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THE GLEANER GRAHAM. N. C., FEB. 27, 1930. ( ISSUED ITCHY THUB8DAI. ( J. D. KEKNODLE, Editor. ^ $1.00 A YEAR, IN ADVANCE. 1' ?ntarad at tne Postoffloa at tirabam. N. 0.. aa wcuuu olass matter. j The country at large Is distressed at the serious condition of former President and Chief Justice Willi am" Howard Taft. For a while the promise was held out that he would recover, but for the past few days he has been losing his hold on life. Farmers, especially the growers j of cotton and tobacco, are being j urged to curtail their acreage if they would like to sell the products for better money. When the market Is glutted with any product the price slumps, and it doesn't take much over production to turn the trick. Mr. Hoover may have felt In the early days of his administration that he was sitting easy, but now with the disarmament conference, prohibition enforcement, and a tariff squabble in Congress with the end hot in sight, his rest can not be as peaceful as a normal snan could desire. The Democratic primary jjext June is supposed to be purely Dem ocratic. No one should take part In it who does not intend to stand by the result up to the general election. In other words, no one should vote for Simn.ons', nomi nation who does not intend to vote for his election, if he is nominated, nor should any vote for Bailey for the sole purpose of procuring the defeat of Simmons and having ac complished that, fail to support the successful candidate. There is an honorable course for honorable electors to pursue which is the es sense of party fealty. A preliminary meeting of Sim mons' supporters In Alamance was held In the courthouie last Satur day afternoon, which was attended by about forty citizens from difler ent parts of the country. Most of them were favorable to Mr. Sim mons?a few were spectators. A degree of enthusiasm was mani fest when short speeches were made. But an organization was effected, and managers and com mittees were named to carry on the campaign. A time for another meeting was not given out at the conclusion of the conference. It would be but a guess, considering the number in attendance, to esti mate the strength of the pro Sim mons sentiment in Alamance. University And Wake Forest Presi dents To Head Other Schools Other educational institutions are drawing heavily on North Carolina (or heads. The Univer sity of Illionois has been bidding for Dr. Harry W. Chase, president of oor State University, for ayeai or so. At last it has won him, and he has tendered his resigna tion. lie goes to a bigger field at a very material increase in re inuneration. He is originally from New England, but was de veloped in North Caroliua. The same week of his resignation fol lowed by that of Dr. Francis P Gaines as president of Wake Forest, to accept the presidency of Washington and Lee Universi ty, in Virginia. He had been at Wake Forest bnt two or tbret years. He came from South Car olina. He, too, goes to a bigge: field, with no material sacrifice Both these are loss*-i to thii State's educational interests, bu not irreparable. There is conao lation and pride in the fact thai North Carolina can furnish for ward-looking institntions witt material for their farther devel opment. North Carolina train men for big jobs and will not t? daunted. She has others who wil make grear college presidents, th opportunity being the only thiu locking. TARIFF FOR BREAKFAST President Hoover bad a break-! 'ast conference over the tariff I situation a few morniugs ago. )nly Republican loaders attended. | The only thing really outstanding in the meeting was an injunction to the leaders to avoid a general iliscussiou of the tarifT. Whether this advice applied to the meeting in hand or to its consideration in the halls of Cougress is not stated One thiugupou which uo advice was given, it seems, was to keep secret what occurred in the con ference; hence Senate leader I Watson, Republican, disclosed! somewhat of the conference. Some of those at the conference i undertook to reflect the White I House view that the time consumed on the tariff was having a bad ef- j feet on business and industrial re covery. They also attempted to' place the blame upon the Demo cratic-Progressive Republican coal ition in the Senate, which was warmly resented and led to lively tilts In that body and in published statements. Senator Borah, the President's chief spokesman in the last cam paign, retorted: "I have no doubt that there is a feeling of impatience in the country, but when you are considering a bill with 21,000 items of which 20,000 ought not to be there, it takes time." After listening to a long speech by Senator Watson, the Republl [ can leader of the Senate, in which he said the President had summon ed his breakfast guests solely that | they might offer suggestions to | speed up the bill, and that the President thought they ought not | to enter into any general tarifT discussion, but go on and pass the bill item by item, as they were do-j ing, Senator Glass of Virginia i caustically remarked: "If the Presi dent gives two or three more break- j fasts we never will pass a tariff j bill." Senator Pat Harrison, in a ban tering and humorous way, twitted i the Republican House Leader Til son to the effect that the Republi ! can leadership in the Senate had broken down. He then declared} I that the demerits and iniquities of .the bUl were due to the majority I of the House, of which Mr. Tilson is the leader. I Democratic House Leader Garn I er of Texas in a statement said that the President "is either lack ing in courage or capacity to lead," and that "the consequent bewUder ment of Congressional leadership Is a reflection of the deepening dlsap J pointment of the American people J in the promised and expected part the President was to play in shap ] ing National affairs." He said the Republican leaders were "in mood to surrender in dis ; gust because of their Inability to fathom the mind of the President on any question of current lmpor ' tance or matter of party policy. 1 "There Is not a Republican lead er in either House," he continued, "who has the faintest glimmer of what the President wants, and I worse still, they haven't the sllght . est Idea that he wants anything , particularly constructive or pro gressive." Commenting on the President's conference, the New York World ( says: "Those who attended yester . day's breakfast let it be known that the President regards the tactics , of the coalition as retarding busi r ness recovery. Yet only a few days ago Secretary Lamont annonuced ; that the business had been recover , Ing so rapidly that it was now . nearly normal, and that there was r nothing in the situation 'to be dis . turbed about.' Evidently there Is a a lack of teamwork among the high t strategists of the Republican party." I Suppose Senator Simmons is not . successful in the primary, will he ) and his supporters stand by his - successful opponent? There ma) s be some who will not, but it is be e lieved the rank and file of then II will. Politics is a "give and take' e proposition in a way, and wher g the majority says the word, thi good sport takes his medicine FINDS STATE BANKS WELLSUPERVISED Bankers Body Sees Less Politics in Banking Departments With Better Facilities in the Hands of the Responsfcle Officials. A survey of sute banking depart- I menu by the State Bank Division, 1 American Banker* Association, dis closes a distinct tendency the past fire years to take bank supervision ont of politics, to Increase the discretionary powers of bank commissioners, to lengthen their terms of office, to sup ply them with adequate forces of qualified examiners and to relieve banking departmenU of duties foreign to banking, says a recent statement | Issued by the association. "We have consistently urged that | the office of bank commissioner be as j free from partisan politics as the Ju- I diciary Itself and that It be divorced from all other functions of state gov ernment," the statement says. "Fur ther, that his term of office be made more secure and lasting, with suffi cient salary and power granted to at tract and retain the services of men of outstanding executive ability, cour age, resourcefulness and successful banking experience." "Five years ago the first survey of ' state banking departmenU by the dlvi- ' slon demonstrated the need for Im provements. On the basis of data now In hand It Is evident that, through 1 the revision of statutes In many states, rapid step* are being taken In the right direction. One by one the states are coming to recognize the primary importance of strorfg, competent bank ing departmenU. The demand for In creasing the effectiveness of banking departments Is beginning to be met." | How Bsnk Commissioners Are Chosen The office of bank commissioner U now operated as an Independent de partment of state government In thlr- ' ty-four states, the bankers find. In , two states the bank commissioner Is j sleeted at general elections; In one he Is appointed from eligible llsU of the civil service and In another he Is se lected by the banks. In one sute the bankers' assocatlon elects a list of five names from which the governor appolnU one as superintendent of banks; In another he Is appointed by the State Corporation Commission and In another by the State Banking , Board. "Terms of office of bank commis sioners have been lengthened In sev eral states during the last five years," the report says. "In 28 states the ! term Is four years. In one, five years, and In three It Is six years and In some the term ; Indefinite. A short term Is condemned on the grounds i that the commissioner has Insufficient time to become thoroughly conversant with his field work. A longer term I permits his rendering useful servlc* through capiuiizlng his experience. Five years ago the average length of service was less than three years, while now It has risen to five years. Higher 8ta dards Required "Signs of an awakening to the ne cessity of making successful banking experl.nee a qualification for bank commissioner are evident While elev en states report no banking experi ence necessary, the majority re<i experience of this sort ranging Ir?m two to five years. Twelve sutes now hare banking boards, with powers ranging from acting In ad advisory capacity to full power over all sUte banks to Issue and reject charters. "A healthy sign Is the number of reports wblch < "sclose that the com missioners hare full power to appoint bank examiners or that these appoint ments are made from civil service ; llsU. This power Is now granted to the commissioner by twenty-seven states. Three require that selection be from civil service llsU. ComplalnU are still made In a few states of po litical pressure in the appointment of examiners, but the contrary seems to be true In a growing number of states. The most capable commissioner can not successfully perform his duties unless he Is able to command the services of efficient, honest examiners. The safety of depositors Is dependent on their work, and their appointment, fitness snd compensation are highly ; Important. The number of examiners | has Increased 2F per cent in the last five years." BANKERS TO HOLD GREAT CONVENTION Cleveland, Ohio, has been deslg nated for the 1930 annual convention of the American Bankers Association. This organisation, which numbers about 30,000 banks with fC5.000.000.000 In assets, la annually the nation's most Important financial event The attend , ance ranges between five and ten thousand. Cleveland is especially significant In the history of the Association's edu , catlonal traditions since K was In this city, when the organisation last met 1 there in the year 1813, that the orlgi r nal resolution was presented looking to the formation of an educational section. This subsequently resulted In 1 the American Institute of Banking la ? which are now enrolled 35,000 hank men and women engaged In the stody V of the technical .nd scientific phases !j ed the business. Did You Ever Stop To Think; (Copyright 1928) By Ednon R Wait*. Shawnee, Oklt?. By Edson R. Waite, Shawnee, Okla. Strolling along Market Street in San Francisco the other day, watching the pre-occupied, color ful crowd, I noticed a throng gaz ing at the Bulletin Board In the Examiner office. Entering the magnificent Hearst building, I bumped into my old friend Homer Cuck, general manager of the San Francisco Examiner. He hustled me over to the St. Francis for lunch, and talked to me so en thusiastically of San Francisco's hustling future, that for the first time In my life I realized this great western metropolis is noted for something besides its historic background, its production of great literary lights, its Chinatown pleas ures, and its idealisms for resi dential purposes. Mr. Guck said in his talk to me, "Did you ever stop to consided that San Francisco has the greatest per capita wealth of any city In the world? We have another distinc tion?there are more telephones in proportion to our population than in any other city in the world. I mention just these two factors be cause they will give you some con ception of the ideal position in which San Francisco today finds itself when considering any busi ness, industrial or commercial op portunity. More important, how ever, than these material consider ations, is the fact that San Fran cisco has business men who are seeking opportunities to use their wealth for their city's continued greatness. "My enthusiasm for the city of San Francisco is just like my en thusiasm for the Examiner. This year our great paper is celebrat ing its fiftieth anniversary. We are proud of the fact that the San Francisco Examiner was Mr. Will iam Randolph Hearst's first news paper; and from that start and with the help of our San Francisco Examiner's success, has grown the greatest chain of metropolitan newspapers in the history of the Fourth Estate. "Rudyard Kipling said that San Francisco had one drawback, it is a hard town to leave. It draws visi tors again and again. It is the coolest summer city in the land, and in the winter months we are free from snow and sleet. Think of ocean bathing January 1. With a group of members of the Olympic club, I participated in our an nual New Year's day dip in the Pa cific. But the charm of San Fran cisco is irresistible, in that it is dif ferent. One great writer says that in modern language, San Fran cisco of all the cities in the world has 'It.' I could continue this con versation relative to the joys and delights of living in a roof apart ment on the top of Nob Hill, watch ! ing the sunsets on Golden Gate, \ and enjoying all the other privi I leges that go to make life well | worth living in San Francisco, and II am here to tell you that there Is I no city in the world where the | business men are more anxious to 'help you constructively, materially ! and practically, than we are. This | is evidenced in the campaigns that ; our Chamber of Commerce and jour other great institution, Calif - i ornia, Incorporated, are carrying forward under the able direction of j such capable men as Mr. Philip i Fay and Mr. John Cuddy." Progress Beinp Made in Testing Poultry North Carolina poultry growers will have at least 100 flocks which have been freed from the Pullorum disease or baclllary white diarrhea by the end of this season as the re sult of testing and culling work done by the department of poultry at State College, co-operating with the state veterinarian. On February 10 there were 27 548 pullets, 12,611 hens, 2,049 cock erels and 703 cocks under test. This indicates, says C. F. Parrish, extension poultryman, that too many pullets are being used as breeders and this condition should be remedied next season Mr. Par rish urges those owners having their flocks tested, not to sell the pullets which have passed two neg ative tests, but to carry them over into next year for breeders. He also asks that these accredited pul lets be supplemented only with the birds from other disease-free flocks. It the intensive testing work that has been done this season is fol lowed up next year, rapid accred iting should be done and the state will have better chicks and a more profitable poultry Industry in the future. I The poultry flocks at State Col May Improve Cotton By Community Action i i A plan for the Improvement of cotton by communities and coun ties has been agreed upon by a com mittee representing the North Car olina Experiment Station, the ex tension service, cotton association, crop Improvement association and vocational teachers and is now be-' ing widely distributed throughout! the state. i The plan briefly calls first for the use of those varities which have been tested and found adapt ed to North Carolina by the ex periment station, followed by thei adoption of a certain variety fori a community and the breeding of! this cotton through careful selec-| tion and care of the seed. The committee suggests that the county agents, vocational teachers, and representatives of other in terested organizations meet with the good farmers of a community and decide upon one or two var ities for the community or county. When varieties are agreed upon, one or more farmers who have a repu tation for care and Integrity should be chosen to produce planting seed for the community. Those who have large areas to cotton and pri vate gins should be given prefer ence and the start shoud be made with reliable seed from a well known breeder. It Is hoped eventually to develop one or more local cotton breeders in each community who will receive a premimum for the planting seed produced. In any case, the seed intended for planting should be well looked after at the gin so that no mixing is done. The seed should also be recleaned after ginning. The committee recomends that the seed cotton from which plant ing seed is to be obtained, be pick ed and stored for at least 3D days before ginning. A two year supply should be kept on hand. Soil Building Alone Jus tifies Dairy Cow The need for soil building Is so great on the average North Caro lina farm that the presence of the dairy cow can be justified even though the net profit from her milk or cream be small. "On any farm where crop pro duction is unsupported by livestock growing, the conservation of soil fertility is a difficult problem," says John A. Arey, dairy extension spe cialist at State College. "Continu ous crop production as practiced in this state reduces the plant food content of the soil and encourages erosion. A good example of this can be found in parts of the pied mont section where there are thou sands of acres of rolling land that are even now so badly washed as to be unfit for farming. The meth ods of clean culture practiced are largely responsible for this condi tion. Instead of cultivating such land, much of it could be put to pasture, which would check ero sion and at the same time furnish profitable grazing for cows." Mr. Arey says that it makes lit tle difference as to the cash re turn from a crop if this is secured at the expense of soil fertility. In the end the farmer loses. Gradu ally his soil becomes less produc tive and eventually he will be forc ed to move to a more fertile farm to secure an income sufficient to maintain his family. The dairy cow converts large quantities of feed into milk. Some of these feeds have high plant food value and since only about 20 per cent of this plant food value is lost in the feeding process, there is a gradual accumulation of plant food in the form of manure on every well managed dairy farm. The good crop yields secured on such farms are ample proof of this statement. Manure also has a greater val ue than its chemical analysis would indicate because it is the heme of beneficial bacteria and improves , the physical condition of the land. Corn grown by adult farmer* under demonstration methods pro duced an average of 53.3 bushels an acre as compared with the coun ty average of 20 bushels. The cost per bushel was only 73 cents as compared with the average cost of $1.46 a bushel. lege say that the statement that a flock Is accredited does not mean the same thing in all states. In North Carolina it means that the flock has passed the tests and that i all disease-carrying birds have been removed. Therefore, accreditation In this state means disease-free 1 birds. It may not mean this in 1 the case of other states. Therefore i the prospective buyer is urged to Investigate before obtaining chicks I from outside the state. Quips 11 ? nan Ink handsome, be con centrates A VnI'M "dlstlngulihay an. It la all right ta lM fcn? a gentle man If JOO Mfl forfet your obUga tlona. Man alwaya Bkad to staff his troua en |p kli boowf and iow ha gets leather puttees. People hardly arar remember the best things 7W1 say??anally, some thing second lata. Perhaps It la dearer to look forward to one broken-hearted friend at your funeral, than a crush of automobllea City folka have to learn that open ing the window of the bedroom to let In a lot of smoke-filled air Isn't par ticularly healthy. NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT! Notice is hereby given that George W. Clapp of Alamance County has made an assignment for the benefit of his creditors. All persons having claims against said assignor are hereby notified to file the same, duly verified, with the Clerk of the Superior Court of Alamance County, promptly, in order that they may share in the distribution of the assets in my hands. This the 25th day of Feb. 1930. T. H. WILLIAMS, Assignee. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Having qualified as Administrator upon the estate of Mary B. Hunter, late of Ala* mance County, this Is to notify all persous having claims against said estate to present the sama to the undersigned duly vended on or before the 1st day of March, 1981, or thlshotlce will be pleaded in bar of their recovery; all persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate settlemen t This February 22,1980. JAMRS B HUNTER. Adm'r. of the estate of Mary B. Hunter dec'd. Notice of Sale of Real Estate. Under and by virtue of pow er and authority contained in that certain deed of trust, dated February 1st, 1929, and record ed in Book 111, Page 281, Ala mance County Registry, and executed by W. J. Parker and wife to the Citizens National Bank of Raleigh. N. C., Trus tee, default having been made in the payment of the indebted ness secured thereby, whereby the entire amount of said in debtedness became due and demand having been made by the holder of said note upon the trustee named therein to adver tise and sell the property des cribed in said deed of trust, the undersigned will offer for sale for cash at public auction at the Courthouse door in Graham, Alamance County, N. C., at noon, on FRIDAY, MARCH 28th, 1930, the following described real estate: All that certain tract or par cel of land in Burlington Town ship, Alamance County, State of North Carolina, adjoining the lands of W. J. Burke, E. C. Ingle, and Public Road, and bounded as follows: Beginning at an iron pin in center of Public Road, and 1,692 feet in a southeasterly direction from the intersection of said Public Road with the Alamance - Burlington Road, and corner with W. J. Burke; thence with the lines of W. J. Burke South 20 degrees West 739.2 feet to a stake; thence South 14 degrees West 1,142.5 feet to a stake, corner to E. C. Ingle, thence with E. C. Ingle's line South 87 degrees east 767.6 feet/ to an iron pin; thence North 36 degrees 45 minutes Blast 1,446.1 feet to an iron pin in center line ot said Public road; thence with center line of Baid Public Road North 57 degrees 30 minutes West 1,294.2 feet to the beginning, contain ing 37.63 acres, more or less. This 15th of February, 1930. North Carolina Bank and Trust Company, Trustee, Successor to Citizens National Bank of Raleigh, N. C., Trustee, By: JOHN P. STEDMAN, Vice-President. Terms of Sale?Cash. Place of Sale?Courthouse door, Graham, N. C. Time of Sale?Noon, Friday, March 28th, 1930. Chattel Mortgage Bbaks?For aale at Thx Glkankb office. Receiver's Sale of Real Estate! Under and by virtue of the power of 8&le contained in a certain mortgage deed of trust duly executed by James D. Christopher and wife, B'an^he Christopher, in favor of Pied mont Trust Company, Trustee, on the 28th day of April, 1919, and securing the payment of a series of bonds numbered from 1 to 14, both inclusive, bearing even ddte with said mortgage deed of trust and payable to bearer, each in the sum of Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($250.00) default having been made in the payment of said indebtedness as in said mort gage deed of trust provided, and by the further authority of an order of the Superior Court of Alamance County in an action therein ending, and being No. 3682 upon the Civil Issue Docket, the undersigned Receiver of Piedmont Trust Company will on the first Mon day in April, 1930, at ten o'clock a. m., the same being MONDAY, APRIL 7th, 1930, at the courthouse door in Ala mance County, offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the following described real property, to-wit: Three certain lots or parcels of land in Alamance County, North Carolina, described and defined as follows, to-wit: First Tract: Adjoining the lands of William Boon, J. S. Malone, W. B. Malone and others, bounded as follows: Beginning at a stone, John S. Malone's corner; thence N 86} deg W 69f yds to a stone W. B. Malone's line; thence N 2} deg E 69f yds to a stone; thence S 86} deg E 69} yds to a stone in John Malone's line; thence S 2} deg W 69} yds to the beginning, containing one (1) acres, more or less. Second Tract: Adjoining the lands of H. L. Coble, William Jeffreys and others bounded as follows: Beginning at a etone, W. B. Malone's corner; thence S 87 deg E 8 chs 66 Iks to a stone in Lindsay's line; theuce N 3 dog E 2 chs 90 Iks to a stone, Coble's corner in William Jeffreys line; thence N 86} deg W 8 chs 8 Iks to a stone in W. B. Malone's line; thence S 15 deg W 2 chs 94 Iks to the be ginning, containing Two and Forty-four One Hundredths (2.44) acres, more or less. Third Tract: Adjoining H. L. Coble, William Jeffreys and others, bounded as follows: Be ginning at a stone, William B. Malone's corner ;mnning thence S 86} deg E 8 chs 59 Iks to a stone in Lindsay's line; thence S 2} W 11 chs 30 Iks to a stone on W. B. Lindsay's line; thence N 86} deg W 8 chs 59 Iks to a stone, William B. Malone's corner; thence with the line of the said William B. Malone N 2} deg Ell chs 30 Iks to the beginning, containing Nine and Seven Tenths (9.7) acres, more or less. On the above described property there is situated a six room cottage. The terms of the sale will be cash upon the date of sale and the purchaser will be furnished with a certificate by said Receiv er certifying the amount of his bid and receipt of the purchase price, and the sale will be left open ten days thereafter for the placing of advanced bids as re quired by law. Thi8 25th day of Feb., 1930. THOMAS D. COOPER, Receiver Piedmont Trust Co. J. Dolph Long, Atty. Jfadleys JKe JeWelers -- CASTOR IA For Infants and Children In Um For Over 30 Years
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