Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-19
New South"
Is Excellent
Nitrate Film

Carrying as a theme the impor-
lance to the South of the goal Of self
cOntainment, THE New South, a
sound and cOiOr picture Of vas scope,
was shown to an enthusiastic au-
dience at the Vance hotel last night.
Some 40 or so local fertilizer deal
ers and distributors and others es-
pecially invited were guests at a din
ner given by The Barrett Company,
distributors of Acradian Nitrate,
traces the history Of the Southland
agriculturally and industrially from
and depicts in a series of beautiful
color shots the lands and vegetation
that make up the South.
H. Emmett Brewer, Jr., Of Rocky
Mount, field agent of The Barrett
Company, was in charge of the pre-
scntation, and host at the dinner The
affair was entirely informal. After
the meal, short talks were made by
w. r. Vaughan, Seaboard freight
agent and j. w. Sanders, county
farm agent for Vance, and G. Q. Nc
Phail, manager OF the local plant Of
the American Agricultural Chemical
Company, IN addition to Mr.. Brewer.
Mr.. Brewer said the film, which is
a sound and color picture, had been
shown already in many parts of
North Carolina and Virginia, and
would now be shown in farm areas
where dealers requested it.
An education in itself as to the
development Of agriculture, the pic
ture says they opened up a wilder
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kind Of soil, sandy loans, and clay
loans, soils Of many colors-yelloW,
red and black. Every kind Of land
for any kind Of crop, and no frost
half the year. A young land and a
great people, hardy resourceful and
proud.
The film then traces the develop
ment of the great agricultural empire
of the South. In 1898, six thousand
Oales of COTTON. Whitney invented the
gin-tWo, five, ten million bales
from the heart of the South. And
Cotton was King"
Tracing the modern DEVELOPMENT
Of the South, the film then portrays
world Of change, with giant cities
and growing towns. Rising industries
resources. The underlying aim Of all
this development, it is pointed out, is
economic balance through sell-con-
tainment.
Taking up the problems of the
modern South, the picture brings to
the farmers messages from several
agricultural leaders. They draw at
tention to the front line of attack on
farm prOblems-the agricultural ex-
pertinent stations maintained by each
state.
Shown at work are scientists who
spend their lives studying for i'm
proved farming methods. Here re-
suits achieved by various ratios OF
plant fOOd-nitrOgen, available phos-
phorlc acid and pOtaSh-are cOmpar-
ed in accurate controlled plots. Plant
VigOr and plant diseases are studied.
as are also ways and means OF keep
ing the land yCung-hOW to save it
from wearing away.
To achieve Self-cOntainment. the
film shows, the South, especially in
time Of war, needs an unfailing sup
ply Of low cost nitrogen. The scene
then changes to the great plant of
Arcadian Nitrate at HopeWell, Vir-
ginia, largest of its kind in the world,
which is providing such a supply
For the future The New South"
fOresees self-containment for a more
prosperous South, Southern agricul-
ture building Southern industry;
home industry supporting Southern
farms, more and better crops, with
profitable markets awaiting them,
and homefolks buying from home
folks.