Stockholders Of Peanut
Association In A Meet
Stockholders of Association
Hare Busy Session at
Suffolk, Va.
Stockholders of the Peanut Asso
ciation, formerly The Peannt Ex
change, met in Suffolk last Thursday,
in a meeting called by its president
and directors to outline plans for
handling th 1928 crop peanuts. What
transpired in the meeting was not
divulged to newspapers, but the fol
lowing account appeared in the Suf
folk News, a daily paper published
there:
Release of members from their eon
tracts with the Peanut Growers' As
sociation of Virginia and North Caro
lina was denied yesterdy, according
to a report made for publication, fol
lowing the afternoon session, by W.
A. Gwaltney, of Spring Grove, Surry
County, president of the association
and who presided at yesterday's meet
ing in the Academy of music. Mr.
Gwaltney and Attorney Levy made
the statement that the association
would continue in operation under
its present contract, although it was
stated that the individual growers
would he permitted to market as
much as 60 per cent of their product
on the outside or independently, pro
vided the product sold through the
association was of equal quality.
The legal adviser* of the Peanut
Association said the contract between
the members and the association was
elastic enough to permit outside sell
ing without invalidating it How
ever, the members are expected to
sign a pledge upon their honor to de
liver not less than a specified number
of bags of peanuts. The member is
also expected to pledge his honor if
he delivers leas than his entile crop
not to discriminate against the asso
ciation as to. quality.
In order to obviate legal questions
as to share croppers, liens or mort
gages, the signer pledges to deliver
to the association at least 60 per cent
of his crop and as much more as pos
sible.
The press was denied admission to
yesterday's meeting of members of
the Peanut Growers Association and
had to rely on the statement of
its officers present as to the accuracy
of the report of the proceedings.
Some of the Surry members came
with the distinct purpose of seeking
release from their contract, but that
appears to have been denied them if
it ever came to a vote.
A resolution was offered grhich
would carry permission of the farm
ers to market half of their crop on
their own initiative, but this was
voted down by the meeting. There
were probably 260 or 300 members of
the association present in person and
enough proxies were held to bring the
representation up to between 600 and
700 members, it is stated. There eras
an underlying suppressed and tense
feeling among members of the asso
ciation at yesterday's meeting. A
number of members said frankly
they did not know what it was all
about,but they did know they were
* not selling their peanuts or getting
their money.
A circular letter, which was printed
in full in The News yesterday, gave
the key to the controversy that was
raging within the walls of the Acad
emy. Attorney Levy, who is one of
counsel for the association, pointed
out errors in the circular which was
signed by a committee of the Surry
stockholders, the county from which
President Gwaltney hails. The attor
ney also explained the pledge plan as
outlined above.
The Surry county circular said that
the $30<OQO award in the recent dam
age suit of the association against the
cleaners had been used to pay attor
neys on both sidea Mr. Levy said
that this was incorrect, that it was
used only to defray expense of their
own attorneys and that the associa
tion will have $20,000 left from this
settlement. He admitted that the
Surry idea if carried out would de
li stroy the association. The attorney
urged keeping up the association for
the purpose of keeping prices from
going to a new low level as the clean
ers would naturally force down
prices. Without an association to
compete with the cleaners in taking
over farmer's stocks, prices would go
down, he said. With competition in
- the field he said the farmers would
be assured of living prices. If the
association, by economical manage
ment, can get through 1623, Mr. Levy
said it could enforce its contracts to
the letter.
It was stated by J. R. Worsham,
salesman for the association, that for
the first time since its organisation
it owes no money on its peanuts. A
payment of SO cents on the hundred
pounds will be made before Novem
ber 1 and a Anal payment by Decem
ber 1, Mr. Worsham said. Arrange
ments are being made, he said, to
advance a payment of 8 1-2 centa a
pound on the 1928 crop upon deliv
ery. Overhead coata, he atated had
? been cut in half during the past few
' months.
0. J. Shuster, who was one of the
, signers of the Surry "declaration of
independence," and who is held re
sponsible for the attempt to annul
the contract between members who
wished to withdraw and the aaaocia
' tion, was one of the speakers at
' the meeting, and he was the storm
center for those who wished to keep
the organisation intact. He and his
followers do not appear to have got
' ten very far, unless the action to
permit the members to market some
of their stock outside was done in
the spirit of compromise in order to
hold the organization intact and pre
vent its dissolution or disruption.
The meeting was more harmonious
towards the end, according to the best
reports, and the encouraging reports
of the sales-manager and the opti
mistic talks of members braced up
the weak-hearted in the membership.
The future will be devoted in smooth
ing out the wrinkles in the recent
organization and procuring harmony
and cooperation with the member
ship.
W. C. Manning acted aa secretary
at botti the morning and evening ses
sions yesterday and is aaid to have
received quite a number of pledges
under the new 50-50 agreement.
MURFREESBORO HIGH
SCHOOL
(By Ines Parker)
Murfreesboro High School has
many outstanding needs with which
the most of us are well acquainted.
Probably the greatest need has
been that of another teacher. Thus
far the faculty has been composed of
five splendid instructors, but teaching
eleven grades as we are doing,
another teacher of the same quality
has been needed. We are extrmely
glad to report that this need has been
mt and the new teacher will arrive
some time this week.
Who wants Murfreesboro High ,
School to be a standard school? Of
course we all do, so there is some
thing else needed besides another
teacher. We need more laboratory :
equipment. We are much better pre
pared for teaching and studying J
science this year than we were last, ]
but our equipment is still very defic- |
ient. We need muoh more to give us .
a start up the hill to our goal for
which every one of us is working, and
which we trust many he reached soon, '
that is to make this a standard school. 1
Another important need of Mur
freesboro High School ia better equip- |
ped play grounds. The fact that there (
is truth in the proverb, "All work and {
no play makes Jack a dull boy*' is
proved by an incident in our own (
school for a crack in the brains of
some High School students has re- (
cently been discovered. It is thought j
by a few that this is due to insuffi
cient playgrounds. If this be true }
the crack will soon be healed for we ,
are just completing two fine tennis
courts, a basket ball court is being (
prepared and we are planning in the
near future to have baseball dia- ?
monds, besides simpler amusements y
for the smaller children such as
swings and slides.
As yet our grounds look rather for- i
saken except when children are on t
them for we badly need some shrub- t
bery, trees and well cared for grass. ]
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1 ? 1
Wi haven't had time yet. We are
planning great thing* for the future
and are working hard to carry out oui
plana. We cannot do it alone; we
muat have the help of the friend* of
the school and *11 the citicena of the
town, and w* trust that they will help
us greatly. 1 hope we as* not
building air castles and I am quite
sure that we are not.
Last, but by no means least, is the
need of a well supplied library for
this constitutes one of the moat im
portant features of a standard school.
Our library was increased by about
one hundred volumes at the book
shower given in the spring, but we
still need more to reach the standard.
Either books or money given by a
friend or patron of the sehool will be
greatly appreciated.
I feel quite sure that in the near
future, most, if not all of these im
provements may be made and thus
help our High School to reach the
standard.
NOTICE OF SALE
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North Carolina?Hertford County
J. A. Doughty, J. W. Doughty, W. J.
DougJjJJb Susan P. Saunders, Bes
sie C. Horton, C. W. Doughty,
Floyd Doughty, Myrtle WMoughby,
Lennie Doughty and D. V.
Doughty
versus
Pauline Doughty, S. L. Doughty,
Helen Doughty, Rudolph Doughty
and Bessie Doughty.
By order of D. R. McGlohon, Clerk
of the Superior Court, appointing J.
A. Doughty Commissioner to sell the
lands for division as described in the
petition filed in this cause, the said
Commissioner will offer for sale to
the highest bidder the following de
scribed lands upon the terms and con
ditions as follows;
First Tract: Hounded on the north
by the lands of Norman Hall and Tom
Hall; on the East by the Duky Hall
land and the Daniel Overton land; on
the South by tbe lands of 3. R. God
win; on the West by the lands of
Preston Arline and others, containing
62 acres more or less, and known as
the S. R. Doughty "home place."
Second tract: Bounded on the
North by B. Tree Branch; on the
East by the Willoughby land; on the
West by the lands of Dr. 3. H. Mit
chell and others; on the South by
the County Road leading from Ahos
da to Cofield, contaning 186 acres,
more or less and known as the S. R.
Doughty "Holloman Place".
That the said purchaser will be giv
sn two years in which to pay for said
and, by paying one-third in cash and
die balance in one and two years,
(videnced by two notes of equal pay
nent for the balance together with a
leed of trust on the property seeur
ng same.
Tbe above land is sold for division
iraong the heirs.
Place of sale?In front of the post
tffice building in the Town of Ahoe
de, N. C.
Time of sale?November the 26th,
1923, between the hours of 10 and
!:00 o'clock, p. m.
Terms of sale?1-8 cash, balance
>ne and two years as above stated.
This October 24, 1928.
J. A. DOUGHTY, Commissioner.
V. W. ROGERS, Attorney. 10-26-4t
One hundred and fifty club boys
ind fifty girls took part in the con
es ta and demonstrations arranged at
be State Fair by the Agricultural
Sxtension Service last week.
Gullies are monuments to the greed
of men who farm tot themselves
? alone; men who give no thought to
the welfare of coming generations.
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER DEED
OF TRUST
By virtue of the power and author
ity given by a certain deed of trust,
executed by J, C. Pruden and *tife,
Minnie Pruden to Jno. E. Vann,
trustee which is recorded in the of
fice of the Register of Deeds for the
County of Hertford, in a lot in the
Town of Winton, N. C., beginning on
Murfree Street at Moulkie and
Lixsie Askew's line; thence an eas
terly course along said Askew line 60
yards to W. P. Taylor's heirs line;
thence a southerly course along said
Taylor line 22 yards; thence a wes
terly course still along said Taylor
line 60 yards to said Murfree
street; thence along said street h nor
therly course 22 yards to first sta
tion.
Place of sale: Court House door.
Time of sale?November 12, 192S.
Terms of sale?Cash.
This October 9, 1923.
10-12-4t JNO. E. VANN, Trustee.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Having this day qualified as admin
istrator of the estate of E. L. Brown,
deceased, late of Hertford County,
North Carolina, this is to notify all
persons holding claims against said
estate to present them to the under
signed at Winton, N. C., for payment
on or before September 17th, 1924,
or this notice will be pleaded in bar
of their recovery. All persons in
debted to said estate will please make
immediate payment
This 17th day of September, 1923.
J. N. BROWN, Administrator
9-21-6t of E. L. BROWN Estate.
I have just added to my
stock a nice line of
WINTER UNDERWEAR
For Men, Women, and
Children in All Sizes
Prices are right, and you'll
be surprised at the values
Come and Try Them
Also nice line of Hosiery for
Every Member of the
Family
See me for your Groceries
W. H. NEWSOME
Newsome's Block f
\ AHQSK1E, N. C. ||
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NOTICE
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This is to notify J. W. Moore, Iron*
Moor# and Phillip Moore and A. C.
Moore, that the undersigned did on
the 2nd day of October, 1922, at the
Court House door, purchase for taxes
due for the year 1921 and paid to S.
E. Vaughan, Tax Collector of Ahoe
lde Township, the sum of $221.87
and received a certificate from said
Vaughan for said land as provided by
Section 2899, Revised 1908, the fol
lowing lands in the Connty of Hert
ford, Ahoekie Township, North Caro
lina, known as the J. W. Moore land,
adjoining the lands of D. V. Seeeoms,
C. C. Seesoms, Moore and Bacon and
others, listed in the name of J. W.
Moore heirs for the year 1921, bat
after diligent inquiry the owners of
said lands cannot be found in Hert
ford County and this notice is given
fat pursuance of Section 2903; that
the time of redemption as provided by
Tim?r???? 11
law will expire on the 2nd day of
Oetobar, 1928, and unless the owners
of said land and those under whose
names It was purchased, or those
holding liens shall redeem the same
on or before the 2nd day of October,
1928, the undersigned will apply to
S. E. Vaughan, Tax Collector of
Ahoskie Township, state and county
aforesaid, on the 21st day of Decem
ber, 1928 for a deed for said prem
ises, the same being three months*1
after the first publication of this no
tice.
All parties, whether owners, lien
holders or others interested, will
hereby take notice and act according
ly
This 18th day of September, 1928.
J. R. MOORE.
By R. C. BRIDGER, Attorney.
DO IT NOW?SUBSCRIBE TO
THE HERALD-ll. per yew
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Farm For Sale
I
We, the Administrators of B. F. Beverly's
Estate, will sell at Public Auction for the
Highest Bid on Monday, November 5, at 11
O'clock a certain Farm, known as the B. F.
BEVERLY HOME PLACE, located two miles
from Union, containing 150 acres, more or
less. 55 Acres in Cultivation. One Good Dwel* >
ling and outbuildings. One tenant house.
Farming Land in high state of cultivation,
well adapted to cotton,xTobacco, Peanuts, etc.
PLACE OF SALE?On The Premises.
TERMS OF SALE?'To Be Arranded At the
Time of Sale.
A. A. BEVERLY,
G. A. BEVERLY
Administrators B. F. Bevery Estate..
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FARMFORSALE
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I On November 3rd, 1923 I
I 11:30 A. M. I
jV' '"""'H r* '. ??
I I will offer for sale at Auction; my farm known as
Bj the Jno. D. Gatling home place, adjoining the Jno. 1
H D. Bridger farm. B
1 This faim contains about 260 acres; six horse crop 1
B in high state of cultivation; two good dwelling houses
fl and good out buildings. Good growth of timber.
Land adapted to cotton, tobacco, peanuts, corn,
potatoes and truck.
Terms to be announced at sale. H
Place of sale on the premises.
I J. C. BRETT I
I AHOSK1E, N.C. I
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