400 & 2-10th9s Acres
Kenneth Murchison Biggs (left), who died at the age of 80 in 1947, was founder
of
К.
M. Biggs, Inc., a I.umbcrton mercantile firm which grew into the biggest
farming operation in Robeson County. When Mr. Biggs died his son. Furman K.
Biggs, look over management of the firm and farms, and he is now assisted by
Furman K. Biggs. Jr. Three daughters of
К.
M. Biggs inherited shares in his
property and conduct their own farm operations, Mrs. Julian K. Trice, Mrs.
Ed. M. Henderson, and Mrs. Neill A. McKeithan.
Kig'K'.s I'ainilv corporation in llolic-
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now largest tobacco planter.
Bp PENN GRAY
К.
M. Biggs. Incorporated, in Rob¬
eson County this year becomes the
largest grower of tobacco in North
Carolina. Formerly the Biggs Corpo¬
ration was second to the Harvey
Estate in Greene County, but that
property was divided among the heirs
and is no longer a single item on Pro¬
duction and Marketing Administration
records.
К.
M. Biggs, Incorporated, is allot¬
ted 400.2 acres of tobacco for the 1952
crop-year. And that figure itself is
smaller than it was a couple of years
ago.
When
К.
M. Biggs incorporated
BEST IN 1951
The 1951 tourist season was the
best in history for North Carolina’s
"Variety Vacationland", according to
the Stale Advertising Division of the
Dept, of Conservation & Develop¬
ment. "Every check point showed an
increase over 1950," said State Adver¬
tising Director Charles Parker, "and
every indication points to an even big¬
ger season in 1952."
his business and farm interests in
1934 he kept a part of his holdings in
his own name and these holdings were
left, when he died in 1947, separate¬
ly to his heirs as his estate. Last
spring the farms which were included
in the estate were divided and the to¬
bacco allotment on these amounts to
103.4 acres. Formerly the family-op¬
erated corporation and the estate were
managed as a unit and the estate
acreage was included in the
К.
M.
Biggs allotment.
But the Biggs acreage is not the
biggest in the nation; the Holliday
farms in the vicinity of Gallivant’s
Ferry, S. C., are bigger. Figures on this
operation arc not available.
Robeson with the biggest single pro¬
ducer, ranks third among the coun¬
ties of the state in total acreage. Pitt
County grew 39.665.7 acres of tobacco
in 1951. Johnson County grew 35.-
396.7 acres, and Robeson had 32,-
028.5 acres, according to PMA figures.
Robeson's other big allotments in¬
clude W. S. Britt with 296 acres, the
McNair Corporation with 207.6 acres,
and A. N. Mitchell with 194.6 acres.
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iff ANY CAN
YOU ANSWER?
Just for a change we’ll propound a
list of questions that are based on
general information.
1. If a person writes speeches and
stories for someone else without letting
his identity be known to the outside
world, he is called a what?
2. If we give you the word Capri¬
corn you should immediately come
forth with another word that starts
with "C." What is it?
3. What word can be used to mean
both an English coin and a king?
4. Give the line preceding this one:
"And never the twain shall meet."
5. During Colonial days, people who
didn’t do right were made to sit on a
rough bench with their feet and hands
extended through some holes in boards
in front of them. What was this called?
6. What is the capital of Delaware?
7. This adage is quoted incorrect¬
ly: "Money is the root of all evil."
Can you give it to us correctly?
8. Name three mountains mentioned
in the Old Testament.
9. One of our presidents had a mid¬
dle initial, O. What was his name?
Another had the middle initial, B.
What was his full name?
10. What is the best-known thing
on the Isle of Capri so far as scenic
attractions are concerned?
11. Give the names of three well-
known cities outside of North Caro¬
lina that start with "Saint."
1 2. A horse has two "locks," One is
a forelock: What is the other?
13. Who was "the voice of one
crying in the wilderness?"
14. What is the most popular song
that is sung on New' Year’s Eve to
usher in the New Year?
15. What do you call a plot of land
devoted entirely to the growth of ap¬
ples? Oranges? Watermelons? Grapes?
16. This man was president of
Princeton University and also Gover¬
nor of New Jersey. Who was he?
17. Where would you look for a
faucet? And where would you look
for a facet?
18. What is a bride's wardrobe
called? And what is an infant’s ward¬
robe called?
19. Name three of the things men¬
tioned in the garden of Mary, Mary,
Quite Contrary.
20. What is an amateur radio op¬
erator called?
(Answers on page 24)
THE STATE. FEBPUARY 9. 1952
