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Agriculture Department at Creswell Is Making Progress PLANS FOR FIRST YEAR'S PROCRAM ARE OUTLINED C. H. Rabon, Teacher, Is Pleased With Prospects For ^’’ccess of Work C. 1*. Rabon, teacher of the agricul i.re department of Croswcll High School, in a recent interview, stated that the work there w;.‘ progressing very nicely and that T 1 ■ tudents en rolled in the c< iir -c were showing much interest in the work. This is the first year of this type of instruction at the Creswell scho* 1. and it is the be lief of the teacher that it will prove well wc rth while, n t only to the ‘stu dents of the school but to the com munity as a whole. The work was established July 1st. 1930, although it really did not begin until the school opened in September. There are 28 day students enrolled at the present time, and Mr. Rabon stated that he expected to have at least 55 enrolled in evening classes, which arc to be established in connection with tl c work. The purpose of the depart ment was said to be to improve the standards of farm life in the communi ty: t > create interest in the projects am ng the students and have them put into practice at their homes: and to develop new ideas of farming. The type of instruction offered so far to the day students includes dairy ing poultry production, corn produc tion, swine, and summer legume and winter cover crops. At the evening classes the topics to be studied include swine production, corn production, and soil improvement. Mr. Rabon said that cooperative buying and selling was another .phase of the work that he expected to lay particular stress upon. He said that he was expecting to sell a number of carloads of hogs for the farmers of the community, in addition to as much as possible of other farm products. In the buying line he expects to have a number of farmers join in coopera tively to purchase feeds for poultry and swine, fertlilizers, and seeds. He believes that a considerable saving can be effected for the farmers of the sec tion through cooperative buying and selling, which will largely eliminate the profits ordinarily made by the commission men nad brokers, or “middlemen." His community program includes the supervision of practice work of the students and assisting the farmers in every way possible. In supervising the work of the students, he expects to visit every pupil’s project, as well as having them do a number of odd jobs around the home, such as painting houses, pruning trees, repairing build ings and fences, and constructing and equipping a home farm shop. In of fering his assistance to the farmers of the community, he stated that he would answer individual calls, supply them with any information possible, and furnish plans for the construction of hog and poultry houses, self-feeders, etc. Of the28 day students enrolled in the work, thirteen are from the eighth grade, six from the ninth grade, fi from the tenth and four from the eleventh. The complete roster, bv grades, is as follows: Eighth grade: Wade Collins, Joseph Backache Leg Pains If Getting Up Nights, Backache, frequent day calls. Leg Pains, Nerv ousness, or Burning, due to function al Bladder Irritation, in acid condi tions, makes you feel tired, depressed and discouraged, try the Cystex Test. Works fast, starts circulating thru the system in 15 minutes. Praised by thousands for rapid and positive ac tion. Don’t'give up. Try Cystex (pro nounced Siss-tex) today, under the Iron-Clad Guarantee. Must quickly allay these conditions, improve lest fui sleep and energy, or money back. Only 60c at e O. Henry Drug Store CAPTURE FOUR STILLS IN 2 DAYS Three in Washington and One in Martin Raided Last Week Sheriff J. K. Reid took part in raids last ! hursday and Friday that netted four stills, three of them in Washing ton County and one in Martin. Start ing out Thursday morning with Sheriff C. B. Roebuck, Deputy Sheriff J. H. Roebuck, and Federal Agent ( rumpler, of Williamston, the officers went out in the Long Ridge section along Welch’s Creek and soon located the first plant, consisting of a 100-gal Khi copper still, 15 barrels of mash, and other equipment. After destroying the paraphernalia at this location the officers crossed over into Martin County and found another copper still, under which the fire was still burning. '1 he operators had just completed a run, and no mash or liquor was found, although the plant was demolished. On Friday the same officers, with Chief of Police P, W. Brown, went down into Skinnersville Township, and right back of Jehovah Church, and in sight of the edifice, they located a big 200-gallon copper still fired by a new gasoline pressure tank. They des troyed this outfit and 2,400 gallons of mash and then went into the back woods section, where they cut up 18 or 18 gallons of mash. The still could not be located at this last plant, but all the other equipment was found and demolished. There were no clues as to the opera tors of any of the outfits, and Sheriff Reid stated this week that it was the first time in his life he had ever raided four stills in succession without find ing some liquor. Baker Davenport, Willia mEdwards, William Langley, S. B. Norman, Max Well Oliver, Stanley Spruill, William .Spruill, Warren Simmons, Lester Dun jhar, Joseph Sumara, Wilbur Tarken j ton, and Howard Simpson. Ninth grade: Stanley Ainsley, Hil ton Chesson, Dockic Davenport, Bill Jordan, Joe W. Patrick, and Stuart Phelps. Tenth grade: Ira Alligoc d, Winton Davenport, Yoddie Swain, Bill Wood ley and William Smith. Eleventh grade: Eston Brickhouse, William Davenport, Lancelot Daven port, and Odis Godwin. Each student, under the supervision of the agriculture teacher, will carry on a project consisting of either live stock or farm crops, and each is re quired to keep a record of his parti cular enterprise so as to determine his gains by the methods used. I As an example of the amount of work connected with each individual project, Mr. Rabon said that if a student took up swine production, for instance, he first worked out plans for the project just as they are to he car ried out during the year. The plans ate recorded in the project record books and are used as a guide for the work to be done. After the plans are formed, the next step is to begin car rying them out, following the outline as closely as possible. The best feeds obtainable are fed and the best pas tures available secured for the swine. The hogs are weighed often to deter mine the gains, and the agriculture teacher visits the projects and makes any suggestions necessary. At the end of the year a summary is made, which results in determining the year's in come from the project. | Through the project system, not on iv the student but his parents and | others become interested in the work, and improved farming methods will be ;tire result. Mr. Rabon is well pleased With the progress that has already been made in the community, and it jis believed that the agriculture depart ment will soon be considered one of the most important phases of the school's work. THE PAUSE THAT REFRESHES! Whether at work or play, the happyiest thought you can have is to take “time out” now and then for Coca-Cola’s quick, de licious refreshment. It’s a good thought when you’re tired. It’s a better thought before you get tired. COCA-COLA BOTTILNG WKS. Plymouth, N. C. “LIVE AT HOME” PLANNED IN THE STATE SCHOOLS -® Pupils and Teachers Asked By Governor To Observe Program February 16 Raleigh, Feb. 3.—'i lie week begin ning February 16 lias been designated by Governor O. Max Gardner as the second annual live-at-home week in the schools, it was announced today at the office of State Superintendent of Public Instruction A. T. Allen. Material and suggestions for the preparation of programs have just been sent to every high school prin cipal and superintendent. A daily ra dio program will be aranged with the several stations of the State. “1 have designated the week of Feb ruary 16", said Governor Gardner in his message to the school children which has been sent out by Stipt. Al len. "as live-at-home week in the schools. During this week I hope every teacher will place emphasis on the live-at-home program in her class room work. “The results of the live-at-home week in the schools last year were ex ceedingly gratifying. At this time the live-at-home message was carried to 875,000 school children by 25,000 tea chers in the 6,000 schools of North Carolina. “Frankly, the work of the teachers and the school children was in no small measure responsible for our add ing 16 1-2 million dollars to the value of the 1930 food and feed crops pro duced in the State. It is hard to esti mate the real relief that this work has brought to farmers and farm tenants this winter. “The public schools ot the state last year," Supt. Allen says in his letter to county and city superintendents and principals, “through their activities in connection with the live-at-home pro gram, demonstrated, in my opinion, their economic value as well as their civic and educational worth. “Agreeable, therefore, to the desire of His Excellency, Governor O. Max Gardner, I am requesting the school forces of the State to cooperate to the fullest extent and to the limit of their strength in the promotion of the live at-home idea through the activity of the school children." OPEN BIDS SOON FOR CANAL LOCK No Contract Yet Awarded For Dredging Mouth of Roanoke River Bids for the construction of locks in the Cheasapeake and, Albemarle canal, a link in tlie waterway connecting Norfolk and Eastern Carolina rivers, will be opened in Norfolk Friday of this week, it was announced recently by Major Gordon R. Young. The construction of the locks is a part of inland waterway work program recently passed by congress. More than $40,000 was appropriated for work on the mouth of Roanoke, but so far as it is known here, no contract has been let for the dredging of the stream. The locks are to cost $500,000, the money having been made available through private sources at the request of Joseph E. Knapp and W. E. Corey, millionaire owners of large gunning preserves in Currituck Sound and Back Bay. Major Young said the work will be done as rapidly as possible but he could not say just when it would be completed. He said, however, that it would be practically impossible to complete the locks by July 1. The new locks are to replace similar structures that formerly stood at Great Bridge. The old locks were discarded about 12 years ago and since that time salt water has found its way into Cur rituck Sound and Back Bay and de stroyed considerable of the growing feed on which wild ducks, geese and other feathered creatures feed in the .winter. Congress authorized the ex penditure of $500,000 to restore the locks, but did not make the appropria tion available for immediate use. Messrs. Knapp and Corey, in order to expedite the construction of the locks made arrangements with New York banks to advance the money which is to be returned as soon as it is made available by Congress. United States Tobacco Exports During 1930 -> 1030 tobacco exports top previous year's total: United States exports of leaf tobacco during 1930 exceeded the total for 1929 by a margin of 2.4 per cent in volume and were maintained within a fraction of one per cent in value, according to B. D. Hill, Chief of the Commerce Department’s Tobac co Division. Total leaf exports in 1930 amounted to approximately 579,704,000 pounds, valued at $145,609,000, compared with 565,901.000 pounds, exported in 1929, valued at $146,083,000. -• Apple growers of Alexander se curing the finest fruit this past sea son used an average of three gallons oi spray to the tree, reports county LESPEDEZAIS ADVOCATED BY COUNTY AGENT Urges Planting of Crop for Both Hay and Pastures During February County Agent R. E. Dunning is advocating that Washington County farmers plant lespedeza for hay this year. In a conversation yesterday he stated that the lespedeza can he plant ed over all oat land. The oats can then he cut for hay without damage to the lespedeza, from which another good hay crop can be cut about the last of July or the first of August. A later cutting can then be made for seed or for more hay. This method provides three hay crops in one season from the same land. i Lespedeza makes a very high quali ty of hay and yields from one to four tons per acre, depending on type of soil and fertility. The agent stated that a good stand would make one ton of hay per acre for each four inches above the cutter bar. The hay is easily cured and is considered in the same class with alfalfa. Mr. Dunning also said that it is time for consideration of pasture seed ing, the best time for spring planting [being around February 15th. When this is done, the pasture should be mowed about the first of August to prevent the weeds from going to seed, and then grazed lightly >o that the pasture may reseed itself. A good mix ture tor spring planting is given as fol lows, the quantity being for one acre: 10 pounds of carpet grass and 18 pounds of lespedeza. I The county agent will be glad to furnish any additional information about these plantings, and asks that farmers planning to grow these crops get in touch with him. 185,000 STUDENTS ATTEND SCHOOL -S’ ■ Number Represents More Than One Third Total White Population -* Raleigh, Feb. 3.—Approximately , 185,000 children were enrolled in stan dard elementary schools of the State during 1929-30, it is learned from a section of Supt. of Public Instruction A. T. Allen’s report to the General As sembly. This number represented more than a third of the total white elemen tary enrollment for that year. Of this number, 102,507 are rural children and 82,384 children in charter school dis tricts, A standard elementary school, ac cording to Supt. Allen’s report, is one j providing a seven-year course of study .with at least one teacher to the grade, 'a minimum term of eight months, and fulfilling ertain other requirements as o organization and equipment. “In the past few years,” the report says,” there has been a widespread realization of the vital importance of the elementary school as the founda tion of our eduational life. This desire to give the children a more effective !opportunity for the fundamentals of an education has concerned itself with such essential factors as length of term, the size of the school, the train ing of teachers, adequate equipment and an enriched course of study.” The work of visiting the schools and applying the standards set-up was be gun in 1924. “At that time,” the re port continues,” there were 270 rural schools which had seven or more tea chers and an eight months term. To day, there are 448 rural schools which meet these two requirements. “In 1924 there were only 62 large ■ural schools in which all teachers had at least one year of college or normal raining, but this year, 1929-1930, we find that 406 rural schools employ teachers with the required training. -® Ford Company Announces j Many New Body Types j Twenty-three new body types, de signed to meet the specialized needs of various classes of commercial trans portation, have been added to the standard line of Ford trucks and light delivery cars, the Ford Motor Com pany announced. Several of the new trucks and com mercial cars are in production. The others will he placed on a production basis within the next two months, f The addition of the score of new body types, ranging from a smart town car delivery for the use of exclusive ! shops to police patrols and coal and coke trucks, and made in accordance with the Ford Motor Company’s po licy of offering a complete line of com mercial vehicles t<» meet all sort*, of transportation requirements. There are now more than fifty Ford commercial body types available on the Model A and Model AA chassis. Furthermore the truck chassis may be had in either 131.5 inch wheelbase or 157 inch wheelbase, with or without dual rear wheels, and with a choice of gear ra tios. Included in the new offerings mount ed on the Model AA 131-inch truck (chassis are four coal and coke bodies, two garbage bodies, ice body, standard police patrol, de luxe police patrol, panel body, ambulance, tuneral coach, service car for garages, stock rack body, express truck with or without canopy top, de luxe delivery, and hea vy duty express. On the 157-inch Mo del AA wheelbase there are a stock rack body, panel body and express bo dy with or without canopy top. YOUNG CONVICT GIVEN PARDON -® Chowan County Youth Is Freed After Serving Seven Months -9 Recorder Edward L. Owens was last week instrumental in securing a pardon for James Lassiter, young white man from Chowan County, who was serving a 12 months sentence at the prison camp of this county on charges of selling whiskey, after hav ing been convicted in the Chowan re corder’s court. Judge Owens stated that the young man had made a model prisoner since he has been here, and as it was his first offense it was felt that the sentence was rather severe. Young Lassiter is an expert me chanic, and since his incarceration here last September bas kept up all of the county’s road machinery and trucks. He demonstrated such an excellent spirit that Road Supervisor Basnight called Mr. Owens' attention to In case. and the recorder succeeded in obtaining a pardon for him last week. It is understood that the young man dias accepted a position in Marion, S. [c. WARNS AGAINST ADDED ACREAGE -'£> Independence Only from A Limited Acreage, To bacco Man Says A warning against repeated over production of bright tobacco was re cently sent out by T. M. Carrington, chairman of the board of the Tobac co Association of the United States. Coming from one so well acquainted with the conditions in the tobacco in dustry as they affect the growers, the warning should lie given immediate attention. ‘‘The 1930 bright tobacco crop was the largest on record, the carry over of stocks is the largest in history and no increase in demand can be expected," Mr. Carrington said. "The growers are suffering from low prices due primarily to over-production and they must work out their own salva tion to a large extent by winning freedom from the moneycrop idea. “Everylhing has gone down in value more than home living. The first tobacco growers to raise the unfavorable economic condition in which they are placed will be those who pay more attention to growing home-consumed production. These farmers will grow less tobacco and probably obtain better quality and better prices.” Domestic consumption of bright tobacco is becoming more and more in line with cigarette production, he said. The production increased by leaps and bounds for a number of years, but for the first nine months of 1930 the government reported an increase of only 2 per cent over the corresponding period of 1929. “Use of cigarettes by women had an important bearing on the enor mous increases in production during the past decade, but the rate of in crease from this source has slowed down to the increase in consumption of cigarettes generally.” Mr. Carrington said a graph show ed that the tobacco export curve had started downward, the domestic con sumption almost a horizontal trend while prdouction continued sharply upward. Stocks carried over increased from 440,000,000 pounds in 1922 to 599,300,000 pounds in 1930. He pointed out that increased pro duction was due to increased plant ing in established belts and tremen dous expansion of the tobacco grow ing area. Virginia alone of the four principal bright tobacco states, shows a decrease in acreages, dropping from 130,600 acres in 1922 to 124,000 acres in 1930. North Carolina increased acreage from 505,000 in 1922 to 779,000 last year; South Carolina acreage in the same period increased from 85,000 to 129,000 while Georgia rising as a 'factor in production, increased acreage from 11,000 to 127,000. NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in that certain mortgage deed executed by Janies L. Smith and wife, Mary E. Smith, to th_e undersigned, dated March 8th, 1927. and recorded in the office of the Re gister of Deeds of Washington Coun ty in book 93, page 105. to which re ference is hereby made, derault having been made in the payment or the in debtedness thereby secured, the un dersigned mortgagee will offer for sale, to the highest bidder for cash, at the Court House door in Washington Countv, at 12 o'clock Noon, on Mon day. the 23rd day of Februay, 1931. that certain property described in the said mortgage as follows: All of that tact of land and privileges thereto belonging and appertaining thereto which was conveyed to the said James I. Smith this day by deed from C. S. Smithson and wire, \ iola. and fully described in a deed from Haywood Spruill and wire. Ella, to C. S. Smithson, dated 29th day of September. 1924 and registered in book 82. page 400. Register of Deeds Office, Washington County, to which deed reference is hereby made for description of the same. : The bidder at such sale will be re rquircd to deposit as much as 10 per [cent of the amount bid in cash as a [guaranty of good faith pending con firmation and the right is reserved to reject any and all bid-. This tlie 22nd day of Januarv, 1931. I C. S. SMITHSON, f 20 Mortgagee. NOTICE Xortli C arolina, \\ ashmgti n County. In the Superior Court. Clara C. Emory vs. Joe C. Emory The defendant above named will take notice that an action entitled as above ha' been commenced in the Superior Court of Washington Coun ty for an absolute divorce; and the de fendant will further take notice that he is required to appear at the office of the Clerk of the Super'or Court on the 14th day of February, 1931 at his office in Plymouth, X. C. and answer or demur to the complaint in said a - tion, or the Plaintiff will apply to the Cour-t for the relief demanded in the Complaint. This 15th dav of Jan. 1931. C. V. XV. AUSBON, f-13 Clerk Superior Court. NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of authority contained in a certain mortgage ex ecuted by S. M. Hutton and wife. Jen nie Hutton to J. M. Craddock on the 26th day of May, 1M23. and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds of Washington County, North Caro lina, in Book 85, page 12, default hav ing been made in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured, the aforesaid mortgagee will, on the 25th day of Februray. 1931, tit 12 o'clock. Noon, offer for sale to the highest bid der for cash, at the Court house door in said county, the following descr.bed real property, lying and being n Skin nersviile Township, Washingt- n Coun ty: Beginning at a maple on the side of the Main Road at the swamp, O. J. Swain's corner; thence northwardly along O. J. Swain’s line to a poplar on the swamp, O. J. Swain's corner: t'hcnde northwardly and westwardly the various courses of the -wamp to jc. H. Phelps’ line to a holly; thence 'southwardly to a stake; then e down the ditch; thence East to the corner of his lot; thence southwardly t> a gum; thence eastwardly to the first stut.on, said to contain 45 acres more or less, excepting one and one-half acres sold to C. H. Phelps. For further descrip tion see deed from J. D. Hutton and wife to S. M. Hufton, recorded in Reg. Deeds office Washington Coun ty. Book 61, page 380. This January 22, 1931. J.'M. CRADDOCK, F 20 Mi rtgagee. . W. E. Norman, Owner of the debt. NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in that cer tain mi rtgage deed, dated 3rd day of May, 1929, and recorded in lie office of the Register of Deeds of Washing ton County, in book 93, at page 10u, to which reference is herein made, default having been made in the pay merit of the indebtedness thereby se cured, the undersigned mortgagee will, at the courthouse door in Wash ington County, at 12 o’clock, ncn»n. on Monday, the 9th day of February, 1931. offer at public sale, to the high est bidder, for cu>h. the certain red property described in said instrument as follows: Lying and being in Washington county, North Carolina, and known and designated as follows: Beginning at the Mountain Canal line at ti e Langley line, running along said l. ne to the Harrington line, thence a long the said line to Will am Wcod U v (deceased) line, thence along said line to the Mountain Canal line, thence along said line to the first sta tion, containing ten acres, more >»r Jess, and being the place where sa’d j. I. Smith now resides. This 6t!. day of January. 1931. W. D. PEAL, f-6 Mortgagee. NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power conferred by that certain deed of trust which was executed by Mrs. N. J. Rhodes, dated April 4, 1921 and a public record in the office of the Reg ister ut Deeds, Washington County in Book 44. page 189, and at the re quest of the holder of the bond of in debtedness thereby secured, default having been made in the payment thereof, the undersigned trustee will on Thursday the 26th day of February 1931, at the courthouse door in Wash ington County. N. C. at 11 o’clock a. m. offer for sale at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash the lands and premises described in said deed of trust as follows, to wit: • \ certain tract ot land lying and being in Washington County afore said. and more particularly described and defined as follows: All of that tract of land and the improvements thereon owned by T. J. Basnight at the time of his death, and described in a deed from H. S. Basnight and others to X. J. Rhodes in a deed dated January 1, 1917 and registered in Book t>8 page 258 Register of Deeds Office, Washington County. It being the purpose of this de-d to convey all the land described in said deed and also the interest that X. J. Rhodes inherited in -aid lands from her father sT. J. Basnight. A deposit of K) per cent will be re quested of the successful bidder as evidence of good faith. This the 22nd dav of Januarv 1931. I). E.' WOODLEY, f-20 trustee. NOTICE OF SALE \ I’nder and by virtue of a power of sale embraced in a certain deed of trust executed by John Blount to Zeb Vance Norman, Trustee, on the 26th day of February, 1920, and re corded in Book 79 page 371, Washing ton County, and default having been made in the payment of the notes thereby secured, and application hav ing been made to said Trustee for a sale of the land hereinafter described, the .-aid undersigned trustee will ex po.-e at public sale at the courthouse door of Washington county, to the highest bidder for cash on the 14th day of February, 1931, at 12 o’clock, Noon, the following described land: It being the land on which said J< lm Blount now lives adjoining the lands of M Lanyear, deceased, Ben nine Lamb and others, and being the sann.' tract of land conveyed to John Blount and wife by deed dated Sept. 24, I'M2. recorded in Book 61 page 414, Washington County. This the 10th dav of Januarv, 1931. ZEB VANCE NORMAN, f-13 Trustee. The BEST Gray Hair Remedy is HomeMade To half pint of water add one ounce bay nun, a small box of Barbo Compound and one-fourth ounce of glycerine. Any druggist can put this up or you can mix it at home at very little cost. Apply to tho hair twice a week until the desired shade is ob tained. It will gradually darken •treked, faded or gnj heir end make Iteoft and eloaay. Barbo will not color the acalp, it not a tick? or greasy and daw aot rob •&, W e Are Buying Black and Sweet Gum Logs delivered by truck to our plant. Get our specifications and prices. Chicago Mill & Lumber Corporation PLYMOUTH, N. C. Taxes Past Due Your couny taxes for 1930 are now past due. Only a short time remains before property upon which taxes have not been paid will be advertised and sold. Come in and pay up now, help the county to meet its current obligations, and save both em barrassment and expense later. Partial payments will be ac cepted if you can not pay the entire amount at this time. J. K. REID SHERIFF. WASHINGTON COUNTY.
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