Adrertiien Will Find Our
Column* a Latch Key to 15*0
•I Martin County's Homes
VOLUME XXIII—NUMBER 8
The First Step Towards
Go-Operative Marketing
The largest Cooperative Marketing
organization in the Southeast will con
tinue the official business of its 60,000
members when the Directors of the
Tobacco Growers' Cooperative Asso
ciation from the Carolinas and Vir
ginia meet this week in Raleigh' lot
their second session.
Amo..g the 22 directors elected |»>
the members of the Marketing Asso
ciation an dthe thtce directors api>omt
ed by the governors of the
and Viiguiia, are leading tobacco far
mere, business men and bankers ol
the thiee states.
Whi.jj tiK)bt„of the directors are dis
tiugutahod for success in farming aiul
businc o in the districts which they
i epit- c. t, ey are ncvertlteless the pop
Jar choice of a majority of- tobaccc
growe;.' Irorn three states, with whom
they have been fellow wokers in or
for l'uir returns by means ol
bette Marketing.
but L.th with leaders who are tried
and ti'ie, and with banking coiuk-c
lions oi far /caching importance, such
as are now assured to the Tobacco
Marke: ng Association, the folly or dis
loyalty of many members may block
iho be . laid plans.
In this.,connection the first messag*
If U>o tobacco growing directors of
the oCo,Hjiativi> Marketing Association
to the thousand of members who elect
ed tliem, is worth heeding at this
time: "Produce economically, and we
wil lmuiket profitably," say te direc
.ors t he growers.
Following a year when only one
(it'tli o. .he farm products sold by A
merican farmers were made with suf
ficieut economy to braing a fair mar
jjin 01 profit for the famer, and at !
time w en thousands of tobacco giow
i-rs arc impoverished from two dis
astroU'. years of speculative market
nig, ti- fust necessity of sDCcess foi
i ve\> ietjiber of the Association is
- coiion t production of food and feed
upon ir farm, in order that he nia.t
»uir. ently *elf-sustuiniiig to muk.
i piofit from tdbacco.
Whc.i the cash returns from the
l>est to.-awo crop are spent for canned
goods, baled hay and store feed, th>
tobacco grower is failing to make hi.-
living becaune he falls short Of'eco
nomic production.
iCext to their losses under the out
worn system of speculative markets
to which they have submitted for a"
long, most tobacco farmers will agree
that the folly of the one crop system
has been their worst enemy.
To avoid the erro rof staking their
year's labor upon one money crop a
gain, the organized tobacco farmers
are urged to so meet the present hard
times with economic production ol
home supplies of food ami feed stufl
on the farm that even a small crop
of tobacco will bring a profit when
thousand* who are now forced to buy
their food .and feed will raise the grain
and hay at home.
Economic production, as the first
step towards successful marketing
should be the aim of every member of
the marketing Association.
MILLER SCHOOL AGAIN BIJRNEI
York, S C., Feb. 17,—For the thin'
time in less than three months tl>
Miller School, near here, was destroy
ed by tire early today. The state
sinking fund commission has offered
a reward for the capture of the in
cendiary.
The original school building was
burned last December 11, and the
school wae given temporary quarter
i hrnthe Harmony Presbyterian church
nearby The church went up in a blaie
January 2. A new school building
was completed on Wednesday and thi.-
was discovered on fire shortly aftei
midnight this morning.
—STRAND—
—THEATRE—
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-THURSDAY
DOROTHY DALTON ia
"BEHIND MASKS" „
. —FRIDAY
"THE BOOK AGENT"
La si Episode ttf "Yellow Arm"
First Episode of
"HURRICANE HUTCH"
-SATURDAY—
WM. S. HART
"Fighting Fate"—Episode 8
THE ENTERPRISE
SOME SOUND ADVICE
FROM A FARMER
Dear Brother Farmers
Let us ail start a new system this
year. Let each fanner take a cer
tain piece of land for cotton, corn,
tobacco and peanuts, prepare just a.'
good as possible according to his b
judgment, select his seed with care,
then fertilize and cultivate. Next fa!
take special care to see just how much
each of the plots produce. Of course,
we have made a careful estimatee of
what the cost has been for we should
charge everything done and every
thing spent for the same.
If, we will follow this method up
we will soon find whether we are n?aly
farming for a profit or not.
If we will take a little more time
to learn just what things are costing
us we might find it would pay better
to make some changes. We might
get our county on a much sounder
basis of agriculture, if we will just
leam how to do it.
1 would like to henr from other far
mers through The Enterprise. I am,
anxious to know how much other far
mers succeed and if they have bettei
method* than I have. I will appre
ciate any. information on any topii
that helps the farmer.
Yours very truyl,
A. W. 1)A I LEY.
PEANUTS SHOULD BE SHELLED
Jl ST BEFORE PLANTING
Delay in planting peanut* after
shelling the seed causes considerable
loss in the course OfOftoihrdtnunun
loss in germination, it has been learn
ed during the course of investigations
conducted by T/ie I'nited States De
partment of Agriculture. The inves
tigations involved tests of shelled and
unshelled peanuts and the effect of
the time of tuelling on the germina
tion of the seed.
Peanuts planted after l>eing shelled
for different lengths of time- showed
great differences in germination Those
shelled 08 days before planting Rave
only .'l7 per rent (Termination and a
yield of 8 1-3 bushels per acre; plant
ed 7*9 days after shelling, 'the germina
tion was 78 per cent and the yield
41 1-3 bushels per acre; planted 1 day
after shelling the germination was 94
per cent and the yield 64 2-8 bushels
per acre. A delay of even 9 days af
ter shelling gave appreciably lower
results than those obtained by im
mediate planting. . The germination,
was only 85 per cent, as compared
with 94 per cent when there was a
delay of but one day after
The yield In the last case, was only
55 1-3 bushels per acre.
Particuar stress therefoe has been
laid by depatment specialists on the
iinpotance of holding the peanuts un
shelled until just before the time they
are to be planted.
OUTDOOR SCHOOLING
Every chil dshould have mudpies,
grasshoppers, water-bugs, tadpolees,
frogs, nTUd-turtles, elderberries wild
strawberries, acorns, chestnuts; tree*
to climb, brooks to wade in; water lil
ies, wood-chucks, batsi bees, butter
flies, various animals to pet, hay-fields
pine cones, rocks to roll, sand, snakes
huckleberries, and hornets; and any
child who has been deprived of these
has been edprived of the best part of
his education.—Luther Burbank.
LARGEST SERVICE FLAG
The great assembly hall in the Na
tional Victory Memorial Building now
being elected in Washington will con
tain the greatest service flag of all
ages. It will be studded with 5,018,-
823 stars. 129,979 will be gold and
the others will be silver, 'lite gold
represents those that never came back
North Carolina lost 2,645 men, 107
in the navy, 83 Hi the marines and
2,505 in the army. North Carolina
lest fewer men in proportion to her
population than Virginia South Caro
lina, Georgia or Tennessee.
When Yoar Farm Stock I* Sick, Look
For Rat*
' Disease among farm lanimalx don't
just happen. Rata'are carders of dan
gerous plagues—hog cholofa, foot and
mouth disease and that terrible of all
aramrges* —Bubonic plague. Fanners
should throw around premises RAT
SNAP It's sure and *«fe. Three
sites, 35c, &>c, $1.25. Sold and guar
anteed by Leslie Fowden's Drag Store
Hoyt Hardware Co., and Harrison
Bros, and Co.—Adv.
NOTICE: KEY FOUND ON MAIN
street near Wheeler Hmrtiu'* resi
dence on Sunday. Owner will please
com# to tit* Enterprise for nine.
WiUiamston, Martin County. North Carolina, Tue
DIFFERENCE IN GROSS
RECEIPTS AND INCOME j
Numerous inquiries havo been re
ceived regarding the proper interpre
tation of section 223 of the Revenue
act of 1921, which provider that eacS
individual whose] gross income for
1921 was s6,ooo'or over shall flic a
return regardless of his or her net
income.
Gross income means statutory gross
income, defined by the Revenue act to
include "gains, profits and income de-
rived from salaries, wages or compen
sation for persona 1 Service ***** of
whatever kind and in whatever form
paid, or from professions, vocations,
trades, business commerce or sales
or dealings in property, whether real
o personal growing out of the owner
ship, or use of or interest in such prop
erty; also rfom inteiest rent, dividend*
securities or the transaction of an)
business carried on for gain o pofit
o grains or profits an dmcome derived
from any source whatever."
Gross income does not necessarily
mean gross receipts. A merchant,
for instance, in computing statutory
gross income, should deduct there
from the cost of (foods sold. For ex
ample, a merchant may have gross re
ceipts amounting to SIO,OOO, but the
cost of goods sold amounts to -7,000.
He ha sno other income. The stat
utory gn>Bß income would be $3,0t)0
In case the other deductions allowed
him for business expenses, taxes, in
terest, bad debts, etc., amount to $2,
500, his net income would be SSOO
No return of income is require din
this case
A lawyer who is married and li\
ing with his wife has gross receipt;
in the form of fees amounting to
SO,OOO and his necessary business ex
ponses amount to $4,200, leaving a
net income of only SI,BOO. A return
will be required in this case, as tax
payers' gross income as well as gros:
receipts is KMXM).
MKS. EMILY WOOD PAGAN
Norfolk I^edger-Dispatch.
At seven-thirty Sunday night Mrs.
Emily Wood Fagan passed mvay af
ter just a week's attack of pnounionif*
with which she battled braveyl but un
successfully, at the age of sixty—six
years. For days her condition ha'
l>een critical although Saturday thcrt
appealed to be a slight improvement
Her children wer eall around her be
when the end came and she passe*
from life into death with perfect con
tent.
Shortly after the Civil War she, a;
Miss Emily Wood, married a Confed
erate veteran, Levy Ives Pagan, fron
which marriage there survive two son;
and four daughters, Messrs. Frank l
of Rocky Mount, and L. Roger Fagan
of New York; Miss Henrietta Fagan
of Rocky Mount, and Mesdames R. P
liadhani, of Eileriton, J. J. Phillips, o:
Portsmouth S. R. Biggs, of Wil
liamston A hrothe rand sister, Wil
liam C„ Wood of Hutler, Pa., and Mis;
Charlotte D. Wood, of Edenton, also
survive her.
The funeral service took place Mon
day afternoon at four-thirty at SI
Paul's church j conducted by Rev. R I
Deans, D D., the interment being ir
the Episcopal church yard.
The active pall-bearers were'
Messrs. John G Wood, George C Wood
W D Pruden, Julian Wood, Jr., Fre!
P Wood and Brent Drane. Honorary
pall-bearers were: Messrs Frank
Wood, H G Wood, Julian Wood, Sr.
John C. Hadhani and Drs. H M S Ca
son and J H McMullan.
The floral tributes of love and sym
pathy were many and beautiful. ...
CONTRIBUTIONS TO JEWISH RE
LIEF FUND [
Contributions are stil lbeing re
ceived for the Jewish Relief fund
Send your donations to Mr. W R Or
leans, Williamston. All contribution
will be acknowledged in the Entei
prise.
Previously reported $129.0(
8 H i KMX
Williamston Graded School 16.3(
M J Davis ...., - 4.70
R S Price 6.00
J H Saunders 2.W
Lucy Mobley .. .V 2.0
W H Rogers ! 2.(K
M S Moora 1.00
Mrs J W Hodge* 1.00
V R Taylor 1.00
Mr R L Taylor 1.00
Mrs R L Taylor .... l.Of
J H D Peel 1.00
A D Griffin, Sr ;.t 1.00
Simon Lilley - ...1.00
Mrs Wheeler Martin ...._. 1.80
G W White .25
W R Orleans J....... 80.00
j Two performances at Opera House
total i v. 160.50
Total |849.76
Less expenses ,J 4748
k Net amount on hand *802.07
Local News and
Personal Mention
f Mr. L B Wynne went to Everetts
Tuesday.
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Mr. D D Stall* went to Norfolk
Tuesday.
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Mr. Elbeit S. Peel went'to Parmele
Tuesday on legal business!
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Mr. A J Manning went to Oak City
Tuesday.
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Mr. Ed James und Hunyy Robin
son of Kobersonvllle were in town
Tuesday^
• • • •
Messrs. Clayton Moore and F U
Barnes are in Norfolk this week.
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Hon. Frank S. Hassell of Wilson
spent the week end with his father.
Elder Sylvester Hassell at the hoinr
of Mr. and Mrs John L. Hassell.
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Leßoy Anderson of Petersburg, V'a.,
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J W Anedrson.
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Mr. H A Gray of RoWrsonville was
in town Monday.
• • • •
Mr, T Jones Taylor was in town
Monday.
•• • *
Mr. Lester Everett of Spring Greei
un done of Martin County's teodmg
farmers was in town Monday. >,
» • • •
Messrs. Frank L Gladstone and
John A. Davenport of Hamilton, were
business visitors here Monday.
•» • ■
Attorneys B A Critcher, A K Dun
ning and Wheeler Martin went (
Plymouth yesterday on legal business
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The people are looking forward t
a feast of real harmless fun at the
home talent minstrel on the night
the 2Hth. Keep the time in mind.
• » • •
Rev. J T~Wildman will preach at
Ilassells on neext Sunday morning
and at Parnule at night. •
•• • •
Mrs. E M Gordy and litle grand
son left this morning for Norfolk tol
visit Mrs. John Tucker. They will
be away for several weeks.
• » • •
The latest information from th(
nh'ysicians of Mr. Wilson G Lamb if
that his condition is gradually grow
ing worse. And. they entertain Httk
• hope for improvement.
Mr. W H Holliday of Robersonville
was in town today.
* • • • •
Mr. J K Ross was shaking handf
with friends on our streets today.
Mr. Kader Lilley made us a pleas
ant visit today. '
MRS. MARY K. HARDISON
Mrs. Mary E. Hardison of Jameti
ville died at the home of her son,
Henry, Friday and was buried at the
family burying ground Saturday.
She was 79 years old and leaves one
brother, Mr. A B Waters of Dardens,
and one sister, Mrs. L H Davis. She
leaves three children, Mrs W A Brown
Henry L. Hardison and Leonard Har
disoq. Mrs. Hardison had been a mem
ber oi the Free Will Baptist church
for many years.
STRANGE
England with a national debt twice
as large a sthe United State shas low
ered th einterest rate o 4 1-2 per cent.
Strange that we have more money
han any other country and more gold
tha nail the othe reountries and still
our rate iH much higher than Eng
land'*.. But the English people un
derstand that when the interest rati
is low that money flows easily and
that business ife good.. Our Americar
money rulers take a different view
They havg more power and influence
when money is tight than when it it
low.
OLD CLOTHES WANTED FOK
NEEDY EX-SERVICE MEN
We are in receipt of the following
letter which is self-explanatory:
Dear Colleague: * ~
Have you any old clothes, suits,
overcoats, shirts, underwear, shoes
The "l-est We Forget Commit
tee" have ref|U«Hted me to ask yon
to leave or send your old clothes to
Keith's Theatre, Fifteenth and G
Streets, Washington, D. C., any time
of day for the next month. The com
mittee will undertake to clean and re
pair your old clothes and get theni
into the hands of ex-s«*vice men who
are in need.
Trusting you will not forget—
Sincerely yours,
HAMILTON FISH, JR.,
Washington, D. C., Feb. 15, 1922.
WANTED: A YOUNG MAN WHO IS
honest and willing to work, Sen
reply to Box "J" WUHanuton, N, C
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lay, February 21st, 1922
TAX REPORTS HAVE
BEEN COMPLETED
Col. A D Watts, the state tax com
missioner has practically completed
the tax reports o fthe various counties
of North Carolina for the year 1921,
It shows that the average county col
lected one dollar per hundred on its
taxable property.
Our own county is much lower than
Edgecombe, Halifax and Washington
counties. We are about ten per cent
lower than Bertie while our.arte i.
about the same as Beaufort and Pitt
counties. Washington county goes
about 60 per cent and Halifax about
40 per cent higher than Martin.
The rate of taxes in the western
counties is generally highe rthan ir
the Eastern counties.
The total valuation of all taxabh
property in Martin county is sl7,llfi,
713.00 and all taxes collected by the
sheriff which includes most of the
special road and school taxes- is $187,-
072.00. This is :i \:»»t s4m In I on
low priced farm products but v\!u'»
prices are good out people do n >t mind
it, or rather they should not: im.'ik l tt
The tax of this county is . ...;«l ti
i, cci ts 'i n CV'T person in ll ••«?" «-
t » of all ages and classes for ca-ii lay
i f ::.e *•.!% "t's •' es not 'o « 'aigc
but when it is brought together it
makes a big sum.
Prices of our products will have to
increase or our taxes will havo t« de
RANKERS IN EAST TO HAVE A
MEETING
Greenville, Feb. 18.—Fully one hun
tired bankers are expected to attend
the seventh annua (meeting of Group
One, North Carolina Hankers Associa
tion, which will meet in Greenville on
Wednesday morning, at 10:30 o'clock
in the High School audicorium. *
Mayor D M Clark, of Greenville,
will deliver the address of welcome
following the opening ofthe session by
President W E Sparrow, cashier of
the Savings and Trust Company of
Washington, N. C., and Rev. W P
Shamhart, pastor of the Christian
church of this city, will pronounce the
invocation.
A. C. Kimrey, of the State College,
Rileigh, will make a speech on "Ag
riculturnl Activities," and Charles E
Taylor, Jr., of Wilmington Savings &
Trust Company, of Wilmington, will
speak on -the subject, "War Finance
Corporation Loans."
~ Hugh Mcßae, banker anil capitalist,
of Wilmington, will U> the principal
speaker of the afternoon session. J -W
Simpson, of. the Atlan
tic Banking and Trust Company, of
Greensboro, will discuss "Tarde Ac
ceptances." (iurney I'. Hoot, vice
president of tho Carolina Banking
Company, lizabeth City, will talk on
"Advantage* of Federal Reserve to
State Hanks."
An elaborate banquet will be serv
ed in honor of the visiting bankers at
7 o'clock Wednesday evening in the
East Carolina Teacher.,' College, and
PC Harding wil I preside a-, toast
,m aster.
During the afternoon session of the
meeting ne wofficers will be elected,
and other business of importance will
bo transacted. The following are the
present officers of the association: W
E Stubbs, president; W It Willis, sec
retary and treasurer. The executive
committee is composed of the follow
in;?: Dr. J D Biggs, Williamston, M
H Jones, Elizabeth City; WH Wool
ard, Greenville, J C Gatlin, C res well;
R B Etheridpe, Mantoo.
BROWNING AUTOMATIC GUN
DEMONSTRATED AT RIVER
Lieutenant Osborne of Plymouth
came up last night to instruct the Wil
ilamston platoon of the National
Guard. His principal mission was to
give instruction on teh operation of
automatic rifles. He had one of th
new Browning light automatic rifle?
and took the members of the company
to the river thi Bmorning and gave an
actual test of the gun. The gun lookt
very ravh like an ordinary Automatic
shot gun except for a little more ma
chinery around the breech. The lieu
tenant held the gun in a belt socket
and fired at about the rate of fI(X
per minute. He also fired it from hh
shoulder. Those witnessing the fir
ing wonder how men escape when they
charge a machine gun battery. It
would seem that a whole army could
lie mowed down in a single charge.
The Williamston platoon will be fur
nished with two and possibly thror
of these automatic guns and will b
given full interaction at drills durinr
the Spring.
NOTICE: A SOW ABOUT 2 YEAR*
old, white, except for a few emal'
black spots, marked two slits in thi
tight and crop in the left ear. hat
been at my premises since about thf
last of November. Owner will please
come for J»«r. L J Mills, R F 88. It
Election of Peanut Exchange
Directors on Bth Next Month
THE CAMPAIGN FOR
ARMENIANS' RELIEF
The Campaign of the Near East Re
lief in North Carolina for $200„000
this year is nearinp it? close in those
counties which have been organizod
and the Enterprise sincerely hope."
that Martin County will be among the
ones which have "jjono eve rthe top"
when the returns are totalled up next
week.
Mai-tin county will not fail to heed
tTTS message of those starving Chris
tian martyrs in the far Bible lands
an dbringing home to us our duty to
tho children of the men whoshofttned
the war. Forgotten by the Allies at
the international grub bag at Versail
les, the heroes of Baku have not been
forgotten* by the American people.
Neither have they been forgotten by
North Carolina or Martin county.
Little Gastonia. raised SS,(XX) the
first day of tho drive. Gastonia is
more compact and it was an easier
matter for Chairman Gillespie there
to spread the message of our debt to
Armenia thuu it is to have it spread
in Martin County. Mr. Gillespie de
clared that every real Chrisitan in his
city knows just why tho Armenian
are destitute for liecause of the fact
t'.ie slogan in Gastonia is "I>et Every
One Givv."
There are few people in Martin
county who cannot give a dollar to
this—the most worthy of all christian
charities. Those who cannot can give
a quarter or a dime. There are many
who can give five do'lars and many
who can give the five dollars a month
necessary to adopt one of the*- or
phans and saw it« life for another
year.
Maybe you had a hoy or a friend
who weht to Franco—and came back.
If he dut he owes it more than any
thing else, to the father of a child you
can "adopt." The Armenians by their
horoic defense of the Baku Oil Fileds
shortened the ghastly conflict by
many months.
Let everyone in Martin County give.
MY FORD
The Ford is my chariot.
I shall not wunt.
It niaketh me to lie down in wet
places.
It destroyeth my soul.
It loadeth me into the paths of rid
icule for itfs name sake.
It prepareth a breakdown for me
in the presence of mine enemies.
I will fear more evil when it is with
Its rods and its shafts discomfort
It anointeth my face wil oil.
Its water boileth over.
Surely to goodness, if Lizzie follow
me all the days of my life,
I shall dwell in the houw of the
Nuts forever.—Exchange.
ATLANTA FEDERAL RESERVE
HANK IN TROI'BLE
Washington, Feb. 2". — Charge*
that officials of the Atlanta, Ga., fed
eral reserve bank were "intimidating"
local bankers in Alabama, were made
in the senate today by Senator Heflin
democrat, Alabama. He announced
tha the would ask for an investiga
tion by the senate and removal of the
Atlanta abnk officials if his charge;
were proven.
NOTICE
Sealed bids will he received and
opened by the Town Commissioner?
at the re gnl a meeting Moisd:iy right
March 6th, at 8 o'clock, f" 1 t e irnt i
of the stalls in the m irl.-'i r.n t* r.
one year. Bid* may be ujadt foi on;
or more stall* or foi '• the -ta'ls
The right Is re sen tdto reject an>
and al lblds. Address your bids to
George H. Harrison, Clerk, William
son, N. C. * 4t
Mr. J. A. While Say* "If You Have
An Automobile, Keep Rat-Snap"
"If I knew about RAT-SNAP last
winter, would liave saved $l2O. My
car was in the garage for a few weeks
during bad weather; when I went to
take it out, found that ratn had eaten
groat holes in two new tires. Got
them later with RAT-SNAP." Three
sites, 35c, 66c, $1.26. .Sold and guar
untaed by Leslie Fowden'a Drug Store
Hoyt Hani war* Co., and Harrison
Bros. A Co.—Adv.
FOR 18-1 V.K ALL HEART N>. 1
t hingles ra'l WhJtohur.r ! nm
bcr'Co., Ribenronville. N C. 2t
11 \ ' ' '»
FOR SALE: I LOORINO, 5-* CJllL
ing, kiln di'td, and at
fftttyl re prices WMtebwrM-
H\on Lumber Co., Rote grille. 2t
IF TOO WANT QUICK
RESULTS USE A WANT
AD IN THE ENTERPRISE
ESTABLISHED 1898
The ne wdirectors of the Peanut
Growers' Exchange, Inc., with head
quarters at Suffolk, Va. and with a
membership of over 6,000 peanut grow
ers, will be nominated at diateict
meetings to be held March Bth, in each
of the seventeen districts throughout
to peanut-growing counties of Vir
ginia and Ncrtli Carolina. These dis
trict meetings will ail be held on the
afternoon of that date, and all sign
ers of the growers contract are ex
pected to attend. The directors nom
inated at the,-) edistrict meeting will
be the nominees of their respective
districts to the annual meeting of the
annual meeting of the stock holders
to held the second Wednesday in
May, when the directors for the en
suing year will be elected.
The following are the director a
whose successors aie to be nominated
at these district primary elections to
bo held March Bth.
Nansemond, J O Cutchin, El wood
Va.; Isle of Wight, Dr C J Bradshaw,
Carrsvilte, Va.; Southampton, L H
Brantley, Ivor Va. ami W i Story,
Courtlaird, Va.; Suiry, Wm Albert
Gwultney, Spring Grove, Va.; Sussex,
A W Holt Wakefield, Va.: Greenville,
J 1 C Lifsey, Emporia Va.; Prince
George and Dinwiddie, J D Webb, Jr.
Disputanta, Va.; Bertie, A V Cobb,
Windsor, N C.; Chowan, M S Elliott,
Mege N C.; Gates, W J. Kountree,
Hobbsville, N C.; Edgecombe, M C.
Braswell, Battleboro, N C; Halifax,
J H Alexander Jr., Scotland Neck N
C.; Nash, O K Taylor, Whitakers, N
C.; Hertford, II J Vann Como, N C.;
Martin, Dr. John P. Biggs, William
son. N, C.; Northampton, J B Steph
enson, Severn, N C.; Perquimans, Dr.
1 A Ward, Belvidere, N C; Washing
ton, T J Swain, Mackeys Ferry N C.
In addition to the above 19 direc
tors from the 17 districts there is one
director at large for each of these two
states. Virginia, Hon. 7 Frank Story,
Franklin, Va.; North Carolina, B B
Everett, Palmyra, N. C. Their suc
cessors will be nominated by the deans
o£the College of Agriculture for their
respective dates. The fine character
and business integrity of the 21 men
forming the Board of Directors is so
fully appreciated by the growers that
few, if any, changes are anticipated.
According to the Exchange's offic
ial publication, the Peanut Grower,
which is being sent out this week to
all its members, the Exchange now
has on storage about 600,000 bags of
peanuts, and counts on getting about
200,(XX) more bags. Its reports also
show tha tthe peanut crop of 1921
was 80 per cent larger than the 1920
crop, and that, notwithstanding 1 the
fact that much of tho crop was poor
• luality, as large per cent of it will
full in the two higher grades as in the
two lower grades. Its published finan
cial reports shows that the Exchange
has already paid out for peanuts over
$1,000,000.00, and that it still ban a
vuilable about $400,000.00 more of the
»1,000,000.00 loan secured through the
War Finance Corporation. Of the to
tal amount paid out, 1400,000.00 has
been secured from local bank* here in
Suffolk, and other places in the peanut
growing counties.
The Peanut Grower also anaounced
that the Exchange has not sold any
peanuts, and that it will not tell any
at the low prices prevailing at the
present time.
READ THIS I
Mr. N. R. Roberson say», "please
take out my ad. I have sold my eew
and am being badly bothered answer
ing inquiries by telephone and by
mail." If you have arfthing to Mil
we can And you a buyer and tf you
want to buy Just use ou rcolumns.
S T R AN D
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