The
Messenger
VOL. XVIII.—NO. 24
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AT POSTOltntaC. MADISON, N. C.
MADISON, N. G.JUNE 1, 1933
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Better Business In Entire >
Nation Is Noted By Roper
Washington, May 31.—Wide
spread reports of brighter bus
iness were announced today by
Secretary Roper as the senate
finance committee pushed con
sideration of the national re
covery act designed as a direct
governmental contribution to
the revival of industry.
Chairman Harrison of the
committee said the administra
tion’s industrial regulation-pub
lie works bill carrying $3,300,
000,000 for construction pro
jects would be before the sen
ate for debate on Monday with
the full weight of the White
House influence behind imme
diate enactment.
Some amendments, both in
the tax provisions and the sec
tions relating to the regulation
of industry through an admin
istrator, are expected in the
senate, necessitating further
consideration by the house.
Meanwhile, the senate ap
proved the Wagner-Peyser bill
to establish a new federal em
ployment service to co-operate
with states in placing workers
was given legislative prefer
ence in the house by its rules
committee.
The bill, drawn to conform!
to the views of Secretary Fran
ces Perkins, is expected by her'
to permit an easy spread of em
ployment particularly in the
public works projects.
Assurance that conditions in j
many industries have improved
in recent weeks was received
by Secretary Roper in response
to an invitation from him to
127 trade associations to sub
mit “facts and conservative
opinions.”
Mostly the upward trends re
ported were slight, with in
creased employment accompany
ing the rise in commodity pric
es and greater sales of_ mer
chandise. Several industrial
leaders expressed a hope that
the “partnership” between the
government and business under
the industrial regulation bill
would be hastened.
Industries in which a pickup
was announced by the secre
tary of commerce included cot
ton-textile, leather, wool, elec
trical appliances, automobiles,
office equipment, furniture, dry
goods, plant, steel and meat
packing.
The pending industrial regu
lation legislation brought plans
for three meetings to be held
here within the next five days.
Tomorrow under the auspices
of the chamber of commerce of
the United States committees
representing trade associations
and commercial organizations
will meet to exchange ideas on
the co-operative trade agree
ments permitted under the bill.
Several hundred members of
the national association of man
ufacturers will convene Satur
day to voice opposition to cer
tain phases of the legislation,
including the labor provisions,
lack of import dutuies to ofT-'sfet
the raised commodity prices
sought, and the plan to place
authority for administration in
Hugh S. Johnson instead of a
board.
On Tuesday leaders of organ
ized labor are to meet at the
call of President William Green
of the American Federation of
Labor to frame demands that
labor receive its full share of
benefits from the legislation.
Makes Good Living
From 10-Acre Farm
R. V. Lockhart, Monroe, R.F.
D. 1, Union county, owns a
medium sized farm of which he
cultivates ten acres himself
and has two tenants who culti
vate an additional 65 acres.
And this is what Tom Broom,
county agent of Union county,
says about Mr. Lockhart:
“On the ten acres which Mr.
Lockhart farms himself, he
grows corn, hay, wheat and
oats. One acre is a garden and
orchard. He keeps five Jersey
cows and 400 white leghorn
hens. All the forage for the
cows and all the grain for the
cows and the chickens, except
the laying mash, is produced on
this ten acres. The two tenants
grow about 30 bales of cotton
annually but are required to
produce the food and feed need
ed. They grow their own ba
con; have their own poultry
and eggs and keep cows to pro
duce milk and butter. Howev
er, Mr. Lockhart says the prof
its from his ten acres exceed
his share of the profits from the
two tenants.”
Three years ago when the
banks in Union county closed,
Mr. Lockhart lost his ready
cash and had to borrow some
money to finance himself that
year. By August, he had over
$700 in another bank and all
his debts paid. According to
Mr. Broom, he has made money
all the time during this depres
sion. He sells the products from
his cows as sweet milk, butter
milk and buttter. His 400 hens
produce about 200 crate of eggs
annually and he is enriching
his soil with lespedeza and
vetch.
There is running water in
his home, electrical refrigera
tion, lights and other conveni
ences. All of these have been
installed since the depression
started and the bank account
continus to grow.
N. C. To Get $661,301
Washington, May 29.—Harry
L. Hopkins, federal emergency
relief administrator, late today
announced grants of $21,659£
282 to 31 states and Hawaii to
meet immediate relief needs.
They inc%jded$*Notth Caroli
na $661,301; South Carolina
452,699; Tennessee $351,376;
Virginia $422,191.
During the months of June,
July and August, the Delatona
Beauty Shoppe will be closed
etch Wednesday afternoon.
Indoor Circus Next
Week; The Program
The various committees of
the Madison Post American Le
gion are now busily engaged in
the preliminary work leading
to the opening of the first an
nual Indoor Circus to be pre
sented in the Price Warehouse
on June 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10. Dr.
C. B. Pratt, post commander,
announces he is more than
pleased with the work so far
and that he believes the Legion
event already an assured suc
cess. The merchants and auto
mobile men seem to be recep
tive and cooperative and it is
thought that all available sgace
will soon be sold for the event.
The program of circus and
vaudeville acts that will be pre
sented with a substantial
change each night is as fol
lows:
Diavolo, the Australian knife
thrower.
Joan and Audrey,the act beau
tiful. ^
Blackie Holt, the famous
black-face comedian.
The O’Connor Sisters, novel
ty entertainers.
The Shooting Mansfields,
world champion rifle shots.
The above and several other
well known acts have or will
be contracted for the Legion
Circus and the program when
completed will feature thrills,
laughs, and pretty girls.
There are reputable bands be
ing considered and one of them
will be contracted to furnish
the music for the acts and for
the nightly dances that will be
a feature of the event.
In conjuncion with a beau
tifully decorated building taste
fully decorated merchants’
booths, interesting automobile
exhibits and excellent profes
sional entertainment and a good
band, nightly novelties will be
incorporated to add to the suc
cess of the affair. Numerous
free prizes will be distributed
and General Chairman Marsh
all announces that in all prob
ability a popularity contest in
Majdison and vicinity will be in
corporated.
All in all it seems upon the
surface that the ex-service
boys of Madison have planned
a civic event that will reflect,
creditably upon both them and
the community.
Wi’liam Steele, a young col
ored man of Harnett county,
had sold 89,000 tomato plants
and 180,000 cabbage plants
from his hot beds up until May
1.
Jury List June
Superior Court
A. D. Weaver, Leaksville.
.T. R{*Rice, Williamsburg.
Bud Rierson, New Bethel.
Conrad Hill, Leaksville.
R. W. Scott, Reidsville.
Joe W. Saunders, Reidsville.
T. S. Wray, Reidsville.
A. J. Cassell, Leaksville.
Jesse B. Hill, Leaksville.
J. I. Anderson, Wentworth.
.JD. B. Jarrell, Simpsonville.
C. W. Bailey, New Bethel.
J. Worth Angel, Huntsville.
John Wesley Jones, Reids
ville.
Chas. A. Tucker, Huntsville.
W. A. Rice, Williamsburg.
R. D. Shumate, Leaksville.
Jas. E. Roberts,, Mayo.
T. I. Duke,. Reidsville.
B. E. Neal, Huntsville.
Sam Uden, Leaksville.
T. H. Carter, Simpsonville.
B. E. Wray, Reidsville.
A. Herman Simpson, Reids
ville.
J. G. Baynes, New Bethel.
R. A. Alley, Wentworth.
Walter Hall, Madison.
J^I. E. Fagge, Mayo*
C. H. Dalton, Jr., Huntsville.
C. C. Cardwell, Madison.
Second Week--—
Carl Scarce, Ruffin.
A. G. Angel, Huntsville.
L. B. Pace, Leaksville.
W. G. Dodson, New Bethel.
Roscoe Closson, Madison.
G. C. Foster, Ruffin.
R. R. Cartwright, Madison.
Earl Sharp, New Bethel.
J. F. Harris, Leaksville.
H. G. Alderman, Reidsville.
A. D. Hopkins, Reidsville.
M. L. Price, Mayo.
W. H. Stewart, New Bethel.
Mack Carter, New Bethel.
W. B. Case, Madison.
J. P. Adkins, Madison.
A. W. Dallas, Reidsville.
F. L. Simpson, Williamsburg.
J. M. Gibbs, Reidsville.
J 0. Hines, Wentworth.
Claude Adams, Reidsville
D C. Jones, Reidsville.
W. B. Light, Leaksville.
i\ A. Herbin, New Bethe..
Eight States Favor
Repeal Of Dry Law
Washington, May 28.—The
voters of eight sovereign states
today stood recorded as over
whelmingly in favor of repeal
ing the 18th amendment, while
eight more states prepared to
signify their feeling toward
prohibition before the next
month is out.
Tabulators compiling the bal
lots cast yesterday in Delaware
and Nevada today found the
east and west sectors had join
ed in piling up large majorities
against the prohibition amend
ment.
In Delaware a completed un
official compilation showed a
vote of 54,396 against 13,236
for candidates standing for re
peal.
In Nevada the nearly com
pleted tabulation indicated that
not a single prohibitionist can
didate would appear in the
county conventions to be held
next month, to oppose the 600
repeal delegates chosen.
By November 7 a total of 27
states will have made known
their intentions toward the
amendment to repeal the 18th
amendment. Ratification by 36
states is necessary for repeal.
Died From Alcoholic
Poison Sunday Eve.
James Wray, 44, who lived on
Mrs. H. J. R. Pigg’s farm near
town, died Sunday evening from
what was said to be alcoholic
poisoning. It seems that he and
some other friends secured a
jug of liquor and indulged pret
ty freely until about noon Sun
day. He went off into a stupor
and never recovered. He leaves
a wife and six children, who are
in destitute circumstances. The
funeral services were held at
Stoneville Monday afternoon.
The North Carolina State
Grange will meet at the.Mills
Home in Davidson county, Sep
tember 27 and 28, according to
P. M. Hendricks, master of the
Pomona Grange in that county.
PIANO: Want someone to
take practically new piano and
finish payments on unpaid bal
ance owing. Cash or terms.
Quick action necessary. Ad
dress Lee Piano Co.,Lynchburg,
Va.
Shorter Working Hours For
Women in State Effective Today
—Raleigh, May 29.—Two new
and important labor lawa en
acted by the 1933 general as
sembly, one giving much great
er power to the commissioner
of labor than ever before, and
the other setting up a 55-hour
week for women employes in
stores, restaurants, cafes and
hotels, go into effect on Thurs
day, June 1, it was pointed out
here today by Commissioner of
Labor A, L. Fletcher. First re
ports were to the effect that
{hese laws did not go into ef
fect until July 1, but subse
quent study of them shows the
effective date to be June 1 in
stead.
There are three important
provisions in the law giving the
Commissioner of labor more
powers and defining his duties.
The first of these is that it re
quires the posting of place
cards containing a digest of the
state labor laws in every man
ufacturing plant and every
room in a manufacturing plant
in which five or more workers
are employed, so that they may
become familiar with the state’s
labor laws.
The second important provis
ion is that it makes it manda
tory for the employers to secure
these placecards from the com
missioner of labor and to post
them according to the law. This
transfers the responsibility for
obtaining and posting these
laws from the commissioner of
labor to the employers. In the
past it was the duty of the com
missioner of labor to send out
these placecards to the employ
ers, it was pointed out, so that
the employers could plead ig
noiance of the law or say they
never received them. Now the
efipkyers must make applica
tion for them and must post
them in accordance with the
law.
The third major provision of
■ he new law is that wherever
tfct to.-omissionei of labor finds
any o* the labor laws being vio
lated, be must immediately re
port such a violation to the so
licitor in the district in which
the violation occurred. The
law requires also that the so
licitor when notified of a vio
lation by the. commissioner,
shall immediately proceed to
prosecute. This provision at
least gives the labor laws some
real teeth and the commission
er of labor some real power to
enforce the law.
The other law that goes into
eeffct Thursday, is that limit
ing the working hours for wo
men in stores, cafes, restaur
ants, hotels and other similar
places to 55 hours a week and
not more than 10 hours in any
one day.
"There has probably been
more abuse in the employment
of women in stores and restau
rants than in any other line of
work for women, and that was
the reason this law was pass
ed," Mr. Fletcher said. “There
is a restaurant here in Raleigh
that right now is requiring its
waitresses to work 77 hours a
week. There is a restaurant in
Charlotte that is compelling its
waitresses to work 84 hours a
week. Most of the restaurants
and hotels that employ women
have been requiring them to
work from 65 to 70 hours a
week. But after vthis new law
goes into effect June 1, 65 hours
a week will be the limit"
Farm Act Is In
Practical Hand#
The pledge that the “Agricul
tural Adjustment Act will be
administered by practical men
in a practical fashion," made
by Secretary of Agriculture H.
A Wallace," himself farm-bred
and a farm owner, is being ful
filled in the appointments of ad
ministrative officers of the Act
made thus far.
George N. Peek, Federal Ad
ministrator of the Act; Charles
J, Brand, his associate; Chest
er C. Davis, in charge of pro
duction phases, M. L. Wilson,
directly concerned with wheat,
and C. A. Cobb, concerned with
cotton, were all bom on farms
and have farmed for a living.
Mr. Peek has been engaged
in work for farm relief since
1921. He was president of the
American Council of Agricul
ture in 1924. He was engaged
for a long time in the manu
facture of agricultural imple
ments at Moline, 111., and for
the past 20 years has owned
farms in Colorado.
Mr. Brand, bora on a farm in
Minnesota, has spent his life in
work connected with agricul
ture. Brand was the first head
of the Bureau of Markets of the
United States Department of
Agriculture.
Chester C. Davis, born on an
Iowa ..farm, spent the first 20
years of his life there, and later
owned and operated a farm of
his own.
M. L. Wilson was also born
on an Iowa farm. He farmed
in Nebraska as a renter when
he was 21, homesteaded in Mon
tana, managed a tractor-operat
ed wheat farm there; and was
one of the first two county farm
agents in the State..
C. A. Cobb fanned in Ten
nessee before going to the'A.
& M. College of Mississippi.
For years, he was Editor of the
Southern Ruralist in Atlanta.
Niece Dead
T. J. Robertson receive*! a
message Sunday night announc
ing the death of his nieee, Mrs.
Maud Lyon, in Princeton, W.
Va./ which occurred Sunday
from an attack of acute indi
gestion. The remains wetb
carried to the old home in Kern
ersville, where they were laid
to rest Tuesday morning at ’ II
o’clock, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
son attending the last sad rites.
Read The Messenger ads.
Hens Lay Less
k- In Hot Weather
The usual summer decline in
egg production may be over
come to some extent if flock
burners will take precautions to
keep their birds healthy and
comfortable.
This means checking the de
predations of mites and lice,
'providing adequate shade, giv
ing ample feed, supplying fresh
water and then culling the non
producers.
C. F. Parrish, poultry exten
sion specialist at State College,
says mites are night prowlers.
They hide away in the cracks
and crevices of the houae, us
ually on the perch poles, in
daylight and come out at night
to attack the hens. If the poles
and house are thoroughly clean
ed with a mixture of ol dsyl
inder oil and kerosene in equal
parts, the pests may be controll
ed. This treatment should be
given two or three times during
the hot months.
Lice remain on the birds at
all times and once a flock be
comes infested, it is always in
fested until the pests are eradi
cated. The birds may be dust
ed or dipped with some prepar
ation or with sodium fluoride
or the perch poles may be paint
ed in the late afternoon of a
warm, still day with nicotine
sulphate.
Parrish recommends that the
laying house be kept well ven
tilated in summer. There must
be fresh air without direct
draft. This shows a necessity
for intakes and outlets properly
arranged. Parrish Isays the
birds must be kept cool if they
are to continue laying.
£hade is a necessity on any
poultry farm and artificial
shelters must be fgovided if
natural shade is lacking. Lay
ink hens also consume an
abundance of water and a sup
ply that is fresh and dean
needs to be available at all
times.
At Baptist Church
On nceount of the series of
meetings st the Methodist
Church, there will be only one
service st the Baptist Church
Sunday—that morning at 11 o’
clock. The morning subject
will be “Heaven/',
A Son
Bon, to Mr. and Mrs. Bern
ard Sharp, last night, a son.
* MAYODAN * |
***********
Mrs. Lady Ayers, Miss Vivi
den and son and John Martin
of Stuart visited Miss Gracie
Gray Sunday.
T. W. Lehman and daughter,
and Miss Gracie Gray and Clay
ton White visited Martinsville
last week.
Miss Margaret Lehman spent
the week in Winston-Salem. j
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Walters
and Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Veach
visited Lover’s Leap Sunday.
Glenn Cox and Oscar Griffin
of Roanoke spent the week end
in town.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wilkins and
Will Glidewell and two daugh
ters visited Fries Sunday.
V. E. Smith spent the,, week
end in Winston-Salem.
Miss Elsie Moser of Winston
Salem spent the week end with
her sister, Miss Hattie Moser.
H. Roy Martin and J. L.
Lynch spent the week end in
Charlotte. ,
Mrs. K. V. Reid and Mrs.
Roy Stewart spent the week end
in Raleigh.
Misses Minnie Lee and Hallie
Yates, Howard Amos and Har
ry Martin spent Sunday in
Asheville.
. Misses Virginia Smith, Mar
tha Powell and Mrs. Eva Smith
spent Sunday in Fries.
Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Bennett
and children and Miss Bobbie
Martin of Winston-Salem spent
the week end with"Mr. and Mrs.
R. C. Veach.
Mrs. W. N. Poole, Misses
Sara Poole and Ruth Tesh
gpent the week end in Roanoke.
Mrs H. Roy Martin, Flecia
and Roy, Jr., spent the past
week in Roanoke.
Tommie Smith of Leaksville
spent a few days with Kenneth
Reynolds.
H. C. Crews spent a few days
in Baltimore.
Mr. and Mrs. Byrd of Kan
napolis spent the week end with
Mrs. Cabel Price.
Miss Margaret Neeoman of
Reidsville spent the week end
with Mrs. W. H. Price, Jr.
Sardis News
Miss Clarice Smith entertain
ed a group of young people Fri
day evening at her home in
honor of her brother, Grover,
who had been confined to his
bed for some time.
Mr. and Mrs. Emory Parrish
of Stokesdale visited Mr. and
Mrs J. Ej Tucker.
M and Mrs. C. A. Stewart
and children spent Sunday in
this section with relatives and
friends.
The annual reunion of the
Sardis Baptist Church was
held Sunday at Sardis. There
was a large crowd present and
a picnic dinner was served on
the grounds.
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Collins
and son, Billie, visited Mr. and
Mrs. Enoch Tucker Saturday.
Mrs. Ross Williams, Banner
and Dillard Williams, Mrs. C.
A. Tucker and Mrs. Guy Web
ster spent Sunday in Randolph
county with Mrs. Lark Cable.
Mrs. Gillie Hopper visited
Mrs. Myrtle Tucker Saturday.
Misses Clarice Smith and
Maggie Snyder visited Miss
Eunice and Miss Nettie Tucker
Wednesday.
Farmers Must Aid
Success of the new agricul
tural adjustment act and its
administration depends very
largely upon farmers them
selves, declares Dean I. O.
Schaub of State College.
This is made clear in a state
ment by Secretary of Agricul
ture Henry A. Wallace, whom
Dean Schaub quotes as saying:
“Jhe right sort of farm and
national relief should encour
age and strengthen fanner co
operation. I believe we have in
rnis new law me rigut aun ui
stimulus to that end.
“Unless, as we lift farm;
prices, we also unite to control
production, this plan will not j
work for !'>ug. And the only
way we can effectively control
production for the long pull is
for you farmers to organize and
stick and do it 5 ourselves. The
act offers you promise of a bal
anced abundance, a shared pros
perity, and a richer life. It
will work if you make it yours,
and if you will make it work/'
t
HOME DEMONSTRATION NEW
Miss Marjorie Holmes, Home Demonstration Agent
Program For Next Week 1
Monday, June 5th: The Sha- i
ron-Glady Club will meet with
Mra. Rob. Moore.
Tuesday, June 6th: The Mid
way-Monroeton Club will meet
with Mrs. Roy Waynick.
Wednesday, June 7th: Mrs.
John Irving and daughter, Miss ,
Ruth, will be hostesses to the
Mapleview Club.
Thursday, June 8th: The ;
Matrimony Club will meet with ;
Mrs. Lula Price.
Friday, June 9th: Mrs. G. :
W. Bailey will be hostess to the
Intelligence Club.
Sylvania Home Demonstration
Club Meeting
(Mrs. Kenon McCollum, report
er)
The Sylvania Hotne Qemon-,
stration Club met May 23, 1933,
at the home of Mrs. Percy Frid
dle. Nineteen members were
present with, seven visitors.
Three new members joined, mak j
ing our roll a total of twenty
nine.
The club had planned a trip j
to Ogburn’s bond after the meet ,
ing. Owing to this we omit
ted part of the opening exer-1
cises, having only the minutes
and roll call.
Mrs. J. E. Goolsby and Mrs.
Addie Mitchell had charge of
the program for the month. Mrs.
Goolsby read a paper on “Grow
ing Produce for Market.” Mrs.
Mitchell read a paper on “Pre
paring Produce for Market.
Both papers were very inter
esting and good ideas and hints
towrard growing and preparing
produce for markets.
The State Garden Notes for
May were read by Mrs. Kenon
McCollum.
Miss Holmes discussed with
the dub projects for fairs. She
also urged Us to attend the Tri
County meeting at Brightwood.
Several club members are plan
ring to attend.
We then visited Mrs. Frid
dle’s kitchen where Miss
Holmes gave her demonstration
on desserts. Boiled custard,
strawberry whip, sauces and
cottage pudding were the main
things she cooked. She gave
us many hints on ice cream
making.
Mrs. Friddle, assisted by her
sister, served delicious straw
berry ice cream and cake. Af
ter which tin- club went on a
hike to the. p'.-in, which all on
jived.
Returning, the club adjourn
ed to meet again June 27, at
the home of Mrs. H. V. Bailey.
Vegetable cookery and salads
will be the demonstration.
Bason Club Meeting
! (Mrs. P. B. Wright, reporter)
On May the 4th the Baser
Home Demonstration club met
; with Mrs. P. B. Wright for the
monthly meeting. Scripture was
read by Mi* JVlillie Sharpe. A
club song was sung, with Miss
Carrie Elizabeth Sharpe play
ing the accompaniment. The
Jcollect was repeated. Roll call
; and minutes wore read. The
program consisted of readings
by Mrs. G. C. Moore and Miss
Mildred McCollum. A song by
three young ladies.
During the business meeting
several members reported can
ning of meats and sewing done.
Miss Holmes took charge of
the meeting at this point and
went over “Home Management”
with us. She brought out many
things that will be of much val- i
ue if put to practice. We had
with us at this time as visitors,
Mrs. Z. D. Snead and daugh
ter, Miss Ruby Roberts, of the
Matrimony Club, also Mrs. Boaz
Snead and little daughters,
Dorothy and Frances, and Miss
Carrie Elizabeth Sharpe. We
hope they will come again.
A salad course was served by
Misses Ruby Roberts, Elsie and;
Elinor Webb, and Anna Lee
Wright.
Adjourned to meet with Mrs.
P. R. Griffin for June meeting.
Garden Notes
(By H. R. Niswonger, Exten
sion Horticulturist)
A second planting of vegeta-!
bles of the kind put out in May j
may be made, during the month
of June in the mountains and
foothill sections of the state.
In Southern Piedmont area the
climatic conditions are some-j
imes unfavorable for growing
)f certain vegetables during the
lot summer months. However,
:orn, tomatoes and sweet po
tatoes do well when started in
rune. The following schedule
nay be used according to pre
vious experiences of gardeners
ind to local climatic condi
ions:
Based on yows 75 steps or
•ards in length. What to plant
ind seeds or plants needed.
1 row tomatoes, Marglobe or
Stone, for canning, 100 plants.
1 row field peas, 1-2 pound.
1 row snap beans, Giant
Stringless Greenpod, 1 pound.
1-2 row carrots, 1-2 ounce.
1 row New Zealand Spinach,
l ounces.
1 row Sieva Pole butter beans
t-2 pound.
1-2 row each of squash and
cucumbers, 1 ounce each.
1-2 row okra, 1 ounce.
1 row collards, N. C. Short,
stem, 1-4 ounce.
4 to 6 rows corn for canning, -
1 to 1 1-2 pounds.
Broadcast manure over the
asparagus bed or a good com
plete fertilizer containing 5 to
7 per cent of nitrogen derived*,
from nitrate of soda at the rate
of 2 to 3 pounds per 100 square
feet of bed. Stake tomato plants
in order to improve the condi
tion of the fruit and make
spraying or dusting applica
tions more effective. Prune
plants to one stem and when 5
or 6 clusters of fruit have
formed pinch out the top.
Keep Up The Fight Against
Bugs And Diseases
Tomato Worms—Scatter over
tomato plants when worms first
appear poisoned bran or corn
meal made by mixing together
1 tablespoonful of Paris Green
and one quart of either bran
or meal.
Cucumber and Melon Worms
—Mix by weight 1 part of cal
cium arsenate and 5 parts of
finely ground sulphur and
dust off the stems and blos
soms as the blooms appear and
repeat every two weeks until
melons and cukes are nearly
grown.
Cabbage Worms—mix one
pint of calcium arsenate and
4 pints of hydrated or plaster’s
lime and dust over plants or
spray with a mixture consist
ing of 4 tablespoonfuls of cal
cium arsenate in one gallon of
water. Then add a piece of
soap the size of a small walnut.
Dissolve the soap before ad
ding the poisoned water. Be
gin treatments when white but
terflies are first seen in patch.
Leaf Spot Disease of Canta
loupes^—Spray with home made
Bordeaux mixture when first
fruits appear and repeat again
in two weeks. A dust prepara
tion can be made by thorough
ly mixing 1 part of monohydrat
ed copper sulphate with 4 parts
of hydrated lime.
Late Blight of Potatoes—
Use same spray and dust prep
arations as for cantaloupe leaf
spot and begin spraying the
latter part of June and every
two weeks until vines begin to
die.
How to make Bordeaux Mix
ture—Dissolve 5 ounces of
Blue Stone in hot water, mix 7
ounces of hydrated lime in 5
gallons of water; stir into the
lime water the dissolved blue
stone. If poisoned Bordeaux is
desired add a measuring cupful
of calcium arsenate.
Business Change
Last week Gordon Hawkins
<old his interest in the Pu:?
Food Market to his partner,
Bryan Shaffer, who will con
tinue the business under the
old name. Mr. Hawkins has ac
cepted a position with the Gro
gan Grocery Store, where he
will be pleased to see and serve
his friends.
The 15 strawberry growers of
Claremont, Catawba county,
who recently organized a small
selling association, sold over
$1,000 worth of berries during
the {third week of operation.
The berries are in demand be
cause of their high quality and
good pack.
For sale—Bock friers, 50c
sach—Mrs. W. T. Lauten.