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By A Cash Crop?
crucial week for the I j
- > f this section. This we< k g
f must k determined whether or not r
B cannery will be established in this t
eerfion for the canning of tomatoes. j
"he cannery has signified its willing- j
ness to locate here if the acreage t
can be secured, which will guarantee |
it a product to be canned. Ij,
County Agent Gray has been t
working on the proposition several',
days. He reports that all the far-' j
mers seem to be interested, but that'
they have delayed signing contracts ;c
As it is now nearly time to put out f
the hot beds and get the seed plant- y
eu, it win oe impossible to delay t
much longer. What is to be done
about it? .J
For the farmers the cannery will I <
mean a market for a crop during the {
summer months when the farmer c
has little elst to sell. During July. ^
August and September he has prac- c
tically nothing to sell except poul- a
try and eggs and during this season
of the year poultry products are at ,
fork bottom prices. The timber and ,
other natural resources are last be- j
ing exhausted. We must depend t
more and more on Agriculture. Isn's ?
it important that we develop a ,,
market for some of our agricultural ]
products so that the farmers will be i
insured of a cash income.? 3
The cannery hind.s itself to pay ^
$13.50 a ton for tomatoes. At this js
rate the overage farm ought to pro- t
duce $75 or $S0 to the acre as aga- j
inst $15 or 20 when planted to corn, j
Can it be that the proposition looks ^
too good to be true?
The farmers binds himself to grow v
a given numebr of acres to tomatoes ,
and sell them to the cannery. The
cannery agrees to buy them at a <
stipulated i : i The farmer has
little outlay. If the tomatoes should
not do as well, he would lose very
little on a few acres. There is every- '
thing to gain and nothing t?> lose.
What is to be done about it?
The time has come when the con- j
tracts must be signed or the can- <
rery proposition given up for this i
VPlir lln til.. .. .
that will bring them larger returns'{
than the grains? LK> they want to t
make more money? The mental as- t
sent of the farmer or truck grower
h not enough. He must sign a con- t
tract if the proposition is to be put \
over. Next week may be too late, t
Now is the time to act. K\ ry farm- t
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r in the county ought to be in Mux- fa
hv Saturday and sign a contract to m,
row tomatoes. This is a critical
iine.
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Still A Hero ?
to
The bureaucrats have demoted W)
Villiam Mitchell from his title of!
General to his Colonelcy and they j re
nay send him to Chicago or any!^
ther hinterland until they are blue lH
n the face, but the fact remains that ?v
ic has done his country briiliant^ser- j r;i
ice. The last of the tests made ne-,co
essary by his charges of American
ncompetency in the air was the trial
>erformance of the anti-aircraft
runs at Fort Monroe. The guns did
lot hit the targets in the air. and co
tven the searchlights supposed to w'
>ick out at night attacking air- *
lanes for slaughter by the guns fail- m
d to find one. This was on land,
low pitable the performance of both |
runs and searchlights would be on
he rolling deck of a battleship at i
ea, is a thing for a saddened imagnation
to contemplate.
Colonel Mitchell has demonstrated ?>f
ine of two things: either that all the
rreat military powers of the earth
lave been guilty of arrant folly in
expecting anti-aircraft guns to serve!
is adequate defense against attack
ng planes; or teat the limed slates
Government alone is hopelessly in- ?n
ompentont in the use of anti-airraft
gur.s. And either fact is am . th<
?le proof of the correctness of h:*
(intention that the only real defense j
i gainst aircraft is aircraft.
The country at large is convinced an
:hat Mitchell has proved his case. th>
h?t th?* nnvornmcnl needs to over- ft)
laul and improve its air service, and
hat at present its air-fighting forces
ire behind the times and deficient in
lwiterial and numbers of personnel.;*?
rhe country is also convinced that **
ditched never in all his career made ph
i braver fight than when he wenti
>efore the Congressional committee to '
how up our air weakness. He knew ?ic
hat he was courting demotion. But j
le is gnown among his fellows as **a '
ighting fool," and, having decided
hat to talk ft-ankly to the committee da
vas his duty, he Went ahead with it
vithout the faintest regard for consequences.?
Asheville Citizen. 1 "F
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Statement From County '?
Agent W. R. Gray n,
ro THE FARMERS OF CHERO-1 ,
KEE COUNTY:
The proposition of locating a canfactory
at Murphy for the farmers J
if Cherokee County lies entirely in
he hands of the farmers. The company
has allowed us this week to
jet our contracts signed, and as yet
he farmers nave been very slow in
:oming to the front. (
This is a wonderful opportunity 4
or the farmers of the county and it g
could ve a very bad mistake to let c
his oportunity go by. We feel that
his is a good proposition for the Fc
lads. to onk.
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is a new "Standard" Po
3il refined especially for th
and transmission. It flows
vents chatter. It is the re:
laboratory experiments an
d is the best oil for Ford C;
gh lubrication of the For
ial problem. The new oil f
ments of the Ford engi
:hat it is not sold for use in
if car.
ne try
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>ARD OIL COMPANY (New
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THE CHEROKEE SCOIT
rmers as we feci they can make
jre money by proving tomatoes j
an by any other crop being grown
the county. With proper cultiva- j
n we should very easily ntake from
"5.00 to $150.00 per acre on our
matoes, which is far better than
p arc making on corn or any crop
t are now growing. Now we must
member that these contracts must
signed this week and wc are comlled
to give the company an anker
at once. Now. let's everyone'
illy to the cause and sign up our
ntracts before Saturday night. Se< j
>ur neighbor and have him to do
le same thing for if we do not get
e three hundred acres wc will lose j
e entire proposition and will have to .
ntinue with the same crops that j
c have been growing. Do not neg- (
:t this matter any longer ah you
ight make it too late.
\Y. R. GRAY, County Agent.;
WOLF CREEK
Mr. C?. W. Fincner of CopperniH,
as a pleasant visitor here on Friday
last week.
The flu epidemic here has somehat
abated for last few days.
Mr. John Newman of Hothouse
eek took his wife's parents. Mr.
id Mrs. Janv.s Paynter, who had
en visiting for the last few days," to
tir home in Belltown. Sunday.
The fair weather of last week was
llowc-d Saturday night by a storm
id cold that was a close call to
e peach crop as the trees are in
11 bloom.
Mr. G. T. Hancock called at the
iral School Sunday afternoon and
itertained all those present with
ceral selections on the Graphaone.
Mrs. John Garren has been very I
k for several days with flu.
Mrs. Mat Withrow ha? been very J
k with erysipelas for the last few j
ys.
Some boys not of our community
locked" Mr. John Westmoreland
e other night and bruised him up I
mewhut, and he later in the night
uised some of them up with hi* j
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Hit OTHERS
11/1 UM VT FT
LTJL for croupy children be- j I
cause itquickly clears away
the choking phlegm, stops
hoarse, croupy coughs and
allows restful sleep. No i
alarming croup when Mother
keeps a botte of
CHAMBERLAIN'S
COUGH REMEDY
klways on hand in the home. Benefits
hildren and grown persons.
No Narcotics. Sold everywhere.
>r Sale By R. S. Parker, Druggist
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larine
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freely
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With Wondei
Bargains are
our store. D
the Hundreds
SALE i
For Restful Sleep
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Pretty Nipht Gowns, lace
Trimmed, Rood Quality
SprinR Sale . . . 69
Girls' i hool Dresses
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A Complete assortment of sizes an
styles, ages ^ to | 4?
Spring Sale . . . . 79
iooo yards new Curtain Serin
Spring Sale, yard . . .... 10
25 New Spring Silk Dresses,
worth up to $] 2.50"
Spiing Sale . . S6.9J
21) New* Spring Hats, regular
price $3.50?
Spring Solo S2..3'
Men's NainSook Unioi
Suits
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A Cool. Comfortable Union
Suit, worth HI.ooSprintr
Sale . . . . 41
Candlei
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Soring
CONTINUE!
Hful Success. TV
Pulling Throngs
on't Fail to get j
. of Bargains we
GOING ON
Men's Denim Overalls
Material and workmanship first
class. ??ur price is the talk of ,
th-, n. Spring Sale, |ir 98'
1000 ' '* stripe and solid col- i
or rhambray, ?
Spring Salt yard .. 10c
New Dr Linens, all colon*? J
SI'Si A'.. STRING SALE PRICES
Nov (, ..i- arriving by every train |
\ and heiiu placed in this great Sale [
d | SOME1I11NG NEW EVERY DAY j
F' See ur new Spring I>r-- Coats
i and Hats?All are in our Spring I
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' ^ i1 -' "12-inc^11 (iingbams. a 1
new Spring Patterns, Checks and j
galvanized"
Buckets m
10-Quart Size MR
Only One to a
Customer ?H
Sale Price
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MURPHY, N.C.
Fr.J?r. Mfcyck 10. l?lg
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ie Irresistable t
of People to I
four share of i 1
are offering, l
NOW
Soft Finish Huck
Towels
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ttrwwxi rt.tx'oxuil
Excellent Quality, large size, 1
Spring Sale, each . . 10' I p
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