"Printed In Dunlin County"
THCR8DAY, NOV. S8tb, 1985
;, JR., in Raleigh
i ! -aX Observer) '.
cne of Mr. John Clt-
e Government.
n decides on Monday
v ill spend $1,000 renovat-
I'ainttng his house. By tho
; Monday, at least, hehuJ
J paint and plaster and
.id lumber and . hag hired
a and carpenters, ..: Before
liie Job la done. . " ' ; ' -
t suppose Mr. Citizen and.the
i members of the county sch
board bad decided on a Mon
to ask the Works Progress
inistraUon to spend $1,000 on
ting and renovating a school
ung. , '. '-. "
; xty daysat least, would have
cd before they learned whether
. r not the WPA thought the school
ilding project even desirable. An.
t her week or so would have been
ne before' Mr. Citizen and his
j -'Uow-board members were infor
med whether or not the money and
hi' r were available for the Job.
1 hen they might find that the
, i A could spare only $500 for the
' !. But, at last the money would
i ve been granted and labor and
materials requisitioned. And final
ly work would begin about. : tiie
.time Mr. Citizen's patience was
v orn transparent and his hopes ex
hausted. ., y i,,-1.-u.';::,; ,
That, In brief and in parody, Is
the history of a WPA project. All
the factors which serve to -binder
the project are .unknown to Mr.
Citizen. Nevertheless, they are an
noying to a man who decides to do
a job this week and does It certain.
ly oy nexi weeK. . - . -. ... ;.
First of all, Mr. Citizen is con
fused and annoyed by the detail--;
"red tape,'? as he calls lWinvolved
in the mere preparation and pre-1
eentation of an application for a
WPA project That much Tie - can
. understand but he can't compre
hend the things that happen there
after. . , r - , ' -::.
Not only Mr.-Citizen, but many
a local and State wja official, as
well, has a hard' time explaining
why it takes so long to get the
government money.
From the time Mr. Citizen and
the school board decide that the
school building needs a new coat
of paint especially if It's not go
ing to cost anything the painting
. project is passed from band to
hand through . an- army of men
with blue pencils, - men ' with, red
pencils, men with rubber stamps,
men with bulletins-and books, men
with rapid calculating ; machines,
.men With ledgers find forms, girls
with , typewriters and .-men and
girls and men and girls.
To begin with, the local sponsors
of a project go to the district of
fice of the WPA for aid in prepar
ing an application giving plans, a
description and the location of the
project. :-r;- t:";-f,n- j,'!,;;;,.;.
The completed application- tells
how much Is proposed to be spent
for labor and for materials, what
types of labor will be needed
skilled, unskilled, supervisory, etc.,
howmuch money, the government
is asked to give and how much the
sponsor will contribute and ' other
information. ' : -
This ' application ; (Form 801)
when filed Is checked by the dis
trict office fpr accuracy, eligibility
or une project; availability of labor,
engineering details and cost. If It is
not sent back for. revision or cor
rection, it is approved , In two or
three days and is sent to the State
Office.- y..' "-:;:ii .yJ.yj:
- There the process of minute ex
amination is repeated again and,
for the second time, if no errors
either in fact or Judgment are dis
covered, the project Is approved. ;
Then a sort of synopsis of ' the
project, showing the highlights on
ly is sent to Washington. ;, (Five
copies of this synopsis, Form 80S,
are made, incidentally, and other
records and memoranda are made
and filed on the project) ;.: - i
. Upon" his return from a, recent
trip to- Washington, Phillip &chw-
. SINGER SEWING
MAUillNES
New and Used Liberal Allowance
for Your Old Machine."
-' " CALL. OB NOTIFY
L:' L. 'HERRING.--'
SEVEN SPKINOS " -( J
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JOHN M. LITTLE
Dhdc and Little
:IIIN;S TON'S
IIih Class Jewelers
ISO N. Queen St.
PIANOS
USED ONES IN PERFECT CONDITION $50 W
New Ones $105.00 Up , -. ' Baby Grands $385.00
TERMS ' ' : '
? We do expert tuning at reasonable prices . ' -'
We pay $3 to $5 for Information leading to a sale.
LET US PLACE A PIANO ON APPROVAL .
, NO OBLIGATION. .
a. n. LANsronn
1
art t '. t State WPA projects
I directir, told of trie situation he
, luund tuere. , - -
In the banement of the Washing.
ton Auditorium, 1,500 persons were
crowded together. As one shift de
partd at 5 o'clock in the afternoon
another took its place. Two or
more men end women shared the
1 same desk. To reach telephones it
was necewaary for some to step
jover ' denks fciid chairs' of others.
(The place was a bedlam. 'y
Throsi U each an organization
I up to ua ea rs in applications, Mr.
Citizen s lime project musi pan?
! First, .the -project application
goes to the, numbering division
where it receives an identifying
number. Then, it is reveiwed by
' 1 tmra Mik AAi At ninn If th A D10
OUJWia WTMinr- v. vj . . " - hi '
iect is to be situated on pubUc
property" if it Is fully prescribed
and located. If it is an eligible pre
lect under the law and - has the
right sponsor and it this and if
that ana li tne otner.
Next the regional division (North
Carolina is in Region 8) gets the
application and puts its clearance
symbol on the form, If all appears
Then the budget division Inspects
the financial features of the appi
cation, determines if all the mom
etary requlrtments have been met
At last the, application reaches
the Committee on Allotments and
ultimately is incorporated In & Pre
sidential letter of approval and
transmitted to the office of the
Comptroller General for an actual
allotment of xuaasv
'.There again the entire applica
tion Is scanned from title to signa
ture; after it is reached somewhere
in the middle of monstrous pile of
other aplicatlons, and finally ap
proved, for the last .time at least,
for the last time in Washington... t
. If Mr. Citizen and his colleagues
are very lucky ' .their project will
pass through all channels In Wash
ington in three weeks. If they are
unlucky, they might not be able to
find out where their application is
as it la passed back and forth from
this division to that for checking,
re-checking and checking some
more. . ,
: In the beginning of the WPA
program, it was assumed that the
Washington authorities would se
lect tho best projects submitted,
according to their fulfillment of
relief needs and: the requirement
of usefulness, and then allot money
to execute those projects and dump
the rest in the Potomac, v. ...
So, as State WPA Administrator
George-W. Coan, Jr., often re-em
phasizedv North .Carolina sent to
Washington requests f or - much
tnore money than it expects to get
Borne 2,000 projects were initiat
ed the State, calling for about $64,.
000,000 in federal funds, to be sup
plemented by about $18,000,000 in
sponsor's contributions. - . i
-However, "when the seemingly
immense four billion dollar work
relief pie was Bllced and divided
the WPA. piece was mighty nar
row.
What actually has happened ' Is
that Washington is approving near
iy - ait of North Carolina's 2,000
projects but is allocating only a-
bout $7,400,000 (with a possible
$1,000,000 more) for SUte-iniUated
projects. The buck thus is passed
nack to tne state and ' district
WPA offices. t vtl
'-: So Mr. Citizen Is Informed that
his school: buildinsr paint and re
pair job Is approved and his spirits
rise again. But soon. -the district
director nouiies nun tnat ror $zo,
000 worth of school projects only
$3,000 (for example) can be spent
Mr, jiuzen and his colleagues
are asked to express their prefer
ence for projects to be completed.
Meanwhile, the district office has
been instructed to be sure that the
most jobs for the least federal ex
penditures are provided and the
process of "checking, . re-checking
and checking begins. ' f ' -.
Administrator coan - hopes that
by tomorrow or the next day 20,
000 persons will be employed by
the WPA in North .Carolina and
that 34,000 will be offered jobs by
November 20. - - . :.w'i--;--.-' x-,f-:
He admits that the -program Is
30 days behind, schedule, according
to the program outlined at a meet
ing.' of - State administrators in
Washington In June. -Where - and
why that delay occurred It is dif
ficult say witn certainty. fC'' ,;
Thanksgivinff Serrice
At , KenansviUe . at 9 :45 lin" : the
Methodist Church. Rev. F. L. Good
man will have charsre of the ser
vice. The public -is Iqvited. '
At Hallsville Presbyterian Chur
ch, Thursday at 11:00, Sermon by
Kev. v 1a uoouinan. ; , - , .;
Joyners In Charlotte
.Rev.- F. B. Joyner and family
leave Wednesday for Charlotte N.
C. where . they : will spend' : the
Thanksgiving season with; relativ
es. Mr. Joyner will be back for
the services Sunday. ' ' ' ' - V"
PIANOS
LI :L2 rxL.::JIn
" It wU te nwfwsary for all
cut' 'ii proilucers lk' .''fig non-traii;-"
is ' "e two-lntie cotton Tax
r.-.- . '""-l C'r'.." --'es left over
t!J j- r to tin i nn In at the
v A says Mr.
I , '1 j . icer who '
a 'f rata comns udder .
t t . .(; 1 was pas-
Sd In .a., .i:,jn tids - past'
friiir f r . I e benefit: of;,. th
ftuiuU rn'".i- r. Ail green cards .
are n"ii-i.-ni!,., rm.ie and cannot
be used by a producer after ' he '.
has finltid tap 'glng this year's
'crop autu the cards are sent to
the state otflce and re-Issued,
Mr. McLenuon said. Farmers are
therefore " urged to turn these
cards In If all the poundage has
not been used by them. - v .-. ,
' Andrew Carnegie
: MondayNovember 25th was the
one hundredth anniversary ox tne
birth of the great American man
ufacturer and Philanthropist An
drew Cargegie. He was born in
Scotland and came to America ip
1848 and started working , at a
cotton mill for a little over a dol
lar a' week.: He continued: to work
his way up until he was superin
tendent of the Pittsburg division
of the Pennsylvania. Railroad. He
rendered valuable service as sup
erintendent of the Government
railroads and telegraph lines. Af
ter this he developed the Pittsburtr
and Keystone Bridge Works, ' and
the Union iron Works, in 1868 he
Introduced : the " Bessemer process
-of making steel Into this country.
When be retired in 1801 his inter
ests had developed into the United
States Steel Corporation. He has
given more money to benefactions
than any other American.- He died
in 1919. , "
, . r- -
Best Known '' , s
3 Best Loved Citizen
In the long ago-when James A.
Garfield was nominated for Presi
dent of the United States, . this
writer was a country lad, who with
thousands of others, was thrilled to
hear the story of how little "Jlm
mie" Garfield drove the mules. on
the tow-path of the canals In or
der to help his poor mother make
a living for the family and how
the boy of the tow-path was to be
President of the United States. In
like manner there will be poor boys
in mountain ooves, on the farms, In
the cotton mills, and in towns and
cities of North Carolina where
their opportunities are not equal to
their associates, who win - rejoice
to read ' the life -' story of Clyde
Hoev. the best known and best lov
ed private citizen of North Caroli
na, and whom the people delight
c ononor. x x x Mr. Hoey. in our
judgment would make a great lea
der of the constructive .forces ' of
North Carolina and among the go
vernors of the great sisterhood of
states, our governor would shine
as a star of the first magnitude.
(N. c Christian Advocate.) -
Crop Yields In N.C.
Are 15 Percent Above
r Average Of Nation
Raleigh, Nov. 14, - Crop yields
in North Carolina were 15 percent
above the national average on Nov
i. according to report Issued today
by state-Federal Crop Reporting
Service of the State Department
of - Agriculture. , Unusually good
yields have been made this fall in
corn., small grains, cotton, tobac
co, sorghum, early Irish potatoes,
sweet potatoes and nays, ne re
port points out Prices received for
these farm products have not been
auite up to parity when compared
with the prices farmers are having
to pay for toe things iney musi
buy, yet they are much better than
they have been for several years,
the report states, i , .
Th largest and '' most : valuable
crop, of course, is the tobacco crop
concerning which the report says:
; "North Carolina nas creaiea , a
sensation with its tobacco crop of
562,998,000 pounds as compared
with 417,976,000 last year. Growers
objected to the Government's de
mand that the acreage be increas
ed this year so as to lower last
year's prices . to nearer the pre
viously reckoned parity price. This
year the farmers not only increas
ed the tobacco ..acreage ' heavily
(from $844,000 to 878,000 acres)
but planted it in narrower . rows
and with more hills to the row.
Mors fertilizer was used and more
leaves left on the plants. In fact
many fields were not "topped"
at all..- The increase of 41 per
cent in the yield of flue cured to
bacco this year over 1934 is hence
not surprising. The average price
for tobacco on November 1 was 21
cents as compared with 29 cents in
November, 1934 while sales are 18
percent ahead of this same period
last year.,,::;i;','i:A-iiv;;;i;j:;;'N.;.;i.f-''
An adequate supply of almost
all food crops Is evident and much
canning of fruits and vegetables
-has been done. The corn crop is
larger than last year, and will
yield about 49,529,000 bushels. Pea- i
nuts and soy beans also show in
creased yields. There were no free
zes up to Nov. 1 and the weather
hs been Ual f or harvstlng . crops
ana ior ine pianung ox smau
grains, ,the report said. .
Numerous flocks of nice turkeys
have been grown in Union Coun
ty this summer at low cost and
are being finished for the holiday
market.1.' -''.'..
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2ad;
Birt
Di:lin-r Theatre: Blent Week
-" Another big hit of the season Is
brought to theatre goers of this
Kuuun wi :wwn wuro ,
mount's 'The Big- Broadcast .of
1936'' appears at theDupUn The-
S?. a?a7 0n..?lurS15r 2Sd
fHnP i.Red 8
Rose" the first part of the week, ; '
Rairiy-has such a diversified and,
imposing array of stars from, the
radio, stage and srawen been as-
sembled to one picture as in para-
mount's "The Big Broadcast of 19 -
36", with Jack -Oakie, Burns and
AUen and lrda Roberti In the lead
In addition to the regular cast
mai appears w me iun-prvvuiuiig
comedy are - ramous personaimes
who contribute specialty' numbers
which form a background to the
main theme, Bing Crosby, film and
radio star, Amos 'n' Andy, world
famous for their daily comic black
face sketch on the air waves, Ethel
Merman,' star of radio 'and musi
cal comedy hits. Bill Robinson, in
ternationally known negro tap dan
cer,- Mary - Boland and Charles
Ruggles, noted stage and screen
comedians, the. .Nichols Brothers,
negro dancing youngsters, Willie,
West and McGlnty, and Ray Noble
renowned English; band leader and
song writer, with his orchestra, all
have Important roles in the pic-
ture;r--s,i;:,;-; r'-ixrv ; :
i Directed by : Norman Taurog,
with dance ensembles staged by Le
Roy Prinz, dance export, " The Big
Broadcast"- is -an hilarious roman
tic comedy,- with most of the ac
tion laid against the colorful back
ground of an Havana hacienda, and
centers around- the amusing exper
iences of two v radio entertainers
when a rich young Countess enters
their lives. Jack Oakie and Henry
Wadaworth . who operate and per
form their -own radio Btation are
faced with bankruptcy. Their only
hope is to vpn an international bro
adcastlng contest. George Burns
as a radio inventor, .with his wife
Oracle AUen, brings-the boys his
latest invention, the Radio Eye,
a television instrument Suddenly
Lyda Roberti, in the role of . the
Countess, enters their lives and
whisks botb of them to her Cuban
estate on . her private yatch, to de
termine which : one she wants ' to
marry. : ; . -j
Surrounded by Miss Robertl's vil
lainous henchmen, the boys make
a desperate break for freedom, aid
ed by Wendy Barrie, Miss Roberti's
social secretary and companion.
The high spirited, thrilling chase,
packed with uproarious situations
and climaxes, is broadcast by Oa
kie through the. Radio Eye in his
call for help, in which he unwitting
ly competes in the radio contest.
vvy'.vii ' d
WALLACE
NEWS
Mr. Herbert Boney of Marlon,
Va. is spending sometime with his
brother, Mr. Bruce Boney. -
Miss. Louise Zibelin spent the
week-end with her . brother,- Mr.
John' Robert Zibelin who attends
State College.
- Mr. Bruce Koonce, who Is on the
Kinston tobacco market, spent the
past week-end here .with friends.
. Miss. Betty Jenkins-of - Kenans
ville was a guest of relatives over
the week;, end.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Vann have
returned from a trip to North
Wilkaboro where they visited Mr.
and Mrs. Pat Williams, brother of
Mrs.-Vann. " -
s Misses. Mildred Bryant, Mary
Graham Smith,,. Chestnut Hall and
Mr. Steve Mallard spent last Fri
day in Raleigh.
' Mrs. Roy Carter' and daughters.)
Mary Anne,-' and Bobble are spend-,
tag this week in St. Stephens, S. C. .
as guest, of .Mrs. Carter's '-parents
Mr. Mrs. E. CX Skinner. .
' Mrs. Mary Spell and grand son
Norman Lee spent the .week-end in
Rocky Mount with Mr.-and .Mrs.
John Everett . Spell. . , .
Mrs. Karl Adams visited her sqn
Mr. Charles Adams, at State Colle
ge, Raleigh, last Saturday. 1
. Messrs. William Brice and Hora
ce Rivenbark made a business trip
to Nebraske this week.
Mrs. R. E. L. Dees Is visiting
her parents Mr. and Mrs. Sloop in
China Grove.
Miss. Marion Powell had as her
dinner guest on Sunday, Mr, and
Mrs. Ji R. Baines, Mr., and Mrs.
James Powell, Messrs. Roy Carter
and J. W. Hoffler.
' The teachers of the Wallace sch
ools attended the district meeting
of teachers In Wilmington last Fri
day and Saturday. , .
' Miss. Alice Farrier of the Chin
quapin school faculty spent ; the
week end with her parents Mr. and
a DnhAv.fr iranfAii . Uh. n,an ii .i I
companled -home by Mlaa Margaret , f
o . '
The - Ladies
; SHOP
Apparel That
1 APPEALS
rilNSTON, N.C.
'Zi'zcflzaol
Feature
Give Thanks
n
FoP the wisdom and foresight
colonial Fathers
giving to America the best form
Oovelnment the world has ever
i,own.
For patriotism and zeal which
.vrt. nanir imrirn una
to .j.. t0 UDhoid Amer-
lcan ingutuUons and ideals; -
;, -Mf0. innr -h nrriAr
equal rijrhu
0KmzM no clals disUnctions; -
America as a Nation amotur Na-
140ns,
For American opportunity under
the Constitution;
' For the dignity that is attach
ed to honest toll, whether the toil
be of the head or the hand or
both:-':, ..... r ,
For the choice which we have of
employment and the opportunity
to develops in conformity with our
Individual ability;
For the growing recognition of
the value of hearty cooperation by
and between all;
For the pride that we can just
ly take in work that la well done;
For -the renewals of conscien
tious endeavor, which is the basis
of all dependable progress and in
dustrial prosperity; mm
For the continued sancity of the
home and the love and laughter of
little children; t
For the memories of "dear ones
Try CAHDUI For
Functional Monthly Pains
Women from the teen age to the
change of life have found Cardul
genuinely helpful for the relief of
functional monUily pains due to lack
of just the right strength from the
food they eat Mrs. Ortt Haynes, of
Essex, Mo writes: . "I used Cardui
whan girt tor oranpa and found 11 mrf
beneficial. I have neeattr takaa Cardui
during tna thang of Uf. X waa mr ner
voua, had head and back palnl and vaa In
generally run-down conrtUhut : Cardui
hai oslpad ma graatly."
Thoutandi of women teatlfy Cardol bene
flted them. If It doH not benefit TOU,
eoniult a physlolan.
Nothing: Serves Like
Marfak Service!
KING'S COURT
SERVICE STATION
AFuUUneot
TEXACO Products
Firestone Tires,
Batteries
Accessories,
PHONE 183
Opposite Court
House
W. S. NUNN
Kinston, N. C.
L
We Have Changed - To American Gaa and Petroleum
Products -WHY? We Have Always Tried to Maintain
A Policy of Giving Our Customers The Best.
GOODYEAR TIRES
Any Repair
Phone 23-1.
Of 1 936"
At The
Since gohe" as an inspiration and
the hope for better things for lov
ed ones still with us as an incen
tive for greater efforts;
For friendships, tried and true,
for a greater unseuishness between
men .for a greater spirit of service
to others;
a For the opportunity which every
day holds forth to become bigger
and better. :
Duplin Theaitre
Warsaw, North Carolina
MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY
...... . . - r. . ...
December 2 - 3 - 4
'SO RED THE ElOSE"
Mat Da ' y 8:30, 10c and 25c
Thursday
And
Friday
Another
Hit
"The
Big
Broadcastofl936"
with --
BING CROSBY, AMOS & ANDY,
BILL ROBINSON.
PLYMOUTH - DeSOTO SALES
To Any Car Welding and Brazing
; 4 RrFi D., Warsaw .
These are my sentiments on this
the 28th day of November 1935,
' D. B. CARTER,
v Kenansville, N, C.
1 ' ' o - 'Aii-S
A Brief News Items
Records kept on bin poultry flock
of 71 layers du:1ng the past year
by John Shulonburger of Rowan
County show that he made a profit
above feed cost of $3.41 a bird. .
. Rutherford County farmers are
seeding a large acreage to small
grain this fall, according to reports
from the farmagent
The Stanly County Advisory
Board, meeting recently with tho
farm and home agents, agreed on
a farming program to be followed
in the county in 1936.
A new orchard of 2,000 fruit
Uesa has been planted by the Jack
son Training School in Cabarrus
County under the supervision of
the farm agent
Nite 7:00-9:00, 10c and SSc
Adelph Zvker praMAtl
MARGARET SUM
'Soiled
Thellasc"
A foraaevaf Plcfor wllk
WAITER (ONNOlir
Randolph Scotl
til'. end by King Vldor
& SERVICE
- 4otnaace etcheoTj
kT, against the bullet- Y.
M ridd'icd background W
Xt cf the War Be- KL
W . tween the States 1 iSp
PENNSYLVANIA OILS
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