Wallace Optimistic Over Oman Reduction ?i ij iii. More Than Million Bales I Already-Offered; An other Million Pending; I T? Extend Campaign Into .Coming Week. I Washington, July 6.?Farmers in 161 cotton states have offered to plow up j more than 2,600,000 acres of their growing crop in.return for cash bene- J fits and options on government held I cotton. . . This was reported unofficially to-1 dag after Secretary Wallace ? and I George N. Peek, chief administrator! of the farm act, made an optimistic J report to President Roosevelt re- j garding progresses in the acreage re- I duction campaign begun last week. The campaign, which was tr? have J. closed Saturday, will be extended I into next week, due to delays which! farm administrators were reported not to regard as serious. Formal announcement of the ex-1 tension of the time during which t growers will be permitted to sign! contracts is tentatively scheduled to I be made Saturday. Wallace and Peek were described! as having shown more optimism o/erf the outcome of the cotton program,! " ''?' nwA, for - several months. Mr. Tysoo .organ i ted, the fleet bank in Pitt County^ It we* located here and Rawls. - fie. later, was ? identified nillilllMiinieniilihi yr nf ttf "* also gave-eovaidmabk atfeetion to agrfculfcK*, Mr. Tjsoirwast bee*-*n the^pwn plantation near Farmvilip, the son at tfca-lete Sherrod Tyson gad Jane Tamage Tyson. He war a member of one of the-eldest sad most socially to^ST^'thTbeSking bwuness. "5e Clyde Perkins, who with the follow ing children survive: R. A. Tywuv irn ?. JL Tyeoo and W. a Tpon, .?bdi*viBe; Mrs. R. L. Smith, Mrs. W. LHel^Giwrille, ?nd lfa 3.1 Mwitf|>i J|ijWfc. (ft Hicfcory? two. broth tn,^, C. Tyeox, Gntnviilt, epd W. L. Governor Urges Farmers to Sip EhringhaiisSays Farm er CaaiGnjy Lose in Event of Fafiiire to Co operate in Movement. Raleigh, July 7.?"To me the gov ernment's proposition is one-sided; the fanner Qannot lose and he may win substantially," declared Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus yesterday in urg ing- North Carolina fanners to avofd the disaster of failure in the govern ment crop, reduction plan. Although official information has been banned, it is unofficially report ed that the reduction plan is lag ging in North Carolina as elsewhere in the cotton belt, with# the plan meeting with almost universal ap proval but a small amount of favor able action. The Governor issued a plea to the cotton growers and. every citizen of. the State for immediate action in putting over the campaign, and warned that its failure "will brtoa disaster to our neighbors as well as I UUiOWTto. His statement, issued at the State v 4 Capitol, follow: "The farmers have for a long time clamored for assistance from the government in obtaining a fair price return for their crop. For the first time in the history of the coun try a really worthwhile contribution to this end has been made by the government "The government's offer presents a real opportunity for the better ment of agricultural conditions, -and if this plan should fail it will be almost impossible ever again to se cure a like chance. "To* me the government's propo sition seems one-sided: the farmer cannot lose mi he may win sub stantially, In truth end in fact, so far as he is concerned it ie 'heeds I win, tails you lose' proposition, and no farmer can afford to stay outside. Already the prospects for success of the plan has been a po tent factor in boosting the price of cotton for the first time in a long period to above 10 cents* "We might as well recognize the fact, however, that if the plan should fail we would witness immediately and almost certamly a fall in price. Here is the chance for., the farmer to benefit himself-m at tha,- govern ment's risk andi.eaqpeewu "It seems to rae wMefc> a-* Democratic President -aad< CongrssshaiK given them, but it would seen that-their own beat fcrtwasta' would ^prompt them to do so. "To wait on one's neighbor -to sign is a dangerous expedient,-r 1 earnestly hope that.Norths Carolina farmers will promptly take advan tage of the opportunity that con fronts them and do their part in bringing to,a successful culmination this practical and worthwhile ven ture in real farm relief. Failure can come about only by the farmers themselves failing to take advantage of the opportunity presented. "Instead of reaping the benefit by waiting on our neighbors to sign, we will, in my judgment, bring disaster to our neighborasas weU as ourselves, Krtfmatas indicate that approximately $6,00 JfiIW? ? i riumpns ana, Economic CoHfenatcc IHIWfr On COTTON FABHORS HOLDING BACK ARE THREATFM1NG success of PKoceess ? Rdefch* Jite V-<*tta* turn er* holding bAclt from aignift* to ?fr*e .to red**: tNHf eiwore ? threatej**ftthe MCHPOt of i thft entire program Deoa J. 0< Schauh of Sut?Coltov?UJ*dire<*or of the federal, cottar procnua* lOahl tod^. Dean Scb*nb, reiterated afain hia conlidtfMKi howwer, thatu NorthCarolina's quota of 363, [> Nl acres for retireowtnt would be reached* Negro Hang ed By Mob Body, Shot, Beaten, and Strangled, Found Near Clinton, S.C. Clinton, S. C., July 5.?Shot, beaten strangled, the body of Norria Ben dick, Laurens county negro* was found seyeg. mi}es from here a few hours af ter four BflidentjTfed white men had spirited him away from the Clinton jail where he had been held for slay ing Marvin LolUs, twenty year old truck driver. The negro appeared to have been badly beaten, Sheriff Cidumbus Owens said, with blows on bia head, body and "all over." He had been shot once. Around his neck was a rope. Sheriff Owens said it appeared he Had been hanged and the body, then cut down.. Up* Win From Firemen ????'??aK.'. Local P?|t Out To Win Title of Unbe?tables; Wins Second Gome of Series, (Sport Miter) In the second of a series of base ball games, played by local civic and patriotic organisations, and in which the American Legion 1s the cballen ?I. M ger, tms group won igiw vu ??w~,.? day afternoon with the Fireman as the opposing team, by the narrow margin of 16-6. s The Legion is apparently quite modest about its prowess in the na tional sport but we suspect that the hearts of the members are really ?bursting with pride, and that they are secretly planning to join one at t?*e | Big Leagues. Still water usually runs deep and the Legionnaires were so still (?) about a former victory ovei: the Betarfcws when their runs ran around 29, that we have a suspicion their pride extends rather far down. The only comment we could get out of either Botes of the fire Chasers wis that nobody outside of soldiers, could | run like that," ttjiyhow, we consideri that a catty remark and wouldn't think of repeating it At the same time they have won great honors on the baseball field and we predict that the Legion will-noon] be so intoxicated by the wine of Vic tory it will throw caution to the winds] and be bold enough to challenge, the, Septuageaarains. And that will be THE GAME of the season. Wilt Farmville turnout?. And how. Fir* Chasers line-up: Batteries, David Smith, Curtis Flanagan, jfid Naah Warren, Edgar Barrett, Loyri Smith, Howard Taylor, Lim Wooten Vac Hardy, Milton Eason. v ' Legion line-up: Batteries, John Hill Paylor. Lowell Liles, O. G. Spell, Chits. Baucom, Jim Joyner, A. W. Bob bitt, Joe Break,-* Robert Rouse, Roy Moore. With Moitey Issue Side tracked.St??ringCom mittee .Votes Unani mously To Continue. )? l ''1! I London, July 6-? President Roose-r volt scorad-n sraestaingvictory .today according .to the ,Unit#d Press, when the - steering ..committee voted unani mousJjfc th^i the world economic con ference, beset by..fitter differences over, currency stabilisation, should contuwe. The President's leadership, support ed by Canada and assisted by the mediation .of Great Britain to the drive to keep- toe ?< conference alive, was bona out by developments dur ing a drastic day. In. which few had jBxpactedany thing but adjournment. The United States group, however, Jed a dogged fig?>fc j?g|||^^uittfeg to. failure. The resujt of toe President's appeal Wto that, pot ? delegate mm? the id wmtrtorepresented ?a the steering commltaee arose to advocate adjournment . . . . The European gold bloc, led by France, had. fought : for immediate adjournment earlier in the week, but in the face of the adament Roosevelt attitude and British support of the American program, they fell to Ito# m A cgtopTOtolto (to stabilization matters, and voted to carry on, The conference it to proceed on two tacks i X?All sub-committeee are to meet ?-??? -?L1- I nn KB rapvuy OS pugtuuiy auu Utnn Hf a list of subjects on which the na tions are ready definitely to proceed. 2?These are to be submitted to the steering committee which will decide, what the future course of the parley shall be. . ^ This compromise postponed discus sion of monetary problems for the present. The gesture saved the gold t:oc nations?France, Italy, Belgium, -Switzerland and Holland?from the necessity of a backdown on their currency stabilization policy or of withdrawal from the conference, and permitted the parley to continue. Despite the ostensible refusal of the gold bloc to participate in mpne tayy weye studied immediately, it was generally believed their dele gates. would be wrawn irresistibly into financial talks which undoubted ly will occur within the orbit of the economic discussions. ! It was noteworthy that the French receded from their earlier insistence that tariffs and import quotas should be excluded from the delibera tions if stabilisation is put to one pride. The actual vote of the steering committee in deciding- to continue the parley-came on a resolution sub mitted by Prime Minister J. Ram say Macdonald. The committee met | at 6:10 p. m., adopted the resolu tion in 10 minutes, and adjourned. The bureau is to meet ag^in-Mon day, whan it is expected that the sub-committee wilt be prep* ted to submit lists of definite questions which the nations can consider. IDS Parish In i Fourth Celebration More People Killed Try ing to Enjoy Holiday Than In 2 Skirmishes of Revolutionary War.. W ' 1 America paid a greater price in loss of live j in its annual celebration of in dependence than it did in the initial skirmivhes of the revolutionary war it w&? revealed by a survey which showed, however, a sharp decrease in fli^workaiata^UM. i A total of at least 185 men, wom en and children perished during the' holiday,-compared witp the total loss of 70 men at Lexington end 98 back in April of .1775 when the forces of the original colonies clashed with those of King George III. In addition there were hundreds of tele for fireworks injuries. ; fireworks fatalities, however total OPENING DATES OP TOBACCO MARKETS Anaoanced Last Friday By The Saks Committee of The To ? , baece Association. The opening , tobacco dates c in the ; different belts for the sale of the 1933 crop were announced Friday by the j sales committee of the Tobacco Asso ciation of the United States as fol lows: Georgia. .August 1st; South Caro lina. August 15th; East Carolina. August 29th; Middle Belt, September 19th; Old Belt, September 26th; Dark Virginia Belt, November 7th. BanditsHold Up Cashier C. T. Mlverls Held Up and Robbed of $2,000, by Lone Bandit, Greensboro, N. C., July 6.?A lone bandit held up C. T. Mclver, cashier of the Colonial Ice Company, on a down town street here today, forced him at a pistol point to drive his auto mobile several blocks and then fled with the machine and $8,000 the cash ier was taking to a ban*. Mclver said the man stepped into hie automobile, stud: a pistol next to his face and commanded him to drive on. y, The cashier said he was afraid to look around and did not know whether the bandit was white. After driving se/eral blocks the man shoved Mcl/er from the car and fled. Pitt Do. Board Plan $50JHIVSaving This Saving Planned De spite a $12,000,000 Re tien in Valuations. ? Greenville, July 6.?In spite of the fact that they are faced with a $12, 000,000 reduction in valuation for the 1933-84 fiscal year, the Board of County Commissioners today had turned their attention to saving tax payers $50,0:0 "during the year, it was stated at4ha'office of John Cow ard, county auditor. The' saving was announced after the comnrissionelrr met' here to go over a tentative budget for the new yew and to discuss wayr and means for slicing ;the general expenses of government duringfthenew year. Although the budget was not definitely accepted, the commission ers were to meet here during the latter part of the month to okay it. They will also decide oiT the tax rate at that time. ^Ihe saving will be affected, Mr. Coward said, through reducing op erating exnenses. about 15 Der cent land the State taking over the opera tion of schools, with exception of maintenance and vocational training. The debt service probably will be in creased about 1 per cent. The pronounced slump in valuations is the result of the 88 1-8 per cent horizontal reduction recently made by the count] in compliance with action of the Ian session of the General As sembly. It is the largest drop in valu ations in many a year and the com missioners have been forced to take some unusual steps in the operation of government to make up for the shortageb The estimated total valuation this year is 126,000,000 as compared with ?$38,000,000 for the previous year, ot a drop of $12,000,000. , The budget was the only thing dis cussed with exception of usual routine business. . " Corn following clover has been daxfiaged by dry weather less, serious ly this spring than corn planted on other land, observe a number of pied mont farm agents. 'Ag ? The acreage to gardens in Casweljf County has increased by 40 per cent over the 1082 acreage and corn plant /v'-''.' v?-\. ?'????' Knott's Warehouse to Be Enlarged to52,000 Sq. Ft. Owners To Rush Wosk of New Addltion; Wil! Be Ready for Opening: of Market Aug. ?9. Citizens of Farmville, always wrei coming any action beneficial to the local tobacco market, and the hundreds of farmers who patronise' it, will be interested to learn that owners of Knott's warehouse, J. W. Holmes, J. L Morgan and J. H. Harris, have de cided to construct the 100 foot exten sion, which has been under contem plation for some weeks, thereby mak ing this house, considered ample for several years, among the largest of the tobacco district. The floor space' will be 52,000 square feet, and the addition will be completed and rtady for the opening of the market which takes place Tuesday, Aug. 29th. This extention will enable R. H. Knott, who entered into partnership wih J. M. HobgOod several months ago, to take care of a full I day's sale and of his rapidly growing business of leaf sales. ' ? _. Hope to End Cot ton (hive Saturday Every Possible Effort To Be Put Forth in Pitt in The Federal Cotton Reduction Campaign, Greenville, July 7.?Every ounce of power was being used today to con clude the Federal cotton production control campaign in this county by the end of the week. This informa tion was given out this morning at the office of E. F. Arnold, farm di rector, who is in charge of the cam paign in this county. Forty-odd growers had been as signed the task of visiting farmers who have not signed the remainder of the week, and Mr. Arnold was hopeful that 6000 quota for this coun ty would be reached by nightfall Saturday. Four hundred contracts had been signed when workers resumed op perations this morning, and in view of the fact that some of the largest growers had not added their signa tures to the contracts, led campaign workers to believe their goal would be achieved by Saturday. The contracts so far signed rang ed all the way from one acre to one hundred acres, Mr. Arnold said. . To. Nicholas McLawhorn, of Swift Creek, goes the honor of signing for the greatest number of acres.' His con-, tract calls for 100 acres. R. L. Davis, of Farmville, takes second place, having signed to plow up 64 acres in this county. Mr. Davis owns considerable property in Greene county also, and it was stated he had signed to plow up considera ble cotton in that area. ? Mr. Arnold said some of the largest farm operators of the county had been out of the city since receipt of the contract blanks the first of the week but were expected to return in time to add their signatures by the* end of the week. If the campaign momentum con J-r??-- iliwdAfnl* iuliovM frnw U11UC9) V1XC 1CU1U UU.WW* 700 to 1,000 blanks will be signed by Saturday which will probably give Pitt county the required number of acres. Farmers will be paid around $12 an acre and ^given 6 cents a pound option on all cotton plowed up under the government plan to take at least three million bales of the stayle out of cultivation this year. The plan was inaugurated, for the purpose of relieving the congested nu^ket and thereby boosting the price situation: Farmers who have not signed were urged by Mr. Arnold to get in touch with the field workers this week and do their part in the federal campaign to improve the economic situation of the growers of the south land. ?The newly established cream ship ping station at Morgantan paid Burke County farmers t36&13 for. surplus milk and cream during the first month of operation. . ; . Despite the drought, John Rowe of ? Catawba County harvested ljOOO-bush els of oats from a 15-acre field. r v > ;^; ^ ;/M