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VOLUME TWENTY-NINE FARMVILLE, PUT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1939 NUMBER THIRTY-SEVEN ----- ?:?; ? ? ? ' -i -i. - .. ? . .. France Inclined to Remain dear of War in Spain Government Not Ready to Risk European War Without Help of Bri | tain. Paris, Jan. 17. ? Prance apparent ly decided today to stay clear of the Spanish war. The government said it would not live aid to the Spanish government unless Britain did, and Britain was determined not to intervene. Risk of a European war was considered 100 a fv Government leaders wrestled witn the problem throughout the day and at one point considered the advisa bility of rigr the bull by the horns and acting on their own, but the bugaboo of a war in which France might find herself alone seemingly was too much. Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet wound up the day by announcing that France would revise her policy of non-intervention in Spain only if Britain did. He was careful, how ever, not to close the door too tight ly on the hopes of a considerable portion of the French parliament which was 'demanding help for Spain's government. Prance and Britain, he said, were conferring on a betwixt and between solution which might end Italian and German aid to the Spanish Insur gents without risking war. Plight of France. premier Daladier's plight in the face of the Insurgents' continuing advance on Barcelona and the evi dent unwillingness of England to sanction open aid to Spanish govern ment armies was put on public dis play in the Chamber of Deputies. There, Daladier and his ministers were assailed by Communists and .Socialists in front of their own Radi cal-Socialists, who demanded aid for Barcelona. Behind these demands was * well-understood threat to band together in an effort to cripple the cabinet. Leon Blum, militant leader of the Socialists, who are numerically tlje strongest party in the Chamber, called on the tumultous session to go on record on the Spanish question. "It is up to the Chamber to say, he declared, "that the French and FngtUh governments now are obliged to denounce the non-intervention ac oo rd or at least to demand strict ^com pliance by all signatory powers." To get back to strict compliance with the 2ft-nation "handa-off-Spem" agreement, Italy, one of the signa tories, would have to withdraw all Italian troops now in Spain. Bonnet, whm had come back hur riedly from a "_m ^ (Wpv.ii at Geneva, calmed "?'kv cfiamber storm momentarily, largely with the help of Rightist former Premier Pierre Etinne Flan din, ITALY TURN* ATTENTION TO BALKAN ALIGNMENT Jan. 17. ? Italy began help ing1 Germany line up the Balkan countries for the Rome-Berlin axis tonight while Fascists vented their hatred of France. ; Count Galeizo Ciano, foreign min ister and son-in-law of Premise Ifna solini, left for Yugoslavia tonightT.to visit Dr. Stoyadinovich, Yugo ,ir and foreign minister. Authoritative Italians- said the trip largely to complete the elimination of French influence from southeastern Europe, which they said wag in aa ferment of revisionism." Till 1st ? indicated a bloc of Italy, Hungary and Yugoslavia, as an ad junct of the Borne-Berlin axis, was Oaao's aim. It was not improbable, they that an agreement between Hungary and Yugoslavia would be tf* first step. Italy's diplomatic tack was tp over cmpe Hungary^ national minority dates on Yugoslavia, which got a sliee of Hungarian territory ofter the JLHwarian - Yugoslavagremnp* if eventually negotiated, would be dgajter tq that undpr which Italy and YtgteM* hgro guarantee<rte re ippet their common froetifr. ,lt wquM YifosJpvia to treat her Hungarian tired# <4 fiifUk H? mm hie ewa Croix de Guerre tea ete? with a tg^ur in with I I* xcvcr^ ?- \ . I # < .. if_..ti *. fVirn Mid-Term Honor Roll First Grade ? Johnnie Barrett, Billy Russell, Robert. Rollins, Patricia Corbett, Nancy Kittrell, Rorothy Lu cas, Geraldine Prescott. _ Second Grade ? Jay Flanagan, Charles Joyner, Mary Frances Allen, Lorraine Butts, Jane Kittrell, Elsie May, Ruth Moore, Joyce Perry, Fan nie Quinn, Janet Stansfll, Helen Thomas, Sallie Tyson. Third Grade ? Cedric Davis, Neal Howard, Charles Parker, Dora Mae Barrett, Lola Grey Kemp, Carolee MeConnell, Ann Moore, Vivian Scott, Jovce Tyson, Betty Rose Wilkersou. Fourth Grade ? Billy Batton, Bruce Darden, Sterling Gates, Harold Rouse, Bobbie Russell, Maynard Thorne, Sybil Barrett, Dora Speight Trevathan, Babs Williford. Fifth Grade ? Mary Leah Thorne, Cordelia Vinson, Milton Williamson, Johnsie Mae Moore, Janie Kemp, Har ry Davis, Flora Dean Johnson, Mar jorie Johnson. , Sixth Grade ? Bobbie Smith, Bob Pay lor. ' Seventh Grade ? James Cooke, Lois Jones, Agnes Quinerly, Wilma Stansill. Eighth Grade ? John Parker, Cor nell Knott, Alice Harper Parker. Ninth Grade ? Bill Rasberry, Bob by Rouse, Boots Thomas, Mary Fran ces Greene, Dorothy Lewis, Yvonne Smith. Tenth Grade ? Reatha Mae Simp son. Eleventh Grade ? Hazel Jones, Rachel Barrett. < J. H. MOORE, Supt. MISSION TO BEGIN SUNDAY, JANUARY 29 Plans for holding the preaching mission in the Episropal Church are complete, according to the rector, Rev. Jack R. Rountree, who wishes to invite every person in the com munity to attend and to state again its purpose as a quickening influence for a fuller and more joyous Chris tian service on the past of all peo ple here, and not to Episcopalians on ly# The Rev. Mortimer Glover, rector of St. James, Wilmington, the largest church in the Diocese of East Caret lina, is to speak twice daily at 2:30 in the afternoon and again at 7:30 o'clock in the evening from Sunday evening, January 29, the opening ses sion, through Friday evening. The Rev. Mr. Glover is recognized as a deeply spiritual minister and a Student of the Bible, and his mes sage will doubtless prove a source of great inspiration to hit congregation. injured in crash Mr. and Mrs. M- P. MeConnell are reported at recovering *MWy Rocky Mount hospital from injuries sustained in a motor accident near Rich Square late Friday afternoon, in which Mrs, Stroud, of Goldsboro, oc cupant of the colliding car, was in stantly killed, y Mrs. MeConnell received a tew* scalp wound and Mr, H&well w*' tained chest injufg suffering from sevei^sfcock. You don't have to agree with what we write. There are quite a few others who-think they are right. Chamber Sassion To Hear Cooley Midwinter Meetings $ Kinaton, Jap. Harold D. C#*?F will speaker at the 1939 midwinter meet tog the ber of Commerce, at HqW Sir WaH? e g: pru dent of the chamber, will peeode over the meeting, which will be opeg to thejMbUo, Other details of the program wffl he announced Reservations for toffees?9 be made with the Re* Chamber of Commerce, Kihlj(p^p: - - ? m je? i_. en,/\ FarmviUe Wins . First Seven Bas ketball 6sroes So far this season the FarmviUe High School boys have not as yet tasted defeatt in a basketball game. They opened up the season one week before the Christmas vacation by nosing out a hard fighting team from Maury by the close score of 17-15. In the first game after coming back from the Christmas vacation they started the year 1939 off by defeat ing Chi cod by the score of 11-8. These first two games were played in Foun tain's warehouse, but the next game the local boys traveled to Grifton and won by running up the high score of 33-14. On their return home in t^e next game they ran up another huge score to triumph over the Grimesland High School to the tune of 32-9. They then defeated their local rivals from Fountain in low scoring battle by the count of 15-11. Last Friday night they again were victorious, this time over Bethel by the score of 12-8, and on Monday night they defeated Stokes by exactly the same score as they defeated Bethel. The girls basketball team has also won three games this season already. Their first victory was against Grif tion by the score of 19-18. They then won a very high-scoring game against Fountain by a 23-19 count. In their last game which was against Bethel, they won 15-11, Tonight both teams have a very hard game to play when tyey meet Winterville in a double-header at Fountains' Warehouse. The first game will start at 7:80, On Tuesday both teams will travel to Ayden and on Wednesday both of the Ayden teams will return here for two very interesting games which will start at 7:30. Some of the outstanding play ers for the boys are R. Pierce, A. Joyner, G. Lites, A. Harris, and R Teele. The outstanding players for the girls are F, Carraway, 0. Taylor, D. Clarke, M. Russell, R Barrett, and E. Gay, 4 _ The Rat Must Go! Slogan of Campaign To Be Waged Here A movement, which is to be in augurated at an early date, and-one which should and doubtless will meet with the wholehearted support and cooperation of every FarmviUe citi zen, is the rat eradication campaign to be sponsored by the Woman's Club under the supervision of Miss Tabitha DeVisconti, as committee chairman, Th following information is set forth, herewith, fpr the benefit of Citizens who are not acquainted with the great damage done by these rod ents, which is appalling* and with the purpose of enlisting every man, woman and child a* a fighter in this war on the rats, ted by the women Pied Pipers, 1 The common house rat is not only the most destructive animal, econom ically, hut is also the most serious menace to pubUc health in the na* .tiofT Of all pests, therefore, th* Tat is the one above all others that should be kept under strict control, Rat damage to property included holes gnawed in many articles such as lead pipes, grain bags, boxas, doors, fumlture and books, fipbdWJi caused by burrowing in emtSMMt* mentsj fires, caused by gnawing:*** the short circuiting of electric wires, and the undermining of the founda tions of buildings. The destruction of poultry is another serious crime which demands the eradication of this pest locally, The .average annual lois on farms in the JJnited States, caused by rate, is estimated at about W^.QOO.QQQ. In towns and cities the loss is much SWJtiWW 000, making a grabd total of *189, 000,000 for the United States, the average being 9. The number of Utters produced m a year is reported to vary from 3 to 12. The yotWf rats grow rapidly and. breed whgn only 3 to 4 month* old Abpndanfc proof demonstrates that the house rat breeds every month in the year, and there is q? jrecord of 7 Utters in 7 months from a idngte pair. At the shove rates of population increase, the rats will probably be inaugurating a movement in the course of the next few months to run the citizens out of Farmvilte and take it ?3?r in the. BfiW <4nlmn ib UfCi AM VM? WW W, so populor In Europe. wm Fannvilie Join the feminine jpiS^SrS.Wm.vmnentr I 1 V -'? -J.:? I , - . ' (Hugo S. Sim, Washington Corres pondent.) CONGRESS SETTLES DOWN. PRESIDENT'S SKSSAGES. ABOUT DEFENSE PLANS. ARMS COSTS YOU $10.54. WPA NEEDS FUNDS, HOPKINS DEFENDS COURSE. GIVEN NEW TASKS. AMBASSADORS TALK WAR. The Seventy-Sixth Congress is slowly set ling down to the real work of the session. Few definite trends are positively apparent and while public interviews give an inkling that the congressmen have made up their minds to take charge of legislation and to direct the policies of the Gov ernment, it is too . early to be sure that this will happen. Reaction to the President's address on the Btate of the union has been good, although some critics find fawlt with the Chief Executive for attemp ting to link domestic reforms with na tional preparedness, The portion of the presidential message that related to the condition of the world affairs and the necessity for the United States to arm itself to meet possible eventualities caused considerable dis pute, although there is determined group of congressmen definitely op posed to any large scale expenditures for the Army and the Navy, Jn the air, it seems, there is general assent that the aerial fighting arm of the United States must be greatly en larged, The President's annual message on the budget, taking up the fiscal af: fairs of the nation for the year which will begin on July 1, next, indicated j the spending program in the 1940 fis? ; cal year. Of a total of nine billion dollars; recovery and relief were al lotted $2,266,165,000. An indicated deficit of about $3,326,000,000 is fore seen, making the tenth Federal de-1 ficit in a row. This compares with a deficit of $3,972,000,000 estimated for the present year. These deficits are forecast in spite of the increased revenues expected to result from bet ter business and, by the end of 1940, the Federal debt is expected te reach an all-time high of $44,483,000,000, Some indication of the Administra tion's defense plans came from the Army and Navy section of the budget message. This carried total national defense expenditures of $1,319,558," m, an increase of $809,8&i,00Q over the previous year, Altogether, about twenty-two per cent of the estimated receipts from sources of revenue will be used for defense^ ft figures dqwn to about $10.54 fen every man, woman and child in the country. These figures do not include any sums recommended by the President in his special message on defense, In-the budget estimate submitted by the President, $720,087,403 repr*. sents the regular naval estimate, an| increase of almost $162,000,000 over the present year, Three items large ly account for the increase ?* a $116, 000,000 Increase for the construction of new vessels, a $26,000,000 increase to the Bureau of Aeronautics of the Navy Department for strengthening of the aerial arm, and a $9,000,000 increase to provide 448 more officers, 1,000 more Marines and an additional 5,000 enlisted men. Included In the estimate is money for the construc tion of two larger battleships, prob ably of 4$,000 tons; two mote 6-inch gun cruisers of 8,000 tons each; eight submarines and eight destroyers, two small seaplane tenders, one repair ship and the completion of another carrier pf lgr^ sftfc The IS* ftffure for the military establishment is $461,710,990 plus $20,700,000 Of contract authori zations, and $8,594,000 of Public **** ****** -"WS This' figure is slightly under that of the present year's total, but is ex pected to be increased sharply by sssaassrs' many new airplanes, The President's spedai message, askinf for -$875,000,000 supplemen tary appropriation to carry the WPA to the end of the fiscal year, met with some resisUnc^on tire part of congressmen who announced that the ba cntinrad without. HmyU Hopktah Mwly-wmjd Mussolini Pits Price en Pence With France ? y- TT7 .. ,? Italy struck a heavy blow Mon day to Europe's appeasement hopes by making an insurgent victory in Spain the price for settling her colo nial issue with France. " With Generalissimo Francisco Franco's armies driving swiftly to ward Barcelona, government capital ahd seat of its resistance, Italy's stand became of pressing importance. This became apparent with pub lication by the foreign office of an informazione diplomatics ; * bulletin outlining what Premier Mussolini told Prime Minister Chamberlain in their conversations last week. Mussolini told the British premier, said the foreign office bulletin quot ing "responsible Roman circles," that specifically the Italian quarrel with France could not be settled until af ter the Spanish war because "the Spanish questions has divided and still divides profoundly the two coun tries," Italy is prepared furthermore to send even more Italian fighters to the Spanish insurgeant army, if France or other democracies suddenly embark upon a program of large scale aid to the Barcelona government. Troops now- in Spain will be with drawn only if belligerent rights are granted the insurgent Generalissimo, Francisco Franco, and if foreign fighters are eliminated from Spanish government ranks to the satisfac tion of Italy. (Italy has withdrawn 10,000 soldiers from Spain, but others still are there. The Barcelona gov ernment withdrew foreign troops al so but Eascists were skeptical of the ' number,) -;>V j- At Geneva, Julio Alveres, Del Vayo, Spanish government foreign ministers, warned France that an in surgent victory in Spain might cost her dearly. Italy he pointed out, probably would leave troops in Spain under the pretense of keeping order and .thus would hold a potent diplomatic military club over France. Under such conditions, Alverez del Vayo de clared Italy's price might go as high as a demand for Tunisia, France's north African protectorate. Some diplomatic quarters in Rome again saw danger of the Spanish conflict emhroilling the rest of Eu rope, How Rome's stand would affect a reported settlement plan waa not yet apparent League of Nations circles at Geneva, where the League Coun cil assembled Monday, said Britain and France were considering offering Italy free port privileges in Djibouti, French Somalflaiid, and Seila, British Somaliland; a share in Suez Canal management and reduced canal rates; and rights for Italians in Tunisia equal to those of French residents, i Capture of Tarragona Sunday put insurgent vanguards within 56 miles of Barcelona on the Mediterranean coast and within 87 miles along the inland front Apparently still bar ring their way to Barcelona and pos sible final victory, however, was a secret government defense line in which the Barcelona regime indicated confidence. ? | The Spanish insurgent command Monday reported capture of Cervera j in a swift drive toward Barcelona I along the center of Generalissimo Francisco Franco's 100-mile front in j Catalonia. ? Cervera, an important town of 4, 000 inhabitants, lies with 50 miles di rectly west of the government capital 'on the highway from Lerida, Roads connecting the Leridea ?? Barcelona highway with government territory to the north and south Join at Cer YQTI) ?Associated Press, Ready For Beef . M, U Settlemyre of Acme in Bla den County has^ built a large beef cattle barn and set aside some of his best cultivated land for permanent pasture bo as to provide for his. herd of Herefords, He sa^s there is a better living from cattle than from WHO KNOWS ? ft' ,-jt^ ? " ' 1. Where waa Prof. Felix Frank furter bornt - r ?'*.. - 2. What is the estimated deficit of the Government for the 1940 fis cal year? ? '-v ' - 8. Where is BerchatesgadenV / 4. Was President Roosewrit's mes sage to Congress broadcast in Ger 6. For what crime was Thoraes J. Marlboro Mao Killed in Row ?*'< ? ? ? John Stepps Dies of Gunshot Wounds; Fun eral Held Tuesday. John Stepps, 42, Marlboro citizen, died at midnight Sunday in a Green ville hospital from gunshot wounds sustained in a fracas with a neigh bor, J. Addison Jones, in the home of Jones Saturday night. Stepps is alleged to have been at the home of Jones early Saturday night and to have'returned about 3 o'clock Sunday morning. Stepps was said to have bee drinking and to have started an argument over some money which was lost or stolen from him. Jones was declared to have or dered him away and when Stepps refused to leave and continued in a threatening mood, Jones opened fire on Stepps., Bond for Jones was al lowed pending the inquest Btepps is survived by his widow; three daughters, Addie Mae, Mary Louise and Margaret Stepps; his mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. John Stepps; and the following broth ers and sisters: Gqorge and Walter Stepps, Mrs. Letha Culford and Mrs. Bennle Wainwright, all of Marlboro; Mrs. Mollie Braddy of Snow Hill. Funeral services were conducted from the home Tuesday afternoon by the Rev. C, B. Mashburn, Christian minister of Farmville, and interment was made in the Stepp burial plot In Malboro. A jury headed by Deputy Coroner Ed S. Williams late Monday exoner ated Jones at an inquest held here. The coroner's jury turned in the verdict that "Jones shot the deceased in defense of himself and his home." It was brought out at the inquest that Stepps went into the bedroom of Jones' home in drunken condition and argued that Jones had taken a dollar from him. Meantime, he pulled cov ers off Mrs. Jones who was in bed. Stepps got a fire poker' and Jones got his gun. When Stepps proceeded to attack Jones the latter said, T kicked at him and the gun discharged accidentally." Final Report Of Seal Sale Brings Total Of $135.50 A report of the annual Christmas Seal Sale, sponsored by the Farm ville Literary Club, and presented at a meeting of this group on Wednes day by Miss Tabitha DeVisconti, lo cal sale director, gave the final total as $135.50. The director commented on receipts falling below those of last year, but called attention to the gain made by the, colored population under the supervision of H. B. Sugg, who turn ed in $30.15 and reported contribu tions as follows: St. James Free Will Baptist Church $5 bond; St. Steph en's Zion Church, $5.bond; Macedonia Missionary. Baptist Church $5; St Jpbin Free Will Baptist Church- $5 bopd; Colored school $10.15. .. ? ?!.? The dodging pedestrian will, in u few years, have to look up to keep airplanes from landing on his neck. Governor Ad vocates "USD" ' ? Tax For State Tells Wives of Legisla UcScwm. . , Raleigh. Jan. 18* ? The "use" tax being considered hy the General As sembly7 was championed as a practi cal new source of revenue by Gover nor Hoey yesterday in a talk to the Sir Walter Cabinet, composed of wives of legislators. - r 1 The tax,, be said, "is; largely de signed to help protect the merchants of our own State, in that it requires payment of sales tax on goods pur chased from without* the State." s. He that adoption of the hex would 'go far -toward protecting- North Car olina merchants and especially bor deTte ^Sw'defended the sales tax by asserting, "If North Carolina did no more in the way of govera repeal the 'sales Plans For Celebration \ Going Forward Rapidly r r- . .r L<>cal Committee Assist ing In Making Presi dent's Birthday Ball The Best Held In Coun ty. 'y > f Eli Joyner, Jr., chairman of Farmville's Birthday Ball committee announces that plans for the best of these celebrations in this county are going forward rapidly, and that an evening of fine entertainment is in store for those who attend. Mr. Joyner is in receipt of the fol lowing letter from Keith Morgan, na tional chairman of the celebration: I am happy to learn from your County Chairman that you have ac cepted the important post of chair man for the Celebration of the President's Birthday in your commu nity. We enclose a very interesting port folio of ideas for the coming cam paign and a book let fully describing our activities. These are brief high-lights of this year's campaign: Your County Chairman is to re ceive your entire net proceeds. He is to remit 50 per cent of this to the National Committee and retain 50 per cent in trust until, as so<^ as possible after January 30th, 1939, the new Chapter, embracing your County, is established. Plans for the procedure of these Chapters will be sent all County Chairmen after the campaign for funds closes. . . A plan for reaching every man, woman and child in your community - has been set up this year, with three main avenues of approach: We will have an extensive inarch of Dimes Button Campaign, an intel ligent march of Dimes Mailing-Card Campaign, and last, but important, the Celebration of the President's Birthday on January 30th, 1939, when parties, dances, etc., will be held in the 10,000 communities that partici pated in last year's Celebration of " the President's Birthday throughout the nation. With best personal wishes for a huge success so that sufficient funds may be available this year for a com prehensive and worthwhile fight against Infantile-Paralysis, I am, Very sincerely yours, KEITH MORGAN, Chm/\ Thus Mr. Joyner's enthusiasm over plans for giving every person in this community a chance to help in the fight against the dread enemy of the - children of this nation. . Mr. Joyner urges that members stt the invitation committee approach you, to listen carefully to their mes sage and contribute just as gener ously aj; your means will permit. ' *' REV. FORDHAM TO SPEAK With Rev. Fordham as the princi pal speaker on the program the ? Farmville Parent Teachers Associa tion will open its 1939 year with their first meeting in the high school au ditorium at 3:00 p. m. today. Rev. Fordham will probably deliver a very interesting speech because he is a man of wide experience. He was born in Missouri and educated at Rochester, N. Y. This is his first year of preaching in Farmville. He accepted the call from the local Bap tist church early last falL f tjp to that time he had been taching the word of God in New York 'State. Warren To Propose Tobacco Disease Study : Washington, Jan. 17. ? Represen tative Lindsay Warren announced h*ire that when hearings start on the agricultural appropriation -bill in February, he will ask for further in vestigation and studies tending to ward the eradication of the tobacco, , bug, which has now become quitj serious in some sections of North' Carolina and which attacks tobacco In the, pack houses. He pointed oat that good results were noyr being ob tained but that there was not suffix cient money allowed to make much progress. .Warren will also seek to obtain ah appropriation for ?n investigation of beef cattle and related live stock problems for the coastal plain area with especial- emphasis j>n pasturage problems. He was successful in ob taining this appropriation in 1980 and 1931 and considerable work and experiments were made on the state farm in Winona in Washington coun ty. He believes that cattle raising in the coastal plain area is about the to in some of the black land sections, and it is u question of developing a grass thaf, will' support them. He stated today .that he would not be able to secure Jiis appropriation un less it receives the. whole-hauled ^ It Si Wallace iboat it. * ing about tn6
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