The Danville Register from Danville, Virginia • Page 19

One-Time Pilot, Minister Youth Fellowship Speaker The Register: Danville, Sunday, Jan. 29, 1967 7-R SHRINE INSTALLS Louis Berman (left) Is congratulated by Joseph H. Spivey, of Rich- jnond, assistant Rabban of Acca Temple, on Installation as 24th president of Danville Shrme Club. Third is outgoing president Davis L. Brook, who was presented with ap- preciation plaque.

Right is W. W. Hitchens, past potentate, of Richmond, who was speaker for the installation banquet. The Rev. H.

AlJred, World War II pilot and former pastor of Pelham (N. Meth- odist Church, will be the guest minister at a Danville District, Methodist Youth Fellowship re- vival Feb. 12-15. The revival will be held at Calvary Methodist Church on North Main St. Meetings will aegin each night at 7:30 and last tor about one hour.

The Rev. Earl W. Fike will be the host minister. Harry R. Mamiin will serve as choir di- rector and Helen Grubbs and Pete Viecellio will be the or- ganist.

Local MYF presidents will serve as hosts and hostesses to tho.se attending. Invitations have been extended to all youth in the city and the Danville MYF district. The Rev. Allred, now pastor of Epworth Methodist hurch a1 Concord, N. was a recon- naissance pilot during World A C.

Historian's Book Describes Life Small Farms, Ease Of Making Living Held N. C. Back In First 200 Years War II, flying 53 combat mis- sions in Italy. He received his Onie H. Fisher Dies At Age 72 CHAPEL HELL It's almost true that North Carolina was ile for years wore out from onstant use, often the acreage the goodliest land 'neath the was abandoned, and people Vi I i i fr specially the young went vest, points out Prof.

Cathey in 'iis pamphlet "Agriculture in Carolina Before the Civ- War," published by the State cope of as bragged by early explorers. But the peer- less climate and the fertile soil proved something of a trap. Long i living, 0 j. ilt 11 war, puDiisnea oy ine siaie Plenty, and easy ways of pro- Department of Archives and T'lnintJ 1 i viding necessities for families enticements that proved pitfall for many. Few ever it so good.

North Caro- lina's matchless advantages as well as a few natural and man- made disadvantages, were fac- tors that kept the state de- pressed and the most laggard among the early settlements of America. It was not until the 20th Century that North Caro- lina burst through its shackles. Prof. Cornelius 0. Cathey, historian and Dean of Student Affairs at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill describes in a new book atti- tudes and habits that contrib- uted to poverty in North Caro- lina in the first 200 years of its history.

"The ease with which a man could make a living in Colonial Carolina un- doubtedly led many settlers to become less efficient in their farming practices," said Dean Cathey, "and to develop atti- tudes which served as obstacles to reform of agriculture at a later date." Economic disadvantages that served as additional halters to progress were: small farms; no rail or highway transporta- tion; no ports. The excess and excellent crops and livestock produced had no a There were not even towns to which, farmers could sell their largesse. In spite of leaders who tried to encourage and shame rural North Carolinians to improve their farm practices, stubborn- ess and ignorance and scorn of modern methods prevailed un- til after public schools opened in 1840. Ebenezer Emmons, a TJni versity of North Carolina sci entist, was the "communica' tor" and expert hired in 1855 by the Legislature to find ways of helping Carolim farmers to help themselves. Although most fanners were resistant to reading books on how to do better in planting and care of livestock, it was possible to reach them bj newspapers and almanacs and later county fairs, prizes were given for' quality corn, superior beans and to bacco, and healthy catUe and pigs.

The Raleigh Star and th on, farm cooperative societie tad good effect. History in Raleigh. Among the youth who shook he dust of North Carolina from heir heels between 1780 and 830 were A Johnson, James K. Polk and Andrew 'ackson, all three later Presi- dents of the United States, 'rof. Cathey also a property "for sale" advertise- ment by Illinois-bound Adlai Swing of Statesvffie, an an- of Adlai Stevenson.

The come-back for North Carolina was hard. But con- inued counseling efforts, the opening of public schools, in- 'ormation aid from Chapel Hill, examples set by a few pro- gressive farmers, agriculture and items in the news- papers and in almanacs and 'arm journals and the prizes 'or good work were forces that gradually assisted. Improve- nents, farm implements and the natural shove and impelling 3ull that grew out of the Indus- trial Revolution in England had an impact for better in North Carolina. By 1860. with improvement of highways, building of rail roads, and growth of the port of Wilmington, North Carolina was poised on the brink of a bright new day.

Prof. Cathey no further than I860 in his i of agriculture. Carolina's economy took another nose dive during the Civil War, and it wasn't until the 1880's and 1890's that recovery was possible). Prof. Cathey writes of the earliest potentialities.

land produced a great variety of subsistence crops, cereals of all sorts, vegetables in abun- dance, and fruits from orchards and vineyards. The herds of livestock which roamed the fields and forests, along with wild game and fish which abounded in the forests and streams, provided an abundant supply of meat." This abundance and Isolation of North Carolina paid off for a time during the American Revolution. When food was in short supply in Virginia and northward, North Carolina was the emergency granary. Big money crops through North Carolina's history to- bacco and cotton were see- in North Carolina distilleries were among the most numerous in the nation. (It is also said that the North Carolina stills pro- duced some of the finest whis- ky ever known from its most! abundant crop corn.

But a great liquor industry for export-j ing North Carolina's excellent whisky never developed, despite the natural advantages and know-how). Dean Cathey stresses the founding of North Carolina as a "farm" state rather than a "planting" state. That meant small farms rather than large plantations. The original land grants fixed 660 acres as the most a man could be granted. This kept the farms small, as compared with the large acre- age and ownership in other col- onies.

It meant also that North Carolina farmers tilled their own acreage, whereas slaves worked the large plantations in, other states. Slave ownership in North Carolina was not com- parable with other southern states. About 70 per cent of the farmers in North Carolina in 1860 owned less than 100 acres each the average was 31C acres. The Census of 1860 listed 121 planters and 85,198 farmers. Seventy per cent of the land- owners had no slaves.

North Carolina had plenty of cattle and hogs, and in Colon- ial years had a surplus and drove them in herds to markets in large roundups. North Caro- lina livestock was sold "on the hoof" in the nation's markets. SOUTH BOSTON Onie Fish er, age 72, of Nathalie, a retired merchant, died Saturday in a South Boston Hospital. Funeral services will be helc Sunday at 3 p. from Me morial Presbyterian church a Volens.

Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Survivors include his wife Mrs. Cornelia Martin Fisher Mathalie; three daughters, Mrs Margaret Anderson of Nathalie Mrs. Frances Glass of Nathalie Mrs. Catherine Hudnell of Ro? C.

E. Pond To Retire From NW ROANOKE, Va. Clarence E. Pond, who for the last 14 years has headed Norfolk and Western's system-wide depart- ment which keeps locomotives and cars in prime condition, is retiring. Pond, who has spent his entire working life of 44 ears with NW, is being suc- eeded as general manager motive power and equipment A.

Manetta, his top eived his mechani- al engineering degree from Polytechnic Institute June, 1923 and immediately oinerl the NW as a special ap- prentice in Roanoke shops. After two years as a shop in- spector in Portsmouth, Ohio, he returned to Roanoke and worked as assistant foreman and foreman, of several Roa- noke shop divisions and as as- sistant master mechanic of the Radford and Shenandoah divi- sions before becoming assistant Rev. G. H. Allred A.

B. degree from Guilford Col ege and his B. D. degree from Duke University. He served as pastor of the and Hickory Grove Methodist churches for five years, then was pastor at Firs Methodist in Draper, N.

and Maylo Methodist in Gastonia N. before going to Concord He has been a chapel speak er at Davidson College, Brenau College at Gainesville, and Pfeiffer College at Misenheimer N. C. He is married and th father of three. boro, N.

six sons, Odell Fish er of Nathalie; Garland Fisher of Nathalie; Carl Fisher of Nathalie; Charles Fisher of Nathalie; Audrey Fisher of Langenfield, Germany 31 grandchildren and 10 grea grandchildren. ESTATE SALE On a Sealed Bid Basis HOME OF THE LATE GLADYS B. RAMSEY 806 MAIN STREET Lot 58 Ft. 200 Ft. Large spacious 2-story brick house, presently operated as rooming house.

14 rooms, 6 baths, attic, basement, and garage. Basement is leas- ed thru 5-24-68. MAY BE SEEN BY APPOINTMENT CALL 792-1211 Sealed bids must be in the hands of the Executors by 12 noon, Wednesday, February 8, 1967. The executors reserve the right to reject any or oil bids. SECURITY BANK TRUST COMPANY, DANVILLE VIRGINIA, ORA B.

BiNKLEY, EXECUTORS OF THE' ESTATE OF GLADYS BROOKS RAMSEY. ssistant. Pond received can Railroads and of the rail, road division of the American Society of Mechanical Engi- neers. An engineering graduate of. Georgia Tech, Manetta came to NW's Rosnoke shops in 1939.

After five years of military A ucn.3 vi i a to the superintendent motiveiservice during World War IT power in 1939. He was appoint- ed assistant superintendent mo- tive power car in 1952 and has headed the motive power department since February 1953. Pond is a memher of many railroad and engineering groups and is past chairman of the he returned as a draftsman and then worked as a foreman in. Norfolk and as an assistant shop foreman in Portsmouth, be- fore returning to Roanoke as personnel assistant in the de- partment. He was promoted to assistant superintendent motive power personnel in 1955, and OUliUCl HI J--JiJiJ C1J.1U.

general committee, mechanical to manager motive power and division, Association of Ameri-l equipment in 19G4. North Carolinians "lived at home" even in the manufacture i i Iand that na been fer of whisky. For several decades FARM 1.38 ACRE TOBACCO ALLOTMENT 15.3 ACRE FARM Located only 4 miles from DanviHe, off Leave Danville on 360 and watch For Auction Signs. SATURDAY, FEB. 4th BEGINNING AT 10:30 ON PREMISES RAIN OR SHINE 10:30 24 ACRE FARM: This property is well situated in good tobacco section, ofaout open land, plenty of warsr, adjoining new tubdiyision.

Tobacco Allotment 1.38 acres, 2,157 Tobacco Pounds. Excellent possibilities for development ond future growth. 11:00 15.3 ACRES OF LAND: Located about 5 miles from Danville on Routs ncor Lolo's Piece. Watch for signs. Lond cbout 350 fscJ cff hard surface road in adjoining fcst groxing residential lection, excellent for subdivision.

We imite you fo inspect ihese properties. TERMS: CASH Sliieids Auction Realty inc. 230 N. Union St. Danville, Va.

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