JUSTICB
iamHOKE COUNTY NEWS
VOLUME XXVTl—Number 20
THE H(HCE COUNTY JOUIU«AL
% Appeal From China for Wheal
H' * On Lijberal Terms Trans
mitted' To (Board; MUlio**
Are Hungry,.
Washington, Aug. 19.—An appeal
from China for terms on which it
i couid buy' some of the Federal Farm
r Boancl’s gigantic w>heat holdings,
I to feed millions of persons starT-
* Ing in the famine areas, was re-
- ceived at the State Department yes
terday and forwarded to the farm
board.
Acting Secretary of State W. K.
^ Castle asked the board to make a
specific proposal to the Chinese
government. Castle is prepared to
offer every -possible assistance as
intermediary.
The Chinese request was sent to
'Castle through the American consul
' at Nanking. It asked whether the
^ ' farm board would be prepared to
sell a "considerable” quantity o,
wheat for relief purposes on libebral
P V long-term credits.
» Castle sent a copy of the request
*' to the Red Cross. Red Cross men
told the United Press they believed
It would be entirely practicable to
^ get the wheat to these Chinese most
r * " seriously affected by the famine, par
ticularly those in the Yangtze river
I flood area..
The Chinese proposal roused inter
est here, particularly because the
farm board has been putting out
feelers lor months in hope that sone
•of the more than 200,000,000 bush
els of wheat, bought in a vain effort
to stabilize the price in this coun
try, might be marketed in China.
Efforts have been made also to
sell the wheat in other countries,
notably Germany. But the Chinese
situation is different. So far as Eu
rope goes, sale of wheat would bo
piling surplus upon surplus, in com
petition with foreign countries and
with the American farmer himself.
China faces an actual food short
-age. A State Department dispatch
^ of Saturdiay from the American
minister at Peiping, China, esti
mated that 31,000,000 Chinese were
seriously affected by flood, and that
10,000,000 of them were homeless.
Rice crops have been destroyed.
This dispatch was supplemented
by one yesterday from Walter Adams
consul at Hankow, who'said that the
water level there, on the Yangtze,
c was 52 feet and 9 inches and rising
^ still. The dikes at Wuchang were
broken, he said, the Japanese con-
• cession was flooded, electric cui-
4V rent in the former German con
cession had failed; the ice plant
has ceased operation and the foun
dations of all buildings at Hankow
were menaced.
The farm board had not received
the Chinese offer at closing time
yesterday, and officials said
would await its formal receipt be
fore commenting. j
KILLING MOLES AND
SPARROWS
RAEFORD, N. C.
lamcoLuns
Oltm»ER
State Board Of Equalization
Believes It Has Assured
Small Tax Collection; The
Counties Use Money.
Expert Says Properly Drying
Cotton -Before - Gimd^
Incresues Fsurmer’s Profits
From This Crop.
r
REV. C. C. WHEELER
Revival Services To Begin At
Baptist Church Sunday, 23rd
With Merry Oaks Pastor
Preaching.
Cotton delivered to the gin in
proper condition will pay an extra
profit to the grower. Extremely wet
or dry cotton is hard to gin and
means a loss to grower, ginner,
buyer, and consumer.
“Savings of from 60 cedis to $5.00
a bale have been made on cotton
through artificial drying,” says Chas.
A Bennett, engineer of the U. S.
Cotton Ginning Laboratory at
Stoneville, Miss. “The cost of this
drying is from 40 to 90 cents a
bale, depending upon the moisture
content.”
Mr. Bennett points put that the
boisture content varies with the dif
ferent regions. Cotton from the
■Mississippi Delta has ah excessive
content while that from dry or arid
regions is sometimes too dry for
the best ginning. The laboratory is
now working on the problem of
finding the desirable amount of
The State Board of Equalization
believes it has found a way to as
sure collection by the counties of the
poll and dog taxes, fines and for
feitures, which go into support of
the six months school. To each
county it will appropriate, under
the item “maintenance of plant”
that which the county itself collect^
Consequently, if the county wants
its school roofs waterproofed, its
window panes in, its rent and in
surance paid it must go out and col
lect,
The six months school budget is
partially based on the estimate that
$1,300,000 will be collected by the
counties from polls, dogs knd courts.
The law requires that the poll tax
collection be sent to the State treas
ury though the dog tax and lines
and forfeitures are kept in the coun
ty but spent for schools and
schools alone. The board has or will.
$1.50 YEAR Uf ADVANCE
GIVE SVeGERnHIS
1 FEOERilt MIIV
Two Gastonm Men Mowed To
Comment By Board’s Pro
posal; Advance Some More
**Good*’ Remedies.
J. C. B. EHRINGHAUS
Rev. C. C. Wheeler, of Merry Oaks,
N. C., will preach at a series of
revival services at the Raeford
Baptist Church, beginning Monday,
August 24th. The Meeting proper
will begin on Sunday, the 23rd, at
eleven o’clock, with the pastor of
the church. Rev. J. R. Miller,
preaching. The pastor and congre
gation cordially invite everybody to
attend these services, and especially
invite those who Sing, to help in
the choir. Services will be held daily
throughout the week at 11:00 a. m.,
and 8:00 p. m.
Rev. Mr. Wheeler is a well known
North Carolina pastor, who has done
much evangelistic work, both in
this state and Georgia. He was for
many years with the evangelistic
stall of the Baptist State Conven
tion. and later with the evangelistic
staff of the Baptist Home Mission
Board, of Atlanta.
moisture for all regions, he states, agree that every county will get
Where the cotton is dried at the
plantation, growers should have it
glnp.ed as soon as it is in proper
condition. Otherwise the cotton will
absorb moisture and the grower will
take a loss through imperfect ginn
ing.
Mr. Bennett states that few plan
tations have sufficient storage facil
ities for proper drying and for that
reason artificial drying is becom
ing popular with the larger growers.
The common method of storing seed
cotton on the porches of tenant
houses and under sheds causes the
cotton to become too wet.
Studies in artificial drying were
begun at the laboratory in 1926 and
two driers have been developed
which are inexpensive to build and
are also well suited for use by the
grower, says Mr. Bennett. The two
machines are described in a circular
entitled “Driers for Seed-Cotton”
and copies may ^ be had by writing
4-
MASONIC DISTRICT
MEETING
There will be a meeting of the
Masons of the 11th District, which
is composed of the counties of
Bladen, Robeson, Hoke, and Scot
land, at Laurinburg, N. C., Tuesday,
September 8th. at 4 and 8 p. m.
Dr. R. T. Allen of Lumberton, is
District Deputy Grand Master of this
District, and he is anxious for all
the masons, especially the officers,
to attend this meeting. The Grand
Master and the Grand Secretary of
the Grand Lodge of N. C., will be
there and take part in the pro
gram. The Masons of Raeford and
Hoke county are urged to be pres
ent.
Moles have cost the planters of
the South many millions of dollars
by burrowing into the earth and up
rooting young plants. Their ravage
, doesn’t stop with the garden; they
*play havoc with early-planted field
crops, causing poor stands, especial
ly on our lighter sandy soils. I have
tried traps of various makes but
found these slow and uncertain. I
decided if salty dough would kill
chickens and white rabbits it would
fix these little plant destroying rod
ents. For experiment, I put equal
parts of corn meal and table salt
together, moistened with warm water
’ and rolled up in balls the size of an
V egg, in their runs every ten or flf-
T I teen feet. The third morning after
placing these balls in their paths I
sent a darkey with a garden hoe to
oLin up some of their little tunnels.
Ife about an hour’s time he came
in with fourteen dead moles. I
continued to place balls of this mix-
w ture in all runs in and around, the
^ garden. This so completely destroy
ed them, for a year I haven’t sebn
any sign of the pesty little animals.
The garden being at the barn,
thousands of English sparrows lived
in and around it, raising their
young In every nook and corner, de
stroying seed as fast as they ripen
ed. I placed a quantity of dough
where they could have free access
to it—they died by the hundreds.
^ ' Now I have very little trouble with
these little feathered devils. When
I try a thing out and find it a suc-
^cess I like to pass it on, so that
others may profit by it,—H. Y. Belk,
Cleveland Cor., N. C.
pr
back as much as 75 percent of the
poll tax it collects to be added to
the other locally collected money for
maintenance of plant. It may be
that the board will, have to use part
of the poll tax to supplement other
funds but members believe that
the return of at least three-fourths
which can’t be gotten any other way,
will assure collection. ^
MRS. J. C. THOMAS HAS HOUSE
PARTY
EHUGHAUS GEES
IN GOVERIR RACE
Elizabeth City Man Announces
Candidacy For Democratic
Nomination; Makes Self
Clear On Four Points.
tire Bureau of Agricultural
eering, Washington, D. C.
Bngin-
iMrs. J. C. Thomas is entertain
ing the following young people this
week at a house party: Misses Beu
lah Bradley, of Fairmont, June
Parker Wrenn, Siler City, Frances
Jean Freeman and Annie Lee Ben
nett, of Fayetteville, and Olivia
Bennett, of High Point; Messrs. J.
W. Bradley, Jr., and T. S. Teague,
of Fairmont, Wilson Blalock, of Park-
;on, and J. C. Lentz, Jr., of St.
Muls.
Elizabeth City, — J. C. B. Ehring-
haus, Elizabeth City attorney, Sat
urday formally announced his candi
dacy for the Democratic gubernator
ial nomination in 1932.
His announcement brings two can
didates definitely into the field, and
several more are regarded as likely
entrants. Lieut. Governor R. T. Foun
tain recently issued his announce
ment from Charlotte.
The field of prospects include At
torney General Brummett, Commis
sioner A. J. Maxwell, of the State
revenue department, and General
Albert Cox of Raleigh.
would
Local Boy Scouts Make Fine
Showing; Many Earn Badg^
J. H. Austin, Jr., Is First In
Hoke County To Complete
Work to Become Eagle
Scout.
Use wood as a fuel, advises R.
W. Graeber, extension forester at
State College. The farmers have the
wood and the labor, and money used
for this will be spent in the com
munity for taxes, clothing, and
other necessities, he says.
coyim WIDE TAX
RATE FIXED AT m
County Comisiissioners In
Special Meeting Monday
Fix This Year’s Rate At 2p
Cents Less Than Lsist Tear’s.
The Board of County Commission
ers met in special session Modday
morning, for the purpose of levjdDg
taxes. All members were present
except Chairman P. F. McPhaul, who
is out of the county.
The Board set the county wide
tax rate at 79 cents on the hundred
dollars valuation; th's rate, of course
includes the state ad valorem tax ofi
15 cents. Last year’s county widol
rate was $1.04, so this year’s rate
means, a; reduction of 26 dents on the
hundred ..dollars.
Levles'"for the special school dis
tricts ate yet to be made.
She: “No, Harry, I’m 'saylng my
kisses.”
Harry: “I’d like to add to your col
lection.”
Give the young birds plenty of
roosting space as crowding causes
them to become overheated, which
weakens them and retards growth.
Raeford Boy Scouts who spent
time at Camp Chickagami, the Boy
Scout camp at Lake Waccamaw,
made fine showings in every line of
Boy Scout endeavor, and did work
leaamg to sixty five awards of
merit. J. H. Austin, Jr., or “Jake”
as he is more familiarly known, at
tended camp from July 5th to 10th,
and was the first local scout to
complete work leading to twenty-
one merit badges, in such subjects
that will make him an Eagle Scout,
which is the highest rank in Scout-
dom. In qualifying for his camping
Merit Badge, Jake, in addition to
his regular work, worked at a drug
store during the day, and after
quitting time, hiked two miles to
“camp” to complete the fifty nights
in camp necessary for this award.
Thomas Cameron, who has just
returned from the Scout Camp, has
also completed his work toward
the Eagle Scout rating. He gained
eight merit badges while at camp,
and becomes the Troop’s second
■^Bagle Scout.
To become an Elagle Scout, a Scout
must have a record of satisfactory
service as a First Class Scout, for
at least one year, and must have
done work to secure as .many as
twenrt^-one Merit Badges, eleven
of which must be for proficiency in
the following subjects: First Aid,
Life Saving, Personal Health, Pub
lic Health, Cooking, Camping. Civics.
Bird Study, Pathfinding, Pioneer-
ihg, and Athletics or Physical De
velopment. A real Eagle Scout is
valued highly. The following is tak
en from the Boy Scout Handbook:
“In the recent war an Eagle Scout
had been denied admittance to the
aviation service for lack of cpllego
education. When he told them he
was an Eagle Scoiit hq was accept
ed and on his papers they counted
it the value equivalent to two
college years. Of course, colleges
do not so recognize it, but it shows
what the gavernment thought of
Scout training.”
Walter Barrington completed Lite
Saving and Swimming tests for
Gastonia, Aug. 17.—A Georgia leg
islator Friday offered a counter
proposal to the farm board’s recom
mendation that the South destroy
every third row if its cotton crop.
News dispatches said the Georgian’s
proposal was that every third mem
ber of the farm board be destroyed
instead, says an article in the Gas
tonia Gazette.
“That,” said Col. Wade Sanders,
eminent Gastonia attorney, “is one
of the most sensible things that has
yet been said on the subject.
“It is true,” continued the colonel
“that something must be done abont
the cotton crop. Coton has become so
cheap that the boll weevil, especial
ly the high type of boll weevil, we
have in North Carolina, absolutely
refuses to eat it, and has b^un eat
ing peas instead.
“It seems to me that it would be
a better idea to bum a third of our
underwear, shirts and handkerchiefs
than to plow under a third of the
cotton crop” expounded Col. San
ders. “Business is so good that the
average man could Bum several
hundred dollars worth of clothe3_
and never miss the loss.
“But to get back to the boll wee
vil. Since he has lost all interest in
cotton now that it has dropped to
six cents, I am suggesting to the
farm board that they send the
South several carloads of those north
western grasshoppers. If the grass
hoppers ignore our cotton, too. then
the only thing left for the farm board
will be to implore Bishop Cannon to
invoke the seven plagues of Egypt ou
the prosperous Southern farmer.”
Dameron H. Williams, prominent
Gastonia cotton broker and friend
Mr. Ehringhouse said he
make a vigorous campaign extend - .
ing into every portion of North Caro-j of the Fedcrr.'. tn;’m board, has of
lina, and promised to issue a full fered a plan of forcing the farmer.
to destroy every third low of the
cotton and of practically putting an
end to the unemployment dilemma.
“My idea,” beamed Mr. Williams,
“is this; Let the farm board hire
one man to plow under each third
row of cotton. Then I would suggest
that a special deputy sheriff be ap
pointed to follow each plower with a
shotgun to see that he turn every
bit of the third row under. Of course
there must be a second deputy
sheriff to follow the deputy who is
following the plower.
“In that way, you see, it wi’il
mean that three men must be hired
to plow under each third row. That
would mean that several million idle
men would be swept into jobs; the
farm board’s idea carried out, and,
the chances are, that we would turn
the well known corner."
Mr. Williams is also in favor of
plowing under 9S.5 per cent of the
okra crop and plan'.ing hops instead
statement of his platform in the
immediate future.
At the outset he announced four
points on which he wished to make
his position clear, in the following
statement:
“I shall stand upon and vigorously
defend the record of the Democratic
party in this State, both legislative
and executive. —.—
“I shall oppose imposition of either
the general or so-called luxury sales
tax. Such forms of taxation I con
sider economically unsound, politi-
jully unsafe, and ethically debatable.
Such taxes are paid by the consumer.
With cotton selling at six cents a
pound and in the midst of the most
desperate economic situation faced
by this generation, our aim should
be to reduce and not to raise the
cost of living.
“With land at its lowest income
value in 40 years, it is cruel to con
tinue to levy taxes upon the present
basis of valuation. I shall favor an
immediate return to our former policy
of quadrennial assessments.
“The cost of government must be.
further reduced in keeping with t'ne ■ State ^eterinarian will be
present ability of the pohple to pay, f^st week in September
taxes. A strict but sane economy is vaccinate hogs against cholera,
rt n/I T i n * a « ** ^11 ».->
NOTICE TO HOKE
COUNTY PIG FARMERS
imperative.”
SUPERIOR COURT TO
AUSTIN, Jr.
two Merit Badges at the camp.
Hubert Cameron completed work
nuueii v./aiiieiuu uuuiiiiencu Y,uin. r-i i j 17 aiI*J u.
in Farm Mechanics, Firemanship, | Judge Garland E. Midyette
To Be On Bench; Twelve
and I would appreciate it if all farm-
I ers in the county who own hogs,
and desire them to be. vaccinated
against cholera, would notify me as
soon as possible, giving the num
ber of hogs. and approximate
I weight of each, in order that ne
! may bring enough serum and virus
j to treat; ail hogs.—W. D. Burton,
County Agent.
Personal Health, Public Health, 1
Pathfinding, and First Aid to 'Ani
mals, at the camp, gaining six
Merit Badges.
Paul Dickson, Jr., has gained
Merit Badges in Red Cross Life
Saving, Bird Study. Athletics. Fire
manship, Reading, Wood-Carving,
Pioneering, Printing, Pathfinding,
First Aid, and First Aid to Animals.
Malloy LaMont becomes a Star
Scout, having won Merit Badges in
the following: Pioneering, Electric
ity, Leather Craft, Handicraft, Per
sonal Health, Public Health, First
Aid to Animals, First Aid, Path-
finding, and Firemanship.
Jack Morris la a Life Scout, and
has Merit Badges for Animal In
dustry, Athletics, Bird Study, Cy
cling, Electricity, Pathfinding, Read
ing, Pioneering, Swimming and Wood
Carving.
William McFadyen, Jr., Is a First
Class Scout, and holds badges for
tilfe Saving and ,Swimming.
William Lentz, Jr., a Star Scout,
\was award^Ki Merit Badge® Cor
Firemanship, Farm Mechanics,
Wood Carving, and Athletics.
Clyde Upchurch, Jr., was award
ed Merit Badges for Swimming,
Life Saving, and Junior Rod Cross
Criminal And Sixteen Civil
Cases Docketed.
A miyed term of Hcke County
Superior Court will be held begin
ning Monday, August 24th. His
Honor, Judge Garland E. Midyette,
of Jackson, will preside, and Soli
citor ,T. A. McNeill, of Lumberton,
will appear for the state.
Twelve criminal cases are docket
ed, and sixteen civil cases. The
criminal cases will be handled
first, and the civil cases are ex
pected to come up on Wednesday.
August 2Gth.
REV. NEILL G. STEVENS
to PREACH SUNDAY
Rev. Neill G. Stephens, pastor
of the First Presbyterian Church
of Huntsville. Ala., will preach at
the eleven o'clock service, Sunday,
at the Presbyterian Church. Rev.. Mr.
Stevens is a brother of Mr. Archie
K. Stevens of Raeford, and will be
remembered as a former school
student here.
BEST GRADE SAND
LUGS BRINGING 20c
Life Saving.
The Scoutmaster, Mr. F. B. Sex
ton, and Assistant Scoutmasters,
Younger Snead and Alfred Cole,
have every right to be proud of the
showing made by the local boys
while In camp. In addition to the
honors to individual scouts, a group
of Raeford Scouts won Tent Honors
at the camp, leading other tents
by a wide margin.
Raeford Scouts in camp this week
are: Nathan Epstein and Sam
Snead.
Mr. A. D. Gore visited the Fairmont
Tobacco Warehouses 'Monday, and
reports that the best grade sand
lugs were selling for twenty cents
a pound. He also reports that farm
ers seem to be satisfied with prices,
which are easily averaging two
cents a pound higher on all grades
over last year’s prices.
Lieut. Max Heins, of Sanford, who
is in camp at Fort Bragg, spent
the week-end with Mrs. Heins and
children, who are guests of Mrs.
Jennie Blue.