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THE ENTERPRISE
VOLUME XLV?NUMBER 23 WiUitmston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, June 8/1934 ESTABLISHED 1898
LOCALS START BY
WINNING THREEI
OUT OF 4 GAMES1
Martina Tied With Three
Teams for First Place
In Albemarle League
Winning thrc eof its four games so
far this week, WiUiamston'a baseball |
club is now tied with Plymouth and ,
Elizabeth City for top honors in the (
Albemarle League.
The Martins lost their first game
of the season at Plymouth by a 9 to ,
7 count last Tuesday afternoon after :
leading up to the latter part of the <
game. Gardner and liaddy wotked .
on the mound for the Martins, Cad
dy getting the loss. Plymouth made
seven runs in the eighth.
One of tne high spots in the sea- 1
son's play was the game here last |
Wednesday afternoon when Cherry j
pitched stellar ball for 12 innings to i
register a 3 to 2 victory. Cherry at- ,
lowed only three hits, one of them
a fluke. Brake proved highly effect- j
ive at the bat, when he delivered in j
the twelfth to bat in the winning run.
Yesterday the Martins defeated Ed
enton by a count of 8 to 4 to take the
two-game series with the Colonials.
"Gaddy, Kugler, and Herring pitched
for Williamston, with Whitley and
Latham receiving. The Martins went
on a hitting escapade and garnered
13 hits off Hoens and Richards, led
?by Brake, who had a perfect day with
three out of three, and Earp, who
collected three singles. Gaylord Uz
zle and Peters collected two hits each,
"Frosty" batting in three runs. Gad
dy got credit for the win.
Box score of Thursday's game at
Edentoii (boxes for other games on
back page):
THURSDAY'S GAME
Williamston AB R H PO A E
Earp. ss 6 1 3 2 5 2
Gaylord, If . "4 0 2 2 0 0
Goodmon, cf 5 2 0 2 0 O'i
Brake, rf 3 3 3 I 0 Ol,
Brogden, lb 4 0 19 10
Uzzle, 3h 5 0 1110
Peters, 2b 4 0 2 2 3 1
Whitley, c 3 0 0 4 0 0 1
Latham, c 2 0 0 3 0 0
Caddy, p 3 0 0 I 1 0
Kugler, p 10 10 0 0
Herring, p . 0 0?0 0 0 0 1
Totals 41 6 13 27 11 3 !
Edenton AB R H PO A E '
J. Webb, -ti fi.-O?4?l Q Q
Gerock, lb * 4 0 0 10 2 0 1
Suttenfield, c 4 1 2 4 2 0
I-eary, ss 5 1 1 4 4 21
C. Webb, If 4 0 110 1'
Richards, 3b-p 4 0 i 2 2 0'
Par tin, 2b ?2?1?1?3 3 1
Cates, cf 1 0 0 1 0 0,
Weldon, cf 2 0 0 0 0 1
Hoens, p 2 10 1 101
Lassiter, 3b 1 0 0 0 3
Totals 32 4 7 27 17 ~5 '
Score by innings: R,
Williamston 301 010 200?8l
Edenton 002 002 000?4
Summary: Runs batted in:
Gaylord, Brake (2), Brogden. Uzzle,
Peters (3), Richards, Partin, I. Webb
Suttenfield; Two-base hits: Brogden,
Uzzle, Peters, Kugler, Suttenfield, C.
Webb.' Three-base hit: Brake. Stol
en bases: (ierock, Richards, Partin
(3). Sacrifice hit: Gaylord. Left on
bases: Williamston 14; Edenton 11.
Bases on balls: off Gaddy 4, off Kug
ler, 2; off Hoens, 7; off Herring 0.
Hit by pitcher: SuttenfLId (by (iaddy)
Struck out: by Gaddy 3, by Kugler 2,
by Herring 1, by Hoens, 1. Winning
pitcher: Gaddy; losing pitcher, Hoens.
Umpire: Forbes.
Checks Are Mailed To
Teachers This Week!
Checks are being mailed this week !
of
io mosf oi the Martin bounty teach
ers for the last month gf service in
the schools, it was learned from the
county board of education office yes
terday.
Principals and those of the married
teachers who have other sources of
income have no checks awaiting them |
just now, it was learned. Their sal
aries will be-paid from state funds'
later, probably within the next few
days, it is understood.
Checks issued this week were'
drawn upon the emergency relief ad- 1,
ministration fund. j
Announce Service Schedule
at Two Methodist Churches1
C. T. Roger*, Pastor
"Train up yourself in the way your
child should go, and when you ate'
old you will not regret it." I
Our Sunday school and church are I
at your serrice. May it not be a bur-1
den or just for duty's sake you attend,'
but rather as a privilege, an opportun- 1
ity to worship God in His appointed '
place.
Sunday school, 9:45 a. m.
Church service, II a. nt. No service
at night.
Holly Springs
Sunday school, 9 a. m.
Mary Chtrry Farm
Preaching service, 8 p. m.
p
Schedule of Services at
Church of the Advent
?
Rev. E. F. Moselcy, rector.
Second Sunday after Trinity:
Church school, 9:4S a. m.
Morning prayer and sermon at II.
Evening prayer and sermon at 8.
RECORDER HAD
BUT FOUR CASES
Last Tuesday Session Was
Very Unprofitable
One Here
The last Tuesday session - of the
county's recorder's court proved very
unprofitable, the court collecting no
fines or costs in the four measley
cases called. Two road sentences were
meter out, however.
The case charging Don Johnson
with trespassing and disorderly con
duct, was nol prossed with leave.
Johnnie Jones, charged with inde
cent exposure and resitting an officer,
was sentenced to the roads for a per
iod of four months, the court con
tinuing the case for one week with
the defendant under the sanir hrrnl
Charged with violating the ^liquor
laws, Brisco YYynn pleaded guilty of
illegal possession of liquor, the court,
suspending judgment upon the pay
ment of the costs in the case.
Lector Paige, charged with an as
sault with a deadly weapon, was sen
tenced to the roads for a period of
30 days.
COMMISSARY IS
ROBBED HERE
Robbers Escape But Goods
Are Recovered by Night
Officer Allsbrooks
?
The J. G. Staton commissary on
Washington Street here was entered
early yesterday morning by two or
three robbers who carried away sev
eral hundred dollars' worth of goods.
Night officer J. H. Allsbrooks saw
two men carrying sacks on their backs
and when he started to investigate,
the men threw down the sacks and
fled, one going in one direction and a
second in another and escaped. JThc
goods were recovered.
Forcing an entrance at the back
door of the Flat Iron Building, the
robbers carried six sacks packed with
jveralls, shoes, shirty, jobacKQ, JBOCtd*.
and other articles, to the A. C. L.
station, where they weie hiding them
until they could return for more. The
Dfficer saw the men crossing over to
the station, but was unable to identi
fy either of them.?No arrests have
been made in the case, but officers are
working on the case.
J. J. BOWEN DIES
IN JAMESVILLE
Funeral Services Will Be
Held There Tomorrow
Afternoon"
Jesse J. Bowen, 28-year-old farmer
of Jamesville Township, died at his
home there this morning following a
long illness. Diabetes was assigned
as the immediate cause for his death.
The son of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Levin Bowen, he was born in Wash
ington County, moving to Martin a
bout 16 years ago. He married a Miss
Bailey who with several children sur
vives. At the time of his death he
was living on his father-in-law's farm,
near Jamesville, but on account of
ill health he was not very active in
recent months.
He was a members of the Christian
church at Jamesville.
Funeral arrangements had jioL-becn
completed at noon today, but it is
understood the last rites will J>e held
tomorrow afternoon and interment
will follow in the Bailey burial plot,
near Jamesville.
Mrs. John E. Mizelle Dies
In Bear Grass Township
Mrs. John Ed Mizelle, 54 years old,
died at her home in Bear Grass Town
ship, near Sweet Home church, last
Monday following an extended illness
with pellagra. She had been confined
to her bed for about three weeks.
Besides her husband, who has been
an invalid for about 12 years, she is
survived by several children.
Funeral services were held Tuesday
afternoon and interment was in the
old home burial plot in Bear Grass
Township.
[STANDING OF CLUBS
Club W L Pet.
Williamston 3 1 .750
Plymouth 3 1 .750
Elizabeth City 3 1 .750
Ahoskie 1 2 .333
Edenton I 3 .250
Bertie . 0 3 .000
RESULTS
Toeeday, June 5
Williamiton 7, Plymouth 9.
Ahotkie 6, Bertie 1.
Klizabeth City 4, Edenton 2.
Wednesday, June ?
Edenton 2, Williamston 3.
Ahoskie 1, Elizabeth City 4.
Bertie 6,Plymouth IS.
Thuraday, June 7
Williamiton 8, Edenton 4.
Elizabeth City 4, Ahoekie 3.
Plymouth 13, Bertie S.
SCHOOL TRUCK
COSTS ARE CUT
IN PAST TERM
??
State Spent $11,716.59 on
Transportation During
8-Months Term
I The State spent $11,716.59 during
the 19 J J-34 eight-months term in haul
ing 2,182 rural children to and front
I the several schools in the county, it
was learned this week from a review
of county transportation costs for the
period. The expenditure for the per
iod compared with $12,823 95 spent the
year before for hauling 1,906 rural
children to and from the ichuola for
a period of only six months, reflect
ing a saving of $672.76 each month
jhe schools were .sp..,t)|<
porting of children. The saving ad
vanced here would appear slightly
larger should the number of children
.hauled for the two periods be com
pared.
I Thirty-seven busses were operated
(in the county to supply the several
schools, the following expenditures be
jng nude for the transportation:
Drivers, $2,126; repair parts, $3,003 88
mechanics, $1,626.50; gasoline and
oik $4,166.53; tires. $303.98: body re
?P1' - $12.80; and contract hauling,
$476.90. The 37 busses, traveling 893
I miles each school day on an average
,had trips averaging 24.1 miles. More
Jjhan one-third, or 671, of the 893
j miles of the territory served was avail
I a?le by dirt roads, very few of-which
j were considered of better than fair
I routes of travel.
The apparent saving in transporta
tion costs, while traceable to a cer
tain extent to a more effici.nt system
I of operation, was made possible by
l?her factors, according to those ac
quainted with the system. Parents
land children well remember the un
favorable condition that rxisted follow
[mg new rulings handed down by Suu
authorities last year, shortening truck
routes and virtually prohibiting free
transportation to those children liv
ing within two miles of a school build
,ing. The main factors supporting the
reduced transportation cost wefi" thtf
elimination of three trucks altogeth
er, and the resulting changes in truck
routes. The mileage covered by the*
trucks was reduced here, and there
.throughout (he XOUtLtyoaniLhuw wilL
.many children recall the changes and
the reduced mileage when they start
ed to school last fall.
I hen, too, the service offered was
not considered up to a reasonable
standard by many; in fact, the state
jWa' out to reduce costs and the trans
portation system apparcnly suffered,
many children in the county receiv
ing the burden created by a forced
economy program. In addition
these factors contributing to a lower
operating cost for the transportation
i"f children was the improved cortdi
|tion of the trucks when they were
turqed over the several schools last
fall.
| The transportation business was
advancing on an even keel until after
, the I hristmas holidays and until the
cold weather struck the section Near
ly everybody and nearly everything
froze up and bursted during that spell,
adding officials estimate, about $1,000
to the operating cost for the right
months period.
All of the 37 trucks have been de
livered to the central garage, and each
of them will be overhauled during the
'summer months with the possible ex
- ceptiuu of-a few. ?rnlmi)l aulliiiiitirs
arr hnnefnl the nnlrr
rangements to junk and replace all
models in use during and prior to the
term of 1928-29.
In the meantime, rural school pa
I ,ron? ?hould keep in mind tlia im
portance of demanding just consider
ation for their children when it conies
| to transporting them to and from
i ?ch?ol. For the sake of economy
(many things were done that should
not have been done in transporting
little children to and from schools
throughout the state last term, and
one of the worst was the overcrowd
injf of busses. 1
I '
Cotton Contracts Placed
Before Raleigh Officials
?
County Agent T. B. Brandon and
his assistant, Mr Andrew Clark, are
in Raleigh today in the interest of
Martin cotton farmers. The acreage
and production in the county are be
ing placed before State authorities for
consideration, and it is hoped the fig
lures will be ao:epted. If the figures
I are approved, the approximately 600
contracts will be forwarded to Wash
) Ington City, where rental checks will
be prepared and sent here for dis
tribution.
Martin farmers will rent approxi
mately 3,000 acres of cotton land to
the government this year, and they
will receive approximately $24,000 in
rental payments, it is estimated.
?
Wilson Farmers Not To
Increase Leaf Acreage
Mod Wilton County farmer, have
finished letting their tobacco and are
not considering a 10 per cent increaae
In their acreage now.
CHARLES PHAUP
WITH FIRM HERE
I Well Khown Tobacconist
j .To Be With Farmers
House This Season
I Mr. Charles Pinup, well known to
bacconist,- will be -connected with the !
Farmers Warehouse here this coming
season, it was officially announced
yesterday. News of Mr. Phaup's con
nection with the market here this year
'is regarded as another encouraging
indication for a successful season for !
the Williamston market.
A nun of wide experience in the
tobacco business. Mr. Phaup has been '
connected with warehouses cn ?cvcral ?
market*, having bem located at Ahos
kie for several seasons. He is well
known to the farmers in Bertie, Her;- j
ford, and other counties in the Roan- *
oke-Chowan section, and comes to the |
Williamston market highly rejoin- j
mended as a tobacconist and citizen.
PLANTERS GET
i SMALL RETURNS
I FROM POTATOES
Price Ranges Around $1.75 ?
Per Barrel; Little Hope
For Any More
i
I
-The potato season upen-d iu full
blast for this section this week, with
Eastern North Carolina shipping more t
than 125 carloads on Tuesday. Of ^
this 125 carloads, 9J came from the
Washington-Aurora territory. (
Bethel shipped her first two carloads ,
Tuesday, hut carloadings are expected
to increase during the week. The j
price, at present, is $1.75 on the plat- ,
form, with very little hope of a raise !,
in prices. ;
With??acreage?mTTfSN? tU TtlT?
Bethel territory, which includes Rob- 1 i
ersonville and Parmelc and all the
north end of Pitt County, a tremen- j
dous crop is expected unless the wcath ,
er takes its toll by rotting the*potatoes
quantities.' They are now
digging 60 barrels to tin- acre, and if?
digging is postponed a week, the yield
will e'xcced 100 barrels per acre. i
It is estimated that two-thirds ? of 1
the North Cartrtiira zrop"te ownedbv
large corporations, which have fur--'
nished tlie seed and fertilizer. They
will sell their holdings through the
retail channel, which will give them '
I the power over the entire market. f
j At a meeting in Washington sev
| eral days ago, the corporations pro-:1
posed to fix the price at $1.50 per
| barrel, but through the efforts of a
few farmers, the price was raised to
$175.
The actual cash outlay for produc- j
' ing an acre of potatoes exceeds $90,'
which covers the cost of fertilizer,
seed, digging and hauling to market,
| barrels and other incidentals. How
: ever. this price does not include the |
I cost of planting and raising the po
tatoes.
I *
I CONDITION OF
CROPS IS FAIR
Cotton and Corn Showing
Effects of Recent Wet
Cold Weather
Despite frequent and lieavy rfcins J
ntly, the tobacco, pntitn a lift nats
crops are progressing: rapidly, accord
ing to reports heard from numerous
farmers in this section. The reports
described the cotton crop as possess
ing a dull dilapidated appearance and
corn is a bit yellowish front the recent
cold-wet weather.
It is understood that most farmers
have kept up well with their farm
work, even under adverse weather con
ditions during the past few weeks.
Added comments carried in the re
ports received here maintain that those
farmers who generally always com
plain that the weather is either too
wet or too dry and do not work un
less everything is to their liking have
plenty of grass and poor crops, as a
rule.
?
To Make Carts Here for
Rehabilitation Forces
Relief workers will start making
carts here next week for use in rural
rehabilitation work in this county and
section, it was learned this week. The J
{old Blount Manufacturing Company
building on Smithwick Street has been
I leased, and the carts will be built
.there, it was stated. The first order
calls for the construction of about 10
carta.? ?" j
Infant Dies At Home of
Parents Near Everetts
*'
Joyce Merlin Wynn, Ihe ?even
month.-old daughter of Mr. and Mr?.
Bud Wynn, of near Everett., died la.t
Friday at the homr of her parent..
Funeral .ervicei were conducted .t
the home Saturday. 2:30 p. m., by
Rev. J. M. Perry, of Rober.onville.
$20,000 in Tobacco Checks
Going Out in Thin, County
Approximately 200 checks a
mounting to around $20,000, will
be distributed to Martin County
tobacco farmers within the next
day or two, it was learned yester
day from the office of County
Agent T. B. Brandon. Addition
al checks are expected today or
tomorrow, but even then the dis
tribution of equalisation and rent
al payment checks is not near
complete, it was estimated.
Several hundred checks, repre
tenting approximately $60,000,
were received in this county tome
time ago. And all o! them with the
the exception of six or seven have
been delivered to the owners.
It is estimated that Martin farm
ers will receive well over $100,
000 for their participation in the
tobacco reduction movement.
Owners are being notified by
direct mail of the arrival of the
checks this week, and others will
be given notice just as soon as
lddilinnal rh+rk9 ari?
16 LICENSES TO
MARRY ISSUED ]
IN PAST MONTH
-I
Mumber issued Reflects In
crcac^ Over Past Few
Months
The marriage license hu eau in this
ounty, while holding its own. a. coiu
?are.l with the number of license, sold
n May on ryrar agu. aboard dm-id.
(I improvement in business activities
ast month, as compared with the sales
II March and April, it was learned this
veek from the office of the register ol
leeds.
During the month of April, the In
al bureau sold lb licenses to marry
Ito white and 11 to colored couples!"
A bile no new record was established
he application of a license by Henry
oodard, 72, and Chelsa C. Isslliaru
*as rather unusual. Kegister of Heeds
I Sam (ietsiuger found It a bit con
using to determine whether the aged
?lackey was applying for a license for
some one else or for himself (God
ird).
-fr.iiuun wui IhsUftl to rlTl fulU,li
ng:
White
K. Ludford McNair, of Plymouth
and Alma Kstelle Allen,-of
Hoa^ls
Tow ii sh iii.
Kzzelle Hriley, ?{ Bethel, and Ciladys
1 mvis, of Hamilton:?'
? I'r,"k Iee Haislip, jr., ?f Hamilton,
?"d Christine Glenn Taylor, of Kob
trsonville.
Henry Arniulcad jnnrs, rri?Hratt
kirt County, anil Mattie Mayo, of Pitt
County.
Lester Harrison and Rachel Mizelle
i>oth of Beaufort County.
a Colored
Matthews Keel and Nancy Purring
lon, both of Wiliiaiuatoii.
BAILEY^ LEADS,
COBURN NEXT,
FOR SENATORS
Thompson Close Third;
Lead Shifts Between
Three Leaders
Messrs? CarHL Haiiey, Washington
County attorney, Robert L. C.oburn,
Martin C ounty attorney, will represent
'he second district in the Norli ( ar
olina Senate next term, it was unof
ficially hut authentically determined
lilts week from reports recciv.d front
the primary held in the seven coun
lies last Saturday.
Bailey led the ticket with
rotes, or just 240 more than the total
^corded f<dmrii^whu..was
w. A. 1 hompson, of Beaufort Coun
r>, hy only 2JU votrtr?nitty Ur
fourth with a total of 4.073 votes.
The contest was a close one with
the three high men, early returns giv
ng top position to first one and then
I ie other. Thompson was Railing at
ine time, hut the I)are County vote
shifted hint front top to third position,
? nd then Cokurn had the lead, due in
JJIL 'o the re.-oril vplt r.envr,| i?
Washington County, where he led the
ticket.
The vote by counties:
County Cob'n Bail'y T'm'n. Cor',
Beaufort
Martin
Wash'ton
Hyde
Dare
Pamlico
Tyrrell
1,743
1,929
2,372
1,167
1,972
981
684
1,463
1,111
710
822
277
263
362
441
426
391
1,137
367
133
162
653
697
423
271
368
309
138
Total. 6,142 6.382 J,8#2 4,073
Mrs. Josephine Tell Dies
at Martin County Home
?
Mrt. Josephine Teel, inmate at the
Martin County home, died there yes
terday afternoon at 4 o'clock. She
wan about 90 years of age, and had
been in feeble health for tome time.
However, she had been confined to
her bed only a few days before her
death.
Very little could be learned about
her life, reports stating that she was
s Miss Quartumus before her marri
sge. She was entered in the home
from Jamesville Township about 5
rears ago.
The body was removed to Washing
ton County this morning, where rel
ieves arranged the last rites and bur
ial.
PRIMARY COST
COUNTY TOTAL
OF ABOUT $200
Filing Fees of Candidates
Totaled $100; Cheapest
Election in Years
The last Saturday primary cost
Martin County approximately $300,
that amount iiuludiug salaries of elec
tion officials, travel, postage, printing
and distribution of ballots. Approxi
mately $221.80 was paid the various
precinct officials, including the reg
istrars and the time they served prior
to the pruuat \
Filing fees paid by the several can
didates amounted to about $100, re
ducing the total cost to the county to
?about $200. Incidentally, the election
?was one of the cheapest held in the
'county in several years, a comparison
of the records show.
The second primary, scheduled for.
the 30th of this month, will cost about
$150, it is estimated No cost for reg
istration will be incurred for the seJ
ond 'Contest and it i* believed no as
sistants will be needed to handle the
Toting in any of the precincts.
' Filing fees-were received as fol
lows: $43 20 from the four candidates
for clerk of court; $6 front the- can
'Jitfaffcr foKtWt?f> H^irrhiss'lhhPt1g: "$0
for house of representative members;
$2.40 from solicitor; $17 for sheriff;
$10.80 for register of deeds; $4.80 for
treasurer; $3.60 for judge county
court? $4 fur members of board of
education $1 from coroner, not to
mention the fe-s from district candi
dates.
CHEVROLET
PRICE DROPS
Effective June 2, Prices Are
Reduced as Much as $50
On Some Models
.
j Detroit.?Substantial price reduc
tions, effective June 2, on all Cl.evru
let passenger cars and trucks x^fcrc an
npunccd today by. AV. K. Holler, gen
eral sales manager of the Chevrolet
Motor Company. Chevrolet n nv ot
fers its lowest-prized six at $465. The
! sweeping reduction i* as much as $56
Ion some models?The effective price
I reductions on all models were made
at this time in an effort t" mail.tain
during the rest t^f the year tin em
ployment figures so necessary to the
general program of national recovery
i Reduction on the knec-a. ;.i >n ma.
ter models was as high as $.15 on the
popular types. The sedan was redu< -
to $560, and the town sedan to $615.
Prices on the newly announced ??'?!:*n
dard models placed the roadster at
$465, the coupe at $4K5, and the cpa-h
and phaeton at $495: Reductions on
truck models were equally impressive
running as high as $50.
I ?
Several Band Members To
Leave Sunday for Camp
I Several members of the local high
school band plan to leave Sunday for
a 10-day visit to Holt Lake, near
Smith field. The boys, about 10 of
them, will carry their instruments a
Jong and will receive instruction while
there. Instructor Braxton will have
charge of the camp, and boys from
' several sections of the state will he
jhere during the next few week-.
f WHERE THEY PLAY 1
V >
FRIDAY, JUNE 8lh
Williamaton it Eliiabith City.
Plymouth at Ahoakia.
Edinton it Windsor.
SATURDAY, JUNE 9th
Eliiabith City at Williamaton.
Ahoakia at Plymouth
Bartl? at Edenton.
MONDAY, JUNE 11th
Williamaton at Ahoiki*.
Plymouth at Edenton.
Eluabath City at Colerain.
TUE8DAY, JUNE 12th
Ahoakia at Williamaton.
Edinton at Plymouth.
Bartia at Eliaabath City.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13th
Williamaton at Windsor.
Edinton at Ahoakia.
Plymouth at Eliaabath City.
KERR PLAN GETS
APPROVAL UPON
CALL OF HOUSE
???
Outcome of Tobacco Act
In Senate Said To Be
Very Uncertain
?
j Washington.?The house Wednes
day afternoon passed the Krrr bill,
the declared purpose of which is to
place the tobacco-growing industry on
a sound financial basis, to prevent un
fair competition and practices in the
production and marketing of toboj
co enterin into the channels of inter
state and foreign commerce, and for .
"other purposes. This title carries the
suggestion that the measure must be
of very great import, but even quite
a number of thusg who siipp6fi*d the
bill entertain doubts of its importance
and questioned its possible economic
impact upon the tobacco industry.
A roll call was d manded, and this
resulted in 2Qo fo., with 144 against.
A sprinkling ?>f Democrats joined the
almost solid rankft of the Republi
cans in opposing the bill.
The proponents of this production
control measure are convinced that it
will he found of value as a pre:aution
that cveil
the agitation of the aubirCt haft al
, ready had a tendency to prevent a
surplus production in the Hue-cured
territory this year, and that its pro
visions -*ritt--become wholly effective
in the next growing season. Most of
the planting has been done in the Car
olina*, but control measures may yet
be taken in the burley territory of
Kentucky, Tennessee, and western
North Carolina, and in the cigar leaf
territory in Ohio and Wisconsin.
Production coltrol will be made ef
fective, in the uncertain event of the
passage of the bill by the senate thru
the imposition of a minimum tax of
25 per cent of the sale price of the
leat, a ratio ot taxation which Miay he
increased to 33 1-3 per cent in the
discretion of the secretary of agricul
ture. #
An aifl^hdment limiting the life of
. flieUw to,,tw,o...years was adopt* d at
the instance of Representative Marvin
Jones, chairman of the committee on
agriculture, who . manifested a mini
mum of interest in the fat* of the bill.
While up to an hour before consid
- eianion- of the brtt hatf ~frrgint Tii the
house, its friends hoped to change the
' provision which was adopted in the
cemiliitte , exempting from the opera
tions of the law those growers who
produce 2,(NH) pounds or less, it was al
lowed to stand. Some of those most
i ( familiar with the subject are of the
.opinion that such a provision would
, have the effect of nullifying the law.
j Inasmuch as a couple of thousand
'.pounds iy about the qvcaqc produc
j tion a<$h?tig the farmers. Tii ? tax im
posed, of course, will apply to tobac
co grown in excess of the acr age that
may he allotted to the.farmer.
TWINS BORN VO
7C-POUND GIRL
Mother and Daughters Are
Getting Along Well at
Home Near Here
While the birth of (quintuplets in
Canada recently ha> attract d much
attention throughout lie counry, this
section has a rather umisiial birth
case. Mrs. Louise l.fvvet Elks. who
weighs only 7U pound*., gave birth to
twiin in a Washing! .n lui i nal lan?
Wednesday. The family is suing ?*
long well, last report > ic.v.ed here
stated.
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Spen
cer Leggett, Mrs. Elks was born on
February 3, 1911. When four months
old, she sulfcred an attatk of infan
tile paralysis. Her father died from
influeiua in 1917. Unable t<> walk, she
was entered in the orthopedic hos
pital in (iastonia in 1926', where she
spent aevi ii months and was greatly
lulped. Several months later she
took her (irst step at the aj.e of 16
years. In 1931 she was married to
Lloyd Elks, Beaufort County man.
Oh May 5, 1633, she gave birth to
a daughter. Last Wednesday she gave
birth to two daughters, one weighing
|6 pounds 2 1-2 ounces, the other weigh
ing 6 pounds and 14 ounces. The nor
' mal weight of the mother is exactly
70 pounds.
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Regular Services at Local
Christian Church Sunday
?
Regular services will he held at the
local Christian church Sunday:
Sunday school at 9:45.
Breaching at 11 a. nt. and 8 p. m.
A cordial invitation is extended to
all t6 attend these services.
?
Local Ministers Exchange
Pulpits Sunday Morning
?
The Ktv.. 1'iepholt and Dickey will
exchange pulpit, al (he Sunday morn
ing hoar.
At 8 o'clock Sunday evening the
Baptiat paator will b? back in hia pul
pit with a me.sage on "The Compul
?iona of Lift."