cotton grower to examine
his own practices very infinitely
that he may produce the best cot.
ton fiber, along with the highest
percentage of oil at the lowest pos.
sible cost. AS a matter of fact, il
seems that we are just beginning
to learn about cotton in this part
of the south even though we have
been growing it since the early
days of the nation.
grew up on cotton plantation
and the crop was known then as
"fool-proof'' farm enterprise
Planting seed were saved from the
best cotton each fall but every
man had his own favorite variety
and many of them had "brag''
patches from which their seed was
saved. The cotton land was brok-
en-, laid off, the fertilizer applied
and the land bedded for the plant
ing of the seed.
Much more seed was used thar
there was any need and the sur.
plus plants were chopped out with
out regard for the distance be
tween them on the row nor how
badly mutilated were those which
had been left. The plowings ane
the later choppings, to clean out
the crab grass, were done in the
accepted fashion, according to the
custom of the community, and the
cotton was left to make its own
way. Usually it produced a good
crop if the boil weevil did not
come too early.
The harvesting and ginning al.
so were ''hit or miss" affairs in
most instances. Cotton wet with
dew or rain was carried to the gin
and when the grower was penaliz-
ed for cut fibers, he accepted it
philosophically along with those
other mysterious factors which
were always beating down the
price. =
Sometimes, he snapped his seed
for meal but oftentimes he hauled
at least some of the seed back to
the farm where at odd times he
boiled small amounts in the old
iron wash pot, out in the back
yard, to feed to his pigs and COWS.
Cowpeas also were plentiful in
those days and usually a liberal
helping, of the peas were cooked
along with the cotton seed and HE
two made fairly nourishing dish
for hogs being fattened for a
home pork supply.
1t the seed were swapped for
meal, the grower generally secur-
ed supply of the hulls to be u.s.
ed as a roughage for his COWS.
The cotton plant, therefore, pro-
duced both the roughage and the
concentrate. This feed along with
the rather meager pickings in the
so-called pasture was about all
that the ordinary farm milk cows
received. Cotton was thus more
than a fiber plant on the average
farm. That is true today and will
continue to be so in the future.
All through North Carolina,
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-31
Masonboro Club Plans
For Meeting Tomorrow

The Home Demonstration clubs
of New Hanover county will hold
meetings this week in the follow
ing order:
Tomorrow, Masonboro club at
2::30 o'clock; Wednesday, South Will
mington club at 2:30 o'clock;
Thursday, Carolina Beach club at
10 O'Clock; and Friday, Oak Hill
club at 2::30 o'clock
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-31

should be the long pull trans
continental roads. Bonds of short
RAUL Eastern roads may all be a
better sale. today than they are a
buy
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-09-23
Mrs. Nixon Speaker
AT Book Club Meet

An outstanding feature of the pro-
gram OF the Contemporary Book club,
winch met Thursday afternoon at the
nome OF Mrs. Richard BurWell, wa
The discussion given by Mrs. Harold
MlNcn on "A Short History of Wo-
nan Her talk was a resume Of
the progress Of woman from the
NeoIithlc period up to the 10th CEN
tury.
The president, Miss Dorothy Yves
ter, presided oven the meeting. Dur
ing me business session books for the
coming year We're chosen by the
individual members.
4 short sketch What One Nav
and May Not Call a Woman" by
Ogden Nash, was given by Mrs. Rus
sell Parham.
An article on Madame !Schjaoa-
rein, world famous designer, was
given by Mrs. Howard Allen and
concluded tho program.
Refreshments consisting of a DELI
eiouS salad plate and tea were served
TO twelve members.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-09-23
The City Property and Personalt

l. HOTEL SANDRA, hnurg6 60 feet on William street and runnmg back 1873 f1o on
Mitchell street, The building is tvo soc is in good cuMuMLM has new eungp plant, contains
twelve bedrooms large living rnm, dining room. kitchen Ml all necessary closet pe. Ample
rwmM l parking lot onbm Jack 10. Possession ofhEp Upeuy can be gWn NoenDr lt
g Chairs ab, tk he~rs W1rhh,V NhSnmd, clothes trees hall rack, rugs
floor lamp lobby comterk SOFA, Nup~, cMk mirror, electric stove cabinet, Sheets pillow cases.
towels SHADES curtains BLANKETS pillows and NHvaSW used in the hotel
g. One vacant lot on Rock Spring street, located to the rear Of J W.. ellis residence
f. One vacant lot fronting 22 feet on Brchmhws stree ahohing EhNood Cemetery.
s. Ono vacant lot LOCATED at the corner Of Brckenudgea and Ransom ueH
Those desiring usec pr Of he av property and get full information and details are
TERMS OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE:
3CASH- BALANCE IN IL AND YEARS.
Personal Prop ry Cash
First Citizens Bank & Trust Go.
RALEIGH, N C.
Executor Of thu Will ofR B Crowder
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-09-23
AOClety News
SILENCE.
Carly Morning.

The eastern hill is quiet as the sea:
The sea, turned upsidc-down.
could bc the sky:
EaCh holdS the others own serenity
No roughcnIng noise, no motion
not Il cry
Scratches the taut suspense Of com
ing day;
The soundlcSs passage Of uncount-
ed hours
Whispers across the silence locked
away
Behind the petals of unopened
flowers.
Martin BannIno Ihnn1ns
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-09-23
Winter Here.

Miss Nell Parks has returned 10
Marietta. Ga, after beng a guest in
the home Of Mr., and Mrs. y. G.. Wig
GINS.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-09-23
The Farm Property

The fMm@n*B BURNSIDE STATE c3*|xme Of l7M4 aMf<h %h 41G3 ten miles from rom
henderson in WIHanEpnO township, on raIle aIWg from " luHnnS)NOt Hicks TS Roads,
Over 90 acres now in cultivation This is Eeyf IN farm, much the lands especially adapt
ed to the growing Of tobacco On tEt at is located an ancient tWeNelrOn house when has
been uccnk rnm~etda and restored to much Of its former grandeur There is also six tenant
houses tobacco barns stables pack hWN0S. strip fyNs corn cribs, sheds and all necessary
out buildings Possession Of this farm can be given January /, 1915.
Evening star., 1944-10-25
Crop Acreage Of 1914
To Be Set for Next Year

The War Food Administration is
expected to call for a total acreage
of crops equal to this years 366, ,0OO,-
600 acres, regardless of wartime de-
velopments, when it announces 1945
farm goals next month.
That agricultural production will
continue high next year and in the
early postwar years was made clear
by an official of the Agriculture
Department, speaking last night in
Chicago at meeting of the Asso-
citation of Land Grant Colleges and
Universities.
j. B. Hutson, president of the
Commodity Credit Corp. and direc-
tor of production for VIA, esti-
mated total crop acreage next
year about equivalent to that
planted in l945. He said there would
be moderate increases in some crops
and reduction in others and, as
suming only average growing condi-
tions, the total crop production
would be about 10 per cent less than
this year but close to the 1943 level.
Evening star., 1944-10-25
lsHRshoniinq
&Remindety@a

Canned Foods, Etc.-Book No. 4,
blue stamps A-8 through Z-8 and
AS through RS good indefinite-
ly. Each stamp worth 10 points.
Meats, Fats, Etc.-Red stamps A-8
through z-8 and AS through KS
good indefinitely for 10 points
each.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay two ration points for
each pound of waste kitchen fats
you turn in.
Sugar-Book No. 4 stamps 30 through
80 valid for 5 pounds indefinitely.
Book No. stamp 40 good for 5
pounds for home canning through
February %. 1945.
Gasoline-A-11 coupons good for
gallons each through November 8.
B-4, ca, BIS and C-5 coupons
good for gallons each. New A
Ration Books good November 9
now available by mail to local
boards. Get applications at serv-
Ice stations or Ration Board and
mail in along with back cover of
present A book
Shoes-AirplaDe stamps and 2 in
Book No. 3 good indefinitely for
one pair Of shoes each. Stamp
3 will become valid November /.
Fuel Oil-Periods No. and S cou.
pons good for 10 gallons per unit
through August 81. 1945. Period /.
1944-5 ration. also good for 10
gallons a unit. Consumers in this
area should not have used moro
than per cent of their ration
thus far.
Evening star., 1944-10-25
WA Asks Continuance
OF All Victory Gardens

The War Food Administration
announced today it was setting no
acreage goals for Victory gardens
in 1945 because of the uncertainty
of the date of We day, but it recon-
mended that both urban and rural
gardeners plan to continue the pro-
gram next year.
Regardless of when the war ends,
there viii always be need for
abundant supply of fresh fruits and
vegetables" the agency asserted.
They will be just as necessary for
healthy diet in peace as In war"
VIA said produce from Victory
gardens, both farm and urban, has
contributed materially to the Ma
tion's food supply.
Home gardeners have freed
thousands of tons of fresh and
canned fruit and vegetables for the
armed forces, have saved transport
services and processing facilities and
have furnished abundant foods of
the highest quality to their fam
ilies," VIA said.
The agency recommended that
present Victory garden organiza-
tions be maintained.
Evening star., 1944-10-25
Robert P. Liyesey, 81, Dies;
Retired Navy Yard Worker

Robert P. Livesey, Ct, retired Navy
Yard machinist, died Monday at
his home, 1887 T street Sc, after
long illness.
Mr.. Livesey was employed at the
Navy Yard for 33 years until his
retirement several years ago because
of i'll health. A native of Baltimore,
he had lived in the District for 35
years.
Husband of the late Mrs. Bessie
A. Livesey, he is survived by a
daughter, Mrs. Linda A. Martin of
this city, and. two brothers, Oscar
and George Livesey, and sister,
Mrs. Linda A. Sweeney, all of Bal
timore.
Mr.. Livesey was a member of
Anacostia Lodge, No. 2, F. A. A. M,
ana Salem Lodge, No. %, I. o. o. F.
He was also member of the Wash
ington Gun Club.
Funeral services will be held at
IL am. tomorrow from his late
home. Burial will be in Cedar Hill
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1944-10-25
William Foley Dies;
Is Tomorrow

William Foley, "A. retired Bureau
of Engraving and Printing employe
and resident of the District for the
last 38 years. died yesterday at his
home, 2040 Pierce Mill road NV.
Born in Staffordshire, England,
Mr.. Foley came to this country at
the age of 10 with his parents and
received his education in the Boston
public schools.
He entered the Bureau of Engrav-
ing and Printing as plate printer
in 1906, becoming divisional su-
perintendent in 1919. He retired in
1887.
A past president of the Interna-
tional Plate Printers Union, he was
a member of the Masons and the
Fellowship Club of Master Masons
at the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing. He was charter member
of Columbia, Heights Christian
Church and its treasurer for Is
years.
Besides his wife, Mrs. Priscilla
Hatton Foley, he leaves three sisters,
Mrs. Sylvestus Fillabrown, Medford
Hillside, Mass: Mrs. Tom Saurman,
Braintree, Mass, and Miss Eliza
beth Foley, Medford, Mass.
Funeral services will be held at 3
pm. tomorrow at the Hines funeral
home Burial will be in Glenwood
Cemetery
Evening star., 1944-10-25
WLB Orders Wage Boost
At Elite Laundry Co.

The Third Regional War Labor
Board at Philadelphia has ordered
an increase in The minimum wage
at the Elite Laundry Co. to SO cents
an hour, Calvin Cousins, president
OF the Cleaning and Laundry Work
ers' Union, 457, CIO, announced
today.
The increase affects 225 workers,
he said. Those receiving between
IS and go cents hourly were granted
q Scent increase; between COL and
u cents an hour, a Accent increase,
and 2-cent increase for those
earning between 72.1 to 1913 cents
an hour, Mr.. Cousins said.
Joseph McGarraghey, counsel for
the laundry, pointed out the in
crease had been voted by the labor
and industry members Of the panel
with the public member dissenting.
Evening star., 1944-10-25
More Blood Needed
To Rush 10 War Zone

An increase in the shipment of
whole blood from Washington to
the European war zone to cope
with increased battle casualties has
been requested by the Army, Mrs
Loretta J. Bickford, director of
the Blood Donor Center here, an
nounced today.
Mrs. Bickford said the Wash
ington center is expected to fur
nish 180 pints of O-type general
purpose blood day and that the
quota is not being met. The Army
wants to send more than 1000
pints day from Washington, New
York and Boston.
Prospective donors are asked to
call the center at District 5000 OF
to 60 directly to 81 Louisiana ave-
nue. NV. to make contributions
If the blood taken is not O-type
it will be reduced to plasma be-
fore it is shipped.
Blood donated today, Mrs. Bick-
ford pointed out, will reach the
European theater tomorrow ready
for use. The blood is shipped every
night in the containers in which
it is taken.
Evening star., 1944-10-25
Civil Use Of Service Planes
In War Areas Authorized

President Roosevelt today au-
thorized the use of Army and Navy
air transport service planes for
handling nonmilitary passengers
and supplies to and within war
theaters whenever national inter-
ests make this advisable.
An executive order permitting
this step said it was necessitated
by the shortage Of civilian aircraft
and prescribed reasonable charge
for the service.
The armed forces for the United
States and the United Nations will
continue to get priority over these
routes.
Evening star., 1944-10-25
MonocacY River Bridge
May Open January |
Nv the Associaied pr.,,

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 25-A State
Roads Commission engineer antici-
pated today that the new $4OO 900
bridge across the Monocacy River
near Frederick, now 90 per cent
completed, would be opened about
January /.
Engineer Walter c. Hopkins said
construction had been slowed by
difficulties in obtaining materials
and In hiring labor. Although the
contract called for completion with
in $50 working days, 455 had been
consumed by midi October.
The bridge, on Route 40, will re-
place the old Stone jug Bridge which
collapsed in March, 1942, more than
100 years after its construction.
Evening star., 1944-10-25
Conference Set Today
On Printers Pay Demands

Settlement OF the work stoppage
in the larger commercial printing
plants of Washington was to be at
tempted today at meeting between
the union and the employers in the
Labor Department Building. The
stoppage is delaying production of
several publications.
Jesse Manbeck, president of Co.
lumbia Typographical Union 10l
AFL, and Steve Grattan of the
unions Scale Committee, were to
meet with representatives of the
plants involved. The union is ask
ing an increase in the minimum
from $l.37 to $1.46 an hour. 1t also
is asking for severance pay, sick
leave and paid holidays, requests
which have been resisted more than
the money demands, according ia
Mr.. Manbeck.
The Third Regional War Labor
Board at Philadelphia yesterday
telegraphed Mr.. Manbeck an order
to end the work stoppage and send
his members back to the plants
pending a hearing on the issues in
Washington November 6.
Evening star., 1944-10-25
Chinese Suffocated
In Two-AIarm Fire
Al Restaurant Here
Girl Four Months Old
Is Burned Severely
In Another BIuze

Chung Lee, about so, was suffo-
Gated early today in a two-alarm
fire which started in the kitchen
Of the Cathay Restaurant, 624 H
street NV.
Mr.. Lee, a cousin of James K.
Lee, the manager, was found trapped
in a front window of the fourth
floor and was taken to Casualty
Hospital, where he was pronounced
dead by Dr. Joseph Fazekas of the
hospital staff.
Mr.. Lee said his cousin had come
to work at 6 am, and apparently
went upstairs to rest in the back
room on the fourth floor.
Glass Doors Shattered.
The kitchen of the establishment
was damaged heavily by the blaze,
which firemen said moved upward
through a ventilator. The three
top floors were damaged by smoke
and water, and the 81 800 glass doors
at the entrance were shattered by
firemen in order to enter the build
ing.
Nine engines, four trucks and the
fire rescue squad were called to the
scene. The first alarm was sounded
at 6:31 am
In another fire 4-month-old Pa
tricia Mahoney, 4577 Shaw drive
NE, received severe burns on the
legs and lower body yesterday and
was reported in very critical"
condition by physicians at Provi-
dence Hospital.
Curtains Near Crib Ignited.
Firemen said the blaze apparently
started in curtains near the infants
crib. and spread to other furnish
ings. The baby's sister, Judy, 4, dis
covered the flames and notified her
mother, Mrs. Patricia Mahoney, who
was visiting neighbors. Another
sister, Diana, 18 months, also was
in the house at the time, but es-
capped injury.
The fire did considerable damage.
The structure is one-story frame
and tile war housing unit.
Mrs. Mahoney said her husband,
Pvt. John Mahoney, is in the Army,
stationed at Camp Gordon, Fla.
Evening star., 1944-10-25
Montgomery Board
Refers Building Bids
To Proctor, Architect

The Montgomery County Board
of Commissioners yesterday referred
bids for construction of two service
aid buildings at Bethesda and Sill
Yer Spring to Frank Proctor, archi-
tect, for tabulation and study before
awarding contracts at next week S
meeting.
All of the bids, submitted by five
construction companies, exceeded
the $4,000 appropriated for the
buildings. The commissioners, how
ever, are expected to raise the ap-
preparation to meet the lowest bid
Judge Albert E. Brault, county
Office of Civilian Defense director,
reported to the commissioners that
casualty stations at schools in the
suburban area will be consolidated.
Judge Brault said stations in the
Takoma Park area will be at the
Washington Sanitarium, and those
in the Bethesda area will be at the
Suburban Hospital at Bethesda.
School Storage Room.
The commissioners authorized a
$3.50 appropriation for the construc-
ton of storage room at the Mon
trose Elementary School. 1t was ex-
planned that the school now is with
out facilities for the storage of food
as health department regulations
require.
The board voted to advertise for
bids for converting and remodeling
the stables at Meadowbrook dog
kennels for use as a dog pound. The
bids will be opened November IA
DR.. v. L. Ellicott, county health of
ficer, reported there were no cases of
rabies in the county last week.
The commissioners set December
4 for public hearing on an appli-
cation from Marshall Lehman for
rezoning from residential A to COM
mercial D of one lot in the Eaglens
Acreage subdivision. The hearing
will be held at $3.50 pm. in the
Liquor Dispensary Building.
Will Buy Three Autos.
The board authorized the purchase
by the county of three new auto
mobiles and the loan of two police
radios for use on fire trucks oper-
ated by the Gaithersburg- Washing
ton Grove and the Sandy Spring
Volunteer Fire Departments.
The commissioners granted a
years leave of absence to Mrs.
Lucille T. Quincy, public health nurse
in the Glen o-Cabin John area,
and accepted the resignation of
Fielding T. Sherill, an emergency
policeman.
Evening star., 1944-10-25
Railroads Squeezed,
Pennsy Official Says
BY the Associated Press.

Walter S. Franklin, vice president
OF the Pennsylvania Railroad, told
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion today that the railroads are
caught in the position where their
wages are fixed by the Government
and the prices paid for their sup
plies are fixed by the Office of Price
Administration"
Sharply criticizing OPA opposi-
ton to the carriers petition for
restoration of emergency railroad
freight rate increases, now under
suspension, Mr.. Franklin asserted
that OPA had granted price in
creases for such supplies and now
Is fighting the railroads before an
other Government body that is
charged with watching over their
financial welfare. despite the fact
that this same Office of Price Ad-
ministration has itself forecast the
very severe decline in production
which is major fact in the future
trend"
Mr.. Franklin asked, In testimony
before the 1CC hearing, that 10 per
cent passenger fare increases be con-
tinued and that the average Al per
cent freight increases be restored.
With the alarming decrease in
net income, which has continued for
is consecutive months following the
suspension of the freight increases
in May, l943," he said, 'it is only a
question of time before the railroads
as whole will have a deficit, or at
lease that the net income will be so
small as not to properly support the
financial structure.
The result will be a very much
less effective operation, and a seri-
Gus impairment of the railroads
ability to render the efficient and
adequate service the public has a
right to demand, and to be ready to
do their part in meeting the en-
ployment problem after the war"