111 - 1 I 1 I I ' ' - ? ? IHUlum FARMYILLE, PITT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 19J5 NUMBER TWENTY-TWO - ? ? - ?????" ??' - ?i??-?? 1 ? f ..'...i 1 ?- " ? WAR BEGINS IN EAST AFRICA Italian Army Starts Its March As Airplanes Bomb City Of Aduwa Italian High Commis sioner Proclaims State j ? of War In Eritrea and Italian Somaliland ETHIOPIA MOBOLIZES HER FIERCE WORRIORS AS ITALIANS ADVANCE Emperor Maile Selassie Protests Bombing of Aduwa and Crossing of Ethiopiaan order by Italian Troops to League of Nations at Geneva; Uncon firmed Reports Say Many Killed and Wounded at Aduwa by Bombs Dropped by Squad ron Headed by Mussolini's Son-in-Law; Rome Admits Bombing and Advance of Troops. But Says Ethiopians Provoked Airplane Attack; War Drums of Ethiopia Call Millions of Black Fighters to Defense of Unconquered Em pire Mogadiscio, Italian Somaliland, Oct. 3.?Both Eritrea and Somaliland were declared "in a state of war" today. The Italian High Commissioner, Gen. De Bono, issued a formal proc lamation to the people of the two Italian colonies declaring that "war exists." No interpretation of the procla mation was available and it could not be learned whether the procla mation was equal to a formal decla ration of war against Ethiopia. Local Italian authorities said they "thought" it was not?that any for mal declaration of war would be made in Rome. The proclamation was read from the balcony of the governor's palace by Gen. Rodolof Graziani, governor of Italian Somaliland. The procla mation said those "spreading false news or perturbing public order will be mercilessly punishedV i i NEWS AGENCY CONFIRMS WAR DECLARATION REPORT | Rome, Friday, October 4.?The of ficial government news agency today confirmed United Press reports from Mogadiscio that Gen." De Bono has declared a state of war in Italian Somaliland and Eritrea. ITALIAN PLANES AND MEN START AFRICAN OFFENSIVE Addis Ababa, Oct. 3.?Italy's mo torized legions, advancing on the north, east and south with mechani cal precision, rolled back the crum bling edge of Ethiopia's outpost de fenses tonight after bombing planes had struck terror and death to two frontier towns, Aduwa and Adigrat. Adnwa, where the Ethiopionas slaughtered 8,000 Italians 99 years ago, was bombarded mercilessly. Unconfirmed reports said as many as 1,700?one third of the popula tion?were killed. Emperor HaHe Selassie complain ed to the League of Nations that the Red Cross hospital had been bombed. Men, women and children, help less non-combattanU, were said to have perished in the rain of steel from the sky. Foreign diplomats here privately expressed horror at the "unbelievable brutality" of the air attack. IL DUCK DEFIES WORLD I TO HALT HIS CONQUEST OF ETHIOPIAN KINGDOM I Rome, Ort. 2.?Italy will conquer I Ethiopia and fljht any nations who A m ? ?? a m m ? ? I 1M I fci ? I I M DA??TA I try to iHten6T% mnuer Jbsmto I Mussolini told 20,000,000 mobilised I Fascists tonight I The dictator huried his defiance I bakony of the Veni v Tax exemption certificates have been delivered to 4,200 cotton grow ers of Lincoln county. I _ - .; - Great Britain BeHeves African War Inevitable i, itettlKffSjfiSL ? ?? _ .. ? ... ? London Government Convinced Mussolini Will Start Hostilities Soon London, Oct. 2.?A majority of the members of the cabinet, in informal talks in advance of today's cabinet meeting were convinced that Pre mier Benito Mussolini of Italy will begin hostilities against Ethippia "very soon," a source close to Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin told the United Press. "The cabinet practically unani mously is of the opinion that war is inevitable," the information said. The cabinet today again will flfel affirm Britain's policy of full sap port of the League of Nations and will reiterate the principles laid down by Sir Samdel Hoare, Foreign Secretary, in his address to the Le* St COTtoraed adding^ ^ ? I "The attitude in government cir L The hLmian|Sdeitood thai ? ~ pointed that so far other powers 1 have not made the same categori- A m statements in support of the r League that Britain has made. Regarding sanctions, the inform- -I ant said the cabinet probably would discuss an outline for a question naire to the United States and Ger many oh the proposal to inflict ] penalties on Italy. ?> J When the text of the question- i naire is agreed upon, it will be 1 ready to telegraph to the British i ambassadors in Washington and Berlin for delivery to the American i and German governments when the time cornea for - sanctions to bo i applied. : Some sort of cooperation in .pres- j sure on Italy will be asked from Washington and Berlin, for Britain feels these capitals could, if they ' desire render any boycott of Italy ] which England might engineer prac- j mm l The cabinet also will discuss pos ItaJp/^aT legation that Britain xSftade no men- : Jtion of the gravity of the Ethiopian ? I 1/ ? -4.K 4 In f Til?o ? .? r - ? ? TT- ? -j : *; . / - ?? ? 3C?2 >. ? ? /^TlivP*' *?'? Methodist Church in Farmville to be Dedicated Sunday, October 6 I FarmviUe M. E. Church To Be Dedicated Sunday Bishop Paul B. Kern, Assisted by Former Pastors To Conduct Services at 11 o'Clock; Basket Dinner To Be Served at the Church The Farmville Methodist church was organized in the fall of 1901. Mr. J. T. Thome and wife, Mrs. Ada Fields Thome, Mrs. Mary E. Lang, Mrs. Ellen Hill, Mr. and Mrs. David Edwards, Mr. J. V. Johnson, Mrs. J. W. Parker, and Mrs. R. L. Joyner were among the pioneer members. What a wonderful and devoted group was this in that day when the Metho dists were few! But their faith and devotion won. Uncle Betts has many good deeds to his credit and one of these is the founding of this church. When pas- y tor of Ayden circuit he began hold- , ing .services in Farmville and togeth- ] er with Rev. H. M. Eure, pastor at s Greenville, effected this organization, j After using a school house and sev- y eral other available places for ser- j vices, in 1903 the congregation voted ] to build a small frame structure. Quite all of the official members of ( the church today were members of this church or of the Sunday school. The Thornes, Monks, Joyners, Mor gans, Dails, Langs, and Parkers have ' in a large way helped to maintain the church through the years. Mr. J. I. Morgan presided at the meeting whiflh ordered the building of our-pfesent sturcture in 1923. The first brick was laid by Mrs. J. W. Parker and Mrs. T. M. Dail. The first sermon was preached in it by the pastor, Rev. B. B. Slaughter, , October 4, 1926. At the beginning of this year the stewards decided to raise the re maining sum due. Whereupon Mr. A. C. Monk generously offered to give an equal amount if the sum of the indebtedness were collected. In , two weeks time the money was all J in, the debt lifted, and workmen strat- . ed finishing and beautifying the in- , terior. The committee responsible i for this was composed of the follow ing: A. C. Monk, T. E. Joyner, I. ft f Satterfield, Mrs. A. C Monk, and J. < I. Morgan, Jr. J So at the close of ten years we Lave . come to the completion and dedica- , ? ; REV. J. C. WOOTEN, Pastor Farmville M. E. Church ;ion of this beautiful church. We ire fortunate in having our own Bishop Kern who will preach the termon and dedicate it on Sunday norning, October 6. Former pas ;ors, presiding elders and friends are nvited to be present.?North Caro ina Christian Advocate. A basket dinner will be served at ;he church. Cong. Warren Leaves Next Week For Philippines To Attend Inauguration of First President of Islands As Guest Of Philippine Government a ? Washington, N. C., Oc~ 4.?Repre lentative Lindsey Warren leaves on October 8th for a visit to the Philip >ine Islands and attend the in auguration of their first president. Ilr. Warren is one of twenty-five nerabers of Congress invited to ac ?ompany Vice-President Garner and Speaker Byrns to these exercises, and he entire party will be the gusts of he Philippine Government, which is jiving the trip. Mrs. Warren will accompany him and they will return >n December 20th. During his absence, Mr. Warren Itated that his office will be in charge >f his capable secretary, Herbert C. Sonner who will answer all com nunications addressed to his, attend o all department matters, and who vill have full authority to act in all hings incident to the office. ' Bishop Darst To Preach Sunday ?. Bishop Thomas C. Darst will mate lis annual viait to Emmanuel Episco pal church on Sunday, Octoger 6, ind will preach and hold a celebra tion of the Holy Communion at the morning worship hour, 11:00 o'clock. Miss Mary K. Jerome, soloist, will ifag at the service. % ?|?J? The community cordially invited to r-jV';-, '??? I ?' ' I 11 I ?. 'i 'i[; uj DR. ENNETT TO MANAGE i | SEAL CAMPAIGN IN PITT Greenville, Oct I.?Last year ft, M. Garrett, as chairman of the ffff; berculosis seal sale for Pitt county, carried on a most successful cain khe chairmanship for this year, pointed Dr. N. Thomas Ennett, Pitt [ 1 7. mi |i in i. i ?? in i < i i <.?. ML X lvv CvUUvj WC1 v (lv|1tyHHl Donkey Baseball Game Scheduled For FaimriHe Fountain and Farmville Will Cross Donkies In Game To Be Played Here October 17. Under auspices of Farmville Post 151, American Legion, a Donkey baseball game has been arranged to appear in Farmville on Thursday, October 17th. Teams will be chosen from Fountain and Farmville. The game will be played on the local high school ball lot at the in tersection of Wilson and Fountain highway, starting promptly at 8:30 p. m. A small admission fee of 10c for all school children and 25c for adults will be charged to cover ex penses. The donkies to be used in this game have appeared in many towns in the state this summer and are w ill trained for the part they play. If you want to see the funniest ball game ever played be sure to see the Donkey game between Foun tain and Farmville, at Farmyille, | Thursday, October 17. Salesgirl Is Hurt; Past Driver Jailed Greenville, Oct 2. ? Miss Nina Hines, of Durham, who is confined in the local hospital following an injury in an automobile accident, was reported late this afternoon to be resting better but her condition was still serious. j Henry Crawford, driver of the car which overturned near this ; city, injuring Miss Hines, is being ( held in jail without bond pending : the outcome of her condition. i Miss Hines was a member of a magazine sales force working on ; the Greenville tobacco market. Dur- ; big the lunch hour Tuesday she went driving with Crawford, em ploye of one of the local warehouses. The accident occurred when the car failed to take a curve at high speed. . Miss Hines received a fractured skull, broken shoulder and other injuries. ' Medical Inspecion Of Pitt Schools List Number Examined and Percentage of De fects Found Requiring Treatment The health officer, Doctor Ennett, has just released a report on medi cal inspection work of the schools for the last winter and spring. Thi3 report includes also data in regard to the pre-school work of last spring. The figures given represent the ex amination of the 1st and 2nd grades and also the pre-school examinations. Doctor Ennett says it should be borne in mind that the prevalence of defects in school children varies with the age of the child. For instance, tonsils and adenoids are more com mon in early childhood, while eye strain is more common in the older child. ? V Number Examined and Percentage of Defects Found Requiring Treatment. Regular Pre school School Examined 2258 399 Malnutrition 12.3 4.6 Defective Teeth 27.0 27.8 Eyes 2.6 1.0 Ears _? 1.2 2.5 Tonsils and Adenoids __ 11.7 14.7 Miscellaneous defects not listed. The health officer says he has found the superintendents of the schools, Mr. D. H. Conley of the County Schools, and Mr. J. H. Rose, of the Greenville City Schools, in hearty accord with his efforts to put a real health program into each one of the schools. Doctor Ennett says that since all public health programs are based on education, it is his opinion that the public school is the logical place for the health officer to center a large part of his program. Not only can he reach the child at a formative ) period when his mind is receptive and easily molded, but the school 1 organization itself, affords the health officer an opportunity of [ reaching a large number of people - with the minimum amount of effort. According to the health officer, every i public school should be a small health ' center carrying health education to 1 the homes of its own community. ' 1 DANGER ON FARM Asheville, Oct. 1.?The farmer last year faced greater hazards than the urban worker. Secretary Perkins told the Inter- ! national Association of Industrial Ac cident Boards and Commissions to night that 4,409 persons were ac cidentally killed in agricultural pur- ' suits in 1934. This compares with 3,800 deaths in trade and services, * 2,300 in construction, 2,000 in trans portation and public utilities, 1,900 in manufacturing and 1,500 in min- ( ing, quarrying, oil and gas wells. Automobile accidents cost the ' American people $1,580,000,000 last 1 year in wage losses, medical expen ses, overhead cost of insurance and ' property damage, Miss Perkins said. | ? i Says America JtfustKeep Out of Armed Conflicts President Roosevelt Re iterates His Detenu nation ToRemain Neu ? tral ' . *.M:? ?- -V. ? '?] San Diego, Calif., Oct 2.?Presi dent Roosevelt reaffirmed America's determination to "remain at peace with all the world" today as Europe marched closer to war. The President recognised the menacing clouds of "foreign war" as a "potent danger at this moment to the future of civilisation," but bluntly asserted that "despite what happens in countries overseas, the United States of America must re main unentangled and free." Mr. Roosevelt urged his policy of "the good neighbor" upon the world and defended his domestic recovery policies in an address just before embarking upon the cnxfcsr Hous ton *