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Prominent Greenville
Attorney And Busi
ness Man To Make
Race Next Year For
First District Seat;
First Pitt Candidate
For Office In Past
Half Century
Greenville, N. CL?For the first
time in half a century Pitt county
will have a candidate for Congress
in next year's Democratic primary in
the person of Marvin K. Blount, na
tive of this county and prominent
Greenville attorney and business^
man.
Replying to the question today aa
to whether or not he would seek the
nomination Mr. Blount said he felt
that the congressman chosen" next
year should come from Pitt-county
and that it was his intention to make
the race. Official announcement of
his entry into the race would be made
sometime later he said.,
Mr. Blount was one of those
prominently mentioned, for the post
had there been a primary to fill the
vacancy created by the resignation
last fall of Congressman Lindsay C.
Warren and since that time many of
Mr. Blount's friends in this county
and throughout the district have urg
ed him to make the race next year.
The post is_ at present held by
? Herbert C. Bonner, of Washington,
who succeeded Warren by appoint
ment as party nominee in last year's
primary by the First District Demo
cratic Executive Committee. Mr.
Blount's statement today that he had
definitely decided to make the race
came as a result of being asked the
question many times since Herbert
Leary, of Eden ton, announced last
Sunday that he would be a candidate
for the office of First District Con
gressman.
Mr. Blount is well versed in pablic
and political affairs. He received
his law degree at the University of i
North Carolina rn 1916 and began
the practice of his profession in
Greenville in the fall of that year.
He served as State Senator from
this county three terms, the sessions
of 1927, 1929 and 1931 and declined
to seek renomination in the 1932
primary. As a member of the Sen
ate he served on the State Educa
tion Commission which gave study
to the school situation in North
Carolina and made recommendations
to the 1931 General Assembly which
resulted in the McLean law for the
state support of public schools. He
also served for seven years as a
member of the Board of Trustees of
the University of North Carolina.
For two terms he was Mayor of
Greenville, voluntarily retiring from
the office in 1939. At present in
addition to carrying on his private
business afairs he is county attorney
for Pitt county.
Raynet Bailey returned Saturday
I after spending last week with rela
tives at Princton. She was aecom
I panted by Rosa Lee Gay who is spend
ingsome time here.
I Mrs. Jason Shirley and children
and Mrs. Mefcin Gay spent Monday
I with Mrs. Ada C. Bass near Wilson.
Friends will regret to learn that
? Mr. John Roy Whitley is ill in a Wil
son hospital where he underwent ax
operation, last week. He is reportedl
as getting along nicely.
? Dr. and Mr* W; A. Marlowe and
? children were dhmes goats of Mrl
and Mm Wayne Boyette in Wilsor
' Sunday. I
? Mr. and Mrs Earl Lang, Mr. and
I Mrs. Sam Jenkins and children ant:
Miss Clam Jenkins attended tbM
? ' ; hoxse show m Greenville Sunday affr
I snd Mrs. John T. Talley, of Silei
Evelyn Holt, tpint Monday wit]
M M- Wl1? ^ ?ZT U?art M
mm Durham vision Tood&v Mn
Herring went to Duke hospital for m
? | |i if ill |MM? to i Uffl
fir a few davs fir liiisliswl
fMl' Miss Ora Mae^,agetiefoS:vof
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sion of special interest to all those
who know him and a rare treat for
those who have not had that privi
lege.
Town Water and Sewer Project *
The town water and sewer project
is moving along rapidly and the
citizens feel that a long felt need
will soon be supplied.
The water tank has been completed
and Walstonburg has the distinction
of having the only one of its kind in
North Carolina, and one of six in the
United States.
Missionary Society Meets
The Missionary Society of the
Christian Church met with Mrs. 1*
N. Shelton, Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. A. J. Craft, president, opened
the meeting and presented Mrs. W. I.
Shackleford as program leader.
Readings on the subject being
studied were given by Mrs. Ray
West, Sr., Mrs. Estelle Bailey, Mrs.
A. J. Craft and Miss Lillian'Corbett.
- The hostess assisted by her daugh
ters, served strawberry ice. cream'
and wafers.
NOTE OF THANKS
The Junior Woman's Club .wishes
to thank the Ministerial Association
for its cooperation in the observance
of New Citizen's Day on May 18.
Mrs. J. L. Parker, President
tieycle Parade
Tuesday Was
MrrfiiM
Of great interert to ^young and old
mwbrmts, were given aui
I :; Fbr: beet; de<x> rated-bicycle ?|igt
guised as a taoneho; ted prise mas
J ed in a nurse's nnifom aad tarrying
[relative to safe driving? correct 8
? * aofabir ml ail -r'l - ?' >'-i
i Baling ana ww fr* ? ? ? ?
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Pitt Candfafatel
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Marvin K. 9mmt today offi
cially became a candidate far
[ congressman from the First
| Congressional District sad, if
| successful, will be the first Pitt
county man to represent the
district in half a century. Al
though the primary ia.. more
than a year off, Mr. Blount and
his friends win start immediate
ly lining up supporters in tWa
and other counties in the dig*
| trict.
WgAugtan, JUy 21.?The gov
?rm?Mt took two .tride. toda, to
ward the goal^teastly-increyed
bombing plane prodhetion ^<wmeb
President Roosevelt demanded re
fill ***> J?*V Federal Loan Ad
miniarator. announced the all<va
tion of $850,000,000 to be used to
build new -government-owned air
plane, aluminum and magnesium
plants.
2. William S. Knudsen, director
of the>Offic?> of Production Mea*
agament, disclosed that four new
contractu were ...being negotiated
which, withcadftfaag contracts, would
provide 500 long-range, four-motor
ed heavy bombers a month.
This indicated that 500 a month
lynarently was the induction rate
sought by the President in his re-,
cent letter to Secretary Stimson,
copies of which went to Jones and
Knudsen. The letter said that the
proposed production rate was out
lined in a separate memormdm"
which was not made public. Knud
sen said that 500 monthly would
"bring us near what the Presided*!
wantaj*:-^". ^
In tfuacussmg toe noge biiocwwu
at his press conference, Jones said
the OPM had requested it to carry
out the bomber program.
The allocation was broken down
into $350,000,000 for airplane fac
tories, 1250,000,000 for ? aluminum
plants and ^50,000^000 for magnesium
plants. It was believed that the
airplane plants would* be devoted
principally to engine production.
The plants are to be financed and
built by the government, but operat
ed by private companies under con
tract. The OPM will determine their
locations and other details.
'Neither Jones nor Knudsen dis
closed when full proidnction would
be available a? the 500-a-month rate,
but the intention of building new.
plants apparently indicated that pru
ducion could not be in full swing for
a year or more.
Knudsen told a press conference
that "letters of intent" which pre
cede issuance of a formal contract
have been sent to the Ford Motor
Company, and to the Boeing, Lock
heed and Douglas Aircraft com
panies.
The latter three companies now
are filling orders for bombers and
Knudsen said they are "going to take
on some more." The Ford Com
pany haS a contract for manufacture
of parts to be assembled into planes
by other firms, but Knudsen said
that under the new proposal Jt also
woud assemble complete bombers.
. At the same time, Knudsen ex
pressed satisfaction with the prog
ress on four plants being constructed
to assemble bombers with parts, made
by the automobile industry.
SEVERE STORM VISITED
THIS VICINITY SATURDAY
tree#.- Electriaty ?f?s *ot affc#?
some .time, and nmfaata.experienced
A black oat period, which' wu Jong
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FOB'S FIRESIDE CHLAT
Twj^
or.-a? explanation of, ?teps already* I
taken and to be taken before May 27.
An^ftmdmTat7\Tichy!
? nffiiteibte ' to
SkSLiS6^viraewrt?
Adolf Hitler's near order.
Conversations of the shipment
of food supplies fromthis hemisphere
into unoccupied France occur from
time to time, with the French Gov
ernment caught between the desire
to ieeme wheat from the Western
Hemisphere and the pressure Of pro
German Frenchmen who urgecolla
boration with Hitler.
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Recently, there have been press
attacks on the United States and a
newspaper service, located in Vichy,
points out that war between- Jfce
United States and Germany, which
would be followed by American par
ticipation in the blockade, Would de
velop a common interest between the
people of Old Europe and a new
solidarity "stronger than any senti
mental ffcetor."
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In considering the relationship
of tide country to the war in Europe,
it is necessary to take cognisance of
the existence of a strong faction at
Vichy in favor of accepting the
status quo in Europe. The idea has
been expressed thatthe French Navy
gives France a strong position in
negotiations with Hitler. and that it
might be possible for France, by con
tributing naval strength; Jo* become
the second partner in ffitiefs order,
in Europe.
?
Italian impotence, it is believed,
I creates , an \ opitertunity fo*' the
French Navy to give needed strength
to the Nad movtaent and tn secure
a prominent place in the new set-up."
ft is even suggested that Marshal
Petain, who haa_given his word tjuift
the grmed forces of France will nev
er be used against the British, may
have to go in order to pave the way
for the new alignment; :
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II Bggrite 5 Joneeal Herahey, direc
I tor of the Setectiwe Jtendce/Act, pee
I ^ It
5 at a high level during the period o<
J. 3?98BtVO StatUS.
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er while an route ?w* New fork to
Alexandria: werocbeeurod tonight
:^1*aglejl questions of intenrntion^
Moctade "and
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thiW^
route tp Africa aboard, the Zamyam 1
-would..be in no position to rweal mili^ I
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Donald Heath, first secretary ox
the United States Embassy here;
called at the foreign office and was
understood to haye- been assured
that a United States oons alar official;
would be allowed to visit the capured
Americans.
From Bordeaux, Unied States Coin
svJ Henry S. Waterman left immedi
ately for tee little' seaside .resort,
near-the Spanish frontier. v
"But it was indicated in Berlin j
that Waterman would haye to in
terview the Americans under strict
ly controlled conditions, probably in
the presence of German
Had they all been; casual travelers
on a neutral ship there probably
would have been little question of i
their prompt release, it w*8 eyplain
ed. But the status of the ambulance
drivers was viewed as distinctly not
that of cantaT tiivelens.
. Some of-. them were going into
the Free French Ambutence Service,
(the Zamzam's cargo included 20
ambulances for the Free French
forces in Africa.)
. The rule heretofore observed, Ger
mans. said, .was that non-miiitaiy
medical service . men captured in bat
tle should be treated asprisoners of
war. (pita /of the ambulance drivers
of tee Zamzam already Kid been
captured by |he Germans last year in
France, but waa released after the
annistice.) . - v';?
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. Scotland Nect?tturday, -May;
17, at noon in the First Baptist
Church in ScotLand.Neck, Miss Lydia
Bruce Kitchin became tee bride of
fig
? ^jFernsllyianged at the Back and
the aides of the pulpit made a back
ground for tell white wedding- baskets
filled with white peonies and sweet
sjTing^pSithedral candles '/were in
tiers.
II d: program ofmuaic-Miaa Paulyne
I Lovelace Stroud of . Ktoston sang
R&SsSS
I McDoweU of Tarboro,- cousin of the
I bride, Joel Williwi Mey*
Robert JDixon : ofr- Farmville 3 ana
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Kitchin, sister of the bride," and Miss
uTIT r^Thooo
Iwtfre identical costumes of pale Dink
arm bouquets of delphinium aw
hrarsrasz,
lof the bride, ww d^ofJionM^
;
jatdta, fW. Phillips m* Motelle
;|p|fe jpd-lfeMofB..ie^'fbr s trip ;
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tween Fannville, Scotland Week and ,
Chapel Hili, what*5&J*
ing advanced work. For traveling I
the bride wore a navy sheer made I
princesse style With navy cape and
hat and f, email corsage iwm the
fatidM txragaet "? ..v-jfe I
f: Mrs. Moye is the,daughter of Mrs.. I
tteland Hodge Kitchin and the late
L#>d Hodgp :Kitchin. She was
graduated from Meredith Collegein^ I
1989 with an A. B. degree and since
then has been a member of the Con
tentnea school faculty in Lenoir
<tonty.
xne onaegroom is me sua <u ?u.> ?;
and Mrs. Joel William Moye of Farm:
ville and is a graduate of Atlantic
Christian College.where he was a
member of Phi Delta Gamma frater
nity. Later, he studied at University
oTNorth Carolina and last yeai.-was ?
on the faculty of Sotkbwood school
in Lenoir County..
On the evening, preceding the wed
ding,. Jire.W.;W. Kitchin entertained
at a buffet supper for members of
.the bridal party.. .& \ t
Immediately after the rehearsal,
MImmw Sara and Frances Phillips
gave a cake-cutting at the home of
.their parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. A.
Phillips. Cream, mints and nuts
were served. - ? :is -Ll.
Prior to her marriage Miss Kitchin
was recipient of numerous courtesies.
Wednesday Mrs, H. T. Clark and
iti?. C. S. Alexander^gave a bride I
luncneon.
Wednesday afternoon Mtb. J. E.
Rowland entertained at bridge, i! I
V. Mrs. A. Riddick gave a bridge
luncheon Friday.' ^fliss Kitchin was, :
presented a gift and also won high
score prise.
; An informal tea was> given Friday
afternoon by Mrs. J. L. Dunn. Punch,
sandwiches, cakes and nuts were
served. /? .? . ..." /.*
Saturday afternoon Mrs. William
Arrington Kitchin and liliss Kate
Parks received at their home, honor
ing Miss Kitchin. More than 200
guests called.'' ?" :';v
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0ef?ts Kin8too 35 to l9; Hmi
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I Faraville Golfers really had on]
? thmrfitftingtotiintbemMtzh tour
nament placed on the local ooune
I 80 to 6.
Low accrue for Kinaton were made
by 75, EdgarB<?bi?ht
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pl^^theold?ameiaafe wife^rm^
I at Hcuiderson xuyct Wwin^ftj^y
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I ^': HOLDS MEETING "THIS 'WEEK
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iLii' JSt a raeetuur of vihe Farmville
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10, it w^" revea^^
United States - diplomatic ataches
tarn ftaia wu nu* Iboogh Dm" "
American embassy in Berlin. -
ft coincided with rapidly rising 1 ?
anger -toward the United States and
President Roosevelt among the Ger
man-controlled and owned French .
newspapers of Paris, which yester
day asserted that the presence in
Vielf of United States Ambassador
William D. Leahy was "delicate and
even impossiblfc^; ^. ?. ? j.
The German request for. the clos
ing down of the United States em
bassy in Paris, insofar as diplomatic
activities "are concerned, said that
the diplomatic attaches are credited
to the Fetaifi government at Vichy
and should have followed it -there
afer the military collapse of France
in June, 1940, when the Germans oc
cupied Paris. v>;: M
Ko further explanation of the
''military reasons" for the request ? *
wm given in the information reach
ing Vichy.
(The British radio, heard by CBS, .
quoted the Paris radio as saying that
Field Marshal Walther Von Braaeh
itsch, commander-in-chief of the
German army arrived in Paris on
Wednesday morning by plane and
was reseived by General Von Stu
elpmagel, commander of the German
forces of occupation in France). '
Maynard B. Barnes,, first secretary
of the Paris embassy, left Paris two
weeks ago and since then the em- . I
bassy has been in charge of Edwin
?%??*? J*. J 1 J -- ^
win, secona secretary mm uww.
' The German request applies only
to United States diplomatic attaches
in Paris and mot to consular officials. c ;
Howevef, all Americans remain
ing in the Paris embassy bold dual
commissions now both the consu
lar and diplomatic branches.
The United States has maintained
only a few subordinate officials - in
the Paris embassy on the Plac de ; la ; .
Con-oide since sh?$rtiy after the
German occupation, of Paris a year
H0o. William C. Bullitt,' then am
bassador, left Paris shortly after the
German occupation., i
. Bullitt was replaced by. Ajabeasa
dor Leahy, who preeenidd' his cre
dentials to the Vichy government of
Marshal Fetain early this year.
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COLORED SCHOOL HOLDS /? < I
SUCCESSFUL OPEN HOUSE ' f
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A large number of citizens attend- 1
ed the "Open House" event, held by
H. B. Sugg, principal of the colored
school, and his eorp of teachers on
Tuesday andWedneeday of this wsek, ,
and report a splendid exhibit of the . :;1
work being dome in! the several do- ' ;>?
Pwrjbmentoi? , - -
It was evident that much thought
and time had been been given he fa- :
culty and the pupils in the displays,
^Sfc^revealed the excellent progress ?
being made in each branch of learn
Ing,there. They had, to be seen to be . I
Industrial Arts department . . . the
members of which, have, bulit a sub
stantial and comfortable classroom -
unit, during recent months, and had
,fln^ltofam.-l?dcreft at
this time. .
The laying off and grading;^ the
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pavement to the appearance of this M
part at '? town, and pip risks -mow : I
aSjzBftSwEgkffiB
I Mr an<|,;lfcc8. J. iJ Qtytfcett
'f?* Montreat, where they
( the * rrMibytftri^ -Afrnirh which wfl *
convene there. Mr. Corbett will jittQ
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I tens ' Ail - ft" renresgntaiva or xtw^ Al* '
I feemarte Presbvterv
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