BUY AND SELL IN ROCKY MOUNT, TRADE CENTER OF EASTERN CAROLIN
VOLUME 1. NO. 24.
Government to Buy Potatoes
For Needy As Aid to Growers
Pool to Purchase Million Bush
els For Storage At Norfolk
Also Is Planned
PRICE INCREASE SEEN
Washington, June 25.—As e
farm relief measure, and at the
same time to relieve the hungry in
the cities, the national emergency
relief administration is to purchase
potatoes from growers in North
Carolina, Virginia and Maryland on
a much larger scale than was orig
inally planned, while it is possible
that a potato pool, now being or
ganized at Norfolk, will purchase
a million bushels for storage. Some
question arose as to whether there
would be ample facilities for such
a storage program, but Virginia
people, including Senator Byrd, as
sured officials here there would be
no trouble about this.
Senator Bailey arrived here to
day, accompanied by Dr. Miller, di
rector of the test farms in North
Carolina, representing the governor
of the state, to appear with the
Virginia and Maryland delegations
before Administrator Hopkins, of
the federal emergency relief ad
ministration, in the intreests of the
potato producers in the three
states.
To Start Buying At Once
In a conference with the authori
ties of the organization, the federal
emergency administration agreed
to buy at once one million bushels
of Irish potatoes, allocations and
purchase prices to be determined
by the administration. It was sug
gested by the authorities that the
price would be on the basis of sur
plus prices, that is, the cost of pro
duction, and this cost to be deter
mined l>y the department of agri
culture. It is assumed that the price
will be not les s than $1.50 a barrel.
It may be more.
The federal emergency relief ad
ministration will purchase addi
tional quantities of potatoes for
distribution as need may indicate.
The first one millionbbushe s are
t 0 be purchased within six weeks,
with most of the million to be pur
chased right aw#iy. New York City
alone will take 500 cars. The total
number of cars is 2,000.
To Boost Prices
The dealer s will be contacted by
the proper authorities here, with
the view to making an end to cut
throat competition and prices. The
authorities estimated that the pur
chase would tend to lift the price
of potatoes to $1.50 a barrel, and
perhaps more.
It was stated by the authorities
that North Carolina had increased
her acreage in Irish potatoes this
year by 38 per cen; that Virginia
had increased her acreage by 19
per cent; and that Maryland had
increased her acreage by about 10
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THE HERALD.
The Rocky Mount Herald
Mrs. Jerman And
Hill Are No Longer
Party Officials
Raleigh, June of
the Treasury Morgenthau's recent
order that all employes of the
treasury department must separate
themselves from political positions
today had brought the resignation
of two democratic party officials
in North Carolina.
Mrs. T. Palmer Jerman, assistant
collector of internal revenue here,
turned in her resignation as nation
al democratic committeeman from
North Carolina, while John Bright
Hill, North Carolina collector of
customs, resigned as secretary of
the state democratic executive com
mittee. 
The vacancies are expected to be
filled at an organization meeting
of the new state executive commit
tee shortly.
FIRST CHURCH OF
CHRIST, SCIENTIST
"Is the Universe, Including Man,
Evolved by Atomic Force?" was
the subject of the Lesson-Sermon
in all Churches and Societies of
Christ, Scientist, on Sunday, June
24.
The Golden Text was from 1
Corinthians 8:6. "To us there is but
I one God, the Father, of whom are
all things, and we in him."
Among the citations which com
prised the Lesson-Sermon was the
following from the Bible: "Bless
the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my
God, thou art very great; thou art
clothed with honour and majesty.
Who coverest thyself with light as
with a garment; who stretchest out
the heavens like a curtain; Who
layeth the beams of his chambers
in the waters; who maketh the
clouds his chariot; who walketh up
on the wings of the wind: Who laid
the foundations of the earth, that
it should not be removed for ever."
(Psalms 104, 1: 3, 5.)
The Lesson-Sermon also included
the following passage from the
Christian Science textbook, "Sci
ence and Health with Key to the
Scriptures." by Mary Baker Eddy:
" 'Let there be light' is the perpet
ual demand of Truth and Love,
changing chaos into order and dis
cord into the music of the spheres.
The mythical human theories of
creation, anciently classified as the
higher criticism, sprang from cul
tured scholars in Rome and in
Greece, but they afforded no foun
dation for acurate views of creation
by the divine Mind." (p. 255).
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STATE VITAL STATISTICS
According to the report of the
state board of health released Fri
day, death claimed 2,868 North
Carolinians last month, 437 more
than in May of 1933, while births
decreased from 6,652 t 0 6,547.
The death rate last month was
10.5 as compared with 8.9 in the
previous May, while the birth rate
fell from 24.2 to 24.1.
There were 465 infant? deaths
and 55 maternal deaths, slight' in
creases being noted in both in
stances. Automobiles took 64 lives,
an increase of three. Twenty-four
North Carolinians took their own
lives and 29 took the lives of oth
ers last month.
Pneumonia caused the most
deaths, 262, while tuberculosis
claimed 198 victims. Cancer
brought death to 157.
There was one air transportation
fatality. Burning caused nine
deaths, 10 were drowned and four
were accidentally killed by fire
arms.
ROAD MONEY FOR
NORTH CAROLINA
State apportionments of the
$200,000,000 fund provided for the
new highway construction was an
nounced at Washington Monday.
North Carolina gets $4,840,941;
South Carolina, $2,770,945 and Vir
ginia, $3,765,387.
Baer knocks out Camera in 11th
round and wins title
ROCKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1934
Funeral Services
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Nashville, June 26. —The funeral
services of William Davis, 19, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Berry Davis, who
was drowned at Wise Beach, Vir
ginia, cn Sunday, June 24, were
held Tuesday afternoon from the
home of his parents, with Rev. Sam
T. Habel, Jr., pastor of the Nash
ville Baptist church, officiating, in
terment followed in the cemetery
of the Mcunt Herman church.
Young Davis had been living in
Portsmouth, Virginia, with a cousin
for several weeks and was employ
ed by an ice company there. He was
to return home socn. At the time of
the accident he was jading
through the water, and happened
to step in s hole. He had a heart
attack and died before he sank.
He is survived by his mother and
father, four sisters, Annie Mae,
Florine, Magalene, Juanita, and one
brbther, Russell.
NORTH ROCKY MOUNT
By Ruby Thompson
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Mrs. N. E. Howell was given a
surprise birthday party by her
daughter, Mrs. Uther Nelms, re
cently. She received many nice and
useful gifts. Those attending were:
Mesdames N. E. Nelms, Uther
Nelms, Mr. and Mrs. David Howell,
Mrs. Doubty, of Wicker, Lewis El
lis, Mrs. Massengale, Mrs. Grims
ley, Lee Bridges, J. E. Thompson,
Lillie Nelms, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Hayes and Mrs. Bennie Wood.
Mr. Linwood Norfleet and Miss
Helen Strickland were married
June 23rd, at the home of Rev.
Tom E. Walters. Mr. Charles Fry
and Miss Katherine Melvin were
f lso marired by Rev. Walters on
the same date. The many friends
of both young couples wish them
many happy years.
Mrs. Jehue Pearce was given a
shower by her mother, Mrs. Charlie
Blanford. She received many use
ful gifts. The guests were enter
tained with many games. Delicious
refreshments were served. Those
present were: Mrs. Pearce,
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Blanford, Mr.
and Mrs. Jiohnnie Pearce, Mrs.
Mamie Waters, Miss Mildred Wat
ers, Mrs. Rosa Perry, Mr. Joe Wat
er#, Iva and Evelyn Blanford, Dora
Bell Gilbert, and Elizabeth Pearce.
M(s. Charlie Blanford was given
a surprise birthday party Saturday
night at her home on Elm street,
by her daughter, Miss Iva Blanford.i
Games were played and refresh
ments were served. Those present
wer: Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Blan
ford, Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Pearce,
Mrs. Jehue Pearce, Mrs. Walters,
Mrs. Rosa Pearce, Miss Evelyn
Blanford, Miss Iva Blanford, Eliza
beth Pearce, Dora Gilbert, Ethel
Gilbert, Mildred and Joe Walters.
Henry Strickland and Miss
Blanch Hall were married June
23rd at Emporia, Va. -
Miss Flora Bell Strickland was
given a surprise birthday party at
her home on East Elm street
Games were played and refresh
ments were served. Those present j
were: Flora Bell Strickland, Clar- \
ence Strickland, Blanch Hall, Lettie
Cockrell, Robert Strickland, Aud
rey Willard, Russell Bell, Ode3&a
Bill Fhodes, Helen and
Josephine Ezzell, Clifton Moore,
Henry Strickand, Estell Strickland,
Ruth Devon, Eva Lee Strickland,
Nora Jerell, Beatrice Hall, Margar
et and Mable Strickland.
Miss Mattie Bee Adkins was giv
en a surprise birthday party at her
home on East Elm street. Games
were played and refreshments were
served. The guests were: Miss
Mattie Bee Adkins, Elsie Phillips,
Nellie Pulley, Evelyn Blanford, Do
ra Gilbert, Ethel Gibert, Bettie Ad-1
kins, and Henry Gibert.
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WILSON PAYS OFF DEBT
11 MONTHS BEFORE DUE
Wilson, June 23.—A $30,000 ob
ligation of this city's sinking fond
has been paid off 11 months ahead
of time with a saving in interest of
approximately $1,250, according to
an announcement by City Manager
W. M. Wiggins.
' Surplus funds of the past fiscal
year were 'used t 0 pay the note,
which was held by a local bank.
Ask Investigation Of Phone Rates
The cities of Asheville, Burlington, Gold ( sboro, Greensboro,
Wilmington, Winston-Salem, Shelby and Salisbury pesented a
petition yesterday to the Public Utilities Commission asking
that investigation of telephone rates be made in their munici
palities as well as Raleigh. Our suggestion is that the inves
tigation should be state-wide in its scope as the telephone is
a public utility and all of the citizens of the state are entitled
to the same basic rate. Of course, the rates must be worked
out on local conditions and the cost of operating in each city.
Capital is entitled to a reasonable income upon its invest
ment, but excessive budget charges and set-ups should not be
allowed. The rates in Rocky Mount were raised several years
ago and notwithstanding the cost of material and equipment
has been greatly reduced, salaries cut, and still this high rate
is being maintained.
Our Board of Aldermen was very generous in dealing with
the Telephone Company; in fact, we were informed that they
got the Board to join in their recommendation for higher
rates, which some of our citizens have never been able to
understand until this good day.
We believe, as above stated, that the Telephone Company
is entitled to a reasonable income, but Rocky Mount should
be included in- this petition and our Mayor and Board of Al
dermen should join in this request and do it immediately, and
if the Board of Aldermen will not join in the request, then
some citizen should present the request to the Commission,
for telephone charges are high In Rocky Mount.
WE WONDER
According to press reports sent out by the Associated
Press on side lights of the last convention a statement was
made that the name of Ex-Governor Gardner was not men
tioned, or called during the several of the convention,
by and of its speakers neither was the name of Hon. Clyde
Hoey mentioned or called except a telegram was sent into the
convention addressed to some one in care of Clyde Hoey, al
though one state paper stated he was one of the high
of the convention.
It is possible that the great economy program inaugurated
by Gov. Gardner is becoming understood by the people. They
are finding that the wonderful centralization of power under
his administration created a deficit of eighteen and one-half
million dollars.
We wonder if these figures had anything to do with the
absence of mentioning his name by his friends.
Final Arrangements
For Paftr Opening
Final arrangemencs have been
completed for the initial opening of
the Mary B. Talbert park and play
ground for colored children located
on Park and Coleman avenues,
Monday afternoon, June 25, at 5:30
o'clock.
The park and playground is be
ing reconditioned and is under the
supervision of competent adults.
The playgrouifd will be open
from 5:30 p. m. to 7:30 p. m. daily.
"DAVID HARUM"
COMING TO CAMEO
Noted Star Reported in Per
fect Role in New Fox Film
Monday and Tuesday at the Ca
meo Theatre, Fox Film will an
swer the request of thousands of
theatregoers and present Well Ro
gers in "David Harum." The insist
ent demand of the public urging
Rogers to play the role of this
famous character of literature vir
tually forced the Fox Film officials
to- forego any other plans they
might have had for the comedian.
The film which is based on the nov
el by Edward Noyes Westcott, is
reported as being perfectly suited
to- Rogers' talents.
The screen play, following close
ly the typically American theme of
the novel, concerns itself with the
life of a shrewd and ruthless horse
trader. His dealing with the people
in the small town in which he lives
are cold hearted and unethical. But
a young man who is employed as
a teller in the bank owned by the
horse-trader, learns of his conceal
ed sympathy for the poor, and
realizes that underneaht his hard
crust he really has a soft heart. Be
cause of his poor financial stand
ing, the boy hesitates to propose
marriage to a wealthy girl with
whom he is deeply in love. The
horse-trader's efforts to help the
romance are unsuccessful. Upon
the advice of the horse-trader, the
young man places all his money on
a horse the young girl has entered
in a race. The film is said to
come to a happy and an amusing
conclusion, as the horse-trader uses
his own hilarious method to bring
the horse across the line a winner.
Will Rogers' supporting cast is
studded with an array of screen
personalities that includes among
many others, Louise Dresser, Eve
lyn Venable, Kent Taylor and Step
in Fetchit.
Cotton Allotments
Supplied To Agents
College Station, Raleigh, June
23.—Official announcements 0 f the
county allotments for North Caro
lina under the Bankhead act will
be supplied county agents in the
near future.
Then as soon as all applications
for allotments have been filed with
the agents, they will start calcu
lating the jndividual growers' al
lotments according to their pro
rata share of the county allotment.
Charles A. Sheffield, assistant
extension director at State College,
said that the individual allotments
will be based on the growers' aver
age production during the five-year
base period.
GERMANY WILL TRAIN
HER HOUSEWIVES
To relieve the labor market and
to train a race of "true women," a
"year in the household" has been
instituted for Germa n girls on leav
ing school.
It is expected that from 400,000
to 500,000 girls will get occupations
as mothers' helps as soon as the
scheme begins to work.
All housewives not ~employing
domestic servants are urged to co
operate with the nazi state in this
matter. It is hoped to place as
many girls as possible with house
holds with children.
These mothers' helps are to get
board and lodging, but no wages,
and the mistress must pay the
help's insurance, but in her turn
will benefit by the income tax re
bate now accorded to a household
where there is a domestic servant.
German mistresses are urged to
throw their doors wide open to
girls leaving school.
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NEW REFRIGERATOR.
AT QUINN'S STORE
The Quinn Furniture Company
has just received a complete line
of new Electrolux, Kerosene, air
cooled, refrigerators. This refriger
ator is something new in refriger
ation and supplies a need for the
farmer and people not accessable to
electric current. It operates almost
exactly along the same line as an
electric refrigerator and is being
offered by Qun n Furniture Com
pany.
Forty-seven States support New
Deal in Literary Digest poll.
PARAGRAPHS ON NATIONAL
PROBLEMS AT WASHINGTON
Highway Officals
To Get Four Million
Dollars For Roads
Raleigh, June ' 23.—Highway of- j
ficials revealed today that North 1
Carolina would get federal funds I
totalling $4,840,000 for construe-!
tion of roads after July 1.
The money is a direct federal
grant and with about $1,500,000 re
maining from the old road alloca
tion, it will keep the road construc
tion program going in the state for
about another year, Chairman E.
B. Jeffress of the state highway
and public works commission said.
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| DORTCHES NEWS j
By Lillian Exum
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Miss Ruth Ellen spent last week-'
end at home. She is a student at
E. C. T. C. in Greenville.
The Workers Council %f Stoney
Creek church will hold its meeting
Friday evening.
The choir practice will be Thurs
day evening. All people of the com
munity are urged to attend.
Mr. Jack Armstrong of Green
ville spent the past week-end at
home.
Mrs. E. L. Ellen and little daugh
ter are spending a few days with
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Ellen.
W. E. Ellen, Jr., will leave Wed
nesday morning to enter the Navy.
S. T. Jones and H. O. Coley leave
today for Newark, N. J., where
Misses Mary D. and Rebecca Coley
will accompany them back home
Sunday.
C. R- Robinson and family of
Orange, N. J., are expected to ar
rive here Tuesday to spend a few
days with relatives and friends.
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PLANE CARRIES 40
Moscow.—The 8 motored air
plane Maxim Gorky, Soviet Rus
sia's new aerial giant, carried for
ty passengers on its first flight. Its
eight motors are capable of devel
oping 7,000 horsepower* and its
maximum speed i s 240 miles an
hour. In flight the plane resembles
a great bat.
COLD WEATHER IN S. A.
Butno# Aires.—For the past
three weeks, abnormal climatic con
ditions have visited Southern South
America, with earthquakes, hurri
canes, cloudbursts, tornadoes, in
tense cold and blizzards bringing
much suffering to the people of
Chile and Argentina and causing
much property loss.
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KELLOGG SAYS "NO WAR"
Frank B. Kellogg, who won the
Nobel Peace Prize in 1929 and
now in his seventy-ninth year, in
sists that there is a close connec
tion between "wa r talk" and the
selling of armaments. He sees no
probability of a world war again
and feels sure that the Nye com
mittee, investigating munitions
manufacturers, would strike real
pay dirt and uncover "startling
revelations."
TO SEEK AMITY
Reports are current that) the
President is anxious to clarify and,
if possible, improve American-Jap
anese relations. Some believe that
high Japanese officials will meet
hinff at Honolulu this summer but
others doubt it.
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORDS
VOTED MONEY AND POWER
WALL STREET HELLED
STOCK MARKET REFORMED
ROOSEVELT'S AUTHORITY
The 73 rd Congress made several
records. In fact, it abounded in
them. To beg-in with, it set a new
pace in giving power (o the Presi
dent and in voting expenditures.
For fifteen months it has pushed
to enactment measures that made
sweeping changes in the economic,
structure, and from its beginning?,
in March, 1933, when it passed an
emergency banking law the Con
gress began to break precedents,
policies and traditions.
The special session last year ran
100 days and the regular session
lasted 167 days, making a total of
267 legislative days—the shortest
in 30 years and the second shortest
in 100 years. Due to the Norris
lame duck amendment its term of
office ends January 3, 1935, in
stead of the usual two years, thus
njaking the actual life of the Con
gress shorter than any.
Something like ten billion dollars
was appropriated and the govern
ment was pledged to contingent
liabilities of about half as much
again, as Congress followed the
President in his fight upon depres
sion and withheld practically no
thing that was asked to aid the
battle. While 13,753 bills were in
troduced in the two houses only 330
major pieces of legislation were
enacted, exclusive of private and
local biffs; - The -Senate ' Wtiffrmed
6,000 appointments, rejected 3 and
caused the withdrawal of several
by threatened opposition.
Relations between the Chief Ex
ecutive and Congress were marked
by an eager willingness of the
members to stand by the President,
although on three occasions adverse
action was taken. These rebuffs
were rejection of the St. Lawrence
waterway treaty, passage over his
veto of the independent offices bill
increasing veterans' compensation,
and enactment of a processing tax
on cocoanut oil from the Philippine
Islands in the face of opposition
that this was "bad faith."
Tight as was the hold which the i
President exercised upcn Congress
the Democratic House leadership
found it necessary to impose one of
the strictest gag rules in history on
its membership. It wa s done to
prevent action on legislation ob
noxious, but vote-appealing, such
as the McLeod bill to pay off bank ,
depositors, the Frazier-Lemke
farm, mortgage refinancing bill,
and the Connery 30-hour a
work bill.
On the first 0 f next month Wall
Street, synonymous i n much of the
public mind with chicanery and
shady manipulations, will pass un
der the control of a five-man com
mission, known as the Stock Mar
ket Commission, with immense
powers far exceeding those of most
government agencies. The new con
trol is designed to prevent such bull
markets as that which collapsed in
1929 and precipitated the present
economic crisis.
All exchanges will be licensed
by the new commission. Every firm
that issues securities mu3t report
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