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Home and club News By Eleanor Pratt Covington Mrs. YY. H. Harrison attended the District conference in Greenville Mon day with the home agent. At this con ference the program was made for the District meeting on Mat 6th. Every club woman should prepare to attend this meeting. Each County is asked to give a ten minute musical program, as that week will be Na tional Music week, and each county is listed for a stunt during the afternoon. The meeting will be held at the Wo man's Club Building in Greenville. -9— Miss Helen Estabrook will hold her second leaders school at the Court House on April 3rd. Every leader should be present. The meeting will begin at 10 o'clock promptly. -9 Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Bowen have made some splendid improvements on their “home grounds.’1 Mr. Bowen has worked faithfully for more than a week, and his yard is expected to be one of the prettiest in the county. He has cut down trees, moved fences, planted grass, landscaped his yard, and set out some beautiful shrubs and trees. He now plans to underpin his house. -9 Mrs. Dick Chcsson certainly has her club working on yard improve ment. She has her yard in good con dition with all shrubs and bulbs moved from the front lawn leaving it a smooth open landscape. -a, We will just have to take our hats off to the Creswell Club. They now have 47 members on roll, and such nice attendance as they do have at their meetings. When the home agent came to the county nearly three years ago the total club enrollment was 20 members. Mrs. Jesse Holmes is presi dent of the club and Mrs. A. C. Har ris Secretary. Mrs. W. D. Peal is House Furnishing leader. Miss Ma tilda Alexander, and Mrs. C. N. Daven port are excellent social leaders. -# The home agent is writing this week to the Carolina Motor Co. ask ing for rates on a trip for Club mem bers to Ashveille this summer. Plans are being made to take the party to Chimney Rock, Mt. Mitchell, Blowing Rock. Linville Falls, and Grove Park Inn, where an organ recital will be heard on the famous pipeless organ. The music comes from the two walls of the large auditorium. Other inter esting places will probably be visited. Everyone interested should let the home agent know as early as possible. -« Mrs. L. Parrisher and Mrs. Lewis on the Cross Roads are working to ward organizing a club out their way. Both of these splendid women were members of other club where they live they can't do without one. Plans are being made to organize at the earliest possible date. Anyone interested in shipping sour cream at 29c per pound should see the home agent at once. All shipping charges are paid by company taking our order Checks will be mailed on 10th and 25th of each month. -• Less than 10 percent of the farm gardens in North Carolina have an as paragus bed. Its early appearance in the spring and the long life of an es tablished bed makes asparagus es pecially valuable agent a .splendid price for asparagus so why not help to get a shipment this spring. Pre pare the land and plant the roots as soon as the soil can be worked in the spring. Plant the roots in deep fur rows with the rows 4 to 5 feet apart, and the roots 18 inches apart. Use large one year old roots for best re sults. Spread the roots out in spider like fashion and cover 2 to 3 inches deep. Do not cut any shoots the first season. Fertilize liberally and keep the plants growing vigorously. -*> SCUPPERNONG Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sorrell and granddaughter Elma Sorrell of Ports mouth Ya. have been visiting relatives here the past week. Dr. Thomas G. Basnight of Stokes, N. C. visited his sister Mrs. N. J. Rhodes Monday. Mr. D. L. Hufton of Norfolk Ya., spent Saturday with his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hufton. Miss Lucy Davenport was the guest of Mrs. Annie Norman Sunday af ternoon. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Cahoon were the dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Spruill Sunday. Mrs. Clyde Patrick of Skinnersville, visited her brother, Mr. Luther Liver man Sunday. Reo. Roy and Mrs. Kespass and baby were the dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. E. Pritchett Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Alexander of Skinnersville were the guest of their son Tom Alexander. Mrs. I. J. Alligood and children, Orville, Lewis, and Horace are im proving after being sick the past ten days with influenza. Miss Mildred Hufton of Cherry spent the week end with her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hufton. Miss Hazel Craddock was the guest of Miss Sadie Davenport Sun day afternoon. UUEKUH LUUKo OVER ACTIVITIES OF LEGISLATURE -Says Visits of Byrd and Smith Should Inspire It To Quit and Go Home BY CARL GOERCH It you haven't been up to Raleigh during the last week or so, you ought to take the trip and give the legisla-1 ture a look-in. The boys have at last got warmed 'up, and they're now missing on all six cylinders. The only thing on which they’ve been able to agree thus far is that it’s O. K. for them to take their pay checks. Each day's session is opened with prayer. The preachers in Raleigh first | tried to cope with the situation but found it to too much for them. Since ! then, preachers have been coming from all parts of the State, but the legisla-, ture seems to be praver-proof. One' of these days somebody is going to • open the day’s session with a gun, I instead of with prayer, and then things; may begin to happen. I Business conditions throughout North Carolina have improved a great! deal during the last two months. Up | until the time that the legislature met,1 everybody could talk and think of no thing except hard times. Since then, | howvvever, attention has been focused almost exclusively on the General As-' sembly. As a result, business has been 1 moving along much more briskly. And still there are some folks who! do not believe that the legislature does any good. Statistics also show thta there are fewer divorces during the legislative average man and wife are so busily engaged in cussing out their represen tatives up in the legislature that they haven't got time to cuss out each other. i But really, we ought not to com plain. Providence has seen fit to bes- j tow certain trials and tribulations upon different peoples at different times.' fWay back yonder there was the flood. 1 Then came the seven plagues that in fested the Egyptians. Later on, there were various periods of captivity which the Jews had to undergo. And so it has been, down throughout the ages. Each nation has had some special chastise ment inflicted upon it. Ours is the legislature. The Children of Israel spent forty \ years in the Wilderness, and in the end they got to the Promised Land. The j Legislature spends sixty days in Ra- ■ leigh, and in the end all we get is pro- j mised land-tax relief. Most of the bills pertaining to what the sheriff of Forsyth county shall have for lunch, the kind of flowers to be planted in front of the Buncombe county jail, the bestowal of a new name upon the goat belonging to the treasurer of Onslow county and the providing of a fund to buy two cans of paint for fixing up the steps of the Martin county court house, have been disposed of and the legislature is now beginning to turn its attention to some of the State-wide bills. It looks as though the highway bill and and the measure for consolidating the State’s educational institutions would pass without any difficulty. Governor Gard ner is fighting mighty hard for his other measures, but there's no telling how they will come out. I got a letter this week from one of the prisoners at the State peniten tiary. He thanked me for what I had to say in a previous article about exist ing conditions at the prison and urged me to continue making references to them. Personally. I don’t believe there is any special need for any great pu blicity about the prison. Practically all of our citizens are acquainted with the inadequate prison facilities of North Carolina. They really are a disgrace. If you don't believe it, pay a visit to the institution the the next time you’re in Raleigh. George Ross Pou will be glad to show you through. It’s the most dilapidated, antiquated structure that you’ve ever seen. And when you begin to take into consideration the various camps that are located in dif ferent sections of the State, you can’t help but agree with those members of the kfjj[sla|ture who are anxious to The Supreme Authority” WEBSTER’S NEW INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY r Here’s ^ f the EVIDENCE Hundreds of Supreme Cburt Judge* concur in highest praise of the work as their authority. l The Presidents and De partment Heads of all I leading Universities and Colleges give their L • I dorsement. T'. eGovernmentTrint ! ing Office at Washington uses the New lntema 1 tional as the standard au ) th^rity. High Officials in •rnment indorse it. The Colleges voted overwhelmingly in favor of Webster as standard of pronunciation in answer to questions submitted by the Chicago Woman's Club. V > ft 43* A Library in one Volume T.qui valent in type matter i ' a 15 - volume I encyclopedia, .1,700 pages; 452.000 entries, including thousands oi "■TEW WORDS; 12.000 biograph ical entries; j 32.000 geograph ic subjects; over 6,ooo illustrations. America’s Great Question Answerer. Get The Best k Bookseller, or Send for free illus trattd booklet. 6. & C. MERRIAM COMPANY Sprlngf laid, Mass. urmg auuui an lriipruvcincni ui uiuk conditions. I believe the proposal to improve things out at the prison is one oi the biggejt things the legislature fould undertake. And it would be wise economy, too. The idea of having former Governor Smith and Byrd address the legisla ture is to inspire the variou- members of the assembly and give them loftier deals and ambitions. Let's hope the visit of these two distinguished men will inspire them to adjourn and go home. -S> How To Be Healthy, Wealthy and Wise -® H. Montague. Winston-Salem at torney, is responsible for the follow ing philosophy: 1. Censure less and praise more. 2. Eat less and sleep more. 3. Frown less and smile more. ■4. Grab le-s and get more 5. Hoot less and help more. 6. Keep less and give more. 7. Loaf less and strive more. 8. Owe less and own more. 9. Preach less and practice more. 10. Ride less and walk more. 11. Smoke less and breathe more. 12. Spend less and earn more. 13. Talk less and do more “Man is a bundle of virtues and vices.” How many virtues have you? And how many vices' Cultivate your virtues and eliminate your vices. "Know thyself, presume not God to scan. The proper study of mankind is man.” -$ "A Cooperative Marketing Manual" by Dr. J. G. Knapp is another North Carolina Experiment Station publica tion recently printed for the benefit oi those interested in cooperative en terprises. Copies may be had on ap plication to the agricultural editor at State College ALBA CLUB HELD MEETING FRIDAY - —<0-— Mrs. Crawford Spruill Was Hostess; Interesting Session The Alba Club met at the home of Mr?. Crawford Spruill Friday after noon with 15 members present and on ly six absent. The opening exercises included the chib’s favorite song, “Smile," after which a motion was car ried providing tor the discontinuance from the club rolls of the names of all members after they have been absent three times in succession. The president of the club made a brief speech, pointing out a number of good deeds being done by people of the community. A short demonstration was given by Mrs. Kenneth Allen, and it was decided that the hostess at each future meeting is to give the demons tration. Miss Covington furnished a new' variety of seeds to the garden leader, Mrs. W. H. Harrison, and also led a general discussion on the yard im provement campaign, of which Mrs. C. W. Bowen is leader. The demons tration given by the home agent was on floor finishing, and included sev eral illustrations. The meeting was then turned over to the social committee, and several games and contests were enjoyed. The hostess, assisted by Mrs. Hugh Allen, served gelatine with whipped cream and cake. -4 Livestock growers of North Caro lina will find technical bulletin 39, “In vestigations in the Feeding of Cotton seed Meal to Cattle" a valuable book on scientific cattle feeding. The bul letin may be obtained free of charge from the North Carolina Experiment Station at State College. HOME GARDEN SAVES MONEY —1»— Would Take Profits from 2 Acres of Tobacco and 9 of Cotton To Buy Eats Using the average yields and the average prices for cotton and tobac co in 1930, it would have taken more than nine acres of cotton and almost 2 1-2 acres of tobacco to purchase the vegetables which can be grown in a small half-acre garden. “Half an acre of fertile round, prop erly planted and tended will produce enough vegetables for a family of five persons,” says F. B. Morrow, ex en sion horticulturist at Stitr College. “These vegetables will co-t at least $225 if bought at retail prices usually prevailing. VVe have found that the family garden acreage, was increas ed by ten percent >r by 10,000 acres in 1930 over the previous tear due largely to the live at-home movement which gained such popularity last year. This increase represents a po tential savings accounts of around 4 1-2 million dollars and is well worth considering in this period of business depression.” The garden work conducted by the agricultural extension service of State College last year was closely asso Getting Up Nights 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 rest ful sleep and energy, or money back. Only 60c at ' O. Henry Drug Store dated with the work in nutrition, says Mr. Morrow. A large number ot | home demonstration club women kept careful figures as to the amount of vegetables used from their gardens during each month. The idea of build ing a balanced and nutritious diet by means of certain vegetables from the family garden gained much prom inence. Mr. Morow says the most popular green or leafy vegetables were cab bage and snap beans, followed closely ! by green onions and okra. Asparagus, lettuce and spinach were outsanding weaknesses in this group. Cowpeas, lima beans and sweet corn were lea ders in the edible seed groups. Of : the vegetable fruits, tomatoes led, fol lowed by cucumbers and watermelons. Less than 50 percent of the women reported using cantaloupes while I squash and sweet peppers went above ' this mark. ADMINISTRATORS’ NOTICE Having this day qualified as ad min'* trators of the estate of L. P. Hornthal, deceased, late of Washing ton County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present litem to the undersigned for payment on or before the 23rd day of February, 1932, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of any recovery there on. Persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This 23rd day of February, 1931. W. R. WATTS and L. P. HORNTHAL, JR., ap3 Administrators. VISITING CARDS FOR MISSES, Mesdames, Gentlemen and Business. Printed in beautiful shaded type, de signed especially for social and per sonal stationeries. Ordinarily would cost you $1.75. My Special offer: 100 for $1.00. L. A. Baggett Printshop, Windsor, N. C. tf SEED OATS AND SEED POTATOES Also a Complete Line of PURINA FEEDS “In the Checkerboard Bag” S? mash Hog, Cow Horse and Mule FEED B. G. Campbell Plymouth, N. C. 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