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i - - gv.j|y/.iCrEr ? . - . ? -<. VOL TWENTY-POUR FABMVILL& PITT COUNTY, NORTH CABOUNA, FRIDAY, MAY, 4? 1934 NUMBER FIFTY TWO . : , i" ' ' L. . .? ? ? ?? L ?' ' 1 ': ' ? 'l' ?*'' t" . ? ' ' ? r' I ' II. ?' ? ? ~~ ? 4 I _ ?> THE STATE SALES TAX * " > ? ?? - ? By Capus M. Waynick, State Senator and Di rector National Reem ployment Service for North Caitdina '? V In the campaign in which the 170 members of the 1035 general assem bly will be chosen, much will be heard in denunciation of the present fiscal policy of the state. The sales tax will be condemned and it's repeal demanded Appeals will be made to the self-interest of those bearing heavy tax loads. There will be more speakers proclaiming that injustice and incompetence rule, than there will be speakers giving the voters dependable dispassionate facts about the state's affairs. Yet when the tumult dies, I am confident men will be in office who will do their duty by North Carolina. There is a saving sanity in this old state. ? * T T u.u. tU LOaa II inctiMw Taxation is the issue obscuring' all others in the campaign. I believe the people are convinced the costs of state government have been reduced to a low level, that compensation for officers and teachers is too low for the most conscienceless campaigner to get far in advocacy- of further re ductions. Yet by a queer power of self-mesmerism, some say they are still convinced the tax load imposed by the state can be greatly reduced in 1935. Others do not foresee reduc tion but advocate relief for the dis tressed taxpayers by transferring the load to the other fellow. Reduc tion is made further more unlikely by the fact that the trend of the day is toward a greater, social service by the state, and a consequent greater outlay by the . common treasury. The problem, then, is not so much one of reducing the expenditures of the state as it is the elimination of waste, the promotion of efficiency m government, and the proper distribu tion of the costs. Why The Sales Tax? Propagandists charge the governor and general assembly of 1933.with grossly blundering in the enactment of the sales tax. They say it wa? foisted upon the people by represen tatives incompetent in their trust and influenced by predatory inter ests. Consider tne pngnt ox uuc jkw government when the last general as sembly met. A deficit had" accumu lated for three years to mount to 514,000,000 in June, 1933. The peo ple were groaning under the tax load and demanding relief. Property tax payers in thousands of cases had thrown up their hands in despair and quit trying to meet the levies. Out side creditors were reluctantly re newing the state's notes and demand ing the highest legal rate of interest General industrial and commercial conditions were extremely bad. Be fore the revenue plan was adopted, all the banks throughout the country had closed. When the issue was drawn, the legislator had to decide whether to vote for a measure which held out some reasonable hope to restore the state's credit and preserve its essen tial public service, or whether to cling to an old system under which the state was plunging further and further towards financial chaos. That was the issue the government sod general assembly faced and resolved. It was only after long weeks of arduous search for another way out. that the mnrmMj became convinced of the inexorable character of the choice which had already forced it self on the members of the finance committee. Seme Apparent Prralti What at result?? The state's cred it has been restored sad its securi ties are in damand at a. reasonable interest rats. . The schools are-open to all North Carolina c&fj&uN' and other essential. pnhHr aafvioes am being rendered^ even though under conditions frequently punishing to public servant ... T ] An argument against the sales tax was that it weal* accelerate the rate of bankruptcy among merchants. Bankruptcies- have derrssswd, be CaU* ariSm* bHtgr |We^ ||flnd - more ot less Quietly from active co latin# industry, and inspiring public faith. ^ Manjr have concluded that the most hanfdoua p*iri*p^ befcid the s?tate is the possible effect on> busi ness of a hew,' inflamed hunt for re venue . to operate the state- govern ment and public schools. Iu .Accord With New Deal The theory under which the state administration, as well as the nation al, is now proceeding, is that a great er buying power must be distributed among the people. The new deal at President Roose velt includes a more abundant-distri bution of the benefits of labor. Gov ernor Ehringharas has given himself with passionate devotion to advanc ing the same high purpose in North Carolina. Witness his co-operation with the federal program, his leader ship in procuring better prices for tobacco and other crops. The buying power of the people of this state has been increased by government efforts many times the whole sales tax bilL Isnt it a better policy to work for a fair distribution of buying power among all the people and the estab lishment of a broad tax base, than to look only to concentrated wealth for support of the state while the people are left headed towards a con dition not unlike serfdom? Sales Tax la Effective Some publicists spread the charge the sales tax has failed to produce the estimated revenue. What are the facts? The highest optima to of revenue from a "3 per cent sales tax was $9,000,000 and this was reduced to $8,400,000 when certain basic com modities were exempted. The first six collections brought in $3,317,745, and it is not unreasonable to expect the 12 months to produce double that amount, or $6,635,490. It is not unlikely the final record will be $7,000,000 for the year. Short of the mark, but enough revenue to be a vital consideration iu rewriting the state's fiscal policy. Was It The Final Resort? I submit the only doubt about the justice of asking for this general contribution ta the public service arises from a question as to whether the state has allowed wealth to es cape its fair share of the tax load, as the state turns to the masses at the people for help in the sales "tax. The state is bound constitutionally to levy by uniform role on real and personal property when it levies ad valorem. It cannot graduate the levy, and when property taxes threaten confiscation of some, the state has no choice but to continue the confiscation of some, or relent towards all. It seems a matter of common consent that ad valorem taxes for support of the state cannot be adopted. Consider the utilities ana tneirtax ?burden. At present no state Bunion takes a larger percentage*^ I the gross income of pubHc etttfty B corporations than does North C&ro ? lina. When taxes rise, rates must ?be advanced and, as always, the eon Bsuraer pays the bilL B . Consider the other corporations. flThese producers can be taxed as I much as the traffic will beer but at flan unknown point in. the loading, B taxation defeats its own purpose by Bencouraging a transfer of operations I to other states. Our franchise and I other levies are high now. Construe I tive statesman ehp will not dose the I door to expansion of. industry. This B does not forbid strict examination to B determine whether those able te pay Bare paying all they should to tee I support of the state. * B The state has a lim flit on income taxes, set aid per cent I of the net It has a constitutional flbar to ta-yrng {iifn|pfa, ? It behooves all at us to consider ? dispassionately, either what, part of ?die public service we amwttfihgto ? throw to the scrapheap, or where iwv lenue will be secured if present levies Base abandoned. Face lie Praunt Facts Am I of the opinion we have a I ratirfsctory plan of ttraBon of the ? state? I am not The sfrtetn is I cumbrous and nniciwrtMf. I know ?of aa tax plan in use that has what h .i - 'huJLjH-j- " 'tim liaHna -iMr fli I10flO BBQ A Dtw6T WBJT ?tax than our sales tax iwktbr a I national levy an commodities with a liner capita of the income II to the>state. it t per cent tax of this |! sort would gire North Can ill in for II sbout |14,000,lew per year. American Leghu tailtorj Area mm M _ ??? ? A ft ? ?? lift -I ? M.M .^. AM ;?- Jf Ja"'IMU 5^* I MMMAfflllft UBIIIA. 1L 1 . Miss Arelia Adams, of North Wilkesboro, N. C., secretary of the state department of the American Legion Auxiliary, who will attend the Area Conference, to be held here Hay 15. 11 ? Ml ? I I. I UNCLE WATT FOB EQUAL REPRESENTATION Be still sad heart and cease re pining, Behind the clouds the sun is yet shining. And old Sol may pour forth his scorching rays ere the summer days have flown. Depression like adver sity . and other pests will sooner or later yield to the gentle zephyrs of prosperity and slowly blow the blues away. How about remaping each county of North Carolina, and dividing its territory into Ave wards or districts and electing' one county commisaioaar from each district? Wonder if J. H. Payior and Ben Lewis, if elected, will stand for this!simple dire need? If so would it not he a saner way of equalizing representation in our County affairs? WATT PARKER. New Tin Givas 50 P. C. Longer Not-SkMMibiap R. A. Parker/Manager of B. & W. Chevrolet Co., Local Firestone Dealers, Tells of Im provements A new High Speed tire is an nounced by Firestone Tire & Bobber Company and is now on display, fee* turing an increase of more than 60 per cent in non-skid mileage, accord ing to B. A W. Chevrolet Co^ Inc., local Firestone dealers. "The new tire has five important improvements?flatter tread, wider tread, deeper non-skid, greater thick ness, and more and tougher rubber," Mr. Parker said. This is made pos sible by the Firestone patented pro cess of gum-dipping, by which the high stretch coed* are soaked and coated with rubber, providing great er strength, safety and blowout pro tection. "The flrestone ceveiopmeats em bodied in this , new tin have been proven by- constant testing en Fire igpne's fleet of test can, dag in and: day out, 24 hours a day, over all kinds of roads and highways through out the country, 12 months in the yeaR';:': r- P "In addition the FtmtMs rubber, compounds, designs, strength, blow out protection and ragged endurance are proven at the Indianapolis 500 mile endurance race where Firestone Tires have been on the winning cars for fourteen consecutive years. "A further example of the damiBA lB ddH new tires was the recent 2S0*tik Stock Car Baca at Mt4<fa ami A1 Gerfiop, who flatted first and. second, ^Ti^ted Ay race pmnwMny ni^Wm greund^ftd tearing asoun# the curv es at 00 milaa per hour, They show ed the ability: of these new tires to frttnd the terrific punishment give them protection from skidding. The tires wan the jg?e. kted that we have on display for the safety of motori^v new Phestona Thwa also apply to tfc* Firestone? Air BsllooU) if "T .ijfsiB l.jOrx WlvH 10w"9wQRS R/ML | b&l&nc Ait Balloon ta* The fifth distaste* Legion Auxiliary, -ce&jiiyj the towns of Columbia, jKdentoi^ Eliz abeth City, Fa*m*i% Gr^nviB^ Littleton, Manteo, Reeky Mount, Spring Hope, Scotland, Neck, Tar boro, Washington, W?*Va*? and Weldon, wiU bog ite annual Area Meet here o? TudM&r** r with, the local chapter, ? **? ??. A. W. Bohbitt is 'preshprtf ??*** ** hrrfitenff. tk*. .."1" s*.'.. The- meeting which will be held in the MethoZt church. to order by Mrs. W. Ippf <* Washington, vke-presidtot of the First Area, at UjOOja. to. MffcW. It Ahaher, of North .Wfflmsbotw state president, wilL iWfethe as semblage. Miss AreHa Adams, of the same, place, ilgpiUPHf totfrttoy and treasurer, is ***& and Mrs. W. M. WOHs, district eom mitteewoman, isMfta of flie local Anxffiarr wffi bainiaent also. An interesting and constructive program is being planned by those is chaxgiband Anadliasy throughout the difteteW looking | forward to a splendid meeting. JuBlor-Seniof . Bupt Held Climaxing the social activities of the scholastic year here, vma the ban quet tendered the Senior ctess of the Farmville high school, on Friday eve ning, by the Juniors. . The American Legion hall was the scene of the affair, talcing on the appearance of a charming garden with a hedge of spirea, dogwood trees, tulips, rose twined trellises and a bird sanctuary, the banquet table occupying the center with places laid for seventy-two, and decorated with bowls of spring flowers, in which the colors of the Sailors?pink and green, and of the Juniors?tovendar sad yellow, were blended. Tbeat tractive place cards and favors wen* made..hy the Juniors. The toast to fh^.paMf %iru ? "IB" by yiiiiilwit of thA Junior class, who naatnsartaref cere monies, and Bob Baker offered an appropriate toast to the Seniorg, to which Miss Hazel Baas, president, responded. A toast-to-the faculty was given by Fred Jones, Saslorrand the response by Mrs. J. ? Joyner, tcarher -of Ehdhk An entertaining program w?a pta seated, featuring many song A-** numbers, with J. B. Shearin at the piano; a sunflower dance by the waitresses, members of the Home Economics class, and a tap ^wa mw! song by William Joyner, were dehghtfol The gathering of fortunes from a nonsense tree: was followed by a flower contest, in which Miss Veneasa Bandy and Roland Modhn were winners of corsage and j buttoniere prizes. Concluding the owpieing events was a playlet, "Frank Glenn's Wives." Miss Alice Coggina, instructor in Home Economics, end Mr. R. H. Caaon, 10th grade teacher and athle tics director, warn to charge of the ; banquet. dob Short Course Planned For July The annual- 4-H dub short course will beh held at State Cottage this aummarfrom July 25 to 80, inclusive, with about 600 selected club mem bers in attendance i "We ww inmnMlii to deisr hold ing- our annual short course last sum taer due to the emergency canning ^ cotton ipS||||M but sinae this year is the twenty-fifth anniversary of the starting of club work, in the State, we shafl have the sheet eorcee this summer," says L R. Harriil, state club leader. 'The boys and girls have begun'to select those who will represent them at the event and we are expecting tee have a success the" SjrrfST a week-end. Mr. HarriU mid this plan had been tried in some of tSe other states with excellent result* Special Sunday services will be held on threampus sad will 'bnetader the direction of competent religious work ^211 - ;Mr. Harriil sate the dub members will be given class room instruction during the morning houteKwtth the competitive gaamjk Bnd?i^^^e*ng trips about Raleighu ^itech evening, [ ethHfe field under the dbidiri of I - * ~' ? . ?m '%? i '?; - - \iy . I MP 4 en end county agent* will eld Mr. Harrlll inthe. program for the Soya. j.. ??'- ?:;*????#&. ?j-mAC . I Blue mold was diacovend in a t? bacco plant bed in Greene County on | April 14. The County agent is rec > ; /V. . ! iiiiaHHlW Leaf Check Rush Still Mr Way . $310,000 In Rental And Benefit Payments Paid Out To Growers in Pitt County Greenville, May 4.?Farmers of Pitt County who are taking part in the government's tobacco produc tin campaign are jingling money in thefar pockets today and others will do the same thing as rental and bene fit cheeks continue to roll into the local farm office; The farm department has been literally benged with fhrmers seek ing benefit and rental checks the last several days and this morning was no exception to the rule. Extra forces have been 'put to work to dis tribute the "funds, It was said today by E F. Arnold, director of the de-| partment, that $310,000 would be in the pockets of the growers probably by the mid of the week. And that isn't all by any means. Checks will continue to roll into the local office for sometime to come and Which the rush is over some ten thousand farmers and their tenants, it was estimatied, will have shared in the financial benefits from the government campaign to reduce to bacco production. Mr. Arnold said that some 300 ren tal checks still remained to be re ceived by his office. As soon as checks are received farmers are ad vised of it and told what day to call for them. - The checks involve more than a single farmer in many instances. In fact, tenants are in cluded in the equalization payments and this makes the monty go into thousands of-hands in all sections of the'county. It was indicated growers are fairly well pleased with this addition mon ey from the tobacco crop sold the past season, and make their way to the banks and get the cash or de posit the check almost as soon as they Teach their hands. FABMY1LLB GIRLS IN R HOME-COMING AND MAT -?AY^ EXEKCISES Greensboro, April 80.?Miss Vern ice Lang Jones, freshman, has been elected by ho- class as 'attendant of the May Queen to be crowned at the usual Bome-Coming and May Day on the Greensboro College Campus Saturday, May 5, at 5:30 p. m., and Miss Mary Louise Rumley is to be among the may pole dancers. Tbo afternoon's program will in clude coronation of the queen with appropriate exercises. Those from Fannville in attend ance wils include: Mrs. J. L. Rumley, Mrs. Sally Keel Horton, Miss Eva Mae Turnage and. Miss Elizabeth Lang. Civil Court Opens May 7 Judge G. V. Cowper, .of Kmstou,, Will Preside Over One Week Term In Greenville Greenville, May 3.-?A one week term of civil Superior court will con vene in this city neat Monday morn ing with Judge G. V. Cowper, of Kington, presiding. The calendar, which contains around forty cases, was scheduled to be off the press to day. This will be the first time Judge Cowper has ever held court in Green ville and Ma coming was being anti cipated with interest by members of the bar and court officials. Judge Frank A. Daniels, of Goldsboro, has presided over the last several terms held hem ^ The following jurors were drawn to serve during the week: ? Luther Herring, Greenville; L. H. EMis, WlnterriUe; Alfred Wainwright Beaver Dam; Marvin H. Bass, Win terville; McCottar. Patrick, Grifton; j R. H. Galloway, F. L. Gsekins, Leon T. Hardy, J. L. Beddard, Heber Cox, R L. Edwards and H. & Hart, Chi cod; J J. Btoke* M. G. Burton, Aydfen; Benj. J. Phillips and B F. Owens, Fountain; J. L. Gurganus, Bethel; J. T. Baldree and G. C, Nich ols, Beaver Dam; George Briley Caro lina; Frank M. Brown, Geo. M. Craw ford, G. T. Corbett, W.E. Braswell, L. A. Cobb, A. R- Forbea, Greenville; J. W. James, Roland Casey and Al ton Gardner, Swift Creek; Robt Joy ner, Farmville. g fi i - I I'nV i r' y. '? (t? iSiiTf ;^ Extend Seed Loan Period Government Sets May 15 for Ending Filing Period For The 13eed Loans ? 11 ? j Greenville, May. 3.?It was an nounced from the office of the Crop Production Seed Loan Monday morn- ; ing that the loan period had been extended until May 15. The time limit was scheduled to expire April 30. '?'???] T. 0. Ednes, manager of the local offices stated he had received in- i struction from the federal depart- 1 ment to continue receiving applica tions for seed loans until the middle of Ma? and advised farmers deair- : ing to obtain funds from this source to get busy and file their applies- ' tions at once. He said approximately 700 appli cations had already been received by the local office and that checks [had been returned shortly after ap proval of the applications. Mr. Edens said his office was hand ; ling applications as fast as they are i presented in an effort to get checks back to tne growers in ample time to assist in getting their farming operations under way. i MINUTES OP THE FARMVILLE ROTARY CLUB?MAY 1, 1934 The Farmville Rotary Club was called to order "by its President Bob Boyd last Tuesday evening at 6:45 p. m., with fifteen members present A ham and egg supper was enjoyed, at the conclusion of which the min ute? of the previous meeting were read and approved. A motion was made, seconded, and f."-. passed approving the action of the President in sending flowers to Mr. John McAdams, the late brother of W. A. McAdams. LJfc jpqa moved, seconded, and pass ed that the incoming president, Alex Rouse and secretary, Irvin Morgan, Jr., be elected as delegates to the District Conference to be held in Greensboro on May 10 and 11. At this point the program was turned over to the Chairman of the Program Committee, who after nam ing George Davis as program leader for next Tuesday, called on Eli Joy ner for the program. Eli's subject was the "Story of Furniture." He began his address by giving a few statistics relative to the furniture in dustry in the United States. Calling the attention of the Club to the fact that there is used annually in this country a billion and a half board feet of lumber in the furniture in dustry alone, at an approximate value of two and a half billion dol lars, Eli stated that these woods were principally?gum (three fourths i of the furniture being of this wood), | oak, poplar, birch, maple, chestnut, [mahogany, walnut, elm, ash, and 'many others. He then discussed the ; different periods of furniture and the derivation of the different names used to designate the furniture of the.different periods. The meeting adjourned to meet again May 8, 1934. ??????? Fight Potato Bugs With Calcium Arsenate Ordinary Balaam arsenate, such ns has been used for years in denting cotton to control that boll weevil, mokes an effective and economical poison for control of the Colorado Potato Beetle or potato bug. "The calcium arsenate may be used as a dust or as a spray and in either case will give effective control," says C, H. Brannon, extension entomolog ist at State College. "If the calcium arsenate is used, thaw is no need to apply any additional poison for the material is absolutely effective and is the cheapest material we would recommend. When using it as a dust, , cover the plants well ; The amount to use will, of course, depend on the size of the plants.'? Mr.: Brannon says the dust may be applied with one of th? band dusters used in applying the calcium arse nate to cotton. These is little langer of burning the potato plants with the material but there is no reason I for wasting the poison by using too I must While the dust method of applies- I tion is probably the most economical, I a good spray mixture can be made by using two pounds of the arsenate I in 50 gallons of water. For small areas, such aa may be fountfirtwut I the average farm hptoe; a spray may I be;made by mixing 10 tablespoonsful Great German Ring Found By Paris Police ??????-?-?. .. .. .. i ?i ^ Agent Taken lute Cus tody by Officers; War rants Issued For Other Members of The Or ganization Paris, May 2,?Police .announced today that a "huge German spy or ganization" had been uncovered with the arrest of an agent in Paris and that warrants had been issued for other members of the groups ? Secret service agents were said to be seaching for the spies but even the names of the agents arrested here was not made public. The organization was uncovered authorities said, as the result of in vestigation of charges against a French army officer, Capt, Forge, who w&s taken into-custody in con nection with the mysterious disap pearance of plans for the defense of the city of BelforL Authorities decided the organi zation was as large 'if not larger than that for which Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gorden Switz of New York and New Jersey and thirteen other persons now are in prison. Captain Forge .who had been cin der investigation for a long time, was just about cleared of all charges police said, when the secret service caught an accomplice in the act of espionge. ? ; - Jimmie Carr Will Head Men's Athletic Association N ext Year Jimmie Carr will succeed Alva Van Nortwick as President of the Men's Athletic Association for next year. The election was held Monday. Other newly elected officers are Frank Jennings, Vice-President, George Williard, Secretary and Treasurer. Jimmy Johnson will act as Teco Echo Reporter for the Association. Plans for presentation of the mon ogram were discussed at the meeting and it was voted that they be pre sented at the chapel program the next day.?The Teco Echo, Apr. 26. Blount Seeks Seatln Houso Prominent Bethel Busi ness Man Announces Candidacy for Repre sentative * - # M. 0. Blount of Bethel, has an nounced that he will be a candidate' for the House of Representatives. Mr. Blount is a native of Pitt coun ty, having operated a mercantile business in Bethel since 1887. He farms extensively, and is president of the Bl<pmt-Harvey Company of Greenville. For more than twenty five years he has served as a member of the County Board of Education without opposition. With his knowl edge of the condition of the county and of the farthers, he is well quali fied to protect the interest of the taxpayers in these crucial times. Mexican Bean Beetle Costly Farm Peat Again this season, growers of snap beans, butter butter or lima beans will be faced with the problem of controlling the Mexican Bean beetle, said to be one of $he moat troublesome of North Carolina's in sect pests. "This beetle feeds on the under side of the bean leaves and usually . the larvae as well as the adult in? sect will be found feeding on a plant," says C. H. Brannon, extension ento mologist at State College. "When the infestation is severe, all parts of the j bean plant above the ground are fed upon and the plant may be com pletely destroyed. Injury to cow peas and soybeans is also bad but the beetles rarely feed upon the stems amfpods of ttese plants." In controlling the been hftka MET Brannon warns growers to feed* in- "I _ mind that the befttt pish* 1a w tender and can be eaafty injiaad by-** strong poisons. He says the right ^ poison must be used and it must be applied in exact amounts. The poi son, must also reach the under-ride of the leaves. :,v.^' ;r ?' : - Where the beans are grown in ]awm nrofar fltinll'frf nf 4J?a fu?
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