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Britain Remains Firm In
Support of Oil Embargo
British Policy Declared
Unchanged Despite
Delay By The League
of Nations
London, Nov. 26.?Great Britain, il
wais indicated in official circles to
day, "plana to continue her support of
the proposal to add oil and coal to
the list of canstdons against Italy.
Despite postponement of the
League - sanctions committee's meet
ing, officials said, Britain's policy
remains : unchanged. The British
Government expects the committee
of 18 to meet next week.
The task of forcing action which
some quarters felt threatens to
drive Italy to an act of war, or mor
ally breaking faith with the League
covenant and the United States on
the oil sanctions, brought the gov
ernment face to face with what
observers of the whole Italo-Ethiop
ian dispute.
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Authoritative ooservers ??w
question of oil as overshadowing: all
other developments, and said the
situation presents a new crisis for
collective action which may be the
turning point in the career of the
League of Nations.
The government was keenly aware
of American reaction' to. postpone-,
ment of further consideration of sanc
tions, after the United States had
taken steps to halt oil shipments to
Italy and had tried to prevent its
exporters from sending other ma
terials useful in wartime to that na
tion.
Although- the explanation of thej
British position stopped short with
the categorical explanation that the
government demands enforcement j
of sanctions, officials took pains to
try to head off the growing belief,
that Britain's position was weaken
ing.
WAR-TIME MEASURES I
TO COMBAT-SANCTIONS
Rome, Nov.-^.^lW&giged "feonomi
cally by 52 nations, war
time "iiilMtttires -tbldgl^-^^cbmbat
sanctfMfe.-* -?*?**=??
- Military "sHfence -fell on those
who might" give "information use
ful to the eneiriyV
Premier Mussolini suspended pub
' ficafcion of statistics that might show
the League of Nations powers where
to put on the pressure to block
most effectively Italy's war in
Ethippia.
Th? Bank of Italy, for the first
time in history, refused to publish
a statement showing its gold re
serveai
Gold was being contributed in
great quantities by Italy's population
but no one expected it to balance
the recent outflow which for six
months had averaged 20 tons a
month
So much gold, silver, copper and
iron had been brought to the gov
ernment that leading Fascists call
ed the government a plebiscite in
which the country expressed its ap
proval of II Duce's moves in Africa
and his stand against sanctions.
Several priests expressed their
approval of the government's po
sition.
An official communique claimed
] 00 Ethiopians, including two pro
vincial governors, were killed in a
battle north V of Dolo, which is in
Southern Ethiopia on the border of
Italian Somaliland.
Uncle Sam Sues
l/league Drive
May Ease Pressure On
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tors, scrap iron and scrap steel to
Italy.
It was emphasized that this gov
ernment has not changed its atti
tude toward trade in "essential war
materials." This attitude is that
such trade is thoroughly reprehen
sible and should be discouraged.
On the other hand, the adminis
tration feels that if European coun
tries are going to permit their re
spective industries to continue trade
with Italy in these supplies, it is not
the duty of this government to be
too hard on American firms who
wish to do likewise. The Ameri
can government, however, will give
no protection or encouragement to
such trade, and any American firm
or individual who gets into trouble
as a result of transactions with bel
ligerents, cannot look to his gov
ernment to get him out of that
trouble.
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ernment's position is most delicate.
All its neutrality measures have
been taken without collaboration
with any other government or the
League. Nevertheless, the League's
activities were kept very much in
view each time.
The main objectives of this gov
ernment have been to keep the
United States out of war, and to
discourage war with every measure
possible. Officials will not public
ly admit it, but the strong moral
and financial pressure to cut off
shipments of oil and " other war
supplies to Italy has been exerted as
lan assurance to Great Britain and
other League powers that the United
States, as a great supplier of the
war materials which the League
wished to embargo, would not de
feat the League's plans.
Information received in official
j quarters during the past few days,
however, has indicated that all the
big League powers may not be as
anxious to clamp down an embargo,
particularly on oil, as surface indi
cations and some official utterances
would have this country believe. *
Union Services At
Methodist Church
Thanksgiving Day
A Union Thanksgiving service will
be held at the Methodist church on
Thanksgiving morning, November 28,
at 10 o'clock, at which time Rev. L.
R. Ennis of the Baptist church, will
speak, and the Farmville Unit of the
I North Carolina Music Festival Asso
jciation will furnish the music.
The offering will be used for wel
l fare work in the community.
The public is urged to attend and
I join together in a great service of
Thanksgiving to God for His mercies
and blessings enjoyed during the
I year.
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Governor Ism
His Proclamation
State Faces Future Con
fidently, Says Governor
in liianksgivingr State
ment
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Raleigh, Nov, 27.?"No State and
no people can face the future with
more confidence or a greater degree
of real satisfaction than North Caro
tin* and its citizenship," declared
Governor Ehringhaus in his Thanks
giving Day proclamation, issued yes
terday.
"Again the season of Thanksgiv
ing has arrived and again we feel
justified in believing that it is our
duty to render thanks to the Prov
idence that has so bountifully
blessed us. We have traveled
jjhsuugh difficult days; we havej
faced trials and tribulations that]
have tested our characters. But a
merciful Heaven has smiled upon
us through it aH and no State and]
no people can face the future with
more c? confidence or m greater de
gree of real satisfaction than North
Carolina and its citizenship. Our
gratitude should equal the graciou?
ness&of our gpf ts and rigbMjMm
VI. Oil gWUlKW u,
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liahed custom and in harmony with
?ie Proclamation of t^Proaident;
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Potato Mill
Sign-Up To Begin
In Pitt My
Application Forms Ex
pected Within Next
Two Weeks; To Start
Work by December 15
Greenville, Nov. 25.?The individual
contract sign-up for the Potato con-J
trol act will begin in Pitt County
some time between now and Decem
ber 15, EL F. Arnold, County Farm
Agent, said today.
The county agent said that the
application forms were being printed
in Washington and would be sent
here within the next 15 days. He
added ^hat the sign-up would be start
ed as soon as the forms were receiv
ed.
When the sign-up is started com-1
mittees will be located in the pota
to-growing areas in the county. He
intimated they would be located at
Bethel, Pactolus, Grimes land, Grif
ton and possibly other vicinities.
The applications for allotments re
quire the grower to give the potato
history of the farm, description o?
the land and other information. Al
lotments will be based on the acre
age for the past four years.
When the sign-up is completed, the J
applications will be taken in consider- j
ation. If the applications for the
county as a whole are considered too
high, a reduction for the county will
be ordered and each grower will have
to take his prorate reduction in allot
ment.
In 1984, the latest available figues,
the county had 2,007 acres planted in
potatoes for commercial use. Those
grown for strictly home consumption
are not included in the figures. It Is
estimated by the Farm Agent's office
that the average for the county is
136 bushels to the acr&>
Reckless Driving
In Various Forms
Cause Most Wrecksi
I
Review Shows That
Four Forms of Reck
less and Careless Driv
ing Takes Biggest Toll
on Highways i
? Raleigh, Nov. 25.?Reckless and
careless drinving in its various forms
are responsible for more fatal auto
mobile accidents than anything
else, according to the automobile
accident figures for October just
made public by Director R. R. Mc
Laughlin of the motor vehicle bu
reau of the Department of Reve
nue.
In addition to showing that 131
persons were killed and 754 injured
in 620 accidents in North Carolina
in October, the " figures compiled
from reports of both the fatal and
non-fatal accidents were caused by
only four forms of reckless driving.
In all, there were 116 fatal ac
cidents ,?nd 504 non-fatal crashes.
Of'these, 72 and 287 non-fatal' ac
cidents all come under the general
head of reckless driving and care
lessness as follows:
Excessive speed, 33 fatal, 69 non
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Drunken driving, 10 fatal, 68 non
fatal.
.Hit-and-run driving, 8 fatal, 35
non-fatal.
These figures show, according to
McLaughlin, that the speeders and
reckless drivers cause a much larger
number of both fatal and non
fatal accidents than do the drunk
en drivers, although there are far
toomany of them. He also pointed
out that thei , hit-and-run driven
caused^'jtfmost as fatal aM
non fatal accidents in October as
did the drunken driven. :, If the
truth were actually Iciown^* most
of the hit-and-run driven would
probably be drunken driven also,
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Pedestrians also suffered heavily
in October, with 80. of the 181 killed
and 69 of the 754 injured being pe
destrians, the figures show. Ten chil
dren were killed and-25 injured while
or.along stoats or road
ways, while eight were killed and 5S)
injured whSe walking on Ugh?s^s;:
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* For things that seemed not good yet turned to good; ;;
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? That chastened, tried, and wrought us to Tfiy shape; ;;
X For things unnumbered that we take of right,
X And value first when they are withheld; <?
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| For light and air, sweet sense of sound and smell; ;;
X For ears to hear the heavenly harmonies; 1'
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v For eyes to see the unseen in the seen; ;;
X For vision of the Workers in the work; ! ?
+ For hearts to apprehend Thee everywhere; < >
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Golfers Assured
I A Course Hem
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PROMOTERS MEET
GREAT SUCCESS
IN CANVASS
??a
Organization Perfected
At Meeting Tuesday
Night; Directors Plati
To Begin Work In Few
j Days
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The response to. efforts of promo
ters of the proposed golf course for
Farmville this week, has been more
of a success than e'vln the most op
tomistic worker among ehe teams an
ticipated, fifty-three stockholders
having been obtained with a large
number of prospects being unap
proached as yet.
Tfcv good news was unfolded at a
meeting of the present stockholders
Tuesday evening, at which time the
Farmville Country Club organisation
was perfected, with George W. Davis
elected as president, Mrs. J. M. Hob
good, 1st vice president, Mrs. Sallie
K. Horton, 2nd' vice president, C. A.
Lilly, seC.-treas., and the following
named as the board of directors; B.
O. Taylor, chairman, Mayor John B.
Lewis, Dr. Paul E. Jones, W. S.
Royster and Irvin Morgan, Jr.
Stockholders are; J. Y. Monk, Dr.
Dennis Keel, M. V. Jones, Worth
Stewart, James R. Lang, Lath Mor
riss, J. S. Gates. J. W. Holmes, R. A.
Joyner, Ed Nash Warren, Dr., Paul
E. Jones, Manly Liles, John B. Lewis,
R. H. Knott, C. L. Eason, L. Alex, R.
J. Wainright, W. A. McAdams, H.
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Joyner, Dr. H. B. Smith, J. M. Hob
good, George W. Davis, G. A. Rouse,
Arch Flanagan, John H. Paylor, Dr.
John M. Mewborn, C V. Smith, J. L
Morgan, Irvin Morgan, T. C. Turnage,
A. W. Bobbitt W. A. Pollard, Jr., W.
lift Spruill, W. H. Moore, Jr., B. 3.
Sheppard, H. M. Winders, John D.
Dixon, C. A, Lilly, B. 0. Taylor, Fred
E. Davis, B. L. Lang, W. Sy Royster
Mrs. J, L. Shackleford, H. S. Askew,
Dr. W. M. Wilils, Robert D. Rouse,
E. A. Williams, jr., L. T. Pierce,.J.
Y. Monk, Jr., J. Branch Bobbitt and
? a silent member. I
There is still room or: the desired
list of stockholders and aftyone wish
ing to join may 4Me a<W?e member of
the soliciting committee or any of
the officers for further information.
In the discussion of matters per
taining to the financing of the proj
ect, .R. A. Joyner, town clerk, stated
that-the town had assurance of the
j ;PWA grant requested for this pur
pose, that the mbhey" would be avail
able at an early date mid that plans
?for lieginnihg actual woifc on the
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which will be another monument to
splendid public spirited Farmville, co
operative and ever ready for any
worthy movement undertaken for the
betterment of the town.
Dr. K&ch Conriitg To
Farmville tti Dec. 10
An event extraordinary will be of
fered this community Tuesday, Dec,
10th, when the Major Benjamin May
Chapter D. A. R. will present Dr.
Koch, of the Carolina Haymakers, in
a reading of Dicken's famous Christ
mas Carol, in Perkins Hall of the
High School building at 7:30 p. m.
- An admission charge of 10 cents
for children and 26 cents for adults
will be made to all except the school
children of the Farmville and Foun
tain schools.
The Will Rogers
Memorial Campaign
Extended Two Weeks
In the newspapers and over the
radio you have heard about the Well
Rogers Memorial Commission. You
know the Commission was formed by
famous friends of Will Rogers to
establish a vital, permanent memo
rial to this great, kindly, 'genial
American.
Probably you already know what
the memorial is to be?aid for handi
capped children.
Today, Thanksgiving Day, the*
American people have a great many
reasons to be thankful. One of them,
and I think it is a very important one,
is the fact that the memory of Will
Rogers will be perpetuated?that fu
ture generations will know Jilm
through a permanent, living meino
rial which typefles his kindness, hia
charity and his great love for people,
especially unfortunate young people.
Thousands ox people nave paracK
pated to make the Will Rogers Me
morial an actuality. Contributions
have ranged from one cent to more
than a thousand dollars. They have
come from men, women and children,
from the fortunate and the unfortu
nate, from people of all races, creds
and colors.
The Wjftt Rogers Memorial Com
mission had planned to end its cam
paign .today,. ~ But- thousand!' of
American^ have not yet had an op
portunity to participate?and for that
reason^||te Commission bus; decided
to extend the campaign for two
weeks, or until December IS.
? There is still time for you to par
ticipate, if you care to. v ? 'ji
! Mrs. J. M. Hobgood, State Chairman
of the women's activities, suggests
that chnlrmen of the various civic
end social .groups present the Fund
to their organisations and give them
an opportunity to make contributions.
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I Iffiik Axid Fftinily*
fobocco Market Closes for
TK&Wsgivitig Holidays
?I ' I, John B. Lewis, by virtue of+i
! lauthority vested in me as Mayorfj
j ^ do hereby call upon! !
; ;the people of the town to give!!
! !their Whole hearted and generous;;
! Isupport to the Tuberculosis Christ-' >
r ;mas Seal Side this year, and so!!
? -help to check the appalling death! |
! Irate of tuberculosis in oar State*1
B land Nation. ! I
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: Gondon To Make
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Full S1816HI6II1
Convicted Kidnapper
I jSiys "Jafsie" Can Un
I lode Death House Cell
Door; New Discoveries
in Case Reported
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Trenton, N. Nov. 26.?From his
death house sell today, Bruno Richard
Hauptmann, convicted murderer of
the Lindbergh baby, called upon Dr.
John F. Condon, ransom negotiations
emmissary, to make a "full" state*
ment,
"Not only do I wish this in my
interest, but also in. the course of
justice," he wrote in a statement he
signed and gave to Egbert Rose
crans and C. Lloyd Fisher, two of
his attorneys. T)r. Condon, he add
ed, "is holding the key in this case,
and with it the key of my celL"
His statement came following al
legations of the discovery of new
Lindbergh ransom bills and of new
kidnan evidence.
I But from every official source, in-1
eluding Hauptmann'a attorneys, camel
prompt disclaimers of knowledge of
the purported discoveries.
An investigator for . Hauptmann,
who requested that his name be
withheld, said on "unimpeachable
authority, despite denials of police,"
that approximately $700 in ransom
money has been received by the
Boston federal reserve bank since
the Bronx carpenter's arrest.
He further announced that - a
house near Asby, Mass., had yielded
a letter dated March 10, 1932, ten
days after the Lindbergh baby was
kidnapped, stating:
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"Why don't you return wi*? k"??
little Lindbergh baby? You have
had it long enough."
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In the same houae, this source
decl^kw fqitnd iyood of ''the
same .type* as that used in construc
tion of tfcf famous Ipdnap ladder,
down which the kidnaper was al
leged tp'i^ve carried the baby from
the nurswrjr .in Colonel Lindbergh's
Sourland ^Blls home. ; .
I The letter, the investigator said,
showed-v several characteristics sim
ilar to those evident in the, ransom
letters .
In Washington, J. Edgar Hoover,
chief of the Bureau of Invessiga
tion of the Department of Justice,
said he knew nothing of the par
ported discovery of new ransom
bills as evidence.
? The Boston Globe, in a copyright
ed story, said Fisher had made at
i least four trips to Boston and thai
an attorney represented the defense
there.
Of this. Fisher skid "nothing what
ever has developed in Massachuetts."
"We have no letter* that match
the handwriting '< in the ransom
notes, no wood that matches ^ the
ladder, no toys, no nothing."; v ;
.Of, a report that the chief in
vestigator had said he learned Lind
bergh ransom Mils had turned up
in Boston and Worchester, fisher
said: :T;; VV
"pin investigation was majte \ re
cently at Worchester but nothing im
portant developed."
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Season's Offerings Go
Over 28 Million Mark;
Bring Farmers More
Than Six Million Dol
lars
With sales growing lighter daily
as the close of the 1936 season draws ?
near, the Farmville market sold 176,
356 pounds of tobacco on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday of this week,
the three sales days prior to the
Thanksgiving holidays, for the sum
of $29,674.09, and at an average of
$16.92, which gives the season of
1935 the distinction of being called
the banner year of the Farmville
market, passing all former records of
poundage and money paid out, grow
ers having been paid a total of $6,
117,870.96 for their offerings of
28,072,746 pounds, ;.t an average of
$21.79.
The very evident increase in popu
larity of the Farmville market and
its phenomenal gain in patronage has
been its average record, which has
topped the others of the Belt almost
every day since the season opened,
and made firm its claim to being
the steadiest and most dependable
market in the State, ?
This reputation has been due to
the consistent efforts of all the to
bacconists here to secure for all
growers the highest dollar possible
for their offerings and to give the
best cf service to each and every
one, to the small planter as well as
to the i .inner who has extensive farm
interests.
- Market to reopen on Monday, De
cember 2nd.
Sat. Pail Grid)
Ta Speak To The
Tysansaad Mays
Reunion tol>e Held Here
Day After Thanksgiv
ing; Mrs, S. C. Carroll
to Preside
Plans have been completed for the
annual Tyson-May Reunion, which
will be held in the Methodist church
Friday, November 29, and a splendid
program has been arranged for the
large number of home comers, who _
are expected to be in attendance.
Mrs. S. C. Carroll, of Winterville,
a May descendant, will preside and
Senator Paul Grady, of Kenly, will
deliver the address.
Reports from the various commit
tees will be heard, including that of
Mrs. Henrietta M. Williamson, of
the Memorial committee, and of Miss
Tabitha DeVisconti, of the genealogi
cal committee.
i In addition to the president, who
is named above, the Reunion organi
sation has as vice president, Rev. J.
N. Bynum, of Roanoke Rapids, and
as sec.-treas. Mrs. Ed Nash Warren.
The musical program will be in
charge of Mrs. Mary M. Patterson,
and Miss Mary K. Jerome will be the
soloist.
a A cordial invitation is again ex
tended to anyone who is interested
and would like to attend. A banket
lunch will be served at the noon hour.
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DESERVES RECOGNITION
RECEIVED
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There are several reasons for
drinking milk. One drinks it for
vitality, for strength, for growth and
energy. It is the most important
factor in a body balking diet, and
every person of every age needs its
energisinz qualities.
. These are contained in the butter
fat element, and we are glad to note
in the government statistics, recently
released, that a dairy in this com*
munity, Pecan Grove Dairy, has the
highest rating in this essential fac
tor of any in Bsstern Carolina, and
jot? with other friends in congratu
lating its owner, John T. Thome,
and manager, Roy Bowling, on being
fbl* to supply the community with
such a rich product.
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