A THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY
OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY
FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK
THE ENTERPRISE
VOLUME L—NUMBER 3(>
Williamston, Marlin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, May 6, Il)l7
THE ENTERPRISE IS READ B1
OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTS
FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK
ESTABLISHED 1899
SbjtOkjn
o J jiidoi sc Hospital
Road In Griffins
Gets Conditional
Approval Monday
County Board Discusse* Va
ried Business Calendar
At Long Meeting
Meeting in regular session Mon
day, the Martin County commis
sioners were asked to endorse
Washington. Beaufort County, as
the location for one of the region
al hospita's proposed under the
State Good Health Program. Ap
pealing before the board. Dr. M.
O. Fletcher, Harry McMullan, Jr.,
and C. W. Thompson explained
^ the plans for the hospital, stating
that the federal government
would not interfere with any
plans subject to be advanced for
a county hospital in Martin. It
was intimated that if the other
counties in the region chose not
to participate in the construction
costs. Beaufort County would ac
cept the cost. No action was tak
en on the endorsement request,
the board deciding to investigate
certain details before taking de
finite action. If the county is not [
to share in the costs, it was inti- |
mated at the meeting that the
board will endorse Washington as ,
the location for the regional hos- j
pital.
Unofficially, a 150 bi d hospital *
T' costing about $900,000 is being |
proposed for this region.
Asking that their l ights be pro- I
tected but registering no protest,
several property owners in Grif- I
fins Township discussed with the
commissioners and Highway En
gineer McKim the construction of
a load in that district. It w'as re
ported that the owners subject to
bear most of the damage by the
construction project conditionally
H accepted the plans as proposed by j
the engineers. It is certain that
the road will considerably dam
age the lands of Messrs. N. T. Tice
and Pleny Peel. "We don't want
I to hold up the project, but we feel |
as if we are entitled to fair con- \
sideration,” Spokesman Jim Peel \
said. Engineer McKim explained i
that if no changes are made in the !
| present plans, he believes the pro- ■
ject will be included in the June
contract letting.
I Apparently J gainst the ques
tionable “rackets", but anxious to
'cooperate with the various civic
organizations in the county, the
♦ ommissioners exempted civic or
ganizations and fire departments
sponsoring carnivals from county
taxes during the year 1947. Each
civic organization may sponsor
only one carnival, however. Op
position to the carnivals was ex
pressed in the meeting, it was
learned.
Making his monthly report to
the commissioners, Tax Collector
>S11„ Peel stated that $199,253.89
"r T'fr*1skuo. HB.oT'ltofleuTor the
fiscal year 1946-47 had been col
lected, leaving a balance of $8,
504.51 uncollected plus discounts
allowed and relief orders.
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Firemen Reeeive
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Local volunteer firemen were
called out twice last week-end,
but neither call amounted to
much.
The first call came from the
basket factory at 3:10 Friday
afternoon when an inside dry
kiln caught fire. Employees of
the plant had the fire under con
trol when the fire-fighting appar
atus reached there. Reports
state that very little damage was
done, that a few basket tops
were burned. Operations were
delayed only a short time.
Experiencing a costly fire a
few weeks ago, the plant owners
are now about ready to resume a
normal operating schedule, Mr.
Jesse W hitley," one of the pro
prietors. announced yesterday.
A new leak developed in the
automatic sprinkler system in
the W. I. Skinner Tobacco Com
pany plant at 10:30 Saturday
night, causing the alarm to sound.
Firemen investigated, found no
fire and no damage. A similar
alarm was sounded there earlier
in the week.
\ ELECTION |
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Williamston’s biennial
municipal election is attract
ing very little attention, re
ports from the polls in the
town hall stating that less
than 75 votes had been cast
up until shortly before noon
today.
While the outcome of the
voting is fairly certain, there
were rumors that a few
write-ins were being made.
An unusually light vote is
certain, poll holders guessing
that the count would not ex
ceed 150 or 175. The polls
close at 6:30 this evening.
Second District
In County Meets
Quota In Drive
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WilliiiniM Township Raises
165 Percent of Its Can
cer Fund (Junta
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The 1947 cancer fund drive in
this county went “over the top"
in another township when Town
ship Chairman Charlie L. Daniel
turned in $57.10 to the county
chairman as Williams Township's
total collection. Assigned a quota
of $35.00 this year, the district
under Mr. Daniel’s leadership and
who with the help of his able
helpers almost doubled it. rais
ing 165 percent of the quota.
Mr. Daniel was assisted by sev
eral canvassers, who reported
as follows: Joe Lawrence Col
umn, $20; Daisy Manning, $11;
Elizabeth Hopkins, $9.05; Vivian
Hudson, $2.30; Walter Gardner,
$0.00: W. C. Gardner. $1: James
Mendenhall, $4. Sally Bet Hardi
son. $3.75.
Under the leadership of Mrs.
Oscar Davenport, township chair
man, the people of Jamesville
township donated 97U of their
quota, raising an even $97.00 of a
one hundred dollar quota. With
the schools and other organiza
tions of the community cooperat
ing, the citizens of Jamesville
township did a splendid job.
With the time of the 1947 drive
being extended due to the delay
ed start this year, most of the
townships have not reported, but
are expected to do so within the
next few days. Persons or firms
that haw not made their contri
butions to this very worthy cause
still have time.
A late report from N. L. Hy
man states that Goose Nest rais
ed $159.93, or ICO percent of its
quota. Other townships are also
said to have met their quotas.
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Make Hybrid Corn
Tests In County
Two 4-H club members and one
adult farmer are making hybrid
coin testa m the county this year,
Assistant Farm Agent J. W. Sum
ner announced tins week. Bobby
uf^EtardenlPScPB cn Bumung^wff
run a demonstration near Wil
liam.ston. Farmer Archie Rober
son is conducting a test in the :
Hassell sec*ion.
The experimenters have been
given one pound each of three re-1
commended white Hybrids and j
eight recommended yellow Hy- !
brids. One white and one yellow
Hybrid not recommended for this
county was also given. These Hy
brids will be planted with a local
white and local yellow open pol
linated variety. The Hybrids will
be tested against the local corn.
The purpose of planting two hy
brids not recommended for this
county is to demonstrate the ne
cessity for using a recommended
Hybrid. The Hybrids being used
are Tenn. 10, N. C. T-20, U. S. 620,
Dixie 17. N. C. 26. N'. C. 27. N. C.
T-ll. N. C. T-23, Woods S-210,
Funks 714. N. C. 1032. Woods V-50,
and U. S. 13.
The corn- will be harvested in
the fall and the yield checked on
each Hybrid. It is hoped that
each farmer can see these demon- J
strations and answer for himself
which Hybrid he likes best.
.IS ork Jigtidied Bv
Home Demonstration Club*
Observing National Hume
Period This Week
(By MRS. VV. C. WYNNE)
In observance of the second J
annual national home demonstra- j
tion week, the Bear Grass Club |
! pledges anew the ideal of home j
and family as the corner stone of |
freedom and the democratic way
of life, and reviews with pride the
many achievements of the past
year toward advanced standards
for rural family living.
Under the leadership of the
county home agents, the health
of the members of of 25 homes
represented in the club have been
improved by 4,635 quarts of fresh
canned fruits and vegetables, 35,
800 pounds of home-cured meats
and 759 additional pounds stored
m the Williamston freezer locker.
In the home-beautification proj
ect all homes were improved by
the use of either wall paper, rock
board or paint. One home was
completely remodeled and’ one
painted inside and outside. At
tractive doorsteps were built and
more storage space was added to
kitchens and bedrooms. In mapy
homes, beautiful hand-made rugs
adorn the floors.
After a timely slip covering
demonstration by an extension
specialist, many old discarded
pieces of furniture were repaint
ed, new springs added to chairs
and day beds and dressed in gay
I new home-made slip covers they
brighten the corners where they
are. For outward appearances,
shrubbery and flowers were
planted and lawns improved.
In 1946 every club member
made either a cash or canned food
contribution to UNRRA. The Red
I Cross drive w'as supported and
many garments were made.
The most outstanding project
was the purchasing of equipment
i needed in a sick i oom for use to
all club members and the com
munity. In all cases of illness,
flowers, gilts and greeting cards
were sent and messages of sym
pathy in time of distress.
Bear Grass was the recipient
of a gavel for record attendance
at the achievement day program.
A pressure cooker was also re
ceived by the club for oustanding
woik done in the county.
One representative attended j
Farm and Home Week at State
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Arrest Intruder
Tuesday Morning
Jacklon Gary Nicholson, form
erly of this county but more re
o-iitly an extensive traveler, was
arrested near here early this
morning for allegedly forcing his
way into a bed room in the Cow
en boarding house, two doors
from the police station, here about
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The young man's arrest, made
by Chief Chas. R. Mobley and Of
ficer Arthur Perry, folowed a sev
eral-hour search.
Removing his shoes and leaving
them under an ironing board in
the kitchen of the Cowen home,
Nieliolsun forced an entrance into
sleeping. U was unofficially
learned that the intruder placed
his hands on the young girl but
did not harm her. When Mrs.
Cower, called for help, Nicholson
fled from the house, leaving his
shoes. When arrested at the Eli
White home, a mile or more from
town the young man was bare
footed
A hearing is tentatively sched
uled for later in the day, officers
stating that the young man had
told several conflicting stories.
In addition to the case, peeping
toms were reported around the
Crawford home on North Haugh
ton Street about 12 o’clock last
night, and at a window of the Dr.
Jim Rhodes, Jr. home on East
Grace Street about thirty minutes
previously. The doctor chased
the prowler away with a pistol.
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Bank» To Have Holiday
On Memorial Duy Here
Both local banks will observe
Confederate Memorial Day on
Saturday of this week as a holi
day, it was announced today.
4imimv £kumty
miimkuie MjjM&LQf Won w. y„
The names of all freeholders
those of many others, including
women and colored citizens, will
be placed in the Martin County^
jury box when the new lists are
prepared next month, the board
of commissioners, in accordance
with the dictates of the law, or
dered at their regular meeting
this week.
Only the names of those citi
zens entitled to special exemp
tion, including postal employees,
doctors, firemen and a few' others,
will be left out of the box. In
the cases of entitled exemption,
special lists should be submitted
to the board before the names are
copied and placed in the box.
It isn’t likely that many wo
men's names will be placed in the
box in comparison with the num
ber of males because there arc
comparatively few women tax
payers in the county and no large
number of them vote in the regu
lar county elections. It is also
likely that comparatively few
names of colored citizens will be
found)in the records from which
the jury list is taken.
While the commissioners or
dered the names of women in
cluded in the jury reservoir, they
took no action to provide sep
arate jury room facilities for the
fair sex. It is apparent that the
authorities will wait until the
needs are determined before in
curring any additional expense
for the county.
Old Town Board In
Last Term Meeting
I PROSPEROUS
V-J
Stopping here for a short
while last Friday while on a
tour of this section of the
State, Jonathan Daniels, edi
tor-author, declared this was
a prosperous looking part of
the country.
Although not at all pessi
mistic, he expressed some
concern over tobacco price
prospects for the 1947 crop.
Vigorously Denies
Statements Made
To Special Jury
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Don Johnson Say* Accusa
tions Ry W. T. Currie
Arc False ami Untrue
Testimony offered by W. T.
(Tony) Currie before a coroner’s
jury last week in connection with j
the tragic death of William Rob- \
ert (Bud) Bowers was vigorously
disputed, in part, by Don John
son, Martin County farmer living
near the site of the Conoho Hunt
ing Club House.
Currie, keeper of the lodge and I
game warden for the club’s sev- ;
oral thousand-acre game reserve,
told the jury that Johnson hryi
said. “If the club does not treat 1
me right I’ll fix the house so the
ashes will blow into the river.’ j
Disturbed by the accusation, Mr.1
Johnson said last week-end that I
he could not understand why Cur
rie should make such a statemen*.
“Certainly thinking people will
not accept such evidence coming
from a man who had been crazy
drunk for weeks.”
Vigorously denying the allega
tion, Mr Johnson declared that j
he narbored no m lccimg inward
the club or any of its members.
In a prepared and signed state
ment, Mr. Johnson said:
"This is to certify that the state
ment made by (Tony)
Currie in the investigation aris
ing out of the death of William
Two Intersection
Stoplights To Be
Installed Shortly
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Several Beverage Lieeimew
(>runle«l; l ax Aeeounls
Ordered ,Advertised
Holding its last regular term
meeting, the old board of commis
sioners last night cleared the
slate in a one-hour session, leav
ing whatever unfinished business
there might be for the new board
to grapple with at the June meet
ing.
There was no very unusual
business to mark the last meeting
of the old board, but two stop
lights were ordered installed, tax
accounts were ordered advert'sed
in accordance with law and bev
erage dealers’ licenses were p iss
ed out to all applicants without
much discussion. Current bills
were approved and a few im
provements are to follow at the
direction of the board.
A license for the sale of w;ne
for consumption off premises was
granted Robert Ormond, opera
tor of n small store on Broad
Street. A beverage license \vas
issued to Frances G. Early for oil
premises sale in her new brick
Duilding now nearing completion
in Washington Street. B. L. Con
ivay was granted license for the
sale of beer in Barney's Grill on
Washington Street. A license to
iperatc a pool room equipped
a/it!i not less than four tables was
granted to Raymond Heath who
s opening two new places of busi
tcss on Washington Street near
Peel's market.
The stop lights, costing approxi
nately $150 each, are to be in
italled at the Main and Haughlon
street and Mam and Watts Street
n(ersecffffls^-P'!^?*f,in i> evi ianT
hat the tobacco market sign will
lave to come down at the Maugh
am Street intersection. Disctiss
ng the need for the lights, the
.•ommissioners pointed out that
he volume of traffic had7ncieas
'd to such an extent that some
Transplant First Tobacco
Of The Season In County
The first tobacco transplantings
of the season were reported in the
county last week-end, and the I
work was said to be getting under ;
way on a fa"ly large scale yester
day and today following ideal
showers during the past few days. |
Buddy Rogers and Sidney Beach
am transplanted two acres in Bear
Crass last Saturday and it was
lated that the farmers planned
Lo have their twenty acres trans
planted by Thursday or Friday of
this week with possibly enough
plants left to transplant seventy
rive or one hundred acres. Indi
rect reports stated that a small
acreage was transplanted to the
crop in Cross Roads Township last
Friday, but no details could be
pad here.
Farmer Beacham stated that
their plants had grown out of the
blue mold, that the disease did |
very little damage. “01' course, it
is possible that the blue mold will
return, but those beds placed in
new locations tins year have nut
suffered any great damage from
the disease,” Mr. Beacham said.
Reports from other districts
state that the blue mold is still in
the plant beds, but that the pros
pects for reasonably early trans
planting are brighter now than
they were a week ago.
While very few farmers hud
started transplanting their crops
in the county before the early
part of this week, indications now
point to a climax in the work
within the next week or ten days.
Nearly every farmer in the coun
ty lias sufficient plants and many
to spare, and if the blue mold does
not wipe out the beds the plant
supply will be more than ample I
to meet the needs, it was stated.
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I\dimiU Treated
MRMbmmwC-u ' > yt mi mi I—dBjM
m Duke Hospital
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Report Docs INol Include
Private Patients l.niiii:
hroni This County
According to ;f report just re- I
cently released, 908 days of care |
were rendered to Martin County ■
patients in Duke Hospital last
year, exclusive of private pa
tients.
The total cost, the report point
ed out, was $10,609.28, the hos
pital paying $3,652.89. The pa
tients paid $5,088.09 and the coun
ty advanced $8-14.00. It was also
reported that $779.96 was paid by
the Crippled Children’s Fund.
Vocational Rehabilitation funds
were used in the amount of
$184.34, and the Blin Commission
Fund contributed $58.00.
The hospital, the report con
tinued, rendered aid to people of
100 counties in North Carolina,
31 other states and 3 foreign coun
tries at a total cost of $1,867,638.80
during the year 1946. Of this op
erating expense the hospital bore
the brunt of costs in the amount
of $V68.965.81, with patients con
tributing $970,885.15, municipali
ties and counties responsible for
a total of $55,551.98, and other
agencies contributing $72,235.86.
Costs for special tests in the
laboratories and costs for diag
nosis and treament of patients
who made 129,504 visits to the
public dispensary and private di
agnostic clinics are not included.
If these costs were tabulated in
the total expenditure the cost of
medical care given would in
crease substantially. The Duke
public dispensary has performed
valuable service in providing di
agnostic facilities for patients in
the earlier stages of disease before
hospital care is necessary. The
figures emoted above are for days
of actual hospital care. Statistics
i indicate that the average stay per
i patient was 11.8 days (12.2 includ
ing newborns).
During the past year 50% of the
j patients treated were unable to
py the full cost of their medical
care. Sixty live of North Caro
lina's 100 counties have assisted
them in amounts varying from
$10.00 to $13,089.32. Money eon
[tributed by counties constituted
2.9% of the cost of care of these
patients; churches and communi
ty friends contributed 3.9% and
the patients themselves paid
51.771. In some counties the pro
portion of cost paid by the pa
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Two Slightly Hurt
In Fall From Auto
Masters David Crockett, 2-ycar
old son of Mr. and Mrs. C. G.
Crockett, Jr., and Carroll Free
man Brown, 5-year-old son of Mr.
Abner Brown, were slightly in
jured when they fell from a mov
ing automobile at Durdens late
lads were painfully skinned and
received slight bruises on the
backs ol their heads, but no bones
were broken'. The two of them
were sore the following day but
Miii' ..ob be out and at play. ,
David and Carroll Freeman j
were traveling from Plymouth
in tin back seat of the Crockett
car with their grandmother. As
the car was rounding a curve
traveling about 40 miles an hour,
the door flew up, and out rolled
Davey, Carol! Freeman following
without delay. Both landed on
the shoulder of the road and roll
ed quite a number of feet. David
came up with a mouthful of dirt
and a small rock lodg.-d between
his teeth. Carroll Freeman jump
ed up and ran to meet his grand
father. David got up but was a
little too dizzy to stand up and
fell back down.
The boys were treated in a local
doctor’s office and released a
short time later.
lanal Man Made Director
Of Insurance Association
Mr. W. 11. Carslarphen, local
insurance man, was named dis
trict director of the North Caro
lina Association of Insurance
Agents at a meeting of the urgani- i
zation held in Pinehurst last Sat- |
urday. I
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Fat Stock Show Here
f COUNTY MKKTINO 1
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Tlicrr will be a county
wide P. T. A. meeting in the
VVilliamston e I e m e n t a r y
school at 8o'doek in the eve
ning on Wednesday of this
week. Mr. Hugh Itorton and
Mr. C. B. Martin, members of
the state legislature from
Martin County will he the
principal speakers. All par
ents, teachers and other in
terested persons are invited
and urged to attend. Mrs. YV.
('. Wynne of Bear Grass is the
president of the organization
and Mrs. Joseph YV. Griffin of
Williamston is the secretary.
Twenty Marriages
Reported In This
County In April
Issuance Is Thirteen Less
Ilian [Number It«-1»«»ri• -<I
In April of Last Yeur
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After stinting off with a trig
number last January, the issuance
of manage licenses in this coun
ty continues to dwindle gradual
ly, the figure dropping from -11 in
the first month of this year to 20
in April. The issuance las! month
is thirteen less than the number
reported in April of last ycai
Marriage licenses were issued
in this county last month to the
following:
White
Elmer Murray Leggett and I,e
* ha Viola Gardner. both of Wil
liamslon.
W. !(. Moody, HKD 3. Jackson,
Tennand Margie Todd, of Wind
sor.
James A Carson of Parmele
and Lola M. Page of Holier on
ville.
James N, llardi am of Roboi
sonville and Nehla Elizabeth
Stubbs of Williamston.
Elbert S. Harris of William ton
and Louist Taylor of Everett
William Kranklin Coppage and
Mary Charles Godwin, both of 1
Williamston.
Colored
LeRoy Grimes, Jr , and Francos
Mae Paige, both of Stoke
Elijah Ward and Gussie Bry
ant, both of Williamston,
Elbert Whitmore of Stoke and
Emma Bryant of Palmyra.
Henry Wilder. RED 1, Auland
cr, and Doris O’Neill Rice, RED
3, Aulander.
Mayo And; ews of Roboi on ville
and Hattie Marie Smith of Gold
Point.
w Jesse Welle- ,|t |C| I
ton, and Clara Bell
Williamston.
Oseai Jones and Mildred Green,
both of Hamilton.
Clinton Hcckstall and Margaret
Jones, both of Windsor,
Allen Coffield and Ernestine
Clemmons hoth of William: t>m.
Richard Hooker anil I
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William Staton, Jr and Mary
Parker, both of Oak City.
Edward Leo Gainer, RED 3,
Williamston, and Mary Lee Ha.
sell of Williamston.
George E. Peterson and Lillie
Mae Jones, both of RED I, Wash
ington.
Harry Land and Hattie Mae
Moore, both of Williamston.
New Hooks Added
To Library Here
Several new books were recent
ly added to the shelves of the
local library, Mrs. Ethel Ander
son, librarian, announced t h i
week.
Included in tin list of ncv\
books are, The Vixens, The Wild
Yazoo, The Chinese Doll, The
Butterfly, Mirras, Mirror, The
Light Heart, Two Clues, Storm
Center, Another Woman's House,
Thursday’s Blade, JThe Left Hand
Is a Dreamer, Bander by the Way
side.
Former (Governor
J. M. Broughton
To Speak Friday
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Show lintrics !VIii*| Be
Wei-'lird In Before I
I*. M. Thursday
More than two thousand farm
ers and other visitors are expect
ed to attend the annual Martin
County Farm Bureau meeting and
fat stock show in Williamston on
Friday of this week, the commit
tee on arrangements stating that
elaborate plans were being ad
vanced for the entertainment of
the large crowd.
J M. Broughton, former gover
nor and an ardent supporter of
the Farm Bureau in North Caro
lina. will address the annual
meeting of the county organiza
tion at 4:3u o'clock tiiat afternoon
in the high school auditorium.
The Raleigh man is at liberty to
choose his own speech topic, and
while he has not announced it. he
is almost er rtain to offer a time
ly review of the agricultural pic
ture.
Following Mr Broughton's ad
dles . the multitude will be serv
ed a barbecue upper. Details for
feeding the crowd are to be studi
ed a! a meeting of the committee
on arrangements at a meeting to
night It is expected that tables
Will be erected in the ball park,
and that every effort will be
made for the orderly and quick
handling of the group. The Maple
Grove Church auxiliary will pre
pare the bread and serve the
meal. Thirty-six select pigs have
be. n purchased from Farmer De
wey Pen;, and Andrew G.iffin
will cook them and add the tiadi
lional Martin County flavor to the
'cue.
The business program will be
held to an absolute minimum and
the order of the day calls for an
entertaining program and a good
mi a I.
Molding the center of attention
on the program for the day is the
4 11 club boys and girls' fourth
annual lat stock show which will
be in progress in the Planters
Warehouse until the end of the
public auction beginning at 3:00
o’clock that afternoon. Foity
even youthful club members, in
cluding several young ladies, have
worked tirelessly for months get
ting their beef calves and show
hogs- ready for the judges who
will go into action at 10:00 o’clock
that morning. 1,. t. Case, he., i of
the husbandry department at
State College, w ill judge the en
tries and lie will have several as
sistant- Quite a few specialists,
tockmen and representatives ot
. ■■ ■■■« I .t • ‘ -m
cd to attend the show and remain
as special guc: Is of the Farm Bu
reau at the supper.
Special invitations have been
extended to buyers, and Colonial
Stoic.- purchasers of the grand
champion offered by Jack Wil
Outlook h For
Plenty of Meat
Raleigh. — Production of meat
probably will be somewhat great
er in 10-17 than in 194(5. but ill of
the increase w ill be beef and veal.
Production of pork in the first
i ight months of 1947 is expected
to be smaller than a year earlier.
Output m the last four months,
however, may equal or exceed
that of 1946 since present indica
tions point to a moderately larger
spring pig crop than last year.
Meat suppli s per person are
expected to be greeter during the
remainder of 1947 than in the
same period of 1946. But consum
er demand for meat probably is
at an all-time high. Consumption
of meat per peison during the
first three months ot 1947 was the
greatest for the period in at least
35 years. From h\st October
through March, livestock and
meat prices have been the high
est ever recorded.
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