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VOLUME XLII?NUMBER 60 Williamtton, Martin County, \orlh Carolina, Friday. July 28, 1939. ESTABLISHED 1899
Idle WPA Workers
Stand Good Chance
Of Recovering Jobs
Thirty Proji^t Workers ire
Dropped from Hulk in
This Counlv
t
Thirty-four WPA workers in
Martin County were taken off the
payroll last Saturday, according to
H. B. Hargett. assignment supervi
sor for the employment division of
WPA.
However, there is a strong possi
bility that a good portion of these
workers will be put back to work
within a month, says Mr. Hargett
Thirty of those cut off were certi
fied workers who had been on the
payrolls continuously for 18 months.
The other four were non-ce;rtified
administrative employees in the di
vision headquarters in Williamston.
?Th" workers wim lost
their jobs were equally divided be
tween men and women They will
not be eligible for reemployment--by
WPA until at least 30 days after be
ing cut off.
The assignment supervisor said
tie expected replacements for those
laid off would be made within the
next few days. He added, however,
that the number of certified work
zrs eligible for WPA work at pres
i?nt is less than 30. and that there
fore all 30 vacancies probably will
not be filled immediately.
Tbe number ul cer11f 1 erf ah
for jobs in the whole district has
increased during the last couple of
weeks, probably because of the end
ing of the potato season in Camden
and Currituck counties But this
will probably be offset during the
next few weeks, due to the opening
^f the Bright Leaf Tobacco Belt.
Mr. Hargett was notified this week
that 1,000 Negro men and women
will be needed in Greenville dur
ing the next three or four months.
It is expected that a considerable
number of Negroes from this arid
&lljoining Counties will answer the
?all. This, of course, will decrease
the demand by NegfOo for WPA
jobs in this county.
There jya possibility that the quo- j
ta for this district, and for Martin
County, will be cut next month. If :
it is not. many of the- 30 certified 1
workers dismissed last Saturday will
tiave excellent chances of returning
to work when their 30-day waiting |
period is ended
The 30 vacancies now existing are
to be filled from the waiting list of
certified applicants. But since the
number on this list is less than the !
number of vacancies, the remainder
if jobs will be filled from among
those who have just been let out.
The difference ia that those?who
have not been working may go to
work as soon as the Williamston of
rices can take necessary steps, where
as those just cut off are compelled
to finish their 30-day waiting per
iod.
The four non-certified administra
tive workers may be put back toj
work, or their places may be filled
with other workers, at the discretion
r?f the WPA State organization. Mr
Hargett said, however, that he un- :
derstood no re-appointments or new
appointments tnr/thrsr Tour jobs
will he made in the immediate fu
ture
Before certified workers who have
been let out Can regain their jobs. ,
thty must be re-certified as of re-j
lief status and qualified for employ
ment
"Pink slips" have been issued to
6,180 persons out of an estimated 8.
500 affected in North Carolina, ac
cording to State Administrator C. C
McGinnis. He said the remainder of
the total would be suspended with
in two weeks, and that additional
workers passing the 18-month limit
would be let out on succeeding pay
days.
Mr. McGinnis emphasized that the
lestiictions on relief workers' length
of service was a permanent feature
of the new WPA set-up, applying in
flexibly to every WPA employee
who exceeds the limit during this.
fiscal year.
Postpone County
Tax-Listing Cases
Trials of eight Martin County
men on charges of failure to list
taxes, have been continued until Au
gust 28. The cases were docketed for
trial in the recorder's court next
Monday.
The cases were continued in order
to keep from interrupting the farm
work of the defendants, it was said
The warrants were taken out early
this week by Tax Supervisor S. H
Grimes.
Mr. Grimes said yesterday he was
delving further into his records, and
indicated that other warrants might
be served soon, charging failure to
list property according to law.
Those whose cases were continued
to August 28 are Vance Andrews,
of Robersonville, and Jesse Cogdell,
Hebrew Dickens, Bardin Hooks,
Lewis Elks, Joseph Thigpen, Levi
Dixon and Albert Sherman, all of
the Griffin and Johnson farms, near
Hassell
Rev. R. R. Grant, of Manteo, visit
ed friends here a short while this
afternoon.
Art Lewis Shows Booked for
Local Fair; September 26-30
The 1939 Willjamston Fairvwill be
held September 26-30, according to
an announcement today by the North
Carolina Fair Operating Company.
Mrs. Clyde Kendall ,of the associa
tion, will open an office at William
ston about fSeptember 1. and will
probably have an assistant in handl
ing matters concerning the fair.
The Art Lewis shows have been
booked for the midway this year.
Several grandstand attractions have
been arranged. Wednesday, Septem
ber 27, will be "thrill day", featured
by "Suicide Hayes and His Hell
Drivers."
Hayes is well known in Williams
ton. He worked on the lo^al tobac
co market in 1934 and 1935. This is
his first trip to the county, however,
as a "suicide" and "hell driver."
The promoters of the fair, as well
as all others having any connection
with it. are hoping for a "break" in
theweather this year. If they get" It,
it will be for the first time in five
years. Each year rain has not only
dampened the spirit of the fair, but
has bitten heavily into the income
of the fair.
It is reported that the fair associa
tion lost $7,200 in 1938. and that it
has lost $ total of $16,00 during the
four years that the Williamston fair
has been operating.
No detailed announcements have
been made yet about the entertain
ment features of the fair, but will
probably be made known when Mrs.
Kendall arrives here the latter part
of next month.
HOSPITAL
Pending the arrival of com
plete equipment, the Brown
Community hospital has delay
ed its formal opening until the
latter part of next week, Dr. Vic
tor E. Brown, owner and opera
tor of the institution, announced
today.
The hospital readily recorniz
ed as a badly needed asset to
this community, held its infor
mal opening this week upon the
receipt of partial equipment for
the institution. Mrs. Charles Ed
wards was the first patient, she
with Mr. Edwards announcing
the birth of a daughter, on
Tuesday. July 25.
A daughter was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Norwood Martin at
the Brown Community Hospi
tal here yesterday afternoon.
I>r. Brown is planning visi
tors' day in connection with the
formal opening, and many are
expected to inspect the hospital
at that time.
Light Carry-Over Of
Peanuts Looked For
In State This Year
The entire peanut trade is con
certed over the fact that the whole
supply of good farmer's stock Vir
ginia type peanuts in the Carolina
Virginia area may be exhausted be
fore this year's crop of goobers hit
the. market
A. B Harless, Federal-State Mar
ket News Representative at the State
Department of Agriculture, says that
one indication of this worry by the
peanut trade is that the price of best
Jumbos and Best Bunch peanuts is
steadily mounting.
Mr. Harless says that opinions dif
fer widely as to the volume of pea
inils si ill unmarketed. Me adds, how
ever, that the belief is growing that
the carry-over into the new crop will
be confined to low-grade peanuts,
ond that the volume of even these
will be light.
Present indications are that the
present crop will be a splendid tme,
-probably-the best m many?years.
Ample rainfall in most areas has
accounted largely for the present
good state of the- peanut crop gener
ally
The indication now, on the basis
of the Peanut Stocks Report, is that
the supply of peanuts now in the
hands of shelters, cleaners, crushers
and warehouses will not last six
weeks. There is some doubt of course,
as to how many peanuts are held by
speculators and how. many are still
in the hands of the farmers.
The Southeastern peanut market
has strengthened, due partly to the
delayed harvesting in the South
west. Harvesting in Florida and
South Georgia with favorable weath
er should be general by the end of
this week, Mr Harless says.
Resigns As Member Of
Local School Faculty
Miss Rebecca Harrison, popular
first ^grade teacher in the local
schools, resigned that position this
week to become associated with the
High Point Schools
Professor Z. Hardy Rose, of Nash
ville, visited here a short while to
day.
r
ELEVEN IN ONE
>? -<
Joe Sam Taylor, who liven on
the J. B. Cherry farm near here
brought an 11-headed ear of
com to the Enterprise office
last week-end.
Starting ax a single unit at the
base, the ear becomes double al
most immediately, triple a little
further up, then seems to scat
ter all over everywhere half
way up the ear.
The corn is in the tender stage
and would go mighty well as a
"roan'n'ear". If taken apart,
there would be a small ear for
each of the whole family and
some of the neighbors.
Hie ear?or ears?may be
seen in the window of the En
terprise office.
No Bi?; Drop In
Tobacco Income
Total Kxpcctcd
?i?
Inrrt-iiM-il I'roiluclimi Likely
To Of foot Vny Crier
Deerea^e
Advance notices indicate that Mar
tin County's net benefit from this
i year's tobacco crop will he below
thai HIIIasEIy eur.TNul benefit* prob
i ably will be about 10 per cent low
| er than last year, according to a com
parison, for the two years, of pro
j duction. expense, and probable price.
The production this year is ex
j peeled to be about 30 per cent high
er than last year's nine million
pounds, or nearly 12 million pounds
this year But. based on the opening
prices of the Georgia market, the av
erage prices for Martin County will
probably be about 17 cents a pound.
This is nearly a third lower than last
i year's average of 23 1-2 cents
-fcast yeai's nop Inought loughly
$2,115,000. This year's production,
based on the above estimates of pro
duction and probable price, will
bring about $1,989,000 or about six
pn cent It-NS than last year's *
The cost to the farmer in raising
his crop this year has been far above
that of last year, also. Because of the
heavy crop, with its consequent
heavy demand on the supply of fuel
wood, tobacco sticks, and labor, the
farmer has had to pay dearly to get
bis crop housed.
The weather man has taken a
hand, also, in handing the farmer a
loss on this year's crop. The intense
heat of the last few weeks has caus
ed the weed to ripen much faster
than ordinarily. With a crop so large
that curing barns would have been
at a premium even if the tobacco rip
ened normally, the farmer has found
himself with woefully insufficient
curing facilities for the ripe leaves
crying to be housed
Seeing his tobacco burning up in
the fields, more than one farmer nat
j urally has become' jittery. The inev
itable result was a hurry to get one
barn full of tobacco killed out so that
the barn might be re filled. Hurry,
in some cases, meant abnormally
\ high heat. It is thoughit tjuit the great
loss by fire of barns in the county
has been doe in o large measure to
this hurry to get tobacco cured
The loss of barns, of course, fur
Uo't cut down on the housing far
"" I K'UaiUg JilCII
IKS of the county'.s farmers, and ir
creased the loss from burning un i
the fields '
Optimistic persons in the count1
however, not only hope that the prtc
may exceed 17 cents, hut think th
production might be higher tha
early estimates If they are ugh
Martin County may enjoy a bette
gross income from tobacco than las
year
Judgment Snn/iendeil In
C.oiifih (Quarantine C.aaet
| Four colored women were con
victed last night by Justice of thi
Pouco -J?tr?Hansel! on ehurgen o
violating a quarantine agains,
whooping cough early this week.
. Those convicted were Nancy
Clemiii'ins, Rosa EUwants, Lena nob
lerson and Meniza Williams, all ol
Griffin Street. Judge Hassell im
pnsi-d a 311-day sentence on each, but
suspended the sentence on condition
that they pay court costs and ob
serve the quarantine until it is lift
ed.
The quarantine was instituted by
the Martin County Health Depart
ment after 16 cases of whooping
cough were reported in a single
block of Hatton Street.
?
Mother (If M illianinton
K oman Die* In Ahotkie
*
Mrs. Charles Odom, of Ahoskie.
mother of Mrs. K. D. Worrell, of
Williamston, died of angina this
week in Ahoskie Funeral services
were conducted from the Baptist
church there
Mrs. Odom had been in failing
health for some time, but was taken
seriously ill about two days before
her daath ?
Besides Mrs Worrell, Mrs Odom
is survived by-hcr husband, Charles
Odom, of Ahoskie; two sons, Win
borne and Henry, of Ahoskie, and
another daughter, Mrs. Ina Mae Hog
gard, of Richmond.
Voice Opposition
To Low b*at Price
In (veorsia Belt
#?
Farmer* Glamoring Su*pen-|
rion of Sales ami New
Ivrfrrrmluin
Decreased prices on the Georgia
markets this week stirred tobacco
farmers to action, and appeals were
directed to the governor urging him
to suspend sates, the growers look
ing to far away Washington with an
apparent yearning for another con
trol referendum.
Registering a marked dissatisfac
tion after recovering from the low
price shock of last Tuesday, the
farmers are said to be resorting to
mass action in an effort to relievt
the low-price situation.
Their crop little increased over
last year. Georgia tobacco farmers
are victims of the farm program de
feat. They gave the program a ma
jority and now with an inferior
quality crop and no marked increase
in production, the economic outlook
for them is recognized as serious.
The appeals for higher prices are
certain to hit a concrete wall in the
form of a run-a way production. Then
there is the inferior quality factor
to he considered. Reports from in
dividual observers indicate that the
price is to l>e-regarded as fair con
sidenng the increased production of
bright tobacco and the inferior qual
ity
from federal agricultural authorities
and others who earnestly tried to
eliminate beforehand the depressing
price factor of over production.
Price trends continued about the
same as the markets approached the
close of the first sales week, the
erage holding to the 15 and It) cent
level throughout the belt.
Comparisons of 19-3$ prices with
last year on selected U S grades '
showed
(utters
1939
193K
Fair 1 emon
21.00
32.00
K.iir ( )i ;mge
21.00
31.00
Lugs, Choice Lemon
21.50
32.00
Choice Orange
21 00
31.00
Fine Lemon
19.50
30.00
Fine Orange
19.50
28 00
Good Lemon
17.00
27.00
Good Orange
17 00
27 oo
Fair Orange
11 75
19.00
Primings
Choice Lemon
21 00
33.00
Fine Lfemon
20 do
31 00
Fine Orange
19.00
30.00
Good Lemon
17.00
28.00
Good Orange
10.50
20 00
Fair Lemon
12 75
22 50
Fair Orange
11 i)0
20 50
TciicIht liriiton Has
Plenty To Do During
The Summer Months
Arthur M. Denton, recent graduate
of N. C, State College, and now agri
cultural teacher at OaU City?High
School, is managing to keep plenty
busy during the summer months,''de
spite the fact that he lias ntr>classes.
"The duties and tasks of the teach
er of agriculture are unlimited,"
says Mi Benton "He has a busy time
the year around Teaching in. the
classroom is only a Dart of hift work."
Mr. Benton has outlined some of
the work he has been doing in u
last several weeks, since the closing
of the Oak City school In the first
plai t-, tie has to prepare hpj teaching
plans for the coming year. Then there
is the matter of filing bulletins and
securing reference material
The project work which his stu
dents started last spring requires
the constant vigilance of the agri
cultural teacher during the summer.
He makes numerous visits to the far
mers of his community, and does
much community work, including
the vaccination of hogs
Cooperating with the county agent
in his program of work, and keep
ing on his toes' at all times to be of
service to the farmers of the section
are other matters which help keep
the 'agricultural instructor busy- the
year 'round
:
Section Hons To Heal
Wave In rant Few Ihtyn
Following a comparatively cool
period, a heat Wave, accompanied by |
relatively high humidity has held
this section in its grasp during the
past few days No record has been
established by the mercury, but read
ings of 96 reported in the shade, have j
under atmospheric conditions tested
the vitality of farmers and others
who were obliged to remain by their I
tasks.
Intermittent showers have fallen,
but even then the weather, has been
oppressive.
Thirteenth Turin# llam
Dmlroyed In The (.ofinly
Fire, believed to have tarted when
an over-heated flue caught the logs,
destroyed the curing barn and, a
laige quantity of tobacco on thl- Co
burn farm near Oardens early last
night. Incomplete reports state that
the barn was the thirteenth to have
been destroyed hy fare m the county
so far this year.
Farmer Dennis Coburn, reporting
the fire this morning, stated that he
with neighbors had much difficulty
in preventing the fi.e Irom spread
ing to another barn.
Facts Indicate There Is Very
Little Unemployment Locally
According to current facts coming
from reliable sources, there is little
real unemployment locally at this
time Calls for 75 or more workers
havi^luHMi virtually ignored, and ev
ery inducement possible has been
offered to fill new positions created
in a tobacco factory at Greenville,
Cvrus \V Ba/emore. manager of the
local unemployment office here, said
this morning.
A first call for employable color
ed women was issued .two. days ago,
and up until this morning only four
people had applied for the work that
will pay them 25 cents an l^nir.dur.
mg 55 hours each week for the next
five or six weeks No marked re
sponse has been received even j
though employment officials point ?
out that arrangements have been j
made for group transsudation and
room and board at reasonable rates, j
1 "It is possible for a colored woman
to accept the work. and clear as
nuuih.as $5U during the working fcer
lod." Mr. Ha/emote said adding that
his office v\ as at a decided lotgs h>
understand why more colored wo
men had not applied f??r the jobs
! It is true -that farmers are using
much town labor m harvesting to
bacco. but the closing of the peanut
plant a few days ago should make
available at least 50 women who
could leave their homes for just a
few weeks
The work is not difficult, but last
reports maintain that employment
authorities are experiencing much
trouble in rounding up enough work
ers in several eastern counties to fill
the approximately 1.500 jobs recent
ly created. Any one wishing to work
is directed to the employment office
in the town hall here
"Authorities Map Plans
For Sanitation Drive
Seek (Cooperation
01 The Public In
Promoting Drive
Sluli-il (Will He
Oiillim-.l Ity lli?- County
I l*-altIt llt-parliut-nl
General plans for an extensive
drive ^o improve general sanitary
conditions were formulated at a joint
meeting ot town authorities and the
heads o'l the board of health and
volunteer''department held in the
town commissfionors'. room here last
evening
Calling upon the health .depart
tnent foiet s to take eharge. the com
missioiiers passed a resolution pledg
ing then support in advancing the
general clean up i ainpaign. - ~
The first move in the drive Will be
in the form of a general appeal to
the public, urging all stole keepers
and property owners to cooperate
in the movement and work to relieve
those conditions that arc aggravat
ing the p.ublic health and disturbing
the cleanliness of the town
No effort was made to point out
conditions that are really deplorable
but tin* authorities and department
ai heads recognized those conditions
and attacked the problem with the
expressed desire of solving it with
out resorting to court action. "Most
of the merchants whohstfatter gar
hage otil Tttc hack doors of the stores
are just careless, hut 1 believe they
will coopt rate with any movement
to improve sanitation," iJr. h". E. Wd
son, lo ad of the health department,
told the rueetillg
The health officer said that he had
seen little children eating from the
garbage ?collections- hack of stores
and eating places, that nearly every
back lot m Wilhamston would not
meet a lax sanitary law.-It-is quite
evident that -operators, -poss^i
bly unconsciously ol the tact, are
preparing ideal breeding places for
flics, i,us mm uihi'i?varmints ttt
numbers
Garbage disposal was discussed,
and the town authorities are expect
ed to make a detailed survey of the
problem following a preliminary in
vestigation by the board of health.
After appealing to the civic pride
of the town's citizenry, and after at
tacking the problem through an ed
ucation drive, the authorities, if the
two first plans do not meet with suc
cess, propose to resort to court ac
tion in an effort to remedy the bad
sanitary conditions that now exist.
( While removed from the eyesight,
, foul sanitary condition* exist with
in a few yards of the town's main
I street, health authorities point out.
Just' two niocKs removed trom the
main business district a small settle
merit is equipped with u limited nuitt
bei of privies, and the privies an?
insanitary Liquor law enforcement
officers have just about refused to
enter or go near the settlement he
gause the filth and clouds of savory
stench are worse than a machine gun
attack in actual warfare
It was gathered from the meeting,
that the authorities in charge plan
to seriously prosecute the sanitary
movement, .and the general public
will do well to lend its cooperation
Mayor Ha&sell and health authorities
are mapping out details for the drive
which is expected to get underway
very shortly
W illiam Taylor To Taw
Trial In Superior Court
Charged with tin carnal knowl
edge of Klla Louis Outterbridge, 15
year-old colored girl, William Tay
lor was placed under bond in the
sum of $500 for his appearance in
lhe superior court for trial here next
September Taylor, admitting his
guilt in the case, was given a prelim
inary hearing before Justice Masse II
Wednesday. Unable to raise thr
bond, the defendant was returned tc
i?u. ?
It< M)\|
^
"s daily lift- altered with ()???
construction of a hard surface
ago,
vllle IN last adopting itself to
""new situation, late reports
stating that a building hiHini is
getting underway there, and that
the new movement will virtual
ly complete the shift of business
Ironi the town's ope thriving
main street to the highway
Merchant Ira T. (strain is
starting the construction of three
brick stores on bis property fac
1,1jf "u highway, according to
information received here to
day.
Health Department
Si'lislics Its Work In
The (lOiiiity (ilinies
J
; Nineteen vaccination ctimrs eon
dinted by llio Murtin County Health
"ei'firtment con,e, to ? close this
week liming tins f?ul weeks the
'?limes ran a total of 25,35(1 injee
"mis Of typhoid serum weie made,
?molding to records of I),
Wilson, county health officer
The turgesi mi,Idler of injections
nwjv was at ft,.- health off,,-..
Wilhaniston. where TKre aTiii pune
uiis iiei,. mode I ho second lalmest
i O OS 2.113(1. at the Will,one
on colored school Tin. smallest to
til figure was 315, at Parmele
III some sections of the county, ||?
. .T 'lesoflfaootum
" health department, mainly
(?ecuUse of llie fact lhat foitners have
had tlieii hands lull will, the lohoc
to i roj).
Although most of the injections
we", against typhoid, there wee I
? people ,n tin. county win, took
|soiplr Shot ??|.||.cm!.i?,||.
. d'l"">'e, Most oltlled^^
I i oTomndloTi.s wkr, give, TRpr f,, ,
I week, though there were quite o ft u
du'in^ tin- MTnnd wrrV
I, T,w number of diphlhena. mjee"
*??'" 1,1 'ho last ,w? weeks of III
clime was small The three shot dipli
j lUerio treatment started op strong
ui mopped sharply aft, , the second
Week I m,c were few stan
I J. i,f(" ?'"t week, Which was tl?
niKK'st ol tin- four.
f ollowing ,s a tabulation of the to
l>,l',""d infections m each ?f the
i ly clinics
No lid Killing Stulioii' | 402
Jamesville School )'852
Hardens Jordan's Store i sfi
farm Life School I 50,,
K'ason Lillcy Store | 'j 4(',
Hear Grass School , (,l0
Corey's Kil|jng Station |'(,7j
Wi Houston Col S, I I j '073
Williainstiii, Heal,,, '
Roebuck's Store
Hamillon
4,135
223
,, . U2II
-Oik City , ......
1,09 J
929
598
^:r"Vr . urn
Holx'rsonviJlt
f?old Point
Hassell.s
Parriich
Class Hands
Tola I
740
I 25,356
NKAKI\<; l!M)
The laborious task of harvest
ing tobacco is nearing an end in
this county, reports stating that
a few farmers have already
housed their last barn. The bulk
of the crop will be harvested by
next week, and hundreds of far
mers will be completing the task
week after next. There are a few
who will pottfiihly be curing in
September, however.
Frosty and George .Martin,
producing a bumper quality crop
harvested their last barn this
week in the Jamesviile section
to lead the field In completing
the work. The Martin boys have
cut the stalkA and sowed the
field to soil conserving crops.
Will Let fatten
Price Adjustment
Payments Ere Long
r
-fc ?.
I.trim i - III \ I?I?I \ for Special
t ollon Money Within
Ken l)ay??
Between thirty aryi thirty-five
J thousand dollars will be made avail
able to Martin Counts cotton farm
m s w ithm the next six or eight weeks
in the form ??t cotton, price adjust
ment payments T It Slade, special
assistant in the farm agent's office
here, announced today
Announc'rig thnt thi- ,q?.|)hcations
for the payments would be received
just as'soon as the compliance work
js checked m the. office of the farm
i agent. Mr Slade pointed out that
hotlr the landlord and tenant must
i sign the tonus, that the cut ton grow
| eis will be advised when to make
t?11 iiul 11 r11H ??{ iui iln?moin"3 r?
(>\ei planting then allotted cotton
acreage i, a few 'farmer*, in thr coun ?
t\ have already forfeited their claims
in the cotton price adjustment pay
ments us well as those offered Under
the spil conserv ation program Those
farmers planting an excess cotton
acreage, can qualify for the payments
however, by plowing up the excess
ucieage, it Was pointed out ?
The cotton price adjustment pay
incuts are payable t?? those farmers
who received a cotton allotment but
win) did imt plant a stalk of cotton ?
. Ine payments, figurec| at the rate of
abm.it I I* cents per pound, are based
on allotments antj wjp average
around throe to five dollars an acre
The size of the payment: are deter
mined from the poundage allotments
and tn those cases where no cotton
wars actually planted the payments
will he distributed among landlords
and tenants in accordance with terms
and agreements that would have
been in effec t had the cotton been
planted.
Cotton i- under a strict control pro
-gram, and those farmers who have
excess acreages will he required to
pay a three- cent penalty on surplus
?poundages lU-d cards will he issued
to those growers exceeding their al
lot ments.
| A few fanner.-, .in-tin's eoiinty. have
already applied for the cotton price
adjustment 'payment... hut the ma
j jority of tJie applications will hard
? Iv hi- filed before early August. Last
' year most of the payments were ef
j tected in lair Sept em he i and Octo
! her
Our Month I o (,o.
t l)n v 'I'o llrtnrn
.
Kill us Foy, .1 crippled man who
call, home vv.heivvcr lie haul's his
hat. is just hack, lu his native North
[Carolina lollowing u hi a I vts.it to
! tin W<a Id'r Fair During a brief vis
| it hen tla wcrk, .Foy, who is well
.past 11 i'i i lit I r. age, ft v"uo.l his visit?
| to the bill
Traveling in a sel.fspropolied trh
i > ele type til vehicle, Foy nuule his
j rwii'td the lair iii twenty-eight days.
Two tif.es, uidinaiily used 011 bicy
eles. gave out before he tvac&cd the
hut city Selling peneij.s as he went
.nut takine a i>') 50 chains with his
}11 e tin i i I.pp.led lelluw liiliilly got
IV, , ? unnei Whuh n'-. big show.
Hut tan authorities, apparently
'''I Hit' the itoatnm ei ?n \ i-I'teH nil
almost eei tain liability into an asset
when they told how the crippled man
pushed lus . way- over a 500-mile
eourse just, to see the fair His pic
I ture; appeared in4 the papers, and
I'oy was a king for a day at least
! Alter sjm tiding a day at the fair, the
j authoritie- bundled up the crippled
| man and his unique Vehicle and sent
them hack to North Carolina
I would have appreciated the $9
traip fate in cash, for I had no home
to ret,itrn to. hut I could not be choice
and after thinking about what a long
push it was hack to North Carolina.
I accepted the train ride hack to
Koek> Mount," Foy said.
A native of Craven County, Foy
lived in -(?old shorn. for a number of
v? ,ii s, hut now lie travels, merely
existing bjfi tin n vi-iuir gamed from
the 1 ale of five-cent pencils
Ilefeinlanl In Snrihii (.use
Released From C.ounty Jail
Edward Wdkey, middle-aged man
charged with committing a crime
against nature, was released from
the Martin County jail here yester
day morning when his young son.
Thomas Wilkey, failed to.appear and
offer evidence for the State at a
preliminary hearing scheduled be
fore Justice J L Hassell.
The prosecuting attorney explain
ed to the court that the witness was
sick and could not appear. Wilkey
was released under bond in the sum
'of $700. The case will be reopened
j just as soon as the prosecuting wit
ness is able to attend court.
?? ??t
('.uln Finger Off While
liei>niring I.awn Mower
Testing out a lawnmower at hi*
home on East Main Street here day
before yesterday, Mr. Tom Cook ac
cidentally got a finger on his left
hand tangled up in the blades and
lost the end of it. The injury, while
painful, was not at all serioua.