Final State Farm
Crop Summary for
Year Is Released
(Continued from pose one)
(,r?se of 635.440 acres This years
acreage is 41 per cent below 1939 and
19 per cent below the ten year av
erase The 1940 yield per acre foi
the State, placed at 990 pounds. U
51 pounds above the previous record
yield made last year and 209 poundi
above the ten-year average -Hie
1940 record high yield accounts for
production this season bemi[ Ipej
cent above the ten-year averag
when the acreage is 19 per cent be
low the corresponding period
Corn
Corn production decreased 6 P"
cent in 1940 and is the lowest since
? 930 Total production is estimated
at 44.733.000 bushels compared with
47 619 000 bushels produced in
and the ten-year < 1929-38. average
harvest of 42.517.000 bushels The
yield pe. acre of 18.5 bushels is 5
"per cent under last year and only
slightly above the ten-year av.iag
The low Vield for 1940. which ranks
34th among the states of ^ Umon.
was caused by the dry weath. r dur
ing late July when the crop.was. at
us crucial maturing stages Th> at
age harvested this year decreased
per cent but is 4 per cent above th
ten year average acreage. O
?>418.000 acres harvested for all
purposes. 90 pe. cent was used tor
grain. 1 per cent cut for silage and
3 per cent used fur hugging, grazing
and forage
Hays
North Carolina's farmers set an
all-time record of 1.181.000 acres
Harvested for hay m 1940 The total
production of 1.011.000 Ions toi this
dry year is surpassed only b> im
1939 record production and is 40 pel
cent above the ten vcar (1939 38.
average. The increase in thi nay
acreage has been brought about by
the Wide expansion in lespedeza A'
most insignificant m relative im
portance in 1931. lespedeza 1 w
North Carolina's most tmporu.nl
hav crop, accounting fo. over 2t.
per cent of the state's total hay
crop. Lespedeza. soy beans, cowpeas
and peanut hay account for about
63 per cent of the States total !.a>
production. The remaining portion
is made up of alfalfa, clove, and
timothy, sweet sorghum, grains cut
green for hav. wild and meadow
hay, etc The 1941) distribution of
the latter group of hays is as fol
lows: 68.900 tons of clover and tim
othy: 60,000 tons of grains cut green
for hay; 55.000 tons of miscellaneous
tame hay; 36.000 tons of wild hay
29,000 tons of sweet sorghum for tor
age; and 17.000 tons of alfalfa
Sweet Potatoes
There were 74.000 acres of sweet
potatoes harvested in North Cani
Una in 1940 as compared with 77,
000 acres last year and a ten-yeai
(1929-38) average of 86.000 acres
The estimated total production of
7,104,000 bushels is 18 per cent less
than 1939 and 13 per cent less than
the ten-year (1929-38) average of
8.163.000 bushels. This year the crop
yielded 96 bushels per acre as com
pared to 112 bushels in 1939 The av
10c more than 1939 and a tulal value
erage price per bushel was 15i. oi
of $5,328,000 as compared to $5,606
000.
Soy Beans
The 1940 production of 2,282,0011
bushels of soy beans for beans is
?bout 13 pn v"'( "bow luit ?
production and 70 per cent above the
ten-year (1929-38) average The
1940 acreage harvested was slight
ly higher than 1939, which with an
increase in yield of 1.0 bushel pel
acre resulted in a record production
for 1940 Of the State's total soy
bean acreage tins year, it is estimat
ed that 450.000 w as interplanted and |
321,000 grown alone, or a total of
546,000 equivalent solid acres. The
acreage harvested for beans is es
timated at 169.000 acres. 203.000
acres for hay; and 174.000 acres
grazed or plowed under.
Mr. and Mrs. Asa Crawford spent
the week-end with relatives in Ran
dleman.
These Clouds Mean Defense
?-Ck?udK arise as North Carolina far- ;1<>ns of ground agricultural lime
mers increase* the lcrtibtv <>i then Intone through the AAA grant-of-aid
fields bj treating them with lime. I l'ro?'Tl'' > bought and applied
. many more thousands pi tons of lime
Clouds anse as Aineiican Soldiers ^through private purchases. In 1939
increase then skill through artillery j North Carolina farmers applied
practice Both fertile soil and skill- ; 195.040 tons of lime; in 1938 thev
ed gunnels are vital to the nation's used 144,396 tons, according to re
defense In 1940 farmers of North I ports of county farm agents of the
Carolina were?furnished ? -230,000- State-CnlltKxtensjon S^rviei-*
Business Despite Bombing:
Business goee on as usual at the bar in this English Midlands "pub,"
while the floor of the second story hangs precariously over the public
room. The ceiling sags almost to the floor and the billiard table above
looks ready to slide off, but no one seems to pay it any attention.
Had (Pf Holiday A cars
For School I lii Id ran
The Christmas holiday season for
till' st'vi'ial llnmsand M.nliii C'oun
ty school children is fast drawing
to a close. Thursday morning at the
usual hour the little folks are ex
pected to be back at their posts. And
it'll be quite a while before anoth
er holiday rolls around for them.
Dark C hristmas
The sun does not rise above the
horizon for a week in Iceland dur
ing the Christmas season. _
Exports
Whatever the outcome of the
European war. the prospect is for
small exports in the year ahead, ac
cording to the U. S Bureau of Agri
cultural Kcunumics.?? ???
Champ Recruiter
Happy New Year
An the ol<l year end* and a new year ap
proaches. we extend our heat wishes for a
happy, prospermia and contented New Year.
We ainrerely thank you for the patronage
given ns over the pant twelve month* and
trust we may have the very pleasant privilege
of xeb-ving you next year.
RoanokeChevioletCo
Elaine Bassett la fast becoming
known aa the champion recruiter of
North America. From Dallas, Texas,
this winsome lass is the original of
the Canadian Join-the-Army post
ers. Her face did so much good
thwre, it has been selected to per
form a like service for Uncle Sam.
She is the daughter of a Baptist
minister.
Fair-Size Cains In
Total Values Now
Exacted in County
(Continued from page one)
$2 each, and goats at $1 each. Hogs
will carry a value of 5 cents a pound.
Milk cows will be valued at $75
downward. Beef cattle are worth,
according to the authorities for tax
ing purposes, from 4 to 6 cents a
pound. Peanuts, free of liens of oth
er debt, are to be listed at the rate
of $2.50 a bag. cotton at $30 a bale,
soy beans at 50 cents a bushel and
sweet potatoes at 50 cents a bushel.
Provisions are to be listed as fol
lows: corn, $2 a barrel; hay. 15 cents
a bale, and meat, 10 cents a pound.
The list-takers agreed to leave off
poultry held for home consumption.
As for automobiles, the list-takers
were directed and agreed to adhere
to the schedule of values carried in
the Automobile Blue Book with one
exception. All 1941 model cars will
be listed at the book price less five
per cent, the list-takers to take into
consideration those factors that have
\ ictims Of War Are
Cheered Bv Promise
Of Additional Aid
(Continued from page one)
declarations. Hitler was reported
moving a division of his troops
against the Greeks in a belated ef
fort to help his pal, Mussolini, in
I Albania There is a rumor that Ger
j man troops will push across Jugo
1 s la via for a striking blow against
I Greece probably along the direct
j river valley route to the little coun
try's Aegean seaport of Salonika
1 Other observers, however, are of the
belief that Hitler is interested only
in his promised invasion of the Brit
: ish Islets. that he will not withdraw
| his attention from that direction to
1 any great extent.
j Meanwhile, Britain is increasing
| its fortifications at Gibraltar, indi
cating that the war scene will be
come more active in the Mediterran
ean and Balkan areas.
In this country, the Fifth Column
ists apparently headed by one Sen
ator Burton K. Wheeler, are trying
to get the world to bow down to Ger
many's mad man and accept a dic
peace?a peace dictated by a
barbarian. Wheeler explained in a
speech last night. that he would re
store Germany's 1914 boundaries
and colonies, restore the independ- '
ence of France, Belgium, Holland.
Norway and Denmark?the coun
tries who had independence just be
fore Hitler started Ins wild niuieh
across Europe He would also re
store freedom for all races. He did
not say how he could restore those
things when Hitler denies them to
his own people and to those whom
he has brought under his heel.
Late reports from Europe state
that Petain, head of the French gov
ernment in Vichy, has balked Hit
ler's efforts to take over the French
fleet by sending it to Africa
Possibly in answer to President i
HouseveIt's Sunday night talk, Hit
h r is thought to be making plans
J lor a knock-out blow against Eng
j land. Italy was said to have been i
I bitter in its attack on the President s '
talk.
| In this country there is a possi
bility of a curtailment in the man
ufacture of luxuries where such man
ufacture would tend to delay the de
lonse program. No advance in prices
is anticipated however.
Its ancient city of famous build
ings. including nine old churches but
not St Paul's, virtually wiped out
by fire, London today was having
it fairly quiet from the air. Little
activity was reported on the Afri
can front, hut the Greeks were re
JBQrted to be pushing ?.u to new vic
tory despite reports that Hitler was
moving in to help the Italians.
Seeks $15,01)0.00 For
Injuries Received
In Recent Accident
(Continued from page one)
nor warn him concerning the sam
or to have such warning and in
structions give by his employees
wlio knew, and his failure to do so
constituted negligence
"The the injuries hereinbefore
complained of were due to no fault
negligence or carelessness iinon the
part of the plaintiff, but were sole
ly due to the negligence and car<
lessness of the defendant in his fail
ure to furnish the plaintiff with safi
tools and appliances and a safe placi
in which to work, and in failing ti
instruct the plaintiff in the use and
in working around such dangerous
machinery, tools and appliances and
informing the plaintiff and warn
ing him as to the dangers thereof
knowing at the time that the plain
tiff was green and ignorant about
such machinery, tools and appiia.ices
and such negligence were the direct
and proximate result and cause of
the injuries hereinbefore s i out,
which have resulted in the loss of
earning capacity to this plaintiff.
"That by reason of all the -ifor.'
said injuries sustained by reason ef
the negligence of the defendant
hereinbefore set out the plaintiff
has been damaged in the sum of fif
teen thousand and no-IPO :$15,0O0)
dollars."
affected the value of the cars.
Tax Supervisor S H. Grimes urged
the list-takers to prepare representa
tive lists, to try and place the own
er's property on the books at a fair
value and in proportion to another's
property. ?
List-takers H. M. Bunas for Wil
hamston Township, and H. S. Ev
erett, for Robersonville, plan to start
their work Wednesday The other
list-takers are to serve as real estate
assessors and they will be unable to
handle the personal property listings
until later in the month. A schedule
for listing personal properties will
be made public shortly. Mr. Grimes
said yesterday
NOTICE
North Carolina. Martin County. In
The Superior Court.
Robert louts Stevenson vs. Spicey
Mae Stevenson.
I The defendant above named will
take notice that an action entitled
as above has been commenced in
the Superior Court of Martin Coun
ty for absolute divorce on the
grounds of two years separation, and
notice that she is required to appear
before L. B. Wynne, Clerk of the
Superior Court of Martin County,
withm thirty days after the comple
tion of this service of summons by
publication and answer or demur
to the complaint in said action, or
the plaintiff will apply to the court
for the relief demanded In said com
plaint.
This the SIM day of Due., 1940.
L. B. WYNNE,
1 d31-4t Clark Superior Court.
Symbols of American Defense
North Carolina is playing its part
in National defense?tractors and
terracing machines for agricultural
defense and Army tanks for mili
tary defense For the past six years
the State College Extension Serv
ice has organized and directed Soil
Conservation Associations which op
erate heavy equipment to terrace
i land and control equipment. Farm
ers who terrace their land earn soil
building payments through the AAA
program. Thus, while tlie soldiers
operating the tank are practicing
maneuvers which strengthen the na
tions' armed defense, Tar Heel far
I mers are carrying on soil defense
| work by terracing more than 70,
000 acres of land every year.
B<r(r Stjanli/nn
srt
THE RECORD
SPEAKS , . .
Martin County motorists are
to be congratulated for their
part in making thr holiday sea
son a safe one, their efforts be
ing largely responsible for a
clean accident record for the
past week. It is encouraging to
note that the death toll in this
county has been reduced from
13 in 1939 to five so far this
year. Be careful during the re
maining hours, and continur to
be careful during all of the
coming year.
Patrolman Whit Saunders stat
ed late yesterday that he had
not been railed to investigate a
single accident during the
t'hristmas season, and he ap
preciates that very much.
The "Accident Record" wishes
for every courteous and thought
ful motorist continued life dur
ing a happy year that is just
about to begin.
Nest week the grim facts for
the past and current years will
be offered in their entirety.
County Native Dies
In South Carolina
Alton T. Riddick, popular Atlan
tic Coast Line Railroad conductor,
died at his home in Florence, S. C.,
Saturday, December 21st. Mr Rid
dick was ill for only six weeks. He
was born in Dardens in 1886 but for
the past 23 years made his home in
Florence where he was highly re
spected and admired by a large eir
c*It of friends. He Was the son of tin
late John A. Riddick and Allie Cor
prue Riddick, both of Dardens.
He is survived by his wife, the
former Miss Mary Elizabeth Mabry,
of Weldon ,and one son, Alton T.
Riddick, of Florence.
The following brothers and sisters
eerwve; Mrs. ?Cr-^L-Teachey, of-Flor
ence; Mrs. Evelyn Riddick, of Ports
mouth; Mrs. Henry Hardison, of
Dardens; Hilary Riddick of Plym
outh; Herman Riddick. of Dardens:
A. C. Riddick,of St. Louis, and J. A.
Riddick of Alton, 111.
He was a member of the Central
Methodist Church and was also a
member of the Brotherhood of Rail
way Trainmen and Hampton Lodge
Funeral services were held Sun
day afternoon at 3:30 in the Central
Methodist church with Rev. Eben
Taylor conducting the last rites. In
terment was made in the Mount
Hope cemetery.
CARD OF THAN&S
Your kind and thoughtful ex
pressions of sympathy and the love
ly floral offerings were deeply ap
preciated during the illness and
death of our son
Mr. and Mrs. D. V. Clayton.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Having qualified as administrator
of the estate of Buck Roberson, de
ceased, this is to notify all persons
having claims against said estate to
present them for payment on or be
fore the 27th day of December, 1941,
or this notice will be pleaded in bar
of their recovery. All persons in
debted to the said estate will please
make immediate payment.
This the 27th day of Dec., 1940.
ASA J. HARDISON,
Administrator of the estate of
dll-4t Buck Robarson, deceased. |
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XPuCr (Bdz.0
Aycock's Mother Could Not Write
Her Name
"Mother, why do you sign your
name with a cross mark?" was Ay
cock's youthful question. She had
placed her "cross" on a legal paper,
for she was unable to write her
name From a heart that was gold
came the explanation. She told the
future governor that in her youth
4here- had bet*n nu opportunity tor
her to gu to school, and that she was
glad he could be educated.
His adolescent brain was puzzled
by conditions which failed to pro
vide public education for everyone.
His thoughts whispered ot him, "Ev
erybody has a right to know how to
read and write." A feeling awaken
ed in him which grew and guided
him into the fight for state wide pub
lic. schools for every child. Should
such a program be established for
boys and girls, there soon would be
no illiterate men and women.
A leader of his class," was Ay
cock's scholastic standing at the Uni
versity, and it was an outstanding
clasS. Among his university compan
ions were such leader* as RobeVt W.
Winston, J. Y. Joyner, Edwin A. Al
j derman, fttifus A. Dough ton, M. C.
i S. Noble, and liuilu Ciaige. Nev
ertheless. Aycock took the honors
of the day. He was awarded the
Mangum medal for being the best
orator, and the Bingham medal for
his essay.
After graduation day, Charles
Brantley Aycock practiced law in
Goldsboro, and later in Raleigh; but
he was interested in the state's wel
fare. This led him into the political
field. His reward came in 1900 when
he was elected governor by a tre
mendous majority. This was very
remarkable for the Republicans and
Populists were united in their ef
fort to win a second consecutive vic
tory over the Democratic Party.
He had a part in overthrowing the
"carpet bag" government, in
soring the prohibition law, and in
campaigning (or universal education
in North Carolina. He was a dynam
ic speaker, and traveled 1,000 miles
by carriage and 3,000 by rail during
the 1900 campaign. He made 110
speeches and addressed mare than
100,000 people. Ay cock cannot Just
ly be accused of being a "forgetful"
man; for after the election, he con
tinued his crusade for education
During his administration a school
building was constructed on an av
erage of one for each day of the
week, Sundays included.
Death's angel made an unexpected
call while Aycock was on the plat
form addressing the Alabama Edu
cational Association at Birmingham.
His last word was "Education".
Today, we face a world crisis;
democracy is in danger, and educa
tion is its only hope. We, the citizens
of North Carolina, are truly thank
ful Charles Brantley Aycock lived.
Mesdames Mary Brown Shute and
Sam Getsinger returned last night
from Gastonia where they visited
their sister. Mrs E L. Lowie, for
several days.
Miss Norma Hardy spent last
week-end in Oriental with Miss Mary
Riggs
Jerry Manning is now stationed at
San Diego, on the U.S.S. Richmond
j for about six months
Wants
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each insertion.
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iers unless you have an open ac
count with us.
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PHONE 46
WANTED: 500 GlIANO BAGS ?
Must be in good condition. Deliv
er to Abbitt's Mill, near Williams
ton. d24-2t
READ THE NEWS AND OB8RBV
er for current events. 20c weekly.
15c daily only. H E. Peele, agent.
Williamston. nl2-ea T-tf
$100.00 REWARD. FOR WHERE
abouts or information leading to
recovery 10 or 12 hogs. Stolen be
tween December 12 and 18th. Among
them was listed sow. Also white
shoat, crop on right ear and split
' in left. Many other colors. R. S.
j Critcher, Williamston. d24-2t
I.OST ? GRAY BELT, CLOTH.
without buckle. Three inches wide.
Finder please return to Mrs. John
I Wier.
WHITE FAMILY WANTED: SMALL
family desired to live on farm. No
[ tenant. Must furnish best of refer
1 ences. John W. Green. Williamston.
FARM FOR SALE: 130 ACRES IN
tract Approximately 30 acres
cleared. Price reasonable. Mrs. Kate
B York, Willir.mston.
FOR RENT: FURNISHED BED
rooms. Convenient to bath. Hot
water. Telephone 19-W.
FOR RENT: THREE ROOM APART -
ment with bath. Private entrance.
Hot water furnished without cost
D. V. Clayton, Guaranty Bank and
Trust Co. d31-2t
LOST: SMALL SQUARE YELLOW
gold ladies' watch, Elgin, black
cord band, crystal cemented in. Re
ward if returned to Vera Maude
Lilley, Williamston.
FOR RENT: APARTMENT, FUBN
ished rooms or room and board.
Call 339-J. d31-2t
Poultry Truck
Every TUESDAY
AT JAMESVILLE 9 to 10:00 a. m.
AT HARDISON'S MILI 10:30 to 12 m.
AT BEAR GRASS 1 to 3 p. m.
Every FRIDAY
AT OAK CITY 9 i? 11 a. m.
AT HAMILTON 11:30 a. m. to 12 m.
AT COLO POINT 1 to 2 p. m.
EverySATURDAY
AT WILLIAMSTON 9 to 11 a. m.
AT EVERETTS 11:30 a. m. to 12:30 p. m.
AT ROBERSONVILLE 1 to 3 p. m.
Colored Hen*, leghorn Hens, Stag*. Roootpra
WE PAY TOP MARKET PRICES
PITT Poultry Co.
GREENVILLE, N. C.