>>■ ■■ ' IN POLITICS Moodays aad Thursdays at North WOkasboro, N. C. O. J. CASTER and JULIUS C. HUBBARD Publishers 17 » SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year $1.60 Six Months 76 Four Months 60 Out of the State $2.00 per Year Batered mt the post office st North Wilkes- bors, N. C., as second class nuitter under Att ot Mard> 4, 1879. THURSDAY, FEB. 15, 1940 Protect The Game Today the hunting .season ends and it is a good thing for game, especially quail, that the hunting season is over The winter has been unusually tough on the birds. The prolonged snow and low temperatures made it almost impossible for the birds to find feed for almost two weeks and the ones w'hich so far had es caped the game hogs had a hard time liv ing through. But today the hunting season is over and it is time to lay away the guns, put up the dogs and give some thought to helping nature replenish the toll of game taken this season. There are several ways nature can be helped to supply game for the hunting season next year. Hunters should keep their dogs confined, .stray cats should be killed on sight and farmers who are suffi ciently interested might be induced to put out some feed for the surviving bird.s. The breeding season will soon be here and the game which has survived should be given all protection pos.sible. Unless the public is educated to the fact that wildlife in the form of game birds will become extinct even in thi^ generation if protection is not afforded, the game sit uation is going to become acute and North Carol’na can no longer advertise as a hun ter’s paradise. It is the duty of every pub lic spirited citizen to encourage such move ments as will make each person feel some responsibility toward conservation of ' Jobs, Profited Opport^tyf “We have learned the l^on that when opportunities for profit diminish, ^oppor tunities for jobs likewise disappear." These words happen to be the formal declaration of the executive council of the American Federation of Labor, but any other group sincerely interested in the well-being of the United States could utter them at this time with equal logic. For the “lesson” mentioned is one that has been taught over and over again' in the^ course of the depression years through which this country has passed. Business, whether the “business^ in question happens to be farming, running a manufacturing enterpr'se, or performing some other legitimate function in our eco nomy, is the real source of jobs. Unfriend liness towards those who produce the na tion’s goods, accompanied by constant mis understanding of business motives, strikes at the roots of the job-making opportuni ties in this country. It’s a truth that becomes evident as soon as it’s thought over on a common-sense ba sis. But at the same lime it’s a truth that will bear plenty of emphasis. Labor’s representatives serve progress by affirming their belief in the profit sys tem at this time. Another Lift For The Farmer One of the most encouraging .signs on the horizon of the American farmer, faced as he is with the persistent “agricultural problem,” is the way in which industry in this country is laboring to find new u-es for farm products and to increase the cur rent use of these products. All over the country, in indu.strial re search laboratories, the process of turning farm products into new m.aterials is going on at a tremendous rate. Every new suc cess in this field means a lighter burden, a lessening of his surplus, for the American farmer. recent example offers an interesting ca.se in point: Four or five months ago a plant was opened at Brevard, N. C., to manufacture cigarette paper from American grown flax fibre. The cigarette paper market up un til now has very largely been in the hands of foreign manufacturer.s, and hence farm ers abroad have produced most of the raw materials going into the making of the pa per. Thus the possibility of selling the raw materials for America’s annual con sumption of about 3 63 billion cigarette pa pers has been virtually closed to our farm ers. Now, after years of experimentation, a blend of midwestern and California fibers has been converted into a paper to match the European product. The flax straw purchased from the farmer after the seed has been thrested out net§ the farmer up to $4 an acre where it formerly cost him about SI.50 an acre to destroy the straw. The first factory going into operation^ to turn out this paper already employs 700 workers and is at present being expanded. Meanwhile, wider areas are being explor ed for- the proper flax fibers to take care ctf an expected increase in production. 'Thus American industr>^ and American research have scored again for the farmer ."turning a formerly waste material to the uses of production and a higher standard of living for all concerned! Beating The “War Bulge” American retailing has done a fine job lately in protecting consumers, against un warranted advances in prices. And there is no evidence whatsoever of profiteering. That encouraging news comes “right from the horse’s mouth.” It is contained in a report of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, which was recently presented to Secretary Wallace and released official ly by the Department of Agriculture. The margin between farm and retail prices, the report states, is actually less today that it was when the war in Europe began. And the price of food has declin ed since the “war bulge” of last Septem ber. Retail food prices, the report adds, are 26 per cent lower than in 1929. Here is more evidence of the soundness of our American merchandising structure, working on a free, honest and open com petitive basis. Nowhere else in the world does the consumer get so wide a .selection of goods at so low a price. Nowhere else in the world does the farmer generally ob tain so large a shart of the final selling price of what he produces. And nowhere else in the world has retailing efficiency and economy been brought to so high a de gree of perfection. Borrowed Comment PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC (Win.ston-vSalem Journal) From Collier’s we take the following in teresting item pertaining to life in Tar- heelia: ■‘Hy nvT king off.its busy sidewalks into three traffic lanes, the inner tor window shoppers and loafers, the middle for slow walkers and the outer for tho.se in a hur ry, Louisburg, North Carolina (pop. 2,- 182), has eliminated its pede.strian traffic snarls.” Maybe Loui.sburg has something there. While our officers are endeavoring to give us better regulation of automobile traffic on the .streets of Winston-Salem, they might find it helpful to all concerned to experiment a bit in regulatirg the flow of pedestrian traffic on some of our more crowded sidewalks. of MJV Beibi (GonUnued trom Aould before ’cbsoee Irnude. Wien s ehenge AgrieulUiral Extension work is is desired, the Director of Agri- supported by money appropriated on a cooperative basis l>y the Federal Government, the State Government, and the Counties. However, when a County refuses to cooperate, the Agricultural Extension Service may accept 'money from organized groups of farmers. In other words, the mon ey 1b to come through some or ganization of farmers rather than through indlvlduala. There is no objection to individuals contribut ing through the organized group, or groups, however. Wilkes county has appropriated nothing for County Agent work since September 1, |939. County agents are selected by- the Aigricultural Extension Serv ice in cooperation with the Coun ty Commissioners. However,' the Agricultural Extension Service dnd the Wilkes County Commis sioners have not been able to agree on a man. The Agricultural Extension Service, or the Commissioners have the right to ask for a change. However, either side may ask the other side to sliow cause why the change should I e -made. cultural Ehttension 'is contacted by-the Commissloifera. If the Commissioners withdraw their appropriation (County), the Agri cultural Extension Service may also withdraw dts appropriation, and vice versa. From our records of work ac complished by the Agricultural Agent and his Assistant in Wilkes county, also in view of the large number of farmers who are co operating so splendidly in trying to do better farming, the Agricul tural Elxtension Service does not feel that there is any 'basis for a change just now. However, the Agricultural Ex tension Service offered to let the Commissioners choose a man from a large number of qua'lified Agents and Assistants, but the Commissioners took no action. The Agricultural Extension Service has no quarrel with the Wilkes Commissioners because they have withdrawn financial support—it is simply a matter of failing to agree on a man. Number or Producers receiving limestone under the 19 39 ACP, were 734. DATA WITH RESPECT TO PARTICIPATION IN AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION PROGRAMS IN WILKES COUNTY Year 1936 1937 1938 1939 Green Seeding Manure Legumes Oops 5271 3747 8091 4122 13109 7595 17200 8190 Plant Ground Super % Crop ing Lime phos Terrac land in Trees stone phate ing program 2 275 .0 59.5 29.0 10 1625 17.4 128.6 47.6 10 1700 17.6 438.6 69.9 25 6100 135.0 850.0 85.0 Estimates for 1939 are based on preliminary reports from the county. cows at the North Carolina State Fair. In the 4-H club show Archie Mathi.s won first place with his Senior Calf and also won Junior (’hampion. This is the first time he had ever showed a calf. Demp sey Morri.son won first place with his Senior Yearling, in both the 4-H club show and in the open show. Thi.s cow waa also Jiinion Champion in the open ■ihow. In the agetl cow class Denvpsey Morrison won Senior and Grand clnh boys Year Tobacco Acreage .Allotment Planted 1936 1049 622 1937 1600 1283 1938 14 58 1437 1939 1419 1S45 Niiiiibci- of Producers Year Cooperating Pay. Earner 1936 910 $33,748 1937 1539 32,305 1938 2444 65,621 1939 1443 91,603 klao b««n dt^Mtrudted awd hdre again ■pedal entphaaia baa been placed upon proper Insulation and com- strnctlon. In the spring of 1938 there was a great demand for leqpedeza of known origin and good quaUty. We, ae Extension workers con tacted a number of farmers in other counties and arranged for the delivery of 16,000 pounds of lespedeza seed to farmers in Wilkes county. These seed saved the farmers quite a bit of money and assured them of a better les- pedeza crop. As a direct result of this, seed merchants in the coun ty have reduced their prices on lespedeza and ever since handled a higher quality of seed. In 1939, 17,149 acres of land was seeded to legume crops In Wilkes county. This, of course, included cow peas and soybeans planted in com. Special emphasis has been placed upon this practice, and in the .spring of 1939 more soybeans and cowpeas were sown than at any other time prior to this date lOTr^ #^rii 4tlber ioll , „ crops. Bteee that time, 6 al demonstrators have been addd ed. The demonstration farms now represent all communities of the county, as well as soil types and farm classes. At the end of 1988 and at the end of 1939 pracUcal- (Continued on page six) NOTICE By virtue of an Order of the Superior Court of Wilkes County *,,1 signed by the Clerk thereof on ” « February 14th, 1940, in the Specif proceeding entitled W. C. McNeil, Admr., of Robert J. McNeil, de- 'w ceased, and W. C. McNeil, J. T. McNeil, Mrs. Carrie Church, Mrs. Ida Brookshire, Mrs. Bessie Par ker, Mrs. Alda Shepherd, Mrs. Ber tie McLean, Blanch McNeil, Mrs. Pearl English, Com McNeil, Jesse McNeil, John McNeil, Wilson Mc Neil, Ruth McNeil, Edgar Church, Estdle Church Hunt, and Chelsie Church, heirs at law of Robert J. McNeil, deceased, Ex Parte, ap pointing the undersigned Com missioner to sell the lands describ- ^ in the Petition, Order, and here in described either at public or of private sale for the purpose making assets for the payment of J — I debts, and for partition among the In 1939, special emphasis wasltena^its in common, the undersign- , , , 1. led Commissioner will on March placed upon the use of agricultur-1 M. al limestone which was made j Court House door in Wilkes- avallable on the AAA Program as,boro, sell at public auction to the a “Grant of Aid. ’ .As a result of highest bidder for cash the follow- this drive, farmers in Wilkes ing described land.s: County received approximately I Lying and being in Rrfdies ninety-three 50 ton cars of this T'«^'"ship, and bounded as fdlows: . , , rr-i. . u u . , J I Beginning on an Oak, comer ofc material. This has been estimated Clark, and running a South* ■by many to lie more lime in this west course with Mr. Clark’s line one year than the county has used a Maple, Clark’s corner; thence in the last twenty-five years. This a Southwest direction with the line lime went t‘o 736 farmers in the of Mr. Clark around the of county, and if valued at 12.40 per *he hill to a branch, comer of No- . ,j , , . , ma Pierces land; thence with hejijf ton would be approximately ?n,- ^be branch to Oscar Bller’.s^ 246 00. thence a South course with In order to meet the demand Oscar Eller’s line to the top of a for milk required bv the two new I knob, in Thomas Pierces line, milk markets, emphasis was also'thence Eas^ardiy direction with , , . Thomas Pierce’s line to Dccater placed upon pasture seeding. In whence with Decator 1939, 90.S acres of permanent M],^ton’.s line to the beginning, pasture was seeded in Wilkes Containing 30 acres more or less. County. To aid this pasture in This the 14th day of February, becoming established 44 tons of 1940. Triple Superphosphate was used, i and it this phosphate wa.s valued | at $.30.00 per ton. it would a-j mount to $1,420.00. j ___ I’rior to December 1, 1937. N. C. McNEILL, Commissioner By CHAS. G. GILREATH Attorney 3 7-4t (t) .Ma.jor .Xccoiiiplistuiients , Prior to December 1, 1937 iCtiampion cow in the 4-H Wilkes coiiiily bad 4-H clnb | show and open show. The work, 'but never had this work won a total of $274.00 with their lieen carried out with scheduled The Best and Worst of Things Our best friend—he who makes us do the best we can. , . The best town—where we are located. The greatest comfort—knowing that you have done your work well The best day—today. The biggest fool—he who will not learn. The greatest deceiver—he who deceives himself. ■The greatest secret of success—perse verance. 'The greatest mistake—giving up. ' Tlie most expensive indulgence—hate. ^ stupidest and easiest thing to do— , ^^r^*”^^eatest trouble maker — the ''flpWEder gos^ - —Selected. BLOODIEST COUNTY (Twin-City Sentinel) iUecklenburg led all other counties the state in the number of per.sons injured in automobile traffic in 1939. with 658, but Guilford had the most deaths reported in consequence of accidents, according to .statistics compiled by the state highway safety division. Guilford had a 1939 traffic death toll of 50. In Mecklenburg, which ranked second, the accident fatalities totaled 40. Wake reported 36, Cumberland 33 and Cataw ba 26 traffic deaths. These counties con stitute the “high five.” Forsyth county, with 22 deaths, ranked seventh among the 100 counties of the State—no record to boast of, certainly, although the county ranks third in popu lation and offers many peculiar highway traffic problems due to an overplus nf narrow, crooked streets and highways and narrov; bridges. The injury toll for this county was 349 and in this respect For-syth ranked fifth. Alexander, Alleghany, Chowan. Hyde and Tyrrell reported no traffic deaths, and Gates, Cherokee, Clay, Jones, Macon, Pas quotank, Transylvania recorded only one traffic death during the year. While these counties are less populous than those reported heavy death tolls and peculiar geographic conditions make for less motor traffic, it is probable that good law enforcement and the safety attitude among motorists also play a part in cheat ing the great sickler of many lives in those counties. All in all, the statistics for the state as a unit reveal that recklessness continues to rule the roads in too many places and in too many instances. After every other factor has been carefully weighed, the conclusion stands that reckless thinking and acting on the part of drivers remains the chief contribution to the accident death tolls in North Carolina as elsewhere. The bear that walks like a man can al so run like the devil.—^Roanoke Times. club meetings planned in advance. There were three organized clubs in the county. Clubs were organ ized in the spring.of the year and the next meeting was held in the fall of the year. The fall meeting was an Achievement Day and 4-H clu'b corn show. Since Wilkes county had no Home Demonstration Agent, Club work wa.s limited to boys. How ever, some girls did take projects which were designed for boys. Early in 1938 a Home Demon stration -Agent was added to the Extension Force of Wilkes coun ty. and it was only a shorr time before clubs were organized in seven of the eight High Schools in the county. One Junior Club was organized in one of the .gram mar schools. 3'hese clubs were or ganized and have met monthly ever .„ince, with the exceirtion of , two siimmt'r months. Definite ‘ club programs were planned and definite schedules worked out with principals and club mem- I hers. Joint 4-11 Cluib work was j introduced in the county. Two | hours per mouth was given for cTnb work Ity the school authori ties. Prior to 1937. project had 'been devoted almost entirely to corn. In 1938 and since super vision has been given to projects ineliiding toltacco, corn, pig, po tatoes, garden, dairy, poultry and aitples. Tlie local Kiwanis club donated a pure bred pig to an out- cattle. -Also won county prizes of best 6 calves and cows. For the past two years, Wilkes Wilkes County nad 4 7 farmers who were supposed to have been following a strict crop rotation and keeping an accurate farm record. These were known as dem onstrator farms. It turned out, how'ever, that those farmers were not keeping their records county has continued to win priz-1 were not follonving their rota- ea at the State Fair on Wil'kes County White corn, ‘both In the single ear class and double ear class. In 1938 first prizes were won for the beat county exhibit single white corn; second best I county exhibit of prolific white corn and first prize for yellow I prolific corn. In 1939 4-H club ■ members won prizes again. 1st in the single white county exhib- lit: 2nd prolific white county ex hibit; 1st prolific yellow—county j exhibit; and 1st single yellow ; county exhibit. -All of these coun ty exhibits included 100 ears of corn. i Miss Aline Greene of the Ron- da 4-H Club won first prize on her 4-H Club Room Improvement Exhibit at the State Fair. ; In the 1939 Older Youth Con ference, Lorraine Tharpe of the Ronda 4-H Chub had the honor of ; being elected historian for the 'older Youth Organization. 1 n Agricultural Engineering within the past two years electric brooding has been introduced in Wilkes county. .At 'present a num- I her of farmers are using electric work ibcooders with great success. The cost of brooding chicks for 6 weeks waa less than Ic each, which is cheaper than most farm ers can buy wood, coal or oil for brooding purposes. Electric fenc ing has also ibeen introduced in Wilkes County, and today a tions. Beginning in January 19 38, these demonstrators were' retfflfCP ed to 22. These 22 who were kept were given farm record books and an inventory tvas made of all of their farm equipment as well a land and personal ibelongings They were informed what rota- ADMINISTR.ATOR’S NWK E Having qualified as Administra tor of the estate of Mrs. I.aura Hester, deceased, late of Wilkes County, North Carolina, thus is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of .said deceased to exhibit them to the undersign ed at Moravian Falls, North Caro- j lina on or before the 14th day of ■ February, 1941, or this Notice will be plead in bar of their re covery. _ All persons indebted to said~estate will pTease makeTnime-' diate payment. Thus' the 14th day of February, 1940. V MRS. OCTIE B. GRIER, Administrator of Mrs. Laura Hester, Deceased. , 3-21-6t (t) ^ standing club member with the ; number of farmers are using this agreement that this member give'^y^g {g„ge a,.g saving hun- two of the 'best pi.gs to other club dollars, members—and they agreed to do i .gpggiai emphasis has been placed upon the construction of likewise. Within a few years we hope that thia will mean that Wilkes County will have a good breed of pure-hrod Berkshire hO'gs as a result of thus donation by the Kiwanis Club. Since December. 1937—Club members have had the privilege of attending 4-H Club Camp, Old er Y'outh Conference, taking part in radio programs every 6 weeks, attending short courses at N. C. State College, have had the priv ilege of taking part in civic ac tivities and have also taken part in seed judging contests. Boys from this county in 1938 won the state championship in the con test held at Lexington. N. C. John Robert Church of the Mountain View Club was the high score in dividual of the state. In 1939, the team from Wilkes county won third place in the State contest held at Rocky Mount, N. C. and John Jolnes of Traphill was sec ond high score individual. At the fairs, Wilkes county boys and girls have taken a num ber of prizes within the last two years. Prizes have beem won by Club members at local county and State Fairs. At the N. C. State Pair in 1939 the following prizes were won by Wilkes county boys and girls: We bad 16 Jersey calves and 2.% Penalty On 1939 County Taxes If Payment Is Not Made On Or Before March 1st, 1940 Pay Your 1939 Taxes Now And Save This 2% Penalty. C T. Doughton, SHERIFF OF WILKES COUNTY modem and up to date barn.s Although no great num'ber of barns have been built, those con- • Get a truck that fits YOUR job — and save—and save—and SAVE! Dodge “Job- Rated” trucks are built to do your job better, last longer, cost you less to own and operate. 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