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VOL. TWENTY-ONE 7 _ C^?UNA' FRIDAY' APRIL 24111, ^ The Session In Raleigh Approaching Its Close i- ?* Classes Legislature As a Plague Upon the State in Connection with Ac tivities This Session. (By Carl Goerch) Seven different varieties of plagues were necessary before the Egyptians finally consented to let the Children of Israel leave the Valley of the Nile. There were locusts, boils, darkness and other things. If the Lord had threatened to send a legislature to Egypt and keep it in session for more than 110 days, discussing revenue measures, no other plagues would have been necessary. The Children of Israel would have been told to get out of the country immediately, if not sooner, in order that such a catas trophe might be averted. Not only that, but the Egyptians probably would have left with them. The session in Raleigh is now ap proaching its close. The end is bound to be in sight Members of the house and senate are almost exhausted. Human endurance cannot withstand much more. But then, there are grave doubts whether some of that crowd really are human. The revenue bill is still up for dis cussion. A good many of the legis lators are opposed to a so-called "nuisance tax." The reason for their opposition is that they, themselves, probably would be taxed accordingly. nvohaj-ilv ATI VjOvernor oaxuiicx "ui .j ? nounce his new highway commission during the next day or two?if he hasn't already done so by the time this appears in print Judging from what I heard in Raleigh this week, it looks very much as though Leslie V. Ames would be the new highway engineer. It. is evident that the Governor has no intention of making a political machine out of the highway commis sion. He has been taking his time about announcing the personel of the commission. And here's something else you may not have thought of? North Carolina is the first State in the union to adopt a State-wide sys tem of highway control. Every State one reason why Max is being so care ful in working out the details. And remember too, if you please, that this fellow Ames is the chap who re signed his Louisiana job because the Governor of that State wanted to make a political tool out of him. After all, the legislature has ac complished a whole lot of good. The highway legislation is outstanding among the note-worthy accomplish ments. If given a fair trial there is no question but that it will work out 0. K. The conference committee on the revenue bill spent several days be hind closed doors. What a fine op portunity for a little poker game! They made their report this week, which probably will mean that either the house or senate?if not both?will promptly vote against it. Then an other conference committee will be appointed, and it's offerings, too, will bo rejected. But 1938 there won't be any more members left to name on the committee, and the legislature probably will adjourn. In the mean time, our ad valorem taxes will run on as usual. It takes a real, honest-to-goodness fanner to size the thing up accurate ly. Last Saturday I made a talk at the closing of the school at Everetts Cross Roads, down in Beaufort coun- | ty. Prior to going inside the build ing, a group of men were standing outside, discussing crops, weather conditions, prohibition and other top ics. Finally one member of the group turned to me and asked: "Well, what do you think is going to be the outcome of things in Ral eigh?" I confessed frankly that I didn't know and that I doubted if anyone else had an accurate idea on the sub ject at that particular time. Another member of the group spat accurately and with much force into a -small patch of violets. "It looks to me," he said, "as though the legislature went ahead and bought a mighty fine plough. They agreed on the price and they also agreed on the style of the plough they wanted to purchase. Everybody admired the plough a whole lot. Then they turned their attention to buying a horse to poll the plough. That's when the trouble started. Some of them wanted a black horse. Others thought that a mule would be best Still others wanted to buy a. tractor. They*fit and they tussled and the; argued and they fuss id, but the; ? eouldnt reach any agreement In the meanwhile, the plough is a-set tin' up there end it ain't worth I dura because they can't decide what to uee to poll it "The Marfan law fc the plough National Banks At Ktaston Close One Fails to Open, Other | Shuts Doors Account of Run; Entire City Is Panic Stricken. Kinston, April 21.?Today was black Tuesday for Kinston. It was ? recent history. The National Bank of Kinston, oldest of local financial institutions, failed to open for business. Depositors swarmed down on the First National Bank and Fanners and Merchants Bank in runs. The form er was forced to close. The latter weathered the storm. Excitement was rife; confusion ruled at Queen and Gordon Streets, where all three in stitutions are located. Crowds Harangued. Business leaders and chamber of commerce men rallied quickly. "Soapboxes" harangued the trowds in an effort to stem the runs. False fire alarms were rung in from points in the business distrist in an effort to diver them. Even a brass band played, parading through the streets. The milling depositors continued to invade the Farmers and Merchants and Frst National. At 9:43, 48 minutes after opening, the latter went out. The directors posted a notice on the closed door to the effect that business had been sus pended for the protection of deposi tors. W. B. Harvey, executive vice president, stated examination of the First National's affairs last night showed it to be in excellent condi tion without a cent of liability against directors and stockholders. In tjQod Shape. Will A. Allen, executive vice-presi dent of the Farmers and Merchants, said that state institution was in better shape than in the winter. The Farmers and Merchants has long been regarded localy as a sort of financial gibraltar. Among the orators who addressed the crowds from the curbsides were Fred L Sutton, member of the Leg islature; N. J. Rouse, a former mayor wnwl bpamesa men, a woman and Plato Collins, veteran secretary o? chamber of commerce. A depart ment store manager flourished funds before the crowd's eyes, then entered a bank to deposit them. Stranger Lends"*a Hand. A Hawiian broker in on the speak ers. "I am a stranger, staying here temporarily," he said. "I have money in one of these banks. It is going to stay there." It was announced the managers of chain stores in the city had confer red and agreed not to withdraw a cent during the day. They made their usual deposits. The mayor made an appeal to the public to "think." This was carried in news paper extras, in the midst of the ex citement the officers of the First National announced they would close its doors in five minutes. When a watch in the hand of one of them had ticked off the time the doors swung shut. Announcement follow ed that "The First National has been saved." Stand the Gaff. The Farmers and Merchants' con (Continued on page two) The Mag Who Came Back Famous Screen Pair To Appear at Paramount Theatre in Farmville . April 27-28. After nearly a year during which Janet Gaynor has been taking a vaca tion from the screen and Charles Far rell has been teamed with Rose Hobart and Maureen O'Sullivan, this greatest part of screen sweethearts have been reunited in Raoul Walsh's Fox Movie tone production of "The Man Who Came Back." Ever since Miss Gaynor and Farrell were so successfully teamed in "7th Heaven" they have ranked as the screen's most popular couple. Their successes, in addition to "7th Heaven," include "Street Angel," "Lucky Star," "Sunny Side ^ Up," "High Society Bines," and now the greatest of them all# "The Man Who Came Back." This is one of this most dramatic romances ever written, and gives the popular young stars the beat roles of their careers. . ? * ' . I The supporting cast includes Wil liam Holden, Kenneth MacKmma and i Mary Forbes. The internationally > known artist. Joseph Urbtn, supplied i ^"The ^m^Who Can* 3sd^'wffl \ Theatre, Farmville, N. C., Monday Says Farm My To Be Ad Issue Jouett Shouse Declares That Hoover Farm Re lief Program Has Been Complete Fiasco. ? ?; ' Chicago, April 21.?Declaring the Hpover administration had made a "fiasco of farm relief," Jouett Shouse, Democratic leader, predicted today the Federal Farm Board and its. operations would be one of the principal issues in the 1932 campaign. "Curtailment of acreage and pro duction," said the chairman of the executive committee of the Demo cratic national committee, "was the best remedy the Republican party evolved to curtail the ills of agricul ture. They could have made a cam pain for this without creating the farm board and appropriating $500, 000,000 for its operations." The 1932 campaign in the farm belt, Shouse said, would be a refer endum on the question of success or failure of the farm board operations and the Democratic party was "per fectly willing that it should be." Discussing tariff charges that would be "beneficial to agriculture," Shouse said the "Hoover-Grundy tar iff' would be made another point of contention for votes. The party leader, headed east after a visit to Pacific coast states, said that he "did not minimize the im portance of prohibition as an issue" but that he felt unemployment* was still the major political question be fore the people. The Pacific coast visit, Shouse said, "surprised me in the disappointment I heard expressed against the Hoover administration." In California, the party leader said, . the "chagrin against Hoover was noticable in a remarkable degree." Farmville Pianist In State Music Contest Miss Serene Turnage, the talented young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Turnage, accompanied by her piano instructor, Mrs. Haywood Smith, to Greensboro Wednesday, where she contested in the .c;tate music contest Thursday. This contest is held under the supervision of N. C. C. W. Miss Turnage, who won out in the district contest, comprising the East ern counties, and held in Greenville last week, has a brilliant technique and plays with musical understanding. rltt x^ounty All County Offices Are Reported fa a Highly SatMactoey Condition At Present Time. Greenville, April^ 21,?After re turning several presentments and vis iting the various cfcunty departments, the grand jury oft the criminal term of Pitt County SupjeHer Court yester day submitted its .report to Judge J. Paul Frisxelle, of Snow Hill, and was discharged for ther present term. The report conveyed the fact that all county offices jure in the best of condition and skilfully and efficient ly managed. At the county home the jury found the work of Miss, Susie Brown Har ris, daughter of the superintendent, J. 0. Harris, con^ibptied so much-to the comfort and Kappiness of the in mates, it was recommended she re ceive some compensation for her ser vices. The jury also plated that the coun ty road camp wj|s being conducted in a very efficient manner and that the moral and physical condition of the prisoners was of a satisfactory nature. T,?lor? 1M??1IS'nam hiirhlv com v uuftc w?r mended for the manner in which he has conducted thcf court, as were all other offioers whiih wembers of the jury cane in confip&jfith. ] The detailed report follows: To His Honor,a,. Paul Frizzelle, Judge presiding: F The grand jurjra?,?^, the April term of Chiminbeg to sub mit the foUowHi^Treport: The Grand Juty carefully consid ered and passed upon all bills sub mitted and persentments have been made in all cases where evidence justified The Grand Jury- has visited the various offices of the County as fol lows: Clerk of Superior Court, Reg ister of Deeds, ?oard of Education, Tax Supervisor iind Auditor, Treas urer, Sheriff, Welfare Department, and County Fan* Agent. It has been found in each instance that the affairs??f the county are being well caredgfor, that the offices are being efficiently managed. _ The Grand Jury visited the follow ing county institutions: Hie County Home under management of Mr. J. 0. Harris, was found in excellent con dition. The inmates were well satis fled with the care and attention they were receiviing. The crops, the barns, the stock and the home itself are in excellent condition, and the manage ment is due much commendation for the interest shown. We find that Miss Susie Brown Harris, daughter of the superintendent, is devoting the most of her time to the care and attention of the inmates, to the .extent that we, this Grand Jury, feel that, for the ex tra service and attention 3he is ren dering for their comfort and happi ness she should receive some compen sation for this extra service. The county jail was carefully in spected by the Grand Jury, the prisoners appear to be well provided for and the sanitary conditions, of the building was found to be good. The road camp was also visited by the Grand Jury, the cages and grounds are well kept The sani tary conditions are excellent and thej physical and moral conditions are very good, and ~ we found upon in vestigation that the present superin tendent is carrying on this depart ment of the county work in a very efficient and satisfactory way as far as this Grand Jury has been able to find. We, the Grand Jury, having had the opportunity , to observe the man ner in whieh His Honor discharges the duties as presiding judge, wish'to take advantage of this opportunity to express our sincere appreciation to. ( His Honor for the efficient, courteous and judical manner in whieh he con ducts his court 1 We also wish to commend and ex press our appreciation to the Solicitor [and all other court afflcers, for their splendid co-operation. " j * " J. S. WIU.UU>, Fonmu. :: ' ' Ninth E. C. Exposition Opens In Greenville Monday, April 27th i ' Secretary Bartlett Says Everything Now Com plete For One of The Best Expositions Ever Held in the State. The announcement in this issue of the Ninth Eastern Carolina Exposi tion and Automobile Show which will be held in Greenville the week of April 27th will be read with more than the usual interest by the people of Eastern Carolina. These annual events have long been regarded as I Eastern Carolina Biggest Annual af fair and the general public is always intensely interested in the Annual Show. ; The Eastern Carolina Chamber of Commerce with headquarters in Kins ton, under the leadership of its first president, Dr. C. J. Ellen of Green ville, her Executive Secretary, Newell G. Bartlett* inaugurated this plan of bringing together all of the East for S real good time. The first Exposi tion waa held in Wilson in 1923, and others that followed included, Kins ton, 1924, Smithfield, 1925, Green ville, 1926, Rocky -Mount, 1927, Goldsboro, 1928, Farmville, 1929,1980 (left out). ? This year Greenville again. As has been the custom ever since the first Exposition, the Committee has planned a headliner or two; This year the Headliner is Major General Smedly D. Butler who . will lead the Military Parade on Tuesday after noon and make an address in the Ex position Building, afternoon and night the same day. General Butler is well known throughout the United States on account of Ids stormy carreer, of ficially. He has a lecture that every American dtisen should hear. The parads will be Tuesday instead of Monday as heretofore announced. Another headliner will be Mr. Eari Weatherford, American/ Tenor of New York who wffl give * program afternoon and night, Tuesday of the Exposition; Mr. Weatherford has a jfra'McwsJMpers that all of us can understand; Other attractions for the week Include ?ful! program of Eastern Carolina talent night, Monday night; with Mr. Pitt man and Mrs. Pierce ofJ Ayden, in one roll; Miss Margaret Whittington of Snow Hill, Soprano; Mrs. J. H. Waldrop, of Greenville, Soprano; Mr. M. Z. Moore, Jr., of Wilson, the danc ing wonder of the East; Mr. Sea Green and his Company of entertain ers from New Bern; Miss Bett Dixon and her dancing Artists from Green ville; All of these will be supplement ed by the ttfative Hawiians, six in number, in a real program of enter tainment ar/J Tana Narve, Acrobatic Dancer. Beginning Wednesday after noon a group of Vaudeville enter tainers from New York will give program afternoon and night,' three days. These include Bobby Heath & Company. Mr. Heath sings his own songs, is an accomplished Comedian, and all round entertainer of the first rank; Miss Margaret Freeman, Priha Donna with the late Raymond Hitch cock; Popular singer; Miss Pen Ray mond, the fastest acrobatic dancer, George White's scandals ever had; Orwell Glasser, Trio and wonderful combination, with Miss Francis Mc Call assisting. All of these appear in person. The Program includes the usual Queen's Contest both Junior and Seni or. Wednesday is Junior Queen's day and Thursday is Senior Queen's day. The annual dinner of the Eastern Carolina Chamber of Commerce will he held Thursday evening at 6 P. M. in the Woman's Gub room, the speak er will be Hon. J. C. B. Eringhouae of Elizabeth City. Mark Goffs far I mous Pennsylvanian ten piece Orches tra will furnish music for the entire week. Dances will be held every ateht. air Exhibits will include a^very elabo ate set up from the Cotton Textile in stitute of New York featuring more uses for cotton. The Durene Asso ciation of America of New York will send an exhibit of handsome cotton dresses to show that cotton goods can be made attractive for fancy wear. The Annual Style Show on Wednesday night will feature Cotton Dresses as far as possible. The Greenville merchants are cooperating in every wayto make the Exposition Draws irlucism Both Democrats and Re-j publicans Shooting At! The President About The Situation. I \ (By H. R C. Bryant) Washington, April 21.?President I Hoover is being critized for the I present uncertain indefinite policy I in Nicaragua. Senator Johnson, Re I publican, of California, is very caus I tic in bis opposition to: the recently [announced purpose of the adminis tration to let every American in the I interior of that bandit-ridden coun I try look out for lftnself. Representative VP A. Ayers, Dem | ocrat, of Kansas, thinks we should do one thing or the other, stay out or clean up. "We are not in Nicaragua because lof the Monroe Doctrine," said he. I "No country of any other hemisphere | is threatening to extend 4ts political system to Nicaragua, or do aught that would need to cause concern to Jour government We arfe there for but one reason, under' the guise and claim that it is for the protection of American lives and property." Mr. Ayers says that the flounder ing of the President has caused America a loss of prestige, and has added to the suspicion and resent ment of Latin American nations to ward the United State*. STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY MEETS AT BULL CITY Durham, April ^.-^-Approximately 400 members of the medical profes sion were here today for the opening of the general sessions of the 79th annual convention of the North Caro lina Medical Society. Many of the number took part yes terday in the exercises dedicating the $4,000,000 Duke Medical School and 456 bed hospital. The State Public Health Associa tion, meeting in conjunction with the medical society, held a session last night to elect officers, and Dr. J.' 6. Murphy, of Washington, president, presided over a session of the house of delegates of the medical society, preliminary to the opening of the general sessions today." J. H. Epperson, superintendent of the Durham Health Department, was elected president of the Public Health Association, succeeding Dr. D E. Ford of New Bern. Dr. C. N. Sisk, Rock ingham, was named vice-president, and Dr. Zach Mitchell, Weldon, secre tary-treasurer. Dr. Morris Fishbein, nationally known public health expert, address ed the association on "The Prolong ation of Life." He pointed out that the infant mortality rate in the larg er cities had been reduced to 50 or 80 per thousand from 275 in the 19th century but said he did not believe there would be any noticable increase in .the future of the number of per sons living past the age of 70. A number of notable physicians and health experts were on the pro gram for addresses at the conven tion of the medical society, and the Women's Auxiliary, wliich is* meet ing with it. Dr. W. M. Willis of Farmville, was among those in attendance. Luxury Tax la ProtaWeSelulion Apparently Neither Side Anxious To Press The Issue to Conclusion; It Is Hell To Be Scared. Raleigh, April 22.?Finding them I selves unable to sway the House con ferees from their stand for the Mac Lean law and unable to agree among themselves, the Senate conferees on the cevenue bill today will ask for in structions. Immediately thereafter there will be made a motion that the Senate instruct them to vote for the Hinsdale tax on non-essentials. Re gardless of whatever substitute mo tion is made, it is on this question instruction for or against the Hins dale plan?that the crucial vote of weeks will be taken. The conference committee adjourn ed yesterday afternoon shortly after the House members rejected most of the Grier-F^ger amendments by1 which the Senate had planned to in crease the equalizing fund to $10, 000,000 and throw overboard the Mac Lean law for State support of the six months schools. It was then up to the four- Senate members of the committee. Senator Hinsdale and Clark wanted the so-called luxury tax. Senators Folger and Dunlap were against sales taxes and the con ferees were deadlocked. Argument had no avail. It was decided to leave the matter up to the Senate it self. The conference report was not made to the Senate last night for several reasons, not the last of which was that neither side, pro or anti-Hinsdale, felt confident that it had a majority of those Senators present. Telegraph and telephone wires had been kept busy during the afternoon as leaders strove to bring their followers back to Raleigh but many were unable to get here in T* moo a /1Q30 anA Ko VilMC ing afraid and the other glad of it. If the vote on instructing for the Hinsdale phurhad been taken yes terday, it would have b*en close, very close. A "round robin" pledge was being circulated and with the 21 names on it plus the names of out-of-town Senators who favored the plan and two pairs, it seemed that the Hinsdale plan would carry. However, there have already been several changes and there may be more. For instance, Senator Hay wood has come over to the Hinsdale camp and, judging by a statement he made in the Senate last night, .Senator MacLean, who has already voted for and then against the plan, appears to be headed back to It as the best solution of the existing problem. That the House will accept the Hinsdale tax as a means of carrying out the MacLean law seemed a fore gone conclusion last night. Despite the complaint that Speaker Willis Smith, had appointed an overwhelm ing majority of Day general sales tfiv advocates on the conference com mittee, it was beileved that four of the seven were ready to compromise on the tax on nonessentials if the Senate would recede from its equal izing fund plan. And if the com mittee does so agree, not even the most optimistic Day man has any idea but that the House will accept the report. - ?? 1 - Negro Held For Killing Leslie Chamberlin, A Snow Hill Negro Jail ed in Greenville For Murder Calvin Tyson. Greenville, April ZoT-U.Ue Cham berlin, colored, of tie Farmvdle sec tion, wee held in the county ,a.I In tide city today awurtmg trud on.a charge of the murder of Calvin Ty son, also Colored held without^bond following an investigation by Actmg Coroner A. A Elwanger yesterday. Tyson was shot by Chamberlain during an automobile. ride in tne Farmville community Thursday eve ning. the injured man was rushed to a Kinston hospital for medical at. tention, but succumed to his mjune. yesterday. . , , . Chamberlain . was arrested im mediately after the shooting, but in vestigation was postponed pending the condition of the injured man. Details of the shooting were meager, but it occurred while the two negreee-were riding with ?gW. 'g* sen charged Chamberlain with the crime on hia death bed, hut Chamber tain denie. the charge, dedenng Ty ?on .bet hlumelf. I ? V".' " 3 i # :: Mrs. Hobgobd Elected Pres. State Federation Of Women's Clubs i ? . Left Thursday for Ari zona to Attend Biennal Council; Mrs. J. B. Joy ner, also of Farmville,? Elected Secretary. Mrs. J. M. Hobgood, prominent in. civic, church and social circles of community life here, and well known throughout this State and Virginia, was elected president of the State Federation of Women's Clubs without opposition, at the annual convention of that body held in Greensboro last week, and Mrs. J. B. Joyner, former teacher in the High School, and pres ident of the Farmville Woman's Club was elected to the office of corre sponding secretary. ,Mrs. Hobgood, who possesses a pleasing personality, and many charming qualities, is well fitted for the office, and her wide acquaintance with the club women of 'the State and their activities, made through per sonal contact during the three years she served as president of the 5th district, one year as chairman of pub lic welfare department, and the past two years as 2nd vice-president, or chairman of districts, together with a natural endowment of ability and ef ficiency, will enable her to serve ex ceptionally well in this position of leader in the women's club work of the State. Since making Farmville her home several years ago, Mrs. Hobgood has identified herself with the progressive movements of civic and sodal life and has been most active in the-orga nizations of the Presbyterian church, serving as president of the Auxiliary for several years, and as pianist since 'residing here. She served as presi dent of the Parent-Teachers Associa tion three years, helped to organize the Woman's Club and was head of that organization for the first three years of its existance, and was the first Worthy Matron of the local Eastern Star lodge. A musician of rare talent and brilliancy, she has' as sisted greatly in the development of music in tEe Community, and has been active in promoting the Choral Club and, other musical endeavors. Mrs. Hobgood-left Thursday; for Charlotte, where she joined a group of North Carolina Clubwomen leaving Friday for Phoenix, Ariz., to attend the Biennal Council of the General Federation of Women's Club3 conven ing in that city. The trip of two weeks will incude visits to the Grand Canyon, the cities of New Orleans, El Paso and over the border into Mexico. Girl Killed Then Banged The Nude Body of 17 Year Old Louise Teu ber Swung From Tree In California. San Diego, (Jal., April 20.?The death of comely 17-year-old Louise Teuber and lack of clues to^he slayer, who apparently strangled her and then hanged her nude body to a tree, puzzled police here today. The body was found by a 'picnic party dangling from a high limb of an oak tree in the eastern fringe of the city. Her feet scraped the ground. Police surgeons said the girl had been dead eight hours. At the scene of the tragedy police gathered two slim clues. One was the double half hitch knot which bound the rope about the girl's neck. The other was an army blanket found Wth the girl's clothes, purse and a package containing a pair of hose she had purchased Saturday. The knot, police aaid, apparently had .been tied by someone familiar with handling rope. They suggest ed that it might have been tied by a sailor, or one who had had a sailor's training. The blanket, was closely scrutinized for some mark which might lead to its owner. At the outlet the case seemed as baffling as that of the kidnapping and slaying of 10-year-old Virginia Bro^ty, who disappeared from her home here in February and whose body was found a few months later. However, police found no link which might connect the crimes. Miss TeubeFs body had been stripped bf colthing with the ex ception of black pumps nw.jgun metal hose. Investigators said there was every evidence that the girl had been dead before the long rope was thrown over the limb and pulled to a stump 20 feet away to be tied. The fact that the body had not been lifted from the ground, was significant, they said. There were no bruises indicating injuries that might have caused death or even un consciousness.