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The Farmville Enterprise ? Lode At Year label ? If Your + $ Subscription Has Expired Send | I In YOUR Renewal at Once ! $ 1" ;? Patronize Oar Advertisers, For f 1! They Are Constantly Inviting X ;; You To Trade With Them. I VOL. TWENTY-SIX FARMVILLE, PITT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1936 NUMBER TWENTY-ONE FEDERAL GRANTS TO THIS STATE SCORED W a y n i c k Commends Baity, Says State Has Balance with Govern ment Raleigh, Sept. 25.?If the Govern ment received as much in taxes and gave as little in relief payments to other states as to North Carolina, "Washington wouid not have a heavy deficit but a big surplus," declared Capua M. Waynick, chairman of the State Highway and Public Works Commission and of the State Plan ning Board, in a statement issued on Wednesday. ? That remark was incidental to his comments upon the resignation of Dr. Herman G. Baity, of Chapel Hill, from the position of State PWA di rector. Dr. Baity's successor has not been appointed and Stanley H. Wright, assistant director, is now acting director. "Speculation regarding Dr. Baity's resignation has included the sugges- | tion that he quit because of the diffi culty of getting a better deal for the State in the distribution of PWA funds," said Waynick yesterday. "I ' do not know whether this inspired him to resign or not but I do know 1 that he has felt keenly the failure of many North Carolina projects to get ^ final approval at Washington. " v i- n? r% _j rxr ; "inciaentauy,' conmmeu najriuui, > "if the balance sheet of the New Deal i were as favorable to the Government ? in every State as it is in North Caro- ( lina, Washington would not have a 1 heavy deficit but a big surplus. Alto- ] gether during the present adminis- ? tration somewhat more than 300 mil Kons have been distributed in the State to combat the depression and to take care of the unemployed. Dur ing the same period the State has paid in Federal taxes in excess of 750 millions. "Many states have received so gen- T erously from the Federal Govern- ( ment," he added, "that it has been t calculated longer than a century will be required for them to repay the ^ benefits through the flow of taxes at , the present rate. North Carolina is ' unique in its big balance with the Federal Government. "Of course," said the Planning ' Board chairman, "a large portion of j our Federal taxes derive from man ufactured tobacco but in answer to ^ the allegation that all of the world pays the cigarette tax of North Car olina, the State might well point out that all the world pays the automo bile tax of Michigan and the income ' tax of New York. No American state gets rich merely trading with itself and few heavily taxed commodities are as essentially native as the North Carolina cigarette." Commenting on Dr. Baity's with drawal from the PWA directorship . to return to teaching, Waynick said: "The resignation of Dr. Baity from 1 the position of State director for the , PWA removed from the New Deal 1 forces in North Carolina one of its ' finest agents. Dr. Baity worked dil- ^ igently and with high intelligence to 1 promote the distribution of the bene- ( fits of PWA in this State. The fact that North Carolina has received a ] relatively small share of these bene fits in no wise reflects upon the cap abality and zeal of the State director. ' "The State Planning Board had ' particularly good opportunity to ob serve Dr. Baity in his work and the 1 privilege of some co-operation with him, and I know I speak the send- ' menta of the whole Board in express ing this appreciation of the retiring director. AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY Mrs. W. M. Willis and Mrs. J. L. Creech were hostesses at the Septem ber meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary, held on Thursday after noon at the home of Mrs. Willis, who is also the president of this "group. The business session was marked by a discussion of the proper display of the American flag, and Mrs. M. V. Jones and Mrs. A. W. Bobbitt were appointed as a committee to urge merchants, who dp not have flags for the sidewalks, to purchase same in order that national holidays here may be observed with fitting street dec oration. The Auxiliary voted to send a special contribution to Oteen this month. The program, based on September and viewed in the Hght of a musical month, was developed with interest ing sketches of favorite songs, read by Mrs. J. W. Joyner, and with ar ticles, read by lira. Arthur F. Joy ner and Mrs. C. A. Tyson, which re lated to the subject of music. A delectable salad course was serv ed after adjournment. Velveteen is back again and bids fair to be popular wfth the college girl. It to nut only used for dresses, j skirt* and jackets but for odd costs j S v Parent-Teachers Hold First Meeting New President, Mrs. S. V. Lore, Welcomed the Members? Announce ment of Long-Needed Clinic Is Made On Friday afternoon, September 18, in Perkins' Hall, of the Farmville High School, the Parent-Teachers As sociation held its first meeting for the 1936-1937 school year. President S. V. Lore, the new in cumbent, opened the meeting with a welcome to the teachers and patrons. She expressed the desire that there be a closer contact between parents and teachers this year and that the parents learn of and become interest ed in all of the activities of the school for the ensuing year. Following Mrs. Lore's welcome, the assembly joined in singing "America," after which Rev. L. R. Innis, pastor of the Baptist Church, conducted the devo tional exercises. ? Acting upon the suggestion of the! patrons of the school that they be in troduced to the new teachers and have a chance to welcome those who had been in service before, Mr. J. H. Moore,, Superintendent, recognized Jach member of the family, who, in :urn, acknowledged the introduction by standing. In a short talk Mr. Moore solicited the co-operation of all aresent in aiding the more unfortun ate children and in all the activities >f the school. During the business meeting Dr. John M. Mewborn, asking for the satronage and sponsorship of the Parent-Teachers Association, an nounced the beginning in Farmville )f a pre-natal clinic?one of the five ?o be conducted in Pitt County this rear. At the calling of the grade rolls Miss Margaret Lewis's third grade vas found ranking first with more oatrons present, and Miss Elizabeth S'orman's second grade was ranked second. Following this roll call, the ist by grade mothers, which has not ret been fully complete, was read. As a part of the program for the lay an interesting paper on the extra :urricular activities of the school was read by Frances Bivins Smith, tenth trade student In this paper Miss smith mentioned the existing Glee :lubs, athletic teams, home economics ictivities and annual Junior-Senior Banquet. After pointing out the ben ifits to be obtained from such activ ties Miss Smith expressed the desire hat other social and academic orgon zations, such as a dramatics club and a debating club, be established. A report at the end of the meet ng established the fact that the As sociation already had thirty-one paid members and that the attend ance for the day numbered ninety me. Immediately following the adjourn ment of the meeting those present were entertained at a tea, at which rime parents and teachers were given a chance to become better acquaint ed. ' This first meeting proved both in teresting and inspirational, and it is the desire of the Association to add, at all future meetings, to the mem bership of the organization. ?Contributed. ? I ROTARY CLUB The Farmville Rotary Club met on Tuesday evening in regular session, with Manley Liles presiding and twenty members present. "Turkey" Willis informed the Club that the High School Band was in need of a bass horn and that the cost was too much to ask a student to pay; a com mittee was appointed, consisting of "Turkey" Willis, John Thorne and Joe Rasberry, to raise the necessary funds with which to purchase a bass horn. Cric Muir and Andy Martin were guests at this meeting. H. W. Kemp had charge of the program and made an interesting talk on the history of barbering, divided into periods?ancient, medieval and modern. "During the first two per iods the barber was a man of much importance in his community," H. W. said, "often performing surgical and dental operations." The modern period, H. W. pointed out has shown a development of barber colleges, with six weeks courses, text books, :and the organisation of the Master j Barber and Journeyman Barber As | sociation. But vacation clothes will soon Eh forgotten-and the college girl is be ginning to assemble her wardrobe for the coming aeaaon. I FARMVILLE MARKET PAYS OUT HUGE SUM; OFFERINGS HEAVIER THIS WEEK AROUND ONE MILLION AND HALF DOLLARS PAID GROWERS TO DATE ? BETTER TOBACCO CON TINUES TO BRING GOOD PRICES ? COMMON GRADES DRIVE AVERAGE DOWN Farmers selling tobacco on the Farmville Market this season have been paid $1,260,189.13 through Thursday, ac cording to reports of J. T. Bundy, sales supervisor and G. A. Rouse, secretary-treasurer of the Farmville Tobacco Board of Trade, as revealed today, Friday. Receipts today will doubtless carry the sum paid out near the one and a half million figure Through yesterday the offerings, sold on the warehouse floors here this season, had reached a total of 5,837,953 pounds, with the average of $21.59 shown. Thursday's sale was reported as 237,984 pounds, which brought $48,713.93? an average of $20.47. Great quantities of the sorry grades of tobacco, now being thrown on all the markets of this belt, are blamed for the drop in prices, which has been general throughout East Carolina for the past several days, although the Farmville - market, with others, felt the surge of new life as some of the 1 companies began buying a greater variety of types on Monday. Vying with Friday as the most popular sales day, the volume on Monday was again the heaviest of this week, when 546,276 pounds were sold for $112,705.56?at an av erage of $20.63. Offerings were reported as heavy in volume again to day, and a capacity sale is expected when sales are resumed again on Monday, following the week-end. The opening of the market was featured by better prices than last season and tobacconists are of the opinion that they will show a definitely higher range when the good grades begin to show up. Top prices on every grade continue | to be paid here and warehousemen are bending every effort towards obtaining the highest dollar for customers on the Farmville Market. Crack-Up Victim Succumbs to His Injuries Saturday <s Ledyard E. Ross Dies As Aftermath of Air plane Crash On Wash ington Highway Greenville, Sept. 24.?Ledyard E. Ross, 3&, who was injured in an air plane crash on the edge of Greenville Saturday afternoon, died in the local hospital at 2:20 o'clock this morning. E. F. Pullen, the pilot of the plane, who also suffered serious injuries, was taken to a hospital in his home town of Rocky Mount Monday, but is reported to be recovering. Mr. Ross suffered breaks to both legs, one of them having been brok en in three places. He also sustained serious injuries about the face, his nose having been broken and his teeth knocked out. Other injuries consist ed of a crushed chest and fractured hip. The plane crashed when the pilot was unable to pull it out of a tail spin as it flew over the eastern edge of the city. It fell on the Washing ton highway and was completely demolished. Funeral services for Mr. Ross will be held Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock from his home, with Elder J. L. Ross and the Rev. R. F. Pittman, Freewill Baptist minister, of Ayden, in charge. Burial will follow in the Moore cem etery near Stokes, in this county. He was a life-long resident of Pitt County and operated the Court View Filling Station, across from the courthouse for the past four years. Surviving are his wife, formerly Miss Mildred Dupree; one son, Led yard Ross, Jr.; a daughter, Leah Mildred Ross; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Ross, of the Stokes com munity, and one brother, Blanco L. Ross, of Greenville. FARMVILLE TO HAVE CHORUS Lewis S. Bullock, director of the i Eastern Carolina Symphonic Associ 1 ation, made this announcement Wed nesday evening after receiving a promising report from the committee selected to look over the situation. There will be a meeting Monday evening at 7.30 at the Presbyterian Church to further the plans for the coming year. All who are interested j in choral work are urged to be pres ent. * Crying Need Another's two-thirds rule that needs repeal is/ the one that provides one third for,-the people and two-thirds for the politicians.?Norfolk Virgin ian-Pilot. William Lemke, presidential candi date: "I donit "care a continental wheth er I take more votes from Roosevelt or Landon." % .*? ? Japan, we are told, continues to work for peace in the Pacific provid t ed no other nation gets in the way of her progress. Williamston Fair Begins Next Week Starts Monday, for One Week ? Many Big - League Attractions ? Major Exhibits and Premiums Williamston, Sept. 23.?A full week of gala entertainment and instruc tion has been arranged for the Will iamston Fair, beginning Monday, Sept. 28. Resident Manager Harvey Walker, who was in charge of the exposition last year, emphasized today that the Williamston Fair would present more extensive and varied displays of East ern North Carolina products and that some of the highest class entertain ment available had been booked. Premium money will total $1,400, and will be limited strictly to resi dents of Martin, Pitt, Edgecombe, Washington, Beaufort and Bertie counties. This policy was inaugurat ed to protect local exhibitors from the stiff competition of professionals. Manager Walker is being assisted in the supervision of farm exhibits by Miss Lora E.. Sleeper, of Martin County, Home Demonstration Agent, and T. B. Brandon, Martin County Farm Agent. On the midway of the Williamston Fair wijl be the Cetling and Wilson Shows, a colorful, wholesome outfit, featuring 20 interesting shows and 15 popular rides. Grandstand enter tainment will be enlivened by 10 novelty acts and a glittering revue of talented performers. School children of Martin and surrounding counties will be admit ted to the Fair Grounds and to the grandstand without charge on Tues day of Fair Week until 4.30 P. M. A special program for children is being arranged by Miss Sleeper. Harness racing will feature the arena program on Wednesday, Thurs day and Friday. Races will be run under the supervision of Joe McGraw, the veteran starter, who functions at the famed Hambletonian classic and also at the North Carolina State Fair, which will begin in Raleigh cm October 12. A number of horses com ing to the State Fair will run at Will iamston. Professional automobile races will be held Saturday afternoon to toil) off a week of gala entertainment. If you wish to be independent, keep money in the bank and so live as to be able to tell your creditors to go wherever you have in mind. When mail order catalogs come in to town, it is a good sign that a few weak-minded citizens are helping to build up another city. Mayor Lewis Is I Elector Chairman Is at Head of Roosevelt Committee Here ? Campaign Work Al ready Begun The appointment of John B. Lewis! as local chairman of the Roosevelt! Elector's Committee has been an-1 nounced by A. D. Folger, State Fi-j nance Director and National Commit-1 teeman for this State, from his head- j quarters at Raleigh. The Roosevelt Electors Committee, J of which there will be one or more in I each county, is the official agency I designated by the Democratic Nation-1 al Committee to raise funds for the re-election of President Franklin D.J Roosevelt. In selecting Mr. Lewis as one of | the Committee Chairmen of this county, Mr. Folger pays a fine trib-j ute to the qualities of leadership, ability and Party loyalty that are possessed by Mr. Lewis. As Chairman of the Roosevelt El-1 ectors Committee he will be in charge | of the work of raising funds in this 11 section for the campaign. Every per son contributing will be enrolled as I a member of the Roosevelt Electors | Committee and presented with an j Elector's Certificate, Details of the < drive for funds will be explained by |1 Mr. Lewis, who asks the help and co operation of the people of his section. Among local Democrats who will assist Chairman Lewis are: Dr. Paul E. Jones, Mrs. J. L. Shackleford, John T. Thorne, George W. Davis, John W. Holmes, J. H, Paylor, J. W. Jowner and W. J. Rasberry. Chairman Lewis points out the fact that the election is only about seven weeks away, and that, while all indications are that the Demo cratic campaign in the State and Na tion is progressing nicely, funds are very necessary in conducting a suc cessful campaign, and he is expecting citizens of this community to co-oper ate wholeheartedly and to give as much time and money as possible to assist in the re-election of Franklin D. Roosevelt as President. r Champion to Chop Wood InFarmville: The Turnage Co., Local Merchants, Secured Famous Chopper to Appear in a Contest Here Sept. 30 Peter McLaren, who claims the ' wood chopping Championship of Am- 1 erica, will stage a log-cutting con test and demonstration here on Wed- ] nesday, September 30, at 9.30 A. M. i This contest has been arranged by 1 The Turnage Co., Inc., who is to be j congratulated for arranging for the < visit of this colorful champion, Mc- i Laren, whose wizardy with an axe i has carried him from a poor farm 1 lad in Australia, to the peak of his i profession. ] In chopping tours covering a score i of years he has chopped before hun- < dreds of thousands, both here and 1 abroad. McLaren, who is nearly 50 < years old, claims that outdoor chop- ' ing is a great physical developer. His i own condition bears out this claim. The contest is open to any local man who has not previously competed against McLaren. A prize of $50 will ] be paid to any contestant if McLaren fails to chop through a log in two thirds of the time the contestant i takes. i The handicap gives all good chop pers a sportihg chance to win the prize money, as it is just like giving 33 yards in a hundred yard dash. The only restriction made is that no contestant be permitted to use a Plumb axe. This is the only axe that McLaren ever uses, and he refuses to chop against a Plumb axe and also allow the handicap. Every one is cordially invited to attend the demonstration. Choppers wishing to compete should bring their axes with them. It costs nothing to enter the contest. Cotton is still a great favorite for evening and one notices tissue ging hams, piques and. other attractive cottons on the smartest dance floors. Plaid woolens in bright colors are used for jackets over solid woolen dresses. Box pockets are good, as well. RADIO AUDIENCE HEARS ADDRESS RELATING TO FARMVILLE MARKET John T. Thorne Tells of Town's Growth and Points Out Great Benefits Reaped By Farmers Selling Tobacco Here Ladies and Gentlemen of North Carolina: Back in 1905, in one of two small frame structures, which then constituted the Farmville Tobacco Market, it fell to my lot to offer for sale the first load of tobacco; that marked its beginning. I have watched with interest every phase of development of the market from that day to this, and last year our market sold more than 28,000,000 pounds of tobacco. We think our market has had a phenomenal growth, remark able indeed, when it is recalled that Farmville is flanked on every side by much older and larger markets. The credit for Farmville's fine record may be given to a splendid spirit of co-operation on the - 1 part of its citizenship and expert enced warehousemen?however, we are not unmindful of the faithful pat ronage of numerous farmers from no less than twenty tobacco counties throughout Eastern Carolina in help ing us to make the Farmville market the best. With the self-same co-operation found in the starting and building of our market, our farmers and ware housemen accepted the program ad vanced by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture in 1933, with every farmer entering the sign-up; and the crop was reduced in 1934, ac cording to the previous agreements; then after the collapse of the AAA, the farmers of our township, having recognized the value of co-operating with the Federal Government, ac cepted the soil-conservation program one hundred per cent. Early this year the farm leaders of Pitt County, realizing that legis lation must be immediately enacted to supplement the Soil Erosion pro gram to make it effective after 1937, sought a militant organization for all North Carolina farmers, and decided upon the American Farm Bureau Federation. Farmville township has sold nftre memberships in this or ganization than there are farmers therein; the Farmville warehousemen having bought 200 memberships, and other business men co-operating in a similar manner. I commend this organization to all farmers and business men of North Carolina as a local, State and Na tional organization, constantly at work on legislctive mesures tending to benefit our farmers, thereby re storing their purchasing power. The Farmville Tobacco Market has a habit of excelling: First?last year?1935?.the average price of $21.72 per hundred pounds paid on the Farmville Tobacco Market for all tobacco sold there was the highest of a; j' market in the State. Second?the Farmville Market made the largest gain in pounds over the previous year, of any market in the State, namely, over 30 per cent increase, being 28,000,000 pounds for 1'35 as compared with 21,000, 000 for 1934. Third?Monk's Warehouse sold more tobacco than any other ware house in the State during the 1935 season. Folks, listen to this?Mr. S. W. McKeel, of Gates County, some 80 miles from Farmville,N says: "I drive through four markets to sell with Knott's Warehouse in Farmville." One day this week Mr. W. E. Peter son, of Sampson County, sold at Bell and Bobbitt's Warehouse in Farm ville, 3,140 pounds of tips for $1,061, averaging $33.80 per one hundred pounds. He said, "I can afford to drive one hundred miles to sell tobac :o in Farmville." At Webb's Ware bouse in Farmville, you will find an experienced sales force, who know how and will take care of your every interest. There must be a reason for all of these things?tobacco growers like the Farmville Tobacco Market. Now again, seeking as always to look after all of the interests of the farmers, this market has sought and obtained, year after year, the Gov ernment grading service. The Gov ernment graders are now serving their sixth consecutive year on the Farmville Market. This means simp ly that a farmer may be advised, free of charge, as to the grade and equal ity of his tobacco, and whether the price offered is in line with the mar ket average for that grade. Here is the way it works?let us suppose that John Smith, of Jones County, has a pile of tobacco on the floor of one of the warehouses in Farmville and the bid on it is 20c per pound, and John Smith thinks it is too low; he refers to his grade sheet as placed thereon by the Government grader and finds that this particular grade had an average of 30c for the previous day. Mr. Smith promptly rejects the sale and places the pile on another row and resells it. In other words, it saves you the loss us ually occasioned when a pile is over looked. Mr. Farmer, bring your next load to Farmville, ask the Government graders to explain the service to you, and you will be pleased and will prof it by the transaction. You will pardon me if I seem too anxious to tell you of all the fine things of our market, but, you see, I started with it; I have lived with it; I believe in it, and J. know it is just as ready to serve you as me. I thank you. Oct. 1 Final Date Crcji Conserving Farmers Should Check Conserving Crops to See If Sufficient to Qualify Payments All soil-conserving crops to be counted in the 1936 soil-improve ment program in North Carolina must be planted by October 1. Conserving crops planted after that date cannot be used to increase the amount of payments a farmer is allowed to earn, said H. A. Patten, State compliance supervisor at State College. A number of farmers have reduced their acreage of soil depleting crops and carried out soil-building prac tices, but have not planted enough conserving crops to qualify them for the full amount of the payments they have earned, Patten added. Each acre of conserving crops qualifies the farm on which they are grown to $1 in soil-building or di version payments. ' If a farmer has diverted enough depleting crops to earn $25 and has conducted enough soil-building prac tices to earn $25, he must have 50 acres in conserving crops to qualify for the $50 he has earned. Patten urged every grower to check his acreage of conserving crops and make sure he has enough. If not, he should plant the required amount before it is too late. Among the soil-conserving crops are crimson clover, vetch, Austrian winter peas, red clover, and other le gumes, if planted on land where no depleting crops were grown this year. Patteo pointed out that there is an exception to the regulation limiting payments to $1 for each acre of soil conserving crops. The minimum payment a grower will be allowed to earn is at least $10, no matter how small the farm and regardless of the acreage of soil conserving crops grown, if the plant ing of soil-depleting crops have not been greater than the base acreage. The payment will be made for car rying out soil-building practices and for the diversion of land from soil depleting to soil-conserving crops. MRS. W. J. BEAMON Funeral services for Mrs. W. J. Beamon, 77, widow of the late W. J. Beamon, Sr., were conducted Wed nesday afternoon at two o'clock, from the home of her son, W. J. Bea mon, near Farmville, by Elder Ernest Cobb, Primitive Baptist minister, of Wilson, and interment was made near Walstonburg. Mrs. Beamon had been in good health until a week prior to her death on Tuesday. She was highly esteemed and one of the oldest citizens of Pitt County, and had been a member of the Primi tive Baptist Church for many years. Mrs. Beamon is survived by two daughters, Mrs. George Meeks, Ral eigh; Mrs. W. H. Owens, Fountain, and three sons, Albert, Fountain; W. J., Farmville, and Ed Beamon, Stan tonsburg. ?/1 Comparative Contemporary says that during the recent cold spell, sea birds flocked to j London in search of warmth. They I must have been Arctic penguins. They Can't Take It Modern romance: Love at first sight?divorce at first fight.?Nor folk Virginian-Pilot.