Farm work in Ellenboro school proves profitable
Ellenboro Aug 25 final report from the National Agriculture department shows a net profit of 26089 52 from supervised practice by 44 boys and 58 farmers in the program last year The department bought 1728 23 worth of farm supplies and sold 14085 97 of agricultural products including sweet potatoes cotton and pork The cooperative buying saved farmers about 2000 last year Significantly 367 high school boys completed projects producing 16746 60 worth of products with a net profit of 7650 50 Cotton and other crops yielded strong returns for 53 farmers across 327 acres with 568 pounds per acre The Ellenboro School Hatchery hatched 15000 to 20000 chicks and the canning association ordered 6000 cans to boost home food programs The community plans to add a fourth sweet potato house to reach 15000 bushels capacity The Colfax Fair and Rutherford County Fair exhibited the school’s work and 60 men and boys attended the Charlotte Bale Per Acre banquet Since 1925 vocational agriculture has grown in Ellenboro with Clyde A. Erwin leading the effort and this year’s report tops prior years.
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Ellenboro
Agricultural Department of the School
Citi
Zens
Charlotte
Clyde A. Erwin
Castoria the trusted baby remedy of many mothers
A vintage advertisement extols Castoria as a universal infant remedy relieving colic and diarrhea and easing sleepless nights. It notes doctors frequently advise it for infants, and claims it remains widely available through druggists for everyday ailments and restless babies.
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Castoria
Epworth League social and local happenings at Washburn
The Epworth League social will be at Salem church on Wednesday night August 27. Visitors noted Miss Alma Hamrick Guynell White Cola White and Marie Davis. Ellenboro to play Washburn on the Washburn diamond. Charles Bowles led a Cokesbury training school at Salem M E church with a later party at Miss Jean Andrews home. Seventeen games and 57 credits. Pageant at Indian Lake picnic by Washburn school seventh and ninth grades included many students.
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Wilma Bridges
Alma
Sue Hamrick
Guynell
Cola‘ White
Marie Davis
Ellenboro
Washburn
Charles Bowles
Cokesbury
Salem M. E. Church
Jean Andrews
Carrie McBrayer
Spindale
Lucretia Hord
Mrs. Callahan
Rutherfordton
Washburn School
Indian Lake
Messrs
Lowell Glover
Doyle White
Oliver
Edgar Melton
Garron Wells
Miles Philbeck
Paul Lowery
Glen Norville
Bennie Washburn
Colla White
Ethel Wells
Halifax farmer reports low weevil infestation after dusting
L H Kitchen of Halifax county says his cotton field has few weevils after thorough dusting, while another field shows about 40 percent infestation where no dusting was done. This contrasts the effectiveness of treatment and notes pest pressure.
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L._H. Kitchen
Halifax County
McFaddin Family Reunion Draws Large Attendance
Rutherfordton August 25 The McFaddin family fourth annual reunion at Pleasant Hill church drew over two hundred attendees. Rev N L Hampton presided and the Avondale quartet provided music. Attorney Oscar Mooneyham of Henriettta spoke on family pride and duties. Next year’s meeting voted to be in Lincoln county at Richard Coffey’s home.
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Rutherfordton
R-2
McFaddin
Pleasant Hill Church
N. L. Hampton
Avondale
C. H. Wilson
Howard Hawkins
Wil Huskey
Ed Huskey
Ath Stoudenmire
Reitace
Hampty
Hampton
Oscar Mooneyham
Henrietta
W. C. Hardin
Royster
John McFaddin
J. C. McFaddin
Roy
McDaniel
Richard Coffey
Lincoln
J.B. Watkins
A. W., Wood
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Department of Vocational Agriculture
Department of National Agriculture
Ellenbro School
Ezzcars Castoria
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
Forest City
Hw C
Washburn News
Bastic
Epworth League
Salem Church
Mfaddin
Pleasant Hill
Pinaud
Dept. M
E. 21
New York
Prink
Cada
Oal
Virginia Lee
Forest
Guy Seed & Fertilizer Company
Coca-Cola
Grantland Rice
NBC Coast To Coast
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
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