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Soil Erosion Taking Heavy Toll On Cleveland Farms, Says Expert; Recommends Planting Of Trees . « Extension Forester Tells Results Of Survey Here ' Cleveland Baa *.000 Acre* of Hit Uai all Losing Value Through Erosion. <By R. W Oraeber. Extension For ester, N. C. State College.) in an interview with The Clev eland Star on May 16. I made the statement ‘'Cleveland county has 8,000 acres of idle farm land, not only are these lands idle, but they •re loainf their fertility and value through erosion.” This statement applies largely to the so-called crop land which the farmer admits J ' ’ too pOor to cultivate. To this wr can add another 5,000 to 8,000 acre; of gullies which farmers cease tc call land, but serve only as a con necting link to hold the world to gether, But Judging from what 1 ■ww on my recent visit to Clevelarl I am ready to believe that this !ini; is breaking. Visited 51 Farm*. In two day* County Agent R. 'V Shoffner and I vlsi'ed fifty-.ever farms in eight townships and fount idle land and gullies on each, aver aging more than 10 acres per farm ranging from 2 to 100 acres, an.) on many acres yet in cultivator the top aoll gone and farmers do ing "bankrupt farming on bankrup land." We found conditions espec lally bad in township No. 4 will N06. 3. 8 and 7 not far behind. Ii sever a I places we saw gullies * tet*er*> that, all hnilrtinors' on fk. faro could be placed In them. One sue! guilty near a home had been fenc ed to keep the children from fall ing In. Another will soon endangei a highway. One farmer said, "Jus' a few year* ago I could Jump aeroei that gully, but see It now." Soma land la too steep for prac tioal agriculture. Certain soil type axe almost Impervious to wate and can’t abeorb heavy rains, arc . others especially the coarse sane types have no binding material. A1 of these conditions are found o; Cleveland farms, and lend themset ve* to both sheet washing am gully erosion. Number 1. of the ac companying pictures shows a con dition aucb as found on man Cleveland farms. rams In The Creek. AS Mr. Shoffner and I stood o: a bridge over Buffalo creek watch ing the flood water from a rain c the previous night, he remarked •There ia’at least the equivalent o two good farms passing here In 3 hours, going to South Carolina and they won’t know what to d< with them'When they get there. 1*0 sad part or It m that our Ids Is not their gain, since this load o mud and sand is * detriment t their farm lands and gradually dr stroys their water power develop meat. Picture No. 3 gives a good ex ample of the silt deposits In mil ponds and water storage reservoir throughout the Piedmont region* This particular dam Is 20 feet hlgl and the sediment now comes with in 1* Inches to the top. There H a least a dozen good farms in thl deposit, but of no value to anyone Salvation is in Trees. The salvation of this Idle an< eroding land Is trees. While Cleve land farmers were inspecting thi damage from recent washing mini they did not think of looking ovei their woodland. They knew it wa; still there. These same kinds oi trees anil ‘fix or tie down” the?* wasting fields if the owners wtl give them a chance. Not only that but will add fertility and accumu late. a savins* account. It will hi necessary, however, lor the land owner to make the Initial deposil on this account by planting the tree#. But many will say, “Nature will take care of that, any old field wili reseed to tree* If allowed to rest.’ That would be true if nature had an even break. But Cleveland coun ty farmer# haven't played fair with Nature, no seed trees are left. Ol the 57 farms Inspected we found only six which showed even a poor chance for natural reseeding within 13 to 20 yean. The other 51 have no chance at all. Picture No. 1 again allows Just such a condition— this field has been abandonee! for 10 to 12 years, no seed trees near, a few scattering seed carried from a neighboring ridge by a stiff wind have given a scattered stand cl apruce or Virginia pines. But ero sion goes on. That hill is calling for help and needs It now—plant ing the open spaces with a short leaf or loblolly pines will save the soil and give a good tlmbe erop. Fines Practical. Planting pines Is a practical fan? operation. In your neighborly counties of Catawba. Gaston. Ire dall, Mecklenburg and Stanle many good examples of such plant mgs are found. Picture No. 3 show -a fiaid of shorties f pines four year after -jflthMng. This planting ws made on poor red clay soil, too poc even or leapedeza. only suppirtir an occasional spn; of povrn EROSION DESTROYS WORTH Silt deposit in pond at Piedmont Carolina cotton mill. A 20-foot dam, with sediment coming to within 18 inches oi the top. This investment was made worthless by erosion on farms on the upper watershed. WASTEFUL OPEN SPACES F" J .. V; ~ V • fj ,inp||g|||Pr^/' ■ f.v *J 7-r* Hill land too steep for cultivation, eroding and abandon ed. No seed trees are near. Practical reclamation require; ; planting trees in all open spaces, HOW TO STOP EROSION Sfcortleaf Pine plantation, four years after planting, 01 s poor red clay soil. A good method for stopping erosion an* r reclaiming land. grass. It would be an Inspiration and will pay any Cleveland land owner to visit the pine plantings at the Piedmont experiment station near Statesville, artd the 20 acre pine planting at R. L. Stowe's tarir near Belmont, Gaston county. Herr Mr. Stowe Is experimenting with four or five different, kinds ol pines. Outstanding results are .being had with loblolly, longleaf and white pines. The last two we are not yet ready to recommend generally lot Cleveland county, but on certain sites will probably do well. We do advise the planting of the native shortleaf and loblolly. Grow ’Em While You Wait. Some folks are going to say, “Oh. I haven't got time to wait, trees are too slow." Better take the ad vice of one North Carolina farmer who said to his neighbor. “Why not grow' some trees while you wait John—you are going to wa't anyway." At the Stowe farm men tioned above you will find 7 year old pines 18 to 20 feet high and 5 Inches In diameter at breast height. Then too. Jacob Tickle, an Alamance county farmer, started planting pines on a fourteen acre field of gullies in 1888 and today these gul lies are supporting a growth of timber worth at least $75,000 per acre. And even as early as 1918 Mi Tickle cut lumber from some of these planted trees to build a gran ■ arv and other farm buildings. I might say in passing that Mr. Tickle was 25’ years old when this planting was started, and he is yec actively engaged in farming. We are planning a special cam paign for forest planting in Cleve land county. Several meetings will be held and a motorcade of Inter ested landowners will be conducted to forest plantings in nearby coun ties. Information in detail on kinds of trees to plant, where they can be secured, when and how to plant will be furnished to all Interested landowners. If you have Idle land and erosion problems, a request to this office or to County Agent R. W. Shoffner will give us an opportun ity of hoping you solve such prob lem Approximately tMpnq tn tobacco rental and parity payments are, scheduled for Bertie county grower*, j More than $85 000 ol the amoun* has been paid already V Rehobeth, Sandy Plains News Item Juanita Jones 111; Suffers Attar Of Appendicitfn; AnnnuGire. Birth Of Daughter.* i Special to The Star) REHOBETH - RANDY PLAINS June 2,—Little Miss Juanita Jone: daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thero: Jones has been ill for the past fe' days but Is Improving. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Clark move' from this community to Ashevill Monday. The small child of Mr. and Mr Odus Pearcey has been very rick fo the past several days, Mr. and Mrs. Nestor McBraye and Mr, and Mrs. James McBraye and son. Jimmie, of Boiling Spring visited Mr. and Mrs. Miriam Walk er Sunday afternoon Mrs. ft C. Covington and Mi and Mrs. Grover McSwaln of Dcu ble Springs spent Sunday afternooi with Mr. and Mrs. D F Grigg. Herman Petty has been suffer lng very badly with a ielon on hi finger but is much improved Mr. and Mrs. Loren Jones of Lat timore spent Monday night wit. Mr. and Mrs. Theron Jones. Mr. and Mrs. Boyce Holland at tended the funeral of the latter grandmother, Mrs. Nancy Mode c Shelby Monday afternoon at th Oak Grove church. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Wrlgt vnd Mr. and Mrs. Osborne Lee o Double Springs visited Mr. and Mr Fred Grigg Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Greene an nounce the birth of a daughtei May 28. Clyde Blggerstaff of Oak Grov spent Wednesday night and Thurs day with Mrs. Lizzie Doty an daughter. Zephry. Mrs. John D. Grayson Is ver sick at her home with an attack c appendicitis.. W i McOahey. Beaufort count Agent reports that tobacco farmer in his territory are not very enthus iastlc abou* increasing their produc tion the 10 per cent a.lowed o: their contracts Thev had inuc rather have the full amount, or th b*'nfiit payments, he explained Bride-Elect Is Honored At Party In Kings Mountain Ml»s Isahpl McGill Inspiration Of Two Parties; Other Events Of Interest. (Special to The Star) KINGS MOUNTAIN. June 3.— | Miss Isabel MCOill, bride-elect of t June, was the inspiration of two lovely affairs during the past week.' On Friday afternoon Miss McGill was honoree at a lovely tea given at the Woman’s club by Mesdames W. T. Weir, E. W. Neal and Carl Davidson. Sharing honors with Miss McGill was Miss Louise Long of Gastonia whose marriage to Leroy McGill of Kings Mountain and Gas tonia is of cordial interest in this section. Those assisting in receiving and entertaining were: Mrs. Hunter Neisler, Mrs. John McGill, Mrs. Ruby skciuicu; ut unowiua, miss CiU^a beth McGill. Mrs. Frank Thompson, Mrs. A. H. Patterson, Mrs. Oeorge Houser, Mrs. J. L. Buttle, ]r„ Mrs. A. J. Sccrest, Mrs. Robert Osborne, Mrs. Chas. Proctor. Mrs. Ladd Ham rick, Mrs. Bryon Keeter, Mrs. W. K. Crook. Miss Fannie Carpenter, Mrs. F. E. Finger, Mrs. Claud Orlgg. Mrs. Clarence Carpenter, ■ Mrs. P. D. Herndon. Mrs. Dougles Bryant, Miss Margaret Neisler, Mrs. Joe Rut ledge, of Dallas, Misses EVa Plonk, Delores McDaniel, Grace Fortune, Julia Catherine Mauney, Mrs. J. M. McGinnis, Mrs. Hayne Blackmer, Mrs. E. A. Smith. Mrs. J. E. Hern don, Mrs. Percy Dilling and Miss Ruth McGinnis. Mrs. John McGill entertained Miss Isabel McGill and her bridal party ; at, a lovely bridge party and kitch en shower at her home on Gold street past week. Each guest was presented with a dainty nosegay to which was attached a tally. Con tract was. enjoyed during the after noon after which Miss McGill was presented a shower of lovely gift.: for the kitQhcn. The hostess assist ed by Misses Dorothy Kiser, Delores McDaniel and Ava Ware served a delicious ice course. Sharing hon ors with Miss McGill was Miss Louise Long bridc-elect, of May who was presented a lovely Madeira bridge cloth. W. M. S. Meets. The members of the Woman’s Missionary Society of the First. Presbyterian church celebrated their annual May Auxiliary birth-: day with a party at the Woman’s club on Wednesday evening. Two playlets were given showing a closeup of a Home Mission Home and the pressing needs of the Home J Mission field. Those taking part ' were Mesdames Paul Mauney, O. W Myers, Carl Davidson, E. A. Harrill. Misses Carlyle Ware, Jane Wilson, Francis Goforth, Elizabeth Plonk, Sara Harrill and Messrs. Jack Or ; mand. Hank Wilson and Bill Wil 5 son. Mrs. Paul Neisler concluded the program with a lovely vocal i solo accompanied by Miss Margaret Neisler at the piano and Messrs. Nick and Ned Moss, violinists. On last Friday afternoon the United Daughters of the Confeder i acy were delightfully entertained at the home of Mrs. Andrew McGill with Mrs. L. F. Neal and Miss Jen 1 nle Jackson as co-hostesses. Mrs. l' Pride Ratterree had charge of a moet interesting program. Auxiliary Holds Meet. 5 The lodal unit of the American Legion Auxiliary held a most in • tcresting meeting on Tuesday aft r ernoon at the home of Mrs. Pride Ratterree. The meeting was called r to order by the president, Mrs. Paul r Mauney after which the salute to s the flag was given. A program on ’ Memorial day was given. Mrs. Mauney reported that the annual poppy-day was highly successful ' and that *30 was cleared from the 1 sale of the little red flowers. B. F. Ormand. jr„ spent Friday ‘ night at home. B. F. is a member s of the graduating class at Davidson (college, the finals to be held June ‘ j 3-6. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Ormand 1 will attend the graduating exercis es. Mesdames George Houser. J. L. 3 Buttle, Jr., Misses Mildred Moss, f Sara Kate Ormand and Helen Hay e spent the week-end in Washington. D. C. 1 Mrs. B. J. King has returned to f Kings Mountain after a ten-days ! visit to Thurmont, Md., where Mr. King is conducting a subscription ' campaign for the local newspaper ■ of Thurmont Mrs. B. F. Ormand spent last f week in Charlotte as the guest of • her sister, Mrs. F. H. Ramsey of 1 West Trade street. While In Char lotte Mrs. Ormand attended the S' Memorial dav exercises held on f Sunday at the Carolina theatre. Two excursion boats valued at f $200,000. were burned and sank off s Quincy Point. Mass.. Sunday Wat''*: • men on the vessel* lumped to jafe • ty i The Homestate mine at Lead. S. 'iD. la the largest producing gold I mine in the United States. Carolina Teachers Are Worried Over Realtors ’ Sales Tax Stand i (By M. R. DUNNAGAN.) RALEIOH, June 2.—Teacher* are beginning to look askance at effort* of the realtors of the state who ate favoring the retention of the genei al sales tax and opposing the re turn of the state-wide ad valorem tax on real estate, and arc asking if such efforts are as altruistic as they appear on the surface. Recently the North Carolina as sociation of Real estate boards has carried in some newspapers and sent out in folder lorm' a page ad vertisement in which was quoted excerpts from editorials published in 20-odd North Carolina newspa pers to show that these papers are not so strongly opposed to the sales tax. The object was to help popu larize the sales tax by showing re lief In property tax, and to coun teract opposition by the N. C. Mer chants association and the N. C. fair tax association, which groups seek to have the sales tax repealed. Position is Not Clear. Some of the teachers, at least, have begun to ask whether the realtors are against ad valorem tax on a statewide basis only, or school unit basis. If on a state-wide basis, w'ell and good; If for county and city school units also, then not so good, since teachers would favor a supplemental tax levied on real estate to increase salaries or extend terms, as the law provides. Iff the realtors oppose these local levies, then that Is another thing still The teachers will follow’ the realtors on the state-wide properly tax matter, but when it comes to local or county units, then it is ex pected that they will part company. The efforts of the realtors will doubtless lose some of Its effect un less the point is cleared up, for there are many citizens, as w’ell h.' teachers, who would doubtless, un der present conditions, vote for lo cal supplemental school taxes. Taking note of the page of edi torial excerpts, Willlard L. Dowell secretary of the state merchants group, ha{! wired all of the papers from which excerpts were taken, asking them to answer collect two questions: "Do you support the purpose of certain sales tax advo cates to increase the sales tax at the next legislature?” and "do you favor making the sales tax a per manent state tax revenue meas ure?” This, of course, puts the news papers "on the spot.” The editorials, were in few instances advocating the sales tax, but were largely sug gesting that it be given a chance, that it was the best that could be Aided by Navy i Stricken with appendicitis on m? honeymoon voyage, two 0. S. Navy planes bearing a surgeon and sup plies were ordered to make a 1,000* mile dash from Panama to Gala pagos Islands in the Pacific (as ( shown on map) to aid William Rob inson, American engineer, in re j sponse to radio appeal of his bride the former Florence Crane, Chicag< heiress. done at the time, and that it savjsd the state's credit and supports in part the eight months term o’ j school. But the newspapers, in large measure, must depend upon adver tising from local merchants for1 their support, and the Dowell tele-! gram puts many of them in a tough spot, as a definite answer is demanded. ADMIMSTMTB1X NOTICE Having; qualified as administratrix of the estate of C. F. Hambright, late of Cleveland county. North Carolina, this la to notify all persona having claims against the said estate to present them to me properly proven on or before the 27th day of April. 1935, or this notice will oe " pleaded In bar of any recovery thereoi. 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