The Robesonian., 1918-07-18
GADDYSVILLE GRIST.
Dryest Since 1911-Tobacco Can't Be
Too High-Labor Scarcity Teach
ing So-Operation-No Time For
Sharp Criticism-Other News and
Comment.

Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Gaddysville (Fairmont, R. y, July
16.-Crops are suffering on account
of extreme drought and corn is almost
a thing of the past. Tobacco is hold
ing up very we'll. The people say this
lis the dryest dry since the summer Of
1911. Out along Ashpole swamp a
very good rain fell, but a very Slight
isprinkle here, this being the first
since May Gath.
i Tobacco prices are very satisfactory
and the planters have no cause for
/ grumbling at, all But there is no
/ danger of getting more than its
/ worth, considering the cost Of supplies
4 and crop.
s The labor situation is growing
i acute. Tobacco is put in the barr
!. now on any day help can be secured
4 Some planters bring uD the family
). and take two days for the work. while
Il fothers with large families swap wors
) and bridge it across in one day. The
r latter plan is very satisfactory ane
: It is teaching lesson cf co-operatlon
4 Maybe it's a blessing, after all.
rI The roads are extremely bad noW
Z adays as the sand is deep and dry
! Little Fords make it through Whll
Ebig cars stay and out and the occu
e pants walk over the bad places:
3 Melons are very scarce and high
1, priced, and so poor codgers like you
AT Ecorres spondent have to go with mout
2 Ia-watering for melon. Some time
we wish we were a newspaper edlto
! and folks would set us up to one.
s Lots of the housewives are cannln
all they can, as fruit is very plenttt
inland waiting to be conserved.
~ Mr.. Editor, some of your corr.
spondents just keep a-howllng &C
!: IaFarmer's wife" to offer another le
/. ter of criticism. In our estimation tf
4 city lady is doing all IN her poWe
to do the best and the right way :
I'll is the rural lady, and now It's eve
III All are trying to do their duty, al
IA what's the use of some Tagging. !:
"a other about her part? Now Is
l. time for sharp criticism, when ever
rsi body's at wits end to WIN the war;
ntl The Pleasant Hill Christian =
If Ideavor society is on the grow, WI
nt Worth Burnes as Leader. fou d
he weltome on every Sunday mghe
sel One time W. v. Branch got t
no no sshoss run over him. That's wh
ed ed he was elected teacher Of the Pleasa
ut ut Grove Baraca class last Sunday. I
ad M will always find welcome place
f., f. Branch's class, but he declares n
~ not the man for a teacher.
he he The negroes will go a-flshlng II
Of house was a-fire. Work or no W1 gsS
90 thew 90. and poor is their luck; III
~ 70, could make more in somebody's
,th bacco field. -. {
he hn You Lumberton boosters just I
,ed cot all about Us when you were
" " Your recent trip and really, lost
Nv heart of the game by not WISH
art the greatest tobacco-groWIng sec.
FOR in Robeson county. ASK anyoe
IL what kind of tobacco is made on
we S. c. line and they will tell you
ri, ,ylz hest and largest fields Of the weed
I'm ~ be found anywhere. Don't iorge711
m NJ easily. But really we all sell
of Fairmont, anyway.
the The health of the community Is v
ton ton GOOD and visitors are too numef'
" F. mention. so if you, Mr.: Editor, n
learned your maxim We'll qu.t' e
'Pe Il ~ w. V. B.