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VOL. TWENTY-FOUR FAEMVILLE, PITT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, FWDAY, NOVEMBHJR 17, 1933 NUMBER TWENTY-EI6HT
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<JOIN CROSS ROIX CALL ^ THE HEEOY
Eastern Carolina Tobacconists Pay Honor Where Due
Tob'acco Bringing Higker Averages Here Now
Governor Ehrin ghausGreeted
By Large Appreciative Audience
In The Golden Weed Celebration
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Governor and Party
Visited Other Tobacce
Markets in This Section
During Afernoon; Eve
ning's Program Full tc
Overflow with "Smoke
Ring" Pageant Omit
ted; Ball Attracted Big
Crowd Young People
From Various Sections
of the State
The fourteen tobacco markets, com
prising the Bright Leaf Beit, united
here Friday in celebrating with a
Golden Weed Jubilee the siping of
the agreement with the buying com
panies, and in heaping a tribute of
warmest praise upon the Governor of
North Carolina, J. C. B. Ehringhaus,
the committee of forty-two farmers,
who aroused the planters to take some
action in regard to the low prices be
ing paid for tobacco, the warehouse
men, who assisted wholeheartedly in
the efforts to better conditions, and
Congressman Lindsay C. .Warren of
this district, and J. Con Lamer, tobac
co expert of the agricultural adjust
ment administration, both of whom
labored unceasingly in behalf of the
?'new deal'* for the tobacco farmers.
Governor Visits Markets
After visiting several markets on
his motor trip from Raleigh, Gover
nor Ehringhaus, and party of twenty,
reached the Farmville market about
'3:30 in the afternoon and witnessed
a sale of several hundred pounds of
tobacco, which ranged in price from
22 to 80 cents a pound, and whicb
was offered by the Major Benjamin
May chapter, D. A. R., whose regent
Mrs. T. C. Turoage, a woman of bril
liant intellect and staunch patriotism
contributed to Eastern Carolina the
idea of the celebration and workec
indefatigably night and day to
wards the development and success
ful culmination of the program.
From here the Governor continued
his journey to other markets return
ing for a dinner, tendered him by the
warehousemen at 6:00 o'clock, wit!
places laid for sixty guests, and ex
pertly served by members of the
Junior Woman's Club, of which Mise
Lucy Johnston is president.
Greetings Brought From Various
Groups
The exercises, which were held ii
the school auditorium at 7:30 o'clock
began with the procession, "God o:
Our Father," sung by the Farmvilb
Choral Club with Mrs. Haywooe
Smith accompanist. Mrs. T. C. Turn
age graciously presided over the af
fair.
Rev. C. B. Mashburn pronounced-th<
invocation and Mayor John B. Lewi;
extended a cordial welcome, to whkl
William Anderson: of Wilson respond
ed. J. W. Holmes spoke in bekatf o
the business men of Farmville, am
John T. Thome for the tobacco grow
ers of the community, with Mrs. W
B. Murphy of Snow HilL as lieoten
ant-general of Jba National Recover;
Administration in North Carotins
presenting greetings.
Dr. J. T. Joyner of LaGrange, Rep
resentatrve Graham Banian of Se>
Bern and J. Y. Monk of Farmsilk
brought echoes from the conferenc
held several weeks ago with heads o
the agricultural administration.
L. Vt-Moii'ill of Snow Hill, one c
the principal figures in the movemer
' for better prices, was scheduled t
tskfc part on the program but -wa
prevented from being-present by 31
Receding the address by Govern:
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GOV. J. C. B. EHRINGHAUS
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had a message and he was bound to
deliver it And deliver it he did, to
an audience which listened spellbound
, to his resume of the tobacco confer
ence and the resultant rise in prices,
together with his expression of con
fidence in the growers carrying out
their limitation pledge.
"In this connection" he stated "it
is well that we remember the lessons
of our fight and, above all, the im
perative necessity for continued co
operation in production. Even though
we may not have realized the ulti
mate of our hopes in price for our
entire crop, when we remember that
at the time the markets were closed
tobacco was - selling for an average
' of 9c and the price going lower,
' when we remember the experience
. of the Georgia farmers whose crop
had all been sold, and our South
Carolina brethern a large part of
1 whose crop had already been dis
1 posed of, when we remember that
' tobecco today is selling for the high
est! price in many years and an axer*
' age above 20c and the millions that
' this change has meant to us, it is
manifestly imperative for the pro
tection of future crops that we carry
out our pledge of crop limitation and
complete expedionsiy the sign-up
of crop limitations contracts which
the Government will present The
: Government will never be permitted
1 to suggest that our fanners failed
to carry out, to the letter, their
* part of the understanding. The
? future salvation of agriculture de
pends upon our keeping faith in the
matter of signing contracts."
Sales Tax Defended
1 He defended the' sales tax, urging
> the citizenship of North Carolina not
^ to grumble but to give thanks for a
- method of taxation, which is saving
* the farms, homes and schools of the
" State. "Let those, .who criticize the
' imposition of this tax tell you how it
could have been avoided under the
- conditions existing at the time the
5 legislature was in session," he said.
1 "There is.no other way except to
? posh it v>ck on your homes and farms
f or destroy your *ehool&"
* In discussing the merchant's atfci
- tude in regard to the sales tax the
* Governor declared, "if I were a mm??
- chant and unwilling to help my State
f sa well as my nation when it involved
>, no cost to me, I would tun the BKh
Eagle in my store around, for I Would
* be ashamed to look it in the face foj
v fear it would ruffle its feathers at
-? me. It is net costing them anything
e except inconvenience, but it is saving
f your farms, your homes and yow
schools. Patronize the men who eo
f operates with you but ask the mil
it who complains what he is kickinf
o about and if be continues to complaiz
x when you are paying the tax, tak<
\r your trade elsewhere."
Reviewed School System '
* In reviewing the present schoo
A. system, salaries and transportation
provisions Governor Ehrinfchauj
and ^as prctt nioro adii
was to be avoided, are familiar but
oft forgotten facts. Whatever of
defeats are inherent in our present
system, there are three things which
may be said of it which we should
never forget: First, not a school in
North Carolina has been closed down
for want of funds; secondly, an
eight months school term has been
guaranteed by the State for every
child in it; and, thirdly," what sal
aries we have promised, we are pay
ing promptly, and paying cash. I
verily believe that -no other State
in the Union can equal these accom
plishments."
Governor Praises Others Associated
With Him
Expressing his appreciation for the
personal tribute paid him by the vari
ous speakers of the evening, and of
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American Legion
Observe Armistice
Day on Sunday
Churches Join in Armis
tice Observance; Rev.
Worth Wicker Speaker
On Sunday Evening
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Speaking on "The Futility of War"
at the American Legion service, held
at the Christian church on Sunday
evening, Rev. Worth Wicker, Episco
pal rector of, St. Paul's parish, Beau
fort, presented one of the best argur
m?pts for peace yet heard in this
community.,
Dispensing with mincing phrases
and platitudes, Mr, Wicker delivered
telling blows straight from the
shoulder at all militaristic minded
people. Tracing wars since the re
cording of events began, he declared
that every one had been based on the
chief frailty of human nature-Greed;
the desire for possessions and the in
flicting of the will on one group upon
another.
Reviewing the rallying points of
the wars fought by the United States;
unjust taxation of the American Re
volution; rights of soverign states to
dictate their respective principles of
the War Between the States; to those
of the World War?to stamp out Ger
man imperialism, to "Make the
worid safe for democracy," for which
America was wffling to sacrifice four
million men, the flower of her man
hood; the speaker brought out the
true facts in-each ease to prove that
all of them had been wars of com
merce, for the preservation of com
mercial enterprises and to satisfy the
lust for gain of men entirely unlmown
'^Fifteen years have gone by since
the World War passed txT the-realin
of Hi story, "the speaker-reminded his
audience, twenty million men died on
the battlefields, twelve million are
oat of jobs and production is being
curtailed, what does it all meant
these conditions, deserve to be pre
r T^tWe 866 . coml(^^UDigea
r about]us. Where will-they^^V^
i and building on%hitT God^tam??
I Some desire a dictator. Another
k group is praying and struggling to
I have passed since the gentle-Naaarcne
I walked among us, giving us a bash
i enwhich to build a civilization thai
s would .not permit the exaltation ol
i soma to the degradation of man|yj||
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they should do to you.'
Many have dreamed and prayed for
His Kingdom to come on earth,
martyrs have taught this principle
and laid down their lives for it. Vie
must pray, work and force a recon
struction of this very principle, make
it-true and forciful by living and
practicing the doctrine of brotherly
love."
' Rev. Wicker concluded his sermon
with the statement that "War has
never accomplished a thing," and an
earnest appeal to his hearers to "Give
God a chance, foij we have tried every
thing else and found it wanting."
Rev. C. B. Mashburn, pastor of the
Christian church and head of the local
ministerial association, presided. TKe
Scripture lesson was read by Rev. J.
Q. Beckwith, Jr., and Rev. H. M. Wit
son offered prayer. The speaker was
introduced by Rev. Beckwith as chap
lain of the Beaufort Post and Com
mander of the 3rd Division of the
American Legion of North Carolina.
Music was furnished for the occasion
by members of the various choirs of
thetown with Mrs. Arthur F. Joyner
as accompanist.
I WHAT HAS THE RED CROSS DONE FOR
PITT COUNTY?
Within the last year, 1400 barrels of flour, 2800 dozen ;
ready ; made garments, 60,328 yards of cloth have been dis
tributed bytheRed Cross to the needy in our county.
? Yesterday, R. A. Joyner was heard tov remark that he,
for the town of Farmville, had on that day received 600 gar
ments and 400 yards of cloth from thd Red Cross. Just a
routine shipment from the Red Cross to us. We do not
realize the extent of the work of this organization within
our own county. It is estimated that the Red Cross spent
$25,000 in the last two years in Pitt County.
WHAT HAS PITT COUNTY DONE FOR
THE RED CROSS?
Last year only 411 people throughout the County join
ed the Red Cross which means that our contribution in re
ttum for all that has been given us amounted to $411.
$1.00 is the price of membership. 50 cents of every
dollar remains at Home. Last year 70 people in Farmville
joined the Red Cross?so $35.00 was sent to National Head
quarters. In return for what we received for this town
alone several thousand dollars worth of food and garments.
THE RED CROSS IS DEPENDENT ON ITS
- MEMBERS FOR SUPPORT.
It is true that the U. S. Government supplies them with
certain raw materials but these materials must be manu
factured, shipped and distributed at the expense of the Red
Cross. Last year, the organization spent $3,000,000 dollars
I in distribution alone.
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Special Offers to
Weed Growers
Prize Equalizing Pay
ments to Be Made To
baccoGrowers
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Growers who sign the tobacco re
duction contract to be offered them
within the next ten days and who
soid 'all or any part of their flue
cured tobacco prior to and including
October 7, will ? be given a price
equafiong payment, based upon. price
advances to and following October 7,
declares E. Y. Floyd, tobacco special
ist at State College, who will have
charge of the State<*kle. campaign, to
reduce the acreage of flue-cured to
bacco. 7 -. Kjc"
?To qualify for this price equaliz
ing payment, growers will be requir
"The final draft of the tobacco con
next few days, possibly before the"
^ wedc ^werexpec^^^
Push Plans
I In Roll Call
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Intensive Red Cross
Membership Drive Tc
Be Staged In Pitt Nexl
Thursday
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Organization is now being perfect
ed for an extensive drive for- " new
members in the annual Red Cross
Roll Call which opened Armistic
Day and will continue through
Thanksgiving Day, it was announced
Wednesday by S. G. Wilkerson, roll
call chairman. 1
^Organizations have either been
perfected in various parts of the
county, and Thursday of next week
an intensive canvass will be made
for members to the Red Cross.
Various clubs and organisations
will sponsor ? the drive in all parts
of the county, and Mr.> Wilkerson ex
pressed belief the campaign would
be one of the most successful of
years.
In Farmville the Rotary Club will
sponsor the drive for membership in
the Farmville Branch; and a commit
tee from the Club was appointed af
their regular meeting Tuesday to look
after same. Be ready with your dol
lar when some member of the com
mittee calls to see yu.
*Advertising, matter -dealing with
the roll cell has been placed in display
windows of business houses so that
the public may be well acquainted
with-facts in connection with the
campaign to enlist new members for
the Red Cross. . ?
W. J. Bundy is chairman of the
Red Cross of- this county. He an
^panced plans for the. roll call sev
eral days ago, and since that time
hair been conferring with Mr. Wil
i kersoji in an effort to get every
thing lined up for the campaign ir
I time for the sweeping drive next
Thursday.
The public will;be urged to joit
and help this great army or mere)
continue to reach out and carry re
lief to communities, stricken by cat
astrephe. Its work in recent year!
has been of the highest type, anc
only recently the coastal *
North Carolina felt the result of its
[such damage tcJ^shi^rilhgS ^
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Farmville Next to Head
Market in Oc. Averages
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Leaf Tobacco Sales This
Season Go Beyond 17
: Million Mark Here This
: Week
i Sales were much lighter on the
| Parmville tobacco market this week,
f than on any previous week during
the present season. This was due in
part to the stormy weather prevailing
the first few days, and the bitter cold
ness of the latter portion of the week,
which made handling and transporta
tion of the weed difficult. The large
per cent of tobacco, already disposed
[ of, will tend towards a decrease in
J volume for the remainder of this sea
| son.
\ Prices, which proved to be the high
| est of several years on this market
[ last week, have held firm. A total of
[ 476,888 pounds was sold on Monday
? for $100,211.96 at an average of
I $21.01 and an average above $20 has
j been reached on three days out of the
four selling days of this week, tfie
figures for Friday being unobtaina
ble at this time. A total, inclusive
of Thursday's sale, of 1,012,898 pounds
brought farmers this week $207,067.66
at an average of $20.44 per hundred
weight
According to official figures, sales
of this the 9th week brought th<*
poundage total to 17,221,136 pounds,
indicating that the twentv -two million
mark will be reached this season. Re
ceipts this season amount to $2,692,
251.48, the average reaching $15.63.
Totals for the corresponding week
of last season were 916,288 pounds,
which brought $131,961.63 at an aver
age of $14.41. Totals for the 1932
season through the same week were
9,609.260 pounds, which sold for $1,
1714 98-96 at an average of $12.19.
Farmville always strives to main
tain her coveted position in high aver
ages and the- government report for
October gives her in second place with
the Five Big Markets, selling 8,379,
102 pounds for an average of $15.87.
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Higher Priced Cotton
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of This City ^Director i
of The First District N.]
C. Cotton Growers Co
, operatite Association
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"Cotton producera of North Caro
. lina evidently believe ;in their chance J
of again ..seeing cotton sell at price 1
? levels that will bring them something
? near the cost of prodhction if not a 1
profit for their efforts," commented '
Tohn T. Thorne, director of the first 1
district, ppoii^Ma return here from a \
board meeting of the North Carolina 1
Cotton Grower^Cooperative Associa
1 tion in Raleigh Wednesday.
Explaining that his dtatement was j
? based o^the amount of cotton that is
being delijered to the association ,
daily, Mr. Thorne said the manage- 1
ment informed the directors at the .
meeting that already a number of the
! 46 State and federal licensed ware
| houses storing cotton for the associa- j
tion are filled to capacity and that ]
within the next ten days probably j
, several more will be filled. j
"It is quite possible," Mr. Thorne i
added, "that the cotton association <
<? will handle as much or more of the
10-cent loan cotton than .all other
agencies combined on accounnt of its
organization having already been set
, up and ready to make loans the day
; the plan was announced."
The cooperative is handling this
loan cotton in a manner simi'ir to
the way it handles cotton in its rega- (
lar pools. All of its cotton wil lbe 1
t classed out and sold in, such a way as
, to net members the' full premiums on
. grades and staples on the day they
i order it sold.
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i Mr. Thome .pointed out uiat tne
completion of arrangements whereby
the association will hold its ware- ;
house receipts in Raleigh will give it
ah advantage in selling the 10-cejit
>. loan cotton over those agencies which f
i have to send receipts to Washington
or some Federal .Reserve point.' Un
der the plan the producer may order
his cotton sold on any day he may .<
elect and since the association is keep
ing its receipts at home it will be in j
position to. carry out these sales or
ders promptly with no waiting for i
the receipts to arrive from some dis- j
. tant point
i Taking cognisance of the fact that .
the "difference between the price the
J farmer has to pay and the price he
gets for what he has to sell, instead
of approaching a parity since October
a year ago, has widened," the cooper
ative dimeters went on record as
* J now be^ promoted by the Anoerican
agriculture."
Mr. Thorne explained that the
parity price plan seeks the following
four things:
1. Consideration of "place value"
on cotton in making government
loans. This would mean that instead
of 10 cental the North Carolina "farm
er, because of his proximity to mills,
would receive a 'loan of 10.60 cents
a pound?a differential of 60 points
or $3 a bale
2. . Additional loans according to
jrades and staples on all cotton bet
ter than middling 7-8. More than
two-thirds of North Carolina's crop
this year would command a premium
if this pjan is adopted.
3. Extension of the 10-cent loans
to "plow up" options. This would
give farmers $20 additional on each
bale of options and, the cooperative
holds, would be no more than a fair
proposition if the government I wishes s
to help maintain proper price levels
for cotton. -
4. Word for the pre-war parity
price for cotton that was promised
by the present administration. It is
riot the plan to ask for this pre-war
parity price until the cotton producers
have complied with the administra
tion's program for 1934 acreage re
faction.
New Rulings
In Sales Tax
Sales of Horses, Mules
and Cotton Seed by
Non-Producers Subject
To Tax
Greenville, Nov. 14.?T. T. Hol
Lingsworth, Deputy Tax Collector for
Pitt County, received some new rul
ings from the Department of Revenue,
Sales Tax Division, dealing with the / ? .
sale of cottonseed by farmers, gins,
sale horses,- mules and other animals.
The sale of cottonseed by cotton
gins or by' merchants who are not
the producers of the cottonseed, when
3old Uy others for. processing or manu
facture, are to be classified as whole
sale sales and the merchant or cotton
gm making the sale of such are to
report; the same as wholesale trans
aqtions. Cotton gins or others mak
ing such sales are required to regis
ter as merchants and pay the $1 reg
istration license and are. liable for
the minimum tax of 112.50 for each
six months'period.
>Saie of cottomieed or Cotton by
producers, that is, the farmer v*ho
grows the -cotton, is exempt from
the sales tax liability under the
visions of Section 405.