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fl'?, ' ?" ??1 .1 WEWf. Suimctifdm One Ytwt ^M - Six Meat* 75c J I AI>TO^?ATM:^| Postaffke it ftasvjBa^ JN. C, an-1 der act <rf Midi 8rd, 1878. ? FARM RELIEF ' The purpose of the farm relief which President Roosevelt has asked Congress to adopt is, as we under stand it, to raise the prices of farm products by reducing the volume of production. We believe that is a sound principle. We are only concerned about the practicability of accomplishing it ' It is the fact that the farms of the United States have been for years producing more of the principal sta ples, cotton, wheat corn, tobacco, beef, pork and dairy products, than the peopled of the United States could readily consume. We have been de pendent upon the export market for th sale of these surplus products. The export market has been, steadily, and as we believe, permanently shrinking. Nation after nation has got itself back to the position where its own farms can supply its own needs. it is absured for farmers to com pete with each other in the domestic market. But that is what it comes to when they grow more that the market demands. We had hoped that the cooperative marketing plan which was the basis of the Farm Board's creation, might work out to induce the farmers to pull together instead of apart; but as yet there has been no such progress made as to justify the hope that American farmers will ever be anything but independent indivi dualists. That is in the true Ameri can tradition, a tradition of upstand ing independence which make3 it im possible to apply in this country such instructions as are placed upon pro duction in other countries, however beneficial they may be to the farmer. The principle involved in the Presi dents plan is a new and untried one, the principle of paying the farmer for aft producing, in order that all farmers nriy get a higher price for the limited amount they do produce. As Mr. Roosevelt himself admits, it may not work; but there are many who believe that it will work, and if its administration does not take any more cash out of the pockets of tax payers but instead results in collect ing the amount paid to the farmers from the jrocessors and handlers of from the processors and handlers of purpose of restoring the farmers' purchasing power. HUMAN NATURE It is difficult to escape the- conclu I sion that the principal cause of hard times is over-optimism in good times. I I If that is true, if economic depressions I are due to can&s inherent in human I I nature, we confess that we cannot see I much hope for that millenium in I for everyone We certainly do not see I which there will always be prosperity I how it ia possible for legislation to I correct evils which are sure to recur I whenever conditions are ripe for them. I That is not to say that we do not I I think the Government at Washing-1 I ton and the State government should I not do all in their power to make dis-1 honesty unprofitable. We think 111 would be a salutary thing for the I I country to pot a few big bankers and I stock promoters in jail and keep them I I there as a warning to others. But I we haven't mtjch sympathy with the I that all, or the major part,'of our I I troubles are the result of the maehin-1 ations of unscrupulous crooks. On the contrary, we think we got I ourselves into trouble by believing I I that boom times would never end. I We mortgaged oar homes and our I I isias when it was easy to borrow an. I them, because it seemed so easy to I get the Tsonev to pay off the mort-i gages when we needed it. And when I we say "we" we are speaking of I I everybody. Big manufacturers and! the smaller. They built up great I plants on bond issues, because they ? could not see far enough ahead to I realise that the market for their pro duct was not going to keep on grew- ? sag, but would some day slack off. ' j <twams ft' increasing profits were Jfij rlvv iIWHSV C/X UlvUi| Bliy WRj, j I mril,h Yum* and cot enoujrfc an i ?"'VIHj HllU ft I ? [ tfon, Int^SL I [of the prices, not low prices of milk J [alone, bat of butter, cabbage, hay,! [beef, wheat, cotton, tobacco, hogs,I i onions, etc., Low prfcea hi them-j I selves would not be so serious were it J [not for the fact that those things! I which make up oar living oosts have! foot gone down as muth as have the) j prices of oar products. . . I 'The solution of our problem, then,! ] Joe in one of two courses: either we J I mast reduce the prices of things! |jought to the level of those things! [ which we sell, or raise the price level J lof those things which we sell'to the! I level of the things we bay." I j The latter coarse is obviously the! I nost desirable and the most feasible.! J Air. Sexauer believe* that it can be! j tartly achieved by a revision of the 1 J monetary system, to recognize-other! j mediums as well as gold, as the basis j )f credit. This would doubtless help I jj a great extent, and some change I may come. But the fanner must not joelieve that that alone would save j aim. To the efforts of cooperative j eaders and public officials, must be | idded his own individual efforts if he j s to succeed in freeing himself from "? ? ?' ^fha-r words, cooperate ue uiu^vt i" ? _ ? , I with his fellows in any program de-} jgned fox the common good. It is ^questionably true that an important ?actor in the collapse of the farm price level, was disorganization, an ?very- man-for-himself policy that ^ave the middleman the upper hand n all dealings. All of us bay cheap ty as we can. The farmer will alweys 3ell cheaply unless he is represented by some organization with power aqual to that of the purchaser. In short, the farmer must bend his own shoulder to the wheel along with those who are seeking to solve his difficulties for him. > ; MAYOR BELCHER'S STATEMENT fo the Voters of Farmriliej I have served as your Mayor since 1929, during which time I have advo cated and practiced economy in every branch of your town government and by such practice the following deduc -jons have been made: The ^nded indebtedness reduced from $217,800, 0 to $122400.00; we paid during the tast fiscal year $30,460.00; bond debts and your next years bond payment will be $17,270.00, which means a -eduction of $13,190.00, this of course, should mean another reduction in your taxes when the budget is made up, because smaller the indebtedness less money will have to be raised. Your tax rate has been reduced from $1.50 per hundred to $1-26* which is a saving to the tax payers if 25 cents on the hundred dollars; your tax levy has been reduced from $46,376.04 to $34,075.62* which means a saving of $12,300.42, to the tax payers; your light rate has been re duced from 12tt cents to 9 cents per kilowatt, a saving of 3% cents per kilowatt, your minmum water and dght rate each has been reduced from $1.50 to $145 each, a saving of 50 cents per month to each consumer, rhis rate is in line with other towns larger than ours;; the salary of all uffieers and employees of the-town have been cut. All the foregoing are aken from the records and I invite /our investigation. 1 have devoted practically all my ?ime and attention to the administra tion of the affairs of the Municipality. I have supervised and looked after che up keep of th Cemeteries, Streets, /acant lots and all other places where attention was necessary; I have ren iered assistance, in so far as I was hie, to individuals seeking aid; 1 have supported all Churches, social and civic organizations; I have sup ported every move that had for its abject the betterment of the com munity; I have sought counsel and advice from others and tried to put in execution all things for the best interest of the teem; I have dis charged my duty impartially. I will appreciate yonr support in the coming primary and if I am re infected, I shall faithfully and diligent- j ly discharge my duties to the best of my ability. 1 shall continue to seek your advice and counsel, and I ssk you to make known to me any plan by which r may better serve you. I do all in my power to admin ister the affairs of the town in the most economical nrowMd cariy E^BELCHEi MEMBERS OF POLICE I a n?Unirv DiMMI DErAKTM?fii rAoojroV down" a Ford tearing car, identical < with that of the police department on ! Friday afternoon. He had never fail- ! ed in attracting the attention of tfie ; driver before and so stepped eonii- < dently in front of the car expecting 1 to hear the brakes crash aa the J wheels of the police chariot came to J a stand still. But to his amazement < and consternation the unthought of ! happened, the car continued on &s J course knocking Brownie aside. And < Jurmg the tatefefeening hours before < death came, Chief Taylor was pained by the puzzled expression in the eyes \ of Wa pet and will doubtless grieve < for many moons at the thought that ! Brownie blamed friends for the aeei- J dent. The terrier was a familiar sight t on the streets of FarmviUe, a fine \ glossy haired animal with bnaeetud* 1 ded harness, tagging the footsteps of < the Chief as he did'during" tfcr satire < course of his life. Friendly and smart i Brownie delighted in performing feats taught him by his master, who would, beam with pride and pleasure J at his favorite trick of playing dead { when aaked what be would do if the ?< Chief were to vote a Republican < tickeet L* wrC- ."TW t, .. ?- -2 The Davidson County Mutual Ex- 4 change sold $3,053.68 worth of pool- 1 try and other produce for Jt4 farmer 4 members during the month of Feb- < .mm, | .?.?.'''v ? ? - I r ^ ?"?v; ^ m ? ?? . ? v ' ? "P^ I , , , til *11 ll Tw?>^lu M vote for? We want ' the best material at a close price. % j ; Ofci jiIt. Candidate are yo?|;for j strict and>aearching ^economy |a unfiling pfyiny Mt fun tih ' public treasury?.' Do you earnestly I advocate a minimum water and light * rate of one dollar per month, the ' curtailment of operating expenses, ' the elimination of waste and leakage 1 In every depsrtment and the promo- | Son of an independent, self reliant ! industrious community? Oh. Mr. Candidate, in looking back 1 over die record for several years, we 1 find that there has been only a negii- 1 gable reduction in operating expenses, * in tax rate, in water and light rate; ( nothing like it should have.been in keeping with the times and the very great reduction of our income. 1 Oh, Mr. Candidate, the time is ' drawing near, there are yet but fojir 1 days and we march up to the ballot box, if our votes .elect you will you ( mini) fl?n nffinn Knliinr ^ IV Ul HMIIU VUilV vuv VAJ.?VV is the servant of the people and not J that the office is created for his welfare. .Speak out, Oh, Mr. Cantfi- ' date, and let your light shine. If elected will you give us not less than ' a 25 per cent tax rate reduction, a dollar minimum water and light rate and all other activities in keeping? Every voter should know the can-' j didate. We know vastly more about National candidates and how they stand and what they represent than we do about our local candidates, this j may be because we take it for grant ed that because the local man has offered his services that he is one hundred percent to the good, this < may or may not be the case, yet we would like to hear from you and see < just how you look. As a general thing a candidate ; makes the race at the earnest solid- ; tation of'his friends, for the good of < tile cause, but this is not sufficient ; now days, we want to hear from the \ candidate on his own merits. Oh, Most Noble Candidate, there ! being yet but four days and we march ? up to the ballot box, and lest we go < "as dum driven cattle/' or a lot of mules following a gray mare; come i out and let us know just what we \ may expence of you. Go to the Town < Hall- at seven thirty o'dock on Mon- i day night, April the third, and get up ! and speak the truth to all of those J who are really interested in the town < and its government for the next two < years so that we will know more I ?ibout how to vote and what to ex- ; pect from those elected. We actually 1 knew less about our local candidates ! than we do about National Candi- 1 dates. jj Oh, Most Noble Candidate, will you < come out? I DR. D. S. MORRILL. J I.".!".- 1' I 1 . 'V , |y iWCY Sd3 O^CCt'aK^Stty JMA(QQQ 'SflMT 'A ^ .^*Wf* I j farxnviiie N C, j In answer to the m*ny inquiries I vish to state that as Mayor I would tend for the following politics: if Commissioners that a jComplete in tense.' ' If these were to be followed^ T believe that ? he general aerating expense could je. reduced about $10,000.00, which ] laving taken together with the auto- ; natic reduction in debt service of 1 ibout $15,000.00, will allow for 30c ! w more reduction of tax on real ; iatate, based on the present valua tion. 1 2r?A moral government I will stand for and demand ihe - remal of any immoral conditions vhich tend to have a bed influence '? >n the boys and girls of Farmvillo. t is my desire and I would put forth ;very effort to give our young people I wnoiesorae atmosphere in which to prow into men and women. I realize bat the success of this pledge would lepend on the- cooperation received Vom the people of the Town. How ever, I believe that such cooperation will be forthcoming. 8?1 will pledge an absolutely lonest and sincere judgment in all >? my business relations with or for he Town of Farmville. JOHN B. LEWIS. (Political adv.) ' *OW IS THE TIME TO RE-NEW YOUR SUBSCRIPTION! ?* Wake UpYour Liver Bile -Without Calomel ' ,.iv v- - ? ? r??- . . o .757*?rVVfA:- ? ? ' And YoulI Jump Out of Bed in the Morning Rarin* to Go If you fed sour and sunk and the world looks punk* don't swallow a lot of salts, mineral water, oil, laxative candy or chewing gum and expect them to make yoii suddenly sweet and buoyant and full of sunshine. For they can't do it. They only move the bowels and a mere move ment doesn't get at the cause. The Woo for your down-and-out feeling la your liver. It should pour out two pounds of liquid bile into your bowels jafly. ' If this b&? is not flowing freely, your food doesn't digest. It just decays in ths bevels. Gas bloats up your stomach. You hare a thick, bad taste and your breath is ioul, skin often breaks out in blemishes. Your hsad - aches and you fed down and out. Your whole system is poisoned. It takee those good old CARTER'S LITTLE LIVER FILLS to get these two pounds of bile flowing frosty end make you fad "up aad up.' Thsy contain wonderful, harmless, gentie ssgetabU sstraets, arnsdng when it comes to making the bfla flow freely. h But don't ask for ihrer p31s. Adc for Carter's little liver Pllla. Look for the name Carter's Little litsr Pills on ths red Ubd. Resent ? euhstitnte. 26catsilstores. OtMl.C. M.Cn. Make a note of this PHONE NUMBER . . v--; -h ? for emergency BATTERY OR TIRE SERVICE 0UDE fS>0*>5 1 '61 ? > A | ? for those lo whom low first cost is now tho only consideration, | we hove the new Idexbuilt by I F you ever get stallecfby battery or tire trouble, phone us, and we'll arrive promptly with a rental battery or a spare tire to get you on your way. Minor repairs made on the spot. Batter/ emergency calls always show the /alue of our regular inspection service, tvhich prevents pottery trouble. . W. C. Wooten, Mgr. Farmville, N. C. "Jfr'^Z: ?^?.^^"j^^^?wfiS8lSkXi^v>L t.as?w>-|j|- ??wc- ? ^ w T T w ^ T" ^ y ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ V^r ^?" ^??W'-'W'W -r ^ ? _ ,, > ** " COTTON AND * CC5 YTCJB^ ^S^lEdflESlE!^ ?i^ ?B| _ ^L^4m ^ 4^ " dfl - ^n flB j/p said town in the primary to be held Tuesday, April 4tb? 1938. If re-elected I shall diligently and faithfully discharge the duties of said office for the best interest of the town according to the best < ferny R, E. BELCHER , >: - !?. / ANNOUNCEMENT4 I hereby announce myself a candi date for M&jwr of the Town of Farm rille for the next ensuing term, sub ject, /however, to the will of the democratic voters thereof. JOHN a LEWIS. ? - FOE COMMISSIONER I hereby announce my candidacy for reelection a? Town Commissioner - in the Democratic primary to be held Tuesday, April 4th, subject to the wishes of the voters. J. T. BUNDY. . FOR COMMISSIONER. ? - . - I hereby announce my candidacy as a member of the Board of Commis sioners of the Town of Farmville in the Democratic primary to be held April 4th. I will appreciate your vote and support J. FRANK HARPER. FOR COMMISSIONER I take this method of announcing my candidacy as a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Farmville, subject to the wishes of the voters in the Democratic Pri mary to be held on Tuesday, April 4, 1933. GEORGE W. DAVIS. FOR COMMISSIONER : 1 take this method cf announcing my candidacy as a member of the Board of Commissi oners of the Town of Farmville, subject to the wishes of the voters in the Democratic Pri mary to be held on Tuesday, April 4, 1933. JESSE G. SPENCER. FOR COMMISSIONER I take this method of announcing my candidacy as a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Farmville, subject to the wishes of the voters in the Democratic Pri mary to be held on Tuesday, April 4, ! 1933. J. W. JOYNER. y73~ FOR COMMISSIONER . I hereby announce my candidacy for re-election as a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Farmville in the Democratic Pri mary to be held on Tuesday, April 4, 1933, subject to the wishes of the Voters. DR. W. M. WILLIS. ; & ;v FOR COMMISSIONER ? ' * . 1 hereby announce my candidacy for re-election as a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Farmville in the Democratic Pri mary to be held on Tuesday, April 4, 1933, subject to the wishes of the Voters. T. W. LANG. FOR COMMISSIONER ' - . J ? I hereby announce my candidacy for re-election as a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Town 1 of Farmville in the Democratic Pri mary to be held on Tuesday, April 4, 1983, subject to the wishes of the Voters. L. W. GODWIN, DR. VIRGIL H. MEWBORW Optometrist ?NEXT VISITS? Farmville, N. Cn at f ields' Jewelry Store, Monday, April 10, 1933. Ayden, N. C., at P, R. Taylor Co.'a Store Monday, April 8, 1933. Eyes Examined ? 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