BUY AND SELL IN ROCKY MOUNT, TRADE CENTER OF EASTERN CAROLINA
VOLUME 1, NO. 35
Board Of Elections
Faces Two Hearing
I,
* Goes to Person County Tomorrow
And Robereon on Following Day
Consecutive hearings on primary
difficulties in two counties face the
State Board of Elections, which
* t will meet in Roxboro tomorrow and
in Lumberton the following day,
each hearing to convene at 11 a. m.
The board will investigate charg
es of gross irregularities in St.
Paul's and Howellsville townships
in Roberson County. The difficul
ty in Person County concerns the
use of absentee ballots in the pri
mary in which Miss Sue C. Brad
sher received three votes more
than her opponent for clerk of
* court, the incumbent, C. L. Brooks.
No fraud is charged i nthe Per
son County matter. About 100
citizen, petitioned the Board of
Elections to investigate alleged
■fraudulent practices in Howells
ville and St. Paul's.
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Rocky Mount Youth
Wins Scout Honors
The first court of honor for the
■ Rocky Mount Scout district since
June was conducted in the Parish
house of the Church of the Good
Shepheard, Friday night and was
featured by the awarding of the
- Eagle badge to one scout, John
Marion Dozier.
The court of honor awards were
few with only ten merit badges
being awarded together with two
second class badges.
John J. Sigwald, Scout Executive
of the East Carolina council, was
| on hand for the session which was
presided over by Rev. F. H. Craig
hill, chairman of the court.
Commissioner C. D. Benbow, Jr.,
awarded the badge to young Doz
v ' ier, who is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
*■ N. B. Dozier, No. 414 Sunset ave
nue.
Mr. Craighill announced that W.
B. Middleton had been appointed
chairman of the court of honor
which office he will fill at the next
>» session.
At a meeting of the Pow Wow
r" * circle, Scout officials' organization
earlier in the evening Mr. Sig
k wald outlined plans for carrying
forward Scouting in the Rocky
| Mount district.
It was also announced that troop
No. 7, local winner, will meet the
iL - Wilson swimming meet winner for
t 3 the championship of the two dis
tricts at 8 o'clock Monday night at
the municipal pool in Tarboro.
READS BIBLE IN JAIL
Buffalo. —Brought before City
> t Judge G. W. Woltz as an incor
, rigible minor, Pearl Ferger, 16,
was given a two-day sentence in
jail, to be spent in reading the
* Bible.
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T. T. THORNE OPPOSES NEW CONSTITUTION
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The voters of North Carolina are given the opportunity
to adopt a new constitution in the November election. This
election certainly, in so far as it relates to the new constitu
tion, is not getting from those interested in it, and that is
all of the people of the State, the careful consideration it de
serves. The constitution is the fundamental law of the land.
Any act of the legislature, however much such act may be
desired by the people generally or by special interest, is of
no validity if violative of the constitution, and it is just as
true if the constitution, by design or mistake, gives the
legislature the power to enact certain legislation that in
the trial thereof proves to be injurious to the masses of
people. There is no help or remedy in the courts to correct
the evil, however hurtful, damaging or unfair such legis
lation may be.
No one questions the honesty and good intentions of the
men who framed the proposed new constitution. The new
constitution is generally believed to have been written by
two men, who, until a few years ago, were non-residents of
North Carolina, and to some extent unacquainted with social,
business or political aspirations of the people of the State.
The charge against the constitution of 1868, amended in
1875, was that it was the work of carpet-baggers, that is
outsiders who moved into North Carolina and proceeded
to exploit it politically and otherwise after the close of the
Civil War. However, carpet-baggers' days have past, but
the voters of North Carolina have little reason to believe
that outsiders and non-residents of North Carolina are any
better acquainted with State needs than those who came to
the State after the Civil War. No doubt the proposal would
justly make a stronger appeal to North Carolina if the idea
had been furnished by North Carolinians and not by outsid
ers. The framers of the new proposal are not on trial. It is the
work and not the individual who did it, the voters are called
on to pass judgment in the November election. Good men
or able men may furnish the ideas and put together the
frame-work of the new constitution. The fact is some ar
gument is true in its favor, but the larger question is are
these men who furnished the ideas and erected the frame
work better fitted by ability and acquirements than others
who are of equal character, ability and learning. The vast
common sense and practical experience of the voters should
be focused on this subject and the conclusion reached by
the individual direct just how he votes in the election
Do the voters of Nash County understand that if the new
constitution is adopted in the November election they are
thereby conferring on the legislature the power to pass laws
if it desires, giving the Governor of North Carolina or some
agency, board, commission or whatever the power to not
only largely fix but actually name, regardless of the wishes
of the people of the county, the Board of County Commis
sioners, Register of Deeds, Clerk Superior Court, Sheriff,,
Coroner and SurVeyoi-? "Do the voters realize if they adopt
the new constitution they will give the legislature the power
to abolish the office of the justice of the peace and vest
such power in whomsoever the legislature may appoint or
designate? Do the voters know that an act of the legisla
ture composed of their own chosen representatives, may
be vetoed and declared null and void by the governor of
the State if the new constitution is adopted. And lurtner
that the poll tax limitation is abolished, and that such poll
tax may be made as high or as low as the legislature sees
fit, and that the legislature will be vested with the power
to classify property for purposes of taxation and there y
so fix matters that the holders or owners of one class of
property like money, stocks, bonds, etc. maypay a much
SSItwKS .£d the-by put it in the pow of
the advocate,
of the newconstitution that if the legislature, to vv om |
delegated bv the new constitution a power in the state equal
to that of the King of England, happens to be corrupt or
honestly mistaken, then the new constitution vests in the
Governor of the State the power to veto certain acts of the
legislature and hence the question arises.
Why should the power be given the Governor of North
Carolina to veto an act of the legislature of the state ? Ihe
Governor is elected by the people, and the 120 members of
the House and 50 members of the Senate ar elikewise elected
by the people. When did the Governor of North Carolina
become the equal or superior in to these
elected representatives of the people of the state. Ine an
swer is because many other of the the
veto power to their Governor, hence North Carolina, ior
that reason shall descend into the "me too and yes class.
Chief Justice Stacy, outstanding member of the commission
on the new constitution and an ardent advocate for its adop
tion in 1Q22 wrote into the supreme court report, Vol. 100,
on pane 194 that the Constitution of North Carolina (that
Sow sought to be abolished) may be considered an improve
over the national constitution because it withheld
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bv the people in the November election.
When the mortal remains of the proposed new constitution
has been placed by the voters in the November election m
the Valhalla prepared for tried out and discarded political
ideas and someone asks the question "who killed cock robin ,
the answer will be those who believed in Jeffersoman de
mocracy Sd a fair deal to all of the people. The advocates
of the old constitution are asking the preponents of the new
constitution what another asked one time,
' "Is it right because you thought it,
Is it true because you dreamed it,
Light because it ought to
Knowledge or Just seemed it?"
T. T. THORNE, Rocky Mount, N. C.
ROCKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 14, 1934
THE LEAD OF THE PRESIDENT SHOULD BE
FOLLOWED
The President of the United States has offered his good
offices in trying to bring about a settlement of the textile
strike. He has appointed a Board of Mediation and it is the
duty of both sides to accept his leadership and try and see if
this matter cannot be settled. President Roosevelt has been
labor's best friend and he has also been capital's best friend
in that he has undertaken to recognize the right of both sides
and he has saved some of the special interests from their own
selfishness. Whoever wins the strike loses but if a settle :
ment can be reached by agreement which will be just and
satisfactory to both sides, then both sides have won.
In the railroad strike several years ago the Southern Rail
road finally came to an agreement with their striking em
ployees which worked out to the interest of both parties.
The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company and it's employ
ees failed to reach an agreement and the result was that
labor, especially in Rocky Mount, was practically paralized.
While the railroad had apparently won the strike they have
in the end lost almost as much as labor and are continuing to
lose armies of trained employees. The city of Rocky Mount
has not ceased to fleel the disastrous effect of this strike.
Some of the old citikens and home owners were out of work
while others were compelled to go into other sections seeking
employment and many of these people lost their homes, all of
which caused injury and a great hurt to Rocky Mount. If
the railroad could have reached an agreement with it's labor
the results would have been far different.
Our hope is that in the present strike both sides will accept
the leadership of our great President who recognizes the
right of labor and also the right of capital invested.
As to the troops being used in this strike it is absolutely
wrong if they are being used for the purpose of helping to
win the strike. They should only be used where the local
authorities are not able to protect the life and limb of it s
citizens and the property of it's community.
DOES THE STATE STILL HAVE UNNECESSARY
HIGH SALARIED EMPLOYEES
The Greensboro Daily News in last Saturday's issue stated
that "Ever and anon it appeared that there were still people
in offices being carried by the Administration where it ap
peared that their services were not necessary." It also
stated that the Hon. Harry McMullan, who was drawing a
salary of $4,500 had been transferred from the sales tax di
vision of the Revenue Department to the Chairman of the
Industrial Commission and that no one had been appointed
to fill this position as it did not appear necessary. Continu
ing further it stated that Hon. George Ross Pou, who was
drawing a salary of $6,000 per year and expenses had re
signed from the Highway Department and that it did not ap
pear necessary to fill his position. Some months back Hon.
George Ross, who was drawing a salary of $6,000 per year
resigned from the Prison Department as superintendent of
the Cary farm and no one has been placed in his position.
This making a total of $16,500. There was further sugges
tion from "The Capitol Keyhole," a publication issuing out
of Raleigh that the services of Mr. M. C. S. Nobles, Jr., and
Accountant Mr. Scott, were holding jobs that might be dis
continued without injuring the services of the Revenue De
parment. '
Two years ago last spring Mr. R. T. Fountain called at
tention to these facts and at that time he was charged with
giving out information that should not be spoken of by a
Democrat and this statement was carried in the Greensboro
News. It now appears that the Greensboro News has ar
rived at the same conclusion that there were high salaried
men carried in the Administration whose services were not
necessary while some of the subordinates were not receiving
decent wages.
NEEDED PLAY GROUNDS
The Board of Aldermen some weeks back announced that
they were giving consideration to placing the stand pipe for
the new water works system in the Kite Park and we venture
to say that there was not a citizen in Rocky Mount who be
lieved these gentlemen would locate this stand pipe in the
Kite Park other than the members of the Board themselves,
which is the only park on the Edgecombe side and contains
around one acre.
There has been no provision made for another park, with
the serious need for one and with the continued expenditures
for other public matters we had hoped that the Board when
they determined to place the stand pipe in the Kite Park
would secure another piece of ground before they denied the
children the right to play in their accustomed park.
A former Board of Aldermen declined to receive a gracious
gift of six acres within five blocks of the Post Office which
was a woeful and dreadful mistake and the present Board
that they did have without making due provision for another,
of Aldermen has now taken from the children the small place
The Chairman of the School Board, Mr. Braswell, last spring
called attention to the Board of the deficiency of our children
in competing in games and sports with other communities
and after some survey of the situation it was thought that
the deficiency in play grounds had helped to bring about this
condition.
RABIES-AFFLICTED DOG
BITES THIRTEEN PEOPLE
Scotland Neck, Sept. 10.—A
small fice dog, which developed ra
bies a few days ago, bit thirteen
children and adults in the Love
grove and Moseley families a short
distance from town with the result
that the whole number began
taking the rabies treatment Fri
day. The dog was killed and after
examination found to have been
mad.
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Very few cotton farmers in Nash
county planted more than their al
lotted acres, says C. S. Mintz, as
sistant agent. Good tobacco prices
have pat the growers in fine spir
its.
TO BROADCAST
The Christian Science Commit
tee on Publication for North Car
olina has arranged for the radio
casting of a helpful Christian Sci
ence program of interest to the
public which will consist of pas
sages from the Bible and works of
Mary Baker Eddy, and a solo
from the Christian Science hym
nal. This program will go on the
air over Station WBT, Charlotte,
every Sunday from 4:0 Oto 4:15
p.m., Eastern Standard Time.
All adjustments on corn-hog
contracts in Camden county have
been completed, says County Agent
T. McL. Carr.
NEW PROFESSION
OPEN TO INDIANS
Writer Tells Why
Tobacco Bringing
A Higher Price
By HOWARD F. JONES SR.
Associate Editor Warren Record
The type of tobacco known as
"flue cured" is bringing a price
that is encouraging to producers.
There must be a reason. To my
mind there was a leadership for
the farmers in their own ranks; a
leadership in Congress, and a will-
I ingness to follow by the Agricul
tural Department at Washington.
Then, too, the Buyers recognized
the fact that unless something was
done for the farmer, the "Goose
that laid he golden egg" would be
slaughtered. But I doubt very
much that the Buyers had any idea
that it would be more than a spas
modic movement, with no thought
of the nerve necessary on the part
of the leadership in Congress and
in the "Signers" group to tax the
non-signer.
I was present at a meeting of
the Signers committee; Mr. J. B.
Hutson and Mr. Lanier of the To
bacco section of the Agricultural
Department, several sympathetic
members of Congress and news
papermen, at which Congressman
Kerr presided. The most import
ant statement made at he meeing
was made by he chairman of the
Signers group when he looked Mr.
Hutson in the face and said: "We
(the signers) ask you to make us
keep our contract." From this
statement was born success; from
this statement—this Nerve, was
bom the tax upon non-signers, and
from this statement the Buyers
realized that not only in 1934, but
in subsequent years the tobacco
farmer had a grasp upon the situa
tion that would bring joy to his
heart and comfort to his family.
I had belonged to the Farmers
Alliance, the Farmers Union, and
with these hands had done every
thing necessary to grow tobacco.
I had seen brother farmers, en
thusiastic in the selling time, for
get their experiences and their ob
ligations in the planting time, and
when the "Sign-up'' group demand
ed of the Government, "Ye beg
you to make us keep our contract,"
and that is the Kerr-Smith Bill
there was a tax on those who
would not help save themselves and
families from want and from pov
erty, and join with their neigh
bors in an effort to help all of our
citizenship, I knew that here was
one Plan that had teeth, and was
recognized by the Buyers.
It gwould be unjust for me to
say that there has been no leader
ship in Congress; there has been.
The Plan would have been a failure
without such leadership. It is on
ly just to say that the Congress
man form the Second District, Hon.
John H. Kerr, has been recognized
by he Agricultural Department,
the farmers, and his Congressional
associates as being deeply inter
ested in getting a law with teeth
enacted. Even in the closing days
of the last Congress he followed
the bill to the Senate and was on
the floor urging Senators to sup
port the bill. The bill passed, and
the tobacco farmer is reaping the
reward of clear-sighted leadership,
arid can look forward to better
things for his family, his neighbor
and business generally.
May we all be able to say for
many years, "Happy days have
come again."
Navy to Spend $2,700,000 on
Philadelphia aircraft factory.
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There's a Great Future In
Merely Being an Indian in
Great Smokies
PARK PLANS CALL
FOR INDIAN GUIDES
Willi Be Schooled in Wood
craft That Many Have For
gotten and Will Be Utilized
Both For Service and At
mosphere in Wilds of New
Mountain Park
By JOHN PARIS, Jr.
Sylva, Sept. B.—The Cherokee
Indians are about to really come
into thiir own, for a broad and
comprehensive plan, designed to
bring the New Deal to the rem
nant of the eastern band of Chero
kees, is being worked out on the
reservation, it has been announced
by Dr. Harold W. Foght, new su
perintendent of the reservation.
The New Deal for the Cherokees
of the Western North Carolina
mountains is being worked out and
planned with a view to the vast
opportunities that will come to the
Indians from tourist travel in the
Great Smoky Mountains National
Park, which is adjacent to the res
ervation.
Since the great "Heart-break
Removal which carried over 17,-
000 Cherokees to the west, the rem
nant that remained behind to settle
in the Great Smokies have, for the
most part, barely made a living
during the last century.
They have tilled the soil, living
a placid life, yet content to let the
rest of the world set a neck-break
ing rate of speed along the race
track of progress. These Cherokees
have sold a small amount of hand
icraft aside from earning a little
from their fields. But now the
Cherokees are to have a diversity
of economic opportunities.
"The Indians feel they are hem
med in, but with the right kind
of education and the determination
of John Collier, they will come into
their own," Superintendent Foght
said.
And while the new, vast pro
gram of development is being car
ried on for the Cherokees of the
reservation, there are several other
things included which point to big
ger and better things for the In
dians.
There are seven features planned
that are due and will change the
atmosphere along the Oconalufty
River. They are:
1. Recognition of the educational
system.
2. Improvement of sanitary fa
cilities.
3. Erection of an $85,000 hos
pital.
4. Establishment of a communi
ty center.
5. Improvement of the road sys
tem, including the beautification
of the National Park approach
roads which pass through the res
ervation.
6. The training of young Chero
kee men in the natural sciences so
that they may serve as guides in
the Great Smoky Mountain Nation
al Park.
7. The educations of the Indians
in their traditions and folk-lore,
to the end the the Cherokee Indian
Folk Festival may be held each
summer.
A lasting benefit will be the de
velopment of Indian crafts in tha
schools of the reservation. The
schools on the reservation are to be
more than academic institutions,
Mr. Foght pointed out. They will
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