Nation Will Celebrate Cotton Week, May 22nd to 27th
Promote Use to Cut
Down Cotton Surplus
King Cotton Will
B e In Limelight
For One Big Week
Many Stores and Mills Join
in Promoting Use of
Products
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Devoted to the story and sale of
the agricultural product which gives
employment to more Americans than
any other crop. National Cotton
Week has been proclaimed by Presi
dent Franklin D. Roosevelt for the
week beginning May 22.
The nationwide observance is the
product of unanimous cooperation
on the part of those who grow, han
dle and process cotton and cotton
goods.
National Cotton Week is sponsor
ed by the National Cotton Council
of America and the Cotton Textile
Institute, together representing vir
tually every phase of the cotton in
dustry Cooperation is further added
this year by the Institute of Distri
bution, representing 109 chain store
companies; and the National Cotton
Consumption Council, representing
several thousand cotton consuming
establishments.
Never before has cotton offered
such smartness of style or quality
of merchandise as that which it will
present to the people of America
from May 22 to May 29.
Besides the festive spirit of the
week's program. National Cotton
AIDING COTTON
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Martin County fanners and
others throughout the tobacco
belt have already pledged an ex
tensive support in the cause of
"King" Cotton which will be
heralded to the nation during
cotton week?May tt-tl.
Farmers in this section have
plowed up cotton to follow It
with tobacco, the action cutting
off cotton production at its
source. Of course, there may be
a need for something like "To
bacco Week" some time In the
future.
But with cotton causing the
immediate concern, attention is
being centered on the drive to
help wipe out the surplus, and
Williamston merchants, cooperat
ing in the movement, will offer
special bargains next week.
Week will constitute the greatest
cotton sales event of the year, with
more than 75,000 of America's re
tail merchants participating.
More than 400 miles of store win
dows will display cotton fabrics and
cotton products, with customers ex
pected to spend more than $3,000,
000 for cotton materials during the
week.
The nation's dependence upon cot
ton is clearly illustrated by the fact
that almost 20 per cent of America's j
population is dependent upon its
production, processing and distribu
tion. More than 11,000,000 Americans
comprising two and one-half million
Home Agent Tells of
Activities in County
For The Past Month
Stale Specialist* in County
To Promote a Varied
Work Program
Mr. John Harris conducted the
second leader's school in home beau
tification for 4-H girls Robersonville
high. Bear Grass high and Hassell
were the three clubs failing to send
their leaders in. The leader's school
came at a bad time for all owing to
school exams and rehearsals for
commencement programs. At this
leader's school the girls were in
structed in correct methods for
pruning shrubs and transplanting.
Colored slides added much interest
to this meeting. The slides included
scenes in Florida. South Carolina,
Charleston Gardens and homes in
North Carolina, where simple im
provements in landscaping had
been followed
Health Contest
The health contest was conduct
1ed??ffi?ggypn of tin.* thirteen clubs.,
The following girls were selected
as the healthiest in appearance in
the clubs: Frances and Reba Coltrain
from Jamesville; Audrey Hardiaon,
WilUamston High, l^ala Smith wick,
Farm Life high; Lucille Jones and
Hattie G. Ward, Bear Grass High;
Lucille Cox, Robersonville High;
Cora Belle Weathersby, Oak City
High, and Pauline Dail.
Health as a project for the 4-H
girls in the junior clubs was carried
during the month All clubs were
given talks by the home agent. "The
meaning of health" was her topic.
Health record books with scores
checked were turned in by several
of the members. Miss Vera Pearl
families, live upon cotton farms and
are dependent upon consumption of
American cotton for their livelihood.
They live in 19 of the 48 states, rang
ing throughout the entire cotton
belt.
An additional 14 million are en
gaged in transporting, marketing,1
processing and distributing cotton
and its products.
Williams, of the Farm Life club, de
serves much credit for compiling the
second edition of the 4-H quarter
ly. She is now proving her ability
as editor. All clubs should help hex
with news.
Ten home demonstration club
meetings were held during the
month. New members are joining the
pass few months. Some of the new
jnembcrs are enthusiastic former
4-H girls, now out of school without
a chance for college or commercial
work. The demonstration for the
month was "Making the Guide Pat
tern". Each woman is required to
make a dress, keep a notebook and
attend 12 meetings in two years
time, to receive the coveted award
of merit given by the state office.
There is a possibility of a real dress
contest and fashion review. The
guide pattern, which is a pattern
that exactly fits the wearer, will be
a great help to the women in mak
ing their dresses.
Miss Hunter, State clothing spec
ialist, was in the county one day and
visited the Jamesville home demon
stration elub. She brought with her
i new ideas in making coats and jac
I kets and re-styling garments.
One dress form from gummed pa
per at a cost of fifty cents was com
the month. Other requestsJhayo been
received by the home agent for
these dress forms and they will be
made during the month of May.
Poultry
Mr. Carey Maupin, poultry spec
ialist, was in the county during the
month and visited four homes in
terested in improving their birds.
Much loss of young chicks this spring
has disturbed would be poultry en
thusiasts. Many of the losses could
have been prevented through im
proved methods in sanitation, in oth
er cases the chicks were weak
through some physical cause either
hereditary or traceable to care
Mr John Harris, landscape archi
tect, was in the county during the
month and began work in another
township. One home was visited and
plans were made with the owner
for landscaping the grounds and im
proving the appearance of the home
exterior. One country church was al
so landscaped and suggestions giv
en the neighbors m tin- community
what to do to beautify the grounds
Suggestions were also givert anoth
er home owner in Williams Town
ship yet no definite plan was made.
Marketing
Seven regular tellers received a
total of $118 70 at the curb market
during the month. May peas made
ing day in the month, all shelled,
ready to cook Other temptations this
month have been strawberries, new
their first appearance tho last soil*
cabbage, spring onions, radishes. ]
mixed greens and always extra good
cakes. ? 1
Other Activities
Funds were solicited in all clubs
for the field army for cancer con
trol. Nine clubs sent in enlistment
fees. The home agent assisted one j
day in soliciting the town of Wd
I liamston The following workers'
were secured to assist Mrs. Jim i
Cooke. Mrs Julian Harrell, Mrs. !
Harold Everett, Mrs. Jim King, and I
Mrs. S. P. Woolford. In connection1
with this work Dr. Randolph Jones,
Jr.. of Duke hospital, came to the <
county upon request of the home 1
agent and gave a very helpful talk
illustrated with slides showing'
treatment of cancer Mrs. W. C
Stinemates, of Elizabeth City, vice j
commander of the field army, was)
in the county attending this meet-1
ing
Figures In Fatal Far
r
Accident In Halifax
County Last Monday
Kcliccra (Norman, Colored, I*
killed When Struck By J
Minn Stalin* Cur
rttnbcrsnnvTttr Herald)
Traveling North from Scotland
Nock euroute to Roanoke Rapids,
Miss Beatrice Stalls, daughter of
Mr and Mrs R. M. Stalls, ran over
and instantly killed a Negro woman
L>\ the name of Rebecca Norman in
Halifax County last Monday morn
ing
Miss Stall.- accompanied by Eve
lyn Daniels, left here early Monday i
morning for Roanoke Rapids where
the> both taught during the past
with 4 11 girls and 10 with women
and three other meetings were ar
ranged for. The home agent made
30 home visits, seven of these for the
first time There were 29 individual
4rtters w i it ton arid "seven circulars
prepared with 747 copies circulated.
There were-382 bulletins distributed
year Traveling on highway number
125 the colored woman was said to
have crossed directly in front of
the car. Miss Stalls finding it impos
sible to avoid the accident.
Patrolmen and offers were sum
moned from Roanoke Rapids to in
vestigate the accident. After hear
ing witnesses to the accident, both
Miss Stalls and Miss Daniels were
released, offircrs holding the acci
dent unavoidable.
According to Miss Stalls, the right
ode of the car hit the colored wo
man who lived only a f^w minutes
after the collision.
GAS SAVINGS
15% TO 40%!
Mors polling pow?r, Urns
fas consumption and
MU.KZir.-h~d SUPER.
DUTY snfinss with
POWER-PAK pistons ?
all with V-Caba?all with
striking appsarancc! So#
CMC bsforo you buy.
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through our own YMAC
Hon mt Itwtli mrmilmblt rain i
CIIAS. H. JENKINS & CO., Wllliamston. N. C.
GMC TRUCKS 53KK
Mr TOP-SHIRT
WOULD STICK LIKE A
POSTAGE-STAMP/
? I perspire like an ice-waier
pitcher. II 1 didn't have some
thing next to my skin, my top-shirt would stick like
a postage-stamp. And when I say "something"?I
moan a Hanks Undershirt.
Gentlemen, it's no trick to keep comfortable in Sum
mer. fust pull a Hanks Undershirt oxer your head,
and you'll see what I mean. It's as light as an eye
lash on your chest, and it acts like a blotter
. . . mops up perspiration . . . gives it a chance
to evaporate. You actually feel better all over I
See your Hanks Dealer today. Hanks Under
shirts have plenty of length so they can't creep
up and worry your waist Get Hanks Shorts
too ? full-cut broadcloth. Or try the new Hanks
knit Crotch-Guards. P. H. Hanes Knitting Co..
Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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35;3w'1
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Sunday-Monday May 21-22
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Quart
Wilson Distilling Co.. Inc., N. Y. Biandad ?
?JO Proof. I ho straight whiskias in this product ara
4 yaars or mora aid. 2 7 SI straight whiskey, 72%%
grain neutral spirits. 17 V* straight whisklW 4
yaars old, 101* straight whiskias 5 years old.
EXTRA
CORN
20 CENTS
PER BUSHEL
"ARCADIAN USED HERE"
meant extra buihele of good
com to R. D. HOWARD, of Deep
Run. as you can see by the photo
graph at right. Thie com-received
400 pound* of mixed fertilizer per
acre and was aide-dressed with
ISO pound* of ARCADIAN NI
TRATE OF SODA. It produced
about 80 buihel* of com per acre.
ORCADIAN
[USED HERE:
"ARCADIAN
IS GOOD
SODA "S<ufA.
^batUel
My com crop on 2S octm
last ??anon avoragod 71
bushoU por aero." says J.
T. DANIEL. Oxford. '1 usod
ARCADIAN NITRATE OF
SODA on ???ry hill oi it. On ono measured aero, I
mad* 104 bushels which sold for seed at $1.00 por
bushel. I fortilixsd tho corn af planting with 250
pounds of 4-1S-4 por aero and lator made two slde
drooslngs with ARCADIAN?100 pounds when the
corn was knee-high and 100 pounds when the corn
was shoulder-high. ARCADIAN is good soda."
* YOU CAN'T BUY CORN
at 20 cents per bushel but experiments indicate that you
can add extra bushels to your yield at this low cost by
side-dressing with ARCADIAN NITRATE OF SODA. Ubo
mixed fertilizer at planting and side-dress with ARCA
DIAN 30 to 40 days later. Results prove that 100 to 200
pounds of ARCADIAN adds 10 to 20 extra bushels to the
yield. ARCADIAN encourages rapid growth, helps carry
the corn through the summer dry spell without "firing"
and builds the plant which produces the grain.
It will pay you to get the extra bushels of low-cost, high
quality corn that ARCADIAN produces. Side-dress when
corn plants are knee-high and make sure the side-dress
ing is ARCADIAN NITRATE, The American SODA. Look
for Uncle Sam on every bagl
ARCADIAN NITRATE
The American SODA Is cele
brating it* tenth anniversary.
During it* 10 year* of growth,
nitrate price* have come down
*ome 40% while quality of
product and package have im
proved. Today it* production
i* a vait Southern Induttry.
ARCADIAN mean* growth for
the South and growth for your
crop* . . . quick, vigorous, pro
ductive growth. When you buy
Nitrate of Soda, ALWAYS ASK
FOR ARCADIAN.
"ARCADIAN MAKES COTTON
AND MAKES IT QUICK"
SatfA. Q. ty. Mctyaydett, fit*
Seventy five 500 pound bales from about 100 acres
was a cottun yield far above the average for Cum
beiland county last season. J. F. McFAYDLN. Jr..
made this yield at Fayetteville. He fertillied with
500 pounds of 4 8 4 per acre and side-dressed with
100 pounds of ARCADIAN NITRATE OF SODA
per acre.
"My crop got an early start and matured before
the boll weevil did its heavieet damage." says
Mr. McFAYDEN. "1 like ARCADIAN NITRATE. Tha
American SODA. It gtves me excellent results and
its mechanical condition makes It easy to put out
with my fertiliser distributor."
100 m. NIT - tlx NI not IN GUARANTOR '
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TNI AJEIKICAN
NITRATE OF
i SODA
HO PfWill- VIMINIA
FtrTNi UUUIITT COMPANY ..
THE BARRETT COMPANY
RALEIOH, NORTH CAROLINA
YOUR ALL-AMERICAN S
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