BOLL WEEVIL COVERS STATE.
Last Free County Reports Presence
of Pests.
Raleigh, Oct. 20. —“It is useless for
the cotton farmer of North Carolina
to ever ask again, ‘is the weevil in
my locality?’ He is. The pest is now
in every locality where cotton is
grown, insofar as we can posisbly de
termine,” says Prof. Frankiln Sher
man, in charge of insect work for the
State College and Department of Ag
riculture.
Mr. Sherman states that when the
scouting work of 1922 was finished he
published an article showing that the
state was virtually covered with the
possible exception of Currituck county
and that several specimens had been
secured from across the Virginia line;
but, notwithstanding this fact, many
farmers wrote in later and wanted to
know if the weevil was present in
their section.
“During this summer we have re
ceived several specimens from Curri
tuck which was the only county left
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with a possible doubt in our minds,”
says Prof. Sherman. “We have also
received specimens from Northamp
ton, Warren and other counties on the
Virginia border. In 1922, we found
specimens in Caswell County where
some folks say there is no cotton, and
we found the weevil over in Virginia,
north of Caswell, some few miles east
of Danville. During the past week a
farmer from Caswell County brought
some weevils to my office. _
“The other day I was in the far
away, mountainous county of Chero
kee where I saw a row of cotton in
a garden to stuff mattresses and the
like. Examining this cotton, I secur
ed over a dozen specimens of the wee
i vil and the nearest cotton is over 20
I miles away in Georgia. These wee
vils are now preserved in the state
collection. Yes, we have some wee
vils today. We have them every
where that cotton is grown.”
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GENERAL NEWS BRIEFS.
Short Items of Common Interest
to Ail.
Chicago—The oil industry is in a
chaotic condition, caused by railroad
races, it is said.
Los Angeles—lt is possible that
Henry Ford may head tne prohibition
ticket tor president.
Pensacola—ln attempting to swim
ashore irom a foundered ship, tour
men were drowned ten miles Irom
here.
Owensboro, Ky.—Samuel Weber, 24,
walked up to his father and shot five
bullets into his body and then coolly
walked off.
Washington—Charged with violat
ing the prohibition law, 5,982 persons
have been arrested during the past 18
months by Washington police, with
j the cooperation of federal agents.
I Washington—Secretary Mellon, in a
letter to Senator Harris, democrat,
of Georgia, made public today, ex
pressed the hope that Congress may
be able to reduce taxes at its next
session.
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New York—Thomas A. Edison, elec-
I trical wizard, in one of the first inter
i views he has ever granted newspaper
| men, spoke today of the presidential
possibilities of his friend, Henry Ford,
I and declared that it would “spoil a
' good man” if the nation sent Ford to
the White House.
Oolitie, Ind.—Governor Charles R.
Mabey, of Utah, and J. M. Dixon, of
Montana, and their wives were in
jured slightly when the automobile in
which they were riding to West Baden
for the annual conference, turned ov
er. Mr. Dixon is a former Chatham
county citizen and left here several
years ago and went to Montana to
reside.
Clover Seed Pays For Weevil Damage
Lincolnton, N. C., Oct. 13.—Clover
seed can be made to pay for damage
done to the cotton crop by boll wee
vils, thinks C. E. Carpenter, of the
North Brook Township in this coun
ty. Mr. Carpenter has been raising
some clover each year, planting it in i
his cotton at the last cultivation.
Sometimes he would sell his surplus
seed and the returns were so good
that last fall he planted 14 acres of
the cotton land to crimson clover,
picked out his cotton and knocked all
the stalks so that the seed might be
stripped clean the next spring. Coun
ty Agent J. G. Morrison reports that
this spring Mr. Carpenter stripped
10,000 pounds of seed and would have
obtained more except for a storm
which blew his plants down badly.
However, the seed saved brought in
S7OO and he has about 1,000 pounds
saved for his own sowing this fall.
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NEWS NOTES FROM TRUTH.
Truth, October 22.—Mr. A. H.O’-
Connell, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Walton,
of Asheville, N. C., spent last Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. J. T. O’Con
nell.
Misses lola O’Connell, Esther Aus
ley and Mr. Delmas O’Connell motor
ed over to Fuquay Springs Saturday
to have some dental work done.
Misses lola O’Conell, Stella Pip
kin, Norma O’Connell, Nera Pipkin,
Messrs Delmas O’Connell, Arthur Pip
kin, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Pipkin, mo
tored to Raleigh Wednesday to attend
the Fair.
School statred over at Truth Mon
day. Miss Boseman seems to be
tickled over the country and the at
tendance of the school too.
Misses Clara Cotten and Gladys Tu
tor spent Thursday in Raleigh.
| We are glad to announce that Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Taylor, of Lowes
Grove have been presented with twin
babies, a boy and a girl.
Misses Clara Cotten, Carrie Lee
Cotten and Mary Boseman attended
the corn shucking at Mr. J. T. O’Con
nells Friday night.
Mr. Perry and family, cf Cary,
1 spent last Sunday with Mr .and Mrs.
A. J. Pipkin.
Miss Stella Pipkin is spending a
while with her brother Mr. Carson
Pipkin, of Kenly.
i Mr. W. D. Abernathy spent a while
in Truth last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Abernathy
spent a while with her mother, Mrs. !
J. H. Cotten, Thursday. j
Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Mims, of Cor- ;
inth, spent a while Thursday night
mother, Mrs. J. H. Cotten.
Mr. Ray Cotten is spending a while
at 'tome j
Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Dewar and chil
dren spent Sui day afternoon with her
mother, Mrs. J. T. O’Connell. We are
glad to learn that little Christine De- j
war is now able to walk with her new
crutches. i
Messrs Luther Stephens and Maten
Betts, of Varina, Rorie Hodges, Ralph
Matthews, of Walthall, were callers
■ in the home of Mr. J. T. O’Connell
! Sunday evening. j
Mr. Leon Harrington and Mr. Ar
chie McNeill, of Sanford, were visit- |
ors in and around Truth Sunday, j
Miss Mull, of Wake oFrest, arrived
Sunday and will be with us during
our school term at Truth. ;
PREACHER’S LIFE vs. EDITOR’S.
The Dalhart Texan, in a recent is
sue has this to say:
“The preacher has a great time. If I
his hair is grey, he is old. If he is a
young man, he hasn’t had experience.
If he has 10 children, he has too
many; if he has none, he isn’t set
ting a good example. If his wife sings
in the choir, she is presuming. If she
doesn’t she isn’t interested in her hus
band’s work. If a preacher reads from
notes, he is a bore. If he speaks ex
temporaneously, he isn’t deep enough.
If he stays at home in his study, he
doesn’t mix enough with the people,
i If he is seen around on the streets
he ought to be at home geeting up a
good sermon. If he calls on some poor {
family, he is playing the grand stand.
If he calls at the home of the wealthy
he is an aristocrat. Whatever he does,
someone could have told him to do
better.
“Next to being an editor, it is a
great life.”
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