I im*A: SELL Your TOBACCO In FARMVYLLE And GET The TOP Mar! '' ^' ' ! i*V .? , J':'. ' ? ' ?' A '' . y> in fc&r ? . .? ? ?? &'.??- ' "*? 11 ill, mm a 11 rt.n>i I i mi i i They Are Constantly Inviting Yoa To Trade With Them. ' ? ?? ?it ? " . ? *?-? ?? ' " . ? . ,J ? i VOL. TWENTY-FOUR FAEMVILLE, PITT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, FWDAY, NOVEMBHJR 17, 1933 NUMBER TWENTY-EI6HT " ? , ? ; ' Mil.!. ? r III')..,. " ? , - - . ? - ? ? ? ? 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: toftfGtuSSlTIt"? - fl ?" Ik hs V *-L, _ J .. u_ , GOV. J. C. B. EHRINGHAUS : 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 (Continued on page two) American Legion Observe Armistice Day on Sunday Churches Join in Armis tice Observance; Rev. Worth Wicker Speaker On Sunday Evening i f. 11 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|| ? 1 v? ? ? 1 w+t .'J iV ~?4f tvaal ' j r"'"r ? I "-it' m. I 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. II I' ll ????'?? >' H ?? )- " ?? ? f * i. fi .1 .1 II .1. ? .1 ? ? f r.1 THi || <11 nm I Special Offers to Weed Growers Prize Equalizing Pay ments to Be Made To baccoGrowers ? 11 " 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 , \r Intensive Red Cross Membership Drive Tc Be Staged In Pitt Nexl Thursday Hr*- ,?iij ? -'4 S 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 ^ _ .1/- * . Farmville Next to Head Market in Oc. Averages ?' ?' ' . - _ ??- f . 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. f , . . , .. ?? I ? ? ? . r ! Prospects Good For Higher Priced Cotton k . - ? *.- - - - So Says Jno. T. Thorne of This City ^Director i of The First District N.] C. Cotton Growers Co , operatite Association ;?**. r- < v.- r "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 < . 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.