The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-12-26
NC. STATE NEWS
A Digest of Everything Worth
Knowing About Old North
State Folks and Things

The tobacco market of kinston, which /
has just closed for the season. reports
a total of more than three million
pounds of tobacco sold there this year.
The market has only been established
in that city for two years.
Before closing for the Christmas hol-
idays. the Durham tobacco market pass
ed the eight -millionpound mark in the
total quantity of the crop sold there
since the opening of the season Septem-
Der IL This isl a new high record for
that tobacco market.
-Conyicts serving time on the Durham
county chain gang were given holiday
of four days during the Christmas sea-
son. and big Xmas dinner with turkey
and all the trimmings were served them
The way of the Durham transgressor
does not entirely correspond with the
oft quoted adage.
The theft of many gallons of milk
| from front doorSteps in Kinston during
the past few days is grounds for the be-
lief that a band of juvenile thieves are
at work in that city. Several attempts
TO break into school buildings, supposed
" by purposes of theft. have likewise
been made there recently.
The extension of Fayetteville's street
car system that will bring Fayetteville
in touch with many neighborlng towns
as we'll as Camp Bragg is planned 1o1
the immediate future. Work on the
laying of the rails and the overhead
construction. of the Camp Bragg line
has already begun.
After having served two years OF {
oO-vaar sentence for second degree
murder. Allen Fie of Haywood Count!
has been granted a conditional pardo1
bv Governor Beckett. Strong doubt
are entertained as to Fie's guilt, an
in the Governors opinion, the man ha
1 been punished sufficiently in any case
n - There will be no North Carolina dali
o newspapers published today, the day at
4 fer Christmas all publishers havin
g agreed to suspend publication for tn
< dav with the double purpose OF cor
@ serving paper and of giving Christina
@ as a holiday to the employees. 1t
n estimated that at least 10000 pounds
d naDpr will thus be saved.
Tobacco sales at the Rocky Moul
e tobacco market which closed recentl
amounted to total of 19, ,5S9,4O2 poun(
% for the season of 1919, which sold
Is an average of $51.57 per 100 poun'
l. for the entire crop. A gain OF 2,46e
a. 3S1 pounds over the 1913 sales is r
he corded. with a gain in the average pr1
Of received of S1441 per 100 pounds
-Clvde Hoey. Democratic nominee +
Congress from the Ninth District
mt North Carolina, was elected over L
r, Republican opponent, John Nj. Nor
he head. by considerable majority la
s. week. The contest had more OF the II
d. csmpaign flavor than anything OF
le. Kind which as occurred in the Sta
I'M in many years. The election was hs
nd to nrovide a successor for Yates WEI
~ vha has been appointed to the Der
of tho Supreme Court in western MOI
Carolina.
i-Replving to Republican charges
crookedness in the handling OF elect
returns in the Ninth Congressional
trct. in which Clyde r. Hoey, Den
,,k GRAFT was elected to Congress over
Republican opponent, John M MO
tod head. the chairman OF the Dehocrs
r.J executive committee of Burke Cou
ON. has demanded that Morehead and
oa- odberents bring specific charges agal
tbe the men they claim were concerned
! If the alleged illegality.