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f*WS2fl fT"inT^'irn rwyt- 17 ?|f 17r%fnflififiA I I f I f n fr r fl 1*111 VlUC lov | Not A Small Town Any More! j | T? ft TRADE WlttlU . X IIV X Wi" ? * """"'" tl 1111111111 n I "' 1111 It 1111H ? -T?r ' ? Tfl ' ' )M NUMBER THIBTT-rOOB -?? ~FARMVIlle. pitt coumtt. nobth carolina. friday. ianuabt 10, mi vni.nifK mum-ONE . . ? " . ? ... ?L Jl?c ? : : ?? i '? ~~ i ' ? * PREMDENT ASKS FOR SEVENTEEN AH ULF HUMS FOR DEFENSE < No Provision Is Made I For Cost Of Aid To I Britain; Greece And I China; Public Debt of 58 Billion Dollars Pre H dieted by June 30, J 942 Washington, Jan. 8. ? President Roosevelt asked Congress today for I $17,485,528,049 in .an unprecedented I peace-time budget reflecting "a world at war" and the huge cost of prepar ing for "total defense." Mr. Roosevelt allotted $10,811, 314,600 of his 1942 budget exclusively ! to national defense, estimated the I deficit for the year beginning July 1 I at $9,210,093,049 and foretold a public debt pushed by that deficit to a record $58,367,065,056 by June 30, 1942. The budget made ho provisions for I the cost of aid to Britain, Greece and I China? and extensive program to be covered in subsequent appropriations requests. Congressional leaders said that the over-all cost of this alone I might eventually total ten bollion, I but were uncertain on how great the actual cash outlay would have to be for the first year. Nothing in Treasury history com pared with the huge figures presented I to the Senate and House since the I last year of the World war when spending reached $18,522,395,000 and the deficit $13,370,638,000. "A wry turn of fate places this I burden of defense on the backs of a I peace-loving people," the President I said of the budget. But, Mr. Roosevelt continued, even these big sums?62 per cent of them earmarked for defense?were only "a I forecast of things to come. No one I can predict the ultimate cost of a program that is still in development." The sole guiding "marker" down the road, he added, was "a command to defend our democratic way of life." Counting today's recommendations, I the President estimated that since I June, 1940, defense appropriations and requests aggregated more than twenty-eight billion dollars. The only reason today's requests I I were not higher, he told reporters, H ? was industry's apparent inability to H produce any more weapons than had I been budgeted. Tax revenues, he said, would reach I the highest point in American history I I at $8,275,435,000 in the 1942 fiscal! I period, but Congress should enact H more?deciding itself the types and! amounts of the new. levies. National income, the President pre-1 I dieted, also would rise to a new record I I of about $87,000,000,000 in the fiscal I I year?exceeding 1928 by $7,000,000,-1 000?and thereby would produce the! greater tax yields. Tinning to non-defense costs which I I he cut $600,000,000 from the 1941 I I total, the chief executive explained I the absence of deeper reductions in! these words: - I "Democracy as a way of life is! equally at stake. Only by maintain-! I ing these activities (relief, social se-! I curity, regular government activities,! ale.) can we claim the effective use of I xaauoKm which our democratic sys-! ? tarn fa akp^rfto^WmmjthusM I iEsEwwSESSl I Wrtrtntory 1U. S. Colonel Demands ? Japanese Apologize Overseas news this week brought I I the incident of a cabaret fracas inl I Peiping, China, resulting in the pre-1 I sentation of demands to the Japanese I I by Colonel Allen H. Turnage, com-J I rnander of the United States Marines I I there. I The demands arose from the as-1 I serted maltreatment of five marines I I arrested by Japanese, four of whom I I were injured by the gendarmes. I The officer requested an apology, I la promise against repetition of such I I incidents and punishment of persons I ? responsible for , the arrests. I Colonel Turnage is the son of Mrs. I ? W. J. Turnage, of Farmville. Ifree Dental Work I I Started i GoBDtyl ????? i h I Dr. N. Thomas Eunett, Pitt county I I Health Officer, reported today that I I Dr. A. D. Underwood, State Board of I I Health Dentist, began work on Mon-1 ? day, January 6th in the schools of I I Pitt County. This dental service for the poor jl I children of Pitt County is provided I lointly by the State Board of Health! I and Pitt County Commissioners. I ? Children who are able to pay for i I their own treatment are referred to II ? the private dentist. This oral hygiene service, according I I to Dr- Ennett, is a fine example of jl I coordinated health work between the jl I County Board of Education and thell I County Board of Health and he ex-1 I pressed the opinion that the dental I I program in the schools is one of the I ? most poular phases of public health! I work in Pitt County. I Dr. Underwood has, according to I I Dr. Ennett, had charge of the work in I I Pitt County for a number of years I I and has not only done the usual I I treatment for corrective work but I I has by lectures and motion pictures I I carried on an active education pro-1 I pram in oral hygiene. I Sanitary Officer I ? Secured For PittH _ The County Health Department to- I I day announced that "homas W. Biv-1 I ens of Stanfield, Stnnley county had I I been appointed as Pitt county sani- I I tary officer to succeed J. H. Moore, I I who resigned as of January 6th to I I become sanitary officer for Onslow I IJ county. Mr. Bivens comes to the county I l| health department, according to Dr. I I Ennett, local health officer, with high I II recommendations from the State I I Board of Health. He is a graduatel I of North Carolina State College, I I class of 1940, with the degree of B.I I S. Civil Engineering, and has com-1 I pleted a public health course in sani-1 I tation at the Public Health School,! I University of North Carolina. He I I has had experience as local supervisor I I for AAA in Stanley county, and also I ? State College. | that Pitt I secnrinf he services of s santitarianH Hi io wbD trained for tfao work. H I children. His family will be^moved LnmEMIclitt Approved By Te?. Authorities Here Consumers To Save Around S3,600 A Year With New Schedule Adopted Tuesday The best news of the New Year to Farmvillc residents is that issued on Wednesday following the monthly meeting of the town authorities the ?night before at which a lower rate for commercial lighting and power service was submitted and approved with the following schedule going into effect as of January 1> 194:1: Availability: This rate shall be available to all business houses, including hotels, boarding and rooming houses, public 1 buildings and apartment houses where I more than one apartment is on the 1 same meter, and all motor service of 25 H.P. or less. Rate: ; First 500 W.W.H. ,04c per K.W.H. Next 500 K.W.H. .03c per K.W.H. Next 2,000 K.W.H. .02c per K.W.H. Balance K.W.H. .l$c per K.W.H; Net Minimum Monthly Charge: Lighting and/or small motors less than 5 H.P., $1.00. ? Three Phase Motor Service. $5.00 minimum for the first five (5) H.P. or less, which $5.00 entitles customer to use during such month one hun dred twenty-five (125) K.W.H., and .50c for additional connected H.P., which .50c entitles) consumer to use during such month twelve and one-half (12*) K.W.H., (This will save consumers around $15 a year.) Lighting: Any customer having 3 phase mo tor service may connect his lighting service to motor service by install ing, at his expense, all transformers, controlling, regulating or other der vices necessary for lighting pur poses. (This will save consumer around $21 a year.) Raise Pay Of H. C. Officials Action Comes As One Of First Acts Of Leg islature Raleigh, Jan. 8.?The 1941 Legis lature quickly raised the pay of four constitutional state officers to $6,000 a year today. The Senate passed the measure ' without opposition, but it caused House debate before being approved under suspended rules. A house vote of '68 to 36 rejected a motion by Rep. Pickens of Guil ford to send the measure to com mittee for study and passage Al lowed. Organization of the legislate* set the stage for the inauguration to morrow shortly after noon of GSv ernor-elect J. M. fcoughton. Aa soon as the J^jaterTW elect ed'the nominee o\ the -Democratic ^idert pn tern ithe pay increase would be effective | for the secretary of state, state I treasurer, state auditor and state Isupirfntendent of public instruction [who start four-year terms tomor tja -nrtirvteri ntif: thfit tlieir DAY 12vm flfr IIUUlXv^ wimp eouU not he iaOMMi ofter they '?"' ??-IS' v.' - J?S35?SSS85Saww?MJ| ? By HUGO?. SHIS - ? (Washington Correspondent) I ? DEFENSE AND CONGRESS. ? IMPLEMENTING A POLICY. ? AN INDUSTRIAL STRUGGLE. ? NO TROOPS TO EUROPE. ? FLEET IN THE PACIFIC. ? RIVAL GROUPS CLASH. ? DANGER AHEAD FOR U. S. I The chief interest of Congress, and ?of the people of the United States, ?will be centered upon steps taken to ?implement the willingness of this Icountry to become the "arsenal of the ?democracies." As a part of this goal Bthe rearmament program will be ?speeded bat the great gain that will Baccure to the expansion of its capa Bcity to produce the material necessary Bto modern warfare, whether for de flfense or offense. ? . * I The President's message on the ?State of the Union, coupled with his ?recent fireside chat, evidenced the ?change that has taken place in public Bopinion in the United States since the ?war in Europe began, more than a ?year ago. With the collapse of ?France, there has been a widespread ?appreciation of the dependence of ?this country, in past years, upon the ?stabilizing force of the British Fleet. ?Most Americans are now convinced ?that, without the British fleet in the ?Atlantic, the future peace of the ?United States is in jeopardy until the ?projected two-ocean navy can be con Bstructed and take its place upon the ?high seas. ? ? The leaders of the defense program I Bin Washington have repeatedly stress- fl Bed the urgency of the international I ?situation. There is every prospect I ?that red-tape and ordinary methods I ?will be.thrown aside in order that un-l ?limited production can beoome the I ?order of the day. The output of ourfl ?industrial plants, in the next six I ?months will probably determine whe-l Bther this country will have to face I Bthe probability of a great war. All I ?that-we can produce, jn time for as-1 ?sisting the British against the ex-1 ?pected German drive, will serve the I Iinterests of this nation, even though! Bit does no more than giv? us time infl ?which to perfect our defense plans fl ? and increase productive capacities. I The United States is facing two! ? threatening Situations, although bothfl ?stem from the same world condition.fl ? The defeat of Great Britain by Ger-I ?mgny would bring us face to face! Bwith Nazi methods in the Atlantic,fl ?with grave repercussions in Southfl fl America, and the same disaster to thefl ? democracies would free the Japanese! Bfor widespread advances in the South I B Pacific which would seriously threat-1 Ben the position of the United States! Bin the Far East* The effect of suchB fla joint threat would be to present! I this country with the most dire peril! fl that it has seen since the early daysB ? of the Republic. fl ' . ? ? The President, it is said, and weH Bean understand his attitude, is ada-l flment against the use of American! I troops in Europe. ? He has repeatedly! ? gi ven the people of this country his I I that ha has no idea of usiiurl ? our young men abroad and, for much! ? the same reason, there is doubt as tol ?any present willingness ~on his pprtl Bto use the nayal or aerial foxfes of! ? the country to deJWar wpplies to the I ? British Isles. While almost aayfl lather plan would be acceptable, tol I ux? to am judge the Chief Eie- I jgte,. t, the?toat of wmrtfefl our rights as a neutral an the highB I tiAn a {a n 0 a lita 1 jseas, is advisable. _ , | SI Sis Increase of 42,000 In Naval Manpower Also Authorized ? r - Washington, Jan. 8.?Reorganiza tion of the United State* nary into three fleets?the Atlantic, Pa* cific and Asiatic fleets? was centered today by Secretary Knox, who an nounced at the same time that Presi dent Roosevelt had authorized an in crease of 42,000 in naval^ manpower. The reorganization which Knox said "really fits the facts," will be come effective February 1 and a new set of commanders, headed by <Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel as commander-in-chief of all fleets, will assume authority on that day. Kimmel, present commander of battle force cruisers, also becomes chief of the Pacific fleet, succeeding Admiral James O. Richardson, who will go on undisclosed duty. The changes will raise the status of the present Atlantic patrol force and the Asiatic squadron to that of fleets. Knox described the future Atlantic fleet as consisting of the approximately 125 ships now in tb? patrol fores, and Asiatic fleet as the squadron now t/ased in Asiatic wat ers and the Pacific fleet now based at Hawaii. Knox disclosed the presidential action and his own orders at a press conference, at which he also was asked about the possibility of mak ing . additional United States de- . stroyers available to the British. ?. "I don't think any more destroy-, ers can be detached from our fleet without, seriously impairing its effi ciency," he declared. He added, however, that the final decision was not up to him. Knox disclosed that the navy planned to ask Congress shortly for authority to build ?80 auxiliary ves sels, such as submarine chasers, minesweepers and patrol boats. | , 1 / Local Seal Ghm. Announces Result Efforts of Workers Net ted $125 During The Holidays A recent announcement by Miss Tabitha DeVisconti ,local Christmas Seal chairman, stated that the sale totaled $125.40, With the general can vassers bringing in $70.51 of this amount, and the white school i$19.89. Work and results in the Negro divi-_. sion of the sale were outstanding, the director, H- B, Sugg turning in the following report for his section: , i Sale through the Negro , sehool, $15.00; Bonds purchased by the Mace donia Baptist Church, the St, John U, F. W, B, Church, St. Stephen A, M. E. Zion Church, and St, James O, F. W. B, Church amounted to $20.00, a-total of $38,00, Miss PeVisoonti expressed her own appreciation for the splendid coopera tion of Farmville citizens and .said that the Literary Cfab, sponsor of the Seal Sale is especially grateful to all who participated in the aale.ia , any way as a worker or purchaser' The chairman, wl? is in touch with local tuberculosis conditions, and the relief the local fund Wags, stated Lf, RTrH THREE J game w&s closo, but & last naif rally 1^ "i "l l'i L ?MORAL ORDER' , ' .. V- 4 ' ' ' ??? Washington. ? President Roose velt in l^g address to Congress Monday, said that the United States desired a world "Moral Or der" in contrast to what he called the "New Order of Tyrrany which the dictators seek to create with the crash of a bomb." "We look forward," the Presi dent told Congress, "to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms": 1?Freedom of speech and ex pression ? everywhere in the world. 2?Freedom of every person to worship God in his own way. 3?Freedom from want ? eco nomic understandings securing every nation, a healthy peace time life for its inhabitants. < 4?Freedom from fear ?world wide reduction of armaments so thorough that no nation would be able to commit an act of ag gression against any neighbor. "That ia not vision of a distant Millenium," he declared. "It is a definite basis for a kind of world attainable in our owp time ami generation." ? ' J. Knott Proctor, Jr. To Be Page In Senate Greenville.?J. Knott Proctor, Jr., I son of Sheriff and Mrs. ? I this city left this morning for Kal- ? eigh and to take his duties as a page ? in the State Senate, an honor sought ? after by youngsters throughout the ? state. . I Young Mr. Proctor was one oi ? those chosen from a large number of, ? applicants. , For the present he will make Ins ? home with an aunt at 120 Harding ? Btreet in the state capital. I Raleigh, Jan. 9- - Progressive, I ?business-minded, fact-seeking farmers ? ?who desire information to better en- ? ?able them to plan their agricultural ? ?program for 1941 will be called upon ? ?this month to report their crop acre- ? ?ages, livestock and poultry poulation ? ?and give other information for the ? ?Farm Census which will be taken I ?for the 24th time by tax listers, H ?Frank Parker, federal statistician ? ?with the State Department of Agri-M ?culture, announced today. ? "North Carolina's leading aincul- ? ?tural authorities are unanimc is in ? ?their appreciation of the farm census ? las a medium for intelligent planning ? ?of farm programs and as a source or m |accuratovinformation that can be used ? las a yardstick in measuring agncul-M |tural progress," Parker, emphasized. ? ?ihe 1941 farm census summary?? ? ?be sent to farm leaders and woYkm* ? ?throughhout the State and will be ? ?availabile to all communities. | Parker, urging all of North Caro- ? ?lina's 300,000 farmers to cooperate m ? Ifnrniattng information for tho fsimB (census. upWned that lues of the Farm Census arejO) T?B (provide a foudatkm fcr | mates of crop production,1 (2)To| Kw u ? eb^ on tho start ?T??ge| I estimates- published by the Unf ? I States Department of Agriculture,! 1(8) To provide reliable educational! ?and ZJ** riurterial;. (4) An aWon| ?locating crop supplies and markets! ISfSm pi>c^uctsr(6) IV*r plannmK I BHr* "deo,mtr *<hwtwi,e m B President Tells Con gress Nation Must Speed Arms Produc tion To Rescue Oppon ents of Axis and Pre vent Attack on United States; Urges Personal Sacrifices Washington.?Gravely and earnest-* Iy> President Roosevelt informed Congress Monday that "a swift and driving increase in our armament production" was the immediate need of a critical period, and appealed for widespread personal sacrifices in a national effort to defeat the Axis powers lest they win abroad and then attack the Americas. "Let us say to the democracies," he said, "that we Americans are vitally concerned in your defense of free dom. We are putting forth our en ergies, our resources and our organ izing powers to give you strength to regain and maintain a free world. We shall send you, in ever-increasing numbers, ships, planes, tanks, guns. This is our purpose and our pledge." A slow-paced delivery accompanied by an ever-rising tone, almost reach ing the proportions of a' shout, made this the most emphatically spoken passage of the address?his annual message to Congress, delivered as usual in person and received with repeated, enthusiastic ovations. New Appropriations. The President said he would ask for "greatly increased new appropri ations" for defense and for lending ahms to England; called for higher taxes to defray the bill in part; warn ed . against listening to those who "preach as 'ism' of appeasement"; and as a means of strengthening the . moral fiber of the American people in the face of "foreign peril," made four recommendations for domestic action. Old-age pensions and unemploy ment insurance should be spread to cover .a greater proportion of the population, he said; opportunities for adequate medical care should be in creased, a better means of provid ing employment for those reserving or needing it should be devised; and no person should allowed to grow wealthy out of the defense program. Under the maze of steel beams and girders erected as a temporary sup port for the Capitol- roof, the Presi dent addressed a packed House chamber. Members of Senate - and House, Cabinet members and dozens . of notables were on the floor. The galleries were jammed with listen ers, including Mrs. Roosevelt ,and Crown Prince Olav and Crown Prin cess Martha of Norway, who drove to the capital with the Chief Execu tive. The Crown Princess was seated directly behind one of the broad structural steel supports, and peered about it to watch Mr. Roosevelt de liver his speech. After a few preliminary para graps, he swung emphatically into the main theme of his 'message that -the "aggressors" were still on the march, the "democratic way" was under at tack the' world over, 16 months of . war had blotted out democracy in "an appalilig number of independ ent nations, great and email," and: "Therefore x x. x I find it. un happily necessary to report that the future qnd the safety of our country and of our democracy are overwhel mingly involved in. events beyond our ^borders." " ' Axis Domination. An Axis victory,/he said, would mean Axis domination of four con tinents, with greater population' and. resources than those of the United States, No generosity could hB* ex pected of -a "dictator's peace," he continued, and an attack on the Ameses was to be exported if the dictators won; and to of im munity ? from ? such ?-? r isxLu.' I A IHatti 211*14* iff!? v.w> '/"V " TT ' TMT J [ Iv&ne here for an all dsy sossicu on