The Rocky Mount Herald
Published Every Friday at Rocky Mount,
North Carolina, by the Rocky Mount
Herald Publishing Company.
Publication Office Second Floor Daniels'
Building. Rocky Mount, Edgecombe
County, North Carolina
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TED J. GREEN . ..News Editor and Managerj
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Bntered as second-class matter January 19, 1934, at
the post office at Rocky Mount, North Carolina,
under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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prospective advertisers on request
Fees and Expenses
Winston-Salem Journal.
Some time ago Dr. George W. Paschal, of
Wake Forest College, analyzed reports of !
Commissioner of Banks Gurney P. Hood and |
showed that in two and a half years Hood
had employed attorneys and auditors at anj
expense of $542,000. Of this amount $312,-!
000 was for lawyers' fees. Propaganda was
sent out by Hood trying to show a small
percentage of such fees paid in proportion
to collections.
The Raleigh Evening Times published a
news article a few days ago showing col
lections of Hood's department for Raleigh
Banking and Trust Co. of $145,685.94, at
a cost of $22,991.82. This shows nearly 16
per cent as cost of collecting accounts of a
closed bank.
Surely the public needs to know how and
why this enormous expense of the Banking
Department under Mr. Hood.
Creating Sentiment
Scotland Neck Commonwealth.
During the nine months that the sales
tax has been in effect in North Carolina, no
tax has been more generally cussed and dis
cussed by people throughout the state.
Volumes have been written about it, it has
been the subject of many a speaker's dis
course, and it has furnished conversational
'food' for a large number of shoppers.
The mass meeting in Halifax this week
was called to hear two actively engaged op
ponents of the tax lambast it before several
hundred people of the county. Both Mr.
Leonard and Mr. Dowell admitted that they
were trying to create sentiment against the
tax all over the state, and said that their aim
is to create sentiment so strongly against it
that when the 1935 General Assembly con
venes in Raleigh the fate of the sales tax
will be doomed. We do admire the anti-sales
tax speakers for their determination to fight
the issue to a finish.
If any legislation is passed removing the
3 per cent in North Carolina, it will be largely
due to Mr. Dowell and Mr. Leonard and the
organizations which they represent.
They Fout in Halifax
R. R. Clark's Comment in Greensboro Daily
News.
Talking about the scramble of factions to
get the bulge through county election boards
in the naming of judges and registrars for
the primary election—the eight ballots re
quired to elect a chairman in Craven county
isn't a circumstance compared with what
happened in Halifax. Toward the end of
what the press reports call a "heated five
hour meeting," the five hours and the heat
being the voicing of objections by support
ers of J. R. Allsbrook, candidate for Senate,
to recommendations or judges and registrars
made by Senator T. W. Long, C. L. Kelly
accused Long of lying and Long suggested
that they would pass on that outside. Inci
dentally it is presumed that Senator Long is
a candidate to succeed himself.
When the meeting adjourned Long and
Kelly met according to appointment and
massaged each other's face a bit before they
could be separated. Politics is politics in
Halifax, as almost everybody knows. In the
sections where there are few Republicans to
fight the Democrats are most enthusiastic
in fighting each other.
The Trend to Centralization
The Williamston Enterprise.
Another professor wants to enlarge the
counties of the state by reducing the num
ber, putting five for one new county. His
theory is that it will cost less and insure
more efficiency.
Certainly, almost any one can argue about
it, but proving it is quite another matter.
We would, of course, pay fewer sheriffs and
registers of deeds, but we would pay more
deputies and clerks. We would have no more
efficiency, and very likely much less. We
would have centralized power, with govern
ment much further from home. It would
cost the people ten times as much in the
disadvantage of going to county seats to
transact public business as it would save.
All in all, it seems that there is a design
ing hand that wants to guide the world, and
it means to centralize wealth and political
power in a few hands. It sounds like Brook
ings.
Now it may be that some of these advo
cates are the agents of automobile and oil
companies, because such a change would
necessarily require much more traveling.
But by far the best guess is that it is an
effort to thrust a political oligarchy on the
people that will take from them more than
it gives.
Voters, watch consolidations.
THE ROCKY MOUNT HERALD, ROCKY MOUNT, N. C., FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1934
Opportunity for Economy
Oxford Public Ledger.
In the resignation of George Ross Pou
from his executive position with the North
Carolina Highway and Public Works Com
mission, the way was cleared for Governor
Ehringhaus to manifest his campaign prom
ise of economy.
The position vacated by Mr. Pou was cre
ated purposely for the former superinten- j
dent of state prison after the economy- j
minded General Assembly merged the high
way and prison departments. Notwithstand
ing, Mr. Pou was under care of physicians,
unable to work, when given the $6,000 per
year appointment, he accepted and has spent
a great deal of the time in Southern resorts
recuperating.
The prison department for years has been
a political storm center of North Carolina
and its late alliance with the highway de
partment makes it further a child of the
politicians. The economy motive of the Gen
eral Assembly was blasted when the political
powers that be set up the executive position.
It is imperative that the highway-prison
department have an organization that is effi
cient and capable in the job of building and
maintaining the highways and roads of
North Carolina, and retaining and using the
prisoners to best advantage, but the motorist
who pays about six cents on each gallon of
gasoline feels that an executive to pull the
political lines has no place in the organiza
tion.
When an opportunity for ridding the
state's body politic of an "exec" presents it
self, why neglect using it?
Work Is Basis for the School
The Williamston Enterprise.
Are our schools and colleges doing the
right things?
While there is no denial of the fact that
they are doing well in many ways, we have
the fear, on the other hand, that they are
not measuring up to the great tasks and pur
poses for which they are intended.
Since the primary and fundamental part
of the school is the pupil, it is, and always
will be, the most important thing of the
school to have the full fellowship and part
nership of the pupil in all its activities. And
since work is the basis for the school, it is
very essential that we carry into every school
ing himself an upbuilder and promoter of
and college pupil the responsibility of mak
the standards of his school by his or her
own efforts, rather than to become a liability
to such standards. Too many boys and girls
get the idea that school is a place to waste
time and do as they please, while hard-work
ing parents are trying to put them a step
further along than they themselves had the
opportunity to attain. Many college pupils
seem to think their duty is mainly to step
high in society, even if it takes all the "old
man" has got. Some others of the pupils
think it is all play and no work. In fact,
some of the "idealists" seem to want to
make the school a place of play rather than
a place of work—a habit and practice which
has cut out many of the harder studies, such
as Latin, higher mathematics, and the like.
This habit of taking the easier studies is
proving embarrassing to our students who
attempt to rise in life. And then we find it
easy to forget our debates and the things
| which would really increase our knowledge
and qualify us for the kind of lives that we
j would like to live.
But when did you ever hear of a student
l body, or a teacher, forgetting games of any
j kind.
i Greenville News Leader.
We are glad to reproduce here in this
i column, an editorial appearing in a recent
; issue of The Kinston Free Press.
"The Free Press is glad to recommend
the action of the Kinston Chamber of Com
merce in appointing a special committee to
[ solicit the tobacconists, warehousemen, far
mers and merchants for funds to reimburse
Mr. L. V. Morrill of Snow Hill for financial
' obligations entailed in his heroic and success
i ful fight in behalf of parity prices for tobacco
farmers in the Bright Leaf Belt last fall.
| It is common report that Mr. Morrill's ag
! gressive and intelligent fight was the prime
j factor in securing the guarantee of parity
| price through the United States Govern
j ment, and the fight resulted in millions of
I dollars to tobacco growers in this section.
| The fact that Mr. Morrill impaired his health
i and finances should inspire quick action in
j underwriting the financial obligations con
fronting him as a consequence of his public
! service."
We endorse the above editorial and hope
j the action of th e Kinstoh Chamber of Com-
I merce will be followed by action on the part
]of our Greenville Chamber of Commerce.
I Mr. Morrill has done a great work for all
: our people and it was only by his "Bull-Dog"
j tenacity in organizing th e farmers, that the
! Government took action and saved this sec
; tion of another financial disaster. Mr. Mor
j rill took his automobile and rode day and
I night over the Bright Leaf Belt and there
is no question that his work caused our
people to see just what they were up against
and further caused them to organize and go
to Washington to seek relief from our Gov
ernment. This relief was granted and saved
this section from disaster, as it was perfect
j ly clear that we would have suffered another
j bad year had not the Government come to
j our rescue. Mr. Morrill is entitled to some
! recognition and should be paid for the splen
did work that he did. We hope our Green
! ville Chamber of Commerce will take the
matter in hand and re-imburse Mr. Morrill
for his efforts in helping to save this section
from disaster and calamity. The News-
Leader will be glad to contribute to such a
,fund, because we think it a worthy cause.
RESOLUTION
Our church hereby reaffirms its
belief that the first day of the
week is the Lord's Day or the
Christian Sabbath, and is to be
kept sacred to religious purposes;
by abstaining from all secular la
bor and sinful recreations; by the
devout observance of all the means
of grace, both private and public;
and by preparation for that rest
which remaineth for the people of
God. 4
We, then as a body of God's
people, deplore the abuse of the
Sabbath by labor that might be
avoided, by playing golf on Sun
day, by opening the swimming
pool on the Sabbath, and by the
great drift to Sunday baseball.
We hold that the churches are
now making and have always made
the greatest moral contribution
the community has by emphasiz
ing spiritual values, and we firmly
assert that the wholesale desecra
tion of the Sabbath puts a strangle
hold upon the churches in this
moral ministry because of the
hosts of people who give time to
these abuses and neglect their
duties to God in worship.
We hold, moreover, that the
proper observance of the Sabbath
is the door to moral living and
that disregard for the Sabbath
paves the way for evey sin against
God and man.
Believing as we do we therefore
resolve:
I—That we as a church shall
seek to keep the Sabbath holy and
urge every member of our church
to do the same, and especially not
lend influence and presence to
what weakens the cause of Christ.
2.—That we call upon the devout
Christians of other churches of
this City to join hands with us in
this holy task.
3.—That we request the business
concerns of our City to refrain as
much as possible from depriving
their help of the privileges of wor
ship by having them work on Sun
day, along with this we would pre
pare for the Sabbath by making
our purchases beforehand; thereby
relieving filling stations, ice
wagons, and numerous other places
of an excuse for Sunday opera
tions.
4.—That we urge all people old
and young to fulfill the highest
purposes of the Sabbath by at
tending the worship of God and
seeking the face of the Lord our
God.
s.—That we earnestly request
the board of Aldermen to protect
the moral interests of our City by
laws that guard the sanctity of
the Sabbath.
6.—That'we take this step know
ing that it is, in the sight of men,
unpopular; but that in the sight
of God to whom we must answer,
we are eternally right.
7.—That we make this plea on
behalf of many forced by superiors
to engage in what they conscien
tiously feel to be wrong and on
behalf of the young generation,
that they may know God's laws.
TOM C. WALTERS.
Adopted by North Rocky Mount
Baptist Church in open meeting,
April 22, 1934.
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DISTRICT MEETING OF
ORDER OF AHEPA
The order of Ahepa will hold a
district meeting of Eastern North
Carolina at the Country Club in
Wilson on May 9. Two local men,
Mr. George L. Patseavouras and
Mr. Spero Kounolas will be in
charge of the foods for the gala
occasion. Barbecue lamb, beer and
light wine are on the menu. It is
reported that about 200 members
are expected. This order also ex
tends an invitation to all members
and their friends to have dinner
with them.
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PROF. HOBSON PITTMAN
EXHIBITS PAINTINGS
Work of Former Tarboro
Man Attracts Much Fa
vorable Attention
New York, April 24.—Prof. Hob
son Pittman, well-known Philadel
phia artist, is exhibiting in Barbi
zon-Plaza 58th Street and 6th Ave
nue, from April 23 to May 12.
Professor Pittman is a native of
Tarboro, N. C., and is a member
of An American Group. He has
traveled and studied in Europe,
and has exhibited in important
museums and galleries of this
country, including several national
and international exhibitions. He
was selected as one of the nine
painters to represent Philadelphia
in the show held by the Museum of
Modern Art this year entitled "Six
teen American Cities." His work
is in the permanent collections of
the Metropolitan, the Brooklyn and
Whitney Museums and the Penn
sylvania Academy of Fine Arts as
well as several private collections.
His exhibitions of paintings last
season elicited the following com
ment:
"He characterizes his buildings
as Hogarth might characterize hu
man beings."—Dorothy Graftly.
"Professor Pittman has a decid
edly personal idiom of expression
incisive definition of form, clean
cut contours, clarity of pure, bright
colors."—Margaret Breuning.
"I should be inclined to place
very high in the scale He*ry H.
Keller's "Stampeding Wild Horses"
and Hobson Pittman's "After
Breakfast."—Edward Alden Jew
ell.
"Hobson Pittman's painting is
refreshingly indigenous."—Edwina
Spencer.
Some of the paintings on exhi
bition now are:
Third Floor Room: Flowered
Cloth; Factory Houses (N. C.);
Winter Night; Autumn Night; My
"Dreiser; June Morning; Three
Rooms; Trolley Station; Thawing
Snow; City Room; Country Room;
House in Kingston; Early Spring;
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COLORED CHILD DIES
FROM DRINKING LIQUOR
Tarboro, April 24.—Louis Whita
ker, Jr., seven-year old colored boy
died Sunday in a local hospital af
ter drinking liquor that he and his
brother found.
While Louis and his brother
were walking along the highway
near the Halifax county line it was
said they found a rint of whiskey
on the roadside and the two con
sumed it.
Louis soon after drinking the
liquor became partially unconscious
and was brought to a hospital here
for treatment. Efforts to save his
life were ineffective. His brother
suffered no harmful effects from
drinking, it was stated.
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