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? 11 ? . Farmville Enterprise FARMVILLE, N. C. G. ALEX ROUSE, Owner * Mgr. Eva Horton Shack! e/ord Associate Editor mi ?? ?? i i ? 1 ??? ' * ? THE HOUSE PRINTERY J - . - - ? ? "? >3 . Subscription Price: (tee Year $1.50 ? Six Months 75c ] ADVERTISING RATES: ? Display (Mtninan) 3tc Per Inch Readers?Per Line?5c All Legal advs. 5c a line per week Published weekly and entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the { PostofCce at Farmville, N. CL, un der act of March 3rd, 1878L j HOW TO SAVE LIVES Thousands of persons are killed ev ery year in the United States in au tomobile accidents. Many of these accidents could have been avoided if the operators of one of the vehicles had practiced some courtesy in driving or had not been in such a big hurry to get no where in particular. Just why an ordinary, intelligent citizen becomes obsessed with a de sire to "set a record" when he puts his hands on & steering wheel is a puzzle, the solution of which will de crease highway fatalities. STABILIZATION PROFITS The stabilization fund of $2,000, 000,000 created out of the profits to the government when this country devalued gold has earned a profit of $17,524,096, of which $3,889381 were made in the nine months that ended March 31st. We confess that we do not under stand the operations of the stabiliza tion fund but we realize that it serves a useful purpose in maintaining an agreed upon ratio between various currencies in the international mon ey markets. That it has done so without cost to the nation is so much the better. FIGURES ABOUT TOTAL DEBT It is something of a surprise to be told that the total debt of the country, government and private, in 1937, was about the same that it was in 1929, but this fact is revealed by I an analysis made by the Twentieth I Century Fund. While the total $250, 000,009,000, remained about the same ?there was a shift in who owed the debt In 1912, for example, the .Federal] State and local debt was less than $6,000,000,000, or about $60 per capita. By 1932, this figure had jumped to $39,000,000300, or a per capita of $314. This total was di vided as follows: Federal, $21,834, 566300; State, $2,260358,000; and local, $15315381,000. By 1937, the total public debt was $49,469333,000, or a per capita of $383. . During this period, the figures ] show, that the Federal debt increas- j ed $13,000300300, that State debts remained about the- same and local] government debts decreased by more Hum $3300300300. It is interesting to note that while the gross amount of interest-bearing Federal securities almost doubled be tween 1930 and 1938, the Federal ) interest charge increased only fifty] per cent. This was due to reduced ] rates of interest which have also en-1 abled State and local governments to I save money on the carrying-charge) of their debta. There arc many people in Pitt County who are greatly concerned over the mounting Federal debt. This apprehension, it appears, is mnfemg itself feh in Congress and was par ticularly evident last week when the House declined to take up the so-call ed Lending Plan of the President. U.S. NOTICE ASTOUNDS JAPAN The Japanese were somewhat as tounded at the notice from the United States that this country desired to abrogate the commercial treaty which hw been in effect since 1911, Japan secures the oil and scrap tee^needed for its Chinese cam Mfea and the machinery for its de the United - ^ V . ? .& . do today they may be able to risk tomorrow. Some time, in th* foture, centrate on rights in the Far East because of graver peril closer home. When that time comes, the Japanese will move forward, to take advantage of temporary conditions to featfcjtir their own nests. ? w PEOPLE DEMAND IMPROVEMENT ^ ^ I -J? J 1 ?' ^" The year 192S is generally consid ered to have been on of great jjtos perity for the United States. The ten years which have elapsed since the "boom" have been filled with try-; ing experiences for the American people, who have had their ups and downs. Of coarse,, if one useseome sta tistics, it looks like the business of the nation has improved considerably. For example,: our gold stocks hare enormously increased, the consnmp- . tion of gaaoHne is np about fifty per ; cent, the number of automobiles in use is up about twenty-five per cent, and the consumption-, of electricity has increased about one-fourth dar ing the decade. The number of au tomobile trucks in service is sow about twenty-five per cent greater than in 1929. Using other statistics, it appears ; that the trend has been entirely downward. -. For example, construc tion is- down about fifty per cent, exports of cotton down about the same per centage, rail carioadings are off close to forty per cent, and while the population has gained about nine million persons, the number of employed has dropped more than three million. The contrast of such figures is enough to confuse the average indi vidual Nevertheless, basically, the United States possesses the wealth necessary to provide adequate living I standards for every American citi zen. While we do not, as yet, thor oughly understand the reasons which i lie behind 'the scarcity amid plenty, there are indications that the people are beginning to believe that reason able prosperity is possible for every body. Politicians and statesmen may de bate cause and effect, but the people are interested in securing an improv ed standard of living. This desire, , which some may consider selfish, out- - ranks technical questions about-gov ernmental forms and outweighs de votion to ancient shibboleths. .What the people of the nation, as well as the world, demand today is greater opportunity to enjoy better living. 'i The government that recognizes this fact and meets the demand will "? he- * the government that endures. States- i men who ignore it. will eventually t join the ranks of the unemployed. " i I WHO KNOWS ? : ^ ?, I ?. 1. Did Congress reject the Boose- ' velt library, prposed at Hyde Park? , 2. How many vessels are under construction for the navy? 3. If two unions to repre sent the workers, can ah employer j petition the N. L. R. B. for an elec tion on the issue? ? ' 4. How much did the U. S. collect in taxes last year? 5. How many persons are on the WPA rolls? 6. When was the present Neutrality Act passed? - ? /~ 7. What is humidity? & How many trips has Admiral Syrd made to the Antartic? 9. What difference-' in the pay of ? t skilled workers will result from drop- j [ping the prevailing wage? 10. How mgny-qftates now eontri- ' faute as much as $10 a month for old ! age pensions? (See 'The Answers" on Page Four) . WALSTONBURG I I WSfirel \ " ... ? r!-r'; ?- s .Harold Bailey is home from Mars - Hill, where he attended summer srhnnlL t tosSS ?> ?' Mrs. Irvin Minahew is visiting her sister, Mrs. Rollins in Raleigh. ' ^JJonaipfehSoB - Ja spending some * time with relatives in Florida. ; y |lpi D. n. Fields ginia Stanton wore Kinrton visitor* \ P||Eg9R^ip 1 Taylor is spending some- j time with his uncle, W. L. Taylor in \ Maco^' t^rg^^ll^^glg s w?v JJi i/uiimiii "iwi jj. uHir I 11 Ray Wart, Sr. BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. Buf^R^Fonttam,^ Paston i!lh? U?l* I^H"' Meeting. .i^KESS, f?:45 A. M.?Sunday School. J. 0. Pollard, Superintendent. 11:00 A. M. Morning Worship. 6:80 P. M.?Junior and Senior En ? deavor. 8:00 P. M.^iiBveniidf lWorship. ?.tj| 8:00 P. M.?Wednesday - Prayer Meeting. m':. 1 ? ? EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH Rer. Jack R* Rountree, Rector. 10:00 A. M.?Sunday SchooL J. W. T. ,,,. M- t^,. ?> lt ? | WM Ja>, i I Joyner, oupcrmtendonti* *?. *>v; ?u.-OO A. M.?First Sundays ? Holy Communion and sermon. 11:00 A. M.?Third Sundays-Dom ing Prayer and sermon. "fpl m-y-. ;v*:H METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH Rot. D. A. Claris Pastor, 'ga 10:00 A. M.?Sunday SchooL Ii'lM Morgan, Jr., Superintendent. 11:00 A. M.?Morning ftttfehip. 6:30 P. M: ? Young Peoples' Groqj&l 8:00 P. M.?Evening Worship. r' ' ?' H I PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rer. H. M. Wilson, Pastor. ? 9^0 A. M.?Junior Choir. 10.-00 A. M.?Sunday School. J. ]&fl B Paylor, Superintendent -< 'fl 11:00 A. M.?Morning Worship. J^fl 8:00 P. M.?Wednesday ? Prayer Meeting. ^HB ? - i,>? ? PBIMnTVE BAPTIST CHURCH Rer. J. B. Roberts, Pastor. 11:00 A. M.?Second Sundays?Mora-1 ing Worship. CATHOLIC CHURCH Father Howard V. Lane, PaaUjr Holy Mass ,.i:M 10:30 A. M. ? 1st and 2nd Sundays. 8:30 A. M. ? 8rd and 4th Sundays;, Winter Coyer Crops Make Better Farms] ?? V. The winter landscape of North Carolina is greener with each passing year, but there are still too many Barren fields thai should be growing something the year around, says E. C. Blair, agronomist of the State! Colleeg Extension Sendee. Since the Agricultural Conser? tion program came into existence U] 86, fanners have become increasingly; conscious of building and malnteln-j Ing their soils. Each succeeding year! the program has had more fanners adopting soil building practices es pecially in growing winter legumes. "But," Blair said, "too many farm ers still think their year's work is done when they plant crops in the spring, gather them in the toll, and sell those for which there in *<99 market" "s] The State College agronomist ex plained that with North Carolina's climate this kind of fanning is wasteful of time, of plant food, of tl|e soil itself, and of an opportunity to become independent ||f?We can plant crops in the f?I^" bis said, "that will keep the land busy during the winter making gain and hay for livestock or gathering nitro gen from the air to be used as plant food when the crop is plowed under. the same time,? he ?U, "these crops keep the bp* pact of $e soil from.^WBf do not!? terfere with spring-plant? crops, are inexpensive te grow^gr.direquire Ms;^i?r' to pw&JMMm J? Some of the principal winter cov er crops for laying a green mantle mt North C?lii$?Ms are: small gtein%;auch aa-jiheat, barissfe oats^ and rye; and winter legume*," such as hairy vetch, Austrian winter peas, clonr, ud A (Me bulletin on winter ?Htr crops, giving time cf plantfng and amounts of seed to use, may be ob toined ? writing;:?'the Agricultural E^tor, State College, Raleigh. "..;? ? r imam 3Qq often uQ? fn ilnfrtytili inul I^?ted hog daughter m 1989-40 probably wm ho 15 to 20 pW- coot higher than in lg8S<39. The increase in hog production this year brings the total number of pigs raised back to the level prevailing before production was so aharnlv ourS^Tft: ^ of ttoMM drought But the hog situation in 1MM0 will be different from that of the present year. ??? Although feed supplies next year will be about as large as in the pres ent year, livestock numbers at the beginning of 1940 will be consider-1 ably larger than a year earlier. The small supply of feed per animal along with the prospects for larger] hog marketing probably will result in a hog-corn price ratio much less favorable for hog producers than it] was from late 1987 to early 1989. This is expected to prevent a further marked expansion in the number of pigs raised. I <'*v rJI The average of pricee received by farmers in mid-July was unchanged from a month earlier, the Agricultu ral Marketing Service reports. The index of July 15 stood at 89 per cent of pre-war, the same as in mid-June but six points lower than a year] earlier. Sharp declines occurred the past month in grain a*! fruit prices but these, were offset by increases for chicken, eggs, milk and potatoes. 1 The index of prices paid by farm-] ere declined one point from June 15j to July 16, but the ratio of prices ] farmers received to prices paid for commodities remained at 74 per dent of pre war. The prices paid index] stood at 120 compared with; 128 a 1 I year ago. J ' ~ . AH Hog prices advanced but cattle and| lambs sold lower resulting in no change in the price index for all meat animals. -X : , ? ? : - ? ?:vl Compared with mid-June cotton prices advanced slightly more than usual for this period but the group ? ?-???f~? ?*?. .fft.-."- ? wlJCtUu w ? j .... price. ?,? ahaipl, during this period. t^U11 OT,a' ? I %J^?e*rS*ES ! ptsmmsa f. 2 W?*er than in July 1988. ?:?r? ' VCompwed with a< year ago, cotton lmt, potatoes, apples, veal, calves, lambs and wool We among the few product^ for which highfsr prices were received In mid-July this year than last. Tho Pkrm Security Adminittrution ftis distributed within the past year) lmm copSrn at its^^ S form designed to Improve rental ar rangements between farm tenants and landlords. Both have applied! i? tog* numbers for this "Flexible Faro Lease" which is intended to teke the place of oral agreements! that still prevail In many sections of | the country. > I. j The lease forte fs designed to en-| courage statement of landlord-tenant [ agreements in clear-cut terms and! minimise the ndsmidteBtanding that ! arise from word-of-mouth agree-1 ments. "F; ? t'?J :? ??' ?' ' " The "rental rates" clause carries I a suggested form for stating exactly] .thaaJtoe of eacn crop or the cash! payment the tenant is to give the ll^dlonL j The "improvement compensation! clauste" i? the lease form provides! for property improvement ? both| Permanent and removable. The] amount of compensation the tenant is to get for improvement* he I on the landlord's property during his] tenancy has often caused disagree- J ments under oral leasing. ?S&i a ?? ?^4| Another matter of concern to the! landlord and tenant is the annual renewal of their contract; -Leasing {rem year to year is a prevalent ! tenure practice. pW ? To-provide for such cases th*ffl "Flexible Farm Lease" contains*^s&il "automatic renewal" clause. - 4P!B ? . 1 '*i fiFijiif. 'i'jfX'S-S'i 5 r ; Experience has shown that the use of a lease of this kind makes for better protection of the landlord's property and for more security for the tenant and 'his family, officials of the Farm Security Administra tion report. , : '?'?;"?> A Entries Announced For Tarboro Shaw ' Tarborc Aug. 9.?W. W. Green, Jr., secretary of the Tarboro Horse Show Association, has announced en tries which have been received thus far. Secretary Green expects 66 horses to be entered in the horse show, which will be held Saturday and Sunday, August 12-13. In the pony division, four, have ' been entered from-the Green Acres Farm of Portsmouth, Va.?Billy Boy, Pokey, Patches and Bucky Bug. ; Albert Handley of Goldsboro has en- ^ tered Tommy and Hill Billy. Tommy : will be ridden by Miss Boy Handley. In the five-gaited division, Larry Moore, of Wilson, has entered High land Melody, reserve champion at the Wilson horse show two weeks ago. Clifton. Henderson, Jr., has entered ? Lady Hope, third in the Wilson j show. i In the Corinthian class and the < hunter division, Rockiiway, owned by Robert D. Gorham of Rocky Mount, will compete. Secretary Green of Tarboro has entered Placid Joe in the same division. In the junior fine harness division : C. H. Henderson, Jr., has entered ] his sorrel: colt, Chester Hope. j Two Wilson horses have been en- i tered in the walking horse division ?Happy Jack, owned-by T. E. Dil- . Ion and Jay Buck, owned by Larry . I. Moore, Jr. - . ? L_- J What Hie business and industrial 1 world needs today, as much as ahy- 1 thing else, is common honesty. , r ;*v.- . ? . ??. ? 7,104,768 STEPS ? ~ v. ? Lawrence, Kan. ? Hoy Made, 27, of Allentown, Pa., passed through this city en route from the .New York World's Fair to the ,San Fran cisco Exposition. He is making the trip afoot and is measuring the dis tance between fairs by means of a pedometer. He estimates the trip at n about 7,104,768 steps. His only food on the way is six quarts of milk a day. ? " 1 ? ? ? " VICTIM HIS SON Omaha, Neb.?As a rescue squad raced to a beach 'near here recently, John J. Ostronic remarked to a friend, "I wonder who the victim is this tame." It was his son, Robert, 17-year-old university student, who had drowned while swimming with a friend. ? ! _ ? : x.. " 1 ECONOMICAL The Fairm Security Administ&tfon has announced that contracts were awarded the past fiscal year for the construction of 2,784 of its specially designed low cost farm homes for an average cost of only f1,474.20. SETS OWN ARM Lansford, Pa. ? Noticing that his arm looked crooked after a fall, John Knipper, 18, gave it a jerk, after a physician examined the arm, found It to have been broken, but perfectly set by the jerk. Dixon, HL ? Resting under a pear tree after a squirrel hunt, Lee Berkes, 14, rested his loaded rifle against the tree. A pear fell from the fee. struck th trigger, and the load struck the hoy in the abdomen, critically wounding him. ? i ' !4 lb. Banquet Tea 40c H V* lb. Banquet Tea 1... 21c :; Vzlb. Lurianne Tea.... 38c i i Vz lb. Vesper Tea.... ... 20c ; i 3 ozs. Vesper Tea ,.8c '/< lb. Bliss Tea 12c jj: ? o '/4 lb. WHkins Tea 10c :: ' ;; j The Tumage Co., Inc.:! I FARMVILLE, N. C. 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