North Carolina Newspapers

VOLUME TWENTY NINE FABMYILLBl PITT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 80, 1988 s NUMBER TWENTY-ONE Prices Advance on TheFarmville Market Market Averaged $25.91 Monday; Season's Av erage Through Wed nesday $22.14 for 9, 675,584 Pounds. The sixth week of the 1938 season brought about a sharp rise in price average on the Farmville market. Monday* sale of 765,430 lbs. sold for $198310.61 establishing an aver age of $25.91, one of the highest av erages in the entire belt for that day. - The poor grade of tobacco on the floors Tuesday resulted in a slight drop in the average for that day wh^n 136,356 pounds brought $32,237.10, an average of $23.64. However, Wednesday's sale showed that the high Monday average was not just a mirage or hallucination when 220, 214 pounds sold for $54,045.20 at an average of $24.54. Therefore, it looks as if the better grades of to bacco are, at long last, being brought . to market in greater quantities, and the higher prices are here to stay. Farmville* "record for the season is one to be proud of. In spite of the fact that the market was faced with every obstaclejfrom a much shorter crop than last year to a flood of poor tobacco on the floors, the market has, to date, fallen very little behind in poundage and average for corres ponding dates of last season when it led the entire belt in average. Sales through Wednesday of this weds reached a total of 9,675,534 pounds which had sold for $2,055, 667.23; an average of $22.14. Through the same date Last season the mar ket liad sold 10333,136 pounds for $2,406334.00 establishing an aver age of $22220. Y The drop in poundage was natur ally expected because of the short crop, and, aa aUtrl before, the flood of poor tobececHfe'the floors brought about the slighY drop in average as compared with last year. However,' sow thaithe better grades of tobacco are being sold the market will con tinue to rise as the grade improves. These things being true, there should be no change in the leadership of j markets in the New Bright Belt this year. Figures show that the time and place to sell tobacco is in Farmville, ^fow! Sales are expected to be heavy Fri day and Monday,, with high price average prevailing throughout the remainder of the season. Sumayeh Attiyeh Here Toeigbt ? "i. . ' Oriental Entertainment To Be Given Without Charge. Sumayeh Attiyeh, professional lecturer and kinswoman of Mrs. E. J, Baroody, will give an oriental en ... tertainment & Pwrkina-Hall, Farm vilie graded school building, at eight o'clock, Friday evening, September 30, to which the entire community is invited without admission fee or charges of any kind. Miss Attiyeh'g entertainments are [I full of stories, fun and the account I sparkling anecdotes of her cUUSioad days in Syria yuove her audiences to while pathetic incidents later " evening of tare entertabuneufci which wffll he educational iiafri jnt^rwrtht. a local quartet. jfca - t me&g'O ITlDUne. ?/- ? ; Parent-Teacher Held The First Meeting of Fall K; R. Curtis, of Wilson, Speaker of Occasion. The first monthly meeting of the F&rraville P. T. A., for the school year 1938-39, was held Thursday; night in the poblic school auditorium. The meeting was called to order by' the president, Mrs. Morgan. The roll was then called. As the name of each teacher was called the par ents of Nthe children in her grade stood up. Some parents stood up several times. The parents of the I children in the third grade were the' best represented. The Rev. Clarke then led in the de votion by reading a passage from the {eleventh chapter of St Mark, follow ed by a short prayer, after which the names of the grade mothers, committees, and officers for the com ing year were announced as foQbws: Officers and Executive Board: Mrs. D. R. Morgan, president; Mrs. R. G. Smith, first vice-president; Mrs. Marvin Jones, second vice-pres ident; Mrs. J. L. Williford, secretary; Mrs. T. B. Rouse, treasurer; J. H. Moore and Miss Annie Perkins. Program Committee: "J. H. Moore, Mrs. D. R. Morgan, Mrs. Marvin Jones; Room Inspection: Mrs. Arch Flanagan, Mrs. Maynard Thorne; Membership: Mrs. D. E. Oglesby, as sisted by all teachers; Finance: J. H. Moore, Geo. W. Davis, Mrs. Marvin; Jones; Publicity: Andrew L. Fet- j terolf, Miss Mary Alice Beam an; ' Budget: Mrs. B. O. Turnage, Mrs.' John T. Tohrne; Summer Round Up: { Mrs. Maynard Thorne; Music: Mrs.! Haywood Smith, Mrs. Daisy H.! Smith; Goals:-Mrs. A. C. Monk; Hos-! pitality: Miss Verona Lee Joyner, j Mrs. J. M. Wheless, Mrs. R. G. Smith, I Mrs. 0. G. Spell, Mrs. A. Q. Roe-' buck, Mrs. Geo. W. Davis; Room At- j tendance: Miss Camille Staton; Room | Roll Call: Miss Margaret Lewis, 1 Mrs. L. P. Thomas. iBe Mothers: TeacherTMiBsAn^ Brkins ? Mrs. LeRoy Rollins, j Bed Albritton; Miss Mildred | [Mrs. Claude Tyson, Mrs. Ed [ohnson; Mrs. W. B, Carraway Joab Tyson, Mrs. Ashley I Miss Margaret Hester?Mrs. I Flanagan, Mrs. Will -Joyner; Bfargaret Lewis?Mrs. H. N. B, Mrs. R. S. Scott^ Miss Eliz BElliott?Mrs. W. R. Skinner, It. Andrews; Miss Sallie Nor ?Mrs. J.jy. Monk, Mrs. Garland fl Miss Camille Staton?Mrs. J. j Be, Mrs. J. L. Williford; Miss j I Nichols ? Mrs. Jack Lewis, Bck Allen; Miss Edna Robin- j Bs. C. L. Beam an. Mrs. Levi) B: Miss Thelma Bliss ?-"Mrs. j I Tyson, Mrs. J. H. Judy; Missj [Paschall?Mrs. R. A. Parker,! [h. Paylor; Mrs. L. P. Thomas J [George Burnette, Mrs. W. R. fl [Miss Lois Parker?Mrs. John I ? Mrs. A. C Monk; Miss I Waynes?Mrs.' M. P. McCon- I Bs. E. C. Carr; Miss Verona! Boers?Mrs. John Barrett, Mrs. I Bvefions; E. F. Coatee?Mrs. 1 I rurnage, Mrs. William Ras- I Bw. C. Harrell?Mrs. R. G. j Mrs. A. J. Green; Miss Bus- I Bd?Mrs. J. 0. Pollard, Mrs. H [joyacr; Andrew L. Fetterolf I fcennie Wooten. Mrs. Joe f Airs. Mary Alice Beaman? It. -Pierce, Mrs. C. A. Tyson, fl ,'roore, superintendent of fl I introduced the speaker^rf thfi fl H Jk? Iw vUrtlSj Ittpcfiflipflr ? I Wilson County and City 1 As he introduced the speak- [ I a wonderful school year, but I Bol work is ?ot easy. He ex-! I the. Opinion that it is' better I lone half of a bode well than | the whole book and not know cMldran aq^^iot leave so much of itj and what were m~ '"t i t_ ? ? ? '? ftlantf Threatens f Action to Recover Teschen Area ? Teschen, Polish - Czech Frontier, Sept. 28. ? Polish officials said to night that tomorrow's I four-power meeting in Munich will not be per mitted to alter a Polish ultimatum calling for Czechoslovakia's surren der 'of the Teschen area within 48 hours. ' a ? % Either the;Czechs evacuate Teschen Silesia before Saturday or the Polish army will "march in and take it^" it waa stated. The Munich meeting may save Western Europe from a devastating war, but can have no effect on Po land's demands, it was explained. Poland has 1,600,000 troops under arms and still is awaiting Prague's answer to her proposals for surren der of the Teschen belt in which live the bulk of a Polish minority of 82, 000 under Czech rule. Poland claims that the Czechs seized Teschen Silesia in January, 1910, while the Poles were fighting | the Bolsheviks to the east. President Eduard Benes of Czecho Slovakia, it was announced, already has agreed "in principle" to a ter- i ritoria! revision and Poland's _de- i mantis were understood to call for ; occupation of the disputed area by Polish troops by Saturday. 3 The Polish deadline confronted to ; that previously set by Fuehrer Adolf ? Hitler for surrender of the Sudeten ? German districts of Czechoslovakia j to the Reich. [> j Sporadic fighting between Czechs j and Poles continued throughout to- t day in this town. which straddles the i border and which will be the advance , field headquarters for any Polish ) forces sent into Czechoslovakia. i Residents tonight experienced their j first air-raid precautionary "black i out" as fighting increased in inten- ] sity. ? ? H John R. Jones, Sylva, a unit de- i monstration farmer, has constructed a model sweet potato storgae house , from an old poultry' brooder house. Garden Club Studies Bulbs; Number Social Events \ Occur During Week, j At the September meeting of the , Garden Club, held at the home of Mrs. Mary Moye Patterson on Mon- ] day, plans for the year were out- j lined by the chairman, Miss Tabitha ' DeVisconti, and members were urged ] to undertake a more extensive devel opment and cultivation of private < gardens and constant participation in , the beautifying of highways, parks j and other public grounds. , In connection with the. latter, Mrs. jj D. R. Morgan contributed a quanti- , ty of coreopsis seed for roadside j( beautification. < Featuring the program was a time- ( ly discussion of "Bulbs and Their. Culture," by Mrs. W. C. Askew. 'A, ? poem, "Resolution?" was read in con clusion by Mrs. J. M/Christman. The hostess, was assisted by Mrs. Henrietta M. Patterson and Miss Cora Lee Patterson in serving a. fro zen, salad course. - Mrs. M. L. Moye was a special guest of the hostess. The Moye home near Farmvilfe was, j beautifully decorated with late fall flowers for the occasion. | A lovely party of the,' week waa the bridge affafc given by Mrs. Frank SIP is1 home on -A?rimmer8burg street; anfl used quantities of garden flowers in 1 ; Mrs. Lath Morriss and Mrs. W. C. < Askew captured awards of household J Roanoke Island, by Hn. M. V. Jones, % ? ? i??v ? iX6ra on Tuesday with ' * JMufiKiri'*rw6* 'M> 1 _ V 1 ^ ? -J, A j se^cd^a salad course. ^ , | New (?iportuiKty To Achieve Peace A:.'{ i' yi?>t > President Roosevelt Is Greatly Pleaeed With Latest Turn In Grim Crisis. -? Washington, Sept 28. ? Washing ton heartily Applauded tonight the decision of Europe's great nations to try the conference table again in* stead of resorting to the battlefield. President Roosevelt, the author of repeated appeals for peace and, too, of a letter which urged Premier Mus solini to take a hand in the situation, was tremendously pleased. Whatever the extent to which his efforts influenced the "day's historic turn of events, the result was exact ly what he had urgently requested that there be no breakdown of nego tiations, lest a devasttng war en sue. Although opinions varied as to the outcome of tomorrow's session in Mu nich, to be attended by Chamberlain, of England, Daladier of France, andi Hitler of Germany, with Mussolini j as mediator, the view was general; that an immensely heartening breath ing spell had been provided. Anxiously awaiting tomorrow's meeting, the capital meanwhile dis played an intense interest in Mr. Roosevelt's letter to Mussolini, a cu-1 Hosity made the more intense by the i fact that because it was a "personal", message, the White House withheld its contents. "In the message, the President of1 the United States, after having re called efforts exerted t>y him to as sure a peaceful Solution of the Ger man-Czechoslovak conflict and after having emphasized the tragic con sequences that a European war would: have for everyone, asked II Puce to lend his aid to settle the controversy: t>y negotiation or other peaceful means and without recourse to force. "II Duce took note of the message and asked the ambassador of the United States to convey to President' Roosevelt his thanks and appreciation tor the gesture he had made," Word of tomorrow's meeting reached the city at a time when its hopes of averting actual-warfare had been virtually abandoned- At the White House, attaches hailed the news as "very encouraging." Steph Bn T. Early, Mr. Roosevelt's secre tary, said he had no idea whether Hitler called the session as the re sult of Mr. Roosevelt's telegram of last night urging him not to plunge ( Europe into war. But any rate, he I added, the Jdunich meeting holds J "great hope" that the problems' if ? Europe may be peacefully settled He went on to describe the civcum-1 stances under which last night's com-! munication to'Hitler had been dis patched, Mr. Roosevelt, he said, had observed news reports that Hitler in tended to invade Czechoslovakia "to day, and decided to send his apperf at once so that it would reach the! Serman Fuehrer before any "boun iaries were crossed." *? ? Police Seek Trie ?- ? ??? : hi Assault Case . ?' ?r feicky Mount Woman Rocky Mount, Sept 27. ? Police hroughout eastern Carolina joined n an extensive hunt for three white nen who, a local woman told officers, authorities "in all cities within a ra ta* of; t? mites had been notified tq aid in the huntfof the three alleged attackers, who were reported to be driving an automobile ' bearing a Tennessee-license.. attack, identic led by police as a 88-year-old mother of good reputation in the mi&J'M age, told officers that the three men f arande^sed h r'as lOC^^l ' ' ill' ^ wbo declined to : rovtid her nanie ?? JmBbM ' MM ill ? MB? mMBJWu? ? Hi'M V~ "j>4 I, ??? Judge Harris Orders uHty1?* Sp^SSui Act. Raleigh, Sept.27. ? Judge W. C. Harris, in Wake Superior Court, to day issued an order continuing un til October" 11 a hearing on a suit to test the constitutionality of the fed eral farm control act, but ordered all tobacco warehousemen in the state immediately , to start Impounding to bacco tax penalties the/ collect. The Judge ^aid his order was is sued on his own motion without ob jection of either side of the suit and had the effect of a temporary injunc tion though the hearing October U would be on the issue of whether a temporary injunction-should be is sued. His continuance order set forth that there ^were 250-to 800 defint-j dents'in 27 counties named in thej suit and that it was deemed wise to give them an ^additional two weeks in which to take action to protect their interests. He directed, however, that all col lections of tax penalties for tobacco sold in expess of quotas, whether collected by, persons -named as paw ties to the suit or not, should be withheld from remittance to^the sec retary of agriculture and kept in separate accounts by the collectors. J i .?t" r vi.')1? I'.V. !" I Bright Outlook bevelopmeqte" during the post month have removed doubts existing heretoofore as to the substantial im provement in industrial activity, con sumer incomes, and domestic demand for farm products this fall, reports the 17. S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics, > \ I '? - Hoey AMresset I; Womi't Session Mrs. W. D. Joyner of Rocky Mount Heads Hoanoke Association of Baptist Unions, , ? 9 Rocky Mount, Sept 28.?Governor Clyde Hoey was the main speaker at the 31st annual session of the Roa noke Association of the Baptist Wo man's Missionary Union, held today at the First Baptist Church. . Presented ai the interning 'session, Governor Hoey delighted" the assem bly of about 700 women delegates and visitors with a ringing address on "Temperance." Following the fwfr dreds, rich in Scriptural references, the all-day meeting adjourned until 2:1| o'clock and lunch was served in the church. :?V:-l Mrs. Foy J. Framer of Railed, widely known church leader, and Mrs. E. B. Beasley of Fountain, au-. perintendent of the Elizabeth City division, addressed the- group during the morning session. - Mrs. W. D. Joyner of Rocky Mount was elected superintendent . of the Roanoke Association succeeding Mrs. R. C. Josey, Jr., of Scotland Neck, in the afternoon business meeting. Mrs. Joaey presided at the morning ses sion, and later inducted the new superintendent.- y' Mrs. R. C. D. Beaman of Stantons burg was: reelected secretary-treas speaking _ior;Toe 18 Host churches in Nash comity, welcomed thi< delegates ? - J[? B. Joyner of ^?v3fe and ? inrrtr ~ i^ongj \ ^ "^t f ? ^ jng, MPS.- ifiorGnce ;Avera Arnngton , . .H. M yj-- '? ,J Ji . 'i* ?>> " ?;?? i'.V ? ????? \- ' .",.>.C.'. vsl Winston-Sajem, Sept. 28. ?- The men who smashed the Hindenburg line 2Q\ean ago and sen t Kaiser Wilhelm fleeing into exile tonight cabled the four greatest powers of Europe?.Hitler, Mussolini, Chamber lain, and Daladier ? to spare the world the horror they; once knew. Albert H. Collins, a bit gray about the temples and a bit softer than the sergeant he was 20 years ago to day when he marched through Eu rope's land of death, drew up the historic message for the Thirtieth Division, ..meeting in annual reunion. This was the message: "Veterans of the Thirtieth Division A.E. F? meeting in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, today and recalling fateful occurrences September 29, 1918, prayerfully bespeak your ef forts to roach amicably adjustment of present difficulties. We, who know the horrors of war ask> para mount consideration for human suf fering and economic destinies of this and future generations." The cabled plea was timed to reach Munich, where Nazism was bom in bloodshed 15 years ago, as Hitler gits down with Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain of Great Britain, Pre mier Benito Mussolini of Italy, and Premier Edouard Daladier of Prance. Veterans of the Thirtieth Divisional who gathered here for the annual reunion on'the anniversary of the breaking of the Hindenburg line wel comed news of the meeting. "Maybe war can be stayed after all/' said Collins as he talked with veterans who know that Sherman was right. "I believe this, conference at Munich will solve the problem.'': Broadus Bailey of Greenville, S. C? past president of the Thirtieth Division Association and who was in the thick of shell and gun fire of bloody Europe 20 years ago this day, agreed that war' will not solve the problem that faces the world. "War never will solve our prob lems," said Bailey. "It only means death and ruin. We should have learned our lesson from the world war. It was helL I never will for get 20 years-ago tonight The shells were raini'-^ there where the Hinden burg line was located. Men were dying, never knowing what hit them. Some of us were lucky. We came back. Others didn't, Another war would do the same thing. This com ference at Munich should stay a war. I believe it wilL" Farmville To Play . Snow Hill Today I Today at 3:30 p. m. Coach Har rell's HighSchool eleven will meet Snow Hill in its 'second -game of the season on the new home field. Two weeks ago Coach Hamfll'a men drip ped a very close 6-0 decision, to a much heavier Greeh ^lope team on the same gridiron. This game is to be the first of a home-and-home two game agreement" between these .two schcolB for this season! For the past two weeks Coach' Har rell has been whipping his huskies into excellent physical condition and drilling them on some new playB he has devised. The team will take thfe field minus the services of one of it's star tackles, Paul Burnett, who is suffering irona- 4 torn ligament in his right knee and' probabl jf, not play for the rest of the season. This the last game wai^playe^The new players are, Harding Beaman and E: ia next to the Com munity Swimming Pool and WM UH off and consttWtod by. Elfc^. Coates; ?a.-- member of -' the faculty. jVEtxr i&kwslamm ' . . fc^VgilL.I M Kh^ule .mmgnd *, Sopt. J. H. JOlIOWBJ '''"^" 1 ff t Irlo?H K iwl ?riA; lift^umviJ I ' loff * CWnMpW ' 1 ^5* back-~Brock, 160. I - ? r: French, Britijsh, Italian Chiefs Meet Hitler To day At Munich to Talk Peace. . EUROPEAN SUMMARY Berlin ? Hitler, believed influen ced by Mussolini, postpones war at least 24 hours and initiates confer ence in Munich Thursday of big four premiers; Hitler reporttedly is ready to accept ''token" withdrawal of Czech troops from Sudetenland; dip lomats hopeful general European ap peasement will result from Munich conference'; meantime, Hitler's Prop aganda Minister Goebbels warns plainly crisis Ms not yet past by thundering Reich will never "back down" on demands and will use force if necessary! Hitler entrains for Mu nich. Rome ?After Mussolini's eleventh hour intervention to prevent war, it is reported on highest authority that H Duce has ordered, withdrawal of Italian troops from Spain, thus im plementing the Anglo-Italian accord ana paving the way for general Eu ropean appeasement; Mussolini en trains for Munich. Prague ? Czechoslovakia approves heartily four-power conference at Munich, but asks that she be repre sented there, since her "very exis tence" is at stake. London?Chamberlain, in midst of gloomy speech to parliament saying war appears inevitable, receives Hit ler's invivation to confer at Munich; scene changes to spontaneous rejoic ing and parliament adjourns; prev iously King George had extended British mobilization; < . Chamberlain flying to Munich early Thursday - Paris ? Prance, happy at hope for peace, suspends further mobilization and announces other-western powers doing likewise; reliable report circu lates that "international police" com prising French, British and Italian soldiera will occupy disputed Sudeten until plans formulated to hand terri tory over to Germany; Insurgent Commander Franco in Spain report edly advises France he will remain neutral if European war comes." Geneva ? Russian delegation at League of Nations thinks crisis is over and war averted with Russia "left out in the cold as we expected," referring to four-power conference. WHO KNOWS 7 1. Are sprays, used on fruits and :? vegetables, injurious to human be ings? - f 2. How many persons were killed in,the World War? 3. How many moons are around Jupiter? . 4. Is the Navy building six bat tleships? - 5. What is the .value of tax ex- ' empt governmental securities f! 6. How many persons in New York City have WPA jobs? 7. Has mineral' oil any food value? 87 Is interest in-primary elections increasing? 9. Hopr many families are receiv ing Bome public relief funds? 10.. What are the coal reservee pf the nation? {See The Answers on -, J / Americans Are Mng Hoidi London, Sept. 27 ? A peaceful *xmy at ?'?' tourists, naturalized immigrants, Jodf; ? i?vi srssrss'a^ T?nnm th?* RrlfiflK TaU>a 1<Vaiuh* itflly, uermany, ^urop6&n kus&i& In LbndonandParis. lines reported