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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1925
Page
5
Rutherfordton March 23 Geo W Deter of Spindale has a patent pending in Washington D C for a duplex rotary pump or air compressor. It acts as eight machines in one and could power autos with stored air. The device promises high efficiency, compactness, and potential use as a water or gas meter.
The piece describes a high efficiency rotary gas pump used with water turbines. Engineers call it potentially foundational for a new southern industry. Plans to form a manufacturing company are underway. Mr. Deter, a longtime resident and former mine owner, is central to the story. Civil Engineer Chas. H. Moore drew the plans, praised by Washington patent officials as among their best.
A North Carolina bill provides Rutherford County names on the pension roll. It lists veterans J B Carpenter R Hicks A H McDaniel C L Moore Rev D H Harrill K J Carpenter A C Higgins D D Harrill William Nanny Cebe Lynch Grayson Flack H B Morgan and widows Mrs Benjamin Hyder Mrs John Burgess Mrs L E Powers married before 1890 to receive the fourth class pension. The act becomes effective upon ratification.
Raleigh March 23 Many valuable cash prizes are available to crop club members who enroll with the County Agents of the State College Extension Service The Educational Bureau of the Chilean Nitrate of Soda has offered a four year scholarship in agricul ture to State College worth 600 to the boy growing the most corn on five acres of land and using Nitrate of Soda as his sole source of nitrogen This money has been sent to the extension division and is now on deposit at interest The contestant must pass the entrance examinations to the Freshman class at State College in 1926 keep a complete record and submit a written statement with a clear photograph Enrolled under the supervision of the County Agent or high school agriculture teacher to certify results The Cotton Co operative Association offers 140 to boys and girls whose parents are members for most cotton grown on three acres under boll weevil conditions The Western Carolina Chamber of Commerce renews prizes for most cotton under boll weevil conditions Mr Gray urges enrolling at least 5 000 club members this year
Tom Tarheel recalls adopting a cultivator after hearing a teacher read The Man With The Hoe. The remark links a literary moment to practical farming, reflecting rural life and the influence of education on everyday chores.
Tarheel farmers produced 44,514,000 bushels of corn last year with 77 percent graded as merchable quality. At an average price of 1.48 dollars per bushel the merchable total value came to 50,728,154 dollars.
A Beaufort County dairyman discovered saving 55 dollars monthly on his feeding bill by purchasing select ingredients and blending the feed at home.
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