1933 Legislature Did ?
Constructive
I Spite of Difficulties
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Most Constructive la
Many Years
Bakigh, May 18.-The 19W gen
eral assembly, which came to an end]
Monday alter being in session almost]
four and one half months, will gel
down a history as one of the most]
constructive in many years, despite j
the many difficult pmhjams it had j
before it, according to those who]
have observed its deliberations close* j
ly. ft is also regarded as significant 1
that in spite of occasional revolts]
against the program outlined by ]
Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus, it]
eventually followed his leadership ]
and carried out the greater part of]
the program he advocated.
Some of the more outstanding ac-J
complishmects of die general assera- j
bly that adjourned Monday are:
It balanced tibe budget, thu safe
guarding the credit of the state, by
enacting a revenue bill that will
yield sufficient revenue with which]
to meet the appropriations of ap
proximately $25,000,000 from the
general fund.
It established a state supported
eight months school term, without
any property taxes therefor, thus re- j
moving form die property owners
more than $8,000,000 a year in ad!
valorem taxes.
It reduced the cost of maintaining j
the state departments mid institu
tions approximately $16^000,000 a
year by adopting an appropriations
bill calling for a total outlay of only j
$41,000,600 s year instead of $52,- j
000,000 a year as adopted in 1931.
It reduced the salaries of all state
officials, from the Governor on down I
by 13 per cent and the salaries of I
all state employes 32 per cent below]
the salary schedule.
ft adopted a 3 per cent general J
sales tax on retail sales, with basic]
foods exempted, in order to get]
enough revenue to provide the $16,-1
806,000 for die support of the eight]
months school term and thus balance
the budget.
It raised the franchise tax on the]
gross income of the power compan-j
iea, railroads and other large corpor
ations in oniar to recapture the
greater part of the property tax re- j
duction they .received from the re
moval of the property taxes for
schools.
It adopted a school machinery bill
to compel the more economical ad
ministration of the public schools
and which wiH permit the levying of]
supplemental taxes only by a vote of]
the people. j
It ?wfanj aevcral UtTbS^f
I during or abolishing penalties cm
I back taxes and greatly reducing the
I penalties on all taxes, as well as the
I coat of ideal tiling and selling pro
M petty for taxes.
I It consolidated the State Piison
I aad the Stats Highway Commission
I into a angle nail to he known asH
I the State Highway and Public Works |
I Commission, designed to save a large I
I amount in the operation of these II
I unitiu |
ft adopted much far-reaching leg-1
? ialatton relating to hankers and |
? banking, designed to strengthen the I
? bank* a* the state.
TTne hat eooki he farther prolong- H
I ed by the addition of muncrous acts!
? of almost aa gnat'importance. But!
it ia agyesd that the most important 1
legislation had to do with the bal-l
m&f of tfce budget, the mainten
ance-of the and.the reduc-1
tioa ef taxes oa property, and It sk|
about these mfsmimn that the nrin-1
I cipal controversies raged in both I
I fiTiiitrie
The first major controversy arose I
over appropriations hill, which I
the extreme economy bloc, headed I
I by Representative Tarn & Bowie of
I Ashe, advocating an appropriation I
I a eataa tax. The amaromriations Mil
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School Finals
Set Under Way
FarmviHe Seniors Hear
* Prof, Graham of Atlan
" tic Christian College.
A larg? audience which practically
?filled Perkins Hall, heard the bacca
laureate sermon delivered to the grad
uating class on Sunday morning at XI
o'clock, by Prof. Frederick F. Graham,
head of the department of education
of the Atlantic Christian College, of
Wilson.
Prof. Graham, one of the outstand
ing leaders of the college, who was
heard here with much interest, took
the three sayings of Jesus as the
theme of his sermon "If any man ]
would come after Me, let him take
up his cross and follow Me." "For he
that would save his life shall lose
it," and "Seek ye first the King
dom of God."
Asking the question, "How are you
taking Jesus?" he traced the attitude
of the Disciples before the Resurrec
tion; doubting, denying and deserting 1
Him, afterwards venturing all and
suffering martyrdom for their'faith;
depicted the Church as persecuted and ,
persecutor; described the spirit of the ,
multitudes in Jescs's time applying
this >to the present economic condi- ,
tions, and declaring that'if the world
were taking these sayings of Jesus j
seriously, one class of mankind would
not be drawing magnificant salaries ;
and spending millions for mere toys ,
while their brothers stand in bread {
lines extending for miles.
In contrast he gave examples of ;
men who dared to follow Jesus; one j
a missionary serving 30 years with- (
out salary. He challenged the young
people to take Jesus intelligently and ;
seriously, and to take up the torch of
the heroic followers he had held be
fore him. I
In concluding the speaker prophes
ized the future, internationally speak
ing, if the World Powers would invite (
Jesus to their Council Table and listen j
to His teachings. ,
? The music for the occasion was ren- ,
dered by the members of the various j
choirs of the town under the direction j
of Frank R. Hufty and Mrs. Haywood
Smith, accompanist Miss Virginia
Hufty sang a solo with Mrs. M. V. ,
Jones accompanying. j
? Others taking part in the program .
were Rev. C. B. Mashburn, Christian!
minister, Hev. H. L. Hendricks of the!
Methodist and Rev. L. R. Ennis of the
Baptist Church and Supt. R. E. Body.
The seventh grade exercises and the
piano recital by pupils of Mrs. Hay- ,
wood Smith were given on a join pro
gram Thursday evening at 8:00, the
former taking the form of a beautiful ,
historical pageant in two acts, "North
Carolina In The Making," with seven
ty characters, under the- direction of "j
Miss Susie Copeland and Mrs. L. P. :
Thomas. Bob Davis gave the wel
coming address and Ras Jones the
farewell speech. Mrs. Haywood Smith ,
was accompanist. The certificates
were awarded by Dr. Paul E. Jones.
The program of the piano recital,
which was seccessfully presented and
very enjoyable was as follows:
Duet, Our School Band?Rolfe?
Frances Bivins Smith and Mary
Thorne Tyson.
j The Fairy Wedding-Turner?Helen
Willi*
. Song of the Drum?Rischer and
The Clown?Ketterer?Virginia Cobb.
Warblings At Eve?Richards?An
nie Mae Ward.
Glad Hours?Loeb-Evans?Nancy
Tucker.
Tag Waits?Swift?Anne Jones.
Gertrude's Dream Walts?Beethov
en?Mae Knott.
On The Railroad?Dolfe?Mildred
Everett.
> Caroling of the Birds?Nischouz?
Rebecca Wbeteaa
Minuet?Beethoven?Frances Bivins
Smith.
At The Country Fair?Martin?
Yvonne Smith. . Sf
f? General Bum-Bum?Poldini?Rachel
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Tin Spring Flower
Show To Be Held
Here Friday 26ft
The Show Will Be Open
To Visitors F&n 2:30
to 6:00 in Afternoon
The annual Spring Flower Show, al-l
ways hailed with pleasure and deUttd
by this community, will be held nB
the municipal building on Friday, May
26th. > -
The Shdy, which will be held as
usual under the auspices of the Gard- {
en Ckib, oz which Mrs. T. E. Joyner ,
is chairmah; promises to be even j
more successful than in the past few j
years, due to general weather condi
tions being more favorable to the de- j
volopment, of flowers of the early ,
blooming varieties, The Show will be j
open to visitors from 2:30 to 6:00 in
the afternoon.
Committees in charge are as fol- ,
lows: Arrangements, Mrs. J. M. Whe- (
less, Mrs. Ernest Gaynor, Mrs. T. E.
Joyner; Ribbons, Miss Bettie Joyner,
Flower Arrangement, Mrs. J. I. Mor- |
?an, Mrs. G. A. Rouse; Hostesses, ,
Mrs. T. E. Joyner, Mrs. A. Q. Roe- ,
buck, Mrs. R. E. Boyd, Mrs. J. M. j
Christman, Mrs. W. Lackey and Mrs. ]
D. R. Morgan.
Rules made in connection with the ,
show state that all entries must be 'in ,
by 11:00 A. M. Ribbons are offered j
as follows: finest verbena; most beau- ]
tiful arrangement verbena; finest ;
snapdragons; finest sweet peas; b,est :
arrangement; finest, double pink pop- ;
pies; finest red poppies; best arrang
tnent corsopsis; best heartsease; best
specimen ragged robins; best arrang
ment; finest iris; finest collection iris;
finest specimen pink rose; finest white
rose; finest rose in shades of yellow;
finest collection roses, all one color;
finest speciment red rose; best red
Radiance; best Columbia; finest climb
ing pink rose; climbing red rose;
climbing yellow; white; finest speci
men peony; finest collection mixed
peonies; finest collection peonies one
color; finest collection pansies; most
beautiful arrangement pansies; best
large arrangement mixed flowers;
best arrangement white flowers; best
arrangement flowers in shades of blue
and purple; best arrangement flowers
shades of pink; finest single larkspur;
double larkspur; best arrangement
larksjur; most artistic arrangement
bf flowers; most unusual flower; best
specimen lily; best lilies of valley;
finest phlox; best pinks; best petunia;
best garllardia; best blooming plant;
largest collection of different flowers
in one container; color harmony ar
rangement.
Notice: William
1 Henry Smith
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If William Henry Smith of Route
3, will come into the Enterprise
office and make his identity known
to us, we will print his article con
cerning the Farmville Hijh School.
The policy of our paper is an
open one with its columns at the
disposal of the people of the com
munity at any time, but articles of
this nature must not only be sign
ed but the writer must be known
to us and Willing to take fuQ re
sponsibility for expressing his feel
ings in print.
THE EDITOR.
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$ M. |teb?ood a?J R. H. poit,
Tobacco Warehousemen Of
'?> Malwre Experience To Ron
Big Net Warehouse Now lie
g ing Boflt There; Will Alsa
Operate Knott's Warehouse
Here.
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News of modi interest to farmers
in this section, as well as oh the bord
er market, has just been released,
wherein, the new# organized firm
of Hobgood and Knott will operate
two tobacco warehouses the coming]
season; one at Lamberton and the
other in Farmville.
The warehouse in Lumberton, a'new i
house now under construction; is be- J
ing built by W. O. Thompson of that
city, and will be known as* the Hob
good Warehouse. When completed it
will be one of the largest and most
modern to be found on the border
markets.
This firm will also operate . the
Knott Warehouse in this city, which
has been under the effident manage
ment of Mr. R, H. Knott for many
rears.
r Neither Mr. Hobgood nor Mr. Knott
need an introduction to the tobacco
industry of the State, due to their
experience of more than 20 years in
the management and conducting of
sales. Mr, Hobgood. who is hejd in;
high esteem among his associates,
both farmers and tobacconists, was
for a number of years a member of
the local firm of Monk and Hobgood,
selling from eight to ten million
pounds of the weed each season, while
Mr. Knott is also recognized as one
of the highest type men connected
with the industry,'both enjoying the
enviable reputation of being among
the State's leading warehousemen.
We congratulate Lumberton upon
being able to secure the interest and
activities of such a firm as Hobgood
and Knott, which we predict will be
the greatest possible asset to their
market for the coming spason,
Declares Japan An
To Co-operate with V. S.
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V iscount Ishii Issues A
Greeting; Other 'Na
tions Quick To Accept
fioosevelt's Peace Pro
posal
San Francisco, May 17.?Japan
is anxions to co-operate with the
United States in battling world-wide
economic depression, Vicount Kiku
jiro Ishii, Japanese delegate to the
Roosevelt ecoppmic conferences, said
in a*.address tore tonight
The Japanese economist and diplo
mat arrived from Tokyo this morn
ing, enroute to Washington.
*The occasion which brought me to
jarxt country is a grave one," Ishii
I g , / j
the London conference will not be
launched upon an uncharted sea/'
Ishii forecast harmony in conver
sations between himself and Mr.
Roosevelt
"America and Japan are not com
petitors in the trade of the Pacific/'
he continued. "They complement
each other in the field of commerce.
Japan is the best customer of the
United States. The United States
the best customer of Japan. The
things you export to China are items
we do not produce.
"Between two such nations, it is
idle to talk of economic war., . We
should emphasize co-operation and
harmony. Such is the spirit in which
we approach the grave problems that
actuated your President to invite us
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fannville to Stage
Beauty Pageant
On Night May 23
"Miss Farmvffle" Will
Stand Chanee for Free
Trip to World's Fair at
Chicago
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A local Beauty Pageant or Con
test to be conducted under the auspi
ces of the Farraville Post No. 161,
American Legion, to select the most
beautiful young lady of this city or
community, will be staged in the High
School Auditorium, this city, on the
evening of May 23, at 8 o'clock, it
wrs announced today by Commander
Chas. F. Baucom of the local Legion
Post
The winner in the Beauty Pageant
here will be awarded the title "Miss
Farmville." She will, receive a silver
loving cup and will be given a free
trip to Wilmington (^rightsville).
N. C., by the local Legion Post, She j
is to represent the locfl Post in the
Statewide Beauty Pageant to be stag
ed in Wilmington (Wrightsville), N.
C., August 18-19, 1938, during the
State Convention of the American
Legion,
The winner in the Statewide Beau
ty Pageant at Wilmington will be
designated as "Miss North Carolina"
and will be given a free trip to the
World's Fair at Chicago, during the
1933 National Convention of the
American Legion,
Merchants and business firms are
asked to cooperate with the Legion
in this city's Beauty Pageant by se
lecting beautiful young ladies as their
representatives. Each firm cooperat
ing will be eligible to present one en
trv.
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All the beautiful young ladles' of
this city are expected to be entered in
the Beauty Pageant or contest. Car
ried ladies will be given an oppor
tunity to match their physical charms
and graces with that of the other
young ladies of this city, in order to
give every type of loveliness and
feminine beauty a chance to annex
the title cf "Miss Farmville."
The winner in this Pageant will
possess traits other than a beautiful
face. She must possess facial beauty,
physicial perfection, poise, dignity
and personality. Out-of-town judges
will select the winner.
Musical and entertaining sketches
and novelties will supplement the
program. This Beauty Pageant will
be staged under the direction of an
experienced, professional Director of
Beauty Pageants, and will be con
ducted on the same high plane upon
which such Beauty Pageants have
been and are being conducted in other
cities of the State under the auspices
of the Legion. I
I Well Kn^wn Pitt
I Comity Farmer Passes
The funeral of Louis Franklin Hol
loway, age 51, who died at his home
near Ballards Cross Roards about 8:00
Saturday afternoon, May 6, was con
ducted from the home on Sunday aft
ernoon following at 8:80, by Rev. C.
B. Mashburn, assisted bjj? Rev. L. R.
Ennis. Interment was made in Holly
wood cemetery.
Mr. ftolloway was a prominent and
highly esteemed farmey and will be
I greatly missed' in the neighborhood I
and in Pitt County, where he had liv
ed practically all his life. He had I
been in failing health for several
months and his death was not unex
rltovivny are to wife, formerly
Miss Mamie Ruth Pollard of this town,
and three children, Corinne, Mary
Anni; and Louis .HoUoway; and six
sisters, Mrs. Annie Murphy, New
Bern; Mrs. Joe Pittm*n,;ljcrs. Bertha
Chatman, Burney, Mrs. Mar
vin and Dock Cox of Grifton and that,
community. :
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T. S. Tours North Caro
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Feature
Twelve lectures in four different
towns in North Carolina will be given
this month by the noted New York
speaker, the Rev, Dr. Edward Lodge
Curran, a member of the. Now York
Bar and a graduate of Columbia Uni
versity. Dr. Curran will make inter
esting and appealing talks on quest
ions that are of great importance.
The dates on which these lectures
will take place follow: At Grifton,
May 20; at Greenville, May 21, 22,
28; at Farmville, May 24, '25 and 26.
Dr. Curran, some of whose relatives '
were born and reared in North Caro
lina, is president of the International
Catholic Truth Society. The head
quarters of this world-wide organiza
tion are in Brooklyn, New York.
There is no man, or woman, who
at times doesn't think within himself
about life after death, about his high
er and better self which we call soul.
The truth comes hbrae to us in these
hard times that man does not live by
money and bread alone. Many who
honestly labored and saved find them
selves today with nothing. And when
the fruit of their labor is wiped out
their inner self tells them that their
big work is to live in God's friend
ship and keep His Commandments.
When man lives first to serve God,
the loss of even all his earthly
wealth does not have a bad effect
Dr. Curran's lecture will help his
listeners to understand the important
tilings in life.
Every Protestant, every Catholic,
every citizen of this community
should make it his or her business to
hear Dr. Cyrran. Everybody will be
t Li 1 ? Tl* Piiwow dnao
atjarviljr vycituuw. vi. uuni?i. uw?
not aim to make Catholics out of his
non-Catholic audience, but he does
hope to reawaken a religious spirit on
the part of all people. Everybody
should be active in the church. The
present economic disaster is the result
of throwing aside religion not only in ;
our own country but also in most
other countries. Where God is for- :
gotten our neighbor gets little con- i
sideration. . <
Each one's right to life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness can only be !
safeguarded where the most of us are '
mindful that God created us and that
we must give an account to our Maker
for all of our acts. -
Dr. Curran is speaking in this State
this month, not on a religious of poli
tical platform, but to bring man back
to his Creator. We need to be re
minded of the things about God and
ourselves and the world. We once
knew but we perhaps have almost for
gotten about these facts.
Dr. Curran, former dean of Cathe
dral 'College, Brooklyn, and noted
radio broadcaster, will show you in
these lectures how you can help
yourself in the struggle that faces
you today. These timely lectures will
make your faith stronger and will
give you confidence in yourself and
your cause.* Be present at the lec
| tures, Catholic and non-Catholic, rain
or shine. Booklets will be given to
those who attend . There will be no
collection, no charges.
More Stalls
Join Repeal
New Jersey Repeals
Own Enforcement Act;
Wyoming Lining Up
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Newark, N. J,, May 16.?New Jer
sey, long considered a "wet" state
and one of those which already has
repealed its own enforcement act,
will jion Michigan, Wisconsin and
Rhode Island today as favoring repeal
of the prohibition amendment to the
United States constitution,
j Specifically, the voters of the state
will ballot for delegates to a repeal
convention. But the fact that "dry"
forces failed to file a sufficient num
ber of names on petitions in 11 of the
21 counties makes the voting a mere
fprraality.
h Cheyenne, Wyo., May 16.?Wyom
ing today appeared to have lined up
withj Michigan, Wisconsin and Rhode
Island in fevbr of repeal of the 18th
Icinct conventions, there had been
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Roosevelt Aske Nations
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Washington, May 16.-?President
Roosevelt appalled dirwctly to the
rulers of top nations today to nduee
armaments, eliminate entirely the
weapons of aggression, mfofa front
extending any armed forces whatso
ever beyond their own borders, for
get "petty national aims and join
sincerely to aarare peace and econ
omic recovery,"
. In a plain speaking message with
out diplomatic precedent, the Pres
ident asked for specific steps at once
and declared "If any nation feterto
posed obstruction Urn civilized world
would know where the responsftfl
ity for failure lies."
He mentioned no nation by. name
but his words rang through the di
plomatic world with dramatic sig- -
nificance at a moment when certain
leaders in Germany am taking
greater armaments; when Japanese
troops am marching deeper into
territory of China; and when other '
people are suspected of harboring
aspirations to acquire new territory
by force.
For the United States the plain
word of the declaration points to
abstention from further incursions
by American marines into any Latin
American country.
The hint at status-quo with re
spect to American forces now sta
tioned by treaty in portions of
China, -
As an immediate goal, the Presi
dent asked success for the Geneva
aims conference and the economic
conference soon to meet in London,
adoption at Geneva of the Mac
Donald plan to reduce armaments
of France, stab line those of Ger
many and set up consulative pact for
peace; agreement of time and place
of a later conference to carry steps
still further; an agreement in the
meantime that no nation shall in
crease existing armaments, and a
promise by all nations provided the
terms of arm limitations are kept
thet they will send no armed forces
of whatsoever nature across their
frontiers.
The message, contrary to long
standing diplomatic practice, was
addressed directly to the kings, po
tentates and presidents of all of the
fifty-four nations to be represented
at London, including Russia. It was
signed "Franklin D. Roosevelt,"
It went forward early today in
direct language which was without
the usual form of diplomatic code.
Within the space of a few hours
it was before the heads of every
great nation around the globe and
of the smalier ones.
Arrange Far
Annual Meet
Letter Carriers Discuss
Plans For Yearly Meet
ing of Association
Greenville, May 16.?Four county
unit chairmen of the Tar river branch
of the Rural Letter Carriers Associa
tion met with the executive board at
the postoffice here yesterday after
soon to outline plans for the annual
meeting of the organization to be
held May 37th.
The gathering is always of import
ance to the carriers of this territory, ?
and indications were that the forth
coming session would be one of the
best for years.
Activities of the letter carriers and
plans* for the future will be among
the outstanding things considered in
the annual meeting and all members
were looking forward to the session
with keen anticipation. W. C. Chaun
aey of Grifton, is chairman
Those attending the session yester
day were, Mr. and Mrs. Cbauncey, Mr.
and Mrs. A. J. Craft Walstonburg;
Mr. and Mrs. 0. H. Jackson, Winter
ville, and Jesse Brown, Greenville.
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Episcopal Yonag v
P People To
Here On Saturday
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Young peeple of the locd Episcopal
church ore making plana to entertain;
$e Young People's Service Leags*.
comprising District No. 8, which wilU
hold their annual wwjftw/ here on Sat
urday,
The devotional period, and businew
session will be held in the church be^
ginning at 10:00, luncheon Jfrill bn-v..
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