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vol* TWENTY-SIX FARMVILLE, PITT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1936 NUMBER FOURTEEN
Georgia Leaf Prices Brings
Cheering News to Farmers
First Sales Average
About 25 Cents Pound,
Reports Reveal
Vidalia, Ga., Aug. 5.?Georgia to
bacco markets, many of them still
glutted with opening-day receipts,
reported another session of heavy
offering, brisk trading and good
prices today.
Unofficial reports from various
markets said first sales yesterday
averaged about 25 cents a pound.
Official averages or first week's
sales ? Tuesday through Friday ?
will not be compiled until next week
by the State Department of Agricul
ture. Last year, first week's sales
totalled 11,787,186 pounds, at an av
erage of 22.23 cents.
Here are dispatches from various
markets today:
Valdosta: The tobacco board of
trade reported opening day sales of
658,346 pounds at an average of
26.72 cents a pound; receipts heavy
again today, with about 2,000,000
pounds on floors.
Moultrie: The Moultrie market
sold 635,076 pounds yesterday at an
average of 25.04.
Tifton: Yesterday's sales 891,066
pounds, at 24.59 average; prices
stronger today.
Hahira: Opening day sales 232,500
pounds at 26.72 average.
Adel: Yesterday's offerings great
est in any one day in history of Adel
market; 312,970 pounds sold at 2587
average.
Douglas: Sales yesterday 708,470
pounds, average 25.07; today's top
price 52 cents for lugs.
PeLham: Yesterday's sales 270,000
pounds, average 26.93 cents.
Nashville: Opening day sales
868,616 pounds at 28.85 average.
Waycross: Sales yesterday 274,
700 pounds at 25.32 average.
Georgia Tobacco Prices Better Than
Last Year.
The following table shows aver
age prices by grades for tobacco sold
on the Tifton, Ga., market August 4,
as compiled by the Bureau of Agri
cultural Economics at Washington. ,
It is based on 20 or more lots of each
grade. Averages are in dollars per
100 pounds:
U. S. Aug. 4 Ending Last year <
Grade 1936 Aug. S Season ,
CUTTERS?
C3L $34.70 $33.20 $33.40 ,
C4L 31.40 31.50 31.40 ]
C5L 38.60 29.00 28.70 ,
C2F 36.90 i
C3F 33.70 32.30 32.50 j
C4F 31.60 30.50 30.50 j
C5F 28.50 27.30 26.70 J
LUGS? I
VlL 31.40 28.10 28.10
X2L 27.20 23.10 22.90 ,
X3L 20.00 20.40 19.00 i
X4L 11.40 11.50 11.30 (
XlF 32.10 26.90 26.80 (
X2F 26.30 23.30 22.90 ?
X3F 18.80 19.10 18.20
X4F 11.50 11.70 10.90
X5F 6.70 6.20 6.10
PRIMING LUGS?
PlL 30.90 23.70 23.70 ]
P2L 26.50 24.60 24.60
P3L 20.00 19.60 19.60 (
P4L 10.50 12.10 12.00
PlF 31.00 27.10 27.10
P-2F 25.50 24.30 24.30
P3F 18.80 18.00 17.90
P4F 10.90 11.00 11.00
P5F _ 5.20 7.60 7.50 '
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New Hunting, Fishing !
Licenses Now on Sale
i
Raleigh, Aug. 6.?The new com
bination State hunting and fishing
licenses for 1936-37 are now on sale
since the old licenses expired July |
31, John D. Chalk, State inland
game and fish commissioner, an- ,
nounced today. The new liuenses are
in somewhat different form, consist
ing of a metal badge instead of a
celluloid button, and are good until
July 31, 1937. The cost is $3.10 and
will permit the holder to hunt or fish
anywhere in the State for 12 months,
in accordance with the various hunt
ing and fishing seasons, of course.
A State hunting license, without"
the fishing privileges, is $2.10 and a
county license, limiting hunting to
only one county, is $1.10. A State
fishing license is also $2.10 and a
county fishing license $1.10, while
fishing permits are sold on a daily
basis of $1 a day. Thus a sports
man who wants to hunt and fish both
in the course of a year will save
$1.10 by buying the combination
hunting and fishing license of $3.10,
Mr. Chalk pointed out.
The State bunting licenses at $2.10
will not go om sale until the first
hunting season opens, which will
probably be about September 1, when
the dove shooting season will open.
At the present time, however, it is
not know just when the dove season
will open tins year, aa it it fixed by
the U. S. Biological Survey in Wash
ington, Mr. Chalk said But indica
tions are that the dove season this
year will be a split season, the first
being from September 1 to Septem
bar 30, with the ?Ml part of t??
FOUNTAIN NEWS
(By MRS. ill. D. YELVERTON)
PERSONALS
Miss Koma Lee Owens is visiting
Mrs. Robert McArthur at Bell Ar
thur this week.
Mrs. J. R. Eagles and daughter,
Miss Mattie Lee Eagles, are spend- j
ing the week at Wrightsville Beach. <
Mrs. Hardy Johnson has as her (
house guest for the week Miss EI- |
Miss Katherine Gross, of Greenville.
Miss Nellie Owens, Mr. H. F. Ow- <
ens and children, Frank, Jean and j
Edward, are spending a few days i
this week at White Lake. j
Misses Julia Ward and Mary Car- i
olyn Redick are visiting relatives in
Bethel this week. I
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Fountain, Sr., i
lft Friday for Lexington, Va. They 1
were accompanied by their daughter, 1
Mrs. W. R. Harris and granddaugh- 1
ter, Ann Harris, who have been vis- j
iting here for the past month.
Mr. B. A. Pope entertained the ?
members of his agricultural class c
Wednesday evening at a swimming t
party. s
Mrs. Ed Wilson, of Philadelphia, (
is visiting her husband, who is work- i
ing on the water-works project. r
Mrs. Leera Middleton, of Atkin- s
son, Ga., is spending some time with s
her daughter, Mrs. A. J. Craft.
W. E. Lang, Jr., left Friday for a r
few days' visit in Greensboro and t
Washington, D. C. c
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Lewis, Jr., Earl 1
Bailey, Olive Grey Lewis and Mel- t
vin Gay spent the week-end at White I
Lake. J
< \A 1 _
iur^s yy. a. iuaiiuwc, iuio. vntoici v
Beaman and Miss Mae Brown were
Wilson visitors Monday. 1
Guy fcixon has returned home at'- ?*
ter visiting his uncle in Mars Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Craft and Mrs.
I.eera Middleton made a business
trip to Wilson Tuesday.
Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Marlowe spent r
the week-end with Mrs. Marlowe's ^
mother, Mrs. Sarah Revell, near e
Kenly. ^
Ruth Carol Yelverton, of Fountain, 11
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. W. E. r
Lang.
Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Riddick, 0
James Albert Riddick and Ruth M
Tarol Nix left Sunday morning to ^
spend a few days with Mr. Riddick's M
relatives in Hopewell, Va. ' s
Miss Ruby Burch entertained a a
number of her friend at a chicken ^
aarbecue Wednesday evening. Those ^
injoying Miss Burch's hospitality ^
were Misses Clara Jenkins, May
Brown., Edwina Burch and Eloise '*
Buret; Messrs L. H. Phillips, Leon v
2rossno, Henry Burch and Phil n
Srice. P
Mr. Fred Hicks and little daugh
:er, Jean Rodney, of Charlotte, and |
Misses Kathleen and Gladys Hicks, 1
nf Rockingham, were the week's "
quests of Mr. and Mrs. Carl T. .
Hicks.
WOMEN'S CLUB MEETS
Mrs. James Gardner was hostess
m the Women's Club Wednesday.
The business meeting was presided
jver by the President, with reports ??
from the various committees. Mrs.
Dobbs Dixon was program leader.
Mrs. W. V. Nix gave an excellent
:alk on "Stories Pictures Tell." The
"Last Supper," by Leonardo de Ven
:i, was described in detail. 7 Mrs.
Gardner read a poem, "The Lamb,"
illustrating the picture, "The Divine
Shepherd." S
The hostess served a delicious iced g
:ourse. ti
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HOSTE TO BRIDGE CLUB. v
f
Mrs. A. C. Gay was hostess to her
bridge club on Tuesday afternoon.
Following several spirited progres- jj
iions of bridge, high score prize was .
awarded to Mrs. Bruce Eagles. Mrs. .
Raymond Cooke also received a prize
for winning second high score. '
While playing the guests were
served a delightful iced fruit drink
and at the conclusion of the game .
the hostess served a salad course
with iced tea. u
MRS. PARKER TO ATTENT P.T.A. v
INSTITUTE AT CHAPEL HILL f
Mrs. Cleveland Parker, President v
of Fountain P.T.A., left Monday e
morning to attend the Parent-Teach- p
ers' Association Institute at Chapel a
Hill. Mrs. Parker is planning to
hear some of the foremost leaders in
the National organization speak, and
hopes to bring many new ideas to
the local organization. Mrs. Parker j,
attended the State meeting in Char- t
lotte last March. She states that the j
most progressive organizations keep c
in close touch with the programs ^
prepared by the State and National r
organizations, the; eby keeping a
abreast with the most important cur- j
rent events.
? t
season opening November 20, when i
the qoail season also opens, Mr. <
Chalk said. i
The licenses may be obtained di- c
rect from Rakifh or from the vari- i
ous game- wardens. - - ]
Georgia Girl
Moves Home
Chooses Macon Family
After 17 Years of Life
With Atlanta Couple
Atlanta, Aug. 5.?Louise Madeline ,
Pittman chose a Macon family as
her own after 17 years of life with
an Atlanta couple, but the man and
woman who reared her are determin
ed not to give up the pretty school
girl.
Daniel L. Pittman, Atlanta meat
.?utter, said today, "we are going to
jet her back," but he would not say }
whether he had planned court action ,
n the strange case which started j
with a baby mix-up in 1919]
The attractive brunette said yes- ^
;erday in Macon that a brief visit ^
with Mr. and Mrs. John C. Garner ,
tad convinced her today they are
ler parents and she would make her
tome with them in accordance with
i 1920 court ruling.
The brown-haired girl said today
the planned to go to Atlanta Thurs- ,
lay with the Garners "to straighten
:hings out" with the Pittmans. She
laid she loved the couple she has
railed "Mother" and "Father," but
idded emphatically "the Garners are
ny people. I am positive," She said (
the first was told of the mix-up when "r
ihe was nine. j
Baby girls were born to the Pitt- x
nans and the Garners in an Atlan- x
a municipal hospital on successive
lays in May, 1919. By error the 8
lildren were mixed. Hospital au
horities gave Louise Madeline to the
Jittmans and the other child to the
rlacon railroad engineer and his
"ife. _
IL
ffirst Cotton Road jk
to Be Laid in State I
t
Laying of North Carolina's first v
oad with a cotton base?the cotton ^
abric road material that is expect- ^
d to create a new demand for the d
louth's important staple?will begin c
n Orange County today, barring *
ain or other delays. 11
A three-mile experimental stretch a
f "cotton road" will be opened next s
reek on Route 54, between Chapel *
fill and the Alamance County line, *
rhere the fabric will be used in re
urfacing a highway severely dam
ged by winter weather, said L. W. c
'ayne, acting highway engineer. c
'he cotton material is employed as a a
inder in bituminous surfaced roads. ?
The United States Department of 8
igriculture is supplying the State v
rith sufficient material to treat 100 c
liles of road for experimental pur- *
oses, ? P
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r
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Me Sam Asked '
"rotection American ?
Property In SpainI
I
ilotor Plants Have *
Been Seized; Ade- r
Quate Pay Expected I
for Any Damage Done ^
V
Washington, Aug. 6.?The United t!
Itates today called upon the Spanish v
overnment to provide adequate pro- 8
ection for American property in the p
evolutionary area, warning that it e
rould expect adequate idemnification. lj
or any damage suffered. si
On instructions from the State De- C
artment, Eric C. Wendelin, charge ti
'affaires of the American Embassy ?
,i Madrid, told Spanish foreign of
ice oficials the United States could
ot admit that the property of its ji
ationals in Spain could be interfered 8
rith impunity. h
Wendelin reported after his call at ^
he foreign office-that: the American n
epresentations were received with n
sympathetic consideration." n
Thus far the only interference v
rith American property reported j
rom Spain has been at Barclona ?
rhere elements aligned with the gov- t
rnment have seized control of the n
ilants of the Ford Motor Company g
,nd the General Motors Corporation. ?
t
FARMVILLE PLAYGROUND a
n
Tfie equipment for our playground ii
Las arrived and is being put up. By t
he last of the week everything will ii
>e in place and ready for the chil- ii
[ren -to enjoy. We hope the parents i<
rill . co-operate with us and herp I
nake .the playground a success by t
ending their children every day and a
end- your willing support to a great v
>roject by appearing with the chil- f
Iren-a* often as possible. Come visit a
i while with us and see what we are
loinjf. One or more of our workers
ire always. present to see that the 1
children are well protected. Hours I
1:30 to 11:30 A. M. and 3:00 to 6:00 t
tew (Contributed.)
K.<Hato&?sWKv
NO ARGUMENT ANY LONGER
RECOVERY AND POLITICS
COUGHLIN'S FAST TALK
ANTI'S TO CONFER
LANDON'S ACCEPTANCE
LABOR LEADERS CRITICAL
KANSAS RELIEF CONTEST
INCOME TAXES IMPORTANT
rHE TARIFF AN ISSUE
By Hugo Sims, Washington
Correspondent
There is no longer any argument
ibout improved business conditions.
The depression is, for the most part,
jehind the nation and industry is
joing into a period of continuous
?ecovery. Corporate statements re
flect increased earnings and there
ire other distinct grounds for the
jptimistic attitude to the future
low evident in business circles.
The National Chamber of Com
nerce concludes that 1936 will be
'the best year in physical volume
>f business" since 1929. Building
:onstruction in six months was 75
)er cent ahead of last year, con
sumption in several lines is back to
he ,1929 level and freight shows
lubstantial gains. Employment in
nanufacture, according to Labor
lureau records, is the largest since
he fall of 1930 and the Chamber es
i mates that the Autumn stimulus
vill put it close to the 1927 and 1928
ire planning wages for over-time,
howing how they regard the pros
lects,
The question arises, what effect
rill this recovery have on the po
?tical outlook Usually, as everyone
iiows, good business helps the par
t in power and bad business hurts
t. Without participating in the par
isan debate over the question
>dieth?r administration policies have
elpea >>r hindered recovery, it might
e noteti as an amazing actor, that
espite tee improvement in business
onditions .'here is no enthusiasm
or the President in business and fi
iancial cirebs. The big leaders are
gainst the Administration and many
mailer baiiness men throughout
he nation will be influenced by (
heir example.
It is obvious, however, that the re
overy underway has, at least, put a
rimp in the prospect? of parties
nd politiicians hoping to capitalize
n unrest. How offective this ob
tacle will be in prtventing the de- .
elopment of wiild-eyei support for
razy remedies remains to be seen,
t depends upon the extent of em
loyment, the efficacy of relief gen
rally, and the condition ot the ag- ,
[cultural class when the vo ers go
o the polls.
The Rev. Coughlin is addressing
irge crowds wherever he goes, but
eems to be unlucky in speech. Af
er his initial breach, calling the
"resident a "liar," the parson was
uoted in the newspapers as urg
lg farmers to repudiate their debts,
lis apology to the Chief Executive
nd his denial that he was correctly
uoted in regard to debts will not
emove the impression that the
adio priest is losing some of his
alance in the heat of his emotion.
Vhile he is undoubtedly making a
trong appeal to some portion of the
oters there are little indications i
hat his campaign for Rep. Lemke 1
rill get very far at the polla This i
ituation may change as the cam
aign goes along, but for the pres- (
nt the third party threatens to do i
ttle nationally, although in some i
tates the combination of Townsend, 1
loughlin, Smith and Lemke may be ]
he decisive balance between the 1
lemocrats and Republicans.
i
Interesting is the announcement :
hat anti-Roosevelt Democrats will (
tage a conference soon to discuss :
ow best to oppose the President,
iny reader who has kept up with
ataonal politics in the slightest 1
leasure will have no hesitation in
aming those "associated" and "in- 1
ited." James A. Reed, of Missouri;
oseph B. Ely, of Massachusetts;
tainbridge Colby and others will be 1
here. As this is written no an
ouncement has come about A1
Imith, but our guess is that the
|Iappy Warrior" will get the chance
o make another speech. If it falls
.s flat as his Liberty League din
er oration the Democrats support
ag the President will probably want
0 do sometning to help the gather
ng along. It has been noted that,
immediately after the Smith orator
cal effort at the dinner, the Liberty
league faded from" the political pic
ure as an effective adversary of the
idministratlon. New organizations
nil make the effort to pick up the
lame of opposition and fan it into
1 big blaze. ^
The acceptance speech of Gov.
landon has been hailed by his sup
jorters as evidence of the calmness
md caution with which present
(Continued on page two)
Warns County
OTNewFever
Two Cases of Serious
Disease Reported in
Pitt
Two cases of Rocky Mountaiin
spotted fever, considered "a very se
rious disease," were reported in the
county this week by Dr. N. Thomas
Ennett, health officer.
Notices went out to physicians in
the county today informing them of
the two cases of the disease, both
in Fountain, township, and also of
the case of infantile paralysis which
was reported yesterday.
The health officer said that
Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a
comparatively new disease in North'
Carolina, the flrBt cases appearing
in 1933, but added the malady has
been known in the Rocky Mountain
regious since 1873.
Declaring he felt it desirable to
inform the public of a few facts.re
garding the disease, he issued the
following statement:
"It is transmitted by the tick, and
therefore most frequent in the late
summer and early fall, the "tick
season." Small, wild rodents, such
as bquirrels, chipmunks, etc., con-1
stitute the basic animal reservoir;
this is where the tick gets its in
fection.
"In addition to human beings get
ting the tick on them by going into
the woods, the tick may be brught
to the home by the house dog, and
this is a common way for the dis
ease to be transmited.
"The incubation period, the time
which it takes the disease to de
velop, following the tick bite, is us
ually two to eight days, ' .
"The chief symptoms are fever,
intense headache, joint pains and a
rash. This rash appears as a rule
on the 5th or 6th day of illness and
is usually first noticed on the wrists
or ankles and may extend over the
entire body, including the arms and
soles.
"It is not contagious, that is, one
person cannot give it to another
person.
"Persons whose business or pleas
ure carries them into the woods dur
ing the tick season should have their
clothing and body inspected for ticks
at least twice a day. Dogs that run
in the woods should be inspected
regularly for ticks.
"Rocky Mountain spotted fever is
a aserious disease. The mortality in
the Eastern section of the United
States is around 20 per cent while in
the Rocky Mountain regions the
mortality runs as high as 70 per
cent.
"It is important that you consult
your physician on the first appear
ance of symptoms."
Miles Take Suicide
Route tc End Worries
Four Kick the Bucket
This Week by Taking
Poison; to Save Your
Mules Lock Up the
Poison
When a man bites a dog that's
supposed to be news; but when four
mules committed suicide what are
you going to call that?
Two mules belonging to Guy Jones
of Maysville died on the spot Monday
afternoon after drinking a small
amount of liquid with which work
ers had been spraying tobacco
plants. Coming from th field, the
(Porkers left a small amount of the
liquid in their bucketa When the
mules were loosened they turned, un
noticed, and drank from the buck
ets. They died quickly, according to
reports.
Two mules belonging to Levi Mal
lard of the Mallard-town section,
died Sunday afternoon. Their deaths
were attributed to their having eat
en soda Some boys found the mules
licking soda from a bag they had
pulled from a barn and busted on
the ground.?Ex.
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JUNIOR CLUB PICNIC
A large number of the members of
the Junior Woman's Club, their hus
bands and sweethearts, were in at
tendance at the annual summer out
ing of this group, held at the munici
pal pool on Monday evening. Swim
ming was enjoyed from six to seven
o'clock, after which a delightful sup
per was served, picnic style, in the
outdoor dining room.
A cordial welcome was extended
the guests by Mrs. Jesse Moye, pres
ident of the club, to which Irvin Mor
gan, Jr., responded.
The terracing unit in Warren
County has built 319,795 feet of tr
race on 904 acres of eroded land
this summer at an average cost of
$1.48 an acre, or 41 cents per hun
dred feet of terrace. ?
SAFETY SLOGANS
If you drink, don't drive.
If you drive, don't drink.
Better too much vigilance in;
driving than a life-time of regret.
Automobile accident deaths are
increasing. It is every driver's
and pedestrian's responsibility, in
the. last 12 years 379,177 persons
have been killed in automobile ac- <
cidents. <
Since 1923 deaths from auto
mobile accidents have doubled. At
the same rate of increase which
has been shown the past twelve
years, 1945 will show 72,000 i
deaths in one year. i
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MAURY NEWS
(By Elizabeth Sugg)
PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Mashburn, of
Farmville, visited Mrs. Herbert Sugg
Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Cooper Grizzard and son,
George, who have been visiting her
Mother, Mrs. Verna Albritton, left
for Roanoke Rapids Saturday to join
her husband there for a few days'
visit to Mr. Grizzard's mother before
returning to their home in Washing
ton the last of the week.
Mrs. Byland Beale and children,
Byland, Jr., and Bess, returned to
their home at Cortland, Va., Sunday,
after a week's visit with her moth
er, Mrs. Albritton.
Mrs. Verna Albriton entertained
her children and grand-children and
a few of her relatives and friends at
a barbecue dinner Saturday. '
The Clara Granger Missionary So
ciety of the Christian Church met
Wednesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. L. A. Moye.
Mrs. Herbert and William Sugg,
Billie and Bettie Reese saw Shirley
Temple in Greenville Monday.
Miss Elizabeth Sugg returned
home Monday after spending a
month at Rowland and Myrtle Beach.
She was accompanied home by Miss
Naomi Hedgepeth of Rowland.
Mrs. L. A. Moye and daughter,
Jean, and Ruby Evans were Kinston
shoppers Tuesday.
Mr. Hubert Sugg and grandson,
Billie, left Tuesday morning for
Asheville to return home Sunday
with Miss Elsie Sugg, who has been
attending Summer School at Mars
Hill.
Mrs. Bill Turnage and ;.on visited
Mrs. William Sugg Wediesday af
ternoon.
Miss Jean and Ruby Lvans Moye
are visiting their grandmother, Mrs.
M. L. Moye, of Farmville.
4-H Short Course
Termed Successful
!
With a full program of education
and recreation being carried out
smoothly, the 4-H Short Course at
State College, July 22-27, has been
described as "undoubtedly the best
ever held in North Carolina."
L. R. Harrill, State 4-H Club
leader, was highly pleased with the
behavior and performance of the 647
boys and girls who attended from 76
counties. This group represented
the cream of the more than 30,000
white club members in North Caro
lina.
At the short course the boy, girl
club and county making the most
outstanding record during the past
year were honored. They were:
Marvin Foyles, of Lenoir County;
Maarjorie Veasey, of Durham Coun
ty; the Fallston Club, of Cleveland
County, and the Stanly County clubs.
J. W. Gibson, of Jones County, and
Marcelle Doub, of Forsythe County,
were crowned King and Queen oT
Health, after having made the high
est score in the health contest.
Roy Coats, of Johnston County,
was elected president of the State
4-H Clubs for the coming year. Oth
er officers elected were: Ida Eliz
abeth Johnston, of Johnston Coun
ty, vice-president; Elizabeth Randall,
of Cleveland County, secretary; and1
Henry Vanstory, of Iredell County,
historian.
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Club members who nan maae un
usual records or who rendered out
standing service during the year
were tapped into an honor club at a1
special ceremony. Those selected
were:
Marvin Foyles, Lenoir County;:
Harold Garrison, Mecklenburg; Hel-i
en Whitlock, Stanly; Clarence Ives,
Pasquotank; Carlyn Earnhardt. Ro
wan; Edgar Pollock, Jones; Gladys'
Vestal, Alamance; Eunice Griggs,:
Anson; Ida Elizaabeth Johnston,'
Johnston; Nell Gaither, Iredell; El
lenson McDougal, Lee; Henry Van-:
story, Iredell, and Mary Emma Pow
ell, former Sampson County 4-H girl
now home agent in Jones County.
HOLDING MEETING IN BATH
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Rev. C. B. Mashburn, pastor of
the Christian Church, is holding a
I series of meetings in Bath this week. ]
New Farmvitte Playground
Formally Opens On Friday
i
New Equipment Is In
stalled and Children
Flock to Local Play
Center
A rain storm interfered with the
formal opening exercises of Farm
ville's public play center Friday af
ternoon, but the playgrunds were op
ened anyway, and the children of the
community have been having fun
there since that time.
Necessary donations were quickly
secured in a recent local canvass for
a sum to supplement the appropri
ation of the Works Program Admin
istration for a summer recreational
project here, and equipment, consist
ing of two slides, a set of swings, an
icean wave ride, giant stride, .sand
piles and see-saw outfits, has been
purchased and installed during the
past four weeks, transforming the
pecan grove adjacent to the light
plant and swimming pool, int a splen
lid play center, which is supervised
from 8:30 to 11:30 each morning,
ind 3:00 to 6:00 in the afternoon by
Vlrs. Jennie Flanagan, Dr. Annie Joy
ler, Mrs. Peggy Beaman, Mrs. Mam
e Robinson and Mrs. Lady Sutton.
Farm and Home Week
Attracts Thousands
After an absence of two years,
farmers and farm women flocked to
the State College campus July 27-31
to participate, in another successful
Farm and Home week.
Cancelled last year because of the
State-wide outbreak of infantile par
alysis, the event this year attracted
thousands of both old and new at
tenders from all parts of the State.
The season was somewhat marred
by adverse weather conditions, first
by a heat wave and then by rain.
Had it not been for these inclement
conditions, the attendance probably
would have been boosted by several
hundred.
Those attending went through a
five-day period of education and re
creation. During that time they
heard many prominent agricultural
leaders speak on various phases of
farming. Among the speakers were:
J. B. Hutson, director of the Soil
Conservation program in the east
central states ; Edwin A. O'Neal,
President of the American Farm Bu
reau Federation; Dr. Clarence Poe,
editor of the Progressive Farmer,
aand Harry A. Caton, secretary of
the National Grange.
Master Farmer awards went to: J.
M. German, Wilkes County; H. G.
Ashcraft, Mecklenburg; W. B. Craw
ford, Iredell; Robert Flake Shaw,
Guilford; E. J. Harris, Cumbeland;
J. P. and G. W. Ball, Carteret; J. B.
McDevitt, Madison; and Thomas D.
Temple, Halifax.
The Home-Maker's certificate of
merit was awarded to Mrs. Hubert
Boney, of Duplin County, for out
standing work in the home.
Dean I. 0. Schaub and other offi
cials of the Extension Service ex
pressed themselves as being weil
pleaased with the way in which the
Farm and Home Week was carried
out.
Swine Production
Again Attractive
The production of pigs has again
become attractive as compared with
the past three or four years, primar
ily because of the increase in price
without a corresponding increase in
the cost of feeds.
For example, says Earl H. Hos
tetler, professor of animal husband
ry at State College, in June, 1932,
hogs were worth only $3.62 per hun
dred pounds. In June of this year
their value was almost three times
that amount, yet the price of corn
has advanced to only about twice its
value in 1932.
Because corn and hogs go hand
in hand in the corn belt section of
the United States, it is only natural
that corn and hog prices should fol
low each other closely, points out
Hostetler. So now is the time to
raise more pigs while corn prices are
low.
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North Carolina is better suited
for the raising of swine than the
Mid-Western statues, declares Hos
tetler. Not only is there an abund
ance of feed available for commer
cial hog production, but there is al
so a milder climate. This permits a
greater use of forage crops and re
quires less expensive housing.
Then, too, this State is within a
reasonable distance of the highest
market in the United States, New
York and vicinity.
Another distinct advantage, points
out Hostetler, is that there is plenty
of protein supplements to corn such
as fish meal, cottonseed meal, soy
bean meal, and peanut meal. These
products are all high in nitrogen and
are relatively cheap because they
can be fed in the vicinity in which
they are produced and manufactured
wiithout payng any considerable am
ount for transportation. 1