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VOLUMME TWENTY-EIGHT FARMVILLE, FTTT COUNTY, NORTH CAROUNA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1WT* NUMBEB SEVENTEEN State Farmers Demand Crop Central For 1938 eNaNBMBMMMBMHaNMaNMMM Ask Extra Session For Early Act Including Peanuts, Truck and Spuds. More than 900 North Carolina farers in mass meeting in Frank Thompson Gymnasium at State Col lege yesterday voiced demands for a special session of Congress before December 1 to enact a broad pro gram of production control for major farm commodities, including peanuts, potatoes and truck vegetables. State Farm Bureau officials who called the meeting likened the re sponse to that accorded tobacco crop control in 1935, when North Carolina voted over 98 per cent in favor of production control. Officers Reelected. Members of the Bureau, by acclama tion, reelected President J. E. Win slow of Greenville and Vice-president W. F. Woodruff of Nashville for the coming year. Speaking on the deeds and misdeeds J of the recent Congress, Chester, H. Gray of Washington, D. C., the Bu reau's national legislative represen tative told farmers the ever-normal granary bill introduced in the House of Representatives by Congressman Flannagan of Virginia was designed as a preventative farm measure of permanent effect. He predicted that it eventually would include peanuts, po tatoes and truck. Senator Robert R. Reynolds told the gathering that Congress was ready to enact further protective mea sures. He suggested a possible special session November 15 and said farm legislation would have the right-of way. Farm Resolutions Farmers heartily endorsed three resolutions the sentiment of which will be transmitted by leaders to the Sen ate Agricultural sub-committee hear ing at Winston-Salem October 18, and applauded the North Carolina To bacco Advisory Committee's attitude for control as expressed by Chairman C. T. Hall of Woodsdale. The first resolution, introduced by Ben Everette of Palmyra, provided that since "the food value and wide adaptability of culture to the peanut crops subject it to production expan sion far beyond its market demand at values comparable to the Ameri can market, therefore we urge the inclusion of poundage and acreage control of peanut production in pro posed legislation for the next Con gress." I Introduced by John T. Thome of Farmville, a resolution was heartily endorsed to urge President Roosevelt to call a special session of Congress in order that control measures might be enacted before December 1 to give North Carolina farmers ample time to adjust the 1938 production to pro visions of a compulsory reduction. The third resolution, sponsored by John R. Morris of Wilmington, urged the national administration to include truck crops and potatoes in the ever normal granary or Flanagan BilL Consideration of all three resolu tions, the sentient of which will be reported to the Senate agriculture sub-eommittee in Winston-Salem, was brief, and Farm Burau leaders liken ed the response to that accorded to bacco crop control in 1935, whert North Carolina voted over 98 per cent in favor of the measure. Reviewing the success and failure of Farm Bureau activities in Wash ington, Gray pointed out that a two and one-half million dollar appropria tion for agricultural extension ser vice had been lost, while Farm Bu reau opposition had failed to beat the " resale price maintenance act, author izing manufacturers to set retail prices for their products. "This type of legislation is direct ly contrary to the effort to secure parity prices," he declared. "How would you in North Carolina like the privilege of setting your price on to bacco, etc? Ifs the same power Con gress has given manufacturers." Reynolds Promises Action. Promising that "farm legislation will be given the right-of-way when Congress next convenes, either in special or regular session," Senator Reynolds told farmers that future legislation must be a broad national program designed to help farmers throughout the nation. "Congress can only act for the benefit of all the farmers of AraArica," he declared. Senator Reynolds was introduced by Haywood Dail of Greenville, who praised him for following President Roosevelt and Secretary of Agricul ture Henry A. Wallace in their at tempts to help agriculture. Waning against the handicap of g?*ll farmers against merchandized sad commercialized production, the gtftttor declared, "Congress will do drerything it its power to maintain (Continued on page six) Seventeen August Deaths On Eastern N. C. Reeds Seventeen persons were killed on highways in Eastern North Carolina last month, as compared with eight in the preceding month, the monthly report of Troop A of the State High way patrol, released today by Lieut. Lester Jones, commanding officer, re vealed. The fatalities were the result of 66 accidents in which an additional 73 persons were injured. Coincident ally the same number of wrecks were investigated last in August as in July, but 73 were hurt in July as compared with 64 in August. Arrests made by the troop per sonnel in August totalled 627, 67 of which were for driving dfunk. During the previous month the of ficers arrrested 530 persons, 54 on charges of drunken driving. Of the 527 defendants brought to trial as a result of activities of the patrol, 413 were found guilty and 14 acquitted. Sentences totalled 15 years and four months. Fines amounted to $4,762 and court costs $3,443.46. The patrolmen recov-j ered property valued at $2,700 and collected $4,293.34, to make a grand total of $15,198.80 in revenue. During the month 2,413 applica cants for driver's license were ex amined, 2,259 having been granted permits The entire personnel of the troop spent 14,217 hours on duty, travel ling 138,421 miles and using 1,003 pints of oil and 5,167 gallons of gas oline. Activities included. vehicles inspec ted, 3,056; equipment tickets issued, three; lights corrected, 3,375; warn ings issued, 930; courtesies extend ed, 1,482; cars recovered, three; ve hicles stored, 43; vehicles weighed, 238, with one found overloaded; com plaints investigated 252 and citations made, 303. Williamston Fair OpensOctober 5 Williamston, Sept. 9.?A sparkling program of entertainment has been arranged for the Williamston Fair, which will be held October 5-9, resi dent manager Harvey Walker an nounced today. 'A number of out standing attractions have been secur ed through the efforts of general manager Norman Y. Chambliss of Rocky Mount and George A. Hamid of New York, internationally known showman who is the world's most prominent producer of outdoor enter tainment. While the agricultural angle of the fair is being stressed manager Wal ker emphasized that high-class en tertainment is a major factor in any* fair's success. So that all children of Martin and surrounding counties might haVe every opportunity to visit the Wil liamston Fair, manager Walker an nounced that Tuesday, October 5, opening day of the fair, has been set aside as children's day, and every youngster who comes to the gate before 4:30 p. m. will be admit ted free. Outstanding feature of the Wil liamston Fair will be the return en gagement of "Lucky" Teter and his Hell Drivers, fresh from a triumphal j tour of Europe during which new death-defying feats were added to their program. A prime favorite at Williamston, Teter will present his motorized daredevils on Friday of Fair week. * ? Gracing the midway will be the World Wonder Shows, with 15 thrill | ing rides and 20 novelty shows. Man ager Walker emphasized that no of fensive shows or concessions would be tolerated. Two harness races will be run on Wednesday,? and two more on Thurs day, with professional auto races on < Saturday capping the week's special entertainment program. A nightly, feature before the grand stand will be the Continental Revue, a fastr stepping musical show with 20 girls in the chorus, a sprightly swing band, and fun galore. This sparkling revue was produced by George A..Hamid and is being brought south for the first time this fall Augmenting; the grandstand enter tainment each afternoon and nite will be 10 spectacular hippodrome acts, preseting some of the finest talent in tiie country. Each evening's pro gram will J* capped by a dazritng display of ^xpwwks, ^ - ? | i ?????? iiii' mm i i I TO PROMOTE CAREFIUL DRIVING. Realizing the necessity for di minishing automobile accidents and making our people conscious of their responsibility to each other, The Enterprise has engaged the services of Captain J. J. Lynch, who is managing director of the National Safety Crusade, to bring his phantom car operated by radio to Farmville for an all-day safety demonstration on Saturday, Sep tember 18. Every one is cordially invited to visit Farmville on that date to view this phenominal driv ing exhibition. Mr. F. E. Fox, business man ager for Captain Lynch, is in the city making arrangements for the campaign. This .campaign -has been operating in North Carolina during the past seventeen weeks and in forty-three towns. Chorus To Begin Fall Activities Monday Night The Farmville Symphonic Chorus, which is sponsored by Farmville bus iness men and interested individauls as a means of developing the cultural life of this community, will resume activities on Monday evening, Sep tember 18, with a meeting to be held in the Presbyterian church at 7:30 o'clock. The Farmville Chorus, under the direction of Lewis S. Bullock, who is recognized in musical circles as one of the best conductors in the State, has advanced rapidly since its organi zation two years ago, becoming one of the outstanding choruses of East ern North Carolina, and influencing not only the lives of those participa ting but exalting, and giving a deep er appreciation of the finer thing of life, to those of this community who attend its splendid concerts, which are free. Mrs. Daisy H. Smith, the president and other officers of the Chorus, ex tend a cordial invitation to former and prospective members as well as visitors to attend this, the first, or any other of the meetings held by this group during the year. CLUB PARTY. One of the lovliest social affairs of the early autumn was the club par ty, given by Mrs. L. T. Pierce on Thursday afternoon, at which mem bers of the Progressive Bridge Club and other friends played at seven tab les, arranged in the living and dining rooms of the Pierce home, where quanties of lovely fall flowers in bright shades were effectively placed. The attractive table centerpieces of white vases, filled with mixed flow ers, were given as awards to Mrs. P. E. Jones, Mrs. W. M. Willis, Mrs. W. C. Askew, Mrs. I. E. Satterfield, Mrs. J. W. Joyner, Mrs. Arthur F, Joyner and Mrs. Henritta M. Wil liamson.* A delicious frozen salad course was served by the hostess, assisted by Mrs. S. A. Roebuck, Mrs. Wesley R. Willis, Mrs. P. E. Jones, and Mrs. I. E. Satterfield. Notice Parents! Chief Lucas, of the Farmville Po lice Department, wishes to make an appeal to parents' here to cooperate with his department in an effort to make the streets of Farmville safer for the children of the town, and to prevent many "unavoidable" accidents at this season when there is so much traffic, by instructing them to cross the streets ONLY at the corners. "If this one simple rule were ob served," said the Chief, "the danger of children getting in the path of cars would be greatly minimiz ed as motorists are obliged to decrease their speed and usually give more consideration to the safe ty of pedestrians at street crossings." "This rule, would also eliminate the hazard of darting across the street from between parked cars," fur ther observed the Chief. "LUNG" VICTIM IMPROVES Beacon, N. Y.?Birdsall Sweet, 19, who has spent most of the past five years in an "iron lung" because of an attack of infantile paralysis, has im proved so much that he is now per mitted to leave the lung for several hours at a time, venturing out of the hospital for an occasional auto ride or a movie. r Lynch I'jJots "Magic Car" In Safety Parade in ft '\u i? *?#?Vtw. ?<<?< ? ^i-*,p.. ^ ??: ' . Above is shown Capt. Jim Lynch as he pilots the "Magic Car" through crowd ed thoroughfares. The "Magic Car" is driverless, and the Captain is piloting it from the rear automobile. He will perform a similar feat in Farmville on Saturday, Sep tember 18th. Safety Auto Parade To Be Held Here Sept. IS p ? Mayor Davis Believes "Safety Campaign" Will Prove Helpful to People of This Section of This State. In a letter addressed to the Bus iness Men and Firms of Farmville, from Mayor Geo. W. Davis, Satur day September 18, 1937, has been designates as "SAFETY DAY" and TRADE DAY in Farmville. Mr. F. E. Fox, business manager of the National Safety Crusade, is in the city today making plans for the SAFETY PARADE to be stag ed in Farmville on the afternoon of Saturday, September 18th, at .3:00 o'clock. A special feature of this parade will be a "DRIVERLESS MAGIC CAR," operated by remote control from another car following in the rear. The parade will be led by State and City Police Escort, fol lowed by an official car, the Magic car, the control car, sound car, repre sentatives from the Fire Depart ment and entries of floats from lo cal business firms to be brought up at the! finish with a wrecker and an ambulance. Similar parades have been con ducted Va number of North Carolina towns and it is understood that they hate attracted large crowds wherever held and have had the endorsement of Arthur Fulk, Director of the State Hiighway Safety Division, as well as National anl local endorsements. The object of a "Safety Campaign" is to prevent possible accidents through the medium of various forms of education, for those who have not already been enlightened on the neces sity for "Safe Thinking," and as a reminder to those who already know. Special cars to be used in the par ade will be furnished by Pollard Au to Co., local Ford dealers. PROCLAMATION In the interest of safety of the citizens of Farmville and eastern Carolina, while traveling or walk ing on our city streets or on our highways; as a memorial to those who have met a violent death acus ed by the wheels of traffic; with a feeling of remorse to those who have been crippled for life by the same causes; as a trbute of thanks to those who are respecting the rights and lives of others, by driv ing and walking safely; and a plea to every human being in our city, county and state, to do his part in making the streets and highways of North Carolina safe for every body: and Whereas the Town of Farmville is preparing a spectacular Safety Parade and Trade With Safety Day, I hereby proclaim Saturday, September 18th, as SAFETY DAY AND TRADE DAY, and ask that every citizen, business firm, insti tution and organization, give every possible cooperation in making TRADE DAY and the SAFETY PARADE i success that will be long remembered. GEO. W. DAVIS, Mayor. Towit of Farmville, N. C. OUR FOREIGN POLICY TO AVOID WARFARE PUBLIC FOR PEACE HULL'S JOB DIFFICULT EXPOUNDS PRINCIPLES APPLIES TO FAR EAST CHANCE FOR A WAR WILL FIGHTING SREADT (By Hugo S. Sims, Washington Correspondent) Having given this space last week to a discussion of the political situa tion in the United States it might be a good idea to review the present foreign policy of the United States, with particular reference to events in the Far East. First, foremost and forever, the cardinal doctrine of our present for eign policy centers in an effort, some times almost grotesque, to keep the peace between th United States and other nations and to persuade other powers, involved in difficulties, to avoid warfare. To effectively sustain our appeals in behalf of peace every where, the Government regorously avoids taking sides in foreign bat tles, thus maintaining what one might call an official neutrality in every attitude. This position is based upon funda mental conviction on the part of the people of this country that world peace is possible if responsible states men direct their efforts toward the peaceful solution of international dif ficulties. It rests upon the assumption of our people that other peoples do not uphold war as an instrument of national policy and that, on the con trary, like ourselves, they yearn for the establshment of world peace. It is pivoted upon the additional con clusion that the people of the United States will not support any action by the United States government which involves the risk of war and that they will not back any fighting anywhere except strictly in self-de fense. The world at large, including na tions like Italy and Japan, have long realized that the United States is not anxious but determined to avoid for eign entanglement or the threat to use force anywhere in the world re gardless of what occurs. The other nations look to the United States for diplomatic notes, breathing the new world evangelism for peace, but are absolutely assured that moral pres sure is the only force this country is willing to exert. Upon the basis of our record, Since Secretary Stim son's 1931 fiasco about Manchuria, the rest of the world is justified in this conclusion. Secretary Hull is intelligent enough to understand exactly where the world is heading unless nations give up the use of force in pursuit of policy. He knows that Manchuria, Ethiopa, Spain and China are examples of other ag gression if the use of force is not re strained and that the civilization of the world is imperilled unless the world can be convinced that the path of peace promises more than the use of arms. It can also be taken for granted that he realizes the inevit able complications that loom ahead of his own country unless territorial intergrity, economic security and commercial equality can be assured the weaker nations of the world. It is discouraging to note the ex istence of treaties which would ac complish all of these ends in regards to China. It is to be noted that the Kellogg-Briand pact, outlawing war, has been broken as well as the Nine Power treaty, respecting Chinese soverignty. Faced with this situation, the question arises whether the Unit ed States has anything to gain by in viting or beginning a war. Secretary Hull thinks not. At the same time he continue to peg certain generally ac cepted- principles and spread propa (Continued on page four) Washington Farm News ABOUT FARM CREDIT GOVERNMENT HELPED REPAYMENTS GOOD FARM MORTGAGE DEBT (By Hugo S. Sims, Washington Correspondent) V Those who have been in contact with farm credit situations since the beginning of the present decade know well that the agricultural conditions were absolutely deplorable ?nH that thousands of competent farmers faced the loss of their lands just a few yean ago. The situation was brought about in part by the speculation that ac companied the high land and by the low prices of agricultural products as enormous surpluses piled up. Just as the Federal government went to the rescue of banks, railroad I companies and other corporations of enormous size, it extended aid to the suffering agriculturalists. The main difference apparently is that the so called safe and sound to help the big brothers, did not have much concern over the fate of the little farmers and easily criticised the government lending to agricultural people, predic ting enormous losses. The Farm Credit Administration, however, gives an encourageing re port of payments being made on i Federal Land Bank loans, saying that for the first half of 1937, 87 per cent of the borrowers made prompt pay ment of their installments. This com pares with 55 per cent in 1932. Nat urally, in the drought stricken areas there has been slower collections but in reading this fact you must have not produced a money crop in five years. The FCA has 638,000 outstanding Land Bank loans, aggregating $2, 052,000,000 and 456,000 Land Com missioner loans, totaling $830,500,000. In collecting Lnd Bank payments the FCA reports Illinois 94 per cent prompt, California 93 per cent and the Atlantic seaboard States well over 90 per cent. In Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and North Dakota the per centage drops below 70 per cent for reasons stated. In Kansas, New Mexico, Colorado and Oklahoma the average is 79 per cent. Four-fifths of the Land Commis sioner loans in the nation are in good standing, with West Virginia,- Con necticut and Alabama rating 97 per cent and Mississippi, North Carolina #nd Pennsylvania averaging 96 per cent. FCA officials say that the depres sion policy still rules in regards to foreclosures and that where a borrow er is doing his best to meet payments efforts are made to extend or rewrite the indebtedness. This is particular ly true of the dust bowl and drought areas. The writer is not of the opinion that all farmers are honest or that the agricultural gentry is superior in homely virtues to other people in this land. However, we have no sym pathy with the so-called experts who try to depict the farmers without any intention of repaying them. Strange as it may seem, there are individuals, supposedly wise, who have just such a conception of the bulk of our farm ers. Holding about $3,000,000,000 of mortgage loans the government has a real stake in agricultural prosperity. Repayments depend entirely upon the price of corn, cotton, wheat, hogs and other major farm products. In 1930 the total mortgage debt on farms of the United States was $9,200,000,000 but by 1935 this had dropped to $7,600,000,000, much of it the result of distress liquidation through foreclosures. How much worse the loss of land would have been if the government had not inau gurated its lending policy nobody knows but between 1928 and 1935 government increased its holdings of the farm mortgage debt from lfe\to 33 per cent. Insurance companies, banks and other priv&te>'ajources rush ed to shift their mortgages to the government agencies. Although not required to sign the joint resolution of Congress, pledging both houses to consider general farm legislation the first order of business at the next session, the President has affixed his signature to the resolution, thus making it a three-way obligation to put through ever-normal granary legislation with provision for ade quate crop control In another act the Chief Executive vetoed an appropriation of $2,580,000 for additional assistance to States in agricultural extension work. The President thought that the $14,000, 000 now available was sufficient for ',. ?" . I ? ? ? ' ? ? 1,1 the purpose in view of the "very gmt demands" upon the Twenty in the "intetot of acricotane** vy ? . . .1 " ? ' ? I ? l '? ON FARMVILLE MARKET MONDAY OF THIS WEEK [ ? -m?.?.? . ? ? ?i -?? f ,. Heaviest Break of Sea son and Largest Sale In History of Market Sell ing 720,552 Pounds With Two Sets of Buy ers Warehousemen and buyers on the Farmville market found the. heaviest break of the 1937 season, and the first block was anticipated, as the third week got underway on Monday. . However, with all hands working with clock-like precision, the block was prevented, and the market ex perienced the largest sale of leaf in one day in its entire history, when a total of 720,552 pounds was sold for $142,436.85, at an average of $19.77. Thus the market made two records for itself in season and history ^ales. Unfavorable weather conditions ef fected volume on Tuesday and Wed nesday, and another unusual feature of the week'8 sale, figured through Wednesday, was that the average for the three days was identical with that of the record Bale of Monday j a to tal of 1,253,840 pounds bringing farm ers $247,878.52, an official average of $19.77. Tuesday's average was the highest of this week, reaching $20.07. A heavy sale was in progress throughout today, (Thursday,) with prices reported as improved, but fig ures were unavailable at press time. While lugs and sorry tips continue to predominate on the floors, tobac conists predict that prices will re main at about the same level as last week'B and may go even higher if the better grades begin to show up in the offerings. MRS. ELLIE WEBB. Funeral services were held for Mrs. Ellie Webb, 70, on Monday afternoon, at two o'clock, from the home of Daw Haggans, near Pinetops, by Rev. N. E. Gresham, Baptist minister of Tar boro, and interment was made at Macclesfield. Mrs. Webb died Sunday morning as the' result of heart dis ease, from which she had suffered or some months. Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Lena Breedlove, High Point, and a brother, Watson Har rell, of Saratoga. , Masons to Moot In 6rimesland Tonight Masons of the Fifth Masonic Dis trict will hold their annual district meeting in Grimesland on Friday Night, September 10, beginning with a supper at 7:00 P. M. served by the Grimesland Lodge. The meeting, presided over by Wm. J. Bundy, Dis trict Deputy Grand Master, will be held in the school building, the high tight of which will be an address by Watson N. Sherrod of Enfild, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina. Prior to the meeting proper, there will be a conference of officers of the seven lodges of the district at ? 5:00 P. M., led by John H. Anderson, Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge, which will deal with Masonic Law and Procedure and the duties of the various lodge officers. There are approximately 575 Ma sons of the Fifth District, and Mr. Bundy, District Deputy Grand Master, states that a large attendance and a good meeting is expected. The lodges comprising the Fifth District are Greenville, Farmville, Grifton, Ayden, Grimesland, Bethel and Roberson ville. WHO KNOWS? 1. What percentage of farm home# have taken advantage of the oppor tunity to secure electricity? 2. Has Italy ever declared war on the Spanish Government? 3. HaB a military airplane the right, under international law, to bomb non-combatants ? 4. Has the C. L O. movement cut into the membership of the A. F. of' U? 5. How many persons suffer from hay fever? 6. How many agricultural fairs are held in the United States? 7. Will Max Schmeling and Joe Louis fight this fall ? 8. Hesr^faat does an anti-air craft gun1 shoot? 9. How does the number of em ployed compare with 1929? 10. Has the housing shortage in the United States been relieved by new construction? I (See The Answers on Page Six)
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