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The Rocky Mount Herald FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1936 Power Plant Equipment To Be Operating Soon 1 je ..Utilities Director George P. Woni »,>le indicated the power plant equin ment, for which an $83,451 con tract was awarded only Thursday will be installed and ready for ope ration within 160 days after the con tract is executed, provided nothing unforseen develops. Mr. Womble said the equipmsnt should bo installed and ready for op eration "within 160 days from the time of execution of" the- contract.' The ■equipment will include a boi ler, stoker, smoke flue and the ne cessary piping. The contract was awarded onl.v Thursday night to Babcock, Wilson and company at the aldermen ses sion as the low bid. The utilities director had not been informed as to the exact date the equipment would arrive in Roc ky Mount as it is the manufactuers job to care for that. -i Group Returns From The Hill High School's Original Play Wins First Place In Tournament—Cap Awarded A group of about 30 young ac tors and actresses and those inter ested in dramatics at Rocky Mounl higl» school had returned thirteenth annual festival and"th; state dramatic tournament at Cha pel Hill with a first place in the original folk play production con test for the presentation of Sa die Mae Deal's "The Bridal Cham ber." The festival and tournament, be gun April 1, ended only Saturdaj night, and all awards for the va rious contests were made then with Prof. Frederick Koch, head of dra matics at the University of Nortb Carolina, giving them. The local high school had an en try in the city high school play pro duction contest also. "The Drums of Death,' but Southern Pines Higli school fctffr'anked the locals and other schools. Sadie Mae Deal, local studncr wrote and acted in "The Bridal Chamber", which won out over one from itulander. Also in the play were Frank Lee Qreathouse, Joyc: Powell and Joe Holloweli. This wa= the original folk play produetior contest. It won first place and a cup. In the city high school play con test wer« Juo Holloweli, Bobbie Williams, Nell Speight, and Tom Avera, Jr., in "Drums of Death," A. W. House, Hayward Taylor and Allen Whitehead served a; stage crew. The group went in charge of -C, M. Edison, director who has charge of the dramatics class at the school here, and Mrs. F. L. Greathouse, Sr. and included several students who went" as interested onlookers. The group left Thursday and came back Sunday afternoon. Officials praised the scenery foi the local productions. Nell Speight won first in the make-up contest in the state for the high-schools, and Annie Belle Proc tor and Hilda Harper entered the costume contest. Frances Walker read the _ prologuu to one of the plays. Edgecombe Man Is Interred John Henry Fly, 62, prominent Edgecombe county farmer, was laid in his final resting place in Powell cemetery, Edgecombe county, fol lowing rites from his home neai here. Elder A. B. Denson, Primi tive Baptist minister, held final ser vices. Mr. Fly, a native of Edgecombe county, lived on Route 2, Roc ky Mount, and died at home about li o'clock Sunday morning. He had been ill for several years. He was the sou of the late Edgar W. H. Fly and Harriet E. Thom as Fly, both of Edgecombe county and was unmarried. Two brothers, Richard Fly and Will Fly, both of Edgecombe coun ty and three sisters, Anna Fly, Route 2, city; and Mrs. J. L. Brake and Mrs. J. A. Brake, also of Ed gecombe county, are survivors. H|s neighbors were pallbearers. "MIRACLE" AIDS CRIPPLE Keyport, N. J.—Crippled by ar thritis for fifteen years and unable to walk unassisted, Miss Adeline Slover, 40, has had the use of hsr arms and legs, restored through what she claims as "a miracle from Heaven." She relates that while ly ing in bed repeating the Lord's Prayer, a blot of lightning "flashed before my face and I fell back stunned." She then began to shake all over and from that time had "feeling" in her arms and legs. She recently went for a walk alone, to the astonishment of her neighbors. Johnstown asks $10,000,000 Federal funds for rebuilding. Push Farm Plan In Nash County Whirlwind Campaign Opens In In terest Of State Conservation Nashville, April 6. —Momeyer farmers met in the school building there tonight j/ hear Vocational Ag ricultural Instructor T. H. LeCroy in the first of a series of county wide discussions aimed at familiar izing growers with the provisions of the soil conservation act. Dur ing the week leaders and committee men will conduct similar meetings through the county. . The discussions follow up B. Troy Ferguson's address to 1500 farmers in the courthouse here last week. Those in charge of the meetings are Leeroy, John J. Wolfe, K. H. Melntyre, R. F. Sherin, E. B. Sel lers, V. C. Powers, and A. Q. Phil lips. • The meetings, set for 7:30 P. M., are as follows: Tuesday, Middlesex; Wednesday, Whitakers, Nashville and Stanhope; Thursday, Castalia, Griffins, Battleboro, Macedonia, Sa lem, Coopers Union and Oak Level; Friday, Sharpsburg, Spring Hope Bailey and Benvenue; Saturday Convention colored school and Sa maria; Monday, April 13, Mt. Pleas ant and Tuesday, April 14, Bed Oak With the exception of Nashville, the meetings will convene in the school houses. The Nashville meetings will be in the county courthouse. o Dr. Carltons Health Talk The importance of heart diseas: i in children was emphasized in Dr B. L. Carlton's health talk Mondaj .night. "It often occurs that follow ing measles or scarlet fever or even what the family may have regard ed as a simple sore throat accom panied by pain in the joints thai the child one day complains of dis comfort in the heart or he is short of breath and the doctor discovers that he has a heart murmur," said Dr. Carlton. "A good rule for parents to ro member is that after any serious illness, such as rheumatic fever oi diphtheria or measles it is wise to i have the doctor examine the child i thoroughly before he goes back tc I ichoel. TMs "prevents serious trou ble later on." , The speakers pointed out that the pulse is more rapid in children than i in adults. Sometimes the heart doct ' not slow down as the child devel > ops and sueh children should be i 'watched. l "Some children are found witli i hearts which are not quite rightly formed and they have loud inur ■ murs. The important thing is tc » find out whether this trouble is due l merely to the formation of th. _ : heart or if it follows rheumatic trou , ble. s "It is a serious thing to "make an invalid of a child because he has :i . heart murmur—so it is important s to differentiate between the child 1 who may have a functional disorder , and one who has a mild degree oi ) congenital disorder. "The average person understands 1 little about rheumatic heart di sease. Bheumatic fever often steals r up a child like a thief in the night It may masquerade as a cold. So ! called 'growing pains' may be un i recognized rheumatic fever. "In considering occupations fill 3 heart patients the most important considerations are regular hours > tho amount of work and exerics. to be carried on and the avoidance of hurry. The heart must be though: of as any other strained part of the body and the child's activity plan ned accordingly. [ "It is therefore important to co pperate with the family physician to avoid any error in the true ap t praisal of the nature and degree oi 1 tjie heart trouble. , 1 "On the one hand children are . found with congenital murmurs oi r functional trouble who have suffer . Ed much hardship from restrictions . based on the supposition that they are rheumatic. On the other hand B great caution is necessary to pre vent the development of rheumatic j. fever which is the forerunner of sc j many cardiac breakdowns. Don't forget to consult your doctor!" - MRS. HARRIS RECEIVES r PLAYMAKERS AWARE The Playmakers' award for the best original short play of the '■ State Drama Festival, which ended 6 a four-day program at Chapel Hill Saturday, was presented to Mrs Bernice Kelly Harris of the North ampton county Players, author oi "Three Foolish Virgins." The awards were announced by Prof. Freder ick H. Koch, director of tho Caro lina Playmakers and were presented o by President Frank P. Graham. e Mrs. Harris, formerly from neai r Clayton, is a sister-in-law of Mrs h Viola EHiller Kelly, a o - CONSCIENCE HURTS 40 YEARS '3 _ d Bluffton, Ind. —An unidentified k person recently sent 50 cents to a e church to pay for candy stolen nt d a children's party in 1898. His con e science just wouldn't let him rest o he said. Edward, VHI, on slum tour, as il sures boy he ig "really the new King." ROCKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA, VOLUME 3, NO. 15 They Kept the Pigs in the Parlor The floods which brought death and destruction to many parts ot the East had many curious after-effects, but few as strange as this. Anxious to save his livestock from the raging waters, farmer Doka, near Moun tain View, N. J., "Invited" the animals to share bis home with him. Madam Sow and her Utter of little porkers were welcomed to the guest bedroom by Doka's young son, Joseph. So it was "Pig* in the Parlor," until the waters subsided. Congressmen Ask Exira Session— Bailey Does Not Join It is very clear that in order to make the new Agricultural Act effective, it is necessary that the legislature be called into an extra session. While we realize that calling the legislature into an extra session is important and should not be called except in cas es of emergency, Agricultural Relief being the greatest prob lem in our economic life at this time, we feel that the emergency is at hand. The members of Congress from our State who have been working and dealing with this subject, ask that the legislature be called into extra session and if it were not necessary, we feel quite sure that they would not have ask ed that it be done. They are more familiar with this question than probably any other body of men, having given great study in trying to overcome the effect of the Supreme Court's Nullifica tion of the Farm Relief Bill. We notice from a Washington correspondent a statement that Senator Bailey had declined to jo.n with the Congress men in requesting the extra session. This however is nothing new, as Senator Bailey has lought all Farm Relief Bills up to this time and if he was sincere in 1933, it would be but natural that he would take this position at this time. APPOINT NORTIF CAROLINANS BY ALL MEANS The last General Assembly authorized the Governor to tppoint two Commissions for studv. One to study the road question and investigate the amount of loans which were furnished by the counties that went into the highway sys tem. The other was a commission to study the liquor ques tion. Up to this time the Governor has not appointed these two commissions and we notice through the press that, when he was asked why these commissions had not been appointed, he stated that it was difficult to find people to serve on these two commissions. Probably, that maj|.> so, yet it does look like North Carolina could furnish -;i pie with sufficient brains and character to work on tJ.v commissions. We certainly hope that the Governor is not delaying.-' the grounds of the necessity of going out of the Stat;-' hire a commission. He states that he can not find mat - .'. in the State to man these commissions. North Carolina has already suffered under the hand.;"- sn imported commission, to wit, the Brookings Insti ' that took our money and made recommendations w viU would take from the average citizen, his last having any part in the running of the Government. ***■ We certainly hope that if an investigation is to be m It will be made by citizens of North Carolina. New Store Is Opened Here The B. and R. Clothing Store an nounces the opening of its new store at 176 N. Main Street, next door to tho Quinn Furniture Com pany. Harry Burk, formerly of Hender son, will be the. active manager. This store will carry a large line of men's and women's ready to wear, and it is expected to be one of the leading stores of the town. —o A SPRING FEVER REMEDY Chicago.—Are you feeling the ef fects of Spring fever I Well, here's how to get rid of it, according to Dr. Karl A. Meyer; Eat plenty of fresh fruit, vegetables and drink milk. Drink eight or ten glasses of water a day and exercise in the open air. He explains that "Spring fever" is a weariness which follows a long winter, with consequent lack of sunshine vitamins. D. L. Lancaster Says Planters f— Leads For 10 Years ! . **• v Sbarpshurg, N. C. December 30th, 1985 PMStel* 06M» M « yWamM. Co, ft*» Monflfs Gentlemen: For the past 10 years we have used your tobacco fertilizers under part of our crop each year. We have always obtained art good results from PLANTERS as from other brands and several years ■ during tho 10 PLANTERS has come out far ahead. This year the two tenants who used PLANTERS av eraged $428.57 per acre for their entire crop. Taking It year In and year out PLANTERS CON TROLLED FERTILIZERS have made more money ror ■ us than any other fertilizer we have ever used. ■ , •-v. Yours truly, tor George Womble and creases in consumption for T © 1 ,» utilities over March, 1935. 'TI/«Cjk JjU) \ b O*4k. Total amount of wowW A u\ ' ~ sumed last month stands at I.yIKS&Ck . AtfYr*, » D. L. Lancaster, kilowatt hours as contrasted ?^V-\O*YViV * 000 kilowatt hours for MarejQfgm U Y °™ Dealflr Can,t Supply As for the number of gall/ffifllßp •wniwuh t»no« «v N YOQ or s water utilized here last I figures are 39,058,000 gallons, 8,000,000 gallons more than! Vli ■■ ■ fJ m j| |M J|i" W«Trß[j|J J|\ ijl Sfl |j JjJ 1935 total for March of 31,(■ *1 LI ■J > ™ K" J »i I Wtj ■ 3 .AM I In gas, Rocky Mount utilitnfM tomers made use feet last month contrasted to 000 cubic fett in March, 193.' Fountain Hits Bailey Record New Bern, April 6. E. T. Foun tain of Rocky Mount, seeking tho Democratic nomination for the Unit ed States Senate, attacked the rec ord of Senator J. W. Bailey in an address here today. Bailey, Fountain said, "employed all tho arguments which the Liberty League .group has used in oppos ing President Roosevelts recovery program," in opposition to the first farm relief bill. Fountain endorsed the policies of tho administration and pledged his support to President Roosevelt. The former lieutenant governor plans to spend much of this weok campaigning in the eastern part of the State, but will go to Charlotte Friday to speak before the Labor Council, a labor organization. Old Age Pension Meeting Planned Executive Groups To Convene In Raleigh Friday—General Session Too Members of the executive commit tees of the old-age pension associa tions io. the state are asked to at tend a meeting at Raleigh Friday morning prior to a general session held later in the morning, T. P. Thome, president of the Nash-Ed gecombe county old-age pension as sociation, announced. President Thorne, a local resident said the executive committees will meet at 10 o'clock at the Bland ho tel and that the Nash-Edgecombe executive group is expected to at tend along with the rest. Following this will be a general meeting at 11 o'clock at the House of Representatives in Raleigh witd S. G. Daniels, president of the state old-age pension association: Charles U. Har.ris, of Raleigh; and Mr. Thorne on the program. Everyone interested is invited to the second meeting at the House of Representatives, Mr. Thorne indicat ed. Personnel Oi Bank Banquets Planters National Bank And Trust Company Of Rocky Mount, N. C. Has Thirty-Seventh Anniversary Dinner The officers, directors, attorneys ;and employees of the Planters Na tional Bank and Trust Co., gath ered for their thirty-seventh anni versary dinner on Tuesday evening, April the 7th, in the Ricks Hotrfl Dining Room. F. E. Winslow acted as toastmas ter and, in his usual easy manner, interspersed the program with time ly and witty remarks. ' The scheduled on the program and their subjects were as follows: Wiley W. Meares —"Our Policies as Compared to the Policies of Other Banks." • W. S. Wilkinson—"How a Bank Director Can Be Helpful to His Bank." .SB -"8H H * J^l fry** r•' r i ■ *fr> 'Av V fS' v ■i* r J PARAGRAPHS PROBLEMS AT Hancock Says Congress Will Pass Tob. Bill .Fifth. District Congressman Confi dent Measure Will Be Approved And Dispatched To President Roosevelt For His Approval—N. C. Special Session Necessary Congress will enact the bill au- ] thorizing states to enter into a com peca for the purpose of controlling the production and marketing of bright flue-cured tobacco and it will be done by the latter part of this week. That is the opinion of Representa tive Frank W. Hancock. Fifth Dis trict representative, who spent the week- end at his home here. He said further that the bill would probably be sent to President Roosevelt by airplane for his appro val of the measure. The President is on a fishing cruise off the coast of Florida. 'North Carolina's failure to take action first has unquestionably de layed the effective date of this vi tally important and necessary legis lation, but if the Governor will act promptly in calling a special ses sion of the General Assembly for the purpose of passing the State Control Act, much good should re sult in regulating the size of tho crop this year, Mr. Hancock said. 'Of course with both laws in effect, the desired accomplishments will depend largely upon the adminis tration of the State Act and the ac tive and sincere cooperation of tho growers. 'We must all think in terms of the general welfare. With a manifesta tion of this attitude and real coop eration with the Soil Conservation Act and the State Control Act, our tobacco farmers can face the future with greater confidence and hop 3 for better times. 'President Roosevelt has his heart and soul behind the welfare fo ag riculture and with the Congress will never give up the fight, regardless of the Supreme Court's actions, un til the program ef fective in placing agrciulture on an equality with industry. It is tho only way we can hope to have a balanced economy in this country and general prosperity among kll the people. 'Calling a special session,' Mr. Haicock continued, 'should also in sure State legislation for coopera tion with the Social Security Art designed to provide assistance and pensions to our old people and un employment insurance to those temporarily put out of work, se curity to the worthy and needy who have reached the dead-line of service should be the first objective of a great humanitarian govern ment. The state's failure to coope-- ate with the Federal Government has already deprived those eligible for these benefits of thousands of dol lars. Further delay cannot be .jus tified or excused. Prompt and gen erous action will tend to mitigate tjw situation.' Mrs. Powell Dies At Her Home Here SI.OO PER YEAH ON NATIONAL WASHINGTON REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES GROUPS NOW IN ACTION HOOVER LEADS ATTACK LANDON APPEARS AHEAD BORAH, THE PUZZLE KNOX AND THE TARIFF WIL BORAH BOLT? TWO COURT DECISIONS AVERAGE 70 YEARS, 4 MONTHS t By Hugo 91ms, Special Washington Correspondent In just about two months, the Re publicans will gather in Cleveland antf what the 1,001 delegates will do is the main topic of speculation at the national capital. With presiden tial preferential primaries already under way, a bitter battle is be ing waged for control of the con vention, the delegates not being bound by the votes east in the pri maries of some States. Several groups, or factions, ar® involved, including (1) the Borah backers, (2) the Hoover supporters dedicated to rallying the party be hind denunciation of the New Deal; and (3) the so-called Old Guard, operating behind the banners of va rious favorite sons but really anxi ous for an unfettered flock of del egates and an opportunity to repeat ancient tactics of tho conference rooms. The situation revolves mainly around four men at this writing although lesser stars walk the boards of the drama as the curtain pre pares to ascend. Former President Herbert Hoover, who delivered his seventh attack on the New Deal at Fort Wayne, Ind., recently, is not now considered a possible choice of the delegates although, as the titu» lar leader of the party, he has mads effective speeches and delivered some advice to his fellow Republi cans. Recently breaking his silence to deny published reports that he was backing Senator Vandenberg, of Michigan. Mr. Hoover, through his secretary, declared he had encour aged no particular candidate, be ing engaged "solely in fighting the New Deal." He advocated lambast ing the administration policies, the framing of a "courageous and con 'structive" program, the nominutw® * of the "best qualified" man and the united -ffott of «n -RepubWahV ft* - win tho election. There are some Republicans who would like to see Mr. Hoover lead tho attack against Roosevelt next fall and, human nature beiug what it is, the chances are that the for mer President would welcome the opportunity. Certainly, there is some logic in the idea but, at the same » time, many party leaders candidly admit that the obstacles are too many. Besides, his renominatioa would be certain to alienate somj ! of the so-called liberal element, in cluding Senator Borah, whose help the nominee must have, if possible, j Gov. Landon, of Kansas, is gen- i erally considered to have the lead position at this time, with dele gates assured in Kansas, Oklahoma and New Mexico. He has not per sonally taken part in any primary and neither approved nor repudi ated any delegate who chooses to run under his name. Declining LO enter upon a campaign, the gov- ; ernor holds that party unit and harmony are paramount but his , supporters may push him forward in Ho hn« PTlined
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