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Cleveland County A “Mattel* Farmer”?—You Nominate A Man v„ i< iilfural Forces Searchinf For One In Each County, And Have Ten Or Fifteen Gold Medals For the Best “Master Farmers” In the State. Nothing the agricultural lead _ j„ of North Carolina has un dI-vtVik»*n in many a year is likely •irouse more widespread inter ' t 'than the recently ; announced •■Ma-K.i- Farmer” cointeat among tjRi ,..il-tillers of Tarheeldom. Ex ternum service leaders are out on n |iv,.iv hunt for a “Master Farm er" each county. Gold medals t„ be given the best 10 or 15 ••Master Farmers” in the state. ■fbi (> “Master F'armers” for (,at'b cunty are being nominated n;iV, The 10 or 15 foremost “Mas ter Farmers” will be picked out from the county nominees this fall. The medals will then be awarded at a “Mhster Farmer” banquet, given in Raleigh by The Progressive Farmer with state an/national leaders participating in the ceremonies. “Master Farmers” Committee For Cleveland County The committee in charge of the «jla r Farmer" search in Cleve land c un‘.y is composed of the following: 1. K. S. Mulsaps, district tarm .\>rm,n.stnation agent, honorary chairman. •£—Alvin. Hardin, county farm igent. active chairman. 1 T—Mrs. Irma Wallace, county home agent, ■1.—V. < . Taylor, teacher of vocational agriculture in the coun ty. 5.—T.co R. Weathers, editor. C.—Coo. Blanton, banker. V—0. Max Gardner, farm . chairman. An official “Score Card for M. ter Farmers.” consisting of a total of 1,000 points, has been pre pared for the guidance of this : committee and to secure uniform ; ity in scoring. To hegiii with, the committee' will probably select, sift and re sift until not more than three farmers are left on the list aR possible nominees from Cleve land county for 1927 awards. Having selected these possible nominee?, merely on “general in formation and belief,” the entire committee (or as many as can go) | may (1) visit the farmers select - i eel and assist in scoring, or a sub committee of. three may be named. Then the committee will (2) see what the total number of points awarded to the farmer in ques tion fry each scorer and (3) see what ; the nverngc number of ”’inU awarded by all scorers to this farmer. Then after each larni er has been scored, "*the farmer receiving the highest average score will be recognized as having been chosen as Cleveland county’s corning'' for the “North Carolina State Master Farmer competi tion." The district agent and Prof. C. L. Newman, associate editor of the Progressive Farmer, will then visit Cleveland county’s nominee, and will make their own score, and compare this score with the score of every other nominee in this dis trict agent’s territory, together with other data furnished. They will then select from each of the five North Carolina Extension service districts 3, 4, or 5, or more, of the best of the county nominees as North Carolina’s Master Farmers. Nominations are in order. Any one who knows or thinks he knows material for maldnc a 1' armor” may nominate his can* didate by giving his or hej; name t& the county agent or any of the county committee. The .Score for “Master Farmers” To be eligible for entry in this contest a person must be a white farmer, of good moral reputation, including reputation for paying debts (no drunkard must be con sidered,) and must live on his own farm. A woman who is a Rood farmer is eligible on equal terms with men. In condensed form, the score card by which nominees will be judged is as follows: I Points i* rump and organization of farm __._ 4C0 !• Maintenance of soil fertility ._ __ 86 -■ Cropping system for adaptation to soils, markets, and effi , cient use of man and horse labor.. 76 "• Adequate tools, ma chinery, and equip ment, well housed and repaired _ ... 65 ;• Living at home_50 “ Crop yields _ __40 *’• Adequate buildings conveniently a r .ranged __30 '* livestock: Feed jiro duction _ 25 livestock: Quality of animals _ _20 Livestock: Care of feeding __ 20 Cood seeds_26 »• Layout of fields.15 • ( are and management of timber lands_10 Business Methods and , Ability- 126 Marketing methods __ 50 - farm on cash or bank . financed basis_25 " Mastery of handicaps difficulties __25 *■ Keeping farm re cords _ _ 25 General Farm appearance and Upkeep ___ 100 1. Repair and upkeep of buildings __ 50 2. Conditions of fields_20 3. Maintenance of fences, ditches, and roads -- _15 4. Appearance and condi tion of yard and lots 15 Home Life _ -- _ 190 lConvenient and attrac tive home „_ 50 2. Labor saving equip ment in house_50 3 Character as husband and father _40 4. Education and train ing of children _ 50 Citieenship .. _ 125 1. Neighborlineas __30 2. Interest in schools and churches __ 40 3. Interest in other com munity enter prises__ 30 4. Interest in local, state and national gov ernments __ __25 TOTAL_._...1,000 Seme Feints To Remember It is not claimed, of course, that the men nominated in each coun ty for 1927 “Master Farmer” awards will be the best farmers in their respective counties. There are so many farmers pf nearly equal enterprise, progressiveness, and achievement that hardly any committee can hope to say with positiveness, “We have selected the Master Farmer of our coun ty.” But they can say, “We have selected a Master Farmer—one of the best farmers in our county,” and he will be presented as his county’s nominee for the 1927 “Master Farmer” awards. It is not the wealthy farmer that is sought, nor is it the fancy farmer, but the real tiller of the soil whose business and home is his farm—the true husband and father and community leader. The Progressive Farmer will bestow gold medals on the 15 or more North Carolina farmers chosen for the “Master Farmer” degree and will have them all gather in Raleigh late next fall for their first “Master Farmer” banquet and a general good time. Every citizen of Cleveland coun ty should be interested in this contest. If we do have a farmer who through his methods and suc cesses shows the requirements for a high score by the above score card then we should find him and declare him » “Master Farmer” of Cleveland county. The committee will be glad to receive and pub lish these “Master Farmer’ nom inations. Every community, or some one in each community, is urged to get in touch with County Agent Al vin Hardin and nominate a candi date for the “Master Farmer” from your community. Do this at once by telephone, mail, or per sonal call. See that your commun ity has a candidate sure. unOfED ON TAX SALES IN DURHAM COUNTY Durham.—Relief was given to upwards of 2,500 Durham county taxpayers this afternoon when Judge N. A. Sinclair, presiding in Superior court, continued the re straining order filed by James N. Umstead against Sheriff John F. Harward and the Durham county board of commissioners, restrain ing them from advertising for sale on June 1st all property in this county upon which there are un paid taxes, and continuing in ef fect until August 1st. The injunction is the first in the state in which permanent relief is secured, it now being in effect in the descretion of Sheriff Harward when he shall advertise the prop erty of those who have not paid their taxes. Sheriff Harward stated on the stand that he had not intended to advertise until August 1st, and that property would not be sold until the first Monday in Septem ber. He was the only witness to take the stand, identifying the 1926 tax book and reading the or der of the commissioners on Oc tober 1st requiring him to collect the taxes under the law existing in 1926. “If property is advertised for taxes now it will work a great hardship upon a great many peo ple,” the sheriff testified. “There are fully 2,500 names on the books now of unpaid taxes. Most of these will pay in June and July when they have more money, and close to September 1st when they will be eelling their tobacco.” Chairman Carson of the Person county board of commissioners also told Judge Sinclair that the advertising of property for sale at this time would be a severe blow to a great many people in this coun ty. Skyscrapers are a plague,— Thomas Edison. .; . __ SILK TEDDIES! (Actual $2.95 Values) Pure silk, lace and ribbon trim med teds. Only about a dozen or so left. Closing out— SPECIAL, 2 FOR__ CARD TABLE COVERS Heavy quality black Oil Cloth Card Table Covers. Beautifully painted designs representing the Aces of the deck. DOLLAR DAYS — EACH. Friday - Saturday - Monday WILL BE GILMERS BIG VALUE GIVING EVENT! Children’s Voile Dresses! Sisses range from 1 to 14 years. Mothers! Here's an opportunity to s upply your’children’s needs in dain ty little Voile drdsses. At! well fnadc and neatly trimmed. 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Seasonable PIECE GOODS -At Gilmers Sp ecial Dollar Day Prices 36 Inch 35c Quality Voiles—3 Yards.$1.00 40 Inch 39c Quality Voiles—3 Yards.. $1.00 36 Inch 39c Quality Dimities—3 Yards $1.00 36 Inch 59c Quality Rayons—2 Yards $1.00 36 In. 25c Quality Voile*—5 yd*... $1.00 | “FATHER GEORGE” SHEETING ’10 YARDS FOR ONLY.$1.00 Limit 10 Yards to a customer. 200 COVERED FOOT STOOLS! (Actual $1.50 Value.) Velvet And Tap estry Upholstered. Nothing can equal this value. Special for I Dollar i Days, lOnly. AN EXTRA GOOD VALUE IN FANCY -CRINKLED BED SPREADS! — Size 81x90 These Spreads are made ofl excellent quality material.! bought especially for Dollar! Days. Pink, Blue, Yellow, | and Lavender stripes. Special dur ing Dollar Days, Your choice —
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