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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-09
THOS. ]. OWEN & SON, Auctioneers'
I'LL E st. NV.

Trustees Sale Of valuable IMPE 20
UNDIVIDED oNE-HALF INTEREST
IN A TWO-STORY BRICK DWELL
ING BEING PREMISES 120S GAH-
ROLBURG PLACE, SOUTHWEST
WASHINGTON. D; e. ss =, trust
duly recorded, in Liber No. 1881,
Tolio 246 ct seq, Of the land records
ri the District Of Columbia. ana q!
TIE request St. Of n ths PaeGty t ss
the Mrei ONCE ST Of Thos. J. owen g. son,
Suite f0I. Perpetual Building, LII
: street NV VI On snnpMMS PMBEHRR, A He
go.a 1 3T ONE O'CLOCK PM, the
following described land and prem,
ICES situate in the District OF
iS seS. and designated as and
being an undivided one-nen h Sns
ST II anf sis t. ae' d nqscerf r.
Mashinston Sanitary Improvement
G GnSnany's subdivision Of lots in
SQUARE numbered Six HunoIeu n
One t65D. as per plat rec'f for the
the Once e. q a.o, 1ne u in Liber 81 At
Teg paS Sold subject to prior o de eo
~ trust for approximately SGvoV -,i,i
further particulars st lime ~ Of sale: the
be ann se nrice above said trust to be
p psid in cash. A deposit of $309; SS
prs PAN Conveyancing.. recordins,
mad made as Of date Of sale; I tSirty
to BE sompliisd de g,Ss forfeited ana
f days n;r 9Snstyi may be advertised and
rnso,d at the discretion OF the trus-
'eeS' ABRAHAM H. LEVIN;
pGEERT G. WE1GHIMhN,
RISEHi Trustees.
ADAM A. WEsCHLER 4 SON.
A Auctioneers- Appraisers.
Notice Is hereby given t thas 81 on FEN FEN
day, september -; ,,,l hsS Sell BY pub
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-09

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-09

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Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-01-20

FOB. NURSERY
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-01-20
Pecans : A Good Business In Columbus

in the eastern part of the state is
mighty glad that his father or his
granddad fell for the glib promises
that kernels of pure gold would
grow within the pecan's paper
shell.
In Columbus County - which
produces more pecans than any
other North Carolina County-the
rich and tasty nut adds materially
to the income from agriculture.
More than the dollar value of the
crop, though, are the shade and
the beauty that have been brought
to countless homes. All of the old
err farmhouSeS are well shared,
sheltered and protected by sturdy
old pecan trees that were set out
half a century ago. Young trees
around the newcre homes promise
shade and beauty for future gener-
ations that will have the fun and
enjoy the income from trees which
will match anything that grows
for majestic beauty.
Boost Income
Tobacco, vans, peanuts, cotton
they are, of course, more import
ant money crops. PecanS, however,
annually contribute from SlOO,0
to 100000 to the ColumbusCo-
inty income, the amount depend
ing upon market price and the
size of the crop.
This year, for instance, the crop
was fairly heavy-but farmers
who had sold tobacco for record
breaking prices felt that the nut
market was disappointing. Ever
so, the total take was well over
100000. A market specialist put
it at more than $4,000. Charles
Raper, county agent, putting a
conservative estimate on the num-
Der of trees in the county and fig
uring a reasonably low yield per
tree, approXimates the total at
something more than 100000.
The county agent figures there
are at least 5000 pecan trees in
Columbus County. Unofficial cal
culatorS say there are twice as
many than are actually harvested.
1t must be remembered though,
: that on many farms where there
are only one or two trees the pc
cans never reach the market. If
there are a few kids in the family,
the home consumption can run
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-01-20

cellent combination, incidentally.
The cattle keep the orchard clean;
the trees provide shade that keeps
the cattle cool in the heat of Sum-
mer. Fertilizer that pays off in
beef by providing more luxuriant
paSturage, automatically and as a
cost-free by product increaces the
yield of pecans.
YIELDS 200 POUNDS
The trees in a commercial ORCH
ard will each yield close to 200
pounds of pecans. Even at only l3
cents per pound each tree brings
an income of about SIS a year.
Planted about 40 trees to the acre,
this returns j handsome gross in
come 1t isn't all velvet however.
There was a long waiting period
between the time the young trees
were planted and the first harvest
anywhere from Z to Is years
and the cost of harvesting (an
hand work) is considerable. Even
when fertilizer is applied primari-
ly for the benefit of the pasturage
part of the cost should be charged
against the pecanS. The county
agent recommends spraying for
the control of insects and keeping
all dead wood cleaned op from
beneath the trecS-more expense.
Even so, the orchard income ought
TO compare favorably with the
return from any othher acreage on
the farm.
The big chain bakeries, grocer
les super market, candy makers
absorb the bulk of the corp. The
biggest buyers are the crackers"
No incidious implication is intend
ed. A cracker" is a professor who
shells Cor crackS) the nuts, and
supplies the various channels of
| trade with whole or half kernels
and with smaller, broken pieces.
Here is where the value of pap
r shells come in. A shell that is
paper thin cracks easily and with
relatively little damage to the
meat of the nut. The proportion
of unbroken kernels and of half
kernels runs high.
The thinnest-shelled nuts are not
necessarily the most desirable or
most valuable. The meat in some
OF the semi-paper varieties is full
er, carries more oil, and lis super
ior in taste. There is a strong re-
tail demand for the very large.
very thinshClled pecans around
Christmas time. These reach the
ultimate consumer in the shell. II
is important that they look good
and be easy to crack. The large.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-01-20
into really heavy poundage.
PECAN MARKETS OPENED

ECSfAEN IvAfhnhE1S oFENED
Just at tobacco markets have
sprung up to provide meeting
point for buyers and sellers, so
have pecan markets developed in
Columbus County. Unofficial cal
The grower is assured of immedi-
ate sale when he trucks his nuts
to the warehouse-but prices will
fluctuate from day to day, depend
ing upon how rapidly the demand
moves the pecans into the channels
Of trade. This seaSon-which open
ed about the middle Of April-the
demand has not overtaXed the
heavy supply of near bumper
crop.
Instead of getting the hoped-for
20 cents a pound, the farmer is
averaging between Is and IA cents.
Only the better nuts, the best
nuts IN fact, are selling for II to
20 cents.
Many factors enter into the
grading of pecanS-SiZe thinneSS
of shell, oil content of the kernel,
the general quality and appear
ance of the meat" soundness,
absence of Shrivelled kernels,
freedom from worms.
In general, according to County
Agent Raper, pecans from the
commercial orchards will grade
higher than those from farms
which have from one TO ten trees
valued more for shade and beauty
than for the cash value of the
harvest.
Let it not be thought, however,
that the commercial orchards are
not beautiful The trees are plant
ed in straight rows, carefully
measured and spaced. The trees
are equidistant. Up and down,
across, Observation-Disclosures may
one looks, the trees mark straight
lines into the distance.
SUTTON ORCHARD
One of the loveliest and most
impressive pecan orchards in
4NOl III Sdl ollud 10 oIl lile IllSllN dy
from Wilmington to Whiteville,
which is the seat of Columbus
County. 1t is known as the Sutton
orchard, planted about 80 years
ago, and is claimed by residents
of Lake Waccamaw as one of the
major assets of the community.
The orchard stretches for about a
mile along the highway, which is
one of the important arteries from
the western part of the Carolinas
! to the shore. The trees are about
60 feet apart. Beneath and between
them are pastured herds of black
| Aberdeen-Angus beef cattle-eX-
cept for those few weeks after
the nuts begin to fall and before
they are gathered and bagged up
for the market. The cattle-Some-
thing of an cye-catcher, themscl-
ves-keep the grass grazed down
to a verdant blanket from which
The trees seem to spring.
PecanS and cattle make an ex-
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-01-20
Armed Forces

Pvt. Dick M. Hunt, 10, son of
MIR. and Mrs. Saddle Hunt, Bucks
port, S. c., recently arrived in
Germany for duty with the 43rd
Infantry Division.
The Winged Victory" division
is training as part of the NATO
Army for the defense of western
Europe.
Hunt, graduate of Whitemore
High School, entered the Army
last May and completed basic
training at Fort Eustis, Va. He is
presently assigned as a rifleman
in the l69th Regiments Head
quarters Company.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-01-20

set it aside, literally. Many of the
checks when finally cashed bear
the endorsement of the tax collect
or.
Any farmer in Columbus County
who can afford to sit in the shade
and take it easy will vehemently
deny that pecans made him that
way. Pecans didn't turn into the
bonanza that daddieS and grand
pas expected them to be. But they
haven't been a failure, either.
Come Christmas" the retired
farmer will admit, maybe nv
fruit cake is a little nuttier and
little tastier than it might be in
another part of the country. Then
comes hot summtr day and / get
chance to rest, there amt nobody
got a nicer, shadier tree to rest
under"
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-01-20

A motorist and his wife hadn't
spoken for miles. They'd got in
quarrel and neither would bulge.
Suddenly, the man pointed at
mule in a pasture they were pass
ing.
Relative of yours?" he inquir-
ed"
Yes" the wife replied - by
marriage
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-01-20
CARD OF THANKS

The family of the late George
M. Fowler wish to thank friends
and neighbors for the sympathy.
the Kindness and the beautiful
floral offerings given during their
recent bereavement.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-01-20
EDITORS NOTE-This story
appeared in the Greensboro Re-
cord on January Ia, 1894.
BY ETHEL RYAN

Back in the days when wooden
railroad coaches offered luxurious
transportation, everybody who
owned a few feet of land was be-
ing urged to plant a pecan tree
as a sure way to grow rich with
out working.
1t hasn't PANIED out that way
not in North Carolina, anyway.
Nevertheless, many a farmer down
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-01-20

tasty, glossy half kernels that are
used to dress up fancy cakes and
pastries and that form the basis
for many fine candies come from
harder shelled nut, although
thin enough to be classified as a
paper she'll" The smaller, hard
er-shelled nuts reach the trade in
crushed or broken pieces, pastes,
nut butter.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-01-20
STUART is FAVORED

nut butter.
STUART is FAVORED
To a great extent, the character
of the kernel is determined by the
variety of pecan tree on which it
grew. In Columbus County, the
Stuart is the favored variety. This
is not the thinnest of the paper
shells nor is it the biggest nut. 1t
is thin enough to be called d paper
shell, however, and its meat is
large full favored and oily. 1t is
preferred by most of the CONNER
cial orchardiSts, both because of
its quality and because it bears
relatively heavy.
The most fruitful pecan tree in
Columbus County, however, is a
'Seedling.' Because the seedlings
that spring up from nuts which
have sprouted and taken root do
not run true TO the type from
which the y came, they are not
classified as TO variety. AS a gen.
eral rule, they are inferior trees
that produce poor yields of small
hard shelled nuts.
One of the biggest buyers in the
WhIteville market tells of a tree
that, over a period of more than
a few years has consistently yield
ed a crop for which he has paid
never less than 500. At current
prices, that would mean that this
year the yield must have been in
the neiShborhood of $50 pounds or
better. 1t is the only pecan tree
on a farm just outside OF White
Vllle-and a Seeding, at that.
There is far from general agree
ment among the farmers as to the
deSlrability OF pecanS as a money
crop. Some of them are telling and
unrooting their trees to make room
Tor other crops. Others are plant
ing young trees.
INTERESTING SIDELIGHT
An interesting SidcliGEt on the
pecan markets in Columbus Coun-
ty has to do with thhe caShing OF
the warehouse checks. Unlike the
tobacco checks, which are usually
cleared through a local bank the
day they are written, checks for
pecans are often held for months
before they are caShed. 1t has be-
come a custom for many farmers
who have only few trees to allo-
cate the pecan money to payment
OF personal property taxes. Instead
of combining the money from pc
! cans with other farm incnrnn d..
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-01-20
v. E. WARD

Local Dealer for all Fruit Trees
Flowers and Shruhbery
Exclusive leadership in area
For Mahan)
PHONE 2651
p. o. Box 232 Tabor City
Arizona sun., 1954-04-02
NEWS
Lucy Phillips Memorial

The senior choir and senior .ush-
2rs of Lucy Phillips Memorial
Church will serve Sunday morn
ng at which time the Lords Sup
Der will be observed. The pastor
Rev. l.. j. Harper, will be in the
pulpit.
Last Sunday, assistant superin-
endent of Sunday School, Booker
L. Smith, conducted classes at the
lbsence Of uperintendent Floyd B..
johnson. The worship services We're
well attened both morning and
evening, with the pastor speaking
on THE Man Who Got All That
Was Coming To Him, text-"What-
soever a Man Soweth That Shall
He Also Reap" (Gal. SD and
Feed the Flock" respectively.
Appreciation services, hCnoring
he pastor and his wife, currently
being held at the church, started
Tuesday with Elder D. Clark and
his Congregation in charge. These
services will continue throughout
next week with Rev. A. Jones of
Tucson preaching the appreciation
sermon Sunday afternoon, April II.
The pastor and other delegates
headed by Presiding Elder M.
Thompson. are making prepara-
ton to attend the General Con-
ference in Memphis, Tenn, Begin
ming May 5.
Arizona sun., 1954-04-02
Antioch Baptist

All Sunday School teachers We're
cilling their posts ct Antioch Bap-
ist Church last Sunday. A good
attendance at the IL .o'clcck hour
anioyed Rev. Holts sermon, "They
Shall Walk With Me In White" !"
Rev. 3,4. A new member was well
coined into the church fellowship.
AT pm, the senior choir spon-
sored a cooperation program" on
which all departments of the
church were represented. Each rep
.esentative gave his Or her sug-
5estion as to the method the vari-
JUS departments could work closer
together fer the betterment of the
The choir extended its program
to the evening service using the
theme Give God the Praise which
was embraced in a pantomime in
Ong under the direction of Flem-
ing Smith.
Grace Hartley, Reporter.
Arizona sun., 1954-04-02
Fellowship Baptist

The Sunday school and church
roll at the new Fellowship Bap-
tist Church, 2536 E. Pueblo, Is
growing rapidly through the eff
forts of Pastor w. c. Crawford,
and members to bring into the
fold, new members. The youth of
the community have responded
we'll to the invitation to worship
there, and have since organized q
Baptist Youth Union.
On Wednesday evening" April 7,
the men Of the church will hold a
banquet, playing hosts to the Wom-
ems Home Mission department
They will prepare and serve the
meal The public may attend.
Arizona sun., 1954-04-02
Share Your
Wisdom
BY DIR. THOMAS II. GAINES

NEW YORK, (GlobaD - When
mother eagle feels sure her
eagletS in the nest are sufficiently
capable of taking care of them
selves, she proceeds to pull apart
their nest of twigs, moss and feath.
ers. Their comfortable home is
broken up, but it is all for the good
OF the eaglets. Thus are they in
troduced to the ability within
themselves to conquer the air and
soar to great heights by the latent
powers within themselves. AS we
just live to be comfortable, we will
never be affo; ded the chance to de-
velop the inner powers that lift us
to the heights of perfection of liv-
ing.
Arizona sun., 1954-04-02
Desert Moshie
Golf Club News
BY DOYL CARR

PHOENIX, Ariz. - Mention the
words Ted Rhodes, and right away
the picture that comes to mind is
a golfer. Ted was born in Nash
vile, Tennessee. AS a kid every
one called him Rags" He spent
several years as caddy on the
Belleview Golf course. Among the
caddies at that time was Ben
Washington, now a well known
Arizonian.
Ted Rhodes was sponsored by
Joe Louis for several years. He
won many Negro tournaments and
thousands of dollars. Today Mr..
Rhodes is in Mexico playing golf
He is cool golfer, never excited,
but hates to loose a contest. Rhodes
is one of the best putters of the
game today.
Speaking of golf, the Desert
Mashie Golf Club of Phoenix has
a swell bunch of members Almost
daily there are three or four four
somes on local fairways. The Club
meets every Thursday night at the
Masonic Temple, at eight o'clock,
and refreshments are served.
This club is open for new mem
bers. For information pertaining
to membership phone Ben Wash
ington at YE. 7-7555. To mention
a few of the clubs members are
Jane Washington, Will Galloway,
Wilson Galloway. Eddie Hightow-
er, DR.. Thomas Crump, Mr.. and
Mrs Harry Session, DR.. Lowell
Wormley, and Robert Gerton. This
script writer is just off the course,
where he fired 126 for 18 holes.
Now this figures to be seven
strokes per hole, remember par is
70! What can you shoot?
Arizona sun., 1954-04-02
WESLEY METHODIST CHURCH

1902 E. Washington
Rev. VIM. H. Stevens, Jr., Minister
9:45 am. Sunday School
HOO am. Morning Worship
Arizona sun., 1954-04-02
Urban League
To Hold Dinner

The ninth annual dinner meet
ing of the Phoenix Urban League
will be held Tuesday evening, April
20, at the new Jewish Community
Center at 1910 East Camelback
Road, it was announced today by
DR.. Clarence G.. Salisbury, president
Of the interracial plannig group.
The dinner will commemorate a
number of notable advances in
interracial relationships during
1858 in the greater Phoenix area
DR.. Salisbury noted.
In a report to the League mem
bers, he pointed out: During 1858,
many new job opportunities were
opened to Negroes; schools were
desegregated; more restaurants
joined the group serving Negroes;
theaters dropped segregation; and
housing areas were enlarged for
minority groups.
The significant thing is that
these citywide changes were made
without friction or regret" Dr.
Salisbury emphasized.
Our statistics for 1853 Indicate
that more and more people of all
levels and enterprises appreciate
the calm, deliberate way in which
we go about making a better
Phoenix for ALL" he~declared.
A highlight of the April 20 din
ner meeting will be the presenta-
ton of League awards to four
Maricopa County residents who
"by their actions have demon
strated their disbelief in second
class citizenship for any group of
Americans" Names of the recipi-
ents will not be announced until
the night of the dinner.
The affair is open to all League
members, their friends and rela-
tives and interested members of
the general public. Tickets may be
ordered from the League office at
TOP East Adams Street, Phoenix
dial Alpine 8364D, from Rosen-
zweig'S, 35 North 1st Avenue, or
from Ragsdale Realty, 1142 East
Washington Street. Reservations
must be in by April u, 1854.
Arizona sun., 1954-04-02

Lucy Phillips Memorial Church
Corner 18th at z. Adams
Rev. L. j. Harper, Pastor
$3.50 am. Sunday School
Hoo am. Morning Worship
Arizona sun., 1954-04-02
PentecostaI Open Door Churc

100 South 18th Street
L. Barnes, Pastor
1000 am. Sunday School
II 100 am. Morning Worship
Arizona sun., 1954-04-02
Gettinu
Along
BY LAUREN WHITE

NEW YORK, (GlobaD - People
get in trouble when they overdo
People are likely to choke when
they bite off more than they can
chew. 1t seems Senator Joseph r.
Mccarthy of Wisconsin has done
both In his wild scramble to gain
power and prestige for himeslf,
and if possible rid the nation of
Communists, he has been slightly
iri responsible.
Senator Mccarthy has done a
job. He has alerted the American
public to the dangers of Commu-
nism in American life. He has ex-
posed some Communists. He has
gained the attention and respect of
thinking Americans. But, like
many ambitious men, he had to
overdo. 1t is only when the Senator
sees a Communist behind every
tree, in every closet and under
every bed that he excites the
wrath of the American public.
Most Americans are patriotic, law
abiding citizens. They appreciate
our way of life and want it pre-
served. The last thing they want is
regimentatiOn. They know that
when democracy works, people
have more freedom, while under
Communism, people have less free
dom. Americans want freedom and
the individual who contributes to-
ward preserving and maintaining
their freedom has their allegiance.
The individual who threatens that
freedom whether he's Communist
eXterminator or Communist will
be attacked. Many Americans feel
that Mccarthy threatens our free
dom.
The Army is not a haven for
Russian agents, even if a left
Winger is found in the Army occa-
slonally. Those who oppose McCar-
thy are not trying to tear down the
props of our nation, and most news
papers that resent Mccarthy tao
tics are not left wing organs as
the Senator has accused them of
being. Senator McCarthy's thirst
for blood has made him take on
the Army, the entire Democrat
party, about one half of the Re
publican party, and most of the
newspapers that didn't agree with
his tactics.
1t is unbelievable that one mani
can crush all the opposition McCar-
thy has. When an individual
arouses the ire of the Army, one
entire political party, one half of
the other major political party,
most of the major newspapers and
the American public generally. he
has a job on his hands.
AS of this writing Mccarthy is
still a powerful man. He can still! |
bite, but there are a lot of peo- |
pie busy filing the edges from his
teeth.
Arizona sun., 1954-04-02
Willow Grove Baptist

The members of Willow Grove
BAPTIST Church invites the pub
lie tc' join them in worship serv-
ices Sunday morning at II o'clock
and remain for a chicken dinner
which will be served Immediately
following by the Senior Mission.
Mrs. Amanda Robinson is presi-
dent.
NJ c. Mitchell, reporter
Arizona sun., 1954-04-02

Speed may save you minute,
but it also may take your life. In
heavy traffic, any speed is poten-
TALLY dangerous, but if you drive
at high speeds the chances of death
in an accident increase sharply.
Drive sanely-This message from
the Traffic Safety Division, Ari-
zona Highway Department.
Arizona sun., 1954-04-02
CHufR;sCH II
DMeuozY

Editors Note. - If you would
like to have your church included
III our calendar, please call us at
AL. 1862. We also invite news
items about your church activities.
Arizona sun., 1954-04-02
FIRST INSTITUTIONAL
BAPTIST CHURCH

1143 E. jefferson 49,.
Rev. L. Butler Nelson, Pastor
$50 am. Sunday School
HOO am Morning Worship
Arizona sun., 1954-04-02

Antique furniture will originally
cost you just about the same as a
good modern piece, butt he an
tique will most likely gain in value
through the years. = Changing
Times.
Arizona sun., 1954-04-02

Improve and maintain the sup
ply Of plant food in your garden
soil.