? I H I > I1 ?>?>????????? > + + ^ + + Patronise Our Advertisers, For * X t They Are Constantly Inviting + | Yoa To Trade With Them. $ + ? - - - - - Enterprise | FARMVILLE | ? ? 'f f yfTTT ?v. ,. . ? ? r' -y:. ?^> . . ^?- >v ??_? .; ?< ?'!" . : ~ --.-.r ? .. . __ VOLUME TWENTY-NINE FARMVTLLE, PITT COUNTY. NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1929 NUMBER FIFTY ___ >"?' , , " - ' ? RooseveU Again Invites Enemies Off Reservation Asks Disagreeing Dem ocrats to Subordinate Prejudices or Quit the Party. ? Washington, April 19. ? President Roosevelt, declaring tonight that the Democratic party would commit sui cide if it turned "conservative," called on Democrats who disagree with pres ent policies to "subordinate their prejudices" or get out of the party. In a message to a Junior Jackson Day dinner of the Young Democratic Clubs here, he said: "There never was, and never will be, a political party whose policies absolutely fit the views of all of its members. Where men are at variance with the couse their party is taking,? it seems to me there are only two I honorable courses?to join a party I that more accurately mirrors their I ideas, or to subordinate their preju-1 dices and remain loyal." Looking ahead to 1940, and calling I on the party to cleave to the prin-l ciples that "brought it to power," he said: "There is no use fooling ourselves. I If we are to have a reactionary re- I gime?or if that term is too horrific,! call it a conservative regime?you I may depend on it that it will be the J other fellow's regime." In inviting Democrats to leave the party if they cannot remain "loyal,"! he said he was not seeking to prevent I them from trying to change the par ty's program. Different Thing. "It would be a poor sort of politi-j cian or statesman" he said, "who did j not fight for his sincere principles,! but that is a different thing from! allying themselves with their party's enemies and getting in a stab where- J ever and whenever they can do so J safely." * ?... Vanno "cfT-oicrVlt I unless uns 0? ahead," he said, the country will find itself travelling in a direction op posite to ?? D..11. ?tr^ar ?iH ur. A. \J. UCfMWt ?**aw* > ^ the office did not have the facilities! or time to conduct such examine- j tions. The law states that persons unable to pay for examinations may obtain health certificates without charge from the local hehlth officer >r coun ty physician. The Wake County Health Board interpreted this to mean that the health office was permitted, but not required, to make such examinations, Dr. Bulla said. He recommended that indigent persons obtain free exami nations at clinics at local hospitals. AGED PITT WOMAN CLAIMED BT DEATH Mrs. Pattie Joyner, 80, died at 5 o'clock Friday, morning, at the home of her son, J. E. Joyner who lives near Farmville on the Farmville-Greenville highway. Mrs. Joyner had been in declining, health for the past three years. She I was reared in this community, daugh ter of the late HowegU and Susan Phillips Joyner.'She was a member of the Arthur Methodist church. ? Funeral services were conducted from the home of her son Saturday) afternoon at 2:80 o'clock by Rev. D. A. Clark, Methodist minister, and in terment was made in Forest Hill cem etery. Active pallbearers were A. B. Moye,. H. P. Tyson, Frank Patrick, P. R. Ty son, John Congleton, and Frank Manning. ? i ? i ii ? ? AGAIN For the third consecutive month a f decline has oectuted in local market l prices for farm products, bringing i the price index to the lowest point since July, 1934. ? ii." Rumania Resists Pressure To Join Rome-Bertin Axis ? Vl" ' Foreign Minister Gafen cn Said to Have Told Hitler and Ribbentrop That Rumania Intends to Maintain Neutrality - Berlin, April 19. ? A discordant note was strode tonight at the start of a gala holiday celebrating Fuehrer Adolf Hitler's 60th birthday when it was reported that Romania had firm ly rejected Nazi efforts to bring her solidly into the orbit df the Kome ? Berlin Rumania Foreign Minister Grigort Gafenco, in Berlin for consultations with Hitler and FOreign . Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop, was under . I policies of Germany and Italy. given to Romania by Britain and France do not constitute Romanian hostility toward the Reich. It was understood Oat the. Roman ian leader agreed in talks with Hitler and Ribbentrop to continue trade talks with Germany aimed at bringing German-Romania trade relations even closer: together than was provided for under the March 26 accord which gave Germany a strong economic foothold in the Danuk&asim Vr Held. Conferences. . Gafencu conferred with Ribbentrop fa* two hours tMa morning, visited Hitler at the Chancellory and then had lunch at RftbentropV villa in Berlin suburb of Dahlem. Negotia 1 > - - - ? - - m A Hons we coptmued during the af Propaganda Minister Paul Joseph Goebbels -r 'XHA flwYdlaAV ,* ^"~7. T irm~ . " ' J April 28 so BflSedent Roosevelt s ^1 BMPlffi ^^IWVFVMVj (Hogo a. Sims, Washington Corres pondent) HULL DENOUNCES ITALIAN AG GRESSION; F. D. R. SATS DIC TATORS MENACE U. S. ??? $ Italy's attack on Albania was promptly denounced by Secretary of State Cordell Hull, as a "forcible and violent invasion and called "an addi tional threat to the peace, of the world." He added that "any threat to peace seriously concerns all na tions" and that such incidents de stroy confidence and undermine eco | nomic stability in every country, "thus affecting our own welfare." The President makes no effort to conceal his disapproval of the tactics followed by Germany or Italy, or of his belief that the United States should allign itself on the side of the democracies in an effort to prevent war. He gave his hearty approval last week to a newspaper editorial, calling for a "preponderant show of force" by the democratic nations. In his message to Congress on the state of the Union, the Chief Executive plainly pointed out that, in his opin ion, the United States could not be unconcerned when other nations at tacked the fundamentals upon which our Government and civilization, de pend. .. Recently, through the use of a "White House spokesman," an au thentic statement of Administration policy in the present crisis was given to the press. This is that "the con tinued political, economic and social independence ot every small nation in the world does have an effect on our national safety and prosperity. Each one that disappears weakens our na tional safety and prosperity." That the President is gravely con cerned over what appears to be a Nazi-Fascist dream of world domina tion by military force is undisputed. He stands solidly behind Great Brit ain and France in the "Stop Hitler" movement, but, at no time, has there been any suggestion that this coun try might throw its military support to the European democracies. It is pointed out that one of .the results of successful military aggres sion is control of commerce, not only in the territory of the aggressors but in other independent nations, under threat of military power. Thus, if military domination continues to ex pand its influence will inevitably be felt all over the world and the ag gressor nations will expand their bar ter system of trade. This will threaten the economic se curity of nations which give their workers better wages and shorter haurs, and, as applied to the United States, force a choice between three courses: (1) Adoption of a "Chinese Wall" policy, calling for withdrawal from foreign trade, with emphasis on eeo nomc self-sufficiency and a terrific drop in national income. (2) The use of export subsidies as a national policy at a tremendous cost to taxpayers who would virtually be taxed in order that foreign na tions can buy American products cheaper than Americans themselves. (8) A general lowering of living standards, with longer hours of work and reduced wages, so that American exports can compete in the- world market with low wage foreign pro ducers. FOREIGN AFFAIRS INTEREST AMERICA AS CONGRESS SEEK NEUTRALITY LAW. . Tile people of the United States, for probably the first time in the his tory of this country, have their great est interest in the happenings across the oceans. Certainly, so far as re cent history is concerned, no such at tention, has beean paid to the events in other lands in a year of peace. In nation's Capitol, where Congress sits I to legislate, most of the. present dis cussion involves American foreign policy, our complicated neutrality laws and a course of action when wax begins in Europe. While there are some who believe that war will not come in Europe, the overwhelming weight of opinion is to the contrasffc to mmy circles, the outbreak of hostilities is taken for granted. Of course, a plausible argument can be connected to demon strate the improbability of a conflict at this time, but on the other side there are factors which heavily out rula ALa - - --?! ? i ? weign IH6 argument. It I .' :m. || ... _ | # ! Naval Air lues : Given Miaous SenateApproval Measure Provides $66, 000,000 for 16 New Air Bases at Strategic and Vital Points. Wassington, April 19. ? Aftef on ly 16 nlinutes of debate, and without a dessenting vote, the Senate today passed and sent' to conference with the House a national defense bill au thorizing expenditure of $6ff,000,000 for establishment of 16 strategically located naval air bases. President Roosevelt and high Navy officials advocated the measure as a vital link in the network of defense which the government is forging to protect the United States and its pos sessions against attack from the sea or skies. The .bill does not include $5,000,000 recommended by the Navy as neces sary to improve harbor defenses at Guam, tiny island in the Pacific, 1,400 miles from the mainland of Ja pan. The item will be considered in a separate bilL The general program, which will be completed within three years, pro vides for the following bases: Kaneoche, Hawaiian Islands, $5, 800,000; Midway Island, $5,350,000; Wake Island, $2,000,000; Johnston Is-' land, $1,150,000; Palmyra Island, $1, 100,000; Kodak, Alaska, $8,570,000; Sitka, Alaska, $2,900,000; San Juan, P. R., $9,300,000; Pensacola, Fla., $5, 850,000; Norfolk, Va., $500,000; Ton gue Point, Ore., $1,500,000; Pearl Har bor, Hawaiian Island, $2,800,000; Philadelphia, Pa., $1,800,000; Jackson ville and Banana River, Fla., $17,000, 000 and Quonset Point, R. I., $1,000, 000. r_ ?n?#AuAnMU) tfca Ill gQUCiOl) \JUU|Ji ODO i-Wiiu TT VU, vuv recommendations of a special invest igating board headed by Admiral Arthur H. Hepburn, although it ig nored the group's strong recommen dation for Guam. Johnston Speaks Passage of the measure highlighted a day of important national defense developments which saw General Hiram Johnson, R., Calif., perennial and caustic foe of "meddling" in the affairs of Europe, charge that neu trality law revisions which would permit paring nations to buy muni tions in the United States would make this country an ally of Great Britain in the Atlantic and Japan in the Pacific oceans. The Californian, an unyielding ad vocate of isolation, said that the "cash and carry" plan sponsored by Chairman Key Pittman, D., Nevada, of the Senate foreign relations com mittee, would aid the nations he named because they have large fleets. He clashed with Breckinridge Long, former ambassador to Italy, who tes tified at the committee's hearings on the Pittman plan, arguing that Bri tain and Japan would be able to domi nate their respective oceans. Long, like several witnesses be fore the House foreign affairs com mittee, insisted that the plan does not involve discrimination by this coun try and does not prevent develop ment of industries which might prove vital in wartime. He saw a danger that the present neutrality statute may cripple, or at least retard, de velopment of such industries. Hitler, Mussolini and Japanese military tacticians rely on retention of the present "unfair" neutrality act in plotting their aggressions. Max well Stewart,. New York, associate editor of The Nation, told the House committee. His opinion was in con trast to that of another witnesis, Al fred M. Bingham, editor of Common Sense magazine, who contended that j neutrality legislation should not be scuttled", as it is the only thing that will protect this country's freedom of J action in wartime. Against Japan. Stewart urged stoppage of "our disgraceful help to Japan," and im position of economic sanctions against that nation aa justified and probably effective steps to smash aggression. As he spoke, the White House, which surprised the world by order ing the fleet to Return to Pacific wa ters, a move that came almost simul taneously with the summoning of Col. Charles A; Lindberg to active Army service, declined to comment on re ports that President Roosevelt was planning to send a special peace note to Tokyo on the same lines as-his missive last week to Mussolini end Hitler. Warren Girding FerNew Baffle Getting Ready to De fend First Roosevelt Orders Under Reor ganization Act. Washington, April 19. ? Instead of worrying about the gubernatorial situation, in which he apparently has only an academic interest, Repre sentative Lindsay C. Warren is get ting ready to defend three executive orders which President Roosevelt is expected to send to Congress before May 1 under the recently-enacted governmental reorganization act. ; .The measure. was piloted through the House early in the session by Mr. Warren and President Roosevelt has been consulting him in advance, as well as Senator James P. Byrnes, who had charge of the bill in the Senate. Warren and Byrnes had a long conference with the President early this week and will call at the White House again on Sunday, before the firBt' of the reorganization orders is sent to Congress. Under the reor ganization act, the orders must lie over for 60 dayB while Congress is in session before becoming effective. They are being sent to Congress this month in anticipation of adjournment by late June. Reports of the contents of the forthcoming orders could not be veri fied today, but one of them is ex pected to resemble closely the Byrnes bill now pending in the Senate, which provides for consolidating all public works agencies. Another is expected to consolidate lending agenciqp and has attracted considerable advance commotion. A third is understood to change bureaus within existing de partments. Undersecretary of the Treasury John W. Hanes, a native North Caro linian, conferred at length with!Mr. Warren today regarding reorganiza tion. Slipping A lowering of the general level of local market prices for farm products by 2 points has been reported by the U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Eco nomics for the month ending Febru ary 16. Peanuts It now appears likely that North Carolina farmers will plant fewer acres of Spanish type peanuts this year and devote a large acreage to the Virginia type. Britain Invites Hitler ? ToMake PeaceGesture [I ",*??? ?> I Echoes Roosevelt Ap peal; Anti-Aggression I Drive May Extend to I Far East. ?1 London, April 19. ? Great Britain tonight invited Chancellor Adolf Hitler to make a gesture of "mutual I understanding" on the basis ofPreei , dent Boosevelt's peace appeal and'?ta: i. nounced that the British ambassador ? to Berlin soon will return to his pftst I ^Foreign Secretary Viscount Haii i fax who extended the conciliatory in ? Station to the Fuehrer on the eve o# i the letter's 60th birthday, announced . that Britain is ready to participate in ? world-wide economic discussions pro * ?' r rkflf Byiiitm Iff onyB ' give a conciliatory reply when he ap pears before the Reichstag on April 28 to answer President Roosevelt's al> peal for at least 10 years of peace. In effect, he asked the Fuehrer not to slam the door on hopes of preserv ing peace by any blunt rejection of President Roosevelt's message. Far East, Too. & The Foreign Secretary spoke be fore the iHpuse of Lords shortly after Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain told the House of Commons that Bri tain is willing lb .consider including 'the Far East in any general tati-ag Chamberlain said that the 'govern ment would study the desirability of including China and pther Far East ern countries in the anti-aggzession bloc. . Ss i-jr Lrrd U-llf ? A f {might involve Japan and China. ! ly extendedh? saidL j #. ?- ^ . SENIOR PLAY HERE SET FOR TIIRSMY EVENING, APRIL 27 Production To Be Third Event of High School Finals; Piano Recital To Be Given Tuesday; Program To Be Con cluded Monday, May 1. The third event of the finals pro gram of the Farmville graded school will be the senior play, "The Red Headed Stepch-,d," which- is to be given Thursday evening, April 27, at eight o'clock, in Perkins HalL The delightful production by Charles George, will be given in three acts, and the cast, reported as being exceptionally fine, is busy with daily rehearsals at this time. Miss Mary Alice Beaman, English instruc tor, is directing the play. Roles and performers are as fol lows: Mrs. Edith Russell, Richard's sec ond wife?Mary Thome Tyson. Mrs. Oliver Woodruff, society ma tron?Mae Knott. Mrs. Emory Scott, society matron ?Grace Humbles. Briggs, the Russells' butler?Carl Greene. Lucia Russell, their daughter ? Rachel Barrett. , - Dudley Russell, their son?Robert Pierce. Richard Russell, a fiancier?Gray don Liles. Bess, Richard's daughter from the west?Blanche Bryan. George Garrison, presumably Lu cia's admirer?Ernest Lee QuLm. Ethel Ashley, young society girl Myrtle Andrews. # ? Lucille Christy, young society girl ?Mary Frances Russell. Flora Farnum, Dudley inamorata Frances Dupree. n ? ? J - A T TT According to superintendent ?j. xi. Moore, the 1939 finals will mark the close of one of the most successful years in the history of the school, and will rank