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1940 WEED CROP estimate given „et At 421,360,000 Pounds Or # 48 Per Cent Less Than 1939 Record Output raLEIGH, Sept. 10.-(B-North „,ina growers of flue-cured to aa r.ow estimate their 1940 crop . 421 360.000 pounds, or 48 per at , less than the record 1939 out cel? of 803,000.000 pounds, J. J. Wean state department of agri ,it,.re statistician, reported today cUi the September 1 federal-state ' j?rop summary. Flue-cured leaf prospects, com ,retl with August 1 indications, P e reduced 2,000,000 pounds by " aVy rains which followed an ab ne ma 1 growing season, Morgan “°id Virtually all the poundage joES' was listed in the New Bright belt, ! The anticipated 839 pound yield acre represents a 100 pound decrease under last year and is five pounds under the August 1 re port. The report, by belts, follows:, qj.| belt—Production, 158,120,000 pounds, same as last month; per jCre yield, 780 pounds, same as last month. Heavy rains caused some damage in western counties, but rains restored some damage in ,j,e eastern half of the belt. New Bright belt — Production, ’13.840,000 pounds; one per cent „nder last month; per acre yield, ggO pounds, down 10 pounds from last month and 110 pounds from last season. Excessive rains com ujg when one to two curings re mained on the stalks caused some drowning and lose of top leaves. Growers experienced abnormal weather conditions throughout the season. Border belt—Production, 48,400, j® pounds. 275,000 pounds above last month; per acre yield, 880 pounds, pp five pounds above last month. i j Burley belt — Production, 7,110'j < Oi pounds, down 198,000 pounp compared with last month; £r acre yield, 900 down 25 pou<is j compared with last month. FPds 1 , caused extensive losses throupout i ] ■he belt. ; 1 : NATIONAL REPORT : WASHINGTON, Sept. 10. t- <A>) — 1 Hie department of agrieul*re said 1 today the 1940 tobacco c°P prob- ( ably would be below th< ten-year average and “materially bl°w” last ‘ year's Crop Supplies of the prir»iPal types, I however, were describe* as ranging' from "ample to burdQ^ome.” 1 Estimated productim of aH types, based on the department's monthly ; survey, was placet} at 1,241,580,000 j pounds, a slight dfcrease from the - August 1 forecast and more than half a billion poufds below the 1939 crop. The ten-yer average (1929 to 1938) is 1.360.661/00 pounds. ROSE NAtlED MEMBER OF TEXFBOOK GROUP ~i Greenville Man Succeeds L. B. Prince YVlo Resigned To Take Yr<ie Board Post RALEIGH. Sept. 10.—(/PI—Gover nor Hoey announced the appoint ment of Junius H. Rose of Green ville today as a member of the . state textbook commission for a term to expire April 26, 1941. Rose succeeds L. B. Prince of Hender sonville who resigned when he was I appointed a metnber of the state elections board. Tobacco Market Reports nf fhieVsupervi?°rs or other officials*1 the North Carolina markets tobacco salesr Belt reported tlle f'owing' fiSures for yesterday s M . . Pounds Money Price Sold Paid Out Average Cb>H-t - 255,450 ? 43,452.04 $17.01 FalrktSn iE) - 95,000 16,150.00 17.00 Ea 158,866 27,169.51 17.10 i airmont -1,098,656 j! 177,1727.32 16.18 Eumberton (E) - 800,000 ? 144,000.00 18 00 Tabor City - 161,4101 27,730.24 17 is WhrtevUle (E) - 860,000/ 163,495.00 19.00 (E) Estimated figures. - • - CHADBOURN—A slight de'ne in prices was noticed on ./me grades here yesterday alpugn better grades appeared to b^W ing their own, Garland «rren, sales supervisor, said. Sorr farm‘ ers expressed dissatisfaqi/n with sales. Most of the offe/>g was of low quality. CLARKTON '— Pricesfontmued about the same here yfterday, E C. Clark, sales supervi/r said. All warehouse floors wer cleared by mid-afternoon. FAIR BLUFF—\fysd offerings were in the same pj!e range here yesterday, with mo of the tobac co of inferior grac6 FAIRMONT —A B. Stafford, sales supervisor,said that better grades appeare-’ to be a little stronger, but tbr most of the weed offered was oflow quality. Few tags were turi(t. LUMBERT^ —Farmers ap peared geneAy well pleased with prices here csterday, J. C. Fulton, sales superior. said. Floors were cleared byT-iitting time. Monday’s sales a minted to 928,738 pounds which so1 tor an average of $17.59. TABO CITY—Common tobac cos, in‘uding tips and damaged weed, dominated offerings here yestepay. Prices remained on the same'evel as Monday. WyTEVILLE—M. S. Smith, su peptsor of sales, said that the hot dri weather was making the to bjco too dry and brittle to show to best advantage on .the ware Jnase floors. Prices were in the ame range as Monday. Sales to late here total 11,208,278 pounds or an average of $18.13 per hun Ired pounds. AUGUST SALES RALEIGH, Sept. 10.—(AT— Flue ured tobacco marketed on the Jorth Carolina Border belt aver ted $18.89 a hundred pounds in lugust, $3.40 above the belt’s aver ige last season, the state depart nent of agriculture reported today a the first official sales summary if the season. Growers sold 27,341,452 pounds t the 37 warehbuses in the belt or a total of $5,165,699 J. J. Mor ;an, department statistician, said. Tie price average represents a 12 ier cent increase over August 1939, >ut is 17 per cent below August 938. Producers’ sales on the belt in tugust last year totaled 78,271,598 His Tnnnm o PrnKorl j »iK' department of Justice is in vestigating the income of Thomas <J. Burke, of Chicago, head of the Theatrical Janitors Union and inter national vice president of the Building - Service Employes. pounds. However, the market: opened their season last year cr August 3, . and on August 20 thi: year. August sales on the Border beli were- ' . CHADBOURN—1,557,546 pound: for an average of $17.84 eomparec with $15.56 in 1939. CLAFiKTON—1,666,872 pound: for $17.34 compared with $15.95 ir 1939, FAIR BLUFF—1.649.153. pound: for $18.96 compared with $16.17 ir 1939. FAIRMONT-—8,060,424 pounds for $19.79 compared with $17.61 in 1939 LUMBERTON—6,434,365 pound: for $18.22 compared ', -ith $17.50 rr 1939. TABOR CITY—1,496,222 pound: for $19.07 compared with $16.61 ir 1939. WF'TEVILLE—6,476,870 pound: $19.05 compared with $16.26 in 1939 Bonefish get smaller while growing up; the larvae shrink tc one-half size before attaining the adult form. I—•■JiY.MhUTVUM OBITUARIES ! M. R. HUDDLESTON Funeral services for Marvin Randolph Huddleston, 35-year-old floor contractor, of 308 Mercer avenue, who died at 11 o’clock Mon day morning at the Red Cross Sanitorium following an illness of two years, were held at 4:30 o’clock yesterday afternoon from St. Andrew's Presbyterian church. The Rev. C. H. Storey, pastor of the church, conducted the ser vices. Burial followed in Bellevue cemetery. Active pallbearers were: H. D. Carney, C. C. Johnson, R. A. Brown, M. A. Tompkins, George McPherson and JVilliam McPher son, Honorary pallbearers were: J. R. Bell, T. E. Cooper, W. P. Troutman, A. C. Cammache, J. T. Carroll, W. A. Simon, J. E. L. Wade, J. C. Johnson, I. G. Clem mons, L. O. Fonvielle, H. R. Cav anaugh and Ray Pollock. Mr. Huddleston was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose. He is survived by his wife; three daughters, Miriam, Elizabeth, and Ann Huddleston; five sons, Eu gene, Ray, Earl, Richard and Thomas Huddleston; his mother, Mrs. F. P. Pyer, of Charlotte; two brothers, Thomas Huddleston, oi New York city, and Avery Huddle ston, of Durham, and one sister, Mrs. R. H. Newell, of Charlotte. I. H. WEIL I. H- Weil, 74, prominent retired merchant of Wilmington, died at his home at South Sixth street, yester day afternoon at 2 o'clock after a short illness. Funeral services will be held from the late residence this afternoon at 5 o’clock with Rabbi M. M. Thur man officiating. Interment will fol low in Oakdale cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be: Dr. J. E. Evans, Albert Solomon, W. A. Peschau. Lewis Stein, Sr., C- E. Tay lor, Harriss Newman and Marsden Bellamy. Sr. Active pallbearers will be: J. A. Oldham, Sr., Ik* Solomon, Harry Solomon, Tom Henderson, Al fred Sternberger and Dan Paxton. Mr. Weil was born in Alexandria, Va„ on April 4, 1866, the son of Jacob and Rachel Weil. He came to Wil I mington with his family in 1874 and ! was in business with J. Weil Dry goods store at 111 Market street un I til his retirement in 1928. He is survived by his wife, Mrs ; Lillie Taylor Weil; and one brother, Julius Weil. MRS. LILLIE BLANTON Funeral services for Mrs. Lillie J. Blanton, 58, of 57 Spofford Mills, who died early Monday morning at James Walker Memor ial hospital after a short illness, were held at 3:30 o’clock yesterday afternoon from 60 Spofford Mills. The Rev. James Lee, pastor of the Sixth, Street Advent Christian church conducted the services. Interment followed in the Belle vue cemetery. Pallbearers were: J. W. Rob rts, H. M. Sutton, Ollin Gore, Charles Watts. Morrison Skipper ind J. A. Goodwin. Mrs. Blanton is survived by her lusband, A. C. Blanton; three sons, W. M. Blanton and J. M. Blanton, if Wilmington, and John Blanton, Kinston; and one daughter. Mrs. Donald Coleman. MRS. JULIA M. HARPER ■WHITEVILLE, Sept. 10.—Funer il services for Mrs. Julia Miriam Jarper, 85, who died Tuesday, Sep :ember 3 at her home near I e tanon after a long illness, were teld Wednesday from the Lebanon diurch. The Rev. George L. Harper, of Marian, S. C., a grandson of the deceased, and the Rev. N. P. Edens, of Tabor City, conducted the serv ices. Burial followed in the Leban on cemetery. Pallbearers were; A. G. Glenn, Ralph B. Harper, Julian K. Pitt man, W. M. Harper, D. M. Currie, and J. O. Ammons. Mrs. Harper was born January 21, 1854, the daughter of the late Henry Best and Miriam Currie Best. She was married November 3, 1873 to John Kelly Harper, who preceded her to the grave 22 years ago. Mrs. Harper is survived by six children; Henry Harper, of near Lebanon; D. K. Harper, of King man, Arizona; M. C. Harper, of Marion, S. C.; Mrs. C. D. Black man, of Temple, Tex.; Mrs. Maud Pittman, of Clarendon; and Miss Lela Harper', of Emporia, Va. She W'as a foster mother to Ralph B. Harper, of Greenville, N. C.. and Mrs. Jessie Best Harper, of Route three, Whiteville. Four half sisters a half brother, and a num ber of grandchildren also survive. JOHN D. BURNEY CLARKTON, Sept. 10.—News was received here today of the sudden death of John D. Burney, 63, at his home in Charleston, S. C-, today. He is survived by his wife, the former Miss Mary King, of Acme; one brother, George Burney, of Sa vannah, Ga.; four sisters, Mrs. Kel sey Long, of Clarkton, Misses Annie and Ina Burney, of Myrtle Beach, S. C., and Mrs. William McDowell, of KersliaWj S. C. Funeral services will be held from the Brown Marsh church Wednes day afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, DR. FRANCIS P. LEWIS BROOKHAVEN, N. Y., Sept. 10. —(.T)—Dr. Francis Park Lewis, 85, internationally knoyn ophthalmol ogist, died today at the Long Island home of relatives. 1 D. B. LANCASTER ST. PAULS, Sept. 9.—D. B. Lan caster, 79, prominent retired busi nessman, former mayor of St. Pauls find member-bf the Robeson County Road commission, died at his home here this afternoon after several weeks’ illness. Funeral services will be held rhursday morning at 11 o’clock from :he First Baptist church, of which the deceased was a charter and sec ond oldest member. Interment will be in Oak Ridge cemetery. He is survived by his wife; three sons: Dr. R. M. Lancaster, of Rural Hall; Arthur Lancaster, of St. Pauls; and Lieut. D. B. Lancaster, Jr., of Hamilton Field, Cal.; three daughters: Mrs. J. Edger Holt, of Greensboro; Mrs. Dan Marley, of Lumber Bridge; and Mrs. T. H. Olive, of Mount Olive; one sister, Mrs. Flora Edwards, of St. Peters burg, Fla., apA twelve grandchildren. r COMMITTEE TO MEET RALEIGH, Sept. 10 —(A>)— The executive committee of the uni versity of North Carolina trustees will meet with Governor Hoey here September 23 for a discussion of BURNEY Entered into eternal rest on the morning September tenth at Charleston, South Carolina, John D. Burney. He is survived by widow, Mrs. Mary King Burney, one brother and four sisters. In terment Brown Marsh cemetery, Clarkton, North Carolina at 2:30 Wednesday, September 11, 1940. “several routine matters,” th« chief executive announced today. He said the committeemen also might take up plans for an airport at the Chapel Hill unit of the University. * BLESSED RELIEF from ] symptomatic pain and discom fort suffered by members of “The Look - of - the - Month League”. Try CHI-CHES-TER8 FILLS as thousands of women are happily doing. Con- •«/ tain no habit-forming BUf drugs nor narcotics._, . 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