2nd Annual Tobacco Festival Opens
In South Boston September 10th
South Boston, Va., Aug.—The
second annual National Tobacco |
Festival and pageant will be staged
in South Boston, on Thursday and
Friday, September 10 and 11. The
program at the present time for the
first day will be viewing the ex
hibits, band entertainments, visiting
historic homes, an auction sale of
tobacco, visiting barns in certain
sections of the county, seeing cur
ing in process and viewing fields of
tobacco. At 8 p. m. the first show
ing of the “Miracle of Tobacco”
will be shown in a natural amphi- ■
theatre in the corporate limits of'
South Boston. This production willj
be produced by T. Beverley Camp- j
bell, play-wright, and Howard
Southgate, director, both national
ly known producers of pageants, |
calvacades, and mardi gras enter
tainments. The production will con-j
sist of 9 new and stirring episodes
in the history of tobacco, ending
with a symbolic masque, featuring'
hundreds of pretty girls. It is ex-j
pected this year that fully 1000 will
take part in the performance, with
elaborate and authentic costumes,
and the lighting effects on the stage I
equal to any Metropolitan theatre.
Already improvements are being
made in the amphitheatre, consist
ing of the 3-foot elevation of the
stage, thiq erection of an artificial
lake immediately in front of the
stage, which will greatly beautify
the natural setting and materially
improve the acoustics, terracing is
being done around the grounds,
gravel roads are being built to the
site, especially constructed seats are
being erected, and the seating ca- j
pacity of 10,000 is being arranged, j
Immediately following the showing j
of the “Miracle of Tobacco,” a
square dance will be held featuring
a nationally known orchestra.
The second day’s activities will
df>en with the, arrival of Miss Eve
Mark-Wardlaw, daughter of Com
mander A. L. P. Mark-Wardlaw, of
British nobility, who will reign as
queen of tobacco, and the 60 or
more princesses from cities, towns
and counties, in Virginia and North
Carolina, who will make up the
queen’s court. At 3 o’clock the
feature parade will begin, led by a
specially constructed float by the
town of South Boston, which will
bear the, queen and several of the
princesses and will be followed by'
approximately 50 subsequent floats. I
At 8 p. m. the “Miracle of Tobacco" j
will be again shown. Just prior to '
the second showing. Miss Mark-
Wardlaw will be crowned queen by
a notable, not yet named, and each
of the princesses will be spotlighted
•wand honored. Immediately follow
ing the production the grand ball
will be held. This dance will also
feature a nationally orchestra.
Definite conductors of this year’s
festival include: John R. Booth, fi
nance; J. W. Boozer, music: Wat
kins G. Hunt, paradq; Karl Burger,
reservation and housing; Dr. W. B.
Barbour, publicity and planning;
Mayor R. O. Harrell, traffic: Franc
is L. Hunt, grand ball; T. Craddock
Howard, square dance: James H.
Rowan, manager: James S. Easley,
queen and maids of honor; Hugh
Vaughan, casting; and Evans Lacy,
pageant
Officers and directors of this
year’s National Tobacco Festival in
clude: Richard C. Edmunds, presi
dent; Page H. Vaughan, vice presi
dent; Frank C. West, treasurer;
Evans Lacy. Secretary; Francis L.
Hunt, John S. Mcßae. W. B. Settle.
T. Whitt Greer, F. L. McKinney,
and Morelle S. Clarke.
2 ASHEVILLE MEN CHASE
CLUES TO WASHINGTON
Washington. July 29—Police offi
cials said tonight that two Ashe
ville. N. C., detectives, reported to
be here in search of clues in the
Helen Clevenger slaying case, had
not appeared at headquarters.
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SWINE PRODUCTION
AGAIN ATTRACTIVE
The production of pigs has again
become attractive as compared with
the past three or four years, pri
marily because of the increase in
price without a corresponding in
crease in thq cost of feeds.
For example, says Earl H. Hostet
ler, professor of animal husbandry
at State College, in June, 1932, hogs
were worth only $3.62 per hundred
pounds. In June of this year their (
value was almost three times that |
amount, yet the price of corn has
advanced to only about twi(Se 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 ouL
Hostqtler. So now is the time to [
raise more pigs while com prices i
are low. I
North Carolina is better suited,
for the raising of swine than the J
Mid-Western states, declares Hos
tetler. Not only is there an abund-1
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
requires less expensive housing.
Then, too, this State is within a
reasonable of the highest
market in the United States, New,
York and vicinity.
An o t her distinct advantage, 1
points out Hostetler, is that there,
is plenty of protqin supplements to
corn such as fish meal, cottonseed j
meal, soybean meal, and peanut
meal. These products are all high
in nitrogen and are relatively cheap
because they can be fed in the vi
cinity in which they are produced (
and manufactured without paying •
any considerable amount for trans
portation.
BLUE DEVILS TO
START EARLY;
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Hardest Schedule in History of In-;
stitution—Ten Game Card Opens
With Davidson.
Durham. N. C., Aug I—One1 —One
month from today, candidates for
Duke university’s 1936 football team
will assemble here to start prepa
rations for the hardest schedule in
the history of the institution —a 10-.
game card which opens a week ;
early with Davidson at Greensboro,
and presents a vtqek later the na-
t ion's major early season encounter ,
when the Blue Devils tie up with
Colgate’s Red RaidErs.
In the three weeks between the
reporting of the candidates and the
opener with the Wildcats, Coach
Wallace Wade has all his work laid
out for him. Usually, the Duke men
tor uses the winter drills to prac
tically Select his lineup but the
weather was so bad during off
season maneuvers that little was
done toward the actual shaping of
the team. That leaves everything to
the fall period.
Never •before in the history of
football at Duke has such a big
game as the clash with Colgate been
scheduled so early. It has been
named Homecoming Day which car
ries with it a mammoth celebration
built around the grid attraction. It
has already won the interest of the
fans in that it will bring together
for the first time two famous
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POLO PLAYED UNDER SHADOW OF SKYSCRAPERS
United States Army officers stationed at Fori Jay, Governor’s Island
New York Harbor, pot up a iwift game of polo with the lofty sky
line of lower Manhattan aa a background
j coaches who have won their repu- J
■ tations by using directly opposite
J systems. The advance sale of tick
ets, in progress all summer, is in
creasing each day.
After Davidson and Colgate,
come South Carolina, Clemson,
| Georgia Tech, Tennessee, Washing
, ton and Lee, Wake Forest, North 1
i Carolina and N. C. State. Many ex
-1 pect Georgia Tech to be the out
standing team of the Southeastern
. conference this season.
I With little certain at this time, a
bit of conjecture on the 1936 team
would be that despite the losses of
seven regular mqmoers of the squad
;—Ed West, Gus Durner, Jim Johns
ton and Jack Hennemier from the
line, and Jack Alexander, Jule
Ward and Sam McCaskill from the
backfield—it should be about on
par with the 1935 eleven.
! Barring injury, it is certain that
Clarence (Ace) Parker will be back
at his post as Duke’s tripje-threat
l leader. Parker should be a gdeat
j inspiration to the team in his new
; post as captain. The speed merch
ant. Elmore, Hackney, who turned
iin some fine performances last
j season, looms as his running mate.
Parker is the lone regular member
of the 1935 backfield returning.
The line is even more of a prob
lem. Dick Taliaferro will probably
return to his end post while Joe
Brunansky and Joe Cardwell who
played much of the tme last year
j will likely be given first trial at
' the tackles.
Several shifts are expected to
bolster posts where it appears that
replacements will be most
serious of which appear to be in
the line.
The schedule:
Sept. 19—Davidson at Greensboro
(night.)
Sept. 26—Colgate at Durham
(Homecoming Day Game.)
Oct. 3—South Carolina at Colum
bia, S. C.
Oct. 10—Clemson at Durham.
Oct. 17—Georgia Tech at Dur
ham.
Oct. 24—Tennessee at Knoxville,
Tenn.
Oct. 31—Washington and Lee at
Richmond, Va.
Nov. 7—Wake Forest at Wake
Forest.
Nov. 14—North Carolina at
Chapel Hill.
Nov. 26—N. C. at Durham
(Thanksgiving Day Game.)
Exactly 1,117 country women'
registered for the annual short
course for farm women held at
State College during Farm and
Home Week, July 27 to 31 and ap
proximately 500 men registered for
farm program. Many other hund
reds drove in for one day for some
special program.
Casting Anchor
For A New Port
In Life <
We sail the sea of toil . •
trouble . . . joy . . . and
companionship . . . and
then we enter the port
of last call, from which
there is no departure . . .
except that to the Land
of His peace and glory. I
It is thp duty of our ser
vice to provide dignified
conduct to that new
Land.
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FEED AND COVER j
NEEDED FOR BIRDS.
The farmer whose land is well |
stocked with trees and broomsedge
often wonders why he should make
improvement of wildlife.
George Becker, Junior Biologist
of the Soil Conservation
says that woods do furnish some
cover and food, but they must be
supplemented by other food and
cover more suitable to the needs of
birds.
Broomsedge fields in general, he
explains, supply the birds with
very little food and cover. Sincte
they harbor such predators as rats
and snakes, they cannot be consid
ered the best sources of wildlife
food.
Winter is a difficult season for
non-migratory birds. They are often
left in a weakened condition in the
spring to raise and protect their
young. This weakened condition,
continues Mr. Becker, leavbs the
birds more susceptible to diseases
and attacks from enemies.
As a large part of our birds are
lost through agencies of storms,
disease, and enemies, he points out,
( we can reduce this loss a great deal
!by planting shrubs and sowing
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grains for food and cover, while at
the same time helping to control
soil erosion and improve the farm
from the aesthetic and economic
standpoints.
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Mrs. Hubert Boney of Teacheys,
Duplin County, was honored with a
Master Farm Homemakers Cer
tificate awarded by the Home
Demonstration Department of State
College and is the first North Caro
lina woman to be so honored.
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J. E. Ramsey so Marshall, Madi
son County, says the home-mixed
poultry ration prepared after a
formula supplied him by his county
agent has given equally as good re
sults as feed purchased from com
mercial mixers.
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