IS~~I The Farmville Enterprise i ^ ?: ??- ? ? ? . ' ? * '" ? ? - ? 1 ? ? " ' i ' . ' ' .VI ? ? ? VOLUME TWENTY-NINE FARMVILLK, PITT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1919 NUMBER FORTY-FOUR I ' ------ * ? - ? _ -? * ! . 1 _ I- - ' - 1 * - ?"e'?eweee,?'??e^ * * * 1 ? , ???. : President Roosevelt authorized the Navy to bpild in private yards four new 6,000-tpn cruisers to cost $12, 000,Q00 each. The cruisers previous ly had been authorized by Congress. The President called leaders of the (1. L 0. and the American Federa :"TT ^T-szr+rrxi . -- ? ????>?-. *-v ^ tif>n of Lfito* to the White House to express the hope that their forth* coming peace conferences would end labor's internal strife, Loans ris I a- - ;:.i: Emergency crop and feed loans for 1989 are ww bdiw made In all the early jfrqting sectionBof the South and Southwest, reports the Farm Credit Administration, for the Florida citrus induetry^S - aemtef Agriculture, ? ? President Sans Business Appens ment Progressing Undecided As To Con sents of Relief Mes sages; Avoids Econo my Issue. | Washington, March 7. ? President Roosevelt today said that his new business appeasement policy is pro grossing nicely, and brushed aside as unimportant the possibility that the administration may ask Congress to increase the public debt limit to $50, 000,000,000. | He also told his press conference that published dispatches to the ef fect that he will renew his demand that Congress appropriate an addi tional $160,000,000 to finance relief until July 1 were cock-eyed. Con gress, in a burst of economy, snipped $150,000,000 from the relief bill and invited the President to ask for more if an emergency arose. Within a week after the measure had left the capital, the Chief Ex ecutive demanded an additional $150, 000,000. His action infuriated con servative Democratic economy lead ers of both Houses and they said bluntly that his wishes would not be granted unless he justified the emergency, and only then after care ful consideration had been given his plea. Today, in the face of this histility, Mr. Roosevelt said he would confer tomorrow with Works Progress Ad ministrator F. C. Harrington about the present status of relief funds and that probably next Monday he would send a message to Congress outlining the current situation. The amount of money he will request, he said, will be determined by the re port he gets from Harrington. It - ?? ? ? iN _ j ?j may be nothing, he saia, ana it may be $150,000,000. He touched only briefly on taxes. Asked what his attitude was toward agitation by business for complete repeal of the undivided profits tax, in view of his appeasement policy, he said he must withhold a reply until he can determine how much revenue has been derived from this levy. It |was cut from a maximum of 27 1-2 per cent to 2 1-2 per cent in a tax re volt in the 75th Congress. The President said that before de parting for the fleet maneuvers in the Caribbean, he was agreeable to repeal taxes acting as a deterrent to business expansion and had sought to give assurance that business has nothing to fear from the New Deal in its tax, utility and other policies affecting private enterprise. The new policy was elaborated quickly by Sec retary of Commerce Harry L, Hop kins and Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgentliau, Jr, It had immediate repercussion in Congress, where a coalition of south ern Democrats and Republicans boomed away with demands that fed eral spending be curbed and that the government economize at once. Mr. Roosevelt declined to be drawn into a discussion of the economy drive, explaining that a newspaperman had told him that the question would be asked in order that dispatches could b$ written portraying a feud between him and Congress over the issue. Masquerade Ball Anticipated Event of Friday, March 17 Mrs. M. V. Jones, chairman of the Masquerade Ball, which is being sponsored by the Major May Chap ter, and will be held on Friday even ing, March 17, from nine to one /clock, reports that the entainment plans are being received with much enthusiasm from citizens here, and that around a hundred tickets have been purchased by those expecting to trip the light fantastic, and num bers who will attend as spectators. Plans call for a number of specialty song and dance acts, which will be quite entertaining and enjoyable. Tq assist those interested in rent ing costumes hfrs. Jones announces that she has obtained the addras of a firm in this business and will be glad to furnish same to those wishing this service. Complete and beautiful costumes are available for,$3 each. Dispute Settled, Gandhi Ends Fast Takes Glass of Orange Juice After 98 - Hours Fast. Rajknot, India, March 7. ? Wiz ened ^9-year-old Manhondas K. Gandhi this afternoon ended a fast of 98 hours and 25 minutes to win political reform. He drank a glass of sweet orange juice. The nourishment was the first since he started the "fast unto death" just four days ago after drinking a cup of hot goat's milk. The British viceroy 9f India, the Marques of Linlithgow, intervened in Gandhi's dispute with the ruler of Rajkot. Settlement of the dispute?Gand hi sought more democratic forms of government ? was regarded as an other significant victory for the re-' vered leader of millions of Indians. Gandhi voluntarily ended the long fast, which his doctors said was en dangering his life, immediately after receiving a letter from the 39-year old ruler. - The letter was handed to the as cetic former "Mahatma" by a chauf feur sent by E. C. Gibson, British resident in'the states of Western In dia Gandhi opened the letter, smiled weakly and turning to his attendants, accepted the glass of orange juice which he began sipping slowly. The British viceroy and Gandhi's secretary had carried on one side of the negotiations, while Gandhi him self dealt with Gibson, who was act ing for the Rajkot ruler. Harnett Tobacco Damaged By Rain County Agent Estimate Beds Have Been Hurt Approximately 25 Per Cent. Dunn, March 7. ? County. Agent C. R. Amnions estimated today that recent rains had damaged tobacco beds in Harnett County between 20 and 25 per cent. He said, the estimate was based on reports coming to his office from every section of the county. He plans to make a complete survey within the next few days. Most of the damage, he said, has beer, done to plant beds in the sand hills section in Western Harnett, particularly in the region between Lillington and the Cumberland Coun ty line. He said several farmers had re ported that entire beds had been washed away by the heavy rains. Ammons said he feared that there would be a scarcity of tobacco plants in some sections although many farmers planted more seed than us ual this year in preparation for a big crop. He said he had received no com plaints from cotton farmers, except that rains had delayed spring plow ing. Annual Meeting Held ? The annual meeting of the Pitt County Branch of the Farmers Mu - -??I to? r A lu&i nre iiujunuico aodvwquvu **?? held in the Court House March 4th, 1989. The secretary reported number of December 31st, 1988, as 609. Insurance in force $1,406,146.00. Officers were reelected as follows: L. W. Tucker, president; J. L. Per kins, vice-president; James L. Little, secretary and treasurer. Agents: J. D. Cannon, Ayden; W. A. House, Bethel; D. S. Spain, Green ville; A. L. Woolard, Stokes; Jack Lewis, Farmville. Supervisors: C. H. Briley, Bethel Township; G. H. Bouse, Chi cod; J. C. Parker, Falkland; W. M. Taylor, Swift Creed; J. T. Moore, Pactolus; Frank Hart, Ayden; T. W, Lang, Farmville; L. R. Whichard, Carolina; A, D. McLawhorn, Winterville; Ivey Smith, Beaver Dam; V. C. Fleming, Greenville; W. E. Smith, Fountain; W. K. Clark, Bel voir. Farmville Merchants To Stage Semi-Annual Community Dollar Day Following the example of so many, e towns and cities throughout Eastern t North Carolina, the recently organ- c ixed' Chamber 6t Commerce ft Mer- * chants Association are to have on < Friday and Saturday, March the 17th c and 19th, the first semi-annual com- t munity Dollar Day. AU of the mer- ; chants aw cooperating in this drive t for extra business by arranging s throughout their stock attractive Dol- a lar Day values. In addition to this, i they have bought many special items % FtatsvHlo "tod '* ' sisrroQiicU&^ 3j "* 7... . ; '?. L^L'. ommunity will , welcome this oppor unity to take advantage of the many olossal bargains to be found in Farm ille on these two days. The Farm ille Enterprise congratulates the Jharaber of-Commerce and Mer hants Associations ?or staging this wo-day booster event. It's cooperation such as this helps o make a town or city, regardless of lie and population, more prosperous ind pleasanter in every rsepectj and la a pleasure for us to extend an in vitation to all of our readers to bei 84UuU'' *1 fei$? W---?? GEORGIA NEWSPAPERS PRAISE A CAPELLA COLLEGE CHOIR 3. A. R. Holds Annaal^Session High Point Gets 1940 Meeting. Statesville, March 7. ? The 39th annual State convention of the Daughters of the American Revolu tion disposed of preliminary business Tuesday and delegates held a ban quet in honor of the Vice-President General, Mrs. W. H. Belk of Char lotte. Opening sess; is, held Tuesday af ternoon at-First Presbyterian Church, were called to order by Mrs. Eugene Norfleet Davis, State regent. Mrs. E. E. Gillespie of Greensboro, State chanlain. read from the Scriptures. ? f _ Greetings were brought by town of ficials and representatives of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, American Legion Auxiliary, the Spanish War Veterans' Auxiliary, Colonial Dames, and other organiza tions. After the roll call of officers and chapters, the minutes of the last conference were read by Mrs. Virgin ia Home of Wadesboro, State record ing secretary. A memorial service was held in the afternoon. Tribute was paid to the late Mrs. Sydney Perry Cooper of Henderson, former State regent. A tea, given by the United Daughters of the Confederacy followed. Honorary state regents, honorary state vice-regents and past vice-pres idents general were presented at Tuesday night's banquet. Mrs. Wil liam A. Becker, honorary president general, was principal speaker. Her topic was "National Defense through Patriotic Education." A 4-Via i* cnocinn WnHnoo. rtV VllO V.IU01115 uvgoivit) IT vmmvw day, the Daughters decided to hold their 1940 meeting in High Point, probably the last of March. Delegates took time out from a series of committee reports, enter tainment, and talks to elect Mrs. H. 0. Steele of Statesville. as chaplain, to succeed Mrs. E. E. Gillespie of Greensboro; and Miss Helen Bryan Chamberlain of Kinston as state his torian, to succeed Mrs. L. E. Fisher of Asheville. Mrs. 0. A. Meyer of Henderson was renamed State treas urer. Mrs. Eugene N. Davis of Raleigh, State regent, received the endorse ment of the State organization as president general of the national or ganization. Her name will be pre-" sented before the D. A. R. congress in Washington next year. Miss Ann Wiley of Central High School, Charlotte, was announced to day as winner of the good citizenship pilgrimage of the State Society. She was designated by Miss Elizabeth Home of Wadesboro, State chairman of the pilgrimage. Thirty-seven of the 69 chanters in North Carolina had entries in the competition. Others who placed were Miss Virginia Mc Kenzie of Salisbury, second; Miss Ada Braswell of Wadesboro, third; and Miss Harriett Harringto%< of Wilmington, fourth. Entries whose record books were adjudged excellent included Miss j Mary Catherine East of Albemarle, Miss Frances Cochran of- Statosville, | Miss Sallie Mae Bennett of Winston-1 Salem, .and Miss Virginia Kellett ofv Waynesville. Waiting for somebody who fails to show up at the expected time is a tiresome business. Engineers Opan lids on Tar River Project ?-? . War Department Ex pects to Let Contract for Dredging In Pew Days. ? ? ? j Greenville, March 7. ? Bids for the dredging of Tar River from Green ville to Washington were opened at noon today in the office of Major G. W. Gillette, district engineer of the War Department at Wilmington, ?4*1. Hio Vtuiaml mTonimMt suh W1 Wl U1C 5Y ? -~-r roitting an estimate of $163,202.83. Contracting concerns. engaged in the bidding and the amount of the bids follows: Shell Producers Company, Tampa, Fla., $189,888; Arundell Corporation, Baltimore, McL, $208,876; Gahagan Construction Corporation, Brooklyn, N. Y? 1251,712; Atlantic Gulf and Pacific Cmpany, New York, $282/108;. and Standard Dredging Company, New York, $284332. Iphjor Gillette advised that the War Department expects to awiw the cdjd9N# within the next few-days. Work will get under way some time in the immediate future. Completion o^^e project is expected by Sep ?^ Ktt HSBWWa, president of U? \ i I Newspapers throughout the sMe of Georgia have expressed unqualified praise for .the Milledgeville College Choir, unique choral group that wfll appear here in a concert of the world's greatest music on March 24 at Per kins Hall under the auspices of the Woman's Club. A few of the many comments made following last year's successful tour follow: The Albany Herald sayB: "Render ing selections in the noblest choral tradition, the group, composed of students of G. S. C. W. and G. M. C., exhibited all the refinements of care ful training in exactness of v pitch, astute tone production and pleasing harmonic balance. "Throughout the program, the choir sang with self-assurance the voices blending smoothly in ranges from tonal delicacy, through faultless modulation, to elaborate eight-part harmonic patterns. Their voices showed vigorous quality but at no time became strident." The Augusta Herald says: "The concert Sunday afternoon by the Mil ledgeville College A Cappella Choir directed by May Noah, who heads the department of music at G. S. C. W. was a lovely concert from every an gle. It was surprising to hear, the volume that the choir could produce with such young, immature voices. The singing was well balanced and done in good ensemble form, with no discord and in artistic manner. "It was also noticeable that it did no "whispered singing." There are so many choral directors that , never let the chorus sing in full voice, so it was an unusual pleasure to hear these young voices giving us all they had and in good tune with no dis cord. "There was no doubt that the large audience was also well pleased with the concert and were really inspired as they sat in utter silence and listen ed." Prom the Louisville {faper we have the following: "From the opening ?t m TC .? ? 1 ? II ? 1 Vff AV lines or tsartnoiays "judge me u God" through to the drawing of the last curtain the audience was held spellbound by the Bplendid blending of voices. The program revealed V background of diligent work 6n the part of both students and director." The Macon Telegraph says: "The music, some of which was familiar, seemd more beautiful when sung hi an A Cappella Choir." .From the Eatonton paper we have: "Seldom has Eatonton had'an oppor tunity to hear such a program sis was rendered by the A Cappella Choir of Milledgeville at the Methodist Church here Sunday afternoon. M a Advance Groups Of D. A. R. Hold Joint Dinner Meeting The North Carolina Society of the Daughters of 1812 and the State So ciety of the Daughters of the Ameri can Colonists held annual meetings in Statesville, Monday afternoon and evening, preceding'" the annual State meeting of the D." A. R. on Tuesday, which members of the two groups al so attended. These groups held a joint dinner meeting, Monday evening, at 6:30 o'clock at the Grace hotel with Mrs. Harvey A. Cragon, Jr., of Nashville, Tenn., as chief speaker and Mrs. J. W. Parker, of Farmville, presiding. Mrs. Cragon spoke to the joint din ?- fViAHA nofwnfin trmiffli HCI UlCCbiil^ UX blicoc |WVi?vwv v?r on Andrew Jackson and presented tokens from The Hermitage, Jack son's home, to each of the guests. Dinner was served at six tables in the main dining room of the Grace; the individual tables centered .?s, exquisite arrangements of Dutch irtt|> * ? acacia, jonquils and calendulas, with ^ color motif of gold and blue repeated ih the candles.. At the conclusion of thB dinner, meeting the two groups held a sepa rate sessions. Mrs. J. W. Parker as State regent presiding over that of the North Carolina Society of Daugh ters of the American - Colonists. A number of distinguished guests ware recognized and introduced by Mrs. Parker. The president's address was given during the session and nine new mem bers were voted on. Amendments and by-laws were also presented and voted on. The nominating commit tee brought in th names of new of ficers, who were elected as follows: T O TWlnr Mnreheiul Cttv. ?. V. r , second vice revent; Mrs. H> P. Grier, Sr., Statesville, third vice regent; Mrs. C. H. Stephenson, Raleigh, . treasurer; Mis. J. I. Morgan, Sr., Farmville, publicity chairman and registrar. , 4 . ? '"I 1 ' ?w?immm Greenrille Chamber of. Commerce, said thi realization of this project is the culmination of efforts 6n> the part vt the citizens of GreenvOIi ex tending; over a number of yean* "In rag? addition to GreemriUe,w he