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D. J. CARTER and JUUUS C. HUBBARD.
Pabliahers
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
Oae Year $1.50
Six MonOis .75
Pour Months .60
Out of the State $2.00 per Year
Entered at the post office at North Wilkes-
boro, N. C., as second class matter under Act
of March 4, 1879.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1935
J. N. Darling, chief of the United States bio
logical survey, wanti to prosecute people who
make records which sound like ducks calling. We
often said some one should sponsor legislation
against crooners.—Brooklyn Elagle.
A Harvard professor says; “It is eg^gious
obscurantism to postulate that syncopation in
harmonisation has immoral connotation." Trans
lation: Jazz won’t hurt your morals, if any.—
Grand Rapids Press.
Farm Management
There may be some who may be inclin
ed to think that this newspaper puts
over-emphasis on subjects pertaining to
farming, but a careful analysis will show
that the economic status of Wilkes county
will depend to a great extent upon farm
ing and the progress made in that in
dustry.
Whatever we may have to say along
that line is not simply an opinion based
upon our own limited knowledge and ex
perience in agriculture. At Raleigh we
have the State College of Agriculture and
Engineering and it furnishes us each week
a number of items telling about farm
problems and the best solutions that ex
perts have found. We would be failing
in our duty if we did not pass them on to
our readers, a majority of whom are rural
residents who appreciate the opportunity
to better the kind of farming they prac
tice by taking advice from State College
and the specialists whom we all pay to
render this help.
In this connection we desire to repro
duce an editorial taken from the Tarheel
Washoff, a publication by the soil erosion
service of the department of agriculture:
How niany farmers know the cost of
producing a bushel of wheat, pound of to
bacco, or hill of beans, or aiv familiar with
prices of commodities they produce, or
make a study of marketing conditions, or
know—year after year—whether they are
progressing or going l>ackwards? In oth
er words, how many farmers know faim
management
During the last few deciides there has
been a great exodus from farm to city.
The broad open spaces have been left for
the crowded centers. The history of in-
du.stry, education ami religion afford
abundant evidence of the farm’s contribu
tion to leadership in these fields. Imagi
nation inspiies the question: “What would
have happened to agriculture if this na
tive genius had been harnessed for agri
cultural enteiprise ?’’’
Many reasons may be given for this
movement from farm to city. Primarily,
the drabness and unprogressiveness of
existence through haphazard, monotonous
methods of farming, the farm was not
looked upon as a business unit. Second
ly, the ever-increasing consciousness of
the younger generation to such conditions
leading to outreach for environments that
offered more opportunity for expansion
and progress. Thirdly, the knowledge
disseminated by the press of the rapid
stride of things in the larger centers,
made life in the city to appear far more
attractive than that in rural districts.
However, most important of all reasons,
is the growing unrest among the younger
generation with living “on the margin”—
never the poverty line—the lure of com
parative luxurj^ in the industrial centers.
Thus youth deserted the farm.
The soluticm to this problem can be
found, in part at least, in farm manage
ment. Eve^ farm must be considered a
business uift The farmer must know
the cropa^vhich are best suited to his
soils. H* must know the cost of produc
tion, anA he rfiould keep a record of his
. flnsnciirstanding at all times. He must
to manage his farm.
^ Jadge Johnson J. Hayes msted out &
prison, reformatory and jail sentences
more than 50 years of tiiM in the pres
ent term of federal joourt Estimating
the earning ix>wer of each man at $1,000
per year, that is a loss of around $50,000,
not counting the embarrassment and the
hardships worked on families of prisoners.
Still there are many who persist in vio
lating the laws of the United States in
the face of a court that metes out prison
sentences to so many offenders and know
ing the efficiency of the alcohol tax bu
reau investigators.
Some of the offenders,' otherwise hon
est, go into the illicit business of making
moonshine liquor because of adverse cir
cumstances and with the hope that they
can make some money quickly to get
themselves out of a financial hole. If they
are successful with the first attempt they
continue with the hope of piling up a
fortune by operating on a bigger scale
and sooner or later they are in the toils
of the law and have nothing.
For some offenders who are caught,
have no court records and do have good
reputations. Judge Hayes has given them
a chance to make good under probation.
This means that they are to report once
each month and show that they have not
violated the law. It is a wonderful chance
for such people to refoim but woe unto
them if they do not change their w'ays for
they must pay dearly if they are caught
again.
Although all laws are not perfect and
their enforcement is not spotless, the
chances of gaining something worthwhile
by breaking them are slight indeed.
Only Few Independent
A reliable source informs us that out of
the average 65 men over 35 years of age
only five have independent incomes large
enough to live on decently without work
ing, that 28 continue to w'ork and that
67 are dependent upon relatives, friends
or public charity for a living.
Needless to say that all these men start
ed out with high hopes and envisioned an
old age in comfort, retired on the savings
he had made during his productive years,
and enjoy himself, without worry and
without looking to relatives or public in
stitutions for help.
Only five of the average hundred
achieve that goal. Ninety-five fail to
reach, it.
Unpleasant as they are, these are facts
and they will be faced by those of fore
sight and courage who are not yet too old
to make the most of the lesson they teach.
There is no royal road to old age inde
pendence and it can be reached only by a
plan w'hich uses some of the dollars earn
ed with comparative ease to care for
needs and ambitions w'hen dollars come
hard and when earning power has van
ished with the years.
TOE JOUBNAI^PATRldTt NOIOTl WUJOBSBORO, N. C. j
Borrowed Comment
No poaltrysum ean dmlop •;
flock at good layers from a brood
of inferior chicks. ’jQg,- -j
Good chicksmake gdod^t^,'
said Roy R. Dear8tyiw."]M^^|S|^:
poultry departami at
lege, and good buds mkke
ble flocks. " '■> f
Some poultrymen can breed and
raise their own chicks with satis
factory results, but most flocks
owners in this State will find it bet
ter to purchase chicks from a re
liable hatchery.
The best chicks come from dis
ease free parents, are true to breed
and develop into superior layers.
A carefully bred chick receives
from its parents certain ' character
istics which carry with them the
success or failure of the poultry-
man.
Among the most vital factors
transmitted from parent to chick
are:
The ability to produce. A hen
laying 175 eggs a year costs no
more to keep than a bird produc
ing only 100 eggB.
Egg size. The size of the eggs
laid by a bird is a characteristic
coming directly from its parents.
Large eggs bring better prices than
small ones.
Early feathering. This bears a
direct relation to broiler prices, as
every poultryman attempting to
market poorly feathered birds has
discovered.
Early sexual maturity. Frequent
ly the well bred Reds or Rocks will
come into production 60 days soon
er than inferior birds, thus giving
60 days extra production.
Give these things serious consid
eration when breeding or purchas
ing chicks for the coming year,
Dearstyne says.
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CHANGES DONATION POLICY
(Elkin Tribune)
John D. RocKcfeller, Jr., has been making siza
ble donations to the Northern Baptist conven
tion’s unified budget. He now has changed that
policy and will make his funds available for non-
•sectarian projects sponsored by Baptists, Meth
odists or any other denomination.
-Mr. Rockefeller says that his change of policy
comes from his de.sire to aid “in emphasizing
the basic truths common to all denomination.s,
in lowering denominational barriers and in pro
moting effective co-operation among Christians
of whatever creed.”
Rockefeller’s father was a financial pillar in
the church, and together they have given mil
lions to the Northern Baptist convention and its
agencies, one gift alone amounting to $2,000,-
000.
In announcing his change of policy, Mr. Rocke
feller speaks more the language of a church
man than that of a great industrial leader.
Hear him:
“I believe in denominations—insofar as they
make necessary provision for individual varia
tion in religious expedience. What gqves me
pause is the tendency inherent in denominations
to emphasize the form instead of the substance,
the denominational peculiarity instead of the
oneness of Christian purpose.
“I have long felt that this denominational em
phasis is a divisive force in the progress of or
ganized Christian work and an obstacle to the
development of the spirit and life of Christ
among men.
“If the church is to go forward, if it is to hold
the young people of today who, generally speak
ing, are not g^reatly concerned about denomina
tional distinctions and have a decreasing interest
in sectarian missions, and if their support of its
activities is to replace that of the older givers
who pass on, these denominational distinctions
are bound to fade in the forward movement of
a great, united church open to all who seek to
follow Christ and find in Him the abundant life.”
More and more denominational lines are be
coming less distinct. The brethren no longer
argue and fight over the mode of baptism, pre
destination, or the right to fall from grace, and
it is well that this is so. There should be a
oneness of Christian purpose, subscribed to and
supported by those of every faith, and Mr.
R«)ck^ller’s approach certainly will contribute
(to that end.
REVISION OF AAA
ASKED BY GRANGE
bjr A. B. OSpin
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Sacramento, Cal., Nov. 21.—Re
vision of the AAA to shift it from
an emergency program into a long
term, permanent plan for agricul
ture was recommended tonight by
the National Grange.
The farm fraternity recommend
ed changes designed to increase
farmer control, adjust production
to a quantity rather than an ac
reage base and write in crop in
surance guaranteeing the farmer
his labor and seed in event of
crop failure.
Farm Agent Started
Lespedeza Movement
“We listen to your programs reg
ularly and we derive a gfreat deal
of benefit from them,” wrote a
Duplin woman last week in a letter
to State College in reference to the
Carolina Farm Features broad
casts. Another listener from Ar
kansas wrote that he had been lis
tening to the programs and that
he appreciated their educational
value.
Both correspondents wanted fur
ther information and bulletins.
n f V Included on the program for the
C. C. Cog.swell, of Kansas, an , ... . nr on •
. , . , , . week of November 25-30 is a talk
outspoken opponent of plowing j v t> r t> u
nnHnr nnH W Monday by Prof R. H. Ruff-
ner, head of the animal husban-
under and hog slaughter, headed
the committee which brought in the
report. It endorsed the declara
tion of the national master, Louis
J. Taber, that the AAA has been
of “real benefit.” but that “de
fects are apparent and should .be
corrected.”
F. W. Von Cannon, of Banner
Elk, Avery county, sold 53 head of
two-year-old steer.s, weighing 800
pounds each, for 7 3-4 cents per
pound to Virginia buyers last
week.
dry department at State College,
on "The Feeding of Horses.” On
Tuesday, A. G. Lang, of the bota
ny department, will discuss “Im
proving Your (jorn Crop.”
The full schedule for the week
includes: Monday, R. H. Ruffner.
“The Feeding of Horses”: Tuesday,
C. H. Lang, “Improving Your Corn
Crop”: Wednesday, M. E. Gard
ner, “The Spray Residue Situa
tion”; Thursday, Home Demonstra
tion Department; Friday, C. F.
Parrish, “Improving the Poultry
Flock”; and Saturday, H. B. Mann,
“Better Farm Lands.”
Six radio stations are now using
the Carolina Farm Features broad
casts. 'These are: WBT in Char
lotte, WDNC in Durham, WBIG in
Greensboro; WEED in Rocky
Mount: WMFD in Wilmington,
and WPTF in Raleigh.
Records kept on his poultry
flock of 71 layers during the past
year by John Shulenburger, of
Rowan county, show that he made
a profit above feed cost of $3.41
a bird.
MASSEY GETS LONG
TERM FOR MURDER
Asheville, Nov. 21.—Twenty-nine
to 30 years in prison is the price
George W. Massey, 23-year-old
carnival worker of Candler, must
pay for the murder last January 10
of Frank B. Lakey, Southern ^1-
way special officer, who sought to
arrest him for hoboing on a freight
train.
Massey suddenly tendered a plea
of guilty to second-degree murder
today as the state concluded its
evidence aginst him, and Judge
John M. Oglesby gave him the
maximum for second-degree mur
der.
Reddy Kilowatt
DICK SHELTON
Champioa Cowboy
•PHONI OHKATOR
Betty Griffin
-He
Works
for SO
Little!
Most of us part painlessly
from a coin or two for candy,
cigarettes, chewing gum, pa
pers, magazines and the like,
because we know they are
worth the money.
CAMCia COSTUER TOBACCOS
LAST DISCOUNT
On County Taxes
Pay your 1935 County Taxes on or before Decem
ber 1st, 1935, and save the discount of
1/2 OF ONE PER CENT
This is the last discount you will receive on 1935
taxes so be sure and pay before the discount
period expires.
I will be pleased to receive your tax payment at
any time, and you will save if you pay on or be
fore December 1st, 1935.
W. B. SOMERS
SHERIFF OF WILKES COUNTY
Reddy Kilowatt never parts yon from a coin un
less he, too, gives ygu big values for it. He can
make a penny work longer and harder than you
could ever imagine. Put Reddy Kilowatt to work.
Here are just a few of the things he can do for
you for only one penny.
t
Make 37 pieces of golden brown toast.
Keep a 25-watt light burning from dusk 'till daylight
(12!j hrs.)
Bring in more than six half-hour programs on average
radio.
Pan you for six hours.
Keep food fresh and make ice enbes five hours.
Operate electric iron for half an hour.
Vacuum clean eight room-siae run Uwo houm, flv#
minutes).
Operate food mixer five hours.
Hash all dishes for a full week (22)4 meals).
Wash 3Y, tubs full of clothes.
Give over six hours relief from pain with a beating
pad.
Reddy KUoivatt does hundreds of
specific tasks .. . washing, heating,
cooking, lighting, refrigerating, and
many, many others. He’s versatile.
station WBT—“Reddy Kilowatt and the Duke IMelodlen"—U:45
a. m. Mon.-Wed.-Fri.
Statio.i WSOC—“Comedy Capers”—8;30 p. m. Tuesday
Duke Power Co.
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PHONE 420
NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C.