The daily times., 1922-01-07
OUR STATE STANDS
WELL IN RANKS Of
THE NATL GUARD
HOME GARDEN CAMPAIGN
Governor Morrison Hopes to
See the Day When it Cannot
Be Said That There are
Many North CaroIinians Liv-
ing Solely on "Side Meat,
Molasses and Corn Bread"
HOME GARDEN CAMPAIGN
(By Max Abernethy.)

Raleigh, Jan. 7.-Major Gordon
Smith, assistant adjutant general,
makes the following announcement
regarding the growth of the North
Carolina National Guard:
"The total strength for November
80 last shows North Carolina only
SO men behind the leading State of
the area and still standing second
numerically among the eight States
|of the fourth corps area. Our State
Stands we'll in strength and we be-
Ilieve leads in every other way but
we must do some recruiting and get
ahead of our present figures.
"For the information of all con-
cerned the following statement of
strength of each organization of the
Guard is furnished:
Headquarters Company, 12Oth In
Ifantry, 1 officer, and So men; Ser
vice company, 4 officers and 67 men;
Howitzer company, officers and sc
Company B, officers, rs men;
Company C, 3 officers 76 men; Com
pany D, officers, 73 men; Company
E, officers, 80 men; Company F,
3 officers, 80 men; Company G, 8
officers, SO men, Company H, Off
GERS, II men; Company I, officers,
SO men; Company K, officers, Sc
men; Company L, 2 officers, "a men;
Company. M, officers, IS men.
! Medical detachment, 1 officer, 80
men; First battalion headquarters, 1
officer, AZ men; Second battalion
headquarters, 1 officer, 58 men;
Troop A, officers, 70 men; Troop
B, officers, 72 men; Troop c, 2
officers, ~ men; Troop D, 8 officers,
lSO men; Battery A, 117th Field Ar
Itillery, 3 officers, 76 men; Battery B,
4 officers, 81 men, 3Oth. Signal Com
Ipany, officers, IA men; Company A,
1O5th Engineers, officers, SO men
company G, 2OOth Artillery, Off
GERS, 81 men; End Company, Coast
Artillery, officers, 7S men; Head
quarters Detachment, officers, 81
men,
Two new sergeant instructors have
been detailed for duty in North Caro-
lima from the Regular army.
The State Corporation Commission
. announces that the Carthage-Pine
hurst branch of the Norfolk Southern
e Railroad will be discontinued, boil
passenger and freight, effective Janu
ary 20 next. Authority for discon
tinuing the service is given By tb'
> Interstate Commerce Commission.
Governor Cameron Morrison ha
called upon the State Department o
Agriculture to prosecute vigorousl,
'' the campaign for more home garden
lso that in 1922 there will be fewe
North Carolinians living on ''sid
meat, sorry molasses and cornbread.
This is admittedly the governor
e hobby and he has summoned tn
generous help of the daily and weekl
press of the State to that of the de
partment of agriculture in spreadin
the gospel to the uttermost corner
8. of Tarheelia The agriculturists hav
Ialready mapped out the grOun'lwor
for this campaign and the governor
|asking support of the newspapers /,
this worthy undertaking for tn
betterment of the people, and
which there is not bit Dc politics.
North Carolina has established a
enyiab1e record in the production {
money crops and Governor Morriso
thinks this is fine, but he wants
es see garden back of every home s
" that there will be less living out {
at the can in the future. AS sort {
r side line with the gardens the COVE
Il nor is pleading for the proper plat
IN in the sun for the hogs, pigs, chicl
n ems, geese, turkeys and kindrt
Id bipeds which from time to t;n
ge adorn the table of the more or le
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