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RAEFORD, N. C. FRIDAYv SEPT.' 18th, 1931
$1.50 YEAR IN ADVANCE ,
imicoTii'
ffiSSION FDI mn REGISIIR EARiy
fBan 'on Cotton Is Not Consid
ered Necessary In This State
Tlardner Points 'Out Volun-
"tary Reduction.
Raelord School To Open Sept.
28lh; Prof. Lowrance, Prin
cipal. Gives High School
Registration Schedule.
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i Raleigh,'Sept. 15. — Governor O.
“Max Gardner o'£ North Carolina Tats
today telegraphed Representative A.
■p. ’Jolrason of tlie Texas Legi^a-
tore, “No'session of the North Caiio-
lina general assembly will tte called
to consider legislation to abandon
completely the Tgrowing of cotton in
North Carolina In
The telegram was sent after a tele
phone conversdtion between Gov'er-
nor 'Gardner "and Gov. Ross "S. Ster
ling, ^6f Teras, an^ a meeting of the
^ j ' North 'Carolina chief executive with
his council of nStatte..
'^yilh respeet to legislation which
y i. may be passed by the Tuxtre 'hegis-
latnre.” it continued, “It was also
agreed 'Ibat no decision sliould be
reafehdd 'on 'this 'qnBBtion inffil '^he
Texas "aCt and ‘ tire niearis ^oCE Its (en
forcement could be etadied wflfh Te-
I ^ lation ‘ to our 'proBlan mrd nondtttlf-
|r \ tional provlsioHs’.”
The governor said, “While our
: state, ‘through nelT-imposed reduc
tion, ‘this year prodwced ohly ‘'five
percent "Of the tdtal Aiirertcaii rerop
and (bears ”no Telatkm in ‘tOtjQ pro
duction comparable 'to Texas, Gftla-
homa, and Arfeansas, -we are never;
^ ■ theless deeply concenraa "In dll 'con
structive movemeTits for the relief
a of the .distressed cotton farmers of
the ''South and are determined ‘to
concentratet the -agenciee df ithe dtate
in further substantial Twauction iin
acreage in 1932.*’
Gardner's telegram in ‘the Texas
legislature'Officially aligned this
^ state "as opposed to Governor Lougd
‘‘no-cottonidn-1932” plan.
Elaborating on hie “fegtegram tire
goveTiror'intimated Ire saw "llittle hope
for the cotton sltusttion by legisla-
f ^ * tion. !
Ho said If 'NotrUi '.CarnStiMi shouldl
completely ribandjn the growing Of
* cotton fai 1932, It-wonld (ftrive rthe
farmers ito J)iantiaig pnoie ttObacco,
and that, he dedarafl, .wiMiilh -.result
ill c’.oubie '’dlstrass.
As TJrbvlonsly announced, the Rae-
ford "School w’fll open Monday, Sfent-
28fh. It is planned, however, to reg
ister all pupils of the High School
b.efore the opening date.
', Prof. T. Xrowrance asks that all
pupils who live in, or near Raeford,
register during Thursday, September
24th, "as follows: Eleventh Grade,. 9
o’clock; Tenth Grade, 10 o'clock;
Ninth Grade. 1 o’clock; Eighth
Grade, 2 o’clock. Trucks will bring in
pupils from the other districts, on
Friday the 25fh .The trucks will
A. J. MAXWELL
FT. BRAi OFHtf
CniD FM BRAVif
R SCRilllitM BEHS BBKE FARMS SflOUL
FRRIRALL FRACnCE HAVE CRVER CRD
Capt. Haynes, of 5th Field Coach A. B. Padgett, Former Winter Cover Crops Will Snp-^
ply Needed Orgnic Matter*
To Soils And Increase Nitro—
Artillery, Is Cited For Hero
ism Displayed In Fire Last
June.
Clemson College Star Begins
Work With About Twenty
Men Reporting.
A. J, Maxwell, Commissioner Of
Revenue, recently announced thact he
would seek the .Democratic nominar
Rave the various places as follows: .^5^^ governor in 1932. Mr, Max-
Antioch School, 8:30 o’clock; Ashe- ^ former State Corjjxoiation
mont School, 9:30 o’clock-, Mildou-
son School, 1 o’clock: Rockfish
Commissioner.
Pc’cool, 2 o’clock;
S&asil, -"2 ^6’clock.
Bine Springs
REV. D. BR0WN, «)F
GREENSBORO, TXSSES
Was Husband df Former Miss /Atmiq
Mae ’Fuller, -of (RaeforlL
Rev. Dwight W. Brown, 4&, -pa-s-
'tor of Proximity Methodist Clmrch,
iiGreensboro, dlieid at lOfSO O'Hilo^
Tuesday monlmg, in an ambdlande,
•as he was being'taken-to a ho^lta,.
Rev. Mr. "Brown -was the ’huSliand
'Ot the former Miss 'Annie Mae TUI-
"ter, daughter tjf 'Mr. rand 'Mrs. A.
■J. Fuller, of Rai^tord. They were
•married on Outdbar '27, ’192?-.' '
'Mr: Brown had CQnjpla!hed (Of
•in 'his side for severtll days, tand
after visiting rsovewil -nieinbteiFS «tf
his (Church Tuesday, he return"^
'home and told Ihls -wife he was very
ill. 'He died before an ambulance
(QQUld :reach the wltUhlltt.
Mr. Brown is survived by his
■wildovr, his parents, Mr. and Mia. II.
Al. iBrown, of Mtwksvilte, four sis-
iters and one brother. I
Mr. and Mrs. A. Jf. TuHer and Mt.l
TuHer left Tneeday *0 be wflih
Mrs. .'Brown. Funeral irtfces were taedfl
at ■ Jb!QXtoity Churtfc at 1 o’clock
jp" 'Wefljwsday, with iPresldiusE Elder,
,qjr.. A. Neswell, In charge.. Burial was
’ In rthe yard of . Center Methodlat
Chatrch near MocksvlUe.
Mr. Lpwrance asks the cooperation
of "all concerned, in this matter. It may
be incjonvenient for some tto regis-;
ter at the time scheduled, bUt all
pupils tare tasked tto r^lBter •'at ' the
appointed time, if possih^ Those
who do not appear at the appoint
ed time, may register aSter ^school
hours on Monday.
M. W’SPIAN
■Washington, Sept. 14.—Among the
stations for gallantry in accioii
awarded by the 'War Department to
day was one to: “Loyal M. Haynes,
Captain, 5th Field Artillery, United
States Army, for heroism at Port
Bragg. North Carolina, June 4, 1931.
During the firing of a 155-MM.
Howitzer by Battery A, 5th Field
Artillery, the muzzle blast ignited
the camouflage net which in turn
ignited the grass and brush in the
immediate vieinity of the Howitzer
Captain Haynes; battery commander,
and the members of the gun squad,
with utter disregard of the danger
of an explosion from shells which
were on a burning tarpaulin in the
midst of the flames, rushed from
the guq pit and, despite the excruicl-
ating heat, succeeded in removing
the exposed explosives to a place ot
safety. Thereupon they extinguished
the flames and brought a dangerous
-fire under control. The high degree
of her^am displayed by Captain
Haynes on this occasion contributed
to the saving of government prop
erty and possibly human life. The
splendid example set by him served
an additional incentive to the
gen Supply.
W. D. Burton. County .Agent, is
sending out a letter prepared by E.
Football practice was begun last
week with about twenty men report
ing to Coach A. B. Padgett of the' B, Morrow. Extension Horticulturist
Raeford High School team. The now j suggesting the planting of cover
school lot on the Aberdeen road is crops in this county. .Mr. Morrow's
DEIIIAl FRRFARHS
SRRWS BIB INCREASE
Increase Made In 'Worth of
Farm Property SoldRy I-and
Ranks; People Are Ijeaving - a 1.1, *
* men and inspired them to greater
Citiea.
Resolution '■of "TRexa* ^Senate
Trails Taiuisiana Governor
XburTollowing HisPurport-
Charge of "BHhery.
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AT THE CHURCHES
All Raeford Churches call atten
tion to the ehaage In' the hour for
the Sunday evening services. From
now oh, the time for these shrvlces
will be 7:80 o'dook, inapiiid of
cIght(Lj|is foMnerly.
(4^ ' AtXhe Methodist Church, Rev. W.
• J, Dubois, of Lumberton, will preach
at the morning service at 11 o’clock.
Jlft The young people will have charge
of the evening service at 7:30 o’-
^ clock. Sunday School is at 9:46 a. m.
At the Presbyterian Church, the
pastor. Dr. W. M. Fairley, will
preach at both services, 11 a. m.,
and 7:30 p. m. Sunday School is at
9:45 a. m. Dr. Fairley calls attention
to the Bally now going on In the
Sunday School, which will be closed
with Rally Day exercises on Octob
er 11th. Announcement Is also made
of a Communion Service on October
4th.
At the Baptist Church there will
, be no preaching services Sunday.
I (Sunday School Is at 9:46 a. m., and
|> ^ Y. P. U at 7 p. m.
Anetin, Texas, Sept. ife.—iShortiy
after the Texas house of represen
tatives overwhelminglv defeated a
bill enibbdying the principles of the
“no -cotton’’ plan -of Gov. Huey P.
Long, of Louisiana, the senate to
night 'a'dopted a resohitron -terming
the state executive a “‘consummate
lim'.*’ ^
The senate ''resOlntion continued
by asserting Gov. Long’s statement
that members of the Texas legisla
ture had-been bought was “‘a lie made
out "Of ‘the whole 'Moth.'”
After defeating an amendment to
couch -the resolution in “more de
cent ‘language,*’ the senate a'doptfed
the 'declaration by a vote of 21 to
7, Bupporters-of ‘ the defeated-aneen'd-
ment -said Gov. Lon^s statements
were -ontrue, btit they thought the
wording (Of'he -TjesOlution -should be
Changed.
The -senate-action followed a pur
ported Tiong statement alleging thet
members of the Texas legislature
“have been bought like a sack off
cofn to vote against the cotton pro-
:miitttOn fljhoi;” anp ttWlt- ihave
ilMild ttheffl etf'llkea slot machine:”
Senator 'Walter 'Wbodful of Hous
ton, scHl 'he -was for -the resolution
ihecause ‘“Long is a coward' and a-
'fnaid to come to Texas;’’ and “this
■Is the (Offly -way we' can reach him;”
The averpolrerlng -strength of -op-
-ponents of the plan for a complete
%'SSt leatbam. tthtming 'holiday -w^ -dgm-
(Qn8!i»ated'1»y the 'bouse vote of 22 lo
SP, wMoh Ittlied ithe :meapupe. v
ISS^eors of a cotton curtailment
prograni folli^wed 'thedr -riotory -over
the l49ng forces 'by a sqowhI -vote
whJdi plaeed the /boctse on ^record
as ihTorlng the Olsen’ hill, enthddy--
ing a plan for enetlidnl aorecfe 'xe-
ductlon. The rote on this naeldsm
was 95 to 34.
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WashinEton, Sept. 14 — “The 12
*’ederal land banks sold during the
“’^TETt seven months of this year more
than a million dnllars’ worth of
farms in excess of the amount sold
tn a similar period in 1930,” declar
ed ■P. H. Klawon, president of the
federal land haiik of this city, here
today. “Last year they sold in the
12 ■months, about ^,000,000 worth of
fa-rras. This year, in seven months,
they have sold 295,456 wortn of
farms compared to 25-274,098 in an
equal time last year. Vhis indicates
that this year “the hanks will prob
ably surpass their Tart year’s record.
"The large number of sales is ac
counted for largely by the improved
demand for farm properties -and part
ly by increased sales efforts on the
part 6t the hanks and the national
farm'loan asBociations Erirough which
the 'loans were made upon the fore-
clc^d properties. The farms sold
represent propertiee upon whiiih the
banlsB have been forced ‘to foretilpse
in the last few -years ard which they
arc edlling either for cash or upon
reasonable t'rms as they Wish to put
these farms back into the hands of
owner-npetetors.
“We find there is an increasing
demand for farms from people liv
ing In the cit'fts. Some of these -are
out of 5obs and others have decided
that there is a better living for them
on the "farm. Many of them -were
-formerly -farmers and left the fartn
during the years when |rages in the
cities were high and Jobs plenttfoL
Another large group of purchasers is
composed of farmers living in 'the
vfliinlty of the farms which are of
fered for sale. They have watched
the property and know exactly what
to -expect from it In the way -of re
turns. In addition^ there are a few
speculators who reason that the
-prloe -of 'farm lands had dropped too
far flue to the temporary depfeanion
in farm commodity - pricee and
'when "the latter ane established oa'ai
higher level again, farm real estate I
-prices -will -also aflyance.” '
being prepared for practice, and will
perhaps be the scene of games play
ed in Raeford this year.
Coach Padgett is a former Clem
son College football star, having
been a member of the team there
several years ago. After leaving
Clemson he taught in South Carolina,
and later taught and coached foot
ball in Chadbonrne and Bladenboro^
in this state. In each school in which
he was coach he turned -Jut highly
Fuccessful teams.
It is too early to make any pre
dictions as to this year’s team, but
prospects are good, with five lett r
men and several other experienced
men going.out. The letter men are:
Bill Meinnis, who played in the line
last year, and Nathan Epstein, Brad
ley Norton, D. B. McFayden and
“Glass” Monroe, who were mem
bers of the backfield.
At this time no definite schedule
has been arranged for this year's
games.
effcats.'”
Captain Haynes, was born at Lori-
mer, Iowa, but is still stationed at
Ford Hragg.
FAYETTEVILLE PRESBYr
*TERY TO MEET SEPT. 22D
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"Executive Gommittee Meets In
RueTord Church.
Fayetteville Presbytery of- the
Presbyterian Chlirch -Will meet at
Bensalem Church in Moore County,
on September 22nd. Rev. W. Murdoch
McLeod, pastor of the Pinehurst
Preshyberian Church and former
Hoke County man, is the moderator
at this session, having been elected
at the last meeting of Presbytery,
to serve this year.
On Friday morning ftoday) -the
executive committee of ’Fayetteville
Presbytery meets in the Raeford
Preshyter'ian Church, to transact
hnsineas relative to the regular ses
sion of Presbytery at Bensalem
Church. The meeting of the execu-
ti-ve committee in the Raeford
Church every year Is acedr^ing to
a standing rule of Presbytery, be
cause of the central location of
Raeford. Fayetteville Preebytery in
cludes aR Presbyteilan congregations
In Scotland, Robeson, Cumberland^
Hoke, Moore, and Harnett and parts
of Johnson and Bladen Counties..
REV. W- L. LANIER HERE
REACH NO DECISION
IN 80UTH_CAR0LINA
Action Of Texas Legislature
In Rejecting Long Plan
Causes S. C. La'w Makers
To Hesitate.
Rev. W. L. Lanier, of Norwood, a
second year student In the School
of Religion of Duke University,
preached at the momldg service of
the Methodist Church last Sunday.
Rev. Mr. Lanier preached ah unusu
ally good sermon that was very fav
orably commented upon by those
who heard h^m. He shows great
promise in his chosen work
Bev. Mr. Lanier is a nephew of
Mrs. J.. C. Thomas, of Raeford,
■ Columbia-, S-.- C-.r Sept.- 16.—^Action
of the Texas legislature in rejecting
the Long plan for a cotton holiday
in 1932 tonight threw the house of
the South Carolina general assem
bly, apparently prepared to pass the
measure, into a state of indecision.
After opponents of the prohibition
proposal had pointed out it would
be a failure without ratification by
Texas, the house adjourned by a
vote of 447 to 38, hoping to arrive
at a course of action by tomorrow.
letter follows:
“A winter cover crop of vetch or
Austrian winter peas will supply
needed organic matter to Sandhills-
soils, and will increase the nitro
gen supply by fixation from the air.
In two Sandhill orchards this year
vetch produced an average yield of
9,500 pounds of green top growth
per acre. The nitrogen in this
growth of tops was equivalent to that-
contained in 350 pounds of nitrat'S-
of soda—more than 3 pounds per*
tree.
“Time to Plant: Vetph or .Austriare
winter peas should be sown as soon-
in the fall as weather and tempera
ture conditions will permit. In th»
Sandhills, this usually means dur
ing the last half of September or
early in October. Earlier seeding is
desirable if a stand can be secured!
and maintained.
“Rate of Seeding: Sow vetch at
the rate of 20 to 25 pounds per acre
and Austrian peas at the rate of 33
to 35 pounds per acre.
“Inoculation: Vetch and Aultrian-
peas should be inoculated on, land
which has not recently been plan^edi
in either crop. Some growers prefer'
both soil and commercial cultures.
Secure the soil from a field -wliich'
has recently produced a good crrjp-
of vetch or .Austrian peas, since each
crop will inoculate for the other.
Mix the required amount of seed"
per acre with 200 pounds o’ inocu--
lated soil, and sow the seect and soil
mixture through the fertilizer dis
tributor of a grain dpR This puts:
the seed in direct contact with a
ribbon of inoculated soil and is the
best assurance of ino'-ulaiion. Two
dr three seasons are sometimes i-e-
quired to get the soil well inoeu.-
lated. s-
“Fertilization: Fertilize the cover "
crop at the time of sowing with 400
pounds per acre of an 8-4-4 ferti- -
llzer mixture. The fertilizer should
not come in direct contact with the :
inoculated seed. A good practice is:
ta broadcast the fertilizer and distf
Meanwhile^ the senate which had | or harrow it in ■ before sowing the
passed it on second reading, con
tinued to debate the measure en
dorsed by Governor Blackwood, who
called the 'legislature into its first
extraordinary session since 1914.
Neville Bennett, chairman, of the
house, ways and means committee,
and an opponent of the Long plan
shortly before adjournment pleaded
that it would “be abs'urd and futile
for us to consider the Long plan any
longer.’’
POLITICS AND PERSONALITIES
‘Walter fi. Gifford,' head of thd
Hoover - Commission m Unemploy
ment Relief, Is the ^h person
chosen by the President to '^denfoh-
strate the blessings of extra-gov
ernmental agencies in ala^d of rop-
resentative government. One cannot
but admire Mr. Gifford’s Intrepidity.
He sets, out' on a road' streyra :with
the bonee of the Wlckersham Com
mission, the Drought Relief Com
mission, the Gommlsislon on Unem
ployment, and 24 other executive en
terprises. A cynical public already
holds up to him the examples of his
ghostly predecessors.
No one doubts that the commis
sion’s appointment is another presi
dential gesture designed to forestall
congressional clamor for relief ap
propriations. Mr. Gifford, himself
an industrialist, heads a nation-wide
agency largely composed of Indus
trialists. So industry, on the ram
page against “government In busi
ness,” finds itself embroiled, In
some measure at least, In- go-vern-
ment. if it makes good, it may par-
tlislly Justify Hoover's belief that
Congress had better stay home and
play mathlps while “private Initia
tlve” plus presidential backing solve
the nation’s gravest problem.
The new commission is at least
fortunate. In having the ear of our
.vrealthlest citizens who usually re
spond more readily to appeals from
their personal acquaintances than
to those of professional charity work
ers. iMoreover, Its program thus far
embraces nothing more definite or dlf
ffcult than the "coordination” of local
•ellef agencies already existent. It will
take far more than that to satisfy a
sardonic Congress.
* * *
Instead of calling Congress into
session to formulate some definite
fiscal policy to offset the national
deficit, the Administration announc
es a • $1,100,000^060 long-term bond
Issue which will constitute a' burden
on future generations. Instead of
making sure that his debt mora
torium will be ratified by the 15th
(Continued on back page)
EXPERIENCE GREAT
THRILL AT CIRCUS
Messrs. Arch Stevens, Walter Bak
er, Crawford Thomas, and “Bud”
MCKeithen attended the Downed
Brothers Circus in Lumberton, on
Friday night of last week.
The News-Jorunal reporter was
not able to obtain the exact num
ber of cones of ice. cream and bags
of peanuts consumed by the RaC-
ford delagatlon, but the reporter
thinks himself safe in esymating the
number of p'danuts' given to monkesns
and elephants at zero, since the
gentlemen aforementioned said the
greatest thrill they experienced at
the circus was not anything they
but being able to enter the
big top” without cost, on compli
mentary tickets.
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ATTENDING COLLEGE
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of our young people are leaving ^
for college, and with thii in
mind, the News-Journal vrishes
to make an offer to these young
people, or to their parents; For
the next nine months the paper
will be eent to the addresa of
any college student, for $1.00.
These young people away from
home will appreciate getting the
home town paper next to getting
a letter from home, so why not
send it to them, jind enable thorn
to keop up with thinga going on
here during their absonoe?
cover crop. Two or three weeks be
fore blooming time, topdress thv*'
cover crop with a readily araRable*
nitrogen fertilizer at a rate e^quiva-^
lent to 100 pounds of nitrate of sodai
per acre. In the Sandhills this ao-
plicatipn should usually- .ttee ma(l&
about the first of March.
"Plowing Under the Cover- Cfop:
Vetch and Austrian peas. sBonld bte
plowed under just in time to pre
pare the land for picking up cnnatBo'
drops. The- time for picking up drops;
in the Sandhills usually begins dur^
ing the third or fourth week in
April.”
Mr.. Burton adds that the-' cover
crop may be cut, of. coarse,. fdirhay;,
if deeired. '
NOTICE TO FARMERS
I am now making up orders for
retch and Austrian winter peas to
be used as cover crops. Prices are:
for Hairy Vetch, $8.00 the hundred
pounds; Austrian Winter Peas, 14.70
toe buflred pounds.
All those > desiring these seed will
please see me by Monday, September
21. The order is to be mailed on
Tuesday, the 22nd.—W. D. Barton,.
County Agent
MR. LOWRANCE*S BROTHER
DIES IN ASHEVILLE
Mr. Cleu L. Lowrance, a druggist
of -AsheTlUe, N. C., bmtoer ef Mr.
J. F. LowfanCe, of Raeford. died in
an AshevlUe hospital following an
operation for appendfcltis, on Tues
day night, of last week. Burial was
made In the cemetery at ProspecS
Church, Mr. Lowrance’s old home
church, near Mooresvllle, on Thurs
day, the 11th.
Mr. Lowrance is survived bv his
widow, his parents. Mr. ard Mrs.
D. W. Lowraneb, of Mooresville, six
brothers, and one sister.
GOES TO WHITEVILLE
Mr. S. A. Dlykan, ,who has been
operating the Empire Cafo in Rae
ford for several years, has closed
up his business, and has gone tn
Whiteville to open a cafe buslnesa-
there.