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VOLUME XXII—NUMBER 25
A LETTER TO FARMERS
WRp HAVE SIGNED THE
GROWER'S AGREEMENT
u '
To the Peanut Growen* of Virginia
and North Carolina )to have Sign
ed the Co-Ope rati\c*- Marketing
Contract: '
Dear Friends:
We, the undersigned individuals,
who have given somewhat of our time
and thought to helping in the move
ment for the organization of the pea
nut growers for cooperative market
ing, wish to take this opportunity to
rejoice with the growers.
It is great good news that the vic
tory has now been effectually won and
that it only remains to clean up a few
spots that have not yet been thorough
ly worked and to sign up a few hes
itatinfi growers in every neighborhood
The peanut growers of Virginia and
North Carolina aie to be congratu
lated that they have thus the way
in the southeast in a great cooperative
commodity marketing organization
Over in Oklahoma the Cotton growers
have just finished their organization
with more than the required 300,000
bales being signed up —an.l
expectation that a full half million
bales will be marketed cooperatively
through the growers' own organiza
tion next fall. But east of the Mis
sissippi river it is the Virginia-Caro
lina peanut growers who the
honor of being the first in a great
movement that is fast sleeping over
the whole south. Vour success will
only hfearten and inspire the tobacco
farmers anil cotton farmers as thej
make haste to follow yuor progres
sive and leaderlike action.
Every peanut grower who has sign
ed the contract thus became a pioneei
in a great and historic movement ha:
reason to be proud of the fact anil hi
children should treasure the memorv
of it.
It is true doctrine that nothing uc
ceeds like success, and now that vie
tory is practicaly won there is just
one more thing to do—-we must ma!;«
the victory an overwhelming one.
The special object of this letter
therefore, is not simply to rejoice over
the victoVy, but to make a special ap
peal to every grower who has signed
the contract to try to get at least om
additional signer within the next two
weeks —within the next week if pos
sible.
Individual action will accomplish
Group action will accomplish
»i,ill more, and every county now
sho|ld form a county unit of the co
y?»ative marketing association, with
president, a vice-p/sident, 1 a sec
ry, anil one or two captains for
(strict or township with every
n the district or township re
,ie as a . committee of one to
.t least one other signer, /
We suggest that a given date be
lmed for cleaning up the work in
°ach county.
We must not be content with just
0 per cent o fthe peanut growers of
the two states. Every neighbor of
yours wj V be more interested in th«
trganization if he signs now and be
'rtrnes a charter member instead of
nlng in later after somebody else
\ done the 1 work and prepared the
•member that the more signers
re are at the time of organizatior
id the greater the volume of peanuts
andled by the association, the small
»r wil be the operating expense on
each individual grower.
Our last and final appeal to every
liigner, therefore, is this: please make
up your mind now that you are going
t? J£S)tfNte ust onc s 'ff ner
If * MnjjjfV'r i"i i i will try to do this,
start the orgaiization with
76 per cent of the Virginia-Carolina
peanuts handled by it this season.'*, . ■
It is not enough just to barely mn
the victor. Let us make it an over
whelming one. If any grower is not
able to make The first payment of $lO
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W A LLACCT REM) in
"SIC^^ED"
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Big "V" Comedy—
•TOOTSIES & TAMALES
" I Reel Comedy—
"FATTY GETS HOOKED"
Mutt and Jeff Cartoon
"GUM SHOE WORK"
"BRIDE 18"—No. 12.
THE ENTERPRISE
LAST NIGHTS CONCERT
PLEASES LARGE CROWD
The Singing Class of the Oxford
Orphan Asylum gave a concert in the
Graded School Auditorium last night.
Skewarkee Lodge had made it possible
to open the doors free to everybody
anil the building was crowded. The
concert was one of the best ever giv
en in our town and was thoroughly
enjoyed by all.
At the close of the exercise Dr.
Biggs proposed a free will offering
which met the* hearty respones of the
audience and $90.00 was contributed
to the amount already donated by tin
Masonic Lodge and individual mem
bers, making a total of $200.00. Mr
L. W. Alderman and Miss Muse were
in charge of the children and the>
were all entertained in the homes of
kind friends while here. They left
on the early morning train for Lewis
ton.
' Miss Trucenda Hose left*this mor
ning for Wilson and Fremont where
she wil visit relatives for two weeks.
Interesting Case In
Recorder's Court
The spiciest thing pulled off at the
Tuesday's Recorder's Court was the
case against one Scott, a colored man
from Washington, D. C. It seems
that Scott who is one of the high up>
in negro Masonry in the United States
was invited to Robersonville to insti
tute a "Scottish Kite" Masonic l.odge
under the ujrisdiction of .the t'niteil
States Lodge which had granted him
such authority. Some of the Rober
sonville .Lolge disputed this author
ity and claimed he was only seeking
to create discord and extract money
Tfom the pockets of the brethren, The
colored Grand Lodge of North' Car
olina had procured an indictment
against him and employed I'. 11. Bell
a colored lawyer of Plymouth and ;
colored lawyer named Riche, from
Rocky Mount who pressed the case'
to the last ditch. Scott had no lawyei
but his private secretary, a young
colored man named lvey, seemed to
know some law and was permitted to
conduct the defense. The fight en
tertained the court and spectators for
some time and it was generally con
ceded that the defense outclassed tin
prosecution with ease, proving to the
court in a most honorable way and
Scott was accordingly adjudged not
guilty. Some seemed to get the im
pression that spiteful prosecution was
all there was to tlTe charge.
Wants to "Clean Hp"
~ the Enterprise Force
The Enterprise Force was delight
ed to receive an invitation from Town
Treasurer, W. T. Meadows, to come
out and take a bath. The General
Manager promises us any kind of hath
from Mud to Turkish and hints that
concentrated lye, homemade mops and
suds are plentiful. Of course we know
that Brother Meadows hail played a
big part in" cleaning up" the town
but we had no suspicion heretofore
that he intended" cleaning up" the
Enterprise Force, particularly Julius
Peel, individually.
We don't know how to anylyze thai
phrase "clean up". First it would be
a good deed done to uM' it literally
and it may be purely from public spir
it that this invitation is given. Then
it might be through real regard and
affection for us that Mr. Meadows
urges us to come. Further, reveng
plays a big part in every man's life.
We don't know but. that our would be
host is practising a little strategy or
us and we cannot and will not accept
this invitation until we understand
better why it is given. We realize
that we are endangering the life »f
etiquette to question the motive .of
this enticement but it is a matter of
life and death with us, why if Mr.
Meadows "cleaned up" the Enterprise
Force as well and as thoroughly as he
has the Town of Williamston, Martin
County would be with out a County
I papf r for the next fifty years.
4B cash, he can give his note payable
December 1, so that he can sell pea
nuts to pay it before that time.
Again congratulating you on ttu*
victory and hoping every grower will
join the "Every Signer Get Another"
campaign, we remain,
Yours truly,
E. J. GRIFFIN, President.
J FRANK FOOSHE, Secretary and
Manager. -*v~
i. R. HUTCHESON, Director Vir
ginia Extension Service.
B. W. KILGORE, Director North
Carolina Extension Service.»
CLARENCE POE, Editor, The Pro
gressive Farmer.
CARD OF THAMKS
We wish t othank our many friends
and neighbors for the kindness s,ho\yr
us during the {Jlnes* and deaths of
our father and mother, Jno. R. Har
rison and Story E. Harrison.
BY THEIR CHILDREN.
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iVilliamston, Martin County. North Carolina, Friday, April 15,1921
GOOD ROADS CONVEN
TION TO BE BEST EVER
HELD IN THIS COUNTS
(Special to the Enterprise)
Greensboro, N. C., April 16. Evei-y
detail for the ninth anual convention
of the United States Good Roads As
sociation, • the Bankhead National
Highway Association, and. the I'. S.
Good Roads Show, which convenes on
April 18th to 23rd, has been couiplel
ed. Greensboro is decorated will,
flags and bunting, and a hearty wel
come to the good roads boosters iron,
all parts of the United States will In
extended to them when they com
mence to arrive here on the 17th and
18th.
The first meeting oftheCon vent ion
will be called to order by Directoi
General Rountree on Monday night,
April IN, when cordial and enthusias
tic welcomes will be delivered by Gov
emor Cameron Morrison on behalf ol
the State of North Carolina,' by Col
Bennehan Cameron on behalf of tin
good mails association, and Senatei
F. P. Hobgood, representing the city
of Greensboro.
The .citizens of Greensboro have pre
pared numbers of social entertainment
for the delegates and everyone who
attends will receive a hearty and cor
dial welcome. ■"
The program which has been care
fully prepared and speakers selectei'
is one of the best that has ever beer
made for a good roads convention
Delegates have been appointed from
every state in the Union. Five Gov
ernors, two U. S. Senators, four (Jon
gressmen, twenty-five State Highway
Engineers and Commissioners, am
hundreds of county and district en
ginecrs and road commissioners bavi
been appointed and have accepted in
vitatiuns to be present at the con
vention. The Convention has been ad
vertised all over the country. Reduc
ed rates on all the railroads have been
secured. It will IK- an epoch making
meeting, » s tho strongest resolution
will bo aloptol, and the aldes-t com
inittee possible of loading citizen;
from all over the I'nited States will
be appointed to go on to Washington
and ul ire the passage of u I'edcval Aid
hill, and al«o a national highway mea
ure to build transcontinental road
throughout the country.
The U. S. flood Roads Show ofrroad
machinery and road materiulsfi togeth
er'with the government exhibit, if.
one of the be.st and most educational
shows of the kind that has-ever been
staged in the country. This show i
attracting nation wide attention.
A warm contest for the next con
A cut ion..will be waged at this meeting
The cities that are making the most
active fight for the 1922 conventior
ar»-Chattanooga, Tenn., Louisville
Ky., Greenville, S. C. t Phoeftlx, Ariz,
Atlantic City, N. J., Birmingham, Ala
New Orleans, La., anil Ht. Paul, Minn
Robersonville Man Is
Found Near Richmond
Richmond, Va., April 11.—That ;
middle-aged well-dressed man found
wandering aimlessly in Chcstcrfieli'
county near Richmond today is A. C
Smith, of Robersonville, N. was
indicated by a bank deposit bool
found on him containing that name
anil address. Apparontyl demented!
he was unable to give any accoui.t.i £
himself except that lie had $.'1(59 ti
his credit in the Farmer.' Honking
and Trust Company, if Roberronville
Ho was locked up in tho city jail
pending inquiry into his mentul con
dition. Meanwhile, communication will
be had with th eauthorities of Rob
ersonville. He had s4*l in currency
on his person.
Potato Crop Damaged
By the Recent Frosts
The heavy frost killed prartirall
all the fruit in many sections of the
country, especially in the apple sec
tions of North Carolina and Virginia
The potato crop has evidently.,_hf ei.
badly damaged but in this territor 1
not killed flaO to the ground as i
sometimes done. The damage for thf
North Carolina potato crop will prol>
ably not be above 20 to 25 per cenf
The peach crop is badly hurt and ma>
be practically destroyed.
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR RE
WARI)
Theer is a $500.00 reward out for
the capture and delivery-of W. H. Hal
rington, Jr., for grand larceny. Wh'er
last seen he wore a short mustache
and weighed about a hundred and
ninety pounds.
E. R. DUDLEY,
Sheriff Pitt County, Greenville, N
LOST: GOODYEAR TIRE, AND
case. 33x4, Nobby tread, also a
Ruick dust pan, between Williamgton
'and New Bern. Notify J. W. Watts,
'Jr., Wiliiamston, N. C. . 2t
\ Local News and
y Personal Mention
Mr. Theodore Hassell of Nashville
has been in town this week visiting
his brother, Mr. J. L. Hassell.
# • • •
Mr* Harry A. Biggs anil John H?nry
Edwards left this morning by motor
for Chapel Hill where they wiil .-pend
a few days before going to Greens
boro to attend the State Good Roads
Convention.
* « » »
Mr. Karl l.eggett of Newborn is
spending a few days with his mi.ther,
Mrs. Martha l.eggett.
♦ » ♦ «
Mr. J. I'. Jackson of Hardens was
a visitor at our office yesterday.
» • « •
Mrs Fay Wright of Wake Forest
is visiting her sister, Jlrs. Harry M.
Stubbs.
• • • •
Miss Mary Smallwood of Washing
ton is visiting her sister, Mrs, Nallie
Higgs.
• ♦ » •
Mrs. Maurice Watts and daughter,
Jean Dent Watts left yoi'tfrday for
Montgomery, West Virginia, to visit
relatives.
* * » A ■ •
Mr. Hubert- Morton-of GoUsboro,
was in town yesterday, the guo-1 of
his sister, Mrs. J. W. Andrews.
• • • •
. Mrs. Maurice Moore went to Nor
folk Thursday to visit her brother,
Mr. J. 1). Thrower and also Mrs.
Hunter Price.
• ♦ • ♦
The representative farmers ami
business men of Hamilton, Roberson
villi l , Oak City, Everett s, Janiesville
and the agricultural communities
were present to hear the address id'
Dr. I'oe yesterday.
• • • •
Mr. J. W. Watts, jr. and John
WadsworWi spent the weekend neai
New Hern with Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Wadsworth.
• • • •
.Mr. Julius S. Peel returned yester
day from High Point and Raleigh.
* • • t
Mr. J. Dillon Simpson left this
morning for South Boston, Ya., to
visit Mrs. Simpson who has been
spending some time with her mother,
Mrs. Vaughan.
There was a well played baseball
game between the WilHamston color
ed team and the Washington colored
team Wednesday. The score was It I
in favor of Williamson.
•»- » *
Sheriff Koberson with Revenue Of
ficer Jenkins-made a raid in Roberson
•ville Township -yesterday and located
the old homesteads of several monkey
rum distillers hut no stills were in
evidence. Several barrells of beer we're
found and destroyed.
• • • • '
■ **
The locals and Plymouth "played ;
fast game of baseball Tuesday after
noon. The special feature of the garni
was the dumber of errors made oi
both teams, Williamston lias ,somi
splendid material on her team but
the lack of practise and inability o!
the players to work in unison cause:
her to lose all her games at the sunn
time "diminishing fast tl»o spirit of tin
fans. Our boys owe it to themselves
in tithe town if they expect to con
tinue booking games *•" K«*t in
real genuine- practise anil work.
Embroidery Club
Holds Meeting
Mrs. L. li.*^arrison was hostess
I'uesday afternoon to the Kmbroidery
Club at her home on Houghton Street
The regular business was disposed ►(
early and an hour was given to tht
enjoyment of conversation and dainty
finger wsik.. Mrs. Harrison served
a delightful salad course to her guests
Only the regular club members and
Mrs. l'olk McCraw of Tarhoro en
joyed Mrs. Harrison's hospitality on
this occasion.
?
20th Century Club
/ Holds Meeting
f Mrs. J. S. Rhodes gave a very de
lightful party at her- home, Rodefin
Place, Wednesday afternoon to about
fifty of her friends. The occasion wa:
the meeting of the Twentieth Centun
Club and a long an dinteresting read
Tng and musical program was given
Mrs. Rhodes served ice cream with
syllabub and cake. i J
Bodies of 3 Soldiers /
On The Way Here
The War Department wired yester
day that the bodies of Sigrion 8. Grif
fin, Lindesy David Hodges and James
W. Clark had been shipped from
New York and would retch Williams
ton tonight. These young mpn were
kiled in famous September 29,
1918 battle. They will be taken—l*
their homea and buried cither tomor
row ov §jwday.
BEAUFORT COUNTY TO
GET ALONG WITHOUT
A BOARD OF HEALTH
The Board of Commissioners o
I'eiuifi rt County after maintaining ;
fn'i time Health Depatrment last yea
abolished it at a recent meeting ait'
since there is much argument on th
|uestion ef what economy really i
are | üblishing the following let
tei I'roni Dr. Miller which contain
some important statistics:
The Editor, Washington Datily New
Washington, N. C.,
1 respectfully iei|Uest the courtesy
of your columns in order-Mo make the
following statement concerning the
elimination of your county Health De
partment by your county eon'imission
ers on Tuesday, April 12th.
As a representative of the State
Board of Health to my duty
to lie present at the above meeting.
Some observations in regard to tin l ac
tion taken seem to lie
called for in viey of the), fact that
Beaufort county is the first and only
county finally to abandon full time
health work after it has once been be
gun. Recently, it is tj'ue several otliei
counties that have found themselves
in as bail or worse financial condition
than Beaufort, have seriously consid
ered all the possible economies that
might be affected, including the elim
ination of health work, luit more sobei
thought has in each instance dissuaih
ed them from interference with the
health work.
It WilS indeed U plt'liMl 10 to meet
your county commissioners, for each
of whom 1 formed the highest regard.
It is plain to see that they are men
of fine integrity and devotion to their
duty as they sec it. They are con
tinually In-set with multitudes of de
mands upon public funds, all of
which may possibly !>• worthy. Hut
as good business, men, the limitation
of public, (finds makes it necessary
for thetn to discriminate even between
worthy causes . In making decisions
of this kind, therefore, the only prin
ciple involved is tliat of relative val
ues. That is, they must decide in
what way they can invest their money
so as to yield the greatest returns
financially and otherwise to the peo
ple of the county. An attempt wa>
made affixing their minds on a con
ception of money value to the county
represented in the saving of human'
sickness. 1 tut, the mind is unaccus
tomed to thinking-Mn terms of this
kind, so this phase of the question
was apparently missed entirely.
He finite proof was presented to the
effect that the County Health l>e
partnient, during the ten montJis TiT
its operations, last year, was instru
mental in savolng 2.'i lives from the
toll of preventable diseases, as com
pared with the average year before.
And for every death prevented, we
must record un average of about 40
or more rases of sickness that would
under ordinary conditions have oc
curred and recovered. Speaking' in
terms of one's own family and one';-
friends, human life is beyond price,
but from the cold-blooded, business
point of view, the economic values of
human life to a to a
county is rated at ,$4,000 ifo radults
and SI,OOO for children. This be in?
the rase, it is certain that the County
Health Department yielded an income
.of at least $21!,00(1 to Ileaufort County
last year. This, of course, does not
take into account the vast amount of
work accomplished in laying the foun
dations for future health progress
through the various phases of educa
tional and welfare work.
Although these facts are admitted
or at least not contested, and alt hough
it was shown that a modification ol
the health budget coul dbe effected
such that 't would involve an addi
tional expense upon the county which
would amount to less than the yearly
interest on the construction of one
mile of hard surfaced road, the final
issue was in no wise affected thereby.
Dp,'pit the evidence.presented,
therefore, it moist be concluded Unit
ITiif TftimTrissioner* -plae«~a .higher val
ue upon every other expenditure of
the county funds than they do to the
tirevention of unnecessary sicknes and
death. This, be it understood, is not
said in a spirit of controversy or of
criticism. They r are gentlement above
reproach, and have a right to their
own opinions. They furtehrmore de
serve respect for expressing them
selves decisively, though it is rathjsr
unusual that this should be ilone in
secret session. The whol edifflculty
would appear to be a mistake in the
judgment as to relative values, rather
than any.willful purpose toward pro
ceeding contrary to the best interests
of the county. From the broader
viewpoint the case mpy be likened to
the Hindoo mother who throws her
baby into the Ganges, thinking" she
is serving her Ood and appeasing the
wrpth of the unknown Terror.
Very truly yours,
K. E. MILLKK, Director.
STOCKHOLDERS TO GET
PER CENT DIVIDEND
The stockholders of the Koanoke
Tobacco Warehouse Co. met recently
in the town hall an dafter reviewing
the work of the past season found
that a dividend of 8 per cent was de
clared. This makes a total of f>B per
cent received by the stockholders in
threw
20 per 1919, .'lO per cent and
192(1 8 per- cent. Considering last
year's conditions and the amount of
tobaco sold on out of town markets
this is a reasonable record.
Mr. J. ti. Staton who has been
Manager of the Roanoke Warehouse
since it was organized, resigned his
position on account of personal busi
ness. There are several bids for the
office by both local and out of town
men but the matter is before the Com
mittee appointed to select Mr. Sta
ton's successor. The following officers
were elected:
J. C. Staton, President. 11. D Peel
Vive President, Roy Griffin, Secre
tary and Treasurer.
Regular Session of
Recorder's Court
.The Recorder's Court convened on
Tuesday, April 12th, with Cal
vin C. Smith presiding and I!. Duke
I'ritcher prosecuting on behalf of the
State.
No. fi. State vs. N. S. Goilard, A.
D. W. Motion for trial by jury and
continued till April 26th for trial by
—No. (!. State vs. Ashley Howard
Removing Crop. Continued for de
fondant till April 20th, 1921.
No. -3. State vs. Hli Hell. Dispos
ng of mortgaged property. Not guilty
No. 4. State vs. 11. C. Scott, False
pretense. Not guilty.
No. I. State vs. James E. Misielle
Operating automobile while intoxieat
oil. Called and failed, judgment, Nisi
Scifa and Copias
Training School's Senior
Play to he (iiven April 22
The Senior pla> of the Fast Caro
lina Teacher's Training School will be
presented on the evening of April
22nd, at ei(;h thirty .o'clock. They play
will bo "Monsieur Henueaire", a
charming, romatic comedy that has a
delightful Frenchman as the leading
but it is an English playfl
I bis promises to ho one of the best
shows ever given at the Training
School and (he preceding Senior Class
have made an enviable reputation in
dramatics for the school.
Mrs. Allele Cutman "Nathan, Direct
tWe. ■in u twei pa I thetttre-in l!alti
inme, "Kverybody's Thegjtrc" is coach
ing- the play. The scenery is .being
made under her direction. The cos
tuiners are being furnished by a pro
fessional costumer from Philadelphia.
The music during the play ami be
tween acts will lie excellent. There
is a beautiful dance, the "Kose Min
uet", which is a good featßre of the
show. The price of admission is 75c
and SI.OO. Tickets will be on sale at
the Warren Drug Company, Green
ville* N. C.
SKItVM'KS AT H APT INT (HIKCH
Sunday School, s>:4f» A. M. Dr. P.
H. ('one, Supt. Special collection for
the piano.
There will be no preaching services
morning or evening, owing to the ah
sence of the pastor. Members of the
congregation are asked to worship
'at the other churches.
A. V. .10YNKIt, Pastor.
AN OHDINANCK KUQI'IKING
WATKK & NJCWKK CONNKCTION
The hoard of Aldermen of William
ston do enact:
1. That each anil every residence,
institution, depot or place of business
where one or more persons reside,
lodge (r are employed, which is lo
cated n a lot or property abutting
upon or adjoining a street or alley
along which a public sewer is laid,
si ill be provided with a flush toilet
and lie necessary plumbing fixtures
to join and connect the same with
the public water and sewerage sys
tem, provided: that a length of pri
vate sewer line not greater than two
hundred feet and a length of private
water line not greater than throe hun
dred feet, shall be required to make
such connections Provided., further:
that it is not necessary to lay water
und rewer lines across private prop
erty of some other person or persons
in order to make such connections.
2. At the discretion and by the di
rection of the Hoard of Aledrmen, the
city clerk shall serve notice on the
owner or owners or the duly authoriz
ed npunt of such owner or owners of
property coming: under teh provision
of this ordinance. Said notice to be
either written or'printed. In case of
any non-resident owner or owners of
such property, ifot represented locally,
by * duly authorized agent or agents,
notice may be published in five suc
cessive issues of a local mwiputr,
Adverttaara Will IU Oar
COIDBM ■ LaUfc Key to UN
of Martia Pwtj'a Manaa
ESTABUSHED 1898
PEANUT GROWERS OF
MARTIN COUNTY FORM
A LOCAL ORGANIZATION
The peanut growers of the County
met at the townhall yesterday. A
fine representation of the County's
best farmers were present as well as
a few business men. Dr. Clarence
Poe, of Raleigh made a clean, clear
cut business speech which was both
helpful and instructive. Dr. Poe's in
terest in the things that are "good for
all" makes him one of the first.citi
zens of the country as well as our
own state. After his speech Mr. Frank
Fousha and Mr. O. F. McCrary made
short talks.
Peanut Importation Is
Less Than Last Year
The convening of Congress this
week brings prominently to the front
again the Emergency Tariff Bill,,
which in expected to pass early in the
session. On account of the continued
tariff agitation the imports of peanuts
have fallen off heavily as compared
with last year.
According to the last report of the
I'nlted States Bureau of Markets,
the total importations since Novem
ber Und, have been f>,22:1, 664 pound*
shelled, 714,036 pounds unshelled,
and 25f>,74f> pounds peanut oil. These
imports for live months amount to
less than came to this country in one
week last spring.
This tremendous falling off in im
portations has resulted in a steadier
tone in the peanut market for the
past few weeks. The shipments from
Ibis section show that the trade is
continuing to take peanuts freely.
While there has been but little gain
in the prices on, Virginia peanuts, the
number one Spanish shelled peanuts
have gained from one-half to three
fourths a cent a pound anil the. trade
in this variety is decidedly more ac-~
live. ■ '
The present differential between
fancy* and jumbos ha.s .stimulated the
trade in fancys, which are now in
special demand. The larmers stock
of jumbos throughout the entire
tion is considerably reduced and the
demand for cleaned jumbos 14 now
more active.
Present prices of farmers stock are
Jumbos, f> to 6c, North Carolina bunch
I 1-2 to sc, and shelling stock, 3 to 4c.
Prevailing prices on cleaned goods are
lumbos, Hi to 11c, fancy, 6 to 0 l-4c,
Kxtm large Virginia shelled, 12 1-2
to 13c, No. 1 Virginia shelled, 4 1-2
to 1 ,'Mc, No. 1 Spanish shelled, 0
to r. 1 4c, f.o.b. Southern points.
It is now conservatively estimated
that more than 50 per cent of the
Virginia and North (,'arojina peanuts
have passed through the factories and
that the present stock in the hands
of the cleaners or on storage is about
half what it wits at this same season
last year. The farmers who are hold
ing peanuts do not seem near so anx
ious to sell as a month ago and there
is a general feeling of confidence in
the fuftire of the market.
3. The city clerk shall mail to
every resident under section 1 and 2
of these ordinances a blank form of
application, for the installation of
flush toilets and necessary plumbing
fixtures as set forth in section 1 of
these ordinances, upon receipt of said
application the owner or agents for
the owners of any property as set
forth in section 1, shall All in said
application and file it with the Supt.
of Water Works, M. S. Moore, within
60 days from the 15th day of April,
1921.
Non compliance with section 1
or three of these ordinances within
60 days from April 15, 1921. Aftei*
receipt of publication of notice* set
forth in section 2 of this ordinance
and etc., shall constitute a misde
meanor and subject the owner or own
ers or the duly authorised agent for
the owners of such property to a An*
of not less than Ave dollars nor no re
than fifty dollars in the discretion
the court. ~\
6. All ordinaneeg and clauses of
ordinances in conflict with this fi
nance are hereby repealed.
LESLIE FOWDEN, Clei*.
B. F. GODWIN, Mayor.