The Robesonian., 1917-05-07

Mr.. C. v. Brown, cashier Of the Ma
tional Bank Of Lumberton, explained
a plan by which the bank proposes
to assist farmers in getting pure-bred
pigs. Mr.. Brown explained that the
bank will purchase thoroughbred pigs
and resell them to boys or men, tax
ing their notes payable In the fall.
, The bank will SELL the pigs IN TINS way
at cost, charging only simple inter-
est on the money, the bank merely
acting as distributing agent: II IN
terest is shown the plan will be car
ried out extensively. Any boy or man
/ in Robson county, whether a Gus
toner of the bank or not, can take ad-
vantage of this offer.
Greatest Thing Needed is Foodstuffs
| Hon. A. w. Mclean was called on
| to suggest plans for getting results.
He said that if the people could be-
come impressed with the great i'm
nortance r of raising food stuffs ef-
/ ficient work would be the result. 1t
is vitallv important to get the peo-
Die to understand the food crisis.
Selective conscription about which so
much has been heard lately. means
that the United States should use
the experience gained by the eoun-
tries in Europe and use each man
where he can do the most good. Men
who can raise stuff to feed the ar
/ mics and people should be kept on
the farms. The North never would
: have whipped the South if the South
. had not been starved out The Unit
ed States is trying to avoid the mis-
takes made by England at the be-
ginning of the war. The greatest
thing needed is foodstuffs. We owe
it to the United States government
and to the civilized world that this
county rise to its duty and furnish
foodstuffs. What is to be done must
.. be done quickly. If the plans out
!, lined in this meeting were carried
out the food production of the coun-
tv might be increased 25 to 33 1-3
per cent. It is the duty Of every one
! in this meeting to go back home and
impress upon his neighbors the i'm
. portance of raising more food and
!, feed. 1t is each ones individual
; duty. It would be selfish and cow
! ardly thing for those of us who are
f past the age for service at the front
in the army to do nothing to help
while we are allowed to stay at home
If we make one-fourth Of the sac
, rifices that were made by the people
: of the South during the Civil wal
( the result will be astonishing.
+ It is necessary for intelligent peo-
, pie to take the lead. Every school
j district should be organized, for it
; is good thing to make the school
> district the unit Get teachers, COM
mitteemen and other progressive men
I and have a meeting in each school
district by Saturday night, and get
, as many as possible to promise to
: carry out the suggestions made al
this meeting. Organize separate
committee in each school district.
| There is only about half as much
, corn on hand as there was IL months
, age. We are facing crisis. Corn
may become so high as to be out of
, reach. There is great destruction of
food stuffs, there are great armies
of soldiers to feed.
: County Should Make Appropriation
E Here Mr.. Mclean made the sugges-
{ ton which resulted In the resolution
: mentioned at the outset of this re-
port. He suggested that the county
i commissioners should make an ap-
t propriation to employ assistants for
: the next two months to aid the coun-
! ty farm demonstrator and the coun-
: ty home demonstration agent in
, thoroughly arousing the people of
the county to an appreciation of the
crisis. Many States have already
; acted and have made large appro-
priations. This meeting, he declared.
; should 60 on record as in favor of
such an appropriation.
AS stated at the outset, this sug-
gestion bore fruit and the commits
| sioners at their meeting today no
doubt will make provision for what
) ever expenditure is necessary. A
resolution was passed declaring it
) to be the sense of the meeting that
the county commissioners should ap-
J psopriate a sufficient sum to carry
, on this work. Chairman A. J. Floyd
Of the board of county commission
: ers, suggested, when the amount that
t should be appropriated was Iurader
: discussion, that it perhaps would sbe
! best for Mr.. Blanchard to go ahead
t with the work and for the commits
!, sioners to- foot the bill. The reso-
!, luton as. passed called upon the
- commissioners for an appropriation
$, in any sum necessary up to $500.
+ Mr.. Mclean referred to the pas
sage of resolution by the United
States Senate to appropriate $10,-
j 100000 to buy nitrate of soda and
: sell to farmers at cost. He read q
Il Wbooninr rourh