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BOLL WEEVIL DESTROYING MUCH C01T0N IN GEOftOJ Aho?kie Farmer Give. ObMi vation. Made On Large Cotton Plantation. "There U no doubt in my mind noi about the damage the Boll Weev will do to cotton," aaya J. T. Parkei Ahoskle farmer, who hae just returr ed to his home here after a two week visit to Tennessee and South Georgii "The weevil is in South Georgia an he is playing havoc with the cotto crop. Cotton blooms, forms,' an young bolls. Notwithstanding th free use of calcium arsenate and otk er forms of poison, the Georgia plant era have a gloomy outlook." Taking an automobile trip throug; the country adjacent to Moultrir Ga., Mr. Parker says he stopped a several large cotton plantations an asked for the privilege of examinin; the cotton, to discover the weevila At every farm visited, he found weev 41s in abundance, examining the fogm and bolls closely, and in two out o every three a weevil was discovered Many forms were falling to th< ground before maturing; and th< bolls examined were about three fourths destroyed by the weevil which was still in there finishing th< job of wrecking the boll before it wa ready to open. Mr. Parker handled several of thi weevils, and knows now how the; look, besides being fully aware of th< damage he is wreaking to cotton fur ther South. One large farmer havin) 1,000 acres planted to cotton de spairingly offered to take exactly 161 bales for his harvest. Anothe. smaller farmer, having fifteen acres did not want but 3 bale, for his crop At both of these funis large suppliei of boll weevil poison had been used the smaller fanner having worket days and nights trying to cultivate hii crop and keep off the weevil. In neither instance, had the poisor done much good, notwithstanding th? fact that the Georgia State Depart ment of Agriculture is sanguine in its belief that the weevil will be partially destroyed through a free use of the poison. The large fanner Mr. Parkei conversed with said he had just fin ished applying the last of a solid ear load of poison shipped to him by man ufacturers. Ho was then raving at fever heat for just one good oppor tunity to tell the manufacturer! where to get off; the poison had nol stopped the weevil. "Diversification of crops is the only solution," is what Georgia farmers and business men say. The weevil cannot be controlled, they say, unless he is starved out, and that is what is being preached down there. "We people must raise more food and feed crops, cut down our cotton acreage, and plant something else, or we are done for," is the way one fellow ex pressed it. Since his trip through these two states, Mr. Puker thinks just about 100 per cent more of North Carolina than ever before. "Everywhere I went," he said, "people were pointing to North Caroling and its wonderful progress along all lines, especially agriculturally and its good roads pro gram." He always believed North Carolina was the greatest of them all and now he says he knows it. And, he is not beside himself in that belief either; all through the South Nortl Carolina stands as the supreme exam pie of progress. ENJOYABLE PARTY ATTENDED BY MAN! A most delightful evening wa spent in the home of Miss Bessl Cowan on July 26th when she enter tained in honor of her houBe guests Miss Elizabeth Thompson of Suffolk Va., and Miss Blanche Holloman o Rocky Mount. After the guests ha been received they took part in an in teresting game of progressive convti Ration whfch was succeeded by game of progressive hearts. The followed an entertaining contest i: which the winners were Mies Eliza beth Dilday and Mr. Ray Burder Music was rendered all during th evening by Misses Mitchell, Feldma and Dilday. This was enjoyed b all. At eleven o'clock a deliciou iced course of refreshments was sen ed and at eleven-thirty the guests d< parted declaring that they had sper a most pleasant evening. The guests were as follows; Misse Elizabeth Thompson of Suffolk, Va Blanche Holloman of Rocky Mount Viola Odom, Josephine Cowan, Bessi Cowan, Elizabeth Dilday. Ethely Cowan, Rose Mitchell, Sylvia Apple baum, Aries Isenhower, Etta Feld man, Ada Belle Sessoms, Mildre Fcldman of Baltimore and Mrs. G. J Newborn. Messrs. Ray Burden Oliver Cooke, Westley Chamblee Joseph Burden of Aulander, Thoma Baker, Horace Garrott, John White Arthur Greene, Robert Hoggard Maurice Mitchell, Sidney Feldman o JUDGE KERR'S ADDRESS (Continual from par* 1) known m hero and at other point* in hie district saying he was advocating education of whites and negroes to gether. He branded such reports as contemptible and not worthy of de [? nial from him. _ After suggesting to the jury that it r' examine the affairs of county officers, he urged that they pass along a few 9 bouquets to the officials who are do l' ing good work. "Don't wait until d they are dead to strew the flowers; n i give them praise (if they deserve it) d while they are living." * The criminal docket was immed '* lately taken up after adjourhment v for dinner Monday. Five cases were disposed of during the afternoon, only h one going to the jury. Ramey Manly, '? colored of Harrellsville, was found * not guilty by the jury of the larceny 1 of a bag of sugar from the Albemarle 8 Steam Navigation Company. k For failure to dip cattle, three per - sons were let go with payment of the * costs, judgment being suspended for 1 first violation. Each defendant ex '? plained to Judge Kerr that violation 6 of the law would not be continued e and that they intended respecting the ~ dipping regulations hereafter. Soliei l> tor Midygettet told the court he e would not recommend any suspended 8 judgments for second offense. e NORFOLK FAIR WILL I BE BIGGER AND BETTER j The fourth annual Norfolk Fair - will be held as usual this year Labor ) Day Week, opening Monday, Sept. 3. r There will he six big days and six , big nights, the official announcement . declares and the program scheduled s bears out this statement , Special attention will be devoted to 1 the big show, which has an overture i of daylight fireworks every day and which will be repeated at night with i more fireworks. May Wirth in the . most celebrated and sensational ? equestrienne act will be one of the i features. She is now being starred r with the Walter L. Mains circus. The . Mable Cody serial circus is another of ? the big acts which the Fair will show. ? This act has a number of death-defy . ing feats, which are of the *goose . flesh and hair-raising kind. These ; two big features are only a part of . the elaborate program. i Then there will be racing, both har : ness and running events, with a steep lechase every day to wind up the ex ' citements. In the harness classes i three stake races for fast trotters and pacers are announced, as well as sev i en other open classes. There will be a running event every day as well as the chase of the jumpers. The exhibits this year will surpass anything yet shown, J. N. Montgom ery, manager of the Fair says. The United States Department of Agri culture will have a special exhibit, from the bureau of animal industry, one of the most interesting that the Fair will show. The fact that the gov ernment has taken special cognizance of the Norfolk Fair is a tribute to its importance. The government does ' not exhibit at anything less than a State Fair. Norfolk's claim as an in i terstate exposition is consequently I upheld and indorsed by the Federal , authorities. , Organized labor, too, has officially , indorsed the Fair by voting to hold . the Labor Day program of games and sports at the Fair grounds. The field inside the race track oval will be giv en over to the various athletic events, r which will start at 4 p. m. s BRANTLEYS GROVE NEWS e _____ Miss Ruth Stephenson of Kelford l> visited Miss Bertha Wllloughby Fri >> day afternoon. I Miss Willie Mae Horton was the J guest of her sister, Mrs. D. T. Har mon of Powellsville last.week. Miss Margaret Pierce spent the a week-end in the home of Mrs. J. W. n Overton, Jr. n Miss Nolie Stephenson and Mrs. >? Stephenson of Kelford are visiting '? the tatter's daughter, Mrs. D. E. Min * ton, this week. n Mrs. Williford, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. y Williford and little daughteV, Eliza 's beth, spent Sunday in the home- of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Overton, Jr. Mr. and Mrs David Brinkley of II Center Grove was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Brinkley Friday after 18 noon. ?> Miss Ray Hughson spent Sunday afternoon with Miss Evelyn Kiff. ? Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Flythe of Ahos n kie were guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. ? C. Overtbn Sunday. ' I- ___immm i This spring a total of 440,899 '? crates of strawberries went out of that part of North Carolina served by '? the Atlantic Coast Line Railway. * Thi? comprises the main berry region of the State. This shows that there I. was an increase of 150,688 crates f over last year, and good prices were j received for the berries shipped. * KNOW YOUR COUNTY; ? * READ THE HERALD * * Two run ago, the newt pep- ? * era of North Carolina began * * what was termed a publicity * * campaign to "Know Your Own * * State." Since that date theae * * mediuma of publicity have sought * * to inform North Carolinians of ? * the greatnes of their own State. ? * Its resources, developed and un- * * developed, have been told over * * and over. The state govern- ? * ment, its finances, and all ea- * * aential facts necessary for the or- * * dinary citizen to know in order * * to make him or her a good citi- * * zeo have been written of. * * That campaign has already,* * created a better educated citi- * * zenship?education that can be * * of working value to every pea- * * son. ? * The HERALD is undertaking * * to conduct a* companion pro- * * gram, applying to the county in * * which published. For several * * months, the inner workings of * * the county government has been * * given wide, accurate and detail- * * ed publicity in its columns. This ? * newspaper spends time and * * money in securing the informs- * * tion it has been handing its read- * * era But, it counts the cost rich- * * ly repaid, if it can be the means * * of fostering a keener sense of * * citizenship, and a better working * * knowledge of what . is taking * * place in the county. * * While it has done that, its col- * * umns have also been thrown wide * * open to the news of every single * ' * community in the county. Per- * * sons like to read of persons; it is * * people they are interested in. To * * make a good study of this angle * * of news papering, suppose you * * take any issue of the Herald and * * count the different names of * * persons in that issue. In that * * respect it stands out in bold re- * * lief. * Then turn to the "State ? * News," read it and each week the * * HERALD comes to your home, * * learn something new about * * North Carolina. You will find it * i * all in this newspaper from week * * to week. * 1 _?___________ I Subscribe to the Herald; do it new. BETHLEHEM NEWS Several in our community attend ed the Sunday School convention at tfnkm last week. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Parker and Mis* Irene Parker from near Montgomery* Mill were visitors 0f Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Greene and Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Gower Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Hawkins, Miss Elsie Johnson and Mr. Alvah Slack returned to t^ir home in Norfolk last Sunday aflhr spending several days with relatives in the Adkins' home home. Mr. and Mrs. John Hughaon and Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Hughson from Hickory Chapel were guests of Mr. C. F. Peele and family Sunday after noon. Born to Mr. and Mrs. L. Stokes, on last Thursday, a girl. Mr. aM Mrs. E. C. Hill and child- - ren fronrahoskie visited friends and relatives here on Sunday afternoon. Messrs. Troy Hill, Clyde Slaughter and Robert Thomas attended the lawn party at Brantleys Grove last Friday night Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Simons spent from Wednesday until Friday with Mr. and Mrs. John Simons near Mt Tabor. While there they attended the convention. Mr. Joe Vann and Miss Jessie Vann spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Hill. Raleigh White, little son of Mrs. S. J. Hill, was bitten by a snake while playing in the yard. He was rushed to the doctor at once and is now do ing nicely. Misses Rosa Lee Slaughter and Britton Slaughter returned home Sunday after spending the week with their sister, Mrs. Roy Overton in Phoebus, Va. Several from this community at tended the Masonic picnic at Cole rain last Thursday. NOTICE Notice is hereby given that a Ford runabout has been left in my yard, st Ahoskie, N. <?., by R. B. Speller, said Spjeller having left this State. I will, therefore, dispose of the said ;ar, if after thirty days' notice claim s not made. This 11th day of July, 1923. r-13-2S-4t C. S. YEATE& SECOND HAND OLIVER TYPE WRITER, cheap. W.R.JOHNSON. NORTH CAROLINA STATE COLLEGE AGRICULTURE A&D ENGINEERING STATH COLLEGE STATION RALEIGH. N. C. a* rqrPra?"'? FOUR Y1AR COURSES INi ?fMIm-Includlnc Otmiil Acrlcultura and Hp?cUIl?d Comma la Etna Craw. Axrlcultursl Bnatnoorlnc, An I tea I Husbandry and D.lryln*. Blolofy. Hurtl culture. Poultry Solanoa, tens, tHul??ri Midi flat, Vocational Bdoclon. ItMlll tlhlit r'l.nl n It! i o T'" * TWO YKAR COURSES IN; Wlatar CourM la Atrlaattan A* Farmara. Bummer Baaaloa for Taacbara. for Collaca Bntranca aad for CoOaia Cradtt. Bxcsllaat aqulpaaaat la all draartmaata. Baaaloa 1913-1914 bad as Bontaatbsr 4. Entrance raouUmaiula for Fnakmaa Class, IS ualta?Bn?IWi. S; History. 1; Mathematics, 1H: Science, 1 j BlacUra. ?tt. For catalog, lthatratad circulars, aad entrance blanks, writs E. B. OWEN. Raslatrar. ?arara^MaawBH^^^^via^KMma '*1 Opportunities lie all around for the man who has "ready money." The man who hasn't it is already embarrassed by seeing the other fellow seize the "big chance" and forge ahead. Don't envy him his "hick". Practice his forethought. Why not open your Saving Ac count here Today? Thm amount doesn't count. It's tho start? that's the thine 0 Farmers-Atlantic Bank AH0SK1E, N. C. "Vbuknowthe full pleasure" of motoring when you use Balanced Gasoline rf all you needed in a gasoline was quick starting?or if you were always just accelerating?or always on a hill or always out in broad open country, it would not be so difficult to produce a gasoline that would exactly meet your needs. But in driving you are frequently changing pace?starting, accelerating, running idle, starting again, taking a hill, coasting or passing somebody. This need for easily changing pace has been one of the motor designer's great problems?and a prob lem for the oil refiner. "Standard", the Balanced Gasoline, does everything that a motor fuel should do?naturally and easily. It is harder to make than a one-sided, unbalanced gasoline, yet it costs you no more. You can get it conveniently anywhere from those red pumps with the S. O. sign. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (New Jersey,) , ? ? ??. M 'msm Ma?U right bar* in the Cardinal at J Charloiton. SoU at | hundred* of pump* that boar tbo *aal. m STANDARD" The 'Balanced Gasoline ImC *S?gt . . C .^L *. t ?L.? .v.':..':'
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