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OPENING PRICE AVERAGES
ON THE FARMYHLE MARKET
PLEASED TOBACCO GROWERS
General Atmosphere of
Satisfaction Prevails
With Auction Sales
Opening- At Highest
Prices Since 1919
With prices ranging anywhere
from 4 to 60 cents on opening sales
Tuesday, R. A. Fields, Sales Supervisor
of the Farmville tobacco market
reported the selling of 530,670
pounds, which brought $191,783.91
and sold at an average of $36.14,
which was around nine cents higher
than the opening average of last
season. Satisfaction was expressed
by farmers in general and optimism
reigns throughout the Bright Leaf
Belt, comprising the towns of Farmville,
Greenville, Wilson, Kinston,
Rocky Mount. Goldsboro, Williamston,
Robersonville, Smithfield, Tarboro,
Ahoskie, Wallace Washington
ar.d Wendell, among which are to be
found the world's largest tobaccco
markets.
The advance in price was received
with jubilation by the crowd of
farmers and their families, who
crowded the warehouses and streets
here to overflowing. These farmers
met the scarcity of man power in the
community occasioned by war activities
with an almost superhuman effort
during the .blistering heat of
the housing season this sumfner, and
so the increase in price was gratifying
and heartening to them.
Figures show that the opening
average this season was almost $9
higher than last year and around $19
above that of the 1940 season.
Low grade tips and lugs comprised
the greater part of offerings
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
but prices remained firm and farmers
continued to be satisfied with
prices.
The Farmville (market's system of
providing a first sale every day for
both of the warehouse firms is
operating to the genera] satisfaction
of patrons of this niarket, since they
are assured of a sale every day.
Complying with the five-hour sale
day rule made general in this belt,
sales begin at 9:30 and end at 3:30
with an hour out for lunch.
The Farmville warehousemen are
putting forth every effort to make
this tobacco season the most successful
in the history of the market.
Farmville To Join In
Total Blackout'Ordered
By U. S. Army
Farmville will join other towns of
the county in a total blackout authorised
by the United States Army
for Pitt between the hours of 9 and
11 o'clock tonight, Friday, August
28th.
This will be the fust blackout
Farmville has had which called for
all of its equipment and personnel
put into action aa in a real air raid.
Enemy air raids are predicted an
the Atlantic coast in the coarse of
the next few weeks and according to
many in authority attacks by air are
more than a remote possibility in
this section. . %
la order to have the *">eai civilian
defense organization efficiently,
the cooperation of the entire
Income Tax Exe
tion for Each Child
To $300
Washington, Aug. 26.—The Senate
Finance committee voted tentatively
today to cut to $300 the $400 exemption
for dependents voted by the
House in. individual income taxes.
Chairman George (D-Ga.) said
the action, taken on a 12-6 vote,
would add an estimated $220,000,000
to the $6,271,000,000, increase in
Federal revenue provided by the bill
as it passed the House.
The committee rejected a Treasury
proposal to link the $100 cut
in dependency allowancces with an
increase from $600 to $600 in the
personal exemption allowed single
persons.
The committee voted to return the
House provision fixing exemptions
for married couples at $1,200.
The new rate of exemptions thus
Would be $1,200 for married couples,
and additional $300 for each dependant
and $600 for single persons.
This compares with present exemptions
of $1,600 for married couples,
$400 for each additional dependent,
and $760 for single persins.
Emphasizing that the action of
the committee was tentative, George
said that, subsequent consideration
of proposals for post-war refunds
and for debt deductions might affect
the exemption scale.
It's easy to guess what will happen'
next. It will be the unexpected.
"Rainy-Day Fund"
Liked By Farmers
NFLA Official Says
Farmers in the three western townships
of Pitt County, served by the
Farmville National Farm Loan Association,
are showing considerable
interest in the Federal Land Bank of
Columbia's future payment plan, according
to John T. Thome, President
of the Association.
The future payment ftarad, commonly
known as the "miny-day fund,"
Mr. Thome explained, is a plan
whereby land bank borrowers can
make advance payments on their
loans and receive interest on them,
compounded semi-annually at the
same rate they pay on their land
bank■ installments.
"Most farmers are familiar with
President Roosevelt's anti-inflation
program," Mr. Thome said, "and the
future payment plan was inaugurated
to help promote this program. In
my opinion, this is the beet addition
to the bank's ioan repayment plan
that has been mode since it was organised
in 1917r
FDR Studies Plan to
Form Super Board
| For War Effort
Washington, Aug. 27. — President
Roosevelt was repeated Tuesday to
have under consideration a proposal
for the appointment of a super board
of from five to nine members to fix
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Farm vie School
Begins Sept. 1st.
Twelfth Grade To Be
Added; Bell Schedule
Announced
Superintendent J. H. Moore has
announced the high school registratiin
date as Saturday, August 29,
with hours arranged as follows:
Eighth grade: 9KM) to 10:80."
Tenth grade: 10:30 to 12:00.
Eleventh grade: 1:30 to 2:80.
Twelfth grade: 2:30 to 3:80.
The omission of the ninth grade
and the addition of the twelfth grade
will be noted in this set-up. The
eighth grade will have an enti/ely
new curriculm.
There will be no formal exercises
on opening day as in previous years.
According to the daily schedule plan*
the first bell will ring at 8:40 War
Time, which the Superintendent
points out is early enough for children
to arrive on the grounds, and
the day's work will begin when the
bell sounds 5 minutes later at 8:46
o'clock. The lunch period, which begins
at 12:30 o'cloek, will be 45
minutes in length. The first and
second grades will be dismissed at
2:15 o'clock and the closing bell will
sound at 3:15.
In answer to inquiries regarding
the rainy day schedule this year, the
school authorities announce that
school will close at 1:16 o'clock in
case this is necessary, but the change
will not be announced until 12:80.
Educational and civilian defense leaden
have requested that the school
telephone Hne be kept open for air
raid calls, and so parents are urged
to cooperate in this very necessary
precaution by refraining from inquiry
concerning a rainy day session
by telephone. This is very important.
Bus routes have been mapped out
and approved by the school commission
but are subject to minor adjustments
due to road condition and increased
enrollment.
Approximately 1400 school children
will be marching into the Farmville
schools Tuesday. Enrollment
figures of last tern reveal that 676
white students and 739 Negro students
were on the rolls and the school
authorities are expecting an even
larger attendance this year.
> The Farmville public school is one
of the largest consolidated schools in
the county and is one of the 67 public
high schools in the State that holds
membership in the Southern Association
of Colleges and Secondary
Schools.
Due to late resignations tne iacuity
is not complete. At this time
Superintendent Moore has as faculty
members to serve with him:
Miss Russell Ward, Sunbury,
Mathematics; Miss Marguerite McKinney,
Dublin, Ga., English and
Spanish; Miss Elisabeth Motley,
Chatham, Va., History and Library
Science; L. 8. Swindell, Jr., Washington,
Science and Athletics; John
P. Butterfield, Farmville, Vocational
Agriculture; Miss Estelle ' McBride,
Manchester, Tenn., Vocational
Home Economics; «Mrs. Robt. T.
Monk, Farmville,. Commerce; Mrs.
L. P. Thomas, Farmville, seventh
grade; Miss Annie Lee Jones, Vandemere,
seventh grade; Miss Dorcas
Knowles, Hertford, sixth grade; Miss
Edna Robinson, Ivanhoe, fifth grade;
Miss Haiel Baker, Show Hill, fourth
grade; Miss Miaigant Lewis, Farmville,
third grade; Mrs. W. B. Caraway,
Farmville, second and third
grades; Miss Hazel Stroud, Kington,
second grade; Miss Louise Farrior,
Warsaw, first grade; Miss Annie
Perkins, first grade. Mrs. Haywood
Smith, L. S. Bullock and John Tyson,
Jr., will teach vocal and instrumental
music. ' ** "
Economy
'1| (Rataml August 25, 1942)
War Production Chairman Nelson
announced the War Production Board
is renting every project in the war
program to secure the "maximum
impact on the enemy now." Combat
planes, particularly bombers, are at
the.top of this new list, Mr. Nelson
Chairman Nelson reported the U.
S. is now producing munition® three
and a half times the rate in November,
1941, the month before Pearl
Harbor. July production, he said, waa
19 percent above June production,
but 7 percent short of production
forecast made at the beginning of
July. "Hie big job ahead of us right
now is to bring our program into
balance and make sure that we use
our materials and facilities as wisely
as possible," he said. "This means
that *<e must redouble our efforts,
particularly on the low spots, if we
are to make our goals by the year's
end."
Craft production increased 11 per
cent in July over June out-put, Mr.
Nelson said. Although combat plane
production rose 6 percent, it was hot
up to expectations. He alao reported:
overall ordnance production in July
increased 26 percent over June output,
and was very cloee to schedules;
production of medium tanks waa 35
percent greater than in . the previous
month and considerably ahead of
schedules; light tanks up 15 percent
also were ahead of schedules; antiaircraft
guns exceeded schedules by "A
wide margin"; merchant ships were
up 6 percent and "nearly on schedule
for the month"; deliveries of major,
naval combat vessels were ahead of
those in June and "considerably ahead
of forecasts."
General McArthur's, headquarters
in Australia reported allied fighter
pilots using new battle tactics shot
down at least 13 Japanese planes, and
probably 15 or more, out of an anemy
fleet of 47 which attacked Darwin.
No allied planes were lost. The Navy
reported the Marinea' hold on at
least three of this Solomon Islands
is now well established. When 700
Japanese counter-attacked on one of
the Islands 670 were killed and lha
other 30 taken prisoners, Pacific
Fleet Commander Nimitz reported.;
The Marine losses were 28 killed and
72 wounded. Admiral Nimitz alao
announced a force of Marines made
a successful landing on Maktai Island,
killed 80 Japanese, wrecked various
installations and then withdrew.
U. S. Army Headquarter*, Europeah
Theater, announced arrival hi
Britain of the largest U. S. convoy
of the war, with more men and mar
terial for the American Air Forces
which had 'Already begun precision
bombing by daylight of Nazi-occupied
Europe. U. S. flying fortresses bombed
the Nasi transportation system at
Amiens and Abbeville. In a battle
over the North Sea, four flying fortresses
shot down three German fighters
and damaged nine others, while
all the U. S. planes returned safely.
A U. S. ranger battlion joined with
Canadian and British forces in a ninehour
mid om Dieppe, Fr. x The
Navy reported U. S. submarines in
the Aleutians and in the far East
sank a cruiser or destroyer and damAged
a destroyer, sank two cargo
ships and a' transport, and damaged
another cargo ship. The torpedoing
of seven more United Nations Mar-,
chsntmen by enemy submarines was
announced.
Fartegn Relations
President Roosevelt and Secretary
of State Hull sent messages of solidarity
to Brazil as that Country became
the first South American ration
to declare war on Germany and
Italy. The President aaid Wendell L.
Willkie will tour~Europe and the NewEast
as his special representative in
order to correct the the impression
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War Footing
Axis Prepares Defenses
Against Token Attack
Rio De Janeiro, Aug. 26. — Tfce
government moved to put Brazil on
a full war footing today, tightening
its control over German, and Italian
nationals and taking special precautions
against a possible token attack
by Axis submarines known to be
lurking off this country's long coastline.
Noisy demonstrations which accompanied
Brazil's entry into the
war Saturday died down yesterday
and the nation was outwardly calm,
but the navy and air force stepped
up their off-shore patrols — especially
in the region of the Natal
"bulge," which is only 1,600 miles
from Dakar, Africa.
At least four enemy submarines
were reported sighted off the coast
yesterday, and there was widespread
speculation that they might
attempt to shell some point in emulation
of the Japanese submarine
which ineffectually bombarded the
Santa Barbara area on the United
States west coast several months
ago.
In Sergipe state, south of Natal,
the government demonstrated its
awareness of this possibility by ordering
a total blackout of the city
of Aracaju, decreeing at 10 p. m.
curfew and ordering state police reserves
to duty to improve the coast
watch. Partial blackouts were enforced
elsewhere.
In Rio De Janeiro the bright
beams of searchlights swept over
the beautiful harbor during the
night to expose possible intruders.
A desire for closest cooperation
with the United States in military
and economic matters was evident
in official quarters, which obviously
were preparing for a long, hard
war.
Informed sources said War Minister
General Surico • Caspar Dutra,
Navy Minister Admiral Aristides
Guilhem and Air Minister Joaquim
Salgado, Jr., already were planning
new moves to build up their respective
forces.
It was expected that some light
would be cast on these plans after
the first meeting of the war cabinet,
which will meet weekly for the
duration under President Getulio
Vargas.
Dutra has been strengthening the
army numerically since April 8,
when President Vargas authorized
him to Increase the reserves.
The air force has been strengthened
considerably by the recent addition
of many modern planes built
in the United States.
Federal authorities, meanwhile
pressed a roundup of persons suspected
of haviiig association with
Axis agents.
New Flue-Cured
Tobacco Varieties
Are Developed
Two new varieties of flue-cured
tobacco have ham developed by the
N. C. Agricultural Experiment Station,
in -cooperation with the Bureau
of Plant Industry of the U. S. Department
of Agriculture, it iff announced
by Dr. L. D. Barer, Experiment
director of N. C. State College.
One of the varieties, now bearing
the name "No. 401," will likely
add $40 to $60 per acre to the income
of tobacco growers, as compared
with a number of other varieties
they are growing, Dr. Saver reported.
Both the No. 401 variety and the
No. 400, the, other new variety, have
some resistance to diseases, the research
lander said. The No. 400 Is
Busy Day For
Allied Airmen
Japanese Convoy and
Widespread Bases
Blasted
Melbourne, Aug. 26.—General MoArthur's
fliers had one of their
busiest data yesterday with hardhitting
offensive and defensive
blows while Allied aea and air foreea
were fightiag off a powerful Japanese
counter-attack in the Solomon
Islands.
Observers, who may not be quoted
by names, said today the aea
battle 900 miles east of Australia
may well write tl decisive climax to
the first act of the drama of the
Solomons.
Medium and heavy American and
Australian bombers delivered destructive
low level attacks on an
enemy landing field in the BunaGona
ares, of New Guinea, burning
13 Zero planes on the ground; hammend
key Japanese bases at Timor
and New Britain; attacked landing
barges and supplies southeast of
Buna and a small convoy off the
Trobrian Islands.
The attacks off the northeast
shore of New Guinee on the barges
anil convoy indicated the Japanese
were attempting to cnep southeastward
along the shore. The TroBriand
Islands lis due south of New
Ireland and 166 miles northeast of
Bona. The convoy waa eaoortad by
warships, and one gunboat was sank.
An undertermined number of casualties
waa inflicted by machinegon
bullets which swept the decks
of two transports. The Allies lost
onfe -fighter.
Warns Investors
About Swindlers
Raleigh, Aug. 24.—Secretary of
State Thad Bare, ex-officio state
securities commissioner, has cautioned
North Carolimape to be careful in
investing their unspent dollars because
of the presence at individuals
who he said were getting the lay of
the land to "prey upon inexperienced
investors."
Eure said in a statement yesterday
that investors should never put
their money into securities from
anyone wb£ was unable to produce
a security dealer's or salesman's license.
issued by the state. Ha also
emphasised that the law forbids the
selling, even by a licensed dealer,
of securities which are unregistered
or arp not exempt by state law from
registration. >
"With the large influx at money
and zeeofRaaad restriction on panchasing
ability," said Eure, "it is
urged that unspent dollars in the
handa of inexperienced investors
should be deri<$4d to the war effort
and to legitimate investments.1*
Two Destroyers And
Four Other Vessels
Damaged Bringing Total
Jap Ships Damaged
To More than Dozen
Washington, Aug. 26.—Damaging
of six more Japanese ships in the
greatest sea and air battle for the
Solomon was amonnecd by
the Navy today in a communique
which said that the results of the
fight to date "are encouraging."
The ships reported today to have
been sutcesafully attacked by American
aircraft were two destroyers
and four miscellaneous vessels. Okm
of the destroyers was damaged by ,
American dive bombers on the night ' '
of August 23-24, when the Japanese
destroyer force was attempting to
shell Guadalcanal Island.
The other destroyer and the four
miscellaneous ships were "left burning"
after marine and naval aircraft
had blasted an enemy force of transports,
cruisers and destroyers approaching
Guadalcanal from the
northwest on August 24.
In addition to these vessels, the
Navy had reported of this particular
action yesterday that one cruiser
had been left banting fiercely and
a transport had been hit. Today,
the transport was repotted to have
been abandoned "as the enemy force
withdrew" from the Guadalcanal
Island area.
The list of Jkp ship* reported today
as damaged raised to more than
a dozen if the enemy vessels damaged
in the new thrust the Jafarsr
undertook, starting last week-end,
to drive United States Marines out
of the Tulagi area of the Solomons
and regain that vital sector for future
attacks on the supply line to
Australia.
"It is too early," the Navy communique
said, "to estimate the oatcome
of the battle at sea being ~
fought off the Solomon Islands, but
reports to date reveal that our forces
at Guadalcanal are holding their
positions in the face at strong enemy
thrusts and'in each action have
inflicted heavy damage on the attacking
Japanese farces."
The wording of the Navy's official
announcement indicated that the
air and naval operations m the Solomons
area wwne still in yiugtess,
and strongly suggested that there
were still other vital actions to be
heard front.
Yesterday it was reported that
U. S. naval and air forces had engaged
an enemy force of aircraft
carriers, battleships and other war
vessels approaching the southeast
Solomon Islands from the northeast
and so far as could be determined,
nothing in today's communique
gave any detail on that action.
The summary view toward the
wtale Solomon action, however,
was stated by the Navy in these
words:
'11m results, to date, of the' battle
for tee retention of our foothold
in the aouthaeastem Solomons are
encouraging."
• The performance or Aiaancaa
fighter pUnee in the Solomons battle
apparently has been one of the
outstanding feature*, Navy men
Mid, pointing to a paragraph in toe
latest official report irjilch gave further
information on the Wte in
the air.
As reported yesterd** this section
of the eommuniqae said that the
enemy lost XI planes tar attempting
a strong attack on Guadalcanal in