The Robesonian from Lumberton, North Carolina • Page 2

Page 2--The Robesonian. Lumberton, N.C.. Friday. February 8,1974 Tobacco Seminar Attracts 500 For Five-County Meet Story from front page More than 500 persons interested in tobacco gathered at the Old Foundry Restaurant Wednesday evening for a Penta- County Seminar on Tobacco. Those in attendance came from Bladen, Columbus, Hoke, Scotland and Robeson counties.

A short i New Day Dawning, set the tone for the meeting, with its talk of nostalgia for the past, but the emphasis that there is a different future in store. PROBLEMS Some of the problems of tobacco production were noted and discussed by Dr. Bill Collins, tobacco specialist with North Carolina State University. He urged those present to improve tobacco practices in 1974 in order to make a crop and to make.that crop produce a profit. He noted that to maximize yields, work must be done on time and must be done correctly.

The farmer must organize himself and his practices. One threat to good production was noted in fertilizer injury. Improper distribution of fertilizer can be costly. He observed that it is possible to fertilize and to transplant simultaneously. Weeds and grasses can be costly also.

The proper use of herbicides may well cut down on the number of cultivations, thus cutting down on labor. He urged early transplanting and then a quick job; it's better to take ten days than to take three weeks. Several herbicides were noted: Enide, used after transplanting; Paarlan, a pre- transplant, and Tillam used close to the transplanting period. Pesticides can sometimes be mixed, and thus distributed at the same time, another labor saver. However, growers were warned to check what each pesticide is planned to control and then to avoid duplication.

Fumigant injury is another costly problem. Some fumigants Deaths Funerals Miss Esther T. Stewart Miss Esther Thomas (Tom) Stewart, retired teacher Laurinburg and aunt of Miss Aileen Ramsaur and Jake Ramsaur of at Scotland Memorial Hospital Tuesday after a long illness. She was a sister of the late Mrs. T.

A. Ramsaur of Lumberton and was the last surviving member of her immediate family. A daughter of 'the late Hugh Archibald and Rosa Parker Stewart, she taught in schools of Roseboro, Fair Bluff and Scotland County and was a member of the First United Methodist church in Laurinburg. Graveside services were conducted by the Rev. Sam McMillan at Hillside Cemetery, Laurinburg, Wednesday afternoon at.

4 o'clock. Lee McFarlancI MAXTON Lee McFarland, 86, merchant and farmer, died Thursday. Funeral 4 p.m. Midway Presbyterian Church. Burial, McLean Cemetery.

Surviving: sister, Miss Flora McFarland of Rt. Maxton. Albert Lee Sessonis ST. PAULS Funeral services for Albert Lee Sessoms, 57, who died yesterday, will be conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. from the Second Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev.

Dennis Wright. Burial will follow in the Peters Creek Church Cemetery, Cumberland County. Survivors include the widow, I Mrs. Mary daughters, Mrs. Robert Iriglett'v of Wrens, Mrs.

Thomas: S. Espey of Long Beach, Mrs. Leroy Y. Byrd of St. Pauls; two sons, AFC William A.

Sessoms of the U.S. Air Force, Charleston, S.C., and Robert L. Sessoms pf the home; one sister, Mrs. Paul Ray of Roseboro; nine grandchildren. The family will receive at Butler Funeral Home, Roseboro, from 7-9 tonight.

Mrs. Bertie C. Barnes FAIRMONT Mrs. Bertie Cox Barnes, 57, of Orrum Route 1, died last night in Columbus County Hospital. The funeral will be at 3 p.m.

Saturday in Bloomingdale Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Steve Howard. Burial will be in Fairmont Cemetery. The body is at Prevatte Funeral Home. Surviving are her husband, Harvey Daniel Barnes; a daughter, Mrs.

Doris Faye Griffin of Evergreen Route a son, Morris Nelson Barnes of Oriando; her sisters, Mrs. Tollie Foley of Wallace, Mrs. Nellie Page of Lake View, S.C., and Mrs. Josie Bass of Fairmont; her brothers, William and Ernest Cox of Fairmont; five grandchildren. Booker T.

McRac ROWLAND Funeral for T. died. Monday will be conducted Sunday at 3 p.m. in Mt. Pelier Presbyterian Church.

Son of Noah McRae-and the late Mrs. McRae, he is survived by two children, a brother and a sister. Mrs. Sallie R. Johnson FAIRMONT Mrs.

Sallie Rowell Johnson, 69,. of Route 1 died last night in. Southeastern Hospital. The funeral will be Saturday at 2p.m.in White Pond Baptist Church, 'conducted by the Rev. George' Richman and the Rev.

Seals. Burial will be in Fairmont Cemetery. The body is at Prevatte Funeral Home. Surviving are her daughters, Mrs. Henry Allen of Columbia, S.C., Mrs.

Grace J. Lee of Omaha, Mrs. Harris Williams of Pine Hill, S.C., and Mrs. Lois Lewis and Mrs. Alvie Baxley of Fayetteville; her sons, Harvey and Bobby Johnson of Fairmont, Albert Johnson of Blaaenboro and Raeford Johnson; of Lumberton; her sister, Mrs.

Henard Britt of Fairmont; her brothers, Jim Rowell of Wagjapr; Lawton Rowell of Lumperton, Bill Rowell of Florence and Nep Rowell of FairirpogP; 11 grandchildren and great grandchildren. J' Otto Amcttc Funeral for Otto Arnette, 55, who died Tuesday was conducted Thursday in Biggs Funeral Chapel by the Rev. John Steverson and the Rev. Harvey Morris. Burial- was in New Hollywood Cemetery.

Pallbearers were Jack Parker, J. C. West, Herbert West, Purdie Reeves, Floyd Hayes and Lester Jolly. Miss Virginia Pipkin PEMBROKE Miss Virginia Pipkins, 56, of Rt. 1, Pembroke, died Tuesday evening at her home.

Funeral services will be held Sunday ag 3:00 p.m. at the Holy Swamp Baptist Church with the Rev. Frank Woolen officiating. Burial will be in the family cemetery. She is survived by: seven brothers, Johnny Pipkins, Dave Pipkins, Vinston Pipkins, Zebbie Pipkins, James Pipkins, Hilton Pipkins all oF Baltimore, and Lawrence Pipkins Jr.

of Pembroke; one son, James Pipkins Sr. of Pembroke. The family will receive friends at McMillan Funeral Home from 8-9 p.m. Saturday. FUNERAL HOME Phone 738-2211 SCHEDULE OF SERVICES Mrs.

Lydia 3 p.m. Friday Long Branch Baptist Church Meadowbrook Cemetery Frederick Wii Funeral services for Frederick Wiggins, infant son of George Junior and Annie Ruth Wiggins, was held at 2:00 p.m. Friday at McMillan Funeral Chapel. Burial followed in Panthersford Cemetery. He is survived by his parents and two sisters, Virginia and THE ROBESONIAN ESTABLISH ED 1K7II I'lllltislu'rl Dnilv til Kriihiy Silllil.n in Rnhi-vntl CniinU 121 Mil StriTl l.Minli.-i li.ll.

I svslrm i i i mil's, hump delivery, Sniuliit iveek Mi-, i i i i JIV-'ll. iul Cljiss l.umhrrlon.' I Mr. i 2020 W. YOUR FOOD STAMPS go farther When You Shop BRITT'S Super Mkt. 7 Day i Week 7 till 11 Mr.

Mrs. J. Paul Britt 2020 W. 5th Lumbenon BRITT'S LAUNDRAMAT We Wash and Dry HOT LUNCHES And Delicious Sandwiches require a waiting period. Wireworm damage should be guarded against.

Pesticides can be applied into the soil before the transplanting and disked and cross-disked. Farmers were then reminded a a i Avoid fertilizer and i a i a fight wireworms. SUCKER CONTROL Early fights against sucker control pay off. This control should come before the first primings. The contact sucker control is applied to top.

Proper placement will also help in the control of insects. Gary Rogers, area representative for Elanco Products, showed a film on: A New Way to Hoe Tobacco. A slight problem in projection meant that the human had to take over for the machine. The film was designed to show the importance of using Paarlan, for weed control. In the use, proper cleaning of nozzles, proper placement of nozzles, a good spray a and proper calibration of equipment all play a part.

It was claimed that Paarlan can be used five minutes or five weeks before planting and then provides for season control. Tandem discs were recommended for the use. Stan Biconish, sales representative for Mobil Chemical Company, spoke on Nematodes Unlimited. Mocap was suggested as a controller of nematodes and wireworms. It was stressed that the American farmer represents about 5 per cent of the population, but that each farmer feeds 47 people.

It is the agriculturist who provides the food and fiber for the country. Bill Williford, Robeson County Extension "Chairman, reminded those present of the Southeastern Farm and Trade Show, set for the Cooperative a February 20 and 21. PANEL A panel spoke on Belt-Wide Marketing and answered questions. Spokesman was Graham Smith, Farm Bureau in Robeson County; Clyde Gore, Farm Bureau in Columbus County; Edwin Humphrey, Grange in Rofaeson County. They are part of a Tobacco Marketing Committee, composed of 20 farmers, 6 buyer representatives, and warehouse rrepresentatives.

The board has -an advisory capacity only. Gore noted that while the men represent various counties, their main concern is to represent the Border Belt. Farmer-warehouse design- Veronica Wiggins, all of the home. ation came in for a thorough discussion, as members of the audience expressed their feelings on the whole tobacco marketing situation. It was noted that the farmer tends to move faster in his harvesting, but the companies have not increased their facilities at an equal pace.

Some warehouses seem to have moved more rapidly than others in keeping up with the farmer's increases. There was a feeling tnat earlier marketing might relieve some of the pressure by getting tobacco out of the barn and then out of the warehouse. The possibility of a longer season with a reduction in the number of buyers was also considered. There was no real solution to a problem that has been of great concern to tobacco people. However, the use of a panel gave people an opportunity to ask questions and to feel that there was a forum for opinions.

A meeting on Corn Production is set for Thursday, February 14, at the Old Foundry Restaurant. The meeting was sponsored by Elanco Products Company, Gary Rogers, Mobil Chemical Company, Stan Biconish, and North Carolina State University through in the five counties. These included Clarence Stockton, extension agent for tobacco in Robeson County; Ralph Sasser, county extension chairman in Bladen, who had with him Harvey Morrow, agricultural specialist; Charles Raper, extension agent in Columbus County; Wendell Young, extension agent in Hoke County; Kahn Perkin, extension agent in Scotland County. Stockton presided at the meeting and gave the welcome. Ray Morrow, Robeson County, gave the invocation.

Story from front page noon, however, four hours after Uhle's report but apparently before it made its way through official channels, John C. Sawhill, deputy administrator of the Federal Energy Office said there was no reason to expect any change from present oil import levels until the embargo is lifted. Uhle reported, however, that the advisory subcommittee expected imports to increase in February and March. First- quarter petroleum imports, he estimated, would average about 5.5 million barrels a day, some 300,000 higher than last week's level. A Story from front page A Mrs.

Susie Locklear PEMBROKE Mrs. Susie Locklear of Route 1 died this morning in Southeastern Hospital. The body is at Locklear and Son Funeral Home. Lonnie Collins FAIRMONT Lonnie Collins' of Fairmont died last night in Southeastern Hospital. The body is at Prevatte Funeral Home.

The gang invaded the embassy Wednesday, took 16 persons hostage and said they would kill all of them unless the Japanese goverment sent a plane for the four terrorists in Singapore and flew them to Kuwait. The gunmen released four of the hostages Thursday. The Kuwait government for nearly 36 hours said it would not let the terrorists from Singapore land, apparently fearing that it would be unable to get rid of them. But Thursday night it said it had given the go-ahead in response to repeated appeals from the Japanese government. Farm Markets new york a No 2 cotton futures opened $10.00 a bale higher to 50 cents lower than the previous close.

Prev. Close Open Mar b74.10 76.10 May b74.10 76.10 Jul b73.90 75.90 Oct b70.05 71.00 Dec b67.10 67.00 Mar b66.85 66.90 May b66.55 b66.25 Jul b65.55 b65.50 RALEIGH (AP) (NCDA)-- The market is steday to .50 lower. Kinston, Benson, Lumberton. Rocky Mount. Wilson, High Falls.

$42.00 Mt. Olive. $40.00 Salisbury Hens RALEIGH (AP) (NCDA)-- North Carolina hen market is steady with firm undertones. Supplies adequate, demand good. Heavies at farm, .14.

North Carolina f.o.b. dock broilers. Market is stronger, supplies adequate and demand good. Weights generally de- sirble. N.C.

dock weighted average price for less than truck lot loads of size plant grade broilers to be picked up at docks next week is 43.29 a pound. F'ccder Pigs Dunn, Feb. 6 Quality Feeder Pig Sale: 40-50 Ib. average 74.29 50-60 Ib. avg.

67.02 6070 Ib. avg. 66.68 70-80 Ib. avg. 58.43 80-100 Ib.

avg. 54.84 100 Ib. and up avg. 45.00 cwt. Eggs RALEIGH Friday's egg market weaker.

Average price small lot sales A white eggs in carlons delivered: large 75.73, medium 77.72, small 68.13 per dozen. Grain Prices paid Friday for bulk grain at elevators: Wilson Corn yellow steady 2 9 5 Selma Soybeans stronger 6.26, milo steady 3.00, rye steady 1.50. Lillington Corn yellow 2.75, white corn 3.40 wheat steady 5.50. Fayetteville Soybeans stronger 6.25'/ 2 Newton Grove Corn yellow steady 2.85, white corn steady 3.50, soybeans steady 6.00. Chicago Daily cash close: Corn 3.00%, soybeans 6.30V 2 (Prices per bushel except milo per hundred pounds.) GRAIN FUTURES CHICAGO A Thursday: Open High Low Cost WHEAT Mar 5 5 8 5.68 5.56 5.64 Way 5 31 5 -it 5 2 9 5 4 1 Jul SJ 4,30 4.

84 SCO J.78 .5.82 J.75'A 4.80 Dec i 80 34 4 7 7 4.82 CORN Mar May Sen Dec Mar A War May Jul Sen Dec 7.97 1 97Ai 2.98'i 3 0 1 3 01 3 03 2.94"i 7.97 7 70'i 7.72 7 7 3 7 2.75'.i .66 1.66'.i A5 1 I 6 9 1.41'A .65 1.45 J.94 3.97 3.97 7.89'^ J.69 2.77 5.97 300V. 3.0 IVS 97 7.71 7.75 1.44V. Prtw Cloit 5.59 5.30 I 4.81'Ai 4.75 4.78 i 2.96 A Mar May Jul SCO NOW Jan 4.30 6.34 4 35 6.41 6.3» 6 44 4.3? 4.4?'.* 6.IB 6 2 9 4.19 4 6 A OIL Mar 29.75 79.65 May 75.40 75.63 Jul 7 3 6 0 73.85 Aui 57.45 23.00 SOD 17.70 22 60 Ocl 20.70 21.10 OCC 30.25 20.30 Jan 19.65 19.80 A MEAL Mar 16500 I6S.OO May U5.00 165.SO Jul 165.50 165.50 Ana 165.00 166.00 1 SPD 165.00 167.00 Ocl 1 6 6 0 0 167.50 1.47 1.4PA 1.67V. 1.64 6.27 6.37 6.35 6 3 2 6.26 6 1 5 6.17'^ 28.75 25.00 23.25 52.35 21.85 20.70 70.00 19.45 163.50 163.50 164.00 164.50 165.00 166.00 167.50 1.66 6.36 6.41 6.43 6.4? 6.39 6.31'/ 6.33'/i 29.60 25.60 33.80 32.95 22.60 20.90 20.20 19.75 164.00 164.30 165.50 165.50 167.00 167.50 3.01 2.94 Mi 2.70 2.72V* 1.66V. 1.68V, 1.63% 1.65 1.67 6.3» 6.3] 6.36 6.34 6.27 6.17 6.30 29.25 25.75 33.55 32.60 72.20 30.

tO, 20.15 19.65, 164.00 164.50 164.50' 165.50 165.50 164.00 The two tanks being readied are among nine turned over to the State Ports Authority in Morehead City by Humble Oil Co. nearly 20 years ago, officials said The tanks have been empty for more than 20 years. Alters said the state is spending about $10,000 to make the tanks useful again. This includes cleaning, repairing and testing. The repairs should be finished this week and the first tankload of oil could be pumped in late this month, he said.

A supply-of 3.5 million gallons would be 100 times the state's present 35,000 emergency supply, held in Raleigh. Story from front page the first general election ever held during a state of emergency. The government's emergency powers, which allowed it to order the short weeks and other power-saving measures, were extended by Parliament for a fourth month on Thursday, the longest period such powers have been in effect since the 1926 general strike. Heath could have stayed in office another 15 months, and most recent opinion polls show the Conservatives and Laborites neck-and-neck in popular support. The Conservatives now hold 320 of the 630 seats in the House of Commons.

Redistricting will expand the new House to 635. A RECEPTION was held Tuesday night honoring Robert Anderson, personnel manager at Converse Rubber Company, who has resigned. The reception was sponsored by the Lumberton Citizens Association. David L. Thompson, left, is shown presenting the plaque to Anderson, center, as the Rev.

E. B. Turner looks on. Speakers at the reception included Bishop James Bryant, Mrs. Novella T.

Whitted, Sam Noble, Ben Floyd, Richard McCarthy, Converse Plant Manager, Lynn Robertson, new personnel manager at Converse, and Mayor J. Earl Musselwhite. (Ed Wilcox Photo) Story from front page Story from front page are supplied. "We felt it was desirable to send off the bulk of the plan, anyway, so HEW can start reading it," Sanders said. He said the chief difficulty with the plan has been coming up with goals for changes in racial composition on the campuses which would be acceptable both to HEW and the university system.

He said the committee plans to discuss the student enrollment changes with the chancellor of each campus before making a decision. HEW had requested that the predominantly black campuses should enroll at least 30 per cent whites and that there should be "a significant increase" in blacks at the predominantly white campuses. "We don't anticipate achieving that in the next four years," Sanders said. The plan does not contain any proposals for termination or transfer of academic programs among campuses, as suggested by HEW, Sanders said. The only new specific action is the establishment of a $300,000 scholarship program to encourage desegregation.

sian mission next year, no more U. S. astronauts will fly until late in this decade when the reusable space shuttle is ready. Story from frontpage In almost every case, drivers speaking out Thursday on the proposed settlement echoed the view of Roger Gallaway of Overdrive magazine. Remember McGeachy for CONGRESS meeting at Old Foundry Sat.

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