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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-11
CAROLINA FARMERS
PAYING HEAVY TAXES
ON "POOR" POULTRY

COLLEGE STATION, Raleigh
Feb. 10-North Carolina farmers
are paying a tax of $4,000, ooo a
year that can be largely eliminated
by better care of chicks and chick
ems, says Prof. Roy Dearstyne,
head of the Poultry department
at State College.
Some of the chief causes OF this
high tax rate on chickens are con
tagious diseases, poor feeolhg
practices, parasites, and lack OF
attention to good breeding prac-
tees.
mot only is there large money
loss in chickens but there IS also
tremendous loss in feed ana IN
labor" Dearstyne explains. Just
think of the loss Of the cost OF
the chick, the brooding costs, and
all of those expenses that go into
bringing the chicken up to the time
of its death. We are entirely too
wastefu1 in many Of our practices
and we cannot afford them under
real competitive conditions.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-11
MEETINGS PLANNED
ON 1916 PROGRAM
County Agents In 81 Coun-
ties To Gather For In
structions On Cotton

COLLEGE STATION, Raleigh,
Feb. 10.-County agents and their
assistants in So counties in North
Carolina will gather at Charlotte
on February 10 and at Clinton and
Tarboro on February 81 and % in
district meetings to consider the
1916 cotton plan of the State College
Extension Service as it relates to
the National Seven-Point Cotton
Program.
These meetings were called by
District Agents B. Troy Ferguson,
J. B. Altman, c. M. Brickhouse,
and o. F. McCrary.
Many Topics
Some of the chief topics to be dis
cussed at these meetings are one
variety cotton communities, seed
supplies for the 1916 crop, mechan-
ization of cotton production, bet
ter methods of fertilization and
cultivation, the more efficient use
of labor, control of insects and
diseases, improved practices in
harvesting and ginning, the mar
keting of cotton on grade and
staple basis, soil conservation
practices, and the fitting Of cotton
into balanced farming.
Costs Discussion
r Director I. o. Schaub of the Elk
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DESPITE weather, a ques'lolaOa..
feed situation, and strikes, gil ,;1
many millions of baby chlcks t WI.
ha started in North Carolina UNI II
YEAR. Getting off to good s'st
Is half the battle, because ca, =.
growth of chicks is a very iA. a,,oh
tant factor and to secure sus 81
s s growth conditions must Dc .
lust right. according to Pfol. ny -
Dearstyne, head Of the Poul'iS ~
nsrtment at State College.
There should be no carry-oVer y. y.
injection brought about by rsisi :.t
chicks in the same house ana W." w.
De same equipment used in 1ne
sast. MANY poultrymen make ,ne
mistake of not cleaning ana u.s. .
injecting the house and equlpmen.
rom brood to brood, "Professor
Dearstyne says.
To start on the right foot with
new lot Of chicks, the house anu
equipment should be Thoroughly
cleaned and disinfected some time
nrior TO the arrival of the chicks,
he points out. Clean all hitler ana
trash from the house and tneh
scrane the floor. After this I've
solution can be used to advantage.
This can be made by dissolvlng
1.2-pound Of I've in a lo-quars
bucket of water. The floors and
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-11
Poultry Expert Advises
Bnbv Chick Preparations

walls should be scrubbed with this
solution flushed with clean water
and then allowed to dry thorough
Nv Ventilate the house freely TO
bring about complete and rapid
drying.
Preparing House
Now the brooder stove should
he thoroughly checked. 1t would
chicks might crowd. This can be
hrooder a week or so before the
chicks arrive. Be sure that sew
era1 spare waters and spare
thermostat are on hand. The
brooder should be carefully lev
eled to insure uniform heat on all
sides of the hover.
After this check has been made
litter the floor thoroughly with
the best litter these times of
scarcity will allow. Peat moss,
crushed corn cobs, wood shavings
or chopped straw should be suit
able. Eliminate corners where
chicks might crowd. This can be
done by rounding these off with
wire or hardware cloth. Be sure
are available to
check temperatures according to-
heating system used.
Other Suggestions
Have an ample number of wa
ter fountains and feed hoppers OF
suitable material available. Be
sure suitable guard to keep the
chicks near the brooder for the
first few days is available. Don't
neglect to have the feed ready for
use when the chicks arrive.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-11
COTTON GROWERS
CUT COSTS DOWN

COLLEGE STATION, Raleigh,
Feb. 1O.-Mark Twain said that
everybody talked about the weather
and nobody did anything about it,
but he couldn't apply this story to
cotton production in Edgecombe
County today because three prize
winning farmers there have pro-
duced the staple at an average cost
Of 10.7 cents a pound while for the
average grower the cost was twice
that amount.
In connection with the State Five
Acre Cotton Contest, which is
to- be repeated again this year,
Edgecornbe had a contest OF its
own.
Three Winners
The three prize winners, accord
ing to County Agent J. c. Powell
of the State College Extension Ser
vice, were W. W. Flye OF Route l,
Battleboro; j. T. Robbins of Route
II, Rocky Mount; and H. S. Keel
Of Bethel. Flye's yield was 1,073
pounds of lint per acre, or more
than two bales.
Each contestant kept careful
record of all expenses OF the crop
in a record book prepared by the
Extension Service. The average
yield. per acre of the three prize
winners was 855 pounds of lint per
acre and the average cost $91.31
per acre, giving a per pound cost
of 1917 cents.
Research Pays
1.-THE records show that cotton
can regain its place in our farm
economy, if we put into practice all
of the latest developments in cot
ton growing" Powell says.
He points out that the cotton
acreage in Edgecombe has drop
ped from a high of ga, 495 acres in
1926 to low of about $4,000 acres
last year.
The three prize winners used an
average of 600 pounds of 4-10-6 per
acre at planting and topdressers of
100 pounds of 10-0-10 and 100
pounds of nuriate of potash per
acre.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-11
BY r. III. JETER

North Carolina has little known
industry that is proving to be ex
tremely profitable to the forty OF
more farmers having a part in it
All of us know about the wilc
huckleberries or Sampson blues Of
southeastern North Carolina. Few
OF US know about the fine cultivat.
ed blueberries grown in that sec.
ton, however, and which sold for
about so cents pint last season.
North Carolina is developing a
BURBERRY industry which is ex.
banding slowly but surely. At the
present time, there are between
700 and 1000 acres planted to these
tame or cultivated blueberries and
additional acres will be set as
quickly as varieties resistant to
disease and of high quality are
developed. The forty farmers,
largely in Pender, Duplin, and
sampson counties. who are grow
ing the berries have from Is to
40 acres each.
The first growers came down
from New Jersey and found the
climate and soil suitable for the
varieties of berries which had
been developed in that state. Now
under the guidance of E. B. Nor
row, research horticulturist of the
Experiment Station, local growers
are propagating their own plants
and are working with Morrow in
making new selections and crosses
to start new and more adaptable
varieties.
TEN VARIETIES
Mr. Morrow says the varieties
largely used at the present time
are the Cabot, Weymouth, Rance
cas-, June, Stanley, Rubel, Jersey,
Scammell, Concord, and the Dixie.
The Cabot is an early variety
and was one Of the first planted
in that section but it is largely
going out now because of being
subject to a disease known as the
BURBERRY canker. Morrow says
the growers have been making
resistant selections from the old
variety, however, and that a new
resistant strain seems to be on its
way. The Rancocas variety Is re-
sistaat to a virus disease, which
the growers call "stunt' because
it stunts the growing plants. This
Rancocas, therefore, is being used
as 4 stock parent plant in almost
all of the breeding work being done.
One Of the interesting things
happening down there is in selec-
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-11
Pittsboro Farmer Licks
Labor Shortage Problem

PIT.rsBORO, Feb. 10. - o. W.
Thomas of Rt. 2, Pittsboro, is a
far-sighted fellow. Comfy Agent j.
B. Snipes of Chatham said today
that Thomas not only has licked
the labor shortage problem on his
farm by abandoning the producing
of cotton and tobacco in favor OF
poultry and small grain, but has
actually increased his cash income
with the new crops. Thomas raises
about $500 broilers a year and
markets 225 dozen eggs each week.
Aside from some mash for laying
pullets, all feed is produced at
home.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-11
TOBACCO COUNCIL
TO MEET FRIDAY
Advisory Group Named By
Governor Will Gather In
Raleigh For Inaugural

RALEIGH, Feb. 1o.-The first
official meeting of the North Car
DINA Tobacco Advisory Council
will be held in Raleigh, Friday
night, February IS, it is amour
ced by Agriculture Commissioner
w Kerr Scott, council chairman.
The council, which was appoint
ed last December by Governor
Cherry, includes representatives
of all groups in the State interest
ed in the production and market
ing of tobacco. AS part of the
State Department of Agriculture.
the council will serve as medium
for consultation on problems relat-
ing to the production +:'of the
worlds finest tobaccos' through
intensified research relating to
soils, fertilizer, cultural practices,
plant diseases, entomology, seed
selection, and methods of harvest.
ing, curing, handling, sorting, and
grading.
Scott also said that Attorney
General Harry MCMILLAN has clear.
ed the question Of how the council
is to be financed this year by rul-
ing that the financing may be done
from Department of Agriculture
funds. 1t is estimated that $l8,00O
will be needed to run the council
this year. 1t is planned to ask the
1947 General Assembly for an ap'
preparation to pay for the coun'
ellis work.
The matter of a budget will be
discussed at the dinner session, and
a number of routine matters vii!
receive attention. DR.. w. W.
Garner of Washington, retired head
of the tobacco research division Of
the U. S. Department of Agricul'
ture, will be a guest at the meet
ing.
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that the water table is so near the
surface in that section that they
do not believe irrigation will ever
be needed generally. But in other
ways, also, it takes lots Of capital
to start a BURBERRY farm Once
the plants are set and in production
however, the returns are very
satisfactory.
Emmett Morrow is doing much
of his. research on the farm of
Gale Harrison of Ivanhoe. Mr.. Har-
rison is growing number of blue
berry seedlings and selections in
cooperation with the fruit scientist
and much valuable information is
being secured. The owner has about
so acres of berries in his COM
mercial orchard. He is known as
a good business man and sue
cessful grower. He has an up-to-
date packing plant and has install
ed a preceding plant which not
only gives him superior product
for shipping but also allows him
to store any excess or overflow
berries that cannot be shipped on
the day picked. These are stored
overnight and packed the next
morning when the heavy dews of
that section make it unwise to
harvest additional berries so early
in the day.
COOLS MEAT, TOO
Harrison also uses his preceding
plant to cure meat for his neigh
bors. Last year, the folks in that
whole section kept the plant busy
curing their meat. In fact, the
demand became so heavy that
Harrison took a trip up to Lumber
ton to see ]. E. Nance, pioneer
freezer locker operator, so that he
might learn exactly how to use
these freezing plants for successful
meat curing. The neighbors say he
is doing a, good job for them.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-11
Carolina Farm Comment
By F. H. JETER

tons which Morrow has made OF
wild varieties gathered in the
vicinity Of Grandfather's Mountain
in northwestern North Carolina. He
is crossing these on species
known as "Rabbiteye' which is
grown in northern Florida and
southern Georgia.
GOOD FLAVOR
The wild variety from our west
ern North Carolina is hardy, the
fruit has a good blue color, and a
wonderful flavor. In fact, all the
fruit grown in our western section
has these desirable qualities.
Apples grown up there seem to
taste better than the insipid stuff
that our dealers ship in to our
stores from other sections Of the
country.
Anyway, the "Rabbiteye" vari-
ETY. is as one would expect, very
productive. It grows well on the
poor soils of northern Florida and
southern Georgia and is vigorous
in its vegetative growth. Morrow
wants to combine the fine color,
high quality and hardness of our
mountain blueberries with the pro-
ductivity of the South Georgia kind
and get a variety with the desir-
able qualities of both. He says he
is making progress. This new
variety should be adapted to a
wide range of soil and climate and
perhaps more farmers will be able
to grow the blueberries when he
perfects this new strain.
HEAVY ACREAGE
One of the largest growers of
tame blueberries in the state is
Harold G. Huntington of Atkinson
on the western edge of Fender
county. Mr.. Huntington has about
100 acres set to the plants although
he is now resetting much of his
old acreage due to the ravages OF
disease among some of the older
varieties and his adoption of some
of the newer varieties now being
developed. Burberry plants are set
in rows eight feet wide and four
feet apart on the row, making about
1880 plants to an acre. Under ordi-
nary conditions, the berries will
produce an average Of 200 Of the
12-pint crates per acre.
1t is not unusual, however, for
yields as high as 400 crates an
acre to be secured. Before the war,
these berries sold for 20 to Is
cents 4 pint. Figure, therefore, II
pints to a crate and 400 crates to
an acre on ten acres selling for so
cents a pint and you have some
idea as to The income secured
by one grower last year. But this
income is not all net profit. The
pint cups ere wrapped in cello
plane, the berries are carefully
graded, and it costs considerable
money to start and manage one
of the orchards.
BEDS IRRIGATED
Mr.. Huntington has an irrigation
system which cost him around ten
or fifteen thousand dollars and this
is kept only as an insurance policy
against destructive drouths. In the
main, however, the growers say
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-11

BEDS IRRIGATED
Mr.. Huntington has an irrigation
system which cost him around ten
or fifteen thousand dollars and this
is kept only as an insurance policy
against destructive drouths. In the
main, however, the growers say
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OOSCS DSCuSSIUu
Director I. o. Schaub of the Elk
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-11
PEARSALL TO SPEAK

WEEKSVILLE, Feb. 10. - Tom
J. Pearsan of Rocky Mount will
be the speaker when the Eliza
beth City Kiwanis Club comes to
the Weeksville high school Tuesday
night. February IL, for a meeting
with the Weeksville Vegetable
Growers Association, it was an
noumced today by Pasquotank
County Agent P. H. Jameson.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-11
Oxford No. l Tobacco g.,
Pays Stokes Countv I NJ

DANBURY, Feb. lO-o,..
1 tobacco and NJ. ]. Y mOxfo+d NJ
nut Cove, Stokes Count : Of Val
ty good friends, according T to Pr PIT
~ ~, agent gent E =. S, Stokes who $ sa t9aa
DAY that Young's 1915 leaf S c.al %
"a acres had produced 6. Ion , ns y
at an average sales priso po "
cents per pound, a return y. VI ". I
II per acre. Oxford No ! j.; - N.S
ant to blackshank disease ~ ~.h 1eSls'
known 10 infest the Young " :.
The new variety was uS . 'a'n
Y Dung TOR y. the first time two va, y
ago and Ills tobacco crop ags; ssa'
came productive after Sun d
years OF failure with otho 1''e''
resistant types. NFI
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-11

REA cooperatives plan to build
$1,000 to 10000 miles of new cleo
trio light lines in North Carolina
during 1916, says W. j. Ridout, Jr.,
agricultural engineer of the State
College Extension Service.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-11

tension Service says that IN.
creasing production Of forojao =
ton and the competition If IT., ~
synethetic fibers as ray2n ~, @A
that more attention must be sa.
to cotton in the future than Il ivy ';
past, and that the growers ari,.
agricultural agencies most N =
operate in reducing cotton cos., v
a unit basis.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-11

Permanent pastures are the
cheapest and best source of feed
for farm animals, according to the
Extension Service agronomists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-05-16
Mrs. Spoutz Plane Sponsor

EASTON, Md, May Is CP).-Mrs
Carl A. Spaatz, wife of the COM
handing general of the Army Air
Forces, will christen Chesapeake
Anyways new shoreliner, Chop
tank" in ceremonies at the Easton
Municipal Airport Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-05-16

at Yalta, should be changed to wide
Russian-guage throughout. (The
Russians already have widened, dur
ing the first weeks of occupation,
the strategic stretch along the old
Chinese Eastern Railroad from
Manchouli to Vladivostok)
10. The Communists agreed that
the 9Th Route Armys move
ments should be subordinated to
Russian command during the period
of dual occupation (The Soviet
Army of occupation under Marshal
Rodion Y. Malinovsky already had
permitted Communist shadow >
army under Generalissimo Lin
Pao, to take over the Manchurian
hinterland and some cities)
Copyright, 1946)
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-23
Miss Theresa Johnson
Chosen To Represent
Mississippi Chapter

The Our Lady Of Victories Alum
vi Association of Pageagoula was
signal'y honored recently when
Miss Theresa Johnson was chos-
zen by the Mississippi Chapter
Of the international Federation of
Catholic Alumni, Of which she
was elected state governor last
November, to act as delegate TO
the national convention of |. f.
e. A. to be held at the Book-Cad-
illas hotel in Detroit, August
22-25. Miss Johnson has also
been honored by an appointment
from the national president to
serve on the rules committee al
the convention. Miss Johnson
who left August 20 for Detroit
was accompanied by Misses Marie
and Leona Krebs and Vera Stig
let's, who are delegates from Our
Lady of Victories Alumni asso-
citation. They expect to return
about August q.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-23
Fourth Birthday
OF Dennis BiIbo Is
Occasion For Purty

The birthday OF Dennis Bilbo
who was four years old August
IL, was made the occasion for a
happy party at his home that
afternoon.
Traditional birthday games
we're played in which Antoinette
Easley won prizes. After the
games. pictures were taken of the
group and this was followed by
the cutting of the birthday cake
by the hostess, Mrs. P. L. Bilbo,
who was assisted by Dolores Eas-
ley and Beverly Lee in serving
It with ice eream.
Guests present were Sylvia
Gayle Westfaul, Marilyn Bridges,
Dolores, Barbara and Antoinette
Easley, Claude Bilbo, Beverly
Lee, Gay Kihyet, Kenny Greene,
George Bond and Tommy Bilbo.
Grown-ups present were Mes
DANES c. E. Greene, A. D. White,
r. f. Greene, Anton Kihyet and
Fred Wnifred and Miss Annie
Louise Greene.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-23
Meeting OF 500 Club
With Mrs. John Smith
Thursday Afternoon

Mrs. John Smith was hostess to
the 500 club at a meeting at her
home on Live Oak street, Thurs
day afternoon of last week. The
living room was prettily decorated
with tiny zinnias and fern.
The high score was won by
Mrs. NJ. B. Scholtes, Jr., of Bal
timore, Md, and the second high
by Mrs. l.. L. Watts. Low score
was won by Mrs, j. H. Mallon and
Mrs. Nose Blanchard won the
cut prize.
Delicious iced beverages and
sugar waters were served at the
conclusion of the card games.
Those who enjoyed this party
were: Mesdames p. w. Cox, Ralph
McFaul. Martin Hennrichs, L. L.
Watts, Nose Blancard, M. B.
Scholtes, Sr., M. B. Scholtes, Jr.,
and J.. H. Mallon.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-23
Mrs. Fletcher Honors
Miss Jessie Gates
With Bridul Shower

Mrs. Roscoe Fletcher of the
Dead Lake Community neal Van
cleave entertained on Tuesday
evening with a miscellaneous
shower, honoring Miss Jessie Mae
Gates, a bride-elect.
The hostess home was lovely
with soft lights and vases of pink
crepe myrtle, white asters and
coral vine, carrying out the color
scheme of pink and white. The
honoree received many lovely
gifts which were presented by
Mrs. Fleteher's little son and
daughter, John and Christina, and
Glenna Vaughn, little daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Vaughn.
After the gifts were displayed,
Mrs. Fletcher was assisted by her
daughter, Jeannenen, in serving
iced drinks and cake to the fol-
lowing: Mesdames @. c. Roberts,
Jerusha Bonham, Ed Barnwell, j.
l.. Tootle, Coy Allen, Ruth L.
Roberts. r. II. Ware. Bonnie Bon
ham, Clifton Furry Edward
Vaughn, Al Stage and Earl Davis
and Misses Maud and Maryon
Roberts.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-23
Ocean Springs

Mrs. Elsie Zettel. So years old,
native Of New Jersey and resident
OF Ocean Springs for Fl years died
NJ the Biloxi hospital last Tues
day after an Illness OF four months.
She Is survived by her husband,
Ernest Zettel; four daughters, Mrs.
Joe Belugez, Mrs. Arthur Web
Der Of Ocean Springs, Mrs. Oscar
Warbnch Of East Lansing, Mich,
and Miss Ernesiine Zettel student
nurse at Charity hospital in New
Orleans: two sons, Ernest and Ed
ward Zettel of Ocean Springs.
Funeral services were conduct
ed from O'Keefe Parlors at 10 a.
m, Thursday by the Rev. Ryan,
pastor Of the Ocean Springs Bap-