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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-26

holes in the bottom covered with
broken crockery small stones o.
such.
The top two inches of soil should
be sifted to make a good seed bed,
whether in hotbed or box and
packed firmly and evenly with q
block of wood or brick, leaving the
soil level about an inch below the
TOP edge of the box. Sterilize the
soil by baking Gf only a small
Quantity), with live steam or boil
ing water in order to kill weed
seed and disease germs and
prevent damping 0 f, that dread
enemy Of little seedlings.
1t is well 10 use in addition, n
Of the antiseptic powders for pre-
vention Of damping off, which you
can buy from your scotsman or
druggist. Follow directions on the
package carefully. Use the water
in which the antiseptic has been
dissolved to moisten the soil the
day before planting the seed. Also
put a pinch of the powder into the
envelope with the seed and shake
we'll so as to coat every seed.
In the hotbed SOW the seed in
rows 3 inches apart. In pots scat
ter them over the whole surface OF
the soil broadcasD. In boxes plant
either way, but in rows il more
than one kind is planted in the
same box. Label carefully. Many
seed do not come up because they
are planted too deep. More are
wasted in this way than by plant
ing too thick. The general rule is
10 cover twice as deep as the di-
ameter of the seed, except for tiny
ones which are soWn on top of
the soil as thinly as possible and
pressed in with a block of wood
or the. palm of the hand without
covering.
Panes of glass over the top of
pot Or box holds il moisture and a
newspaper on top of the glass will
keep out the light to encourage root
growth. Lift a corner of the paper
each day to see if plants are up
and remov as soon as they APP
pear. If the surface of the soil
seems dry use the finest possible
spray from hand syringe, Or
sprinkle gently with a fine brush
dipped-in lukeWarm water.
Give all the sunlight possible and
use a pebble or chip of wood TO
hold up the glass a little for venti-
lation, increasing the size until the
plants have two leaves then take
off the glass entirely. Thin out or
transplant to another box when the
seedlings begin to crowd. 1t is u.s.
ually safe to plant out of doors
when oaks an dapples are in leaf,
rot before unless you can protect
the little plants sufficiently. Janu-'
airy 26, 1947.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-26
Postwar
ALL State High
Clinic Planned

The music department OF the
High Point City schools in con-
junction with the High Point
school officials extended an lnVl-
tation to the North Carolina High
School Orchestra association to
hold it's first postwar clinic in
High Point Friday and Saturday
March 7 and 8. The invitation
came as a result of unanimous
vote fon the part of all school or
chestra directors meeting in High
Point this week, to hold the clinic
in High Point.
The orchestra will be a full 78-
piece symphony open on a COM
petitive basis to all the orchestra
players (H.S.) in the state. Appli-
cation for admission should be
made i m mediately to Virginia
Frank, Senior High school, High
Point, or to Robert Smith Central
High school, Charlotte. Private
violin students whether orchestra
members Or not will be consid-
cred if able to meet the technical
requirements.
The orchestra will hold full, and
sectional rehearsals for two days
under some of the most compe-
tent high school and college in
strumentalists in the state. wind
ing UP the two days work with
a gala concert Saturday night at
7:30 in the Junior High school au-
ditorium. This concert will be
open to the public free Of any
charge, a d will include several
movements of the Schubert Gun
finished Symphony"
Also included in the t day
period will be a reception and
dance in honor of the out-of-town
members of the orchestra, a ban
Guet for the clinic leaders and or
chestra officials, and overnight
housing furnished for those stu
dents coming from long distances.
There will be a clinic fee of S1.5O
per students. For further infor-
nation teachers or students may
write to a bove mentioned adj
dresses.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-26
BIRTH ANNOUNCER

Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Mcpber,,.
Jr., announce the birth nj WI,
Hugh Dixon, III, on Januarv WI
in Marion Sprunt annex ., 'Sl
James Walker Memorial boF, ls
Mrs. Mcpherson is the torna'
Margaret Craig of this CITY "
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-26

as Raleigh jumr 1 ahead of
Durham. in a last minute shot
making the score 1892. Wilson de-
|feated the Fayetteville basketball
team 1896 Friday night, handing
the Fayetteville Bulldogs their
third loss of the conference en-
counters.
"Rich-h-a-r-r-d! Open the door!
Open the door. R%ichard!' But will
Richard open the door? Well. let's
hope SCI. That fella screaming
out from that record sounds as if
he kinda wants to get inside. Yes.
it's another n of those crazy
records that is somehow working
up to the top. sweeping over the
countryside with its frantic cries
TO "Richard." The fast becoming
popular disc is oy Dusty Fletcher,
and he keeps you laughing in his
own original way. And so another
wacky slogan wiggles its way into
some of the sayings today.
AS midyear turned, the juniors
met for discussions and plan-mak-
ing for the junior play. Malcolm
Crawford, president of the junior
class. has announced that the play
will be Dear Papa." and tryouts
were held the last days of last
week for coveted parts in the hi
larious c 0 m e d y. Because the
amount of money taken i'll at the
junior play largely determines to
what extent the class will be able
to entertain the seniors at the an
nual junior-senior prom. a new set
of plans has been adopted for the
ticket sales. For every five tickets
that 3 junior sells, he earns a
free one and thus a certain
amount of spirit is inaugurated in
the campaign. This offer is ex-
clusively for juniors. so y'all gel
to work and sell those tickets!
And seniors, remember that the
proceeds make the prom SO let's
buy 'em! That goes for you fresh
men and sOpnomoreS, 100. mat
date to keep in mind is March?
Once more that phrase pops up
our loss is the army's gain" ana
it's headed Pat Howe's way. Yes,
Pat is another added to the gang
keeping Fort Bragg alive, as OF
Tuesday h e eighth of January.
Pat cheered up the Wilmington
boys that were shipping out to
Japan and Korea, etc, passing
through San Francisco in Cali
fornia where he has lived for sew
eral months. and the temptation
must have been too great. For Pat
landed in North Carolina the last
of December where he promptly
renewed friendships, got dreamy
eyed over For Sentimental Rea-
sons and hit the high spots with
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-26
GARDEN CALENDAR

for it forms a seat over the breath
ing pores of the leaves.
Use a miseible oil spray that you
can buy from your scotsman OF
druggist and use according to di-
rections on the package for ever.
greens. To each gallon OF the dilu-
ted Oil spray add l t~easpoonful OF
permangaHate of potash which is
a disinfectant in the form of purple
crystals.
Or use a homemade crankcase
oil spray made as follows. Dissolve
4 ounces strong soap chips in a pint
of boiling water, Add slowly while
still on the stove l quart of old
oil drained from a car, beating con
tinuously with a rotary eggbeater.
Boil for a few minutes until the
brown scum disappears (still beat
ing with the e%ggbeater), then re
move from the stove and continue
beating until it is creamy and
thick. This is your stock solution
and can be kept for some months
or even a year or more il kept
tightly stoppered. To each cup OF
stock solution add 2 gallons luke
warm water. This will kill scale
and any sucking insect. Add l tea
spoonful o. permanganate Of
potash to each gallon of the diluted
spray to control the mildew.
Spray from the bottom upward
until every part of the plant is
wet with the spray. Use the oil
spray when the temperature is 45
degrees or higher. Wash it off the
next day with clear water from the
hose, TO prevent burning If the
foliage. Repeat this treatment q
week later if necessary.
1t will be best to cut and burn
the worst infected leaves before
spraying, and pick up all from IN.
der the bush and burn so they viii
not harbor more spores to re-infest
the plant. 1t is we'll to spray the
ground under the bush.
The past season was unusually
favorable in most sections for the
growth of sooty mildeW, and many
gardeners have been troubled with
it. 1t is very easy 10 control but
should be gotten rid of as soon as
noticed so that the plant will not
become weakened. Il it shows dead
or dying branches it had better be
cut back rather severely in early
spring before new growth begins.
Watch carefully in spring for
insects and use this same spray
(without the permanganate if there
is no mildeW) and kill them before
they attack in numbers and set the
plant back still more.
January IS, 1947.
PLANTING SEED.
Each year the miracle of the
seed is repeated an apparently
Gead seed r~esurrected into a green
living plant. Who plants a seed has
faith. Each kind of seed germi-
mates naturally when temperature
and moisture conditions are such
as each requires. In order to have
plants earlier than nature brings
them, we must create these con-
ditions.
This is easiest done in a green
house but as few of us have one,
we can use a hotbed, heated by
some means such as a flue,
electric cables. or bulbs or fresh
manure under the soil of the bed
and kept in by a glass cover. o.
we can use shallow boxes or pots
in a sunny window of a warm
room. If boxes or. pots are used
drainage must be provided by
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-26

George Darden and Buster Rose
before he and George. headed back
10 Fort Bragg for a While.
Just a coupla more words about
something we all have been hear
ing about lately, the March Of
Dimes. Polio has nc pity, it can
happen to anybody. The fight
against infantile paralysis calls for
the enlistment of every person,
and we can give vote of sup
port by slipping a dime through
the slot on the collection boxes
placed throughout our community.
SO come on, gang, instead of that
chocolate soda or the coupla pack
ages of chewing gum, let's slip
those dimes in that slot that calls
for our help.
Well, this closes down the cover
on the typewriter for right now,
and so I'll be with you again the
middle of the week with an an.
nouncement Of the cast of the
unior play. Until then, I'll be see.
ing y'alI around! (And 1 hope
Richard opens the door!)
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-26
Pearsall Memorial
Auxiliary Meeting
Planned Tuesday

The Woman's auxiliary of Pear
sail M e m 0 rial Presbyterian
church will meet at the church
Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. The
executive committee will meet
prior to the auxiliary meeting at
7:30 o'clock at which time all Of
%ficers, secretaries and circle
chairmen are requested to be
present.
The Rev. William c. Bennett,
assistant pastor of St, Andrews
Covenant church will address the
8 O'Clock meeting and will review
the foreign mission study book, In
dia at the Threshold, Those who
hear Mr.. Benefits lecture will not
be required to read the book for
study.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-26
PIANO CARE

Piano experts warn against keep
ing vour instrument near any heat
ING unit or in the direct rays OF
the sun. Like any fine furniture,
the wood surface needs occasional
cleansing to remove all accumu-
lated wax and polish. Use a soapy
cloth, we'll wrung out, and follow
with a damp cloth wrung out OF
clear water covering only a small
area at a time when you work.
Then wipe completely dry before
applying new wax or polish. A
small bag Of camphor hung inside
tie piano helps prevent moths
from destroying the felts. Have
your instrument tuned and checked
ty a good service man at least
tnce a year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-26

And not to be forgotten IS JUNE
Andrews who practiccd FOR hel
tvpine exam by doing some extra
outside work as she poured dill
gently over the tattles OF the Teef
ayers.
So. Martha and June, right here
I'd like to say thanks a Whole
lot for keeping US on the up-and'
In on the goings-on for a while.
Blue skies dawned over NHHs
the latter part of the last week
az the dreaded exams became
thing of the past, that is, until
the credit given where credit is
due comes face to face with a
student shaped either nicely OF
not-so-nicely on the unavoidable
report cards. As I wasn't on hand
for the exams, I couldn't see
whether or not faces looked as
nerplexed as they have looked as
q senior staggers out of govern
ment. or a junior YEARLY toddies
from advanced biology, or the
sophomores and the freshmen
drag themselves away from the
puzzling Latin declensions. A
senior told me he was so In the
dark on his physics he had to far
" erope his way along the halls
as he left and a pal remarked
that no longer would he, a senior,
be insulted to be labeled with a
blank mind It could be proved by
his algebra paper. l surely am
getting the encouragement for the
dav l make mine up!
Now that the Wildcat basketball
team has risen from the slump
by trampling over t h Rocky
Mount Blackbirds Friday night
with a final o Of 64-28, we
can stop holding our breaths tor
a while and sit back and admire
that swell team Of ours some
more! Friday night made history
In the Class AA Conference cir
cult as the visiting Wildcat cagers
handed the RNky Mount basket
ball team one Of its worst defeats
ever in the Smokey City. Teddy
Fennell and Louis Collie jumped
from the bottom Of tn scoring
Wildcat five as Teddy sank thlr-
teen and Louis scored ten points
while Billy Mason recovered his
lead among the quint and scored
fifteen points, followed closely by
Johnny McKoy with IA, and
speedy Weinie Brown, who nc
doubt spent the game tricking the
Birds and recovering the ball In
his Tightening fashion as he scored
only four points. We sho' are
mighty proud of our team, ane
we definitely ought to capture thu
crown this. season.
Friday night sew a beautiful up
set, though mighty close, asains
Wilmington's most bitter opponen
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-26
Teen-Age
Taller
Ry WINIFRED HARRISS

: penoenobe me? Once upon a time long ago, about a 10 MT
m nail or the head, my typewriter and I claimed ms pihar as u
own And nov that nurses swishing silently through ans III tdiehe
uniforms. doctors, pills and worst of all, hypodeTm "a u p d pase
in the life of my appendix, it's high m !. turn sPy -
uh,t,s ooingo on in this great big teen age worldo OF ours. IVm Jul
,aionailv famous author of that humorous book, speaking Oh pera
+ions y would really be bowled over at the thought OF ne, especlaHy
since I'm of the "taIkatve" sex, not stopping here and now taxing
want 90 of very possible chance. tic relate n experiences VI my
operaton." But I keep pecking away at the keys 10 L a Ut IN a
cooune of sentence about Martha Hohon. Martha very capaply Jotteo
notes gathered stuff together, eyed who ore Wher n VINO
was with who when. and met the headlines. All in IL she really do
ar admirable Job in keeping this space filled with dongs for a
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-26
SOOTY MILDEW ON CAPE
JASMINE

Mrs. S. E. c. of Rock Hill, S. c..
writes: MY Cape Jasmine leaves
are coated with a black mold OF
something like SCOT. 1t is an old
shrub. What is the cause and is
there anything 1 can do to prevent
this?"
The black mold is sooty mildeW
which often attacks Cape Jasmine
and some other broad leaved over
green's when the shrubs are
attacked by sucking insects such
as aphids. white flies, scale, etc,
The spores of the mildew + in
the air and find a coAgenial grow
ing medium in the sticky, sweetish
substance eXcreted by these
insects. If it goes uncontrolled it
will kill the plant by smothering,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-26
BIRTH

Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Barlas an
nounce the birth of a daughter,
Leonora Esther, December 18th. in
MARGIN Sprunt annex of the James
Walker Memorial.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-26

All questions pertaining to your
garden problems will be answered
through these columns of addressed
to the garden calendar editor il
care of the Wilmington News so
ciety editor.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-26
SUNDAY, JANUARY %

T. Taylor Of Salisbury. Mr..
N. Dunn of Maxton; MI. ana \Ia'l
Robert Hope Crawford ot MY,
lotte: Mr.. and Mrs. CbarloCAa c'
NOEL of Durham; Mr.. ana Z,
David H. Scott, Jr.. Of MR.
Hill; Oscar Parsley Peck o ~
lanta Ga, and James Stevso.A''
Peck Of Baltimore. Md 'eNSoa
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-05-30
Channel Bass
Are Running

Surf casters visiting Bogue,
Shackleford and Core Banks in
the Morehead City area have re-
repoted big runs of channel bass
during the past week. Capt. Ira
Morris, Atlantic, who maintains
fishing camps on Core Banks at
Drum Inlet, reported that several
parties of surf casters from Yves
tern North Carolina towns and
cities had matched their skill a.
against the copper warriors of
the surf during the past 10 days.
And" said Captain Morris, 'they
landed fish that ranged in weight
from 10 to 35 pounds" Captain
Morris added that it appeared to
him that the 1947 season would
be the banner year for Drum In
let, insofar as patronage is con-
cerned.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-05-30
Many Boats Visit
New Yatch Basin

Morehead City's new yacht ba-
sin, located adjacent to the Intra
Coastal Waterway is attracting
many pleasure crafts. The basin
was formerly opened for business
Just after the southern migration
of yachts last fall, so it was not
until this spring when the pleasure
crafts We're on their way back
north that the big patronage star
ted. Just about every one of the
more than 100 ships at the basin
are usually occupied by pleasure
crafts, some of which are only
stopping here temporarily, but
others that will be the berthing
places for boats that will remain
here until the southern cruise
season begins in the autumn.
The Morehead City Yacht Ba-
mis-, is the first enterprise of its
kind along the Intra Coastal Wa
terway that has been completed
since the end of the war, although
several cities and towns along the
route are in the process of build
such basins.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-05-30
OLIVER DUNCAN
ATTENDS SCHOOL

Oliver Duncan, member of the
service force of Prince Chevro-
let company here, attended a one
day service school held at Kings
tree last Thursday.
The school was conducted by
Chevrolet throughout the United
States and this particular school
was in charge of the service man
ager of the Chevrolet Motor Di-
vision, Charlotte Branch, Char
Iotte, n. c.
The purpose of the school was
to acquaint mechanics with new
improvements on Chevrolet trucks
and cars and to better prepare
them for all types of repair SER
vice. Mr.. Duncan stated this
week that some type jobs were
explained there that made a job,
which would take a mechanic I'M
familiar with the operation sew
eral hours, only a few minutes
process.
New Chevrolet features are be-
ing added to the 1947 trucks and
will be announced by the COM
pany next month.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-05-30

For Biscuits! For Pancakes! For
Mullins! Here's homemade mix
that is always ready to help out on
nearly all your hot bread needs
You'll still have the homemade
quality of your own biscuits, mixed
in your own kitchens, and at the
same time save yourself precious
time and energy.
How? Well, recently a Great
Idea was born. Why shouldn
women be able to keep Oh hand a
big quantity of basic biscuit blend
everything in it but the milk? The
idea was tried out so successfull!
that now it has expanded ana
grown until it is the basis for many
other things besides biscuits -
mullins, coffee cake, pancakes,
waffles-all from the same recipe
that only takes few minutes NIX
ing time once every few weeks
Stored in the refrigerator or IN Il
cool place, it's not only, as its name
implies, "ever-ready" but actually
gives lighter, tenderer results.
"Ever-Ready" Biscuit Recipe
With Variations
6 cups sifted flour
2 tablespoons calumet baking
powder
1 tablespoon salt
l cup az pound shortening
Measure flour 3 cups at time
into sitter, add l tablespoon baking
powder and 11A teaspoons salt foi
each 3 cup amount. and slit. Repeat
until full amount Of dry ingredients
has been sifted. Cut in shortening
until finely divided and mixture Is
like coarse meal. Makes about
cups. Place in glass jars or bowl;
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-05-30
A Recipe That's Ever Ready
By MOLLlE MARTIN

cover lightly and store in refrigera-
tor. Keeps well for 3 or 4 weeks.
For Biscuits add about u cup
milk to 2 cups biscuit blend; stir
TO form soft dough. Knead 80
seconds on Toured board. Roll 1a-
inch thick; cut with Toured Pinch
biscuit cutter. Bake in hot oven
(45O' F. - to Is minutes. Makes
10 to y biscuits.
For Pancakes or WaffIes mix 2
well.beaten eggs with IL cups milk.
Add gradually to 2 cups biscuit
blend mixing only enough to
dampen -four. Bake in hot waffle
oven or on hot griddle.
For Mullins add 2 tablespoons
sugar to 2 cups biscuit blend. Mix
| | well-beaten egg with q cup milk;
add to biscuit blend. NIX only
enough to dampen flour. Fill creased
muffin pans 70 full. Bake in hot
oven (425' F.) about 20 minutes.
For Coffee Cake mix Is cup milk
with / well-beaten egg. Combine 2
cups biscuit blend and tablespoons
sugar. Add liquid and mix only
enough to dampen flour. Turn into
creased 9-inch layer pan. Spread
with mixture of 8 tablespoons each
softened butter, -four, brown sugar,
and honey, ~ tablespoons hot
water, and Is cup chopped nut
meats. Bake in hot oven (400' F.)
% minutes, or until done.
For Nut Bread mix q cup sugar
with cups biscuit blend. Add l
beaten egg mixed with cup milk.
Mix Just to blend. Fold in cup
chopped nut meats. Bake in creased
9x5X 9-inch loaf pan in moderate
oven $780, F) l hour. Store over
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-05-30

NEW LIFE NEWS

Miss Annie Lou Wright of
Charleston visited her sister, Mrs.
7. S. Huffaker last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Cox and
daughter, Betty Merel, were the
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Grady Cox.
Mrs. Russell Dyce of Whining
ton visited her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. 0. O. Watts during the week
end.
Mrs. Paul Mills and Mrs. Annie
Mills attended an anniversary at
Pleasure Grove, S. C. last Satur-
day.
Betty Fay Wright left last week
for Jacksonville, Fla. where she
will visit friends and relatives for
some time. Shee was accompanied
by Miss Ailene Strickland.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-05-30

The Interstate Commerce Com
mission in Washington last week
approved plans for the Atlantic
Coast Line railrcA1 to take over
the Florida East Coast line.
The two lines will form a sys-
tenn of more than $500 miles
from Washington to the south
ern tip Of Florida.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-05-30

Lightning ran in on the cleo
trio wiring at E. H. Hickman's
home at Howard Tuesday after
noon, damaging electric motors
and putting his water system out
of order for several hours.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-05-30

Opportunity is ever worth ex-
pecting; let your hook be ever
hanging ready. The fish will be
in the pool where you least i'm
agine it to be.-Ovid.
Arkansas State press., 1947-09-26

derful time a certain chick had nj
Joe Willie Halls birthday Tarty
last Tuesday night e.., Where was
Frederick S. taking Helen Jones
last Sunday might Who was
the chick that Lucy White had a
scrap with last Tuesday envening
Who Is Leona Whites heait
beating for these days VINO Is
the cat who has Clemmestine o.
walking around in circles n not
knowing what to do Laeliie
s has been coming to the social
quite often. Better police up on
what's being put down James .
What has become of our old pal
r. L. Steward Who is the
lucky chick that William T. Jack
son is playing nowadays?
Who was the certain chick that
was shedding tears for Clao Sims
Sunday night .,.." So long untii
next week,