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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-03-24
BLUE MOLD FOUND IN
TOBACCO PLANT BEDS

Blue mold is striking at North
Carolina tobacco plant beds again,
but not all of the trouble is due
to this disease, said DR.. Luther
Shaw, extension plant pathologist
at State College.
In some cases, the "sick" plants
are suffering from the results of
dry weather, cold, magnesium def
cheney, or damping off.
The plants do not have blue mold,
he said, unless there is a pale blue,
powdery or moldy development on
the leaves. But when these symp-
toms are found, it is time for the
grower ito get busy.
/. Light applications of nitrate of
soda stimulate growth and help the
plants throw off the effects of blue
mold. Several light applications
are better than one heavy applica-
ton. Too much nitrate of soda is
dangerous.
Plants from infected beds should
not be transplanted to the fields un-
til they have fully recovered from
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-03-24
Republicans And Drys Want
State Wide Liquor Referendum
Republicans Also Call For Re-
peal OF Sales Tax And Re-
duced Auto Lincenses.

Raleigh.-The Republicans and
the drys stole the center of the
North Carolina political arena from
the candidates last week as both
groups asked a statewide liquor
referendum.
The Republicans, holding their
convention in Charlotte Thursday
approved a platform calling also
for repeal of the sales tax, reduc-
ton of automobile license fees and
the return of all intangible tax
revenue to the counties.
The United Dry Forces, meeting
in Greensboro Friday elected Gale
K. Burgess, of Raleigh, president,
succeed the late DR.. w. L. Poteat
of Wake Forest, and launched a
campaign to elect dry senators and
representatives to the 1899 General
Assembly.
BY their action on the liquor
question, both the drys and the
Republicans expressed their dis
approval of the county option law
passed by the 1887 General Assem-
bly,.
Meanwhile as next Saturdays
deadline for filing candidates.
neared, 16 men paid the board of
election their fees to seek solicit
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-03-24
Hall Is Endorsed
For Solicito r


North Wilkesboro, March 49,
Republicans of the 18th judicial
district in convention at Wilkesboro
this afternoon Endorsed Avalon E.
Hall, Yadkinville attorney, for the
nomination for solicitor, to succeed
John r. Jones, of this city, who will
retire at the end of his present
term.
Chairman J. M. Brown called the
convention to order and called j.
v. Bowers, of Avery county, to the
chair. Solicitor Jones addressed
convention and expressed apprecia-
ton for loyal support during the
IL years he has held the Office.
A resolution offered by John c.
McBee, of Mitchell county, that the
nomination for solicitor rotate
among the the five counties of the
district with a one-term limit, was
defeated on a roll call vote, 81 to
Sc. Joe Williams, Of Yadkinville,
placed Halls name in nomination
and he received unanimous vote of
the convention.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-03-24
Lespedeza Improves
Quality OF Pasture

Waiting till the cows come home
is much longer wait than it used
to be on the farm Of r. G. Robert
son, near High Point, since he got
lespedeza started in his pasture.
He says his cows used to be up
at the lot by three or four o'clock
in the afternoon, 'bawling to get in
to the barn." But with a good
growth of lespedeza started in his
pasture last summer he had to go
after them every evening.
Whereas formerly he depended on
wild meadow hay for his winter
feed, last winter he had plenty OF
ldspedeza hay for his stock, and
saved 1000 pounds of clean lesped-
eza seed in addition to several tons
of hay.
But this isn't all that lespedeza,
good crop rotations, and other soil
conserving methods which Robert
so has established as part OF an
erosion control program have done
on his farm. With a rotation OF
corn, lespedeza, and small grain he
made twice as much corn on II
acres as he made on 20 acres four
years ago, Robertson says. Other
erosion control meatures include
contour cultivation, strip cropping,
and terracing.
Before he adopted these soil and
water conervetion measures, Rob-
ertson says his well had habit of
drying up during the hot summer
weather. Last year his water sup
ply never failed. Robertson has an
idea that increasing ABSORPTION in
his fields had something to do with
it.
Since errf;on-control practices
have become generally established
in the Deep River watershed area
of the Soil Conservation Service,
Robertson says a small stream flow
ing through his farm now maintains
more even flow throughout the
year, and deeper, clearer water fills
the once eilt-clogged channel.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-03-24
Timely Questions
And A n S W er S

QUESTION-How can I get rid
of mites in my chicken house?
ANSWER the mites are well
established all perch poles and their
supports should be removed, dried
manure removed, and the inner
walls of the house swept down. All
litter should be removed from the
nests and floor. The entire inner
part of the house as we'll as the
perch poles should then be sprayed
with solution of three parts of
crude petroleum Or carbolineum
to one and one-half parts of kero-
sene. A mixture of spent motor
oil and kerosene, although effective
in the removal of mites, does not
have the latsing effect of the carbo-
lineum or crude petroleum.
QUESTION-Wh is the best
spacing for tobacco plants in the
field?
ANSWER-A distance of "a inch
es between hills with the rows 4
feet wide has proven most salts
factory under average conditions.
On the more fertile soils, however,
even closer spacing will prove prof
liable. The plants should be Guilt
waited about a week to ten days af-
ter transplanting with small Guilt
vator. Following this, the crop
be cultivated every week or ten
days up to week before topping.
The soil should be thoroughly brok-
en- and middles scattered at each
cultivation, care being taken TAX
en-, however, not to disturb the root
system when siding.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-03-24
Hundreds Killed
In Barcelona Fri.

Barcelona, March \18.-Twenty-
four hours of pitiless air raids by
Generalissimo Francisco Francois
bombing planes, with Italian and
German pilots allegedly at their
controls, left Barcelona early today
ae city of horror and ruin with
somewhere between 400 and 1900
dead.
AS FRANCOIS black-tipped bomb
ers from off the Balearic islands
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-03-24

to exceed 700 and some estimates
ranged as high as 1900
TO the horror of Francois roaring
bombers, the screams of dying en-
TRAPPED in the ruins and flames aris-
ing from large section of the city
was added the sufferings of between
1000 and 5000 person injured in the
rain of death from the skies
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-03-24

'roared upon the city at 1925 last
night on their thirteenth raid since
Wednesday night the government
announced that 400 bodies of men,
women and children had been re-
covered.
Rescue workers said, however,
that the death toll was more likely
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-03-24
FARM
NEWS

blue mold and have new, white
roots.
Experiments with red-copper-ox-
ide-cotton-seed-oil spray last year
indicated that if applied before blue
mold appears, this material will re-
duce the damage.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-03-24

John Shields of the Hothouse com
munity of Cherokee county treated
his lespedeza field with a coating
of manure from his dairy barn and
secured better lespedeza as well as
a stand of blue grass and White
Dutch clover.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-03-24

DR.. c. F. of Kinston has planted
two acres of badly eroded land to
pine trees in testing the recommen-
dation of the Extension Service on
one way to reclaim abandoned land.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-03-24
BRIEF FARM NEWS

Wayne county farmers are find
ing that there is money in poultry.
Last week group sold 1908 pounds
of Gull birds for $587.44.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-03-24

There are 1,400 farmers in Ashe
county have qualified for Agricul-
tcral Conservation payments for
work done in 1887.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-03-24

Its not too lated yet to top-dress
small grain with an application of
soda to stimulate quick plant
growth.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-03-24

More than 800 tons of ground
limestone have used on Macon coun-
ty farms lands since January / of
this year.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-03-24

torships, judgeships and congress
sional seats.
Smyrna times., 1938-05-05

Zones attended on Monday and
Tuesday the Rotary convention
held in Atlantic City.
Mr. and Mrs. Irving Hoffecker
and daughters, of Overlook, Pa,
visited their Smyrna relatives and
friends on Sunday.
Mrs Emma Lapham, who has
been spending the winter in At
Ianta Ca, and Lakeland, Florida,
returned home on Monday.
Mrs. Margaret Mcdonald has re-
turned from Washington, D. O..
where she attended the d. A. r.
convention.
Mrs. Natalie Spruance, Miss
Tsabel Simpson and Miss Alethia
spruance were Smyrna visitors on
Sunday.
Miss Bertha L. Hoffecker IS
spending a week at the Chalfonte,
Atlantic City, n. J.
Mrs. EIva McCausland of Allan
tic CITY. is the guest of her brother
and sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. a.
Homer Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. E. Jones of Will
mington, were guests over the
weekend of Mrs. Jones sister, Mrs
Homer D. Hudson.
Smyrna times., 1938-05-05
TOMATO TRUCK
INSECT SPRAY
Continued From Page one)

damage during the past two years.
As most of these weevils over-win-
ter IN protected places within a
snort distance from strawberry
neids, the destruction of this in
sect oy burning over such areas is
recommended as one of the pos
siDie control measures. This prac-
tice Of burning, however, should be
uone In accordance with the in
slructions as advocated by the
olate Forestry Department. In
order to reduce losses from fires
getting out Of control, farmers are
warned to confine this burning to
'uelr own property. If these wee
viis nave become active in straw
oerry fields, and have started to
cut The buds. the plants should be
gwen two applications Of either
spray or dust, about ten days
apart, to protect the berries which
.lpen first. Satisfactory control
miil result from an application of
oust mixtures consisting of s5 per-
~ en' nnely ground busting sulphur
~ ~ percent lead arsenate, or 80
pelcent hydrated lime and 20 per-
sn. calcium arsenate, at the rate
- from ten to thirty pounds per
aere' depending upon the density
u tne strowberry planting. Those
slowers who are equipped for
p.aying rather than dusting, may
' q spray consisting of pounds
Smyrna times., 1938-05-05
1Oc BOUNTY ON
CROWS URGED
SpOrtsmen Talk State Wide
Open Season Before the
Game Board
OTHER LAWS SOUGHT

A 1O-cent bounty on crows was
recommended by the executive
committee of the Delaware Game
and Fish Protective Association,
meeting in Dover Friday night.
Alfred S. Richards presided. The
state had bounty Of five cents,
but it was removed two years ago.
The committee believes a 10-cent
bounty would control the crows,
which are said to prey on wildlife
and destroy farm crops. The rec
ommendation will be submitted to
the annual meeting of the associa-
tion in October, and if finally ap-
proved will be submitted to the
Board of Game and Fish Commits
sioners, or if necessary, to the Leg
islature. The committee will ask
two groups of Lewes sportsmen for
a conference there to discuss the
advisability of prohibiting fishing
for menhaden fish within three
miles of the Delaware shore. The
proposed regulation is to reserve
the area within the three-mile lin
it for hook and line fishing. It
was recommended pheasants be re-
moved from the equal distribution
law. This law requires all game
be released equally in representa-
tive districts. It was also sug-
gested the open season for pheas-
ants be the same as for quail and
rabbits, subject to further restric-
ton, if desirable, by the state
board. The executive committee
recommended the sale Of game
rabbits be stopped except for
stocking or propagation. A change
in the squirrel season was urged
from September Is to November
Il, to october i to November a, be-
cadse many young squirrels are
said to be about at the earlier date.
The committee recommended the
present law prohibiting hunting
on Sunday be amended to permit
Smyrna times., 1938-05-05
ksll,grns Times
'.r,sa DELAWARE
I, AND VICINITY

Fgsl AM
h, ssc increased the s. salasy s1den i
!, nsia';! p p $500 > year. sffe'-
g l't
81 meeting Of the Wo-
',aia' ssl,s Missionary lii Society s5I9
s9' " i tie home ;. Of stzast Mrs.
| IT,'''i'1, Hs'a at $50 p a.
J., meeting of the Jun1 LI11
fs,,a Legion Auxiliary g,t',rl wll
Il Legion room satur,
i two o'clock. Il
y 'Iy.tssrs !, !. Day, the mother
] member 5as is invited e e
Lam Is having a
stIstBg Tea at its regular
|, o 7ussday, May Ssns lOtn' a. a.
I'M b the social room ne q
tTE Church. The MIS-
;ristiss Of the other
tpra are invited to
FeE
,ssnsnt exercises will Oe s
[,sl.y early this year T, q
ssty Of Delaware. They
sli1 3 B Mitchell Hall, New
rrisy, June 6. The joint
i one Of, i not the larg
!. history Of the Unlver-
ID examinations will be
II Nay 26 to June z.
Smyrna times., 1938-05-05

of arsenete of lead, 5 pounds of
hydrated lime and pounds of zinc
sulphate in 100 gallnos of water.
This recent edition of vegetable
and truck crop notes also contain
ed recommendations regarding the
use of poisoned bran mash in the
control of cutworms which fire.
quently attack young tomato and
other plants. AS this bait is very
poisonous to people, livestock and
poultry, it should be used with due
precautions.
Smyrna times., 1938-05-05
MY CRADLE BED SONG
Contributed in honor of
Mothers Day
by Lucy Smith Guseman
CLAYTON Delaware

Clayton, Delaware
AS 1 wandered round the home
stead,
Many a dear, familiar spot
Brought within my recollection,
Scenes I'd seemingly forgot;
There the orchard, meadow yonder,
Here the deep, old-fashioned well
With its old, moss covered bucket,
Sent a thrill no tongue can tell.
Though the house was held by
strangers,
All remained the same within,
Just as when a child I rambled
Up and down, and out and in;
To the garret, dark, ascending
(Once a source of childish dreadJ
Peering through the misty cob
webs,
Lo, saw my cradle bed.
Quick drew it from the rubbish,
Covered Ger with dust SO long,
When behold, heard in fancy
Strains of one familiar song
Often sung by my dear mother
To me in that cradle bed,
Hush, my dear, lie still and slum-
ber,
Holy Angels guard thy bed"
While / listened to the music
Stealing on in gentle strain
am carried back to childhood
I am now a child again;
'Tis the hour for my retiring
At the dusky eventide,
Near my cradle bed I'm kneeling
AS of yore by mothers side
Hands are on my head so loving,
AS they were in childhood days,
I with weary tones am trying
To repeat the words she says;
'Tis a prayer in language simple
None but mothers words can
frame,
Father Thou, Who are in Heaven
Hallowed ever be Thy name"
Prayer is over, to my pillow,
With a good night kiss I creep
Hardly waiting while whisper
Nov lay me down to Sleep"
But my mother DER me bending
Prays in earnest words, but mild,
Hear my prayer, o Heavenly
Father,
Bless, oh bless, my precious
child"
But I am but only dreaming,
Ne'er I'll be child again,
Many years has that dear mother
In the quiet graveyard lain.
But her blessed, angel spirit
Daily hovers DER my head
Calling me from earth to Heaven
Even from my cradle bed.
Author unknown
Smyrna times., 1938-05-05
IN MEMORIAM

IN MEMORIAM
In loving remembrance of our dear
mother Jennie Reihm. who passed away
December 80, 1887
Dear mother, how we miss you,
How lonely we are left,
But we expect to greet you
In the City of the Blest.
Sadly missed by her
Children and Grandchildren.
Smyrna times., 1938-05-05

training of dogs on the Sabbath.
The committee agreed to recon-
mend the season on all game fish
closed on February L. Under the
present law pike and pickerel may
be taken up to February %. There
will be later discussion on ear
marking $1,000 for conservation
and restoration work to insure
Delaware getting its share under
the federal Robertson-Patm act.
Smyrna times., 1938-05-05

NEW SERIES
BUILDING AND LOAN STOCK
From now until June 1st. 1888. shares
may be had in new Series of stock of
The Kent County Building and Loan As
sociation. Dues are fifty cents per share
per month. shares mature at One Hundred
Dollars. For further particulars and to
secure shares, call at the office of the As
sociation.
THE KENT COUNTY BUILDING
AND LOAN ASSOCIATION.
1917 Dover Green,
Dover, Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1938-05-05
Mrs. f. B. Emerson of Wyoming

Mrs. F. b. Emerson of Wyoming
Mrs. Frederick B. Emerson of
2s2 N. Lansdowne Avenue, Lans-
downe, Pa, died Sunday evening in
the Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital af-
ter an illness Of nearly a year.
Mrs. Emerson was active in the
circles Of the First Baptist Church
Of Philadelphia and was a member
Of the Board of Managers of the
Baptist Home on the Roosevelt
Boulevard and the Twentieth Cen
tury Club of Lansdowne. She was
Sc years of age and is survived by
her husband F. B. Emerson, her
father, 1. R. Jackson, and broth
er, R. w. Jackson. Funeral SER
vices were held yesterday (Wed-
nesday) at p. m, at 1920 Chest
nut Street, and at Wyoming, Del
aware, where interment was made.
Smyrna times., 1938-05-05
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Continued From Page One)

ter. Pa, survive. He is also sur
yived by seven grandchildren. His
second wife, who survives him,
was Rebecca FAIRIES. Funeral took
place Sunday afternoon with inter
ment in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
The Rev. w. E. Matthews, assisted
by Rev. ]. E. Compton, pastor of
Jerman Chapel, officiated.
Smyrna times., 1938-05-05
AND
bOCIAL ITEMS
! Who Come and Go,
kn To Our Community
\ Former Smyrnians
END CLUB PARTIES

I.soiOre Ferguson Of
h ztsrtained at luncheon
b b honor Of her sister,
TsylOr Of Washington,
b blowing, Mrs. John
EiEss Ida Draper of Mil
y '. Lay Phillips, Mrs.
VStnd Mrs. Ernest Row
-yaa.
Nls. Herman H. Stats
I'd Mrs. George Stats
b Aberdeen, Nd, last
b to attend the funeral
sh B. Taylor. Many
t this vicinity will re-
VI. Taylor as having own
operated a tomato cannery
1lg several years ago.
Aa B. Jones Of Salisbury,
i tie weekend with her
Mrs Howard r. Jones.
6 bad as her guests over
Mss Helen Thornton,
WA; Miss Mary How
phia and Miss Mary
FlliamspOrt, Pa.
Wen, (nee Miss Hell
Harnonson) Of Pitts
ct for her home Tues
after a weeks visit
Ni'ltS, Mr. and Mrs. G..
el Mrs, Harmonson
W hsI daughter for an
Et
si!s L Townsend and
ay Townsend of MI
nlllam Fletcher Of
y Nj. Ashworth Burs-
-nllgtal, we're guests
w 's-snd Of Mr.. and Mrs.
l''A'F and Miss Louise
.Aa Burslem, a senior
N Sl'ge chambersburg.
n part in the Dance !
NJ, At the May Day
\ 1alsh Wilson College
present May 14th On
N water Pritchett Of
S.!1 nd M. and Mrs
\. .'..i "a Hill, Pa, were
|. !. nom nana a distance who
q Sunday. marry
Webb Of wom.,,.
,,'.,aly " y! Of Delaware !
n I, Ar'. Henry webh ebs-
Il !. 4 ,,,il her guest Miss
D ~ huntington.
ao1ecker entert.,no.,
% bridge for talned ,u,ae
d to.,, ~ noon at her
siet S,i.s suesls We're:
Ri : suffer, German.
d }, ratradOoni, Z Over.
ds p,.,. MIS-. J. Harry
la re,k' :. Pa; Mrs. NJ
Il l l'Ss'. S Ms. I rrunsa nlIsia,
ls sssI.",ise l. Town
w Ca Mrs. Leon
: Tons =, NC ". Hazel
u. y, js,,sl Al Of Whining.
y, : A'stpa. y who hay.
Asa,rlss. y l. NJ. Price
Were Nj ioF Harris
@ tie penau,nI pp,,asurn was
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Smyrna times., 1938-05-05
James W. Jump Dies in West

JdIncS W. ouIlp DlcS LII fOot
James W. Jump, aged 78, who
when boy lived with his aunt,
Mrs. Lizzie Wilds Jump in Smyrna,
died in Los Angeles, Cal, Tuesday
of last week, April 26, was buried
at Los Angeles where he had spent
most Of his life Mr.. Jump was a
native Kent Countian and left Del
aware when a young man settling
first in St. Louis. There he made
a fortune in the shoe manufactur-
ing business, retiring nj 1911 and
moving to California. There he
enjoyed life as millionaire yacht
man and club man. He was a
cousin of Miss Annie Jump Cannon
noted astronomer, J. S. Burton,
cashier of Farmers Bank of Dover,
and others.
Smyrna times., 1938-05-05

Sam. I. Sweetman, Taylor's Bridge
Samuel T. Sweetman, aged "A,
one Of the best known citizens in
Ihoroughfare Neck, died Monday.
The funeral will take place this af-
ternoon at two o'clock from G.
Lester Daniels funeral home at
townsend, interment in Townsend
cemetery.
Smyrna times., 1938-05-05
Warren Cochran, MiddIetown, Dead

warren cochran, Mlddlet0Wn, Dead
Warren Cochran, Sc, formerly
Of Middletown, died at his home in
Washington, D. c., Saturday. Fun
eral took place from the home Of
his sister, Mrs. Howard A. Pool,
MiddletoWn, Monday afternoon
Mr.. Cochran was born near Mid
dletown and spent his youth there.
He was the son Of the late John p.
Cochran and Ella Pennington
Cochran. He lived in Washington
for number Of years and engaged
10 the real estate business there.
He is survived by his wife and
three daughters.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-06
AMERICAN LEAGUE

New York 6; Cleveland 1.
Boston 8; Detroit 8.
st. Louis 8; Philadelphia 2.
Only games played.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-06

tor Vehicles running pretty close to-
gether except in the number of non
fatal pedestrian collisions, in which
the nation just about doubles the
State percentage.
Accident Facts" publication Of
the North Carolina State shows that
when a traffic accident produces a
fatality, the collision is between q
car and g pedestrian in SO per cent
of the cases. For North Carolina the
figure is about SO 1-2 per coat, ac-
cording to the Motor Bureau. Coli
sions between two motor vehicles pro-
duce 26 per cent of the fatalities Estate
percentage running 26.O with other
types of collisions contributing small
err numbers to the total.
However, the Council says and
state statistics agree, it is collisions
between two or more motor vehicles
that produce the bulk of non-fatal
accidentS-53 per cent or 725000 in the
nation, 81 per cent or 1868 cases in
North Carolina. Collisions between a
motor vehicle and a pedestrian pro-
Guce the next largest number of non
fatal injury cases in the nation-25
per cent per $4,000 cases; but in the
State non-col ision accidents produc-
ed l $50 non-fatal injuries with pc
destrian collisions dropping into
third place with 1912 or 10 per cent
In 1887 traffic accidents killed 49,
400 pedestrians in the nation, 4O5 i'll
the State. Collisions between two or
more vehicles brought 10000 deaths
in the nation, 300 in North Carolina.