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PAGE FOUR IHTTER PIGS IN ' WATERMELON ■ - • Tall Talcs Told About Lee Ruffin's Watermelons in Tarboro Newspaper That Edgecombe County has very fertile soils which produce wonderful crops is an accepted fact, and the fol- : low story, taken from Saturday's Tar- ; horo Southerner, is evidence of the j fact that these same soils are the basis j for some wonderful tales, fully as re- j markahle as some of the crops: "Edgecombe County is noted for its ; wonderful soil, and as told in the Southern a few days ago Mr. Lee Kurtin made most remarkable use of the soil this summer in producing the largest watermelons ever seen in this State. He brought to town many melons weighing more than a hundred pounds and for lack of suitable lilting ■ machinery many heavier melons, were left in the field. Of those melons left i in the field several interesting stories I are told. i 1 "Mr. Rtiffin is said to have lost a ; Store W CLOSED! Saturday, Sept. 12 Until 6:00 P. M. On Accoun Jewish Holiday Norfolk Undersellers Co. &H Size . Price i * ; Each Pair 1 vear is the greatest name in rubber. » 29*4.40 (4.40-21)— 54.98 im jjrMißUJtgiwiwuwiitJuiuuwi. 29x4.50 (4.50-20).... 540 10J0 Jons and millions more people ride on Goodyear Mx4J# («-s®-*i) •• • 11,0 , . C 7 18x4.7$ (4.75-19) ... 6AS 12J0 , than on any other kind. * 29x4.75 (4.75-20) us 13.10 l's why, at times like these, with rubber prices at J015.00 (5^20) !!!! £lO isjo .bottom, Goodyear can overvalues none can match. 28x5.2s cs^s-18).... 7.90 isji - , t 29x5.25 ewe list some of the amazingly low prices now sixs.2s (5.25-2U ... 8.57 16J vailing on Goodyear Pathfinders. 28x5.50 (5J *" l8) ■••• 875 11 * b 7 - 29x550 (5.50-19)..,. 8.90 17J' .ck the list carefully. See how little it witi cost to J2x6.00 6.00-20) 6 P i y uio 22J Quinvourcar iMiiCMMUtor ius m -tjujp your car. r««. «l Hih sturdy Supcrtwttt balloons, bulk to Goodyear Fn—n 4J» si ldards by Goodyear craftsmen, at prices a thrifty Wt mU '***** ..A 1 B^EBSBBSBHHBK f^aihf&nd&r lApfjl'. •" m? T a. ■' ■ 3^M r f | m j m Central Filling Station HBlliWlNlM . u ..., - - -.. r_* 3 . . ". ' ' ' "■ * very fine now, which after diligent I search was found in his melon patch. jShe had eaten out the contents of one I melon and was reposing inside the I melon where she had farrowed a lit :ter of ten pigs. | It is also said that Mr. Ruffin em- Iployed Mr. Wooten, who runs a line lof trucks to market some of his mel uins. Mr. Wooten. after much diflfi jculty loaded two trucks and started to market. A large... melon fell from | the leading truck and the one behind ! collided with it The melon was [crushed and 'the rind and contents 1 spread over the road Hut the truck stuck. The ritid got under the wheels and they skidded. It took one hour land ten minutes and eleven and one [ fifth seconds Ojf furious spinning for lliDse truck wheels to wear through the rind and down to the concrete." m Returns From New York Mrs. Bell Brown -returned Sunday from New York where she spent several days . purchasing fall goods for Harrisbn Rrothcrs and Co., local merchants. Shipments are be ing received daily in the latest styles and creations. Edgecombe Rural Schools Not To Open Right Away Tarboro, Sept. 7.—The city school* will open today with a full corps of j teachers. The rural school opening | lias been postponed indefinitely owing to a lack of funds to operate the I schools continuously for the regular I period. The county commissioners jand the school board have been trying tn solve the problem, but as yet have | reached nothing definite. Senator Shipstead Sees 8,000,000 Idle By Winter Washington, Sept. 7.—A special i session of Congress at the earliest pos sible date to meet the economic sit- | tuition was, urged tonight by Senator Shipstead in predicting at least 8,000,- 000 unemployed by midwinter, "A policy of drift and inaction can only lead to further chaos," he said. "I.et us forget party politics and the coming elections and cooperate, J not to see that nothing is done, but tO| Irooperate in seeing to it that some-, j thing is done." Mr. and Mrs. Crawford Entertain for Their Son I Mr. and Mrs. Kader Biggs Craw ford entertained at their home on Sntithwick Street with a dinner party Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock in hon or uf their son, Asa H, Crawford, up jon the occasion of his twenty-first birthday. The living and dining rooms | were colorful in their decorations of lovely fall llowers. The dining table was centered with a pink crystal bowl | in which' pink and orchid asters, snap-' dragi his. and dahlias were arranged in pyramidal shape. Orchid candles in pink crystal holders completed the decorations and shed a soft radiance > over the beautifully appointed table. | Favors for the young ladies were coin j purses with childhood pictures of their | partners enrascd in tliem, and cigar-J cites were given the young men. After a six-c iurse dinner, fluring which appropriate toasts were made to the guest of honor, a huge birthday cake was brought in. It carried out the color . scheme. Twenty-one can dles were limited and burned out be fore it was cut by the guests. Coins and other surprises were found by 'several as the cake was passed around. 'I The guests were Misses Elizabeth Moore, of Washington; Mary Webb \skew, Julia Askew, anil Evelyn Mur phy. of Windsor; Tillie Perry and El 'mc Andrews; Messrs. Claud Baxter ,( lark, Buck Saunders, Jr., Paul Simp 'oii, William Cook, and Darrell Price. .Mr XV. II (iiirkiu was in Elizabeth 'City yesterday afternoon. THE BNTERPR! lira. John A. Ward, Mi«» Opal Lil ley, Mitt Mittie Brown, and Mr. E. L. Lowie .pent Monday in Rocky Mount and Wilson. • • " Mr. E. L. Lowie, of Gastonia, spent K the week-end in town with friends.,,. * • e Messrs. J. T. Price, Jas. E. Harrdl r and Ward were in Raleigh yes s terday. K • c Miss Katie Cunningham left this morning for her home in Texarkana, Arkansas, after spending some time here with Mr. and Mrs. EL P. Cun * ningham. I The world's record for continuous i Sunday school attendance— 96 years, is I claitiied by 101-year-old W. B. Bow die, of Lima, Ohio. • Although Senora Francisca P. de Lopes, of San Antonio, Tex., is 105 1 [ years old, she still supports herself • by doing needlework. WANTS jFOR RENT: MODERN STORE-I [ good location; up-to-date apartments ' lighted garages, offices with running j .'water. Apply 301 West Main Street, . I Telephone 28. al4 Bt' WANTED 2 OR 3 ROOMS FOR house keeping—T. C. I>elk> Hose's 5- & 10-Cent Store. s-8,-2t-j> FOR SALE: GOOD HOME-MADE Molasses. Price, 75 cents per gallon. Ix-ss for larger quantities. Godard Urothers. s8 4tpd 'DONT FAIL TO TAKE ADVAN tage of tihis opportunity to ' liave your rugs and upholstered furniture cleaned thoroughly. Expert man in ' town two more days. All work guar anteed. Prices satisfactory. Call 85. i It WANTED: WORK, NURSING, sewing or housekeeping. Mrs. Van nie Jones, Willianiston. OWING TO THE LOW PRICE OF corn, I will I* forced to operate my grist mill on a cash basis after the 15th of this month, charging 1-2 «ent a pound for grinding meal. Joshua L. Coltrain, Willianiston, N. C., R. F, D. 4. ltpd Roanoke-Dixie Warehouse WILLIAMSTON, N. C. TOTAL Sales MONDAY 20,174 P0und5—51,969.42 AVERAGE $9.76 For the information of our farmer friends and to bacco growers in Martin and adjoining counties, we list a few sales made on our floor Monday: SALES FOR MARTIN COUNTY: .LEMAN FRAZIER | Pounds Price Amount ;i54 25.00 I 38.5( 130 25.00 32.50 1M 20.50 37.72 156 20.00 31.30 624 Total. $139.92 Average $28.28 B. F. PERRY ft HOWARD HOP KINS Pound* Price Amount 120 21.00 t 25.20 106 __ 26.00 .1 27.58 226 Touto 9 52.78 Average $23.55 SALES FOR BERTIE COUNTY; E. C. EVANS Pounds Price Amount 116 24.50 f 28.42 116 20.00 23.20 232 Totals t 57.62 Average $2225 L. a MINTON Pounds Price Amount 44 21.50 I 9.46 22 26.00 5.72 60 17.50 10.50 126 „ Totals 9 25.68 Average 520.39 ♦—r- - You can't beat the "Old Reliable" Roan oke Dixie Warehouse. We can always get you the high dollar. Bring us a load and let us con vince you. Meadows & Berger Proprietors ROANOKE - DIXIE WAREHOUSE WILLIAMSTON, N. C. Planters Warehouse Market Report Our Monday's averages were better than at any time this season, the better tobaccos selling considerably better than last week. With the improvement in the price of tobacco, we insist that you mar ket your lugs as soon as possible. Bring them to the Planters Warehouse, where we guarantee to get you just as much for your tobacco as you may get at any place in Eastern North Carolina. We list a few sales made on our floor Monday, and we wish to remind you that each one of these sales was made on first primings. ASA J. HARDISON (Lugs) N. S. ROBERSON (Lugs) Pound. Price Amount Pound , Pri ce Amount 70 500 '.of* 110 - 625 * I 688 116 16.00 18.56 /(i , i j; inns J* 8 "'59 s°?® 58 20.00 11.60\ 124 27 00 3348 142 25.00 35.50 438 ....Totals.... 37g Totals t! -.564.01 AVERAGE $19.54 AVERAGE $16.93 ' Henry Roberson and Peel (Lugs) Pound. Price Amount C. M. DUFFY (Lugs) J BB ;j-°° Pound. Price - Amount 21.00 27.72 8 00 S 6 40 156 27 00 42 12 . " . mS ... ~ 96 19.0Q 18.24 476 - Totals $94.28 no 2(>OQ 2g60 AVERAGE $19.61 358 Totals $60.44 W. H. ROGERS (Lugs) AVERAGE $16.88 Pound* Price Amount 292 9.75 ... $28.47 176 20.00 35.20 P.P.CONNOR 80 24.50 19.60 50 26.00 ... 13.00 ' Pound « Pric® ' Amount 106 4.00 4.24 80 24 - 50 $19.60 138 12.50 17.25 70 2050 1435 74 17.00 *12.58 14.25 19.09 76 20.50 15.58 66 4 00 264 992 Totals „ $145.92 350 Totals - $55.68 V AVERAGE $14.70 AVERAGE $15.90 Gaude Griffin, Joe Taylor & Roy Griffin PROPRIETORS WILLIAMSTON, N. C. NN OJUI/ILF NE w WSSTINGHOUSE E L E C T P. I C* NOW^^* 0 "" because it's always Summer time in your kitchen! 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