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I | Patronize Oar Advertisers^ For * , + They Are Constantly Inviting + i Yoo To Trade With Them. | 1 1 _". '". ? .."'???'?? A:::%\. ' ?"? vi.;- ?? '??.?! ....V'.*>: ' : ?, . .' * . : ? >V. ' FarmviIIe tt : SELL ? BUT and BANK ; ?in ? FARMYILLE *"""" !' - - - - - VOLUME TWENTY-EIGHT FARMVILLE, PITT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1918 . NUMBER FORTY-TWO ? :?? l. ? ' . i'| " ? ? ? ? ; ' ' Meeting To Be Held In Farmville High School Building at 7:30 ofClock Hon. J. Con Lanier To Explain Cotton and Tobacco Control Act ililjijjj - - .1 Passage of Crop Control Is Predicted by Wallace Benefit Payments of About $8.00 Per Acre Seen for Flue - Cured Tobacco. Washington, March 2. ? Secretary I Wallace expressed" confidence today! that growers of cotton and three types of tobacco ? flue-cured, dark air-cured and fire-cured?would ap-1 prove marketing quotas on this year's! crops in referenda on March 12. He told newsmen at a press con-l ference that prospects for appprovall appeared to be "most favorable" I among tobacco growers. The quotas, designed to keep sur-l plus supplis off markets, must be ap-l proved by two-thirds of the grow-1 ers voting in the referenda. The secretary said that sentiment! for the quota system appeared to* be I stronger in the eastern part of the! cotton belt than in* the western sec- J tions. Agricultural Adjustment Adminis- J tration officials said they had receiv ed reports of opposition to the quotas! in Texas and Oklahoma. These states, I he explained, export a larger pro portion of their crops than do most) of the eastern cotton states. Asked if he was urging farmers to vote for quotas, WaK&ce replied: "That's up to the farmers." Quotas would limit sale of 1938 cotton to about 11,000,000 bales. All sold in the excess of quotas would be subject to a penalty tax of 2 cents a pound. Farm administration officials said growers of flue-cured tobacco who plant no more than their acreage al lotments under the new crop control program probably will receive about $8 an acre in benefit payments. The payments will be made under " the soil conservation phase of the program which will attempt, officials said, to hold production in line with market needs. : , " ? I Officials explained that existing suppplies were such that between 850,000 and 855,000 acres should pro duce all the flue-cured tobacco need ed this year to meet consumption re quirements. This acreage will be divided among the states and counties which produce flue-cured tobacco. County allotments in turn will be apportioned among individual growers by local farmer committees. . Those allotments will be about as follows; I For farms having a normal acre age of more than five acres, a reduc - tion of approximately 30 per cent from the normal acreage; for farms having 3.5 acres or less, a reduction <f 10 per cent; and for farms between &5 and 5 acres, reductions ranging between 10 and 30 per cent. Growers may comply with or ig nore these allotments. Those who do comply will receive benefit payments at the rate of 1 emit a pound on the normal production of their acreage allotment. This figures, officials said, about 88 an acre. If a grower plants more than his allotment, his payments woud be deducted at the rate of 10 cents 'a pound on the nor mal production of the excess acreage. "There is nothing in the law to prevent a grower from producing all the tobacco he may wish to grow," explained. However, if marketing quotas are imposed, the grower would be per mitted to sell free of penalty only that amount of tobacco fixed in his jfc quota Flue-cored growers will vote March 12 on whether quotas should be imposed. If two-thirds of the far ? mers voting favor quotas, they will be invoked. ? . " u. .. _ ;.'y . .>,. . vL ? Takes On Agency of ?tell Dodge and Plymouth New Caw Now On Display And Tan Aw Invited To See Them, . The attention of our naders is c*M?i to toe advertisement of R A. Many Lovely Events MarkAffairsofWeek Governor, Mrs. Hoey and Miss Isabel, Din ner Guests of Mr. and Mrs. M. V. Jones. A number of lovely events marked this week as outstanding in the so cial calendar of Farmville. Mr. and Mrs. M. V. Jones were hosts on Monday evening at dinner, with Governor Clyde R. Hoey, Mrs. Hoey and daughter, Miss Isabel, as honor guests. The Governor spoke later at the formal opening of the American Legion Exposition A cen terpiece of pink and white snapdrag ons and roses was flanked by tapers and covers were laid for ten. A course dinner was served at six-thirty with ices moulded in fruit design. In ad dition to the honor guests were: Mrs. Anne Rigs^ee, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Joyner^aWd Mr. and Mrs. J. Y. Monk. . .The Garden Club meeting on Mon day afternoon was well attended, and members who met at the home of Mrs. Charles Mozingo, showed great inter est in the conservation program pre sented by Miss Tabitha DeVisconti. Mrs. W. C. Askew was welcomed as a new member, and the group voted to invite the Greenville and Snow Hill clubs to join in holding a Gar den School during the early spring. This club also went on record as ap proving the Waldren bill, now pend ing. Mrs. F. D. Warren reported the planting of several trees and climbing roses on the swimming pool grounds, a project of this club. Mrs. Jack Taylor, joint hostess, assisted in ser ving a delectable salad course. Spe cial guests were Mrs. J. Frank Har per and her mother. Mrs. M. V. norcon woo giouivuo hostess to the Contract Club on Tues day, entertaining at the home of Mrs. G. M. Holden. A color note of yellow was introduced in the spring flower decorations and was empha sized in the grapefruit salad and sandwiches, served when cards were laid aside. Ashtray sets were pre sented to Mrs. Bert McCullum, who compiled high score for members, and to Mrs. S. A. Garris, winner among the guests. Mrs. J. Branch Bobbitt, who is to make her home in War renton, was remembered with a love ly bubble bowl. In addition to Mrs. Garris the hostess has as, ^special guests Mrs. Robert Lee Smith, Mrs. R. A. Parker and Mrs. J. Y: Monk. The Literary Club was delightfully entertained by Miss Edna Robinson on Wednesday, with Mrs. W. C. As kew presiding and Mrs. Irvin Mor gan, Jr., Mrs. D. E. Oglesby, Mrs. R. H. Knott, Mrs. F. M. Davis, Sr., and Mrs. A. Q. Roebuck attending as special guests. ' The splendid program consisted of a review by Mrs. B. S. Sheppard of "North of the Orient," which re counted many of the air-travel ex periences of Anne Morrow Lind bergh; a discussion of Helerf* tel ler's life, in observance of her birth I day, .by Mrs. J. W. oyner, and se lections relative to Formation Day and Safety Week, by Miss Tabith* DeVisconti. The club voted to send a contribution to the American Blind Foundation as a tribute of esteem to Miss Keller. Miss Robinson served a delightful sweet course, followed by coffee and salted nuts. The Lamrad Club met this week with Mrs. J. I. Morgan? jr., who iiaa (as special guests, Mrs. James Whe less and Mrs. David Harris, the lat ter winning the high score award, a silent butler. Delicious refreshments I were served after the usual number of progressions. The Progressive Bridge Club and additional friends of Mrs. R. 0. Lang enjoyed an afternoon of bridge at her home on Thursday. Spring bloom was used effectively in the rooms and the national colors were emphasized in tallies and table appointments. The club and guest prizes,, attractive pieces of bric-a-brac, were won by and Mrs. M. V. Horton. . ,? I % The national colors, artistically used by Miss Elizabeth Davis, who was hostess to her card club on Wed nesday, were Observed in floral ar rangements, table appointments and salad plate decorations. The prize, a bonbon dish of red tinted glass and I Mtb. Z. M. Whitehurst, winner of | the contract g^^u^^es. Hits l^nio Chosen "Queen Of May" 1 " ? hims r Miss Hazel Bass, of Farmville, of the Senior class of Meredith , College, has bejn chosen by popular vote of the student body to reign as "Queen of May" at the annual festival in the college grove. Miss Bass, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bass, was recently voted the most stylish girl in her class and has served as chief marshal at all college events during the year. ' ? ? ' ?' v ? ' A ? J.'* ?' 1 - . C Exposition Week Proves To Be a Gala Occasion ? m t Governor Hoey Launch ed Affair Monday; Sec retary of State Thad Eure Expected Friday Night; Throngs In At tendance. This has been a gala week for Farmville, which has held the spot light in the Eastern section of the State with its Legion and Merchant's Exposition. Foremost among the dis tinguishel guests during the week, as been North Carolina's Governor Clyde R. Hoey, Mrs. Hoey and their daugh ter, Miss Isabel. The Governor and party were guests of Mr. and Mrs. M. V. Jones, while in Farmville on Mon day evening, and viewed the opening events with other friends from a spe cial box. . ? The Governor lent to the formal _pBfinin^ of the Exposition not only his gracious presence but delivered one of the finest addresses this com munity has heard in a long time. Every seat in the entertainment sec tion was taken and the Governor was cordially received on this, his first real visit to Farmville. Taking President. Roosevelt's de scriptive phrase in referring to North Carolina, "The Balanced State," which has been recently adopted as its "trade mark," Governor Hoey re viewed the progress of "the good old North State," as to schools, highways, industry and agriculture during the past several years, pointing out the weak spots at the same time and ap pealing for recognition of many things which need adjustment and the co-operation of the citizens in bringing peace and prosperity to the commonwealth. J. W. Joyner, commander of the* Farmville Post of Legionnaries, which is sponsoring the Exposition, extend ed warm greetings to the Governor and those in attendance, and pre sented Mayor George W. Davis, who introduced the Governor as the speak er of the 'occasion. , 3 > f?j.; Mrs. _ Joyner, wife of the comman der, sang the Star Spangled Banner, Italian Street Song and Indian Love Call, receiving hearty applause from an appreciative audience. Manager Grey, who, with hit wife and one or two other assistants, have MMffirr -ywh ? ? , ,?4 transformed Knott's huge warehouse into a veritable fairyland of color and entertainment, has acted as master of ceremonies each night, and announced the extensive program, consisting of 16 feature, circus acts, selections by Paul Jones and his band, and surprise and specialty numbers. Mr. and Mrs. Nick Otte, former citizens of Farmville, have been on the job for the past month and have lent their combined efforts towards making the Exposition a success. Tuesday was Children's Day, with a Parent'Teacher matinee held in the afternoon. Tuesday evening the "real live baby as a gift" contest featured the show, with Lonnie Pierce being the lucky winner and receiving the baby, the blanket, bottle and all to his great consternation and the huge enjoyment of the crowd. The blan ket indeed did contain a baby, the tiny black offspring of a mother pig. A fashion revue was staged by the management of Belk-Tyler Co., on Wednesday evening, with Miss Ver nice Lang Jones, Miss Gray and Miss Elsie Mae Carraway and Mrs. J.' T. Windham acting as models, and Miss Anne Jones and Miss Anne Oglesby showing the new Shirley Temple dresses. ? . - ? ? Special song and dance acts were presented at this time by Miss Mable Barrett, Miss Dorothy Skinner and the Yodeling Kid from the radio station at Rocky Mount. Tonight's featured event, the Queen's ball, with Thad Eure, Secre tary of State, acting as chief of the coronation ceremonies, will climax a week of delightful entertainment The Merchants' display booths are most attractive with their elaborate decorations in contrasting Colors, and exhibits are a credit to Eastern Caro lina, revealing as they do the abiding co-operative spirit of Farmville, which is traditional, and demonstrat ing the progress and development of the business life here. The sponsors and patrons alike are (indebted to the tobacco curing equip j ment manufacturers for keeping the warehouse comfortable throughout ' the week. i ? ??! MRS. DELLA WOOTEN MAY PASSES IN HOSPITAL I : i' Funeral rites were held for Mrs. Delia Wooten May, 62, wife of R. H. May, of the Bell Arthur sectikm, at 2:80 o'clock, Friday in the Fre(e Un ion Church, by the pastor, with; inter ment made in the church yard.! The death of Mrs. May, who was a former resident of Farmville, oc curred in the Grenville hospital, fol lowing at attack of pneumonia. ^is survived by her h^and, a daughter, Mrs. Albert Mozingo, two sons, Henry, of Falkland an 1 Ivey W JU tte? Mm. Ivey Tyson, Mrs. Ben ib r, Mrs. i ISOLATION IN FACT MEANS BIGGER NAVY ABOUT BATTLESHIPS LYNCHING BILL LOST NORRIS PRAISES SOUTH RACE QUUESTIONS THE PRICE PUZZLE PRAISE ARMY FLIERS ARGENTINE GOOD WILL WPA PROJECTS (Hugo S. Sims, Washington Corres pondent.) American isolation in world af fairs has been fntnhified by the re cent developments in Europe. As a result, there is almost complete unan imity in the prediction that Congress will speed passage of the President's naval construction program. In fact, it would not be surprising if the bill, in addition, provides for several aux iliaries recommended by Admiral Leahy. That the surprising ' reversal of British determination to go ahead, | Recent statements in this country on the part of Secretary Hull and other officials, denying any under standing or agreement with Great Britain involving the use of the Amer ican fleet under any circumstances, leads some observers to the opinion that the British got tired of waiting for co-operation, from the American democracy and decided without re- ' gard to the United States. On this side of the Atlantic, the British determined to go ahead em- , phasizes the isolation of the United States and makes plain the necessity , of adequate defense against all con- ; tingencies. The United States, hav- j ing repeatedly asserted that it pre- ? ferred to face the world alone, is , taken at its word and permitted to - make its own plans. ' ' ? I ' I The House Committee on Naval I Affairs, as its hearings drew to a < close, heard Rear Admiral William y G. Du Bose, Chief of the Naval fin- : real of Construction and Repair, de clair that the new 35,000-ton battle shipsp now building are actually lar ger than the 43,200-ton battleships which were scrapped under the pro visions of the Washington Treaty for the limitation of naval arnfhments. At that time, the Montana and other ships of the 43,200-ton class* "under 1 construction when the limitation pact was signed, based their tonnage on the ship's fuel capacity and full load ed with supplies and ammunition. The tonnage of the 85*000-ton ships now building does not include the weight of fuel, stores or supplies of any ( kind. The North Carolina and Wash- c ington, now being built will he 714 c feet long and 108 feet wide. The j scrapped battleships would have been t 624 feet long and 104.8 feet wide. j Admiral Du Bose was qquestioned c by the Committed 'in regard, to the passage of battleships through the c Panama Canal and gave his opinion j that it would be possible to build a ( 60,000-ton ship that would go through t the Canal. He pointed out that every j battleship in the Navy will be over age by 1949 and all but two of them ? by 1947. The fleet now, he, said, is f twelve and not fifteen ships, as the r New York, the Texas and the Arkan- t sas have already been delegated to ? training service duty. He expressed a the opinion that the Pennsylvania, the Arizona and the Oklahoma, now with j the fleet are already obsolete. \ W- M'w o When ^dcsdjiow .long it would take to accomplish the projected fleet, ex- 1 pension. Admiral Du Bose replied, t "From eight to ten years" with exist- <3 ing facilities for construction. It i would be possible, however, he said, to e use the three n*vy yards and the f three private yards, equipped to build battleships, provided additional equip- a ment is installed, to lay down three c battleships a year over * four-year c period. Ffc fl 16 S'H.#? * : The Wagner-Van Nuys Anti-Lynch- i ing bill was laid aside last weekfby 1 the Sedate which voted 58-22 to take 1 up m $250,000,000 EiWrgency^Re- t lief resolution. Blocked far almost t L Bailey Repstad To Cfiange Stand Sanitarians Ask Sena tor To Withdraw His ( Amendment to Syphilis Bill i i Raleigh, March 2.?Members of the North Carolina Sanitarians Confer- j ence and Dr. Carl V. Reynolds, State Health Officer, yesterday wired Sen ator osiah W. Bailey requesting him 1 to withdraw his amendment to limit < appropriations for the pending syph- ( ilis control bill to two years. , j The telegram, signed by nearly 100 North Carolinians from all parts of the State, asked Senator Bailey to withdraw his amendment "since all < recognized authorities are agreed that ] any effective measure for control of . the venereal disease must be contin uous over a period of years." Reynolds said "it is absolutely es sential that this program be con- < ducted over a period of years." ( The pending measure, known as ( the La Follette-Bulwinkle Syphilis- t Control Bill, is-scheduled to receive its final wording in the Senate Com- 1 merce Committee today. It provides * for a 14-year program, but the Bailey amendment would limit it to two r\ years. . * * _ Governor Hoey said he also plan ned to communicate, with Senator Bailey, asking him to withdraw his opposition. ; . * The telegram from the Sanitarians conference was signed by Dr. E. R. y Hardin of Lumberton, chairman; R. t P. Hill of Raleigh, committeeman; a Dr. R. E. Rhyne of Gastonia, com- F uitteeman, ajjdrfbout 80 others. s Dr. Reynolds said he hoped this I telegram would "serve as an incen- n cive to others to communicate with ti Senator Bailey and ask him to with Iraw his amendment, which, if passed, I would defeat the purpose of the bills." ti 1 lire. Murphy Out i Fm Suite Seat I ti Democratic Vice-Chair-? man Announces Can-? didacy for Assembly Post Snow Hill, Feb. 28. ? Mrs. Mary c ]olvin Murphy of Snow Hill, vice; ^ hairman of the North Carolina Dem- _ icratic Executive Committee, an lounced tonight, her candidacy for a he State Senate, subject to'the June ^ irimary. She said she had been ^ rromised support in all six counties if the seventh Senatorial district q Political observers declared they w ixpect Mrs. Murphy to hs7e no op >osition for the office, since Greene bounty has not been represented in he State Senate for the past 40 rears. w John D. Larkins, Jr., of Trenton, vho was in last Veer's Senate has w J ready announced his candidacy for ^ ?nomination- to one of the district's e: wo seats, but E. V. Webb of Kinston, Senator for the past two terms,-has tated he will not seek reelection. If named to the Senate, Mrs. Mur ihy will be the first .'east Carolina g roman to have a seat ih either house f. t the General Assembly. As vice-chairman of the State )emocratic Executive Committee for he past year, she has done a great J.f leal at organization work among wo nen in all parts of the State. She ai xpects to continue to hold this of . . ? Ever since the passage oz woman o raffirage, Mrs. Murphy has been vice hairman of the Greene County Dem- in critic executive committee, and for even years she served as vice-chair- a nan of the district executive commit ?e and a member of the State execu- E ive. She is a leader in civic, church, ' patriotic and social activities and is All Farmers, Landlords, Tenants Urged To Attend I . ' 1 ....... .... . The farmers of this section are urged to attend a special Mass Meeting to be held in the High School Auditorium in Farmville Monday night, March 7th, beginning at 7:30 to hear an address by !J. Con Lanier on the cotton and flue-cured tobac co referenda. Mr. Lanier will explain in de tail the control act recently passed by Congress. The referenda will be held March 12th. On that date far mers will vote for or against marketing quotas on the two irops for 1938. If two-thirds >r more farmers vote favorably for quotas, restrictions will be damped on the crops this year. For flue-cured tobacco, the piota will be set in pounds. STorth Carolina's allotment will jrobably be between 450,000,000 md 500,000,000 pounds. Cotton will be handled differ ently. North Carolina lint grow ers already have an allotment >f 902,525 acres, and they will >e allowed to produce all the cot ion they can on these acres vithout penalty. rODAY TO BE OB SERVED AS WORLD DAY OF PRAYER . i Following a custom of. several ?ears, the women's organisations of.' ? he various churches hers will hold ? joint meeting - today in the Episco ?1 Church, at 3:30 o'clock, in ob ervance of WORLD DAY OF ? 'RAYER, to which the entire com iunity has received a cordial invt ation. ! Miss Helen Smith, president of the Spiscopal.Auxiliary, will be leader at his time, with Mrs. C. L. Beam an, Irs. Henrietta:' M. Williamson, Mrs. V. H. Moore, jJr., and Mrs. Wealey E. Willis, presiding officers of the enior women's church organizations o-operating. The special projects being provided or by the united effort of Chria* ians will be discussed by members f the societies, with a large part of lie meeting being reserved for pray r. Money In. Chicks Under the heading, "Money in hicks," the Carolina Co-operator, arm journal published at Ralaigh, ives these interesting comparisons: One hen lays 150 eggs. One eft ells for 1 l-2c. 150 eggs sell for k25. 400 hens on one acre yield 900. ? ! , ? One acre tobacco yields 1,000 lbs. ' ne pound sells for 25c. 1,000 lbs. ill for |S50. j One awe cotton yields 500 lbs. One aund sell? for 10c. 600 lbs. sell for fO. ? ' | "If you must plant a money crop,** unmarizes the Carolina Co-operator; why not the hen crop, which ia edl e. Eggs and chickens are good to ' iste and very nourishing, and ah ccellent money crop to boot" growers ' attending the Tobaeeo hort Course at State CoUsjgt: last eek numbered about 160 *,W te four days with 83 'registering nr the entire week. V > fffo.-|j . ^ Virginia, bi fist te United states t . - ffOBVysHn BKjg.'. * j*. *?.. ?