"It is earnestly hoped that within
the period of the postponement the
federal -officials will make a supplemental
order fixing: the cmiHnga
in at taMt the amount heretofore
reqadated by the tobacco growers.
Unquestioned proof has been aubmitted.
'that production costs this
year are substantially higher and
will justify the proposed increase in
the ceiling price*. - ,
"There is unanimous agreement
in this area about the postponement
of all opening dates for one
wade, bat there is opposition to any
postponement beyond this length
of time, accordingly, no postponement
other than above is under
liana!
ag to the
ate
quacy of the
announced s
"It has been agreed previously in a
conference between Florida-Georgia
cents pe
tions in
in the Georgia-Florida area is sold
untied and ungraded. v The officials
approved this suggestion and took under
consideration the request that the
ceilings for this year be on a bads of
41 cents in the Florida-Georgia area
and 45g cents in the. South CarolinaNorth
Carolina-Virginia territory.
The recently announced ceilings fail
substantially below these suggested
levels and are not satisfactory to the
growers in any of the sections.
"I have taken this action after
conferring with representatives tobacco
growers in various sections of
North Carolina, and they appear to
be unanimously in favor of a postponement
for the purposes stated. I
have alao conferred with the president
of each of the tobacco warehouse associations
operating in North Carolina
and with the president of the
Tobacco Association 6f the United
States. All of these representatives
and officials are unanimously in favor
of such action.
"Also by telephone I have conferred
with Gov. -Qiia D. Johnston of
South Carolina as relating to the
South Carolina Border Belt markets,
and with Gov. Colgate W. Darden,
Jr., of Virginia, in respect to the Old
Belt jaarteatg which operate' in both
North Carolina and Virginia. Both
governors are in accord with the portion
that is being taken and will take
action in their respective
NOPfflWBBl
*. Vinson, director at
stabilization, had informed
sentatives of ftae-cttrad 1
increase In )Mf <
Itust
Vinson &1 representatives ot the
Office of Price Administration were
■till closeted in eonfareneSB with the
spokesmen for gwnma and '
housemen from flue-cured belt
word of Vinson's decision was tei«-|
phoned to Capitol Hill.
The twheron men were demanding
minimum ceiling* of 41 cents on looee,
ungraded floe-cored leaf and 464
cents on graded and tied
The announced ceilings were 39
43% cents.
Information reaching the capitol
was that Vinson had modified his refusal
by offering to sign an order
permitting seme leeway
Georgia-Florida, crop, add ah
tirety ungraded and nntwd, hot thel
tobacco men were reported to have)
shouted down any compromise.
There was still so indication of I
what steps would be tatai to open]
the Georgia and Florid* <
Vets in die light of Vinson's decision. J
The Bible In
PiMcSdncbi
An interesting' topic in Rarmville
just now is the teaching of Bible in
oar schools. Groups have ben discussing
this matter sod the Ministerial
Association has sought information
fnxn some of the schools
which have had the teaching of the
Bible for a number of yean. Dr.
Spaogh, pastor of the Moravian
Church in Charlotte answers:
"You inquire as to my appiaiscnent
of the valve of the Bible as a
credit course in the High School and
in the grades. I am chairman of the
committee from our School Board
charged with supervising this work,
in cooperation with the general committee
from the city churches h—dsnt
by J. B. Ivey. We are greatly pleased
with this Bible teaching, which is
item taught in sll our high schools.
One unit of dedit is given towaids
graduation.
"Chief Anderson of our police department
contributes oar low rate of
juvenile delinquency as compared to
other cities of "like sise, to jightmii
years teaching of the Bible in Charlotte
City Schools." :
Dr. H. P. Powell, pastor *4 Dilwerth
Methodist Church, Charlotte,
says: "I believe the teaching of the
Bibl^for credit in our High School
has been very successful. I have
known rather well one of the teacher*
and she, doubtless, has had mors influence
upon the young people of the
city of Charlotte than say other person
.1 knew. With the exception of a
small minority the plan is generally
vein, that damage mi small.
Cruiser*, dee troy ere, submarines
and carrier plan— Ut Sabang yesterday,
the Japan—a said in another unconfirmed
broadcast, raiding the harbor
ant city there. Two Allied deSabang,
situated on We island Just
off iMWlhwwt Sumatra, was last attacked
April 19 by s British-Ameilc&n-French-Dutch
naval force which
■mashed neariy every military installation
in sight
The Palau attack, if true, was a
logical follow-up to the steady American
pnignqa on invaded Guam and
rinian to the north in the Marianas.
Phlau is one of Japan's most strategic
see fortresses and harbor* in
the center of her South Sea government
Its 100 islands shield the
southern Philippines. Their geography
explains its importance: It lie*
560 miles east of Mindanao; 810
aailea southwest of Guam; 800 miles
Qorthfesi. of Hollondia, Gen. McArthur's
big base on New Guinea, and
is cloee tw the Duteh East Indies.
The islands were hit a stunning
three-day blow starting March 29.
raak force 68—"the most powerful
and destructive naval units in the
liiatory of sea warfare"—destroyed
28 Japanese ships and aUmt 200
plane* in the fint U. S. foray into
the western Carolines. Most of the
snemy fleet, tipped of 68's coming,
led out of harm's way but the blow
paved the way for the Saipan landings
in JwMk ^
Buyers Can
Bataigh, July 27.—OP A
819-Mothiar in the price o
if it had had a list of victims, but
this happened to be the first gam* of
a twosome to be played with Bethel
Rotes during- the lM4 season.
Bethel Jumped into a early lead
hftbi ^ilerFSiUeafknS
began cftSti&g around for bets on the
leading team. Kit that old loyal
Spirit, for which Farmville is famous,
kept bete on the opposing team tpr •
low level,
The Farmville team sooMd their
first run in the flfst inning, when
John Stansill, short, stop and first
batter up was walked to 1st base and
using the famed Kelly method, "Slide
and you'll make it," slid through jpi»
others to the home plate. Stansill
used these same tactics {to the Rotes'
memorable basketball game last winter
and observers never could figure
out what game he was playing. Now
the mystery is cleared up at long
last.
In the third iming'the locals pushed
home 4 runs and after that it was
nip and. tack for the players and
suspense and finger-nail-chewing for
tte fans.
This would have been declared a
perfect game by the old codger, who
witnessing his first big league gam&,
expressed his disgust with a score
revealed at 1-0, 8 hits and 0 amis,
for this game was full to overflowing
with spanks, runs and errors throughout.
Errors by the visitors in the local's
sixth inning set up the stage for the
dacMtng tally and brought a long
breath of relief from Farmville rooters.
John Lewis and John Moore divided
the mound duties for the winners
with the former pitching 4 innings
and Moore finishing out the game.
Both twirl ere allowed the visitors
plenty of hit* and when a batter came
up showing excessive fatigue they
usually walked him to 1st
It was rumored that one of the
pitchers might use the outlawed "spit
ball" which got Pitcher Potter of the
St. Louis Browns a suspension last
tfeek But if either did try this, he
escaped detection and when the umpire
called balls and strikes they ap- 1
peered as surprised aa the batters
did, every whit Neither of the
pitchet* did any fanning, except of
themselves, depending on short stopc
and in out and roving-fielders to keep
the first base dear.
Curtis Flanagan received the ball
from the twirlers and seemed to be J
conscious, of the big league scout sitting
in the grandstand, for, he never
played a better game; The scout's
contracts with local players havent
been released for publication and only
unconfirmed rumors have reached the
eats Of the Enterprise Sports Editor
as yet
James Monk played 1st in his jpual
enviable manner, stopping all balls,
North, South, Bast and West James
made one brilliant effort in stepping
out to stop s ball and trying to beat
the batter to the bag. Weight took
its toll ia the raqe but the 1st base*
man got a big hand from the grand"SiTk.
Wslston minded 2nd base, did soqie
unusual contortionist acts and irot a
good percentage hits.
Frank Williams took rare «f 3rd
and played a good game, winning the
London, July 27.—AlHed bembers
were sweeping over the Reich early
today ffeom virtually every direction,
the German radio reported, in what
appeared a continuation of the gigantic
three-oot'nsreqf hjastinjjr-^ Nari
strategic targets have be«; given on
preceding nights. SK
Various German biffrdcasts told
of the approach of formation* of
bombers over East Prussia, the Kiel
Bay, western, northwestern and southern
Germany as well as the lower
Danube region.
These reports idicated that the
Russian and Mediterranean air forces
were in action again as wall as the
RAP'S night armada operation from
Britain—all aiming at shattering key
industrial and communications targets
on the German home front
Stuttgart Hit Twice.
After giving the great naval base
of Kiel a crushing blow Sunday
night, tiie RAF slashed at Stuttgart
twice in succession, .dropping more
than 2,000 tons of eocpkmLres and
fire bombs on the precision tool center
Tuesday night. Russian bombers
liave hit the important railroad center
of Tilsit in East Prusei^ twice in
i row and Mediterranean bombers at
the same time ranged into the Rhone
Valley and the Munich area.
Bad weather in daylight yesteriay
kept American heavy bombers in,
Britain grounded and omfiaed aerial
activity over the Normandy battle
tone to a aeries of attacks on enemy
transports and military installations
»y medium and fighter bombers.
These formations mat slight opposition
from the German air force
tnd a spokesman at Supreme Headjusrters
said the Allies had at least
10 to 1 superiority in the air over
he beachhead.
Three American plane* were lost
in this action. The Luftwaffe made
>nly one appearance, sixteen FWlWa
pouncing on a group ef Lightnings
»ver the Vendome railway yards and
hen scurrying into the cjonds after
Halting a single peas. Two of the
raemy were shot down and three
lamaged.
In the past three nights the RAF
trim estimated to have dropped 7,500
•ons of high explosives and hundreds
rf thousands of incendiaries on Stuttgart
and the naval base of KM.
Bsriin Hit Again, mjm
RAF Miosquitos kept up their alnost
clocklike attacks on Beriin,
strewing two-ton bombs over the
Kan capital. Other British bombers
■truck at flying hoohgaass in France
Uid at a synthetic oil plant at Wante-Sickel
in the Ruhr. Thirteen
mnbeft wsrs.rimissing from the
ridespread attadhW^lH^g^S.^
Reconnaissance photographs today
ihowed large fires still biasing in
Stuttgart 12 hours after the night
ittack. The city, with a population
>f about 450,000, is spread over a
arge territory and its irregulaf out
Jne makes it a difficult target,, rejuiring
"more than ons heavy attack
jefore it can cease t» be a productive
center of war industry," the
British Air Igggiyaaid.
IB
rf 'Allied ground troopa in
nandy yesterday, including more than
ifiOO m Launching the new American
rfftBsive! Thirty German plahea
A'ere shot down during the day
loas of 3$
HMH
Wtic
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output now
1ml.... __
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Ml that well oved SO per cent
Ruhr's oil production c
been knocked out.
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gain up to fiva
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as ipnn onacn wiih <mm
Russians reach Wisla Riv«r on 80ing
to flank Polish capital with
■mad. direct toward heart of Garmany;
northern ami* utftare
■BEfSS. fc*;
Goebbeli announces all bom neaered
to figfctiag fronts,
new "secret weapon" coming.
'Jf
""New Zealaaders within eight miles
of Florence; Alliea charge Germans'
using- leaning tower of Pisa for observation
port, may have to shell It
Japanese losing ground in North
Burma and India, continue to fight
for Heogyang bat Chinese claim they
an still In prwaairinn ,
Americans toege ahead on Guam
and Tinian; Allied task force hits
Pallia and wteatorn Sumatra, Tokyo
reports. ' ' '
Narva Taken
^D uiigMiiin
[ py Russians
Russian8 Battle For
* Bridgeheads On Western
Bank of Wisla
.River In Thrust to Outflank
Warsaw
^5lpBjSy3T.—Russian troops,
having reached the Wisla (Vistula)
River on a 30-mile front in central
Poland, fought today for bridgeheads
<m the western bank which would outflank
Warsaw, 67 miles to the northwest,
and place them across the last
large natural defense line guarding
Germany, 140 milas away. ,•' ■»While
these sagghjig Nasi defenses
on the Wisla underwent the
scourge of Marshal Konrtantin K.
Rokoeaovskrt , ma sped forces, the
north Baltic front' split open with
Soviet capture of tike Estonian cityfcrtreas
of Narva and neighboring
communique and two orders of the
day by Premier Marshal Stalin, >
Stalin's order announcing capture
of Narva was followed on the Moscow
radio by the Estonian anthem,
and his second order, on capture
of the fortress of Deblin, on the
east bank of the Wesla, by the Polish
national anthem.
Soviet-raised Polish farces numbering
about 100,000 wore participating
in tike battle in central Poland
which posed perhaps the graved
of the many perilous prospects
confronted by the German command.
oattie or warsaw wm being xougnt,
On Twtf and Half Mile
front Below St Lo;
Other Units Gain Mile
and A Half; Nails Are
Fighting Fiercely To
Halt British Drive
Near Caen ^ ^
. .. •„» J
Supreme HmVpifUrt Allied Expeditionary
Force, July Tanks
rod infantrymen tone a sap four to
fare mile* deep in German line* today
la the Americana' fir* major armorad
punch in Normaao/. They captured
two key highway town* wast
)f St Lo ii wall as a doren other
rillages.
Doughboys infantrymen ridin* atop
the tanks won firm central at Mari<ny
and 9t Gfliea, seven and four
nilea from St. Lo. 8t CHUea is en
the road running southwest to Countinces.
Marigny lies just above the
ugh way.
The penetration outflanked Nasi
uichor positions farther west near
he coast, and mfinrwl thousands
if German* still holding the Una to
he northwest.
The steel-plated American drive
>adly mauled the'863rd German inantry
division, and two regiments
rf the third parachute division mat>ered
sewn casualties in a futile
-ounteratteck, dispatches from the
'ront said.
Other doughboys toward the west
nade limited advancui below Carntan
and I essay. The Geraeas
sounterattacked in thoae sectors.
Belays of hundreds of - bombers
need the attack, strOcuv four to
live miles beyond the enemy's fit
jo-Psrisns road line. The ground
orces crashed through despite Nasi
irmor including 62-ton Mark VI
soke which mount 88-mm. guns.
The tank breakthrough waa scored
m a frv*a several miles wide. Many
rriaonen were seised.
To the northeast, other American
nfantrymen hitting on a five-mile
ront advanced a mile and a half,
apturing the town of La Qhapelleen'uger.
Figbtinf' was fierce hi this
irea, with casual tiee on both sides.
German troops en the east flank
aean while fought with suicidal fury
«J bullets,