LUMj MAtXfc 15 SALVATION FOR COTTON FARMER Greens County Agent Write* Of Result* Soon In Upland* BELIEVES EAST CAROLINA FINE STAPLE GROWER Can Bo Grown And Ginnod A* Early Aa Shorter Variety And Will Bring Much Mor* Money—Must Koep Strain* Pur*. By A. M. Dickson, County Agent, 8now Hill, N. C. The advisability of growing long staple couon in North Carolina is a muchly dlacuascd topic in today’s ag ricultural elides. Aa on# travels a bout, meets and talks to farmers, ha finds nil kinds of theories and ideas being advanced in regard to the grow ing of the long lint cotton. Some have the idea that it can not be grown et all in Beitem North Carolina, tome say that the gins of the country can not gin it and that it will be nee rsrary to purehaee new equipment in order to handle It for market. All of u.i while hero in Greene County wbeie * complete detailed scientific study of the staple indus try aa applicable to North Carolina reveals the fact that long staple pays well those who cars to go to a little extra trouble to handla It. Everyone uf the above objectionable features are completely diapellad in actual practical farming, and to plant lha "Right Kind" of staple cotton at this stage of the cotton indoatry Is go ing to prove to be one of the answers to coming boil weevil problem and menace, as it shown later in this ar ticle. The writer has bad the opportun ity of visiting some of the weevil stricken territory in South Carolina around Darlington and Florence sev eral times during the past yaar and with much interest daring the past fall. This is the section of Booth Carolina which grows long staple af usost sxchiairely. The land, the eti •bitftioe are no different there from what they are bars in eastern North Carolina, except, that the growing season is a tittle shorter as you go farther North. The South Carolina people would never have quit grow ing short staple cotton and turned to long staple cotton, aad stock to the long tuple cotton had it not paid them to have dona so. The farmers in South Carolina are at this Mason planning their crops for 1922 and are breaking the anil to make more crops with which to pay their "BoP Weevil" and "Depression" debts. Most of them In that sort!on are go ing to plant the long sUplc cotton becauec It has made more under weevil conditions than any other cot ton they planted. Aa an illustration Mr. J. L. Edwards, Jr., of Darling ton, B. C. stated to the writer last fall that he had picked twefvo bales of short sUpM cotton from fifty seres and thirty-vix bales of long eUple cotton from fifty acres planted, both on the tame farm. He need the beet types of both long and short cottons The writer U of the opinion that the upper edge of the cotton b#H In Eastern North Carolina is going to prove to bo an excellent staple grow ing area in the futsrv. The writer, also, carefully cautions every fanner to be extremely careful about going into the bartaaw of growing atopic cotton on a big scale to begli with. It Hi beet to plant a small acreage to begin with and try R out J( the far mee likes It he can than increase the following year. A farmer who boy* so-called long staple cotton need fra® anybody who cay* bo has long staple cotton Is mak ing a big mistake. la the writer* op. lnloti them was not a long Maple cotton aood produced In the State of North Carolina last year that I* ge log U be good for a man to plant who U Matting o* In the fauriness this soaring year. Foil owing u th# history and data of the Industry aa has boon obmrved in Orson. County. The sue com of the node rtakhig waa dim to tha faet that the County agent secur ed highly bred tied for the formers who planted them with oaeeemfnl re. salts while ether farmers in the war neighborhood who used ran down seed foiled to got results. Wm You Float L—S Ss.pl. or Nm Tbe writer hao been asked n goed many times to advlss the fsrurer* wbat to do abetM loa* staple cotton Ho ghrm thio advice to anyeaa who Is IntersMod. If yea law never plant* •<1 It baf-r. *> Mew the If yea have planted It befare be sure '• get you some wen toed seed for the tint gets battor an the years roll by on the cottons that are conttnail ly being Improved by expert plant rUI_J L_ PUMPS WORKING; TOWN DADS REST C. L Stewart Taka* Place Re futed by Pendergrast of Durham Recently ARTESIAN WELLS PCl'R FORTH STEADY STREAM After Hectic Fortnight Mayor and Cotnmluioneri Steer Municipal Boat Into Calm Waters—It Yat May Be Nec aaaary To Go To River Por Water. After a iiectir two week* of doubt a* to whether or not it eould Tupplv water to the town and provide a head -l the police department Dana’* rau ucipal government hat come into •aim water*. The municipal pump* re striding slickly and pouring a tcady stream into the mains and rv ervoir and a head for the police de triment has been sreorod In the per sn of C. E. Stewart, now of Kirhop ille, 8. C., who will arrive hore this reelc. Trouble with the two deportments tarted simultaneously. With former Chief of Police Page's resignation before it the board of comm •sksnersl were informed that the a'tesian well* j which supply water for all purposes I Sad erased to yield water, althocgh he former chief was not blamed for his delinquency of the wells. The oand named J. It. Pendrrgrast, of Durham. to succeed Page and then -mod its attention ta the wells. About the time mem hem of the 'vnmrd discovered that the big trouble vith the pumpe was due to some sub erraineon phenomena which canard a lowering of the water level, then came a menage from Pendcrrrast stating that ha could not accept the nomination. This was wholly unlook ed for. Page had already been sent on his way and the Durham man wot expected at the moment his message arrived. Tbs board was called together by Mayor J. L. Wade to overcame the embarrassment of the situation. from Richmond to Ax the pumps. Stewart eras appointed and the Rich mond man told to go to work on the water plant. Just as he got the pumps to working properly Stewart accept ed the appointment. Now, all is re ran*. Moantime, the mayor and commis sioners are awaiting an aa Urn ate from Gilbert White, of Durham, on the cost of building a water pumping •tation on the Cape Fear, nearly three miles from Dann. A rough es timate of this coat Is (150.000. which will provide for power lines, pumps,, darn* and a larger reservoir in Dunn. Eventually the town will have to go to the river for ltd water and the commissioners and the engineer fec< tliat that time Is not far distant. At present tho town* water and sewerage system is supplied b> two artesian well* which yield, when running to capacity, 216,000 gallons | of water every 24 hours This U not , considered sufficient to supply the' town and protect it against fire. Skeleton Of Indies Ueeartked An Indian akakton apparently well preserved wu encarthcd Saturday near Spencer by a party of road builders beaded by J. II. Crowell and Including C. J. Walton, C. A. MiUrr,! C. W. Brannon, dim Snider and O. L. Bams. With the skeleton, which wet' plowed ap in the road, were found buried ar Indian pet and pip*' hi good condition, it being evident that three articles bad been burtsd perhaps »ev. cral hundred years age with the In dian. The bones were carefully re moved to an oM Indian bcrylnx ground nearby and reintatrrd, wh.ie tha pot and pipe are being pres-irved by the road workers as souvenir*. breeders, and plant any half of your •area in long cotton and the other in abort cotton. Too then do not kuva nfl of your eggs In one basket and If Jong cotton does bring a big premium yog can get advantage of; it- If it does net you have net risked alt ea It. It !*7» those who give it extra at tention to keep the strains pure and (he ginning good. What About Ohaba Long stale cotton ef tho upland tlaas can be ginned on any gin in the country without making any. changes in the mee haste a] arrange ment. Beane have an bleu that only fuWer gins will fin it, hut this Idea *• unoneoua. Any saw gin that will fin a gong sample of short cotton wfl' V• Ipard throughout the Unyth and breadth of the district inH xn ftnhwermg cry eoati from pirsntn In nearly a*ery county of -ii ■ni'ion watch two yearn ngo *at a fc.ird upon Hannibal LaFayattc ' odo'in, idol of Harriott, after ha had •ertrad 5*-»ra terma aa Iti repruaeata :irr. 3* ill marling under the atring of thv Culumbui ain'i blow to Ita far* ori-.e son. Harnett will champion the ra'.i« of George K. Grantham, phar raaclot w'io own* a atring of apethi c»ry .Hop* in the diatriet, if ha can he Hduced to foraake pill rolling lor* enough to make the race and ftU ti e ullke. Drug*,eta and other buai n> •• men in the diatriet have been •‘-mg la their appeal* to Mr. Craa thare. Ur, however, hat aot decided ivh-it qc will do in the matter. I: ia unlikely that Mr. Godwin will cootrit with Kr. Lyon whether Mr. Giintham does er doea not ran. He la huay rebuilding that large legal prac tice which mu hia before he weal le Waahington and la mdctiag with vot'd.rful tucccao Thera i* aemo •looM, toe, that L. R. Vacaer, Robo rcr\'„ big gun. will enter the race thia tiwi*. Friend* of Mr. Varaar fdal that hia activity la recent local p*U Gcal flgbta through which aopac want MilVMlMift ton it It believed that ha will net at tempt the race. Cumberland however, expect* te pat State Senator Mm A. Oate* into the fray. And all through the lower md of the diatriet people ar» looking to L Clayton Grant a* a probable r-jcccaifol candidate aguinat the Whitcville man. Grant, toe. baa a large strength in Harriott and Cum berland and would probably aplit even with I,yon la thwc two eeun t’eo and Robcaon if Oataa and Gran tham do not become candidate*. THANKS CLASS FOR AIDING SOLDIERS Mr*. W. D. Holla tad Rocofyws Letter of Appreciation From Mr*. N. Bmckamr M..;. Wdllsm D. Holland, reporter fa- lie T. E. L. CUts of Tint Bap • i»t church Sunday school is (n re ceipt of a latter from Mrs. N. Baek rer .of Asheville, sxpreming thanks for Christmas gifts scat sick soMIsn in UtMi and Kenilworth Hospitals. The letter reads: “if you could hut know the tre mendous amount of pleasure and rood cheer that wan given to the pa tient* at Oteea .and Kenilworth Hoe p ints at Christmae, it would make yonr heart swell with pride sad tiiankfulnas* to knew that jroa had * tmr* in prev'ding this Christmas Jey and happiness. “Every patient waa moat geaer onsly nmensbered aad mad* nappy by the gift* of frioadc, who task E»l* mnnt nf expressing to them their 'or* and appreciation and aa a remin that they aad their an selfish ser vice ore not fofgetten. “TM- flowers at the bedrid* ef ev ery patient tgqde the wards fragrant rui-l beautiful; added to that the tiled stockings, gifts and Christmas decorations proeidad tho Christmas atmosphere aad goad cheer. “Ilesse accept (he thaafcs and ap p reelstion ef the patients and wash ers In the ho^ttala, aloag wtth oar personal (hanks, far making pinTilt such a happy season far (base who to ricldy deserve our good wffi and oar dfls." A traveling theatrical company startiag to panda la a Hal v“w England tewa when a Mg gaa itT from a farmyard near at hand **d«nmi to the taiddto of tho street and began to him. Om H the double-la-Vra*a acton tanod toward tho fowl and angrily exclaimed: be so msJck to ;«as« at eex eloriaas. Watt tin yoa ssa Em shew ” . .... • . -g».. ** ' . i • POLITICIANS ME FLAYED Bw E REED INSPEECH Lector* Ha* LittuL For Th* Men Who iff I Work of H^an A DEEP SYMPA-Ar FDR WEAKNESS OF AMANITY Think* Human N^Rra Cannot Be Raacbad ftjKynpTth? And The OppKynity To In *n hoar udtSbttwt Jam beei tense. Op)* ImiMmi country •diU»r, sometime* uiRHnnt prin ter. friend of muyBlki nation'* Utorsty tnd newepa^K here**, on* of th* moat mctiijfa«y*U*t* of America, rntertalna^B repretahly mall audience in Mlfl^oHtan thea ter Wodneaday nlft^Mhrouth hi* visit th* playground |A of the Wo man't dab ia ikhAf lea* than tlx dollar*, but the aAhandred nod Afty-odd rad itors h^E.marad iota their eoola that loq&lai* de not Slitter are of the pRt pli Mr. Reed «ak« cAhmaa nature and politic*. He aatRter. He for th* humanlt’a f^KaJ daiinqnen riea and ccorntrieit^S^at fer pelt, -c* h* had only tha A that ia can*, tic Hi* who!* Idea oAtflttciana -was summed op in his thAfc at th* Ren al* when he aaid thAkhera ana aa mch thlnp •• •<*uall^Reaenc people —quality of th* «Ad«*rmiainc a very atatoa. Ram* M ka mid. nr* born idiot* “end thejRhe* no chance at all ante** thay ^L|* to break Into the United StA Renata." The Renata — t^HecaU which murdered th* Laag^A Nation', and wrecked the greatae^Rrk of Wood row Wilson—the flAta controlled by politics end poHtAa*. «u green no sympathy by tuAn who in bit wo”* as a nei 11 |J reporter and tmreOar ha* manjAta *1 ft* Bat far humanity and human na tal* the o*aa who hee mhde aailUaaa laugh and awp through Ui “Kan* tacky Colonel.” kb "JnUsndi,” kb “Yankee from the Wait.” and kb other book* and Aert atorieo, baa greet lore and a daap eyaipathy. Ha •poke of tha yellow fever epidemic •n Mempbie when five handrod pear people were dytag every day. Ha kad been east there by Bennett of the New York Herald. Ila found a ihot-gon quarantine again* tha city on all tides The wolMa^e citben* had fled ta the Ub end ant of den ger. Tho poor ware bft to die. There were few left to game the atriokan. In Mcmphie there woe a bout* known to *v»ry Hbtbtipyi River boatman and traveller, ft wee “The Cataebw**. ha al*reae arma called the “oat” and tha anfortnnata on* an ander her charge were knows u the “kittene." Thera never was a more degraded place than tha CabrUw. It etanA now on the river beak im MemphU. Bat it ie not celled As Cataebw any ■ore. ' When the epdiaik In Memphis was •t lu worst aad death was staring everybody in the face, the mistrew of the Cateclaw and sil of the kHtan. tamed rune. Oat into tha etreeta they went and picked op the rtrtekaa. Moon every room and every hall was Mlcd with the sick end dying, aad •II were give* attention by tba want on upon whom the world looked aa bring .o depraved that nothing good eonld reach (hoot Thon came free* open the hill •Men. Leaves end Riaae died, and with them wont Ysflow Jack. The worthy people of Memphis returned from their haven* la the hills. They beard of what old Mary and har kk tens had aeeomplhbed. The aeciaty women of Memphis bought a Mfwr •orviee and w«h fine ceremony want to the Cataclaw and PluasaUd k ta jMnry. Aad aa that eflrtr oerrk* was l«B*ravod “To the Bam af Service from the Woman of Memphis.” Mo. "The Cataeiaw'’ is now the “House of flerrtoa.” And from that' thus on, ovary ta •* that beam load a uaefnl Ufa. Mr. Rr*d recited thin incident is Mow tkat homes natam cote so low Ibat It cannot ha roaehed by sympa thy and tba opportaaky far aarviea. Before ha aoaatsd the stage ta Moath his leetnru wo teJcod a few minutes with Mr. fleod. Ho was (bo Imtm la eonvaraatisa as ba was on tha platform. "Yon, Mr. Hand, have boon a country editor, Imvo you not Mrl” Ij^bod hy way of amhing screw i “That l have, yanag man; vtm 1 |waa a young follow I dhed to get ee the train aad travel aatfl my money *o»—then Td Map and start a / p.iooom Bee over* health end return* a* head of the Ffrst National OTATO EXPERTS ARE COMING HERE Tawmil Aad Uddla Amaya T. Footer Pi«. dactioa of Tubers Dean's flirt real offort toward starting tte cooperative projection and maiteting of tte awaat potato wdl te rtertod oa Saturday, Febro uy 4, wtea G. A. Cardwell, agnoul toral aad tedoatrial agent -of the Atlantic Coast Lina Railroad eeat tear, aad C D. Matthew* Stato bar. cultural, coaao to town to Join with *- Uddla. oocretarr of tte atem ter a* rnwre^ aad Baa a Town Riddle aad Tawawad are Mac Invitations te all a< tte farmers of tte Dana District to attend a aat »C to te a ltd raw ad by Cardwell and Matthews, who will tall tte fanners what strains of tte tabor to plant, bow to care tteaa aad how to marfcat item. Tte local area will mate an effort to induce the faimers to plaat a given number of acres and will esaraatoa storage space aad mar kets for all that ie produced. Mr. Townaaad already to planning to build a warehouse that wiU tease at least 15,000 bushels of potatoes. Ha, alona, will plant approximately 1*0 acres. U tte tanaers agree to plant according to tte directors of the experts aad Mr. Townsend, ho wtD increase the sixe of this were boaec to a capacity aoCeicnt ta ae commodate all ttey can produce Mr. Cardwell has also agreed to torture bars at aa early data before students enrolled in tte Harnett County Macro Industrial School's part time agricultural school which opened here with nearly thirty farm ers * a rolled last Monday night Pro famor Jam** W. Vines, bead of this Institution, to endeavoring to teach negro farmers tew to eotabat the boR waovfl. Be Is teaching intensive far ming methods, dairying, stock rais ing, fruit culture and swine produc tion. Kpl. Mr. K|h Matthew*, whe Ha* boon rennet tad with Capa Pear Drug C*. far the part year or more, baa m captad a position with Coat* Mater Company aa mltcma*. Mr. Matthew* ha* many friunde hare and through ant the county who will wtnh him th# hato of aoacam in Me now laid. natrnpnpar.’* Than be branched of an WIIHam J analogs Brynn, and that started Mm t» talking on prohibition “TWO nover man n tima.” be da eland, "whoa hypoerlay wu at a fmatar premium than right mow. Why, the other night than wu a Mg bqut^mrtr la Wathfegtaa. and two ••♦h prohibit ton lata, I ruppoae wu eat in. "CertniaTy," be mid. “OM iebm Barley Cain le a mighty lhr# aaepao,** Judge ClUford rolnu "Tea," returned Mr. load." and a mighty Making on# too—hi* hoot, lage (tick out of th* ground.” With that Kiddle tame alow and mbarnd th# laeturar and Judge Clif ford to th* tonga, where th* judge Introduced Mm to hi. aggmUttea, if not a* large, audien.a COTC N GROWERS NAME DIRECTORS i Wake UmUb Ta Aim Upm Candida* and Praaklfa tad Choke af a director Ut the ahPh dtatriet af the North Omha Caep | exattro Kaihettep Codtoa Gvewaro aa I reflation wm» limited to B. O. Town nond ,of Dua, Heraett aaaatf aad Ctydo P. Hama, of Cffnaa On* . 'ownohlp, Franklin «mty hr a aaa | ventien of f ■ ■ * raontieo is I-’ha two namee wfl ha «ty delegation had a — ,to affee sad recogniud Percy J. OHoo I "f Apex. Mr. Oil to proposad that Wh delegation effer two r fillll for dw position of director. |jii npioi the Frwkfn and Harnett deiegm lions let H be known that they ted only one name to propose and the ! proposal was voted down. The foem ' »Uty of a nominating eonaetttaa waa also dirpoaood with and the roB of I eoJntie» ma called far nilnetiaao ' Senator F. B. HeKhtao, of Fraofc "n proposed Mr. Harris as “a reel **■* farrier, who has never dene try th'ag hat farm and who teo made everything he haa.” The somi native wne seconded by Captain l H Kear ney Mr. Townsend wao yrnrind H. T. Spoon and X. L Godwin. »*» Harnett delegates as o moa had boon eaoctsMa! both o ■ 1 non men end s former. Hr. end is a native of Xokoosn and hoik speakers gave him tea In Harnett eoanty. The two delegates (Mm Ida •n nomination B. D. Neal, bat Wake was called a dtvMoa Ferry J. Olivo task tbs tejtod that Oh Wake liisga ,aay ear eandldats •amas of Dr. B. W. B. Fort, dr, both of had gives largely of tisoo for Uh_ Deprived of as trade by its . •»*< «te vats aas by eoantloa. Hs the Franklin and M the for Mari md Wtea d ■! ogatos gpHt to Ml Oh cawipom. Mr. Townees. S4 of the SO votes, Mr. S' *0*" •• **• Fort S, oa Heel«. COOPER RETURNS AS PRESIDENT OF FIST NATIONAL **»—»■ Hntt And “-Tr ' Dmttm Laid Dow. ■ Lut Yaar or COUNTY CONDITION rr _ ... TfcMo Of nt h p«k« Awt _ Nadtt^nad haakby ktiMdi of Sfr—tt Ceoerty and Uv» Dunn D-» 'V »!■» ta* return of ™Ni» *■ OfeM w active fend of fe* rte* Matbaal leak of Dene ■*Ur “ ahnaao of avail nsosO-i 4m to |Q knife, Mr. Cooper, who ■» • Wfeii «f IWoooot Governor nnaHMCwn, R« eoaeo of Mo health, nHJioayh he eon *• hold the tide of pmaiden: •« fee hook. b fee atookhoMon ■earttat krid feto week he wee re-e» |M™feUa feMM every defy of Buk ft untaKVra^Td ftTiu^' Cmamtf Tint Ooaftar M ratoo W ft $824,761.18; F»ra«, Bank and ft* »mlir Bask and Tnut con Mk of Atfkr bad 8t88.007.SI «M tka Bulk ft Baiac Craft bad Mr. Caspar tftaka ft* yruad yoar 'ftP ••• ft JwftH to Dm paopla ft tka Mftrtot, aat aa nA a* ba ~kijru'12rr yr**f,rif' toa* laawtod Oat to^TVktft tod' S.'TSiTf 5 K