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PARAGRAPHS ON
NATIONAL PROBLEMS (
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34 per cent greater than in 193'2, 1
according to the Department of I
Commerce, and retail trade is ex-1
panding toward the volume, if not j
th© money volume, of 1929. Bus;- j
ness earnings reflect market gains,
the banking structure no lbnger dis- j
turbs and bank reserves are far j
in excess of needs.
Now, we come to the other side
of the picture. One of the prob-1
lems is the persistence of unem- j
ployment, with no one really know-'
ing just how many persons are real
ly out of work. The American Fed- ]
cration of Labor, in May, said 11,-j
259,000 and the National Industrial j
Conference Board said 9,649,000 in i
March. However, both sources ill-1
dicate a drop of around four mil- !
lion since li' 33, and while this is
encouraging the future cannot be
bright until some way can be found
to provide work for these people.
Largely becaus eof the unemploy
ment the Federal government, ex
pending huge 3ums for relief, ope
rates at a deficit. Naturally, such
a condition cannot exist forever.
Moreover, from a business stand
point, these expenditures are nos
normal and represent artificial stim
ulus to trade that may be later with
drawn. Disbursement of borrowed
money is said to equal five per cent
o fthe national income. While help
ful to business today the
must be repaid at a later date
when, it is hoped, private spend- j
ing factors will be sufficient to main
tain the recovery gait.
Another factor that complicates
the outlook is the disastrous drought
in the grain belt. This is transi
tory, we presume. While its effect
on farmers is mixed the probabil
ity exists that it means higher pric- J
cs for urban dwellers and indus
trial workers, thus cutting down
their buying power in relation io
other purchases and thus adversely
reacting on trade and industry.
The fight of both parties to win
the farmers' votes is the outstand
ing feature of the campaign. While
the New Deal won great support
in agricultural centers and was
given the edge in the battle some
weeks ago, the Republicans seem
to be making some gains in persuad
ing farmers that they will be just
as well off, if not better, under
Landon. One of the effective argu- :
ments being used in the increase
in imports of agricultural products,"
coupled with the allegation that the
New Deal has sold out the farmer
to foreign producers. As this charge
is backed by figures showing in
creased imports, it seems to vo
having weight and the Democrats
are planning a counter-offensive to
show farmers, by their arguments,
that the drought is responsible for
part of the imports and that tho
reciprocal trading treaties, while
while giving some concessions to for
eign countries, have secured larger
gains for our farmers. It will be
the big argument of the campaign in
the farm belt,
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The fight between John L. Lewis
and his independent committee f>r
industrial organization and the
American Federation of Labor, which
holds to craft organization, ap
proaches a crisis that will probably
be marked by a major split next
month. At least, the parent organ
ization has suspended the unions
that are backing Lewis unless they
come to terms and President Green
insists that the battle is not over
the type of organization but dem
ocratic rule, pointing out that the
policies of the Federation hava
been determined by an affirmative
vot© of 18,000 to 10,000. While we
see no likely chance of a compro
mise agreement it would be better
for labor generally if the striving
leaders could manage to get together
o nsome basis and prevent the di
vision of labor's strength.
The campaign moves apace. Pre
sident Roosevelt and his advisers
jre ready to launch a vigorous of
fensive and Republican speakers are
busy attacking the New Deal and its
works. Governor Landon has not
expounded his viewif on many issues
or amplified his statements, except
to explain his labor views in a
tetter replying to an inquiry from
Norma Thomas, Socialist candidate.
He recognizes the right of labor
anions to promo ' organization Ijy
sending in organizers. President
Roosevelt's proposed tour of the
drought area may be undertaken
soon an dhis inspection of flool
damaged areas in the East postpon
ed until later.
Politicians are carefully studying
tho drought and trying to figure
out its political significance,. In
Kansas, Governor Landon urgi'd
business men to help preserve the
livestock breeding herds, threatened
by the drought, but made no move
to seek Federal funds for relief,
although Senator Capper, running
for renomination, was not back
ward in making vigorous appeals to
IVPA and the Department of Agri
talture for funds. He got the same
response that was made in 1!>34 and
federal money is flowing into Kan
sas again, as in other States wh?re
the farmers need assistance.
DROWNS TEACHING
GIRL TO SWIM
New Orleans.—While teaching liis
11-year old daughter. Magnolia, to
swim in Lake Pontchartrain, Ches
ter Hall, 39 sank beneath the wat
er and drowned. The girl manag
ed to get to shore alone. x
A STRANGE COIL
Osage City, Kansas.—Poking his
head under the hood of an auto
to check the oil, Andy Anderson,
filling station attendant, noticed a
strange coil —a six-foot snake.
Numbers (1) and (3): Scenes from the magnificent Skyline Drive in Shenandoah Nation*' Park. Num
bers (2) and (6): Bridle Trails and trout streams in Shenandoah National Park. This .'ark will be
formally dedicated by President Roosevelt on July 3rd at Big Meadows, Virginia, atop the Blue Ridge
Mountains. Number (4): The famous Horseshoe Bends of the Shenandoah River, as seen from the crest
of the Massanutten Range near Woodstock, Virginia Number (5): A typical scene from one of the six
famous Caverns inthe Shenandoah Valley. Number (7): The famous "Valley Pike" or U. S. 11, the
great three-lane highway that traverses the heart of the Shenandoah Valley. Number (8): Natural
Bridge "God's Miracle in Stone." One of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, near Lexington.
Virginia, on U. S il. '
Bureau Proposes j
Peanut Research
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Establishment Of Test Farm Set As
Objcctice of Farmers' Organization
Greenville, Aug. 7.—The execnt- j
tive committee of the North Caro- 1
lina Farm Bureau, after giving
careful study to the future State
Farm Bureau program, has decidid
to add as one of its major ol»,ioc- 1
tves, the establishment of a t. at
fa;.a m the center of the peanuc
area, to be devoted entirely to re
sareh work for the aid and benefit
of peanut growers, E. F. Arnold,
executive secretary, said today.
it was brought out at the meet-1
ing yesterday that the peanut crop
is the only one of the major caoli
crops of North Carolina that does
not have the full advantage of ex
perimental work conducted on test
farms in the growing area.
Secretary Arnold, on being asked
what was the center of the peanut
area, stated that this was r.ot
given consideration, but that North
ampton County would probably be
considered. Ho said the develop
ment of the peanut program would
be left to the committee appointed
yesterday, consisting of the fol
lowing members: B. D. Stevenson,
Pendleton; B. B. Everett, Palmyra;
J. T. Smithwick, Windsor; R. C.
Holland, Edenton.
In addition to going on record for
a test farm for pc-anut growers the
executive committee approved the
executive committee approved the
diversion payment on peanuts as the
best method of supplementing tho
soil conservation program in secur
ing parity prices.
A "SWEET" MISTAKE
Norwich, N. Y.—F. E. Lothridge
; s convinced he did a "sweet job"
..i painting his house recently. Mix- 1
ing the paint himself, he later not-1
iced swarms of bees, flies ind
bugs ted stuck fast to the newly
paintea surfaces. Investigation
showed that instead of adding oil
to the paint, he had used a can of
maple syrup.
WEARS IIIS WARDROBE
Kansas City.—lt was easier for
Carl August Johansen, 7-i-year old
Swede to wear his wardrobe thanj
to carry it. With the mercury at |
108 degrees, the man was wearing
a tweed overcoat, three suit coats'
and a felt hat and explained that j
he was roaming tho country and.
had no place t ostore his winter
clothes.
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QUICK THINKING
Evansville, Ind.—When W. u.
Yearwood drove his automobile on'
to the tracks in front of an on- j
rushing locomotive, he had pres-,
pnee of mind enough to turn his r.u-,
tomobilo down the tracks, step |
on the accelerator and keep going j
until the engineer had time to
stop tho train. Ho was unhurt.
Rebate
Waiter—Would you mind set
tling your bill, sirf We're closing j
now.
Patron—But I fcaven't been serv
ed yet.
Wiatcr—Well, in that case,
there'll be only tho cover charge.
TffE ROCKY MOUNT HERALD. ROCKY MQPMT, NORTH CAROLINA,
33 Acres Added To
Clayton Nursery
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I Raleigh, Aug. s.—Recent cornple
i tion of a deal to add 33 acres ut
I land to the state forest nursery
i near Clayton in Johnston County,
together with a purchase of 6-3
j aches last year, adds greatly to the
! capacity of the station, State For
' ester J. 8. Holmes announced to
day. The 96 acres were purchased
rrom the liquidating agent of the
old Raleigh Bank & Trust Company,
, uud iie immediately across tne
highway from the nursery which has
been operated tor a number of years.
Provisions are aiready being made
rot- an expansion of tne nursery. A
s.d; camp irons the Civilian Con
servation Corps has been establish
. ei at too nursery and is carrying
i out an extensive program of devel
opment, part of which includes an
enlargement of the water supply by
boring a new well on the recently
acquired property, the construction
of new plant beds and erection of
necessary buildings.
The State forester said the en
largement of the nursery plant will
provide facilities for transplanting
beds, the alternation of beds for
better protection against plant
diseases, the production of a larg
er number of seedlings and other
improvements.
One of the plans for utilization of
the nursery addition is the estab
lishment of experience and demon
stration plots. The State forester
hopes to provide through these de
monstration plots examples of re
forestation, using various types of
forest trees where the rate of
growth and general practicability
I of reforestation can be exemplified.
He hopes to carry on practical ex
periments as extensively as avail
able funds will permit.
During the last several years
there has been a steady growth iti
the demand for forest seedlings,
Mr. Holmes said. From indications
this condition will continue and with
enlarged facilities at the nursery i.p
hopes to be able to fill all orders.
With probably between one and two
million acres in North Carolina need
ing reforestation by planting, the
f'orrestt r is of the opinion that there
should be a demand for huge num
bers of forest seedlings over a per
iod of many years.
JArs CELEBRATE NEWS
To.vko. —A three-day official cele
bruti n was held here, in which
the populace enthusiastically joined,
when notice was received that Ja-
I pan would be host to the Olympic
! game.} in 1!>40. Lantern processions,
mass-meetings and displays of flre
j works attested the spirit of cele
bration wim which the news was re
ceived.
MOBE WHISKEY DRUNK
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I According to D. Leith Colviii,
presidential candidate of the Prohi
bition Party, the United States now
| spends $3,2.'50,000,000 for alcoholic
beverages as compared with $-,400,-
000,000 a year in the "old days."
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Very Nice
"What I liked about the hotel
was tho way they treated the live
j stock. Why, they treated the poul
try better than they did the guests!
| "How's that?
| "Well, they don't pluck the poul
try while they're still alive."
Dorfbarbier.
r Wake Girl Wins
High Honors
tl
y !
r,! Miss Martha W. Bmith, of Ra
-31 leigh Route 3, was one of three
e! outstanding women students 'n
-1 chemistry, who received graduate
- ■ scholarships, provided by Francis P.
il Garvan, president of the Chemical
e ! Foundation. The announcement was
r, | recently made by the Women's Ser
e vice Committee.
s Miss Smith, the daughter of Mr.
i. and Mrs. A. Myatt Smith, received
a on > fall scholarship of stsoo for the
V study of biological chemistry at tile
- University of Michigan. A secoi-d
- sehoralship of $(500 was divided bc
; tweeu Miss Stutzenberg, of Chiea'jo
- . and Miss Olson, of Baresford, S. D.,
lwho will carry on investigations in
/ the same field, in the State Um
versity of lowa.
i Miss Bmith, 20, and a native of
£ Wake County, worked her way thru
the North Carolina State College of
- Agriculture and Engineering, whero
1 she was graduated in June. She
; was chosen by the State College
r Woman's Club as "the most out
t standing co-ed," and won high hon
ors throughout her college course,
p In her senior year she was presi
dent of the Women's Student Gov-
E eminent, vice president of Phi Kap
■ pa Phi, and corresponding sacro
■ tary of the Pine Burr Society. She
• is a member of t!:national chem
■ ical fratetnity Gamma Sigma Epsi
■ lon. Miss Smith is now engaged in
! the chemical analysis of peach leav
: es at the North Carolina State Col
' lege Experiment Station.
She will take up her studies at
. Ann Arbor, this fall.
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Tn f ornal revenue increases heav
' ily; liquor tops tobacco tax.
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CHEVROLET BUILD
12TH MILLION
Flint, Midi., Aug. s.—Bpurred by
a record-breaking demand continu
ing month after month, the produj
tion of Chevrolet cars and trucks
passed the 12,000,000-mark here to
day, the last million of that 'ill
time total having been built in al
most exactly eight months. The
announcement was made by M. E.
Coyle, president and general man
ager of the Chevrolet Motor Co. The
number of cars and trucks built
since introduction of the 1936 mod
el is now 1,182,000, he said.
Achievement of the 12th million
car milestone in the company's his
tory was hastened, Mr. Coyle said,
by the sustained demand which these
products are enjoying all over thj
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I LEGAL ADVERTISING i
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North Carolina,
Edgecombe County
SUMMONS
Archibald F. Simon vs. Alma S.
Simon
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
Action having been filed in the
Superior Court by the above named
plaintiff, against the defendant,
and it appearing that the defendant
after due diligence cannot be found
in the State of North Carolina, the
defendant will take notice that the
plaintiff is sueing for absolute
divorce, and unless she appears be
l fore the Clerk of the Superior
Court, within 30 days from the
date hereof, and pleads or demurs
to the complaint now filed in the of
fice of the Clerk of the Superior
Court, the relief therein demanded
will be granted.
This July 23th, 1936
C. F. ttich, Atty.
A. T. Walston Clerk Superior
Court
Jul3l-A2l)
j North Carolina,
I Edgecombe County
SUMMONS
Charlie Braswell vs. Catherine Bras
well
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
Action having been filed in the
Superior Court by the above named
plaintiff, against the defendant,
•and it appearing that th© defend?
ant after due diligence cannot be
found in the State of North Caro
lina, the defendant will take notice
that the plaintiff is sueing for ab
solute divorce, and unless she ap
pears before the Clerk of the Su
pe'rior Court, within thirty days
from the date hereof, and pleads or
demurs to the complaint now filed
I in the office of the Clerk of the
Superior Court, the relief therein
demanded will be granted.
5 This July 28th, 1936.
C. F. Rich, Atty.
A. T. Ralston, Clerk Superior
Court
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CARD OF THANKS
We wish to extend our heart
felt gratitude, to our friends and
to the doctors who have been so
faithful, for the kndness and love
shown us during the long illness
and death of our father and grand
papa. And for the beautiful flow
ers. May God bless each one of you
is our prayer.
The Children and Grandchildren
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HUGE DEVIL FISH LANDED
Sarasota, *la. t-After a battle!
15 hours, thirteen fishermen la
ed a 5,000-pound devil fish. The
had towed small Ashing boats
circles around the Gulf of Mea
for hours. It was 19 feet long
feet thick and had a mouth circi
ference of 3 feet.
BABY DROWNS IN BRINE
England, Ark.—Little Patsjr f
mondson, 8-months old, drown
when she toppled into a jar >
pickle brine. children pi
ing in the summioned
child's mother but all efforts
resuscitate her f^jed.
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