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THE GLEANER IBBDID- ITSBY YHDB80AY. J. D. KERNODLE, Editor. >1.00 A YEAR, IN ADVANCE. Intirad it ttw PoatofliM at Graham. H. P.. a? taeood-olaaa aiattar. GRAHAM. N. O., DEC. 13, 1938. The next General Assembly will convene in Raleigh on Janu ary 8th. It is the time fixed by the constitution?Wednesd ay after the first Monday in Janu ary. ____ Governor-elect O. Max Gardner will be inaugurated on January 11th. Between that date and the meeting of the General Assembly two days before, the latter will in a way get its bearings, and the new Governor will step in with the machine in motion. King George of England, who has been sick for a month, is holding his tfirft, and the belief appears to be that he will recov er. Bis lungs Were involved and the doctors have peformed two operations for the purpose of draining. Mot only English sub jects, bat the net of the world have been very anxious abou the King's condition. His oldest son, the Prince of Wales and heir ap parent to the throne, was far away in Africa when notified of his father's serious illness. He rushed homeward for more than a week and arrived Tuesday night. INFLUENZA NATION WIDE. A' late report from Washington estimates that the country now has SOOjIMNMBee of Influenza? not a fchgefeumber iu comparison ?oaiy about one out of 600, bat ?uBcient to cause alarm. A number of schools- have closed to etieck its spread. In the past few days the Public schools of High Point, State Col lege at Raleigh, the State Univer sity, Dnke University, Wake For est, N. C. C. W. of Greensboro, have closed on aOMfmt of the malady. Also some nAools in South Carolina have olbwd. Many remember the influenza epidemio during the World War, and that there were many deaths. The experience of that time should inspire greater care and caution Extension Lonterence Begins This Week. County men snd women agents of North Garolina wilt return to school this week when they jour ney from their home stations to State College for the purpose of attending the annual extension oonferenoe beginning on December 18 and lasting through December 20. It will be a week of bard work. The agents will hear new facts about fanning and home life; will report on the aeeomplish menta of the past year and will make their plana for the coming year. The. oonferenoe will be at tended by the specialists, the col lege teachers ana the administra tis officers. New methods will be studied, results will be cheeked and some few speeches Will be heard. On the whole, however, it will bo a working oonferenoe, aays Dean L O. Schanb. A number of Important oommitteee have been appointed to atudy various matters and these will report dur ing the week. However, some time will be allowed for pleasure. Each evening there will be social gatherings with a program ar ranged by the social committee. I The egente plan to meet one an other and to enjoy their associa tion out of bosineas hours. There will be several alumni dinners, one or two banquets and a Christmas tree party. The 26th anniversary of the founding of extension work by Dr. Seaman A. Knapp will bej fittingly observed with* program oa Friday evesing, December 14. Hon. Joeephus Daniels, publisher of the News and Observer, will . award the cup offered to the agent conducting the beet news service daring the year at a joint Session on Deoambar 16. Dean Schau* Mrs. McKlmmon ^aad Mr. Gray pUmMjo^ have most .^,ao?hatthe'agtnts may"take |msrtto the ?ut^ meeting of the tig*whiehU^to^be held Deeem Hotchpotch. Tbo sale of federal patronage 1 in South Carolina is under inVes- , ligation, aud it is estimated that the Republican inachiue hi that State "holds up" the appointees j for about.$50,000 a year for "cam-* paign purposes," but that not more than $3,000 a year ever reaches the National Republican committee. Postoffice appointees are the lambs that have - been fleeced, principally. The practice was called to the attention of the Department of Justice and a case made up ard filed with the postoffice depart ment. The case ended with the reply that "no further action was necessary." It is suspected that the "hold up" game, the sale of patronage, is practiced elsewhere than in South Caroliun, and that a probing committee could find enough for an all-time job. Down in Craven Conoty, with in six miles of Now Bern, a distil lery, covering a half aore of land, was raided a few days ago by "dry" officers. It is reported to have been a compieiely equipped plant with some juice ou hand and plenty of marterial to make more. Senator Simmons' home is at New Bern, bo the booze factory must not have been much farther from his domicile than it was from the city. Considering the fierce opposition emenating from that locality against Gov. Al Smith on account of his views con cerning the Volstead act, one would conclude it was as devoid of moisture as Dry Tortugas. Another First For North Carolina. North Carolina ranks first in the production of peanuts. The 1938 crop is offlciallv estimated at nearly two hundred aud twenty three million pounds, or nearly two pounds for each person in the United States. We produced one-fourth of all the peanuts grown in the United States in 1927, and since 1922 our average production has been one-fourth of the nation's total production North Carolina also leads tn per aore production of peanuts, our 1928 average being 1,035 pounds, which is more than three hun dred pounds above the aver age for all the peanut producing states. Our ten-year average production per acre is also more than three hundred pounds above the average for all the states. Better Tobacco Bed* Control Flea Beetle. * Preparing the plant bed *o that tobacco flea beetles cannot enter to attack the plants la one means of successfully controlling the pest to the extent that stronger plants ate obtained for setting in the field. "First the plant bed should be made tight," says C. H. Brannon, extension entomologist at State College. "This can be done by using boards about the bed instead of poles. Poles cannot be so placed that the small flea b jet lea may not enter. Then boil should be bank ed about the boards to prevent the insects crawling under. Have the boards fit tightly at each corner. Next, use new cheese cloth that has at least 25 strands to the inch. This should be well sewn and fast ened to the margin boards by wooden strips. Tacking or nail ing the cloth to tne boards will usually pull holes in it." The next step, says Mr. Brannon, is to plant an area ofNi few feet around the bed. Poles may sur round this bed and old cloth used to cover it. This is a trap bed on which the flea beetles will oongre gate and where they may be killed easily with a mixture of one pound of pans green to five pounds of ar senate of lead. Use this dust st the rate of one-half pound to each 100 yards of trap bed. The plants must be well-covered wish the duet and the applications mad* frequently, especially if there is much rain. Mr. Brannon states that the to beooo flea beetle does great damage to Mm crop each vear. The past is only about one-fifteenth of an inch long and usually escapes notice an Ml it appears in deutrnotive numbers. When oontrol is prae tiesd at the plant bads, there are fewar iuaeSli to hurt the tobroeo crop ia the field sad stronger plants arc secured for setting. Sixty new boys have carolled in .no 4-H pig dub work of Pitt County. ? .. - W> * ? v News and Views. Thoe,. F. Ryan, a New York capitalist, died a few days ago leaving a' fortune estimated at 1500,000,00Q. The will disclosed , a very small percent left for be nefioient purposes ; it also dis closed that a son was left a set of 1 shirt studs because be did not idolize his step-mother, but re mained trne to the mother that bore him. A news rumor is afloat that Mr. Coolidge is contemplating coming Sonlh for his holiday va cation and that Ashevllle is un der consideration. He stepped over in Virginia for bis Thanks giving, Surely be is mellowing toward the Southland. He ehonld have started the game earlier?he would found the' Sunny South folks hospitable and willing to accord him every consideration to which the high office of Chief Executive of the Nation entitles him. More than that, the South eru people would, have b?en highly pleased and felt them selves honored. Did You Ever Stop To Think (Copyright 1928) By Edson R. Waite, Shawnee, Ok la That the lack of interest on the part of many business men holds back the development of business for many cities. That whether or not this lack of interest is to continue is up to them.. That where a portion of the business men show a \ lack of aggressiveness, a tendency to Btay in the old rut, and an idea in their heads that bus iness will be good without any effort on their part, the} just help to kill all business. That when they do it they will find many of their fellow citizens getting the habit of going to some other city to trade. That most of this out-of town trading is done because of the"! lack of push and advertising on the part of the home mer chants. ' That the merchants vfho 'sit ( tight and take only what busi ness is coming to tbem usuall) haven't much coming to them and don't get much. That the business men that succeed are the ones that are up and doing all . the time? reaching out alter business and building for (he future. in tnese modern days you can t wait for business, you must go after ii! Advertise for it! Timber is a savings bank to be drawn upon by the owner at times of need. The trees are th< capital or principal, and new growth is the interest. Itlbe timber is workedjwisely and only the amount of new growth is cut capital will be left untouched and the investment will contiue Uniformity in type, color, and conformation is highly desirable in developing a good 'herd* of swine. Notice the progeny of each bow ; if they do not canform to the typo and growth of the general herd, she should be replaoed by a gilt from a sow whose pigs show good type sod feeding qualiles. By harvesting their eoybean crop with combines on the bottom of the former Lake Mattamuskeet in Hyde County, the New Holland farms are securing an average yield of %6 bushels of beans per sere. Livestock growers interested in learning more about the job' will enjoy the meeting of the Southern Livestock Association to be held H State College in Ral eigh, December 18, 19 and 20. The extension aery ice of Slate College has reprinted its circular number 146 on calling nOaltry. Copies may be had free of charge on application to the agricultural editor. fc'rora 40,000 to 60,000 pounds of Danish Bald Head cabbage cut from one acre of bottom land is the record of Porter Morgan of Tmnaylvanin County who says he cleared |800on an acre from the crop thia season. Tobacco flea booties are beat controlled in the plant bed. Make it tight and plant n trap-bed round, caution tobaiood specialists. ; - ? ??-- ? > : vviafciv ?.JBJ. . , How to Get More Winter Eggji j j f FEBRUARY"] \w*tch e/wlv AUfois \frommorom. I mghlmng stock, F?E0CmCKSK>*Sr*OM*&,D\ DC??I OPMEKT-'KEEP FREE FROM K FEED PULLETS U6ERALLY ON boOD LATINO RATION WITH . AMPLE PROTEIN StARS*oeBUCK AGtUCUOVRAL FOUMMHOW PROVIDE GOOD housing raff "J) 1 rpp \ Increasing tbe egg yield during the months of soaring prices Is one of the surest methods of swelling the profits from the poultry flock, the Sears-Roe buck Agricultural Foundation points out Prices paid to producers for eggs during the three months, November, December and January, areitenrly twice as high as In the spring months. While extra care Is required to" obtain high, winter egg production, all of the essential steps are wltliln the rench of the average farmer. "To produce a great.man, start with his grandmother." Any chicken'will _ lay In March, April and May, but the ability to lay from November to March has been developed only by many years of breeding and selection. To get win ter eggs, early pullets must be hatched from vigorous, healthy stock of proven ability to lay during the winter. At the Massachusetts Experiment Stntluta. pullets batched In February produced 56 eggs before March 1 of the follow ing year. March pullets laid SO eggs before March 1, April pullets, 90, andv May pullets, only 18. The spring and summer egg production from the ? early-hatched winter layers was Just as good as from the late-hatched pul lets that did not lay In tbe winter. Careful feeding and management of the chicks are necessary If healthy, well-matured pullets are expected In the fall. In addition to the whole grain ration, a mash containing a liberal supply of protein and minerals Is needed | throughout the growing period. The chicks muai have plenty of sunshine I and the poultry -house and yard must be kept sanitary to prevent disease. A good flock deserves a good home, a poultry house that Is well ventilated, light, clean, free from drafts, dry and free from verpiln. Pullets should be housed at least by the first of October to become used to their new quarters. By artificial Illumination In the poultry house daring the winter, essen tially the same length of'day can be produced aa fowls normally would receive in the spring. It gives more time to consume the feed necessary to keep warm and have a surplus for egg production In the fall and winter when the price Is high. A lien is a factory and cannot produce eggs nnless her ration contain# all the Ingredients needed to make eggs. Also, she must be made to consuma a large amount Many farm flocks get poorly balanced. Inadequate rations from November to March and hence lay few eggs during those months. For most farm flocks, the combined mash and grain feeding plan Is best The scratch grain can be varied according to the supply and prices of local grains, a standard mixture consisting of equal parts of corn, wheat and oats. The mgsh also varies, but one In common use consists of 100 Ills, of wheat, bran, 100 lbs. of flour middlings, 100 lbs. of yellow corn meal, 100 lbs. of ground heavy oats or ground barley, 100 lbs. of meat scrap, S' lbs. >of 'salt, and TO to 20 lbs. of steamed bone meal. The animal protein can be obtained also from skim milk, buttermilk, or tankage. In addition, some green feed, such as cabbage, rape, or sprouted oats mast be given to keep the hens in good physical condition. Oyster shell for lime and grit must also be Included. * The use of a mash feed, either home-mixed or . purchased, as a part of the ration ofters one of the easiest means of Improving the winter produc tion of farm flocks, the Foundation continues. Probably not Over 10 per cent of farmers give a mash, although It Is not possible to force the hens to consume a balanced diet without It. ONE-VARIETY COMMUNITIES, EASY J WAY TO PRODUCE BETTER COTTON KSj^i^a ?&* IstAw-wocauc* AfiRtcunwi. mmotnoH' Mo way to produce larger yields per acre of better cotton which will command higher prices can be applied ao easily and cheaply aa the method of growing one variety In a community, saya the Sean-Boebuck Agricultural Foundation. It Is virtually Impossible for the Individual farmer to mfctah pure aeed owing to the unavoidable mixing of aeed that tak* place at the public gins. It has been shown that aa much aa one-fourth of the aeed delivered to a farmer may be seed of a different variety from the preceding customer's crop. Owing to this Inevitable mixing of varieties, rrosafng In the Del da lakes place aad the cotton "runs out," compelling the farmer to go out side the community for fresh goad. This "running out" Is accompanied by deterioration In the length of staple of which both domestic and foreign buyers complain. Aa a teaalt. It la becoming Increasingly difficult to- obtain large lota Of even IwMhg cotton of good length, and a high percentage of the Arsarlran crap must compete with the short staple cotton of India and China. Those countries probably can produce such cotton at lower cost than Americas growers The demand for better cotton has been Increasing- while the average quality of the cotton produced has b*en declining. Today the mills want cotton of a higher average grade aad staple length than that ef the Amer ces crop, according to studies made by the United Rates Department ef Agriculture - vsneues 01 cany, proune cotton, or 1 to 1.5-10 lack Hula kin boon developed, no that tlwra la little cxcaaa for (rowing cotton oader 1 Inch la length la moat porta of the United Sto tea. While a larger a amber of commanltlea have orgonleed to produce one roricty la recant reara, reliable observers bare eatlmated that about 00 per cent of tbe aeed planted la mixed gin ma, the rotmdatlon ate tea "? Aalde from tbe fact that orgonlxlng to prodaea cotton on n one-variety community baala makce It poeatble to prodaea larger yields of again i n Ilia per acre, the quantity grown In this war becomes large enough so that buyers will pay fall commercial value for It Usnalty they will not do 1Mb i ' when only a few bales Of sapertor grade are offered la coannnntttea when moat of the crop la Inferior short-Untad cotton. That tbe otaodardUatioa of vaHetttB mar ba broagbt ant la tba Mb* ' ttona* Cotton 8h0w tba AgrlcUtural roundstiae together wttb tba Salt In ? provement Committee of tbe National Fertiliser Association bare set aside ; twelve educational trips for Smith Hughes Tee chore. To tbo twelve Toca ' tlooal Agriculture Teechera who giro evidence of tbo boot community deroi opmont along one or two rortoty linen, tbcra wffl ba awarded axpehsa *dd 1 ?,^n"1 *?,.* dd'AdCi*-1' : i_.iiis* A ? ? i WITTn ? llll '' ? ? nmiomKH/mKmJMunu?eMriii Cotton fanners could add appfecl-. qWy to their Income froth thta crop by 'producing the types of cotton splp ners want, and iiuiJketlnt It on'!a. quality basis, states "the Sears-Roe buck Agricultural " Foundation. The evidence shows that American mills ; use better cotton than die average of the grades and 'staples produced In tbe United States and the mill de mand for higher quality lint is In creasing! Premiums paid by spinners for high ? quality cotton range' utr to 6 -to 8* cents for strict middling 1^4 Inch staple over tbe price paid for middling %-lnch cotton. Of the 6819,809 Bales of upland cot ton consumed by mills In the United \ States tn - tbe year ending- July 31, 1923, 84.6 per cent were from.% to 1 1-32 Inch In length, according to ] the United States Department, of AgH?" culture. Cotton measuring 1 Inch - or ?' more made up 42.4 per cent of tbe total, while only 14 per cent was under % lncn. In grade, 82.4 per cent: of the consumption ranged from strict low middling to ,gftpd middling No equally comprehensive record of the crop grown Is available as yet, bat partial reports and tbe com ments of mills show that growers are producing much more cotton % Inch or less in length than . mills need. This short cotton is largely exported hhd must sell abroad In competition with cheap cottons from Clhlna. ana ? India, prodnded by low-paid labor. ? . Georgia mills consume about as mnch cotton ss b grown In the stats, ?' but only about 25 per cent of the-' cotton used ta % Inch or under while - about 80 per^ceqt of the crop grown b . % <lnch or nndef. Hence, it becomes necessary for tbe mills to go outside 1 fhe stats for the bulk of their re quirements, ' adding materially ~ to freight costs, in representative Texas Counties,-li8-pdf cent of the gtnnlngs iof part Of the 1927 crop were found . to be under % tbch while sncb cotton made up only 1.4 per cent of the na tional consumption, and "88 per cent ,of gtnnlngs were ? %-Inch cotton against consumption of 288 per cent of that length. Usually varieties of cotton . 15-16 .Inch in length yield more per acre than the longer staple varieties or Itiiose under %-lnch. This lower yield most be considered In determining how far growers can go In trying to rated the longer staple. Id general,-It , is suggested that varieties running to 1-Inch staple shonld be more widely ! need. In good seasons, they may produce 1 to 1 1-10-Inch staple but In poor years they may drop to 15-16 Inch. Varieties of opland cotton pro dnclng above I 1-16-Inch staple fro I quently fall so far In yield that the Increase In price Is more than coun terbalanced. giving a towef value per acre Unfortunately, much of the cotton crop Is sold In local markets at a "hog-round" * basts of middling cot v ton "of %-lncb staple. In such mark cts, growers who have produced cot ton of superior grade and length do not get the benefit of the premium which spinners pay for such cotton This method, coupled with the higher yield of shorter cottoa, discourages Improvement. Cotton sold through co operative associations Is paid for on a graded baste and It Is probable that the tendency to pdy a premium for superior cotton In local market* Is Increasing. The Foundation adds that to make tha movement to improve the quality ?of cotton wholly successful, it will be necesnry to develop varieties of 1 1-16-Inch or longer staple that will equal tha shorter cotton In yield and tha practice' of paying each grower tor the kind of cotton he deliver* ttust be more generally oaed. John Sparks of liorgaiitoii re ports that be harvested 225 tons of of cored alfalfa bay from 40 acres this season. Commissioner's Sale orlSb SMatt fit Bm1 Property. tJnd*r Jfil by virtue of an or dbrof W.dKDevin, Judge of the Superior Gdurt, made in a cer taiii civil aotion entitled "June N. Smith vs. W. G. Murray and ot&ers," the undersigned will ttffer for sale for cash at the Oourthooe door in Gra ham, N. p., the life, estate of W. G. MuttSJf.in the foUowing described real property, on JfcONDAT, DEO. 81, 1928, #It hood: ^ or parcel of fiwd inMebane, N. C-, fronting on Seoon$.Street Tfi ft., it being lot iSetfS, block 1, in the sur vey and pWto of the said Town, and especially of the Calvin Tata la'nd, acquired s by the said ifrebane Land and ImDrovement Co., in said Town, (and devel oped) by W. B. Trogdeu, Jr. Reference is hereby made to said deed from Mebane Land and Improvement Co. to Ida May Murray, for a full and com. plete description of said real property. This ^sal^ subject to confir mation otfhe Court. This the 28th day of Novem ber, 1928. CLARENCE ROSS, 1 Commissioner. Summons by Publication fORTH CAROtiStA alamancjs .count v Kn the Superior Cotirt, Blake Longest vs. Estelle Lewis Longest. The defendant, Estelle Lewis tiOngest, will take notice that an action entitled as shown has been commenced, in the Supe rior Court or Alamance County, North Carolina, in which the ^plaintiff demands an absolute divorce from the defendant : .and the said defendant will further take notice that she is required to appear at the office of the . Clerk- of the Superior Court of Said County in the courthouse-in Graham, N. C, on the 7th day of January, 1929, and answer or demur to the complaint in said action, or the plaintiff will apply to the Court for relief demanded in ?aid .complaint. This the 1st day of Decem ber, .1928. E. H. MURRAY, Clerk Superior Court of Ala "inanceCo., N. C. J. Dolph Long, Att'y. 6 66 U a Prescription for Colds, Qrippo, Flu, Dengue, Bilious Fever fend Malaria. It U most speedv remedy known. C ASTORIA For Infants and Children In Use For Qver 30 Years Always bears ADMINISTRATOR'S R OTIC E Raving qualified aa Administrator of the ?atato of John J. Snyder, decease,), late of AlamanfiaOOnBty.NorttiOarollna, this Is to notify all persona having clalroa againet.the Mid estate tqexhlblt them duly verified, to the ondglMgnU at ?-raham. North Caro lina, oner before the let day of Nov. ltfifi.or this notice will be pleaded In bar of their recovery. Al 1 persona Indented to Mid eatate WII phase make Immediate settlement. This the fifth day of Oetober, IMS. Allen p. tate t. Administrator. J. Dolph Long, Alty. mm Club boys of Polk County who top-dressed their col ion Ibis year with Chilean nitMte w?re pleased with the increased yields secured, says County Agent John W. Aris Dont FaU To See MADAM PEESELLA * World's Greatest Sdenttilc American Palmist Tells pest, present nud fnture; gives ?(1 ?lee on busiin m mid love nTiiirs.. in fsct, anything' perinining to one's welfare in Ufe. If ytm are fctoanal. or io ttooble, dart fail to Me Madaai Praaeil*. ' Miuatag ??rnj- rirfr Office at Giea%rM, Highway No 10, one ?is wwt of Mfetoe city lls?ts Hoar* nttTm. to f0b90 p. m. ? Wfat>|am lor Colorpd. V
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