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Farmers To Plant More Spring Crops Tobacco and Sweet Po tatoes Excepted; Weed To Decrease 31 Per Cent / _____ North Carolina farmers have ex pressed their intentions of increasing their acreage of most spring plant ed crops in 1940 with the exception of tobacco and sweet potatoes, ac cording to a report released by the Crop Reporting service of the State and Federal Departments of Agricul ture. Reports from farmers as of March 1, on intended plantings of all crops this year (cotton excepted) indicate that the large acreage to be taken out of tobacco will be some what evenly distributed among the other crops. Farmers are now considerably be hind with their spring work because of the continued wet weather which has been unfavorable in all section of the State. However, at the pres ent time, farm work is progressing nicely with plenty of moisture and warmer weather. Farmers in North Carolina expect to decrease their tobacco acreage 31 per cent from the record acreage of last year, which if carried out, will be 564,000 acres. This is 11 per cent below the average acreage planted from 1929-38 and would be the small est acreage since 1934. A yield per acre in 1940 equal to the ten-year ?? I "? average (1929-38) would produce a crop of 440,480,000 pounds which would be the shortest in 5 years. MAIL OUSTS PASSENGERS New York.?On a recent flight to I Europe, the Atlantic Clipper was so heavily loaded with mail which had accumulated during a nine-day wait for favorable flying weather that the reservations for twenty passengers had to be cancelled. Only one pas senger was allowed to make the trip. The Clipper carried 7,061 pounds of mail, believed to have been the heavi est load ever carried out of this country via plane. BRIDE WATCHES MATE DROWN Brunswick, Ga.?While his bride of a week stood frantic on the beach, W. F. Banta, of Roanoke, Va., drowned in the surf at Sea Island despite the efforts of a life guard to save him. Banta was stricken with a heart at tack a few minutes after entering the water. SHOT WHILE STUDYING Philadelphia.?As she sat in the living room of her home, doing her school work, Edith Snyder, 16-year old high school student, was shot to death by an assailant who fired through a window. | CONGRATULATIONS ... j | HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ? | | THE FARMVILLE ENTERPRISE | t ? 3 + j ! The Best On The Market... j * t ! FISH - OYSTERS I j 1 Shrimp & Groceries 1 3 ] | YOUR PATRONAGE HIGHLY ? t APPRECIATED. ] | ??DIAL 448-1?? I * 4 I Farmville Food j ! Market & Mill j t H. G. NICHOLS, Manager jj THE NEW GYM Was the scene of athletic battles here last fall and winter J. H. Harris I Mr. Harris Operates the Oldest Store In Farmville Which Uses the Same Name Today As When It First Started. The modern and up-to-date store was founded many years ago by Mr. J. H. Harris, a prominent merchant of Farmville, who's every aim has been to always offer Dependable Merchandise to his customerspat the closest margin of profit possible. This progressive store is modern and up | to-date in every respect, friendly and courteous employees assist the man ? agement in conducting the business, ! and have cooperated 100 per cent with ' the owner in the operation of the ? store, and it is no wonder that it has ! stood the "Test of years" through | good times and through "depressions, > and has enjoyed such splendid suc cess. Nationally advertised lines of merchandise are carried, ancf in oon ? nection, they operate a popular pric ! ed grocery and farm supply depart j ment where "Thrifty" people save ? hundreds of dollars each year. ' > ; AJJTO HANGS FROM BRIDGE .' Island Heights, N. J.?For sever ? a minutes the automobile of Bert ; Haberstick, - 42, hung by its rear wheels to torn-up bridge planking I ' with its front submerged in bay wat ? ers after it had crashed through the I guard rail on the State highway J bridge across Barnegat Bay. Haber j stick and a companion, William Mo ? pan, were dragged from the car by a i) group of men who heard the noise of j* the crash and rused to the scene. r 1 j. ? I A devoted worker is one who is ? willing to miss his lunch in order that {? i the work can. go on. |IIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIlilllUilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllM I OUR HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS TO... ? | The Farmville Enterprise | 1 ...ON THEIR 30th BIRTHDAY jj | At the J. H. HARRIS Store J | Dependable Merchandise j I at Lowest Prices! 1 1- __ = Paris Fashion Shoes ? FOR WOMEN and MISSES ? Operas Pumps, Step-in-Styles ? Straps, in Solid White, White and Brown, Tans, Blacks. | ?ALL SIZES and WIDTHS? ??? ??? Poll-Parrot Shoes for Children Children's feet require the comfort of these good looking, serviceable shoes... Pumps, in Calf and Kid ? Saddle Oxfords lit White and . Tan and Black?Styles for All Boys and Girls A Complete Line of Men's Wear I _ NATIONALLY ADVERTISED BRANDS ? Manhattan Shirts ? Jarman Shoes ? Fortune Shoes? Dobbs Hats ? Custom Tailoring. | , ALSO GROCERY DEPARTMENT and FARM SUPPLIES : **??'-yffr ? ? . ' * ^^fi:? ^ ' ' ?' ~ '"" ' ' ^R R WASHINGTON NOTES SUBMARINES Although money for the construc tion of three submarines will not be available until July 1st, the Navy Department has called for bids for their construction on June 5th. It is announced that plans for all -the ships carried in the 1941 appropria tion are ready with the exception of the two battleships. ENDORSED Last week Piesident Roosevelt grave his endorsement to legislation extending the Hatch Act's restric tions .on political activities to State employes paid wholly or in part from Federa funds. Although he finds the original Hatch Act with several reservations, the President thinks it a good thing to make the same re strictions applicable to State em ployes whenever possible. RURAL HOUSING The Federal Housing Administra tion announces a campaign to stimu late tahe construction of new homes in rural communities. The program is not related to housing on farms but in rural communities ' predomi nantly agricultural. The FHA plans to encourage builders, manufactur ers and suppliers of building ma terials; real estate men, lending in stitutions and other organizations to expand their merchandising in such communities. census m Preliminary census returns from 42 cities and towns show that 87 I made increases and five decreases in I population since 1930. On the whole I the population gain was about nine I per cent While these figues may be interesting, it is too early to ac- H cept them as indicating any definite I trend. ARRESTS I During the first three months of I 1940 boys and girls of 19 years of I age led all other age groups in the I frequency of arrests, according to I J. Edgar Hoover, Director of the Fed- I I oral Bureau of Investigation. The 19- I age group was followed by those of I 21, 22, 23 and 18. Women represent ed only 7.7 per cent of those arrest- I ed during the first quarter of this I year. UPHELD . I Three years ago twelve Midwest I oil corporations and five individuals were convicted under a charge of I conspiracy to violate the Sherman I Anti-trust Act.-6 Early, this month, I the Supreme Court sustained the I convictions. The Court reversed the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals and I held that even if price-fixing agree- I ments eliminated competitive abus- I es, the .agreements are illegal of I themselves. . BUSINESS American business activity in I April, acoording to the Commerce I Department, was featured by a I slight decline in industrial produc- I tion and a slight rise in commodity I prices. ? OIL Refusing international arbitration | of the oil controversy, as proposed i by the United States, the Mexican : Government claims that it has the i support of the American "continent" ? in asserting that the oil issue is a "domestic" question. VETOED j Vetoing a bill to extend to cot ton the system of Federa crop in surance new applied to wheat, the PresidBnt explained that the wheat experiment is not yet on a' setisfac tory actuarial basis and fails to pro- < vide a self-supporting insurance plan i for application to all crops. . S TRAINING Because the National Guard con [ Istitutea eighty per^ cent of our ini : tial protective force, the War De s Ipartment plana to increase the train | ing of the Guardsmea this year from I two to three weeks. Last week, I General George C. Marshall, the Ar i ray's Chief of Staff, appealed to em I ployers to cooperate by giving em I ployes leave to attend these training j periods. ft The Presidency may be a man- I Ewiling Job but the mop of patriots J j - s j never rone out if A "?????"' Farmville Laundry and Dry Cleaners Farmville Has Modern and Up To-Date Laundry and Dry Cleaning Fhnt. * * . Under supervision of Mr. Paul Ewell, this modern, twentieth century plant has made rapid strides to the front, and is one of the best equip ped laundry and dry cleaning estab lishments in this section of the State. Mr. Ewell, who purchased the plant last spring from -J. S. Gates, came to Farmville from High Point, and has > made us a splendid business man and upright citizen, and he and his busi ness mean much to the every day business life of the city. The business adds much to the weekly pay roll of the city, as they employ 17 workers, including Joe K. E. Young, Dry Cleaner, who has had 12 years experience; >Mrs. John Bar rett, head of the sewing department;. Philip Lockhart, plant foreman, in charge of checking; Paul Allen and Tommie Siigy, handle our pickup, and delivery service with two trucks that cover Farmville, Snow Hill, Fountain, Faulkland, Maury and Walstonburg and other surrounding territory; and Miss jSarah Smith, bookkeeper and laundry checker.' Their every aim is to please and satisfy every patron, and to this end, Mr. Ewell has spared no expense in securing modern equip ment to aid the expert workers in their labor. THE FARMVILLE ENTERPRISE ... ON THEIR 30th BIRTHDAY ? ' ' . . / ? ? WHEN VISITING... FARMVILLE MAKE THE-? DAVIS HOTEL YOUR HOME! ? ?? ALL OUTSIDE ROOMS ?? Dining Room In Connection. ? REASONABLE RATES ? DAVIS HOTEL MRS. PEARL FARGIS, Manager t' FARMVILLE, N. C. : i jj congratulations! ' jj i: farmville enterprise j; I;.. ON THEIR 30th ANNIVERSARY jj 0 '? * o , , ? ? ? (> Quality Groceries jj and Meats 1 > o jj ? ?at?? || <1 ?< > Reasonable Prices I (i - t o ii fresh sea food in season j; ( i < ? ??visit our store?# jj il CARE'S GROCERY jj j; < farmville, n. c. ;; {' 1.'. ' i? FOR RESULTS ADVERTISE IN THE ENTERPRISE a , ? * ** OUR HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS TO... The FaimvilURiSnterprise ... ON THEIR 30th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OUR SERVICE I ~ . ' ? V. ' ' ? ? Caters To Every Member I - of the Family... I ? FAMILY FINISH I ? DAMP WASH ? THRIF-T ? ROUGH DRY I j ^-and ? | BATCHELORS BUNDLES/ I I OUR LAUNDY SERVICE I HK h will help you keep within ? & Your Budget. ? WE CALL FOR AND I DELIVER TOO! I Mm ? Phone 31S-1 ? | Hive tar Dry Cleaning Ian by Experts! Dad's or Brother's suit, mother's coat, sis ter's dress, the children's outfits?will all be . fresh and ready for spring, after undergo- , ing a thorough dry cleaning here. We are specialists in spot removal on all fabrics... so give us a chance. % Fist tyHwry Skrviet All Tb Tim Phone 318-1
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