BUY AND SELL IN ROCKY MOUNT, TRADE CENTER OF EASTERN CAROLINA ▼PLUME I, NO. 9 Camp Fire Melodies To Be Given Here, 22 OVER 60 CHARACTERS IN INDIAN SPONSORED BY LOCAL RED MEN To Be Given In School Audi torium March 22nd. Di rected by Child 10 Years Old. Only One Like It In Country. Tickets - Now on Sale. INDIAN OPERETTA COMING HERE The advanced representative of an Indian Operetta entitled "Camp Fire Melodies," was in this city a part of last week relative to giv ing an Indian play in the high school auditorium on Thursday night, March 22nd. This operetta has been given in a number of Eastern Carolina towns and in every case has been highly appreciated. There are over «eixty characters in this play consisting of good acts, music, both instrumental and vocal. The musical talent comprising of part of the cast in this play have radio records with some of the largest broadcasting stations in this coun try. This play is befog sponsored by the local tribe of Red Men for the benefit of the building fund of the Free Will Baptist Chur £ h of RIWFRRtofIB are already being applied for from Washington, Greenville, Kinston, Macclesfield and Enfield, however, the best por tion of the auditorium will be re served for people in Rocky Mount. Tickets for reserve seats will be on sale at the Ricks Drug Store beginning Saturday, March 17th. If those' in charge of the tickets fail to see any one, reserved seats can be secured from there, but in no case will the seats be held open longer than 7:40 since the play be gins at 7:45. Tickets will be good for admission but seats are not guaranteed after that time ex pires. This operetta is the only one of its kind and size of which we have > (Please turn to page two) A. R. WEATHERS IN RACE FOR ALDERMAN Mr. A. R. Weathers, proprietor of the Rocky Mount Floral Com pany, whose home is on East Thomas Street, has announced his candidacy for alderman in the second ward. ||B Mr. Weathers has been in the floral business for the past twenty four years, fourteen years in Rocky Mount, having come here from Winston-Salem in 1920. He is at present, president of the N. C. Floral Association and has been on the local board of direc tors for the past eight years. In all civic affairs where he or bis business is needed he has al ways been ready to do his part. Mr. Weathers is running in op position to Mr. R. C. Brake, who MS, at present, alderman of this ward. n FORD MONOPLANE STUCK IN MUD i A Ford tri-motored monoplane, furnished an interesting _ spectacle at the local airport Thursday af ternoon to many onlookers, in its attempt to get out of the mud where it had mired up when it tried to land. The airport is under construc tion at present, and although pre senting a beautiful surface, is very soft in spots, because of the recent rains and snows. Part of the local C. W. A. work res and a tractor aided the plane in getting to firm land. The plane is scheduled to stay in Rocky iMount through Friday. The Rockv Mount Herald MAY BECOME ENVOY J Mrs. J. Borden Ilarriman of New York, who, according to reports, is slnted to he American minister to one of the Himrpeitn nations. Daniels Urges Good Schools Legion Commander Tells Ex- Service Men to Do Their Bit for Education Tarboro, March 10.—State Com er DWtels," ftTTSSt American Legibn, was the princi pal speaker at a banquet given last night by Eason Tiney Post. Captain Daniels stressed the im portance of physical development of the school children in which he sad the Legion should aid. He spoke of the visit he made to the soldiers in hospitals who are fighting for their lives uncom plainingly and heroically and spoke of the prMe of these men on ac count of their membership in the Legion. Captain Daniels appealed to the soldiers to see to it that their fam ilies are never objects of charity. IHe sa 'd he hoped to see establish ed in this State a school curricu lum equal to any in the Union, and he made a strong appeal for support of the schools and the teachers. "You soldiers fought for your country and humanity and you came back to fight for community, home and State. Have you taken an interest in home affairs?" he asked. Captain Daniels paid his respects to the Economy League in scathing language. He gave an outline of certain features of the Patman bonus bill, which he favor ed, an { declared that every section of the country would be benefitted if such a bill were passed. Cap tain Daniels spoke of the pleas ure it gives him to mingle with the veterans and he paid fine tri butes to Past State Commander Bourne and also to Past Local Commander, Miss Mattie Shackle ford, for their splendid work for the Legion. Adjutant James M. Caldwell was introduced and made an earnest talk, declaring that the year he spent in this city wJth Past Com mander Bourne was one of the happiest of his life. He advoted an universal draft law so that money as well as men could be drafted and said this would tend to lessen the danger of wars. o TERMS OF SEVEN ALDERMEN EXPIRE Aldermen whose terms expire are J. M. Daughtry in the first ward, R. C. Brake in the second ward, J. Q. Robinson in the third ward, I. Woodall Rose in the fourth ward, W. S. Wilkinson in the fifth ward, J. W. Ivey in the sixth ward and M. Williamson in the .seventh ward. ROCKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1934 Warehousemen Hold Meeting Committee Named to Go to i Washington In Connection With Legislation Henderson, March B.—Legisla tion proposed in Congress relat ing to the operation of tobacco warehouses and the buying and selling of loose leaf tobacco in general was discussed at a meet ing of tobacco warehousemen of the M'ddle Belt and some others at a meeting here Wednesday, and a committee was appointed to go to Washington to learn more about the provisions of the measure. The meeting was held at the Vance hotel and attended by some 30 to 40 warehousemen, and was presided over by G. W. Knott, president of the Middle Belt Ware house Association. The committee named to make the trip to Wash ington, and who expect to go there Saturday, includes Mr. Knott as chairman, and W. Z. Mitchell, of Oxford, "and Frank Satterfield, of Durham, all warehousemen. Oth ers will likely accompany them on the trip. The meeting did not approve some provisions of the proposed legislation, and the committee go ing to Washington will attempt to have the objectionable features re moved before the bill may become law, if it does. Interests of warehousemen, farmers a,nd the tobacco industry ift" gSlieral "would be' affected by the terms of the measure. Gov ernment gradi'ng the weed is un derstood to be involved, together with other regulations that wouid concern the marketing of tobacco. Those who attended the meeting here were hesitant about committ ing themselves definitely as to the legislation until they had oppor tunity to study it more and to learn more about it. o Former Justice Enjoys Birthday Venerable Holmes Has Satis faction of Seeing His Phi losophy Triumph • Washington, March 9.—Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, retired dean of the supreme court bench, celebrated his 93rd birthday Thurs day without formality, but with the satisfaction of seeing his for mer conferees adopt the judicial philosophy which he expounded through 30 years of judicial serv ice. Hosts of congratulatory tele grams poured in on him at his un obtrusive downtown home and more than a score of old friends and admirers dropped in to wish him well. But the famous son of the author of "The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table" arranged no celebration of his own. He was even obliged, by slippery streets, and sloppy weather, to forego his customary daily automobile ride. Press of business kept President Roosevelt from repeating his ges ture of a year ago when the chief executive discarded tradition and slipped away from the White House to pay tribute to one of the nation's most famous minds. Such a gesture this year, stu dents of Holmes career believe, would have been ever more appro priate because of Holmes' legal preachings. When the court last Monday, by a scant liberal majority of one, upheld the New York milk control law, observers saw in it the legal basis for a future judicial support for the New Deal's revolutionary economic policies. And this opin ion embraced one of the chief (Please turn to page two) First Lady Studies Rural Housing Mrs. Krnnklin IV Roosevelt meeting with u group of women CWA workers in the War rent on (Va.) post office to discuss child health, schools ind libraries and the rural housing survey in Fauquier county. Left to right: Miss Kllen An new. in charge of CWA work for women of Virginia; l»r. Louise Stanley. dliief of the bureau of home economics of the Pe tiartment of Acrtcultilre; Mrs. Kllen S. Woodward* and Mrs. Roosevelt. % THERE IS NO REASON FOR A GENERAL SALES TAX According to statement appearing in the News and Ob server last Sunday, the state in it's general fund this fiscal year, to date, shows an overdraft of $4,339,414.75. The cash balance in the highway and other special funds, as of Febru ary 28th, was listed at $9,461,023.79, which shows a cash net balance, derived by subtraction of the general fund over draft from the cash balance in hand, leaving in the state treasury $6,465,194.90. The state's total debt was placed at $176,806,000.00, of which $164,576,000.00 is represented by bonds, the main part of which were used in road construc tion, leaving $12,230,000.00 in general funded notes. According to the Herald's views there was never any rea son or necessity for a general sales tax. In the last year of Governor Gardner's we are informed that the Advisory -Budget Commission ihstructed Mr. E. B". Jef fries, Chairman of the State Highway Commission to re serve the sum of two million dollars, which was not to be expended during the fiscal year of 1932. The Highway Commission not only did not save this two million dollars, as we are informed as they were requested to do, but they expended three and one-half million dollars more than the great automobile and gasoline taxes and federal aid funds produced. There were charges that the campaign was on and that thousands of people were put on the pay roll that were not accustomed to being there. And when a balance of the books was struck, we find that the Highway Commis sion had expended five and one-half million dollars more than they were requested to spend. Then the hue and cry arose by certain lobbyists that in order to save the state's credit, the gross sales tax must be passed. The estimated revenue from this gross sales tax has ranged anywhere from four to six million dollars, about the amount of the excessive expenditure above related in highway department and they are still contending that this sales tax is necessary, and that propaganda is going forward daily in support of it. The Democratic party has always stood for a low tariff and yet we find officials from our own state going to Wash ington, appearing before committees advocating custom duties on trade between the several states. If Governor Vance were living he would rise in his might in opposition to it and would frown upon this practice. It is reported that Governor Vance said when he came into office in 1876 that he found the state infested with imported and foreign fed eral office holders as thick as yellow legged grasshoppers, and if a law were passed placing duties on interstate trade, it would be necessary to have custom officers at every point on the road leading into the state, which would be even a greater nuisance than described by Governor Vance. FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH FUND The Free Will Baptist Church has for the past several years held its services in the lodge hall of the Jr. Order, looking forward to the day when they would be able to erect a church building. The day is not far distant when this work will be begun. A lot has been secured which is located on Cokey Road in front of the Edgemont school building, and a building fund started. To supplement this fund the Local Tribe of Redmen will give a play in the form of an Indian Operetta entitled "Camp Fire Melodies," in the high school auditorium on Thursday night of Feb. 22nd, 1934. In conjunction with this play there will be an old time Fiddlers Convention with the lead ing fiddlers from all the nearby counties—not violin players, but fiddlers—present. All the performers in this Operetta are well trained and everywhere this play has been given it has received the greatest commendation and praise and it is expected that this play will have the greatest attendance of any play given in Rocky Mount, and from a thorough investigation, the Herald can assure the public that this play is of high order and that a real treat awaits those who attend. SURPRISE SOCIALIST New York. —Some surprise was caused by revelation that Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, 3rd, grand daughter of the oil magnate, and a direct descendant of noted Re publicans, is registered as a mem ber of the Socialist Party. JAPS RAID BANDITS Mukden.'—Japanese Army forces in Manchuria undertook 485 "an ti-bandit campaigns" in 1933. Losses were given as ten officers and 25 privates and bandit casual ties at 1,795 abandoned dead and 2,200 abandoned wounded. Baptist Folks Convention GOOD-WILL TOUR SAT. Red Men Will Visit Nearby Towns in Interest of Ope retta to Be Given Here. The local lodge of Red Men will conduct a good will tour Saturday morning and afternoon, visiting all the principal towns in Nash and Edgecombe Counties, and En field and Scotland Neck in Hali fax. They will visit sixteen towns. The tour will be in the interest of the Indian play and fiddlers convention which will be held in Rocky Mount Thursday night, Mar. 22, in the high school auditorium. There will be about one dozen eirs carrying members of the local tribe and other parties. The Red Men will be dressed in Indian cos tume. On this tour there will be distributed three thousand Rocky Mount Herald copies, which car ries full advertisement of the operetta. The tour will leave from Rocky Mount, in front of the Planters National Bank. Leave Rocky Mount 9:30 o'clock " Sharpsburg 9:55 " Elm City 10:20 " Wilson 10:50 " • Bailey 11:20 " Middlesex 11:45 " Spring Hope 12:20 " Momeyer 12:40 " Nashville 1:10 Arrive Rocky Mount 2:00 o'clock The afternoon trip will start in front of Planters National Bank. Leave Rocky Mount 2:00 o'clock " Battleboro 2:25 " Whitakers 2:50 " Enfield 3:20 " Scotland Neck 4:10 " Tarboro 5:00 " Macclesfield 5:50 " Pine Tops 6:20 The operetta edition of the Her ald carries also ads of a large number of the business firms of Rocky Mount, and those expecting to attend the operetta are invited and urged to arrive in Rocky Mount early Thursday evening of March 22, in order to visit these firms and attend the play at night. Attorney General Addresses Civitans Large Crowd Attends Meet ing and Learn Many Facts Concerning the Proposed New Constitution. Upon invitation and request from Mr. D. E. Bulluck, President of the Rocky Mount Civitan Club, Attorney General Dennis G. Brum mitt addressed that Club at 6:30 P. M., Thursday, March 15, 1934, on "The Proposed New Constitu tion." Mr. Brummitt summarized cer tain objections to the proposed new constitution as follows: 1. Any new writing of the Con stitution should contain a definite statement of the powers and duties of the officers of government and should be in harmony with the spirit of the new world into which we have come in the last year. Adoption of the proposed new Con (Please turn to page two) NOTICE Those desiring to subscribe to The Rocky Mount Herald may do so by sending SI.OO with name and address to The Rocky Mount Herald, Rockv Mount, N. C. Name y Town State Route No. SI.OO PER YEAS Women's Missionary Üblmi of Rocky Mount Came to a Close Last Night. The forty-ninth annual conven tion of the Woman's Missionary Union of North Carolina auxiliary to the Baptist State Convention* which met in the First Baptist Church, closed last night after one of the most successful meet ings ever held. There were more than 500 visitors in attendance. The officers for the year 1933 were as follows: President, Mrs. Wesley N. Jones, Raleigh; first vice-presi dent, Mrs. R. N. Simms, Raleigh; second vice-president, Mrs. F. D. Le hco, Charlotte. Division Superintendents: Mrs. J. •R. Morgan, Waynesville; Mrs. Beeler Moore, Gastonia; Mrs. H. M. Finch, Rocky Mount; Mrs. J. M. Whitted, Durham; Miss Macy Cox, Magnolia. Corresponding Secretary and Mission Study Superintendent, Mrs. Edna R. Harris, Raleigh. Office Secretary and Treasurer, Miss Elsie K. Hunter, Raleigh. Recording Secretary, Mrs. W. D. Briggs, Raleigh. Young People's Secretary, Miss Alva Lawrence, Raleigh. Chairman Personal Service, Mrs. C. L. Greaves, Raleigh. Chairman Margare; Education Fund, Mrs. J. Clyde Turner, Greensboro. Chairman White Cross Work, Mrs. Z. M. Caveness, Raleigh. Trustee W. M. U. Training School, Louisville, Ky., Mrs. R. N. Simms, Raleigh. Chairman Stewardship, Mr». J. G. Boomhour, Raleigh. The convention opened Tuesday afternoon and ran through Thurs day evening. The reports of tk» several committees showed that there had been a most successful year's work. Rocky Mount was honored by having this convention meet in our city end enjoyed its visit here. Out of town visitors paid the highest tribute to the local churches and committees of enter tainment for the excellent manner in which the convention had been entertained and provided for their comfort. o MEETING OF GROCERS SCHEDULER MONDAY On Monday night, March 19, a v eight o'clock a meeting of all wholesale and retail grocery and food dealers of this city is sched uled to take place in the record ers court room, for the purpose of setting up a Rocky Mount fool and grocery code authority in ac cordance with plans of the national administration. The purpose of the authority will be to regulate and enforce provisions of the grocers' and fori dealers' code in this city and with in an area of three miles beyond the city limits. Hours of store operation a! ; o will be discussed and decided at the meeting. o TEXANS HONOR MOTHERS-IN-LAW Amarillo, Texas. "Mother-in law Day" was celebrated here up >\ proclamation of Mayor R. D. Rog ers and the response was so great that florists experienced difficul ties in supplying the demand for flowers.