XNESPAY, JUNE 5, 19,
PEN FORUM
Llumn dedicated to opinions of |
Enublic. A mouthpiece for the
end observations of our j (
Eds and readers, for which we I
E>f no responsibility. ContribuK
to this column must not
fcceed three hundred words.
lite Editor?I write relative
forestry work being done in
Bounty. (
appears that this work may (
vided into three classifica- t
all under the County War- (
I That done by Deputy c
Ins end their crews, and the (
men, which consists main- 1
I fire prevention and control,!
K the direct instructions from J
en Jones. J
I That done by the CCCi
I under direction of the A
Superintendent as worked |(
By him with the County war- j!
This consists of permanent 11
vements, truck trails, tele-I1
lines, fire lanes, etc., and, } \
urse. invaluable aid at times |\
Bnergency when the CCC j i
K are called to reinforce the I j
J deputies and their men. !,
1 !
I That done ay su-wu ,
Bf Crews" working as di- 11
B by the County Warden in 11
ration with the FERA of- j j
B and their set-up. ! s
Bt the work being done by j ]
various groups is of inesti- '
B value cannot be denied. j j
B President Roosevelt himself j e
Bit by itself in importance; f
E,- demonstrated to the j c
Br. again and again; the last f
being when his first alio- c
B of funds from the $4,800,- i s
Bo fund set up by Congress' t
Bade to the CCC and allied ci
Ees to permit this work to t
B without delay.
B therefore at a loss to acI
for the rumors I begin to:
Bs I tend my crop, or work 1
Bttie. that some of our citBare
urging drainage, mos-j
I control, almost anything.
B of forestry work. j
Bthr N". C. State fiscal year
Bl. if I remember correctly,
B estimated by Federal forB
gu ded by local men that
150.000 acres of open woods t
Bad been burned over, with r
Bs of at least S450.000 in t
Br values ir. Brunswick coun- j
B was generaly conceded that |
Btimate was low. j
Bthe 11 months of the cur- t
fiscal year less than 20.000 t
have been burned, most of t
Burning was held to bays,' j
Be damage was V.eld to little c
B cos; to the county has
Bl's? than $2000.00. c
have had the Forestry Ser- s
B Brunswick County before s
and we did not get our t
's worth either. But I think r
e getting it now. Let's look. 2
fiscal year of 1934-35, has g
pretty much the same for c
er as 1931-32. Yet we have
han 20.000 acres of burned t
0 compare with 150,000 ac- t
t burned woods land. Under t
e-orgar.ized State Forestry g
e with State Forester Mc- g
ck in charge, promises of
rr.ance are being kept. Two a
towers are going up or v
eted. g
:phone lines built on a per- j
it basis with creosoted poles v
onnect the three towers, the 0
n and deputies, through the
-igton exchange when the s
is finally finished. This e
one system will be valuable \
1 county in many ways and 2
1 be the forerunner of a 1
y-wide system. It is being g
to stay built. This work is a
done by the CCC boys. t
ick trails, which are really 4
neighborhood roads, are unonstruction.
Under the nol- a
O
the Forestry Service these t
will be made with a view j,
B?rv day community service t
H^ll as forestry service. The i
Be that ultimately the coun- g
^ 11 be divided into minimum s
of 2500 acres each, each f
H to be formed by truck
intersecting regular roads,
[constructing the truck trails 1
H -r possible, old roads, alB
existing, will be repaired.
Beg with the important conHion
work already mention^fcoes
the clearing of "fire
' or "fire breaks." Much of
[*ork already done in the i
.H has been completed by the B'
crews under direction of
B" Jones. According to ,
B^t by Chief McCormick
H^cent visit, this work is
Bsl of its type in the state.
Hearing and cleaning up by
Belief men along strategic
B and ridges is, or will be,
B ?ff with a double list
H^hy the big ditching plows
B CCC corps. Anyone who
B work is not valuable
H.only to have to control a
Bn? "re" with a stiff breeze
to be convinced to the
B the Forestry service is
M two services which we
B?r 0l,t of our taxes, which
[y increase the wealth of :
H?unty. ah Government ser
Whether county, state or |
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35
What Co-Operatio:
Farmers Of Tb
Sf
Z. L. Chambers, Of U. S. j
Department Of Agricul- ]
ture, Points To Big Gains
That Have Been Made
Possible Through Farm
Programs
Following are the highlights
>f a radio address made recently
>y C. L. Chambers, of the Unied
State Department of Agricul:ure,
relative to the improved
:onditions of the Southern farm?r
lindor tho nw?oant A ' '
w?v Aguvutvuiai
Vdjustment Administration:
"You have doubtless read in
die papers or heard of the voluna.ry
farmers pilgrimage to
Washington. Among the farmers ]
vho are here now are thousands |
>f Southern cotton growers. I I
3resume you will be interested
n reviewing some of the happenings
that have aroused their
'ederal, is probably necessary or
ve would not have it; but with
rery few exceptions our Governnent
costs us money, it does not
nake us money.
Therefore, I hope that every
dunking citizen who happens to
ead this letter to our paper will
jo himself and take another to
lee our county board, County
forest' Warden Jones and the
'Powers that be" in the FERA
md other relief services, and lay
:mphasis on the fact that where
rnblic moneys are being spent in
>ur county we want them spent
or work which will earn for the j
:ounty and reduce the taxes we j
ind our children must pay. At j
he head of such work, and most j
lesired by our President, stands |
he forestry work. Let us have it.
Yours truly,
GEORGE R. FOULKE, JR.
j
Vluch Interest In
Rural Light Lines
tecent Survey Shows Total Of
19,776 Farm Homes Wanting
juigui miu luvia
Over 22,600 prospective cus- j
oniers in 686 North Carolina
ural communities have expressed j
heir desire to secure electric
tower as soon as possible.
In addition, there are 2,685 j
(respective customers who may
lecome interested in electrifica-1
ion a little later when they see
heir way clear to obtain it, relorts
David S. Weaver, projects
ngineer for the State Rural
Electrification Commission.
Figures tabulated from the re:ent
rural electrification survey
how that in the communities
urveyed the immediate prospecive
customers included 19,7761
esidences, 1,022 filling stations, j'
!83 schools, 764 churches, and
101 customers classified as mis- j
ellaneous.
On the farms of the prospecive
customers listed above, elecric
lighting was desired for 5,905
larns, 915 poultry houses, 1,808
parage ,and 2,068 miscellaneous
luildings and outhouses.
Among the appliances wanted
ire 6,540 refrigerators, 3,281
cashing machines, 977 ranges, i
1,027 other heating appliances,
1,190 motor appliances, and 6,589
vater systems with electrically
perated pumps.
To throw some light on the
ituation of the farmers who have
xpressed a desire for electricity,
Veaver pointed out that they own
0,292 cows, 487,120 chickens, 6080
hogs, and have in cultivation
13,774 acres of cotton, 57,561
icres tobacco, 23,969 acres of
ruck, 5,385 acres of fruit, and
68,989 acres of other crops. j
Weaver announced that as soon (
is posible he will send each of j
he surveyed communities a not-1
ce showing its comparative staus
with other communities of
ts county and the State in re- >
,'ard to the practicability of con-,
itructing power lines in the near]
uture. j
To
TOBACCO T
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LAMTEF
all;
Ellis Me
WHITE
THE STATE
n Is Doing For
le Southern States
widespread interest in Governmental
affairs in which they
have co-operated. In 1932 the
average farm price for cotton
had fallen to less than 5 cents
per pound, while the things farmers
bought had advanced 14
percent above pre-war levels. The
price farmers received for cotton
averaged 44 percent below prewar
levels. Gross farm income
from cotton in 1932 and 1933 had
fallen to less than 1-3 of its value
in 1928-29, or from $1,470,000,000
to $464,000,000. This
meant a decline in the average
gross income per farm family
from $735 to $232. To make matAMI
KfAMAA AAH An nmMMAtwi Un/4 f rt
CI ?3 WUIOC, WLIUH glUVVCIO I1CIU LU
share this shrinking income with
more than a million friends, relatives,
and neighbors, who since
the past 1929 period were thrown
out of city employment and went
back to the land.
Cotton Representative
"This situation with regard to
the Cotton Belt was more or less
representative of farming conditions
generally. With huge piles
of surplus export crops and low
prices, a great portion of our
buying public had almost ceased
to purchase goods. Co-operating
with their Government two million
southern farmers have
wrought a remarkable change. In
March of this year the cotton
price was 11.5 cents; more than
double the low price of 1932. The
farm value of cotton including
rental and benefit payments had
nearly doubled. It had risen from
$464,000,000 in 1932-33 to around
$836,000,000 in 1933-34.
Financial Relief
"With increased income many
farmers are finding it no longer
necessary to depend on public relief
and therefore have their faith
in themselves and their Government
restored. Many farmers
have bought automobile license
tags and can buy gas; therefore
the family car is no longer in
storage. Storage batteries have
been bought and the radio is
functioning: again. Two year's
taxes have been paid, thus j
strengthening local Government,
in fact the whole social structure.
Automobile sales agencies report
business four times as good as
in 1932. Local merchants report
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WINE ARSENA
rOBACCO TRUCKS
INS and THERMOIV
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ares Hardw
VILLE FAIR E
NORTH CAROLINA
ioney crop. Its increased pur-1 k
basing power is now being felt tl
1 improved business conditions, f<
oth within and without the Cot-1
sn Belt. With farm income near- f<
r doubled Southern farmers are h
gain providing their homes with , u
le comforts of which they have f<
>ng been deprived." a
Realize Need Of ?
I n
Summer Pastures ?
q
armers Who Failed To
Provide Suitable Pastures c
For This Year Should 0
Begin Now To Plan For ti
Next Summer
The need for summer pastures j ii
ecomes apparent in the month k
f June, especially to those far-1 c:
lers who failed to provide ade- j _
uate summer grazing for their j =
ogs. ;
During this time when the lack j
f good pasturage is particularly i
loticeable, farmers will do well |
o plan for growing a satisfac-1
ory pasture next year, said W. |
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stable collateral or U
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d on unsecured ?L
*ted by satisfactory f|
itatements. W\
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RUST CO. |
bourn Fairmont
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RICE jj
are Co. :j
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PORT PILOT, SOUTHPORT,
from 30 to 80 per cent increasej n
in sales of clothing to replace j cl
those patched beyond further re- ir
pair. Hardware merchants re-1 b
port as high as 75 per cent in- J t<
crease in sales. Large quantities 1
of paint, roofing, farm imple-'a
ments and articles needed for re- tl
j pair, as well as stoves, cooking j 'c
j utensils, mattresses and other j
J household equipment are purchas-11
ed. Department store sales have J
j shown a 78 per cent increase in j
the Atlanta reserve district and j
a 69 per cent in the Dallas dis- '
trict over the low point of March j
1933. No wonder farm and busi- p
ness people are so interested in
the 3-A program.
Part Of Problem"
"But the solving of the Cotton
Belt problem is but a part of
solving the larger problem of
bringing about national recovery
[and re-establishing both rural b
and urban prosperity on a more,0
enduring basis.
"According to a 1933 survey | jj
the gain in carlot shipments from |"
j 16 Northeastern industrial states j
I to Southeastern States was 39 j0
per cent. Increased industrial ac- j J
! tivity has resulted in putting j:
back to work thousands of fac-1J
j tory workers who manufacture j J
' goods farmers buy, as well as\
1 salesmen and others dependent
j on these industries.
Use Of Land
"Land and its efficient use was 8
and is an outstanding problem. ?
It was necessary to una a way j
i to make effective use of land re-'
moved from cotton production, |
; and yet to so adjust plantings as j
not to defeat the adjustment pro-1
gram designed to aid farmers in j
! other areas who depend on wheat j
! corn and hogs, and other money ;
| crops.
"For the most part farmers
have used the acreage retired |
from cotton production for growing
food and feed crops for home,
consumption; soil improvement j
crops, and for plantings of forest I
trees on the less fertile lands. | =
Southern farmers are coming to j
realize that cultivation of infer-'
tile lands add to the surplus,>
helps to depress prices, and affords
the farmer on such lands
only a bare living without the
comforts of life. Prospects for
home ownership brighten the lives
of many. Through following a
safe farming system it is hoped
to avoid future economic disasters
and make cotton a surplus
JC -v -v -v -r -v -y -v -v 'k r*
ins I
1
V. Shay, swine specialist at State j
College.
He discontinued the belief, held
ly some farmers, that perma-1
lent pasture crops should be
ivoided. Some of the permanent
:rops are ideal for hogs, he poin:ed
out.
There is no better hog pasture i
han alfalfa, he stated. Medium j
ed clover, where it can be raised
luccessfully, is a close second.
Usike clover is almost as good; i
in acid soils it is better. White j
3utch can be raised almost any- j
vhere if the land is not acid. Al- i
hough not quite so palatable, '
espedeza makes a good pasture.
Grasses are far better than
iroomsedge, he continued. All j j
he pasture crops named above I I
ihould be mowed occasionally to i
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Tailored. Sedan or Coach.
$1.49
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GALLON SIZE
OUTING JUGS '
98c
Ideal for out- ^
ing camping, or
fishing, keeps I
one gallon hot 5
or cold from 8
to 10 hours Alu
minum drink- *
307-309 North Front Sti
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eep the weeds down and to keep
le pasture tender and succulent
>r growing shoats.
When hogs are placed on full
;ed preparatory to marketing,
e added, the variety of pasture
sed is not very important, but
jr the breeding stock, legumes
re preferable.
Among the temporary pastures,
oybeans are perhaps the best,
hay observed. But they should
ot be fed to hogs being finished
>r the market, since they have
n undesirable affect on the
uality of the meat.
Mountain farmers of Graham
lounty have purchased 5,800 lbs.
f lespedeza seed for demons trabn
planting this season.
The acreage to wheat planted
i Union County last fall is the
irgest of recent years and the
rop looKS promising ai uns ume.
GENE SARAZEN, champion golfer
fBB
:c Crus
Unconditionally (
12 Full
Outstanding value at rec
I price! Its tough, \vide treac
A you many long miles of sat
A service. It's so good, in fact,
m unhesitatingly guarantee it
B full months. No "ifs," "a
RJH "buts" about it . . a stra
month guarantee without exi
m Where, but at Sears, could
ISUUI1 u LUC value ai Liiio iui
Come in . see the "Crusader
Size | Price 12
4.50-20 | 4.80 ST
4.50-21 j 4^9 ^
4775^19 p 5i27
4.75-20 | 5^47 ne\
5.00-19 j 5^65 for
5.00-20 j 5M del
Other Sizes Pro|
GOLD CREST
BATTERY
[ v?Tom
\ Battery
For pep and power here is a
dependable battery that Sears
assures 6 full months service,
installed free of charge. ' .
Fishing Tackle 2 for 25c
\ccurately Made
Tackle Box $1.09 |
tVater Tight Cover
Fishing Reel $3.79 I
!50 Yd. Capacity
surf Rod $5.19
I pc. Octagon Shape
10" Butt?6 ft Tip
mail
eet W1L
THREE
CHURCH NOTICE
Southport Baptist church, T.
H. Biles, pastor.
Sunday, June 9, 1935.
Sunday school at 10 o'clock,
R. E. Sentelle, superintendent
Morning worship at 11 o'clock
with sermon by the pastor.
B. T. U. meeting at 7 o'clock.
Evening worship at 8 o'clock.
This will be a baptismal service
and the pastor will officiate.
A new farm slogan growing in
popularity throughout piedmont
and western Carolina is: "At
least one acre of alfalfa on
every farm."
Twenty farmers in Green
County who do not have milk
cows say they will help their
sons and daughters to buy heifer
calves.
iHHHHMi
iaders
juaranteed to wear
I Months
ord low
I insures 4.40-21
isfactory
that we ?
for 12 Regular $4.75
nds" or
igM 12- /h jQ ? 1
rs m>4- . ?> i
v price ? ?
' 'today!
Months Guarantee. Any ALLATE
Crusader Tire failing to
e satisfactory service for 12
nths will be repaired free, or
will replace it with a brand
v tire . . charging you only
the proportionate wear it has
ivered.
Sears, Roebuck and Co.
portionally Priced
GOLD CREST
MOTOR OIL
10 Qt. CAN
10c U. S. Tax
$1-00 kl
Gold Crest quality motor oil
is refined from a crude oil
naphthlene base. Get your
supply at this low price during
the next 3 days.
FOLDING
Camp Cots
^ $1.85
~~^g% Enjoy sleeping
m ~^\ on a strong
i folding cot
1 with steel bra
--jg ces and soft
pliable top covering.
MINGTON^^^^^J