Cattle Market Advances
For Week From
' From the standpoint of tonnage,
s- commodities commanding the North
( Carolina fruit and vegetable spotlight
«n the northern wholesale markets
• this iVeek were peaches and tomatoes,
- both of which slumped in price early
ip the week but showed symptoms of
recovery at the week-end, the weekly
price summary of the U. S. and State
Departments of Agriculture revealed
today.
jt The Rocky Mount hog market
, touched $9.45 for the week’s top Fri
; day, and Kinston reached $9.05 early
in the week. The Alleghany, Ashe
and Watauga lamb pools consisting of
about 850 lambs cashed last Saturday
Aon an f. o. b. basis to a New York
r account at a top of $9.75 for choice,
with $9.25 for good, and $8.25 for
medium, farm weight shrunk 5 per
cent, representing a 75c holiday ad
vance, which showed symptoms of a
complete erasure at the end of this
week when New York prices declined
50c. The sun continued to shine on
the cattle market; cumulative* ad
vance for the week ranged from 50
to 75 cents.
Commodities affecting North Caro
lina sold as follows:
Peaches—% bu. baskets, U. S. No.
1, 2 in. min., Hileys, at Philadelphia
85c; at Baltimore, bu. baskets, $1.25
to $1.65; at New York $1.50-$2.00,
mostly $1.50-$1.75.
Green Com—s doz. size crates, at
Baltimore, (sugar) $1.15-$1.35; (field)
mostly around SI.OO.
Tomatoes —Lug boxes, green, ripes
and turning, wrapped, U. S. No. 1,
6x6 and larger at New York, $1.25 to
$1.50.
Hogs—Prices resumed their climb
upward again today when a 20-cent
advance was registered at Rocky
Mount and the top established at
$9.45, or 45 cents above the close of
last week. Tuesday’s auction in
Kinston afforded a $9.05 top for
butchers and $13.45 for feeder pigs.
Lambs—Spring lambs in Jersey
City moved slowly and mostly 25 to
50c lower at the week-end with most
good and choice offerings going from
: $9.751*> $10.25. r ' ' V
S| Vealers —Good vealers cashed up to
$9.50 in Baltimore with plain and
medium offerings selling from $7.09,
at the .week-end. Kinston offered a
$7.50 top for calves.
Cattle—most low cutter and cutter
cows closed the week in Baltimore at
$4.00 to $5.50. Plain and medium
grades ranged from $6.00-$6.50.
gr low ray lor Jurors
Grand jurors received 75 cents
each per day and petit jurors 50
cents iin the early days of Ohio’s
statehood. - »—-
THE AWFUL PRICE YOU
PAY FOR BEING
NERVOUS
Quivering nerves can make you old end
haggard looking, cranky and hard to Uvo
with—can keep you awake night* and
rob you of good health, good tuna* and
you may need la a particularly
good woman’* ionic—and could yon ask
for anything whose benefit* are better
proved than famous Lydia E. Pinkham’a
Vegetable Compound? Let it* whole
some herbs and roots help Nature build
up more phyileal reakUnoe end tho* help
calm your shrieking nerve*, give more
energy and make life worth living again.
More than « mfilion women have re
ported benefit—why not let Pinkham’a
grateful women for the past S genera
tions? IT MUST BE GOOD I
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I Two Cases
In Recorder’s Court
Two cases were disposed of in Re
corder’s Court Friday, one of which
was a jury trial involving Clinton
Burnette, 16-year-old colored boy,
charged with statutory assault upon
a female under 16 years of age. Bur
nette was found guilty but Judge J.
N, Pruden continued judgment until
the. secqjqd week in November, pend
ing birth of the <£ild.
Welton Mabine, Hertford Negro,
was also fonnd guilty of reckless and>
careless driving charges, receiving a
sentence of $25 and court costs.
Mabine figured in an automobile acci
dent several weeks ago on the Hert
ford Road when his car ran head-on
into a car driven by William Rober
son, also colored.
Almost one-half the Artie lies in
Russian territory.
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Commissioners’
Proceedings j
The County Commissioners met on
Tuesday, July sth, 1938, with a full
Board present, ✓
The minutes of last meeting were
read and approved.
The following standing order was
passed for help in support’
Evalina Blount (for Mack Skinner)
$5.00.
The following bills were ordered
paid: J. N. Pruden, Judge Recorder’s
Court, $50.00;W. S. Privott, Prosecut
ing Attorney, $50.00; Miss Rebecca
Colwell, salary, $66 00; T. K. Rowell,
salary and
Hoskins, treasurer, salary, $50.00;
M. L. Bunch, bill and services, includ
ing Commissions on back taxes col
lected from January 1, 1938, to July
1, 1938, at 2%, $35.66; G. E. Harrell,
salary, County Home, $60.00; J. A.
Bunch, Sheriff, bill, $219.36; J. D.
Hobbs, bill, repairs to County Home,
$4 80; Getem Mfg. Co., bill, $27.75;
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Qukn Furniture Company
mm*. .:m*m & am*
S*. .W. Moore, care of prisoners,
$86.50; Willie Charlton, bill, $29.00;
J. A. Curran, bill, groceries, $5.00;
S. Hobowsky, bill, $10.11; Albemarle
Hospital, bill, $192.70; Mrs. R. C.
Bunch, bill, milk for County Home,
$12.20; Julian Wood, bill, $8.00; R.
C. Privott & Co., bill, $26.03; J. L.
! Skinner, dues Association of County
Commissioners, $10.00; Dr. Roland
H. Vaughan, medical services to Sadie
Newsome, $10.00; Mitchener’s Phar
macy, bill, $8.50;. Wm. M. Perkins,
salary and bitt, $171.45; Southern
Stamp and Stationery Co , bill, 55c;
Edwards and Brough tpn Co., bill,
* $4.25; Mrs. W. J. Bunch, bill, 1 turkey
hen killed by dogs, $3.00; State Hos
pital, bill for Julia Hines, $8.50;
Brown Brothers, bill, $4.00; Marlowe
& Iswaya Co., bill, $5.00; T. W. Jones, I
hill, $3.20; R. D. Dixon, bill, includ
ing Commissions on back taxes col
lected April 1, 1938, to July 1, 1938,
at 2%, $139.12; Mitchell Printing Co.,
bill, $128.28; Owen G. Dunn, bill,
$4.10; Town of Edenton, E. & W.
Dept., $23.64; Mrs. Carolyn McMullar.,
salary and travel, $102.10; Miss Mar
garet Satterfield, salary, $50.00; Dr.
J. A. Powell, rent and lights, Wel
fare Department, $25.00; Norfolk &
Carolina Tel. & Tel. Co., bill, Welfare
Department, $5.04; The Chowan Her
ald, bill,, $21.00; J. A. Curran, bill,
75c; Julien Wood, bill, one hog killed
by dogs, $10.00; Dr. J. A. Powell,
bill, $38.50; Dr. F. H. Garriss, Health
Officer, bill, $125.00.
It was moved and carr:e: that the
County Commissioners grant G. A.
Sutton permission to secure beer li
cense to operate near Edenton on the
Bridge Road.
It was moved and carried that the
Sheriff be relieved or the following
1937 taxes:
First Township—r?. L. Bond, dog
tax, $1.00; Chas. H. Jenkins, poll tax,
$2.00; Solomon Miller, error in listing*
$4.98; Edenton Investment Co., error
in listing, $38.43; Nellie F. Bembury,
listed twice, $9.78; Henry Perry, list
ed twice, $10.67.
First Township Harriett Rob
erts, listed twice, 1936, $7.14; Har
riett Roberts, listed twice, 1937, j
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Robert Young co-stars with Don
Ameche and Simone Simon in the
comedy “Josette,” a gay story of
“Vive l’Amour!” in naughty New Or
leans at the Taylor Theatre, Edenton,
Monday and Tuesday.
$7.80; Lloyd Griffin, error in listing,
$4.47; Ed Ashley, listed and paid by
Mrs. Byrum, 65c.
Third Township—W. E. Copeland,
dog tax, SI.OO.
Fourth Township—Jesse Barring
ton, dog tax, $2.00; Wheeler Mc-
Clenny, poll tax (out of County)
$2.00.
By motion of Mr. W. H. Winborne
and seconded by Mr. A. D. Ward
that the following valuations of prop
erty be revised: Vanie Blount, lot on
Freemason Street reduced from $450
to $300; Sutton Drug Store, raised
from SI,OOO to $1,600; Edenton Motor
Co., reduced from $13,500 to $12,000;
Byrum Hardware Co., garage back
of Hotel Joseph Hewes, reduced from
$6,500 to $6,000; V. L. Moore, resi
dence in North Edc-nlon, reduced from
$2,800 to $2,500.
! Upon motion duly seconded that
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of operation, the quietness, the dollar-for-dollar value of the new 1938 G-E
new economy models and, we believe, you will choose a General Electric.
GENERAL % ELECTRIC
the County Commissioners disapprove
the application of P. L. Holland fpr
old age pension because hie wife was
working on a WPA project would be
cut off if P. L. Holland was granted
assistance.
The School Budget amounting to
$18,603.72 was approved by the Com
missioners.
It was moved and carried that the
County Commissioners will donate
not to exceed $250.00 for the Bridge
Celebration, providing the Town will
furnish equal amount and the other
counties appropriate the amount they
have been allotted.
It was moved and carried that the
Chairman be authorized to settle with
the Sheriff and Treasurer after the
audit has been finished.
By motion of Mr. J. A. Webb and
seconded by Mr. A. C. Boyce that
Wm. M. Perkins’ travel expenses be
raised from $25.00 to $35.00 per
month.
The following appropriations were
made by the Commissioners to cover
the Budget for the year 1938-39:
General County—
"I OUGHT 10 KNOWIOBACCO
''•/a MAN WHO GROWS TOBAG33 GETS TO KNOW THE )
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'm- WHO gets the best tobacco. TIME AND AGAIN, \
CAMEL HAS BOUGHT MY CHOICE UOTS LIKE LAST )
YEAR. CAMEL RAYS MORE TO GET THE BEST. J
( NATURALLY WE PLANTERS SMOKE CAMELS. WE )
\ » ' ~ KNOVV CAM EL BUYS TOP-QUALITY TOBACCO J
RAYMOND CRAFT—growing and /ifl^O-x
knowing tobacco is HU “Ufa work” why — FINER, MORE EX-
PENSIVE TOBACCOS! IfifciSSgaj
Try Camels today. See for yourself why millions
of smokers say: "CAMELS AGREE WITH ME.’’ / GRFnlg.. |
“WE SMOKE CAIWE b||J*
WE KNOW TOBACCO" puKtersmy
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' £l more refrigerators with this type of ■'/' <
■ cold-making mechanism than any A
W other manufacturer,
5 The G-E Refrigerator, with millions
of satisfied users, has an unparalleled
record for enduring economy. You’ll
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General Electric, the first choice of '«
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vs and every day there are another thou-
sand new General Electric users.
Oil Cooling is a General Electric development
that assures quiet operation, low current
cost, and long life.
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Chairty and Health $24,200.00
Old Age Assissance, Depen
dent Children, Adminis
trative Costs 6,000.00
Bonds & Interest 52,465.70
Schools -. 13,958.72
Total $96,684.42
Upon motion duly seconded that
the following tax levy for 1938-39
be as follows.
Schools .21
Bonds .75
General .03
Charity .04
Health .03
Social Security .09
County Wide $1.15
The following reports were ordered
filed. Final 1936 tax report, Colored
County Agent, Public Welfare, Dr. J.
A. Powell, part time Health Officer,
Treasurer’s, Sheriff’s, Home Demon
strator.
No further business the Board ad
journed.
M. L. BUNCH,
Clerk to the Board.
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