The Rocky Mount Herald
Published Every Friday at Rocky Mount,
North Carolina, by the Rocky Mount
Herald Publishing Company.
Publication Office Second Floor Daniels'
Building, Rocky Mount, Edgecombe
County, North Carolina
TED J. GREEN ... News Editor and Manager
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Entered as second-class matter January 19, 1934, at
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What Kind of Government Shall We Have?
The practicable issues in the coming cam
paign narrows itself down to two important
matters. The first, shall the state of North
Carolina support itself from the backs and
stomachs of the citizenship of this stats
when we boast that we pay more into the
national treasury than any other state save
New York? Candidates for the House and
for the Senate should state and give assur
ances as to how they stand on this question.
The people have a right to know. It is their
business.
Second, Shall we return to representative
and constitutional government and be served
by legislative and constitutional officers, or
shall we continue to suplant legislative and
constitutional offices and hire additional
officers, thru executive appointments?
The Governor's "Declaration"
Greensboro Daily News.
Editor of The Daily News:
R. R. Clark is to be commended for his
comment on the governor's declaration that
the sales tax has saved our schools, ouv
homes, and nearly everything else, in con
trast with his campaign declaration "I am
unalterably opposed to any form of sales
tax."
The only thing the sales tax has saved
is the tobacco and power companies from
paying their fair share of taxes.
The present campaign of the governor in
dicates that the next legislature will be ex
pected to double the present sales tax and
thus hand out more salvation to the big cor
porations, and damnation to the people.
BRUCE CRAVEN.
Trinity.
Note on Shibboleths
Greensboro Daily News.
Aside from its interest in the general ac
counting, per se, which Governor Ehringhaus
gave to his audience, and beyond its mem
bers to the state, at Gastonia last week, the
Daily News is moved to particular note of
the chief executive's declaration anent cam
paign utterances and their relative place in
the scheme of subsequent developments.
After recalling that he had bitterly oppos
ed the sales tax in his appeals to the suffrage
and that he had accepted it only as a last
resort to save the credit of the state, His
Excellency, as quoted in the Gastonia Ga
zette, moved on to this affirmation:
A man who will stick to shibboleths uttered
in the course of a political campaign rather
than yield to the imperative demands of an
emergency to save the integrity of his com
monwealth, to save the honor and the sanctity
of the state's credit, to save the public educa
tional system for the children of the state and
to keep the homes and farms of the people from
being sold for property taxes —a man who will
not do that is not a respectable public servant.
Bravo, a whole chorus of bravos. In fact,
since the Governor has brought up the mat
ter and given campaign utterances a more
or less general cataloguing, the Daily News
is moved to go much farther. Motion is
hereby made that the modified Tugwell bill
be further modified to include political
speeches and documents within its scope;
whereupon a party platform or an oratorical
bid, be it delivered in the august senate c
upon the hustings, would be clearly and posi
tively labeled, at the outset, "This is a shib
boleth and not a cure."
Shibboleth meaning, it may or may not be
necessary to explain for some of us bour
geoisie, specifically so much bunk.
North Carolina Terrible Banking Situation
(Continued from page one)
with the $541,062.37 spent by Mr. Hood for
the attorneys and auditors, or even with the
$313,186.41 spent by Mr. Hood for attorneys.
And just remember this is not all the money
Mr. Hood spent.
Just suppose we had all the facts about
the operation of his department since he has
been in office.
The man who has a family to support
and is unable to get a job ought to have em
ployment from the government even if a
few millionaires have to pay more taxes.
Gold seems to be a strange commodity.
We go off the gold standard and it is shipped
abroad. We cut the dollar around 40 pel
cent and Europe rushes it back.
The trouble with some wise men is that
P they think they must show their wisdom by
disagreements with everybody else.
When the children are away the parents
can play.
THE ROCKY MOUNT HERALD, ROCKY MOUNT, N. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 193
Getting the Cart Before the Horse
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Last week Chief of Police O. P. Hedge- |
peth announced to the City Manager his in-
tention of resigning at the end of the muni
cipal year, which is about May Ist, having
served in this capacity for the past twenty i
years. Immediately upon this information '
coming to the public, it was announced >
through the press in the city that the police i
committee had made recommendation to the 1
City Manager and Board of Aldermen, whom 1
they desired to be Chief of Police. This was 1
afterwards denied, stating that the corres
pondent made the statement without being ]
properly informed, though the correspondent 1
stated that one of the committee told him.
Of course the Herald is not undertaking
to pass upon the question as to which of
these gentlemen were correct. In order to
straighten matters of this kind out, we think
it best to read the organic law, which is the
City Charter, on this subject:
Section 19 of the Charter states:
"The Police Department of said City shall
be under the general control and supervision
of the City Manager. The police force shall
be composed of a Chief of Police and such
other police officers as the City Manager j
may appoint, the number of said officers to
be determined by the Board, whose appoint
ment shall become effective when confirmed
by the Board of Aldermen. Each member
of the Police Department shall have issued
to him a warrant of appointment signed by
the City Manager and such warrant shall be
his commission."
Section 11 of the Charter further states:
"That the Board of Aldermen shall be,
and it is hereby authorized and empowered
to employ a City Manager, who shall be the
executive agent of the Board of Aldermen
in the administration of the affairs of the
city."
It further states: "That the City Manager
shall be responsible to the Board of Alder
men for the efficient administration of all
the affairs of the city under his direction
and control."
It further states: "That the City Manager
shall have power to appoint and remove all
heads of departments and all subordinate
officers and employees of the city, except as
otherwise provided, and that the Board of
Aldermen and it's members shall deal with
the administrative service of the City
through the City Manager. Except for the
purpose of inquiry, no member of the Board
of Aldermen shall give orders to any sub
ordinate of the City Manager, either publicly
or privately. Where this charter gives to
the City Manager the power to appoint or
to employ persons in the administrative
service of the city, neither the Board of Al
dermen nor any of it's members shall dic
tate the appointment or employment of any
such person or persons, but the City Manager
shall be left free to exercise his own judg
ment in appointing such person, or persons,
and he shall have the power to suspend or
dismiss any person so appointed and his
action in every case shall be final."
"The City Manager shall, except when
clearly inconsistent with the provisions of
this charter, exercise supervision and con
trol over all Departments and divisions cre
ated herein or that may hereafter be created
by the Board of Aldermen."
The above are the exact provisions taken
from the Charter and a majority of the
Board of Aldermen that are now serving,
were also serving when this Charter was
amended to include the above, and no person
should understand it any better than they.
In fact, it was understood that the Board
objeced to an amendment which was inserted
by Representative R. T. Fountain, which
struck out the compulsory election of the
City Manager and left it optional with the
Board as to whether the City should have
the City Manager or not.
However, it has been clearly shown since
that, but for this timely amendment inserted
by Mr. Fountain, the City Manager would
be in absolute control without the Board
being able to make a reasonable protest, and
since he has been elected the board does not
have any now, except what they assume.
So, according to the report appearing in the
newspaper, they are not even willing now
for the City Manager to exercise his legal
duties without getting in front of the City
Manager and making recommendations as to
his appointment, which the Charter clearly
forbids, and which charter was drawn by
the then mayor and the Board of Aldermen
approved.
The present Board of Aldermen have noth
ing to do with making any recommendation
as to whom should be Chief of Police, nor
does the powerful Safety Committee. Their
duties do not become involved until the City
Manager has made his appointment and then,
only to look into the matter as to whether
the Board shall confirm the appointment.
The suggestion of this paper is, that since
this city has enjoyed the efficient adminis
tration of Chief Hedgepeth, who has had the
esteem of his subordinates, as well as the
citizenship at large, that the City Manager
should proceed with caution and care. For,
after all, the City of Rocky Mount is nothing
more or less than the citizenship and in the
end the City Manager should make an ap
pointment that the majority should certainly
be able to approve.
The Chief should possess qualities of
character that would command the respect
of our citizenship; he should be an able ad
ministrator and executive and he should have
an upright character, which is more a terror
to the evil doer than a gun or blackjack.
The Herald is not undertaking to take
sides in this matter but only trying to point
out certain fundamental requisites.
Some citizens, who have no money, wor
ry themselves sick about the new gold bill.
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DR. W. R. CULLOM'S CORNER ' r
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Dr. Rufus M. Jones says: "The
iltar in the laboratory is different
from the altar in the Cathedral,
but real incense and true sacrifice j
rise from both altars. The passion £
for truth which animates the high- ,
minded scientist is often in shining
contrast with the narrowness and
bigotry of the purely dogmatic
believer who proposes to hold his
position regardless of facts and of ,
demonstrations. The spirit of pa- (
tience in the pursuit of light, the ,
dedication of a whole lifetime to ]
the solution of some tiny mystery j
rises often to level of the saints' .
devotion. But the whole field of
scinece is touched and glorified .
with the story of sacrificial conse- ,
cration."
No saint has ever pursued his ,
task with greater zeal, with more ,
patience, nor with a more beauti- .
ful reverence than did Pasteur. (
"We have tried by far-fetched .
schemes and methods to safeguard .
'our' truth, to hedge it about, and
to keep it insulated within its safe
defenses. We have thought of .
Christian truth as something above
and beyond 'truth in general' as
though there were levels and strata
of truth. We must come to see
that we gain nothing by insisting
on private standards of truth, or
by setting apart our peculiar truths
as though they belonged in a
sphere where tests of truth could
be avoided or evaded. There is
only one set of scales for truth
and our Christian claims to truth
must be tested on these scales and
must stand or fall by the way in
which these claims conform to
eternal nature of things."
The Church is not a hospital,
though it ministers to spiritually
sick and morally anemic. The
Church is not a gymnasium, to
develop the body but to strengthen
the soul. The Church is not a
cold storage plant to keep a few
saints from spoiling. The Church
is not a religious club, to give a
little polish to some complacent
members. The Church is a foun
tain of inspiration to its members.
—Leonard V. Buschman.
The Father's gifts to Christ
were not purple and fine linen and
the means of living sumptuously
every day. They were strength
and patience, fortitude, fidelity, the
invincible will, the unconquerable
love, the steadfast and unalterable
purpose to redeem mankind. Such
gifts could not be "handed over'"
like a parcel. Nor did they leave
the giver poorer than before. They
made Him richer. For as they
were shared, they grew. Such is
the law of giving.
—The Methodist Recorder.
JESUS WAS ONCE A CHILD.
When it is very dark
I'm sometimes quite in fear!
I don't know why,
I try and try
To think that God is near.
But God is wise and great and far,
How can He know what children
are?
But then—l quite forgot!
Jesus, was once a child. -
A babe He lay,
While angels gay
Watched over Him and smiled.
And every night a watch they
make
O'er little children, for His sake.
—E. R. A.
Press on! Though mists obscure
The steep and rugged way,
And clouds of doubt beset,
Soon dawns the brighter day.
Keep on! Though hours be long,
And days deep-fraught with woe,
Let patience have her perfect work,
And vanquish every foe.
Hope on! Though all seems lost
And storms beat high,
Have faith! Be still and know
That God is nigh.
—GREENVILLE KLEISER,
In T"he Southern Presbyterian
Stewardship Bulletin.
THE SLEEPING PRINCE
There is an old legend of a
beautiful sleeping princess, who
slept on and on until the Prince
came to awaken her and to sum
mon her to a life of happiness and
service.
In every youth there is a sleep
ing Prince—the royal, splendid
fellow he is capable of becoming
if he will but awaken and do those
things joyously which his program
of life as a son of the Kings calls
for. ,
It is pitifully tragic to see a
prince by every right, living the
life of a pauper, a roustabout, a
mountebank, or a petty purveyor
of trifling concerns. It is a most
inspiring sight to see a princely l
chap accoutered with good health,
clean living, a fine character, a
noble purpose in life, and a dispo
sition to work. A Prince forsooth!
—L. G. H. in The Front Rank.
IMPRISONED SOULS
Some time ago a man was held
prisoner in a well, where the earth
and walls had caved in upon him,
and made him a prisoner. He was
so much of a prisoner that he
could neither eat nor drink, and it
was with difficulty that fresh air
was piped to him. For two days
and nights neighbors dug, tunnell
ed, carried out earth and stones,
never relaxing, until he was re
leased and saved. It was the
heroic, sympathetic giving of time
and labor that wrought the rescue.
Out in the world, in our cities
and home towns, there are multi
tudes of men, women and youth,
so submerged in sin that they
neither receive nor desire to re
ceive the Bread of Life. It is
possible that their salvation will
depend upon the aid we give thern
and the love that we show for
them. Do you not believe that if
a score or two of earnest, conse
crated men and women would work
as earnestly in each community, as
those neighbors worked to rescue
the man imprisoned in the well,
many souls would be saved for
time as well as for eternity?
Our Savior's word of appeal ia:
"Come." His word of command is
"Go." Personal service and earn
est prayer! These our Lord Jesus
will use in the saving of others.
—Religious Telescope.
DR. WM. EDWARDS
IS CRITICALLY ILL
Dr. William Edwards, prominent
Spring Hope and Nash County
physician and surgeon, is critically
ill at his home here. Dr. Edwards,
a practicing physician for over
forty-five years, is well known
throughout the state. His present
critical condition is a result of sev
eral years of incapacitation as a
result of strokes of paralysis dur
ing the past years. Members of
the immediate family are now at
his bedside. Dr. Edwards' prac
tice has been extended throughout
the whole of Nash County.
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Internal revenue in calendar
year 1933 totaled $2,090,947,279.
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f VAGABOND VERSES
| By J. Gaskill McDaniel
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FINALE
This is the end, and yet you too
must know
That you'll live on, among my
souvenirs; '
I'll wear a smile, wherever I may
go,
And I'll be gay, to banish un
shed tears.
Life is a play, and mine a young
fool's part,
Fate draws the curtain on my
happiness;
And no one knows the sorrows in
my heart,
Nor senses tragedy in each new
jest..
This is the end, and yet when
shadows fall,
I'll see your image in a wind,
swept sky;
And though, perhaps, it isn't right
at all,
I still will love you, as the yeaas
go by.
Editor's Note: You may secure
a personally autographed copy of
Vagabond Verses by sending fif
teen cents in stamps to the author,
in care of the Herald. This pocket
sized edition contains McDanisl's
best liked poems of the past five
years, as well as a photograph of
the Vagabond Poet.
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HELP ELLSWORTH
Dunedin, New Zealand. At a
civic reception tendered Dr. Lin
coln Ellsworth, who recently aban
doned his Antarctic expedition, tho
complete facilities of the port here
were placed at his disposal with
out charge. The explorer expects
to sail for Los Angeles soon.
Candidates' Cards
NOTICE
I hereby announce my candidacy
for the office of Prosecuting At
torney for the City of Rocky
Mount on May 4, subject to the
action of the Democratic Primary.
H. LYNWOOD ELMORE.
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NOTICE OF CANDIDACY
Subject to the action of the
Democratic primary, I hereby an
nounce my candidacy for the office
of Judge of Recorders Court for
the City of Rocky Mount, and will
appreciate the support of the
citizenship of Rocky Mount.
S. L. ARRINGTON.
ANNOUNCEMENT
•Subject to the action of the
Democratic Primary, I hereby an
nounce my candidacy for the office
of Prosecuting Attorney for tha
City of Rocky Mount.
(May 4) NORMAN GOLD.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Subject to the action of the
Democratic Primary, I hereby an
nounce my candidacy for the
office of Judge of Recorder' 3
Court for the City of Rocky Mount.
(May 4) BEN H. THOMAS.