North Carolina Newspapers

VOLUME THIRTY-EIGHT . Coming Direct Prom lake Success, Where He Attended' Security Coun cil Sessions, Blanker Brought Current World Happenings To (Hub Members of the Flarmville literary Club and guests, at the regular meet ing on wfilnesday, were electrified by Robert Lee Humber's exposition of the present state of the worid and of the worid-wide scientific race in developing instruments for its de struction, which appears to be immi nent to scientists and leaders in worid affairs contacted, as he goes on his indefatigable way, preaching the gospel -of a worid federation as the ' only hope for the survival of* civi lization. -1 _ Mr. Humber, anajjve of Greenville, came direct to Faraiville to fill this speaking, engagement from IAke Suc cess, where he attended .sessions of the Security Council, convening there; and with .the report, of the'day be fore, of the Indonesian committee, submitted by ^lobth, Carolina’s own Frank1 Graham, still ringing in bis ears. A word picture of this sympos , ium of world leadership was given to, 'his hearers ah a preface to his' ad dress. v The speaker outlined the causes of the present agitation in Palestine and gave warning of the possibility of this being the spark which may set 1 * off another war. He recounted the disaster wrought by the atomic bon* 'in_ World Wat II; traced the develop ment of gunpowder over 4000 years to the almost inconceivable* explosive . energy in the atomic bomb, saying that-16 judicially-placed bombs in the j United States would destroy its in- < dustrial power in 58 seconds, and im- ! pressed the fact, with all the force at : his command, that the United States . has no monopoly on this instrument i UI UCObl UVUVUI He stated that this generation is ; witnessing the ^ruggle of a new age to be born—a world community—and . pointed to the effect of England’s de- : cision to halt tobacco purchases from ; the United Sates, a few months ago^ i on Farmville, as demonstrating the < fact m the field of economics it.. is already- existent • 1 Giving honor due teethe United i Nations as an organization of 57 na- i tions with a many-sided treaty, Mr, Humber pointed- out its shortcomings as a mere diplomatic assembly and , its inadequacy to achieve or maintain j peace. „ . . y “The only alternative I know to , keep us from being shoved off the ( precipice on which we now find our- , selves is the immediate formation of a world government- with world laws and- power to epforce them,’’ the speaker declared in presenting his , federation pfaniis working as simply i and effectively as is exemplified by a \ community with its protective laws , and enforcement system embodied in -. the police force, ami on a. larger scale. ' as the Uinted States living uhder its Constitution ,and~ power of Federal ; law-enforcement. 1 In- emphasizing the grave respon- , sibiUty V the United State in t*k- ( . ing immediate action .in the federa tion movement as a leader of world j peace, the speaker pointed out that , every individual could take part by- ] endorsing the plan and making an ef fort to bring representatives ip j Congress to a realization of the ur gent need for-federation and prompt action in this connection. Mr., Humber closed with a potent ( quotation from Victor Hugd,~”Great- ; er than aR the armies of the earth < IsRil i ou ihoi jk-.-. During itie course of his ^dress, Die speaker recalled Die fact that he presented his .federation plan to Die Merry Matrons Club here soon'after y*. return to the States from Prance, following its invasion by the Ger mans, and that it was the Drat group to'endorse it, _ Miss' Annie Perkins, also a native of Greenvfflc Introduced the speak er, who, in turn, paid tribute to her as an educator and aa his Sunday School teacher during his boyhood The business session, presided over by Miss Elizabeth Davis, was opened by -the suigingf of the Clubwoman’s Hymn with Mrs. E. W. Holmes as ac oompanist, - Joyner %*s 11* ■w‘ " r,h«M J Wk : Jbm. Oi M gracious hostess at her home, in tfhhsh potted Plante e Kiwaius Club ■KK! A group of young people from the unity Youth Center, directed h# Edna Bojone, presented’an * tertaining series of folk' dances from, this and other countries Monday at the JCiwanis club. Rev. Ernest Clegg, who had charge of the program, pre sented Miss Boone. Taking put in the folk danc were Nancy ’Kittrell, PaSthall Bar rett, Bob Morgan, John R. Joyner, James Thome, Jane Kittrell, vJean Oayton, Carolyn Roebuck, Pat Allen ind Jack Williford. Activities Of Local Church Organizations Baptist Miss Mamie Bavis, chairman, pre sented the devotional, “Faith,” tak m from Romans l and Galatians 3, Monday afternoon at the Mary Lee Ernest circle of the Baptist Woman’s Missionary Society. The first chapter of the book. ‘Spiritual Frontier” was summariz ed by Mrs. J. O. Parker. > After adjournment the hostess, Mrs. S.. A. Roebuck, served cherry rie a la mode. Honoring the late Dr. George tVuett of Texas, Circle 2 of the Bap ist Woman’s Missionary society de cided to change its name to the Truett. rircle at its monthly meeing held in he home' of Mrs. George Davis, Monday afternoon. , Mrs. Chester Outland'> dms-elected ihairman of the group. Other offi *rs previously named include: Mrs. l<ang Davis, co-chairman; Mrs. Ca di ModJin, secretary-treasurer; Mrs. i. T. Williams, program chairman; Urs. G. D. Hathaway, community nissions chairman; Mrs. J. L. Creech, roung people’s counsellor. A review of pn article, “What Shall America Give to the World?/’, was jiven by’ Mrs. LeRoy Rollins, who ^ isked whether it would bf culture, ( naterial achievements or the gospel , if Christ. -»•* ' / ' ^ After the meeting a social hour was , injoyed. Strawberry chiffon .pies, - mts and coffee were served to 12 nembers. •’’V"' ~ , -“—”/• v > , Rev. E. W. Holmes has planned a \ )atriotic service for tha.£5unday even ng- service honoring Washington’s lirthday. His sermon topic will be 1 1 Man Sent from God. Partners with ] Jod in Kingdom Building wilt be the : subject for the morning hour. • j 1 r - I ✓ - Episcopal ;■ -* Mrs. R. S. Scott was appointed to ( erve with the president. Mrs. «. C- ' Jopenhaver, on the inter&emomina- , ional church council at the meeting i f the Episcopal auxiliary Monday 1 ifternoon. i' ;-■ < ": Scripture reading and a prayer J nade up the devotional which .was ’ riven by Mrs. Gepenhaver, During 1 he businesa session, members discuss- ; d buying materials for cleaning the hurch, • 1 Continuing the study of evangel- 1 Sin, a chapter from the book, “Com- { njtteS to Us," wgs reviewed by Mrs. Prank A, Williams, Prayer adjourned the meeting held n the hojne of Mrs. John D. Dixon. { '> ", v Methodist i Mrs. J. H. Hams was hostess to Circle 4 Monday afternoon with 14 nember* and a visitor, Mrs. Ernest Juthriei present, ' , 'The devotional was opened by pray ng “Pie Holy (Sty,” followed J»y llm Mary Bussell reading Psalm £6 md leading the Lord’s Jfaiyer, ■» Pie barn which alcohol can do to •on and others was explained by Mrs. blonde Joyner, whose topic was “Pie Mi Bool,” ■ - • ; Assisted by Mrs. Layne Hail, the togtess served Bavarian «*am, — jel food cake and sgi< Circle 6 met Monday afternoon with Mrs. A, Q. Monk, Jr, Mary Magda? Icne was the topic_of the program by M*f- Herbert Hart *“*»<* and after her Strawberry si " wad The Enterprise announces the forthcoming publication of a series of children’s pictures. Arrangements have been .made withthe Woltz Studios of Des Moines, Iowa, :a nationally known firm which specializes in children’s photography, to take the pictures and furnish the engravings. - ^ ^ Expert photographers from the studios, vNH all the necessary equip ment for this specialized work, will be here on Tuesday, March 9. The Bpecial Studio will be set up $n the Farmville .high school building and will be open from 1 p. m. to 8 p. m. Engravings of All pictures .taken of children will be obtained by The En terprise and .win appear in subse quent issues. " v • Representative* of the company have also agreed to make pictures of atduits on the same afternoon and to furnish The Enterprise with copies of the proofs. These will be added to the paper's files, and engravings will be made as the pictures are needed for publication."^- - There is no charge to the parents! Phere in absolutely no^ obligation to this invitation. There is -no age lim it. It is bonafide in every sense of the word. Parents do not have to be subscribers ,nor even readera,_of this newspaper, weisner are tutsy uragn fced to purchase pictures after they »re taken, those who want addi tional prints may obtain them by ar rangement with the studio represen tative when they select the poeethey want printed In the paper. Parents will be happy, afterwards, 1 they let their children participate, »nd sorry if they don't, Barents and rhHdren alike will be proud to see their ‘pictures published, and many if t&e clippings will tee saved until ;he youngsters aw grown-up. Subject For Co-op Essay Contest Given A year’s college scholarship and !1,000 in dash awards will be offer :d to the winners of the 18th Annual Cooperative Essay Contest which is .ponsored by the North Carolina Cot on Growers Cooperative/Association ind the Farmers Cooperative Ex :hange for rural beys and girls in torth Carolina. . The title of/ the 1948 Cooperative Sssky Contest wilt ,be “Fanning—A Challenge to All^* Mr G- Mfup», gen ital manager of the sponsoring or ganizations, has announced. • The title was chosen from a list of norf than 300 titles submitted by ag ■krultural vocational teachers, rural ligh school principals, home demon itration agents, home economics eacbers and county agents through nt the state, “Farming—A Challenge to All," cas submitted by AW. Linglex voca ional agricultural instructor at Mt. Jlla high schocf, and was the unani nous^tfhoice of the committee up (oimed to select the title, for the con est. In announcing the title of the 948 contest,' Maim, who was the iriginator at the popular contest, tated, "I think the selection was KCellent because it will make US all, now conscious of th# importance, of 'arming in the African way of iferrihd I am sure that the thon ands'of rural boys and girls who cjll write on this subject will- pra ent" many ' challenging ■ thoughts riiich will help us to focus the *t eption of all our , citizens on, the im* mrtant role agriculture plays to «r world today,^ c Mann said that an all-time record •ntry of more than 10,000 entries Is ‘xpected far the 1048 contest which rill be tinder the supervision of tobert A, Ponton, director of mem* >ership relations for the Partners Cooperative Exchange, K Earing the first 17 ye*a oTCo iterative contests, Vmore than 70,O^) ■ural boys wjd giria have participated md 17 college scholarships have been swarded the winners, ' •. The'prises fey the 1948 eonteatin :lude a one-year tuition college scholarship and $100 in cash to the state winner; $60 for second prize; F25 for third prize and $16 for fourth prize. State finals will be held in Raleigh early In May. The winners bf the district elimi nations to he held in Maj^ in Tar bore, Luunberton, G«&am add States ville will advance to the State finals' sad receive $86 ft* a prize. Second and third place winnea -receive $16 and $10 cash award*. ^ \ winners ox county * eliminations to be held in April advaace to the Today’s oil shortage is net just temporary—4fs for keeps, and it’s going to get worse. That, in effect, is what J. A. Krug, Secretary of the* Interlbr, hammered home to Congress the other day a midst rising clamor from legislators and growing distress calls from heatlesa communities. "Weil," declared Secretary Krug in effect, “it's finally happOned—the thing geologists forecast for. a quar ter century and which the petroleum lobby said wouldn’t occur for a hun dred years. America’s demand for oil finally has outdistanced- supply. Demand is growing ao fast, for rail road loosmotfves, for industrial plants, for aviation, for automobiles, for' farmers, for Amy and Wavy, that there’s no reasonable chance sup plies ever will catch up again even if new supplies are discovered two miles underground. “That means slfl sorts of tilings: It means America’s oil life line runs now to the hot sands of Arabia, right in the middle of the explosive Pales tine situation; it means America now must choose between harsh restric tions on domestic oil, or limiting ex ports to EBP countries right at their most critical moment. jff OUW t^p|pwyw> V* nil, unless something is done about starting « synthetic of industry at once, making oil from coal, some des perate situation may suddenly arise —war, maybe—where the whole fab ric of America’s industrial might would be shaken by the emergency demand for oil. 'We had better start planning for that now and get those synthetic plants started, even if it mefcns using Government funds.” Representative John W. Heselton (R) of Massachusetts told the House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee that wire* to him from Pittsfield, Mass., .announced they were going t* run out of fuel of. by the middle of this week. What could he do t he demanded of Secretary Krug. How about stopping some of those oil experts abroad? Secretary Krug said wires like that were coming in from all over the country. Mostly, he indicated, the communities had been cared far some way. But he did not want to cut oil exports any more, if possible. Hiey had been pared to the ban? already. Anyway, the long-term' situation showed the need for a big-scale syn thetic oil industry to be started at once, - ‘ ' ■Ever since: the Indians discovered the first iridesobnt-oil slick on the Pennsylvania marshes, It has been as sumed the petroleum supplies would last indefinitely. In fact American production is holding up, though Its wells are being pumped unmercifully and its back is, being flogged like a laboring horse. But one thing is moving faster—demand. With "only 31 per cent of the World reserves, the United States cannot continue to sup ply 63 per cent of the world's con sumption. "■ lh brief what has happened-in the cold winter of 1947-48 is that the United States has come to the end of an era. For the first time in his tory oil and natural gases supplied mere energy than coal last year. De mands for oil still are rising—"fail tasflEaliy” interjected Secretary Krug; T})c time has come when we cannot denend on natural petroleum to meet oUrheeds, he said; we must start converting natural gas* shale, and, above all,, coal, into oil. “The dav*» of a synthetic-Uquid fuelr era in the United States is com ing—and coming fast," the Interior Secretary declared. • ••' -' Secretary Krug did p. little arithme tic for the Committee. In the event erf another great crisis like a war effort,’ the United States would need 2;00Q,Q00 additional barrels of oil a day, over and above what It is now getting. - _ To produce this synthetically would require a huge synthetic oil industry, he said, bigger than the one with which German natural scientists built to sustain the Beich during the war. It would take 16,000,000 tens of' stee! and the expenditure of $9,000,000,000. The war might be lost in advance he said, if a* start on this new indus try Js^not made now. Secretary Krug urged the Commit tee to set up three relatively small ns «1|1 UMlIl fi M — JP ILjv n,, fll n n m as memoers ?or ww ^onoppM in charge of both the amateur night and the stage show. Newton, Joe Joyner and Arthur F. Joyner, Jr* were appointed to inves tigate* the possibility of the club sponsoring a carnival in Bhrmyille during the spring. ' J Joe ‘Joyner was elected publicity chairman. - President W. T. Candler appointed Chester Outland, Charles Fasberry and Joe Joyner as members of a membership committee.: BIG COTTON CROP Internet in cotton production a mong North Carolina farmers for 1948 is the highest in 10 years, ac cording; to J. A. Shanklin, Extension Cotton Specialist at State: College. Shanklin attributed this to three I Pint, with the reduction, hi tobac co acreage in easternNorth Carolina there will be a natural tendency to , turn to cotton to replace, or partly , replace, the loss hi tobacco income , brought about by the reduction of 28 per cent in tobacco acreage. _ j Second, the. price qf cotton is at the highest Teyel that it has .been since World Wat I. With tire high rate of consumption, the present price of lint and seedshould be favor- ’ able through' 1948.. Parity loan of 92,5 per cent on cotton is guaranteed through 1948. Third, introduction of new insectir 1 cides for cotton boll weevil control. Two of these insecticides, benzine1; hexaehloride, and chlorinated cam- ; phene, which have been tested ex tensively for two-years, have proven most promising and are how being * recommended for farmer use. The main problem the cotton far-{/ mer will bejfacCd with in 1948 is 1 securing enough fertilizer for" his-4 cotton crop. This is especially true in. the ease; of nitrogen' and potash 1 to be used for Side dressing. Ai> 4 other problem will be that of get- * ting proper Ousting equipment for ‘ cotton insect control. - 1 The third and most important 4 -problem is securing enough pure1 seed . of good, germination to meet prospective increased cotton acreage J this spring. Because of very unlay- 4 orable weather conditions during harvesting season in 1947, many'' of 1 the seed that are normally suited for I planting use will not be good for. planting because of low germination, * Ur. Shanklin aaki. f 1 ;; While the, planting seed shortage 1 for 1948 is acute at present time, c the need fpr planting seed can be met by, all agencies interested in * cotton production if they cooperate 1 in the following five-point cotton " program being put into effect 4 Through county agents in all cotton j producing counties: 1. To advise farmers and / _ publicity to the need for germina- 1 tion tests inade by tie State Depart ment of Agridultureon seed that are being considered for planting. 2. To make every effort to have all plant ing seed mechanically deUnted. 3J Where faciUUw are available,'to have | seed dealers, 1 cotton '•VWtwiWJ ywirwM. to 1 seed crushers, and tain their supply To seed. 6. and farmers 100 Wilt Variety of cotton known purity, when L of state seed stocks, in < tain one-variety ootton. A. IBE 't Starts Monday In Greenville Orthopedic We wish to remind our readers of Jig state Orthopedic to be held n Greenville, Friday, Feb. 27, from 12:80 to 4:00 p> m. This Clinic takes all types of crip ples, both white and colored, free of :harge who are unable to afford private treatments. It - is desired, hough w>t required, that patients be referred, by a physician or the Wel ’are Officer, end that the patient wing such note to the Clinic, The Clinic is set up to' serve eepec ally the Counties of Beaufort, haven, Pitt and Tyrell, though mtients from other countiea who de ire to come may do so. The Clinit is conducted by Dr. Hugh L Thompson, orthopedist; Raleigh, litis Clinic has been running for tome over seven years and is now isrving a huge number of cripples, idttits as well as children In this area. The Pitt Comity Health Denari sent Offices are located at- the cor- \ ter of 3rd and Greene Streets, Green iOe, North Carolina. IOW DOES COTTON PRICE DROP AFFECT THE SOUTH T j V •- v . . A lot of people are wondering what he drop in cotton prices means in ' he South. To understand-that you have to 1 now the difference 'between a spot i oarket and a futures market s v 1 On a spot marketyo«r. deal* with i he real' thing—oh the spot On a 1 utures market you hoy and sell con- i raetev ! Futures, contracts are promises to N coopt or deliver cotton at a future 1 late.' Thery may not ever reanlt in 1 he actual exchange of cotton. A pro- ’ lise to accept may .end up by just>> ancelting out a promise to deliver. Futures are bought and sold to pro- < act money invested in the actual pro- J net. A farmer, for example, may < ell his cotton in the futures market 1 efore he produces it, rather than isk a price drop. Or a mill 'may buy. < otton for future delivery rather Imn risk a pride rise. v ' 1 Futures are also bought and sold y ^peculators who take a riskin he hopes of making a profit - > » When cotton futures began drop- , ing recently, spot prices began drop- , ing too. _ 1 Doer it .hurt the farmer? Not if < e’s spld all hu last season’s cotton. ] Lnd cotton men here say the big 1 majority1 of the farmers have sold ] at: . _ (J It may hurt the farmer later if it , rings support prices down. Support , rices are set by the government, j hey establish loan values, and pro- , Ids a flodr for prices. But they are , ased on “parity,” which in .turn is f ased on commodity prices. If com- , toditiss felt, parity felhp-and suf> oriT prices will follow suit. ] Spinners and millers were also un urt if they were protected by, fu Who's the chief loser? The specu itor who didn't insure himself, or hedges” with futures.* Who's -the winner? The speculator rho guessed right and sold futures rtuJe the-price was high. Now he an buy them at a lower price to ful 01 his contract, apd pocket the def erence. ^ / What about the price of textiles? t’s a question for the textile folks to ■nSwer. . ./v V r Why did rottop prills drop? Be muse other commo^ties did, say t$» otton men. ;J STAN WILLIAMS CELEBRATES 4 NINTH BIRTHDAY hird and Gnmesland fourth. The schedule follows: ' Soys’ Gaines Mon., 8:30, Winterville-Chicod; 7:00 >. m., Ayden-Arthur; 9:90, Grifton 3rimeala»d' Tues.. 4:30. Farmville-Belvoir: 8:00 rain I ). ra., Bethel-Stokes. Giils’ Games Mon.,. 4:30, Parmville-Stokes; 8JU0 ). m., Grimesland-BeBvoir. Toat$ 3:30, Arthur-Chicod; 7:00 >. m., Aydem-Bethel;, 9:00, Winter ille-Grifton. ^ The following- regulations have >r Irawn up: . Players are to vote individually at' ;heir schools on the team that has ihown the best sportsmanship dur ng the regular season and the tour* lament. Votes ~to be counted and otalls presented to the Athletic Com nittee not later than-8 o'clock Turn, light. Coaches are to choose the afl-tour lament teams. Selections are to be (resented to the Athletic *?ommittee lot later than 8 o’clock Tuesday light. ' ~ Sportsmanship. championship and ill-tournament awards - to be pre anted after the final games Toes la^A H. Conley will present the i wards to the winning team captains. Admission to the games will be 25 . ind 50 cents*. ' ' IB. HANEY SPEAKS AT THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH Declaring that more people are rnxious for Christianity ’ now than iver before, Dr. H. Glenn Haney, pas- 1/ or of, the Eighth Street Christian hurclt Greenville, appealed to mem lers of the Christian church, who att ended the fellowship dinner at the- 1 tigh school lunchroom Wedneadsp ' » right, to keep the, suffering people if the earth on their hearta The Neatest program of mankind fs made . n crises such .as now, added the peaket, whose' address was centered iround the church and its relation- 1 hip to the world, community and in lividual. f This dinner, attended by around It) people, climaxed a series of #pe i* stewardship services and also cel* hratpd the week of compassion. An '» •ffering was taken for overseas re* ief and Robert^ Rouse, chairman of he finance' committee, presented the •ledge cards wbieh were signed. Mrs. Clarence Moye of Maury led „ froup singing with Mrs. Henrietta I. Williamson as accompanist. A [iris’ trio composed of Misses Ruth ifoore, Ann Bynum a£nd: Gjayle Flan* kgan, Sang Lo. a Rose E’er Bloom ' \ . The Woman’s council prepared and erved the dinner. Sam D. Bundy pro tounced the invocation. Mrs. Haney was a special guest -