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Farmville Enterprise
FAMTOLLK W. C (I
G. ALEX HOUSE. Owaar * Mgr.
Eva Horton ShaeUafod
Associate Editor I
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Poetoffice at Farmville, N. (X, un
der act of March 3rd, 1878.
A political campaign is like a
horse race and everybody has his own
idea as to the winner.
Congress is getting ready to spend
about ten billion dollars in support
ing what we call isolation.
Preachers should beware of profits,
popularity, politics, prestige and
platitudes, lest they go astray.
The man whose opinion is worth
less always wants to be the spokes
man of some kind of association.
Have you done anything to beauti
fy Farmville in 1940, or are you wait
ing on somebody else t? do it all?
The persons who thought there
would be no war a year ago, now
think that the United States needs no
army.
There are residents of Farmville
who have been away on a vacation,
now anxious for a rest at home.
Swimming is a fine exercise but
even a good swimmer should exercise
care in the water, if he wants to live
long.
The modern scientists has about
reached the place where he can make
anything out of anything, if you get
the idea.
There are people in the United
States who still believe that nobody
would dare attack this country, even (
if we didn't have policemen.
SCHOOLS TO OPEN AGAIN
With the Summer moving a! *g we
think it timely to remind the young
sters, happily enjoying their vaca
tions, that it won't be long before
school will reoz>en and they can re
sume the delightful pursuit of knowl
edge, so-called.
Adults who take their schools for
granted are as silly as hildren who
desire nothing more than a prolong
ed and endless vacation. Parents
should pay some attentioh to the
work of their schools. In the inter
ests of their children they should be
come acquainted with the educational
system, as well as the people who
operate it.
900 PLANES A MONTH
The production of airplanes in this
country is now around 900 a month
and William S. Knudsen, Chief of the
National Defense Commission's Pro
duction Division, says that produc
tion will reach 1,500 a month this
Fall.
Especially encouraging is his
revelation that the Untied States is
now turning out 2,200 airplane mo
tors a month. In view of recent talk
of "bottlenecks" which threatened
the production of planes and motors
it is good to hear that the experts
believe that this country should be
producing close to 2,500 planes a
month next Spring.
This will be a long ways from en
abling us to supply the British with
anything like the 3,000 planes they
want to buy each month but it will
be many steps to the goal.
TRAFFIC FATALITIES
INCREASE
Traffic fatalities in the United
States, during the first half of 1940,
were eight per cent more than during
the same period of last year.
In the first six months of this year
14,740 paeons died in traffic acci
dents in the forty States making re
ports, says the National Safety Coun
cil, which attributes the increase to
"war jitters" and an increase of about
seven per cent in vehicle mileage.
Even in years at peace the people
at the United States resignedly ac
cept as inevitable the lam at life con
nected with our automobile traffic.
It is not to be expected that they
will be amazed at the figures for
this year.
The unfortunate circumstance is
that cartful drivers often pay the
extreme penalty, losing their lives,
as a result of the carnleaaneas of
j| others. When one drives on the high
leas of others. Most of us do, but
know, is
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British Fail To Hit *?
Berlin, Nazis Claim
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Berlin, Aug. 14?Bxitiah planes
cached a point 20 miles west of
Berlin early Wednesday but were
turned back by sharp, anti-aircraft
fire before they could approach near
er the capital, informed source? said.
Air raid warnings which sent Ber
lin residents scurrying to shelters for
42 minutes were sounded merely as a
precautionary measure, these sources
declared. ?
It was stated- emphatically no
bombs were dropped anywhere by
the British planes, which were said
to have penetrated to the region
of Potsdam, a score of miles from the
capital.
No entimato was made of the num
ber of enemy planes which flew over
that area.
fountain NEWS I
(By MRS. M. D. YELVEBTOM)
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Fountain, Jr.,
and children, Betsey and Bob, left
Thursday for a vacation trip through
Western North Carolina and South
Carolina and Florida.
Mrs. J. N. Fountain and sonsjohn,
Jr. and James Barker, are visiting
relatives in Lumberton. ,
L. P. Eagles and Dr. R. L. Eagles
spent the week end at Ocean View.
Mrs. E. B. Beasley is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Wade Barber, in Pitts
boro. ,
Lena Cobb Sutton returned recently
from Pitt General ""Hospital where she
underwent an operation for appen
dicitis. . .
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Brewistes, of
Arkadelphia, Arkansas, are guests of
their son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. R. L. Wilson.
Mrs. G. W. Jefferson and daughter,
Miss Ann Marie, were guests at a
house party at Blowing Rock during
the week end.
Miss Mary Emma Jefferson will
represent Fountain as beauty queen |
at the Tobacco Festical in Wilson. |
! Mrs. J. W. Redick and daughter,
[Miss Mary Carolyn, visited relatives
in Bethel and Parmelle Sunday.
Mrs. Jonas Gardner of Rock Ridge,
and daughters, Mrs. Ronie Pearson,
of Charlotte; Mr3. Beatrice Gardner,
of New York; Mrs. Johnnie Grimes,
of Raleigh, and Miss Ava Gardner,
of Rock Ridge, visited relatives in
Fountain Monday.
Fountain Family Reunion
R. A. Fountain, Sr., entertained
the members of his family Wednes
day evening at a barbecue supper.
Among his guests were relatives from
Leggetts and Rocky Mount.
Looking at Washington
(Continued from page one)
political appointments and in some
States, officers are selected by
their men rather than on the basis
of demonstrated ability. If the
Guard is ordered to protracted
active duty, it will be developed
into a far stronger weapon for na
tional defense.
The reader of this column may
wonder why. the United States is
placing such emphasis- upon the
I thorough training of soldiers, which
in the past, we have not considered
necessary. The answer is to be found
in thfc precarious state of internation
al affairs, with military and naval
[officers recognizing that our safety
[from invasion will be jeopardized if
anything happens to the British fleet.
Our present navy, while efficient,
is not a match for'possible combina
tions which may face us in the future.
It will be from three to six years be
fore the expended Navy is completed
and during this period a much larger
army is necessary to safeguard the
nation from the possibility of armed
| aggression in the Western Hemis
phere.
Some of the delay in placing con
tracts for materials and equipment
j essential to national defense has been
caused by the unwillingness of con
tractors to make expenditures for
j plant expansion without having as
surance that these sums can be de
ducted from their taxable earnings.
The argument of the contractors is
that if they spend money to expand
production, solely to produce ma
terials for national defense, the plant
will be a loss when the orders for
[national defense materials end. Con
[ sequently, they want to be sure that
J these expenditures can be charged
off during the operations connected
[with the defense contracts.
Now that the United States has
[planned an embargo on the export
| of American aviation outside the
[Western Hemisphere and that Japan,
[through her Ambassador, has made
[formal representations against it, the
[stage is set for the future develop
ment of the disturbed relations be
[tween the two countries. Various in
cidents in China and in the Far East
have put the two nations into posi
tions so far apajt that a composition
of differences will be Wjp difficult.
It is generally beHevfejthat Japan
depends, to a largM*^^***
United States for necessary petrol
the Fkr East if the ban becomes tight
and effective. W?' '
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NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND BY TOWN OF
f FARMVILLE FOR 1939 UNPAID TAXES
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Pursuant to Chapter 310 of the Public Law* of 1989 and Section 1716 of the
Public laws of 1989, and by reason of non-payment of taxes due and owing
the Town of Farmville for the year 1939 by the undersigned persons, firms
and corporations, I will on Monday, the 9th day of September, 194Q, beginning j
at 12:00 o'clock, Noon; and continuing until this sale is completed, before
the Town Hall,In Farmville, N. C., offer for sale and sell to the highest
bidder for cash the real estate of said delinquents briefly described as follows:'
This the 12th day of August, 1940.
R A. JOYNER, Tax Collector. J
WHITE J
Name: Amount 1
Allen, C. N., 1 lot?\ $11.40 J
Andrews, L. W., 1 lot ?? 18.00 j
Barrett, H. L., 2 lots 17.96 1
Barrett, J. R., 1 lot 13.22 ]
Barrett, R. G., 1 lot-. ? 25.50 ]
Bell, L. R., 10 lots ? 4.80
Bundy, Mrs. J. T., 4 lots 85.80 ]
Capps, Mrs. Novella, 1 lot-?_ 10.80 1
Carraway, W. F., 1 lot 18.76 *
Corbett, S. L., 2 lots? 18.60 <
Darden, Mrs. J. H., 9 lots -119.04 ]
Flanagan, Mrs. Annie, 1 lot? 20.40 \
Flanagan, E. G., 1 lot? 19.20 1
Gates, J. S., 1 lot ^ 89.36
Gay, Miss Lizzie, 1 lot 21.00 ]
Gay, W. G., 1 lot 28.60
Jones, L. R., 1 lot : 18.00 J
Joyner, C. H., 1 lot 26.78
Joyner, Miss Evelyn, 1 lot-? 10.80 \
King, T. B., 1 lot 17.04
Knott, L. E, 2 lots 4.62 J
Lang, Mrs. Eliza M., 1 lot_: 37.20 )
Moore,- Mrs. G. E., 4 lots 140.52 J
Morgan, D. R., 1 lot 30.19 ;
Morris, C. W., 1 lot 20.72 j
Mozingo, Mrs. Nannie, 1 lot 21.12 ]
Nelson, Mrs. J. T., 2 lots 50.40 ]
Nichols, H. C., 1 lot 13.44 ]
Norman, I. W., 1 lot 19.20 ?
Paylor. John Hill, 9 lots 99.69 ?
Pollard, S. M., 1 lot 7.20 ?
Rigs bee, Mrs. A. H. and Mrs. ?
M. V. Jones, 1 Jpt 34.80 '
Rouse, Mrs. Jack, 1 lot 9.60 '
Sheppard, B. S., 9 lots 171.60 '
Smith, J. S., 1 lot 32.88
Smith, Mrs. Lossie, 1 lot : 24.00 ]
Smith, Robt Lee, 1 lot 37.64 \
Tyson, C. A., 1 lot? 20.42 :
Tyson, Joab B., 1 lot 11.40 :i
Ward, W. G. & wife, 3 lots 54.60* :
Ward, W. G., 1 lot 15.00 ?:
Willis, Mrs. W. R., 1 lot 28.08 ,J
Windham, G. W., 1 lot- 20.10 J
Winstead, W. H., 1 lot 10.20 ;
Wilkerson, John E., 1 lot 12.00 ;
? COLORED
Name: - Amount ?
lArtis, Ada, 3 lots $28.20
Artis, Amanda, 1 lot- ^ 14.10
Artis, John Ed., 3 lots <37.20
Atkinson, Fereby, 1 lot , 1.20
Atkinson, Perry, 1 lot 1.20
Atkinson, Spencer, 1 lot 1.20
Atkinson, Robt., 2 lots 7.50
Baker, Haywood, 2 lots 3.76
Barnes, Annie, Heirs, 2 lots 6.60
Barnes, James, 1 lot 8.60
Barrett, Cora, 2 lots 16.80
Blount, Glascow, 1 lot 6.60
Blount, Joe, 2 lots-- 12.19 ,
Blount, O. L., 1 lot. i 5.00 ,
Boyd, Wilson, 2 lots- 12.90 J
Bryant, Marcellus- Estate, 3 lots 8.40
Bullocks Walter, 1 lot! 10.20
Bynum, James, 1 lot. ?? 4.80
Chestnut, Haywood, 2 lots?,? 7.80
Dobb, Lula, 2 lots 9.30
Dickens, Will, 1 lot 1.20
Dixon, Jim, 1 lot 7.80
Dixon, Henry, 1 lot? 7.80
Dixon, Lutica, 1 lot- ?? 1.80
Dunn, J. H., 1 lot- ? 1.80
Dupree, George, 1 lot 1? 4.80
Dupree, Jacob, 1 lot 10.10
Dupree, Red, 3 lots 7.80
Edwards, Bessie Jim, 1 lot 3.00
foreman, Arthur, 2 lots 10.20
Daskins, Lucinda, 1 lot? 4.80
Blover, Carrie, 1 lot 6.00
jorham, Bennett, 1 lot ^ 5.52
jJorham, Walter, 1 lot S6.60
Drimsley, Emma, 2 lots 11.40
damlin, A. P., 2 lots- ? 19.56
darper, Wyatt, 1 lot 4.08
Sigh, Elizabeth, 2 lota 7.80
fennings, Nellie, 1 lot 4.80
Tones, Edwards & Gorham, 1 lot 15.00
Tones, Gertrude, 1 lot 12.00
Toynfer, Ed., 1 lot *? 1.20
Toyner, Emma, 1 lot 1.80
Toyner, Herbert, 1 lot 13.16
Toyner, Joe R., 6 lots 25,14
Toyner, Rosa, 1 lot ? 6.00
King, Louis, 4 lots 23.70
Lane, Allen, 11 lot 5.10
Mechanics'& Farmers Bk, 1 lot 3.60
Moye, Elbert, 1 lot 4.80
Moore, Caroline, Heirs, 1 lot 1.20
Moore, Mary J., 1 lot 4.80
Parker, Daniel, 1 lot 3.30
Pullen, Frank, 1 lot 3.20
Roberson, Effie, 1 lot 3.60
Sanders, Eliza, 1 lot : 3.60
Taylor, Lessie, 1 lot 4.32
Timmons, Robt. C., 1 lot 9.56
Tuten, Council, 1 lot? 8.60
Vines, Amy, Estate, 1 lot ?1 1.20
Vines, Ben, Estate, 1 lot 3.60
Vines, Clara, 1 lot 6.36
Vines, Maud, 3 lots 3.60
Ward, Celia, 1 lot . 4.20
Williams, Gladys, 1 lot 3.60
Williams, Lucinda, 1 lot 3.60
Woo ten, Lyman, 1 lot 7.40
FOWN OF FARMVILLE
Farmviile, North Carolina
FINANCIAL STATEMENT JUNE 30, 1940
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ASSETS: ' .
Cash in Bank $ 1,919.31
Uncollected Taxes?Less reserved for insolvents 5,233.38
Water and Lights, a/c Rec. June billing . 4,866.24
Paving Assessments Receivable ? 4,202.48
Sinking Fund Investments 12,000.00
To^vn Properties : 855,991.11
Inventories?Water and Light Department 4,575.59
Foreclosed Property and costs?1 122.87
Total Assets - $ 888,910.98
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LIABILITIES:
Accounts Payable:. _ $ 2,458.81
Meter Deposits?Water and Light Department 2,916.35
Bonds Outstanding 247,000.00 ?
Reserve for Sinking Fund 18,144.14 .
Reserve for Deferred collections I 3,297.14
Total Liabilities ' $ 273,816.44
SURPLUS
Operating Funds Surplus- : 6,103.43
Property values in excess, of outstanding bonds 608,991.11 615,094.54
Total Liabilities and Surplus ? 888,910.98
CASH RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS
^ Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1940 *
RECEIPTS:
Taxes and Penalties Collected?? $ 27,486.62
Water and Light Department Collections ^ 76,463.36
Privilege Taxes and Licenses ^ 3,297.80
Court Costs Recovered 1,261.20
Paving Assessments Collected ?< 8?88Mr-:
Notes Receivable Collected < 721.(56
Balance of P. W. A. Construction Grant Collected? 17,727.7.6
Cemetery Lots Sold ; ? * : ? 285.00
Interest on Sinking Fund Investments - 640.00
Building Permits 85.00
Collection Service Charges?- 192.75
Electric Home and Farm Authority Collections * 3,717.76
Miscellaneous Refunds 609.69
Total Receipts ? 136,122.04
Balance ? Cash on hand July 1, 1939 4,909.02
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Total Receipts and Balance?, 141*031.06
DISBURSEMENTS:
Administrative salaries and general expenses $ 8,069.32
Street Department?Labor and Expenses? 12,672.23
Police Department?Salaries and Expenses 7,681.70
Fire Department?Salaries and Expenses 2,910.35
Water and Light Department Expenses- ;?? 40,293.45
Water and Light Meter Deposit Refunds : 222.25
Water and Light Improvements - . 9,483.19
Water and Light Billing Equipment 3,320.51
R. E. A. Truck Purchased. J . 696.50
Street Department Truck Purchased 1,215.28
General Fund Improvements and Expense 2,968?14 |
Electric Home and Farm Authority.: - 3,717.75 *
Bonds Paid ! ? ? 13,000.00
Bond Interest Paid 11,071.28
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Prior year Construction accounts paid ? 21,790.80 ,
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Total Disbursements L 139,111.75
BALANCE ? CASH ON HAND JUNE 30, 1940 " $ 1,919.31
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CERTIFICATE: .
We hereby CERTIFY that we have made an audit of the books of accounts,
and records of the Town of Farmviile, North Oarolipa, for the fiscal year
ended June 30,1940; and have fifed a complete detailed report-thereon.
We further CERTIFY that we have prepared the above condensed state
ment from the detail of our general report; and that the above information
is in agreement with our report, and the books of account . . \ rl
Therefore, we CERTIFY, that in our opinion, the above presents a true
statement of the financial condition of the Town df Farmviile at June 80,
1940. * ' ? ?
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WANTED ? One Second Hand Kid
die Ooope in good condition, cheap.
Phone 344-1 ' ? Itp
FOR RENT ?UPSTAIRS APART
raent, with bath, wired for electric
store. Apply 302 E. Pine SW
Phone 274?1 ;tfc
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COME TO SEE US for your battery
, and Bicycle Repair Work, Prompt
Service. Reasonable Charges. West
ern Auto Associate Store, Farm
ville, N. C. tfc
FLOWERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS!
Pot Plants, Cat Flowers, Corsages
and Funeral Designs. Say "It" with
Flowers. Farmville Flower Shop.
Phone 467-1. tf
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FOR RENT:?One four room down
staira apartment ? 400 E. Grim
raersburg St.. $15.00 per month.
See John B. Lewis, Attorney.
LOST ? On Farmville-Wilson High
way, Ladies' Creanf Leghorn Hat,
with' Navy Taffeta Band?Please
notify Mrs. Jack Lewis. It
WANTED?During Tobacco Season,
Small Furnished Apt. with Cooking
Facilities. Write 258-A, care of the
Farmville Enterprise, Farmville. .
FOR RENT SEPT ^st: A NEWLY
finished and decorated apartment; 3
spacious, airy, light rooms, reception
hall and bath. Private entrance. One
block from Main street. Furnished
or unfurnished. Rent reasonable. A
permanent tenanf preferred. Tank
gd laundry stove and oil ^burning
t; ' MRS J. L. SHACKLEFORD,
263 Went Church St
W.RAY SMITH
Civil Engineer?Surveyor
OFFICE
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?Tarhors Every Saturday?
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the next time he's constipated and
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