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VOLUME XXXI—NUMBER 40 *
PEANUT TARIFF
HEARING BEING
HELD IN CAPITAL
Growers and Business Men
Ask Tariff Commission
To Raise Duty
SEVERAL FROM HERE
Meeting I* Being Held in Washing
ton, D. C. Teday; Fight Led by
Grower# Association
The cause of the Southern farmer
was advanced by hundreds of business
and professional men, as well as farm
ers themselves this morning when they
assembled in Washington, D. C„ to
demand an increase in the tariff on
peanuts. Led by the Peanut Growers
Association, people from all over the
peanut sections left for Washington
Sunday and yesterday to be at the
hearing before the United States Tar
iff Commission this morning.
For two year* or more the raiser*
of the lowly goober have pleaded for
an increase in the tariff on the pea
nut, but their pleas have been of no
marked effect. And while there has
been nothing learned relating to the
outcome of the meeting this morning,
the road for protection was probably
prepared, and if it wasn't the cause of
the farmer has undoubtedly been
turned down again.
Should the facts given at the hear
ing meet with approval of the Tariff
Commission, favorable recommenda
tions will be made to the President,
who has the power to . declare a tar
iff in order provided it is not over 50
per cent of the tariff then in effect.
Sponsored by the Peanut Growers
Association, a meeting of business men
and peanut growers was held in Nor
folk the 26th of last month. There
the 'Virginia and Spanish Peanut Tar
iff Association' was organised, and it
was through In at body that the cause
is being presented before the Tariff
Commission this morning.
Several months ago, the Peanut
Growers Association filed a petition
with the Tariff Commission, asking for
a SO per cent increase in the duty on
peanuts. The commission investigat
ed the costs of the production of pea
nuts in the United States and foreign
countries and called a hearing for this
morning.
This is probably one of the most
important movements that has ever
been inaugurated affecting the peanut
gcowing sections of the United States,
and in answer to its call, hundreds of
busineM and professional men and
farmers have answered. .Several peo
ple left here yesterday and attended
the hearing today.
The officers of the organisation pre
senting the case this morning are as
follows: Chairman, Charty J. Shields,
of Scotland Neck; secretary, S. M
Lawreace, Suffolk.
Those who presented the case at tlie
hearing this morning include: P. D.
Bain, American Peanut Corporation,
Norfolk, Va.; Roger I. Beale, Frank
lin Peanut Co. Franklin, Va.; L. Kivers
Worsbam, manager of the Peanut
Growers Association, Norfolk; and
Charfes J. Fields, farmer, of Scotland
Neck. '
Many local people contributed to a
fund that was used in prosecuting the
case, and it is with anxious purport
that the people of this section await
the outcome of the hearing.
Race Program tor Fair
To Be Good As Ever
With Mr. W. L. McDonald serving
as race secretary for the Roanoke
fair again this year, Another splendid
program ia expected. Mr. A. E.
Leathermun, of Philadelphia, will
start the races this year. These two
men are track enthuiasts, and they
will «m that the beat horr.es in the
country are entered in the races
here.
TOm program has just been an
nounced by the association, and ap
proximately $3,000 make up the
puraaa. rr— .
STRANH
THEATRE |
WEDNESDAY
TOM MIX
'HORSEMAN OF
PLAINS'
Alao
2 - REEL COMEDY
And Serial
I"The Jungle Goddess"
FREE "TICKET
FOR SHOW FRIDAY
i
THE ENTERPRISE
WILL ABANDON
HALF HOLIDAY
Tried It For First Time
Last Week; Several
Objections
After trying out a half-day holi
day schedule each week for the first
time tore last Wednesday, several of
the merchants stated yesterday that
they do not plan to close their stores
tomorrow afternoon, in accordance
with the petition circulated several
days ago.
The first objection advanced was
when the petition circulated was not
signed by all. Others claimed that
while practically all the front doors
were closed, many of the rear doors
were left open. It was generally
i.greed that it was all right to open
one's store for a few minutes to wait
on a customer who had come in from
Mie country. In defense of this, the
merchants stated that the afternoon
holiday had not been established in
the minds of all, and that after a
few closings, there would be very
few cases where special calls would
make it necessary to open the indi
vidual store a few minutes.
Just what action the store owners
wjll follow tomorrow afternoon is
not definitely known, but it is the be
l'tf that if one or two hold j their
doors open, all of the others will do
likewise.,
NARROWLY MISS
GOING IN RIVER
Young People From Wind
sor Barely Miss Going
Into Open Draw
Messrs. Peck White and Bill Pow
ell and Misses Cecelia Bell, Catherine
Fox, and Edla Best, all of Windsor,
narrowly escaped- death when they
missed by a very few seconds run
ning thfir car into Koanoke River here
last Friday night about 10:30 o'clock.
Driving the car, a new Nash, belong
ing to Mr. G. C. White, of Windsor,
Bill Powell failed to see the red light
hanging in the middle of the bridge
and drove through the safety gate.
Realizing the danger of an open draw,
the driver turned his car to the left
and knocked one of the big coacrete
corner posts and several guard rails
off. The tender had just pulled the
bridge back into its useful position but
had not locked it when the car rolled
on, where a few minutes was
an open passage into the muddy wa
tei 20 feet below.
The occupants escaped injury and
the car was damaged to a very small
extent. «
Senior Epworth League
Holds Annual Election
At • recent meeting of the Senior
K|)worth Ix-ugue of the local Metho
dist church, officers for the coming
year were elected.
The league has just completed a
very successful year, its success be
int especially evident in that it was
pronounced 100 per cent at the
Louisburg assembly, at which the
league was represented. The present
aim is to enlarge the membership,
render interacting and worthwhile
programs, and retain the 100 per
cent standard.
The officers for the coming year:
Mrs. J. E. Harrison, president;
Mrs. W. H. Booker, vice president;
Mias Helen B. Sumner, secretary
treasurer; Miss Mary Leggett, social
service rep&rtment; Miss Sue Leg
gett, devotional department; Miss
Grace Page, literary department;
Mias Juila Ward, missions depart
ment; Martha Leggett, era agent
Would-Be Suicide Gives
Birth To Her 10th Child
Wa»hington»- N. C., July 14.—Less
than fowlfours aftef Mrs. John Har
ris, mother of nine children, had been
rescued from an attempted auicide by
jumping in a ditch on Third and Har
vey Street, she gave birth to a child.
When she was revived by physicians
she seemed in a dazed condition and
did not realice what she had done .
Club Girls Return From
Ten Days' Camping Trip
Thirty-five Martin County Club
girls returned home today from a
ten days' stay at Camp Leach. Miss
Lora K. Sleeper, home agent, under
whose supervision, the girla went to
camp reports a splendid trip. Miss
Sleeper was assisted by Mrs. J. E.
Harrison, of this place, and Miaa
Be mice House, of Parmele.
Two-Year-Old Oirl
Dies in Bear Grass
little Christine, the two year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claude
Whitehurat died laat Thursday, fol
lowing a week'* illness of colitis.
The funeral service* were held at
the home and iqjerment waa made in
the Cowing cemetery at Bear Grass.
Elders Jno. -N. Rogerson and B. S. i
Cowing conducted the sarvieea.
Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, July 17,1928
SUMMER SCHOOL
AT OAK CITY TO
END WEDNESDAY
Students Who Did Not At
tend Summer Course May
Take Examinations
EXAMS" WEDNESDAY
Superintendent Ainsley Announces
That All Taking Examination
Will Be Given Credit
The summer course in the Oak City
school will be completed tomorrow
when the pupils take their final exami
natin, it was stated yesterday by Pro
fessor H. M. Ainsley, who has given
the instruction during the past six
weeks. Besides the regular pupils tak
ing work in the summer school there.
Professor Ainsley states that those
students in the district who hold con
ditional promotion cards and who were
not able to attend the summer course,
will be given credit for work done
di'ring the examination. All pupils in
that district desiring to take the exam
ination should meet at the school build
ing tomorrow, July 18, at 1 o'clock,
with regular examination paper and
pencilst .
The professor stated yesterday that
the school had kept him busy practi
carry all the summer, but seeing the
handicap that many pupils were un
der, he arranged the school and of
fered instruction in algebra, literature,
and English grammar. In many cases
the work wilj prevent the loss of a
year, Mr. Ainsley pointed out, and as
a whole the school has been a decid
ed success.
COMPLETE HIGH
SCHOOL FACULTY
Two Vacancies Remain in
Faculty of Elementary
School
With the election % of Mr. L. C.
Thornton and his contract acceptance,
the faculty for the high school here
for the coming term was made com
plete last week, according to Principal
fc. H. Davis. Mr. Thornton, who wilt
teach sconce and history in the
school, is a graduate of the University
of North Carolina, having won honors
there in his chosen studies.
All teachers for the 1928-2 V session
have been elected and contracts filed
with the caption of two grades, one
for a section in the seventh grade and
another for a section in the second
grade. * Teachers for the two grade
sections will be appointed within a
short time, Mr. Davis stated.
"Honeymoon Hiker"
Loses $4,000 Bracelet
Mrs. Frederick B. Johnson, wife of
the hei rto the Palmolive Soap for
tune, and who hiked through William
ston the early part of this year with
Iter husband on their honeymoon, lost
a $4,000 bracelet in New York last
week. She advertised for the brace
let, and the finder, a taxi driver, cart
ried it to her apartment after a threat
ening telephone call. After the tele
phone message Mrs. Johnson provided
herself with an unloaded revolver be
longing to her husband, and when the
chauffeur appeared and made advances
to her she flourished the gun. He
wrested it from her and pressing it
against her side, pulled the trigger
twice. When the man found the gun
was empty, he fled, carrying the ex
pensive bracelet with him.
Infant of Mr. and Mrs. Eli
L. Williams Dies Monday
At the home of to parents in
Cross Roads township, Emma Wil
liams, infant of Mr. and Mra. Eli L.
Wiiliams, died last Monday and was
buried at the family" cemetery on
Tuesday.
The child was ill only a few days,
dying with colitis.
Pig Near Jamesville Born
With Only Two Legs
Mr. Clarence Wallace, of Jamea
ville, haa a month-old pig with only
' two The animal ia apparently
normal in every way except it haa
only two legs, located at the front
oi the body.
Profeaaor W. T. Overby, head of
the agricultural department in the
Jameaville school, says the pig if
healihy and all right, that It can
move about with ease. Ita weight it.
about the same aa that of the litter
nates. |
t Aunt of Mr. Cunningham
i Dies at Home in Pineville
Mrs. O. W. Tott, an aunt of Mr.
K. P. Cunningham, died at her home
I in Pineville early yesterday mom
' log. Mrs. Rena Cunningham, a sister,
left with her son* yesterday for
Piaeviiie, where interment will b"
n ade tomorrow.
YOUNG NEGRO
DROWNS SUNDAY
17-Year-Old Boy Loses Life
In Creek Near Here;
Recover Body
Thurman Williams, 17-year-old col
ored boy, met with an untimely death
Sunday afternoon while swimming in
the Sweeten Water Creek, near here.
His death was the second in the fam
ily in the past two weeks, the boy's
father, Austin Williams, having died
two weeks ago.
Leaving home shortly after dinner
with a special request from his mother
to stay away from the creek, the boy,
with two others younger than he, went
directly to the stream. Wearing his
hathing suit under his clothes, he un
dressed and plunged into the water,
and before his friends realized his
'danger, the boy went down a third
time. Frightened badly, the two boys
left the scene and ran for help, and
after a three-hours search, the lifeless
body was removed from the water.
During the search, both white and
colored men lent their assistance, but
their efforts were greatly retarded by
the water'depth and the swiftness of
the current. Before the body was
found, the town's colored populace in
its entirety, excepting possibly a few,
had gathered at the new highway
bridge, the place where the boy was
last seen before he met his death.
The body was prepared and burial
will be made today.
During the past three years, the boy
had worked for, Sam Faulk, ice dealer
here, and was known as a hard-work
ing and reliable employee.
OLD JAIL TAKEN
OVER BY SCOUTS
Boys Clean Up Building
And Will Use It For
Headquarters
Last week the local boy scouts
moved into the old jail, tne second
story of which they will use as Hoy
Scout headquarters until they build
their shack in Jhe near future.
The boys are greatly pleased with
their temporary quarters and since
they have given the upstairs rooms
a thorough cleaning, the old jail
looks surprisingly well.v It was cir
culated that the building had been
condemned by the State authorities.
This was true, but only in so far as
the buildinig served for incarcerat
ing prisoners. From that standpoint,
it did not meet the State require
ments, but as »/building, it is per
fectly safe.
The county has leased the proper
ty to the Woman's club to be UHcd in
connecion wih is park and swimming
pool which the club is planning to
build in the next year. The scouts are
going to aid the club in the under
taking by cleaning and renovating
the whole building.
Martin County Inwardly
Dry According to Reports
According to reports current in
this section, Martin county is not so
very wet, certuinly not as much so
as many people say it is. One man,
ripe in experience, could only find
half a gallon after a diligent search
of fifty mile.*:. And it is reported
that parties are unusually sober
these days, that the song, "How Dry
I Am," is being sung with all truth
fulness.
It is understood that practically
all the dealers in this section are
busy with ■ their crops and only
those engaged in foreign trade are
caring for the trade.
Organize Community
Sing for Williamston
The junior club girls here, under
the leadership of Mrs. A. R. Dunning
and Mrs. W. C. Manning, jr., have
organized • community sing for the
town.
The club held its first practice last
night in the Woman's Club rooms.
While only members of the club at
tended last night, a cordial invita
tion is extended to all the young peo
ple to join in. .
The next sing will be on Thurs
day night of next week at 8:16.
Cats Collide Qn Main
Street; No One Hurt
Two cars, a Ford and an Oldimo
bile, collided on Main Street here last
Saturday afternoon. The Ford, driv
en by Miss Lucille Hastell, was turn
ing at the curve at Reuben Speller's
and hit the Oldsmobile driven by a
Mr. White, of Greenville. No one
was injured.
While it looked to be badly dam
aged, the Greenville car wis driven
off under it* own power, but the Ford
with its front end sma*hed, had to
be pulled to the garage.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Daniel leturn
ed Sunday from Florida where they
visited Mr. Daniel's father for sev
eral days. _ I"
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NINE MORE ARE
TAKEN FROM ICE
BY RUSSIAN SHIP
Completes Rescue of All
Known Survivors of
Italia Expedition
12 ARE STILL MISSING
Ruasian Ice Breaker Returning to
Port To Refuel and Search for
The Twelve Believed Dead
Moscow, July 16.—The tragedy
which ended the last voyage of the
dirigible Italia was virtually liquidated
today as far as the living are concerned
when nine lives jeapordized in the
search for survivors of the Italia were
saved by the Russian ice-breaker
Krassin.
The Krassin, taking aboard Soviet
Aviator Chukhnovsky and four com
panions stranded since July 12, and
a Nerwegian searcher and three Al
pine chasseurs, was steaming for Ad
vent Bay tonight to refuel. Then it
will continue its search for 12 men
believed to have perished long ago—
six Italians blown away in the hulk
o.i the Italia when it crashed and Raold
Amundsen and five companions, who
hi-ve not been heard from since they
left Tromsoe June 18 to search for
General Umberto Nobile and his crew
of the Italia.
Two of the men who left in the
Italia were left dead on the ice—Dr.
Finn Malmgren, Swedish scientist, fend
Vincenz Pomella, engineer of the
Italia, who died in the crash. \
Capt. ICinar-Paal Lundborg brought
General Nobile and his dog away from
a precarious encampment on the ice
several days ago. The Krassin, which
for weeks pushed its way stubbornly
from Leningrad to the scene of the
disaster, saved four of Nobile's com
panions and picked up two others who
had accompanied Malmgren on a trek
to laud.
The Swedish government, with re
ports at hand from Malnigrcn's Com
panions that he had been Teff at his
own request to die on an ice floe with
in sight of laud, today was preparing
to send airplanes to find his body and
bring it home for burial.
SNEAK THIEF
SACKS HOME
H. D. Harrison's Home En
tered and Ransacked
Yesterday .
Yesterday, between nine o'clock in
♦he morning and three o'clock in the
afternoon, a thief enteral the home
of Mr. H. D. Hurrison on Hassell
rtreet, searched practically every
room and left .jyith clothes, a pistol
and thirty-Bcven silver dollars.
With all the members of the fam
ily away, the thief entered a back
window. He removed his shoes and
made for the trunks and dressor
drawers. While he left untouched all
women's wearing apparel, the thief
put on a pair of Ira Harrison's shoes
and took several several neckties.
The robber left his old shoes, a tan
(air that had been practically worn
out. Ira who was rooming with his
brother, also lost the thirty-seven
eilver dollars, and had his trunk
lock almost torn off when the thief
prized it open.
Mr. Harrison has no clue as to
who the bold thief is.
Grounds Are Leased
For Washington Fair
Washington, N. C., July 14.—The
grounds'for the annual Beaufort Coun
ty Fair were leased Thursday by the
Heaufort County Agricultural Fair As
sociation. '
The fair ground* are located at the
cornei| of Fifth- Street and Hackney
Avenpe close to the city and within
of the entire county. The
work of fencing in the area to be used
for the fair began Friday. This space
is I,OX) feet by 600 feet.
When the fair is not in progress the
giounds will be offered for rent for
ball games, carnivals, circuses, and
other outdoor events.,
The Beaufort County Agricultural
Fair Association waa organized by the
Beaufort County Post of the Ameri
can I.egion. While the fair is con
sidered an American Legion activity,
it was necessary to comply with the
law to form a separate corporation.
This year's fair is expected to exceed
in size and interest any of the pre
vious exhibitions.
Daniel Peel Hurt in
Automobile Accident
JMt. Daniel Peel, brother of Mr.
Abrarn Peel, of this place, ia in a
Greenville hospital as a result of in
juries received in an automobile ac
cident on the Greenville-Washington
highway last night. The extent of
the man's injuries and the details of
the wrack could not be learned at
noon today.
CARS TORN UP
IN COLLISION
Several Slightly Hurt When
Ford and Chevrolet
Meet Head-On
A Chevrolet touring car belonging
f to Mr. C. O. Godard and a Ford tour
ing car belonging to a Greenville ne
gro were completely torn up Sunday
afternoon when they ran together just
beyond the Sweeten Water Creek
bridge on the Jamesville road. No one
was badly hurt in the wreck, but sev
etal of the occupants in the Ford
were cut about the face.
According to indirect reports, the ra
dius rod on the Ford tore from its
hold and making it impossible for the
driver to handle it he ran too far to
the wrong side of the road and hit
the Chevrolet car. It was also re-
ported that butli cars were going at a
rapid rate of speed when they smashed
one into the other.-
Managers of the Chevrolet garage
here stated yesterday afternoon that
the Chevrolet car was the most com
plete wreck they had ever seen and
that it would take afound S2OO to re
pair it. Thfc damage to the Ford is
so great that the garagemen state it
would be foolish to attempt to repair
the car.
3 COUPLES WED
HERE SATURDAY
Dan Cupid Begins Making
Up For Last Month's
, Sorry Record
Dan Cupid' failed miserably in his
work in.tkis county last month, and it
was beginning to look as if he was
going to ttiark up a failure on his list
this monthl but last Saturday J. Sam
Getsiuger, yegister of deeds, issued
three licenses and that many couples
were married here that day. 'l'he wed
dings were not at all elaborate; there
was to decorate, and there
were hardly enough witnesses to sign
the contract.
Justice of the Peace Asa T. Craw
ford tied two of the knots, and J. L.
Hassell, another justice of the peace,
performed a ceremony. Joe H. Lilley
and Miss Annie Gray Wynne and
Kennie Lee Lewis and Miss Irene
Wynn, a sister to Miss Annie Gray,
were married by Mr. Crawford in his
office about 8 o'clock. James Bowen
and Miss Nora Swain were married in
the register of deeds' office by Mr. J.
L. Hassell with a large number of wit
nesses hearing the ceremony.
The several contracting parties are
residents of the county.
EXPLAINS AIM
OF DRY TICKET
Says Ticket Represents a
Protest Against Lax
• Enforcement
Washington, D. C., July 14.—The
'Prohibition Party's 'presidential ticket
was described today by the vice pres
idential nominee, James A. Fdgerton,
of Fort Lyon, Va". as representing a
protest against lax law enforcement.
Returning from Chicago, where he
was named running mate for William
F. Varney, of Kockville Centre, N. Y.
Mr. Edgt-rton said the ticket 'will be
gladly withdrawn whenever we are
convinced that the cause will be de
fended and the law strengthened and
adequately enforced.'
He added tha* the Prohibition ticket
also opposed 'the threat to soft-pedal
the issue by at leatit one major party,'
and tlrat 'we are taking care that there
shall be no division of the dry vote.'
11 Acres Wheat Grown
In County This Year
According to the. farm census report
in the hands of the tax supervisor here,
there were 11 acres of wheat planted
in this county this year. Bear Grass
planted 5, Cross koads 1, Kobersou
ville 4, and Goose Nest 1 acre.
Last year there were 26 acres plant
ed to wheat, and the year before there
were 48 acres. The total value of the
1927 crop in this county was $515, ac
cording to figures advanced by Farm
ForCtaster, a bulletin issued by the
North Carolina Department of Agri-'
culture.
To Be No Meeting ot
Kiwanis Tomorrow
The Kiwanis Club will not hold its
regular luncheon tomorrow, it was an
nounced by the club's president, May>
or R. L. Coburn, yesterday. The meet
ing for the day was called off in view
of the fact that many of the members
are planning to go to Coleraine for
the union Sunday school picnic, and
that being true the meeting would in
terfere with plans of those who serve
the luncheon as well as crowd the
plans of the club's meinDers.
Mr. G. D. Taylor, of Everetts, was
a business visitor here yesterday.-
Advertiser! Will Find Oar CoL
umiM a Latchkey to Ow 1,600
Home* of Martin County
ESTABLISHED 18M
SUNDAY - SCHOOL
PICNIC WILL BE
HELD TOMORROW
Union Picnic Committee
Changes Time of
Departure
LEAVE HERE AT 1:30
Change la Made From 10:30 In Order
To Secure Larger Attendance;
Go To Coleraine
w SvP?" ,lle s «K«e*tiot» made by many
tbe church people, the "Committee
in charge decided to change the time
of leaving for the union piciifc at Cole
raine from the morning until
I .W) in the aft«rtVoon. The change in
time, the committee pointed out, will
make it possible for a larger—number
u> attend ihe picnic who otherwise
could not get away in time.
A meeting of the committee was
called last night when it was decided
to change the hour. The plans ad
vanced by the committee in the meet
ing will have the members n( the vari
ous Sunday schools meet at the school
building at I*3o, drive to Coleraine,
enjoy swimming until about 5 o'clock
when cKnner will !>(;.,Jierved, tlie par
ties rHurhing home shortly after
wards.
"1 he postponement of the picnic until
anothc rday was Considered by sever
al. hut. after reviewing the situation,
it was decided by the committee that
tomorrow afternoon would be the most
appropriate time, and that the change
in the hours would make it possible for
practically every one to get off.
OAK CITY SCHOOL
TO OPEN SEPT. 3
Faculty for Whole School
Has Almost Been
Completed
\ acation days for the lads and las
sies in this county are fast fading,
Professor H. M. Ainsley having an
nounced yesterday that the Oak City
schools will open the IY2B-29 term on
Monday, September 3. The early open
ing, the principal explained, makes
possible a closing in April, which is
decidedly better for the farming peo
ple having children in the school.
VVith the exception of _one or two
vacancies, the faculty for the school
there is complete. Teachers for the
two positions, orte in the fourth, and
another in the lower first, yet unfilled,
have been appointed, but no definite
acceptance has been made, the princi
pal stated. Mr. Ainsley will be assist
ed in the high school department by
Mr. H. B. Russell, of Granite Falls.
Mr. Kussell will teaclr history and
science. Miss Myrtle Zetterow'er, of
Ga., will teach French and
English in the high school. Miss Ilia
Bishop, of Jacksonville, will head the
home economics departitttnt; and Miss
Ka> Heath, of Grifton.fwill be in
charge of the music department. Pu
pils in the seventh grade will have Miss
Julia Holloway, of Georgia, for their
teacher. Teachers in the grammar and
primary grades include Miss Annie
VVoodfey, of Creswell, sixth., grade;
Miss Mamie Whitley, of Faison, fifth
grade; Mrs. Bell, of Scotland Neck,
third grade; Miss Alice Mallard,
Teacheys, second grade; Miss. Leona
NcwtuiL first grade.
RAIN HOLDS UP
WORK ON ROAD
Detour to Chowan Bridge
At Eden House Is Also
In Bad Shape
Windsor,. July 14.—The rainy weath
er for the past few days has seriously
impeded work on hard surfacing the
State highway from Windsor to Chow
an bridge, and has also caused the de
tour that is being used to be cut up
very badly. However, road forces are
doing all that can well I>e done to
keep the road used as a detour in con
dition so that the public may get over
it without difficulty, and the bad places
are soon repaired. It is hard to know
just when the work will be finished on
the road, but it is estimated that it will
Require from six to seven weeks to
complete it and allow it to be opened
for use.
Child Smothered To
Death By Another
Friday afternoon while the mother
was assisting in the housing of to
bacco the youngest child of Mr. and
Mrs. Jesse Mobley was smothered
to death by an older child while both
were slpeeing. When Mra. Mobley
returned to the house she found the
4 year old child stretched across the
younger one. The older child was
still sleeping wheh the mother found
the baby dead.
Mr. Mobley ia a tenant farmer an
the J. H. Purvis plantation, neat
Hamilton.