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| Patronize Our Advertisers, For J + They Are Constantly Inviting | | Ton To Trade With Then. $ SELL ?^BUY and BANK I! FARMYILLE I >" ? ?ft f M' M'I'tt'tt'fttt PTTTTTTTTTTtt ' ? r " VOLUME TWENTY-EIGHT FABMVILLE, PITT COUNTY, NORTH CABOUNA, FBIDAY. FEBRUARY 25, 1988 NUMBER FORTY-ONE _____ ? =? Japan Gets First Taste Of War on Her Own Soil Daring Chinese Bomb ing Squadron Makes Flight Over Water to Attack Japanese Air Base on Island of For mosa. Tokyo, Feb. 23.?The Japanese Em pire* suffered the first air raid in its history today as Chinese warplanes bombed the Island of Formosa and inflicted numerous casualties. The Formosa government general reported eight persons were killed and 29 injured in attacks on Taihoku, capital near the northern tip of the island, and Shinchfku. City, on the western coast. It said three-children were among the dead at Taihoku. Formosa lies approximately 120 miles east of the southeastern coast of China. It was ceded to Japan by China in 1895 as a result of the Chi nese-Japanese war of 1894-95 and a vast part of its 5,500,000 inhabitants is racially Chinese. ? : Dispatches from Hankow variously said 36 to 70 Russian-made planes flown by pilots of undisclosed nation ality conducted the attacks from a base somewhere on China's southeast coast. Chinese reports said 40 Japanese airplanes, two hangers and a gasoline storage plant were destroyed at. the Haihoku air base and heavy damage inflicted on strategic points on the western shore of Formosa They said the raiders returned un scathed and that their attack prob ably was a "forerunner of similar raids to come." Previous reports have stated that a "Foreign Legion of the Air" con taining American, Russian, British and French volunteers was flying for the Chinese. Carrying the Chinese-Japanese con flict to Japanese soil for the first time, the raiders struck at the air base on the outskirts of Taihoku at 11 a m. dropping ten bombs. An army communique reported there were an "obscure number" of planes which flew so high that anti aircraft batteries were unable to reach them. "Consequently," it said, "the bombs landed far from the local airdrome, hitting private houses and causing several casualties among women and children. There was no serious dam age." The communique added that an hour later the raiders attacked Shin chiku City. Dispatches carried by Domei (Jap anese news agency ) said an attack was launched on Chikuto City, which was not mentioned in the Formosa government general report. Domei said 10 bombs were dropped on Chikuto, killing several civilians, before Japanese planes took the air and drove the raiders away. The news agency said the attackers had 12 planes. ? ? Authorities oh the island issued an air raid warning for the entire colony. The news caused great excitement in Tokyo, where the population had been told the imperial sir force had complete control of the skies. New Sim Gritted I MTmr Urn I An additional allotment of $25^)001 Membership Corporation project has I just been announced by the Rural I Electrification Authority. ir lt is expected, the announcement! a* forth, that the new foods will, about 26 miles of line to serve about 127 customers and an additionalj I allotment $1,000 will be used to de-j the initial operations of the project I which cannot be covered by the con The original project calls for 56 Five Persons Hurt In Auto Wreck -! Greenville, Feb. 23.?Four Green ville school children and a 71-year-old man were injured shortly after 8 o'clock this morning when automobile land a small pick-up truck collided on the Bethel highway at the inter section of the Belvoir road. The four students, all children of Carl Langley of Greenville Route 5, were on their way to Greenville. They are Carl, Jr., 19; Mildred, 17; Tom mie, 15; and Jane, 6. Carl Lang ley was said by State Highway Pa trolman C. R. Williams, who inves tigated- the accident, to have been driving. R. E. Corbett, Greenville man, was driving the truck involved in the ac cident According to Patrolman Wil liams, Corbett was traveling north on the Bethel highway and had start ed to make a left-handMom to enter the Belvoir road. The Langley car was traveling south and the two col lided almost head-on. Mr. Corbett's right hand was bad ly mangled. He and three of the Langley children were released from the hospital after first-aid treatment Tommie Langley, however, suffered severe lacerations about the head and was still confined to the hospital this afternoon. His condition, however, was not considered serious. Patrolman Williams said that he would issue a warrant charging Cor bett with reckless driving. In Pasquotank county, 725 black walnut trees were planted by 4-H club members last week under the supervision of the county agent. Colonel Flanagan Talked Over Slate For No. 1 Position Greenville, Feb. 22.?The fact that Colonel E. G. Flanagan of Greenville, lis being considered in other parts of the state as a possible candidate for Governor is evidenced in a new story which appeared in today's edition of the Greensboro Daily News. .The story, sent in by the paper's Raleigh correspondent, follows: Raleigh, Feb. 22. ? When Senator Edward G. Flanagan of Pitt, returns to the United States from Honolulu, his neighbor and house colleague, John Samuel Moore, believes the Senator will be almost ready to an* nounce his candidacy fpr governor in 1940. ? * * 1 1 IV!--.* 4- J I7ie ocean tnp nas nvumi^ ms uv with the ambition. The > Senator has been thinking gubematorially quite some months, easterners say. He was busy from 1980 to 1933 saving banks down east and has been boosting to bacco prices, extending banks,' and selling automobiles ever since. And he has done enough of this to make himself the richest who has been elected Governor in ages. Senator Flanagan has seen num berous sessions in the General Assem bly, coining first to the House and last to the Senate. He is credited with the authorship of the slot ma chine legislation which finally has become effective. He has big business connections over many counties of the state. He is linked with educa tional legislation. Everybody likes him. He got to Raleigh last after a furious battle. He had to buck the Fountain-McDonald sentiment. ; LOCAL GOLFERS ACTIVE AGAIN Local golfero at the ninth hole of the Farinville Country Club Course February 6th; the players left to right being: C, A. Lilly, W. S. Hoyster, Lath Morriss, B. 0. Taylor and Gradon Liles. You will note the weather was balmy enough for summer attire. ?Balanced State9Decides To Advertise That Fact North Carolina's 1939 automobile tags will carry the catch-phrase. '^The Ballanced State." This advertising campaign evolved as if it has been in the hands of a commercial advertising agency. President Roosevelt was the "ideal man." He used Hie phrase, "the bal anced State," in reference to North Carolina. ?v/. Commissioner of Revenue A. J. Maxwell promoted the scheme. He never has liked the plainness of the present license tag, especially the nondescript ' numerals. From the first, he liked President Roosevelt's "balanced state" and thought these words would fit well on ttcghise plate. He played around with sev eral ideas and finally turned them over to? Highway Draftsman 6. P. Hall, who acted as "layout" man for the ad vertising. Draftsman Hall grasped the idea and drew a sketch of.Hw suggested new plate, "North Carolina?W at the top of the plate. The "N" and the were made long so that > Balanced State" fits be tween them just bepeath the top line. New andjartatoic numerals covered " ?? - - - m ? _ - The SMTs Advertising wmnunw and Governor Hoey were approving Etheridge, Director of Con?erS2?n hiL -J 1 Mmml n in ii i 1 , TWMV TT .i ? J ana ueveiopment, josn rionie^waQ vertising committee chairman; Sanfc committee; and Paul Kelly, assistant approval was given. The penal division will prepare tit* "eoDv". Heavier s'eel. cut ki nlates - - Tobacco Acreage P ..." i ?' -i-# \'f. .: Washington, Feb. 23. ? The Agri cultural Adjustment Administration announced today tentative state flue cured tobacco acreage allotments un der which soil conservation payments ! will be miade to growers this year. . The allotments are independent of the marketing quotas which will be established for tobacco if growers ap prove them at a referendum March 12. Uie marketing quotas will be ex pressed in pounds. The acreage allotments: Georgia, between 71,000 and 74,000 South Carolina, between 89,000 and 91,000. - ' "M"? Florida, between 9,000 and 10,000. Virginia, between 84,000 and 86, HO0.A I: ? ' North Carolina, between 572,000 rnmL&mm ** ? "v* > j F. D. R'S DEFENSE POLICY PRESERVES ISOLATION WORLD CONDITIONS SINGAPORE BASE INCOME PAID OUT WITNESSES SPEAK OUT JOHNSON'S REARS LIBBY FOR PEACE (Hugo S. Sims, Washington Corres pondent.) I ???? President Roosevelt, in discussing his national defense policy insists that the United States in its naval construction program, must keep in mind the necessity of a fleet capable of defending both its coasts rather than become confused over the ratio of its fleet to those of other nations. At a press conference, he declared that the concensus among those, who knew roost about problems of national defense and who hpve given it great est thought, is that we cannot rely on a single defense in one ocean. Mr. Roosevelt declared that we might be faced with a war on both sides of the Continent but quickly added that this was all he would say on the sub ject u Naturally, the President cannot go into elaborate details but, in view of his long advocacy of peaoe and his on doubted sincerity in wanting to avoid war, his utterances are . extremely pointed, to say the least. In fact, close observers believe that while Mr. Roosevelt has no specific threat in mind, he is greatly concerned over the disordered state of the world and the aggressive use of military and naval power to gain national ends. Apparently convinced that the people of the United States desire to pre serve its traditional isolation, the Chief Executive realizes that the na tion must be prepared to defend itself single-handed against aggressors in whatever combination they may pre sent themselves. Moreover, should the nation at a later date decide to enter into some agreement with other powers in re gard to future contingencies, there are many who doubt that complete re liance could be placed upon, even a strict offensive and defensive al liance. Therefore, under present con ditions, there is no other course but to assume the burden of additional land and sea armaments which will, as far as possible, guarantee the safety of this country. There is no reason to believe that Mr. Roosevelt is more militaristic than when he took the oath of office as ' President and enunciated his "good-will" policy. Those who see him regularly accept his word that no aggressive intent is involved in the naval and army plans now under Consideration. Despite doubts ex pressed by some public men, the gen eral belief is that, there is no ar rangement with Great Britain or any other country which can lighten the country's burden of defense. It is admitted that while officially at peace with all the world, the relations of the United States with Japan, Ger many and Italy are not on the same plane as with other nations. This is not because the United States has discriminated against the totalitarian states but because the three aggres sor nations have elected te stand apart from the rest of the vorld. . . . The proM9M? of three American cruisers, only foreign vessels at the opening of -the British Naval Base at Singapore, hits excited the pacifists in the United States, although. this Government to^c particular pains to stress the fact that the American warships were only paying a friendly visit. Nevertheless, in the eyes of foreign statesmen throughout the world the fact that our vessels were present by invitation And those of no other nation invited, is taken to indicate some degree of co-ordina tion between the two fleets. ~ The British had 24 warships of the East Indies and China squadrons, to gether with many troops and several squadrons of ah-planes. The new base is expected to solidify British pres tige in the Far East. It affords al 1 _ _ ?4.-J fr\Y HofpTlfiP ftffftlTlftt I lOCayvU Awl UtUclloc ogouwu wlc ***r} . ?1 - j mildie v/ L ' i ' ' * ? ? r V :j fashion Showfo Be loteiay Night Expnsition Feature J " m The management of the Belk-Tyler Department Store of Parraville, un der whose personal direction the fashion revue will be staged, informs us that much new spring merchan dise has been received and will be shown on Wednesday evening, March 2, at which ^me the following looal young ladies will act as models in the revue: Miss Hazel Mbnk, Miss Vernice Lang Jones, Miss lone Green, Miss Gray Caraway, Miss Elsie Mae Carraway, Mrs. J. T. Windham, Jr. The juvenile division js promised to be a very pleasing episode and will feature the newest models of Shirley Temple dresses, and will be shown by Miss Anne Jones, daughter of |Ir. and Mrs. Marvin Jones; Miss Anne 0g lesby, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Oglesby; Miss Wilbur Standi, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Stan di, [ Special music is being arranged with several specialties in songs and dances by the local; talent which is so available in Farmville. The beau tiful decorations in the Knott's Ware house will form an ideal background for this style revue, and will prove to be one of the season's outstanding events. / Parent-Teacher's To Sponsor Children's Matinee at Exposition The Farmville Parent-Teachers As sociation cordially invites all school children to attend the matinee of the Exposition and Circus in Knott's warehouse Tuesday, March 1st, at 2:30 p. m. The admission charge will be five cents each for all school chil dren through out the entire county, and teachers accompanying classes will be admitted- free, fifty per 'cent .of the proceeds will be given to the Parent-Teachers Association, and schools in Farmville and vicinity will be dismissed at 2:15 p. m. in order that all may have the opportunity of seeing, the complete circus of sixteen acts as well as the Merchant's die-, play in the Exposition. Camp and Auxiliary Hold Joint Meeting On Sunday afternoon at two o'clock the Spanish-American War Veterans of Captain James Thomas Smith Camp, Number 17, held a joint meet ing with the ladies of the local Aux iliary, and with the following oqt-of town speakers and special guests in' attendance: District Commander J. M. Mabery and Mrs. Mabery, president of the state auxiliary, and Mrs, Lil lie B. Neal, junior vice-president and department secretary, and W. A. Neal, department patriotic instruc tion of Charlotte; Eldridge Smith, past commander Worth Bagley Camp No. 2, and 0. B. Bester, ad jutant of this Camp, together with the quarter master, John R Moore, of Baleigh; past commanders of the Capt. Smith camp, J. B. Johnston and J. W. Mobley, of Greenville, and Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Hardison and Mr. and MrsrT. G. Willis, of Washington. After a business period there were several fine speeches based on Pa triotism and Fellowship, which were enjoyed, and especially that of the department commander, who spoke ? ' '?fV,o I workings r of the oj^rtmization. The department commander* was followed by the i&triotic instructor^ Mr. Neal, who explained the impor tance of the fine points of comrade ?ship. Others-speaking briefly, were BQ? B. Bester and John R; fflbdre, who ppresented the activities of their IKeamp and paid tributes to the hero fpr whom the Pitt' County camp was named, Captain James Thomas Smith, who made the supreme sacrifice. The president of the Auxiliary, Mrs. Mabery, made an inspiring talk, taking tinder consideration .the mili taristic operations being followed for the defense of this nation. : I Mrs. Lillie B. Neal also spoke on the Bodal an deconomic program of the Auxiliary. [*? At the conclusion of a round table discussioh the meeting was adjourned GOVERNOR CLYDE R. HOEY March 4 Will Be World Dayof Prayer Friday To Be Observed By Church Organiza tions Here Jointly As Day of Prayer. Members of the various church or ganizations here, will, as. in .'past years, hold a joint meeting for study and prayer on Friday, March 4; in the observance of World Day of Prayeri thus becoming a link in the chain of prayer around the world on that day. pie service will be held in the Episcopal Church, with Miss Helen: Smith, president of the Episcopal Auxiliary, in charge, and with mem bers of the other women's organiza tions of the different churches taking part in the program. The entire com munity is invited to attend. .-j ? 'Groups of Christian men, women, and children will be meeting and praying at the same time for onene3s in a war-torn community in thousands of places, large and small, including the following cities, where the World. Day of Prayer has been observed for several years as an all-day service: Shanghai, CHpqfcpljurch, New Zea land, Tokyo, aMtncnow, Bagdad, Je rusalem, Athens, .Cape Town, Johan nesburg, Elat, Satiago, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janerio, New; York, Toronto, San Farnciso* Honolulu. The program to be used., here at this time was prepared by iMiss Alice E. ? Henderson, of New Zealand, a pioneer missionary in the Punjab, India, under the New Zealand Pres byterian Church, and is built about the Church^s the center of the world Christian commuhity, under the topic "The Church, A World Fellowship." New menaces and new rivals -to Christianity have arisen in recent monthn with the result that churches of the East and West are faced with many new problems, similar in na ture, and a new and deeply moving sense of Christian unity. is being felt by all amid this distress. For Christian unity 0 Lord Jesus Christ, Who .didst pray for Thy disciples that they might be one even as Thou art one with the Father; draw us to Thyself, that, in common love and obedienc? to Thee, we may be united to one another in the fellowship of the one Spirit, that the world may believe that Thou art Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Amen. Cheeks Are Late During The Month : ? ~T~'~ Raleigh, Feb.. 22. ? Charles G. Powell, Chairman of unemployment compensation said the unemployment compensation checks will continue tb be one or two weeks late through this week, then he expected to catch ub and keep up. Gov. Clyde R. Hoey ?aid today that he existing delay of about two weeks in distribution of unemployment com pensation checks was "not bad" in view of the complications of the new system. Meanwhile, a e^md protest from 7. E. Floyd, Ltxmberton attorney was en route by mail to Charies'G. Pow ell, unemployment f? compensation chairman, cEkrging the commission with inefficiehsy and declarinig no stops had been taken to speed checks to unemployed Lumberton textile I About^w"riifec^ wer^maUed ' iinOTVITllnVDfl WflplrOTfl .*i "' ? #?' -*? -J . ? T -T -rr -?- i!"V" ^7j?r? -? ^ Hon. Gov. CIy<fe Hoey 1 Will Open the Amen can Eegion, Exposition ? Next Week. ~~ ? The Hon. Gov. Clyde Hoey will of ficially open the American Legion Exposition in..the Knott's Warehouse Monday night, when the gala week will start, and with the many thous and of advance tickets tjhat have been sold, preparations are beintf made to entertain a large crowd of out-of town visitors, it is also promised that one of the cleanest and most beautiful presentations of entertainment will be afforded, during the entire week. The enthusiasm pf the many visitors to the warehouse the past week"H indeed gratifying to tie committees, and the comments, were very pleasing, and of course the Knott's warehouse will be open for inspec aon until Sun day night at 10 p. m. with the pub lic cordially invited to prevue the elaborate and beautiful decorations that have been installed. ?. The various tobacco, curing equipt ment manufacturers are installing many oil burners for the heating con venience, and it is assured that the warehouse will be kept at a comfor table temperture. Circus Acts Arriving In Town With the time drawing very close the various performers are arriving in Farmville from all points, and are making ready to present one of the finest arrays of talent ever to be presented in this community. An other new feature has been added in the Andrew's grizzly trained bears, and Miss Andrews, the trainer has spent many years perfecting this group of animals wlich are unique in their offering. Miits and Mae La vine, in their pleasing! comedy routine will delight the comedy loving pub lic. - I * ? L "I Ciacn ana every evening win carry surprises which will be most profit* able and entertaining to all in at tendance, so the committee advises that all boy their advance tickets now, as these tickets will be off sale Saturday, February 26th. Friday night, March 4 th, when Hod Williams and his orchestra will af- * ? ford the music for dancing for the Queen's Ball,, there is anticipated one of the largest crowds Been- in Farm* ville in a number of year?, and on ? that evening Thad j Eure, ^secretary * of state will honor, the most popular young lady, by crowmng her Queen of the Exposition! and present her and her - maids of honor with the beautiful prize? that are being award ed The Farmville Port No. 15, Amer ican Legion wishes t> take this oppor- - tunity of thanking each and every person, also the business men of tha community for ther very unselfish support in helping to make this Ex position a success, and cordially In vites every one to visit same and renew old acquaintances. . Warehousemen To Salher Today Eastern Carolina Group Will Discuss Provisions of New Fatal Measure. Tobacco warehousemen of Norih and South Carolina and Virginia will ' neet at the Sir Walter Hotel in Ka eigh at 11 o'clock this Friday moist ing at a specially called meeting to discuss tee tobacco section of thenew Federal farm bill, it was announced . by IJ. V. Webb of Kinaton, president ' af the Eastern North Carolina Ware house Association. Some 300 members of the Eistern Carolina Association; the Middle Belt ?/. Association, with J. D. Adcock of Ox ford. president; the Old Belt..Asso ciation, wi^h 'C. B. Bryant of Danville, Va., president, and the South Oarolina * Warehouse Association with Wesley Singletary of Lalte; City, president, will meet at Raleigh to discuss the bin.pmym ;f %.#:/? Vj ' It was reveal today that the pledged themaelvus wholeheartedly to bill over. They urged all members af their respectiv s associataoha to at 11111 ? . II HIII.I ? . .1. ? ? Managua, Nicaragua* v ' Thff gBth* wMl'-BvcftDlBilip IIUI18 " 8uU aOoQuvucu _ ^ ^1?