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ANDREW J. CONNER. PUBLISHER "CAROLINA, CAROLINA. HEAVEN'S BLESSINGS ATTEND HER" SUBSCRIPTION PER ANNUM $1.00 •GLUME XXXV RICH SQUARE, NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, N. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1926 NUMBER 42 SEABOARD NEWS IVISITS THE MINTON BROTHERS FARM ROXOBEL NEWS Halifax Fair A Success-Metliodist Quarterly Meeting-Home Chau- tauqua-Other News Mesdames W. J. Jones, Mattie Gay, H. R. Harris. Misses Mattie Blackwood and Mary Long at tended the N. C. C. W. banquet at Conway Friday evening. Master Herbert Brown, Kit- trell, and sister Elizabeth were week-end guests of their grand mother, Mrs. Johnnie Johnson. Rey. and Mrs. D. P. Harris, Mrs. R. M. Maddrev, Miss Bettie Spencer and Mr. John G, Stan cell spent Thursday at Chowan College, Murfreesboro, attending “Founder’s Day” exercises. Messrs Archie Davis and H.L. Duffee spent the week end in Portsmouth visiting relatives. Mr. J. M, Balmer entertained about fifty of his friends at his home Saturday, Oct 16th, at a bountiful dinner in honor of his 79th birthday anniversary. The menu consisted of barbecue, lamb, cnicken, ham, pickles, cake, lemonade, etc. Mr. G F. Crocker, Wilming ton, spent the week-end here with his wife. Mr. Elmo Crocker spent the week end at Portsmouth, guest of his wife’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Plummer. Mr, Roland Gay, a student of Wake Forest College, was sum moned home Saturday to be at .the bedside of his brother Kell, who was quite ill. Miss Frances Robertson, of Norlina high school faculty, was the guest of Miss Nell Kirkpa trick Saturday. Mr. Thomas Long. Norfolk, arrived Saturday for a few days visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Long. Mr. H. B. Lassiter spent the week end at Portsmouth, the guest of his mother, Mrs. Mollie Lassiter. Mr. Ben Long, Portsmouth, was a guest Sunday of his moth er. Mrs. Anna Long. Mr. Matt R Stephenson spent the week end in Raleigh. Mr. Luther Bass is supplying as high school teacher for a few days at S. H. S. Mrs. Edd Clark and children, Harry and Elizabeth. Weldon, were Monday guests of her dau ghter, Mrs, W. Grady Edwards. Mr. D. G. Grubbs, Norfolk, was'a businessivisitor here a few days the past week. While here he was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Crocker. Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Wynn. Lawrenceyille, were Sunday guests of Mrs. Wynn’s father, Mr. W. R. Vick. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Maddrey and children and Mrs. R. M. Maddrey spent Sunday afternoon at the Caledonia State Farm. Mrs. Robert L. Moore and son. R. L. Jr., left Monday for Ports mouth to spend a few days visit ing relatives. Rev. and Mrs. D. P. Harris spent Monday in Weldon, guests of their son.Mr. Herbert Harris. Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Kee, Wel don, were welcome visitors here Monday. Prof, and Mrs. H. M. Lynch spent the week end at White Plains, guests of Mr. Lynch's parents. Mr. Bernard Crocker, Raleigh, Wis the guest of his mother, Mrs Nettie D. Crocker, Satur day. Presiding Elder 3, A. Cotten, Weldon, preached at Concord M. E church Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock and at the M. E church (Continued on page eight) The hogs exhibited at the Roanoke Chowan Fair at Wood land by Minton Brothers occas ioned so much interest in hogs that a party from Rich Square which included C. L. Odom, E. C. Bunch, M. H. Conner, J, S. Chappell and A. J. Conner went over to Merry Hill, in Bertie County to see the hogs owned by the Mintons. Their plantation of 900 acres is within a mile or two of Merry Hill and two or three miles of Edenhouse. The new State highway from Wind sor to Edenhouse now being built runs through their plantation. Cotton, peanuts and hogs are the principal products of their farm. Some cotton is raised but that is of secondary importance. They have a water mill on the farm to grind the feed for their stock, and when the water is low they have mills run by gaso line engine to do the work. They make a specialty of Po land China and Ohio Improved Chester hogs and Barred Rock chickens. Their largest Poland Chinas weigh 1100 and 1200 pounds each. They own many fine hogs that are worth going many miles to see, but the most valuable lesson learned from a visit to this interesting farm was the value of a fine pasture and how to make it. On one side of their plantatioi^ is a 190 acre woods pasture rough which a never failing crt ' runs, and a five acre grass p. t. They in formed us that the five acres in pasture grasses was worth more than the 190 acres in woods and creek. Though the summer has been very dry the pasture is still fine, affording grazing for eight horses, two cows and a large number of hogs. It is set in Bermuda, Lespedeza. carpet grass, burr clover^ and other grasses. They have a number of hog houses to shelter their hogs from the cold of winter. Their pigs are fed through self- feeders, so no food is wasted or mixed with dirt. Over near the dwelling house are a number of pecan trees full of nuts and grape vines loaded with fruits. Nearby is a pond well stocked with fish and in the spring herring come up the creek and are caught in large numbers. There is no need for ten and twelve cent cotton to cause any concern to the owners of this plantation, and it does not. The land on this farm and throughout this section is very fine. Merry Hill has a commo dious new school building. The school has a wide reputation for the good work it does. It is only 45 miles from Rich Square. Northampton farmers who are still in doubt about the wis dom of turning some of their cotton and peanut land into past ure would do well to visit the Minton Brothers farm in Bertie. Mr. and Mrs. Eric Norfleet, of Jackson, were week-end guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Norfleet. Mr. E. C. Smith of Franklin was a business visitor here Wed nesday. Miss Malinda Wilkins left Fri day for Ayden where she will teach again this year. Mr. Roland Lassiter of Whita kers spent Wednesday in town, Mrs Robert Hayes of Raleigh is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. H. Wilkins. Mr T. S. Norfleet, Dr. E. P. Norfleet and Miss Annie Norfleet motored to Rocky Mount Monday. Mr. F. C. Walston was in Wil son Tuesday on business. Mrs. H. R. Paschal is visiting her mother, Mrs Anice Beamon, Suffolk. Mr. J. L. Burkett of Gates spent the week-end with rela tives here. Mrs. E. E. Burkett spent last week with Mrs. Jack Williams, Roanoke Rapids. Mrs. Elizabeth Beaton of Suf folk spent a part of last week with her niece, Mrs, C. C, Tyler. Mr. E. C. Smith of Franklin has the contract to build Mr. J. E. Peele’s new brick home on Main Street and will begin work at once. Mr. W. H. S. Burgwyn. of Woodland, was a visitor in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. S Norfleet Sunday. Miss Helen Brown, of Scotland Neck, was the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Frances Spence, Sunday afternoon. SEVERN NEWS MARHARETTSViLLE NEWS Shipment of Hogs The first shipment of hogs from Rich Square to market with in the recollection of our oldest people went by the Seaboard road to the Richmond market Wednesday. These were fed under the direction of County Agent E P. Gulledge and will be marketed by him for the owners. Before and soon after the Civil War both hogs and cattle were driven from this section to the I Petersburg and Richmond mark- j ets and people now living have a ! vivid recollection of the calls of j those who were driving them. ! Unless present plans fail a number of shipments of hogs I will go from here within the next year. FARM DEMONSTRATION WORK FORMER COLLEliE STUDENTS MEET Mrs. Annie Vick, of Emporia, was here on business Saturday. Mrs. J. S. Gay and daughter, Peggy, spent the week end in Jackson with Mrs. Gay’s moth er. Mrs. Mary Taylor. Mr. and Mrs. B. A, Scott and Mrs. Nannie Bridgers of Jackson spent the week-end here with relatives and friends. Messrs J. A. Priiden and H. C. Bottoms attended a Masonic meeting at Enfield Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Gray and daughter, Barbara, spent the week end with relatives in Wav- erly. Mr. and Mrs. Bealie Taylor and Mr. and Mrs. George Smith of Galatia spent Sunday P. M. here in the home of Mr, H. P. M, Garris. Several of the ladies of Sharon M. E. church attended the Mis sionary Federation held at Sea board Thursday. Mr. M. L. Gray spent a couple of days last week in Norfolk on business. Reginald Piland, when he goes deer hunting, takes his pocket knife with him instead of a gun. Friday morning he was in his father’s store and heard some dogs barking in a piece of woods back of the store. He went out to see what they were after, and qpon reaching the woods saw a deer, running directly towards him. He jumped behind a tre?. The deer came to the tree and stopped. Reginald reached his arm out from behind the tree and caught him around the neck and with his other hand stuck him in the throat with a knife, killing him instantly. Then he shoulder ed him and went back to the store. This sounds like an in credible story, but is true, never theless. Miss Ida Mae Martin of the High School faculty spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E T. Martin, Jackson. Mrs. Savage of Drendon, Va., was a guest last week of Mrs. W. E. Raiford. Miss Eloise Stephenson, who is teaching at Middleburg, was a week end guest of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Stephenson. Miss Essie Porter has been at the bedside of her nephew, Mr, Barham Porter, Fayetteville, for several weeks. Mr, Porter is much improved. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Joyner re turned last week from Baltimore wher^ Mr. Joyner went to pur chase fall merchandise for the hrm of Joyner & Stephenson. They also attended the Sesqui Centennial International Exposi tion, Philadelphia. Mri J. V. Rogers, who went to theLakeview Hospital,Suffolk, several days ago, is much im proved, Mr. D, S. Barnes, who has been confined to his room for several days, is able to be at his place of business. The Fidelis Class of the Bap tist church was delightfully en tertained by Miss Hilda Pruden Monday evening ^ Mrs. C. H.’ Britt spent last Wednesday in Franklin having dental work done. Among those who attended the County Federation of Missionary Societies which met with Sea board M, E. church last Thurs day were Mesdames ,1. B. and H. P. Stephenson, D. W. Wat son. J. B. Mann, Minnie White, M. L. Martin, Misses Janice Martin and Beulah Watson, Quarterly Meeting will be held with the M. E. church here on next Wednesday, Oct. 27th. Prof, and Mrs. W. S. Clark spent the week-end with his mother near Seaboard. Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Stephen son and Miss Alice Lambert were Sunday afternoon guests of Dr. and Mrs. C. P. Parker,Seaboard. Miss Dorothy Long of this place, who is a Senior at Chowan Chllege, will represent the col lege at an educational meeting which will be held at Birming ham, Ala., next week. This is a distinctive honor which has been placed upon her, Mr. Thad Howell is at home from the University of N. C., Chapel Hill. The High School is opening at 8:00 o’clock now, and Prof. Clark wishes for the parents who have stopped their children to help on the farm to send them back to school at once. School closes at 2:30 and this gives ample time for a good deal of work on the farm before night. Missionary Meeting The Woman’s Missionary Soci ety of Severn Methodist church held the regular monthly meeting on Oct. 12th at the home of Miss Beulah Watson. An interesting program was rendered from the subject “Unexplored Areas of Africa’’ from which some in structive and entertaining infor mation was derived. . At the business session, the treasurer reported the Bennett Memorial pledge paid in full, our quota for the Lucy Cunningham School paid, and the Spivey Fund paid up for this year. The society voted to have a “White Sale’’ and supper on the first Saturday in December. At the conclusion of the business session, a social hour was enjoyed while the host ess served delicious fruit salad and cake. Rkporter. DAIRYING We have available here two ways 'by which to dispose of milk. The first is to sell it as milk and to do this it would be necessary to ship it to Norfolk or some other nearby point. The other is to separate the cream and sell to a creamery and then feed the skim milk to calves, hogs and chickens. As the lat ter is the method open to most of our farmers I will discuss it. As pfofit is the one thing with which you are concerned I will give the following condensed statement based on records made at one of the Southern colleges. I am placing the following values on feed, cream and skim milk: Grain, $40 a ton; hay $25 a ton; butlerfat 40 cents a pound; skim milk 75 cents a hundred pounds, manure $15 per cow and silage $12 per cow. The records are for one cow baaed on five years average of the number of cows indicated. 335 cows averaged 5,5l8pounds milk and 279 pounds fat. The feed consumed per cow was 2153 pounds of grain, 1858 pounds of hay, 3857 pounds of silage worth at values given $78 The value of the butterfat, skim milk and manure would be $159. leaving a profit of $81 per cow. 130 cows averaged 7109 pounds milk and 359 pounds of fat. The feed con sumed per cow was 2911 pounds grain, 1952 pounds hay and 4022 pounds silage worth at values given $94. The value of the but terfat, skim milk and manure would be $199. leaving a profit of $105 per cow. The above figures are from actual records made. The low feed cost was possible because of unusually good pastures. We should not start to selling cream until we have good pastures. Any herd with which you would start would poisibly average less than the 335 cows averaged. You will note that they produced an average of about two gallons a day for three hundred days. The following things are neces sary for success in the dairy business: Good cows and the use of a registered dairy bull descended from high producing cows, saving the best heifer calves. Good pastures. Raise most of the feed at home. Good management. Dairying is suited to the small farmer that does most of his own work. It can be made a profit able side line where cotton is the money crop. Either poultry or hogs go well with dairying as either will consume skim milk profitably. As with poultry,suc cess comes only to those who start small and learn as they grow. POULTRY BULLETINS 1 have just received a supply of five new bulletins on poultry from State College. They are free to those that write for them. PYROTOL I am still taking orders for the government explosive. E. P. Gulledge, > County Agent, Notice There will be a county meeting of the Farmers Union of North ampton County at Creeksville- school building Oct. 30th at one o’clock P. M. Every local in the county that is in good standing with State Secretary should be represented at this meeting as there will be some important business to be attended to. C. Deloatch, Pres. Annual Banquet of N. C. C. W. Stud ents Held at Conway—Next Meeting at Jackson The N. C. C, W. Alumnae of Northampton County held its annual banquet October 15. with the Conway group in the Conway High School. A delightful even ing was spent in renewing old friendships and in reviewing old memories. The guests were met at the door by Mr. and Mrs. R. J. White, and were then conducted into the Library where Mrs. E.B. Craven introduced the members, Mrs. E. P. Davis presided over the registration book. At eight o’clock the guests were led into the science room, where they found their places around the banquet table. The color scheme was beautifully carried out in the decorations— yellow and white— cut flowers decorated the tables, while iyy, goldenrod, and cut flowers lent a festive air to the rest of the room. • The program for the evening caused much merriment and in terest to the guests. After the blessing by Rev. E. B. Craven, Conway, the guests joined each other in singing the college song. Mrs. H. D. Holoman, Rich Square then gave a few words to the members, after which she turned the meeting over to Mrs. T. R. Eyerett. Conway. An introduc tion scheme was one of the most enlivening features of the pro gram, the ladies and gentlemen both being asked to tell their names; if married, why, an if not married why. Husbands, wives and sweethearts learned many secrets. The messages from the faculty were full of inspiration and in terest. The following messages were read: Message from Dr. Foust, Mrs. E. B. Craven; from Miss Boddie, Mrs. J. H. Boyce; from Dr. Cook, Mrs. H. R Har ris; from Dr. Livers. Mrs. J. F. Beaman; from Mr. Forney, Mrs. E, A. Huggins. We were de lighted also to have with us one of our Trustees, Mr. A. J. Con ner, who brought us his message in person. Many memories of college davs were revived when some of the members of the High School Dramatic Club, presented two sketches of college life, “A Strong Minded Female” and “Times ^io’t What They Used To Be.” Another feature was the historical contest, led by Mrs. R, J. White. One of the greatest additions to the pleasure and entertain ment of the evening was the music furnished by Miss Jessica Moore, on the piano, andIMrs. J. A. Fleetwood on the violin. All formality was driven away by their delightful music. The menu for the evening con sisted of fruit cocktail, baked chicken, dressing, celery, pickles, peas in patties, creamed pota toes, rolls, ice cream, cake, mints and coffee. This menu was plan ned and served by the members of the High School Home Econo mics Department. As our closing song, “Carolina” Dr. Mclver’s favorite, was sung. Mrs. J. F. Beamon, Jackson, in her friendly manner, invited the Association to Jackson next year. Masonic Notice There will be a regular com munication of Rich Square Lodge No. 488, A. F. & A. M., Thurs- day night, October 2l8t, 7:30 o’clock.