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VOL. TWENTY-FIVE ' ~~ FABMVILLE, PITT COUNTY, NOBTB CAROLINA. FRIDAY, 3BWEMBEB U, 19M NUMBt? MWWKEW
Over Two and a Half Million Pounds Sold by 'Warehousemen in FarnwiUe During Past 5 Days
Schools of Pitt County Open Monday With Large Enrollment
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Engineer Dies
As f astro!
Derails Freight
Two Other Trainmen
Injured in Norfolk
Southern Cattle Train
Wreck; Eight Cars
Derailed, 40 Cattle'
Killed
Raleigh, September 14?Torrential
rains early yesterday morning dug a 4
dozen pitfalls along the Norfolk and
Southern Railroad tracks for a spe- '
cial cattle train which hurtled from ;
undermined rails eight miles east of
Raleigh, scalding its engineer to
death and injuring two other mem
bers of the crew. '
Approximately 40 of the trainload
of 2,000 ERA cattle were slaughtered
in the splintered wreckage. Eight of
45 cars in the train crumpled behind j
the locomotive which plowed on its
side through a clay bank. '
Funeral rites for C. G. Sullivan, ?
of Whitaker Mill Road, veteran engi- 1
neer, who died in his cab, will be |
conducted this afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Fireman Recovering
At Rex Hospital, Z. L. Lloyd, the 1
fireman, suffering with severe burns
and possible internal injuries, was
allowed to see only members of his j'
family yesterday. He rested fairly |'
comfortably..
Henry Cox, Negro flagman, was 1
scalded painfully about his legs but 1
was able to walk yesterday.
Burke H. Bunch, conductor, and
R. E. Straughan, flagman, who were
riding in the caboose, were not in- 1
jured. '
In charge of a work train going
to dear the wreckage, Straughan re- ,
tamed to the scene last night
Standing in a peculiar position
between two washouts, the first of
which it psssnrt before wrecking, the
train was inaccessible to wrecking
cranes from both Ehst and West.
Rash Track Clearing
There is a possibility that the track
may be cleared before tomorrow
morniUg,"iiritk Sunday being- set by
ra&Md officials as the latest date
for the resumption of* traffic.
Meanwhile, Norfolk and Southern
tiqkia are being rented via the
Southern Railway to Sehpa. and the ,
Athzxrtic Coast Line trades to Wilson.
, In numerous places between .
Knigbtdale, which was the nearest
station to the wreck, and Neuse
river, long sections ot the track de
pended solely upon warfr own sep
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District Governor Visits
Farmitte Rotary Club
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Tom Sykes, of High
Point, Pays His Offi
cial Visit; Meeting
Held at Noon Hour
Wednesday
A high note- of optimism marked
the address of Tom Sykes, District
Governor of Rotary, to the Farmville
Club, upon the occasion of his annua)
visit to Farmville.
Pointing to Rotary as the way of
life in a world, confused and fright
ened, the District-Governor traced
the phenominal growth of Rotary
during the past twenty-five years,
and likened it to the leaven, which
in its quiet way, is leavening the
whole lump, stating that it is effec
tively doing what politicians and
others said could not be done. "It is
bringing nations together."
Challenging the spirit of enthus
iasm of Rotarians everywhere, the
speaker urged the individual mem
bers to turn their' lives into channels
of living expression of the six ob
jects of the organization, and made
the assertion that, "If Rotarians be
lieved in their ideas, we would, 152,
X)0 strong, in 3700 clubs, of 70 na
tions, win the world overnight. The
lew, controlling spirit of Rotary, com
mitted to service and peace, is the
hope of a world, groping in the
slough of despondency for the.light
of economic recovery."
Mrs. Sykes, wife of the District
Governor, was a special guest at the
luncheon tendered her husband, and
which was attended, in addition to
the members, by a number of ex-Ro
tarians. Alex Rouse, president of
the local club, presided and introduc
sd the honor guests.
C.A.Levine
Tties Suicide
First Transatlantic Air
plane Passenger
Found Unconscious
Wednesday Beside
Five Open Gas Jets
Brooklyn, N. Y., September 12?
Charles A. Levine, the first trans
Atlantic airplane passenger, was
found unconscious today beside five ,
open gas jets in the Wtchen-or a I
friend's house. Three notes lay on
the table. ?
He was revived by a police emer- -
geney crew who worked over him
with an inhalator for 29 minutes. He
probably will recover.
One of the notes said:
"I just cannot go on."
Levine flew with Clarence Cham- 1
bertain to Berlin in June 192V. They
covered 3,905 miles before landing.
Gorman Requests
Roosevelt to
Urge fairness
lit A Telegram Gorman
Requests Roosevelt To
Advise Governors Who
Have Ordered Out
Troops In Textile
Strike To See That
Fairness Prevails
Wshington, September 12?Francis
J. Gorman, chairman of the textile
strike committee, today requested
President Roosevelt to advise gov
ernors who have ordered state troops
out in the textile strike to urge fair
ness in their activity.
In his te!egi$m Gorman said:
"Governors of several states have
called etate troops into action in the
strike of textile workers. So far as
we can learn and observe the prin
cipal function of these troops is to
protect strike breakers.
"I know that governors have full
control of their state troops but I
feel sure at the same time that a
word of advice from you" urging fair
ness in the use of troops where used
at all in a strictly impartial manner
will be helpfuL
"We know that, there is no need
whatever in any case for state troops
and we protest most vigorously their
use as aides to strike breakers."
While President's mediation board
resumed conferences with a delega
tion of cotton textile "manufacturers,
and representatives of silk and wool
en industries Gorman said the textile
union was preparing for "at least a
month of straggle to win" the" textile
strike." '
Depositors In Closed
Bank Get Dividend
Kinston, September 13?Tbe Bank
of Grifton is paying a fifth dividend
to depositors, bring the total to 80
per cent The bank failed dnring the
depression> one of numerous financial
institutions in Lenoir and Pitt coun
ties to crash.
Those in charge of the liquidation
hinted today that another payment
may be made. Depositors may get
100 .per cent, in fact, before the liq
uidation is completed.
W. B. Pace, Durham county agent
has been discussing the value of fall
gardens with relief families. Host
of them wish to raise as much of
their own food as possible.
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Roosevelt and Johnson
Make NRA Changes
le Park, N. Y., September ttU
WRA dividend cleanly and:
y into three divisions?legis
I ' judicial and administrative
General Hugh 3. Johnson re- }
I the title of administrator and '
g i the ' kiimnisiratiwf divisioh,
ed today as the form of tempo
rary reorganisation to be effected by
President Roosevelt .-'.4
The'President and General John
son, conferring here-hi the Execu
tive's comfortable home on the Bed
son river, have reached the stage of
putting the set-dp on paper. >|!?
Johnson arrived here late yester- I
day and last night he and the Pre
were hard at #o#k~'apain."" f
Johbson. carefully avoided |6port
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DUv {}}rcct iXviTi tng rresiaeni#. i
cnrougu ins- secretary, oveputni ?
Fj*r\vi whrd that definite'br4?
. nany, utiiic wwru uuii< uuiui/tc pr
press was being made ?*'
within the next few days to whip into
final shape the reorganization plan
for submission to the President
Under the new set-up, the N.RA
legislative division will fix the big
recovery machine policy.
Rocky Mount Fiiigls I
Deprived Of Ea?le
Greensboro, " September ~ 18-r-Ber
moval of the blue eagle from the
plant of A. Schottland, Incorporated,
opera\ ors of the Schottland mill at
Rocky Mount, has been ordered by
General Hugh Johnson, NBA admin
istrator in Washington, it was an
nounced at state headquarters of the
NRA here this afternoon.
Hie company is charged with hav
Maine 6iras ,
Maw Deal Big
Veil of Favor
Democratic Governor
And Two Congress
men Elected In Ballot
'fttgTnesday
Portland, Me., Sept 11?The elec
tion of a Democratic congressmen 1
apparently was Maine's answer today
to a Republican appeal for repuda
tion of Rooseveltian policies.
A United States senator and one i
congressman appeared to be the 1
only offices held by the Republi- '
cans in yesterday's biennial election
in this once rock-ribbed Republican j
state. 1
The birthplace of prohibition, j
Maine presisted in its stand of a t
year ago in the national prohibition i
repeal movement repealing state i
prohibition by an overwhelming ma- j
jority. The vote for repeal: 601 pre- j
cincts out. of 631 gave: yes, 98,442;
no 56,883. (
Governor Louis J. Brann, popular',
Democratic leader for whose de
feat Republicans called as an ex- j
pression of disapproval of the new ,
deal, was returned to office over Al- ,
fred K. Ames, Republican, by a plu- ;
rality of nearly 30,000 votes.
Senator Fredrick Hale, Republi- (
can veteran for 18 years in the sen- (
ate, held a slender lead over F. Har
old Dubord, Democrat, in contrast to j
the sweeping' victory he "had won in
the past years. ]
Returns from 601 precincts gave ,
Hale 136,878 and Dubord 135,397. ,
Washington, Sept. 11?Postmaster
General James A. Farley today called 1
the convincing majority given to
Governor Lotus Brann in the Maine 1
election "proof ample that the new ^
deal meets with the approval of the
majority of the people of this coun
try." J
I Washington, Sept 11?An "inten
Bsification" of Republican efforts was
?called for by Chairman Fletcher of
?the Republican National Committee j j
I on the basis of returns , from Maine !
which Democratic chieftain Farley J j
?called "ample proof that the new j
?deal meets with the approval of the 1
?majority of people of this country.? I
?Girl Instantly J
Dora Morgan, 15 Year 1
I Old Saratoga Girl, In-1
stantly Killed Satur-11
I day Night When I
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? Saratoga I
I Wilson, Sept 10?Dora Morgan, 15 ?
I year old Saratoga girl, was instantly I
killed Saturday night when she was ?
struck by a car driven by H. B. ?
Humphrey, of this city, as she walk- j ?
led along the Wilson-Greenville high- I
I way about a quarter mile from Sara- :
I Just how the fatal accident occur-, I
?red is unknown. The Humphrey car
I was meeting an approaching truck
I and it was believed that the lights I
? of the vehicle 1>Hnded Mr, Humphrey I
I and he did not see the girl until the I
? fender of his car struck her. Tt wW
not known whether the girl was wallf- I
rag on the pavement or on the shoui
der of the road.
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List of Pitt
TeaelMFS Is
Made Public
Number Of Faculty
Changes To Mar k
Opening Of School
September 17th
Members of the faculty of Pitt
county schools, which will open for
1934-35 term September 17, were an
nounced today by Donald Conley, di
rector of public instruction in this
county. There are 180 white teach
ers and 125 colored in the system
this year.
Mr. Conley said there had been a
number of resignations in the system
the past year including four princi
pals. The- tochers list is practically
the same as- last year as far as num
erical strength is concerned but Mr.
Conley said he was hopeful of tak
ing care of the increased enrollment
as: efficiently as they did last year.
Enrollment last year was given as
5,083 white children and 5,640 color
ed, making a grind total of 11,723.
A. pronounced increase of enrollment
is anticipated this year, swelling the
teacher load to no little extent. New
principals have been sent to Bethel,
Stokes and GrfmeBland.
Mr. Conley pointed out that the
transportation problem would remain
the same as last year. He said no
additional funds for this purpose had
t>een made this season and asked the
public to bear with him until the
next meeting of the State Legisla
ture when it is hoped something will
t>e done to imporve the situation.
Under provisions of the transpor
tation department children will con
tinue walking two miles to school
and those living a mile and a half
from the bus lines will be required
to walk that distance.
The operation of buses was curtail
3d considerably under the new school
'aw and a bowl has been set up in
all sections of the state- without re
results. However, it is hoped the
uembers of the next legislature will
provitb greater appropriations for
schools and transportation probably
tvill be one of the' first things to
effected, the school head said.
Mew Science Teacher Secured Here
Following the resignation of R. H.
Sason, Science Teacher and Athletic
Director of the Farmvdle High
School, the services of Nelson dun
suckef, of Winterville, a graduate of
Wake Forest and E. C. T. C.> Green
rille, were secured for this posi
;ion. A complete list of teachers,
vith this exception, was published in
;hese columns last week.
Relieves New Tax
Will Not Be Necessary
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Hyde Park, N. Y., September 14?
HAfter a general review with Presi
dent Roosevelt of the prospective
legislative program for next session
in the light of existing economic con
ditions, Chairman Harrison (D-Miss),
af the Senate finance committee, said
today he believed a new tax bill would
not be necessary. ?
Harrison, called to 'the' summer
White House by the President; came
away expressing confidence over the
present business and agricultural out
look, and said if present trends con
tinued, it might be possible even to
moderate some of the heavy federal
relief expenditures although increas
ed building fiulds probably would be
:?
Building Funds
was prgedfeupon the President in an
e^r^eonference by Senator King
The Utahan said he favored a
partial revival of civil works to get
away from outright grants to the
unemployed this winter, ft stepping
up of federal purchases of silver, and
a more fiberaf credit poHcy on the
part of national banks and the R. F.
economic politics
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, "Treasury receipts are coming in
nicely and are showing an enormous
increase. With the general pick-up,
especially in agriculture, we are hope
ful the receipts will continue to in
crease.'
"We might even be able to modify
and moderate, some relief expendi
tures* although we might have to
spend more on buildings."
Harrison would not. say whether
the special 'excise taxes now bring
ing in. around $300,000,000 would be
continued after they expire, some
next January and others at the end
of the current fiscal year. |?
These taxes include gasoline, bank
clucks and a score or other excise
Recent talk in Washington has
been that a new tax bill probably
would be enacted next session. This
is possible, it was said, but the ad
ministration, in HarriEon's opinion,
hopes it can avoid any new levies.
If new tax legislation is pressed, it
probably would be in the form of
further simplification of administra
tion and concentration of some of the
special tikes now in force, it was
indicated. J; .
King returned to Washington, as
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Tobacco Sales
Aid Prices Up
First Official Summary
Including Bright Belt
Shows Great Improve
ment
Raleigh, September 14 ? Tobacco
brought more than double its last
year's opening price in North Caro
lina last month, the first report of
the State-Federal Crop Reporting
SeiVice reflecting New Bright Belt
market operations, showed.
In August, the report shows, pro
ducers marketed 55,419,012 pounds at
an average of 25.82 cents a pound, as
compared with the average of 12.09
for the same period a year ago.
Last year, however, markets were
closed because of low prices paid
and prices immediately mounted upon
their reopening under a parity pjrice
agreement with buyers.
Heavy Sales
The heavy sales amounted to 16,
042,015 pounds more than the 40,
376,997 pounds sold in August a year
ago, the report stated.
The greatest margin of sales in
crease was in the new bright belt,
where Chester C. Davis, Federal Ag
ricultural Adjustment Administrat
or declared that he "saw the finest
I tobacco ever" on Labor Day. Here
27,457,324 pounds changed hands last
month in comparison with. 14,034,669
pounds in August, 1938.
In the South Carolina belt the
sales totalled 27,691,688 pounds,
slightly more on the aggregate, but
a smaller increase over the 25,922,
669 pounds sold the same month last
year.
Large Increase
The price) in the new bright belt
was two and one-half times that of
a year ago, with the average of
. 26.21 cents pqr pound last month
comparing with 10.45 cents. In the
South Carolina belt, this year's aver
age was 25.47, the report stated,
against 12.97 the previous year.
Fairmont of foe South Carolina
belt led the sales in both belts with
9,898,766 pounds, with Lumberton,
also of the South Carolina, second
with 7,254,309. The markets there
were open several days earlier, how
ever.
Tobacco Now Being Of
fered in Better Condi
tion; Averages Jump
Farmers Urged to Keep
Their Tobacco Dry and
Grade It Carefully ?
Removing All Strings
and Trashy Leaves
Leaf sales were very heavy on the
local market throughout the entire
week, with blocks experienced each
day until Thursday, when floors were
cleared for Friday's sale, which is
described as one of the largest breaks
of the season.
The price situation, which has been
favorable all season, dropped some
what during the week, with damaged
tobacco and common quality being
given the blame. Prices, however,
took a decided change for the better
Thursday, and farmers expressed
great satisfaction over sales today.
The official report of J. T. Bundy,
supervisor of sales, made public this
morning, revealed that the market
has sold through Thursday of this
week, 6,750,549 pounds, for $1,738,
087.46, at an average of $26.41. Fig
ures for last season, same period:
poundage, 8,279,546, brought farmers
$1,028,998.52, average, $12.43.
Resumption of sales Monday will
mark the beginning of the fifth week
of the present selling season, in this,
the bright leaf belt, and offerings
are expected to be heavy again,
though hay cutting and cotton pick
ing may consume the greater por
tion of the farmer's time for the next
two or three weeks.
Growers from any sections of East
ern Carolina are bringing their to
bacco to Farmville, and are leaving
the sales expressing entire satisfac
tion over the splendid prices and con
siderate treatment accorded them
here.
Warehousemen and buyers, of the
Farmville market, are striving con
tinually to give the farmer the top
dollar for all grades of their leaf
offerings, and their efforts are
achieving results in holding old pat
rons and securing and retaining new
ones.
Proper and careful grading and
conditioning of the leaf is being con
stantly urged by tobacconists here,
in order that top prices may obtain
and hold the market steady.
Middle Tobacco
Belt Opens With
Prices Veiy High
Durham Average Is
$27.13. Hend erson
Showed Sales Totaling
?218,204 Pounds With
an Average of $26.89.
Oxford Averages $27.
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Raleigh, September 12 ? Tobacco
growers of the North Carolina mid
dle belt were jubilant today over
the opening prices which prevailed
on the floors of the auction ware
houses yesterday.
Durham Bold 237,602 pounds yes
terday for $64,479.6,, an average of
$27.13.
Official figures for the opening
day at Henderson showed sales to
day at Henderson showed sales to
taled 218,204 pounds for an average
price of $26.89. Prices remained
practically unchanged' today.
' Oxford official figures for Tues
day showed 236,478 pounds sold for
an average ;?f $27.34. .
The Sanford market was busy
dealing 140,000 pounds left over
from the opening' break with few ad
ditional deliveries; Overseers esti
mated the day's prices would aver
age near 27 cents.
Women of Timor-Laut, East In
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