? ? in i ? in i ii I n i.i i i Iter Are Conttttiy Inviting i k - - - 111 ii 11 ? 1 JLCU i (16 nuviuftni I v^uBw rup I '? ?"?? ? ? ? - ' " ' VOL. TWENTY-TWO - -??- -" - ; - ??? " . " . NUMBER THIRTY-TWO ?\i sfi# ?' Farmville Leading Big Five Markets in Price Averages Market Closes for Holi days Today; To Reopen in January November tobacco sales in North Carolina were 115,520,271 pounds, which sold on SS markets at an aver age of 8.81 cants a pound, reports of the State Department of Agriculture show. Compared with last year's figures this is a drop of 5J.1 cents a pound under November, 1930, sales, which brought an average of 13.92 cents a pound on a total of 141,608, 883 pounds sold. Warehousemen estimate that 78 per cent of the season's crop had been sold ud to December 1st, that is rel ative to the whole State, but ware-J housemen of this belt believe that J the crop in this territory is almost sold Season's sales totaled 50,026, 790 pounds, as compared with 57,- ' 6684)29 up to December 1st of last 1 year. Farmville yarket has led the mar- , kets of the New Bright Belt in price . averages most of the entire season, ( and government figures pnt this mar- ( ket ahead again last month. In com parison with the big five markets of the belt the average price paid per , hundredweight during November fol- j lows: Farmville, 5,399,512 pounds . pounds with $9.89 average; Green ville, 15,692,830 with $9.81; Wilson, 16411*437 -with 69.58; Rocky Mount, ' 11,333,060 with 69.39; Kinston, 8465,- \ 980 with 67.94. ? Tobacco sold well here this week, j with almost capacity sales, on Mon- ( day, which totaled 430,750 pounds sold at the average price of 69. C 9 per hundred, netting planters 639,169.36. ? Sales were lighter on Tuesday, but [ volume of offerings increased Wed- j. neadsy and Thursday, with a heavy , sale' eTp?tedL for Friday t r\J market officials will Ktfsf for the Christmas holidays. The reopening date will be announced later. - W. S. Tyson \ Hade Clerk Greenville Attorney Ap- ] pointed Chief Account- a ant of House Commit- - tee in Washington ,' ?J I Greenville, Dec. 17.?'William S. Tyson, prominent Greenville attorney 1 and solicitor of Pitt County Court, r has been appointed chief clerk and t accountant of the committee on ac- t counts of the United States House of t Representatives, it became known to- f Congress, Senate end House, de :lare was untrue. He attacked the Nye investigating committee and Re- ? publican Progressive of the Senate. ( Following the example of Senator < Seorge H. Moses, he referred to then} , is sons of the wild jackass. That means a determined effort to . prevent approval by the Senate. Sen- j itor Morrison did not join Bailey m :his action but he thinks that Jonas should not be confirmed. He safd ate this afternoon he would make no :omment at this time. Mr. Bailey de dined to give a statement. The nomination of Mr. Jonaa was ent to the Senate during the clos ng days of the last Congress, bub >ecause of an attack he made on tforth Carolina Democrats and etec ion officers in the State, it was not ailed up. Senator Morrison held that Mr. Jo ias' language was insulting and he :oipld not consult . to confirmation. Congress adjourned, but the day be ore it quit Representative George M. 'ritchard gave notice of a contest igainst Senator Bailey. After Christmas, when tbe judiri iry committee meets, a sub-commit ee will be named to consider the onas case. Senator Bailey and Sen ttor Morrison will be beard. pith $13.57 for the same period last rear when lower prices for cigarettes irevailed. Up to December 1 of this year, the ^ atest data available, producers had eceived a total of $34,364,766.92 for heir tobacco, any warehousemen es- j imated that 78 per cent of the crop lad been marketed. On the same late last year they had received $56, 12,098.93. Tbe $34,364,65.92 paid to producers o far th7is year was for 357,222,099 * >ounds of tobacco. The producers eceived for 413,421,484 pounds in the iame period last year the sum of . 156,112,098.93. . 1 Prices paid this year have held onsiderably under tbe average of ,930, the November, 1931 average 1 >rice for 100 pounds being $8.81 3 tgainst $13.92 in November. 1930. 11 1 / j? Eisueh-LiangOul ; Manchuria I Young War Lord Re- 1 signs as Commander oJ|< Chinese Forces \ , Peiping, Dec. 16.?Marshal Chang Ssuch-Liang resigned as Cofluriiand-" i :r of the Chinese forces in Manehu- ] ria today in' fayot Of CharigTSo- ^ i&iang former governor of the provi nce of Kirin. . : ] A general reorganization, inter- j preted as meaning that Chang Hsueh Liang had definitely cut loose from j Manchuria, was announced tonight i after a conference of Manchurian i leaders here. i Marshal Chang resigned as com mander in chief of the Manchurian forces and nominated Chang Tso Hsiaang as his successor. He gave up the post of vice com mander in eftfef of the national amy,1 navy and tor forces, bttt was invited by the Nanking government to ac cept appointment as military com missioner in north China; ?ji# r- ?~ ? > Instead of -aceepting- that appoint^ menj^he ?cmnm?Pided ttfthe Nai^ fairs be handled by a military council, with ^ ^ ' Legion Dana To Be Brilliant Social Affair Moonlight, Music, Elab orate Decorations to Be in Keeping With Holi day Season Promising- to be the most elaborate, brilliant and enjoyable social event of the holidays and of the? early win ter season is the American Legion dance to be held ,at Knott's ware house Monday, December 21, from 9:30 to 2 o'clock. Music for this momentous occasion will be furnished by Weede Meyer's 12 piece orchestra of Himtington, W. Va., every member of which is an ex pert musician, the soloist and chorus es being especial features of its pro gram. A number of novel stunts per formed by this organization will add much to the merriment of the even ing. It is one of the most popular orchestras of the South and has met with great favor in Eastern Carolina. The decoration committee of the American Legion is planning to make the dance section of the large ware house a marvel of beauty, using the Christmas colors and decorative mo itfs, with a huge Christmas tree over shadowing all. A moon will give the picturesque effect for the enjoyable moonlight waltzes, and favors will be most attractive. Use Old Tactics In BankRobery Little Indiana Town Is Scene of $4,500 Rob bery Reminiscent of James Boys Roachdale, Ind., Dec. 16.?A gang wing the same tactics employed by he James boys came into this town >f 900 inhabitants early today and ?obbed the Roachdale Bank of $4,503 n cash and negotiable securities. To guard against outside interrup ;ion, the gang cut telephone and tel egraph cables. A switch in the local >ower plant was also pulled, making t possible -for the robbery to be com nitted in darkness. The robbers used hree or lour charges of nitroglycer n in, blasting open the bank vault. Having looted the bank the rob >er band departed, leaving no clues. The bandits encountered little ,op >osition. Ed Grantham, a merchant, Lo'eep in the rear of his- store near ho bank, heard the explosions. Gran ham grabbed a rifle, stepped out side and fired two shots at a man ?ho was patrolling the street in front if the bank A return fire came from i revolver and a shotgun and the nerchant retreated. The only townspeople who came nto co^act with the bandits were F. Jarvis, railroad station agent; diss'Pauline Smith, 17 year old tele >hone operator and Miss Smith's 7 rear old sister, Margerie. Three of the robbers grabbed Jar-j us as he was gathering up mail left! >y a train that passed through the own at 2:30 a. m. They palled Jar us' cap down over his face and es :orted him into the station, where hey cut the telegraph wires. He then was taken to the town power plant vhere a fourth man was waiting, fhis man threw the switch that put :he town in darkness. . . 1 The station agent*-then was taken ;o the telephone office. He and the Smith girls crouched in the * room vhite the building shook from the ilasts. Jarvis said there were, at least six men in the ""bandit gang bhtfhe be ieved there ntight, have 'been four piore. - ? ?' After the gang left Jarvis found lis telegraph lines intact and he sum moned aid from nearby cities. The gang's methods were similar in many respects to those employed several weeks ago by robbers who ob tained several thousand dollars by'a night raid on a bank at Litzon, a town 15 miles east .of here. VISIT INTERRUPTED Raleigh,. Dec. 17.^-Among the v tv-V-i__i_ i TU. geese Drougni dsck to nateign uy i/r. J. E. Swindell, Dr. V. M. Hicks and ff)r, A. C. Campbell, from a hunting fcflp'aroand Lake Landing, Hyde county,; was one with an identifica tion tag fhdieating that the goose had come-down from Canada to spend the. winter fa Carolina waters; An alumjnum tag attached to the bird's leg "bote tibe following inscrijh tl/*Write Jko Jack Miner, Kingsville, v*I'' ? '-?-Vife ?i Congressional Activity 1 ofvVaiied(3iarafcterIs Featured by War Debt Washington, Dec. 16.?Congres sional activity today was as varied as the hundreds of legislators them selves, and again the moratorium provided the excitement Before the Senate and House com 1 mittees, the administration's argu- i ment for early*, ratification of the 1 debt holiday were elaborated. But ] the headlines were written on the 1 House floor, where one Republican t accused another, of falsehood for bav- i ing said President Hoover contrived c the moratorium to rob the American people. c It was Representative Eeedy, of b Maine, who arraigned McFadden, of t Pennsylvania, listening silently seat- r ed nearby. Numerous Republicans rose applauding.' t There whs none of this intensitv in t the short Senate meeting. Two more t ballots, making 19 in all, failed to set- d tie the dispute oyer Senator Moses f as president pro tern. No debating v on it; just a quiet repetition of votes, r The Western Republican Indepen- r dents, whom ^enator Moses once termed the "Sobs of the Wild Jack- o ass," gave their. 13 votes to Senator t) Hobart, of Rhoie Island, a Republi- e can regular, onMhe eighteenth and u nineteenth ballots. h But the 32 iRepublicans voting e stood by Moses and the 42 Democrats fi answering the call again lined up sol idly behind Pitthym, of Nevada, and " no election resulted. A majority is necessary. ] g Before getting to the balloting, the I Senate did debate for an hour the only bill that has reached its calendar from the committees, the Walcott measure for protection of wild life. It was laid aside without action after opposition to some provisions de veloped. The independents opposing re-elec- v tion of Moses were reported tonight to have sent word to the Republican leadership they would vote for any other Republican candidate. Howev er, Senator Watson, of Indiana, is standing by Hosts. - \\ Election of*? Democrat see ma to be N the only way- out unless Moses is i* allowed to continue by default, with- di out any election. w Adjournment was taken until to morrow after the nineteenth ballot. 11 So far, not one word of debate over di the issues involved in this personal vi controversy has been uttered. lo Likelihood of a decision this session on the .World Court diminished." tl The foreign relations committee tl pigeonholed the adherence question cl until "pressing domestic matters are st disposed of," as Chairman Borah put c< it. He opposes joining the court. s< The committee recommended Sen- in ate adoption of the Johnson resolu- oj tion demanding the official corre- w spondence on the Manchurian trou- p< bles. ol Not until after Christmas does the r< Democratic policy committee expect r< to agree on a legislative program. Speaker Garner said the next few ci days will be too busy with immediate C matters. ? ' ii House Republicans against prohibi- it tion selected Representative Beck, a Pennsylvania, to lead them. They m numbered 64. Heretofore head of a tl hi-naitisan wet bloc. Representative fj Linthicum, of Maryland, Democrat, I lc said: ? jo1 "If the thinkers of the Republican a party believe we can accomplish more t< by working along party lines, that's o: all right with me." w Secretary Stimson, before the tl House Ways and Means committee, cl seconded, yesterday's testimony 6y a Under Secretary Mills, of the Treas- o; ury, that the moratorium was a fruit- di ful emergency measure warranting & quick endorsement. Mills, meanwhile, emphatically contended to the Senate finance committee that rejection of the debt suspension would wreak S damage. Twenty-five Pennsylvania Republi cans rebuked their colleague McFad den by getting together and voting ti as one in approval of the moratorium. t< He was unswerved by that as well E as by Beedy's subsequent attack. t] All day long the House galleries o were crowded, even though debate e through most of the afternoon on a c bill for increased District of Colum- ti bia taxation was a comparatively listless affair. At times only 70 qr e so -members were scattered among ? ?the 500 seats on the floor. ? : ? f- C I ing exclusively with wild animal arid d bird life. P?| Sty: year" Miner, has tagged the h various wild teds cm his farm add s hag Written articles concerning ah- B swers received from distant points * "where the Birds had been ldlled dr county J Large SOII Is "^1 ' Captured ia Pill Considerable Amount of Beer and Liquor Also Taken in Raid ' Greenville, Dec. 15.?In an effort ? curtail the production of liquor be ng prepared for holiday consumption 'ederal officers invaded Pitt county resterday and captured one of* the argest stills probably ever taken in his county. The plant was captured n Stokestown community, but the iperators escaped. Along with the still, the' officers ? aptured three thousand gallons of " teer, twenty gallons of whiskey and p he entire equipment and parapher- 31 uilia. The outfit was valued at $750. ? The still was in full operation but ^ he operators, warned by outposts of 31 he approach of the officers, made j ^ heir eorjrne. lpflvintr hfttQ. coats and I ? inner buckets behind. The outposts ired one long and two short volleys, ^ rtiich, in language of the illicit trade ^ leans, "The officers are upon you? ^ un for your life." 115 Officers described the plant as one tA t the finest captured in this part of be state in recent years. The boil- 11 r, a tremendous affair, was bricked e' p, the vats were made out of the r< eart of juniper and a tent had been rected over the plant to shelter it ft rom the weather. *c The raid was staged by the ai wrecking crew" from Kins ton. tl tr Commercial Na- ? lional of Raleigh * Closes Doors; sp Joard of Directors De- -JJ cide to Qose at Meet- ? ing Wednesday Night ?? th Raleigh, Dec. 17.?The Commercial ar rational Bank, only National bank'be i Raleigh, was ordered closed by the fth irectors at a meeting shortly before th lidnight. The decision of the directors was 0 tade public in a statement by Presi ent B. S. Jerman and E. B. Crow, ice president The statement fol >W8: pi "By the authority and direction of Gi le board of directors the doors of wl le Commercial National Bank are 2C osed pending a meeting of the ai ockholders. The directors and offi ;rs will call all the stockholders in nt ission for the purpose of consider- aunding country may be carried on. er "During the 50 years of its useful ireer it has been the policy of the g> ommercial National Bank to borrow 1 l the spring arid summer to enable s farmer clients to make their crops ad to aid business men in the sum ter season. Until the frustration of i meet their obligations. Because f these frozen credits, it is deemed ise, to notify the Comptroller of th le Currency at Washington to take Li [large of the bank until such time "1 3 measures may be taken for re- N pening. This decision is made in or- re er to protect the depositors as fully it) a possible. yc "B. S. JERMAN, President. ai "E. B. CROW, Vice Preident." A , i?- . w EEKS REDUCTION ON w TOBACCO PRODUCT TAX be Washington, Dec. 17.?Represents- 14 ive Hancock has introduced a bill fc > reduce the tax; on tobacco products, lo (e would v .Other communities are faced with , theXaame situation and conditions that arfc? Joeing Farmville this winter, and thougnliUs a monumental task, Farmville will dVas much for her i unfortunates as otofe^ communities no doubt. The activitie^of the local or ganization will be kep^Ssbefore the public in these columns byTfi^P60* nle who are erivine their fa'w* **" talent to this work, so you will not ? be in doubt as to how your money is spent or donations handled. The sum of $14.70 was realized from the recent Fox film given for this purpose by that company and shown without charge by the man agement of the Paramount Theatre here. - Employment was given to several men this week in the cutting of eight cords of wood, 12 pounds of flour and two pairs of shoes were contributed to needy cases. Announcement of the present j; hours for receiving relief calls is given by the executive secretary, Miss Tabitha DeVisconti, at 2 to 3 o'clock on Tuesday and Friday, in the Firemen's room at the City Hall. Rotary Club Has Regular Meeting Lieut Gov. Fountain, r\ Lsziuiuaie jlui uvvcr hor, Talks on Taxes The Rotary Club had its regular meeting on Tuesday evening at 6:15 o'clock and enjoyed a delicious tur key dinner. Following the policy of sponsoring boys' work, Bob Boyd had Charles Rouse Lewis as his gueat John Lewis was in ehargn of the program and invited R. T. Fountain, candidate for governor, to talk to tEe club. Without any definite subject he spoke informally to the club along the line of business and gov ernment After the usual initial re marks Mr. Fountain launched into a discussion of the socalled big busi ness methods, stating that the pres ent depression was brought about by the act of foresight by the business leaders, and relief would not be forth ing until the big mergers and com binations were broken up so as to give the individual consumer a chance. He then compared the bus iness situation to the government, saying that the same system is be ing invoked into our government so as to take away from the individual voter his right to participate in the government. He referred specifical ly to the Brookings Report which if adopted would make all of the execu tive officers appointive by the Gov ernor of North Carolina rather than elected by the people as at present He also took a firm stand in favor ' of retention of county boundaries and county government Concerning taxation he said, "Re lief must be given to the taxpayers on land before the return of pros ? ? ? -i- 1-' perity as thfe lana is uie source vi all wealth." He disagreed with any one who desires a retrenchment in our educational program, and advo cated- that the schools be entire ly supported by means other than any ad valorem on land. of farm homes. These items, Mr. Hill states, will be carefully studied and such as may be of value to rural life promoted, while still others may be included in the program to be worked out The chairman is particularly interested in the marketing phase of farm devel opment, which, he believes, is more important now even than the produc tion end. Cooperative marketing, Mr. Hill states, will be given a'imm inent place in the program. A survey of country Ijfe activities, worked out on a scon' iard basis, is suggested by George R. Roes, direc tor of state owned firms, who points out that a study of the results, indi cating what crops shoould be increas ed, which decreased on the basis of community needs, would be beneft ficial. In a letter to all members -* ?V. ... ?111. BA? UI Wic WIUIIUVVCV Wit WO ? that "Every community should St mapped, showing rivers, highways, railroads, neighborhoods, towns, nat ural boundaries and county seat," as a basis for activity. $Wi*W:' " 1 " limestone, legumes and livestock seems to be the only sensible farm ing system in preparing tWr 1982, say extension workers attending the re cent workers farm conferences. ' ' ??i Citizens Urged to En courage Spirit of th? Yuletide by Decorating Their Homes and Mak ing Outdoor Christmas Trees The business district here, due to lie efforts of the town authorities, is etter lighted and is outstripping the olidays of other seasons in gala ap earance while a large number of the tore windows are visions of beauty, cores of colored lights are being trung at the intersections of Main treet and the town is doing its beat > eliminate gloom and darkness, hysicaily as well as mentally. The attitude of th* entire State at lis season is one of determination to aniah depression and give inspira on to those unable to buy as in for ter years as veil as to shoppers, and > give in large degree the real spirit f Christmas, which does not consist i merely an exchange of gifts or ren in filling stockings, but the true >alization of the Christ Child's birth. Homes should be more brilliantly ghted and decorated than ever be ne. Christmas trees cost so little id give so much cheer in return for le trouble involved. Decorate living ees and keep the windows of your >raes unshaded so ?hat passerby ay enjoy with you the beauty of iur decorations. The Community Christmas Tree, idicated to Mrs. ?nnie Lang, well iloved and known as "Mother of armville," has grown to great pro nations and is a thing of beauty and itendor ablaze with its vari-colored jhts. The annual Community Tree rvice will be held on; Sunday after ion, December 20, at the Christian lurch. A splendid program of mu c and Oratory i? being planned for is event by the committee in charge id it is hoped that the church will ^overflowing with people and that e tree will be laden with" gifts for ie poor. 9-OP PRESIDENT ASKS FOR COTTON CHRISTMAS Raliegh, Dec. 18.?U. B. Blalock, ?esident of ihe American Cotton rowers Cooperative Association, hose members now total more than ?0,000, has broadcast a southwide >peal for a "cotton Christmas." Mr. Blalock pointed out that every !W or increased use of cotton means Ided income for. the south and its DOO,OOQ cotton growers, hundreds of ousands of textile workers and bus ess in general. "Cotton gifts," he added, "are ?actical, suitable, durable and serv sable, and when compared with oth ' gifts are inexpensive." taintry life Program trganizatf jn Looks to Improvement of Con ditions of Rlural Citizen Raleigh, Dec. 18.- active and en usiastic promotion of tie "Country ife Program" as a part of the fen Year Plan" for rehabilitation of orth Carolina is anticipated as a suit of the announced intention of i chairman, George Watts Hill, >ung Durham capitalist, dairyman id member of the State Board of gri culture, to push the program and ark, along with his committee, to ard realizing the greatest possible :nefit from its operation. Mr. Hill has written to all of the I members of his committee asking >r any suggestions they may have oking toward the advancement of le program. He plans to name a nail working committee to take lese suggestions and work them out to a plan of action to be submitted ) a later meeting of the full com tittee for approval or change, the nal plan to be submitted to the ?rd of the "Ten Year Plan." The Country life program, as orig islly announced, embraces eight lases, including: continued empha s on the live at home idea; designs on of a firm in each enmity as a model farm*; a pure bred livestock rograrr.; study and promotion Of irm industries, such as processing >oda wd marketing them under an ivertised trade mark; an annua! juntry Hfe institute to be held at the Adversity or State College; study dative to bringing in Americanised Danish, Dutch and German small armers; savings accounts for chtt ten in public achooh; electrification