North Carolina Newspapers

? . * '? ? . ?. v . . :? ? ',?? .* . '<? ' ? ?*.-- <-?; ??">.? ',.&? ? '4Vv. ** ?/ .V-vV.,.*" *?" Vf r ?- -v-'.. . ?-?:vr;?:-.rriIK^4i7/, v:r* ?; -? ,. . . ?? ? ' VOU TWWTY-FIVE FABHVOI* WIT COUNTT. NORTH CAKOUNA, TODAY, JUNE 14, IMS ~~ NUMBER SIX , ,.U,k.,., Tobttcco Grading Proposal Likely To BecomeLaw ? ? ? I !??-????? Amended Ftannagan Bill Finally Wins Ap proval of Acting Bud get Qpector Washington, June 12.?The Bu-i reau of the Budget whose decrees! are usually as immutable m those! of the Medea and Permiaus, today I reversed itself an ' two legislative! measures of particular interest in J North Carolina. The Flanoagan tobacco grading I bill and the Warren-Wheeler reso-l lution for an investigation of the! profits of middlemen handling food! stuffs were today both approved! by the Budget Bureau, having pre-! Yioualy been darlernri "in conflict! with the ^nrmrinl program of the! President" Both measures are now j expected to he passed without much! further delay. President Roosevelt! "intervened" personally in behalf I of the later measure. ? -? a I Both actimm were consioereui by Daniel W. Bell, acting directorl of the budget, at the request of I North Carolina members of Con gress, and today the two commit-1 tees of the House concerned were! informed in separate ccmmunica-1 tiona that the two pieces of legis-1 iation are now in harmony with the President's vnancial program, j The representatives on the Flan- J nagan bill were made by Repre-1 sentatives Cooley of North Caro-I lina, Flannagan, of Virginia, au thor of the bill, and Vinson, of Ken-j tncky. When the bill was introduced early in the session, it met the! practically unanimous opposition of L tobacco warehousemen, who receiv- j. ed support from a large number of farmers, particularly in North I Carolina. The original bill called for uni-1 form, compulsory grading on all! markets, Mr. Cooley, who is a j member of the committee on agri- J culture, agreed to support the meas-j ure only on condition that Mr. j Flannagan accept two amendments, which met most of the objections I raised. The amendments, which I have now been written into the bill, provide that the law shall not be effective on any tobacco market unless first approved at a referen dum in which all growers selling tobacco on that market at the pre vious season shall be permitted to vote. The second amendment provides that the cost be bome by the gov ernment instead of by the tobacco buyers, many growers fearing that the cost would be passed on to them. 'I > Acceptance of the amendments by Mr. Flanagan left only oae obstacle in the path of the Cnafry amend menu, the refusal of tha Badget Bu reau to 8ppn?ve the sspsulitures, which is at SttfeAOO for the first year and *700*00 if and when the system goes kite effect on at market*. Mr. Cooiey made two tapa to toe Budget Bureau oa the proposition, the second one today befog suc cessful. The measure was urged oa the ground that the federal gov ernment receives $460,000,000 a year in tobacco taxes and cook! well af ford a small expenditure for grad ing. Senator Smith, et South Carolina, chai^iaa of the Senate committee on rri>? today announced that he will push_ the measure through the Senate once it has paaaad the House. Senator Wheeler put the inves tigation resolution theeagh the Sen ate early in the garni on, but Mr. Waraen has been enable to obtain, fawwphle consideration by the House committee on interstate com merce bemuse of the ahenmri oI a favoaable report Amm the Budget ? Ihiruoii An unfavorable report was ra< ceived about ? two weeks ago and Mr. ..Waves immediately got busy. Umfcrseoretsry of Agriculture Bex ford 6. Tugwell is understood to have, interceded with the Presttmt in Iphalf of ihe resolution end Mr. Warren had a long folk on tk? suh|rt with Acting Disss! ur Be& FKIWMBN THAT J HSN6 HOSB THE FISH. ? . A*r liry Qm. j ,a ..-I - fisttes Beit ffliette Nsw Available One Half of 1935 Rental Checks Received by Pitt County Farm De partment County Agent E. F. Arnold reports ?that he is preparing twelve hundred and forty-six notices to cotton growers to call ah' his office for one half rental check on their 1335 cotton rental payments. The total J amount of theae checks is reported] to be $24,782.42. The above growers represent those who were prompt in calling on their committeemen and signing up the necessary papers required by the government, in order to receive rental payments this year. All grow ers who were careless in calling on the committeemen, with reference to their papers or who improperly signed same, will receive their checks later. - A ll A The office also requests uuu. i growers wait until they receive their I notice, before they call for their checks, in aa much as it is impos sible for the office to take time to check through their entire lists in order to know whether or not growers have cheecks in the office. Fanners are urged by the office to be prompt in complying' with notices sent them, asking them to see their committeemen and com plete papers in order that they may have prompt settlement on their rental payments. Calls For Steps To Preserve HRA Palmetto Executive To Lead Drive for Recov ery at Governors' Con ference Biloxi, Miss., June 12.?Immediate action to revive the NRA was urged upon the nation's state executives todpy by Governor Olin D. Johnson of Sooth Carolina on the eve of the opening of the 27th annual Gover nor's Conference tomorrow. "It is my hope," said Johnson, "that out of this conference we will be able to evolve a plan to have the executives of the states call for voluntary pledges from employers, with a definite and unified course of action to be followed by the labor departments of each state until such time as appropriate st^te legislation can be enacted." 1 One of the early armsa uwis the more than twenty governors expected before the confemnee of ficially opens tomorrow, Governor Jonhston wasted little time in launching his fight for retention of the principals of the NRA. He is scheduled for an address on the subject either tomorrow or Friday. The National Recovery Act is one of several major topics scheduled for discussion as the chief execu tives of half the states of the union gather to formulate a program of muted action dealing with the re lation of the state governments to the national program of recovery, relief and reform. "One of the most vital and far reaching problems before this con ference, in my opinion;" said Gov ernor Johnston, "is the preservation of the fundamentals ef .the NBA, with special reference to minMnBlu wages and maximum hours of work." Governor Johnston said he be ttered, however, that paxpetoatioe of the NRA or convention <rf its cardinal principles into conphesf codes and agreements is a matter that should be left to the states as a 'guarantee of states' rights " . J His views, he said, reflect an honest difference of opinion wfhj those of Uunited States Ssnstsp James F. Byrnes, from Jus own state, who recently advocated a change in the Constitution of the^ United States in outer to permit Congress to retain the NRA and unxilar New Deal programs. - ; V % Governor Paul! V. McNutt, of In diana, chairman of the conference, will join Governor Johnston in a discussion of the NBA at the con ference business sessions. ' Official* Far Bam Elation Named Board of Elections Seta Up Machinery for Spe cial Election Jtdy 6 . Greenville, June 7.?Elections of ficials for the special election to be held on July 6 for the purpose of de termining whether or not Pitt coun ty is to establish a liquor store sys tem as provided under an act of the last General Assembly were named at a meeting of the Pitt County Board of Elections here yesterday. The election was authorised by the Board of Commissioners at a meeting here the first of the week and every registered voter in the county will be given am opportuni ty of voting on the question. Sim ilar elections will be held in 17 other counties of the eastern part of the state to see if they, like Pitt, desire legalised liquor. Although considerable opposition was expressed to the calling of the election when the commissioners took the matter under considera tion at their monthly meeting here the first of the week, the question was also given strong support, and the outcome of the battle of bal lots is being watched with interest The officials for the election here as named by the Election Board composed of F. C. Harding, chair man, Dr. Paul Fitzgerald and B. L. Johnson, follow: Ayden Township ? Registrar, J. Dixie Cannon; Judges ? Robert Worthington, Jack Quinerly; Alter nate, Mrs. Kate Quinerly. Bel voir Township?Registrar, R. H. Parker; Judges, W. H. Holland, James Spain; Alternate, J. A. Bell. Beaver Dam Township ? Regis-: trar, R. E. Willoughby; Judges, Mrs. C. E. Willoughby, W. W. Young;. Alternate, Robert McArthur. Bethel Township?Registrar, John W. Rook; Judges, F. L. Andrews, X. E. Manning; Alternate, Matilda BarnhilL t; Chicod Township, No. 1.?Regis trar, J. L. Outlaw; Judges, R. L. Lit tle, Mayhew Godley; Alternate, Robert Wilson. Chicod Township, No. 2.?Regis trar, Brooks Tucker; Judges, Marvin Smith, Tom Tyson; Alternate, Har vey Stokes. Chicod Township, No. 3.?Regis trar, L. C. Venters; Judges, George Venters, Josh Smith; Alternate, , Arthur Williams. Farmville Township ? Registrar, < Mrs. Eva H. Shackleford; Judges/ j Carl Tyson, H. Q. Gardner; Alter- jj nate, A. L. Taylor, Jr. 1 Falkland Township?Registrar,. H. B. Tyree; Judges, Willie Bryan* Marcellus Smith; Alternate, G. H. Pittman. Fountain Township?Registrar, W. D. Gaynor; Judges, W. D. Owens, W. E. Smith; Alternate, Claude Owens. Greenville No. 1?Registrar, Mrs. Lottie Butner; Judges, J. W. Foley, H. J. Sawyer; Alternate, Mrs. No vella Mope Williams. Gnsepellle, No. 2?Registrar, D. L. Mangum; Judges, MrsT Alex Viola, John R^ Barker; Alternate, L. S. S pence. ' Greenville, No. 3?Registrar, Key Nprris; Judges, P. L. Goodsen, T. I. Moore; Alternate, H. H. Duncan. Greenville, Na 4 ? Registrar, J. Key Brown; Judges, S. B, Currin, Harry Brown; Alternate, Mrs. C. S. Forbes. Grifton Township ? .Registrar, j. A. Jarrell; Judges, J. F. Smith, John Scarboro; Alternate, Jack Chapman. Pactolue Township ? Registrar, J. P. Davenport; JsdgBS, Mrs. D. B. Fancher, B. D. Langley; Alternate, Paul Davenport, Jr. Swift Creek Township?Registrar* Paul Moore; Judges, Alton Gardner, W. C. Parser; Alternate, L. H. Wil wtnterviue iownsmp ? Kegistrar, J. R. Cox; Judges, John R. GatroJL Marshal Joyner; Altomto, A. W. Irish potatoes from home-grown, certified seed tested against North* era grown neden-aaiiMvawa'Sti^ form in stand and show better growth on the Mountain Branch Station. 1 PROGRESSIVE BRIDGE CLUB' ??>??I Mrs. G. S. Vought was gracious hostess to the Progressive Bridge Club on Thursday! afternoon, enter taining at her home on Church street the members and four masts, Mm. , Henrietta M. Williamson, Mrs. N. V. Jones, Miss Mae Joyner and Miss aWNh^ndh. Fopr tables were in progressiva &S ' . , ' ' Through State GtlMqtalis By Begs Hioioa Silver WHISKEY?State politicians axe hopeful that the wet and Dry issue am be kept out of the 1986 primaries. They aver this question to be voted upon and determined by the people not gubernatorial or senatorial can didates. There is little a Governor can do about it? Governor Ehring haus attempted to smooth the alcohol waters in the closing hours of the late legislative session, but failed, and dont forget, a Tar Heel Gov ernor hasn't the veto power. COURAGEOUS ? Senator Josiah W. Bailey has no doubt made thou sands of friends in his efforts to amend the Wheeler-Rayburn utility bill in Congress. Senator Bailey has submitted no less than 41 amend ments to the bill all of which, it is saidsby some interested people, will be benificial to the users of gas and electricity, as well as those who own stock in such concerns. As on his vote on the soldiers bonus hill, even the Senator's bitterest enemies can easily realize his courage of con vistions. NUMBER TWO PLACE ? State Senator Wilkina P. Horton, of Chat ham County, has definitely cast his chapeau in the proverbial political ring. The Senator announces he is a candidate for nomination on the Democratic ticket for the coveted number two place?that of Lieuten ant Governor. Horton has a long and honorable record as a member of the General Assembly, having first served as a Senator in 191&. Critics of the last Senate session credit Horton with being one of the outstanding members. The Lean, tall Chathamite has a kit filled with tools and is not afraid to use them. He has never been known to evade an unpopular issue. CONTENDERS ? It is rumored that Senator Horton and Senator Paul D. Grady, also announced for Lieutenant Governor, may face ad ditional opposition. Grady is a legis lative veteran and served as Presi dent Pro Tern of the last session. Senators Carl Bailey, of Washing ton, and Harriss Newman, of New Hanover, are viewed a decidedly patential candidates for license plate number 2. Representative Willie Lee Lumpkin,, of Franklin, also is no bad bet for anti-sales tax candidate for the post of Lieutenant Governor. Former Senator George B icNeill, of! Fayettevilie, also is expected to en ter this race. OUT IS GUT ? Superior Court Judge Wilson Warlick, of Newton, whose name for months had been connected with the Governorship race in 1986 is not a candidate for the place. None other than the Judge himself made the announcement he would cast his vote for Clyde K. Hoey, Shelby's Democratic Star, and would lend to Mr. Hoey such per sonal support as the dignity of the office of Superior Court Judge will permit Judge Warlick believes Mr. Hoey deserves the gubernatorial nomination for, his thirty-odd years of "unselfish" service to the Demo cratic party and says further that Hoey is the best qualified man in the State for the place. REFORM ? For jean prison 01 ficials and welfare agencies have ad vocated a worthwhile parole system in North Carolina, one which would provide the opportunity for parole of every prisoner?whether such prisoner could employ an attorney or had influential friends. The plan advocated will provide supervision to keep the' prisoner on the "straight and narrow." Such a system may be in tiie making as the outcome of the strenous efforts of Representative Thomas E. Cooper, of New Hanover, I in the recent session of the General Assembly. Great opportunity pre sents itself to the Governor and I those who he may appoint to admin ister the pasole act But the State may as well realize that any bene ficial parole system, like any other constructive public service, cannot be operated upon a shoe-string. AID FOR FISHERMEN ? plans are underway for the construction of fluiek-freezing and storage plants for seafood along the fishing banks of iNorth Carolina. It is hoped this wopld result in mare orderly mark eting of products of the deep and bring better prices. Further plans call for huge purchases of fish by the State prison department for feed-j ing convicts and personnel. While this might not cut any Jce m the price of fish is would-eat into the surplus rstrhes to some extent, IVTOUGH JOB ? Eariy administra tion of the pewly-cneated State De ??". (Continued on nun four) www 4 4r w fcgh ctwck Of ; Acreage InPftt Five Thousand Con tracts to Be Checked During Next 40 Days ? Federal supervisors began check ing cotton, tobacco and peanut acreage in this count; Tuesday and hoped to complete the program within the next fort; days, it was stated by E. F. Arnold, director of the county farm department, who is in charge of the acreage movement. Mr. Arnold said 65 supervisors met for final instructions Monday. They were equipped with all para phernalia necessary to push their work forward as rapidly as possible. In addition to checking the acreage of the three crops, the supervisors will also be charged with responsi bility of determing the compliance of the various farmers with the gov ernment crop control program. Mr. Arnold made known that there are five thousand contracts to be measured by the supervisors. All growers are required to furnish the necessary help in making a com plete check of their acreagp, the farm head said. This year compliance must be shown before rental payments and marketing cards are issued, Mr. Arnold said, and it is to the inter est of every grower to do his utmost to speed up the measurement of his acreage. Pitt county has been among ine first counties of the state to rally to the government program in re cent years, and it was expected the same attitude would he shown this year by the growers who realise the important part which the govern ment control movement has played in the price situation. The checking of the acreage of 5,000 contract signers is monu mental tdsk to be undertaken by 65 men in forty days, but Mr. Arnold expressed hope that aid provid ed by the growers would enable the supervisors to complete their work in the prescribed time. Farmers of Burke County recent ly made application to reguster 25 pure bred Guernsey cattle to con tinue the remarkable progress in developing this breed of dairy cat tle in that county. Ricnmrs Bulk Of Weyerhaeuser Ransom Money Huge Sum Is Found Buried In Big Canyon; Brings Total Recover ed to $116,000 . Washington, June 11. ? Recovery of $116,000 of the $200,000 ransom paid for the return of the kidnaped George Weyerhaeuser was announc ed today by J. Edgar Hoover, di rector of the Justice Department's bureau of investigation. This included $90,700 found buried in a canyon today near Salt Lake City. This amount was buried on the historic Immigration Pass, Ave miles south of Salt Lake City, Hoov er sai<L He added it was recovered after the confession of Harmon Waley, under arrest at Sale Lake City since Saturday. Hoover said the fugitive William Muhan who deserted his car and "between $15,000 and $16,000" prob ably had the remainder of the ran som money with him or buried. Waley burned $4,000 of the ran som money because "things became too hot" .he added. The key man said the Waleys had spent about $800. The remainder was not im mediately accounted for. Hoover said the young kidnap victim positively identified the hide out where he was held captive at He added that complaints had been filed at Tacoma against the Waleys and the fugitive Mahan charging violation of the federal ex tortion statute. He indicated that fee State of Washington whose laws provided possible death penalty would prosecute the kidnapers on their return there. Location.' of the $90,700 resulted 4mm constant grilling of Waley at felt Lake City, the director said.; Wte sooney was buried about two feet under the ground in a black oil dpth and wrapped in a gunney sock. fe ? ; , A litter of ten Spotted Bolandj China pigs weighing 2J516 pounds was sold for $280. and netted T. J. Wilson of Transylvania County the mm of $100 ubovo feed costs, . ' Tfphoid Clinics ToStart Soon County Health Office Busy Making Schedule of Vaccination Clinics In Pitt The annual drive against typhoid fever will begin soon in this coun ty, it was announced today from: the office of Dr. N. T. Ennett, di rector of the Pitt County Depart ment of Health. , Dr. Ennett, it was paid in reports from his office today, is now mak ing up a schedule for typoid vac cination clinics throughout the county and will have this work completed in a short time. The campaign each year carries health workers into every section of the county and innoculations given the populace have resulted in a pronounced decrease in this form of illness even in the most remote sections. Communities desiring clinics have been asked to let their' desires be known immediately. Dr. Ennett stated that the cen ters for vaccinations this summer will be pretty much the same as those of last year; however, he will give every consideration to requests for other centers if the request is made promptly. He also stated he desires very much to meet the convenience of the citizens of Pitt County, but it will not be practical to make addi tions to the vaccination centers af ter the final schedule has been published. Address your request to Doctor N. Thomas Ennett, Health Officer, Greenville, N. C. Reynolds Votes For Sore's Ran Senator Changes Stand On NRA Amendment; Bailey Silent As Huey Talks Washington, June 12. ? Senator Robert R. Reynolds today switched to the anti-administration camp by voting to table the motion to re consider the Gore amendment to require Senate confirmation of all government employes, getting as much as $4,000 a year, teeg&rdless of duties. This, amendment was adopted yes terday and if permitted to remain in^the NRA resolution, would great ly increase toe control of Senators over all kinds of appointments, in cluding those to purely technical' positions. ' Both Senators Reynolds and Bailey voted against the amendment yes terday, but while seven Senators changed their positions and opposed the amendment today, Senator Reynolds was one of two to change in the other direction. Senator Bailey stood by hiB vote of yester day. Neither North Carolina Senator remained on the floor much of the time while Senator Huey P. Long spoke all day and into the night in' an effort to improve his own posi tion as to patronage. Senator Bailey, who on previous occasions has engaged in several clashes with the Louisiana Kingfiah, today preserved the stormy silence which marked the attitude of mo6t of the Senators on the floor. MERRY MATRONS Mrs. W. M. Willis was hostess at a delightful meeting of the Merry Matrons at the home of Mrs. G. M. Holden, on Tuesday afternoon. With the president, Mrs. J. W. Lovelace presiding, there was an in teresting discussion of current events ?and the program, based on "Novel-, ists With Story Book Lives" was presented by Mm. M. V. Jones, who read a sketch of the life of George Elliot, and by Mrs. B. (X Turnage, who read Mrs. M. V. Horton's paper on Charlotte Bronte. An ice course was followed by tea and cookies. Mrs. 0. E. Tax, of Goldsboro, guest at Mm. J. O. Pol land, was tt special gtiest at this time. Much cotton in Sampson County has be?4n planted for the third time with a poor stand still being secur ed. ? i '.*? ?' Planting trees, today is likely to give the child its safest and best says R. W, Graeber. Enthusiastic Meeting of CitizensHetd Friday Night r - - ^Object Was To Discuss [ Ways and Means of Securing Golf Course, I Community House and Gym; Committee Ap pointed to Make Full Investigation and Re port Their Findings as * Early as Possible . / The main topic of conversation among our citizens now is that of securing a Golf Course, Community House and Gym for Farmville, as a result of a meeting held in the City Hall Friday night, June 7th, which a large number of those most inter ested attended. The meeting was presided over by Alex Rouse, who was called on to act as chairman, with C. A. Lilly, secretary. The object of the meeting was presented briefly by B. 0. Tay lor, followed by interesting and fav orable comments from Mayor John B. Lewis, W. S. Royster, Mrs. J. M. Hobgood, J. Y. Monk, I. E. Satter field, Geo. W. Davis, Sirs. Sallie K. Horton, R. H. Knott, Dr. Paul E. Jones, J. Branch Bobbitt, J. M. Stan sill, B- S. Sheppard, J. M. Hobgood, R. E. Belcher; M. V. Horton, Arch J. Flanagan, Dr. H. B. Smith, L. T. Pierce, Mrs. W. S. Royster, Dr. W. M. Willis, Elbert Holmes, Miss An nie Perkins, Dr. Dennis Keel, J. W. Joyner, L. R. Bell and others. There were more than a hundred enthusiastic citizens present and a most cooperative spirit prevailed, and from the interest manifested, it looks as though these recreational projects may be obtained. In commenting on the projects, one lady present stated that she was immensely interested in a Communi ty house and Gym, but would be content to help entertain the hus bands of some of the ladies who pre ferred Golf. Upon motion from the floor, the chair was empowered to appoint a committee to go into every detail concerning the projects mentioned and report their findings at the earliest possible date. The follow ing Committee was appointed: John B. Lewis, chairman, Mrs. J. M. Hobgood, R. A. Joyncr, B. 0. Taylor, Mrs. Sallie K. Horton, D. E. Oglesby, Mrs. M. V. Jones and W. S. Royster. NOTICE D. A. R. The Major Benjamin May chapter, D. A. R., will meet at tii<? Wilson Woman's Chft> building on Saturday afternoon, June 15, with Mrs. C. E. Moore and Mrs. Kate Sheppard as hostesses. Voluntary Code Is Mclpatad Its Endorsement Will Likely be Made by the National Warehouse Association Ashevflle, June 12. ? Senator Joaiah W. Bailey and Congressman Virgil Chapman, of Kentucky, are on the program for addresses before the second annual convention of the . Warehouse Association in Asheville Friday and Saturday. / Other features include discussion of a voluntary code of fair com petition for the industry, a banquet and the election, of officers. The association includes in its membership 492 warehouse Arms in seven States. All the warehouse representatives and 61 Senators and Congressmen representing tobacco growing States have been invited to attend. The total attendance Is expected to go above .200 people. J. C. Lanier, of Greenville, N. C., and Washington, D. C., code ad ministrator, is expected to be pres ent* Concerning the discussion expect ed on a voluntary code, Mr. Robin son said today: "I feel sure that the warehousemen believe a code is necessary and will adopt a volun tary one very similar to the one used by the industry last year under the regular NRA and w?Kch was upset by the recent Supreme Court opinion. They found that code worked out for their best interests as well ?s for the laborer and farmer customers. Some of the old code features will nov doubt be eliminated as they worked a hard ship on some of the smaller ware housemen. The old code^ no doubt, would have been amended in some