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VOLUME XLIH?NUMBER 78 Williamaton, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, September 27, 1944). ESTABLISHED 1899
Superior Court In
Final Session Of
Term Wednesday
Large N umber of Cases Clear
ed front Docket During
Past Few Days
After disposing of a large number
of criminal and civil cases, the Mar
tin County Superior Court ended its
regular two weeks term Wednesday
morning.
Working almost independently of
the jury, the court cleared a large
number of cases from the civil docket
by consent judgments and compro
mises. Several cases were continued,
but the court, as a whole, handled an
extensive work during the term un
der the direction of Judge John Jay
Burney who held his first term of
court in this county.
During the last few days of the
term, the court attracted very little
attention. As few as two spectators
were in he audiorium at one time,
and comparatively few witnesses
were in the old hall of justice for
some of the cases. However, many
witnesses were summoned during
the term, the sheriff stating that
nearly 300 people were called to
testify in one case or another from
the time the court was convened on
Monday of last week for the trial of
criminal cases until adjournment
Proceedings:
In the case of Theodore Roberson
against the Life Insurance Company
of Virginia, the plaintiff was grant
ed a judgment allowing him $484.80
for premiums paid under protest and
the waiving of future premiums on
two policies. While no appeal has yet
been perfected, it is likely the case
will go to the State Supreme Court
for review.
In the case of G. H. Harrison
against Liverman, a compromise
was effected, the plaintiff receiving
$100.
Attorney Clarence Griffin was ap
pointed refereee in the case of Keys
against Charles Butler, the court
ordering a hearing and a filing of
the report within forty days
The case of Mrs. Nannie Haislip 1
against Pender Grocery Company |
was settled out of court, the plain
tiff receiving judgment in the sum of
$200. Witnesses were called in the
case and a jury had been selected to
hear the allegations before a com
promise was effected.
In the case of Eva Harrison against |
Tom Mills and Metropolitan Insur
ance Company, the defendant was
found to have been indebted to the
plaintiff in the sum of $3,968.28 with
interest from January 1, 1938, the
court further finding that the plain
tiff was entitled to recover $1.145.55
from the insurance company
The defendant was declared the |
tain conditions in the case of Strauss|
Company against Bessie Manning
Plan Celebration
To Honor Warren I
Meeting here this week, leading
Democrats, representing nearly ev
ery one of the 14 counties in the
First Congressional District, discuss
ed preliminary plans for a big cele
bration honoring Lindsay Warren
who is retiring next week after near
ly sixteen years of faithful service
in the National House of Represen
tatives. A date for holding the un
usual event has not been determined,
but Edmund Harding, chairman of
the entertainment committee, will
contact Mr. Warren and schedule the
affair on a day convenient to him.
The celebration, however, is likely
to be held within the next two weeks
and just as soon as possible after Mr
Warren quits his old post to take ov
er the duties of Comptroller Gener
al of the United States.
Messrs Harding, of Washington, |
Jerome B. Flora, of Elizabeth City,
and Mayor Ormond, of Ayden, were
empowered to formulate plans for
holding the celebration which will
be staged in close keeping with the
great esteem in which Mr. Warren is
held. One of the largest crowds ever
to assemble in eastern North Caro
lina is expected to be present and
participate in the event which will
be held in Washington, Mr. War
ren's home town over in Beaufort
County.
It is planned and confidently ex
pected that friends of Mr. Warren
who will gather to do him honor will
include nation-wide celebrities many
of whom will make brief adm-esses
The tentative program includes a
period of speech-making and a tre
mendous parade which will be de
void of advertising features. Water
craft and airplanes are also schedul
ed to provide a feature of the cele
bration, which will, if present plans
carry ,be climaxed with a huge bar.
becue dinner for the many visitors
expected.
IVilliamtton Native To
Head Roanoke HoBpital
Dr. Grover C. Godwin, Williams
ton native and for seveval years as
sociated with the medical profes
sion as a practioneer here, has re
signed his position with the State
Sanatorium to head the City Hospi
tal in Roanoke, Va.
Dr. Godwin, who has gained prom
inence in the medical world through
his association with the Hines Facil
ity, Chicago, and with the State San
atorium, entered upon his new du
ties in the Virginia city this week.
Price Trend Upward
On Local Leaf Mart
Sheriff Reports A
Big Increase In
Tax Collections
Inactivity on the martin Coun
ty tax collection front during re
cent weeks has been displaced
by a big rush in the past fevy
days, the sheriff collector stat
ing this morning that record
collections had been effected and
that the tax situation is well in
hand for the county.
Small property owners, receiv
ing cotton price adjustment pay
ments, have formed a fairly even
parade to the sheriffs office to
settle their accounts. Big prop
erty owners are said to be mak
ing plans for clearing their tax
charges within the next few
days. Up until about ten days
ago, the collector was a bit
gloomy over the outlook, but the
property owners are responding
to (Wr tax call in such numbers
that he now is expecting to bet
ter the record for last year.
More than 100 taxpayers vis
ited the sheriffs office Wednes
day and left a total of 02,162.09 to
set a new record for any day re
cently. More than 0150.000 of the
0204,772.49 levy has already been
collected, and tbe sheriff is ex
pecting to add 025,000 or more
to the account of the county
treasurer before the delinquent
accounts are advertised.
Large Attendance
At Farm Elections
Urged By Official
Little (jiii Be Dune in Future
Toward Adjusting Tobae
eo and Cotton Quotas
In a special letter to county agents
this week. E. Y Floyd. State Execu
tive officer of the Agricultural Ad
justment Administration, pointed out
the importance of the farm elections
to be held next week and urged all
farmers to attend and participate in
the meeting programs
Mr. Floyd's letter reads, in part,
as follows:
"Within the next few Hnv. ih?
committee and county agents will be
called upon to conduct a general
election throughout the county for
the purpose of giving the farmers an
opportunity to elect among their
group committeemen who will serve
under the Agricultural Conservation
program for 1941 These elections are
very important and the farmers
should realize the purpose of these
elections as well as the importance
in electing men from their group
who can best serve them on the com
mittee
"The farmers should be plainly ad
vised that the newly elected commit. I
teeuien will nut be able to do but
very little in the way of adjusting
allotments, especially cotton and
tobacco The tobacco allotments for
for 1941 will be the same as in 1940
where there is no change in the op
eration of the farm. The cotton al
lotments are determined according
to regulations prescribed under the
law. We want to emphasize that there
will be the greatest need for help on
the educational program that we
have undertaken under the Agricul
tural Conservation Program. The
committee and farmers will need to
do their part in contributing to the
National Defense Program on the
farm to at least make each farm in
our State self supporting.
"A question has been raised as to
whether or not in community elec
tions the entire group could decide
before voting on the committee if
the chairman of the community com
mittee elected could serve as a dele
gate to the county convention. This
procedure would appear to be Satis
factory if a vote is taken on the mat
ter and the necessary majority fa
vors electing the delegate in this
manner. If such procedure is follow
ed, the vice-chairman would serve
as alternate delegate."
Guardsmen Leaving
For Camp Saturday
Little Pete Fowden, casting his lot
with the Washington unit of the Na
tional Guard field artillery, was here
yesterday bidding his friends fare
well and making preparationa to
leave for Fort Jackson, Columbia,
S, C., early tomorrow morning.
Local young men are leaving ev
ery day or two for military duty in
one branch or anpther of the serv
ice.
Several National Guard units will
move out of North Carolina this
w-ek-end, including those at Wash
ington, Smithfield and New Bern.
Gate* Matthews, former local resi
dent, was here this week attending
to business matters before joining
the New Bern unit
Quite A Few New
Customers Selling
On Market Today
Field Representative Henry
Johnson Has Encourag
ing Farmers* Reports
With a noticeable strengthening in
prices on many of the better qual
ity grades and with quite a few
new customers on the floors, the lo
cal tobacco market today is report
ing one of its most successful and
encouraging sales of the season. To
bacco prices are not high, to be sure,
but there is a marked upward trend,
and farmers are well pleased when
they take into consideration the
quality of the crop and the general
unrest in world conditions.
Claims, advanced by operators of
the market and declaring that prices,
grade for grade, are just as high if
not a little higher here than they
are on any other market are being
substantiated by reports coming from
the field. Making a recent survey of
certain sections, Field Representa
tive Henry Johnson stated today that
farmers who have patronized the
Williamston market and observed
the sales at first hand are agreed
that prices here are just as high if
not a little stronger than they are
on any other market. "And then
there are the other big advantages
to be had when tobacco is sold in Wil
liamston," Mr. Johnson added.
After trying several other mar
kets, quite a number of new cus
tomers, some of them coming from
quite a distance, are on the local I
market today. A few new faces were
seen yesterday, and they are back
again today accompanied by their |
neighbors and other friends.
"The tobacco acreage was cut 50 |
per cent in this immediate territory |
this year, and considering that re- j
duct ion the local tobacco market has
i sold more tobacco than it did a year
ago," the field representative said,
adding that the market was certain
to sell a greater percentage of the
crop this year than it did last year.
The market today is handling be
tween 175,000 and 200,000 pounds,
farmers stating that they are finding
prices holding up well. Despite large
quantities of inferior types of leaf,
the general average will exceed 16
cents, observers pointing out that
| many sales were being made in the
I 20- to JO-cent price range. New high
ligures were reached on the market
this week when several piles sold
for 36, 37 and 38 cents.
Farmers, observing the sales here
'this morning, stated that they plan
ned to be on the market next Mon
day and present indications point to
I heavy deliveries during the coming
week
Plans Formulated
For Registration
Of Meii October 16
Asking RerommrndutioiiH for
Members of Draft Boards
In the Counties
Governor Hoey said this week he
would get recommendation for mem
bers of local draft boards quickly
now that he had directed the state
elections board to order registrars
on duty October 16 to register young
men subject to compulsory military
lilnrtfli. - ~ '
The elections board will direct each
of the 1,916 registrars to be on duty
at their regular polling places for
the day. The governor said he hoped
that competent and patriotic citizens
would volunteer to aid the regis
trars.
Compilations are now being made
to deteiuiine liuw many draft boards
will be needed in each county and
as soon as the figures are complete
letters will go to the county superior
court clerks, county school super
intendents, and county election board
chairmen, asking them to act as a
committee to recommend draft board
members.
Gov. Hoey said he would issue a
proclamation as requested by Pres
ident Roosevelt concerning the reg
istration and also would issue a form
al statement requesting citizens to
cooperate with registrars and draft
boards.
The governor had before him a
letter from the President saying "it
is all important that the local'boards
be composed of men in whom the
community has the greatest confi
dence. Membership on the board
should be considered a position of
trust and honor. I feel certain that
many thousands of our most able
and patriotic citizens will offer their
services for this duty."
The President noted that election
officials and draft board members
are expected to serve without pay
as their "contribution to national de
fense" just aS young men will be
required to devote a year df their
time to military training.
Thirty-Nine Years
Ago As Recorded
In The Enterprise
April 4, 1901.
B E Dillabust spent Sunday in
Kins ton.
The Editor spent Saturday in Nor
folk.
Sheriff Crawford carried a prison
er to Raleigh last Monday.
M J. O. Guthrie, of Raleigh, is
spending a few days in town.
Judge Coble and wife left Sunday
to attend Pitt County court.
The cost of court for the last term
was between $1,500 and $1,600
A. B. Bowers, of Scotland Neck,
was in town a few days this week
Everybody is looking for bargains
and finding them at Gurganus'.
Mr. VV. A. Jones and Miss Ida
Hassell spent Sunday in Mildred.
Now the court is over, we would
like to receive items from our cor
respondents. (
Mrs. G. W. Blount and Miss llat |
tie Harrell returned from Baltimore
Tuesday night '
Anyone thinking of purchasing a
typewriter will do well to examine
the Hammond.
Rev. J. O. Guthrie, of Raleigh, will
preach at the M. E. church Sunday
night at 7:30 o'clock.
. A fine stock of goods, low prices
and accommodating clerks, can al
ways be found at Eli Gurganus.
j D. B. Parker, Robersonville, makes
the finest buggies in the eastern part
of the State.
Our town seems very dull this
[week. All the visiting lawyers and
' attendants of court have gone home.
Prayer meeting at the Baptist |
Church tonight; on account of the
rain Tuesday night the meeting was I
not held.
We call special attention to the
new "ad" of B E Dillahunt, Insur
ance Agent. Mr. Dillahunt issues a
very attractive policy.
The telephone company is still ^
putting in phones. They now have j
59 subscribers in all. We congratulate
the company on this good work.
Robert Biggs, son of Mr. S. R
Biggs, is lying in bed. the result of I
a wound on the knee received from
a hatchet while playing last week.
A severe rain storm raged over
this section Monday night. Tuesday
night it rained about as hard as we
ever heard it.
The columns of The Enterprise are I
the place for your spring announce
ments. Our subscription list is in
creasing and you can use no better
medium to tell the people what you
have for sale.
| We are sorry to learn that little
Frances, the little child of Dr. J. B.
H. Knight, to whose illness we have
referred to before, improves slow
lv. We join them nnd lb. ir?many
friends in a fervent prayer that
God will raise up the little one.
There will be special "Easter Serv
ice" at the M. K. Church Sunday
morning and evening. Mr. Sutton,
the pastor, has issued invitations to
be sent to all that are not members
of the church. He will also send an
envelope with each invitation for an
Easter offering for the church debt.
We hope Mr Sutton's efforts will be
crowned with success and that he
will be able to have the church dcdi
cat (I in the near future.
Organizing Forces
For Farm Bureau
Membership Drive
Farmer Chax. Daniel Formal
ly Aeeepls Presidency and
Set* Out To Work
Pointing out that a strong farm
organization was needed now more
than ever before and that without
an effective organization the cause
of the farmer might be lost, Mr.
Charles Daniel, Williams Township
farmer, community leader and for
mer school teacher, formally accept
ed the presidency of the Martin
County Farm Bureau Federation at
a meeting of the directors held in
the agricVtural building here last
Wednesday evening. Pledging his
best efforts in advancing the work
of the organization and in promot
ing the interest of agriculture and
that of his fellow-farmers and the
county, as a whole, the new presi
dent immediately rolled up his
sleeves and settled down to a task
that is mighty important but one
that offers no direct remuneration
whatever.
"There are many things to be done
and we can't remain idle while oth
| er forces march ahead.. We must
forge forward with them, and to d<>
[that we must advance and loyally
support a strong organization," the
new Farm Bureau head said.
Forces for launching a drive for
1,000 members in this county are be
ing organized this week-end, and by
the middle or latter part of next
week the president U certain that
much progress will have been mado
in shaping up a strong farm organ
ization in this county for the new
year.
Directors in the several districts
are being contacted in the field by
the president and secretary and
membership teams are being select
ed. A series of Farm Bureau meet
ings will be held in connection with
the soil conservation program elec
\Continued on page four)
Highway Commission Considers
Closing River Fill To Traffic;
Hearing In Raleigh Next Week
Expecting La rge Crowds Here
For Legion Fair Next Week
The Martin County fair, sponsored
by the American Legion, and open
ing next Monday, is expected to at
tract the largest number of people
seen at any fair here in recent years,
the management stating this morn
ing that the annual event is being
handled this season with a greater
confidence on the part of the gener
al public More interest has been
shown in the fair, and a marked 1111
provement in all departments is
quite evident today as plans are be
mg rushed to completion for the
opening next Monday
Community booths, vocational,
school and miscellaneous exhibits
are expected to be the largest in re
cent years, the management stating
Ct'IH Jtraia, .......
that all premiums will be paid in
t * J _ * 41. fair J
cash on the last day of the fair,
addition to the booths in the main
exhibit hall, several commercial
firms will have displays and some
livestock and poultry will competi
tor the cash awards.
The entertainment program, cen
tering around the Kaus midway,
will measure up to expectations, the
Choosing Of Sides
Continues AsCrim
Task In World War
Mass Assault ?>" Berlin Is To
lie Kxpectetl, British
1 ?! Authorities Su\
The grim task of choosing sides in
the current wofld war continues
with the diplomatic fronts giving
and taking in an effort to gain a-veti
a slight advantage in the death strug
gle Accepting the trend of the war
as it appears today, the fighting, be
fore it is over, will be done w-itu
England anil America on the one side
and the rest of the world on the oth
er with the possible exception of
Russia who might hold out with the
intention of grabbing a broken world
or joining later with Britain to save
I her own hide.
L -Spam IS virtually nt war anil Ja.
pan is marching in strict accordance
with the Axis plan. French arc light
ing French with the Axis powers
holding an apparent advantage in
French West Africa. Little has been
heard from Italy in Kgypt. but then
are few outward signs to indicate
that the Egyptians will actively line
up with the British
Once the preliminaries are com
pleted, the unrest now current
throughout the world is quite likely
to flare up and a world-wide hulo
caust will follow.
Japan has assured Hitler she will
, liter on his side if any other pow
tt- enters Hie war against tin many
While no action declaration of wai
against Britain has been filed offi
cially. it-is apparent thut Japan will
lender much aid to the Axis powers.
The developments on the diploma;,
tic from during the past Tew days
proves almost conclusively that Am
erica's defense program is well
founded, that even more defense
work will be necessary if this hem
isphere is to escape the domination
of Europe's mad men.
On the actual war front itself,
Britain has suffered disappoint
ments The "free" French move
ment in Dakar and the attack on Gi
hraltar allegedly by French planes
are disheartening, but possibly the
real facts bound up in the incidents
are not as bad as the outward ap
pearances would indicate
Germany is promoting today one
of the greatest day-light uttacks on
England of the war. Despite the
cost ,the Nans are pounding at
tendon and scattered sections of
England. The raids, while success -
ful to a certain extent, arc falling
fur short "f their goal. Four waves
of bombers were turned bark by tin
British this morning, and more than
100 Naxi planes were downed up un
til about noon Last night the Brit
ish air forces raked the Channel
ports preparatory for a planned mass
attack on Berlin The attack is ex
pected ts equal in intensity the raids
conducted by the Germans on Lon
don in recent days.
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I Car* Stolen From Loral
Streets In I'ant Fetr Day*
The '37 model Ford, belonging to
irmer Lester Peel, was stolen on
aughton Street here last Saturday
?ht The machine, deserted ?>y th?
ilef the following day, was recover^
4 by the highway patrol in the old
CC camp at Washington and re
irned to the owner.
Wednesday night Farmer Sylvcs
?r Taylor left the keys in the lg
Itlon switch for the first time and
/hen he started home the car was
-lisaing from it. parking place on
Vashington Street, The car.a 1935
nodel, had not been recovered early
| management declared. The midway I
I will have sixteen rides, including
| one direct from the World's Fair, and '
legitimate' shows. The amusement !
group, playing in Ashcboro this i
week, will start moving in Sunday
afternoon about 4 o'clock by trucks
and busses.
Pearl Haines' revue, supporting a
cast of fifteen, will be one of the
grandstand features The Edwards
family, acrobats. Fred and Marie-Gu
thrie, aerialists and Frank Doss' ani
mal revue are added features on the
grandstand program. Gilson's mili
tary band has been engaged for the
week.
Next Wednesday is children's day.
The schools are scheduled to close
at 11 o'clock that morning. Admis-I
sum will be free at the main gate
and the grandstand admission fee I
will be reduced to 5 cents for the Iti j
tie folks.
Reducing the adminission charges
to a new low figure, the fair man
agement is anticipating record-size
crowds during tile entire week if
weather conditions are favorable
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Representative reports from
the main producing areas in the
county point to a quality peanut
crop this season with prdouction
falling slightly below normal.
Digging operations while get
ting off to an unusually good
start the early part of this week
will reach a climax about next
Monday or Tuesday, weather
conditions permitting. Rain, fall
ing late Wednesday, did not in
terrupt the preliminary harvest
ing work.
Working For Full
n
Deck Of (lards In
Pockets Of Many
I licit* Sain 'I'o Villi Iti^ Trump
~ To Dcrk fur Men Itcmccn
21 mill .'Hi Youth O.IiI
A full deck of cards is being
rounded out for men between the
ages of 21 and 35 years, and while
some of the players might attempt
to finesse it is fairly certain that
Uncle Sam will play the big trump
on registration day, October 16. Just
now the following types of cards are
in evidence, tobacco marketing cards,
auto operators' cards, cotton market
ing cards, auto certificate cards,
identification cards, calling cards,
lodge cards, union cards, sneial se
curity cards and after October- 10.
registration cards
Those eligible for service will have
to carry their registration cards at
all times or face some mighty in
convcnient situations. tt-'~ likely that
the policeman who stops you for a
traffic violation may ask for your
military registration card, even be
fore he asks for your driver's license,
if you look like you're between 21
md 35
That's just one of the many ways
that authorities will check up on
draft dodgers. See?
At that, fewer men will register
under tha present draft than during
World War No. 1 The total number
of registrants then was 24.234.021
However, if you are eligible, the
chances now are greater that you
will be called up. The World War
ended after only 2,810,206 mbn were
mustered into the Army. Under the
present draft, about 4,500,000 will be
called in for a year's training the
next five years.
Those eligible for service now will
be divided into four classes to be
called up in this order:
1. Single persons without depen
dents.
2 Persons who hold jobs in vital
national defense industries including
some jobs on farms. J
3. Persons with dependents, in
cluding married men with families.
4 Those specifically deferred by
the act, such as ministers, some gov
ernment official!, etc. ^
If you're married, it isn't likely
you will have to go. The draft board
expects that there will be at least
5,000,000 single men registering.
The government expects all per
sons to learn they must register by
notice in the press and on the radio.
In the World War, it was different.
Deputy sheriffs and rural mail car
tiers Were used to spread the word
in remote section!.
One Army officer reculled that of
ficials traveled as far us 200 miles
to notify persons in the same county.
It happened that the Grand Canyon
cut through the county and the of-1
ficials had to travel clear around it.
Then after all that trouble, they
found only 10 or 15 men of registra
tion age.
Delegation To File
United Protest At
Raleigh Next Week
Preliminary Surrey Indicate
Thai Added (lost? VI ill
Not Equal Uwm>?
Unofficial but reliable reports
reaching here this week state that
the North Carolina Highway and
Public Works Commission is con
sideling closing the Roanoke River
fill to all traffic for a ten to eighteen
months period or during the recon
struction of a new fill across the
four-mile, swamp. While the propos
al to suspend traffic across the fill
in its entirety has only been rumor
ed. authentic reports state that plans
are well advanced for restricting
traffic across the fill to an absolute
minimum
Plans for protesting any such ac
tion were tentatively formulated at
a meeting of interested parties in
Windsor Wednesday evening, and a
united front will be offered later at
a hearing before the highway au
thorities m Raleigh The meeting in
Raleigh has been tentatively sched
uled for 11 o'clock next Wednesday
morning
Considerable confusion has been
reported among travelers as a result
of confusing highway signs, and it
is possible that no steps will be tak
en to clear up the misunderstanding
until after the hearing next week
While several parties have asked
that the wording on the signs be
changed, no action was taken by the
commission possible because unan
nounced plans called for the closing
of the route. The signs directed some
traffic one way and admitted pas
sage to others up to seven-ton load
ings
?It has been pointed out that the
closing of the route for ten months
or a year will spell ruination for a
number of business enterprises whose
j opeartions are geared to the flow of
! traffic across the fill, it will possi
| bly cost the highway commission
$15,000 additional to maintain traf
fic over the road while construction
work is iti progress, but at the same
time the suspension of traffic will
! mean $50,000 or even a $100,000 loss
to business interests and farmers," a
delegate to the meeting m Windsor
Wrdiu'Mia.v I'U'imig mm following
Ins return hero, it is an established
fact that the extra cost for maintain
ing traffic will not equal the losses
to farmers who will start moving
peanuts and other farm commodities
over the route about the time the
contractor starts work.
Several towns along tin- route, in
cluding representatives in other
areas, are planning to send a large
delegation to Raleigh next Wednes
day for the hearing, and local peo
ple are urged to make plans to at
tend, too. Anyone who can possibly
make the trip is directed' to contact
Mavor J 1. immediately that
transportation might be arranged.
No contract for repairing and im
proving the fill has been awarded,
and as far as it can be learned here
tut date for receiving bids has been
project is not in
eluded in the list of contracts to be
reviewed at a meeting of the com
mission next Tuesday, it is under
stood that bids on the project will
In received possibly about the mid
dle of next month, one report stat
ing thai definite plans and specifica
tions for bundling the work had not
yet been completed.
Section Shivers In
New Fall Weather
Officially, fall made it appearance
late last Sunday night, but it re
mained fur the weatherman to prove
to the folks that summer was spent.
Striking fate fast- Wednesday after
noon, a storm ushered in the first
really cool weather experienced in
these parts 111 recent months. While
a change Was welcomed following
that parching heat, it was so sudden
that the section shivered a great deal
before light-weight clothes could be
east off and heavier ones put on.
Then the section got busy with its
stoves and heating apparatus, local
stores reporting heavy sales of stoves
and pipe.
Some more warm days are to be
expected, but this section has been
convinced these past three or four
days that summer is gone.
Temperature readings, recorded
at 90 degrees and above earlier in
the week, varied as much as 40 points
almost over night. No frosts have
been reported, but with the mercury
hovering in the low fifties, a white
ruating is to be expected.
More Cotton Checks Are
Received In Thin County
Additional cotton price adjust
ment checks are being distributed
to farmers in the county this week,
the agent's office receiving more than
$3,000 Wednesday to booft the total
to almost $15,000
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