BUY AND SELL IN ROCKY MOUNT, TRADE CENTER OF EASTERN CAROLINA
VOLUME 1, NO. 11
Local Masons
Sponsor Singing
The Queen City and Corinthian
Masonic Lodges of this city will
sponsor the Oxford Orphanage
Singing class concert to be he'd
hert Friday night, April 6, at 8:00
P. M., at the First Baptist Church
Sunday School auditorium.
This concert is an annual affair,
taking place here every April.
Many who have formerly attended
these concerts in the past are
looking forward to the one this
year.
Mr. G. T.. Matthews, Chairman
of the joint committee of the two
lodges, has announced that the
tickets will go on sale in the near
future. The Masons will sell the
tickets in advance of the concert
and they may also be secured at
entrance of the church on April 6.
Present New Head
Of Campbell College
President of Campbell Board
Makes Announcement at
Chapel Services
Buies Creek, March 27.—Leslie
H. Campbell, new president of
Campbell College, succeeding his
father, the late Dr. J. A. Camp
bell, was formally presented to
the student body at the chapel
hour today.
Prof. B. P. Marshbanks, the
vice-president, introduced B. F.
McLeod, the chairman of the board
of trustees, who, he said, had an
announcement to 'make. Mr. Mc-
Leod, in turn, rose and said simp
ly: "I wish to introduce to you
your new president, Mr. L. H.
Campbell." Then Mr. McLeod
spoke of an emergency which
made it seem best to the trustees
to elect a president at once to
succeed the late Dr. James A.
Campbell.
Mr. Campbell said that he wish
ed he had more power, more abil
ity, more spirituality to bring to
his office. "I pray that this insti
tution may maintain the spirit of
its founder. Buie's Creek must
live for Christ and for its founder.
I wish you to pledge with me this
morning as we sing our alma
mater that you will give your lives
in carrying on for our beloved
leader," said the new president.
Dr. B. W. Spilman, of Kinston,
who is giving a series of talks this
week in the chapel, told of know
ing the new president since the
letter's childhood, and said that
though it was necessary at this
time to elect a president, the
inauguration would not be for
3ome time. Dr. Spilman continued
his talks on Revelation, one of
which he gives each day.
MASONS TO ATTEND
SERVICES IN WILSON
The local Commanders of the
Masonic lodge will attend the
Masonic Services to be held next
Sunday at 11 A. M"., at the Epis
copal Church in Wilson, according
to the announcement of Mr. G. T.
Matthews, chairman of the Atten
dance Committee.
Formerly these services were
held in Rocky Mount, but was
changed this time because Mr. Wil
liam Peeps, the Grand Commander
from Charlotte, will attend the
Wilson meeting.
WIRE SENT TO BAILEY
Scotland Neck, N. C.,
March 27th, 1934.
Hon. Josiah W. Bailey,
U. S. Senate,
Washington, D. C.
People in this section unable to
understand your violent attack on
Bankhead Bill and strongly con
demn your attitude.
S. A. DUNN.
C. of C. to Give Entertain
ment 30th
The Rocky Mount Chamber of
Commerce will give a free enter
tainment at the South Edgecombe
high school building, Friday night
April 13th.
The Rocky Mount Herald
Local Bank Has
36th Birthday
The Planters National Bank and
Trust Company had its 36th birth
day last Tuesday. It was organ
ized on March 27, 1898 under the
name Planters Bank, with Mr. J.
C. Braswell as president. It was
at first a State Bank but in a few
years became National Bank. Five
years ago it received its charter
for the Trust Department, with
Mr. Millard F.j Jones as trust
officer.
Mr. J. C. Braswell is still presi
dent of the bank, having served
faithfully and efficiently for the
past 36 years. He is assisted in
this work by M. R. Braswell, vice
president; Millard F. Jones, vice
president, cashier and trust offi
cer; Robert D. Gorham, vice
president; A. H. fWoodlief, assis
tant cashier; Wiley W. Meares,
assistant cashier and assistant
trust officer; R. R. Braswell,
assistant trust officer; C. W. Par
ker, Auditor; Norman Y. Chamb
liss, manager Public Relations De
partment.
Under this management and
with the assistance of an able
Board of Directors, the deposits
have increased from March 5,
1933 to March 5, 1934, $1,925,-
046.35. It now shows deposits of
$3,490,444.70. The Bank has prov
en itself worthy of the trust and
faith of the people, and they are
responding to it as is shown by
the deposit increase as shown
above.
Two Men Scheduled
To Die April 6th
Duplin Burglar, Durham
Murderer Next Slated to
Be Executed
North Carolina's electric chair,
in use for the past two Fridays,
will stand idle next Friday but is
scheduled to begin its work again
April 6.
Two Negroes, Theodore Cooper,
hired killer from Durham, and
Jas. Dallas Hamlet, alias James
Dallas Teachey, Duplin county
burglar, are-scheduled to die April
6. Hamlet did not appeal to the
Supreme Court.
Considerable furroe has been
aroused in the Cooper case. He
was hired by W. H. Hessee, a white
man, J. H. Lasater. Hessee was
sentenced to life imprisonment,
that being the most severe punish
ment allowed under existing North
Carolina law.
A delegation from Durham,
headed by prominent white and
Negro citizens, came to Raleigh
some weeks ago to plead for
Cooper's life.
The Supreme Court already has
affirmed the lower court judgment
sentencing Cooper to death. His
attorney at first asked for writ
of error on which to take the case
to the United States Supreme
Court but later announced he
would withdraw his petition.
The petition has never been for
mally withdrawn and exact status
of the case never determined.
Warden H. H. Honeycutt who is
charged with the duty of exacting
the death penalty, is expected to
ask the attorney general for a rul-
Death row now houses 21 men.
NAVAL APPOINTMENTS
ANNOUNCED BY POU
Washington, March 27.—Repre
sentative Edward W. Pou has an
nounced the appointment of one
principal and three alternates to
the Naval Academy. The principal
is O. B. Moss, Jr., of Spring Hope
and the alternates, in order of
their rank, are: James Keever,
Asheboro; Paul B. Brown, Jr.,
Raleigh and James Hugh Ellis of
Nashville. The entrance examina
tion will be held on April 9.
VISITS IN CHICAGO
J. W. Dowdy, local Oleomar
garine salesman, will leave the
first of the week to attend a
salesman meeting in Chicago as a
guest of his company.
ROCKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1934
Former Gould Yacht Is Burned
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The JTO-foot yacht Niagara shown nt Its Philadelphia pier after It
had been swept by flames and foundered with n heavy list. The yacht,
formerly owned l».v Helen Gould of New Tork. was turned over to the
government at the outbreak of the war and used as a submarine chaser!
ROCKY MOUNT'S LOSS
When the Edgemont property was being developed by the
Daughtry heirs, Mrs. Susan Daughtry Williams, some six
years ago offered to donate to the City of Rocky Mount
about six acres of land starting at Eastern avenue along
the Parker drain and running out to the Tarboro Highway
at Duke's Lunch Room, which is about five blocks from the
business section of the city, said land to be used for park
purposes.
The first offer asked for some reduction in taxes which
the Board refused, we are told. The Board stated that they
declined the offer because they coulc .ot release the taxes.
She then authorized Mr. R. T. Fountain to go before the
Board and offer it straight out to the City without cost. Mr.
Fountain made the offer in her name and had a legal option
properly signed by she and her husband and offered to turn
it over to the City with one condition—that the park was
to be called the Susan Daughtry Park. The Board then,
after some delay, announced that they would not receive
the land as they did not like the name. When this statement
was made it was understood that Mr. Fountain stated to
the Board that this offer to the children of Rocky Mount
was too great for the Board to refuse and that as to the
Daughtry name, he thought it was just as appropriate as
other parks named in Rocky Mount, and that he did not
feel that he could go and ask Mrs. Williams to give in fur
ther in this matter.
With this refusal of the city aldermen to receive a gracious
gift, the children of this generation and of the future will
be denied this place to play in. The Edgecombe side has
no park space, except a small triangle called the Kite, and it
looks somewhat like a kite. Now, we hear that the Board
of Aldermen is proposing to put the new stand pipe for the
new city water works in this park.
Rocky Mount has spent beyond SIOO,OOO, a portion of
which was spent to dig a large hole by Tar River, and of
course an Air Field is being built, which will cost in the
neighborhood of SIOO,OOO, and will probably benefit but few
people. Of course, we are in accord with Mr. Roosevelt in
trying to relieve distress and give work, but we do wish
that some of this money and labor could have been spent
for something that would have been of use for the average
person in days to come. But we will have the hole and the
airport, but most of us will never get in an airship.
WHICH IS THE HEALTHIEST CONDITION FOR THE
STATE—FEW OR MANY PAYING INCOME TAXES?
Collections on State income taxes for the period of this
fiscal year on March 24th, 1934, were $5,171,699.00. Collec
tions for the same period last year amounted to $5,463,394.00,
which makes the receipts $282,694 less than the same period
for last year, but probably the figures may shift in a few
days and the figures of this year may be greatly in excess
of those of last year. The fine and hopeful thing in this
report is that there are more people paying income taxes
this year than last.
It was reported a few days ago that the great tobacco
companies were paying less money into the State Treasury
this year than they did last year, but with thi3 same report
there was also another side to this question which some of
the press failed to carry, which is that there are a large
number of income tax payers this year paying taxes into
the State treasury who were too poor to pay any last year.
Now, which is the healthiest condition for the State, to
have our citizenship prosperous so that a great mass of them
can pay income tax, or allow the Anti trust laws to be over
ridden so that a few Corporations control the income to the
producer, the wages of the laborer and the price to the Con
sumer, so as to give themselves the major profit, during Mr.
Hoover's reign?
Under the new deal Mr. Roosevelt has given recognition
to the producer. He has given recognition to the laborer
who manufactures the raw product and he has given due
consideration to Capital, recognizing that all three have
rights. Now, which is the best way, Mr. Roosevelt's way
or Mr. Hoover's way?
STATE SAVING MONEY
A news report was given out by State Treasurer Johnson's
office a few days back, that the State had been able to float
it's running debt at an interest rate of 4 1-2 per cent where
it had formerly been paying 6 per cent, and showing the
large savings to the people. A few days later there was a
press report stating that the Treasury had reduced interest
on deposit belonging to the State in the Banks from 3 per
cent to 1 1-2 per cent. Now, if these reports be true, where
is the savings?
If the treasury reduced interest on notes from 6 per cent
to 4 1-2 per cent and then immediately reduced the deposits
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Cotton Growers
Association Meets
Nashville, March 27. Nash
county members of the North
Carolina Cotton Growers Coopera
tive Association met fere this af
ternoon and elected tlfe following
seven farmers as delegates to the
district convention:
R. L. May, J. K. Beal, J. W.
Moore, J. T. Coley, George C. Bunn,
and W. D. Borden, of Rocky Mount
and B. S. Rice, of Spring Hope.
M. G. Mann, of Raleigh, secre
tary-treasurer of the cooperative,
was principal speaker, B. S. Rice
was chairman and Miss Annie
Brantley, of Spring Hope, was
secretary.
Jones Dress Shop
Opened Thursday
Mr. W. F. Jones opened yester
day his ladies ready-to-wear store,
under the name Jones' Dress Shop,
in the store formerly operated by
the late J. H. Daniels and known
as the T. L. Conyers Store build
ing, on Tarboro Street.
Mr. Jones has just returned
from New York with a full and
complete line of up-to-date dresses
•%«id ladies' ready-to-wear. He is
an experienced merchant and well
known to the citizenship of Rocky
Mount, and will welcome his
friends, not only from Rocky
Mount, but throughout the sur
rounding country.
BAILEY OPPOSED TO
DIFFERENTIAL IN TAX
Durham, March 27.—Frank Pier
son, secretary of the local cham
ber of commerce, has been notified
by Senator Josiah Bailey that he
is opposed to the proposed 30-cent
differential in the federal tax on
10-cent cigarettes, and favors a flat
reduction in tax on all cigarettes.
Congressman William B. Um
stead, of the sixth North Carolina
district, in answer to the local
chamber's letter urging that he
oppose the tax reduction, declined
to say anything definite. "You
may be assured that it will have
my serious consideration," he said.
Tobacco concerns, large growers
and the chamber of commerce here
have assailed the proposed tax cut
for manufacturers of 10-cent cigar
ettes on grounds that it would re
sult in a war with the higher
brands.
STATE'S CROP VALUE
RISES 85 PER CENT
While the value of the crops of
the nation as a whole was increas
ed 55 per cent in 1933, the value
of crops produced in North Caro
lina increased 84 per cent, as com
pared with 1932.
The value in the State rose from
$104,000,000 to $192,000,000. Feed
grains increased from $17,000,000
to $31,000,000, truck from eight to
11 millions, fruits from three to
six millions, and miscellaneous
cash crops—including tobacco and
cotton—from $59,000,000 to $122,-
000,000.
Value of the State's crops rank
ed fourth in the nation.
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FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST
SCIENTIST
Subject for Sunday, April Ist,
"Reality"
Sunday morning service, 11:00
A. M.
Sunday School, 10:00 A. M.
Wednesday Evening Service,
7:45 P. M. «
The Reading Room in the church
is open daily, except Sundays and
legal holidays, from three to five
P. M.
BIG FLIGHT IN CHACO
Buenos Aires.—Once again the
armies of Paraguay and Bolivia
are about to clash in the most
decisive battle since last Decem
ber. The victorious Paraguaysans
who have advanced 300 miles west
of their home base at Concepcion,
PWA Contract For Waterworl
Loan To Be Presented To Boa
Rotarians To
Help Cripples
Tarboro, March 23. At the
meeting of the Rotary Club last
night in Hotel Farrar the club re
ceived an invitation from the
Zebulon club to attend an inter
city meeting in that place on April
6th and it was decided this club
will be represented on that occa
sion. It was decided to hold the
next meeting of the club at the
community house at 7:45 and there
will be no supper. Rotarian Ches
ter Alexander of the special com
mittee to consider community pro
jects of interest to the club, sug
gested that the funds for one meal
each month be used in furtherance
of community projects. He spoke
of using this fund to aid crippled
children at the orthoepedic clinic
and the club endorsed the sugges
tion. A motion prevailed that the
club appropriate $lO each month
for one year for the use of crip
pled children.
Rotarian Reginald Fountain
spoke on insurance. He said that
during the three years of depres
sion the insurance companies made
a good record and that they stood
the storm of panic.
Fertilizer Company
Enlarges Plant
Planters Cotton Oil apd Ferti
lizer Co., which has been one of
Rocky Mount's leading manufac
turing establishments for many
years has recently enlarged its
plant and installed a large amount
of new and modern machinery
which gives the plant a capacity
of double the amount of which it
has formerly been able to produce.
This plant has manufactured fer
tilizer for more than thirty years
which has been used regularly in
this community and has always
given good results.
The Planters Cotton Oil and Fer
tilizer Company has studied the
soil conditions of this part of the
state and has had specialists to
prepare special formulas suitable
to the needs of our soil and the
results have been in the past, most
gratifying here.
With the enlarged plant, there
will be a much larger number of
employees, thus giving employ
ment to many of the citizens of
Rocky Mount.
PARK VIEW HOSPITAL
GETS X-RAY MACHINE
The Park View Hospital has re
cently acquired a modern, all
metal, motor driven X-ray ma
chine. Only one man is required
to operate it, yet it can photo
graph a patient in any position.
It is reported to be a decided im
provement in the hospital equip
ment.
ABOUT THE POST OFFICE
Miss Francis Exum, Registry
and C. O. D. Clerk was unable
to work Wednesday because of
illness.
A. C. Davis, the truckman for
the Parcel Post has returned to his
work after being out several days
on account of sickness.
NOTICE
Those desiring to subscribe to The Rocky Moon
Herald may do so by sending SI.OO with name an
address to The Rocky Mount Herald, Rocky Moun
N. C. i
Name
SI.OO PER
The Public Works Adminia
tion's contract for the loan
grant of $310,000 for the
tion of a municipal water R
and storage tank, which is no*
the hands of the city mana
Aycock, will be submitted to
board of aldermen at its mee
on April 5. The Board is expe
to take action on it at this tl
If accepted unchanged by
board, the city will be under
ligation to pay the federal govi
ment $9,000 each year from 1
to 1944 and SIO,OOO each year f
1945 to 1959. The interest :
is 4 per cent.
The city will have repaid
government $240,000 and inte
at the end of that time. Of
$310,000 appropriated, $70.00
an outright grant of the fed
government and will not be rep
The city will issue bonds
$240,000 for the loan.
The payments, according to
terms set forth in the cqnti
are graded down so that the eai
yearly payments will not be
cessive. If payments were tc
made strictly on a fractional 1
and interest basis the first ye
payment would be more diffi
to meet while the last year's w
be small. Consequently, arrai
ments are provided for mal
the annual payments nearly
form.
I. T. Valentine Wi
Not Enter The Ri
With this expression of my
found thanks and endless grati
to the voters of Nash County
their political support
their moral co-operation
corded me in my effort to
charge my duties as prosecq
attorney of the Recorder's C«
I reluctantly announce to
friends throughout the county
I will not be a candidate foi
election to this office. The loy
co-operation and the support
my friends will be cherished as
of the brighest memories of
life and I am wholly unabl
convey to them the gratitude w
is in my heart. I feel that
time, in the course of my pn
sion, when I should adapt m;
to the general practice, both c
inal and civil. I have greatly
joyed the contacts and the fri
made in the discharge of my d
and my private and professi
life has been broadened by this
portunity. My association
the officers of the court and
people of the county in this
pacity has confirmed my convii
that the average man recogi
and appreciates justice and thi
officer need fear the consequ
of a fair and impartial disch
of his duty.
JUNIOR ORDER MEE
The local Junior Order
American Mechanics held
regular meeting on Tuesday i
in the Junior Order Hall in
Masonic Temple. About 90 r
bers attended this meeting,
members received class initis
and the regular routine of
ness followed.
On April 10, an open me
will be held. Several noted si
ers are to be present. A bi
cue supper will follow the sj
ing. Announcement of the
gram will be made later.