North Carolina Newspapers

? . ? ? ' ? ' I; . ' ' ? Vol. twenty-five farmville, pitt county, north Carolina, Friday, august 23, iw number sixteen ? 1 1 11 - 1 . .v r:. ?>. . ? ? .. 1 ? , i ? ? m m i /? i ri B ^ _ f ^ aI To TobaccoGrowers of jhe East ff^KQfll^ Farmville Extends Right Hand of The Best Wishes of All Our Advertisers To All the Farmers and Tobacconists for 1935 May It Be the Biggest Season of Prosperity and Happiness You Have Ever Experienced! ATTEND THE OPENING"MONDAY^AU(T 26^ANDllSIT~JURBUSINESSHOUSES ^SSr **^ ... > i Tobacco History Made By Farmville Warehousemen _ Final Suryey Finds All In Readiness For Big ger and Better Season; Bel] and Bobbitt Build New Warehouse; Two Others Enlarged, Affable, capable, highly esteemed, and well acquainted with the tobacco I "selling industry, having always lived in a tobacco environment^ the ware housemen on the Farmville market, several having worked for its in creasing popularity from twenty to thirty years, have made tobacco his tory in Eastern North Carolina. Ad vancement has been steady and with the reliability of this market now fully established and realised, there is every reason to anticipate a con tinuation during the coming season. Monk's Warehouse Starting out with a goal of ten million pounds in view, and with every pile bringing the top marketing price during1* ~?e 1934-35 season, Monk's Warehouse reached this poundage mark some weeks prior to the close, and the reward for faithful service on the part of its force was later realized when the promised Florida tour was made. BoOdSng an additional 7500 square' feet to the front section of this ware- j house, one of the oldest and best known tobacco warehouses in this section of the State, thereby enabling it to dire for more than a day's sale, the proprietor, J. Y. Monk, has an nounced fin the beginning of his 29th season, that this house is behind the AAA program 100 per cent, this statement of full cooperation being an expression of his appreciation to President Roosevelt for the improved condition of the farmers, brought about by his administration, and his recognition of the needs of the farmer. "J. Y.", one of the most active and best known warehousemen, in the sales industry, has associated with him in the management of sales this season Johnnie Carlton and R. D. Rouse, also experienced tobacconists. Knott's Warehouse "The Farmer's Interest Our First Consideration," is the revealed slogan c/t Knott's Warehouse this year, a riogan which has been' practiced in Spirit and in truth throughout the twenty-one years of its existence. ' R. H. Knott and J. M. Hobgood, veteran and expert r: arehousemen, proprietors of Hobgood*s warehouse hi Lumberton, have been connected With the market here faf many years, tod have helped personally to win the recognition the Farmvilie tobacco iharket now has, of being the lhreet, ihstest growing and steadiest market & the Carotins*. /%$* - Knott's, already a tremendous ware hosuehouse, has been'enlarged in or der to take care of a dty and a half 'hale, and la now regarded as one of largest and best lighted ware BeU * g.mirt- Waivhouw Encouraging indeed to this com - | munity is th^ realisation ofpj^sion dei.il IrM n ? I ,, I In I fi MWilm am AtfiilemW a^ONi OVDMI flfNh w WKHDCcu |jj tbe ?nrtnn?tion Of 4tsoth6r hu^6 6fU88. Rt*1 The commodioofl brick the floor. This house was built on the site of Bell's warehouse, which was burned several years ago. "Sales That Satisfy" is the pledge of this partnership this season, and L. R. Bell and J. Branch Bobbitt, wide awake and aggressive ware housemen, who formerly ran Plant ers' Warehouse on the same princi ple, are accustomed to keeping their word. Ferrell & Webbs' Warehouse Marshall C. Ferrell, well known tobacconist of Wilson, and a former buyer on the Farmville market, and Grover H. Webb, also widely ac quainted in this section, where he has been connected with local .ware houses for some years, are to be as sociated together as a team of ex perienced tobacconists in Farm villa's new-tobacco warehouse firm, Ferrell & Webb, which is expected to become one of the strongest organizations in Eastern Carolina, have adopted as their policy, a combination of cour tesy and service, such as will insure satisfactory results for their custo mers. Mr. Ferrell is the former owner and operator of Ferrell's warehouse, Wil son, and knows the selling end of the business thoroughly. Mr. Webb was proprietor of a Pinetops warehouse, connected with a Tarboro house for three years, and has been in business here for" the past six years, being recognized as a successful tobacconist All arrangements and necessary renovation of the former Planters' warehouse, modern and completely equipped for the sale of the leaf, have been, made, and everything is in shape for the opening cry of the auctioneer. Plants Put In Order The plants of Liggett and Myers, Export, American, R. J. Reynolds, W. B. Lea and A. C, Monk & Co., have aR been renovated, painted and put in excellent condition for the opening, and that of the Imperial Tobacco Co., which has not been in operation for several years, has also been put in readiness for the approaching season, and wil! be managed by Bernard G. Fields, of Wilson. These plants will employ a large amount of local labor and many of the residents are looking forward to this additional source of employment. -U, 4^8? ; ^ Tobacco Board a1 trade . Neal Howard, popular manager of the local branch of the W. B. Lea | interests of the market. ir ? : ~ ?- ?? i ? H. NEAL HOWARD President of the Farmville Tobacco Board of Trade, and Branch Manager of W. B. Lee Tobacco Company. Mr. ?p Outlines To lifPA Program Commissioners Officials Urged To Ac quaint Public With the Benefits To Be Derived From Works Program Raleigh, Aug. 17.?In an address before the North Carolina County Commissioners Association meeting at Wrightsville Beach, State Admin istrator, George W. Co an, Jr., out lined in simple language, the plans and purposes of the Works Progress Administration, that his message might be carried back to the citizens of the counties throughout North Carolina, that they have a complete understanding of the gigantic pro gram to transfer workers from relief rolls to the security of a job for the next twelve months. ,. Every effort is being made, stated State Administrator Coan, to speed the program and begin work as early as possible. Organization of Stale and District offices has been com pleted, and over $9,000,000 in proj ects has been dispatched to Wash ington for final review and approval. The approval of these projects will immediately place thousands of North Carolina workers on Works Progress Administration pay rolls. District offices for the State have been located in Elizabeth City, New Bern, Raleigh, Fayetteviile, Grens boro, Winston-Salem, Charlotte and Asheville, with a District Director and Administrative Staff familiar with problems confronting their re spective communities. On an approval W. P. A. project, the Federal Government will pay the total labor cost and other than labor costs, including materials, rental of equipment, etc., up to twenty per cent o/ labor costs. ^ All projects must have tHtrlsponsorship of a local governmental agency, such as Board of Commissioners, Aldermen, etc., with careful consideration being giv en to the type of project that it may be of useful and permanent benefit to the community, and at the same time, be of a nature that the commun - t - i ity can furnish adequate labor of a type suitable for the completion of the project. All projects under W. P. A. supervision will be completed with funds allocaated at the time of ap-' nmval. Especially desirable projects to submit for W. P. A. consideration are sanitation and drainage, farm to market roadways, rural recreational playgrounds, airports, school build ings and also gymnasiums where the total cost does not exceed $25,000, stated Administrator Coan. Ninety per cent of workers on W. |p. A. projects will be selected from relief rolls, and only one member of a family may be employed simultane ously on work projects. To be eligi Ible for work on W. P. A. projects, 'it is necessary that registration be made with the U. S. Reemployment Service, offices which are locate^ through the State, as all workers will be drawn from the U. S. Re-em ployment rolls. W. P. A. workers in North Caroina will receive the Security Wage, ranging from $19.01) per month of 140 hours for unskilled labor, to $80.00 per month for pro fessional and technical workers on ,W. P. A. projects. While work projects are given flrat consideration, adequate provision is made to assist other members of the family, with C. C. Camps to care fcs ' ness to a point where every W. P. A. worker will be able to obtain perma nent work in private industry. Mr. Coan requested individuals, local civic groups, municipalities and state organizations to make a com plete investigation of W. P. A. possi bilities and offered the services of his State arid District staff to assist those interested in obtaining full in formation regarding the W. P. A. program. ITeitM Rental Program tan Reality in State Officials Seek To Iron Out All Differences With Publishers In Time For School Opening Raleigh, Aug. 21.?A. S. Brower, director of the State Division of pur chase and contract and a member of the school textbook rental and pur chase commission, was carrying on important ?negotiations Wednesday looking to the inauguration next month of rentals of books in public schools of North Carolina. Clyde A. Erwin, State Superintend ent of Public Instruction, said the State "in the long run will save sev eral hundred thousand dollars by means of the proposal advanced by publishers for sale of books to North Carolina." ' I He explained that the publishers proposed to sell books to the State at the same net price now received here. He said this would be about 20 per cent off the regular retail price to children and about eight per cent off the wholesale price. Mr. Erwin said the publishers now had on deposit in the North Carolina school book depository approximately $500,000 worth of books, and thej proposition requires the State to negotiate with the depository offi cial8 to take these texts. 1 In other words, he explained, the plan is advantageous, and differs not agreat deal from previous proposals discussed by the commission and the publishers. > Mr. Brower said "our negotiations with the publishers and depository officials on final steps of the plan are. progressing. I cannot say when the first Vooks will be shipped into the state, for I am not a prophet." The books have to be purchased on contract, and Mr. Brower will handle those details with approval of the commission. ,r Mr. Erwin said the plan undoubt edly would be put into operation next raqnth. ',Tj: jv- The State Board of Education Wednesday authorized the modifica tion of textbook contracts with the puplishers with regard to local de stated. "In other words, it means a ? depositories. GEORGE W. COAlf, JR. STATE ADMINISTRATOR WPA ' jjgy4! : -.--.-rr *f r ' ' ~yi ? v- . , / .r ^ , f, ... ?* p P f ' Nation Pays Honor Ta Rogers aad Past Airplane Victims Final Rites Were Held Thursday at HoUywc&d and at Oklahoma City; Thousands Attend. Airplane motors roared, prayers whispered, bells tolled and eulogies were spoken oyer the ration yester day for Will Rogers andWiley Post, While funeral services were being held in the afternoon for t$e actor humorist at Los Angeles and for the globe-girdling flier at Okla homa City, legions of friends memo rialize them elsewhere. President Roosevelt was represent ed at the two principal services by Army and Navy officers, who pre sented wreaths in his behalf. The Motion Picture Producers and; distributors of America announced: that more than 12,000 theaters in *111 sections of the nation were darkened for two minutes during, the. funeral hour as a tribute to Rogers. Studios Close. All film studios, including the one at which Rogers was a star, were closed during the services. It was the first time in history studios have closed so long for an individual. At huge Hollywood Bowl, Conrad Nagel, actor, and Rupert Hughes, writer, figured prominently in a Rogers tribute. Memorial services also were held at the community ( Presbyterian church in Beveriy Hills, the city of which Rogers once was mayor. ' , On the other side of the ration J 46 planes, flying black streamers, roared above New York, in tribute ' to Post They took off from Floyd , Bennett field at the hour funqpal ( services began for Post in Oklahoma . City. At the same time, 25 planes, , piloted by Veterans of Foreign Wars, flew, over Milwaukee. ? ( In Iowa, carilons tolled at the Des , Moines cemetery and at Iowa State | College at Ames. Blaring bands and cheering crowds at th.e Iowa state fair in Des Moines were silenced for ( two minutes?honoring Rogers' gap- i trayal of the event in his motion , picture, "State Fair." I In St Paul, Rogers was honored j with a program at a th&otor sponsor ed ,by the Variety Club of the Twin j Cities, Minneapolis and St Paul. , Stage-hands and operators particf- j pated. j In many dtie* spf}? ^ g^jfynpn- j to, Calif., flags remained at half 1 staff until after the funeral eejdces. , Offices at the Arizona state, capital ( in Phoenix were closed Governor Frank' Merrian of Call- < fornia called upon all citizens pf the state to observe one minute of silence beginning at 2 p. m. Pacific . standard ?rae (5 p. m. E. S. T.) 1 At Clartunore, Oklahoma, which f Rogers caied 'my home town," a j memorial service at Will Bogers airport was attended by 12,000 per- * sons. And at nearby Cholaea, the ^ Rey. Argus. J. Hamilton,- classr^. ? of Rogers in '90 at Neosho, Mo., de- ? Hvered the eulogy. - Pitt County's Sheriff*. i Heads Organization ; Sheriff S. A. Whitehnret Eletfe ? ed President, at Annual Meet At the annual meeting of the 1 iff a, held lalrtweek in Hickory, She*; ) iff Si A. Whitehurst, of this county, 1 was honored With the office of Preai- j dent, succeeding 0. 0. Atkins, of 1 Marion. It was decided by the sheriffs in assembly to hold their *1988 conven- i ? TheGold of The Weed and The Silver of The Dollar To Be The Predominat ing Colors Here During Determ ined Primarily by The Tobppco Industry. A vast panorama of human activi ty in the tobacco growing and sell ing industry, which has been respon sible for the phenominal develop ment-of the Eastern portion of North Carolina, will be what the town of Farmville will offer to casual visi tors on Monday, August 26th?a liv ing picture of many colors, in which the gold of the weed and the silver] of the dollars, flowing into the pock ets of the growers, will predominate. The moving crowds ,the motor and animal drawn vehicles and the gen eral atmosphere of high good hu mor. assured with the en couraging price reports from other belts, will make it not only a divert ing but a genuine portraiture of the advancement of this section through its principal vocation, by which its destiny has been determined. Great Activity The hushed and deserted air, usual ly prevailing in Farmville's three tobacco warehouses during the spring and summer months, was broken this year by the ring of the hammer and the clink of the trowel, which sound ed as additions were being made to two of the houses, and echoed in the Southern end of town, where Bell and Bobbitts' new warehouse was under construction, all culminating in a scene of the greatest activity now that only five days intervene before the curt^iu goes up on the opening of the seqgQn. For; Farmville Is abip$<e with v m&ttte prepara tions lip., setting of the 1935 |3^;?4,tlje entrance of the :haracttem5havipg,the principal roles, the warehousemen, the farmers and buyers, Expansion Anticipated Many factors will this season :ause the name of Farmville to re echo in the years of the auction sales which are to come, for everything has been done to offer all facilities in the way of selling and buying this pear, and the handsome new ware house and the large additions to )thexs present the coveted oppor tunity for' expansion long desired by he progressive warehousemen, who ue fostering and furthering the in terest of this market so diligently, ind will reduce to a minimum the :onfusion and delay sometimes ex Mri^nced during exceptionally heavy ?Byll Claim To Leadership Farmville's claim to leadership unong the tobacco markets of thei I Saat, in constantly being substantia^- I k! by the various and timely metef ngs held here, especially during the >ast several months, having as thete 1 lesign the shaping of policies ftp* 1 littering the condition of the tobafc^ I id. farmer; with each contributing in ta own way to die prestige of tHs ngrket ?The Fgrmville market is proud of ts achievements and every grower md buyer on the market are con iouaily praising its accomplishments md commending ^advantages en oyed by iti patrons. The secret of Ftamyille's phenomi throughput the yean, md in the new enterprises and pro ects, which continue to xrise, is its iMSfssrM freat principle of unity. Therein ies Farmville's Samsonian strength. 1934 The Banner - The 1984 tobacco season was the mmier year experienced by the local wket liv. tojaoncy .paid out. ' ?? v for leaf, it having far eclipsed that of 1919, the " peak year" of the leaf growing industry in the United States, the cash tobacco income for fanners on this market being in ex cess of five million, seven hundred thousand dollars, in average pay ments of over seventy-seven thous and dollars a day for the seventy four days of which it was comprised. This amount was four times what they received in 1932 and three times that of 1931. More than nineteen million pounds were sold here last season, at an average above thirty cents. Applaud AAA Program A large number of Farmville rep resentatives were among the 4,000 farmers, who convened in Washington from 20 states some weeks ago, to personally applaud President Roose velt's defense of the AAA policies during the the two years of its opera tion, and the flexibility of its pro gram, which permits adjustment downward or upward, according to the surplus or shortage situation. Farmville Preferred Superior crop growing conditions have made this section perhaps the most favored portion of the entire State, and Farmville, in the center of this extraordinarily favorable situ ation, the preferred tobacco market; with easy and numerous highways, aggressive, high type tobacconists, who, knowing the labor and expense problems connected with the growing of a crop, put the highest, prevailing market price on every basket of to bacco; two sets of buyers of the var ious domestic and independent com panies, whose well equipped plants represent enormous ? investments, heartily cooperating; and a live To I bacco Board of Trade, with merchants and other citizens loyally supporting its program of advancement, it is small wonder that the tobacco fanner prefers the Farmville market, and that the outlook for breaking all previous records this season is ex cellent. A Good Crop The end of the curing season has arrived, and although the crop in this gection was threatened by excessive rains at the beginning of the harvest ing period, it is reported as far above the average in quality and curing outcome, being described as the best cigarette tobacco grown here in re cent years, due to high topping, which tends to develop this type. The rapid ripening of the leaf resulted in the most laborious housing in the entire experience of many growers, and though i much was necessarily left in the fields for lack of barn space, It is believed that there will be a suffic ient poundage to cover the Federal contracts. High Prices Expected Encouraging and pleasing reports from the Georgia and border markets, which indicate that prices for the weed will be good in this belt, has already had a decided tendency to stimulate business in Farmville, and with the uncertainty of weather con ditions and the other numerous. haz ards, encountered by the farmer in raising a crop of tobacco, all receding as nightmares now, the folks, with "visions of sugar plums dancing in their heads," are settling down to grading a load for opening day that they may judge the results of sales for themselves. v, ,. "v" ?*' - (<y* -f * ' J ' r-'. *? , . ROTARY CLUB ytp, *L',- . '? y . The Farmville Rotary Club held its annual outing last Tuesday eve ning at tbo Municipal Swimming . Pool This outing took the form of an informal b runs wick stew sapper at which most of the Rotari&n* and their Rotary Amies were in attend ance. I " ry-' ? . . , . ?'/,? ?; '' " ,v ; . ..