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VOLUME XLI?NUMBER 66 Williamston, Martin'County, North Carolina, Friday, August 19,1938. ESTABLISHED 1899
WELCOME TO WILLIAMSTON
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Tobacco Market Opens Here Next Thursday
__Jfjarm^ Bureau Gives
Continued Support
To Farm Programs
More Than 2,000 Farmers
Meet in Greenville
Wednesday
More than 2,000 farmers from 32
counties, including more than 100
from Martin, realizing what a re
turn to 1933 will mean, pledged
again their support for a continua
tion of New Deal farm policies at a
State meeting of the North Caro
lina Farm Bureau Federation in
Greenville this week.
J E. Winslow was again chosen to
head the organization as president,
and W. F. Woodruff, of Nashville,
W. W Eagles, of Edgecombe, and R.
C. Holland, of Edenton, were nam
ed vice presidents.
A feature of the meeting was an
address by Eld A. O'Neal, president
of the national organization.
The meeting acted favorably on
the motion of Mr. Sam T. Everett,
former president of the Martin
County Bureau, to employ a full
time worker to canvass member
ships.
Thirteen objectives are being ad
vanced by the organization as fol
lows:
1. Continuance of the present 3 5
per cent rate on Federal Farm Land
Bank loans.
2. Federal aid for public schools:
3. Adequate rural hospitals, built
with Federal aid.
4. Trade agreements favorable to
farm products.
5. Inclusion of all crops under the
order provision of marketing agree
ments.
6. Discontinuance of tax-exempt
securities.
7. Parity payments for all farm
crops selling below parity.
8. Federal crop insurance
9. Classification of peanuts as a
major commodity with payments
and penalties.
10. Development of agricultural
limestone quarries to build farm-to
market roads and save soil taken for
roads.
11. Fostering and protection of
agricultural extension work and vo
cational agriculture.?
12. Revision of State feed, ferti
lizer and seed laws.
13. Revision of the school system
to give a more adequate manual
training.
Three Martin Men
To Pass On Loans
To Tenant Farmers
Large Number Applicants
Anxious to Buy And
Operate Farms
Arrangements (or advancing loans
to tenants who want to start out on
their own are virtually complete in
this county, D. G. Modlin, of the
Farm Security Administration, an
nouncing that a committee had been
named to carry out the tenant pur
chase program.
Messrs. J. F. Crisp, of Oak City;
Gaston James and W. Mayo Hardi
son, both of Williamston R. F. D. 3,
have been named to study the appli
cations and recommend loans, it was
announced this week.
Any tenant fanner who is anxious
to buy and operate a farm of his own
is eligible to apply for a loan. The
applicant, if he is designated by the
committee, selects a farm and the
mmmiltee approves the price ask
ed by the seller. The number of loans
will be limited this year, some esti
mating that not more than ten 01
fifteen purchases can be effected by
tenants under the Farm Security
Administration plan. Between 75 and
100 applications have already beer
received in the office from tenants
in the county.
The county committees were chos
en by the secretary of agriculture
on the advice of the state farm ten
ant committee from lists sent in by
County FSA Supervisors and farnr
agents. These local committees wil
study applications for loans, chooes
tenants who have the character and
ability to pay for a farm, and ap
praise the farms successful appli
cants want to buy. \
WILLIAMSTON'S FOURTH TOBACCO WAREHOUSE
The New Carolina, WUUainstoa'a fourth and largest tobacco warehouse, Is ready for use. Man
ned by an able and experienced quartet, this bouse Is certain to materially Increase the ever-grow
ing patronage enjoyed by the Wllllsmsfon Tobacco Market, The New Carolina, rooognlsad as Iho most
modern and having an unusually even*llght regardless of weather conditions, has a floor space of 46,
070 square feet.
The construction of the huge house is another e vidence that the Williainston Market Is going for
ward, that men of vision see for It a promising future.
MARKET GETS ADDED POWER
Forming a partnership last season, Messrs. Johnnie Gurkin
and W. R. Ingram gained an enviable reputation as able ware
housemen throughout this entire section. They will operate with
Messrs. Arlie Belch and Sylvester Lilley the Now Carolina and
Planters Warehouses here this season.
Half Holidays End
For Another Year
The half-holiday schedule inaug
urated last June by local merchants
and other business rtten was brought
to a close this week, and next Wed
nesday will find business activities
underway without a scheduled in
terruption. Already there is in evi
dence an upward trend in business
activities, the merchants and em
ployees being kept busy much of the
time rearranging their stocks and
adding additional goods to their
shelves in anticipation of an in
creasing business volume this fall.
Visits to local stores show that
Williamton merchants arc making
extensive preparations for the fall
trade, that every effort is being
made to adequately serve the pa
trons of this section.
The half holiday schedule, ending
this week, was described as very
successful, general reports indicat
ing -that-the holiday arrangement is
now considered of a permanent na
ture and that it will be observed
again next summer.
MEN OF ACTION J
The Wlliiamston Tobacco mar
ket opena the season next IMP
day morning at nine o'clock with
the etronfest operatin< person
nel In its history. The men of
New Farmers: Loman Barn
hill, Holt Evans and Joe Moye,
proprietors; Beed Armour, of
Kentucky, auctioneer.
Roanoke-Dixie: 8. Claude
Griffin and Jinunio Taylor, pro
prietors; "Jakie" .Taylor, auc
tioneer.
Planters and the New Caro
lina: A. T. Belch. Sylvester Lil
ley, John Gurkln and W. R In
gram, proprietors; Hugh Mylam,
of Danville,
I EZRA IN PERSON
v
"Uncle Eire", the ohl-tlme
barn dance kins, will be here
in person during (air week. Res
ident Manager Harvey Walker
was notified this week by the
agency booking the attractions
for the annual Williamston fair.
Heading a unique orchestra,
"Uncle Esra" broadcasts each
week over a Chicago station.
Gun Shot Victim
Dies In Hospital
Arthur Harrison, the mysterious
colored man who was shot while
trying to break into a Jamesvllle
store early on August 7, died in a
Washington hospital late last Tues
day afternoon, officers believing the
man carried his true identity to the
grave with him.
Other than claiming he was from
Vineland, Va., Harrison offered no
information concerning his past rec
ord, and officers were unable to lo
cate his people or trace his history
through finger prints. He was known
to have served on the roads for
breaking and entering, but each
time he was arrested he gave a dif
ferent home address, officers stating
that they could learn nothing about
a place called Vineland. Harrison
stated once that his home was in
Tarboro, but upon investigation of
ficers learned that he had taken
himself a common law wife there
and that she knew nothing about
the man's record or his people.
Officers abandoned hope of lo
cating the man's people, and his
body was ordered buried in Pot
ter's Field, near the old Martin
County home this morning,
Mr. C. J. Griffin, whose store Har
rison was trying to rob, stands for
mally charged with manslaughter. A
preliminary hearing is scheduled in
the case before Justise J. L Haasell
here tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock.
Farm Bureau Names
Directors at Meeting
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In a recent meeting, the Martit
County Farm Bureau Federatioi
named ita directors for the nev
year. Nearly all the new group havt
been prominently connected witl
the organization during the pas
two years, and a renewed interes
in its activities is predicted undei
their leadership.
The names of the directors anc
alternates are as follows, by dis
tricta:
Bear Grass, H. U. Peel and E. C
Harrison; Cross'Roads, J. M Grif
fin and W. L. Ausbon; Goose Nest
Russell Turner and W. Robert Ev
erett; Griffins, George C. Griffii
and Marvin Leggett; Hamilton, Les
ter Everett and Brown Etheridge
Jamesville; J. L. Knowles and Fert
Holliday; Poplar Point, LeRoy Tay
lor and W. S. White; Robersonville
S. T. Everett and J. R Winslow
Williams, C. L. Daniel and Joshu:
L. Coltrain; Williamston, C. O
Moore and Fred Taylor.
Young Democrats
Name Delegates
Meeting in the office of Hugh G
Horton here last evening, a group ol
Young Democrats named delegate!
to the State Convention of Youn|
Democratic clubs of North Carolina
to be held in Durham September 8
0. and 10.
Names of the delegates are:
Hugh G. Horton, president, Wil
liamston; Clarence Griffin, Grif
fins; Mrs. Dewey Leggett, Beat
Grass: Paul Roberson, Roberson
ville; William Haislip, Hamilton
Russell Martin, Jamesville; G. W
Barrett, Oak City.
The county convention was very
enthusiastic and harmonious. Plani
were presented for an active worli
for the Young Democrats of Mar
tip County during the weeks jusi
pievious to the November elections
All of the above mentioned dele
gates who can attend the State Con
vention are requested to see Car
-ter -Studdert^ serretary of the Mar
tin County club for their credentials
Unable To Get Analysis
Ol "Poison" Medicint
Unable so far to get an analysis o
the liquid which is believed to havi
caused the death of Chaney wn
| liams, colored woman, near Hamil
1 ton last Saturday, officers said to
day that a hearing scheduled in lb
case for next Tuesday will likely b
] postponed. The State laboratory I
said to have reported that it had n
| appropriation for making an analy
sis of the "medicine" ingredients.
1 The partially filled jar of Uquii
alleged to have been concocted b;
George Barnes, Tarboro colored mai
who has the reputation of a conjur
doctor, was sent to the la bora tor;
last Monday by Sheriff Roebuck.
Learning late yesterday that tb
laboratory could not make the test
the officer made arrangements t
place the "medicine" in the hand
I of a private chemist for analysis.
1 WILLIAMSTON MARKET IS BETTER
PREPARED THAN EVER BEFORE TO
SER VE FARMERS OF THIS SECTION
WELL-KNOWN WAREHOUSEMEN
Willianiston Bids
For A Continued
Growth Of Market
Four Big Warehouses Are
Operated by Strongest
Force in History
Gaining the services of Messrs. Sylvester Lilley, left, and
Arlle T. Belch, right, the Williamston Tobacco Market has an
added power that assures a steady growth in the future. Mr. Lil
ley, of this county, and Mr. Belch, of Bertie, are co-proprietors in
the operation of the New Carolina and Planters Warehouses here.
; Tobacco Marketing Cards
? Will Be Distributed in This
; County on Next Wednesday
Just ending a long and weary sea
son in the fields and around the cur
ing barn, farmers of this county and
section are now eagerly looking for
ward to the opening of the markets
next Thursday when a liberal reward
is due for the long days of toil and
worry. What to expect in the way
of prices one cannot be teitain, but
every one is hopeful the return will
justify the strenuous efforts put forth
during the long months just past
and allow a margin of profit suffi
cient to serve as a foundation for
the next year's activities.
The opening of the tobacco mar
keting season on Thursday, August
25. finds Williamston better prepar
ed than ever before to advantage
ously serve the farmers of this and
other eastern North Carolina coun
ties. A fourth warehouse, modern
ly constructed, ideally lighted and
^he largest m this section, will be
opened for the first time this sea
son. In addition to the more than
one acre of floor space made avail
able in the New Carolina, a second
hpuse, the New Farmers, has in
creased considerably its floqr space
giving the market 157,090 square
feet or nearly four acres of floor
space.
The market operating personnel
this year is regarded as the strong
est ever brought together regardless
of place or size of the market. With
this group of able warehousemen
in charge and with greatly enlarged
marketing facilities, Williamston is
making a strong bid for a steady
and continued growth of its market
this year and the years to follow.
More "po wer has been added to
llie able personnel of a year ago, and
the Williamston market is prepared
and ready to lead the way to a more
advantageous tobacco marketing for
the thousands of farmers in this sec
tion ox the state.
It is not of boastful intent that the
operators point out that Williams
ton showed the larges percentage
growth of any market in the coun
try last year. The operators point
out that there is a reason for that
phenomenal gain, that in their un
c
ESCAPE HEAT 1
Seldom ever can a whole
county agree on any one thing,
but during the past two weeks
everybody agreed the weather
was hot. Not only did human
beings run for shelter, but ac
cording to a story coming out
of lower Bertie domestic ani
mals took advantage of natural
conditions in an effort to escape
the heat.
On the Avoca farm, two
horses owned by Farmer W. T.
Tadlock plunged daily into Sal
mon Creek. The two horses,
just recently purchased, splash
ed close to the shore and darted
into deep water each morning.
Slight Damage Done By
Wind Storm This Week
-e
A heavy wind and electrical storm
striking this section last Wednesday
afternoon did a slight property dam
age, reports stating that a few old
buildings were blown down, tree
limbs felled and light service in
terrupted for a short time in certain
instances.
Reports from travelers across the
new Albemarle bridge maintain that
the high wind halted traffic there.
"I had to stop my car on the bridge
and apply the emergency brakes to
hold the machine," a traveler said
Allotments Will Be
Turned Over To The
Agent Late Monday
Sixteen Hundred Farmers
Have Applied For
Leaf Quotas
Tobacco marketing allotment
cards of the permanent type will be
made ready for distribution to 1,600
Martin County farmers here next
Wednesday morning according to
an official announcement released
by Ageni^T B Brandon here this
morning.
The individual allotments carried
on large sheets will be delivered to
the county agent and his assistants
by the Raleigh office late Monday
Plans have been made for employ
ees in the office to work all night
Monday, Tuesday and Tuesday
night transferring the poundage
lrom the special sheets to the small
pieces of lightweight card board.
The office of the agent will very
likely be closed all day Tuesday
while every available worker is as
signed to the task of preparing the
marketing cards for distribution di
rect to the tobacco growers. No
cards will be available for distribu
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Strong Buying Corps
A strong corps of buyers will be on the tobacco market here
this season, Salss Supervisor llenry Johnson announcing that the
representatives are the "cream of the crop." Every company Is ably
represented, and more independents will be here than ever before.
The ,roster of buyers:
A1 Ballou, for the Imperial, comes here from the market at l.lve
Oak. He Is from Richmond and bought In Tarboro last season.
Graham Boyd comes here from Warrenton for the Export. Mr.
Bob VanMeter, R. J. Reynolds buyer, comes here from Tennes
see. Mr. VanMeter was associated with the market here several years
ago and has many friends among farmers and local people.
Dale Harper Is returning from Horseeave, Ky , for the Ameri
can, and he is looking forward to a good season here.
Jack Buster who was on the Wilson market last season will ably
represent the Liggett and Myers Company.
Norwood Thomas returns from Wilson for the J. P. Taylor Com
pany.
Mr. Beale will again represent the Washington Tobacco Com
pany and P. Lorrilard.
The China American and Skinner Company will be represented
by I. E. King again. He will also handle special orders for Indepen
dents.
To date, fourteen independent companies have made arrange
ments to be represented on Wllllamston's growing tobacco market,
and It Is quite apparent that there will be some keen competition on
local flo
(Continued on page (our)
Courses Added To
Curriculum Here
Several courses have been added
to the curriculum of the Williams
ton high school for the 1938-39 term
with the hope that the organization
of the school work may eventually
permit a full twelfth year of study
for the young people of this com
munity Supplementing the busi
ness education offering which in
cludes bookkkeepina. typewriting
and shorthand will be advanced
course in English and chemistry.
The English course will be based
largely on the study of speech,
spelling, dramatics, and creative
writing. Business arithmetic and ad
vanced algebra, which were offer
cd last year, will be elective courses
for seniors and graduates who feel
the need of further study In the
field of mathematics. After an In
terval of several years, Latin will
be taught to those students who are
interested in this language.
All graduates of the Williamston
high school and other nearby coun
ty high schools ar? eligible to en
roll for commercial and other ad
vanced courses which will be offer
ed during the new term which be
gins September 1. A considerable
number of the class which was
graduated from the local high
school last spring plan to enroll for
advanced work next week when the
schedule for registration it announc
ed.