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BUY AND SELL IN ROCKY MOUNT, TRADE CENTER OF EASTERN CAROLINA The Rocky Mount Herald VOLUME 1, NO. 32 Pythian Children To Give Program Program Is Planned for Au gust 27 At Methodist Church The entertainment class of chil dren from ttfe' ' hian home in Clayton will an evening's entertainment in''the educational building of the First Methodist church here on August 27, begin ning at 8 o'clock. According to information received here. The public is cordially invited, officals of the Knights of Pythias, lodge no. 84, stated. Besides the public, numbers of Pythians and their families are expected to attend. J. W. Knowles, who managed the group in 1933, will again be in ' charge. It was understood nom inal admission fees will be charg ed. —■ o- Fountain Speaks At Asheville Mr. R. T. Fountain has returned from a short visit to the mountain regions of the state. While in Asheville he addressed he Stare Federation of Labor in a joint de bate with Dr. Clarence Poe, on the merits of the new Proposed Con stitution, Mr. Fountain opposing the Constitution and Dr. Poe ad vocating it. The State Federation of Labor ■went on record as unanimously re jecting the Proposed New Consti tution. On August iSth., Mr. Fountain addressed the Civitan Club at the Vanderbilt Hotel on the subject. Augus 16th., he addressed the Swanannoa Experiment Station at its Field Day exercise on the New Deal, and urged the farmers to be not weary in well doing fyut to continue to give their support to our President in his efforts in try ing to bring about living condi tions for the fanner and laboring man, which is the foundation of prosperity for all. MILL SCHOOL TO OPEN SEPT 10TH. September 10th was announced as the opening date for the Rocky Mount Mills school. The list of faculty members was also revealed. Mrs. C. F. James, principal of the school, stated that the new school building had practically been completed and will be ready for opening here next month. The mill school is included in the Nash county unit, and opens along with other schools in the county. The list of instructors engaged for the approaching term, as dis closed by Mrs. James, is as fol lows. Mra. James, teacher of the | sixth and seventh grades. Mrs. R. A. Broom, teacher of the fourth and fifth grades. Miss Mary Hilliard, teacher of the third grade. Misa Barbara Edward!, teacher of the second grade. Miss Rebecca Knight, teacher of the first grade. Try Our Adysrtising lot Columns T«D The Herald's 7,500 read era of your needs and what . yon have for sale, rent or ex chaage by the use of our _ j Claaafied Ad Column or Kegula# Ad Column. 1 Dr. D. R. Merritt Injured In Wreck Tarboro, Aug. 21.—D. R. Mer ritt, of this city, was in a local hospital today after an automo bile in which he was riding was overturned near the city here Sun day night it was learned here to day. Mr. Merritt was suffering from wounds in his chest resulting from the accident, it was said. Two men were reported to be in the car with Mr. Merritt, but their names could not be learned. All three of the men were taken from under the car by people in a passing automobile, according to reports received here. CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION The United States Civil Service Commission has announced an open competitive examination as follows: Press assistant, 84 cents an hour (based on 40-hour week), Govern ment Printing Office. Ot least one year's experience as printing press assistant, including feeding, required. Feeding alone not suffi cient. Closing date, September 4, 1934. The wage named is subject to a deduction of not to exceed 5 per cent during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as a measure of economy, and also to a deduction of 3 1-2 percent toward a retire ment annuity. Full information may be obtain ed from A. D. Cuthrell, Secretary of the United States Civil Service Board of Examiners, at the post office or customhouse in this city. O 0 | TARBORO NEWS | 0 o The Tarboro Home Demonstra tion Club will meet at the home of Mrs. Cliff Weeks on Wfednes day, August 22., at which time a picnic will be held. The picnic is an annual affair and always en joyed by the members. Mr. and Mrs. Haywood Foxhall have returned home from Georgia, where Mr. Foxhall has been on the Tobacco market. Others who have returned home from the Georgia markets are Messrs. Joe Bunn, Sam McConkey and Irwin Johnson. Mr. Henry Johnson and Miss Bella Johnson are at home again after a visit with relatives at Wrightsville Beach. Mrs. Johnson and Betty are expected home Fri day. Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Laughiin have returned from Atlanta, Ga., and Blacksburg, S. C., where they visited friends and relatives. While away Mr. Laughiin attended the convention of County Commission ers and County Auditors that was held at the Batery Park Hotel in Asheville. Mr. Lee Ruffin, one of Edge combe's most successful farmers ia living up to his reputation as one who knows how to raise water melons. Mr. Ruffin has brought several watermelons to town that were "eye openers," one weighed 111. Others 114 and 115 pounds. Last year Mr. Ruffin sent a melon to President Roosevelt that tiped the scales at 121 pounds. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Gardner went to Raleigh, Tuesday, to at tend the funeral of the late John D. Waldrop, state highway official who died Monday from injuries re ceived in an automobile accident. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Cherry and childrea have returned home from an auto trip through Virginia. Miss Mary Ballard Bunn went to Roanoke Rapids Tuesday for the day. She was accompanied by Mrs. Joe Bunn. Tarboro citizens are hapoy to welcome home Dr. Julian Bakar who has been in the mountains of North Carolina for several weeks. Tarboro's Municipal swimming pool seems to gain in popularity, now that the new cooling system has been installed the water is de lightful at all times, and large crowds of oat-of-town visitors are seen daily. Large attractive signs have been placed on Main Street to direct visitors, who are always welcome. Annalist index of commodities is highest since 1931. ROCKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. AUGUST 24, 1934 Reasons Why th,e Proposed New Constitu tion Should Not Be Passed First: It gives the Legislature the power to pass any kind of tax laws without any restrictions or constitutional re straints. The old constitution proposed that Poll Tax should be placed only on males not to exceed $2.00. Under the new constitution both male and female could be made to pay Poll Tax to an unlimited amount. It would permit the Legisla ture to classify property and have different rates of tax for different species of property which the people have already voted against four times. Second: It would give the Legislature power to give the Governor the right to appoint all County officers. It would make County Government purely a creature of the Legisla ture and would take away its constitutional standing. Under the present constitution it provides that each County shall have a Treasurer, Register of Deeds, Clerk of Court, Sheriff and Coroner. Under the proposed constitution these officers would be absolutely in the hands of the Legislature to abolish or appoint or handle, as the. Legislature sees fit in its wis dom. In other words, County Government would become a Legislative football. Third: The proposed constitution would take from the people the right to elect their State Board of Education and instead of the people electing a State Board of Education, it provides that the Governor shall appoint a State Board of Education. Fourth: Under the new proposed constitution it gives to the Judicial Council composed of thirty-seven Judges, the right to outline Court Rules and Court Proceedure which has been satisfactory heretofore except to the Judges. Under the proposed constitution the Court of the Justice of Peace is absolutely left out and it leaves it up to the Legislature to set up such courts as it sees fit. Are we ready to abolish a Court of simple and low cost proceedure and place the matter solely in the hands of the Legislature to deal with as they see fit? The Justice of the Peace Court is now the only Court that a poor man is able to bring suit in to enforce his rights without giving bond. Fifth: The proposed constitution gives to the Governor the right to appoint 30,000 state employees. Is this not suf th eright to appoint 30,000 state employees. Is that not suf ficient power? Why give him more? The proponents of the I present constitution contend that there were several Carpet I Baggers in th e convention that wrote the constitution ofj 1868, 18 to be exact, while the convention was composed ! of 120 members. We are not living under the constitution of I 18|6& We-are-Wvißgr under the-constitution of 1876 which! was sponsored by Governor Vanc e and advocated throughout the State. The proposed constitution was inspired by the Brooking's Institution report and according to rumor was written by Dean Vanhecke of the State University Law School and Dean Miller of Duke University Law School. Both gentlemen from foreign States and was accepted with some changes by the Constitutional Commission which was appointed by Governor Gardner. Now have we reached th e time when we are willing to transfer from the constitution espoused by Governor Vance to the constitution that was inspired by he Brookings' re port? SALARIES OF STATE EMPLOYEES ' At a meeting of the State Federation of Labor last week, Highway Commissioner Jeffress stated that there were 30,- 000 state employees including teachers, and that he felt like the salaries of these employees were too low but that it was a matter that the executive department through the High way Commission and other Commissions did not have au thority to deal with. That it ought to be semedied but that it was a Legislative function and not an executive function. We do not understand this kind of reasoning. The salaries were cut by the Executive Department and the various Com missions and were lowered from time to time in instances where the Legislature had already fixed a high salary. We should do justice by our employees. There is no doubt that many of pur salaries are too low. How can it be expected of a prison guard who is receiving from $29.00 to $32.00 per month to live and for the State to be able to get the right kind of guards with sufficient ability to handle prisoners upon this salary ? There should be an adjustment of teachers' salaries at an early date. There are some high salaries being paid by the State to officers that are not supposed to be rendering vital and necessary services. Would it not be better to let some of these officers go and take their salaries and help raise some of these lowly paid vital and necessary officers, such as prison guards and the teachers on the low schedule? Until the Legislature meets and provides the funds, if the money cannot be found at present. SIZE OF VEHICLES FIXED BY LEGISLATURE NOT POLICE DEPARTMENT In a recent editorial entitled "Traffic Jams," appearing in the afternoon paper, there was complaint about traffic con ditions in Rocky Mount and the size of motor vehicles. This complaint was lodged very largely at the Police Department of Rocky Mount. Now in justice to the Police Department, the police have nothing to do with the size of motor vehicles. The size of motor vehicles is regulated by the Legislature. The police have nothing to do with it. We agree with this editorial that some of these vehicles are entirely too large and out of shape to be operating on the highways but this complaint should not be put on the policemen of Rocky > Mount. While we believe every precaution should be taken to save . human life but it may be said that most of the serious ac , cidents do not occur in the congested and business districts t where this complaint is lodged but out on the highways and . suburban sections and it has been our contention that the i State Traffic Officers should patrol these sections and halt , those who are driving in violation of the law rather than i serving as outrunners and bellringers and horn blowers for ; public officials appearing out on state and public occasions. , It is true that the afternoon paper through its editorials did advocate a change of the executive head of the police force but the people recognized that Rocky Mount had a i Chief of Police of high order and asked that he be continue (Please turn to Page Eight.) Last Tribute To Henry T. Rainey President Roosevelt Among Thousands Attending Rites At Illinois Home iCarrollton, 111., Aug 22.—Presi dent Roosevelt, scores of national and state dignitaries and thous ands of-plain citizens joined today in an impressive though simple farewell to Speaker Henry T. Rained. Following brief Episcopal ser vices, attended by the President, at the Rainey country estate, "Walnu Hall," on the outskirts of Carrollton, the body was taken to the Carrollton cemetery and inter red beside the bodies of Mr. Rain ey's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Rainey. The President arrived from Washington aboard his special from Washington train at 3:35 p. m. (Central Standard Time) and started his return trip to the Cap ital a 5:34 p. m. Rites In Home Funeral services, conducted by Bishop John Canler White of the Episcopal diocese of Springfield, 111., were held in the. front parlor of the rambling' red brick Rainey home. Only dignitaries, relatives and close personal friends of the family were admitted to the home, but thousands stood on the large lawn. Esimates of the crowd inside the estate ranged upwards from 10,000. Many thousands viewed the late Speaker's body during the four hours it lay in state in the rotunds'' of the old stone Greene County courthouse preceding the service. All told, it was estimated by state highway police that more than 25,000 came tol this little countyseat town for a final tribue o the man most of them knew as "Henry T."—good farmer an.l a good Congressman. Speaker Rainey, who died unex pectedly in a St. Louis hospital Sunday night, returned to the "home folk" for the last time at 8:40 a. m. Sorrowing Throng This time the customary happy "Welcome home, Henry T.," vas missing. Sorrowing friends, some of them lifelong, stood with bowed heads as the massive copper casket v.ai carried into the courthouse by Legionnaires. In the four hours the body lay there Legionnaires estimated that an average of 50 ps>*3ons passed each minute—a total of 12.000 Some were farmers with overalls who always voted for Rainey be cause he was their friend—a far mer himself. Cattle Orders For State Total 70,700 Raleigh Stockyards Receive 18,000 Bovines For Testing Before Fattening North Carolina has ordered a total of 70,190 cattle from the mid- Western drought area, officials of the State Emergency Relief Ad ministration said yesterday. While this State's quoa is only 75,000 cattle, it is understood that orders will no be stopped when that amount is reached. The cat tle are to be fattened in pasturage in this State then slaughtered to be canned into beef for relief pur poses. A total of 1,296 carloads—ap proximately 52,000 cattle —already have been shipped into this State. Of that number, 464 carloads— approximately 18,000 —have been shipped to Raleigh for testing. President orders nationalization of silver at 50.01 c an ounce. Readers, when you pur chase goods advertised in these columns tell the merchants you saw it in THE HERALD. PARAGRAPHS PROBLEMS AT Local Market Has Big Break Farmers and warehousmen both seemed well pleased with the op ening- of Rocky Mount's Tobacco Market yesterday. Approximately half the available warehouse floor space was covered with tobacco, which was selling at a very satis factory price. Unofficial reports estimated the average price to be about twenty-five cents per pound. Only two sets of buyers were here fo r the beginning and a block sale was expected late yesterday. Thousands were in town to at tend the sales. Wendell Fair Opens Sept. 3rd One of the first Tobacco Expo sitions ever held in U. S. A., will open at Wendell on September 3rd., combined with the Old East ern Wake Fair and it promises to be the big event of 1934. Exhibits are coming in fast and every inch of the Exhibit Halls are packed to overflowing, if all the Exhibits are placed on exhibit. Over 263 pieces of fancy work have already been entered, and. hjindreds piore are expected. The Wendell folks are solid behind the big event and are pushing it over the top. The deco rators are here and work has al ready started, to turn the exhibit hall into a fairyland. Tobacco is being entered eftch day and the Fair Association hopes to have 2000 pounds on display of the finest in North Carolina and Virginia. Everyone is asked to send their exhibits in. Prizes are given all winners. One of the biggest Free Act programs ever shown except at the State Fair will be featured, with The Great Moralis Family heading the bill. This is the first appearance of this wonderful troupe of Mexican Per formers, and they come here direct from New York State Fair. The Taylor Brothers featuring 40-foot slide and other acts are on the pro gram. Fireworks will be used as an added attraction. Special added attractions are a great Style Show with 30 Models, an Old Time Fiddlers Contest with over 30 bands are already contract ed, as well as Wilsons Sound Sys tems, who will erect 6 Great Trumpets over the fair grounds. A 26 piece band will famish the music during the week. Bunts Greater Shows will be on the Glad Way all week. Other special fea tures are being contracted. TO ORGANIZE YOUNG REPUBLICAN CLUBS Baxter M. Linney who is state chairman of the organization '8 planning to open state headquar ters of the Young Republican Clubs of North Carolina, at Lenoir, at an early date. John W. Hollifield, secretary, will be in charge. Young Republican clubs are al ready organized at 59 points in North Carolina and the organiza tion of additional clubs will be pushed vigorously by Mr. Linney. New relief plan for winter pro poses "white-collar" aid. NOTICE Those desiring (o subscribe to The Rocky Mount Herald may do so by sending SI.OO with name and address to The Rocky Mount Herald, Rocky Mount, N. C. Name Town State .Route No. SI.OO PER YEAR ON NATIONAL WASHINGTON NRA REORGANIZATION DROUGHr NEEDS FACED FOR SOCIAL INSURANCE PARK AREAS FOR WORKERS The reorganization of the NRA which will take place soon, pro vides a permanent structure to i>e operated by an administrator un der control of a Board. The NRA will continue to supervise codes of "fair competition" dnd trade association control pf industry will be regulated through the organiza tion or under the Sherman Anto trust Act. Officials declare while the NRA has permitted combina tions in some instances in order to establish "fair competition," it haa safeguarded the public against "unfair competition" and that the set-up must be continued or anti rust laws must be rigorously en forced. Price-fixing will probably be eliminated except in emergencies and secret rebating, together with other ruinous trade practices will be prohibited. Blue eagles will be contined and its withdrawal us ed as a lever in cases of dispute but litigations will be turned over to the Department of Justice. Labor problems will probably go o the National Labor Relations Board and the Department of Labor. As to enforcement of anti trust laws, it is hoped to work out a method to secure coopera tion between he NRA, the Federal Trade Commission and the De partment of Justice in oJder to give a "certain security to busi ness" which will be protected from conflicting decisions on the part of various bodies. v"' President Roosevelt, upon his return to Washington, gave us his attention to the drought problem and the huge program which may have to be enlarged to meet the new situation. Since Congress appropriated $525,000,000 for drought relief, the drought area has been enlarged by more than three hundred per cent and the number of those for whom relief will be necessary has greatly in creased. At the same time profi teering in foodstuffs will be pre vented, if possible. A survey of the food and feed supply of the? nation has been made and is expected to reassure those who fear a shortage. The purchase of surplus commodities that otherwise will not be harves ter under market control agree • ments has been suggested and the Government urged to buy up large quantities of foodstuffs to be held as a weapon against undue pnc3 increases. Officials have relied up on publicity to prevent profiteering but expect to call upon other de vices if it proves necessary, Banking Company Opens At Torboro Tarboro, Aug. 21.—The Pinetops Banking company, with a $25,000 capital and $10,500 surplus already paid in, opened its doors yester day. Deposits total approximately $75,000 with $5,000 insured by the Federal government. Henry Clark Bridgers is presi dent, John H. Little, of Pinetops, is vice president, and the cashier is S. B. Kittrell, also of Pinetops.