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Setting Rush Expected
To Slow Up Next Week
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Farmyifle Market Has
Sott 15,416,480 lbs. for
Over Two and a Quar
ter Million Dollars
The Farnrville market at the close
of the seventh day since the re-open
ing, has had an unusual rush and it
now appears that it will continue
through this week into the first part
of next week. It is the opinion of
tobacconists, however, that this un
precedented rush will be over by the
middle of next week. The sales have I
been orderly and the prices general
ly satisfactory.
The Farnrville market has sold for
the seven days through Wednesday
of this week 5,272,038 pounds for
$844,652.13 at an average of $16.02.
The market for the season through
Wednesday of this week has sold
15,416,480 pounds for $2,294,796.10
at an average of $15.02.
The present season so far has been
on -of the meet trying in the history
of tobacco marketing. A bumper
crop, low grade weed, the European
war and the tobacco "holiday" are
some of the things that have made
the season jittery and unstable.
Keep your tobacco dry and bring
it to Farmville for the top dollar.
Junius H, Rose
Installed As
Ksaljf Legion
New State Commander
Calls for Real Neu
trality, Not A Demo
cratic or Republican
Neutrality
Greenville, Oct. 18.?tJunius H.
Rose stood on the dais of the high
school auditorium Monday night and
was accorded one of the highest
honors which can be bestowed on a
Tar Heel, amid the applause of his
American Legion friends and a good
number of Greenville admirers.
For the year beginning at that
moment it will be Junius H. Rose,
commander of the North Carolina
Department American Legion, an or
ganization with the largest member
ship, widest activity, Boost extensive
program and most far-reaching in
general of any in the state
For a while Mr. Rose was prob
ably just as excited as any high
school student making his first ap
pearance on the stage, although, as
superintendent of the Greenville
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school system, the new eommanaer
probably has been on that very same
stage more than any other person.
The new commander, could not
conceal his pride in realising one at
his great ambitions when Superior
Court Judge Henry L. Stevens of
Warsaw, past national commander of
the Legion, placed the white silk
cap on the new commander's head
and the badge over his heart The
crowd roundly applauded when Mr.
Rose stood to go through the for
mality; To the audience it appeared
that the usual procedure for the'
high school auditorium had been
somewhat changed, with the school
superintendent playing the part of
an honored student and with Judge
Stevens as superintendent
Realising die scheduled hour for
adjournment was drawing near, the
.iriL.LLa- 1 T-i 1 It. n.-L tt,
lew commuffr nvmea tnrougn on
Coming to that portion of his ad
dress which is the most discussed
topic of fodap?Amerfesn neutrality
?Mr. RoaMsdared "we do not want
a liaiaoursflr neutrality, nor a Re
publican neutrality, but a real neu
trality.* The audience, as itfa com
plete agreement applauded the
statement He represented the Le
gion as an orghahcation which does
not expect or desire to go through
provDufesly ^^0,000,0d0|0ft0 we 'have
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war, and added that it was the ab
jective of the Legion to amend this.]
law to provide an education for every
son and daughter of a veteran who
dies of direct cause of the war. He
continued that the Legion proposed
to help all sons and daughters of
World war veterans in their attempt
to secure an education.
He proposed the further develop
ment of the American Legion Junior
baseball program and said the real
aim was not to win or make money
for any post, but to provide the fu
ture men of this country with prac
tice in sportsmanship and citizen
ship.
| The new commander discussed the
I unemployment program for the
j coming year and said efforts would
[ be made to aid every unemployed
veteran in finding suitable work.
Bureau Committee
I To Get Call Soon
Greenville, Oct 19.?J. E. Wins
low, president of the North Carolina
Farm Bureau Federation, revealed
today that be would call a meeting
of that organization's executive con
luittae in the near future to take
action on resolutions passed by vari
ous county bureaus asking that
something be done to try and gat
"parity" prices for tlys year's to
bacco crop.
Mr. Winslow made his statement
following a meeting of Farm Bureau
members held at the court house last
night. The Pitt county bureau al
ready bad gone on record as request
ing the state bureau to take up the
question of "parity" prices with fed
eral officials. Numerous other
county bureau have passed similar
resolutions and the meeting of the
executive committee will be called to
decide on what course to pursue.
Those attending last night's meet
ing declared themselves in favor of
working with other county bureaus
and the state committee in any un
dertaking that is decided upon.
The session lasted for two bears,
during which time the general farm
situation, especially tobacco, was
discussed in detail.
GIVES DOG DRINK;" DROWNS
Claremont, Calif. ? The frantic
barking of a little dog caused Jew
ess! persons to follow him to a water -
hale where they found the body of
Emmy flhirfosd, 8, who bad, a short
while feafoiw, taken the dog to the
pond to give him a drink of water.
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Cheers Greet Rulers of
Pour Northern Na
tions as Conferences
Begin
Stockholm, Oct. 18. ?A greafc
throng of Swedes, upward of 100,
#00 Btroag, gathered in front of the
Royal Palace and nearby streets and.
[?flares tonight in a mass demon
stration of solidarity of tits North
Cheers-greeted tike Sings of Den
mark, Norway and Sweden when
they appeared on the balcony with
Finland's president, Kyoesti Kallio,
meeting here to discuss th preserva
tion of thair neutrality and normal
pad* in the European war.
As the conference of the threj
kings and the president of the four
countries got under way today Stock
holm papers carried an appeal to the
Northern states to make the meeting J
a starting point for * general Euro
pean peace move.
They also were greeted by a mes
sage from the 21 American Bepub-i
lies, including the United States, ex- j
pressing support of the principles of,
neutrality.
The appeal signed by "represents-1
tives of Swedish indpftry and trade",
said the reaffirmation of the North-j
thern states' neutrality and earnest;
desire for peace was good, "but not;
enough."
"They mast also watch for every
opportunity to promote peaceful con
tacts between belligerent powers be
fore it it too late," the appeal said.
"In this hour the influence of the
Northern stntoa ia not small."
There was no official indication,
however, that the Northern countries
would attempt any mediation in
their discussions of problems fac
ing them because of the war.
The first day's conferences were
described tonight as having produced
p "rather mora optimistic attitude"
in high political quarters of the Nor
thern European states^
The reply of the Soviet's presi
dent Michael Strain* to Preaident
Roosevelt saying that Eqsaia re
spects Finland's independence wpe
credited wftk tattering some relaxa
tion of the tension Jn the Northern
coon tries, existing rinca Finnish
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Election Dates Set For
s Township Committm
Farmers To Nam*
Groups To Administer
AAA October ^24
Township committeemn to ant up
tobacco acreage allotments and oth?
erwise work with and wrier the sup.
ervision of the Agricultural Adjust*
ment Administration will he JiiDctqd
at meetings to be feptt throughout
the county Monday and Tuesday
nights of next week.
Delegates and alternates to tl
county convention, at" which the'
county committee members will hp
elected also will be elected at the
raeeungs.
Each township wfll name commit*
tees of three members, a chairman,
vice ohairaen and a ntfjliar ment
bar. Township soman itUe membensj
committeemen |S a day for en# II
day they are in segiiffi* No travfl
The county eoBwption will he
held in the Agriculture building he#
at 7:80 o'elock, Wednesday nigfafe
night at 7:80?Farmville, town hall;
f P&ctoins hiscix school. juiBsfey
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111 . . T>1 fT ' ?#1 1- WKJUMHS
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per) In the township should attend
the meeting in his township and'
I participate in the election. Previous
ly any farmer who did not comply;
with the program the previous year
was hatred from serving on a com
mittee.
To he eligible to serve on a Com
mittee or as a delegate or an alter
nate to the county convention a per
son: 1?Must be eng^pd in farming
to the extent he derives a substantial
pert of his income from tUa work;
Mhtii rockkntot ttohmro
?hill Md taair for which the com
mktoe. dlesates- and- alternates are
M 3-JKwtf net he. p. Wder of
My federal, stateo? mtier county
stffite idled by m election; and must
not have held or intend-to .becaafee a
iandfdale fur any sMch jofCce duxing
the current year;; 4?Moat not be
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come (Wring tne current year an ox
ficer or employee of any political
party- or political organization; 5?
Must not have been removed for
natu?'drm>offi<pidU^minitteeman,
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PROLONGED DERATE OVER {f
NEUTRALITY PRODUCES
IJ1TLE CHANGE IN VIEWS
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The prolonged debate in the Sen
ate aver the Neutrality Bill- has had
little visible effect upon the outcome
of the Jaaoei Senators on both sides
of the discussion have sounded their
views with no other result than to
.postpone a vote and delay announce
ment of final action which wRl be
in accord with previous predictions.
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Not many persons have taken the
time to ??!< the entire Neutrality
Bill. It contains some eighteen sec
tions, seventeen of which relate to
measures designed to prevent this
country from becoming embroiled in
foreign wars, the last section pro
vides for the repeal of the embargo
on the sale of arms, munitions god
implements of war to belligerent na
tions.
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The effort to separate the provi
sions designed to set up a complete
cash-and-carry commerce between
the United States and waning na
tions, which would have enabled the
senators to vote separately upon
each proposal, was defeated by an
overwhelming vote. Only 26 senators
voted for the separation, while 65
voted to keep the bill intact
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The reader should understand that
existing legislation prohibits com
pletely the sale of arms, munitions
and implements of war, but' that it
does not restrict in any degree the
.shipment of other goods. While no .
munitions can be sold or shipped to
belligerent, powers, there is no regu
ation whatever to prevent the sale
and shipment of goods that are
closely allied to war materials. In
fact, many of the articles listed on
I contraband lists do not fall wtihin
the prohibitions set out by the em
bargo on arms, etc.
The argument that a change in our
legislation during the process of war
will make this country unneutral is
freely heard but nothing in. inter
national law requires this country to
sell or ship anything to othter na
tions. Consequently, It is a matter
of domestic policy and well within
the rights of this country; "It should
be pointed out, however, that while
repeal of the arms embargo, would '
vary stafrr*e* to the bene
fit of the nations that, control the
seas, the other provision of the prtP
posed bill,, the cash-and-carry sec
tion, would change existing statutes
to their damage. Consequently, the
proposed changes practically offset
each other so far as the warring na
tions may be concerned.
The proposed bill treats all com
merce exactly the same. It would
require belligerent nations to pay
cash for what they buy in this na
tion, take titlet to the goods and
then transport them abroad in their
own ships. This would prevent Am
erican sailors and ships from going
Into the danger zones, but, as a
?matter of fact, the law itself includes
such a ham ?? vv ? :? 3 ?
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I Much critidBm has been directed
I against * provision im the hfll pre*
vocates of the bill assert that thin ia
designed to facilitate ordinary com
mercial transactions and the except
I tions granted-under the section must
?J* ^?P^Vw ? Gobjjpcw every six
I There is noticeable, even while
the Senate debates W bill, the de
velopment of a wadimant against |
somal of the strict provisions of the |
I to reatrict^ onr shipping to certain
pans (n ?i0 woriu wiicw wwre is
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October Foments Av
erage $5.92 lor Chil
dren, $9.91 for Aged
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Raleigh, Oct 19.?North Carolina
paid the highest average aid to de
pendent children and old age assist
ance: grants received since the State
began cooperating with, the Social
Security program in July, 1937.
Nathan H. Yelton, director of the.
division of public assistance, State
Board of Clarities and Public Wel
fare, said A. U. C. grants totalling
1123,487.79 were paid to 20,851 de
pendent children, for an average of
f&92 compared" with approximate! y
$4.60 at the start of the program*
A total of |342,072.21 was paid to
34,621 aged persons, including $17,
119.68 to- 678 Confederate widows
transferred to the old age assistance
rolls. g
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?xiie average, grrniv uuxuig uuo
month for all aged was $9.91, for
Confederate widows $25.25, for oth
ers $9.60. All three averages were
the highiest paid, Yelton said.
The average old age grant at first
was $8.57, although up to $50 was
amj ia permitted where need war
rants. Since July 1 of this year,
678 Confederate widows have been
JptUferredi from the State's private
pension list where the uniform
monthly payment is $25.
On old age assistance, these, wid
ows may not receive less than $25
a'month and 81 are now getting the
full $80, paid half by government
and a fourth each by the State and
counties.
Yelton said many of these widows
and other needy aged stand a chance
of receivi: - $40 a month if the next
Legislature passes an amendment
conforming to a new pro Vision in the
national Social Security Act which
allows the government to pay as
much as $20' a month as half of the
old age grant.
The .work of transferring Confed
erate widows to the assistance rolls
this month proceeded at the rate of
25 new trknsferrals. Approximately
1,100 widows are still getting $25 *:
month penrions from the State, at a
per capita cost to the State of $17.60
to $18,75 in excess of the amount ,
necesdary to keep them on old-age
assistance.
The public assistance director said .
he "saw no reason" why a largo
portion of the remaining pensioned
widows could not be transferred to
tile assistance program. Some, he
said, would be too well to do finan
cially to qualify.- v
An obstacle to the transferring
was removed recently when the
State, arranged to continue making
a $100 conrtibution toward the bur
ial of eaeh widow transferred.
One thing tills war should settle
Is the argument about the relative
merits of battleships, and airplanes. ?
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Wonder if -the Wright brothers
knew what they were doing when
they presented mankind with wings.
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Belligerent U-Boats Banned
From United States Haters
?Roosevelt Takes Un
predented Action in
Invoking Strict Neu
I trality Measure
Washington, Oct. 18.?President
n - ' ? - .-it ,ti tun l ,
?Koosteveit today, banned all beluger
lent submarines from territorial wa
ters or ports of tie United States
except those menaced by storm epi
demic, mechanical trouble or other
Iftfeiral causes.
The restriction, unprecedented in
United States history, was contain
ed in a proclamation issued under
Epthority of the 1985-37 Neutrality
Act, and is designed, the proclama
tion said, "to maintain peace" be
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tral, and the nations at war.
It appl'p* to all sub
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mersibles,xboth commercial and ships
of war, excluding those forced. to
seek haven by "fom .
th^Jaring M^en^ency dw to
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Ion of the republic by Germany and,
The proclamation used the phrase
"territorial waters" without ampli
fication of the exact area to which
it applied. However, under internat
ional law the territorial waters of a
nation are defined as those within a
three-mile limit of its coast.
There was no indication that the
ban was designed to apply to any
more widespread area such as the
100-mile offshore neutral limit set
by. American republics in the declar
ation of Panama. ?
Others May Follow.
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Brazil reportedly issued a similar
proclamation a few djiys ago and,
wtth J&e United States in the van
gfrgrd, some observers believe the
rest pt, the American nations may
follow suit. The 21 American repub
lics combined thus could ^enforce a
restricted safety-belt, with force ft
necessary in their own
Inn. The effect of this would be
to (juarantine the entire hemisphere
from hostile naval operations, ex
cept .in British and French
possessions in. the Atlantic and Car
Tag <rf ?a
war between Germany and Piancei
Poland; and the United Kingdom, In
dia. AnefwnhV T!nn??in New Zealand.
andtfa^Umonof South^Afnca^ ^
America is neutral hi such war;
"Now, therefore, b iftwBh D.
ABIT NIX, ATHENS, GA.
Abit Nix, an attorney of Athens,
was bora in Commerce, 6a. His edu
cation was received at the University
of Georgia and at Harvard Law
School, and he received the degrees
of B. A. and LL, B, Abit isa mem
ber of the board -of trustees of Mer
cer University at Macon, Georgia, of
the Laey Cobb Institute at Athens,
a member of the Beard of Regents of
the University of Georgia, a member
of PM Beta Kappa, honorary schol
astic fraternity, national counsellor
of the Boy Scouts of America for
the Northeast Georgia Council, past
president of the Georgia State Sun
day School Aasdatien, and past
the University of Georgia Law
secretary and adjunct professor of
School. He served for two years as
referee in bankruptcy for the north
ern district of Georgia.
BarmviUe Rotary Club To
Banquet Ladies and Guests
Tuesday Eveningf Oct. 24
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Abit Nix, of Athens,
Ga., To Be Principal
Speaker, Meeting Will
Be Held in New Gjin
Building on School
Grounds
According to Ed Nash Warren,
president and Irvin Morgan, chair
man of the program eommittiee, next .
Tuesday evening is going to be a
momentous occasion for the Farm
ville Rotary Club, at which time the
Farmville Ladies' and Guests' Night
will be held in the new gym build
ing on the local school grounds. -
Chairman Irvin reports that he
has been successful in securing Abit
Nix, of Athens, Ga., as principal
speaker of the evening. ,
Abit is a charter member of the
Rotary Club of Athens, which was
organized in 1920, and is a past
president of the club. He served as
governor of District 69 (old) in 1928
and 1929, member of the constitu
tion and by-lawB committee in 1929
80 and 1930-81, director of Rotary
International in 1931-82, chairman of
the constitution and by-laws com
mittee and member of the resolu
tions committee in 1982-88, member
of the committee on drafting enact
ments arising out of Resolution No.
25 of the 1932 Rotary convention, ~
mid as a member of the constitution!
and by-lawB committee in 1938-84.
Abit was Chairman of the 1989 In
ternational Convention at Cleveland,
Ohio, May, 1989.
The musical program, under the
direction of Elbert Holmes and Mrs.
Marvin V. Jones, can be looked for
ward to as being most enjoyable.
Edmond Harding, of original
Washington, with his accordion, has
been invited to be present to assist
in the entertainment
Among the. special guests invited
are the faculty of the Farmville
graded and high schools.
Convocation of
EMn to Mnt
Hero Juesday
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The annual mfeeting of the Con
vocation of Edenton, comprising
thirty-nine parish organisations, will ,
convene in Emmanuel Episcopal
Church, Tnesday morning, October
24, at ten o'clock. -
The meeting wilt begin with a
celebration of the Holy Communion,
aftier which the ministers lay dele
gates and visitors will continue their
session in the Church, and the . Wo
man's Auxiliary will hold its session
in the Methodist Church, with Mrs.
Harry Walker, of Washington, presi
dent of the women's work in the
Convocation, presiding.
Luncheon will bfe served by the
Methodist Woman's Missionary So
ciety in the bajftunent .dining room.
SEA BATTLE
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Amsterdam, Oct. 19.?A brisk
battle in whicb 12 anidenified war
nlanes attacked six warshins off the
Netherlands island of Schiermooni
koog was reported today.
Residents of the "island, in the
North Sea near the German coast, ...
said they saw the attack; bet were
unable to *he Vfa'"eaTtt>r
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of the participants. It was. not
known, consequently, 4 whether the
vessels were British orSC&ran.
The mystery deepened because
neither Great ^Britain nor Germany
announced action in that yidntty.
The scene of battle wag not far
from the German port of Emden,
which British plans* attempted to
raid yesterday.
1 Villaapers .who saw today's fight g|
said they could not teU whether any ,
planes were shot down or whether