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Sixteen Warehousemen In
The City Of Whitevilie
Provide City With An
Unbeatable Team
LONG SCHOOLED
IN EXPERIENCE
Every One Of The Warehousemen
Have A Long
Record Of Experience
Behind Them
A large corps of tobacco warehousemen
and their helpers have
been working night and day during
the past few weeks getting
ready for the opening of the
Whitevilie Tobacco Market on
Thursday, August 13, for what
promises to be the best season
ever enjoyed by the local ware- I
houses.
Last year Whitevilie made rapid
gains in her race for the lea- p
/Wshin of the Border Belt. A to- ||
tal of 19,123,145 pounds was sold f
at an average of S20.ll per hun- |
dred, and thousands of satisfied
customers are making plans to |
sell their entire crop this year in jj
Whiteville, the most progressive j
market in the South Carolina
belt.
There is a reason why the;
Whiteville market is growing,
stronger and stronger every year;
there is a reason why more and
more growers are becoming convinced
that the Whiteville market!
is the best place to sell their to- [
bacco. The secret of her growing
strength lies in the fact that the
Whiteville Tobacco Market boasts
the finest set of tobacconists ever
assembled in one town.
Numbered in this group are
men with years of experience in
operating tobacco warehouses,
men who know quality tobacco
and who know how to get the
high dollar for every pile of to- a
bacco sold in the place of busi- st
ness. Ihese men know the prob- tl
lems of the tobacco farmer, and bl
they make it a point to secure a
top price for him for his entire p'
crop.
Courtesy and efficiency does D'
not stop with the warehousemen w
themselves, but it extends all ti
throughout the entire organiza- g
tion of every warehouse in White- B
ville. When a farmer brings his1
tobacco to Whiteville, he may be B
sure that every person he meets, a
is willing and anxious to help n:
him. From warehouse owner down si
to truck boy, every man is work- ti
ing to see .that the tobacco farm- T
er is satisfied. ''
WAREHOUSEMEN HERE P
The personnel of the Whiteville h
warehouse forces presents an id- lc
eal balance between youth and s'
experience. There are young men, tl
born and reared in the tobacco a
business, with progressive ideas a
that keep the market ever on n
the upgrade. Their efforts are
seasoned with the judgment of i
older men who have been in the Sl
tobacco warehouse business ever a
since it became one of North,ei
Carolina's leading enterprises. It w
may be truthfully said that no h
better set of tobacconists is to
be found anywhere than right li
here on the Whiteville Market. el
Although most of these men S
are well known to thousands of P
farmers throughout this territory, id
a brief summary of the workers!
at each warehouse in Whiteville b
is given below. tl
STAR WAREHOUSE tl
Operating in Whiteville for theie
first time last year, the owners b
of the Star Warehouse enjoyed 5
one of the finest first-years on b
record. Coming here from Hen- h
derson, these men started out b
with a modern, well equipped b
plant and a desire to please the C
tobacco farmers of this section. c
Just how well this objective was C
achieved is indicated by the *
steadily mounting sales at the 1
Sta? Warehouse throughout last v
seadbn. The owners are back on c
the Whiteville Market again this 1
year ready to fight for better 1
prices for tobacco grown in this '
section. 11
W. M. YOUNG has forty-two
years of tobacco warehouse ex- (
perience behind him, and there1
are few things about the business i,
he has not learned in that time.;
Most of his time has been spent1
on markets in the Middle Belt, ;
and it was not until last year :
that patrons of the Whiteville <
market had an opportunity to appreciate
the full value of knowing
and doing business with this J
man. He is one of the most
highly respected citizens of Vance
county, and there are numberless
people who swear by him for
past favors of which the world
knows nothing.
W. B. DANIEL, JR., has been
associated with Mr. Young in the
Liable Asset
iteville Tob
W. i;. DAXlf.t,
A. H. MOORE
>bacco business for more than
score of years. It is an underatement
to declare that he has
loroughly learned the tobacco
usiness in that time. He and his
irtner formerly operated a
arehouse on the Georgia Belt,
at were attracted to Whiteville
hen they saw definite indicaons
that this is the most proressive
market in the Border
elt.
A. H. MOORE will team with
illy Daniel in running the sales
t the Star Warehouse. These
len have worked together for
ach a long time that they funcon
as a well - balanced unit,
here is no hesitation nor conlsion
when this pair begins to
ush a sale. Mr. Moore is well
nown in Whiteville, and he has
>ng been one of the men with
trongest faith in the future of
le local market. He has been
ssociated with Messrs Young
nd Daniel on the Henderson
larket for several years.
JOE CUTTS made a host of
riends in Whiteville last year
?rving it for the first time as
uctioneer. It didn't take farmrs
long to learn that he had a
'ay of pushing buyers to the
ighest dollar for every pile of
)bacco he sold. He is an auconeer
of several year's experiice
with the operators of the
tar Warehouse, having been emloyed
by them on their Hen
erson market.
C. M. GORE, former Columus
county sheriff, will be on
le floor this year to assist parens
of the Star Warehouse in
very way possible in an effort
a see that they are perfectly
atisfied. He knows the tobacco
usiness from every angle, and
e has a wide circle of friends
hroughout the county. ELROY
IANNY will be bookman and C.
;. CHEATHAM will serve as
lip man. Bookkeepers will be
1LARENCE BULLARD and
TIED ROYSTER. The former is
rom the Winston-Salem market,
vhile Royster hails from Vance
ounty and the Henderson market.
EUGENE COLLIER, Colimbus
county man will be weigh
naster at the Star Warehouse
his year.
Says Tobacco Firms
Have Been Hard Hii
Nashville, Tenn.?The state be
gan yesterday selling 20,000,00(
new stamps designed to preven
evasion of the cigarette tax.
The stamp which transfers thi
tax emblem by a chemical pro
cess to the wrapper, will replaci
lithographed stamps formerly ii
use. The supply is expected ti
last about 4 months.
Finance Commissioner Dance;
Fort said the new stamps will b
put on trial for that period t
determine if they increase reve
nue from the cigarette levy.
THE STATE PC
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To |
acco Market
CRUTCHFIELD'S WAREHOUSE
The commodious, well-lighted '
Crutchfield's Warehouse will be '
operated again this year by Paul 1
Taylor, Everett Matthews, Ray- 1
mond Crutchfield and Gaither '
Crutchfield. This house, with its <
55,000 square feet of floor space, i
is equipped with every modern'
convenience, including ice water
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fountains, and rest rooms. Skylights
cast a mellow glow over
the tobacco, making it look its
best.
PAUL TAYLOR AND EVERETT
MATTHEWS are beginning
their second season on the
Whiteville market. When they
joined the forces of Crutchfield's
Warehouse last year, they
Drought with them experience
gained from being in the tobacco
business for 21 years. Knowing
he business as they do, it was
:asy for them to convince their
farmer friends that they were
ible to do them a lot of good,
md their success was Instantan!OUS.
These men once were competi;ors,
both at Kingstree, S. C., and
n Winston Salem. Respect which
hey gained for each other while
n competition prompted them to
orm a partnership which bids
air to carry them both a long
vay.
In coming to Whiteville last
^ear from Kingstree, they did so
vith the feeling that the Whitedlle
Market is the up-and-coming
ocation in the Border Belt. Their
luccess in 1935 has made it untecessary
for them to regret j
heir decision, and both men are
ooking forward to another fine.
:elling season.
RAYMOND AND GAITHER
CRUTCH FIELD are names long,
issociated with the tobacco warelouse
business in Whiteville. Theyj
ire sons of Gaither E. Crutch- [
'ield, Sr., who has forgotten more
tbout the different types of to>acco
than most warehousemen
iver learn. His boys were brought
lp in a warehouse, observing all
:he various ins and outs of the
jusiness, and it is reasonable to
jredict that they will become outstanding
tobacconists in their
nvn right.
BOBBY NEWSOM popular
luctioneer at Crutchfield's Warelouse
last season, is back again,
fie has had several years exper
ence in the tobacco business, oe-i
ng with Matthews and Taylor at,
rCingstree and at Winston Salem,
rhese men swear by him as the j
.vorld's best?and he does have a
way of calling for, and getting
he high dollar.
SALES FORCE at Crutchfield's
Warehouse boasts a specially
trained man for every job. Practically
every man was with this
organization last year, and all is
in readiness, to keep sales moving
along smoothly and at a fast
pace, in order to clean up the
floor every day. T. L. (Tommy)
Tucker, who handled the statements
last year, will serve this
year as bookman. His job as!
statement man will be taken by
C. D. Webster, a native of Rock- j
ingham county, one of the busi- j
est tobacco growing sections of |
North Carolina. Roy Coghill, who j
was ticket maker for several
years on the Winston Salem
market, will mark tickets on the
floor at Crutchfield's Warehouse j
this year. J. H. Dyer, bookkeeper;
last year on the Winston Salem!
market with 20 years experience. I
W. E. Harrelson, of Whiteville,!
will be associated with the ware-j
house for the 2nd straight year. I
Jim Flinchum will be floor man-j
ager, Willard Jones and Ralph!
Brinkley will serve as weighmasters.
Grav Carter as leaf man
ind Gid Shelton as assistant floor j
manager.
NELSONS WAREHOUSE
And
FARMERS WAREHOUSE {
Operation of the Nelson and
Farmers warehouse under thej
same management this year constitutes
something new in the
listory of the Whiteville tobacco
market. i
M. O. Nelson, Sr., Frank Hayes
ind M. O. Nelson, Jr., will again
(lave charge of the Nelsons
Warehouse, and in addition this j
year will operate the Farmer's
Warehouse.
MATTHEW OLIVER NELSON,
Sr., started as a warehouseman
in Danville, Va., August 18th,
1893?forty-three years ago?and
he can well be called the dean of
the Whiteville warehousemen.!
His past life, both as a man and
as a tobacconist has always been
above reproach, and he is a manwho
is honored everywhere because
of his high moral character,
and there is no man any-'
where who can carry the title
Dean of the Whiteville warehousemen,
more befittingly than
Mr. Nelson.
Mr. Nelson is the owner of Nelson
warehouse, which has floor
space of 55,000 square feet, and
it has always been his claim
that this is one of the best lighted
warehouses in the South. The
Farmers warehouse, one of the
two largest in the city, has a
total floor space of 60,000 square
feet, and has been conceded to
be one of the most modern to
be found in the entire South
Carolina belt.
OLIVER NELSON, trained by
his father in the tobacco busik.
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FRANK HAYES*
ness, grew up with the smell of
fine ripe tobacco constantly
greeting his nostrils. He can well
be called a chip off the old
block, going to worn at the age
of 19 in the Acrees Warehouse
in Danville.
Now he remains one of his
father's right hand men in the
operation of the Nelsons and
Farmers Warehouse here.
Oliver Nelson not only lives in
Whiteville for the duration of
the tobacco season, but the year
around, except for the period
when he is operating a warehouse
in Danville with his father.
He is known not only throughout
this belt, but has a host of
friends in other tobacco sections
of North Carolina as well as in
Virginia.
FRANK A. HATES is associated
with the Nelsons in the
operations of the Nelsons and
Farmers Warehouses here. While
only 43 years old, he can be
termed a veteran warehouseman
for he started in the game as an
auctioneer at the tender age of
19:
Now, he is beginning his 22nd
year in the tobacco game. As!
an auctioneer, which line of work j
he followed for a number of
years, Mr. Hayes sets a high
standard?he sells tobacco in as
even regular voice as has ever
been heard and it is said that he
can literally talk money out of
the buyer's pockets.
This year will mark the 11th
consecutive season Frank has
spent on the Whiteville tobacco
market?eight years with Harry
Lea, two years with Crtuchfield
warehouse, and 1 year with Nel-j
sons. |
The sales force at the Nelsons
Warehouse includes Tom Pierce,
floor manager, who has been with
warehouses in Danville and
Whiteville for a number of years,
who will have a warm, hearty
welcome for his friends when
they drive into the Nelson warehouse.
T. B. Nelson will serve again
this year as assistant floor manager.
He comes from Mecklenburg
County, Va. where tobacco
reigns supreme.
Again in the position of night
floor manager can be found this
year J. H. Nelson, with Walter
Moore and C. M. Nunn following
the sales with the books at
Nelsons Warehouse.
Marvin Motley will serve as
assistant auctioneer, and he is
considered one of the beat in the
tobacco world as the one auction-11
eer who never misses a bid on a i
pile of tobacco. jl
GEORGE BLAIR, floor man-,i
ager at the Lea Warehouse, is i i
one of the most popular tobacco- <
nist on the Whiteville market. (
Combining a splendid personality 1
with courtesy and efficiency, :
George is one of the reasons whyji
so many farmers always feel at !
home when they drive into Lea's ji
Warehouse with a load of tobac- i
co. George, as he is known to i
everyone who calls at the ware-j'
house, manages to make the far- :
mer feel that it is a pleasure and \
a privilege to do him a favor. j
J. LESTER POWELL also is
back in Whiteville and will again ]
be associated with Lea's Warehouse.
While he is strictly speak- ji
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WEDNESt
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C. H. Ferguson, book-keeper,]
has been with Nelsons ten years 1
and he is so well known in ,
Whiteville and in Virginia that <
business. ,1
very little can be said of him s
that woulcT be news to tobacco j (
growers. j ]
AT THE FARMERS WARE-',
HOUSE, Raymond D. Beal will ]
serve in the capacity of book- 1
keeper, and he has had long ^
years of experience in this line;,
of work, which places him at the ^
top of the list in this regard.
R. D. Poindexter, who will j
serve as bookman at the Farm-'
ers Warehouse has been coming J
to Whiteville for a number of j (
years and has become well-known ,
to Whiteville townspeople as well-'
as the hundreds and thousands ,
of visitors to the local market. |
Bonnie W. Hammonds, well- j,
known man of Whiteville and j
Fair Bluff, will serve as assist- (
ant floor manager at the Farm- ,
ers' warehouse. i j
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LEA'S WAREHOUSE
Lea's Warehouse, largest of the ^
six warehouses in Whiteville, will
be operated again this year by i
its owner, Harry G. Lea. The ;
60,000 square feet of floor space
falls a fraction short of one and
one-half acres and can comfort- j
ably take care of a half-million
pounds. On one occasion a total j
of 415,000 pounds was sold on j
this floor in a single day.
HARRY G. LEA is from Dan-!
ville, Va., where he is co-propri-!
etor of the markets two leading!
houses. His youthful appearance
belies the years of experience he
has in the tobacco business, fori
he has been actively engaged in j
the tobacco warehouse business
for the past 25 years. He plays
a lone hand in the tobacco game,
and he is a sure winner. Proof of
his popularity lies in the fact
that his sales increase year after!
year. Thousands of tobacco grow-!
ers in this section have heard J
him shout' during the heat of a |
sale "Hang It On Pappy," as he
bids in a pile to keep it from
going to some buyer for less than
it is worth. That slogan has become
famous throughout this section,
and it is with thie confidence
that Harry G. Lea stands
between farmers and low prices
that causes tobacco farmers to
flock to his warehouse with their
crop. While the sale of bright j
leaf tobacco is his business, Mr. I
Lea's principal diversion is base- [
ball and farming. He also has a J
quantity of chickens. He is own
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er of the Danville club in the BiState
league and is an ardent:
lover of the national past time.
E. J. Hester, an old warehouseman
with years of experience in
dealing with farmers in this section
will again be associated with
the warehouse this year. He formerly
operated a house of his
own in Chadbourn, and has a
wide following of farmer friends.
LOUIE LOVE, auctioneer at
the Lea Warehouse, needs no introduction
to farmers who have
sold tobacco on the Whiteville
market. Mr. Lea speaks of Louie
as "My Auctioneer," and when
the pair of them start down a
row of tobacco sales are run off
in rapid order, with the high dollar
being paid for every pile. Truly,
Harry Lea and Louie Love
make a combination that cannot
be beat. Louie is lmmim fn thai.
^Y> August, I
ng a bookman.
Nation nan J
Always early 0 J* ?i9
:omes to Who " 'Re 'fl
'j 1 Prt^ngs are .^1
>tajs out in the
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STEVE McDavipV'I
aookman at u, ;EL I
md is recognized as SI
fastest men fn fl
thurstox leWS 'I
Jus county man. has a fl
i name for himself "HtA
"Wter. He featuTs V* I
courteous service
nirance of correct '"fl
FRED HOLDERRV ^ I
it Lea's Warehouse H
coming to Whitevml 5*1
"here he is p?jj fefl
lundreds and thoifJ
? with whom he c '.:l
act each year. Re ' 'I
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FRANK WATKi- I
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Whlteville : I
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L. R. JACKSON
TUGGLES \VAREH0r
Tuggles Warehouse is i
:er on the Whiteville Mars'
vill be operated again &
>y H. Gordon Tuggle axFackson.
The word Tugs;
:ome to be closely a?
vith the tobacco warehoa*
less in the minds of fan
.his section. It is a large1
louse, with 55.000 square!
'loor space. Nothing in tsm
>f modern equipment t#B
Jverlooked. The personnel?
warehouse has been s?
with a view to efficier'J
his group has been viM
ntact because Mr. TctM
ieves he has the most m
.'erce available.
H. GORDON TVGG'JI
managed to secure the cod?
and respect of every? I
whom he comes into cons?
-ng been here since the?
lays of the Whiteville 1?
Market. Mr. Tuggle has?
the name of being father?
iVhiteville Market. He ts?
the fortunes of the local?
fluctuate from the point?
vVhiteville was being M
from the buying compare*?
last year's all-time fcgi ?
it sales. Although he is s?
if Danville, Va., he al'^B
aad the interest of '^?
uppermost in his mind. ?
tobacconist with no
who can make a swift -I
appraisal of the worth I
of tobacco. He
nulate a fair price, and I
the sale at that figure. ?
suring his custom I
return for every pou . I
sold in his warehouse. ??
-to \fTugr- ?
JUic oiai \,a,
everything except the
est of the farmers 1
trusted their crop i;:t? Following
the close cBelt
selling season. ^
goes to Danville ?' ^
rates one of the '
houses. He does not
Whiteville, though '' ^
off season, and ina