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Aay ?History of Mar
ket
The Fannville Tobacco Market,
known throughout the weridwa one
of the greatest Tobacco Markets,
opened Tuesday, August 22, with
several hundred farmers, and many
sympathisers on hand, who had anx
iouaty awaited this day and. hour.
The two warehouses having first
sales were filled for a day's sale,
and a considerable amount was plac
ed on the floors of the three re
.
maining warehouses awaiting Wed
nesday's sale. The total pounds sold
amounting to 848,383, bringing
$145,265.15 vms the largest amount
ever sold here on an opening day.
The average of $17.12 while slightly
'? ... * ' ? It
less own expected was generally ac
cepted?not with s smile of content,
however. There was little evidence
of diesstifactkm seen, and the atti
tude of the farmers as a whole was
geaiocetty good
The break of tobacco was not con
sidered up to par for an opening
day, due to die recent .nine, and die
further fact that a large amount of
this tobacco waa placed on the floors
several days prior to the sale. Much
of the tobacco waa damaged, and in
high order, and many of the lower
grade tips were in evidence, all of
~ which had a tendency to lower the
general average.
The Mjafeet on. Wednesday show
ed same signs af improvement,. and
the feeihtg was better, but there was
much tobacco in high order due to
the unusual weather we are now
having, all of which had to do with
lowering dm gederal average for the
market on this day. The total
pounds on Wednesday amounted to
596,938 for an average of 16L73.
It ia the general opinion of seas
oned tobacconists that when the
andr the market congestion clears,
and tobacco can be put o& the floors
in a dry eoaditionrthe juice average
will show aogte improvement. The
market on ffcuradsy morning ap
peared some stronger.
You will not from the comparisons
of the Big Four Markets, as given
below, that FarmviBe has started at
the Top, and we have every reason
to believe that we will continue at
the top throughout the, won, and
wind op as usual?nt dm Top.
TIM. CUM .-AW
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I FARMVILLE 848383 $17.11
I Wilson I 1,752^18 17.11
Rocky Mount 1,177,852 1&11
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W. H. DABST
Marketing Specialist N. C. De
partment of Agriculture. 1
CROP MARKETING
WILL BE PUSHED ?
i
Raleigh, August 24.?Commission- '
er of Agriculture W. Kerr Scott to
day announced the appointment of 1
W. H. Darst, Veteran agronomist, as '
farm crops marketing specialist for j
the North Carolina Department at \
Agriculture "to develop a broad pro- *
gram looking toward better prepar
ations of farm crops for market with- '
emphasis on better handling, storage .
and grading."
Employment of Darst is another
step in the Department's program 1
to increase much-needed services for
farmers in. the Held of marketing ;
Commissioner Scott said.
Darst has had 29 years experience
in agronomic work with state and j
federal agricultural agencies, having
served agriculture more than six
teen years in North Carolina prior '
to leaving the state two years ago ?
to work on his doctor's degree at ?
Cornell University.
He is a graduate of Ohio State '
University, B. S. degree in 1910, and '
received his master's degree from
Cornell in 1925. From 1920 to 1937 s
he served as pnfesaor of agrono
my at State College and from 1929
to 1937 was director of the North
Carolina Crop Improvement Associ
ations tion and seed certification ser
I "?*??
I Iii addition to his work in the I
I State, he has been Ebdmsion agrono- I
I mist at Ohio State University, pro- j
I fessor of farm crops at Pennsylvan- II
Ilia State CoUege, executive secretary. I
I of the Federated American Farm j
I Bureau at Chicago (seed Service) I
I and senior agronomist with the Uni
? ted States Department of Agncul- I
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II of agriculture, ??igtfag- in Exten- I
l as - -? ? * r . ? ? v 1 I ?
I rsion ??ut Vocational work, was 11
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? lldvn prugift.' l|
ed; State Gets Share
Secret^ Wallace re
jorted today thai they had spent or
%
form benefit payments under the
raxrnaa and their eounty associa
tions.
Administrative expense* amounted
to more than $18,500,000, or about
9 per cent of the totah These in
duded $8,467,472 to-|dbg|te^Sttgl
Agricultural Adjustment Adminis
tration here in Wwbwgtpn; 1*160,
?1 to operate state offices through
out the country; and another $1,
186,692 for various Federal agencies
both here and in the field.
In addition to the ieneflt 4>ayw
Bents and administrative costs, the
AAA said it used $23,300,000 for re
moval of farm surpluaes; $4,000,
900 to eatahhah regional laborator
ies and develop new uses and mar
kets for farm products; $6,800/100
for advance payments on the 1989
program for. seed, lime and ferti
liser; and $6j000,000 for advances
to county farmer committees for ad
ministering the 1939 program.
This last item will be deducted
from payments under this year's
program.
Maryland, $1,704,301; Virginia,
$4,723,463; North Carolina, $14,
547,216; Kentucky, $10,06*330; Ten
nessee, $11^436,245; South Caro
lina, $12,362,544; Georgia, $18,078,
519; Florida, $3,07*919; Alabama,
$17,761,252; Mi*is?ppi, $21,984,
726; Arkansas, $17,776,308; Louisi
ana, $10,592,860; West Virginia, $1,
376,622. ,
hfnng Main
IFottstiiii. %o P ,?^^liiid^ doftd
M t A *24 Ralph A
Seed, chief Federal investigator for
late afternoon had no report to
Reed was assisted in his investi
gation by J. G. Jkall, regional in
spector from Atlanta who arrived on
Tuesday night andspent some time
examining the wreckage by aetoch
v <?
It was reported by an authorita
tive source that the Federal men
would have no report to make be*
fore late Thursday morning. The
investigators spent the mAning. to
day at the scene of the wreck, a to
bacco field eight jjjptto west of here
; ip Sandy Crass. -In the afternoon
they went to Nashville, where, they
examined eye witnesses and airport
attendants who were the last to see
ttr party alive.
- Witnesses said that the plane cir
cled the tobacco field once, splutter
ed loudly and then, as one-witness
described it,, "fluttered like a leaf/
before beginning the fatal plunge.
The 31-year-old pilot of the plane
Walter Thar ring ton of Rocky -Mount,
has had 10 years experience ??? a
pilot He was said to have made
two applications, with private lines
as. an air pilot, and also hoped to
join the Army Air Corps. A friend
said that Tharrington thought he
would be called by the Amy this
week.
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The ship, a amaii monopipue,.
off from tie municipalaifport Tues
day afternoon at 12:46, headed to
ward Raleigh, and tie cr^i eccur
red scarcely 16 minutes later. At
the time the plane was slated , in
the Sandy Cross section, jt'wae not
flying high, and evidtt^jr was in
trouble when it circled thefisld. It
I
| and passengers in a large hole about!
L'two feet deep. The four men fud-;
r dently died the instant the plane hit
? the ground. For their bodies were
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. and ambulance crew to cut througn
; tte jmfap, and extricate the
fe gaSeriJ* ?? tt?rone?r*w^Hp:
iS?!^pW'u?dW
Most Fftvorsblc : Con**
. tray ?fc3S ?lara -::; ? Iq
if.
5- Superintendent: J; .VH. Moore j has
annouced. the high school wgirtr*
tion date as set for Friday,1 Septem
, Freshmen: 9:00 to 10:16 a. m. <
?Sophomores; 10:16 to 11:16. ij?
4 Jnwipiii lift* toiftlfc... 'f- : ^
Seniors; 2:00 to &0& p. m.
Teachera will assemble Saturday,
September 2, at 9;30 o'clock for the
feasion*. wjbidt will be formally op
ened on Monday, September 4, att
8:30 o'clock- -
All children, sn. years 01 age prior
to October, 1, may enroll on the first
day of school, according to the ml.
ing in this connection, and parents
having children, who; do not meat
this requirement, are requested by
County Superintendent P. H. Conley
to refrain from presenting them for
enrollment, r. .. ^
. Pupils expecting to enter .the first
grade this, term, should be vaccinat
ed for smallpox and diptheria at
onoe in ordw that they may be en
rolled.
Mr. Conley stated today that three
textbooks for those in elementary
school will be provided: by the; State
al; North Carolina as iast jitr,
though' the high school stndfnts will
be required to furnish their text
books. Certain supplementary fees
will be requested from all students
this session to provide work books
and art materials. Information in
regard to this will be given by Su
perintendent Moore.
Bus routes have been mapped and
approved by the school commission
and are subject to a few minor ad
justments due to road conditions
and increased enrollment.
Bequests-for changes to the bus
routes should be made in writing- to
the County Board of Education,
which will be forwarded to .the State
School Commission.
With "the new heating system hb
ji ,ti ,j . ? A.. ??? iliil Mikiihl ' kttflil -
jSt&UM in tn? pwca scnooi Duiia
ing tins summer at aw approximate
cost of $10,000, the interior printed,
new desks, chairs and library tables
throughout; ; the Home Economics
Cottage needy painted inside and
oat; -M new -unit, the; Agricultural!
hud? Manual Arts building and pm
around%70,0<X), filling a long-felt
need for adequate facilities jlf
?rts classes and a
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CRMS IN BRIEF
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$ Birtin?Hitler stands finn pn
Polish demands reported now to in
clude acceptance by Poles of Nasi
protectorate government; British
ambassador re-states Britain's de
termination to aid Poland and 'tells
of Chamberlain's continued, peace ef
forts but reported to have been told
in effect "too late."
London?Britain moves toward
wartime footing; Hitler demands
stagger peace hopes; naval rein,
forcemeats speed to Mediterranean;
East coast shippers cancel sailings
due to leave for Baltic or German
ports.
Brussels ? King Leopold makes
dramatic peace ,plea on behalf of
seven neutral states for major pow
ers to "open negotiations in spirit of
cooperation.
Paris ? Prance orders partial mo
bilisation, bringing forcea to around
2,000,(MO, men; optical,fear war al
most certain if German-Russian
non-aggresskn .pact signed, regard
less of contents.
Moscow ? Germany and Rossi*
sign non-aggression pact agreement
after speedy negotiations among von
Ribbentrop, Molotoff and Stalin;
British-French time
on disrupted negotiations for three
power mutual assistance pact with
Soviet; two,members of British
delegation prepare to return home, i.
Washington ? Roosevelt speeds
back to Washington after curtailing
vacation cruise; capital speculates
.ever whether intends another peace
plea; ^Americans advised to stay
out of Europe.
Rome, ? Italy apparently standing
firm with Germany; reports from
other European capitals indicate a
showdown before weeks end.
Warsaw ? Hope prevails that
Western powers will find way out
of crisis.
PITT NEGRQ FIREMEN
VICTORIOUS IN MEET
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?J- Pitt county Negro firemen garner*
?d honors in the 49th anneal.North
Carolina Colored Volunteer fire
tournament. held at Elizabeth City
Awwfcie; 16 and 17.
Farmvflle wag first And. Greenville
second on the -foot race, while Farm
ville was at the^op in the tracknace.
^Greenville's entry emerged ?W*
race/ #ith Wanrenton second. Other
towns participating -m tw tourna
ment were Tarboro, Oxford,: WHson
and' Elizabeth City,
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All of England Put On
War - Time Footing
After Receiving Hit
ler Threat to Destroy
London, Aug. 24.?Britain tonight
warned her dvilians to prepare im
mediately for the eventuality of en
emy air raids aiid started actual mo
bilization after receiving a threat
from Fuehrer Adolf Hitler to "des
troy with, .the sword*! and nation re
sisting his. demands against Poland.
. Hitler's threat was revealed on
high authority to have been deliv
ered to Prof.* Karl J. Burckhardt,
League of Nations high commission
er for Danzig who communicated it
to the British government. 1
The Burckhardt report of his con
ference with Hitler ten days ago
greatly influenced the British Cabi
net's decision to send the British
ambassador to Berlin, Sir Neville
Henderson, flying to Berchtesgaden
today to deliver a last warning and
appe&r to the Fuehrer.
| v Henderson failed as Burckhardt
failed, returning to Berlin tonight
with Hitler's blunt answer that the
British armed pledges to Poland
cannot swerve him from his insist
ence upon an imminent "settlement"
with the Poles.
Hitler Looks 111
Burckhardt, it was revealed, re
ported "that Hitler had told him Ger
many will not allow the Poles to
continue their "provocation to war."
If the Poles remain 'defiant, Hitler
was quoted as saying, Germany will
"destroy them . with the sword,"
along with Britain, France and any
other nations that fight on Poland's
side. ? . ?
The Fuehrer looked pale and ill,
the League commissioner said.
Hitler's defiant attitude, as con
veyed to the British ambassador and ; ?
to the League* Commissioner loir
? ? .t a r?. jL a..
I Danzig, Droug-nc jSTOpOWe-w-iace
with a showdown on Germany's
ritorial demands against Poland.
The British government, although
not despairing of hopes that apoaoe
? ful settlement might yet be achieved
I?mustered men, money and mater
? ials and prepared to resist any Nazi
aggression against Poland "to the
France swung into step beside Bri
ll tain, matching defense measure for '
defense measure and bringing the
I iW British people were warned
I that they must be ready to face the
I eventuality of an enemy air raid "to
Air raid wardens were ordered to
Britain's air raid alarm system. ,
ing tiurprgtout the Brit^i wuntiy
I units Jook up their station. Obstruc
^Inforined quarters said British
y King George V? was rushing back
I to Undon ^m^tii^j^d a
I p ^Mr. and Mrs. R. f.. Holicnian and.
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Gardner of Saratoga wsre iraek^cd^v-' \ ?
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?r civdfi" and wyng arci'. ?' v^h
JWIaml p??ds ITI nfftrHfi^lin vtty?.
Misses Bosftlio &fid Laura Blanche
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Ming nessie narreii oi ahoskig js
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