+ Patronize Oar Advertisers, For | | They Are Constantly Inviting + X yoa To Trade With theal I ? ? !>???? I ?? . .. . . , ^ i *. ? ' c %.'?' ? ~ -,C'V v 7-1 4? ? '-s^ ?MMIj :: SELL ? BUT and BANS ' < ?*.T ? IN ? FARMVILLE ? . . 11 ?.... iii VOLUME TWENTY-NIKS " _ FARMVILLE, PITT COUNTY. NORTH fcAROLWA, PRIDAX. APRIL 18, 191* . NUMBER POTT-ONE ? ? ? 1 " ' " ? - I i - - - . NKH SCHOOL FIMU HEBE M SUNDAY MB MONDAY EVENINGS _? . . . . n r wm i m - - , ? * Rev. J. R. Rountree To Deliver Baccalaureate Sermon; Prof. R. C. Deal To Address Grad uates Monday Evening Examinations are all over and teachers and students of the high school are turning their entire at tention to events of the week end, which will mark the close of one of the most successful years in the his tory of the school. The baccalaureate sermon will be delivered on Sunday evening at eight o'clock by the Rev. J. R. Rountree, of Kinston, Episcopal minister. The Rev. Mr. Rountree has moved his residence back to the good old North , State and his native city after living in New York, Arizona and California for more than twenty-three years. Mr. Rountree, recognized as an out- , standing scholar and regarded as one ] of the best informed men in the Epis copal Church today, is head of the } Evangelistic Department of the Dio cese of East Carolina. In addition j to being a forcible speaker he is deeply intrested in youth and phy- , chology, (being engaged in teaching a course in the latter subject at pres- ^ ent) and will doubtless bring a mes- j sage of great inspiration to the young graduates and make a valuable con- j tribution to the school finals. Music for the occasion will be ren- j dered by voices from choirs of the several churches here, under the di- j rection of Mrs. Daisy H. Smith, with Mrs. Haywood Smith as accmpanist. ^ The graduation exercises will be featured with an address by Prof. R. j C. Deal, French instructor at East Carolina Teachers College, who will j be cordially received here, having been chosen as chief speaker on prior j occasions here, and well known as a man familiar with the wide spread j activities in educational circles. May or George W. Davis will introduce the t speaker. ^ , j Robert Pittman Pierce, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Pierce will be valedic- j tori an, and Rachel Louise Barrett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Bar rett, will be salutatorian. Diplomas will be presented by John j W. Holmes, chairman of the school j board; the seventh gTade certificates will be delivered by Dr. P. E. Jones; j the Parent-eTacher Association prizes will be awarded by Mrs. D. R. Mor- j. gan, president of that organization, and the other prizes for outstanding j. achievements will be presented by J. L Morgan, Sr. j The senior play, "The Red Headed Stepchild," which was presented last t night by a splendid cast 'under the capable direction of Miss Mary Alice j Beaman, English teacher, was a de lightful innovation of the finals pro- j gram, and won the commendation and praise of the large audience in at- j. tendance. Seniors having roles in the produc- j, tion were: Mary Thorne Tyson, Mae Knott, Grace Humbles, Rachel Bar- j rett, Blanche Bryan, Mary Frances Russell, Frances Dupree, Robert j Pierce, Graydon Liles, Carl Greene and Ernest Lee Quinn. e State Will To BeCut Again Number of Employes, * Now 44,895, To Be Re- ? disced to 42,600 by May ? 1st t North Carolina's WPA rolls will t be reduced to 42,000 by May 1, as i compared with the all-time peak of 59,066 reached the first week in last ' December, it was announced at State headquarters here, yesterday. The re duction is being made in accordance with natkm-wide policy. On last Wednesday, the total was 44,895. Charles C. McCinnis, acting direc tor of the WPA in this State since George W. Coan, Jr., resigned April 1 as director, became the adminis- < trator today. Coan's accumulated t Tea Me expired today and MeGinnis ( formally* took over, though he has ' been heading the StafceV WPA op erations since April L of the WPA rolls in this State has been underway for some weeks. On March 22, there were and thsMBgure dropped to 47,817 by March 29. April 5 saw the total at | 46,683 and April 12 at 44,918- 4, ? I " j ate indies high ***&*? g^| fitet japphwif hte clothes Present Pupils In Piano Rncital Mrs. Haywood Smith and Mrs. Daisy H. Smith presented piano pu pils in a recital program of great musical masterpieces on Tuesday evening at Perkins Hall. The recital was a splendid demon stration of improvement made by ad vanced pupils and the excellent work being done by beginners. The program was as follows: "Silver Stars" ? Bohm, by Alice Harper Parker. "Roguishness" ? Lange, by Alma Grey Lilley. "Old English Dance" ? Smith, by Barbara Lewis. "Twinkle Toes"?Hopkins; "At the County Fair"?Martin, by Betsy Wil lis Jones. "Gaite de Coeur" ? Smith, by Cor nelia Knott. "Little Red Wagon"?Hopkins, by Marjorie Reese. "Cadets On Parade"?Ketterer, by Cabot Monk. "Our Pretty Lane"?Rolfe; "Sleigh Elide"?WilliamB, by Carolee McCon- ( tell. ? j "An Old French Dance'1 ? Crosby, . >y Jeanne Reese. "Schottische" ? Kinkel, by Cedric ( Davis. , "Merry Wood" ? Lichner, by Mary ; ?aye Smith. , "Sounds From The Ball" ? Gillet, >y Wilroa Stansill. . , "Silver Spray" ? Drumheller, by j llary Frances Greene. "Madame Favart" ? Offenback, by ( dargaret Bynum. { "Butterfly Waltz" ? Breton, by 2 kfary Leach Thorne. ^ "The Dying Poet"?Gottschalk, by Dorothy Clark. ? "Petite Tonkinoise"__Scotto-Chris ine; "Petite Tarantelle" ? Helier, by j Jobby Smith. . "On The Meadow" ? Lichner, by ( \.nne Oglesby. [j "The Butterfly" ? Lege, by Agnes x Virginia Quinerly. | "Jack and Jill" ? Martin; "My Jonnie" ? Folk lore, by Betty Anne j x?re. i "Waltz in D Flat"?Chopin, by Ldl- x a Caynor. x "Ray of Sunshine" ? Carl De Luc, t iy Johnsie Mae Moore. "A Fairy. Festival" ? Thompson, j >y Etta Frances Harper. j "Contra Dance" ? Beethoven, by j rfargaret Tyson. "Fond Hearts Must Part" ? Lange, ?y Nancy Gates. r "Shadow Waltz" ? Crosby, by ( dary Elizabeth Barrett. t "Scarf Dance" ? Chaminade, by j larry Davis. t "Dreeams of Happy Hours"?Holt, >y Hazel Spell. ? "Song of the Night Wind"?Wright, t ?y Jen Easely. f "Hungary" ? Koelling, by Anne j 'ones. 1 "The Silver Nymph" ? Heins, by 'anie Kemp. t "jBlue Butterflies" ? Dore, by Hel- t nRouse. "The First Waltz" ? Durand, by fvonne Smith. BITE OF CHEESE CAUSES , ARREST | t Austin, Tex. ? Confronted with * i plaster cast made from an impres lion left on a piece of cheese and mother made of his teeth, a burgler ,'onfessed that he had forced his'way nto a store at Pecan Gap. Had it 3 lot been for his mistake of biting into 1 he cheese, police would have been 1 without clues because there were no < fingerprints?he had worn gloves. 1 Envoy Stresses Peace Alliance British Marques, Com ing- to America, Calls For Combine Against Dictators, London, April 25. ? The Marquess af Lothian, newly appointed. British ambassador to the United States, to night called for "a grand alliance against aggression" and said he was :qnfident that United States supplies would be made available to Europe's anti-aggression nations in event of war. The 67-year-old British diplomat, who will go to Washington this stun ner to succeed Sir Ronald Lindsay, iiscussed with American newspaper :orrespondents his conversion from 1 an "appeaser" to a believe* in a solid .i and militant front against the dicta orships. Formerly a member of the so-called 'Cliveden Set" which includes , the American-born Lady Astor, the bache or Marquess recently had turned I against the policy of seeking to pla- : rate Europe's dictators by conces- i lions and is one of the strongest ad- .< rocates of British military conscrip iion. ? ' " . * He explained at the outset of the - nterview that he was*, speaking per tonally and not expressing. govern- 1 nent views when he discussed the -ole which the United' States prob- J ably would play in event of war. "I believe that in the event of hos- 1 ilities, the cash-and-carry principle s sure to make United States sup- I >lies available to the democracies," i le said. - . j He sidestepped questions which night reveal whether he intends to < levote his energies in Washington i oward obtaining United States col- i aboration beyond such a cash-and- ] ?arry role. He revealed that he intends to iolve the problem of a British em >assy hostess in Washington, arising rom the fact that he is unmarried, >y having his several sisters visit the Jnited States at frequent intervals. The Marquess himself, has-*risited he United States 14 limes and has oured 44 states. ANTELOPE CAUSES WRECK ? ? ?. ? ' Rawlings, Wyo. ? When tile ftttto nobile driven by C. E. Okerberg hit in.antelope, the antelope was killed, he automobile wrecked and Okerberg mffered eight broken ribs. WED AFTER 61 YEARS . r. Chicago. ? After waiting sixty-one rears, two play-matiA,^ James M. 3raschler, 79, and Mrs. Anna Hollo nan, 74, were married. They attend ed school together and have both been wice married. ROBERT PITTMAN PIERCE Valedictorian of TW Class Water and X-Ray Linked In Warfare Upon Cancer ' Washington, April 25. ? The injec- 1 ion of ordinary distilled water into ameer growths after they have been reated with X-Rays was declared to lay to be the newest advance' of icience toward controlling the disease. Dr. 6. FaiHa of Memorial Hospital, New York City, and a number of President Roosevelt's National Cancer Advisory Council, announced to the National Academy of Science that, in certain cases, water administered sev eral times a day following X-ray treatment made the cancer cell* swell up and die. Wgter alone had no effect and X-rays alone require mnch jnora ntenrfw doles to WE pie ceUfclla Tta New fork phyeicien .?? M? assistant, Dr. K. Sugiura, worked with one of the most virulent forms ?f cancer^ used in W?nd?ry^experi the I ,? ? , ?? ? ,..w ? ? I?: ^: . ? ?: .1.. . ?. , been performed. The action of water in destroying cancer cells apparently results from its absorption into them to form new chemical substances .with the ions created by X-ray irradiation, Dr. Failla declared. Ions are molecules of matter which become electrically unbalanced when the X-rays knock off one or more atoms from their chemical structure. BilHons of such ions are created in one cubic centimeter of tissue; and in their haste to recombine, they unite with water molecules which pass through the cell walls. Thus pressure is created inside which is sufficient to rupture the yraBs ^snd MperimOTta, Dr. Fa31? ?4 ded, complete regression of cancer growths in mice resulted in three days when the combined X-ray^ and ' tfl * * T : ? . ? ?' ' Y'- * President Sends j Initial Proposal To Unify Bureaus . Governmental Reorgan ization Plan No. 1 Gets Favorable Reception On HilL Washington, April 25. ? Assert ing that at a time of "ruthless" at tacks on democracy it is necessary to Ipep democracy's toolp up to date, President Roosevelt submitted to Congress today a plan for a major reorganization' of powerful federal agencies. The plan calls for the establish ment of three new agencies, with present relife activities to be consoli dated under one, lending activities un der another and Social Security func tions under the third. In addition, the Budget Bureau and sonfe other agen cies are to be transferred to the White House. Mr. Roosevelt informed Congress that the aim of this "Reorganization Plan No. 1" was to "improve the ad ministrative management of the re public" and to save some $15,000, 000 to $20,000,000; At a press conference later in the day, he announced that two more plans would be forthcoming at this session of Congress ? one dealing with inter-departmental transfers and the other with changes within de partments. The latter will combine ' all law enforcement agencies of the Treasury, Unless both branches of Congress specifically disapprove, the plan will become effective 60 days hence. Un der the reorganization act, no changes in the President's proposals can be made and Congress has only the al ternatives of approving, or vetoing the program as a whole. | Thousands Affected. I Unofficial estimates placed the j number-of government employes af-j fee ted by the proposed changes at-: more than 90,000, of whom about 50,000 are in WPA. The immediate reaction on Capi tol Hill was mostly approving. While a few House Republicans were open ly critical, others of their party en dorsed the plan. Several members < identified with both the New Deal' < and anti-New Deal factions of the House Democrats had good things to say of the program* , In the Senate, there were reports that no major fight, would be made against it, by either Democrats or Republican blocs. Senator McNary, ' (R. Ore.), the Republican floor lead er, said the proposals would be stud ied carefully and "warmly embraced" If they pointed to "economy add aim- - plification" in government. ii ? .. ?< Mrs. Haywood Smith presented Mary Thome Tyson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Tyson, and a member ' of the senior class, in a piano recital on Friday evening. : Miss Tyson's technical performance and artistic interpretation impressed the appreciative audience which gath ered in Perkins Hall for the occasion, and the renditions of the gifted young musician were received with warm applause, living variety to the pro gram and special enjoyment to friends was the duet played by Miss Tyson and her mother. The recitals displayed remarkable ability and effectively presented her most difficult numbers with artistic phr?fcirig,"accarate tonal balance and correct interpretation of the varying moods of the composers, /v; S? $ ?r? ? m s A l LKAYBS 17 CHILDREN Two Rivers, Wis, ? When Henry Mania!, 58, died -McenUy, ht Utt eleven sons and six daughters, besides his widow ' r tb,|i^MM|k<' mice, ?I^armer ? . . - .1 ValO'. ?fcaswpPaJw 'WkMM- VMllWI JHrV. aWyi>-:PalOa J y?s 1 maaw fV^m - ? * t 1 ' ' 1 i ? ' * " ' ' Greenville, April 26. ? With the deadline for filing for municipal of fices having been at sunset last night and with the largest number of per sons on the registration books in the histry of the city, Greenville is looking forward to warm campaigns the remainder of the week for the primary of May 1. Already there are 4,373 names on the registration books, which will re main open until sunset Saturday. The number is expected to reach the 5, 000 mark by close of registration. Eleven candidates had filed last night for the five seats on the Board of Aldermen. Terms of three candi dates, J. A. Watson in the second ward and Dr. M. M. Massey in the fourth do not expire this year. The first and fifth wards have only one member each on the card; the others have two each. There are three can didates, Jack Spain, H. H. Duncan, and Jack Boyd, in the mayoralty race. Marvin K. Blount is retiring from the office of mayor. L. W. Skinner, incumbent, has no opposition for judge of recorder's court, and neither does Harry Brown, incumbent, for-solicitor. George E. Moore, Sr., j Passes Thursday Well Known FarmviOe Citizen Succumbs To Heart Attack. ? i George Elmer Moore, Sr., 74, a prominent planter and highly esteem ad resident of Farmville, died sud denly in the early afternoon, Thurs day, following a heart attack. VMr. Moore had been in failing health for several months. Driving in from the farm for lunch, he had returned and was able to stop the car near one of the farm houses when stricken. Services will be conducted; from the ; Moore residence on Wilson street at three thirty o'clock, this afternoon, Friday, by Rev. D. A. Clarke, pastor, of the Methodist Church, and inter- : ment will he made in Forest Hill- , :emetery. Mr. Moore was a member , of the Methodist Church. ( Of a friendly and genial nature . Mr. Moore had a . large circle of friends and his sudden passing was a distinct shock to the entire communi- , ty He was the son of the late Ben and Mrs. Nan King Moore. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. i May Turnage Moore, three daughters, Mrs. Floyd D. Warren, of Durham, Mrs. Lynn Eason and Miss Meta King Moore; four sons, Edison, 1 George, Theodore, Fred Moore, and ^ a sister, Mrs. Lillie West, all of Farmville. ' ? a RACHEL LOUISE BARRETT Salntatorian of *89 CIms France Launches Drive On Foreign Propoganda 'rentier Dthdier An- \ nounces Rigid Regula tions to Control Press In France. Paris, April 2& ? Premier D?r? adier announced rigid press control aws today as the beginning of a bat tle to crush foreign propaganda in-j| ride Prance. Foreign alliances vand sweeping ln-: erases in aimed forest are not enough, he told his cabinet colleagues. The ! press lavs were signed by President] Lebrun last Friday, but ware pub lished for. the first, time in >Ae offi cial journal today. ; France^ Daladier said, must be opinion either , by direct propaganda or.br efforts to stir up radal or re "^l^^designed to all liberty to retain in France itself g the means of influencing opinion by < campaign appropriate to their ends." ( Leftist newspapers have accused v Rightist newspapers of being financed , >y Gentian and Italian sources, and Rightists have charged that the Left- ^ ist press was subsidized by Soviet T Russia. - 1 Must Report. I Under the new decrees, a recipient < of funds from abroad for publicity f campaigns of any sort must report < the matter to police within eight days. 11 Daladier talked to the French am- 1 bassador, Robert Coulondre, before ,< the latter returned to Berlin, which he I had left after the German absorption 1 of Cxecho-Slovakia last month. Cott- I londre entrained for Berlin tonight, i fl Grigore Gafencu, the Rumanian ^ foreign minister, is due in Paris Wed- 1 needay..;? -Mi4 Nicholas Titulescu, formw^Ra- ^ VvltOlllV^fH/ W Vr i.'- r * ?- *ma^T . ^ ,y F. T. Association Fashion Show Members of the Home Ec Class, Miss Verona Lee Joyner teacher, held a lovely Fashion Show at the close < of the Parent-Teacher meeting Fri- i day, the Show being attractively ar- 1 ranged as an alphabet playlet. Anisa i Rainey made the announcements, 1 Mary Elizabeth Barrett turned the ] Vogue alphabet pages and Yvonne < Smith played piano selections. . j The following members of the crass modeled dresses they had fashioned: < A.?Afternoon frocks ? Louise Mor- j ris. . * i B.?Bolero jackets ? Lou Nell Mor gan, V J C.?Culottes ? Addie Ruth Taylor. < D.?Double duty dresses ? Elizabeth ] Moore. i E.?Economy dresses ? Elizabeth Stocks, Gladius Nunnery, Mary ] Ellen Turner and Hazel Quince. 1 F.?Femininty ? Mary Ann Town- < send, w ? ' G.?Garments that last?Dora Grace 1 Curry, Evelyn Wellons and Ra- \ chel -Dixon. H.?Hats that match the dress?Alice 1 ; .Taylor..... i F.?Individuality ? Frances Carra- i way.' ; J.?Jackets?Bertha Massey. K.?Knowing styles ? Carol Hinson c and Geraldine Skinner. i L.?Linen dresses ? Anisa Ramey. ] M.?Many colors?Minnie Mae Moore ( and Pauline Fanner. t N.?Novelties?Dorothy Clarke, Anne i Jones, Etna Lewis, Verna Ray i Heath. \ 0.?Outstanding?Iris Vinson. .. t P.?Prints ? Frances Vernon, and Many Frances Greene. i v.?Quaintness ? Dorothy Lewis. t R.?Ribbon trimming?Madge Smith, i S.?Shorts ?? Cornelia Knott and i Helen Rouse. j T.?Tennis frocks?Virginia Bundy. f U.?Uniforms ? Evelyn Brown and t Myrtle Nichols. V.?Voile dresses ? Nellie Letch- i worth. c W.?Waistlines of slim type?Ha- s zel Jones. i g.?Xperts ? Frances Tyson. f Y.-r-Youthful ness ? Maris Leggett. t Z.?Zeal ? Alice Taylor. ' . \ Primary To Be Held * J Tuesday, May 2nd c - Citizens Are Urged To Give t Candidates Luge Vote. r Citizens are being urged to cast a ( heavy vote at the Democratic Pri- t mary to be held Tuesday, May 2nd. i At the present His Honor, George W. Davis, iB running for re-election t unoppossed, and only five commis sioners have announced their candi- ' dacy: Dr. W. M. Willis, J. W. Joyner and R. 0. Lang for re-election, and R. LeRoy Rollins and J. M. Stansill as new commissioners. The. Davis administration has been most successful, being marked by ' extensive improvement in municipal utilities and other projects having to do with Paimville's progress and de velopment The progress of any community depends upon those willing to work r in the ranks without fame and without 0 recognition. c ii. " i. 11 Chamberlain Discloses Move for Conscription As Warning to Germany ? i Britain Again Placed Upon 24-Hour 'Crisis Basis' as Time Nears For Hitler's Reply To Roosevelt, London, Thursday, April 27. ? Great Britain early today manned her mti-air guns on a 24-hour "crisis basis," ready for any surprise attack ifter Prime Minister Neville Cham berlain urged Parliament to rush ap proval of military conscription be muse "no one can pretend that this is peacetime." Before nightfall Chamberlain hop Mi to have the House of Commons' approval of a cabinet bill for the an lual conscription of 310,000 youths. Approval of the measure will serve is a warning to Fuehrer Adolf Hitler >n the eve of his Friday qpeech in the Reichstag, of Britain's readiness to fight, if necessary. ?Meantime, at Brussels, the Belgian - parliament last night voted Premier Hubert Pieriot and his cabinet spe ;ial powers to rule until December 1 'to build the war machine demanded jy the national interests." The vote vas 104 to 84 with five abstentions. Flemish Nationalists opposed Pier ot's request; the Rexists (Fascists) ibstained from voting; other parties inited to support the government. Belgian Aims. In a ministerial declaration to the chamber, Pieriot announced three lims of his government during the present European crisis: To safe guard the independence of Belgian, ;o bring about constitutional reform ind to improve the financial and eco lomic situation. National defenses vould be reinforced, he said, and the inemployed would be put to work. The Belgian action was similar to hat of the French Chamber of Dep lties, which recently authorized Pre nier Edouard Daladier and his cabi let to rule by decree for rix months n order to bolster national defense iffectively and quickly, and amounted o a virtual voluntary dictatorship. Chamberlain made it clear that his mnouncement of British peacetime' onscription in Commons yesterday, battering centuries of tradition and eversing his own promises of only our weeks ago, constituted an eleven h-hour wf jning to Hitler. Throughout the night preparations pere being made to reinforce the. Lome defense anti-aircraft units, into rhich the first 20-year-old British onscripts will be thrown. The precautions, similar to those aken during last September's crisis, esulted that Britain was compelled o call up more territorial (National luard) and non-regular air force men 0 reinforce the home defense batter es. Council Formed By CivjcLeaders Jreenville Community Council to Seek Coordi nation in City Under takings. Greenville, April 26. ? A Commu lity Council composed of executives f various civic and commercial org anizations in Greenville was organ zed last night to "coordinate efforts /hen major projects arise which ma erially affect the entire citizenry nd require the support of the city as 1 whole." The Council may be'called upon iut a few times each year, it was de lared, but an'organization composed f leaders in clubs and boards of the ity will prove an invaluable service zhen its support is required. The only elective officer of the ;roup will be Willard T. Kyzer, -ex cutive secretary of the Greenville Chamber of Commerce. The Council zas sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and wiH be closely allied zith the parent organization in city zide undertakings which affect the teople of the city. Composing the council arc: Mayor f. K. Bbunt; Kiwanis Club presi lent, D. 0. Moore, Jr.; Lions Club iresident, L. C. Skinner; Botary 31ub president, Dr. J. L. Winstead; lerchants Association president, 0. V Matthews; Junior Chamber of . Commerce pr.sident, D. W. l&fgier; ?obacco of Trade president, rill take place on ^