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Tysons and Mays Weld Themselves
in Mm Organization and Elect
Dr. J. Y. Jfljmer On President
Hon. A. J. Maxwell Ad
dresses Reunion Point
ing Out Underlying
Causes of Present Eco
nomic Situation and
Offering Remedies.
Summing up the address of Hon.
A. J. Maxwell, State Commissioner
of Revenue, the principal speaker of
the Tyson-May Reunion program of
Saturday, Dr. J. Y. Joyner of La
Grange, a long time friend and asso
ciate, pronounced it one of the most,
if not the most, comprehensive re
view of present economic conditions,)
and supplemented as it was with
remedies, offering the most practical
cure for dispelling depression in
North Carolina and in the United
States, that he had heard, thus be
speaking the sentiment and reaction
of the large assemblage, which greet
ed the speaker with utmost cordial
ity; displayed a spirit of whole heart- J
ed endorsement throughout, and vot
ed to adopt him as a son at the close
of his speech. ^
Mr. Maxwell prefaced his address
with a tribute to the strain of gen
uine royalty in the family line that
produced James Yadkin Joyner, edu
cational leader of the State, deploring
the present reactionary policy and
without the slightest criticism of
succeeding leaders affirmed that,
"Dr. Joyner's place is secure in the
affections of tJ&*-people of North
Carolina, and.i*k&fc history that will
be^rot^on otfte. State's greatest
pM&Fof^ progress." '
; ln endorsing such gatherings as
ihia.BeHniap Mr. Maxwell said, "I
know of no- other one thing to which
w* need to. give more serious thought
than that of rekindling our devotion
to the sacred institution of home and
family .... there ought to be some
thing of inspiration for us, too, in the
peculiar stress and difficulties of
these times, to recall something of
the hardships and sacrifices of our
forebears."
abundance rather than famine, mak-j
ing the situation a problem of great-1
I est magnitude and one entirely jew I
to the Hainan race, he traced its pro- J
I portions having to do with power, hu-I
? man and machine made, and offered!
gent planning, confidence and sup-1
port of patriotic and resourceful lead-1
I endup, proving that adverse eondi-l
tions bring to a state and nation a]
I new and a loftier leadership, as real
I ized in President Wilson mad Frank-]
lin D. Roosevelt, and in North Caro-fl
I lina's present Governor, ""who with n
? unfaltering courage has met these 9
supreme issues: The reestablish-1
I meat, in time of unprecedented de-l
I pressior, of a balanced budget; re-1
I guarantee of -an eight months' school!
I complete removal of all taxes ozJ
I property for the operating costs of
I tte paMk^erimols; a p^yjirM^fbrl
j VMBW ?jt II ffjln ? I f 1 ri r, w ? ^ i i l?> n ? B
mif vcofliioeaiiy expocz rvs compj?vej I
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? solution of those hntiblss we must I
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^ne ?wu?mee^
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Farotville Extends
Cordial Welcome To
Primitive Baptists
PnV-tive Baptists, numbering sev
eral hundred, ire here today in at
tendance on the Oontentnea Primitive
Baptist Association, convening in
Damascus church for a three day ses
sion.
Many oc the most consecreated and
prominent preachers of this faith will
be heard daring the Association,
though the program for the meeting
cannot be secured just'at this time.
A basket dinner will be spread eaeh
day in the Horton grove and a spirit
of genuine Christian fellowship is ex
pected to permeate the very atmos
phere of the town throughout the
session.
Admiral Byrd now on a two year
trip to South Polar regions. Well,
he wont be bothered much by job
hunters, once he gets there.
County Hone
is Beautified
Commissioners Shown
Improvements Made at
Home for Poor; Enjoy
Spread of Barbecue
Greenville, Oct. 3.?County Com
missioners meeting in monthly ses
sion at the courthouse here yester
day were treated to a delightful bar
becue dinner at the County Home at
noon and then were afforded an op
portunity of looking over the number
of improvements made at the insti
tution during the last several months.
Under the R. F. C. beautification
program t the institution and sur
rounding grounds have been convert
ed into a thing of beauty.
Among the principal improvements
is the erection of new quarters for
the negroes and the installation of I
heating facilities. The sewerage sys
tem has been modernized to such
extent that is has won high praise
from members of .the medical pro
fession who declared the increased
sanitation should be conducive to
unproved health of Ithe inmates.
The ground has been leveled in
the front of the main building, and
a circular driveway completed. The
driveway is to fe' planted in trees,
and other areas 'are to be lined with
shrubs to carry to completion the
feeautifieation project
v Other smaller buildings have been
erected or improved to keep pace
with the general scheme of beauti
fying the premises. Although the
I commissioners had been informed of
j$e work being done at the institu
tion this was the first time they
had had the opportunity to inspect
ft, and they were high in their praise
of what had been done.
r Construction work was directed by
Fred Powell of Greenville.
Inmates of the institution were
treated to liberal helpings of barbe
cue after the commissioners and a
few guests had dined.
The morning session of the board
was consumed in consideration of
eoothie matter.
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I Morrill DonnaM, of Cedar Spring,
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Plan to Seek
Fedaral Loan
For Schools
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County Education Board
To Take Question Up
With ^Commissions In
Near Future.
Greenville, Oct. 3.?Plans for seek
ing a 'government loan for .improve
ment of Pitt County schools were dis
cussed at the regular monthly meet- j
ing of the school board here yester- j
day but no definite! action was taken.
The board decided to take the
matter up for discussion with the
County Commissioners and a joint
meeting will be held with that body
sometime in the near future to con
sider the question.
Several of the sehool buildings are
badly in need repair and addi
tions at thjs time, and as the up
keep of the structures is up to the
various counties, it was thought by
some that it would be wise to take
-advantage of the government public
loan.
Through these loans the govern
ment is attempting to open up new
fields of employment, while at the
same time providing needed im
provements in various parts of the
nation.' It is one of the steps taken
by the administration to effect eco
nomic recovery.
The board also heard a delega-'
tion from the Greenville school
district regarding transportation fa
cilities but po definite action was
taken. The district is without bus
service as provided in other areas,
and transportation is said to be
more necessary this year because of J
enlargement of the district
Neither the county nor city school
boards has any jurisdiction-in. the
matter, so it will be carried to the
State School Commission at Raleigh
for final action.
I Peek Makes
I Accusation
?Says Cotton Tax' Being
I Used by Many HetaS
I ers To Mark Up Prices
I on Stocks on Hand.
I Washington, Oct 5th.?George N.
? Peek, farm administrator, said today}
I the cotton, proceadng tax of 4J2 cents}
I a pound is being erroneously employ-1
led by retailers aa an expose fori
I "large mark-ups in price* of retail ]
? cotton goods." J
He announced that a nation-wide I
? inquiry is being made into fretall sales!
? practices in connection with com-l
I plaints that consumers* are being told J
I the processing tax alone is responsi-1
? ble for price boosts. Peek said they!
?are attributable only in small part to!
I Aa the first step- in fixing responsi-1
Ibility for what he described as "un- II
I fair tackles", he called a conference II
? for October llth of local store exeeu-?
? oves tjMfiscuss the pract^e or Bales i
?forces in . attributing large nuu*-ujfi|?
Ider way !in ?rther^citi^9prKt^^^^8
? conferenee of representative ret*f&W
? store exonrtivea from ws^qus parts of |
i htmi i\yfilawjn<r tllb- ifl-1
TLtiUSuT atlOu ? vs. I
Farmville Warehouse
men Have Sold Thru
Thursday, Oct. 5, Total
! of 6,159,800 Pounds for
$714,548.25; Sales Are
Lighter lids Week.
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Marked improvement in price#,
paid for tobacco gn the Farmville
market ^hia week, fended to lessen
to a certain extent, the dissatisfac
tion of growers, which been felt
throughout the! belt since the opening
sale on August 29.
Reports, gathered from a number J
of individual 'growers on Monday, |
showed prices ranging several cents'
a pound higher than last week, when
the market reopened after a three
weeks holiday, proclaimed by Gov
ernor Ehringhaus, of this State, and
Governor Blackwood of South Caro
lina, for the purpose of reducing 1934
and 1935 average, which was achiev
ed in a whirlwind campaign.
Outspoken disappointment and dis
satisfaction reigned 4n the- present
selling belts last week, when prices
showed but little improvement over
those prevailing prior to the holiday,
and many are now attributing fee
price increase to improved offerings.
Those of last week were apparently
inferior grades, which had deterioat
ed during the holiday, and the quali
ty of the weed is improving, though
sorry tobacco continues to coma in
in great quantities. ,
Monday and Wednesday were fee
heaviest sales of this week, sales of
Monday clearing the market of the
block, which had existed since fee
reopening on Sept 25. A total of
552,100 pounds on that day, brought
growers $72?S4.57, an average of
$13.06, per hundred weight .
The average Tuesday, waaSc hirh
er touching the high mark for the
week, 477,800 pounds bing sold for
$62,559.91, average 13.09; A drop* in
average was noted on Wednesday,
due according to reports, to blade ]
tips appearing in abundance. A re-1
newed strength was observed on}
Thursday, when for fee first time,
supervisor of sales, W. J. Bundy- was
able to obtain official figures of the
sale on fee same day, since fee re
opening, for publication, a. total of
850,544 pounds bringing an average
of 12.73.
Official figures for fee second
week of the season are as follows:
2,797,966 pounds sold for $324,639,31
for an average of $11.60. Figures
for this the third week, wife the ex
ception of today's sale: 1,919,652
pounds, $248,581.66 amount paid to
farmers, $12.11 averr.ge. This mar
ket has sold for the season, through
Thursday, October 5fe, 6,159,800
pounds for $714,548.21, at an average
of $11.60.
Those who realize fee significance
of the pending situation and its pos
sible outcome, are enthusiastic sup
porters of Governor Ehringhaus' ap
peal to growers to market the weed
more slowly, and fee farmer#- them
seivep, now that the bulk of feegrad
ed weed has been disposed of, yet;
hopeful of getting nearer the 17 cent#
parity offered by domestic buyers at
fee conference wife govetnment^rep
resentatives two weeks ago, are be
ginning to see the wisdom of this
action, and sales are expected to be
lighter throughout the belt for the
next several days, unless Jiigher
prices, which are looked for begin
ning Monday, fail to materialize.
I
? Guests Tuesday Night
I .School. ^
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I AJMIUM l^lfA
Legion Asks
mm #fc ?
Far Stronpr
U^S^Befensa
World War Veterans
Also Oppose Cancella
tion of War Debts.
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Chicago, Oct. 5.?Strengthening of
the country's defense was recommend
ed for adoption by the American Le
gion today.
The recommendatiop was m$de
yesterday, in a committee report and
suggested not only that the army
be brought up to its full strength
of 14,000 officiers and 150,000 men
but that the navy be built up to the
limit provided for by the London
naval agreement.
Definite action this afternoon on
other questions of national affairs
and the election of a national com
mander were all that remained (or.
the nation's defenders in the world
war to accomplish before adjourn
ing to meet next year in Miami.
As the time for election of a suc
cessor to Commander Louis John
son drew near, all seven of the can
didates seeking his place declared
they were still in the race and were
I hopeful of success.
I In outlining its national defense
'policy the Legion committee made
the following suggestions:
The immediate building of shops
and increasing the naval personel
-to 91,400 men with a proportionate
number of'officers.
That*n? economy be allowed to in
terfere- with the department of com
merce in -its commercial activities.
? That equipment of the national
guards and reserve officers organi-j
ration be modernized.
1.. That 50,000 young men fee placed
in1 citizen's military training each
man
jp At the same time the Legion's
committee on foreign relations de-|
clared against entrance of the Unit
ed States into the League of Na
tions or the World Court with or
without reservations. The cancella
tion - of war debts was also opposed
by the committeemen.
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Debts Again
Under Fire
British Representatives
in Washington Seek
Relief From Payment!
Due Uncle Sam.
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Washington, . Oct. 6.?Financial
spakesmeanf two governments gath
ered to talk around conference tables
today on the |9,658,000,000 owed thei
United-States by Great Britain. '
Representatives of the London
government sought to present the
British desire to end payment on the
war bans which under the 19<12
/trading agreement still have aixty
pae years to run.
They, were Sir Frederick Leith
Rose and T. K. Bewley.
Under-Secretary Dean Ascheton of
the treasury and Frederick Livelsey,
assistant economic advisor to the
State Department, received the visit
ors in fcceordance with President
Roosevelt's promise last spring th^t
all ashing reductions would be heird.
% But Ascheton and Livelaey opened
the "n T*H,TH/"s+bftfr with a full
knowledge gie?r the information ex
pression of the three-yoar-old con
gress which had the final say on any
debt changes and flatly opposed coa
sioeration of* a reduction.
Stabilisation of the dollar were
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Football Season To
Open For Local Team
Friday, October 13th
? y-4tV?v.'y-.' - .
! With * squad of 28 boys working
| out every afternoon, the Farmvilie
High School Red Devils are expect
ing a most successful season on the
gridiron. i
I The schedule includes games with i
Kinston, Snow Hill, LaGra^ge, and
Some other teams to be named at a <
later date. i
Season tickets will go on sale next ,
[ week at 26c and 50c. . ]
| The following citizens have given
liberally toward needed equipment ,
and the local team wishes to express
I Its sincere appreciation at this time <
to their supporters: <
* Modlin Service Station, City Cafe, |
H. M. "Winders, A. C. Monk A Co.,
The Turange Co., Lea Tobacco Co., \
Rotary C' jb, Junior Woman's Club, i
Miss M. Blankenship, C. C. Carr, H. j
Veasey, Henry Vaughan, W. Hender- j
son, Mrs. J. B. Joyner, Miss Mary ]
Louise Hinson, Charles Rumley, W. j
A. McAdams, Brown 6 White Chev- ]
rolet Co., R. I* Davis, Farmville Fur
niture'Co., Hardy's Transfer, J. T. j
Morgan, Briley's Service Station, /L, \
Simon, R. T. Martin, J. B. Lewis, Pol- j
lard Autu Co., Herman's Service Sta- j
tion, Smith-Lore Grocery Co., Lath j
Morriss, L fi. Satterfield. <
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'Damaged Tobacca' j
Excuse Attackedi
"It Won't Hold Water" j
Says S. L. Fordhara, An <
Expert in Tobaccos of j
Quality, of Kinston.
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Kinston, Oct. 8.?"The daxpaged to- j
bacco excuse for low prices paid on .
eastern Carolina markets since the
marketing holiday will not hold ^
water," according to S. L. Fordham, ,
of thia city. He is a crop expert for
L. Harvey & Son Co.,. who operate ,
some 46 farms in a number of coun- (
ties. His duties take him over much 1
of the new bright belt at frequent (
intervals.
'There is no more damaged to-;
bacco than in the average seasons," h
he asserted. "The crop is the best';
I have ever seen, and I have been f
seeing tobacco ever since they start- ]
ed growing it in this section 40 years j
ago." (
Here and there one finds weed j
that has deteriorated, said, "but ,
the percentage of damaged leaf is .
no greater than it was last year, no j
greater than in the average year. ]
On the whole, it is the: best crop j
this part of the new bright ' belt i
ever has seen."
ForcLham's opinion was shared by
a veteran tobacconist whose namejl
has to be withheld. It is an unuau-) j
v'-- v ?- - r -- ~ '
illy good crop, he said, and . com
paratively little of it is damaged,
fie has been in the warehouse busi
ness 40 or 50 years.
Is the N. R. A. code being observed
>y all who fly the Blue Eagle here?
Vsk the workers!
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Sees in Delay Aim
To Protect the Farmer
commends Authorities
facturers; Signing of
New Pact Expecied.
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Washington, Oct 6.?Representa
tive Lindsay C. Warren of North
Carolina said 'after a conference with
Farm Administration authorities to
day he believed, a flue-cured tobacco
marketing agreement assuring grow
ers of at least 17 cents a pound would
be signed tonight of tomorrow.
Warren did not divulge any part
>f the agreement
Signing of the agreement has been
ielayed since September 25, the date
Carolina markets reopened after, a
three weeks' marketing holiday. '
At that time, domestic manufac
tuyere offered a proposed agreement
jnder which they would pay an aver
age of 17 cents a pound provided
the government kept hands off their
>ooks and business management, a
provision that proved t snag in the
negotiations.
Warren said he felt sure the Farm
Administration "would . never agree
:o waive any right that might protect
he tobacco farmer." lie said he "re
gretted the delay" but could "as
mre farmers" the administration is
'doing everything humanly possible"
:o work out an acceptable contract.
"They want an agreement," War
ren said, "that will not only raise
he price to 17 ceni3 but will give
he strong arm of the government
he right to enforce it when once it
8 entered into."
Warren held lengthy conferences
?day with Chester C. Davis, J. B.
Sutson and J. C. lnnier, officials of
he Farm Administration who have
>een working on the tobacco situa
aon.
He told these men there had been
>nly a flight increase in prices since
he markets reopened, and that the
'situation throughout the entire belt
s as serious as possible."
He commended the administration
for not signing- the agreement pre
sented by the domestic companies.
"By nor signing it," Warren said,
they proved they had only the iin
:erest of the grower at heart and
vcre therefore unwilling to surren
ler any power they might have to
jnforce the agreement."'
The representative also asked the
.obacco section of the Farm Admin
stration to make the government
trading service now available at
Parmville and Washington, N. C.,
'ree to farmeis during the remain
ler of the selling season. Action on
his request was promised later this
veek.
Another Tobacco Market
ing Holiday <1 s Suggested
[Government Authorities
I Have Promised Befi
I nite Action Soon; Pitt
I County Tax Relief As
I sociation Offers Gov
I eraorlts Aid.
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RaleigV Oct'.{&?Another tobacco
marketing: holiday for North Carolina
Ito try and force a better price foV
the weed was suggested to Governor II
Ehringhaua^today by an outstanding I
RpKe name of the man proposing the
idea couM not be learned, but it was
understood ^ baa basin taking an
ectfre part injhe efforts to J
ded "admiration, confidence-and grat
itude in your statesmanship are unan
imous" in commenting on the work
the Governor has already done.
Governor Ehringhaus said he was
still waiting for word from Washing
ton on the tobacco situation. He has
not yet rddthwd a reply to the tele
gram he sent' President Roosevelt last
Saturday asking- him to personally in
tertW in behalf of the tobacco grow
ers of the country.
Action Expected.
Following: two long distance con
versations with1, officials in Washing
ton yesterday, Governor Ehringhaus
said he' had been aasaredLhar George
N. Peek, administrator odf Agri
cultural Adjustment Act, that definite *
action would be- taken "within the
next Jay or.'two."
V Southeastern growers recently sign
eft pledges to reduce their crops the <" '
next two. years by :as much as ? thirty &*?
per cent in return from a promised