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The Rocky Mo VOLUME 3, NO. 38 FgiPt-Will Come Here Nov. 2nd Chambliss Announces Rocky Mount Fair Plans For Next Month Rocky Mount will get their fair again, bigger and better than ever, Norman Y. Chambliss, manager of the Bocky Hount fair, stated today as he trouped through the city to attend to some business details in connection with the Williamston fair. This fall the fair will be staged somewhat later than in the previous years, and it will come the week of November 2 to accomodate the agricultural interests, he said. On the midway will be located the Cetlin and Wilson shows and fine grandstand shows were promised each night. . This year's agricultural exhibits will be under the direction of Mrs. Eflio Vines Gordon, Nash home do monstration agent who makes this city her home. Mr. Chambliss, a Bocky Mount resident, is manager of several other fairs to be operated in the state this fall, including the State fair at Baleigh. ■ o Edgecombeßirths Exceed Deaths Tarboro, Sept. 15.—A total of 92 births in Edgecombe county in Au gust, bringing the year's total thru August 31 to 698, compared with 43 deaths in August and 324 for the year up to the end of the month, was shown in the monthly report of Dr. L. L. Parks, county health officer. The report showed 21 white and 71 Negro births during the month compared with 19 and 24 Negro deaths in the same period. Of the total deaths for August, six white and four Negro babies died under one year of age for a month's total of ten and a year's total through August 31 of sixty one. One baby died nnder one month o fage bringing the total in this group to thirty. o ■ W. S. France Is Laid To Rest Aged Local Resident Buried In Dan vllle—Died Tragically Burial in Danville, Va., ended the career of W. S. France, aged local man and one-time "pin-hooker" who jumped off a 30-foot high build ing in Tobacco Town here, fatally injuring himself. ' Mr. France, 83, was a native of , Henry county, Virginia, and had made Bocky Mount home about 50 years. Once in the late years of the last century he had purchased tobacco from farmers prior to their placing it on the warehouse floors, here for sale. Then he would sell it as his own. Also he sold safes, shrubbery, and fruit trees in times past in the city. Witnesses said he jumped from the top of the J. D. Price grocery > store building on the corner of Falls road and Gay street, hitting his head. His head and left leg were badly injured, and he succumbed within a short time after reaching the hospital. Nash Coroner M. C. Gulley deem ed an inquest unnecessary, indicat • ing it was suicide apparently. The funeral was late this after noon in Danville with interment there. He left one sister, Mrs. H. F. Vass, of Danville, Va., and other relatives. He was not married . Military Funeral For Hollingsworth World War Veteran Buried With * Soldier Rites At Spring Hope Spring Hope, Sept. 14.—Astor Hollingsworth, 45, World War vet eran, was buried from his home here Sunday afternoon. He had bean ill for months in a veteran's hospi tal at Hampton, Va Interment was in Pine View Cemetery here. Military ' jnors were paid at the graveside, being t-lie first such funeral ev?r to be held in this city. Services were in charge of ■ the Vester-Wheless Legion Post No. 91, Commander ITobart Brantley di recting. Rites folding the flag were performed by District Commander W. H. Dunn, of Wilson and Past Commander of the Wilson Post, Mil ton E. Beland, while a firing squad from Wilson composed of Sergeant . Clarence Wells, Sergeant C. L. Blackburn, Corporal Russel Felton, Privates Hilliard Kemp, William Briley, and Geo. T. 800n 0 fired a round at the grave. They were members of Company M, 120 th In fantry of the N. C. National Guard. The officiating pastor was Dr. W. B. Culloni of Wake Forest. Pall bearers were Legionnaires os fal lows: Z. V. Jones, C. E. Wilder, L. T. Bartholomew, R. A. Halec, H. B. Bergeron and Adolphus John son. Mr. Hollingsworth is survived by his wife, formerly Miss Vis*» Brantley, and a daughter, Made line Ann; one sister, Mass Loula Hollingsworth of Clayton; one broth er, Baird Hollingsworth of this city. Hi-Y Council Has Opening Meeting Plans For Year Discussed And Of ficers Elected—Larger Program Planned Officers and leaders of the Rocky Mount Hi-Y clubs met at the YMCA in a supper session at which time plans for the year were discussed and officers of the council elected. John Dozier, president of th e sen ior boys' club, was elected presi dent of the council; Frances Daugh tridge, president of the junior girls' club, was named secretary of the council; and Reece Thomas, vice president. Membersship grade standards were discussed and it was voted to check the grades at the end of each se mester rather than at the end of each month as has been the practice in the past. Some of the plans suggested for the year include the expansion of the Hi-Y clubs in nearby schools; placing special emphasis on high way safety; the holding of a meet ing every six weeks of the Hi-Y council and a quarterly meeting of all the clubs in th e city; and fuller cooperation and service with tha high school. It was decided that at the first meeting of each club a representa tive shall be appointed to serve on a special program committee. Adult leaders present to the meet ing included Miss Dorothy Craighill, Miss Claude Aycock; Miss Laura Pasqhall, Miss Elizabeth Ward, Mar ion Justice, C. M. Edson and Neal Adkiris, all of the high school fa culty; T. A. Avera, chairman of the religious work committee of the YMCA, and J. A. Harper, general secretary. In addition to the club presided",, the secretaries and chairmen of the program committees were present at the meeting. o Youth Is Injured In Accident Here Jack Easterling Sustains Severe Ab dominal Injury Investigation Started A local youth lay in a hospital seriously injured after an accident on the Nashville highway barely out side of the city in the middle of the morning. A "severe abdominal wound" was the result of the acci dent. Jack Easterling, 13, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Easterling, of this city, was the injured youth, and the driver of the automobile involved in the accident was W. A. Cartwright, of Elizabeth City. Local police were investigating to day. According to Mr. Cartwright's sto ry Mr. Cartwright, his son, Billi# and a friend, Mrs. Annie Abbott, also of Elizabeth City, were on tha way to Raleigh. Young Easterling, on a bicycle with some lumber, was riding out the highway toward Englewood 'o see a friend, Bill Greathouse, re portedly. Accompanying him on an other bicycle was Jack Dowdy, also a local boy. Easterling, riding slightly on the left of the middle of the road, was ahead of Mr. Cartwright, who "honked" his horn as he appreached the youngster. Cartwright said the car was going possibly about 35 miles an hour. Easterling swerved into the car as it neared him, according to th e driv er. Attempting to avoid running ov er the youth, he cut to the left but in some way the youth was hit and thrown over to the right of the highway. Mr. Cartwright brought the boy to th e hospital, and had the police notified. Officefs E. L. Stephenson investigated. According to young Dowdy, who was riding near Jack Easterling, it was the right hand door handle which struck the boy. Marks were noticed on the front and rear Senders apparently sus tained during the accident. There is no charge against Cart wright, according to Solicitor H. Lyawood Elmore late today. He is released under $l,OOO bond to ap pear her e Sunday again in event of any future developments, the solic itor indicated. The accident occurred about 10 oclock this morning. Jep Pridgen Dies At Home In Wilson Jep Pridgen, 71, for a long time a native of Nash county but who recently moved to Wilson, died at his home there at 316 W. Lee street following an illness of several weeks. Funeral services were held from the graveside in the family bury ing grounds near Page's school in Wilson county at four o'clock with Rev. G. B. Starling Methodist min ister of Elm City, officiating. Surviving are his second wife, Mrs. Amy Pridgen; two sons, J. P. and C. D. Pridgen of Wilson; aud three daughters, Miss Molly Pridgen of the home, Mrs. Lincy Batchelor of Wilson, and Mrs. Mamie Tate of Elm City. o WPA and RA speed jobs and dole for Kansas drought relief. ROCKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1936 Chest Units Plan Group Meetings Series Of Daily Meetings To Plan For Drive In October Disclos ed By Austin E. H. Austin, secretary of the Community Chest and Chamber of Commerce, indicated that members of the group committees of tha Community Chest will soon begin a series of daily meetings at which final plans will be miad e for solicit ing aid during the Chest drives scheduled for October 14-15-16. A special effort will be made by these workers to reach business concerns having home offices located in other cities and branch offices in Rocky Mount. Officials of these communities who will direct the activities of commit tee members and work with them throughout the campaign drive are: W. 8. Wilkinson, general chairman; Mayor T. W. Coleman, chairman of the initial gifts committee; Mrs. Frank Walker and Mrs. J. P. Whitehead, chairman of the Edge combe and Nash women's divisions, respectively; W. J. Adams, chair man of the business district; C. S. Taylor, chairman of the A. C. L. shops division and R. G. Mur chinson, chairman of the railroad transportation department division. F. E. Winslow heads the bud get committee, and W» L. Thorp and T. L. Simmons were named to serve with him. The publicity com mittee is composed of V. F. Secli riest, chairman, Mrs. E. S. Boic9 and Jasper L. Cummings. Directors of the Community Chest drive are as follows: I. D. Thorp, Mr. Adams, M. B. Bobbins, Mrs. J. A. Speight, L. T. Bulluck, and R. L. Sides. Agency representatives include T. A. Avera, YMCA; Rev. F. H. Craighill. Boy Scouts; Mrs. Whitehead, Associated Charities; E. C. Lucas, Salvation Army; and Mrs. Taylor, Girl Scouts. Mrs. Essie W. Southall and Miss Dorothy WafsMey 'are assisting la preparation of prospect cards and routine work. The office staff of the Chamber of Commerce has been en listed to handle all clerical work connected with the coming three-day Chest drive, consistent with the pol icy adhered to this year to employ no paid helpers. In the Chest cam paigns of 1934 and 1935. Officials engaged a professional campaigner to direct the activities of local work ers. This year there will be no paid worker used in any capacity, and work entailed by the forthcom ing campaign will be done by vol untters within the city. o Surprise Party On 75th Birthday Spring Hope, Sept. 15. —Mrs. N. B. Finch was most pleasantly sur prised last Wednesday evening when her 75th birthday was recognized with a party. A delicious two-course repast was served the table being lovely with its lighted pink and white candles and the cake with full 75 tiny tapers. The honoree was re membered with gifts from many. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. WUll Strickland of Bailey; Needham Strickland and Maddie Strickland, of Nashville; all brothers of Mrs. Finch and her two sons, Mr. and Mrs. Foster D. Finch, of Zebulon and Rev. and Mrs. Herman Finch of Spring Hope. Conduct Rites For Sharpsburg Lady Mrs. M. S. Jones Buried In Eln City Funeral services for Mrs. M. S. Jones, 39, who died suddenly at her home in Sharpsburg, wer© held from the home at four o'clock with Rev. G. B. Starling, pastor of the Elm City Methodist church, officiat ing assisted by Rev. J. W. Robbins, pastor of the Sharpsburg Baptist church burial followed in the Elm City cemetery. Surviving are her husband, M. S. Jones, two small sons, two sisters, Miss Agnes Peebles of Atlanta, Ga., Mrs. T. V. Green of Fork Churcn; three brothers, Walter Peebles of Yadkin College, Paul Peebles of Mocksville, and Hoyle Peebles of Winston-Salem. Active pallbearers at the services were A. B. Jones, E. 11. Jon'JS, W. E. Jones, Walter Peebles, Paul Peebles, and Hoyle Peebles. Honorary pallbearers were L. R. Lancaster, H. P. Massengale, Webster Davis, D. W. Batchelor, G. H. Pittman, J. E. Davis, O. T. Batchelor, Paul Vincent, James Barkley, Henry Cobb, C. B. Batche lor, Ellis Edwards, M. A. Batch elor, E. W. Edwards and J. W. Farmer. IN NOVEMBER The Pan-American Conference is expected to convene at Buenos Air es the last week in November. The tentative program is now being; studied by the twenty-one republics for final approval. FAGS Cigarette production in 1935 reached 138 billion, worth $717,- 000,300 at factory value. Printing Susan B. Anthony Stamps At a ceremony in the bureau of engraving and printing, government officials and members of various women's clubs watched the first run of the Susan B. Anthony memorial stamp. This stamp, which honors the champion of women's suffrage, went on sale on the sixteenth anni versary of the ratification of the nineteenth amendment to the Constitu tion. The photograph shows, left to right: Alvin W. Hall, director of the bureau of engraving and printing; Representative Louis Ludlow of Indiana, Mrs. Robert Adamson, chairman of the Susan B. Anthony memorial committee, and Clinton C. Eilenberger, acting postmaster general. Aldermen, Just Why? Other cities throughout the country are taking advantage of the relief money, which has been allocated to their community for the building up and acquiring of parks and playgrounds. Rocky Mount has had a large amount of this money, but up to this s n o& date, a has not been any additional playground space acquired or put into use. Kocky Mount has an opportunity to acquire a block of property between the high school and the Edgemont school and located practically in the center of the town, with only the question of buying the land. There is only one build ing in the entire block and that is in a wasteful condition and could not be assessed at much value. We wonder if the Aldermen from the Edgecombe side do not appreciate the serious need for playground and park space. If any member from the Edgecombe side has made any effort to secure additional parks and playground, we have not been informed. Several years ago, when Mrs. W. W. Williams offered the city of Rocky Mount six acres of ground for park pur poses, as a free gift, the board of aldermen absolutely turned this gift down, which was in the interest of the children, without even giving an explanation. Now the board of aldermen has an opportunity to ac quire this block of property and there appears to be no effort made, by the board in this direction. While they have money to spend on airports, lakes baseball parks, but none to supply recreation for the children and the old people. REPURLICAN PROPAGANDA The statement that is being issued out of the National Republican Headquarters that the credit of the country is being strained, is nothing but propaganda, pure and simple. The purpose of which is to undertake to catch the man with wealth and to fool the average voter. The editor of the Williamston Enterprise, who always speaks plainly and boldly, has analyzed the situation very clearly, which is as follows: NATIONAL CREDIT STILL GOOD The folks with our money are falsifying when they say we are losing our national credit. The Treausury Department has just recently offered a bond issue at 2 3-4 per cent interest to run from 20 to 23 years, and the issue was oversubscribed 13 times, which is a very clear indication that the peop ple think these bonds are good. The thing that galls the money kings is the fact that interest is too low for them; although it is much better for the folks who have to do the paying. Low interest rates are the things that gall the wealthy. FOOD FOR THOUGHT In a recent study in one of the western states, as to needed changes of curriculum in the public schools, there was found a decided sentiment among the people for a re turn to fundamentals in education. The three r's, reading, writing and arithmetic, and an expressed desire for thor oughness in these three branches. Not that there was a desire to abandon all modern instructions but that there could not be real, sound instructions without proficiency, in the three R's. The school that undertakes to teach foreign travel, his tory, political economy, the sciences, sociology and other branches, without first having taught the children to read, to write and to spell, will be limited in its lasting results. We saw a composition, sometime ago, written by a high ichool pupil, that had been promoted from the seventh grade to the eighth grade, that had fourteen misspelled words on the first page of her composition, and there were only two paragraphs in her first page. The pupil was a very intelligent pupil and had expressed herself very well in deed in this composition. The high school teacher said that the fault was not with the child, but was with the manner of the instruction in spelling, which this child had been compelled to submit to. Did not know anything about vow els, syllables, or the separation of words into syllables. Is the report of this commission not thoughtful food for North Carolina schools .' Sales Tax Total Shown For State Mecklenburg Leads All Counties as State Takes $16,000,000 Guilford with a total og $777,317, led all other counties in North Car olina in the collection of sales tax during the fiscal year ending June 30. The total sales tax collections for the entire State, figures made public today by revenue officials show, was $10,184,301.57. Mecklenburg, with a revenue of $643,205.43, stood second in the list of counties. Forsyth with $524 - 468.05, Buncomb ewith $501,795.99 Wake with $499,922.01 followed in that order. The list of collections by coun ties follows: Alamance, $203,927.98; Alexander, $15,495.94; Alleghany, $9,272.94; Ashe, $16,619.14; Avery, $13,420.55; Beau fort, $111,321.77; Bertie, $45,519.79; Bladen, $38,824.01; Brunswick, $16,- 231.84; Buncombe, $501,795.98; Burke, $74,928.81; Cabarrus, $197,- 020.51; Caldwell, $92,906.72; Cam den, $3,91)9.12; Carteret, $49,820.36; Caswell, $13,824.55; Catawba, $154,- 532.51; Chatham, $31,323.61; Chero kee, $26,429.15; Chowan, $28,108.- 90; Clay, $3,179.79; Cleveland, $134,203.99; Columbus, $84,139.15; Craven, $117,644.72; Cumberland, $165,112.70. Currituck, $10,316.78; Dare, $lO,- 251.53; Davidson, $142,952.76; Dav ie, $22,029.46; Duplin, $58,102.14; Durham, $383,486.74; Edgecombe, $145,016.52; Forsyth, $524,468.05; Franklin, $46,352.28; Gaston, $252,- 832.05; Gates, $8,46.57; Graham, $6,170.61! Granville, $59,796.98; Greene, $24,985.11; Guilford, $777,- 317.18; Halifax, $152,195.12; Har nett, $88,538.37; Haywood, $88,518.- 85; Henderson, $75,845.93; Her'-'ord, $41,109.09; Hoke, $17,321.37; Hyde, $7,610.89; Iredell, $139,623.41; Jackson, $28,145.14. Johnston, $102,604.07; Jones, $ll,- 673.87; Lee. $92,363.42; Lenoir, $174,257.52; Lincoln, $43,128.78; Ma con, $24,157.65; Madison, $21,584.- 12; Martin, $67,690.85; McDowell, $52,957.79; Mecklenburg, $643,205.43; Mitchell, $21,791.11; |Montg|>me;ry, $33,241.57; Moore, $94,863.09; Nash, $191,369.90; New Hanover, $250,166- 89; Northhampton, $38,521.96; Ons low, $20,338.50; Orange, $57,134.92; Pamlico, $7,428.99. Pasquotank, $84,916.07; Pender, $17,549.41; Perquimans, $18,649.39; Person, $45,495.61; Pitt, $236,040.98; Polk, $16,720.44; Randolph, $71,728.- 43; Richmond, $107,644.23; Robe son, $175,941.53; Rockingham, $171,- 243.95; Rowan, $238,989.47; Ruther ford, $80,097.15; Sampson, $62,477.- 55; Scotland, $52,853.27; Stauly, $87,325.03; Stokes, $23,940.50; Sur ry, $122,756.61; Swain, $17,928.84; Transylvania, $19,913.55: Tyrrell, $8,946.07; Union, $69,677.79; Vance, $113,716.47; Wake, $499,922.01- Warren, $41,522.51; Washington, $19,441.71; Watauga, $25,379.86; Wayne, $188,782.73; Wilkes, $68,- 168.00; Wilson, $180,844.74; Yadkin, $15,113.71; Yancey, $12,043.83. Official Talks To Rotary Club Dr. H. Lee Large Is Speaker At Session Here, Discussing "Social Security" Dr. H. Lee Large, member of the staff of a local hospital and one jf the State Board of Health, produc ed for Rocky Mount's Rotarians what he considered the important features of the Social Security act at the Rotary meeting at the Ricks hotel. Dr. Large, introduced by I. D. Thorp, provided the main portion of the program for the meeting. Pointing to illness as one of the niajor causes of economic insecur ity that threatens people of small incomes in good times and bad. Dr. Large remarked normally one-third to a half of all dependency may be traced to ecenomic effects of ill ness. He showed conditions existing are both unfair to public and to medi cal profession, and cited figures ta prove his contention. Then he went into a consideration of the purposes and scope of the act, and referred to unemployment compensation, the excise tax, old age security, old age assistance, pub lic health, and other details of this act. He had spoke to the Kiwanians Thursday here on the same topic. President Charles C. Harris pre sided. o Reds in Madrid order the con fiscation of religious property. NOTICE Those desiring to subscribe to The Rocky Mount Herald may do so by sending $l.OO with name and address to The Rocky Mount Herald, Rocky Mount, N. C. _, . 1* Name Town , State , Route No .. $l.OO PER YEAB 'Award Contracts For County Home Edgecobe County Commission?™, Ia Special Session, Act on Project Tarboro, Sept 12.—The Edgecombe county board of commissioners ia special session here yesterday award ed contracts totalling $116,179 lor construction of a new county home and tuberculosis sanitarium. D. J. Rose and Sons of Rocky Mount was awarded the general building contract on its bid of $101,920. Another contract calling jfor $5,740 for plumbing was award- I ed to Wiggins and Company of Wil son, and a third contract involving a cost of $8,510 for heating was awarded to Bowe-Coward and Com pany of Durham, ij Forty-five per cent of the total , amount will be supplied by the gov ■ ernment in the form of a WPA grant and the building will be erect • ed as a PWA project. Commissioner C. C. Ward made the motion that the bids of these three companies be accepted follow ing the opening and reading of all bids submitted and Commissioner E. Y. Lovelace seconded Mr. Ward's ■ motion, whieh was adopted unani , mously. The county's share of the erpenao , will be defrayed with liquor profits. ——o N.C. Farm In come Much Increased • Washington, Sept. 14.—Gross in com e of North Carolina farmers in creased from $150,081,000 in 1932, the last year of the Hoover admin istration, to $305,122,000 in 1935, ad increase of 103 per cent for the State, as compared with an increase of 59 per cent during the same per iod in the nation as a whole. This enormous increase raised the rank of the State in combined in come from crops and livestock to seventh in 1935 from the 14th in 19- 32. Th 0 rank in value of crops alone was third for each year, while th» ranking in value of livestock alone was raised from twentieth to sev enteenth. The State ranks twelth ia population. Only California and Tex as lead this State in the value of crops. In respect to increase in cash in come, North Carolina had income comparably the largest in the coun try from 1932 to 1934. Cash in come for North Carolina farmers fell off slightly in 1935, but the decrease was more than offset by an increase in the value of agricul tural commodities consumed on tha farms. The cash income of North Caro lina farmers for the sam e three year period showed even more ud-> vanee, rising from $97,730,000 ia 1932 to $236,593,000 in 1934 and dropping to $229,768,000 in 1935. Tar Heels Attend Federation Meet Greenville, Sept. 14.— J. E. Wing- I low, president of the North Caro lina Farm Bureau Federation, and W. W. Eagles, member of tha State association's administrative committee and president of the Ed gecombe County Bureau, left yes terday for Washington to confer with other Federation officials on compact legislation to be offered 'a various state legislatures. Claude T. Hall of Woodsdale, is chairman of the State's committee. They were joined here by a mem* ber of the Georgia tobacco commit tee, who accompanied them to the national capitol. E. F. Arnold, executive secre tary of the State assecation, waa unable to join the other officials be cause of illness. CHEERS, HISSES Campaign feeling is evident in Washington whenever the screen, displays the candidates. At one theatre, showing the scenes of the acceptance speech of Gov. Landon, the picture was greeted with handi clapping and hisses. GLASS The veteran Carter Glass, sonar tor from Virginia, rarely makes! a speech that is not hailed in. soino quarters as the sign of a "bolt" although Glass has insisted that ha is staying "within the party." Part-time army unit to attract volunteers planned by Britain.