? ? '
*Leaf Average Havers
About 16-Cent Mark
y:
i Warehouses Crowded ?
i Fanners Await Space;!
Most Offerings of Low
i Qnatity; Planters X!all-1
, ed Upon to Withhold!
' We^dfrom A u e t i o n|
. floors for Several Days!
? VaMoeta, Ga., July 26.?Gieck of I
U ??riy second day sales in the Georgia , I
5 bright leaf tobacco markets today I
& showed prices continuing raoetlyl
. around % to 18 cents a pound I
>. range, sharply off from the 1938II
jj: opening of-85'to 30 cents. II
Warehouses were crowded with II
? leaf and. fanners waited for cleared II
- spaces in a number of the market I
.. towns. jl
VidaBa, where 780,000 pounds sold I
on opening day at a 15.50 average, II
reported a second day range of five I
to 17 cents, with most sales around ?
t 16 to 20 cents. II
Valdosta started a new sale withW
a four to 24 cents range in jammed |l
warehouses. The opening average I
here was 15,24.
Stronger bidding was noted at ?
Nashville, Ga., where 721,778 pounds I
^ brought 16.09 yesterday. Adel simi- I
lady reported a tendency shewing I
f better prices.
The 16 to' 18 cents average on theII
. opening day's auctions in five Geor-11
.gia sales centers and two in Florida II
wm seven to 12 cents under Iastjl
season's initial -sale average. Offer- I
iny p?pH| were of an inferior I
, quality, warehoussemen said.
Thousands of growers pocketed
I sales returns from bids which rang-II
I ed from a low of one cent to 32 cents. 11
In < 1938 the first day's bids were
I from two to 32 cents. I
I planters were called on by To- I
fcacce-SpaaiattBt E. C. Westbrook of I
the Georgia Extension Service to I
hold back the bulk of their crop I
I awaiting the outcome of unfavorable 11
weather conditions in the Carolinas. 11
Far from pleased over the out
I come of the first day's sales, West- I
I brook said "Georgia farmers should I
not expect to receive the full value
for their crop until the tobacco is
I ianarketea in a more order./ man- I
I ner."
I rjQxta at- 58 warehouses in Geor
gia antHhree in Lake .City and L#? I
I Oak, Florida, worked hard to com-11
plete figures on the total poundage
disposed of yestigday.
I Fof governor I
I Unofficial and Informal I
Campaips^Now iJn
| der Way |
I Raleigh, July 26. ? Norths Caro- I
lina's unofficial and informal cam- I
paign for the Democratic guberna- I
torial nomination in 1940 rocked I
I along today with five candidates do- I
ing all they can to get support with- I
out any formal announcement of I
cEndidscV? ,
I Bevenoe Commissioner Max- I
I ^nghehad "no thought of mak- I
I & definite announcement at this II
awd no thought of beginning a ca?-|
paign for that purpose a| this time.
I j sn?e commissioner said an inter-1
ww with him at Winatam-Satam
|?mterday quoted him correctly when
bi "It may be definitely as-1
that I will be a candidate fori
I. '.Ilk Democratic nomination for g?v-|
I Jroor Hoey has requested that no
yet, it j* gya^grally assumed j
I fSLxweil, J. M. Bnoughton and
I jgpi Smith, both Raleigh ^awpm*
and Mayer
I Somas E. Copper of Wilmington
ttHPsooii friiodi th*y pun to file
for the gopernersh^ Miehtos bm*
????r?? iv! fjjr? ^
kmm
JobsAre Open
? Requests Are MadfeFor
I Office Workers in City;
I Other Plaeemeats Now
I Open
I v. Greenville, July 26.?W. GrCherry,
I Jr., manager ef the local StetaEw
I ployment Service, rewealed' today
I that numerous requests cwerc~ being
I received for office ^orksrs and that
I the general demand for labor is^iear
ling the point of exceeding the sup
ply.
Three order* for experienced of
Ifice workers came ijh this morning,
I Mr. Cherry declared, and ha urged
I any person, especially men, qual
ified to file with his office imme
Idiately. The office manner stated
I such positions would start at salar
lies ranging from $22 to $25 per
I week. Applicants with typing' and
Idictation ability probably will have
[the better chance of securing the
Ijobe.
I Mr. Cherry also stated that he
lexpected to start receiving orders
Ifor store clerks in the immediate
future and urged persons with^such
(experience to register with ^ie state
loffice. No charge ia made for the
[service, either of the employer or
[employe.
I Demand for ordinary labor is in
creasing daily, it was revealed and
lilr. Cherry said that "we can almost
(guarantee every able-bodied man
land woman willing to work a job'
this fall." He added that "it ap
Meare <that the demand for labor
(will exceed the supply." . \
I "We have dozens of places open
|for experienced domestic labor amt
If arm hands," he said.
AAA Administrator -
Speaks in Raleigh
t ?
The man who will direct the dis
tribution of nearly one billion dollars
in AAA funds to American farmers
this year has been scheduled to ad
dress a mass meeting of North Carp
ling farmers in the Baleigh Memorial
Auditorium, August 4.
R.-M. Evans, national administra
tor of the Agricultural Adjustment
Administration rince ?ctober of last
year, will disciiM crop problems and
their relation to the * Federal ? farm
program before thousands of Tar
BeeL "farmers who are expected - to
attend this event v % .
In addition-to Swans, 3L-B, Hutaon,
assistant AAA administrator who is
in charge of tobacco, will also'Spppar
at the meeting to talk specifically on
North Carolina's No. 1 cash crop-The
Georgia markets opened on Tuesday,
and steps that might be neceasaryin
controlling next year's production of
flue-cored tobacco will probably hinge
around leaf prices paid.
E. Y. Floyd, AAA executive officer
at State College, said Evans Ts a
native of Iowa, 42 years oW, and was
a* and farm manager before
becoming a special assistant to Sec
retary of Agriculture Henry Wallace
in 1980. . '."M
of his wide knowledge - of
fanning operations and livestock lead
ing in Mid-Western states, he m
appointed regional representative . of
the ourn-hog section back > in the first
<rf the Triple-A in H88.' Fr*t
that rime until 1986, he was actively
connected With Iowa fp?d regional ed
y?s
Hoey Tela Youths
* Td Stay On Farms
Ealnirh. July 25.?Governor Hoey
unkKMHS boys and girls today to
stay on the farm.wemain in the state
and aid in building a*gH^^
_ ?
CaJrettna. _
fl [??ilium Tliimr fr>W the young neo
1 ii m'II - iMinjinflit SOilTI/SHl. ' I
Both General and High
?ear witl^Surpluses
I Raleigh, July 27.?Ther State's .of
? ficial balance sheet for the fiscal
I Syenrisended June 30 yesterday vcri
I fied advance estimates used by Gov
I $rnor Hoey as the .basis for deciding
it wt^uld dot W necessary to trans
I fer any money from highway tp gen
I eral revenue fund?as he was em
powered to do^-stetate.
I The State-endbd the year with si
general fund surplus of - $2,242,338
and a highway, fund surplus of $7,
721,828,- the statement reveataL The
general fund surplus compared with
I $1,205,982 which the 1987' GOwMd I
I Assembly estimated <W?uld be avail-1
I ahje, and with. the. $2,2004)00: which I
I the .-Adwaory Budget Cw?ilwrinit l
I late last fall declared would be I
I necessary to avoid "diversion" from I
highway revenues.
I Of the highway fund balance, $2,-.
I 288,001 .^represents ' federal funds I
I which 'Governor Hoey said .were I
I available for future projects. The to
? tak highway surplus -compared- with I
I $4^598,205 estimated for the higjhwiy, I
I department by . the 1937 General As-1
I sembly.
The actual cash balance in toe
I general fund, he said, was $11,666,- I
I 321.91 at the yeartf ehd and In the I
I -Highway Department it was $4,- I
I 606,587.80, but; the diffarence be
I tween these figures and the sur- I
I pluses are; accounted for in (hafts I
I outstanding and in obligations as yet I
I incompleted projects. I
I Expenditures from , the * general I
I fund totaled $89,888,011," cornered I
I with the ,$40,748760 estimated by Jthe I
I General Assembly to be apdnt. High
I way fund expenditures came to $37,- I
1743,543, wbereas the General As- I
I sembly had estimated -they would be H
? $40,137,011. *1
The State did not have to trans
Ifer,funds from the highway to the
general fund, the Governor, said* be?- I
H cause "general conditions" improved I
and revenues exceeded estimates. I
? - Also, he pointed? ^out^vthe -State's
balance at the end of 1937-38 was I
? $54)48,144, whereas the 1937 General II
? Assembly had estimated it would be
?** HOf 1 eauis^" ? iguyjphbf "Wy I
urp us for. isfii fiscal ycsl is I
I w 111 U11 1 ? I f-' I U . I
I
I
I Likewise, soil .conservation will
have increased emphasis, &'view of]
?j*r phenanwnal progress during ttfl
? past few 5pirs. As in other years,
? the responsibility of administration
? will continue in the hands of farm
I tion would allow farmers to earn up]
to $3<)farm for tree, planting, in
responsibility for the adminis
tration of crop insurance and loans.
This is in line with the established !
AAA policy of decentralising admin-;
istration of the program yherever
?6S&
p?rr.i -? ???-in
? #1*, ferifegten CoW
I AMOURNMEI# IN SIGHT.
1 lOOLATlOWSm TRIUMPH.
? <WP*?FACtfS #ROBLEMS.
I ^PREVAILING $FAGE LOSES.
I DtPEERKNTIARS ABOLISHED.
ENFORCE# VfCATIONS.
? NAVAL AIR RASES.
I -
? - ?Earijr-aAjoumuQent of Congres*
I seems assured nmr that legislators
I have definitely abandoned the eiP
I fort to- revisej ou* neutrality law*
iat this swiod and to restore prfe
I I vailing .wages * fo* skilled workers
H on WPA piujetcs^. *
I' ;f A?<*. - "?/]<?
? The efforts of | the Adminisbt- I
I tion to get rid Of the mandatoiV I
? embargo on tfce shipments of arms I
land substitute* for it a "cash-and
carry" plan ran Into the determin
ed opposition of A group of sena- I
tors, whose delimit in prolonged I
? debate could defilitely prolong dis- I
I cussion for manyi weeks. Dissatis- I
? faction of labor leaders over abad- I
I donment of the prevailing wage
?II
? skilled workers ojp relief jobs led to I
I an effort to seculfe a congressional I
? amendment, but analiysis of the I
I situation demonstrated that majority I
? of'.congressmen v#re not willing t? I
? alter the provisions that Congress I
? Itself insisted upon.
? " ' w . . | .j? .
I . The only; legislation of major im- I
portance left before Congress, after I
I these controveflsiafjissues were drop- I
Iped, was the nevftlending program. I
? The i original pix>^wal 'had already I
I been altered tct ec^e extent, notably I
? in ragardtte the amount available for I
I foreign loans, aud$t is hardly posai- I
Ible to outline its- form untU con- I
I gTessional action iR completed. That I
? the lending idea, as opposed to the I
I outright spending idea, will be adopt- 1
? ed iii principle seems assured but I
I Congress is expected to make changes I
I which will revive, , to a limited de- I
? gree, Federal contributions to some I
I projects.
H a' H
I . 1 . ? I
? The widespread ^discount of WPA ?
? workers over the abandonment of |
? the prevuffiiiij wage, expressed' by 1
B get iuua BU Aim iar^ertain areas, was ?
I directed against Congress. The pre- I
VbUing wage was written out of the ?
law by Congress and neither the |
?jitfaninistfeators of WPA nor the Presi- ?
dent had any power to change it. I
Declarations by officials, including
llhb Prsrident^ served notice upon I
strikers-that'; they could not strike I
against the Government and WPA ?
officials -warped that those absent I
from work for five days would be
dismissed! Little headway was made ?
by the protest and the strike techni- ?
que seemed to work against the ?
hoped-for result in Congress. : ?
/ r ?
?" . . I
Realizing that favorable action wab V
^improbable and that the prevailing I
?wage fight was lost, some labor lead- ?
ers turned their attention to a drivfe I
to secure additional funds for the I
PWA, which provides full-time jobk
at prevailing rates of pay in many
sections. As the feader knows, the I
PWA carries on large-scale construc
tion projects under private contract, ?
I giving to the sppnfor a grant-in-aid I
with a loan. Jusvlow far this move
The WPA administrative troubles I
will be dggr&vated'on September 1st
When the provision! of the new relief I
act goes into effect, providing for I
the elimination of all differentials in I
pay between the regions of the conn- I
try, except those die to difference in I
the cost of living^ This will result
in a reduction in Tfeay for Northern
and some Westemiections, and an in
crease in pay in tlife Sooth. Natural
ly there will be ^talent protests froth I
the workers wkojse wages are cut,
but officials also ekpect that the new
wage scale in thii South, which will
be high in contrast with prevailing
wages, -wit- troset labor relation!' in
*?***>- :- i
l rWWlkl? abaSfrnment of the pre
PiynMpjOW^r ijnvRtG lp 1
I ???'' a 7 I
If 1 fti ? / ,4 i ?L I
i j . . i"'..j?- ~X~ I I
?MHTllUuly pUu vTjHK pPiVwW wuywj* I
i | I
Ljp6nt? y;' | I
FtaMic ^Bked Not To
;ih#iM0nfli8_
1X H. Cpnley, county, school super
liritendent, today announced that the
Pitt County Board ot Education he4
designated Monday, September 4, is
the opening-date for Pitt schools. \ .
I Schools in the county-will open
two days earlier than last year, bptv
the two-day loss is expected to |e I
I t??^hi^ nliirlny?, the Christinas holi
day season. Conley said that it la I
?planned to complete half the county
?jjcftpol year by the Christmas hoK
? day^ and have mid-term examine^ I
?tiohs before the holiday - period is
started. It was explained- that #
exams were- held at this 4ime, rep
lords of aU .students, including those
I who might - move out of- the eountjvj
liaould.be clear. I
1?^Superintendent. Conley said" the
B general maintenance division of the
?Pitt Gounty!'Soard of Education rs^J
I ported- .that iiwindowpane replace-.
Intents-created* the ^biggest' Hem in
I the upkeep of the schools. He re-1
l"ttl<Ml of win
4#*ta<* d?Ublf#ei?uMltoohP in
mm Miiiyritegf ?the*?'%be*<mt or I
<*PM Motion
la. J I
ItOOflFippWr,|RvBPP6W%WTil^,trCW" |
?eaths tb? difrayi' tpkeep^Wkpendi- I
*ttwsirio?B> setools > the I
lA^^ that^were ? inade -. possible I
thjbUgh diBtrkt bonded and^fWeral I
IgrarS^l^dJtper'.cent of thwutotal.
cost, have been- accepted by the I
Board of Education. ' '
'nflslisf wssP'Siproonod that mnnt of
am/mm*** ennlleeB- would- be
iBgriwtihiUHng the fiwt week-after
MKWdng and few, if anyy >*Duld I
little tfr remain out of ^school be- I
cause ofwork, in that the iesttoh. I
eroiv which usually keeps some std-- ?
dents out of school ,1s not aajargte I
in Pitt ttta year a? krigrevtudSiflarA I
It was disclosed that by opening the
schools early in September poorly
clad etodents could-take advantage
of the warm weather and probably I
obtain -more adequate Clothing by
thefcwintsr months.
|a?C Officers Seize I
F 'SMO-Gallon Distillery I
I. J. Ik-Taylor, law enfowstoent oi
?ficer of the Pitt* county ABC-" board,
?today rivaled the capture of a 100
gallon illicit steam plant in Martin
Icounty IkABC officers of Pitt and
the neighfHtting county.
p0fficeriT?ylor said" that 800 gal
lons: af heer were confiscated- i and
Itf^P the etill - was destroyed Vith
dynamite. ' Although not in opera- I
ItiflQtfMJa plant wasstillwarm, of
^ifiWHdttl -Taylor, ' officers assfetng I
Officers RbCbuck and Pfeele of Mai> ,
tin-county.
faster., lctfi* a damage Mb*#
I rttdio masts on their home and halt
nirht air service at Tulsa.
,asag%asw sisa ? avw wv ^
mike itts again as spring gets un
derway. The number on WPA rolls
iafistimated to be "2,500^000. Of
tXt' and,' fir addition,
.rj.j. .. OArt-AftA r , -'k I.U ?*?
stood-that 200,000 were laid off in
Ji4yy-a?ootfcer 200,000 will be laid
oil in August and about 800,000 in
_ _
Under the provisions df-the law,
wage differentials fnnst be warrant
ed by'the difference in* the cost of
living. This osaha -that the WPA
must make ladings of facts upeft
8cales, This must be determined by
Jrfy 8lst ?nd CoL P. C. Maniagfcon,
AAjrinistrator, must set the -JMr
wagtt-levels. Under present, reg[ula
New tork for example, gets tf&OO
monthly averaging18ft hour^lt
woifci Most of the Southern unskilU
ed jeibrkers get |26, with a few get
ting Wf montii fp* I*orkmg3l40
? fy v 4yi4 ^W)vvvj V ' _ .1
WfStoiWls III
*Stantfat ^180
Best of 8,500 to Go fti
iTiroiWedt^withMore
i-Let- ?nHrori! TtmOT^
Time
' atel
Baleigh,; July 27^-Cacrying out ?
the Congressional mandate '
suspend all relief workers with IB *?
Months ' continuous Service," the
Works Progress'*AdMttittrkticid'
^ps^tol^O^r^ns odt of ah esti
mated 8,500 affected in North CanH i
Una..
instate ?'Administrator C. <L,; McGin-l
nis said the remainder of- the-total
would be Suspended Within7 two
weeks, and- that additional workers
passing the 18-month limit woidd be ;
let out on succeeding pay. days, i t]
It was emphasized that the re-j;
strictions on'relief workers' -length J-l
of service was a permanent feature f
of the new WPA set-up, applying in~j I
flexibly to every WPA - employee-h
who exceeds the limit-during this-p
fiscal year. ? "J 1
Suspended workers are ineligible <
for re-assignment to rellef projects I ?
until a month after they are let out, I
and''Only on condition of being ref-li
certified as of relief status; and j
qualified for employment,/ Mr. Mo-1,
Ginnis stated. . ji
RISKS LIFB TO SAVE DUMMY, ,
- - ^i g
1 Baltimore, Md. ? Cutting quickly],
to the side of the highway* and I ?
barely missing ar ?telephone pole, ,
John' Sann got out of his aiitomobile l.l
and frantically stopped an approach-1.
ing-automobile in- order to -aave the)
life of a "man* lying prone or the IJ
highway. He: -and the - other 'motor- J (
ist together dragged the figure to J
the aide of the highway. The vie-1J
-tim was a dummy, a pair of trtousr L
ere -and -a' -shirt, stuffed with -rags I
and waste paper. Police are invest!-1J
gating. ? i ,
? . : , ;
Many voters; found hazy on "lib-'
era!" .and .^radical";'" surkey showfj|
political leaders labeled <
ttfficta !
Completed For
f arm Gonvention;
R' -- ? ?? i - Ij
Five full days of education and h
entertainment are in store for rural i|
men and women who attend State h
College's 86th annual Farm and) <1
Home Week, July 3l-Augugt 4. v I j
With advance; registration*} already
aijove-lasryedr's mark at the/saineh
time, State College officials believe J,
this year's attendance will smash all j|
previous records. ll
Upon payment of the registration h
fee of vone "dollar, either in advance |j
or oir amVal at the college M6riday,j,
July 31, the viBitor will be ehtitledl
to a room in one of the college do?4i
mitories for the endre week. 'Meals] J
ma, be obtained in to eoUege cafe
teria for 76 cents to "one dollar aL
l^This year's program has'.been
lightened considerably, John W.h
Goodman and Miss Both Current, of
the'State College Extension' Service,)]
said Mote stress wfll be placed on
<t$hgs to see rather than thihgs to J-J
Inward ^
has a??tiged a multitude of ?x4J
hibits and displays that is esfcectedl;
to give visitors a picture^ ?^j^ro'r
I ate delays pf farm machinery, white*:
the-women will seb modal kitchens],
and" labor-saving devices.
- Air impressive - list of speakers,
-headed by UbVdtnor Clyde R. Hoey,
has been secured for this annual
5*.' ^i%1 r!nmvi1 * 7W MftVnETu
Carte* and D*. Rsftdriph. Jones, Ji.
, . m fp p Af
I ' ?
I&a lyitiiift' iJT^!y>^P^BBKPy^5^^%-> k ?
>191 JrfMaUbWto**
partment Action Would
gomwzfttmn
*?*tengU>*> 3xAy ^-MT^United
States adrfM Jaotkaritonight that it j
was terminating its 1911 treaty of
e^'th^ahdrtarig^
opening the w&y>towM Wftbtrgo
<rt? the shipment bfrtw-materiAls to
that 'country. *
' &mtet*rf *fr Stat*
Hull,"Wands B^Shyw> ^AsBffcant
Sedtetaty of'^tateHiaijdda^d^te
to an official of- th^'^j^iielb" em
tai^WdrtiMrhfifi df thtftftoi,
'The government^'ltijtiWlittatflika
^HgWnfatf b^ froto^lfl^haky,
since; the' Senate' fateigttlkl|fl?ni
committee discussing 'a^Mfcbtfition
trailing' fW'W'^fltihuadattoT of rthe
tteaty-p&sfcpton^ & it
today until later in the week. "
v Eariier tod*^'Sc^etai^ $dT con
ferred with President ? Robsev^tt/ fol
HoWing talks -with" hii^Fi* Btftern
advisers. Tlie -President * Uppfeved,
perhaps ordered, the hetion.
A Sir months miist l?ah 'fromiit6day
before the-abrogatidfa-cto go " Into
rf/ect. Thejr wm he 6p Xahuar* 26,
t940, at Which time'- Congress wfll
be ItfsefesiMi and'cah^diScuriT an
embargo on raw materials shipment
to Japan.
The /State Department wftgaxds
the 1911 treaty as Illegal obstacle
in the way of a resolution by-Sena
tor Pittman (#; NevJ 'JaUing for
the embargo,. Article 5,Paragraph
rhree, of the pact, said":': "Nor "shall
any prohibition - be enforced. by
Mther country on the'impokatisn or
asportation of .any artide from or
to the. territories of the other'which
shall not equally extend to tKe 'like
article imported from or exported
to any other country." *
Consequently, if the United States
wanted to embargo shipments' to
Japan, she would have to do'-so'with
regard to alT ether nations as -well
as long as the- treaty remained in
forte.
Senator Vandenberg (R-Mich,) in
troduced-a resolution some dan ago
filing for the abrogation of the
L911 - treaty-, with a view to possible
negotiation of a new' one' a&n^ag
better protection to American riihta
n China. ?. ' '
Asked by the Senate foreign< reU-.
tions committee for ah opbrini pa.
both resolutions, Secretary Hall last
Friday deferred giving it, bat wrote
the committee -with- reference to the
/andenberg resolution that / the
State Department wouldbe glad to
sonsider it if It were approved.
?'? The abrogation caught the -capital
by surprise. At'9:80 p. m^ the
State Department telephoned,"?_ Jeiy;
newspaper correspondents and psjryd '?
them to come to the department for
i news release. At 10 o'clock gn
>fficial handed -them-the text of the
release.
It said tbdfflW treaty "contains
^deration." It added, thatr the Iftdted
States was signifyiag its desire to
"?S"* *? v*. :*$*?'??*$**
to better safeguarding -and promot
ing American interests ^bewV ih
relopriientt udy'^tlire."
Earlier ih thh ,da^i8riM^!Mtt
nan had said, "Pbb^Hfeft-ll^ht.
?t idea whether ?ecrioAfriv?Ji<^ /
taken on the resolution in dHfcPfcw
rion." . . : /: &
?' He- said alsOrhbWfcvet, thatf "any
one who reads thenlaWtpepeis^sihist,
bave come to the-eondnsioB-wthat
Far gnrter*r - TipTntftre " ,J
^ Hnll 1 * ^ *
Japan wifcreby' Britain i. ?<<
dearly to imLietondriT^SSbe
United States roHcv in-China-would
l? VIUIB WUIU
not b* changed by thte-aaramMKraif
*?!!? . /flori
Pawl River at Canton would be
, Q^- lfA||HiV ati AimfImii -i mm 1