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VOLUME 1, NO. 52
PARAGRAPHS ON NATIONAL
PROBLEMS AT WASHINGTON
WHAT CONGRESS FACES
□ BALANCING THE BUDGET
WHAT OP PUBLIC WORKS
WHERE RELIEF STOPS
HOW ABOUT TAXATION
WILL THE BONUS WIN
THE CURRENCY WRANGLE
NIRA AND 30-HOURS
THE POWER SITUATION
ECONOMIC SECURITY
By Hugo Sims, Special Washing
ton Correspondent
The overwhelmingly Democratic
Congress which organized last
week and took charge of the leg
islative affairs of this nation will
fact a number of puzzlesome mat
ters before its session ends. Be
fore it convened more than 1,000
bills had been to the public prints
er and nobody knows how many
others will be introduced. There
will be a small army of plans and
projects to improve the situation,
each, in the eyes of the author or
sponsor, being vital to national
recovery and well-being.
Without regard to recent recom
mendations of the President it
might be well to take a look at
-the general situation and discuss
some of the Issues that are cer
tain to arouse discussion and
precipitate debate. In so doing
let us state at the beginning that
the review is based on the out
look as Congress convened and
does not take into consideration
any event of the week immediate
ly past.
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The budget will be the subject
of a clash between those who in
aiflt that a balanced budget must
precede recovery and those who
contend that it is impossible at
this time to attempt such an un
dertaking and that, anyway, the
aubject is not decisive. Operating
" on a fiscal jretf that bfegins in
July the Federal government has
" just about completed one-half of
its year, with appropriations for
the last year already voted by
the last Congress. Hence, one
should remember that, in all bud
, get discussions, we are dealing
with the fiscal year that begins
* next July and ends in the middle
of 1936.
The set-up contemplated pro
vides for two sets of expenses,
"ordinary" and "emergency." The
first group includes all routine
costs and is expected to aggregate
around three billion dollars, di
vided roughly as follows: Veter
ans' relief, $600,000,000; National
defense, $500,000,000; Civil de
partments, $700,000,000; Farm
benefits, $300,000,000 and Interest
on the public debt, $900,000,000.
Considerable difference of opinion
is certain on the first three items,
with many favoring new benefits
for thfe soldiers, new construction
■for the navy and changes in hun
dreds of items in departmental
expenses.
In the class of emergency ex
penses two great issues arise,
public works and relief of unem
ployment, and both are controver
sial to the highest degree. Taking
up public works we find that, at
present, the government is using
about $1,300,000,000 A year for
■ load building, rivers and harbors,
subsistence homesteads, loans to
States and cities and to construct
undertakings like Boulder Dam
the Tennessee Valley Author-
However, there are many who
.spy this is entirely too small an
and should be increased
many times. With private spend
ing violently contracted these
folks argue that the government,
through public spending, can give
* the impetus is needed to re
| industry and get things mov
j|MEj;i§>d that Federal credit can
»■' stand the strain without any dan
* geH Ibf breaking. Various types
of works are suggested, spch as
slum clearance, low cost housing,
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j Readers, when you pur
-1 chase goods advertised
I in these columns tell the
j merchants yon saw it in
THE HERALD.
EASTERN COUNTIES
SUPPORTING A.C.C.
Large Representation Reported
At Atlantic Christian College
Wilson, Jan. 8. —Edgecombe,
Nash, Martin and Halifax Coun
ties are well represented at At
lantic Christian College daring
the fall semester which ends Jan
uary 26. A total of 46 students
are enrolled from these four
counties, 20 of them coming from
Edgecombe, 15 from Martin, ten
from Nash and one from Hali
fax.
Approximately seventy-five per
cent of the student body comes
from eastern North Carolina. 24
counties and five states are repre
sented ' n the student enrollment
this term.
Edgecombe's students arte the
fololwing: Edwin Barnes, Pine
tops; Christine Bryant, Tarboro;
Beverly Burrage, Rocky Mount;
Hugh Cherry, Rocky Mount; Anzy
Gaskill, RockV Mount; James Ed
wards, Macclesfield; Edith Lancas
ter, Rocky Mount; William Mor
ton, Rocky Mount; Edna Owens,
Macclesfield; Alice Snipes, Rocky
Mount; Bright Walston, Pinetops;
Effie Walston, Macclesfield;
George Stein, Rocky Mount; Mae
Mercer Harrell, Pinetops; Ed
ward Lovelace, Macclesfield; Mar
garet Works, Rocky Mount; My
ra Joyner, Rocky Mount; Kath
leen Roberson, Tarboro; Frank
Wiilkins, Rocky Mount; and Fran
ces Lancaster, Rocky Mount.
I Those from Nash are Arnold
Adams, Sharpsburg; Alice Atlams,
Sharpsburg; Edith Farmer, Bai
ley.; Otway Spring Hope;
Modero O'Neal, Middlesex; Co
velle O'Neal, Middlesex; William
Powell, Middlesex; Randolph Wil
liams, Bailey; Ferby Fulghum,
Bailey; and Reuben Strickland,
Bailey.
Martin's fifteen are Mae Ander
son, Williamston; Randolph
Chandler, Robersonville; Chloe
Roberson, Robersonville; Majorie
Rogers, Robersonville; Annie Lou
ise Taylor, Robersonville; Slade
Congleton, Parmele; Lou Ellen
Perry, Robersonville; Bernice Rob
erson, Robersonville; C. G. Wal
ters, Jamesville; Elizabeth House,
Robersonville; Nell Harrison, Wil
liamston; G. Fay Mobley, William
ston; Alverta Weaver, William
ston; Marjorie Moore, William
ston; and Russell Roebuck, Wil
liamston.
Doris Toppin from Roanoke
Rapids is Halifax's one reperesn
tative,
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A FAIR QUESTION
Stirred by growing tendency of
his fellow townsmen to use the
newspaper for everything but ad
vertising a South Dakota editor
recently asked them pertinently,
in a page one box:
"If a member of your family
died would you send out the obit
uary in a circular letter? If your
wife entertained, would you run
a slide on the screen of the movie
show? If you were to enlarge
store, would you tell the folks in
a hotel register? If you were to
have a wedding at your house,
would you tack the news on a
telephone post?
"Then why in hick don't you
put your advertising in the news
paper too?"— Oklahoma Publisher
BANKING RELIEF—MAYBE
Good news for bank depositors
(if the banks take the hint) is
the opinion of the Federal Re
serve Board that banks may ab
sorb exchange or collection charg
es up to $2 per month for any
one customer with a demand de
posit.
DRYS WORKING
That the Drys plan to introduce
a resolution in Congress, submit
ting another constitutional Prohi
bition amendment to the states is
revealed by Bishop James Cannon,
Jr., head of a committee represent
ing the National Prohibition Coun
cil. It would also prohibit the use
of the radio and mails to adver
tise liquor in dry states.
ROCKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1935
Louis M. Bourne
Called By Death
Flier Passes Fallowing Operation
For Ulcer; Native of Asheville
Washington, Jan. 7.—Major
Louis M. Bourne, 42, of the Unit
ed States Marine Corps station
ed at Quantico, Va., died today at
the Naval Hospital here following
an operation Friday for gastric
ulcer.
Major Bourne, who was the
first marine flier to make a non
stop flight from the United
States to Nacaragua, was stricken
suddenly last Thursday.
He had been stationed since
last August at Quantico where he
was transferred from San Diego,
Cal. He was commander of the
marine aviation forces at San
Diego for two years.
In 23 years of service in the
marines, Major Bourne had a col
orful career.
He left Annapolis to take a
competitive examination for ma
rine service and his first assign
ment was as lieutenant on the
flagships of the Asiatic fleet.
He was sent to China where he
was promoted to captain.
Major Bourne was brought
back for the World War a nd serv
ed in France with the Second
Marine Corps. He took part in
four battles for which he receiv
ed four stars for his victory rib
bon.
After serving 18 months in
Germany with tre army of occu
pation, Major Bourne returned
to the United States and entered
the marine aviation service.
In 1927 he made his non-stop
flight to Nicaragua.
He headed the marine air forc
es in the search for the bandit
Sandino in Nicaragua.
For his services in the Central
American republic, Majflf Bourne
received the distinguished flying
cross a n( l the Nicaraguan govern
ment presented him with a gold
medal.
Major Bourne was a native of
Asheville, N. C., the son of the
late Louis M. Bourne, Sr., promi
nent North Carolina attorney, and
Mrs. Bourne. His mother was at
his bedside when he died.
He also is survived by his wid
ow who was Miss Emily Waller
of Stafford, Va., and two small
children, Emylou and Johanna.
A brother, Francis Bourne, of
Asheville, also survives.
Funeral services will be held
in tre chapel at Fort Myer to
morrow afternoon and the body
taken to Arlington National Cem
etery for interment.
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PLEASANT HILL WOMAN
SUCCUMBS TO ILLNESS
Mrs. Irvin Proctor Buried Tues
day In Nash County
Mrs. Irvin Proctor, aged Edge
combe County native who died at
her Pleasant Hill township home
in Edgecombe County Monday af
ternoon, was laid to rest Tues
day afternoon in the family
grounds in Nash County. Funer
al services were held from the
home Tuesday afternoon at 2
o'clock.
Mrs. Proctor, who had reached
the age of 83 years, died Mon
day afternoon at 1 o'clock.
She was the daughter of the
late John B. Taylor and' Mary
Ruffin Taylor. Before her mar
riage she was Miss Susan Ann
Taylor.
One sister, Mrs. Rushie Ann
Peele, with whom the deceased
had made her home, survives as
do a number of nephews, nieces
and grandchildren. Mrs. Proctor's
husband. Irvin Proctor, preceded
her to>. the grave several years
ago.
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FALLS UNDER HIS CAR
San Jose, Calif.—After leaping
from his own automobile when a
collision appeared imminent, Ed
Haven slipped and was run over
bjr him own car.
DOUBLE AAA
Tipton, lowa.—Mr. and Mrs.
Abner Achenbach, farmers, strong
ly believe in the AAA and when
presented twin sons named them
Alvin Abner and Allen Albert
Achenbach. They hope they wil
be Ail-American Agriculturists.
"Englishman's Home Is His Castle"
The Englishman' who owns Oyster Cottage may well assert that his
home Is his castle, Is a self-contained residence fitted with all modern
conveniences, on an Island a mile out In the channel near the municipal
airport of Portlands
THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN STILL RE
FUSE TO PROVIDE PLAYGROUND FOR SMALL CHIL
-1 DREN, EAST SIDE
Mr. Taylor, wtyo is one of owners and representatives
of West Haven,- presented through his agent the editor of
the afternoon pgper, the Evening Telegram, to the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen, some ground bordering on the body
of water near tlie pumping station provided the Board of
Aldermen would expend certain funds and make certain
improvements. According to report in the afternoon paper
Mr. M. Alderman from the East side made a
motion that this gift be accepted and the City make the
expenditures as outlined by Mr. Taylor.
We are heartily in favor of the city acquiring parks yet
this park by the! river is wholly unsuitable for the children
to play in by re&son of the danger of the river and the
body of water known as Mrs. Bulluck's pond. We also have
another park down by the river which is owned by the
Rocky Mount Mills being rented by the Board of Aldermen
Jrom the Rocky Mount Mills for which an annual rental
of $l,OOO per yfear is paid, and has been paid since the
Rocky Mount Mills was taken into the City of Rocky Mount.
This park is not of any service for a playground for the
children of Rocky Mount by reason of it's dangerous eurs
rouYidings.
The Civitan Glub, the School Board, and the Coleman-
Pitt Post of ths American Legion, have passed a resolu
tion requesting the Board of Aldermen to purchase if possi
ble and if not ta condemn the block of land opposite the
Lutheran Church and between the High School building and
Edgttnont building: There have" been many individual- re
quests by leading citizens but up until this time we have
not heard of any move by the Board of Aldermen in this
direction.
Several years back Mrs. Susan D. Williams offered to
give to the City of Rocky Mount for park purposes 6 acres of
give to the City of Rocky Mount for purposes six acres of
land running from Eastern Avenue just back of William
Thorp's house to the Duke Luncheonette. Our information
is that every Alderman on the west side voted to decline
the gift. This gift was free except it was to be named the
Daughtry Park.
Recently one of the leading citizens of the city and a]
member of the Board of Aldermen stated that he wished
the people of Rocky Mount could forget there was any
such thing as sides to the town and we heartily agreed with
the expression but when we began to take inventory we
found that between three and tour hundred thousands of
dollars had been expended on the west side but with prac
tically no improvements on the east side. This is a condition
that the citizens of the east side in the interest of their
children and of their homes cannot afford to overlook.
Now, some members of the Board were excusing these
expenditures by saying that it was being done by the CWA,
PWA and FERA which is headed by Mrs. O'Berry in the
State and under the local direction of Mrs. Bulluck. While
these expenditures may have been made out of the Treas
ury of the National Government yet the Board of Aldermen
directed where the money should be spent in Rocky Mount.
We call these things to the attention of he people of Rocky
Mount as we feel it is the duty of the press to keep the
public informed on matters that pertain to their welfare.
SPENDING TAX MONEY DIFFERS FROM CWA, PWA,
AND FERA FUNDS
Mr. Capus M. Waynick, the recently appointed Chairman
of J;rte Highway Commission, issued a statement a few days
ago that the roads Commission needed much money to re
pair* oM -roads to build new roads, which would practically
consume the'large surplus in the Highway fund. He stated
that he had made a detailed and thorough survey of the
situation and yet we wonder how he could have done so much
in so short a time. It looks like the object of his survey was
to get the Legislature to turn loose this surplus for the
Highway to spend.
Mr. Waynick has been accustomed to dealing in large
figures because he and Mrs. O'Berry distributed last year
in the neighborhood of about 'twenty-five million dollars
which is practically a"fc much as is collected from all sources
of taxation in North Carolina. Now, Mrs. O'Berry and Mr.
Waynick were commissioned to spend money for the re
habilitation of our people and also to Consume some of the
great surplus that had been built up in this country that
was paralizing business which is a vastly different thing
from extravagantly spending money collected from fran
chise and sales taxes when our teachers are not paid and
our school equipment is falling into decay from the need
; of repairs.
HOMES FOR VETERANS HITS EIGHT STATES
The establishment of farmer A new bill in the house would
soldiers in low-priced, country prevent husbands ,*and wives in
homes is suggested by General eight States, Arizona, California,
Frank T. Hines, chief of the Vet- Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New
erans' Administration. The plan Mexico, Texas and Washington,
i has been under consideration for from making separate Federal in
; several months and might affect come tax returns and thus pay
a number of the 330,000 veterans less taxes than would be paid by
now drawing compensation. a couple in the other forty States.
Robert Grady Johnson
Elected Speaker
Miss Cheshire
Buried Sunday
Tarboro.—Funeral services were
held at 3 o'clock Sunday after
noon at Calvary church for Miss
Kate Cheshire with the Rev. Ber
tram E. Brown, rector, and the
Rev. David Yates, assistant rec
tor, in charge. Burial followed
in the family plot in the church
yard—the same churchyard which
her father spent years in beauti
fying with shrubs and trees, many
of them quite rare in this sec
tion and state. Nephews served
as pallbearers.
Miss Cheshire, who was 72
years old at the time of her
death, was an ardent and faith
ful member of the church. She was
instrumental in the building of
Grace Episcopal church, Law
rence, near here, and the intricate
ly carved reredos and altar there
stand a3 an example of her hand
iwork as an expert woodcarver.
She spent a number of years
in the church mission field at the
mill town of Mayodan and was
for several years president of the
Woman's auxiliary of the diocese.
Throughout her entire life she
was extremely interested in the
welfare of Calvary parish and
gave of her time and energy to
to its upbuilding.
Surviving are one sister, Mrs.
Annie Gray Nash, and a number
of nephews and nieces. Two bro
thers, Bishop Cheshire and Theo
philus Parker Cheshire, preceded
her in death.
Miss Cheshire, lifelong- resident
of Tarboro, died at her ancestral
home at 1:30 a. m. Saturday fol
lowing a lengthy illness. She was
ft--sist«r of the late Rt. Rev. Jos
eph Blount Cheshire, D. D., for
near 50 years the bishop of the
diocese of North Carolina of the
Protestant Episcopal church, and
the daughter of the late Dr. Jos
eph Blount Cheshire, for 50 years
rector of Calvary Episcopal
church here.
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MAYNARD MANGUM
CLAIMED BY DEATH
Prominent Wendell Tobacconist
Succumbs In Raleigh Hospital.
Funeral In Durham Monday
Wendell, January 10
Maynard Mangum, prominent
tobacconist here for the past sev
eral years, died in Rex Hospital
at seven o'cock Sunday evening.
He had been ill for several
weeks from paralysis and compli
cations arising from it.
Mr. Mangum was for many
years one of the most prominent
and successful warehousemen on
the Durham market. He was a
member of one of the best known
families of Durham, and was well
known on all the bright leaf
markets in the country. Since
his connection with the Wendell
market he has endeared himself
to a host of friends here who
were shocked and grieved to leam
of his death. His cheerful word
and smile will be missed on the
local mart next season, as will
his sage advice as to the operation
of the market.
His entire family was at ris
bedside at the last. He is surviv
ed by the following children: Mrs.
J. L. Holman, Ridgecrest; Mrs. C.
D. Mangum, Raleigh; Mrs. L. A.
Beasey and Mrs. I. M. Mangum,
both of Winston Salem; Baxter B.
Mangum, Roxboro, Mrs. Paul H.
Brown, Charlotte; Mrs. C. L. Cal
houn, and Mrs. M. C. Comer, both
of Raleigh. Three brothers, J. H.
Mangum, of Durham; J. A. Man
gum, of Mebane; and W. P. Man
gum, of Bahama, also survive. He
left 12 grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Mon
day afternoon from Calvary Meth
odist Church in Durham, and in
terment was in Maplewood ceme
tery there.
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695,351 LOANS
The HOLC made 695,351
up to December 13, aggregating
more than $2,000,000,000. Loans
averaged $3,024 each and average
monthly payments are about $24.
$l.OO PER YE AH
Pender County Represent**
tive Elected By Huge
Majority
Robert Grady Johnson, who aa
a 9 year-old boy visited the Leg
islature with his father and chose
as his model the man on the high
seat who banged the gavel and
told others when they could talk*
last night was chosen Speaker
of the North Carolina House.
He won the nomination of the
Democratic caucus, which assured
his election when the Legislature
convenes at noon today, with an
overwhelming first ballot The
vote was:
Johnson of Pender, 67.
Laurie McEachern of Hoke, 19.
W. L. Lumpkin, of Franklin, 17.
As is customary, Johnson's nom
ination was made unanimous.
Although the vote was not
taken until the House caucus
met in the hall of the House af
ter 8 o'clock, Johnson's victory
became apparent during the after
noon when man after man, claim
ed by the other side, went to him
and promised support, McEachern
and Lumkin admitted they were
beaten before dinner, but neither
would withdraw.
Among those who swung to
Johnson during the afternoon were
Dr. Ralph McDonald, Forsyth
economist, and other vigorous op
ponents of the sales tax who had
been counted in the Lumpkin
camp.
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CIVIL SERVICE
EXAMINATIONS
The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced open
competitive examinations as fol
lows:
Principal . telephone engineer,
$5,600; senior telephone engineer, —•
senior telegraph engineer, $4,600;
telephone engineer, telegraph en
gineer, $3,800; associate telephone
engineer, associate telegraph en
gineer, $3,200; assistant telegraph
engineer, $2,600 a year, Federal
Communications Commission.
Assistant director of grazing,
$5,600 a year, Division of Grazing
Control, Department of the In
terior.
Grazier, $3,200 a year, Division
of Grazing Control, Department
of the Interior.
The closing date for receipt of
applications for these examina
tions is January 30, 1935.
The salaries named are subject
to a deduction of not to exceed 5
percent during the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1935, as a meas
ure' of economy, and also to a de
duction of 3 1-2 percent toward a
retirement annuity.
All States except Iov»a, Ver
mont, Maryland, and the District
of Columbia thave received less
than their quota of appointments
in the apportioned departmental
service in Washington, D. C.
Full information may be obtain
ed from the Secretary of the Unit
ed States Civil Service Board of
Examiners at the post office or
customhouse in any city which has
a post office of the first or second
class, or from the United States
Civil Service Commission, Wash
ington, D. C.
STATE REGENT WILL VISIT
MICAJAH PETWAY CHAPTER
The Micajah Petway chapter of
the Daughters of the American
Revolution will be visited by Mrs.
William Henry Belk, of Crarlotte,
state regent of the organization,
at a meeting to be entertained by
Mrs. F. L. Perry on Friday night,
January 11.
An address by the distinguished
visitor, and a vocal solo by Mrs.
W. H. Skeels will feature the
evening session, which is appoint
ed for 8:30.
A cordial invitation is extend
ed through the local regent, Mrs.
Armistead Gill,' and Mrs. Perry,
to all members of the organiza
tion to attend Friday's session.
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HELPED RAILROADS
«
During 1934 the PWA loaned
$193,276,500 to thirty railroad
i companies. So far none of them
f have made vigorous protests
i against "government in business"
s insofar as these loans in eon*
. cerned. /