ANNOUNCE BIRTH July 31st at Orange, Texas. Mrs.
B. M. 2|c and Mrs. Carl H. Bailey is the former Miss Agnes
Bailey announce the birth of a Evans of Southport.
daughter, Marsha Susanne, on
Tobacco Growers Losing Tons Of
Soil Through Poor Row Pattern
"Strong Method" Of Row
Layout Recommended As
Means Of Saving Fields
From Heavy Loss
John Q. Farmer would be sur
prised and more than a little riled
up if a stranger were to drive
a caterpiller onto his farm one
morning and proceed to scrape
the top soil off his best tobacco
certainly no stranger, may be
taking as much as 20 tons of top
soil per acre each year from land
planted to tobacco.
Experiments just completed by
T. L. Copley at the Soil Con
servation Experiment Station near
Raleigh have substantiated this
| soil loss. Copley is soil conser
vationist for the North Carolina
Agricultural Experiment Station.
The tests have shown that hard
rains are responsible for most of
the loss. Copley says at least 80
per cent of the total loss comes
during late spring and summer.
Along with the amount of soil
lost under different conditions,
these studies showed how we
might reduce erosion, Copley says.
Turning under organic materials
such as winter cover crops and
other crop residues helps soce.
But frequently these residues have
rotted and disappeared before the
June and July rains.
One of the most effective con
The Annual Fall Puzzle Faces Parents
What will Little Johnnie and Little Mary
wear when school starts? Let us help you
solve this problem. Bring them in and let us
outfit each school-going member of the fami
ly from head to foot in clothing which will
stand the rugged demand of school wear.
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SHALLOTTE TRADING CO.
Hobson Kir by, Propietor
Shallotte, N. G.
KitiU
i trol measures for this summer I
J period is a correct row pattern!
with moderate row gTades. In j
these tests good row drainage I
was obtained with gradeB as low I
as six inches per 100 feet. Grades I
above 12 inches per 100 feet j
| caused no increase in the amount J
of water coming from the rows,
but merely made the water run I
j faster. This means we don't need
| steep rows to get good drainage
[ from tobacco land, Copley ex
plains.
As the row grade increased, the
soil loss increased rapidly. With
each 1 per cent row grade there
was roughly four tons of soil
lost per acre. At this rate, many
tobacco fields with steep rows are
losing 15 or 20 tons of top soil
per acre each year.
Copley recommenas the "strong
method" of row layout which is
fast becoming popular with to
bacco farmers. Continuous fall in
the rows results from having the
rows follow the upper terrace
when the interval is narrowing
and follow the lower terrace wheh
the interval is widening. The first
row in each interval ? the guide
row ? is licated by use of a string
j stretched across the interval. -
North Carolina Agricultural Ex
tension Circular No. 329 describes
the procedure. * Those interested
can secure a copy from their
county agent, or by writing to
CATHOLIC INFORMATION
Heaven ? . . . now my idea is this . . .
"Heaven!" cries the little girl,j
"oh, that's the place with a mil
lion lollypops and not. a single
stomachache!"
"Heaven?" queries the worn
working man. "Give me my own
business, my own salary, my own!
hours, and a whole gang to boss,
and I'll call it real heaven."
"Eternal health!" "Eternal
youth!" "Eternal freedom!"
"These must be heaven!" cry the
sick, the aged, the persecuted.
Surely we all have our own ideas
of what heaven should be. Andl
just as surely those ideas, however'
extravagant, can never approach
the peace, happiness, joy, and
bliss of man's reunion with his
Maker in heaven.
"Eye hath not seen," says St.
Paul, "nor ear heard, neither hath
it entered into the heart of man,
what things God hath prepared
for them that love hime" (1
Cor. 2:9).
There is then a Heaven so In
describably wonderful that it is
well worth working for, suffering
for, sacrificing for, living for-,
dying for. And to the Catholic all
these are what he must do if he is
to attain his heavenly goal.
I 'Tis true Chirst's sacrifice on
the Cross redeemed mankind, thus
opening the gates of heaven to
every man who "doth the will of
my Father who is in heaven."
And 'twas Christ Himself who
told us, as related in the Bible,
just what the will of His Father
lis. For instance: Baptism, belief,
(worship, fact, penance, eating His
< fresh, dringing His blood, Sum
ming it all up with the obligation
"to observe all things whatsoever
I have commanded you" (Matt.
28:20.
The way to Heaven, according
to the Catholic Church, is not a
moving stairway of mere belief or
acceptance. It is, rather, a long,
spiral stair-case, winding up and
up and around and around. Co
j operating with the grace of God,
I each of us can mount to the top;
but, knowning the right way, if
i we deliberately refuse to exert our
jGod-given energies, we shall slide
I back and back, ending perhaps in
a spot devoid of joy, peace, health,
youth, freedom and ? yes, even a
| single lollypop.
If it's anything Catholic, ask a
Catholic!
I For further information write
. P. O. Box 351, WhiteviUe N. C.
Long Beach
ON
Saturday, August 27 - 2 P. M.
7 Choice 2nd. Row Lots
This Property Is Located In A Very Desirable Section Of Long
Beach. The Lots Will Be Sold At Absolute Auction, So Here Is A
Chance To Buy At A Figure Which You Yourself Can Set. Now Is
The Time To Get In On This Fast-Growing Beach Development.
Every Sign Points To An Increase In State - Wide Interest In
This Section Of The North Carolina Coast. Make A Date Now To At
tend This Sale. Come Prepared To Buy, And Bring Along A Friend
You Would Like To Own The Lot Next Door To Your Beach Cot
tage.. Long Beach Is A Family Beach, And You Will Be Sorry Later
If You Miss This Chance To Buy A Lot There At Your Own Price.
R. I. Mintz, Owner ? ? Ed H. Redwine, Auctioneer
:he Agricultural Editor at State
College, Raleigh.
VISITED IN VIRGINIA
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Evans and
B. M. 21c and Mrs. F. J. Williams
1 ?
Bpent part of last week visiting
relatives at Colonial Beach, Va. j
FINISHED OPERATIONS
Richard Isaac Jenrette, son of
Mrs. Zula Jenrette of Ash, finish
ed extensive amphibious training
operations with the Navy at Lit
tle Creek, Va., July 30. He has
been on active duty with the
Navy since September, 1948.
SOLDIER BAY TO BUILD
Continued From Page One
just completed the construction
of a new house of worship and
the parsonage is the second phase
of the effort to develop the church
program.
The church now employs a
full-time pastor and has made
much progress in the past several
years.
VISITORS PLEASED
(Continued From Page One)
have heard. a great deal. At pre
sent the greatest center of inter
est centers around the warm
saltwater well and pools. Water
is kept in one of the gun place
ment pools and also in the pool
that Is In one of the buildings.
Daily a large number of folks
may be found bathing in these
pools. Bathers claim that the
water is very beneficial to cuts,
scratches and skin infections.
Next to the pools as a point of
interest is the 300 foot dock on
the end of a long wharf that ex
tends out in the river. This seems
to be one of the most favored
points on the coast for fishing
without the use of a boat. Many
big catches of flounder, black
drum and gray trout are being
made there daily.
The custodian is raising no ob
jection to fishing or visitors go
ing anywhere they wish about the
grounds. The one stipulation is that
they are to keep out of the build
ings.
EVERETTE HOLDEN
(Continued from pa&e one)
wife, Mrs. Minnie Milliken Hold
'
en; one daughter, Mrs. J. G.
Womble of Southern Pines; two
brothers, Corbet and Memerlon
Holden of Shallotte; four sisters,
Mrs. Stella Gore of Burlaw, Mrs.
Minnie Clemmons of Southport,
Mrs. Olivia Swain of Bolivia and
Mrs. Myra Willis of Shallotte.
COUNTY WOMEN
Continued From Page One
of Duke University in Durham
*"d the ^lorehMd^
| Chapel Hill, whertVN
Romance was
The Brunswicv .
taking this trip * Jj*
bert McDonald, ?*
vin W&tkins, U\m '
Mintz, Bolivia- u 1
Galloway, Supply;^?
Bennett, Ash: y
I Greene, home t*
agent. ^
SPECIAL BARGAIN FOR MEN
Sturdy Work Pants
$2.00 to $2.75
Seersucker Dress Pants
$3.00
We Have An Outstanding Bargain In Work Shirts
For Men. A Sturdy Garment That Fits Well And Lasts
Longer ?
$1.95
MINTZ & CO.
Harry L. Mintz, Jr., Mgr.
Supply, N. G.
MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
As Friendly As Your Old Shoe
We in the Waccamaw Bank believe that real,
genuine friendliness can come only from a
thorough understanding of our customers needs and
desires, and a genuine interest in their welfare.
That is why our staff is always glad to have you
come in ? for any banking service, or just to pass the
time in air-conditioned comfort.
You are welcome at any time. Meet your friends
here. And remember, during tobacco season we will
be glad to handle your tobacco check on any local
warehouse for cash or credit.
WHITEVILLE
CHADBOURN
TABOR CITY
SOUTHPORT
KENANSVILLE
SHALLOTTE
FAIRMONT
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