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TODAY and I&W4K MRKER U gOOCBR.DOE^y^ QUAKERTOWN visit Tbe other day we got into the car and motored out to Quaker- J town, Pa., where my friend Char-! ley Meredith rung one of the beet country weekly newspapers I know of, the Quakertown Free Press. I was struck by the apparent prosperity of that section. I talk ed with several business men and a number of farmers in Bucks County. It's good farming coun try and there is no distress that I could learn of among the farm ers there. Very few people arei on relief. About the only sign 4 of relief activities are the train ' loads of city unemployed sent out to work on some projects in the southern part of the country. Self-reliance is a traditional characteristic of these sturdy Quaker and "Pennsylvania Dutch" people. ? ? ? HOUSES SS-ft. walls We had luncheon in an old stone (arm house built more than 200 years ago and (till occupied by descendants of the original builder, we saw hundreds 'of similar stone houses, with two foot walls and slate roofs, built to withstand the elements. There is plenty of stone all around that region, both red sandstone and limestone, and the early settlers did what the first settlers In every new country always do ? built their homes of the native mater ial close at hand. J We hear a great deal about "prefabricated" homes, built of steel or plastic slabs made in fac tories, and I have no doubt that we shall see great developments in that line. But I think they will be mostly erected In city suburbs. ' Tbey are not likely to replace local materials, where those are available, assembled by local labor in country districts where almost every man can turn his hand to carpentry or mason ry. ? ? ? WASHINGTON crossing We crossed the Delaware River at the very spot where Oeorge Washington crossed It in a row boat on his historic retreat from Trenton. The bridge at Wash ington's Crossing connects two state parks, one maintained by Pennsylvania and the other by New Jersey. Paralleling the Delaware River on both sides are canals, dug by ?arly colonists to provide safe navigation no matter what the stage of the water was in the liv er. Both canals have been long since abandoned except as mill races for occasional sawmills and gristmills along the river bank. But the 8tate of Pennsylvania Is making a park a hundred miles long ont of the banks and bed of the old Delaware Canal, to pro vide picnic and recreation grounds and smooth, safe waters for ca noeing. Even an abandoned canal has its uses.' * ? * ? GADGETS .... some wanted I saw a new gadget the other1 day which ita makers tell me Is' selling faster than they can turn, it oat. It is a garbage grinder that you put In the kitchen sink. It grinds the table and kitchen waste to a fine powder which Is! then washed down the drain, sav ing all the labor and smells of garbage cans and their emptying. It struck me that Its Inventor was a genius. It takes a genius to forsee that people are going to want something which hasn't yet been made. Forty years ago there was no public demand for automobiles or radios. Nobody had ever seen tbem so nobody knew that they wanted them. Half of the things that women buy In the stores are things they did not know they wanted until they saw them In the show windows. Too many Inventors, on the other hand, make the mistake Of trying to produce something which they think people ought to have, without knowing enough about human nature to real lie that the things we ought to lave are not always the. things we want. ? ? * SPORT ........ the rules I have no sympathy with the conception of tport as an organis ed bnslness. Even the so-called amateur' Iports are becoming lar gely that. I confess, however, that I am unable to share the popular In dignation over the dismissal of Mrs. Eleanor Holm Jarrett from the Olympic swimming team for breaking the training rules. Mrs. Jarrett persisted In staying up late arid drinking champagne on the ship that took the Olympic team over to Germany, and for that she was, as I see tt, properly disciplined. The essence of sportmanahlp la to play the game according to the rules. If the player doea not like the rulea, he la a bum aport If he breaks them. He or she can al ways quit the game. But I don't see that the player In any sport who voluntarily agrees to the rules has any right to break them. What counts in any game, in cluding the game of life, la not so much winning as in giving the best one has. ? FRANKLIN COUNTY ? ? FARM ITEMS ? ? By W. C. Boyce, Assistant ? ? Cojinty Agent ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * * ? ? Compliance Under the Boll Conservation Act Plans are under way for check ing compliance of farms under the Soil Conservation Act for ben efit payments. Mr. Phil R. In acoe, of Cedar Rock township, has been appointed by the Frank lin County Board of Directors of the Soil Conservation Act as County Compliance Supervisor. Mr. Inscoe's work as a survey or and as compliance supervisor under the old A. A. A. program has proven his ability. By his employment we are assured of efficient supervision in checking compliance. Compliance work will start in about two weeks in all townships of the county. Sufficient person nel haa been employed to com plete the complance work In about 15 days. Each farmer will be notified by a card when the compliance agent expects to get to his farm. I want to requeat each farmer re ceiving this card, to make an ef fort to be near his home where he can be reached eaaily when the agent arrives. This will as sist greatly in speeding up the work and decreasing the coat of compliance. Each farmer will benefit through lowered cost of administration. Franklta 4-H Clab Camp At Camp Oraay The Franklin County 4-H Club Camp la planned to be held at Camp Craggy near Ralelgb, Au gust 10 through IS. Approxi mately twenty 4-H boys and girls hare Indicated tbelr desire to at tend this camp. All members desiring to go should contact either the Home Agent or the County Agent Immediately. Food quota and other essential Infor mation has been mailed those whom bare Indicated their desire ! to attend. ? Fonr-H Club Camps are held I annually to give the rural boys and girls a greater opportunity for reCreatlon and helpful In struction. A program has been carefully planned to give Instruc tions In swimming, exercise for physical Improvement, cleanll ness, first aid, and project In struct Ions. Franklin County 4-H Mrmbm Attend 4-H (lab Short Course At State College Ten 4-H Club Members from Franklin County attended the State 4-H Short Course at State Collece In Raleigh from Wednes day, July It to Monday. July 27. Each member enjoyed a full program consisting of classes, during which they studied their favorite subject; short prays and stunts put on by club members; recreation, consisting of swim ming, tours, and games; Relig ious services, consisting of Ves per Serrices each afternoon, and on Sunday the down town chur ches were attended by the entire delegation; and many other! events of Interest including talks. Health Contest and awarding of prises. Approximately 7 SO delegates, representing almost every conn-! ty in the State, were in attend-! ance at State College along wlth: many of the Home Agents and County Agents. The delegates expressing them-| ?elves stated that they received many good Ideas from the Short Course, which they were going to use In their clubs and home. The delegates attending from Franklin County were: William Taylor Boone, T. H. Dickens, Troy Collins, Linda Lancaster, Mildred Watklns, Tuna White Hlnton, Evelyn Ayscue, Elolse Inscoe, Louise Burnetts, and Eth el Joyce Pearce. Exactly 1,117 country women registered for the annual short course for farm women held at State (Allege during Farm and Home W?ek, July 27 to 31 and approximately 500 men register ed tor farm program. Many oth er hundreds drove In for one day for some special program. a lota us ?B..s..siits? itMMi>7| FIXalntw IWH mm4 Stab I A Statistical Summary of the Nation's Business-First Six Months 1933-1936 KMB6N TRaD? I9U - uno.ooo.ooo AUTOMOBILt production . I93t - 2 H5.BI c.r? STEEL PRODUCTION H36-2l.K7.0W Tent eynttN? construction IW-IUIMOMOO CAR LOADINGS lt.SW.?70C?r? DEPARTMENT STORE SALES 1534 ? 77 8 Indei P'2J-25=I00) r jnHMiaaranf m.'j' Mraanianm Cop, Tight 1036. Th? CfcJc*? Trfbow ?feynrfvrM kr hnwa 1 Uu Ch-ci. Tribuiw ( KrpubUouu Centen'* Sweetheart 8AN ANTONIO . . . Janice Jar- ' ett. this town's model baaoty, has been commissioned ? Jbe "Sweet heart of the Texas Centennial by Oorernor Allred, to rule daring the celebrations. oow_under. way, New Fun Arrive imwv . . . -ran com is lor ?porta or Uwat-town and one of the Daw tunlo-lencth fur* for tha aaaao n ahead. It la black Paralaa. Tha foar flap pocketa. tha halt and the buttons are heavy black talf. a new touch*for fur treat ment. The self-admiration of some people provei that there is no accounting tor taste*. SAVE By having your clothing and bedding cleaned before packing it away for the rammer. All ! precaution* are taken aad the Having makes it a big Investment. Your clothea will look nicer, last longer and prove more sat isfactory. Call Phone 444-1. We call for and deliver promptly. All prices reasonable. Pearce & Hight Dry Cleaners SOff Main St. Loulsburg, N. C. Timely Farm Questions Answered at State College QUESTION: My young pul lets are showing weakness of the legs. What causes this and how may I control It? ANSWER: Usually one or two things causes this trouble. The birds may not be getting a balanced diet Or tbey be wormy. Check the diet and see that the pullets have a well-balanced de veloplng mash before them at all time*. Open a few of the pullets and examine the Intestines for: worms. If these conditions are checked and no apparent cause found, send some typical speci mens to thv poultry disease lab oratory at State College and hare them examined. t I t QUESTION: When is the best time to cut lespedeza for. hay? ANSWER: Lespedexa should be ready for cutting In August. The Korean variety will bloom about the middle of the month and should be cut at that time. The other varieties will be bloom ing about the last of August wben they should be cut also. If the; Common, Kobe, and Tennessee, 76 are cut at an early stage like this, they will make better hay. j The second crop then will re-seed itself or make enough growth for turning under to Improve the soil. When growing lespedeza for seed purposes only, however, < it will not pay to cut off an Au-! gust hay crop. Itt QUESTION: Do you advise1 cutting tobacco stalks after har vesting the crop? AN8WER: All agricultural students agree that as soon as the tobacco crop is harvested, the I stalks should be cut with a stalk I cutter and disked into the ground. I This will help to destroy a num ber of insect and disease pests which usually live on the suck-1 ers until frost. Disking under the stalks also Is a good way to! prepare the soil for babdly need-1 Pedestrians, Heed! Slightly more than 16,000 ot the total ot more than 88,000 persona killed in automobile accidenta last Tear were pedeatrlana. That this toll ot life lost la too large, all will agrees The chart above ahowa what pedes trians were doing last rear when they met death. It shows that 18 per cent ot those killed were crossing the street In the middle ot the block ; 28 per cent were crossing at the Intersection; 18 per cent were walk ing along the rural road; 10 per cent were children playing In the street; 7 per cent darted out Into streets from behind parked care; 14 per cent were indulging In miscellane ous practices. The Important thing that this chart brings out Is that many pedea trlana fall to Cake the almplest pre caution. According to statistics ot the Travelers Insurance Company, moret than 1,000 pedeatrlana ware killed and 86,000 were Injured by croaatng against signals; 4,800 were killed and 78,000 were Injured by crossing hi the middle ot the block; 1440 were killed and 88,000 were Injured by darting out Into streets from behind parked cars. ed winter hay and cover crops and fall grain. There were 647 four-H club girls and boys registered for the annual 4-H club short course at 8tate College, July 22 to 27. Club leaders and other Interest ed persons brought the enroll ment to over 700. lfr~ ,5 fhrJJru&rafial INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA OFFER*" NEW LOW RATES L?m Tarma - Liberal Prapaymant PrMlafai on BmIhMi FARM LOANS The Prudential believes in the strength and future of the American farm. We are now making loans on liberal terms. You owe it to yourself to investigate Prudential's plan of farm mortgage financing. % Onlt Osr Mortgage ? No Inspection Fee ? Quicx Sehvici See W. L. LUMPKIN Local Correspondent Louisburg, N. 0. J. W. Gibson, Klnston, R. F. D., Jones County, and Marcelle Doub, Lewlsvllle, Forsyth County, are the new state 4-H club health champions, both scoring over 97 per cent. Wife ? I have to watch our cook every minute. Husband ? Afraid she'll make a mistake with the cooking? Wife ? No, afraid she'll make a mistake with you, dear. Go by So*bo?*d ? comfortably, and ? wiftly ? h?T? mora time for pltuon ? bo ui? from highway dangori. 'I Over Sunday Week-End From Rate Rate// Loulsburg ' $8.00 Krankllnton Orford Henderson 98.00 #1.75 I 2.75 1.50 2.50U Consult your Seaboard Agent for complete Information ? train* on which tickets are good ? 1 1 1* lu lee limtti YOD HOME LOVERS .WILL WELCOME THESE NEW LIVING ROOM SUITES They are the newest verisons direct from the creators. Two pieces, davenport and lounge chair. Covered in beautiful damask. Several shades from which to choose. Comfortable cushions. You'll like these suites the minute you see them. Practical; yet ever so charming in appearanoe. And these new suites are just one example of the many desirable new pieces of furnishings we are showing. Visit our store and see our complete showing. W. E. WHITE Furniture Co. Louisburg, North Carolina CLEARANCE OF SUMMER WEAR Our Summer'* over? but yours isn't! We need more floor space for new merchandise. So we're clearing Summer wear at a sacrifice. Still plenty of hot weather ahead ? and plenty of values in this sale. Be here early for best selections. LADIES' DRESSES Fast Golor Prints, aH sizes 49c Ladies' Rayon Sleeve less Dresses, Were $1.50 Now 68c Ladies' Rayon Slips all sizes, well made ' Only 45c Ladies Girdles, Corsets Corselettes, Two way stretch garments Special 97c Sheer and Service Hose fnll fashioned 49c Womens and Misses Sandals, small sixes 48c Womens White Sum mer Slippers 85c to $1.43 pr. Womens Batiste Gowns Special 29c Infants Nainsook Dresses 45c to 98c Summer Millinery White and Pastel Straws, to close out 45c to 79c Boy's Polo Shirts assorted colors 25c Men's Polo Shirts Reduced to 39c to 78c Men's Summer Suits limited quantity $2.45 and {3.75 Good Grade Overalls For Men, all sixes 79c Boy's Overalls 43c Men's Fancy Socks 9c pair or 12 pair for $1.00 < GREENBURG'S LOUISBURO, N. CAROLINA
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