Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-10-15
INVESTIGATION IS
k|NST0N'S SLOGAN
TOBACCO FARMERS WILL NEXT
YEAR SHARPLY REDUCE
ACREAGE OF THE WEED
AGENTS. ADVICE BEING SOUGHT
In Addition to a Big Corn Crop Now
Expected to be Grown, Farmers
will Sow much Small Grain.

Expected TO DC 1roWH, FdTUcTS
will Sow much Small Grain.
Kinston.--In innumerable ways the
farmers OF the lower part OF the east
ern tobacco belt are preparing for a
better crop year" than 1920. Opera
tions on the plantations this winter
will be started weeks earlier than last
season, and will be the most varied
ever known That the tobacco acre
age will be cut one.haf is a prediction
in which scores of leading planters
joins The specializing farmers OF
this section will look to the Middle
West and other regions for example
in playing safe" in farming and the
corn, hog and other food crops will
break all records In 1921. =
The Department of Agriculture's
| agents at the county seats are busy,
their advice on variety OF subjects
being sought by farmers who intend
to diversity" next spring. Many are
planting pastures to sustain cattle
and hogs this winter, and hundreds OF
pounds of seed are being shipped into
the territory. In addition to the big
corn corp expected to be grown. small
grain will be planted by many farm
ers.
Farmers here say they are losing
from five to IL cents pound on the
tobacco crop, and some estimate their
loss at higher figures With the cot
ton outlook not promising. discourag.
ed agriculturalists next year will turn
their attention to something to eat"
Observation-Disclosures Day at the
North Carolina College for Women
was featured by an address by Count
Ilya Tolstoy. of Russia, and son Of
the famous Russian, Count Leo Tolls
toy. "The Truth About Russia was
Count Tolstoy's theme and he painted
vivid picture of the sufferings and
privations of Russia under the Bolshe-
Wiki regime. He declared that bolshe-
vism was founded on violence and.
therefore, could not stand.
Red Springs an offer
from L. J. Bright. prominent cotton
grower here. $50 Flora Macdonald
college girls put on cotton picking
campaign, setting the goal at Ave hun
bred dollars. Mr.. Bright is offering
$3.50 per hundred pounds The stu
dents have formed two teams, white
and blue, and are out To make a
record for cotton picking.
Pittsboro.--Miss Myrtle Siler, Of
Pittsboro. is the first woman in North
Carolina to hold the office OF sheriff
having meen appointed to that office
in Chatham county to succeed Sheriff
Leon T. Lane. who resigned. Immedi-
ately after her election by the county
commissioners, Miss Siler filed the
necessary bond and took the oath OF
Office.
Lumberton.--A number OF blocka-
ders from the noted Pea Ridge section
OF Robson have been before Recor-
der E. NJ. Britt during the last two
days. Some were given road SEN
fences, while others were required to
leave the county. Pea Ridge Of late
has become the center OF blockading
activities In "the State of Robson"
Raleigh.-A wedding in which the
full Greek ceremony was used occur
ed here when Miss Angelina HOS OF
Sparta, Greece. became the bride Of
Mr.. Pete Davis, of Raleigh. Over
forty local Greeks and invited guests
attended the ceremony which continu-
ed for nearly an hour.
Raleigh Nat Warren and
Detective Tom Crabtree, of the local
police force, unearthed and confscat-
ed within less than block Of the City
Auditorium and Municipal Building
what is believed to have been the
largest haul OF whiskey taken in the
city for six months.
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