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VOLUME XLIV?NUMBER 14 H'illianigton, Martin County, \orlh Carolina, Tuesday. February 18. Itil. ESTABLISHED 1899
Threatening Crisis
Looms For Britain
In Balkan Country
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Fairly Apparent That Hitlrr
Ha? Taken Territory
By Telephone
A new and threatening crisis is
facing Great Britain in her strug
gle against barbarism, the late de
velopments on the diplomatic front
leaving the heroic Greeks with lit
tle hope and the British with al
most insurmountable obstacles to
encounter.
Only last week Turkey declared
that she would go into action when
the first German soldier placed foot
on Bulgarian soil. Yesterday, Turkey
and Bulgaria signed a non-aggres
sion pact, meaning that Turkey will
not fight Germany now and that she
will possibly stand by as Hitler's
liarbarians march on little Greece.
The exact meaning of the pact is
not clear, but the news was well re
ceived in Germany and Italy. Musso
lini seeing in it some hope for his
Wops in Albania.
While some military observers
view the developments with alarm
and declare that the pact virtually
pits the whole world against Britain,
others are still hopeful that Hitler
will run into trouble in the Balkans.
It would appear just now that Greece
is about to be left out on a limb,
some believing that Great Britain,
fighting frantically on all fronts ov
er a large portion of the world, can
not effectively aid Greece in re
pulsing the crashing German mob.
Uncertainty marks the situation in
the Far East, recognized observers
stating that Japan, timing her action
with whatever move Germany
makes, will move on Singapore in
?he South Pacific. Japan has de
clared that she~wIIT decisively deal
with any obstacles Birtain may lay
down to impede prosecution of Ja
pan's national policy.
Britain has Warned Bulgaria that
the free passage of German troops
across the Balkan country will like
ly draw her into war. Britain does
not seem to be- greatly disturbed ov
er the Turkish-Bulgarian pact, one
report declaring that it does not nec
essarily mean that Turkey will not
act against Germany later on.
Commenting on Germany's reports
on losses on the high seas, Britain
today stated that the Axis powers
had lost more tonnage on the seas
than she had since January 7. The
comparison did not include heavy
British losses last week off the coast
of Portugal, however. Three Italian
ships and^a German merchant ship
were sunk yesterday by the British.
An official report stated that
deaths from German raids in Eng
land last month were considerably
below the average, that less than 1,
500 persons were killed and that ap
proximately 2,000 others were in
jured.
America's part in the struggle is
being focused on the lease-lend bill
which is now undergoing attacks in
the Senate Missouri's Senator Clark
declared today that the bill will
weaken the United States defense,
and that in passing it Congress
would abridge its powers. The pass
age of the bill is predicted in time,
but the slow-acting leaders in Wash
ington apparently refuse to recog
nize the grave situation in Europe
and especially in the Balkans and
over in the Far East at the present.
Plans are being advanced to raise
thirteen billion-dollars for financing
the defense program, and small in
vestors through the purchase of post
al savings stamps are being called
upon to raise a third of the amount.
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Hold Brotherhood
Dinner Tomorrow
"Hie fourth annual Brotherhood
Dinner of the Disciples of Christ
will be held around the world on
Wednesday evening. The Williams
ton Christian Church will hold its
dinner in the Woman's Club room
at 7 o'clock. Greetings will be read
. from many, churches ot the State
and nation along with those from
many foreign fields. Rev. John L
Goff will make the address on the
subject, "The Fellowship of a World
Church."
The membership of the local
church will Join with the Brother
hood of Churches in making an of
fering to assist the British Churches
of Christ to carry on their mission
ary work in India and Siam. The
whole membership is expected and
urged to attend.
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Move Auto License
Bureau This Week
The State Automobile License
bureau, maintained by the Carolina
Motor Club in the Williamston Mo
tor Company here for more than a
dozen years, has been moved to the
C. O. Moore building on Washing
ton Street. Operated as a conven
ience for automobile owners, the
bureau in the Williamston Motor
Company building was one of the
oldest in the State.
Mr. Dick Smith, treasurer of the
county and chamber of commerce
secretary will handle the aale of the
tags in the future in the Moore
building right next door to the Wil
liamston Motor Company.
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Guaranty Bank Buys
Old Bank Building
IN A HURRY!
Walking as spry as a young
man and faster than a little tot
could trot. Fanner Joseph S.
Qriffin. of Bear Grass, was ask
ed last Saturday morning where
he was going in such a big hur
ry. Mr. Griffin, while no real
old man. was splitting the side
walk wide open as he closed in
on the county agricultural build
ing where, he explained, he was
to get his soil conservation check.
He came out smiling.
"It reminds me of a Joke," Mr.
Griffin said. "A Democrat and
a Republican were riding in
Ohio when they saw a turtle lax
ity moving along the road. The
Republican said il reminded him
of a WPA worker. A little later
they saw a jack rabbit bounding
in the direction of town. Hie
Democrat said it reminded him
of a Republican farmer hurry -
ing to get his soil conservation
check made possible by a Demo
cratic administration."
better Cooperation
[s Urged For Health
Service In County
ourlei'ii Percent of Draftees
Kxaminetl Are Victim*
Of DineaHe
By DR. J. W. WILLIAMS
Martin County Health. Officer
Martin County has a population Qf j
6,000 people. With the .exception of
few miles there is not a person or
n industry can know we are in any
ays involved in a huge defense pro
ram or gaining anything from the
overnment's spending.
Everything is not as it seems. We
re involved and there is a way we
an assist materially and profit fi !
ancially.
In every piece of literature we
eceive pertaining to the health work
n Martin County regarding vener
al disease control is the fact that in
ur last war seven million days were
ast by enlisted men because of the
Eisease. We know that today around
very army camp double guards and
11 kinds of propaganda and educa
ional programs have to be started
nd supervision of prostitutes car
ied out. All of which is to prevent a
epetition of the great number who
vent down mentally under the
train of army life or were other
wise physically incapacitated by the
rippling disease; all at a great cost
n pensions, hospitalization and lives
?f misery.
Now what can we do about it?
^et's see. Fourteen per cent of our
Iraftees examined are infected with
yphilis. No one knows the amount
>f gonorrhea. We do know that some
?f our clinic patients have gone to
he army. If they are detected he
?omes home and another man, per
laps your son, takes his place.
If an infected man gets to camp he
s going to carry on his sex habits,
ie infects females who pass it on
ind every man so infected, white or
ilack, is a charge on the country
ind its taxpayers. If this man came
rom Martin County we are respon
ible because we did not do every
hing we could to prevent it. Our
employers of male labor did not give
>ur patients time off for treatment
>ecause his time off was an incon
venience. Our employers of cooks
ind nursemaids (and it is these em
>loyees when infected spread the
lisease) did not insist on complete
reatment. The excuse is generally
'it makes them sick that day and I
lave to prepare supper or I have had
ler so long I hate to lose her by in
isting on treatment, etc.
We are all in this thing together.
Everyone wants to do his or her bit
0 why not do what is at hand?
Every employer of day labor pays
1 tax for us to furnish the treatments
ree of cost so he profits in patriot
sm and as a county citizen. The
lousewife certainly benefits by safe
guarding the cook and is actually
oolhardy not to insist on the nurse
>eing non-infective.
In my opinion, I think it is our
lolemn duty to inform our employ
ees that we are in earnest about do
ng our part, and insist, no matter
what inconvenience, that examina
tion be made and continuous week
ly treatments be carried out.
Venereal diseases keep the sol
dier from his duty and industrial
worker from his job.
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Officert Wreck Three
Liquor Plant In County
Working in the Reedy Swamp sec
tion of Williamston Township and
in the Gold Point area of Roberson
ville Township, county officers
wrecked three liquor plants Sunday
and yesterday.
Officers J. H. Roebuck and Roy
Peel destroyed a crude plant and
poured out 400 gallons of beer in
this township Sunday.
Assisted by Robersonville police,
the officers wrecked two plants in
Robersonville Township and pour
ed out 200 gallons of beer.
Discontinue Plans
For Construction
Of A New Building
liiM'al liankiu^ Institution* To
Kxclinnp* ItiiiMiu^* On
Or About Sept. Ul
The Guaranty Bank and Trust
Company yesterday purchased the
old People's Bank building now oc
cupied by the Branch Banking and
Trust Company, it was officially an
nounced today by Mr. D. V. Clayton,
cashier and local representative of
the Guaranty institution No pur
chase price ftgitcer* were re lea sod r
but it is understcMHl that the lot own
ed by the Guaranty Bank between
the Watts Theatre and the Wool
ard Hardware Company store was
of feted as a part of the purchase
price At the time the purchase was
effected yesterday, the Guaranty
bank was about to let a contract for
the construction of a building on the
Main street lot. one report stating
that the firm had received and open
ed bids last Friday.
The building was purchased by
Fred Sutton, Kinston attorney, sev
eral years after the People's Bank
suspended business. Plans were made
for opening the Bank of Williams
ton in the building, but at the last
minute an application for a charter
was rejected. Purchasing the Farm
ers and Merchants Bank, ohe of the
few banks in the county tu keep its
doors open through one of the worst
depressions in years, the Branch
Banking and Trust Company rent
ed the old People's Bank building
from Sutton and has carried on its
activities there since that time.
When the Guaranty Bank was grant
ed a charter to open a branch here
in 1935 the old Farmers and Mcr
chants Bank building was leased
from the Branch Banking and Trust
Company.
Both hanks have leases on the
buildings now occupied by them un
til Sept. 1, this year. Now that the
Guaranty Bank has purchased the
People's Bank building, the Branch
bank will, it is understood, remodel
the old Farmers and Merchants
building and occupy it on or about
September 1st.
In announcing the purchase this
morning. Mr. Clayton said that his
company is planning to spend ap
proximately $2,500 repairing and
remodeling the big three story build
ing. No definite plans have been an
nounced by the Branch Banking and
Trust Company in connection with
renovating the old Farmers and
Merchants Bank building
Fire Department
Gets Three Galls
Local firemen answered three calls
in as many days during the week
end period, but very little damage
was caused by fire.
The first call was received last
Saturday evening at 7:15 o'clock
when an oil stove used for heating
water went out of control in the J
L. Rodgerson home on West Main
Street. The fire soon burned itself
out and while the piastering around
the flue was burned black no dam
age was done by the fire. Smoke
filled the kitchen and it looked at
one time as if the back part of the
house was burning.
Yesterday afternoon at 12:25
o'clock, the firemen were called to
the home of Perlie Willi.mr coloi
ed woman, on West Warren Stxeel
where they found a chimney blaz
ing. The fire was confined to the
chimney and no damage resulted.
An over-heated flue in the home
of Sarah Griffin, colored, on West
Sycamore Street, tired the wall
paper, but the fire was brought un
der control before the fire depart
was received within four hours o!
the one to a home on Warren Street
Three Auto Wrecks
Re|)orted In County
Three persons were hurl, none
seriously, in three accidents report
ed in the county during the past
week-end. Damage to property was
estimated at $380
J. W. Bellflower, Jr.,'young Goose
Nest Township farmer, miraculou
ly escaped death and injury when
his car went out of control and
turned over in several feet of wa
ter in Conoho Creek between Ham
ilton and Oak City late last Sunday
night. Driving a new car, Bellflow
er was said to have dropped off to
sleep and when he woke up the
machine was.plunging into the creek.
The car was damaged to the extent
of $178, it was estimated.
Two persons were hurt when Kate
Spruill wrecked his car near Gold
Point last week-end As far as it
could be learned here the victims
were not seriously hurt.
Edward Bowers, Bethel man, was
injured in an accident last Saturday
at the main street and highway in
tersection in Robersonville. Damage
to the cars was placed at $78.
Second Road Death
Reported In County
By Highway Patrol
h?lpur Kwrrtl. (!olored, Fatal
ly Hurt in Accident Near
Oak CItv
Fatally hurt in an automobile ac
riitint near Oak City on February
1. Edgar Kverett. 20 year-old color
ill man. died in a Rooky Mount hos
pital a few days later according to a
belated report reaching the highway
patrol Recording the death last
week-end. Highway Patrolman Whit
Saunders stated that a complete in
vestigation of the accident had not
been made. Learning of the death
indirectly, th/patrol questioned sev
eral witnesses, but could not reach
others immediately.
Driving an old model car said to
have been worth hardly more than
$10. Fa erett. -accompanied by James "
and William Kvereti. Jr. brothers,
and Jolt Parker. Wiley Staton and
Finest Lynch, was driving toward
Hamilton on Highway No. 125 when
the car turned over a couple of
titries.- fatallv injuring Kverett. None
of the others was badly hurt. Inves
tigating the accident at the time,
members of the patrol were advised
that no one was badly hurt, that no
other car was involved and that the
property damage was slight.
Witnesses, questioned last week
end by Patrolman Saunders, stated
that Kverett was driving about 35
miles an hour and turned his head
to look across a field. He ran into a
ditch and in trying to turn the ear
back into the road lie caused the
machine to turn over a couple of
times Kverett suffered no broken
hones, but he was injured on the
head, bruises having been detected
on the forehead and on the hack of
his skull
The ftooonit investigation last
w?-rk-end revealed that Kveretts'ap
plication for a driver's license had
been disapproved by highway safe
ty examiners, and it is apparent that
witnesses hesitated to offer any in
formation immediately following the
accident.
Can ied to a doctor in Oak City by
Jasper Peterson, near whose home
the car turned over, Kverett was re
moved to a Rocky Mount hospital
where he died the following Tues
day.
Everett was a tenant on the Hy
man Kthendge farm in .Goose Nest
Township.
Bertie Bounding
P
I p Tax Dodgers
The Bertie Ceuuty grand jury u
den*d a round-up of approximately
1,000 alleged tax dodgers in Hertie
last week. Presentments were pre
pared against the nearly 1,000 per
sons who had failed or neglected to
get their names 011 the books for poll
or personal property taxis The
grand jury order came after a study
of the tax records had been made
by a previous order of the court.
In addition to tin- drive against
those who failed to list poll or per
sonal property taxes, the county, un
der an order issued by Judge K
Hunt Parker, is making a study of
automobile registrations which are
to he checked with the tax records.
According to the Bertie Ledger
Advance, Windsor newspaper, no
action is expected just now, but sub
poenas will likely be issued in May
for the alleged tax dodgers
Dr. J. L Spencer
Now In Portsmouth
Dr. J. L. Spencer, well known den
tist and popular citicen of Wiiliams
ton for a number of years, closed
his office in the Tar Heel building
here yesterday to engage in practice
at Portsmouth. Dr. Spencer, whose
many friends throughout this sec
tion regret his leaving, had tonsid
ered the opening for several weeks
before deciding to locate in the Vir
ginia city.
Dr. Spencer is taking over the of
fice maintained by a member of the
Army reserve corps who has been
called into active service.
Mrs. Spencer and little daughter
will join him in Portsmouth short
'y
Father Of I,oeal
Man Died Friday
James Oscar Dudley, father of
Mr W E Dudley, of this place, died
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. E.
J. Wells, in Rocky Mount, last Fri
day evening following a lingering
illness He was 67 years old.
Mr Dudley was a member of the
Rocky Mount police force and later
served as an officer in Scotland
County. He had heen 111 feeble health
for some time.
Besides his son here he leaves hif
widow, J(Irs. Lou L. Dudley, a daugh
ter, Mrs. Wells, and a son, F N.
Dudley, of Rocky Mount.
Funeral services were held at his
late home last Saturday afternoon
by Dr. E. L. Hillman. Interment was
in Pineyiew Cemetery, Rocky Mount.
Quarter Million Dollar Increase
In Real Estate Values Listed By
White Owners In This Township
Still Looking to Lease-Lend
Bill to Aid Tobacco Growers
Whatever the uncertainties facing I
Britain may be as they relate to i
f<x?d supplies and munition stocks. I
late reports from Washington indi- <
cate that efforts are still being made \
to score an advantage for eastern \
Carolina tobacco growers under the t
lease-lend bill. The movement to
brighten the outlook for the tobac- |
co farmer is now underway in the i
United States Senate. *
Senator Josh Lee, Oklahoma pent- ?
ocrat, and Senator Arthur Capper.
Kansas. Kepublicans. introduced
amendments?U? speed tlve flow- of
farm products to Britain under the
powers of the measure and reduce
overhanging surpluses.
Meanwhile, Representative John
11. Kerr conferred with Secretary of
Agriculture Claude R Wickard in an
effort to enlist his aid in disposing of
argo shK'k* of tobacco the-Br it ish
jndcr the bill, and Representative
derbert Bonner announced that one
?f Britain's outstanding tobacconists
vas due to arrive in Washington
vithin a few days to cooperate in
he effort.
Senator Lee's amendment would
dace tobacco, cotton, wheat and
ither agricultural products on an
.'qual footing with arms and amniuii
tton us items t*? be exchanged un
ler the bill. According to the in
[orprctation placed on the meas
ire in the House, this power is al
ready implied, but Lee seeks to make
it absolutely~clear and explicit.
Senator Capper's amendment is
slightly more far-reaching. It would
require Britain to resume its "norm
al" purchases of farm products from
this country
Legislative Review By
CountyRepresentative
\ oiccs Opposition
To Salary Raises
For Court Judges
Kror^aiii/iitioii of a Number
of State Departments Is
\ou Itein^ Coibidernl
liy CLARENCE W. GRIFFIN
Martin County Representative
The work of th<f? North Carolina
General Assembly is continuing at a
rapid pace and several of the lead
ing members are predicting that the
session will adjourn March 8. Last
week a bill was introduced whi^h
would call for a Constitutional
Amendment to create a State Board
of Education consisting of seven
members to have general supervi
sing power over the State School
System This bill is in line with Un
bend of Governor Brougliton's ad
ministration to reorganize several I
state departments.
The guards in the State Prison
camps will probably be glad to learn I
that a bill has been introduced to !
provide an increase of $10 per month
in the salaries of all guards in the
State Prison Camps.
The Building and Loan Associa
tions will get some new legislation.
One bill introduced will provide that
three members of the board of di
rectors of any Building and Loan
Association may act as an executive
committee to make loans between
tin- meetings of the board of direct
ors. Another bill introduced would
give the Building and Loan Asso
ciation the right to borrow money
up to 35 per cent of the gross assets
of the association. This is a small in
crease above the provisions contain
ed in the present law.
A bill was also introduced provid
ing that any person convicted of fel
ony could be compensated when he
proved that be was innocent, and
was pardoned. This compensation
could run as high as $5,000. Anothei
bill relating to the courts would
abolish capital punishment and make
a life imprisonment sentence manda
tory upon the judge in all cases in
which the jury recommended such
action. This bill has already passed
the Senate and is now before the
House.
Another bill tending to icuigun
ize the State set-up at this time
would create a department of motor
(Continued on page six)
Barn hill Brothers
To Lease Building
Barnhill Brothers, local store op
erators, are announcing today the
li-asc of their main street store build
ing tn i nt* drug ttorr firm, the
present store management headed by
Mr Garland Barnhill, stating that
the building will be remodeled
within the near future for the new
firm.
In connection with the change,
Mr. Barnhill announced that his firm
would close out all merchandise dur
ing a special sale beginning next
Friday morning. Marked reductions
are being effected to move the stock
and vacate the building within a
limited time. No official announce
ment has been released by the drug
firm now in the process of organiza
tion, it was reliably learned.
Barnhill Brothers opened their
store here 13 years ago next month
and have been prominently connect
ed in thii aection's mercantile field
during that time,
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KAHMKH-Hllt :m;i{
The slaughter houses have
Ihrir experts, but reports state
that (iriffiiis Township has one
of its own when it comes to
hutcherinx hogs. During the sea
son Just ended. Farmer Tommir
Whitley, of Farm I.lfe, butcher
ed 306 hpxs for his immediate
neixhbors in thirteen days This
is an axe of specialisation, to he
sure, but the younx nun has
well demonstrated that he is an
able butcher as w ell as a success
ful farmer.
The thirteen farmers in Mr.
Whitley's community packed ap
proximately 60,000 pounds of
meat this season, or about the
same amount they ordinarily
store.
Bill To Reorganize
Road ( !om mission
Is Before Assembly
Hull Ailvanri-il To Hurt- I'u
Ireal anil Vi-liiclr Iturruiin "
I ntlr-r Our- l)<'|iiirtiiii'iil
North Carolina's ten little high
way domuins are about to crumble
before determined cation in the I
Stale Legislature A bill to tear down ^
the ten highway districts and estah- j
lish a State-wide system was inlro |
riuced in both houses of the legists- I
lure last evening A proposal was |
also advanced to place the highway :
patrol, motor vehicle bureau and the ;
safety division into an independent j
department These agencies now op- :
crate under the State Revenue De- j
purtmcnt.
Instead of a district commission
or determining the road construction
program in ids individual district,
the mmmissinn undrr the terms of
the bill now before the assembly
would consider the program as a
Isidy The new hill would advance
the road program 011 a state wide
basis rather than on the wishes and
whims of the individual district. It
is fairly apparent that the district
commissioners would he robbed of
some of their power, and the lull in
directly admits that Favoritism lias
marked the activities of the highway
commission during the past four
years.
The hill now being considered
reads, in part, as follows:
"It shall bo the duty of each com
missioner to inform himself of the
road needs of the particular division
from which said commissioner is
chosen and to report his findings
from time to time to the commission.
(Continued on page six)
Slighlty Hurt In Auto
j Crash Ih-re Last [Sight
Miss Becky Hose was painfully
but not badly hurt 111 an automobile
accident in the main street business
district here last night ' at 10:20
o'clock. Thrown from her seat in
the crash, Miss Rose broke the
windshield with her head and her
knee was hurt when it struck the
dash hoard of the ear
llarry Taylor, driving his broth
er's new Buick, was traveling down
the street when Dick Smith started
to back from the curb in front of
Margolis Brothers' store. Neither of
the drivers was hurt. Damage to the
Taylor car was estimated at $100.
The Smith car damage can be re
paired at a small cost.
Listing Variations
p
Viml Vt Informal
Meeting ^ esterdav
. r j
Cleared I ami in Griffin* 1*
I'I h i iI On Hook* at $36
IVr Vrrr On VvcrujB1
An upward trend in county prop
erty values w as indicated in a semi
official chock of the listings for white
ouiicis in Willuin.-tun Township yes
terday, Tax Supervisor S H Grime-,
slating that the gain will approxi
mate a quarter of a million dollars
In UHU. tin value of real proper?
ties held bv white owners in Wil
hamston Township was placed?at- -
SI 638.1)00 The value fill 1941 on
the same properties was fixed, ten
tatively of course, at $1,864,784
These figures do not include cor
IMiration listings handled for the
public utilities such as the Coast
lane Railroad Company, the Caro
lina Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany. the Western Union Telegraph
Company and others. The figures do
include the Virginia Electric and
power Company listings which show
a st/able increase and which stand
close to $100.00(1 in Wilhamston
Township alone.
The $1,864,764 valuation is not
quite complete, the members of the
that there were yet several pieces
of property to he valued They ex
plained that the owners could not
he contacted immediately and that
they would have to be seen for cer
tain necessary information
Asked What effect the colored
property listings would have on the
total, the board of assessors ex
plained that a decrease was to be
expected there, but that the decrease
would not materially reduce the gain
At an informal meeting here yes
terday afternoon, the local board
of assessors, the lax supervisor and
a representative of the board of
commissioners disc-used the first re
ports on the revaluation work It
was generally agreed that a reduc
tion in values on property owned by
colored citizens was in order. "We
took a had beating in some instances,
hut there were a few gains," one of
the local assessors said in comment
lug on the revaluation of real prop
ei ties ow ned by colored citizens
An apparent inequality was noted
in the values placed on homes-cost
ing from $8,000 to $14,000. In Rob
ersonville Township, homes compar
ing in size and cost to a number in
Wilhamston Township were said to
be valued higher than those here.
The informal discussion indicated
that the values should he brought
in line, but it will he left to the
hoard of equalization to increase
value.-, lu re oi lowei' those in Rob
oisoiiville to bring the values into
line There are only a limited num
ber of such cases, the concensus of
opnfioii at the informal session bc^
,,'g thai values f?i other types of
buildings were in J me. or the varia
tion was not as great, at least.
Very few of the townships have
filed Iheir listings, and it is impos
slide al tins time to estimate the
increase in values Williumston is
the only township to have its real
properties checked, and the check
involved holdings of white owners.
In Griffins a check of values placed
on cleared land have been averaged.
Supervisor Grimes -luting that the
4.BB3 aOVcS wefe placed on the hooks
at $167,850. a resulting average of
$30 an acre In Williams Township,
the average value placed on cleared
land was $31.44 per acre
(Continued 011 puge six)
ToIuhtil Variety
Tests In County
Interesting and valuable results
were obtained in a tobacco variety
test conducted last season by Farm
er D Clarence Gurkin in coopera
tion with Tobacco Specialist Lloyd
Weeks in Griffins Township. The
results were just recently announc
ed. and while they are far above the
average, the conclusions to be drawn
may prove of value to other farm
The demonstration was conduct
ed on Norfolk sandy loam soli. A
3-10-6 fertiliser was applied at the
rate of 1,000 pounds per acre in 28
inch drills. Following are the results,
ncluding pounds per acre, average
price per pound and price per acre:
Virginia Bright Leaf, 1,640 pounds,
$21.48 and $340.50
Improved Gold Dollar, 1,605
pounds, $20.44 and $316.25
Mammoth Gold. 1,455 pounds,
$21 15 and $295.97.
Yellow Mammoth, 1.520 pounds,
$20.94 ?nd $306 42.
Bonanza, 1.590 pounds, $21.12 and
$324.05.
White Stem Orinoco, 1,526 pounds,
$19.42 and $284.40.
"400", 1,818 pounds, $80.81 per 100
pounds and $316.80 per acre.