THE DANBURY REPORTER.
Volume 61.
SAFE CRACKERS
VISIT STOKES
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ii .VISION linos. SAFE MM:L\.
FIZLD AT WAI.NI'T I'OVi:.!
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$200.00 TAKKN VAILT IN \
)IEUISTI:II or DEEDS 01-IK I:!
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AT DAMH'UY IS lIOItED, HIT
THIEVES EVIDENTLY ;OT!
*CAIIED orr noimrmr.s'
IX MOr>T AlltY SUIH NHilir'
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—NO ('M ils TO STOKKS JOB.
The safe in Mauser It KM. grocery
store at Walnut Cove was burgbi
riMKl Thursday night, and $200.00
in cash taken.
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The riime night 'hi' vault dcor n
the Be-i-ter of IVoda oUlcp a' Ban
bury «ii bored with a drill nlci.:
the diameter >f a lend pencil. r r a'
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little l*it'".er. while ti'e -oin'•in;i
kno'i on (ho do"r wa; knocked off.'
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Entrance was n>t effected t> th •
vault, v hii-h cjv.ta'ned on'y conn y
records. The thu'Vtn evidently w
frightened off before • .nutt ; "
the job.
Finger print experts were sum.
inonel from WiiM- n.Sa! t in l-'rid
to in*t''e investigation.
No duos t> either the Walnut
Cove or Banbury job* have haen
diseov- red.
Kesi-ter of l>eeds B. P. 1 tail«-y
flrst discovered the attempted ro'>-
hery h '"e when tie went into tiis of.
flee early Friday morning to bui'.l
a tire in the grate, the morning be
ing ecol. Seeing the knob of the
v»ul» -j:« r fyin« rn t tie floor, "he
looked around an«l «n»' the deface!
door of the vault. The intruders had
evidently gained entrance to the
room with a skeleton key. The front
door of tH« building ifading info
the hall was unlocked, while one
the windows flunking the door had
been raised.
N'o other damage was done, and
nothin,- else disturbed.
It is reported that throe robberies
wore "ommittsd in Mt. Airy Thurs
day ni-ht.
Ladies U. M. S. Meets
The Ladies t'nion Missionary So.
eioty was entertained by Mesdames
E. I*. Popper and S. J. Sparser on
Wednesday afternoon Oct 4th.
In the absence of the president
and vi e president Mrs. J. S. Tay
lor presided over the meeting. She
read for her scripture lesson St
John IK. 1-3. where .lesiis entered
a frarden with his disciples: also St.
John 13. 3i».42. in the place where
he was crucified there was a garden-
Mrs. Oordon of Leaksville gave a
most interesting talk on the gar
dens of the Bible which was great
ly enjoyed by all present-
The Society was delighted to h i v.?
on this occasion Mcsdames 'lord"i
and Brown from laeaksville and
Mo.siianic- Henry Shelton and Be-r
Bennett from Wiinston-^alem.
At the c inclusion of the program
the Itj.ttesd R->'sted by .Mrs. .1. -
Tityl r, Miss Mattic Sue Taylor and
11 r.. N. I 1!. Pepper served a suii.i
Course.
At Vade Mecum
l!ev. J. B. Needham. of Danbir - .
assisted by ltev. Sir. Fitzgerald o
Walnut Cove is conducting a se
ries of meetings in the M. E.
Church at Vade Mecum.
Established 1872.
SHERIFF PROBES !
YADKIN AFFAIR
KI'SPICIOI S t'lltCl MSTWTKS I N. ;
IH.lt WHICH WILLIAM lIKSItV |
MOOKE DIED XEAII DAI.TON ,
' LAST MAY AUK INVESTIGATED ;
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—XO CONCH'SIVK KVIUKXTIi
or FOIL I'LAY i>is4-ovi:itKi». I
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I sheriff Taylor last week made a j
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! speoial investigation of cir-uni.
j stance* connected with the late
death of William Henry Moore,
near Daitun. but found no conclu.
*ive facts pointing to foul play.
| The investigation was made by
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the Sheriff at the instance of ,!.
W. Moore, father of the deceased
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young man.
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It will be recalled that young.
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-Mm re. aged 31, died May !"t*. 1
lie was a section foreman on th.'
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A. «• V. ra !r>'.id and lived at I*«'-
ton. Two «r tiir,e days prior to his
d.ath, t" be o\ on May -V l! ,; ! ; .
he attended a dance at the home oi
Abe Muss. It i- stated that here. !
v. bile under the influence oi li«im>v.
he was taken deathly ill. Being put
t" bed. a physician «a.> sumuiomd
a'jout o'clock, who diagno-ed the
trouble as toxemia, and the Patient
was carried to a Mount Airy hos
pital, where hi* ailment was pro.
nounced septicaemia, or blood poi.s.
oning. lie died May :in.
There was neighborhood talk
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around Dalton of foul play, it helms
stated that a vial was found in an
other room of the death house con
taining a fluid which the State
Chemist pronounced sulphuric a'id
and bii hloride of mercury.
The continued talk le«l the father
of the deceased young man to re..
|ite-t an investigation by county j
authorities. I
In his investigation of the affair!
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I Sheriff Taylor was assisted by J. w |
I Moere. father of the deceased: J
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W. Marshall. l>r. B. S. Ilelsabeok.
Dr. Ash by if the Mt. Airy lios total
j staff, Abe Lucy Moss .1 use
j phine Moss. Mrs- Kmnia Bast and
Dary Lawaon. I
in view of the testimony and oth.
■ or evidence it was not deemed that
1 the circumstances pointing to foul
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i play were conclusive- I
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The deceased young man was
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married to a daughter of W. C j
I'atteivon Of Pilot Mt.. who had.
1 been married before and who has a
son by her first husband, aged 16.
Success Of
Winter G. Francis
J Walter G. Francis, son of Mr. and
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Mr-*. B. 10. L. Francis of Francis- >
has successfully completed his!
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training at the Marine Base. Pirns
Island, S. c., and transferred to the,
Marine Sea School Portsmouth, Vi.
I'; in com pie ion, of thjs trainin; |
ycttng Franc;* will t.e as-'i'-ntil + >J
| duty a' -o •rd one "f the larger Cruis
ers or Batt'eships, it is announc. i
i.y L:. '*•!. A. B. Brum, titlicer ii
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charge. Maine Corps Be - rt:it':
Stati''n. P. .4 office Building, S• -
vannah. (Ja„ where Francis
a-cepted for enlistment «>n Jut*.
10th.
It is further announced by Coi.
Brum that a limited number of
graduates of high school are ae.
eepted each month. Applications
, will be mailed upon request-
Danbury, N. C., Wednesday October 4 1933
DANBURY F. A. C. h
MEMORIALIZES''
KKSOM'TIOXS l'\ssr.|» AT MASS )
mi;i:ti\; i»i:oti>tix; a«aixst
IMAIIt TItKAT.
mkxt or i»anbi'hv school
AS i»ll'AI(|-.l> WITH MTHKiI
SCHOOLS OF TJII-: CUI XTV.
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A muss meeting si»oiirored by li
the Oanbury 1-adit's Kim- Arts Clu-jjn
was held in t'»e court house her.-jd
ninht of la- s t week in J
\vhi h resolution* were passed ro- j 1
iiuextin-; the stokes county Hoard >• I c
Kducation t" explain why the U«n. | | (
bury school wa.- apparently beiiiß dis j j
criminated in the new school !n
| prom-am for the county. The rcs«- J f
Inti"ii also entered a strung in-'ti lj
'at Mil- palpab'c nc-lct of tl>l» l>an- |
bury hod! in 'l'lipm- nt, a:'!' int.. 9
nient-' and e ( ,nvcnien es as cosnp u'- ?
ed with >thc-r S''hi;»V of tiie nmnl •• .1
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Tli,* male citizens win 1 invjted lo ?
lie ptvse'it at the mwtinit. '1
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> The involution as pas-cd l.y the l
••!■«*» women t-;t forth that tile at- 1
tendance at the school here had f'l'-
lrn «'i'i more thin 1"" per cent j>in*\j -
last yea' - "wiu-4 to the new arraiw- i
nient of bn« service which was di- i
vcit-u« children win properly b>. 1
longed to the Ranbury tschool, to
otlier institutions: that whereas i
last year the attendance at tho
Danliury school averased around ]
18. r >, that now not more than SO
children were attending the
bury school, and that thi--* re-nit I
coulil not he attribute*! altogether
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to depression conditions, since Law- 1
; sonville and other surroundin - ;
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,-choeU showed increased atten
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dunce.
A strong protest wa- voiced a'- J
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. the apparent nevslect of th? IJanbur/|
| school in e'luipmentj ai>l>ointmen s
i and conveniences, in that no heat
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; inn' or sewage facilities had been
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provided at the IJanbury school, a'-
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though it had been built several
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years, and that l-awsonville. Sandy
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Kidiie and other schools since built
have been equipped with these mod
ern convenience". It was further al
leged that the front of the Danbun'
school had never been complete'
j according to the architectural plans.
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and that it was a menace to the
j safety or the children, while bein-,' (
an eyesore.
Some very heated and impatient
sentiment was expressed by sever"!
of th? ladies present, who signed j
themselves to the resolution as "cit
izens ef stokes county, patrons of (
the Dan bury school and voters.'' ,
' It was decided to send a copy of
the resolutions to the county board '
| of education and to the state school
authorities.
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Bill McCanless
At Hargrave i
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I Chatham, Va. >•>;»'.. 23. —I'ai-'i
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William t'. McCanlc3 ins been a;».
pointed member of the Sen-
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a'.e of llarwrave Mllitiry Academy'
and was eltc.ed Werjit,'int-at-arn-i
of this or-anization. The members
of the student &natu are appoint. ,
cd each year from the ranU.j
ins and outstanding members of
the three upper elates. Cadet Me.
canhvs has been at Ilarsrave Mili
tary A ademy for three years a"'
is making a brilliant record in ail
activities.
CELEBRATED
GOLDEN WEDDING
MIL AND MLTS. H. M. .lOYCK ON .
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TII nit rimr/rii AXNIVI:IS.!
sinv, WI:LL AND lIKAHTY.
AND KNJOYINIi LIIT-:.
I-ast Sunday was a happy day f. r:
Mr. and Ml*. 11. M Joyce of I'an.j
bury, the occasion being the »"t'i
mile in the trail of their wed- '
ded life.
Mr. and Mrs. Joyce are anion:
Banbury's oldest and mot honore I
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citizen*, and at this remarkable per
iod of li!'». they lind themselves en
joying the best of health, and a
members of their family likewise
favored.
The invited guest* as well as tho-ej
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present on this occasion were Mr.
and Mrs. Wallace .'"ye, Mr. •,■a
Mrs. K. A. Joyce a".I Mi-s N. i
Joyce cf Win-t. n-Saleni; Mr. and
Mrs. X. K. Wall. Mr. and Mrs. ;
K. Joyce. Mr. and Mrs. X. i:.. IV.
per, and James B. Joyce of Han
bury.
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The felicities of the joyous even'
"vere of course hightly accentuated
a royal dinner, and as the f-jm".
gathered around the festive board
hearty congratulations were extend
ed without stint to the happy ccup'e J
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who occupied the seats of hon »r. !
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Roy Cahoon
Held For Court
On $5OO Bond
Ttov Cahoon ( charged with in
flicting a death injury on Hradv
Young last week, was given a pre-'
limjnary trial here Saturday an 1 ;
bound over to court on a charge of
manslaughter. Bis homl was tlxed
at v.hich he failed to arrange. '
and was t>ut in Jail. Cahoon is a C. j
C. C. ramp boy. whose home is in !
Durham. Youmr lived at Walker-!
town, and was visiting at Walnut
Cove when ho became encaged with
Cahoon in an affray wherein he was
fatally hurt.
Cahoon will he tr'ed at October
T6 court.
Death of Tandy White
Tandy White, an peed man "f
King, died Saturday night and was
buried Monday at the Hartma.i
graveyard.
Mr. White was one of the oldest
citizens of the -•> i-'te being about
85.
lie was the father of Messrs. 8.1
C. and E. D. White of Kin*, and!
was a good citizen.
Hilary Southern i
Given Hearing—
Bound Over
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Hilary Southern «as given a hear-|
ing last week before Justice P. c. |
Campbell on the charge of earra i
knowledge of a girl under Hi.
He was bound over to court in 1
bond of $500.00. which was furnish. .
ed
T. V. Sizemore of Mir.apli was
here Wednesday.
LOST Between Banbury and
Madison, on the hard surface
highway one square yellow suit,
case- One StiMP mi-j'ng. A re
ward of s•"> will be paid for the
delivery of the same to me.
H. 8. SHELTOX, Moore* Springs.
N. O. PETREE TO
LEAD DRY FORCES
JOSEPH WILLIAM NEAL WILL
HE THE CANDIDATE OF THE
Ki:PEALISTS VIIKiINI \ THE
THIItTY.KKCOND STATE TO
VOTE FOR KEPEAL.
Although nominations may i>e
made up U- Saturday night. when
the deadline will be reached, th ■
line-up for the repeal linht in stokes
is now definitely determined, it is
thought-
X. O. I'etree of Banbury has beer
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nominated by the .dry forces and
has accepted the resjHjnsibility,
while Joseph William Neal of Wal-j
nut Cove "ill head the wet ticket-!
It is very hard to gui-e sent'-!
ii'cnt in this ••uint.v as to t:e res iit j
which will haiipen on November " I
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it lill tt that many wci- wil
vo'e dry.
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The ''e tai- i.- «!i .ut the odds
- to i in t'avjr of repeal. P-'it : - 'i
there is a. heavy vote of the dr.. s, j
repeal may be defeated in stoU, .■ )
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Virginia having voted as th ( ::: c.|
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state to ratify the repeal am t •!_
pa lit. now opiy frui* states are nee I.
Ed to do away with the amend,
nient.
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.Weasel Too Much
For Snakes I
A weasel enclosed in a cage with .
a rattier and a blacksnake. fouaht
tiie two reptiles for an hour and M
half and was getting the best jf
tlie tight, when County Came War-!
ilen P'with shot tiie animal.
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Becentl.v Mr. 800 1 h has kc>t a
.rattlesnake eased with a bla.-i;.
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snake at the game reserve near
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: Banbury. The snakes seemeil to act
i along well together, ami were not
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I lighting each other. Put one even,
ing last week the game warder.'
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sa.v a hon running with a weasel
I holding its leg. The w easel was
caught, and put into the wit-i'
the snakes. BUSMU'SS picked up at I
once. Both the snakes attacked the
little rat_like animal, which ably de
fended itself, though Mi
3:1 ys during the tight which eon.
ti •id for an hour and a half, the
rattler bit the weasel no less than
seven times. Every time its fangs
hit the w'easel the blood flew, but
the weasel did not seem to be ad.
versely affected with tiie poison-
Finally, when it looked like the
animal would kill both of the
I -snakes. Mr. Ilooth took his r ifle and
j shot the weasel.
1 The weasel is said to be the
i toughest tighter to his inches of
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any animal known. It is very de.
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j struetive and will kill half a hum!.
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red chickens In a night.
Squirrels.
j As the s'luirrol! hunting seas
. is now- on in full blast, many of the
( bushy-tailed animals are b.-in
, brru.aht in.
j Quite a number >f kids have lne-,
j Provided with cutis end shells •..•
t'-eir daddies, \.i:> pront'.cd t*> ?.•.
company the boys to the \vo;ds
Tins arrangement should work well
as long as th? Juvenil-s don't sho't
anybody c\ 'cpt their daddies.
Chas. Martin has returned fr >m
Burlington whore he ha-s recently
. held a position.
Number 3896
TIME EXTENDED
WHEAT GROWERS
' MAV I U.K. Al»l>l.lt ATIONS I P Tl>
OtTOItDIC 15. At;l'M' KlltßV
KXI»I.\I\S Till: WIIKAT SITI'A.
TltW.
Tin- period in which w -le'S i:ro
ers may "le a I»l * I-■ t ion ~ for con
tract* in the reduction naJ
receive the eah payments has beeiv
extcnded ti> October I.V (Jrowei'H
now have untl! 'he middle of Oeto»
her to llle their applications.
The Stoke* wheat crop is produc-
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ed mostly fur home use. Vel'> fe>v
men practice wheat Co?
j sale in 'his cjuntv, j i-t 'here a '>
■ .-pverr.! men who- .- a. .'I'M -c j'leldd
I of v.heat d'lr'n- 'he y. ui's >t 1930
| |:81. an-l ua- .';ir;er than
|ni" '.s.-a- t • I'uri'i tiieir farm
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in* ! Th\- nun • p"sition
' i.. nisi'- e tli- i'• r ,it i liu'ti'>,|
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'in !•«•: h a 'iv a' I : e'-l nd a''''e"t
h • .-'i! ttili hi. Nt • ■ va\:-u«nt o'i•
! I I I'V t'u- ! jv.-rmneiit.
Several local grower* interviewed
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recently s'a'ed tli -1 it was their in
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tt:it"• >n " rt'lii''«- tl' ulie't pro.
l'i• tain by in ire than )•"> per cent
• and that they encountered no «l:f—
-' fi l allies whateM-r in meeting t!• t»
mivernnientV plan to accept the
cash payment allowed,
j Twenty wheat in th*«
j county have already filed applied.
I lion.--. Anions the-.- are s one of tha
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' l-adins; wheal farmers in the emni
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ty. A niiniiier of 'tlu>rs have ex
pressed an intere-t in this work.
| Tit lind out whit Ihis plan wi'l
mean to any farmer and hie tenant*
all he needs to do is to lind thi;
average yield produced on his farm
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during the '-a-e period «>f nun.
li'-'H and on fifty-four Per
nt if this average yield the k«v.»
ei'nment will pay approximately -1
| -. n's per luishel provided the lirow
er i. in position t" make a 15 P'"r
i ent reduction ami still produce his
farm needs. Flgm-in# this out wi'»
(tow for any farmer that in the
I I plan Krowerg will actually ryelve
.! about one dollar per l>ti.«hel for ea |- j»
I'll—hfl that they are a.-ked to re
duce their produetion. For instance,
on a farm where the average yiel't
is 100 bushels per year the
reduction is is bushels for which
the ca*h payment offered is slightly
more than $15.9#.
Persons interested in this plan
■ are asked to either write or rait*
1 upon me for full information on.
this plan. There a»» two more
weeks in which to tile application-*
for wheat contracts.
l.liUl'MK SKKI> To ItK 11 Kill
:rowers of all hinds of
. j sii' h as enwpeas. wyheaus. vetches
j clovers, a'lii espsd % i arj Kivcn
I advance noti'-e ih.it t!>.« present in
! d.'cation, point 'o I ..-tr.T-; d; inanj
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and hiith i'rl-es fur se."l of these
. crops during t'aj • :it"n*: -Vison
liean I. O s,-h i .. state t'ol-
!■-e. llaV ~ i. N t.iaK l a con
; fircn o in V'.-lti;- "m !a.-t week
iu which replacement crcps for to
tacco. wheat, cotton, and others in
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I which reductions have been made,
! J were discussed, lie states upen h : s
L | return that N'or.h ar«'ina fanners
j sho.uld make every effort to harvest
i ; all the seed of the legume cropg
(Continued on Paste Three)