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HARNETT COUNTY NEWS
DEVOTED TO THE INTEREST OF HARNETT COUNTY PRIWTARILYi AND OF THE STATE GENERALLY.
Vol. VIl—No. 20
1.00 PER YEAR—.V A WV
LiUingion> N. C., Thur»d«yr May 21, 1925
“If It Concerns Harnett, It’s in THE NEWS”
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PERHAPS YOU’RE A
BRONCHO BUSTER?
IFSO.LOOK-A-HERE
BUIE’S
FIFTY-FOUR
C TURNS OUT
GRADUATES
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Chicago Wants to See Y'ou
Si^w Off And is Willing to
Pay You Handsomely For
Your Stunt
TO WORK AND ACHIEVE
Does Harnett county Uoafti a good
hroncho rider, steer vvie.-^tler or calf
roper? Or a fellow adept at nick
and fancy riding? He may now Im*
covering a pottceinan*!^ beat, employ
ed as deliveryman for a moving con
cern, clerking in a store or lioUlug
down an office Job. but if bo still has
the .spirit of the plains and ranges
in him and thinks he’s no back r um
ber, he’,s wanted. The Chicago As.so-
ciation of Commerce is putting on
a “Roundup" .■\ugust )6 to 23 ant!
ha.'', asked the help of this newspaper
In finding persons formerly having a
part of the life of the great West.
Thirty thousand dollars in cash
parses, in addition to world’s cham
pionship title, belts and trophies will
go to the victors of the “Chicago
Roundup" which is to he held in the
Qramt Park Stadium under the c irec-
Uon of Tex Austin, famous lodeo
man, and it is thought that there may
be .some in Harnett county who are
.still good enough to try and run .sway
with a pan of this money.
♦>
The “Roundup" ’’marks Chicago’s
debut as the rodeo capital of Ameri
ca. Cheyenne and Pendleton have
been the two great rodeo centers of
the country: hereafter there will be
three, with plans laid to make Chica
go the greatest of all. Chicago,
the greatest cowboy town and' busi-
neas center, is out to outdo Itcelf in
the scale of its “Roundup", atid the
cream of rodeo talent will be there.
All the traditional events o.' the
Western epic will be staged, with en
tries from all over the co'iniry,
Canada, Mexico, Argentine anc Aus-
l^ralia.
There will be none of the “cir
cus” atmosphere at this rodeo. It I.s
announced. .No paid perfoi’mers.
It is a free-for-all and open to the
world, and those who think that they
atlll have some of the blood of the
West In- them will never have a bet
ter ohaace to prove It. Arrangements
are going forth for the entertainment
of “Roundup” visitors from tlii.s and
other localUie.s on .i scale uiiheard
of In the annal'S of Amerlcai busi-
ne.-.s. The town will be In festive
humor and all comets from the least
known to the mo.si prominent are
awaited by a tremendou-’ welcome.
Any person or persons hert- who
think they might be Interested in en-
lering the ‘roundup’’ lists tray se
cure a complete prize list and rules
by writing the Chicago .Association of
Commerce.
AT THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. Dixon McDonald will preach
at the Lilllngton Presbyterian' church
next Sunday. He will be heard at
both morning and evening services.
In the afternoon he will preach at
Cape Pear. Rev, and Mrs. Mcnius
and children left Tuesday for Rowan
County. They will be away .several
weeks.
QUARTERLY CONEEREIs’CF,
Rev. J. D. Bundy will preach at
Parkar’.s Grove church next Saturday
and Sunday at eleven o’cloc-i. Tho
third quarterly couferenco (or the
Lilllngton charge will be held In the
afternoon on Saturday . A large rep-
tesentatlon 1-; expected from each
charge.
MOVES TO GOLDSBORO
Bale’s Creek, May 19.—Rev. B.
Townsend, evangelist of the Baptist
Board of Mts.sions, has changed hl.s
residence from this place to Golds
boro.
AFTER THE WOOD.S-BUldNERS
Prom January 1 to date* the fire
prevention organIi;ation of 'the De
partment has brought a .otal of
fov»y-t'wo pro.secutioDs against per-
charged wdth hurningj w'oodc.
In .some Instances, where it ap
peared that the act was thoughtless,
prosecutions were not brou^lii, on ar
rangements that the guilty per.-ous
pay for the damage sustained.
A satisfactory feature a'a.s the
fact, that there were thirty-nine con
victions and only three acquittals in
■forty-two trials.—Natural Fiesouroes.
Pullman Company propses to build
pas.senger planes for leasin'; on gen
eral plan of Pullman sleepers, for
transcontinental and long distance
flight, as announced bp Ch:.ef Engi-
Th«. thirty-ninth group of young
men and young women left Bule’.s
Crct'k Academy la.st week carry
ing with (hem scrolls that will help
to inspire thorn on their way to the
pinnacle of greatness. Many of them
will reach that goal, too, unless
Buie’s Crock tradition goes to smash
all in a .single year. Never a year
passes but that Ibore is a fresh lot
of grown-yoiing boys and girls leav
ing tho insiiiution with reinforced
('etermluaiiou to make the world
s'icher in mnmhood and womanhood
becau.se of their presence as a part
and parcel of it. Old students who
liave passed the grades, and are well
on the high road to succe-ss in the
world, come back each year at ooni-
mencemeni time to review the annual
progress of their alma mater auvl
give tlie “once over” to the new crop
of graduates. These ex-students
seem to have a bred-la-tlte-bone
instinct that they must watch over
their educational foster-parent. They
t.re what one may call, in slang
phrase, “fu'.sy" about it. Of course
they have an abiding faith that
Jame.s -Vrchibald Campbell is going
to “show the fruits’’ at each com
mencement; but that is not what they
are concerned about—not so much.
They meet when commencement
meets; they look with the eagerness
of the child who lia-t been away from
the family fireside for awhile: and
before the exercises are past into his
tory they are grouped in consulta
tion over tome means of ultra-sei
vice t.a the insdtutioa.
They are great people, the-ie e.v
students of Buie's Creek Academy
They are among the most interesting
person.^ who attend the commence
ment each year. This year the
.vliimni .A.ssociation pledged itself to
help square lt-3 debt to its alma mater
by raising $50,000 for the further
completion of the institutiore to its
desired state of perfection in equip
ment. Tho.-’.e who attended the ban
quet Individually pledged $1,500 of
it, and the presiding officer, F. Hun
ter Creech, E-iq., of Washington, D
C., frankly and confidently stated to
the alumni and guest.s that the whole
sum would be forthcoming. He more
than likely knew whereof he spoke.
One of the most remarkable fea
tures of Buie's Creek .-\cademy
among ilie very many remarkable
things about a most remarkable in-
-.titution—is that !tr. students “turn
out” so well. That term “turn-out"
i^ a mighty fine expre.sslon, becau-;e
for .inyone to make a success in the
world be inu.d learn to “lui'n out."
In this instance It is meant that .1.
.-V. Campbell’s students "make good"
— another expression that goes
.straight to the mark and gives a
definite understanding of what 1-
meant. Students at Bule’.s Creek are
just ordinary looking specimens of
humanity. That's the way the group
of .six orators looked as they came
upon the stage last Thursday morn
ing. But when they commenced to
speak (heir oration's, they soon .show
ed they had developed into .somebody
above and beyond the commonplace,
There was Hilliard Manly Hoentt,
last named on the list, who took for
hi:; subject "The Advantages of
Farm Life.” Rather a commonplace
.subject, It Wii.s, and the -.peaker had
nothing in his appearance that would
lift him above the ordinary. If he
hidn’t looked so much like a farmer
bay himself, it might have been easy
for the lay mind to form the con
jecture that Dr. Campbell had put
Hocutt op the program to make out
an even half dozen. But lo, friends
when that boy l.iUnched out on his
theme there was fluency, there was
eloquence, and a line of hard rea-';on-
Ing that lifted the mind of the aud
ience up and away from the common
place and revealed to It .something
But that was just one of the many
evidence.s that Buie’-; Creek gave of
Us abllUy to develop the talent that’s
in a boy or girl. On the long list of
commencement exercise.: this year
were other.-: who acquitted them
selves in as fine style as did Hocutt
of Pender. There comes to mind the
insl'ancc of one young man who in
a burst of eloquence pointed to Dr.
Campbell and declared that the life
and service of the noted educator
was the answer to hi.s theme, "The
Secret of a Happy Life.” Devotion
to an unselfish service to God and hu
manity was what the young men had
decided upon as the secret, and he
had a living application of it right
before him.
Is there some unbending path that
leads superior students to Buie’s
Creek? Or is it Just the ordinary run
of school timber that finds its way
into the institution? 1 have often
wondered why it Is that Dr. Camp-
ueer Parke of the PullmanjCompany. bell is so successful with his stu-
d(-ii(:i, and why they “turn out" so
well. At fir.st gatice it would seem
that be has a "pick and choice.” But
1 know that is not the ca.so; he lake.s
111 some students who have not the
“wherewith” to gain admittance to
other halls of learti'lng. Rev. Fred.
N, Day and other good men send-
poor boys and girls to Buie’s Creek
for an educational lift that will make
it easier for them to cope with life’s
buttles. I know of no better way to
explain it than by saying that there's
but one Buie's Creek .\calemy. Such
aoblevement can come only by Divine
will. Almighty God directs that insti
tution, and J A. Campbell is His
willing servani,
A day during eommencement at
Buie’s Creek is a day long to be re
membered by anyone so spending l(.
It gives one renewed confidence In
humankind, stronger faith in the
elevating influence of edueatlon, and
firmer eonvicilon thaa Christianity
has lost none o'f its redeeming pow
er. There i.s no wonder that great
men and good women cheerfully give
of their means for the upbuilding of
the institution. They could find no
better way for laying the foundation
of A memorial that will live till the
last da.v, and then. Thus it i.s that
when Mr, D. Rich of Wlnsion-Salem
erected a $50,000 library at Buie’s
Creek he was building even better
than he knew. For it is not given
to mortal to know the farthest reach
es of a good deed. A mighty power
carries it im and on, and Itgjnfluence
i-; greatly felt long after time makes
It ancient history.
It was good to hear Hon. J. W.
Bailey say so when he spoke of the
magnificent gift of Mr. Rich, and
even the tears that came to the eyes
O'f Rev. Fred. N. Day, as he accepted
the donation on behalf of Bule’.s
Creek, were an- eloquent tribute to
the memory of the generous-hearted
wealthy man who divided hia goods
with a noble cause. Bailey and Day
had caught up the vis-ion and the
spirit of Rich and they brought it
to Buie's Creek on dedication day and
delivered it along with the memorial,
that it might all be taken together,
belter understood and more ap
preciated. Benefaction from the will
of Mr. Rich gives the institution
abou;, $150,000 more. Thl.s ^ill be
used to construct a modern audltor-
lU'in anti class hall. Dr. Campbell
explained to his hosts of friends that
the new building would be completed
for next commencement and that the
auditorium would seat 1,250 people.
Thi.s was good new.s to the audience,
many of whom felt themselves
crowded in the small gymnasium
building. But they were fortunate
In getting e\en a crowded seat, There
were many who could not get in at
all.
Fifty-four -student-; took out their
graduation papers fiom Buie’s
Creek this year. Judge Isaac -M.
Meeklns delivered them a literary
address that was a gem. Dr. Prank
P. Gaines of the chair of English
in Furman University delivered the
baccalaureate .sermon. It was prac-
■lical and plain- full of meaning and
ea.sy of comprehension,
Hon. J. W. Bailey aptly slated the
liuih when he declared that ‘'Buie’s
Creek itself now becomes a inefno-
rlalv a citadel against the consequen
ces of time.” It is a rich heritage
for generations yet unborn.
H. S.
BUIE’S CREEK LIBRARY
TOWN OF BEAUTY
THIS WILL BE IF
LADIES HAVE WAY
Wonums Club Haa Mapped Out
Program for Cleaning, Im
proving, Beautifying.
Captains of Wards
are Named
Tlio $50,000 gift of Mr. D. Rich, loite of AVlnston-Raleni. Tho building,
be.sldes being one of tho .moM t»enui'ifu1 In tho South, is 'pi-obibaly the most
substniMial and expensive for its .sixe. It is a fltting. imeonorial and .avUl
stHiifl Hs u boncnceiice ,to gimetaltoiis of tho far future^as iwell as to those
uho nmv oiijoy it. It is om* kho “show" structures|;of the State.
H. C. CAVINESS TO
HOLD SERIES
SERVICES HE
Evangelist of the Christian De
nomination to be AssUted
by Singer Yelton—To
Start Next Sunday
Rev, Hermon C. Cavlness, an evan
gelist of the Christian denomination.
and J, Chas. Yelton. singer, will be
gin a series of evangelistic meetings
next Sunday. The' meetings will iie-
gin in the LlliingMn Methodist
church and will continue there ud!til
the big tent arrives, when the meet
ings will he moved to I’ne ball park,
where the tent w’lll be erected and
seating facilities arranged. The
tent will hold, states Mr. Yelton,
about 2,,'iOO people. The services will
continue for some weeks.
Singer Yelton is a Baptist, and he
states that the services will be of an
interdenominational nature, a^d that
everyone is asked to J'or'n in. Evan
gelist Caviness has conducted meet
ings in various parts of the country.
He held services at Sanford notjl so
very long ago. also at Clayton, and
result.s were said to be of a very aat-
Isfaetory nature. He waa a member
of the House of Representative.'}' of
Mr. Dave Godfrey of Lee county,
formerly a oltlzen of Harnett, was
a business visitor here Tuesday,
Dravek Get '*Roby Bill'' Ryan
North Carolina at one time while he
was a practicing attorney In ,the
western part of this StateV- He yas
converted and began evangelistic
work after a course in the Moody
Bible Institute In Chicago.
•Mr. Yelton ^itatcs that he will de
vote his efforts lo ' organizing a
community choir and he expect.s to
make the singing a notable 'feature
of the services. He is a native of
Tenne.ssce, his home town being Mr,
Juliet. He asks the cooperation of
all the people in Lilllngton and ad
joining community In his efllons,
jointly with Rev. Mr. Caviness, to
make the meetings a great success.
MEMBERS GRADUATING CLASS
OF LU.LINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
Nineteen students graduated from
Llllington nigh School las-t week—
thirteen girls and six boys. Names
of those -LUking diplomas are a'i fol
lows: * . I'
Mr. Edwin Bain.
Mr. Grayson Diggs.' '
■Mr. Glenn Brantley.
Mr. Earnest Byrd.
Mr. Reid Ross. ,1
Mr. Edgar S. Smith.
•Miss Julia Dewar.
Miss Reba Dorman.
Miss Edkh Horner.
'Miss Belle Hocka'day.
Miss K.\*c Jones.
'Miss Kathleen Lanier. |,
■Mis.s Florence McDonald.
Miss Cornelia MeLaiichUn. i|
Miss Lena Norris.
Miss Ruth O'Quinn.
Miss 'Whitie Stephens.
Mies Mildred Upchurch.
Mis,'; Melba 'Wood. ,,
FELIPA THE DEER
CAPTURED AFTER
FIVE-MILE CHASE
Prideful Antler nf Erwin Park
Zoo Hears Call of the
Wild and Answers, But
Yields to Bulldog's
Persuasion
(•fly 'Wade H. Lucas)
Duke, May 19,—Pox hunters from
Bunn Level, led by Prank J. Be-
thune and .several from Coats and
Duke, succeeded In finally catching
“Peltpa”, the female elk which was
liberated some -twelve days ago, near
Coats late Monday afternoon. The
elk which evidently has enjoyed Us
freedom from the Erwin park zoo
for these days, proved Just as full
of fight after -the five mile chase as
it did at tho start.
‘Mr. Bethune and about -twenty
others have pursued >t.he setci-wUd
a;iLiiusLlac.sfi««xal days, --Last. w«ek.
according to the pursuers, “PeHpa”
swam the Cape Pear river three
times and Little River twice in her
successful th'waming of tho dogs and
men. Had the elk elected to make
her habitat on the Cape Pear, it is
■feared she would have remained at
liberty.
Early - Monday morning word was
received from C. L. Rally, who lives
four miles beyond Coats, that the
a^imai was in that neighborhood.
Mr. Bethune was notified and -he
loaded twelve dogs on a car and hur
ried to the scene. A lively chase
ensued, but finally a hefty bulldog,
the property of L. tV. IVllUams, of
Duke brought down 'the elk. It
took hard work to get poor “Pellpa"
back home.
Announce Engagement
Dunn, May 22.-HMr. and Mrs.
Jesse Franklin 'W'llson announce the
engagement of their daughter, Hat
tie, to -Mr. William Edwin Dunn, of
Kinston, North Carolina. The wed
ding will take place in June.
Dr. Paul Cret
FEDERATION TO MEET
The Harnett County Federation of
Home Demonstration Clubs wljjl hold
its regular monthly mee^^ng Jat the
Coun'ly Club House on Wednesday,
May 29th. The business ratietlngs
will begin at 10*30 a. m. Lunlih will
be .served at 12 o’clock. Thelje will
be a social meeting in the afternoon
to which the Woman’s Club o!f/>Ldll-
ington Is most cordially invi|jed. A
special feature of the afternoon! pro
gram will be a talk by Missj Belle
Colwell (now In Duke), on|| "The
“Bony BUI” Ryan, Ql&nt' pUctaw;
has been seat to the Boston Braves
iB exchange for Tim McNanuura and a’
cash consideration. Byaa made hU
basebaU start at Holy Oross and'has
been with the New Tock team Ibr a«i!*
oral ysers.
Hawlian Islands". This will 1 be at
3 o’clock. We hope to have with us
also Miss Elizabeth Gainey of Fay
etteville, who will tell us som.'et'hing
II
about “The year round garden.”
Let us try to have a goodi! atten
dance.
Mrs. J. H. Dixon,
Secretary.
■Dr. Paul Grot, who served five years
with the French army and the A. B.
F. in -the World war, soon lesvee Phil-
adelpblt, his present home, for France
to select the various sites and prepare
the designs for the American .war me
morials which are to dot France at
polnta of Interest of the late conflict
This is In preparation for the
visit -of the American Legion. The
memorlale are being built under eon-
greaslonal authority by the American
battle monuments commission,' ' ol
which Gen. John J. Pershing Is chair
man. Doctor Cret was bom in Lyons
end received his arcbiteetoral
tion ta France.'
Lilllngton Is going to-be clean, it
will take on an improved appearance
—in fact It will become beautified,
if the members of the Woman’s
Club have their way abou-t it, and
•they have set definite plans to carry
out their ideas as to the cultivation
of the aesthetic in this countyseat
town. To state 'that they have or
dained It is not enough, howbeit;
they have decreed as much, and the
w'heels have been set in motion
whereby the desired order of things
may be brought about. The first
step was a meeting of the Club, at
which plans were made and approv
ed, teams were organized and cap
tains appointed. A contest has been
inaugurated, and the scheme unfolds
this way:
Beginning on -the first day of June,
which ordinarily would be "blue
Monday,” but in this case to assume
C3 many colors as Nature may af
ford in a season—beginning on that
day a contest is to be inaugurated
which will end on September Ist.
Every resident of Lilllngton is ex
pected to join heartily In this contest,
and the purpose 6f It is to make the
town clean,"so tha't it may grow hoal-
Ihlly, and -to beautify It, so that It
will be a Joy not only to residents but
to- visltor.s as well. At the opening
of the contest every resident will join
in by beginning work ..on premises,
removing all rubbish of every kind',
■the first point being'cleanliness. Next
in order will be. painting, mending
and other touches of improvement
that are needed or desired about the
dwelling and premises. Then the
planitlng of flowers and shrubbery,
to take 'the place of weeds, trash and
alUoUMr.-unda&lraJxle. accujauilatloii.
that may burden the landscape. It
is desired that >there be the keenest
J ,
sort of rivalry between contestants
in order to see who can have the
cleanest, most beautifuJ place on
September 1st. To the one showing
■the most marked improvement be
tween the dates mentioned will go
■the award. It has"not' been decided
Jus>t what will be the prize, but this
will be announced' later. Judges have
been appointed' to pass upon the re
sults O'f the labors of contestants,
but the names of the judges will not
be disclosed Just now. It has been
deemed best to keep their identity
sub-rosa for awhile and let everybody
get to work. The Judges will work
too, -because they are expected to
keep a close watch on the efforts of
everyone in town.
•Captains have been named and
territory -mapped out, as follows:
Section One—Mrs. A. M. Shaw,
Captain. Territory comprised: All
that section east of Main street, and
-north of "1” street that extends from
N. & S, depot to Main street and all
territory north of Front street, ex
cept the courthouse square.
•Section Two—-Mrs. C. E. Sorrell,
Captain: All the section 01 town east
of 'Main, street and lying between A;
& W. Railroad on the north.
Section Three—Mrs. J. Q. Layton,
Captain: Begins at the street that
runs east au^d weat In front of Nor-
tham-Thacker’s garage, and includes
the baseball -park' and all the prlncl*
■pal business blocks of town between
St'h and Main streets.'
Section Four—iMrs. J. W. Phillips,
Captain: All that section lying north
of ’T” street that runs east and west
by Mrs. J. 'B. TugwelTs residence,
and to extend from 8th street west
ward.
■Sectlon Five—^Mrs. N. S. Atkins,
Captain: Lying between “I” street
and the street that runs westward in
front O'f the Baptist church, including
school grounds on west and down to
Sth street on the east.
Section Six—iMrs. Chas. R. Par
ker, Captain: All the secion O'^ town
lying west of Sth street and south
of the street in front of the Baptist
church to the A. & W. Railroad.
'Section Seven—‘Mrs, J. D. J'ohnspn,
Captain: Lying between Sth street
and main street, and south of and
Including Kopfham-Tb'acker's garage,
to the A. & W. Railroad.
Let It be understood that the Wo
man's Club iS' not undertaking this
Job alone. Everybody who claims to
•be anybody is expected to join in,
and Join in heartily—that is to say,
each and every person in Lillington
is hereby enjoined, to become partner
to the task, and stick ^o ft till it is
finished. It Is not'only for the prize
that folks are asked to work, but
also for the sake of the pride that
evei^ne has in tho homeplace and
the home to'wa.
HIGH SCHOOL GIRL
ENDED HER UFE
WITH A SHOTGUN
Miss Beulah Thomas, Age 15,
Borrowed Gun Last Satur-
day, Went to Wood* and
Committed Suicide
No cause has as yet been assigned
for the rash act, of Miss Beulah
Thomas, 16-year-old high school girl,
who last Saturday morning secured
a single-barrel shotgun and took her
own life with It. Miss Thomas^ was
the daughter of .Mr. and Mrs..'f. M.
Thomas, living a few miles west of
Lillington, and was a student of the
Lillington High School.
iBost information obtainable is lo
the effect that .Mi,'3S\ Thomas left her
home about 11:30 In the morning-of
last Saturday, going to the home of
her uncle, Mr, Ben Thomas, nearby.,
She asked her aunt to lend -her a
shotgun, stating that she wished to
kill a snake. Her aunfl told; her the
gun was there but that no shells
were in the house. The girl replied
that she had a shell. It was after
wards learned that she had provided
herself with the -shell before she left
her home.
•Securing the gun. she went to the
edge of a small patch of woods, her
little brother accompanying her. As
she reached the ‘woods' she told the
boy to go on. Evidence is that as
soon as she was alone, Miss Thomas
rested the butt of the gun against a
tree, pressing the'muzzle to her stom
ach and in some managed to puli the
trigger. It was a single-barrel gun
and was therefore light enough for
her to handle easily. No one saw
her load the gun and it is supposed
that she did this, at, she had done
throughout the incident, planned and
executed the rash act entirely alone.
The young boy.|heard the shot and
ran to his honie and informed his
'parents. Relatives rushing to the
scene found Miss Thomas still alive
but death swiftly creeping upon her.
Life was with her till she was taken
home, but she expired soon after.
iBurial took .place Sunday In the
family burying'Iground near Avent’s
ferry. Miss Thiomas was an unusu
ally bright young lady, of exception
ally good' behavior, it is said, and
had made good''records lu -her school
training. The family and friends are
grief-stricken. , They are as yet In
the dark as to the reason that en
tered into the case and caused Miss
Thomas to take her own life.
DIVISION OF MARKETS
OFFERS ITS SERVICE
Raleigh, May 20.—In a letter to
over ftvOOO farmers who are members
of the Farmers’ Union, the Gottorn
and Tobacco Cooperatives, and other
associations, George R. Ross, chief
of the State Division of Markets, has
offered the services! of Ms organiza
tion to aid farmert' with their mar
keting problems.
The Division' is prepared to render
.such service in formation of mar
keting associations >and will giive as
sistance and instruction in how to
grade, ship and distribute the pro
ducts. It can assist in securing cred
it to aid the farmer in financing his
operations. It car help in organiz
ing groups and will'upon,the applica
tion of ten or more fanners send an
expert to a commu'-atty to work otil a
general marketing j plan for the pro
ducts of the community..'
The Division of Markets, Mr. Ross
points out, has a livestock and poul
try division,' a fruit and.vegetable di
vision, expert';, in marketing general'
if arm crops siich as seeds, bays, cot
ton and other; crops, experts in farm
-financing and a 'news:' service to
growers. The division will also Hst
tbobe products that a farmer may
have for sale' andi thus,' help him to
advertise such products.
Last fall the division, rendered
practical service to western Carolina
livestock growers in helping them to
dipose of nearly two thousand head
of cattle at an increase of 75 cents
per hundred pounds -oyer the local
pntne. This amounted to a saving of
about $10,000 to the growers. Now
the, division Is helping to organize
cattle' snippfuw aMkAuciwuont) - in this
territory. j
'Poultry marketing, In carlots by
cooperative actlori has' been one of
the most successful projects yet un
dertaken by the This work
Is still goitig forward successfully
and indicati-ons, are that next year
will show further growth.
The time; Is past when complela
plumbing systems in the farm, home
should bo considerefL a luxury. Of
all the labori^savtiig conveniences, the
water system should^ come first and
every farm ^lome Int North Carolina
should at leiast have a simple pump
and tftnk fixture.
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