PAGE TWO Lea's Personr Much The S, Hunter Y. Lea Begins His Fifth Year As Operator Of The Lea Tobacco Warehouse, Is Man Of Wide Experience WIDE EXPERIENCE IN HOUSE PERSONNEL Louie Love Will Be Back As Auctioneer, and Thurston Lennon Will Be On Floor; Powell And McDaniel Back As Bookkeepers Once again the well known tobacconist, Hunter Y. Lea, will be ready to start another season off for Lea's Warehouse at the opening of the WhiteviUe Tobacco j market on August 12. Beginning his fifth year on the WhiteviUe market, Mr. Lea is prepared to! see that Mr. Tobacco Farmer will get the same service and satisfaction that has made Lea's j Warehouse famous for over 27 1 yCars. Hunter Y. Lea, armed with 18 years of warehouse experience. ? will be ready to secure for the I farmer the same high price that has drawn long lines of tobaccoladen vehicles outside the wareI house doors for years. Such experience, gained in Dan- f, ville. Lake City, S. C.t and other places, has made the name Lea famous throughout Virginia and 1 the Carolinas. The personnel of Lea's will remain the same. The same men are ready and anxious to serve the tobacco farmeis of Columbus' :uid surrounding counties. The familiar chant of Louie i , Love will ring out the merry tune of high dollars for the farmers who bring in their leaf, from far and near. Recognized; as one of the best auctioneers in the business, this veteran will begin his third year as chanter for the Lea 'Warehouse. Thurston Lennon ,of Welches Creek township, will again hold the responsible job of floor manager. This Columbus county man has been associated with the Lea Warehouses in Danville and i Whiteville for a number of years and is known to thousands as a i capable manager. Assisting Mr. Lennon on the floor will be Jud Hooks, of Whiteville, who, for many years, i has been an outstanding figure' in the warehouse personnel. L. B. Hester for ten or eleven years operated warehouses in Clarkton and Sanford, will be back again to help with the work on the floor. Others prominent in the tobacco business such as Walter - ! Pa \ ? 1 powei Mark PHONE J lei Remains ame This Year 'Pierce, Townes Lea, and Joe : Pruitt, will return to give the isame brand of efficient and cour| teous service that has made more [farmers come back. Lee Gore, of Tabor City, and Charles Collier, of Western Prong round out the familiar floor iforce. Bookkeeper Fred Holderby will again head the list of warehouse veterans behind the desk. Lester Powell, completing 11 years on the local market, and Stephen McDaniel, another big name in the tobacco business, are to be found in their familiar positions as clerks. Frank Matkins will be ticket marker. Weighmen and Willard Byrd will be on hand to take down the many pounds of incoming weed that will be spread on the mammoth floor of one of the largest warehouses in Whiteville. SAVING FOOD IS SEEN ESSENTIAL TO NATIONAL DEFENSE (Continued from page one) sentials for good nutrition. A good garden on every farm will not only -serve the food needs of the family, it can serve also as a means to add to the family income if a surplus is planted to sell. Meat, poultry, milk, butter, cheese, eggs, vegetables and fruits are the makings of a good, satisfying food supply. Much of this food can be as available in winter as in summer with the improved methods of storing, freezing, and canning that are in use today. Freezer-Lockers Available Every year valuable supplies of meat are lost by farmers during the slaughtering season due to sudden changes from cold to hot weather. It is important to chill meat thoroughly immediately after it is slaughtered, whether it is to be canned, frozen, or consumed fresh. Freezer - locker plants have the facilities for chilling. cutting, curing and freezing meats. This method of caring for meats extends the period of consumption over several months and prevents losses that might occur without refrigeration Fruits, vegetables and other foods can be stored in the freezer-lockers with equal success. Drying, too, is a satisfactory method of taking care of many fruits and vegetables. If proper equipment is used and directions jre followed carefully, home canned foods can be as safe as the commercial products, A pantry filled with capnetl meats, fruits, and vegetables is not only a untrue lenuine r?. and Equipmel ^SSF^S== Ar acres ? Wouldi just th and foi For 1 closely Today, choice perfect equipm W A and big M. for a i s Truck 0 II i THE STi 'gratifying sight, but it will release cash income for other pur! poses. ! This year more than ever be! fore every housewife needs to [know the fundamental principles ; underlying food preservation and i should permit no food to go to waste. Every can of food saved !is a vital contribution to our defense program. The North Carolina State College Extension Ser.vice will be glad to send bulletins on canning and other methlods of food preservation to anyjone who desires this service. At present there are 88 Home 'Demonstration Agents who with their local leaders are teaching thousands of farm families approved methods of canning. In 19-40, 37,018 families canned a total of 6,725,773 containers of food with a conservatively estimated value of 81,010,787.59. These figures do not include products canned under the supervision of 18 Negro agents. Plant New Vegetables When buying seed and making plans for surplus vegetables, remember to plant a few new ones to sell on the curb market. A I good asparagus bed will yield a steady income after it is well established; cauliflower,, eggplant, , Brussells sprouts, and broccoli [are a few other vegetables that are in demand and are not found in every farm garden. Plant one or more of these this year . . . Early radishes and spring oni ions are favorites too, and the woman who gets them to the market first is the one who raps [the profits. Tomato and other plants and herbs find ready sale . on the curb markets. The favoi rite herbs are parsley, chives, < sweet marjoram, thyme and savory. Customers like these herbs for their kitchen windows where I they are convenient to use in | stews, sauces, omelets, and poul1 try stuffing. I For successful marketing, whati ever the product, quality is essential and products must be well graded and attractively displayed to attract customers, iviore uian J 2,000 farm women are now engaged in selling home produced goods on the 48 organized curb i markets that are scattered over i the state from Dare county in the East to Macon in the West. Sales for 1940 were $401,108.19. This addition to the cash farm income will do much to bring health, efficiency, and security to the 2,000 families participating. World Famous Chant Once Resounded In Local House (Continued from page 1.1 ; considered typical and representative of that most unusual profession. I- Mr. Riggs got his nickname, | ("Speed" because of his splendid| record of selling 462,000 pounds k9 Bpl M^Og I'''' e you equipped to get the Or don't you have a FARM ?'t a FARMALL, with its al e ticket for profitable opera - the general satisfaction of I more than 17 years, profitable linked to the FARMALL s these new streamlined tra of genuine Farmall power?1 balance of efficiency, eco ent. e will give you detailed infon B, the high clearance AV, See the ones we have on demonstration. md Tracto WHITEVII \TE PORT PILOT, SQUTHF !of tobacco in a single seven-hour | selling day. He spent four years as an independent tobacco buyer j before becoming an auctioneer, ;and he has been an auctioneer jnow for more than nine years. In order to keep up hi3 standing as a top-notch tobacco auctioneer, Mr. Riggs returns to the South frequently to sell at many | of the acutions. He has sold tobacco all over "Tobaccoland," namely. Georgia, South Carolina, j North Carolina and Tennessee. : Mr. Riggs figures that he's sold more than 7'/S million pounds in lone year, amounting to some $2000,000 in money. His famous chant is heard each 1 Saturday evening over the CBS network at 9 p. m. E.D.S.T. MERCHANTS ASS'N PROVES ITSELF AS FARMER'S FRIEND (Continued from page or.e) The present officers and Direcj tors of the Merchants Associai tipn are: President, W. W. Schuliken; Vice-President, S. L. BraxI ton; Treasurer, J. R. Marks; Secj retary M. S. Smith. Directors: J. I A. Maultsby, J. H. Leder, George j Gold. S. L. Fuller, Eugene Sears, R. L. Sholar, W. C. Black and l L. S. Thompson. Hocutt Warns Of Traffic Hazards In Tobacco Season (Continued From Page 1) haulers carry flags and flares for use in case of break-downs necessitating emergency repairs on the highway Still another thing about which Hocutt warned is the practice of carrying passengers on the rear of trucks or trailers. In past seasons, he said, he has observed that many drivers on their way back home after selling their tobacccj make a habit of loading the back of their trucks with neigh bors looking for a ride home. Several persons have been killed in the state this summer as a result of falling off or being bounced off the rear end of trucks, he said. "Getting your tobacco to market is important", he added, "but the really important thing is that the vehicle hauling your tobacco gets to market and back to the farm without endangering the lives of your drivers and helpers or other people on "the highway." USE OF TOBACCO GROWS More tobacco will be consumed in the United States this year, says the Department of Agriculture, "but not enough to offset the loss of export markets." Stocks of old flue-cured tobacco were reported as 1,500,957,600 pounds on April 1st, a decrease I of around 125,000,000 pounds |/roci A.January 1st, but about [ 179,'006.000 pounds above a year ago.' k most out of your II ALL Tractor? . . Il-'round utility, be ition of your farm the family? e farming has been system of farming, ctors offer you a they bring you the >nomy, and allied nation on the small middle-size H, and display, or call us >r Co, .LE, N. C. ORT, N. C Ways To Improve Cotton Quality! Are Outlined; Few Years Ago When Cot- 1 ton Was In Bad Repute, ' Realized Necessity Of Improving Quality BY P. H. KIME Cotton Breeding Specialist ' X. C. State College Here are some of the ways in which we may improve the qual- ' ity of our cotton, together with J a brief review of the changes which have taken place in the staple' length of our cotton during the past 15 or 20 years and ' some of the reasons for these ' changes. A few years ago North Carolina grown cotton was in bad repute. Most of it was less than 15-16 inch in length, and often badly mixed both as to staple | length and spinning quality. The I consumption of 15-16 to 11-16 1 inch cotton was on the increase. r Our mills were not using as c much short cotton as we produced, therefore, much of our; cotton was shipped to mills in other states or was exported in ( competition with short staple f cotton grown with cheap labor J in India and china. Prior to 1915 ( there were very few well bred 1 ? varieties, most of the careful I ? breeding work done up to that I < time had been in the develop-1 i ment of long staple varieties. ( i There were very few varieties s , producing the medium staple len- ( j gths of 15-16 to 1 1-16 inches, I ; and the short staple varieties 1 c usually produced much larger f yields of lint per acre than did a the long staple varieties. 1 Mexican Variety Introduced The Wannamakcr Cleveland f and Mexican varieties were in- i c troduced between 1915 and 1920, c and other varieties of medium jj staple length were developed lat- is er. However, improvement in the s staple length was very gradual c up to 1928. Since that time rapid f progress has been made due to a the more general use of improv-> ed varieties. | v ?r ? I " ' C( .... A nor de: protect Do you of a c< each pi Sound, credit first co season. WHITEVILLE CHADBOURN FAIRMONT CLARKTON SOUTHPORT ROSEHILL TABOR CITY KENANSVILL HOLLY RIDC ?Y 01 Vv I The great improvement in sta-, pie length which has taken place has had a very noticeable effect: an the sale of our cotton. North ' Carolina mills are now using i large part of the cotton grown in the State, particularly the! setter staple length, and many; narkets are paying fair to good . premiums for medium staple cotion. Means by which we may fur- ' her improve our cotton are by growing only those varieties .vhich produce high spinning juality as well as the desired j ength. by taking every precau:ion to prevent mixture on the arm and at the gin, and by n-oducing a uniform length and juality in the vicinity of each ocal market. Varieties which have proven to >e good yielders and which pro-1 luce the staple lengths and qual-; ty desired are Farm Relief, ilexican, Cleveland 884, Cleve- , and 5, Wannamaker Cleveland, he Foster strains, Coker 100, i lixie Triumph and Cleve wilt, j dost of these varieties have been frown extensively in the State | or several years and are largely : esponsible for the great improve-j nent in staple length and quality! if our cotton. i Varieties Which Are Recommended Varieties recommended for vari- , ius parts of the State are as , ollows: For the Piedmont area, dexican, Coker 100, Farm Relief,,, Cleveland 884-4 and Cleveland i-7. For the Upper Coastal Plain , irea. Farm Relief, Cleveland 5-7, ^levelnnri 884-4. Coker 100. MeX can and Wannamaker Cleveland. ! )n the heavy and poorly drained j oils of the lower Coastal Plain, j Joker 100. Coker Foster. Carolina j Foster and Farm Relief are re-1 ommended. Desirable varieties. or planting on wilt infected^ soils ; re Dixie Triumph, Cleveland and lumco Dixie. Most cotton is now ginned at mblic gins and unless extreme are is taken the seed will be-; ome badly mixed after a few 'ears. When this happens, they: hould be replaced with new seed J itocks, which should be secured lirect from the breeder, a certi-1' ied grower, or some other teli- |i ible source. < There are several methods |I rhich may be . followed in keep- jl SA 3NVENIENT PRACTICE Y Y IT?1Y HbLFF s GOOD I TO PUT YOU f INTO A CHE( vhere it has absolute protect itroyed by fire. You owe it 1 your money against these ri By keeping your harvest mo you have every cent of it rei of loss. You can write a chei sometimes wonder if a bill h irtain payment? Cancelled c lyment, and a cancelled chec Better farmers keep records bank account do your bookk( ments and cancelled checks ] of income and expenditures. economical bank c'redit is a by depositing your tobacco : nsideration to those who dep ' le,'ur keeping the seed pure and also Newly seed.. in marketing the cotton is that intended for too many varieties are grown in ture should I the same locality. The seed quick- grain harvest, ly become mixed and lint from ed. "A secon, different varieties varies in stap- may be nee, .. 6 5 le length and quality. .fertile soil or it;, I J .Mills Prefer Large Lots lized crops ' I | Miss Prefer to secure thgir cot- Darst reports; u ton from markets where large comparatively ..,v lots of uniform cotton can be se- year, newly >, 'B^Hj cured. Better prices are usually fered severely :nd , " .B j paid on such markets for the as a whole the .-ij, B j same grade, staple and quality and in certain : H j than is paid on other markets ally destroyed where a wide range of staple stands of hs|,, ~ lengths are sold. accompanied l.y The best solution of these pro- of weeds, espec ||y -Hit* blems is for each community or rains." larger area to grow only one va- "Newly seed. . riety of cotton and thus get mass small grains production of a uniform staple not only to roni! length and quality. The local to remove the ; market will develop a reputation straw after the . for selling good cotton, buyers 'This material will be attracted, better prices off the field if'-',' will be secured, and mixtures of be harvested f, seed will be reduced to a mini- should not be The nne-varietv Dlan has oendine- on attain already been started with local]for litter or it i gin community, and gradually it the barnyard for :i;, is being expanded to include [over and tramp whole counties and groups o' nure. counties. "In second yea! . ? weeds are often . Clip Lespedeza i3SK 5", Z\ 11 1 _ fields will pay Urges Authority 2?of hig" Amendment To State Seed North Carolina- , Law Limiting Weed Con- from livestock tent Of Fields Make It ducts sold in 1940 Essential To Clip Lespe- 591.000 which H je3;a as 30th in cash . livestock and lives' RALEIGH.? Amendments to reports the State !' ; K1 the State seed law limiting the Agriculture. weed content of lespedeza seed K j" offered for sale and federal stan- "I hear they've take:: : H lards designate "U. S. No. 1" morning bus off y a . H * hay as having 10 per cent or less i you miss it much' ' H foreign material "make it essen- "Not since they to?'k ; - H ' iOUND j 1 REASONS I r tobacco money i :king account ... i ion. It cannot be lost, nor stolen, Ka :o yourself and to your family to ||^fl sks.