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STATE NEWS II IN DIGEST]| Three Robeson county men under indictment for flogging two women have been declared not guilty, after a trial lasting several days. They were charged with having been mem bers of the Ku Klux Klan. During the trial threatening letters were re ceived by the Judge and solicitor warning against so-called' "persecu tion." One of the Kian officials was fined 9760 and given 90 days in jail for tampering with state's wtnesses in the case. North Carolina in rank in {he value of articles manufactured by establish ments whose products are valued at 96,000 and over was the fifteenth state in the Union in 1921, according to figures just issued from Washing ton. Senator Charles U. Harris of Wake county-has declared that he will carry to the people the issue of flogging prisoners in the camps el that county unless the authorities ban the lash in all of its forms of correction. Clarence True, of Greensboro, has been adjudged bankrupt after sev eral years of millionaire life. He was formerly worth millions, being a contracting engineer of New York City. According to the recent reports of the auditors employed to examine the treasury of North Carolina, on June 80, 1928, the State was running be hind about 9710,000. However, the State legislative committee appointed to examine the figures estimates the State to be ahead more than 9200, 000. The controversy between state officers is still raging since the audit has been made public. A. J. Max well is claiming an annual deficit of 92,000,000 while Governor Morrison and the administration says the State is resting upon a firm foundation and hps nothing, to fear from its present system of financing and taxation. An explosion in the power plant at Charlotte last Friday put its street car system' out of operation for 18 - hours. A buckle on his belt saved the life of a policeman at Rocky Mount last Saturday. He was in a shooting duel with a negro who was being arrested and was fired upon, the shot striking the bllt buckle and glancing off. The policeman killed the negro. i Dr. Hiram T. Hunter, of Wake Forest College, has left his post there to go to Gullowhee Normal School of which he was recently-elected presi dent. More adjudications in bankruptcy were made during the fiscal year end" ing June 30, 1923, than ever before in the history of the district and the bankrupts discharged paid their credi tors an average 6f only 11 cents on the dollar, according to the annual report of .Capt S. A. Ashe, clerk of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Caro lina. Reports coming from all sections of the State say crops are in good shape, although rain was badly need ed last week. Rains have fallen in a majority of the dry areas since that time, and the harvest is expected to take a boost as a result. A quarter of million dollars will soon be spent on enlarging and im proving the Rocky Mount cotton mills. Thousands of Guilford county farmers and others in that territory listened to a speech by Senator E. D. Smith, of South Carolina, upon the occasion of a Co-operative Associa tions' rally and picnic held at Guil ford battleground near Greensboro last Friday. Secretary J. Paul Leonard, of the State Merchants' Association, says he will inaugurate an intensive cam paign soon to organise more merchant associations in every section of North Carolina. The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad has made formal application to the Interstate Commerce Commission to operate the Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railroad. The Coast Line re cently effected a 99 year lease of this road, which will be operated in con nection with the Louisville and Nash ville, another subsidary of the A. C L. fi lbs. Georgia Blssell, a Kinston woman, has just adtised her husband that she is leaving China, where she has been for some time.on a tour. The cruelties and barbarities of the Chinese have driven her to abandon the full tijp as she had planfied. The Alamance county courthouse has been let for construction to the North Carolina Construction Com pany of Charlotte and New Y^rfc, the "building to cost ?179,770. Owners of auction tobacco ware houses in Wilson have recently en larged their floor space, ioqking to a ^cord breaking aieoa (bin year. Th?. market will open there and in other larger towns in the belt on August 2let. us ?? hi,iii There are 1,400 National Guards men now at Camp Bragg, near Pay ?Mteville for the annual two-weeks trairiing period. Thursday will be a hie day in Southern Pines, where a big commun ity rally and Good Roads Day will be staged. Hon. J. Elwood Cox will be the principal speaker. A real budget for the State to be secured by legislative enactment in stead of depending on the report of a commission which the General As sembly may follow or disregard as It chooses, seems likely to be one of the most far-reaching results to come from the recent audit of the State's finances, which required the services of 18 months for several months and which cost $45,000. One hundred and fifty acres of pea nuts are bing raised in Craven county in the campaign against the cotton boll weevil this year. Some large farmers have planted as many as 60 acres of peanuts, according to re ports. The shrimp season has begun along the coast in North Carolina, say reports from Southport, where boita are daily bringing in the little deli cacies for use on the table. A deed for more than a half million dollars has been turned over to the Christian Church in Burlington as a result of a campaign inv that county for the support of the denomination. Severe wind, hail, and rain storms visited several sections of Eastern North Carolina last SMtnday after noon. In the farming regions around Mount Olive and Geldsboro many of the growing crops were seriously damaged by the heavy rains, and hail, the latter cutting the young crops to pieces. Walter E. Brock, prominent attor ney of Wadesboro, milk manage the North Carolina campaij^i of William G. McAdoo, for the Democratic nomi nation as President. Contract has been awarded for a new dormitory at State College to cost $164,000. The money was ap propriated J>y the last legislature, the total for this college being more than one million dollars. An increase of approximately $22,000,000 is estimated for the 1923 valuations of real and personal -prop erty in Buncombe County. According to the reports of audit tors, the city of Asheville is about $I2F,000"8hort in its current reve nues, to meet city expenses. Auditors are now at work examin ing the books of the Lenoir county treasury. The cost of auditing will be more than $5,000 when completed. According to tobacconists of the Kinston section, the quality of the 14)23 crop will be exceptionally gqod. It is much better, they say, than it has been for several years. "North Carolina is a wonder. Any one who doubts this should go east where the crops are magnificent and practically every available acre being worked," is a statement made to the Associated Press by Frank Parker, Farm Statistician, who has recently returned to his office in Raleigh after a trip through the eastern counties. Three quarters of a million bushels of oysters have been planted in the bays and sounds of eastern Carolina under the expanded program of the North Carolina Fisheries Commission. The oyster industry is expected to be come a chief business of eastern North Carolina. Bids will be received on -a new courthouse for Wilson county when the commissioners meet next week. Many tobacco buyers harve recently migrated from the North Carolina tobacco centers to the markets in South Carolina. The season has al ready opened in the latter State. * GROUP MEETING WILL * * BE HELD AT WINDSOR * a _____ ? * County Commissioners of * * Hertford, Bertie, Martin, Wash- * * ington and Beaufort have been * * invited and requested to hold a * * joint nteeting In Windsor, Aug- * * ust 3, at 11 o'clock A. M., for * * the purpose of listening to a pro- * * pesal from the Eastern Carolina^* * Chamber of Commerce to adver-~ ? * tise Eastern Carolina. Letters * * have been mailed to the comsns- * * sioners of these eountiee from * * the headquarters of the Eastern * * Carolina Chamber at (Ciasten * * 'inviting them to attend the meet- * * ing and consider the plan to be * * outlined. * , * A similar plan has already * * been presented to several eeuaty * * boards, with the result that it has * * been lauded as the most compro * * hensive advertising and promcS * * tion plan yet devised. * Secretary N. C. Bartlett, of * * the cMsmber. I. sure the plan will * * be endorsed when heard at * * Windsor. He invites every com- * * missioner to he there, and has * * also extended a general jnvita- * * tation to business men through- ? * cut the territory embraced in * * the call. ? * * ? ? j ? ?e-dB * ? * ? * 0 MURFREESBORO NEWS The foolish fwrg of what may hap pen, I cast them all away Among the clover-scented grass, Among the new-mown hay; Among the hashing of the corn Where drowsy poppies nod Where ill thoughts die and good are born, Out in the fields with Cod. ?Elizabeth B. Browning. Sunday night Murfreesboro was showered with a blessing in the form of a good-sized rain, and the first of any appreciable amount since May. Much of the vegetable kingdom had parched, and everything with life had begun to-droop. Mrs. Rives Childs of Liynchburg, Va., is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. U. Vaughan Mrs. Childs has recently arrived from Russia of which country she is a native. Her husband, a neph ew of Mrs. Vaughan, ia a member of the American Relief Expedition in Russia. Mr. and Mrs. Childs recent1 ly married in that country and are in America on their bridal trip. Dr. R. E. Clark of Pittaboro preach ed Sunday morning and evening in the Baptist church here, delivering two helpful sermons. While in Mur freesboro Dr. Clark was the guest of Dr. and M?s. C. P. Weaver. Mrs. D. G. Bond of Norfolk is the house guest of Mrs. W. E. Jenkins. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Campbell and their son, George, spent Sunday in Elizabeth City with relatives of Mrs. Campbell. Attorneys D. C. Barnes, Stanley Winborne, L. J. Lawrence, Mr. E. W. Whitley and others were in Winton Monday on important business. Mr. W. H. Folk and son, Stephen, of Washington, D. C., were guests last week of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Fer guson. Mrs. M- E. Worrell has returned home from Richmond, Va., where she was a guest of relatives. Mr. and Mrs. .Bud Vinson of Men ola were visitors last Friday of Mrs. Ella Pierce. Miss Katharine Chatty has return ed from Suffolk where she spent some time in the home of her uncle, Mr. B. E. Parker. Misses Fannie and Kate Jenkins have returned from Raleigh where they Were guests of Mrs. J. Claxton Brett. Mr. Roger Watson of Norfolk, who spent the week-end in Winton with his wife who is visiting her sister, came over to Murfreesboro Sunday and spent the day with his mother. Ljttie Miss xneima Grimth is visit ing her grandfather, Mr. Louis Grif fith of near the town. Among those who attended the Methodist Quarterly Conference last Tuesday in Union were Rev. and Mrs. Larkin, Mrs. U. Vaughan Mrs. E. B. Hill, Mrs. E- N. Nicholson, Mr. and Mrs. W C. Ferguson and members of the Epworth League. * Miss May Horn of Pendleton was here last week to see her sister, Mrs. J. A.' Boyette. Miss Edna Joyner spent several days last week with Miss Willie May Byrd, near Mapleton. Mrs. H. M. White is entertaining guests from Holland, V*. Many from Murfreeeboro have at tended, at times, a revival (tent meet ing) conducted' by the evangelist Lightbourne, at Boykins during the past three weeks. The services have been much enjoyed. Mr. D. C. Joyner has returned from Fotecasi where he visited his son, Mr. Harvey Joyner. Miss Jennie Ferguson spent several days of lalt week as the guest of her sister, Mrs. W. C. Ferguson. Misg Elizabeth Watson spent the week-end visiting her sister, Mrs. Bailey Barnes in Ahoskie and Mrs. R. F. Benthall in Aulander. Mrs. Howard Evans is visiting her aunt in Norfolk, Vs. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Vaughan spent Sunday night in Winton in the home of Mr. and Mm. David Parker. Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Brett and three chHdreh were week-end visitors of Mrs. Brett's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Futrell. Jl>t. Larkin of-Weldon was a week end guest of his brother, Rev. L. C. Larkin, returning home on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Parker spent Sunday afternoon with relatives in Como. Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Denham and Mr. Carl Ferguson of Suffolk, Vs., arrived Friday by auto and spent un til Monday with Mrs. Denham's moth er and brother. Miss Frances Lawrence who has been visiting friends and relatives in Boykins, has returned home. Mrs. W. E. Jenkins, Mrs. D. G. Bond and Miss Kate Jenkins left Monday to spend some time in Wind sor visiting Mrs. Jenkins' brother, Mr. W. K. Parker. Mrs. K. S. De Loatch of 'Norfolk, who is visiting Mrs. Luther Joyner in Severn, is spending a few days with friends in Murfreesboro. Rev. and Mrs. B. F. Sullivan, after Concluding a visit with friends In this. section, returned home Saturday ac-j fjmpanied by Ha P. C. Parker who wil be their house guest. Mrs. Gladyce Wade, after a week spent as guest of Mrs. Mary Beasley, returned to Margarettesville. Misses Mary Babb and Meryl Brit ton have returned home from Nor folk where they spent ten days with friends. Miss El ma Rawlings of Lawrence ville, Va., is spending a while with her sister, Mrs. R. P. Buford. Miss Mary Whitley spent a week with her sister, Mrs. Gladstone Story; of near Ahoskie, returning home Sat urday. Miss Georgia Mae Bryant, who has been working with the Hertford Mer cantile Company, has left to spend her vacation with friends in Norfolk and Portsmouth. Mrs. P. C. Brett of Ahoskie is here to spend some time with relatives. The Baptist Aid Society gave a lawn party last Thursday evening in the town park. It was well attended and from the refreshments sold, the ladies cleared about twenty dol lars. Mr. Percy Underwood Injured Mr. Percy Underwood was quite badly hurt last Saturday afternoon when a pair of mules which he was working in the woods, ran away and threw him. Some of the injuries were badly bruised arms and a heavy cut across the face. With a physi cian's aid, he was bandaged up and is now cheerfully recovering. Mr. Henry Adams Dies Mr. Henry Adams died rather sud denly last Saturday, while sitting up, in the home of his daughter and son in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Dixon at Maple eon. The body was taken on Satur day to Pitt county for burial. Mr. Adams had been afflicted for some years with dropsy. ADMINISTRATION NOTICE Having this day qualified as ad ministrator of the estate of John Futrell, deceased, late of Hertford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons holding claims against the said estate to present them to the undersigned at Winton, N. C., for payment on or before yith day of June, 1924, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to* said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. H. E. BLACK, Administrator. This June ltk 1923. 6-22-28-6t. ? FOR SALE V Having accepted a position with the Virginia State Highway Commission which necessitates my being in and around Richmond, Vs., most of my time after September 1st; I offer for sale my farm near Murfreesboro, adjoining Chowan College. Farm improvements include a large orchard and pecan grove, good eight room dwelling with lights and all necessary outbuildings and sufficient farming imple ments to fun a three-horse crop. Also 50 pure bred hogs and one cattle, 1 mule and three horses. For further information apply to F.G. HINES, MURFREESBORO, N. C. ' Cooper-Riddick Co. INCORPORATED Wholesale Dealers FEED & BUILDING MATERIAL We have in transit at most all times Hay and Grain, and can' give you QUICK SERVICE When interested ask for our prices 147 East Washington St. Phone 32 SUFFOLK, VIRGINIA }'^t* ^m illp ||Ife- mv*4|i vital things a good oil does '; *?'"? . ', V * '' . .,/. ? ?*-??. ??';? ?*.?'' < ?*?? J-- ' -, ?*' ?:?*.? ?? " "'*'" ? '??? "''? ' Flow. 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