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W«teh tbs LabC on Tow Pnm As It Carriaa tha Date Wfap Yoor It nil il|Nhi Xapina VOLUME XXXII—NUMBER 98 Williamston. Martin County. North CarolinM. * Friday, February 7, 1930. ESTABLISHED 1898 POULTRY CAR TO BE IN COUNTY 4 DAYSNEXTWEEK Stops at Jamesville, Wil liamston, Robersonville And Oak City PRICES REMAIN SAME Car Will Be Operated on Freight Train Schedule: Price* Advances One Cent Per Pound s The second poultry car of the season j *ill be loaded in the county next Week, according to a schedule an-' bounced by County Farm Agent T. B. j Brandon last Tuesday. Prices offered I (or the fowls remain the same as those i paid at the last car loaded here during j January. According to reports, official and unofficial, the poultry market is un usually weak so far this season, as much as a five-cent per pound reduc tion being unofficially reported oi* jsotne of the northern markets. v In announcing the prices this week, the bureau of markets stated that col ored hens commanded a price of 21 cents per pound . After a prolonged with the northern dealers, the bureau secured a one-cent raise over the advertised price, making it the same as it was last month. Loadings were comparatively light in the county last month but an increase is expected next week. ' Raisers are advised that the car will be on regular freight sche dules, the Tailroad company stating that it would be impossible to move the car by passenger trains. After a day in Jamesville n.yxt Tuesday, the car will reach here around nine o'- clock Wednesday morning. The car will be placed in Robersonville around 10 o'clock the following morning, com pleting its- Schedule in this county at Oak City Friday, according to the arrangements announced. ( FEW CASES FOR TRIAL TUESDAY No Session of Recorder's Court Will Be Held Next Tuesday » Aside from "the case, charging Mabel Moore Gibson with killing her hus band, the last Tuesday session of the recorder's court here attracted but very little attention. Eight cases were call, ed. three of them being continued. There will IK no session of the ccurt next Tuesday, it was announced today. Judge Bailey stating that it would be impossible to preside at the session as business carried him to Ral eigh for the day. The last Tuesday proceedings follow: Pleading guilty of simple assault, Robert Leggett was required to pay the court costs, the judge suspending the sentence. The case charging A. R. Smith with operating a car. while under the in fluence of liquor was continued. The cast charging Wiley Roberson with violating the liquor laws, carry ing a concealed weapon and driving an automobile while under the influence of liquor, was continued, the defendant calling for a jury trial. The case; call at each session of the court for the past several weeks, will probably be heard the 18th of this month. Charged with larceny and receiving, Theodore Watson, the 14-year-old col- j ored hoy known as "Sunshine", asked that his case be continued one week. Chester Terry, pleading guilty of operating an automobile while under the influence of Hquor, was sentenced to the roads for a period of 12 months, the last six to be suspended upon the good behavior of the defendant. In an other case charging him with an as sault, Terry waived examination, the ccwrt requiring bond. Tom Moore, drunk and disorderly snd transporting liquor, was sentence ti the roads for a period ,oi 90 days. Baptists Defeat Methodists In First Game ot Series • The Baptist cagers defeated the Methodists 23 to 9 last Tuesday even ing in the first of a series of basketball games between the several local Sun- schools. "By superb playing and much effort, they won from us," Bob Coburn, star manager for the metho dists, stated following the game, Doc Grimes, with seven field goals, decided the victory, the Methodists finding it impossible to check his drive for points. Hancock and Robinson shared hon- ors equally, each caging two field shots for the MethodisU. Tucker barely es caped a skunking when he made good a foul shot Coburn and McCabe, alsO| with the Methodists went scoreless. Taylor and Summerel were credited with three points each, Edwards not counting a point for the Baptists. Hhr rell who divided the time with Har rison, made a lone shot from the field. While there were very few specta tors at the game, interest is increas ing m the series and a large crowd is expected to see the Baptists and Epis copalians loitk horns on the Planters warehouse court next week. THE ENTERPRISE County Will Be Able To Handle Teachers Checks That all Martin County school teachers will receive their checks according to the regular pay sched ules is now practically assured, It was learned at the courthouse here yesterday. Approximately $40,000 are being added to the treasury tills week by Sheriff C. B. Roebuck from the tax collections, and ar rangements have been made for the borrowing of money to care for the operating expenses of the schools, it was officially announced. The county's financial condition was reported t6 be A-l yesterday, giving place for belief that it will be unnecessary for the treasurer to post-date teachers' checks, as was J. BONE CAUGHT RUM RUNNING Nash County Man Captured with 16 1-2 Gallons of Liquor on His Car 4 J. K. Bone, 60 year-old white man, operator of a filling station on the Rocky Mount-Nashville highway, was captured near Jamesvillc yesterday with 16 1-2 gallons of liquor aboard his car. The machine, a new model Ford coupe, was confiscated and its owner went to jail until bond could be arranged late yesterday. Mr. Bone had just completed the loading of the 16 1-2 gallons of liquor delivered to him by four Free Union colored men when Agent Coats and Deputy Roebuck happened along. When the colored men saw the of ficers they scattered in four direction*, making good their dashes for free dom. The white man attempted to of fer a contest, but Agent Coats hopped on the running board of the car and er.ded the chase at once. Appearing before a commissioner here yesterday, Bone stated that he had nothing and went to jail in default of a $750 bond; He had not been in the jail long before he desired his free dom so strongly that he loosened up and offered a cash bond, a check be ing drawn on « Rocky Mount bank. In explaining his side of the case, the unfortunate man stated that he was in the Free Union section engag ing hogs and to get about one gallon ot liquor for his wife who needs a lit tle of the "spirits" every now and then, it was pointed out. The remainder of the liqour he had agreed to haul for thi four colored men about a quarter of mile up the road where it was to be unloaded. After arranging bond, he was re leased with his car late yesterday. ♦ • Baptists Announce Their Regular Sunday Program Each Sunday evening, and until Raster, the pastor ia delivering a se ries of sermons entitled, "With Je sus on the Way to the Cross." Sun day evening the sermon will follow Hum) through the events of the clean ing of the Temple and will undertake t;> set forth the true function of God's House. The Sunday morning sermon will be an exposition of the eighty-fourth Psalm. The Sunday school and B. Y. P. U. meetings will be held at the usual hours. Midweek service Wednesday ! evening will be a study of Philip, one ' of the Twelve. * The pastor appreciates the splendid congregations of last Sunday. Strangers and persons recently come to our com munity invited to W6r | ship with ua. | _ . Services at Presbyterian Church for Next Sunday Rev. Z. T. Piephoff, Pastor True Sayings: "No punishment ia too great for the man who builds his greatness upon fhc'fuiri of anofhih" Sunday school, 9:45 a. m. Worship service and sermon, 11 a. m With the Sabbath's blessed calm around us, let us seek the House of God. It makes one glad to mingle with the other sons of men, who like our selves, are torn with strife, and are sad. Let us seek its shelter and its quiet repose apart from things material, i Attend your church Sunday and should you have no such connection, come and worship with us. Visitors are al ways welcome at the Church with an Open Door. Bear Grass There will be preaching services in i the Bear Grass Schoolhouse Sunday night at 7 o'clock. We invite all who | will to come and worship with us. » Story-telllin, good music and Gospel preaching feature these services. Mr. R. I F. Pope will sing for us again Sunday t night. Announce Sunday Services At the Christian Church l. , Regular preaching services will be - held in the Christian church here next i Sunday morning at 11 and in the even - ing at 7:30 o'clock. Sunday school at t 9:45. A cordial welcome awaits all who will attend these services. proposed a few weeks ago when the outlook was not at all encour aging. While expenses have increased in one or two instances, they have been curtailed in other departments which decrease, with tax eollec- j tions far ahead of those made last year, places the county in really better shape financially than it was at the same time last year, it is understood. Tax are holding up unusually well this week, limiting, to some extent, the belief that much property will be sold for taxes this year. C. TERRY BREAKS FROM JAIL HERE Breaks Hole in Thick Wall To Gain Freedom For , Only a Few Hours Faced with a six-months road sen tence, meted out to him in the record- 1 er's court last Tuesday, Chester Terry j young white man of near Roberson- • ville, broke through the wall of the : Martin county jail here to fredom early last Wednesday morning. He went to ; his father's home where enjoyed i only a few hours' freedom. Deputy j Grimes catling for him soa after the delivery was discovered. Terry was replaced in the jail, but this time he occupies a cell surrounded by bars. He was to have been carried to the Edegcome roads yesterday, but illness interrupted the plans of the of ficers and he continues in the jail here. In making his escape, Terry is be lieved to have pulled a pinch bar and a leaf of a Ford spring into his cell through a window, but he refused to tell who furnished the materials and did the ground work. With the bar and spring he knocked a hole in the thick wjill and let himself down on an im provised rope made of bed sheets and i blankets. The cell from which Terry made his escape accommodates only one pris , oner, officers stating that he was plac • ed there when they suspicioned he had ■ tiie itch and when other prisoners plead i c 1 that their troubles be limited to ■ confinement alone. Officer Grimes is said to have fac- F ed a bitter cursing attack at the hands ■ of Young Terry's family following the ■j arrest. In making the capture, Deputy • ! Grimes sprinted two hundred yards or i more, running down his man in a field near a tobacco barn. Home Demonstration Clubs Hold Meetings Yesterday I . m : With Miss Willie Hunter at tthe I head, the first Leaders' School in Cloth ■ 1 ing was held here yesterday, four of the seven clubs having their repre ' scntatives present. The meeting, held | in Miss Sleeper's office, continued dur > ing the greater part of the day. Following the clothing school, a > county council was held with Mrs. Julian Mizelle, of Palmyra presiding. : Five clubs were represented at the i meeting, the first to be held in the' | county this year. After a report by Mrs. T. M. Woodburn, of Parmele, I a committee was appointed to draw up ' , a constitution and by-laws. Nomina ' | tions were asked for the outstanding | farm woman in the county for the I ! Master Farm Women's organization, i The next meeting of the council - will be held the latter part of May, - the Sandy Ridge club to be in charge. A county girls' council meeting will i>e held in the agent's office tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. All officers of , the girlf' clubs should attend this meet ing. Miss Sleeper stated. ♦ * Program ot Services I At Church of Advent Rev. A. H. Marshall, Rector Sunday school at 10 a. m. > Morning service at 11. I When Ephraim /pfcke honestly he exalted himself in IsraA but when he offended in Baal he died. Hosea 13th chapter, 1 and 2 verses. The lesson which this .brings us in this twentieth century is the message it has brought to every generation and will bring to the generations of the fu ture is that when a man puts God first he is respected and exalted but when he puts Baal, the Phoenician Gpd of Commerce, the almighty dollar and Aabteroth the Assyrian Goddess of pleasure before God. that man die* through the starvation of his spiritual life. The history of nations a* well a* individuals bear witness to this truth that when a man leaves God out of t hit. life he makea that life of no value either to himself or to society. The Episcopal Church emphasises the truth of the Scriptures and the I reasonableness of religion without fa naticism or too much so called liber i ality which often degenerates into li-, t cerise but it speak* the truth as God - has given it to see the truth and pro t claims it without fear or favor. We 1 are glad to you and invite you to our service* next Sunday. pw ' >' "LIVE-AT-HOME" TOPIC OF STUDY IN ALL SCHOOLS • Children Planning To Take Active Part; Local Prizes Offered ♦ 1 The Martin County schools arc all ! set and primed to tackle seriousb Governor Gardner's "Live-at-Horac" program next week, according to re ports conning from practically every school in the section, telling of the suggested program activities. have been arranged for classroom use i •in several of the schools, and prizes , have been solicited in a number of | communities offering a strong induce- , ment to the children to enter whole . hcartedly into the movement. Carrying the work beyond the school room, Miss Lora Sleeper, county home demonstration agent, is meeting with | marked results in her county-wide garden content work. The people of : the Oak City community arc rapidly | lining up with the movement, 44 out. 04 pepole entering the contest be i ing in that section. Interest in the ' contest is found in both the town of I Uak City and surrounding community, 2.1 of those planning to enter the con test residing in the country. | With fifteen local prizes offered, chil dren in the school here are planning to | prepare an essay on one or mote of I the sixteen topics suggested by Prin cipal Wm. R. Watson. The themes i suggested' are patterned strictly in j keeping with the "Live-at-Home" i program. The fifteen prizes, donated by the several business firms here, will be announced later. * - STOCKHOLDERS OF WAREHOUSE HOLD MEETING —• —■- Work of Officers and Direc tors Highly Approved By Stockholders The annual meeting of the Martin County Warehouse Company was held at the warehosue offices here yesterday afternoon, many of the stockholders at tending. A nominating committee appointed by the president, Mr. C. A. Harrison, c mposed of W. O. Griffin, J. E. King aritl Henry Roberson, appointed the directors. The following directors were ap i pointed by the stockholders: C. A. i jiarrison, C. O. Moore, J. D. Wool aid, Joshua 1.. Coltrain, L. J. Hardi son, W. C. Manning, jr., James D. Bowen, J. G. Staton and Claude Grif- j fin. A motion was made by Mr. f, U i , Barnes and seconded by Mr. W. O. r Griffin, to make a special donation to Mr. Norman Harrison of $25. to show th appreciation of the stockholders , for the splendid work he did while ' secretary of the company. , - While the company paid no dividend I during its first year of operation, it starts the new year with a clean slate. The house was fully equipped and a i few shares of unpaid stock were cared fot, leaving a balance of around S3OO in the treasury. . The work of the officers and direc ,- tors was highly approved by the stock , holders. '* r" : Z. N. ROBERSON , TRAPS HERRING Is First of the Season; J. G. Mendenhall Catches The Second One ' One of the first, if not the first, 1930 '•! herrings pulled from waters in this county was trapped by Z. N. Rober : son, great fisherman and hunter, in Gardner's Creek early this week. Ths catch is about ten days behind the first one made last year by Bob Wells, an , other great fisherman of the same sec | tion. I While Mr. Roberson takes first place I in trapping the lone herring, this pa per's editor, a lover of fish, was the' first to open the 1930 herring season at the table. With his menu limited to a very few dishes, the editor offered a broad smile when he saw the her ring near his plate. The herring and shad season is I eagerly anticipated by people in Mar tin county this year. That the fishes ; will meet an almost endless number i of traps and nets in the Roanoke this [ year is almost certain. When the I fish began to run in appreciable num i bers, the welfare problem along the i river's banks will be greatly relieved, I it is thought, for with fish available i three times a day, and many people i eat them that often during the season, [ the need for something to eat is prac > tically no more. While it is yet early for the herring i to start its pilgrimage up the Roanoke ! and its tributaries, it is hoped that the - fish will come in large numbers with in the next few weeks. A second herring was caught last I Wednesday by J. G. Mendenhall in the • old Rawls Mill Pond, it was learned ! yesterday. While our editor recognizes • the catch, he certainly was without proof. V ;> MABEL M, GIBSON HtiLDIN DEFAULT OF $5,000.00 BOND Case Will Be Called Here \ At March Term of the Superior Court SINCLAIR" TO PRESIDE Believed State Will Center its Charge Around Evidence Given By Three Colored Women Mrs. Mabel Moore Gibson, charged j with the murdcr-of her husband, trying ! Gibson, in Hamilton township the 21 oi last month, was returned to jail here last Tuesday following a hearing ir the recorder's court before Judge Bailey. After examining several wit nesses for almost an hour. thM~court required bond in the sum of $5,000 which was" maintained by the judge in the face of protests entered lij- l>e-' tense Attorney A, R. Dunning. The evidence heard at the prelimi nary trial last Tuesday was very similar to that given the coroner's jury soon after the killing. While the coroner's evidence carries much weight it is believed that the State will center its charge around the evidence offered by three colored women who reached the Gibson home a few minutes after th(. fatal shot was fired. According to their evidence, they heard Gibson charge his wife with the «ct a short while before he died. Judge N. A. Sinclair, of Fayettcville,'. will hear the case at the next term of Martin County Superior Court which convenes here March 17. LEGION POST IS ORGANIZED HERE i Establish Headquarters In Knight Building; Name Officers at Meeting — With approximately one thousand ex'service men in Martin county eligible to memcrship in the AtnericSn Legion, a local post was reorganized last Wednesday evening, a number of representatives attending. Officers, in cluding the Rev. Arthur H. Marshall, post commander; M. D. Watts, adju tant; Rev. C. 11. Dickey, chaplain; Elbert Peel, service officer; Rev. Z. T. I'iephoff, counsellor and W. O: Griffin, sirgeant-at-arms, were elected. The following men were elected to act as membership committee: Mr. M. D. Watts, J. A. Ward, J. R. Leggett, M. D Roberson and Jesse Mcfson. It was decided to hold the business meetings of the post oil the second and fourth Monday nights oL each month, .hut the headquarters will l>e open every night for the men where they can go and read tht' papers and maga zines and fight their battles over again and live again those strenuous days which are now only a memory but which every ex-service man treas ures and hrtldV "dear. All ex-service men are welcome to attend the meet ings of the post and to drop in at any time in the headquarter* to spend a happy hour. The office building owned by Mrs, J. B. 11. Knight has been rented for the post and it is being fitted with Un necessary furniture to make it com fortable anil attractive. Tlfe commander announced at the meeting that he, was going to empha size the. social life of the post and I lunch served to life uieu after 1 the meetings, the idea being warmly greeted by those present. I The American Legion is becoming ,one of the greatest organizations in this country and tfle ex-service man is coin ing to see its value not only for the opportunity it gives him to meet his buddies of the army hut also in the in terest which the organization has in welfare of the man and his. family and the Legion is ever active in its work to improve the lot of the unfortunate and crippled men who have to spend their days in hospitals or in other in stitutions »S a result of the war and 4he Legiun. is...the., man.'j L representative to see that he gets his benefits whenever and whrever they I may be due him. All ex-service men of the county afe urged to come to the ireetings and avail themselves of the benefits which the post is ready and willing ot giye.—Reported. There will be a meeting of the local post next Monday evening at 8 o'clock in the Legion headquarters across from the City Hall and next to Dr. J. H. Saunders' office it was stated. Accord ing to present arrangements, a hot lunch will be served following the meeting. All county men are urged to be present. • • 'Cold Diggers oi Broadway' Coming to Local Theatre r* # "Gold Diggers," one of the most unusual and popular pictures of the year goes on the screen at the Watts theatre here at midnight Sunday, run ning Monday, Tuesday and Wednes day. The picture, to v be shown for the first tim* in this section, has a wide reputation and large crowds are ex pected to see it. "Gold Diggers of Broadway" is one ot Warner Brothers' best and is sup ported fly an able cast. Power Company To jßeduce Electric Rate I . . o REV. A. COREY ) > II K||gpv s■■:* .. » I nil S roil ■BK v m 101 m '' ■. ■ 1 WILL ADDRESS EVERETTSP. T,A. .> | • Lecture Next Tuesday Is!' First of a Series To Be i ; Delivered by A. Corey Rev. A. Corey, one of Martin Coun ty's sons who has had many yeats' ex- 11 perience in the State Senate as engross- j inR clerk, and for three years State ' lecturer (if tile Modern Woodmen of ! . America and who has traveled the J State iu practically all of the several j I counties and having made a careful j study of the State resources, and con- I ditions, will deliver his lecture to the i parent-teacher association in Kveretts j :"school auditorium Tuesday evening at 1 7:30, and the public is cordially invited 'No come and hear him. He has worked out a goo dprogram ' id the organizing of county clubs in •j eycli county, and through his orgatiiza ' j tion many of the interests of the ooun -1 ty arc correlated and furnished with a • practical avenue of opportunity for ' service, viz., the work of the parent ■ teacher association, the welfare depart ' ment, the county health work, the farm ' demonstration work, and the game and . • forest fire work, all of these agencies are given a large field of opportunity 4 anil organisation, through which they ' may work with and for the people. • He has been in conference with the ' State Department of Conservation and ' Dc velopment and has, through his ' | study ami work been able to present I tin needs and opportunities histruct ' ively, his lecture on "North Carolina," '! is a real word picture of the State, and j " when one lias heard the lecture it has j ! givCn him a tour of seeing North Car-! ' oliua. This lecture at Everett* school isj ' tlu first in the County, hut lie expects i tn'visit each school when dates can be arranged, and present them a real toiirl of North Carolina in words, lie says ' that later on he will have reels of the State and he able- to give moving pic-i -ti-rr Iretures of. the Slate in real pic ! tures. *'• v Other counties arranging lectures ' ui.d he will soon make a visit to Nash, Franklin, and other«couiities and pre-. ' sent this lecture. There ' will lie a' "charge fur it in other counties, hut at ' piesent he is offering the lecture "free 1 to-the schools and communities Mar tin' County. ;l , Program of Services at i J The Methodist Church u , - . f- ■ Dwight A. Petty, Pastor , I Sunday schol at 9:45. |l Morning worship, at ll, f Sermon by . j tlu* pastor on "The Heart of the Chris f-j tian task." L Evfniny service, at 7:30. Fifth scries j Ton "Temporal Or Eternal Possessions. 'T t | Senior League Monday evening at 7.' | Hi-League Wednesday evening at 7 , in Sunday schol room. , School of Missions, Wednesday even J I ing at 7. Theme: "Protestant Missions I in Korea' and in Europe." , » ; Local Girls' Team Defeated [ 1 By Robersonville 21 to 16 • Playing the strong Robersonville t sextet there last Wednseday evening, . the local high schol girls wre? defeat* i , ed in a well-played game, 21 to 16. A second game has- been scheduled be tween the two teams here next Tues > day evening. , - ' "Original" Left Off City of t Washington's Auto Tags m ( The Board of Aldermen of Washing ton, N. C., have decided to cut the word "original" from their automobile license plates. , The town has advertised itself as | "the original" for several years. No cause for tfi chailgs was given. - ■ » t Many local people are planning to ■ sec Jhnmie Brown play in the State- Duke game at Raleigh tomorrow. f ' 1 * • * . ; * ■ ft- . I Adwrtiaara Will Find Oar CoL I umni « Latchkey to Ov«r 1,600 Hoom of M*rtia County NEW RATES WILL NOT APPLY TO HOUSE LIGHTING EFFECTIVE MARCH 1 V. E. P. Announces Lower Schedule for Household Appliances * New Rates Announced This Week Affect a Reduction Ranging From 10 to 40 per Cent Mr. J. I. Chase, Manager of .the ( im>lma •--Bfmioir,-;Viricttrijk Klectnc ami I'owtr Company, announces a nrw scale "of rates for eTlTtnc service ut ferittga substantial reduction to custo mers lifting electric rein aerators, ranges ami water heaters, effective through mi' tl^ 1 Division. At the same, time he announces a lurther reduction in clei trie rates in certain .suburban .sections o. North C arolina for residential and Commercial lighting and a reduction in rates lor the larger consumer-, of elec tric power. Thy nrw. ra.te», effective March 1, ale optional with the users of the lit est electrical equipment in the home, and effect a reduction ranging - from 111 to 4(1 per cent I'lie rales will not apply to customers vvlm use only elec tric lights and the other ordinary elec- I trical appliances. Applied to the average home using electric lights and an electric range 'only, the reduction in the rate as an nounced will be from 10 to 20 per cent/ For -the he>me using electric lightiuK.s— range aiul a refrigerator, a reduction of from. 20 to 30 |>er cent will heal- ' lowed, while in the home fully equip jped electrically,- where lighting, re frigeration, cooking and water heat it'.g are done by electricity, the re duction will be nearly 40 per cent be low tile present Cost of such service. Under the present system users of electric refrigerators, or other special appliances, are ollowed a special rate for that service, which is 'scaled ac cording to the amount of electricity used. The lowest rate under this sys tem is about 4 cents per kilowatt hour I'nder the scale of rates just an nounced, which will be optional to the customer, the lowest rate will be about 2 1-2 cents' per kilowatt hour. • Announcement of the "reduction >" ' rates was contained iti a statement by Mr t base which sets forth t.'ial the aggrcg%ii' saving to the consumer in Virginia and North Carolina would amount to about $200,000. The'purpose of the reduction in rates is to encour age. the use of ujoderii electrical ap pliances, to encourage the hoinc-own er to avail liimscll more extensively ol electric service. ! ' The statement, announcing the nrw r; te scale, is, in part, as follows: " This rate, which is an optional one, is designed to provide electricity at low lost fur the uses above mentioned Ap plied to an average home using lights ami a range only, the reduction will amount to from 10 per cent to 22 per cent below the present cost. Tor the home using electric lighting, a range and a refrigerator, the average rale per kilowatt hour will be about J 1-2 cents, S reduction of front 20 to 30 per 'cent under the present rale- for the same class of service, lor the lull elec tric home using lights, refrigeration, cooking and water heating, the new rate provides an average of about 2 1-2 c« tits per kilowatt hour, a reduction of nearly 40 per cent below the present ot such service. ' "These "new low rates ate based on the recognition of facts developed which show that with a larger number of house-hold -"appliances in general use the actual demand on our power station and line capacities from cook ing, refrigeration, water heating, etc . "Is (liversilfied tVT aTV't" 1 * t crrr jrrrnrtTTCtrrß' :rr-, - tual demand which are a smaller per centage of the possible installed load demands which are a smaller percent ; tage of the possible installed, load de mand than is produced by installations I such as lighting only or smalt power only. J "It is the desire of the Virginia . Electric and Power Company to pro \ vide electricity and its advantages to the homes in the sections which it serves at a rate which will make its *ise universally available and econom ical. *Tt is hoped that with the new home electric service-rate we can be instru mental in expanding the use of elec tricity in the home. The annual saving to our customers brought about by the new rates is the result of our desire to put this great servant to work in the home on a broader scale than ever before. Electricity is daily becoming a more important factor in house-hold operation, and the new rate is such as to place it at the disposal of the homes in our sections to the extent that, for the same cost, the housewife will be in a position to call upon the unseen help ers for much more work, thus making it possible for the electrical home to ♦ 1 i (Continued on- page two)
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