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n-~i the farnville enterprise Published by The Rouse Printery <tWATCH FARMVILLB PUSH FORWARD" n Subscription $L50 a Year in Advance VOL. 14 * FARMVUlLE, PITT^COUSTTY, CAEOLISA, AUG. 17. 1923 J - NO. 15 " 1' ,BBaa!===s 1 , " n . =?== **"?* "' ? ? ? ? ? _ Farmville's Tobacco Market Opens Aug. 28 Twenty Million Pounds The Slogan For This Seaonl M ? - '? y- ; : ? | I . | - ??; i N . 1 Opening Date Postponed on Account of Late Crop Large and Commodious Warehouses in First Class Shape for the Opening Cry of the Auctioneer. Season This Year Promises to Be Best in County's History. All Warehouses Have a Clever Corns of Proprietors and Assistants to Greet the Farmer. ' I The Farmville tobacco market, with all other Ea?ern Carolina market, will not open until Tues day, August 28th, one week later than fir& announced. ?i This action followed a meet ing of members of the Eastern Carolina Warehousemen's Asso ciation held in Wilson Monday morning Augu& 13th. It developed at the meeting that since the Eastern Carolina crop was late and the fanners were so busy Jthat only a few could possibly get any tobacco ready for market by the 21?, and too, that the South Carolina crop was late and that the full set of buyers representing the largest purchasing agencies would be unable to attend the opening sales on August 21$, it was decided, that for all con cerned, August 28th would be far the be& for all concerned. : SO REMEMBER v ' | I The latch-string hangs on the out ! side for the tobacco farmer in Farm ville this season. In fact, he is- gomg to be greeted with environments never before his All of the warehouses have had a thorough house-cleaning. Unless something unforseen happens this sea son of the Farm ville Tobacco market bids fair to be a memorable one no piatter from what viewpoint the out look is taken. The warehousenlen are here to greet you, the buyers as of yore, will be right on their jobs \nd the old town, from the youngest to the old est, awaits the coming of the tobacco farmer with his product. No matter on which warehouse floor he sells his tobacco he can rest assured of a top-notch price, and with his check he can go to either Bank and get his greenbacks without comment or protest. He can either carry back home his earnings, or be can deposit same in these financial institutions for. they are unsurpassed for business ? acumen or treatment. KEBssBBanHBiniai Selecting Prestdential Candidate Big Problem Confronting Republican Parly >r . " v. v. ? ? > 1 J ? >yj?; ;. -y ? ?* \ '' ' tr > ? 5 " ? y \ *? . ?; Probable and Sure Republican Candidates for President XfhQ will succeed Harding as party leader Is n qncstion being asked. According to opinions of various party leaders the,, following arc ff.? listed as candldateiKfor*the 11124 Republican nomination; 1?President Coolldge, sure to run; 2?Hiram Johnson, sure; 3?Charles E. Hughes, probable; 4?Will Iiays, probatye; -I?Dr. Albert ShHW..edlfor and "dirt", fanner, pos de convention compromise; fi?Leonard Wood, probable? 7?Roliert I^jFoIlettc, probable; and 8?Herbert Hoover, probable. "' ?:?? r1 I* - With Leader of Party Gone many Become Ambifags " V ? '? $* ? ' <- J WrUtaB IpuMj (?r TW F?r?vil!e Eaterpme By ROBERT FULLER Avtocastor Service | ? Jt WuMUr?m, Are. 15-With the next Netioual Convention le?8 ?| than a year off one of the big *4 problems confronting the Repub selecting a Presi ? ? < n , . . . .. dentia] Candidate is determining ?r brtypeofman to be nominated .f With the interntf struggle now evident, each of the various di vergant gronpfc-Progreasivaa, 1* i^^'afX other elements?are ? - ? ? .1 t_ . anxious 10 influent ine seiec ( tion of a candidate for President | and^tiie determination of the At President he bold in check -OC div^r{CDt Ic WF' T *.?? -;,W.'-/-y?.?<*?r " V ?.3W'.: ^KkH3Rk-^V.,; :- * or matters of Party policy. N6w that this actual and titu lar leader is gone, a political turmoil of almost unprecedented proportions bos been CjKMtctpiCM ed in the Republican partjr Almost over a^tt the 1924 nomination situation changed from that of a placid affair ** it was planned to nominate Mr. Harding, tq a wide open free-for aH with soless than a doeen am bitious candidates in the field; a the party will take part. Jbat the next conventional! be a hotly contested one is the ppioioof* on every side among portions. chiefoTlbey had never consider ed the possibility of the laconic and reserved Vice-Preaideat run tioa to yieM great influence ^in p' *"v'., A* JI?A' Y/ryft ? ? ? has pledged himself to carry out its policies, and there are many progressives who sympathise with his dificulties, especially tb? more conservative of the grOupL These would like to see bis ad ministration a success. : ' / Song and flay Are Combined in Film ^ | I Famous Music and Drama United in Ftoduclng of J "My Wild Irish Rose" i pilcher see ^jVild IriJtRo#" Vitagrapb has again done the 1?XZiSg;.2? etch one a dawk?to the tcreeo. "My \m vlli?oiew which wia be 3 Ee-m $8*5* Irish Romance is always grip ping, but'when maikvWh, a rich lore, jMmL a* wealth of scenic beautytife b!gjndid( the affect is 1 perfect. One K. completety~w -j u rated with the sentiment of the ssis iTjax iz i 100 per cent in 'atmosphere." It will send many, an audience > whistling and humming up . the ,.. opinion of those who have seen 1 the picture, has filmed another 1 IscreM^nmf^^ >*hat wUl live on and on with "Black < Beauty" and "The uSPlliSli ] First Co-op Case Seeking to Annul Contracts Will Be Heard in Pitt Aug. 20 The first case seeking to de* clare void a contract between tobacco growers and the Co* operative Tobacto Association alleging fraud in its procurement will be called in Pitt county Superior court August 20th. Complaint in the suit is G. H. Prittman, one of the best known men . and tobacco planters in this county. Another suit simi lar in nature names S. M. Crisp, county commissioner, as com plainant. The tetter case will probably be hearatollowing dis position of the Pittman action. Wide interest is being -mani fested in the outcome of the trial of the litigation among farmers. Many of the issues involved in the case following closoly the alligations contained in bilk of complaint filed here againft the association by more than a 100 other Pitt county growers, as well as many in Martam county If precedent is to be taken as a basis for prediction, it & be . ; CO-OPS LOSE FIRST GRGUND IN FIGHT ir- ??? 1 Decission was made by Judge Horton this morning, putting aside the appeal of the Co oper ative Association to have the case -against them moved to Raleigh because of widespread fedhng against them in Pitt County. The case will be heard is announced, in Greenville on Aqguil 20th. j iI. ) >.u 1 . ? ] lfcved that councei for the asso ciation will seek a charge of yenue in the trial of tbe cases.| When the matter of possible 1 change of venue is discussed, it jflf pointed but, that Pitt county embraces a large area, and talk that an unfair and impar tial trial cannot be obtained in 4 the courts of tbis county is with- 1 out logical fouudation. Judge J. Loyd Horton ofaFarmville will J ; ' m . ^ I j safe to predict that every point < will be contested by council from all angles.?Greenville Re lector. ?-?i?j Climbs to Top in Musical World t - - " ? "j m%* c stirteoW^qo-Ieiacwpft^flUroIyn J IUaQcb^)a^08ta. " ?, ,^*f ( -1 Negro Prisoners Held up Deputy at Jail Door, Escape ? - ' ? ? n i ? Whitehurst Attacked By Pair From Rear, Gun Seized, At Liberty. . * \ ' 4 ' Greenville, Aug. 15?Deputy Sheriff Whitehurst, returning to the county jail from the court house where he escorted: two negro prisoners for medical ex amination was attacked by the pair as he was using both hands to unfasten the entrance to jail today. He was assailed by one of the prisoners who was &and-a ing about four feet ju? behind him. The negro, as is declared, encircled his arms about the body of Whitehurst removing the revolvers from the holster and leveling One at him. With menacing gestures he ( backed1 away out into the jail ' pard and freedom, accompanied 1 by the other prisoner, 'who it is i ieclared, took no adtive part is ; the get away. v ( Whitehurst lo& no time in per* suit, but the two had either ef fectually secreted themselves or 1 :overed up the track of their J end his i ? >r ? ? >? ? ?' - ' ? # staff of assistants are. making a thorough search. Outside places have been advised of the escape, and it is believed that they will be in custody again soon. The holdup negro was charged . 'with bootlegging, the other wiih a minor offense, it was declared.. < r1 > Harris Boys Out on $10,000 Bohd ? - -i. ;{i After an all afternoon session in the city court house herh yes terday, Judge Horton - placed the bond of the two HArris brothers, who are charged with killing Jones two weeks-ago on August 2nd near Falkland', at $10,000 each. Bdth boys gave their bond and are now at. liber : . ..: ? , J X-J u *<???? ty, awaiting, the next teem of Superior Criminal Court,!which convenes August 27th. ; H; Many ihtere&ihg and some amusing iocl4ents^oi^dfKe^|lur Cuts in Gasoline Fricts Ranges in-.Western\Teffitgry Chicago, Aug. 14 ?The stand ird Oil Company of Indiana an jounced today that it would re luce the price of gasoline six ind six tenths a gallon through >ut the ten States in its territory, effectivev tomorrow nftn#ing. Vt the same time L. H. Nichols, le id of the National Petroleum if ft kets' association, announced te had noTfied the independents o redu :e prices 5 cents a gallon. Thi territory effected includes llinois, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Visconsid, Minnesota; North )alrota. South Dakota, Kansas, Missouri and part of Oklahoma. Phe cut is already effedl irl South I notified lndependantjUo re fuce the price 5 cents," Mr. pqholssoid. "A cut of more hao 5 cents is unfair and ruin >us. A cut of 6.6 cents is as nuch ont of the line one way as be present price is the other. The new prices, were char StPfeSyte.-'te Standard 0? company of Indiana in as an louucemenl,as "far below the toAgf production, and disliibn a stww I ??UVv 'tsvB l.i ? - mm The Standard UHiilUfcinpsny taM in it*-Statement, that it had, 10 witht^injufe compe it tor?, )ut?vas Inspired in maki&^tlie 'eduction to meet the eompeti ftn .Itartfid jES Goverribr W, HL McMaster, of South ENtkota. ind now extending to 'other States executives. |. * Standard. Cuts Gas Prices In Stale 2 Cents on Gallon i New York, Aug. lSVTlie Standard Oil conjany announced i reduction today in title p^ce of wagon tank gasoline c| two :ents per gallon in Norn' and'; South Carolina, We& vfgioia. tod x Maryland. The G$f Re Sate*?mmy ate-Awed ... . ;1 .suit extending its one cent re d'idion to New YprJ^making the price there 19 1 2 cefrts a aallon; J Following the lead pf the Standard the Texas ftoiripany gave it out that cuts' Would be made in.North and South Jtaro lina and other stales fahging from one to two centsp ' ? , - jV ? ; \o '.7o i ? ... tit?t:.. I.. r ! f.'-i ft *.i ^ *1 ^ M i AttlER ? i- ."J'i: And Decide MothW does to Washington with Dad, Who Is Minnesota's New Fairan ver-Lebor Senator ?, .. . . IVUlH Sn'JJ VISIT TO JOHNSON'/EARM I ** '? ^ ~ - Kb.r,bol, Minn., Aug. 15,-4Mrs. Magnus ]ob<T3on Is human,; The mother of six and farmer-wife of Minnesota's new U.'"S. Senator elect bas changed her mind. Sbe is not going to and milk cow* (white-aBeif J bus band She is going with hint: tlaci &in Xb f -''[y | |Lj^ q Six unselfkth dftUib*! aAtnted w^?3i(fc|g^ <!>? fruits of victory after thirty yeais asnaeaart *i-S?*SNMfc~ two of her children?herrittbies, Ftogi ninf. They win attend wh^^Wast mc7C,chooia?nm hof*} the Johnson farm : Ain.;J^eker
The Farmville Enterprise (Farmville, N.C.)
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