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THURSDAY NOVEMBER 4.
I PROGRESSIVE RED
1 CROSS CAMPAIGN
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Public Health Nursing, Nutritiai
and Home Hygiene Wor!Cover
the Country.
Important contributions to publi
health were made by the Americai
Red Cross through its Public Healtl
Nursing Service, Nutrition Service
and In Instruction In Home Hygieni
and Care of the Sick. In every Stat<
and Alaska, with the exception o
Delaware and Nevada, tnstructloi
was given by tbe Kea uross, m?u u
the Philippines, Hawaii, Porto Rico
and Virgin Islands. A total of 57.371
women and girla learned to make a
hygienic home, and care for the sicl
1b their hotnea.
The United States Public Healtl
Service estimates that adequate ruraJ
health nursing service would coel
120,000,000 annually, but would ears
a billion dollars In value of human
life, earning power, and economic con
serration. The American Red Cross,
through its Public Health Nurses, of
whom there were nearly 300 on duty
the past year, Is doing its part la
meeting this requirement
The Red Cross, through lta nutrition
Service, taught thousands what
to eat for health. In this country, 2*
States were served with from one to
ton Red Cross Chapter nutrition programs
in each State. In 33 States,
antritlon instruction was given either
through the regular nutrition instruc
tors or through volunteer dietitians.
During the Bchool year an average
tt 13,413 individuals a month, including
parents, teachers, pro-school, and
school children, were assisted to a
better knowledge of food In Its relation
to health, and how to apply It to
their dally lives In March. 111,211
Individuals received this Instruction,
while during the year 3,533 classes
were conducted and 6.450 conferences
and home visits were given by nutritionists,
thug reaching thousands eI
Individuals.
The Annual Roll Call for Membership
from November 11 to 25 is an invitation
to all persons to assist in
maintenance of such services through
Mother year by enrolling in the
American Red Cross.
RED CROSS SERVICES
SHOW UPWARD TREND
Dlsa?t?r Relief, Veterans' Aid
Foremost In Fiscal Year.
Services All Vital.
Atpemdtturae by the America* Red
Oil? tor the last year shewed a
feevnttng enrve as compared with
these tor the preceding year?911,692HMI
as against f The
atgtandtng appropriations were for
St? tor relief and assistance to disabled
veterans. For disaster relief
fee Americas Bed Cross sxpeaded
H.871.S27, of which the National Organisation
contributed S1.I41.S27, and
tte Red Cross Chapters $211,906 For
disabled veterans, a total of I3.62S.17S
was called far, of which National
Hesdqnarters appropriated 21.641,171.
and Chapters, |1A67,900
The disaster relief figures do net
tocinds the VlerMs eperatlens, which
eccnried after the end of the fiscal
? w * edilHUm hn Ska .arV 9 mm Aim
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tied TitiruM, the Red Cross continued
1U work en behalf of men In
the Regular Amy and Navy ui
Marine Corps, which called for a total
appropriation at $5?$,4H.
The enrolled nurses' reserve, from
which nurses lor disasters aad other
emergencies are wiled, cost $47.JS2.
home entirely by the National Head
tnarters. Public Health Nursing, a
part of the Rod Cross program of
national health work, cost $366,322;
instruction In home hygiene and care
of the sick required $152,466 in nu
trltion Instruction. $164,107 waa ex
pended.
Tke Red Cross campaign to reduce
deaths from accidents and drowning,
conducted by the Plrst Aid and LifeSaving
Service, oalled for $352,SJ5,
and has shown tangible results In
lives saved annually.
The Junior Red Croas, one of the
foremost peace Influences In ihe
world, was carried on at a cost of
$531,05$. All local Chapter activities
of the Red Cross cost $323,000, while
other domestic operations of (be Red
Cross, borne by National Head
quarters, amounted to $264,040
The remainder of the fiscal year's
wxpenaitnree were accounted tor in
insular and foreign operatlona.
of which foreign disaster* in
which the American Red Croas
erred, absorbed $53,075; League of
Red Croae Societies, f180,000; Junior
Red Croe* foreign projecta, 174,015;
assistance to lnwular Chapters, $49,119;
other Insular and foreign work,
$54,7S3; supervision of service activities
and ganeral management,
$$70,(29.37.
The total axpendltnres for the year
ended June SO last were divided;
National Organisation, 97,SS1.8(9.85;
local Chapters, $4,511,000. In the
Tenth Annual Roll Call, November 11
to 25, the publle la invited to share Im
this vast work tone in their name
by enrolling in the Amerlaaa Red
lOroes as membaaa.
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1 Warrenton?Work
started, on new
parsonage for Baptist Church.
Oxford?5 carloads of.- hogs were
shipped from here to Richmond market
recently.
Mount Airy?Tobaccon market opened
here with one of largest breaks
c of weed In history of market.
8 High Point?Several city streets
3 being resurfaced with asphalt
High Point?Southern Real Estate
3 and Building Record, " new publica'
tion, to be issued here monthly, beginning
November 10.
1 High Point?Stadium to be erected,
on high school athletic grounds.
' High Point?November under way,
k | to establish radio broadcasting sta
t Ition here.
Morehead City?Contract let, for
! building causeway to connect MoreI
head City and Morehead Bluffs with
[ Atlantic Ocean, costing $400,00.
, Hendersonville?Building at corner
i of Main and 4th Avenue, West to
be remodeled, at cost of $10,000.
Pittsroro?Silk mill here employs
1 30 people.
' Silver City?$4,000 fire truck purchased
by fire department.
' Silver City?Work to start soon,
I on new municipal building.
Lakeside?$60,000 school to be
erected bere.
Lake Lure?Bids asked, for corn
structed of new school here.
Shelby?Work under way, paving
state highway No. 20 from this city
to Beaver Dam.
Pinehurst?Carolina Hotel being
improved and reconstructed, at cost
of $50,000.
Wilminton?Iron fence being built
around courthouse park.
Wilminton?Contract awarded, for
conjstrutltion of new First Poesbyterian
Church, costing $300,000.
Greenville?Oil test well being
drilled here.
Asheboro?Rapid progress being
made, on improving highway from
Asheboro to- Lexington.
Southport?Road and causeway to
be built across sound. S miles above
Southport, connecting Fort Caswell
with this town.
Lumber Bridge?20,040 bales of
cotton ginned In Robeson County,
prior to October 1.
Wilmington ? Boathouse to be
erected at Greenfield Lake.
Wilmington?Ideal Pood tftore Do
open here, at 129 Market St.
Smlthfield ? Overhead bridge on
highway No. 22, between here and
Four Oak, nearlng completion.
Wilmiligton?Industrial siirvey Ho
be made in this city.
Raleigh ? Large hay crop being
harvested) tn surrounding territory.
Wilmington?Quaker State oils and
gTeases will be distributed at Wilmington,
through Wilmington Compress
and Warehouse Company.
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-j W/nAlrlTr ' ' Charlotte?14tfa annual Good Willi
X - W tJcJViy Tour of Charlotte Chamber" of Com- j,
. i ?. , merce, started.
KPVI P W, ? Highway NO. 20 from ,
O L/X 1C11 V I C W Asheviile to Lake Lure, being pared, ,
Elisabeth City?Bids opened, for
{construction of new Virginia Dare i
Hendersonville?Large commercial Hotel. i
bote] planned f?r this town. I Greenville?918,744 pounds of to- <
Goldsboro?Various city streets to bacco sold here recently, bringing ]
be improved, and sewer and water $254,948. i
lines extended. | Belvidere ? New bridge proposed
Durham Work progressing rapidly across Porqulmans River, near here, j
on construction of new heating plant Qienola ? North Carolina Public ;
at e University. j service Company constructing pow- J j
"?""""n Sonhla I (
Durham?Work being rushed, on er ana ngnt to iu?uu.o???
' new Law Library building of Wake land Glonola. I
Forest College. I YauceyvllLe? Yan<^yv$Ile-Denvflie i
Wilminton?Apple white building road nearing completion. I
being remodeled. I Blandenboro?Old wooden building i
Wilmington ? Standard Oil Com- on Main Street to be moved, and i
pany to publibh bookie furnishing De brick building erected. <
list o ftourist routes into Wllming
ton. VETCH FOR HAY 4
North Carolina fishing Industry In the rise of hairy vetch in j
Industry yielded $2,500,000 in 1925. usefulness and poularity, different <
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Improvements j
Special fell Showing j
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^ Wfe invite the public
to view our special
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fall showing ot
Dodge Brothers
Motor Cars feat4
uring two of the
most important
improvements i
ever made in this j
dependable and
long-lived product
Wfeekof
November lC
Open evenings
C. W. Ballenger Motor Co.
Tryon, N. C.
dee- Brothers
motor cars
in railroad building
TV; fteight truffle <m the Southern last rear
tea* about 15 per cent greater than in Oil.
Bote much greater than the 10*5 truffle wilt
the 1SU trafflebet
TOT so many years ago railroad building meant the
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N construction of new lines in sections of the country
lere rails had not been laid before.
new age in railroad building has come. This is a time
intensive development of railroad capacity within the
ritones already served.
le Southern Railway System is handling today two and
e half times as much freight traffic as it handled two
cades ago. The increase in traffic in the next decade
o will be great. Beyond a certain point no railroad can
iet the increase in the demands made upon it without
Teasing its facilities.
lis means double tracking its lines?and in some places
ding third and fourth tracks. It must also build new
d stronger bridges to support heavier train-loads; erect
ger shops and terminals; and provide more and larger
gines and cars.
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le Southern is developing intensively its present facilities,
d it plans many more improvements in the coming years,
intinued good earnings will maintain its credit and make
possible to carry out these plans.
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ways are dere^oplnf. lor JWtar lt.onx&eoesssi'ji to prevent winter killing 7"
Southern farms. Although Its main On moat Southern soils and an- Whet
use Is for soil Improvement, It la plication of 4.0 ponnda of acid phoT " bl* VB
com In* Into use as a hay crop In phaie or basic ?iag per acre win Anot t
combination with oata. * well. Nitrate of soda may be need 30(1 ?a" -7? '' ? I
Parmera who hare tried It hare d for the oats next spring. Tbi. i >0R! ' ' r *?CB
found that this combination makea hay matures In the sorlne i? h I eum? r i . ,, c rt or/'lB
? -* MS U te.d M white . crcpT'
i large yiew ?? .?
)t more than three tona per acre
a^ve been repoted,'although thla 1s ^ . _ fj ct?i I
ibore the average. < > lftl ,H 1
The oats and retch seed are i! a A m m~ _
planted together In the fall of the | A . IwXT^T > 1 ? r
rwr. The ml. * ??1I? to Urn j: -"f1 i Xf'|> 1
pecks to one buahel of oats and. 20. ' ENGINEERING SERX I\ I
>punds of retch seed per acre. Thla ! ''' K I
.8 the standard amount' of retch j J SURVEYING ENGINEERING I
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jary to reduce the amount of oats <> 11 ->? <,
tnd plant the full amount of retch ] | MAPS
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iolng" the retch. . X TRYON, N. C. pHnv.
In the central and lower South J * ? ? ?N^ l|l
.he mst-proot varieties of oata are 4< |4, t I
preferred. AloM Uw dortton. borler
o fthe cotton belt turf oats are 1
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