238111 | ' r Tker Are ftoMliiiflj brftiiif *? I tm 1% Trm^wm Tkmu; - ^ # ?j 4HHIBP^ ^BHB^ ^MHBbI^IB ^BBB^ ^jBH^Si^HBm^r ??? jp 1 M?-???? VOL. TWMY-TWO FAMimUS, PITT CODWIT, NORTH CAROLINA, F^y. 0^ X6, ,? NUMBER TWENTY-THREE ' , 7''. " < v ,i V : FarmritieMarket Takes Mnremost State Report for Sept [fra&Market Leads All New Bright Belt With Average of $9.41 Bearing oat,previous assertions cepcaiaMe FARMVILLK'S TOBAC CO MARKET end its rank in aver age, is the report ?f the State-Feder alDepartment of Agriculture in its record of North Carolina tobaeco sties for the month of SepteflRer, which gives FsrmviUe the chief place in the New Bright Belt with ? $9.41 average. Goldstar* is asco*i of the markets in this immediate section, with average of $9.15, Wilson is third with $8.99, Rocky Mount fourth, with $&97, Kinston fifth, with $8.92, and Gsssnvflle and Tarboro took a seat togethsr-with ait average of $8^7. Brighter reports on the local mar kets were submitted by Mr. Hobgood, supervisor of selee this week, and in dications ef better averages for in dividual fanners carried out predic tions. Among those making good averages were: Felix Small and FaankJte Turner, who sold 1128 pounds for $445.48 at an average of $39.40. one grading bringing 65c. B. I Taylor and Gillette sold 656 pounds at an average of $81.73; J. Gillette and Bryant 430 pounds for $27-20; R. Stroud averaged $25.63 for 864; J. Hebgood and MeDL Horton sold 594 pounds for $35.90 average. " The better grades continue to be preferred by buyers and prices for low grades are reported as being the same. Monday's sales touched the top notch in poundage for the season so far, 517,348 pounds being sold for an average of $10.69 per ; hundred weight Tuesday's sale was ] some lighter ** is usual, though it ] made a record for the second day of the weak, with 433,369 pounds, bring- 1 ing $39,713.62, and Wednesday taking I the lowest position in regard to poundage with 179,702 total for < which farmers vera paid $16,383.59. ? " I Vcrktown Opens. Big Celebration American Naval Ships Pat Out to Sea to Wd eome *Sriviour of Ver ^ ^ ,r i-t A fMMKAMaf V?* I ? i i- -jMMli/' ' _AtL^?? ' ? i ? * ; 1 : ; v ? WiSatask Clink Opens P re e Examinations Are Being Given By State Sanatorium Ex tension Dept ? ? Greenville, Oct IS.?Free examina tion for tuberculosis /will be given at Pitt County Department of fteeltb daring the next two weeks. * ' Hie clinic opened yesterday morn ing under direction of Dr. Thornton, representing the Extension _ Depart ment of State Sanitorium. The dink is being sponsored by the State Board of Health, the Coun ty Health Department in conjunction with the State Sanitorium and is ex pected to have a far-reaching effect in stamping out the dreaded disease in this territory. All persons nursing or living in dose contact with a . case of tuber culosis should be examined aa well as those who have at any time been patients at the State Sanitorium. Persons desiring to receive treat ment are urged to get in touch with their family physician and let them arrange for an appointment at the health department. The clinic was announced by Dr. McGeachey, director of the Pitt County Department of Health, the latter part of July, and since that time every effort has been put for ward to bring the people to a real ization of the necessity of com plete examinations, especially if ex posed to tuberculosis. Through its extension department the State Sanitorium is using its influence to reduce the spread of tuberculosis through clinics con ducted in various parts of the state. In this way it is hoped to catch the disease in its incipient stage and zheck its spread. . I DISTRICT GOVERNOR ADDRESSES FARMYILLE ROTARY CLUB Outlining definite community pro blems being faced by Rotary Clubs today and urging the use of intelli gent optimism and a clear under standing of the real needs in solving them, Ted Johnson of Raleigh, Gov ernor of the 57th District, delivered a timely and comprehensive address to Farmville Rotarians on Tuesday evening at their regular meeting, and expressed keen pleasure at their ac tivities and progressive program, as outlined to him at a previous meeting j beld with the Board of Directors and) beads of the various committees. Some interesting details of the an-j nual meeting of Rotary International! at Vienna were given by the Gover-| nor who was in attendance. He clos-; ed by stating that the mere holding together of a club without definite goals is not worthy of Rotary, "A real Rotarian can accomplish much good in a community and still get 3ome fun out of it without resorting to a lot of tomfoolery. Through Rotary you should get an enlarged view at relationships and problems whieh should not be allowed to re main static, but by an enlarged vision of what can be done and a mutual un derstanding of what should be done, work out the best results. DORTCH FAVORS SPECIAL - SESSION OF LEGISLATURE Go'.dsboro, Oct. 13.?Senator Hugh Dortch of Wayne county today offer ed to serve without pay and called upon other members of the General Assembly to likewie do if Governor Gardner calls a special session of the legislature to enact cotton and tobac-j eo relief measures. _ j Dortch said he favored having the assembly men pledge them selves to work only on cotton and tobacco relief. He advocates a 3D Carolina should fall in line with otfcar southern states In enaetfng re - v,. ? - - -7 ; -? .. v , ? : Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon, Jr., were handed a cbeelcfor f |25.000 when they stepped otit of their plane at Wenatchee, Washington, by the Japanese newspaper, Asahl There's Tphntymore In sight. ? Japan Objects to Entry Of America Into League American Government Prepared To Pull Up Chair at League Council Washington, Oct 14.?Japan's rep resentatives at the League of Nations Council at Geneva, objected yesterday when the Council decided to invite the United States to participate in peace attempts. As a result, the American invitation was held up in the hope that Tokyo's opposition might be withdrawn. China and Japan broke off prelim inary efforts aiming at negotiations while the peacemakers labored at Ge neva to solve the Manchurian prob lem. China insisted on Japanese evacuation of occupied districts be fore negotiating Japan insisted on assurances of protection of Japanese lives and property before withdraw ing At Washington it was said the American government is prepared to put aside its role of observer and to poll up a chair at the League council table. American naval vessel in Oriental waters were diverted from their in tended routine shore leave at Chefoo and ordered to Shanghai, to avoid any misunderstanding. A Mukden dispatch to the Bengo News agency of Japan said Japanese planes reconnoitering along the line of the Mukden-Pelping railway were l'ired upon by Chinese troops aboard a military train and that'the Japan I ese retaliated with bombs. AMERICA PREPARED TO ACCEPT THE INVITATION Washington, Oct 14.?Convinced that the forces of organised peace have met a critical test in the Japan ese-Chinese discussions at Geneva the American government is pre pared to put aside its role of observ er and pull up a chair at the League of Nations' council tablq. .A non-member, the United States purposes to take no part in discus sions of the obligations of Japan and China under the League covenant But the American participation will be full fledged and unstinted in the League'^ effort to invoke against the two warring Oriental nations the American - sponsored Eellogg-Briand treaty outlawing war. The step is one which administra tion officials realize may lead to con troversy?and indeed the rumblings and questionings became audible to day as soon as the purpose of the government was disclosed. On Capi tol Hill, where more than one Sen ] ator has made an issue of American; [ independence of Hie League, eager requests sprang up for all of the latest, information. Some Senators, too, raised the ques tion of what effect the present situa tion and its outcome may have on adherence to the world court The J * Root protocol providing for Ameri can entry may be submitted to the Senate for action next session. For this part Secretary Stimson and his State Department colleagues believe this is one case where no re sponsible government could afford to hold back It is the first time the elaborate machinery of peace reared after the great war has faced such a test in volving major powers. If the Kel logg-Briand treaty renouncing war ever is to be put on a basis of prac tical operation, many tjiplomatic of ficials feel now is the time to do it. Furthermore the peace machinery of the League itself is on trial, and the American government wants no well-intentioned effort at peace to fail. Prentiss Gilbert, American consul general at Geneva has already been authorized by the State Department to accept an invitation to join the League's discussions should one be extended. j. < An obsticle to American participa tion was seen today in word from Geneva that the Japanese had op posed such an invitation. Even j though the League's council should j disregard this objection, which was indicated, officials here felt this country would not participate with out Japan's acquiescence. : If !the United States should go into the League's of fort to end hostilities in Manchuria, it would be the second time in four months that it lias join ed a conference of European powers on a basis of full participation. Its historic rote of an observer was abandoned in the meeting of minis ters at London following the an nouncement of the moratorium. I RATS AND RUBBISH . Rats may be expected, and are gen erally found wherever * rubbish - is found, and any accumulation of trash and filth is sure to attract them. A great deal of miscellaneous matter tends to collect in yards, barns and basements. Whatever is not of value should be destroyed. Lumber should be piled on some raised frame work. Chicken and hog crates should not be allowed to rest on the ground. Do away with harbors on the farm yard and rats cannot burrow in. Given a safe home in basements, under cribs or chicken houses, and in other such protected places, and nature will see to jt that there is no lack of rats. Well fed rats mature quickly, breed often, and have large litters. Poorly fed rats, on the other hand, breed less frequently and have small litters. Thp rat under normal conditions, is Pa most prolific of mammals, litters of more than twenty have been re corded, while average letters in the temperate' zone is ten. The period of gestation is 21 days, and rats may biyed- six to ten times a year. Well nourished females may breed when I ?" ?WMPWBt' - ~~? | P FARMVILLE TOBACCO MARKET FarmvUle; N. C. . *' - To AM Cotton Firm Boar d and ffouthern Bankers To SbMx Seve^vmUllon Bales Off Market ' New-Orleans, La., Oct 13.?A con ditioned accord on aplap to keep ap proximately seven million bales of cotton off the market for atjeast a year has been reached by the Farm Board, American Cotton Co operative Association and Southern banking interests. The program, based on granting cif new credits and extension of old obligations, was announced last night ? by- representatives ' of the various agencies involved following s?) all-day executive session here. ; Under it southern banks would agree to make or renew loans, on at least 3,500,000 bales, with maturi ties not earlier than July 31, 1932. With this financing complete, the Parm Board will agree to extend obligations of the American Cotton Cooperative, approximating 2,000, 000 bales, until July 31, 1932, with the futher pledge that if the south ern legislatures effect "substantial reduction from the acreage this year," the board will continue to hold its cotton an additional year. It was further agreed / by the Farm Board that so long as ex tensions are granted to the Cot ton Cooperative, the Cotton Stabili zation Carporation will maintain its present holdings approximately 1,300,000 bales. The agreement to hold by the Farm Board carried only the pro viso "unless such cotton can be sold ai a price of more than twelve and a; half cents per pound, based on the near month of the New York Cotton exchange." James C. Stone, chairman, and Carl Williams, cotton member, rep resented the board in the delibera-. tions. . The Staple Cotton Growers As sociation, now holding about 290, 000 bales, will be asked to join in the movement. Nathan Adams, Dallas, spokes man for the southern bankers, said the plan had been brought forward fdllowing a conference with Stone at the White House. ' The bankers' end of the program is subject to ratification by the varions southern state banking as sociations, which will be- a3ked to convene their full membership on Obtober 20, to take action on con junction with state and federal banking officials. The banks are to report the total baleage - to be held as collateral to the various state banking associa tibns presidents by Oct. 25, who in return will report to Adams and E. F. Creekipore, New Orleans, vice president and general manager of the American- Cotton Cooperative. POST AND GATTY WILL I MAKE TOUR OF SOUTH Charlotte, Oct 13.?Wiley Post and Hhrold Gatty, round-the-world fliers who attended the all-southern air pa geant here, are to visit 20 cities in the south this winter, L. J. Safierborn, who is arranging for the tour, an nounced. Sauerborn, manager of the local airport, said the tour would probably begin at Charleston, S. C., and work southward and westward. The itiner ary is to be announced in the near future. He also announced that Ruth Nich ols, society aviatrix of Rye, N. Y? had signed with him for a "record 'flight attempt," the details of which are to be worked out in the next few Weeks. A1 Williams, formerly navy speed king who crashed his new $15,000 airplane into a bank here Sunday to prevent it from plunging into the air pageant crowd, remained here today to make preparations for shipping the wreck back to the factory at Farm ingdale, L, I., for repairs. "It took me a long time to get that plane together," said the for mer world's speed record holder as he surveyed the pieces of the first ship he ever owned himself. He said he would return here as soon as the plane is repaired for a bene fit air show the pageant manag ment announced it would stage to pay for the damage done. 11 i | ? ? i ' ? i * ?? . 11 ?* only three or four months old. At the maximum terrible rate of increase the progeny from one pair of rats, all'breeding uninterruptedly and with out losses, would, at the end of one year, be increased to more- than 12, Op0 rats. When a large proportion of farm premises of a community are infested, or in a town or city; the best way to prevent loss of food, fud and proper ty,'and to avoid menace td health, is through organized-campaigns for rat eradication. Residentffof Pitt county aid urged to consider the' economic importance of this problem and take an active part in making a success he county rat-poisoning campaign planned by your county agent for (October 29th, 1W1. AmidMhiefr Disorder^ Of Labor Votes Down Proposal By HADOLD TURNBLAD ? Vancouver, B. C., Oct 14?Amid scenes of disorder, the American Federation of Labor went on re cjord here today as opposed) to the establishment of compulsory unem ployment insurance in the United States. I Delegates became noisy and mill ed about the convention hall after a viva voce vote was declared in support of the position of the execu tive council and the recommenda tions of the Federations' resolutions committee opposing the compulsory insurance proposal. Many delegates previously had de clared the Federation must adopt unemployment insurance as a means to'combat hunger and misery among idle workers. .?' J ' ? *' ? Green Leads Fight Calling upon the Federation to "differentiate between the feelings of the heart and the mind," Presi dent William Green pleaded with the delegates not to vote for the insur .ance. He pledged himself to go be fore the coming Congress "in the name of these suffering millions to demand without further delay ap propriation of sufficient money, whether it be millions or billions, to feed thh hungry." President Green asserted attempts to obtain compulsory unemployment insurance at this time would be dis astrous and that Labor would have td pay too high a price for such leg islation. "We cannot have unemployment insurance without surrendering part of our liberty," Green asserted. "We cannot have unemployment insur ance without employment exchanges which would compel "won workers to accept employment in non-union shops or lose their unemployment insurance. "Unemployment insurance means registration of workers, you would have to subject yourself to the con jftol of the cmploTOnt.^ch4Bges." The relief program, advanced by the Federation's executive council, would maintain wages, shorter work ing hours, assure employment to minimum work forces,as each employ er to take on additional workers, create work through public building, strengthen the employmen' agencies, keep young persons in school to pre vent their taking jobs, from men and women, give preference for work ers with dependants and provide finar.cinal relief from public and pri vate funds. Flotation of a huge . "prosperity loan" wjthout planning for its most effective distribution would be "dis astrous" the committee reported. Re ferring to unemployment relief, the committee said the "council very wisely did not partioularize regard ing methods and means of provid ing relief during the present commu nities and states and by reason of the varying ability of people within such respective social and political divisions to provide for those un employed." The committee, commenting on problems facing the organized labor movement, said in part: "We declare our unqualified faith in friendly conferences and negotia tions with employers as the most ef fective method of maintaining just, humane and satisfactory industrial relations. We unqualifiedly reaffirm cur faith and i loyalty to the princi pies of collective bargaining through trades unions. If industry refuses to permit us, to apply these methods in working out industrial problems, then we must use the militant strength of our trades union movement to estab lish them." . ? The reports of the committee were adopted as the platform of the feder ation. , The lengthy report of the commit tee were adopted as the platform of the federation's stand on prohibition. ? 1 ^ i Cup Challenger Diet ? -1111J SiYTfaomat J. Upton will wtt > contest agsin foirthe Amttfca ??*. 'jr*i>-' vW?;:3v Greenville Sold 14,512, 400 Pounds in Seggn " .; Greenville, Oct. _ 13.?Greenville ted the State in the sale of leaf to r;co during the month of September, was revealed in the State-Federal drop reporting service made public yesterday. Greenville sales for the month vrire- given at 14,512,400, Ranking next to Greenville was Wilson with 13,862,331. The third highest market was Kin3ton with a total poundage of 9,273,843. Farmville took fourth place with 5,171,960 pounds with Rocky Mount following close behind With 5,056,154. ' With the constant increase of to bacco on the floors of local ware houses this month the Greenville iharket lead has been steadily mounting and was believed to be near the two million pound mark at this time. ? The report of markets in tl?? belt follows: Ahoskie, 1.486,046; Enfield, 801, 040; Farmville, 5,171,960; Goldsboro, $500,675; Greenville, 14,512,400; Kinston, 9,273,843; New Bern, 629, 162; Robersonville, 2,045,984; Rocky Mount, 5,056,154; Smithfield, 2,574,1 741; Tarboro, 1,332,760; Wallace 1^023,228; Washington, 1,496,178; Williamston, 1,971315; Wilson, 13, 862,231; Windsor, no report; Total sales 63,237,818. A cooperative carlot order for oats, wheat and austrian winter peas has been made by the Columbus Mutual Exchange. Young Calls For Charity Games Chairman of Hoover Committee Plans To Mobilize Foot ball Teams . - I * s ? ? - j New York, Oct. 14.?Assured al j.rdady of widespread support from such enterprises as another Army Navy post-season battle, Owen D. Young today called upon every col lege and school football te~m in the United States to help raisi funds for the unemployed. The chairman of President Hoo ver's committee on the mobilization of relief resources appealed to each college and school to play at least one game for the jobless. Where this cannot be done during the regu lar season, Mr. Young asked that special games be scheduled. This cooperation, he said, can add millions of dollars to the emergency funds in every section of the coun try. The Western Conference, as well as Army and Navy, has decided to play post-season games. The two service schools will meet at the Yankee Sta dium, December 12. Big Ten offi cials have amended the rules to per mit members to extend their seasons . > to November 28 and play a post-sea son game with other conference teams. This would bar the proposal for a return engagement this fall be tween Notre Dame and Northwestern which played a scoreless tie last week. Major John L. Griffith, Big Ten athletic commissioner, estimated that five games in the conference would draw more than 200,000 people, and ndt the unemployed close to 1,000, oojp. Before issuing a nation-wide call, Mr. Young sought the views of col lege presidents. No: all approved of benefit games but so many rallied to thfe suggestion that -he President's representative is satisfied the plan is practical. Whore possible, Mr. Young asks that the gross receipts, iesa the ac tual expenses, of at least one game be| turned 1 over to the local relief committee. BOY SCOUTS TO ASSIST ,, V RELIEF ASSOCIATION v\ ' ii - Contributions of clothing and ^o^d stdffs will be collected by the local Boy Scouts troup, which has cheer fully offered its service for this pur pose, on Saturday morning, and as thd need will probably be greater this winter than ever before it is earnest- ' ly hoped by the authroities that the citizens will cooperate and donate all articles of wearing apparel, canned goods, or food in any forth, that can possibly be pared. ' these donations will be turned over to the Farmvilie Relief Association for careful distribution as demands r?i quire. If you wish to contribute money the Scouts will be gad to take your itobie and have toy such dona tion. called for by ? direct represen tative oil the Relief Association.