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HARNETT COUNTY NEWS
DEVOTED TO THE INTEREST OF HARNETT COUNTY PRIMARILY, AND OF THE STATE GENERALLY.
V^L’XI—No. 21
;pi.«0 ri.'H YEAH—5c A COPY
Lilliniflon, N. c\, Thursday, May 23, 1929
*If It Concerns Harnett, IPs in THE NEWS**
WANTS IDLE LANDS
TURNED OVER TO
GROWING TREES
HAKNETT IXTKRKSTKD 1\ WORK
OF REFORESTATION OP n>Li:
LANDS — DISTRIBUTING
PRIMERS TO S0H001.S
PRIZE WINNERS
Wahliiiigioii, D, May 20 —
North and South Carolina have, be
tween thorn, 3D,000.000 acres of
laud suitable for forests, .according
to a statement Tsued today at the |
headtjuarters of the American Tree |
•Association. The asiociation is i
rounding up itigures for the entire ,
country in order to .show the atuount |
of Idle land that should be put to
work growing forests. In educa
tional work. f'barle. Lailirop Pack,
the presidem of (he association, has
given 09,377 forestry prlmer.s to tlu‘
schools of the two States so that the
coming generation will be foreslry-
minded. He has given 3.000,000 of I
the primers to the scliool teacher.s j
of the country. j
In North Carolina, the statement j
•^ays, there are 10,040.000 acres 1
■..uarally restocking to forest and
d.o^lO.OOO acres not naturally re
stocking. The natural restocking
process is slow, as every one knows.
The average cost per acre of replant
ing, Is 112 per acre. In .DO years,
experts say. pine planted now will
make the yield worth $200 per acre.
That makes foiv.st planting now, li
Is pointed out. look like a good in
vestment. It also asks what will
be the price of lumber In the year
2000 If no idle land is planted now.
D. M. Curran, of the North (Caro
lina Agricultural Uepartmeni, pet
the situation this way in a recent
statement. "The twenty million
acres of forest land in North Caro
lina are capable of producing for
ever, twice the present cutot a bil
lion board feel, and to supply our
present wood-using Industries per
petually. The revenues which this
forest wealth .should produce annu
ally for the Seate, may even In time
rival that no^’ produced by the
manufacturers of cotton and tobac-
Iii the e.ssny contest held at
Diinii lust Saturday, the follow
ing; were prize winners:
Fii'st l*riz*—^Howurd Lee of
Dunn.
Second Frize—Mamie Byrd
of Bunnlrvel.
Third I'rize—Glady.s Wilborii
of Erwin.
The Hist prize was tjtUS.OO in
gold; the second, 12.50, and
the third, .$0.25.
HARNETT TO LOSE
21 TEACHERS BY
NEW SCHOOL LAW
TOBACCO MARTS
MAY OPEN EARLY
THIS SEASON
COUNTY MILL HAVE 280 TEACH
ERS, WHITE AND COliORED,
NEXT .SES.SION, AGAINST
810 LAST YEAR
Accoidiug to the new school law
enacted by the la,5t se'iBion of the
l,egi.sl:iuue. Harnett county is to
ilose 21 of its school leachcrs. Last
! session, or the one Just clo.sing, the
I'ounty scliool system employed 310
GHOMKR.S OF EA.STERN CAROLL
N.A 3IA\ REAl* BIG I'ROFIT.S
FROM GOOD FRICKS AT
FI It.ST OF SKA.SON
CO,’
In South Carolina a forestry de
partment recently was organized.
There are '14,000,000 acre.s of
potential forest land in the .state.
There are only a half million acres
of'virgin timber in all. The fligures
may be changed .somewhat as fur
ther checking goes on.
To get the idle land.s to prcduce
something of value quickly it is
neceesary to plant "thrown out"
larm lands and areas that arc
burned so hard that there Is no hope
of natural reforestation within a
reasonable time. If these areas are
protected from fire Nature evenlu.tl-
ly will take care of them, but
N^\re Is entirely too .slow. Where
N. C. Dartleli of Kinston i.t au
thority foi the annonnceincnl that
the lobacc} markets in thl.s .section
may be opened earlier this fall. As
secretary 6f the Eastern Carolina
C'.iamber of Commerce, Mr, Bartlett
with the as.sistance of others Is mak
ing a determined effort in this re-
g:ii\l, it is said.
The Tobacco A.s.sociatlon of the
United States will liold its annual
meeting at Virginia Beach June 2C
to 28. and will set the dates for the
opening In all belts. Thousands of
signatures have been secured to a
petit ion asking a date In August for
the local boll. Growers and others
have signed it. Paul Prlzzoll, presi
dent of the Kinston Chamber of
Commerce, wlli name a committee
in a few days to present the peti-
t ion.
'I'he coiiimerclal organization has
been striving for two years to se
cure earlier opening the bright leaf
markets, Condliion.s are claimed to
be favoraole this year. The Georgia
crop is well advanced, and growers
in that State are said to bo asking
earlier opening than in the past.
Bankers generally agreed with the
Chamber of Commerce that opening
in this belt two weeks earlier than
in the past will moan a saving of
hundreds of thousands, possibly
millions, of dollars to the growers.
August 20 is the date suggested for
the Kinscon market. The Ea,«tern
Carolina crop is usually ready for
the auctions long before that date.
Earlier opening, it is contended, will
mean better price.s and “tide over”
I’armor.s during the dullest season of
the year.
CHRIS SAUCE CO.
NEW ENTERPRISE
st-id trees are lacking many years
are required for parent trees to seed
extensive areas. South Carolina
ought to plant at least one million
acres quickly the Association says.
Of recent years the scarcity of
timber has reflected li.self in high
prices. M''ood, In all Its mnltltudi-
nous forms, is .something we cannot
well do without. 'No nulloii ever
has. Wood means houses, turpen
tine, boxes, fuel, shingles, ties posts,
pole.s, magazines, book.s and now.s-^
papers. It means a wealth of things
on which our svhole economic struc
ture Is predicated. Yet it is dally
getting scarcer.
Up to and including the year 1925,
the United States Forest Service es
timated that a little over one and
one-half million acres had been
planted by all the agencies in the
United States. Two years later the
American Tree Association eslimal-,
ed that about 90,000,000 trees were'
being planted yearlj'—just about
enouth to refore.st 90,000 acres. At
this rate it will take between five
hundred and one thousand years to
replant our man-made desert, al
ways provided that man’s destruc
tiveness and fire's ravages do not,
In the course of that time, add still
more.
"A great opportunity presents
Itself to the Carolinas,” says Mr.
'Pack. "Everybody in the two
states knows the value of the naval
stores industry. More and more
other iniduslry is finding its way In
to the.se siate.s. Will the state?
look ahead? What part will they
have in the great industrial pro-
k'-Mh of the future? That part de
pends largely on fore.st.s. Today the
stale of New York plants more treef.
every year than the federal govern
ment. The United States is plant
ing about one tenth as much every
year as does Japan. Our economic
life depends upon forest products'.
Now in the time for business meti
of these states, just over night from
the great manufacturing centers to
the DOrtliwaiMl, to demand a forest
planting program and see it is put
Into operation.”
The C’hri.s Sauce -Company l.s the
late.st enterprise for 'Lllllngton. The
incorporators are C. H. Kyprls, J. C.
Byrd, J. M. Shaw and M, R. Ed
wards. The company will begin Im-t
mediately the manufacture and' dls-
iributlou of a patent aance for the
table originated by Mr. Kyprls, pro
prietor of I/lll!ngton Cafe.
Trade name of the .sauce will bo
"Splendid.” Mr. Kyprl.t ha.s made
quite a number of bottles of the
sauce, distributing it to his friends,
who declare it the best they have
ever used.
As soon as bottles and labels can
be secured from the factories, the
company will begin distributing its
product to the trade.
itoaehei.^, while and colored, but this
j force must be cut down to conform
to tile provisions of the new law,
and thus 289 teachers will lake the
places of tlio 310 last year, a lo.ss of
21. according to the 'llgures com
piled by Superintendent Gentry.
The superlulendent states that in
1927-28 the county schools had an
average attendance of pupils of 8,-
522; in 1928-29 an attendance of
8,5i>4—only 42 increase, Based up
on tills attendance record, the coun
ty will have to cut its teaching
force, lie .says, in order to partici
pate in the stalo equalizing fund.
Llllington will lose one high
school teacher. If the election to be
lield In tills di.strlct on June 10 is
successful, taking in now territory
and thereby increasing the attend
ance, Llllington’s elementary school
will gain one teacher.
The supei’lnteudent explains that
It the county or the districts wish
to keep (heir presnet teaching force
it will be necessary to pay salaries
out of local funds. In the 1928-29
session the school regulations allow
ed 1C5 teachers in the white ele
mentary schools and 49 in the high
schools, making a total of 214. In
the colored high schools there were
5 high school touchers and 91 ele
mentary, making a total of 96. The
grand total was 310.
Under the new law there will be
only 154 while elementary teachers
and 46 In the high schools. In the
colored ^hools there will be 82 ele
mentary teachers and 7 In the high
schools, The Increase in the colored
high schools comes about by reason
of the establishment of the Shaw
Town high school at iLilllngton.
When asked for his opinion as to
whether his schools would be crip
pled because of the cut in the teach
er force, the superintendent did not
feel dl.spo.sod to make comment. He
does not, however, evince any en
thusiasm over the change in regu
lations. There i.s an impression, he
said, that comes to all who have
made a study of Harnett’s school
system and its progress, that the
people will demand efficiency in the
classrooms and If it found that more
teachers are required than the law
allows, the people will do just like
they have been doing-^tax them
selves to supply the necessiivy teach
ers.
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
On May 14th a large crowd gath
ered at the home of Mrs. Amanda J.
Moirison to celebrate her 90th birth
day. The guests began gathering at
10 o’clock and at 12 o’clock a table
about 4 5 feet long was well covered
with all kinds of good things to eat.
In the center of the table was a cake
W'lth 90 candles. About 1:30 music
and singing began and was followed
by reading and prayer by Rev, E, B.
Boll.
Five children, 4 sons and a daugh
ter, were all there; also 19 grand
children and 31 great-grandchildren
were all present. Some friends from
Durham and Raleigh came to enjoy
the day.
McGEE-YARBOROUGH
iFfiends in Harnett county will
learn v/lth interest of the marriage
last Friday morning at 10 o’clock of
Miss Ada Laurona Yarborough and
Mr.' William Dewey MeXloe, which
was solemnized at the homo of the
bride’s parents in Cary.
The bride is the sister of Mrs.
Mary Allred, who was for a number
of years a resident of Llllington.
DISTRICT W.M.S.
TO MEET HERE
Mr. J. W. Sen ter of the Kipling
community was among the business
visitors here Tuesday.
The Woman’s Missionary Society
of the Fayetteville District of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
will hold their district meeting in
the Methodist Church at iLilllngton
on May 30th. The session will con
vene at 10:30 o’clock.
The president of the 'North Caro
lina Conference Missionary Council,
Mrs. A. M. Gates, will be here, and
also other women of note, among
whom will be Mrs, J. C. Wooten of
Durham, Mrs. Junius Wren of Siler
City, who is district secretary, and
many others.
, A cordial invitation is extended to
the Auxiliaries of the 'Presbyterian
and Baptist Churches to meet with
us and be one of us.
The conference will be for just
one day, and we will have a basket
picnic dinner on the church ground.
We invite all who *will ao join In
with us and help to make' it a great
day for all.
■Very truly yours,
MRS. S. T. MOYLE,
Pres. Local Missionary Society.
WOMAN’S CLUB
What? Llllington Woman’s Club
meeting.
When? Friday, May 24th, at 4
p, m.
Where? Club house.
Why? To' be inspired and bene-
llted by one of the Club's best pro
grams.
H. Ij. GODWIN SERIOUSLY ILL.
Atloruey H. L. 'Qod-wln of Dunn,
who has been seriously 111 In a hos
pital at Fayetteville for several days
w'as reported slightly improved yes
terday.
HARD SURFACING HIGHWAY
21 AVILIi SOON BE OMPLETBD
Forces at work on the hard sur
facing of LlJlington-Wake county
link of Highway No. 21 are flnlsh-
lug the last lap. Main street in Lil-
llngtou has been torn up for the
past week, from the A. & W. rail
road to Cape Fear River bridge, and
the contractors state that w’lth open
weather they will finish In another
week.
The fresh-laid concrete remains
covered with din for a couple of
weeks after being poured. It will
therefore be about the 10th of June
■before the road is opened to traffic
all the way through. Traffic is now
passing over the new’ concrete be
yond Ihe Cape Fear bridge.
NEW MAIL SERVICE
FOR LILLINGTON
IS AUTHORIZED
TO LET CONTRACT FOR MAIIi
RALEIGH-TO-PAYETTEVILLE
BEGINNING MAY 23, RE
LIEVING RAILROAD
By order of the Postoffice Depart
ment !ai Washington, the postmaster
at Raleigh Is authorized to let con
tract to private parties for carrying
all malls between Raleigh and Fay
etteville. he order becomes effec
tive May 26th (next Sunday.) The
order was Issued to the Raleigh
postmaster on May 17th, and If he
is successful in getting a satisfactory
bidder for the job of carrying the
mail 'before next Sunday, the new
service will be instituted then. The
limit flxed for the contract price l.s
$2,628 per year.
The distance named In the order,
between Raleigh and Fayetteville, Is
60 mites and the towns named to
cover by the service are Varlna, Fu-
quay Springs, Chalybeate Springs,
Chalybeate Springs. Kipling, Lil-
llngton, Bunnlevel, Linden and Slo-
eumb. This takas all mail between
Raleigh and Fayetteville which has
heretofore been carried by the Nor
folk Southern Railroad on Its mixed
trains carrying freight which delay
ed the mails considerably. It Is said
that the railroad is glad to be rW
of the mail-carrying Job. Hereto
fore, since the discontinuance of its
passenger trains between Raleigh
and 'Fayetteville several years ago,
the Norfolk 'Southern' has carried a
passenger car on its freight trains.
It may be that this service will be
discontinued after the mall Is trans
ferred to another route.
- The schedule fixed tor the new
mall service, ;which will be over
Highway No. 21, is as follows:
Leave Raleigh daily a* 5:30 a. m.
and arrive Fayetteville not later
than 8:15 a, m. That will put mail
from Raleigh into Llllington at
6:40 every morning. Mail Is to
leave Fayetteville every afternoon
at 5:30 after getting mall from
trains 89 and 52, and the time given
In which to reach 'Raleigh la two
and three-quarters hours. This will
give Llllington mail from Fayette
ville daily at 6:40 in the evenings.
Box delivery and collection sei^'
vice’ Is not required' in the new or
der. Motor vehicle la to be used
when roads and weather conditions
will permit.
The new service is tor seven days
a week.
COMMENCEMENT AND OTHER
SCHOOL NEWS FROM COATS
Coats, Msy 20.—The Fidelia Ma
tron Class held Sts monthly meeting
at the home of Mrs. W. E. Nichols.
The topic for the evening was "The
Ministry of Women,” and was dis
cussed by Misses Edith Maynard, Sue
Williams and Anne Witty. Miss
Blannie Betts sang 'It Pays to Serve
Jesus.”
Immediately following the pro
gram a beautiful May basket was
brought In filled with dainty hand
made linen handkerchiefs, tied with
pink ribbon and sweet peas. The
han-dkerchlefs were presented to the
members of the school faculty as a
token of the class’ appreciation for
their services during the term.
The hostess, assisted by Mrs. Ir-
bin Smith and Mrs. Edna Roberts,
served crea mand cake.
Following is the commencement
program of Coats school:
(Sunday, May 26, 11:30 a. m,—
■Sermon by Dr. J. A. McMillan, Alum
ni secretary of Wake Forest College.
Thursday, May 30, 8:00 p. m.—
Class day exercises.
Friday, May 31, 10:30 a. m.—
Graduating exercises and address by
Dr. B. F. Brown of 'State College.
Friday, May 31, 8:00 p. m.—"My
Dixie Rose,”'senior play.
TWO BOARDS
IN JIONT SESSION
HERE FRIDAY
TO FIX SCHOOL BUDG15T FOR
19S9-S0 — ALL. INTERESTED
PERSONS INVITED TO
attend
AH Intersted persona are invited
to 'attend a joint 'Ses.slou of the
Board of Education tind Board of
County Commissioners^ to be held in
Llllington High Sclwol building ut
1:00 o’clock tomorrow (Friday) af
ternoon. Thti purpose of the Jolui
aes.slon la to 'fix the school budget
for 1929-30.
Superintendent Gentry, In making
explanation of hi.s injrltatluu to all
citizens to attend Iho' meelliig, says
that the governing uuthorllics of
the county are faeed[ with two de
mands, namely, that'taxes be low
ered if possible, and that, the school
system be kept up to standard. In
considering these propositions which
In fact resolve themselves Into one
proposition, the county authorities
are brought squarely agalnai one of
the hardest .situations that has aris
en in year.s,
'None of the patrons of the schools
will want the standard of eftlciency
lowered, yet at the same time there
will be none who would object to a
drop In the tax rate. It Is for the
purpose of allowing the patrons to
take a look into the matter of ex
pense of the schools that the invi
tation is extended to attend the ses
sion here Friday.
In 'fixing the budget of expendi
tures for the school system, there is
always to be f(?uud an extra expense
Item known as debt service. This is
for paying Interst on borrowed
money. The money has been bor
rowed because the people have voted
for the higher type of schools. The'
county has assumed obligation for
all of this borrowed money and the
Intereab charge goes Into the budget.
That is one reason why the school
levy runs high.
Speaking of interest money, it
will no d.'i'bt be well for bhe people
who pay taxes to keep in mind that
out of the tax moneys collected by
'Harnett county one dollar out of
every (five Is required to pay interest
on borrowed money.
THE GRAND JURY
Thc/tollowing sentlemen are
serving on the Grand Jury this
week:
H. W. Prince, Foreman; W.
A. Porter, Fi J. Cox, F. M.
Halre, D. >1. 'Irlorrisou, Stewart
McDonald,. W, J. Davis, Archie
Gilbert, A. D. Nordan, J. G.
Weaver, N. C. Massenglll, O. K.
Keen, N. M. Harrell, E. C.
Blanchard, J. A. Hockaday, J.
W. Denning, A. M. Uobb, C. R.
Gregory.
J. H. 'McNeil) is oiBcer.
DELINQUENTS
TAKE NO NOTICE
OF TAX SALES?
VERY FEW ARE PAYING UP DUK-
1N4 PERIOD OF ADVERTISE
MENT OF LAND TO BE
HOLD JUNE 8
SAYS FRUIT FLY
COULD DESTROY
HORTICULTURE
LEIBY SAYS INFESTED FRUIT
'HAS BEEN BROUGHT INTO
THIS STATE—ASKS AID
IN PREVENTION
LOCAL MARINE
HAS BIG TRIP
After some Interesting experiences
In Nicaragua, where he was on duty
with the Fifth Regiment of Marines,
Samuel D. Honeycutt of Bul€|’s
Creek arrived at Norfolk, Va., re
cently on the IT. S.j'S. Bridge, which
brought back a number of marines
who had completeli periods of ser
vice In (NlcavaguaJl Haiti, and else
where In the tropics.
Honeycutt wentUo Nicaragua in
February, 1927, when detachments
of lU. S. Marines were hurriedly 'dis
patched to that country to suppress
a revolution. Heremained in the
tropics over fow years and came
back to the 'States by way of the
'Panama CanaL j,
■With peaceful conditions prevail
ing in nearly all parts of .Nicaragua,
large numbers of marines have been
withdrawn from that country, the
(Bridge bringing back a number of
other men who also went to Nica
ragua with the Fifth Regiment two
years ago.
Honeycutt made his home with his
father, Mr. Dee A. Honeycutt, in
'Buie's Creek, prlod to joining the
Marine Corps at 'Baltimore, Md., In
October, 1925, Before leaving for
Central America he was stationed
at Quantlco, Va., ■ and, he has been
assigned to duty at that station
again. •
The question uppermost In the
mind of Tax Collector John.'Green
now Is whether the fourteen hun
dred delinquent taxpayers of Har
nett county, whose names are ap
pearing in The News and.Dunn Dis
patch, will come forward in appreci
able numbers and settle their 1928
taxo.*} before the sale day, June 3.
The two lists appeared in the two
papers the second week in this
month, about fourteen hundred
names in all. At the present rate,
the list will not be cut down much'
before the sale, but Mr. Green hopes
that something will cause them to
“speed up” between this time and
June 3. He hopes to cut down his
list to at least the same number he
had last year—seven hundred. He.
has great hope'of being able to trim
the lists that much, but of course
he may be able to trim it still more.
He Is a good collector, and although
he never gets "hard-boiled,” h.e is
of .such a persuasive 'disposition that
‘he usually gets what he sets out to
get. The only thing that will thwart
him, it 13 believed, will be the utter
lack of funds in the hands of the
delinquents.
It is pointed out that those who
are holding their money because of
(he fact that they have already been
advertised will find much embarrass
ment and serious inconvenience up
on the Institution of proceedings
under the new law’.
The new law gives the county 12
per cent Interest on “deferred paj'-
ments" of taxes for the first year
and 8 per cent the next. Although
It is necessary to pay that much to
borrow money from any source Just
now, there Is the litigation to be
taken Into account, and everyone
who know’3 anything about it knows
that litigation is one of the most
expensive things In the world.
The lands of delinquents In Duke,
Averasboro and Grove townships are
being advertised in the 'Dispatch and
those of all other townships in The
News. The tw’o lists are almost the
same length;
COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM
AT BOONE TRAIL SCHOOL
Long Form Tnut Deedn at The
News Office.
•Boone Trail School will begin its
commencement program next Sun
day morning at 11 o’clock with a
sermon by Rev. E. B. Carr.
Monday evening at 8:30 the class
day exercises will be held.
Tuesday evenjng at 8:30 a play,
“He’s My Pal,” will be given.
Dr. Snyder, pastor of the First
Baptist Church of 'Fayetteville, will
deliver the baccalaureate address on
Wednesday evening at 8:30.
There are 11 students who will,
graduate from Boone Trail School
this year.
At 2:30 Wednesday afternoon the
Boone Trail baseball '(earn will play'
the Aviation Corps team from Fort
Bragg.
The public is cordially Invited to
attend all of these exercises..
OhaUels at The News Office.
LIONS CLUB HAS
regular feed
■Llllington Lion,s Club had its hl-
w’eekly meet and feed 'at Llllington
Cafe Tue.sday evening at 7:30 with
eighteen members present and one
distinguished guest. Judge Garland
E. Midyette, holding court here for
the May criminal term, w’as the In
vited guest of the club and gave the
members an interesting little talk
for a wholesome dessert.
Lion That! Pope, chairman of the
program committee, 'tendered excuse
■for failure to provide an excellent
musical number which he had pre
pared, but called other numbers on
his program for the evening. Lion
Gentry was called for a short talk
on Education and spoke of his wres
tle with the annual budget. Lion
Bteeie was asked to speak about the
newspaper as an aid to the commu
nity and told of the value of indU
vldual effort in the uplift of the
citizenship. Lion Thomson reported
one new member, 'Lion T. R. Brow’n
of Biickhorn, who was present. Lion
Anthony spoke of his efforts in be
half of tho-farmers.
Lion FresMent Halford announced
the postponement' to a later date of
the Goodiylll Tour 'and declared all
'Lions attending the district meet in
Durham next week, las delegates,
The feed was one of Chris Kyprls'
famous chicken broils with trim
mings and pie a la mode. It was
good, to the last bite..
Sunday Miss Sudle Sexton, Miss
Ethel 'Byrd, Messrs. Turner 'Atkins,
Ralph and Glenn Johnson attended
the baccalaureate sermon, at Flora
McDonald Gollege, Red Springs.
The spread of the Mediterranean
fruit fly over the oSutli would prob
ably mean the end of all horticul
tural industry, especially of all
fruits and many vegetables. Dr. R.
W. Leiby, .state entomologist of the
Department of Agriculture, declared
In an address broadcast over station
WPTF Monday. This has been the
ca'.se in other countries w’here the
fiy now’ aboutwis, he stated.
Dr. Leiby's address was in the na
ture of an appeal to citizens of the
state to aid the federal and state
governments In preventing the
spread of this pest w’hich has re-
eently become established In Flor
ida
It is deifinitely know'n that fruit
from the Infested area was shipped
into North Carolina before the •dis
covery of the fl, Dr. Leiby said, add
ing; "If such Infested fruit has
reached the public dump heap there
is no doubt that the maggots have
transformed to flies and escaped.
The weather has been mild an.d they
could easily live until the early
peaches in the Fayetteville section
(where it is known that such ship
ments have been ' received) ripen.
oS there is a possibility that North
Carolina can become infested with
the fly.
"If it is in North Carolina, help
the Department of Agriculture find
It out as soon as possible by send
ing anything suspicious found in a
grapefruit or orange to the state en
tomologist. for identification,” he
said.
The spread of the fly, which Dr.
Leiby described as “the most serious
that man has ever had to contend
with," would be a matter of only a
few’ years. Dr, .Leiby said. The peach
industry in the Bermuda Islands
was completely- wiped out by the
fly, while the Hawaiian Islands can,
ship no'fruits and vegetables in this
country except green pineapples on
account of the rigid quarantine the
United States maintains against the
ily.
"You have heard of the European
corn borer, the Japanese beetle, the
Mexican bean beetle and the.cotton
boll weevil, and' all of them ^have
proven to be quite serious and de
structive ’ pests'to crops,” said Dr.
Leiby. "Yet the destruction caused
by all of these put together would
not equal' that of the Mediterranean
frul fly, in my opinion, If this newly
introduced pest now in Florida w'ere
to invade the southeastern states
and California.
"The fiy has been In Florida, per
haps six months, perhaps 18 months,
certainly no' longer. It is certain
that infested vegetables, grapefruit
and oranges have come into the
southern states and into North Caro
lina during the winter and spring.
And this is especially true of bulk
grapefruit and oranges—the kinds
that are moved by auto truck and In
bulk car lots, for thqse kinds are
often second grade stock, and there
fore more likely to be infested than
the boxed fruits.
"Entomologists know that the fly
maggots leave the slightly decayed
fruits that they Infested when they
are fully grown, then they go into
the spil where they transform to
flies. And when they are fully
grown files they work their way out
of the soil and fly around to search
for other fruits In which they lay
their eggs.
“The flies can live 60 days with
out laying any eggs. They will lay
from one to 30 In a grapefruit or In
a peach that is about to ripen, or a
plum, a pear, In grapes, apples, figs
or a pepper, a tomato, or in a bean
pod. I'he eggs produce tiny maggots
and these feed in the fruit or vege
table and cause it to. decay.
"The flies are prolific and can lay
as many as 600 eggs. If the weath
er wer.e favorable they could raise
18 broods or generations In a year.”
Dr. Leiby particularly called on
grocery; store deales,'/fruit stand op
erators and housewives to burn or
bury in lime all partly decayed
grapefruit) or oranges' and to care
fully avoid throwing them on the
dump heap where they will have an
excellent opportunity to breed.'
MR. SHAW GETS APPOINTMENT.
Mr. A. M. Shaw of Llllington has
received appointment by Governor
'Gardner as' trustee of the Colored
Normal School at Fayetteville. The
appointment Is for a four year term
and' Mr. Shaw has signified his In
tention of acceptiar.
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