Ford Visions
Model Slate
For Future
Sees Nation Made Up of
Factories Surrounded
by Farms Able to Sus
tain Them
Detroit, June 23.?Henry Ford vis
ions the nation of the future, the per
fect industrial state, as a nation
made up of factories surrounded by
farms able to sustain them.
The farm communities will support
the factories with carrots, canta
loupes, corn, wheat ^and other agricul
tural products, from which automo
biles, building material, clothing and
the necessities of life, with- food an
incidental product, will be turned out.
Great industrial centers no longer
will be necessary, Mr. Ford theorizes,
since the factories and farms will be
scattered over the nation. Work will
be brought to remote sections with
modern transportation the intermedi
ary. ?
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Farmers in the perfect maustnaa
state, as visioned by Mr. Ford, will
be able to produce more in less time
through highly improved methods. At
proper seasons they may be shifted to
the factories to aid in production
there, or the factory labor may go to
the farms during the reaping season, j
Turning with renewed vigor to the
theory which he has maintained fori
years, that agriculture and industry!
must interlock, Henry Ford today is
enlarging an experimental farm near
here until at present it extends over
more than 3,000 acres. On this farm
engineers, scientists, soil experts and
chemists will work on a lavish scale,
attempting to prove Mr. lord's con
tention that agricultural products
may be turned into something other
than food.
"We mostly eat from farm pro
ducts now," says Mr. Ford. "Suppose
we learn to ride in them, build with
them, pave with them. Is there no
other use for Brazil's coffee surplus
but to drink it, or no way to dispose
of America's wheat surplus but to eat
it? That is what we want to find
out
Mr. Ford emphasizes that his con
jectures are speculative, that his engi
neers and chemists as yet have found
only a few industrial uses for agricul
tural products, but he is insistent m
the theory that industry and agricul
ture must join hands for their future
success.
Will HoDor
Pit! Solons
Greenville and Farm
ville to Stage Monster
Barbecue Dinner Here
July 1
Greenville, June 23,?Senator M. K.
Blount and Representatives E. G.
Flanagan and J. W. Holmes, who rep
resent Pitt county in the legislature,
will be honored at a barbecue dinner
to be given by the citizens of Green
ville and Farmville at the Country
Club here on Thursday, July 15. The
affair is being staged as an expres
sion of appreciation of the important
part which the legislators played in
the passage of legislation at the last
sifting of the last general assembly.
The occasion is being sponsored by
the Greenville Merchants Association,
but the expense is to be borne by
friends of the legislators in both ofj
the Pitt county towns.
Invitations will be extended to
about three hundred prominent busi
ness men and growers of Pitt county
and approximately a hundred from
other sections of the state who are
friends of the legislators.
A special committee' has been
named to provide an interesting pro
gram for the occasion. The program
.will begin at 10:30 o'clock and will
conclude about 4 o'clock with recess
for lunch.
Prominent men from all sections of
the state as well as numbers of offi
cials have been extended invitations
to take part in the program, which
promises to be one of the most impor
tant of its kind ever held here before.
It is the purpose of the program
committee to make the affair eclipse
all other public gatherings in history
of the community, and the program
will be as extensive as possible.
The Pitt county aokms have been
singled out for much favorable com
ment as a result of their work in the
legislature, and it is in recognition
of their services that their friends
desire to bestow proper honor upon
them, it was said by a member of the
committee today. ; *
Josephs* Daniels, of Raleigh, for
mer saezeqery of the navy in the Wil
sow administration, who luuf an op
portunity to. watch progress of the
legislature from day to day, wrote
toe p;tt county soloes several dan
age, expressing his admiration for tfie
splendid service which they had ren
''*** people of the^tar^
jl|v' highest coiemswdstion.
Beautiful Wedding
Here Wednesday
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Wedding of Two Popu
lar Young People of
Much Interest in This
and Adjoining States
One of the. most beautoful weddings
which has ever occurred here, and
one of much interest in this and ad
joining states, took place in the Chris
tian Disciples' church on Wednesday
morning at 11:00 o'clock, when Miss
Mary Alice Barrett became the bride
of Mr. Zebulon Montgomery White
hurst, Jr., of Greenville, N. C., with
Rev. C. B. Mashburn, pastor of the j
church, officiating.
The church had been converted in
to a garden scene, a profusion of
flowers being used, with hollyhocks
predominating against a background
of lattices entwined with smilax. A
! fountain splashing in the recesses of
the pulpit completed a picture of rare
loveliness.
As the guests assembled a musical
program was rendered by Mrs. Knott
Proctor, of Greenville, soprano; Elbert
Holmes, baritone, and Miss Maude
Dunn, of Pinetops, violinist, with
Mrs. J. L. Shackleford at the piano.
Just before the ceremony Mrs. Proc
tor and Mr. Holmes sang a duet,
"The Want of You," and the gates
were opened by little Miss Ann Ogles
by, dressed in green taffeta carrying
a basket of flowers, and Master Bob
by Bar bee, of Greenville.
First to enter were the ushers: W.
T. Lipscomb, of Greenville; Robert
Lee Smith, W. D. Bryan, Jr., and C.
T. Dixon. Next came the dame of
honor, Mrs. M. V. Jones, gowned in
salmon chiffon, with eggshell hat and
accessories, carrying an arm bouquet
of garden flowers. Then came Miss
Rachel Jordan, of Smithfield, maid of
honor, who wore orchid chiffon with
matching hat, carrying an arm bou
quet of garden flowers.
The bride entered with her brother,
Lester E. Barrett, of Washington, D.
C., by whom she was given in mar
riage, and was mett at the
pulpit steps by the bridegroom and
his best man, S. S. Williams, of New
port News, Va.
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The bride, a loveiy petite orunetie.
was never prettier than in her wed
ding costume of blue chiffon with
pink picture hat, pink accessories and
carrying a shower bouquet of pink
roses and valley lilies tied with 5 mis
ty bow of blue chiffon.
Mr. and Mrs. Whitehurst left by
motor for a trip through Western
Carolina and Virginia. Upon their
return they will make their home in
Farmville.
Mrs. Whitehurst, who is a daugh
ter of Mrs. Cora Lang Barrett, is a
young woman of much personal
charm, and is very popular in this
section of the state. ?
Mr. Whitehurst is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Z. M. Whitehurst, Sr., of Green
ville. He holds a prominent position
with the Imperial Tobacco Co.
The out of town guests at the wed
ding included: Mr. and Mrs. Z. M.
Whitehurst, Sr., and family, Mr. and
Mrs. N. H. Whitehurst and family,
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Barbee, Miss Sa
rah Winslow, Mr. and Mrs. James .
Evans, Mrs. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. G:
J. Woodward, Mr. and Mrs. D. D.
Pruitt, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Boykin,
Mrs. C. W. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. W.
T. Lipscomb, Mr. and Mrs. C. W.
Schuil, Mr. and Mrs. G. O. Britt, Mrs.
Ashley Whichard, Mrs. Ernest Pitt
man, all of Greenville; Mr. and Mrs.
S. S. Williams, Mrs. R. C. Williams,
of Newport News, Va.; Mrs. Ben
May and Miss Frances May, of San
ford; Mrs. J. T. Moore, New Bern;
Mrs. L. B. Knight, Mr. and Mrs. J.
D. Taylor, Miss Gussie Harrell, Mrs.
Earl West, Dr. and Mrs. S. N. Har
rell, Tarboro.
REHEARSAL PARTY
Following the rehearsal of the
Whitehurst-Barrett wedding on Tues
day evening, and bringing to a close
.many brilliant pre-nuptial events,
was the lovely rehearsal party when
Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Smith were gra
cious hosts at their home on Content
nea street, to members of the bridal
party, immediate relatives and inti
mate friends.
The guests were met by Miss Louise
i
Smith and introduced to the receiving
line composed of the hosts, Mrs. Cora
Lang Barrett, and Mrs. Ben May, of
Sanford. They were then invited into
the punch room, where punch was
served by Misses Virginia and Eliza
beth Lang, and Mary Alice Beaman.
Miss Agnes Moore presided over -the
bride's book.
Mixed flowers were used through
out the house with the exception of
the dining room, where a color note
of yellow and white was effectively
carried out. The table bore a lace
cloth centered with a bowl of daisies
and fern, which was flanked by tall
yellow tapers with white- maline bows,
standing in silver holders. A large,
bride's cake surmounted by a minia
ture bride and f groom, with silver
dishes of minta a&d salted nuts com
pleted the appointments. Serving ices
were Misses Nita. Lee Townsend, Pen
ny Keel Lang, Ber?ha Joyner and Ha-;
zel Barrett 9
Oot of town guests were: Mrs. Ben
May and daaghtcsv Misa Frances May,
of Sanford; Miss' Allie Louise. Foun
tain, Fountain; Miss Rachel Jordan;
SmithfieH; Lester ELBarrett, .Wash
ington, J). ana Mfs. Knott
Proctor, Mrs. K. JVBarbee, Mh* Mary
Frances Wt 'tehurst and W. T. Lips
comb, of.Groenvffle.
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Among the best h^xfle workers in
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HcadfluEixm Bureau
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Two Holdup Men
Capitalist Shows Him
self Quick -THnking
and Quick - Acting
High Point, June 28.?Spurning
$300 offered them from the pocket of
E. D. Steele, and demanding- that he
open his safe in which there were
several times that amount ,two un
masked white bandits who invaded
the office of the wealthy local capi
talist today fled empty-handed when
out-maneuvered by a man nettfjr
three score years their senior. FoHce
have found no trace of either d
though fairly good descriptions were
given by both Mr. Steele and S. C.
Clark, prominent realtor, who saw the
men fleeing as he approached the of
fice.
Mr. Steele, who reputedly carries
large sums of money on his person,
was at his desk when the men entered
with drawn guns and demanded that
he open his safe. His efforts to give
them the money from his pocket were
futile and his plea that he was too
nervous to work the combination was
unheeded. His almost terror stricken
cries caused the gunmen to order him
to "pipe down." Feigning deafness he
drew nearer them, seized a hammer,
buried it in the shoulder of -one of
the gun men, got the heavy inner of
fice door between him and the gun
men, slammed it shut, bolted it and
called for help. Meanwhile the gun
men fled, pausing only to take his
coat from a rack, but there was noth
ing of valuq in the pockets.
Money Abundenl
W. S. Lee Claims
People Are Not Broke,
They Are Just Cau
tious, Declares Well
Known Engineer
Asheville, June 28.?Increased use
of electricity in the home, through
the sale of new inventions will help
materially in bringing back prosper
ity, Everett S. Lee, electric engineer,
of Schenectady, N. Y., said today. Mr.
Lee is a delegate at sessions of the
American -Institute of Electrical En
gineers convention here.
"Of course there will be greatly in
creased use of electricity in industry,
but the great field is in the sale of
new electrical devices to the people,
because there are so many people,"
Mr. Lee said.
"The poepfte aren't broke, they are
just cautious," Mr. Lee continued, "We
have 200 more people at this conven
tion than we really expected. They
had money enough to come and they
%re spending it here.
"'President Hoover made a sugges
tion to help Europe, and the stock
market went up about $4 one day, and
$3 the next. There is plenty of mon
ey if we can just find something that
they want to buy.
"In the past we have had the radio
and the electric refrigerator. In the
future we expect to have things the
people don't have now, just as we now
have things that we didn't have be
fore." '
Mr. Lee predicted a gradual im
provement in business.
REYNOLDS INCREASES
PIRCE OF CIGARETTES
Winston-Salem, June 23.?The R. J.
Reynolds Tobacco Company tonight
notified by telegraph their jobbing
customers that effective Wednesday,
June 24, the-list price of cigarettes
will be advanced from $6.40 to $6.85
per thousand, less usual discounts.
Col. Charles A. -Lindbergh hive been (pending'a lot
of tii-iC at the Carw: Airport. Long Island, tuning up tor their pro
poeed flight acroM ?e Pacific Note the happy look on the faces of
the nation's favorite eoupk. _??
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School Meeting
[ All parent! and taxpayers are urgently re
quested by the Farmville Public School Trus
tees to meet in the School Auditoriulm Satur- :j
day, June 27th, at 3:30 p. m., to discuss the !
subject ofasix or eight months school for
next term. ? .
S J.W.HOLMES,
1 B. S. SMITH,
. :^v. S. T.LEWIS,
I PAUL E. JONES,
If J. I. MORGAN,
;1 * ^ Trustees.
This Wqefc/n
Washington, D. C., June 26.?Presi
dent Hoover's trip west for the pur
pose of addressing the Republican ed
itors of Indiana, and making a speech
at the dedication of the Lincoln Me
morial at Springfield, 111., is being
taken by observers here as a prelim
inary canter to the active work of
the presidential campaign next year.
Denials that he'had any such motive
were issued from the White Bouse
dkys before be made the trip, but the;
were taken here as routine denials.
The facts are that voters are look
ing farther into the. future this year
than they have ever done, except per
haps in the days when Bryan was-ex
pounding his free silver doctrine three
years before he was nominated to run
against McKinley in 1896. The same
reason: for public interest in the nat
ional election existed then as now,
general depression, both in this and
other countries. Voters looked to a
political Moses to lead them out of
their troubles. Bryan's plan appealed
immensely to almost half the voters
and he nearly won the -election.
There is no question but that Re
publican leaders realise that the at
tempts being made by the Democrats
right now to blame the country's
troubles on the G. 0. P. must Be
answered often and early and. Hoov
er's short swing into states that have
been flirting outrageously with his
political enemies can have but One real
purpose; much as he may attempt to
disguise it by speaking on other
topics.
Franklin Roosevelt is also lining up
his forces, his recent visit to Col.
House, which resulted in his gaining
the public support of Mayor Curlev
of Boston and other Bay State poli
ticians who previously had shown a
strong lik|ng for Owen D. Young,
Showing he is intensively at wort
Roosevelt is an astute campaigner and
his relationship to Theodore Roosevelt
will gain him many votes from Re
publicans, his supporters claim. That
he isnot overlooking that angle was
demonstrated by Mayor Charley's; re
mark-that "it was time we had an
other -Roosevelt in- the' White-House."
Older people who have lived
through several other panics will not
be swayed by the old ^dinner pail"
premises,;as they have learned that;
prosperity -does not depend upon
which party rules but only on thf nat
ural laws of supply and demand. By
this r tint* next year nearly everybody
expecta^Bihicountry to be enthusias
tically on the upgrade and the entire
poBtkai complexion may return to the
j^ipt-uninteresting campaigns cf/for
mer years -when tbe . main slogan was
"dont rock^a:bbaLJ',. -?1
| Vto^t of
menfc of Commerce, has compiled ai
WaVM. .LJIllillil .?,?, Xfc ?_
noma -way ? lai ^ ^ -
-iM
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their homes during the enforced idle
ness, or to induce others to give work
to the unemployed at a time when
ihey need help the. most. ..The book
covers such subjects as bureau draw
ers that stick, floors that squeak, door
keys that, do not fit, repairing the
door bell, eliminating the thumping
noise in faucets, insulating the attic,
preventing the frosting of window
panes and painting inside and out
side. Making the repairs now is urg
ed as a measure of economy.
The government has issued a book
let on "Problems of Wholesale Dry
Goods Distribution" that shows that
home dressmaking is going out of
fashion. Mote ready made garments
are being worn by women all over
the country, the report shows, with
the result that the fair sex is better
dressed now than ever before. One
trouble with the business of selling
ready made garments ia that styles
disappear so fast that manufacturers
have difficulty in avoiding heavy
losses. Piece goods are becoming a
minor department of the business, the
book explains.
Incidentally, another survey uncov
ered the fact that hosiery sales are
greater than those of any other mer
chandise carried by department stores.
Their sales approximate five per
cent of the grand total for all lines.
Men's sock3 run about one-fifth of
the total for hosiery, children's hose
account for less than one per cent
That chain stores are not running;
the independent storekeepers out of
business is shown by a Btudy made
of the census by a Federal Bureau
here, which gives the chains only
around 17 per cent of the total busi
ness. The figures are drawn from a
survey of 489 cities over 10,000 popu
lation. Analyzing the figures, it was
Shown that the chains did less busi
nefis in the smallest cities, gaining asj
the cities became larger until in Chi
cago and Los Angeles they accounted!
fornearly twehty per cent. Even;
these figures do not reflect the actual
situation as it exists for the small
store, the survey shows, as Tilling sta
tions and other lines not reckoned as
Shopkeeping are included in the chain
totals.
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Housewives are cautioned by the
National library liere to go carefully
through any old trunks they may. have
in the attic and see if they cannot
unearth some historically important
documents. Dr. Herbert Putnam, the
librarian, cites recent finds that have
been immensely valuable, among them
being some of Benjamin Franklin's
old letters, which were found in poB-f
session of a tailor in Paris who wrtf
using" them to cut out: patterns. Rob4
ert Morris' collection of lettetrs and
diariea woJ^ound i?? a stable. Both
of these collections are now in tf*
possession of tile Library of Congress
and are of great importance to the
histori^^d^o^^r to
portant treasures. It is said the re
cent find of the ? Ulster County Ga
zette was made in a dusty old New
York state attic.
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D^SopSrBbeWc
Asheville, June 23.?Dr. W. J. Fos
ter, of Schenectady, N. Y., whose de
velopments in the field of electrics!
engineering have brought him the
coveted Lamme ^nedal, believes the
future will see even greater hydro
electric power developments in the
Carolinas.
The eminent engineer, designer of
the Muscle Shoals, Ala., generators
and of many generators in use in the:
Carolinas, expressed his opinions in |
an interview here where h<> is at
tending the summer convention of
the American Institute of Electrical
Engineering.
"The more a stream is used," Dr.
Foster said, "the better it gets be
cause dams built along a stream reg
ulate its flow and an even flow of
water is necessary for an even flow of
current over wires.
"More dams and electrical develop
ments along a river means more stor
age space, which prevents floods and
conserves water for use in drought pe
riods. A. single plant on a river
might" have to close during a dry
spell, while on a river with many de
velopments could keep going because
of the many storage reservoirs.
"When we first started out, hydro
electric generators were only 65 per
cent efficient," he continued. "That
is, we got only 65 per cent of the pow
er in the water turned into electricity.
Now, they are more than 90 per cent
efficient and I doubt if more than a
slight improvement can be made in
this."
JAJfES B. LOVELACE ELECTED
AS HIGH POINT'S CITY
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
Friends, here will be interested in
hearing that James B. Lovelace, son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Lovelace, a
prominent young lawyer of High
Point, and a member of the firm of
Lovelace and Kirkman, was recently
elected as city prosecuting attorney on
the first ballot over a field of five
other candidates.
The High Point Enterprise says in
connection with the election: "Mr.
Lovelace, successor of Mr. Archie
Myatt, who is returning to private
practice, has been active in civic, club
and -social affairs here for several
years. He took a leading part in
drafting the new city charter enacted
by the legislature in March and has
been active in democratic politics for
several years, serving as president of
the Young Democratic Club in 1928."
MISS EASON HOSTESS
Miss Helen Eason delightfully en
tertained a number of her friends at
a rummy party on Monday evening
at her home on George street. Vari
ous garden flowers carried a color
scheme of pink and green as did tlie
ices and cake served after the games.
Prizes were won by Miss Vernice
Lang Jones and Henry Burnett, and
Graham McAdams, whose birthday
fell on that day was remembered by
the hostess with a gift.
ALL MILK MUST BE LABELED
The standard milk ordinance adopt
ed by the town of Farmville, requires
that all fresh whole milk delivered be
labeled according to grades, four
grades being recognized, A, B, C and
D.
The health department requests
that all producers comply by using
bottle caps on which the grades are
plainly marked, so that the law may
be properly enforced.
This ordinance does not apply to
buttermilk, skim milk or sour milk
for cooking purposes, except that it
must bear a label showing contents of
container used:
It is the purpose of the health de
partment to promote better methods
of handling milk and cooperation of
the public must be had to make it a
success.
PITT COUNTY HEALTH DEPT.
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Desperado is
TakenADer
Long Race
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Richard Croaker Cap
tured by Two Randolph
and One U. S. Officer
Asheboro, June 23.?Richard Croak
er, convicted and sentenced for high
way robbery, theft, and breaking and
entering on several charges, was cap
tured near Asheboro Tuesday after
noon at 4 o'clock after a 15 mile chase.
Two 'Randolph county officers,
Pearl Barnes and Jailer Ben Morgan
were with Prohibition Officer Trexler *
from Greensboro, where they met
Croaker. Officer Barnes immediately
recognized the fugitive who escaped
from the rock quarry near Salisbury
a week ago and chased him into Aahe- ;
boro then back six miles west on
highway' 62 where Officer Barnes
hooked the fender of his car and'
stopped Croaker's progress.
He was driving a sport model Ford
roadster, number 252-453, said to be a
stolen car and had in his possession
several pairs of new shoes and some
clothes.
Croaker declined to talk after be
ing placed in jail at Asheboro, his
home town, save to give the informa
tion that he escaped from the prison
camp by stealing a mule and riding
for several miles to elude bloodhounds
then walked until his feet are terribly
sore now and asked for treatment for
them.
Officers have made no announce
ment as to what will be done with
Croaker, but Sheriff Carl King is
taking the matter up with state of
ficers.
Bullet Victim
?
Is Laid to Rest
Mrs. Lottie Crawford,
22, Killed by Mattie
Odum, Is Buried
Goldsboro, June 23.?Funeral serv
ices for Mrs. Lottie Crawford, 22, who
was shot to death Monday night by
Mattie Odom, filling station operator
and former circus performer, were
conducted from the home of her par
ents, Mr. and. Mrs. Frank Anderson,
in the Greenleaf section of Goldsboro,
at 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, by her
pastor, Rev. R. E. Tripp, of the Free
Will Baptist church. Interment was
in the family burying ground in In
dian Springs township.
Surviving are two children, aged
eight months and two years, respec
tively; her parents, two sisters, Mrs.
LinkvTaylor, and Miss Sarah Lee An
derson. The deceased was a niece of
Jim Anderson, one of the leading
members of the Free Will Baptist
church. Mrs. Crawford was the wid
ow of Cedie Crawford, who died a few
months ago.
Mrs. Odum, who is now in the
Wayne jail, shot Mrs. Crawford, who
was riding in an automobile with
Miss Minnie Deans and Milton (Slim)
Gurley, stated to officers that she did
not intend to shoot Mrs. Crawford
and was very sorry it happened, but
that she shot at Gurley and that she
is yet very sorry she missed him.
Mrs. Crawford was shot through the
temple and was rushed immediately
to a hospital but died in a few min
utes. A coroner's inquest was set for
9:30 Tuesday morning, but Coroner T.
R. Robinson decided not to hold the
inquest because Mrs. Odom had con
fessed to the killing and eye witness
es made the same statements.
Mrs. Odom and her late husband,
Will Odom, were circus performers,
spending the time between circus sea
sons in Goldsboro, where Mr. Odum
was a native. She first came to Golds
boro with a carnival company and
took part as snake charmer. After
her husband's death last winter she
bought a filling station in North
Goldsboro and placed Milton Gurley In
charge. Later she took charge of it
herself. She is said to be an Indian ?
and a native of New York State. She
is about 49 years old.
NSC. RANKS SECOND IN
. ACTIVE SPINDLE HOURS V \
Washington, June 23?North \Caro
lina ranked second in the United
States in total active spindle hours
of cotton spinning spindles in May.
but was fifth in average active hours
per spindle in plac^ the census bu
reau has repofted. < '
South Carolina led all states with
1,676,824,729 active spindle hours, and
North Carolina had 1,409,749,502.
South Carolina also led' in average
hours per spindle in place with 296.
Tennessee was next with 262 and in
order caitte Alabama ;' and Georgia
ahead of! North Carolina with an av
erage of 227 hours.
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All oyster of average size will drink
For about 26 hours a day, consuming
16 gallons and extracting 90 per cent
of the minute food particles from the
water. '
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