KMITIIFIEU) NEEDS:
A Modern Hotel.
Chamber of Commerce.
JOHNSTON COUNTY NEEDS:
Equal Opportunity for Every School
Child.
Hetter Marketing System.
More Food and Feed Crops.
VOLUME 45-—NO. 32
Johnston County’s Oldest and Best Newspaper - - Established 1882
* * * _SMITHFIELP, N. C., FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 22, 1927 * * *
EARLY BIRDS
--gather the "first feed!” The earlier
you do your Spring Advertising in The
Herald - - the better for your Prosperity
“appetite!”
Phone 10 for rates.
$2.00 PER YE .
Choose J.L. Myatl
Master Farmei
Twenty-Two Johnstoi
County Farmers Nomi
nated; J. W. Stephen
~ son and J. Rufus Creecf
Tie For Second Place
For the past three years State
College has been awarding at
Commencement a certificate of mer
itorious service to one or more
farmers. These men are usually
nominated through the county
farm agent. Since Johnston
county has no farm agent, The
Herald asked that its readers vote
for outstanding farmers sending
their ballots to this publication to
be forwarded to State College. The
response was not as general as it
Was hoped it would be but those
Who sent in lists evidently had giv
en the matter due consideration.
B Twenty-two farmers living in
Various sections of the county were
nominated, John L. Myatt of Smith
fleld route one, receiving the lar
ft't number of votes and there
fore being selected as the master
farmer of Johnston county. J. W.
Stephenson of Smithfield, and J.
Rufus Creech of Smithfield. route
*2, tied for second place, with W.
A. Price of Wilson's Mills, coming*
next,
j»i Others who were nominated were
Albert Whitley, of Selma; Andrew
Brower, of Princeton; Zeb Lassi
ter. of Four Oaks route 4; Na
thaniel Kirby, of Kenly; S. A. Las
siter. of Four Oaks route 4; Chas.
Kirby, of Selma route 1; T. E.
Johnson, Four Oaks route 4; T.
E. Woodall, Princeton route 3; D.
u Glover, Wilsons Mills route 1;
Hilliard Price, Selma; Will H.
Lassiter, Smithfield; W. S. Earp,
Selma route 1; W. E. Atkinson,
Kenly; J. Lib Lee, Benson route
2, Marshall Lassiter, Smithfield
route 1; W. V. Blackman, Benson,
route 2; Henry Underwood, Wil
son's Mills route lj W. H. Flow
er , Four Oaks route 4.
pHUGH RAGSDALE MAKES
RECORD AT STAUNTON
WAYNESBORO, Va., April 18.—
In one of the hardest fought ten
nis matches ever seen in the val
ley of Virginia Fishbumo de
throned the strong S. M. A. team
yesterday. Fishburne scored a de
cisive victory over the visitors by
wining three singles matches and
one doubles match.
Amos defeated Stegar of S. M.
A. in two straight sets. Ragsdale
defeated Steinford of S. M. A. in
straight sets. Burrows lost to
Wallace of S. M. A. by a close
margin in three sets. Walsh de
feated Clark of S. M. A. in three
rets. Amos and Burrows lost to
S. M. A. in a hectic three sets.
Ragsdale, and Walsh decisively
defeated Stegar and Stcinford of
S M. A. in straight sets. It was
in this match that Ragsdale was
Burnuant. This elongated netman
Spras the shining light throughout
the contest. Many times did he do
%vhat seemed to be the impossible
by smashing the ball back at his
opponent at the net. He was at
all times consistent and at his
Service a young Tilder. He was
ably assisted in this match by the
* diminutive Walsh. Amos shares
the honors of the day by leading
with Ragsdale the onslaught upon
' f!. M. A. He was at all times
brilliant.
1 S. M. A. has its strongest team
in years and this team has been
predicted to be the .southern
Champs until defeated by the
strong Fishburne quartet.—Staun
News, April 14.
Tantalizer
There are exactly enough let
ters in the lino below to spell
the name of a person in Smith
field, and if the right one de
ciphers his name and will pre
sent it to The Herald office,
we will present him with a
complimentary ticket to the
Victory Theatre. Tickets must
he called for before the fol
lowing: issue.
Lawrence Stancil recogniz
ed his name last iss-ue.
Todays -i'antailzer:
btoniolnlr
Perfect Attendance
MISS LOUISE BIGGS
Miss Louise Riggs, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Biggs of this
city, has an unusual record as to
school attendance. She has not
missed a day from school nor been
tardy a single time in eight years,
even months and eleven days. In
tact she has a perfect record for
her entire school life, according to
certificates presented from super
intendents of the local school which
she attends. Louise was fifteen
years old on the 15th of January,
and is in the ninth grade. She
nfakes a grade each year with
good marks.
Negroes Run Into
Team Of Mules
Driving Dodge Coupe,
Three Colored Men
Crash Into Wagon and
Crush Mule’s Head
PRINCETON, April 20.—Sat
urday night about nine o’clock a
Dodge coupe, traveled toward
Goldsboro on the highway at the
rate of 60 miles per hour with
three negroes in the car. At Pine
street they ran into a wagon with
two mules hitched to it. Mr.
George Edgerton, owner, was
driving. One of the mule’s head
was badly crushed. The other one
escaped without an injury. The
negroes did not stop but increas
ed their speed. At this time there
were a great many cars passing
and a man driving a Hudson made
an effort to catch the Dodge, and
he did overtake the Dodge six
miles down the highway but just
as he was going to pass the Dodge
the Hudson slung off a tire and
this ended the chase. The Dodge
and the darkies had passed through
uoittsboro before the telephones
could be hitched up for business.
Since the highway from Kenly
to Bentonville has been graded and
opened through Princeton the traf
fic on Saturday and Sunday is im
mense. Hundreds of automobiles
I come from each of these sections
to enter upon highway number 10.
It is not an unusual thing to see
thirty-five automobiles in a line one
immediately behind the other on
Saturday evening and night and
Sunday night.
Rev. Wallace O. Andrews from
Wake Forest College has accepted
the call to the Baptist church and
expects to be here each third Sun
day for morning and night serv
ices. Mrs. Andrews came down
with him Sunday. The church
members are very much pleased to
secure this excellent young preach
er. They realize the fact that a
good preacher does not usually
preach to an empt • house. Every
person in this c immunity is in
vited to come out and hear birr
one time and then they feel reas
onably sure that you will coiru
again without a special invitation
There is still a hope that the Pirn
Level-Sardis and Princeton fielc
may be re-united, even though ii
may require many months to ge'
them together again.
Bedroom Tragedy.
“Hick almost drowned las
night.”
“No! How come?”
“The pillow slipped, the bee
jsproiwJ and he fell into the spring,
-
Liquor Cases In
Recorder’s Court
Most of the Criminal Cas.
es Tried This Week
Had to Do With Intox
icants
Recorder’s court met in regular
session here Tuesday and was con
tinued through Wednesday, the
following criminal cases being
tried:
Louis Atkins, who was charged
with operating a car while under
the influence of whiskey and vi
olating the prohibition law, was
| found not guilty as to possession
of whiskey, but was convicted of
| operating a car in an intoxicated
•| condition. A 60-day road sentence
; was suspended upon the payment
of a $50 fine and the cost. Notice
I of appeal was given.
H. W. Williams, who had been
operating a car without proper
j lig*hts, was assigned to work the
I county roads for a period of 30
days and pay the cost. Capias not
to issue upon the payment of a
i$25 fine and cost.
For the possession of intoxicat
ing liquors, John (Jack) Moye rc
i ceived a $10 fine and was taxed
| with the cost. He was given two
weeks in which to pay.
Lonnie Sanders was found guil
ty of possession of intoxicating
liquors. He was sentenced to the
roads for 30 days and required to
pay the cost. The road sentence
was suspended upon the payment
I of a $10 fine and cost.
For being drunk on a public
highway, John Barbour, Jasper
II utch and John Futch received a
fine of $10 each and were requir
led to pay one-third of the cost
John McLamb, John Henry Mc
Larab, Maggie McLamb and Edith
McLamb were in court for resist
ing an officer. J. H. McLamb was
sentenced to the roads for 60 days
and taxed with one-fourth of the
I cost. The other defendants receiv
[ed a 30 day jail sentence, to be
discharged upon the payment of
one-fourth tile cost each.
Oscar Hargis was in court on
two counts—violating the prohibi
tion law and reckless driving. He
was convicted of reckless driving.
Judgment was suspended upon the
payment of the cost.
Robert Johnson was brought in
on a capias for judgment, or to
show cause why judgment should
no be passed on him in a former
case. The defendant was ordered
| to pay the cost of the capias and
cost of subpoenas.
Arthur Hodges was found guil-.
ty of possession of fvliiskey. A 60
day road sentence was suspended
upon the payment of $50 fine and
the cost and on condition that the
defendant does not violate the pro
: hibition law again in the next two
" - Jasper Godwin, charged with
violating the prohibition law, was
called and .failed. Judgment ni si
sci fa and capias.
Ransom Moore Sanders, for al
lowing his twelve-year-old son to
operate a car on the public high
way and operating car without the
proper license plates, received a
suspended sentence upon the pay
ment of a $10 fine and cost and
on condition that he secure prop
er license within ten days for his
truck.
The state took a nol pros with
leave in the case against Needham
Dunn, who was charged with vio
lating the prohibition laws.
Charlie F. Lawhon was charged
with prostitution and assignation
and aiding and abetting in prosti
tution and assignation. A motion
was made and allowed to dismiss
the ease as to prostitution and as
signation, but the defendant was
found guilty of aiding and abet
ting* in prostitution and assigna
tion. He received a CO day road
sentence and was taxed with the
cost. Capias not to issue upon the
payment of $50 fine and cost. He
gave notice of appeal to Superior
court and his bond was fixed at
$100.
Junior It. A.'s To Meet.
The Junior Royal Ambasadors
will meet at the church Monday
afternoon at 3:30 o’clock. William
Norman Holt, Jr., will have charge
of the program. All the members
are urged to lx* presen',.
FIVE YOUNG WOMEN
WILL GRADUAT1
Five young women from John
ston county will graduate from N
|C. C. W. at Greensboro at thi
I c ommencement exercises to b«
held from June 4 to G. They are
Miss Ruth Parker Brooks o
Smithfielcf, who will receive tin
degree of bachelor of science it
I music: Miss Edna Coates, also o:
this city, Miss Thelma Creech oJ
Benson, Miss Sarah Richardson ol
( layton, and Miss Lucy Wellons ol
1 our Oaks, RFD., all of whoir
will receive the degree of bache
lor of arts. There are 265 mem
bers of the class of 1927.
Arthur Batten
Hurt In Wreck
Two Men Driving Dodge
Coupe Run Into Wagon
In Which He Was Riding
Speeding along highway num
ber 10 Wednesday night, a Dodge
coupe driven by Messrs. L. F.
Johnson and P. F. King of Wake
county, crashed into a wagon near
the Grantham place about two and
a half miles west of here and in
jured the driver of the wagon and
the mules.
According to information re
ceived here, the car ran into the
wagon driven by Mr. Arthur Bat
ten about nine o’clock, wrecking
the wagon and tearing the body
of the car from the wheels. The
car was a complete wreck. The
drivers of the car were badly cut
about the face and head.
Officers soon arrived on the
scene. Deputy Sheriff J. O. Elling
ton put Mr. Batten into his car
to bring him to the Johnston
County Hospital for treatment,
while a traveling man who stop
ped at the scene of the wreck,
brought the other injured men who
were said to be bleeding: profusely
from their cuts. When they reach
ed the hospital, however, they re
fused to stop, and made their es
cape before they could be check
ed in their flight.
Mr. Batten is still in the local
hospital. An examination revealed
bruises and lacerations about his
body, and it is feared that his left
hip is fractured. He was very
painfully hurt and is still unable
to move himself in bed.
Mr. Batten lives on the farm of
Mr. D. B. Hamilton. He had been
near Clayton to get a cow which
he had bought, and was returning
home when the accident occurred.
The wrecked car was examined
by the officers for whiskey, but
none was found. The reckless driv
ers have not yet been apprehend
ed.
MISS GARRISON II AS CU B
MEETING AT FOUR OAKS
TOUR OAKS, April 20.—Last
1 hursday afternoon, Miss Minnie
Lee Garrison, home demonstration
agent, held an initial club meet
ing in the kitchen of the Metho
(list church.
Due to illness in town and lack
of sufficient advertising only a
few ladies were present. However,
Miss Garrison gave numerous and
helpful suggestions in regard to
the production of fresh, fertile
eggs, the food value of eggs and
how they may be preserved in
water glass and thus have fresh
eggs the year round. She then
prepared four different dishes
made from boiled eggs combined
with other things.
Before the ladies adjourned they
decided to meet regularly, the
time being every second Thursday
afternoon after the first Monday
of each month. The next meeting
is to be held then on the twelfth
of May at three o’clock in the
kitchen of the Methodist church.
At this time a real club will be
organized and plans for future
work will be made. Miss Garrison
plans to give some helpful sug
gestions in regard to some phase
of club work which will be worth
while indeed. It is hoped every
woman and young lady in towr
will take advantage of this oppor
tunity to improve their homes anc
thus produce better citizens foi
the coming years. Again they an
urged to attend this second meet
ing as well as all others and be
come a real club worker.
The eternal triangle usually
ends up in a wreck-tangle.
Cotton Affair Is
Proving Populai
The Movement To En
throne King Cotloi
Meets Hearty Responsi
As It Is Presented tf
Various Clubs
The plans for enthroning King
Cotton in Johnston county, which
are being developed by the Count}
Council of home demonstration
work together with other clubs oi
the county, promise now to re
sult in something that will mean
not only an enjoyable social event
but in the consumption of more
cotton goods.
The movement is stressing the
wearing of more cotton clothes, and
the using of cotton house furnish
ings. Fifteen or more prizes have
already been secured from manu
facturers and local merchants for
various types of cotton (fresses
which will be exhibited, and more
are expected to be added as soon
as others are heard from, accord
ing to the county home agent,
Miss Minnie Lee Garrison, who is
bending* every energy for the suc
cess of the occasion.
The affair will be staged on
May 6th, and will be held in the
afternoon and evening. The eve
ning program will be for the
pleasure of King Cotton and var
ious clubs will put on stunts for
his entertainment.
Three attractive prizes have been
secured for the best three stunts,
which represent a value of not
iless than ten dollars each.
| The general committee will meet
tomorrow and plan subcommittees,
announcement of which will be
made in the next issues of the
county papers. The selection of
a place to hold* the exhibit will be
decided at this time.
LK)cal organizations are taking
a keen interest in the movement,
as well as the home demonstra
tion clubs of the county. An in
teresting feature of the occasion
will be exhibits showing the num
erous things that are made from
cotton. This is not simply a
movement sponsored by woman’s
clubs, but the men are also join
ing in and working to help make
it a success, and if the plans un
derway are not hindered by bad
weather or some other unforeseen
obstacle, the recrowning of King
Cotton will be a gala occasion.
SELMA GIRL IS ON
VARSITY TEAM
SELMA, April 20.—Selma is
justly proud of the achievements
nf her boys and girls who have
gone out into the various schools
and colleges. The following, clip
ped from a Greensboro paper will
be of especial interest to the many
Iriends in Johnston county of Miss
Mary Evelyn Parker, who is a
first year student at N. C. C. W.:
“Announcement of the names of
the members who constitute the
varsity basketball team of North
Carolina college was made yester
day evening at 6:15 o’clock in
South dining hall at a supper giv
en by coaches and managers of
the several teams on the campus.
“All members of the class teams
were present to enjoy the supper,
listen to and take part in the
songs by various students and
hear the spokesman. Miss Joanna
Dyer, of the department of phy
sical education, name the winners
of places on the varsity.
“In the following- are the names,
positions, classes and addresses of
the members: Miss Grace Hankins,
l ight forward. ‘29, Winston-Salem;
-Miss Olive Brown, left forward, ‘28*
Wilmington; Miss Christine Hu
taff, center, ’28, Fayetteville; Miss
iiula Dowd, side center, ’27, Can
dor; Miss Hazel Kearns, right
guard. ’28, Farmville, and Miss
Mary E. Parker, left guard, '30
Selma.
Juniors, it will be observed
took three places on the team, anc
a senior, a sophomore and a fresh
man secured the other three posi
tions.”
No Such Luck.
Mistress: ‘‘I saw the milkmai
kiss you this morning. I’ll tak<
the milk in myself after this.”
Janet: ‘‘It won’t do you anj
good, mum. He promised me hi
would kiss no one but me.”
Arkansas Levee
Suddenly Break*
Flood Disaster Menaci
Grows; Brief Summan
of Worst Flood Thi
Mississippi Area Ha:
Known /
MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 20.—
The menace of flood disaster ir
the Lower Mississippi Valley in
creased tonight as Arkansas fell
anew the scourge of the swelling
waters and guardians of defense
in another state along the great
river doubled their efforts to save
lives and property in the fertile
lowlands.
Hurdling the levee of the White
River at Clarendon, Ark., the rac
ing waters early today surged
through that town of 3,000 and
changed its streets into foaming
whirlpools, where boats, men, an
imals and swaying houses were
tossed about in tragic disorder.
Reports of heavy loss of life to
tardy residents of the lower sec
tions went unconfirmed until re
lief agencies could explore the
stricken town.
Driven by a break in the Ar
kansas River a few miles North
west of Little Rock, the swell
ing floods charged down in a di
minishing wall upon the town of
Levy and moved on to increase the
wide inundation in North Little
Rock, across the mad stream from
the capital city.
The Little Rock municipal water
plants was abandoned late today
when its protecting dyke, held for
two days by an heroic band of
men, became a sieve through which
hostile elements sifted. Three or
four days’ supply of the healthful
I water remained in the city’s res
[ervoir.
Along the hundred mile stretch
of the St. Francis River basin, be
tween New Madrid, Mo., and Hel
ena, Ark., inhabitants of a score
of towns and of the productive
farm lands were making prepara
tions for the increment of waters
which moved Southward through
and over the St. John’s Bayou Lev
ee.
Meanwhile, disease 'appeared
among refugees in camps at
Wynne and Parkin, Ark., where
high waters of the St. Francis
have driven hundreds of fugitive
farmers and their families. Gov
ernor Martineau, at Little Rock,
was told that there were 250 cases
of measles, 250 of whooping cough
and 50 to 75 sick with mumps in
the camp. National Guard author
ities ordered its medical depart
ment to dispatch relief groups at
once to the stricken points. Isola
tion camps are to be established.
“By authority of the Secretary
of War,” the chief engineer mes
saged by wireless, "you are here
by directed to slow down at least
half and keep as far away from
the levee line as possible.”—Asso
ciated Press.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF'
FLOOD SITUATION
States affected. Arkansas, Mis
souri, and Mississippi, and to
lesser extent Illinois, Kentucky,
and Louisiana.
Estimated area inundated: 4,
000,000 acres, or 0,250,000 square
miles.
Estimated homeless. 50,000 per
sons.
Persons affected: lOOflOO, di
rectly or indirectly.
Lives lost: Impossible estimate,
more than dozen known dead.
Property loss: Not estimated,
tut far into the millions of dol
lars.
Worst sufferer: Arkansas, with
most of its lowlands inundated.
Persons homeless in Arkansas:
Upward of 20,000.
Cities hardest hit: Clarendon,
Pine Bluff, Little Rock, and num
ber smaller communities.
Other results: Epidemic in two
Arkansas refugee camps; rail
traffic and wire communication de
moralized: cities cut off from the
outside: schools closed and threat
ened breaks of other levees on ma
jor streams in the state.
Relief measures: American Rei
Cross; federal, state and city gov
ernments cooperating in rescuins
homeless, establishing camps am
caring for refugees. Nations
guard troops, members America:
Legion and Boy Scouts doing pu
-NEW SEAGRAVES FIRE
TRUCK IS TESTED OU1
The new Seagraves fire truck
,| which was recently purchased b;
town, was tested out Monda;
'and it more than measured up ti
Jthe requirements. Mr. J. R. Jolly
' factory engineer, made the tes
r and Mr. H. T. Freeman, of Atlan
. ta- Ga-> inspector, witnessed thi
'experiment.
’I The test was made at Holt’s
null between here and Princeton
According- to Mr. Jolly, the pumi
operating for two hours with 12(
pounds of pressure pumped 761
.gallons of water per minute. Ir
.. half hour period with 200 pound.
of pressure it pumped 481 gallons
a minute. The engineer and in
spector were well pleased with the
showing the truck made.
A picture of this truck will ap
pear in an early issue of the
Herald.
To Ship Another
Car Of Poultry
Selma Kiwanians and
Merchants Pleased with
First Attempt; Contem
plate Shipping Car of
Hogs
SELMA, April 20.The success
with which our first poultry car
was received has prompted us to
make arrangements with the State
Bureau of Markets in Raleigh to
ship a poultry ancf egg car once
each month from Selma. This
t car will be in Selma on Saturday,
April 30, to buy, as before, all
classes of poultry for cash at the
car door. Due to the desire of the
farmers we have arranged this
jtime, and will at each succeeding
car, buy eggs for cash. In doing
this the farmers must realize that
eggs of good weight, clean and
fresh will bring a price superior
to culls.
It is the desire of the Kiwanis
club and merchants whose names
appear on the advertising to fur
nish a cash market for any sur
plus commodities which are held
04, the farm. To this end any far
mer who wishes to avail himself
of this help will please notify J.
N. Wiggs, chairman of the poul
try committee, as to the nature
and amount of the commodity
which he wishes to sell. It is de
sired to ship a car of hogs as soon
as enough farmers will notify Mr.
Wiggs to make it possible.
FOUR OAKS STUDENTS
IN TRIANGULAR DEBATE
FOUR OAKS, April 18.—The lo
cal school here entered the tri
angular debate which was held
over the state Friday night. Four
Oaks debated with Black Creek
and sent Miss Lucile Stanley and
Mr. Clarence Woodall there to up
hold the negative side of the
query: “Resolved, That the Cur
tis-Rced Bill Should be Enacted.”
They presented their debate in an
unusually creditable manner but
lost to Black Creek. Black Creek
sent two debaters here to repre
sent the negative side of the query
against Miss Josie Barbour and
Mr. William Britt who upheld the
affirmative side. Four Oaks lost
here also but their speakers de
serve a great deal of credit for
defending their side of the query in
such a splendid manner.
Services At Barbour’s Chapel
Services at Barbour’s Chapel
Advent Christian church will be
conducted by Evangelist A. E.
Bloom, of Chicago, 111., and the
pastor comfmeneing- on Monday
night, April 25. and continuing
through the first Sunday in May.
Services only at night.
Elder Bloom is a successful pas
tor as well as an evangelist of
great ability. Come out and heai
him.
J. O. BAKER, Secretary.
Four Oaks, N. C.
lice and guard duty.
Outlook: Even higher stage
forecast as cloudbursts and heav;
rains, principally in Arkansas
added more water to that alread;
in sight. River stages at man,
places already highest on record.
Probable duration: New Orlean
weather bureau estimated fro::
two to four weeks before floo
waters will pass that city.—Assn
ciateil Press.
H. P. Stevens f
Thinks Competing W
Cotton Farmers ot t;
Texas Plains Will
! Harder Each Year F
H. P. Stevens, who travels o
the cotton section of the Uni'
States in the interest of a >
\ork cotton firm, writes inter
ingly to The Herald concern
the cotton situation in T<
around Lubbock, Texas. He say
is hard for one to appreciate
situation unless he has had
privilege of seeing* that vast t
pire of Western Texas, but si .
gests that the next best thing
to locate the town on a big \\
map:
Mr. Stevens further writes:
It has only been within the pa
ten years that it was even though'
possible to grow cotton, succc
fully, within a radius of 125 m
of Lubbock. Now this is the <
ton center of that vast plains r
ion, which in the past year pro
duced almost 40 per cent as muc
cotton as the entire state of Nor
Carolina produced.
Cotton is grown in that ter
tory without the use of commc
cial fertilizers. One man can ea
ily cultivate 150 acres. No choi
ping but plowing it with a four
horse cultivator from to to thr
times is t*he method of cultiv
tion. During the past season
sled for gathering cotton was i
troduced in that section and wit.
the sled, a man using two mult
can gather eight to ten acres .
day.
In
N. C. Growers
tuiiuuions sucn as we nr
in that western territory, our fa
mers are going: to find the ta
of competing in the raising of cc
ton growing harder each year. JD
versification, rotation of crops, e- -
riching the soil by planting lee
urni-nous crops and paying mar
ed attention to the growth of b' -
ter staple cotton, in my opinior
our only salvation.
Mr. Stevens encloses an ai
de written by a friend, H.
Blocker of Lubbock, Texas, wl
was published recently in the “C
ton Trade Journal of New
leans,” and which is herewith <
ied:
In behalf of the South in g
eral and Texas in particular I
lieve this is a good time to sa;
word about cotton acrenp-o n
the Plains country another seas
We are being asked daily, “W:
is your estimate of intended ac
sge reduction in your territory
Our answer is, probably no red
tion and possibly a constdera
increase in certain areas. To
average cotton man and layn
this seems a ruinous policy,
if it will serve the purpose
casusing a drastic cut in cot
acreage over portions of the So*
and the black land sections
Texas in particular where the •
of production is much higher -t
here, it will stand justified.
It should be remembered t..
there is a vast, untouched expa
of virgin land out here that
produce cotton and lots of it. 1 ,
jis no longer a matter of exp
mentation. The South PI; ...
Counties have produced this y
their banner year, an aggrt
of 475.000 bales. It is true
is scarcely a drop in the bu.
when compared to the total .
of the South, but there are 1
ally millions of acres of raw
here capable of producing co+
and the potentialities are grt:,
Turn to page eight, please^
AUNT ROXIE SAYS
By Me—I
“Cullud folks goes Nawtl '*
droves, and comes back in noud/'