^ 'f ^K na^ M I ^1 ^ ^ ^^J|. gJI^ JLJL^^^' JKk MBi JLJls i?^ JL JL JUL J|^^^^f the county _and all the local giv jrnrnent fimoBons therein. 2. demoralizing the state' legisla .-ure to make an emergency appro priation to supplement local revenues, he state funds to be available as a oan at nominal ^nterest. 3. The setting aside by the govern ment authorities from tile annual ivailable revenue of a sum sufficient :o pay the interest on outstanding jonds, first, then the establishment >f an operating budget to be kept xnthin the remainder of the revenue. 4. Operation of the combined city :ounty-schools government under the :ouncil-manager system, a small rouncil of five to nine members to 3e elected by Some non-partisan nethod such as that of proportional representation, these councilmen be ng chosen at large and not by wards. Recommendation* number 1, 2 and 1 could be carried'out only through special legislation by the North Caro ina General Assembly, Colonel Sher rill pointed out. In discussing the operation of the proposed consolidated governmental rnit, the speaker said: "The council should choose by ma jority vote, one "of its members to be mown as mayor to act as ceremonial lead of city and. county, as pre siding officer of the <&dntil and to be ;he political representative before the people of the legislation policies of die council. "The council should also choose by majority vote a manager to serve for an indefinite period, subject to dis :harge by two third vote of the coun cil, after charges have been preferred, md public hearing held thereon. "The council should be forbidden to interfere with the manager in matters >f administration and personnel, in cluding the making of contracts. All, city personnel should be appointed, promoted and dismissed by the man ager under civil service rules, assur ng the merit system." Colonel Sherrill, a former U. S. Army officer, is a native of Newton, \Torth Carolina. BRIDGE PARTY Mrs. G. S. Vought delightfully en tertained at a bridge party honoring her brother, Phillip Carter Bunn, of Spring Hope, N. C. University student who was her house guest during the holidays. The living room was attractive with its decorations of seasonal greenery, and two tables were placed for the game. When cards were laid aside, Miss Mae Joy ner was presented w th a dainty handkerchief as winner of high score for the ladies, and Chii Joyner was a warded the men's prize. Delicious am brosia and spice cake were served by the hostess. Those present were: Misses Eliza beth Fields, Evelyn Horton, Sue Barrett, Mae Joyner, Phillip Carter Bunn, Carl Joyner, and Suggs Askew. Although, he was forced to shoot the bald eagle which attacked his 8 year-old son, Roy VanDunk, of. Hill burn, N. Y., paid a fine of .$27, the penalty for killing a bald eagle which is Uncle Sam's national bird. Denounces Dry La ib\ j Newark^N 8tib Amendment unconstitutional -Tfe^Sfc; prime Court till review hit decuioi TAKES OAlfl OF OFFICE THURSDAY W. B. Morrill, Justice Of Hie Peace, Administers Oath In Presence of Ret atives And Friends. Judge J. Paul Frizzelle, resident Judge , of the Fifth Judicial District, took his oath of office in Snow Sill Thursday, before W. B. Morrill, Jus tice of the Peace, in the presence of Relatives and friends. ' Judge Friypelle, who it will be re membered, won out in the June pri mary over the incumbent, Judge R. A. Nunn, of New Bern,by a small mar gin, Judge Nunn being quite popular and having rendered meretorious ser- 1 vice while in office, is an outstanding lawyer of this section, and his name" is of genuine weight in the roster the bar of North Carolina. -He is exceptionally well qualified for the bench position from long asso ciation with matters of public inters est, and individual /decision requiring enlightened judgement, and at a time when the country is. in the throes of an acute political crisis, it is gratify jagr"to'see leaders with a sincere de sire to safeguard the public, and who are not merely shifty, self-seeking politicians, elected to positions of sol emn trust. Friends predict for Judge Frizzelle a-very notable and success ful tenure of office. ' Judge FKzzeiTe began his Judicial career by hearing several matters in his chambers Thursday. His first court, a three weeks civil term, will be held in Durham, beginning Janu ary 5th. A child with 2 heads and 2 spinal columns was born dead at the Cham bersbuiy, Pa., Hospital recently. Hos pital authorities refuse to reveal the I KEA Is KELHilUN OF THE FUTURE Says It Will Be Founded On Idealistic Promptings Of Human Heart. ? , Greensboro, Dec. 30.?Rev. H. L. Canfield, pastor of the First Univer salist church, speaking on the sub ject "What Next in Religion?" said to his congregation Sunday morning: "To prophesy that the religion of to morrow will, in important respects, be unlike the religion of today, seems a perfectly safe prediction, since the religion of today is, in many particu lars, unlike the religion of yesterday. Furthermore, the character of the coming religion may be foretold with some degree of certainty, if one may base an opinion on what is known of present trends in religious thought. Man's growing knowledge of the uni verse and of the laws and forces op erating therein, has shown him that much in his religion was based upon an erroneous or incomplete under standing of himself and of the world in which he lives. The present tenden cy is away from a belief in a super natural government of human affairs. Before now, critical situations' have arisen in human relations when it seemed as if the men under whose leadershop the crisis ha3 been safely passed, were divinely appointed. Yet in other crises competent leadership has been tragically wanting, and the end has been disaster. The coming re ligion will not dispense with a belief in God, but it will have a profounder understanding of Him. He will be known as governing not by caprice or by special providences, but by laws universal in their application.^ Upon humafc beings will be placed the sole burden of establishing righteousness in the world. The kingdom will not be superimposed from above, but will be outwkrdly established through the idealistic and creative promptings of the heart of man. The religion that ia to come will be sociological rather i than theological. It will little concern itself with theories about the. un known; it will rather seek in the realm of the known what will most certainly bring out the finest in man and the beate in his institutions."' MOTHER OF Q. 6. SPELL DIES LAST SATURDAY , ? -.. Mr. and Mra. D. G. Spell were summoned to ?ufcryyille Saturday afternoon due t^V death of Mr. Spell's mother, Mrs. L. C. Spell, who had been ill for seme time, but was taken worse rfther suddenly before her deafh. Mrs. Spall -fe survived by ode daughter, Mtb. H- B. Rullard, of Rose boro, and two ions, L. C. Spell, of Autryville, and 0. G. SJpell, of this 4tyr Burial took place Sunday afternoon at the family t&rial ground near AutryviQe, A person whoa* nosef isuo largest to attract attention b eligible to meiibersbip in the Nose Club of Lon donlsnf. ^ New Firm Qs^Rping Build ing Formerly Occupied by The Baker-Mason Lumber Company Cars Now On * On page four af Ithis issue will be found the .announcement of the Bar rett-Dail Motor Ctfm(pany to the effect that they have secured the agency for the Chevrolet cars mid trucks, for Farmville and surrounding territory. The owners of the Barrett-Dail Motor Company aF&' H. L. Barrett and T. M. Dail. Mfi; Barrett has for the past several years operated the Barrett Service ^Station and Garage here, and is well and favorably known to the motoring public of this section, having been distributor of the Star, Oakland and Pontfac automobiles: This is Mr. Dail's fii&t venture in the automobile, business. The Barrett-Dall Motor company will occupy the building on Wilson street formerly occupied by the Bak er-Mason Lumber and just across the street from thp building formerly occupied by Barrettte Garage. Ex tensive remodling has been done in the building and jthis firm is now ready to serve you promptly and ef ficiently in either* sales or service to the Chevrolet, America's most popu alr six .cylinder ^o^bobile. This firm will retain their regular ' efficient and courteous force of me chanics and service men, while in the office and parts department will be found Mr. D. L. Barber. JOHN B. LEWIS OPENS LAW OFFICES HERE When a young man, who spends six years away from home, laboring in the fields of self improvement, and storing up a reserve knowledge to be used in the interests and occupations of common life, and in State and county affairs, it is a mark of respect and high esteem to any community to have that young man return and cast his lot and fortune in with his home folks. It leads to the inevitable conclusion that the mutual confidence borne by the boy and town will prove a tremendous asset to both. And such a thing has come to pass in this community, the young man, John B. Lewis, being the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Lewis, wall known and prominent citizens of this section. A young man of brilliant mind and outstanding college achieve ments, he recently opened and is maintaining the law offices of Wal ter G. Sheppard, who left this week for Snow Hill to continue his practice in tha place left vacant by Judge J. Paul Frizzelle at the Greene county 1 " ? 1- 1- - J. 4.1^. Dar,. wnen ne went uxi me qeuuu ?s Superior Court Judge Thursday. ? Lewis graduated- in '23 fro.n the local High School with honors, and entered the University of North Caro lina the same year. Here, his aptitude for facing problems squarely, his fearless mind that enjoys the tackling of big things, an air of quiet, unaf fected assurance, and a notable gift of expressing himself well, won for him a merited recognition from both the faculty an<^ student body. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in *29, and Bachelor of Laws in *80, having been initiated into the honorary scholarship fraternity of the Phi Bdfe Kappa in 1927. He was a member of Tan Kappa Alpha de bating fraternity, speaker of the Phil anthrope Literary Society, and presi dent of the Senior Law Class in his senior year, After obtaining his license to prac tice law from the Supreme Court in February, 1930, he continued to study, taking a graduate course in law-dur ing the summer, afterwards practic ing in 'Wilson for several months as a member of the law firm of Lewis and Wallace. Lewis believes in his home town, his home folks, his county and com I munlty, and we bespeak the fact that this attitude, together with a spur ring ambition and largo ability, will win for hira univarsal admiration and wnoit-aaartec ioyaity. | - ; y COMMISSIONERS REDUCE EXPENSE TOWN GOYERNMT ' ' Prompt Action Taken On Recommendations Offer ed By Mayor Belcher; AD Salaries Cut Ten Per Cent. At a recent meeting of the City Dads, Mayor Belcher presented the following recommendations: To the Honorable Board of Commis sioners of Farmville, North Caro ' lina: Considering the present financial condition, I suggest and recommend, to Your Honorable Board, the follow ing: First: A ten (10) per cent cut in the salary of each employe of the Town. Second. A ten (10) per cent cut in the water and light rate. Third: That all bills of the fire de partment be submitted to and passed on by the Board of Commissioners as other bills of the Town. Fourth: Extension of the Town limit, so as to take in all tobacco fac tories and Washington Height, as they enjoy all the benefit and privi- - leges from the Town without the i Town realizing any revenue. ' Fifth: That a copy of the minutes be published in the Farmville Enter- j prise each month, showing the col lections and disbursements. R. E. BELCHER, Mayor. < I Recommendations One, three, and five were unanimously adopted by the Board of Commissioners. Recommen dation two was taken unddr consider ation. In regard to recommendation i four, the Board ordered a survey j made and bill drawn to present to the ] approaching session of the Leglsla- j ture. .. , FARM LEADER IN ATTACK ONLEGGE Challenges Head Of Farm Board Support Market ing Activities Inquiry. Oklahoma City, Okla., Dec. 30.? John A. Simpson, National Farmers' Union ^resident, has challenged Alex ander f*g^7fS?ar55a?d clatnjDOFfcF join in urging passage in the Senate of the Walsh resolution calling for in vestigation of the board's marketing activities. In a letter to Legge made public here tonight, Simpson asserted that "shouting 'liar' " did not clear the chairman of charges that he sought to break the price of wheat and had testified he opposed an adva'ifce in the cotton price. Legge had said anyone making the Simpson charges was an "unmitigated liar." ("W^.re I so inclined," Simpson said < in his letter, "I feel sure that I could 1 win over yon in any name calling con- 1 test. You, sir, may have acquired some slight experience in shouting ] and bellowing at underlings while you < were head of the harvester trust, but ] I have driven mules and called hogs ] to the feed trough," s "Your attempt to strut like a two- i cent Mussolini when you replied to i my charges fails to intimidate me," 1 Simpson continued. "I challenge ybu," said the letter, : "if you feel innocent of the charges,. I to join me in urging passage by the ] Senate of the Walsh resolution call- < ing for an investigation of the mar- i keting activities of the farm board. "Shouting liar' doea not clear you 1 of those charges. A Senate investi- < gation might?though I am convinced i it , would not. "The charges that I made against you were two, "First: I charged that you testified at a recent agriculture committee hearing that the farm board through its marketing agencies had bought and sold on the wheat market ex change to the extent of one hundred million bushels of wheat and that on November 22 yoqr set-ups also sold on the Chicago exchange three and one-half million bushels of wheat for .the purpose of breaking the price. You testified that the. farm board and its set-ups also bought and sold on the cotton exchanger*You further tes tified before this committee that you wanted wheat to be kept so low that it could be fed to hogs instead of corn; you further testified that you did not want to see cotton advance in price, that the textile mills needed cotton at just about the price that it is now, "Second; I changed that the farm board marketing agencies were using federal money to force farm organi zations to subscribe to and approve of farm board policies. "These things, sir, I stand ready to prove to any responsible investigating body, as I have pointed out before." While turning th?sod in his front yard at Fort Wajsnae, Jnd., Carlton Beiiriorf unearned a tin can which ? * * ?????? + ?*?*????? GREENVILLE WOMAN * ROBBED OF $4,250.00 * Operator of Rental Agency Held ? Up As She Enters Her Home. ? | U Greenville, Dec. 31.?Mrs. G. H. * ^ Ballard, of this city, was held np * and robbed on Friday night of * last week of $4,250. The robbery * was kept quiet for a few days in * s the hope that the police depart* * a ment could work on some clues * r furnished them by the victim. * I According tc Mrs. Ballard's * ii statement she had attended relig- * ious services and was in the act * z of entering her home when sev- * y eral men grabbed her, snatched ? r, her purse and made a quick get * J away. Her screams soon attracted * a large crowd, but the robbers * c had been gone several minutes * r before any search started. "* c Mrs. Ballard conducts a rental * t agency, and had failed to deposit * t her collections of several days. ? o She was carrying the money in * I her parse for safekeeping instead * t of leaving it in her home. * o CHRISTMAS CARDS. CAUSE VERB! WAR ; V v Senator Caraway And Sec- J retary Engage In Contro- 1 Versy Over Greetings. c ? V Washington, Dec. 81. ? Sweetly a worded greetings for a merry Christ- a man and Happy New Year had given t rise today to an aorimonious exchange involving mention of starving babies, n political motives and economy. ii Senator Caraway, Democrat, of p Arkansas, opened it by saying he had c received information that Secretary c Hyde sent his Christmas cards out c postage free under the Franking s privilege extended official business. t Secretary Hyde replied he had not. rhe cards sent under Frank, he said, t were from the Department to those 5 who had aided its work during the 0 fear and to members of the Senate n md House agriculture committees. v An official of the Postoffice De- f partment said a few cards not entitl ed to Frank had been sent ever from b S^eVdffiCe-tlmmtfnaTr eftottaa** * but that the small amount of postage \ iue had been paid immediately the f mistake was discovered. F In bringing up the matter Cara- r way said Hyde "was opposed to using t government money to succor starving a babies in drought ridden states but I v understand he used it to send out a P.VlTMoiTVtQCt /?Q1*^C " If wiuiovuut^ vuiuo> i *? Hyde said sufficient proof that the 11 Pranked cards were official greetings s anly "can be adduced from the fact that Senator Caraway received one." s "The number of these cards sent v jut this year," he continued, "wa3 a- e bout 900. The postage would have f been about $18. b "The senator's interest in starving o babies is very touching. It is hard to g see how the payment of $18 to the Post Office Department by this de partment would have changed the status of any babies?whether starv ing or otherwise. The senator's inter sst in such babies is, I am inclined to t believe, both academic and political." E Such cards, he added, have been s sent out for ten years and he had not c been required by postal inspectors to \ pay back "a lot of postage or a cent of postage." To clear up the matter, , the secretary announced he was send ing a sample of the official greeting to the postal authorities with a re quest for a ruling on whether it was entitled to travel postage free. ANNOUNCE BIRTH OF SON The following announcement has , been received by friends and relatives here: "Mr. and Mrs. Bert McCullcm, of Sar. Antonio, Texas, announce the birth of a son, Bert McCullom, 2nd, Tuesday, December 30th." Mrs. McCullom will be remembered here as Miss Guilla Askew. j 1 Massachiisett^Coolidge Hisfiril name is Marcus, .He is the 5 new U. S. Senator from the Bay State, 11 ta&'prtUat/10 closc kin to tb# J FarmviUe Organv&s Relief Association e_ " ? y-'- - * I Will Endeavor To Provide Necessities For Destitute Families In And Around Farmville. IMMEDIATE NEED FOR CLOTHING AND FOOD In line with the recent program de igned by the local Rotary Club for k relief organization here, was the uass meeting called by Mayor R. E. Jelcher, and held on Tuesday even ng in the town hall. A goodly number of interested citi ens was present and D. E. Oglesby /as elected as chairman, R. A. Joy ier, vice-chairman, and Mrs. W. H. Jance secretary and treasurer. Miss Tabith* DeVisconti, welfare hair man of the Woman's Club, and a nember of the Pitt County Welfare ommittee, reviewed the present situa ion, and told of a number of desti ute cases which had come under her bservation. Revs. R. S. Tandy, H. L, lendricks, and Attorney R. T. Mar in made brief talks relating to the rganization of the town and prob ems which arise in all forms of re lef work. A ways and means committee of rhich Mayor Blcher is chairman, with Ihief of Police, J, L. Taylor, John B. /ewis and Manly Lilea as members, /as appointed, together with an in estigation committee composed of liss Tabitha DeVisconti, J. L. Tay i>r, and policeman George Braxton, 'he last named group will pass on all ases brought to its attention, in /hich phase of the work they will be ssisted by L. W. Godwin, who will lso give the final order in expendi urea. The organization hopes to provide lecessities for destitute families dur tig the winter months, and will ap ieal to the different churches, civic lubs, and fraternal bodies for their o-operation, as well as to the citizens f the community, in order that the ituation may be dealt with in an in elligent and efficient manner. Now is the time f?r you to ramsack hose closets of cast off clothing that pou have been saving for years, get ut those old shoe* which you will iever wear again, and do your bit to wards providing some degree of com ort for those who need it desperately. Until the past year or two we ^ no dlle, and it was true, but we are aced today with the real problem of (roviding food and fuel for a large lumber of families to whom the fu ure looks dark indeed. Many of them ire able and willing to work, and could be glad to get a job even for . few hours. Can you give them some ind of employment? This would be he very best way in which to help the ituation. There is bound to be a great deal of ickness and suffering this winter chich can be prevented if every citiz n in Farmville will make some ef ort to assist the Relief Association iy contributing in money or service, ?r both "these three, but the jeatest of these is CHARITY." GARDEN CLUB Mrs. A. S. Venable was hostess to he Garden Club on Monday after ioon at 3:00 at her home on George treet. A round table discussion con erning the beautification of Farm dlle in the More Beautiful America ontest, preceded the program. Mrs. r. I. Morgan, Mrs. A. W. Bobbitt, Mrs. L C. Monk, Mrs. D. R. Morgan, Mrs. T. E. Joyner, and Mrs. D. E. Oglesby ire members of the contest commit ee. The' club decided to invite Charles L Tucker, or Warrenton, to speak at he January meeting of the Parent Peacher Association, the program of vhich will be arranged by this group. The loss of a faithful and interested nember, Mrs. Sarah Hassell, was toted by the chairman, Miss Tabitha DeVisconti, and a resolutions commit ;ee was appointed at this time to Iraw up resolutions for the Woman's Plub meeting in January. The program for the afternoon was /resented by Miss Bettie Joyner, who read a selection on "Poinsettias," by Mrs. J. M. Wheless with a reading, 'The Legend of the Passion Flower," md by Mrs. J. L. Shackleford, who read some garden reminders for tb i South from a garden magazine. The subjects of "Fruit Trees As Orna ments" and "Hints In Caring For Souse Plants" were touched briefly jy the chairman in her talk, which dosed the program. The faithful dog of Alois Aster, government forester, of Salzburg, Austria, was buried in the same cof- - Fin with its master. Both the man and the dog wereshot and killed by a poacher. Abraham Wolff, St, Louis, Mo., millionaire junkman, who died recent ly, was peniless when he arrived in the United States ftow Russia H ywr, ?go. . I. . ?