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Lengthy Speeches On
(ion Before Senate
Washington, March 20.?Prospects
that the bffljw dollar farm bill would
peas the S**t?-by nightfall dimin
ished today- 'when enteral Senators
indicated they sroold speak exten
' sively on amendments.
-the big ?inaftfihiliiiiii measure car
rying $2Ol*M0jp29 more than Presi
: dent Rooeevah's budget estimates
- weald pass tomorrow in substanti
ally the form aaggaated by foe Sen
i ate foreign appropriations commit
ter
Before a final vote foe chamber
had to act on a proposal by Sena
tors hm (Mkto.) and Bilbo (D.
Miss.), to increase a proposed $212,
? MMOO foad for parity payments to
$67,000,000.
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the farm bill Its banking and cur
rency committee took action on an
other question?whether the treas
ury's authority to purchase foreign
?ih*er would be repealed.
By avoto of 14-4, the committee
approved the bill of Senator Town
send (lL-DeL), to halt treasury buy
ing of the foreign metal excepting
that covered' by existing contracts.
Chairman Wagner (D.-N.Y.), one of
thoee who voted against the legis
lation, told reporters that the top
heavy majority for it indicated that
the Senate and probably the House
would approve the proposal this
> session.
Other developments included:
A proponed inquiry into the sale
of lata modal air warplanes to for
eign countries was postponed by the
House military eopxmittee.
^Tha veterans committee of the
House approved a bill to grant $20
a month to ehihBees widows of
World War veterans who died of
ailments not connected with their
I All-Tim Income
I Tu Recvd Sess
ejections This Year
$696,038 Ahead of
March 31,1938; Nearly
FOrt *8 Many Reports
:t Hleigh. Merrh 2L - Department
eif Bmnue 'officials expressed the
opinion Wednesday income tax
-r^oSecdee? for 1989-40 would sur
imm aH existing records.
Returns reached *10,792^02.77
Tuesday which wae only *572496.51
abort of the *11,364,898.28 high re
corded in 1987-88. ->
R. L. Ward, Jr* chief of the sc
ceenta 4*aztment, aaid colleetiona
- jUartro*696,038 ahead of the
amount taken in by the end of
Xandi^TtSS: Although the Tegular
March 15 deadline for filing return*
has jwaasd, three months afeOl re
frain thoee who felled to file before
6. K. Cook* Jr., <Met of the m
eo*? tax IMn, said 34,000 indi
vifeala had filed thaoogh March 10,
compared with only 1&971 over the
aaihe petted >1?. ?1337-38.
"*,^^-The large increase, Cooke
indicates aeon paiaoua were sob
;-aZSiiL?. flahi
la WadldCte^fite^Tieasmy an
?i an Bam il T^Jiaghg. jhat it col
lated |4^U4M?2 in income taxes in
^z"3m IS 4iHy^ of Starch, axcccd*
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f aw,to h*? la at re
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Dr. W. L Wooten, candidate for
House of Representatives from
Pitt County.
French Premier
Oeladier's Cabinet
TendersResipation
Fall To Get Majority In
House Vote; Three
Hundred Abstentions
In Chamber of Depu
ties at Time of Vote;
Had Served Since 1938
Paris, March 20.?Premier Edou
ard Daiadier and his cabinet resign
ed today after a weak parliamentary
vote -of confidence on his conduct of
the war and tonight it was reported
that Fiaance Minister Paul Raynaud
had been asked to form a new gov
ernment.
Daiadier, premier since April 10,
1933, and clothed with virtually dic
tatorial powers, resigned after the
Chamber of Deputies gave him a
minority vote of confidence of 239
to one, with approximately 300 ab
stentions.
At 4 p. m., today according to cir
cles close to the ElyBee palace, Da
iadier telephoned president Albert
Lebrun that he could not attempt j
to form a new government. Lebrun !
thereupon called on Reynaud, who
has been highly successful in his1
finance port. ,
Paris, March 20.?Parlimentary re
ports tonight said that Paul Reynaud,!
finance minister in the retiring Da- j
ladier cabnit, had been commissioned
by President Lebrun to form a new
government The president received
Reynaud late today.
Paris, March 20. ? the collective
resignation of the French cabnit end
ed, at least temporarily, the nearly
two^yeaisdd premiership of Edouard
Daladier today, aimed reports that
he might refuse any immeriate offer
to form a new government
Daladier's associates declared that
| he was far, from pleased with the
[minority vote of confidence accord
ed him earier in the day by the
Chamber of Deputies.
Daladier handed the joint resig
nation of his 22-man government
to the president shortly after a vote
of confidence from the Chamber of
Deputies which, NMHuse of about
300. - abstentions, represented only
active support from .a minority.
I Weed Firms Fined
For Violating Act
FayettevOle, March 20?Two Han
tobacco companies have been
y Federal Judge L I Meek
I violating terms of Ott fair
standards act. Both pleaded
Southern Tobacco Co., Inc.,
ed $2,500 on each of 11 counts,
on condition '0at restitution^ be
made on all wages due since October
{$1*000. The company w$i cjharged
wage, smng pay poia o r
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Business Firms Along
Route Pledge Their
Loyal Support to Make
Same Profitable
At a meeting held at the Farra
ville City Hall on Tuesday afternoon
at 3:00 o'clock p. m., and called by
the Farmville Merchants Association
to consider the proposed petition for
abandonment of the East Carolina
Railroad, there were present about
forty persons from Farmville, Foun
tain, Pinetops, Macclesfield, Tarboro
and Snow Hill. Mr. F. W. Brown,
general manager of the Atlantic
Coast Line, of Wilmington, N. C.,
and Mr. W. H. Newell, Jr., manager
of the East Carolina Railroad, of
Rockingham, N. C., were also pres
ent.
The meeting- was called to order by
T. E. Joyner, president of theFarm
ville Merchant's Association; he in
turn called on John B. Lewie to-read
the minutes of the previous meeting
held on Friday, March 8th, concern
ing the . same matter.
Mr. Newell was then called upon
to present the case for the railroad;
He portrayed briefly the history of
the East Carolina Railroad Co., stat
ing that he became manager in 1986
and that business has been growing
steadily worse since that time; that
it seemed the convenience of the
truck lines had appealed to farmers
and business men of the communities
served by the East Carolina Railroad.
He stated that the road had been
I operated on a most economical basis;
he further stated that the road krat
approximately |6,000.00 in 1989 in
addition to fixed charges.
Several of those present then en
tered into a genera discussion,
bringing oat the fact that the failure
of the Bast Carolina to meet fertili
zer freight rates in 1989 had caused
a large part of the loss; several as
sured- Mr. Newell that they were
willing to make sacrifices in con
venience in order to give the rail
roads more business in the future.
At this juncture, Mr. F. W. Brown,
general manager of the Atlantic
Coast Line, was called on. Mr.
Brown, in a most impressive and {
clear manner skated the railroad's
case, and frankly stated that operat
ing a railroad was a business proposi
tion, which must be done at a profit,
if at all; he admitted that the Coast
Line was not in position to subsidize
the 9ast Carolina and that the pa
trons oif the road must take enough
business away/ from the trucks and
give it to the railroads, if we desire
to keep that service; he also called
for regulation Of trucks and trucks
freight rates, similar to the regula
tion of the railroads as a matter of
justice and fair competition, explain
ing that under the present system,
when the railroads finally got per
mission to establish a satisfactory
rate, it was only a matter of a day
or so for the trucks to again reduce
the rates under the railroads. He
then gave the answer to those , as
sembled as to the disposition of the
road, advising that no petition for
abandonment would be made at. this
time, and that we would see just
what progress was made during 1940
toward increasing the freight busi
ness of East-Carolina Railroad; that
we would come together again in the
early part of IWt and at that time
decide whether the patrohs of the
railroad had been able to turn suffi
cient business to the East Carolina
Railroad to justify Sheir continued
operation.
His proposition was gbidly receiv
ed and acclaimed by the entire as
semblage as being fair and compre
hensive. . : /iMjfe.' :
It was the opinion of those present
Mat sufficient traffic would be turn
ed from ^the truck lines to the rail
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The warm sun floods on the Church wmdows, maiung^very
little pane of stained glass a reflector of myriad rainbows ...
The music plays softly, inspiringly, and the choir's voices rise
as oneto sing His glory .. . Even after the music ceased, we
can still hear its sweetness serving as a frame for the pictures
of the events leading up to Easter triumph, drawn in words
by the sermon-maker of the day.,. And though his thoughts
be simple or delivered with oratorical emphasis . . . though
his words be understandible to the smallest child or subtle in
their meaning ... he will reveai the raeaning of this, festal
day, and each may share in the joy of Easter.
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It is for every man to make his own happiness; to find in
religion the particular kind of solace^ inspiration, and peace
which his own soul requires. It matters little that one man's
interpretation of belief differs from another's; it matters
much that he believe with conviction.
The special effort made by the Ministerial Association to center
Fannville's interests in the Church during Holy Week* has met with
splendid response, and the morning services, held in the City Hall, and
evening services in the various churches here, have been well attended. ~1
Social activities have been suspended exeept In those caaes where
arrangements for postponement could not be made, and the whole
hearted cooperation of citizens has been heartening to those having
this undertaking at heart
? This, season of special preparation for the DAY OF DAYS in; the
Christian Calendar, has proved to be one of inspiration mid manifold
blessing to those giving their support, and the churches, al of which
are planning special song and worship services on Easter Sunday, will
doubtless be crowded with those seeking the soul-filling satisfaction
derived from this annual commemoration of the triumph of Life
over Death.
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The exhibit of Rne Art Prints,
now being held at \the Farmville
Graded School is, attracting many
tion of 150 Fine Prints reproduced
I directly from the origthals, is said
to he the moet>aHistici exhibit ever
displayed- here. V**? Originals at
these ai* fa the idpst famous Ait
qub^andjvffl be bpen (to the^pubU^
been /loaned hers for the purpose of
! raising the funds to make this pur
J chase and for tte furtherance of Aft
Appreciation in the students and dti
zenship as a whole.
Joy in line, form and color ?'wwr in
stinctive even -in primitive man and
this fundamental love of the beauti
ful can be made a great uplift to the
Pitt County Health j t ?
Department Report
The chief activities of the Pitt
County Health Department for th?
month of February were; maternal
and infant welfare clinics, venereal
fftaAaaa clinics, malaria drainage in
vestigations, dairy and cafe inspec
tions.^: ? ' V-.' p- :. ?
The contagious disease situation Ja
tetter than for January, especially
as regards diphtheria, when there
were only Z-cases in February as
compared with 5 cases for January.
The maternal and Infant welfare
clinics are showing a healthy in
crease. For instance, the attendance
of mothers and babies ire January
was 134, while for February is was
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naae gHiriw ia also increasing. the
rfcits for Jam?ry M
for February 1828.
Tha Greenville State Orthopaedic
eHftic continues popular and serves,
as you know, not only net County
but patients from Beaufort, Carteret,
Pamlico and tyrell counties, as ifelL
The County Home and the County
Jail get regular .medical atten ion ]
from the Health^ The Owm
0 us* -lo addition, ^ ^
wjvfl yflnous itiftiin-"rft ? uFBiHoKv proj*
control flnQ, jot - tnis rBHson tusv i
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L'-1'.je; 1 nomas ?tnn6t*v> flit ifli * * v?
^tii? lW*a Pj^iacom
Community :,
The Farmville Enterprise ia in re
ceipt of. the following1 letter relative
to the Stamp Sale for crippled chil
dren:
"The Seventh Annual Seai Sale of
stamps for benefiting Crippled Chil
dren is beginning today to run for 10
dayB. The State League for Crippled
Children is carrying, in cooperation
with ;thte National League for Grip
pled Children, this program beihg
worked out in every county of North '?
Carolina.
.There is- no paid execjitive to hah
dle -the affairs of the National or 1
State organisation.
i? Fifty per cent of ithe moner from 1
the sale ofi stampibfo?r?rippled qhti- ?
dren is .deposited with the local
Treasurer who is h Vance Perldns, !
County Treasurer, Greenville, N. C.; 1
on si flin n^liAW Wftw nni* Mmf flAftf. ff\ *
the State headquarters where the 1
county may share dollar for dollar
withstale funds in the purchase of '
artificial limbo, braces, and appli- 1
anees for corrective measures for <
crippled children, ss well as the <
payment for glasses where children
i?v? defective eyes. It is truly a j
humanitarian cause in which our peo
ple have for. the past three years co- *
operated 10Q per cent in the sale of
the seals.
Miss Tahitha DeViscontthasbfedn
appointed chairman for Farmville
eommuiiity. . > ? j.,
Through Mr. D. H. Conley, super
intendent of the school, there is a
special organisation in the county.
Civic dubs, book dubs and business (
men generally are interested in this
humgritarian cause and pre; glad to
cooperate in sponsoring this 'cause.
Yours very truly,
K.'T. Putreli, County Chmn.
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Parmville Girl Goes
Forward In Education 3
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Friends and classmates here will <
b* interested to learn something 6f '
the progress b$mg made in the edu- <
cational field by Miss . Marie. Bolus,
who moved; in 1981 to Lawrence, ?
Mass., with, her family, from Fann- -
ville, where she was born. Miss J
Bolus is now studying as a post- <
graduate at Lawrence: High , the sub1 1
jects offered to seniors in the busi
ness course. 1
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She graduated '
grammar school and in the -Great
Distinction group with the Class of 4
1*89 from Lawrence High.
In her senior year, Miss Bolus was
tice-president of the Girls' Debating
club,' ? ihember of the Readers' and ]
Commercial dubs, and received a *
Lawrencian key as *? result of her i
hffort for the High school paper. 1
When a'jii&or she Waethe-gfrtPer
kins Prize winner in has class. .
fhe' February 24thr issue of one of (
article submitted by Miss Bolus un- '
der Lawrence High School Notes, i
which, under the title of JJflfcJiJl#
chanic," relates something of the J
mechanfcal :arta <tepairtment in Ithe
school.
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^uaciong sumcient spBMto puDiisn
school Arts division i
Ii6 Mcceeded in ? Gxfwwnj Its rcnovs*
t4?n'
?piiA mirnosA of tJhia MUIKA in ? to
Egg aBBM$g? iiB?jap8EHg
Oliver Stanley Lashes
r^tat^eutrals^o
Stand^On Sidelines
On Conflict
: - Jx>n?lon,-. March 20.?War Secre
tary Oliver Stanley bluntly replied
to critica of Britain's war efforts
in the United States and other neu
tral countries by declaring to : a
luncheon audience today that "we
intend to fight in our lway and not
hi their way."
Stanley said that the foreign
press had criticised Britain for a
lack of enterprise and initiative.
"This- is a dangerous lesson for
neutrals to beach," he aaid, adding
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uucftb IIUW ica/.mug <bUAt pc.r
sons who ignore the rights of neu
trals" receive their admiration.
Stanley, addressing the National
Defense Society, lashed out at those
who ealied this, "in language colled
from the ringBide, a phony war."
This is a phrase, said the war
minister, used by peojlc after
a good dinner, sit down and urge
two fighters to tear each other to
pieces.
Speaking of "Germany's chal
lenge," Stanley said that people
across the ocean are thinking "how
are we going to keep out of it, hot
they're in- it.
"No one can remain faafiffetent
to -the-result of the struggle," he
laid. "Do they (neutrals) really
think that if we lose, life can go on
u they know it."
"None can remain indifferent to
the result of the struggle," he said.
They may be lucky. We may fight
heir battles'for than."
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FDRMide Sail! M
Home After Talks
fei,
Completes Task For
WHcEHe Was Sent to
Europe; Britains Sean
Satisfied with Welles
J' 1 . 1
Genoa, Italy, ? Sumner Welles,
factfinder for' President Roosevelt,
sailed for the United States Wednee
iay on the jConte di Savoia, winding
jp his strenuous tour of European
mpithls. '
Welles' train from. Rome arrived
it &30 a. m., (12:80 a. m., ESA).
After four hours at a hotel, where v .
ie joined Mrs. Welles, the Amleri
jan undersecretary -of state went
aboard ship.
He was accompanied by the sec
retary of Foregin Minister Count
Saleazzo Ciano, who presented him
to a delegation of Genoese officials
assembled, to bid biwi
Welles .thus wotted up a mission
which took him to Rome, Berlin,
Paris and arid thap ^ick to
Some, for conferences with the heads
if state in each country.
He left America February 17, ar
riving in ittalfr February 26.
Britain Satisfied.
London.~Th? .British government
*?*> ?tt?fied with relations with
the United States" that-# ?|. direct-,. .
ihg no special questions to America .
concerning the significance of . Sum
aed Welles' European tour, but is
Jrelyihg on their; courtesy- to keep;.g
as informed," Foreign Uiideraecre
tary R. A, Butler; told the House of
Commons Wednesday.?
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candidacy for re-election subject to