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FA!M!(MT LETTER Mlctlng Rigger and Better Market Than Beer Befero—Ywng ag Sot Bnjova Porch Tarty at Hom< ) .f Mlsa Edith Floyd—Personal Mentioa. ' By Mra. H. G. Inman. * Fairmont. Any. 4 —The tobacco market will open Tnesday, August Id. and many, people are predicting a bigger and better market than ever before, and according to government figures Fairmont average was more than any other market in this belt in North Carolina for the years 1924 and 1925. In 1995 the number of pounds was 10.254.363. which more than dou bled that of 1924 and which was sold for $1,975,522.99. The average of Fairmont was $1929. The average as a whole on the South CsmUna towns of Dillon, Lake View and Mul lins was $15.34. The same good corps of buyers who have come to Fairmont season after Reason wili he here again this year. Fairmont has four big warehouses: People's onerated by Chambers Reeves: Robeson, by E. 1. Dav<<= -ud sons; the Fairmont, by Sharp. Nelson and Jones, and the New Farmers, which has just recently been com pleted will be operated hy Joyce -nd Lovill, whi-h gives Fairmont the big gest tobacco market in the wortd to the she of the town—a floor space sufficient to take care of 20 to. 25 million pounds of tobacco per season. Two big foreign companies own re drying and storage houses, three large domestic companies have added to their factory capacity, and one of the largest independent dealers in the world has added to the size of his house. Miss Bdith Flayd *<*4 Miss Martha Floyd were hostesses Tuesday night at a porch party to the members of th$ younger aet at the home of the former on !ona street. Progressive conversation, games and music were enjoyed. The color scheme of green and white was used and was carried oBt in the refreshments, which con sisted of an ice cow. Thefayors were dainty green and white baskets fiiled with green and white mints. Mrs. Eck Faaiconer of Greensboro is spending s week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Jones. She came up from Charleston. S. C., where her husband is in camp at Fort Mouitrie. Mrs. Faniconer experienced the storm that raged on the Sooth Atlan tic coast and did much damage to coast towns. Visitors at home of Mr. and Mrs C. B. Johnson Sunday were M* ^ Mrs. Floyd Lancaster and mm, Baigh Lamon. of Parkton; Mrs. Sandy Neill and daaghter, Miss Ethel, of Waculla; Mrs. J. B Long and dau^ t-rs, Missbs Joyce and Racy, and son, Master Joffre, of Daurinburg; Hr. rd Mrs. Roy Long and Boy Jr., of Winston Salem; Mr. and Mrs. A. J. ^reeman and baby, Kathleen, of Rae 'ord: Mr. W. M. Long of Chaster, Pa . Miss Clara Freeman of Biscoe Miss Curtis Monroe of Fayette v!!!e. This was a case of "great minds running in the same deep chan no]", for not ode knew the other wa: ^oing to Fairmont for the day. H they tried to see how the Johnsons lived they certainly found a plenty tc cat and to spare. Mr. and Mrs. James Bennett of Charlotte arrived Sunday night t( visit their parents, Dr. and Mrs. F. D. Pittman. Mr. Bennett left Monday for a day with relatives in 8t. Paul before returning to Chariotte, while Mrs. Bennett wii! spend severe weeks at homo. Miss Kitty McAiiister returned Sunday from a visit of two weeks with friends and reiatives in MuHine. Mrs. Fannie Spivey and chiidren and father, Mr. John Lewis, who is employed in Wlhnington, spent the week-end with the famiiy on Morrow avenue. Mrs. George L. Grantham has rei tarned froxi a two weeks' visit with Mr. and Mrs. W. F. McPhaui in Char iottc and Dr. and Mrs. Lioyd Gran tham in AshevMle. , " Miss Annie McMiiian spent Sunday in Muiiins with her sister Mrs. John leniras. -Miss Miidred Jenkins, niece of Miss McMiiian, returned home with her to spend the week. Pro? and Mrs. Percy H. Wiison and their iittic daughter, Miss Margaret, of Wake Forest, are visiting their parents and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. 8. P. Wiison, and Mrs. Wiisoh's reiatives at Orrum. Mrs. John T. Purvis went Tuesday morning to Proetorviile to be *t the bedside of her sister-in-law, Mrs. 1%. Atkinson, who is critically iii with Bright's disease. Mr. and Mrs. Wayiand Fioyd spent th! week-end in the home of Mrs. Floyd's mother, Mrs. Thompson, in Maxton. Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Ivey and Mrs. Drusia Inman of Albany, Ga., ieft Tuesday morning for their home af ter spending a week in the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Thompson. Mr. ivey and Mr&. Inman are sisters of Mrs. Thompson. Mrs. Martha Grantham ieft iast week for Asheviiie, where she wiit spend the remainder of the summer ^B3 PLENTY OF TEN OR FIFTEEN YEAR MONEY TO LOAN on dwellings and business property in Lumberton, N. C. W ' ___ EASY METHOD OF REPAYMENT Our Representative Will be at the Lorraine Hotel, Lumberton, Monday and Tuesday Each Week. Cross & Brinn SANFORD, N. C. PHONE NO. 57 - NO. 19 STEELE ST. with her ton and daughter-in-law, Dr. and Mr* Lloyd ^lentham. - Messrs Emest JdinMtsnd ^Msrry market* thia week watching the open ing ash* there. Mr. and Mr. A T. atone and MM* ton, Maater Unde!!, .pent seveaa! days in#Mmington a* gdhdts of Mr and Mr*. Lashley. Mr. and Mra. John Morrison of *pedt the weah-end with Mrt. Morrh^h mdther, Mra. M. A Taylor, and with dthae rotative*. Mra. #. C. Cox and Mttle ton, James, .pent Mat**# day* intt week Who ia chief pad where with Mr Cox in of poiiee of that they wiM wore in Little Mkm LdMdh w"r va NatC '^Wacth** of McDonald, ia cousin, Robbie ten home of her parents, M G. BtdM*. * Mr. and Mra. Aden Pittman spent Sunday at the hew# of Mm. Pittman's brothen-h-lsw and ABM, Mr. dhd Mra. C. X. Stephen*, near Dilion. ,daugh McMillan her little in the and Mr*. BVANCKLa* AN* C*9*R SfMMHt RLAdM AS MSEY SANG Assassin Pired Thaawgh Window A* Opening Hymn a# Revive! Services Waa Being Sang. Morgantown, Ky., Aug. 3.—(A.P.) —An evangelist apd a choir singer are dead, slain as they as** the open ing hymn * at re viva! aervices, by an unidentified assassin Who fired through the window of the county school house where the meeting was in progress. Rev. W. A. Moss, 32, toppled from his puipit, dead, and Mrs. Jerome Robinson, 30, died two hours after the shooting last night at the EaVy school, 12 miles from here. J. & Young, 70, suffered a flight scalp wound and others m the meeting nar rowly escaped. Mrs. Mrs. Robinson's four children saw their mother fall. One mam was under arrest taaig&t and Sheriff Luther Tuck, of Butter county, was at the head of a posse searching for another. ' Clifford Wilson, 30, a fugitive since his escape from jai! here a year ago, was arrested at his * heme on the statement of a H-year-old gM that he had fired the shots. The girl fainted When the firing began and "W was unable to give additional detail*. Wilson, who waa wanted on a hc*& iegging Charge, denied the shooting. The slaying created such excite ment among the persons in the audi ence that none Was able to say how many shots were fired. County officials laid the MmwMe to moonshiners, whose ire the avenge list had aroused hy his campaign against iBicit whiskey and his ac tivity in WMHag enforcement officer*. It was learned today that the meeting was disturbed Sunday nM^t by rowdyism on the outside. - Tww men dispersed the troublemakerd, some of whom were saM to have threatened to "come back and ciesfa out the whMe crowd." ^ == Chevrolet trucks have won worldwide accept* 3MMC oa the hash of low &rtt cost, low operadng coetaad slow depredation. This Spectacularly grow* ing oooularitv has made necessary a greatly ^ creased production —- the economies of which are now being passed on to Chevrolet truck buyers in the form of a drastic price reduction. BuHard & Freeman Parkton Auto Co. 4MMHBRTON, N. C. , PANKTOW, N. C. MdLean Motor Co , Red Springs, N.C. QUAHTY AT LOW COST Tbs Robesenion is the) Best Advertising Medium in Robeson County. IN FAIRMONT, N. C Herein IT PAYS TO SELL YOUR CR Read The Facts * That FAIRMONT North Carolina leads every Tobacco Market in this Beit in averages, is a strong statement, but nevertheless an indisputable fact. + Every Tobacco Warehouse doing business in North Carolina and in South Carolina is required by law to render monthly to the Gov ernment, under oath, a statement of tobacco sold at his Warehouse for each month during the season. Below are the figures compiled, for the markets mentioned for the past two years. Remember that these are Government figures. FOR THE YEAR 1924 NORTH CAROLINA MARKETS IN THIS BELT: Market Clarkton Chadbourne Fair Bluff Whiteville Lumb6rton Rowland Total FAIRMONT Pounds 477,152 886,496 1,386.035 3,304,706 2,009,520 320,654 8.384,563 5,008,010 Average $14.58 $16.74 $15.80 $17.15 $16.00 $13.63 $16.33 $17.80 Dollars brougAt $ 69,568.76 $ 148,399.43 $ 219,793.53 $ 566,757.07 $ 321,527.20 $ 43,705.14 $1,369,751,13 $ 891,425.78 FOR THE YEAR 1925 NORTH CAROLINA MARKETS IN THIS BELT: Market Cbu&ton Chadbourne Fair Bluff {Whiteville Lumberton Tahor b Tatol FAIRMONT Pounds 899,042 1,057,739 1,324,294 5,772,856 4,336,399 787,363 Average Dollars broug/it $15.09 $ 135,665.43 $15.00 $ 158,660.80 $15.31 $ 202,749.41 $17.42 $1,005,631.51 $16.27 $ 705,532.09 $16.65 $ 131,095.93 14,177,693 $16.50 $2,339,335.17 * 10,254,363 $18.29 $1,875,522.99 RECA PtTULATtON FAtRMONrS AVERAGE M1924 Average of the 6 matkets named. . $17.30 $1M3 Difference in favor of Faitmont.$ A.47 per 100 H)3. FAIRMONTS AVERAGE !N 1925 ' Average of the 6 markets named ..... .$1*89 $16.50 Difference in favor of Fairmont.....:... $ 1.79per 100 lbs. Thus it wiR he seen that m 1924 Fairmont's average was $1.47 per hundred pounds, which is $14.70 per 1<000 ponnds higher Rtan the combined average of all the other* Border Markets, and the season (1925) $17.90 PER l,00p POUNDS MGHBR THAN COMBINED AVERAGE OF THE MARKETS CITED. Fanners therefore living in the sections referred to, who Ad net sell their tobacco on the Fairmont Market, it appears lost by tint so doing the sum of $123,253.07 in 1924 and the sum of $253,780.70 in 1925: a total of THREE HUNDRED AND SgVEWPy-SBVEN THOUSAND THIRTY THREE DOLLARS AND SOME ODD CENTS IN THE TWO YEARS. MR. FARMER, JUST THINK OF MBS ! ! Ytm *wtk*iawful hard to raise your crop of tobacco. REMEMRER, FAIRMONT. You will also note that in 1925 Fairmont's gam m pounds over 1924 was over FIVE MILLION. This shows that the farmers realize what a good market Fairmont has. NOW LETS COMPARE A LITTLE WITH SOUTH CAROLI NA MARKETS NEAR FAIRMONT. TAe SoutA CoroRtM! Commiarmner gives %&e /ol /oMing Oj^icia/ Averages; IN THE YEAR 1924: IN THE YEAR 1925: Dillon's average. $16.02 BSHon's average ... $16.45 Lake View.$17.12 LtKeView... $13.54 MuMins. MM* Mn!B*s... M6.33 As in 1924 the 3 markets mentioned sold a total df 11^381^04 lbs. wfrich brought $1,786,331.27; die average as a whole on the three was $15.84 a hundred pounds. FAIRMONT'S AVERAGE IN 1924 was #17.80 a hundftd pounds. As in 1925 the three markets mentioned, combined, sold a total of 18,329,937 pounds for $2,949,788.36; the average as a whole was $16.10 a hundred pounds. ^ FAIRMONT'S AVERAGE IN 1925 WAS $18.29. WAS THIS DIFFERENCE OF $2.04 A HUNDRED OR $20.40 A THOUSAND IN 1924, AND $2.19 A HUNDR3&) OR $21.90 A THOUSAND, IN 1925 WORTH SAVING? IF YOU THINK IT WAS WORTH SAVING, REMEMBER FAIRMONT THIS COMING SEASON OF 1926. The same good corps of strong Buyers who have been coming to FAIRMONT for years, will be there again this season; and we look for good prices. i FOUR LARGE SALES HOUSES THIS SEASON. The same good Warehousemen, Messrs. Chambers Reeves & Co., and Messrs. E. J. Davis and Sons who have been in Fairmont for years, will operate again their respective houses, viz., "The Peoples" and "The Robeson." In addition to this, two other good Warehouses will be operated, "The Fairmont" by Messrs. Sharpe, Jones & Nelson^ and "The New Farmers"—built this year—which Is owned and will be operated by Messrs. Lovill & Joyce, thus giving Fairmont (THE BIG GEST TOBACCO MARKET m ;Ae WORLD to tAe tin o/ tAe town) Four Mammoth, well equipped sales warehouses to take care of Its ever increasing trade, and making a Boor selling space su&cient to take care of from 20 to 25 Million pounds of tobacco per season. FACTORIES ALSO INCHBASbiG CAPACITY The two (2) Big Foreign Companies who operate in Fairmont, both own their Re-Drying and Storage Houses, respectively. Three of the large Domestic Companies operating in Fairmont have added to their factories capacity and one of the largest Independent Beahrs in the world has also added to the aize of his house. DOUBLE SALES AS HSSETOFWE. Remember when you get a load of tobacco ready for Market, that no market beats Fairmont. Yours faithfully Season 1926 FAIRMONT TOBACCO MARKET, FAIRMONT, N.C
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