HARNETT COUNTY NEWS
Harnett County News
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THURSDAY, MARCH 16. 1922
POWER CO. BUMPED.
R. H. Ruffner, the place of the dairy
cow in weevil territory; B. F. Kaupp,
poultry as an adjunct to cotton farm
ing; J. P. Pillsbury, horticultural
crops for the cotton farmer; J. M.
Johnson, the proper balance of crops
for Eastern North Carolina cotton
growers; and W. W. Shay, the place
of the hog on the cottn farm under
boll weevil infestation.
The booklet should prove of in
terest and value to every farmer who
grows cotton as well as to those who
are engaged in educational work of
any kind in the cotton areas of the
state. The edition is limited, but as
long as the supply lasts copies may
be obtained by writing E. B. Owen,
State College Station, Raleigh.
tioch church, nine miles from Lining-1
IUU ai o u uuv& ill lun aueiuuuu,
Lconducted by pastor of the church.
Surviving are her husband, D. II.
iGillis. station employe of the Norfolk
Southern railroad, two daughters.
'Ruby and Hazel, two sisters, nine
brothers and her parents, Mr. and
(Mrs. H. B. Page. Mrs. Clllls was a
member of the Wendell Baptist
church and active in all religious af
fairs-of town, being president of the
Philathea class of the Baptist Sun
day school, vice councilor of the local
chapter of Sons and Daughters of
Liberty. Gold Leaf Farmer, Wendell.
Our advertising department has
requested us to insert this notice
right here: If there is any farmer,
or anyone who should be a farmer,
who is now trying to make out with
out The News and the Progressive
Farmer, those in such distressful cir
cumstances may be enrolled in both
lists for the very small sum of $1.50.
Please hurry before they are all
gone!
Most gardeners get off to a strong
start by planting onions first.
Johnston county towns, Princeton,
Pine Level, Micro, Kenly and Four
Oaks, claim that the North State
"Power" Company ha3 not lived up
to its contract with them and they
have served notice on the company
to get out. The story as published
in the News, and Observer winds up
with the sentence: "The affairs of
the company have been regarded as
precarious for some time."
, That's just the point, and it ex
plains the whole situation in a nut
shell. The North State "Power" Co.
is under contract to furnish Lilling
ton 24-hour current, but it has never
lived up to its contract. Because the
company's affairs were in a "precari
ous" condition the corporation com
mission has allowed an increase in
rates, and yet the company gives no
more service.
It is a safe prediction that the
North State "Power" Co.'s affairs will
never be other than "precarious" as
long as it continues to do business in
such an unbusiness-like manner. The
town of Lillington should rebel
against such treatment. The town
owns the electric system, all except
a little oil engine down the hill.
Local World War veterans are not
opposed to the bonus; but they are
not hankering for the government to
hand them something that would
seem like it
Lee and Harnett Peaches.
The growers In the Sandhills sec
tion are planning to ship over 900
cars of peaches this season, that is
if the young fruit escapes the frost.
In two or three years this section,
which is in the peach belt, will do
touch to swell the number of cars
shipped to the nortnern marseis. as
The Express stated a few weeks ago.
more than 35.000 peach trees nave
been put in Lee and upper Harnett
counties and in two or three years
they will be bearing fruit. No doubt
other orchards will be put out in this
section as the fruit industry devel
ops. Sanford Express.
to be Klimi
Two Grade Crossings
nated.
It is certainly gratifying that the
had been won on the liproposed hard surfaced road now be-
midway at the fair grounds.
We don't blame the judges for not
wanting their salaries "reduced" grade
ing surveyed between Smithfleld and
Clayton by the State Highway Com
mission will be so routed that two
crossings will be eliminated
not a bit; but a quarrel, a snan ana when the new road is completed.
a lot of backcapping over a few dol- wni not be necessary to cros3 the
lars in taxes doesn't make very in- raiiroad at all in going from one
teresting reading. It's great to town to the other. While these
think of judges as big men; it's aw- crossings have not proved to be as
ful to be disappointed in them. dangerous as others which might be
mentioned, it is obviously the right
Some people claim to be independ-Lhiug to do to have the highway
ent in nolitics. Then they are not ftVOtd crossing a railroad wnererer
in politics.
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Enough Is
When
Not Enough
It i not cnouf h to t imply know you Kv cnouf h to t.
Th c!c&ltnca of your food, iu food valu n oouriih
inent; and its pure foo2ne thetc rc the point to
consider when you juy thing for your family to at
Intiit on pure food, and you will set food food-
WE KNOW WHAT WE SELL IS GOOD
You may be of the opinion that certain article you want
for your table are not kept in Lillinftoo but let us Have
your order, and youl! find that no city tore ha "any-
ins on u Let's have your order.
Johnson j& Bryan
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ED
possible. Smithfleld Herald.
Personal (very): Old friend Jupi
ter Pluvius has visited in these parts morning;
till he has about worn oui nis wei
come. Hope someone tells him what
we said.
And It's St. Patrick's Day In the
Well, the neach trees are in full
bloom. Miserere. Mr. Jack Frost:
Lillington High School talent will
present the play, "The Pennant," at
Angier school Friday night, the 17th.
4A BURNT CHILE," ETC.
Benson hasn't healed its wounds
received in the baseball flogging ad
ministered by the Lillington team
last summer, as evidenced by the
following moan from The Review up
on mention of a league by the Dunn
Dispatch:
Now, How's This?
George J. Doyle has left Marley's
Mills, Randolph county, for the "far
west,' indebted for the Standard,
$16.75. Western editors will please
notice this. We are Informed by the
Post Master at Morven, Anson Co.
that William G. Williamson, esq., is
I not in those parts. ' He is indebted
for the Standard, sent to that offlce,
$5.25. Mr. J. B. Wright, of Randals-
ville, Robeson Co., has removed to
,iarts unknown, indebted for the
When Publicity Wasn't "the Thin,,
When Alexander led his host
And made himself a topnotch winner.
Nobody read te Daily Post
To find out what he liked for din
ner.
When Caesar said. "The die Is cast.'
And waded forth to fields of glory.
The papers never searched his past
For dope to make a Sunday story.
i
When Cleopatra vamped some king
Until, poor goof, he lost his noodle.
The paper never said a thing
About fair Cleo s Chinese poodle.
When Shakespeare dallied with the
stage
And wrote his classic melodramas.
GOOD LUCK CLOVEK
ONE cool monui j La sprtuf I know
it waa la May when all the flow-
f rs were coming out .In their oncul
tfummer dresses, a Strang little clover
appeared In the velvety clover patch.
Now this particular clover patch had
been rather quarrelsom each spring.
and each seemed afraid hi nelrhbor
would attract more attention than him
self. Oa that very morning there had
been the greatest dispute as to the
prettiest clover In the patch, rink
clover had turned no her pretty little
ver." b promised.
ly and h will ceoe."
When Daddy fcard the news of
stricfer amen them, he bartmed
down to greet htm. At the first glance u
th newcomer ta4 so liar sndj
odd looking that Daddy was rattm (
disappointed. Strancva of alt, he bad in
FERTILIZERS
MEALYMONIA 1-7-4
three. Hut
8
'Ttoaaholl fa nh (ta . wov Trtrl ott 1
several youngsters were seen on their L&wnaara o. ""u .u.m. iNoooay scannea ine leaiure page
,1 a-trt5n nf Standard. Raleieh. Ot WednesaaT. o reaa auoui uis viun. yajauiaa.
" "w s ' w l t t i j rr i I
ifWftW 9.7 1S1 ninion uiuore in jrsiae laies.
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way home from school a-toting
bats. Before long we expect to see
Herbert Taylor and the rest of the
baseball nuts out at Fairground field
rooting for the home team- although
there doesn't seem to be any such
thing at present. We sure would like
to see a real, honest-to-goodness am
ateur league formed this year. Dunn,
Lillington, Duke, Bunnlevel, Godwin
and; Benson could put up a pretty
fair class of ball and there is no
reason why they Bhould not form a
league.' Dunn Dispatch.
"With which suggestion we are
not , in accord. Neither Lillington,
Duke, Bunnlevel or Godwin are in
the same class as Benson and if these
teams were included in the league
the games with Benson wouldn't even
be interesting just -about like the
games last season between Dunn and
Benson. We have no objection to
Dunn being included in the proposed
plague for the reason that it always
gives tne Benson aggregation great
satisfaction to put it over the Dunn
team. Here is our dope for the pro
posed league: Benson, Dunn, Smith-
field, - Fayetteville and perhaps Lu
cama," Benson Review. .
Probably a more evenly matched
league of teams would be: Benson,
Garner, Kittrell, Pinelevel, Wilson's
Mills and perhaps Micro.
THE ENEMY THE WEEVIL.
"If thevboll weevil should have tie
devastating effect upon the crops this
year in tne cotton sections of the
. state that it has had in some of the
states to the south of us, and if the
people in the cotton section of the
state do not raise more food supplies
for themselves and their animals
than they have heretofore raised it
will certainly result In widespread
suffering and destitution."
txovernor Morrison makes the
statement above in the foreword of
the last number of the State College
Record, Just from the ; press, a 15
page bulletin devoted to the impor
tant subject, "How North Carolina
Farmers Can Effectually Meet the
Boll Weevil Attack,"
With this destructive crop pest al
ready present in the state, farmers
in the cotton belt must make, sweep
ing changes in their methods if they
are to succeed once the boll weevil
has become firmly established.
To anticipate this : threatened . in
vasion by acquainting farmers, with
the best thought on the subject,
State .College . has prepared for free
distribution this handbook of timely
suggestions from some of the lead
ing members of the agricultural fac
ulty. The , introductory article is by
President ,W. C, Riddick, and Is en
titled "Even Farm Should Feed It
self." Following in order are care
fully prepared articles by. Dean C. B.
WilUams, who ; outlines a safe plan
for North Carolina farmers In grow
ing cotton under boll weevil condi
tions; Z.; P Metcalf, on the life his
tory and characteristics of the in
sect with suggestions for Its control;
The School Term.
Unless the citizens of the town de
cide to take up subscriptions with
which to furnish funds for another
month, the elementary grades of the
Benson school will close April 14. It
is pointed out that the State fur
nishes funds in aid of the element
ary grades of the school for only six
months during the term, at the ex
piration of which the entire expense
must be borne by the county and
local tax. Funds on hand now will
be exhausted by April 14, it is said
If it is found necessary to close the
elementary grades on April 14 It is
feared that this may interfere with
some of the pupils being promoted
and it will also make it Impossible
hold any commencement exercises
The estimated co3 tof extending the
term for one month is only $3 per
pupil. It i3 understood that many of
the teachers have expressed a will
ingness to teach for the one month at
a rate below what they are receiving
mow in order to make the nine month
term possible. Benson Review.
But now's the day. O ofllce seeker.
When the people want to know it;
If in streaks you're a little sneaker.
You bet your boots they 11 blow It.
.od
IAS
nose at alls Whit Clovers dainty
new dress, and poor Daddy Clover wss
trying his best to make peace amoog
the nsughty children. He knew his
children were the prettiest In the
meadow, but If they did not stop be
ing so 'vain and disagreeable their
drest.es would soon fade and wilt. So
one night he called on the b tsy
Fairy Queen to help.
1 will send you the Good-lock Llo-
four leave Instead r
when h saw what a aml'.e rt-cr-i';.
leaf bad, be liked him very taoca aftdt$
gave bla a cordial welcooM. y
Not so with th clover children. Jj
They whispered and Isogtwd amoci
themselves at the queer dm. Of !
cwnt ibis nuiu ivsririi rT 7 v
comfortable, and h prrtmd"d not t'jj
Dear. rrwiy soon. bowtt. cm
they saw bow glad be wss to betp i f
them look their best and never tried fv
to be admired himself, they became , S
more rnendiy. t ocr-iear was jat :
bubbling over w!2 Jolly tales and
soon nad then waving over in usp-;
ter.
Then the hooey bee w utea a
good time came over to shsr In th
fun, and th ptch grew livelier every
When roarJ'jtft saw bow much they ,
bad changed' for the better, be knew
bis work In p patch was over std
called all 'JO " Children to him.
"I mail v f ou all soon," t nlA.
"and beforv. 1 go I will tell yoo a
secret. As long a yon love ore n
other yoa win be beautiful Aayooe
who Is cross and bed tempered win
soon grow ugly."
W will remember. onleaX,, they
promised him. and wared their pretty
beads In farewell as a little gtrt with
a cry of delight stooped and picked
him cp.
OprrttJi
OVERSIZE TOP
for Grain
.0-14-4
9.
it
If
DRESSER
OVERSIZE
for
FERTILIZERS
all crops
Sec B. P. INGRAM, Mamcn, N. C.
Made by
i
LEE COUNTY COTTON OIL COMPANY !
SANFORD, N. C.
3S
:.iosr3as:.Q..,ao:,8ayj.'oa;:'ae'' jo
K
1
Shortening a Lcath. 0tv.
if you went to shorten lesther
belt Instesd of cutting or tn ring
hole, neither of which Is satlsf tctory.
heat a knitting needle or bat pin red
hot and punch It through. Th's can
be done also In shortening tht belt
of a sewing machine If It bresl s Inopportunely.
&mtMhit Peculiar.
la 1S.. It reruMM byao Rttf
trh macsKlne. toward Smith died at j
the sge of 4eeuty-6ve yesrs. and that
"until few years lx-fre bis death ,
It wss bis ennntant practice to rii i
upon a bull, and latrd of stnoklcf '
tobacco be bad bis t.-v salted and
etnoked It .Instead of thst plant.''
The Local Fur Market.
Ellis Goldstein will leave tomor
row for New York to dispose of furs
purchased by the Goldstein Fur Co.
mere and in Goldsboro. The compa
ny has purchased hundreds of hides
from animals captured in the swamps
of Harnett, Sampson and Wayne
counties during the winter and has a I
considerable sum of money involved.
The Goldstein Co. and the Fleishman
Bros. Co. bought more than $3,000 1
worth of furs on the .Dunn market
'this winter. Dunn Dispatch.
Big Deed of Trust.
One of the biggest deeds of trust
ever filed in Chatham county took
place in Pittsboro Tuesday when J.
,R. McQueen, president of the Sand
hill Power Co. and others filed a deed
of trust amounting to' $1,000,000.
This company succeeds the Slier City
Light & Power Co., and from what
we can learn the above icompany in
tends , to make big improvements in
their . plants at Carbonton and Cum-
nocjs:. Chatham Record.
TFlTTTTMfc
fhlh
CHEWING
TOBACCO
Pr-fatr-i s-?
Wendell Lady Died In Hospital Last
Sunday.
1 Mrs. D. H. Gillis died at Mary Eliz
abeth Hospital in Raleigh last Sun
day morning at 5:30, the death be
ing a complete surprise to her many
'friends in this section. She waa ta
ken to the hospital on Thursday af
ternoon of last week suffering with
streptococic meningitis, a ' disease
that affected her head and developed
into pneumonia that was the cause of
death. The body was taken to her
old home near Lillington, In Harnett
county, Monday afternoon and fune
ral and. interment was held at An-
SINGER
SEWING MACHINES
SLIGHTLY USED $12 to $25
Guaranteed to Sew Perfectly. Write
Today for List of Bargains.
J. ARCHIE JOHNSON
You All Know Me.
Box 418
Greenville, N. C
WANTED I
To rent or buy Baby Carriage
good condition. See Mrs. W.
Jones at The Killiegrey.
in
H.
Don't blame anybody but yourself
if your nights are made miserable by Jo
inaigesuon. you tailed to take Tan- V
New Spring Goods i
i
in Men's Clothing, Boys' Clothing, Hats,
Caps, Shoes and Neckwear are arriving now
and we would advise an early selection in .
order to meet your particular needs and Jji
taste.
LADIES' GOODS
in Millinery, Ready-toAVear and Dresses
all in the very latest models, and all most
moderately pViced. A
We wish to call your especial attention to
the fact that all of our goods are marked at
Pre-War Prices and even lower in some in
stances. Quality considered, our goods are the best
values offered.
Miss Allen has returned from the markets
of the North and will be glad to show you all
of the new goods.
I PARKER BROS.
IF YOU BUY YOUR GROCERIES HERE
AND TAKE THEM HOME WITH YOU
YOU GET THEM CHEAPER TRY IT!
Our ability to rcrve you with sood clean frrxxcrici never
overlaps our ability to rive yoa clo prices. Wc know
that you want thlngi as cheap as you can- fret them pro
vided of cours you tt them clean. Wc arc jrivinff you
an opportunity right now to save on your iroccry bill.
By buyinsr from us you can s-ave money because wc arc
not charsinff you an enormous profit In the first instance,
and furthermore, you can save the rreat coat of having
your goods delivered. Come and buy. from us and" talc
your groceries with you and get them cheaper. It's the
way to economize, and that's what we must all do In this
day and time.
J. A. MARSH
LILLINGTON, N. C.
CHOICEST FRESH MEATS OF ALL KINDS
FISH AND OYSTERS IN SEASON
J
lac. Cape Fear Drug Co.
Confidence
Begets
Enthusiasm,
and
Enthusiasm
Conquers
the
World. '
"Start oe4!!c srta t: It
yoa woal4 task rerrr ! It
a4tk fnM)8i:y g?ita to 701 1
ma.
Ti.tr It eot&Stg a yoasg tsaa or
omaa caa !arl laal will ctamt?ta
taor to ta!r pror ax 6 tappia
lfca a flack Arroaau
Xottr la tla IU&s tcu coaS
daf. asJ a ca!a!a ct taiarr
a!4. "ConS4ac a!naiia
aa4 taiaaiata rosq?.r o14."
HT.IRT A ACTTOfXT
Kfiia it cicomxo
Benefit by the Interest we add in our Savin r Department
and you will be journeying toward SUCCESS.
BANK OF LILLINGTON v '
D. XL SaaUr. Praa.
J. W. nalIor4. VPraa.
DlKKCTOrJI
IX. T. Eara. Caallrr
D. II. Saaur.
J. D. Ptaraoa.
N. A. Ss&lla.
C&aa.
Dr. i. W. It:?ard.
Dr. 1. F. UeKaj.
J. W. Rair
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