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?? - ?? ' ' . i ' Red Cross Roll Call Begins Friday, November 12th - *1 ? ? ?WW??? I? ? ? II I I ? J. H. Moore Takes Charge of Local Drive And Expresses Enthu siasm Over Prospects. An interview with J. H.( Moore, Superintendent of schools here, who i>?? been named by County Chiimmi J. Nat Harrison, of Greenville, as local to steer the coarse of the Anneal Red Cross Roll Call, re vealed the fact that Mr. Moore is enthusiastic over prospects for a suc cessful drive, and" grateful to the corps of women workers, who have promised to assist him in the Roll which begins on Friday, Novem ber 12. The list of local workers is incom plete as yet and volunteers are de lired by Chairman Moore, but those who have agreed to take the initia tive i??* head up the teams of can vassers are; Mrs. W. A. Allen Jr., Min Mary Friar Rouse, Mrs. J. S. Gates, Mrs. Robert D. Rouse, Mrs. J esse Moye, Mrs. J. M. , Hob good, Mrs. R. S. Scott, Mrs. P. E. Jones, and Mrs. D. R. Morgan. County Harrison and the vice-chairman, John Hill Paylor, at tended the school's chapel exercises on Wednesday morning and spoke in the interest of the Roll Call. Preparations are being made throughout Pitt county to enroll the largest number of members this county has had in many years, and Mr. Harrison states that he is find ing enthusiastic cooperation every where. The Farmville chaiman is ex pecting the same response here. The thirteen county districts out side of Greenville, have assumed their quotas aggregating 1100, and Green ville is attempting to secure an equal number of memberships* ^Outuf this total of 2200, Farmvimrs 'goal Is 200. An educations!' movie -film. "The American Rfcd Grdsa To The Rescue," will be shown at the Paramount thea tre on Fifidey,-at bokh the matinee and night show, and local- speakers will present the cause. Farmville Wins Edgecombe Game Farmville kicked off at 3:30 o'clock Friday; Edgecombe made two first downs, but Farmville gained the ball on the 20 yard line, Spell picked up 10 yards, and Smith threw a pass to Spell but it was incomplete. After Farmville'g punt. South Edge combe's punt was received on Farm ville'i 4* yard line. Rountree gained 2 yards for first down, and Spell carried the ball eight more yards. In the second quarter Spell earned the ball 5 more yards and Spell gained two yards, near the goal line. Smith carried the ball over the goal line. Score 6-0. No extra point was made. Smith's pass to Spell gained 5 yards as half of the game ended. At the Winning of the third quarter, Smith and Spell ran around the end for 5 yards each. Rountree ran 5 more and Smith kicked 22 yards. South Edgecombe's pass be ing no good, Rountree caught it on Farmvilie's 38 yard line. Rountree's pm to Smith was no good. South Edgecombe gained 3 yards but then fumbled, ard Brock recovered the ball for Farmville. Smith ran down the field for 15 yards and 15 more yards were gained by Smith's pass ing to Turnage. Farmville lost 10 yards in failing on a pass. South Edgecombe kicked the ball on the 12 yard line, but Smith picked up the ball at the end of the third quar ter. At the beginning of the last quar ter, Farmville lost the ball and South Edgecombe ran down the fieki for 30 yards. Smith kicked a punt 60 yards, and then 16 more yards were gained as Spell cut through the cen ter. i -""g was substituted for Turn age. Smith gained through 18 yards around the end, but his pass to Spell fell abort. The ball was on South Edgecombe's 40 yard line when the game ended; the final score was 6-0 in favor of Farmville. Farmville will play Plymouth in Farmville Friday, November 12. Kick-off at 3:30 P. M. Admission 25c. After listening to committee mem bers one wonders bow any group ever agrees on anything. -THE JHUDE WORE REIT _???? ^ ? . l OL.. as its litf"'** Joan urswioro. saw plays the past of a for two waste Una the Hfe of ? aristocrat is t% Tyrol. A mfflionainj ijJdd Owen is the Admiral and I#aa Carver as tht fiancee of Robert 'Emms, an all suMmidly east George Znceo,' Mary PhiHips, Pa^PordUi, Japanese Fortes Mete GMeeee TrMpbBMtaM Reported That Doomed Battalion of 10,000 Chi nese is Trapped in the Walled City. Shanghai, Wednesday, November 10.?Terrified Chinese?civilians and police, and soldiers who ripped off their uniforms?poured into Shang hai's foreign xone tonight as a "doomed battalion" of about 10,000 Chinese fought a losing battle against Japanese armies that en cirr'ed them in Nantao, the ancient Chinese walled city. French police and hard-bitten little native troops from Indo-China, who stood guard along the Concession borders, disarmed refugees, many of whom were Chinese plainclothes men. Many of the Chinese complained bitterly that the main body of the Chinese army had "left them be hind to die." Others cast off their uniforms as they neared the gates to the foreign area. Behind them smokeand flames shot up from the burning Chinese city where "volunteers" and police sought to rally the defenders. It was believed that many of the surrounding troops would flee into the foreign zone before they could be cut off by the Japanese. There were about 3,000 volunteers and 6,000 police and soldiers still digging in behind the eastern walls. Chinese sources said the morale of these was "much higher." Many of the regular troops had sworn an oath to die rather than re tire. It was noteworthy, however, that unlike the battalion which es caped from Capei after standing off a Japanese army for three days, there was no way for the Japanese to trap them except through the foreign area. "Last Stand" It was difficult to determine which divisions were engaged in this last stand, at Shanghai, as many of the ?troops were not regularly stationed in Nantao. It was estimated that only about 3,000 Chinese troops were left after the flight of disgruntled rear guard troops into the Concession. Many of the latter threw them selves at barbed wire entanglements, cutting their clothes and flesh to Be able to display wounds and gain ad mission to the foreign area, where they were herded into the French police station. Others waded over Siccawei creek to avoid giving up arms, but were rounded up by French police. There was the wildest confusion ir the district southwest of the for eign areas of fJMnghai as the bulk of Chinese forces retreated. Scores of fires burned?set by Chinese who were routed yesterday in the second phase of the great battle which has raged around this international city for months. Cattle And Lambs Bring High Prices Prices for well-finished cattle and lambs are likely to continue near the present levels for the next few months, according to Lb I. Case, beef catle and sheep specialist for the State College Extension Service. Prices farmers receive for hogs are expected to go down some as they usually do during the fall and winter months. But even with this usual decline, hog prices are expect ed to average at least as high as a year ago. Man; sections of North Carolina produced a bumper crop of corn this year, Case said. Therefore, with pros pects for lower corn prices and a relatively high level of hog prices, the corn-hog price ratio will be fa vorable for swine feeding and pro duction daring the next few months. The improved feed-grain situation also points to an increase in the number of cattle and lambs fed thii year, the extension specialist declar ed. The outlook for sheep and lambs has changd but little during the past month. Marketing will be larger this faH than in the paat summer, but | die effect of these increased market ings on prices will be offset largely by an expected strong demand foi feeder lamb* in the Core Belt " In aid-September cattle price* ! reached the highest level in about fl years because of the marked short age of grain-fed cattle in the slaugh ter supply, Case pointed out Prise* f of well-finished cattle are expeetec ? to continue relatively high, or ? . Scotch suitors " 1 Grant us tny peace, ix>rai i EM EMBER, 0 LORD, THE PEOPLE of the world divided into many nations and tongues; de liver us from every evil which obstructs thy saving purpose. Deliver us from the curse of war and all that accompanies it: from hatred; from fear; from vindict iveness; from falsehood; from merciless rage; from murderous antipathies. - ' - Deliver us from the causes of war in all their mani fold complexity: from narrow loyalties; from economic injustice; from vainglorious boastings; from pride of possession; from hard bargaining and ruthless competi tion; from the greed which is idolatry. Grant us thy peace, Lord! Appeal To Promote Christinas Business m ?? ? . . Plan to Attract Holiday Shoppers Advanced By Mayor and Board Of Commissioners. . In order to promote and create better business and Christmas shop ping in Farmville daring and pre ceding the Christmas holidays, the Mayor and Board of Commissioners at their last regular meeting on November 1st, appropriated funds to be used in conjunction with donations from the business establishments of the Town of Farmville, it being de cided that if the merchants and other business men of the Town would raise an amount sufficient to pay for the suitable street decorations, such as to be attractive to holiday shop pers, the Town would supply the necessary labor and electrical devices to complete the Street decorations. It was felt that if the Merchants, business men and the Town would cooperate 100 per cent, the streets and business house windows could be so beautiful as to attract the greatest array of Christmas shop pers and buyers that the Town has ever known. The merchants of Farm ville are adequately equipped to serve the Christmas needs of this and other communities, and if we can do that which will attract them to our town, make them want to stay and come again, thsy will do their Christmas shopping in Farmville. Let's all pull together to make this the biggest and best Christmas that Farmville baa ever known. GEORGE W. DAVIS, Mayor. The Holy Land In Motion Pictures The Reverend John Everington, noted world traveler and lecturer, will give his beautiful lecture on ?The Pilgrimage to Bethlehem" at the Presbyterian Church, Sunday evening at 7:30. There is no admis sion charge, but a free will offer ing will be received. The people of the town and community are cordial ly invited to attend this service. ' H. M. WILSON, Pastor. NEW LINER FOR U. S. , Washington.?The bid of the New port News Company for the construc tion of a siiter-ship of the Manhat tan Washington of the U. S. lines at a cost of 315,760,000 was ac cepted on September 80, it was an nouunced recently by Joseph P. Ken nedy, chairman of the U. S. Maritime Commission Construction of the su per liner is to begin at once, to be completed within 852 days. The 34,000 ton craft will be built entirely of fire-resisting material and will have accommodations for about 1,200 passengers and a crew of about jj 080. . . ! "BUBBLY" PLATE Collins Center, N. Y.?Mrs. E. C. ? Mugridge is the owner of a dinner . plate which "bubbles". The plate which is an ordinary specimen at t glased and painted ware when given r to a local grandmother 60 years ago, . babbles up in spots an inch high. . The eruptions are blamed on chemi i cals contained'in the day. I i Carrol Haney of Mafshville, Route > 4, has 800 cross-bred Now Hemp s' shire Bads Whits Leghorn chick - ens started as a winter broiler pro ject So fbr Ids mmrl^^hasjbeg V " Market Average i Reate $26.39 Only Once Before In History Has the Local Market Paid Out As Much Money In One Season. At the close of sales on Thursday, the Farmville Tobacco market had reached a general season's average of $26.39 per hundredweight, with 22,221,950 pounds being sold on its four warehouse floors for $6,864, 708.64. The Farmville market continues to hold firm and the fall in daily aver ages is due, as is always the case at this particular period of the sea son, to the selling of odds and ends of the crop. Good grades are still bringing good prices according to Sales Supervisor R. A. Fields, To date last season 17,768,029 pounds of tobacco had been sold for $4,039,275.35, an average of $22.75, and a difference of $3.64 per hun dred weight This has been a banner year for the Farmville market in point of prices, it having paid out as much as $6,000,000 only twice before in its history; in 1919 when good to bacco frequently sold for $1.00 and better per pound, and in 1934 when for the entire season of sixteen weeks $5,741,542 was paid farmers for 19,029,480 pounds, at an average of $30.17 per hundredweight. Farm Kitchens Have Their Face Lifted Three hundred ajid twenty-six North Carolina farm home kitchens are having "their faces lifted" in a contest sponsored by home demon stration workers of the State Col lege extension work. Commenting on the contest, Ruth Current, state home demonstration agent, said: "Th&se dark, dusty and grab-all, hide-away pantries and cup boards are going to be done away with and also be given light and made usable. "These kitchens are going to be attractive with soft, pleasing walls painted in green, yellow, or ivory with touches of red, blue, yellow, or orange and also, "the workshop ef ficient" they will be." An effecient kitchen, she said, re quires a separate working surface for each kind of work to be done, the arrangement of large equipment in step-saving sequences, that work ing surfaces be close together, that equipment be at a convenient height, and that small equipment be grouped around the center where it is first used. Finding the correct height for the working surfaces, so that women can work without stooping or unneces sarily straining their bodies, is of utmost importance, she continued. To find this height, she said, stand erect, rest the arm comfortaWely against the body, and bend the el bow at a right angle. Then measure the distance from elbow to floor, and subtract eight inches to get proper height for working surfaces. Again, stand erect. Place hands palm down at a comfortable height on an imaginary table. If this dis tance from the floor differs with that obtained from the first measurement divided the difference. The contest, under the direction of Paiiline Gordon, extension specialist in home management, and her as sistant, Mamie N. .Whisnant, is be ing conducted in Alexander, Avesy, Caldwell, Chatam, Davie, Haywood, Orange, Polk, Surry, and Watunga Counties. Advertising is successful whan it Is used intelligently and wisely. mjB3ws?Sm\ M. EDEN WANTS U. S. Ala PAR EASTERN AFFAIRS:. WHAT CAN RE DONE? HULL'S TRADE PROGRAM. HAS HELPED AUTO SALES. j HOW ABOUT FARMERS? UTILITY CONSTRUCTION. FIGHTING MONOPLY. * REGULATING TRADE. (By Hugo S. Sims, Washington Cor respondent) ! - Speaking in the House of Commons just before departing for Brussels to attend the Nine Pbwer Conference Anthony Eden, British Foreign Sec retary pointed , out that any action in the Far East would depend upon the United States. He added that "in this dangerous and difficult Far Eastern situation," the British Gov ernment would go as far as the Unit ed States, in full agreement with them?not rushing in front, but not being left behind." Answering critism directed against the Confereir.-e in Brussels rather than in Geneva, the Foreign Secre tary stated, "Without hesitation that in order to get the full corporation on an equal basis, of the United Stat es government in an international conflict. I would travel not only from Geneva to Brussels, but from Mel bourne to Alaska. Just what results may be expected from the Conference at Brussels is extremely doubtful, apparently de pending upon the the contribution of the United States. Not only Great Britain but France as well has in dicated an inteption to act together in-the Far Eastern crisis, Undoubt edly the three greatest democratic governments in the world realize the danger of the present situation which involves not only the Far East but Europe as well. While the United States has re frained from taking any action what soever in regard to European dis putes, leaving the representative groups to manage their own affairs, this country, as a party to the Nine Power Pact and the Kellogg Agree ment, has definite obligations in re gards to China. For the* first time since the Manchurian venture by Ja pan, the United States comes face to face with the aggression of the dictator group and must decide whe ther it will accept the status created by Japan or attempt some concert ed action to bring to a halt the steady disregard of international obligations. When Japan marched into Man the Secretary of State Stimson, took a vigorous position. In fact, at that time, the United States, apparently attempted to take the lead in organ izing international opposition to Ja panese aggression. The general opin ion is that Secretary Stimson was "let down" by the British Govern ment and, consequently, the United States had to face the danger of acting alone. At that time this was not advisable, particularly in view of the relative strength of the Japanese navies. While the naval situation has improved somewhat so far as this country is concerned, there is no in dication that the United States con templates any individual action and considerable doubt .whether this country is prepared to even threaten the use of force in the Far East in combined action with other powers. ? ,1 . , At the same time, officials of this government, from the President down realize the seriousness of this situa tion in the Far East and the inevi table consequences which may de veiopfor the entire world. It is hard ly likely that the President and Sec retary Hull have joined in a con ference at Brussels without some ex pectation that a plan- can be de vised to meet the situation. Obvious ly, a failure on the part of the three democracies to achieve some tangi ble results would be another score for the aggressor group and a dis tinct setback to the hope of re-estab lishing normal relations the nations of the world in order to de velop world trade on mutually profit able basis. Even so, this writer can see no choice at Brussels except ac quiencence in the Japanese conquets of the five Northern Provinces of China or a threat to resort to force which undoubtedly carries with it the implication and even the danger of war. . ?????. ' Every time the Sate Department , announces that it is about to nego tiate a reciprocal trade treaty with a foreign country and that hearings will be had .lt opens the gate for a vociferous roar from industries af fected, even in the most casual way. Certainly if this country Is going to find market# abroad^for its farm surpluses and Rs manufactured pro ducts the American people must un derstand that we base to accept some goods in return. There is no other (Continued on Page 2) 1 1 ? ? I ? ? ?? 11)1 I Ministerial Union Met Monday The local Ministerial Union met on Monday and elected the following officers; the Reverend D. A. Clarice, President and the Reverend H. M. Wilson, secretary and treasurer. The ministers also decided to hold ?the Annual Union Thanksgiving ser vice at the Methodist Church Thanks giving morning at 10 o'clock. The Rev. D. A. Clarice is in charge of the program and the Rev. C. B. Marshburn was appointed to preach the sermon. Plan to be present and make this the largest Thanksgiving service we have ever had. H. M. WILSON, Secretary. WINS 6 CENT VERDICT New York.?A verdict of 6 cents was awarded to Clarence R. Richards a veterinarian, in his $176,000 suit for libel against Isadore Bieber, the agent for the "B B" Racing Stables. Falling Cotton Gases Gloom Governor Says Low Prices Causing- Stag nation in Textile Mar kets. Raleigh, Nov. 10.?A dropping cotton market, caused by an estimat ed record crop, is having a depress ing effect on North Carolina business Governor Hoey said yesterday. Not only are low cotton prices re ducing the buying power of farmers, the Governor said in his afternoon press conference, but the falling mar ket has brought gloom into the tex tile manufacturing business. A cessation of orders has caused some textile mills to suspend opera tion and others to curtail production, the Governor said, adding: "There has not been much buying of cloth since September 1." The Chief Executive's statement came simultaneously with a detailed report of the State's cotton situation by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture, which predicted 720,000 bales, an increase of 123,000 bales over last year, but 32,000 below the 1928-1932 average. The Federal crop reporting board yesterday predicted the country's cotton crop would be 18,243,000 bales an all-time record. Stagnant Market The Governor said cloth purchas ers would not place orders with mills on a dropping market because "they think that if they wait they may be able to buy at a still lower price." He pointed out, however, that bus iness was good in tobacco aunties, where the golden weed?North Caro lina's principal cash crop?is bring ing high prices for one of the largest crops on record. Stanley Winborne, utilities commis sioner, said his department also had received reports of depressed busi ness conditions in certain sections of the State. North Carolina's prospective cotton yield of 320 pounds an acre has been exceeded only three times, W. H. Rhodes, chief of the State Depart ment of Agriculture's Statistical Division, said. The record was 342 pounds an acre, in 1911, he added. "Not only has North Carolina's and .the American cotton crop been ex ceptionally good, but the foreign pro duction is also far above any previous year" said Rhodes. "In fact this year's total world crop of more than 88,000,000 bales is almost 60 per cent greater than the average ten-year production," he said. "With so little increase in the world consumption, the expected sur plus or carryover in prospect offers no encouragement to the growers." m To Give Lectures The Rev. John Everington, who b?>g become well known in this com munity for his beautiful pictures and interesting lectures will give his lec ture and show some beautiful colored pictures-on "Rambles in the Rockies" at the Presbyterial Church, Falkland, Friday evening, November 12th at 7:30. The program is sponsored by the Woman's Auxiliary or the Falk land Church. Mr. Everington will also give an illustrated lecture at the Fountain Presbyterian Church Saturday even ing at 7:80. This program is spon sored by the Young People of the Church. A cordial invitation is extended to ?llv No charge is made, hut a free Witt offering will be received. Halifax farmers in the vicinity of Scotland Neck are showing a revival of interest in beef cattle production and several are buying pure bred Roosevelt Sttti Looks To Budaet Balance Realitu w . ? Reaffirms Common Law Procedure Giving Utilities a Monoply Provided Their Rates are Fair and Reason able; Holds Conferen ces With More Fiscal Experts. Washington, Nov. 10.?President Roosevelt still hopes and expects to balance the 1938-39 Federal budget, he said today after 48 hours of con ferences with government and pri vate fiscal leaders on business reces sion, taxes, unemployment and re lief. . s Without warning or explanation, he also projected into his bi-weekly press conference a lengthly discus sion of his power program in which he reaffirmed his faith in common law procedure which grants utilities a monoply provided their rates to the consumer are fair and reasonable. In" endorsing common law evalu ation of utility rates, Mr. Roosevelt emphasized that an exception must be made which would permit states and cities to generate and distribute electricity where such activity is au thorized by the voters. He said he was not advancing a new utility policy, but merely was re iterating views he expressed to re porters in 1934. He did express the hope, however, that when the Su preme Court passes on the New Deal power program, that its decision will be in accordance with common law. Little information was forthcoming from him on his conferences with the government and private fiscal lead ers. He conferred today with Sec retary of the Treasury Henry Mor genthau, Jr., Secretary of Agricul ture Henry A. Wallace; Acting DT 'rector of the Budget Daniel W. Bell, Chairman Marvin Jones (D-Texas.) of the House Agriculture Committee; Chairman Robert L. Doughton, (D NC) of the House of Ways and" Means Committee, and Representa tive Fred M Vinson (D-Ky) chairman of a Ways and Means subcommittee considering tax revisions. s... ^ Tax Discussion Doughton said on emerging from the White House that "We discussed in a general way the Btudies our committee is- making in regard to tax matters and, there was some discussion of taxes in connection with the farm program." When asked about the meeting, Mr. Roosevelt merely confirmed Mr. Doughton's statement. Earlier, it was learned that the Ways and Means Committee and Treasury offi cials had agreed tentatively on a proposal to lighten the capital gains and losses levy. There was no dis agreement on the need of revising this tax, which private fiscal authori ties contend is an important factor along with the undivided corporate profits tax, in the current business recession, a member of the commit tee said. The treasury experts were asked to furnish additional data. A tentative plan under considera tion, it was learned, embraces: (1) substitution of a flat tax on capital gains for the present law which taxes all gains as ordinary income with the amount of taxes depending on the length of time the property was held prior to profit-making; (2) a re duction from 10 years to five in the amount of time the property must be held before the taxpayer gets maximum tax relief and (3) a re determination of the rates to be af fixed on capital gains' in specified periods of profit-taking. Meantime, the president is unde cided whether to deliver his message at the opening session of the special session of Congress on November 16 in person or to send the communica tion to the capitol by meBpenger. The White House said Mr. Roosevelt had asked his secretarial staff to cur tail his appointments until Decem ber 11 to meet an aready heavy slate. WHO KNOWS? 1. What per cpnt of the Japenese budget is expended on arms? 2. Does either House of Congress uutilize ',a? electric voting device? 3. What is the average farm wage in the United States? 4. Is it true that day old chicks are being exported from the United States. ? . " . /.% ? ? 6. What nation is issuing a ilMP with the likeness of President Re$e velt? 6. How does Hie production of Automobiles this year compare with 1987? 7. How many persons have been assigned social security numbers? 8. What is the strength of the naval air force? 9. What is the average height of adult women? 10. How much is the new farm program expected to cost? (See "The Answers" on P*ge Z) ? ? ? mmmmmm l?