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1 v .J - Ai'iJ. 21st. Friday ' t to a tic a S"v- n t succe.'iaful market.: 3 1 ( ' e hi :ory of t & ' ( ( c 0 11 aii 't . . . sev- 1 s -n everv exwlir-sr 1 1 1 sma iv,cj. Thia city's is were optomistic and i g heavy sales here, but never expected to .see their nut go ahead by leaps and 1 ids as it has since Thursday, , ust the 8th, Beginning with 3 day tobacco from more than X vonty - five counties has been ' m&ht to the Whiteville market . . . tobacco coming here from as I r South as porchester County, t.outh Carolina, more, than 200 mil ts from here and as far North as Vance and Granville Counties, a distance equally as far. During , these seven days the market's poundage record has been broken. The amount of money paid to the tobacco grower by -White-ville's warehousemen is far great er than any amount ever paid dur- ing a previous seven day period and more satisfied patrons have beerf added to this market's ever ' growing list, t iy. ; t j y yy;x v fi-i It is hard to say what types of . tobacco have been selling best Ev ery leaf on the stalk V;,;. . from the sand lugs to the tips have been selling good, however, it is thought that medium tobaccos selling from $15.00 to $40.00 have been strong er than any others. . , As for the market's poundage 1,030,878 pounds of the leaf was sold here Thursday and Friday of opening week , 2,498,624 pounds was sold last week bringing the total poundage for the season up to 8,529,602 pounds, an increase of one million one hundred thousand pounds over the amount that was sold here the. first seven marketing . days of. last) season. The daily aver ages have been consistently high. Except for a gradual upward climb there has been' no change. Of cour se the average is always determin ed by. the quality of the offernigs and for that reason the average price reported by various warehou ses differ, however, Whiteville warehouses Cave reported official averages of $26.04, $24.63, $23.87, $23.25 and as low as $22.16 per hundred during the past week, while on Monday one warehouse selling 800,000 pounds reported an average above the $28.00 mark. GEORGE O'BRIEN . STARS IN NEW TYPE PICTURE Blazing a path as a pioneer of a new-type', action picture,. George O'Brien's : new starring , picture, "The Cowboy Millionaire'' plays the Duplin Theatre Wednesday. ' Action ranges over six thousand miles from London's spires to Art zona's deserts. Audiences are pro mised an engrossing lot of thrills. This Fox Film release has been accalimed Wherever seen. It es chews the stereotyped formula of the hardened, cowboy plus fragile girl frittering -around- mortgaged .homesteads. "In "The, Cowboy ; Millionaire" the settings denote wealth, and be- speak refinement and culture. The women wear clothes befitting wea-1 1 . y. 1 f t or t c' i 1 e ' J LI- Ji. t I to t' e hilt wl" .1 Blk O 1 1 t re, a is i icktj tn. Jc2 E. fcrcTzn In II-jFii:::::!?' Joe E. Brown's latest Wa'ner Bros, picture, "Alibi Ike", w'slth is scheduled as the feature att. c- tion at the Duplin Theatre on JL.u. and Tues. is heralded as the most hilarious film in which the famous star has yet appeared. The story was written by the late Ring Lardner, who probably knew baseball players better than any other author. . It's a pennant winning comedy of baseball and Dionaes. .' ; "Alibi Ike"- is a big league baU player, a crack pitcher and a oat- ter whose average, contrary to most twirlers, runs around the .400 mark. He never makes a play on the field or Of f it without alibiing, ' Even when he falls desperately in love with the sister of the cap tain's wife, he alibis about it She happens to hear him making ex cuses for giving her an engage ment ring, and turns him down cold, which, causes a series of -events as thrilling as they art ludi crous., ri - j A sequence showing Ike. kid naped by a group of fctfmblqrs, from whom he escapes in 'time to Win the final game in bis pajamas, is just one of the exciting and tun ny incidents in. the film. There is more romance than u sual in a Joe Brown comedy, his love affair Winding up far cUmax that is most unusual j , ?;) Joe, of course, has the title role, Olivia de Havilland, a newcomer to the screen, has the feminine lead. She did such a fine peace of work in Max Reinhardt's "A Mid summer Night's Dream," that she was immediately given a long term contract by Warner Bros. : -The role is an ideal one for Joe E. Brown. He was a biff leaguer for several years, and still .owns a ball club. , X - Kay Francis In" ) 'Stranded' To Be ; ' Duplin Feature ' -Ul- Agar . ' j- '-. - . ' ' "Stranded," The Warner Bros, production starring Kay Francis will be the feature attraction at the' Duplin Theatre on . Thursday and Friday. " It Is another special service sto ry, for which Warner Bros, are famous, and has as its background the United States Government's Department of Immigration. ; . George1 Brent has the leading masculine role and the cast includ es Patricia Ellis, Donald Woods, Robert Barrat, Barton MacLane, ' x r r . ; r- - x ' ' ' t J' X '."5, 1 f " SAT-IS -FY Something that pleases, gives satisfaction; something that just suits. For example, you are pleased with a dress. As applied to cigarettes, it means one that is MILD that is not harsh or bitter; one that TASTES just right. Ota). Imssr Mmtfaaieoo Co, GteSterfield ... the cigarette that's MILDER tnesterfield ... the cigarette that TASTES BETTER bridge in the world. . Brent is In love with the Travel ers Aid worker, hut. believes a hu man being with a flaw should be thrown oa the dump Jieap just as he would discard a girder for his bridge. , , The engineer's eyes, are finally opened when- Kay- saves not only himself from ruin at the hands vf racketeers; but his beloved bridge. Fatrica. Ellis plays a rich girl trying to break up the love affair between Miss Francis and Brent Donald Woods has the part of a social worker hopelessly in love with Miss Francis. Robert Barrat has the role of a best steel worker I .. - Joseph Crehan, William Harrlgan, John Wray, June Travis, Florence Fair and many others. Kay Francis -has the role of a Travelers Aid worker. She falls in love with- George Brent, - por traylng a fought and tough en gineer, who is building the biggest Duplin Theatre WARSAW, N. a ; : ' who periodically goes off on a ben der, while Barton MacLane is the head of the building racketeers. " . . - . . 'S ..".-(, .; V' !:', Frankie Darro has the role of a down and out boy aided by Miss Francis. There are scores of others in the cast, steel workers and their wives. The picture is based on the Story "Lady with a Badge" by Frank Weed 1 , and ', Ferdinand Kejner. Frank Borxage directed. , , Program Week of Aug. 26 i Mon. and Tues. RING LARDNKB'S X f '4 'f "AUBI IKE"' Matinee Monday 8:80 V Wed. Only GEORGE O'BRIEN ! "The Cowboy UMlionaire" Matinee S:80 ' Thurs. and Fri. Kay FRANCIS in "STRANDED"' ' Matinee Thurtday S:80 - p SATURDAY "PAL OF THE RANGE" - ALL STAR CAST Show Opens 1:80 ; FREE PASSES: The following people will receive a. FREE . PASS to any show next, week if they will present this ad to the ticket window. Mrs." Ash Miller, Beulavillejf Mrs.' J. R. "Miller,"; Sr., BeulaviUe; Mr. and Mrs. Luther Smith, Pink tlill; Mr. and lira. Bill Carlton, Warsaw; Miss Louise Britt, Calypso W. J. r-mdcrson, Magnolia; Mr. and Mrs. G. O. Griffin, Rose HilL Miller Town News , , (Inteaded for las) Week) " Mr. and 11m WlUie Mercer were the guest of Mrs, Norwood Miller Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. George Sumner spent the day at her mothers, Mrs. J. R. Miller's Wednesday; f .. Mrs. Norwood MlUer,' Mrs. Ottis Miller and Mrs. Lenard Kennedy atended a shower the home of Mrs. Payton Whaley of Beulaville Saturday night. Mr. and , Mrs.- Herman Miller were the guest of Mr .and Mrs. C. D. Thomas Sunday. , Mrs. William Miller went on a shopping trip to Kinston Thurs day. . i . Miss Re be Wlnatead was a week end guest of Miss O. C. ShjIU Mr. William Jones Miller spent Sunday with Mr. Scott Smith. . A large crowd from here attend ed Sunday school Sunday at the Hallsvllle Presbyterian church. Little Miss Mary Roberta- Smith 'spent Monday night with her mo ther, Km, J..D Snuth. i f f i , Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Daughtrey and children attended the funeral ot Mrs. Annie Daughtry. of Selma . .' Ineslay. ; : : - . Mr. Gi-aliam Brinkley spent Sun day afternoon with Miss O. C. Smith. ,a. - v... '- i Mr; and Mrs. William Miller at tended the show at Wallace Thurs day night. - ' v 'v , v' Miss Ozell Mitchell was a week end guest" of Miss Ruby Grady of Kenansville. , . lTr. Diirsnt Forehand of'ICllra- t C'r r t FiP''-y afternoon i THE HAPPY MULTITUDE Bring Your Tobacco :.,. : ' " ';- - .; .'..'X. - '. To Tobacco Growers are driving one and two hundred miles so that they can ... profit by the High Prices that are being paid on The Whiteville Tobacco Market . ( ' ' No market affords such keen buying competition as you have in White ville . . . there are no tobacconists anywhere that can compare with the own ers, management and sales forces of : CRUTCHFIEliD WAREHOUSE, NELSONS WAREHOUSE, FARMERS WAREHOUSE STAR WAREHOUSE, LEAS WAREHOUSE, ' TUGGLES WAREHOUSE, These men are the "Cream of the Tobacco World." Thousands of farmers v ; are finding it more profitable sell with them.: . . so why not join the . ; "Happy Multitude" and x - J3ri::T it lo MOTZ DOLLARS FOR YOUR TOBACCO -3 I
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