THE DANBURY REPORTER
Established 1872.
HOW TO CONTROL
TOBACCO TROUBLE
4. O. ROWELL OF STATE COL
LEGE MAKES SURVEY I ,
STOKES—TO DISCUSS SCIL j
' CONSERVATION PROGRAM, i
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Stokes county tobacco farmers
have suffered the greatest injury
this season in many years from
the flea-beetle or "flea-bug." Tbis
pest has doubtlessly been the
greatest factor responsible for
the poor stand of tobacco this
year. The injury caused by the
feeding of the adult beetles or
the leaves is only a part of thv
damage to the plants. The very
small larva or "worm'' which
turns into the flea-beetle, feeds
upon the roots and stem and
causes serious damage to the
growing plant, in some cases suf
ficient to kill the plant. The larva i
will cut off the roots and bore
into the bark of the shank below
the surface of the ground. This
injury appears on the shank as
small, dark tunnels under the
bark and sometimes in the center
of the stem, and also as lacera
tions 0 n the roots and bark of
the shank- Every tobacco farm
er is probably familiar with thy
injury of the adult beetles to tho
tobacco leaves.
The control for the flea-beetle
is the same as for the tobacco
► horn worm. Thorough spraying
or dusting with a mixture of
Paris Green and Arsenate of
Lead is recommended. Mix the
poison in the proportions of 1
pound of Paris Green to 5 pounds
of Arsenate of Lead. This is
known as the "1 in 6" mixture.
As a spray, use 2 pounds of th.
above "1 in 6" mixture to 50 gal
lons of water. If the dust is pre
ferred use from 3 to 6 pounds of
the "1 in 6" mixture per acre
according to the size of the
plants. The poison should reanh
the under side of the leaves a-;
as much as possible. Repeat ap
plications as often as is necessary
to control the beetles.
Flea-beetle activity seems to
be slowing up to a slight exten:,
but horn worms are becoming
prevalent. The poison recom
mended above will control horn
worms."
The above findings and recom
mendations have resulted from
a recent survey of the flea-beetle
situation in the county, made by
J. W. Rowell, Extension Entomol
ogist from State College. Ad
ditional information may be se
cured from the County Farm
Agent's office.
Follow-Up Meetings.
Meetings are to be held at the
following places at which time a
discussion of the Soil Conserva
tion Program will be given and
an election will be held to elect
committeemen for each township
for another year. Tenants are
permitted to vote and the land
lords who have tenants are re
» sponsible for notifying them
about the meeting. Every farm
er is urged to attend the meeting
in his respective township:
Danbury township, court house,
Volume 66
Sunday School Conven
tion At Palmyra—Re
vival Begins June 27. !
Walnut Cove Route 1, June 13.
!
—A lar&e crowd attended the
Meadows township Sunday School
convention held at Palmyra j
Methodist church last Sunday. !
June 13. Several interesting
programs were given by various
churches of ihe township. Some
chuiches were not represented.
The following officers were elect
ed for next year: President, Gid
Rutledge; Vice-President, J. B.
Greene; Sec'y, Herman Boles.
It was decided to hold the con
vention next year at Penic! Holi
ness church the third Sunday :n
June. The aim of the officers is
,to have each church in the town-'
ship represented by a good pro
gram.
1 Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Mullican
and family, Mrs. Martha RO3S i
Smith and children left Monday |
' morning for Carolina Beach, j
Expect to be gone for a month.
O. P. Greene is remodeling his
home which is located on Route
No. I-
Mr. and Mrs. El wood Hicks of
King visited Mrs. Hicks' parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. White, Sun
day P. M.
j Ths revival meeting will begin
at Palymyra Methodist church
| the fourth Sunday night in June.
The public is cordially invited.
Mr- Gloster Jones of High
j Point visited his parents, Mr.
I and Mrs. W. T. Jones, last Sun
day-
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Slate
! visited' Mrs. Slate's parents at
Tobaccoville Sunday.
Moser Reunion.
The Moser reunion will meet at
i
Poplar Springs church, 4 miles
north of Rural Hall, on the
Moore's Springs r °ad, Sunday,
1 June 20. Ail Mosers, relatives
jand friends are cordially invited
j to be present, and bring well fill
ed baskets. All singers are invit
ed to come and take part in the
program.
J. W. M.
Fishing Down East.
John M- Taylor of Winston-
Salem and Sheriff J. John Taylor
jof Danbury are spending a few
I days fishing in eastern waters.
I They are at Nag's Head.
June 18, 8 o'clock.
Yadkin township, King school,
June 21, 8 o'clock.
1 Snow Creek township, Sandy
Ridge, June 21, 8 o'clock.
Beaver Island township, Dill
ard school June 22, 8' o'clock.
Quaker Gap township, Reyn
olds school, June 22, 8 o'clock.
Meadows towpship, .Palmyra
school, June 23, 8 o'clock.
Sauratown township, Walnut
Cove, June 24, 8 o'clock.
Peter's Creek township, Law
sonville, June 25, 8 o'clock.
Big Creek township, Francis
co, June 25, 8 o'clock.
Danbury, N. C., Thursday, June 17, 1937
LETTER FROM
808 REYNOLDS |
THE INTLRLSTS OS' TTTT:
FARMER WILL BE PRO-J
TKCTKI) IN N'AV LKvHS-j
L AT ION.
I The high degree 01 Congress
ional interest in the labor situ
ation, reflected in the cune-'it
hearings on a proposed minim- 1
um hour and wag'-' law, .in the
studies of stlike developments,
and in numerous legislative piano
fo r stabilizing labor conditions,
is evidence that progress is being
| I
made in the effort to improve'
working conditions and strike a!
medium as to the respective j
rights of capital and labor.
I Already theie are Indications
that under the drive for unioniza
tion of all workers and the plan?}!
of employers to meat this wider j
organisation of 1 .bor, the public
I , I
i generally will, th: : ugh the forces
,of government, b: the arbiter of'
' respective rights. In other words,
employers and workers, must be
and are prepared to adjust their
;battle tactics t 0 public sentiment.
To put it still another way, agen
cies of government must be pre
pared to umpire labor difficulties
see that the public interest is
fully protected- This is the ob
jective of all new legislation deal
ing with labor problems,
j It is interesting to note that
the tremendous strides in labor
organization today are under far
different conditions than those
of seventeen years ago, when
trade" union memberships passe .1
the five million mark. With the
outbreat of the World War, polit
ical and economic conditions
highly favorable to the growth
of organized labor were created.
The flow of European orders into
this country and later the heavy
war purchases by cur own gov
ernment produced a state of
i
great business activity and de
mand for labor. The stoppage of
! immigration and the withdrawal
of man powe r for military pur
poses also helped t Q tighten the
labor market and strengthen the
bargain power of labor.
And with industrial peace es-
I sential to continued production,
the Federal Government en
, couraged the extension of trade
unionism and collective bargain
ing.
j Conditions for the present
drive for the stronger organiza
tion of labor are, of course, en
tirely different from those of the
(war period. Instead of a short
j
age of labor we have a surplus
and unemployment is wide. Per
sonal contracts between employ
ers and employees are fewer. The
trend toward larger establish
ments employing great numbers
of workers continues. For labor,
i this means that workers must
place more dependence upon em
ploye En a
word, individual bargaining over
terms of emplloyment is being
replaced by mass bargaining.
Increased mechanization is a
contributing factor to maintain- j
ing factory output with fewer
R. W. STEWART
COMES BACK
i
! I
EFFICIENT I>I.PLTY M11.K1.:
o." KING, YADKIN TOWN-j
SHIP, IS INDi CI.D TO SERVE
AGAIN AFTER RESIGNATION
—STEWART A STAR OFFI :
CIAL.
j
1 R. W. Stewart, who resigned
i
some time ago as deputy sheriff,
i
at King, in Yadkin township, has
again assumed the jianoply of
office, and will continue to serve
ias deputy in that section of the
county.
Stewart, so the talk goes, is a
highly efficient officer, gefe the
bootleggers on the hi£), without
regard to where the chips may
fall, but on account of his activi
ty he was subject to some criti
i cism. S 0 he resigned, he is very i
senstiive to public opinion, ana
'rave up his badge and gun.
| The dry folk of the King com-
I munity put their heads together,
and the result is this star officer
is now back on his old job.
According to the report, Stew
art is one of the most efficient
officers of the county, is fearless
and conscientious in the prosecu
tion of his duty. His services are
considered far too valuable in
law enforcement to be dispensed
with. After persuasion, he con
sented to come back-
Mr. Stewart was here Satur
day in consultation with Sheriff
John Taylor.
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j East Bend Party.
Dr. W. G. Leake and daughter
Miss Gypsie Leake; Mis. Mes
•sick, Miss Nell Benbcw, Messrs.
Conrad Joyner and Jude Speas.
East Bend people, attended the
dance at Piedmont Saturday
night. Dr. Leake was reared in
Stokes county, being a son of
the late James A. Leake w1,..
ieprcsx-ntcd this county in th
legislature some -10 years ago.
workers- Small and inefficient
plants are being eliminated and
regional shifts of factories and
i
scientific management are having
| great effect. Thus labor's pow
ers of adjustment to changing
' conditions are even more demand
!ed in the future than in the past.
I Obviously, the part of the gov
' ernment in these changes is tre
mendous. Maximum effort is
; necessary to the end that neither
| capital nor labor will encroach
on the rights of the public. The
1 farmer, who is directly affected,
must be protected. Agriculture
occupies a dominant place as a
[source of supply for raw mater
j ials for factories and workers.And
( Congressional leaders are deter
j mined that the rights of the farm
er shall not be overlooked as our
j rural population watches the
.fight between the organized forces
lof industry and the organized
'forces of labor. There are high
hopes that Congress will, through
desirable and equitable legisla
tion now pending, contribute to
a solution of the problem with
jdue regard for the rights of all.
By Senator R. R. REYNOLDS.
Fames Are Farmers
Only When Farming
| So Far As Social Se
em ity Act Is Concern
i ed Should Oet Ac-;
count Numbers.
,
A l';;rmt>r is a farm r only
j when h- is farming, s„ far as
'social Si unity law is conc mod
land whin he engages l i" other,
| than agiieultuial pursuits lv ,
comes under the tax and thi
benefits provisions of the Ac'.j
Mr. J N. Freeman, Manager of
the Winston-Salem office of h-
Social Security Board at the
Nissen Building said today.
The sme thing is true of the
employee 0 f the farmer, Mr. FreP
man said.
"All employment, unless sp-'C'.-!
fically excepted by the law itself. |
is covered by the Social Security
Act," Mr. Freeman said.
"Agricultural labor is one of
the few employments specifically
j exempted. Because of this ex
jemption some confusion has
arisen over the applicability of
the law to farmers and to pw
i sons usually engaged in agricul
-1 tural employment. It should be
borne in mind that the Social
.Security Act does not exclude
any group or class as such, but
merely excepts certain employ
| ments. For example, a person
! whal usually engages in agricul
tural labor is not excepted from
I the law when he engages in other
I
employment. It is the employ
ment and not the man which ic
'the determining factor
"Every farmer who engages i.i
'other business, cither as an em
ployer or an employee, and every
farm worker who undertakes
other employment, even though
such employment is only tcn.i'.:»r
--■ :ry, or part-time should file ar
i lieation for a Soci.i! Security
number. The employ r shou I
tile for an idcnlifieation numb, i
j Application for this is made on
Form SS-4, issued by the Bur-au
of Internal Revenue. Copies of
this form may be obtained from
| the Collector of Internal Revenue
'at Greensboro, N C.
"Employees must make ap
plication for a Social Security
old-age benefits account number.
This application should be made
on Form SS-5, which also is is
sued by the United States Treas
ury Department. Copies of th'S
account number application may
be obtained from any post office
jor from the Social Security Board
office which is nearest to the ap
plicant. After June 30 cards,
now issued through the post of
'fices, will be issued by the Social
• Security Board offices), Inform
.at ion 0 n account applications ;s
: held confidential.
"Persons who have any doubt
I about whether the law applies to
them and their employment , or
business, should make inquiry at
once andf get the correct infor
mation can be obtained from the
Collector of Internal Revenue.
The Social Security Board office
at the Nissen Building in Wins
ton-Salem was established t 0 aid
both employers and employees
Xunihtr 3,-K;i
MANY COl'7 TiES
SAY L'AX,; vT \M>
roXWTION «H 1 '.l't'O cltoi'
iiAi (l v|
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iMM RUST _ IMVAOIs >:
151.1 K MO?.'i OK OTIIKK
IU-I\S|;s CMS:.*. |>|;VTH
TO TH| VOl i I.A.MS
. i.-. only coiirty
t(l li-port '1 1 :i . : ,inil of to!i:uT'>.
Yadkin. Suny, Koi-syth. Ilock
iiiuh i! i an:l other c"untics arc
likewise ejff ring from the ef
fects of blui mold o t other dis
eases which has caused the young
plants to die.
A great scarcity 0 f plants is
reported throughout this tobacco
belt.
believed that the crop in
'•> cou:.;y will be cut 25 per
owing to the scar
city of plants.
Off For Bermuda.
Mr. and Mrs. S- G. Sparger
and Miss Kate Nicholson will
leave this week-end for a vaca
tion of a week or more at Ber
muda. This isl c . of the sea is off
our eastern coast some 450 miles.
It is an English possession, and
!is a great resort for tourists and
i
sightseers. (
Hailstorm Damages
Corn.
I
' A hailstorm visited this sec
j lion Sunday. Coin in some
fields was cut into strings. The
•to-m v\i s accompanied by heavy
' vain. •».
• -■*
"Cool Knights"
Draws Good House
Quite a good hoU;;u wi tut .->.• i
' '-.'(Mil Knights," a .'i-.u t
comedy played in the s«.hnol
housv ls:i-e Tuesday niglu undt r
the dictatorship of Miss Muij.irio
Edwards of Maxton. Proceeds
were donated to churches hoi*.
The cast was as follows:
Phil Sherwin R. O. Palmer
Handsome Jlarry —Alfred Ell
: ington
Slim Saunders —H. M. Joyce-
Percival Hall Joe Martin.
Prof. Gray T. H Houck.
Sam (negro servant) Bill
Trol linger.
Reuben Carter Lyman Hall.
Betty Page Nell King.
Helen Marsh Lois Martin.
Olive Branch Marjoric Pep
per.
Tomboy Prather Hall
Mabel Thome Mrs. Tootsie
Wall.
Miss Dean Lois Antonokos-
Pianist Miss Mary Taylor.
Director Marjorie Edwards.
Henry Smith, col., caug'ii Sat
urday by Deputy Sheriff Mac
Wall, charged with public drunk
eness, was tried by Magistrate
T. D. Martin and fined $1 and
cost.
with Social Security law prob*
lems."
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