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Plan to Remove Minhnutn
Of Ten Million Acres of
Cotton From Production
Commissioners of Agri
culture of Cotton Grow
ing States Hold Con
ference In Washington
Following which Acre
age Redaction Plan Is
Submitted
Washington, June 14.?Commission
ers of Agriculture of cotton growing
states after a conference here today
submitted a plan to remove a mini
mum of ten million acres from pro
duction and opposing the levying of a
. processing tax.
They proposed that acreage be
leased at the rate of at least six dol
lars an acre plus an option to pur
chase government owned cotton at
five cents a pound on the basis of one
third of a bale to each acre retired
from production or a rental of ten dol
lars an acre where the government
does" not wish to obtain an option.
They took the position that it would
be most desirable to lease '2,500,000
acres now planted to cotton but indi
cated in a memorandum forwarded to
the White House that they would Be
satisfied with ten million acres which
is provided in the tentative plans.
Soon after G. C. Adams, Georgia!
commissioner of agriuleure in a state
ment predicted the plan "most likely
to be carried out will provide:
"Giving the cotton growers the
privilege of leasing to the govern
ment 30 per cent of their acreage at
$10 per acre if they do not take op
tions on an equal number of bales
which this abandoned land would pro
duce counting three acres to the bale;
or six dollars per acre and allowing
these growers an option on cotton
now held by the government at six
cents per hundred to be held by it for
sals on their order, they to have any
advance in price but no loss in case
of a decline."
Behhi and Bell
Fori Warehouse
fartnership Here;
The Farmville tobacco market is to
be greatly augmented this year by
having Branch Bobbitt of Warrenton
as one of its warehousemen, the part
nership of L. R. Bell and Mr. Bobbitt
being formed some months ago.
-fnr fKo nhnve statement 1
are built on Mr. Bobbitt's strong per
sonality, genial manner and thorough
knowledge Of tobacco, together with
the fact that he comes to this market
highly recommended as a capable and
an efficient executive. He has been in
the warehouse business for the past
14 years, being with the Export Co.,
for many years, managing a branch
office in China, and has for the past
two years run a warehouse in Warren
ton. Ur. and Mrs. Bobbitt arrived in
Farmville a- few weeka ago and are
receiving a cordial welcome on every
aide.
The senior partner, I* R. Bell, needs
no introduction to the people of this
section,- having lived here aH of his '
life and being one of the best known,
tobacco men in the State, his wide
experience covering not only many
years in the warehouse business but
three times as many as alafgetobec
eo grower, thus being fitted by . a
thorough acquaintance with tfcegrow
fcig and selling of the weed. He num
bers his friends by the hundreds and
FarsrviBefolks feel that this partner
ship wfl! he a great asset to thelocal
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(nr. Placns Troops
Over Go. Treasury
Atlanta, June 14. ? Militarymen
guarded Georgia's treasury tonight to
prevent the highway board from get
ting money to pay its debts until It
meets demands of Governor Eugene
Tfclmadge.
The executive'8 demands am that
five highway engineers be fired. The
board refused to fire them, so the
governor tied up all highway funds
and no employe of that department
has been paid since last ApriL
The secret of the guard?soldiers
serving as civilian sentries to protect
more that $2,000,000 in highway
funds? was revealed today after
Governor Talmadge arrived, in New
York to make a speech under aus
pices of Sons of the Revolution. The
posting of the sentries at the treas
ury was a mystery until a high au
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cnoniy 8B1U W gvreotvi uau v..
dered withdrawal of the funds from
banks and their deposit in the State
treasury. ? -I
He and his advisors considered it
possible that the board might seek
the funds by federal injunction, so
Georgia's military was instructed to
keep the money in the treasury until
the governor said otherwise.*
The fight between Talmadge and
the loard started brewing during his
campiugn and reached the breaking
point when the governor declined to
approve the department's budget un
less names of five engineers were
stricken from the pay rolls, lhe
board said it wouldn't fire the men.
Then Talmadge refused to sign any
highway warrants. That was last
April, and since then the board hasn't
drawn a penny for expenses, although
its money has been piling up.
The-board struck back by inform
ing the State prison commission that
more than 50G convicts used on State
highway projects would be turned
back to the State's care. The prison
commission said it had no place to
put them. The jrovernor told the
commission to make a place,
"Georgian take care of her con
victs," said Talmadge.
Vacation School Begins
" A Vacation School, of which Miss
Ruth Skinner is dean, got off to an
auspicious start this week in the
Methodist and Christian churches,
with manual training classes for boys,
sewing classes for girls and public
school music for both boys and girls.
Mrs. Florence Thome and Mrs. G.
M. Shirley have charge of the begin
ners; Curtis Flanagan has the manual
training classes; intermediate classes
are taught by Misses Dorothy and
Sarah Smith; Mrs, Mac Carraway
teaches the Juniors; sewing Misses
Elizabeth Lang and Louise Smith;
Music, Misses Vivian Case, .Serene
Turaage and Elizabeth Lang; recrea
tion, Misses Elizabeth Fields and Eva
Mae Turaage.
The school, which is being well at
tended, opens at 9:15 and efcwei at
each morning. -Commencement
exercises will close the term of two
weeks.
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Tobacco Association
To Meet On June 29
Rocky Mount, June IS.?Meeting
of the United States American To
bacco association is scheduled to be
held in the Cavalier hotel at Virginia
Reach June 29, 80 and July 1, Bruce
The principal business of the meet
ing will consist of the setting of
houses of the various tobacco belts
and for the election of officers.
bers* have asked this association
association *
Hiaittaj
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Rotarians and Ameri
can Legions (Sickly
Learn They Had For
gotten More than They
Ever Knew About Base
Ball
(By the Sports Kilter)
"PewT if any, local events ever stag
ed hoe, have called forth the hilarity
and genuine enjoyment of both parti
cipants and spectators, as did the base
ball game between the Rotarians and
members of the American Legion,
played on the local diamond Wednes
day afternoon.
The runs WERE COUNTED with
the aid of an adding machine, bat
the errors were innumerable, and such
wonderful and marvelous errors?Mc
Adams, left fielder for the Rotes
made a glorious sprint of fifty feet
to catch a long fly and after finding
a position directly underneath the
sphere, stepped back two feet in an
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unheard of effort to entice the Daii to
follow him; Herman Rouse, catcher
for the Legion, and an old timer in
the base ball field, at one of the most
critical points of the game, with four
men on bases, counting the batter, i
threw off his mask and down his
I
glove, in order to have a more com
fortable chat with the pitcher, and (
wasn't at home when the player on
third walked in and did a tap dance
on the home plate, Herman returned
to his post just in time to witness the
last tap and see the score keeper mark,
up another run for the Rotarisns,
Was he surprised? Herman couldnt
help weeping over the dirty trick
played upon him while his back .was
turned.
Leslie Smith, Rotary president and
one of the club's star pitchers, among
whom we give most honorable men
tion to Dr. Willis and Mayor Lewis, [
(and we might state right here that
all of the Rotarians can play equally
as well in one position as another on
the base ball diamond), anyhow
Smith, while pitching, stopped a little
bunt in a beautiful manner, but
straightway forgot that it was base (
ball he was engaged in d?d started a ,
private game of roly-holey, thereby i
allowing the batter to make two or (
three bases, we forget which.
Oh Gee! but Spell got a hit! The 1
ball was found ten minutes later be- i
hind the light plant, the hit would ,
have done credit to the Babe Ruth
himself. How many runs did Spell j
make on his long hit? He barely j
made first base. His breath was at- \
tired in short pants when the first aid ,
squad reached him. The next three
men struck out and Spell still insists ,
that Allah heeded his call for help \
that time.
Zeb Whitehurst, the Legion's aero- <
bat, played second base and took the j
cup for fumbling, stopping several
hits but never being able to pick up ]
a single ball, somebody else having
to lift it up for him every time. j
Cecil Morris proved to be the swift- |
est runner the Legion had, making, 1
somebody said, one base every inning, j
while others claim he made at least j
20 runs; that doesnt sound logical, i
but we print it just to show that it
is all in the point of view. <
John Hill Faylor has evidently been i
the understudy of the world's most ,
famous pitcher, (we forget his name
for ttje moment), but his wind up is i
superb and we dare anybody to try i
to imitate it.
One of the most stragetic plays
made by Hie Rotes during the entire,
game, was that by Alex Rouse, short
stop, who interfering with a hit, man
aged to secure the pill, and with three j
men on bases calmly fcdd it, thereby
holding aU< the runners stark stilL
where he would decide to throw it,
ovt br ti? batter hav
ing no place to go.
A. W. Bobbitt will never grow any
nana oi believe there is a Santa-Clans .
again, for he got the surprise of his
iorrible! Horrible!!
It was quite a common occurance jj
lor players, attempting to steal bases I
a> be run down ana touched with the
>all by the baseman he had just de
serted, in just retaliation for his hav
ing felt him before their conversa
ion was ended.
If Mayer-Goldwyn, or any of the 1
ather movie companies, had known '
about this game they would have
spent millions to have perpetuated it
arith the camera. We can only hope
they never hear of this lost opportuni
ty for filming the best comedy ever,
they would never get over it,,
We hope the Rotes and Legion- I
tiaires will play several more games i
his season and if they can manage c
to get rid of their charley horses and
tore muscles before winter, perhaps c
they wilL for this que beat any big t
League game the Write^ has ever seen, 1
Hewed from any old angle of runs, :i
bits or =?
i Th? scow? -The acbre, yea say?
Oh, the old farmer, who thought tEe
big League game he witnessed in t
New#York with the score ? and U,
plain o*hery, would have enjoyed this ?
one and gotten his money's worth? t
die acme was 28 and 18 fayoring tKe c
^
l ln a pasture test J>eing conducted J
by E. R Bell at Rillocksville, cattle s
on the fertilised pastap* gained 1,520 r
pounds in 28 days while those on the
tmfertflised pasture gained 814 pounds t
Cotton and Wheat to Be
Tised in Effort to Ad
vance Prices of Staples
?
Washington, June 15.?The admin
istration intends to raise $250,000,000
by processing taxes on wheat and
cotton on which it will levy at their
maximum in a bold program aimed ?
to better long range farm prices by
cutting down production.
The government plans provide that
most of the sum will be used to re
ward farmers who agree to redulb
their output in concert with the fed
eral drive to halt the piling up of sur- 1
pluses, long a price depressing prob- '
lem for the growers of the two chief ]
cash crops of the United States,
President Roosevelt has approved
a program under the power of the .
new farm act which Secretary Wal
lace will make public tomorrow.
A comprehensive acreage curtail- (
ment program will be launched for
ootton to take out aa much m 10,000,
000 acres of the crop now growing. 1
No effort will be made to cut pro- (
duction where the crop is now near- t
ing harvest. t
Winter killed and bad weather have }
cut production of wheat to approxf- f
mate needs for the first time, al- ?
though it is expected the carry over t
of 360,000,000 bushels -n July 1, will t
mark the beginning of the new mark
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Mo Brown To BeI
Hore This Season :
MsnK's Warehouse i
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He and Mr. G. H. Webb k
Will Be Asociated with|f
J. Y. Monk in the Run-IJ
ning of Sales E
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Farmville extends a cordial wel- I
come to Mr. Claude Brown, for a nura
Jer of years sales manager with Gor- o
man's warehouse in Greenville, who t
comes to the Farmville market this fi
season. He will be associated with J. r
Y. Honk in the operation of Monk** i<
Warehouse and will act in the capacity
is assitant sales manager. b
Mr. Brown has had more than 20 f
(rears experience in the warehouse t
business and the Farmville market is E
to be congratulated in having him as
an addition to its sales force. t
In addition to Mr. Brown, Mr. Monk t
will also be assisted by Mr. G. H. f
Webb, of Pinetops, who is no stranger
with us, as he has been connected r
with the Farmville market for the I
past three or four years. b
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Roosevelt Sips
Act to Aid Small
Noma Owners
Appeal To Creditors Of
Small Qorne Owners to
Abstain From Fore
closures
Washington, June 13.?Voicing an
appeal to creditors of small home
>wners to abstain from foreclosures,
President Roosevelt today signed the
>ill making $2,0000,000,000 available
for refinancing mortgages.
"It will, of course," he said in a
formal statement, "take a little while
# set up the machinery necessary to j
tarry the principles of the act into
effect.
"In the meantime, I appeal to
nortgage creditors and all others
vho have claims against home own
srs, and ask them until full oppor
unity has been given to make effec
ive the refinancing provisions of the
tome fortgage act, that they abstain
rofn bringing foreclosure proceedings
tnd that they abstain from seeking
0 dispossess the home owners who
ire in debt to them." *
The legislation, originally proposed
>y the President, allows owners of
tomes up to $20,000 in value to ex
hange their mortgages for govern
uent indebtedness at an interest "rate
1 5 per cent, .
TWa hiMwa AumaM o 1 oa mat?
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lorrow money to pay back taxes and
f they are unable to exchange their
mortgages for government paper, they
nay borrow 40 per cent in cash on
he value of their homes, at a rate of
: per cent.
"In signing the 'Home Owners Loan
let of 1934'," said the President, "I
eel that we have taken another im
lortant step tojvard the ending of
leflation which was rapidly depriving
aany millions of farm and home own
irs from the title and equity to their
iroperty.
"Co-operation between the officials
f the Home Owners Loan Corpora
ion, the mortgagors and the mort
ragees during many foreclosures un
lecessary and will do substantial just
ce to all parties concerned."
Members of the home loan bank
card, who will administer the re
inancing, intend to establish offices
kroughout the country within a
aonth to get the job under way.
Eighty per cent of the value of
he homes will be allowed for each
ransaction, but itv may not exceed
14,000.
Provision is made fur a three-year
noratorium on interest payments,
lepayments will be on a 15- year
lasis.
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Sins Warning
OnDjphtheria
flealth Department Re
ports Five Cases of Di
sease Since June 1st
Greenville, June 18.?Dr. R. S. Mc
ieachy, director of the Pitt County
)epartment of |5eaitb, today urged
nothers to have their children vac
inated against diphtheria.
The statement came after five
ases of the disease had been reported
o the health department since June
r as against, nine' from January to
iine 1.
Dr.' McGeachy also urged people
rho did not take typhoid fever treat
nent list year to get busy and do so
his year.
Typhoid clinics are being held in
arious parts of the county at this
ime and health!' workers are in the
tfflce two days a week to give in
loculations.
Pitt county last year outshine all
ther counties of the State from the
tandpoint of the. number of persons
eceiving treatment for typhoid.
All communities desiriing clinics
his year have been requested to in
arm the health office at the desire
aid;'workers will arrange for vacci
lations immediately, the health di
Roosevelt Will Review
Debt of Great Britain
President^ Reveals ^Re
.
- Washington, Jane 14-?A review of
Jreat Britain's debt to the . United
3tates was promised today by Pre'si
ient Roosevelt in announcing a ten
million dollar payment had. been tend
ered by that country in "acknowl
adgement" of the installment due to
morrow.
In a formal note tendering the
partial payment of the $76,950,000
due, the British government asserted
the sum was to be considered "ac
knowledgement of the debt pending
final settlement."
The American reply set forth Mr.
Roosevelt's, lack of authority to al-.
ter the existing agreement, and in a
supplementary statement, Mr. Roose
velt said that he would not consider
non-payment of the balance due as
default.
"In the. spirit of cooperation, I have,
as Executive, noted, tfie representa
tions of the British government with
respect to the payment of the June
15 instalment, inasmuch as the pay
ment made is accompanied by a
clear acknowledgement of the debt
itself," the President's statement
said.
"In view of these representations
and of the payment, I have no per
sonal hesitation in saying that I do
not characterize the resultant situa
ation as a default.
"Beyond this, the law and the
Constitution do not permit me to go.
The American public understands
clearly that the settlement under
which these debts are now being
paid was made under the authority
of Congress and that Congress alone
has the right* to alter the amount and
method of payment of this debt.
"Further than this the Congress in
December 1931 in approving the
moratorium in June of that year,
specifically set forth that the debt
should not be cancelled or reduced."
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Mr. Roosevelt, at ease in his cush
ioned swivel chair and puffing occa
sionally at a-cigarette, read to cor
respondents the British note, the
American reply and his own supple
mentary statement.
In neither the American note,
which went to London today, nor in
Mr. Roosevelt's statement were found
the words 'receive' or 'accept.'
Mr. Roosevelt said: ''The British
government has today announced a
payment to the United States of
$10,000,000 with a note indicating
that this payment is to be considered
:as an acknowledgement of the debt
pending a final settlement.' It has in
its accompanying note pointed out
circumstances that have induced it
to take this action."
There were immediate reverbra
tions on Capitol HiTL Senator Rob
inson, of Indiana, a Republican anti
eancellationist, assailed the partial
payment Robinson, of Arkansas, the
Democratic leader, replied to him.
While these developments were en
grossing the capital, Chancellor of
the Evchequer Neville Chamberlain
outlined the procedure to the House
of Commons and said the sum would
be paid in silver, procured in India,
and received by the United States at
50 cents an ounce. Acceptance of debt
payments in silver to a maximum of
$200,000,000 was authorized by the
special session of Congress in en
acting the inflation legislation.
Officals pointed out that the Brit
ish payment was well- above the 10
per cent figure that information
from London had indicated was pro
posed.
In addition to (he British offer,
President Roosevelt was considering
a proposal'from Italy that she, too,
make only a partial payment, indi
cated today as limited to the amount
of,interest due, a sum considerably
Less than 10 per cent of the total $18,
145,000 installment
Medical Services
25 Cents Per Week
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Roanoke Rapids, June 13.?Dr. T,
W. M. Long, local physician and State
Senator from this district, has an
nounced a unique method -of giving
his professional services.
For 25 cents a week Dr. Long will
give a-family both medical attention
and surgical services if needed.
Even if you dont get anywhere ifs ,
a satisfaction to know you did yo#rb?v
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