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V j' r vr. 1 1. a 5 : 1 V. V- ' h1 : ; - .s.'aV.J-..:;-' A h! "M- ' ' ' VOL. 35 . .8 Page MARSHALL, N. C, THJRSUAY, JANUARY 30, 1936 PRICE $1.00 A YEAIJ MARSHALL 5IAN WRITES: OF WORK; HE IS DOING IN MADKONlCOUNTY (SECOND ARTICLE) How the North Carolina Soil i Survey Is Being Used To Help Farmers At the present tim a (treat many definite and eerioua problems ire con , frpnttajr farmers of North Carolina. But perhaps none other is of as gtfeat economic importance in the lonc,Tun as is that of the conservation 'and buildiiw ut of the productiveness of their soils in the most economic tray. In order to cany 0n soil fertility in vestigations systematically and logically- in the state, it" is neceasaryto have the different types of soil map ped and' examined. The mapping and analvzinc of the soils is as basic to soil investigations aa is the carrying on of the field experimental work, be cause it will not be possible to put out, and conduct the field work intell igently and then apply the results se pnrfid rationally unless one knows the Roil conditions in the different locali ties of the state. The soil survey furnishes the very data that is need ed in applying the results of the field investigations. North Carolina was one of the first states in the Union to take up tne studv of its soils In'af svstemat'c wav. In this stat. all experimental work in soil fertility and crop improvement k conducted strctlv with reference to soil type. , At first; the larger and more inioortant tynas f ,9yil were selected for the lotion" M the branch station farms ond puflymar exnH mental fields. Later m. Ms rapidlv as funds ""e mae vailable for -ar-ryinir on the work the investieations are to be extendH studv of the needs of othr Bgriultiirpv soil type of the state that occur in less extend ed reas. : J can read'W be een that ' working nvHer s""h a mlan. that ofter ' definite-'nforrnation haabeen secur, ed rom the fiold. h results mv ww eallv be annlied to most alt th feigns i located on mm yne of roil, it Wttera not ho wdly senar , atad within he stat th pnils of the ' enm txmm. matr be from the on on The fo'lrtnir ar om ' of h whvs 'n which the worV of tbf Survey hf (Provn alusble r the sgricnltii-al work oing carried on by thf Sfte a"d Federal govern ments in Nor Carolina. 1. Tt nrovides reserrh workers, count" ae"nN an oyonsion -nrn-V. e-q wit dpfin'" fip"t hflnd rolinle 'fformft'O" with' reference to tb' kindq o otid t" wnora' agricul ural rond't'ons pvist'c bp coun ty pnH section in wh'ch they are work'"?. 2. T irov'"H 11 Ber'cultnrol woTk rrt rit-h a d"fipite nrA vff basis on wbiVh otinlv rosnlt fhnt have b""' pernrpH in exerinr'nta1 work on d'flF-orpnt- tvne of nil. T"or pvornnle: Let us sunrise ha John Smitli buys p ivrrn ''n P"otlan'1 countv. On 'e fnrrine to th'p so'l firvev roao of tb-t countv he n that thp tvnp of soil o wbicb hi farm is lo"t.ed i" Norfolk sandy Joai". From the soil survey reoort, he will Jearn too. what cods have been found and re con sidered to he best pdaDted to th's tvp of SQil.- He mnv also pet a very good general idea from the reDOrt as to the best aystpm of crn-xt rotation to pdnnf anH of to methods of culti vation and fertilization to use with the different crons be may be tan nine to grow. Bv inauiring of the "Department of Agronomy, of the State Experiment Rtation, Paleigb. he wMl -"d that on this me tvne of soil in Fdreeowhe eouv. branch pftion fprn has he established and that fertilizer nd other experiments p-re be'np. cod'td there, in. fact, have been oii on t,"" or s (rood hanw yeava. Fror bullet'ns israed, givinw resT'ts of tese ewnenmnts. con'eg of which mv he scw-d niwn reonest. without cost, he will be able to lern what are the penerel defi ciencies of hs soil and what he bd best use in the way of commercial fertilizer mixtures 'n order to secure the best naying results, for inr .. HONOR ROLL ; Tfie News-Record Beginning witfi our issue of Oct ober 17, we , are publishing below the names of people , who subscribe or renew their subscriptions to The News-Record within the last . week. By keeping your subscriptions paid np you" will irreatly help your local paper. Of course, those whose sub - scriptions are Paid in advance are al ready on our honor roll. -.; .-. D.VS. Fender,Fjajr Pond, Tenm' "' Eastman, Scott & Co. Atlanta, Ga. Austin Faulkner, Marshall r-8. : " M. K. Roberts, Worley, N. C. A. L. Buckner, Bi Pine," CJ-"' t Mrs. Wayne Fisher. Marshal r-2. . W. D. Davis, Marshall;r-8.v 5 Mra. S. E. Wilds, Marshall f2.r ft? P. C. CUrle, Marshall r-2. l 1 Eva Kate Smith, Oteen, N. C " McKinney Washburn. ; lakeland, Fla. stance, with-cotton and corn which are; two main crops being grown on the- Norfolk series of soil at the pre- sent time in the state. . In addition to this information. which he may se cure from the publications mention ed, he masr also obtain other publi cations from the same source, giving the results of variety tests' of corn, soybeans, peanuts, cotton, small grain and other crops that are grown gener ally in the section in 'which he has recently located. ' r, v 3, Frequently the farmers have met who were living on a certin type of soil and who were spending, their time and money experimenting ,Non some problem which had bee'tt' worked out many years before, by some one connected with the Experiment Sta tion. Both of these might have been saved had they knownthat certain results published bv the Station for the'r types of soil had been obtained and were directly applicable to their farms. 4. Many times a farmer in writing to the Department of Agronomy for information wa,nts to describe his soil. If a soil survey report for his county is available, it is invaluable in this respect. Where a soil survey re port has been made of the county from which an inouiry comes, it is not onlv possible to tell the type of soil if the location of th farni is pven, but it is also possible to advise in telligently and reliably with reference to the best plan to follow jn the treatment and management of the land in the erowth of different crops. because workers of the department of Agronomv will know by Iookine up the location of the farm on the man, not only the tyne of so'l but also what it contains and what its fertilizer re nuirements are s'nce, if it is one of the more important type of soil, they will have results from carefully plan ned nd carefully conducted experi ments to guide them in making their recommendations. All there will be to do then w'H be to aonlv the parti cular: ease with any particular crop the results which have been thus far secured in field experiments on the same type of soil with these different erons.,',j- v ? - . s ,: 5. Farmers are demanding definite information at the nresent time from ijearBh ard extension wrkeTTne vaiTable station publications, are the onlv published sources of this infor mation. Aericultural worke"s must not onlw refer th farmers to these Dubrcations, but in many cases it is un to the worker to interpret -and heln the farmer to annly the informa tion they contain. For examnle: if the data secured from chemical an alysis in soil survey work shows that the Cecil sandv loam tvne of soil of the Piedmont area of .the state con tains less on an average than 1,000 pounds of nitrogen per acre in the surface soil fi 2-3 inches deep, it is HD to the wo-kera to make known the fact, to the farmer that the best nro ducine soils of the United States contain much more nitrogen ner acre than this, some of them running as high in content of nitrogen as 7,500 pounds, and to tell him actually what this figure tells about the stock of this constituent in the soil. Tell him whether his soil ia well c poorly stocked with this constituent. Not only this, but, beinsr familiarwith the results secured in field extperimenta that .the one chief requirement of this sou. as well as for other unimproved Cecil soils is for an application of nit rogen for such crops as corn cotton and small grains in order to get the largest and best paying yields. It will be not only the business of the agricultural workers to help the farmer understand the conditions ex isting in his soil and its primary needs but to heln him to better understand how he may handle his farm in such a way as to most quickly and economically secure the required nit rogen either from the use of com mercial fertilise" g, manures, and by the growing and turning under of liuruminous crops grown in rotation with hia major crops. 5, The analys s of the Cecil series of soils, gathered in the state soil survey have shown them to be ouite low, too, in phosphoric acid: in fact, as a general thin?, the ouantitv I aoi low that by the growing of maximum crops for more than 15 to 20 years tne total phosphoric acid present in the soil would be practically exhaust ed. With sous of this type, it is there fore absolutely necessary,' in most cases to make applications of nhos phoic acid in available form if large yields are to be secured for any length of time, matters not how lib erally the other plantfood. constitu ents are supplied. .. Without " careful mapping of the soils, it would not be possible to. know the extent Y and boundaries of these soils, except in the most general way. - One would always be uncertain s to whether the results he has used as a ruide in his answer to inquiries from farmers are absolutely applicable to the con ditions prevailing on the inquirers' farm, the following of which advice unually means considerable outlay by the farmers unless the adviser has a soil survey report and a man on which to rely coupled with field re sults from definite soil types experi ments, v .. ' , '.-V . ' 7. Another value of the sou survey is that it gives those who are growing Jthe first sn,ow "The snow began in the gloaming, And busily all the night i Bad been, heaping field and highway With a silence deep and white, ; Every pine and fir and hemlock' Wore ermine too dear for an earl, And the poorest twig on the elm tree Was ridged inch deep wnh pearl. From sheds new-roofed with carrara Came chanticleer's muffled crow, The stiff rails softened to swan's ' down. AJ still jAin 4-in annnr " AIIU DM11 UUWmW Uv W.V. BIIU"! James Russell Lowell. Wo :,h, Ihtl A WINTER BIRD the vari-a oni T Pl, i lit specialized truck or farm crops an idea as to where they may find these same soils in their own communities of elsewhere in the state should they desire to extend their operations or move from one section to another, Not only this, but it supplies the De partment of Agronomy of the Ex periment Station with information to use in advising w'th reference to why certain communities or sections are specially adapted to the crowing of tparticular cvops. Extension or other agricultural workers mav take this information contained in the so'l survey renorts and use it safely and intelligently. It mav therefore be seen from the above that without a soil survey it is neither possible to properly locate experimental farms or nutlvine fields nor to intelligently apply the results from the field exneriments bejnsr con ducted for the benefit of the farm ers of the state; and that without reliable data from nronerly and con ducted experimental fields as foun tainheadn. the extension or other ag- ricultural worker is more than like ly to become a talker in generalities. The farme- who knows what the soil tyne or types of his farm are which ha been determined for him by the soil survey, will he in a posi tion to avail himself with available information with references to its potentialities, its nlant food and cul tural needs, and its peculiar croo a- daotat'ons. Th'a information will en able him to. crop and handle his soil in such a way as to get the maximum net annual return in the production! of crops and at the same tame to look after its future economic productive ness in the most intelligent manner, le chickadee T ..... .all i saw your cap of black And coat of gray. "l saw you bounding lightly 4ff: Through the air scrap of joyousnesg Though bleak the day. throw these crumbs to you In thankfulness JTo you who bring me cheer i On valiant wing (ivAnd graittude to Him f ' ' Who placed a song And heart of gold, in such a'j r A tiny thing. I K Norma B. McEnhill. Oak Ridge Friday" Other contestants from ous schools included the following students :( Miss Edith Ferguson, 'Spring Creek high school, "The Lit tlest Rebel"1; Miss Zane Kedmon, Marshall high school, "Laddie"; Miss Mae Randall, Walnut high school, "How the Church was Built at Ke- hoe's Bar"; Miss Alma Jarvis, Mars Hill hurh school. "Courage' Lyaelle ., Ponder, Beech Glen high school, "The Wheels of Time"; Mrs. Attrtrt Jimhtce Wot Knrinim hio-h nnlifttftl HU Cmmtrxr fv Mother nH i 7:30 My God"; Carl Scott, Mars Hill high! Both teams will be seeking reyenga sdKool, "Commencement"; Hugh i for defeats of other days. Oak Ridg Burnett Ferguson. Spring Creek high! he ?2 to 16 defeat the Cadets school, "The Unknown Soldier"; Ray ?"lre;e1J,n OMKetDan t season at Frisby, Marshall high school "The i "B,,UB, V1 ",e nu Best Policy in Regard to Naturaliza-!wl11, seeking ; revenge their only de- tion": and Robert Ramsev. Walnut I lear on t.ne gridiron lasi ran, a 13 to The Cadets from Oak Ridge Mill" tary Institute will invade Mars Hill Friday night for the first basketball game of the season between; the two Miss Quints. This Will be the first time ad Uak image tmsKetDau team nas ever played on the Mars Hill hardwood. The game is scheduled to start at high school, "Not Guilty". Parent-Teachers' Asso ciation Met Tuesday flfuf, apples, potatoes, and a variety ojf jther fruits and vegetables, can ned or otherwise, in Quantities suffi- cnt to lessen our heavy food bill considerably. Credit will be given on. -pledges for produce in suitable quantity.' 1 one sentence the above would bjsi j In the interest of Mars Hill Col lege the citizens of Madison County dan pray, patronize advertise, and Two churches in the County set the worthy example of out- Mars Hill College in their bud- Duv .'1DrL . -.:ui. (b) $1-05 ijnven ioi appiecmuie 8U... subscribe for P. T next week s Record, we hope to concrete examples of what some done to help the College in the e mentioned ways. The Marshall P. T. A. met Jan- a. 1 11 l j j i al j- dets. n The Lions were very unimpressive in defeating Boiling Springs 45 to 33. The Lions were sluggish and glow and suffered from cockiness, Boilinjr Springs made the Lions work hard to get the decision and were al ways close though they weakened at uary 28, in the hiRh school auditor urn the end to th Lions t run at 3 o'clock. The minutes of the last , their biff dvantage. meeunff were read na approveu. Kropff wafe high ssorer fnr thfl Reports from the following com-1 Lions with 20 points while Murrell- m , mT,Sr,Sy,e:T,- n v with 12 was second. Blanton and De- 1 TREASURER (Finance Com.) : priest were begt for BoiH Springg. There was a balance of $37.37 in j Mars Hi wi be eg their the treasury. seventh straight conference win a- ya.) Riven to mr. rtnoues lo nst 0ak RiHcr. FriHav -iu,. rh. i Lions are undefeated in conference to secretary toi-i.-ip. arili ,:ii kd fii,H m.,'n , suoscnoe lor v. i A. Magazine. ;tain their perfect record. Murrell. (C OC lor nicture. Parker. Cowan. Kronff n,l WernonH- Guy Ro- :ez wiIT start for the Mars Hill team. ' .. . UI1U Madison County ' . Professor Hoyt Blackwell ARTICLE II. At the close of our article in last week's NEWS-RECORD, we stated that we hoped in this week's issue to set forth ways by which the citi zens of thje County could greatly help in our Enlargement and Endow ment program. Before carrying out this promise we pause to say one or two things by way of appreciation. We gladly take this opportunity to thank those who have spoken so kindly of the articles which have ap peared in THE NEWS-RECORD in the interest of Mars Hill College. We further desire to express profound apprciation to all those, and they are a goodly company, who have already pledged and paid so generously. We must also give public expression to our feelings of deep gratitude to those who are now giving so freely of their time and thought to ways and means whereby our College may rvices To Be Held At ii New Caney Fork w" Church. "SI i . -There will he a meeting at the new church at Caney Fork, on Little Pine, February 8 and 9 at 2:30 p. m. A business: meeting will be held Satur day, the 8th, and all members are urg edto be present. he' pastor, JRev. Everett Sprinkle, will Preach DOtn Saturday and Sun day. 3 - v-i v x " It -will be recalled that the old building of the .church was destroyed last March by the hujricane. Mr. J. Hqnry I obert tells u a eoncrete ii now nenng -com MARS HILL . Amone the new students register ing at the college during the past week, for the second semester was Miss Dorothy Sanderlin, of New Bern, who was wounded last fall on the day of the bank robbery just after the opening of school. Rev. Nane Starnesi, of Ashovtlle, preached at both services here, last Sunday. Next Sunday, frotessor Stringfield is to have charge of the mornine service, which is to be tne reeular communion service. Eddie Leiberman will speak at the evening service. Mrs. W. F. Robinson visited rela tives at Mocksville over the week-end. Mrs. W. C. Taylor and Master John McLeod who have both been ill since the holidays are able to be up aeain. Mrs. Mitchell Griffin, who has been quite ill for several weeks, is sti'l in a critical condition. Miss Ethel Gregg, teacher in the English department of tha College, who was prevented from returning in the fall because of illness has re turned to resume her work at this time. This section has had its share of 2. MEMBERSHIP: Mrs, berts. Urge for more members. Motion was made and seconded that 15c Per capita be paid to keep affilia tion with National and State organi zation. . , 3. LIBRARY: Mrs. Blankenahip. 192 books added to fiction shelf from recent "Book Week" movement. In addition to this, there were many reference books brought to the High School library. The grades that brought the great est number of books were : (1) 10th Mra Blankenship. (2) 9-A Mrs. McLean. (3) 8-C Mr. Wilkie. LUNCHROOM: Mrs. Ella Redmon. More undernourished children are to be fed. Will need donations of food for this. The president gave a report of the Christmas Seal Sale. Almost $24.00 was made from this aleV- r $6.00 sent to Mr. McBrayer. ' i BOo Mrs. McLean's room' (9-AV fori incr the most. Mr. Rhodes gave a brief talk on "Citizenship land Character Educa tion". He discussed the projects, of different teachers in school. Mrs. BTankenshVp's room (10th) sot the prize for the best attendance. Meeting adjourned Virginia McClure, Sec. Fiddlers' Convention Saturday Night BOY SCOUTS A new' interest is being- shown a mong the Scouts. Among the boys we have 2 First Class Scouts, 4 Se cond Class Scouts and 6 new scouts. It is hoped that the new boys will be able to pass their Tenderfoot test this weekc As soon as we have 8 who are beyond the Tenderfoot test with the registration fees paid we can then mail our application for the troop charter. The troop is sponsored by the Civ Han Club of Marshall. Rev. Paul P. Thrower has been appointed Scout master and Mr. Joe Eads, Assistant Scoutmaster. Rev. J. R. Duncan, who has assisted in Scout work for a num ber of years has expressed a warm Willingness to be of service to our ttoop. , ,. ,-'-i-"i-yy.S!-r-:J-,'Y'!-;',f' .' We invite former Scouts to return, present,- in the hall above the Tele- pnone ' exchange, xnursaay wiu oe ... our meeting nights. At 7 o'clock thm door will be opened for games. The meeting is called to order at 7 :30. "Aunt Mary" Ball Taken by. Death Don't forget to come time fiddler's convention Mrs. Mary Ball, known to her many friends as "Aunt Mary, passed away at her home on Caney Fork, Route 1, the cause of her death being Influen za. She was 99 years old her last t. i,- -in Dirxnaay. r unerai services were con- lO "IP OI- ... V, T-1-- a i. u lipid uuci-ea oy xne ive.v. jane a. raaruii at the Walnut High S-hool auditorium let 10:00 oclock Wednesday morning Saturday night at 7 o'clock. This ,a" .Ba" cemetery. - t A m, ; wo.t. She is survived by one sister Miss prn North Carolina. Cash prizes to i Salli : Freeman, of Marshall Route 1, be awarded to winners of the follow ing: Best string-band, best fiddler, Kacf KnnlA YllHTll. Kocf OPIlitfll With singing. If you wish to enter thisiLan Ball, all of near Marshall contest please communicate with Dr, and the following children: Mrs. Ma tilda Marlor, Mrs. Julia Cook, Mrs. Emeline Clark and Tom, Henry,and J. H. Hutchins, president of Walnut P. T. A. Admission will be 10c and 15c. Two Literary Groups Formed At Beech Glen 13 MADISON STUDENTS AT CULLOWHEE be able to more adequately, serve her tn country's cold wave, tnermome- l constituency. Two literary societies were organ- oT.fit Knii "TVip Hill". How- ized this week at tlie Beech Ulen high Mars Hill College makes no apology , pVeP. th'fi school buses have been able school. The new organizations are to for witnessing by word and deed that to operate about as usual and the have weekly meetings, under faculty her campus ia Christ-centered and i school work has not ben hindered (supervision. Keguiar programs axe Chrif-controlled She reioice that' New ha? been received here by (to be presented ana tne societies are Chnst-controlled. She rejoices tt, Edww.ds familv that Mr. Gaither ! to enter county and State contests it is her privilege to live and move Edwardg jg ite jn in a hospital in, fostered by debating and public and have her being in Him. Quite I Detroit. Mr. Edwards has had poor i speaking clubs. naturally then, the first thing we I health for several months, and his call attention to is the fact that every friends here abouts will regret to citizen of the County who prays, andjlearn hi senous condition. surely everyone does, has the sacred privilege Of remembering the School in his devotions day after day. Those of us who axe closer to the College, indeed all of us, earnestly resire that her spiritual prosperity may ever be greater than her material prosperity. It is also the pivilege Of each citizen to direct students to Mars Hill. With in the bounds of reason these may pay in kind. But in this Movement the College is seeking gifts of money, pledges to be paid immediately or in two, three, four, or five year Install ments, wills, annuities, life insurance policies," real , estate, and farm pro duce. There are many in the Coun ty who axe in position to contribute through one or more ef these chan nels. f There are, we believe, a host of fanners who for , the asking will be glad to dedicate the income from a definite plot ef ground to Mars HUI for a period f five years or longer. Others still wiH be gl4 to send meal, High School Contest Held Last Friday ALMA JARVIS AND ROBERT RAMSEY ARE WINNERS Miss Alma Jarvis, of the Mars Hill high school, and iRobert Ramsey, of the Walnut hieh school, were adjudg ed winners of the county-wide read ing and declamation contest for the schools of Madison county held in the auditorium of the Beech Glen high school last Friday night ' Second place in the girls' contest was awarded Miss Lynelle Ponder; ef the Beech Glen high school and the second place in the boys' contest went to Ray Frisby, of the Marshall high school.-:'. ' n" ' -' - The contest, sponsored by the coun ty Schoolmasters' club, war one of a series of events-being held monthly in tha various county units. Grover Anrel. chairman of toe County ex- tra-currlculs actmty eommittea and Beech Glen high school teacher pre sided at the-contest, s. w' Thirteen Madison county students are attending Western Carolina Teachers College during the winter quarter according to the latest re I port. I It ranks as the fifth county in the I state in this respect. i , Walnut Defeats Mar I shall High, 43 to 21 The Walnut Hirh School aumt trampled the Marshall high school five last Wednesday night on the Walnut court, 43 to 21. Most of the Walnut scoring came in the first half. This wan Marshall's, first game of the sea son. . Ramsey with 13 ooints led the Walnut team With Henderson second, with 11 points. Nix caged 9 points to lead the Tornado. In an all-star game following this, the Walnut All Stars defeated the Marshall AH Stars, 39 to 21. LINEUP: The Platonian society, whose name wa? chosen from the famous philo sopher, Plato, elected the following officers: Lot Randolph, president; Lois Duck, vice-ipresident; Lucy Rob inson, secretary; Joe Hensley, trea surer; Marie Jamerson, critic; Kath erine Carson chaplain, Lloyd Ray, chorister and Helen Lovette, press re porter. The new organization chose "Now or Never" for a motto, and a dopted blue .and orange for society colors, and the violet as a society flower. The orator, Demosthenes, name was adopted as the name of the oth er society and the group elected the following students , to cary on the work of the organisation: President, Frank Mcintosh, vice-president, Lyn ella Ponder secretary.. Lucille Ray: Treasurery-Carlie. iRice-: eritic.Bill, r -111 Hiirh Lnilff To Clouse: . chaplain,'. Henrietta Bay; Ifrf nai Vn IC W.nut H. S. Ramsey (13) Henderson (11) Johnson (2) Lewis (7) Hutchins ($) M. H. S. F (9) Nix F Highsmith C fi) Robinson G t Bradbnrn G ' D. "Redmon Subs: Walnut, Masey (4),,iHaynes, Davis t M. H. S. GieientannerHe), Redmon C; Redmon, B.,1 Roberts, Peek, Tweed (1).- chorister, Martha Roberts; and press fpnnrtAr. AnrnfU JarVIH. ; "Wa're on our way: watch us climb was se lected as the' motto, and black and gold as the coldrs, with the yellow lily as the society flower, r s ' Membership in the newly-organised ' groups' hat already reached a total' of 60 students. fnore than double that of -any ether- extwHSMTfctoU aetiT- Uecurata'. TaaBingr iity in the local iChoot"- - , Cedar Creek, 29-12 l jCedar Creek; Tenn., defeated 'the Marshall High oulnt,' 29 to 12 on' the St' James Court, last Friday night. ,; (Hlghsmftb war ontstanding for the local team. - The Cedar Creet. team displayed wonderful team work, and ;l i ".V 1 4