II 111 ill I Martin County Horn*.
VOLUME XXXII—NUMBER 52
TWO MEN CAUGHT
STEALING SWINE
IN THIS COUNTY
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Henry Blount and Son-In-
Law Had Operated on '
Wholesale Scale
HEARING YESTERDAY
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Negro Father Admits Guilt; Son-In-
Law Maintains His Innocence
In the Swine Thefts
Henry Blount, colored, and his son,
Howard, were placed in the county
jail last week for connection with
a series of hog thefts made in this and
several surrounding counties during the
past several weeks. The senior thief
was arrested in Vanceboro and placed
in the local jail by Sheriff C. B. Roe
buck after an investigation of one or
two thefts in this county. One theft
was reported by John Smithwick, Wil
liams Township farmer, and another
was reported by a farmer in Griffins.
Officers, after investigating the case
and learning that Blount had been mak
ing a regualr practice of stealing hogs
in the section, trailed hiqi to Vance
boro where his arrest was effected. He
had sold several of the stolen hogs to
markets in Bethel. His son was later
arrested in connection with the thefts.
"You ought not to lie on your daddy
like that," the elder Blount stated to
his son. But boy continued to I
blame his father.
At a hearing held by Justice of the
Peace J. L. Hassell here yesterday aft
ernoon, the two were bound over to
the superior court each under a (200
bond. Shortly after the hearing, the'
father admitted the thefts, the boy con- 1
tinuing to maintain his innocence. j
Henry Blount resided in Williams'
Township, this county, for several
months, leaving there about a month I
ago to make his home in Bethel. Last
year he was convicted on a tobacco
theft -charge-in • Beaufort County, and
after serving about 30 days on a 12-1
months sentence, he escaped and had
been at large since. He will be tried'
in the superior court here, and upon I
the completion of his sentence he will I
face similar charges in Beaufort Coun-1
ty.
SCHOOL TO HAVE
HARD SLEDDING
Jamesville Institution Has
Teaching Load of 55 in
Elementary Grades
a
**l just don't know," Principal A. L
Pollock, of Jamesville, stated yester
day when asked how they were going
to run.the schools there during the
TO3O-31 terms with an increased enroll
ment—76, the records show—and a
limited number ' f teachers. "But we'll I
arrange somehow," the principal added. I
The school there is in for a hard sea.
son, apparently, for with the expected
enrollment there will be only around
square inches of space for each pu
rpil hr some of the rooms.
"£he average teaching load is ex
pected to he around 42, Mr. Pollock
explained. In the high school it will'
b« around 25 for each teacher and 55!
Jlk the elementary departments. The
H||Bhool is allotted nine teachers, and the
last year was around 374
pupil*. 100 of that number being in
the high school.
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Missionary Society Here
Sponsors Musical Comedy
m
One of the most delightful musical
ccmedies, "It Happened at Midnight."
will be given in the new high school
auditorium here next Tuesday night.
This play is being sponsored by the
Methodist Missionary society.
The cast is composed entirely of
children, it was stated by the coach
this morning. V
Kiwanis Luncheon Here
Tomorrow at 12:30 P. M.
The regular meeting of the Kiwanis
Club will lie held tomorrow. Mr. C.
A. Harrison, presideht of the club, |
hopes to fully overcome the summer
slump at that time and urges every
member to be present "
R. J. Peel will be in charge of the
program, and Mr. Harrison assures a 1
good program.
Skewarkee Lodge Masons
To Meet Here Tonight at 8
There will be a regular communica- |
tion of Skewarkee Lodge, No. 90, A. I
F. At A. M., tonight (Tuesday) at 8
p. m. In addition to the regular busi
ness there will be work in the first de
gree. All members are urged to at
tend. Visiting Masons are cordially
invited.
Attempts Forgery
Jesse Rogers, colored failed in an at
tempt at forgery this morning when he
presented a check for S4O drawn on the
gAinoke-Dixie warehouse here. Rogers
presented the check at the Planters and
Merchants Bank and when Cashier |
Bailey questioned him he ram before
officers could be summoned. Bob
John and Moses Alexander carried
Rogers to Everetts and were arrested.
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THE ENTERPRISE
1600 People See Livestock
Special Here
MUCH INTEREST
SHOWN IN TRAIN
BY OUR PEOPLE
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Specialists Condemn Meth
ods of Farming In This
Part Of The State
BENEFITS # EXPECTED
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Advise Martin County Farmers To
Grow Their Own Feed and
Sell It Through Livestock
Around 1,600 Martin County people,
mostly farmers, visited the Atlantic
I Coast Line Railroad Livestock Devel
opment Special during its' 4-hour stop
here last Friday afternoon, viewing the
exhibits and studying the splendid pos
sibilities for stock raising in this sec
j tion. The train and its crew of spec
! ialists in the several fields well
received here, and it is believed that
benefits, indirect maybe, will result
from the operation of the train at this
point, as well as at many others visit
ed by the train during this month.
The several specialists were frank in
their statements. They condemned the
I methods being followed by our farm
erf, and referred to the illustrations
and exhibits in supporting their state
ments. The problems facing our farm
ers were discussed in a way that even
I the casual visitor was made to realize
| the poor and inadequate methods fol
j lowed in agriculture in this section. The
, plea for a change in these methods was
i earnestly made, and the specialists
I Railroad Company and operated by
I that company in cooperation with the
j State Department of Agriculture and
* the State College, the train offered
I free to all comparative illustrations of
j poultry and livestock raising, propeF
I feeding and housing methods.
Under the direction of Mr. V. W.
I Lewis, general livestock agent of the
' A. C. L., the train was here sharply at
I 2 o'clock. Mr. Lewis, in a brief talk.
I wire ever ready to offer reliable p;oof
. explained the motive of operating the
I train, and pointed out the efforts that
are being made in an attempt to
agriculture, Messrs. John L. Hassell,
T. B. Brandon, county agent, and W.
C. Manning made short talks, the edi
tor stating that a woman should not be
permitted to marry until the learned to'
milk a cow. Mr. Paul A. Seese, ex'-
tension poultryman, balanced things'
when he said that a farmer should be
made to clean a henhouse before get
and suggestions.
Owned by the Atlantic Coast Line
his talk, Mr. Seese stated that this i
section has every advantage in the
marketing and raising of poultry. "The
opportunity for a real profitable poultry
industry was never greater than in this
siction," Mr. Seese concluded.
The climax was reached when Mr.
A. C. Kimrey, extension dairy man,
said, "The only way to redeem agricul
ture in eastern North Carolina is for
its farmers to grow their own feed and
sell it through livestock. Nothing can
ruin an 1 agricultural community with
more certainty than one pay day each
year, and a deplorable condition exists
when the farmer has to dig down into
his cotton and tobacco pockets for
money with which to buy the necessi
ties of every-day life when the hog,
the hen, and covy could supply the
need."
Another interesting bit of informa
tion was given when it was stated that
Denmark buys our cottonseed ineal,
feeds it to their cows and produces but
tor which is shipped back to us. The
Danes pay freight rates and a 12-cent
tariff and even then they produce three
times more per farm worker than North!
Carolina farmers rec^re."
Mr. Kimrey concluded by stating (
"North Carolina farmers will even-j
tually lie forced to livestock and then
realize that a farmer raising all cotton,
and tobacco is a detriment to the State.' (
Other interesting assertions were
made as follows: "North Carolina has
won the prize in the endurance contest
for continuing , the practice of a one
crop system in its agricultural pro
gram." "The man who has good live-
I stock feels safer and is not worrying
I about ten-cent cotton."
| The exhibits in the train were well
planned, showing comparative methods
l or raising poultry and livestock. The
| specialists advised the farmers of Mar
tin County to build up their stock by
using pure-bred sires, warning against
too much of any kind of stock and sug
gesting jwst enough to eat the sur
plus feed on the farm and to supply
the family,
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Kills Large Rattle Snake
In Griffins Township
That Gum Pond bridge, in Griffins
.Township, is a popular place for snakes
goes undented, W. A. Roberson, jr.,
|a resident of that district, killing a
large rattier there recently, the second
to have been killed at the bridge this
season. The snake was five feet long
and had ten or twelve rattles. 1
Williamston. Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, August 26, 1930
MAKE CHANGE IN
DATE FOR STUDY;
OF LEAF GRADING
Meetings Will Be-Held In
Upper Part of County i
Friday of This Week
FIRST MEETING HERE
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Meetings Scheduled In Bertie Will
Not Be Held According To
Department Announcement
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The several tobacco meetings sche
duled to be held in Hamilton, Gold
Point and Oak City next Saturday will
Ik- held at the announced hours on
Frday, of this week, it was announced
by the State Department of Agricul
ture yesterday. The series of meetings
in Bertie on that day has beeu cancel
led and the Saturday meetings in this
county will be held on the 29th. Other
than this change, the scries of meet
ings will be held as announced last
; Tuesday, it was stated.
The first of the meetings will be
held here this afternoon at 3:30 o'-
clock, the specialist going to Farm Life j
tomorrow morning at 10, Jamesville
ard Plymouth in the afternoon.
The grader will be in Hear Grass
in the morning, Cross Roads at 1 anil !
Everetts at 3:30.
On Friday, the will
be held at Hamilton at 10, Gold l'oint 1
at 1 and Oak City at 3:30 o'clock.
The grader wilt have many valuable j
points for the farmer in preparing his j
tobacco for the market. He certifies as
to the grade and type of tobacco and
will be present at each warehouse sale
here to, help the grower on any diffi
culty that might - arise. — J
The farmers of this county are urg
ed to atteird the meetings this week, |
am! acquaint theniselvse with this new :
service that has proved very popular ,
on several other markets in this State j
, and in Virginia.
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Federal Agents Find Old ,
Liquor Still In Bertie
An old-time brandy still, factory,
made* back in the time when the gov-
I eminent granted distillers licenses to
operate, was captured over in llertie j
| between Aulander and Kelforjl last l'ri-j
day by prohibition agents operating out
of here.
The still, a 50-gallon capacity one,■
weighed seventy pounds, and the cap
tipped the scales at 29 pounds. An or- J
dmary outfit of that size weighs around
40 pounds.
According to unofficial reports,
still has a long and interesting record.
It was stolen-a number of years ago'
from its owner while he was a corpse.
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ASA BIGGS
Former Congressman, United States District Court Judge, and United States
Senator; Material Used Herein Was First Published in 1915 By The
North Carolina Historical Commission
July I, 1865.
It is with a sad and heavy heart I
resume these memoirs. Most import
ant events have occurred, the conse
quences of which 1 can not foresee,
and a blow has fallen upon our family
ciicle, heart-rending and irreparable
Our country is subjugated, and our
dear boy Henry is no more—anothet
sacrifice of blood, another mournful ca
lamity of this cruel war. Genl. Lee
evacuated Petersburg and Richmond
about Ist April and on 9th surrender
ed his army to Genl. Grant at Appo
mattox C. H.
late in the afternoon, Manly's Battery
was attacked by the enemy near the
Court House and Henry was wounded
in the neck. It paralyized him, ren
dered him speechless, and lock jaw en
sued. He was carried to a poor man's
house by the name of Tyree on Sunday
and there he lingered until iZth (Wed
nesday), when he expired al»out 9 o'-
clock P. M., and was buried in the
private burial ground of a Mr. Over
ton, about 1-2 mile from Mr. Tyree.
We have assurances he was well cared
for and decently interred. He was the
only member of the battery that we
could hear was injured, and why was it
that he was permitted to fall? Oh,
God, thou knowestl What a bitter
par.gl We looked anxiously for him
among the returning soldies. We hop
ed to see him hourly make his appear
ance. We sought diligently to ascer
tain his situation, until we were in
formed he was wounded. A glimmer
ot hope still sustained us until a visit
ot William to the place (about 10
miles from Appomattox Court-House)
to enquire after him, brought us the
certain and melanhcoly truth that he
was dead. That awful truth sunk our
hearts, threw a gloom over the house-
BAR PREPARES
CALENDAR FOR
NEXT COURT
Sixty-three Cases Are On
Civil Calendar for Trial
At September Term
2 JUDGES FOR TERM
Very Few Criminal Cases Are On The
Docket at This Time for Trial
During First Three Days
s
Holding a meeting here yesterday,
-the county bar association placed six
ty-three cases on the civil calendar for
trial duriiig the next term of Martin
I ounty Superior Court convening here
September Is. The first ot the civil
cases is scheduled for trial on the 18th,
allowing three days for the hearing of
criminal causes. Up until yesterday
afternoon only sixteen criminal cases
hal been placed on the docekt for trial
at the September term,' and none of
them is considered of any great im
portance.
According to information gained
i from the clerk of the court's office yes
terday afternoon, Judge Clayton Moore
lof this place, will preside over the
j court during the first week. Judge E.
H. Crannier, of Southport, coming here
to run the court during the second
week.
The number of criminal fases on the
docket is the smallest in years, it is
believed, and as a whole, the causes
art limited in their importance.
PLAN PICNIC FOR
ALL CLUB WOMEN
Williams Chapel Will Have
Charge of Program at
Meeting Thursday
All county home demonstration club
women and their families have been
invited to attend the county field-pieim
to he held at the home of Miss Hattie
Everett, on the Swamplawn Farm,
mar Palmyra, next Thursday af'er
noon at 2o'clock. The county Council
officers arc urged to attend and be on
time for the business meeting sche
duled at 2 o'clock.
The Williams Chapel club will have
ej tire charge of the program, Miss
Lora E, Sleeper, -home agent, stated
last night, and enjoyable time is as
sured the county club members and
their families.
In addition to the Williams Chapel
Club program, Mrs. Julian Mizelle, of
Jamesville will give a demonstration
on "Cheese Salads and Sandwiches."
Fifteen-Foot Corn Stalk
Grown by Mr. L. H. Peel
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One of the tallest corn stalks seen
in this section in some time was
brought here last Saturday by Mr.
Louis Peel, Griffins Township farmer.
The particular stalk was grown on the
old Biggs farm, near here, and meas
ured 15 feet in length.
A Critical Period
The death of his son, Henry,
at the close of the war, and the
fall of the Confederacy sadden
the last few pagea of Judge Biggs'
autobiography. The death of his
son and the conditions facing his*
family and the South are ably
described in this installment,
which brings to a close the au
tobiography proper. However,
there are many interesting events
in his scrap book, one being a
trip from Williamston to New
York. These events will be
printed under the regular head
ing.
bold, plungest us into the deepest grief,
and night and day has his dear mother
mourned the loss of her absent boy
with broken lamentations I Henry was
a sprightly, a very intelligent youth,
energetic, patriotic, and hopeful, a dut
iful and promising child: and we had
hoped for him a long life of usefulness
to the family and to country. God
thought best to remove him from this
scene of strife and turmoil, that he
might not witness tlje subjugation of
Ins country: and I humbly trust has
taken him to a wortd of rest and peace.
We bow! O God! to thy righteous will
and pray that this great affliction may
he wnctified to our good. the
thought console you, my dear children,
that he died in the defense of his coun
try in the pathway of duty. May you
all discharge your duties with the same
fidelity and die in the same honorable
way. Let us humbly submit to the dis
pensation of a righteous . Providence,
who for some wise purpose inscrutable
to us has removed from our family the
Fire Bug's Attempt To Burn
Farmers Ware
J. P. COURT HAS
SEVERAL CASES
Case Against Lawyer
of Plymouth Dismissed
By Justice Hassell
The case against P. H. Bell, negro
lawyer, of Plymouth, was dismissed by
Justice of the Peace J. L. Hassell in
his court here yesterday afternoon
when the evidence was considered in
sufficient to warrant a judgment. Bell
was charged with the failure of prop
erly displaying his license and of not
carrying his license certificate. Many
spectators were present for the hear
ing. making it necessary for the jus
tice of the peace to hold court in the
courthouse auditorium.
John Biggs, colored, was found guil
ty of driving with improper lights on
his car. and was fined $5 and taxed
| with the costs.
i Guilford Brown was found guilty ot
driving an automobile without proper
; licenses, but upon the recommendation
of the highwajr partolman that the de
ft ndaut pay the cost of the case and
purchase proper licenses, the court sus
{ pi tided judgment.
NO ARREST MADE
IN MOB LYNCHING
Jury Unable To Determine
| Identity of Any of the
Mob Members
Lynching Oliver Moore, negro, one
. week ago today, members of a mob of
I around two houndred men have so far
escaped arrest, officers investigating the
case stating that they have been unable
ty establish the identity of even one
of the party-
Moore was removed from the F.dge.-
combe County jail in Tarboro early
last Tuesday morning and lynched at
a point just over the Edgecombe line
iit| Wilson county, a short distance
from the scene where Moore is said to
j have attempted criminal assault upon
j tvyc- little white girls.
| Questioned by a coroner's'jury, Dep
uty Sheriff K. O. Watson, who was in
charge of the jail, stated that he was
overpowered by the mob members,
that all the men were masked except
25 or 30, none of whom he knew.
Sheriff Bardin, of Edgecombe, stat
ed that in his investigation of the
lynching he had been unable to de
termine the identity of any members
of the mob. The coroner*s jury return
ed the verdict, "Oliver Moore was
lynched by a mob whose identity is I
not known to this jury."
loved one, who so frequently enlivened
our home circle and promised so much
for the future. It teaches us, among
other lessons, that the young also die,
and the importance of being prepared
for .that change, whether old or young.
It has left an aching void, that nothing
but the consolations of God's Spirit can
supply and to Hlin you for
light and comfort, and pray that He
may sustain and support us in this our
day of trial and grief.
Downfall of the Confederacy
| On the day that Henry "was wound
ci!. I was iu Raleigh to visit William,
who was sick in the hospital. He ob
tained leave of absence for a week to
...come home anil recruit, but before the
week expired Gnl. Johnston retreated,
Raleigh was occupied by the enemy,
lie was prevented from joining his
Cf.mmand until Gent, Johnston surren
dered his army to Genl. Sherman about
20th April. Subsequently, as we hear,
I the other military forces of the Con
, federacy surrendered, and thus the
Confederate military organization was
I disbanded and the enemy, victorious.
: The President of the Confederate
I States, Jefferson Davis, and many other
I prominent Southern officials have been
arrested and are now in prison. In one
short month our government terminat
ed, and we are placed at the mercy ot
the United States military authorities.
The President, Mr. Lincoln, was assas
sinated at a theatre in Washington City
or or about 14th April, and the Vice
President, Andrew Johnson, is now the
President. Mr. Johnson has appointed
Mr. Holden provisional Governor ot
North Carolina, who haa declared all
the civil offices of the State vacant and
proposes to call a convention to recon
struct the State government. The mil
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(Continued on page two)
Farmer Learns About
Himself in Newspaper
"Pa, there'a something about
you in the paper today," exclaim
ed the wife of a farmer living
(tear here, aa she brought in a
copy of The Enterprise' recently.
"Pa" took the paper and after
five minutes, admittedly disap
pointed, confessed he could find
nothing about himself.
"Here it is," insisted the wife,
"see this piece about the high
way men counting the cars com
ing into town. You know yours
was one of them."
'MORNING TRAIN
IN WRECK HERE
Passenger Coach Derailed
at Switch Near Depot;
Nobody Injured
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Running into a faulty switch, a pas
senger coach of the early C oast Line
train was derailed at a freight siding
here last Saturday morning;. Two pas
sengers, in the coach, were bounced a
bout but were unhurt. For a hundred
feet or more the coach was backed a?
cross railroad ties, but no great dam
age was done to the train. \
The siding is only a short distance
from the station were-discharged there
along with the mail and express. Tjje
train continued its run into Rocky Mt.
without the coach. Arriving here sev
etal hours later, the freight train and
section workers put the coach back on
the track and carried it up the road.
CLAUD GARDNER
IS FATALLY HURT
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Lindsay Warren Suffers A
Broken Shoulder in Truck
Accident at Ocracoke
Washington, Aug. 25.—"-Claude Gard
ner, 37, died this morning at 3 o'clock
in the Washington hospital, as the re
sult of injuries sustained to Iris spinal
column when he was thrown frffm a
truck*to the hard-packed sand on the
banks at Ocracoke, late Saturday aft
ernoon.
Mr. Gardner and Congressman Lind
say C. Warren, were on the truck
along with ten or twelve other |>ersons
and were driving from the hotel on the
island to the surf. The truck hit a
ridge on the surface of the banks road-
I way and the impact caused the persons
riding oil the truck to be thrown clear
oi the machine to the ground.
Mr. Gardner landed on his back
after having been thrown in the air for
a distance of approximately ten feet,
iCongressman Warren fell on bis left
'shoulder, breaking the bone, and in
'addition, suffered other, though more
, miliar injuries.
Mf. Gardner and Mr. Warren were
, taken to the hotel and the others ot ,
[their party, including Mr. J. G. Staton, I
jot Williaiuston, were notified of the ac
cident. The party, which had consist
ed of fourteen men, the majority from
W'ashiugton, had left Washington Uist
i Wednesday, aboard the Count ( ftuard
Cutter Pamlico, for a trip on the North
Carolina coast.
The two men were put aboard
| the boat and the cutter headed for
\\ ashington. The vessel left Ocracoke
Saturday night about 7:30 o'clock and
arrived here yesterday morning at 6:30
o'clock.
17 Corporations In County
List Property at $257,072
The property Isitings of seventeen
private corporations in this county |
were received this week by Register of
Deeds J. Sam Getsinger from the' State
Corporation Commission, Raleigh. The
total value of the listings was placed at
$257,072, with only one of the seven
teen companies reporting an excess.
Eight of the corporations are in Rob
ersonville, five in Williamston, one each
in Oak City and Hassell and two in
Hamilton Township.
Reports on public service corpora
tions owning property in this county
will be received about the first of Sep
.ember, it was stated.
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Announce Prayer Service
At The Christian Church
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The subject for the Wednesday eve
ning prayer meeting at the Christian
Church will be the Messianic Hope of
lirael." This will be the last of a.se
ries of studies of the prophets that has
been carried on during the summer.
The prophetic messianic ptterances
of the great spiritual leaders of Israel
are the crowning achievement of this
ancient race. It is hoped that many 
will be present to hear thia last discus
sion of the prophets.
Watch the Label on Your
Paper Aa It Carriea the Date
When Your Subscription Expires
ESTABLISHED 1898
AROUND FORTY
GALLONS OF OIL
USED ON FLOOR
Fire In 50-Foot Fuse Stop
ped by Gasoline-Soaked
Powder Near End
INVESTIGATING CASE
Many Believe Fire Would Have Been
Most Disastrous One In The
History of Williamston
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| I lie tobacco warehouse district, in-
I eluding warehouses, Harrison Whole
sale l-'ompany budding, air oil storage
house, the home of F.d Hardisun and
probably other buildifigs, was threaten
ed by lire here last Friday night or
early Saturday morning, when an at
tempt was made to burn the ..Farmers
V\ arehouse. 1 hose visiting the ware*
I house early Saturday morning were ol
] the opinion that had the lire once
| started as planned it would have been
j one of the most disastrous ones here
it: many years.
By the limited space of three inches,
I the plans of the tire bug or bugs failed
j11 carry. The tire in the 50-t'oot line ol
jtuse spejit itsell when it burned the
j line to within a gasoline container and
j was smothered by gas-soaked powder,
p Qfficert', investigating the case, be
| lieved tliat, approximately forty gal
j lons of gasoline ami kerosene had been
used in the attempt to fire the ibulid
! ing. Front one end ol the house to the
| other, gasoline and" keroseue had been
j poured Ireely in ' small spaces. Several
large piles of tobacco baskets, station-
I ery, aud fixtures—were ) 1111 e soaked,
I sending out ail odor ol a regular pe
j troleum refinery.
1 lie tire bug forced'an entrance at
a side door near the rear of the build
ling and brought the gasoline ami ker
osene iu through the side door nearest
| the Coast l.iiie station. It is believed
that a half to three -quarters of an hour
was spent in spreading the gas- and
planting the SO feet of fuse. A second
50-foot line of fuse was found, but it
was not used.
Sheriff i IV Itoebuck and Chief of
Police \\ 11. I >aniel, wlio have charge
of the investigation, late yesterday
stated that thev were not tu a position
to make any of their findings.public at
that time, that they were tltTTng every
thing possible to establish a line of evi
dence that would warrant arrests,
j Practically every hardware store east
l of Rocky Mount was visited l>v the of
ficers last Saturday in an effort to learn
where the fuse used was purchased,
j I he officers are of the opinion that it
was bought from a Washington hard
■ ware store, but >he investigators did
not give this out as an established fact.
| Many facts in the attempted firing of
| the house have been advanced, but no
'official findings have been reported up
Until last night.
| ihe damage to the property was
very limited, the proprietors, Messrs.
IL. 11. 11a riih ill and W. IO Ingram,
stating that a few hundred floor tags
I were damaged by gasoline.
| Messrs, J. T. liarnhill and Krank
Bennett own thv building.
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MAKE PLANS TO
CHANGE CROPS
Georgia Farmers Said To Be
Planning To Go In For
Livestock Raising
•
Repeated failure of crops to prove
financially successful is behind a wide
spread movement which next year prob
ably will see South (ieorgia as a lead
ing producer of hogs and cattle. -■
Formerly a stronghold of cotton un
til low prices discouraged planting,
I farmers of the section next began plant-
I ing peanuts iu large quantities, but
market time found ruinous prices pre
vailing iu that crop.
Next the growers turned to tobacco
with outstanding* success last year, but
with miserable failure this year, on
account of record low prices offered
for the weed.
County agricultural agents report
tl at sentiment •throughyut\the section
has turned to livestock and that the
coming year will see drastic reductions
in tobacco production.
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Open First of Paved Streets'
Here Thursday Morning
Haughton Street Extension, the first
of the streets to be paved under the
present paving program here, will be
opened to traffic next Thursday morn
ing, it was stated yesterday by llr.
Jim Clark, ihember of the Clark Pav
ing firm. \
Paving work has been completed on
other streets, but traffic will be held
off in those cases for several more
days.