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The Rocky Mo OLUME 2, NO. 26 Red Oak Accident Victims Improved l Stanley Moore, Clebchas Edwards, ''and Garland Rose, all of prominent jjted Oak families who were injured Bf&en the ear in which they were JPFiding near Red Oak late Saturday I night turned over, were reported as Hpdoing very nicely" where they were Ifitaken following the accident. ft" All three of the boys, in their late If teem, were riding with Henry Lee Isßose, a fourth boy who was driv- Iffhg, and the car was understood to Hie traveling very rapidly and turn- Teil ovpr. Henry Lee was not kept Pi the hospital but was released af ter treatment. Young Edwards received lacera tions of the scalp, abrasions of the J «ide and leg, and other lacerations | as well as a fractured radian, ac cording to the physician, while Gar fcland Rose sprained his ankle and ►received scald laceration. Moore had F only minor cuts and bruises. [ The car was practically demolish- H . [SERVICES ARE HELD FOR MISS JORDAN Accident Victim) Expected He reu nites Set For Tuesday at Fayetteville - Miss Frances Jordan, 21, local be 'fiuty shpo operator, of No. 834 Pen der street, who was killed near »I"eyetteville Sunday in a motorcycle fe-cid"nt, wri brought here by train sMonday afternoon for completion of Sneral arrangements. Services were conducted Tuesday ternoon in Fayetteville where bur -1 followed. Fayetteville is her ori aal home, but she had been liv g here with her parents for about years. L Miss Jordan was riding with Wal- T ter Gill is, Cumberland county, Har | mon Lindsey, Hoke countk and Miss ioHi'phine Livingston, also a local ? _y>ung woman, when the motorcycle, * had a flat tire and threw the group, ; it is understood. An inquest will be held when Miss k Livingston's condition permits. Dep- J uty Sheriff W. O. Patrick said the j mishap was purely accidental. Miss Jordan, a graduate of Rocky ! Mount high school of 1933, belonged the Clark street Methodist church. sisters, two brothers; and * her parents, C. M. and Minnie Jor : ds". -nrfSrp. Her porents live here she leaves the following broth ers and sisters: H. H. Jordan and \ Mack Jordan, city; Mrs. Marie De t Cover, Baltimore, Md.; Mrs. Dor > othy Hoffman, Baltimore, Md.; Mrs. iAlice Hubbard, Fayetteville; and wrs. Mary Gold, Rocky Mount. W Miss Livingston's ' injuries were , not believed to be serious, although ( she is receiving treatment in a hospital. FINAL RITES HELD FOR WILEY F. BRAKE Final rites for Wiley F. Brake, 52, Edgecombe county farmer who, it I is believed, inflicted the pistol shot' which killed him, at his home on Dunbar farm, were held at the grave i(l the Brake family grounds about tl ree' miles from here on the Pine tops highway. interment followed ' there. * Mr. Brake had been suffering from pellagra for some time, and had voiced threats that he would shoot himself, friends of the family said, the Btory told the coroner, said no inquest would be held, was in the bedroom by him self, when the shot was heard. His son enterou the room shortly after ward and took the pistol from his father's Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Clara Cook Brake; his mother, Mrs. C. E. Brake, Raleigh; two sons, W. G. Brake, of Durham, and Sinclair Brake, Dunbar farm; four daugh ters, Mrs Ira Hammond, Cedar Creek; Mrs. J. O. Exum, Roanoke Rapids; Misses Betsy Estelle and Virginia Dare Brake, also of Dun bar farm; and one brother, R. E. Brake, city, and a sister, Mrs. Hay wood D,orsey, Nash county. J. E. WEST, NATIVE OF NASH, LAID TO REST J. E. West, 64, Nash county na tive who died Saturday in Fishing Creek township in Warren county, was interred in the family grounds Sunday afternoon in Warren county 3ft?r Rev. J. J. Marshall, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church, held services from the residence. Mr. West had been ill for three months. Besides his wife, Mrs. Fannie 'West, he leaves nine children, Spencer, Inez, Bernice, Littleton; Ernest, Lonnie, Mason, Theodore, Stewart, all of Gold Hill; Mrs. An nie Strum, Nashville, route 1; and Mrs. Ima Inscoe, Louisbupg, route 4; three sisters, Mesdames Jeanett Boss, Nashville; Fannie Herbert, Glen view; and M. L. Parrish, Nashville, and a brother Jonas West, Columbia, S. 0. « . Readers, when you pur chase goods advertised in these columns tell the merchants you saw it in THE HERALD {One Is Hurt In ' Nash Shootii g Thomas Langley Is Shot At Dance Near Langley's Cross Roads, Said A shooting affair late last night near Langley's Cross Roads today had resulted in placing Thomas Langley, 19, of the section, in a lo cal hospital with pistol wounds thru his lungs and his arm, and James Taylor, 18, also of that part of the count}', in Nashville jail in connec tion with the shooting, Taylor is held without bond pending develop ments, sheriff's officers revealed. Young Langley is given rather slender chances for recovery, officers who arrested Taylor said, while the hospital report this afternoon stat ed "he is holding his own." He was shot in the ltfng and one arm by a .32 caliber pistol, confessedly by Taylor, according to Nash County Deputy Sheriff J. R. Tanner, whq with Nash Deputy P. H. Johnson and Nash Constable Mark McLin arrested Taylor last night after the shooting. Further details of the affair were not revealed except that Taylor pull ed his pistol and pulled the trig ger twice, sending slugs into Lang ley as he came up to the house to go to the dance, according to wit nesses' stories. The witnesses, whose names were not divulged, were quoted as saying Langley's confess ed attacker had told him a week ago he (Taylor) would get him. The motive for tho shooting is entirely in the dark as yet, Deputy Johnston said late this afternoon. The affair occurred at a private dance about 11:30 last night at Meadie Rose's residence about a mile and a half from L'ingley's Cross Roads, the officer stated. Leggetts Boy Wins InContest Walter Cherry, Jr., a junior of Leggetts high school who is to be a senior in that school next term is winner of first place in the annu al state wide livestock judging con tew held u.t .State College yester day. Cherry's grade was far superior to all others entering this contest and it so happened that he is the second student who studied under the supervision of H. C. Cherry, vo cational and agricultural teacher of Leggetts and Conetoe schools, to win this contest in the past three years. Harry Grant Snipes of Ahos kie won the same honor year be fore last. o EDGECOMBE TO HAVE NEW COUNTY HOME Construction Of Brick Structure To Cost $60,000 Authorized By Board Tnrboro, June 25.—Construction of a new brick couuty home at an ap proximate cost of $OO,OOO has been authorized by the county board of commissioners to replace the pres ent institution, which was condemn ed in a recent grand jury report as antiquated and dilapidated. The first step toward erecting the new structure was taken when the commissioners advertised the old home and farm for sale after de ciding that its location is unsuit able as a site for the new home. It is isolated, not on a main highway and difficult to reach. Application for $OO,OOO with which the structure is to be built will be filed with the PWA within the next few days, M. L. Laughin, county auditor, said. If the application is not approved, some other method of financing the project will be sought. A cammittee from the board of commissioners recently visited coun ty homes in Nash, Vance and Frank lin countise to determine what type of structure will be built in Edge combe. , HOFFLER CREDIT STORE OPENS IN ROCKY MOUNT E. V. Hoffler, formerly of Dur ham, opened in Rocky Mount to day a new Ladies Ready-To-Wear Store under the style and firm name of Hoffler Credit Company. Mr. Hoffler moved here from Durham where he has had fifteen years' ex perience in this line of business, and it is expected that this store will be an addition to the business section of Rocky Mount. His store is located on Tarboro Street next door to John B. Exum & Company, o ONE WEEK TO APPLY FOR HOLC LOANS Salisbury, N. C., June 20.—The attention of home owners in dis tress who desire aid of the Home Owners' Loan Corporation, was to day called to the fact that under the amendment of the HOLC Act, recently passed by Congress, the period for filing new applications will expire at midnight, June 27th, 1935. After that date, it was stated by T. C. Abernathy, State Manager of the Corporation here, no appli cations will be received, and he warned all those desiring assistance to file their applications at once. o AAA gains shown in big farm rote. ROCKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. JUNE 28, 1935 Local Youth Doing Nicely | Albert Townsend, 15 year old lo cal boy who was run into yesterday afternoon on the corner of the 400 block of South Washington street by a car operated by J. C. .Rawls, Jr., also of Rocky Mount, was report ed this afternoon as doing well at a local hospital. His legs were skin ned but no bones were broken, it is understood. According to the police report, Young Townsend, riding a bicycle turned in front of the Rawls ma chine and was hit before it could be stopped. He was taken thereaf ter to a local hospital, and no charg es were preferred, police revealed. MRS. JORDAN BURIED IT RED OAK CEMETERY Mrs. Rosa Ellen Jordan, 65, who died at her daughter's home, that of Mrs. Nellie Baker, Williford town, late Monday, was laid to rest Wednesday afternoon in Red Oak cemetery following final rites from Calvary Baptist church with Rev. E. C. Sexton, pnstor of the church of ficiating. * Mrs. Jordan, who had lived with her daughter for thd last 8 years or more and had made Nash county her home for the past 16 years, was born in Halifax county, and was the widow of the late J. J. Jordan, who at one time operated what is known as the "Hubbard gold mine'' on the other side of Gold Roek. Heart trauble was given as the cause of her death. She belonged to Hickory Baptist church in Nash county. Survivors include her children, Mrs. Bessie Long, Nash county; Mrs. Pattie Bradley, Whitakers; Mrs. Baker, Willifordtown; and Henry Jordan, of Nash county. She had no living brothers or sisters or other relatives. Pallbearers were C. L. Moore, Clar ence Hargrave, Vandy Harell, W. 11. Daniel, M. Martin, and George Swan son, all of the same section at Wil lifordtown. FIRST CHIRCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST "Is The Universe, Including Man, Evolved By Atmoic Force f" was the subject' of the Lesson-Sermon in all Chqyhes and Societies of Christ, Scientist, on Sunday June 23, 1935. The Golden Text was from Rev elation 4:11. "Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive, glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they, are and were created." Among the citations which com rised the Lesson-Sermon was the following from the Bible: "Among the gods there is none like unto thee, A Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works. All na tions which thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord: and shall glorify thy name. For thou art great, and doest won drous things: thou art God alone." (Psalms 86: 8-10.) The Lesson-Sermon also included the following passage from the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scrip tures" hy Mary Baker Eddy: "Di vine Science does not gather grapes from thorns nor figs from thistles. Intelligence never produces non-in telligence; but matter is ever non intelligent and therefore cannot spring from intelligence. To all that is unlike unerring and eternal Mind, this Mind saith, "Thou shalt sure ly die;" and elsewhere the Scrip ture says that dust returns to dust. The immortal never produces the mortal. Good cannot result in evil. As God Himself is good and is Spir it, goodness and spirituality must be immortal. Their opposites, evil and matter, are mortal error, and error has no creator." (Page 276) SALES TAX TO UNDERGO NO RADICAL ALTERATIONS Raleigh, June 25.—N0 radical changes in the rules and regulations issued by the commissioner of rev enue relative to the opreation of the sales tax section of the 1935 reve nue act are to be promulgated Ju ly 1, Commissioner of Revenue. A. J. Maxwell said today, despite some previous reports to the effect that a good many changes would be made "The only change I know of right now that will be made in the rules and regulations will be tho remov al of all exemptions, so that the sales tax will apply to the sale of all commodities, including all foods with the exception of fresh, liquid milk or buttermilk after July 1," Commissioner Maxwell said. "The sales tax has applied since its en actment to sales of canned, con densed or powdered milk and to canned meats and to all canned foods." Commissioner Maxwell declined to indicate whether there will be any material changes in the regulations defining wholesale sales and apply ing to wholesale transactions, but in timated that the changes, if any would be very slight. o HOPE NOT ——_ The scientific name for "miner's asthma" is prenmonoultrainiscres copicsilicovolcanok oniosia. If you can say it you haven't got it.—Ar kansas Gazette. , o Owen D. Young declares housing is the industry to end slump. Hawaii Puts a New Star on the Flag IIM.VV : Y.J : 1 Hawaii Is so eager to be made one of the states that the people of the Islands on Flag day flew (Jld Glory amended so that It bore forty-nine stars. Tanuir Knhelelehuu. Hawaiian. Is here seen sewing on the new star with the assistance of Constance Morrell, Anglo-Saxon, and Rose Lam, Chinese. A bill to admit Hawaii to the Union as a state has been Introduced in congress. Tobacco Market Making Progress The tobacco crop is making fine progress in this section though a rain would be exceedingly beneficial. Great preparation is going forward by the warehouse men of Rocky Mount preparatory to taking care of the in creased sales which are expected in Rocky Mount this Fall. The City enjoyed a fine season last year, being probably the leader in prices throughout the State. With the eight large warehouses already built and the three new ones that are nearing completion, it is expected that the market will be prepared to take care of the increased sales without hav ing to encounter blocked sales. The tobacco market of Rocky Mount is one of the city's greatest assets, and we are fortunate in having a fine group of warehousemen who co-operate and work in the interests of the farmers of this great tobacco section. I PLAYING HAMLET WITHOUT THE PRINCE OF DENMARK The Gallopade has passed, and went off in fine shape barring the tragic accident to young Milton Robbins. All of our hearts mourn his loss and his mother, brother and sisters have our deepest sympathy. This of course, as all events of its kind are, could not be anticipated, and but foi this unfortunate happening the event would have been per feet. The Airport was formally opened with many visitors ant dignitaries present. But the performance reminds us ot staging the Shakespearean play of "Hamlet" without the Prince of Denmark being present. J. D. Winstead of Rock.\ Mount has been the leading spirit, both financially and ii interest in aviation in our city since flying became popular, and but for his interest we do not believe that Rocky Mount would have an airpori; today. He rented the preset field and operated it several years by private enterprise He staged two big air meets at his own expense and trouble and as a result brought to the city ships from many sec tions of the country and thousands of visitors. When thn his efforts, the city Became interested in building an air port, he was willing to forego his lease so that the city might purchase this property. There had been an effort on the part of some our our city people to try to unload on the city of piece of property at an enormous figure, which was opposed by conservative citizens of Rocky Mount. While the land was bought at a reasonable figure, we have been somewhat at a loss to know where the enormous sum of about $140,000 was spent on this property, beiause there is no addition to this property save the hangar, which we are told cost $6,000, and the lights. The ground, prior to its development, was already practically level. But any way, the airport was finished and a bill was introduced in the last Legislature requiring the Board of Aldermen to set up an air commission of six. This commission was set up by the Board of Aldermen, and it was generally expect ed by many in Rocky Mount that Mr. Winstead would be honored with the Chairmanship of this commission; if not the chairmanship, he certainly would be put on the commission, (though for our lives we never could see why there was any need for an extra commission, except it probably was in line with the poliries of Mr. Hoover and some of our Governors to create new iommissions.) The City Manager operates the water works, the electrical plant, the gas plant, and other departments of the city; why lould not he have operated the airport? But Mr. Winstead was not placed on this commission, and the opinion was that when he was not so placed, that it, was because he would be expected t 0 be employed to manage the airport. But this has not been done. On the day of the dedication of the airport, the presiding officer of the exercises stat ed at the conclusion of the ceremonies that the one man who had done more for aviation in Rocky Mount than all together, was J. D. Winstead. Yet he was not invited to have any -part in the program, nor even to sit on the stage and meet the distinguished guests. We are at somewhat of a loss to understand why the Board of Aldermen could not find enough residents of Rocky Mount to form this commission, but has placed a citizen of the state of Geor gia as one of the members of this commission of six, which we believe is illegal. If these statements are not true, this has been the information of this paper. The Board was within its rights to appoint the commission, but we doubt the right of the Board to leave the city of Rocky Mount and go to the state of Georgia to name one of the commis sion, when we had citizens in the city amply qualified to fill the position. We have never been in favor of so many commissions. It has been suggested that since the June German has be come so large that the city ought to create a commission to manage the German. It was suggested that there was more interest in the dance than in aviation, and since the airport has been honored with a commission, the June German should have a commission to act in conjunction with the German Club. But we do not believe a commission is necessary. The city has Aldermen and a city manager. PARAGRAPHS ON NATIONAL PROBLEMS AT WASHINGTON Tarboro Mill Is Shut Down Tarboro, June 25.—The Hart and Fountain Cotton Mills here closed today for an indefinite period, throw ing 700 out of employment. Lack of orders was given by the man agement as the cause for the clos ing. HALF PRICE LICENSE TAGS TO GO ON SALE MONDAY Raleigh, June 25. —The half-price automobile and truck license tags will not go on sale until Monday, July 1, and all those who buy new cars or trucks between now arid next Moday will either have to pay the three-quarters price for their tags or wait until Moday, Director L. S. Harris of the motor vehiclte division of the department of reve nue said today. "We are always deluged with re quests from dealers and others to put these half-year tags on sale a few days earlier than the actual date, to keep their sales from slow ing up the last week," Harris said. "But Commissioner Maxwell has rul ed this year that none of these half year and half price licenses can be sold i.:itil July. So those planning to buy new cars this week will have to wait just a few days longer." o Six Local Ken To Convention Ahepa State Meeting To Be Held In Wilson Thursday And Friday Six delegates from Rocky Mount will attend the Ahepa state conven-1 tion to be held in Wilson on Tliurs.- day and Friday. Arrangements have been perfected for the meeting,) whieh is the first state-wide session ' of thei American Hellenis Educa -1 tional Progressive association toi convene in Eastern Carolina, accord-1 ing to announcement by Thomas K.j Zrakas, president of the Wilson chapter. The local delegates include: Jim mie Manos, secretary, Tom P. Searl es, Spiro Kounoklis, George Patsea nouris, Pete Harris and Jim Hondros. i Achilles Catsonis, of Washington, supreme president Order of Ahepa, is the principal speaker on the ban quet program for Wednesday even-' ing. Dr. Catsonis will be present ed by District Governor Wilbur H. Royster, of Raleigh. Mr. Zrakas is scheduled to preside us toastmaster. The vanguard of delegates and vis itors will be entertained at an in formal dinner in the Hotel Cherry dining room Tuesday evening. The national prize winning patrol of Washington will sound off for the big, parade Wednesday after noon at four o'clock. Groups of chil dren and youths in the traditional costumes of their forbears will lend a characteristic touch of Olympic festivity. OKLA. QUADRUPLETS WILL VISIT N. CAR. The only quadruplets that medical reports record as having lived to maturity celebrated their 20th birth day at Hollis, Okla., recently. They are the famed Keys sisters, Mona, Roberta, Mary and Leota, who have just completed their sophomore year at Baylor university, at Waco, Tex. Their celebration follows two other such occasions in the last two weeks—the fifth anniversary of the quadruplet daughters of Carl A Morlock, of Lansing, May 19, and the first anniversary of the amazing Di onne quintuplet sisters, May 28. Strangely enough, a period of scarcely more than two weeks cov ers the birthdays of the multiple groups, all of whom, by another coincidence, are girls. Quintuplet births are so rare that no ratio has been computed, ac cording to Dr. Morris Fishbein, med ical authority, of Chicago. Records of the American Medical association show twins occur once in 80 births, triplets once in vioo births and quadruplets once in 512,- 000 births. The survival of quadruplets or quintuplets is even more rare and noteworthy, says Dr. Fishbein. Keenly interested in the Morlock quadruplets and the little Diannes, "the bunch of Keys" give a clue to what the other multiple sisters may expect of life —and it is a bright picture. Radiant, tall and sunburned, the Keys sisters are able students, tal ented musicians, and fond of out door sports. They all dress alike though they look no more alike than ordinary sisters. They will tour North Carolina soon, visiting most of the princi pal cities in the Tar Heel state, singing and playing under the aus pices of civic clubs and churches. WE ASK YOU A psychologist says a good pok er player can successfully handle almost any sort of a job. Perhapb so, but what would a good poker player want with a job!— Washin gton Post. $l.OO PER YEAR CONGRESS BUCKLES DOWN PRESIDENT INSISTENT REFORM PROGRAM LARGE LEGISLATIVE TASK IMMENSE HOLDING COMPANY BATTLE FIGHT "DEATH SENTENCE DIRECT RELIEF TO END DISMISSED; CHARGES GRAFT TREASURY HELPED FRANC By Hugo Sims, Special Washington Correspondent Now that a modified NBA IJI. tem is installed and the opinion of the Supreme Court apparently ef fective the political situation chang es i n Washington, where a weary Congress finds itself confronted with a disagreeable summer of work or quick passage of the President's pro gram of reform measures. In faet, last week Congressmen buckled to the task involved, seem ingly determined to make haste And to dispose of the many measure! that.are listed on the "musa" pro gram. For some weeks prior to tha NRA decision the idea was that the President would follow a give and take attitude towards Congress, ev en to the extent of postponing con sideration of several controversial and hotly contested bills. Today, that is out of the pictures, with the Chief Exeeutnve plainly insist ing upon action and passage of the various measures that have been list ed in these columns several times. Political commentators argue that this changed attitude is due to the possible effec of business recovery, which would be credited to the Court's action, unless the party in power has a definite legislative ac complishment upon which to base i an argument for "causing" the up turn. They seem to think that, with out passage of the reform measure!, the Democrats would not bo able to claim credit for better busineta conditions, which most people expeet* and that the improvement would be accepted as the result of the killing of NRA regimentation. At any rate, whatever might hav* 1 been the attitude of the President toward possible legislative comprom ises in the early days of the month, no one expects him to willingly set aside any of the major reform bill# for which he is now outspoken. Con servatives call this a selfish politi cal manoeuvre to gain advantage and others say that the behavior of the reactionaries responsible for the depression, demonstrated the need of reform legislation to keep them from running amuck again. Undoubtedly, there is a more evi dent tendency to blame the Presi dent for what happens and a sud 'lpn Aggressiveness on the part of Republicans to wage war with him, although the chances are that many of his measures will get a liberal sprinkling of Republican votes. Mr. Roosevelt, it appears, is perfectly willing to accept the play, and in insisting upon his program exhibits a firmness and positivenesa that has been somewhat absent from his dealing with Congress during the I recent months. j Speaker Byrns, who once predicted adjournment by June 15th,, left his throne last week to tell the House that it ought to get busy on the legislative program. He praised tie members for the business accom plished but called for action within two weeks on-a number of import ant measures. While not advocat ing passage without fullest consid eration the Speaker did not wish ta see the House consume unnecessary time in making speeches on "outside matters." The condition of affairs can be understood when we point out that the first session of the Seventy- Fourth Congress enters its twenty fifth week this Wednesday. From Jan. 3 until the day the Speaker addressed the House only one real-, ly important New Deal measure had been approved and some fourteen bills were awaiting action. In fact, the complications of the NRA case upset which entailed lost time and a revised program of legislation, had set before Congress a task even greater than the one that faced it when the session convened. Last week the Ifouse subcommit tee reported unfavorably on the disputed section and what the House members would do seemed prob lematic. While the President has had his way, usually, with the House the fight over the holding company bill is intense, with much active work being done hy the opponenta of elimination in the hope of secur ing modification in the House which will enable them to get another chance in the Senate. A sharp line has been drawn with bad feeling increasing. Something of a major battle be tween the President and the House seems slated to begin this week ov er the "death sentence" clause of the utilities' holding company meas ure. As passed by the Senate, with the Borah amendment making it mandatory to dissolve any holding company which "held" another hold ing company, the bill was pronounc ed "even stronger than when intro duced." However, the final vote of 56 to 32 does not indicate true sen timent in the Senate, where two de termined efforts to curb the powei (Please torn to page ten)