The Rocky Mount Herald
VOLUME 1, NO. 48
PARAGRAPHS
PROBLEMS AT
WHAT DOES "THIS MEAN?
ALLIANCE WITH ENGLAND.
HOPKINS' RELIEF PLANS.
REPUBLICANS IN FIGHT.
NO COMPROMISE LIKELY.
BORAH LEADS ATTACK.
OLD GUARD HOLDS LINE.
TWO HOUSING PROGRAMS.
By Hugo Sims, Special Washing
ton Correspondent
Some speculation arises over a
recent article by Robert W. Bing
ham, our Ambassador at London,
which apparently replied to sug
gested cooperation between the
United States and Great Britain
as recently advanced by General
Smuts and the Marquess of Lo
thian. Mr. Bingham declared that
an entirely new situation exists
in the United States which makes
possible now what has not been
before possible since the War, and
points out that the President,
backed by an overwhelming Con
gress, is in position to make "a
certain binding and lascing under
standing" with foreign countries.
The American Ambassador
pointed out that the opportunity
existed for the British and Amer
ican peoples to initiate "a close
diplomatic cooperation," which
would relieve the world of its
panics and give a sense of security
to the world. Declaring. "We speak
the same language, we derive
from the same origins, we have
the same essential ideals in world
affairs," the Ambassador pointed
out tift.t "if the British Empire
anj the United States were agreed
on the solution of any problem of
diplomacy, that problem would no
lnger exist, for there in no com
bination of influsnse that could
challenge its decisiveness."
The interesting speculation is
mpihatlMr -the Ambassador's utter
ance was inspired from this side
of the water, and the inference is
plain that he would hardly make
such a declaration except under
specific instructions. Supporting
the view that a definite rapprache
ment between the United States
and Great Britain is gradually
taking form, one observes that,
quite recently, despite Japanase
efforts to divide the two English
speaking 'powers, Great Britain
and the United States, for the
third time in five months, took
identical positions in objecting to
the oil monoply established by
the Japanese Government in Man
chukuo. Both re-asserted the con
tention that it violated the Open
Door principle of China as well
as the Nine Power Pact, under
which the nations guaranteed the
Open Door in China.
Harry Hopkins, Relief Adminis
trator, proposes an expansion of
the subsistence homesteads and
rural rehabilitation programs to
include as many families as pos
sible, the large-scale removal of
families from submarginal or un
profitable lands to better farming
sites, the advance of funds to
equip both groups with tools, live
stock and the necessities of farm
ing, a program to give factory
work to the idle, a large-scale,
low-cost housing program to take
care of thoae unable to move and
a social insurance program to give
security in the future.
His tentative program is based
upon experimental projects now
under way and seemg to be some
thing along the line of Upton Sin
clair's EPIC plan in California.
Mr. Hopkins, as is well known, is
aware of the danger of the dole
and the social peril of extended
cash relief, and is anxious to put
into practical effect a system to
enable the present recipients of
relief to make their own way. Al
ready the program is in progress
in scattered localities and on a
somewhat large scale than the
public generally assumes, but it
remains to be seen to what ex
tent the Administration will push
the proposal when Congress con
venes.
Apparently, a fight is inevitable
between those now in control of
the Republican National Commit
tee and others led by Senator Bo
rah, who insists upon reorganiza
tion along liberal principles.
Chairman Fletcher has made no
move to meet the recent demand
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ON NATIONAL
WASHINGTON
Farmers Repay
Credit Loans
Columbia, S. C.—Ten production
credit associations in the third dis
trict, comprising the states of
North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia and Florida, have reported
100 percent collections, Ernest
Graham, president of the Produc
tion Credit Corporation of Colum
bia, announced today, following re
ceipt of a telegram from the Cher
ryville (N. C.) association that it
had completed its collections.
The ten associations are the
Greenville, Kinston and Cherry
ville associations in North Caro
lina; the Marion, Dillon, Lake City,
Bennettsville and Kingstree associ
ations in South Carolina and the
Americus and Sandersville associ
ations in Georgia.
In North Carolina, South Caro
lina and Georgia, the production
credit associations have loaned ap
proximately $6,200,000 this year of
which all but $476,000 had been re
paid by farmers on November 30,
Mr. Graham said. Most of the bal
ance of loans outstanding, he said,
is not yet due and in Florida, the
fourth state in the district, a large
part of the credit extended is for
citrus production and will not ma
ture until next year.
Mother Of Local
People Dies
Mrs. W. C. Proctor, Sr., Succumbs
at Hospital, Services Thursday
Mrs. W. C. Proctor, Sr., 68, suc
cumbed early this morning at a
city hospital following an opera
tion. She had been in declining
health for about a year but had
been active until about two weeks
ago when she was removed to the
hospital for the operation.
Funeral arrangements were in
complete this afternoon. The ser
vices are expected to be held
Wednesday afternoon with Rev.
Norman Johnson, First Presbyter
ian church pastor, officiating, ac
cording to tentative plans.
Mrs. Proctor, formerly Miss
Fonda Bulluck, came from an old
and prominent Edgecombe County
family and was born a short dis
tance out of this city on the Tar
boro road at the Bulluck place. She
has spent almost all of her life
in this section.
She was a primitive Baptist, and
had lived at her home on South
Franklin Street here for about
35 years. Her husband died in
1923.
Her parents were William Jesse'
and Lizzinia Bulluck, both de
ceased.
She leaves six children and her
sister, all of this city. Mrs. C. E.
Taylor, living on Pearl Street, is
her sister, and her children in
clude three daughters, Mrs. Lil
lian Proctor Herring, Mrs. Eula
Proctor Greathouse, a nd Mrs. Ruth
Proctor Boettcher, and three sons,
Russell L. Thurman and W. C.
Proctor, Jr.
She would have attained her
68th birthday on December 27 of
this year.
INVESTIGATION OF ELECTION
IN GRAHAM CO. IS ASKED
Raleigh.—The state board of
elections Thursday was asked to
investigate the count of ballots
in the November 6 election in
Graham County in so far as they
affected candidates for county of
fices. '
Raymond Maxwell, executive sec
retary, said the Republican candi
dates who lost to Democrats by
small margins had lodged charges
of irregularities and asked the
state board to investigate the con
duct of the election as the county
board had denied a petition for a
re-canvass.
The board also has before it pe
titions for investigations in Alex
ander and Watauga counties.
SCAFFOLD FALLS; 10 DIE
Brussels, Belgium.—Ten work
men were killed and eighteen in
jured when a meta] scaffold col
lapsed.
ROCKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1934
New Method of Picking Up Planes
This picture, niilUe ut sea, shows the new method of lifting navy
planes from the water without stopping the ship. The plane runs upon a
net towed by the cruiser, the pilot stopping his motor as a hook on the
pontoon engages the not. the plane helng kept abreast of the crane.
Vote For Control Bill Today
Today the cotton and tobacco growers have an opportun
ity to cast a most important vote which effects the whole
economic life of the cotton and tobacco growing States. It
the duty of every cotton and tobacco grower to go to the
designated polling places and vote for the Kerr tobacco bill
and the Bankhead cotton bill, but for these bills it is pos
sible and very probable that cotton and tobacco would not
be bringing more than half the amount that they are bring
ing at this time. We urge all growers to be dilligent in this
matter and not overlook so great an opportunity which ef
fects the whole economic life of the South.
In the issue of the Herald of November 30th in our Edi
torial entitled More Machine Propaganda for the Sales Tax,
there was mentioned something about the Organization
of the New High Way Protective League by George Ross
Pou. Below is the Editorial from the Winston Salem Journal
of December sth., which gives more information on the lea
gue and who its sponsors and its purposes:
(From "Winston-Salem Journal, Dec., 5, 1934)
A RISING TIDE FOR SCHOOLS
Organization of the "Highway Protective League" with
headquarters in Raleigh is the most recent proof that the
demancTfor an adequate support of public education in this
State is making some progress.
The principal objective of this "league," as we pointed
out yesterday, is to combat the use of any part of automo
bile and gasoline taxes for any purpose other than roads
and to achieve this end by a constitutional amendment of
that nature.
Of course, other and more general purposes are profess
ed, but everyone knows that its efforts will be directed al
most entirely toward this particular objective.
It should not be overlooked, howeever, that in its gener
al plans, the "league" includes one which will be recognized
as a confession of weakness. That is, the possibility of a re
duction in the automobile and gasoline taxes. This a recog
nition of the fact that too large a portion of our total State
revenues has been assigned and used for road purposes.
Tl(A"league" is casting an anchor to windward. Rather
than use any of these funds for schools, it professes a wil
lingness that such taxes shall be reduced.
There is method in that madness. It is designed to make
an appeal to the automobile owner and hold out to him
the hope of a reduction in his taxes. Should there be a re
duction in such taxes, the way would be open for better sup
port of the schools without increasing the total purden on
the people of the State.
The announced membership also indicates that the "lea
gue" may be friendly to the idea of having the State
take over local debts. The people are beginning to realize
that this movement is primarily for the benefit of the bond
holders.
It will, of course, be set up as being for the relief of the
great masses of the people. Only in that way can it be
sufficiently disguised to carry any hope of success. It can
be expected then that representatives of the bondholders
and insurance groups will take part in all organizations
that may be expected to put it over.
As we stated in our editorial yesterday, the "league" has
selected an astute politician for its general counsel. George
Ross Pou knows the game. For years he has been estab
lishing those contacts which make him the lobbyist par ex
cellence.
Mr. Pou was one of Governor Gardner's chief lieuten
ants in handling legislatures during the Gardner adminis
tration. He was also a strong supporter of Goverrfor
Ehringhaus for the gubernatorial nomination. Governor
Ehringhaus thought so much of Mr. Pou that he virtually
created a high-salaried position for him with the State
Highway and Public Works Department.
When Mr. Pou resigned from that position to make his
unsuccessful race for the Democratic nomination for Con
gress, no one was appointed to take his place with the
highway department. Since his resignation last spring the
State has been saving his salary.
The "Highway Protective League" is said to be paying
Mr. Pou well for his services. They ought to pay him well,
for he will be a force to be reckoned with in the Third House
of the 1935 legislative session. The "league" has in Mr. Pou
a shrewd protagonist. And no doubt its treasury will be
well supplied with all necessary funds for its activities.
Still the fact remains, that the very organization of the
"league" and its suggestion of a reduction in automobile and
gasoline taxes is a recognition of the rising tide for public
schools in North Carolina.
W. L. McGahey, Beaufort coun
tyagent, is working to stamp out
the small outbreaks of hog chol
era and swine plague which hit
that section lately.
Two houndred 4-H club boys
and 20 club girls have filed rec
ords of their last year's work with
the county and home agents of
Stanly county.
J. N. Batts
Heads Templars
St. Bernard Commandery Has An
nual Election Of Officers
J. N. Batts today was the new
commander of St. Bernard's com
mandery No. 21 Knights Templar,
following the annual election of of
ficers held last night at the Ma
sonic temple.
Other officers chosen last night
were as follews: J. M. Fox, gen
eralissima; C. K. Pettitt, captian
general; W. L. Woodley, senior
warden; Herbert Weathersbee, pre
late; and C. R. Shuler, junior war
den.
R. S. Gorham was re-elected
treasurer and G. T. Matthews was
reelected recorder.
A large attendance was reported
at the meeting held last night.
Ickes Repeats
Duke Remarks
Gives Basis For Remarks About
Power Company; Greenwood
Hearing Today
Washington—Secretary of thS
Interior Harold L. Ickes, Public
Works Administrator, today again
paid his respects to the Duke Pow
er Company in no uncertain terms.
Returning today with President
Roosevelt from Warm Springs,
Ga., in time for his regular Thurs
day press conference, Secretary
Ickes was asked if he would com
ment further in view of the fact
that the company's protest against
remarks made at a press confer
ence two weeks ago had been
merely acknowledged by a subor
dinate instead of being answer
ed by himself.
Two weeks ago, Secretary Ickes
said the rates charged by the
company were unfair and that it
was attempting to secure two days
in court in its effort to block
the consruction of a $2,852,000
hydro-electric development by
Greenwood County, South Caro
lina, which is being financed by the
PWA.
More Questions
Secretary Ickes was today asked
to give his basis for both re
marks, although the protest of the
Duke company related only to the
'two days in court" charge.
"I based my statement on the
rates they charge, the rates I
think they ought to charge and
the rates being charged in that
section by the TV A," declared
the Secretary.
In regard to the second charge,
he had more to say:
"As for two days in court, bless
their sweet souls," said the Secre
tary, "they did go into the Su
preme Court of South Carolina
and lost. Now they say that they
have not had a day in court be
cause they were defeated on a
technicality; and you know the
power trust would never resort
to a technicality. After being de
feated on the technicality, they
went over into the federal court,
and I think that is two days in
court. If they can call it by any
sweeter name, I haven't any ob
jections.''
Secretary Ickes also announced
that United States Judge Watkins
has granted the application of the
PWA, to be allowed to intervene
and become a party to the pending
action.
H. T. Hunt, general counsel for
the PWA, left tonight for Green
ville, S. C., to participate in ar
gument of the case, which is set
for tomorrow.
There have been similar cases
in other federal courts. The PWA
has won cases involving plants at
Allegan, Michigan and California,
Missouri, in district federal courts
and the Allegan case has been af
firmed by the circuit court of ap
peals.
A decision in the district court
was against the PWA in a case
involving a plant at Concordia,
Mo.
CIGARETTE CODE
Possibility of a code for the
cigarette industry was seen when
two companies agreed to comply
if other cigarette manufacturejs
were compelled to meet its terms.
Catholic Bishops widen fight on
indecent movies.
Prosperty Cotton Farmers
Hinges On Frid
J. Watson Smoot
Heads Kiwanians
Tarboro.—The. Knwanis club
npet Tuesday night in the parish
house and an interesting pro
gram was enjoyed by the mem
bers, President Robert Martin,
on retiring from the presidency,
thanked the members for their aid
and co-operation in making his
work a success. The newly elect
ed president is J. Watson Smoot
and the vice president is D. M. W.
Deloatch.
M. W. Haynes, in charge of the
program, surprised the members
by making it a ladies night with
the wives of the members present.
CIVIL SERVICE
EXAMINATIONS
The United States Civil Ser
vice Commission has announced
open competitive examinations as
follows:
Field examiner, $2,600, claims
examiner, $2,000 a year, United
States Employees' Compensation
Commission. Appropriate experi
ence, or experience and legal edu
cation, required. Closing date,
December 22, 1934.
The salaries named are subject
to a deduction of not to exceed
5 per cent during the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1935, as a measure
of economy, and also to a deduc
tion of 31-2 per cent toward a
retirement annuity.
All States except lowa, Ver
mont, Virginia, Maryland, and the
District of Columbia have receiv
ed less than their quota of ap
pointments in the apportionate de
partmental service in Washington,
D. C.
Full information may be obtain
ed from the Secretary of the
United States Civil Service Board
of Examiners at the post office or
customhouse in any city which
has a post office of the first or
the Second class, or from the
United States Civil Service Com
mission, Washington, D. C.
Alumnae Holds
Annual Meeting
The Alumnae chapter of Wo
man's College of the University
of North Carolina, will hold their
annual meeting on Friday of
this week at the Lantern Inn, ac
cording to the announcement of
Mrs. Don Bulluck.
Dr. W. C. Jackson, executive
head of Woman's college, will be
the guest speaker for the occa
sion and he will be accompanied
to Rocky Mount for the event by
Mis s Clara Byrd, who for many
years has been connected with the
college.
Mrs. Bulluck stresses the fact
that all former students of the
college who are living in the city
or Section, are inviteed to attend
the banquet on Friday, whether
affiliated with the alumnae as
sociation or not. Reservations may
be made through Mrs. Bulluck, for
the event which is appointed for
5:15.
EX-CASHIER FINED AND
PLACED ON PROBATION
Greensboro, —R. A. Burch, for
merly cashier of the First Na
tional Bank, Roxboro, in Federal
district court this morning enter
ed a plea of guilty of abstrction
of funds and was fined SSOO and
placed on probabtion for two
years. The defendant said the vio
lation was purely technical. Notes
have been substituted for ques->
tionable items and since paid Xn
full. /
COMMUNICATIONS
Hearings are under way ty the
Federal Communications
sion which is investigating w i re
and wireless companies anA d U pH-!
ca'ions that now exist, wifth con
sideration of merging the% into
single, nationwide systemf^
Farley reports $12,16' >415 g,,*.
plus for the pos'al ftsca'i year.
SI.OO PER YEAH
The Bankhead referendum Frl- w
day, December 14, will determine
the future of the cotton adjust*
ment program, says Dean L 0.
Schaub of State College.
If the growers vote for the Aet
to continue through 1935, he gays, ij
production can be kept within
reasonable bounds and pricea
maintained at a fair level.
If the act is voted down, grow
ers who didnot sign contracts wifl
likely push production well above
the amount required by the mar
ket and prices will again tumble
below the cost of production, the
dean warns.
All contracts will be continued
in effect next year. If the Bank
head act remains in force, Schaub
said, the 73,000 growers who sign
ed Up will be protected from the
potential expansion of the 40,000
growers who did not sign.
1 Since the reduction in acreage
a nd production required under the
contracts will not be so drastic
next year, Schaug pointed out, the
allotments under the Bankhead act
will be larger.
In 1935, the contract reductions
will be only 25 per cent of the
base average, as compared with a
40 per cent reduction in 1934. This
will actually mean an increase
next year of at least 15 per cent
over the amount alloteed this year.
However, if a glower wishes to !
get extra rental payments by re
ducing 30 per cent under his
basee, he will be allowed to do so.
Any further reductions will not be
accompanied by additional pay
ments.
The rentals will be at the rate
of three and a half cents a pound
lon the average production of the
land retired from cotton cultiva
tion and the parity payments will
be one and one-fourth cents a
pound on the growers' domestic al- j
lotments.
Brummitt Heard
By Magistrates
Attorney General Favors Regular
Salary For Them—Would
Set Aside All Fees
Raleigh— General Den
nis G. Brummi t, addressing th«
North Carolina Association of
Magistrates Wednesday, offered
advice to the justices of the peece
as to proper ways for conduct of
their offices.
Referring to the procedure by
which magistrates do not get
their fees unless the defendant
is found guilty, Brummitt express
ed the hope that the number of
magistrates in the near futura
will be limited and that they will
be paid straight salaries with their
fees going in f .o tht general fund
of ther locality.
The first annual convention of
the state organization was set for
Goldsboro next April 24. District
meetings were planned faf Gas- '
tonia, Greenville, Fayetteville end
Winston-Salem, H. H. Koonce, of
Lexington, is president of the
group.
Other ->fflcers are C. E. Fesper
man i>f Salisbury, vict president?
B. C. Willard of Winston-Salem,
secretary; and A. C. Eskridg®,
Greensboro, treasurer.
—°——
JANUARY SND DEADLINE!
January 2 is the deadline fo* ,
applications for adjusted compen
sation certificates, and Wore than
100,000 veterans have failed to
make application. If any read thia
paragraph they should take prop
er actios at once.
MONEY BLOC DISAGREE
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While agreeing that money It ■ j
too valuable and should he
lated by the g>' nment, the ens
ealled money M '" v «ot w®*
able to get '•> - upon coo
| crete proposal" if ha coming
session. '
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chase goods advertised
in these columns tell the
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