North Carolina Newspapers

VOL. XII. NO.* 17 ■ CORN ON THE SOUTHERN FARMS Is t>ne of the Essentials-- Should be Regarded as a Renovating Crop-—Se-j lectGood Seed from Spe cially Prepared Bed-- Grow More Corn % The great American grain food for men and stock upon the farm is com. Corn, intelligently manag ed, will produce more- food per acie than - any other cereal 1 , and it is generally one of the sife t of crop 1 -, which is an important item, b - •- where men and animals must be fed certainty of production stands among the first requisites More corn brings into u«e the pas tures and idle lands of the farni. It is the basis of a cheaper fond j supply for the masses Therefor* , the production of an abundant sup j ply of corn is one of the e-sentials of good farming , The southern farmer shou'd grow i enough corn for every pes it>le need of tne farm, and he cm It hi-s! - been demonstrate 1 thoroughly th 11 , with prop i jtrepa' iMon an 1 cul-.i , vation lie can gro«v as much perj acie as the best farm rsinthecoui I growing 'State At prevailing prices it is cheaper to produce it than to buy it, even with 12 and 15 cent cotton. Furthermore, the best farming requires systematic rotation of crops on nil lands Froth this standpoint corn should 1 e re garded a« a ren >vaMng crop. It i> a plant of wide adaptability and can be produced in nearly all por tions of United States. It is especially valuable from the fac : j that we not only get the corn, but can grow with it a he ivy crop 0+ cow peas, which will give a supply ot nitrogen and humus, ;w > of ill most valuable items in building up soils Corn is a tropical p!an r , and al other things being r qual it should thrive better in tin* S >u» iveiu than ! & in th - Northern States, This, ho v i ever, is not the case. What is the rensin? The main cause is the] lack of suitable seed beda in the I South. Experiments have shown that, while it sends many of its roots 3 j Dt 4 feet deep 7 the corn pi int. plae , ! the gieat body ot its feeling rot ts.| from 3 to 12 inch's lielow the fur j face v here the soil is tpaie loa-' I enough by plowing or by frost T 7 ) permit it. The !o* t- send out in j every direction an infinite number | of hairbke growths, •which absorr>j moisture and food. On soils pro p-rly prepared and in sections of Ipfrainfall fUe"feeding'ground fori corn is usually from 2 to 12 .inches | b-'ow the surface. This is strictly j true in the great corn belt 1 of the Northwest. •-fir the Sooth their has been too much shallow plow ing Breaking 3or 4 inches is not deep enough to make a suitable feeding place for corn roots; oti average land furnishes neither sufficient food nor sufficient mois ture for the plant to do its best. TJhe trouble with a shallow seed bed is that it is too wet under heavy rainfall and too dry in periods of drought To make its largest yield, corn requiretf'not only a deep seed bed but a large amount of humus in the soil. Consequently most land requires some previous pre paratiou—the plowing under of a green crop or the use of stable manure. The use of these is better preparation than to depend entirely upon commercial fertilizers. The land should also be well drained, because standing water is totally unsuited to the deep, penetrating roots of corn. Observe the follow ing rules: -- ; ' (1) Select a well drained piece of land, filled with vegetable matter. (2) Break (plow) in the fall to a v ' ■ ; ' - - THE ENTERPRISE f . W -' V state Libta'V Annual Meeting of Stockholders S» The eleventh annual meeting of the stockholder of tlie Rink of Martin County held at their banking: house on Tuesday Feb tuary 7 th, James G Statoti, Vi e President, presid»d over the me t ing. The roll call showed .J4s shares out of the total of 150 rep resented, which was the largest representation ot stock in the his turv of the bauk The enthusiastic, interest of the stockholders wa* marked Thi- Pieddent's report showed substantial nains both in de posits and ne v accounts opened. Statement submitted by the Presi de nt sh >w at about $l9O 000. -After pivinif all expenses incident to running the hTPiness, 23 percent net, was earned fo the stockholder out of which a divide d of 9 per ent w is declared, leaving mainder to -the undivided profits account. The stockholders learned with regret that Mr Wheeler Mat tin, whose other duties call him out of the cifv much ot his time, could not accept the Presidency longter' J G. G dard former Cashier„ wis eleSlt d Pre'i d e 111 and will d« vote his t utir time to the interest of th'- buik. J G gtaton was re elected Ist Vi' e-Pioi 'tut, A> R Dunning, 2nd Vice President and Charles II Godwin, Cashier. The fol'o\ing stront' and repres entative business men were named as the Board >f Director-.: > J. G. S-aton. W. J. Wlutaker, W, C Manning, W. II Bi>>g.s, V.'R Tay lor, S A. N w 11, C. 11. - Godwin ai.d J. G Godard depth ot a toot or more, with s me implement ih,t vvili nut bring too much of '«lie .subsoil t > the surface, an I tl.otoughly pulver 2;. It this is don ■ euiy enough, a ivfti ter cover crop of rye, oats or barley, which should i>e turned under in the spring, (3) (1j over the land with a iee tion hairo* two ui lluec times be fore planting ami it p .at immediate ly after pi inling anef altet th "corn is u,>. Hvng the h irro vat j nearly ri+',ht angles-with the 'r^w-". (4) Use the hest-eed, and ep [ecially sucli seed as h is been tested in the climate of the field to be planted. (5) Practice intensive, s-h tllow cultivation. The tii k plow, the adjustable Section harrow, and the weeder are valuable aids 111 producing the com crop. In selecting the seed it is not ad v sable that it should be selected from the - crib or everr * fTom ihr ordinary if the best results are to be obtained. There should be a special plat for seed purposes, which must receive tin? best—preparation of the seedbed and the best seed obtainable, with excellent cultiva tion and fertilization Then, be fore the pollen has matured, all barren stalks and all weak and dis eased stalks should bo removed, leaving nothing but strong, vigor ous. well eared stalks in the field, because corn is fertilized from all the surrounding plants. There fore, It is better to select a medium ear from a field where the average corn is excellent than a model ear from a field where most of the corn is inferior. Much depends also upon the vitality of the seed. To insure high vitality, corn must be gathered before Jthe fall rains, put in a dry, well-ventilated place, and kept free from weevils. Corn is especially responsive to good treat ment and careful selection. It is a crop easily improved and deterior ates as the result of bad manage ment with corresponding rapidity r A friend who isn't in need is a surprise, indeed. .1- , WILLIAMSTON, N. C„ FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10. 1911 University Notes , „ f v Chapel HillN. C., Feb. 9, 1911 —At the 191.1 Commencement e grces will be confened 011 those surviving stu lents of the Univer sity of North Carolina who left Chapel Hill to enter the Confeder ate Army before completing the course for the baccalaureate di ploma Of the 1331 men who matriculated at the University from 1851 to iB6O, 759 are known to have beer Mii thi Confederate Amry and it is probab'e that there was not a single one of the 134 1 who was physically capacitated who did not see service The freshman cl iss of IS6O numbered 80 meu and every one went into the war, one.man returning for bis dij lama alter having been discharged be cause of phvsical inability. 30 per cent oLLbe University men who Went into the army were killed in servic *. lime has taken away many others in the years that have elapsed siuce 1865; but on the few remaining, their alma mater will honor heisi It by conferring the tie gues for which tl.ev were candi da'es when they abandoned the college campus ft.r the tented field. lTiTj. H Piatt h.'is been active before the present !e«is'ature in the interest of good ij>ad legislation. Mr. F(ank Hough of Birming ham, Ala., has bet 11 elected editor in chief of the Tar IKel to succeed Mr W. H Jones, re-inued The repoit of the University I.ibruh n, I)r I Ii Wilsm, shows the library 10 be in the most useful pet 11 >d of its txi tence •liverv member of last year's track team i-* back with the exception of Captain MaiGegor •Williams. Cuach Cartineli willlnave tl e iut?n ill .'t.Li k iti a ft.v days m tad efT »rt to ] ut out a victorious them. Carolina won ; from Wake Forest Friday basket ball that wa-> fierce fiom •tut to finish. Thruoghout tie second lialf it was any body's game. The scOie was in two points oft a in- more than once W-ike Forest knew more basket hall but Carolina seemed 'o-get thy paints v\hen they ha I tq have them Fasior Rucscll Refutes Charges There has 'Ken a report going ♦.he rounds of the press that Pastor Russell of tin* Brooklyn Tabernacle, papers a\id in these columns, had jVroiTalhied the stcond advent ol Cliiisf in 1915. A certain "F.van gel st" attempted to denounce Pas tor Kussell at a meeting in Wash ing toft City. 111 a communication issued by Pastor Russell to 1 lie press*, he st ates tTiat Hie " Kvanue li-t" misunderstood his reiuirks. What he did siv was that in 1915 the Jewish -Veign would begin—it beTnjfThTFn 1 "Of 'the - T520 years from the time the crown was taken from Judah's last King of the house of David. _ Pastor Russell preaches that the world will never be burned up. for the Bible declare*, "The earth abideth forever." He declares that the Bible is the most common sense book in the world, and he is earnestly striving to bring to the m'nds ofyflie people a proper under standing of it, and is not attempt ing to excite as Miller didyears ago. Card of Thanks I desire to thank every one who rendered any assistance, when my country home was burned on Fri day, Friday, February 3rd.' But for the timely aid of neighbors, all my «tock houses with feed and tools would have been lost. The loss of re-.idence was heavy, but heroic effort saved all outbuildings. For this I am deeply grateful, and wish thus to publicly express my thanks. John D. Simpson. A. & M. Notes Honors for tliei month of January have just been announced. Ou\ of 497 students 134 can find their usmes po>ted on the bulletin board. This signifies that each man lias made 90 on three or mo:e subjects Beyond a doubt, oue-fifth of the total student body Will be able to escape some of the final exam 111 tions at the close of the session. Among the Rgricultufal students, Monday night was looked upon asi an example of rural pleasure The new- Agricultural . Building was tastefully decorated with evergreens and white fabrics The Were welcomed to different parts of the building by member 3 of the Club. All parts of the building Were thrctwu open to the Welcome gu .-ts. Every member expressed delight in the explanation of any ot the woikcarihel on in the various parts of the technic'd tr dniug. The time'w.as spent in tjie ting and greetings of professors and students of ctlu r co.deges. nine until ten o'clock refreshments were-serv ed 111 various styles. At inteivils the A. & M- Band ♦'uruishrd music to aid in enjoyment of the oc "ca s'i nn. Not wit- hp tanding the rhrei t - eniiK; clouds overhanging the li ght of p tasure, a majoiity of the ui vitid quests were present. Pioinpt lv at on o'clock, tlie Peace and Merd'.ith taiiie.- were pY'-pariitj; t" take their A tin. niirtous port of an enjoyable 01 casion wa rtiadc, aud the Biob gical Club was Wydnd much sin cess in !t~. lutme uudertakihgs. Notice to Members Embroidery Club of iyio, 'Mrs; A. S. Cofh. id. niiri.a m s-, uu-i .at the home ot Mrs Wheeler Mo t 11. Jauu uy 30'h, 191 in Tiny de |c:dedlo reorganize fot the i\u year. They ask all the niein't ers t 1 meet aT the residence of Mrs' Join 1). hebtuary 13th, noil, ic Ulect new ilr.eis and to «-t.i 11 anew iur the j e tj\ - Mrs. Wheeler Mar: ti, Miss th r. _ J'""" **** - Cla'Ss Organized The grad iating elavi of 1911 fot ■ the ■William-ton'High Scbo >1 mei ■ 1 fgan'Z t'ion Til- d y at -• pi p 111 Prof. A. M.Jotdauc i'e I tiie inetl ' ing to order an lsi ■t> d 01-jet oi i -atrie.-- Tin- Chss ihen—pu it fleet officers at d ch o->e class '1 oiors. The fo'l u'.vi: gw- u cl;o-( 11: j Ililiia Cmwf >r>l, IV id nt; [ Thomas Smith, Vice Pr siden; Etn -1111 Robertson, S cretary j.nd l ieas nr(.'f; Jtrbttti- Ida Jefikiu 1 -, Sal'itatoi.iau; Lalla Wynn, Will and 'Testament. Then a vote was taken on cofors. Orange aud navy blue were select ed. The meeting then closed. All future meetings to be called by the President. Emma Robertson, Sec y. Burglar Caught Deputy Sheriff J. H. Page ar rested Banki Bass, a white man wanted by the officers of Alahiance County, Tuesday near Hassell. In formation had come here that such a man was wanted and :t was leern ed that he belonged to the bridge force who are erecting an iron structure under contract by the Burliugton Bridge Company. Ba?s had entered the store of Virginia Cotton Mill Company. Alamance county and carried awa/ a lot of jewelry. The post offwe being lo cated in the fame building, Bass decided to give that a pull, and so took therefrom sls in cash. Offi cer James Zachary, of Burlington, arrived, Tuesday night and left with the prisoner on the afternoon train Wednesday. rdrnicrs institute The attendance at the meeting of : the Farmers' Institute oii Tuesday I was small owing to the very 'dis j agreeable Weather. The lectin; s | on all the subjects announced were, 'highly instrnc ive. The question l of soil fertility and improvement ; w\s presented in a strong manner, j and a new niplwzes given thrval -lue of crop rotation and , winter jcoverc:ops • | The advant igvs of this section I for frnit growing was shown. ' It j is'tasy for the people to eat of their owtrTrnit instead of the stored up I stock 11 our the North. 1 • Seed selection was a most inter jCsting topic and 1 he attention of tl e • fa*meis has be. 11 called to it more I strongly than ever. Without good j seed a profitable crop cannot be j raised. Thc'f irnurs of this section are pax iug earnest In ed to the ad ' vice of expei t agriculturists. Mrs Him.ll,d Mrs Ti lmau held | a-uieet iug 'll the rooms of the Loin* | Club, which was verv insti u'ct'Ve : t » the women in at T ei d nice j A-part of-the day was to | I. O W. Cfavt-le-.of R Hkv Mount, j who ma'J t e a splendid speech on, to tlia'.Wr • M r^-.-(.iTave-l v is"-, -pt-rirtt-ps,. 'the b st known tobacco 11101 in the j StaN-, as»i e baft work' 1 in j and u it of -easou with the tobacco ;f. ruiers. lb- min'y g-.iod j reason, why the price of tobaevo j sb-ul 1 l»e pood tnisyvar, tlie 1910 ,ci p ..f 'he bri"!i! wa-cd b* iim about ! 40.ue0 o. o pomuis short and the ! pfMspt-ct e.f the Mt:iil!e-t iiop ill j many y ars. In the cotse of lis Kje'-cb, Mr Gt iVvl, sard: "Strcn | 011- tiia I's of our nianufacturt r i ha- i i-aused -Meat incre i-e iit ill ■ | euiiMsinptiou of bii.'.l t ti bacco in q'«art?s* - Th • I o ±o.. ; ait jot our i■ li. 11. is ex;> r'e 1 and s• 1 ,d-- j in'o e-g .r> ttes ai.d smok ing tuliao ;1 • L> inpeiit' 11 has he 11 V.ton.; : t!--r». toi a muni" ruf \e..r-. Con ! dioons ate ; e;.ti"o| v nioi ." salistac j uny with bt j;bt pro-j ict 1 -r # good I pncea for the 1 rup ol i-jii." | liver l.e :r of a p-arl be ug 'found I: 11 a ciiur -'a I .it 0\ stci' MurJcr at j f .'at 1 t av r.ic T .; 111 '!! e fai ;a .f ! JusTrs F,. erett ..re.' .r I'tl,i -a, two j'll'-m.iCS U-lIU-d iL'.lt v 1) w ,-u a rate W l'iions -t•-e 11; aMt tla | u'-ua! piiartiee ol 1 >ist«.! s' 03l ui',:. I),.- .-. 11 br:d •. j cted -e ' 1 I i. 's I from hi. -;>i-Tnt w h'pti tell on the i s;r 111 1 iif. ! W .Ibain-, w 111 1p •! to pi-k t. e.a op D i A.sua o.deri/! i .V ill: -111- 11 >t I-: lit! c 1 1 l.e b .d-, jbll* W.111ai:,.-. pal I lio heed to tin. j warnii g, so while in a sa/ijang iio- T-iti'-u. 1 Ju'as'in" ' licit, fife TTTTT TaTT" I 111 i» t-ff. ct in the top of Williams' head -from which the brains 00/.ed. Williauii d e 1 Sunday The pmurdrr-er -ro-ai reiteti arnl ttrkm to Scotland Neck lor sale keeping un til tlie arrival of Sheriff Crawford who lodged him in jail here Sun day night. It irf said that both negroes had been imbibing freely on mean liejuor I)r J. 11. Saun ders liehl an inquest on Monday aud Dawsoti is held for trial at the March Term of the Superior Court. Commissioners Meet The Board of County Comtnis sißuers met on Monday with Chair -4 man Burras presiding. The usual orders were passed for the main tenance of the poor-and public bridges. The jury for the March Term of the Superier Court wi* drawn An important ruling as to the collection of back taxes was made and the matter is to be placed in the hands of the County Attor ney. These taxes will mean an additional $5,000 in the County treasury. The present Board is making an effort to equalize the burden of tax-bearing Sr.oo a Year.in Advance ROBERSONVILLE NEWS ITEMS Local Happenings and People who are Coming and Going, Here, There * and Yonder as Gathered by our Regular Corres pondent. J. C. Keel spent Sunday in town. Miss Rplaud Moore was in town last wtek. ~ ' \ Miss Anna Beth Purvis wa§ in town Fiidny. Johnnie Gardner, of Beth'el, was in town Sunday. J. A, Whitley, of Everetts, was here VVtdnesdav. Zh Whiteburst, of O ikley, was in town Tuesday. W. II II ollid iy, of Everetts was, irr town lay John Ilassell, of Williauiston, was in town Frid iy. Mi>s Maggie Sdsbury is visiting at Tillcry this week. ' C B. Riddick, of Williainston, was in town hundav. Mrs. A 1) Birnhill, of Everetts, was in town last week. IV. M.ij >r Manning, of 15.the!, is in to.vn on buMiuss , i**j J II Tavlorsp-nt several days iti Be haven last week Mi-s HIl i Burroughs visited Mrs. R. A Bailey l.st wick. I S .t>n Hv.-u tt, of Briliayjn, is i at ho ne fo: sc veral days. | 'Ralciuh Ro-'huek, of Aikanias, ha it : 0;Q - for a few da vs. Mi.-iS Lizzie Hairisou sue it Sun 'day wil l Miss liettie Robert ton. | fosi i)li II illiday was here ir.nn ! i. . • Be'')'• i)! County on \Vtrine>«liiy. | M• i ) ane Oi inond, o' Gol i-b iro, ivi;d !i re iu-in, Miss I,ula Sauls, 1." t week ' . M is- ICn ma Rohei tsoti is very ill, I i.er tu \:.\ fiiemis hope to s e her . j out again m>q 1. I \V 7i. M( rum went to \V i-hing jll n :.i ■ iy, where he nil! itinaiu ! • evr i . I :a\ s • MI s S A(». I,'ti'e -nd Cliris ;tin S:.iiic:l. oi 15 I lit 1, at'ejided the - : , V 17, , d ;iice i'i;dav liuht. I * ! V I-! Ti v lor ;nd J . 11 l'ni vis !11en■'i' I Mi.;- Firrtiets' la'-f iiute j W ''i -day. - I! ■. \d-CHI 'ii ail I M I'ar.rre M u !t , 't H. mih n ..fended te Pi id yj i .dit • O i '* a uv'inbcr of \oiiii,; people a !_■ - I': . ,'i llld.lV atICMI'iOII W.t'l Mi Bryant at Go! I I' S an • " iY*jni-1 C!' V ! 'tr/. tip Lost Residence/ h•td-rvrF-elji oai y p d, —rhr tch- (ieace of J tin D. Simpson mar Everetts was burned with much that it eotjUiiued. Joseph Jerkins and family were occupying same, and discovered the cook room to be on fire A strong wind was blow ing and the was consumed before aiiy organized aid could be secured. The family lost all their clothing and other household arti cles. Neighbors came as hurriedly as possible and with united efforts pfotected the stables aud feed houses from being burned. The meat house was torn down to pro tect it from the flames. This is epiite a loss on Mr. Simpson, as the house was large and comfortable, built for the use of his 1 own family ft soine years The loss is estimated to be about $2,000 with S9OO insurauce in the Farmers Mutual Fire Association of North Carolina. If the outhouses had been burned, the loss would have been tremendous as the feed aud farming implements would have been consumed.