- - 'vv.r ?- ,. .. ~ - _ - V ffiitfaf BftimnUn . mw\ nBjBulOo Gees to Investigate Con ditions and Inquire Into Charges.FOed Against Governor of Island; To Visit Canal Zone Also. 9 United States Senator Robert R. Reynolds left Washington tonight for the Virgin Islands, an American possession, where he will investigate conditions and inquire into charges filed against Governor Paul Pearson before the Senate Committee on Territories and Tnaular Affairs. Senator Reynolds, who was nam ed by Vice-President Garner as a member of a sab-committee, was unanimously selected by the other four members of the committee to sit as a court because of his keen knowledge of insular affairs and his success as a Federal prober, an nounced he would start hearings at St. Thomas beginning May 10th. Federal investigators and attor neys have been in the islands for some time assembling evidence. Senator Reynolds will stop off at Asheville en route South. He is to J be guest of honor and principal speaker at the banquet to be held at the George Vanderbilt Hotel Satur day night in Asheville by those in terested in the development of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Governor Hill McAllister, of Ten nessee, also will speak at the ban quet A huge motorcade from all sections of North Carolina and East em Tennessee will bring guests to the affair. Senator Reynolds has maintained keen interest in development -of the Smoky Mountains Park project and he led the fight to have the Federal Government select the North Caro lina route to the park. Following his inquiry into umn in the Virgin Islands, Senator Reyn olds expects to proceed to the Pan ama Canal Zone where he will join with Senators Daffy, Bach man, Aus tin and Barbour as a sub-committee of the ih?1< Military Affairs Com mittee to probe labor conditions in the Canal Zone. The Senator is saving as chairman of this sub committee. Protection of the Canal is of growing importance due to the strategic military position of tins American "Gateway from Bast to West." Following completion of the Pan ama Canal investigation, Senator Reynolds has been invited to visit numerous Sooth and Central Ameri can countries as an "American Am bassador of Good Will" and to study trade conditions there which may prove helpful to the United States. He will make the tour of the South and Central American countries by airplane if he finds time to visit the Latin American neighbors. Daring his ehnence from the Na tional Capital, Senator Reynolds will continue to vote by proxy. He will keep in daily commnnication with Senate leaders,' the chairman of the various committees on which he sen** with those Senators who are handling various important national legislative bills, and his office. Prior to his departure Senator Reynolds said: ^ "Gtisens of North Carolina may rest assured that during my absence rim basin sis of my office will be conducted with the usual dispatch and efficiency. My secretary, Wos ley, McDonald, and the entire office! staff will keep me constantly advised on North Carolina matters and na tional affairs. As Ijun going on a mission delegated to me * ? ? - - ? - TO TI I skaB be privileged to use all oom laaniieffiin facilities far keeping my office. I deem this important guwsamint assignment a great honor for the State of North Caro Xf he hods time, Senator Reynolds plans to visit Puerto Rico to sound oat sentiment of the natives on the nhjert of their independence. Senator Reynolds has already a Federal prober at the Capitol, as tho result of his thorough inquiry I and 1^1 estate concerns. He also considering offering a Puerta Rican independence bill, coapled with a preferential trade agreement. Coincident with these interesting developments concerning United States southern poMMirioaa, Senator Sbeppard intimated he would seek early action on his bill seeking to limit employment in the .Canal Zone to American citizens. This measure, [pending since February 12th, pro vides that only Americana may be employed in or about the locks, docks, coaling plant and other facil ities under the jurisdiction of the Army and Navy Departments, the Panama Canal and the Panamq Railway Steamship Line, "if an; such occupations be of a natur. which would permit an alien to aid comfort or support an enemy in case the United States was involved in war." Senator Reynolds has been named chairman of the Military Sub-com mittee to inquire into the advisabil ity of this bill. PWA Seeks r More Labor Reemployment Office In Greenville Asks Peo ple On Inactive Lists to Renew Cards Because of the expected renewal of PWA activities, Mia. Ruby Allen, head of the Federal Reemployment Office of Pitt County, requested to day that all persons on the inactive lists renew their cards at once in or der to. be,, eligible for . work in the new program. Mrs. Allen said that although there are around one thousand per sons on the active list at.this-.timet there are numbers of others who have permitted their cards to expire and have been placed in the inactive file. With the Federal Government on the verge of a new construction pro gram throughout the nation, Mrs. Allen said persons desiring work should file immediately and be in position to take advantage of the new activity. . She also called, attention to a num ber of - positions for trained men in various sections of the state where construction projects are being con templated. Applications . for these jobs should be filed wkb the Secre tary of the Board of U. S. Civil Service Examiners, U. S. Engineer Office, Nashville, Tenn., on or be^ fore May 5, in connection with work of drainage and erosion prevengfgs and for flood control in Tennessee and Cumberland Valley. Projects will be created in several counties in North Carolina, it was said, and expert aid as labor, fore man, levee construction foreman, overseer, concrete foreman, construe? tion supervisor, general construction overseer, and foreman' an being of fered. Afrs. Alien aaid ?be,had been ad vised to canvass her files for people capable of fitting any of the abowe nosttbws and instruct them to obtain application blanks from the pqstr. office and apply for tikis post. : : :?: ? ? ? GARDEN CLUB PLANS SPRING BHpW '' The formation of plana for the.an* nual spring flow show, together with a diacaawm of flower shows in sen* eral, marked the_ regular meeting of the Garden Club, held Monday after noon with lira D. R Mom* ?Ami teas, the president* Mrs. T, p Joyper, in this connection appointing the folr lowing committees for-the local event which ia ^always anticipated^ ^ 86?VWl I riUlIWrMW imtiij wcswcr . w W I ? ?? - ' j SENATOR ROBERT R. REYNOLDS - I i . ? ? 1 . .es== EfflKCHCfMtf Given to Many Farmer, Farced to More With No Place To Go, Stumbles Into a Relief Office; Gets New Start Raleigh, May 2.?Many persons placed in unfortunate circumstances through no fault of their own, have been able, by means of the Rural: Re habilitation Program of the North Carolina Emergency Relief Admin istration, to better their condition and get a fresh start, .Mrs. Thomas CP Berry, State Relief Administrator, said today. The name is not used in this story for obvious reasons. A farmer stumbled into the relief office. "It aint right. Ain't got no where to go?nowhere to make no1 bread. I'm .outdoors. Somebody's got to help me now." Thus, began his plaintive story. He blinked hard to keep back thv big, husky tear which rolled down his weather beaten face. This was the begin ning of a moving story of distress, of discouragement, and of fear. His tremulous voice, his demeanor 'apologized for his unfortunate situ ation for which he was not respon sible and against which he was im potent Obviously, this man was not accustomed to relief. The client was literally outdoors. Outdoors with a wife and a baby seven days old and ten other chil dren ranging in ages from two to seventeen years. Without notice, the client's landlord ordered him to get off the place he had farmed the past two years. The client did not owe one cent of rent He had made, a good crop, had grown sufficient food and feed-stuff, and had laid adde a little money. He even was mm Mnf Rlifc hfl vviiuu^ w jfaj v ? ?- -? was ordered off the farm so that a relative of the landlord might have the eight-acre tobacco allotment on the place. The client had nowhere to go?it was too late to secure a good farm. He had no legal re course. He was discouraged. Up against these tremendous odds he came to the relief office as a last resort He had food and feedstuff and plenty of help, but no mule and nowhere to go. Through the efforts of the relief of fice and under the rural rehabilita tion program a sixty-acre farm with a tobacco, .allotment and ,an ajght room house r was -secured for* the cli ent He was approved in Raleigh and received a mule. The new land lord happy to get such an industrious man on his . place went over and moved-, the cifentdn. Today, all concerned are happy. The client is more comfortably and more conveniently -situated. With his vexing problem solved, the client ja-happy and contented and is vig orously going about the business of making his crop and becoming an independent farmer. He is happy now, thanks to the F. E. R. A.'a pro gram of Rural Rehabilitation. Tush fiwn " ToMid Clark Sinclair Agent Led Dis tributors In Both Caro linas Sales Lubri John G. Clark, Bsfahw ^ _ ? I ? ? I f ? ?" "? " "" " ? - ?" ? "l| Company's agent fob this territory, attended a meeting of agents and officials at Chf*"*** a few days itffeMpd much to bis smpris^was awarded a handsome trophy as first prize in a contest conducted by Sin clair for agents of the two Caro lines to boost sales for that com pany's lubricants. Mr. Clark was ' - - - * ? - AM-^1 I declared- to nave snown uie pen rec ord of any agent far the two states, ! and an otfdal of the company prp seated Jtfm with a large brans* Jumbo elephant Mr. Clark says that while he is very proud to huave wen the trophy, he hopes his Mends who happen to see it will not get the impression that;it ieat gift, frant the G. O. P<? the elephant being that party's sym K-T "All of the agents and officials enjoyed *;ifcie meeting at at Char lotte," Mr. Clark states, and every body "Sad good reports to make oh (GradnviUe notice from ^ Graham, ? ' " I ' 1 ' ; Through State | Capital iQhalaa gy Jtes Hiatal filter . <.? ? in HI in 11 i WATCH-DOG ? Senator' U. L. Spence, of Moore, is the- legislative watch-dog of the State Highway And but as chairman of the Senate roads committee. he is. keeping busy fighting the diversionists. Senator Spence shyed away from bill to give the highway commission authority to pay Due County something in return for tolls it now receives from the Roanoke Island bridge. The State would - make the bridge . toll free -and the county would use; the annual State payments to retire bonds. Senator Spence feared this might be used as a lever to obligate the State Highway fund to pay oth er county bonds. . ??? SECRETS?The joint conference committe on the biennial revenue bill decided it would rather work without benefit of publicity ;and barred newspapermen. The commit tee members took a pledge not to disclose what happened in the,sea-* sion. until their report was made. But an hour after the adjourned newspapermen had little difficulty in learning what action was taken and the public was duly informed. And they talk about women being unable to keep a secret GETTING WORSE ? Capua M. Waynick, chairman of the State Highway and 'Public Works Com mission, is getting -worried ' about the condition pf some of the "perm anent" roads in this State. They kare. going to piecea .in a great many places and Waynick fears that i the time may come when federal , aid money will be cut off and the State will tod itself with a lot of broken down roads and no money to repair them. "I am going to insist on liurdieness mther than raileeago in our future road construction." Wuy nick said, with a view to making what hard-curfaced roads you now have actually "permanent" i'AY BOOST ? State Treasurer Chaa M. Johnson is going to get a raise in pay from $4,600 to $6,000 annually the first of next year as a result of a bill passed by the Gen eral Assembly. That's a nice little I lift but the State Treasurer has. not I had a pay increase in the past 14 years. And the last Legislature dumped all the work of the local government in his lap. STILL THERE ? Although the sound and the fury over the Ray burn bill in Congress (which would give the federal power commission almost plenary authority over i all power companies) the measure re mains a matter of major legislation and Representatives and Senators are continuing to receive protests from the folk back home. Some people remember that turning the matter of railroad rates over to the Interstate Commerce Commission didn't help North Carolina and they do say the same people and a lot of others fear the result if the Rayburn bill should become law. STRUCK BLOW? George Ross Pou, Raleigh attorney and son of the late Congressman Edward ,W. Pou, went to bat in a- radio talk against diversion of highway funds. Mr. Pou enumerated the many taxes that go to make the burden already on the motorists of this State and predicted dire things for your road if diversion is increased. ?> ii i ABSENTEE ? This Legislative has turned thumbs down on every move to reform State-wide absentee voting. Th hue and dy among the lawmakers is that corruption in ab sentee voting is greatly exageratod and that it is a great blessing to many voters who otherwise would be iwfM* to cast their ballots. Nevertheless there has been more opposition to absentee voting in this legislature than in any of its prede cessors. The trend at present seems to be against this sort of ballot. I WARY?Senator Paul 0. Grady, of Johnston M an admitted candidate for-^lieutenantv Governor in the pri maries next soring, and was selected to preside over the Saute committee of the whole during consideration of the biennial revenue bill When the roll was called f un controversial measures the clerk slappea Senator Grady's name. Newspapermen noted this fact and called the clerk's hand. Whereupon, Mr. Clerk said he slip ped Senator Grades name "on por poee." 'TMf chairman of a commit tee has a right to vote on all ques mii oi'mf iiwiiiai <n a I i a im \ Y V A " t, l? vT Farmville : Sanitary Program USB OP FLY TRAPS " 1 1 '? 1 1 It is urgently requested tfcati the citizens of Farmville take immediate steps to install ..some kind of ? fljf trap in . order that our fly* population may be materially reduced. As a suggestion for use of bait, Or. H. B. Smith; local sanitary inspector iand health officer, recommends the use of several different kinds tinder: the same trap in order that several kinds of flies may. he caught., Meat or meat scraps may be used, with molasses, one part to three parts of water, ice cream or sweetened cream, covering: the whole with a few drops at vanilla flavoring (ex tract Even fresh .fish may be ased in some cases with excellent results. .In fact it is essential that the * fly trap be baited, in a manner to com pete with,any other food that might be in the neighborhood. Set the trap on the warm supny side of the place of business or resi dence where the flies seem to be con-, gregating, and by so doing, practi cally all the flies in ,the surrounding area will be attracted to the baited trap and become captive, thereby preventing further breeding. For the month of May, the sani tary surroundings of all places of business will be rated partly on a basis of vermin control including setting of fly traps, cockroach traps, and elimination of rat harbours. The citizens are to be congratulated on the hearty cooperation that is being given the health and town officials in their program of sanitation load ing to a healthful and bautiful town. . With FULL cooperation on the part at the citizens there will be no reason why Farmville cannot be rat ed as the. cleanest town in the South and possibly the cleanest town for its size in the United States. Lets pull together for a clean town in every way. Interest Grows in Vital Impurities Rarer Elements Subject Becomes Increasingly important As Bide Dressing Time Nears Practical farmers, agricultural students and soil scientists through out the South are showing deep in terest in the new knowledge of rarer elements and their importance , as plant fooda. The subject of these lesser known elements?impurities, they are commonly called?gives new interest this season to the whole sub ject of fertilization of Southern crops. Chilean Nitrate of Soda, because of its natural origin, is known to contain many of these vital impuri ties. Because it was created during the* earliest centuries of the world's ^vglojpmeit, itis thought to contain as many of the rarer elements as ! sea-water?at least thirty-five of .them, perhaps many more than that . Scientists have already discovered that this natural nitrate gives to ?props ih?;-important rarer.slemeneta; iodine; boron, .copper, iron, sulphur, manganese, strontium, nptgnesium, potassium, calcium, sodium tand lith ium. Authorities are inclined to be lieve that these imparities, are al most as important^Mnrawipg crops as the quiclc-acjajig nitrogen which Chilean supplies so abundantly. They are inclining ajeo to the belief that these #user elements combine to form-that .mysterious quality that has always distinguished the natural Chilean soda from other nitrogen materials, and made it~Bo extraordi narily effective as a side-dresser for cottoife and other Southern crops. Halifax county farmersaze showing more interest in producing certified seed for sale. I V .. .,?,.. -I CHRISTIAN CHURCH NOT? ??? Next Sunday, May 5, will be Home Coming.-at the Christian Church. , the present minister, Ear. C. B. Maah bim^jiaB .aemd the local church 9 years; 5 in a former pastorate and ?f tarthif. All members are urged to man Katherine Staub, of St Louia, Mo., held a week's instiute in Teacher gaining here in the Church, last week, with eight taking the course - " . o .'V o ? **?*-' vv,**?? and - receiving credit therefor, ?f&fg _ There were ten additions received '' ? 1 District Get-Together Meeting Wednesday . The District Get-To-Gether meet ing of women of the Episcopal church in towns comprising this district; Ayden, Farmville, Greenville, Grif ton and Winterville, Will be held in Greenville on Wednesday, May 8 th, with Mrs. G. S. Vought, local Auxi liary woman, presiding, and a large delegation from Emmanuel church expecting to attend. The interesting program will in clude an address by the president , of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Dio cese of East Carolina, Mrs. Fred L. Outland, of Washington, the history of St Paul's church, in Greenville^ the Auxiliaries of which are to be hostesses, a paper on "Famous Women of the Bible" by some mem ber of the Farmville group, a pa geant depicting the work of the Auxiliary by the Student Auxiliary, composed of E. C. T. C. girls, and special music. The meeting will open us usual at 10:30 a. m., with the celebration of the Holy Communion, and Bev. Worth Wicker as celebrant The address of welcome will be respond ed to by a member of the Grifton Auxiliary. Brief reports from each of the organizations represented, will be heard, together with plans of activities for the summer and early fall months. WALSTONBURG NEWS ' PERSONALS Mr. W. P. Moore of Snow Hill was in town Tuesday. Mr. L. M. Holden of Snow Hill was in town Tuesday. ? Mr. W. V. Reddick was in Farm ville Monday on business. Miss Ora May Shackleford spent the week end with Miss Delia Thome. Mrs. Estelle Bailey, A. J. Craft and Miss Lillian Corbitt was in Fannville Tuesday. - Misses Lanie Murphy, lucile Har ris and Hazel Hunter were Green ville shoppers Saturday. - Mesdames R. D. S. Dixon, Carl T. Hicks, and E. L. Jones were in Farm viile Tueiday on business. ~Mr. and Mrs. R.D. S. Dixon spent Sunday p. m., with Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Moore in Stantonsburg. Mr. and,Mrs. W. E. Lang had as dinner guests Tuesday, Mr. and Mrs. J_,B. Haney and Miss. Hazel Hunter. Jape* Reddick, Perry Craft, Mary SbWey nqd Elizabeth Eason of Fountain ware ..Wilson visitors, Mon day, Mrs. Tina Mae Dixon and son, Guy,:, spent Sunday p. m., with Mr. aod iMrs. E. T. .Murphy in Stantons burg. ' Mrs. W. V. Reddick had for her guest for dinner Tuesday, Mrs. S. J. Canon and son, Ralph and daughter, Francis, of Bethel. Mm W. A. Marlowe entertained ber Sunday School class with a very enjoyable party Saturday afternoon from three to four o'clock. . Friends will regret to learn :that Mr. B. M. Mercer is very sick at ids home. At thie time he is resting more comfortably, but his condition is very serious. < ? ?- 1 ? Mr. ana Mrs. m. v. a. uixou, mm. I Carl T. Hicks, Misses Bobby Mas grave, Nora Lee Harris and Grace Baler were in Greenville shopping Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Haney enter tained the members of the senior class of the local high school.and the senior class of Hookerton on Monday evening' with a very de lightful wiener roast Mra W. V. Roddick had for her guests Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Roddick and daughters, Julia Ward and Mary Carolyn, Mr. and Mra. W. C. Reddick of Fountain and Rev. F. F. Newton of Walstonburg. yphe Walstonburg Highs defeated Stantonsburg 12-1, here Tuesday. Matthews with 8 hits led Walston burg. Bunch of Walstonburg . and Taylor of Stantonsburg got home runs. J. L. Jones and Buroh pitched and Matthews caught for Walaton burg. Feacock, Wooten, Shingleton and Taylor, pitcher and J. WHtley caught for Stantonsburg. Today's win was the ninth in twelve Marts. MISSIONARY SOCIETY MEETS The Woman's Missionary Society of the Christum church met with Mrs. Ray West cm Weednsday, April 24. Mrs. A#T Craft was ltsder.* the subject , was "Keepers of the Light." Higii Softool Closes Successful year; KMMBliiiii Friday Bev. j. M. Ormond To v Preach Baccalaureate Sermon Sunday Morn ing; Exercises To End Following Monday Closing one of the most successful years of its history, the Fannville Sigh School finals, are scheduled, ac cording to the superintendent R. E. Boyd, to begin Friday evening, May 3, at 8:00 o'clock, with a recital by senior pupils of Mrs. Haywood Smith, piano teacher, who will present her younger pupils on Thursday evening, the 9th. On Mqpday evening at the same hour, younger piano, voice and expression pupils of Miss Mary K. Jerome will appear in recital, her more advanced pupils being present ed in an evening of music, to be held at the home of Mrs. A. Q. Roebuck on Thursday following.; The H|gh School Glee Club, of which Miss Vivian Cade is director and Mr& Haywood Smith the ac companist, and the High School Or chestra, Francis Pratt, director, will present a program of music on Wed nesday evening, at which time a silver offering will be taken. The 7th grade exercises; with cer tificates presented by Dr. Pual E. Jones, to those entering high school, will be held on Friday evening, May 10. The exercises, under the direction of the teachers, Miss Susie Copeland and Mrs. L. P. Thomas, will celebrate the 300th anniversary of American secondary education, showing the progress made since the Boston Latin, school started in 1635. Various prizes given by v local organizations will be awarded by their leaders, and perfect attendance certificates are to be pre sented at this time also, by J. I. Morgan. TL/V kn/1/inlo nmoffl CO (M'll/Wt Id fcft Ka me i/avwuaiu?(?v? owmvu preached by Rev. J. M. Ormond, pro fessor in the School of Religion, Duie University, at the 11 o'clock hour on Sunday. Rev. Mr. Ormond, a native of Ormondsville, Greene County, is also supervisor of the Duke Endow ment fund, which is being used in the erection of Methodist churches in North Carolina, and is well known throughout the State. Senior class exercises on Monday night will take the form of a radio program, graduation exercises will also be held at this time the diplomas to be presented by. J. W. Holmes. Music and mathematics awards are also scheduled for this event. All evening programs will begin at 8:00 o'clock. TUESDAY, MAY 7 IS ELECTION DAY IN FARMYILLE Tuesday, May 7, will be election day in Farmvilie, at which time citi zens will cast their votes for the election of candidates for the Muni cipal government. The polls will be opened at sunrise and close at sun set, and the election will be held in the former B. & W. Chevrolet build ing next to the Municipal building. LITERARY CLUB A program giving delightful vari ety to those of the Literary Club in recent months, was that of Wednes ady afternoon, which included pa* pen. on "Music of the War Between The States," by Mrs. G. S. Vought and Mrs. G. A. Jones, .aa related to Northern and Southern composers, and musical selections by Mrs. J. W. Joyner, Miss Mary K. Jerome and Miss Charlotte Hatcher. A preview of the State Federation meeting to be held in Elisabeth City, May 7-10, was given by Mrs. J. M. Hobgood, director for North Caro lina in the General Federation, who was a . guests at this time. Featuring the business session was the decision of the club to continue its contribution of $25 to the Sallie Southall Cotton Lean Fond .another year, and tc ;reate a, loan fond of its awn to assist local girls in the par suit of a college education. Refreshments were served in the dining room of the hostess, Mrs. A. Q. Roebuck, the table bain* lovely with its lace doth, centerpiece of yellow rosea and green and yellow candles. Seated at the table were the retiring president of the dob, Miss Annie Perkins and Mrs. J. M. Hobgood, serving ices and decorated cakes. Salted nuts and mints were passed by Mrs. J. B. Joyner, Mrs. J. Sterling Gates, Mrs. D. R. Morgan and Mrs. D. E. Oglesby. Mrs. Roebuck had as specially in vited guests, Mrs. John M.'Mewbozvg Mrs. J. Sterling Gates, Mrs. 0. E. ^esbyvMr*. D. R Mor^Mn?.^J. vumIvvCv Jaatcner onu miw vmUpUn

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