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The Rocky Mo * VOLUME 3, NO. 47 Ready Gives Talk To Rotary Club Discusses Vocational Guidance At Weekly Session At Ricks Hotel Principal I. E. Heady, of the lo cal high school, speaking: on gui.l ance to individual persons and so ciety by and particularly vocation al guidance, told the local Rotarians last night of the service such guid ance renders both putting people in the right employment. Principal Ready, introduced by Dr. F B Bishop, program committeo chairman, mad e the feature address of the meeting at the Ricks hotel, and made a plea that the members cooperate with the city-wide voca tional guidance committee, Alarion Justice, Chairman, in their survey, Mr. Justice was a guest last night and President Charles Harris Pra- The principal said, "In the school systems we have not develope vocational guidance) as much as should. It was new in the depres sion times, and being new, was the first to suffer. We are just be ginning to make a recovery, and in that beginning we want to examine the situation x x x.' ' HA then told of the needs for guidance along different lines, and how it was obvious many young peo ple did not And the right type of employment, and many who eventually did secure what was the "right type" did so only after wast ing much time on work for which they were not suited. So if vocational guidance aids m securing the correct employment for youngsters, it is helpful both to so ciety and individual persons, he showed. In closing lie asked the men to help in filling in the survey blanks issued them by the city-wire vqca tional guidance group. Munden Admits Shooting Himself J p. Munden, of Weeksville, Pasquotank county, salesman for a Portsmouth, Va., packing company, confessed to the sheriff of the coun ty in U e hospital at Elizabeth City, Wednesday, that h e shot himself in the arm. Munden would say nothing more about the shooting or what hap pened to the $1,600 he claimed two masked bandits took from him at Fivp Bridges, a lonely spot between Jackson's store on the Hertford highway and Chapanoke. Munden told officers that the men driving an old coupe with one door missing held him up and then shot him. Clarence Long, a truck driver met Munden driving his car towards Elizabeth City after the shooting and brought him to the hospital. John Wells, a stove mender from Richmond, was arrested Wednesday when his automobile talliafd with the description given by Munden but he was released that afternoon af ter Munden failed to identify him and it established that Wells had been in a Cliapanok e home at the time. The gun supposedly used in the shooting was found in the creek at the spot where the shooting took place with five bullets sty 1 in the chamber and a bullet recently fired was found in the railing of the bridge about a foot and a half from the floor. Various other clues led investi gating officers to suspect Munden of the shooting but he would not break ilown and confess until latp Wednes day afternoon. o J. Robert Myrick Dies In Hospital Roanoke Rapids, Nov. 14.— J. Rob ert Myrick, 42, died Friday morning in Roanoke Rapids hospital follow ing an illness of several weeks. Funeral services were held Satur day afternoon, November 14, at 3:- 30 from the residence. Interment followed in the Rianoke Rapids cemetery. Rev. E. B. Fisher offi ciating. Mr. £' -rick, had lived in Roa noko for a number of years and was a well known contractor. Surviving are his widow, one daughter, Miss Alice Myrick who is a student at Flora McDonald col lege, and four sons; Early Myrick, John Myrick, Wade Myrick ,and J. R. Myrick, Jr., all of Roanoke Rap ids. Funeral Services Fcr W. H. Harper Funeral services for William H. Harper, 65, who died at his home in Griffin township after an illness of several weeks, were held from the graveside in Nash county with Rev. Johnnie Goggins, Holiness min ister, officiating. Mr. Harper, a native of Nash co unty, was the son of' the lat© Mr. and Mrs. Henry Harper. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lucy Harper, and two sons, Henry and Zeb Harper of Nash county. Farmers and orchardists can help in the development of new fruit varieties by reporting chance seed thiy find.—M. E. Gardner. Firemen Having Busy Time Here Are Called Twice Today to Make Three Times In 24 Hours— Garage Burns A five-year-old boy, reportedly playing with matches, caused a fire that destroyed a garage despite fire men's efforts and this . blaze was chalked u pas the third aiarm with in 24 hours for Rocky Mount fire fighters. About 11:30 o'clock, this morning firemen, numbering about 25, went to the house of Robert Ruflin, No. 446 Edgecombe street, to discover his garage was burning. It was vir tually destroyed and Fire Chief J. R. Sorsby was informed a small boy playing with matches started the blaze. The child's identity was not known to firemen. Damave was less than $5O, Assist ant Chief J. R. Thomas said af ter being asked to estimate the amount. Aboot 9:30 o'clock this morning the residence of Mrs. Earl Sullivan No. 1201 Beal street, was the place to which about 20 fire-extinguishers went. There shingles on the roof had caught. Little damage was reported there or at the Negro house occupied by Hattie Robbinson at 307 Smith street yesterday afternoon. Called there, the local firemen found tlia ttwo flues opened into one chimney. Ap parently the blaze was caused by a settee's being pushed against one of the openings, and resulting in the other's catching fire. Louis Brandeis Years Old Washington, Nov. 12.—Justice Louis D. Brandeis, militant defin of the Supreme Court's liberal group, will be 80 years old tomor row and probably will spend it fight ing on the bench for the causes he has championed for generations. Almost a recluse insofar as the capital's social life is concerned, the court's oldest member, who can recall the tramping feet of the Civil War in his native Louisville, Ky., will pay less attention to the day than will his host of admirers including some of the nation's out standing liberal minds. It is a little more than 20 years since the rebellious shock of black hair that is Brandeis' outstanding characteristic first surmounted the court's polished mahogany bench. In the generation intervening it has turned to iron grey but has lost none of its militant character. Those who have followed the court in those intervening years are convinced that the fighting spir it which marked Brandeis early days has not diminished either. That alone, many believe, has kept him on the bench, a sturdy dissenter, during the ten years he has been eligible for retirement. Most of those who were on the bench when Brandeis took his seat, June 5, 191(i—after the Senate had taken months to confirm the appoint ment of the Boston "Near Social ist"—have retired or died. Justice Willis Van Devanter, the court's senior in point of service, and Jus tice James C. Mcße.vnolds, appoint ed as a liberal by President Wilson shortly before Brandeis was named, preceded him on the bench. Both are conservatives. Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes also was on the bench then, but resigned five days after Bran deis was sworn in to make his un successful campaign fo rtlie presi dency. Since then Hughes has rounded out a full career and been reappointed to the bench. Brandeis is seldom absent from the court though lie suffers fre quently from colds. He comes in a taxicab since his old companion, Justice OliverWendell Holmes, no longer can bring him in Holmes' limousine. Each morning Brandeis carries from hpnie a neatly tied package of luncheon to eat at the court's two o'clock recess. How far Brandeis favors the new deal is sometimes questioned. He was reported as opposed to NRA and in that case he failed to join Stone and Cardozo in their dissent ing opinion. He voted with them, however, in the railroad pesion, municipal bankruptcy, AAA, Guffey Act and Child Labor dissents. Administration lawyers depend on his vote in the pending power policy cases. o State Discards Electric Chair With the electrocution last Fri day of "Country John" Prefesley, a negro of Bessemer City, th e elec tric chair was discarded as the meth od of punishment for capital crimes in North Carolina. During its 26 years of services it has put to death 171 persons. It now gives way to the lethal gas chamber which was adopt ed by the last legislature and which has already taken ten lives. Press ley was convicted in April, 1935, of the murder of another negro in a crap game, and he was the last prisoner remaining on Death Row awaiting electrocution. Capital crimes committed prior to July 1, , 1935, are punishable by electrocu | tion, and he was the last of that group. ROCKY MOUNT. NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1936 Young Democrats Meet At Tarboro Adope Constitution And Decide To Work For Nine-Month School Term Tarboro, Nov. 14.—Edgecombe county young democrats, meeting in the court house here last night, adopted a constitution of their own making, approved and decided to work for a ninth month of school in a special election scheduled here December 5 and authorized their president, William Babcock, to ap point a committee to recommend a name for the group at the next meeting. The organization, which first met several weeks ago and voted against aligning itself with the state and national young democrats because of certain features in their constitu tion which it considered objection able unanimously approved a consti tution presented by a committee named for the purpose composed of Bertram H. Brown, chairman, Lee Davis, Romaine Howard, Camerou Weeks and Billie Pitt, Jr. Th P constitution provides: That only democrats under 35 years of age shall be eligible for membership and that, once members, their membership shall not expire by reason of age. That efforts be made to have each of the 14 townships of Edge combe county represented by at least three members and that a membership committee be appointed to consider applications and extend invitations to join, their decision being final unless over-ruled by a majority vote. That the club, by majority vote may go on record as favoring the nomination and election of any dem ocratic candidate for office but that any member personally opposing the club's endorsement shall not be bound by it as an individual. That the club never oppose the election of a duly nominated demo cratic candidate and that any mem ber working against a duly nomi nated candidate lose his membership. Hilley Is Heard On Peace Here President Of Atlantic Christian College Speaks At Civitan Club Session at Cafeteria President H. S. Hilley, of Atlantic Christian college, a Rhodes schol ar, and Wilson resident, lust night stressed th e importance of the peace problem today, described the stages through which people have passed since the World War, and turned to speak of what this country and its people may do to promote peace. He spoke to the local Civitan club at its session at Winstead's cafeteria. Ray Bandy, of this city; Post master J. R. Teague and Assistant Postmaster W. C. Stainback, both of Henderson, were presented as guests, and W. Marshall Spears, of the program committee, made the presentation of President Hilley. "Of all the things perplexing the world today ther e is none so pres sing as this problem of peace," was what President Hilley said in be ginning his talk. In the college president's opin ion the people have gon e through tli rev stages since the late war, dis illusionment, futility, and bitterness. People found they had fought for one thing in the war, and secured another, he pointed out. Many are .still in the "futility" stage, and certain of the European nations have progressed to the "bitterness Stage." I Then the Wilson man mentioned •(•veral things that have taken place within the past few years. The world is rearming," he said, and w lit on to state "all instruments of peace in the oast ten years have practically gone." He also referred to the "presence of militant natiin alisms" today and the "increasing tension in international trade." Then he listed some things Amer icans may do as a nation toward securing peace. First, Americans should define their national policy; then they should define th e meaning of neutrality; and should' try to promote some kind of international congress. Individually, Americans can be in telligent, they can take a personal stand on war by declining to fight anywhere anytime; deciding to fight only to defend one's shores; or by deciding not to fight at all; third building up_ librarians on peace; fourth, pay more attention to the topic in clubs and churches and write their own congressional repre sentatives In conclusion he suggested for a long time people have been figur ing war ia inevitable, and he said that they should not think that it is - MARRIED ONE OF THE PALLBEARERS On her way home from her first husband's funeral, Mrs. May K. Burton, of Philadelphia, stopped in at the marriage license bureau to apply for a license. The sjiocked clerk was astounded to learn that the widow's prospective husband I had been a pallbearer at the fu- I neral of the deceased lord and mas- French Contribution to Touring This overnight tent is carried packed up on top of the car and can be unfolded and made ready for a comfortable night in ten minutes. The frame in front supporting the structure serves as a ladder for entering and leaving the tent. The front flap has a zipper at each side. Thanksgiving Next Thursday, November 26th, will be Thanksgiving Day, a day designated and set apart for special Thanks giving and praise to an all wise providence for the many blessings we have received and enjoyed during the year. We would not undertake to enumerate the numerous and indi vidual blessings, which have come to our State, as a whole nor do we have'the capacity to name them, but may we not call attention to certain blessings that have come to us that probably many other sections of the country have been denied, if not denied, have not enjoyed them in the fullness that we have received them. In North Carolina, while we have had wet sections and dry sections, we have been privileged to make good crops, as a whole throughout the State, while many other sec tions suffered greatly for the want of rain and many sec tions suffered greatly from having received too much for the time being. We have been free of plagues and epidemics of diseases that have caused many other sections serious trouble and concern. We believe the country, as a whole, should be grateful for the leadership of the President of the United States for his efforts in overcoming the depression and bringing recovery to all of our people from the lowest to the highest and for his leadership in trying to bring about more peace in the world. Now in conclusion, may we suggest to the young and to the improvident as we approach this Thanksgiving Season, to enter into the day in the spirit which has prompted the setting apart of this day. Enjoy the day in the spirit of Thanksgiving and praise and be careful so as to protect your own lives as well as the lives of other people. Espe cially in the handling and use of the automobile, which is a thing of joy, but may be turned into a weapon of destruc tion in the hands of a careless person. BUSINESS INCREASING WAGES It is gratifying to see the statements of leading busi ness concerns throughout the country, in which they state that they are putting into effect immediate increased wage schedules. This is one of the greatst evidences of our business recovery for these increased wage schedules are being made on the voluntary initiative of the heads of business themselves. While many of these businesses were opposed to the re election of President Roosevelt, it is apparent from these wage schedules that they have confidence in his leadership even though they spent money to try to bring about his de feat. If Landon had been elected, we believe that there would have been a slowing down of business and the country would have been at a standstill for at least one year, until the country could find out just what would be his policy, for as stated before, he had not promised anything and he had not made a statement of his platform, other than a few general statements. The improvement in economic conditions, since the elec tion, shows the wisdom of the country in re-electing Presi dent Roosevelt. WPA Project Weli Underway About $8,200 Allocated For Gas, Wa ter Main Work Here Work on the water and gas main installation on Glen street and West Haven boulevard, both in West Ha ven, today was well underway, and the WPA allocated about $8,260 for the project expected to take about 130 me n six weeks to complete. Announcement of the allocation came from the Associated Press, and the work on the installation had already been started when th e an nouncement was made. Utilities Director George P. Wom bje, interviewed late Tuesday, in dicated the installation, alone with ths neceesary sewer work there too, will take about six weeks, and that approximately 130 men will be em ployed. The sponsor's portion of the proj ect is $2,903.75 and the federal part, $5,356.95, making $".260.70 altogeth er. The WPA furnishes labor and the materials aty provided Peanut Crop Is Short But Good , Low Price of 3 1-3 Cents Is Ex pected To Rise By B. E. Grant, Bertie County Agt. Accompanied group of peanut farmers as representatives of the . Farm Bureau for conference with j Department of Agriculture officials I in Washington relative to peanut : oil diversion program. The crop of | peanuts is short but quality good. Pric e has recently dropped to 3 1-1 j cents but farmers are not willing , to sell at this price with average yields this year only 8 to 12 bags per acre and of good quality. In the corn variety test on J. A. Speight's farm we found Biggs two ear gave a yield of 72 bush'els per ' acre, the highest in the test. The , lowest yielding variety, a local yel \ low gave 48 bushel? per acre. Indian I Chief was the leading yellow varie ty with 58 bushols. Excellent results are being secur ed in nnr cotton and seed treat ment, fertilizer ,alnd variety de ' monstration. Old Age Security Gets Under Way Social Security Board Announces De tails and Releases Forms Washington, Nov. 11.—With the aid of 45,000 post offices, the Social Security Board has put into action in all parts of the United States the plan that will set up for 26,- 000,000 working men and women so cial security accounts—comparable to annuity insurance—which will en able millions of these workers to re tire at age 65 with a monthly in come for life, the amount of the income being based on their pre vious wage records. In these accounts all of the 26,- 000,000 persons estimated to be eli gible will, starting January 1, 19- 37, begin storing up cash values pay able to the worker at 65 or to his family if lie dies before reaching the age of 65. These cash values will at all times be substantially larger than the worker's own con tributions under the Social Secur ity Act. All persons working for salary or wages excepting those engaged in agriculture, domestic service in pri vate homes, government service, and in a few other excluded occu pations are eligible. It is expected that many of those in occupations not now covered will eventually be come eligible through occasional or part-time work in those occupations which are covered. Flan Declared Simple The Social Security Board empha sized the fact that, while this un dertaking is of unprecedented pro portions, the plan in which 45,000 post offices are now cooperating with the Board is quite simple and will be conducted with all possible convenience to employers and em ployees. Plans have been carefully made, the Board said, for delivery of the necessary forms and instructions to all employers and employees affec ted within the next few weeks. The Board urged both employers and em ployees, us well as the public at large, to refrain from malu)g in quiries either of the Board or at post offices, con cerning their re spective part in the plan until af ter receipt of the official forms and instructions. After that, the Board said, pos tal authorities in any community and representatives of th e facial Security Board in the larger cities and industrial centers will lie avail able to answer all questions and to render any other assistance that may be necessary. * The plan is simply this, the Board's announcement said: Beginning on November 16, post offices throughout the country will distribute to employers a form known as the "Employer's Applica tion for Identification Number." This form will ask of the employer only seven simple questions, ans wers to which will enable the Post Office Department to know how many employees' application forms to de liver to each employer. Then, beginning on November 24, post offices throughout the coun try will distribute to employees, through their employers, form known as : Application for Social Securti.v Account. Number." These employees' application forms will lie distributed to all work places and will also be available. i Quintuplets Are Born In State North Carolina is hard to lose on most any kind of an event. The State came very near being put in the class with the Canadian Di onnes the past week when an un named white woman gave premature birth" to quintuplets at Duke Hos pital, Durham, Thursday. All five babies were dead at birth. Hospital officials, while declin ing to make public the name of the woman, stated that she was a resi dent of "a nearby town." Tliey said she entered the hospital two days before. The physician who was present at the deliveries said it was dif ficult to determine the sex of the baliies. In declining to identify the wom an, hospital authorities declared that relatives had requested that her name be withheld. They said she was only 20 years old. Doctors, asserting that the event was "quite interesting to us," de clared that quintuplets oc«ur only once in 50,000,000 labor cases. They said the babies were premature by four months. o- The price of dairy feeds in North Carolina has advanced more than 35 per cent sinco June 1, and it may go still higher.—John A. Arey. 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. Name / Town State , Route No $l.OO PER YEAJK Borah Thanks Rail Labor While Roosevelt was carrying Ida- Iho by close to 00,000, Senator Wil | liam E. Borah, running on the Re j publican ticket, was winning ULa I sixth term by more than 50,000 ma ' jority. ! In a letter to th e editor of LA BOR, Borah expresses his deep ap preciation of the support he receiv ed from the Standard Railroad La bor Organizations. The special edition of LABOR which was sent into the state in his behalf was effective, he says. Borah's victory in Idaho deserves to be bracketed with that of Nor- 1 ris in Nebraska. Both are ntili ti.ntly independent Progressives and, as a consequence, both received en thusiastic support from voters of ail parties. In point of service, Borah ia i ' now the oldest member of the Sen , ate, having served 30 eensecutiva -1 years. Norris is completing hi* 24th year in the Senate, but, as ]he also served ten v l>ars in tho ' House, he lias the distinction of I .having served longer in Congress | than any sitting member, i Borah's vote this year was the ! largest he has ever received—l' 26,- ; 000, as compared with 98,038 six I years ago. » "j Farm Meeting Is Planned In Nash Many Speakers On Program For D»- - cember -5 Session—Cooley Head lines Speakers Nash county farmers will have an opportunity to "get the low down" on what their national and state-, representatives think about the fu ture of agricultural legislation in congress and in the General Assem bly on December 15, the Nash farm bureau announced. A meeting at the Nashville court house is set for that day with Congressman Harold D. Cooley, ot Nashville; L. I. Gravely, Nash sena- , tor of this city; C. C. Abernathy, of Spring Hope; and W. E. Fenner, J of Rocky Mount, Nash's representa- ; ! fives to the lower house, on Mje program. l\ N. S, tel. J. W. Uuj- . ley, of Raleigh, has been invited] 7 but it was not known where he enn be th&re. it was stated. The bureau's board of director®- arranged the meeting.. Mr. Cooley will make the main address. J. L. Mewborn Is Accident Victim Tarboro, Nov. 18.—Funeral servic es for .). L. Mewborn, 04-year-old grist mill operator here who waa fatally injured when an automobila struck him as he was crossing the highway in front of his home near rar Rivfr bridge Monday night, were held from his home at threa 1 o clock this afternoon, with burial following in Greenwood cemetery. i The Masonic ritual was used, with N. K. Grusham conducting the ser vice. Mr. Mewborn, who cany l Hero from Greene county in 1!)12, died -j* in a local hospital soon after tho I accident. The driver of the ear, Mrs. W. K. Mobley of Robersonvillo, was exonerated by investigating of i ficers, who held the accident un j avoidablo._ i Mr. Mewborn, witnesses said, i stepped from behind a passing an | tomobile directly into the path of i Mrs. Mobley's ear. She stopped and .•arried the victim to the hospital, A bachelor, Mr. Mewborn is sur vived by four sisters, Mrs. Nannie Mewbor n and Mrs. Annie Weber of ,J this city and Mrs. Ruth Daniel and I Mrs. Rachel Taylor of Goldsboro, ;j and two brothers, Morris L. Mew- 4 born of Tarboro and Van E. Mow-, born of Saulston. ABOLISHES ALL COURTS One of the most sweeping changes in modern day government was ef fected last week whe n Premier Mus solini decided to abolish all existing Italian courts of law, substitutes in their places state committees J and socializing th,. legal profession. I A committee of eminent lawyers and officials from the ministry of .jus tice is now working out the details J to replace the courts with state boards, Mussolini's action was de scribed by attorneys as "one of the most important changes in twentieth century jurisprudence,'' and said it would prove one of the most in teresting experiments of modern times. '.-^W
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