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\ V* PAGE TWELVE ’Alpha ' Fir^t On Campiis The Alpha. Lambda Tau fraternity rose to the campus basketball cham- i pionship at Presbyterian collejre the ^past week, defeating t^e Kappa Al- iphas by a score of 17 to 16. ! The game was the finale of a fout- day tournament in which ten teams representing fraternities and dormi tories competed. K^acl^ing the quar ter finals were Kappa Alpha, Spencer dormitory, Alpha Kappa Pi, and Al pha Lambda Tau. The basketball tournament is a part of the college’s intensive iptraraural program which includes 'tournaments Last year 318 of Washington, March 22.—The dark cloud which hovers over Washington Si the continuing problem of unem ployment. it is the most difficult of all Governmental problems hecause it presents so many complex pha.‘<es, none of which is capable of solution by itself. Unemploment has to be jin eight sports. . backled as a wholej and viewed as a, P. C. s 336“ students-'took part in_^^he Cotton Riist > Is Not Duidaiie whole it is like an enveloping fog. In which explorers "can only grope without being at all certain that they are going in the right (direction. •One thing which befogs t)ie un employment problem is the absence of facts and figures upon which everybody concerned can agree. No body knows how many per.sons arc actually unemployed, or why. Kst|- mates run from six or seven mUliohs up to ten or eleven millions.' No Federal census of the unemployed has been taken since 1930, and the basis of that count i.s' not regarded as presenting a true picturb of the situation even as it, was then. Such a census has been repeatedly urged, but no agreement has been reached even on the primary definition of “unemployed.” Is every person to be listed as “unemployed” vfho hap pens not to be at work on the day program. creative talents of all groups of citizens in America. 9. The program must be a Federal program, since unemployment is a national problem and most of our needed public works are of interstate character. It will have to be* largely fina^nced ^ wnth" ruhiJsr wilhHiecip' sponsors’ contributions based on their ability to make such con tributions. ' 10. By and large, _ the program ithould not be financed by. bor rowing, but by equitable taxa tion on the basis of ability to pay‘and benefits received. ' TYFEWKITER RIBBONS, all makea for standard and portable machines. CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CO. Phone 74 / the count 4s- ahe.. -T was working last week and can go back to the same or* anothci, job next week? That and such questions as how to divide the employables from the unemployables are points upon which there are as many opin ions, almost,’ as there are student.s of the question. All that Washington really knows about unemployment is that there is Btill a very large number, totaling several millions, who are being sup- pprted out of public funds, either . working on W. P. A.^ and .P. W. A. projects or on direct relief, adminis tered by .state and local authorities with assistance from Pederal funds. That a very large proportion of in- <lustrial and ,commercial workers who were unemployed one, two or three years ago have now been re employed is admitted by everybody. The National lndus|,rial Conference Board reports that employment in industry today is almost up to the peak of 1929 and'is. increasing. But offsetting this is the increase in t number of those who have never been em|)loyed. young people who have reached the age of normal self- support in the pa.st few years and have not betm absorbed into industry and trade, .^bout 600.000 a year is the normat increase in this group; but again nolKxiy knows how many of them ther<‘ are. Public Works Program The latest and perhaps the most carefully-considen'd proposal is a ])rogram for Fedeial public works which, luis been put forth iiy a group of sixteen, influential members of C’ongress, who say that .125 Jothers have aU^^dy as.senp’d to it. 1. ^ It i.s really a declaration of principles in tended to govern futuie legislation, and is based u|)on the assertion that useful and necessary work must be substituted for private charity and government doles. Slum clearance, soil and water conservation, refores tation, flood and di’nugii^ control, power development and safety work are listed as example.s of useful work of permanent value. Ten principles should goveni this approach to the unemployment firob- lem, the .sponsors .say. They are:. Work for all who are able and willing to work and cannot find private employment. 2. The work to.,be useful, produc tive and efficient a.s any work anywhere. 3. People to be hired for govern ment works, not because they are ‘oh relief’ but because they need a job and are able to do it efficiently. 4. Facts about the amount of un employment and the opportuni ties" for employment in private, industry to be collected,' and the govemmenC work program to be enlarged-jwhen private in- iiustry lays people off and to be cut down when private indus try hires them back. 5. No. waste, no made-work, but every project to be planned so it will create dollar’s worth of wealth and permanent social value for every dollar spent. This requires that there must be enough money appropriated to allow a rea.sonabIe expe'ndi- iure for materials and equip ment, as well as for wages. 9. Government work to be plan ned so it will enable the people it employs to develop and manitain the kinds of > skill and ability which are most likely to be in demand in private indii- try. 7. Government projects to be defi nitely plann^ to stimulate all industry and open new oppor^. tunitiea for Americans, ^n- serving soils and developing nenr fertile lands will do this. Low-cost housing will do it. Cheaper power will do it. So will other projects^ . ^ Sk. The recreation, theatre, educa tion and fine airtp proje^ to 4>e continued ud improved with a view to developing the hidden . Recent experiment station results show that cotton • rast, from which farmers Jose millions lUmually, is .hot a disease but is a condition resulting from inadequate amoimts of potash in the cotton fertiliser. Tbereforej many progtessive farmers are chang ing from complete fertilizers carrying three, four and five per cent potash to mixtures carrying eight or ten per cent potash, or they are using extra potash as a top-dresser along with some- quick acting nitrogen .like ni trate of soda. F. H. Jeter, of North Carolina State college, has .‘Stated: “Rust causes a marked decrease in the size of cotton bolls, in weight of seed, and in the amount of lintf On the basis of boll size alone, .agronomy field worker's of the North Carolina experiment station found that ru.st caused 28 peF cent decrease in prob able acre yields.” ^ In speaking of cotton ru.st damage the Clemson college extension service lizer should be ^ii^reased to, 8/ per cent, or an Ipplica^ion of potash should be appli^ top-dresser just prior to the blk^oming period.” As regards potash costs, R. P. Bled soe, of the Georgia experiftfent sta tion says: • ' should be rernembered, in con sidering the results obtained from potash, that 16 pounds of this ele* ment now costs only about 56 cents.” In fact,^ a farmer must obtain a gain of but 4 pounds of lint cotton per acre to pay the cost of ^ubling the amount of pota^ in his fertilizer, if he is using 400 pounds of fertilizer containing 4 per cent potash. ” H. D. HENRY 1898-1937 F. M. BOLAND. H; P. HENRY & COMPANY INSURANCE ~ STOCKS — BONDS — REAL ESTATE LOANS NEGOTIATED Telephone 121 ' ' Boston, Mass. —' The le^st whale known was capt;ured in the Antarctic in 1927- It was 119 feet In length and 'weighed 115 ton.s. Paris, France.—Napoleon fived the relative value of silver tto gold at 1514 to one, bbt England made it 16 to 1. . . “On the basi.s of the.^e tests we may expect one pound of potash to in- crea.se the yield 10 to 20 pounds of lint cottonTTh'dthcr words, an invest-! , merit of 60 cents to $3,00 would give ^lO to $24."'per acre' increased value; automobile if lint cotton i.s worth 10 cents per r^’o*i^bs. pound.” The Georgia coa.statyT'laif' 'experi ment .station said in it.s fifteenth an nual report: “On land where cotton has a ten dency to rust, the ^potash in the ferti- Chicago, 111. — Surveys show that 22.1 of auto accidents are caused by exceeding the speed limit. —The’live^rage life of is 8 years and 4 Washington, D. C. — Hired house keepers are not cla.sBified as “home makers” by the bureau of census. Lead, S. Dak. — Gold is the chief mineral product of South Dakota. HIGH GRADE FERTILIZERS CONTAIN 5 ^OURGfi&^OF^AmfONlJT CONTAIN NO FILLER (OTHER THAN DOLOMITE) ^ GUARANTEED NON ACID-FORMING ‘ DOUBLE MIXED — WILL NEVER HARDEN C -W- S GUANO CO., WC. (CLINTON OIL MILL) L MORE FtRHERS TELL HOW THEY STOP an d START PROFITS In.Georgia they say: "NV POTASH PAYS! " H ERE are more farmers who have I C. O. ISICI, ■Mwiok, Qa., ai^rvit^lSO pounds of NV KAINIT pcrkcre gave me ■ gain of 153 pounds of seed cotton per acre despite the worst drought I have seen in 40 years. I used 4-8-6 at planting but where no extra NV KAINIT was used a third of the crop was dead from Rust when picking began. The pickers4yould hunt for Icainit cottop -because it waS so much easier to pick. The bolls- were larger, better matured and wide open. The staple was better and the seed better matured.” found that it pays to give cotton plenty of NV POTASH. If you have been using a "low-potash fertilizer year after year—you too have some thing to look forward to when you -NV- M. H. EVANS. Ty Ty, Qa., sayst "I had about derided three years ago that I couldn’t Tnake cotton because of Rust. Leaves would fall off before fruit reached maturity, bolls were knotty and the staple was poor grade. I'decided I’d try NV KAINIT. I used 100 pounds of NV KAINIT with 300 pounds of 4-8-4 fertilizer per acre. My srield increased more than 50 per cent and I had no Rust at all. Before I. started using NV KAINIT, my yield never went over a half bale per acre. Now I average more than three-quarters of a bale per‘acre and get a much better grade of staple. I’d hate to plant cotton without extra potash. It iathe best crop insurance I can get, and the cheapest fertilizer I can buy.” -NV- start top-dressing with NV POTASH. Top-dressing with 200 pounds of NV^ KAINIT or 100 pounds oHtV MURI ATE per acre keeps cotton strong and healthy, maturing fruit until a full crop is made (including a good fop crop). It PREVENTS RUST, helps control Wilt and produces strong vigorous plants with less shedding, larger bolls that are Msier to pick and better yields of uniform, high- quality lint. ~ , The time to top-dress with NV POTASH is when you chop out. Use 200 pounds of NV KAINIT per acre, dir 100 pounds of NV MURIATE, or a nitrogen-potash, niixed-goodi top- dresser containing plenty of genuine NV POTASH. Remember, NV POTASH STOPS RUST and STARTS PROFITS! ( s / N. V. POTASH EXPORT MY., Hurt Bldg., ATUNTA • Royster Bldg., NORFOLK didn’t make a mistake, y/e expect to cure aome more rusty land in 1937 and show Mr. Rust where to get off.” W..I. ANDIEWS, Calhbart, Gs.. sayst “My 1936 cotton yield was 137 bales on 148 acres. For the last few years my crops have been equally as good. I use 400 pounds of 3-9-5 fertilizer at planting and top-dress with 200 pounds of 17-0-12. This-gives me better maturity, GOtton that is free from Rust, better lint and gin turn-out and a crop that is easy to pick. Where there is any indication of Rust,-1 apply_. extra kainit or muriate in addition to my regular fertiliser, and top-dresser. “This year I expect to top-dress with 200 pounds per acre of a mixture consisting of 140 pounds of nitrate of soda and 60 pounds of muriate of potash. Any top-dresser with out some form of potash does not give cotton a fair chance. Potash is too cheap to let the lack of it cut my crop and - lower my profits. High-potash fertilizers are fine for com, potatoes, small grams and other crops. The money that I spend for potash gives me the best returns.” / -NV- to the top of the stalk and pick better. The yields arc much larger and the lint is higher grade. I use the same fertiliser fonnjr com and find that it pays Ey filling out theca making good grain.” .H. L. RUUNG, Canlral Wsrakaasa, Rlaaiaa. N.C., sayst ”Uy cotton showed Rust for several years and in 1936 I used 4-8-10 fertiliser plus an application of 200 pounds of NV KAINIT per Sere. The crop showed much improvement and very little Rust. I also believe in high-potash iq;>plica- tions for tobacco, com and bcai^” \ • 010. A. COnLANO. CUalsa, I. C.. asyst “For the Imt lew yean I have used a potaah top-dresser 14-0-10 on mf ipsin and have been well leased with the results obtamed. Akm, X havs increased the amount of potash used under cotton to double what I was using a few years ago and find that it pays wdl—especially on sandy land.” In South Carolina they say: "NV POTASH PAYS!" -NV- In North Carolina they say: "NV POTASH PAYS!" L. O. MOmT, Kiaataa, N. C., sayst “A six-acre field had been abandon^ because of Rust. Three years ago I planted it to cotton. The first year I .gave each acre 100 pounds of '".top-dresser made with soda and kainit in equal parts. 1 made 9 bales on the six acres, but some of the top bolls were rusty and the leaves look^ rusty. The second year I changed my top-dresser to equal pahs of nitrste of soda and muriate of potash to get more potash. AH the bolls opened wideband turned ovg; a fluffy, white lint that brought a premium of $7.50 per bale. My return per acre was 976.pounds of lint, which brought $146.40 and 49 bushels of planting seed which sold for $73.50. Think of growing fancy planting seed on old rusty abandoned cotton land.” -NV~ M. I. iRUIA. RaUy Hill, 8. C.. saysi “For yean I used. 3-8-3 and nitrogen tpp-dreasing for cotton. But now I have changed to 3-$-8 under my cotton and use potash in my top-dresser. One field which showed decided Rust for 15 years is now free of Rust and making as good cottbn as any on the place. “I have found that peas following oats, fertilised with' soda and kainit in ^uid parts, make more peas and hay. There was a big <fifference in the grain .firom the use of potash. I used to allow 18 bundles of oats to the hundred pounds^ butJt.takes only 14 bundles now.” WILLIAM A. triADLIT, TiauaeasTiUe, 8. C., sayst “In 1935 our vocational teacher examined my cotton and found that it was damaged byr Rust. The leaves shed off the plants before the cotton was matured. The bolls were twaW and the cotton hard to pick. The lint was short. In 19361 used 100 pounds of NV MURIA'TB OF POTASH per acre, in addition to my regular fertiUscr. As my cotton began to matura the leaves <fid not shed off. The b^ls arere largenand properly IUlc<l out. The lint was long ud strong, and the yi^ was far better than it waa last year. My net gate; after paying all expensm, was $12.42 an acre taarc than the year before. I am learning bow to grow cotton.” . I -NV- In Alabama they say: "NV POTASH PAYS!" C. C WALLACE, 1.9.0. N^ 1. Newkwry, f. C.. saysi “I used fertiliser contaiumg 10% i^ash and top-<freased maty spots at first chopping with 100 pounds of NV^MURIATBl, OF POTASH per acre. On 32 acres, having an average bate production of 90 pounds of lint per acre, I produ^ an average of 300 pounds of lint per acre. Some of the best land ran as high as 500 pounds. The Unt was uniform, witb large, wide-open bolls, making picking easy. I had no Ruat and shedding' was materially reduced.” acre, alter/ J. W. WILLIAM8. Qssksu. Ala., saysi “NVPOTASH pad . wdl in 1936. Figuring conservativdy. with aeal cotton at four cents a pound, I made a profit of $13.60 per i allowing for the cost of an extra lOlPpowda af MURIATE or POTASH per acre, in additian to regular fertUizenlbtt^ NV MURIATE wm oaed pi A top-dresser.” ' -NV- id J. W. UCHAIDION, Maani, N. C., sayst “My young son. -NV- syst * not knowing the difference between NV MURIATE OP POTASH and other fertilisers, top-dressed a three-acre fidd of cotton twice arith NV MURIATE OF POTASH, using 133 pounds per acre in addition to our regular fer tiliser. We thought he made a mistake, but the extra potaah cured the RusT and gave us strong, healthy stalks that boiled right up to the top. The bolls were large and a mian could pick^ twice as mu^ and still have no skinned fingers. Whm night came, there were no rusty, dry leaves in the cotton to cause a sample. We made more than three bdes where we were expecting only one and a half to two bales. The year before, the tame field suffered bpdly from Rust and made only about one-half bale per acre. The stalks were dead long before picking tiiiM and produced some rusty bolls that were hard to pidt^ My 1. F. MILAM, laady tpriafs. 6. C., saysi “I fertiliaed 125 acres of cotton with 600 pounds of 6-8-6 per acre. Six acres were top-dreaaed with SO pounds of NV MURIATE and 75 pouada. of soda. We had no rain from May 10 until August IS except a few somII showeri: Durmg this droui^t the potash top-dreMwd cotton kept growing, retainad its odor ami held Its fruit. It made more than a bale per acre and no ngn of Rust or Vl^t could be found.” C. M. GAMMAQI, EF.D. Na.l, lalada, AMh.! fertilised with 200 pounds of 6-8-4 mixed goods prodaced 800 pounds of seed cc^on. One acre with the above and 100 pounds of nitrate of soda produced l,.04LpoimdB of aeed cotton: One acre with the above amoimts of mised goods and soda, which waa top-dresaed with>100 poands of NV MURIA'IR OF POTAIM, produced f,t99 pounds of aeed cotton. Where the extra potash way^^ied there Rust whatever.” -NV- M. W. JACnON. WagwMr. E e., aaysi “For eight yews I -have been uMg 8 to 10% potash in my cotton fcr- ■ tiUsers. People told me it would burn up my crop, but it never has. It makes my cotton ftuit better, boll right up W. r. lOTITT. EF.D.No. t. top-dressed with NV POT< cotton per acrejigainst 7 The W^POTAMTi the fertiliser, soda pounds A-un lI I $3.10 per storms. laai astilli matured and I I made 933 pounds df seed where I didn\ uk k. extra cotton to pay for all and still return a profit of badly damaged by two IlieBeve NV POTASH woidd pay It producea larger boOs that are T to pick.” I TOP-DRESS dJse 200 pounds o/HY KAINIT peK,^cu. or 100 o/NY MURIATE, ora mtrt^m-poiask topdresser made with genuine HV POTASH. rar analyses above are exprtteed os uUrogen, phosphoric acid and petask, TASH I /