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The Rocky Mount Herald TOLUME 2*JNO. 39 _ Edgecombe Nurse Awarded Honor i Tarboro, Sept. 19.—Miss Ella L Bullock of near Bethel, has been selected to represent the North Car olina circle No. 1 nurses staff in Philadelphia, Pa., on Sept. 20. She wps chosen as State repre | sentative from a group of 57 and wIU be the only one having the honor of such a trip with expenses paid. Miss Bullock is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bullock of this ■county. She received her education at the Bobersonville high school, the East Carolina Teachers College at Greenville and Atlantic Christian College at Wilson. Since then she has been connect ed with State welfare, having receiv ed her out of State training in va rious hospitals of Richmond, Nor folk, Baltimore and Philadelphia, gaining her A-No. 1 diploma as State district nurse in Norfolk, Va., ( last May. Spring Hope Post Installs Officers i . -&• ' Bpring Hope, Sept. 19.—Thursday niglit was a big night for the lo cal Vester-Whelesfc post of the Amer ican Legion for it was the official n installation of the new officers ' elected several weeks ago. A grand brunswick stew supper was enjoyed by the legionnaires and a few town «*gueqts who were not members, to taling about 50 persons at the gath ering. The principal address of the evening was by the new commander, Hobart Brantley. Brief talks were also made by the incoming Adju tant, Ralph Hales and the retiring Commander, R. A. Hales and the re tiring adjutant, Clement Richard son. Several new members were ad ded to the post. Plans were advanc ed for special celebrations on No- L vember 11th and plans completed for the Legion Tobacco Festival which lias been in progress this week, closing Saturday night, Sept. 21st. Cole Bros. Circus ?Here October 12 Circus Will Feature Clyde Beatty World Famous Animal Trainer Featuring Clyde Beatty, world-fa mous trainer of performing lions, and tigers, the Cole Brothers cir cus will bring their mammoth show to Rocky Mount, Saturday, October 12. A - Advance agents of the famous 1 show report that they ore trying to secure the fairgrounds for the site of the giant show which re quires three special trains, which combined, stretch over a mile. The show is recognized as one of the greatest in the world. It is com ing to Rocky Mount after fulfilling a sixteen-day engagement at the Coliseum in Chicago.. Although Clyde Beatty and his *• wild animals are the featured at traction, the show presents out standing performers from all over the world. Four hundred men and Wprnen arenic stars unite in one vast array of champions of every race and country. More than 350 trained horses will perform in one of the greatest assemblages of equi nes ever presented under a big tent. Five herds of elephants inclnding Padjah, the world's largest in captiv ity, comprise a part of the largest traveling zoo in the circus business. A street parade through the busi ness district of Rocky Mount will be presented by the circus and will incfiide all the featured animals and exhibits in the great show. ) The circus has just returned from Europe where it played before ca pacity crowds in the leading cities of the continent and of England. The Chicago engagement is the first in America after the return from the successful European tour. * Local People Attend Rites f '• Several local people, relatives of the wife of Dr. Albert Norman Ward, 62, president of Western Maryland aollege, who died suddenly Sunday near Bel Air, Maryland, today had left for Westminister, Md., where final rites were held Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock for Dr. Ward ;■' prominent Maryland educator. Dr. Ward, who had visited here with his wife a number of times, succumbed suddenly Sunday night as he was delivering a naddress to a group of young people in Bethel Presbyterian church near Bel Air. Attending the service from here were Miss Mabel Murchinson, Edge roont school teacher, sister of Mrs. Ward; Miss Minnie Paris, aunt of the educator's wife; and Mrs. F. E. Winslow, cousin of Mrs. Ward. Miss Katherine Paris, a fourth local rel ative of Mrs. Ward, was not able to go. Dr. Ward died of a heart attack, and leaves his wife and son, A. N., Senator Smith On Centralization South Carolina Democrat Urges The Preservation Of The Principles Of State's Rights Senator Ellison D. Smith, for many years representing South Carolina in the United States Sen ate is one of the leaders of the South. • In an address to the World War veterans of South Carolina few days ago the South Carolina solon definitely placed himself on record as opposing centralization of fur ther power in Washington. Urging preservation of the prin ciple of state's rights, he warned against encroachment by those who sought a more powerful government through revision of the Constitu tion. "The Constitution of the United States," the Palmetto statesman said, "creates the three depart ments —executive, legislative and judicial, with checks and balances contained therein, and constitutes the fundamental principles of the dual form of the American govern ment. "No part of the triangle shall be removed! "The invitation to repeal or to modify the tenth amendment in or der to transfer to, or invest in the Congress of the United Satte3 power to pass laws regulating all the internal concerns of the several states, or to regulate the 'social and ecenomic problems of the states,' as it is flippantly phrased by some whose mental ligaments must have "become temporarily twisted, is a proposal so astound ing as to justify the righteous in dignation and stern opposition of thoughtful Americans." ■ o 75 Percent Have Signed Contracts Sign-Up Through Monday Was Ap proximately 71.5 Per Cent; Be tween 3,000 And 3,100 Growers Have Signed Through Monday, between 3,000 and 3,100 farmers in Johnston co unty had signed the new tobacco contract, according to County Agent S. C, Oliver. Mr. Oliver said this number represented approxi mately 7L5 percent of the growers in the county eligible to sign.' The sign-up to date covers about 78 percent of the tobacco acreage, he said. Johnston farmers wishing to sign a contract, may do so at any time at the office of the county agent. In the event that other special sign up days will be set aside in the townships, advance notice will be given the growers. According to J. B. Hutson, chief of the tobacco sestion of the AAA A sign-up of from 85 to 90 percent of the tobacco farmers is necessary if the control program is to con tinue. A rapid sign-up which would be an indication that the growers are anxious to control tobacco acreage during the contract years 1936-39, is believed to be one factor which would help in lifting the level of tobacco prices at the present time. _ ——o ■ ■ ■ W. R. Joyner Dies Suddenly W. R. Joyner, 57, Nash county died in his sleep last night. He had been in good health with the excep tion of suffering frobi a heavy cold and a probable touch of flu. Funeral services will be conduct ed at the home tomorrow afternoon at two o'clock with the Elder A. B. Denson of the Primitive Baptist church. Buriiil will follow in the church yard at Mill Branch. He is survived by his wife, Mrs, Cora Joyner; four daughters, Mrs. Lucy Dawes, Nash County, Mrs. Bet tie Narron, Nash county, Mrs. Katie Gardner, Edgecombe county, and Mattie Lee Joyner, at home; two sons, William Pettre Joyner and Wil liam Richard Joyner, both of Rocky Mount, R. F. £>.; one brother, E. H. Joyner, Nashville; and two sisters, Mrs. Lanie Rose and Mrs. Mahala Vick, both of Nash County. 0 Mrs. E. F. Utley Claimed By Death Funeral services for Mrs. E. F. Utley, 53, who die dat her home last night, were held this afternoon at the residence, 216 South Tillery street, at 4:30 o'clock with Rev. G. W. Perry, of the First Methodist church conducting the rites. Burial followed at the Pineview cemetery. Mre. Utle yhad been in poor health for some time but her death was unexpected. She is survived by her husband, one son, E. F. Utley, Jr.; a daugh ter, Mrs. H. R. Sandlin, Wilmington; three sisters, Mrs. H. R. Kinlaw, Mrs. V, G. Burgess and Mrs. W. H. Snell, all of Rocky Mount; and two brothers, S. F. Pitt, Wilmington and N. G. Pitt, Littleton, ROCKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1935 First McDonald For GovenorClub The first McDonald-For-Governor club in the state was organized Friday night at Cove/Creek, Watau ga county. The meeting was called by C. W. Teal, of Boone. John H. Bingham, of Sugar Grove, served as chairman of the meeting. A Clyde Mast, of Sugar Grove, a Democrat ic leader of the county, was elected permanent chairman of the new club, James Sherwood, of Sherwood, was named vice chairman, and O. E. Rhyne, of Boone, permanent secre tary. Courtesy Box Put Up At P. 0. Postmaster E. Carr Speight today had installed what he called a "courtesy box," in front of the post office on Tarboro street, to enable motorists and pedestrians to mail letters without the necessity of go ing into the office. "Motorists will be enabled to drive by and mail letters and small packages without getting out of their cars," the postmaster explained as he showed that the box was install ed for the convenience of citizens. Collection will be made regularly and at the same time the regular ■postoffice collection are made, Mr. Speight said. He also gave the hours of collection on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. The hours of collection are as follows: regular—7:3o a. m.; 1, 3, 6. 8:30, and 10:30 p. m.; Saturdays —l, 6, 10:30 p. m.; and holidays— -7:30 a. m. and 1, 6 and 10:30 p. m. Air mail parcels may be placed in the box too, it was pointed out. Boy, Scout Troop Elects Officers Fred Wenk, Jr., Succeeds Wesley Coghill As Senior Patrol Leader —Other Officers Fred C. Wenk, Jr. was elected sen ior patrol leader of troop' No. 7 Boy Scouts of America, at a recent reorganization meeting held at the first Presbyterian church. Wenke succeeds Wesley Coghill, Jr., who left the troop to enter Davidson college. Albert Corinth was elevated from the position of patrol leader to Ju nior Assistant Scoutmaster; John Marion Dozier, another patrol leader, was made scribe to succeed Roger James, Jr., who left to enter State College; Billy Avera was named quartermaster and Charles Arrington, Jr., bugler. Patrol leaders were chosen as fol lows: John Chambliss, Jr., bat pa trol; Frank Williams, beaver pa trol; Charles Arrington, flying eagle patrol; and Austin Robbins was re named as leader of the silver foxes. The troop, self-styled "The Woof ers," has a membership of active and associate Scouts totaling ap proximately 60 boys. Several new members are soon to be chosen, leaders have announced. ASK VOLUNTEERS FOR GERMAN SUICIDE SHIPS The German naval staff, it has just leaked out in Berlin, has launch ed over 200 "suicide ships," and the admiralty is seeking volunteers to man the new fleet. The new boats are 60 feet long, have two masts—only a small fun nel—and are able to speed at the rate of 40 miles an hour. Carrying two torpedoes, manned by a crew of three or four, they will attack a battleship during an engagement and bring about its doom. But the chances of the little craft not returning to safety are 100 to 1. Hence the name "suicide ship." 400 TH ANNIVERSARY OF BIBLE OBSERVED Hundreds of communities through out the United States intend to par ticipate actively in observing the fonr-hundredth anniversary of the first printed English Bible, it is an nounced by the national committee in charge. The anniversary obser vance is scheduled to commence on Friday, October 4, and to culminate on University Bible Sunday, Decem ber 8. Those named on the celebration committee from North Carolina in clude: J. B. Ivey, Charlotte; Dr. W. L. Poteat, Wake Forest College; Dr. W. P. Few, president Duke University, Durham; Tom Glasgow, Charlotte; Justice Hcriot Clarkson, Raleigh, and Dr. Archibald, Ilender son, Chapel Hill. NAZIS JAIL U. S. SAILOR Hamburg, Germany.—Because ha made a derogatory remark about Adolf Hitler, William Gill, 21, American sailor, is spending four weeks in jail. o TROLLEY BREAKS HIS ARM Dallas, Texas.—G. R. Underwood, riding in a street car, waved at a friend. Another street car, passing broke it. 800-800 Weighed Her Hand Also B £> jn&Jja "My, what a big girl you're getting to be," smiled 800-800, the Lon don zoo chimpanzee, as she weighed her baby daughter, Jubilee. But 800-800, like some butchers, weighed her hand along with the baby. , When that was removed It was found Jubilee tipped the beam at seven pounds and two ounces. "To Your Tents, O, Israel"/ Rocky Mount is facing a very important step in its fin ancial operation and security. Rocky Mount's financial condition is in good shape ac cording to press reports from the clerks' office. The sound financial condition of the city has been due in a great measure to the foresight and thought given to the early development of our city by such men as Thomas H. Battle, J. C. Braswell, P. C. Vestal and W. D. Joyner, men who for many years of their life, gave much time and their best thought to the building of Rocky Mount. Rocky Mount was one of the first cities to undertake full muncipal ownership of its public utilities. All public util ities in Rocky Mount are now owned by the city except the telephony system, and they are all producing large dividends from money paid by consumers. Citizens of Rocky Mount, without much complaint for there was a feeling that such profits as accrued from the public utilities would go toward paying the expensses of the government and thereby re duce taxes. We have been cautious and still progressive enough in issuing bonds in the past and we have been paying our bonds as they became due without much refunding, but we are somewhat afraid that this free use of relief money has made opr spending authorities, to lose sight of the value of mopey. We have spent $140,000 on an airport, about $40,000 of which was Rocky Mount's tax payers money and without probable legal authority. We have spent beyond $60,000 on the Bulluck and O'Berry Lake already and another alloca tion of $15,000 has just been allotted recently out of Ra leigh and many many thousands of dollars have been spent on less important projects than these enumerated above. According to press reports at the last meeting of the Board of Aldermen there was a proposition to bond the city in new Bonds in the sum of $681,000, t 0 be paid by Rocky Mount citizens, the government paying $161,000 making the total $842,000. The school board has always been very conservative in its expenditures and operation. They asked the Board of Aldermen sometime ag 0 to purchase a plot of land known as the L. Battle lot that could probably have bee npurchased for $15,000, but this request was refused by the Board of Aldermen yet $15,000 can be spent around the Bulluck and O'Berry Lake. The request of the school board for a gymnasium is rea sonable as Rocky Mount has needed a gymnasium for a long time for the development of its children, but these other items according to our opinion should be scanned and given serious thought by the citizens of Rocky Mount. According to statement o fMr. Aycock, the city's pres ent bonded indebtedness is $1,426,000. We have built the city and all that, there is, with Bonds outstanding $1,426,- 000 and by reason of our being in good financial condition and in shape to give tax payers some relief the proposition before the people now is to increase our bond issue $681,- 000. No wonder that J. Q. Robinson, member of the board of Aldermen, stated, "Easy Money And Credit Have Ruined More Men Than Anything Else. I'm In Favor Of Applying The Brakes." This statement is the truth and the Alder man owes nobody any apology for having made it. We cannot see the virtue or wisdom in bonding the city of Rocky Mount $30,000 for the purpose of building a concrete stadium when the Board of Aldermen has re fused to even buy a small playground for children who need air space to play in and to burden our public and fu ture generation to build something that is as little needed and used as a muncipal stadium. This bond issue should be set out distinctly and each item listed separately so the voters and tax payers can understand what they are voting for and which items they approve or disapprove. Pressure is something great on our public officials brought about by resolutions of boards and civic clubs uninformed. The tax payers of Rocky Mount are burdened with the Pine tops road which this time by reason of pressure from civ ic clubs being about one-foruth of our county taxes. It is the duty of the Board of Aldermen to inform the citizens in detail. Our own opinion is that the profits from public utilities is enough meney to be used in any needed pro ject. The following is the proposed list of bonds as far as we are able to obtain. Bond Issues Enumerated "The various issues, enumerated by the city manager, follow with their respective amounts: gymnasium, $30,000; stadium, $30,000; street paving (PWA application in for about $52,000 including a bond issue), $30,000; city hall re modeling (PWA application pending for about $86,000, bond issue included), $50,000; light plant equipment (about $544,000 to be spent altogether), $444,000; rural .electri (Please turn to page eight) PARAGRAPHS PROBLEMS AT First Negro On Jury Since 1896 Nashville, Sept. 19.—For the first time since 1896 Nash County has a Negro sitting on the jury in the Superior Court here. The Negro juryman is W. T. Mann of near Whitakers, and is a good and re spected resident of that community. Mann is sitting on the jury as a result of the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in the Alabama case which finds that where the county commissioners reg ularly and consistently exclude Ne groes from the jury box because of the color or race and when a Ne gro is indicted in that county by the grand jury drawn from such jury box, the Negro defendant in such criminal action is entitled to have the bill of indictment quashed. Negress Barred From University Virginia Institution Announces Its Decision; Test Case Now Possibility Richmond, Va., Sept. 19.—The Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia, at a meeting here today, directed the graduate dean at the university to "refuse respectfully" the application for entrance made recently by Alice Jackson, daughter of a Negro druggist, who was a graduate-student at Smith College last year. It is expected that the National Association for the Advancement of 1 Colored People, which is making a national issue of Negro attendance on equal terms at all tax-support ed colleges, will make a test case of the matter. Following the meeting of univer sity board members Frederic W. Scott, rector of the board, issued the following statement: "The education of white and col ored persons in the same schools is contrary to. the long-established and fixed policy of the Commonwealth of Virginia. "Therefore, for this and for other good and sufficient reasons not nec essary to be herein enumerated the rector and board of visitors of the University of Virginia direct the dean of the department of graduate studies to refuse respectfully the pending application of a colored student." The N. A. A. C. P., through Charles H. Houston, special counsel, last August said they would make no move until the Jackson girl had personally exhausted all possible remedies by placing hpr application before the president and the board of visitors of the university. In the event that this application is not met with consideration, and in the event that we are a«ked to intercede, the association will then institute mandamus proceedings in her behalf." 92 Killed On Highwaysln Aug. According to the report of the motor vehicle division of the state revenue department released Tues day at Raleigh, 92 persons were killed and 378 injured in 398 au tomobile accidents in the state dur ing the month of August. The August fatalities and cas ualties bring to the total automobile carnage so far this year in North Carolina to 641 killed and 4,142 in jured in 3,019 accidents. LABOR LAW VIOLATIONS TOTAL 278 IN AUGUST The State Department of Labor reported yesterday that 278 viola tions of labor laws and regulations had been uncovered in 982 estab lishments inspected by inspectors of the division of standards and in spections of the hours-of-labor cod es. Most of the latter violations occurred in establishments affect ed by legislation passed by the 19- 35 General Assembly. In addition to labor law viola tions, the inspectors found 29 busi ness concerns which failed to meet the standards of the indus trial code. NOTICE Those desiring to subscribe to The Rocky Mount Herald may do so by sendiitg SI.OO with name and address to The Rocky Mount Herald, Rocky Mount, N. C. Name * Town State , Route No. SI.OO PER YEAS ON NATIONAL WASHINGTON COURT TESTS COMING MAY FRAME MAJOR ISSUE VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS CONSTITUTION DAY THIRD PARTY TALK WEAKER CAMPAIGN FUNDS LOW PERMANENT UNEMPLOYED HULL'S TREATY POLICY By Hugo Sims, Srpeewi Washington Correspondent In about two weeks the United States Supreme Court will assembl* for its October term. Five eases in volving four basic New Deal laws are awaiting the Court's decision, while numerous other contests are pending in lower courts where oth er legislation is being challenged. The Court will probably hear eon tests involving the right of the Tennessee Valley Authority to market electricity, the validity of the cotton processing tax and cot ton control measures, and the right of the PWA to condemn land for slum clearance or to make loans and grants for power projects. Litigation in the lower courts in cludes cases challenging the insur ance of bank deposits, the author ity of the Security and Exchange Commission, the Guffey Coal Act and just off-stage are threatened attacks 011 the Utility Holfling Act, and future fighting over some of the measures alreadv questioned. A newly formed committee of lawyers is studying recent legislation with a view to prepare opinions to be given publicity by the Liberty Lea gue. Readers probably understand why these differences of opinion exists as to the powers of the Federal Government, which acquires its au thority from the delegation by the States of some of their sovereign, power. For that reason, legislation has to come within the "grant of au thority" in order to be a constitu tional exercise of authority by the Federal Government. Because the present administration has attempt ed to secure certain social benefits by regulating the economic system, by controlling production of crops, oil and coal, to establish a balanced economy and by regulating certain business enterprises it has passed laws which approach the limit of Federal poweT, even if they do not transcend the delegation of power, given to the Federal Government by the States. The decisions of the Supreme Court on the cases raised will have considerable influence upon the pres idential campaign next fall, and in addition, may map issues to be set tled by the people of this country. For example, if the AAA is set aside what will be the attitude of farmers who are receiving cash benefits bas ed 011 the processing tax? If the Guffey Coal Act is declared uncon stitutional what will be the reaction of the coal miners affected by the decision? In brief, what will be the thoughts of people, generally, if the decisions of the Supreme Court narrowly interprets the boundaries of Federal power and make it almost impossible under our present con stitution for the Government to make laws to meet the problems attacked by preesent statutes? Plainly, the attitude of the Pres ident is that the Federal Government has, or to be efficient, must have the power necessary to deal with these modern issues. His strategy has been to enact legislation to rem edy alleged conditions and to await decisions of the Supreme Court in order to ascertain what, if anything, must be done in the future to widen the power of the Federal Govern ment, which, he believes is the only agency that can handle the situation. Certainly if the people of this coun try endorse th erecent legislative program they will not shrink from amending the constituion 0 give he Federal Government adequate pow er to handle present conditions. On the other hand, if the people do not endorse the laws that have beea passed, they will not approve any effort to broaden the authority of the Federal Government. It is somewhat novel to see what the Liberty League calls "eminent attorneys" volunteering to make studies of recent legislation, with the purpose of passing on their con stitutionality as a service to the pub lic, which will be given the new# through the League, undoubtedly a propogandn agency for big business. Very probably the lawyers will be those receiving payment from some of the larger corporations that have been fighting everything in t;he na ture of reform, and, if this is true, (Please torn to pare eight)
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