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Plymouth, N. C, Friday, April 27, 1917.
IS IT LACK OF FERVOR ?
We like to think of our
town as being just as patriotic
as any spot on the globe, but
our desires are certainly not
sustained by actual displays
made by tne people of Fly-mouth.
Certainly our people think
just as much of their country
as any people do, but they
are in no hurry to demonstrate
the fact.
You may go from the
mountains to the ocean and
you will find no town, how
ever small, but that has flags
flying from almost every
home and business establish
ment, and otherwise putting
on a patriotic aspect. Most
all towns have had mass meet
ings and events of all kinds
that are calculated to signify
their feelings in regard to the
stand our country has taken
against Germany, and the
consequences arising from
that step.
Only one store in the town
displays the National emblem;
the post-office, the court
house and other public build
ings, including rite churches,
that
are Hist as thev n:
been totally without on evi
dence of their loyalty orjof
their love for the tvz
protects the.m- Of eour-e
they ere loyal rnd pre devot
ed to the government, but it
seems to us thai it would be
i little as they could dto at
ist i
er know the state of affairs our
country is now in. Is there a
way to analyze this condition ?
If so, it will take someone other
than the writer to furnish the
solution.
Qapt. G. W. Harney became
busy here a few days ago and ob
tained money by subscription to
erect a flag-pole on our main
business block. The pole has
been secured and brought to
town for that purpose. Capt.
Harney was called to Norfolk
suddenly, and the pole now lies
just where it was first deposited.
Nobody has taken up the work
that he began, and we suppose
nothing will be done until he
returns. It seems as if all our
people lack initiative. This is
rather plain talk, and it gives us
no pleasure, but nevertheless it
is true and cannot be denied.
As we said before, our people
are just as patriotic as the coun
try affords, but seem to have a
poor way of showing it. In an
other section of the county a
mass-meeting has been held by
the white race, and one is adver
tised by the colored people there
for May 4th.
In Plymouth neither race has
made a demonstration of any
sort, and if they are contempla
ting such an event we have re
ceived no such information.
Several boys from Plymouth are
now wfirin?r knaki, and others
will fu'low ,soo;i. ho doubt. Kven
while th"r-.c b'.ys were on the!
Mexican borne r tiwy received r.oj
token ot appreciation from the j
J' thoir hometown, while j
ti.os'? tr-om othi- r paction. ; of the '
str.ro, nt Chr;i.inas time, reeoiv. j
n' pvat hoAv; of dciic-isies and '
were made to feel that the folks;
back home remembered them
and admired them for the steps
they had taken in defense of
their country and of them, and
that they were worth fighting
"or. Those boys who went from
JPlymeuth feel keenly the atti-
jle of their home-town folks,
are at a loss? to understand
they were, regarded so
v. ineir Barents were the
nes who seemed to remem
m.
gestion : Why not all the
let together and have one
demonstration of patriot-
ce flags on all the homes,
ft house, the city hall,
office, the schools, and
mess houses and every-
Ise possible ? You have
t love for America ; why
vest it ?
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town ot Plymouth.
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towns
an extra ft s
that which b
teaming i w
pected to be amoni first or-
ganizations to matce a aispiay oisoal at Kaleih. this
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patriotism, and m otner towns
they are and have been, but in
Plymouth you could spend a
week inside the schools and nev-
Cora B. White
eby certify that the 1 7 M white
I m my office a duly ine aeieuuani aoove nameu win uiku
tested consent in wri 1 notice inai an acuon enuuea as auove
plutiori of said corpora-'' has been commenced in the Superior
(by all the stockholders ' Cnrt of Wasninton County for an ab-
said consent and the : solute divorce ; and the said defendant
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An foe in my said officers quired to appear at the next term of
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereto to be held on the 1st Monday in June,
Ft mv hand and affixed my official i lJU ai uie. " i vuu j,
uay or April, 111 ,j,",'ui"i , v r . r
J i mur to the complaint in said action, or
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Secretary of Stn'tpN the relief demanded in said complaint.
" I This 1G, April, 1917.
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A. I)., 1917
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Mortgage Sale of Land
By virtue of authority vested ip me
by a Mortgage Deed from Luke Bond
and wife, Georgiana, dated December
Ullth, 1915, recorded in Book No. G7, on
page 114, Washington County Registers
office, I will offer for sale at public
out-cry at the Court House door in
Plymouth, R. C, on Monday, May 7th,
11)17, at 12 o'clock M., to the highest
bidder for cash, that tract of land de
scribed in said Mortgage Deed. It be
ing a part of the McRae Quarter, ad
joining the lands of Ida Linyear, W. H.
Howcott, and others, containing twelve
and one-half acres.
This &th day of April, 1917.
II. D. Davknpjkt,
Mortgagee.
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Better Farming? in the South
FOOD AS WELL AS COTTON
THE NATION ASKS OF DIXIE
South May Be Face to Face With Disaster If Food As Well As Cotton
Is Not Grown by Farmers Home Guards of Defense In Great Army,
fe-. Is Position of the Farmer. !
From the Farm Service Bureau.
In time of war the interests of the
.rmy come first Regular commerce
piust give way to troop trains, ammu
nitions and army freight in general.
At such times the wants of people can
not be readily supplied. Forethinking
people will, therefore, prepare against
it.
The Southern farmer is facing this
situation. What ought he to do?
Railroads have been hauling mil
lions of dollars' worth of food prod
ucts to the South each year. Recently
there have been occasional "famines"
in some of these articles because of
the inability of the railroads to haul
all they were offered. In fact, serious
situations have been narrowly averted.
What then might be the result of a
car shortage more acute than has ever
been experienced?
How would .Southern cities be fed?
Where would the Southern farmer who
raises only cotton, get food? Grave
possibilities are, therefore, confronted.
They are probabilities if immediate
steps are not taken.
How can such a disaster be fore
stalled? Only by the Southern farm
er growing foodstuffs as well as cot
ton. He can do it. It is his duty to
do it. It is his patriotic service. In
doing this piece of work he will be
one of the most useful units in the
army of defense.
At this time it is as important for
the Southern farmer to enlist to pro
duce food crops as it is for the young
men of the South to enlist as soldiers.
It will be easy to get men for the army.
It should be easy to get men to raise
farm crops. - Let Southern farmers
rally to the call. Let them become
Home Guards by producing this sum
mer such crops as corn, cowpeas,
sweet potatoes, beans, sorghum, pea
nuts, soy beans, velvet beans and such
garden crops as tomatoes, turnips,
cabbage, onions, Irish potatoes by
raising hogs, poultry by producing
egg3, milk, butter by preserving
berries, fruits, vegetables and do
all this not only for themselves, but
produce enough to have some to sell.
Efficiency and, maximum crops are
what tbo national leaders are calling
for. This means making every lick
count to the utmost. It means good
preparation, liberal fertilization, thor
ough cultivation, and crop conservation.
Emergency Crops
As a guide in meeting the crisis,
which is now confronting the South,
the Farm Service Bureau suggests the
following, which of cdurse, must be
modified to suit local conditions:
Those crops which can be used for
food for man or beast, and which can
be planted at once should be given im
mediate attention. The acreage of
cotton per plow may be maintained,
and all possible efforts should be put
forth to Increase the yield. Lint will
bring a good price, and seed will prove
valuable because of their oil. On a
25-acre tract, in ten or eleven acres
of cotton may be given each plow, and
it is recommended that seven or eight
acres be given to corn in which
should be planted peas, soy beans or
velvet beans. The corn can be har
vested, and . the beans or peas given
over to pasture or gathered" for feed.
At least two acres should be given to
soy beans or cowpeas and sorghum for
hay. One acre for grazing; one acre
for sorghum syrup; one acre for sweet
potatoes, and one for different kinds
of vegetables. This will give a total
of 25 acres, and represents only the
crops for summer planting. Winter
grains may be seeded Immediately af
ter some of these are harvested.
Everything bearing upon large
yields should be given emphasis. The
land should be thoroughly prepared ;
the best known varieties used; the
right Rind and liberal amounts of fer
tilizer applied, and thorough cultiva
tion given.
This is of special importance over
much of the South where the soils are
lacking in soluble plant foods. Not
less than 400 to 600 pounds of fertil
izer should be used per acre on the
crops suggested.
On account of the car uhortage and
the farmers' inability to secure ample
fertilizer to put under their crops at
i the time the land was beine Dreoared.
V;4 In r m-. J .1 .1 . l : t . 1 V 1 .1 .
it. io ictuuiuicuuu Liiai a. uuerui Biuu
application of fertilizer be used on all
crops already planted. Increase of crop
yields will come with increase In qx&
tity of fertilizer used.
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