z rnuN t::. 3, t;. r;..: say jvu 14, issa. " ;i- UlSseur Torsos Martiet:"- i- f By Alton B. Boswell Smerriaor of Sale and Publicity .(' Plr,etetv-i -'"j WUaoa Tobacco Board of. Trade, 1 ' lac i . v; . iThe Great Wilson Market, an Ex ' port Center begins its 63rd sea- son as an -auction tobacco market Thursday, August 21 from 1,508,108 S bunds in 1890 to 83,341,002 lbs. 1 1951, still , looking forward :o reaching tat 100,000,000 pound mark. , t ; - . Since the closing of the 1951 sea sob November 30, 1951, severs changes have taken place on th market. W. T. Clarke Co., one of ." Wilson's oldest buying companies, , has liquidated, and, from all indi cations, will not operate during the 1952 season. Mr. H. W. Anderson operator of the Watson Co., has sold his interest in this firm to tho -' Cozart-Eagles Co., who will op- erate the Watson Warehouse C., beginning with the 1952 season. The Big Star Warehouse, owned and operated by J. J. Gibbons and S. G. Deans; has been sold to the Growers Cooperative Warehouse, Inc., and will be operated by tiie . 1 latter beginning the 1952 season; ' Th Honnpr WnnthnDB, ho. haai operated by the Fleming family jor we pas i o years. Mr C. B. Renfro has erected a huge and modern warehouse on the old Black Creek road. This new house, with a floor space of some ,. 200,000 square feet, is Wilson's lar .,. gest single warehouse and brings to a total of 19 warehouses on the market, with floor space capacity of 1,800,000 square feet. The to bacco industry will remember Mr. Renfro while he was buying for ttie American Suppliers, Inc., also with Wilson Tobacco Co. Mr. Ren fro operates warehouses on the nuei, ua-i tooacco market. Wilson tobacconists since the closing of the 1951 season: Mr. J. C. Eagle, ocuiui panaer oi ine uozart-Eagles Co.; Mr. A. W. Fleming, operator Of the Banner Wirahm.. ...j u. R. C. Hutcherson, who for years uecu in me Duying end of the tobacco industry. These men will be greatly missed by the local mar ket and the tobacco industry in .General. A new system of allotting selling time to a warehouse has been un animously adopted by the Wilson tobacco market and made a part of : the by-laws of the Board of Trade. ?kegr'?ng 1953' 8 warehouse on tnjrWllson market will be allotted selling time based on the percent age of its net sales as it bore to th . total net sales of the market wWh a tolerance of 6.8 per cent for re sale tobacco based on the previous year s operation. The 6.8 per cent I, emmax,mum tolerance allow s n,ew 8yatem was adopted SSI weeks 6tu - '"' ..il"HnW- Anderson, who served Trade for five years, was electel Resident for 1951, re-elected to 1952, has resigned, and Mr. C P cjucih oi wuson Tobacco Co, has been elected President of rZJP i,Trade. nd Mr. V. H C rt' ir- Viee President. o'clock a m VhS; .rjH? WilslT begln yearfor Ww as an auction tobacco mar- -n!? ?? wln find ten buyin? The"! j0w,y ?ueM mWF, as foj. t"i ulnt .universally knowa ucen operating over a HriwM m,any years ln a" -he h . i' ,has mdern and up-to-date redrying plants in Wilson, Aorth Carolina, lke at s ' The Company was organized by Mr. Jas. I Miller, who has a background- of over fifty seven years' experience in the tobacco business and under his able management w nmpa1.y from lts organization has enjoyed a steady growth ami has seen its sales Mfc,, 1 ? world-wide praporuX jZFWK are: tl.LMllIer' Ch"lrman 0f tit W. PixtoZFMaUent"' -It' I. Miller. ThM JD, Miller, Vice-President Jno, D. Palmer. Vice-President K. B. Polhill, Vice-President MeinruH ttray. Vice-President ; p-Thomas, Secretary , - J. H. Zollicoffer, Attorney .JP".?!!? J?lce ls located in Wh , son,. North Carolina, the World's Larees Rrfaht r.f V.u.. " i. s Vt ii, i? , xu,uacco Mar ket. The Wilson redrjring plant it eoutoned with tw .? ' - - - ---- v uiu moaero SfS1??7 for redrying and stem- 7rf. j "B lwo Proctor it Sch have rSn" ,a 0,6 W1Uo & storai; .TS5 hogshead "l .oou. The Tkt. its steady growtn attests xo ,tne in local marsei, unaer me niau faot that it continually strive tolagement of Mr. J. L. Farmer. This serve the best interests of its cus-H tomers. -. v;.-- R .P. Watson Co., Inc. was estab lished in l95 and ls ope of Wilson's oldest companies. Mr. P. T. Wat son, President..1 Mr. R,;P. Watson, Jr.,' Vice President. . ' . , This company operazea two plan's on the Wilson tobacco market, equipped with modern machinery, with a daily capacity of some 300, 0001 pounds. Storage capacity of this company is approximately 15, 000 hogsheads or 15,000,000 ' lbs. The opening of the 1952 season will begin the R. P. Watson Co. s 58th year on the Wilson tobacco market, specializing lb bright flue cured tobaccos fromall state. Standard Redryers, Inc. has a modern constructed and equipped plant. This concern enjoys a world wide business. This nrosressive organization under the Branch Manager, Mr. C. H, Kleir, has a re drying machine capacity of 150,- uuu pounds aauy. wnueneaa Sc Anderson, Inc. - Whitehead & Andereon, lncorpcrr tnat contriDute materially to ated, Wilson. North Carolina, ls tni I payroll and welfare. Wilson is oldest tobacco dealer in Wilson. It I County seat of Wilson Count WAS CMSUlldUCU XXI XOtfQ BUQ inCO' - poratea in liuz. The, present of ficers are: H. G. Whitehead. President S. H. Anderson. Vice-President J. B. Rountree, Jr., Vice-President T. A. Rountree, Secretary-Treasu- rer Its office in Wilson ls presided over by H. G. Whitehead, Presi dent, S. H. Anderson, Vice-Presl. aent. u- maintains an office m nicely a vitarpart in the operation u. Wll.nk AaWuaa. mbwVa . Tn this large and -modern plant, locat ed on the main line of the A.C.L. Railroad, are four modem redrying mAphinM .ivlrh a panarlTV of tome 500,000 pounds daily. The person nel of tnis concern K.unequaiea. ' Wilson was incorporated January World's Largest Brig.ii Leaf To oacco Mareei, ana - ineuuy oi Beautiful Trees.' The first tobacco warehouse was constructed in Wil son in 1890. , It proved very suc cessful as a convenience to the far mers, as well as a profitable bus;- From the beginning Wilson proved popular as a tooacco mar net, ana that this popularity has increased w j ..... enal growth in - this respect, the City having gained the distinction of being the World's Largest Bright Leaf Market. Although a tobacco center, Wilson has other industries that contribute materially to its Wilson is tne n Pnnnttt a n 4 is the largest of the ten townships in the county. Wilson County was named -for the Honorable Louis O. Wilenn Inn (7 o tnomhai nf tha Can. ate from Edgecombe County and a volunteer in the Mexican War. The u. s. census -oi 1950 gives the County population as 53,837. To trace the background to Wil son's industrial program, special reference should be made to its first industry, established in 1854 weekly..,' ;:!,!.; . - -: : Zion'g Landmaik, the organ of the Primitive Baptist Church,-was started in 1867, and is Issued seini weekly. ' ' : , : Radio Stations W(Iqti fha liami nf ."!aHI Stl- tion WGTM (World s Greatest To- Iukm MapkntV Tho rtilUn niur. ates on a frequency )f 1.340 kilo cycles. . ine siuaios, wnicn are io- ftfitiwl Ml ITS. AOI ahmit nnA mlta north of ' Wilson, have the latest radio equipment. ! The station has made definite contributions to the civic and social welfare of the city and . eounv. . WHenn 1b aIka the home of WGTM-FM, at present the most, powenui M station ln east ern North Carolina. It operates on 96.9 on your FM dial. Wilson also ls the home of WVOT (1,000 watts), which has been outstand ing in its contributions to civic betterment. . -. Hospitals Althoueh Wilson . and Wilenn County are considered exception ally favorable from a hooWh ctonH. point, Wilson has four hospitals, each of brick construction, equip-, ped with the most modern facili ties. Bv reason nf thpli- amt.n. raent, efficiency, and service, these hosDitals .have fnH sninHid reputation and are serving a large area in ana- around Wilson. Aside from these hospitals, Wil. son has a private clinic and a num ber of skilled physicians who are contributing fatrir n h ..i . u. Kv mi. caw lence of the hospitals and medical societies of the city. The Eastern North Carolina San- atorium. for mnnv vaara a j vh. a u ui cnui, is under the management of J. B. Rountree 'Jr. ViraJPi-ooiW. and Frank H. Saunders, Assistant iuiigci. i uey nave a modern up Lumberton, N. C, ' where its r-1 under the name of Hackney Broth has been established and Is oDer drying Dlant is located. The plan ers engaged in the .manufacture oi j "ting on the outskirts of Wilson, is under the management of J bu8gtes. r Later there came a rapid A. 200-room hospital, it furnishes cnange in vehicles, automobiles re iuwmae vacuities for the treat placing buggies and, in keeping ment of tuberculosis. Patient3 in with this development. Hacknev . the hospital come from all sectlnn to-date plant capable of processing Brothers, in 1919, discontinued the of eastern North' Carolina to re approximately 150.000 oounds dai- i manufacture of buggies, reorgan- ceive treatment. This institution uuuci me linings oi nacxney eicaujr io me mealcai Brothers Body Company, and since advances of the state at large, that time this company has engag- Recreation . : in luauuiaciuring me latest type 1 " weu supplied wltn rec of commercial bus bodies. Wilson's reational facilities. These include secunu oiaest inausiry, tne Hack- " siaajum, witn a seating ney Wagon Company, was organiz- capacity of 3,500, In which botn ed in 1903. This rnnrorn irnnnfirf. baseball and fonthall run k. ni.,,. ures the most modern tyDe of ed. Recreation Park, covering ev. horsedrawn wagon and other ar-, eral acres, consists of a baseball tides. Other nrnHnrto m9nirf. diamond, swlmmlns- nnnl tuy tured in WiLsnn InplnHo vittnn nis courts. diamnnrt tnr il a i -vn,uii uiuers, couonseea nuns, cottonseed oil, ly which, for a good many years. on account of their increased busi ness abroad, has been running 24 hours per day for at least ten years It is credited with having ample room for their processing business and storage. It has agents in Ger many and other Continental coun tries of the trade, thus assuring them of their share of this added business. These agents abroad are visited every year by Mr. J. B Rountree, Jr., or another represen tative. This fnmnonv ,u. . vrcrt me Georgia, Border, Eastern; Old Belt, and Burley markets. It operates --torage warehouses with a capa- 1.-1 iy m approximately 45,000 hogs heads, .located in Lumberton. Wilson Tohapprt fn m,i ww, lllin UUill pany was originated In 1917 and mcorporateu in 1925. The Wilson TobaCCO Co. nvor a nat-lnrl nf IK years has erown tn tho owont ti,.. it is known the world over for its ability to fill orders for every type of flue-cured tobaccos. The buying personnel of this comtfany is unsurpassed in the tobacco industry, purchasing to bacco in all the flue-cured grow ing states. Mr. C. P. Lyles, President Mr. J. W. Turner,' Secretary Mr. J. Fuller Dibrell, Asst. Secre tary . Mr. Earl H. Lane. Tnxn... This well-knrmm ates a huge and modern factory located nn A t- t n.n - , " AMI111 1MU, ClUlp- PejJWth two Proctor and Schwartz .".,111(5 maenmes, with a daily ca paclty of 250,000 pounds, three , JL " u . U1.1U Jlluo Dhate vartnus trraHoo nf laii:... ICe. lumber hniMlncr mafai.t.1.- memorial monuments, mattresses dairy products, candy bottled drinks bakery products, plush ma terials, and tents. Although nqt actually engaged n manufacturing, the tobacco re drying plants located, in Wilson are ImDOltant factors in tn lnit,h.U1 life of the community, particular ly from the standpoint of employ ment and payroll. These redrying DlantS Drenarp tnhannn thmiiak - stemming, steaming, and grading pi iii-ess mae puts it in readiness for manufacturing, hence their opera tions are closelv allono1 uHth mnn . tl v..eubM ..lull uf acture. Agriculture ? Wilson Cnuntv lc nplntci.tin M f ...... ..j a. i agricultural pnnntv with nrai.i ly 80 per cent of its net income de rived directly or . indirectly from agriculturJ4roducs. The prin cipal crops aretbbacco, cotton, and corn .althmiirh thp fnllnwins modities are nrndnnpri In ruu-i. able proportions: wheat, peanuts, nigh softball, and playground equipment r cnudren. Tne city also has lour other parks. The-e is a beautiful - iut.awu three miles from the city limits In addition to an attractive cluo house, which is used for banquets and dances, the Country Club has a splendid 18 hole golf course and a swimming pool. The City has a full-time recreation director and a recreation commission. Camp Unarles, a Boy Scout camp serving North Carolina, is located 14 miles east of Wilson. The Wil son Boy Scout rnunr.il .... ponsibie fo rthe ouildlng of this we atmp, wnicn covers about 73 acres, with lake, large mesa naU, craft shorn and iahlno . it. i . - 1 " wuw;auii. vileged girte also make use of tae camp eacn summer. ,.v j - Library 'a - In 1921 the Denarttn DHT M T t fa ature of the Woman's Club estab lished a free public library ln Wil sn. Since 1939 the library has been DOnSOred bv tha Tnum on4 (-.. - ' , - " MUU VUUH- ty and is free to all the people in the same. The Town and County have constructed one of the moat pacity of 250,000 pounds three ,flDle Proportions: wheat, peanut nave constructed one of the moat !or?es with a capacity of aomel rye. cowpeas, soy beans, cowpea -WPPlete library buildings in the 10,000 hogsheads. The Wltoon To. hay.vsoy bean hay mixed hay and tatV a tow Pf apiproximately 'o,uuu an a mvsi up-fp-aate DulU ing in every "r'Wecf, wJiicJi iousc some 15,000 volumes'. ..r Wilson's Future i,H . z we"eaas. rne WiWon To-l","'J'vr oean "ay mixed hay and faeco Co., enjoys a wonderful ex- cloveT- ,TI5e soU 1 adapted for the port bifllfieji built up over a"per.,r0wing i most aU types of vege ind nf im -titj in. q t..i Itaas and fruits aithmioh h.... hogshear?. PCe tor ",000 t-P Jaf' J- Mttler Tobacco Co ta Middle.and F Mr. TW b. Miller and Mr R. Polhiu. IntheBuri."Mrtr: hf?f re supervUed 11 5 ler. All foreign fields are covered regularly by trip. rf Jg mpaiij official.. Mr. Tho. D I 7 travel, extensively the l ar r -t, llr. Hlvln H. i! t e r er section of the Conti- ... wno. u. maimer In th - t rt CP,.tinent as t i t lod of years. Mr". C; p. Lyjes, Pres- iii, iiiun annual visits to Eng land, Scotland, and Ireland, as well as several countries on the Con tinent, calling on their export trade located in these countries. M Lyles Is also President of the vVii son Tobacco Board of Trade and along with all personnel of the company, fj BSdeflHf ijjpwjpgM. tive In building a better tobacco market for Wilson. her than the five independ- t tef eIu ?e,ratin the Wilson market, the fnlinu-in r , "Port manufacturers are all rp. presented on the market. American supplier, inc. Branch Manager, Mr, Ollie Antle. This company has (Wile much to aid the "jrognmi ana supoort of the Wilson tobaeio War'ket. Their packing and shipping plant is centrally located ind convenient to receive and ship tobacco. Under sunerb manae- 'ment. this cornnra.tin.n Is nn inltr bfft'nefirial in thp marVof tViT..,r.i, Us purchasing activities, but is cd- operauvem every wormwhile com munity objective. Export Leaf Tobacco Co. began operating on the Wilson tobacid maricet 1911, handling great quantities of tobacco for the .ex port traae. in lZ7 the company expanded and began purchasing to- naccos lor tne urown Williamson TObaCCO Co.. . dnnriAetl mnnufin. tUrer. , At ItrPQAnt tha T o. Tobacco Co. operates two huge and modern redrying plant, on the to- m. l' W!ln capacity -of some 300,000 pounds every ten hour and storage capacity of some ,. 000 hogsheads. Mr. J. G. Wright of DanviUe, Virgiaii, will anage the local plant beginning 1952 ra- fn.ufIT- G- Yo? hed buyer for this great organization, assisted by Mr. W. E. Ward and Mr. & H, Womack, wlU supervise all pur chase, in the East during the 1952 season. . ' , . Liggett & Meyers Tobacco Co. ha. been rennapn.rvi on t-v.t- ..M VM iiwi- ket for many year., - They have moueru up ro.date packing and re- ikying piant ana urge storage hou ses located In Wllann Uananamin . . . -1 of the company branch deserves uiuvu um iuriae line -manner in which operation, are carried on at thU point. Mr. F. O. Bullington is Branch Manager of the Wilsau plant -,....:.-..". . R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Ca 's well eatahliihl In I. elsewhere. Its euyinc force, are unexcelled, a. are all other mean, by which it doe. a prosperous and unlimited business. The Reynolds plant, under the management of Mr, J. W. SUllard, is located en the Norfolk c Southern Railroad, Tobacco purchased on the Wilson market is packed ln hogsheads and gbr"d to Greensboro and Win- ! " - for prowling d stor- tablflS Ana fruits although these crops are Jiot grown and marketed on any large1 commercial scale, but mostly for home consumption. On of the most important develop ments in the agricultural picture of Wilson County is the promotion of pure-bred livestock among the res- MantD n .1 ....4.. , 7i . MicUH vuuiuy. fUl uut ftanitja agricultural achievemoh( , in l43, Wilson Vrtf"v w(s noh- ored by tn U. 8. Army Quarte--master Corps with the 'A' Award, the equivalent of ' the Industrial' 'E Wilson was one of the 34 coun ties in the entire nation to be no nonorea. Location Wilenn la lnnatp1 nn 4Ti Tnain line of the Atlantic Coast Line Kaiiroad and , the . jVorfolX-South-ern Railroad. It is also located on TT & Tflcyhurav 901 whlnh ia the .. w. " WW , . . V. 1. AW HIV. connecting link with the shortest iiuriu-ooum ' auioinuuue - rouie. This route, known as 'The Tobacco Trail.' now leads All Inrth.3niitn routes in the handling of tourist trauic norm ana soutn. Wilson 11 flfj DUST .PEJCES WE INVITE ALL PRODUCERS TO r-i GG0 -,lll'ir II 11 1 I 1 1 I I I ii H i I If Ail 3, It iS DOintpH nilt hv manr ti,A Wilson has a bright future, due to its ideal lopntinn f Jl,.. """.U'uiiuiiuii iMvuiuwj sua agricultural and nat ural resources all of which are lmnortant factor irv attraMina industriegr It would appear that Wilson is in position for increased industrial development, arid, many manufacturers ' are considering Wilson as a distributing center for their products, as eastern North VMVUUH I.CM4 fcv. WW ,r w vw- . w ww , thin nnlntL a-Man v i ravelins menu maxe wiison neaaquarters on count ox tne convenience ox .rfc. ing in and out of the city ift sen ing eastern -North Carolin.. ,;,5-- as tne 'King of Tobacco,' Wilson may Home day be engaged in . the iiianuiaciure oi many tobacco pro ducts. The nennlp nf lvn.n ... - 1 w , I UJUJt tH L- thinking in terms of expansion and cummerciai aeveiopment and Si-e most optimistic as to their cils , future. i, :, ,., , A. .. . ' WITH v ft tti rn 'WPii r rm: mrrr l;-: w'-.'.''' i-'i:; . i:..:-:'.'J;.'-i'. ' I ; i . :-: -"'-ft rfi fXt nnnFl WILSON. N. C. also ts served by excellent roads 'fr leading ia all directions, thus trlv-'L ing me town ana county excellent ! iraneporuiuon lacniues. , . Due to us geograpnie location and Its ac- ce-sionuy to tne large population represented by- surrounding , towns wimin a reasonable . l8tance, the cuy is now resosnuea as the most MffHI.IlM lDlni.kl,lM MnAw n u(iuini uinuivuuujt kcuici lu prfiatAt-n NArth rsmllng Var.v traveling men make Wilson their headauarters as a result of Its lo- ' KHiijtlnnl ITflMlltip Wtlnn nnn Wilsnn Pnnntv bavp vara lino annrwil BvtTam wirn sr. tractive school buildings and solen did equipment. .There are 23 schools ' for white and colored pu pil. 'In the. county, having a total valuation of arjraroximatelv 4 1-2 million- dollars. ... xne , Atlantic Christian College, located In Wil son, offer." courses tn "higher ed ucauon ana u recosnizea as a sum dard Grade "A college. The en rollment for 1951-52 was 1098 Wilson is a relieloua town, vet I. not overchurched. There are 17 churches, with the following den nmlnatinn pnppntp1- VMtaaimt. ary Baptist; Freewill Baptist, Pen tecostal Holiness, Methodist, Pres- Dyterlan, Episcopal, uitneran, DiFlatlm Oathnllp mnA Inrfah Th Salvation Army conducts a mission in wiison ana na. tnis year com pleted a beautiful church of which me town m jusiiy prouo. -U7I1jn ft M mnAMI finrla wltn a total ox suo rooms, moaern tourist hemes, several boarding house, and numerous food aoart- ment nou"s. 1 ' 'DAIIITY . MAID' BREAD ENRICHED AT YOUR GROCE Growers Coonerative is a non-profit organization dWhed and operated by farmers and you do not have to be a, stock holder to participate in the savings 'effected through the tobacco sales at this warehouse. .' Every person selling 'with lThe Growers is assured of patronage dividends at the close of the selling season. (25 Dividends Paid Last Year). , ladies: You'. will find clean, f comfortable lounge rooms suitably furnished, as a part of your warehouse accommodation separate accommodations for white and colored women. Make your selves at home at the Growers, where you can find real rest and relaxation while you wait for the completion of your tobacco sale or for your friends. , . j Welcome . i1"! evii -. r in in iii.Wst5Vi'iii"T mr rifriMf Atiirn nttr A? jALt aYtKl rjtL(.lH jALC CYlKT UIHCK UAI. IC I SALES ! ft : SERVICE Tvnrtrlestdly ' tvrt-'Dltt Carta Tractors , lac, w. 'it eoTToN. ifl-r. . o:i- Csbww "i , We have purchased the BigV $tar Warehouse in Wilson and. have combined its sales time with i Hull, Ul Ulw uivwcta wuiui liv. givca uiuvns cni,j.tM7 "I At., vt uwi onvt, . -i.'titi. OS r'.?V w.-I, 11 11 BelHeld At Growers Growers Cooperative Warehouse Inc., located on 301 (Double Lane) between Norfolk and South em 'and Atlantic-Coast Ime.tfaderpassl;;U4; Hoy t Nichols, pres. . S. E. Griffin, Gen. Mgr.1 W. 0. Harrison, Sales MfjK:;! Newton, and' ; : : ' John K. I John K. Edmundson, Asi'i Sales Mgrs. (Dug) Oakley, auctioneer '.-::'". W. C (Bud) McKey, Auctioneer Directors J. Roy Wilkerson, t. S. Farmer, Jr. J I Vei D. rJzX T7o5drow4Scottr Kojr B. TTSiasts and R. F. Speit