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''''''''"''"'IE VOLUME THIRTY FABMYIU* PITT CCWH, WfeW'CJiBteNA* FRIDAY, JUNE 3% 1939 NUMBER SEVEN ; ? $' ^ ? ?? ? "i I ' ?'i V-> ?'?ti'-fV '"yiir I ? - ' . ' ' .hit Ml.' , ??!? rnr ? ? British Boost Strength Of Garrison At Tientsin . i Inflow of Food Increas es; Japan Now Occupy Swatow; More Peace Gestures Tientsin, June 22.?Britain's Tient ain garrison was reinforced and the inflow of food increased today as the Japanese army took stronger meas ures to enfore its blockade of the Brit ish and French concessions. British authorities took measures to prevent any incident that might aggravate the taut situation. With both sides refusing to yield, the block ade seemed to have developed into a test of patience. Britons still were willing to nego tiate lifting of the blockade on the basis of the original local incident Japanese demands that four alleged Chinese assassins be turned oyer to them. They made no attempt, however, to meet Japan's insistence that the strife be resolved on the basis of a change in Britain's whole policy in China. The Japanese army commander, General Homma, was said to have rejected a request by British Bri gade Major C. B. H. Delamain for an interview, relaying the answer that discussions would be useless except on a wider basis than the British have, offered. Prime minister Chamberlain told the House of Commons in London that Britain did not "acquiesce" in the blockade and had made clear to i Japan that she would see that Bri tons behind the Blockade barriers had sufficient feed. An additional company of British j soldiers was brought from Peiping to inforce the Durham Light In- * fan try Regiment, regular unit sta tioned here. (Domei, Japanese news agency, said the reinforcements came i from along the railroad line north east of Tientsin.) 1 The new troops raised the British i military strength to about 300 men, : not including 100 volunteers- The British municipal chairman, chief ; administrative officer of the con- . cession, also appealed for recruits j for a non-uniformed emergency auxiliary to help maintain order in i ease of need. ' The Japanese countered with strict- i er measures on the Hai river, but the casualty toll along the electrified fence with which they have ringed J the 950 acres of the British conces sion and the 250 acres of the French concession remained the same?one dead dog. Japanese soldiers, it was learned, attempted to halt the steamer Sian newo when she passed the Japanese wharf yesterday en route to Tangku < with 100 British women and children first of about 1,000 who will be < evacuated from the concession. The Japanese ordered the ship to 1 return, but when the captain de manded to know why, they did not reply and he proceeded to Tangku, part of Tientsin, A British lighter coming up stream from Tangku was compelled to slap at the Japanese wharf. Chi neee police boarded the vessel and ?saaTif ii the luggage of several for eigners, including Britons, but allow ed then to continue. There still was no serious food sbaetoee within the British and the fl?ili concessions in which about 5,000 foreigners- and 112,000 Chinese reside. The Japanese blockade ex tended around the French concession because it borders the British. Such staples as riee and flour were stocked in large quantities and there was all actual surplus of eggs. Fresh vegetables were estimated at half of meat at two-thirds of British soldiers began bringing in food irom outside areas in trades and French troops sent a track into the river where they bought fresh sup - pbee to replenish the dwindling re serves of French markets. . ' The British kept all concession ggtee, including those leading to the Fbunch mm, partly closed so they % cdrid be iilsiimftidftatafc quickly, if sl^ was taken to prevtat infiltration, ?Ito* tion and policy of Britian." Discussing the long negotiatiom to Moscow, in conjunction with Prance, for a mutaal 'assistance pact as a counterweight to the ' Rome-Berlin axis, Halifax said: "'I think if we have so far failed (to reach an agreement) we can truly, feel that it has not been our fault." "We have gone further than many would have thought it right in an endeavor to find an agreement," he stated Mayfair Club DsMeHiclil^rt Of The Season Fulfilling anticipations of the May fair Club and the scores of friends who came in response to invitations extended by the members, was the first annual June dance of this orga nization, held Thursday evening in the new gym building, the gold and white decorations of which won praise for the committee, headed by Lynn Eason. The North Carolina University band, which plays swing music in any tempo at. the slightest indication of ; the magic baton, weilded by Freddiei ? Johnson, was declared "at its best" ? on this occasion. i T. Eli Joyner, Jr., president of the club, led the member's figure with - Miss Vernice Lang Jones, as the hour drew near to midnight, the club of ficers, dance marshals and their guests and other couples taking part being introduced as they appeared on either side .at the stage entrances. Serpentine and favors of caps and i horns added beauty and color to the i scene. 1 The affair was marked also by the ; attendance of spectators, who had re- i ?eived bids from members and paid a j small admission fee. For two weeks prior to the event, i president Eli Joyner, vice president ? Marvin Lindsay and Hal M. Winders and the various committees, delegated i to special duties, had been in daily j :onsultation and preparations were , complete in every detail, with the re- < suit that the dance reflected credit on i the entire organization. < Snow Hill Officer ; Killed In Accident' - 1 Washington, N. C., June 21.?James < R. Waters, 61, police chief of Snow Hill, died on the way to a hospital here today after an automobile acci- ; dent on Main street. i Waters' car struck a tree, appar- , ently after he lost control at a sharp turn. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Smith of ^ Greenville, and their two sons, Leslie, , four; and Jack, three, who were riding with Waters, were injured. Mr. and j Mrs. Smith were confined to a hospi taL < An attache of the Tayloe hospital, j where the Greenville people are con- j fined, said they received severe body bruises and lacerations, hut none of their injuries were serious. ? , Reynolds Warns Of Mio Danger . ? Suggests That North Carolinians Avoid Go-,! fing to Resorts in In feeted Areas ttni-igh, June 21.?North Carolin ians were urged yesterday by Dr. Carl V. Reynolds, State Health Officer, not to riait section* where there ia ? an unusual incidence of infantile paralysis. Dr. Reynolds said he M receive* "hundreds of inquiries" about the incidence of paralysis and pointed out that the long July i holiday will rtsrswarss time to urge our people to refrain from planning to go or to casrryl thrir J J North] Ho Sam Sap No To Japanese Orderjo Leave Another Destroyer And Gunboat Ordered to Go To Swatow Instead; 4 Few British Destroyers Also Stand By. Washington, June 22.?The United States government has bluntly informed Japan that in stead of clearing out of Chinese harbors, its warships will stay in these ports "as long as Amer ican citizens are in need of pro tection or assistance." Told by the Japanese to take the destroyer Pillsbury out of Swatow, Admiral Harry Yarnell, chief of the Asiatic fleet, flatly refused. He went even further, the State Department disclosed today, and brought in an other destroyer, The Pope. The gun boat Asheville will follow at once from Hongkong. Some forty Americans are at Swa tow, rich South China port, which had trans-shipped millions of dollars worth of raw materials to the forces In china. Yarnell said that American war ships would try to avoid interference with Japanese operations so far as J was consistent with the duty of look ing after United States' interests. Water Contents To Be H Held at Farmville's Municipal Pool 28th The municipal-pool continues to be the chief center of recreation during these hot rays, when with the the mometer soaring, children and adult* alike are finding great pleasure in swimming and diving and much com fort under the showers. Groups from Fountain and Pinetops have engaged the dining hall during the past few lays. The management has arranged a swimming' and diving contest as a feature of entertainment on next Wednesday, June 28, and much inter sat is being manifested by contestants, who are practicing daily- for the svents, which are listed as follows: Midgete-^-up to 12 years?25 yards free style; 25 yard backstroke; 2 rec jgrozed divfes. Junior (Boys?*12 to 15 yean?50 pard free style; plunge for distance; living required: plain front, back live, Jack Knife; optional?any 3. Senior Boys?60 yards free style; 50 yard backstroke; diving required; front or back flip, plain front, back live; optional, any three. Junior Girls?under 13?16 yard) free style; diving, any two recognized lives. Senior Girts?over 13?25 yards free style; diving, any two dives. The contests will begin at three /clock, with winners having the privilege of obtaining season tickets for half price. Managet^HafftU is inviting every one to attend, either as a contestant or spectator. Hyde County Honors Lindsay C. Warren ? A number of Farmville people are planning to attend a part of the An nual Convention of the Hyde County Chamber of Commerce, July 3 thru the 8, which according to the official program will Lonor fe a big way "the greqtest^ongressman in these United Statesr^Hon. Lindsay C. Warren. Comprising the organization are the towns of Swan Quarter, Ocracoke, Fairfield, Scranton and Englehard, each -one of which has pledged itself to mak$ fids event long4?-be-remem bered in this great Eastern county. J Under his photograh in the pro-l gram are the following paragraph, ??S& pay a fine tribute to the dis tinguished Congressman of this Dis trict: ; .; WMS&mM II I I Unto Being Sent To Pitt County Ag?nt Reeeived 5278,579.02 In Soil Pay ments Past Few Days; More Yet Come. - Greenville, June 21 .-^-A batch of checks valued at $2,200, representing 20 applications and approximately 100 payees for benefit payments for par ticipation in the 1988 agricultural conservation program, arrived today at the office of County Agent R. R. Bennett for distribution to farmers of the county. Bennett said that $276,879.02, rep resenting 5,287 payees and 1,9992 ap plications, has already been distribut ed to fanners of the county who par ticipated in the federal conservation program during 1938. It was explained that checks already received represents about 75 or 80 per cent of the total benefit payments farmers of Pitt county were slated to derive from the soil program. The remaining 20 or 25 per cent of the checks are expected to arrive and be distributed in the near future. With today's checks, the amount of money received Was elevated to $278,579.02. These benefit payments represent 6,307 payees and 2,092 ap plications. Pitt county is one of the ihajor counties of North Carolina ill benefit payments, having received $586,000 in 1937 to lead the state. During 1938, farmers of Pitt coun ty, failed to take advantage of the possible benefit payments, and will receive only $373,000 under the pro gram. The 1988 figure for Pitt coun ty is much below other counties of the state, in that other counties in creased their possible payment quota. Bennett declared that officials of the agricultural conservation pro gram have set the payment figure for 1939 at $405,952. ' He said also that when checks arrive at his office, farmers sched uled to receive the benefit payments are notified. "Unless a farmer re ceives a notification that his pay-* ment has arrived," said Bennett] "he should not call for the payment [until he receives the notice." , ? Pecan Grove Dairy Host to Three ! Hundred Guests i . . . ... j Around three hundred members of : families, customers of the Pecan! Grove Dairy, gathered Wednesday! afternoon under the pecan trees on| the farm of John T. Thorne to enjoyj the sumptuous barbecue supper, giy en by the owner, who is a pioiiefer iri the agricultural' life in* the county1, and State, and his genial dairy mana-< ger, Roy Bowling, hosts on this oc casion, which has becnme an antici pated event in this community. Responding, to the brief, hut cordial welcoming remarks of Mr. Thome, R. R. Bennett, County 'Agent, and Mr. Cooper, County Representative of the Farm Btawin, who: were special guests, spbke on the inestimable value of me cow "to tKe fariher, told a few jokes appropriate tA the occasion, and paid tribute t? Mr. Thorne a? an agri cultural leader, and to Mr: Bowling, his capable manager, who has assist ed him in building up a dairy of the highest standing and im enviable jefc utation for % purity product Driving ,do*n, .the pictvresque lane to the dab? *t sunset -guests: ertfoy ed a beautifql probably cannot be duphcafcedintbe St?ter*-benHrf 77 Guernsey-eaWe, peacefully grating beneaththe shad, Jf^A aro twenty-five year* old. ? ? ? ? " ? ' * - I MISS ELSIE MAE CARRAWAY I daughter of Mr. and Mtb. J. A. Carra I way, who has been chosen to represent I Farmville as queen at the annual I Wilson Tobacco Festival, to be held ? July 18-22. Third Tun M Continues Lively H I President Patties Direct I ? Question by Reporter;! Postpones Trip to The! I Washington, June 20.?While third II ?term talk continued to come from the II ?inner tiratts of the NftT Dtel, Presi ?dent Roosevelt parried today a blunt-IB ?ly-woiked question from a reporter IB ?as to whether he would be a candidate IB ?again in 1940. He told the reporter B ?to go stand in a corner. IB It was tho first time since the [I ?speculation over the third term reach- II ?ed its present proportions that the ? ?issue had been laid squarely before ? ?the President at a press conference. II ? Meanwhile, Solicitor General Rob-IB ?ert H. Jackson made a speech before [I ?the American Business Clubs here II ?which was regarded as another boost ]? ?for the third term idea. The Waab- II ?ington Star said he told the business IB ?men that there v should be no talk II ?about a third term for Mr. RoofeVeltjB ?because there is no third term really II ?involved; II "The first term was cancelled by II ?the courts.* JackSon said. !? He went on to explain that thell ?administration was not allowed to || ?make any of its experiments in social |l ?welfare and economic improvements | ?during the first Roosevelt term. I ? "We couldn't try the AAA," he I ?said. "We oouldn't have minimum (I ?wages. Municipalities' couldn't even II ?invoke the bankruptcy law and we I (couldn't have railroad -retirement or [I ?any other form of security." I ? At the press conference, reporters IB ?had no more luck drawing out the ? ?President's views than have the doz ?ens .of politicians who have dropped J I ?in at the White Htu&e recently. B His remark about standing in a IB ?corner recalled that a year ago, whehlB ?a reporter asked about his attitude IB ?toward a third term, the President B ?told him laughingly to put on a dunce |( Bca? and stapd in the corner. A few I ?dayB ago reporters called his attention ? ?to the fact that certain political lead Bers, after visiting the White House, (have expressed themselves in favor I (of a third term. Mr. Roosevelt dis- fl ?claimed responsibility for such state- B Bments. ( Some columnists, , Mr. Roosevelt jl (said today, had made a point of the H fact^that hejb^iected to repeat his (caied, he would nob make such-a mis- I Today the President also dodged I (jr- request for his reaction to'politic I developments in'last wiiek-1 I on endorsement of a^kj^i' term at alt I ( Democratic political rally. The Prest-H /jpwf Hfl' liar) j ?. H 1 J1? ' V' 'I ?? ^TT i '"''l I ? neaaiines imout iu j ?v 2 \ , ? ? ? U j. . . ? trinto , i t ,4 ? ? I I' ^ 'ViViai H ling Family : Assembles At i Annual Reunion i . - I Members'of the Lang ftunily held F their annual reunion Friday, at the ? Lang homestead five miles from 0 Fartaville, with Prank Joyner, of e Goldsboro, presiding and leading a i round table discussionof the history * and traditions of this, one of the 6 prominent pioneer families of the I State. f A letter fh>m Rev. Francis Joyner, of Littleton, the oldest living member d of this branch, was read, and the re- I union organization requested the sec- r retary to send telegrams to members, I who attending regularly as a rule, I were absent on account of illness at o this time. -The election of officers re- 11 suited as follows; W. G. Lang, of a Hickory, president; James R. Lang, v vice-president; Edward Joyner, of B Wilson, reelected as secretary; C. B Hubert Joyner, reelected as treasurer s and chairman of the entertainment ? committee. ? Following the business session, the ? members motored to Farmville, where r a number enjoyed a refreshing dip in t the pool prior to the serving of a ? sumptuous barbecue dinner in the a outdoor dining room at the munici- p pal park. * ' Gut of town members of the family, ? who took advantage of this occasion b to return to the scenes of their child- b hood and bring their own families 1 with them were; ? Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Lang, and daughter, Mary Jane, Mrs. Alice, Mar- P tin and daughter, Miss Bettie, of v Hickory; Mrs.! Jesse Hawkins and g daughter, Miss Edith Lang Gorman,- v of Greenville, S. C.; Mr. and Mrs. p Frank Joyner and eon, Jim, and ? daughter, Margaret, of Goldsboro; P Mr. and Mrs. Edward Joyner and I children, of Wilson; Mrs. W. E. Mew- C born, and; daughter, Miss Carlotta, id Mr. Mrs. Ronald Mewborn and ii sons, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lang and h children, of Kinston; Mr. and Mrs. b Robert Lang and daughter, of Beau- a fort; Mr: and Mrs. Duncan McKenzie, $ of Bariington. b t ; f Simpler ? Simplifying the program for Farm b and Home Week which will be held 0 at State Gollefce this year, July 81 to c August>4, will enable delegates to at- n tend each event scheduled. I . ? , b The-' man who -denies the existence -n of a problem is not apt to discover ? a solution. . e Asother Night ; To Be Staged: ? ? This Time Citizens of f Famvffle-Community . To Be Gnestsof Green- J vine Ban ciiub. ; ? ~ ' ? . * Greenville, June 82.?D. C. Moore, o Jr., secretary qf the Greenville base ? ball club, today announced, that the B ^^amviUe^^ in GreenviUa ? Rube Wilson's Greenies wiU tangle It with Mule Shirley's Goldsboro Goldlj Bugs Friday nigh* at o'clock # the of the c first "Farmville Night" ever held inja Ali VI ^ -.1 m , | u.?.. . ,n,| UP I r to Have Farmfillds Mayor, ueorge w. i.ii . .r?w.W& lA' IliiOT?f IS prooaoiy DB'tww to w- ? uuwij A J JMAMM XLmav v /vT% ye,, I s address tnrougnme tunpmymg r'.:' ' C ' - lilii ' SiqieTOyw; T> ~'? , | . ^ |' |jLt.>w. - ninijusrol /iaWfllT noflVkYil^A ftia 1/uw * * TX J * ' ? ?!1 . I ' .r - ,'fft ( l M: .? \j i - > lint Annual Stockholders Meeting to be Ibid Here Saturday, July 1st; Barbecue Dinner Will Be Served at City's Play Ground, Followed by Sight Seeing Trip Through Electric Plant; Merchants to Feature Electric Displays In the year 1936 a few of the lead rig farmers, making their Mm# as veil as their living on the fafm/con trived the idea that theyWOuMl?* o form a rural co-operative, with fire Town of Farmville as their sponsor, 'or the purpose of securing Ferefal unds for financing their project An rganiz&tion was perfected and 86 oiles of line mapped for the original iroject Progress was slow at first, tut in April 1987 the first allottcint if $60,000.00 was made by the Fed ral Rural Electrification Artaritds ration to the Pitt & Greena Electric lemberehip Corporation for the con traction of 61 miles of rural dbettic ines in the counties of Pitt >#nd Jreene. J. Lee Tugwell was flamed Presi lent of the Co-operative, with J. C. 'ariter as Vice-President, Seth Bhr ow, Secretary & Treasurer, aad T. L Rouse, W. C. Hinson and O. A. Irwin the other members of the Bottd f Dirertors. Even after the allotment there Wiie lany delays, but on Match 8th, 1938,. pproximately 50 miles of tural lines rere energised, with 200 rural fami ies receiving electricity for their ibntes forthe first time; through febr istent effort and great Sacrifice in ime and money, the Board of Direc ors as named above, continued with heir work to spread electricity to all oral homes in Pitt and Greene Conn ies within their reach; three "ifildi ional applications have been made, 11 of which have met with the ap iroval of the Federal Rural Electri sation Administration, bringing the otal miles of rural lines constructed y the Pitt & Greene Electric Mem ership Corporation to approximately 75 miles, supplying electric current o about 700 farm families. The last part of the project com leted within the last three months ras thought to be the last, but a large roup of farmers in the Snow Hill icinity and close to the end of the resent, lines made application that hey be furnished electricity from the 'armvilie1 plant over the lines of the ?itt & Greene Electric Membership Corporation; notwithstanding patt ifficulties, the Board of Directors nmediately started preparations to ave a survey made of the new terri- . ory, and are now ready to file an dditional application * for another 60,000.00 to build 76 'more miles of ne to serve approximately 800 more arm families. The owner or manager of every arm, or the tenant thereon can only e served if he or she is a member f the corporation, to which they an lected on application and the pay lent of $5.00 as a membership fee. f the landowner is a member, the anants are not required -to. become lembers and are no* Squired to pay he $5.00 membership fee; however, very customer is required to deposit r have deposited for him of her'the am of "$8.00 to guarantee ills. In the beginning," thert M itrf - bubt as to the outcome or succttfc of ural electricificatkm, and the wflwjlt ttained by the project has grigftfy uripasSed-the expectations of all daf erried. Over fifty apphcatioUs 'M^ or one to ten customers, for snort xtensionB along thetnidn lines, totve 1 ready been received since the ? Iner'were energized, and nb^hw* ome in every day. ABrartflftttttlM* rant electric lfghfis, tWf tf wners once see the grbat benefits to heir tenants; the higher atafldtad of frihg to be gained thetebjVffc 6*** liprovament to lfvfhg conditions, tatty rill co-operate to their fullest attest, ? he result wiH he "almost 100 pet cant oral electrification fbr ?e dtinity ow served by [IHfil Cbioperathre. In bn?ng the new territory for which ?plication: is o' LeJwir.aM^Pfity?6 ? ? OUui*' tflfl m yM* 616CUTXC ISNf*. Uh v? u Hardy and the T wn , Tfii.. 11 jii M?hnrabil i ff1ln,.,|h. _la f the Town