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VOLUME i. NO. 33.
Issues Joined In Campaign
On New State
R. A. DOUGHTON HEADS
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Group To Sponsor New Con
stitution Already At Work;
Many Leaders Included In
Both Organizations; Active
Campaign Expected Before
November
Assurance of a definite and hotly
"waged campaign on the proposed
new Constitution which will be
submitted to voters in the general
election next November was given
Sunday with announcement of the
organization of a definite group to
oppose its adoption.
A group to campaign for the
proposed Constitution was organ
ized some weeks ago and already
has set up headquarters in Raleigh.
Dough ton Heads Group
R. A. Doughton, former Lieuten
ant Governor, leader in countless
General Assemblies and a well
known figure in State political eir
clse, is chairman of the advisory
committee of the organization to
oppose the constitution. Members
of the advisory committee are: Iti
mous T. Valentine, Nashville, cam
paign manager for Congressman
Harold D. Cooley during the recent
primary campaign; J. M. Brough
ton, Raleigh attorney; Vonno L.
Gudger, Asheville; Arthur Harri
son, High Point; Banks Arendell,
Raleigh, vice chairman; and Jule
B. Warren, Raleigh, secretary.
Included among the sponsors of
the organization are Attorney Gen
eral Dennis G. Brummitt, former
Lieutenant Governor R. T. Foun
tain, Rocky Mount; former Su
preme Court Justice L. R. Varsar,
Lumbetton; Tam C. Bowie, West
Jefferson; Dr. N. Y. Gulley, dean
of law at Wake Forest College;
' Commissioner of Agriculture W. A.
Graham, and Commissioner of La
bor A. L. Fletcher.
The campaign for and against
the proposed constitution has been
carried on sporadically for several
months and an organized cam- j
paign will be itarted in the near
future. The organization for the
Constitution already has set up
headquarters in Raleigh
Kemp P. Battle as active chairman,
Governor Ehringhaus -a honorary
president of that group and Clif
ford razier, Greensboro, Republi
can candidate for Governor in 1932,
is honorary vice president.
No Headquarters Yet
Headquarters for the organiza
tion against the Constitution have
not yet been set up.
In a statement issued recently,
the organization against the Con
stitution said:
"The proposed new Constitution
would confer on the General As
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A. P. Thorp Dies
In Philadelphia
Pioneer Tobacco and Textile
• Manufacturer of Rocky
Mount Passes
1 A. P. Thorpe, pioneer tobacco
and texile manufacturer of this
city and a former president of the
Tobacco Association of the United
States, died suddenly and unex
pectedly Wednesday in a Philadel
phia hospital.
Mr. Thorpe had gone to Phila
delphia Sunday with Mrs. Thorpe
and was in excellent spirits when
he left Rocky Mount.
News of his death was received
at noon and his son, A. P. Thorpe,
Jr., left immediately for Pennsyl
vania. Funeral arrangements are
to be announced later.
Mr. Thorpe, who was 74 years of
age, was presiden t of the Thorpe
and Ricks Tobacco Company of
this city which he founded in part
nership with the late R. H. Ricks
in 1886. In 1932 his firm was in
corporated and Mr. Thorpe became
the active president. He was also
the president of the Rocky Mount
Mills, the oldest textile plant in
North Carolina, and an active par
ticipant in a number of other local
enterprises. x
Mr. Thorpe was married in June,
1902, to Miss Sudie L. Middleton,
of Duplin County, who was with
him at the time of his death. He is
survived by four children, his son,
A. P. Thorpe, Jr., and three daugh
ters, Mrs. R. H. Gregory, Jr., Miss
I Mary Bryan Thorpe, and Miss Su
san Charlton Thorpe, all of this
city.
In church affairs, in every phase
of the community life, Mr. Thorpe
took an active part. He was an
elder in the First Presbylerian
Church here and was noted for his
philanthropy, although he never
permitted it any publicity. >
A native of Nash county, the son
of the late John Thorpe and Vir
ginia Wood Thorpe, Mr. Thorpe
was widely known throughout the
State and was an acive figure in
the development of farming and
the textile and tobacco industry of
Eastern Carolina.; News of his
death came unexpectedly here and
was a shock to the hosts of his
friends and admirers in this section
of the State.
It is expected that funeral ser
vices will be held in this city, but
details were not available pending
the receipt of word from his son
and widow in Philadlephia. /
ALLOT $1,879,580
FOR MONTH RELIEF
Mrs. Thomas O'Berry, State Re
lief Administrator, was notified
that . North! Carolina would get
$1,879,580 for relief purposes from
the Federal government in Sep
tember.
She said $350,000 will be ear
marked to care for cattle being
shipped into the state from
drought-stlricken territory to be
fattened before being killed aud
canned.
Mrs. O'Berry said equipment for
canneries at Asheville, Wilson, Ra
leigh and Greensboro had been or
dered. The Asheville plant already
has begun to com beef.
STEALS CHIEF OF
POLICE'S PANTS
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A thief who entered four homes
in Dunn, Harnett county, made no
exceptions as to whom he robbed
and evidently had no fear of Chief
of Police G. A. Jackson.
After three houses had been en
tered, the burglar came to that oc
cupied by Chief Jackson. He went
right in, walked by the bed in
which the officer was sleepng.
From a nearby chair he removed
the chief's pants, containing his
money and pistol. Mrs. Jackson,
the chiefs wife, also lost her poc
ketbook.
In place of the chiefs pants, he
left a pair of old ones.
ROCKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1934.
Flying Doctor of the Far North
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Here Is Or. Vance Murray, the "Hying doctor of the North,"
recently appointed medical director for the Alaskan Indian territory. He
plans to make his rounds of a vast region of the Arctic by plane, thus
eliminating the traditional dog sled. The plane, especially equipped for
northern (lying weather, was landed by Doctor Murray on the newly
leveled army landing Ueld at Juneau.
PLAY GROUNDS NEED IN ROCKY MOUNT
There has been recent complaint about children playing in
the street. With the present traffic conditions it is exceed
ingly dangerous for children to be permited to play in the
streets. Children have a vital and necessary place in every
community, they are the men and women of tomrorow. We
do not have a right to say that the children shall not go into
the streets unless our city fathers have done their duty in
providing recreational grounds for our children. There has
been spent in Rocky Mount, according to reports, around
s2oo,ooo.oo, and not a cent of this has been spent where
the children can get any benefit. We have an air port that
will be used by those who have aeroplanes, and we have a
lake that may be used by those who have boats, but the
innocent child and its nurse does not have a place to sit out
in the sunshine in winter and the cooling breeze in the
summer.
The pipes for the new water line will be laid through the
city leading to Kite Park, where the new reservoir is to be
located. Other cities and towns have used their public money
given by the national government for public relief in building
parks, school buildings, recreational centers, and for things
that not only gives present relief but it will be of permanent
benefit to the community in the future. The Edgecombe side
of Rocky Mount has only one small public piece of ground
and that is being taken from the children to place a large
reservoir for the city. City Fathers, are the children of
Rocky Mount being given fair treatment when the only park
and play ground is being taken without providing another
place ?
We can build airports, we can build lakes, there is talk of
a baseball stadium, but we cannot buy land for small chil
dren to play on.
President Roosevelt's answer to the newly formed Ameri
can Liberty League in baseball parlance is so complete that
he struck out the man at the bat and knocked everybody off
the bases, when he states that the object of the new league
is to place property rights above human rights. The rights
of property should be protected but property rights are sec
ondary to human rights. The main organizers of the League
are two former candidates for President, Alfred E. Smith
and John W. Davis, former National Chairman, John J.
Raskob; and former secretary, Jouett Shouse, in combination
with Republican Congressman Wadsworth and Mr. Irentt
DuPont. These gentlemen have been rejected by the people
because of their reactionary tendencies and if their purpose
is to undertake to place a cog in the wheel of recovery led by
our great President, they are going to be mighty disap
pointed and a group of sad looking birds because the people
know them by their former walk and conversation.
It was reported in Raleigh last week that this League was
in contemplation and that former Governor Gardner would
be a member, though if he is a member his name has not
been placed in the list.
PLANS SPECIAL
MUSIC PROGRAM
A special musical program will
be presented at the South Rocky
Mount Methodist church Sunday
morning at 9:45, according to an
announcement of Mrs. S. P. Wilson,
who is in charge of the program.
As a special feature Mrs .Wilson
has announced that the Cotton chil
dren will participae.
The presentation will be made
during the regular Sunday school
period, it wag stated.
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President drops tariff barriers
i on drought feed.
PITT TOBACCO SIGNUP
VIRTUALLY COMPLETE
Greenville, Aug. 25.—The story
of how Pitt county farmers have
taken part in the government's to
bacco acreage reduction was un
folded in convincing manner here
Thursday when two non-signers of
contracts were represented among
the hundreds of growers selling
their tobacco on the local market."
Pitt county was highly praised
by members of the government
acreage reduction campaign at the
oufset of the movement to cut pro
duction, relieve congestion and im
prove prices.
Junior Order
Closes State Meet
The Junior Order closed its an
nual State meeting, which was held
in Winston-Salem and Lexington,
Wednesday night, August 22.
The members were addressed at
this meeting by Hon. Harold D.
Cooley, fourth district Congress
man, on the fundamentals of the
organization. Addresses were also
made on Old Age Pensions and
Employment Needs.
The Order went on record as fav
oring an increase in the pay of
teachers. The following officers
were elected to serve the ensuing
term: Charles F. Tankersly. Coun
cilor; Monroe Adams, Vice-Coun
cilor; Gurney P. Hood, Treasurer;
and Sam F. Vance, Secretary. Mr.
Jake Winstead, who is Secretary of
the Enterprise Furniture Co., here,
was reappointed Deputy for this
District.
Delegates from Nash, Edge
combe, and Wilson counties attend
ed the meeting. The delegates
from Rocky Mount were W. E.
Moore and Rev. J. A. Satterfield.
Several other local Juniors attend
ed.
ERA Will Operate
lattressfFactory
An ERA mattress factory em
ploying approximately 30 persons,
most of whom will be women, was
expeced to begin operation here
early next week, Mrs. R. D. Bul
luek, local administrator, announc
ed.
The new enterprise will be lo
cated in the abandoned plant for
merly used for a mattress factory
on South Grace street opposite the
Carolina Building and Supply com
pany, and the ERA will use the
machinery placed in the building
by the Royal-Mebane company,
former operators.
TWO MEN LOSE ARM
EACH IN ACCIDENTS
New Bern, Aug. 25.—As the re
sult of two different automobile,
accidents on the Central highway
west of this city late yesterday,
two men are at St. Luke's Hopsital
with arm amputations.
Arthur H. King, of Wallace, had
his right arm amputated between
the elbow and shoulder after he
had sustained injury in an accident
at Neuse road railroad crossing.
His arm was hanging outside a car
window and was crushed against a
telephone poles, when his car skid
ded on wet pavement as he applied
brakes for the railroad crossing,
going down Ahe tracks into a
ditch.
Prentiss Longest, of Beaufort,
son of the Beaufort chief of police,
sustained injury to his left arm in
an accident at Lane's Chapel five
miles on the other side of Fort
Barnwell. He passed a car on a
highway curve, meeting a truck of
the Norfolk, Baltimore and Caro
lina Lines, which was sideswiped,
so badly crushing his arm that
amputation was necessary.
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CONCORD BABY HAS 13
LIVING GRANDPARENTS
A baby boy born Wednesday of
the past week at Concord to Mr.
and Mrs. Walter W. Holland has
13 living grandparents.
On the maternal side the new
baby has seven grandparents as
follows: Mr.' and Mrs. Geo. L.
Walters, grandparents; C. C. Wal
ters, great-grandfather; Mr. and
Mrs. J. M. Roberts, great-grand
parents, and Mr. and Mrs. John
Eudy, great-great-grandparenta.
On the paternal side the bounc
ing baby boy has six grandparents
as follows: Mr. and Mrs. W. L.
Holland, grandparents; Mrs. W. L.
Holland, Sr., great-grandmother;
Mr. and Mrs. W, E. McCraven,
great-grandparents; and Mrs. N.
A. McClelland, great-great-grand
mother.
Four pure bred Hampshire rama
were purchased last Aeek by farm
ers of Alleghany county.
Commands Roads To Obey
Terms Of Railway Lab
New Constitution
Opposed By Jonas
Says Proposed Change Calls
For Surrender Of Too Many
Fundamental Rights Of
The People
Raleigh, Aug. 28.—Charles A.
Jonas, of Lincolnton, Republican
national committeeman from
North Carolina, today expressed
opposition to the proposed new
state constitution with the opin
ion that "its adoption would not
be in the interest of the people."
In a telegram to Dennis G.
Brummitt, attorney-general, who
has taken a stand agains t the pro
posed document, Mr. Jonas said
that "in my judgment it calls for
the surrender of too many funda
mental rights on the part of the
people and paves the way to more
centralized government than our
people should permit."
Mr. Jonas said he favored many
of the provisions in the proposed
constitution, and recognized the
need for a "constitution to fit
present conditions."
Fountain, Doughton
Heard At Reunion
Ex-Lieut. Governor Pleads
For Present State Constitu
tion. 300 Attend Meeting
Concord, Aug. 28.—Three hun
dred persons, many of them direct
descendants of Gen. John Paul Bar
ringer, of revolutionary fame,
gathered for the annual Barringer
family reunion at St. John's church
near here today and heard former
Lieut. Gov. R. T. Fountain plead
for the present state constitution
and Representative R. L. Dough
ton extol the virtues of the Bar
ringer family.
Mr. Doughton made no reference
to political questions but Mr. Foun
tain ended his address with a
strong defense of the constitution
as now written. "I remind you that
constitution was written by our
fathers," he said, " so let us not
change this fundamental document
and take up something new and
untried."
The new constitution, he said,
"would take county government
out of our constitution and make
it a creature of the Legislature."
He added that the proposed docu
ment would give the Legislature
the right to place with the Govern
or the power to appoint every lo
cal county officer and city official
in the state."
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REPORT DECREASE
IN POPULATION OF
N. C. INSTITUTIONS
Raleigh, Aug. 28.—North Car
olina's charitable and correctional
institutional population decreased
from 17,973 June to 17,856 August
1, the state board of charities and
public welfare reported today.
August 1, the state was caring
for 6,607 mental patients, 7,623 pri
soners and state and county insti
tutions for the infirm had 1,356
residents.
RFC urges banks to make direct
loans to industry.
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Amendments Safeguarding
Employes Must Be Posted
On Every Bulletin Board
In "Order No. 1," issued last
(week, the U. S. Board of Media
tion, appointed by President
Roosevelt only a few weeks ago,
directs every railroad in the
United States to post a bulletin
proclaiming railroad labor's "Mag
na Charta"—the amendments ;o
the Railway Labor Act which Con
gress enacted in the closing days
of the last session at the request
of the chief executives of the
Standard Railroad Labor Organi
zations.
Here is the notice that the Midi
ation Board says every railroad
must post on every bulletin board
and keep posted so long as the law
is on the statute books.
NOTICE IN RE
RAILWAY LABOR ACT
(Approved May 20, 1926; amended
June 21, 1934)
(Insert name of posting carrier)
(Place)
August 14, 1934.
To All Employes:
I.—Handling of Disputes
Pursuant to the provisions of
Section 2, Eighth, Railway Labor
Act, as amended (approved June
21, 1934), you are hereby advised
that all disputes between (insert
name of posting carrier here) and
its employes will be handled in ac
cordance with the requirements of
the Railway Labor Act.
2.—Contracts of Employment
The following provisions of par
agraphs Third, Fourth, and Fifth,
Section 2, Railway Labor Act, are,
by law made a part of each con
tract of employment between this
carrier and each of its employes
and shall be held binding regard
less of any express or implied
tgreements to the contrary.
Freedom Of Choice Of Representa
tives Of Employes
"Section 2, Third. Representa
tives, for the purpose of this act,
shall be designated by the respec-.
tive parties without interference,
influence, or coercion by either
party over the designation of rep
resentatives by the other; and
neither party shall in any way in
terfere with, influence, or coerce
the other in its choice of represent
atives. Representatives of employ
es for the purpose of this act need
not be persons in the employ of
the carrier, and no carrier shall,
by interference, influence, or co
ercion seek in any manner to prei
vent the designation by its em
ployes as their representatives of
those who or which aie no: em
ployes of the carrier."
Carriers Forbidden To Interfere In
Labor Organization
"Section 2, Fourth. Employes
shall have the right to organize
and bargain collectively through
representatives of their own chooj
ing. The majority of any craft or
class of employees shall have tha
right to determine who shall be the
representative of the craft or class
for the purpose of this act.
"No carrier, its officers or
age*»te, shall deny or in any way
question the right of its employes
to join, organize, or assist in or
ganizing the labor organization of
their choice, and it shall be unlaw
ful for any carrier to interfere in
any way with the organization of
its employes, or to use the funds
of the carrier in maintaining or as
sisting or contributing to any labor
organization, labor representative,
or other agency of collective bar
gaining, or in performing any work
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