The Goldsboro Herald
"Wayne County s Leading Weekly Newspaper
VOLUME XVI—Number 21
GOLDSBORO, N. C-, THURSDAY. MARCH 9. 1939
PRICE: 5
Cotton ConsumptionJVlust Be
Increased t. ^,5?“ Prices
M. G. Mann Say* Cotton'*
World Pile* is Lower Than
at Any Time in History
SUGGESTS PLANNING TO
INCREASE ITS USE HERE
Says That War is the Only
Means of Decreasing the
Hugh Carry-Over
Cotton* wot Id price of less then
six cent* a pound n now the low
est in history. M. G. Mann, General
Manager of the North Carolina Cot
ton Growers Cooperative Associa
tion told a meeting of Wayrtc coun
ty farmers last Friday a* he em
phasized that the pending Smith
Bill la "one of the most important
piece* of legislation that has ever
been introduced in the Congress”
"We might as well face the lacU,”
Mr. Mann declared. "The conaump
tion of American cotton in America
mutt be increased from the present
average of around 23 pounds per
capita annually, and tf all our peo
ple were provided with ample
clothes to keep them warm and suf
ficient cotton sheet* and towel* and
cotton underwear, this figure would
reach 40 or 50 pounds "
Mr. Mann pointed out that the
United States consumption during
the 1937-38 year was only 5,748.000
hales a* compared with 7,950,000 the
preceding year, and that exports of
U. S. cotton have steadily declined
from around 7,500,000 bales annual
ly in pre-depression year* to 5.748,
000 bales last year. He said experts
are predicting exports of American
cotton for the current year will not
exceed 3,500,000 bale*.
Foreign countries have been tak
ing over America’s export market,
the cooperative loader said, as he
pointed out that the annual world
consumjfUon of foreign produced
cotton has increased from 10,000,000
| Up years ago to nearly 17,000,000
r bales and that during the same pe
riod the annual consumption of Am
erican cotton has slumped from 15,
000,000 bales to around 11.000.000
bales.
"The only Immediate means of re
ducing the world carryover of cot
ton which by July 1 will be the
largest in history—14,250.000 bales
—would be war, and of course, op
thinking man want* that.” Mr. Mann
declared. “The other hope is through
an intelligent coropaign for increas
ing the use of cotton, a humane
campaign of providing the needy
with cotton goods through some
government agency, and a produc
tion campaign to produce the cotton
best suited for our domestic mills
band of such a quality that it will
1 bring a premium."
He quoted figures showing that
the past nine years the quality of
North Carolina cotton has been im
proved from 80 per cent of 7-8-inch
or le*s to B0 per cent of 15-16 or
better, but added there is “still
need to increase the length to at
least an inch or better.”
He said the mills of the State are
creating a huge demand lor quality
cotton and said that practically all
cotton produced in North Carolina
can be sold at a premium if farmers
will only plant good seed. “The few
extra cents It requires to plant an
acre In improved cotton seed over
gin-run varieties will on the aver
age return a profit of more than
ten-fold," he said, “and remember,
it takes no more land, no more fer
tilizer, no more cultivation In any
way—except the small outlet for
good seed—to produce this better
cotton that will bring a premium."
Mr. Mann said that the Cotton As
sociation i* serving as a clearing
house for farmer* who have Im
proved seed for sale or for farmers
who are interested m securing seed
one year from the breeder at a
reasonable price.
Reporting on the past year's aettv
. itie* of the Association, Mr. Mann
' said despite the shortest crop in
more than 25 years the Cotton Al
location had enjoyed splendid de
liveries. He congratulated the far
mer* of Wayne county upon the
support they have given to their
own organisation and pointed out
that the “Rs-Purcha»s Pool" abso
lutely tfianurte. the farmer the
-High dollar" foe hie crop.
On* of the features of the meet
ing waa tb# election of delegate*
) represent Wayne county at th«
district convention which will b*
held at a lat*r ,Jat* fDT the purpo«
of nominating candidates for direc
tor of the dUtrict. These candidate!
will then be voted upon by the an
«|re membership >n district bj
pojt card ballot and the one recelv
the highest number of votes wll
^present the dlitrict for the ensu
tag P*8*
M. O. Mam, General Muufer of
the N. C. Cdtton Growers Coopera
tive Association, who addressed the
county-wide meeting of farmers,
farm women and form boys aad
girls at Goldsboro last week
Coincidence
Wo have a boy working for tut
■anted Billy and before be came
here he had two borne just as
he has here. Let's call the bosses
No. 1 aad Vo. 2 so that we can
keep them straight. Well, at the
first place he worked boss No. 1
was earned Ed, boss No. 2 named
Lloyd. Ed's wtlkt was asaod
Margaret aad Lloyd’s girl (may
bo wife by now) was named
Ernestine, and of coarse, Lloyd
had a brother named Gone.
Now, boss No. 1 to named Gone,
and Boss No. 2 named Ed I an
ti! this week). Gene's wife’s
name is Margaret, Ed’s is Ernes
tine, aad ef course “Big Gene”
has a “Little Gene.” {Catch en?
The same names in different
positional
Alter Billy had worked about
a month at the first place boss
No. 2 stopped, and after about
two week* here Ms Ns 2 born
left here.
What Is he, a Jins?
Moose to Initiate
Members of the Moose Lodge will
hold initiation for 18 new members
at the Moose Hal! Tuesday evening
at 7:30. Following the initiation, the
members will go to Green Gables
where they will be entertained st
dinner.
FLAKS FOB. FUTURE
"I want some ready cash 15 years
from now, so I am planting 1,000
pine seedlings this spring,” says S.
3. Farahow, of Oxford.
Spring and Baseball
lust Around Corner
in Fans' Confabbing
Owners W. P. Stneath and Ai
Heron Are Seeking to Build
a "World-Beater"
Spring and baseball—two words
that have different meanings but
have almost become synonymous.
The interest in baseball in Goldsboro
has grown within the last two years
and now numbers its fans among
the young and the old of both sexes
Powers behind the home plate this
year are Mr W P. Si neath. Presi
dent, Mr A1 Hcaron, Executive Vice
President, and Mr. E. R “Mule"
Shirley, team manager.
Some toll buying and selling is
taking place at the league meetings.
Goldsboro's powers are promising
their fans some real action with
"genuwine” players. Shoots from
last year's crop have beeomc evi
dent ill the persons of "Hank” Wins
ton, Al Capps. "Lefty" Flora, Bert
Watson, and Glen Mullinax .who are
really in earnest about this thing So
much so. in fact, that a ride out to
the Griffin Ball Park will show boy*
digging and scraping to make way
for the team mates that are due here
for spring training beginning Aoril
3.
Cities making up the league will
remain as last year with the excep
tion of Ayden, who sold her fran
chise to Wlson. the newcomer.
Frankie Dirman was recently sent
his release and "Mule" Shirley will
take hia place on the first sack.
General Electric equippment has
been purchased to give tha business
men and others who are unable to
follow the sport by day, a chance to
see the night games. All games will
be at night, excepting the Sunday
and possibly Saturday games.. There
will be no “off days" this year, and
in the event that a game is rained
out. a double header will be played
in tbe next contest with that team.
If the playing season to begin April
27, starts off cold* night ball will
go into effect around the first of
May.
Bleachers arc being built to ac
commodate an additional 400 fans.
Goldsboro is the only town ip the
leagug that Is not soliciting financial
aid from outside sources and Mr.
Sineath and Mr. Hearon privately
own the lighting equipment.
I As has been the custom, the home
set t>f uniforms w-111 be white and
the out of town set gray.
The foundation is being laid for
keen competition and home town
tmaa are all a-dither to see what the
boys have to offer in the way of ex
citement and good baseball.
DH. SPENCE SPEAKS
Or. Zeno Spence will speak to the
Young People's meeting at Daniel*
Chapel Methodist Church on Sun
day evening at 6:30, according to
announcement made by Mrs. Russell
Spence. All people are welcome to
the service.
Bird's Eye View of Goldsboro Nursery
George Collier Kornegay, 79,
Dies at His Goldsboro Home
One ai Leading Citizens oI
Goldsboro} Had Held Many
Poets of Honor in City.
George Collier Kornegay. ?B,
prominent Goldsboro banker and
business man, died at his home on
North William street about 7;30
Monday sight following an illnass
of several months. Funeral services
were conducted at the home at 4
o’clock Tuesday afternoon by the
Kev. Walter C. Ball, pastor of St.
Paul Methodist church. Interment
was in Willow Dale cemetery.
Mr. Kornegay was a native of
Wayna county, a son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Caleb F. R Kornegay.
He had lived in Goldsboro for 43
yean. He had been elected a Ute
I member of the Board of Stewards
of St. Paul Methodist church. He
I was for eight years register of deeds t
it Wayne county. He then becamt
cashier of the National Bank ol
Goldsboro, and later became presl
dent of the Peoples Bank & Trusl
Company For many years he was t
member of the board of trustees ol
Goldsboro Schools, and was for sev
eral years chairman of the board.
Ha was a member of the board ol
trustees of the Goldsboro Hospital
a member of Neuae Lodge of OcU
Fellows, and of the Knights o;
Pythlans
Surviving are hit widow, who waJ
Miss Margaret Brtdgers, five chii
dren, George C. Kornegay, Jr., Mrs
Aay Armstrong. Mrs. Lawrenct
Bradsher. and Misses Margaret ant
Eleanor Kornegay, all ol Goldsboro
one grandson, George Kornegay
Armstrong; one sister, Mrs. Aiwii
K. Hollingsworth of Goldsboro, ant
one brother. W. H Kornegay, o
Mt Olive
I ONLY HEARD!
Br I8ABKI.LE BUPPOl’B
Look, will you all sorts excuse me
if I don't (to Into details this week?
But keep the sighs ol relief to your
self Seems as though the material
just rolled m thin week and now
we've got a lot erf print and this
won't help the situation any.
So, fm going to let you in on
another of those "How to Handle
Women” secrets, that I found
Hew to Handle a ffnus
By fiteetrlclty
If she talks too long—Interrupter.
If she wants to he an angel—Trans
former
If she is picking your pockets—
Dec te tor
If she will meet you half way—
Receiver
If she goes up m the air—Con
denser.
If she wants chocolates—Feeder.
If she wants to go to shows nsd
dances—Conductor.
If she sings mharmomously—
Tuner.
If she is out of town—Telegrapher
If she Is a poor cook—Discharger.
If she Is too fat—Reduoer
If she ia wrong—Rectifier.
If she gossips too much—Regula
tor.
II she becomes upset—Reverscr.
Thanks. Mr Alex Troublefield. for
that nice letter. I noticed that you
didn't have a return address, but the
postmark gave you away. A little
detective work revealed that "A
Field of Trouble" In Bedford. Vtr
glnia, must be A. Troublefield I
looked it up to see if it was a man
or if It was a woman and not worth
the curiosity.
Gather round, girls, next week I
may have for you an account of the
lively party to bo held in the apart
ment of two young blades around
the town. I sa,y "lively’’ because it
could be noUithg less than that with
two such “facetious"’ (Ralph Mil
ler's word) eaglets as hosts.
O. K., Leon Hewitt. I saw what
you said in Roundin' ’Km Up That’s
one good thing about being a proof
reader. You can catch the mistakes
about yourself. If it’s war y' want
I’ll make the Japs look like sissies.'
Shall we start now? When you ad- ;
v-rtisc Daniel's Barbecue I know
what you want, but what is it at the
Hotel Beauty Salon"
Miller was lamenting the fact that
he didn't get many by-lines. That is,
his name under the stories. But he
consoled himself with the thought
that editors don’t give by-lines ex
cept for two reasons One if the
story Is darned good, and the other
if he dosen't want to take the blame
for it.
Good night, I started to make this
short and here I am way down at
the bottom of this column already.
I’m lower (?) than that in Mr. Cox’s,
the linotype man. estimation right
now. He thought he was through.
So. adios, my public until next
week—it I don't decide to get a
WPA job and rest awhile.
J. M. Parks Leaves
Family Big Estate
Members a# the family of the late
J. M. Parks were left more than
1.000 acres of land Iti Sauls ton town
ship in the will of the deceased re
corded the past week end in the
office of the Wayne Clerk of Court
The widow, Mrs. Dollie Parks was
left 64.5 acres, and in a codicil an
added 32.5 acres. This land is to go
after the death of Mrs. Park* to Bn
adopted daughter. Peggy Ann
Parka. Mrs. Parks w*s also left aU
household and kitchen furniture.
The children of Mr. and Mr*.
Parks were left the following: Laura
Best, 100 acres; Clyde A. Montague,
123.5 acres; Bertie G. Thompson, 108
acres; Minnie O. Daniel, 126 acres;
Mollie O. Britt, 140 acres; James M.
Parks, Jr., 170 acres.
The remaining property of all de
scription was left to be divided
equally among Mrs Parka and tha
children. In «*• of death of any
one of the children his or her prop
erty will go to hi* <w her heirs
The widow and a daughter. Mrs.
| Clyde Montague, were named ex
, ecutors. The will was drawn on
June IB, 1833. *nd the codicil was
dated July 2, HW8.
Patrolman Called
I Highway Patrolman James tf.
; Bradshaw has been appointed from
, Troop 2 of the Highway Patrol to
■ enaroll for the photographic course
I at State College
[ The course starts March 13 and
extends through March 17.
4 n oiuD news
Discussion* at the Smith's Chapel
Home Demonstration Club meeting.
Iield Tuesday at the school were
varied and interesting. Mrs. J. C.
Stephenson presided and club mem
bers answered to roll call with their
favorite shrub
Reports were as follows: Miss
Mildred Sutton. "Spring Wardrobe;"
Mrs. R Q. Brown, "The Simple
Water System:" Mrs Henry Hood,
"Canning Budget;” Mrs Milton Jor
dan, "Causes and Remedies of Cocl
diosis;" Mis* Minnie Smith, "Cardan
Suggestions.”
Mrs. J. C Stephenson presented
material sent from the County
Health leader. Mrs. J. T. Culbreth.
Mrs. Louis Sutton recited a poem
entitled, "Spring'1 and Mrs. Jo Odem
read a short article, "Month of
March—St. Patrick"
The demonstration for the month
is “Savory Dishes from Beans and
Peas.”
Kit?, sandwiches and tea were
served by Mrs J. C. Stephenson and
Mrs. Norman Hollowell.
Miss Frances MacGregor, Assist
ant State 4-H Club leader from State
College, was m Goldsboro Wednes
day, conferring with Miss Bundy,
Home Demonstration and 4-H Girls'
Club agent for Wayne County,
The Rosewood 4-H Club met Tues
day at the high school, with Bordon
Holloman presiding. Spicer Carr,
assisted by members of the club pre
sented s program on "Everyday
Courtesies " Doris Sutton and Wilma
Hayes Sutton, accompanied by Mary
Alice Thompson rendered vocal se
lections. The monthly project dis
esugion followed.
Nursery Owner
Laby Cawy
Old Age Help
The first installment of Old Age
Assistance checks for March, num
bering 464 and amounting to 54.868.
have been received by the Wayne
County Health Department, accord
ing to Mr. J. A. Best, Superinten
dent.
The March Aid for Dependent
Children checks, amounting to 52
D16 and representing 299 children
in 119 families, have also been re
ceived, said Mr. Best.
Lotte W. Humphrey Dies In
Morehead City Hospital
Lotte Williams Humphrey. 65,
member of a prominent Goldsboro
family, died at the hospital in More
head City Tuesday morning. Fune
ral services were conducted at the
First Baptist Church in Goldsboro
Wednesday afternoon by the pastor
the Rev. A. J. Smith. Interment was
in Willow Dale cemetery.
Mr. Humphrey was the son of the
late CoL L. W. Humphrey and Ida
Clingman Humphrey, of Goldsboro,
He was educated at Hobart College,
Geneva, New York; at the Univer
sity ol Virginia, and at the Nniver
sity of North Carolina. He was a
lawyer, nod practiced in Charlotte
for many years
Several years ago, on account of;
ill health, he retired from practice
arvd took up outdoor life. He became
superintendent of Fort Macon State
Park, and did much toward* beauti
fying and improving the historic old
fort.
He is survived by his widow, who
was Miss Virginia Lanier Barber of
LilesviUe; one daughter, Miss Ellen
Lanier Humphrey: one sister. Mrs.
Joseph E. Robinson of Goldsboro;
1 and three brothers. D. C. and E. A..
' Humphrey of Goldsboro, and Dr.
L. M. Humphrey of Greensboro.
Interior View Casey s Florist Hothouse
“Hubby” Indicted “Wiley” for
Selling Whiskey, Is Rebuked
-ft—
(By Isabelle Baddour)
A strange case unfolded in the
Mayor's court Monday morning
when Preston Batten 23. Indicted
his wife, Alma Batten, 21, for sell
ing whiskey.
Batten, nattily dressed and slight
ly swaggering, took the stand and
told in his best Snsulted-husband
manner that his wife had run him
off Saturday and that be returned
Sunday to find her selling whiskey
to a number of men in the house.
He then came to the city hall, re
ported his wife and swore out a
warrant for her arrest, evidently
without a qualm.
Mrs. Batten, small, simply dress
ed and hornless, clutched a comb
and a pack of cigarettes in her hand
and looked at her husband with no
little amount of cynicism but word
less.
A young man summoned as a wit
ness told of how he had gone to the
Batten house and Mrs. Batten told
him that she and her five year old
child were hungry and had not eat
en since the day before He gave
. her fifty cents, he said, and left the
(house.
Another unsummoned witness
voluntarily told the court that he
hod purchased whiskey from Pres
ton Batten himself.
When Mrs. Batten was question
ed as to where she secured tbe
whiskey to sell, she sold that she
was selling some that her husband
had left there, to enable her to buy
food for her child and herself.
Further questioning disclosed that
she and Batten had been married
for seven years and that she had
bean supporting the family for some
time, since that Batten waa not em
ployed and had not tried to find
employment Me had, she said, been
content to spend tbe wages she
earned at the mill until she was
‘laid of!" temporarily two weeks
•go, and the very outfit in which
he was so nattily attired waa pur
chased with the money he had tak
en from her when he left
Before the case was bound over
to county court Mayor J. H. Hill
berated Batten, saying "the idea of
indicting his wife for selling whis
key after selling It himself and liv
ing on her wages" and termed it ai
“one of the worst cases of its type
' 1 have ever heard.”
Hobby Becomes Profitable
Business With Luby Casey„
Sailing Frail Traaa to Pcry Way
Through Coilagi Sugg—ta
Hi* Hobby.
CASEY HAS LARGE
FLORIST—NURSEBT
From a hobby o f experimenta
tion with plants in a one-half icrv
back yard, Mr Luby Caaey. own—
of the Goldsboro Nursery, situated
five miles west of Goldsboro, High
way 70, has commercialised his hob
by into a business that has had an
almost phenomenal growth.
Resigning from the principatshjy
of a Guilford county school, Mr.
Casey came back to his native coun
ty in 1827. and with only one help
er, began the nursery on seven!
acres and with about a quarter acre
of plants. ,
Today the nursery boasts a mod
ern greenhouse, comparable to any
m this part of the state. Two near
homes for employees, offices, and
other buildings have been erected,
and ten men are employed regular
ly . 1
From a few aecdlingt, plants,
cuttings the nursery has grown
large wholesale and retail b
imln—t
Though it is quite impossible to
limits the total number of pitw^
Mr. Caaey gives it roughly aa fel
lows: 30,000 rose bushes, 0.000 na
ils*, 1-500 camellia japonic**, 10,1
plants of general assortment
evergeens, and 10,000 pecan
ready for building. Of 2.000
trees dug. last fall, practically-H
have been sold. ‘ ed
Last year the nursery bran
out into a floral department
D R Waggoner, of Kansas.
Robert Viets, of Colorado, in
Now the department grows _.
orchid#*1.]
^marigolds to c
andfas j—M'trade'th—n a
radiuf. Special features of the de
partment are wedding, party, and
funeral arangements and they ba
the distinction of growing the only
carnations in this vicinity. German
stock and the new double Westport
Beauty begonia are also exclusive.
A visit to the greenhouse disclose*
flowers of every variety and color.
Mr. Waggoner displays to visik—
the different plants and conveys in
formation about them. Hundreds of
tiny shoots under glass will be I
planted into individual pots i
sold. In another department ci
greenhouse Mr. Viets designs and.
handles party, wedding, church and'
funeral arrangements of flowers.
Rose bushes are sold in thr—
states and more were grown by th*
Goldsboro Nursery in 1938 than by
all the nurseries of North Carolina
and Virginia combined
What appears to be leafless stick*
in the ground are really pecan tree*
that require patience, infinite cam
and no little knowledge as to tbalr
peculiarities
A truck equipped with a steel
loading device, moves heavy trees
and is prepared to handle shade
trees up to six inches in diameter
end twenty-five feet in height. Thi#
truck is the only one ol its type in
Eastern Carolina.
Ail landscaping and office man
agement is directed by Mr. Caaey.
“The nursery business.' he says,
“has all the aspects; of any other
business, plus the weather."
There is an orderly atmosphere
around the nursery and each em
ployee is busy with his particular
occupation, presenting a scene eg
industry and organization. Thous
ands of rose bushes extend out iota
the fields, all somewhat alike in ap
pearance. but each has a name ant
is a distinctive plant to the wnrkena ,
around the nursery. J
Mr. Casey is the son of the lata
Rev. J. Frank Casey and Mr*.
Emma Whitley Casey. ThrouflM
selling fruit trees and nuraaey
stock he financed his education
at Guilford College, entering srNh .
the intenton of studying for the
ministry. However, be changed,
to the teaching profession and.
after finishing at the college ha
taught at Mount Airy two years and.
in Guilford county four years. Dur
ing this time he pursued his hobby
of plants and decided to leave *hr
teaching profession to start a nur
sery.
Ethic* versatility, and a willing
mm to aspire to a goal, no eattn -
what the effort, has been the moti
vation behind his suceeese as a bus
iness man and personality.
Another of Mr. Casey’s hobbles is
music, and ha sings In varioos
churches. He is a member of the
Friends church, and is a zealous
worker for his church.
While at Guilford be married Mias
Florence Martin of Yadkin county. *
and they now have three children—
J Frank. 14; Martin, IS. and Jmm
■ritt. ».
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