TOLDMB THUtTMHW ^ FARMTUAH PITT COUNTY, NORTH CASOUNA, FRIDAY, JULY S, 1M0 NUMBER SEVEN ? i ? SECOM flMML MEETHO OF PITT ADD OREEIE E. M. CORPOMTHM Frank D. Peebles and J. i J. Ausen, REA Offi- ' rials, Address Large Crowd; J. L. Tugwell Reelected President The second meeting' of the Pitt and Greene Electric Membership Corporation was held here on Mon- ( day with a large crowd in attendance. The meeting was called to order at ten o'clock in the high school gym nasium by the president, J. L. Tug welL Frank D. Peebles of the Rural Electrification Administration office in Washington, and head of the En gineering and Operating Division, was the principal speaker of the oc casion. Mr. Peebles pointed out the responsibilitty of each member of the Corporation, outlining the origin, s ?rr,w+>, nnH function of the REA, and ? impressing each individual the nefces- 1 gity for his active interest and sup- 1 port of the local organization, that the purpose of this branch of service c may be realized J. J. Auaen, also of the REA spoke c on the expansion of the program. John B. Lewis, attorney for the corporation introduced the speakers of the morning program and review ed the progress of the local organiza- f tion. 1 " The report of R. A. Joyner, secre tary and treasurer, was heard with c much interest. In a splendid finan- c cial report Mr. Joyner stated that s 885 members are now being served by the cooperative and revealed the * fact that after operating for a period ^ of two years the net surplus is around ' *10,000. The following board of directors * was elected at this time: J. L . Tugwell. J. C. Parker, Seth 5 Barrow, W. C. Hinson, J. E. Mew born and 0. L. Erwin. A barbecue dinner was served at | noon. At the afternoon session, the fol lowing officers were elected: J. L. Tugwell, president; J. C. Parker, vice president; Seth Barrow, secretary and treasurer. ^ The Corporation at this time ap proved the recent appointment of ah'aiespsu-d David T. Harris to the position of Superintendent of Rural Lines. Mr. , Harris succeeds H. M. Harris. J Interesting electrical exhibits and demonstrations were held by the . Farmville Furniture Co., The Turn age Co., Inc., and Western Auto As sociate Store; the last named firm having a washer demonstration and | The Turnage Co., furnishing ice wat- J er with its water system demonstra- j tion. Lemonade was served through out the Jay by the Farmville Cham- ( ber of Commerce and Merchants As sociation. Claim Toll of 60 Italian Airplanes i Cairo, July 3.?The British air force shot down 60 Italian planes in the Near East in June and probably 25 others, an authoritative British source declared today. . British losses were not disclosed, but they were said to be "exceedingly small." Fliens from the south are attack-. ing Ethiopian bases frequently, caus ing "considerable damage," this source said. Scores of gasoline and bomb dumps have been fired." WHO KNOWS ? 1. How many Republics are in Pan-America ? 2. What Republican, ' who has served in the Cabinet of two Republi can Presidents, has bean named to what post in President Roosevelt's i Cabinet ? 3. How many young men reach the age of 21 years annually in the ^United States? 4. How many people in the world are under Communist, Fascist or Nazi dictatorships? 5. What percentage of Latin American goods are purchased "by the United States? 6. What will be the income tax? exemption under the new defense tax lulls? 7. What percentage of Govern ment expenditures goes for sal aries? - H 8. How old is Wendell WUlkie? 9. Hew many airplane* did the Amp request of Congress in 1938 - and how many did the Amy get? ? 10. What industrialist recently gave up a ggmgfr-year job to serve the Government at $1.00 a k year? (See "The Answers" on Rage 4) 1 1 ' ' | MARVIN HOBTON BRINGS ft f|vR WIS ut for the tobacco farmers this year n Washington if farmers vote for :ontrol on July 20 this year." The North Carolina Congressman >f this district indicated that control vas the only solution to the worry >f farmers in this section as to what vould happen to the tobacco market his year. Kerr also indicated in a short in erview that he felt that there would >e no compulsory military training n America for awhile yet. "It has to come before one of the lommitttes I am on in Congress," he :ontinued, "and there has been no iign of it yet. I doubt very sernous y whether we will have compulsory raining any time soon. We have a ?oluntary system of training set up >ut no compulsory training." He indicated, however, that should here be compulsory training it would >e carried out in Army camps in the same manner as C. M. T. C. camps. Jap Demands Are Declined, Great Britain Refuses To Close Burma Route Tokyo, July 3.?Great Britain has refused the Japanese demand that the arms route through British Bur ns to the Chinese forces of General ssimo Chiang Kai-Sheik be closed, it vas reliably reported tonight. (Britain is considering "questions that would arise with the United States" if she acceded "in any way" to the Japanese demand, R. A. But ler, under-secretary for foreign af fairs, announced in the House of Commons.) This British-Japanese dispute is a factor in the Japanese political situation already marked by strong representations of army leaders to the cabinet over policy to be follow ed in the Far East in the light of Allied defeats in Europe. Th6 military leaders are said to have expressed dissatisfaction with the stand taken by Foreign Minis ter Arita, apparently holding that his plan for an "Asiatic sphere" dominated by Japan is not strong enough. Flotf Gives Reason For LotfBaHolini Farmers have been growing' more flue-cured tobacco than the demand called for, E. Y. Floyd, AAA execu tive officer of N. C? State College, said in explaining why growers win vote in a leaf referendum July 20. Consumption of flue-cured tobacco in cigarettes and smoking and chew ing tobacco increased about 13,000, 000 pounds in 1939 over 1988. How ever, the 1939 crop was nearly 400, 000,000 pounds larger than the cur rent estimated level of world con sumption. This surplus will continue to depress prices until it can be eli minated. "This.s is why it is so important,' Floyd staled, "that North Carolim growers shpuld continue "their ef forts to adjust the supply to the de roand under the proposed 3-year mar 1 - A f? ? imjLjtfitji ??i. iteting quota program. - . ;. r . " "Flue-cured tobacco," he continued "is a benefit to farmers only if it re turns an income above the expen* of frowing^it... . While surplus sup plies: .ttoe on the market, it is lee profitable than it should be, and ma; Oven be unprofitable. Therefore, th quicker supplies are brought in lin with and kept in line, th better 'farmers' income from flee cured tobaecojvill be."^^ ^ i tUftBff wiiK DOTfDBwr yXWflS SUA Allot 11 ments mhum w ibos& xor . ? sary to paaa the S-year program. II S more than one-third vote against at] o control, either theS-yeaT program oi i- control for 1941 'only, tobacco 1m ?- produced without Federal regulation jlM cnss ftir wKwO Wll Tka fcp WWWS Fund Drive Here Chairman Bli Joyner, Jr. Reports The Goal of "$400 By the 4th" Reached Wednesday at Noon; Fine Spirit of Cooperation Shown by Citizens A spirit of good cheer resigned at theRed Cross solicitation headquar ters, Wheless Drug Store, Wednes-1 day, when the huge thermometer hit] the $400' mark and the news was re leased that the goal had been reach-1 ed. Several contributions have been promised and the fund will go well over the top. Farmvilie citizens have responded] wholeheartedly and workers report a] spirit of fine cooperation existing here throughout the campaign, which began on Tuesday, June 18. Eli Joyner, Jr., is chairman of the local Red Cross branch and working untiringly with hini in this campaign were; Mrs. G. A. Jones, solicitation headquarters chairman; Miss Mae Joyner, publicity director; Mrs. J. I-eroy Parker, president of the Junior WomaA's Club, Mrs. R. S. Soott, vice chairman and head of the sewing di vision, and scores of other workers, with the members of the Junior Wom an's Club responding almost 100 per cent to calls for -workers at head quarters and as canvassers. I Groups and amounts collected this week are: ' Group 1?Mrs. Irvin Morgan, Jr., chairman, $4 Smith, Farmville Seafood Market, R. A. Parker, J. B. Briley, L. T. Reeae, Mrs. J. A. Mewborn, J. C. Corbett, John D.' Holmes, Mrs. P. E. Jones, Mrs. Ber ths Gardner, Mrs. Bertha Joyner, Miss Bettie Joyner. Sewing rooms were opened here this week in the Home Ec Cottage with Mrs. R. S. Scott in charge. The Red Cross Sewing Room Opened Here This Week The Red Cross sewing room open ed Monday in the Home Ec Cottage, and Mrs. R. S. Scott, chairman an nounces that it will continue to be ? open on Tuesday mornings from ? 10:00 to 12:00 and on Thursday aft ? ernoons from 8:00 to 6:00. ! The following committees, have - been appointed: Knitting?Mrs. J. W. Joyner, Mrs. ' G. A. Jones, Mrs. S. A. Garris. i Sewing?Mrs. George Windham, - Mrs. Bertha Gardner, Miss Verona - Lee Joyner. Cutting-?Mrs. T. Joyner, chair man. , Garments were cut out and dif - tributed on Tuesday of this week. 4 3 Farmville's garment quota is .?s - follows: .*,. 3 Fhre men's sweaters; 5 women's If sweaters, and or, blade shawls; K 6 children's sweaters; 5 women's drees e es; 6 girl's dresses; 2 layettes; 'he e hospital bed shifts; 10 convalesceol i- robes; 10 operating gowns. ? ^ ... , 7.yHTV..? By HUGO & SIMS (Washington Correspondent) .. ? I . . .1 .V ? ?? REPUBLICAN TICKET CONVENTION OUTLINE PLANK ON WAR AID CONGRESS BACK TO WORK AIRPLANE ENGINES TERRITORIAL THREAT NEW BROADCASTING TELEVISION TO BEGIN MUNITIONS EXPORTED t * Now that the Republican candi dates hare been selected the people will hare to wait for die Democratic Convention before comparing the tickets. Of course, many will im mediately conclude that President Roosevelt is as good as renominated but, just the same, it might be a good idea to wait and see- what hap pens at Chicago: When the Republicans gathered in Philadelphia $he air was filled with talk about Dewey, Taft, and the Will kie boys were busy booming the sky rocketing candidacy of their idol. Nobody knew the possibilities and ?the absence of an authoritive "Old Guard" made the result more problematical. The speech delivered by former President Hoover put him in a good position before the delegates,, who warmed up to his message. Gov. StasBen's intelligent attack upon the Administration delighted the dele gates but the Minnesota exeoutive, being below the constitutional age limit, did not affect the battle for the nomination. ^ The platform fiamers had a hard time securing an appropriate declar ation in regards to foreign affairs, particularly in reference to this coun try's attitude toward the war. For a f$w days the swing was definitely in favor of outright assistance to the Allies, but as- opposition became vocal the necessity of avoiding an attitude which might look like war overcame the sentiment In favor of forthright aid to the foes of Ger many. ? ^wfact of the matter is that! declarations to be made by the nomi- ? nee dutfng the oampaign will have clarify the position of the Repul>1'" I can Administration, if it comes into ! power. With full the course of the conflict, in the next J few months, may make any .deel tion out-of-date, the general phase! was resorted to in order to emphasize I the peace appeal. It is not the purpose of this column I to attempt to analyze the platformt or cross-examine the n<*mnee. In time,? it will compare the platforms;of th*| parties and declarations of the cwi ? didates. Just now, the general at-| titude of the parties is on record! and we will postpone our speculation ? as to the apparent chances of the | candidates. Meanwhile, the deba I will proceed with public discussion? tending to make distinct the cleavage between the parties and their nonu-B nees. I SI the Republican NationalB I B out of the W, one of | ^ to be faced hy Co be the consideration of I 3ory military training.. I |Navy officers genera^? ilsory training as an ab-? I for proper defense. -/? ^"1ammm? N te is expected to pass thia ?too" BM to increase, ttoj SW,000 torn orcombat^ 1 I ry veaeals. The bill seventy per arength, providing the Atlantic and Pacific| eaders should understimfl easure is an authorization? I at it will be necesa^y ior o appropriate money or| notion of the ships before? I can begin. La of the necessity ofexj the production ? ?w?l B this country is ?P^d^J I ? which ^(Sll reach $%E$fB liooo torch. The production dil ngines ie a very, Utt^se u?! nntrinoti foi ? Attswaown wna?^? weigh between aix and **? a per horse-power fkr4?pj irenrft ajbtofi weigh sjighfcl , jxJPnii ? -1 .1 J? nuDjlnO mm - Warn Prnunra in *2(1 BTWwJiO tflSlina fllliAillli mrmfirav vvpin ??* OXFORD pELD 1>AY fiotson Tctis Ftrxnen Thai Commodity Credit' Corpora tion Again Wtt Boy Tobaceo and Hold It For Possible Ex port Later, If Control Approv ed and Bays 1941 Quotas Will Be Same As litis Year's. Oxford, July 2.?Tobacco fanners must approve a continuation of con trol of the flue-cured crop or face disastrously low prices, warped J. B. Hutson, assistant federal AAA Ad ministrator, and Governor Hoey to day. . Hundreds of tobacco growers at I tended the 18th annual Held day of the tobacco test farm. here. Hutfcon said it would be difficult i | to export tobacco this year but add ed that if farmers voted July 20 in favor of a three-year control pro gram prices this fail "will be pro tected at or slightly above last year's I levels." Governor Hoey urged diversified farming and told the tobacco growers: "the universal opinion of practically all farm leaders is that the tobacco farmer cannot afford to vote against control in the present state of world surplus. We have control of the 1940 crop but unless the crop next year is to be controlled the price for this year's crop will be disastarously low. The government cannot and will not attempt to support the price for an uncontrolled crop with the large tobacco surplus. Therefore, I the tobacco farmer really has no choice if he is to consult ids own in terest and that' of his fellow farmers. Hutson revealed for the first time that quotas for the 1941 crop would be the same as for this year's if aj three-year control program is sip proved. If quotas are approved only for 1941 they will be reduced ten per cent, he said, and prices will prob ably fall under last year's. Hutson said that he -expected the established export tobacco companies to cooperate In trying to secure ex part markets. He said the Commodi ty Credit Corporation again would buy tobacoo and hold it for possible export later, if control is approved. Pitt Dept. Joined .By Miss Sullivan Greenville, July 3.?It was an nounced today by the local Health Officer, Dr. N. Thomas Ennett, that the Department had employed Mies Browne tie Sullivan as nurse succeed ing Miss Mary Ann Crockett, resign ed aa of July 17th. Miss Crockett wis married on June 28th. Miss Sullivan, a native of Smcee, North Carolina, was trained in the Highsmith Hospital, Fayetteville, and later took a public health course at Pea body College, Nashville, Tom. It is understood that Kin Sulli van > comes to Pitt County with high reconfmendations from the State Board of Health. She will take up her work with the local Health partment on Monday, July 17th. * \ TO NEW POSITION j i" . "1 David T. Harris, who has been nan* netted with the Water and Light-De partment for several yeszs was offer ed the position of Superintendent of Aural Electric Lines at a resent meeting of the Town Alderman. The new Superintendent has serv ed the ?town well in these past years and we join other friends hesec in offering congratulations upon . his promotion and this recognition of hit ability and service -by the Town Fa thers. ; ?!?> ?' I I ^ ' : - EUROPEAN . vl;: SUMM&nr; . . London. ? German bombers Hurt Britain^ town and countryside in day-lona taids ?' i*i iiii i iniii iBSilii bombers wind by British in Midi on German basse in Holland; British liner Aiftadoni -sunk off Ireland, British announce many Germans and Italians en route to intemmantf lost; 1,000 reported landed out of SJ000 aboard. , ; * Bucharest?Rumania rektts* pris onerm^ii desperate Much, for to meet |]p ad; Mith . WW?1?J In rir aU oc lUHBtoct, *"; IwhimV V4UOOO (Mai tart vruoin ropuii Shows 4 S. Navy WwM's Largest 1 Uncle Sam Now Has 395 Com ffeted Cmatet Ships of 1,-1 327^920 Terns Not Counting 1 New Contracts andiee Being 1 Built ' Washington, July 2.?Official fig- < una indicated today that the United 1 States navy, building at top speed tswwd "^two ooean" strength, already ins become 4he world's largest both 1 in number of ships end total tonage. { Not oounting the $500,000,000 of new warships ordered by the navy 1 yesterday and nearly 100 vessels un der construction Uncle Sam has ?95 completed combat ships of 1,827,320 tons. , Latest -available figures on the 1 British navy give its strength on June 00 as 813 ships of 1,227,189 tons. These figures are admittedly inexact but they taken into consider- i atien the best information available j on losses suffered in Europe's w&r. j Whether the United States or the 1 British fleet is-actually the strongest is a matter of conjecture. That de pends-on many factors?the age of . ships, their design, and capabilities j of the crews among others. Prepanta Fer ; ill m? Oa n aHa/i Dftftlf ' WIT itudCltSS I WBA | .> ^ '? .1 in i . ^ Hungary Continues To Press Long - Standing, Territorial Demands ? 1 ? ??? i Budapest, July S.?Hungary's rrrili- , tary preparations reached the high est peak in her peacetime history to- ( day as she pressed long-standing fcer- , ritorial demands upon a Rumania , weakened by Russian incurrions and < domestic strife.' Thousands of men?some as old as, ( 50 years?have been called to the | colors in the test few days and the army is now virtually at full , strength. - - ?" ? ' ; 1 Highways and railways in the < eastern pert of the country were , jammed as reinforcements, including tanks and heavy artillery streamed : toward the Rumanian frontier. Anti-aircraft guns with full crews stood guard at all of the bridges ; over the Danube river. There was every indication that ji Hungary intends to use force if nec- ? essary to regain the disputed bor-' der province of Transylvania, which : rite lost to Romania in 1918, al though some hopes remained that Germany, anxious'to preserve peace fai the Bshtans, might be able to ef- ; feet a compromise settlement. Reports of domestic strife in Ru- i mania threatening King Carol's place upon the throne, gave rise to popular belief that thfe time is ripe for Hungary to strike. ?' * \ , ' 1 Farmers'emotion ffers Unity Week . .. I A five-day program packed full of education, recreation, and entertain ment is awaiting rural people who attend Farm and Home Week at C. State College, July 29- August 1. Dr. -I. 0. Schaub, director of the Extension Service, and Kiss Ruth Current, State home agent, said, this year's program is expected to strike the beat balance between instruction and entertainment in years. Reports from every section of . the State indicate a record-bjeakiag at tendance this year. WithAAA Com mitteemen scheduled to attend, thb enrollment may reach ?,500. In years-past, attendance have averaged between 1,600 and 2,000. Joint ss?ismr of men and women Witt be held, each of tie five days m cept Thursday to begin each day's program. Following tin* session, the twe groope will break up into separ ate meetings, where they will receive instruction in a wide variety of Mb? jsika. For instance, women-Witt bft ghttft their choke of classroom work in the following subjeota: clothing, foods and nutrition, food conservation -am* mnrlratttig hnelft) home mamurement and house fnr^^ home lmiutiil ? v . . - 1 V ' - iprtteultmfc crop rtUttonar other fcnn : E^^evem^g?win^e tuwM tf?er H|Nsiifln T ? >?Bf rn 'flfllBilrVfln Nearly 1,000 Nazi-Ital ian Prisonerf Brown ed At Sea; Perish As German U-Boat Sends British Prison liner To Bottom; Were On Way to Canada London, July 4.?The Ministry of Information announced today that steps were taken yesterday to place ill French warships in British ports wder British control. The announcement indicated that raly in two instances was these op position to the move. The ministry, said action had to be taken ^gainst French ships in the ricinity of Oran, on the Mediterran ean coast of Algeria, because the French admiral in command there fvould not accept the British condi tions. . ' The operations of bringing the scat tered sections of the French war fleet under British control still are proceeding, the ministry said. Official Statement. The ministry statement follows: "It will be recalled that the French government, relying upon the prom ises of Germany and Italy not to ase ler fleet against France's former ally jndertook by the terms of the 'armis tice to allow their fleet to pass into the hands of the enemy. "His Majesty's Government, hav ing lost all faith in promises made i>y the governments of Germany and ttaly, felt that they were compelled not only in their own interests, but ilso in the-hope of restoring the in dependence of France and the integ rity of the French Empire, to take steps before it was too late to ensure that the French fleet should not be ised against them by the common memy. British ControL "With this object in view, steps were taken in the early morning of July 3 to place all French men-of war in British ports under British control. "This operation was successfully carried out with only two casualties, which occurred owning to a misun derstanding at the same timp (French vessels in ports of North 'America were ottered certain conditions de signed solely for the . purpose of keeping them out of German hands. "It . was explained to the officer in command that if none of these condi tions were accepted, Gr^at Britain was prepared to take every step in order to ensure that none of these vessels should lie used against her for the future prosecution of the war. ' ; "His Majesty's government deeply regret that the French admiral in command at Oran refused to accept any of the conditions proposed, with the inevitable result that action had to be taken against , the French vee- t sels in that locality. ? These oper ations are still proceeding.' "T * "A statement will be made to Par liament later today by the Prime Minister." s GERMANS AND ITALIANS DROWN AS LINES SINKS London, July 3.?At least 968 Ger man -and Italian alien prisoners en route to internment camps in Canada were drowned yesterday in a wild death - battle of flying fists and iron bars when a German U-boat sank the 15,474-ton British.' steamer Aran do ra > Star off the Irish west const. "' The death tell may reach 1,200 it was feared, because about 800 crew members and 200 British sol diers guarding the prisoners also were aboard. ' -First reports placed the numbed ? of British lost at about 100. Of 1,640 German and Italian aliens, seized in wholesale round-ups in the ? > British Isles to crush "fifth column* activities, only 572 were said to have been saved. Efforts to rescue the aliens, Who were reported to havo Rattled each other since leaving port; were render ed almost useless because of the wild panic that followed the torpedo ing when Germans fought the Italians to obtain setts in the lifeboats. Without Warning. The 18-year-old Arandota Star, once in South African service, was said to; have been torpedoed wtthMft warning off the west coast of Scot land Tuesday morning. Survivors were-landed by rescue ships on a Scottish port. , The torpedoing was the first Ger- - man U-boat attack on 'a passenger ship off the Irish west coast since the first day of the war White the finer Athenia went down with loss of more than 500 lives, y ' ?, ; 7'"? - -? ?' : l: ? I SniNfc& ? 1 ?