. Cutts Shares Birthday Honors RALEIOH. — Seventy Meredith CoHege students and faculty mem bers whose birthdays occur in Sep tember and October were guests of honor at special birthday tables in the cohere dining hah Wednesday evening. [ These monthly parties are an ac tivity of the social committee of the Baptist Student Union, of which Rosalind Knott of Oxford, social BACK SEAT DRiViNG UCENSE An English woman was fined for back-seat driving without a iicense! She was operating the back seat posi tion of a bicycie buiit for two. Have you tried one of our bank accounts buiit for two? A joint account is a big convenience to many couples. Union National Bank Oxford, N. C. DC MOT TURN { \N)TH THE SUMMER' '0 (Proof Next Week) Do yourself a good turn by letting* us explain to you the many advantages of sound, non-assessable Mutual In surance protection. 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The guests' tables were decorated wtth candlelit cakes and placecard favors In the Halloween motif, and the student body wished them Hap py Birthday in sot*: Betty Jo Smith of High Point presented a program of vocal music during the dinner. The honor guests Included Jane Cutts of StovaV. -LA-a GBANVMJUS DISTINGUISHED BAB (Continued from Page 1) Sidney W. Minor- and his son. Wll, liam M. Hicks. Mr. Hicks was a major on the staff of Governor Kitchen and at torney for Granville County. He was a frequent contributor to th& press, mostly on historical subjects, and had written a history of Gran ville County but died before he could have it published. Alexander J. Fetid 1M4-1M2 Alexander Jones Feild was born In Warren County. March 9, 1864, and died in New York January 7, 1942. He was a grandson of Thomas Biount Littlejohn, who once *owned the land on which Oxford is built, and so a nephew of James T. Lit tlejohn mentioned earlier in this article. Mr. Feild attended Homer School and was graduated by the Univer sity of North Carolina in 1885. He read law under Robert Watson Win ston, and in 1888 began the prac tice of his profession in Oxford in oartnership with Beverly S. Roy ster. He was private secretary of Governor W. W. Kitchen and edi tor and publisher of the State Journal at Raleigh. Later he serv ed under President Woodrow Wil son at Washington as attorney for the United States Shipping Board. In New York he was associated with the law firm of Davie, Auer back & Cornell, and at the time of his death was attorney for the Episcopal Church Mission House in that city. Heverty s. ttoyster 1865-1929 Beverly Sampson Royster was born in the Wiiiiamsboro section of Vance (then Granviiie) County January 17, 1865, and died at Ox ford November 16, 1929. After at tending schools near his home and the Homer Academy at Henderson, Mr. Royster came to Oxford and for a while was a clerk for and after ward a partner of the late John G. Hall, druggist. He read law under Robert Watson Winston and was admitted to practice in 1888. He continued actively in his profession in Oxford until his last sickness. For a short while in his earlier days at the bar he was associated with Alexander J. Field and later with his brother-in-law Franklin P. Hobgood, Jr., and still later with L. C. Edwards, and then with his son, B. 8. Royster, Jr. Mr. Royster was mayor of Oxford for several terms. He was active iii politics as well as in fraternal and military organizations. He becamb head of the Masonic order and at the same time of the Odd Fellows in North Carolina. At the time of his death he was national head of the Woodmen of the World. In the military world he rose to the head of the North Carolina National Guard, having served at two differ ent periods as adjutant general of that body. Mr. Royster left three sons, Bev erly S. Royster, Royal! H. Royster, and Thomas 8. Royster, all of whom followed in the profession of their father and will be mentioned further on in this article? Henry M. Shaw Henry M. Shaw was a son of Capt. W. B. Shaw of Henderson, who was a non-resident associate of the son in the practice of law in Oxford. Mr. Shaw was bom just af ter the close of the Civil War; He lived in Oxford for many years and was at one time grand master of the Odd Fellows of the state. In addi tion to his law practice he was the proprietor of the Hemshaw Hosiery Mill here and was connected with the buggy business when that busi ness was Oxford's most Important manufacturing industry. Mr. Shaw moved to Tampa, Fla., in 1925, and died there April 18, 1926. Walter F. Stradley 1867-1944 Walter P. Stradley was born De cember 26, 1867, in Wake County, son of the Rev. Joshua A. Stradley of Oxford, and his wife, the for mer Miss Mary Fowler of Wake County. He was educated at thd Homer School and Wake Forest College and studied law at Harvard University. He went west and his services as an exceptionally elo quent orator were utilized as an elector in California in one of the presidential campaigns of Grover Cleveland. After returning to his old home town he became toWn clerk, an office he filled most ef ficiently for many years Immedi ately preceding his death. Alexander S. Lanier 1869-1942 - Alexander Sidney Lanier was bom August 3, 1869, and died in Washington, D. O., April 6, 1942. He was a son of that great lawyer M. V. Lanier and so a brother of ThomweU Lanier. Most of his prac tice was dohe first in Richmond, Va., then for the United States gov ernment in Washington and as as sistant to the attorney general of the Philippines. His opinion on a knotty legal question which de layed for some years the building of the railroad to Dickerson is said hy some to have opened the way for the completion of that important — link. Mr. Lanier was a capapi in World War I and later was commissioned major in the Officers Reserve Corps. His body iies in Arlington National Cemetery. (To Be Continued) Top Com YieMs To Earn Prizes Bonds with Maturity Vaiue Of $400 To Be Awarded !n Contests Highest corn yields will win North Carolina farmers sayings bonds with a maturity value of $400 in the State's I960 com contest. The highest official yield in recent years was 148 bushels per acre, ac cording to Dr. E. R. Collins, exten sion agronomist at State College Collins says that yields of 125* to 140 bushels usually win the district contests, and sometimes even the state competition. He explains that only harvested and weighed yields will be accepted for entry in the contest, and that shocked or har vested corn cannot be entered. Farmers desiring to enter the con test should be careful to see that their acre of com is harvested by a committee representing agricul- , tural agencies and businessmen.! with a chairman from outside the county. The acre must be measured i by a county surveyor, a licensed ' surveyor, or a person recommend ed by the county PMAqhairman. Yields above 148 bushels can be disqualified by the state committee unless a member of the committee is present at the harvest. Certifica tion of any yield may be disquali fied for non-compliance in regard to any regulation. * Farmers making an estimated yield may determine the moisture content of their com by sending one pint of shelled com in a sealed container to Clyde Ootriher, Ricks Hall, State College, Raleigh The North Carolina Foundation Seed Producers, me., is making available $100 in bonds to the high est producer on one acre of land in the state. In addition, a $100 bond will be awarded to the highest pro ducer ip each of three areas. Dial 9483 when you nave news. Use Phosphate With Alfalfa at Planting Annua! topdressings wil] hardly be needed if aifaifa is fertilized with enough phosphorous at plant ing time, in the opinion of W. W. Woodhouse. Jr., soii scientist with the North Carolina Experiment Station Phosphorous, potash and nitrogen are the three main ele ments needed in fertilizing new al falfa. The reason phosphate lasts a long time, says Woodhouse, is that it does not; leach out of the soil as does potash. Neither do the plants take up more phosphorus than they can use efficiently. Woodhouse has conducted several tests In which original application of phosphorus was still boosting al falfa yields three to five years lat er. In one such test, three different plpts were treated in 1943 with "no phosphorus," "40 pounds of phos phorus" and "160 pounds of phos phorus" per acre. Five years later, in 1948, the yield of hay from these plots were 5,863,6,383 and 7, 009 pounds per acre, respectively. These results, says Woodhouse, suggest the practice of applying a high rate of phosphorus at seeding and then maintaining 4his with oc casional light top dressings. As with many other plants, alfal fa is very sensitive to the phospho rus level during the time it is be coming established. The young seedlings seem to get a big boost from this material. Woodhouse recommends using from 700 to 1,000 pounds of a 2-12 12 fertilizer per acre in starting al falfa. Between 25 and 35 pounds of Sherwin Williams Faints at New Low Prices Now—You can paint the average house for 350.00—2 coats, too. Let Samuel Davis Hardware figure with yon on that paint and SAVE, SAVE. 8AVE! O 28 ea fri tf J. M. ROYSTER Genera! Insurance Agency Dial 993 or 753 Fire. Life. Haii. Auto. Hospital < agricultural borax should bo added to this, since aifaifa responds to smai! amounts of borax. a .- ' < " -.. - . — BuHetin Issued On Growing Lawns Up-to-date information on lawns is contained tn a new State College Extension Service bulletin issued this week. Written by John H. Har ris. extension horticultural special ist, and Douglas S Chamblee, re search agronomist, ;'the 16-page pamphlet gives advice on fertiliz ing. seeding and managing lawn#. Single copies of the publication circular No. 292, "Carolina Lawns'* —are free on request, and can be had from either the county farm agent or the home demonstration [agent. Copies may also be obtained by writing to the Agricultural *Edi i tor. State College Station, Raleigh. Harris and Chamblee give a list, of lawn grasses Recommended for ! various zones in North Carolina. [The grasses, all of which are de scribed. include common Bermuda, .Kentucky MUegrass, carpet grass, centipede grass, tall fescue, African Bermuda and manila grass. Sherwin-WHllams faints at New } Low Prices Now—Ton can paint the average house for $50.06 — r coats too. Let Samuel Davis Hard ware figure with you on that point and SAVE. SAVE, SAVE! O 2! ea frl M } The authors also offer detailed suggestions on preparation M land, fertilisation, seeding, watering and mowing. They give special instruc tions on overseeding with Italian ryegrass for winter lawn. , Dial 3463 when you have news. I Weeds 'Cause serious losses in : seedting alfalfa Some of the most ! serious weed pests of alfalfa include chickweed, ragged robin or bache lor's buttop, and various annual grasses. ..— --- Dial 9463 when you have news. USTEN TO RAD!0 STATION Every Saturday Evening at 7:05 and hear by transcription John Charles Thomas' famous rendition of "The Lord': Prayer" Brought to you each Saturday evening by MWMMgy /******#/ T&e f/. S. Pepf. o/ /iyricM^Mre Hay# . . . "The e!mp!est and ^afest way to prov!de the d!etary eeeent!a!e and to !neure norma! growth !e to make m!!k the baa!a of the ch!!d^ dfet." P