Soil Conservation
LniR'S VOTE: We read
PV the ?inning speech 1
V" gerfeert Swain. Jr.. jn
r^swick county Soil Con
K,c contest and we liked
?e asked permission '
it for the benefit 0f
fliers. '
[hERBKKT SH AIV. Jr. f
jWirtport Hi^-h School !
. iVr.*rvation is a large j
il :jo br?e to deal with in'
r.y volumes could be writ-/
Lit anii still leave room for|
The conservation of the soil
means not only keeping the soil
on our farms but keeping it to
its original fertility.
When our forefathers came to j
America they found the fairest!
land on earth. What have we \
done with it? We have put big
and ugly scars in it. Seven hund-i
red and thirty-five million acres
of land is now in danger. Much
of this Is already beyond repair.
This is an area twenty-one times
the size of North Carolina. Each
year twenty times as much min
Endorses
BELLAMY
for Congress
During the next few years our country will face
, of the biggest problems in its history. It is vitally
ort;int to elect men to positions of responsibility who
e the ability to decide important matters to the best
of the whole country. I believe MR. HARGROVE
jAMY, of Wilmington, is better qualified to serve
Congressman than either of his opponents. I am
itfore endorsing: him for that position and urge all of
friends to vote for him in the Primary. Both of his
cents are attorneys. Our legislative halls are now
crowded with attorneys. It is unfair representation
ive the largest representation in our legislative halls
a minority group.
am supporting MR. BELLAMY because he is our
I man and because he comes from a family that has
ished many public men, who have served the people
, he being one of them.
loys, Let's Give MR. BELLAMY
A Big Majority In Brunswick!
i< i , > .
CORNELIUS THOMAS.
era! matter goes down our rivers
SLrt,?r SS g<*8 our
if the LnHS b6en estimated that
, he land continues to go at!
fecTSy??r? a"1
Peopl, S'q P'T"y h"i
think. ld make usl
'watSst?U!tU,rl " an old trade- It!
kan ve? t ?re civtlization be-1
f?"' yet 'ts methods have not1
advanced. Men wear out the soil1
of a m?Ve on" ?fter the lifej
k ,h? ,hti
sr} &37SS* *
has h? maintenance. it I
ftas been said that seeing is be-'
but'"ha yet thC farmer has been
has not believed. He has
ne?" 9011 green foliaSe of the
I y Woodland unaffected by
"rouUis and untouched by eros
unriin h8S the example yof the
iS Ts th^" does "?t erode
Uccessfu 3o^'nn"'ngt eXample pf
I ha? =T maintenance that
has always been observable bv
eyes andCr * ^ W0U,d ?Pe" his
/as ? , Perhaps because it
was so near and obvious he has
I been unable to think of it as a
?*? *e Plow
| soiI? The most pre
cious thing: in the world Is our
! t?P soil. Without it nothing on
'hnv fC0UW live- Yet we do not
lland i ^T*. t0p soil" ?n m?st
Sur 3^Ut eight inches deep.
earth to T ,n. comPar?'W the
I a , to a Peach, is about thp
[thickness of peach fuzz.
lfin?MIy by the most hberal de
23S" ? fhe material
wnich we find on our farms tn
muyst beCa,led r"- WC = ?
from clean material free
from obstructions. It is entirely
'suh,* fr?m this" Soil is a
anJfTd fmed WUh an abund
callthZ fCay'"g trash" 1 cannot
call the almost white surface we
now cultivate with the plow soil.
L ? , V are we to get the soil
[filled with decaying trash? it
j can never be done with the bot
tom plow. When land is plowed
the organ,c matter is buried eight
inches deep. The land must be
Prepared with a disk T some
implement that leaves the trash
?n or near the surface. rL pu^
Pose 0f this will be explafned
more fully later. P'ained
Soil does not erode. Erosion
i begins only after the soil surface
has become non-absorbent, a con
n^nKCaUSed by the of The
absorbent organic matter. When
water falls on the spongy mea
theVn-f0reSt n?0r' the force of
the falling water is halted by the
C0Vering the so"
This absorbs water and allows
the remainder to trickle ?lowly
down into the soil. Thus there
splash rUn0ff' "? erosion, and no
splash erosion as it hits the
ground. A field that has a high
content of organic matter PT
rea/t in 1 ^ the SoiI w,li
react in the same way.
There is on record in South
Carolina a yield of 239 bushels of
corn per acre. This soil could not
.erode. The entire depth of the soil
| was filled with organic matter.
In ordinary rainfall there would
be no runoff. Land of this type
can usually absorb water as fast
as it can fall.
Ofter after excessive rainfall I
have noticed roads leading
MY PLATFORM...
My platform is to do the
right thing for my county
and state, as those things
become known.
If I am nominated and
elected as your . . .
REPRESENTATIVE
I cannot and will not create legislation for the bei ?
li< of individuals and communities, when such legisla
tion is against the general interest of Brunswick county
and Brunswick county citizens.
I am runing on a platform for fairness to all. If>>u
approve such a platform, then I will apprecia >
vote in the Democratic Primary Election.
EDWARD H- REDWINE
Candidate for REPRESENTATIVE
through sandy land. The land in
the field was plenty wet, some
times miry, yet the roadbed which
contained absolutely no organic J
matter was wet only to the depth
of about an inch. The rest had
run off. Thiis is what causes
erosion.
It can be said with consider-1
abel truth that the use of the1
plow has destroyed the produc-!
tiveness of our soils. Fortunate-1
ly, however, with surprising sud-'(
denness this soil will respond
with large crops if plenty of or-'
ganic matter is properly worked
into the soil.
| When plowing is stopped eros- j
,ion will stop, for organic matter,
, on and near the soil surface will
i cause the soil to absorb the wa-!
ter that is essential to the pro-!
cess of erosion. Thus the cure for
erosion is automatic. When soil
is again created, erosion will
, stop, for soil does not erode.
| The bottom plow is the vil
jlian of agriculture. For years it
I has robbed our fields. Land that
is plowed cannot have a suffi
cient supply of organic matter
on the surface. When a green
manure is turned by the plow it
J places it as a blotter approxi
mately eight inches deep. It is
then hard for water to pass down
into the ground, also when dry
weather comes it blocks off ca
pillary movement, the rising of
water from the sub-soil.
There are certain nitrogen bac
teria in the air that help decay
organic matter. These bacteria
step up the nitrogen content of
the soil. If the organic matter is
buried by the plow, these bac
teria cannot reach it. Organic
matter worked into the upper
layer of the soil follows closely
nature's plan.
No one rule can fit the needs
of all our land. We now have
some land in cultivation that
must be planted back to forest,
some to orchard, and some to
pasture.
We depend on the farm for
our food and clothing. North Car
olina industry depends on the
farm for raw material. If farm
ing is successful, industry is suc
cessful. If farming and industry
prosper, banking and commerce
will prosper. Thus the economic
life of our state centers around
farming as the wagon wheel cen
ters around the hub.
We are now emerging from the
war period, during which prices
of farm products have been ex
cellent. It seemed for a while
that we could afford to go on in
Our wasteful tfay1, but the time!
is upon us when our production
cost must be cut in order to make
a profit. All types of green man-;
ures must be planted to put or- j
ganic matter into the soil. We
must build up our soil.
Each year we pour out " in j
North Carolina?especially in;
eastern North Carolina?millions;
of dollars worth of commercial.
fertilizer. We have so unwisely!
used our land until most of it will
not produce without fertilizer. It,
seems that in a sense we are in
slavery to the bottom plow,]
which in a largfe degree has caus-1
ed us to need this fertilizer. The:
way things now are we must
make a good crop to pay for the
fertilizer. What hope have men
who toil with the poor soil we
now have when, year after year,
'their profit is consumed by the
j fertilizer bill ? When we turn
| over a new leaf and follow na
ture's way, the soil will again
? become rich and productive. Very
j little commercial fertilizer will
Ithen be needed.
i When we again build soil, eros
ion will stop and our land will
[bloom anew. We must follow na
ture's plan. To build soil we
i will have to abandon the bottom
plow.
| The farmers of North Carolina
and of America have a choice to
make. They are now at the cross
roads. They can keep the plow
and continue to destroy our soil1
until it is all gone. Or they can
follow nature.
"as for me, I will follow nature
and help keep America fair. And
when we have conserved our soil,
! prosperity beyond our dreams will
(come to North Carolina, and this
I America of ours will supply not
1 only our own needs, but help
| supply the needs of the world.
Leland News
Mr. and Mrs. Don Leonard of
j Greensboro Spent the week end
with Mrs. Leonard's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. G. W. Lennon.
I Mrs. Mary E. Anderson had
the pleasure of having all of
her children at home on Mother's
Day.
J Mrs. Billy R. Lennon and little
daughter, Kathy, of Alexandria,
IVa., have been spending several
'days with Mr. and Mrs. G. W.
Lennon and Mr. and Mrs. O. W.
Perry, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Dresser
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RALEIGH PHELPS
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fit/
A whole summer's fun's ahead with Ball-Band's ^
Pasadena, the fiesta-colored casual so comfortabirtt pots "a
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HARRY L. MINTZ, Jr., Mgr.
SUPPLY, N. C.
and Philip Dresser of Raleigh
spent the week end with their
parent?, Mr. and Mrs. K. B.
Dresser, at their home in Wood
bum.
A. H. Perry of Lumberton
spent the week end with his fam
ily in Leland.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard William
son are now residing in Wil
mington.
Mrs. Vinnie Robbins is recu
perating after an Illness at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Can
non Woodbury, in Wilmington.
Mrs. Kate Marks of Delco is
rapidly improving following a
! recent illness.
I F. O. Simmons spent the week
;end with his family in Leland.
| Miss Mary Wells Rourk is im
proving nicely following a recent
jillnes9.
Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Porter,
formerly of Elko, S. C., are now
making their home in Leland.
Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Pittman of
Rockingham were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Mac Floyd Jones re
cently. Mrs. Jones returned with
her parents for a brief visit.
MRS DRESSER
The Woodburn Home Demon
stration club met Tuesday, April
27th at the home of Mrs. K. B.
Dresser. Miss Corinne Green,
home agent, called the meeting1
to order and the following offi
cers were elected: President, Mrs. j
G. A. Lossen; vice-president, Mrs.
K. B. Dresser; secretary and
treasurer, Mrs. J. L. Blake. The
Woodburn Home Demonstration
club will meet the third Tuesday
of each month at 2:30 p. m. The
hostess for May 18 is Mrs. J. D.
Withrow.
MOTHER HONORED
The' Young Adult Class of
Woodburn Presbyterian chiTrch
| entertained their parents at a de
lightful Mothers Day dinner tn
the recreation hall Thursday'
evening, May 6th. The tables [
were centered with arrangements
of sweetpeas, fern, 9nd roses, ,
flanked by burning candles.
Mrs. J. E. Lewis, toastmistress,!
welcomed the mothers and fa- j
thers after which Rev. J. D. [
Withrow delivered the invocation, j
The program consisted of a re- j
citation by Harold Geedy, "If I
Only Was The Fellow," and Miss1
Patsy Ganey, accompanied by <
Miss Sylvia Bordeaux, sang;
"Mother." Guest speaker of the!
evening was Reverend L. T. Tay- i
lor, executive secretary of the!
Wilmington Presbytery.
Highlights of the evening were i
the presentation of gifts to khe i
eldest and youngest mothers pre- i
sent, Mrs. Vola Bragdon and Mrs. j
J. C. Chadwick, Jr., respectively. ?
Dinner was served to approxi-1
mately sixty-five guests by Miss- j
es Lessene Ganey, Helen Skipper, ]
Wilma Lewis and Willa Mea Wil
letts.
Some students believe copper |
rings were among the first forms'
of money.
READ THE WANT ADS.
(Paid Political Advertisement)
(Reprinted From The Wilmington News)
(May 6, 1948)
Bru"sw,ck
Clark Supports
Sen. Umstead
From Washington
Wilmington News Bureau
WASHINGTON, May 6? Con
gressman J. Bayard Clark of
North Carolina officially endor
sed the state's junior senator, W.
B. Umstead, for re-election in
this hot primary race with form
er Governor J. M. Broughton.
"It would be a mistake for
our state under present condit
, ions to remove from the Senate
? one who has valuable experience,
, proven ability, and high charac
ter, just to make room for some
one else," Clark said in a state
ment to the 'press.
"I know Senator Umstead well.
We roomed together during part
of his service in Congress when
all the plans that had been tried
S to keep farmers from staying
broke had failed and all members
of congress from agricultural dis
tricts were doing their best to
work out and agree upon and en
act into law a national farm pro
gram that everyone is for now.
It was not so easy fifteen years
I ago.
"He served almost six years
fin the house and has been In
the Senate now for a year and
a half. He thus has valuable ex
perience that may be turned to
I good account in safeguarding the
national welfare and promoting
the best interests of our state at
this critical time. He is a man
of the finest character and in
tegrity. And I know from ex
perience that he has unusual
ability. It is my opinion that, it
given a fair chance, he will soon
compare favorably with the best
our state has had in the Senate
which is saying a great deal.
"It is known that the senator
and I are good friends. But aside
from that and all questions of
personalities, and coming to the
heart of the matter, my feeling
Is that it would be a mistake for
our state under present conditions
to remove from the Senate one
who has valuable experience,
proven ability and high character,
just to make room for someone
else.
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