:L pilot Covers
Junssvick County
mr^sen NOj
pRl
jo/um
B May Bring
Kntv Growers
oiae $5,000,00!
Agent Points Ou
I Of Dein? Too De
E<nt Upon One? Crop
K; \cre Devoted 1<
?
^BLCO PROVIDES
bulk of income
^B Ha' Indicated In
W of Approximately
? 51000 with PosS5.000.000
Of
J^KFrom Tobacco
I |ti v- * ttl.lt t.R.
farm \?rnt
H. . has plantei
M . j7n"J acres of to
M. jr. ;i- l the indicate.
Hrv. ' approximately 3(
m , . After using 100
a ' " ' wo find tha
M ,se for tobacc.
I SC.? ir. 5. - r'
hjy. ..pproximately 450
? cotton, with an indi
... f an'ioximately 1801
br-: around 1300 acres o
Ewith an indicate!
iJK'ur..: 1.500.000 pounds
tic first six months as i
i ;-:-;::'.bus County farmer
L approximately 10,00
l-v; the year 1039. Th
L vegetable growers o
L-;v have planted approx
IsiKIO acres.
1 ;sse"r /nd/oatiotis poin
Lory. aiiy large yieldini
In: i.ng produced thi
|W?h'-: approximately 57,
In; f corn planted, wit!
ir. yield of around 1.
ptafce's. It is encouraginj
F iat large number o
r:farmers arc scllinj
p:~ f r ho cents to $1.1.
kt. by feeding their cori
k! s*i selling it througl
t: factors into consider
Co:. - .bus County has ai
fe farrr. income of approx
? Kl'1.000, with possibl;
Bf"'000 of this income be
Uttei from the productio;
Wral tobacco.
-1 or.lv fitting at this tini
1 -special attention to th
to approximately 81% o
c income is derived fron
lyj'Jftlfin /.^n *1...
.-I uav VI up AiU'
^H' oacc v ar.-i farmers, a
business men, know thi
that other communitie
Bta when their income i
K:: to such a largo degrei
individual crop. Conse
the event that tlv
for flue-cured tobacci
she the low level of th
*- . for cotton, our farm
as our business men
- . cts very keenly
^Btb ;jht in mind, it i
W hat ou
V ' r the productioi
^B*r cash ciops. such as live
^B'wh ! i. proven exeep
!' f.VS.l. in this county
B2'-- a natural grazing sea
B':; proven by Mr. Hugl
B ?f Wilmington, that w
B Sraze beef cattle twclvi
: by the use o
^B'ry pasture as well a
B e
earch Helps
B-'bacco Farmei
jnontal Work In Fer
^Bation, C u 11 i v a tion
^BjnSi Varieties, Rota
^B And Marketing Art
(ieno Knight.)
' ' xl' iiMon Service
^B*-hand of rescarcl
* 'ho greatest con
^B% factors in making to
^B-'r.tal %. ,rk in fertiliza
ring, varieties
ar,i marketing hav
fruitf^ results whel
ar-'i then practiced 01
r i p;ige five)
TH
11
* * * * *
bus We
| ~ ?
)
Even a fellow who do
0 with the beauteous deeorat
Whiteville tobacco mai'ket
f without the "decorations,"
J beautiful young women. Le
' Powell, Sarah Greer Boice,
fl
? Diseases Aiding
! Tobacco Control
t In North Carolina
y 1
s Dr. Luther Shaw Of State
Extension Service Esti<
11 mates 50 Million Pound!
Lost By Disease In State
y
t FARMERS MUST STUDY
% THEIR OWN PROBLEMS
5
n Farmers Who Have Hac
i Tobacco Disease Troubles
This Year Should Study
Their Problems While
i They Are Fresh
y i North Carolina is harvesting
- one of its largest tobacco crop;
1 in history (an estimated 701,070,
000 pounds), but 11 would be ever
? bigger if it were not for disease:
B which Dr. Luther Shaw, plan
^ pathologist of the State College
1 Extension Service, says annualh
e destroy from 50 to 100 millioi
s pounds of tobacco in the State
B;"In addition to the actual los!
s in poundage, a number of disease!
s materially lower the quality oi
e the harvested crop, resulting ir
further losses to the farmer," he
5 stated.
3 ??t eVt.c limn whpn nroductiOI
Ullg b.,?v
1 f
is high and yields in general ar<
averaging far above normal, ther<
would not seem to be much con
g cern about tobacco diseases", Dr
Shaw continued. "However, al
r i .
; fields are not affected by diseases
and no farmer likes to see hi:
neighbor produce a big crop whili
, he watches disease cut his yield
nor do farmers of one section o
^ I the State enjoy seeing those o
another section outdo them ii
e
? production because of disease con
^ (Continued on page 4)
s
Georgia Resid
I To Grow Tob
* (By Guy A. Card well)
' It is learned from a letter oi
j file in the general offices of th<
"[Atlantic Coast Line in Wilming
? ton, that K. L. Ring, now a res
ident of Hahira, Ga., was thi
5' first man to grow tobacco ii
the vicinity of YVhiteville. Unti
I shortly before the letter was writ
j ten on March 26th. 1927, Mr
' Ring had been employed by thi
1 {Southern Railway as a tobacci
i specialist.
*! Following is the letter whicl
i was received from Mr. Ring:
j "I have your letter referrinj
to the part your railroad took ii
'' introducing tobacco growing ii
e Eastern North Carolina and Soutl
Carolina.
a "It was in the early 90's whei
Mr. T. M. Emerson, who was a
1
E ST
A Goo
Sample Copy
: IN RE
* * * *
ed Crop
Decorative Sign
f
|LJ^8LJL
HOUSE^BHHH BU'
mmmmntm .Tm.m
ML'*?i'i
i J. At -v ; wbiKMwaMiMMi
esn't believe in signs couldn
inns: wlnVVi nHnrn it Rut. fpi
know too thatthe sign tells
who by the way, happen to
ft to right are: Anne Boice,
Catherine Powell and Sarah
Whiteville Is
"The Town 1
I
Tobacco Brings Millions In5
to Vicinity Which Could
Not Otherwise Be Realiz5
ed
IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
PROGRESS OF CITY
>
I Widely - Heralded Progress
Of Whiteville Possible
Largely Through The
Money From Tobacco
Whiteville is the town which toj
bacco built.
Tobacco, the golden weed which
1 represents the largest single in3
dustry in Columbus county, and
t is responsible for the influx of
- five million dollars to the county
r! every year, offers the farmers of
1 Columbus county their greatest
source of livelihood.
5. "?-!i !'!??< t/*kan?rt TYIQrlfnt
* ( w nut; vine 3
3 alone last year sold over 19,500,f
480 pounds at an average of
1 $22.72, brought millions of dol*
lars into this vicinity which never
would have been here otherwise.
' Tobacco, the amazing weed
- which spells the difference in
i Columbus county and in White
ville between stagnant business
* and the progress and prosperity
1! which both town and county now
:, enjoy, is now being prepared for
s market.
sj Literally speaking. Whiteville
, has largely been built on tobacco,
f i Sometime ago, a gentleman from
f outside the county was discussing
lihis section of the state, and dc
clared: "My section has pretty
(Continued on page 5)
lent Was First
>acco In County
, that time President of the Atlan,i
tic Coast Line, conceived the idea
i that some cash crop other than
-1 cotton should be grown in that
-j attractive territory. He sent for
s: Mr. H. E. Harman, who was at
i | that time editor of the Southern
1 j Tobacco Journal, published at
-' Winston-Salem, N. C. He asked
'. Mr. Herman' to get out a brief
e pamphlet stating the possibilities
3 of tobacco growing in the Coastal
Plain section of the Carolinas, toi
gether with the essential details
I of the best methods of growing
j j tobacco. This was done by Mr.
i! Harman and Mr. Emerson supi
plied every agent at all stations
11 on the Atlantic Coast Line with
copies of the pamphlet with ini
J structions to see that every farmtj
xContinued on page 5)
i
4TE
>d News paper Ii
Southport, N. C., Wedne
ADlNES
* * * * *
27,652
f
~ ~ !
. M
B
't help admiring this one, ti
mers who've patronized the fi
; an interesting story, even g
be some of Whiteville's most
Rebecca Rogers, Rosa Cain ti
Prevatte. 11
n
t i'
in iveainy ;
robacco Built" *
*
Local Mart Sold *
984,468 Pounds I;
Last August 22 if
? p
August 22, 1938 was a red
letter day in the history of lc
the Whiteville tobacco market ^
?it was the day on which the t(
largest amount of tobacco was ]01
sold of any single day on ih
I record. P
I Official records in the office w
| of the tobacco board of trade ?
here show that on that day
just a shade under a million a
! pounds were sold in White- lr
ville's six warehouses. The ai
actual figures were 984,468 (n
pounds.
Unofficially It is reported ic'
that one day, more than a |a
million pounds were sold in a \11
single day on the Whiteville * '
. Market, but Aug. 22nd is the Icl
largest single day of record.
?
I w
CI. 117 11 Aff a
tity Well Utt
For Prizeries
. . !k
Tobacco Factory Situation tl
Greatly Improved During a
The Past Two Years; ei
Cunningham Adds New
Factory This Year ; rr
d
The tobacco factory situation!
has been greatly improved here!
during the past two years?an- C(
other factory having been built j u
since the past season. I
Cunningham Tobacco Company
has a new factory on the old
Glanton property on the eastern j ^
outskirts of town. J. A. Maultsby I
and. John Maultsby erected the; 1
house.
The Cunningham Tobacco Com-!
pany has headquarters in Smith- J
| field, and they had buyers on the
' Whitcville market for the first' 81
j time last year. They were so Je
well pleased with the market last n
year that they are making this a j ti
permanent base for operation.
! Ther new factory is constructed 1"
' of sheet iron, with composition fJ
j roofing. Imperial and Export also
have factories on the same pro- 8
! perty, both of which were fixed j
j up last year. Early last year, the 0
1 factory situation was rather bad, 3
I says M. S. Smith, secretary of the r
Tobacco Board of Trade, but
through the efforts of the board, t
I the whole situation has been com- i
(Continued on page 4J a
POR'
i A Good Cor
isday, August 2nd, 19,
SFOR
I} Acres
Wd Highway
Will Unite Two
Fine Counties
ompletion Of Highway
130 From Whiteville To
Shallotte Will Seal Bond
Of Friendship Between
Columbus-Brunswick
IIGHWAY IS NOW
NEARLY COMPLETED
ast Remaining Link Has
Been Let For Grading
And Bridge Structures,
And Expected Soon
To Be Paved
(BY W. B. KEZIAH)
A couple of decades ago, when
began editing The News Rcorter
at Whiteville, Brunswick
Dunty was usually referred to
l terms of indifference. Whiteille
was the market town for a
reat many Brunswick farmers,
ut the road connections were
ery poor. The general sentiment
i Columbus county towards
irunswick, as I recollect it, was
lat Brunswick was a good place
jr the Columbus folks to go ana
et monkey rum.
I don't know which I blamed
le most, the Brunswickers for
laking it or the Columbus folks
jr drinking it. One thing was as
ad as another and pleasant relaons
between the two counties
ad a hard time establishing
lemselvcs, especially as there
'ere no roads to aid in making
ic connections.
The News Reporter, both in my
ands and in those of my sucessors,
has labored tirelessly to
ring about friendly relations;
rcatc bonds of good will, friendlip
and helpfullness between the
itizens of the two counties. This
ad has always been followed
y The State Port Pilot at SoUthort.
It may have appeared to be a
>ng time to the average citizen
efore any results become visible
j the average citizen of either
aunty. The results were slow,
ut they were sure. It is very
robable that an inquiring mind
'ould have to search the state j
ver twice before he now found
.vo other counties as strongly'
llied with each other in a sportlg,
social and cooperative sense1
s Brunswick and Columbus are
ow allied.
One thing that both counties
esired and which they have been
long time in obtaining, was a
ard surface road from Whiteville'
) Southport. This road was calulated
to connect the two coun- j
|r seats, enabling sportsmen to
isily reach Brunswick and its
onderful fishing on the coast,
nd with Columbus to benefit
dually by the farmers being able
) reach Whiteville and other
larkets in Columbus with their
rops. Practically all tobacco mareting
towns in Columbus desired
lis road, the Whiteville market
nd citizens of Whiteville being
specially strong for it.
Many years have passed arid
luch water has flowed over the
am since the initial efforts were
lade. Many hard obstacles, mostr
of a political nature, were enDuntered.
But the desired results
rere finally achieved. Most of the j
iad has already been built and |
(Continued on page 4)
robacco Cultu
Into The Fi
A quarter of a century has
sen the tobacco growing industry
merge from the tottering, hit-orliss,
catch-as-catch-can proposiion
that it was in its early inmcy
in Columbus county, to the
ell-defined science that it is toay.
For growing tobacco today is a
cience?something to be studied
ust as surely as the intricacies
< chemistry, physics or the funamentals
of salesmanship, of
nedicine, of dentistry, or of law.
True, there are still some of
hose hit-or-miss farmers growng
tobacco even in this modern
ge of 1939, and they are the
r pi i
nmunity
39 PUBLIS
MARK
Whiteville
Is Antic
Breal
Tobaccoddities
I WjSS 'ys*
Of TOOAC<,0 y.vvv/ J
T?G?a<SJQ toWv -/l 1
ARE USED E*CH
yefiR Bv .\
Cocunaos > jH ji\ T
TOQOCCO %?rf ,
GQO0je?s
' /cocor
^SS/ ??>( ! J?~~:
WciwoFTMe /P30 g
Cocwneus Toq^gco c?op \
sofric???T roit \TO(3fiCCC
Cf>Oi rr>#?o 0Jo<?jrtf? ?fvo \ __
CHiuO l(VTH? CoU(VfyTo Ag
gMSti
i (Oh ITGOICCE^S To (3?cco
OFCeWicVOS LUSTVE/W
GJfeiGHeo as COUCH ns
( H Gooo -Size"o OCSyv c iWci?
| ^
Almost TWO BILLION tobacco
leaves were sold in Whiteville
last season.
* ? * ?
If all the wood used in curing
Columbus county's tobacco
crop were utilized for lumber,
there would be enough lumber to
build houses for a modern village
of 1,000 inhabitants.
m m m
In 1934. Columbus farmers received
$200,000 more for ten million
pounds of tobacco than they
did for. 17 million the year preceding.
Disease Conti
Save Farmers
Blue Mold (Downy Mildew)
Most Serious Of The
Several Diseases Which
Attack Tobacco, No. 1
N. C. Crop
TREATMENT GIVEN
FOR BLUE MOLD
About 50 Other Diseases Attack
Tobacco, Resulting
In Estimated 12 To 15
Million Dollar Loss
Potential disease losses approximately
$10,000,000 were avoided
by North Carolina farmers last
year as a result of the adoption
of control measures advocated
by the State College Extension
Service, It was reported by
Dr. Luther Shaw, extension plant
pathologist. Plant diseases constitute
a major factor in the production
of agricultural crops, and
it is estimated that the combined
annual losses from disease of
farm crops and ornamental plants
is $50,000,000 in the State, Dr.
Shaw said.
(Continued On Page 2)
re Emerges
ield Of Science
.extreme by which a comparison
may be drawn.
You see farmers who make a
practice of having good tobacco
practically every year. A sorry
farmer may blame the elements?
there is either too much rain or
too little, the sun was too hot or
not hot enough, the ground was
too sandy or too low. A sorry
farmer may find a thousand excuses
for his sorry grade tobacco.
To be sure, the elements can
and do have a great deal to do
with the type of tobacco grown,
but the tobacco farmer who real|
(Continued on Page 5.)
'
.OT [
iHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
ETOPj
Tobacco!
ipating A
ring Seaso
By Lewis
'OS FIRST INTROOLICIioA.^
MTHE WGW ujorld cryss:
Ouijinc TMG (YjT J\
RI51-V Dftvjs OF | ; J j)
HG seuewneeoiTH m L
CecMTurey f-^1 j
?Sgbste? &i
LjSTS (=> TOTAL SnP
of X6 //
)BVS XoEFWIITlCWS / |(
(OC/2S NOFTOO?olo V
Tynr?^ e
' ./ 11 ,| (flip TOQncOO LEOUC3
? yl or SOG D ^
coH'Tcyiooe nooRKeT ioi
1958 u?e placed ewo TO
ECMO^ THey WOULD Renew
epoucvo the World
. J " "~~av~>?i.- u^tii
I In Wliiteville's six tobacco warehouses,
there are several acres of
floor space.
? ? V ?
William B. Wartman, who attributed
his longevity to "three
cigars daily" died recently at his
home, 5133 Marion Street, Gerj
mantown, Pa. at the age of 102.
? .
Prussia once had a "Tobacco
parliment" so designated because
a body of friends of King Frederick
William I, mot with him in
the evening and discussed affairs
| of state while smoking.
ol Measures
Many Millions
B
Much Tobacco
Grown In City
Naturally enough, everybody
who lives in Whiteville knows
_
I all about what tobacco looks
like and how it is cured, and
all such facts about the Bright
Golden weed.
And the chances are, that
the, inhabitants of the city did
j not have to go outside the city
' limits to learn, in view of the
fact that no less than 25 acres
of tobacco are grown annually
within the city limits.
In the heart of one of the
town's most exclusive residenj
tial sections, there is a fine
j field of tobacco. All along the
! outskirts tobacco is being
grown by such farmers as Seth
L. Smith, .1. T. McKenzle, S.
L. Fuller, J. C. Hooks, Jr., and
others.
_ ~z
Tobacco Crop In
1938 Reviewed
I Farmers During 1938 Reported
Yields Of 845
Pounds Per Acre On The
Average
North Carolina tobacco growj
ers during 1938 reported yields
averaging 845 pounds per acre
says the Federal Farm Forecaster.
This yield has been exceeded only
three times in the history of tobacco
in North Carolina. The 1938
crop for North Carolina, estimated
at 535,825,000 pounds, was
10% below the crop produced the
preceding year, but 11 per cenl
more than the past ten yeai
average crop in North Carolina
The producers' tobacco sold ir
(Continued on page 3)
SECTION II
PAGES ONE TO EIGHT I
$1.50 PER YEAR I
SMNG
Market
Record
n Locally
E f f i c i ent Warehousemen
And Experienced Forces
Combine To Give Whiteville
Every Advantage In
Tobacco Selling
LOCATION OF CITY
FOUND ADVANTAGEOUS
Pavement Of Highway 130
From Shallotte Will Have
Definite Adcantage To
City
By M. S. SMITH Sales Supervisor
The Whitcville Tobacco Market
will open Thursday. August 3rd,
J under the most favorable condij
tions in its history. This will be
good news to the flue-cured toj
bacco growers of the Carolinas,
who have found, from experience,
the advantages of selling in
Whiteville. "Whitcville's reputation
is well known wherc-evcr tobacco
is grown", and growers
from all sections are finding it
I Ia thoir oftninto cma tn />nmp tfl
White ville.
There are six mammoth warehouses
with acres of floor spa?e
with a capacity of over a million
pounds a day. All warehouses are '
modern in every respect and in
charge are experienced floor managers
rendering efficient and
courteous service at all times.
There are no favorites and every
grower receives the same attention,
regardless of position or color.
Packers and handlers unload
and arrange your tobacco as you
wish. Under the most favorable i
selling arrangements, operating
three sets of buyers, all warphouses
have full day sales every
other day, and growers can arrange
their sales accordingly. The
certainty of selling without having
to spend days on account of
blocks is worth a great deal to
patrons. Sales begin at nine
j o'clock in the morning and run
; the full day with one hour out for
lunch.
Outstanding Warehousemen
The warehousemen of the
Whiteville Tobacco Market are
; veterans in the business and it
is an undisputed fact that their
j reputation is established and
above reproach. They have had
years of experience and nave Been
very successful. They have given
the best part of their lives working
for the farmers interest. By
honest dealing, prompt and courteous
service, personal attention,
they have secured the friendship
of tobacco growers. Their untiring
efforts in operating the
sales and their knowledge of tobacco
always secures the top
price for every grade. All buyers
on the Whiteville Market realize
the efficiency of the Whiteville
warehousemen.
The personei of the warehouses
are: J. R. and C. B. Brooks,
Charlie Mason, and Jack Jones
of Brooks Warehouse; H. G. Tuggle,
Bert Moore and L. R. Jackson
of Farmers Warehouse; Hunter
Y. Lea of Leas Warehouse;
Raymond and Gaither Crutchfield
I and Frank Brown of Crutchfields
Warehouse; M. O. Nelson, Sr., M.
! O. Nelson, Jr., and John Nelson
of Nelsons Warehouse; H. G. Tug|
gle, James Easterly, and Dial
Grey of Tuggles Warehouse. Others
connected with the warehouses
j are men of experience for their
i particular work on the floors and
in the offices. This is an out
standing list of tobacconists who I
,will be at the farmers service [
throughout the season, with their - I
| experience and knowledge, grow- I
I ers have the assurance of obtaining
the very highest price on all
grades and the very best service
i at all times.
CENTRALLY LOCATED
Whitevillc is in the center of
! Columbus County, forty-eight
miles west of Wilmington, one
hundred and twenty-five miles
south of Raleigh, fifty-one miles
1 south of Clinton, fifty-two miles
from Fayetteville, seventy miles
i j from Florence, thirty-two miles
> | from Shallotte and only a little
: over an hours drive from Jack
sonville. Paved highways No. 130,
. 701 and 76 cross at the Whitei
ville courthouse. All warehouses
| (Continued On Page Five)
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