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ASHEBORO, N. C., THURSDAY, .TUNE 3, 1937.
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NUMBER 53
Hopkins Is More
Senate Group To
Discuss Relief
Administrator Appearing To
Juy Before Senate Body to
Explain Whys of Relief.
Victory in House
Byrnes of South Carolina
Chief of Opposition; States
May Have a Say-So.
Harry L. Hopkins appeared at
noon today before an economy
minded senate committee to go in
to a detailed explanation why it
w;ii be necessary to appropriate
$1,500,000,000 for relief for next
year.
' The VVTA administrator faced
searching questioning by the sen
ate group after winning a sweep
ing victory in the house, which ap
proved the billion and a half relief
fund last night.
The chief threat to Hopkins’ pro
gram in the senate came from an
administration spokesman—Sena
tor Byrnes, Democrat, South Caro
lina. Byrnes said today he would
seek to cut the appropriation to
$1,000,000,000 and to require local
governments to put up 40 per cent
of the cost of their relief projects.
This proposal has substantial
support within the subcommittee
which will consider the bill.
While the senate committee was
arranging for Hopkins’ appear
ance, the house heard a backfire
from its bitter relief controversy.
Representative Maverick, Demo
crat, Texas, demanded an investi
gation of WPA.
Maverick proposed creation of a
house committee of five to make a
‘‘thorough investigation of the
works progress administration.”
The committee would be directed
to investigate the extent to which
relief was granted or denied, if
any, and appointments to WPA po
sitions governed by political affil
iations.
Maverick also proposed the cre
ation of a standing house com
mittee .to handle relief measures
and a committee to frrmulate a
permanent relief policy. The sen
ate has also heard similar propo
sals but no action has been tak
en. In the senate a proposal has
also been made, it will be recalled,
that funds be earmarked rather
than give President Roosevelt a
free hand to select projects. The
matter of allowing the states to
have a say-so as to whether it will
be administered as direct relief or
work relief, especially if the state
contributed to the cost of relief.
Funeral Service
For Mrs. Williams
Funeral service was held Sunday
afternoon for Mrs. Maud Craven
Williams, wife of C. B. Williams,
who died at her home near Ram
seur Saturday morning. Mrs. Wil
liams had been in declining health
for some time. The service was
held at Pleasant Ridge Christian
church of which Mrs. Williams
had been a loyal member for 25
years. Rev. J. P. Apple, pastor,
conducted the service and was as
sisted by Rev. J. M. Allred and
Rev. B. H. Lowdermilk.
In addition to her husband she
leaves to mourn their loss a daugh
ter, Ethel Williams, and a son,
Ray Williams, both of the home;
her mother, Mrs. Rankin Craven,
and one brother, Q. C. Craven, of
Ramseur; and a host of relatives
and friends.
CAMPBELL COLLEGE TODAY
OBSERVES GOLDEN ANN1V.
The faculty and trustees of
Campbell College at Buie’s Creek
is today celebrating the golden an
niversary of the founding of that
institution. The program began
on Thursday morning and will con
tinue all day. A number of invi
tations have been sent out to
friends of the college over this and
other states.
Here’s the Way to Get
EXTRA CASH
Nearly every household has
some things stored in the attic
or garage that will bring extra
cash. A good chance to get
some vacation money. Adver
tise them in the classified col
umns.
For Sale—One Deering Bin
der and Reaper in extra good
condition. This must be sold this
week and the price is low. See
Geo. L. York at Auman-Vestal
Used Car Lot, next to Ashlyn
Hotel.
Advertised Sunday—
Sold Tuesday
THE COURIER
Phone 144
I married at high noon today I
Monts, France.—A former Kina;
and an American divorcee were
married today in a religious
ceremony by the Rev. R. Anderson
iJardine, vicar of St. Paul’s church
of Darlington, England. Known
as the “poor man’s parson”, for
his work in the slums of London,
The Rev. Jardine today said, “1
Freak Electric Storni And
Hail Stones Damage Crops
A freak electric storm, ac
companied by high winds and
hail which lasted for thirty
minutes, poured tons of water
and a large quantity of dam
aging stones upon the farm of
Walter Cox, 1 mile below Mof
fitt’s Mill, Bennet Star route,
yesterday afternoon.
The storm, Mr. Cox told
The Courier today, came up
suddenly, and was ushered in
with low hanging black
clouds which were constantly
split with lightning flashes.
After the rain, hail commenc
ed to fall, some of the stones
as large as the end of his
thumb.
Corn which had reached an
kle height and water melon
leaves were laid down and
Receipts at Asheboro Post
Oflice Show 3 Percent Gain
Gain Indicative of Healthy
Financial Status; Points
To Growing Community.
Receipts at the Asheboro post
office, according to figures releas
ed by Postmaster J. O. Redding
today, increased approximately
three and one-half per cent for the
two month period commencing
April 1 and ending May 29 this
year against the same period last
year.
The total figures for the corres
ponding periods are, 1936, $8,133.-1
87; 1937, $8,409.02.
The larger increase was during
the month of April, 1936 t.otaling
$4,315.71 and, 1937, $4,560.42, a
net gain of $244.71. The compar
ative figures for May were 1933,
$3,818.16 and 1937, $3,848.60. The
gain for the two month period to
taled $275.15 just under three and
a half per cent.
Increased postal receipts it was
pointed out today are indicative of
a growing community and healthy
financial status. The United States
Postoffice department, according
to reports here, has anticipated a
gradual increase in the Federal bu
siness here and points to Ashe
boro as one of the most rapidly in
creasing cities below the Mason
and. Dixon line.
2 Asheboro Folk
Touring Europe
W. F. Lambert left Monday for
New York after a stop-over in
Washington, D. C. where he joined
his son, Rev. J. C. Lambert of Lan
sing, Mich. They, then, went to
New York where they sailed on
the S S, Normandie for a two
months’ tour of Europe and Pales
tine. Mr Lambert plans to return |
to his Asheboro home about the
first of August.
Miss Virginia Lambert, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Lambert, sail
ed last week for a six weeks’ tour
of Europe. Miss Lambert joined a
party of friends on the S. S. Rex.
She plans to return about the
middle of July.
Youth Worker For
Central Church
Herman Dillard of Spartanburg.
S. C., arrived in Asheboro Wednes
day and has taken up his duties
as young people’s worker in the
Central Methodist Protestant
church.
Mr. Dillard is a graduate of Co
lumbia Bible school at Columbia, S.
C., and comes to Asheboro highly
recommended. He has had consid
erable experience in this work and
the members of the local church
feel fortunate in having secured
his services.
* V W..
would rather die than see my King
married outside the church.”
So, the former King of England,
Edward Duke of Windsor and,
Hallis Warfield Simpson, Ameri
can born, were united in marriage,
not with a simple civil service but
with a ceremony recognized by ali
members of the Church of Eng
land.
ripped. The ground was wash
ed away in sections leaving
nothing but sub-base and
stones. The land in the low
section of his farm was cov
ered with a heavy mud, wash
ed down from the higher sec
tions of the farm.
Mr. Cox said it was impos
sible to estimate the damage
but anticipated some loss to
his crops.
In 1902, a similar storm
struck his farm, leaving hatl
stones the size of hen’s eggs.
Yesterday’s storm, Mr. Cox
said, seemed to be confined to
the immediate location of his
farm. A few hundred rods
away he said the soil was “as
dry as a bone.”
Security’s First
Year Cost Total
Estimate For State of North
Carolina Will Be Approxi
mately $5,104,600.
Raleigh, June 3.—The 100 coun
ties of North Carolina will spend
during the year beginning July 1
the sum of approximately $1,301,
000 as their contribution to the
Old Age Assistance and Aid to
Dependent Children features of
the State’s Social Security pro
gram, according to estimates com
piled by the statistical division of
the North Carolina Board of Char
ities and Public Welfare, which
will administer the new statute.
Of that large sum about $901,
000 will be for assistance to the
indigent aged and $500,000 for aid
to dependent children. The State
will allot $100,000 for its $1,000,
000 appropriation for old age as
sistance to the counties as an equ
alization fund.
These figures indicate that the
cost of the first year’s Social Se
curity program in North Caro
lina will be approximately $5,
104,600, exclusive of the Aid to the
Blind section, which is expected to
add $340,000 to the total. This
computation is based on the fact
that the counties are expected to
bear around one-fourth of the fi
nancial burden of Old Age Assist
ance, and one-third of that for Aid
to Dependent Children.
The tentative survey made by
the statistical division shows that
24,587 persons 65 years of age or
older, and 21,837 dependent chil
dren are entitled to share ih the
Social Security benefits in North
Carolina.
The compilation discloses that
the State-wide average in individ
ual benefits per month will be as
follows: Old Age Assistance, $12.
20; Dependent Children, $5.95; Aid
to Blind, $19.51. It was pointed
out however, by Mrs. W. T. Bost,
Commissioner of the State Welfare
Department, that the payments
probably will vary considerably
in the larger and smaller commun
ities, due to local conditions, which
will be taken into consideration
when awards are made.
HOMECOMING AT BETHEL
ON SUNDAY, JUNE 13th
A homecoming day will be held
at Bethel Friends church Sunday,
June 13. Everyone is cordially
invited to attend. A special pro
gram is being planned which will
be of interest to all. Dinner will
be served picnic style on the
grounds. Everyone is requested
to bring well filled baskets for the
occasion.
European Crisis j
Eased; Nations to I
Patrol Jointly
Proposals of Great Britain
Meet Mussolini and
Hitler Approval.
German Subs Alert !
No Change in U. S. Foreign
Policy; Roosevelt Has
Studied Situation.
The European tension caused by
Italy’s and Germany’s withdrawal
from the non-intervention commit
tee and the shelling of the Span
ish Loyalist seaport of Almeria
was eased somewhat today with a
projected plan of mutual protection
of non-combatant shipping.
France and Great Britain met a
receptive mood on the part of Mus
solini and Hitler to their sugges
tion that a danger proof interna
tional naval patrol be placed ar
ound Spain.
A patrol guaranteed against at
tack was the price Germany and
Italy demanded for their return to
the “hands-off” committee. French
reports were to the effect that
Great Britain and France has
agreed on a plan whereby war
ships of the international patrpl
would remain outside Spanish wa
ters and the fleets would be uni
fied.
Until Germany and Italy return
to the committee fold, it was stat
ed, “it may be inferred that France
and Great Britain already are ex
tending their patrols as a provis
ional measure.”
Italian warships, however, re
mained cn “voluntary control” in
Spanish waters under Premier
Mussolini’s orders to use force, if
necessary, to prevent “Communist
contraband arms and munitions”,
from reaching the Spanish govern
ment. i
Four German submarines arh.
under way to Spain with orders to
fire upon any menacing Spanish
warship or airplane.
Washington. — President Roose
velt canvassed the general Euro
pean situation with the State de
partment today, but White House
attaches said he gave no indicate*,
of any new foreign policy.
Convict in Second
Liberty Attempt
Negro Escapes From County
Road Camp; Serving
2 Year Sentence.
Samuel Bufort, Winston-Salem
negro who escaped from the Ran
dolph county road camp, Monday,
has not been apprehended accord
ing to a report of Henry (Eddie)
Milliken, camp superintendent.
Bufort was sentenced to serve 2
years for larceny and receiving
May 22, 1933. He escaped from
a prison camp at Winston-Salem
June 8, 1933 and was recaptured
December 24, 1936. He made his
second get-a-way May 31 this year.
The camp officials expect his ap
| prehension within a short time.
Carolina Youth
Denied Clemency
Dwight Beard, former State Col
I lege youth and rather well known
athlete w’ho began his criminal ca
reer shortly after leaving college,
was yesterday denied further cle
mency by the Texas board of par-j
dens and paroles. Beard, who is'
now 27 years old, is awaiting'
death Friday for killing a police
man.
The written opinion of the par
don board said:
“This was a very cold blooded
murder and robbery and we see no
reason why the verdict of the jury
should not stand.”
Beard was convicted of shooting
John Roberts, a Dallas detective,
in a hold-up there in December,
1935, and was sentenced to die in
the electric chair early Friday.
He had escaped the North Caro
line state prison after a death
sentence for murder in that state
had been commuted to life im
prisonment.
Yeste'rday, prison officials said,
Beard attempted unsuccessfully to
escape with the aid of a pistol fas
hioned from soap.
Eli Smith Breaks
Leg in Accident
Route 2 Farmer Taken To
Randolph Hospital;
Fell From Rig.
Eli Smith, 22, of Asheboro route
2, is confined to the Randolph hos
pital with a fractured leg caused
by a fall from a hay rigging on
his farm. He was taken to the
hospital Tuesday evening. His
condition is not serious.
News Flashes
-from
Everywhere
T
Washington. — President Roose
velt was given a free hand in ex
penditure of $1,500,000,000 relief
funds Tuesday night when the
House ratified the work-relief bill
for the next fiscal year. All ear-I
marking amendments were strip
ped from the bill.
Washington.—Congress overrode
President Roosevelt’s veto to give
23,000 world war veterans the pr'v-1
ilege of extending their temporary'
government insurance policies for
five years.
A. L. Bulwinkle, North Caro
lina, was one of thirteen who vot
ed to sustain the veto.
Washington. — The government
failed Tuesday to obtain a "go
ahead” signal from the Supreme
Court for Federal financing of
municipal power plants.
Philadelphia. — The Great At
lantic and Pacific Tea company has
closed 80 stores and the American
Stores company, about 50, in the
Philadelphia area in protest
against passage of a chain store
lax bill now in the legislature.
Legion Plans New
Baseball Outfits
Seek Assistance of Local
Merchants; Profit Of $'»0
From Rodeo.
Dixon Post 4b, American Le
gion, Tuesday night selected a
committee to interview merchants
and manufacturers in purchasing
uniforms for the Junior baseball
team which will enter the regular
league series during the second
week of this month.
The post representative will call
on the local men and present a
program which includes the pur
chase of a uniform for the players
and, the lettering on the shirt, of
the name of the person making
thfc contribution. The cost of the
uniforms Will be $10 each. The
front of the shirt will bear the
lettering “Dixon Post 45.”
The post anticipates a good re
sponse to the fact the team has
made excellent records on past
years and the further fact that
this year’s squad promises to be
one of the outstanding of the
league. >
The committee includes Arthur
Burkhead, Dr. J. G. Crutchfield
and J. H. Councilman. Dr. Crutch
field reported a profit of $50 for
the post from the rodeo sponsored
last week.
W. C. Craven was appointed bu
siness manager for the Junior
baseball team. Rufus F. Routh is
the coach.
far Turns Turtle;
One Man Injured
Virgil McDonald Sustains
Injury When Wheel
Became Locked.
Virgil McDonald, Asheboro, sus
tained severe cuts and bruises
Tuesday night when the automo
j bile in which he was riding turned
turtle about 10 miles out on High
way 902 near the 5-Points.
I Everett Murray, also of this city,
who was driving the car, received
minor cuts and bruises. Farlow 3
ambulance was called to the scene
and took the men to Randolph hos
pital where McDonald’s injuries
were dressed. He was able to re
turn to his home.
The men were returning from a
fishing trip, when according to
Murray, the steering wheel locked,
turning the car off the highway
into a ditch. It struck several trees
before it turned over.
ABC Stores Lose j
In Mecklenburg1
Rural Votes Beat Proposal
In County; Charlotte
Favored Plan.
The proposal to allow liquor
control stores in Mecklenburg coun
ty was defeated Tuesday by a vote
of 8,623 to 7,812.
The rural vote was about three
and a half to one against the pro
position. The vote outside the city
turned the tide after Charlotte had
chalked lip a majority of 1,400 in
favor of liquor control stores.
Under the statute passed by the
11937 General Assembly, Mecklen
burg residents will not be privileg
ed to vote again on the liquor ques
tion for another three years.
The vote inside the limits of
Charlotte was 6,440 for the estab
lishment of liquor stores and an j
even 6,000 against the proposal.
Sixth Division
Highway Parley
Scheduled June 8
Commissioner D. B. McCrary
To Meet County Heads
In Local Office.
List 9 Counties
Matters Pertaining to Roads
Will Be Discussed. To
Be All-day Session.
The General Assembly of North
Carolina, 1937 Session, enacted a
law amending a former act in ref
erence tc the State Highway and
Public Works Commission. A part
of Section Z of this law’ reads as
follows:
“Each* member of the Commission
shall designate some time and
place during each calendar month
where he will be for the purpose
of hearing such matters and thing3
as may be presented to him by the
governing bodies of the several
counties in his division; and shall
advise the chairman of said gov
erning bodies accordingly.”
In accordance with the above, D.
I!. McCrary, the Commissioner of
the Sixth Division has sent out a
notice to the chairman of the coun
ty Board of Commissioners of each
county in the Sixth Division that
he has called a meeting of the gov
erning bodies in his office in the
Acme Hosiery Mills, Asheboro,
North Carolina, for Tuesday, June
8, for the purpose of discussing
matters pertaining to roads in the
respective counties named below
and at the hours designated.
Chatham county, Lee county, and
Harnett county, from 10 a. m. un
til 12 M.
Scotland county, Hoke county,
and Robeson county, from 1 until
3 p. m.
Randolph county, and Davidson
county, from 3 until 4:30 p. m.
Sunday Accident
Victims Improve
Mrs. V. C. Harkey and Others
Reported Comfortable •
At Hospital.
The condition of Mrs. V. C.
Harkey who sustained a fractured
collarbone and rib in an automobile
accident here Sunday evening in
which seven others were hurt, was
reported to be resting comfortab
ly in the Randolph hospital this
afternoon.
Mrs. Fred B. Walker and Mrs.
W. H. Phillips, injured in the
same accident were also reported
to be improving at the hospital.
Mrs. Walker sustained a com
pound fracture of the pelvis bone
and Mrs. Phillips a number of se
vere bruises and abrasions.
Noted Churchman
To Speak Sunday
Wesleyan Editor, Neighbors
Grove Guest; Special
Rally Service.
The Rev. R. P. Nicholson, Ker
nersville, Sunday school editor for
Wesleyan Methodist convention,
will be the guest speaker at the
special rally day services of the
Neighbors Grove church Sunday.
Mr. Nicholson will be the speaker
at the Sunday school session at
9:45 o’clock and will also address
the church congregation and
friends at the morning and even
ing worship hours. All members
and friends are invited to the
services.
W. C. Craven Heads 40 and 8
Organization; Unit of Legion
W. C. Craven was elected Chef i
de Gare of Randolph county Voi- j
ture 1172, La Societe des 40 Hom
mes et 8 Chevaux, at the organiza
tion of the society in the American
Legion hall Tuesday night. The
society, commonly referred to as
the 40 and 8, derived its name
from the French box car used >n
the transportation of troops dur- j
ing the World War. The box car:
was lettered “40 Hommes et 8
Chevaux,” meaning it would accom- j
modate 40 men or eight horses. The
organization is the fun making un
it of the Legion and has the same
relationship to Legiondom as the
Shrine as to Masonic circles.
Members of the organization,
must have at some time during
their membership in the Legion ac
complished some outstanding act
or work in connection with vast |
program of Legion activity. j
Other officers elected Tuesday j
night include, Chef de Train, J. G. j
Crutchfield; Commissaire Intend-!
ant, A. I. Ferree; Correspondant, j
House Committee Takes
Publicity F mi Program
Of Tax-Dodging Citizens
Amelia Lands Safe
| In South America
Amelia Earhart, landed at Carl
pita Venezula at 10:18 a.m. (EST)
yesterday after a four hour flight
from San Juan Puerto Rico.
The trip covered 750 miles, ' the
second leg of her world-encircling
aerial adventure. She has no more
water to cross until she starts the
hazardous flight across the South
Atlantic from Natal, Brazil, to Af
rica.
Novel Program At
Kiwanis Meeting
Facts of North Carolina
Topic of Lee Kearns;
Noted Visitor.
Members of Asheboro Kiwariis
club enjoyed a novel program con
ducted by Lee Kearns, at the
Tuesday night meeting. Mr.
Kearns took as a subject “Interest
ing Facts Concerning North Caro
lina.” He asked and answered
many questions pertaining to un
usual features of the state all of
which proved to be of a decidedly
instructive nature to the club
members.
John J. Pepper, Winston-Salem,
lieutenant-governor of this district
was a guest of the club. He was
introduced by the club president,
Walter Craven.
Clyde Lucas conducted a musi
cal program which included a num
ber of selections on one of the
original talking mahines. It was
more than thirty years old and
was one of the cylindrical type.
The current contest was explain
ed by Bob Bunch.
Gerald K. Ford To
Preach On Sunday
Gerald K. Ford, director of re
ligious education of the First
Methodist Episcopal church in
Asheboro, will preach at the Meth
odist Episcopal hurch in Franklin
ville Sunday morning, June 6th, at
eleven o’clock in the absence of the
pastor, Rev. R. M. Hauss, who is
conducting a series of revival ser
vices at the Methodist church in
Ramseur, Mr. Ford will also ren
der selections on his musical saw.
There will be no evening service.
R. F. Routh; Conductor, M. H.
Birkhead; Guard de la Porte, D. C.
Bulla; Lampist, R. L. Bunch; Com
mis Voyageur, W. H. Grimes; His
torian, Cleveland Thayer; Avocat
H. L. Ingrain; Aumonier, C. W.
Brandon; Drapeau, Ralph Whatley
and Cheminots, George Burkhead.
Fess Newsome and D. R. aHm
mond.
Members and officers of the lo
cal voiture will be initiated at a
special session of the state organi
zation in Winston-Salem, Friday,
June 11.
The session will take place in the
Robert E. Lee hotel. All candi
dates are requested to report at
the hotel at 5 o’clock that after
noon. There will be a special ban
quet.
In addition to the class of can
didates from Asheboro, Kannapolis
will send a complete group, Salis
bury will have ten, Troy six, Lex
ington 4, Winston-Salem 4 and
North Wilkesboro 5.
Former Program
Quickly Altered
Removing Publicity Amend
ment Will Not Open Hear
ings When Necessary.
Senate Must Vote
Doughton and Other Leaders
Tried in Vain to Rush Mea
sure Through Wednesday.
A committee of house represen
tatives meeting Wednesday in
Washington, was critical of a part
of the Roosevelt program and al
tered the plan formerly used by
the Roosevelt program to use puo
licity as a weapon against
wealthy persons accused of evading
taxes. The first move made was
to strike out the provision authoi
lzing a joint congressional commit
tee, which would conduct an in
quiry into tax-dodging, to make
public data obtained from tax re
turns and other treasury docu
ments. Representative O’Connor,
of New Y ork, chairman of the rules
committee, stated that thi public
ity amendment would not preclude
open hearings when tax returns
might be made the basis of ques
tions put to witnesses.
The joint committee, by another
alteration in the resolution, would
be directed to submit the returns
to the house ways and means
and senate finance committees.
Those committees would decide
whether the information should go
to the whole house or senate.
In addition, a section to which
O’Connor objected, authorizing
agents of the treasury to pursue
the investigation at the discretion
of the joint committee, was struck
out in its entirety.
O’Connor said he expected to
bring the resolution before the
house on Thursday, with provision
for one hour’s debate. If, howev
er, the committee’s changes are
approved, the measure will be
forced to further delay whilfe ac*1***
senate conference is held over the'
bill. Chairman Doughton sought
to bring the bill before the house
on Wednesday, but met stumbling
blocks in the form of O’Connor, and
of Representative Maverick of
Texas who protested vehemently
the procedure leaders sought to
follow'.
Maverick objected to efforts to
pass the legislation swiftly. He
complained of the technique where
by legislation is prepared in execu
tive departments, and then sent to
Congress. Some of the bills he
said, looked as though they had
been written in foreign lands.
The proposed investigating com
mittee, suggested after President
Roosevelt said wealthy persons
were evading huge sums in taxes,
would inquire into methods of al
leged invasion, and suggest reme
dial legislation. The wealthy per
sons accused probably would be
summoned to testify.
Meanwhile Attorney General
Cummings said at a press confer
ence that four weapons should be
used against tax evaders—prosecu
tion, public opinion, new legisla
tion and “discerning” court opin
ions.
Painter Falls Off
Roof; Breaks Leg
George W. Saunders Injured
At Seagrove; Struck
Concrete Walk
George W. Saunders, Randle
nian, sustained a fractured leg and
other injuries Wednesday morning
when he fell from the roof of Lee
Hammond’s home in Seagrove.
Saunders was employed by Mr.
Hammond to paint the dwelling.
Saunders lost his footing on the
roof and fell off striking a concrete
pavement. He was taken to Drs.
Barnes and Griffin’s clinic in Far
low’s ambulance. Later he was
admitted to the Randolph hospital.
His condition is not considered cri
tical.
LIMESTONE STIMULATES
N. C. CLOVER GROWTH
Burnsville, May 31.—Limestone
is proving effective in stimulating
heavy clover growth in Yancey
county, according to George W.
Smith, farm agent. Mrs. M. D
Cox of Newdale reported that
where the lime was used, there is
a good stand of clover now knee
high and where limestone was not
used, the stand is poor and the clo
ver has grown very poorly. Other
farmers who have used ground
limestone on their land in conn%>
tion with the Agricultural Conser
vation program are reporting sim
ilar results, Smith says.
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