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VOL, TWENTY-TWO
PARMVILLB, PITT COUN?i N0B13 CAROLINA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1981
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LocalTob, Market Goes
Beyond 20 Million Lbs.
Market Closed Friday'
for Holidays; To Date
21,338,832 Pounds Sold
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The Farmville tobacco market
closed for the Christmas holidays
with Friday's sale, which carried* the
number of pounds sold beyond the
goal of twenty millions set by ware
housemen here, who have worked
early and late for its success and to
reach this goal. Volume and prices
were similar to that of preceding"
weeks. ..?/ I
for tha-wwek-tetajed -r,I?2,178
pounds, which sold for $88,635.28, av
erage $9.50; for the season, 21,338,
832 pounds, for .$2,045,378.05, aver
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age $9.59. For the same week last
year, 682,880 pounds for $75,794.15,
average $11.09; last season, 23,205,- -
290 pounds for $2,919,143.24, average 1
$12.58. t * j
The local market scored high in
averages for the big five markets in
the New Bright Belt, both in Septem
ber and November, and is expecting
tc do the same for this month.
Moert of the tobacco has been sold
in this section, though some remains
for the sales which will reopen in
January of the New Year, and it i?
universally believed that the prices
will be stronger after the holidays
and after statistics are tabulated, at j
which time the shortage will be real- ^
ized. c
Under the existing circumstances ' c
the market here has had a most sue- | ^
ceasful season, the warehousemen co- i j
operating and working together for (
n-f market and the buy- I +
m*c ?wu va ?
ers assisting as much as possible in j
striving to keep its reputation .of be
ing one of the very best weed mar- ;
kets in the State. t
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Com. Christmas '
Tree Services ;
Well Attended <
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Sponsored by Woman's J
Club; Contributions of ?
Food, Clothing, Money 1
and Toys Were Liberal s
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The Community Christmas Tree *
Service, sponsored by the Woman's j
Club, with Miss Tabitha DeVisconti
in charge, was held on Sunday aft- *
eraoon in the Christian church, and
was well attended and contributions .
of food, clothing, money and toys for J
the Christmas stockings were con
ceded to be liberal, though not near- 1
ly sufficient to take care of the *
needs.
Rev. C. B. Mashburn announced
the program, the Scripture lesson be
ing read by Rev. Ford A. Bums. Two
delightful Christmas stories, helpful *
as well as charming, were recounted s
by Miss Annie Perkins, and the con
gregation joined with the choir in
singing a number of appropriate
hymns, the program of music, includ
ing several selections by the latter, ^
with Mrs. Haywood Smith as director j
and accompanist Rev. J. Q. Beck
with pronounced the benediction at ^
the conclusion of the outdoor services
held for the first time beneath the *
living Community Tree, dedicated 3
two years asro iBj^smg, *
to Lath Morris were sclfcribute
. [atom.
The tree, watered and tended by l.
loving hands, has grown handsome ]
and into symmetrical form, and ev- 1
ery citizen of the town views it with 1
fondest pride and oft with tear be- 1
dimmed eye as the memory recounts
farmer days when Mrs. Lang's help
ing hand was extended to the needy
and her cheerful manner lightened
their hearts. Hie tree with its my
riads of lights and gifts is indeed a
symbolical memorial to "Mother
Pageant at Episcopal
Church Christmas Eve
Beautiful and impressive in every
detail wfl'1 be the pageant, depicting
tiie Birth of the Mesaiah, which will
be presented at the Episcopal church
on Christmas Eve at 7:30.
Behperaalw have been going on for
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I aoiepal <|yi under tfte direction IF1
Be*. J. Q. Beckwith, and the pageant
I promises to be one of the best given
I here. The entire community is invit
FiLED FROM jREENE
New sent, laepc. ?.?rewuons m
voluntary bankruptcy have been filed
^re court by Fdix J.^
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merrV \
? CHRISTMAS
fmyyyyyyyyyyyyT'm^imf
M for the wterleme, merry l'^Vbri^ir;
? for the evergreen, Sentew \Jjgh;:
R-for the toom where wt 7 .'up the hoee.
(*>? hovn;
Y fc, lirt'tiniiinnii who tcunv to bed.
5 C for the cendy cane*, yellow and red;
> H for the holly that thine* through the pea*
R for the reindeer we teck for In rain;
I for the ice of the Teller and hill,
S for the atocicings, for Santa to fill;
T for the tineel that i-.eng* on die tree.
M for the aiuafc of laughter and gleet
A for th* a been t. remembered and dear,
S for the aesaon'agbd greeting* of cheer.
Baker to Fight
For Liberation
Whether in Ranks or
Elsewhere Makes Lit
tle Difference
Winston-Salem, Dec. 22.?New
ion D. Baker, former secretary of
var and mentioned as a probable
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:a_nuiua.Le lur uie i/cuiwiauk jjimi
lential nomination^in 1932, is commit
ed to the cause of "revived liberal
sm and refreshed idealism," he de
lared, in a letter to Santford Mar
in, editor of the Winston-Salem
Tournal. v Vv..
"Aside from the'V^V^nal happiness
vhich I tru3t is not impropc-^or me
:o havet my greatest joy at the Nv
nent is coming from the fact that"*
jracrically all of the comment whicft
iuggests a presidential candidacy for
ne is based upon the need of a re
ived liberalism and a refreshed
dealism in the country," Mr. Baker
vrote. "To that cause I am deeply
:ommitted and for it I want to fight,
vhether carrying a Danner or march
ng in the ranks, seems to me to
nake little difference. If it should
;eem strange to you to have me say
hat I want to fight for idealism and
iberalism, I can only say that I have
lipped into a military phrase to ac
:urately express a conviction which
jrows with me, namely, that even
preat pacific causes have to be bat
led for, not always with carnal wea
>ons it is true, but with as much res
>luteness and often with as much
ourage as is required by military ob
ectives." '*
Mr. Baker wrote Mr. Martin to ex
>ress his appreciation of an editorial
mblished in the Journal December
.5 in which an appeal was made to
he former secretary of war not to
liscourage his friends who .were
Forking for his nomination for the
(residency.
JANFORD HAS LARGEST
? CHICKEN SALE OF YEAR
Sanford, Dec. 22.?The final co
iperative poultry sale of the year was
leld here yesterday, and was the
argest as yet held.
There were 251 farmers who
>rought poultry, totalling 10,753
>ounds, for which they received the
ium of $1,675.97. The largest amount
>aid to any single person was $113.04
>aid_$psL. W. Dean for 743
The sales h^ye shown a steady jn
:rease each year sinee they were first
naugurated. The farmers are deriv
ng a substantial sum from raising
wultry and many are increasing their
'locks as a result.
To err is not only human, but it
k*> o Viohit
fcLESSE^^g^..
I MYRTLEJ0ON CHEREYMAN
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COMfi thing* ?i Christmas time are
The side* are often dark as ?Iate??"
The trees are bare, the hills afefirtb,J I
Yet faces are elate^^ ?/ ]/ I
The cold"coa^?^wo?JraQ^^i1tarkill,
And bodies feel the freeshif storm*
I Yet human heam, amiddwid^h
We lore the tree, on I
That gieea a shelter from the heat
|On street ?*? l?wmjW^^ow /I
And tlrink it M
m
jt n IKUSH from the heart sown KeartK stone ;
1 ?dead ashes of care;
Breathe, with the breath of the soul, new life
. wIn the embers of love glowingLthere;^ ^ !
Kindle anev? with fnendship|^G ??? :?P~~^
The full, warm glov??till the eye
Shines with the spirit of Christmastime
On 0 the" humblest of passetsb^.
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Japan Starts New,
Drive in Manchuria
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China Makes Protest in
Statement Interpreted
as Plea for United
States Intervention
Tokio, Dec. 22.?Japan started a
new drive in Manchuria to the south
of Mukden today and although the
command said the movement was di
rected. against bandits, there were
those who Relieved that its purpose
was to capture Chin chow before
Christapas dajfl?p-'
Chjna sent h note of protest to the
Leagup of Nations andlhe foreign
office' issued a statement interpreted
as a jdilect-Appeal to _ the Dnited
State?- to intervene in oetuux oz ww
Ninef Power Treaty and the Kellogg1
Briaai Pact. :vte
Dor Wellington Koo receUed that
Theodore Roosevelt once prophesied
that the Pacific would be the atom
tenter of international politics in this
centwyr He insisted that Mnnchdria
should -remain an integrftfc part of
Ghina^and that the ^apaiipie iniK
tary ocSopation was a violation *of
m ^ *
bandit force at 30,OOQ. There were
no figures on the strength of the
Japanese force participating in the
movement to the sooth bat the mo
rale of the troops was described as
high in spite of the exceedingly cold
weather.
Officials, professing great pertur
i bation over the report, from which it
appeased Chinchow might be the ob
jective of the Japanese thvust, ex
pressed the belief that most danger
ous complications are likely unless
the Japanese refrain from farther
aetion. ?
Dr. Koo's new note to the League
called attention to the new serious
?iWitkm.ani Baidfe CUn?..?m.
sS'siSSI
control it If this important part bt
Chinese territory is allowed "to be
made a prize of Japanese aggres
j tr8u6 Ox IUtUK WftTp it will not only
lendanger peace in tire Ear East butj
will shake the faith of mankind in the I
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brighter outlook upon the world since
the great war.
Dr. Koo further recalled the part
various American statesmen have
played in upholding the integrity of
China from "predatory powers."
The Japanese invasion, he said, vio
lates article one of the Nine-Power,
treaty and also the Kellogg-Briand
ord +V>o rnvAnnnt of the Leamie
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of. Nations.
Observers here expressed the opin
ion that >ttye renewed Japanese mili
tary activities have led the Chinese
government to believe that the Japan
ese have begun the final phase of a
movement which is destined to oblit
erate the last semblance of Chinese
sovereignty in Manchuria and wo
place in its stead a permanent Japa
nese administration.
I RELIEF ASSOCIATION NOTES
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Donations of five bushels of corn
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by J. B. Joyner and several cords of
wood by Dr. Paul E. Jones and S. T.
Lewis were received by the local Re
lief Association this week. Further
contributions along these same lines
are requested by those in charge.
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f. Our navy, despite slurs, seems to
be the only thing Uncle Sam owns
ffchat is on top at the deep.
f That fellow McFadden is a talks- <
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Rivers Strain at Levees
SSTi"'
Work m Shifts to Hold
Ijevees
Batesville, Miss., Dee. 2L?Fear of
levee breaks at Asa, eight -pules
south of this city, became acute to- ?
day as flood waters of the Talla
hatchie river rose to within a few
inches of the embankment's crest.
Reports had reached here that the
levee protecting Asa was smashed By >
the turbulent tide but that proved er
roneous. A group of men went fdjfifc-.
Batesville to the threatened .-tea to
day and found the levee intact MA
under great pressure.
There is also danger of a break at
crowder, a village realty. Sadd bags
have been used to '.crengthea -
levee but the rapid rise of the water
threatened to offset that precaution.
Hundreds of refugees flocked to
Batesville have been wot to planta
tions in the Mil country north of the
city. There were more hem than
could be adequately provided for by
the city. Others gathered in adjacent
towns likewise will be sent to tSe
plantations on higher ground.
Planters of the countryside and
business men of the towns are co-op
erating in caring for tne homeless
and., have built living quarters for
them on g.ound Mgh above the over-'
flow.
Although conditions in Southern
Panola county and north east of the
Quitman-Panola counf.y border line
are improving the danger mark for
the regions southwest of those points
has by no means been passed.
Citizens in Crowder worked in
shifts last night and today in an ef
fort to strengthen levees on the north
side of the river. Water from the
TnllohgtaViie in rnmintr thrcurfj a
crevasse in the levee two miles away.
The situation in lowlands south of
Crowder is reported to be ever, more
serious than at that point Several
thousand acres three miles routh of
the town went under water during
the night and more than 100 negroes
fled to high ground.
Citizens said that by tomorrow
night the situation in northern and
eastern Quitman county may reach
such a stage as to endanger human
life. Crowder peopie have sent vfl
lagers with boats to all surrounding
sections to pick up those still ma
rooned.
Mimms, Carrier, Curtis Station,
Asa and Stone, which went under
water when the Tallahatehie river
levee broke Friday, were still sub
merged today.
Some hardy settlers remained in
their habitations in some of the
points, refusing to evacuate, in spflfe
of high water. Boats have been sent
out and they will be urged to evacu
ate their homes.
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Waving crested yesteruey ??, mj.u
feet, the Tombigbee at Columbus to
day had fallen to 25.8 feet with pros
pects that speedy relief was in sight
for the entire valley.
As the water fell, local highway
detours were 'expected to be removed
and traffic returned to normal.
-iiiinrfnnrinnr~T?y
For ibt
CHRISTMAS
CARVER
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EFFICIENCY beyond compiri? -
?-'The only kind that mattwt ?
Attains perfection in the man
Wbocarret..and never spatters.
" The teat of rare ability
And fkill that's mot. appealing
It thit: To cut die turkey and
Get none on walls or ceiling.
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Missing Student
Finally Located
Virginia Penfield, Ohio
Heiress, Discovered in
Hotel at Providence
Providence, R. L, Dec. 21.?A wide
spread search for Virginia Penfield,
19 year old Columbus, Ohio, heiress,
ended today when she was found in
a local hotel.
Dr. Arthur Brown, hotel physician,
said the girl was ill, due to over
study. He refused to permit ques
hionimr of her bevond a brief inter*
rogation by police which served to
;onfirm her identification.
The girt disappeared from Philadel
phia last Thursday while en .route
home from a fashionable school. Next
lay she registered at the Narragan
lett hotel here as "B. Scott." At
taches of the hotel said she had left
her room only once or twice since her
arrival. She had no visitors, they
said.
Dr. Brown identified the girl when
be was called to give medical atten
tion. He said she readily gave "Vir
ginia" as her first name, and ap
peared hazy about her last name, but
Rosily furnished it Told that.- her 5
father was seeking her, Dr. Brown
said she asked that he be notified of
her whereabouts. At this point, Dr.
Brown said, she buried her head in
the bed clothing and he advised
igainst further questioning.
Chief of Detectives John Kelly and
Mrs. Mae McDonald, a woman protec
tive officer, called to interview the
m'rl hut. thp. nhvsician advised
against it Kelly found a card in
;he girl's room beraing the inscrip
tion "V. Penfield, 341 South Colum
aia Road, Bexley, Columbus, O." He
also said jewelry and clothing found
n her room checked with descriptions
jroadcast when her disappearance
vas announced.
After notifying her father, Clare J.
Penfield, Columbus chain store head,
Brown administered a sedative and
requested that the police refrain from
nterrogation. Mrs. MacDonald re
named on duty in the girl's room, re
vising admission to all pending the
arrival of her father. He was ex
acted tonight
Kelly said the girl told him the
ast thing she remembered clearly
vas a visit to a Philadelphia depart
nent store, and had only vague recol
ections of riding on railroad trains.
She told Kelly she had no reason for
risking this city and had not been
lere before.
U. D. C. TO MEET JANUARY 1
The Rebecca Win bourne Chapter U.
D. C. will meet on Friday, January T,
L932, at the home of Mrs. L. E.
jlowera.
WAIT S CAROL
By Barbara Young
in Titw Yor\ Timti
??aa?BiH8?ni?
GlVE^j* tood-den,.
And co^ tattoo.
Give y? good-den.
For once again
The Lord Chart coats to ys*
By moor and street
Hiihot} feet
Shall pan upon tht way, ]
And give good-den
To beasts and men.
For dm is Omrtmaa day.
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Tobe^prnwn^ ^
New Liner
Is Borne!
Merchant Princess Is
Smouldering' Huk at
Newport News Dock
Newport News, Va., Dec. 21.?The
liner Segovia, which socn was to take
her place on the seas as a merchant
princess, today was a half submerged
smouldering hulk.
Fife yesterday burned the United
Mail Steamship Company vessel at
the pier of her builders, the Newport
News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock
Company.
City and shipyard firemen failed to
prevent the ship's listing' and finally
the giant craft wallowed over on her
side, the propellers exposed. Her
masts and stack rested on the pier
where she was receiving final touches
before being commissioned January
30. She was a $3,525,000 ship,and was
scheduled to follow her atpq* ship,
the Talamanca, in Pan-American
trade. A third sister ship, the Chi
riqui, berthed at the next pie?, was
hot damaged by the fire.
The Segovia and the Talmanca
were christened by Mrs. Herbert
Hoover at a double launching last
August
1 One fireman received burns while
combating the flame* and several
ithers were slightly Injured.
The fire had gained considerable
headway alien the alarnr was sound,
ad although most of the blase was
watered around hold Number*. Al
hougb lines were thrown over tfie
superstructure at the flrst list, the
jraft soon settled on for side.'.
No workmen had been about}
ship since noon Saturday. The blase
was discovered by si watchman at
1:46 a. m. yesterday morning.