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THE JOHNSTONIAN - SUN, SELMA, N. C. — THURSDAY, SEPT. 19, 1940. II h f|f 11 ,|V Air Branch Needed, Says Famed Aviator pEAU that America is headed for the same disaster that befell the Allies, unless the administration subscribes immediotely to a program of air power, is expressed by Major A1 Williams in the September issue of Cosmopolitan Magazine. “The only way to explain the existing w'eakness of the na tional defense system of the United States is by pointing directly to the fact that this administra-* —■ tion is duplicating each and every deadly error committed by the governments of France and England during the past five years,” Williams charges. The most deadly error of the 'Allies, according to Williams, com mitted notably by the British, was the failure to create an air force as a distinct and independent third arm of national defense—with no chisel ing from the Army or Navy into its province. “Just as in the case of the British,” Williams writes, “our Army and Navy leaders insist that air forces should really be air services assigned as messenger boys to the two older services, but as Europe has shown us, those ‘messenger boys’ have developed to the point where they can now destroy their one-time master.” It is this fear of the Army and Navy, of having to assume a posi tion of secondary importance in the defense scheme of things, that has prompted them for the past twenty years to resist the development of a separate air force, he maintains. It is up to the government—and only a strong government can do it —says Williams, to step in and put the Army and Navy in their proper places. The chief handicap against the organizing of a three-department system of national defense at pres ent, in Williams’ eyes, is the “dom inating influence of a Warship President.” But Williams does not despair en tirely, for it is his belief that a major invasion of the United States is conservatively five years away, and there is still time to prepare in the air. FARM Questions - Answers QUESTION: When should I apply ground agricultural limestone to my land? ANSWER: The best time to apply lime is from three months to one year before seeding legumes. If lime is spread on this far ahead, it will have sufficient time to contact acid in the soil particles and counteract it. The application of lime to cultivated land should be made after plowing, and the material should be mixed with the topsoil. Little benefit may be expected if the limestone is plowed under before being mixed properly with the topsoil. On pastures it is necessary only to scatter the lime on top of the sod. However, better results will be secured if it is worked in with a light harrowing. FARMERS TO GET MORE PREMIUMS AMERICAN BOY - IS COMPANION TO THOUSANDS Hundreds of thousands of boys and young men read THE AMERICAN BOY Magazine every month and con sider it more as a living companion than as a magazine. “It’s as much a buddy to me as my neighborhood chum,” writes one high school senior. “THE AMERI CAN BOY seems to understand a boy’s problems and considers them m such a sympathetic and helpful way. It gives advice and entertaining read ing on every subject in which RALEIGH — Agricultural, educa tional and industrial premiums total ing ^ITj.'iOO will be offered exhibitors at the 84th annual State Fair to be held at Raleigh, October 8 through 12, Dr. J. S. Dorton, manager, an nounced Monday. Premiums will be limited to North Carolinians in keeping with a policy established in 1937 when the State Department of Agriculture took over management of the Fair follow ing operation for several years under private management. Prize money will be larger than in 1939. The 1940 State Fair will have 19 divisions: County progress exhibits, field crops and farm exhibits, horti culture products, livestock, beef cat tle and sheep, dairy cattle, swine, draft horses, poultry, women’s de partment, boys and girls 4-H clubs, bees and honey, educational depart ment, vocational education, fine arts, farm machinery 'and, tractors, horp and mule pulling contest, ham and bacon, and federal departments. Mrs. L. L. Stevens of Shawboro, W. Ivan Bissette of Grifton and C. S. Young of Shelby, members of the State Board of Agriculture, compose the board’s Fair committee. W. Kerr Scott, Commissioner of Agriculture and ex officio director of the exposition, said that “advance reports indicate that the number of exhibitors this year will be even greater than last season.” A steady increase in the number of exhibitors has been reported for the past three years. An unusual array of entertain ment features will be presented dur ing Fair week, including nine grand stand acts under the direction of George Hamid, the World of Mirth j Shows on the midwmy. Lucky Teter QUESTION: When should cotton be picked? ANSWER: To avoid losses in grade and staple, pick cotton prompt ly and frequently, but not while green or wet. Store the seed cotton in a dry place and stir it frequently to prevent heating. At the gin, de mand slow and careful ginning to assure smooth preparation. To main tain purity of variety, dump the rolls, clean the gin, and catch the planting seed at the breast. The planting seed should be stored in a dry building. QUESTION: Does it pay to fertil ize winter cover crops? ANSWER: Fertilization of cover crops pays by increasing the yield, by increasing the feeding value of the crop, and by increasing the fer tility value of the cover crop. Ex perience has shown that by usin.2: fertilizer under winter legumes and plowin,g the legume crop under in the spring, using no fertilizer on the following crop, good yields have been secured. In fact, the yields were greater than where no fertilizer was applied to the cover crop but an equal amount of the same analysis fertilizer applied after the unfertil ized legume was plowed under. This beige tonal dress tokh pleats front and back — a casual, day-long dress—is something of a ‘^musd’ in every college girl’s tvardrobe. Good Housekeeping for September features it. The belt is plaid. thought, lime will imt kill broom- sedge. However, lime, plus the ad dition of phosphate, restores the fer tility of the soil where there is broomsedge to the extent that the sedge is made palatable and grazed off or crowded out by blue grass. A sure sign that land needs lime is the presence of broomsedge, sheep Sor rell, running briars, plantains, and moss in or around the edge of a field. ing on every subject in which =^'1 ggU Drivers, harness, auto young fellow is interested. It is Par-i motorcycle races, and fireworks ticularly helpful in sports. I made , . , ^ Farm income in North Carolina for the first six months of 1940 is 20 per cent greater than for the same period last year, reports Russell P. Handy, junior statistician of the State Department of Agriculture. QUESTION: What methods of soil preparations are considered most de sirable for small grains? ANSWER: The most successful growers of small grains turn red clover or lespedeza under in August, and disk the soil one to two weeks before seeding time, which is Octob er 10 to 20. Another successful method that is used where lespedeza, cowpeas, or soybeans are harvested for hay is that of disking the soil to make a seed bed. This should be done tw'o to three weeks before seed ing time. Roberson county leads in land planted to crops with 200 960 acres in cultivation, the State Department of Agriculture reports in the 1940 farm census. WEEKLY SERMON THE ANCIENT LANDMARKS By Rev. Nathan J. Stone, Member of Faculty, Moody Bible Ins., Chicago. TEXT—Remove not the ancient land mark, which thy fathers have set.— Proverbs 22:28. The landmark in ancient times set off one man’s property from that of another. It might have been only a stone or furrow, yet as binding as a concrete wall. But greedy, unscrupulous persons often removed these landmarks, and so increased their possessions at the expense of others. This has been mankind’s besetting sin, and re sponsible for more wars than any other single cause. Among the ancient Hebrews it upset the whole moral, spiritual, and economic order and led to disaster. It created a very rich and corrupt class on the one hand, and a very poor and oppressed class on the other. The same sort of thing caused the decay of the Roman empire; it was the blight of the Middle Ages, and brought on the debacle of modern civilization in the present conflict. No wonder Moses said, “Cursed be he that removeth his neighbor’s landmark.” The landmark, however, come to have moral and spiritual significance also. Perhaps nothing has done more to hasten our world chaos and menace than the obscuring or obliterating of some of these ancient landmarks which guided men in the way of life. One of these is faith—the faith of our fathers. The faith of many Chris tians today is not that faith. Our fathers had deep and unshakable con victions about the authority of God’s Word. His sove^ignty over men and things, the deity of Christ, the reality of the Holy Spirit, the fall of man, a personal devil, the exceed ing sinfulness of sin, the need of an atoning Saviour. Their faith made for deep devotion to God, sterling character, stable government, a passion for freedom, rock-ribbed honesty, equality of man, and every thing worth-while. Departmure from this faith has brought corruption, crime, disregard for liberty and life, instability of government. We need a revival of that faith as a landmark for ourselves and our children—their marl tributed more to th ter of America than the .nr ‘firm foundation.” Till Srly one huTdred years ago the r; ..au».x O'"» was the great New England Pr.me^ VY ., cent of that book Eighty-seven pm r was Bible. When it was taken our schools, our foundation began crumble. Not only has our Bi^le been a- tacked from the outside, ^ fered indifference and neglect from within the church. Civilization, man kind cannot find its way or live again in this dark world’s niaze without this great landmark which is “able to make us wise unto sa - vation,” and to “grow dn the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesu. Christ.” The Bible must be restored, especially to an intimate use m our homes, yes, even in our pulpits, must be preserved if we and our children are to find our way and live. • COTTON- The U. S. Department of Agricul ture has forecast this year’s cotton crop at 12 772,000 bales of 500 lbs. gross weight, based on conditions prevailing September 1st. Selma merchants give $40 in cash prizes each Saturday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock. World's best low-priced stapler. Pins, Staples, Tacks. i Built of LIFETIME steel. Rubber ; treads.$l.50~l00staplesFREE. | $1.50 The Johnstonian - Sun cur school basketball team because of playing tips I read in THE AMERICAN BOY.” Many famous athletes in all sports credit much of their success to help ful suggestions received from sports articles carried in THE AMERICAN each night. BETTER Where he used lime and phosphate on lespedeza, the stand of the legume is 50 per cent better than where the two materials were not used, reports BOY Magazine. Virtually every issue piovd, a Swain county demon offers advice from a famous coach or player. Football, basketball, track, tennis, in fact every major sport is covered in fiction and fact articles. Teachers, librarians, parents and leaders of boys’ clubs also recom mend THE AMERICAN BOY en thusiastically. They have found that as a .general rule regular readers ofj THE AMERICAN BOY advance, more rapidly and develop more worth while characteristics than do boys who do not read it. Trained writers ami artists, fam- ■ ous coaches and athletes, explorers, scientists and men successful in busi-| ness and industry join with an ex-; perienced staff to produce in THE AMERICAN BOY, the sort of read ing matter boys like best. THE AMERICAN BOY sells on most newsstands at 25c a copy. Sub scription prices are $2.00 for one year or $3.50 for three years. Foreign and Canadian rates 50c a year extra. To subscribe simply send your name, address and remittance direct to THE AMERICAN BOY, 7430 Second Blvd., Detroit, Mich. stration farmer. Buy Selma. “back to school” clothes in QUESTION: Is there a cure for Bang’s disease of cattle? ANSWER: So far, despite many so-called remedies, no cure for Bang’s disease has been developed. Recent tests conducted by the U. S. Department of Agniculture with two “remedies” proved the inability of either to prevent exposed animals from contracting the disease or cure those that already have it. Destroy ing infected animals is the best way known at the present time to keep this disease from spreading. QUESTIOLN: Will ground agri cultural limestone kill broomsedge? ANSWER: is sometimes THANKSGIVING The traditional last Thursday in November again will be North Caro-j Una’s official Thanksgiving Day. Governor Hoey said he would issue a proclamation directing that the last Thursday in November be ob-1 served as Thanksgiving. Last year he also declined to follow President Roosevelt in moving the observance up one -week. North Carolina’s 84th annual State Fair will be held at Raleigh October 8 through 12. Now Ginning Cotton! ▼ T BRING US YOUR COTTON NOW We Can Give You Prompt Service I • OUR GIN IS NEW AND MODERN IN EVERY RESPECT. • GOOD SAMPLE AND TURN OUT GUARANTEED. THE HAVEYOUASTUDYSHIUKEK? Tired eyes may be responsible and in many cases inade quate or improperly shaded light causes eye fatigue. Young eyes need protection! Studies become more interesting aiul grades improve when study tables are equipped with modern, scientifically designed I. E. S. Study lamps. Glare, shadows, and eyestrain are removed. You’ll find them at your dealer’s in a variety of designs all moderately priced. Inspect them soon because SOUTHERN COTTON I OIL COMPANY SELMA, NORTH CAROLINA SEE OR THE CI^ROLIMA POWER&LI&HT COMPANY
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