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SALVATION FOR
COTTON FARMER
Greens County Agent Write*
Of Result* Soon In
Upland*
BELIEVES EAST CAROLINA
FINE STAPLE GROWER
Can Bo Grown And Ginnod A*
Early Aa Shorter Variety
And Will Bring Much Mor*
Money—Must Koep Strain*
Pur*.
By A. M. Dickson, County Agent,
8now Hill, N. C.
The advisability of growing long
staple couon in North Carolina is a
muchly dlacuascd topic in today’s ag
ricultural elides. Aa on# travels a
bout, meets and talks to farmers, ha
finds nil kinds of theories and ideas
being advanced in regard to the grow
ing of the long lint cotton. Some
have the idea that it can not be grown
et all in Beitem North Carolina,
tome say that the gins of the country
can not gin it and that it will be nee
rsrary to purehaee new equipment in
order to handle It for market.
All of u.i while hero in Greene
County wbeie * complete detailed
scientific study of the staple indus
try aa applicable to North Carolina
reveals the fact that long staple pays
well those who cars to go to a little
extra trouble to handla It. Everyone
uf the above objectionable features
are completely diapellad in actual
practical farming, and to plant lha
"Right Kind" of staple cotton at this
stage of the cotton indoatry Is go
ing to prove to be one of the answers
to coming boil weevil problem and
menace, as it shown later in this ar
ticle.
The writer has bad the opportun
ity of visiting some of the weevil
stricken territory in South Carolina
around Darlington and Florence sev
eral times during the past yaar and
with much interest daring the past
fall. This is the section of Booth
Carolina which grows long staple af
usost sxchiairely. The land, the eti
•bitftioe are no different there from
what they are bars in eastern North
Carolina, except, that the growing
season is a tittle shorter as you go
farther North. The South Carolina
people would never have quit grow
ing short staple cotton and turned to
long staple cotton, aad stock to the
long tuple cotton had it not paid
them to have dona so. The farmers
in South Carolina are at this Mason
planning their crops for 1922 and
are breaking the anil to make more
crops with which to pay their "BoP
Weevil" and "Depression" debts.
Most of them In that sort!on are go
ing to plant the long sUplc cotton
becauec It has made more under
weevil conditions than any other cot
ton they planted. Aa an illustration
Mr. J. L. Edwards, Jr., of Darling
ton, B. C. stated to the writer last
fall that he had picked twefvo bales
of short sUpM cotton from fifty
seres and thirty-vix bales of long
eUple cotton from fifty acres planted,
both on the tame farm. He need the
beet types of both long and short
cottons
The writer U of the opinion that
the upper edge of the cotton b#H In
Eastern North Carolina is going to
prove to bo an excellent staple grow
ing area in the futsrv. The writer,
also, carefully cautions every fanner
to be extremely careful about going
into the bartaaw of growing atopic
cotton on a big scale to begli with.
It Hi beet to plant a small acreage to
begin with and try R out J( the far
mee likes It he can than increase the
following year.
A farmer who boy* so-called long
staple cotton need fra® anybody who
cay* bo has long staple cotton Is mak
ing a big mistake. la the writer* op.
lnloti them was not a long Maple
cotton aood produced In the State of
North Carolina last year that I* ge
log U be good for a man to plant
who U Matting o* In the fauriness this
soaring year. Foil owing u th# history
and data of the Industry aa has boon
obmrved in Orson. County. The sue
com of the node rtakhig waa dim to
tha faet that the County agent secur
ed highly bred tied for the formers
who planted them with oaeeemfnl re.
salts while ether farmers in the war
neighborhood who used ran down
seed foiled to got results.
Wm You Float L—S Ss.pl. or Nm
Tbe writer hao been asked n goed
many times to advlss the fsrurer*
wbat to do abetM loa* staple cotton
Ho ghrm thio advice to anyeaa who
Is IntersMod. If yea law never plant*
•<1 It baf-r. *> Mew the
If yea have planted It befare be sure
'• get you some wen toed seed for
the tint gets battor an the years roll
by on the cottons that are conttnail
ly being Improved by expert plant
rUI_J L_
PUMPS WORKING;
TOWN DADS REST
C. L Stewart Taka* Place Re
futed by Pendergrast of
Durham Recently
ARTESIAN WELLS PCl'R
FORTH STEADY STREAM
After Hectic Fortnight Mayor
and Cotnmluioneri Steer
Municipal Boat Into Calm
Waters—It Yat May Be Nec
aaaary To Go To River Por
Water.
After a iiectir two week* of doubt
a* to whether or not it eould Tupplv
water to the town and provide a head
-l the police department Dana’* rau
ucipal government hat come into
•aim water*. The municipal pump*
re striding slickly and pouring a
tcady stream into the mains and rv
ervoir and a head for the police de
triment has been sreorod In the per
sn of C. E. Stewart, now of Kirhop
ille, 8. C., who will arrive hore this
reelc.
Trouble with the two deportments
tarted simultaneously. With former
Chief of Police Page's resignation
before it the board of comm •sksnersl
were informed that the a'tesian well* j
which supply water for all purposes I
Sad erased to yield water, althocgh
he former chief was not blamed for
his delinquency of the wells. The
oand named J. It. Pendrrgrast, of
Durham. to succeed Page and then
-mod its attention ta the wells.
About the time mem hem of the
'vnmrd discovered that the big trouble
vith the pumpe was due to some sub
erraineon phenomena which canard
a lowering of the water level, then
came a menage from Pendcrrrast
stating that ha could not accept the
nomination. This was wholly unlook
ed for. Page had already been sent
on his way and the Durham man wot
expected at the moment his message
arrived.
Tbs board was called together by
Mayor J. L. Wade to overcame the
embarrassment of the situation.
from Richmond to Ax the pumps.
Stewart eras appointed and the Rich
mond man told to go to work on the
water plant. Just as he got the pumps
to working properly Stewart accept
ed the appointment. Now, all is re
ran*.
Moantime, the mayor and commis
sioners are awaiting an aa Urn ate from
Gilbert White, of Durham, on the
cost of building a water pumping
•tation on the Cape Fear, nearly
three miles from Dann. A rough es
timate of this coat Is (150.000. which
will provide for power lines, pumps,,
darn* and a larger reservoir in Dunn.
Eventually the town will have to go
to the river for ltd water and the
commissioners and the engineer fec<
tliat that time Is not far distant.
At present tho town* water and
sewerage system is supplied b> two
artesian well* which yield, when
running to capacity, 216,000 gallons |
of water every 24 hours This U not ,
considered sufficient to supply the'
town and protect it against fire.
Skeleton Of Indies Ueeartked
An Indian akakton apparently well
preserved wu encarthcd Saturday
near Spencer by a party of road
builders beaded by J. II. Crowell and
Including C. J. Walton, C. A. MiUrr,!
C. W. Brannon, dim Snider and O. L.
Bams. With the skeleton, which wet'
plowed ap in the road, were found
buried ar Indian pet and pip*' hi good
condition, it being evident that three
articles bad been burtsd perhaps »ev.
cral hundred years age with the In
dian. The bones were carefully re
moved to an oM Indian bcrylnx
ground nearby and reintatrrd, wh.ie
tha pot and pipe are being pres-irved
by the road workers as souvenir*.
breeders, and plant any half of your
•area in long cotton and the other
in abort cotton. Too then do not
kuva nfl of your eggs In one basket
and If Jong cotton does bring a big
premium yog can get advantage of;
it- If it does net you have net risked
alt ea It.
It !*7» those who give it extra at
tention to keep the strains pure and
(he ginning good.
What About Ohaba
Long stale cotton ef tho upland
tlaas can be ginned on any gin in
the country without making any.
changes in the mee haste a] arrange
ment. Beane have an bleu that only
fuWer gins will fin it, hut this Idea
*• unoneoua. Any saw gin that will
fin a gong sample of short cotton
wfl' V<n a goad sample of long cot
ton provided the operator feeds the
gin •‘•w and rune a laeea roll; a roll
that wIB jam turn white the gin rune
at tha came speed will five excellent
••d practically perfect temples.
GRANTHAM HAY
OPPOSE LYON IN
NEXT PRIMARIES
Prwent Coogrwaamon Will Not
So Returned Without
Strong Fight
-LA /TON GRANT ALSO
WILL BE CANDIDATE
Join A. Oat**, Of Faywtteville,
I* Expected To Enter Race
Tso. Bat Varner May Feel
»ltat The Tune In Inoppor
tune—Godwin Buoy With
Practice.
Hnmer L. Lyon, ropriMntiny the
*•***' North Carolina district In Coo
r Will not retain hi* neat 1f ptw
‘•*t inJ.eationj an any iadax to what
Is to happen. Already the rumble of
noi.Cral cannon being placed for the
e'e fight >• Ipard throughout the
Unyth and breadth of the district
inH xn ftnhwermg cry eoati from
pirsntn In nearly a*ery county of
-ii ■ni'ion watch two yearn ngo *at
a fc.ird upon Hannibal LaFayattc
' odo'in, idol of Harriott, after ha had
•ertrad 5*-»ra terma aa Iti repruaeata
:irr.
3* ill marling under the atring of
thv Culumbui ain'i blow to Ita far*
ori-.e son. Harnett will champion the
ra'.i« of George K. Grantham, phar
raaclot w'io own* a atring of apethi
c»ry .Hop* in the diatriet, if ha can
he Hduced to foraake pill rolling
lor* enough to make the race and ftU
ti e ullke. Drug*,eta and other buai
n> •• men in the diatriet have been
•‘-mg la their appeal* to Mr. Craa
thare. Ur, however, hat aot decided
ivh-it qc will do in the matter.
I: ia unlikely that Mr. Godwin will
cootrit with Kr. Lyon whether Mr.
Giintham does er doea not ran. He la
huay rebuilding that large legal prac
tice which mu hia before he weal le
Waahington and la mdctiag with
vot'd.rful tucccao Thera i* aemo
•looM, toe, that L. R. Vacaer, Robo
rcr\'„ big gun. will enter the race thia
tiwi*. Friend* of Mr. Varaar fdal
that hia activity la recent local p*U
Gcal flgbta through which aopac want
MilVMlMift
ton it It believed that ha will net at
tempt the race.
Cumberland however, expect* te
pat State Senator Mm A. Oate* into
the fray. And all through the lower
md of the diatriet people ar» looking
to L Clayton Grant a* a probable
r-jcccaifol candidate aguinat the
Whitcville man. Grant, toe. baa a
large strength in Harriott and Cum
berland and would probably aplit
even with I,yon la thwc two eeun
t’eo and Robcaon if Oataa and Gran
tham do not become candidate*.
THANKS CLASS FOR
AIDING SOLDIERS
Mr*. W. D. Holla tad Rocofyws
Letter of Appreciation From
Mr*. N. Bmckamr
M..;. Wdllsm D. Holland, reporter
fa- lie T. E. L. CUts of Tint Bap
• i»t church Sunday school is (n re
ceipt of a latter from Mrs. N. Baek
rer .of Asheville, sxpreming thanks
for Christmas gifts scat sick soMIsn
in UtMi and Kenilworth Hospitals.
The letter reads:
“if you could hut know the tre
mendous amount of pleasure and
rood cheer that wan given to the pa
tient* at Oteea .and Kenilworth Hoe
p ints at Christmae, it would make
yonr heart swell with pride sad
tiiankfulnas* to knew that jroa had *
tmr* in prev'ding this Christmas Jey
and happiness.
“Every patient waa moat geaer
onsly nmensbered aad mad* nappy
by the gift* of frioadc, who task E»l*
mnnt nf expressing to them their
'or* and appreciation and aa a remin
that they aad their an selfish ser
vice ore not fofgetten.
“TM- flowers at the bedrid* ef ev
ery patient tgqde the wards fragrant
rui-l beautiful; added to that the
tiled stockings, gifts and Christmas
decorations proeidad tho Christmas
atmosphere aad goad cheer.
“Ilesse accept (he thaafcs and ap
p reelstion ef the patients and wash
ers In the ho^ttala, aloag wtth oar
personal (hanks, far making pinTilt
such a happy season far (base who to
ricldy deserve our good wffi and oar
dfls."
A traveling theatrical company
startiag to panda la a Hal
v“w England tewa when a Mg gaa
itT from a farmyard near at hand
**d«nmi to the taiddto of tho street
and began to him.
Om H the double-la-Vra*a acton
tanod toward tho fowl and angrily
exclaimed:
be so msJck to ;«as« at eex
eloriaas. Watt tin yoa ssa Em shew ”
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POLITICIANS ME
FLAYED Bw E
REED INSPEECH
Lector* Ha* LittuL For Th*
Men Who iff I
Work of H^an
A DEEP SYMPA-Ar FDR
WEAKNESS OF AMANITY
Think* Human N^Rra Cannot
Be Raacbad ftjKynpTth?
And The OppKynity To
In *n hoar udtSbttwt Jam
beei tense. Op)* ImiMmi country
•diU»r, sometime* uiRHnnt prin
ter. friend of muyBlki nation'*
Utorsty tnd newepa^K here**, on*
of th* moat mctiijfa«y*U*t* of
America, rntertalna^B repretahly
mall audience in Mlfl^oHtan thea
ter Wodneaday nlft^Mhrouth hi*
visit th* playground |A of the Wo
man't dab ia ikhAf lea* than
tlx dollar*, but the aAhandred nod
Afty-odd rad itors h^E.marad iota
their eoola that loq&lai* de not
Slitter are of the pRt pli
Mr. Reed «ak« cAhmaa nature
and politic*. He aatRter. He
for th* humanlt’a f^KaJ daiinqnen
riea and ccorntrieit^S^at fer pelt,
-c* h* had only tha A that ia can*,
tic Hi* who!* Idea oAtflttciana -was
summed op in his thAfc at th* Ren
al* when he aaid thAkhera ana aa
mch thlnp •• •<*uall^Reaenc people
—quality of th* «Ad«*rmiainc
a very atatoa. Ram* M ka mid. nr*
born idiot* “end thejRhe* no chance
at all ante** thay ^L|* to break
Into the United StA Renata."
The Renata — t^HecaU which
murdered th* Laag^A Nation', and
wrecked the greatae^Rrk of Wood
row Wilson—the flAta controlled
by politics end poHtAa*. «u green
no sympathy by tuAn who in bit
wo”* as a nei 11 |J reporter and
tmreOar ha* manjAta *1 ft*
Bat far humanity and human na
tal* the o*aa who hee mhde aailUaaa
laugh and awp through Ui “Kan*
tacky Colonel.” kb "JnUsndi,” kb
“Yankee from the Wait.” and kb
other book* and Aert atorieo, baa
greet lore and a daap eyaipathy. Ha
•poke of tha yellow fever epidemic
•n Mempbie when five handrod pear
people were dytag every day. Ha
kad been east there by Bennett of
the New York Herald. Ila found a
ihot-gon quarantine again* tha city
on all tides The wolMa^e citben*
had fled ta the Ub end ant of den
ger. Tho poor ware bft to die. There
were few left to game the atriokan.
In Mcmphie there woe a bout* known
to *v»ry Hbtbtipyi River boatman
and traveller, ft wee “The Cataebw**.
ha al*reae arma called the “oat” and
tha anfortnnata on* an ander her
charge were knows u the “kittene."
Thera never was a more degraded
place than tha CabrUw. It etanA
now on the river beak im MemphU.
Bat it ie not celled As Cataebw any
■ore. '
When the epdiaik In Memphis was
•t lu worst aad death was staring
everybody in the face, the mistrew
of the Cateclaw and sil of the kHtan.
tamed rune. Oat into tha etreeta
they went and picked op the rtrtekaa.
Moon every room and every hall was
Mlcd with the sick end dying, aad
•II were give* attention by tba want
on upon whom the world looked aa
bring .o depraved that nothing good
eonld reach (hoot
Thon came free* open the hill
•Men. Leaves end Riaae died, and
with them wont Ysflow Jack. The
worthy people of Memphis returned
from their haven* la the hills. They
beard of what old Mary and har kk
tens had aeeomplhbed. The aeciaty
women of Memphis bought a Mfwr
•orviee and w«h fine ceremony want
to the Cataclaw and PluasaUd k ta
jMnry. Aad aa that eflrtr oerrk* was
l«B*ravod “To the Bam af Service
from the Woman of Memphis.”
Mo. "The Cataeiaw'’ is now the
“House of flerrtoa.”
And from that' thus on, ovary ta
•* that beam load a uaefnl Ufa.
Mr. Rr*d recited thin incident is
Mow tkat homes natam cote so low
Ibat It cannot ha roaehed by sympa
thy and tba opportaaky far aarviea.
Before ha aoaatsd the stage ta
Moath his leetnru wo teJcod a few
minutes with Mr. fleod. Ho was (bo
Imtm la eonvaraatisa as ba was on tha
platform. "Yon, Mr. Hand, have boon
a country editor, Imvo you not Mrl”
Ij^bod hy way of amhing screw
i “That l have, yanag man; vtm 1
|waa a young follow I dhed to get ee
the train aad travel aatfl my money
*o»—then Td Map and start a
/
p.iooom
Bee over* health end return* a* head of the Ffrst National
OTATO EXPERTS
ARE COMING HERE
Tawmil Aad Uddla Amaya
T. Footer Pi«.
dactioa of Tubers
Dean's flirt real offort toward
starting tte cooperative projection
and maiteting of tte awaat potato
wdl te rtertod oa Saturday, Febro
uy 4, wtea G. A. Cardwell, agnoul
toral aad tedoatrial agent -of the
Atlantic Coast Lina Railroad eeat
tear, aad C D. Matthew* Stato bar.
cultural, coaao to town to Join with
*- Uddla. oocretarr of tte atem
ter a* rnwre^ aad Baa a Town
Riddle aad Tawawad are Mac
Invitations te all a< tte farmers of
tte Dana District to attend a aat
»C to te a ltd raw ad by Cardwell and
Matthews, who will tall tte fanners
what strains of tte tabor to plant,
bow to care tteaa aad how to marfcat
item. Tte local area will mate an
effort to induce the faimers to plaat
a given number of acres and will
esaraatoa storage space aad mar
kets for all that ie produced.
Mr. Townaaad already to planning
to build a warehouse that wiU tease
at least 15,000 bushels of potatoes.
Ha, alona, will plant approximately
1*0 acres. U tte tanaers agree to
plant according to tte directors of
the experts aad Mr. Townsend, ho
wtD increase the sixe of this were
boaec to a capacity aoCeicnt ta ae
commodate all ttey can produce
Mr. Cardwell has also agreed to
torture bars at aa early data before
students enrolled in tte Harnett
County Macro Industrial School's
part time agricultural school which
opened here with nearly thirty farm
ers * a rolled last Monday night Pro
famor Jam** W. Vines, bead of this
Institution, to endeavoring to teach
negro farmers tew to eotabat the boR
waovfl. Be Is teaching intensive far
ming methods, dairying, stock rais
ing, fruit culture and swine produc
tion.
Kpl.
Mr. K|h Matthew*, whe Ha* boon
rennet tad with Capa Pear Drug C*.
far the part year or more, baa m
captad a position with Coat* Mater
Company aa mltcma*. Mr. Matthew*
ha* many friunde hare and through
ant the county who will wtnh him th#
hato of aoacam in Me now laid.
natrnpnpar.’*
Than be branched of an WIIHam
J analogs Brynn, and that started Mm
t» talking on prohibition
“TWO nover man n tima.” be da
eland, "whoa hypoerlay wu at a
fmatar premium than right mow.
Why, the other night than wu a Mg
bqut^mrtr la Wathfegtaa. and two
••♦h prohibit ton lata, I ruppoae
wu eat in.
"CertniaTy," be mid.
“OM iebm Barley Cain le a mighty
lhr# aaepao,** Judge ClUford rolnu
"Tea," returned Mr. load." and
a mighty Making on# too—hi* hoot,
lage (tick out of th* ground.”
With that Kiddle tame alow and
mbarnd th# laeturar and Judge Clif
ford to th* tonga, where th* judge
Introduced Mm to hi. aggmUttea,
if not a* large, audien.a
COTC N GROWERS
NAME DIRECTORS
i Wake UmUb Ta Aim Upm
Candida* and Praaklfa tad
Choke af a director Ut the ahPh
dtatriet af the North Omha Caep
| exattro Kaihettep Codtoa Gvewaro aa
I reflation wm» limited to B. O. Town
nond ,of Dua, Heraett aaaatf aad
Ctydo P. Hama, of Cffnaa On*
. 'ownohlp, Franklin «mty hr a aaa
| ventien of f
■ ■ * raontieo is
I-’ha two namee wfl ha
<tha prowai. af tha
iwotihr hallat aa ai
»1. Tha director rPitlii wfl ha cm
of a heard late tarn
eleventh _w
head* of tha___
Tho reaveetiea war ___
Aa election a* ft F. Pert, dr,
Wake, ohalrmoa. and W. ft I
•m. af Baraatt,
ttoa af credewtlalo
non had eleven _
! Waka tea, FnaUa
two, each drlipHw i
fall rtrength allotted ta Mb
I Chatham aad Dtdaa
I titled to one dclefstc each, were
i renreecntad.
I * r.or u ttu«i tor amtiotlaai
' Cho.naan Fort stated IM the Wdu
|Cm>«ty delegation had a —
,to affee sad recogniud Percy J. OHoo
I "f Apex. Mr. Oil to proposad that
Wh delegation effer two r fillll
for dw position of director. |jii npioi
the Frwkfn and Harnett deiegm
lions let H be known that they ted
only one name to propose and the
! proposal was voted down. The foem
' »Uty of a nominating eonaetttaa waa
also dirpoaood with and the roB of
I eoJntie» ma called far nilnetiaao
' Senator F. B. HeKhtao, of Fraofc
"n proposed Mr. Harris as “a reel
**■* farrier, who has never dene try
th'ag hat farm and who teo made
everything he haa.” The somi native
wne seconded by Captain l H Kear
ney Mr. Townsend wao yrnrind
H. T. Spoon and X. L Godwin.
»*» Harnett delegates as o moa
had boon eaoctsMa! both o ■ 1
non men end s former. Hr.
end is a native of Xokoosn
and hoik speakers gave him
tea In Harnett eoanty.
The two delegates (Mm Ida
•n nomination B. D. Neal, bat
Wake was called a dtvMoa
Ferry J. Olivo task tbs
tejtod that Oh Wake liisga
,aay ear eandldats
•amas of Dr. B. W.
B. Fort, dr, both of
had gives largely of
tisoo for Uh_
Deprived of as
trade by its
. •»*< «te vats aas
by eoantloa. Hs
the Franklin and
M
the
for Mari md
Wtea d ■! ogatos gpHt to Ml
Oh cawipom. Mr. Townees.
S4 of the SO votes, Mr.
S' *0*" •• **• Fort S, oa
Heel«.
COOPER RETURNS
AS PRESIDENT OF
FIST NATIONAL
**»—»■ Hntt And “-Tr '
Dmttm Laid Dow. ■
Lut Yaar
or COUNTY
CONDITION
rr _ ... TfcMo Of
nt h p«k« Awt
_ Nadtt^nad haakby ktiMdi of
Sfr—tt Ceoerty and Uv» Dunn D-»
'V »!■» ta* return of
™Ni» *■ OfeM w active fend of
fe* rte* Matbaal leak of Dene
■*Ur “ ahnaao of avail nsosO-i
4m to |Q knife, Mr. Cooper, who ■»
• Wfeii «f IWoooot Governor
nnaHMCwn, R«
eoaeo of Mo health, nHJioayh he eon
*• hold the tide of pmaiden:
•« fee hook. b fee atookhoMon
■earttat krid feto week he wee re-e»
|M™feUa feMM every defy of
Buk ft untaKVra^Td ftTiu^'
Cmamtf Tint Ooaftar M ratoo
W ft $824,761.18; F»ra«, Bank
and ft* »mlir Bask and Tnut con
Mk of Atfkr bad 8t88.007.SI
«M tka Bulk ft Baiac Craft bad
Mr. Caspar tftaka ft* yruad yoar
'ftP ••• ft JwftH to Dm paopla
ft tka Mftrtot, aat aa nA a* ba
~kijru'12rr yr**f,rif'
toa* laawtod Oat to^TVktft tod'
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