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The Rocky Mount Herald >LUME 2, NO. *2B f. Coleman Secures Post. leman Named Procurement ttemr of State ERA , July B.— J. M. Coleman, aince November, 1933 state relief administration Carolina, has been ap tate procurement officer, to a statement today by atas O'Berry, state relief ipointment, continued Mrs. is a merit appointment rectly under the ier of the United States lepartment. Mr. Coleman i the civil works admin in purchasing agent Novem- S5, organising and super i purchasing department t the life of the civil ministration, conclusion of the CWA Carolina emergency relief ition consolidated the pur epartment and works di ereby forming a division uring and purchase for the olina ERA, and Mr. Cole appointed director of this n May, 1934. Prom that the present he has super directed all work proj all purchases for the re listration in North Caro % Bailey Suggested (To Oppose Pres. According to article from the pen of Byron Price chief of bureau As sociated Press Washington, which appeared in leading papers through out the nation, a new party is pro posed and is supposed to be back ed by such democrats as Senator Byrd, ormer Gov. Smith and Sena tor Bailey. The article is as fol lows: "Talk of a. 'coalition ticket' to op 1' pose Mr. Roosevelt for re-election in i 1936 is growing increasingly preva lent where conservative politicians f «* to f ether ; .... "AH present there is a strnog sen timent among these political pion fcw- it would not be sufficient P merely to nominate a conservative ,! democrat for president on the repub lican ticket. I It is proposed to go the length of /* disbanding the republican party al together, calling a convention ; of oonservatives ' to form a new party. J, "A part of the understanding would be that this new party would nominate a democrat for president, and a republican for vice president, and pledge that the cabinet would be a real "coalition" group, chosen I from both the old parties. "One New York banker has made /; a unique suggestion for getting away from the old republican la bel. He proposes that the new party adopt in toto the democratic na tional platform of 1932, with its pledges of governmental economy, a balanced budget, "sound curren cy," and so on. y , "The whole theory behind the movement is, of course that only a union of all the conservatives can If defeat Mr. Roosevelt, and that no such union can be hoped for under , -tike republican banner. "Lewsi Douglas, the budget direc - tor who left the new deal line-up I because he thought the administra te C tion was spending too freely, is v. V much favored for first place on such ••/ a ticket. There is mention also of , Senator Byrd of Virginia, and Sen- It : ator Bailey of North Carolina. "Alfred E. Smith is not so fre quently spoken of because one of the prime suppositions is that such l! a party would depend for support j on a combinatio nof the east and ft , of vote-getting in the south is well J ' remembered. f" "Another assumption by those J who favor the plan is that Senator Huey Long will run in 1936 as an independent, splitting the liberal radical vote In enough states to put the conservative coalition ticket across. Whether he actually will do so probably is not known by any ' one except Long himself. |, "Such a set-;up undoubtedly would be ono of the most interesting, as | well as one of the most extraordi- I" nary, in history. Three democrats, shading off from deep right to deep [•' left, would be running against one another for president." ROCKY MOUNT PIGS •, GO ON A DRUNK Pigs on the farm of Mrs. Lon Prick, near Misenheimer, Stanly t county, began acting in a curious I manner several days ago, their ca pers being so out of the ordinary that the agricultural teacher from New London, Rodolphus Strider, was summoned to give an opinion. Strider found that the innocent garden tomato was the cause of the trouble. The hogs hnd eaten a large collection of tomato peelings which had fermented and all were glori ously drunk. 1 ; Readers, when you pur chase goods advertised in these columns tell tha merchants you saw it in I THE HERALD Tarboro Juniors Open New Hah The Tarboro Council, Junior Or der of United States Mechanic.*, opened its new hall Monday even ing, July 8. A barbecue supper was served to the large assemblage pres ent. State Councillor C. P. Tankersley, of Henderson, was present and de livered an address. The new officers were installed by the District Dep uty. C. 8. Moore was installed a» Councillor, succeeding Dr. J. H. Brown. Bowman Gray Buried At Sea r Aboard the Motorship scholin, at Sea, July 9.—Under bright rays of the Arctic Circle's midnight sun, Bowman Gray, 61- year-old chairman of the R. J. Rey nolds Tobacco Company, was buried from this ship last night. An honor guard of sturdy Scan dinavian sailors lowered the casket, wrapped in an American flag, into the sea at the stroke of midnight. Simple services were conducted by the Rev. J. J. Holpios, D. D., of Wheaton, 111., a passenger. Only the immediate family, Mrs. Gray and her two sons. Bowman, Jr., and Gordon, with a few friends and officers of the ship, attended the services. Gray, who died abroad the Kung sholm Sunday of a heart attack while on a North Cape'cruise, had expressed a wish to be buried at sea. Those at the services included Dr. Allen Bunce of Atlanta, who at tended Gray on board, Capt. Helge Ellsen of the Kungsholm and his staff. 9 ' ■ Highway Deaths National Shame Than 13,090 People Lost Their Lives In Traffic Accidents Pint Six Months Of 1935 Death racing against its aH-timf record of 36,000 people killed in traffic accidents last year was al most even at the 1935 half-way mark Sunday, June 30. Preliminary estimates indicated that' highway accidents took more than 15,000 lives during the first six months of 1935, only a few hundred less than during the same period of 1934. Up to the first of June figures compiled by the National Safety Council showed the 1935 death list had reached 12,050, only 550 be low that of last year. The differ ence, officials of the council said, Is about the number normally kill ed every July 4. "Perhaps, too, motorists are learn ing after a year to heed that in junction 'don't mix drinking with driving'," one expert of traffic con trol said. More than half the 15,000 per sons killed by automobiles or in traf fic accidents during the' last six months wer epedestrians. About 3,- 000 died in collisions between auto mobiles and fixed objefets and in non-colloslon accidents, the death list, for the two types being evenly divided. June wa3 believed to hava tha largest accident toll of tbe first half-year, unofficial estimates plac ing the number of victims at near ly 3,000. January had 2,300 traffic fatali ties in 1935 and 2,730 in 1934; Feb ruary, 2,150 in 1935 and 2,170 in 1934; March, 2,730 in 1935, and 2,- 460 in 1934; April, 2,380 in 1935, and 2,540 in 1934; and May, 2,490 in 19- 35 and 2,700 in 1934. Last year fatalities were 12 per cent greater than those of June, safety campaigners said, in warn ing motorists that unless the usual July toll is cut death will pass its last year's mark during the seventh month. Blame for a part of the heavy accident toll was laid by officials of the safety council to increased ope ration of automobiles. The slight de crease in auto deaths was credited to widespread municipal and state safety campaigns, stringent enforce ment of drunken driving laws, and the passage of drivers' license laws in several states. DR. PEACOCK SPEAKS AT UNION CHURCH SERVICE Tarboro, July 9.—Following an an nual custom union services of the Protestant churches of the city were held Sunday night in Calvary Episcopal church with Dr. J. L. Pea cock, pastor of the Baptist church occupying the pulpit. There was a large congregation to greet Dr. Pea cock, whose text was "Not every one that sayeth, Lord, Lord, shall enter the Kingdom of Heaven, but he that doeth the will of my Father, which is in Heaven." Dr. Peacock cited the requirements of the Lord, which are to do just ly, love mercy and walk humbly with God. During the summer months the union services will be '"■H in the different churches of tha city. Dr. Carrel and Lindbergh invent "artificial heart." 1 ROCKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1935 Nashville Nan Heads Druggists Greensboro, July 9. W. C. Fer rell, of Nashville, was elected pres ident of the North Carolina. Phar maceutical Association for the 19- 36-37 term, to be installed at the 1936 convention of the association here next Spring. The board of tel lers today completed a canvass of the mail ballot* here. Elected to jusw with Mr. Fer rell were C. E. Adams, of Oastonia, first vice-president; Ralph P. Rog ers, Durham, second vice-president;' J. C. • Brantley, Jr., of Raleigh, third vice-president; J. G. Beard, of Chapel Hill, secretary-treasurer (re elected) ; and R. A. McDuffie, of Greensboro, member of the execu tive committee for three years. Mr. McDuffie is acting president of the State association, having been installed at the 1935 convention re cently held In Winston-Salem. Says Insane Are Forgotten Men Wiley W. Andrews of Belfast is worried. Mr. Andrews was one of Wayne's representatives in the last Legis lature. He was chairpian of the house committee on asylums. As chairman he found out just what the situation is in the state with reference to crowded condi tions in institutions for the men tally ill. This week, in work on behalf of a Wayne case, he has had it all brought fresh back to his mind. And he because now it appears there may not be any ac tion soon to sell state bonds so as to provide funds for additions to Dlx Hill, Morganton, and the Goldsboro State Hospital 'as was thought provided under act of the last Assembly. When Mr. Andrews got to Ra leigh he found that the space is so limited there that all counties are assigned a quota on the basis of population. Wayne's quota is 52. f At the present time Wayne has 63 in the hospital in Raleigh. Asks Folks To Act "We keep on building new roads, taking off the bridge tolls and making monlsy avall&bfi? for mailt' ing highways. All that is well and good, splendid, ,a reflection of pro gress, but we should not forget our responsibility to the maimed Of mind throughout the state. It seems to me that these sick ones deserve the first thoughts from a humanitarian state. "It is time that the folks back home were beginning to rise up and say that no longer shall this black blot be allowed to remain on the fair name of North Carolina; thaf we must get busy and give the fa cilities we need, facilities adequate to correct eroded conditions and to care for those who are mentally ill." The Delay Delay in providing funds for needed additions, said Mr. Andrews waits until a commission named by the governor can study the needs of the various institutions and make their reports in full. Mr. Andrews pointed out that this delay was caused by an amend ment adopted to the bond enab ling act as It was passed In the House. This amendment provides that the bonds shall not be Issued until such time as a study of in situational needs is completed by a commission named for that pur pose. GRASS CULTURE "Grass is the forgiveness of na ture —her constant benediction. . . Itstenacious fibers hold the earth in its place and prevent its soluble components from washing into the wasting sea. It invades the soli tudes of the desert, climbs the in accessible slopes and forbidden pin nacles of mountains, modifies cli mates, and determines the history, character and destiny of nations. Unobtrusive and patient, it has im mortal vigor and aggresion. Banish ed from the thoroughfare and the field, it bides its time to return, and when vigilance is relaxed, or the dynasty has perished, it silent ly resumes the throne from which it has been expelled but which it never abdicates. It bears no bla zonry of bloom to charm the senses with fragrance or splendor, but its homely hue is more enchanting than the lily or the rose. It yields no fruit in earth or air, and yet, should its harvests fail for a single year, famine would depopulate the world. —John J. Ingalls. FIRST WEEKS SALES IN WILSON TOTAL $7,000 Wilson July 9.—During its first week of operation, which ended today, Wilson County's liquor store sold 4,500 customers liquor pric ed at $7,029.65, it was announced. The biggest day's business saw $1,900 change hands, while the $584 taken in today represented the smallest day's business. As the week came to an end, Wil son peace officers came to an end, Wilson peace officers raided nine nlnee» supposedly owned by boot leggers, but found only one pint of whiskey in the nine establish ment searched duping the after nobn. til anothor, five gallons of heme brew were discovered.' r v Taking Amusement to the Eskimss" .... * 'V - 5 ■ Setting out from Seattle, this little 24-footer, the Happy-Go-Lucky, pointed for Alaska where. In Innumerable Inlets and coves she will pro vide amusement for the.Esklmos. but primarily for the fishermen, trap pers, hunters, canners and prospectors of the Far North. Capt Gordon Clements and Mate J. R. Dobbs are carrying a complete equipment of motion picture apparatus and thousands of £eet of film. Something new In the show-boat line. Lutherans Build—Park Needed Now We are informed that the Lutheran congregation is planning to erect a handsome new church on its lot in Edgecombe which lies between Tarboro Street and Cokey Road. The church has kept this lot in fine condition and it has been one of the beauty spots of the town. It has been expected for some time that this active and working con gregation would soon erect a new church and we wish them every success in their most worthy undertaking. This brings to mind again the necessity of providing park space in this area of the city. Heretofore the children have enjoyed the church property and also the small "Kite Park" to the south but now the church is planning to build a new church on its lot and the city has built thfe water resevoir on the other lot. We feel that the Board of Aldermen should immediately take steps to acquire the Lewis Battle block. It lies between the "Kite" lot and the Lutheran church property. This is much more needed than a new city office building at great costs and a stadium which would only be used just a few times each year at great cost. Mr. Roosevelt has said that all projects for im provement should first be useful. While this in the past has not been so in Rocky Mount we sincerely hope that this will be observed in the future by giving Rocky Mount the needed park. a /;,•■, \ FARMERS ARE UNANIMOUS ■ . v j> By their recent vote the farmers have shown that they are almost unanimous in desiring that the government shall control in the tobarro and iotton production. Less than one percent opposed. The propaganda calling the control plans "destroying the liberty of the individual," did not register. Sufficient time has not elapsed for enough farmers to forget their recent misery and poverty under, "every one doing as he pleases." The great business of the country organizes in corporations, then these corporations organ ize a second time into holding companies. And yet the farmer is advised to be individualistic! EDGECOMBE BOARD WILL SEEK ENFORCEMENT Officers in addition to the pres ent sheriff's force soon will be ope rating or "probably already are in operation" in Edgecombe County in a drive to aid in liquor law enforce ment and to eliminate bootleggers and bootleg whiskey, a member of the Edgecombe County Alcoholic Beverages Control Board revealed here tonight. As the announcement was made, boarj members also announced plaus for the opening of a liquor store in the Edgecombe half of Rocky Mount sometime Wednesday morn ing. The store, located near the po lice station and the postoffice, will be managed by Kelly Gay. Meanwhile, members of the Nash board of control returned from ob serving the operation of the con trol system in Wilson County and began to complete plans for open ing a store on the Nash side of Rocky Mount as well as one at Nash ville and another at Middlesex or Bailey. A CORRECTION In last week's issue of the Her ald our Whitakers reporter stated that Mr. Maurice Pittman, one of the leading citziens of Edgecombe, was ill at his country home. In setting up this item the print ers left out the letter "R" which made it read County home instead of country home. We are sorry this mistake was made, but this is one of those little accidents that happen in the best regulated families. We are glad to make this oor rection as it is the error of the printer and not of Mrs. Denton, our valued and capable correspondent at Whitakers. Mr. Pittman is well known, and we feel sure this was known as an error by everyone. "KIDNAPPED" BOY ASLBEP Baltimore.—After a frenzied five hour search for seven year old Sheffield Phillips, in which teacher®, | police, firemen and others joined, 1 the boy wm found, sound- asleep at4ke hose of • neighbor. **• , j ' i k ' HIRED NO WORKERS IN LIQUOR ELECTION Kinston, July 9.—The Kinston To bacco Board of Trade did not hire poll workers or furnish cars in Sat urday's liquor election, emphatical ly states President Richard P. Moss in a letter made public here. The letter says in part: "The Kinston Tobacco Board -ofl Trade did not contribute one cent for any such purpose, and is not in existence for the furthering of political candidacies or causes. The right of any individual to his own opinion on the subject of 'Control' is unquestioned, be he tobacco man, merchant or professional man, and the Board of Trade is not devoting itself to changing those opinions No election worker was employed by the Kinston Tobacco Board of Trade and no Board of Trade funds were used, or are being used, for any purpose other than for the de velopment and regulation of the Kinston Tobacco Market." SMALLEST POLICEMAN ON SALISBURY FORCE The smallest "cop" in the world has been added to the Salisbury police force. He is Major John Mertz, 46 inches tall, 81 years of age, a world figure in show circles until his retirement 20 years ago. He lias been commissioned a spe cial officer by Police Chief Rankin, subject to call, but not to carry a gun unless requested. Major Mertz is a native of Aus tria and married Maria Nail, a mid get, of Mocksville, Davie county. The pair traveled with Barnum, the great showman, for many years, and finally settled in Salisbury where the tiny couple bought a home. Mrs. Mertz, who wasn't as tall as the Major, died several years ago. Major Mertz is also the smallest Dokie in the world, an honor held since he joined the play order of the Knights of Pythias 36 years ago. He always wears a policeman's uniform and carries a big "billy" at Dokie ceremonials. He will hp honored at a "Mertz ceremonial" of the D. O. K. K. at Albemarle. July 1% under tbe aus picee of Baas: temple. PARAGRAPHS ON NATIONAL PROBLEMS AT WASHINGTON Foster Says Consumer Pays Challenges S. Clay Williams' Predic tions Of Effect If Not Removed Declaring that the consumer of tobacco and not the farmer paid the processing tax, and that there fore removal of the tax could hard ly be expected to benefit the farm er, Dr. O. W. Porster, professor of agricultural economics at State Co 1 - lege yesterday answered the state ment by S. Clay Williams, head of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Com pany, in which the tobacco manu facturer predicted a lower return for the tobacco farmer if the proc essing tax were not removed. Dr. Porster's statement follows in full: "The flue-cured tobacco farmers have been warned that the process ing tax of 4.2 cents per pound, if continued, would depress the price of tobacco this fall. S. Clay Wil liams has estimated that farmers are likely to lose 25 million dollars If this processing tax is continued. The net loss, according to Mr. Williams, will lbe approximately 15 million dollars as there will be collected and returned to the farmers approxi mately 10 million dollars. "The contention that the proces-j sing tax depresses the price of to bacco brings up once more the question or who pays the tax. If as Mr. Williams infers, the farmer pa' r s the tax, then unquestionably the farmers are likely to lose the 15 million dollars. But there is no evidence available that warrants the conclusion that the farmer pays the tax. On the contrary, there >s considerable evidence that this tax is passed on to the consumer. If this be true, then there is nothing in the processing tax that warrants the conclusion reached by Mr. Wil liams. "The processing tax of 4.2 Cents per pound went into effect October 1, 1935 (Agricultural Adjustment 19- 34, page 148.) At the time the pro cessing tax was imposed the price of cigarettes per thousand was s*.- 851 wholesale. Three months later, January, 1934, the price wa l s in creased again ana again in February, 1934, the price was rais ed to $5,274 per thousand, and aJ? vanced to $5,380 per thousand, and bus remained at this price since that time. In 1933 the production of cigarettes in the United States was approximately 112 billion. This pro duction at the wholesale price of $4,851 per thousand would yield a gross revenue of 1934 when the processng tax was in full effect there was produced ap proximately 125 billion cigarettes, which at the wholesale price of $5,380 per thousand would yield a gross income of $672,500,000 or a difference in the gross income of 1934 over that of 1933 of $129,188,- 000. While these are estimated gross income figures, they indicate that the tobacco manufacturers have a mar gin of approximately 130 million dollars in 1934 over that of 1933. Certainly there i 9 no indication in these figures that the processing tax has in any way affected the sale of cigarettes. The processing tax on flue-cured tobacco in 1931 will probably be In the neighbor hood of 11 to 12 million dollars. Even assuming that all of this is paid by the tobacco companies it still leaves them with a grosß op erating income in 1934 over that of 193# of 117 million dollars. As a matter;,.of act, this processing tax is no{' paid by the mapufacutrers but 19 passed on to the consumer, hence the argument that prices will de depressed if the processing tax is continued is without foundation in fact. "One other thing should be not ed regarding Mr. Williams' state ment, namely, that if the processing tax is removed the alleged savings to the manufacturer will be trans mitted to the farmer. One Jjiesitates to accept this statement. All during ho depression the tobacco manufac turers were making unusually large profits, yet they failed to come to the rescue of the farmer. It was only when the government forced the tobacco companies to sign a marketing agreement to pay an average of 17 cents per pound in 1933 that farmers obtained any re lief whatsoever. "Tobacco farmers are no longer in doubt as to the value of the ad ministrative tobacco program; it re mains simply for them to under stand the manner in which the pro cessing tax may affect the returns to the tobacco manufacturers and the consumption of their product when manufactured into cigarettes. "Tobacco has what is known as an inelastic demand. This means that a small advance in the price Of cigarettes will not materially affect consumption. This has been demonstrated during the past year when the consumption of cigarettes has increased from approximately 112 billion to 125 billion in the face of an increase in the wholesale price per thousand. As the demand for tobacco is inelastic, the processing tax instead of being said by the manufacturer is in fact passed on to the ultimate consumer and this so BCTinii ppr package of cig arette* that it cannot materially af fer» ♦otnl c!>nnn»>ntion. "On« nthpr noint needs to he em (Flenae tarn to ftft eight) SI.OO PER YEAB UTILITIES WIN IN HOUSE PRESIDENT'S WORST DEFEAT POWER LOBBY ACTIVE HOOVER NOT IN THE RACE CONFUSION DELIGHTS CRItICS ONLY A REVENUE RAISER BARRING SUITS ON GOLD VAULTS FOR BULLION DEBT LARGER; COST LOWER GOVERNMENT CREDIT SOUND By Hugo Sims, Special WaahiogtM Crrr^nndent The house last week dealt & out jor political blow to the President in voting 258 to 157 againat tile holding company bill, 11 though the members voted for the mea sure, on final passage, 323 to 81. The Senate's provision, favored by the. President, passed the upper body by only one vote. It direeted that existing holding companies cease to function as such by 1940, but authorized the Federal Power Commission to extend tho life of those not more than once removed from operating companies for two years. The more lenient provision) ot the House measure authorizes, but does not direct, the commission to dissolve the companies by 1940, and to permit indefinite continu ance of any "in the public inter est." The Senate would wipe them out by 1942, except when i,he com mission finds that continuance i» necessary to an economically and geographically integrated operating system. That the issue thus framed will be in the presidential campaign next year is the opinion of Sena tor Norris, and other Congressmen. The size and activty of the power company lobby caused some to re mark that the efforts of the vet erans, and others, to influence leg islation was almost nothing in com parison. Kstimatcs are that more than 500 utility agents were ac tive, with each State represented by those able to influence the loe&l delegations. Investigations of their activity will probably be made by both Houses, with inquiry also into threats of reprisal administra tion stalwarts against rttcalfcitrMkt Congressmen. .The attitude of the President ig~ |Uuiwn." , He is heart and soul beltind Hurt Senate provosion, feeling keen ly that the utility companies h&ve misrepresented the issue and that thoy have played an evil part in S? politics of the nation. In (act, "no specific reform has been as In sistently demanded by Mr. Roose velt as the stringent regulation of the power companies. Whether ho gets everything he asks or not It is a fact that his attitude has re sulted in many benefits to consuafc* ers all over the nation. Power rates j have been reduced nearly every where as pressure has overwhelm ed the companies. The victory of the utility com panies in the House fight, however, does not seem to be decisive. What the House did was to leave their fate to the Federal Power Commis sion ard what this body will do to them ream ins to be seen. One® bo fore the 'amous "power trust" won. a great victory but it turned out t obe the costliest on record. When the Senate in 1927 voted to inves tigate he industry the companies had the inquiry turned over to the Federal Trade commission! rather than the Senate itself, The result was a six-year study of mal practices, which created much of tho popular strength behind the pres ent demand for reforms. The general idea is that Former President Hoover will soon announe* that he will not seek the Republi can nomination for President next year, having arranged to remain in private life, that his criticism of administration policies was nec essary in the absence of virile lead'* ership in Congress, that he will gat behind the nominee and that the party chances of success are in creasing every day and would bo enhanced if economic condition* and employment do not improve much more than now appears like ly. Some political observers think that this attitude loaves the way open for the party convention, ii it so decides, to select Mr. Hoovei as the most worthy opponent of the President, while, at the same time, leaving the way open for profit able party manoeuvres. Following a period of bewilder ment, during which Congress hard ly knew what waa expected in re gards to tlitf new taxes proposed by the President, tho work of draft ing a measure to place higher le vies on wealth got underway last week in more orderly procedure. The House, resenting Senate speed, defended its proclaimed right to originate revenue bill* and its Ways and Means committee will prepare the bill. How long it will take U the question asked by those who know that major revenue bills usu ally require more than threo month* to run the gauntlet in Congress. Critics of the President—and they are vociferous today when ha touches the pocketbook nerve—, took delight in the apparent confa» sion that existed. Apparently when his message went to Congress ther« was no "rush order" but when (Please turn to page eight)
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