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GET THE NEWS OF MARTIN OOUimr TWK3E A WEEK BY TAKING THE ENTERPRISE. SI.ML VOLUME 24—NUMBER 35. BLOCK OF ICE LASTED ALMOST 27 HOURS IN OPEN Four Guessers Give the Same Number of Hours ■ k- ' • , ' The block of ice placed in the open air by the I mdsley Ire company in front of Leggett's cafe Saturday after noon as 12:10 dad not me't until 26 hours and 56 minutes bad elapsed of •weltering heat aad a strong breeze that greatly aids ice to disappear. The m block of ice secured a gocdly namber of aspuaat* who numbered 171 in aIL In this number of guesser.. there were four who guessed within foar minutes of the actual time the ice would last, these four guessing 27 hours Several other* were only a few ■units farther from the conect num ber. The four nearest were K. B. Craw- I ford. N. L. Teel. H. M. PUyer, a d Berkley Lilley. To determine who shoo Id receive the 500 pound ticket the four slips were placed in a hat and a lady, blind folded die*' the Inck number Which belonged to K. B. CrawfonL Although the Laadsley Ice c nipany had not agreed to give but two fiee ice tickets it at Med two more 250 pound tickets. There were all kind* of guesses • made, hut there was one which was not altogether a gue*s from the frank ness in which it was written and it read as follows: "Miss L is the prettiest girl in town," giving the name of a very popular young lady of Williamstoa. FOOD SITUATION GROWING SERIOUS Miners and Factory Em ployes Discuss Plans Lssen. June 17.—(8y Associated Press, i— The meen ai.d factory workers in various parts of the Ruhr held meetings to-'ay to determine what arti— ahoald ha taken in vyi. of the latest mores of the forces' of occupation to brttak the passive as sistance of the Germans by the tak ing over of the railroad static.is of I lortmund. Borhum, Heroe. (ielsen kirchea and other nthmrial towns The French now control absolutely all the railroad lines leading into and through the Ruhr by which up to last Sat unlay the Jei marts 'kail been bringing ia food >upplies from unoccupied Germany. The relief worker* in IXnlmund and other places say the food situ ation as serious and they aie anxious ly awaiting the outcome of the cor. troversy. At the meeting today of the Ruhr worker* plans were to over come tht difficult v c watel by the fuol shortage. The wwrker.- claim nrices already have begun te soar. They view the situatiaa with much alarm. Meetings have been arranged for the Ruhr oAcials at B>chum ami Dortsaund to cnsider the ami decide what action to take- whether to co-operate with French or to mo tinue their resistance or try to reach some compromiae. CONGESSIONAL CANDIDATES NOW WORK TOGETHER Political Opponents Dc Not Let This Interfere With Duty Jadge Kerr aad solicitor Ail -brook* are workiag in complete harmony in the Martin county court this week. Thaagh they are strenously opposing each other for the seat ia Congress recently made vacant by the death of Clawde Kitchen of the Second District Both ncn are fine citizens and gentle ■aca of high type and each is giving _val*able service ia their respective apberes. They, however, have caught asaaethmg like a Iwaging for a little Washington city life and both are ii the fight to the end of the wiy The courtesy shown by these gentlemen here this week is aady their usual maamer as Martin county is not it the SIMSII Dialritl it has nothing tc da bat jat to act natural. TO COOK BTINACH Wash «ae peek of spinach very care fully and place an stove in hailing water, into which hns been pot two tsUipaanfula of salt After hotliag 10 * spianch fine and retara it te the fourth**"taop d tato, cook 10 • il lancer and an hat diah. THE ENTE RPRISC LINCMIfK. r'AKiY FROM PLYMUUiH FUMBLtD THtJOB Attempt to Lynch Joe Chesson, Negro, Failed. CUT PHONE UNEs' But Too Late to Serve! Purpose Intended By the Mob Moihiav night a >arge nu: ba ei people drmf ia town about n.idnigbi and -eat a tielegation to the bom*'' of Sheriff Rooer-t-.i ,aid old him I they hai a murderer mat tr.ey ha brought from Bertie countx ior safe keeping here. The Shentf toi l them he would gladly accomodate tnen*. hut thought the;, vert not bringing a prisoner but were after ohe who luul been taken up from Washington county for *iff keeping rp..- rea-h ing the court hou-c the -lienif de mamled that the. prt cot then prison er whereupon they confessed tlieir business was to get Joe the 19 year old negro from Ro|ae-r win. had attempted assault upon Thelma tia> loni of last Satur day. • Sheriff Rolei-un, however, told them the prisoner was not in his jail, .but that he bo n carried away The party finall> dispersed. Tlie telephone lines loaning in from Pl> - mouth were rut by the parly which caused considerable loss to Rw tele phone company. -*»•* Early in the wight Sheriff Rober son hail a touch ofr shout. «hat wus going on in ami aroumi Plymouth aixl the authorities promptly tra -spotted the negro to another pn.-on which was quite fortunate and prevented a lynching. The question of lynching is very serious, but it will coartinue for many moons if such crimes as that attempt ed in this rase are committed The negro will be taken l«ck to PfyiaodtK July Mr. fnr trinhand while feeling is very hirh ui Washington county, there is no» very much prt b ' ability of any further a> temp" at vio lence it is thought. Farmers of northern \\ are mixing honey ami water 4au usi* g the preparation as an anti-freezing agent ia the radiatois of their aulo- I mobiles. Ten pounds of hMO with an equal an->unt of Water will last through the winter and the olution I is effect ive even at a tempei turr a> i low as 2M degrees below aero. A flock of Rocky Mountai'i goats are allowed to roam about the build ings at the naval powder factory at Indian Heel, Maryland The goat devour the dead leaves ai d o her in flamabie rubbish, therirbv protectr v the powder house from lire. One hundred and seventy-Cve brirh young girls from 28 North Caroiii.a counties attended the short couscs held by home demonstration workers in Raleigh last week. Legman and livestock go hand in hand to build ap better soils ami more lasting farm prosperity in Noj/tb'. Carolina. Have you planned for sum mer legumes on that stubble land? Motor vehirle owners and prospec tive owner* are expected to pay ou« at least tf.sflQ.nflO.UQl.) for cars ami trucks this year. EVERY DAY ANU EVERY NIC HI Wife I with new* pa perl—"lt saps here that men grow bald because ol the intense activity nf their bnains " Hubby—"Exactly. And women have no whiskers because of the intense ac tivity *f their china"—Pacific Wood The automotive industry, jnriad ing tires, had an output ia 1922 of $2,725J000J100, according to the Fire atone Tire aaad Rubber wapmy. REV. DARXT TO RE HERE of East Carnlilna. will at the Episcopal church Wcdacsday night at It P. M He wffl also confirm a da«s presented by Dr. Hartley. wl The public is cordially invited. MRS. J. FLORENCE BOWEN. DFAII Mrs. J. Florence Bmta, wife of Mr. W. M. Somen, died Satarday aigfat after a short ißam y Mrs. Bowen was the daughter of Mr. Fraak Bowen. She leave, besides her hast Mil eight children, the oldest H years of rge aad the yaangest ***. iafaat. She was haiied at the home haying ground Sunday afternoon. WILLI AMSTUN. UAITFLN COUNTY. NORTH CAROLINA. TUESDAY. JUNE 19. IJ2X RAILROAD BOARD j CRITICISES THE ! PA. RAILROAD "Unjust And Inconsis tent" In Dealing With Men Chicago, June 17. (By As-» iute ! j Press»—Severely criticizing t. e . en. - aylvaaia .system as unfair, uiij. t .» •! inconsistent in its method of a a»«ng with the shopcraft's union in :in em j |)luye representation election, the I - ititol States railroad labor board to- i day issued its long expected pultlu I ic-buke of an order directing die car rier to recognize the shopcratVs u.ioe. By its refuel to count the bal.ots cast for the shopcrait's unioi> repre sentatives and its refusal to n dd an- ! other election without discrimination | between the union and the company j association. the Pennsy l\ auia . tlu ; board's irhuke states, lepri. u t».e .-hop employes of "essential rights a- i laboring men to which had | declared them entitled." '•|| employe representation mean unj tiling at all." the board Mnles. "j( i signifies the right of a class of em- I idoyes,. through majority action, to .-elect their own t representatives to | negotiate their own shid shrdl hidl inents envering wages and working conditions. This is what t,'o»>giesi" «iii it meant, but the shopemfta so' far have been deprived of this plan, indispiilaue, simple right on tin- IViin- \ Ivania system. . . While pn> fessing its acceptance and ob-ei * ui.ee of this principle of employe sentation, the carrier has set up a system which throttles the majority and establishes tlie representation of a coerced an«V subservient minority." CAREOF YOUR SUMMER PASTURE lil-asses that Wiii Tnriyc In i'his immediate Section Raleigh, June 18.—'"The pa.-lure or Una- giu.-cs, usually lis owner s tie light in the >|ftine uiontti, i ■ Ufcei) to become a severe disappointment ir.e rvmiu"unless e treiuii> haoilieu,' says E. C. Blair, K u . lol tlie S ate College aiu> t>epaitiiient of Agiicullute. fur. ltiair >uu» liiat orchard grass, re itop, ul sihe clover, white clover, aim tellers in that are natives of a cliinatt much cobler than our.-. In ha&ter*. Noith Carolina these grasses will thrive in the 'spimg ami lall." ai.u at Ui«ae tiiues will cany a larte a mount of livestock. iiut in the stun iner gmwAi is retarded, anu in hot «try weather > ea-«-s alio)',ellit-i lu suggesting how these g«ia--»e should be handled during li e Mimnur Mr. lilair says, "If grazed too heavily at this time of the ye&r the pastuit will be permanently tlama* •-•!, oi killed outright. A pasture le-» than one year old is must apt to sutler most in tjns way, since its ro->t is not fully developed. "Of great importance in preserving any pasture is to give it alternate j periods of grazing and rest. |ius is { doubt I y tine if there is a small pas ture for a number of livestock. In such cases a fence should l« built across the pasture dividing it in halve* Kacli half should have two weeks of complete rest while the animals glare tlife other half. If the weather is to*, dry, or the number of animals large, they should be allowed in the pasture for only a short while each day. "Another practice worth following is to (lip the pasture as often as necessary to keep weeds from going to seed. This will tend to make fewe. weeds each >ear; instead of niort as is the case when they are neglected. "The expense of .itartir.g a tame grass pasture can be justified only by the fact that it should last for five years or more. Many a pasture has had a promising start, only to lie los: by improper care during its first sunt rner." BIRTHDAY PICNIC Misa Lucile Hassell celebrated her twelfth birthday by having a picnic at the Big Mill. There were two ears furnished, one by Mrs. Hassell and the other by Mrv Carry Biggs Williams. A short time after the arrival of the crowd lunch was served Which was enjoyed ■such. • • The guests, for the remainder of the afternoon, amused themselves by boating, fishing and swimming. Late in the afternoon the guests returned home wishing Miss Hassell many more happy birthdays f *2 _» Handy information about pro.turii.jr dean cream of good qtnlitjr i» con tained in John Arey*s new folder which *»»■» just been received from the printer. Ask the Agricultural ljr tension Service at Raleigh for a copy of F. 13. BOY SCOUTS ARE PLANNING A TRIP FOR TIUS SUMMER Had "Good Meeting in I Scout Hall Thui-sday Night > ENJOY HINESCREAM Boys Appreciate Ef foils i of Their Scoutmaster Mr. Simon Lilley Thursday night, at tht suit >ni«us of the bugle, blown so "eloquently" by 1 Scou, lhK>kert the loca! Irovu of Be»v I ■ [Scouts of Anii.ica ai*Mnlde.i in their ' beaihgdhrters over Peel's Jewelry store. Scoutmaster Lilley presided ( . over the nnx-inig while Scout Hooker 'acted a* the regular secret in y in the ; absence of the Scribe. Such mutters • of importance as a disci;- ion of th«- sunimeV camp, pitying of dues,- and | r^vrls from various committees were each in turn brought before the nieet | ing. After all such business 'tad l«ei> l caieiully attended to, Sei utmutser prtMluced a large paper Uig, the . t Clients of which lie poured the I table 1 i.eV contents, small ttarer I |.late and tiny tin spouns. were pre j settled to the -eouts Then tlie Scout ' ina-ter, wilti tli.it custom.u v serious I expression on his face, serenely walk- I e>l to the door and out of black depth |o( nowheie, priMlucel a laige yel ow | ice cream freewr, -on which was labeled in large hlaclt • letters "Ilin«* Ice Creadt" A murmur of glee, 'which was quickly silenced by the S. outiu-ister, arose. Tlie fn'eier wa ß plareil in the renter of th» iiM.m a d the scouts gathered about. With all the u-ual ceremony, the canvas cover, the top layer of ice and salt, and last ly the can cover itself were removed A glistening expanse of vanilla ice cream greeted the troop's eyes. An other murmur of elee! With the as sistance of scouts Hoyt, anil Peel', th. Scoutmaster served ice cream to a group of hungry IKIJS. After an half hour of such merriment, the scouts adjourned to nuat gun Thursilay night, June 21.- Kepmted. ... _ 4 BEGIN FORESTRY EXPERIMENTS Will lie-in As Soon as Funds are Available llaleigh, N. C. June 18.—"Cooper ,-tioii of all . foict-s working for the cam- «. North t a'oiina forests Was stiun>l at a ironl conference in Italeigli. Tlie oflei of lir. B. W. Kil gure to |M-I nut the use of the wood land» on loe lira tun hxperimenl St a tion fat ins as aieas tor lorest demur.- siratioiis was accepted by Directoi K. 11. Fiothiiighani ol the Applaclnan Forest Kxpeuuicnt Station. Wuik ol this branch of the L. S. Forest Ser vice will now lie cviended to the dif ferent section.-, of North Carolina in übich tin-se farms uie locate-d as sut.n as funds are available. State Fore lei rJ. S. Holmes promises lira protection | to areas weher experiments ante to M ; made arid to tlio.-e areas where we ' plan to t art intensive management of (Vim foresU and the j marketing of then products, "says H. j M. Curi an Extension Farm Forester lof the State College and Department lof Agriculture. Sir. Curran state- that Mr. Holme.-' j 4Soe is spending of State and ; Federal fumls for lire protection. Michigan spends f ItHJ.ixiO. North Cam line cut 1 1-4 billion l'eet of lumber in 192U, While Michigan cut only 3-d bil lion feet. The forest areas of the two states are about equal, but the value of the timber crops, the time to pro duce them and the ease of protection are all in favor of North Carolina -with proper caie anil protection, our forests will annually bring 10U mil lion dollars westh of new wealth to the State," says Mr Curran. 1 wish to compliment you on splendid assistance you have given the fanners in their campaign for cooper ative marketing: If farmers w. n" read and take heed to the teachings of _ The Progressive Farmer, farm conditions ia the South would present a different outlook. By heeding thr tearhings of diversification I was sav eu from the ordeal of deflation most farmers passed through in 1920-21. K- O. I ail, Victoria, Va. HAPPY MARRIAGKS • » They say people with opposite characterisilcs make the happiest marriages." ° "Yes; th:l'. why I'm looking for a girl with money."—Western Chria fiaa Advocate (Cincinnati). PENDER COMPANY BUY PIGCLY WIGGLE STORES IN VIRGINIA Deal Involved Approxi mately Hundred and Fifty Thousand Norfolk. Va., June IS.—Seventeen P»rrly w 'ggly Stores in Tidewater are aow OWIHSI b> the l>. IVndei j Stores Corporation. Pur chase of the , Piggly Wiggly stores l*.ng announced v ester -lay in N«>rfo«k by* Mr. Pender on hi's return frvm Memphis, whert he dosed the deal, icvoivang appioxi- I mately $' Mt.O"«'. with C irerce Saun- 1 ders. head of th«* l*igjrH" Wiggly Con: i pany. l>.e deal increases i'ne number ] stores operatol b> the 1». P. Stores 1 Compauy to 146. By July 1, wh. . i Norfolk concern actually begins oper ation. it is expected that Mr Pender will h«»>e opened at least three a possibly four a«ktitionad stores, bring 1 inp the total operated by his cum pany to 150. -- • " ■ Fifteen other store* are SCIKNIIIU for openii.g before October Ist, bring ing the total at that tin« to j The INggly Wiggly stores will continue opeiatn>n cn the P.egly . w Itrgly plan under the 1», IV. der management, Mr. Pender annouoc-. i todav Announcing the purchase Mr. Pen der >aid the deal was close«l after ,a series of «onfemict- with Mr. I Saunders at Memphis. The transac tion leaves all the territory of tin counties in which the five cities are ( located free for development by Mr ; Pender of store* operated either on j the Piggly Wiggly plan or the plan at present followed in the operation of D. P. Stores. The Piggly Wiggly plan has oper ated successfully ami in the seven teen stores at least it will lie con tinual. The I>. Pettier Company has sev eral stores in North (Wn.ina of which their Williamston branch is one of the r CROSS ROADS UOCAL, ITEMS Vlufc. hathieeri Uoet>uck spent Satur day with iter aunt* Mi s. 11. 1. ICovhuck. Miss Mamie UuUrf spent Satunlak it aith Miss Marie Kolieisoii. Mr>. V 11. Marine juul Mi->» M.n .n lloiemc liwbcrsuii apent Satunlay ai lei noun in Kobsiaonv die. Miss Vula lueUak spent Satuida> night with Miss lela ICuebutk. Mrs t«. T. KucliUtk .-pent Sunday with her sister. Miss Leome \\ ynia-. Mi l ianro lUsls of Noifolk has arlived to spend a few days with hei gi and moth* r, Mrs. Ilacriiet Mobley. Mrs. Harriet Mobley and sou, Bi> ant aial Misses Helen and Snwiie Taylor ai»l Fiances Itawls spent Sun •lay with Mrs. ti. C. Wynne. llisa Kuth liuebuck spent Sunla> with Miss Minnie Kobeison. Mis. K M. Gurganu* spent thi week-en»l with her sister, Mrs. CKeslt-. Beach. Mr and Mr.-. Oscar Ayers spi--.i Saturilay night with tlie letter's par ents. Mr. Gils Clark and daughU-r, Mis. Pete Wynne were out riding Satunla;. morning. , Mi>s Dora Stalls spent the week with her aunt. Miss Leonie Wynm . Mes.-r. Henry Wynne, H. 1.. It* buck. Miss. Leonie Wynne and Mrs. G. T. Roebuck motored to William ton Suaday afternoon. Mrs. David Stalls atnd children spent Thumlay afternoon near Cross Roads. Miss Helen Taylor spent Satuida. .night with her grand-mother. Mi J Harriet Mobley, Mr. Haywood Wynne -pent Frida;: night with Mr. Gilbert Mobh y. Mr. Gilbert Mobley spent satuida.\ night with Mr. Haywood Wynne. JI'DGR AUSTIN TO SPF.AK AT THE FARM LIFE SCHOOL Judge S. ■F. Austin of Nashville will speak at the Farm Life School in (iHfta"s township Friday night Jane S at 8:1& It Is a real treat te hear this man. Go and take all the family along. SUB9CXUE TO KNTEKPIUSE JUNE TERM OF COURT CONVENED j HERE YESTERDAY i v Work Begun With In terest of i üblie At Heart i «. Jli (. AlShb \\ hiskey C ases Are In The Foreiront in Number I ll.e Juno term of Martin countx j I iL,n'ni i l'i uu ruilvi'neii at 12 u"-! ■ clock Moima .. Ju ge John 11 lan «i j I ai'lt'M l»H II!*. i>lUCi. ,na joliotot j j lv. >■. Ai.st>iook I ' i ii*r wv.e draw a ! ■ lu «-■*> ii"- fc.a...i jaiy: j j V.". M. i-'iSij, Jivepti M. Sty iva, J K. C i.gliuin, J. I It! ii. i t*:®, ?» A. harsnili, t»- it-weti. i i ivi. ii i V» y tine; I', li Uavenport. 1 t- * Ui ■ • "*. Vl : 1• i tiiltl, J. *l. - son, J. .s. A;,.-is, t . 1.. Curkin, Kobt. (innu>, j. a. I'wui'il, 'viritliis. ami \.. ilaii.s J 1. I!lm»naiv:i «a seiwtii iurcman ! The judgv*.« cliaitv u> ine i.ian.i Ji.ix wa.s a dc|ianurv iiom the or«it ' nai > ciiarcf on lighting hihl sti'aliriK i ai:l the common iruncs will> w in. Ii »«. j so often liave to deal. it wa-, iiow- I ever, a plea for tilt' higher and i»'t tor things in life, tin l that ban ish crime. I iiat lining in ntan mat will cause his iiioii to haw moic peace and prosperity, that feel ing that will cause us to abstain from hurting the peison or piopertj of our neighbor. It would JH4 l>e SO haul to enforce even the li«|Uor. laws if it wa». «««.i for the mortiiil ln|Uoi; appetite of the people, many of whutn will -el! ai«> thing, apparently then Soul lot a drink. The summing up of tiie wurlii troubles now and in all the past ua.. well defined by the judge us ieinc the one thing selfishness. It has de st roved nations ami individuals, few there have been who could lesist tl.e ptemtaUuii of piet*UK ami of The statement U»at I Vmocracv w..- t>ri trial. *uv rather new to some j iv ho seem to think «>ur great Ameri ' c.i is beyond tae pale of dangt-r. However the Judge i|iiote«l l*lato. i Cicero ami Jefferson all of whom a«l --, nutted llic ih"«I for a domorcracy, but who ikuliUil the pev»pltji'_ iil'ilit* i. I inaiiitaih it. Wfcreoa -tatol lh.it if | alt people are utlicientlv trainetl tlia" * they cannot IN- exploited, thai a Defno cratie government can lan i. 'I lie law of l«u' suppoiU-d by effic> e.itcy couhl withstand tin- ravage i of selfishness anl greed. ! AITKNOKII KARVt \ I'll 11. \ I 111 I CONVENTION AT KINSION | Mrs. J || |J M-, Mi's. I* li. Itiown. Misses I>aisy V\ ynn and Margaret Hveiett, Messrs. James E. Il.irn*ll. \V. 111. Hariell siml Raymond |i. Taylor attended the State Convention of tie Itai ara I'ln Lit Ilea *;it k inslon last ««k. They report a most enjoyable visit ami ale much plea-ed l»y t|»- 'work l»eing done I• y the voting peo pie T uf Hi* rtatt 11... niMlinK vva« held in the 1J..0 list, M thodist and Chi" Hian churches Niliet> even put cent of the in;!k goiiiK into Cinrinnati «lail> i cjriiel bv motor trucks i , '* BILL BOOSTER SAYS . I m > ttU IOOtT(ftS C«UO OAM FOfl tVKS XDWU.fAfcT. LMT AMD AU. IMC TlKAfe * occfcuae ntiiM MOMC,- otcAusc rt AFFOAD* MB A. uvnua: SE.CAO&E MN FRtCMOS INtWtf. I Mini MttftOUiia Its BUMCSS FIRMS, fcuPPOftr ret utonxv>- -txouw AMD ocrmuo u from -tua VCMOCKCRS. \KM A Boo&tca 1 . Ui&M ou) . THE ' BEST ADVERTISING ■HUM FOR THIS SECTION WILL BE FOI.ND IN THE ENTERPRISE. ESTABLISHED ltM BERTIE COUNTY WILL DECIDE SCHOOL TAX Will Vote On Question of Lentrthening Term To Eight Months Windsor. June 14.—A -pcciai cami ly-wnle school tax election will be held to the various t won ships of l : '-rt c county- July 3 Jo' determine whether the public and high schools *f the county will be permanently Win on an eight-months basis in the future, or on the present six months teim system. The work of consolidating the rural schools of the county is being pushed forward, and accordinir to the report of H. U. Earley, county superinten dent of public instruction, the com pletion of the consolidation of prac tH-ally every rural district in the county may be ronfi. lent I y expetel in the m \t two yearn. Superintendent Earley says that the progress in edu cation in Irt te county 111 the past | t \ears i very gratifying 1 to the county school I .oar. I in the light of actual work accomplished ar..l in effici ent ilevMopmei.t of the school- in (telle ■ al. I he iwai.l of county commissioners !ol i art i.' county has of ted revvards . | i information as to the idenity of ! li.e |H*rs*.iis who recently destroyed I'kl t.ppine vats, operated at cour.- ( t> e\pen;«». in various parts of the county. Many of the vats were re-- pla. >i this year, having been similar ly de troved 1 a>l ve.ir. ami the authon ties have annouiM*eil their intention of followt'iig up the dynamiters.* K. G. uwh, |K»stal ii.sjiector from Kocky Mount, was in Windsor Mon day, June 11, for the purpose of in | vestigating the proposed change in , the mail system f rom this postoflice. ; It wa. reccoiiimeiMletl that Route Xo. ,4 be abolished entirely, anb>served ; frviiii the Williamston pot office in th* future and tliat the star route from Windsor to Aulander be abol ished, substituting a route from Wil i bamston to Windsor instead. Much discussion ha resulted from the pro posed change, an.l the citizen.-, of i V\ inilsor are prtpai ing a petition ask ing that the present system be main jfcdtttd. > A *rrd|al tubrmtlo^ j clinic has been in progress all this week in WinilsoV I)r. Spniill, spe cialist from Raleiph, has been in charge. The clinic was brought to Windsor through the efforts of Dr. J H Smith, health officer of |seiTie , county. A large percentage of »he | people of Windsor and surroun>linsr teriitorv hare taken advantage of the free dime. l " TOBACCO FARMEI{S ;AIN .">36,000,000 Over lil0,(HH) Tobacct) Coops Oi Kanized to Market Crop The first year of cooperative mai k.-ung ha.- resultetl in an increased payment of to tobacco -growers of \ nginia anil North Caro ' lina alone. j According to the recent report of i the I'eileral la v e (U ar.l, there was .a 4.i per cent, increase in the average , price |«i hundred pounds for bright 'tobacco in Virginia where the grow- J i-rs receiveil for their cri^t j this past season as compared with in Final returns for the North Carolina growers were j approximately JT6,(»iO,iKltl, an increase jof iIIi.IKNMWO over the preceding year, acconling to the Fevleral Re serve ISoard's statement. In spite of a decrease of over 84,- • ■ini.KiU pounds in the exports of j I niled States tobacco to foreign coun tries, reported by ihe Department of | Commerce, and in spite of increased | production in Virginia ami North Caro I In. a. the first season on which to- I baceo growers of this section have I organized for marketing their crop I has resulted in raising the price o tlieir prtHluct at practically all points in the tobacco areas. With 240.000 fanners now ni&rket | ing over >oo,(-4J0,00© pounds of tob®c 'co through their cooperative assori i ations, the planters of Kentucky. Indi ana, Ohio and Tennessee have also ' experienced the benefit of a steady | rise in prices. From present indica ! tions organized tobacco fanners of j America will market more than a | half of the total crop of the United j States during the seoson of 1923. The benefits of cooperative market > ing to the farmers of Sooth Carolina were described by the Commii rionor of Agriculture for that state in ki* annual report as follows: "While the 1922 crop of tobacco was practically ' as large as that of 1921 and the qualr- I ty was no better, the price wan nearly 100 per cent higher. The result mi ! cooperation." - - -fcc ;
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