- iin >nrniim,iiiii* ); FARMTItfi? The City of Hospitality j ^M^wV, flMrj :^BjBp BB ^ _ VOL. xvn P11T COUNTY, No.-49 fXPECT MUCH FROM If. C. CEMENT PUUffj V " I The Projected 53,000,000 is tke\ First of Ifs Kind in State r and Will in Short Time Supply States Meeds Raleigh, April 6.?A train eighty miles long is required to transport cement to meet North Carolina's an- 5 nual building needs, and by the erec tion of the mammoth cement plant in Craven County, a part of 'this train will rim back and forth in the State and not from outside to bring the ce ment and back again to carry away Tar Heel dollars, Dr. A. F. Greaves Walker, professor ceramic engineer ing at State College, said Tuesday. The projected $3,000,000 plant at | Xew Bern will be the first in the! State, State College authorities said. ; Present distributing centers in the - South are Norfolk, Chattanooga, Ma- .j con and Tampa, and North Carolina' 1 has been in the habit of buying its ;| cement from these centers. t A. J. Maxwell, State Corporation i Commissioner, estimates that the) State used last year 3,700,000 bar- j rels of cement The capacity of the j New Bern plant has been placed at , a million and a quarter barres an-L nuallv, about a third of the estimat- > e?i consumption. Professor Waker expressed op- / timism, however, that the industry 3 would develop in time to be able to , supply the full state needs and have ??, an extortable surplus. . ... . . Until a year ago, Prof. Greaves Walker said, there was no good pro- < cess* of utilizing the North Carolina i marl from which the native cement ? is to be manufactured, but since J ( then a washing process has been de- 1 veloped. Rftw jBifihiiir nvftfhftfi I vaikSn Hie new plant will draw on the i Trent River region for its raw- ma- i terials, and Professor Greaves-Wal- i ker expressed opinion that there was ample supply of marl there to sup- 1 ply the needs of North Carolina and ' South Carolina. High initial cost of the invest-t1 raenh in a cement manufacturing > plait has been one stumbling-block in the way of such an enterprise h being started in the State, the cera- 1 raics expert said, adding that if. 1 000,900 actual y was being invested < in the New Bern project it prob- 1 ybly'would cut of? the development 1 of similar projects in ? the eastern part" ?f the State for some time. Seventy-five per cent of the ce ment; used in North Carolina at ?' present comes from the Lehigh Val ley manufacturing center in Pennsyl- / vania. Professor Greaves-Walker 1 said|y Since a standard for cement is set,1.by the United States Govern- ' meii.all brands are practically the saints he averred. Attorneys are now working on ar ticlefj of incorporation for the New Bern project* and a State eharter is expected to be granted the concern some time ^us month. The enter prise.: is fiananceu by mid-western capital, according to W. N. Everett; : Secretary. of State, who held a lengthy conference with the eom palf -representatives on their recent tri^^o Raleigh. Approaching the Easter Season, song, ? impremptu speechssfa stunt I uv,4n{!rfr*r*v'Mr -w I the flub, in his usual happy manner, I *** three course dinner, the ?embers and guests were enter .' >" " a , * v?- M__ ? aw. v-vv v^. " ?S ' IlJH DV jUTS- i. l"i GCi STt$ ^ "vv'ri^il . i V . , ^ I ' ~ ----- . I BahM MacGrath ? From the pen of Harj; l- H???? Gratis famous American. ?utter,~ cornea- "Bound to -the- North," a ? new seriaTsiory which tBuT paper will publish exclusively in this ter- < ritory, starting- next week. There -- is adventure; romsabe andDixflfe-r*- - in the story of a courageous and winsome Virginia mildest* Who, - when, father' - and-' brother* lolled, carrier on in wratr Doifi^ raise a single chapter. W|j Domestic Millenium' Approach- ? ing, Says Exper >- ? ? . ?' ? ' / -i Boston, April" 5.?The "domestim i miHenium" appwaches. It will have ( irrived by 1950." Home life of the ] average American-family will be ideaf), i>y then: " ~ j Mrs. Elizabeth McDonald, Profes- j >or of home economic at Boston Unf fensity's College at Practical Art? , ind Letters, makes this forecast. The iomestic milliniura she foresees will lave these features: 'oreed to give part of their tinM and ' t an help earn ttt?3fcpuly's hving. 3 1$ will be thfKfeeifepted thing for ' c bride to hold >i' coUcgode&recte * matrimony. < Virtually all the drudgery of house work will haveJteen ended by science 1 ind mechanics.? ' The average man of today can't make enough money to supply the J family with food, clothes, autoni* 1 idles, radios, and the numerous jifcher modem atflietforis^that's why 1 women and girls must get out of the. , home and earn," said Mrs. MacDon- n aid. "? . -?;???? jl Necessity, Not Hl I "A career for women fa becoming, I a necessity, not a hobby. So the '< ?wife may carry on in the world of I weekly pay cheeks, hubby must 1 I do his share of the housework,*- ' ? At Boston University Mrs. Mae- i Donald aids in equipping 628 matri- 11 monially Lidined girls with .- the ?knowledge that wiB increase their The modern bride, she said, should < Itoeaxn money, and how to develop ] ?herself and family culturally. I . Such training promises relief for Ithe husband who now boars the 1 Bfwiily,.. " I W - cum** lagement" as the principal home duty 1 I of the wife of 1950. By then, dust ing will be done by radio, dia^r 1 labor by one sort of I I vh? or ther-othor, she predicted. - j- <, I ?^That means not only that women I gained from outside contrar^*wM?h| j It is a profei^ion??8 xnueh - sol ? Letters treats ; Jaafi imony in itsII r fka ^ r \ . ! I I A mm * !? OfMktMoM Carolina Coasi Eigh&eethntfWeighifig } : itoPWwfe _; 'J *> ? "'. _ "Wflmihgton, April 5.?Fish stories fare breaking fast here now., ^ml. whe t*r Us the iina of .j^ch ails off the coat or because of Season experts do not say, but the capture today off the'flfcijj leftover ?oast_of a tigersluriei^lit feet long, weigh ki$C iffiO^unda: tpd a sea monkey which akin to the animaL for which^. Aft^a is noted," fishenheh said that it "beat aJL they had. ever -seen." The shark# a real one, was captur ed- during., the night in a "setting'.' new. .The sea monkey was caught iii. the -same net, while a shark, said to have been twice as large as . the one captured, made it sescape while the fishermen were trying to "haul him in." ? A fish weighing. 500 pounds, the namr of which 1 is variously given air-a herring hog fin whale and tiger shark; was "caught last week off the coast of the county, while a day laler-a sturgeon weighing 337 pounds was caught -in the Cape Fear River rujhr-the city. Today from one of the fresh wa ter bdtar-at a' beach resort, an alli gator weighing 125 pounds arid measuring five feet in length was Mjpturedr - Meantime fishermen were liking- forward to taking care of themselves ' in connection with the new Ushfcttrien't tax. * T * . 2 WX?HS TMY CAMPS riming named educational institutions rt?aet?eide-Bcholarehips for the choal to be awarded to rtw? men attending the Citizens Mil-, tary Training Camps this summer. ? WeAViid College, Spartanburg, S. Ci >ne scholarship valued at $60.00. Gordon Military Institute, Barnes rille, Ga., three scholarships, valued it $125.00 each. Riverside Military Academy, Gains rilie, Ge., iive scholarships, valued at Vi&versity, Greenville, S. one-scholarship, valued at $75.00. Tennessee Military Institute, Sweet water, Tenn., one scholarship, valued it $200.00. Georgia Military Academy, Col ege-Park, Ga., one scholarship, ^lu sd at $200.00. & University of Georgia, Athens, Ga., >pe scholarship, valued at $50.00. ; iCehitailBry College of Louisiana, Shneveport, La., one scholarship, valu ??***06:00. . ' ' ^ ^ |;[ #*<#* liens Military Training Camps, their desire to enroll ?as stodents^fe high eass of young men who attend these Camps." Colonel .Phinney said., JSMtBiteanl' to the enrollment for there has been actually accepted and iflllfjilillW be sure $ the priyiL ege of attending the camps this sunn mer.'1 M? 1 i L^l 1 Judging from the headlines and average big . city newspaper it. & no longer .difficult to "break' fhto;4he secp^-to Keep-xrom being dragged in, ? tm.. ?? ? i liix^^ccij ^*0^. ji^^l ^ ^]ii{)t | Lights of all vehicles must be test I ed umln: inm i ifliMWife<*"?- vlUgte- m ? way department and a test certificate ? not show a glare aboi^ ? ^Drivers. are; Pmhi^ tfto? ^a?^; ? ktg downgrade by throwing geajs I ; Vehicles on lhe qpt artgruiiwa: j I iigh^of-way and vehicles cn j lqff J must - yield when approaching or en terms an intereectiM at approci. ? mately the same time. Vehicles en Itering public bi^ys iflm or drives must yield right of way to approaching vehicles and driv ers traveling at an unlawful rate of I speed fotf&iH&h gfct#1 l| I Drivers' involved In accidents -are required tdr stop. | I ? v Signs, posters of stickers are pro hibited on windsMriAv side wings, I rear or IfflklJofe of rfed of green light visi- 1 ;ble from directly in front of-a vehi- 1 lp<3e aye prohibite(W*^w^g[w does not I ' 2nd .flrm . ? ?-i/' - a H '??i* w ? ? w ts^ V ? ? Bp 'fl I j 11 If igfS^ssr Moon Effects Seasons ? V Several well-known local men were tbe ?ther ? tUKtk sbrtithwf.. was said about the k^ti^f^^i^/know,M remarked one .of them, that you can kill a beef on thitifiCT&aaa;tfiSf the moon and when you boil the meat with vegetables it won't shrink up any and it will p Somebody asked .Mm whether he farae-joking. "No, I'm not joking/' he' replied. ?m ask: my land he will tell you the same things if donlt know .' the explanation bf'~ it but I do know that it is so. My wife won't ever., hat* any .meat.-that.,has been lulled on the increase of the 3^*^*0r .HIDf tracks or cawj of fesser horsepower. 4 In th*--paati irhqpt plater wr^re ^transferred the Dwrfer had to pay the -additional fee i?;horsepower.,of the. ,?ew machine was greater and allowed no refund ifjlt was less* Replacement,-. plates I Wlf!48t ^fhstead,Lof-ff1as at" pres ^f?eKi?&t>nstl ears of 26 On >4tiber 30 -plates will be issued for 6 months' and there, will be an outlaw- Of .2Scenta to cover, the . special issue*. -.-On- danuary 2, 1928- ? putting the ayatnto on the calendar, cowl or instrument board and given authority to chargfe' 50 cents for the Cdfttalhe^^tftiiugh. the eard Dlavibk th^ caitl on the >ieduceci ;^ % stolen property in maB^MMWi%id may lead to a reduetipnlin ifheftr in^; cariy to such an extent that it deemr i^djuftfeJo Ottempt to secpr* a state highway patrol and this bill w*4 hot ^clMtid, -aithbugh steps were smoother sailing pt the next biennial solons. ? ?'? .$2j0^$&SW I ? ???- ? -'? ' ->?- ?. *J Conley -Dabney, of Fn&tdt$ ; Ky.,/above, said innocii^ but fc was wnvicted of Wu|?i Harv Vickery four years Marj -V^k?ry showg up-^Sw^nr ; the body found in an old mine-' ttill.iaa mystery. GovernorFWlo^ of Kentucky, quickly granted-japiap* donland Dabney'^ life is aaeed.^ A : ; ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ?. ? I ? ? BeginningOpera tioczioc the Annual s> Crop of Coftorr ? ?- '?* Raleigh, N. C., April, 7.-?otton farmers are beginning operations for the annual crop and if profits are to belmade this year, the seed bed, the seed and fertilizer must receive un usual-attention. v "A good .seed bed is the first re- ? quisite to a good stand and vigorously growing plants" say&C. B. Williamsr head .of the departrnent of agronomy $t - State "College- ? "The* coil-oujiife SEn^bould take plaee as soon m spring has well opened up. An entry stdS is a factor in setting the ir^um number of bolls before boll weetrfl damage begins." Experiments made by Mr. Wih liams and his associates show that cotton-eannot be produced -economical ly without fertilizer, .but this material should be used in proper-amounto per scire and so proportioned ai to fit the crop and the_ soil: Tftfits on Cecil clay loam irfls show that using 600;pounds per acre will Increase the yifeld 466 pounds;qf seed cotton more than Mil the use of 200 pounds of fertilizer. This 600 pound applica tibpi will also make 151 more pounds of wed cotton than will 400 pounds of fertilizer. Tests conducted for seven years m the Costal Plain section show that 8(>0 pounds of fertilizer will produce 7il!more pounds -of*seed cotton than 200 pounds of fertilizer, 542 -"more pounds of. seed cotton han 400 pounds ofEfertilizer. Jlr. Williams states, therefore, that from 600 to 800 pounds of fertilizer is the proper amount to use for cot Eon under. ordinary conditions. The most expensive cotton is that not fertilized. For the piedmont area, hd* recommends a mixture analyzing l0 to 12 percent phosphoric acid, 4 to 5 peTdent ammonia and 2 to per cent potash. For the coastal. plain aiea, he recommends a mixture analy sing 6 tajl percent, phosphoric acio, 8rto 4 percent ammania and 3 to4 percent potash- Such mixtures riiould be supplemented by the addition of nitrate of soad or sulphate or am monia applied as a topdresser. II? jAND ,? They used to give the editor &}! sorts of things to eat Affdffc for subscription JThey.^oyld barter corn and wheat IE he mentioned something special I I 'Or refaarked that it was nice, T$n to one he'd get a mellon |pr a mess of fish They used to give the editor ,.A bodquet now and then In the shape of beets or cabbage, '^Occasionally a hen; | They used to bring him pumpkins ^And potatoes- by the peck, W?t no bring nothing^ ; l They tifed^give111Oredterfe? | Mdvi?* when he was slack, -. 1 Being awfully Ipcg- in theory : ffjfot migb^y short on jack. J^pb now the times ai? different^. I A youthful local groom informs us !??? ' kiD ' wnivn tin ether . w?u|d their acreage thai- this \ *?r+?muty others who weaaf,deia^ !;J eratfejy increasing their acreage. Whether this is going to be -true of.- fJa^terjivISforth CareUna. is aotv~ known. , " <,jln a,recent issue of The William-^, ston Enterprise,, there appeared the" ", following., article with reference . . to / the tobacco crop , prospects, in Mar tin County: a, v >"/ ? , aWith, an estimated. increase of per cent^.Ma^bt county will have Ht- * .160 'seres of tebaceo.this yea*. :s ., estimated increase, coining ^from r*% large number of farmers th^ougliout opeticp, j^^toof the?oe?tjrwhere this and Washington c?t^.;1 toy*\!y given the reports as gathejw^b^ga^, Jh thehr;;xespe<^e.;eecti<^^ja>ur^ -r. each .case, the: increase in ntlto^l. J, ranges from 15 to 23 per cent. UsoEg.- !. the i ay wage yield per acre of last * year, the ^1927 crop will amoirnt to /. around- 10,23t9,iod pounds." ?l So-fer as Pitt county is eonceff^r i;. hulications at present are that the a$t-:.. toff trop wilt; be reduced. But there... , is no definite, assurance of that- ^ecfv ;' With respect to tobacco, the, eropthif: v ytear is going to show a material, pi- *. crease. All v. available- iitfcraatte?-. from authuritattrt sources is to tto^ effect that f he price for teheee? fall f is going io be extremely;;,Jew.;; Thiq is nothingnew. State?W?te-ginff ,. ing' this news have been givenjout. .. for 'the past several months, but apr _? patently they .have had no effi^^. T The] fanner who expects to mafceut, mortey out of his' tobacco crop - thie- ? ? year ds going to be greatly ydiaapr .. pointed when he goes on the. market.... hi September. y Art D^*WomaB&+ Ctiifa ? ?.' * HHMMMMM ? * 11 The Literary Art Departiraptr ef ? I the j ,Wwnany8.' Club L held; 'it's ' ftrstf7 meeting A^hll.!first At the home of .j - I Mrt. L. M. (Cox- Mrs: Cox ieadrrfpr - this department had charge of tbf : ; ? me- ? - ~l~n3&xij~ ? ?? ???'"?' * II ' ikim\W r | I . xy-r ' 'Bjr^wPflFM^F^rTr'' j W-Ar M 5 ? X