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HOAX SEE RAFIDS HEUALD. ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C. HOW AMERICA CAN FEED ITS ALLIES Important Message to People From Herbert C. Hoover, Administrator. WORLD SOPPLIES ESTIMATED Increased Production, Elimination of Wast and Careful Control of Food Esport Form tH Solution cf Thi War Problem. Washington, Aug. :. What the p I'ie of the I n, i,-,! States n.'t ou'v c-ia tat must in the matter of fi-i pr. uuvtiou and u, in onl.-r m help wii the w.ar is t,t Mrth hi deti.il ta a statement issued t.nlay ly t'.s.1 IHll.iMnit, Herbert t il.s'Vor. If we fail to do i.ur j,an u t, r, ,.,s t. fc,. ,h" people of the aiues cannot he maintained at war. for their d.lirr -s!.u.t tight without The normal t!:ij,rr of wheat an. I .ther cereal by Ira.ae, l:i,!. the I'uited Km: !..tii an I It. igiuni. and the estimates ,.f !. U'!T . r. . in those countries cotiourotl !. t; , normal pro- unction aro gncu he r tubulated foria. iiu.l the . lrwu that lu order to pr, consumption U will tu lt..T ill I- Hlslotl is ;,; m-riia; necessary tor them to lin,,rt in the h.-vt U' months n;T.ii.iii bushels of wheat and t!7.uni,tsm bushels of other cere al. If the crop ,,f tfiv l'iutt.1 S-Htos ! aud 1'auaila all tuature wMy, North Auirrli v.ill have an aiiarviit sur llus of LMN.iiini.im.! t.uh. ! of h.ut atii) UMHHt.tm t.uh,.a ,f oth.T ivr. a. Tho alUoH, iht.r.foro, tnut um gthor ivroiils than whont f..r ni!ltnr lu tholr ur broa l. ami th.' ihs.p!.' of Amorloa must r..lu.v tlu ir i-oiwiiiiiji-tlou of mhciit flour from the to tour ouiul p-r Mwk iwr roti. Decreaw in Food Animal. A otreful etlmato of the wovl,!' food animal position shows u total no' (leorvas of U.'.'HCi.nm, ami th;s wt,l ln greater as the war ko- on. A the Increase of h. nls ami tl... ks take year, we must reduoe the eoii:im tlon. ellinlntite waste an I ii:r fully eon tn! meut eiorts. Our home dairy phi.'ts i: pjl i are ilecri'Uslng. while our s.ii'at!oti Is Inereasli));, anil we must h!o in orensitnf amounts ..f su.-h i .r. t u.-t to our allies. l'nns.siiently tills ln.l is try mut he sil'ini'iit.sl. im, hom.' Users must save tl;o wares m milk iiml butter. Mu.-h the same may he a!, m th. onse nf siuar. Mr. 11,s.v,t ui-k'es a nt.T o.r sum.tioti ot fish mill s.ai foixls. hi which our .Musis ami lakes are enor mously rich. The (.ro.lucis of the him!. he reminds us. ons.-rv.Hl by the eatl.itf of tics,. ,,f the sea. Our Duty. !n conclusion the f..d admltilstrtitor !: I have endeiivo'ed to show In provl oim articles that the world Is short of food; that Kurope I confronted with the grim specter of starvation unless from our abundance and our waste we keep the wolf from 'he door. Not only must we have n proper use of our food supply tn oruer inai we may rumisii our allies with the sinew with which they may fight our battles, but It Is nn act of humanity toward fellow men, women and chi'dren. By the diversion of millions of m,.n from production to war. by the oicu patlon of land by untiles, by the N... lntlon of market, by belligerent line, and by the destruction of shipping by snbtmirlne. not only ha the home pro duction of our allies fallen by over fOO.m ( bushels of grain, but they lire thrown upon us for ii much larcer proportion of their normal Imports for merly obtained from other markets. They have reduced consumption nt every point, but men In the trenches, men In the shop, and the million of women placed at phystottl labor re quire more food than during pence times, and the Incidence of their saving and any shortage which they may suf for, fall first upon women and chil dren. If this privation become too great, their people cannot be main tained constant in the war. and we will he left alone to fight the battle of democracy with Certnany. The problem of food conservation lit one of many complexion. We cannot, and we do rot wish, with our free In stitution and our large resource of food, to imitate Europe in It policed rationing, but we must voluntarily ami Intelligently nssmne the reponsihni(T before uh a one in which everyone has a direct and Inescapable Interest. We must increase oar eiport of fo,id to the allies, and In the circumstance of our shipping situation, thee export must be of the most concentrated foods. These are wheat, flour, beef, pork and dairy products. We have oth er foods In great abuuduuoe which we can use Instead of these commodities, and we can prevent wastes In a thou sand directions. We niuat guard the Improving One's Good Point. The art of posing lies in one's abil ity to acquire It without nppenrlng (ef fected. To make those with whom one come In contact weary with un necessary affectation Is of course a thing to be deplored. If the Individual, however, realize the Importance of helping nature's endowments, she will appear perfectly natural In always t riving to look ber very best. Learn to know your own good points and take the trouble to cultivate them, ton will And that It will pay.- History the Teacher. History Is the great teacher of men. Aa some one ha truly said, the fool will not learn at all. The average man learns from bis own experience. The wise man learns from the experi ence of other. 8o with the wise na tion. The experience of other nations 'la the theme of history. - The 8econd Stage. "Sold your car yetr "No." replied the melancholy motorist "I passed that stag lose sfo." "Indeed." Tea, Tm trylof to give U away now," :u;. f tVTr. frvm the t'n: v. 'nrfs. that e nt:iin & pr-'tT uj'p f-r 'ur I'a vui..r. tU'l nv.t ratt so f-r &. t..;, K th- j rr-T o'li.ii lion f our W ffnui-aif. We luuht -.' dr;n The m:; t'ri:i !vte ouii; Kun-i- as t The hi.ti i ri.es that c our ( i 'e tn : i . .ii Th: "i r Sfl,l!lie fr.vs' :ir:,t .f lt;' cl.1 e the most pro- j Jt".! -III. HI of 'Horwail ot;M : ire ihat , tciiii'y to whom we . we the tts'tloll. niust trx to i is the ' cu-.h-u oijuaHy uism a:L Action Mutt 6 Voluntary. i There Us no rolai rosil to t.si.1 .MB !sora:ion. We citn only acscpesh il.is t t.'it. vo'uioary action of our j whole s ..!,. each element lit lr 's.r i in.n to i: 11,1'i.Bs. It is a matter of equality of hunieii : a matter of i.nn i !.!.' saill ::al s'.hs'!' u:!..n at e.'r i !..!it in the .t'lOnxi kilchctiv on the !Vii.i ,l.M.r tal.i.s m.,1 i;, the '. niamiT:ictiir;iu-, wholesale m,. i r.'iaii etal- haietcs of the .,;::;'r. The task l thus in its ess, u,o tac ,i o!y iiii'mdual svri.v of all the .e.i.le Kiery n.up ta siihstiTu... ;.u-l o . it the creat majority of thr.f'y p.s.jile aa vive a liitie aii-l the more ;i. : i olls .-Icaictlts of the tH'l.latOll can ley re.!uct; Pie I,i prod!!.- tl to sii.ipie Imtnj vic i.i : ti 0 result of mtlmtitutmc ..th. ' tit.'l kiv'ii one ih.isii 1 of heat four, tao oiiti.vs. i no.. of sugar and s, la. at week. by. by .-a-h W ll ouii. es of p. rs..i. will. 1 this by one ln,r.as.-,l our n, j w have multiph. tiuti lrsl II. liaVe i Vjsrts to the amount ahsoiuvly r s ur.sl by our allies. This c ans no ui"iY than that we shouhl t-at p'otity, hut eut wisely alcl with, ut waste. KishI cotis, ratloti has other ss-ts of utmost Imjs.rtan.v. Wars must ahl for by sMVitiir. We fiust save In the cousuiai'tion in co:aui...iu. s ami the iM!isuti:,tion of uniuo.! ;,-: la hor In order that we may .hv.it otir mauhissl to the rmy and to the shops. The whole of Kuro. h;,s h.su, n tait.s) ever siiav the war becm lu the ehmiliataiti of waste, the snap: .ti. atloti of life, and the Increase of its Indus trial capacity. Win ti the war is e.-r 'he coiisuniin.- is.wer of the ori! will be reduced by the loss of prosisTlty iitcl tiian power, ami we shall enter a !rt'sl of cot;is.flt'oii without parallel In ferocity. After the war. we must tnaln'aln . u r forell markets If our . Tkins is'ple are to bo .unployed. We shall be in no position to rotn'ti If We cotilinue to live on the same basis of wast,. . ttr..iHirance on which we have lived hitherto. Simple, temperate lUititf Is a moral Issue of the ttrsi order a? any time, and any other basis of conduct .'urine the war be eotiie a wronc iu-a'iist the interest of 'he country ami the 'merest of democracy. The Impact of the f,od shoriiu-c of Vitro.' has knocked at every door of the Knifed State durlni: the past three y.ars. The prices of foods'ults have tiear'y doubled, and the reverberations f f.urope's Iticreasi!,.- shortai.'.. would I tune thuuilered twice .,s iocl'v ,iP. j ,4 (,.nilllfc. year even had we not J entered the war. ! We are t.!av In nn era of hi.-t, l,rl,.s V.. ,, i.,..o.. .... I ' ' .."""nil I'liri ni j '!' h a level a w ill stimulate produc- tton. ror we are faced hv n starving world and the value , f a commod ty to the hungry is greater than Its price. As a result of the world shortage ef supplies, our consumer have niffensH from slecillntlon unit ....ci.,., v.il.. wnje for some klrd- f labor have Increased with the rise In f..d price. In others, it has I n difficult to main tain our high stun, lard of nutrition. I'.y the elimination of wate in a!! classes, by the reduction In the con ump!',oii of f.sHlstuffs by the more for tunate, we shall increase our supplies not only for export but for home, and by Increased supplies we can help in the amelioration of prices. For Better Distribution. Beyond this the duty has been laid upon the f.ssl administration to cn-op-erate with the patriotic men In trade and common e, that we may elltflnnte the evils which have grown into otir system of distribution, that the bur den may fall equitably upon nil by res toration, so far a may be, of the nor mal course cf trade. It Is the purpose of the food lolmlnNtriitlon to us,, ps utmost power nnd the utmost nbllity that patriotism can assemble to ameli orate this situation to such a degree as may be possible. The food administration Is assem bling the bet exiH-rt advice In the country on home economic, on food utilization, on trade practice and trade waste, and on the conduct of public eating places, and we shall out line from time tn time detailed sugges tions, which if honestly carried out by such Individuals In the country, we be lieve will effect the result which we must attain. We are asking every home, every public eating place anil many trades, to sign a pledge card to accept these directions, so far as their circumstances permit, and we are organi7.lng various Instrumentalities to ameliorate secuiBflon. We are ask ing the men of the country who are 7""1 rmtwa in tne nancing tlon 25. regulations, wherever infor of food to sign similar pledge, that mation Is laid before person designat ing th" ,T U o thY ed- Mn that claim, of exemp able, that these directions are followed. , ion or discharge before the loc Our Difficult Language. ; Apropos of the difficulties that onr ' foreign-born friends exp-rlence In lenrnm. r.ni o.- .. . . . a writes - "A h... k,.. . r'.. " ""1,wt',r - In a German family came to m? I said: 'Will ,u borrow " 1 harrowr and when be saw me he said, 'I mean, can I lend It from 1 your" Outlook. ' Dally Optimistic Thought The liberty of the press Is essential to a free government Wedding Custom From France. The custom of wearing orange blos soms st weddings Is of comparative ly recent dute In this country. It came to us, like most other fashions In dress, fron the French, who In their turn derived it from Spain. In the lat ter country It had long obtained, and Is said to have been of Moorish origin. Work and Werker. Usually It Is the worker that la too aoft rather than the work that la too hard. The Youth's Companion. HERALD'S REVIEW of NORTH CAROLINA A Record Of Important Events At The Capitol And Throughout The State, Reported For Herald Readers STATE LICRARiAN 10 BE ELECTED KUMStR OF APPLICANTS FOR PLACE A0 FRIENDS ARE ACTUE. DISPATCHES Domui and Harpenirj That Mara tit Prsgreu of srtn Cai&oina Peo 't. Gathered Arcui.d tn Suit :li'tai. I'.Jlle ita liiJications a-e that tery iH.a iter I'.ovemor l;.. keti r-iirns fi.on i,;.. pr.er.t aojouia la the mountains. huh. will lie in about a couple of week, there will he au election cf a :! librarian to take th pUce of v'apt. M U. Saerrill. who resisnej ua account of adau,i aj;e aaj en feeble.! health. There are a number cf candidates ' for the p'.a.e. the friends ot a. ta are especially active tu the meantime i Miss t'arrie I'louhton, mho hi been the assistant librarian for a loiij while. Is an aspirant for the place aral there are a number of others, i Marshall IVlancey Uaywo.Hi. who wai assistant librarian for a year and was j librarian at the A. (t K rollese for two year, is being urircj for the place. W. K Marshall of the Mu'uat Publishing Company la an aspirant and It is understood, that friends of Col Alei I. Kieids are urclnz him for the place. Stat to Grind Mora Limestone. Willi the mates lni.esi,.ne poses--'i.s mty uiiiea bey. ud Asian ille anal) ting beyond i5 ir .cut caiciuw -arbouate, anoidms to a triple at.aly- a on the part of the Stale Ucinogi i4l Hoard, tlie Statu Uli lh.Ust and the Federal llurcau oi o.ia, i one n-i.sioi.er of Atn.uitare W. A. Ura- liaai is p:xcedi. .j; toward the csuh- Ifeum.'tit of a cr.uiiKia' plant in tho -ear future hawag an output ut luj ioui, per tiay. At li.e last meeting o( the Stale Hoard of A.,n, uiture. .Major Uraliutu ' renin! ed auihonty to oieiaraw uili- ciftiily to t.siauii.sli this plant. Then lae board reuuti'vd the cvuiwissiouvr io have the liuiestoi.c wueie u was eiopoaew to csiaL.ua luc cruslos. analyzed by the siale eoionkal bvard before spending the ei?ia money iu Uie. erection of tho plant. Major Uraii.uu has mad public the analysis vt tae geologual boaid. the state oil chemist and the bureau of Sulla, Wahlufcnoii. The geological hoard found tae calcium carbonate cuiitents of the liioe to be, lu live samples, M.7S per cent ; S.l 34 per .cut; Sii.Ts per lent; S.54 per ctuU, and .til per cent. Mr. I'lummer. the state oil chemist V , . j ., .uo.mi.vu vu mm to contain per cent. ; ., per cent; -s-bl per .ut. The bureau of soils found two iaja- pies to contain our Sti per cent. v..u,, -no ua wane a pet .f the states lime producing qualities n a several years. is viunusiaailC about the present prospect In 1 i 1 3. ... o .ismiwre io maaa . provision for fun Ishing lime to the .o.u.eis ji iuti eiaiu ai cneaper rales, Inder authority then granted, the late secured control of lime deposit In Eastern North Carolina. Work Without Compensation. The designation of persons to take appeals for the government to the dis trict boards in cases of exemption uo. am .arry wiui u rental of of- i tlces or compensation, according to a ! ruling reieiied by Director of Mili tary Enrollment J. i. Mackay, Jr., from the provost marshall general. The ruling follows: "Number 31tiO. Reference person designated to take appeals. It was not contemplated that this designa tion should carry rental of offices or compensation. Where tn your opin ion there is sufficient work to Justfy clerical assistance. urh assistance will be allowed on your recommenda tion. Reference first sentence. sec- board are unmeritortous thi person mar Inform the local board, or If the "lr""'r beeD declJed' hou:d U" " h0U'd ,ak0 appeals in cases where he thinks the government s Interest have uffe4-ed ! by the ctloB of lht bo,rd- ,nould "slder himself rather as one work- ing In oo -operation with the board tha " M "t,orn"r PPrlnai before it- The boards are not courts and their procedure I not controversal. Of course, appeal must be taken in all dependency case." Investigate Miners Death. Deputy Mine Inspector T. P. Browne, of Commissioner Shlpman's office, returned to the city after a trip to Eldorado, in Montgomery county, where he went to Investigate for his department the fatal accident at the Rich-Cog mine on August 7. re sulting In the death ot Griff Parrish, one of the miners. According to his report the accident was In no manner chargeable to the neglect of the min ing concern. Parrish. It seems, was under ground some distance when he tell from a rope and landed on the ISO foot level, 120 feet above bottom. RALEIGH STATE LIBRARIAN RETIRES ON ACCOLNT OF HEALTH. No Vacant Land Thit Fall. "It would be a ise move for every county in the state to adept the motto of '.No. Va.ant Latui Th! Kail.' aay Mr 8. O. Rubino. Assistant Direc tor of the Agricultural Kitension Ser vile. '!ier rye. wheat or oats will not be sown, other cover crops should be put in. Not only is uch a step verv patriotic but It is also very profit able. With wheat at 12 per bushel for next season and with a short rye and cat crop this pant season and hith prices likely to be obtained for these crops, there should be no doubt as to the financial end of the situation. Hut even more important than all that with anitnounia veiling at t'i a unit in some cases, making a li-4 fertilizer worth f 4" to $ti a ton. cover crop this w inter can assist materially in ri'ducinc the amount of nitrcnenou material that should be used. Tha fanner can meet these hii;h price r.eit spring by havinK a crop of tiitro- gen to plow under In th form of green manure rather than In the form of hiKh priced chemicals. The supply of these latter is also liable to be short during the coming year, making them still harder to obtain by the average, farmer. The farmit g public of the state re sponded nobly during the past season by increasing the acreage devoted to fisd crops and they are now busy sav lag perishable finid stuff, liy confin ing these efforts throughout the win ter, putting in land to fall grains, planting winter garden, and feeing that enough cover crops have been put in to do away with the nitrogen bill next season, they will again prove thai they are most patriotic and thorough ly foreslghted." Idle Land Mean Exhaustion. 1,11 turtH In wlnla i n tt. .UM.. ... ..,. (UlHUf .US. Ul (il 1( b(,iri exhausted both winter ,,,, iumn,er-ln summer by growing , crops und In winter by the rains leach- I , PU, valuab!e pUn, ,,., hem, nut before th. cunt. agricultural agents by C. R. Hudson. I Tm.re ig an economic necessity that all i nirrirnltnral lan.l. In th stain hi.i some growing crops on Uiem this fall a!hi wlnter but thP reawn that moM Norta Carollna ,olla fa(llT neH a gllod content of humus is one of the most Important from the standpoint ot the farmer who want sto keep the fertility of his land to the highest point. Humus conies from decayed vegeta ble' or animal matter and from that only. Cover crops In the winter are one of the best agencies for supplying this organic matter. This In turn is - i.nt food and helns to make other foods available for the Dlants. It also improves the physical condition of the oil. These cover crops also w ill this year help in the production of cheap feeds tor livestock. Concentrate and grain feeds of all kinds are going to be high in price, scarce, and much needed by humans. Where there Is home grow ing crop, a good reduction may be made In the amount of grain feeds given. In most ctses the animals may be put on a halt ration of grain when this Is supplemented by a green grow ing crop. Permitting the soil to lie idle thru the winter to equal to robbing It of valuable humus. This is because the rains take pleasure In removing all soluble material. In mild climate like that which prevails In our state during the winter, bacterial activity on nnlnterrupted eqcept In case lf rxtTfmtl' coid "ther' th"e bAC' turn all avallaUe .upplle. Into a form that makes them easily dissolv ed by rain water and carried water. If there was a growing crop to take this material up, It could be turned in to the soil next year In a concentrated j form by plowing under the crop or feeding It to animal as pasturage. New Enterprise Authorized. The Pinehurst Plateau Company, of Plnehurst capital $75,000 authorized and $7,500 subscribed by erecting and operating hotels, cafes and develop ing real estate generally. The incor porator are James Barber, E. J. Barber and A. 9 Newcomb. The Bad tern Telephone Company, of Robersonville, Martin county, capi tal $20,000 authorised and $5,400 sub scribed by 8. U Rosa and others for maintaining rural and town exchange telephone service. The Karamossaat Aeaaaasnaa ftisw I m 1 4ir ! vK-l1' j v- v -c. ; v ! CAPT. MILES 0. SHERRILL. GREATEST HEED IS MARKETING SYSTEI HOLDBACK TO AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT ANO PROSPER ITY OF NORTH CAROLINA. MEET PEEStfil EMERGENCY Stat Food Conservation Commissi) Issues Statement to Bankers, and Business Men. Raleigh -That the airiculturtil de relopment and the rosHsrity of North farolir.a are Sunn held back by tha lack of an adequate and fair ysteta of markets for corn, wheat, oats, bay, beans and ether staple food ami feed stuff is a striking declaration In a statement Issued by th 8tat food Conservation Commissiim to th tup ply merchants, banker and other bus iness men of the State. The Pood Commission for several .'k ha recognized tha great econ- ,ni' Importance of adequate market. not only as a means of meeting th : present emergnecy but a a necessity '' under normal condition. "We cannot expect our farmers to diversify their agriculture and raise a surplus of corn, wheat, oats, hay and other crop unless they can sell these product at fair and eiul'able prices." say the ! statement. "In spite of thi very j evident fact, however, it Is a notorious fact that In the majority of cities and town In this State the merchants have been prone to take advantage of the absence of such markets and pur- ' chase the small amount of products ; offered on a long margin instead of of- : ferlng fair prices and finding a mar ket themselves for the vastly tncreas- , ed amount of products that would re- suit from such a course. This Is a shortsighted policy, and the prosperity not only of our rural sections but of our i (ties and towns as well Is being , throttled- by Its operation. "The big essentisis are: : "First, a disposition to give the i farmer a square deal, to give him ' preference over the farmer of the ! Central West, and, "Second, warehouse space and j equipment for shelling corn, grading and cleaning corn, wheat, oats, bean, j peas and other produ.-t and for ball- ; lug hay. i "Merchant have eicused them selves for their failure to develop a ' market in the past by the statement ! that the farmer did not have his corn, t for instance, properly graded, or even shelled, perhaps. The farmer who has a surplus of only 23 to 2ou or 3i'0 bushels of corn cannot afford to pur- j j ch. ti shellers and graders for so small an amount, yet the possibili ties of production He with the farmers j of this class. The merchant must , ' provide the shellers and grader. j I "The fact that the farmers will p. predate and utilize a fair and ade-! quale market has been demonstrated. even In the questif.neiU Suuth. too often to be I CuinB.vlllo Via. I. . I fair example. Here a market was established by a North Carolinian, by the way. and was able to purchase from the farmer of the community three carloads of corn and two car load of hogs, among other things, the first year. The second year the farm ers of the community produced and sold 20 rarloads of corn and 19 car load of hogs. That was last yar. This year an Increase of more than 100 per cent above these figures Is looked for. What was done at Gainesville. Florida, can be duplicat ed at almost any county seat In North Carolina while large markets should be a normal development In Wilming ton. Charlotte, Raleigh, Asheville, Winston Salem. Greensboro and pos sibly a few other of tha larger busi ness centers of the state." Pirertor B. W. Kilgore of the Agri cultural Extension Service hss ad dressed a letter to 3.000 banker and merchant of the State, calling atten tion to, and embracing, the statement of the Food Commission. Confidence Is expressed that these men will rise to the situation and see to It that better markets are provided than have heretofore been available. Holiness Camp Meeting. Dunn The eighteenth annual Holt ne camp meeting begins at Falcon August 23 and will continue through September 2. Drs. R. E. Erdman. of Ruffalo. N. T.. and A. G. Doner, of Ontario. Canada, will be the leading preachers during the meeting. Pre parations for the entertainment of several thousand visitors are now under way. Julius Culbreth. a Dunn banker, head of the entertainment pommtt'tee and leader of the Holiness movement In this section, will leave this week to complete details. A Mammoth Wheat Yield. Durham. The champion wheat grower of Durham county has reap ed a harvest and the yield reads Ilk the productive efforts ot a West ern grain grower. Joe Tllley, a far er, one mile west of Bahams, sowed one bushel of seed and garnered therefrom 6S 1-2 bushels ot the beard ed crop. A friend and well-wisher of the Bahama farmer Is prone to audge Mr. Tllley when he Intimates that it took two years to get In readi- for the crop. TOCONSERVEPQTATO Officials cf Food Aj.r.irustrat.on Give Advice. Unusual Facilities for Financing Stor age Ha Been Arranged aid Comprehensi e Plan Action U Recommended. - Washingt.ui. Ottvial of the food ituihistratn gave out the following tateiihiit concerning the Men. lying of potato li.vs, esivial!y luiirtiiit Just is. : I Misual facilities fa financing nt.ie age are offered; Ameri.au tat grow er a a result of war erne lit i.ms. The federal reserve system is at their d. lL and farmer ho store their I'.'IT Hitatrt crop In approved l.a-al ware-hous.-. may obtain. Ul. th- ir st.Tiige re.vipt. tsiday limn fn.t ti.eiuU-r bank isf the rs..rve s) stem at a rate Hot ta enve.1 d -r cent. Mr. I,e l. Swest, p..tto r-rt with the f.ssl ad mitilstrati.w. ws lustnitm Mai In ringing this Hatter to the r-sorve boKrls attention. New Kiigland grower bave started a iiH.vem. nt to take advantage of this nilttig to help th, in solve th.-ir market ing pr.rf.leni. The prospect wboh the gr.iw.rs ,4 this group of state face I that of handling ...iiii bushels of itatoei me-tiiith of the entire I hi led States t-M without causing an overstocked market and the result lug Ion of all profit on the crop. The growers conuuutilcateil with liv cal authorities In their rti'tlve state, who In turn laid the situation before the food administration. A con fer.n.e betwevn the grower. b al an thoritte and e.rts fMtu the f.snl admlnlstrtitiou wa held recently lit Boston. Mas. A plan of action was mapped out ut thi meeting which In rludea the following: 1. Marketing of only one third of the crop at harvest time; another third in 1st diiys, or placing In storage and Inter distributed as demand afford oppor tunity; the remaining third to he stored by the grower and marketed throughout the jear. All isilatoe to be graded with can-, taking out cull, cut, crack and eiiy that are bruised. It was recom mended that a wire sortvn grader he Used one ami seven eighths inch mesh for oblong tubers and two-Inch mesh for round oue. Uraded stock then to be placed lu good two -bushel sacks -one hundred and fifteen pounds to the sack and the sacks sewed tightly so as to prevent shucking and bruising. S. Increasing the loud In each rail road cur from the normal isusst lmnd. That tbee cars can be un loaded within ill to ,'!tl hour. of their arrival at destination. 4. That niuiib-lpMlltles and other bodies provide storage for a large quantities us possible at the peak of the harvest. "A storage house." said I.oti I. Sweet, who attend. il this meeting, "such as wUi eonforisj to the reqtilro "' 'aid dowu by the Federal Reserve b, does not call for a Specially coll-sl- d house. There are Itinutner itl.le building, which If properly cleaned, ventilation provided, ati i man li god so as tn maintain a temperature of about ,"W degrees, will answer ad inlrably for this purpose. "Till year the I nlted Slates planted Its imtnto crop from the poorest ipial Ity of seed that ever went Into the ground, and naturally the harvest will be Mitatoes of poor ipiallty. Strict 1 grading, careful packing, common sense storage, and careful shipping un necessary to insure Just returns t the grower who have responded to the president's call for incrensed produc tion of potatoes." , SHE HAD WAYWARD DAUGHTER Neighbor Wa Surprised When She Found Caut of Severe Rebuke Administered by Mother. A lady living In n large apartment ! house relates the following: j "I had occasion one day to visit the j apartment of a neighbor. Such grave and eiirnet tone of remonstrance ! reached my ear, as I approached my ! friend's room, that I hesitated about Intruding. 1 found her winsome young daughter wlsji her, nnd the mother had j evidently been rebuking her. for the I girl's face wa flushed, and there were j tear In her eye. "Come In." said my friend. "I have I finished what I wn aylng to Jenny, and I hope she will remember my wishes." "Ah. these' children those chil dren 1" thought I tn myse'f. How w ny wnrd they are. even gentle thing like Jenny, nnd how tremendous are a par ent's responsibilities! "I have Just been telling her," con tinued my friend, "that she must not wear her evening gloves when she goes shopping in the morning. In the first place, it Is not genteel; nnd In the second place. It Is extravagant." Her evening gloves! And yet, I as- sure you. her tone and expression, and 1 the Impression made on the child. ! would hnve befitted serious wrong- ! doing one that bad Issues In tlm- i and eternity. A Dilemma. "I couldn't get nut of marrying her. When she proposed she said: 'Will you marry me? Have yon any objection' Von see, whether I said 'Ves' or 'No,' she had me." " ' "Why didn't you Just keep silent thenT "I did and she said. 'Silence gives consent and that ended It," Buy Outright, Is War Plan. Washington. Secretary of Com merce Redfteld ntiiionnced thnt the conference representing all Interested departments of ths government has completed Its study of war contracts Where condition of manufacture are particularly Involved the confer ence recommends a Contract In which a specified sum Is awarded a th,. profit on each article. Instead of mak Ing the profit a percentage of the cost This recommendation will do away with the tendency to Increase costs to increase profits. HARVEST WAR CROP DFAPPLES SHORTLY It Will Equal Two Bushels for Every Wan. Woman and Child in the Land. STAPLE FOODS TO ALLIES Metre This Year I "Eat aa Apple and Send a Biacyif Unusual Need Fee HaneMina, Crea May Be Shert ef Help. j The Culted State Is about t har vest Its grs-at war crop .f apple. It equal two bushels to every man. wom an and child In the country, la order ta send a much staple food! as posst hie to our Pghting allies, Americana are urg.sj to use as many apple aa possible. The motto till year Is: "Eat an B pie and send a biscuit." War i!itions also coiifr.wt the apple grower, for there I a aoaMty of picker, and eHroful preparations must now I made to see that this crop I al! safely harvested ami put Into storage. Now Is the time to be gin orgatiUlng picking crews In every apple growing section. A survey of the sltuatioa show that the farmer will need co-operation from business men In the towns and cities round about t which he trade, and which have Just as great an Interest In till crop as the fanner hlmelf. This Is emergency organization work to be taken up Immediately by chaiuhvrs of commerce, board of trade, state and county council of defense, and busi ness men generally. The labor supply to harvest thi crop eslsts right In the cities adjacent to the apple orchard In most caes, hut the draft and demand of fac tories and rallroud for labor have disturbed the normal supply of work ers i!xiti which the farmer usually draw, and It I necessary to rvcru't hew kind of worker. People who have never regarded themselves as ap ple picker may this year be asked to go to the orchard and help get In the crop for patriotic reason. The organization work should take the form of an Immediate survey of labor resources to ne where a picking force 1 to be recruited. Store and factories can often release clerk and workmen for this service If notified In time, latnllles who would like a wit-k or two of vacation In the country with light, healthy outdoor work at satisfac tory wages, may also be induced to Join the picking army. It has been sug gested that the sch sds might be on n ed later this yeur so that boys and girls can be sent to the orchard, but this will nut be necessary In all ruse. One very coed source of pickers can be found among the women's orifutilia tlons of this country. Much is heard about the scarcity of labor, but there Is not as great a scar city as most people Imagine. Worters upon whom the farmer depends In or dinary times have simply been shifted Into other occupations, and war condi tion demand that business men step In. locate other classes of workers who ran be shifted to the orchards for this emergency and see that the funner has plenty of help. The principles of careful fruit pick ing are very simple, and easily under stood. If the farmer can start with two or three experienced pickers nnd spend a little time explaining good picking method to his volunteer he should get excellent results, for these volunteers, while new to the work, will also be people of good average Intelli gence, and the war emergency will ap peal to their Interest so that they will be more than ready to help harvest the crop skillfully. Apple growers aro advised to get In touch with the business organizations In their nearest town, ask that help be given In securing pickers and report the number of pickers needed by them, selves. One of the greatest difficul ties in organizing harvest hands for any crop is that of gathering accurate Information as to how ninny helpers are needed on each frrn and In each township. For lack of such Informa tion It very often happens that one township will be handicapped because It Is without sufficient helper and a township twenty-five or thirty miles away will have a surplus of worker. By ascertaining in advance Just how many worker will be needed In each locality, business organizations will be able to recruit a sufficient force and there will be neither scnrclty nor sur plus In nny section. This year's apple crop calls for spe cial methods of handling. The size of the crop makes It necessary to send only the first-class fruit to market and to see that all second and culls are aold in bulk nround homo or worked op Into by products. There must be great care to see that apples are not exposed to the heat or outditors after picking, but are properly housed In temporary torage places on the farm snd csrefully cooled. The scnrclty of pickers will probably make It neces sary to pick and house the crop first and grade and pack It afterwards. Full directions for handling the fruit will he published later. The great big task Immediately ahead Is that of securing a picking force, and In this work the business msn and the farmer are co-operating o an extent never known before. This la a war crop. It will be harvested with a war orgnnlxatlon. A Call Misinterpreted. H.lB.,l,H,h'!h, J0U Mld onr demanded that yon run for congress r That a what I thought," repn th, cTn 1,f.n!"1,"ei "but Tyt "'noecon eluded that It was my enemies who W"ffnr an easy man to snow Aptly Compared. r;'ln7as"n' A Tar father ' ' i. it nfTn hlra "ke takln' candy from a baby am kind of a roar tha beby'd mak.
Daily Herald (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.)
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