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• * *\ 7 The Rocky Mount Herald VOLUME 2, NO. 17 Mayor Iseley Is Nominated Kaleigh Mayor Has Safe Lead Over Three Opponents. Commissioner* WUI Probably Hold Second Pri mary Mayor George A. Iseley was safe ly renominated over three opponents Monday in the eity primary in Ka leigh. He secured 7,326 votes as against slightly more than three thousand for his three opponents. | In the race for Commissioner of j Public Safety Brown was eliminat-| ed, and .it is probable that there j ■will be a second primary between Fountain and Bryan. Barton and Ferguson led in the vote for Com missioner of Public Works, and will probably enter a second primary. n - P.T.A. Convention In Ashevii'e The P. T. A. Convention held in Asheville last week -was brought to a close Thursday at noon. Charlotte was selected as the meeting place of "the 1936 Convention. Officers chosen for two-year terms were: Mrs. Joseph Garibald! of Charlotte, first vice-president, Mrs. i W. A. White, Jr., of Jamestown, third vice-president, Mrs. W. A. Ponville I of Wilmington, fifth vice-president; ; Mrs. Weaver Mann of Newton, re f cording secretary, and Mrs. W. A. j Burke of Gibsonvilc, re-elected treas t urer. Other officers including the president, Mrs. W. B. Aycock of Raleigh will serve another year of 1 two-year terms. The State Congress approved a new organization set-up whereby each vice-president is in charge of a department of work; the second vice-president directing health; the third vice-president, education; the fourth vice-president, citizenship; fifth vice-president, public relations, and sixth vice-president, organiza tion. Mrs. J. M. Hobgood of Farmville, is the new chairman of the health department. Chairman of the pro gram committee will be Harold D. Meyer. The P. T. A. Congress went on record as endorsing heartily State Superintendent of Public Instruction Clyde Erwin's program for school 4egwUt>ioß for the present session, .of . the General Assembly in resolutions adopted. -o DO YOU WANT TO LIVE TO BE A HUNDRED? Do you wuut to live to be 100 f Here's how: Read the subjoined for mulas, pick one to your liking and go to it. Solomon Rickner, 114, St. Paul, Neb., rises at C a. m., takes his pie and coffee and advises: "People would be better off if they were more regular in their eating and sleeping habits." "To live long," suggests Mrs. Mary Alderman 100, Chicago, "live right." "Have faith in God," stipulates G. W. Rhyne, 103, Creston, lowa. "Drink no coffee, tea, beer or whiskey." He didn't mention wine. It is to that/vintage that Mrs. Annie Spano, 103, Birmingham, Ala., largely attr butes fier vigor. Abstinence may be all right for some centenarians but not for Dr. Charlotte de Goliere Davenport, 110, who enjoyed her fags on a recent New York visit. Mrs. Margaret Schoonover, Chicago, followed this philosophy through her 101 years: "I've always minded my own business. Hiram Boone, grand-nephew of trail-blazing Daniel, subscribes to the hard work theory. He still does farm chores down near Mount City, Mo. Mrs. George Brown, 100, Blooming ton, ni; 4 believes folks shold remain active. She regularly acts as hostess to women. Chirles Eldridge, 104, keeps in the social whirl. He gave away a 69-year old bride to a 78-yeftr old bridegroom at St. Petersburg, Fla., Friday. Maybe there'll be more interest in longevity now that life begins at 60 under old-age pension proposals but: Halvor Horgan, 82, said "20 years of retirement is eno.ugh for any man and went back to tilling a Wiscon sin farm. Levi Burlingame, 83, is Jeady for another season of race orse jockeying dowa Kansas way. iWillia * mMathes, 80, who recently became, the father of his ninth child would like to live four score years at Gradyville, Pa., oflferes for those who would live four score years and longer: "Moderation, early marriage, putdoor life and no worry." IT'S YOU. birds sing just as sweet, sir, ! The rivers smile as glad, An' everyone you meet, sir, Theii ways have always had. The sky's aa full of blue, sir, ■lf you but only knew, There's nothing gone askew, sir, , It's you. —Exchange. Willi I ' J : ■ Readers, when you pur chase goods advertised in these columns tell the merchants you saw it in THE HERALD Nafy mal Music Wtyk May l2 National Music Week is to be cele brated in this country for the iweitn time, from May sth through May 12th. The theme is to be "Give more time and thought to Music." Miss Hattie S. Jfarrott, who is chairman for North Carolina, tuai, "tiie purpose of a national mu sic Week is to awaken the whoie public to the importance of music as a factor in its life and to elevate musical standards." Miss Parrott is most anxious that the' week of mu sic be observed in more and more places in North Carolina. Last year burlington, Asheville, Salisbury Greenville and Kaleigh had outstand ing programs. Special plans are be ing made for this observance in Ka leigh this year by the Kaleigh Mu sic Club and its committee headed by Miss Sallie Parham. The week will open by a sermon on the subject of music by Dr. F. C. Feezor of the Tabernacle church on Sunday May 5, when there will be special music in all the churches of the city. There will be concerts, by the music clubs, band concerts, orchestra and Glee club programs, and special pro grams during the week from the Kaleigh music studios. It is dbsired that the observance of Music Week spread to all com munities, no matter how small. Suggestions for proceedure are that an individual or small group of people call together a larger group representing the various interests of the community, including churches, music teachers, professional musici ans, music dealers and any others who will participate. These should appoint a General Music Committee, with a chairman and a secretary whose Wdfk is to sell the idea to the public. Publicity may be had through local newspapers, school children, announcements at public gatherings, posters and banners. Sup port should come through the churches, clubs and other civic bod ies and organizations. Mrs. Charles Gulley is chairman of Music in the State Federation of Women's Clubs, and has written to her district music chairman to en list all club women and music teach ers in planning for the observance of National Music Week. It iB especially requested by the leaders that every Music Week cele bration be planned with the study of the National anthem and folk songs of different countries as the center. Those who desire help with Inwet Stringneld, Director, the Institute of Folk Music Chapel Hill. Further in formation for the observance and enjoyment. of Music Week may be had upon request from Miss Hattie 8. Parrott, State Department of Pub lic Instruction, Kaleigh. Drug Store Is Robbed Standard Drug Company was rob bed of between $2OO and $3OO in cash, bad the safe blown open al legedly by nitroglycerin, and local police were expecting a finger print expert to be sent here from Kaleigh to aid them in their search for the robbers, it was reported here Mon day. The robbery is believed to have occurred between midnight Sunday night and 7:30 Monday morning, those in charge of the establishment said. Entry, they indicated, was ap parently made through the coal bin into the basement and up into the back of the building. Approximate ly $2JiO more in checks, which was left in the safe, was found at the store, it was said. YADKIN SHERIFF GASSED Sheriff A. L. Inscore of Yadkin county, came near being overcome by gas one night the past week when he arested Dave Sprinkle and John Oftoper, Winston-Salem men in whose car was found seveiml gallons of moonshine whiskey. One of the men uncapped a small bottle as the sheriff was bringing them to town flooding the car with an overpower ering gas. Sheriff Inscore said he believed the fluid in the bottle is the kind used by chicken thieves which is supposed to completely paralyze chickens when it is thrown into the chicken house. M.W.A. Team Goes To Wilson The degree team of the Wendell Camp of the Modem Woodmen of America journeyed to Wilson last week where they were guests at a big rally and banquet held by the Wilson Camp. The Wendell team al so put on the degree work for the Wilson Camp. Among the notables present for the occasion was State Manager J. A. Doubles, of Greens boro. The Wendell degree team of the M. W. A. has made quite a reputa tion for itself throughout this part of the State for its exemplification of the degree work of the order, and is in frequent demand for this work. •suuojaa apiM sut![d pun ;nao jod S3 &I3US3 son[BA3p uinpi[og ROCKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1935 Picked for Postage Stamp Series ■5 IB : Js&r When President Roosevelt and Postmaster General ".Tim"'Farley sat down to choose the ten greatest American natural wonder pictures as Illustrations for the national park series of postage stamps, they selected the Great White Throne, towering master of Zion National park, as one of them. gleaming white precipices defy venturesome climbers, its plateau-like top untrod by man. Zion National park in southern Utah is a summer mecca for tourists all over the world. Hurley Says Exemptions Would Give Lazarus Pellagra- We notice frQm the press, that Senator Brock Hurley, of Troy, in commenting on the proposed exemptions of only three articles, self-rising flour, meal and fat back, speaking in opposition of the bill, stated that these restrictions of diet would have given Lazarus pellagra if he were here on this earth in this day and generation. Senator Hurley is a senator of outstanding ability and one who understands the hopes and desires of the great mass of people, and has the boldness to speak out. He knows that this restricted exemption is neither Vight in 'principle irer is ; ft""expected ttffe-mTTtfili pass' v wifnsuch re stricted exemption. BROOKINGS- INSTITUTION SHOWS ITS FACE AGAIN In a recent statement, we see where the Brookings insti tution, which claims to have made a survey of economic conditions, (at the request of whom we do not know), states that the NRA, to-wit: The National Recovery Act, is de laying and retarding recovery. This is the same institution that was employed by Governor Gardner to make a survey of North Carolina's governmental structure; which recom mended that all of our counties be abolished; that all of our officers be appointed by the Governor, putting North Caro lina in the hands of a dictator, under its recommendations. This is the same institution that was denounced by former Lieutenant Governor, R. T. Fountain, as being an undemo cratic and Republican institution, and from the recent re port on the NRA it seems that former Lt. Governor Fountain was right in denouncing it. It is generally believed by those well informed, to be an institution that would make a survey and report exactly in line with the views of those who em ployed and paid them. THE OLD AGE SECURITY BILL The fight that appeared at one time to be very serious by the Republicans, against the Old Age Security legislation, finally dwindled away, so that when the vote was taken in the U. S. Congress there were only the leaders of the oppo sition to vote against the bill. The bill went through the House of Representatives with only thirty-three votes against it. This demonstrated the remarkable leadership of the Hon. R. L. Doughton, Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee. North Carolina has furnished two able leaders of the Ways and Means Commit tee. The late Hon. Claude Kitchin of Halifax County, this State, was Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee during the World War, and managed the bills whigh financed the war, while the bills for recovery are now being handled by the present chairman, who is also a North Carolinian. J. A. Coley Buried In Nash Farmer Die 4 at Home Early Monday Morning John A. Coley, 64, who died here at his residence, No. 1202 North Ral eigh street, early Monday morning, was laid to rest Wednesday in the family grounds in Nash county after final rites were conducted from the home with Rev. T. A. Bland, Holiness minister, officiating. Mr. Coley, an Edgecombe county farmer, belonged to the Red Oak Methodist church. Ho leaves his wife, Mrs. Penny Coley, and the children, Mrs. Beu lah Long, near here; Mrs. Mattie Harper, city; Mrs. Lola Clay, city; Mrs. Annie Conway, city; Odie Coley, Battleboro; Wilson Colpy, city. A brother, Doc Coley, Costalia, also survives. Two Candidates Out For Mayor Two candidates have annuonced for the office of Mayor of Rocky Mount to date. They are T. W. Cole man and T. W. Fitts. Mr. Coleman is a prominent business man of Rocky Mount, engaged in the manu facture of brick, and owner and manager of the Nash Brick and Coal Co. Mr. Fitts is a prominent attorney practicing in Rocky Mount. There will be a contest for alder man in the fourth ward, with Mr. Bobbitt contesting the nomination with J. W. Thurman, present incum bent. LOST IN DUST STORM Sublette, Kan. —Leland Fox, 10, and his step-sister, Corine Weeden, !>, lost in a dust storm, spent a night in the shelter of a dirt-clog ged fence. While more than 100 persons searched for them, they were led home by their dog. N. C. Welcomes Comm. Belgrano From the time when National Commander Frank N. Belgrano, Jr., arrived in Kaleigh, at noon on Fri day, April 19th where he immediate ly addressed a joint session of the General Assembly of N. C., until he completed his auto tour of Piedmont and Western North Carolina, and completed his visit with the disabled veterans in the U. S. Government hospital at Oteen, he was mooting the finest body of Legionnaires in the World, tho Legionnaires of North Carolina. The Legion Posts vied with each other all along the route from Kaleigh to Asheville, each Post try ing to out-do the other Posts in showing the National Commander and the State Commander a most cordial welcome. It certainly was a great honor and pleasure which the Legionnaries of North Carolina had in greeting the national chief of the Legion, and it was likewise a great honor and pleasure for the National Comman der who hails from California to see and know liis comrades of the Legion here in North Carolina. The regular annual American Le gion Radio Kound-Up which was of ficially launched from both lialeigh and Charlotte by the National and State Commanders is now getting in to full swing, and Commander Olive is confulent that an overwhelming majority of all the Legion Posts in North Carolina will obtain their en tire quotas prior to April 30th. The names of the victorious Legion Posts which take their objectives during this Kound-Up will be announced on the Annual Kadio Roll Call of Vic torious Legion Posts which will be broadcast from WBT at Charlotte on May Ist. The Department officials were cer tainly proud of the splendid coop eration and tho large throngs of Le gionnaires which gathered to meet the National Commander on the line from Raleigh to Asheville. Speedy and sure results are expected to follow this visit of the National Commander which will undoubtedly help speedily increase the influence, prestige and strength of the Legion in North Carolina. Need Berry Pickers In East Need for about 500 strawberry pickers was expressed today at the office of S. O. Bennett, national re employment serving manager for this district. Mr. Bennett said that he could also use about 30 experienced and skilled master brickmasons who are unemployed and registered at the re-employment office. "We can use about 500 strawberry pickers to be sent into the eastern part of the state, men, women, white or colored. They will be sent into the country around Wallace and Chadbourn," he said today. The growers will furnish transportation, living quarters and meals, he added, and will pay a cent and a half for every quart picked. The workers will be paid daily or posibly twice a day, according to the re-employment offi cial. For a period of about 60 days we can use about 30 experienced and skilled master brickmasons, but they must be unemployed and registered at the office, he went on to say. Any one in this district may apply, but Rocky Mount brickmasons will be given preference, Mr. Beijnett said. Nash, Edgecombe, Halifax, and Wil- This district takes in four counties, son. Further details may be had at the re-employment office. Earthquake Does Terrific Damage The most destructive earthquake to occur on the Japanese owned island of Formosa, just off the Chi nese coast, took place early Sunday morning when approximately 3,000 persons were killed, 11,386 others injured, and 250,000 left homeless. Although the entire island was af fected, the biggest toll was confined to an area 40 miles in diameter north of the city of Taichu. The shocks which began at dawn spread death, destruction and terror in scores of densly populated villages on the borders of Taichu and Shin ehiku provinces. A majority of the victims were caught in falling houses which were mostly of sun-dried brick rubble. Police reported 16,- 493 houses destroyed and approxi mately 20,000 damaged. Among the worst stricken towns were Naiho, where 581 died; Kamioka, with 445 killed; Taiko, where fires added to the destruction; Byoritsu, where most of the houses were destroyed; Kori, Chikunan, and Taianko. For mosa's last disastrous earthquake oc curred in March, 1906, when 1,300 persons were killed. $50,000 FOR TEMPERANCE Lansing, Mich.—lf a measure now pending in the Legislature passes, a fund of $50,000 will bo available for the dissemination of temper ance education through the Michi gan school system. It will be dis pensed through the hands of the State Superintendent of Instruction. PARAGRAPHS ON NATIONAL PROBLEMS AT WASHINGTON Bailey Attacks! Loan Neasaure But Bill Designed to Help Tenant Farmers Survives Test in the Senate BAILEY OFFERS AMENDMENT Washington, April 22. Senator Bailey today led an unsuccessful at tack in the Senate upon the Bank head bill to create a corporation with a borrowing capacity of one billion dollars to make loans to tenants, share-croppers and others of gQoil moral character with farming expe rience for the purchase of farms. Although the bill withstood all on slaughts today consideraiton of it was not completed and it will come up again tomorow under strict debato limitation, with one amendment by Senator Bailey pending and six oth ers to be offered by him later. There was a straight out test vote today on a motion to recommit the bill, which was reported by the com mittee on agriculture, to the commit tee on banking and currency. The motion was defeated by a vote of 37 to 44 and was regarded as reflecting the high water mark of opponents of the bill. Byrd and Bailey The motion to recommit was made by Senator Byrd of Virginia, but the principal speech for it was made by Senator Bailey. Discussion of the motion, which was regarded as ail indirect effort to kill the bill, led to a sharp clash be tween Senator Bailey and Senator Black of Alabama. Senator Black declared that there had been no similar efforts to block the RFC bill for-loans to railroads, banks and other corporations. "Does the Senator not make any distinction between lending to those who are solvent and to those who are, insolvent?" "I tried to make the distinction in' 1932, because I knew there were many railroads, banks and other corpora- ' tions seeking loans which were insol- j vent, but only eight of us voted against that bill," retorted Senator BMb «£* v -,~. ■ I Senator Robinson, of Arkansas, the I majority leader, joined in the fight against the motion to recommit, de daring that the question w;as whether or not there was a desire to help the tenant classes and reduce the number of farms operated by tenants. Senator Bailey defended the mo tion on the ground that the bill was loosely drawn and should be revised. 1 His principal amendment, which j was the pending question when the Senate quit for the day, would strike out the authorization for the corpo ration t(. be created under the bill to issue bonds up to one billion dol lars. Revenue Bill In Conference With an estimated deficit as against the appropriations bill of over $5,000,000 the revenue bill was passed by the State Senate Monday and sent to conference, where differ ences between the bill as passed and the house version will be ironed out. The senate voted to take out all sales tax exemptions, and reversed its previous stand again by remov ing the controversial tax on hotel room rentals. A desperate effort is now being made by the wet forces to take ad vantage of the deficit to push some measure to assure legal liquor. The wets have their first real hope of the year, while the drys are pre paring to muster every effort to meet this new threat. 0 O 1 DORTCHES NEWS j o —o Ry Martha Bett Robinson Mr. and Mrs. J, O. Hardy and chil dren of Dortches visited some of Sunday. The G. A. meet Friday night with Miss Mable Ellen of Dortches and had their meeting. Wo are glad to hear that Mrs. George Ellen is still improviig. Miss Josephine and Clint Arm strong of Raleigh are visiting their parents this week. Mr. Henry Henster visited his pa rents Sunday. Miss Pearl Gupton was a guest of Miss Eva Shearin of Dortches this week end. Miss Cornelia Robinson was a guest of Miss Frances Armstrong Sunday. Mr. Johnnie Ellen and wife and child of Rocky Mount visited his pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Ellen of Dortches Sunday. Miss Edna Louis Aycock was a guest fo Charlotte Shearin Sunday. 25 CENTS BUYS OLD BIBLE Princess Anne, Md. —Milton L. Thawley recently bought an old Biblo for twenty-five cents at a sale of the personal property of the late J. Sidney Waller. It was found to be a rare publication, printed about 240 years ago. $l.OO PER YEAR HOOVER TAKES THE LEAD REPUBLICANS TO MEET PLANNING PARTY'S "FUTURE HOOVER'S PROSPECTS THIRD PARTY DISCOUNTED SPENDING DEVELOPS SLOWLT BONUS COMPROMISE SOUGHT BUS AND TRUCK MEASURE FIGHT PROCESSING TAX MIGHT NOT MEAN MUCH HOW LABOR HAS VOTED CALL LAST WAR BONDS By Hugo Sims, Special Washln|tw Correspondent The activity of Former Presidsn* Hoover, who has recently engaged in a number of conferences with newspaper publishers and Republi. can party leaders in many Statec> indicates that ho is taking the lead in lining up opposition to New Deal policies, and in steering the COUISQ of the Republican party. Regional meetings, or conventions of Republicans will be held in sev% eral sections of the country, with the first scheduled to take place at Boston on April 30th, and the second at Kansas City in May. Two others have been definitely decided upoa and it is understood that five get togethers will be held. At these gatherings it is hoped to crystalize . platform declarations and make clear, as far as possible at this time, the position of the Republican party* Some speculation, naturally arises as to whether or not Mr. Hoover has his eye on the nomination of his party in 11)30. Certainly, he intends to give direction, if possible, to the party and as titular leader to as sume some responsibility for mi« nority leadership that heretofore has not been too explicit. Whether he hopes to head the ticket is uncertain although Senator Barbour, of New Jersey, says he would b£ a "good candidate." At this stage of ths contest political observers do not ex* pect any statement from Mr. Hoo ver, because regardless of his in* tentions, it is better strategy to keep, quiet. The probability is that the friends of the Former President will keep the gate open and watch de-» velopments. Mr. Hoover, it is said, in his con ferences, .discussed ineans of getting the campaign against the New Deal underway without longer delay. His main interest, at present, is to put life into the party itself, encourage loyal Republicans and bring to an end what he considers a failure on the part of party leaders to present something like unity of purpose in the midst of the present political donate. lie wants the regional con ferenees to be free from the dicta tion of party managers and to allow frank discussion of the situation. It is probable that Mr. Hoover's decision on becoming a candidate will depend upon the results of these special meetings. Certainly he has not taken himself out of considers* tion while there is a liberal element opposed to his leadership he may enter the Spring presidential prU maries next year unless there is a plain drift to a declaration of prin ciples that would eliminate him. The so-called liberals hope to prevent anything like standpat control of the party and to wcjte an extremely liberal platform that will particular ly appeal to the West. Senator Borah goes so far as to think that the present party leadership should be repudiated, that Chairman Fletch er should resign and that Mr. Hoover should definitely state that he is not a candidate. in the face of this activity on the part of the Republicans there seem ed to be, last week, a general ides that the third party efforts of va rious leaders would not prove suf ficient to prevent an oldfashioned two-party fight. Republicans who sat in upon the Hoover parleys at Washington seemed to agree with Postmaster General Farley on this point. Members of both pal ties seemed inclined to believe that sucL strength as the new movement might develop would cut into both parties but few of them sensed real danger to either of the present major po» litical organizations. Meanwhile, the open attack upon Senator Long by Secretary Ickes indicated that ths Administration is not going to tate in waging a war upon the Lou isiana leader. In the writer's opinion, however, based upon the present out look, a formidable third party move ment would do no more damage to the Democrats than the Republicans, Top speed in spending the work relief billions is promised by the President by November and he will do his utmost to use the five billion dollars in the next fifteen months. Definite allocations were slow in coming but the Chief Executive be lieves that once the program gets .underway business will improve and jobs become more available for tha unemployed. The CCC will ba doubled in size, a grade-crossing elimination program will be pushed and the present dole system aband oned as rapidly as possible. Expressing the hope that tha troublesome bonus question will bs adjusted within the next two weeks Senator Harrison, of Mississippi, plans a bill which he believes will (Please torn to page eight)
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