North Carolina Newspapers

TOMJMME TWEtTT-HCar V?jt _ ' FAMfVUiL^ PICT COOTiTY, NORTH CAROLINA, FBIDAY, AUGUST St, 1M7 NDMBBB FWTMN ? - - ' == Japanese Pressing Drive To Blast Chinese Forces From Shanghai Positions Japan Reinforces Her Army at International City in Spite of Fierce Chinese Resistence Shanghai, Aug. 26.?Japan struck crushing, vital blows ashore and at sea today that spread the undeclar ed war virtually to all China and im perilled her main defenses. Japanese reinforcements of un known strength swarmed ashore north and east of Shanghai, despite terrific cost exacted earlier by the Chinese, and were pressing in on the city from two directions. At sea, Japan struck with a new weapon against which China is de fenseless?a naval blockade of 800 miles of her coast. Landing of the troops in a wide area of the Woosung promontory and from the lower Yangtze River put Shanghai's defenders between the blades of a pincers. The effects of these new reinforce ments, military observers said, made it certain that the war had reached a critical stage here, that Japan was pressing the situation with all her strength and that decisive develop ments were impending. Even more telling pressure in the long view, they declared, would be felt from the blockade which Vice Admiral Kiyoshi Hasegawa, com mander-in-chief of the Japanese third fleet, established south along the Chinese coast from the mouth of the Yangtze. Marine Blockade The blockade, to be enforced by ships of Admiral Hasegawa's fleet, went into immediate operation against all Chinese shipping. For eign vessels, however, were specific ally exempted. Although no state of war has been declared between China add Japan, the threatre affected now has been spread down almost the entire Chi nese map. The southern half, which had es caped at least the direct effects of the struggle until now, become a war zone because of the Japanese na^ val patrol extending through the straits between Formosa and the south China mainland. The blockade paralyzed Chinese shipping, but neutral observers be leived its purpose primarily was to ' retaliate for destruction of Japanese property by Chinese shells and war planes. Obliteration of Chinese coastal trade, however, was expected not to hamper China's armies at Shanghai and in the northeastern provinces. It was viewed, rather, as a windfall for British and other foreign vessels which will have a monopoly of the commerce. Japanese shipping, it was believed, will be unable to participate because most of it already has been with drawn for military purposes and be cause Chinese stevedores refuse to handle Japanese-borne cargoes. Japanese Reinforcements Eye-witnesses of the landing of Japanese forces to strengthen their foothold in central China said the invaders already had begun moving in on Shanghai from landing places at Liuho and other points on the Yang tze as well as at the Woosung forts, further inland toward the embattled city. Identical movements, it was believ ed, were carried out on the coast, east of Shanghai and south of the Yang tze estuary, bringing a column up from the rear to strike behind Poo tung, rich industrial section across Ml Farmers Urged To Atlrad Rally At RaleighSept. 8th The membership of the North Caro lina Farm Bureau will hold its an nual membership rally September 8, Pullen Hall, State College, Raleigh, N. C. The meeting will be an open meeting and farmers throughout the State are invited. Since the membership of the Farm Bureau is a family membership, a special invitation is extended to the farm women of the State. The meeting will begin at 10:00 A. M., with Jack Criswell on hand as song leader in conjunction with band music to entertain the crowd. Such speakers as Chester H. Gray, nation al legislative representative of the American Farm Bureau Federation and Senator Robert R. Reynolds will address the meeting during the morn ing session. ' J. E. Winslow, president of the North Carolina Farm Bureau, will preside over the meeting and give a detailed report of the activities of the North Carolina Farm Bureau during the past 18 months. It is hoped that every member of the Farm Bureau will be on hand with his family, and that each of them will invite and bring along some in terested farmers who have not yet become members. The business and professional men of the State are also invited and urged to attend this meeting, inas much as the farm program advocated by the North Carolina Farm Bureau vitally affects every business and professional man in the State. The cafeteria at State College will be open and those attending the meeting will be able to get lunch at very reasonable prices. The afternoon session will be de voted to the election of officers and the adoption of a state educational and legislative program. It is hoped that the members and especially the county officials and minute men. will attend the afternoon session. Arrangements ae being made for speakers of special qaulifications - to discuss with the farmers ways and means of obtaining their objectives. Each county group will be given an opportunity to make suggestions per taining to the 1937-38 Farm Program. Plans and arrangements for build ing up strong County Bureaus to the end that public sentiment may be built up in support of a program, so as to give it sufficient momentum to insure success. The county Farm Bureaus with their officers, directors and minute men, constitute the real power house of the State organization. Early corn has been set back and pastures have been damaged by re cent dry weather in Wilkes county. the Whangpoo river from the heart of Shanghai. , The numbers of newly-landed forc es were no* known, but were believ ed to be considerable. Thousands of other Japanese were known to be ly ing off the coast aboard transports awaiting an opportunity to land. It became evident, also, that the defense lines in Chapei, Kiangwan and other fronts ringing the internatioal settlement of Shanghai were feeling the increased Japanese pressure. First Automatic Landing Of Airplane by Army Men Dayton, 0., Aug. 24.?Three air men soared aloft today in an Army Air Corps' cargo-type plane, adjusted a set of radio and electro-mechanical ly operated controls and landed min utes later in what was described as the first entirely automatic landing of an airplane. The apparatus which, officers said, could be "packed in a small sized locker trunk," is the product of two years' research by Air Corps engi neers at Wright Field, and was un derstood in authorstative quarters to be the forerunner of "complete blind flying" whereby plane operation, from take-off to a distant landing, may be accomplished entirely without human aid. Historic Flight. The three men who participated in the history-making light were Cap tains Car! Crane and George V. Hollo man, and Raymond Stout, a civilian project engineer. Engine speed, angle <rf descent, al lowance for wind drift, turning and necessary "banking" are control! e^l serted. "We do not mean to say at this time," declared one, "that we could take of from Dayton and immeditely set our controls for a landing at St. Louis. But we can approach a field within a radius of, say, 20 miles, and, at a given altitude, contact a radio beam, set the controls and go on in." The new mechanism. differs from the British "queen bee" system and other semi-automatic landing devices that require human assistance either inside, or outside, the Aircraft A Sperry gyro-pilot was aboard the ship today, although the officers per formed all usual flying duties until the master switch controlling the landing device was closed. With the exception, at the gyro ; pilot, all of the equipment was de signed by Wright Field technicians. Captain Crane is head of instru | meat navigation research- oi the Air {Corps' material division at the field. I Captain Holloman, who has conducted I numerous major experiments in in [strument flying, likewise is conaider | ed one of tie Army's landing au Sen. Reynolds To Speak At Anml Bureau Belli MB ? Junior Senator Has Al ways Been Friend of The Farmer Senator Reynolds, who has consis tently voted with the adinistration in developing an agricultural program, will be one of the chief speakers at the nnnnal Farm Bureau .meeting ral ly. September 8, Senator Reynolds voted for the Agricultural Adjustment Act, the Soil Conservation Act, the Farm Credit Act, and was one of the most active members in the Sen ate in securing the passage of the measure authorizing state "contract in connection with tobacco legislation, j In connection with the present leg islation, correspondence from Senator , Reynolds showB that he is keenly i interested ia pending farm legisla- ; tion. On August 8 Mr. Reynolds had thia to say in connection with pending \ farm legislation: < ?I am hoping that this will be done and I am going to do everything in my power to see that such legislation < is enacted before adjournment" , On August 6 Mr. Reynolds had this , to say with regard to farm legisla- a tion: "Insofar as I am concerned, I ] am perfectly willing to stay here at \ the Capitol until we secure the de- j sired farm legislation, and I am ready j and willing to return to Washington . at any time during the fall for a , special session, because as you know , I am greatly interested in the farm- j ers of our country." j The fact that Senator Reynolds j stayed on the job while others were j vacationing endears him to the farm ers of the state. They are generally pleased with his attitude toward leg- , islation. He has been responsive to ] the desires and wishes of the majority ( of the farmers of North Carolina ^ rather than the bickerings and harp- { ing criticisms of the few dissatisfied } farmers. The farmers of North Caro- ^ Una, who were almost unanimous ( in their support of President Roose- j velt during the last campaign, approv- ^ ed the action of Senator Reynolds in , the support of the ^president's Su- ? pre me Court reorganization program. , We are sure all will be delighted to ^ hear Senator Reynolds discuss, the ad- ( ministration's farm legislative pro- ^ gram at the annual convention Sep- ( tember 8.?Farm Bureau News. ^ July Fatalities Sat New Record| - ?? ] Road Deaths for Month i Total 96; Bring Year's \ Toll To 558 Raleigh, Aug. 26.?Road fatalities , during July mounted to 96?the larg- ] est number ever reported for this \ month and the increase was attribut- ] ed both to an increased number of < vehicles on the road and fuller reports , of fatal accidents. : The highway deaths for last month , sent to 558 the total for the first sev en months of this year compared with 514 for the same period last year, i Highway officials said. The number j for the month is 21 more than dur- | ing the same month last year and 29 j more than June of this year. i Total number of accidents for the j month was 609 in which 724 persons j were injured and 96 killed. 1 Principal causes of accidents were i reported as follows: Speeding, 84 fa- I tal and 86 non-fatal; reckless.driv- , ing, 18 fatal and 124 non-fatal; hit- < and-run, three fatal and 30 non-fatal; < drunken driving, eight fatal and 42 . non-fataL 1 The most dagerous hours on the < highways during July were from 6 i to 8 o'clock in the evening when 17 fatal and 110 non-fatal accidents oc curred. From 1 to 6 o'clock in the ] morning nine fatal and 29 non-fatal accidents oecured and the next most j dangerous time?was from 3 to 4 ( o'clock in the afternoon, when six ( fatal and 72 non-fatal accidents were reported. j Most of the deaths occurred on , the four Sundays in July when there were 21 fatal and 90 non-fatal acci dents. Saturday?there were five < of the"*?was next with 19 fatal and 117 non-fatal. Passenger cars were involved in 86 of the fatal accidents; trucks in 14, taxi in one, motorcycle one, and bus one. Places of accidents were; rural 75 fatal. 266 non-fatal; city; seven fa tal, 287 non-fatal; not stated, six fa tal. 19 non- fatal. Ages of those killed were: four to 14 years, 14; 16 to 24 years, 81; 26 to 64y&rs, 97; 66 and over, nine; not ?, Several Orange County farmers are pleuning to get some good beef cat v.? ?JgJ ?' . . ? ? 'v -? .. ^Nk" f^^R^|OTWr).^, ' '4KS2aMkia^ WAw' WBSSBE?A BLACK C&fFIRfiEDkl ?XEW DEEAL" JUSTICE TROOPS TO SHANGHAI NEUTRALITY ACT DESTROYERS DISCUSSION ROOSEVELT'S POPULARITY TAKE YOUR CHOICE THIRD TERM TALK (By Hafo S. Sim*, Washington Correspondent) Confirmation of Senator Hugo L. Black by the Senate last week placed the first member of the Supreme the judicial robea of a justice upon Court to be appointed senator was something of a revelation to the ex perts who, for weeks, busied-them seives with efforts to anticipate the President's selection. Practically no one even suggested the joint sponsor of the Wages and Hours bill, who has been an ardent and loyal sup porter of the New Deal and a- liberal throughout his ten year-senatorial :areer. Immediately upon the submission of Senator Black's name, the Presi dent's nomination was hailed as a masterful * political canoeuvre. The forces of the Chief Executive prompt ly began an indirect attack, alleging that the Senator would nnot be elig ible on account of the passage of leg islation permitting justices to retire, rhe nominee's political fitness was al so questioned. Later, the charge was made that the Ku Klux Klan sup ported him in Alabama. These ob jections were ineffective and the ag gressive Alabamian was confirmed by i Senate vote of 68 to 16. While even his friends probably jvould not claim that Senator Black's egal experience has been as broad is some of the present members of the Court, they insist that he is well qualified and, certainly, is as able is many appointtees to the Court in the past. There is no doubt as to his sympathy with the objectives of the New Deal and it is sure that the President has not failed to appoint i ma" "of his own political philosophy. Fhis was. tybe exacted and Is no more than has been the custom in the past when conservative presi dents have placed on the Supreme 2ourt lawyers whose greatest qualifi cation has been their assiduous prac tice of law in the interest of large corporations. The decision of the government to strengthen its armed forces at Shank iai by the dispatch of additional mar ines from the West Coast emphasizes the gravity of the situation in the Far East and indicates the belief of this Government that conditions are not apt to improve. The reinforce ment will leave San Diego probably this week but will not reach China for another month. Apparently^lhe Unit ad States will not abandon its foot hid in China nor withdraw its na tionals from the danger zone. The last step involved any number of difficulties and while many Ameri cans have been and will be removed from the war zone, others will re main. 1 I _____ The decision of the Government to strengthen the forces came in the face of pome demand that the United States withdraw entirely from China, removing not only its citizens but al so its soldiers and ships. Obviously, the presence of our sailors and mar ines in the zone where large scale lighting between bitter enemies in underway cannot fail to carry a threat to future peaceful relations. Am unexpected incident might involve jut forces in a battle with the soldiers if China or Japan. However, the State Department probably considers this risk to be less than that involv ed in an entire surrender of our in terests in China. Meanwhile, the Neutrality Act had not been put into effect up to the writing of this column and there Was no official intimation that' (he "Presi dent would take any immediate action along thif line. While the Act itself would automatically place a bam on the shipment of supplies to China and Japan, the embargo would obviously be in the interest of Japan because the Japs would have the merchant ships to transport supplies for them selves and the warships to blockade (Continued on page six) i ' Series of Services At Presbyterian Church ? Beginning Sunday evening August 29th there will be a series of services held at the Presbyterian Church, Farmville. The Rev. C. A,, Lawrence, of Falkland, a former pastor will be the preacher. The public is cordially invited to attend these services. Song service each evening at 7:46, which will be M kr sTa P. B'?Foftourl ChangeProgram President Signs Lower Court Measure that Emerged from Su preme Court Fight Washington, Aug. 26.?President Roosevelt renewed his appeal for a reorganization of the Supreme Court today, hut in conciliatory lan^iage in contrast with his fiery calls for action six month ago. Beaten on that issue, he signed the emaciated measure to which a rebel lious Congress reduced his original plan for naming six new justices to the high tribunal. Terming the bill which Congress passed worth while, but inadequate, he said in a prepared statement: "We have wanted to bring to an end a trying period during which it has seemed that a veritable conspir acy existed on the part of manj of the most gifted members of the le gal profession to take advantage of the technicalities of the law and the conservatism of the courts to render measures of social and economic re form sterile or abortive. "Because representative govern ment, in order to succeed, must act through the process of law, it is nec essary for it to attain a high de gree of cooperation among its three | coordinate branches." His suggestions for future action were confined to one sentence assert ing that the compromise bill?dealing only with procedural reforms in the lower courts ? "contains meritorious provisions and registers a moderate and limited advance into a field which calls for further and more complete exploration." Its Inadequacies. And he listed what he considered the measure's inadequacies in terms reminiscent of some of the argu ments presented for the enactment of the original bill. "It leaves entirely untouched any method of relieving the burden now imposed on the Supreme Court,' he said. "It provides for no flow of new blood to any of the Federal benches. "It does not touch the problem of aged and infirm judges, who fail to fnWp advantage of the opportunity accorded them to retire or resign on full pay. "All of these are objectives which are of necessity a part of any com plete and rounded plan for the re form of judical processes." The terms and tone of the Presi dent's statement came as a surprise to many in Washington. Some ob servers had expected the Chief Ex ecutive to be much more aggressive. In explanation, it was suggested that Mr. Roosevelt, while anxious to make it clear that he has by no means abandoned the battle for re organization on the high court, does not desire for the present at least, to intensify the conflict within the Democratic party. Discussing what he considered the accomplishemnts of the compromise bill, Mr. Roosevelt noted first of all that it permits the Attorney General to intervene in lower Federal court proceedings in which the constitu tionality of an act of Congress is challenged. " "No longer," he said, "must the government stand idly by, a help less spectator, while act of Congress are stricken down by the courts. Approvingly, he cited provisions to limit the issuance of injunctions against the operation of Federal laws. WHO KNOWS? 1. How do the grain crops of the United States this season compare with the years of unlimited produc tion? 2. Can a man love two women? 3. Some months ago I read about a new telescope being built and won der if it is now operating? 4. What is the meaning of "beau raonde?" 5. What is a court of appellate jurisdiction? ? 6. What is the purpose of the first World Council of Churches ? 7. What discovmy relating to the ml hat recestlyhezn announced? 8. H the money in circulation was equally divided, how much would each citizen of the United States have? 9. How much candy does the aver age American eat in a year? " - " ... ? : v ' J 5? ''v. ? Clinics Will Be Held inntt County The monthly, State maternal and infant welfare clinics. will be held in Pitt County according to the follow ing schedule: Greenville, Pitt Community Hos pital, 2 to 4 p. m, Monday, August 23rd. Greenville, Pitt Community Hos- < pital, ? to 4 p. m., Tuesday, August 1 24th. ' . ? . : ) Grimesland, Dr. C. H. Spriggle's 1 office, 2 to 4 p. m., Wednesday, 1 August 25th. i Ayden, Dir. G. G. Dixon's office, * 2 to 4 p. m., Thursday, August 26th. i Farmville, Tom Mckinley's Hall, I 2 to 4 p. m., Friday, Augdst 27th. The Health Officer states that the 1 clinics were very largely attended 1 in June, but in July there was a de- \ tided dropping off. , i . He thinks that the urgency of farm work in tobacco was responsible for : this condition, the husbands and the i landlords not realizing the importance ' of regular attendance at the clinics on i the part of expectant mothers. i The Health Officer is making a ; special appeal to the landlords, that they make It possible for the hue- < blhds of these expectant mothers to < bring them to the clinic. ? < Even though it does take a half < day out of the tobacco work, the wife i is entitled to the consideration. We find that the attitude of the 1 landlord largely determines whether or not his tenants avail themselves ] of the opportunity of these clinics. J The clinics are open to all expec- i tant mothers, white or colored, who i are unable to afford a private physi' i cian. 1 Lindsay Warren and | Franklin D. Roosevelt i i "The President promised Lindsay ! Warren he would come; that's why : he-came to Manteo. That'e also-why I am here." With these simple words, 1 Postmaster General James A. Farley 1 gave a questioner in Rocky Mount J some idea of the size of North Car- < olina's First District Congressman i among leaders in Washington. ] With the pressure of duties inti- I dent to the closings sessions of Con gress and other duties arising out i of the Far East situation, not many i occasions could bring the President 1 away from Washington at this time. Of course the celebration and its his- i toric associations are worthy of a i President's call; but the linking of these with a personal appreciation for j the great service of a great Congress- ; man is a tribute that Lindsay War ren's friends in North Carolina and ] in Washington can soon understad I and approve. How many members of ] Congress, we respectfully ask, could ] take the Chief Executive away from ] his desk at this time? 1 _ ^ FALLS 5 STORIES TO DEATH . . 1 New York.?While she and her lit- ] tie brother were romping on a bed, Mary Livingston, two and a half years old, lost her footing, fell against a window screen in her pari ents' fifth floor apartment. The screen gave way and she fell five stories to her death on the cement ! court below. _ . Farmers From a Wide Area and Numbers Received A Hearty Welcome Prices Were as Good aa Expected Omemtog the Large Amount of First Primings Offered Sharing the limelight with other Now Bright Belt market* on tho opening sale, Thursday, and with thousands of farmers and their fami lies here to "sample" the market and witness the activities, the Farmville tobacco market averaged $22.91 for 333,540 pounds, which/brought grow ers $76,428.28. Bidding was spirited - and farmers were apparently satis fied. . *v Prices for common grades of the weed were reported as selling higher when compared with last year's fig ares, and the better grades averaging about the same. The opening day figures for the 1936 season were; 412,608 pounds, jelling for 99,358.22; average $24.09. rhe 1936 opening figures for this market were; 656,654 pounds, aver aging $19.64; the 1934 opening aver age was 28.28 for 199,366 pounds. Opening with the Farmville market an Thursday were the thrirteen jthers of the Bright Belt, which is composed of; Ahoskie, Farmville, Soldsboro, Greenville, Kins ton, Rober 3onville, Rocky Mount, Smithfield, Tarboro, Wallace, Washington, Wil iiamston, Wilson and Wendell. Wilson led the belt in sales last pear with 52,120,506 pounds, the crop reporting service states, and Wash ington paid highest prices with an average of $23.76. Greenville wife a $23.24 average and Wilson with ane of $23.23 were second and third. Farmville was above the State aver age, selling 18,138,799 pounds for an average of $22.66, with the smallest and poorest quality of weed in this immediate section of years. The Staters total sales were 489,247,104 at an average of $22.48. Nortfv and -South Carolina border aelts opened with prices-reported as higher for medium and low grades and ended their first week with indi cations of sale and price increases; -eports of average prices on individual markets of these belts ranged from the low twenties to nearly $80. All of the tobacco buyers, repre senting the various foreign and do mestic companies were on hand for the opening sale, Thursday, a ma jority having bought here on previous jeasons and the others making new acquaintances on the opening. Composing the two sets of buyers for the major companies here this pear are: American Tobacco Co. T. B. Roberts, Ben Vernon; Export? [. E. Satterfield; Imperial ? T. A. Smoot, Jr., Branch Manager, R. G. Ruffin, Joe Adams, Preston Nash; Laggett-Myers Co.?W. S. Royster, R. L. Hammond, W. P. Fuller; Rey nolds?L. T. Reese, Russell Moore; W. B. Lea Co.?H. N. Howard; A. S. Tones, H. H. Bradham, Jr.; A. C. Monk & Co?W. R. Burke, James K. Lang. The government graders were on all floors Thursday, rendering their jervices free to the farmers, these in clude this season; M. M. Veasey, C. 97. Donaldson, F. G. Powell, J. E. [yHhra, J. M. Mure, S. W. Williams, 3. M. Jones, T. J. Penn, B. D. Booker, F. W. A. Mills. President Yet Undecided ; ?*\Vrv?S . " ' ? . ' t-CT >?? As to Cotton Loan Price c? .. ? . . Washington, Aug. 26.?While Pres- i ident Roosevelt declared at his press I conference this afternoon that he had 1 not decided whether he would ask ( the Commodity Credit Corporation i to make nine or 10 cents per pound j loans on the 1987 cotton crop, it is generally believed, baaed on talk of 1 Department of Agriculture officials j that the lower figure will be adopted. < ? With the growers who cooperate j in next year's farm program assured \ 12 cents a pound for this year'q pro- 'j duction under the subsidy plan, the difference between nine and 10 cents i is not regarded as extremely ira- i portant i Senator James F. Byrnes, author i of the amendment to the deficiency i appropriation bill which pledges the i government to pay subsidies to cotton i g owera which may total $160,000,- ] 000 before the program is completed, ] stated today that the main reason he i favored a lfc-cent loan was for the phychological effect . i The South Carolinian stated that tlie pyachology of 10 cents eottoa was : much better for the South than if the < price breaks below $50 a bale. He 1 pointed out, however, if the loan is sine cents and the market stays around that point, the grower will jet the difference between 12 cents and the ten-market average on the iate of sale; and in the long run the size of the loan will make little dif ference in the actual amount which finally goes into the farmer's pocket Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace1 has placed before the Pres ident' fa memorandum urging nine :ent loans, it was learned. Officials at the Department of Agriculture in iefere with the regular flow of cotton into local and foreign markets. AAA officials are now busy draft ing the regulations to govern the pay ment of subsidies. The Byrnes amendment, which carries out an agreement between tlM^resident and members of Congress ifcbm Southern states, provf^is that the payments shall not be made until fanners com ply with whatever production control program is enacted at the next ses sion. vtjS|. The Byrnes amendment seta aside (65,000,000 of tariff collections pro vided in section 82 o the AAA. act for agriculture for payments to cot ton growers, and the Sooth Caro lina Senator said he felt assured that the checks would be mailed around nlttfttinr time next snssnn