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THE KOBESOMIAIC, LT7MBE2T0II, ZTOSTIX CAHOLEJA. THURSDAY," MARCH 16, 1922. PJlQB two How to Meet the Cotton Boll Weevil JVkat North Carolina Cotton Growers Mast Do. iw r. R. Williams - flinna thi cotton boll weevil entered the southern border of the State in 1919, our cotton growers nave uw.i fin th -weevil's progress and wondering when their different farms would te reached ana wnai me it Bolts of the corning of the weevil would be. There is hardly any hope but what all the cotton-growing area -of the State will eventually be more r less invaded, and unless many of opr growers recast their present me thods, they will suffer severely if not 1 put entirely out of business. Natur ally, the infestation will in all proba lvJIitv virv in intensity and damage " as one goes from the coast westward, the prospects being lor tar less dam age in the Piedmont section than in the lower Coastal Plain region. The situation is not by any means dan gerous, however, for the man who will adopt suitable methods of crop rntatfon: Dlant suitable and -high producing cotton seed; fertilize and manure well and intelligently; plant early and cultivate thoroughly, rapid Iv and fairly late throughout the sea son; and practise other good farming methods that are already being practi sed bv many of our best farmers, Such a farmer may expect far less damage from the weevil than will be inflicted upon the farms ol tnose who plant cotton on poor land every year without any effort at systema tic rotation and soil improvement; who prepare their land poorly and late in. the spring; who plant their cotton late with poor yielding seed; and who cultivate the crop poorly af ter it is up. This latter man will with out doubt be put out of business, certainly out of the profitable grow ing of cotton. The man who will practise good and " effective methods may expect, outside of the low-lying and heavily wooded areas of the State, to be able to continue the growth of cotton, and make it as profitable as in the past or more so, provided the crop is ec onomically produced and reasonable prices are secured for the crop after production. In this connection it may be of interest to learn of the obser vations of some of those farmers who iiave been farming extensively for many years under boll weevil condi tions. In a recent letter to the writer, Mr. George L. Yerger of Louisana, an extensive cotton planter, said in speaking of his farms: "The coming of the boll weevil has taught us lots of things and I am absolutely convinced that if we had always farmed as we are now com pelled to do, that the cotton farmers, large and small would . be best off financially of any people in the world. Even though the weevil is with us and we have to - use our brains as never before, I believe we can consider the coming of the boll weevil a bless ing. Take it as a whole, if your peo ple will get up and hustle and us'e fertilizer early, coupled with fairly decent cotton weather, you will have nothing to fear." Mr. Alex Y. Scott, proprietor of an extensive Delta Plantation, Mississip pi, wrote: "Ie does not pay to plant poor land in cotton under boll weevil con ditions." The first lesson we would like to impress after the above preliminary in this series of articles is that cot ton under boll weevil conditions should be planted only on good open land. The land should be broken early and allowed to weather and settle before planting time. Farmers should be gin now to plan systematically for the attack. They should not become panic-stricken for outside of the low lying and woody areas of the State, they will be able to grow cotton pro- litabiy, provided they meet the at tack promptly and intelligently and prices arc satisfactory for the crop after produced. m a To Find JoLs for 700,000 Ex-Soldiers : To put 700,000 ex-soldiers . into Jobsj is the American Legion's immediate ( objective, accoramg vo an iihuuih.-, ment from Legion national head-j quarters. To accomplish this, " a na-1 tionwide drive will be launched fromj local pests m every city and town in; the, country on March 20, and em ployers and business men will be call ed into conference to devise ways and means of creating jobs and putting-an end to a situation which Han ford MacNider, Legion commander, has called ' the greatest .crisis, in the Legion's history." Civic organizations from Maine to California have been asked to swing into line to back up the Legion and make a concerted effort which will be felt in all sections of the country. By stimulating industry, by pushing engineering projects and municipal development, by speeding' up public utility enterprises, roadbuilding, pav ing, dredging, truck gardening, re forestation and reclamation, and by encouraging the "back-to-the-farm" movement, the Legion hopes to break the labor slump which has kept worthy men out of work and caused widespreaddistre8s. Each city will be divided into regions, each under its own post and employment committee, with a general committee coordinat ing the efforts of all. Ariicisted Compensation Wins Vic tory. Adjusted compensation won a decid ed victory in the nationwide referen dum conducted by the U. S. Chamber ox Commerce 4,116 chambers voting favorable, 2,65? voting against measure. "From the U. S. Chamber's point of view," said John Thomas Taylor, vice chairman of the American Legion's legislative committee, "the referen dum was a flat failure, for that body represents the most highly organized opposition to the bonus. By trying to separate the cash feature from the more productive provision of the bill, and by other means, it has done every thing m its power to influence constituent members against the bill. In spite of this fact, the vote shows almost 2 to 1 favorable. "The Legion despises unfair dis crimination cash and the other fea tures cannot be separated as the U. S. Chamber separated them in its referendum." New Members. On March 4, American Legion membership was 108,000 more than on .March 4, 1921. New members have joined at the rate of 6,600 a day. since Jan. 1. These figures have been given out from Legion headquarters to re fute the statement that the organiza tion is losing members because of its stand on adjusted compensation. I Have Gained 20 Pounds 'and Feel : : Like a Brand New ; Man Since Taking h TANLAG says Edward Perry, of 1010 Burnett St., Syr a case,N Y. Many thou sands have been bene fited as Mr. Perry was. " Tanlae can kelp you : f"" " 1 111 "'" ' " , II , 1 J ;n fM nnQnnnnrn fnvl I I It I . I r I 1 1 I - - ! ! MM FL AY n U Do not hesitate. If you feel , the y need? of something - to build you up and .make you ' feel fine, ask your druggist today for Tanlac. At all good druggists, : - ' j ,".; Ooll Weevil Reme dy in Fifty Words It Makes a Difference Secretary Mellon can find 32,000,- 000 for the ship-owners and $350, 000,000 for the railroads, but when it comes to $200,000,000 for the former soldiers he pleads poverty. You see the former soldiers do not belong to the rich, whereas the ships and the' railroads do. Greensboro News Mrs. H. L. Pope and two children have gone to High Point to visit at the home of Mrs. Pope's parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Bacon. 'fciVajLfcivlAN JIM" HAS A RIVAL FLORA MACDONALD COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM Josephus Daniels Will Make Address. Red Sprinps, March 14. Josephus Daniels, ex-Secretary of the Navy an deditor of The News and Obser ver, will make the commencement ad dress at F!o!a Macdonald college on Wednesday, May the 31st. Rev. R. Murphy Williams, pastor of the Church of the Covenant, Greensboro, and a trustee of the col lege, wil preach the baccalaureate sermon. The official program for the twenty-sixth annual commencement is announced as follows: Sunday, May 28th, 11:00 a. m., baccalaureate sermon, college audi torium, Rev. R. Murphy Williams, Greensboro, 6:30 p. m., Vesper servi ces. Woodland Theatre, college cam pus, Dr. C .G. Vardell; 8 p. m., ser mon before the Y. W. C. A. Presby terian church, Rev. R. M. Williams. . Monday, May 29th, 5 p. m., Senior Class Day exercises; 8 p. m., concert by the conservatory of music, col'ege auditorium. Tuesday, May 30th, at 9 a. m., meeting of the board of trustees and advisory board; 11 a. m., business meeting of the general alumnae asso ciation; 4 p. m., reception and exhibits of departments of fine and household arts; 8 p. m., Senior Class Play; Wed nesday, May 31st, Graduation exer- cises, college auditorium, Address by Josephus Daniels. 1 4UTOCA8Tt litJ . Perry, Ga., March 13. After i shooting and killing his wife this af ternoon; Sidney Ayler, 40, farmer, de fied the county officers to touch his wife's body or to attempt to arrest him. He held the fort for eight hours, being capture'd at midnight in a run ning gun fight Ayler was shot two times, but not seriously wounded. At last a heavyweight champion has appeared who likes to wear good clothes even better than "Gen tleman Jim" Corbett This new pic ture of Jack Dempsey shows the champ in his'open faced", frock, James A. Hollomon Tells How Farm ers In Southwest Are Meeting The Emergency. . By James A. Hollomon. -(Staff Correspondent Atlanta. Con stitution.) Houston, Texas. Repeated ' to - me at the Brazos hotel, from Bryan,' Texas, was the following "night 'let-! ter" from a Georgia farmer, -whose. tho name I will omit in the absence of! auinoruy 10 pumisn n: - : - "Surprised at statement that "boll weevil still exists in Texas to men-' acing extent. Condense in fifty-word night letter, my expense, how the planters grow cotton successfully in spite of "the weevil. Will watch, your articles with interest for fuller in formation and general analysis of situation in southwest." , ' ' To the above telegram I sent the! its, ! following reply: progressive couori iarmers teai-i ing weevil by intens3 cultivation,! pushing one acre with conce.itrated! energy cultivated two in old days, j putting the other to feed and food; by co-qrdinating intensive cultural methods with well-planned program of dusting when squares formiwg if infestation menacing, by keeping farm clean and not fooling with ex periment." Just fifty words. I wish I could pat this message in to the hands of every" cotton farmer in the" southeast. It has been proven the solution of the problem in the" southwest for those who are sufficiently keen to their own interests, and! who have brain and brawn enough, to want to beat the boll weevil's game. Pushing the Cotton Ahead of the Weevil. Intense cultivation! That means the better cultivation of less acreage. It means proper preparation of soil, seed beds, more fertilization, cleaner and more careful working indeed concentrating upon one acre the cultural energy heretofore plac ed upon two, thus maturing the crop earlier, and actually runniner awav .from the weevil whose habits fepen him in hibernation until almost mid- : summer, and whose menacine nroclivi (ties do not begin until the squares begin to form. If the bolls are well iiormed before the insect heconiM alarmingly numerous, he cannot pene- IX A 11. . , iraie mem in oraer to deposit the eggs in the forming staple. Co-ordination! That means the well planned ar rangeraent ior austmar the pnttnn field with calcium arsenate should in- testation at the dangerous period reacn more than 10 per cent, thus jccntroiung the insect so that hes itation may be held down to a point j where it will not damage more than the excess plant fruitage that na i fure never matures. Keeping the farm clean! By that the weevil must seek winter quarters out of the fields and surrounding fences. Also keep the cotton fields segregated from sur rounded woodland, if practicable, and if climatic conditions for early ma turity will permit. Making cotton a surplus or a money crop purely! That means putting at least 50 per cent of old time cotton acreage to food and feed crops, making the 50 per cent of old cotton 17.5 per cent of as much lint cotton, .under boll weevil conditions as form erly raised before the weevik-on tne iou per cent acreage. It is being done by good farmer? all over the cotton sections of Tptx Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi aim i wm prove it oy practical cita uons Deiore this series is concluded. Following the above Mt Hoi. lomon presented in his articles two columns of description of devices and nostrums that had been suggested and in some cases marketed in the Southwest as a cure for the weeviL None of these are of money value, says Mrs. Hollomon, and he concludes: Let me impress again and again Don't be ooled by devices or re- ath r rui-! be- I' niedies. Follow the plain, proven nath that makes cotton just as successful ly under boll weevil conditions as fore; and bring greater general sue t n TMP PnnrcnKIl A M lf.e88.to the. ?rov'dent farmer through ONLY $2 THE YEAR the learned lesson of intense farming, and dividing his old cotton plantation into part cotton, lor the money crop ng, -ion I Of New; Spring and Summer The Newest Styles and Fabrics Beginning Saturday, March 18 at 9. A. M. We will place on display our entire stock of New Spring and Summer. Goods. Our store is brim full of all that is new and up-to-date in Dresses, Suits for Men and Women. Shirt Waists and Under . Muslins of the daintiest youhave ever seen, and our Piece Goods is the talk of the town. We have all the new Sport Suitings in all the newest colors and this promises to be one of the greatest Sport Seasons we have ever had. New Silks 'and new. genuine im ported Scotch Ginghams, New Shoes and Oxfords, Patent Leather Sandals and in Shoes we carry the cheapest to the very best that is made. We handle the Star Brand Shoes for Men, Women and Children, H. C. Gpdman Shoes, Brown Shoe Co.; Shoes, Nurses Panacea Shoes, Selz and Edwin Clapp Shoes for Men, and remember that prices are much cheaper than last ' year, in fact they are off fully 25 per cent, and in many instances half of what they were last year and when you trade with us you get a square deal and new goods, priced at the lowest figures that reliable goods can be sold for and and nothing - never misrepresented. Your money, back if you are not satisfied. What more can you ask? . . Dry Debt Sport Suiting in all the new colors Greens Blues, Pumpkin Yellows, Orange, Bose Q0 and Jade per yard 59c and . . . 0.- New Voiles and Tissues in the new OQC bright spring colors per-yard 25c tp 01, Organdies in Colors and white also the new Imported Printed Organdies d i?Q per yard 39c to .pl.Oj Silks in all weaves and colors, Canton Crepe,' Taffetas, Messalines, Satins, Georgettes, Baronette Satins, Wash Satins and Crepe de Chine priced from QO AQ per yard 98c to $Dt:0 Imported Scotch Ginghams in all the newest plaids this is one of our latest shipments and has just arrived andfor quick selling we : are offering it at CCC per yard . tlw One lot of Imported Ginghams APC per yard , '. 7 15c Dress Ginghams 1AC per yard ly 20c Dress Ginghams ' 1 CO per yard 10 Apron Ginghams " CO , per yard 10c to v. . ...... . - lu Bomper Cloth OCC per yard ........ 0 Renfrew Devonshire Cloth per yard OO Best quality English Long Cloth d1 , HC 10 yard bolts for ... 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Men's Fine Dress and Sunday Pants per pair $2.98 to $4.98 Lion Brand Dress Shirts for Men each $1.59 Men's $1.25 Dress Shirts each . . . . . 79 Men's Summer Underwear per garment 25c to $1.19 Boys Khaki Pants pair . . ; .... ...... 98( Boys $2.00 Pants pah . . . ; ...... . $1148 Men's $25-00 Suits in all Wool Serge per Suit $18.98 Men's $18.00 to $20.00 Suits for ... . ... ...... $15.98 Men's $16.50 Suits f or ; $12.48 For some real values that will make your purses smilewatch our show windows for Saturday Specials they will be full of money saving values. Mail orders filled promptly, write us for samples and prices. iMm Bargain House 0 Where Smart Styles Meet Moderate Prices Phone 6 Lumberton, N. C. " Elm Street id ana into xooa ana xeea.
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