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LOCAL'ClTEBtS MANIFEST
UT1U INTEREST IN VOTE .
Only 15 In Farmville
Precinct Registered
For Hospital Vote
Registration Books Close Saturday.
Sept. ?; Those Failing To Regis
ter Forfait Right To Cast Ballot
Is Election Sept. 16
That Farmville citizens are going
to ait by Aid let the rest of the coun
ty decide whether or not to isnae
bonds for the construction of a new
Pitt hospital is indicated by the fact
that only 15 citizens in this precinct
have registered and are eligible to
participate in the election scheduled
for Tuesday, Sept. 16.
Kin Mary Thorne Tyson, who has
charge of the books at the Town
Clark's office, reports that only 15
bad registered as of Thursday mom
big. Although the books will be open
tomorow and again on Saturday of
next week, thoee who wish to regis
ter on other than those two Satur
days should see Miss Tyson.
Since this is a special election and
one "against the registration," those
who fail to register forfeit their
right to say whether they are will
ing to be assessed the additional tax,
?mall though, it may be, for the con
struction of the hospital. Those who
register and f&ii to vote will be
counted as having voted against the
proposal. y
If passed, the county will pay
$362,000 toward the construction ofl
a new hospital. The state pays about
$248,000 and the Federal govern
ment $300,000.
Mayor Joyner On
Board of Directors
For State League
J. W. Joyner, Farmville's mayor,
was elected to the board of director*
of the North Carolina League of
Municipalities at the convention held
at Wrightsville Beach Sunday and
Monday. Mr. Joyner also headed the
roaolntiona committee.
Others from Farmville attending
the convention were, Mrs. Joyner,
Town Attorney JoKa B. Lewis, Mrs.
Lewis, Jack Lewis, and Town Clerk
and Mrs. Cleveland M. Paylor.
Farmville Country
Club Open Evenings
B. 0. Taylor, president of the
Farmville Country club, announces
that beginning September 1 the club
will remain open from 7 to 11 o'clock
each evening for the use of mem
bers and their guests unless the club
is engaged for a private party.
Club members are asked to re
frain from using the club the first
aad third Saturday evenings of each
month unless they are gaeets of the
boats or hostesses. These evenings
are standing dates.
HOME DEMONSTRATION CLUB
NBWS
Mrs. W. R. Hinaen of Dm Jtan
ville club aad Mrs. Joe H. Moore of
the Ballard's club woe among the
clothing leaders attending the coun
ty hone demonstration clubs' school
in Greenville Thursday. v >
The main auditorium of the Green
ville Woman's club was decorated
with artificial autumn leaves which
sends an attractive background for
tha yard goods displays of woolens,
satins, crepes aad taffetas. A pat
tern suitable for each piece of mat
rial and accessories appropriate for
each outfit were shown by Miss Ver
sa Lowery, assistant home sg*j
Who diaeussed "Trends in Fall ffsah
ms and Accessories for the Fall
Alex Rouse had charge of the Re
tary dub prtifmui Tuesday nigb
and presented Out T. Hicks of Wal
stonburg, president of this Flue
Cured Tobacco Cooperative Stabilise
tion Corporation, as his guest an
speaker of the evening.
Mr. Hicks gave a very lntereetini
and informative talk on democracy
Our country, the United States o
America, ha pointed out, was found
ed solely on a democratic basil
Every sstnssltieri citizen, becoming
part of our Country and govern
meant, has as obligation, as well as i
privilege, in seeing that outside am
foreign doctrines and "isms" o:
every kind do not infiltrate and con
taminate our form and way of liv
Mr. Hicks also pointed oat our po
iitical economic problems anid dis
cussed the parity problem and how th<
products of the farm should have ai
equal value with other oommoditiea
"The parity ratio is figured by di
viding the index of prices received
by farmers for farm products by th<
index of prices paid by farmers foi
other products." He continued thai
it fell to the part and duty of every
business and professional man in
every village and town to give ids
aid and support in mamtsdmzjg the
parity or equalization of parity
prices.
It was indeed a privilege to heai
this talk by Mr. Hicks, and we look
forward to having him with us
again.
The attendance prise was won by
Paul Ewell. -
Visitors included Martin Swartz
and Larry Brown of Greenville, Ray
McNeill of Sanford, Alton Bobbitt,
Herbert Acton of Danville, Ky., and
Harry Montgomery.
10 GREENE 4-H MEMBERS
ENTER POULTRY CONTEST
Ten 4-H club members in Greene
county are in the poultry contest be
ing sponsored by the extension ser
vice and the Sears, Roebuck Founda
tion. Each contestant received 100
baby chicks in March and has
grown them out. Each club member
will exhibit 12 pullets at a show in
Snow Hill on September 13, compet
ing vf or prizes set up by the Sears,
Roebuck Foundation. After the show
all pullets on exhibition will be of
fered for sale to the highest bidder.
There will be 60 Barred Plymouth
Rocks and 60 New Hampshire pullets
in the show. They will be sold in
lots of 12.
Hie pullets are U. S. certified
from flocks selected for egg produc
tion and will be laying or near lay
ing. All pullets have been vaccinat
ed for fowl pox.
HARDY N. McCLEES
Columbia?Hardy Nelson Mcdees,
57,- native of Tyrrell county,' died at
his home here at 12 o'clock Monday
night after an illness of nine months,
He had lived in Columbia tor 15
years * and was connected with the
H. W. MeClees and Son Store. He
was the son of the Late Henry W. and
Lola MeClees. Survivors include his
wife, Mrs. Laura Ward MeClees; one
sen, James Henry MeClees; a broth
er,' W. H. MeClees; and one sister,
|(ia. H. L. Swain of Williamston.
Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday afternoon at Wesley
Memorial Methodist Church by his
pabtor, the Rev. C. K. Wright, as
sisted by the Rev. J. W. Alford. Bur
ial was in Oakwood Cemetery.
Mrs. J. M. Ward, Mrs. Mark W.
Joyper and daughter, Pat, Mr. and
Mm. A. Q. Roebuck, Jr., Miss Caro
lyn and Emerson Roebuck, all i of
Farmville, and Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Ward, Sr., of Greenville attended the
final
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WUI Preside At Quarterly Meet
ing; Program b Given fc.,'
Historic old Roontree Christian
Church, Mar Ayd*. win be the
scene tasawnrosi (Saturday) of the
quarterly meeting of Hookerton
Uniont .; If" ^ V
Beginning at 10:80, the morning
salon will bo presided over by Rev.
Z. B. T. Cox, Farmville, and' will in
chide addrnsasa by Miss Lois Aim
Kilpatrick of Ayden, who will speak
ear **y Impnasions of the Conven
tion," and Etta Norm at Washington,
topic will be "The Advaaoe
ment of the Church ae Seen Through
the Convention.'* The trainees of the
convention will be outlined by. Rev.
C. W. Riggs of Goldsboro. Morn
ing devotional will be conducted by
representatives of the Roontree
Church. Prior to lunch, the host
church will also passant special
music. Paul Psrksr of Hookerton
will serve ae Bang leader., -
Sam D. Bandy, Farmville school
; superintendent, will preside over the
afternoon session .which begins at
1:88. Addresses wU be delivered by
Rev. Cox, who will talk cn "The
Churches of England," and Rev. El
more Turner of Washington, whose
theme will be "World Personalities."
The union masts each fifth Son
day, with churches in the district
taking their tuns in serving as host.
PERMANENT PASTURES IN
GREENE ARE IMPROVED
Permanent pastures in Greene
county that have bean limed, ferti
lised and reaeeded during the past
few years are showing a definite im
provement in the amount of grazing
furnished. Good examples of this
are on the following farms: Aaa
Haddock and E. E. Butts, Hooker
ton; J. Paul Prize lie, Jr., Snow Hill;
W. D. Cobb, R-2, La Grange; and
3. R. Galloway, Walstonburg.
The S3 Bahamian workers used in
tobacco harvest in the county left on
Aug. 22. Fanners using this labor
were, as a whole, pleased with this
work.
MRS. JOHN TAYLOR DIED
TUESDAY IN GREENVILLE
Mr*. Msgnnlis Taylor, 68, wife of
ABC Officer John L. Taylor, died
Tuesday morning: at S o'clock at her
home, 426 West Fourth street,
Gieenville. She had been ill for two
yarn. "
"Funeral, services were conducted at
the home Wednesday afternoon at 3
o'clock by Rev. E. R. Class, Metho
dist ministet of Farmville, assisted
by Rev. Edwin S. Coates, Presbyte
rian minister of Farmville. Burial
was in Forrest Hill cemetery in
Farmville.
Mrs. Taylor was born and reared
in Martin county and was married
there. Later she made her home in
Bethel. After that she lived in
Farmville until 1941, where Mr. Tay
lor was chief of police for many
years. In 1986, Mr. Taylor became
a special ABC officer. They moved
to Greenville in 194L Mr. and Mrs.
Taylor celebrated their 6&)d anniver
sary last May. She was a member
of the Farmville Mstbodiit Church.
? Surviving an her husband, sfl!
daughters, Mrs. Edward Gulben of
Norfolk, Va; Miss Basel Taylor df
Farmville; Mrs. W. E. Mai one of
Edenton, Mia. Willie Nethereo* of
Hookerton, Mrs. J. N. Williams of
SmithfisM, and Mr*. D. H. Gordon
of the home; seven sons, J. A. Taylor
at Jacksonville, Jack L. Taylor of
Norfolk, Thomas E. Taylor of Rocky
Mount, H. A. Taylor of Kfastcn, Jar
vis Taylor of Cherry Point, H. D.
Taylor of Richmond, Va., and C. L.
Taylor of Greenville; 20 gwrfchil
Mrs. Richard
and^??.
bp
Philpot of Burlington.
Mr. and Mrs. B. 0. Taylor
Misses Mary Wir*k# Masks
Carol Ana Pitt have returned after
spendfaff several weeks at Atlantic
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Average prices oy
STSt slightly below the
The North Caroline Farm Bureau
appealed oday lor fall support of
the drive by farm groups, particular
ly the poultry industry, to have the
United States Department of Agri
culture buy surplus products for re
lief export, so the current depression
of #tiees on items that are in abun
dance enay he relieved.
In a Joint appeal to poultry, hatch
ery, and Farm Bureau people in the
State, R. Flake Shaw, executive aec
retary, and H. Bernard Helms, poul
try committee chairman of the North
Carolina Farm Bureau, declared.
"We wish to call to your attention
a situation in connection, with our
present policy in exporting food for
foreign relief distribution which is
seriously unbalancing our agricultur
al economy and working severe hard
ships op certain farm groups, parti
cularly the poultry industry. It is
our desire in the North Carolina
Farm Bureau to help solve this ma
Jbr agricultural problem with the
cooperation of the hatchery and pro
cessing industry."
Shaw and Helms quoted from a
statement by M. A. Hubbard, Vir
ginia Farm Bureau executive secre
tary, who is leading the campaign.
"Specifically," Hubbard said, "the
present volume of grain exports is
forcing feed prices to constantly
higher levels at a time when storage
holdings of frosen and canned poul
try are 71 per cent higher than the
1942-49 average. These storage
stocks are having the practical ef
fect of placing a ceiling on the price
if poultry while costs of production
mount to increasingly higher levels.
"An appeal has been made to .the
USD A to grant aome measure of re
lief and restore a better balance to
iur agricultural economy by export
ng poultry along with the grains, es
lecially B and C grades froten poul
try and canned poultry, as a means
>f removing at .least a part of the
nmdensome stock which is nov seri
>usly depressing poultry prices."
Mr. Hubbard added that "as yet we
iave given neither relief nor en
couragement," despite the fact that
Title III, Section 302 of Supplemen
sl Appropriation Act, 1948, which
lassad the Senate July 25, read as
follows:
"In making expenditures for food
[fuffg appropriated in this set for
vlief abroad, it is the issue of the
Congress that preference be given to
he purchase, within the United
States, bf products which can be
iiiirhaimd with benefit to the nation
al economy, and that such purchases
ihould include articles that are in
rarpius where possible and practiea
>le."
Hubbard said this apparent con
gressional directive to the USD A to
sffect the policy advocated all along
>y agriculture evidently was "being
completely ignored." It is quite im
portant that certain adjustments in
nr food export policies be made
hortly, if onf agricultural economy
s to remain in balance, he added.
Shaw and Helms said that at
neeting of the American Farm Bu
reau's Poultry Committee in Chica
po, September 8-9, the North Cam
illa Farm Bureau will make a apo
dal effort to enlist the support of the
kFB Board of Directors to bring a
xwt a correction of this situation.
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5 ROWERS ADVISED TO USB
STABILIZATION PROGRAM
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An urgent appeal to tobacco farm
srs of Pitt county to take full ad
vantage o f government loans
b rough the Flue-Cured Tobacco Co
>perattve Stabilization Corporation
vaa made today by Dr. M. T. Frii
selle of Ayden, president at the Pitt
bounty Farm Bureau Federation.
Frizelle said that many fanners
ire now selling their tobacco below
be 40-cent pear pound average guar
mteed support price which is made
m a prorated grade basis. This is;
n keeping with the government's
"tmen.t to support tobacco
at 90 per cent of parity as of
June 16 each year preceding market
rpmrings.
The tobacco farmer?the actual
of dm tobacco?la the only
who can authorise tobacco to
ned over to the Stabilization
Corporation for loan purpoo
Dr. Frizzelle Quoted from
Clip
of the
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get aftdr atsl
f. crop,
Wltll
I
ipanied by a Urge
?ad well-wishers who wan
to give the tern ? good
The high school enroll
ed 180, the elementary
school, 490.
At the epea*r? exercises, Rev. Z.
B. T. Cox, Christian minister, deliv
ered the invoesttoa ead deliversd an
appropriate, inspiring talk. Mm B.
Lewis, chairmen of the school hoard,
officially welcomed the teadmn sad
Mm. K- T. Williams, rice
of the *$xeaident-]es8H
Parent Teacher Association, extend
ed a welcome en behalf of bar orga
nization. Dr. John M. Mewbom, al
so a member of the board, spoke
briefly, calling for cooperation in
order that the school might continue
its progress.
Classes this week am being held
only wntil noon, announces Supt Sam
D. Bandy.
THE TAR BSBL GARDEN BR
By John H. Harris
C. L. Newman of Raleigh gathered
16 different kinds of vegetables from
lie garden last February. How many
lid you have? Here is a good way
? have vegetables during the win
ter. Plant hardy vegetables audi as
mustard, spinach, kale, lettuce, rad
sh, onions, and Chinese cabbage in a
Jed about six feet wide and as long
m "yon like. Before cold weather ar
rives, place boards or logs to a
might of 10 to ^2 inches around the
red. Hound Art against the outside
? cover large cracks. Place stripe
icross the bed to support a covering,
rhia covering can be pine brush,
'eed sacks or similar material. Cover
he bed only what you expect the
emperature to drop to around 26 de
crees. Keep the cover on during the
lay to protect plants from sun fol
lowing a hard freeze. Sun thaws the
>lanta too rapidly, thereby injuring
he plants. Store cabbage and col
ards by transplanting them to this
Vame for protection when they are
(kely to freeze. Seed head lettuce
n the frame for plants next spring.
This is a good month for planting
>eonies. Plant them in rich soil
there th^y will get full sun and cov
:r about two inches deep. Host early
dooming perennials ? such as phlox,
isndytnft, iris, bleedingheart, sweet
villiam, and many others may be
tivided for new plants. ,
Should I seed Italian rye grass for
ny lawn? No, not much, if you want
i beautiful lawn next summer.
Jse rye gross sparingly with most
tummer grasses and dont use any
f you have Kentucky blue grass.
Vhere a summer lawn is net prised,
>our on the rye grass and fertiliser
n late September or October for a
mautiful winter lawn.
Side Iross leafy vegetables with ni
rate of soda or some other quick
icting fertilizer. Use about one pint
o a 100-foot row.
If you have a scuppemang grape- ]
toc that blooms but has never had
igy fruit, the chances are that you
lave a male vine. They never bear
riiit. But don't cut it down; it fur
lishes pollen for the female vine.
Jlsnt a female vine on the same trol
ls or at least nearby.
There are three eeay waya.af kfll
ng weevils in- your peps and "beans)
>efone storing them. Qnte way is to
(lace them fat an oven and heat at a
emperature of 130 to 146 degrees
or an hour. This method may in
ure gerainattan of the seed. An
ither way is to dip them in boiling j
rater for one minute. A third way
s to teest them with carbon -bieul
ids. This is pmiiapii the beet method
-write for mstmetions. After treat
in insect and rot proof con
Hrs. Arthur Gay
pent Sunday with
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At The Khranfe Club
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ed a dwdds header program, ffnl
Moore five an enter'
summary of the
State-wide 4-H drib meetings foi
North and South Carolina, pad thee
hearing brief remarks by & A. Joy
one of Farmville's "first dti
wfco talked seriously about the
for public sehool musie fat the
local school aad the appalling lack of
interest shown locally in *? sp acini
election op Sept. 16 at which time
Pitt ckitens will vote on issuing
$882,000 hi bonds for Urn ccswtruc
t ion -of a hospital. Mr. Joyner re
the dab that citizens must
prior te the cksriag of regis
jooks on 8ept. ? or they will
not be eligible to vote hi the election.
(Another article about the election
appears elsewhere on this page.)
Miss Moore, who has Just complet
ed a term as president of the State
i-H clubs, an outstanding honor, was
introduced by Preeidsnt Alex Allen.
The dab defrayed Miss Moore's ex
penses to the South Carolina council
meeting and has sponsored various
activities connected with the 4-H
chib program.
Mr. Joyner appeared on the pro
gram as the guest of Edgar Barrett,
by whom be was introduced.
Jim Anderson of Garten City, Mo.,
was the guest of Dr. Prank Harris.
David Harris had as his guest I. D.
Kirklin, Superintendent of the REA.
Dr. John M. Barrett and W. J. Bun
dy, members of the Greenville club,
were also present.
Watetenbarg School
Will Have. Opening '
Exercises Thursday
The Walstonborg high school will
open thureday, September' 4, at 3
o'clock. For tike first month classes
will begin at 8 and school will be dis
at 1:30 in the afternoon. An
imbly is planned for Thursday at
8:30 with J. R. Peeler, principal,
making announcements and introduc
ing the teachers. Bev. J. D. Young,
pastor of the. Tabernacle Methodist
church, Snow Hill, will make a talk.
The faculty is as follows: Troy
Godwin, Duro> athletics, mathema
tics and social science; Miss Virginia
Wright, Ruffin, English; Mrs. J. R.
Peeler, Noriina, commercial sub
jects; Miss Faimie (key Wortey,
Pink Hill, home economics; Miss
Mary Irma Rives, Golds ton, mathe
matics and history; Mrs. Henrietta
M. Williamson, Farmville, and Miss
Mary Elisabeth Phillips, Fountain,
seventh grade; Mrs. A. J. Craft,
Walatonburg, sixth; Miss Elma
Chambliss, Triplett, VS., and Miss
Sadie Mae Kiifrman, Vance
1>oro, fifth; Miss Sarah Cooke, Syl
vester, Ga., fourth; Mrs. Lucille
Craft, Walatonburg, third; Miss An
nie Sue Han?clear,' Winterville, and
Miss Fannye F. Allen, Farmville, se
?oMi; Miss Paige Davis, Milwaukee,
Srat.
CDRT1S UK PACTOLUS 4-H
MEMBER, AT FORESTRY CAMP
Curtis Lee, Raetotas 4-H ehib
member, is attartdfcig the Annual
forestry Gamp at - Lake Singletury;
n Bladen county. Curtis is the offi
aal delegate from Pitt county.
During the week fbrestry'praetiees
sill be presented hi both lecture and
practical form. Deraosietratknw will
M> presented in thiwriRg, slanting,
ind fire prevention, plus other fea
Curtia will be expected to bring
-1- '-'? -- - back to the county.
Si jw.
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Gardner is visit
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In response to i
V right, Division Manager
standard Oil Company at Hew
ley for North Carolina, said today,
In the past few days, a number of
>ther oil companies in thisram ~
f pncct; pi ifieir
but Standard of New*'
(By Osear Hoffmen, Sales
Supervisor, Farmvflle Market)
Growers who bad food tobacco at
stars for a kind ProvidendBpat en
abled them to raise Jt; ihoae With
poorer quality tobacco thanked the
government's Stabilization Corpora
tion's price support program which
was responsible for them gatting
several cents a pound more than they
would have gotten had the weed bean
sold for what was bid.
Sales an opening day amounted to
8C?,000 pounds, as compared with
750,000 pounds sold an opening day
last year, and the average was
$44.06 per handrpd, or sdna cento has
than the 1946 opening averages.
Since Monday, bales have been light,
with slightly more than 50,000
pounds sold daily. Averages have
also declined. Tuesday's market was
off, avenging $41.60, and Wednes
day's market took an even sharper
turn, averaging $40.44.
Sales are expected to Increase next
week, now that fanners an finished
with the harvesting. It is also ex
pected that the quality will also be
better.
Cotton Growers
Get Help From State
Ginners' Association
Launching a campaign to help cot
ton growers to .get the fall potential
value of their cotton, the Oarattnas
Gtimers Association has announced
the elevatidn of Fred P. Johnson of
Raleigh from executive secretary to
vice president in charge of educa
tional sendees.
The announcement came from
George Ashford of Red Springs, As
sociation president, who said that
'cotton growers can save themselves
an estimated loss of. >6 per bale by
practicing more careful picking
methods and by patronising only
gins that are properly equipped and
Mr. Johnson, who will soon launch
an educational program to eliminate
unnecessary loss through faulty
picking and ginning, said that mem
bers of the gin association have
adopted a code of nthica that set np
the following practices as goals:
Keep all elements of the gtontog
outfit in optimum repair; follow
proved operating techniques in the
handling of gin machinery; initiate
some system for pre-processing to
pection of each bale of seed cotton,
as a safeguard rvgainst undertaking
to process wet or green cotton; re
fuse to gin a bale of cotton hanare
to be too wot or green; provide aaed
storage and conditioning facilities
for wet or green cotton; avoid aaed
grade losses by proper handling find
storage practices; uee Smtth-Daxey
classing as a yardstick for apprais
ing processing.
Fundamentally, ginning is a farm
production operation. When a farm
er uses custom gin service, there is
an implied contract that the full po
tential value of the seed cotton will
be retained to the ginning
Recognition of thaw fcai
plea is the first step toward better
gin service," Mr. Johneoa said.
SCOUTING ACTIVITIES
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Girl Scouting activities will be of
ficially resumed here Thursday when
Troops 2 and 4 hold a picnic supper
at the home of Mrs. R. T. Williams.
Troop 1 will
its loader, Mm. J, M. Carraway.
? iS7 ViUiams,
Mrs. Williams, lea dor of Troop 2,
will be assisted this year by Mrs.
Walter B. Jones. Mrs. Gears* Farr,
leader, who with 11 members of the
Brownies flew 19' to form a neg
troop, number 4, will be aided by
Mm. Mabry Pollard and Mm. Edgar
n?-Stt The advisory committee fbr i
troop is composed of Mm. !r- %
Jr., lfcaTWl, Albrit
ton, Jim. W. Jesse Moye and Mm.
Sam Lewis. Former Brownies who
are members of the 1
Ann Morgan, Mutha
PoUlard, Clara Belle and
gan, Fays Mewborn, El
Spencer, Lou lAylor Lewis,'
Albritlon, Mary Ellen Dail and J*ie
RuaaelL rU| n- f j
Mrs. Henry Johnao?,will laad ?he
mm