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VQLUM^ TWENTY-NINE FARMVILLE, PITT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1939 NUMBER FIFTY-TWO
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Roosevelt Plans
No Further Men
For World Peace
Associates Say Presi
dent Feels War Ten
sion in Europe Has Les
sened.
Washington, May 3. ? President
Roosevelt contemplates no new direct I
or diplomatic action in the European I
crisis, at least for the time being,
close associates revealed today.
They said that late official reports
from abroad have convinced him that J
tension between Great Britain and
France and the Rome-Berlin axis has
lessened and that the time is not ripe
for a second gesture for world peace. J
The Chief Executive's position wasl
made known when he was pressed on I
the matter of following up his recent I
peace appeal to Italy and Germany J
with a speech of another diplomatic I
maneuver. He was said to feel that I
the threat of immediate war has fad-1
ed, although he intends to keep in I
constant touch with developments.
Tempering of official anxiety over
the international situation highlight
ed other national defense and foreign J
affairs developments, including:
1. Disclosures that War and Navy I
department officials are studying I
plans to establish air and naval bases I
in Mexico and the Galapagos islands!
of Ecuador to fortify Pacific ap
proaches to the-Panama Canal. r
2. Increasing indications that new I
neutrality legislation is improbable at
this session of Congress.
3. The House naval committee re- j
ported favorably a bill authorizing
$6,660,000 to modernize and recon
dition five 35,000 ton battleships?the
Tennessee, the California, the Colora-1
do, the Maryland and the West Vir-f
ginia.
4. The Navy Department, in an or
der effective July 1, extended the
basic enlistment period for sailors
from four to six years to insure per
manency of the enlisted strength and
save training costs. The department
reported enlistments on the increase.
5. President Roosevelt signed the
$162,319,059 second deficiency bill I
carrying $70,000,000 for acquiring
materials and equipment for the army
$36,000,000 for the same purpose for
the Navy.
6. Rumania, which is seen as a
probable theatre of future German
aggression, made a formal proposal
to the State Department for settle
ment of her $64,000,000 World War
debt. Details were not revealed and
officials said they would not know
whether it is acceptable until it has
been studied carefully.
Some officials saw the overture as
preliminary to offers from other de
faulters, including France and Great
Britain, whose economies would face
severe strain in event of war.
7. The House foreign affairs com
mittee announced it will start execu
tive hearings tomorrow on neutrality ?
legislation, with prospects that Sec
retary of State Cordell Hull and high
War and Navy department officials
will testify secretly.
8. The National Advisory Commit
tee for Aeronautics prepared to ask
Mr, Roosevelt to recommend estab
lishment of five' new aviation re
search centers. Col, Charles VA. Lind
bergh, recently recalled to active
duty, reportedly inspired the move.
0. Eap. Martin J. Kennedy, P., N.
Y., introduced a concurrent resolu
tion advising the world that "it is
the sence of the present Congress"
thai the United States will not de
clan war unless the safety of the na
tion is directly involved or there is
a violation of thp Monroe Doctrine.
10. The War Department disclosed
that an official French mission is in
the country "with a view to possible
purchase of munitions." The mis
sion called on Assistant Secretary of
War Letds Johnson' to announce its
piuaiui.1. It includes Major General
of
the furore created last winter when
rrcshfcut Roosevelt was erftfdsed ftr
to announce a French air
mission was here buying war planes.
Tbs mission's visit wss revealed when
aa experiment plane crashed m Cali
fornia, injuring a member of the mis
sion. ' ' v
This was believed to have induced
the War Department to chronicle the
present mission.
SPEAKERS PICKED FOB ^ V*
ANNUAL FARMERS' MEETING
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. - Members of the North Carolina
Cotton Growers Cooperative Aseodak
tion and tht-Farmers Cooperative Ex
FMMWLLE COUNTRY Oil
PURS INTER-CLNB TOURNAMENT
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Entire Membership To
Play During Week of
May 7; Event To Be
Concluded With A Din
ner Honoring Winners
The Farmville Country Club has
been divided into two teams, the Reds
and the Blues, with B. O. Taylor head
ing the former and W. S. Royster ?
the latter in an inter-club tourna
ment, beginning Sunday, May 7, and
ending Friday, May 12.
The following announcements are |
made by the team managers for in- ,
formation of" players:
Players on Red team wiH call op- i
posing players on Blue team and set 1
time for their individual matches:
Due to the crowded conditions,
which are expected to prevail on Sun
day, May 7, the ladies are requested
to play their matches during the week
days of May 7.
All players will be required to pay
one dollar before playing and mem
bers of the winning team will have
this fee refunded on the occasion of
the Victors' Dinner, which will be
given by the losers at the Municipal
Park on Friday evening, May 12.
In arranging the matches some
players may have been overlooked by
the committee, which requests that it
be advised in order that every one
desiring to do so may participate.
Players matching their strokes and
ability to slice, hook and lose balls
have bean selected as follows:
THE REDS THE BLUES
B. 0. Taylor, Captain W. S. Royster, Captain
R. D. Rouse vs. L. T. Pierce
J. B. Lewis vs. Lath Morris
Mebane Lee vs. : Lefoy Parker
Rex Hodges vs. James R. Lang
R. J. Wainright vs. F. M. Davis, Jr.
C. B. Mashburn vs. 1 Lynn Davis
Dr. Paul E. Jones vs. I ? R. A. Joyner
J. I. Morgan vs. Irvin Morgan
L. E. Walston vs. F. C. Sproul
Will Moore vs. > Stanly Garris
Alton Bobbitt vs. Billy Morton
E. R. Sykes vs. Andy Martin
W. A. Pollard, Jr. vs. Bob Fiser
Dick Harris vs. Jack Horton
M. V. Jones vs. L. T. Reese
C. A. Lilly vs. H. H. Bradham
Gradin Liles vs. Lowell Liles
Ted Albritton vs. Dr. E. B. Beasley,
Rev. D. A. Clark vs. ' Geo. W. Davis
John W. Holmes vs. G. A. Rouse
Neal Howard vs. Dr. J. M. Mewborn
John D. Dixon vs. Lynn Eason
Henry Johnson vs. Robt. Lee Smith
A. C. Monk, Jr. vs. Robert Monk
Jack Taylor vs. W. R. Burke
C. A. Lilly, Jr. vs. John Hill Paylor
Alex Allen vs. James Monk
Bruce Beasley vs. Ferebee Beasley
B. L. Lang vs. T. C. Turnage
LADIES
THE REDS THE BI^UES
Mrs. Neal Howard vs. Mrs. H. H. Bradham
Mrs. B. 0. Taylor vs. Mrs. C. A, Lilly
Mrs. Kathleen Moore vs. Mrs. W. S. Royster
Mrs. P. E. Jones : vs. Mrs. G. A. Jones
Mrs. R. S. Scott vs. Mrs. James R. Lang
Miss Malette Green vs. Mrs. F. C. Sproul
Mrs. W. A. Pollard, Jr. vs. Mrs. R. D. Rouse
Mrs. Alex Allen vs. Mrs. Sallie K. Horton
Mrs. Irvin Morgan vs. Miss Mary Friar Rouse
Mrs. Marvin Jones vs. Mrs. J. W. Holmes
Miss Vernice Lang Jones vs. Miss Gene Horton
Mrs. M. V. Horton vs. Mrs. R. A. Joyner
Mrs. A. C. Monk, Jr. vs. I Mrs. J. M. Hobgood
Mrs. John D. Dixon vs. Mrs. C. B. Mashburn, Jr.
Mrs. Ted Albritton vs. ' Miss Hazel Monk
Mrs. D. R. Morgan ? vs. _ Mrs. Bert McCullum
Mrs. Will Moore vs. Mrs. George W. Davis
Mrs. J. L. Shackleford vs. Miss Evelyn Horton
Egypt Gets Rome Pledge;
? Danzig Worries Italians
Rome, May 2. ? An Italian pledge
to respect the frontiers and integrity
of Egypt'has been sent to King Fa
ro uk at Cairo by King Victor Em
manuel in the name of the Italian
government, it was reported reliably
tonight.
The assurance^ of friendship was
sent to the Ifl^year-old Egyptian
monarch shortly before Col. Gen.
Walther von Brauchitsch, command
er-in-chief of the German army, ar
rived by airplane at Tripoli to Inspect
Italian Libyan defenses adjoining
Egypt and French Taws*.
. King Victor Emmanuel's personal
message to Farouk was said to have
been transmittal through the Italian
ambassador at Cairo. >;aHn.j|
Diplomats believed that the mes
sage was sent in attempt to coun
teract anti-Italian propaganda in the
Mediterranean and perhaps as a move
to strengthen Italy's; demand against
France for a share In" control of the
Sues Canal V .< |
Under the term
Italian pact of friendship put into
effect last mid-November and sub
scribed to by the; Egyptian govern
ment, Italy agreed to reduce her
military forces in Libya, but recently
has been accused of increasing'them.
Under the terms of the Anglo
Egyptian treaty of i936, Britain wfl
remain in military control of Egypt
for 20 yean, maintaining peace-time
strength there of 10,000 troops and
400 pilots. The treaty provided for
a, military alliance and, In event oi
war, obligates Egypt to assist Britain
^ Reports, entirely unconfirmed, cir
culated among Rome's diplomats to
night that Premier Benito Ifaasoli*
had Advised Faehrer Adolf Hitler fe
proceed cautiously in handling bk
quarrel with Poland because Italy ii
reluctant to be dragged into a w?
ever Danzig^ '
These rumors did not say whethe:
Mussolini would": or would not go t<
| jatj views with flrrc&t miflffiviiifls aw
i m m _ . .
CRITICS CANT AGREE
New YorH- ?- New York critics
couldn't agree on the best play pf
the season, and so no award was
made. "The Little Foxes," starring
Tallutah 3ankhead, received six votes;
five votes went to "Abe Lincoln in
Illinois, and two each went to "Rock
et to the Mbon" and "My Heart's In
the Highlands," both group theatre
productions, *+ *
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Honor Rolt 1938-39
Farnville School
First Grade ? Johnnny Barrett,
Robert Rollins, Billy Russell, Patri
. cia Corbett, Thurber Dudley, Dorothy
Lucas, Geraldme Prescott, Connie
Rollins,
Second. Grade ? Charles Joyner,
Mary Frances Allen, Elsie May, Ruth
Moore, Fannie Quinn, Janet Stanslll,
Helen Thomas.
Third Grade ? Cedric Davis, Neal
Howard, Charles Parker, Dora Mae
Barrett, Lola Gray Kemp, Carolee
McConnell, Claudie Aim Moore, Yivan
Scott, Joyce Tyson, Betty Rose Wil
kerson, Emily Barrett* Mary Ann
Rouse,
Fourth Grade ? Billy Batton,
?. Bruce garden, Sterling Gatesr. Har
t old Rouse, Bobbie Russell, Maynard
' Thorn?, Sybil Barrett, Dora Speight
? Trevathan, Babs Wfllifordi
?L* Fifth Grade ? L. D. Braxton, Har
? ry Bavls, Milton Williamson, Flora
- Dean Johnson, Janie Kemp, Johnsie
i Mae Moore, Mary Leah Thorne, Cor
> delia Vinsoifc^
i Sixth Grade ? Bob Paylor, Bobbie
3 Smith,- Shirley Winders. x;:;v ^
r Seventh Grade: Nancy Gates, Lois
r I sill
f I mas*
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I WjPW VJaoUv ajuimwvw* iuvuicj
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High School
Graduates Hoar
Inspiring Talks
Rev. Mr. Rountree and
Prof. Deal Address the
Senior Class Number
ing Thirty-two; Class,
Day Exercises Held on i
Monday. ,
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Rev. J. R. Rountree, Episcopal j
minister, of Kinston, and rector of
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Farm- i
ville, brought a message of deep ,
thought and great inspiration to the <
graduates of the high school, in the j
baccalaureate sermon on Sunday j
evening. 1
Taking his text from Joel, "And j
your sons and your daughters shall j
prophesy, your old men shall dream j
dreams, your young men shall see j
visions," the minister impressed upon
the seniors that as they enter into i
the larger realm of life they should ^
take the "wisdom of yesterday" and
give it to a new knowledge, under- t
standing and strength, weaving the t
thought they had mastered, the in- i
formation acquired and ability that
had been developed, into the warp and i
fabric of their lives. "The impres
sions you . have obtained during this
period in your life," he declared,
"shall, like the perfume of a Chinese
rose jar, cling forever."
"This is a day of change," the }
speaker warned his hearers, "a day |
when the people clamor for the new. ^
Youth laughs at age and declares its j
usefulness is spent." "But," he con- ?
tinued, "there is very little that is
really new. Modern inventions are
builded upon the wisdom of yester- j
day.. Marconia took an idea of yes- {
terday and gave us the radio. Proph- ^
ets of long ago warned against thejc
very, pagan recklessness that is so ^
prevalent today." t
Pleading for the wisdom of yester
day, the -speaker urged that old mis- t
takes be avoided as Youth moves for
ward, investing minds and personali- p
ties in the possibilities, which lies B
ahead, and upon them build a more j ^
noble future. "Nothing is too trivial
to claim your attention," he declared, ].
"a flaming bush drove a man back j ^
to lead his people out of Egypt into j
a land of promise; a Child was born j
and the thought of the world was j
revolutionized. You have builded a | ^
character during these past few
years, you are possessed of certain
talents and capabilities. What will t
you do with them? Will you think j
only of investing them for material ^
gain, or will you make some contri- ^
button to the solution of problems ^
that will render a service to man- ^
kind?"
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Holding up tne gencie uaiuuau ??
an example of a character that touch- J
ed with the benediction of blessing
everything with which He came inj
contact, Mr. Rountree exhorted this |
group of young men to emulation of
His life of loving service, and to the
dedication of their talents to the up- J
lifting of humanity,
Rev, D, A, Clarke, of the Metho
dist Church, offered prayer and the
Scripture lesson, taken from the sec- <
ond chapter of Acts, was read by
Rev. C. B. Mashburn, Christian min
ister,
J. H. Moore, superintendent of the ?
school, introduced the speaker, and t
the service was brought to a close i
with the benediction, pronounced by 1
Rev. B, B. Fordham, of the Baptist 1
Church.
Anthems were rendered and hymns 1
led by a choir of voices from the t
various churches under the direction (
of Mrs. Daisy H. Smith and Mrs. i
Haywood Smith. ^
Jesse Mack Carraway, the small, i
winsome daughter of Mr. and Mrs. (
Mack Carraway, mascot of the class,
preceded the thirty-two seniors in i
the processional. ' ^ 1
Marshals* were: Pauline Farmer, 1
Retha Mae Simpson and Elizabeth t
Moore, Juniors; Alton Thomas, Doro- i
thy Lewis and Yvonne Smith, Sopho- i
mores; Alice Harper Parker, John i
Parker and Cornelia Knott, Fresh
men. . j
The stage committee was composed ?
of Miss Mary Alice Beam an, Mrs. L.
T. Pierce, Mrs. C. A. Tyson and Mrs. 1
Made Carraway. j
The graduation exercises were held i
on Monday evening with superinten- 1
dent J. H. Moore presiding. The in- !
vocation was given by Rev. H. M.
WilstBU^pf the Presbyterian Church.
Rachel Louise'Barrett, daughter of '
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Barrett, as salu- 1
tntorian, made the opening speech,
and Robrt Eittman Pierce, son of Mr.
and Mrs. L. T. Pierce, was ^raledic
torian.
Mayor George W. Davis introduced
the speaker of the occasion, Profes
sorsor Ralph C. Deal, French instruc
tor at East Carolina Teachers Col
lege, who gave the young graduates
much sage advice bound up in wit
ticisms.
accomplish. "And so," the speaker
Presbyterians To
HoldMeetiegs
Rev. R. C. Clontz to
Preach Week of 15th
At Presbyterian Meet
ing.
Beginning: Monday evening, May
15, a series of services will be held at
the Parraville Presbyterian Church.
Prom Tuesday through Friday of
that week there will be brief morning
services from 9 till 9:30 o'clock, and
Bach evening except Saturday, be
ginning at 8 o'clock.
The Rev. R. C. Clontz, of White- 1
rille, is expected to preach through- ^
>ut this' series of meetings. Mr. (
Slontz served for a number of years ?
is superintendent of Home Missions
n Wilmington Presbytery, and is now
jastor of the Presbyterian churches <
it Whiteville and Chadbourn. He is a (
preacher of unusual attraction and j
>ower and has had good success in \
ill of his evangelistic meetings. j
Special music will be rendered and ,
:he singing at the evening services
vill be led by C. F. Baucom. \
A cordial invitation is extended 'to <
;he other churches of the town and }
0 the people throughout the commu- (
lity to attend these services. j
1
Local Business Man <
To Attend National T
C. P. Association Meet <
i
New Orleans, La., May 4. ? J. I. i
dorgan, Farmville, will be among 1
eaders in the cotton oil industry at
ending the annual convention of the '
National Cottonseed Products Asso- 1
aation to be held here May 8-10. <
Mr. Morgan, North Carolina-Vir
rinia representative on the Board of ?
Directors of the Association, has been 1
1 leader in the industry for many ?
rears and served,as president of the I
irganization in 1935-36. He is presi
lent of the Farmville Oil and Fer- i
ilizer Company, ? ^
Nearly 800 representatives of cot- t
pn oil mills and other industries are *
xpected to attend the three-day 1
neeting here, according to S. M. Har
lon, Memphis, Tennessee, vSecretary
Ereasurer of the Association. t
T. J. Kidd, Birmingham, Alabama, t
s President of the Association; T. H.
Jregory, Memphis, Executive Vice- e
President; A. L. Ward, Dallas, Texas, t
Educational Director; and Christie t
lenet, Columbia, South Carolina, c
ieneral Counsel. ' _
T <
It's about time for the people of c
he United States, including those in I
*itt County, to forget their habit of
am basting the government. All that s
rou have to do is to compare what t
?ou have with what other people i
iave. ' J
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Congress Fines
Prelonged Stay
f
Adjournment Move To
Bring Demands For
Longer Session to Stop
War Step.
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Washington, May 2. ? A demand
that Congress stay in session' to
?aard the nation from being "eased"
jr "driven" into war was made in the
Senate today in reply to a move for
Tune- adjournment..
It came from Senator Johnson (R.
dalif.), a veteran exponent of Ameri
:an isolation and a critic of admin- ,
stration foreign policy. He asserted
;hat it was to Congress that the peo
ple looked for protection against
var.
"It is the Congress, with all its
'aults and shortcomings, and the
Senate will all its sins of omission |
rnd commission, that will keep us
>ut of war, ahd no other person or (
ndividual, no matter who he may be, .
vill do it," the Califomian said in a ?
;ense and solemn tone. .
"We must be on our guard every ,
ninute of the day and every minute
>f the night in order that we do not
mrticipate in a war in which we are j
lot concerned?in order that we not j
>e eased or driven into it. ,
"For the people of the United (
?tates," he concluded, as galleryites ,
>urst into lifely applause, "Let's keep {
>ut of war.", (
Senator Connally (D. Tex.) empha
lized Johnson's appeal with a state- ]
nentj >as soon as the ovation sub- ,
tided, that he foresaw no immediate ,
irospect of war in Europe, but:
"There may be a war, and the (
Jnited States has no business in that ]
var. Nobody but the Congress of *
he United States can determine j
vhether we will be in that war or i
lot." J
Should Remain. I
Johnson argued that so long as j
here was a chance of war, Congress 1
ihould remain in session. j
If, he said, the United States
ihould go to war to destroy "these i
wo dictators," referring to Hitler \
tnd Mussolini, the result will be a ]
lictator for America itself." i
"We all want to go away," he said, ,
'we all want to go home, but we j
an't go home. We've got to stay <
lere on guard." ]
Johnson's demand was evoked by
i proposal from Senator Bankhead <
hat, regardless of.the status of leg- ]
station, Congress end its session on <
rune 15. ? <
First May Snow Brings
Lowest May Temperature
Mercury Falls To Only 1
Two Above Freezing; ?
But Crop Damage Be- j
lieved Slight. J
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Raleigh, May 8. ? Freak spring
itorms yesterday brought the lowest' i
emperature and latest snow flurry 1
loted in this section since the Raleigh >
Weather Bureau started keeping 1
?cords in 1887.
On the top of pleasant weather (
tfonday,: rain began to fall shortly
ifter midnight, as the mercury de
dined from 60 degrees early in the j
noming to a phenomenal 34.5 de- (
frees at 2:30 p. m. Only compar- f
ible tow in weather history was 37.5 ,
legrees on May 10, 1906,
Accompanying the freakish cold {
vas nearly an inch precipitation in (
he forms of rain, hail and snow, the
after falling in the Capital City j
iround 2 p. m. The temperature drop
vas accompanied by biting winds, but
he warm ground caused the snow to ,
nelt rapidly. -
No trace of snow had ever been ,
recorded here later in the year than ,
April 14 (1907?. ,
Heavy rain turned into pelting (
lailstorms at 7:30 yesterday morn
ing. Early ones, to work found the .
streets iced over, and dotted with torn '
leaves and twig^ On St. Mary's ?
Street, near Needham Broughton
High School, traffic was freed to de
tour around a limb, severed from j
a tree and leaning against a telephone
cable. |
Included in the weatherman's tricks,
here were thunder and lightning, one
bolt damaging to the roof and chim- .
ney of a house at 12 Home Street.
The scow was unforecast, but
Weatherman H. E. Kichline extended _
a prediction of fair and warmer to
day. ? ' v- v: -:1 ?;
The surprising weather ^spread
over a large part of North Carolina
and part of Virginia, but the remain
der Of the nation was enjoying clear
and milder weather. H
PITT COCNTYjRETORTSp
?eported today as strong winds, hail,
tnd rain visited Pitt County.
Pellets of hail which fell in the
lyden community were rather large, ,
rat were said to have been soft Re- \
>orts from Ayden said the hail resem- ]
)led snow at some places. \
Hail fell also in the Lang's Cross
?oads community, but damage was
ight Only slight damage from hail
vas reported in the Grimesland sec
ion of the county.
rRANVILLE RECEIVES
TWO HOURS OP SNOW
Oxford, May 2.?Snow fell for two ?
lours over in Granville County t6
iay, the county's first recorded in
itance of snow in May. The fall
nelted ah it ^ truck the ground.. ?
It was imtwssible to ascertain" dam -
ige to the tobacco crop and to gar
lens immediately.
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FREEZING TEMPERATURE i
RECORDED IN DURHAM ?
Durham, May 2. ? A low ther- !
nometer reading of 32 degrees was i
recorded here today in the wake of
i storm of sleet, hail and snow. More ;
;han an inch of precipitation was
recorded. It was Durham's first re- :
rcrded May snpw fall.
Gfreenville Allocated
Funds For Power Lines
i
Washington, May 2. ? The. Rural
Electrification Administration allo
cated $3,422,500. today for construc
tion of power lines.
The projects included:
City of Greenville, N. C., $88,000
for 110 miles of fine to 896 customers
in Pitt County.
MORE WEDDINGS
'? '? *? . ~a*> ?'0*'
Washington. ? The overtime work
of Dan Cupid is given as a major
cause of the present shortage of
houses, according to the Home Loan
Bank Board. The number of Ameri
can families is increasii^at^tt? rate
: !
SIDDEN LITVINOV RESIGNATION
COMPUCATES EUROPEAN CRISIS
.
Veteran Russian Coip*
missar of Foreign Af
fairs Replaced By Mo
lotov,
Moscow, May 3. ? Maxim M. Lit
vinov tonight was replaced as Soviet
Russia's foreign commissar, a post
he had held for 10 years, by Premier
Viacheslav M. Molotov in what for
eign observers regarded as a victory
for Soviet "Isolationists."
The announcement of the shift by
the supreme Soviet's Presideum, the
hierarchy of the U. S. S. R., was a
complete surprise to diplomats. It
said Litvinov resigned at his own re
quest, but did not give his reasons.
Molotov will retain the premiership
for the present at least.
There was speculation that, be
cause of Moltov's reported isolationist
views and his knwn contempt of the
League of Nations in which Litvinov
played an active role, the last possi
bilities of enlisting Russia in the
Anglo-French "Peace Front" against
Nazi-Fascist aggression may have
been shattered.
It had been predicted for several
days that Russia would break off
negotiations with Britain and France
if the latter nations refused to ex
tend their military alliance to include
the Red Army.
Fear Collapse.
(In London, it was feared that
Litvinov's resignation, of which-Brit
ish diplomats said they had received
no prior intimation, meant collapse
sf the Anglo-French-Soviet negotia
tions of the anti-aggression align
ment, already in a state of virtual
deadlock).
Foreign speculation ran along tne
line that Litvinov, because he favored
a "Western policy," might have been
subjected to great pressure by the
isolationists in view of the reluctance
if Britain to enter into a tight al- ?
liance. The isolationist, reported to
include ehlefs of the Red army, may
liave felt that it was useless to seek
Franco-British aid in halting aggres
sion in Europe and that Russia Bhould
therefore withdraw behind her own
frontiers and concentrate on measures
to repeal any direct attack against
Soviet soil, it was said. __
(In Italy, the news of Litvinov's
resignation was received with en
thusiasm by Fascists who regarded
iiim as one of Italy's foremost ene
mies. The average Italian, recalling .
Josef V. Stalin's recent "purges", was
inclined to believe that instead of re- ,?
signing, Litvinov had been removed
from his post). -
Molotov, like Litvinov, is a vet
jran Bolshevik revolutionary who
iielped prepare the way for the rise"
if Lenin and Trosky. Later, how
ever, he was described as the man y
who drove Trotsky out of Russia and
i^to exile.
Twice in his youth he was exiled
for revolutionary activities.
Molotov's real name, which "he *
abandoned 25 years ago, is Scriabin.
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Wholesale Order '
Nearly 2,000 bushels of Coker 100
lotton seed, purchased co-operatively
through the county * agent's office,
iiave been distributed to Northamp
ton County growers.
municipal Primary
A Here Fermalily
Lack of Opposition Re
garded As Proof of
Satisfaction With Ad
ministration;
With Mayor ?teorge W. Davis, run
oing for re-election, unopposed, and
nomination, the municipal primary
only five commissioners slated for ~ 7
ruesday, was merely a formality and
a light vote was cast.
Joining the "official family" com
posed of Mayor Davis, Dr. W. M.
Willis, J. W. Joyner and R. 0. Lang,
were J. M. Stansill and R. LeRoy
Rollins, who put their bid in for the
Beats vacated by Irvin Morgan, Jr.,
and A. J. Flanagan.
Lack of opposition to any of the
candidates was regarded by citizens
here as proof of satisfaction with the
present administration, which has
been most successful and marked by
great" progress and development ? in
municipal improvement projects. %
Votes were cast a* follows:
Mayor George W. Davis, 201; Board
pf Commissioners: Dr. W. M. Willik?:
195; J. W. Joyner, 198; R. 0. Lang,
198; R. LeRoy Rollins, 195; J. M.
Stansill, 199.
C. H. Flanagan served as regis
trar and C. A. Tyson and T. W. Lang -
as poll holders.
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