North Carolina Newspapers

' ? i i 11 ' ? vol twsntt.fite famiyiu* mr aonMTT. so?Tg miwuh*. ?*pxbt w, ww numbbb rantTY-imnt Warren Pleads With Farmers To Central Crop Production ? ? ? ? i ' ????"? ?????? Overproduction In 1936, Before Any Permanent Farm Policy Is Worked Out, Spells Ruin Washington, Jan. 29.?In a state ment sent recently to his District, Representative JJndsay Warren de clared that there would be no potato program his year, and warned potato growers as well as tobacco, cotton and peanut farmers that they faced the same bankrupt condition that existed prior to 1933 unless they ex ercised their own control over what they planted and produced. The North Carolina member who has played an active part in agricul tural legislation during the last six years, said: "By reason of the amazing decision of the Supreme Court, the Agricui-J tural Adjustment Administration has been destroyed, as well as the con- j trol bills for cotton, tobacco and po tatoes. These measures had the over whelming approval of the farmers of our state for they were fast being liberated from an economic serfdom that had brought bankruptcy ana i ruin to them. As a result of the de-1 cision Congress has been placed in a straight jacket, for everyone knows that agriculture is a national prob lem. Congress will remain here in session and pass some new measure which -we hope will include all crops. What it will be or when it will be come a law no one can now tell or predict. In my opinion it is going to be difficult to secure anything as effective as the A. A. A. Planting time will soon begin, especially po tato planting. If our growers, espe cially after all they have suffered in the past, again plant the earth in potatoes and run wild with the con tract system, then the same bank ruptcy stares them in the face. We made the greatest fight for the pota to grower that has happened here in Congress for many years, and it was won against almost insurmountable odds. But the Supreme Court has now destroyed that The same thing applies to tobacco, cotton peanuts and other crops. The only hope I can see for our farmers this year is that they plant only what allotment they would have received had the A. A. A. been continued, and in no case should they exceed that. After the hard lessons they have been taught in the past, they now have the opportunity to exercise self control and voluntarily hold down their pro duction. A3 one who is vitally in terested in agriculture and who has fought its battles, I urge them to do this, Overproduction in 1936, before any permanent farm policy is worked out, spells Ruin. President Calls For Coordinated Battle On Fello Vftlrto Haorrl Rv Tin 1X15 ? II1VX AAVUrX VJ> J W ward of Five Millions at 6,000 Birthday Balls Washington, Jan. 30.?Calling for a coordinated national effort in the fight against infantile paralysis, President Roosevelt, on the occasion of his 54th birthday, tonight spoke his. appreciation of the thousands of celebrations to raise funds for this end. Interrupting near midnight his own anniversary party with his "old gang" (members of the 1920 ?ice-president campaign) at the White House, the President deliver ed a brief radio address. His words were carried to what officials esti mated were 6,900 birthday balls Which 5,000,000 men and women at tended from coast to coast. 'The parties were reaching their height, Mrs. Roosevelt was com pleting her round of the six separate celebrations here when the execu tive, sitting in his study, bespoke sM for and coordination among ?- kmit nf rnrinp ttttUt CJUJJT-UJ? tor several hundred thousand of the afflicted." *Nb single agency," he said, ''whether it be the doctor, the hos pital, the xeeeaech laboratory can gape jndfvtfuaHy with this great peellim mj can. do it only by join ing our efforts." Then, after "re-dedicating" the Waim Springs Foundation in Georgia ft* the teak which lies ahead," Se ooWcluded: "You have made me very happy mere happy than I can express in meeds. Though I cannot be with you, Warren's Requested Survey Granted May Have Post Office Building Here Some Day Washington, Jan. 30.?Representa tive Lindsay C. Warren has been in formed by the Post Office Depart ment that his request for a survey to determine need for a federal build ing at Farmville and Plymouth, has been granted, and the Department will undertake same shortly. When the postal receipts of a town exceed $10,000 annually then they are eligi ble for such a survey. Mr. Warren pointed out that even if the survey was successful it did not mean that the town would get a federal building, but might get it in line for one several years later, pro vided the public building program was continued by Congress. Four years ago surveys were ap proved for additions to the federal biddings at Washington and Eliza beth City. The contract is to be let in a few days at Elizabeth City, and additional land is now being acquired at Washington preparatory to the letting of the contract. Last year, Mr. Warren secured surveys for additions to the building at Greenville and for new buildings at Ahoskie and Williamston. One of these will probably be slated for next year if the program is continu ed. If favorable reports are receiv ed for Farmville and Pymouth, they ! would take their place behind Green ville, Ahoskie and Williamston. DR. WILLIAMS TELLS THE FUNDAMENTALS OF GOOD CHORAL SINGING The Westminster Choir, which is scheduled to give a concert at the Memorial Auditorium, Raleigh, on Wednesday night, February 19, 8:30 n m._ with its forty-one symphonic \ r" r -- ? _ _ singers, will be directed by Dr. John Finley Williamson, to whom belongs the credit for building up this unique group. William J. Henderson, of the New York Sun, dean of New York music critics, recently summed up an appreciation of the Choir's perform ance with a final tribute: "They show in all their numbers the results of careful and competent training by J the fine musician who conducts them." Dr. Williamson is today recogniz ed internationally as one of the fore most authorities on choral singing. I Two European tours of the Choir have brought praise on praise to the Chorus's brilliant conductor. Yet this slight delicately featured man, modest and unassuming in address, scarcely gives a hint of the latent power within him. Talking to him casually, one hardly recognizes the musician of profound learning, the stern technician and untiring worker, whose energy and ideals have created this orchestra of human voices in much the same manner as great con ductors build their instrumental or chestras. Fourteen years ago, Dr. Williamson organized the first Westminster Choir. SinSe.that time, it has under gone many changes. Today it emerges as a chorus of symphonic singers schooled in an enormous re pertoire ranging from Indian war songs, negro spirituals, modern music I on up to such works as Bach's B Minor Mass, which it recently sang; in New York with the Philadelphia! Orchestra, Leopold Stokoski conduct ing. ! Four things, are fundamental to good choral singing says Dr. Wil liamson. "Diction so simple and good that you get the thought rather than the mere words." "Tone quality so pure that the beauty of the tone will thrill you m itself." "Flexibility of rhythm so marked that you can protray all emotions." "A sonority that is vigorous so that in the singing of the groupe you feel the force of equally balanced - * ?? but vital personalities.". # "Health?complete bodily well? being, for without that 'no singer ia equal to artistic expression." have done for the cause all of the inspiration you have* applied . to it . . . ANNOUNCEMENT . . m ? . \ - lf?w?lid|f}(j ?. A pt1 has been made of the marriage of Mm Blanche Webb Lewis of- near hoe to : Mr. Watt Langley of Fountain, on ;? September 10, 1166. Mr. _ and Mrs. Langley are now honeymooning ? in southern states, on their, return they t will be at hone near her* ' . . .V H&&-- . Italians Timing To America Again Desire To Revive Trade Mission to U. S. Ex pressed at Rome Rome, Jan. 29.?Leaders of Italian industry are anxious to revive a trade mission to the United States which failed last year, informed per* sons said tonight. Shortly before this disclosure, an apparently authoritative hint was given that Italy, because of league sanctions, will look to the Americans for her future raw materials and commerce. An editorial in Premier Musso -- -- a _ nl lini's own newspaper, r'opoio u Itali, warned the sanctionists they could expect Italy to look toward "the vast raw material resources" of North and South America. The United States, continued the editorial, refused to declare an oil embargo against this country be cause of resentment against British "imperial intemperance" in the American war. Italy will remember her friends, the paper said, and between here and the republics of America, in cluding the United States, "the financial and economic ties can never pre-suppose political inter ference." American objections to Italian | quot proposals killed the former J talks by an Italian trade mission observers pointed out that the American neutrality policy would ? ' ? ? A A _ A _ * - - . i Hinder any attempts w xunu a? agreement now but they link the ' mission idea with the Popolo ' Ita ilia's editoriaL League sanctions, it was assert ed by authoritative sources, have strengthened instead of weakened Italy's gold resources. Despite the cost of the war, these circles add ed, the country's gold position is better now than it was in 1984. No exact figures were given out on the exportation of gold, bank ers pointed out, however, that the public has given the government roughly 2,000,000,000 lire in gold, some of it in the form of wedding rings and other jewelry. CoHiity Sehsols Tolrn Unlidoti I HAD IIUIIUGJ Fourth Snow of Winter Covers State from 3 to 12 Inches The fourth snow of the winter brought with rings on the telephone early Thursday morning, as teachers and school children called to notify , each other that Pitt county had de clared a two day holiday for its schools and would not reopen them until Monday, February 3. Supt. ! Moore was besieged with calls until nine o'clock. ? According to newspaper reports the State is covered with snow from the . mountains to the sea, with record themometer readings and heavy snowfalls of from three to twelve inches reported from many towns. Farmville had a five inch snow this time, fine, dry and soft with the clouds clearing away in the late aft ernoon and the sun starting the melt ing process, which was halted after Kn a i<nlH wind.. which drove I OUUSVV V/ *?, ?J ? ? the themometer down to its lowest point of the winter on Friday morn ing. The efficient street force was ' recruited and snow plows and shovels soon cleared the street here, not a single accident being reported. FORD OUTPUT FOR NOVEMBER TOTALLED 110,559 UNITS Production of Ford V-8 cars, com mercial cars and trucks in November totalled 110,559 units, it was an nounced today at the home offices of the Ford Motor Company, This was the largest November production ot 8-cylinder cars and trucks in the his tory of the automobile industry, > ! The total included 104,238 units produced in the United States ahd 6,326 units built at the Windsor, 0ml, plant of the Ford Motor Com-, pany of Canada, Limited. Ford production is now in full swing at the Rouge plant:at Dear born, Mich., and at assembly branches in the following cities: ^Buffalo, Chester, Pa.: raAflum. QndmuHt Dallas, Edgewater, N. J.; Kanat? City, Long Beach, Calif.; LooiavjlfU Memphis, Norfolk, Ya~ Richmond* Calif, St Louis, Somerville, Masa^ and tin Twin City plant in Si P?*$ Mtan- _____ ? if* Davidson Mutual Farm Ex-J change did |MjWMtt worth of bnai* mas in IMS which ia an increaae 4 WBLIS over that of 1964. . 1 ? ' ???? ? 1 '? 1 ?rn,i i j To Support AAA Goes To Senate Floor With Considerable Doubts As To Constftu-I itionality Washington, Jan. 29.?The House! heard a fiery .Republican demand fori "impeachment of Secretary Wallace I today as inflation implications ac-l companied progress of AAA substi-l tote legislation in the Senate . With many members of the Sen-1 ate agricultural committee retain-1 ing their doubts as to the constitu-j tionality of the new soil conserva-1 tion subsidy bill, they nevertheless! voted 15 to 2 to send the measure} to the floor. They deferred until tomorrow aj decision whether to incorporate in| their report a statement by Senator | Thomas (D-Okla.) declaring that the "agricultural problef^ is a mone tary problem." Chairman Smith (D-S. C.) said, "I rather think this bill will be included." On the House floor, Representa tive Treadway (R-Mass.) assailed Wallace for a radio speech yester day, declaring that "any public of ficial who makes a statement which calls a Supreme Court decision a legalized steal ought to be impeach ed." Smiling over the attack at his press conference with the observa tion that "it looks like I'm in dan ger," Wallace disclosed that under i the new farm program, the adminis tration hoped to remove 30,000,000 i acres from intensive cultivation. The agricultural secretary also said that if the new legislation were 1 enacted within 80 days, he believed > an effective production control pro- 1 gram could be placed in operation i for 1936 crops. J Wallace declared agriculture de partment experts were working, as well as Treasury Department offi cials, on a plan to recover' for the government $200,000,000 in AAA processing taxes ordered returned to processors by the Supreme Court in its rice millers' 1 decision, but said agreement had not yet been reached on procedure. It was his reference to the . re fund of those taxes as "the greatest legalized steal in history" that aroused Treadway's ire today. "The President ought to begin cleaning out the cabinet from Wal lace on down," the Massachusetts Representative declared amid Re publican applause. He asserted Wallace should "take a sprint from the cabinet; a walk would be too slow." Democratic Representatives made no immediate reply. Joking with newsmen about thee procedure of impeachment proceed ings, Wallace defeated his "legal ized steal" statement with the com ment that "I simply stated what seems to be the justice of it." The proposed legislation embody- 1 ing the two-year soil conservation i plan, and paving the way for fed ~ *? ? * -J J t eral-state cooperaoo^ jor jann am, - came out of the committee without material change, with its sponsors < predicting passage but with some 3 members opposing it outright. * Senators McNary, of Oregon, the < Republican leader, and Norbeck (R-S. D.) voted against the report while Senator Capper (R-Kaa.) joined Chairman Smith in voting only for reporting it, but not for a "favorable" report. , With the House agricultural com- ; mittee in recess until the latter j part of the week, Speaker Byras j expressed hope a farm measure and ] the appropriation bills would be ] speeded up so Congress could ad- ( journ by mid-May. Senate leaders , desire an early get-away, but doubt | it will be that soon. Senator Bankhead (D-Ala.), who , introduced the subsidy plan in the . Senate with what he said was ad- j ministration backing, expressed sal* | isfaction with the committee's ac- , tion. He emphasized the bill emerg ed almost egaetly as it was agreed j upon at the White House, , It would vest broad powers in the secretary to make grants fo farmers based on their acreage of soil-improving or erosion-preventing crops; their acreage of ciiop land, and a percentage of production used for domestic consumption. After two years the grants would be made only to states which coop erate, with a permanent formula to . be worked out Anappropriation of 1400,000,000 to finance the two-year plan will be tm>posed later, as an amednment fb the independent offices appropria tion bill, now being held in thb appropriations commlttee until, the farm WD la passed. Relief ftole Still Unsolved ?' ? V ? "... - *";* "v'V 1 '' .,:4"*'.Vr V Hopkins Reveals Almost As Many on Federal Dole as A Year Ago Washington, Jan. 29.?A dozen Democratic Senators were informed at a. private conference with Harry L. Hopkins today that almost as many persons are on the dole or work relief as a year ago. The relief population readied an all-time peak of more than 20,000,000 last January, and Hopkins was re ported to have said today that while there had been a "slight" improve ment, the relief load was about the same now. > About 1,000,000 "unemployable" heads of families, however, now are being supported by state and local governments rather than through federal relief; Secretary Morgenthau recently told the Senate Finance committee ?w\aaikl?r fto aaa aaa aha wamw lunv . ?pfajvvvjvw^wv ttvimh m. asked by the administration for the next fiscal year's relief program. Another subject discussed at the conference was the requirement that 90 per cent of those given work relief jobs be taken from direct re lief rolls. Some of the Senators were said to have told Hopkins of complaints that persons in need had been too proud to go on the dole were being barred from WPA, but the majority was reported to have agreed with the WPA administrator that it was better to continue the rule* Because of difficulties in obtain* ing skilled labor, PWA non-federal and housing projects, and several projects supervised by army engi neers, have been exempted from the 90: per cent requirement i Hopkins, who was accompanied by Aubrey Williams, assistant WPA administrator, met the Senators in the office of Majority leader Rob inson, who said neither future re* lief appropriations nor legislation were discussed, but tbat tne meet ing was to go over the whole relief situation. Senator Schwellenbach (D-Wash.) said he had arranged the conference st Hopkins' request, after calling in the administrator in another con nection earlier in the day, 'Neither Hopkins nor Williams would comment, but Hopkins' esti mate of the site of present relief population was interpreted in some quarters as an indication that the number of destitute is not dimin ishing as rapidly as was hoped. ? With more than |1,000,000,000 of relief funds slated to be unex pended on July 1, it had been loped by officials that less than ?2.000.000.000 would be reauired to :ontinue WPA. Complicating the situation, how aver, are demands in many states Tor additional Federal dole allot ments. Hopkins announced the last iirect relief grant had been made vhen the old relief administration vas "liquidated" last December 1. In his January budget message, President .Roosevelt said it would je impossible to estimate additional telief needs for two months. Also present at today's confer rnce were Senator Wagner of New fork, Costigan of Colorado, Black )f Alabama, Guffey of Pennsylva lia, Duffy of Wisconsin, Murphy >f Iowa, Minton of Indiana, Burke >f Nebraska, and O'Mahoney of (Wyoming. ' LOCAL MERCHANT HAS MARVELOUS MEMORY l Noting the recent story of Wilson's man of super memory, Charlie Gill, Farmvilie wishes to offer Herman Bandas as an equal and a candidate for proving a superior mind in the matter of tying a man's license num ber to his name, for Bandas has anly to see a plate one time for it tn Ha (rfumnpd indeliblv on his mind together with the name of owner, This mam who has been in the mercantile business here for several (rears, can, without the slightest hesi tation, repeat correctly the car num t?rs of several hundred citizens of the town, FOUR ABE DEPRIVED OF LICENSE TO DBIVE Greenville, Jan. 29.?Four defend ants were fined and had their driv ing licenses revoked in County Court -Tuesday by Judge Dink James, three following pleas of guilty , and fourth on conviction of operating a vehicle while , under the influence of .whiskey. W. U. McBroom, denied his guilt and upon conviction, noted an appeal to Superior Court Re waa placed under $200 bond awaiting hearing in the higher ccprt Will Tynnee of Tarboro; J. G. Haddock of Vanceboro, and Herman Whl chard of Pitt County, all enter ed pleas of guilty. V'V" \ ''V-' ?? - ? v ?'V.2;--'Af .-..ji.iV-V;':;v"' - Warns Tobacco Growers Again to Curtail Yield Committee Sees Danger of 900,000,000 Pound Crop; Urges Credit Caution . Washington, Jan. 29.?At the close of a two-day meeting, the flue-cnred tobacco growers' advisory committee today adopted resolutions urging that every possible means be taken to hold down production "The committee found from the ! information before it that present j plans would mean a crop of 900,- I; 000,000 pounds, for which there would be a market for only 640, 000,000 pounds." The committee was so much im pressed by the optimism of Sena tor Josiah W. Bailey yesterday that 'they called on him in a group to day to ask his cooperation general ly, and his specific cooperation in oehalf of early Senate passage of the $297,000,000 appropriation for benefits to farmers under old con tracts which has already beeu passed by the House. Although the Kerr-Smith tobacco act is still in operation iin the few flue-cured markets still in operation and on all of the burley markets, it is considered doomed. Deductions will be made from 1935 benefit ' checks of those farmers who sold . beyond their quotas, as the ex change of tax-exempt certificates through pools has ended. Noncoop erating farmers are still paying the " tax. The statement issued by the to bacco committee follows: "The flue-cured tobacco advisory committee, after receiving reports from all flue-cured producing states and afte^ conferences with officials of the Tobacco Section of the De partment of Agricuulture, members of Congress, constitutional lawyers and others, has arrived at the fol lowing conclusions: "1. That the Supreme Court deci sion of January 6 effectively did away with the very helpful and successful tobacco program carried on under the Agricultural Adjust ment Administration for the past three years. ~ "2 That the soil conservation program now being considered by Congress will be very helpful to farmers who put themselves in po sition to comply with its terms, but will probably not offer to tobacco growers as effetive means of pro duction control as did the Agricul tural Adjustment Act, "3. That if flue-cured tobacco growers carry out their present expressed intentions, a crop of 900,000,000 pounds or more will be produced in 1936. "4. That the largest crop that it now appears can be sold at reason able prices with present demand conditions will be around 640/MX), 000 pounds. "With this situation in mind, the / flue-cured tobacco committee makes/' the following recommedations: "1. That all production credit agencies, including warehousemen, fertilizer dealers and governmental Sources, exercise extreme caution in extending credit for tobacco pro duction this year. "2. That flue-cured tobacco grow ers reduce their individual 1936 plantings 30 percent' below their bases under the 1936 contracts. "3. That all tobacco growers at tend the program planning and discussion group meetings now be ing conducted in their counties and put themselves in position to take advantage of the proposed soil con servation program or any new pro gram offered by the Federal gov ernment. 4 "4. That as soon as Congress en acts farm legislation, the growers be notified of its, provisions and what it will be necessary for them to do to qualify for its benefit. "The following members of the committee were present: Claude T. Hall, chairman, Woodedale, N. C.; R. Hunter Pope, Enfield; N. C.; J. H- Lane, Stantonsburg, N. C.; J. A. Brown,Chad bourn, N. CL; Lionel Weil, Golds bo ro, N. C.; T. M. Lewis, t*?_i a. /i ar /t . x *1 nri VYamut v^ove, in. u; j. jc*. muibiow, Greenville, N. C.; H. W. Winstead, Roxboro, N. C.; and J. Hurt White head, Chatham, Va. "Other growers attending the meeting were J. T. Lazar, Florence, 8. C.; J. Eu Stone, Chatham, Va.; E. Y. Floyd, Raleigh, &C.; J. R. Hutcheson, Blacksbnrg, ? Va., and H. S. Durden, Swainsboro, Ga." AT THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ,#4 . ?. ? a Rev. Mr. Wildermen, of Parmale, Will hold services in the local Pres byterian church Sunday morning at ii.-oo, at CarrawayV in the after noon at 2:80 and at Falkland at 7:80 in the evening. ? K-J A?ill. Alfred Smith ftMl Raps On Roosevelt Forces and A1 Smith Remain Far Apart Washington, Jan. 29.?The furious fued between the Roosevelt forces and Alfred E. Smith raged on in un diminished acrimony together with the new deal officials labelling the former New York governor as a man who has deserted progressiveism and gone "over to the camp of the ene my." Any likehood that the adminis tration would seek to bridge the chasm between it and Smith ap peared to dwindle away in view of the reply delivered last night by Senator Robinson, (D.-Ark.) to Smith's recent speech before the American Liberty League. The Capital awaited Smith's next move, watching to see what effect the attitude of administration forces would haVe on the ex-governor, who has threatened to (itake a walk," from the Democratic National con vention, To Smith's charge that the new deal had tossed aide the party platform and become socialist, Rob inson replied that this was "war ring against his own people and against the men and women with whom he fought shoulder to should er in the past." President Galls For Bonus Funds * Sends Letter to Con gress Asking For Ap propriation of $2,249, 178,375 Washington, Jan. 29. ? President Roosevelt tonight fired back at a Congress which had insisted on pay ing the bonus, his request for a $2, 249,178,375 appropriation to meet the bill. Without mentioning the subject of possible tax increase to provide funds, Mr. Roosevelt wrote Speaker Byrns that the Veterans' Bureau had estimated \ $2,237,000,000 would be needed for actually cashing the bonus, with the remainder for ad ministrative expenses. Meawhile, veterans reported com mercial interests were already com peting for a share of the money to be distributed. The American Le gion warned its membei-s against pledging their bonds in advance, while New York brokers offered $40 immediate cash for each $50 bond. Some business houses, too, were seeking lists of veterans and their addreses. "We've turned down a number of cash offers for that list," a Legion official said, "and nobody's going to get it We'll use every means we can to keep racketeering out of this thing and to hold legitimate solici tation down to a minimum." * The capital wondered whether significance could be attached to the ? - l-ii M absence 01 any recommendation ior new taxes in the President's letter to Speaker Byrns. At any rate, it appeared likely that for the present at least the money for administra tive and other purposes would be raised in the usual way. Mr. Roosevelt said yesterday that the administration was making a thorough study of the tax situation created by payment of the bonus and the invalidation of AAA proc essing taxeB, with a decision to be made later, probably well in the fu ture. The bonus payment bill enacted Monday over Mr. Roosevelt's veto merely "autecized" payment, a usual course of procedure. Separate action is necessary to make the ac tual money available. So late in the day was the Presi dent's letter sent that Speaker Byrns was at home when it arrived. He told newspaper men he did not know its content, or even that the President had sent it until advised fur ne?mu>n Ha JmuImI not to re turn to his office and thus publica tion ofthetext was delayed until to morrow ?t least, EPISCOPAL SERVICES Rev. Jack R. Rountree will hold a celebration of the Holy Communion and preach at the Episcopal church, Sunday morning, February 2.