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SIX PAGES TODAY NUMBER 20
Floors Case Continued Until Jui
Term; Other Cases Disused (
Since Thursday
The second week of Superio
court ior the trial of crimina
cases convened here yesterda,
morning with Judge Claytoi
Moore presiding.,
On Thursday of last week tin
Floors case, in which the defend
ant is charged with the killing
of the little boy of Mr. and Mrs
C. H. Johnson, was continued
until the June term of criminal
court. The case was placed at
the top of the calendar on Tues
day of that term.
Matthew Avera was in court on
Thursday charged with larceny.
At the close of the evidence of
fered by the state F. H. Brooks,
attorney for the defendant, de
murred to the evidence and ask
ed the court to direct a verdict
of not guilty. The motion was
allowed and the defendant was
discharged from custody.
G. A. Wadsworth was
in
worthless check. The court at
the close of evidence directed a
verdict of guilty said directed
verdict being based upon admis
sions by the defendant while on
the witness stand. The defend
ant was discharged upon payment
of the cost of this action and was
given until the December term
to pay the cast,.
Claude .Byrd. charged with
fraud, before the conclusion of
the evidence by the state entered
a plea of nolo contendre. and
prayer for judgment was con
tinued until the December term
when, if he shall have paid UK
cost. he may be discharged. If
he fails to do so. he shall upon
request of the solicitor be ar
rested and caused to serve such
sentence as the then presiding
judge may impose.
The jury in the case state vs.
Ira Baker, charged with violat
ing the prohibition law. returned
a verdict of not guilty.
Charlie Boykin, charged with
the attempt to burn a house, en
tered a plea of nolo contendre at
the close of the evidence and
was sentenced to jail and assign
ed to work the roads of John
ston county. At the end of five
months the rest of the term may
be suspended and remain sus
pended for two years provided he
show good behavior.
Kemp Starling was in court
with two charges against him—
that of violating the prohibition
law and that of giving worthless
checks. In the first case prayer
for judgment continued until June
term upon condition that the de
fendant appear at or before that
term and pay the cost of the
action. If he fails to comply he
shall, at the request of the solic
itor. be arrested and required to
abide by the judgment as the
then presiding judge may impose.
In the second case the defend
ant. entered a plea of guilty and
prayer for judgment was contin
ued until the June term provided
he appears at or before that time
and pay the'cost of the action.
Willie Hill, charged with aban
donment and non-support, enter
ed a plea of nolo contendre and
prayei for judgment was con
tinued until the December term
upon condition that $50 be now
P»cHU U1I iroi ctliu lipUJl UllUltT
condition that he pay the balance
of cast at the said December
term.
In the state vs. Cap Raynor
and Mrs. Lovitt Raynor, charged
with housebreaking and larceny.
Cap Raynor entered a plea ol
nolo con tend re at the close ol
the testimov of the state’s pros
ecuting witness. J. S. Allen, tin?
defendant was sentenced to be
confined to jail for a term of
nine months. The state took a
nol pros as to Mrs. Raynor.
W. E. Allen was in court
charged with disposing of crops.
He entered a plea of nolo con
tend?)' and prayer for judgment
was continued until the June
term on condition that the cost
be paid on or before the said
term.
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Cotton field on the farm of C. P. Ellis of Clayton. N. C. This cotton was fertilized with 500 pounds
| of Acid Phosphate, 100 pounds of Muriate of Potash and 100 pounds of Chilean Nitrate of Soda per
j acre at planting time. In addition. 200 pounds of Chilean Nitrate was applied as a side dressing at
j chapping. This field produced 2295 pounds of seed cotton an acre on 6.4 acres, last year.
Speaks at Hot!* Morning and live
ning Services on ilymnology
and Church Music
Two congregations last Sunday
filling the main auditorium and
overflowing it, into the annex at,
night, heard Dr. Hubert M. Potent
of Wake* Forest, at the Baptist
church here in two able address
es on hymnology and church mu
sic. The pastor. Rev. S. L. Morgan
in introducing him stated that
the coming of Dr. Poteat in the
interest of high class church mu
sic was in line with the effort
which the church is putting forth
to make the church a model by
the end of the first century of its
history, in 1932. At night the
Methodist, congregation called in
its service in order to hear Dr.
Poteat. the subject being one in
which lie has won wide recog
nition as an authority. An attrac
tive feature of both services* was
his singing with great effective
ness. as he played his own ac
companiment.
The addresses aimed to con
vince his audience that it dis
honors God and desecrates the
place of worship and even de
grades the worshiper to bring
into the services of the church
the frivolous ditties sung by a
great number of churches, espec-,
ially in their Sunday schools. Ho
showed at the piano that much
of the music relished for its ‘pep'
by many Sunday schools and
Sunday evening congregations is
simply the ragtime and jazz and
jingle brought in with hardly any
disguise from the cheapest mo
tion picture theaters and dunce
halls. Such, music, instead of be
ing an aid to worship, he holds
to be often positively immoral ir.
its nature and demoralizing to
character. The worst phase of the
evil he- declares to be the use of
is most hurtful—in the Sunday
school. There many insist that
swiftly moving ditties must be
sum? on the false theory that
children are incapable of appre
ciating fine hymns and music*,
and require songs with ‘pep.
This he regards as a most tragic
blunder, for if the children are
not trained in the Sunday .school
to appreciate anything better
than jazz and ragtime they will
later go into the church demand
ing the same trash they lear,‘“' <
to relish in the Sunday school.
This demand for trashy music
and hymns in church services
Dr. Pot,eat. attributes to two
main causes. First, is the degrad
ing of the popular taste in mu
sic through contact, of the pub
lic with cheap dance 1 Its and
picture theaters, which destroy?
all relish for music that is real
and elevating. The other can » is
the cupidity of conic > • and
| publishers of the fr ype of
I Sunday school an., en li mu
| sic. For lire sake of pr Tit they
lesorl to disgraceful methods of
getting their frivolous c ai ; books
into the churches, which they
pour out in a never-ending flood.
Dr. Poteat denied vigorously
that children or the average con
gregation of adults cannot soon
be brought to appreciate noble
hymns and fine hymn music. lie
gave a convincing demonstration
of the greater appeal carried by
the great hymns to even the av
erage individual, by contrasting
certain of the great hymns and
tunes with those of a frivilous
JAILER MAKES STATEMENT
There seems to 1).' some mis
understanding concerning the es
cape of Dean Gaffney, the negro
who fell to his death from the
top of the jail last week. I wish
to state that Gaffney was un
der the lock and key at all
times and that he made his es
cape to the top of the jail
through a hole which he made
hi the ceiling. lie was released
in the corridors of yie jail while
the cell: were being scrubbed.
W. T. DAVIS. .Jailer.
The Democratic State Con
vention will be held in Raleigh
on Thursday, July 3. This was
’he decision made by the Dem
ocratic State Executive commit
tee in session in Raleigh Thurs
day night. The meeting which
lasted only about- n-.i»sv minutes
was harmonious in a marked de
gree. Charlotte. Greensboro and
Durham extended invitations for
the state convention but the vote
• as overwhelmingly for Raleigh
and the vote %■«.-„« made unani
mous. Precinct meetings were
called for Saturday, June 21. two
weeks after the primary, and all
Democratic county conventions
will be held on Saturday. June
28. The roll call to establish a
quorum showed 115 of the 122
members present in person or by
proxy. The members from the
Fourth District of which John
ston county is a part include
the following: W. D. Siler. Pitts
boro; Mrs. C. N. Bray. Siler
City; E. H. Malone. Louisburg;
Mrs. C. S. Williams, Franklin
ton; Dr. J. C. Braswell. Whit
akers. Mrs. B. J. Downey. Nash
ville: R. G. Kittrell and Mrs. R.
G. S. Davis. Henderson; Dr.
John B. Wright and Mrs. Pal
mer Jerman. Raleigh: Sam T.
Honeycutt and Mrs. T. J. Las
siter, Smitlifield.
DELEGATES TO
district conferi:\oi:
At ‘hr. second quarterly con
ference lor this year held at the
Centenary Methodist church here
ncenily the follow ms delegates
were elected to represent the lo
cal church at. the Raleigh dis
trict. conference which meets at
Wended April 23 and 24: W.
H. L.vqn. G. E. Thornton. Mrs.
T J. Lassiter and Ira W. Mecl
1 in. 1 he alternates selected were.
Mr. and Mrs. .1. W. Keene. T. It.
Hood, and J. D. spiers.
nature. As to what constitutes a
meat hymn and hymn tune h"
insists that, in the long run. there
is latent in almost ever person
a finer sense that discriminate:
in favor of the nobler hymns and
tunes, if once they are worthily
sung.
In introducing Dr. Poteat t;:
the evening congregation lhe
pastor referred to the lamentec
resignation, of President Gaines ol
Wake Forest College to accept the
presidency of Washington anc
Lee University, and expressed the
strongest appreciation of the per
sistent refusal of Dr. Poteat anc
his honored father. President
Emeritus Dr. William Louis Po
teat, to leave north Carolina, botl
of whom he declared, to his cer
tain knowledge, had received re
pealed and flattering offers fron
other institutions at greatly in
creased salaries, preferring to givi
their lives to the cause of edu
cation in their native state.
('. I*. I His of Clayton Cots Yield
of 2295 Pounds Seed Cotton Per
Acre in 1929; Good Cultural
Methods
A yield of 2295 pounds of seed
cotton per acre, under weather
and boll weevil conditions exist
ing in 1929 is the record made
by C. P. Ellis oi Clayton on 6.4
acres. This was clone without any
other boll weevil control than
I good cultural methods.
Mr. Ellis planted seed of the
Coker Cleveland No. 5 variety
and fertilized each acre at plant
ing time with 500 pounds of acid
phosphate. 100 pounds of muriate
! of potash and 100 pounds of Chil
ean nitrate of soda. At the first
chopping he side dressed with 200
pounds of Chilean nitrate of soda
per acre.
Through the middle of the field
i five rows were left without the
j nitrogen side dressing. These
* rows yielded at the rate of 1608
j pounds of seed cotton per acre.
This gave a difference of 687
pounds of seed cotton per acre
in favor o£ the side dressing prac
tice. Estimating seed cotton to be
worth 6 cents a pound, there was
an increased value of $41.22 per
acre for the $5.00 worth of Chil
ean nitrate of soda used.
Mr. Ellis attributes his success
in getting this good yield under
j adverse weather and boll weevil
j conditions largely to good seen
and the fertilization used. He
j believes the use of increased
amounts of a balanced fertilizer
and the fact that his nitrogen
; was obtained from a quickly
! available nitrate, carrier, mater
ially shortened the period be
tween planting nitrate and first
bloom. This ho says, insured
heavy, early fruiting before the
; boll weevil was present in suf
ficient large numbers to do much
damage. Further, there was an
i abundance of available plant
food, and the early Crop did not
| shed so freely as where less plant
'food was available.
AC€0
TAX IS URGED
WASHINGTON. March 7.- As
.‘[■rung Hi;,!, the government take.-,
ir annually more money from
its tobacco tax levy than the
[growers receive for the entire
[crop. Representative Walker. Re
unbliran, Kentucky, pleaded in
the house today for a reduction
of th'1 ‘'exorbitant" tobacco tax.
• Tobacco is the only commod •
i'. that now carries the full war
mx," he said, “and it is the only
• agricultural product that is tax
'd. Tara has been a reduction
'of war taxes on everything ex
cept certain types 0f tobacco.
“The tax on cigarette tobacco
is six or seven tunes greater in
amount than the tenant farmei
receives who produces it; ami
three or four times the amount
received by both the tenant and
the land owner." lie said.
Five bushels of apples worth a
cents a bushel from atn unsprayecl
tree compared with 11 bushels oI
mai ketable apples worth $2
bushel from a sprayed tree is tie
. result of a demonstration con
ducted in Madison counity by \\
Rice.
Dies At ilis Home In Washington
| Saturday; Only Man To Be
t hief .Justice and President
I William Howard Taft, former '
jpresident and former chief Jus-,
jtice of the United States, died at!
j his home in Washington Saturday 1
!afternoon. Mr. Taft had been at,
the point of death f.;r several!
days, suffering from a complica- j
jtion of diseases. At 4:45 o'clock
Saturday afternoon he suffered a1
jsudden stroke and passed away;
jat 5:15 without regaining coii
j sciousness. Mrs. Taft was at his j
j bedside when the end came. His
sons. Robert and Charles, both
of Cincinnati, had left Wash
ington after spending several
i days at their father's bedside.
The only daughter. Mrs. Helen
Taft Manning, was away for a
short automobile ride when death
occurred.
At Mr. Taft's request, he will ■
be buried in Arlington cemetery,.
j the citadel of the nation's he
i rnir rioori Uic
state in the rotunda of the Capi- |
tal this morning. The funeral will \
be held at All Soul's Unitarian'
church this afternoon and then j
the body will be laid to its final'
| rest among the heroes of peace !
jand war in the national ceme-1
i tery near the Potomac. President
Hoover. Chief Justice Hughes |
and the Supreme Court will at- 1
tend.
Chief Justice Taft was born in
Cincinnati September 15. 1857.
His father was Alphonso Taft, j
who was Attorney General of the!
United States in 1876-1877. and
his mother was Louisa Maria Tor
rey Taft. The Chief Justice re
ceived his early education in
Cincinnati and after being grad
! uated from high school went to
| Yale University, where he was
graduated in 1878. He stood sec-'
| ond in a class of 121 and was
j salutatorian and class orator. He
| took his law course at the Cin
: nati - Law School, where he was
| graduated in 1880. There, as at
! Yale, he maintained his high
j standing as a student and when
i graduated divided first prize with
another member of the graduating1
class.
Besides the various public of
i fices which he had filled. Mr. j
Taft served the government on ;
numerous missions. In 1904 lie}
' was sent t o Roma., by President!
Roosevelt to confer with the late |
j Leo XIII concerning the purpose i
agricultural lands of religious'
jt.ders in the Phillippinc Islands.!
Mr. Taft was appointed a mem
j ber of the National ’ War Labor
Conference Board in 1918 and
was co-chairman until the board
was dissolved in August. 1919. He
j served as president of the Amer
|lc:in National Red Cross from
1906 to 1913: president of the1
American Bar Association in 1913
j-nd of the American Academy
of Jurisprudence in 1914. He also
served for several years as presi
| dent of the League to enforce
j peace.
BAPTIST PASTORS
OF COUNTY MEET
I The Baptist pastors of the
■ Johnston Association met at the
Baptist church here yesterday,
the chief matter claiming their
I attention being the grave situa
j t ion facing the system of Baptist.
Colleges under the control of the
Baptist State Convention. It, war.
felt that it has clearly become
impossible in the light of de
creasing contributions from the
churches, to maintain all of the
seven colleges in the system, and
that, some definite steps ought
to be taken in the meeting of the
General Board of the Convention
in Raleigh today to relieve th c
Baptists of the state of the bur
den of caring for so many schools.
Much regret was felt at the res
ignation of President Gaines of
Wake Forest College, which is
believed was influenced large
ly by the inability of the conven
tion to come to the relief of this
college, while carrying the im
possible burden of so many col
leges requiring aid from the com
mon fund for education. Rev.
S L. Morgan, who is a member
oi the General Board of the
State Convention and will attend
its session today, said this is no
doubt the most important mat
ter that will come up for dis
cussion at this session.
The pastors decided to consid
er at their next meeting in April
whether to continue the present
plan of monthly meetings, it be
ing thought probable that quar
terly meetings, with better at
tendance -night bring better re
* suit s.
GRAND JURY RAJ'S
CO. HOME SYSTEM
Suggests Changes and Orders Cer
tain Repairs; Comments Upon 9
Escapes From Jail in 15 Months
The grand jury with J. E. Wood
all of the Sanders Chapel section
as foreman, made its report to
the court Friday afternoon in
which recommendations of un
usual interest were made. This
body recommended that the sys
tem of operating the county
home be changed from the pres
ent plan of allowing so much per
capita for the board of the in
mates to the salary plan which
would mean that the county
home keeper be placed on a sal
ary and the county farm handled
in such a manner as to support
the institution. The grand jury
recommended that the county
commissioners discuss and con
sider this new system.
The report of the grand jury
in detail is as follows:
We have passed on all bills of
indictment sent to us by the
court, and have made due return
on them according to the evi
We have further carried out
the court's instructions, by visit
ing the jail, all the offices in the
courthouse, also the county pris
on camps, three in number, also
the county home.
We find the county stockade,
near the town of Smithfield. in
good sanitary condition and the
only recommendation that we
make for this place is that the
roof be repaired immediately and
such repairs necessary to stop
the several leakages that we find
in that roof be made.
We visited the other prison
camps, one at Kenly and one at,
Benson, and find them in good
sanitary condition. The food and
bedding in each place are clean
and sanitary.
The county home is in good
condition, considering the system
under which it is now operated.
The inmates are well fed and
their clothing comfortable and
everything generally well ar
ranged. It is the opinion of this
body, that it would be best to
change the system under which
the county home is operated at
the present time. We believe that
the keeper should be placed on
a salary and the county lands
out there be handled so as to
help support this institution. We
recommend that this system be
discussed and considered by the
county commissioners.
We further recommend that
the buildings in which the negro
inmates are kept have certain
repairs made. One of the build
ings has become insecure and
is in urgent need of readjust
ment. We recommend that im
mediate attention be given to
this. We further recommend
that all of the cottages in whicli
the negro inmates are kept, be
provided with heaters instead of
open fireplaces that are now in
use there. This would not only
minimize the change of injury by
burns to old and.infirm inmates,
but much less fuel would be used
in this way. We recommend that
this change be made.
We visited all of the offices of
the court house, carefully going
uvci L-vujy loom ana receptacle
in the building and we find that
considerable improvements are
needed. This is especially true
of the basement. The floor is in
bad condition, some of the clos
ets or commodes are out of use
and some of the pipes are broken
and should be replaced. There is
much dust, dirt and filth about
the basement and the whole
place should receive attention.
All of the offices are neatly
kept, except the sheriff’s office,
which should be more neatly kept
The front door leading into this
office has a hinge off and this
should be repaired at once.
We examined the records and
office equipment of all the of
fices. and they are well kept and
in good condition.
We notice that the plastering
lias fallen in quite a number of
places all over the building. This
falls on the records and equip
ment. causing the deterioration
of the same, and we recommend
that this be repaired at once.
The jail is in good sanitary
condition. All of the closets are
open at the present time. The
bedding and food appear to be
ample and above criticism, but
we heartily recommend that all
of the corridors of the jail and
the run around, in fact every
part of the jail from which an
escape could be made, be made
safer and more secure by bar
work. We recommend that the
keeper of the jail check over the
prisoners every night, to make
sure that each man is in his cell,
except those that may be allowed
the freedom of trusties about the
SIGNERS FOR GRANGE TO
MEET.
The signers for the local
Grange for Smithfield town
ship are requested to meet
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Ira C. Whitley near Wilson’s
Mills Friday night at 7:30 o’
clock. This meeting is for the
purpose of completing the
organization of the Grange
for this township.
REDUCTION LEAGUE
Fred G. Parker, of Goldsboro,
Presents Plan: J. W. Stpehen
son Is Elected Chairmain With
W. P. A.vcock Secretary
Interested tax payers heard
Mr. Fred P. Parker of Goldsboro
at. the courthouse here Saturday
afternoon in the interest of the
formation of a Johnston County
Tax Reduction League. Mr. Par
ker in a very thoughtful and de
liberate manner impressed his
hearers with the importance of
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DRAMATIC CLUB TO
GIVE PLAY HERE
The Business and Professional
Woman’s club will present “Just
Women" a one-act play b: Colin
Campbell Clements, Friday eve
ning. March 14 at the school
auditorium.
They will be assisted by the
Children’s Theatre club of the
Smithfield grammar school which
will present two one-act plays,
‘ An Evening With Uncle Remus.”
by Carolyn Cobb and “The End
of the Rainbow,’’ by James
Plaisted Webber.
“Just Women" is to be given
in Goldsboro on March 21. This
is to be a preliminary contest
i m the state demonstration con
i test in the State Dramatic Tour
nament. Goldsboro will present
“Cajun" by Ada Parker. The
winners of the contest will play
at Chapel Hill in the dramatic
| festival.
| Your attendance March 14 and
i cooperation in this production,
will be appreciated. “Just Wo
men" is a comedy, the scene of
I which is laid in Northampton,
England. It is a costume play of
the Victorian period. Betty War
| ren, who has attended a fash
| lonable school in London is ex
pected home. Several of Mrs.
| Warren’s neighbors call to hear
; the news of her arrival fearing
j that there is some secrecy in the
j whole affair. They are greatly
j shocked at Betty, her clothes, and
! her manners. They plan to ignore
her socially, until Lady Bloshire
arrives and in her conversation
announces the approaching mar
riage of Betty and her son Lord
Bloshire.
Cast of characters are as fol
lows: Mrs. Warren, who cannot
hear the conversation, but is sure
it is interesting. Miss Mary E.
Wells; Mrs. Pickering, who
spends her time collecting boxes
of heavy underwear for the South
Sea Islanders, Miss Annie Nich
olas; Betty, the vivacious daugh
ter of Mrs. Warren. Miss Luma
McLamb; Mrs. Romney, who once
lived in London. Mrs. Jesse Coats;
Clara, the Maid. Miss Ada Flow
ers; Lady Bloshire. Mrs. Harvey
place.
Our investigation discloses that
nine escapes have been made
from the jail in the past fifteen
months, and as a result of these
escapes, one life has been lost.
We recommend that the county
commissioners or other governing
bodies of the county do all in
their power toward keeping the
prisoners committed to the coun
ty jail, confined.
We have found that the coun
ty keeps two able-bodied janitors,
whose sole duty it is to keep the
courthouse in good sanitary con
dition. We recommend that
these two janitors be directed to
go into the storage rooms, all
of the closets, all of the offices
of the courthouse and dust,
sweep, scrub and generally clean
the building until it is entirely
clear of the filth, dust and dirt
now there. And after the entire
building is once clean and in
good condition these janitors
should be direct to keep the
same in a good clean condition,
condition.
There is a knob missing from
the front door. We recommend
that this be replaced immediate
ly.
We recommend that the sheriff
be instructed to see that all such
repairs as we have referred to
be made at once, and all efforts
be made to keep the courthouse
building in a good condition in
the future.
J. E. WOODALL, Foreman,
DR. POE DISCUSSES
FARMER PROBLEMS
Well Known Editor Believes That
Better Conditions Ban Be
Brought About Only Through
Organized Effort
“The farmers’ problem is com
plicated. and it will take the
best wisdom of farmers In united
efforts before its solution," de
clared Dr. Clarence Poe in an
address made here Saturday aft
ernoon before a goodly crowd of
farmers and farm women. That
farmers must organize is conceded
by everybody, and the decision
reached around the council table
some months ago concerning the
type of organization was that the
National Grange is best fitted for
the needs of North Carolina.
Dr. Poe then launched into a
detailed explanation as to why
the Grange has been chosen as
the medium for farmers in North
Carolina to secure the benefits of
organization. In the first place,
the Grange is an old organiza
tion. It was formed in 1868 and
farmers now joining the Grange
are joining a permanent organi
zation. During the 62 years of its
existence it has made an honor
able record and has continued
to grow until now there are in
the United States more than 800,
000 members. The organization is
working in a number of states
and may be truly termed a na
tional organization.
An outstanding reason for its
growth is its well balanced pro
gram which provides for the de
velopment of business and social
life and which includes every
member of the family. The farm
woman is on an absolute footing
with the farm man. a fact which
quickens the interest of both.
There is also a place for the
young people in the Grange’s
program. The low membership
dues of ten cents per month make
, it within the reach of every farm
' family.
! What an organization can do
1 for the constituency which it
[serves is the test of its worth,
and the Grange measures up in
plan for the enrichment of ru
ral life. It develops rural lead
ership that will give agricultural
a voice, stated Dr. Poe. and with
a well defined aim, farmers can
put the power of organization
behind the things they want for
themselves and accomplish more
in a short time than they could
in twenty-five years working
without organization.
The Grange can also improve
farm practices. Fanners are
learning that there is competition
in raising cotton, not only with*’
other countries, but with differ
ent sections of the United States.
Eastern Carolina -must compete
with Texas and Oklahoma. The
same thing is true in regard to
tobacco. This condition is leading
farmers to see that eastern Caro
lina must turn its attention to
livestock, dairying, and poultry
in addition to the raising of cot
jton and tobacco. These newer in
dustries are not impracticable.
Richmond and Baltimore, accord
! ing to Dr. Poe. are better hog
markets than Chicago. Hens lay
more eggs in a warmer climate
and if New York consumes big
|shipments from California. North
Carolina eggs and poultry can bo
marketed there just as easily. As
| a matter of fact, the shipping
[from this state has been so neg
I ligible that the amount is not
even listed in government statis
! In this matter of marketing
| Dr. Poe thinks the Grange can
aid in the development of a
sound, sensible system. Agricul
ture must be on an equality with
other industries before the gov
ernment. When recent vacancies
occurred on the state agricultural
board a manufacturer, a drug
girst, a lawyer, and a warehouse
man were appointed to fill these
vacancies. The Tax Commission,
which has to do largely with
farm lands, does not have a
farmer member. Dr. Poe suggest
ed that this condition would not
prevail if the farmers were or
ganized.
In regard to taxation. Dr. Poe
stated that the National Grange
has gone on record favoring that
$100,000,000 of Federal income
tax collected each year should be
redistributed to the states for the
education of the children. Dr. Poe
thinks that tax revision should
not be done in a way to set back
civilization. Education, agricul
tural extension and public health
should not be sacrificed in order
to reduce taxes. The tax burden
must be equalized.
Dr. Poe closed his remarks
with the thought that the Grange
is a great fraternity which fos
ters the spirit of unity, of fel
lowship. and of aspirations.
(Continued on page fQur)