j..1 >*"*
? *?'" >"**?*" ?
|^? V ^
FAftMYILLtP'
- i :: j Extends You Welcome
I i
-v ; I ??? ???????>??
"ANOTHER PAPER IN NORTH CAROLINA HAVING MORE CIRCULATION THAN POPULATION OP CITY IN WHICH PUBLISHED"
- >f'-- - ' ? '?'] ? j- ' 1 .? ~?: = = :? ' 1 - ' ===== ,
VttL. XYH FAHiVIfcLE, PITT ?OUNT]Y, NORTH (&ROUNA, FTtlDAY, MARCH 11, 1927 No.4*
Late Assembly Broke
Predecessors' Record
-~*? '% v**fc * ?
telauti Minute Rush of
f<K*I Bills Is Fastor;
Work Four Days Over
: time. -
Baleigh, March 1.0.?Late In getting
raider way, the 1927 General Assembly
heated up its hearing when it did get
started and beat the record of its pre
decessor. y -
Dire prediction for the legislature
weat out, .when it-was discovered 3
weeks from the end that the assembly
had passed' only 225 laws.
Some observers gave it the title
"do-nothing" legislature. They pre
dicted, it -woold be uhable to reach
anything approximating the total
amount ofrwork-done by its immediate
predecessors.
But it did.
The record of the 1926 Assembly
was 1473 new laws and 70 resolutions
passed, totaling 1,243.
the record of the 1927 Assembly |
ww 1,203. laws and 43 resolutions, -
totaling 1^246. .
The net increase was three, but for
aR; its numerical advantage it does
not mpas-that the 1927 .assembly ac
complished more than the 1925 body.
The', spcret lies in the number of
lo<4h bills enacted into law at the re
ceipt assembly. These bills are put
through: in routine with little or no
debate. It is often possible to get a
hundred local laws on the books while
a single state-wide measure is being
kilied or passed.
The 1927 assembly set up a record
f of .passing local legislation?such a
record, in fact, that "Representative
Gwaltney, of Alexander County, arose
on'-the last day to request, a commis- ,
sioc of "strong" men to investigate
thoroughly and determine if there
was a ' single part of jhe law of the
Stite that had not been amended durr
Hthe session.
? ?itWanmAlr nraro TTlOfta hv
l tot slaughter, while th* 1925 body set
radical alteration as the Executive
Budget systeija,- (Completely altering
? the state's ftnaniag^on^lexion.
I PLAN MEETINGS %
I i FOR Fj^RM: WOMEN
F<^?r meetings for. farm women
aw announced yesterday, for this
I Warner- by .Mrs. Jane & McKimtcon,
I state Heme JD^ttonsfration Agent,
I f oar be^ held
i
I HlU along with 18 other Southern I
I range gents for the meeting and she I
I ajnrention. ^e^^ects dearl^'' twoB
I to le. ^^w hcroe dem
? j m!,' dnht of -North Carolina I
"flHHMP* W xsrjn women oi
.
WfUr Cot^tis - is the mul - State
9 vlvYuS. JB?0i Bt. tll?
tiiis is set ?or July 26
f? 2S vi '
-J- Making Air History
^ AVIATION
? DePinedo, Italian air ace, is ev
ery day making air history in his
. great-y light, Italy to Africa, to
Sbuth America?and soon to fly
..North to the United States, Canada
and home again.
FOREST SONG.
A son for the beautiful trees,
A song for the forest grand,
The pride of His centuries,
The garden of God's own hand.
Hurrah for the kingly oaks,
The maple, the forest green,
The lords of the emerald cloak,
The ladies in living green.
For the beautiful trees a song,
The peers of . a glorious realm,
So brave, and majestic, and strong,
The linden, the ash, and the elm.
Hurrah for the beech tree trim,
The hickory staunch at core,
The locust so thorne and grim,
And the silvery sycamore.
^ ? .? ? * ? I
too long as tne rivers now.
So long as the mountajng.iise,.,
And shelter the earth below,
May the. forest sing to the skies ?
Hurrjtol for toe beautiful trees,
Hurrah! for the forest grand, ?
The- pride of His centuries, -
The garden of God's own hand.
Prof. W. H. Venable.
- ? ' *. ? ..xjK't ' "
Americans Will Seek
Rifle Laurels Abroad
Uncle Sam, in' ap attempt to up
hold .the legacy of Davy Crockett
against that of William Tell, has
passed the buck, to the-Marines.
When the Amejricap International
Rifle tefim faces the crack marksmen
of the world at '/toe International
Rifle Matches, in Rome, Italy,, in May,
it will be captained by Major Harry
L. Smith; of the Marine Corps, ac
cording to ? an? announcement just
made by th?, National Rifle Associa
tion, JtOS Woodward Building, here,
which is handling the work of organ
izing-and. financing the team,
Announcement of the appointment
of Major Smith as captain has raised
the hopes of American shooters who
have, been somewhat discouraged by
the defeat of 1925, when the Ameri
cans were hopelessly outshot by the
Swiss. These ; shooters recall that
Major Smith has .already captained
three successful Marine Corps teams
in National Matches, and that be as
sisted Colonel D. C. McDougal, U.
S. M. C., in the training of the
Btihtiap team, an outfit composed of
native Haitians with 'no previous
match" experience, which turned out
to be one of the most dangerous com
petitors tn theTnierr. lflonal Shoot
They feci-tfcatMnider-Major Smith's
Ja.MtenWE.tte. tort ** <to UntM
States can send abroad have more
than an even chance to bring home
the championship. .
every effort is being
made by the National Rifle Associa
te make the best shooting-talent
in the country available for Major
regardless of whether br not
^to?yr have ever shot on an fatoraa
!tofS?tfco, Va., for final tryouts ?1
I the. expense. of the Internationa
> (best shots in the country.
Local Talent To
Appear in Play
Hoar April 1st
TO BE PRESENTERS BY THE
WOMAN'S CLUB.
V 1 * * .. i
The New York Success "Come Out
of the Kitehen", a comedy drama, in
three acts, will be presented by the
Woman's Club of Farmville on Friday
night, April 1st, at Perkins' Hall.
The hooks have arrived and work
will be started next week. All Farm
ville favorites will be seen in- this
play. Out comedian, Mr. Lath Morriss,
Miss Annie Perkins, Mr. John Thorne,
Mrs. J. M. Hobgood and others of
historic ability, will have outstanding
parts in the play.
This play had a long run in New
York City with Ruth Chatterton and
Bruce M<;Rae in the leading roles. It
is considered the best play ever at
tempted by local talent of Farmville.
Watch The Enterprise for further
announcements concerning this play.
Interest Grows In Music r
:
Meet For High Schools
? ; i" V '
Greensboro, March 9.?Interest in .
the big annual music meet for high
schools which is to be held in this
city under the direction of North
Carolina college next month, April
28 and' 29, continues to increase as
the time draws nearer to that of
the contest, according to Dr. Wade
R. Brown, director, who said yester
day that he had lately been receiv
ing many letters bearing on details
of the coming engagement.^ Enthu
siasm is being expressed frfir. all sec
tions of the state for every depart
ment of the contest. /
Directors in high schools are ex
pected by local authorities to send in |
their enrollment blanks containing
the different events in which their i
schools will enter not later than
April.so,that detailed program may
be arranged and mailed to those who
" ' * - ....
are entering the competition, men
several new events in the contest it' :
is expected that the total number of '
visitors to this city next, month will
been present at each of the previous 1
seven competitions.
Last year 1,264 persons took part ;
in the seventh contest, and \be year <
before 864 were entered in the sixth.
Judges in the meet?musicians of ;
distinction will be selected to judge
the events?will again evaluate the
work of the contestants according to
the system used in previous years.
Tone, including quality, accuracy of
pitch and balance in concerted num
bers will count for 30 points; tech
nique, including memory and enun
ciation in vocal numbers, 30 points;
and niterpretation, including tempo,
phrasing and general expression, 40
points.
Judge Pierpont of Wichita, Kan.,
ruled that baby could not be held
for payment of a board bill owed by
its parents,
Hogs owned by 206 farmers this
past year paid $2.05 for each bushel
of corn, fed, report 17 farm agents of
State College. '
" " 'r "" - "
? wT ???* c t n .mi
Now tin Smoke?of Battle
jl Ife f Prided Corn Borer
r Under direct command of A. F. Woods, Director of Scientific
Work, Department of Agriculture, and backed by a $10,000,000 Fed
eral appropriation, the govemnhrnt forces are making a determined
effort to stamp out the European corn borer which threatens our
crops. Destruction by fire before May 1 of all. corn stalks, cobs, and
stubble in the infested ar. as. is the only -effective method.
^ ? ?
-> 7 ~ r " : ' " ? '?:??r~
One Sore Menace The Law
Should Realy Try To Curtail
NEW AUTO LIGHT
WITHOUT GLARE
* ' j
r' ?
Gives Long Range View and
Makes Driving Safe.
-V ? , cJ'-- Si
The Ryan-Lite, the new automo
bile headlight which has shown in
laboratory and road teste to 'gftg
long rayge withou^^^^^^s
by the*' putomobile registration bu
reaus of all States, including the
Eastern Conference^ which, takes .in
Canada. This announcement has
just* been made by Walter D'Arcy
Ryan, the inventor, who is director
of the General Elfectric Hluminatr
ing Engineering- Laboratory. -
Test has shown that this headlight
not only illuminates the road excep
tionally well for a distance, of more
than 200 feet so that any object . on
the highway* may be seen perfectly,
but that it also 'gives sufficient road
side illumination to permit a driver
to avoid ditches, sharp road should
ers, ro Iside dedestrians and the
hundred and one other dangers that
oftentimes lurk'just outside the path
of the present headlights' brilliance.
Road and route signs, which,have
been ere^ed at great expense to
the various , states to guide, motor
ists, which now often elude the
night driver, will now be brought in
to the gleam of the new lamps, great
ly facilitating motoring in strange
-c; '-'VlSiSfeSI
? i "hi ?*.???; j. ...
territory after dark. On top of all
|hjs the beam is thrown backward
broadside just enough to outline
the front of the car to which the
lamp is attached, - so that an ap
proaching driver will not "misjudge
its width.
But the greatest achievement is
the elimination of glare, which is
commonly acknowledged to be rj&.
sponsible for a high percentage
night-time motor accidents' Both
way tests, it hais b.een Ihown that the
proaching driver but that, on the
contrary, the closer one approaches
to the lamp the easier it becomes on
the eye of the person looking direct
ly at it. ? This, naturally, will make
it easier for the approaching motor
ist to see past the oncoming machine
and avoid striking dark objects which
are lost in the glare of present-day
lamps..
. ;
U; D. C. OFFERS SCHOLARSHIP
PRIZE.
?
The North Carolina Division of the
U. D. C. is offering a Scholarship prize
valued at $200.00 to any boy or ?irl
in the graduating class of the High
Schools for the -best Essay on Jeffer
son Davis. ; ..
The girl who wins has her choice of
N. C. C. W and E. C. T. C., while the
boy who wins has his choice of the
University of N. G., or State College*
For further information in regard
to rules, etc., see Mrs. B. 0.-Turnage.
1 i ? ra i itni ,vt MWV.-U ? -
i v.-vr n. - '"V ? . , ,
?' ;???" *rr\: ?* - .. >, _
. -s- <? ??raK?SS!?fc V ?? ? ??'??? ??!? > .-? "!???<>?: 1 ? --*/***. j**; ,--K - ??< ?
_ - . ,^Iiri-I-af ? _~T-lii >? . ' . ? .
I ALONG ABOUT THIS TIME O-YEAR " - ' . " ^ By A. B. chaw
f WDN ? ft?e?S iik^ne^ST^
/ OtalD01>? WSUME TVJWS
? f AN' EVERY TIME I HIT 1-rjjK
I M WES AN AWFUL,'
?v?
m
U ; ; ; .
MORE FARMERS LIKE
THIS ONE NEEDED NOW
J. W. Moore, Red Oak Man,
Not Worried Op Account of
Low Price if Cotton.
(From Nashville Graphic)
From time to time The Graphic
has taken pleasure in pointing out
some of Nash County's progressive
and substantial farmers who have
achieved signal success in their oper
ations by the practice "and use of
practical ideas as relating to agri
culture and who stand out as ex
amples worthy of emulation by
scores of men engaged in farming,
but who have followed a system thai
has much to do with ' their present
financial embarassment and is caus
ing much concern as to what the fu
ture holds in store for them.
In singling out these men abov<
referred to it has been the desire oj
The Graphic to awaken a more in
telligent interest and study of the
falacy of the one-crop system and
cause those farmers-of Nash who
have not done so to start now, though
it may seem late, to follow the ex
ample of men within the county
whose efforts have been crowned
with success by following a system
that has made this condition possi
ble.
The Graphic takes pleasure this
week in presenting J. W. Moore, well
known farmer of the Red Oak sec
tion who, to use a common expres
sion ; "lives at home, boards at the
same place" and is not worried over
financial matters or the low price of
cotton. Mr. Moore began farming
as a wage hand and continued in this
capacity until he was thirty years
old at which time he had 3aved
enough money to purchase 113 acres
of land, paying cash for same, and
has later purchased 4dJl( acres more.
Mr. Moore has always raised his own
feed and supplies with enough more
for sale than actually consumed by
his family. He always paid cash for
everything he purchased, exercising
hfppqmv b^t without any appearance <
of stinginess. His cured meats have
won for him wide reputation as a hog ?
raiser and his orchards, which are !
among the finest in the county, have
netted him over Jl,000.00 per year
for his surplus fruits. He annually ;
makes a jnost elaborate exhibit of
farm products at the various fairs
and his counsel is sought by many
who view these exhibits. Mr. Moore
grows several legume crops such as
,clover, vetch and his farm which was
considered one of the poorest in the
township is now considered one of
the best. In addition to growing
crops, for his own personal needs, he
grows about 35acres in tobacco,
producing the very finest qtf&lTty,
and 35 acres in cotton of he Mexican
Big Boll variety. Being a loyal
member of the Cotton Association
Mr. Moore pools his product with
the Association and gets the advant
age of the saple of one inch or bet
ter.. His general farming opera
tions are carried out along progres
sive lines, keeping an accurate sys
tem of accounting as to cost produc
tion, etc., and plans well in advance
his operations for each ^uceeding
year. He has a nice modori? home
and commodious outbuildings and
improved farming machinery. He
has raised and educated eleven chil
dren and his home life is ideal. He
is one of the substantial men of his?
neighborhood and the county anc
was recently credited as being t
"G~ de A" farmer by the North
Carolina State Department of Agri
culture. . . *
Mr. Moore takes a lively interest
in the affairs of his county, is a clos-?
student of conditions and always
avails himself of the opportunity of
attending county, and state meet
ings where improved methods as re
gards to agriculture are to be stress
ed. He absorbs, these ideas and; pU.tf
them in practice as far as conditional
and his ability to do so will permit.
I fj.We Are Not.,a Spendthrift
? ?:
During 1928, . American savings
I hanks gained, almost* 3,000,000 do
->03itors, and $1,562,140,000 dpoeits.
There are now46,7G2,000* depositors,]
-vitn $24,696,192,000 deposits.
New England has thoT largest per
centage of depositors, with the high
est per capita deposits; almost $500
per depositor. In contrast, New
Mexico has but* $19 per inhabitant
I J |Vt t <J? Q -t
. ~ ' 1 ? ? ' W . ' ' ' r - -T ,? ? J - , *
: '*???;- '?' ??'" ? W '>rr^' 1 " \ ?' ~ . ^.
Storm Hinders Relief
Work In Central Japan
? T 7
?? ?
Great Suffering in The
Quake Stricken Area
Added to by A Terrific
Storm.
I;.; . V. V,
kt ? . " * '
Tokyo, March 11th.?Central Japtn, *
recovering slowly from the havoc
wrought by Monday's earthquak^ was *
swept today by a terrific gale. The
storm brought renewed hardships i:i
the Tangc district, blowing down a
great many of the hastily erected ref
uge shelters after the troops had ex
perienced considerable difficulty put;
ting them up. ? .
j As relief by sea had been hindered
by rough weather, it was feared the
gale would further delay h^lp'Tor
refugees in the villages along the,
coast which- suffered most in the big . *
quake.
Latest figures compiled by the
office, which are not looked upon as.
final, gave the number of dead through 4
the quake as 2,087, with 6,443 injured. ?
The Home Office estimated that 10,00$,*
buildings were destroyed. SSBlT * *
Relief ? measures went -on steadily/#., ?
despite serious handicaps, the author- " '
ities giving particular attention to '
those in need of medical care. Their
next thought was for the thousands ,
compelled to camp out in the cold and
snow through the collapse of their
homes. Strenuous efforts were made
to prevent an epidemic ar.d Wpfpyide"
food and clothing.
Immediately after the catastrophe
the relief expeditions were hampered
by impassable roads and flooded areas., - :
Prior to the gale, however, many bf v
the roads had been repaired, streams \
had subsided and warmer weather had
set in, and reports from inland pl&tts *
indicated that hopeful progress'"-was '
being made in the work of relief.
.
Spend The Money In"
Practical Experiment# ' *
According to the report of ? a sur- ? "
vey recently made of North Carolina
by the special board authorized, . by
Congress to study the question of
reclamation of arid and swamp lands
in the State.
This report sets out that 22,000,-'
000 of the 31,000,000 acre# in 'the '
State are unimproved; only 8,000,^
000 acres are cultivated; and that '
among "the cultivators are 128,000
landless farmers. Of all the im
proved land in the State says the sea
port, 30 per cent is famed by fend
less men, and that the percentage
of farms operated by 'tenants has
increased flrom 43.5 per cent in
1920 to 45.2 per cent in 1925.
The report also calls attention to ..
the success of the colonization ex
periments ?iij certain Eastern coun-.-.
ties where cotton as a crop bas^been
abandoned and where the colonists,
are out of debt; own their |wn land, :
and are making a splendid sudcess of
farming as a industry.
Millions of dollars are expended
each year through State College. Ex
periment station and the State Agri- j
cultural Department, cooperating
with the Fedenal Department of 3*
Agriculture, . but vfrom the above
facts the condition of the farmer as
a whole shows deteroization rather
than an improvement, certainly in -
uhe matter of tenant ownership. - If
-roch is the casd, and' everyone knows
that farming as it is conducted in the
State is not profitable, it would be .
*ar better to expend some of the
money* now used in the propaganda
of theory and put it into practice
through the establishment in every
county of the State experiments ,in
colonization along the lines practic
ed in those Eastern Counties, to be
an example to each comkunity as W '
what can be accomplished by tilling
the soil in an intelligent and practi
caL'e manner.?Scotland Neek.Com
monwealh.
_____ . . ? ? ; ? *
?' ?
Farmers Opportunity To
? Learn Cotton Grades
??.? ?"?
Under the auspices of State Col
lege and the North Carolina Cotton
Growers Association there will be
held at Tarboro, N. p., on March 16,
at 2:30 P. M., in the Edgecombe*
Bonded Warehouse's cotton classing' v
school where the Cotton Association ?j
will have one of it's expert gradetw
to grade and staple at least 50 bales
of cotton in ' the presence of wjM
farmers who attend v
Every farmer in 'Nftsh ar.d Edge
combe County is invited to this-meet