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I Advertisers WtD Pad Oar Cat i an ■ Latchkey to Ow Bill— Hoadnd Martin Ceonty Ummm VOLUME XXXVI—NUMBER 64 TOBACCO AGREEMENT SIGNED LESS THAN HALF CROP PEANUTS IS PROSPECT NOW Price Drop Reported in the Market Despite Large Decrease In Crop Martin farmers are rapidly com pleting the digging and stacking of their peanuts, and just when it was learned that less than half a crop would be harvested this season in the Carolina-Virginia belt prices dropped. With only a promise for 17-cent to bacco and with the peanut-price out look as dark if not really darker than it was at the same time last year, farmers are fast becoming discouraged. It is difficult for any one to under stand why the law of supply and de mand is worshipped throughout the marketing world and when there is a short crop as is the case with pea nuts this season, the price is low. Suffolk peanuts were quoted this week at 2 1-2 cents downward, mean ing that the peanut farmer with half a crop and with higher living costs will actually fare worse this year than he did last, when peanuts were "sta bilized" at the ridiculous figure of one cent. Reports from Washington are not very encouraging for the peanut farm er, and it is believed that many farm ers will feed their crops to the hogs before they sell at present prices. It is also blieved that more farmers will hold their peanuts this year than has usually been the case in the past. From official AAA headquarters at Washington word went out the latter part of the past week for cleaners and manufacturers to set a price that would approach parity figures; and al most immediately a decline in prire was noted at Suffolk, where prices are governed for this belt's peanut crop. Monday the price for farmers' stocks dropped an eighth of a cent per pound, according to the Suffolk News-Herald. Jumbos were a quarter of a cent per pound under the price paid Wednes day of last week when the request came from Washington to set the "comparable price." The Suffolk newspapers, in expla nation of the "comparable price," says the price for Virginia type peanuts, based on the $55 per ton for run tiers, would put jumbo and bunch peanuts to average good quality at 2 3-4 cents per pound, with a premi um on Exceptional lots which would run the price to near three cents. The price on jumbo, quoted in Suffolk on Monday, was 2 to 2 1-4, with the low er figure considered as the market price. Three Cent* Minimum Growers in this area and business men conversant with the peanut sit uation and the cost of producing this year's crop are unanimous in their that anything less than 3 cents per pound for the 1933 crop would mean disaster for farmers again this year. They have already suffered serious reverses with two crops, those of 1931 and 1932. Qovemment'a Proposal George N. Peek, Federal adminis trator of the AAA, has issued the fol lowing statement about the peanut sit uation: "You are well aware of the fact that peanut prices in re:ent years have been at disastrously low levels. You are also aware of the fact that despite the moderate size of the 1933 crop, and the lack of carry-over prices paid to the growers of peanuts, particularly in the southeastern section, where the harvest is now under way, recently de clind very sharply. This presents an| emergency situation about which the agricultural adjustment administra tion is determined to take some ac tion. We have discussed this matter in great detail with representatives of shelters' associations in the three im portant producing areas with repre sentatives of the farmer-owned coop erative pvketing associations, and with representatives of growers. A* a result of this discussion I am ask ing for the full cooperation of the peanut shelters and cleaners in the fol- j lowing emergency program: "1. To put into effect immediately a price to the farmer of at least S6O per ton on number one farmers' stock Spanish peanuts, $55 per ton on num ber one farmers' stock runners, and comparable prices for other varieties and grades. "I. The preparation and submission to the AAA at the earliest practicable date of a formal marketing agree ment covering all marketing ..of pea nuts from all producing areas, design ed to control the movement to mar ket and issue more satisfactory pricey to growers. THE ENTERPRISE ft N \ MtOOWMn Farmers Now Digging and Housing Sweet Potato Crop The homing of Martin County** sweet potato crop was started this week, early reports indicating * yield of medium site and fair qual ity as far as quality goes with po tatoes. J. G. Staton, probably the largest grower in the potato coun try, is harvesting 150 acres this season. Approximately 3,000 bushels wese placed in his 30,000- bushel capacity curing house hese the early part of this week, and digging operations are being pushed rapidly. Averaging around 94 boshels per acre last season, Martin farmers are hoping for at least a 100- bushel yield per acre this year. Last season there were approxi mately 1,595 acres planted to the crop, an increase of more than 300 acres over the 1931 produc May Dig New Well For Water System j PRICES HIGHER ) While the prices offered on the local market are not up to the 17- cent parity average, they were con sidered some stronger than they have been. The signing of the agreement yesterday apparently is making itself felt slowly, and it is generally believed that the price will gradually increase. A market average in the neighbor hood of IS cents was estimated here this morning, and there waa much tobacco of inferior quality on the floors. Approximately 145,000 pounds are on the floors here today, and a sizeable sale ia expected next Monday. Reliable* reports show without a doubt that prices here are equally as high as those on the bigger markets. ROBERSONVILLE WOMAN PASSES Mrs. AnnetKrider Died At Home of Daughter There Yesterday Morning Mrs. Anne Krider, 79 years old, died in Robersonville early yesterday morn ing following a stroke of paralysis. Funeral services were conducted there this morning by Rev. E. C. Shoe and Rev. J M Ferry, and the body was i taken to Salisbury for burial. The 'pastor of the Luthern church in Sal isbury will conduct the final rites at that prace. Mrs. Krider, a native of. Rowan County, had been living with her daughters, Mrs. R. H. Hargrove and Mrs. J. H. Roberson, sr., in Rober- I sonville for quite a while, and during much of that time she was in feeble health. The widow of the late W. R. Krider, she leaves one son, R. L. Krider, of Spencer, and two daughters, Mrs. Har grove and Mrs. Roberson, of Rober sonville. She also leaves two grand children, Mary Krider Hargrove, of Robersonville, and a grandson in Spencer. FORTY ASK FOR LOANS ON HOMES • None of $50,000 Asked For Has Been Received in County So Par ■ • ■ Forty Martin County home owners have applied to the Home Loan Bank for during the past several weeks it was learned today from E. S. Peel, attorney for the lending agency in this county. The exact amount asked by the loan applicants could not be learn ed, but it is estimated that the forty ask for about $50,000. No loans have been negotiated in this county so far, and it could not be learned just when the applicants will receive the money asked for by them. As far as it could be learned, no loans have been completed in this district, but it is hoped that definite action will be taken within the next few day* to rush the loans to comple- I tion. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, October 13, 1933 tion. No siseable increase was made in the potato acreafe, it is believed. While priies are not at all en couraging, they are not hopeless in their smallness, judging Jrom early sales on the big markets. Firat raw shipments made on the New York market grossed 95 and 85 cents a bushel, which means the local price would be 60 cents a bushel or thereabouts. Martin farmera, while they have not materially increased the num ber of operating curing barns and houses, are pretty well sold on the curing plan, and a large portion of the crop is cured annually. A few years back there were no more than one or two curing houses in the county, and few farmers knew anything about them. MATTER TAKEN UP AT MEET OF BOARD TUESDAY Pass Ordinance Prohibiting Curb Service by Soda Fountains In Town Meeting in special session here last Tuesday night, the town commission ers passed an ordinance against curb service by soda fountains anil dis cussed plans fur improving the town's water supply. The ordinance directed against curb service at soda fountains was passed at the request of the fountain owners themselves. The law does not pro hibit the fountain owners from serv ing other than fountain products at the curb, it is understood. The law will go into effect next Monday, it was stated. The town's water supply, decreased from a maximum of 750 gallons per minute when the present system was installed to about 300 gallons a min ute now, is fast becoming a serious problem. The limited water supply is not a cause for immediate alarm, but as the consumption is increasing al most daily and the supply gradually decreasing the commissioners are planning to make necessary improve ments. Exact cost figures on a new deep well are not available, but it is be lieved that an adequate source of wa ter will call for an expenditure of a bout $12,000, Certain other improve ments to the water system are being considered, but they, along with the proposed additional source, will have to await word from the Federal Administrator of Public Works. At torney R. L, Coburn plans to discuss the possibility of borrowing the mon ey from the Federal emergency fund with T)r. H. C. Baity, State Engineer of Public Works in North Carolina, in Chapel Hill tomorrow. It is un derstood that one-third of the money needed for public«works projects is given to the borrower and the other two-thirds is payable over a period of 30 years. If a loan can be floated, the town authorities will make a survey of the proposed improvements, including the extension of the water lines out Hatigliton Street to the "Doodle Hill" section and the replacement oi damaged pipes on West Main Street. A large number of loans were made by the Federal Emergency Adminis tration this week, and about 130 ap plications are now before the State engineer, it is understood. Ordinance of Baptism at Baptist Church Sunday ■ The congregations have noticeably increased at the Baptist church re cently—especially has this been true of the evening congregations. Services will be held Sunday as usual—the church school at 9:45 o'- clock followed by the II o'clock preaching service. In the evening at 6:30 the B. Y. P. U. meets, followed at 7:30 by the evening church serv ice. At this Sunday night servlice (the ordinance of Baptism will be ad ministered, and the general public is invited to attend any or all these PRICE AVERAGE LITTLE HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR Local Market Sold 1,144,128 Pounds in September sll.lO a Hundred Approximately 41,000,000 pounds of tobacco were sold in the Eastern Car olina Bright Belt during the month of September, averaging SII.SO as coin pared with an average of SIO.BO for the same month last year, according to an official report issued yesterday by the department of agriculture. Williamston . sold 1,144,128 pounds during the month for an average price of sll.lO a hundred pounds. The report is significant in that it proves many of the statement claim ing 14-cent and even higher averages on the reopening day were unfound ed. It also shows that the price paid for tobacco is about the same on every market, and the little variation in price is traceable to the quality of tobacco offered on the different mar kets. During the past year or two; some farmers have patronized the smaller markets with their couun'on j tobacco and then carry their better! grades to the larger markets. The prices are then compared, and natur ally there is a price variations. This practice often reflects on the averages [ made by the smaller markets. Up to the first of this month, this belt had sold 54,780,480 pounds, but the warehouses wete closed three Veeks during that time and the sales were considerably limited. William ston sold up to October 1, 1,412,(i78 pounds. The forecasted production in I the state is 520,000,000 pounds, as com j pared with 294,000,000 pounds a year ago and 487,000,000 for the live-year | average. KIWANIS CLUB TO STAGE CONTEST • Losers Will Entertain The Winners with Banquet New Year's Day At its regular luncheon lasi Wednes day the local Kiwanis Club planned a unique attendance campaign, start ing immediately and continuing until January I. V J. Spivey was appoint ed captain of one group, and Crank Pittman will head tin s onil one. I tfach of the captains will In- assisted by 18 members, and the losing team will be called upon -to entertain the winners at a big New Year feast, | Professor I). N. Mix, special guest speaker of the club day, pointed , out. the needs of the local school as they have to do with promotion of safety and a higher scholastic sland i \ng. In cooperating with the princi-1 pal, the club voted lo give prizes for 1 scholastic attainment and winners in .public-speaking contests. The club also.discussed' a special c-u: , of in slruction in the methods of pieviut ing accidents and what to ju when' accidents occur. • R 11. Oiiodmou, aft er making several valuable uggl's- 1 lions /or the safety of the children, offered the free service of his com pany's safety engineer Professor I), j N. Mix, R. H. Goodmon, ( . li. Rue i buck, and J (. Manning were ap pointed as a committee to advance the plans for the safety school, and it is understood the importance of safety will be stressed in a series of talks and demonstrations here within a short ! time. | _ ♦ Special Service Sunday at the Presbyterian Church The usual services will be held in! Williamston Sunday, October 15 Church school at 9:45 a. rn. and wor-j Ship service and sermon at 11 a. in.' Rev. M. O. Sommers, of Clinton, who! has been conducting a series of serv-j ices at Roberson's Chapel, will bring the message. At Hear Grass there will lie but one service Sun,lay, church j.choi.l at 9:30 'a. in The nigjit service will not be held due to the fart that the meeting ' at Roberson's Chapel will close Sun day night. Beginning Monday night, : October 16, Rev. W. S. Harden, of Greenville, will bring ttic first mes-j i sage of a series of services at this 1 ■ point. At Ballard's Farm the church school will be held at 2p. in. Kcv, M. O. Soniniers will conduct the service there. At Koherson's Chapel there will be no church school in the afternoon. But the meeting which has been in progress for the past 10 days will come to an end Sunday night at 7:30 p. in. Government and Companies Finally Settle COUNTY COURT MORE THAN PAID ITS WAY TUESDAY Ten Cases Call, SBO in Fines Levied, and Two Sent To Roads recorder's court paid its- own way, declared an SBO school dividend, and increased, the number of toad by two at itp'last Tues day session. Ten cases were called by Judge Peel, the court going into .an afternoon session to complete the docket. Pleading guilty in the rase ;harg -1 ing him with violating the liquor laws, l oin Hell was lined sls and taxed with j the costs. The ease charging Belvin Starling j with abandonment and non-support, I was continued one week Norman Williams and l.eroy Saun j ders, charged with violating the liquor j [ laws, were found not guilty. A non suit resulted in the case charging (ieorge Smith with non-sup port. The court continued for one week the case, charging Gus Purvis with •non support, J. I) Thomas was fined SSO and taxed with the cost in the case charg ing him with operating an automo bile while intoxicated. His license to operate a motor vehicle was revoked fur 12 months Roosevelt Reddi.'k, commonly known lo jail attendants as "Rhode Island Red," was sentenced to the j roads tor four months. Keddick, a , colored man, pleaded guilty to the lar >'eny of nine Uhode Island Red chick ens. Guilford Purvis was fined sls and taxed with the cost when the court adjudged him guilty of violating the liquor laws. The case charging William Thom as Hyman with larceny was non suited. 1 Raleigh t'oburn and Claude Man ning were sentenced to the roads for four iiiihitlis in the case charging I them with ordering gasoline put in i their car and then driving off without paying the station operator. The sen tcnee was suspended as to Coburn, I who continues in jail to face a similar ••'barge in the next term of superior court. County Native Dies At His Home In Palmyra I Jim Stephenson, a native of this county, but for many years a resident i f Halifax County, died at his home m Palmyra last Sunday. He was 54 years old. Kntering into the mercantile busi nes,. and farming when a young man, i Mr. Stephenson was active in his work and was very successful. , * • Register October 28 For the Wet-Dry Election The attention of those citizens de siring to take part iu the wet-dry elec tion November 7 is called to the one : day registration on October 28. The , hooks will be open in each of the 12 precincts in Ihe county for one day only. It will not be necessary for those citizens whose names are already on the books to register again. Pitt County Man Is Hurt Jn Accident Last Monday J. D. White, Pitt County man, was painfully injured between Mear Grass and Greenville last Monday night j when the cjir driven by his 16-year old son crashed into a truck driven (»y James Bailey, of this county. White is factiiH reckless driving and traijs 'porting liquor charges in i J itt County. The 11 ink ius almost completely demolished by the impact and the light touring >.:ar occupied by the White was also damaged. The other tu > men escaped injury. Officers who investigated the wreck a short time, later were reported to have found a gallon of whisky near White's ctr. White denied owner ship, but the whisk) was said to have been ill the car at the time of the wreck, ami the elder White was de clared under the influence of the bev erage. White's injuries consisted of lacera tions about the face, which, although painful, were not considered serious. TOBACCO MEET I N J An important meeting of all lousiness men, tobacconists and other citizens of the town and community has been called (or next Monday night at 7:30 o'clock, it wax announced this morning. The meeting, considered the most important scheduled her e in many months, will be held in the courthouse and every one is urged to attend. The business of the meeting will center around the promoting of the tobacco market, and inter esting discussions are planned. Make your plans to attend. STEADY DECLINE IN NEEDY CASES SEEN IN COUNTY 47 Are Dropped From List - In September and Only 24 Added j While there are now many calls for aid pouring into the county welfare headquarters, the welfare report for ■ | last month indicates better times for j many in this county During Sep | | tember the relief office dropped 471 leases from its list and added only 2-4, new ones, a decrease of 23 relief j I families in one mouth. Nearly every ' new case added during the month was to ei|tiip needy children with clothes 1 and supplies for school. i .... . 1 Ihe Martin t otinty relief list has gradually dwindled since farming, up j | eratioiis were started last ' Uinnier on| a large scale. And then the relief gar-| jdi ns lightened tnc case load on tlie j welfare office to a remarkable extent, | it was explained. During the next few inontns a slignt j increase is expected in the number of Martin I ounty relief subjects, but i it is believed that the number seeking | aid will not be as great as it,was last j ( fall ami winter. Thousands of quarts ( ni (mils and vegetables have been ( preserved under tlie direction of the well; re office ill the county this year, and where many unfortunates had to j turn lo charity for food last winter | w ill feed themselves from i-their own | pantries this coming winter. Announce Service Schedule at Local Methodist Church • | ( , I Rogers, pastor. You will want ti> be at Sunday |st hoi I on time, 4:45. Short worship period for 30 minutes. Always dif 'f erenl, . j Church services at 11 a m and 7 .1(1 p. m. - S( | Kpvvortb League, Sunday evening at 7 o'clock. . ; •)» ( Members of the church are urged to l.c present every Sunday Others are •ordially invited to meet with us ! » t- i Col. Langston To Speak | Here Sunday at 3:00 P. M. ( ol John I). I.angston, of (iolds boro, will speak in the Martin Coun ty courthouse lu re, Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the interest of prohibi tion. Mr. I.angston, one of the lead ing lawyers of the State, is an inter .chtitiK speaker, and every one is "or Vlially invited to hear him. He will discus-, the wet and dry issues which are now before the peo ple of North Carolina for considera tion, and his talk will, no doubt, be highly instructive. Big Colonial Oil Trucks Turns Over In Greenville The big gasoline distributing truck operated out of here by the Colonial Oif Company; turned over in Green ville last Wednesday afternopp with approximately 3,IHM) gallons of gas in it. The trailer did not turn over. A small quantity of oil was lost, and the gasoline was pumped from the tank by a fire engine with very little loss. Mr. F-. H. Wagner, local manager for the company, was driving the big truck into Greenville when a passen ger car darted into the highway from a side street, forcing him to run the truck down an embankment. No one was hurt, but it was stated that the passengers of the car would probably have been killed had Mr. Wagner failed to turn from the road. ESTABLISHED 1898 BUYERS AGREE TO PAY 17-CENT PARITY PRICE Agreement Will Affect All Prices on Tobacco Sold Since September 15 After a long delay and alter tobacco farmers had all but given up hope for relief, the government and tobac co companies'yesterday advanced and signed a market agreement assuring tobacco farmers a 17 cent average for their current tobacco crop, or as much of the crop as is used by the domestic manufacturers Although the perfec tion of the agreement was late, the contract is retroactive; that is, it will apply to all tobacco sold for domestic use since September 25, the day the markets reopened. Just how the aver ages will be advanced on that tobac co already sold it is not definitely known Chief Provisions The tobacco companies would pay an average minimum price of 17 cents a pound for all flue-cured tobacco bought from September 25 to March 31, provided the to bacco is for use in this country. The tobacco companies would I purchase aj least 250,000,000 pouad* o%tJiis year's -crop, which remained unsold on September 15. They would agree also to pay the average minimum price for the tobacco. I Officials said the government re tained the power to examine the records of tobacco companies to ascertain whether they were liv j ing up to the agreement, Another important provision called for an assessment among | the tobacco companies, if neces sary, to raise the average mini mum pi ice to 17 cents. 1 Ihe agreement* was voluntary and officials said the licensing powers of I the farm adjustment act would not lie Used I Ins agreement, reg'uded as the most important thus (at initiated by the administration, in point of the magnitude of the investment, has a -Tt*f™ai live feature, and under its pro visions the signatory companies ob ligated themselves to purchase be jtwecn September 25 and March 31 of ! ni xt year about 25(1,(Mill,000 pounds of tobaivo, and to pay therefor 17 cents j a pound, which the government pro ' i laiius as parity. I lie farm administration said that the tobacco marketing agreement should raise the income of producers ly ten to twelve million dollars The agreement, the farm adjustment Hdministratioii said, is "supplemented b> a produt tion adjustment program with the payments of benefits to farm ers who sign contracts to reduce flue cured tobacco production in I'> 34 and •J935" Announce Two Services at Episcopal Church Sunday There will l>e morning and eve ning prayer with sermon each time at the Church of the Advent this Sun day. The subject of the morning ser mon will he, "Christian Fellowship." At the evening service the subject will be, "The I'ower of the Gospel." The adult Bible class wilf hold it•» second meeting of the fall at the rec tory Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock. The subjecf of the course is "A His tory of the Hebrews." The service at the Holy Trinity Mission near Bear Grass will be at 4 p. in , as usual. Hamilton Citizens Extend Aid to Storm Sufferers «—_ While the active drive for funds for the aid of storm sufferers was com pleted last week, contributions are still being received by Mrs. A. R. Dun ning, county chairman of the Red Cross here. Citizens of Hamilton contributed $4 in cash and a number of bundles of clothing this week. The clothing and cash will be forwarded to the storm victims along with other .contributions received here within the next day or two, Mrs. Dunning (aid yesterday. The county chapter, outside of the individual chapter at Rob«r»onv»lle, has contributed cash and clothing with an estimated value of well over S2OO.
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