VoHay, April 39, 1^23. ************* I $ «t i aivpEMNGS IN OUR * ; n ”; ; iIBORINO VILLAGES * :***##***#** I IF T ROCKY river. i., T in«* rain Sunday morning. ts ttosiinnin?: i«> be needed, ‘ : n ~ ( .\t'r.-i a's of our school i r Friday afternoon. Rev. T. ' " T *,,f ilx* Episcopal Church. V 1 ,U , .',.1,- .-in interesting and in 'Vll,,;i' v-. Mr. T. H. Spence ;|1 , r |tic diplomas i<• On* gratl !‘i' ' * 11.•>a Mi Cathern and Silas f 1 ** \[| Simpson presented a , ,-,-nfral efficiency to Miss To l' After an early supper. r,i ' :i \..i'man Blacks' “Giants" plny**<l i„o< a short game of hall. ts " < t - in a victory for the said lv '" ~ vt'n r this there was a Tom '' Vv tiding and a play in which a.nd themselves well. ! \| im.r ins th-.v J-ish to / !h Near East Relief. will Send It to Mr. Simpson’s or at M-.tv this wivk. M ] Aid Society «\ ill meet at , !' n VThursday at 2 :30. • I: „vk\ River Church has had ir work done. Also the walls •"'•"t. irive' |well recalsoinined and . i ~i| hi which adds very’ much ii.jfile'i. •' .1,. inlnara ' ' Ma\ Meeting will he held. ■ Friday and Saturday at t'mi iin' it.iniitunion service Sutt •;;; M ‘, ni i h - at 11 ami services in the ,M,n. Rev. lament- Alexander, ol liltdmrv. i“ expeeteil tti l*e present . S *F! iii ihe meeting. "\‘,V Simpson?'' of Matthews, i- vixil • , sun. Mr. G. L. Sdnp3on. prin , ■ niir vi !hMil. A SI lilßßl- 1 . R mtTolive. Th,*re will he a gradual ins service , v l , lt Ml. 11 1iv e next Sunday evening, y . tiiti. i*»23 beginning at 7:750 iM '.j'’ ir l c _ ti„. v, rvit e will he held for 0 1- Fei • tit of those who too 1 ,, the t<-aeh , i . mini: <■« I’lse last simn.ier at Mt. I, ’. j«, \ \. If Rodie. of Thoniis wii| «|t'liver the welcome sitldress ~'j.lF McAllister, of Mount 1 iSasant. will deliver the graduation, ivrtjfi'eates. Everybody is welcome to jrtiM.'i rlieiv -ervieo. PANS} . I'RIMINKKSVOVTRIBI^TE TO INK FIGHT TO SAVE NOBLES Inmate of “Death Row” at Peniten tiary Donate. Their Bit to Fund. I'.alesrih. April 27. —His comrades in '■•death row" today eontribued 23 dol -1.. r . t" the fund being raised by Rev. Svlvrster- Retts. local minister. t«> : v; for the life of Daniel Milton NVi i< of Columbus county, who is umi'-r ileith sentence for the alleged miirder of Iris second cousin. Henry N’uMis. The boys in ‘death row’ all be lieve that Ifan-Nobles is innocent.- said Hrv. Mr. Betts today, "and they have (untrihuted their mite to the fund we are raisins? in an effort to saw this man." .\nbli-f' was to have been put to ,le ll h in the electric chair at 10:30 oVItM-k Tuesday mornlns;. but ap pui 1- nude 1 y Rev. Mr. Betts. J. H. Weitlitr- and Loomis Godwin. local olmrduui'n. who declare they believe him ijmiK t-nt. eausdrl Governor Morri son to grant a reprieve of 110 days in <»r»ler that he may lock further in fo tilt* 111 St*. Ih» mt Scare the Child. Mr.-. B. S„ in Progressive Farmer. Children more than any other class "i pe..pit* have a right to happiness. A> they grow up they will have many ’roubles. Therefore, it Is-of great importance that older people see to it that ehildre are happy. One of the great hindrances ot happiness is fear. There are many objects of which children are natural ly afraid, and to encounter one of ihse i., to be filled with terror, it is nothing short of criminal for adults wilfully to frighten children to force ob-dienee from them. Many times I b\e In-aril mothers so“ Now don’t 6* 'ip in the woods. The old black "'an might get you." or “YouM Det !<r not open that trunk. An old uog jumjj out at you.” or “You’d bdter com-, here us 1 told you. Don't }"ii >ee that dog behind .you?” I cannot understand how a human taing earn bo s,» depraved as to believe 'tat such treatment can make a child "tadient. All that it does Is to take a great deal of joy out of a little chihls life, a child to whom its eld talk •■of imaginary terrors can Be ' er appreciate the beauties .tnd ponders of nature. It wi 1 learn to ink " f >he beautiful forest as a tan-i-inhabited by terribl? creatures; . °f n '?-'ht a time when monsters prowl. short while ago otic of my neigh s wa.' n my home for a visit.. She my litti,. three-year-old bov nr h i" P . the stairs ' Thinking that I . a '*•’ did not want him to go up- Q ' l ta said: “You’d better not go J'‘. a,ls - Jhcre's a big o il black near •l‘_ ‘here. When I heard her imy chi Id, I told him that it t " , * ruo , -Mid 1 explained to her t! i; llt 7 •’ feund it necessary 1., 10 m > children to make them t 0 ' ,lU ' : hen Ido not want mem j or u ' ,stl, ‘ rs 1 f‘*ll them my reasons thev °i T ' van!in S them to go and if never ) 1 P l,n tah them, out bison ''. Putting into their souls s '° ai ' of unreal things. ain Tunings Bryan -falls on the R a , ■ . Governor. lar v of ~ ’. A P. ril - 7 - —Former Secre ta'iugv.,,!' ; av y Josephus Daniels r, f State iv „ fri, ' nfi former Secretary governa • lani m'‘ nnings Bry an, to nr « frienu s this morning "■'th \t r ~.' of an hour or so Mr p. . Mor, ' ls °n. "Atneriejlv 11 !’. Sl ’° ko ,ie re tonight on i- n tar the ’' en test ,N(*eds.” He came ta*'anis chih l pl< os t^ie Raleigh ,'*t / an d at noon addressed Tp 111 " 11 its weekly ® nor gUf-st '' S toning he was the p dinner. K,- a tllutiv K 1 '* Pi*'>pie "t. South America Byii gr/--ar ,V a ‘‘ivil engineer in K ar> a lhat thay call a 1 lont -'my qualifica ■ 0f biedieine l ‘ & is a d,^‘tor *. Bttu.s e ~ ut of engineering. Ej? C S a^ lrj3 deaths ’ oceurr(Kl ■»hU lIL and quarries of Great LOCAL MENTION Gotten on the local market today is quoted at 27 1-2 cents [tor. pound: cot ton seed at BU cents per bushel. < • The condition of Miss Penelope Can non. who has been quite sick for the past week with an attack of quinsy, is reported as somewhat better today. ' Rev. M. A. Osborne preached for the Forest Hill congregation last night. Rev. W. A. Rollins preached for Mr. Osborrn* at Epworth and Rev. J. Frank Armstrong preached at tin* . First Baptist Ohuivh in Salisbury. | Mr. ,1. AY. Wineeoff. of No. ! town ship, exhibited at this office Saturday jan apple in a good stab* of preserva tion. which h*» picked from uiiih r the. ttec on which it had grown last smn raei. The apple had bean on the ground all during the winter. Marriage license was issued Satur day by Register of Deeds Elliott to the following couples: Mr. Imther Smith and Miss Rettie Harvell, both of Mt. Pleasant 11. F. I>.; and Elijah Williams and Miss Yelnn Mullis. both of Gom-ord. Eight new cases of measles and one case of smallpox were reported to tin county health department, the cases having developed since Friday. The smallpox patient lives in the neighbor hood of ib** Sossamon school, it was re ported. Fifteen cases were on docket in re corder’s court this morning and court was in sessiim for several hours. The cases ranged in importance from clmrges of driving an auto with one light to assault on a female, and in cluded intoxication, assault with a deadly weapon and carrying a con cealed weapon. Prof. ft. L. Keesler. who was organ ist of the Episcopal Ghurch Charlotte for the* last nine years, has r**signed that position, according to a story in Sunday's Charlotte Observer. Before going to the Episcopal Church Mr. Keesler was organist at the Presbyte rian Church in Charlotte, and is rec ognized as one of the best organists in the Stal**. Work on the Kannapolis road con tinues. and while no official announce ment has been mad** it is generally .understood that an underpass and not an overhead bridge will ho built -under tin* tracks of the Southern. The un derpass will l>e coifktructed south of Cook's Crossing, and will necessitate the building of a new road. Other wise the old roadbed will be used. - , If your name is not on the regis tration l>ooks now you will not vote in the municipal election to be held on May Bth, for the books closed Satur day night. Next Saturday is chal lenge day and tomorrow week the election will be held. Registrars re port a light registration, and so far little interest has been shown in the election. The Republicans have not yet announced a tfc-ker. Don't forget that, tomorrow is Bun dle Day in Cabarrus county. You •ire asked to send old-clothing to tin* office of the county health depart ment. and it will be shipped from there to Raleigh, to be seat to orphans and destitute children in tin* Near East. This county has been asked to give 3.000 pounds of old but service able clothing. Send in your bundle tomorrow. In some manner a mix-up occurred in the Davidson-Trinity schedules last week, and some Concord peoph thought the two teams were to play in Davidson Saturday. TYinity played Lenoir that day. winning 0 to 0, and is the only college team in the State that has not been defeated by another State team. Trinity and Davidson are scheduled to meet at a later date, both at Durham and at Davidson. Farmers throughout the county have Gieir land in good shape now. general ly speaking, one farmer who visited She city today stated. During the ‘"avorable weather of last week ca ts available farm person was engaged in preparing the land and sowing seed, mil much progress was made during the week. The week-end rain whs iust what the farmers needed, in tin* opinion of the farmer here today, and .'very one on the farm is more opti mistic now. After winning two important games last week from Kannapolis and Baden (lie local High School baseball team went tdi Monroe this afternoon for a game. Monroe has a good team this vear and the locals are exporting a hanl game. Wednesday at the Gib son Mill park the Highs will play the Freshman team from Davidson and this game too, will lie a hard one for the locals, as several Davidson stars are members of tne Freshmen team. The locals have lost hut one game ‘his year, however, and will enter the two games confident. Charlotte Observer: Mrs. Charles F. Sherrill, after spending several days in Monroe attending the Meth odist Woman’s Missionary Conference which has been in session there this week, arrived in Charlotte Friday to spend a few r days with her son, Frank Sherrill., and Mrs. Sherrill at their home on Tenth Avenue. Before re turning to her home in Greensboro where her husband, Rev. Mr. Sherrill, is the beloved pastor of one of the churches in that city, Mrs. Sherrill will A-isit her daughter, Mrs. J. D. Lineberger at Shelby. Tuberculosis Clinic. Dr. S. E. Buchanan, county health officer, is receiving a number of appli cations each day for the tuberculosis clinic to be held here in May. Per sons wishing to make appointments for examinations are asked to write to Dr. Buchanan at onco, so lie can complete the schedule for the clinic, which will begin on May Bth and con tinue through the 10th. The examina tions will he made by Dr. Spruill, who hits previously conducted tw’o clinics in this county. WEATHER FORECAST. | Fair tonight and Tuesday; miltl temperature. It is just one hundred years sinle cabs were first introduced to the pub lic in Loudon, in honor of the birth day of King George IV. j <►***** * * & * * J AGRICULTURAL COLUMN * Conducted by * It. I>. GOODMAN. * /4\ I hr Roll Weevil and (he Best Means io Be Ised to Destroj Him. < niton is tF.* most valuable filler in the world and its production is neces- it tin* greater part of the hmhnn dee is to he clothed. Tile South supplies SO per <*ent. of the coiron needed, and in normal times it constitutes <’>o per cent, of our ex port-trade. Europe, Asia, and Afri <a are almost without coilon at ibis time, and hut for the fact that our for cimi trade L almost at a standstill there would ho a cotton famine. A conservative estimate is that $2,- O<Hi.IKRM'OO are invested in the cotton manufacturing business, and it is de p, ndeitt upon the South’s ability to pi<»duce time-fourths of the raw ma terial used in tHis industry. 1 his country furnishes 80 per cent, of the cotton: Egypt, about 13 per <ent.: East India, f> per cent.: and all other countries in which cotton can la* produced 2 per cent. “All other conn ivies’ includes Russia. China, Japan. Fern. Greece, Turkey. Persia, Mexico. 'I ae entire world outside of the Flut 'd States, exclusive of Egypt and In dia. docs not produce in a year as nimli cot ton as <toes the State of Tex as alone. t India, with its immense population, will always consume more cotton than it can grow. Tin* uncertainty as to rainfall in that country is tin* great drawling to inercastd cotton produc tion. Tile staple is of a much lower grad<* than ours, and the average yield is only 70 pounds to our 100 pounds. Fg.vpt is a rainless country. No crops can he grown except by irrigation from tin* only source of water supply, the Nil**. Her increase of cotton produc tion does not meet her increased do mauds. Since 1873 Egypt's increase in cotton yield has only been 430.000 biles, compared with an increase of I.OIKM'OO hales in our Cotton belt dur ing the same period. T 11 orr* is at large'in tin* cotton pro ducing States of the Union what has been appropriately styled “ the bil lion dollar bandit" or “tin* billion dol lar bug.'' in'; correct name is Antlum omoits grand is, commonly called the boll weevil. This bandit operates for about a period of tlm-e months per year and in a comparatively small area of the United States, hut since UHffiJie has cleaned up and destroyed more than SB.OOU.OOO.IKKi worth of cotton. • lb* started liis devastating march in 18U2 in this country, coming across the Mexican border into Texas, and today h<* ravages tin* entire cotton area of tbe United States. * So far as we can ascertain he wrts horn near Vera Cruz in 1843. and soon became so active and destructive in that country that the raising of cot ton was abandoned and has never to any extent been resumed. I Hejlien made his Way to Cuba, and in 1871. bis ravages wore so great that (lie Cuban farmer gave up planting cotton and turned to other things. lit* seems to lie content to repro duce. and this he does effectively. A male and female boll weevil art* capa ble of reproducing four or more gen erations each summer, tin* length of existence being about (id days, and the possible progeny of a single pair of weevils from the beginning to the end of a season may amount, accord ing to the estimes of the Department of Agriculture, to no less than 17.7."».- I<*o descendants. And when a single weevil boring into a cotton boll can destroy io. the ravages of the pest can be understood. r l his "bandit" is a species of beetle with a prominent snout, half the length of its body. It has elbowed antennae at its sides and a small mouth at its lip. It is about one-fourth of an inch long. It hibernates in the winter-time in ne.ir-by woods or b.v concealing it self in the cotton fields. In the spring and throughout the fruiting season of cotton the eggs are deposited by the female weevils in cavities formed b.v eating into tin* fruit of tin* plan. An egg hatches under normal conditions in about three days, ami the grub im mediately begins to feed. In from, 7 to 12 days the larva or grub passes in to its pupa stage, corresponding to the cocoon of butterflies and months. This stagi* lasts from thm* to five days. 'l'hi'n the adult issues and in about five days begins the production of another generation. Climatic conditions cause considerable variation in the duration of the stages, hut, on ah average, it requires from two to thm* weeks for th<* weevil to develop from tin* egg to tin* adult. Males and females are pro duced in about equal numbers. The males feed upon the squares and Dolls I without, moving until the food begins I to deteriorate. The females refrain most of the season from depositing in squares visited by other females, but late in the fall, when all the fruit has become infested, several eggs may he placed in a single square or boll. As many as lii larvae have been found in a single boll. The squares are great ly preferred as food and as places for depositing eggs. As long as a large supply of squares is present, the bolls are not damaged to any serious ex tent. The bolls, therefor**, have a fair chance to develop as long as squares are being formed. ( The cotton weevil, so far as known, breeds in no plants other than cotton and the wild cotton of Arizona. At the present time, at least, the insect is restricted to the cotton plant as a means of development. i It is proper to say in this connec tion that the United States Depart ment of Agriculture has been doing a great work in bOII-weevil control. That great expert, Dr. L. (). Howard, Chief of the Bureau of Entomology, and his valuable assistants in his department and the experts in the Bureau of Plant Industry and from the extension ser vice have worked out a plan whereby cotton can he grown under boll-wee vil conditions, and this is the plan : Summary of Suggestion for Production of Cotton Under 801 l Weevil Condi tions. (This statement was prepared by a special committee and approved! by the cotton council of the Department of gricultpre, and represents a sum mary of the department’s attitude at* present.) Under boll-weevil conditions the a .*i *• ts •; the d times prime necessity is to mature the larg * 4 possible crop of cotton in the short- * *• -1 possible time. It is, in ;l -ene. race between the farmer and the b.»ii weevil. To accomplish this end ihe department makes tin* following ree ommendations: I Select /of* cotton planting well diaired, fertile soils, if possible, only land capable of firoducing, with the' use of a reasonable amount o! ferri- j liner, at least one half bale p.V acre, ; should be planted to cotton. 2. Prepare it good seed-bed ami fer tilize liberally. Whatever fertilizer is I used should usually be distributed in j the soi|_ before planting. 3 Plant good seed of an improved, j • ally maturing variety recommended: lor I lie locality by the Sint** experi ment station and tla* United States' Department of Agriculture. Plant as soon as danger from frost and cohl is past and the ground is sufficients warm to insure rapid gernffnaiion and vigorous growth. The planting of seed of it “ingle variety, as nearly simul taneously as possible, by entire com munities and counties is strongly urg ed. 4. The importance of securing and maintaining a full stand can not be overemphasized. The best width of rows ami spacing of cotton in tin* row may vary with soil and climatic con ditions. Rows should be only wide enough to allow proper cultivation and cotton in tin* drill should uniformly Ik* spa ceil closer than unded non boll weevil conditions. Dolton ;in 3-foot rows spaced two stalks to the hill, a hoewidth apart, has given high yields in spacing tests in the Mississippi Del la. This dose spacing may prove ttn j desirable under some conditions, but spacing 8 to 12 ineres in tin* drill, i with two stalks to the hill, will prob ably give best results throughout the entire region of seven* weevil infesta tion. To be sure of securing a full stand the liberal use of planting seed is advised. T. Chop to the desired stand as soon its safe from (-old or other ad verse conditions. Givi* early and fre quent cultivation and continue same j until fairly late in the season.' or at least two or throe weeks beyond the usual "Jaying-by” time. Great care should be taken, particularly in the latter part of the season, to cultivate shallow and not too close to the row. Careless or deep cultivation at this pe i rio<l may mean.disaster. Careful, late, 1 shallow cultivation is very strongly recommended. * (5. If weevils are numerous at the , time cotton is just beginning to square destroy all possible adult weevils, eith er by band picking or poisoning, as may be most practicable. It is proba ble that only at this stage tin* molasses and calcium arsenate mixture can he used effectively. When squaring be gins. especially if not equipped to poi son by dusting, pick and destroy all punctured squares from tin* ground and tlx* stalk once every week or 10 days for a period of about 30 days. ! Then, if weevils are still numerous or | as much as 10 to la per cent, of squares arc infested and other conditions war- D OUR SERVICE TO FARMERS ! ♦ of course, closely related. To assure the best results 11 from the efforts of either farmer or bank, consistent 8 co-operation between the two is essential, ~ i It is this spirit of co-operation with Cabafrus Coun- - tv’s agricultural interests that has brought the farm ers of this section, and this bank, such marked sue- i W cess. 11 Hi C he *° with and for > i|SL CITIZENS i BANK.& TRUST =BBp 1 COMPANY CONCORD n NEW W 4i SI I. ■ : Automobile Paint Shop R. S. Abernethy, an expert automobile paint man, with fifteen years’ experience in this line of work will open on May Ist, an Automobile Paint Shop in the city of Con cord. The shop will be locked at No. 25 Barbrick Street In Rear of City Hall. Air. Abernethy was formerly connected with the paint department of the Anderson Alotor Company, of Rock Hill, South Carolina. Quick Service and Quality Work. r.iTit, apply the calcium at senate dry ' ‘i’i'f P“isnh. in making applications of tic (lust poison always carefully fol l.iw the directions of the United States department of giicultur.- and the col lege of agriculture of your own State. 7. I'iek cotton in tin* fall as rapidly as possible, afid immediately kill ail cotton stalks, preferably by cutting and plowing under. The object is to destroy the sod supply and breeding places ot the- weevil before the hiberna lion period. To he effective, this must he done as long as possible before tin* hrs; killing frost. A very light infes- or n pradtiea! i immunity from weevil damage until kite in the following season, could he insured if nij cotton growers in entire communi ties or counties would, when ebullitions p: rmil, e-operatc to destroy all cotton stalks at least tw or throe weeks be fore frost. S. Since the weevil will hibernate successfully not only in woodland hut in any trash or rubbish, it is very good practice to burn over or dean up any such situations around the cotton fields during the winter^-especially rhe fence rows, terraces, ditch banks, and ra vines. Why Farmer Hoys Should Get an i F.diirat inn. I Progressive Farmer. | Some of us to think that if our boy is going to follow farming till his life it is not. worth the trouble and expense of his getting very much learning. Rut it he expresses a de fc’ro to become a lawyer or doctor, we make every possible sacrifice and so docs the hoy. He wants to be 'thor oughly familiar with his profession and that is right. Farming is also a profession, the one that all the world is dependent on for food and clothing. 'This makes it the most important one there is. Why then should ho not get prepara tion? He should know how to feed and take care of the dear old mother earth so as to got tho host return, how to feed and cultivate his plants, howl to fight plant -enemies, for they are many. Ho must fear if fc-ow to buy and sell wisely, to be partner with the city's business men instead of just going on in a haphazard way unnam ed. getting cheated perhaps and thinking tlie so-called ‘‘Big Man” has got. him. Let us encourage our hoys, one and all. to attend school and get prepared for their calling. To know it better will ho to like it better ano mere v.ill not be so much raving for city life. And. as for us who have missed this training, let us take time tie • ead Tlv? Progressive Farmer and Wtier good literature. We will be better citizens for it. Man Hanged in Georgia. Lafayette, Gh., April 27.—George Raker was hanged here today for the murder of Deputy Sheriff J. W. Mor ton at Durham, in this county, in March of last year. A typewriter which writes music has been invented by an Italian. <§T f Don’t stub your toe Jti on the stub of your Checkbook! Don’t pay more tfym our ! price for a Spring Suit— s and don’t veer off the road Jf Quality by paying less. There is a standard set price for the finest Ready-to-Wear clothes just the same as there is a standard set of prices for Talcum Powder, Tooth Powder and Gun Powder. No Sring Suites can be better than these—few stores’ value are as solid! Try them out. Throw your chest out to the breeze these fine days—blft don’t throw your money to the birds! Brown’s Clothes Famous for Fine Tailoring $30.00 to $50.00 Browns - Cannon Co. Where You Get Your Money’s Worth New Caps New Shirts New Neckwear p Sports Hats of all kinds of mater ials, and Leghorns in newest shapes. SPECIALTY HAT SHOP The People Who Are Ever Progress ing Have the Interest of Their Homes First * Summer Furniture which will make your home more comfortable: , Old Hickory Porch Furniture ( Maple and Rattan Porch Furniture 'Phe Caton Line Porch Furniture Refrigerators, Ice Boxes, Ice Cream Freezers, Water Coolers, Porch Druggets, all sizes and makes. See our wonderful display of Home Furnishings. BELL-HARRIS FURNITURE CO “THE STORE THAT SATISFIES” | “WEAR-EVER” Eight and One-Half Inch (Medium Size) Aluminum Fry ; | Pan—Regular Price $1.20, Cover 30c, While Our Supply Every home should have one of these medium, sized “W T ear-' I !Ever” Fry Pans. Get one today at the special price of 70c before I our limited supply is gone. A snug litting cover specially priced at I 21c. Get yojurs today! Ritchie Hardware C« [ PHONE 117 The Penny Ads. Get Results—Try Them. PAGE THREE ;

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