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THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1940
Directors Elected by Farmers Federation
S b t nutUin I r t s s
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BIBLE THOUGHT
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good
works, and glorify your Father which is.' in Heaven. Matthew 5:16.
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Try thyself unweariedly till thou findest the highest thing thou
art capable, of doing, faculties and outward circumstances Toeing both
duly considered, and then do it. John Stuart Mill. '
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Uncle Sam Numbers His Children
'YNE of Uncle Sam's biggest jobs, the taking of
the decennial census, is now under way and
will continue through April. '
The taking of the census of the population of the
United States was started during the administra
tion of President Washington in 1790 and has been
repeated every ten years since that time. It was
provided in the constitution in order to properly
proportion the representation in the lower house
of congress.
Under the 1790 census, which counted 3,929,214
persons, the then 17 states were apportioned 106
seats in the house. The population per district has
increased since then so that the 48 states in 1930
shared 435 seats. It used to be the custom to in
crease the number of representatives each 10 years,
so that no state would lose a representative, but
435 has been standard now since the 1910 census.
Congress can do anything it Wants to next year
about reapportionment including doing nothing,
which happened after the 1920 census.
Next to the population total, the figure most
sought in the census will be the count of the unem
ployed the first such tabulation in history. This
figure may be the basis for far-reaching legislation
in the future.
As to the matter of increasing the number of
congressmen from North Carolina, census bureau
officials point out that in the intervening 10 years,
the industrialization of North Carolina has been
greatly accelerated, resulting in an influx of popu
lation. Further factors pointing to an appreciable
gain in population are the high birth rate that has
been maintained, the small amount of migration
among the negro population, and the tendency for
population front large metropolitan areas to drift
back to the more.agricult.urai. regions such as North
Carolina.
If the state is to go over the slight hump to gain
an additional congressman, however, every person
in the state should see to it that he is counted and
then assist the enumerators in getting a Complete
census. . j
When the -enumerator calls 'and begins to ask
the required questions, bear in mind that the gov
ernment is not conducting an inquisition and that
there is no intention of meddling in private affairs,
but that information is being sought from each
individual in this great country '"which, .when tabu
lated, will be of vital importance to the whole na
tion. Information given to enumerators Will never be
divulged. It goes direct to headquarters in Wash
ington, and the Bureau of the Census does not give
information to other government agencies in regard
to individuals. There are heavy penalties provided
for enumerators who talk about answers given to
the various questions, so you are perfectly safe in
answering every question freely and frankly.
When the enumerator calls answer all questions
promptly, treat him or her courteously, and you
will be assisting your government, your state and
your county in the biggest job that has been under
taken since 1930.
Twenty directors were elected to the board of the Fanners Federation at the annual meeting of stockholder in Aslievillc Saturday,
March 30. Terms of 15 other directors extend for another vear. Here the hoard." is shown as it posed for a photograph in Iront -of- t he
cooperative's 'central office in Asheville. Left to right, front row : H. A. Enloe, ; hwam county; Wilson hdward Yancey, -Harry Kobertx,
Henderson; L. (i. Foster, (not a director) president of the Columbia Rank for Cooperatives, who met with the diiecton,; K. L. .Cromwell,
Buncombe, vice-president; James G. K. McClure, president; O. J. Holler, Kuthertotd, .secretary-treasurer; - t; Carl Allison, 1 ransylvania ;.
T N Wilcox Tolk; C. C. Cook, Buncombe. Second row; Henry Francis, Haywood; Carl Magle, and Ld. B. liynl, Macon; Winslow Bur
gin McDowell; H. A,. GosKiris, Buncombe; Ben Gibbs and C. (i. Hicks, Burk't ; K. T. Boyd, Haywood; J. 11. Hampton, Cherokee. Back
row: Davis Tuttle,-Caldwell; C M. Howes, Polk; erry Franklin, Macon ; Milas Parker, Jackson ; ..Guy M. Sales, -Ke.neraJ - manager ; H. .
Arthur Osborne, Hay wood ; Lloyd Cantrell, Transylvania. Eleven ' directors were not present when this picture was made.
Soviet Oil for Hitler's War Machine
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At Przemysl, town which was once well in the interior of Poland,
bnt which is now on the dividing line between Russia and Germany, oil
from Soviet railway tank cars is transshipped to German cars to be
rushed for military use. The photograph was passed by the German
censor possibly to refute British claims of having effectively strangled
the Belch oil supply. Russian tank cars are. pictured on the left.
that all "work together more earn
estly" for a "stronger, conquering,
church" to meet the challenge of
a war-torn world.
Muse's Corner
SPRINGS OF JOY
Good things, in fife
Spring . from gentleness.
Better things in life
Spring from kindness.
Sweetest things in life
Spring- from tenderness.
Dearest things in life
Spring from tlioughtfulness.
Richest things in . life
Spring from humbleness.
Truest things in life
Spring from genuineness.
Beautiful things in life
Spring from loveliness.
Best-of-all things in life
Spring from godliness.
Clifford L. Near.
At Annual Meeting Saturday
Federation Elects Officers
The Rev. Harry S. William
TTHE transfer of the Rev. Harry S. Williams from
v the Franklin circuit to the Hillside Street
church in Asheville is a promotion and on that ac
count his Macon county friends are glad, but his
departure-is a source of deep regret.
During his stay of more than two years in this
section, Mr. Williams has endeared himself to the
people of all denominations. He has not only given
most effective service to the churches in the circuit,
but has been of great assistance in the work of the
Boy Scouts, the Red Cross and every movement
for the common good. He will be missed by his
churches and by the entire community.
Mr. Williams' successor, the Rev. Philip L. Green,
will be given a cordial welcome in Franklin and
throughout the circuit.
ASHEVILLE, April 3 The im
portance of maintaining a high
standard of quality in goods hand
led by farmers cooperative pur
chasing associations: was emphasiz
ed by L. G. Foster, president of
the Columbia Bank-for Coopera
tives, in an address at the annual
meeting of stockholders of the
Farmers Federation in Asheville
Saturday. .
He commended the federation
hatcherv for its "U. S. Certified"
baby chicks, declaring tnat "riff
raff" chicks, although sold at bar
gain prices, usually proved costly
in the long run. The .same is true,
he added, in farm machinery, seeds,
and other agricultural supplies.
About 300 farmers and farm wo
men from Caldwell to Cherokee
county attended the meeting, heard
reports of federation executives and
elected 16 regular directors and
four directors-at-large.
Meeting in the afternoon, . the
new board of directors re-elected
James G. K. McClure, of Fairview,
president; K. C. Crowdl, of Can
dler, vice-president; and O. J. Hol
ler, of Union Mills, secretary and
treasurer. The directors also re
elected an executive committee con
sisting of Mr. McClure, Mr. ro
well, Mr. Holler, L. L. Burgin, of
Horse Shoe; H. A. Coggins, of
Swannanoa, H. Arthur Osborne,.
Canton, and C. C Cook, of Ashe
ville Route 4.
Directors' named by the stock
holders were:
Regular Directors B. A. Patton,
Buncombe county; Davis Tuttle,
Caldwell county; R. T. Boyd, Hay
wood county; Harry Roberts, Hen
derson; .Milas Parker, Jackson
county; Carl Slagle, Macon coun
ty; Ben Gibbs, Burke county; C.
M. Howes, Polk county; J. B.
Price, Rutherford county; J. H.
Greenlee, McDowell county; D.
Witherspoon, Cherokee county; E.
Carl Allison, Transylvania county;
W. W. Jenkins, and H. A. Enloe,
Swain county; Grover Robinson
and . Wilsort Edwards, Yancey
county.
Directors-at-large H. A. Cog-
gins, liuncomoe county; rienry
Francis, Haywood county; C C.
Cook, Buncombe county; T. N.
Wilcox, Polk county.
Twelve regular directors and three
directors-at-large elected at last
year'i meeting of stockholders car
ry over until the 1941 meeting. Di
rectors serve for overlapping terms
of two years.
Submitting a. financial statement
as of December 31, 1939, Guy M.
Sales reported total assets of $520,
795,37 as compared with $473,533.00
at the close of the previous year.
Current assets were listed at $271,
190.61 as compared with $251,670.90
the previous year, while current li
abilities for the corresponding per
iods were $163,066.33 (1939) and
$141,277.13. Working capital at the
close of 1939 was reported as
$180,184.28 and , the surplus account
was $114,734-30.
Sales for 1939 were $1,077,991.58
as compared with $966,691.38 in 1938.
Profits were sufficient, Mr. Sales
reported, to pay six per cent divi
dends in cash on preferred and
common stock and a three per cent
patronage dividend, payable in
credit toward stock shares, on cash
retail business. Summarizing the
federation's activities, Mr. Salea
said the cooperative in now oper
ating 20 warehouses in 14 counties
serving approximately 8,000 cus
tomers and has 4,500 members.
Reporting' on the federation's
poultry improvement program, Paul
A. Raper, in charge of this work,
said the cooperatives hatchery was
the only commercial hatchery in
the United State which had at
tained the official rating of "U. S,
Certified." Although the hatchery
has a capacity of 93,000 hatching
eggs, he said, the demand for fed
eratkm baby chicks exceeds the
supply. Eggs for the hatchery come
from 90 carefully supervised sup
ply hocks ana Dring premium
prices. Last year, Mr. Raper stated,
the hatchery paid approximately
$20,000 to farmers for 350,000 hatch
ing eggs.
S. C Clapp, manager of the fed
eration's seed department, announc
ed establishment by the federation
at Fairview Siding of its own plant
for blending rotenone insecticides
widely used by farmers in the con
trol of plant pests.
Reports also were submitted by
Harry Rotha, manager of the for
est products department; Max M.
Roberts, educational director; and
the Rev. Dumont Clarke, religious
director.
Mr. Clarke said the Lord's Acre
Movement was spreading to all
parts of the country. He asked i
IN THE SOUTHLAND . . .
NOW ' . ' ' ,
Never has the Spring
So delighted me;
Every sight and sound
I drink of thirstily. :
Each dainty daffodil,.
Yellow as the sun
Emerald grasses ripple
Where the breezes run . . .
A peach tree is in bloom
-By the woodhouse door "
A blue-bird swings upon it
Who could ask for more !
Yet there is more a pear tree
Delicate and sweet;
Violets and snow-drops ' '
Blossom at my feet ...
O, earth is beautiful , , .
God, thank you for the Spring!
. For the haze of happiness
Over everything.
BESS II. HINES
A total of 114 persons were kill
ed in traffic accident in North
Carolina the first two months of
194a ,
Three-fourths of the drivers in
volved -in accidents in North Caro
lina last year had been driving a
year or longer.
Sows Need Good Care
At Farrowing Period
i Take care of the sow and save
the pigs, is the timely advice of
fered farmers of North Carolina
by Ellis Vestai, assistant extension
swine specialist, at this season when
thousands of swine are being born
all over the state. A large percent
age of the pigs farrowed in the
state do not live until' weaning
time because of improper care of.
the mothers, lie .stated.
Vestal recommends that the sow
be scrubbed thoroughly a few days
before- her farrowing time. "Use
soap . and warm water, and a brush
to remove , dirt and parasite eggs,'
paying-' especial attention to . the
udder. But nothing should be neg
lected, not even the feet," he said.
After cleaning, the sow 1 should
be put in -a clean farrowing pen,
and after she has dried off, oil
should be . applied to control lice
and mange. At farrowing time an
attendant .should be on hand to
give any needed assistance. As the
pigs are born, they should be dried,
and the eight tusk-like teeth should
be clipped "with side-cutting pliers.'
As other advice, Vestal said :
"Keep other hogs away from the
farrowing ' pasture, and keep the
new pigs away from dirty hog lots.
Leave the pigs on the clean pas
ture until they are at least four
months old, or have attained an
average weight of 100 pounds.
When possible, leave them there
until they can he turned into the
corn fields or otherwise fattened
for market."
In conclusion, the extension spe
cialist declared: "Save every pig
farrowed, if possible. It is the num
ber of healthy pigs weaned that
counts, especially during this per
iod when swine prices are low and
the margin of profit is lessened."
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