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VOLUME TWENTY-EIGHT FARMVTLLE, PITT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MARCH 11,1M8 NUMBER FORTY-THREE
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Officials Assert Tobacco
Control Chief Price Hope
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BeMeve Failure of Ref
erendum Saturday Will
Bring Sharp Price De
cline; the Conservation
Policy Not Sufficient
Curb.
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Washington, March 8. Depart
ment of Agriculture officials today
expressed the opinion that failure of
flue-cured tobacco growers to adopt
marketing control by a two-thirds
vote in the referendum to be held on
Saturday will result in the lowering
of the average annual income of the
300,000 families engaged directly in
the production of the crop from $500
to between $200 and $300.
This opinion was based on the fail
ure of the soil conservation act to se- ,
cure any material reduction "of acre- '
age in 1936 and 1937 and the capaci
ty of the area in which flue-cured
tobacco is grown to produce crops :
far in excess of any potential de
mand.
The new farm bill really contains
two systems, acreage " allotments
based on voluntary compliance with
the soil conservation act, which is
continued, and poundage allotments,
the latter subject to the referendum
to be held on Saturday.* j1
Farmers are offered payments un- 1
der the agricultural conservation pro- 1
gram for planting tobacco in line with 1
the acreage allotments under the ag
ricultural conservation program. If 1
they plant in excess of these allot- *
ments, they merely fail to earn the 1
payments offered. The acreage allot- !
ments are independent of the market- ^
ing quotas, and regardless of wheth- 1
er a farmer plants in line with the '
allotments, his marketing quota
would remain unchanged. By plant- ;
ing in line with the acreage allot- '
ments, however, a farmer could ex- 1
pect, with average conditions, to have ^
a crop about equal to his 'market- *
ing quota. (
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Tfte marxeung quota 12) <% ^ivuiiu- j
age" quota and represents the amount .
of tobacco that a farmer can sell 1
without payment of the penalty im- J
posed by the new farm act. Sale of
tobacco in excess of the quota in *
payment of any penalty on that to
bacco would not affect the acreage *
allotments or the payments on the ;
acreage allotments under the agri
cultural conservation program. The 1
act authorizes the issuance of regu- '
lations under which the marketing
quotas could be transferred and thus
farmers who have excess tobacco
would have a possiblity of obtaining .
additional quotas from farmers whose 1
crops may be less than their quotas. :
Experiences in 1936 and 1937 show }
clearly that the payments offered un- '
der the agricultural conservation pro- *
gram are not sufficient to induce
farmers to keep production in line
with market demands. In the opin- (
ion of department officials, there
would be such a surplus within a few
.years that farmers would be faced '
with disastrously low prices if no ac
tion could be taken other than that
under the agricultural conservation
program. According to department
officials, there is adequate evidence ,
to indicate that the better than 300,- .
000 farm families growing flue-cured
tobacco could soon anticipate a drop .
from an income of around $500 per
- family to previous low levels of $200
- and $300 per family.
As between states, the act pro
2 vides for the establishment of quotas
on the basis of production during the
past five years, with adjustments for
the effects of blue mold and abnormal
1 weather conditions, for small farms
and for- trends in production. On
the point of trends in production, the
principle is recognized that the act
may guide and direct production so!
as to avoid unwise and too rapid
shifts or increases in production, but
that it cannot prevent the operators
of normal decreases or increases as
between different areas.
As between different farms, the
act provides that quotas will be es
tablished on the basis of past mar
ketings of tobacco, with adjustments
for the effects of blue mold and ab
normal weather conditions, the land,
labor and equipment available for
the production of tobacco crop rota- <
tion practices and the soil and other
physical factors affecting the produc- ?
tion of tobacco. The act contains '
provision giving protection to small
farms. <
The available quantity of flue- <
cured tobacco marketed per family is <
in itself very small. Under present :
conditions, if supplies are to be kept
in line with demand, each family will i
need to market slightly less than 2,- 1
400 pounds. This means an acreage i
per family of less than three acres. <
Nonetheless, the act provides that the :
nperator of a farm from which a J
quantity of tobacco normally mark
eted is less than 3,200 pounds may ,
continue to market his normal pro- i
iuction without penalty. ]
The second annual report on to- 1
cacco statistics, covering the 1935-37
marketing season and earlier years, <
fvas made available today by the ]
United States Department of Agri- i
culture. 1
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inese annual sHtusutiu aimiiimn?, -
prepared by the Bureau of Agricul
rural Economics, were authorized and ?
?equested by Congress in 1936. They 1
ire intended to bring together signi- 1
"icant figures. which give a perspec- <
dive of broad trends within the to- i
jacco industry. i
The report reveals improvement in
some phases of the industry in 1936- I
37. Cigarette production reached a J
lew high; cigar production increased
for the third successive year; stocks ?
>f tobacco in most types were re- ?
iuced to as low a level as was de- I
iirable. <
On the other hand, an unfavorable <
ndication is cited in the case of ex- J
ports. The export trade has always <
jeen a major outlet for American to
jacco, but greater and greater ef- 1
:orts are being made to duplicate pop- i
liar American types in foreign coun- ]
;ries. "Such efforts," it was stated, i
'backed by governmental funds and ?
proceeding along scientific lines, will i
probably bear more and more heavily 1
>n the foreign market for American
;obacco." I
The report contains numerous ta
bles on production, prices and other
terns relating to tobacco. New data
lot included in the first annual re
port relates to tax-paid withdrawals
n the United States of tobacco pro
lucts from the Philippine Islands and ^
Porto Rico, 1917-37; tobacco acreage >
uid production of the world and spe
cified countries, 1900-34; data indi
cating use, dimensions and weights of
;obacco containers for shipment and
storage;" and international trade ta
bles by countries or origin and desti- J
nation for the most important tobacco 1
reporting, and importing countries, 1
1922-36. <
Copies of the "Annual Report on 3
Tobacco Statistics, 1937"?Statistical
Bulletin No. 63?are available from ]
the Superintendent of Documents, J
Washington, D. C., at 15 cents each. ]
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SUED ON GOLDEN ANNIVER- 1
SARY
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Los Angeles. ? On the fiftieth an- 1
niversary of his marriage, Hyman D. (
Stack was sued for separate mainte- i
nance by his wife, Mrs. Ella Stack, _
Mrs. Stack charges desertion in 1932, (
and asks $2,000 a month alimony,
$20,000 for lawyers' fees and $2,500 (
court costs. i
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Here Are Chief Points
In Marketing Proposal
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I Raieigh, March 10?The proposed
marketing quotas for cotton and to
I bacco would:
I - Endeavor to keep production in line
with consumption so as to protect
I growers from ruinously low prices
on glutted markets.
Give each cotton and tobacco grow
I er his fair share of the total crop
I is to be produced this year.
Encourage growers to participate
in the agricultural conservation pro- I
gram and receive payments offered
" for limiting the acreage of soil-do- I
pleting crops and for carrying out
I J soU-buflding ^ I
tas.
^ In brief, the cotton and tobacco
quotas would be determined for each
tnTm* i rv""' ?-'? I
inirw 4.5 Xbe rid j acreage.
and 5 acres would make adjustments
ranging from 10 to 30 per cent
Then the fanner's marketing quo
ta would be calculated by multiplying
hie allotted acreage times the aver
age number of pounds grown per
acre.
The cotton quota would be the
amount of cotton the farmer can grow
on his allotted acreage.
On a farm where the planted and
diverted cotton acreage has not been
as much as five acres during the past
three years, the allotment would be
the same as the largest number of
seres planted and diverted is any of
these years.'
H>n farms where five or more acres
bring the total aiiotment up to a cer
tain percentage of the crop-land.
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Chinese Guerrilla
Binds Hiin
Further Victories
Shanghai, March 9. ? Chinese re
ported today that guerrilla bands had
recaptured a dozen towns in con
quered territory north of the Yellow
river while Japanes artillery bom
barded strategic cities on the south
bank.
Most of the reported Chinese suc
cesses were along the Nonan-Hopeh
border, 40 to 60 miles behind the
Japanese advance lines which were
held up by the broad river.
The Chinese also said a Chinese
cavalry detachment had repulsed a
Japanese drive against Lini, in south
eastern Shantung, killing 500 Japa
nese.
The Japanese artillery attacks
were concentrated on Chinese posi
tions opposite Menghstien and Wenh
jien, where the Japanese hoped to
cross the river and cut the Lunghai
railway between Chengchow and Loy
mg.
Although handicapped by snow, the
Japanese continued to pursue retreat
ing Chinese in Shansi province, pre
paratory to invading Shensi, the Com
munist stronghold.
Chinese said Japanese in Northwest
ern Shansi had crossed the Yellow
river near Paoteh and occupied Fuku
in Shansi province, but were forced
jack by a spirited Chinese counter
ittack.
The Japanese column, driving
southward through Shansi, is aimed
it Tungkwan, gateway to Shensi, at
;he "big bend" of the river. This
idrive centers attention on Sian, cap
tal of Shensi and for 400 years cap
tal of the Chinese empire.
Sian is surrounded by 30-foot walls
juilt by Hung Wu, founder of the
Ming dynasty in 1368.
- In Shanghai, a Japanese army
spokesman said the Chinese had lost
ill "effective striking power" and
lad been forced to start arming
:ivilians. He estimated that Chinese
^sualties, killed and wounded totaled
ipproximately in Central and North
2hina.
Japanese reported their air force
lad struck in a new quarter, raiding
Jiangyang in northwestern Hupeh
irovince for the first time and shoot
ng down four Chinese planes during
ui air battle there. They said Chi
lese hangars in Siangyang were
jombed.
Farmers Vote
OnEach Crop
Separate Ballots For
Tobacco and Cotton
Growers.
Raleigh, March 8. ? E. Y. Floyd,
\AA executive officer at State Col
ege, issued a warning today in which
ie reminded farmers that the vote
>n cotton and flue-cured tobacco
March 12 will be separate.
"From many reports which have
reached me, I gather that a, large
aumber of cotton growers are de
pending on the tobacco producers to
io the deciding, either one way or
the other," Floyd stated.
"This jgjsunderstanding should be
;leored up at once," he continued
"The vote on cotton and the vote on
tobacco are separate and distinct, and.
ine may be carried and put into ef
fect while the other may fail,"
Two ballot boxes will be provided
it each polling place, one for cotton
md one for tobacco. Those who pro
duced cotton will vote in the cotton
balloting, and those who produced to
bacco will vote for tobacco, if a far
mer produced both, he is entitled to
rote for both crops, .If not then he
-an vote only for that crop which he
grew in 1937,
No one who. did not. produce one of
the two crope last year will be. allow
ed to take part in the referenda,
Floyd explained, and will be challen
ged if he attempts to vote,
"In at least one place, it lias been
reported that Texas cotton growers
will not be subject to quota*,* Floyd
said, in explaining other misunder
standing and misinformation which
has arisen, "This is not true, since
all cotton growers In the belt will vote
and all will be treated alike,
"The only cotton exempt fwm quo
tas is that with a staple length of
one and one-half inch or more, and
there is only a handful of this in the
United States," v?r' ' K
DIGGERS FIND GOLEgv
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Bloomaburgr, Pa. ? Workmen deep
eninglS^ytoBar under the house of
Elmer R. Beers found several gold
coins. Excitedly, they began to dig
for more and when finally they con
cluded they had found them all,, there
a cellar that waa two deet too deep.
the^orfcmen, and kept the balance
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F0R EDUCATION
NEW FEDERAL AID
STATES TO CONTROL
REORGANIZATION BILL.
FIGHT IN SENATE
AN EXECUTIVE JOB
NAVAL CONTROVERSY
BATTLESHIPS SUPREME
AIRPLANE ADVOCATES
BRITISH DECISION
(Hugo S. Sims, Washington Corres
pondent.)
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Federal grants to the States for
educational purposes have been has
tened by the report recently sub
mitted to Congress by the President
who received it from an Advisory
Committee on Education. Finding
"glaring inequalities in educational
opportunities," which " can be ade
quately corrected" only by Federal
aid, the study recommends the con
tribution of $855,600,000 in six years, ,
divided into six major funds.
The first of $40,000,000 in 1939, :
and increasing $20,000,000 a year, ,
would be for general aid in the ope
ration and maintenance of public ele
mentary and secondary schools. A ]
second from $2,000,000 to $6,000,000 ,
annually, for improvement in the ;
preparation of teachers; the third, ,
$20,000,000 tew $30,000,000 annually 1
for construction of buildings; the 3
fourth, $1/300,000 to $2,000,000, for
improvement of State Departments -
of Education; the fifth, $6,000,000 to <
$15,000,000, for civic, general and vo- j
cation part-time activities and the <
sixth, $2,000,000 to $5,000,000 for ,
1 rural library service. ' 1
The committee insisted upon State 1
control, plainly and exactly establish- i
ed by law, with the exception of a h
provision that States maintaining J1
separate schools for Negroes provide ]
an equitable distribution of the funds 3
without reducing the proportion of 3
present funds spent on Negro schb'ols.
So complete will be State authority ,
that local authorities will have to de- f
cide whether parochial and private ]
schools will share in the benefits. (
However, the advisory group held (
that the largest share should go to ,
rural schools, because the farm pop- <
ulation has a disproportionately heavy (
educational load to be borne on a low- j
er per capita income.
The National Education Associa
tion, the largest teachers' organiza- '
tion in the country, gave the report
its official commendation after a com
mittee reported that the President
favored the main principles, that the
money be distributed to equalize edu
cational opportunity for the nation's ]
children and that school control' be'
kept in the hands of the States and
local school districts.
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It is interesting to point out ww
Federal grants for educational pur- i
poses already exceed $50,000,000 a <
year. They include vocational educa- \
tion in public schools, rehabilitation (
of the physically disabled, instruction
at land-grant colleges, agricultural L
experimentation and agricultural and t
home economics extension work. The ]
activities would not be interfered
with, except possibly to be placed ?
more clearly under State control, and }
the new grants are to be in addition j
to the sums appropriated for the
purposes mentioned, 4
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The Senate last week debated the {
administration's reorganization bill (
with the measure under heavy attack
from a group of Senators, loosely
identified as the insurgent, or. anti- j
court-reform, Democrats and Repub
licans opponents. Several" Presidents ^
have attempted to solve the problem (
of administrative efficiency presented
by the 135 separate agencies of the
government in Washington. In 193%
Congress gave President Hoover pow- (
er to rearrange' the bureaus but with 1
the provision that changes had to be ]
submitted to Congress, without ef
fect until sixty days, not even then if
I either house passed a resolution of
disapproval,
The present measure including the 1
gist of two house bills, provides for
submission of reorganization orders i
to Congress for sixty days but to
prevent any of them from taking ef- i
feet a bill would have to pass both
houses and, if vetoed, secure the nec- i
essary two-thirds to thwart " the
change. Senaror Byrnes, in charge j
of the bill admitted at the outset that
no large percentage of the budget can j
be saved by regrouping agencies and
that jthe only way to save big money
'?la to stop^ appropriating money for .
the agencies," x
_ The^ Senate biU is in^ive tdtlefe, the
Fre?ci Premier 1
Declares Cabinet
Ta Resign Today
? 1
. Paris, March 9th. ? Premier Ca
mille Chautemps announced tonight
at Matigon Palace, as angry Com
munists stormed in the streets out
side, that he and his 40-day-old gov
ernment will resign tomorrow in fav
or of a cabinet turning to the right
for support
It was reported in the corridors
of Parliament that Chautemps' de
cision to open the way for a wider
coalition government that will com
pletely banish the Communists from
its majority was dictated by a de
sire to sell part of France's new $477,
567,000 arms loan to Great Britain.
According to these reports, ns yet
unconfirmed, Prime Minister Neville \
Chamberlain of Britain refused to
help France market her big defense j
loan unless a new government was ,
installed, based on a majority ex- ,
eluding the Communists.
Chautemps, who has headed two I.
Popular Front cabinets and plunged ?
from one crisis into another, said he I
.ppo*. bafor. tte ChMber of Itepu- ,
ties at %'JSO a. m. (4:30 a. m. E.S.M ;
He will explain the crisis provoked
by revolt among his Communist and I,
Socialist followers of the Popular I (
Front against his demands for pow
er to rule by decree in coping witti (
the nation's-financial and social dif-h
ficulties. i j; 11
The Socialists, most powerful ai-1 \
rfsion of the Popular Front refused ]
to grant full powers to* the cabinet ,
in which they hold no seats and the
Communists withhold formal decision ,
antil after Chautemps' appearance in <
the chamber, P
Only a surprising change of front \
5y the Socialists and Communists be- <
Core 9:30 a. m. notifying Chautemps U
that they are willing to give him the ]
weeping, almost dictatorial powers
ie demand, to fill the treaanry ??*
?earm the nation, can avert, the- cam
let's' collapse, '
It appeared likely that Chautemps,'
lasting the Communists aside and
seeking support of the Centrists under
Paul Raynaud, might eventually suc
ceed himself, as he did in a 81?llar
:abinet collapse on January 18. There
vere indications, however, that the
Socialists might decide to grab pow
>r for themselves and reinstate Leon I
31um as Premier. \
New Threat In :
Flooded Area i
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Hail and Lighting ush- '
er in New California <
Storm, |*
Los Angeles, March 8. ? Hail and
ightning ushered in a new storm to- j
Jay as rain-plagued Southern, Cali
fornia struggled to bring order out ,
>f last week's flood chaos.
Lightning fired a Pasadena home ,
luring the night and extinguished
?ha Ughts in an Altadena residence, t
Damage WW ?Hfkt, 1
Heavy hail struck Redondo, Beach i
ifter an electrical display. Rain was|c
?eported. from Santa Barbara , toU
Newport Beach. . J
The weather bureau's forecast of h
ocal showers indicated rain today a
voSd be of short duration, hw^er,
m4 enginers said flood control^dams
?ould handle average precipitation. t
A 30-mile hike over soggy, slip- ?
lerv trail. sM a 1
heflaocled Sa? Oabrial river W ?
ihead of rwcoera to attempta to re
nova Mm. Ethoi TW' !
jovernor of Alwta, to medtaU *' -
ention,. ? I i
The 52-year-old woman, her con- j
Ution made extremely.serious by ex
wsure in last week's deluge, was
?eported at'a forest ranger's sta
ion in upper San Gabriel canyon. j
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1. Is 1988 considered a grass*
tapper year? I
2. How many persons will make ?
income tax returns this year?'
3. Do blood testa reveal the ex* <
istence of the germ of sypltflis? : v H
4. When was' the Labor Depart
ment ereated? v 1
5. How many physicians are' there
in the United States? '
6. What portion of the population I
is dependent upon governmental aid? I
7. What percentage of railroad i
mileage is being operated by re- 1
celvers? ?
8. How many persons are on the
relief rolls of WPA? <
9. What is the largest airplane <
hangar in the world? <
10. How much do American sports- <
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Ifiss Habit Barrett
Crowned Queen By
Secretary of State
Coronation Ceremonies
and Ball Bring Legion
and Merchants Exposi
tion to Successful Close
Exposition Week, held by Legion
naires and merchants here, came to
a brilliant conclusion on Friday night,
with Secretary of State Thad Eure
conducting the coronation ceremon
ies, crowning Miss Mable Barrett, at
tractive and talented daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert G. Barrett, as queen
and presenting her with a lovely dia
mond ring. Miss Aileen Flanagan,
who was runner up in the contest,
received an Elgin wrist watch, Miss
Annie Lawrence Skinner, a compact
and bracelet set, and Miss Dorothy
Skinner, a; compact.
Miss Barrett wore a pink lace dress
with blue accessories and a shoulder
corsage of roses and valley lilies.
The Queen's Ball was formally
opened by the Queen herself and
Manager Grey. The Ball attracted
nore than two thousand people from
this community and nearby towns.
Music for the event was furnished
i>y Hod Williams' orchestra.
The Exposition was regarded as
nmong the most successful benefits
ever staged here, and partons were
apparently delighted with the fea
tured attractions and the good, clean
entertainment provided throughout
;he week by exhibitors and circus
jerformers.
Clean-Up Cam
paign To Begin
March T5tii
As Pitt County Health Officer I
irish to heartily endorse the county
ride "Clean Up Campaign" under the
ihairmanship of Miss Ethel Nice,
Pitt County Home Demonstration
\gent. This campaign is to be car
ied on in connection , with "Better
domes In America" week. It is plan
led that the campaign begin Mon
lay, March 14th and continue until
ill communities have been reached.
' There are several reasons for a
Hean Up CampMgai;
1." It improvefc^ue looks of the
lome and the grounds.
2. It increases ode's self-respect
8. It increases the value of pro
>erty. " *
4. It boosts the pride of the com
nunityi
6. And most important of all, it
jromotes good health.
Weeds in the yard, clogged up gut
ers, and old tin cans holding water
ire ? favorable breeding, .places for
nosquitos and of course mosquitos
arry Malaria. Unclean stables and
farage are favorable breeding places
'or flies. Flies are dangerous car
ders of Typhoid and other filth di
leases.
It is hoped that every citizen of
Pitt County will take a personal in
erest in this Clean Up Campaign on
i basis of what is good for the com
nunity but, if not on this basis then
in the basis of Self-protection.
It is unclean places that harbor
rerms. ' *
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Silver Anniversary
Observed By Joyners
Mi*, and Mrs. T. E. Joy
ner Entertain; literary
Oubs Meet During
Week.
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The largest and most delightful .
of social events held here during the
'spring season was that of Friday. .
when Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Eli Joy
ner entertained in observance of theii
Silver Anniversary.
A profusion of spring bloom, daf
fodils, hawthorne, snapdragons, rosed
and camillias, filled the home on
North Main street; the rose and gold
color note being emphasized in the
music room, shades of pink in the
living room, white and silver in tbe
dining and gift rooms, and red and
white in the sun parlor.
Greeting guests were Mr. and Mrs.
Claude.Barrett, and directing them to
the music room were Mr. and Mrs.
J. I.. Morgan, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. John
B. Joyner introduced guests to the
receiving line composed of Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Eli Joyner, their daugh
ters, Misses Verona Lee and Fran
cs, and son, Eli Joyner, Jr., Mrs.
Bertha Joyner, Mr. and Mrs. T. L.
Barrett,. Roanoke, Va., Mrs. Nonie
Barrett, Mack Barrett, Canton, Da
vid Barrett and the Rev. and Mrs.
D. A. Clarke.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Monk directed
the way to the dining room, where
Mr. and Mrs. A. Q. Roebuck And Mr.
and Mrs. R. H. Knott received. The
table was centered with a silver bowl
of white snapdragons, roses and fern.
White tapers in silver candelabra
burned on the table and mantel, all
appointments of which were silver.
Seated at the table were Mrs. Bertha
Joyner Gardner and Mrs. Louise Dix
on Harris, serving ices in orange
blossom and wedding bell motifs. Miss
Bettie Joyner, Miss Margaret Lewis,
Miss Bertha Lang, Miss Hazel Bass,
I Mioo Hanl/lina fJnrHner. MlRR Jean
Cannon, Miss Lucy Barrow and Miss
Nellie Butler assisted in passing in
dividual cakes, iced and decorated
with white roses, nuts and mints.
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Lang were in
the hallway, and Mr. and Mrs. R. A.
Joyner received in the gift room,
where the register was presided over
by Mr. and Mrs. John T. Thorne.
Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Thorne re
ceived in the sun parlor, where punch
was served by Mrs. Daisy Holmes
Smith, Mrs. Kathleen H. Moore, Miss
Elizabeth Lang and Miss Bertha Bay -
Joyner. V
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Mrs. Joyner is me oniy uaugu
ter of Mrs. Nonie Smith Barrett and
the late C. L. Barrett. Mr. Joyner is
the son of Mrs. Bertha Barrow Joy
ner and the late R. L. Joyner, Sr.
This popular couple reared in
Farmville, has been very active in re
ligious, social and civic circles here
from their youth.
Mr. Joyner has. been the secretary- ; .
treasurer and successful manager of
the Farmville Furniture Company
for the past twenty-five years, this
firm, prominent throughout Eastern
Carolina, also celebrating their Sil
ver Anniversary this year.
Around four hundred friends called
from eight-thirty to eleven, with the ; -
following out-of-town guests regis
tering: Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Stewart,
Wilmington; Mark C. Lassiter, Snow
Hill; Roy Lassiter, Greensboro; Mrs.
C. L. Finch and Miss Lucille Finch,
Henderson; Mrs. H. H. Benson and
Miss Ruth Benson, Lenoir; Mr. and
Mrs. J. J. Henderson, Wendell; Mr.
and Mtb. W. E. Waters, Rocky
Mount; Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Cannon,
Ayden; Mr. and Mrs: R. G. Carr,
Durham; Mrs. Dunbar Lamar, Beach
Island, 3. C.
Mr. and Mrs. il. F. Harrington^ Mr.
and Mrs. V. C. Fleming, Mr. and
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Filed Your Income Tax
Return Yet? Here's How
? ' t - c ' "'3 *! i\ h-iC'K'/f.f
I'- .
? Washington, March 8. ? Have you i
nade out your income tax return, i
["here's only one week left.
Making out returns is a cinch, es- i
jecially if you go. to an internal rev- <
mile expert for help.
At least thafs what one expert? 1
i gentlmena with white hair and i
pold-rimmed glasses?said today. 1
Briefly, as he put it, this is all you <
lave to do: i
'Rrit figure your ."gross" income.
'Gross" means total, except that the i
government stresses the meaning -a ;
)it in your favor. "Gross" doesnt .
nclue, for instance, things like the i
ife insurance you get when your un
^ ThejOhe fun begins. You start
tejucting items to get what the gov
srnemnt calls "net" income. You \
ieduct the $10 you gave last year ;t6 i
the Community Gheffe the $281 you
paid the city on real estate texes,
?
jarage that blew down and the $50
gave up trying to col
is your personal exemption. Married
nen get a break and can take off
2,500. Every child or other depen
fent necessarily supported by you'
raunts for another $400 exemption. .
However* if cousin John, who has '
Deen living' off you while carefully
avoiding work, is over 18 and in good ..
health, Uncle Sam counts you a suck
V and counts John nothing at all in
the way of deductions.
There's one more deduction, which
the experts say many salaried peo
ple fail <j| take. It's called an "earn
ed income" credit If your net in
come was under 33?MG, this credit
10 per cent of the' ?? If your in
come was over $3,000, deduct 10 per
rent of either yofejgilery or your
net income-^whichever is smaller ?
cooid minus porflonsl ify. ?- .
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