BUY AND SELL IN ROCKY MOUNT, TRADE CENTER OF EASTERN CAROLINA
f The Rocky Mount Herald
ILUME 1, NO. 7
' Moss Is Elected
h Head Bar' Unit
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; ■ Appoints Committees for the
Coming Year. Well
Lj Attended
J O. B. Moss, of Spring Hope, was
4 (elected president of the Nash
f County-Rocky Mount Bar associa
tion at a meeting held in the re
corder's court room at Rocky
Mount. A large number of law
years from all parts of the county
were gathered for the session.
Retiring President Harold D.
■Cooley, of Nashville, presided over
the meeting until the election of
Mr. Moss who took charge and
k conducted the remainder of the
' session and appointed committees
for the coming year. Other offi
i cers elected were W. L. Thorp, of
Rocky Mount, first vice-president;
Walter J. Bone, of Nashville, sec
ond vice-president; J. N. Sills, of
Nashville, secretary, and S. L. Ar
lington, of Rocky Mount, treasur
er. Members elected on the execu
, tive committee are L. L. Daven
port and I- T. Valentine, of Nash
ville, and I. D. Thorp, of Rocky
Mount.
r Members of the committees a.p-
I pointed by Mr. Moss are; member
i ship committee, F. P. Spruill, Jr.,
of Rocky Mount, H. E. May, of
Nashville; R. W. Jones, of Bailey;
grievance committee, F. E. Wins
low, of Rocky Mount, Hobart
Brantley, of Spring Hope, S. F.
Austin, of Nashville; calendar
committee, J. P. Fiinn, of Rocky
.Mount, Walter J. Bone, of Nash
ville, F. S. Spruill, Jr., of Rocky
Mount, T. T. Thorne, of Rocky
JWnnt, and W. W. Stott, of Bailey.
With the exception of members
of the calendar committee, the
committeemen and officers were
elected to serve for a term of one
year.
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Baptist Services
{ Closed Sunday
Pastor Expresses Satisfaction
Regarding Results of Two
Weeks Revival
Dr.. J. W. Kincheloe, pastor of
the First Baptist church, express
ed satisfaction regarding the re
sults of the evangelistic services
that came Jo a close Sunday night
two weeks of nightly
meetings.
Dr. James Kramer, noted evan
gelist, who has been in charge of
the revival, left today for Kinston
'where he will open services at the
First Baptist church in that city
and will continue for a period of
[two weeks. From there Dr. Kram
jer is scheduled to go to Gastonia
and later will fill engagements in
itloanoke, Virginia, and Washing
ton, D. C., it was announced. He
will be accompanied by Grant Sin
i :lair, song leader who was in
-.harge of musical features of the
•evival in this city.
"The local church," Dr. Kinche
oe stated today, "has experienced
i * great spiritual uplifting and the
pastor and members of the church
Rre happy over the outlook for
future.'.' '
•During the two weeks, 82 were
Imitted to membership in the
• liurch and it is expeoted- that
Jumbers of others will be added
IJb the church roll later as a result
of the services, Dr. Kincheloe said.
The revival came to a close last
Sight when Dr. Kramer preached
»n "Your Verdict For or Against
Christ." His topic for the morn
ing worship was "The City Beau
tiful." Additions to the church
were made at both meetings.
The closing services were well
attended yesterday despite incle
ment weather.
WEST SCHOOL TIMES
II The Herald* received a copy, this
] week, of the West School Times,
j It is A very creditable sheet and
I appears to be very well gotten up.
MjWe wish much success for tins
paper. ,
State W.M.U. To
Convene Here 13
Between 500 and 600 Women
Expected to Attend. Local
Church Making Arrange
ments
Baptist women from all parts of
the state are expected to gather
here March 13 for a three day ses
sion of the North Carolina Wo
man's Missionary union at the
Rocky Mount First Baptist church,
it has been announced by mem
bers of the local unit. '
Between 500 and-600 women will
gather for the annual session and
the missionary groups of the four
local Baptist churches will act as
hosts for the convention. A large
corp of workers drawn from the
women's organization of the Ar
lington street, Calvary, North
Rocky Mount and First Baptist
churches, are makings arrange
ments for the event.
Mrs. W. D. Joyner heads the
Woman's Missionary union of the
First Baptist church and a com
mittee composed of Mrs." J. R.
Chambliss and Mrs. J. A. Speight
are in charge of housing the dele
gates.
Mrs. W. N. Jones, Raleigh, is
president of the entire organiza
tion, Mrs. Edna R. Harris, Ra
leigh, correspondirg secretary, ami
Mrs. Elsie Hunter, Raleigh, i*
treasurer.
Arrangements for the convention
were underway and efforts to se
cure homes for the delegates to
assemble were also being
made. Persons wishing to enter
tain delegates have been asked to
notify Mrs. Chambliss or Mrs.
Speight.
John Henry Cuthrell
Buried Here Saturday
Final Rites for Prominent
Resident Held from First
Presbyterian Church
Final rites for John Henry
Cuthrell, prominent resident who
died early Friday following .a para
lytic stroke, were held from the
First Presbyterian church at 11
o'clock Saturday morning with
Rev. Norman Johnson, the pastor,
in charge.
Burial followed at Pineview
cemetery.
Mr.* Cuthrell had been a resident
of this city for many years ana
was formerly engaged in the mer
chantile business here. At a later
time he was connected with Al
cocke ,and Henry, wholesale house.
Mr. Cuthrell was a former chief
of the city fire department, serv
ing in that capacity for a num
ber of years. He was a native of
Enfield.
He suffered a stroke three weeks
ago and had been confined to his
home in a serious condition since
that time. He died at one o'clock
Friday morning at his residence,
No. 116 S. Franklin street.
Surviving are his widow, the
former Miss Annie Williams, of
I'jyboro; two sons, J. H. Cuthrell,
Jr., of this city, and Donald Cuth
rell, of Richmond, Va., and three
daughters, Misses Mayme and
Martha Hayes Cuthrell and Mrs.
Roy Stinson, all of this city.
Active pall bearers were Heniy
Corey, Sam Toler, Frank Wilkin
son, W. G. Weeks, Jr., Charles Di
vine and Emmett Brewer.
Honorary pall bearers were J.
D. Blount, L. B. Morris, R. W.
Rawls, Frank P. Spruill, R. R. Gay,
H. H. Latterell, George Wilkinson
Webb Matthews, W. T. Fuller, W.
G. Weews, Sr., Dr. A. T. Thorpe,
Dr. Ivan P. Battle, T. W. Coleman,
H. E. Brewer, L. F. Tillery and T.
T. Thome.
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NO BAN ON MUNITIONS
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London.—By a three to one vote,
the House of Commons declined
to prohibit the private manufac
ture of arms, largely because of its
effect on employment and because
members thought it necessary, aa
a matter of national defense, co
keep intact' thd potential output
0 f companies.
ROCKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1934
Scenes and Persons in the Current News
I—John1 —John Dillinger. notorious hank robber, who wns captured with several companions in Tucson, Ariz.,
and taken to Indiana for trial for murder of a policeman in Kast Chicapo. U—Shbstitute post oftice workers
from all over the country marching to the White House to petition for repeal of the government employees'
pay cut. 3—Marshal Balbo, famous Italian flyer, arriving at Tripoli on his way to Libya, where he is now
governor.
Child Instantly
Killed By Truck
Ivy Agnes Proctor Killed on
Highway—Negro Released
Under SIOO Bond
Ivy Agnes Proctor, 6-year-old
child of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Proc
tor, of near Red Oak, was instantly
killed today when she was struck
down by a Swift and Company
truck said to have been driven by
George Cobb, Negro, of this city.
Cobb was released under SIOO
bond to appear at Nashville for a
coroner's inquest before Coroner
M. C. Gulley at 2:30 Saturday af
ternoon.
The child was run over near her
home as she was preparing to
board a school bus at about 8:30
this morning. The deputy said
witnesses told him she started to
run across the road just as the
Swift and company truck, headed
toward Rocky Mount, approached.
The truck knocked her down and
passed over her body, bady mangl
ing it, the officer said he was told.
Cobb was taken into custody but
was released under bond when it
was found that witnesses could not
be assembled for the inquest today.
Funeral services for the Proctor
child, which was six years of age,
were conducted from the home, in
terment following at Red Oak.
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Mill School Is
Gutted by Fire
Firemen Face Biting Wind
and Severe Cold in Effort
to Save Building
The Rocky Mount Mills school
on Falls road presented a dejected
looking picture today as result of
an early morning fire which vir
tually demolished it, despite stren
uous efforts of firemen, who wera
handicapped in their fight by a
biting northiast wind and near
zero tempo ;iture. 1
All that remained of the school,
a one-story wooden building, were
the walls. The interior was gut
ted, with the loss of much valu
able equipment, and the tin roof
was entirely burned off.
Hyman L. Battle, manager of
Rocky Mount mills, which owned
the school, said today the damage
would probably amount to between
$6,000 and $7,000. He said the
loss was partially covered by in
surance.
Meet Triple Handicap
Firemen met a triple handicap
in their efforts to extinguish the
blaze. The fire was far advanced
when it was discovered, a strong,
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THE LIGHT IS BREAKING
For some time questions have been asked as to why the
new $4,500 job for Mr. Harry McMullan in the Revenue
Department. Recent developments give the answer. He is
to be in charge of propaganda for the sales tax policy. Last
Sunday the News and Observer said:
"Lately the sales tax division of the State Revenue De
partment has been supplying the press liberally with state
ments and statistics purporting to show that the sales tax
not only has not driven business out of the State, but has
resulted in savings W taxpayers of all but two counties."
Below we also give an editorial from the Winston-Salem
Journal copied in the News and Observer a few days ago.
That editorial shows how misleading are the claims being
put forth by Mr. McMillan for Forsyth County. As the
McMillan claims are so far from the facts in Forsyth County,
they are evidently much further from them in the smaller
counties.
Here is the Journal editorial:
WHO SAVES THE TAXES?
Winston-Salem Journal.
We have an interesting letter signed by Revenue Commis
sioner Maxwell and Harry McMullan, director of assessments
and collections in the State Department of Revenufe.
They inform us that "sales tax collections in Forsyth
county for the first six months' period amounted to $156,896,"
and add:
"You will observe that tax relief afforded by the last legis
lature in enactment of the sales tax and other measures adopt
ed by them, affords property tax reduction of $688,165 in your
county and that the indicated sales tax return for the year
would amount to $313,792, which leaves a property reduction
in excess of sales tax collections made and anticipated for the
year of $374,373."
In this connection, however, the people of Forsyth county
should keep in mind the following facts:
The only ad valorem tax the State collected on property
in this county, prior to the enactment of the sales tax, was a
15-cent levy for schools. If that tax were in force in Forsyth
county at present, our people would pay into the State treasury
only $221,486.70 on their property valuation of $147,657,843.
Granting that the sales tax estimate is correct, the people
of Forsyth county are paying nearly SIOO,OOO a year more into
the State treasury under the sales tax than they would have •
paid to the State under the 15-cent levy on property, if the
sales tax had not been substituted for the property tax by the
last Legislature.
WHAT BRAGGING MAY COST US
Dr. A. T. Allen, Superintendent of Schools, has come back
from Washington where he tried to get some federal help
for our schools. The News and Observer of February 24
reports the Result of his trip as follows:
"Dr. Allen explained that the government was going to
aid Alabama, where many schools have closed, even though
teachers drew an average salary of SB4 per month for the
period the schools operated. North Carolina teachers are
getting an average of $68."
That is an astounding condition. We still hope that some
way may be found for our teachers to share in the federal
aid if any is given other states. But why blame our Senators
and Congressmen if they are unable to help? For months
now the press has been filled with administration propa
ganda trying to show what a wonderful school system we
have. The boast is that we are keeping all our schools open,
and nothing is said of the sacrifices teachers are making
that this may be done. In the face of that it is natural
for Others to" believe that we ougft not to share in federal
aid. And the result may be that Alabama paying her teach
ers SB4 per month may get help, but North Carolina paying
S6B may not. That's what bragging may cost us.
In the Herald of last week we showed that Gurney P.
Hood, Commissioner of Banks, has spent since he has been
in office $541,862.37 in attorney and audtiing fees. That is
enough money to have added more than 4 per cent to the
salaries of the 23,000 teachers who are teaching our 900,000
children this year-
Water Plant
Funds Assured
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Specifications Being Prepared
for Bids. Total Costs Will
Amount to $310,000
Word has been received here to
the effect that the loan had been
approved by officials of the public
works administration, but appre
hension was felt for fear the fund
had been exhausted before the local
application had been placed on the
files. Mr. Aycock stated however,
that he had learned by a telephone
conversation with William C. 01-
sen, of Raleigh, consulting engi
neer, that the necessary fund has
been "set aside and earmarked in
Washington" for expenditure here.
Modern Filtering Plant
The application calls for the
erection of a modern filtering
plant and a million-gallon capacity
uptown reservoir with accompany
ing mains. The total costs will
amount to $310,000. A total of
75 men will be employed on the
project, which is expected to ex
tend over a period of approxi
mately 10 months.
The consulting engineer now i 3
working on specifications to be
submitted to contractors for bids
within about 30 days, the city man
ager said. Work is expected to
be started shortly after the bid
has been accepted.
Mr. Olsen is expected in the city
this week to confer with Mr. Ay
cock regarding the site for the
plant. • It had been planned to
erect the plant near the present
municipal power plant at the in
tersection of West Thomas street
and Sunset avenue. It is thought
that the site agreed upon will be
in the vicinity of the municipal
lake, probably adjoining West
Haven.
Approximately one-third of the
total sum will be an outright gift
to the city from the federal funds.
This is expected to include the
labor and part of the money for
the materials. The government
will provide funds for the labor
and approximately 30 per cent of
that amount for materials, it was
shown.
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C W A Payroll Is
Announced Here
Slash in Number of Employes
Expected to Lower Amount
for Current Week's Work
A payroll totalling $4,760.30 was
paid here last week to 476 CWA
and civil works service employes,
according to figures released by
A. D. Dozier, local disbursing
agent.
Federal orders to retrench and
the subsequent lopping off of 125
CWA employes here during the
week, however, gave indication of
a much smaller payroll for the
current week, it was shown.
The payroll for last week includ
ed $4,440.45 for 433 CWA employes
on various local projects, and
$319.85 for 48 CWS employes.
Meanwhile, the relief office force
was busy caring for additional
families that had been represented
previously on the CWA projects.
A long line of feed and clothing
seekers was waiting before the
office today.
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Railroads testing electrification
and air conditioning to increase
traffic.
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President Signs
Seed Loan Bill
But He Does It Reluctant'i;
to Avoid Abruptly End
ing Plan
Washington, Feb. 23.— President
Roosevelt today somewhat reluct
antly signed the $40,000,000 bill
continuing seed loans for another
year, but made it clear that theie
will be no more loans of that type
after this year.
The bill as finally enacted was
a compromise between administra
tion views and bills originally in
troduced in Congress by Senator
Smith, 0 f South Carolina, and Rep
resentative Warren, of North
Carolina.
The $40,000,000 appropriation
this year contrasts with $90,000,-
000 appropriated last year, but
only $57,000,000 of the latter
amount was actually loaned and it
is not anticipated that all of the
$40,000,000, by any means, will be
loaned this year, as the stipula
tion made today by the President
that all applicants must first apply
to production credit associations,
which have been set up all over
the country, with 31 in North
Carolina, has already been put into
effect.
The loans have been quite popu
lar in North Carolina and the State
has a far better record than the
country as a whole both as to re
payment and as to cost of admin
istration.
Using figures as of December
31, the latest before him, the
President today asserted that on
that date only 73 per cent of the
loans had been repaid. However,
in North Carolina on that date
where $6,013,876 or more than 10
per cent of the total was loaned,
the repayment had amounted to
$5,353,230 or 89 per cent. Sub
stantial sums Jiave been repaid
since that time and loana for
previous years have been repaid
more than 100 per cent including
interest collected.
However, the rate of repayment
in the Western states has been
very low. The President also stat
ed that in some instances adminis
trative costs exceeded interest col
lected, but this was by no means
true in North Carolina.
The President announced that
he approved the bill only on the
theory that it was better to taper
off the loans than to end them ab
ruptly.
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New Deal Farming
Discussed At Bricks
Hundreds of Negro Farm Men
and Women Attend Con
ference There
Bricks, Feb. 25.—Agriculture i-i
its many aspects under the new
deal was called to the attention of
hundreds of negro farm men and
women attending the Bricks' Farm
ers' conference last week.
The subject was clearly and ef
fectively discussed by J. W. Mitch
ell, of Greensboro, state farm
agent, and H. A. Hunt, assistant
to the governor of farm credit ad
ministration, Washington.
One of the principal talks of the
conference was given by Prof. T.
S. Inborden, principal and founder
|of the Bricks school. He
brief history of the conference, be
ginning with the first meeting of
| five farmers 38 years ago. Each
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