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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-08-20

sl5htasssssta91m Than Quitting grass
out of twenty-five cent cotton that
we do NOT have.
FERTILIZERS
Farmers will soon begin to wonder
just what fertilizer will be most prof
liable for them to use under their
small grain this fall and to help an
swer this question the Extension Of
flee will make free analysis Of soil
samples for lime and phosphate IN Sat-
urdays. Bring a handful of soil from
the field that you want tested or sever
al handfuls from several different To-
cations if the soil in the field varies.
For potash and nitrogen test bring a
section of green corn stalk cut of at
the ground and about three feet long
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-08-20
ROWAN
FARM
GLEANINGS
By w. G. YEAGER
County Agent

The fields of sweet clover and corr
on the farm of Mr.. c. A. Brown neal
Cleveland looked good to the gather
ing of farmers from over the county
that assembled one day last week,
Many were heard to remark chow car
a man get corn to grow like that or
upland?" and the man standing by re-
plies: "Mr. Brown has been growing
sweet clover for several years" Sweet
clover alone is not responsible for the
bumper corn crop prospects that was
seen on the Brown farm, but the fact
that both the sweet clover and corn
crops are marketed annually on hoof
and not as grain or hay and when Mr..
Brown adds m dollars worth of plant
food in way of phosphate, potash or
lime, fully "a of it stays on the farm
Tor ever except as nature teaches some
of it away.
Contrasting this with the crop farm
where all crops are marketed as such
the process becomes an exchange of
crops at harvest time for the fertiliz-
er bill at planting time and the farm
becoming less productive all the while.
From the standpoint of calculations
1t would seem to be a simple process
to supply commercial fertilizer and
produce crops indefinitely but in prac-
t1ce another factor enters in that up
sets all Of the calculations and that is
the erosion factor on all farms but
many times more serious on the crop
farms than on the live stock farms,
MIR. H.. H. Bennett, of the U. S. Blu
reau OF Soils, an eminent authority on
soil erosion, states that in North Car
DINA erosion removes twenty-one
times the plant food as do the crops"
A loss that agriculture in this depres-
sion is unable to cope with and is a
nos serious question. The live stock
farmer reduces this loss to a minimum,
and in fact is building up the fertil-
lty of his soil as was seen on the Brown
farm.
On the J. W. Zachary farm that
adJo1ns the Brown farm the gathering
of farmers witnessed the successful eff
forts of a negro tenant in combating
dodder in fifty acres of korean lespe-
deza that will likely be certified. The
tenant used the practical means in
reach of every farmer, first a sharp
hoe then a sharp scythe md lastly the
moving masfinsaadh Ia
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-08-20
"a DEFENDANTS
In COUNTY COURT
Court Kept Busy Last
Week; Brantley Earn
hardt Fined 1875; Com
plete Summary Given.

Twenty-four defendants were ar
raigned in the Rowan county court
during the week of August 1915.
Sentences totaling A months were inn
posed, with some of the defendants
having the alternative of paying fines.
The largest fine imposed was on
Brantley Earnhardt, of eastern Row.
an, a familiar figure in the Rowan
County Court, who was given ten
months on the roads. or pay a fine of
$4,000 and costs, for violation of the
prohibition law.
Liquor cases led the ofenses with
which the various defendants were
charged.
With Judge c. E. Gooch presiding
and ]. Allan Dunn prosecuting, the
following cases were disposed of:
Lon Benfeld, four months on roads
for manufacturing whiskey; 80 days
in workhouse for committing forcible
trespass, sentences to run consecutive
ly.
Vernon Eads, three months on roads
for manufacturing whiskey; 60 addi-
tional days for committing. simple. as
sault, sentences to run conseeutiyely.
C. L. Whitman, speeding, $500 and
costs.
Kenneth Ballard, speeding, costs.
Irving Harris, illegal train riding,
IS days,i in workhouse.
Clinton Richard, illegal train rid
ing, IS days in workhouse.
Dan Burgess, driving while. drunk,
four months on roads, or $4,000 and
costs, and 'enjoined from operating
car for period of 80 days.
Dan Burgess and Earl Penley, vio-
lation prohibition laws; Burgess 80
days on roads; Penley 90 days on roads
or $500 fine.
G. V. Widenhouse, violation pro-
hibition laws, not guilty.
Will Henderson, assault, $500 or
80 days on roads.
Lake Alexander, Floyd Carter and
Luther Carter, illegal train riding, IS
days each in workhouse.
B. F. Steed, speeding, continued.
Carl Linderfeld, two cases of larceny
and receiving, so days in workhouse
first case; 80 days on roads in sec
ond case, sentences to run concurrent
ly.
Bud Barnhardt, manufacturink
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-08-20
CANDY O u 2 BANDITS

St. Louis, Aug. ia drugstore
proprietor's brother, in the store dur
ing a recent hold-up, hurled a box of
candy at the bandit, who hen fled.
The candy-tossing example was
emulated the next day in a confection-
cry store by a girl clerk. She aimed,
however, at a plate-glass window when
the bandit began ransacking the cash
register. He fled as the glass crashed.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-08-20

Know what your soil needs in way Of
plant food and then fertilize accord
ingly.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-08-20
III Salisbury living !

tween llslN IS and the Mt. Pleas
ant road to the Cabarrus county line;
under direction of George C. Castor.
Section east of highway 10 and the
Mt. Pleasant road, extending as far
south as Rockwell; under W. C. Kes-
Ter.
Section in the extreme southeastern
portion of Rowan under the direction
of R. Lee Morgan.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-08-20

Ciyds Mihgus, impersonating an Of
fcer, alluded guilty, judgment con-
tinued. Another case charging this de-
PENDANT with larceny by trick contin-
ued.
Brantley Earnhardt, violation pro-
hibition laws, ten months on roads or
fine of $4,000.
James Simon, violation prohibition
laws, four months on roads or fine of
$4,000.
Johnny Yates and H. P. Clampert,
forcible trespass, 60 days on roads or
fine of $500 each.
D. R. Lewis, drunk and disorderly,
continued August 21st.
Marshall Goodman, two cases of lar
ceny and receiving, drawing sentences
of 90 days on roads and 80 days in
workhouse, to run concurrently.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-08-20
HIS ACHIEVEMENT

Come to Grief Airman-I was
trying to make a record.
Farmer-Well, you've made it. You
be the first man in these parts who
climbed down a tree without having
to climb up it first. Passing Show.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-08-20
DAIRY OUTLOOK

DAIRY OUTLOOK
The farm with a bunch of milk
cows, a barn full of feed and more feed
making is in a o enyiouss position
than the mar with a farm covered
with cotton. The butter market has
advanced five cents or more per pound
in the past sixty days and continues to
grow stronger week by week. There
is a third less butter in storage than a
year ago, a ten cen tax on colored
>oleomargarine in the nation and few
er milk cows to go into the winter
than a year ago. One or more good
milk cows and the man selling cream
needs five or more to make it practical
is in a position to market his surplus
grain crop at the highest market price
and retain practically all of the plant
food on the farm, receive a weekly or
monthly check for his products, dis
tribute the labor of the farm more
uniformly owe the year and be On that
road that will lead to economic indie
pendence more quickly than crop
farming without the livestock.
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-03
VOTE S6,S24,OOO
TO OPERATE
STATE SCHOOLS
House Unanimously Pass
es Measure ApprOpriating
$3,412,OOO Yearly
INCREASED AMOUNT

BY unanimous vote the House
Monday afternoon passed Mrs.
Tschudy's substitute bill apprOpri-
ating $6,824,OOO, to operate the pub
lie school system of the State the
next two fiscal years starting July
1, this year This is $3,f12,O00 fol
each year and is several hundred
thousand dollars in excess of the
appropriation made for the schools
two years ago.
The original bill called for an ap-
preparation Of S3,595,OO0 but the
substitute reduced this to $3,412,000
each year. The reason for this, it
was explained, is that the original
bill carried an appropriation of
$1S3,O0O each year to carry out the
proposed teachers retirement fund
system which, however, has not
been passed.
John Shilling. Assistant Superin-
tendent of the State Department of
Education, who explained the bill,
said the item for the teachers re-
tircment fund had been eliminated
from the substitute bill and that if
the pension bill, which is a Senate
is passed, it would be in
cludcd in that bill.
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-03

Mayor Windsor has called meet
ing of the citizens of Milford to be
held in the Armory Hall at 8 o'clock
this evening at which time the pro-
posed substitute charter bill will be
discussed. The new plan as work
ed out by a committee composed OF
three members of Council, three
members of the Light & Water Com
mission and Ruby R. Vale, provides
for a City Manager and abOlisheS
the Light & Water Commission. The
new plan also provides that the
town shall be laid off into four
wards and that two cOuncilmen
shall be elected from each ward.
The provision is made that the men
shall be nominated at a town meet
ing of Friday night preceding the
annual town election, and that they
shall be elected at large. Strong
opposition to this scheme is being
voiced by many citizens of Milford.
They feel that the nominations
should be at least two weeks before
election, and that the residents of
each ward should elect their own
in Council.
The entire plan of the new Char
ter has been worked up within a
very few days. Tt changes COM
pletely the method Of town govern
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-03
LOCAL ODD FELLOWS
ARE VERY ACTIVE
Hold Reception For Member OF
Long Standing Play Success /

At the reception given William A.
Mossick by the members of Crystal
Fount Lodge No. 10, l. o. o. r., when
he began his sixty-secOnd year as a
member of that organization. a large
attendance greeted and congratulate
cd him.
Addresses were made by Samuel
G. Evans, William T.. Messlck, of I'm
ion Lodge, No. ), of Georgetown, and
Prof. Mick. OF the T'rederica Schools.
Wallace f. McE'aul read letter
from the Grand Lodge of Delaware,
congratulating Mr.. Mcssick, that
was a fitting tribute to his long
membership and outstanding life.
In honor Of Mr.. Mcssick. Noble
Grand Lynch requested that he take
the chair and preside for the rest
OF the meeting. He was greatly af-
fccted by this honor. later making a
short address in which he outlined
Odd cllOwship of sixty years ago.
In recognition of his anniversary
the members of Crystal FOunt
Lodge, presented Mr.. Messick with
photograph of Crystal Fount De-
gree Team.
The four act drama "Dust of the
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Milford chronicle., 1931-04-03
CAPE MAY REJOICES
AT FERRY PROSPECT
New Delaware Bay Route Assured
by Legislative Act

All Cape May rejoiced when the
New Jersey Legislature passed the
Ferry Bill authorizing the state
Highway Department to include in
it's program a capital Ferry Wharf
at Cape May Point.
The Delaware Legislature has
made an appropriation for wharVes
at Lewes, so that no obstacle pre-
cents a dream coming true of fer
ry from Cape May to Del-Mar-Va
Peninsula. This is short cut of
about fourteen miles OF open water,
between Cape May to Cape Henlop-
en-.
Points now located twenty miles
away across the Delaware Bay are
ten hours distance in point of time
b yauto. BY means of this ferry, va
cationists from Baltimore, Washing
ton and the Southland. who form a
large representation in the Cape
May summer population, will find a
new and interesting route and with
out half the time in passage.
The City Commissioners of Cape
May appointed committee to urge
the early construction of this ferry
wharf, in order that it may be in OPP
Grafton as soon as possible to take
care of the summer trade.
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-03
SUNDAY SPORTS
MEASURE PASSES
HOUSE IS TO Is
Football, Baseball And
Other Games To Be Allow
ed After 2 O'clock P. M.
FACES. SENATE FIGHT
Incorporated Towns Given
Power To Prohibit Exhi-
bitiOns If They Desire

Sunday football, baseball and
other athletic games will be lawful
after 2 o'clock on Sunday afternoons
if bill passed Wednesday afternoon
by the House is passed by the Sen
ate and signed by the Governor. 1t is
expected that a hard fight will be
made against the bill in the Senate,
The vote in the House was Is to Is.
Before the bill which had been Of
ferod by Representative Flynn was
placed ON passage, a substitute bill
was offered. This bill changed the
proposition from a Wilmington city
to a Statewide affair.
Those who voted for the bill were
Representative Clark, Cooper, DON
ovan, Flynn. ]. T. Hastings, c. A.
Lingo, Nickle, Price, Rupp.
Scheifele, Smoot, Stevenson, Tat
nall, Van Solver, Virflen, f. B. Webb
and Speaker Coy.
Amendment To Code
The bill which amends the Revis-
cd Code provides:
at shall be lawful, however, to
engage in games of baseball and
football and other athletic games on
Sunday afternoons after o'clock,
and admission fees for such games
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Milford chronicle., 1931-04-03
ASK STATE TO
PAY FOR FOREST
FIRE DAMAGES
StOckley Colony Employee
Caused Blaze, Charge At
Legislature
SEEK $I3,678 FOR LOSS

An echo of the furious fire which
covered about 10000 acres in Sussex
county, starting on May 2, 1880, and
lasting several days, was heard be-
fore the Senate and House claims
committees on Tuesday, when
claims totalling $13,67S.25 were
made by persons who allege they
sukered damages.
During the hearing the cause OF
the fire was laid to an employee Of
the Delaware Colony for the Feeble
Minded at Stockley, who, it was
stated, had been spreading lime from
bags. 1t was claimed that when he
was through he set fire to the bags
near woods and that the blaze re-
suited.
Henrys.. Lawson, of MillsborO.
was the spokesman for the dele
CATION of persons who claimed they
suffered losses as result of the
fire.
The opinion was expressed at the
hearing that officials of the Della
ware Colony should be heard from
before action. 1t was also stated at
the hearing that the next advisable
step might be the drawing of a bill
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Milford chronicle., 1931-04-03
SUPREME COURT
MEASURE PASSES
HOUSE 80 TO 4
Bill Creates Separate Tri-
bunaI OF Three Members
To Be Appointed
TWELVE YEAR TERN

After it had been favored by Rob-
ert H. Richards, Reuben Satterth-
waite, Jr., John Biggs, Sr., and
Charles f. Curley and had been op-
posed by Robert G. Harman, the
House Monday afternoon passed the
bin changing the Constitution of
the State to provide for a separate
Supreme Court. In order to become
a part of the Constitution and for
the court to be finally established,
the bill must be passed by both
this and the next Legislature and
approved by the governor. The vote
was 30 to T. The four voting against
the bill were Representative Bar
nes, Rupp, Scheifele and Eirden.
The House chamber was filled with
people when the vote on the bill
was taken.
Before the bill was voted upon
Representative Van Solver offered
a substitute bill which corrected a
number of errors in the original and
also provided that the salaries of the
judges of the Supreme Court should
be paid monthly instead of quarter
ly as had been provided in the Cligi-
nal bill. It is generally believed
that the bill will pass the Senate. 1t
will then come up in the next Gen
eral Assembly.
Before the bill was passed. the
Democratic members of the House
held a caucus at which addresses
were made by John Biggs, Jr., and
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Milford chronicle., 1931-04-03
FARM BUILDINGS ARE
/DESTROYED BY FIRE
TtluabIo Property Burned On Roll
h and Bcauchamp Farm

Fire, of unknown origin, destroy
cd practically all of the buildings on
the Roland Beauchamp farm in
Prime Hook Neck on Monday eve
ming. The Beauchamp family. were
listening to the radio in their home
when the fire started, and were un-
aware that the structure was in
flames until the blaze had gained
such headway that they were. be-
yond control. The dwelling was a
large brick structure. When the
Carlisle Fire Company, of Milford,
arrived at the farm, they found the
dwelling. a large brick barn, and a
chicken house all in flames. The fire
had spread so rapidly that the fire.
men were powerless to do anything.
Practically none of the furniture
was saved, but all of the live stock
was taken from the barn with the
exception of a calf. The buildings
we're partially covered by insurance.
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-03
ARMY INSPECTOR
OFFICERS
OF BATTERY F
Largest Group To Gather
In ArmOry Here Since
World War
DINNER IS SERVED

The annual Federal inspection OF
Battery F, 19Sth Coast Artillery,
Delaware National Guard, was held
in the State Armory. Milford, Mon
day evening, March 30.
The inspecting officer was Major
Meade Wildrick. c. A. c. (DOL).
who is also instructor for reserve
officers of Delaware and in charge
of the C. NJ. r. G. work i'll this State.
The inspection was scheduled for
6:30 p. M, with inspection of all
government property i'll possession
of the Battery. The inspector conf
mended the Battery for the condi-
ton of the equipment. The records
and publications were then rigidly
examined and found in good cOndi-
ton. The inspection of the person
mel followed and in the check, the
three officers Captain Anthony
Summers, First Lieutenant Joseph
H. Prettyman, Second Lieutenant
Joseph w. Boston,. and GO enlisted
men were present. This was the
largest group of men to be assemb-
led in the Armory since the World
War. The Battery is composed of
many experienced men who are en-
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Milford chronicle., 1931-04-03
NEW SWITCHBOARD
BEING INSTALLED
Expected 10 DC Completed For Op.
Grafton Late This Summer

VTechnicians have begun installing
the new switchboard and assOciat-
ed equipment in the Milford central
Office. as a prelude to the. establish
ment of the common battery method
of telephone operation here late
this summer, according to all an
nouncement today by c. B. Sypherd,
manager for the Diamond State Tel
ephone Company.
Establishment of this form of me-
tropolitan telephone operation i'll
Milford and vicinity will make avail
able to tho more than 300 subscrib-
ers the finest possible communica-
tion service, Mr.. Sypherd explained.
The entire program, including re-
arrangement of existing cables and
wires, and installation of common
battery type telephones in the
premises of subscribers, will re-
quire several months for compile
ton. Before the equipment is plac-
ed in use, each piece of apparatus
will be subjected to exhaustive tests
to insure perfect operating eficien-
cy.
Probably the outstanding benefit,
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Milford chronicle., 1931-04-03
COURT WILL CONVENE
IN SUSSEX ON APRIL 6
Twenty Cases Are Set For Trial At
Georgetown

In Superior Court. which convenes
at Georgetown on April 6, with Chief
Justice James c. Pennewill and As
sOciate Judges Richard S. Rodney
and Charles S. Richards presiding,
there are 20 cases set for trial and
one demurrer.
The following divorce cases are
listed: Milton Taylor Ross vs.. Marie
A. Ross, Walter w. F. Holt VS.. Hes
ter A. Holt, Doris w. DeMartine VS..
Arthur DeMartine, George l.. Biddle
VS.. Mary Frances Biddle. Final de-
crees in divorce are expected to be
granted during the term to the fol-
lowing: Gertrude L. Smith from
Clarence e. Smith, George H. Payn-
ter from Lola Paynter, Amanda B.
Hudson from Lemuel D. Hudson,
Jr.. John McGee from Annie May
McGee, Ida J. McCabe from John H.
McCabe.
The criminal cases to be tried in
the Court of General Sessions are
expected to be less than at the Feb
ruary term. The amount of busi-
ness, however, will depend on the
number of crimes committed be-
tween now and the opening day of
court.
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-03
EDUCATION BOARD
IN DOVER MEETING
Several School Commissions Arc
Given Hearings

At meeting of the State Board
of Education at Dover. last week.
representatives from FrankfOrd
School were given a hearing con-
cerning the school situation there,
Nothing definite was done toward
the Frankford-D -DagsbOrO cOnsolitlat-
ed school
Representatives from the Harbe-
son School waited on the board
relatives to retaining the twO-teach-
er school. Nothing definite was de-
cided upon.
School Commission meetings were
held including the Delaware City
Commission at which approval was
given for the final settlement of the
contract for the construction of the
new school.
The Frederica School Commission
was given a hearing and plans sub
mitted for the proposed new build
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Milford chronicle., 1931-04-03
REHOBOTH TO GET
FEDERATION MEET
An Invitation TO Hold Next Years
Convention There Is Accepted

An invitation from the RehObOtl
Village Improvement Association to
hold the annual convention of the
State Federation of WOmen's Clubs
in Rehoboth in 1882, was accepted
at the third quarterly executive
board meeting of the Federation
at the Dover New Century
Club with DR.. NJ. Dalema Draper
presiding.
The following were elected dele
gates to the General Federation
convention to be held at Phoenix
Arizona, in June: Mrs. A. +. Waller,
Dover; Miss Mabel Talley, Whining
ton; Mrs. II. NJ. Waller and Mrs. G.
c. West, Delmar.
A committee was appointed by the
president to assist Mrs. A. d. War
ncr, Sr.. i'm preparing an ArbOr Day
program for the Federation clubs.
This committee comprises Mrs. John
c. McCabe, RehObOth; Mrs. Edmund
NJ. Barsham, Wilmington, and Mrs.
Clarence Pool MiddletOwn.
A motion was carried endorsing
Mrs. Clarence Fraim. as a candidate
for second vicc-prcsidont of the
General Federation.
A short discussion was held upon
the subject of establishing Wo-
mans Hour when programs prOvid-
cd by wOmen's clubs will be broad
cast over Wilmington radio stations
The president was empowered to
appoint a committee to act upon the
matter.