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VOUB TWENTY-NINE ^ V FARMV1LLE, PITT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1938 ? _ NUMBER TWENTY-TWO
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London and Paris Open
wive to Expand Scope
Of Europe's Peace Era
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Make First Moves To
ward Solving Ethiop
ian Recognition and
Spaniel Civil War Puz
zles.
London, Oct 4. ? Britain and
France launched simultaneous diplo
matic moves aimed at permanent Eu
ropean appeasement today as Prime
Minister Neville Chamberlain won
powerful support for the bitterly-at
tacked Munich accord which carved
up Czechoslovakia.
Earl Baldwin, the Prime Minister's |
predecessor, told the House of Lords J
"there was nothing else he could
have done," when Chamberlain de
cided to see Adolf Hitler at Berch
tesgaden.
"I thank God he was able to do it,"
declared the man who as prime min
ister guided Britain through the ab
dication crisis in December, 1937.
Acting on the heels of the Munich
Czechoslovak republic, but preserved
peace, Britain began friendship ne
gotiations with Italy through her am
bassador in Rome, the Earl of Perth.
The negotiations were designed
to better Anglo-Italian relations
through some settlement of the irk
some Spanish question, thus putting
into effect the Easter friendship pact
between Italy and Britain ? a pact
whose operation is contingent upon
such a settlement in Spain.
In Paris, Premier Edouard Dala
dier announced that France saw the i
beginning" of a new era of friendly
relations with Nazi Germany, and
that a French ambassador would be
sent soon to Rome, resuming rela
tions which have been virtually dis
rupted for two years over France's
refusal to recognize the Italian con
quest in Ethiopia.
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run ror ap?u.
Many quarters expected Chamber
lain to rush through negotiations
with Hitler and Premier Mussolini
for an agreement and then appeal to
the country to decide in a general
election whether his policy was right
or wrong.
In addition, speeches of Baldwin
and others today, and ex-Foreign Sec
retary Anthony Eden yesterday, in-,
dicated a powerful section of the
conservative party favored some kind
of conscription of the nation's man
power and industry to keep pace with
the military strength of the authori
tarian nations. .
Debate in foreign policy is expect
ed to end tomorrow. Then the gov
ernment will move for a vote sup
porting Chamberlain's stand.
Political quarters agreed that the
Prime Minister would be upheld in
view of the overwhelming Conserva
tive majority in Commons. But the
debate has shown that some misgiv
ings about his "deal with dictators"
policy have crept even into Conser
A Ystive ranks.
The resignation of Alfred Duff
Cooper as First Lord of the Admiral
ty was the prime indication of this
defection. f
Two powerful voices remain to be
heard in the debate, Winston Church
ill, war-time First Lord of the Ad
miralty, and David LJpyd George, the
war-time Prime Minister, both of
whom are to apeak tomorrow.
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Banker teased
I October Gonrt (w^Mis
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Greenville, Oct 5. ? J. B. Gaskins,
? assistant cashier at the State Bank
m and Trust Company, today wag aer
vad with a warrant charging him
with converting money to his own
Specifically charged in the war
I rant was that Gaakina did "take
finds belonging to the State Bank
and Trust Company and depositors
I in the son of $1,500 aad did convert
I same to his own oat, thereby making
*? Ja shortage, j?t his account h&teid sum
aad also ffcwMng the MMjEfr6
vwintt ib county cooix^ tw, shubbbs-'
. ashkr arnnged $1,500 bond for tp
TMM? 1 IlLL J- w* till! | a CbtttftFUIT*
W. Henry Liles, of Wades bo ro, is
chairman of the State Cotton Coun
cil, recently organized as a means for
increasing the* consumption of Amer
ican Cotton.
The council, which was organized
at a meeting in Raleigh attended by
representatives of producers, ginners,
warehousemen, merchants and crush
ers, has as its objectives advertising,
research, and sales to increase the
consumption of American cotton.
Mr. Liles, who operates several
farms around Wadesboro, has been
a director of the North Carolina Cot
ton Growers Cooperative Association
for the past eleven years.
Roosevelt is Ac- :
claimed to British
Prime Minister
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Described as ''The Voice ,
of Most Powerful Na- ]
tion." i
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London, Oct. 3. ? Prime Minister
Chamberlain today acclaimed the
contribution of President Roosevelt i
to last week's negotiations which 1
averted a European war.
"The voice of the most powerful <
nation in the world," spoke across 1
the sea t j sway Europe's statesmen -
to ways of peace, declared Chamber- >
lain in his defense ih a tense House '
of Commons of the Munich four- <
power accord for the dismemberment J
of Czechoslovakia. J
The minister angrily tossed bads j
cries of "shame" at his critics and i
announced an immediate $50,000,000 1
loan for dismembered Czechoslovak
kia.
Chamberlain paid tribute to Pres
ident Roosevelt and to his fellow sig
natories .of the Munich agreement,
Hitler, Mussolini and Daladier.
1 The 10,000,000 pounds ($50,000,
000) loan for Czechoslovakia is a
third of the amount asked by Prague,
Chamberlain disclosed. The granting
of an additional 20,000,000 pounds
X$100,000,000) in credit will be con
sidered later, he said^
The firm minister went at length
in an effort to show that Hitler had
made concessions at Munich from his
previous demand. He gave Mussolini
credit for getting the mobilization of
the German army postponed pending
the Munich negotiations.
He reve*)ed?it was Mussolini and
his son-in-law* and foreign minister,
Count Ciano, who first evolved a
basis for discussibns at Munich.
But, Chamberlain said, the strong
est force of all was that sense of the
unmistakable unanimity among the
peoples of the world that, war some
how must be averted."
Chamberlain promised to build on
the foundations he had already held
toward a towering structure of- peace
for Europe and the world. ^
He declared he could see chances
for djnarmament for Europe "open
ing up before us."
Local ChurehHoIds
Series of Meetings
Rev. N. J. Robison Preacher and
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Mart Sells 12 MjHon;
Heaviest Sals Of
Seasea Bo Heoday
Total of 12,069,830 Lbs.
Sold for $2,785y43&89
At An Average of
, $23.08.
Thursday's sale of 214,150 pounds
of tobacco brought Farmville's total
sales to date for this season ovef- the
12,000,000 marie. The official figures
for the total were 12,069,830 pounds
sold for $2,785,439.89 at an average
of $22.08.
Both average and total poundage
are below those of last year to date,
as has been the case with all other
markets this season. Last year's
figures up to this point were 14,000,
062 pounds sojd for $3,398,633.60 for
an average of $24.15, a difference of
2,000,232 pounds and $1.07 in aver
age. The sharp rise in prices on the
market for the past two weeks gives
reason to believe that the average
will rise as the better tobacco is of
fered for sale. Up until recently,
Farmville had been swamped with
poor tobacco, but a change in prices
occurred as soon as the better grades
appeared. Figures show that Farm
ville is holding its place among the
leading markets 'in the belt this sea
son, and expects to again end the sea
son on top.
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Last weeK, tne sixui ween u? uic
season, the market sold 1,690,844
pounds for $430,861.71 establishing
an average of $25.42 for the week.
The total sales through last Friday,
were 10,244,428 pounds which had
sold for $2,288,218.33 for a season's
average of $22.34. In comparison
with these figures, those of last year
at that date were 11,871,624 pounds
which had sold at an average of
$22.82; only .48 difference per hun
dred pounds.
Heaviest sale of this week was
made on Monday when 756,906
pounds sold for $213,270.29 at an
average of $28.31, one of the highestj
averages in the entire belt that day.
Tuesday's sale of 567,230 pounds;
Wednesday's of 2?7,116 pounds; and
Thursday's of 214,150 pounds, ranged
in averiage between $26.13 for Wed
nesday and $26.90 Tuesday:?
Practically everyone has a differ-'
ent opinion as to what per cent of
this crop has been sold. Several
farmers have bean heard to say that
at least 70 per cent was gone; others
say as low as 55 per cent and 60 per
aent At any rate, the Farmville
market has set its goal at twenty
million, and there is good reason to
think it will reach the mark. Whether
it does or doesn't, however, figures
have shown that Farmville is selling
its part of tobacco in this belt, and
its reputation for service and satis
faction has not suffered under the
strain; it continues to be the most
popular market and shopping center I
in Eastern Carolina.
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I Ealeigh, Oct. 6. ? M. G. Mann,
I general manager of the North Caro
Hina Cotton Growers Cooperative As
Bsociation, today, termed the govern
Bment's plan for converting surplus1
?cotton into needed goods for distri
Ibutioiyat reduced prices to low in
Icome families "the most hopeful step
Ifor increased cotton prices that has
?yet been'suggested from any source."
I "Such a program would give pro-*
Iduction control a strong alljKip the
Iform of increased consumption," Mr,'
?Mann said.
I Mr. Mann advocated, however, that
?the government go a step further and
I provide without cost such items- as
?bed sheets, mattresses, cloth for un
Iderwear, shirts and overalls to "the
millions of tenant farmers and others
Iwho with the present low prices and
unemployment will not be able to
buy even 1Ee bare neeesatttae this
I winter."
"Such a program," Mr. Mann said,
fVould certainly not be different
fro|| giving hway huge sums through
Federal relief work and, in addition,
it would be diminishing a huge sur
' m rfc ?> LAMA ' WMIAAM lA
.can hope ror iair cotto%,pneaa., rt|
would also put to work many mill
workers who are now on relief."
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THE COURT GATHERS.
RAILROAD STRIKE?
MORE ARMAMENTS.
WOULD AID OTHER NATIONS.
THREE SENATORS' VIEW.
(Hugo S. Sims, Washington Corres
pondent.)
The gathering of the eight Judges
of the Supreme Court this week is'
almost routine, so far removed is the!
bitter fight for judicial reform thatl
rocked the nation when President
Roosevelt first proposed such a
course in an effort to secure judicial
cooperation in meeting the problem
of the nation. C
Regardless of what one may think
of the proposals of the President it
is an established fact that shortly
thereafter the cooperation of the
Court was evident in the opinions
that were handed down. Now,, with
the new appointments, the Couirt is
on the "liberal" side and there iB in
creasing likelihood of its decisions re
flecting the present political judg
ment of the people.
The problem of the railroads will
engage increasing attention from
Congressmen, with many experts be
lieving that some drastic solution will
be necessary if the carriers are-to
get on a sound basis. One of the
ideas suggested is that bond-holders
be put on a basis comparable to that
of stockholders, getting their interest
if, and when, the railroads earn the
necessary funds.
The strike of the workmen on the
railroads is not taken seriously be
cause nearly sixty days must elapse
before the men can put into effect
their strike vote. The commission, -
headed by Judge Stacy, of North
Carolina, is conducting hearings and
will make its decision in thirty days.
I The North Carolina Chief Justice,
| who has been called upon by several
Presidents to serve in such a capa
city, considers the present problem
the most serious that has arisen un
der the Railway Labor Act. .
So long as the United States con
tinues 'a policy of "isolation" in
world affairs it will be necessary,
in the opinion of army and navy of
ficials for the nation to build tip its
fighting forces to -a much greater
strength than has been considered !
necessary *in past years.
Of course, this conclusion is based
on the unsettled condition of affairs
throughout the world and would be
altered considerably if there is a
turn for the better in the adjustment
of deep-seated European quarrels. If .
Europe faces war every year or so,
however, there is no way to be sure
which side will win and consequent
ly the United States, in its own de
fense must be able to talk to the vic
torious combination upon terms that
insure adequate protection against :
unjust demands. v
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The idea is advanced by David
Lawrence, editor of the United States
News, that the immense gold hoard
of the United States could form the
basis of reasonable loans to European
nations, thus facilitating the eco
nomic improvement of the world and
easing the .economic stress that is,
at bottom, the root of present politi
cal strife;
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Mr. JLawrence, an ardent admirer
of Wopdrow Wilson, blames the sel
fish nationalistic policies of the
United States, in part, for the bad
condition of affairs, economically,
throughout the worW. He thinks it
would not be a bad idea to risk some
of our money in the cause of peace,
believing that such unselfish action
is what the world needs today.
^Senator George W. Norris, of Nfr
braska, who voted against, participav
tion in the World War is one of th*
few men in Congress who says that
there is more reason for the United
StateB to take a hand in European
affairs today than there was in 1917.
Senator Carter Glass of Virginia,
who has been somewhat opposed to
large expenditures for. naval pur
poses, now declares that he is ready
to back them. ?- %
Senator William E. Borah, who is
Czechs Maul
Cabinet in Launch
?i lew-Carp
Also Show Disposition
to line Up With Ger
many And Italy In Fu
ture.
Prague, Oct. 4. ? Czechoslovakia
tonight established a new govern
ment of "concentrated power" under
Premier General Jan Syroy to direct
the rehabilitation of the dismembered
republic.
The revised cabinet includes three
army generals and contains only i4
ministers as compared with 18 in the
Syrovy "crisis government"' which
was in power less than two weeks.
Its formation was announced by
President Eduard Benes.
An indication of the foreign policy
the government may follow was seen
in a front page editorial of the im
portant liberal newspaper, Lindove
Noviny, which said that the future
of Czechoslovakia is linked with the
future of Germany.:
The editorial, entitled "Good-bye
France," stressed the strength of
Fuehrer Adolf Hitler of Germany
and Premier Benito Mussolini of
Italy.
"Central Europe no longer exists,"
the newspaper said. "What comes
next?\ War between Germany and
France or between Germany and Rus
sia? Or an alliance of Germany and
Russia with a dividing up of the
British empire ? \
"We. have played the role of po
liceman long enough. We have been
deserted. The world is governed by
force, not law. Therefore, our place
must be alongside that of force.
"There _ is nothing left for us ex
cept to get along with Germany.
Even in commercial relations we
must refrain from any combinations
which would align us against Ger
many.
"We must recognize Hitler and
MussoKni as being more powerful
than Prance, which at preesnt is
menaced on three sides?Germany,
Italy and Spain.
"Hitler is winning one struggle af
ter another without fighting, accord
ing to the formula of his 'Mein
Kampf." ~ v
The new government includes one
Ruthenian and conforms to Presi
dent Benes desire for a stronger re
gime of national. Concentration.
Where the former Syrvoy govern
ment had only one Slovak, the new
one includes four.
COTTON MARKET
MOVES UP AGAIN
Into New High Ground For The
Current Movement; Close 8 to
11 Higher.
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I vanced into further new high ground
I for the. current movement today for
la moderate demand which found of
ferings light. , December sold up
Ifrom 8.17 to; 8.25 and closed at 8.24.
?Final quotations were 8 to 11 points
?net higher.
I The marke? opened 6 to 7 points I
higher in response to steadier ca- I
?bles 'and on foreign buying. Admin-1
listration views expressed at Hydel
?Park that the price of cotton and!
I wheat was too low attracted con-1
Isiderable attention. There was some I
?commission house buying but trade I
?price fixing and buying from abroad I
?represented the principal demand. I
?Some early sellers rebought when!
Isouthern hedge selling' was restrict-1
I The average of sir private crop!
?reports issued thus far was 11,324,-1
looo bales, TCie guess of exchange.!
?members oh the average is for a H
Exports 14,767 making 686,806, sol
?far thjs- season. Port receipts 15,
?666; U. S. port stock 2,970,772..
Liverpool and Bombay returned
?to the buying side but this demand
|was moderate. Spot cottbn mer-l
?chants reported that the advancing
?trend served to make growers hold
leotton even more tightly rather than I
attracting freer offerings. -:'"ll
lite private crop figures showed
mixed views on the effects of Sep- I
tember weather on the crop size. The
average, however, was within 1,000 j
bales of the September bureau of 11,
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Chamber of Commerce
and Merchants Asso
ciation Save Farmville
Business Houses Hun
dreds of Dollars.
A tribute should be paid to the ef
ficiency of the local secretary of the
recently organized Merchants Asso
ciation and Chamber of Commerce,
for the competent and diplomatic
manner in which his office recently
handled a matter of vast importance
to the business firms of this city.
Through his close association with
matters of importance to the people
he represents, this office learned that
the Railway Express Company, ren
dering free delivery service to the
individual stores and business houses
I in Farmville, had served notice on
the local office that beginning Octo
ber 1st they wiuld have to transport
their own express from the station to
their doors, involving a cost of hun
dreds of dollars a year to the indi
vidual merchant. Immediately on be
ing informed of this new ruling, the
local secretary, Mr. Willis, immed
iately protested through Mr. DoweR,
the state secretary in Raleigh and
within a twelve hour peribd, had this
ruling revoked. It is the opinion of
every merchant in town that he
should be congratulated for this quick
and valuable service.
This is one small instance of the
alertness and results that can be ob
tained by such alertness on the part
of an organization of this kind and
should prove once and for all that
pulling together and cooperating in
such a manner as the Merchants have
done in forming this organization, the
valuable results that can be obtained.
Gov. Hoey To Teach
Fireman's Class
Goldsboro, Oct. 5. ? Governor
Clyde R* Hoey will teach the Sunday
school class vof the Goldsboro fire
department at the fire department
on tahn Street at their regular class
Sunday morning.' "The public is in
vited to attend, and the firemen, give
a special invitation to firemen of
neighboring towns ahd cities. The
occasion is the sixth anniversary of
the founding of the class.
A. B. Hollowell founded the class
in October, 19S2, and has been' the
teacher ever since. ^
Moscow Turning
Away From Paris
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Russian Paper Says Al
liance With France
May Be Regarded as
Ended
Moscow, Oct. 4. ? The Soviet gov
ernment, through the ? semi-official
l|i* Journal de Moscou, today served
notice that the U. S. S.. R. no longer
regarded itself as an ally of France.
Prance, says the1 newspaper which
habitually erpresses the views of the
Soviet foreign office, no longer has
an aljy in Europe except Britain?
and the value of that alliance is very
doubtful.
Discussing the foux^power Munich
settlement of September 80, tKe pa
per says "international public opin
ion now says what is the value of
France's word ? the value of her
pledge to the U. S. S. R. and of the
Franco-Soviet pact? ? * "
"The fact is that France, on her
own initiative and without consult
ing the Unioif of Socialist Soviet Re
publics, has already annulled the
Czechoslovak-Soviet pact which was,
a corroljjuy of the Franco-Soviet
pact.
"What now is the value of the lat-;
ten pact since France has just torn
up he? treaty J?ith? Czechoslovakia
?a treaty which bound her much
more stron^^^ v -^^
"It has done this at the vex^tpo
ment when the latter country (Czech
oslovakia) was ^tinder the threat of
Fascist aggression.- Loss of hOT^rij
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Countu Seeks to Recover
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Calls on Companies To
Make up Whitehurst
Funds; D. R. HoUowell
Submits Audit.
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The Pitt County Board of Commis
sioners-today received the audit of
D. R. Hollowell, entitled "Statement
of Charges Against Sheriff S. A.(
Whitehurst," and tending to show the'
county is due $17,087.80 over the
period June 22, 1926 to June 16,
1988, representing funds the former
sheriff failed to colled or turn over
to the county.
It was revealed at the meeting that
letters had been sent to the various
bonding companies calling upon them
to make immediate settlement
Letters to the bonding companies
stated that the couqjy was "making
demand upon each of you for immed
iate settlement without prejudice to
the rights of Pitt County to proceed
against S. A. Whitehurst for collec
tion of fines and costs imposed in
criminal court as described in audit
heretofore made by Williams and
Wall, and also without prejudice to
the rights of Pitt county to proceed
against S. A. Whitehurst and his
surety for the collection of such
amounts as may appear to be due
Pitt County on account of failure of
Sheriff S. A. Whitehurst to properly
account for collection of taxes and
penalties and commissions, etc.
Surety companies called upon and
the amount in each follow: Fidelity
and Deposit Company of Maryland, *
Baltimore, $507.84; United States
Fidelity and Guaranty Company,
Baltimore, $8438.48; Fidelity and De
posit Company of Maryland, Balti
more, $4,452.25; and National Surety
Company,-New York, $3,988.73.
Particulars listed in the audit fol
low: -
Sheriff's fees account-? items re
vived and not disbursed, $1,131.66;
Commissions from land sales under
execution, $304.45; Commissions on
Executions collected in civil actions, * -
?341.38; Due on bills of cost paid by
iefendants: two and one-half per
:ent commissions, $2,908.32; jail fees,
?2,694.55; turnkey fees, $559.40; de
ficiencies in fines and costs, $1,234.77.
Excess jail fees paid by county:
lue to error and incorrect methods
>f computing number'of days in jail,
?1)612:85; due to wrong dates of re
ease being entered on jail record?
per report of Williams and Wall,
?265.60; additional items, $186.95;
jail and turnkey fees due and not
reported, on' cases marked "paid out"
>n jail record,. $378.10; on cases
narked '?ftederal prisoners" on jail
record, $1,182.96; Fees for serving
criminal warrants in bad check cases
?as evidenced by payingments made
'or worthless, check collections,
?355.50; Fees from process levied for
justices of the peace criminal case?
us evidenced by dockets ? jail and
turnkey flees, $302.75; officers' fees,
?700.30; civil cases ? as Evidenced
t>y docket, $117.40; other fees ? as
jvidenced by check stubs and/or can- (
jelled checks in payment , of fees, ..
?289.10. ^
Excess mileage paid on (nuuyun
ingprisoners, $1478.63; Rabies treat
ment improperly applied, $936.82;
Returned checks not cancelled,
$158.56; Unremitted taxes, $268.36
(the last two items, the audit states,
apply under. the tax collector1*
bonds). '
Notations on the audit also state
that provision has not . been made in
the above figures for fees received by ,
Sheriff Whitehurst from collections
and foreign process items; and;that
additional charges resulting from
personal checks, drawn from the
"sheriffs fees account^ will* be made
to the above totals.
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Pitt Tobacco Thieves
ft Take Off 760 Pounds
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y Greenville, Oct. 4. ? Sheriff J.
Knott Proctor and his deputies today
were investigating the theft of 700
pounds of tobacco from George Ven
ters, Chicod township farmer, some
time last night.
According to sheriffs officers, the
packhottse was entered during the I
night and a full barn of tobacco
haufed away. Officers were without
why definite clues.
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WHO KNOWS 7
1. How often do hurricanes occur yaM
in the North Atlantic?
2. When did the U. S. occupy
Vera Cruz, Mexico ? ggl&gj/
3. How many people have WPA
employment ? ,-.S
4. How does farm income com
pare with last year?
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| o. waat is the population of the
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