davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-12-03
BY F. H. JETER

Fred johnson, energetic secre-
tary of the North Carolina Ginners
Association, has announced that
the organization will hold its an
nual meeting at Raleigh on De-
cember 10. The ginners may not
have so much to boast about in
cotton production in the state for
1915 but they feel that they must
give attention to the problems
which the cotton growing industry
now faces. President George Ash
ford of Red Springs says the pri-
mary purpose of this meeting is
to plan for better ginning and to
set in motion cooperative effort
with all agricultural agencies in
the state to determine how North
Carolina can remain in the cotton
business in future years.
Special attention will be given tc
mechanical cotton production, i'm
proved ginning practices, and the
necessary new equipment needed
for handling machine-picked cot
ton.
President Ashford Is asking the
Extension Service and the Expert
ment Station of State College along
with the State Department of Agri-
culture to assist in making plans
for the states cotton future. The
seven-point program as outlined
by the U. S. Department of Agri-
culture also will receive special
attention.
Secretary Johnson is inviting gin
ners from every part of the state
to attend this meeting on Deem
Der 10. Those from the eastern Sec
ton will be headed by J. w. Rob-
bins of Scotland Neck, vice-presi-
dent for that area; those from the
central section will be headed by
E. L. Paterson of Clinton, vice.
president for the central area; and
those from the western belt will
be headed by o. z. Morgan Of
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-12-03
Iredell County Youth
Makes Big Corn Crop

STATESVILLE, Dec. 2. - The
largest yield of corn so far report.
ed for Iredell county was grown
by Billie Johnson, a member Of
the Central Junior All club. His
out-of-pocket expense was S14.7C
and the yield was 81 bushels per
acre, according to R. W. Murdoch,
assistant farm agent of the State
College Extension Service. Ross
Hall, son of Allen Hall, averaged
95 bushels per acre on four acres
Billie plans to use his corn in feed
ing out a steer calf. A portion oil
the corn will be snapped for cot
tonseed meal.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-12-03
BY r. w. Shoffner and H. B. James
N. C.. State College

N. y. state COlleSc
December is sometimes thought
Of as one of the months when little
farm work is to be done. The tacl
is, December is the most important
month of the year from the stand
point of farm planning and making
ARRANGEMENTS for saving time and
labor next summer. Every farm
family should make farm plan
during the month of December for
the coming year. Cor a farm
planning book, write to the Farm
MANAGEMENT Department, State
College, Raleigh, N. c.
There are many other jobs that
can be done during the month OF
December, some of which are list
ed below:
Field Crops
~ PIEDMONT: Continue break
ing land for next years crops. 20
COASTAL PLAIN: Be sure to disc
in all stalks. 80 COASTAL PLAIN:
Select new tobacco plant bed sites
with southern or southwestern ex'
posure - well drained. Cd NOUN
TAINS: Market your 8urley to-
hacco.
Fruits and Vegetables
q, Apply fall spray to straw
berries around the fifteenth. 20
Broadcast poultry or stable ma
nure over garden. 90 Break gar
den in order to let winter freeze
pulverize the soil. "a Muscadlne
grapes may be pruned.
Livestock
% Protect workstock from bad
weather. 90 Provide ample exer-
else for idle workstock, plenty of
good hay and small amount of
grain. 90 Provide dairy cows with
drinking water, warm and dry
place. "a Craze fall sown crops
as soon as weather permits. 90
Examine cattle for lice regularly
through the winter for infestation.
(See Farmers Bulletin No. 900 and
Extension Folder No. 500. (6) Be
sure plenty of salt and mineral
mixture is provided for all live
stock. ca Use protein supplement
for beef cattle, if only grass nay
is being fed. 90 If available, use
silage for feeding beef cattle. 90
Run a few hogs after grain fed
beef cattle. (10) About a month be-
fore lambing, start feeding ewes
one-half pound of grain per day.
I'D Handle the fattening hogs with
care at killing time as bruises
cause spelling of meat in cure. 12)
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-12-03
INDIANAN TAKES
4-H CLUB AWARD

CHICAGO, Dec. 2-R-Ora v.
Callahan, 10, Rushville, Ind, and
Eldora Janzen, 10, of Kremlin,
OKLA, today were named national
winners of the All achievement
contest.
Donald Mcknight, 81, of Street,
Md, and Mary Arlene Nelson, 20,
Humboldt, Kans., took top honors
in the All leadership contest.
Callahan, with 10 years of 4-H
work, has earned $15,397 from
livestock, corn and soybean pro-
jects.. Miss Janzen, nine years q
All member, values her clothing
home improvement, food prepare
ton, gardening and livestock pro-
jects at $4,119.74.
Mcknight organized his local 4
H club which in one year grew tt
be a banner" or top club and is
now leader of two clubs and presi
dent of his county Al organiza.
ton. Miss Nelson was county lead
ership champion for 1942-45 inclu'
sive.
The achievement contest win.
ners received a 5000 college schol
arship and the leadership contest
winners received 5000 scholarships
and trophies.
In second place in the contests
were:
Achievement: George c. Fry, 49,
Gaithersburg, Md, and Mildred
Jean Massey, IS, Coldwater, Miss.
each awarded $500 scholarship
Leadership: Reed Vollstedt, 49,
Albany, Ore, and Claire M. Van
gelisti, 20, Black Eagle, Mont,
each awarded 500 scholarship.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-12-03

G. E. Coleman of Kingston, New
Hampshire, noted breeder of New
Hampshire chickens and manager
OF several breeding farms, will be
one of the feature speakers at the
annual meeting of the Hatchery
Association at the Carolina Hotel
in Raleigh on December 5 and 6.
Fundamentals of Poultry Breed
ing'' will be the subject of Cole
mans address. The poultry in
dustry of North Carolina is now
rated at more than so million
dollars and the hatcherymen are
one of the most important cogs in
the industry.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-12-03

Homer I. Huntington of Chicago,
general manaper of the Poultry
and Egg National Board and a
leading figure in the U. S. poultry
industry, will address the N. c.
State Mutual Hatchery Association
at it's annual meeting in Raleigh
on December and 6. He will also
be the leading speaker at the ban
quet of the Association on the
evening of the fifth. North Caro-.
lima hatcheries are producing about
As million chicks this year.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-12-03

Thad Carlton Of Yadkin County
increased his expense in growing
corn from $35 to $66 an acre. At
the same time his profits jumped
from $25 to $106 an acre with
top yield of lis bushels.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-12-03

w. p. TROUTMAN, Secty.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-12-03

Automobile tires made with the
improved cotton cord developed
during the war have run as high
as 10000 miles at high speed in
recent tests.
Evening star., 1945-09-05
tuberculosis Control
Studied by Council
By the Associa ed P-sss

By the Associa. ed P.ess.
RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 5.-A vo-
catiohal hospital for tubercular pa
tients, a centrally controlled and CO.
ordinated tuberculosis program and
more f1exibility in personnel regula-
tions were cited yesterday as neces-
sary to the furtherance of the
States control of the disease at a
public hearing here.
Authorized by the 1945 special
session of the General Assembly, a
committee of the Virginia Advisory
Legislative Council is studying the
problem of prevention and control
of tuberculosis.
The State, it was pointed out, now
has one-third to one-half as many
beds as is considered necessary by
tubercular authorities throughout
the Nation Authorities compute
the need for beds as being two or
three for each annual death, Miss
Leslie c. Foster, executive secretary
of the Virginia tuberculosis Asso-
citation, said
| The Legislative Council was in
structed to investigate and study
the problem of prevention and con-
troll of tuberculosis in the State ane
to determine what contribution the
State and its political subdivision.
should make to solution of the prob.
lem.
Evening star., 1945-09-05
Landreth Proposes
Changes in Virginia
Educational System
BY the Associated Press.

CULPEPER. Va. Sept. 5.-State
Senator S. Floyd Landreth, Repub-
lican candidate for Governor, cited
five definite educational proposals
and advocated a change in the
States educational system. which
would follow substantially the rec
concentrations of the Denny Com
mission, in speaking at Repub-
lican rally in the Municipal Audi
torium here yesterday.
Strongly commencing the Denny
Commission and its leaders as "emi-
nently qualified 8 by virtue of
experience" Senator Landreth de-
clared that still further study of the
school system in Virginia should be
made in the light of the programs
of other States that have better
school conditions until We find a
system that works second to none
During the course of that study
he said he would advocate:
la Restoration of emphasis on
educational fundamentals, free
textbooks, wisely and properly Sc
lected and thereafter only such
changes as are absolutely necessary
to have the best for our children.
"tb) That kindergarten depart
ments be maintained wherever pos
sible, 5 years, being the entrance age
That the entrance age before this
department be 6 years.
"(cl That the free school period
should be II years instead of II
years and that in that period the
fine arts and physical education
should be taught.
"(d Realizing that many high
school students never go to college
the last two years of high schoo
should include vocational training
for those who desire it, and:
"(el That funds be provided at 1
/ low rate of interest with easy pay.
ments for the boys and girls who
haven't the means and backing t.
finance themselves who wish to OBJ.
tain higher education
/ Mr.. Landreth also advocated {
competitive civil service system
based on merit properly set up anc
fairly conducted to find ability
qualification and faithfulness."
Evening star., 1945-09-05
Alexandra Utility
Tax Totals S16O,061

The city of Alexandria will receive
sl60, ,0617l in taxes during 1e45 from
the public utilities located in the
city whose real estate and tangible
assets have been assessed by the
State Corporation Commission at
s5,958,548
c. Aubrey Callahan, revenue COM
missioner, said his Office is now pre-
pairing the statements to be sent
out shortly by the city collector. The
Is corporations included in the re-
port listed assets of SIS, ,761 1863 during
1914 and paid taxes amounting to
s154,71701.
The largest amount will be paid
by the Virginia Electric g. Power
Co.. whose payment to the city will
be s55.390.62. Other utility taxes,
listed in the order of their size, are:
Richmond. Fredericksburg & Po-
tomac Railway. S33419.59: Chesa-
peake g. Potomac Telephone Co.,
S29. .105.72; Alexandria Water Co..
s13, ,734.33; Rosslyn Gas Co., s12,-
32404: Southern Railway. s8,404 10;
Alexandria, Bancroft g. Washington
Transit Co., s3,980.4l; Braddock
Light & Power Co., s2,464 80; West
ern Union, $518.0S: Washington 4s
Old Dominion Railway, $4,000;
Railway Express Co., sl9S.68; Nor
folk g. Washington Steamboat Co..
sl25, and American Telephone &
Telegraph, $3.50.
Evening star., 1945-09-05
S Men Face Hearing Today
In Manassas Riot CHARGES
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MANASSAS, Va, September S.
Five colored men were to appear
today before Trial Justice c. Lacey
Compton for preliminary hearing
on charges of resisting an officer
in the performance of his duty
threatening an officer and inciting
to riot.
The five were held after a Labor
Day horse-show riot in which Dep
uty Sheriff Turner Wheeling was
stabbed and beaten when he at
tempted to seize a liquor-laden car
A 15-year-old colored youth was shot
fatally in the melee.
The youth. Arvine Lacy. IS. Of
Marshall, Va, died two hours later
in the Alexandria Hospital DR.
John A. Sims, Alexandria coroner
said death was caused by a bullet
wound in the head.
The men to appear at the hearing
today are identified by Prince Viii.
liam County police as Roosevelt,
Pruitt, %, of the 1700 block of New
Jersey avenue NV; Erwin Gaskins
Manassas; Landon Braxton, As, the
Plains; John Phillips, Manassas, ane
Willie Shellington, 40. Of Gaines.
vile. The Commemorative attor.
ney said yesterday the men woule
be bound over to an October granC
jury if cause for indictment wa
found today,
Evening star., 1945-09-05
Truman Indorses
Religious Week
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Sept. 5.-Presidenr
Harry S. Truman yesterday indorsed
the 18th annual Religious Educa
ton Week, September 80 to October
7, and urged that religious educa-
ton of the Nations children be
"fostered and extended
In a letter to Dr. Roy G. Ross
general secretary of the Interna
tional Council of Religious Educa
ton, sponsor of the program, PreSi-
dent Truman wrote:
AT time when stars hang ir
the windows of the Nations homes
to honor the absent warriors: when
millions of Americans live in tenn
porary homes and in migrant Gen.
ters while they work at war jobs
1t is important to urge that the
religious education of the country's
children be fostered and extended.
1T is likely that there are mil
lions of youngsters who need initia
and basic religious instruction. They
should receive it and learn of tht
fatherhood of God and the brother.
hood of man"
Ninety per cent of American Prot
estantism will take part in commu
nifty observances of Religious Edu
cation Week through the 40 denomi
nations and 1873 State, city and pro
vincial councils of churches and re
ligious education, which are mem
ber agencies of the Interna tiona
Council, DR.. Ross reported.
Evening star., 1945-09-05
Disputed Taxi Fare Paid
Al Pistol Point, Rider SAYS

Antonio Bonilli. 81, Spaniard
living in New York, reported to po-
lice today that he was forced tc
pay disputed taxicab fare at the
point of a pistol after m. In front
of his sisters residence at 14l3
Girard street NV.
Mr.. Bonilli told police in the
tenth precinct he hailed a cab at
the address and accompanied two
guests, an Army officer and young
I woman, to the Hotel Lafayette, ther
, returned to Girard street. He saio
!, the cab was driven by a coloreo
man and that two white men were
I riding with him. Mr.. Bonilli sale
I he told the driver he thought the
I. fare should be go cents. The driver
insisted on $l.20, he said.
I Then, he said, one of the white
men in the cab got out. pointed 9
great big gun" at him and said
PAY him what you owe him you
- - foreigner"
Mr.. Bonilli paid the $120, took
the cab number and notified police
Police were questioning colorec
cab driver picked up later. The
driver insisted he saw no pistol anc
that he did not know the two men
He said he let them out at boot.
legger's establishment shortly after
the incident, police said.
Evening star., 1945-09-05
Fair Opens Today
Al Upper Marlboro

Farm produce, livestock. sewing
canned goods and jellies were to be
among exhibits entered by more
than 300 contestants as the South
ern Maryland Agricultural Fair AS
sociation opens its annual three-day
program at Upper Marlboro today
William G. Brooke, secretary, said
entries have been received from
Anne Arundel, st. Marys, Charles
Prince Georges and Calvert Coun-
ties He said $1,000 is to be awarded
to winners ip the various divisions
Fair officials expect more than
100 head of cattle to be exhibited
Horses will include Belgian, Clydes-
dale and Percheron in the heavy
and light draft classes.
A Junior department exhibit en-
tered by All Club boys from South
ern Maryland will display hogs
poultry, tobacco and potatoes raised
by the boys.
Displays by II women's clubs in
Southern Maryland and two gar
den clubs also are scheduled. .
Buildings will be open only te
judges today. The public will be
admitted tomorrow and Friday. .
Evening star., 1945-09-05
Two Deaths PROMPT
Darden 10 Seek Ban
On Cults Snake Rites
b. the Associated Press


NORTON, Va, Sept. 5.-State
pathologists at Richmond today were
examining a sample of blood taken
from a young mother who died yes
terday after having participated. in
snake cultiSt rites Saturday at Stone
Creek
After death of Mrs. Anna Kirk.
who mad given birth to a child six
hours before, Gov Darden said he
planned to request the Virginia
General Assembly to enact law
outlawing snakehandling by cul-
lists
The child premsturely born,
lived only 20 minutes.
In Tennessee, snake-handling
rites we're scheduled today at the
funeral of Tennessee lay preacher,
the father of three. who died Mon
day night after he was bitten by
3-foot rattler at cuttist services
near Chattanooga.
Lewis F. Ford, the 32-year-old
preacher, served at Dolly Pond
Church of God, and said the day
before he died, according to his
wife: IF l die I want them to ham
die snakes at my funeral" She
said she would call on members of
her husbands faith to comply with
the request.
Mrs. Kirk was bitten three times
on the wrist while participating in
week END demonstrations. An au-
topsy was performed at the direc-
ton of Commonwealth Attorney
John Roberts by DR.. N. F. Hix,
acting Wise County coroner.
Though Mrs. Kirk became criti-
cally i'll almost Immediately after
being bitten, she refused medical
aid until yesterday morning. when
a physician was called to attend al
childbirth.
Death of the child resulted from
premature birth, the physician, DR.
c. T. Foust, said. The mother died
six hours later and was singing
Jesus Is My Faith" until the end
neignbors said. Cause Of Mrs. Kirk
death was listed As snake bite.
Evening star., 1945-09-05
Radio Towers
Draw Protesto Of
Ar|ingtonGr
Civic Federation Asks
County for Increase
In Traffic Lights

The Arlington County Civic Fed
Grafton last night went on record as
opposing the construction of radio
television towers which have been
approved by the County Board for
construction near Lee highway and
North Florida street.
In resolution introduced by Al
vim F. Seebode, chairman of the
federation's Parks and Planning
Committee, the group disapproved
construction of such towers in any
zone other than commercial zones
or thinly populated residential dis
tricts."
Work Already Started.
Frank c. Hanrahan, county man
ager, pointed out that the board had
approved construction of the towers
by the Philco Corp of America six
months ago and that work already
has begun.
In another resolution presented
by John P. Jones, the federation
asked that the county put in more
traffc lights, needed because of an
increase in traffic with the end
ing of gas rationing. The group
asked particularly that a light be
erected at the intersection of Lee
highway and Custis drive.
Thanks Federation for Aid.
Mrs. Beulah Goss, member of the
federation's Executive Committee
who recently resigned as head OF
the ration boards price panel after
move to transfer her, thanked
the federation for its part in at
tempting to instigate an investiga-
ton into the reason for her transfer
In a statement today Mrs. Goss
said she had asked the federation
mot to pursue further the request
for an investigation If some four or
five hundred names on various petit
tions could not get response from
the Roanoke District Office of Price
Administration certainly I could not
hope to accomplish it.
Mrs. GoSs said she now is EN-
ployed in the administrative section
Of the National OPA Office here.
Evening star., 1945-09-05
Hit-Run Victims Body
Found in Cottuqe City

A man tentatively identified by
Prince Georges County police as
Cabe Snedegar, So, Newport, KY,
died early today apparently as the
result of hit-and-run accident
Police reported finding him lying
near a telephone pole at the north
west corner of Thirty-eighth street
and Bladensburg road, Cottage City
He was pronounced dead by DR.
James I. Boyd, deputy county med
jcal examiner.
Evening star., 1945-09-05
School Repair
Fund dIsVoted
In Montgomery
| Six-Room Addition
! To Leland Junior
| High Is Included

The Montgomery County Commits
sioners yesterday approved County
Board of Education request for
1898 ,047 IA for the reconditioning OF
public schools.
The amount, which includes $685.
600 for six-room addition to Le-
land Junior High School, Bethesda,
is part OF a 5000, 900 bond issue
authorized by the last Legislature
for public schools, public building
construction and various other
county undertakings
In the request for funds the Board
of Education listed the following
schools as urgently" in need Of re-
conditioning:
Laytonsville, Poolesville, Richard
Montgomery High, Rockville Ele-
mentary, Clara Barton, Chevy Chase
Elementary, Somerset, Bethesda
Chevy Chase High, Sherwood.
Gaithersburg, Damascus, Kensing-
ton Elementary, Glenmont, Takoma
Park Elementary and Takoma Park
Junior High.
Plan Immediate Attention.
OF the total appropriated, sat- 400
was designated to recondition these
schools. They will receive immedi-
ate attention, it was stated.
Frank I. Davis, former supervisor
Of county public school property
and county purchasing agent, was
appointed assistant county treas
urer by the commissioners. His
salary will be $500 annually, with
his appointment effective Septem-
ber /.
County Treasurer John B. Dia-
mond told the commissioners he had
named Mrs. Alice June Silvernail,
Bethesda. stenographer-typi at an
annual salary of $1,000 and had re-
instated Miss Mary Rebecca Offutt,
Poolesville, who recently resigned,
as transfer clerk
A fund of S8,068 was made avail
able to the County Welfare Board
after Mrs. Dorothy Kurtz, executive
secretary, reported that amount was
needed for work during September.
According to Mrs. Kurtz 1910 is
needed for old-age assistance. 81 ,512
for aid to dependent children, $87
for aid TO needy blind, s2,149 for
general public assistance. s2,1o6 for
boarding home care for children and
s906 for administration.
Nursery Is Licensed.
A license to conduct the Happy
Day Nursery School, $3.50 Colesville
road, Silver Spring, was granted to
Mrs. Pearl E. Bellman.
The resignation of Carl F. Hurle-
baus as regular county policeman
and the reinstatement of William r.
Wootton, discharged Navy veteran,
as an emergency policeman, was
approved.
Evening star., 1945-09-05
Firemen 10 Stage
Annual Conference

The annual conference of the
Prince Georges County Volunteer
Fire Department will be hello Fri
day and Saturday at the Rivertlale
Elementary School.
The Riverdale Heights unit will
act as host organization, with T. c.
Gardner acting as convention chair
man. Registration of county dele
cations will take place at $50 pm
Friday at the Riverdale Heights
Fire House. The first days pro
ceedings will continue at the school
building, where J. Millard Tawes
Maryland controller, will address
the delegates. Organizational sr-
rangements for the year 1856 will
end the evening.
The volunteer firemen will parade
at $3.50 pm. Saturday. The route
OF march will lead from the River.
dale school through River roao, Ed.
monston road. Bladensburg road
Cottage City, Barney street ane
Rhode Island avenue TO the Uni.
versity of Maryland in College Park
At College Park ground will b,
broken for the projected $4,000,
fire extension service building. j
w. Just, chief of the Maryland Fir,
. Extension Service. will conduct tn,
ceremony.
Representative Sasscer, Democrat
, OF Maryland will address the dele
gates Saturday evening at The Riv
erdale School. Association officer
j.. will be elected and installed Tn
Riverdale unit will hold a dane
after the meeting.
Twenty-seven volunteer depart
ments will attend the convention
Six county rescue squads also viii
be present.