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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21
BY GLENN d. KITTLER

TABOR CITY, April 20 - In a
few weeks, thousands of northern
city housewives will treat their
families to Strawberries grown in
the Tabor City area.
Though the families will enjoy
the rich, firm, large berries, few
people will give a thought to the
wood c%ontainer in which the ber-
ries arrived.
Yet manufacturing those car
tons and the crates in which the
are shipped is one of Tabor City's
major industries.
The D. ]. Hughes Co., manu- .
f%acturers of the berry crates and
cups, is the oldest enterprise in
Tabor City. Almost 40 years ago,
when Tabor City was little more
than a post office and general
store, B. B. Anderson. now a
prominent banker in Mullins, Sc.
came from Fair Bluff to organize
the business.
A few years later. he was join
ed by David j. Hughes, of Chad
bourn, who bought out the COM
pany in 1917.
Superior strawberry harvests
brought the need for additional
crates. Hughes and his partner =,
F. G. Kelly, who joined him in
1913, accelerated productions,
maintaining a 200, 900 crates D e r
year output for several seasons.
On Jan. l, 1924, disaster struck
in the form of a fire which burned
the plant to the ground. Yet, in
less than three months, the fac
tory was rebuilt, in full operation,
and filled every order 1t had re.
ceived.
With the death of David J..
Hughes in 1898, Kelly assumed the
management On behalf of the
heirs. Upon his return from serv-
ice in October, 1945, Phil, the. 25-
year old son of David J. Hughes,
entered the firm as a partner.
Until the outbreak of the war,
the company continued its record
high production. OPA restrictions
then cut down the output to IS, 900
crates per year. AS government
control decreases. production
ICONS to its prewar heights.
The D. j.. Hughes Co. provides
employment for Is Tabor City res
idents. From the men who saw
the timber in nearby forests
through the assembly line to the
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21
ASSEMBLY PASSES
MANY FARM LAWS
StricterF ertilizerStandards
Approved During
Session

RALEIGH, April 2O-(P-Much
new legislation affecting NORTH
Carolina farmers, including a
stricter fertilizer law and legisla-
ton permitting growers of various
commodities to assess themselves
for the promotion of their prod IS,
was Used by the 1947 general
assembly.
Many of the n w laws were
sponsored by the state department
of agriculture.
The fact that tobacco growers
in North Carolina incurred an es-
timated loss of 50, 900, 900 last year
from burned tobacco barns prom t.
ed passage of a law req iring II
heating units and curing assem-
blies for tobacco barns to be ap-
proved by the weights and meas
ures division of the tate agricul-
ture department before be: E
fered for sale in this state.
Working with lie N. c. expert
ment station, the department re-
quested that $25, 900 be appropria-
ted to secure for this state a re-
gional tobacco engineering labo-
ratory. These funds were m. de
available, and the laboratory is
under construction at the to- }
experiment station a. Oxford. Am
bilious studies in the curin, ID
handling of bright leaf tobacco
are now being planned for this
laboratory.
In cooperation with the national
peanut council, which originated
the idea in this state, the markets
division sponsored legislation
which permits growers of pota-
toes, peanuts, strawberries, and
other or IS, to set ,p agencies
among themselves and their handl-
ers and professors to protect their
commodities. Two-thirds of the
growers of any part. ular crop
must vote affirmatively on the pro-
ject. A similar measure for to.
bacco growers also was passed.
The legislature enacted into law
the department = sponsored fer
~tilizer bill, which will provide
farmers with more adequate pro-
lection through the requirement
of better labelling and further elm
ination of filler ingredients.
Some features of the new law
that were not provided in the old:
the registration date has ben
changed from December 1 to Aug.
ust 1; the grade of fertilizer, 4-1O-e
for instance, must appear as a
part of the brand name or must
Immediately precede the guar.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21

anteed analysis in numerals 1T
less than two inches in size; a
provision which prescribes a min:
imum of two per cent magnesium
in tobacco fertilizers; the fixing
of maximum chlorine Standards for
tobacco fertilizers; a minimum of
20 units of plant food, unless the
fertilizer contains as a minimum
rs per cent of water insoluble
nitrogen.
AS a protection to Irish and
sweet potato growers, the legisla-
ture passed a law making it I'M
lawful for anyone to sell or ship
into this state potatoes for propa-
cation which do not conform to
standards adopted by tle state
board of agriculture. This, no
ever, does not prohibit the regular
sale of potatoes for propagation
purposes if the planter to whom
they are sold knows the condi.
tons under which they were pro-
duced.
The increased use of insecticides,
rodenticides, fungicides, and 9TH
er poisons prompted the chemistry
division to instigate the passage
of a bill which protects the farm
er against sub-standard products
in this field.
Increased services provided by
the agriculture d epart: e n t
prompted the legislature to ap.
.propriate So, 1875, 1923 from the g
riculture fund for its operations
during the 1947-49 biennium.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21
TAR HEEL
GARDENER
By JOHN H. HARRIS
N. C.. State College

Saturday afternoon CHATS nv
time to work in the Yard was de-
voted TO the following activities.
I'm enumerating the things I did,
with the hope that it may remind
you of some of the things that
may need doing in your yard.
The azaleas have started bloom
ing, which reminded me that they
had not been fertilized. These
plants we're given an application
of commercial fertilizer that was
especially prepared for acid-lov-
ing plants at the rate of two
pounds per 100 square feet. The
plants were then mulched about
n inch deep with rotted leaves
from the compost pile.
From this job, I rushed to the
vegetable garden to plant a row
of snap beans, some corn and a
few more hills of squash. The
land was prepared for butter
beans, but the seed will not be
planted until around May 1. There
is danger of them rotting in the
ground because of the cool nights
we are having.
Looking across the garden, I
noticed that the lawn needed cut
ting. This was promptly done.
After cutting the lawn, 2, 4-D was
sprayed on some weeds that had
made their appearance.
I took the advice of some friends
and used the 2, 4-D about one
third stronger than the directions
said. So far, 1 see. no harmful
effect on the grass. The weeds
look sick, but it will probably take
another spraying in about two
weeks to finish them.
Before going in the house be-
cause of darkness, 7 gathered some
onions, radishes, and greens from
the garden. It may seem strange,
hut this reward for my efforts
seemed to relieve my sore and
aching back.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21
Manufacture Of Strawberry
Cartons Community Project

man who finally seals the crates
for shipment. the manufacture
constitutes a thoroughly local en-
terprise.
Over a million feet of timber
arrives in the company's -eceiv-
ing yard annually. Each log in
tended for containers passes
through several saws and process
es before it enters the lathe which
shaves it to its proper thickness.
The actual forming and stapling
of the carton is done on a ma
chine by women who are capable
of turning out over 1000 a day
each.
The wood which eventually be-
comes crates passes through SINH
lar processes before it is finally
ready for the project Of assembly.
Though the partitions in the
crates which separate the layers
If boxed strawberries are auto
matically constructed. the crates
themselves are hand made.
Over 700 crates are finished
each day and are placed in he
kiln for two days drying before
shipment.
But D. j. Hughes Co. is
more than a local industry. 1t is a
community project deeply con
cerned with the progress of Tabor
City. During the war when farm
ers and builders were unable to
obtain dressed lumber to build
their homes and packhouses be
cause of OPA controls, the D. J.
Hughes Co. managers went to the
farmers own woodlands where
they sawed. hauled to the plant,
thoroughly %processed, and return
ed to the farmers over $40, 900 feet
of dressed lumber in five years.
Another $780, 900 feet were process
ed, though not hauled by the COM
pany's own trucks.
Through this service. farmers
and businessmen in the Tabor
City area were able to complete
the construction of important
buildings which were needed to
store essential foods for later
shipment to the battle fronts.
Because this assistance has
been continued, Tabor City has
been able to construct new bust
ness establishments and homes
for veterans, all a part of the
city's far-reaching plans to adj
vance to the leadership Of Column
bus county's communities.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21
WORK PANTS
$l.79 to $4.45

Full cut sanforized work pants
in khaki, coverts, moleskins and
blue Jeans. Sizes % to 30.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21
Adapted Varities, Good
Stands, Cultivation Deem
ed Necessary

Cotton is in the spotlight at the
present time. A general fear for
il, future, that it will De unable
1c compete with other crops from
the standpoint OF profits pei acre,
j. a big reason for this attention.
The time has come when efforts
mus be devoted toward ~increas-
in. the efficiency of cotton pro-
duction.
Some growers who produce two
or even three bales per acre find
cotton production very profitable.
Why is this not more general?
The weather is blamed perhaps
more often than any other one
factor. In the Coastal Plain area
boll-weevil damage is usually a
GOOD excuse and is often a sound
one. Additional reasons are not so
specific, however.
The majority of cotton farmers
use adapted varieties. realize the
importance of good stands, and in
general do a good job OF cultiva-
ton. The job of supplying an am
ple amount of nutrients is often
r1ighted however, and boll-weevil
control is almost entirely neglect
ed.
Nitrogen Needs
Large amounts of nutrients i,
particularly nitrogen, are contain
ed in a good cotton crop. A two
bale crop of cotton, seed cotton
and plants, contains approximate
" 100 pounds of nitrogen, so
pounds of phosphoric acid and IS
pounds of potash.
The estimated quantity ct nitro
gen applied on cotton in North
Carolina in 1943 was 25.6 pounds
per acre. While the cotton does
not obtain all its nitrogen from
commercial fertilizer, most cotton
fields would suffer from nitrogen
deficiency with this rate of fertili-
zation.
There is one problem ir apply
ing high rates OF nitrogen 10 cot
ton however. Nitrogen favors in
creased growth Of cotton and
growers fear boil weevil injury IN
some years due to the heavy
growth. A good system of boil
weevil control should make posi-
bic greater returns from nitrogen
applications.
Potash Needs
A high yield of cotton requires
plenty of potash. A three = year
study made by the N. c. Agri-
cultural Experiment Station on
the fertilizer requirements of cot
ton grown continuously revealed
that it was necessary to apply
potash equal to the amount con-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21

Profit In Cotton Far1ning
Still Considerd Possible

tsined in 500 pounds per acre of
3-9-l2. This experiment was con
Quoted on a Norfolk fine sandy
loan which was rather low in
potash.
II cotton is grown in rotation
with peanuts or lespedeza, crops
which remove high amounts of
potash but which usually receive
llttl potash, still higher rates
must be applied to the cotton. Cot
ton is the crop in these two rota-
tions which will show potash de-
ficiency.
Results obtained in some cotton
peanut rotation-fertilizer expert :
ments this past season revealed
that it was necessary to apply
potash equal to the amount in $50
to 1000 pounds of 1912 in order
to obtain maximum cotton YIELDS.
These experiments were conduct
ed on typical peanut soils in the
Upper Coastal Plain.
Recommendations
Soil should be tested and lined
with dolomitic limestone in &C.
cordance with the requirements
shown.
In the Coastal Plain, fertilize
with 900 pounds per acre Of 500
or 1912 or the equivalent depend
ing on the rotation. 1t may be
necessary to substitute 4-10-6 this
season. Sidedress with $50 to 300
pounds per acre of nitrate of soda
OF its equivalent depending on the
soil and on the boil weevil control
measures used.
In the Piedmont in a rotation
with 1%espedeza apply 600 pounds
per acre of 1912. In other rota-
ton, 4-1O-6 is satisfactory. Side
dress at chopping with 100 to $50
pounds of nitrate of soda, depend
ing on the previous cropping his
tory.
Cotton stands are easily injured
by high amounts of fertilizer salts
placed close to or in contact with
the seed. Best results are obtain
&c when the fertilizer is placed
in bands to the side of seed at
planting. If band placement equip
ment is not available, mix ferti-
lizer thoroughly with the soil in
the row and bed before planting.
To realize the greatest returns
from the fertilizer applied, use
the recommended measures for
boil Weevil control.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21
URGES
FERTILIZERS FOR
GOOD PASTURES

J. A. Glazener, farm agent for
the State College Extension Serv-
ice, says, Lime, manure and phos-
phate just can't be beat in making
or improving pastures"
Glazener reports that S a b e
manure by the truck loads have
been spread on pastures of G. W..
and Marvin Whitmire of the Dunn's
Rock neighborhood, because they
have learned that manure on pas
ture is a profitable practice, and
that pastures which furnish an
abundance of grazing of rich green,
grasses and clovers r the best
paying acres on the farm where
there are livestock to be fed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21

rolled club women, "the impor-
lance of planning meals for good
nutrition, and are working out
ways to provide both children and
adults with the right foods to keep
them we'll"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21

HEY! WHAT'S GOING ON HERE!-This is a sample of the gongs
on at a pair of Recreation Institutes held in North Carolina recently
Of the National Recreation Association, New York. Shown here are
rural youth of the Johnston County area, who participated in a
four-day school sponsored by the State College Extension Service in
school hoo was held at statesvile, ma. March a12 2427; The idea behind the
State College Extension Service is to train older rural youth in
communits to set up and enlarge youth education programs. About
eighty-nve boys and girls attended each Institute.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-09

dreds of acres of New Hanover
and Brunswick county's rich
woodlands.
Across the bay stood historic
Southport and sandwiched in be-
tween was the spacious river
shore plantation on which old
Doctor Bellamy's 1000 slaves
worked. Portions of this proper
ty have since been divided into
private estates, and the major
part is now consumed by Orion
Plantation, now the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Lawrence
Sprunt, widely known showplace
which has itself, become a land
mark of the Old South.
Seven months after the wars
end, in September, 1855, the
Bellamy family was permitted
to return to its home and Miss
Ellen said eve found much dirt
|. . and a general mess, and
much more damage than we
had expected, after my father
and brothers had broken in the
front door,"
But the Yankees were not too
bad, it appears. Hanging on the
walls were the same pictures,
many of them painted by Miss
Ellen's sister. Mrs. M. E. Duff
fly. The rich colored silk and
brocade imported draperies still
hang at the windows where they
were placed before the war; the
gold leaf mirrors covering the
walls above the huge mantels
were intact and the grand pi-
ano was perfect, the family
found, as were the chandeliers
whose lamps furnish gas lights
even to this day.
The draperies still are in ex-
cellent condition. Miss, Stallings
proudly says they have never
been taken down, not even to
be cleaned.
Single chairs and divans,
wine velvet covered, set in the
same places Miss Ellen placed
them.
Probably the most highly
priced chair is a time worn,
hand hewn and hand turned
semi = Darrell affair which has
been relegated to the confines
of a lower hall
The chair cost DR.. Eellamy
$40, 900!
Miss Stallings' pride in show
ing the chair is not from a de-
sire to boast of its value. Rather
it gives her opportunity to tell
each visitor what a fine man
the father of Miss Ellen was.
"Old Doctor Bellamy was a
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-09

This was made knewn here by
Emmett H. Bellamy, administra-
tor of the estate handed down
by the late Eliza M. Bellamy,
as gracious - and naughty =
a social dictator as the south
ever produced. The attorney
himself is an heir to this gran
diose pre-Civil War mansion.
Built from the heart of pine
and cypress, much of it hewn
and carted from the forests of
Western North Carolina, the
boards are held together by
wooden pegs in nearly every in
stance, even down 10 the solid
oak floorings, sections of which
are intricately laid to form
various patterns.
AS n enters over the spa
cious steps and broad verandas,
it is like returning to a glori-
Gus yesteryear. One is greeted
by Miss Lima Stallings, tiny, de-
mure and aged (she's nearing
the three quarter mark a form
er companion of Miss Ellen Bel
lamy, daughter of Dr. and Mrs.
John D. Bellamy, the founders,
who presided as efficiently as
did her somewhat more illus
trious mother. Miss Stallings
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-09

AMAZING, ISN'T 1T, Miss
Stallings' expression seems to
say as she explains the reason
this chair cost old doctor Bel
lamy 10000. But" she says,
"life is full of such happenings,
even now"
few things outside the house 1
hate to leave in this world
"It made me real sad" the
little lady said, a tear rolling
down her cheek as her LIPS
quivered.
The house, one sees southern
colonial, is of Grecian architec-
ture and as stately, touched
with the Corinthian, a c cording
to notes left by Miss Ellen for
all to see.
Her description a written
as she spent the final years of
her life as a maiden and as
she finally lay in her suite of
rooms in the west wing. She
tells of the narrowing expert
ences and life of her family and
OF the days when her father
built the mansion with the la
bors of nearly 1000 slaves.
But little did the loyal
Darkies, or the Bellamy's for
that matter, dream that the
house would one day become a
haven for their masters enc
mics, the Yankee troops under
the command of General John
R. Hawley, but so short a time
later.
General Hawley used the
mansion as his headquarters for
a long time, even after the sur
render of General Lee. SIT was
calling, and my mother made
two reports of the carvings on
in her lovely home by these,
these occupants" Miss Ellen
told Miss Stallings.
Ihey gave lavish parties,
those Yankees, and one night
they held a dance and invited
their lady miss Ellen quotes
LADY, friends. During the hilari-
ty one of these gave birth to
a baby" Miss Ellen, staid
maiden lady must have blushed
to have told that.
The rough riding Yankee Off
GERS and men spat upon the
white marble mantels in the
twin parlors and until this dav
the stains are visible, Miss Stall
lings says, pointing, a look of
contemptous disdain sweeping
over her face at the sight.
During General Hewlev's
stay, his agents used the cupola
atop the mansion to spv on
rebel southern, shipping to sea
eight miles to the east.
General Hawley, as did the
master and other occupants Of
the house, had the run of hun
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-09

has stayed alone for the last Il
months, since the death of Miss
Ellen, only because, "Miss Ell
len asked me to-. Miss Ellen at
tanned the ripe old age CT "a and
died in the 84th year of con-
tinuous living in the mansion.
81 do not know what will be-
come of me, I've got nowhere
to 60 when the mansion leaves
the family" Miss Stallings sigh
ed in her clear voice, which to
some is definitely British.
Perhaps the most striking fea-
ture of the ancestral mansion is
it's architecture, perfect in every
detail.
cdr. Bellamy's house was one
of goodness, first" Miss Stall
lings will have the visitor I'M
derstand." He never allowed a
drop of whiskey in the house,
neither did he allow the Stars
and Stripes to be carried on or
near the premises. and Miss FL
len kept this ritual as long as
she lived"
"Many times we have sat on
the verenda as Miss Ellen told
children carrying tn Stars
and Stripes to keep them out
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-09

Anne T. S. Bellamy, widow 3;
j. billiard Bellamy and wife,
Elizabeth Bellamv; Chesley C.
Bellamy and wife, Mrs. c. c.
Bellamy; William j. Bellamy,
all of Wilmington.
Heirs who have settled in
other towns are:
Marsden Bellamy deRosset
and wife, Margaret II. deRosset
of Fayetteville, N. c.; George
H. Bellamy and wife, lone Bel
lamy; Morton Bellamy and
wife, Gertrude Bellamy of Char
lotte; Bessie B. Venters and
husband, S. Paul Venters of
Jacksonville, N. c.; Mary Bel
lamy Craig and husband, Roy
Craig. Lake Wales, Fla; Mary
B. Chiswell, (widow), Lake
Wales, Fla; Robert deRosset
and wife, Anne M. deRosset of
Norfolk, Va; Louis deRosset
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-09

good man. He helped many per-
sons less fortunate, and that's
how he got the chair. There
was an elderly gentleman, a
friend of the doctor, who had
been well fixed for money but
had misfortune to become in
debted to a bank. The bank
pressed him for the money and
DR. Bellamy signed his note.
"This friend died several
months later and DR.. Bellamy
had to pay the note. He visited
the late quarters of the gentle
man and there found a set of
gold false teeth and the chair.
J1e asked for the chair, leaving
the teeth to others. That is how
he got his $40. 900 wooden
chair" She laughs when she
tells this. never deviating from
the customary facts.
There are many heirs to the
famed Bel.amy mansion and
estate which is situated at the
intersection of two of the most
beautiful streets in this old city.
A spacious fountain, many feet
high, adorns the center of a
drive as broom corn still flow
ers in the garden beside the
mansion not many feet distant.
The heirs are:
Clayton c.. Bellamy and wife,
Beverly N. Bellamy; Harriet
Bellamy ]. Hewett and husband,
Robert Jewett; Mrs. Minnie
Jiles Bellamy (widow); Mars
den Bellamy and wife, Sue c..
Bellamy; R. ldarlee Bellamy
and wife, Lucy B. Bellamy;
Mrs. Amelia Mcdonald,
(widow); Hattie Bellamy John
son and husband, Warren John
son; Mrs. Louise Wood (widow)
Olivia G.. Bellamy (unmarried) ;
Russell G. Bellamy and wife,
Bessie B. Bellamy; Hargrove
Bellamy and wife, Sarah E.
Bellamy; Emmett H. BeAamy
and wife, Lillian M. Bellamv;
Eliza B. Williamson (widow);
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-09

of sight" 1t was an obsession
with her, Miss Stallings relates
for all to hear, although she
readily took to heart the Yam
kee wives of her brothers and
nephews, and loved them as
much as she did the people of
this old South
miss Ellen was a good wom-
an. She had her ways. some
thought in those days, but she
was honest beyond imagination.
If she owed you anything, you
would get it and if you owed
her anything, she'd get it, too,
or kill you," the aged COM
panion said.
"Many is the time she told
me, Miss Stallings,' she always
called me Miss Stallings,' when
I am gone l want one of the
heirs to take the house and the
furniture and keep it just as it
is and l want you to stay here
in the house as long as you
live" That is still a command
to Miss Stallings, ever obedient
even after the death of her
mistress.
miss Ellen told me as she
lay on her death-bed: I wonder
if you love me like l love you.
You know you are of the
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-09
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