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! Eva Horton Shackleford
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Postoffice at Farmville, N. C., un
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The Red Cross proves its value
every time some section is afflicted
with a disaster. Don't forget this
when the next roll call commences.
The best contribution you can
make to improve the appearance of
Farmville is to take good care of
your own property.
If you have not already made a
contribution to the relief funds for
flood sufferers, do so at once. The
money you give may yet save a
human life.
The people of Pitt County have
been deeply touched by the suffering
of their fellowcountrymen in the
flooded area More timely, has been
their response in subscribing to the
relief fund.
WHAT CAUSED THE
FLOOD.
Many readers of The Enterprise
find it hard to understand just exact
ly what started the disasterous flood
that caused such terrible damage in
the Ohio River Valley and is now
coursing down the Mississippi river
to the Gulf of Mexico, leaving de
vastation in its wake.
Weather experts explain the phe
nomena by saying that cold dry air
from the polar regions met warm
moist air from the tropics. When
this happens rain results. When it
continues for an abnormal period,
the precipitation is far above normal.
Consequently, the water flows rapid"
ly into streams, the rivers overloaded
and leave their banks.
In connection with the present
flood it is pointed out that the rain
fall over the Ohio River basin and
other flood areas was some two to
six times the normal amount during
January. Some weather reported
twenty-three inches of rain when the
normal was only four inches. In a
number of areas the excess rainfall
varied from nine to more than eigh
teen inches above normal.
Readers, hearing constantly about
an inch: of rainfall, seldom realize
that this means that one hundred and
thirteen tons of water have descend
ed on a single acre of ground. An
inch of rainfall amount to 75,320
tons of water to the square mile.
The vast amount of water that thus
reaches the earth is attested by a
fairly acurate measurement of one
day's rain in an English county,
where 670,220,000 tons of water came
from the skies in %one day. A rain
in India, some years ago, was meas
ured with reasonable accuracy and
the total fall of water amounted to
7,000,000,000 tons.
~ So great is the prodigous deluge
that balances the evaporation of the
water from the surface of the earth
that competent weather experts esti
mate that the amount of rain and
snow falling on the entire surface of
the earth averages about 16,000,000
tons a second. It is easy to see,
from such figures, that long continu
ed rains, over any considerable area,
will inevitably cause disastrous floods
unless measures are taken to retard
the flow of water.
FOUNTAIN NEWS
(By MRS. M. D. YELVERTON)
PERSONALS
Miss Sarah Loftin spent the week
end at her home near Kinston.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jackson of
Grifton were Fountain visitors Sun
day.
Louise Woo ten of near Greenville
spent the week end with Eloise
Owens.
Miss Koma Lee Owens, a teacher
of Belle Arthur, spent the week end
with her mother, Mrs. W. D. Owens.
Mr. and Mrs. Cedric Woodall and
Miss Naomi Bundy, all of Wilson,
were guests Sunday of Mrs. J. T.
Bundy.
Miss Elizabeth Smith, a member of
the school faculty at Fremont, was
at home with her parents for the
week end.
Edward Owens returned home
Tuesday, from Pitt Community hos
pital, where he underwent an opera
tion] recently for appendicitis.
Mr. and Mrs. Dodd Bonner of
Aurora, Miss Ruth Newell of Scot
land Neck, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles
McCullers of Rocky Mount, Mrs. J.
R. Owens, Mrs. Tom Mitchell, Alma
Ruth and Tommie Mitchell,
spent Friday with Mrs, J. W. Red
dick.
WOMAN'S CLUB MEETS
Hie- Woman's Club met Tuesday I
- afternoon at the home of Mm J. L. ?
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Peele with Mrs. W. C. Reddick as
assisting hostess.
After a short business session the
meeting was turned over to Mrs J
Bruce Eagles, chairman of the home
department. Mrs. Eagles presented
Miss Lelia Higgs, of Greenville, who
made a very interesting talk on In
terior decoration.
A salad course with Russian tea
was served by the hostesses.
FLOOD CONTRIBUTORS
Previously reported $166.35
S. A. Woo ten 1.00
Simon Hemby (col.) LOO
Barley Owens 1.00
Fountain Baptist Sunday
School 8.28
J. O. Bryant 1.00
Mrs. G. W. Lane (additional). 1.00
TOTAL $1.79.63
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Gibbs Johnson entertained several
of his young friends Friday evening
in honor of his thirteenth birthday.
Monopoly was played and prizes
were won by H. B. Mayo and Carol
Yelverton. Guest prizes were pre
sented to Louise Woo ten, Hal Parker
and Johnnie Lane.
Delicious refreshments were serv
ed by Mrs. Hardy Johnson and Mrs.
Earl Trevatham The Valentine
motif was attractively carried out in
decorations, favors and refreshments.
ANNOUNCES RATES FOR
1937 SOIL PAYMENTS
(Continued from page one)
50 per cent muriate of potash or its
equivalent to the acre on land where
16 per cent superphosphate or its
equivalent is applied, $1 per 100
pounds. If muriate of potash is ap
plied in connection with a legume
or perennial grass grown in connec
tion with a soil-depleting crop, the
payment will be 50 cents per 100
pounds.
For terracing crop land or non
crop pasture land, which the county
committee finds in need of terracing,
with a sufficient amount of properly
constructed terraces to give adequate
protection against erosion, 40 cents
per 100 feet of terraces.
Upon approval of the county com
mittee, payment will be made at the
rate of $2 per acre for subsoiling
crop land to a depth of 18 inches,
with furrows sufficiently close to
gether to completely break the sub
soil.
PLAYS WITH MATCHES
Troy, N. Y.?Lois Gerst, 2, got
hold of some matches while her mo
ther was not looking and set fire to
her clothes, being fatally burned.
Her mother suffered severe burns
trying to put out the flames.
BROTHERS LOSE EYES
Baton Rouge, La.?A Christmas
rifle caused the partial blindness of
two boys in one family here. Fred,
10, lost an eye when a playmate fired
a match from the gun. His parents
threw the gun away, but the next
day, Charles, 12, picked it up off the
woodpile. It fired and hit his right
eye.
Poorly Nourished Women?
They Just Cant Hold Up
Are you getting proper
nourishment from your food,
and restful sleep?
A poorly nourished body
just can't hold up. And as for
that run-down feeling, that
nervous fatigue, ? don't neg
lect it!
Cardui, for lack of appetite,
poor digestion and nervous
fatigue, has been recom
mended by mothers to daugh
ters ? women to women?for
over fifty years.
Try it! Thousands of women
testify Cardui helped them. Of
course, if it does not benefit YOU,
? consult a physician.
ftjAURY NEWS IS
'(BrB8^b?th Sugg)
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PERSONALS ;
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Edwin Rasberry spent the week
end at his home. *
Jim Shields of Spring Hope was a ^
visitor here Sunday.
Miss .Hazel Ruth Turnage spent j
Saturday in Ayden. i
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Mayo were 1
Kinston visitors Tuesd' "r.
Miss Virginia White spent the week *
end in Goldsboro with friends.
Little Miss Jean Moye has been j
sick at her home this week. s
Mrs. Emmitt Sugg has been ill at c
her home for the last ten day. r
W. J. Turnage and son, Bill, of *
Greenville, visited Mrs, William \
Sugg, Tuesday.
Frank Hinshaw, J. E. Brindle of j
Elkin spent this past week end with
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Mayo.
Miss Emma Dean Rogers, Miss
Kattie Lee Johnston spent this past
week end at their homes.
Mrs. Marion Tucker and Mrs.
Hardy Albritton were Farmville vis
| itors Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Hardy Albritton and S
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laughter, Esther Loa, spent Sunday
n Tarboro with Mr. D. D. Taylor.
Mrs. J. B. Frizzelle, Mrs. Sethj
Sardy, Misses Mosely, Camp and
lackson were Kinston shoppers Sat
jrday.
Mrs. G. A. Wocten, Mrs. Herbert
Sugg, Miss Amy Winston, Miss Elva
ind Miss Elizabeth Sugg were in
joldsboro, Saturday. s'
Mrs, Marion Tucker and Mrs.
lardy Albritton attended the Union
neeting of the Christian Church in
Vyden, Saturday.
As Miss Elva Sugg was entering
he city limits in Goldsboro Friday
ifternoon a dairy truck turned in
xont of her to the left without giv
ng a signal, the front of her car
itruck the back of the truck and
:aused it to turn over, the truck was
lot damaged much, Miss Sugg's car
vas damaged right much. No one
?as hurt.
?"ARM FOR SALE: BIG VALUES
at low prices. A progressive sec
tion of real diversified farming for
bright, dark and burley tobaccos,
grains, grasses,_and cattle raising.
Everybody happy. Apply to J. T."
WALKER, Farmville, Virginia.
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BATTERY and ELECTRIC
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O NO. 1?5-Tube Crosley Battery Radio complete with new J|
< I batteries. Sold new for $45.00? J| j
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|| NO. 2?One New Zenith 6 volt Radio. Uses only one auto- j;
mobile battery. 1935 model. List price was $39.95 < ? j
|o less battery? X
< I OUR SALE PRICE, less battery $22.501
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|| NO. 3?5-Tube Philco battery Radio. Excellent condition. 11
Complete with new B & C unit. Used wet battery. j |
0 Regular price $55.00? n
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|| net, airplane dial, standard and short wave recep- ||!
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:: $69.oo? oi
O OUR SALE PRICE $35.00!
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|| NO. 5?6-Tube Majestic electric cabinet Radio?Cabinet \l
< > and set in fine condition?was $59.00? J |
|| OUR SALE PRICE* $20.00 i
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Ready-tO-Wear!
(SECOND FLOOR)
Ladies Dresses fer Spring
The Prettiest lot of bright new spring prints
it has ever been our pleasure to show
S1.M-S2.98
HATS
Lovely New Hats. A new shipment every
week for you to choose from. Powder blues,
greys, greens and other beautiful shades?in
all the wanted shapes.
97c
Man Tailored
Suits in New
Spring Colors
Hard finished worsted
materials used for the new- JQ H ? JJ Jfl
est men's styles. Both in ^
sport backs and plain con- ?
servative models. All the
best colors for spring ^0
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with swing
shirts. The
very newest
thing in sport
coats for early
spring wear?
See these new
arrivals at...
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$995
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Powder Puff Muslin I
Brand new, Showing for the
first time in Farmviile. Guar- *|||A I
an teed fast color and pre- 1
shrunk. No starch in any
piece of this cloth %J %J yd I
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Fruit of the loom shirting gm
that has retailed for as high I ? ??* I
as 25c yard. Don't miss this I I I
new special _ _ JLVydl
Dress Lengths I
A few good Numbers left? Aw QQ |
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solids, and Novelty silks. A ? I ?vJvJ j
real buy for this low price__ JL each I
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CORAS I
A lovely quality in a Sheer, -
full-fashioned, Chiffon hose. Jm IB I
This is the last lot we could /I mSl.
secure to sell at this price, I
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Ladies' Dress I
Shoes I
Brand new Dress Shoes I
in all the latest styles
and leathers. All sizes j|
and widths.
$1,981
Dress Oxfords I
$1.98 I
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Dress Shirts..79c I
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Boys' Overalls .. 3961
Work Shirts..48c I
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