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BIS WISE I Bead all of Today's News FndzOp NaUonaL State and Loe-"-ii""o GREENVILLE NEWS. Don't plant too much ' tobacco and cotton this ' year. , Cat your acreage 50 per cent. Volume 4; Number 244; GREENVILLE, N. C, MONDAY, APjfclL 11TH, 192L PRICE FIUS CENTS. a BABY MUSTHAVRTHR AIR 'SI .FJklH RE kuhhur: PLACES CARRIAGE STfliJDS THIUD FOR LOCAL POLITICS . COMMUflP OCCASION SALE OF TOBACCO IN THE SFATE The Seasons Crop Sold Amounted to Over 430, 000,000 Pounds, Averaging About 21 Cents ..rhis Surpasses the Government's Estimate by - Almost Fifty Million Pounds and is Ten Million Pounds More than Was Expected Even a Month Ago Decrease Acreage for 1921 for Forecast. Ruleigh, N. C, April 11. The North Carolina tobacco crop made another record step with its March sales made ly the 114 warehouses that operated on 31 markets. The total sales re ported were 21,528,883 pounds aver aging $14.17 and about 85,000 pounds not reported. The season's crop sold amounts to over 430,000,000 pounds, iveraging about 21 cents. This sur passes the government's estimate by almost fifty million pounds and is tin million pounds more than was ex pected even a month ago. . The Winston-Salem market led . luring March with 4,749,086 pounds sold, averaging $13.61. per hundred pounds, of which 3,991,364 pounds were sold by farmers. Wilson was second with 3,336,955 pounds, aver aging $15.20 and of this 2,586,935 pounds were first hand sales. Rox horo averaged the highest price at $19 67 on 392,870 pounds. Wilson made a record season's sale with 62,607,026 pounds, exceeding the Winston-Salem market by over two million pounds. Only two-tenths of one per cent of the sales have failed to1 be reported to date. The bordering markets const-rvately estimate that 16,000,000 pounds of North Carolina's farmers tobacco is sold in adjoining states in excess of that brought in and sold. The total producers' season's sales re ported amount to about 414,000,000 pounds. The Nation's 1920 crop of 1,520,000, ooo pounds was being made and sold while 31 per cent was exported; 52 per cent of the 1,390,000,000 pounds grown in 1919 was exported, and 28 per cent in 1918. The farm value of the United States, tobacco crop in i:20 was $298,000,000, averaging P.t.8 cents; 1919 was $569,P00,000 at ".X D cents and 1918 $403,000,000 at an average of 28 cents. The 1920 crop was inferior in' -quality, and with the decreased exports the decline in price is reasonable. Ex ported cigars increased four per cent ami cigarettes decreased two per cent. This means that a large stock of to haeeo is on hand to compete with the crop. March prospective plantings in dicate a forty per cent decrease in acreage in North Carolina, but with the decline in fertilizer prices and the gradual loosening of ; financial conditions this decrease will perhaps prove to be too much decline. PERSONAL Miss Pricilla Austin and Miss Janie Jackson have returned from Wilson where they have been visiting Miss Jackson's sister, Mrs. L. C. Evans. M. L. Finch and wife returned from Raleigh this morning where they spent the week end. W. J. Boyd, of Ayden, is spending the day in the city m business. Miss Elizabeth Tibatts returned from Washington this morning. J. F. Moore, of Scotland Neck, is registered at the Proctor. R. W. Green, of Raleigh, arrived in the city this morning via the Norfolk Southern. . Messrs.' X). C. Webb and C. S. Daugh t ridge, of Rocky Mount, are business visitors. : "x. -,' ' V ;: .y. Charles M. Littfe, of' Washington, is here on business.. , '- Cl yde Waters, of f Williamston, is in tit.- city. - . - ;, :'.v-; 1 ..';,? H. S. Brown, of Ayden, was on our Greets this morning. vv .;''; ; p The many friends of Raleph Gar ftt, of Durham, are glad -,to 'see him "i the city. He is registered at the I'roctor. ' , xXAt'yr'': R Marshburn ,of Kinston,, arrived m the city this morning, y German Empress Dead. i oo m, Hoi land,- April 1 1 i-Fprmer Km press Augusta ' VictoriaJf Ger many ,iied at six o'clock this morning heart disease just one year after h-r first serious heart attack.;. Funeral will occur at Potsdam Wednesday; . Wisconsin and Michigan 'paper ' and! w-d pulp concerns have filed com Plaints with the Interstate Commitfchester, MreJe"mass'eXMT m-rce commission in which they-ask 'nvestigation of railroad1 rates' on r;'p?r'nd paper products. '-. ' V- ' ; ' . -: ' PITT CO. BRANCH OF FARMERS FIRE INS. Held in Their Annual Meeting at Court House Saturday Enthusiastic Meeting. The annual meeting of the Pitt county branch of the Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Association was held in the court house here last Satur day and proved to be one of the most enthusiastic sessions in the history of the association. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President G. T. Tyson, vice president L. W. Tuck er; secretary-treasurer James L. Little. The following supervisors were also elected: Woody McLawhorn, Ayden, to wnsihip, S. V. Joyner, Beaver Dam tqwpship; J. T. Hodges, Belvoir townEhipjW. A. House, Bethel torn ship;:'A B..Congleton, Carolina town ship; JoiHs Dilda, Fountain township; L. A. Arnold, Chicod township; Mar cellus Smith, Falkland township; A. J. Moye, Farmville township; H. C Smithy GREENVILLE township; J. T. Moore, Pactolus township; Cana dy Moore, Swift Creek township; Josephus Cox, Winterville township. Agents selected: R. Williams, GREENVILLE; J. A. Lang, GREEN VILLE; Jesse Cannon, Ayden; S. M. Jones BethelX-i A. Joyner, F-awn ville. The treasurer reported cash in bank, liberty bonds nnd war stamps en hand amounting to $10,170.89 and that all losses had been paid during the year. TO NORFOLK 100 i CENT. STRONG Every Member of the Local Club Leaves Tonight for District Meeting. On to Norfolk one hundre per cent strong with the club's porter thrown in for good measure, is the glad news the GREENVILLE Rotarians are handing out this afternoon. The Ro tarians leave here tonight on the Tom Pettus special which is made up at Wilson. The special arrives here from Wilson takes on the members of the local club and some of their wives and at Washington takes up the clubs from KLnston, Goldsboro and Wash ington, and then on through to Nor folk without stop. The speciAl is due in Norfolk tomorrow morning bright and early. The club is "going to the district meeting of the seventh district which fholds forth in - NorfolkTues dayfi ;:Wednesday and ThursdayThe members have been busy all ; Iay get ting things in shape; and say that ithey expect the time of. tfieir lives;, The boys got the " loving attendance' cirp f last year in Greenville, S G:, arid' if theyddnt repeat i the trick in Nor folk3: thf club winning it will be ; go ingome, .The entire membership of the .club will attend the district meet ing .asy follows: ' Sanr' Underwood, Jacob Gaskinsl Bill Best, Burney War ren; Claude Tunstall Bob Crow, Sam White, Haywood Dail, Sia Ellen, J: B. Kittrell Alex t Blow, 1has,f i Porter,. Kaipn , uarretx;, jraui viioaieijer ijasr per Winslow, " Mark -TurnageV: Pinkie Chester, June;.Rose, ! Eawrence Stroud; Ernest Willard,' JLEisell Buddie Gormaiv : Tom ! j Holiiflgwbrth, Sam Phillips, Othus" Joyner, Dave Turn age, Bill Hall, P. Anthbnk, Dave Clark. Bob Wright and Dave Whichard, Jr. Alfred-Barnhill,, porter. y The following ladies will go with the party: Mrs.. S. - B'UnderwWd,' Mrs.-' Claude .Tunstall, Mri. Charles PorterMrs J EWins!uwpMrs; J. T. Hollingswortfi, Mrs.' O. -Lw Joyner, Mrs.s W; K -Hall Mrs. P.-T.Anthbny1 and MrsR, IL-Wright- t .' V ON PER In Cliamounix, the French winter resort, where snow removal methods are not so effective, and upi-to-tlate as here, mothers have adopted the sled perambulator for use in conveying offspring about with them. One ad vantage of the novel affair is that it can be taken with one on a skiding or ice skating trip as well as shopping exped ition. FIRST BIG GUSHER AMONG OIL WEILS I oppose the sale to foreigners of any j of the merchant ships surrendered In Government Field at Como- by the Germans. It holds that under . . ;no circumstances should any of them dore Divadavia Been Brought1 be sold back to the Germans. - A vote in 25,000 Pounds a Day. J3uenos Aires . April J. l.Xhfi . big gusher, among the oil wells in j Lord Inchape, who has been entrust the government field at Comodoro ed with the sale of the vessels on be Rivadavia has , just been brought in half of the Repaj-ations Commission, with an estimated product of 25,000 said that 168 German ships had been barrels a day. The previous wells in : privately disposed of to Brjtish n. that district had been small. As this ' tionals, but a good number still re new one is in a new part of the field it is thought that this may mean Ar gentina is entering on an era of large production. The oil is heavy, as is the other oil so far produced at Como dora Rivadavia, and is of little wse except for fuel. PLANS COMPLETE FOR CONVENTION v OF BARACA-PHILATHE A UNION (By HENRY S. DENNIS). Henderson, April 11. Plans are practically complete for the coming annual convention of the North Caro lina Baraca-Philathea Union, which is to be held in this city four days, April 21-24. For more' than two months a dozen committees have been at work on various phases of the ar rangements for entertaining the con vention, and all of these have vir tually concluded all the work they are to do prior to the coming of tle dele gates for the big gathering. The housing committee has secur ed homes for more than 500 visitors and this is expected to take care of those visitors who will be in the city overnight and during the whole con vention. The visitors who are enter tained in the homes will be charged for lodging and meals at the request of the officers of the State Associa tion but only one dollar is to be charged for lodging and fifty cents for meals. This rate applies to every home in the city where delegates will be entertained. While the program thus far has not been completed, a tentative draft has been sent here by Mrs. Buckner, of Asheville, state secretary,' who has worked out the program in conjunc tion with the local Henderson pro gram committee. One of the real fea tures of the convention will be an afternoon automobile ride from Hen derson to Oxford, twelve miles- west of here" Oxford has furnished some of the leaders for the Baraca-Philathea movement in North Carolina, and the classes in the various church es are very active. They- were quick to make demand upon Henderson af ter the convention voted last- year to oome to this city, forttie opportunity to have the delegates one afternoon. All of the visitors will be taken to Oxford on Friday afternoon, and while there will be served a lunch eon, and will be taken for a tour of inspection to the Oxford Orphan asylumn, which is located at that, place ; Numerous social features have been RRITRR llAiViDLK Doner ca c To Foreigners to Any of Mer chants Ships Surrendered by Hun Government. I London, April 11. The British j Chamber of Shipping has decided to I to that effect was taken at a meeting ! of the Council just held to decide what disposition should be made of the ves i sels remaining in the possession of iritish, government.-. - mained to be solcr- and the demand for them, owing to the slump in the ship ping trade, had slackened. It ha.I been suggested that some arrange ment might be considered whereby j the market for the ships might be thrown open to the whole world. arranged for the visitors within a few days. Special music is , being prepared by a committee having that matter in hand, and a choir or quartet will probably be on hand at practically every session of the convention to pro vide music. Dr. Hubert Poteat, of Wake Forest College, i is to make an address and also give some musical numbers on Thursday evening at the opening ses sion of the convention. Friday morn ing, Dr. Weston Bruner, leading Baptist divine of this state, and pastor of Tabernacle Baptist church at Ral eigh, will make an address. Friday evening, Dr. Forrest J. Prettfyman, pastor of the First Methodist church of Knoxville, Tenn., and former chap lain of the United States Senate will speak on, "What Think Ye of Christ?" This is said to be one of the really important addresses of meeting. Mrs.) H. M. Finch, of Rocky Mount; Pro- fessor G. B Phillips, principal of the dgh school; Mrs. W. D. Greensboro Jiigh Upshaw, wife of the Georgia Congress man by that name, and at the head of the Piedmont Lyceum Bureau, on the subject, ""Imitation;" and Dr. Henry Kouis Smith, president of Washington and Lee University, are ali on tlie program for Saturday, Dr. Smith's subject being "A Winning Personality." Dr. Gilbert -T. RoWe one of the leading Methodist preach ers of the state, and editor of the North Carolina' Christian Advocate, is on the program for an address Sat urday evening, on "How to Handle the Handbook of Democracy." A memorial service will be held Sunday afternoon at the Riggaii opera house in charge of R. C. Dunn, of Enfield. Hugh Latimer, secretary of the Winston-Salem Y. M. C. A, is to make an address. Mrs, Bickett, wife of form er governor, isto be- here during the convention, but the exact hour of her address has ndt beemdefinitely deter mined. , Marshall Ai Hudson, of Syra cuse, N,;Y.j. founder of the world wide j Baraca-Phthea movement, is una ble to makethe trip-here for the conven tion, : Mrs. Buckler announces. in n NIB K Much Interest Aroused Over the Fight for Next Mayor Other News Items. Farmville, April 11. Farmville is being stirred more over who will be its next mayor than it has for many , years. For the last several weeks, each day has seen the contest was warmer. March saw five candidates """"" for this office, namely: W. H. Moore, ' A "Community Sing" at Arthur on H. S. Tyson, G. A. Rouse, W. C. Joy- Saturday .evening was a most interest ner and R. E. Belcher. Such a large ing and inspiring occasion. In spite list of popular men caused the in- of threatemng weather the people of terest of the whole town. Then Mr. . Rouse withdrew from the race. Soon the community, from babies to grand Mr. Joyner withdrew in, Mr. Belcher's fathers and grandmothers, came out favor; the next week Mr. Tyson fol- just for the purpose' of getting to lowed suit gether and spending an evening sing But instead of decreasing the inter- ing nd having a gooL- time. They est, these withdrawals only made it do something like this every week greater. a Arthur, and the school has become There are no substantial reasons the meeting place for all kinds of for anyone being sure whether Mr. "get-together" meetings. Mrs. Lucas, Moore or Mr. Belcher the two run- the principal of the school is doing a ning candidates will be successful. great work in getting that community Both men have many enthusiastic together for 'work and play, realizing followers and both are obviously capa- that if they come together for enter ble. Mr. Moore has served the public tainment they will get together on more than twenty years in various more serious propositions, capacities thus gaining much practical Miss Muffly, of the Training School experience. But so has Mr. Belcher, - faculty had charge of the "Community the present mayor of the city, seen Sing". Miss Gorrell, a member of the much experience having served as Pno department of the Training mayor for two terns together with School, took her violin along and ren some other offices- v dered valuable assistance. There. Then apparently April. 12th, muui- were two others, the Messrs. Joyner, cipal election days,-promises to be in the community, who could "make an eventful one for F-armville. Here's the fiddle ring," and they added much hoping the right man gets the job. to the enjoyment of the evening, Miss But who is he ? Muffly took with her thirteen young The children of the Oxford Orphan- women from the Training School to age made their annual appearance at lead he singring and to assist in any Farmville on Friday night, April 8th, way they could, but it was not a con in what was pronounced to be the best cert and they were not allowed to concert they have ever given in this monopolize the singing. The first city. The entertainment was given song was "America," sung as it should in the auditorium of the First Christ- be sung, and all taking part in it, ian church. The proceeds mounted to Paying close attention to the words ver two hundred dollars.. a making their meaning come out The Sundav school workers of - rFarmville have" recently organized. The Farmville Sunday school associa tion a splendid organization with W. R. Willis, M. E. Sunday school, Pres. W. G. Sheppard, Presbyterian, V. President; G. R. Wheeler, Baptist, secretary; J. L. Shackleford, Espico- pal, treasurer. Through the influence of this organization and the efforts - of the individual Sundav schools Farmville has had the greasiest Sun- day school revival of its history. The Methodist Sunday has had a phenom- nal-growth from about 50 Sn the early i part of 1920 to 147 April the 3rd. The Presbyterian Sunday school has, also. more than doubled its regular at tendance. The other Sunday schools, Disciples, Episcopal and Baptist are also making great advances. Several of the formerly popular Sunday re sorts present a deserted appearance about 10 o'clock A. M. each Sabbath morning now. but no one is crying oyer this fact. Each of the city's Sunday schools intends to have at least one delegate at the state S. S. Convention in Ral- eifh, which begins the 14th of April. REHEARSING DAILY. The Seniors of the Training School are rehearsing every evening now for the Senior Play, "Monsieur Beaucaire" which will be presented on April 22. Mrs. Adele Gutman Nathan, who will stage the performance will be here to begin work Monday, putting on the finishing 'touches and getting the play in complete shape for the per formance two weeks from last night. No Pains-will be spared to make this UMl i" "c"u b !the Training Sofcoof. Seats will go on sale some days ahead so that those at a distance will have plenty of time to get their tick ets. The best seats will be $1 and the others 75 cents. Little Bruin Says panranEnnnii .3 Fair and much cooler .tonight and Sunday probably light frost in west portion. LIILU.mil j i Miss Muffly of the Training School Had Charge of . .the Program Took Place Saturday Evening and in Spite of the Inclement Weather the Po ple of that community, from Bamies to Grand f athrs Came Out just for the Purpose of Getting. Together All had a Jolly Good Time. strongly m me singing CaTo1tn7rSuTnshine As this was-new to most of the people, Miss Aileen Jones sang the stanza alone and all joined in the chorus, singing it over and over until they knew it thoroughly. ; The people sought it well. In "Love's Old Sweet Song" Miss .: Leon Johnson sang the stanza aione aim uie i-iioru was sun by the Training School girls . i j j.i i and then hV a11- Soon the PePle were raKing tne aiirerent parts, some even wmsumg ana numming, out ev- erybody joining in. Miss Gorrell played two violin solos and the two violinists from Ar thur played. After this favorites were called out by different ones from the crowd. They started with "Dixie," with the fiddles going in swing as accompaniment. Then followed "Good-bye My Lover, Good-bye." "Old Black Joe," "Ca y Me Back to Old Virginia," and other . S. MERCHANDISE MEN REFUSE! By Buenos Aires Importers Be cause of Unfavorable Ex change an dPrice Slump. Buenos Aires, April 11. American merchandise that has been refused by1 importers because of unfavorable exchange and the slump in .world prices continues to pile up on the estimated that the value ol the gooOsi laying in the warehouse and ojn Itlie quays amounts to $50,000,000. The warehouses under control of the customs house have, long since overflowed to vacant lots and railroad siding where valuable merchandise is heaped up protected only by .tarpan lians. . Passenger - ships that must be un loaded immediately are forced to trans fer their; freight to lighters while freight ships often are forced to wait several weeks in the roads before getting a berth from which to unload. In some instances it has taken as long as six weeks to get cargo discharged: With Mrs. Walter Wilson. The Patient Circle of- the ' King's Daughters and Sons home of Mrs. Walter ;day evening at eight o'clock. . All members are requested to be presents . . . 7:;-: With MrsJ Harding.v fr The End of --the Century Club will meet Tuesday afternoon at four o'clock with Mrs. E d ,Harrting. - A full at- teridance is desired;.; old favorites. One of the most popu lar 6f all was "Reuben "and Rachel" " the . men singing the part of Reuben, and the women singing that ' of, Rachel. Miss Josie Dorset sang a solo, "I'm Lonsemoe for You, That's " All." President Wright, Supt Rose, Miss 7 Southall, County Supervisor" and Misses Maupin, McFadyen, and Jenk ins, members of the faculty, of the Training School were in the crowd that went from GREENVILLE. President Wright was called on for a short speech. As -his car got stuck just on the edge of the town, he had a good theme on which to speak. We . need good schools and we need good roads so we can get-to good schools," was his text. - He said he didn't know but that the people were right who said it wasn't right for the state to appropriate fifty millions on roads be cause he wasn't sure but that it should' have been a hundred "million. . He -proceeded to show how the State would be paid in dollars and cents for the outlay. He showed how expensive it was to go over bad roads. -From this T he passed on to the idea that people always pay heavily for ignorance, "it ' is an expensive luxury," and North ' Carolina has too much of it. . He commended the people of Arthur for the great work they were doing. People in other places are talking . about them ; they have a home for thei teachers, and other schools and even whole counties are following their examples he spoke of the way in which they were getting together lor was ftfieriiexTrbccasioris" like the sing," and for the - way they were standing by the schooL The school building is an attractive two-story brick building with a good auditorium. There are seven teach ers' in the school. Mrs. Lucas is principal. Miss Belvin is teacher of Domestic Science and" Miss . Sarah Butt the music teacher. The " other teachers are Misses ' Lucas Smith, Fero1 Little .anfl Annie Newman. The school is the center of the com munity for all kinds of interesting affairs. They .have a moving picture machine arid come out once week to see the pictures. They have plays, spelling bees and debates. The school boys and girls recently presented the farce "Peck vs. Peck," and did it well, so the folks say - A community that gets together like this just for un is obliged to get together to make that the best com-. miunity possible. x. B E Whether Bullfights Are to Be Laughed Out of , Mexico Se riously Considered.' ' Mexico City, April 11. -Ar:question seriously considered here is whether bull fights are to" be laughed" -out of Mexico through, the ; introduction of' the Vidros hXsf os? (conncaTulIfights - a&usemt aretlfoncera IG ATTENDANC AT COMIC FiGHTS tiiataompa haUsffmished a -,4eiies. : of c comic Z"''1 fightlieVeri1:.;.reooVdrattezidance . arid.'attracting : almost as - much, in- terest as tile, serious; conflicts inFwhich -. the' 'best matadors in.jthe game- have " appeared;4'cC 'im, '-"v-; "V" ' -v ' ." The.werefurther agitated when sir ' ?irls ..annbuncedtnemselves as tore adoras" and,; onLf a'Suiiday afternoon,' '". T succeeded ') fn- despatching six bulls" - ' while their; clown companions' v&roused . ' the crowd -AyitET;anties 1 wilesquing - every jjtillfighter know g to, th. egamei "What, .is' ta -become v. . ve ' noble : sprtijjf bullfighfirig,"., ihqwed." one ymterif "first Jof allclowns are ; allowed to make fr. appear ' ridiculous : " ' v. andJiWn senoritas are. permitted ' to eofceY" the arena, and. attempt a show - Wilson Tues- ( .' American visitors 1 to Mexico -fi-en-' eraliyj; find ; more enjoyment ' m the comical ; fights tttan in the.'rerulaf games. (,-in xne ,iormer no- corses, are . . : useoaIthbughX'lDuIl kUldP:JJe ;fighters,Eo display, ra u eh ' skill jsind atheltic ability,' perforr.i- all aflimaj-:bef pre he is spatchfsdV v f -,r f ' ' " i - 'I'. hi 4 1 t V r
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