wi THE EOBESONIANLUMBEETON, NORTH CAROLINA. MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1920-
WAGE TWO
PREPARING FOR THE
BOLL WEEVIL
Last year the bollwee vil
crossed the line from South
Carolina into the South
ern counties of North Caro
lina. If this State is to b?
safe, and not sorry a few years
hence, it is necessary to know
how to face the weevil.
The Robesonian will present
facts about the boll weevil and
how to meet it in a series of
articles, of which this is the
first.
1. What to Expect.
The boll weevil is now present in
he southeast corner of North Caro
lina, and judging by experience in
ther States, it is estimated that it
will travel north at a rate if about
70 to 80 miles a year. It i8 exoected ' proof in that corner of our State, J CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION
x. u .l .i.., .,, ..f 1921 is the first year that cm jrivel
t r ri Hr ii i rii" 1 1 1 1 i. nraa lci v. v . i j . s - . -
.. ...... , .l. .ooo the real test.
iortn Carolina in u.e i.. ui , Amount of Damage Varies. Purpose is to Bring Together Rep
or 1923, and afterward in the years, .The year of firgt rea, tegtf thJ Jfsentative CitizenH to Confer on
iyZ4 to wzt to fin m ine remaining seCond year alter lirst invasion by cj-te'. Most Important Interest,
. 1 . . a - M lm iimmri I M tVA Sin A AT tlVatla 1 1 I "
territory of the entire eouon erea oi i "ml,. " TJ'L'l .1.. Motion of Its Peonle.
neavv aimam: uv u. r une 01 unuiu- -
ally light damage, for just as ihere To the People of North Carolina
this State
The first year after invasion is one
f Mrrht ininrv Vwvnnaf. tho weevil is no nxea regularity a noui its l Af tk remiPR,. of His Excellency.
v,i ...j-.,, . ... .-. .- . " ' .,
is not yet established in all fields, spreaa, just bo mere uiso i'xea Governor Thomas W. BicKett, tne
according to rranklin Sherman, state regularity auuut we uuuu w uo," Honorable E. C. BrooKS, orate super-
Entomoomst. who savs that the sec-'age uone oy h. ' ;.nlont. of Public Instruction, vr
ond year after the first invasion is I "In some years in some localities I julius j. Foust, President of the
the real test. it has decreased the yield pr acre, state College for Women, and many
The fact that the first year after when cultivated ana tenaea Dy iormeri nrominent citizens, educators and oth-
i TYipf hnria n mnrn as hu or even uir . .1 01.1 r :
1 am, as univea ounca ium.ius
invasion is one of light injury ia dan
gerously misleading- Thoughtless
and hasty farmers in the territory al
ready invaded will say this surmg
when preparing for cotton. 'Well the
weevil is here, now we will see what
it amounts to.' The fact that 1920
the first year, will normally be one
of light injury will lead these same
men to say next fall: 'See, we have
made a good crop with the weevil
among us, it isn't nearly so bad as it
has been described.' But this year,
1920. will not be the year of real
COMPLETING LONG DISTANCE CALLS
RECEIVED DURING YOUR ABSENCE
The words "LONG DISTANCE" describe a class of service
but do not denote any p rticular place. THEREFORE
Our operators are trained always to give the name of the
point at which a "Long Distance" call originates, thus:
"GOLDSB0RO is calling Mr. John Doe." If the person
called is not in and call is to be completed later, the oper
ator says to the person swering the telephone
"Please have Mr. Doe cal the GOLDSBORO operator."
When asking the operator to complete the call made for
during your absence NEVER say "Long Distance is call
ing," but definitely identify the place calling you by its
name, thus-
"GOLDSBORO is calling Mr. John Doe at telephone No.
123."
With YOUR help, we can improve the service.
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in other years the loss ini . nf KHlir-tion. callinor a confer-
methods. as much as 80 or even 90
per cent
the same localities may oe as ow education in North Carolina,
E elCn UEiSfc U meet in Greensboro, April 29 and
tlicic ia uv acu t5iiit.j awuuv I OA Afair 1 1 QVCl.
l I TkA mivnAfla tit tKa frTtnWrtff Iff
a. - AAfhAii anAsanfaftva
year average loss from the boll wee- nd from a
V aft.f tthrtK: Part, of til. State; State, county and
ed, assuming- thatp resent methods v B orJAra i.hAm. mr.
of cu t vating cotton are continued, r , X. .w
give an average loss of 25 par cent chant?' home mak
P. !v". " w - 1 ers. lawyers, physidjans, ma rasters,
est part of the coastal plain; 20 per ?dltors' ucar? ,anLotller?' to fcn:
nont- in fha northern nart nT thai cl " ,
i aA t fh. nr.r interest thA education of its people
higher part of the coastal plain a loss Theme of the conference wiU be "The
of 15 per cent. In the piedmont the Cnsus in Education in North Caro
loss is expected to vary from 5 to and. Ho to M.f,et
10 per cent. I e uiscuaaiuiis win icuie uirecuy
Losses Mav Wipe Out Fronts. I1" lI,e passing yiwicma ox euucuuoa
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T , ,L o.tim.ta, I iNUll'i VOIUllIltt, H1B UIlIlCipiCS UU
111 CUIUIUCIIblllS O" -":0c ,l,;K k K 1 A A
Mr. Sherman says: "Let us take the "c
uiiuui.u ,j formulation of a nrnPTm nf nr.
upper coastal plain, tnat area ior .. . .. , . , . r.
Xh I am predicting a normal loss K" loinS JT!1
present methods of culture. Does it mav. have the largest possible prac-
F . ., . , .-...Itiral results it will rnnaist nf ratier.
Seem lO you mat, innucia ." cS"J , 'ji . , " .,
stend this loss? if a farmer in this " set npu aicer-;
area is now producing cotcon ac a nating w.tn penoas ior meetings ol;
net profit of 15 per cent on hi to- several sections into which the
tal investment, then, theoretically, wimereiice win oe aiyiaea ior tne
this los of 15 per cent will exactly consideration oi specuic problems m
.or.1 hie nrofits. leavine- his cottori I education.
an absolute profitless crop. I ven- tspecial invitations will be sent to
t.iro thp crnpss that the maloritw oil certain individuals to participate in
men who grow cotton in this area do I the conference, and to institutions, so
not clear 15 per cent on their invest-1 cieties, clubs, and other organizations
ment, or have not averaged it over I to sena accredited representatives,
any period of years, and it is averages But all citizens who are interested
that I am talking about. Much less I in the educational welfare of the
can growers lower down m the coastal State are cordially invited and urged
plain afford to ignore their expected to attend.
loss of 20 and 25 per cent. If the I The general program, to be issued
loss averages these figures it will J soon, will state the time and place
be a acavy diow. oi tne general and sectional meet-
"Those who can produce cotton so ings of the conference, most of which
economically as to offset the loss will be held on the grounds of the
iiuni wccvn wan cvjiwi iwc w jyt. hi vttiuiuia vuiiege ior women
Itll soon tie in Museums
Calomel loses you a day! You know what calomel is. It's
mercury; quicksilver. Calomel is dangerous. It crashes into
sour bile like dynamite, cramping and sickening you. Calomel
attacks the bones and should never be put into your system.
Take "Dodson's Liver Tone" Instead!
When you feel billow, flnggiah,
constipated and all knocked out and
believe you need a dote of dangerous
calomel, Just remember that your
druggist sells for a few cent a large
bottle of Dodeon's Liver Tone, which
is entirely vegetable and pleasant to
take and is a perfect fubstitaM for
calomel. It is guaranteed to alert
your liver without stirring yea up
inside, and can not salivate.
Don't take calomel! It makes yoa
tick the next day; it loses you a day's
work. Dodeon's Liver Tone straight
ens you right up and you feel great.
Give it to the children because it is
perfectly Sarmless and doesn't grips
cotton in spite of weevil. Those who
cannot, cannot continue, bo it is
a test of the skill and resource of
the farmer.
The Trying Re-adjustment Period
"One of the most important fac
tors in the situation is the feeling
of panic and alarm that strikes into
a neighborhood during the first three
to five years after the weevil gets
fully established
Yours sincerely,
P. P- CLAXTON,
Commissioner.
Million Packets Of
Flower Seed Free
UNITED STATES RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
Walter D. Hines, Director General of Railroads.
Seaboard AirLine Railroad
Passenger schedules, subject to change without notice.
We believe in flowers around h
That ia the trying homes of the South. Flowers brierhten
re-adjustment period. When the farm-, up the home surroundings and give
er who has not carefully laid his Pleasure and satisfaction to those who
plans in advance has planted his usu- h them.
al acreage of usual varieties in the e have set aside more than one
usual way, on the usual credits, and million packets of seed of beautiful,
then finds at picking time that he T ' f ""7er o oe given
has far less of a crop than usual, 1LUBtom!r8,Ull8 8Prin8 tor tn
he is seized with panic. This .tate UDu"7'"f. B,rQ aot ,
of mind affects laborers, tenants, "2,0 Seed Catalogue is
landlords, merchants and banks. It StoB"Tfl T" " 5?""
is a state of psychology in dealing fiSSS
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chants and all kinds of economic : or- catalogue is abeoluterV frw to you on
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"Sober sense and shrewd judgment This 192ft rwaw., in
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meet this condition we must tell our flower seeds fflva Uffn ..t -k.
i people frankly that the weevil prob- solutely free of cost this spring Send
lem is serious, but not msurmounta- for this catalogue todav without f
hie. that it has been met and sur- No obligation to buv
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We will be glad to show you
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No. For Charlotte No-
19 Lv. Lumberton 7:35 a. m. 14 Lv. Lumberton
13 Lv. Lumberton 6:26 p. m. 20 Lv. Lumberton
No. 13 connects at Hamlet for points North and South,
Ne- 19 connects at Hamlet for point North.
For Wilmington
10:40 a. m
10:04 p. m
of us, even those where the weevil
will probably always be more de
structive than with us."
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LUMBERTON, N. C.
Dr- R. L. Pittman announces that
he now confines his work to diagnosis
and treatment of surgical diseases.
Also that Dr. W- P. McKay is asso
ciated with him. Dr. McKay s work
is confined to diseases of the eye an)
refraction. Offic, at present in Judd
building opposite postoffice. Offices in
Fittman hospital after March 1st.
Fayetteville, N. C, Feb. 1920.
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION.
HavinK qualified as administrator of Joseph
Rornn. deceased thin is to notify all persons I
holding claims against said estate to pre-1
sent same to the undersigned on or before I
the 5th day of Feb. 1921, or this notice may I
be pleadin bar of recovery. All persons I
indebted to said estate will please make pay
ment to the undersigned.
Dated this Feb. 6th, 1920
A. R. McEACHERN,
Administrator.
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Seedsmen, Atlanta, Qaw (Advt)
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