Early Operations
At Nearby Farm
Everett H. Sheppard Thru
Series Of Experiments
Plans To Learn Much
About Early Truck
With a two-acre field of lettuce J
growing on the River Road six
miles from Southport, Everet H.
Sheppard of Shiloh. N. J., and
Southport, is probably taking the
lead in truck crop growing in j
Brunswick this year.
Mr. Sheppard is primarily a
tomato plant producer, and his
trucking operations are something
on the side to fill in time that
he spends here. Being strong on
experiments, he planted two acres
in lettuce this year and it is now J
growing to beat the band.
County Agent A. S. Knowles,!
who visited the Sheppard farm:
Monday morning, stated that the j
lettuce was looking splendid. It (
is bidding fair to produce heavily j
and also to make a very early |
market.
In addition to the lettuce Mr. I
Sheppard is planting considerable [
cabbage, also a3 an experiment.
He is now about ready to start
his bell pepper plants, both for
growing on his farm in New Jer
sey and here.
It is understood he will begin i
planting his tomato seed the later ?
part of this month. For this work,
he uses a special built three-;
row tomato seed planter that is.
operated by a farm truck. He Is
able to plant several acres per
day. The tomato plants will all
be taken to Shiloh and other j
points in New Jersey by truck, j
Watermelons will be grown ex
tensively on newly cleared land
on the Sheppard farm this year.
The vines will be started in:
paper boxes and transplanted to j
the field as soon as danger of.
frost is over.
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Better Farming
Contests Begins
The Extension Service and the
Tidewater Power Company are
again sponsoring a Better Farm
ing for Better Living contest in
counties which the Tidewater
serves.
Brunswick farmers who desire
to enter this contest should con
tact their County Agent's office
and indicate their wishes. This
should be done not later than
March 1st. This is a contest to
help improve the farm and home
conditions. The power company
will offer prizes and will probably
have local sponsors.
Grading Work
Now Completed
River Road Will Be Surfaced
Early In Spring; Equip
ment Gets Job Building
New Street
Except for some minor opera
tions that will have to wait until
the hard surfacing is ready to
be laid, the Tcwles-Cline Con
struction company finished their
grading contract on their South
port to Walden Creek river road
project last week. An official of
the company said that the paving
would be done just as soon as
weather conditions became right.
Probably late in April or the
first of May.
With this grading project com
pleted some of the equipment, a
bulldozer and grader, was put to
work on a private job of build
ing about a mile of street, run
ning from the river road to a
point near the river and then a
1400 foot T along the river bank.
This property, all in the city
limits, is almost directly in front
of the old quarantine station. The
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MUSICIAN?One member of the North Carolina sym
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eyes fastened Friday afternoon is the tympanist, who plays
the drums, xylophone and other instruments.
street will open for development |
some of the most beautiful re
sidental locations in Southport. A
number of the nice homes are al
ready scheduled to be built dur
ing the year. It is said that no
business structures will be per
mitted along the waterfront, the
whole of that area being intend
ed for residences. Lots business
purposes may be sold along the
river road.
Bolivia Plans
Cage Tourney
Arrangements Being Made
For Independent Basket
ball Tournament During
First Week Of March
Prior to the first of this week
eight teams had entered for the
Bolivia Invitation Basketball
Tournament, to be held at Boli
via March 3, and 5th, under spon
sorship cf the P. T. A.
The tournament is limited to in
dependent teams ,either boys or
girls. Winners of the event in
both boys and girls brackets will
Livestock Would
Prosper Locally
Recent Storms In Mid-West
And Far-Western Cattle
Raising Areas Point To
Opportunity Hera
Throughout northwestern States
more than a million cows and |
sheep are freezing and starving I
and thousands of them have al
ready died. Last week the U. S.
Army flying boxcars began carry
ing hay and other feed to the
main cattle raising centers in
an effort to save at least some
be presented with cups and in
dividual basket balls.
Teams wishing to enter may do
so by writing either Principal
Talmadge Page at Bolivia of the
president of Bolivia P. T. A. be
fore February 20th.
In an interview this week Mr.
Page stated that the tournament
promised to be a very interesting
sports event for Brunswick county
this year. He anticipates a large
attendance.
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BOLIVIA, N. C.
Motor Court Is
Needed Locallyj
Visiting Real Estate Man
Says That If Hotel Seems
Impractical Now, Motor
Court Is Necessity
For two or three years D.
Stowe Crouse, Myrtle Beach
Realtor, has been making fre
quent trips to Southport, confid
ent that some time soon the j
town will have a big- development. I
Mr. Crouse believes that the j
River Road will be a strong open
ing wedge for the beginning of
this development. The next im
portant thing he thinks is a
hotel or motor court, or both.
Here this week Mr. Crouse J
pointed out that at Myrtle Beach j
they have about 15 large motor i
courts. "All," he said "seem to j
be doing a huge business. You
cannot build a hotel here, or at;
least cannot complete it immedi- j
ately, so I would advise the build- j
ing of a motor court of 12 or 14 I
of the animals that are penned
in by gaint snowdrifts.
It is said that as a result of
the cold in the west and north
west states the nation will next j
fall begin to feel a deep cut in
the meat supply. Most of the
animals that have died are
young, the marketable stock hav
ing already gone into the stock
yards. The shortage will not be
immediately felt. It will make it
self apparent months from now
when the young animals should
be coming on to market.
The above conditions have caus
ed many Brunswick farmers to
ask themselves why they do not
raise more cattle this section has
climate and soils for year-round
open grazing for cows, with only
two to four weeks during our
hardest winters when the animals
may need either feed or shelter.
Last year Brunswick farmers
are credited with having produced
one of the greatest crops of corn,
hay and other feedstuffs on re
cord. Retired county agent J. E.
Dodson remarked several times
last fall that the county did not
have near enough feeder stock?
hcgs and cows? to consume the
feed. Much feed stuffs have been
sold by farmers during the past
twelve months, but more has been
wasted because there was little
urge to save it.
Farmers in Brunswick are miss
ing out heavily by not producing
more cows and hoga to consume
the excess feed and to take ad
vantage of the year-round graz
ing and climate.
units."
Mr. Crcuse pointed out that the
whole of the River Road would
be paved this year, according to
his understanding. In addition to |
helping to develop property along [
its entire length the highway will
bring a flood of tourists down
through Southport and back to
the Coastal Highway at Supply.
He pointed out that the River
Road is already recognized and
on the maps as a branch of the
Coastal Highway or Route 17.
Once the road is paved it will
get more than its share of travel.
This travel will mean business to
Southport, especially to a well
placed and modern motor court.
Mr. Crouse said that the nearer
this court is to Southport and the
waterfront the bigger will be the
business.
Extra Nitrogen
To Be Available
Farmers Who Set Out V/ith
Avowed Objective of Pro
ducing 100 Bushels Of
Corn Per Acre May Buy
Extra
Brunswick farmers who want to
get into the 100-bushel-per-acre
corn yield class will have a break
this year. In past years the sup
ply of nitrogen has been short
and was not always attainable.
County Agent A. S. Knowles
states that this year a Wilming
ton fertilizer concern has set
aside from the regular commer
cial channels enough nitrogen to
give each demonstration acre a
400-pound dressing.
This fertilizer, held out of the
regular channels, is obtainable by
any Brunswick farmer entering
the ccntest at regular prices, but
only 400 pounds will go to any
one farmer, Mr. Knowles says.
And this is to be used on the
demonstration acres only.
The supply is not altogether
unlimited. The first 37 farmers
planning to get into the 100
bushel to the acre class, and
applying for this fertilizer, will
get it. Applications should be
made at once at the county
agent's office at Supply.
A late application may result
in the farmer having to depend
on regular channels for what nit
rogen he gets. It should be kept
in mind that in this program only
400 pounds of nitrogen is avail
able for each one acre demon
stration. A farmer with a boy in
vocational agriculture and an
! other in a 4-H club can be eligi
|ble for as much as 1200-pounds.
Wildlife Clubs
To Fill Vacancy
Important Meeting Of Clubs
Of District Will Bs Held
Friday Evening In Eliza
bethtown
Wildlife club members of the
4th district will have an import
ant meeting at the courthouse in
Elizabeth town Friday night of
this week, beginning at 7:30
o'clock.
All of the Wildlife Federation
Clubs of the district are expect
ed to have strong delegations at
this meeting and all club mem
bers are invited to attend, ac
cording to Ross Stevens, execu
tive secretary of the organization.
The main purpose of the meet
ing will be to choose r"*ninees
for the position of com^T-sioner
of the Fourth District. It has been
suggested that at least three
nominees be agreed upon at this
district meeting. Nominees thus
selected will be recommended to
Governor Kerr Scott for whatever
action he may desire to take.
The Fourth District does not
?I
nave a commissioner on the n.
life Resource Commission at
present time owing to the
that Harry Greene of
had to resign when he
ed and began his duties
member of the General Asu
Mr. Stevens expressed the
I that all Wildfire Club meal
| In this county will make m
[fort to attend the Eli&befti
^meeting Friday.
I Red Cross Aids
In Frozen Ar
WASHINGTON?The
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allocation of $250,000.00 to
1 human suffering resulting
| unprecedented snowstorms
i floods in a dozen states. By pi
; and weasel the Red Cross (
! tinued to provide food for h
! dreds of families isolated by
snow and is operating an en
jgcncy air evacuation sen-ice
I 111 and injured. Chapters in i
| eral western states, particul
j South Dakota, Nebraska, Wy
ling, Colorado, and North Dak
'are meeting emergency calls
I food, medical supplies, and
evacuation for the sick.
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