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PAGE FOUR GERMANS OFFER ♦ TO BUY BOARD'S SURPLUS COTTON —• — Bitter Controversy Centers Around Farm Board's Proposed Sale — Washington. Aug. 7.—Cotton, the j greatest of farm crops, took its place j today at the center of the hitter contro- versy over the Federal Farm Board's decision to market its gigantic hold ing of farm products. Germany offered to buy 000.000 bales | of Farui Board cotton and take an op-, tion on 200.000 more. The Farm j Board, at the same time, announced that despite protests from wheat and j cotton areas, it would not, for the present, change its policy, which is to! sell its holdings in world markets. The German offer, transmitted thru the American embassy at Berlin, was received at the State Department yes terday afternoon and sent at once by messenger to the Farm Board Build ing. up Pennsylvania Avenue. The b>jard was when the messen ger arrived. Members said they would not discuss it fully until tomorrow. ( For weeks the board's sales policy . has been a matter of angry disputes. Pr> tests and threats have been made I by farmers and political leaders yf the arias concerned. The Farm Board holds 1,300,000 bales of cotton, and between 225.000,- MH> and 250,000,000 bushels of wheat. 1 bought with I'nited States govern-, ment money in a vain effort to halt the I fall of wheat and cotton prices during I the last two years. There is ntf doubt of a great snow ball of protest in the next few days over the hoard's reiteration of its sales" policy. Wheat protests have been many for months. Cotton protests i have been multiplying in the few days since the offer to Germany became , known,'and the fact that the board was inviting offers for wheat and cot ton both from, other countries. The German offer is to buy the cot- ' ton oh three years' credit, at 4 1-2 per cent, the price to be arrived at I on monthly average figures in New j York, l.iverpoolvjir Hamburg markets 1 or all three Combined. ' | r The ileal itself is not a big one, in t present day figures. It will involve * $30,000,000 to $40,000,000 in all. I The importance'-of the cotton and wheat problem is in the bitter resent- ' ment of the millions who live on these j products. j The farm board seemed " willing-to ' fight for its policy today Two me in ( hers. Chairman James C. Stone, Ken- ( tucky tobacco grower, and I arl \Vil- ! li.mis, Indiana edlfo.-, were present at j a press conference today to "answer, questions. Stone said that the board did not at present intend to replace any cot- ■ ton or wheat sold, but would reduce i, its holdings as it found advisable Wil- 1 lianis said the hoard was willing t" entertain other offers tli^tu that of i Germany. Mrs. G. F. Kennedy, of'TTPar Grenc-' castle. Pa., has hi her yard a 3-year- I old geranium stalk which is ft feet ft i inches tall. i |1IIIIII!IIIIIIIIIIIIII1III1II1!IIII1IIIIIIIII11IIIII1I1I1II[|||||I1IIIII1IIIII1IM ■ 1 Special Offer During Next 15 Days We Are Offering One Years Subscription to the ENTERPRISE FOR ONLY $1 Act Now and Save. Offer Will Not Extend Any Longer Than 15 Days * * ' f-■ - . f _ % : - ' > « ' ; * . ' " • ✓>« - V \ •• *'• The Enterprise Publishing Go. Williamston North Carolina : RULES JUDGES I EXCEED POWER r f Cannot Suspend Part of Sentence, Attorney General Rules According to a ruling: handed down [ by Attorney General Dennis G. Brum • | mitt, court judges are acting beyond ! their authority when they sentence a man to the roads and then suspend a part of the sentence upon good.behav j ior. The the judges ilo this, it is un- 1 | derstood they are employing a power I ' only conferred upon the pardoning' ' board and the governor. The practice has been common in ] ! many courts for some time, but a change is expected to follow the at-' torney general's ruling. Parmele Woman Elected To Offiice at State Meet Martin County home demonstration club women were very much pleased I at the annual federation meeting held in Raleigh last week, when Mrs. T. Woudhurn, secretary of the ty council for this county, was elected as corresponding secretary for the I State organization. | This year ,for the first time, county| ! women went on record with a pledge| of $1(1 fur the Jane S. McKimmon loan fund, a fund used to help worthy girls living in rural North Carolina to 'a college education. j ■ JuscfJi Thomas stabbed, a man,near the heart, but l jhe victim recovered. .Now Judge !>an, of Cincinnati, has i rdered Thomas to sit in .the Ohio j Penitentiary's electric cliair, with the current off, and "muse" on his narrow escajie. There are 3,'KMJ islands in the Pa cific Ocean. WANISI ] FOR SALE: 25,000 TOBACCO I sticks, good condition, $5 per 1,000. j 15 cords dry wood, gum, poplar, etc., j on road, $.! per cord. Salsbury Supply j Co., Inc., Hassells, N, ('. jy2B 4tw j WANTED AT ONCE—FAMILY for general farm work. Good house 1 to live in J W Green, Winston. It j I HAVE LOTS OF PEPPER FOR relish, chow-chow, pimento and S pickle pepper, 40 cents per -bushel, 50 i cents ■■if in crate: John II Wynn, Fv- I •erctts, N. C. jy24 4l I NOTICE: 1 HAVE INSTALLED A f corn grist -mill and grind'on Tuesday 1 arrd Friday of each week, Good meal j guaranteed. Jbsliua 1.. (,'oltrain. jj 21 4t . , HOUSE FOR RENT: 5 ROOMS, j lights, water and bath. West Main ! a Street Mrs Kate It. York. Itpd! 1 I I I For Fresh and Tender Steaks and j choice meats, visit Newton's \far-1] ket at the edge of town mi the James- j ville Road, April.the week 'round and ] your patronage will lie appreciated. 4 PUILKHID SVBY ivppr m rmu SCHOOLBUDGETS : PROBABLY TO BE CUT 20 PER CENT • Plan To Report Allotments To Various Counties By August 19 Raleigh, Aug. 7,—Judging from the SO of the 100 county school budgets already received, the State Board of ; Equalization, in order to stay within the money at hand, will have to re ' duce all the budgets by an average of ' from 20 to 25 per cent, it was found at I the meetings yesterday, j The submitted budgets do not in clude the 10 per cent cut in teachers' .saalries, expected by the superintend- I cuts who submitted them, but in ad dition to the salary figures it will be necessary to make other large cuts, such as from 20 to 30 per cent on the I item of general control and a large amount from transportation in order to get the figures within the $8 a transported child provided by the new' school law. Judging from the 60 budgets already in, over which the board worked yes terday, the county superintendents will ask for a total of about $22,000,000 when there is only $17,000,000 to be spent. m s ■Mlillllflfl rTf | THROUGH . | INSURANCE H A very rich man once said: l\. H "Unless I teach my son to gfQ H save I feel that I have been g a failure as a father." Every I H child, rich or poor, should m H learn to save through insur- ■ | ance. It may be the means M of an education, the success- H ful beginnng of life or pro- m§& S tection against early re- ■ || verses in life. Begin with a I S small policy early in life g and increase your insuranceffll^^' H as your income will permit. 1 I |W.G. PEELE| THE ENTERPRISE Today Leßoy Martin, »ccretary of the board, will wire the 40 superin tendenets whose budgets are not in that next Wednesday is the deadline and that the board will be compelled j arbitrarily to fix the budgets for the counties whose superintendents are still delinquent. The board hopes to be able to report each county's allot ment by August 19. Before going into the budget* yes terday and beginning the work that can not be completed for any one county until it is considered as a whole the board heard delegations from Montgomery County who protested a gainst five of the six school consoli dations made there. It was decided, however, to leave each of the consoli dations as originally planned. Presbyterians Announce Sunday Service Program • * Sunday, August 9, 1931: "The church with an open door." Church school, 9:45 a. m. Worship service and sermon by the pastor at 11 a. m. Bear Grass Sunday school at 9:35 a. m. Preaching service at 8 p. m. Roberson's Farm Sunday school at 4 p. m. Preaching at 4:45 p. m. Prayer meeting at 8 p. m. Thursday. Vou are always welcome at these services. WILLIAMtTON NO«TH CAWOt-INA PROBE RECENT RAISE IN PRICE OF CIGARETTES Department of Justice Men Investigate Anti-Tnlst Law Violation ■ 9 Washington, Aug. 3.—lndications were given in the anti-trust division of the Justice Department today that an investigation would be made of the recent simultaneous rise in prices ■fef the popular brands of cigarettes. Although formal announcement was Withheld, authorities indicated inform ally that the action of four major to bacco companies in hoisting prices would be gone into by federal agents. On June 24 the R. J. Reynolds, Amer ican, P. Lorillard, and Liggett and Myers Tobacco Companies anonunced cigarette prices to jobbers would be advanced 45 cents a thousand. It was said that no complaint had been made to the Justice Department, but that notice was taken of the in crease and a decision was made to Why risk your neck for il9B* I , SOONER or later worn tires ere *CU»*r KIIUMII »IMI going to let go. That may be dangerous. GOODYEAR PATHFINDER Honestly now, it it worth taking the chance offoing into a ditch or having a smash-up due to a blowout, when you can get fine new Good years like these for so little money? H you have any doubts about the condition of your tires, drive in. We will look them over and give you the ££ low-down. You can believe what we 4 4 *-" 4 " *** say we couldn't afford to be any* «.m-h *.»• m« thing but on the level. We know JI!'!! !!JJ that as well as you do. »*»' • •••••••• " iiif i .«.. Central Filling Station Gas, Oils and Williamston, N. C. Farmers? Field Day At . Upper Coastal Station The Ninth Annual Farmers' Field Day will be held at the Upper Coastal Plain Station, near Rocky Mount, on Thursday, August 13. Agriculture research will feature the field day program, and several of the South's most prominent authorities on the various departments of agriculture will be present and speak to the farm ers on the topics that most interest the people of this section. Places will be arranged for those wishing to carry their dinner. How ever, barbecue, cold drinks, and sand wiches will be sold on the for those that wili find it inconvenient to carry their own lunch. determine whether this action consti tuted a price-fixing agreement among the manufacturers. . John Lord O'Brien, assistant attor ney general in charge of anti-irust ac tivities, was out of the Capital today, on vacation, but it was intimated by other sources that the investigation would continue in his absence. Friday, August 7,1931 Jos. T. Chase Made Vice .President V. E. P. Co. ■ ♦ Joseph T. Chase, of Roanoke Rapids Carolina manager of the Virginia Elec trie and Power Co, was last week elect ed vice president of the company by the board of directors at a meeting held in New York. Mr. Chase is no stranger in North eastern North Carolina, having been a citizen of the State for 25 years and been actively engaged in promoting industrial enterprises in onr section, and not shirking civic responsibilities. His promotion is pleasing to a large number throughout this section. ■ ■ » Johnston County Preparing To Ship Hogs in September Three lots of hogs have been put on feed in Johnston County for shipment in September. When John Palladeaux returned to Ashland, Wis., after an absence of 21 years, the only person to recognize him was John Baer, a blind man, who remembered Palladeaux's voice.
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