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(Problem Wffl Be Con
sidered At Meeting
Tonight In Muoici
pal Building
Plans far utilising vacant lots as
t parkins space during- the forthcom
ing marketing season will be dis
cussed tekftkt (Friday) at 8 o'clock
at a mass Meeting in the Municipal
Building. Town officials, the Cham
ber at Commerce, the JUwaais and
Rotary Ctabe kwtigated the project
Leaden are especially anxiods to
have preeant aft the meeting ware
housemen and store owners who have
vacant lots either adjacent to or be
hind their buildings. Other citispns
interested are also invited to attend.
Attention has been called to the
fact that there are many vacant lota
in the heart of the business district
which could be made mailable with
a bit of effort and rearrangement.
These lota are privately owned and.
consent of owners is neceaaary be
fore they can be used for parking
spaces.
With the opening of the marketing
season on Aug. 19, the influx of auto
mobiles and trucks will tax the
town's limited parking space to capa
city. More visitors are expected
this year than ever before and un
less adequate facilities are provided,
there is a feeling that these otit-af
towners will believe they ana not
welcome seal may be tempted to go
back home, or worse yet, select an
other market the next time they sell
tohacco.
W. C. HARRELL RESUMES
PLACE ON LOCAL FACULTY
W. C. Harrell, a graduate of
High Point College, and a former
coach of athletics in the FSrmville
High School (from 1988 to 1942),
will resume his position as teacher
and coach m the local school. Mr.
Harrell served in the U. S. Coast
Guard as lieutenant, junior grade.
He is married to the former Miss
Marie Smith of Mebane. They have
one young son. Mrs. Harrell will
teach vocational home economics.
Supt. J. H. Moore said today, "We
hope to play football, basketball, and
baseball. If there is a sufficient in
terest in football amsng the boys,
Mr. Harrell plans to start practice
Aug. 16th. All hoys who are inter
ested in football are requested to
meet at the school building, - Satur
day, Aug. 3, at 10:00 o'cloek to talk
over plans and give an order for
football shoes,
"If possible, we hope to employ
another eaaeh to help With' the
athletic program. We have several1
very outstanding men under con
sideration."
MEHEDITH GOLLBGE HAS ' ,
NSW FACULTY MEMBERS
The Meredith" College summer
session will close Saturday, Aug. 10,
President Carlyle Campbell has an
nounced, and the-summer graduation
exercises will be -held at the college
that morning.
Since the sppentament of the new
dean, Dr. Charles Watson Burts, who
wQl leave Greenville, S. C., for
Raleigh next week, Dr. Campbell has
announced the appointment of the
following new personnel for this tail:
Helen Hoc re Parker of Bumsville, to
the Department of Biology; E.
Lucille Higgs of Greencastle, Ind.,-to
the college library staff; Frances
Moore* of Raleigh, to the Depart
ments of Chemistry and Physics; and
Anna Greene Smith of Chapel .Hill,
to the Department of Sociology.
The fall session will open on
day, Sept J6, wfifc a
tation program for all
and registration for i
dents will take place
Sept. 1?, with formal
cises that
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CHINA PRODUCES
POUNDS TOBACCO
1946 crop- of
At The Kiwmnto CJub
Rev. Z. B. T. Cox, minister of
the Farmville Christian Church, w*s
introduced by Frank Allen as til*
program chairman in charge of hft
own program Monday night at the
Kiwanis Club. The Rev. Cox, pi
new-comer to Haraville, served as
a chaplain in the European theatre
of operations. He was discharged
recently from the Army. I
The pastor selected as his topic,
"The Service Man's Faith."
He gave a resume of the timo he
served as chaplain in the ftnjftj
forces, beginning at Camp Croft,
then going to England, France and
Belgium, and upon his return to the
United States he was stationed at
Walter Reed Hospital. He related
two happenings which were very
huuonods, but the balance of- his
talk emphasized the faith that exist
ed in the armed forces, whether it
was on iho battle field, on furlough,
or in the hospital, He maabaned the
freedom his superior officers gave
him, as to the type of sermons he
delivered, or the time and place
when communion or prayers were
held. 7," | j
The complete attention of every
one present was evidence of the very
interesting talk presented.
The club unanimously resolved to
have a letter written by President
Charlie Hotchkim to Gov. Cherry
asking for some aid in securing
teachers for schools in the commun
ity, The lack of teachers, unless the
situation is relieved, may be
came of several schools not being
able to open their doors.
' Visiting Kiwanians included five
members of the Stsntoinsburg Club:
President Whitley, Messrs. Apple
white!,. Strouther, Utley and Yates.
Wilson Chenault, of Oastnlliait
Springs, Term., C. J. Howell of
Ocala, Fla., and Dr. John Mewbora
were guests of the evening.
Sam Lewis will have charge of
the program next week. m \
TOWN AUTHORITIES PLAN
SPRAYING SERVICE HERE
S >
A forward step in safeguarding
the health of Farmville citizens will
be the spraying project, to be un
dertaken here'next .week in * joint
effort by the town authorities, and
the State and County Boards at
Health to eradicate flies and-mos
quitoes, the meet common insect
carriers of malaria, sad other dread
Representatives of the three
groups were busily engaged here
Thursday, making a survey prepara
tory . to the spraying operation,
Which will be directed to those areas
needing it most.
Actual work of spraying will be
gin Monday, and Mayor J. W. Joy
tt said today that he had pledged
the full cooperation of citizens in
this health campaign. He stated that
other towns reporting, following the
spraying Operation, were well pleas
ed with results.
,
SMALL GRAIN YIELD
CAP-RE INCREASED
Fifteen yean of practical re
cords at the ^Piedmont Branch Ex
periment Station at Statexville
show that the most important
factors in small grain production
are (1) the preparation of a good
seed bed; (2) the use of treated
seed of high gemination; (3)
seeding the erop at the proper
time; and (4) topdressing on
time.
Jijre than 900 acres of small
groins were involved in these
tegts. Thajtvemge yields over the
15 years were as follows: wheat,
31 bushgls; barley, 35 bushels; and
oats, 63 bushels. -J i-'V J
The seed bed should be pul
verised, Ijnt yet be smooth and
firmed* by disking .and dragging
?just preceding seeding
A full list of recommended va
rieties for the various sections of
the mate may be obtained at the
eounty agent. As to
Unfitting on Vain Sjpeet Specifica
tion! provide for exterior walla of
brick and cinder block, front faced'
with Indiana limestone to match the
present structure. Bids will be open
ed August 18th. Frank' W. Benton
of Wilson is architect Plana and
specifications may be obtained from
him or from the office of R. A. Joy
Tier, dty clerk.
When plana were first made fear
the addition, R was hoped tint the
entire coats would not exceed $5,000.
With building prices as they are,
however, town officials admit that
they will have to dig dsapsr into
the town's pocket book than they
originally intended. It is explained,
moreover, that -the town still has a
surplus set aside daring war yean as
an emergency tad. Mayor J, W.
Joyner states that $1*000 of this
???I for road
equipment, lsarigg fMjJMO tut other
Up During War
fin AnjlnMs For
PnrfiBd: T
Cramped for
Farmville'i
tnped for spaee like 40 many,
people throughout the country,
rtlle'a. Official family is going;
to do something about the situation.
Contractors have been invited to
submit bids for the construction of.
a 12-foot amex to the Municipal
important
Application s'M' being We with
the Way notation Been! for priori
ties with .vtjph /-'to obtain scarce
items inquired tar the building.
DR. MEW BORN ELECTED
PLANNING PRESIDENT
Tim Community Planning Board
net, Tuesday evening, end elected
Dr. John If. Mewhom as president
bo succeed R. A. Joyner, resigned,
sad Mayor J. W. Joyner es vice
president. Mrs. W. Jesse Moye was
reelected ee secretary.
Dr. Mewbom, who, despite his ex
tensive practice, takes an active in
terest in all movements designed tor
jetterjnent of the community, stag
ed today ikai the Beard hopes to
snlist every dMsea of Pmrmville in
its prog rant of improvement, and whs
jptimistic in Ms outlook on ways
end means, and accomplishments,
if the proper cooperation is forth
coming.
Sam D. Bandy was appointed aa
chairman of a committee, the func
tion of which will be to act wfth
members from the women's organi
sations m an effort to secure roams
For the eatpected influx of tobacco
nists, teachers and workerp cm the
town improvement projects, now get
ting underway.
The Board made plana at thia time
to hold * mass meeting, tonight,
(Friday) hi the town hall, to ar
range /or adequate perking facilities
luring .the tobacco season. Since
many Of the streets hem at present
we undergoing improvement opera
tions, this is a pressing need and
dtisens are urged to offer vacant
lots, which will be clwured and pet
in shape for this purpose. Some de
sirable system of parking is to be
levised in this connection.
The Board decided to carry for
ward, the hotel, bus station and com
munity building projects during the
year.
PAVING-OF STREETS
IS NOW UNDERWAY
Preparation of that section of
Walnut street, connecting Wilson
ind Church, far paring, was begun
rhureday, end together With *
utd Jones, wfilbeamongthe
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: a popula
^1!!!nililfff- ffcn* IBB estimated
00,044,'g?Ky ' ?
_ year's crime situation tUe way:
.. Total number ef crimes eemmit
Ited, compared witk 1044, ?P I*-8 ?**
ent. Y "Yn"'- I
Murder up 10.1
4
?P
cent. : "*
Base an 8.7 per cent.
Robbery up 28.6 Per Ml i I
Aggravated assault up 8.7 per
mrt. f ^
Burglary up 17 per sent.
*?---up 8.6 per cwrii .Y.
I theft up 18.7 per cent.
tthat there ew
I aspect to last .
[of the loot is the average rohbery
rising 20.8 -per eent from #118 In
1M4 to |M6 in 1046.
The hurenu estimated that 1,665,
641 major crimes were eommittart in
II1M5, divided ea foilewe: 11-234
[ murders, 11,68? napes, 69?07 aggra
figaA' Metis*. wm
m,m jur
?r 1946's |
i:
. as In prior years, j
tendency to flue
masons. .'Murders, j
? fekmiou
with.
| mg a peak in August and Septem- 1
HmP
"Negligent .
-|rf-"nr largely of traffic
follow the seasons! pattern of traf
| Ac fatalities which are generally
least frequent during the spring and
trammer months, increasing sharply |
during the winter.
"Crimes against property, aggra-l
vated by the additional darkness
Mid economic factors of .the winter
months, show their greatest fre
quency during that period of the
year, becoming less frequent dar
ling the spring end tarty summer."
The crime picture ef 1MB up
I shadowed, -a* jn previous years, by
|youthful offenders. Baaing to"" **"
on the 64*862 fingerprint
| records received during 1M6, the
FBI figured that persons under 21
J yevu of age committed 86.1 per I
cent of the rapes, 31.5 per cent of 1
the larcenies, 86.2 per cent of the
robberies, 56.8 per cent of the bur
glaries, 61.1 per oent of the auto
mobile thefts. I
- "Age 17 stood out as the predomi
nating age among arrested persons,
and age 18 was second," the sum
mery said, adding:
"Arrests of males under 21 in
creased 10.1 per cent in 1645 and'
although arrests of girls under 21
declined 10.6 per cent in 1045 the
figure still was 100.8 per cent fat
cess of that for 1041, the last ?
tiwiA ?Mn? ^ r>., ,-k .
The summary said tint 51.9 per'
ent of those arrested during the
year were usraon* who already had
they were crime
Why has there bean mA m
crease in crime? FBI Director J.&i
fo" "
jan_... Ji
far the
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*n To Mow Wake
Forest College .
At a special Marion of the Baptist
State Convention of North Carolina
that denomination voted to
the Smith Reynolds Foundation's
offer at financial assistance to Wake
Forest College provided the inatitar
tion is moved to Winston-Salem and
Baptists of the State raise an addi
tional several million dollars to erect
a new plant.
Action of the State Contention
means that Wake Forest, founded
112'years age at the village of that
name 18 miles north ot Raleigh, will
he re-located on the Reynolds estate
property in Winston-Salem within
from five .to eight years, provided
an estimated four to six million
dollars are raised for the new plant.
This will coat about six milHona but
Baptist leaders say they have enough
funds fat sight already to make up
the dMipMa.^^v;|:,'%'J|S J
The Reynolds offer specifically
states that the Baptists must make
definite moves to cany out tkalr part
of the removal agreement by July
I, 1962, or forfeit ail rights to Use
endowment fund. the income of
which is now in excess of f?$,000
annually .and is increasing each
? V
year.
The endowment income up to
|850,000 is to accrue each year,, be
ginning next year, and until "
1952. By that time, it is
Wake Forest will have over
D00 from this source alone,
planned to raise the rest by popular
subscription.
The name of the college ia not to
be changed, unless some fixture con
vention so decrees, and control at
the college ia to remain absolutely
with the State Baptist Convention.
Trustees of the Reynolds Foundation
have stated they wish it that way
and the Reynolds Estate does not
desire representation on the Board
of ttaistaah. -
The approval was-not unanimous.
From dissenters came pointed cxiti
cism of Methodists for their accept
ance of the Duke money, and ap
peals to the Baptist messengers not
to make the same mistake. Oppon
ents argued that the Baptists would
become the laughing stock of th*
State?and of the. nation, for that
matter?if they accepted the Rey
nolds offer. 5"". , 1
Proponents of the plan countered
with the assertion that to reject the
proposition would be to throw away
the greatest opportunity they have
ever had in the cause of Christian
education. It must not, and will not,
put a damper on . enthusiasm of Bap
tists to continue their support of
Wake Forest. It should inspire them
to greater financial support of the
cause of education; proponents de
clared.
t Attending the convention from
Farmville were the Rev. mid Mrs.
E. W. Holmes and Miss Annie Per
kins. WU v" :.yp'r:' ~--f
Kiwanis Club Carries
Program To Swansboro
?
Charlie Hotchkiss, president of the
Fwmville Kiwanis Chjb, Frank
Altai, program chairman, and Sam
D. Bundy, Immediate Past Governor
of the Carolines District, journeyed
to Swansbgro last Thursday night
and carried a program to the Swans
boro Club.
President Hotchkiss presided, and
afjer a few appropriate opening
nuurkv turned the meeting over to
Program Chairman Allen who intro
duced Bundy as the speaker of the
evening.
on the five ways,in
wanton should face
** * " these as: with
to count; py wib
; (8) with a aense of
(4) with ? practical
of democratic principles,
> be^ positive factors toward
good will.
PARMVILLE GROWERS
At The Retery Cfcb
9r. Chns. E. Fitzgerald,
at .the Rotary Club meeting
this week, presented another mem
ber, J. H. Moore, Snperintmfcnt of
Schools, for discussion of
problems facing the school board;
finding place? for the faculty mem
bers to Eve and their, ao reported,
Inadequate salaries, Statin* that
tlltae problems were those of the
citizenship as wpll, Mr. Moore ap
pealed for cooperation in their
ticm.
The heautificatioo of the school
grands* pain tin* school rooms, the
new quarters and materials for.the,
lunch room, the athletic and
damlc programs ware outlined and
discussed also by the
who reminded the Rotsrians with
justified pride' of the local, school be
ing among the S$ T?t of the 1000
schools in North Carolina to be
elected to membership some months |
ago in the Southern Association of
Colleges and Secondary Schools of
the South.
Rotarian Moore's talk was both
interesting and informative and his
appeal will doubtless meet with the
response desired by both Rotarians
and other citizens hers in the im
mediate future. r ' I
r Dr. John M. Mwrborn, who was
elected recently as chairman of the
Community Planning . Board, urged
that fellow Rotnrians meet with
other citizens here, Friday, night, to
discuss the urgent need for grooms,
parking specs and vacant lots for
building.
Eli Joyner, Jr., gave the report
for the classifiestirm committee and
J. M. Stansill presented the cause of.
the Student JUn Fund. C. J. Ras
berry, of the attendance committee,
gavq a gratifying report
Curtis Flanagan received the at
tendance prize by simply drawing
his own name from the box.
PreMdent W. H. Duke presided.
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PARAMOUNT THEATRE -
ADDS NSW CURTAINS
Walt Hamilton, popular young
nanpgw ef Farmvile's Paramount,
.justly-proud oflthe new furnish -
ngs being installed m his theatre
his week. These include a motor
lontrolled metallic gold curtain,'and
?oyal bluer velvet stage and exit
Irapee.
This community is fortaimate in
laving such a splendid home of
ntertainment as the Paramount
rith Ra wide awake* efficient young
nansgsr and the best and latest
Dm releasee for its patrons, which
ure drawn from a radius of forty
niles, and.perhaps a hundred dur
ig the (obacco
STATE COLLEGE
FARM
r~&i0?S!N
LStaestion. How fan I control the
beetles dn my beanst
Answer. There axe several kinds
of thf so called bean beetles that
eat the leaves and pods of both
snap and lima beans. If no con
trol-mecusacs are taken the bean
plant is soon rained. Spray or
dqst your beans with eryolite, a
fluorine compound that is slight
ly poisonous. Direct the spray on
the underside of the leaves. Re
peat as often as neoessaV, until
the ped is half grown then use roto
This
or pyrethrom dust,
program will kill all the beetles
and assase yon a good crop of
beans. . T" Cl
Question: Am I entitled to sell
my produce in town without a
city license T
Answer; Nearly every city has
city E
an ordinance prohibiting peddling
farm produce within the city
?' " These a
limits. These are to protect mer
chants agpinsl; peddlers who buy
and sell produce for profit. Farm
ers who grow their own produce
can avoid paying the license fee if
oaxry a .permit-signed by
thill
offered for
require
thisi
and
: a very
(no fee
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The price trend during tM|
in* week of the 1?M flue-cured
marketing season vindicate* grow
era In this and other sections who
concentrated on the quality of leaf
they produced rather than on quan
tity. -rr^ 1
Armgw on Florida and Georgia
markets which opened last Wednes
day hovered araand the 44-cent
level. Reports from these sales cen
ters indicated that fanner* are well
satisfied with prices received for
better grades and good common
grades but there seemed to be no
markets for the lowest grade tobac
cos. It is stated that the majority
of these purchases vers made by
warehousemen.
Agricultural leaden have empha
sised the fact that for the peat three
yean proper handling and grading
have not heen important factor* in
marketing. The situation is differ
ent this year, however, and pro
ducers have been cautioned to give
more attention to ha?fttng this
year's crop. Trouble taken in this
respect will pay for itself many
times by the increased selling prices.
! Following is an sneerpt from a
report of the Tbbaeco Production
fend Marketing Administration of
the United States Department of
Agriculture.
"The first three days of sales for
the 1046 Georgia-Florida flue-cured
tobacco crop wsa highlighted by a
steady advance in avenge prices for
better quality offerings and drastic
declines for most lower qualities aa
compered with the first four days
last season. The United State* De
partment of Agriculture reports the
increase ranged up to $630, with
most between 6?.00 to $6.00. On the
pther band, the declines in lower
quality'tobaccos weep from $1.00 to
over $20.00 below avenge prices of
early offerings last year. Green
grades and nondescript Buffered the
greatest losses. However, these in
ferior qualities constituted an wt
usually small percentage of the
heavy volume of deliveries. Because
of this, the general average for
26,737,018 pounds marketed amount
ed to a record high of $45.$7 per
hundred. This average was ail in
crease of $434 above opening week
last season when four sates days
volume totaled 80,671,1*> pounds
and averaged only $41.18 per hun
ched. Warehouses werq reported fill
ing again immediately after each
auction." **' -
EASTERN CAJRQJANA NEEDS TU
wvmtiPr
The August issue of "Tt? Pro
gressive FWmer" has a very flue
editorial on the flue-cured tobacco
situation and the need for diversifi
cation and mare bomaowning farm
ers hi Eastern tyrtfc Carolina.
After expressing an opinion 'that
it is going to be impoaaible to main
tain present high prices for tobacco
foreign competition, the magazine
goes on to say:
"We believe the-present prosperity
of Eastern North Carolina-with tte
very high percentage of 'crops, only*
Mat farms?is 01 a false
tion. It has some oi niHjff.lstirtl.''
America i
bet too many of those peeplo pre
gambling on a one-crop or two-crop
that can't bat . . .
"For this rich farming region
ith its fine climate, fine ooiU, apd
ine people, ahriter. foundation son
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fine people, a better foundation San
be laid. And it should be laid he
fore it is too late. Hose of the large
lsndholdsngs should fcs divided up
and sold to sqeh
will first of all Hve at
will give
poultry about as much tiaa%aaid at
to coops.
> counties can produce
th* feed and pastures .needed for
property balanced farming. . . .
ler great trouble with
ern North Carolina
As we hi