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NUMBER FIVE
FarmviUe Business Men
Talk Tobacco Market and
Enjoy Barbecue Supper
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Closer Cooperation Be
tween Tobacco Indus
try, Business Interests
and Farmers Urged By
Various Speakers.
That old spirit of cooperation, for
which Farmville has always been not
ed, was again in evidence Tuesday
evening at a dinner meeting, spon
sored by the Chamber of Commerce
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and Merchants Association, when
plans were laid for the continued suc
cess and growth of the Farmville i
Tobacco Market.
Following a delicious and bounti
ful barbecue dinner, served picnic
style in the dining hall on the city's
playgrounds, where about two hun
dred representative business men
passed and repassed, Mayor George
W. Davis, who is also president of
the Chamber of Commerce, acted as
toastmaster on this occasion, opening
the meeting with a few but timely
remarks. Mayor Davis stated that he
was proud of Farmville's loyal citi
zenship and the ever cooperative spirit
existing, as evidenced by the large
number in attendance upon the meet
ing.
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A numoer 01 speakers extonea me
advantages to be realized through a
continued and closer union between
the tobacco industry, business inter
ests and farmers of this section, and
the large company, representing prac
tically all of the business enterprises
of the city, concurred with applause
and otherwise expressed their agree
oent with the suggestions of the
various speakers.
The first to be called on for an ex
pression was W. S. "Bill" Royster,
popular representative of Liggett
Myers Tobacco Co., and resident buy
er on the Fannville market. Mr.
Royster urged the business men to
visit the warehouses daily through
out the selling season, shake the hand
of the farmers and give them a per
sonal welcome to the city and market.
Other speakers included J. Y. Monk,
R. H. Knott and J. N. Fountain, leaf
warehouse proprietors; T. E. Joyner,
J. H. Moore, W. f. Rasberry and R.
A. Fountain. Mr. Fountain reminded
the assemblage that Farmville is rat
ed as one of the richest towns in the
United States per capita, and that
with the community spirit prevailing
among all forces, he saw no reason
why the Farmville Tobacco Market
should not become one of the largest
in the State.
In bringing the meeting to a happy
close, Chairman Davis was assisted
by Dave Clarke and John Dwight
down the cttrtain as the voices of the
Holmes, as song leaders, in ringing
crowd were lifted in song.
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Farmers of Pitt County can earn
$481,813 in Agricultural Conservation
payments under the 1939 Triple-A
Farm Pogham, it waa announced by
E. Y. Floyd, AAA executive officer1
of State College. Last year they
earned- $387,480 by complying with
acreage allotments and carrying out
soil building practices.
Floyd said that farmers who ex
pect to qualify for payments in this
year's program should sign an. in
dividual farm plan before June 15, if
thia has not already been done. To
determine whether this requirement
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tural limestone available in all ooinr
ties as grants-of-aid; that is, the ma
terial is being furnished now with the
cost to be deducted from soil building
payments next year. County farm
agents are prepared to help farmers
obtain the phosphate and lime as
grants-of-aid.
ABC Whiskey Profits
On Increase In Pitt
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Greenville, June 6.?Charles QTL
Home, chairman of the Pitt County
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board* to
day revealed that liquor and wine
sales in Pitt ABC stores during the'
month of May showed a gain of $8,612
over the same month of last year.
Sales during the month of May,
1939, amounted to $27,367, while those
of the same month of 1938 were only
$23,845.
April sales somewhat heavier than
May, with 3 total of $34,152 in liquors
and wines having been sold in that
month. Sales for April of this year
exceeded those of the same month in
j 1938 by $4,887. Sales in April, 1988,
amounted to $29,265.
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'QUIET SUMMER SIGNS
APPEARING IN GERMANY
Berlin, June 7.?Adolf Hitler con
i eluded non-aggression pacts with Lat
via and Esthonia today and thereby
completed the first part of his pro
gram to thwart what Nazis call
French-British attempts to encircle
Germany through guarantees of as
sistance against aggression.
Afterwards, the Fuehrer left the
90-degree heat of Berlin for his cool
Alpine retreat near Berchtesgaden,
where he expects to remain until
September, except for short intervals.
The Chancellery staff moved south
with him, and government officials
expressed confidence that?so far as
Germany has anything to do with It
(?Europe is embarking upon a quiet
period that will last at least until
autumn.
They said they were willing to
[wager that there would be no war
in the near future, despite tension
between Germany and Poland over
the l^ree C^ty of Danzig and Pomorze
(the Polish Corridor). Danzig, they
asserted, "will become a part of
the Greater Germany before next
November?and by peaceful means."
GUEST SPEAKER AT NOTABLE
EVENT IN S. C.
Rev. C. B. Mash burn, local Christian
minister, was an honor guest and
speaker at the Centennial and Home
Coming, Dedication and Ordination
Services, held at the EUenton Chris
tian Church, Ellenton, South Caroline,
during the past week end Re*. Mr.
Mashburn served a^, pastor of th#
Ellenton Church yeatSj^jfo
and reports an enjpjjihle. visit to his
former flock.
The local rain^eg. -who eajon a
popularity, widespread throughout
this State, dehvftitfd the apjiietuiial
address on this oapas&a, pretend the
day and the dnfihsthm service that
night, when Wilbur G. Outlaw, son
of the present pastor, Rev. Cecil F.
Outlaw, was ordained to the ministry.
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MRS. L. V. MORRILL PASSES
AT SOME IN SNOW HILL
As we go to press late Thursday
afternoon, learn at the death of Mrs.
Jeanie Brown Morrill, widow of the
late Judge h. V. lforr%aad a highly
esteemed citizen of Snow Hill. Her
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Pictured here are the attractive young women, who wflTlend'the member's figure with club officials at the first
annual June dance of the Mayfair Club.
Center, Miss Vernice Lang Jones, with T. EliJoyaer, Jr., president; left, Miss Jean Brown, of Greenville, With
Marvin Lindsay, vice president; and right, Hiss Tona Greene, with Hal M. Winders, secretary and treasurer.
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Commissioners Also Re
ceive Budget Estimates
For 1939-40
Greenville, June 6.?K. T. Putrfell,
completing his eighth consecutive
term as superintendent of public wel
fare in Pitt County, was retained for
another two-year term in a joint ses
| sion of the Pitt County Board of Com
missioners and Board of Public wel
fare yesterday. Budget estimates
| were filed for 1939-40 in the all-day
I session, bat the estimates will not
come up for approval until the seat
meeting of the board to be reld some
time in the immediate future,
f- Superintendent Futrell came far
Greenville in 1920 to fill the unex
| pired term of Mayor M. K. Blount, the
| first superintendent of public welfare
in Pitt county. Mr. Futrell, a native
of Davidson county, came to Pitt from
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where he di
rected recretional welfare work.
He was graduated from Guilford
College with an A. B. degree in 1912
and taught in the Jameeville high
school from 1918 to 1917, three years
of which he served as principal of the
school. He enlisted in the United
States army and was First Lieutenant
in the infantry in the World War. He
was honorably discharged from Camp
Wadsworth, S. C., December 12, 1918,
and began welfare work at Alabama.
During his work as head of welfare
activities in the county, lyp depart
ment has "developed -to meet the
growing needs of the community and
county." State and federal duties
have increased the work of the de
partment mid today, approximately
$70,000 a year in federal funds hi
handled through the Pitt county wel
fare office.
Work of the department includes
social security, W. P. A.r N. Y. A., C.
C. C., general hospitalisation, sana
torium patients, cases fur blind, juve
niles, school attendance activities, aid
for dependent children.
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County Total $?,060
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tal of $6,060 in June checks for the
I teg mailed'through? ^jOrOffice of K.
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To Baltic States
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Latest British Offer To
Moseow Seeks to Elimi
nate Baltic Stumbling
Block
London, June 7.?Prime Minister
Neville Chamberlain announced' in the
House of Commons today that he is
sending a compromise "Peace Front" ,
proposal to Moscow promising^ Aill
Anglo-Soviet military support if'the
Soviets should intervene against any
German invasion of their neighboring
Baltic states. -
The new British formula for a tri-1
power military alliance with the So
viets seeks to sidestep, by means of
indirect guarantees, the aggression
pledges to include Latvia, Esthonia
mid Finland:
Chamberlain . said that Britain,
France and Russia were in "general
agreement on the main objectives to
be attained," but that a Foreign Of
fice official vtfl) go to Moscow in an
effort to "harmonize" the remaining
divergent views ? the question of
guarantees to the Baltic nations.
The three Baltic states, two of
which signed non-aggression treaties
with'Germany today while Chamber
lain waa speaking, have informed
Britain that they do not want any
"Psaos' Front" guarantees which
might jeopardise their neutrality,
; As a result, ifc- waB understood that
the British and French fighting forces
would go to the aid : of the Red
[army if Russia felt compelled to in
tervene on behalf of Latvia, Esthonia
and Finland in defense of Soviet
security.
Latvia and' Esthonia signed the non
aggression pacta with Germany today.
Not Direct.
There would' be no direct guaran
tees to the three "buffer" states along
Russia's northwest frontier, however,
such as Britain and France have given
to Poland, Rumania, Greece, Turkey
The tnaa entrusted with the "har
monising" mission is William Strang,
hedd of the Foreign Office Central
European department and former I
counsellor of the British embassy at[
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accompanied Chamberlain on the lat
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New Progress
fn Road Work
Improvements To Aid
Pitt County School Bus
Traffic
QvemtfUe, June 6>?Work ig -pro
gressing rapidly on Pitt County road
projects, which are destined to great*
ly improve transportation in the coun
ty, particularly school bus traffic dur
ing the winter months.
- Grading, culverts and bridges are
about- completed on the new road
from Falkland te Fountain. The road
la used widely for pleasure and com
mercial traffic and it is expected that
transportation will increase with the
more recent improvements.
One of the most outstanding im
provements in road on which school
busses travel is the bridge crossing
Tar Riveron the road running from
Falkland to Bethel. When water' has
been high in the river, school' bosses
have been forced to come via Green
ville because the approach to the
bridge was flooded. Workmen are
now busy constructing a new approach
and will replace the old bridge with a
more modern structure.
Widening and grading the old Tar
road, which runs parallel with the
Greenville-Ayden highway, is expect
ed to take much traffic that has pre
vailed off the Ayden highway., The
Tar road is being extended to South
Evans street in Greenville and will
provide the city with a seventh high
way leading into Greenville.
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Examiner Stationed
At ParmviDe Friday
Greenville, June 6.?M. J. McLeod,
license examiner for the Eastern Di
vision of. the State Highway Patrol,
headquarters of which are located in
Greenville, today announced that he
will be in Farmville every Friday
hereafter to examine applicants for
drifers' licenses.
Examiner VeLeod said he would be
stationed in the police: department at
FaMfrrille each' Friday from 8:80 until
11:20 a. m.
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ManagerHarEeilNotes
Growing' Popularity
Of Swimming Pool
'< Am a round up of activities were
made at the swimming pool this week,
Manager Harrell expressed himself as;
gratified at the tremendous interest!
evidenced, particularly that of Wed
nesday, which marked the first half
holiday in the business district this
season, and the first soaring of the1
thermometer to a point, which made'
the swimming pool a real attractive
playground to adults as well as the
youngsters. ? ?
Since the opening of the fifth sea
son on May 31, the pool has served as
a means of preliminary entertain
ment for several organizations and
groups, which have afterwards held
picnic suppers in the outdoor dining
room. These were; the Vacation Bi
ble Schools of the Baptist and Metho
dist churches, the Town Fathers, the
Chamber of Commerce and Merchants
Association and Rotarians, and the
Christian Endeavor of the Christian
Church. ?
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Wanner Days Bring
; Picnic Excursions
"Let's have a picnic" is an expres
sion practically-' every homemaker
will hear more than once this summer,
says Miss Sallie Brooks, assistant ex*
tention nutritionist at State College.
And when the family calls-for one
of these out-of-door excursions, it
means the housewife must produce a
tasty lunch that all members of the
family will enjoy.
In planning for a lunch, the home
maker should think beyond bread and
meat and potato chips or potato salad.
Just like any other meals, a good
variety of food is advisable.
Perhaps the family would .like
hamburger cakes broiled over an
open fire. Or they may prefer bacon.
Then; there are "kabobs", those temp
ting morsels of meat the size of one
good picnic bite, which are Blipped on
a stick, then follows a slice of onion,
then another bit of meat, and so on.
Any kind of meat may be used?beef,
veal, pork, lamb, and others.
t^her families may prefer weiners,
the old picnic stand-by, roasted over
an open fire. A piece of cheese wrap
ped in a piece of bacon can be cooked
the samA way. With a frying pan
along, scrambled eggs, or even scram
bled eggs and bacon?may be cooked.
Then there are other hot dishes that
go well at a picnic which can be cook
ed at home. Some of these are scal
loped potatoes, baked leans, chicken
stew, meat loaf, and branswick stew.
These foods can be kept hot for some
tlrao by? wrapping them in several
thicknesses of paper.
Miss Brooke also advises the in
clusion of green vegetables to give
crispneaa tb the picnic lunch. Tender
lettuce, radishes, and young onions
are growing in. many North Carolina
gardens at this season of the year.
By combining a number of these, a
Vegetable salad could be provided.
Smart Pouttryittan
Caters To Market
There are triakr in all trades, even
in the poultry business, says C. F.
Parrish, poultryman of the State Col
lege Extension Service.
The smart poultryman sizes up ^lis
market, and then doer his best to
met the consumer demand, Parrish
said. For instance; the particular
communism ? whicfthe 'tells may pre
fer bWwn-sh*lledeggB. In that case,
would select a breed of chickens as
Rhode Island Reds or Barred Ply
mouth Rocks. On the (rtWtjnd, if
xl.- fin.J^'if
tne (wmimnutyriprererrea wnite-sneu
the&ne* quality of an egg.' WHen
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May fair Dance Will Be
Brilliant Social Event
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: fair on 15th In New
; Gym
Plans for one of the most - bril
liant social events ever held here,
have been completed Jay members of
the Mayfair Club for their sixth dance
on June 15, which will be the first
affair held in the new school gym, and
the largest of any yet given by this
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group, two hundred invitations hav
ing been issued to out-of-town friends.
Freddie Johnson and his orchestra
from the University of North Caro
lina, will furnish music for the af
fair, which will be formal. Dancing
will begin at ten and continue until
two o'clock.
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At 11:40, rreuuie iiuojiwu wui un.
his baton fox* the cotillion figure, in
which all club members will take part,
with president T. Eli Joyner, Jr., and
Miss Vernice Lang Jones leading. As
sisting will be Marvin Lindsay, vice
president, with Miss Jean Brown, of
Greenville, Hal M. Winders, secretary
and treasurer, with Miss Iona Greene,
and other members of the board of
governors, including Mr. and Mrs.
John E. King, Mr. and Mrs. Lynn
Eason, and Ben Lang and date, Miss
Geraldine Gardner.
The four marshals and their dates
will be Richard Harris with Miss
Mary Friar Rouse, Roland Lang with
MisS Mary Fitzgerald, of Wilson,
Pearson Hassell with Miss Mary Har
rison Benson, of Nashville, and Mr.
and Mrs. H. H. Bradham.
Lynn Eason, as head of the decorat
ing committee, plans to use the club
colors of gold and white, symbolising
the two major crops of this section,
tobacco and cotton, in transforming
the large building into a beautiful
ballroom, and John King has been ap
pointed to guide the favor committee
in the selection of lovely and suitable
souvenirs of the occasion.
The following have been invited to
act as chaperones; Mr. and Mrs. T.'
C. Turoage, Dr. and Mrs. P. E. Jones,
Mr. and "Mrs. T. E. Joyner, Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Moore, Mr. and Mrs. J. L
Morgan, Sr., Dr. and Mrs. D. S. Mor
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Spectators will have the pleasure
of attending the June dance, the first
Mayfair event according this privilege
to outsiders. Each club member has
received five bidB, which he will pre
sent to friends, who may pay an . ad
mittance fee of twenty-five cents at
the door. Admittance will be refused
any one without an invitation signed
by a member of the club.
Organized last July by sixty-five
young men interested in conducting
dances for Farmville's younger set,
'five successful dances have been held
since that time in the Major May
Chapter House, which have reflected
credit on the officials and the town in
general.
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To Torn II
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Washington, Jam 6.?Congressional
action on the record-breaking 11,218,
000,000 farm bill may develop into a
race against time.
Ftiffids are provided in the bill to
operifcthe Agricultural Department
and some other agencies for the fiscal
year beginning July 1. A Joint Sen
ate-House committee started on
fiie controversial measure yesterday.
We advocates of targer govern
ment outlay, for tto tafaW
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