North Carolina Newspapers

Lsiss-- ^ Bishop Scores Evils As M. E. Confere Makes Plea for Mem bers to Keep Them selves Pure and Un spotted from World Greenville, Nov. 23.?With Bishop Mouzon's plea that "they keep them selves pure and unspotted from the world" ringing' in their ears, between five and six hundred delegates of the North Carolina Methodist conference were on their way home today to take up where they left off or to go into new fields of service. The closing session here last night was marked by the ordination of dea cons and elders and the reading of appointments, always one of the most important things connected with the annual gathering. The spacious church building was packed to overflowing when Bishop Mouzon made known the changes for the present year. The appointments were broadcast from the radio station at Raleigh simultaneously. Numbers of preachers found them selves going into new fields of ser ice and there was a distinct change in the presiding elder field by reason of the redistricting plan which elim inated Washington and Weldon dis tricts. Rev. J. H. McCracken, pre siding elder of Washington district, was 3ent to the New Bern district, and Rev. L. B. Jones was transferred from the old Weldon district to the Rocky Mount district. The closing day of the conference was filled with intense activity for both ministers and lay delegates be ginning with a love feast at 9:30 o'clock, followed by a sermon at the East Carolina Teachers college by Bishop Mouzoi:. Memoria: service-at 3 o'clock and the reading of appoint ments and ordination service at 7:30. Between two and three thousand persons heard Bishop Mouzon at the morning service in what was describ ed as one of the most masterful ser mons ever delivered here. The cam pus building was packed as it had never been before, and Dr. R- H. Wright, presidert of East Carolina Teachers College, welcomed the con ference visitors, and commenting on the size of the crowd, said he was gratified indeed that the largest au dience in the history of the building should have been composed of repre sentatives of Christianity. ' The vested choir of the local church under direction of Prof. Frank Hufty, of Wilson, rendered an inspirational program before the sermon. Bishop Mouzon rapped the modern picture show, which he asserted, was one of the most demoralizing influ ences of the present day. He also scored other forms of evil claiming the attention of the public and caus ing them to forget the high ideals as enunciated by Christ during hrs visit to earth. "Religion is the deepest and most widespread of all human interests, and it appears in different forms and degrees all over the world, Bishop Mouzon declared. ' Hi, text was taken from twenty seventh verse of the first chapter? ot James, "Pure religion and undefined before God and Father is this, te vis it the fatherless and widows." _ ? The bishop quoted many authors definition of religion, but said that in the final analysis it is the proper adjustment of all human interest with Continuing,, the speaker declared that "Jesus did not attempt to define religion but tied it up with the Old Testament." Pure and undefiled re ligion as the bishop defined it, is ac tive charity and purity of heart He said that Jesus brought into the world enthusiasm for humanity. That ?was a most remarkable experiment in creating a brotherhood, the one and last hope of the world. There is no national flag in religion. It is Universal. There is no sectionalism and no race is shut out That was something new. The Jews had no ?use for the publicans, but Jesus went home with a publican. The Jews had no use for the Samaritans, hut Jesus talked to the woman at the well. In speaking of man's duty to needy men, the preacher said, "We have at least got to an organization of charity, but we have got to get beyond that, we should go deeper down than to help those who are without work, but get them places to work. We must seek out causes and find a cure. The cause, of the ills of life most be cured. We found out a half century ago that the liquor traffic waa a most fruitful influence Jn creating poverty sad crime. The ^ will tli^t pictures have dSrooral which t^x decadence when we see a people pleasure mad as our people are at this time. At o'clock a memorial service was held in memory of the ministers who died during the last year. FarmviUe Market Has Heavy Sales Prices Remained Firm } Despite Record Break; Market Reopens Mon day, November 30 One of the heaviest sales of the season was experienced by local warehousemen Monday, when offer ings amounting to 475,944 pounds sold at an average of $9.16. Prices remained firm and another big break was sold on Tuesday with Wednesday holding its record of the lightest sales day of the week. The market closed after Wednes day's sale for ?the Thanksgiving holi days, but will resume business Mon day morning, and though the bulk of the crop has been sold warehousemen believe that sales will continue fairly heavy for severrl weeks after repoen ing. DESIGNS PLANE TO FLY 1,000 MILES AN HOUR Cleveland, Nov. 24.?A long all metal monoplane designed to fly 1,000 miles an hour through the . strato sphere and keep pace with the clock is being tested in Germany. Construction of the plane, con ceived by Dr. Hugo Junkers, famous aircraft builder of Dessau, tvas re vealed here by C. S. von Heydekampf, research engineer of the Baldwin South wark Corp., of Philadelphia. The plane, built of duraluminum, was finished last August and since then has been given preliminary tests, Von Hydekampf said. At 15, 000 meters, or about ten miles, it is expected to reach its maximum effi ciency. Two passengers will be sealed in an air tight cabin, which is insulated against the cold, and designed to re sist internal pressure when the plane climbs into the stratosphere. A compressor will supply oxygen and carbon dioxide exhaled by the oc cupants will be disposed of by the special apparatus., The cabja will be-, electrically heated. The all-impor tant problem, that of ice formation on the outside as the ship reaches the altitude of extreme cold, is yet to be solved. Shoals Issue to Stage Comeback Norris, Quin and James Plan to Revive Meas ure Rejected by Presi dent Hoover Washington, Nov. 23.?Plans for starting toward the White House an other Muscle Shoals bill, very like that President Hoover vetoed last session, are gathering momentum. Senator Norris, Republican, of Nebraska, and Representatives Quin, Democrat, of Mississippi, and James, Republican, of Michigan, have joined in an effort at final disposal of the $150,000,000 project. Ether Quin or James will head the House Military Committee. The three probably will confer tomorrow. Government operation of the huge plant on the Tennessee river, just across the Alabama line, which twice has failed of presidential approval, again will form the backbone of ef forts to settle the 12 year old contro versy. Present plans, to be polished at in formal conferences, contemplate the introduction' of an identical bill in aacb) house. In general, this bill will be virtually the same which Presi dent Hoover returned last session I without his signature. | Quin predicted the Shoals project will take a permanent place in the Democratic program and is confident of kpeedy passage of the bilL James stffl favors the plan Mr. Hoover ve toed as the strongest that can be pro posed. The last House passed this bill 2i6 to 153. The Senate voted, 39 to 34, to override the President's veto, fall ing short of the necessary two-thirds. the President gives this bill an other veto," $uin said, "I think there are enough votes in both houses of? ihe new Congress to pass it over his veto." Mary Flckford, America's Sweetheart, presented President Hoover taith the first two tickets of the ten million that will be sold by the nation's fttvie houses to aid the unemployed during National Motion Picture Week. Japan Asks League For Help in - Making Chinese Leave Chinejow Tokyo Wants Chinese Troops to Withdraw Behind the Great Wall Tokyo, Nov. 24.?The government instructed Kenkichi Yoshizawa today to request League of Nations action in forcing withdrawal of Chinese troops southward from Manchuria to a point within the great wall of China; Expressing concern over Chinese troop concentrations at Chinchow and the possibility that action by Chi ang Kai-Shek, head of the Chinese national government, would force Japan into an actual war, the govern ment expressed a desire for creation of a neutral zone south of Manchu future miligtary conflict. The troops of Chang Hsueh- Liang, nominal ruler of Manchuria, have been reported concentrated at Chin chow, near the border of China prop er, and Japanese consider the concen tration a threat against their forceB in the area south of Mukden along the Japanese owned Manchurian rail road. The Chinese concentrations are a "pin prick" which is useless to Chi na, but irritates Japan and therefore the troops should retire peaceafly southward, the Japanese believe. Marshal Chang will not be allowed to return to power in Mukden under any condition, it was declared The threat of further fighting in South Manchuria Endangers the Jap anese interests in China proper, it was declared, and there might be dis orders and fighting around Tientsin, the port- of Peiping if the situation is. not peacefully alleviated. Japan fears that, in event of an attack on Chinchow the retreating Chinese sol diers ?might attaek the Japanese posts at Shanhaikwan or Tientsin, and cause a "dangerous" conflict. _ As a result of this situation, Japa nese reinforcements probably will be sent to Tientsin soon. The government has found the League of Nations draft resolutions for a commission of inquiry to Chi na acceptable except in regard to at tempts to prevent further fighting in Manchuria. Japan cannot accept that point until the Chinchow concentra tions are dispersed. 1 I Mukden, Manchuria, Nov. 24.?The Japanese army battled its way south ward from Mukden today, scattering Chinese irregulars along the route, to Chinchow, last Manehurian strong hold ot Marshal Chang Rsueh-Liang. Official dispatches to Japanese mil itary headquarters said the fighting was brisk at various points over a. wide area west of the South Man ehurian railroad. It was announced, however, that reports of severe clashes with enormous casualties were exaggerated, GREENVILLE MARKET SETS UP A NEW RECORD ? Greenville, Nov. 24.?Two new rec ords were established on the Green yffle tobacco market yesterday, ac cording to the official report of Su pervisor JL W. G&ftb. With offer ugs of approximately three million pounds which is tfce largest s&gfe day's break in the history of the mar ket, the five sets of buyerschalked up a new record bjrselling 1^46,694 pounds for $156,630.^," at ah average mining8 * ' ^ the week when the market will sus pend for the Thanksgiving holidays, and sales will be resumed on Monday of next W?elf. GOVERNOR GET8 'NO. V& BACK ? . > ? ? ? Gubernatorial Limousine Returned After Being Stolen e .. ? Raleigh, Nov. 24.?Governor 0. Max Gardner Tuesday was again rid ing in the official car the State sup plies its Chief Exefcutive. The big Lincoln sedan, bearing license plate No. 1 and the seal of the State, was stolen Sunday night from the Gover nor's Mansion and driven into "Vir ginia. M When Petersburg officers got too close on the thieves, they abandoned I the car in City Point, a subfcti- -of Hopewell. Captain Charles D. Farm er, of the State Highway Patrol, and Robert Separk, the Governor's chauf feur, returned the automobile Monday none the worse for its trip except for a broken window glass. A valuable robe owned by Mrs. Gardner and the chauffeur's cap were found in the car as their owners had left them. The thieves, three men, made good their escape. Rev. Hendricks Returns to Local M, E. Church Entire Budget of $6,100 Raised Despite Depres sion; Congregation Is Well Pleased With Re turn of Beloved Pastor Despite the general depression and shortage of cash money in this com munity, the Methodist congregation here sent it3 pastor, Rev. H. L. Hen dricks, to the annual Conference at Greenville, held last week, with all obligations met. The entire budget of $6,100.00 was raised in full as in former years and since its organization. At one time it looked as if the church's record would be broken, but through the tireless efforts of the pastor, the stewards, the women's societies, and the real sacrificial contributions of the members} the church went over the top. The devotion felt by the whole con gregation towards Rev. Mr. Hen dricks figured largely in the effort made to render a clean slate at con ference and the note due on the church debt was also paid in full. An addition, of 24 names has been made on the church membership rec ord this ysar, making total of 366. The Woman's Missionary Society, with a membership of 61, is quite ac tive and readily cooperates with the pastor and official board In all under takings. The sum of $200 was added to its treasury ^e past week as the result of a bazaar. The congregation through its of ficial board* requested Conference to allow Rev. Hendricks to continue his splendid work here, and the commun ity joins TrithVthe members in t>? general feeling of gratification at his . rOturn. f - ' State Hys f|j| Per Ceat Inter est on $i,8M,<NM ? '* . ? _ - ? . ' . ? ? First Tax Anticipation Notes Issued Since *25. Only 40 Counties Hare Paid Anything Raleigh, Nov. 24.?With the State finding it necessary to borrow in an ticipation of taxes for the first time since 1925 State Treasurer Nathan O'Berry announced yesterday that it had been necesary to j>ay the very high rate of six per cent on $3,800, 000 in six months notes, that rate con trasting with the two and one-half per cent rate paid by the State in July when it last borrowed money. Captain O'Berry had hoped for a much lower rate, but on taking the matter ufc with New York bankers, | was informed that many states had been refused similar loans on any terms, and the six per cent rate, the legal, maximum the State can pay, was lowest bankers would consider. Of the notes sold yesterday, $3, 000,000 were taken by the First Nat ional Bank of New York, $500,000 by the American Trust Company of Charlotte, and the other $300,000 will be taken by banks within the State, the names of which were not an nounced yesterday, ? ? ? ? ? ? ' ' ?? ? % . ? in addition to the notes sow yeater* day the only State notes outstanding are two issues sold In July, $2,230,000 to fund the deficit carried forward from the past biennium and $272,370 to fund advances made to institutions, under the emergency building act. Both of those issues were bought by the First National Bank of New York and carry interest at 21-2 per cent. Captain O'Berry stated yesterday that he hopes to pay these notes on maturity but that the amounts will have to be refinanced.. The large amount of yesterday's borrowings, which may be supple mented before the end of the fiscal year, was due partly to the delay of the counties in turning over proceeds from the tax of 15 cents on 1930 val uations which was levied by the 1931 General Assembly to pay part of the support of the six months school term. ?? ' ? Although the law makes it manda- . tory that this ta^ be turned over to the State Treasurer, as collected, In semi-monthly payments, the State Treasurer has received nothing at all from 52 of the 100 counties so far, * despite the fact that attention has repeatedly been called to the matter by letter. The 48 counties that have made re mittances have paid in only $657, 235.33 of the more than $5,000,003 that is estimated to tiecoipe due dur^ ing the year from the 15?ceqt tax combined with the $1.50 poll tatf on each male over 21 years ? that the counties are also required to turn ? over to the State. Due to the hahit of large taxpay^ ers of taking advantage of discounts in the payment of taxes, four counties have paid more than one-half of the total so far received- These counties are Gaston, Guilford, Forsyth and Mecklenburg. Two of the large coun-. ties, Wake, which is estimated to owe the State $22,000, and Buncombe, have paid nothing, and two others, Durham and New Hanover, have paid only small amounts. The largest payment, one of $100, 000, was made by Forsyth, the round .j figures indicating that the payment , of roughly one-third of the 15-cent tax, has been enly approximated. However, much the largest percent age payment is the $88,000 turned in ' by Gaston, representing more than one-half of the total due on the 15 cent tax for the year and indicating a very heavy collection of 1931 taxes, a heavier percentage than the collec tion' of 1930 taxes to date by some 1 agricultural counties. The following counties have paid J nothing: Alleghaney, Ashe, Avery, , Beaufort, Bertie, Buncombe, Bnrke, Caldwell, Camden, Catawba, Chero- ' kee, Chowan, Clay, Columbus, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Dupliif, Edgecombe, G?tes, Graham, Greene, Harnett, Haywood, Henderson, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde,: Johnston, Jones, Madison, Martin, Sfcmtgomery, Moore, Nash, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Person, Polk, Randolph, Robeson, Scotland, Surry, Transylva nia, Tyrrell, Vance, Wake, Washing ton, Wilkes and Yadkin. The period of discounts expires oh December 1 and collections by coun ties from that date until just before the penalties begin to accrue on Feb ruary 1 are expected to be very small. Some of the counties which have paid nothing have collected wry tie, due to delay in placing tax books in the hands of 3heriffsand busi ness conditions, but it is understood that some collections have been made in. all: thei^counaies, although more than1 half Of them have made no repfctK' Next 2Years ts Planned ?" i h i n' I.?, II I Squthern States Defi ; nitely Align Them ; selves Behind Acreage ii Reduction Move Jackson, Miss., Nov. 24.?Southern States have definitely aligned them selves behind -a movement to bring about a fifty per cent cut in cotton acreage for the next two years to stimulate prises. Delegations from ten of eleven states represented at a south wide conference here yesterday voted fa vorably on a resolution calling for a general adoption of -.miform laws to slash' cotton plantings in half in 1S&2 and 1933. One delegation was not empowered to vote. States that have not yet taken leg islative steps to restrict cotton acre age were called upon by the confer ence to do so before January 20 and the governors were urged to convene the legislatures at once to taks action. Three of the states represented at the conference, called by Governor Theodore G. Bilbo, of Mississippi, and Harvey Parnell, of Arkansas, already have adopted acreage reduction laws while two others, Louisiana and South Carolina, have gone on record for a complete abandonment of "^eetton planting in 1932. The conferees were told by Gover nor Irba C. Blackwood, of South Carolina, that Bernard Baruch, New York financier and wartime head of the government's finance corporation, informed him the federal govern ment would remove another 4,000,000 bales of American cotton from the market if drastic restrictive legisla tion is enacted by Southern States. Mr. Baruch was recently in Washing ton to confer with President Hoover. Governor Richard B. Russell, Jr., of Georgia, also spoke at the conference. * State delegations voting for the resolution were: Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Ar kansas, Oklahoma, North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. North Carolina's delegation did not vote as it had come powerless to bal lot The votes of Georgia and Ala bama were conditioned upon the ulti mate, outcome of the movement. The following committee was desig nated to have charge of the move ment to urge immediate legislative 3teps by the other Southern States. Dr. Tait Butler, of Memphis; E. F. Creekmore, New Orleans, vice presi dent and general manager of the American Cotton Cooperative Asso ciation; Henry D. Wilsop, Louisiana commissioner of agriculture; W. H. Hodges, Elm Grove, La., and J. E. McDonald, commissioner of agricul ture of Texas. The committee head quarters will be Atlanta. "Stock market pale and listless to iay.'\?Headline. So are the buyers. FIFTH DISTRICT LEGION AUX ILIARY MEETS IN SCOTLAND NECK, WEDNESDAY, DEC 2 The Fifth District of the American Legion. Auxiliary which will meet with the Scotland Neck Unit on Wed nesday, December 2, will bring to gether a large crowd of women in terested in the varied program of the Legion and the Auxiliary. This is one of the largest districts in the state, including organizations in Wil son, Rocky Mount, Tarboro, Green ville, Spring Hope, Littleton, Farm ville, Weldon and Scotland Neck. Th% State president, Mrs. Hugh Per ry, of Louisburg, and Mrs. George tseley, of Raleigh, will speak on.the various activities of the "units. Tffe meeting will be presided over by the iistrict committeewoman, Mrs. Nor fleet McDowell, of Scotland Neck. Members of the various units are urged to- attend this meeting and women interested in the work of this organization will find the program in structive and entertaining and will be heartily welcomed by the member ship. A college president states that one per cent of th% people run the United i States. The other 90 per cent hold government jobs. . ; ; . PROMINENT DENTISTS MEET IN GOLDSBORO Goldsboro, Nov, 24.?Twenty-five prominent dentists of Eastern North Carolina met with the Wayne Dental Society in the Wayne National Bank Building at 7 o'clock Monday night Following a barbecue supper, Dr. J. W, Whitehead, of Smithfield, re id a paper. Brief talks were made by Dr., Dennis Keel, of Greensborc. president of the State Dental Society; Dr. Wilbur Jackson, of Clinton, pres ident-elect, and Dr. Paul Jones, of FarmviQe, who was president last year. Dr. R. E. Williams, president of the Wayne Dental Society, presided at the meeting. Dr. G. Lee Overman is secretary. O*': '? '?{>;? if*"?* V New York reports? ? "guillotine rare I _? I Seouls Bold Honor Met! Scout Master Ford A.] Burns Held in High |; Esteem by Troop and Its Friends I One of the best and most enthus-l iastic meetings held by the local I Scout Troop since its organization,! was that of Friday night, when a| Court of Honor meet was held in the! Hut by D. E. Oglesby, the chairman I of that committee, assisted by W. A.I McAdams and Leslie Smith, who rep-1 resent the Rotary Club in this serv-| lea,. ... ? I The executive secretary, Jack Cor-j drey, of the Wilson Area Council, 1 was present and addressed the troop,! expressing himself as gratified and I encouraged with the work of this! group, several of which qualified fori merit badges and one applied for the) honor of Eagle Scout. The troop is at present endeavor- h ing to raise the sum of $100, which! will enable it to continue its affilia-J tions with the national organization! aand enjoy the privileges afforded thereby. Without this, members of the troop would receive no credits! and merits would not win due recog- J nition. # j The principal, factor in the life and I ?spirit of the Farmville Scout Troop I is its Scout Master, Rev. Ford A.j Burns, who immediately accepted this I position after becoming pastor of the I Baptist church, here three years ago. j He was well qualified for the post, having been constantly associated with, and devoting most of his life! to, young people previously. Since taking this work in charge he has labored in a simple and straightforward manner to raise the j standard of the troop and instil high ideals of fine, clean, strong manhood ] in its members.r Mr. Burns possesses the rare fac- J ulty of inviting confidences, and has!' used this to the distinct advantage of I i the boys who come to him daily seek ing his wisdom and counsel, being ac-1 tuated by the most laudable motives. High tribute has been generously I ? paid him by-his-txyworkerg, and the! boys themselves hold' him in high! < esteem. Somewhat retiring and modest by It nature there has been little seeking j < by him after effect on the outside, but the public is beginning to recog- , nize and appreciate the invaluable J i service he has rendered the commun-1; ity for Farmville will go a long way j before it will find a man to take his J \ place in the development of its!, young boyhood, May his triDe fn-j crease! |, Indict Widow on Murder Charge Lexington Woman Ac- I cused of Poisoning Her 1 Own Child \ Lexington, Nov. 24.?Mrs. Lola ' Pickett, 44 year old widow, was this | afternoon formally indicted on the , charge of murdering her 6 year oT3 < daughter, Elizabeth, on September ' \ 16, by a graand jury in Davidson ' county superior court. The bill o'f indictment merely charged her with ; murder in the first degree. A coro- ( ner's jury had formerly returned a j verdict that the child's death wai ? caused by arsdnic poisoning. In the 1 case of Virginia Pickett, 10 year old daughter of the accused, 'an autopsy , and chemical analysis indicated death ] also resutled from arsenic poisoning, i but the coroner's jury has not yet filed formal report. Mrs. Pickett, .however, will not i Btand trial next week as had been ten- , tatively planned by the State. Wade | H. Phillips and John C. Bower, local counsel for the defense, this morning ; moved for a continuance of the case to the term beginning January 25, and Judge Warlick granted the motion. In the motion it was 'sot out that Car-, tei C. Lee, of Rocky Mount, Va., lead- i ing counsel retained by realtives of Mrs. Pickett there, is engaged now in his duties as commonwealth's at torney for Franklin county. Local counsel were not retained until short ly before the preliminary hearing last Friday; and it was set out that neither had had time to make ade quate preparation. Solicitor Younce announced readiness for the State but did not strongly oppose the motion for continuance |n view of the cir cumstances stated. i The motion for continuant did not / include request for bail. t Stalin doe not include a necktie in his wardrobe. Probably he prefers to spill to coffee on to ehlrt.