UNDER THE BIG
WHITE DOME
If MRS. ROOSEVELT 'KELPS MAN
AGE THE NATION.
" Mr*. Roosevelt is to edit a depart
ment for women in the Woman'i
if| Home Companion. ’ Her department
is to be known a* Mrs. RoosevelTi
£ Page, and iS to consist mainly of an
swer* to .letters which come to her in
, a constantly increasing stream. She
' twill begin her new work wth the Aug
' list issue of the magauine*'
' '' > This of course is news. It is the
kind of precedent breaking that has
come to be tapeetd from the present
- administration. It is an indication of
§ the part which Mrs Roosevelt is tak
ing, very gracefully and evidently, in
managing a nation and guiding if on
£ the road to rcovery.
' \ Every woman in the cunntry will
be interested in what Mrs. Roosevelt
has to say, not only because she is the
Presdent-s wife but also because she is
. a Woman of broad vision and fine in
telligence. It mattrs not what she
discusssesi be it thrift menus or poor
mothers—die has some worthwhile
thought to give out on any subject.
As a leader among women, and a
woman whose opinions are widely re
spected, she with her pen, will be influ
ential in moulding ppblic thought to.
want the goal of better things. This
is rteariy the opinion of offlSal and
unofficial Washington,which is getting
quite used to the breaking of ancient
precedents and is even beginning to
like it
In the announcement of her new
venture into the editorial field, it is
stated: MMrs. Roosevelt desires to
conduct a forum where aU ages can
- meet, a department for the dianuMrioi.
of all arts of problems whiett come up
in the dailyj life of men, women and
children. For years she has been get
; ting letters from all over the United
States, and die has often thought that
he Situations and needs thn. brought
to hetf attention could be usefully dis
cussed before a larger audience. Thru
the pages of this depart amt, Mn
Rosevelt will become the personal ad
viser of AarAcrn women eerywhere.
economy axe hits county.
GOVERNMENT. ,4
If ruraT taxes are to come down,
the economy axe most be applied to
comity government. This is the con
clusion . reached by Governor Pollard,
of Virginia. He ootines his plan and
platform very dearly and forcibly in
an Interview with Wheeler McMillan,
Veteran agricultural economist «ml
associate editor of the Country Home,
national farm magazines « -- --
2. “I. county government is not quiUy
• reformed, acosomic pressure will lead
to the counties being abolished," de
dares Gov*mor Pollard. ‘"The only
body that can impose a tax on a Vir
ginia farm; is the board of supervisors,
elected by the peopl e of the county.
They lay the taxes and spend the
' money, ~ ,
.The heaviest burden of direct taxa
tion (hi the rural citizen is from the
county government. Yet, as most
counties are organized, county gov
ernment !s scattered, d.'dmnted, and
Irresponsible. Waste and imr'iciency
a»e unavoidable, because of the sys
tem, unless changes are made."
.And changes are being made in the
*■ foonties of Virginia, Mr. McMBlfan'
Miows.' No state, he says, has made
more real advances in eliminating the
Wastes and evils that are inherent in
the headless, expensive, awkward
form with which the nation's 3,000
counties struggle along.
Virginia is experimenting with more
different forma of county government
than any other state. For 300 yeas
Virginia has been a laboratory where
the people have worked out self gov
ernment. Recently liberal legislatures
have been paving the way, for more
effective government in the Virginia
counties Governor Pollard appointed
a commission to study the whole set
up and to devise optional new forms
that might be submitted to the voters!
In consequence,one county now has a
full fledged county manager, and an
other a modified form of county man
agementAnd any county is now Tree
M adopt one or the other of these
forma. Consolidation of counties are’
permtited, but no counties have actual
ly conslidated. The tendency is ra
ther to effect economies by consolidat
fag county functions while leaving the
county boundaries intact Mr. Mc
Millan feels that definite and real
progress Is being made.'
Sanford Route Three
Mr. and Mrs. Palmer Poe, of Cary,
spent the week end on this route with
Mr. Poe’s parent?, Mr. and Mrs. N. E.
** ’ -a.;-; ;..J: ..
Miss Mabel Gunter has returned
home after attending college at Flora
McDonald, Red Springs, thle past year
! Mias Clare, Poe, of Varina, spent
part of last week with relatives on
this route. _
Mr; and Mrs. Loyd Powers and
children, of Henderson, spent the week
end with Mrs. Fannie Rickard.
. Her many* friends will regret to
faan> that Mrs. R. A Poe was canted
to the hospital opTSat Satur
day night, but glad she is getting on
very nicely and hope to be home again
Mr and Mrs. Charlie Poe and little
son, Glenn, of Varina, spent Sunday
«J. W, Coggins*.
V- ■-:'V, ’ : i c l
t ifo 1. E. Rows Reft Monday to
Fort Bragg. He was one of the boy!
1 selected for forestry work.
1 Mr. and Mrs. Roy Walls and child
. ren, of Fuquay Springs, spent to
day with relatives on tips route, "
Mr. A. I. Guntttr spent the weel
'end at Davenport Camp at Shallotte.
Glad to report Mrs. Ale* Knott
Improving after being sick.
-! Miss Clara Poe and Mr. George Let
Glass spent Saturday afterooon in
Carbonton and attended the ball game
between Carbonton and McManus.
BUFFALO NEWS
Circle No. 1 mat at the home of
Jirs. J. D. McPherson, June 7, at 8
o’clock, opening with hymn “Take My
Life and Let It Be.’ Scripture reading
by Miss Flora McPherson, hymn
“Though Your Sins Be As .Scarlet,’ fol
lowed by sentence prayers. Topic: “A
Spiritual' Awakening; readings by
Mrs. Bowers, Mrs. Andrews, Miss
Annie King, Miss Annie Cole, Mrs.
K. M. Wicker, and Mrs. L. F. Cashion.
Spice box questions asked by Mrs.
Ruth Seymour with all members an
swering. Story by Mise Annie; Cole
“Sold for Eighty Cents, Mrs. Mans
field. At the conclusion Misses flora
and Ruth McPherson served delicious
refreshments,
Mrs. A. E. Bri.ljes anf daughter,
Ethel, and Mr. and Mrs. Jce Hurley
and children spent Sunday aftemocn
with Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Andrews.
Little Miss Elizabeth Holder, of
Broadway, spent last week with her
grand mother, Mrs. J. D. McPherson.
Mr. Clarence Crutchfield spent Mon
day in1 Fort Bragg cm business.
Mr. Carl Collins, of Broadway,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Mansfield.
Mrs. J, D. McPherson and Miss Eva
Furgerson spent Sunday with Mrs.
John Wicker, of White Hill.
Miss Annie Cole spent Monday with
Mrs. J. D. McPherson.
Last Tuesday night some one visit
ed the home of Mrs. J. D. McPherson
and took about twenty-five young
friers; then going to Wilbur Medlins
nearby, took about eighteen young
fryers from his hen house.
Miss Verna Kelly, of Richmond,
is spending several days at home.
Mr. Paul Bowers, who has bom in
school at Guilford is spending the
summer months at home.
Miss Mary Lou Cornier has return
ed home from N. C. C. W.
BROADWAY NEWS
Hie Auxiliary Birthday of the Pres
byterian Auxiliary was held last Mon
day evening at the home of Mrs. D.
E. Shaw with about twenty members
and visitors present- China was the
subject for study at this meeting and
a very interesting program consisting
of stories and poems relative to the
subject was rendered. Two especially
interesting features of the program
were a talk by Mrs. Grace Carter, of
Norfolk, Va., ami; a solo by Mr. M. A.
McLeod. During the social hour the
refreshment committee served ice
cream, mints and salted nuts.
Her. John 1* Joyce, Jr., of Duke
University, spent last week end with
ins parents here. He had as his guest
Mr. Holla Matheny, of Duke and W.
Va. Both these young men are student
preachers and filled the pulpit Sun
day night at the Baptist church here;
Both young men handed their sub
jects well and convinced their con
gregation that they had chosen their
calling according to their abilities.
Miss Mildred Patterson, of Elm
City, and Miss Dorothy Hurley, of
Smithfield, were guests of Miss Helen
Chandler last week.
Kev. and Mrs. J. H. Smith, of Jef
ferson, S. C, visited at the home of
Mrs. G. M. G. Harrington last week.
They were accompanied home by
their son, Wayne, who spent the past
few. weeks here.
Mrs. T. C. Langley arid children
and Mrs. Maggie McDuffie, of High
Point, are . visiting at the home of
Mrs. Nettie McLean.
Claude Chandler spent a few days
this week at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Gordon Brown, of Sanford.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Lee Thomas and
children spent Sunday aft the horn* of
Mr. Thomas' mother, Mrs. Laura
Thomas.
Miss Lena Alford, of Fayetteville,
spent last week end with Miss Thelma
Gaster.
The regular meeting of the Home
Demonstration Club was held in the
■dioal building on last Friday after
noon with Mias Simpson in charge.
After the business session Miss Simp
eon gave a most interesting illustrat
ed lecture on caring for winter clothes
and dry cleaning'. . ‘ .
Mr. and Mrs. George Bomaman an
nounce the birth of a son, May 29th_
at'Lee County Hospital.
^ Mis Mayp Bosser spent. Sunday at
the home of hfcr sister, Mrs. W. J,
Cameron, in Jonesboro.
Mimes Alberta and Julia Joyce
have returned from a two weeks visit
with, relatives in South Hili, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Shaw andfam
ny were guests Sunday of Mr. Lacy
Lemon Springs.
Bfoble Joyce and a party of friends
worn Greensboro spent Sunday at the
home of Mr. J. L. Joyce.
TIMELY SUGGESTIONS FOR ; .
. THk JUNE GARDENEa
1. A good crop of sweet potatoes
may be produced ini most parts of
' Eastern North Carolina by setting vine
: cuttings in June, Make the cuttings 12
to 18 inches long and sat than 12
- inches apart on a moist, freshly plow
ed ridge. Better stands will result if
the plants are set late in the afternoon
or on cloudy days. Sweet potatoes
from vine cuttings are more apt to be
free from disease than a crop produc
ed from sprouts,
2. For the best watermelons, go over
the patch once a weak and remove all
bottlenecks and other misshapen speei
mens. A stick with a cutting edge fas
tened to one end makes the work fas
ter and easier. Many successful com
mercial growers leave only two well
developed melons per vine in order to
get the bast marketable sire. For the
very largest melons, leave only one
good specimen per vine.
reruuze me asparagus Dea as
soon as the cutting season is over. A
constant supply, of plant nutrients all
Hammer long is the ideal method of
fertilization. The amount of growth
obtained between now and frost will
largely determine the size and quality
of next years shoots.
4. Tomato seed planted during June
will produce a good late crop in most
sections. Locate the plant bed near a
supply of water so that vigorous
plants may be produced even though
the weather may be dry. See that the
plants have plenty of room in the
bed. Tall,, leggy plants are hardly
worth the trouble of setting. When
ready to transplant to field or gar
ing fork oh shovel in order to save as
many of the roots as possible.
5. Cabbage! seed for the fall crop
should also be started during the lat
ter part of June. A good practice is
to sow the seed in a partially shaded
bed. Sow the seed thickly, and thin
cut the plants as soon as a good stand
is secured. Strong, stocky) plants are
needed for summer setting. If the
cal laid patch has not already been
started, the seed should be sown dur
ing June or early July. ■
6. Make succession plantings of
beans and com every two or three
weeks in order to have a constant
supply all summer long. These two
crops are at their best only when -
fresh from the garden.
7. Keep all crops in a vigorous grow
ing condition by side application of
readily available fertilizers and by
constant cultivation.
8. As soon as the strawberry sea
son is over, work out the beds and
keep cleanly cultivated for the rest
of the summer. If the plants need re
newal, encourage the early-formed
runners to take root. Plants rooted
during June and July will produce
twice ad large a crop next spring as
'plants formed m late summer or early
fall. |
OUTLOOK (BRIGHTER WITH I
COMMODITY PRICES UP
—- - : I
The Governments effort to raise
commodity prices and to improve the
farmers position with respect to the
cost of things, he has to buy is appar
ently yielding far reaching results
throughout the South.. Careful review
of reports appearing in newspapers
from the entire cotton belt indicate
a more optimistic feeling sod a cor
respondingly larger volume of busi
ness than has been noted in several
years. j
An outstanding example of the im
provement in farm purchasing power
is revealed in the action taken by the
Chilean nitrate producers last fall, re
ducing the price of the natural nitrate
to correspond with the level of cotton
prices at that time. Current prices
quoted by local1 dealers show that soda
is sailing about 33 1-3 per cent under
last season’s prices, while cotton has,
advanced nearly 80 per cent. Measar- 1
ed in terms of these two commodities,
therefore, farm buying power is fully
double that of last year; one pound of
Cotton now will buy more than twice
as much Chilean soda as it bought
last year.
Looking ahead to next year, with
its bright prospect or still higo-.r hot- ,
ton prices, farmers generally seem to
be alert to the unprecedented oppor
tunity open to them in this advantag
eous exchanpe of soda for cotton, and
dealers report a real old time side
dressing demand for cotton and com. "
Hints for Homemakers
* ' , By Jane Roger*
wmm.mmzB&zaEszi mamm.
AN excellent way to remora
A grease spota from wall paper
la to corer the spot* with powdered
French ehaik; , Leave It on for
twenty-four hours, then brash off.
It the spots-bare not disappeared,'
repeat the application, laying a
piece of blotting paper over each
of the chalked spots and pressing
with a warm iron.
To hreeerre the freshness and
tar or of fresh fish over a period
of two or three days, sprinkle the
Inside with sugar, keeping the fish
in a horizontal position, so that '
the sugar may penetrate as much
'as possible. Use one tablespoon of
sugar to a fire-pound Osh.
i;
YES, 87% OF OUR
CLASS VOTED THEM
THEIR FAVORITE
CIGARETTE
.CAMELS ARE
CERTAINLY
POPULAR ON
THIS CAMPUS!
THIS AND THAT
(Continued Prom Page Two.)
her home day after day and night af
ter night to play the same game for
hours at a time.
June is the month that brings us to
the top of the year. In Jun% the nights
are the shortest, the days the longest,
the flowers the sweetest and the
honey bee the busiest. The com Is
Made to Order
I will again make Tobacco Flues for my friends
and Customers for the coming Tobacco Season.
Make Flues that fit snugly and can'be put in To
bacco Barn easily. Price — 5c a pound in sets.
Place Your order now so that you will have your
Tobacco Flues on time. *
I have Twenty-Two Seasons experience in build
mg Tobacco Flues, build aH Flues myself and
will guarantee satisfaction.
R. L. Ferguson,
LEMON SPRINGS; N. C.
head high in June, the wheat is har
vested and the cotton begins to blos
som under the stars of summer nights.
In June there is a tree of red apples
in the old orchard and a tree of ripe
cherries hanging over the garde®wall.
The fellow who sa'd, "Life is Ilka a
bowl, of cherries," must have written
his song in June,The college and high
school jmmfincemen :s occ.m i» h
and flaming youth is vocal with speech
ami song and dance and antrapstj. .
Jun is thotho month of hope and of
premiss. Yes, June is the inonth of
wedding bellls, the time w’rn the litt'e
white bride, leaning upon the arm of
her father, marches down the aisle to
the altar where she is given into the
keeping of the man who is to her at
best a stranger,and while the minister
performs the ceremony that makes
them man and wif«in the presence of
peop’o who crowd the church to its
doors you see here and there women
slipp’ng handkerchiefs across their
faces and you are reminded of these
lints from Tennyson's Princess:
*vX'ea.. . idle tears, I know not,what
''-.despair.’’ ” ' . f
You can but wish every gjri who
becomes a little white bride in this
glorious, gorgeous month of June,
shall find her marriage a happy mar*
r.age.
Let
—have yoor order for Tobacco
Flues this mouth bef ore /prices go, up.
—Also—
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ASPHALT SHINGLES
LIME, CEMENT, PLASTER
ROCK LATH, BEAVERBOARD
ARSENTE OF LEAD
SPRAY PUMPS and I
SPRAY MATERIALS
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“The Winchester Store.”
“I'd forgotten how swell it feels to ride
1 on new tires all around”
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than you may later have to pay for
three.